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in Wisconsin and elsewhere, saying he
was not a candidate and urging them
to desist.
The nomination was his because the
vast majority of the rank and file of
the Republican voters believe he would
be the strongest candidate they could
put up. His New York hackers were
accused in the early days of the con-
ve,ltion of using steam -roller tactics to
line up the delegations. They did not
nave to. The delegates and their lead
ers came to the Dewey camp and offered
to support the New Yorker.
Even in the preconvention campaign
of 1910 Gov. Dewey had more popular
support than any other of the then can
didates. shown by his victories in the
primary States. His defeat was due
largely to pressure campaign of the
great interests who swung in behind
Wendell L. Willkie. 1t was due in part
to the fact he was only 38 years old and
had never been elected to or filled
any Office except that of district at
torney.
Since then he was elected Governor
OF New York and gave good State ad-
ministration. The picture this year
swss entirely different, SO the nomina-
tiln aQught him, rather than he, the
as0H1lnAtion. 1t is true that his hackers
exercised great political skill in the
last few weeks. But all the skill in the
world could not have made him the
party's choice for President had Mr.,
Dewey been without the popular sup
port he has.
Not all the leaders in the Republican
party were enamoured of the idea of
nominating Tom Dewey. Not by q
jugfull. But they were anxious to pick
the man with whom they could win, the
man who appeared to have the best
chance to win.
Mr. Dewey may or may not win in
November. But the New Deal candidate
will know he has been in a fight before
the campaign comes to a close. There
is no harder worker, no more meticulous
political leader than the present Gov
ernor of New York, nor one who thinks
ahead further and thinks quicker.
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months. It must have been a CALLING
experience-this business of being
outdistanced in race with man
who refused to run-but Governor
Bricker would not admit defeat and
stuck doggedly to his guns down to
the final hour before the convention
balloting began. When that time
came, realizing that the delegates
were overwhelmingly in favor of the
New York Governor as,the presiden-
tial nominee, Governor Bricker
stepped gracefully aside rather than
impair his party's chances by in
sisting on hopeless fight
From the beginning this was a
thoroughly creditable performance
which merits the gratitude of his
fellow Republicans, for If it had not
been for Governor Bricker the party,
after the fizzle of the Willkie cam
paign, would not have had any one
in the field to bring SO much as
loSuC USlUlC Vic COulllly. LII
persisting in his fight despite the
odds, however, the Ohio Governor
was running true to form. He came
up the hard way and the traditional
way in Ohio politics-farm boy,
school teacher, college leader and
loyal and able worker in the ranks
of the party His career in a State
whose gubernatorial political NOR
tality rate is high has been remark
able. He was elected for three terms
as Governor, with increasing
maiorities, and he has proved beyond
doubt that he is an able, honest and
energetic administrator.
Ohio and It's neighbor States will
be vital battle-ground in this years
elections, And there can be no
doubt that Governor Bricker's name
on the Republican ticket will prove
to be very real asset to the party
in that region.
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This Changing World
Bv Constantine Bro,pn

Military quarters here regard the
battle for Caen-in which two old
enemies, Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgom-
cry and Marshal Erwin Rommel. again
are face to face-as more important
than the battle for Cherbourg.
Cherbourg is an important base. but
nowhere near as important as LIE Havre
Capture of lie Havre by the Allies would
be the most serious body blow the Ger
mans could suffer on the western front
and if 1t is taken no one would be sur
prised to see the entire NaN defense
system 60 to pieces.
Aware of what will happen if they
lose that base, the Germans have or
ganized a strong defense in and around
lie Havre. Soon after the first Allied
armored forces landed in Normandy the
British and the Canadians attacked
Caen, which Is the key to LIE Havre and
the Seine Estuary.
Apparently the Germans believed the
american assault on the Cherbourg
peninsula was major diversion. They
concentrated their best armored divi-
slons around Caen, which the British
penetrated on June 8. The British later
Withdrew in the face of strong counter
attacks.
According to German reports. a large
landing force appeared of the LIE Havre
coast early in the invasion, but was
not able to make any headway and
had to be withdrawn.
This operation received no confirma-
ton from Allied headquarters and it
is likely to be the product of the Ger
man imagination.
But there is no doubt that the Allies
are considering the conquest of the
principal French seaport on the Atlantic
as of paramount importance.
The presence of strong German
force in the Caen area compelled Gen
Montgomery to hold his fire until more
troops and especially armored divisions
could be landed He withdrew from the
suburbs of Caen, but held Bayeux
which he had captured, with frequent
attacks until the American forces under
1t. Gen. Omar N. Bradley finished their
job. Last week important reinforce
ments reached the British and Cana
dians, who had suffered large losses
around Caen in the first week of the
invasion.
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Gen. Montgomery now is hitting the
Germans with everything he has. as has
been his custom in the past. German
resistance apparently Is strong But
whether they have brought in large
reinforcements-suffi to prevent the
loss of Caen--is not known.
The whole German strategy is
shrouded in mystery which appears
more of political than military
character.
The Germans are fighting with as
much determination as had been ex-
pected There have been some cases
when small groups surrendered without
orders. but on the whole there is every
indication that they mean to sell their
lives as dearly as possible. The German
army is lacking neither in numbers nor
equipment. Yet the Berlin high COM
mand seems extremely cautious although
II is aware that, pressed from all fronts
Western Europe, Southern Europe and
Russia-it has no chance to fight war
of attrition against the mass Of Allied
forces and supplies.
To many observers 1t looks as If the
Eazi generals have adopted the attitude
OF doing chore" rather than fighting
for the existence Of their country This
dltitOoc ildS not yet permeaLcQ into the
ranks, but is strongly noticeable in the
high command. Whether it is caused by
feeling Of hopelessness or by some
sfrewd political motive is difacult to say.
Ever since the Allies landed, the names
of both Hitler and Goering have dis
appeared from the limelight.
y
There have been unconfirmed rumors
that the Fuehrer had moved his general
headquarters to France, but that he
was .'shooed off" after the invasion had
started. There has been no confirma-
ton Of these rumors although the
underground is able to provide Allied
headquarters with good deal of such
information. The significant thing
however, is that neither the much.
uniformed and generally popular Mar
shal Herman Goering nor Hitler has
appeared anywhere. Neither have they
let their voices be heard encouraging
the men who are fighting in Normandy
The deduction of observers is that
something is brewing in the Reich which
may boil over when the battles of Nor
mandy have been concluded
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An Opportunity Missed

Most of the principles written into
a political party platform represent
an effort to satisfy the demands of
one large bloc of voters without Of
Tending another large bloc of voters.
If the active pressure from voters
is lacking, the principles do not find
expression. And this fact no doubt
explains the absence. once again,
of Republican platform plank rec
ognizing the aspirations of the
people of the District of Columbia
for some voice in their national
Government.
The District delegates to the con-
vention made a good case for the
inclusion of such a plank They
were disappointed. as they have
been before, more keenly so. per-
haps, because of the contrast
between platform recognition of
statehood aspirations for Hawaii,
Alaska and Puerto Rico and the
failure to mention the less far
hS1SillAlS obJCCblNCS outllllcu III Jllc
District plank for which they
argued. Their failure indicates
again the need for more missionary
work in advance. James A. Coun-
cilor, jr., the Districts representative
on the Resolutions Committee,
spoke of the unfamiliarity with the
Districts case manifested by other
committee members.
Having broken the ice in 1910
with a plank in the Democratic
platform which at least made SYM
pathetic reference to the Districts
claims-the first time in history that
such plank was included in the
platform of major political party
the District delegates to the
Democratic convention this year are
already making their preparations
for an even stronger declaration.
The time will come when neither
party will overlook an opportunity
to work for removal of one of the
most glaring Inconsistencies under
the American Government.
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The British advance southwest of
Caen is assuming considerable proper
tlons. 1t threatens the German supply
routes south of Caen. and it is to be
noted that another British thrust ap-
pears to be developing north and north
east of Caen, threatening the Paris
Caen railway and highway. The net
result may we'll be to force a German
withdrawal from Caen, which will
permit a consolidation of the eastern
flank of the Allied bridgehead in Nor
mandy probably along the line of the
River Orne.
The western flank. at the base of the
Cherbourg Peninsula remains dan
gerously shallow, but there can be little
doubt that efforts are now in progress
toward deepening it in the direction
of St. Lo and Coutances 1t is still
possible that the Germans are trying
to make some final countereffort in
this direction; this possibility is en-
phasized by the attention which our
aircraft are giving to German-held
railway centers in Western France,
such as Rennes. Laval and Nantes.
Tuesday mornings Allied commuique
stated that attacks of our fighters and
fighter bombers were concentrated on
enemy reinforcements moving north
ward along several routes. Even the
apparent weakening of the enemy de-
fensive power in the Caen area may be
a hint that the enemy's main attention
is shifting westward.
Fortunately, the return of good
weather is enabling our air forces to
operate at full efficiency again.
X
The enemy problem in France re-
mains, however. a miniature of the over
all strategic problem which confronts
the German high command at every
turn. The question to be decided is
always: Shall we 60 and fight the
advancing Allies in the distant areas
where they now are, or shall we draw
back toward the centers of our power,
thus shortening our fronts and our
lines of communication. but permitting
the Allies to occupy territory within
which they can organize more powerful
attacks both by land and air,
against us?'
That was the German problem in
Italy They fought in Italy and it has
cost them something like Is divisions
to date-and they are still compelled to
pour troops into Italy to save what re-
mains of their armies there
That was the German problem on the
exposed central front in Russia Never
theieSs they tried to hold this distant
front, and it has cost them at least two
groups of five or six divisions each (at
Vltebsk and Bobruisk), and other costs
yet to come, which can only be reduced
by sending reinforcements.
That was the German problem in
Normandy They came there and
fought. and 1t has cost them four divi-
slons destroyed in the Cherbourg Penin-
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Wonders About a Sun Reporte,

Wonders About Sun Reporter
To the Editor of The Star:
Some one has said that every man
by pure instinct either thinks of prop
erty rights first or of human rights
first. Perhaps your editorial writer falls
into the first category. From his con-
tribution ''An Unnecessary Slur" in your
Sunday issue, Finland's action in aiding
our enemies and prolonging and in
creasing the bloody sacrifices we and
our allies must make seems in no great
measure to have leSsened his deep ad-
miration for these astute Finnish trades
men who meet their small money debt
so promptly
Dana of the Sun delighted in telling
story of a cub reporter sent to cover
murder in Hoboken. The kids COPY
described how hold-up man had en-
tered a small shop and at the point
of gun demanded that the owner
hand over the contents of his cash
drawer. When the merchant made some
motion of resistance he was shot in
cold blood and the burglar made off
with the money. After giving some
grim and bloody details of the scene,
the young reporter ended his article
with this blythe sentence: Fortunately
for the storekeeper he had only few
minutes before been TO the bank and
deposited the entire days receipts, so
he lost practically nothing except his
life"
This yarn which has become classic
in most neWsl ooms wells in anonvmity
the identity of this dollar minded
young reporter. What became of him.
we wonder Did he in the fullness Of
time and experience master his chosen
craft and climb to the dizzy heights of
metropolitan editorship? And could it
be, that The Star now employs his
talents?
DWIGHT r. SCOTT.
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Disc and Choin

Beloto my neck ten thousand dollars
suing,
tinking pendulum OF tarnished brass
Designed to tell her of deaths beck.
oning
II they are tound beside me IN tho
grass.
T,Oin numbered shields, my somber
amulet
That guards me from an unknotpn
soldiers grdpe,.
T1ttooed by steel. your metal skin is set
TO spell the name she took, the MANS
cdDe.
RICHARD Z. BODTKE.
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What Next in Normandy?

The capture of Cherbourg marks
the second phase in the Allied in
vasion of Normandy. Instead of
our initial shallow beachhead along
the sand beaches of the Seine Bay,
we are now firmly anchored in the
Cotentin Peninsula, tipped by the
third most important harbor of
France. through which supplies and
reinforcements can be funneled
without regard to tickle weather,
which more than once endangered
our original over-the- beach lines of
communication. The provisional
phase of our invasion is we'll passed.
1t is virtually inconceivable that
any German counteroffensive could
expel us from our Normandy
position.
However, this does not mean that
we are able at once to pass to the
strategic offensive and drive inland
at the heart of German power in
France. For one thing, Cherbourg
must be restored to normal before
it can function with maximum eff
cheney as major base of supplies.
And secondly. two sore spots that
have plagued us from the first must
be cleaned up. These are Caen and
st. Lo.
When the British and Canadians
swarmed ashore on D-day they
struck for Caen, the largest city
between Cherbourg and LIE Havre,
and the natural communications
center for all the intermediate ter
ritory. Situated less than ten miles
from the sea on the River Orne,
Caen was the logical objective of
our high command, both as the
eastern anchor of our beachhead
and as the point of departure for
further penetrations of French
territory, either eastward along the
coast toward LIE Havre or south
ward to master the highlands which
dominate the coastal plain. Unfor-
tunately, the stroke at Caen failed
and the Germans quickly concen-
trated there for stone-wall re-
slstance which General Montgom-
cry and his North African veterans
are seeking to break down, precip-
1tating the stubbornest fighting of
the campaign.
Interest in the struggle around
Caen should not make us overlook
the significance of st. Lo. This
town, situated near the base of the
Cotentin Peninsula, is another
communications center which DO
tentially threatens the weakest spot
IN our Normandy position-the mar
row link between our original beach
head and our newly won base of
Cherbourg. This is the link from
1signy to Carentan, averaging less
than eight miles in width. Further
more, this is coastal plain, whereas
the Germans at st. Lo occupy high
ground. The taking of st. Lo and
the attendant pushing of our lines
southwark from the Cotentin PENN
sula are tasks fully as important for
the American troops on our right
wing as is the taking of Caen by
the British on the left. These seem
to be the next steps in the process
Of consolidation which should log
lcally precede our taking the Of
fenS1Ve in the strategical rather
than the tactical sense.
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when she tried to wire him the word
congratulations" sent instead the
Scriptural quotation: Let the hills
be joyful together" That was "all
right" for transmission. 1t demon
Strated, among other things, the in
effectiveness of the prohibitory regu-
lation. and it would seem that the
time has come for it's cancellation.
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The Senate now proposes to grant
independence to the Philippines be-
fore the schedule date of July 4,
l946. Gen. Macarthur. however,
long ago scooped the Senate on this
PROPOSAL.
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CAMP DAVIS, June ia vet
eran of the bloody raid on Dieppe,
France, in 1912, Corporal John S.
Ford of the Anti-aircraft Artillery
School has volunteered for the in
fantry and hopes he will soon re-
Join his comrades in the invasion
Of France.
In May 1941, Ford received per-
mission from the American gov
eminent to enlist in the Canadian
army. He was assigned to the Es-
sex Scottish regiment dnfantry)
and went to England. His outfit
was one of the first to land In
France after Dunkirk. They raid
ed coastal towns and installations
He was later at Dieppe and was
wounded in the knee while await
ing evacuation. While recuperat
ing, he requested transfer to the
American army and was ordered
to Africa. He was in on the dark
continent campaign which chased
Rommel back to Germany.
After the African campaign, Cor
poral Ford received orders to re
turn to the states in the rotation
policy that is employed at the va
rious theatres to relieve men wher'
ever possible after certain Length
of service has been served over
seas.
Corporal Ford was assigned tt
AA and later came to the A
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liam Klauz of New York City
and Capt. Jesse Niven of North
Carolina. Exact addresses un-
available).
1 visited the command post
Of the unit concealed In q
thicket not far from the battle
front.
On a nearby telephone Mai.
Arthur d. jackson, Jr., Rich
mond, Va, warned the unit that
enemy tanks were reported
nearby while Capt. John Ro-
land, Burlington, N. c., kept
close tab on the progress Of the
men cleaning out the blockade
area.
One officer, whose name I
cannot reveal because Of his
rank, laughed and said, owe
heard over the BBC this morn
ing that the Ninth Division had
cut the peninsula
"The news came in" he add
ed, "just rs we were havinr
a counter-attack by the Ger.
mans who were trying to cut
through south.
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BATTLE MARKER
| TO BE UNVEILED

EL1ZABETHTOWN, June ia
granite boulder, erected to the
memory of Sallie salter, heroine
Of the Battle of Elizabethtown, will
be unveiled on the courthouse lawn
here Friday at 1890 a. m, with
appropriate ceremonies and a
special prayer service for the men
and women in the service OF ther
country today.
The ceremonies will be conducs-
ed under the sponsorship OF the
Battle of Elizabethtown chapter
D. A. r. ..,~.l,
Miss Amanda Clark. chapter AIS
torian, is chairman of the cere,
monies committee, and she VIII
give a sketch of the life OF the
heroine, VINO visited tn" Tory
camp in Enzabethtown The day be-
fore the battle and took to the men
assembled on the north side OF the
Cape Fear river the informs ton
which resulted in the success OF
the battle. She entered the Tory
camp with eggs and socks to sell
Greetings will be brought by
Mrs. E. F. McCulloch, chapter re-
gent, who will preside, and by Mil
ton L. Fisher, chairman Ct the
Baden county board 81 comnls-
sioners.
The marker will be unvsile by
Misses Catherine King, Jean Cra-
ven, Edna Moore. Harriet Sutton,
Doris Lyon and Mrs. Jack Glais-,
ter. all descendants. Mrs. Charles
Rankin will register the guests and
receive funds for blood plasma.
The flag will be raised oy John D.
Currie III, Samuel Hope, Robert
ami Marion Hope, descendants.
The pledge Of allegiance will be
led by Mrs. ]. M. Wallace, former
regent of the Mecklenburg chapter,
OAR. Mrs. E. J. Cox. chapter
chaplain, will have charge OF the
Scripture ceremony.
A special prayer service for men
and women in the service of their
country today will be led by Rev
J. w. Miller of Clarkton and Rev.
r. z. Newton.
Chapter pages are Misses Jane
McCulloch, Carolyn Jordan, Ann
and Julia Tatum Bridger'
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Dieppe Vet, Now At Davis,
REQUESTS Overseas Service

school. When the Army gave the
opportunity for men to volunteer
for infantry service, Corporal
Ford jumped at the opportunity
and put his request through chan
nels.
Ford is reluctant subject to
talk about fighting and what was
done but he did remark that things
are not all rough and tough and
that infantry soldiers have some
fun. too. He said that his heart was
back with his old outfit and that
he wants to get into combat soon.
Don't get me wrong about AA, "
said Ford to his AA interviewer.
IT'S a small organization and
right on the ball. 1 just want to
get back to those beachheads
where a great many of my former
buddies are resting. We left some
there and the news OF the invasion
lust about clinches my desires.
want to score a few more hits Tor
our team and give those Jerrys a
hunk of what I received. Fappre'
ciate the opportunity to get back
into action with the infantry ano
wish l was in France right now
with the old gang. The sooner, the
better"
Corporal Ford is married and
has two children living with his
wife at 1887 West Quincy street,
Chicago. Ill,
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Tobacco Farmers
Get No Tolerance

vestigating pulpwod shortage.
Senate education and labor
Revision of public health laws.
Senate commerce-Postwar avl
alton.
Senate banking and currency -
Consideration of tire sale regula
lions, designed, in effect, to re
move manufacturer retail tire
stores from unfair competition
with nations 60,000-odd independ
ent tire retailers ...
Senate postwar planning-post-
war problems.
Senate judiciary - Drafting re-
port on investigation Of Montgom'
cry Ward and company seizure by
the government.
House Ward probers - Execu-
tive session, preparing seizure re-
port.
House naval affairs - Amend
ment to public vessels claims act.
House immigration - Temper
airy admission of political and re-
ligious refugees.
House military affairs - Pay
raises for infantrymen who serve
on foreign battlefronts.
House postwar planning - De-
mobilization and unemployment.
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Ameriica;s
lnuasi0n
Weapons
The 81 nm Gun
APP Features

The 81 MN gun the small
est and one Of the most YER
satile of all field artillery
peices-can be used for anti
aircraft, anti-tank or anti-per.
sonnet purposes with auto
matte, semi automatic and
manuel feeds, it can fire 100
rounds per minute when used
as an automatic weapon
against aircraft.
Light in weight (s12 pounds)
quickly assembled, its value
as weapon Of surprise is
further enhanced by its small
size, which makes 1t easy to
camouflage.
AS an anti-tank weapon, it is
mounted in light armored cars
or on a two-wheel carriage.
as an anti-aircraft gun, it is
mounted on four wheel trail
er carriage. In firing position,
the chassis is lowered to the
ground, taking the weight
completely off the wheels,
giving the gun greater stabili-
ty.
The 60 nm Morta