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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-11
BY the Associated Press.

| BY the Associated Press.
Sinking death and beau
tiful roses. That is my conception
of Italy"
Thus did Sergt. Richard En-
bley, former House press gallery
attendant, write to william j
Donaldson, gallery superintendent
and other one-time co-workers
among Capitol reporters.
He said his letter, which was
passed by censors and which speaks
graphically for itself, was sort of
in answer to any questions that
have or may be asked concerning
the struggle in sunny Italy"
His letter continues:
II think I've told you of the
wholesale. devastation-whole towns
with not a single unchanged home
-rubble and wrecked equipment all
over the countryside. I saw a
German soldier in one wrecked
building that had been kissed by
a fame thrower-his face was Just
a melted chunk of burned flesh
his ribs were poked up to the roof
and the clothing, what little was
left, was just burned shreds. -.
you see twisted hulks OF tanks,
guns bent and great holes blasted
in the sides and the flies lowering
over the turret.
And you see boots and shoes along
the highways, in which the foot or
leg of some poor, unfortunate devil
is still encased and the smell of de-
caying bodies sometimes is over
towering.
Shell fragments make the most
CHASTITY mess of q man.
"You see great craters blasted In
the earth by the huge aerial bombs.
holes that go 50 deep they strike
water, holes so big you could put d
fair-size house in them You can
or maybe you can't--imagine what
they do when they hit house.
what the blast from the bomb Itself
doesn't destroy the conclusion an
ishes. I don't think there can be
many window panes left in the
whole OF italy.
And yet everywhere roses are
growing on the hillsides and the
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| Boyington Alive,
Mother Hears
by >Gropevine :

BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash, June 10.-The
mother of Maj. Gregory Boyington
here to christen an aircraft escort
carrier, said tonight that grape
vine" reports indicated the missing
marine air hero was alive on a
Southwest Pacific island.
Mrs. E. j. Hallenbeck said one of
her sons friends from the war zone
told her a week ago of grapevine
reports that natives were taking
care Of "Greg's" needs on an I'M
identified island and that "all the
boys are convinced he is alive"
Maj. Boyington failed to return
from the Rabaul raid on which he
downed his 18th japanese plane to
tie Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker's World
War record.
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unit to Its ranks ut Fort Meade
% French women who win be
schooled under a program planned
by the French to provide personnel
for naison work with air forces in
Allied theaters Of operation.
The women, all candidates for
commissions. form nucleus OF a
larger group OF French women to
be recruited from French nationals
now in the United States. They
wear uniforms similar to those OF
the WACS and win receive the same
pay.
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LOST.

Il ssa rIday, eG &sns
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RILLFoLD; black Al. African soatskin con-
hnf Hedau.ss IT, 4sS1 lts sfs1 Hso st.;
BiLLFoLD, iady.s, brown lizard; in or near
Silver Dollar. Thursday night; keepsake.
Return billfold: keep money, CHI. 6445..
BOSTON BULL DOG, male, VIC Brent
good xill ss.sI ne. Reward AD Sn2s
named "Trix''; strsyed from 1926 S.
Dakota ave. ne. Wed. night. Call NO.
LSSLrsa sGIEpoq;s light srigdls E., male
sSla $ JUMPER, dark blue. figure on
ave, streetcar line. Please return as child
i, maksing for school credit. EN-. lo44, .
from car, probably on Pennsyivania ave
MONEY, $50 Army allotment, between
noon. : Reward Mrs. Otto, e37 G st. s.W.'
PEN KNIFE. small. fat. yellow and white
Munitions Bldg. lunch hour, June
PIN, V shape, amethyst sets. gift from sor
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Friday pm. about 4 80: $50 reward. Cal
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Wa VALET oepa rasion book
and os s5oqt $40 cash. please return papers
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Pacific
Continued From First Page,

warships on patrol well beyond the
invasion scene. l..
On Biak, where the American 9Th
Army units which invaded the island
on May 81, now occupy an airdrome
within bombing range of the Philip
pines, the invaders mopped up
japanese in caves along ridges near
the airfield.
To the west, near Manokwari.
three small enemy merchantmen
were sunk Friday by Liberators.
Seizure of Biak's Mokmer Field
also has put Palau in the Western
Carolines within fighter range of
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's air arm.
1t already was brought within
bomber range by earlier capture of
the Wakde Island airdrome, 200
miles southeastward, and today
headquarters reported that Palau
was bombed Thursday night.
COMMUTE Battle Over Truk.
This was the first announced
land-based air strike at Palau.
Headquarters also announced q
ALTON bombing of Truk, in the
Central Carolines Thursday by Lib
orators from the Admiralty Islands
A Commute battle with 20 enemy
interceptors resulted, and one was
shot down. Another attack was
made on Nomoi Atou, southeast OF
Truk.
At Pacific Fleet headquarters, in
Pearl Harbor, Admiral Chester w
Nlmltz announced new air attacks
against Truk. the Marshalls and
Ocean and Nauru, two Japanese
occupied phosphate islands south OF
the Equator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-11
Two Cadets Graduated

Cadet 1t. Edward D. Sacks, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Sacks
101 Chevy Chase drive, Chevy Chase
Md, and Cadet Sergt. Douglas Scott
McCracken, son of Comdr. and Mrs
Alan r. McCracken, 2713 Thirty.
fifth street NV, were graduated
Thursday from Valley Forge Mill.
tary Academy, Wayne, Pa.
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German Police Dog,
Captured by Writer,
Is Named 'Two-F
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 10. - Bill
Stewart, Canadian press cor
respondent with the Canadian
forces in France, adopted
German prisoner of war, named
it 'Two-F," broke 1t of it's
habit of swapping at anything
in khaki, and now is training
it to ride in a jeep.
A dispatch from the front
from Charles Lynch, represent
ing the combined British press,
said the prisoner is a big Ger
man police dog, left behind by
fleeing Germans on D-day, and
found in the paddock at Nazi
headquarters. "TWo-F" is the
soldiers designation for second
front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-11
| Grundsons in Service

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, June
10 tSpeciaD Mrs. M. v. Potter OF
Hampshire County has II grandsons
and two great-grandsons In the
armed services at the present time,
believed to be record for this Sec
ton of the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-11

an organized unit, and it was doing
so in belated attempt to stave of
rout long enogh for the other troops
to be reorganized.
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FOUND

EYEGLASSES with bifocals, shell trimmed,
found on MAYOR I'd. sc. Csn Ii. 1862
EEYEGIAssThs, shell trimmed red leather
case, found in taxi vicinity upper Ga. ave
Call Brightwood Pharmacy, 5el6 Ga,
ave-, RIA. Gill.
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Sinking Death and Roses
Is Soldiers Picture of Itu!y

blood peoples wave in the warm
air--scented by dead horses and men
and roses. That 70 me is my con-
ception of Italy-stinking death and
beautiful roses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-11
French Women Truin
With WAC at Fl. Meade

BY the Associated Press.
FIT. GEORGE Ct. MEADE, Md,
June 10-The Women's Army Corps
today added another new training
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GARDEN
STAKES

Just the stokes you'll need to
support your tomatoes, PEGS and
beans; also your climbing flowers.
These weather stained stakes are
sound and sturdy. They are i to
ia inches thick and ia to 2
inches wide, 6 feet long.
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AaA1gxG,

-Four Building Material Stores
18Th 6 II SIS. NE. 1905 Nichols Ave. Sc.
s92S Go. Ave. NV Fails Church, vreiulo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-06-11

You may secure all OF your
Garden Needs at any OF
Hechtnger's Four Stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
Farmers Finish
Shipments. Set
For New PLANTING

Continued from Page i
rolled in early July but the deal
closed before the emf of the month.
Due to the beginning of coast and
northern haryests the markets were
weak.
The demand for watermelons was
light. Harrigan's report said, and
prices dropped below the ceiling as
late fields came into production.
Quality and size were good. During
the month 1901 cars left the valley.
RICE is UP
Early rice paintings are up and
good stands are reported. The acre
age is below last years $500.
Considera BILE alfalfa tonnage is
now going into storage yards. Lack
of rail and truck transportation has
slowed down shipments to all coast
markets.
Indications point to increased
acreage to be planted to milo this
season Early paintings are up and
in general stands are good.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
ODT Takes Over
Truck Lines
To End WaIk-out
BY UNITED PRESS

Settlement OF tie General Motors
strike at Detroit and the midwest
truck strike reduced by $1,000 the
number of men idle because OF Ia
Dor disputes Saturday, but $4,000
workers still we're out in minor
work stoppages throughout the ma
tion.
The five-day truck strike was
settled at 1901 am. CCWTO Satur-
day when the office of defense
transportation took over 103 truck
lines in eight states. President
Roosevelt ordered the seizure Fri
day night because the walkout,
which started Monday over the
refusal of the operators to grant
a seven-cent hourly wage increase
approved by the war labor board
affected the shipment of critical
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
OTHER PROVISIONS

Other provisions of the George
bill include:
l. Authorization for the office
of war mobilization. the surplus
/ property administration and the
restraining and unemployment ad-
ministration, already established by
executive order.
2. Establishment of a 12-mem-
Der advisory board representing in
duStry, labor, agriculture and the
public to cooperate with the war
mobilization director.
3. The creation of a joint SEN
ate-houSe committee to study the
need for further legislation on de-
mobilization and postwar adjust
menf.
4. A stipulation that cutbacks in
war production must be integrated
as far as possible with the re-
sumption of civilian production and
that members of the armed forces
must be released as soon as they
are not needed for the war effort
ano not kept in service merely to
avoid unemployment.
5. Authorization for federal al
lowances up to 5000 to transport
itinerant war workers to their or
iginal homes ON new job locations.
6. Authority for federal loans
to local government agencies to
help finance Planning of postwar
public works programs.
7. Instructions for the secretary
OF labor to survey the advantages
OF an annual wage system to aver
unemployment.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
CHINESE FOOD ADMINS
TRAITOR ARRESTED FOR
GRATING

CHUNGKING, Aug. Il. up
Ii Yin Ming, food administrator
for the Chungking area, has been
arrested on charges of illegal mani
pulation of the public rice market
through which he aSsertedly pocket
ed 100000 Chinese dollars, it was
announced Saturday.
IL deserves more than death, =
said Minister of Food HSu Kan.
However, there are plenty of such
bad men in the food administra-
ton. and we will mete out the set
crest punishment to them when
they are found"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13

the German army in the west.
This type of fighting is always
in small groups. so lets take as an
example one company of men. Let's
say they are working forward on
both sides of a country lane, and
this company is responsible for
clearing the two fields on either
side of the road as it advances.
That means you have only about
one platoon to a field, and with the
company's understrength from cas-
ualties you might have no more
than 25 or 80 men in field.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
YOUNGEST AIR CORPS
CHAPLAIN is KILLED

CLAREMONT, Calf, Aug. IL.
cUPD-Capt. James r. Shaw, rs,
reported the youngest chaplain in
the air corps, was killed on Biak
island off Dutch New Guinea, Po-
mona college friends said Saturday.
His ceath was reported in tele-
gram from his sister, Hollace Shaw,
radio singer known profession
ally as Vivian. Shaw, a Pomona COL
lege graduate of 1910, went over
seas in 1943.
Survivors include his mother, Mrs.
Shirley r. Shaw, San Diego, Calf. .,
a brother, and two sisters.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
GAINS At WARSAW

Marshal Konstantin K. RokosSoV-
skys forces gained one to six miles
in a potential outflanking drive
against embattled Warsaw from the
northwest. capturing KossoW. eight
miles south of the Bialystok- War
saw railway, and several other
communities. Heavy losses were
said to have been inflicted on the
Germans Viking and Skull SIS divi-
sionS.
"A London Daily Mail dispatch
from Stockholm said Polish under
ground sources had reported that
the Germans were eVacuatlng the
inhabitants of Warsaw
Repeated German counterattackS
against the Soviet bridgehead on
the west bank of the Vistula below
Warsaw we're beaten off by Marshal
Ivan S. Koney'S 1st Ukrainian ar
my.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13

ana Sdlil ~ dC-
scribe 10 you what
this weird hedge
70 fighting in
no t h W S t e r n
France has been
like.
But I'm going
to go over it once
m o re. for we've
been in it two
months and some
of us feel that
this is the two
months that broke
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13

war materials in 10 states. Some
$4,000 truck drivers and freight
handlers were idle because of the
strike.
At Detroit, 1000 striking employ
es at Ske General Motors plants
voted to return to work Monday,
ending a walkout that started July
26. However, four other strikes in
the Detroit area kept some 1000
men idle.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
TWO SUFFER- SLIGHT HURTS
WHEN AUTO TURNS OVER

J. W. Hair. 2s. of 4sa Lucas. Los
Angeles. and August c. Stanislav,
30. Texas resident. suffered minor
injuries in a traffic accident three
miles west Of Holtville Friday night.
a tire on the car driven by Hair
blew out, highway patrolmen said.
and the car overturned.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
ook Cracks

How in the world did you hear
about the letter to the trouble man
of the telephone company" George
A. Cook wrote to RR.
"Thanks for the pat or was it
a sly poke? I shouldn't accuse your
gracious self of the latter but still
well, anyway. allow me to wish you
continued success with your column
and through it to keep sending out
little rays of sunshine During these
times we need them, you know,
greatly. l am, Yours truly, George
A. Cook.
"P. s.: Note error above. Erase
sunshine. Use cheer. OPA. GAG"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
100000 Germans
Sent Keeling
Back Toward Paris

Continued from Page u
the Americans in their rear IN
creasing hourly.
Mortain itself, which had chang
ed hanos repeatedly since the be-
ginning of the German counterat-
tack in that sector, was recaptured
by the allies Saturday and Ameri-
can and British forces were squeez-
ing in on the enemy pocket from
the north and south.
Berlin commentators admitted
their forces had lost Sourdeval at
the northern end of the salient,
narrowing the German escape cor
ridor to less than five miles.
WIPE OUT NAZI NOCKET
British and Canadian veterans at
the handle" of the allied sickle
bit deeper into the maze of Ger
man defenSes barring the way to
Falaise, and wiped out nazi pocket
in their rear between the Baize and
Orne rivers.
At the same time, another Amer
lean column at the southwestern
end of the battle line forced the
Loire river near its estuary and
pushed 10 miles south toward the
subamrine base of La Rochelle and
the big port of Bordeaux, 10 and
ITO miles below Nantes
Isolated naH ga1risonS continued
their stubborn defense of the Bret
on ports of Brest, ST. Nazaire, and
Lorient. and motley band of Ger
man combat troops and service units
held out in the citadel Of 81 Malo,
fishing port on the north Brit
tany coast.
The decisive battle was being
fought out. however, on the west
ern and southwestern approaches
to Paris.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
Baltic German
Army Trapped;
100000 PeriIed
Continued from Page Il

tJOntlnutu 1TOm Pdgt II
sian army laneing northwest from
BialyStok toward the stronghold of
Lyck in the southeastern corner of
East Prussia
Zakharoy's forces were revealed
to have captured an order of the
day from Marshal Walter Model,
commander of German forces on
the central front. calling upon his
forces to avoid weak courage and
eowardice' and to stand fast before
the onrushing Russian armies.
He who WaverS is lost" the
orcer of the day said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
LICENSE ISSUED

Sergeant Royce Lamore Fassler,
%, marine, and Virginia Gladys
Neutxling, 81, Ell Centre beautician.
obtained a marriage license in Ell
Centre Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13

Soothe, relieve heat rash
and help prevent it with
Mexsana, the soothing,
medicated powder. Con
tains ingredients often
used by specialists to re-
lieve these discomforts
Sprinkle well over heat
irritated skin. Costs little.
Always demand Mexsana.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
SMALL FIELDS

Over here the fields are usually
not more than so yards across and a
couple of hundred yards long. They
may have grain in them, or apple
trees, but mostly they are Just pas
lures of green grass, full of beautiful
cows.
The fields are surrounded on all
sides by immense hedgerows which
consist of an ancient earthen bank,
waist high, all matted with roots,
and out of which grows weeds,
bushes and trees up to 20 feet high.
The Germans have used the bar
riers we'll They put snipers in the
trees. They dig deep trenches be-
hind the hedgerows and cover them
with timber. so that it is almost i'm
possible for artillery to get at them.
Sometimes they will prop up ma
chine guns with strings attached,
SO they can fire over the hedge
without getting out of their holes
They even cut out section of the
hedgerow and hide a big gun or a
tank in it, covering it with brush.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
Yankees Learn
New TactiCs
0usting Nazis
Rv ERNIE PYLE

ON THE WESTERN FRONT Aug.
u. (Bv wireless know that all
of us correspondents have trieo 1ime
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
Senate Rejects
JobIess Plan
Of Monthly Pay

WASHINGTON. Aug. L. UP)-
The senate. having rejected over
Whelmingly the theory of federal
standards for unemployment COM
pensation in the postwar period,
turne6s its attenssdn to surplus
property disposal Saturday as one
of its major remaining problems on
war ccmobiligation.
Chairman Robert Il. Reynolds
ID, North Carolina, of the military
affairs committee promised to get
before the senate at the earliest
possible date a bill which would
set congressional policy ON disposal
of surplus war goods. including in
6uStrial plants. estimated to total
at least $50 900 000,000
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
USE TUNNELS

Also they tunnel under the hedge
rows from the back and make the
opening on the forward side just
large enough to stick a machine
gun through.
But mostly the hedgerow pattern
is this: A heavy machine gun hidden
at each end of the field and in
fantry hidden all along the hedge
row with rifles and machine pistols.
Now its up to us to dig them out
of there. It's a slow and cautious
business, and there is nothing very
dashing about it. Our men don't go
across the open fields in dramatic
charges such as you see in the
movies. They did at first but they
learned better.
They &C in tiny groups squad
or less moving yards apart and
sticking close to the hedgerows on
either ellti of the field. They creep
a few yards squat wait then creep
again.
If you could be right up there
between the Germans and the
Americans you wouldn't see very
many men at any one time-just a
few here and there always trying
to keep hidden But you would
hear an awful lot of noise.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-08-13
Smart Repli

pIIIHI { Ut IFIIss'
Il was one of those weary days
TresSa Smith stretched and
yaWned.
I'D stretch a mile if it wouldn't
make me so tired To walk back"
well" piped up Wanda jackson,
IF you'd stretch your mouth it'd
snap you back