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larger than average today as the
Nation remembers the attack on
Pearl Harbor, three years ago.
In a special Pearl Harbor day
message, Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau today appealed to every
man, woman and child in the coun-
try to buy War Bonds to the fullest
extent so as to overwhelmingly
convince our enemies that the peo-
pie of this Nation will pursue them
with dollars as relentlessly as our
fighting men pursue and destroy
them on the battle fronts"
only half of the objective of
individual Americans in the drive
has been achieved" he reminded.
The days allotted to the task are
more than half gone. 1t is not
enough that the drives $4,000, ,000,-
600 goal be raised. Merely meeting
the goal does not necessarily carry
with it an expression of determina-
ton on the part of every man,
woman and child, unless it repre-
(See WAR RONnS page A-lS.)
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Churchill Cabinet Faces
Challenge in Commons

LONDON. Dec. 7 (P).-Swelling
criticism of British foreign policy
in Western and Southern Europe
threatened today to force an open
challenge of Prime Minister Church
Ills government as his supporters
marshaled their forces for a full
dress debate tomorrow on interven-
tion in Italy and Greece.
There appeared to be no danger
that his government would be over.
thrown, but urgent summonses tc
attend the debate were sent out
against the possibility that Socialist
and Labor members of Commons
might seek divisional vote.
Mr.. Churchill and Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden may broaden the
debate into detailed review ol
Britain's basic foreign policy prin.
ciples. and perhaps explain the di.
vergence in Allied foreign policy
demonstrated by the American State
Departments hands off" policy II
Italy contrasted with Britain's vett
of Count Carlo Sforza as Italiar
foreign minister.
May Repeat Pledge of Elections.
AS for Intervention in liberated
countries gripped with politica
strife, such as Greece, Mr.. Church.
| i'll already has pinned his case tx
the argument that disorder canno
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War Bond Sales Here Only so
Under Goal, but < Total Luqs

Total sales in the Districts
Sixth War Loan drive are now
less than per cent from the
goal of $4,000, 900, Wilmer J.
Waller, drive chairman an
nounced today. However, sales
of series "E" bonds still total
less than so per cent of their
$50, 100000 quota.
New figures announced today, in
Guiding sales processed through yes
terday, raise the total to $50 800, ,00C
or 95.5 per cent of the quota. "E'
bond sales reached $4,000, 900, or
46.3 per cent of the quota.
Total sales to individuals, includ-
ing &c" bonds and bonds of larger
issue sold to individuals, reached
s25. 100000, or $50 per cent of the
sac, 100000 quota, while corporations
have now oversubscribed their $4S,-
100000 quota by 33.5 per cent. rails
ing the total to date to $64, ,100, 900.
Drive leaders were hopeful that
sales in az" bonds would be mich
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BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

! Youths under 19 years of age
now are being sent overseas as
requirements for the infantry
and armored forces under q
change in Army policy forced by
I the increased tempo of the war
Undersecretary of War Patterson
disclosed today. He warned that
on the western front 1--WE are
suffering severe casualties and
are facing the grim prospect OF
more to come"
There is no hard and fast rule
based on age any more Mr.. Patter-
son told a news conference in re-
vealing that on this third ami
versary of Pearl Harbor, United
States battle casualties now total
552,O18.
In disclosing the age policy
change, Mr.. Patterson emphasized
that, under no circumstances are
youths under 10 being sent overseas
to serve on active sectors without
adequate training and physical
hardening.
How long it will be necessary to
follow the new policy depends en-
tirely on the course of the war, he
declared.
In general, Mr.. Patterson said, a
minimum of approximately eight
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Case Against Dorsey
Dismissed by Court
BY the Associated Press.

oS tiit ASSUIiditu IcSe
LOS ANGELES, Dec. Judge
Arthur Crum today dismissed as
sault charges against Tommy Dor
sey, his wife. Pat Dane, and their
neighbor, Allen Smiley, growing out
of an attack on Jon Hall, screen &C
tor, at the Dorsey apartment last
August S.
The court said it had been reluc-
tant to take the case from the jury
but felt that under the state of the
record it would be an abuse of its
judicial discretion not to do so.
Judge Crum referred to one of the
States principal witnesses, Antonio
Icaza, Panamanian actor, as fab
ulous, masterful fabricator of false
hoods, perjurer pure and simple,
demonstrated innumerable times out
of his own mouth"
Icaza escaped last night from pro-
tective custody. the sheriff's Office
said, but was rearrested early today
and committed to the county Jail.
He had been kept in custody in a
hotel since his return from Panama.
mo court with any sense of JUS
tice,' continued Judge Crum, could
permit such testimony as he gave,
so thoroughly impeached as a matter
of law, as it is, to 60 to the Jury"
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Youths Under 79 Sent to Front
AS War Needs Rise Sharply
Patterson Warns Casualties in Europe
Are Severe and May Increase

months elapses between an individ-
ual's induction and his assignment
under the replacement system to an
active sector He said this means a
youth of 18 at the time of induction
would be at least Is years and s
months old before he sees action.
The increased tempo of the war
in Europe and the Pacific, requiring
the use of the bulk of our forces and
a diminishing supply of inductees
over 10 were cited as reasons for
the change.
To avoid doing this previously, Mr..
Patterson said, the Army had with
drawn thousands of men from di-
visions in training within the con-
tinental United States. We had
reached the point, he said, where
further Withdrawals would serious
ly interfere" with the completion of
that training at a time when over
seas needs were most urgent.
The policy of retaining troops un-
der 10 in this country was started
last June and applied at first only
to those assigned to the infantry
for overseas duty, Mr.. Patterson said.
Later it was revised to include men
assigned to armored forces.
Up to June, the great majority of
men being inducted into the Army
were 10 years of age and over In
See PATTERSON, Page Alb
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Senators Weigh Open Hearings
On Four Named to State Posts
Meeting Postponed Until Tomorrow
After Nominations Are Re-Commtted

Joseph c. Grew, former Ambassa-
dor to Japan, to be Undersecretary
Of State, and the following Assist
ant Secretaries; Will L. Clayton
former cotton dealer and more re-
Gently surplus war property admin
istrator; Nelson A. Rockefeller, CO.
ordinator for Inter-American At
fairs, and Archibald MacLeish, poet
and Librarian of Congress.
The rare spectacle of a Senate
rebuff to the Foreign Relations
Committee resulted from a curious
combination of ardent New Dealers
and conservatives, which split both
parties.
The selection of Mr.. Grew. a ca.
reer diplomat, encountered little op.
position, but both the conservative.
tSee STATE DEPARTMENT Alb,
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|6-Hour Earthquake With Japan
AS Possible Center, Reported
sy the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEST BROMWICH, England
Dec. IA violent earthquake that
shook the entire earth for six hours
according to one leading British
seismologist, was reported today te
have centered in the vicinity o1
Japan.
j. J. Shaw, veteran West Brom-
wich seismologist, said wind tremors
made it difficult to trace the direc-
ton, but he expressed belief tha,
it was possibly in Japan, the Aleu-
tians, or the Kuriles.
tSeismographs at Georgetown
University and Fordham Univer-
sity also recorded the quake,
representatives of the two uni
versities reported.
Cat the California Institute of
Technology, Pasadena, scientists
reported without giving details
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that heavy earthquake, zone of
the largest in 40 years." had been
recorded on the university's seis-
mograph)
The Swiss radio said both Zurich
and Nurnburg observatories had re-
corded an extremely violent earth
quake in the direction of Japan"
In case the quake took place in
populated regions the consequences
are bound to be catastrophe" the
Swiss announcement heard by the
Associated Press reported.
Mr.. Shaw described the quake as
zone of the greatest 1 have ever
recorded"
He said the first shocks were re-
corded at 4:48 am, Greenwich time
Q2:48 am, Eastern war time).
Six hours after the first tremors
Mr.. Shaw said, the whole earth was
still vibrating"
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Yanks 0utfIank Japs
In New Landing South
OF 0rmoc Harbor
Amphibious Force Rounds
Southern Tip Of Leyte;
Foe Caught OFF Guord
BY the Associated Press

Ds Inc hSsOClateu FIess,
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Dec. 7
American cavalrymen, in a
daring amphibious flanking ma
neuver, surprised Japanese
forces 10 miles below the vital
enemy-held port of Ormoc on
Leyte's west coast as other Amer
lean forces were preaching the
JapS' PalanaS line. miles farther
south, it was disclosed today.
AL Dopking, Associated Press war
correspondent, in a delayed dis
patch written December manila
time), said the cavalrymen, riding
heavily armed amphibious tractors,
came around the southern horn of
Leyte on 125-mile three-way trip,
the longest ever made by Amtracs
under their own power. They
knitted into japanese positions at
Tabgas and adjoining Balogo village.
Japs Caught OFF Guard.
1t. Col. O'Neill K. Kane, COM
mander of the force, said the jap
anese were caught completely off
guard and his men drew only meager
mortar and machine gun fire. Some
Yanks reported seeing japanese in
full flight.
Mr.. Dopking's dispatch did not
make it clear whether the amphibi-
Gus operation was still going on or
| if it were only a raid to throw the
japanese off balance.
F., Meanwhile, Tokyo radio claimed
japanese paratroopers had landed
at four points behind the American
lines on Leyte to destroy airfields.
The broadcast, unconfirmed by AL
lied sources, said "grand-scale Of
fensive" was launched Wednesday
against "the many enemy airf1elds'
on Eastern Leyte. 1t is from these
airfields that American planes have
been wiping out enemy reinforce
ment conveys and cratering Japa-
nese airfields throughout the Philip
pines.
Macarthur Reports Gains.
Gen. MacArthurs communiuue
today noted successes on land, sea
and in the air. In ground fighting
doughboys of the oath Army Corps
penetrated the enemy's Palanas
River line at point about IL miles
southeast of Ormoc, Japanese supply
port.
The Tokyo broadcast, couched ir
f1amboyant terms, said the great
army of the imperial divine forces
of the air, who had been waiting
and poised for action, on the after.
noon of December 6, in a majestic
manner, took off from their bases ir
large formations and simultaneous.
ly attacked" American airfields al
Buraven, San Pablo, Duiag ane
Tacloban.
1t added that japanese forces "are
at this moment engaged in the proc
ess of destroying the enemy ground
facilities"
Gen. MacArthur's communique
reported two American columns
pushing northward, reached points
south of Balogo on the west coast
and Kang Dagit village farther in
land as they preached the Jap line
below Ormoc.
At sea the Japanese line of re.
inforcement by water through
Ormoc Bay has been cut by nava
! (see PHILIPPINES, Page A-18.)
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British Troops Battle
Greek Leftist Forces
Around Acropo|is
Spread Of Fighting
To Throce Reported;
Civil War Feared
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Dec. british par
achute troops and infantry, with
the support of planes. tanks and
armored cars and artillery, were
engaged in street fighting today
against the principal centers OF
ELIAS resistance around the
Acropolis.
| Although Maj. Gen. r. M. Scobie
announced that progress was being
made in clearing the ELIAS, the
armed auxiliary of the Leftist EAM
political organization, from the
Athens area, the fighting spread to
Thrace, where ELIAS and Greek Ma
tionalists clashed
British Beauflghters crushed the
ELIAS mortar positions in a public
park east of the Acropolis and across
the main Athens-Piraeus road where
it enters the capital, and field artil-
lery was used to blast out other posi-
tions. But snipers' bullets still tipped
back and forth down the side
streets of the capital in the second
day of pitched battle.
Outbreaks May Delay Elections.
Premier George Papandreou
whose government is supported by
the British, told correspondents the
EAM was 'plunging Greece into civil
war"
In London Greek govern
ment spokesman said the out
breaks had delayed elections by
several months He predicted
that unless this painful situa-
tion is solved Immediately, Greece
will be years in rising out of the
chaos created by German occu-
pation.')
Gen. Scobie's communique said:
The process of clearing the
Athens-Piraeus area of hostile ELIAS
forces is progressing steadily. By
nightfall yesterday large areas hao
been freed and were being picketec
by Greek and British regular troops
I'm some cases field artillery hac
been used to clear ELIAS strong.
points interfering with movement.
of our troops Material damage tt
civilian property was slight.
Rightists Being Disarmed.
Armed Rightists who attempted
to join forces with British troop.
are being disarmed, as they wer,
acting contrary to orders of tn.
government and Gen. Scobie re.
garding the carrying of arms b,
irregulars This is being done with.
out incident.
Elsewhere in Greece the situation
is quieter, although in the Drama
area (Thrace) fighting has broker
out between the ELIAS and Nation.
alist forces.
TT has been confirmed that &
German officer has been captured
while commanding a detachment O.
ELIAS troops"
The planes were sent into actor
after the resisting Greek force.
fSee GREECE paoe Ad0
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BY J. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today postponed un-
til tomorrow a decision on
whether to hold open or closed
hearings on the four State De-
partment nominations which
were recommitted to it yesterday
in an unexpected outburst of
senatorial independence.
The committee had scheduled a
meeting for this morning, but was
forced to postpone it when it was
found that most of the members
already had arranged to attend a
Finance Committee meeting to con-
slider the bill to freeze social security
payroll taxes for another year.
The nominees in question are
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Third Army Tanks Reach Forbach>
Only 3h Miles From Saarbrucken:
u. S. Backs Free Greek Politics
Stettinius Avoids
Indorsing British
Use Of Troops
By the Associated Press.

Secretary of State Stettinius
today put the United States or
record as favoring complete free
dom of political action for the
people of Greece.
He formally indorsed declara-
ton by Prime Minister Churchill
Tuesday that the people of Greece
should have complete freedom to
form a government either of the
right or Of the left, but refrained
from indorsing another statement
by Mr.. Churchill dealing with the
use of British troops to prevent
formation of what the Prime Minis
ter called a Communist dictator
ship in Greece"
This was the second time this
week that the State Department has
spoken out in favor of political free
dom for the people of Europe.
Earlier, it protested Britain's in
tervention in the formation of new
Italian government. The British
action had vetoed Count Carlo
Sforza as a candidate for either
Premier or Foreign Minister of a
new regime at Eome.
Secretary's Statement.
At his news conference today Mr.
Stettinius handed reporters this
statement:
Il was interested to note that IN
his statement on the Greek situation
on December Prime Minister
Churchill told the House of Com
mons our position, as l have said is
extremely clear. Whether the Greek
people form themselves into mon
archy or republic is for their deci-
sion. Whether they form a govern
ment of the right or left is for their
decision. These are entirely mat
ters for them
With this statement I am in full
agreement. 1t is also our earnest
hope that the people and authori-
ties of Greece and our British Allies
will work together in rebuilding that
ravished country"
Mr.. Stettinius was bombarded with
questions about expanding the
statement to make it more specific
with respect to the use of British
troops in Greece.
Issued Only to Press.
He refused further comment
however, except to indicate that to-
days declaration is not being off,
cially conveyed to the British gov
ernment.
He added it was being issued only
to the press in this country in re-
sponse to inquiries.
The Secretary was asked specifi-
cally, Does this Government con-
done the use OF tanks and planes
against the Greek population?" and
whether this Government is max
ing any representations to the Brit
ish over the use of arms
He said he thought his statement
speaks for itself.
Mr.. Stettinius also was asked
whether it would be correct to say
that he indorses only that part OF
Mr.. Churchill's speech which he
quoted and not any other part. but
he replied he could not comment
He gave the same answer to a ques-
ton of how the political freedom
policy applies to Poland.
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Charles Town Results

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Flying kits kelly 1850 500 2.4o
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Time. 0:45+s
Also ran--Patch Party. Dusty Miss, Milk
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Meadow Sun tEdens) 1880 740 $50
Groucer's Boy tAllen) 4c0 800
] Hal (Tammaro) 240
Time 1928.
Also ran-Molasses Belts, Bleak Heights.
Hazemont, Miss Addie. Pugilist.
tDaily Double paid S131 60h
THIRD RACE-Purse, 500; 2-year.
olds; allowances; Charles Town course.
Victory Maid (Tammaro) 500 4.20 500
Valley Doctor CIV. kirk $40 460
Ariel Gift tSheaffer) $50
Time, 1:1Sas.
Also ran-Sauadron Girl, Sea Again.
Miss Belvedere. Royal Patch, Fair Bid.
Entries for Tomorrow on Page ALI.
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Sedition Case MistriaI
Ordered and Future
Procedure Is in Doubt
Only One of Defendants
Is Willing to Continue
Under Another JUDGE
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

The eight-month-old sedition
trial ended in mistrial today, a
week after the death of Chief
Justice Edward C. Eicher of Dis
trict Court.
Justice James M. Proctor declared
the mistrial after a poll of the 26
defendants had disclosed only one
who was willing to continue the
trial with new judge, two who were
noncommittal and a third who de-
ferred his answer because his at
torney was absent The others re-
fused to waive their right to a mis-
trial
Prescott F. bennett, Washington
journalist, was the only defendant
who would consent to continue
Through his attorney, Frank w
Kelly, bennett agreed to go ahead
Rogge's Course Undecided.
Asked whether the Government
plans to bring the 26 defendants t,
trial again, Chief Prosecutor O
John Rogge said: II don't know
He added that it probably will no
be for some time at least"
One of the defendants, Edward
James Smythe, who has been under
bond for several months, was locked
up as a result of the mistrial. His
bondsman, William J. O'Neil. sur.
rendered the defendant and he was
placed in detention cell at the
courthouse pending efforts to obtain
a new bond.
Justice Eicher released Snythe
on 81 900 bond last summer after he
spent the early part of the trial in
District Jail
Later Smythe was released on
cash bail of 81 900 furnished by his
aunt, Mrs. Matte Smythe of New
York. who arrived by plane Paul
Bradshaw. a Washington attorney
and old friend of Smythe, came to
the courthouse with a $1,000 bill to
post the bond
During the brief proceeding max
ing the case a mistrial, eXtraor-
binary precautions were taken to
prevent disorder. demonstration, OF
the usual pickering which has
marked the long trial. Shortly be-
fore Justice Proctor arrived, Marsha,
Michael Kearney announced that
no one would be allowed to leave
until court was adjourned. With the
courtroom crowded, the doors were
locked
Justice Proctor said he assumed
that it would be understood by al
that it would be impossible to con-
tinue the trial under the legal stu.
alton, unless the defendants con.
sented. He asked that each de.
fendant answer through his attor.
ney, or, if unrepresented, by himself
this question: do you consent tc
continue the trial with another
judge presiding?"
st. George Refuses to Answer.
Maximilian J. st. George. attor.
ney for Joseph E. McWilliams. for.
mer head of the Christian Mobil.
izers, said: Il decline to answer"
Lawrence Dennis, defendant
representing himself. also refused
to answer.
Peter H. Stahrenberg, another de.
fendant, said he would reserve hi
answer because his attorney. L. H
Herwig, was absent
Justice Proctor allowed those de.
PENDANTS who did not want to an.
(See SEDITION. Page A-I8)
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(See WESTERN FRONT, Pg. A-1s0
$4,000 German Prisoners
Reached u. ). in November
Fy the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
More than 24,000 German prison
ers of war reached the United States
last month.
The War Department reported to-
day the total of all nationalities
held war prisoner in this country
on December / was 359,247. 1t was
made up of 05,648 Germans, 81 ,156
Italians and 2,443 japanese.
The total held here on November
! was 334,618. The japanese figure
increased POI during November.
The country has 100 base camps
for the prisoners, two less than on
November /. 81
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Nelson in Australia,
Will See High Officials

By the Associated Press.
PERTH, Australia, Dec. 7.-Don-
aid Nelson, personal representative
of President Roosevelt, arrived here
by plane today after his trip to
China.
He said he was proceeding 70
Canberra, the Australian capital, to
confer with Australian government
officials.
A dispatch from Ceylon said Mr.
Nelson had left Handy after con-
ferring with Southeast Asia COM
mand military leaders.
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Raids 'OfficioIIy Over,'
British Ease Dimout Rule
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOclated PreSS.
LONDON. Dec. THE day of
German bomber plane attacks on
England officially was declared over
today with the lifting of regulations
requiring a quick shift from dimout
to blackout whenever the air raid
sirens sound.
The permanent dimout will mean
brighter England starting to-
morrow. Thousands of householders
failed to take advantage of a pre-
vious relaxing of the blackout since
it meant shutting heavy curtains
and taking other precautions every
time the warning sirens sounded.