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Evening star., 1944-08-30

Robert Lee Chapter,
UDC, Calls Meefiuq

With District groups organizing
for the coming year, the Robert E.
Lee Chapter, No. 644, United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, is one Of
the first to get its activities under
way. A meeting has been called for
8 pm, September 7, in Confederate
Memorial Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue
NV. Business will be attended to
and five delegates and five alter
mates nominated as representatives
to the convention Of the 10 District
chapters in October and to the gen.
eral convention November 81
through November "a at the Her.
mitage Hotel in Nashville, Tenn,
where the organization was founded
by Mrs c. M. Goodlett in 1894.
Nominations of officers also will be
in order.
This year marks the celebration of
the society's golden jubilee on Sep
tember II. Robert E. Lee Chapter,
largest of the society's District chap
ters, will celebrate with a party and
historical program at pm. in Me-
mortal Hall.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
Mr.. Smith Weds
Miss BO1User

The marriage of Miss Lucille
Allene Bowser, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Virgil Curtis Bowser of Silver
Spring, to Mr.. Paul johnson Smith
U. s. N. r., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Howard Rodney Smith, also of Silver
Spring, took place Sunday after
noon at 5 o'clock in the Woodside
Methodist Church, the Rev. DR.
Ralph D. Smith ofi1ciating. Mr.
John E. MacCubbin, jr., brother-in-
law Of the bridegroom, played the
wedding music on the organ, and
Miss Phyllis Rowland was the solo,
ist. A small reception at the home
of the brides parents followed the
ceremony.
Escorted and given in marriage
by her father, the bride wore a
white marquiSette gown trimmed
with lace and finger-tip veil which
fell from a Dutch cap. She carried
a shower bouquet of white gladi-
oluses and chrysanthemums.
Mrs. Richard Blain Bowser, sister,
in-law of the bride, was her matron
OF honor. wearing a pink net gown
with matching Dutch cap and
carrying pink roses, and the BRIDE
groom's sister, Miss Josephine Anne
Smith, was the junior bridesmaid,
wearing blue net gown and Dutch
cap and also carrying pink roses.
Mr.. Philip Rodney Smith of Balti-
more was best man for his brother,
and the usherS were Mr.. E. Austin
Kuehne of Baltimore, brother in
law Of the bridegroom; Mr.. John
Armel Googins, U. S. N. r., and
Mr.. Maurice Burton Wehr, U. S.
N. r., both of Silver Spring.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
Wedding Notices

Detailed descriptions OF Ued-
dings must be received by The
Star in aduance OF or on the
date of the ceremony and must
bear a signed authorization.
In ordinary circumstances an.
nouncements OF marriages can-
not l. -, if submitted more
than a iDeek after the ceremony.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
To Join Family

Comdr. John w. Guider will leave
today for Littleton. N. H., where he
will spend week with Mrs. Guider
and their children at Adair. Mrs.
Guider is making her home in New
Hampshire while her husband, who
resides at the Shoreham, is on duty
in Washington. Their daughter,
Miss Dorothy Adair, will return to
Smith College for her senior year
in September. Miss Elizabeth
Guider will return to her studies at
Gardner School in New York, and
young Frank will resume his studies
at school in New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy T. Ans
berry, jr., also are in the White
Mountains and are staying at Noun
tain View House in Whitefeld. Mr.
Ansberry's parents. Mrs. Ansberry
OF Washington and the late Judge
Ansberry. formerly spent many sum
mers in the White Mountains in the
cottage which Comdr. and Mrs
Guider bought and named Adai,
and which was occupied for a cou-
Pile OF seasons by the latter's parents
Mrs. Frank Hogan of WASHINGTON
and the late Mr.. Hogan.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
ENGAGEMENTS High Light Social News
Countess Guy de Baillet-Latour
To Wed; Other announcements

The Director once of Affairs Department
and Mrs James Clement
daughter,
Gev Field Artillery A. u s, Of New York the
Netherlands Minister Washington.
Before her marriage April 80 1886 the late Count Ballet
formerly Military Belgian
killed September
London from Washington
special mission the Belgian Minister
whom he assistant
Ballet-Latour made IN
at the preceding
studied abroad in this
With children, Latou has
been spending The N
Evening star., 1944-08-30
DELEGATES Chosen

Mrs. William S. Culbertson, presi-
dent OF the District League of Re-
publican Women, and Mrs. r. A.
Boone will represent the District
with national committeewoman
Mrs. Cooper Rhodes, at the biennial
session of the National Federation
OF Women's Republican Clubs. Sep
TENDER Z and 8, the official opening
dates OF the Republican presidential
campaign. Prominent speakers on the
conventions program will include
Louis Bromf1eld, the well-known au-
thor, and Representative Charles A
Halleck as well as Gov. Thomas E
Dewey, presidential candidate,
Evening star., 1944-08-30

turned to their respective posts
of duty.
The bride is a graduate of Sweet
Briar College and studied at the
drama school of Yale University.
She has been in England II months
and is a club director Of the Amer
ican Red Cross. Her paternal grand
father is the late Mr.. Francis r.
Welles of Paris and Bourre, France,
and her maternal grandfather is
the late Commodore Rogers H. Gait,
U. S. NJ, retired, of Norfolk. Miss
Mary Meares Gait of Washington
and Williamsburg is her aunt. Sergt.
Pearson is a graduate of the Uni
versity Of Minnesota.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
4d Women MabPlans

"Our Stake in Washington's Fu-
ture" will be the theme of this years
programs of the Women's Advertising
Club of Washington. Plans we're laid
at the first meeting of the Executive
Board which enjoyed buffet supper
at the home of Miss Betty Darling
Gwyer this week. The program
chairman, Mrs. Jessie Pulcipher, is
arranging to have prominent speak
ers who will discuss plans for Wash
ington in the reconversion period.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
AUXILIARY to Meet

An interesting program will start
the season of for the Washington
Ladies Auxiliary, Jewish Consump-
tives Relief Society, at 1870 pm,
next Wednesday,, at the Community
Center. Details of methods by which
tickets may be earned to the an
nual donor luncheon to be held No.
vember l in the May1ower Hotel
will be given by Mrs. Joseph Bern
stein. general chairman of the
luncheon. and by Mrs. Louise Dino
witz, chairman of the Thrift Store
The president, Mrs. Maurice l.
Bernstein, will preside.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
By the Way
BETH BLAINE

Blood plasma sent by the Amer
ican Red Cross twice saved my life, !"
a returned veteran said quietly to
us. And there are a good many
thousands like him who can say the
same thing. Until you've seen the
blood donor center, the mobile units
that 60 out, and talked to some OF
the people who work for the Blood
Donor Service, it is hard to imagine
the enormity of its organization
its veritable mushroom growth. Un-
fortunately our space is far too
limited to give you any sort of a
clear picture of all the things this
service does-but we can tell you
this-that the blood that a donor
gives today may be flown to its
destination and save a life by to-
morrow
We can tell you something of the
women who are giving their time
and their energy to working for this
Blood Donor Service. too. Over in
County. which now has
such fine chapter of its own, there
Is Mrs. Wesley T.. Guest, executive
vice chairman of the Arlington
County Blood Donor Service. The
wife of colonel in the Army Signal
Corps now overseas) and the
daughter of an Army officer, Mrs.
Guest was born in Washington but,
like most Army women, has lived
so many places that it is hard to
call any one place home" Arling-
ton County is perhaps home" more
than any place now, since that is
where the Guests have lived for the
past five years and where they have
recently bought a very attractive
house.
Not only does Mrs. Guest give
regular days to working at the
Arlington Chapter House, the Pen
sagon Blood Donor Center (Which
IS stated by Arlington Red Cross
workers. and the Clarendon Bap-
list Church (where two mobile units
90 each month";, but she is con-
'tantly on call for extra blood donor
work. This summer with a good
many volunteers on vacation, those
Who remained at work have had a
pretty strenuous time of it-and
Mrs. Guest has been one OF the
who has had to double
up to keep things going.
Herself blood donor. Mrs. Guest
has her gallon ribbon. Her
husband was a regular donor until
he went overseas, too) She took
the Red Cross canteen and staff as
sistance courses at the District
Chapter tbefore there was a can
teen corps in Arlington and worked
both for the District Red Cross
Canteen and the AWVS Canteen.
Now she gives all her time to her
own local chapter. Biggest thrill
she has had working for the service
was the time she checked a load of
donors from the Navy Department
and found WAVE 1t. Comdr. Nc
Afee packed in among them. She
got a big kick out OF checking in a
young WAC the other day, too. The
girl has been a donor l6 times
comes back for her 18th next week!
Evening star., 1944-08-30
Council to Meet

The 18 District sororities and fra
ternities comprising the United Jew
ish Youth Council have collaborated
with the National Jewish Welfare
Board in sponsoring a party with
refreshments to be held tomorrow
in the Red Cross room at Walter
Reed Hospital. Hostesses will be
council members and entertainment
will be provided by the Trade Winds
Night Club.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
To Be We'd

The marriage of Miss Dorothy
Gertrude Dejean, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. B. Dejean of Lon
don, Ontario, Canada, and Mr.
Thomas Claytor Griffin, son of the
late Commodore and Mrs. Thomas
billiard Griffin of Annapolis and
Washington. will take place Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock in Eld-
brooke Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1944-08-30
Fraternity Dance

Alpha Chapter, Delta Phi Epsilon,
professional foreign service
fraternity, is planning dance Sep
tember 8 at Hotel 240O Members of
the faculty of the Foreign Serv-
ice School at Georgetown Uni
versity and the students at the
School of Arts and Sciences and the
Law School Of that university as
we'll as officials and employees of the
State Department have been in
vited Dancing will be from 9 to
o'clock. .
Evening star., 1944-08-30

Capt, Gevers, who was educated
in Europe, has been in the banking
business in this country since 1882.
He has been in the service of this
country since July, 1941, and re-
Gently returned from an 18-month
assignment overseas.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
The engagement of Miss Lima Mae
Saum to 1t. William Vance Burley,
ir., Field Artillery, A. U. S., OF St.
Louis is announced by her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving R. Saum Of
3218 Newark street.
Miss Saum attended Western
High School and was graduated
from the University of Maryland
in 1940 In 1943 she was graduated
from the College of Home Eco
nomics of the same university. She
is a member of Alpha Omicron ri
Sorority.
1t. Burley is stationed at Fort
Sill. He was graduated from West
minister School in Simsbury, Conn,
in 1896 and from Princeton Uni
versity in 1910. He is member
of the Princeton Club of New York
City. His parents make their home
in st. Louis and Boothbay Harbor,
Me. Mrs. Burley was the former
Miss Selena Browning of River
dale, Md.
The wedding will take place in st.
Adams Church September 80.
Somewhere in England on August
I nuptial ceremony united in
marriage Miss Mary Jeffrey Welles,
daughter of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Paul
Welles of Virginia Military 1nsti-
tute, Lexington, Va, and Staff
Sergt. John Victor Pearson, A. U. S.
Air Forces, son of Mrs. A. E. Pearson
of st. Peter, Mimi, and the late
Prof. Pearson of Gustavus Adolphus
College.
1t. Col. Walter Dorre, A. U. S..
chaplain of the 9th Air Force, of
Texas ofIiciated at the ceremony,
which was followed by a garden
luncheon.
Maj. Bernard Schwarz, U. S. A..
Of washington gave the bride in
marriage and she wore for the occa-
sion long white dimity dress with
a black velvet Dutch cap trimmed
with spray of orange blossoms,
which had been worn by her mother
and her maternal grandmother at
their weddings and had been sent
across the Atlantic for the ceremony.
Her bouquet was of pink sweet peas,
blue and pink larkspur and baby's
breath
The bridesmaids were Miss Agnes
Ghysels of Grand Rapids, Mich,
and Miss Catherine White of West
chester County, N. Y. both serving
in England with the American Red
Cross, the former as staff assistant,
the latter as an Aero Club director.
Their costumes were of light blue
silk jersey and their bouquets of
pink sweet peas.
Pfc. John Faulkner, A. U. S., Of
Chicago served as best man for
.5ergt. Pearson.
Following a brief wedding trip,
9TH the bride and bridegroom re-
Evening star., 1944-08-30
Pilot Club to Meet

The Pilot Club will meet at 6:l5
PM, Tuesday. at the Blackstone
Hotel.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
l5fadium-Auditoriun,
|For War Memorial
Urged by Citizens

The Cathedral Heights Cleveland
Heights Citizens Association last
night called for the postwar erection
Of a stadium auditorium to sup
plant the proposed National War
Memorial Auditorium.
The group also took issue with the
site between the White House and
the Washington Monument which
was chosen by the Disabled Ameri-
can Veterans Association. sponsors
of the memorial project.
Joseph A. Roney, who offered the
the resolution, asserted a combina-
ton stadium m-auditorium would much
better suit the needs Of Washington.
Mr.. Roney, however. did not state
as to which type OF stadium he
would prefer-a sports center or
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Society Will Observe
National Hearing Week

The Washington Society for the
Hard Of Hearing will observe Ma
tional Hearing Week with . series Of
public meetings in It's clubrooms at
243l Fourteenth street NV. The
first will be Saturday evening when
Miss Betty c. Wright, director Of
field service for the society will tell
of the work being done among
servicemen whose hearing has be-
come impaired.
On October 27, Michael ]. Short
ley, director of the Once OF Voca-
tional Rehabilitation: Miss Tracy
Copp, assistant director of the same
office, and A. L. Combes, chief OF
education and training OF the Vet
Grams Administration, will be heard.
Evening star., 1944-10-18

otherwise. Members also requested
that the building be dedicated, not
only to the veterans Of this war, but
to "the heroes of all wars"
In another motion, the association
reiterated its demand for the right
of suffrage here "as citizens Of the
United 'States," and further de-
manded that Congress take the
necessary action through an amend
ment to the Constitution.
A motion requesting the Capitol
Transit Co. to restudy the loading
platform situation on Wisconsin
avenue NV, between Macomb and
Porter streets NV, was adopted.
A Community War Fund film,
Memo for joe" concluded the
meeting, which was held at st.
Adams Guild Hall, Wisconsin and
Massachusetts, avenues NV. Owen
B. French, association president,
presided.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Births Reported

James and Frances Beary, boy.
Harry and Elizabeth Beardsley, boy.
Irving and Roxanna Bliiord, boy.
Antoni and Edna Bonanno, boy.
Harrison and Kathryn Christie, boy.
John and Jessie Pabrowski, girl.
Anthony and Mary De Fino, girl.
Tobias and Viola Franceschi, boy.
Edward and Katherine Ernstedt, girl
Nicholas and Dorothy Fratt, boy.
Harlan and Lois Cleveland, boy and sirl
Jerome and Margaret Gaspsrd. girl.
John and Eleanor Collins. girl.
william and Frances Gregs, boy,
Henry and Jean Hiles. girl.
Floyd and Hannah Kerr. boy.
Lewis and Evangeline Malcolm, boy.
John and Evelyn Martin. boy.
Vivian and Ruth Marshall. sjrl.
Manuel and Dolores Mezauits, sirl.
Stephen and verene Miller, girl.
John and Martha Mitchell, girl.
James and Helen McHale, sirl
Arthur and Martha Nelson, boy.
Charles and Emily Pearce, boy,
Connie and Emma Peed. girl.
Louis and Martha Guam. boy.
Robert and Helen Richards, boy.
Ben and Celia Rosen, girl.
% Emiyn and i Ele.hor ets smith seRIiu"' RirI '0s
Guy and Josephine Starring. girl.
Leslie and Miriam Teller, boy
Donald and Marguerite Thompson, boy.
Herman apd Viola vannoy. boy.
Neal and Martha Wade. girl
RAYMOND and Lois Wilson, boy.
ismes .ns ana Losss kesFts sehmond rf mi
Stanley and Elizabeth Roberts, sirl
Robert and Lula Shelton, boy.
Winfred and Mabel Stroud. boy,
Elton and Marjorie walker, girl.
Evening star., 1944-10-18
Deaths Reported

Thomas W. Binsted, So, b21o shsrrier pl
NV.
William H. Richardson. az. 4424 7th st.
NV.
Catherine L. Howe, 70. aols 13th st. ne.
Harriet A. Smithson. 10, Providence Hos
pital.
Victoria Rose. 70. 42I 18th st. ne.
George z. Elmer, SO. 434 Warner st. NV.
Harriette c. Bairstow. SO. 1924 Hamilton
L.titia N Lewis, 81, 2o2 Ascot pl. ne.
John J.. Vukshinich, So, Peafhiand. N. c.
Ethel C. Hill. 81. 1880 r st. NV.
Lillian b. Wright, 81, 1901 18th st NV.
Tracy L. Less, 81, Summerlee, Va
virginia E. Bailey. infant, Manassas, Va.
jeremiah Sullivan, 81. 333s Sherman ave
Mary n:g p. johnson, ss, 17,o sv.nn ,,,x
Nathar Gaines, So. 14I9 st. NV.
David Nelson, IS. 915 Hughes ST. NV.
Mary Green, 3S, 1925 9th st. Sc
Thomas p. Howard, 81, 1862 Halt st. sw
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
Washington Grove
Mrs. Robert S. Billhimer
TeIe. GGithersburg 54-J

Ensign and Mrs. William o.
Walker left on Sunday for Miami,
Fla, where Billy" is to be sta
toned. Prior to their departure
they spent several days with Mr..
and Mrs. William II. Walker in
Gaithersburg as well as with Mr..
and Mrs. E. N. Aiken in the Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Sorgenfrei
report that their daughter, Mrs.
Aaron Coleman, is coming along
nicely after her recent operation
at Sibley Hospital. and will return
to her home on Tuesday.
Mr.. Maurice Way spent some
time in Montgomery County Gen
eral Hospital last week for a ton
silectomy.
Mrs. Carroll Ware entertained
a number Of friends at tea Thurs
day afternoon. On Sunday she
and Mr.. Ware closed their cottage
for the season and returned to
their apartment in Washington.
We are glad to report that Miss
Margaret McIlwee, who has been
i'll, has made speedy recovery.
Miss Alice Siddell has returned
to her home in Washington after
spending the summer with Mrs.
Mary K. Dunno.
Mrs. Will Hallam has closed her
cottage and returned to Washing
ton for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Reed have
learned that their son, Norman,
took part in the Dvday invasion.
Sgt. William X. Teepe spent a
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL

short leave at home with his pa
rents last week.
A community halloween party
will be held in the Assembly Hall
on October 31st at p. m. There
will be prizes for the best cos
tunes as well as games and re-
freshments for everyone.
Mrs. Dora Purdum mad a small
birthday party for her grandson,
Richard Brown, on Thursday.
Present were his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Brown, Doris Brown,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford Will
liams. all of Cedar Grove. Corp.
and Mrs. David Norvell were Sum
day guests of Mrs. Purdum, and
Mrs. Mary j. Wallich and Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Bennett, all of Gar
ret Park, were guests earlier in
the week.
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BOYD

The supper given by the ladies
of the Boyd Church last Saturday
night, was very well attended and
quite a substantial sum was real
lied, part of which will go to the
needed repairs on the Church
building.
The friends of Mr.. Sherwood
Smith were very sorry to hear of
the death on last Friday night of
his mother, Mrs. H. E. M. Smith.
of Braddock Heights, whose funer-
al was held on Monday.
The neighborhood will greatly
miss the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Butt, Sr., who. having
sold their farm, are moving some
time in November to a home be-
tween Clarksburg and Hyattstown.
Miss Bertha Orme, who has been
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on three-week vacation from her
work at Providence Hospital in
Washington, spent part of the time
visiting friends in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gather Ward and
family of Rockville were guests on
Sunday of the family of Mr.. and
Mrs. rupert Spring
Mrs. Mildred T Hall of New
Haven, Connecticut, is paying
visit to her aunt, Miss Naomi
Thomas, having arrived unexpect-
eddy last Friday night. Miss
Thomas and her niece spent Mon
day visiting with Mrs. Mamie
King Ray of Rockville.
Mrs. May Wood Of Washington
was the weekend guest Of Mrs.
Courtney Wade Of Buck Lodge.
--V--
The best safeguard, in any
transaction. is an honest trader.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
lblic Sale of Individual Real Estate and
Personal PrOperty

time and place, l will offer the following real
i and personal property:
20 pure bred, White Wyandote hens pulets heavy
strain; Mccormick binder, John Deere walking
ow about 10 cords of seasoned oak wood household and
a furniture, including Majestic range.
ZEAL ESTATE TO BE OFFERED AT 80 p M
#lRST-The home farm containing 100 acres of land.
pr less, recorded in Lber J. L. j. No 16 Folio 283 one
Land Records of Frederick County Maryland I'M
by ten-room frame house, slate roof electricity all
81, pressure water system from failing supply of
x9O bank barn equipped for Baltimore milk market ma
shed l6x50 Scar garage compartment hog house. large
house, l2xl2 brooder house, pump and dairy house
house and wood she'd About 100 in high state
vation. go in permanent pasture Young orchard
and pears Balance wood and heavy timber land
COND-A tract of land adjoining the above farm con-
2S acres, more less Improved by Groom stone ami
house. fine spring Of water nearby About two-thirds
tract is meadow land, balance under cultivation and
md.
1IRD-A lot parcel of land containing four and one
cres less recorded in Liber No 316 Folio 500
the Land Records of Frederick County Md III acres
cultivation balance in meadow Improved by Groom
house and all other necessary buildings. Never failing
in yard Electricity ready to be installed poles planted
10 house
=ERMS OF SALE-Personal property cash On real
first and second described properties 1907 of purchase
M be required of the purchaser at time of SALE balance
pays when transfer of deed will be and full possess
ven On the third described property 1000 of the pur
price will be required of the purchaser at time of sale
April lst 1945 when deed will be transferred and full
pom gwen The purchasers in each to bear all con-
costs, revenue stamps, etc.
MRS MARTHA d. RUNKLES,
ROHRBACK, Attorney.
~ TROUT, Auctioneer
=. KELLY, Clerk.
Served BY Memberf Of Prospect Church. 17A7
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Fresh Cranberries
Ceilings Set

The highest retail price for
fresh cranberries for that holiday
dinner will be about Al cents a
pound, according to OPA, which
has established cents-per pound
retail mark-ups on this product eff
fsctive October rs. Group l and 2
stores doing an annual business CT
less than $250,000 are given a
makeup of 1917 cents a pound,
and group 3 and a stores, doing a
yearly business of more than $780,
600, are given a MAKEUP of 10
cents a pound.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26

Never argue with an individual
whose interest in truth ioes not ex.
coed his partisanship.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26

The best safeguard, in any
transaction, is an honest trader.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-12-22
Red Army
Continued From Page One

The new strike by Tolbuk-
hin's forces, already linked with
elements of the second Ukraine
Army, would be to blast
through the German flank rivet-
ed on positions southwest of the
Hungarian capital and on the
fortress city Of Saskatchewan.
The Germans also confessed
nervousness over Red Army at
tacks in the vicinity of the great
bend in the Danube northwest
of Budapest, where the river
veers west toward Austria.
Berlin announced yesterday
that 100000 Soviet troops had
hacked out gains on 40-mile
front southwest Of Budapest in
a new offensive aimed at taking
the Hungarian capital from the
rear and opening the most di-
rect invasion route to Vienna.
The Nazis said SZekeSfehervar
already was mcnaced)