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lectiye Service Act, prohibiting
discrimination In selection OF
training on account Of race, creed
or color, the Army handy ignored
the mandate of Congress, set up
separate quotas for white ano
Negro selectees, sent Negroes to
separate training camps, built up
jim-crow army, put Negroes, re-
ardless of their previous training
and experience, in service units,
and in general told Congress to go
to hell.
All this was done at the very
top rung of the Army. 1t set
the example for the little
cars further down the line.
1t Is no wonder, therefore, that
when the Army, ever the signature
of its Adjutant General. sends out
an order tina. there shall be no
segregation or exclusion of Ne
groes in Army post facilities. that
the post commander at Fort
Knox, Col. n. Butler Br1scoe,
should say ne sees nc reosan for
changing his existing policy Of
maintaining segregated section
for colored enlisted men In the
ost theatre.
| It is no wonder that bwly
captain, Wilbur c. Wilson, In
charge of the post theatre at Fort
Knox, should tell two Negro SOL
diers II dent give a damn about
Ulio's signature or any other,
give the orders at this theatre and
you either sit in the colored Sec
| ion or geo out"
49,. NO TEETH. !"
It's no wonder that bomber
squadron commander at Goldman
Field, a Capt. Parker. should say
hat Maj Gen. Ulio's order against
discrimination is Just one OF those
Kings, with no teeth in It,"
But when 1t serves the preju-
ices and racial blind spots of the
Ulcers involved, regulations ana
riders are as strictly interpreted
as are some of the laws Of Con-
gress.
At Goldman Field, for example,
despite the discretion left to the
Post Commander by the Army
regulations, all non commission
fflcer promotions are made in
trict accordance with the letter
the order Privates First Class
must remain In grade 3 months be-
ore being eligible for promotion to
corporal. Corporals must be In
grade months before eligible for
romotion sergeant, etc. 1t takes
man 33 months under this sys-
EN- to reach top sergeant. And
/, because the enlisted Lersonnel,
ther than supervisory men, are
all Negroes, no exceptions are
made.
That's the law" said Col. Sell
way, the base commander But he
doesn't lift a finger to see that
is men are given equal treatment
! Sefore the law in the case of the
Fort Knox theatre. That's out
of my jurisdiction, he says.
Yep, the guys are really versa
lie. But they may yet snap a
vertebrate In their amazing con-
tortions.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-09-02

shot down.
Yes, it was here on this island
fighter and here that I saw plenty
of good Japs"( dead ones). 1t is
too bad that such an ancient civil
lization has to be taught lesson
SO drastically. But they must be
taught that their way of living
should not be the way of all flesh.
Sherman was right. War is exact
ly that.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-09-02
The u. S. Department Of Justice And The
Amite County Case

great many people in the State of Mississippi, and
not solely the great majority of its Negro citizens will
paud the of last week. reported largely
by the Negro Press that the United States Department
of Justice will conduct investigation of the Amte
County Case in which aged Negro farmer minister,
the head of large family slain by group of white
men ostensby attempt take title and possession of
his 22O tract of valuable timber and oil land; which
down through the years had been extended inher
tance to the family the result of the hard and honest toll
and thrift of his predecessors.
Those who the deeper implications, and look with
concern and hope future progress and development of
the state however will find nothing to applaud but only
tragedy in the fact that the United States Department of
Justice feel called upon investigate crime,
violation of the most sacred principle of human conduct
and relations the idea and ideal of Christian Democracy
and Justice we'll violation of the sovereign of the
state Tragedy because in such fact there revealed
the exsense by strong public opinion that is set above
years undated by strong public opinion that set above
the law influence which is allowed to continue and
develop and grow, may well greatly delay, if not defeat
every hope of future progress and development of the
state.
Indeed, until the courts of the state, backed by a
strong public opinion and will prosecute with eXpedi
ton and vgor every crime, every vocation of the sove
reign laws regardless the vic of the crime and re-
CARELESS the plaintiff defendant in the such in
vestgatons by the United States Department OF Justice
will but reflect want of enlightened public opinion and
want progress that only be detrimental to the best
interest of the State.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-09-02

A happy crowd of lovers OF fun
entertainment and pleasure were
at the OFF BEAT ROOM OF
the Stamps Bros Hotel last Fri
day night and remained until the
Small Hours of the Morning to
honor it's now Master of Ceremony,
Robert Deane, recently discharged
from the army; the "EMCEE"
came from Chicago to take charge
of the direction of the OFF BEAT
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Yank Bombers Give
japanese Prelude 10
Philippine Invasion
80 Planes Are Destroyed
In 110-Ton Bomb Roid
By Macarthur Flyers
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sunday,
Sept. 3.-The preinvasion air
war on the Philippines famed
into heavy action for the first
time as a strong force of Liberia
tors wiped out 38 japanese
planes in a 110-ton assault on
Davao Friday, while other bomb
ers blasted Palau, Philippines
defense base, with 1877 tons.
Headquarters reported the attacks
today.
Tokyo radio said 40 Liberators
dealt the blow at the Southern
Philippines and one was downed,
but Gen. Douglas Macarthur ac-
knowledged the loss of two there
and one at Palau.
In the first heavy bombing strike
on the Philippines since 1912, our
heavy units hit enemy airdromes in
the Davao area with over 100 tons
of augmentation bombs" the COM
munique said.
Damage at airfields was extern
sive and large fires were left burn
ing"
One of nine interceptors-a small
force in opposition over such a
priced target-was shot down.
The heavy blow, which followed
recent series of night reconnaiss-
ance and light bombing raids on
Davao, was concentrated on the
southeastern sector of Mindanao,
which is approximately 600 miles
from Manila.
The Japanese, who had warned
in Tokyo broadcasts that enemy
activity against Davao bears watch
ing" threw up an intense barrage
around the target areas.
At Palau, 600 miles east of the
Philippines, large fires which could
be seen for IS miles were started
at that japanese Singapore" by
bombers during attacks Thursday
and Friday.
Planes of the Far Eastern Air
Force sank or badly damaged five
| 1See pACTETC Dooe A-AN
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Hitler Reported
Planning Radio
Speech Today
Fuehrer May Announce
Crossing of Border
By u. S. Forces
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 2.-Adolf Hit
Ter, reported by German diplo-
mats in Lisbon today to be
planning a sensational radio
speech tomorrow, probably will
announce the crossing of the
German frontier by 1t. Gen.
George S. Patton's tanks and
summon the German people to
battle on their "holy soil"
Hitler, who five years ago set out
to conquer the world and succeeded
in bestriding the continent before
the tide turned disastrously, is. ex-
pected to offer his nation what
Prime Minister Churchill offered the
Britons in 1940-"Blood, toll, tears
and swaziland summon them as
Mr.. Churchill did to fight in the
hills
There was no advance notifica-
ton by Nazi press or radio services
that Hitler would speak, but for
Isecurity reasons there has not been
any for any of his recent talks.
When he last spoke over the
radio dramatically in the early
morning of July 81 after the alleged
attempt on his life, the only ad-
vance notice was "Achtung, Ach-
tunp. The Fuehrer will sneak in a
few minutes" Several times his
speeches have been printed in the
press only after they had been mace
at an unstated time and place.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Joon BIondeiI's Child
Badly Bitten by Dog
,y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD, Sept. ELLEN
Blondell, 6. daughter of Screen Ac-
tress Joan Blondell, was bitten 50
severely on the face by a police dog
today that II stitches were neces-
sary to close the wounds, her moth
er said.
Dr. Harry Singer said the child
probably would escape scars, al
though plastic surgery will be nee
essary later. Miss Blondell re-
ported that the police dog attacked
Ellens collie, and the child was Bit
ten when she tried to drag the po-
lice dog from her pet. The dog was
held for rabies test.
Ellen's father, Actor Dick Powell,
from whom Miss Blonden was di-
lvorced in July, was en- route here
from Balboa, Calf The actress
said she had. Cancelled her de-
parture tomorrow for a preview in
Washington.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Romonion Bores Yeor-Long Plot
Of Michael, 22, to Gust Nozis
Political Maturity
Shown in Helping
Communists Plan
BY EDDY GILMORE,
Associated Press War Correspondent

MOSCOW, Sept. 2.-Young
King Michael of Romania began
plotting with the Communists
back in 1943 under the very
noses of Nazi occupation gen.
erals and played a major part in
the coup which overthrew the
steel rule of Premier Ion Anto-
neScu, a member of his new gov
ernment disclosed here today.
In dramatic climax to this tense,
undercover preparation, young
Michael, now % years old, told the
Germans in strong terms he had
ordered a Romanian armistice with
the Allies.
The youthful monarch was won
over to the Communists plan early
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Chinese Report Japs
Gaining Near HengYang
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING. Sept. 2.-The Chi
nese high command indicated to-
night that the Japanese had made
further progress in converging
movement intended to get to the
rear of the Chinese forces threat
ening Hengyang from the SOUTH
west.
The Japanese, who had been
pushing southwest from that stra-
tegic railway city in Human Prov
ince, have veered westward and
reached a point % miles southwest
of Hengyang, where fighting is in
progress, it was announced.
At the same time japanese
column striking westward from
points northwest of Hengyang was
engaged IS miles west and suf-
fered considerable losses. the Chi
neSe said.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Eree Labor Winning
War Of Production,
President Declares
Most Workers to Foreoo
Labor Day Holiday
Here tomorrow

The triumph of free labor
over slave labor was predicted
last night by President Roosevelt
in a Labor Day message which
congratulated the home front
on a "production miracle" while
emphasizing that "our immedi-
ate job is victory"
The two labor chiefs, William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and Philip
Murray, president of the Congress
of Industrial Organization, likewise
hailed the approach of victory and
at the same time warned that the
peace as well as the war must be
won if the country is to profit from
it's sacrifices.
Virtually all of Washington's war
workers will heed the President S
words by remaining on the job
through tomorrow's holiday. De-
spite an outlook for favorable
weather. traditional outings were
sharply curtailed this year by war
duties and shortages affecting both
public and private transportation.
Travel Up Slightly.
While thousands of travellers
poured through Union Station yes
terday, the total was only about
per cent above the wartime aver
age on a Saturday, officials said.
Bus as we'll as rail lines already
were carrying peak loads with no
additional facilities for holiday
traffic.
Department stores and banks will
be closed tomorrow, and District
workers who can be spared will OBJ
serve the holiday, but Federal work
ers will remain on the job. The main
Post Once and a few key stations
will be open. although no mail will
be delivered by carriers.
In a Labor Day statement yes
terday, George Meany, secretary
TCoo TApOD NV Do0a A7O
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Yonks Driving Into Belgium
Find Peasants SIouqhtered
6 Vichy MiIitiomen
Publicly Executed
In GrenobIe
BY NEWBOLD MOVES, Jr.,
Star War Correspondent.

GRENOBLE, France, Sept. q
Six Frenchmen, members of the
Vichy militia, convicted of bearing
arms against France, were executed
before firing squad here just before
dark tonight.
The execution took place in a va
cant factory lot known as Champs
de Bouchayer, where % men of the
Maquis were shot by militia last
June. Although it had been rain
ing all day, the crowd began to
gather hours ahead of time. At
z pm, the hour scheduled for the
shooting, thousands of spectators
so harassed police lines that guards
were forced to fire into the air to
keep the situation under control.
From that crowd, exactly at 2
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Nozis' Brutality
Stuns Americans
Crossing Border
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War Correspondent.

WITH AN INFANTRY DIVISION
ON THE ANCO-B BELGIAN
FRONTIER, Sept. l. - This outfit
pushed onward into Belgium today
in a vengeful mood. There were no
smiles, no Observation-Disclosures, only
oaths and new battlecry: "Remem-
Der Plomion." 1t will be long time
before any of us forget Plomion.
1t has been only few hours since
we passed silently through the
schoolhouse of Plomion, little French
village, miles southwest of the
French-Belgian border, where we
saw one of the wars worst atrocities.
We arrived three hours too late
to save the unfortunate victims
of the enraged, diabolical Nazis.
I have always been inclined to take
atrocity stories with a grain of salt,
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Mass Withdrawal of Nuzis
From Balkans Is Indicated

munications in Yugoslavia while
fighters strafed Nazi transports
which jammed the highways and
railroads between Belgrade and
Ms.
The Mediterranean Air Forces
said the routes attacked were han
ding enemy troops and supplies
moving from Romania, Bulgaria
and Greece through Yugoslavia, .
and that the Germans sent up some
fighters to try to protect the lines
Of retreat.
The framework of peace for
Southeast Europe already was TAX
ing shape under the thunder Of the
American bombs and the roar of
Russian guns as the Red Army
(see HALKANs, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1944-09-03
MAP on Page A-5.)
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Amid indi-
cations that the German armies
have begun a mass flight out OF
the Balkans, Bulgaria today gave
up her brief, dreams of edging
out Of the war through a "neu-
trality" back door and resumed
her efforts to make q definite
peace with Britain and the
United States.
"a British radio French
language broadcast reported by
the owl said last night that
Marshal Tto's Partisan troops
had entered Belgrade)
American heavy bombers from
italy were busy pounding rail COM
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Vengefu|' Nazi Raid
On Verdun Reported
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
VERDUN, France, Sept. 2.-Waves
OF vengeful German heavy bombers,
dive bombers and fighters blasted
and strafed Verdun for an hour last
night, setting part of the old fortress
city aflame.
1t was the first heavy pounding
of modern warfare for the historic
bastion which had gone through
this war with hardly a scar.
There were American casualties,
including one war correspondent
who was hit in the arm with a
steel fragment which imbedded it.
self in his lower shoulder.
OMilitary regulations did not
permit the immediate identifica-
ton Of the wounded correspond
ent.)
The Germans demolished a num-
ber of business establishments and
hotels, but did not damage any his
toric monuments. Some fires still
were burning at noon today and
bulldozers were clearing debris from
the streets.
The bombs were scattered aim
lessly and streets were strafed by
planes coming in at rooftop level.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
George ". Norris, S3,
First Independent
Father Of IVA, Dies
Veteran Of 40 Yeurs
In Congress Never Rolled
From Stroke at His Home
By the Associated Press.


McCOOK, Nebr., Sept. q
Former Senator George w.
Norris, 83, one of the Nation s
foremost liberals, and a veteran
of 40 years in Congress, died at
his home this afternoon.
Mr. Norris had not regained full
consciousness since suffering a
cerebral hemorrhage at his home
August %. He was partially para
lyzed by the hemorrhage.
Public funeral services will be
held at the First Congregational
Church here at pm. CMWT) Mon
day. DR.. Bryant Drake, president of
Doane College of Crete, Nebr., will
deliver the sermon. Burial, in the
family plot in Memorial Park here
will be in charge of the Masonic
lodge. The six pallbearers are NC
Cook residents and longtime friends
of Mr.. Norris.
Besides Mrs. Norris, his three
daughters were at his home when
he died.
No Suffering Apparent.
DR.. E. E. Leininger, who attended
Mr.. Norris, said the Nebraskan ZAP
parently suffered no pain from the
time of the hemorrhage until his
death, when he seemed just to slip
away, his breath coming gradually
shorter"
Mrs. Norris, the physician added
apparently had been resigned to
her loss and was taking it very
fine"
Mr.. Norris had rallied the day
after the hemorrhage and was given
good chance" to recover. But
thereafter he weakened steadily and
had to be nourished by intravenous
injections.
His three daughters are Mrs. John
P. Robertson, Woody Park Towers,
2737 Devonshire NV, Washington;
Mrs. Gordon D. Rath, 5412 Thirty
first street NV, Washington, and
Evening star., 1944-09-03
BuIIitt, French Major,
Visits Paris Officials

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Sept. 2.-William c. Bull
lit former American ambassador
to France and now major in the
French Army, visited Paris yester-
day.
He is attached to the headquar-
tiers staff of the French Gen. de
Lattre de Tassigny and landed re-
Gently with French troops in south
ern France,
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Flying Bombs Sent
By Germans Against
Seine Basin Area
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PAFTS, Sept. 2.-Some Ger
man tying bombs landed in
the Seine basin area last night,
causing some damage and casu-
alties. Il
CHS apparently is the
first erious attempt by the
Germans to use against
troops the bombs they have
emplofed against London
since mid-June.)
New secret weapon unloosed
on Britsin. causes no damage.
Page As5.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
1,091,628 War Casua|tie,
British Cost in 5 Years
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sept. 2.-Five years of
war have cost the British Empire
at least 1901 ,628 casualties in dead,
missing, wounded, prisoners of war
and internees, it was announced
today The figure includes 925 1868
casualties in the armed forces, 33,-
573 in the merchant marine and
1872, ,092 civilian air raid victims. The
total will increase when lists of
additional casualties for merchant
seamen and civilians up to July 81
are completed.
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Yanks Take 2 Towns In Befqiium:
Other Forces Nearing Germany
Civilians Reported in Mass Flight
Americans 46 Miles From
Brussels; One Column Is
8 Miles Inside Frontier
MAP on Page A-(.)


SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Sunday, Sept
s.-Two American columns rolled swiftly into Belgium yes
terday, capturing the sevenway road hub of Tournai
within 46 miles of the capital at Brussels other United
States armored forces to the southeast rolled almost to
German frontier in weekend of sensational gains vrtu
ally ending the battle of France
(Radio Atlantic, clandestne German-language
station whose location has never been disclosed said
American tanks had crossed the Reich border at two
places and the German civilian population was in
flight along jammed highways as in the days when
France fell. 1t also said Americans had crossed into
Belgium and Luxembourg.
Swedish railway officials said Berlin had advised
that the Belgian frontier closed, another report
from Sweden said all German civilians were being
evacuated from districts west of the Rhine, and Ger
Transocean agency reporter said numerous vii
lagos within range of the Magnot Line were being
emptied of cvilans)
Tournai and Seognes Taken
Journal Belgium taken quickly as imsy
resistance brushed aside and the Yank on
Flanders battlefelds.
miles southeast of Journal the second American
captured Segne miles inside the Belgian tronter
30 Belgian fortress city OF Lege
Associated Whitehead who entered
Belgium advance units filed dispatch from Seognes IN
mentioned the other American Spearhead at Touna
AS the thundered nearer to the
already the din OF battle may be echong In the oaa
The Germans strong American forces had knitted through
Naz- annexed within II miles of the border.
Laughing cheering Belgnas emerging from four OF
captivity the forces of 1t Gen Courtney h. Hooges
1st Army as they streamed along the roads
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Gen. Giroud Is Wounded
By Drunken SenequIese
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 2.-Gen. Henri
Giraud, formerly commander of the
Fighting French Army, was shot
through the cheek few days ago
by a drunken Senegalese sentry
outside his villa near Oran. Algeria.
the News Chronicle reported today.
1t said the bullet broke a few
teeth, but did not seriously injurs
the general
Evening star., 1944-09-03
Reds HurI Germans
Across Danube River
On 65-Mi|e Front
Reoeh BuIeorion Front
In Drive From Block Sea
To Giureui River Port
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, sunday, sept. g.
The Red Army hurled the Ger
mans across the Danube River
on a 65-mile front southeast OF
Bucharest yesterday and reached
the Bulgarian frontier on a
winding 150-mile front extend
ing inland from the Black Sea
coast to the big river port OF
Giurgiu, Moscow announced last
night.
In a Balkan disaster SURPRISING
that suffered by the Axis at Stain
grad, the Germans and former pro-
Axis Romanians lost 4l8,600 men
killed or captured between August
20 and August 81, a special Moscow
communique announced. OF those
captured in that period, 81, 100 were
Germanso
The Romanian campaign casual
ties brought to 1,200, ,486, the num-
Der Of Axis troops killed or captured
in the overall summer campaign be-
gun In the east on June %, on the
basis of Moscow announcements.
ROmanians Enter Transylvania.
With Bulgaria and Hungary both
in critical position because of
Romania's capitulation and declara-
ton OF war against Germany, Buda-
pest reported that pro-Allied Ro-
manian troops had smashed into
Hungarian-annexed Transylvania at
q point less than $50 miles from
prewar Hungary.
Fighting is going on in the area
Of Marosvasarhely (Targu- -Mures)
the Hungarian communique said,
and also near Sfantul- Gheorghe,
above Brasov, and to the east in
the area of the Ghymes and Oituz
Passes.
Budapest admitted q penetration
of several miles into Hungarian
held Transylvania, and said the
Romanians were working with the
Russians in the swift effort to over
run the big plateau, beyond the
Carpathian Mountains and far
above the Danubian Plains.
Moscow said Gen. Rodion Y
Malinovsky's End Ukraine Army had
killed 100000 enemy troops and cap
tured 108, 400. and the 3rd Army had
killed 10000 and captured 100, 200
Great Stores Of Booty Seized.
In addition, great stores of booty
were captured or destroyed, includ-
ing 351 aircraft, 956 tanks and self
propelled guns, 5,576 guns of various
caliber, 1886 mortars, 19,105 ma
chineguns, 46,640 trucks, %, ,437 carts
carrying supplies, 32,447 horses. 279
locomotives, 6,493 freight cars, 70
MERCHANT ships and % small naval
craft and other vessels.
"As a sum total of II days often
sive; operations. The grouping of
the German and Romanian troops
in the south has been routed" the
announcement said. "The Moldavian
u. S. S. r. and the Ismail region
of the Ukraine have been completely
liberated and Romania has with
drawn from the war and from the
alliance with Hitler Germany.
Gen. Malinovsky's army yesterday
captured 10 towns and villages in
clearing the north bank of the
Danube between Oltenita and Fe-
testi,a 80 miles east of Bucharest.
The localities. are all in the over
run area between the Danube and
the Bucharest Fetesti Constanta
railway.
Farther east, beyond the Danube
where the river turns northward,
Gen. Fepdor I. Tolbukhin's 3rd Army
captured so localities, reaching the
Bulgarian frontier, as established in
1910 when Romania gave Bulgaria a