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Evening star., 1944-07-17
RY IRA WOLEERT.

WITH THE UNITED STATES
INFANTRY OUTSIDE ST. 10, July
IA Delayed The story of what
happened in the German lines here
as the result of what seemed to us
an abortive propaganda broadcast
was told by three German prisoners
who gave themselves up on account
of it.
One was sergeant major pro-
fessional soldier with Is years ex-
perience. whose rank calls for a
regimental or at least a battalion
command post, but who has been
serving as a platoon leader in place
of second and first lieutenants lost
by the Nazis in Russia. Another
was corporal of Carlsbad. Nazi
who was but years old when Hit
Ter first came into power, and the
third was private who also had
been educated only by Hitler.
The corporal and private were
serving together in one part of the
line at the time of the broadcast
and the sergeant major was COM
manding his platoon in another
part of the line. The corporal said
his commanding officer, a Prussian
Of about 20 years old. kept shout
ing throughout the broadcast that
anyone who listens to this broad
cast will be shot. At the same time
the adjutant was on a telephone
calling for artillery fire against the
broadcasting van and loudspeakers
Eight Start for U. S. Lines.
AS soon as the broadcast ended
eight men made a break for the
American lines from foxholes and
the commanding officer ordered
machine guns to open up on them
The machine guns were fred and
the eight men fell fiat whether tc
protect themselves or because they
were killed is not yet known.
During the day the corporal said
the whole company took advantage
OF the times when their command.
ing omcer was busy elsewhere te
talk of the broadcast and of mean,
OF surrendering. It was suggested
that somebody kill the command.
ing ofncer and then the whole outfit
would walk over in a body. But there
was no one with the courage tt
start that kind of mutiny and, any.
way. American fire on the position
there was SO heavy and fairly con.
stant that everybody was afraid tt
get out of his hole during thu
course Of the day. American sharp.
shooters killed three men in thei.
holes and American mortars wound.
ed three others.
The German corporal told only
his buddy Of his plans, he said. HI
was going to wait for darkness anc
Evening star., 1944-07-17
-Four Purchasing Agents
For Nazis Found Slain
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PORT BOU. Spain, July 17.-A
German purchasing" commission
with headquarters at Montpelier
France, has been famous in the
Mediterranean seaboard provinces
for requisitioning more foodstuffs
wines and other produce than it
paid for.
Last Wednesday 1t left Montpel-
lier to make German Army ''pur-
chases" in Clermont L'Herault
about 25 miles away. The commits
sion's eight members failed TO re-
turn to Montpelier Friday. The
German military commander sent
a battalion Of troops to look for
them.
The soldiers found four members
lying dead in row near the high
way. Beside them was a note ex-
planning, These four Huns resisted
death to robbers"
The Germans still are securing
the countryside for the other four
presumably prisoners of the Maolis
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Nuzis Shot in Back Surrenderino
AT Broadcast; 3 Make U.S.. Lines

then try to make it to the Ameri-
can lines.
The American broadcast had
promised them good treatment If
they came over, and they certainly
were not getting good treatment
from the Americans where they
were. His buddy said he wouldn't t
take the chance. If their own SOL
diers didn't kill them in the dark
ness then the Americans would.
About ! O'Clock in the morning
the corporal lifted himself out of
his foxhole and started running.
His buddy, seeing him 60 three or
four PAGES without being struck dead
by the omnipotent Hitler, scuttled
after him.
There was burst from our ma
chine guns" the corporal told me.
first once, then twice more. but 1
kept on running 1 broke through
hedge then and there was little
field ahead with dead animals in
1t and some dead soldiers, maybe
Germans, maybe Americans. I fell
over one, but I don't know whether
it was German or American. 1t was
too dark then to tell. There was
another hedge and road and still
another hedge, then Americans.
They said. Hands hop to me-
His buddy confirmed the story in
every detail. Every company has
its diehard Nazis who can't hope
to live if they lose the war and
these men will continue firing Their
weapons until they are killed.
The platoon leader hadn't heard
the broadcast. He had been busy in
hole with the wounded. but he
knew his men had had something tc
think about all day besides their
duties, he said.
Only Seven 10 Be Trusted.
Finally, at 5 O'Clock in the after
noon a friend of his. a Duck SER
geant. whispered to him cautiously
about the broadcast The sergeant
major agreed at once it might be q
good idea to surrender, but he did
not conf1de his idea to the platoon
He seems to have been afraid the
Evening star., 1944-07-17
LOST.

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sentimental value: suitable reward Box
Sit. Star. or call Republic 600, Ext
COCKER, SPANIEL. black male. vicinity
1e!h and Alaska ave; NV. Sunday after
noon nn%n IA 57le. Child grevins;
color. lost in the vicinity OF sliso Park
and piney Branch Agts.; answers TO name
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change. KEYS. pair of beads and a prayer
book: lost between Eye and H sts. on North
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FUR COAT. sable. black muskrst. lost Fri
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Tor BOSTON BULL. 1s-year-old female
spayed, brindle with white spot on back o.
neck between Wheaton and Glenmont
Nd: reward. SH. 3005.
WALLET. brown. initiated "A. M. r.:
money and valuable receipts, registra tion
card and pc ermit. A good reward. ia. 445S
WATCH. Watham left in telephone booth
drugstore, Penna. ave. and 9Th st. NV,
Reward. DU 1905.
WRIST WATCH. lady's square gold watch
brown cord bracelet, on July 5th: reward
WI. $3.50
WRIST WATCH. woman's yellow gold, with
sold bracelet; reward. Phone HO. 1895
after pm.
WRIST WATCH. ladys white gold Bulova
with rhinestone bracelet lost eve, July is
extreme sentimental value; reward AT
WRIST WATCH, mans Elgin, in sw. stt
or Independence, between 9TH and 1th, or
Friday; watch square with clipped cor
ners. monosrammeo, white gold case. Re-
ward. Box 261-T Star. IT,
Evening star., 1944-07-17

diehard Nazis in it might kill him.
or even that some of the men who
were afraid to surrender would stay
where they were and spoil his plans
In order to ingratiate themselves
with higher officers who would give
them jobs in the rear.
The sergeant ma jor told only the
sergeant what he wanted to do
The sergeant told another man he
trusted, who told third, and 50 on
down the line.
In all of the IS men in the platoon
there were only seven who could be
trusted. These seven said they
would wait for the sergeant ma jor
to make it, and if he made it
safely then he should signal them
and they would follow.
He made it safely, but what hap
pened to the seven others is not
known here. If they responded to
the signal. then perhaps they were
killed doing so.
tReleased by North American Newspape,
Alliance. Incl
Evening star., 1944-07-17

the talks on the bank plan be-
cause there the quotas will de-
termine country's liability for the
loans and guarantees the agency
would make.
Two remaining issues involve the
degree Of conservatism" the bank
should assume, and the size and
makeup Of its directorate. While
some nations want the institution
enabled to guarantee loans up to
three times its capital, others favor
a lower ratio. Also there is emphasis
on efforts to keep its control vested
largely in the creditor or lending
nations.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Courage Of Chinese
Is Major Factor for
Victory, StiIweII Says
~ the Associated Press.

~ the ASSOCIATED Press.
NEW YORK, July 17.-Lt. Gen.
Joseph w. stilwell last night praised
the Chinese troops whose courage,
he said, has carried them at last to
a line that once had seemed hope
less to attempt to reach"
Gen. Stilwell, commander in chief
of the United States force in China,
Burma and India, spoke from a tent
In the jungle of North Burma. His
speech was heard in the United
States on the Blue Network.
Our effort has a strong Allied
flavor" Gen. Stilwell said. THE
American contingent is as yet un-
fortunately small, but being Ameri-
can, you know it is good. The Japs
know that, too.
I'VE are fighting alongside our
Chinese allies who have confounded
their critics and delighted their
friends by the steady determined ad-
vance which has gone on now for
six months, carried them at last to
line that had at once seemed hope
less to attempt to reach and proved
to the world what a grand lad the
Chinese soldier is if he can just get
suitable equipment and training.
I'VE are backed up by a WONDER
ful medical service-all American.
American engineers are right on
our heels with road and bridge con-
struction. They 60 into action with
the tank. The pontoon outfits have
the bridges laid before the Japs are
out of sight. The maintenance men
work all day and all night to keep
their vehicles going-day after day.
In rain and mud, in more rain and
more mud.
I'VE are getting team work out of
the best raw material l ever saw,
and as it becomes more and more
expert. more and more Japs are des-
tined to assume recumbent posi-
ton.
I've always claimed that people
who really stir up the American
had better lookout, because they are
due to go through the wringer. And
I assume the American people are at
last really stirred up. l hope so be-
cause we have quite a job ahead of
us still, but job your boys are quite
competent to handle. They have
made a good start and they will
make the right sort of finish.''
Evening star., 1944-07-17
japanese Maintain
Heavy Pressure on
besieged Hengyan.g
BY the Associated Press


CHUNGKING, July 1.-THE
japanese, pressing a determined
drive to win complete control of
the Canton Hankow railway, main
tained heavy pressure on beleaRuered
Hengyang over the week end, al
though the Chinese high command
asserted the defenders of that vital
rail junction had taken heavy toll
OF enemy troops.
The high command said more
than 1900 japanese were killed
in the fighting for Hengyang be-
tween June % and July Ia. At the
same time it disclosed that Japa-
nese forces in the Kwangtung Prov
ince offensive to the south were
attacking Yingtak, rail town 10 miles
north Of Canton and about 225
miles south of Hengyang.
Japs Smashing at Yinstak.
The japanese appeared to be
making a concerted attempt to take
Yingtak. where the Chinese said
they had inflicted 500 casualties on
the enemy in the latest action.
Foreign observers were inclined to
accept the Chinese estimate OF
japanese casualties at Hengyane
with some reserve. although the
Japanese fRve admitted heavy
f1ghting in that area. The Chinese
said more counterattacks had been
MADE against the Japanese on the
approaches to Hengyang and the de-
tenders appeared to be concentrat-
ing on an attempt to squeeze the
japanese between Changsha and the
Hengyang area with consisten,
flank attacks.
Fighting continued northeast OF
Hengyang and near Yuhsien, east OF
the city. the Chinese said. Othe,
action was reported to the south a,
Leiyang and northeast of Hengyana
at Siangsiang
Fighting RACES at Tengchunx.
In western Yunnan Province
house-to-house fighting was re-
ported raging outside the northwest
corner of the ancient walled city OF
Iengchung, main Japanese base
| above the Burma Road Japanese
troops inside its walls were declared
resisting TO the last man" Enemy
attacks to the south in the area OF
Lungling, on the Burma Road, were
repulsed.
| A Southeast Asia command COM
munique yesterday said Allied forces
had made additional gains in be-
sieged Myitkyina, in North Burma
stabbing 200 to 300 yards in the
northwest sector and $50 to 25C
yards in the southwest.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
LOST RATION COUPONS.

"A" GAS NATION COUPON BOON, issued
Pa; license No. Pa. 9-E-lI6. UN. 1866.
"A" GAS RATION BOOK. issued to Le-
land H Smith. aO6 Lawrence St ne
Serial No s15O14-A L.
"a" GAS RATION BOOK, issued to Adele
N Butler. 47l3 Harrison St. Chevy Chase,
GAS RATION BOOK a." issued to Thomas
I MeCue, 407 So. Hiahland ST.. Arlington,
RATION BOOK No. 4. issued to Carrie e.
watkins. 2SOl Upshur st., Mount Rainier
Md Union S261
WALLET. defense workers. drivers per-
NIT, ets'' and b. gas books issued to
Robt. L. Muekenhirn. 3OS You ST. ne;
S. reward Du. 1898 after 6 pm.
WAR ration y Zoo BOOK No. g.. issued to
st.. Brentwood. Md. UN. s0sa.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Deaths Reported

Minnie Sunderland, a. 40 st. ne
Alice c. Lane, 20, 3133 Connecticut ave
Howard E. Shull. 80. Opeauon. Va.
Helen Costello, 63. 637 4th ST. ne
Edna Bull 50, Gaithersbure, Md
Sarah v. DAVIS. 81. 1905 9th st NV
Joseph D Wilson, -, Glenn Dale. Nd
Louise Green. 20. 1922 Scaton St NV
Eddie c. Jones, SO, 5a23 l4th ST. NV
Genevieve Burke, 50, 1903 18th st NV.
Carolyn Syphax, 81, 1905 S st. NV
Lem Harris. So. III K St NV
Ethel Pye. 4s, 64l 49th St ne
Dorothy Collins. 80. Arlington. Va.
Harry jackson. -. u D ST Sc
Waldo Barnes. i, Winston-S Salem, n c,
Eobbena TAYLOR. l6, 1899 S St NV
Joseph Riley, 2. s. Arlins ON. Va
samuel E. MasSie. =. 1905 4qth ST ne
Evening star., 1944-07-17

Bursan. Elmer 7.
era wford. Donald NJ
Gilbert. William H.
Gruber. Herman W.
Hlrsch, Robert B.
Lichtenstein, Harold
Goldman. Phillip
Bradford, Lionel W
Bradford, Melville M
Chapman. Wilmer r
Hing, Raymond
kinR. Percival r.
Martin. LLOYD E.
Rye, William r.
Bryan. Paul J.
Carroll. Bernard &.
Hutchins, Merrill l..
Meiran. Robert r.
Menna, Gus p.
Saunders. Edwin N.
Thompson. John F.
Kerns, Joseph E.
Logan. Richard X.
Winter. Raymond E
Doyle, Thomas B.
Eahers, Fred G.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Testimony Wins AcquittoI

PORTLAND, Greg. (P.-A deaf
mute. in Municipal Court on an in
toxication charge. took out his pad
and started writing. He wrote and
wrote, at the end Of IS pages of
scrawled testimony, the judge said:
Case dismissed"
Evening star., 1944-07-17
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Evening star., 1944-07-17
81 D. {. Men 10 Report
For Induction Today

Fifty-one District men are sched-
uled to report for induction into the
armed forces at Fort Myer today
The list follows.
Evening star., 1944-07-17

Findley, N. w.
. Franks, John H.
Greenstreer. S. w.
Higgins, Joseph W.
McCue, Thomas j.
Friedman, Abe
Harris. James M.
Mangum. VIM. W.
, Ware, Harry F.
Best, Emory F.
Felter. Ed L.
CLANCY. Jack r.
Giddens. Kills A.
Hicks, Kermit l..
Moy, Thomas
Penland, Aud A.
Burleson, Albert j.
Gardner, Robert J.
kamlkaw wa, Juichi
Nachtisall. Alfred
Olson, Car, o.
Poulos. James
Solt. Clyde W.
F.. Whittlesey, r. L.
Yates, John S.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
FOUND

EYEGLASSES; horn trimmed. bifocals
b5sS. W. "i"
DOG; nice friendly. youns male, part set.
tet' oMsk VIII brown paws; obviously Z
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18

tions to the war effort, but they are not enough. Women will have to learn to keep the knitting going and continue the new job too"
 Emily Douglas is the daughter of sculptor Lorado Taft and a graduate of Chicago University After a brief fling at theatrical career, she interested herself in civic work at home. Soon she met and married young Paul Douglas and thereafte rtheir lives were woven around the University of Chicago, civic activities and inter- national affairs.
 When Douglas went to war, Mrs. Douglas moved into a little two- room apartment with their small daughter Jean and took a job as secretary of the International Re- lations Council in Chicago. She resigned to run for Congress.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
SIX OUT TODAY VIA
 PAN AMERICAN LINE

Outgoing Seattle passengers to- day, via Pan American World Air ways, Clifford Smith and Charles Mcdonald, Ramona Mahoney, G Blandeau, Mrs. Agnes Plesko, and Charles Plesko were passengers for Fairbanks.
 Arriving here yesterday from Fairbanks were Earl D. McLaugh- lin, Charles Miller, and Marjorie Fisher, Warren and Ida Workman and baby, Howard Dickson, and Andy Ericson were passengers from Whitehorse In from Seattle were Arthur Owen, Mostana Gilhousen Shirley Long, and Richard Long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
WILL WOMEN
 hUFF BIGGEST
 VOTE CHANCE!
By ADELAIDE KERR AP Features Writer

CHICAGO - The coming cleo tons will give American women the best chance they have ever had to help shape world peace-and they are in danger of muffing it.
 That comes from Emily Taft Douglas, who is running for Con- eress on the Democratic ticket as Eepresentative-at-Large from Illin- 0is. Good looking, dark-haired Mrs. Douglas is the wife of Dr. Paul Douglas, professor of economies at the University of Chicago, now on leave and serving overseas as a captain of the Marines. Recently she returned from a three weeks C3mpaign tour with some interest Ing observations about women's part in this years elections.
 For centuries she told me, ''wo- men have been saying, It's mans world. Men make the wars and frame the peace and we have noth- HIS to say about it. But now we can no longer pass the buck.
 Tn the coming elections it is es- anated that women will cast more than 60 percent of the vote, due to he absence of so many men in ser vice. That means we will cast the decisive vote and that for the first inc in the history of the world women will have chance to say something about the shaping of the peace.
 But we are in danger of huff ing it. Many women say they art LOO busy with war work to take m interest in politics They think when they have kept their hand. busy, they have done their part Emitting and rolling bandages art necessary and important contribu.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
EXPLOSIONS INJURIES AT
 LEAST 1000
Munition Vessels Blow Up at Port Chicago, Near
 San Francisco
Continued from Page one)

which generally carries over 80 men including the armed guard.
 Navy and shipping lines have conducted roll calls to ascertain the number of missing. Previously the Navy Commander estimated the dead at least $50 men.
 100 Injured
 Sheriff J. R. Thornton figures the toll at 300 dead with at least ,Ooo injured Flying debris, broken glass, falling walls of houses caused the majority of injuries.
 The explosion was felt 50 miles away
 The town of Port Chicago has a wartime boom population of over ] ,000
 Debris Scattered 1 Mile The explosion, of an undeter- mined origin, showered parts of the superstructure of the two ships at least one mile away.
 Medical aid was rushed from ineighboring communities and Mare Island Navy Yards, IA miles away. l The Red Cross rushed cots and blood plasma to the town.
 Authorities or dered complete evacuation of the town.
 Many of the injured were rush. ed to jammed hospitals at Mar tinez, 10 miles away, in Army trucks and ambulanees.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
COMMUNICATION

Editor The Daily Alaska Empire, Dear Sir:
 The Sponsoring Committee for the City Manager Plan respectfully re- quests the Daily Alaska Empire to print the enclosed copy of the Ter ritorial Act which enables cities in Alaska to adopt the City Manager Plan of government. The Act ex- plains a number of questions which have arisen regarding this,plan.
 The City Manager Plan of muni- cipal government is not new or something we have devised but is sponsored nationally by the Ma tional Municipal League which is a citizens organization for better gov ernment of which John Gs Winant is President. Charles Evans Hughes was one of the past presidents. Men of this caliber, who are among the most experienced in governmental affairs in the United States, con- sider it the typically American form of government and this countrys S principal contribution to the science of local government.
 We know the plan is not without some opposition but sincerely hope it will be of the constructive type and that wordy fault finding and catch phrases will not confuse the real issue and that the placing of this plan before the public for their consideration is not seized upon by some as a political football
 Yours truly,
 (Signed) HAROLD B. TOSS,
 Chairman, Sponsoring Committee
 City Manager Plan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
NOTICE

Mrs. George Rogers is sole owner of the City Cafe and will not be responsible for any bills contracted by anyone else.
 (Signed) Mrs. George Rogers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
ON VACATION

Miss Eleanor Warren left last evening for Warm Springs Bay where she will enjoy weeks va cation an drest. Miss Warren is School Superintendent of the Doug las Public Schools.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
PICNIC POSTPONED

i It was announced that the East ern Star and Masons annual pie nic, scheduled for this evening, has
 been postponed until further mo- | tice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
TO SKAGWAY

Sister Mary Philippa, eldest daughter of Mrs. Sadie Cashen, re- turned to her duties in Skagway, leaving last evening after a weeks visit with her mother and family here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-18
YOKUTAT BOUND

Earl Miller and Grant Logan left yesterday for Yakutat, where they will have summer employment or project there.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

driver. Pvt. Ben Tokarz Of Chicago. He's The
guy with q gun. so Bob PriestIey IS driving,
That's Sonny Gottlieb. Of International News
Photos, with the beard Other is Reusswig.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

ARTIST REUSSWIG writes:
Scene at a prisoners Of war
collecting point near the front
lines in Germany. The Gl stand
ing guard is Vincent Libertini.
Baltimore. Maryland. HatIess pris-
oner claim e d Polish nationality.
--Cssyushf. 1894. King F.sip.. Syndicate. Iss
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-08

SORRY WE DIDN'T capture two dead Ger
mans for YOU writes William Reusswie. the ar
list. but we just helped to get them to the
rear. with the help Of our press ieep and
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-04-11

jugoslovanskem teritoriju.
Tako so sedaj komplicirane
balkanske operacije zapadnih
zavezniskih sill postale veliki
meri koordinirane vojaskimi
potrebami Rusije. =
Battalion SlouenceU prestopiI cd
cetnikOU k k,nrtizanOm
LONDON, 8. apriia. - So
vjetski monitor V Londonu je
ujel radijsko porocilo IL Mo-
skve, XII javlja, da5 je battalion
Slovencev, XII je izvrstno oboro-
zen, nedavno zapustil cetnike
gen. Mihaljovica in Sc pridruzil
partizanom marsala Tita.
Moskovski radio tudi poroca,
da Sc ,je pridruzilo jugoslovan-
skim partizanom 5000 NADIA
row, XII so prinesli $ seboj do
wolf orozja "a opremljenje pol
divizije.