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Evening star., 1944-01-11
Reaction
Is Cool 10 Proposal
For Labor Draft
Senator Johnson Soys
Bill Could Never Get
Out of Committee
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's proposal
for national service legislation
met with a generally cool recep-
tion in Congress today.
Senator Johnson, Democrat, OF
Colorado, a member of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee, pre-
dicted such measure could never
get out of the committee" and
Chairman May of the House Military
Affairs Committee told reporters
I've never been hot for it and
I'm not hot for it now"
Senator johnson said he was sur
prised" at the Presidents recon-
mendation for such drastic action
and added that the administration
will really have to crack the whip
to change the attitude of the COM
mittee.
McNutt Has No Comment.
Paul " McNutt, chairman of the
War Manpower Commission, de-
clared Il think no comment is the
best answer"
For months Mr.. McNutt has been
meeting questions about the ma
tional service by saying it was up
to the President. At the same time
he has said he did not believe a
national service act would solve
manpower problems.
Last November the Management
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Pilots Fly Fort
| Upside Down to
Save Crew.; Die
BY the Associated Press.

BATON ROUGE, La, Jan. IL
Two men were killed yesterday in
the crash of a Flying Fortress whose
pilot and co-pilot flew the damaged
ship upside down to allow most OF
the crew to parachute to-safety.
Harding Field authorities said the
ship had its entire tail assembly torn
away in collision with another
plane. The second ship landed safely
at Harding
The officers said the crippled ship
few in the upside-do position for
several minutes before coming tc
earth in crash landing in muddy
cotton patch near the field.
The dead were identified by Hard
ing Field authorities as Sergt. j. "
RAM, tail, gunner, Lincoln, Nebr.,
and Sergt. T. j. Thornton, Troy
N. Y.
Seriously injured were 1t. Hal A.
Benton, pilot, Jefferson City, Mo.
and 1t. R. j. Hughes, co-pilot, De-
troit, Mich.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Russia Warns
She Will Keep
IMost t'30Lund
(Tert O Russian Declaration and
Map on Page A.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-A clear
warning that the Russians will
not yield the Ukrainian and
White Russian territories incor-
porated into the Soviet Union in
1899 came today from the Soviet
government, which at the same
time reaffirmed its desire for a
strong, independent Poland to
be rebuilt with areas wrested
from Germany, assuring her an
outlet to the Baltic Sea.
In an official declaration broadcast
by the Moscow radio, the Russians
offered the 'Curzon Line" of 1919 as
a possible basis for new Russian
Polish border, a line which would
leave Russia in possession of all but
$500 square miles of the Polish ter
ritory the Red Army occupied under
the 1889 Soviet-German partition of
Poland.
The Soviet declaration, asserting
that Russia was striving toward the
establishment of friendship between
(See POLAND, Page A-9D
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Allies Capture Maungdaw
In Gains on Burma Coast
E, the Associated Press.

Es the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Jan. 11.-Allied
ground forces under Admiral Lord
Louis Mountbatten are continuing
their advance along the coast of
Burma toward the japanese base of
Akyab and now are in possession of
Maungdaw, SIS miles to the north
west, it was announced today.
Aided by Raj fighters and dive
bombers, the Southeast Asia forces
pushed ahead west of the Mayu
Mountains to capture a number of
enemy strongpoints. "On the CEN
trail part of the front, our troops
made similar advances" said the
communique covering operations
since January S.
Allied fighters, fighter and me-
dunn bombers of both the Tactical
and Strategic Air Forces swarmed
over Burma from Nanyaseik, Is
miles northwest OF the rail and river
port city OF Mogaung, in the north
to Akyab in the south, suffering no
losses during the period reviewed.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
House Unit Takes Up
Soldier Ballot Bill!
Approved by Senate
States Rights Bockers
Appear in Control
Of Situation
BY J. A. OLEARY.

The House Committee on Elec-
tions decided today to take up the
Senate-approved bill to leave
soldier voting rules in the hands
OF the States, but began consid-
ering amendments to expedite
the transmission of ballots to and
from Servicemen.
Meanwhile House Military Affairs
Committee members, after two hours
of work, predicted they would re-
port out this afternoon mastering
out pay bill for returning veterans.
With indications that several days
Will be required to bring out a
soldler-voting bill, members of the
Elections Committee today consid-
cred moving up from September /
to August Is the date .or delivering
to all servicemen the postcard ap-
plications for State ballots, to allow
more time for the mailing out and
returning of State absentee ballots.
Battle May Be Resumed.
Supporters of State control of
election procedure appear to be
holding the upper hand in the COM
mittee, but there still is possibility
that when the issue reaches the
House floor renewed efforts may be
made to obtain the simplified Fed
eral ballot for servicemen voting
for President, Senators and Rep
resentatives. Asked if such an effort
may be made in the House, Chair
man Worley replied: II never give
up until the President has signed a
bill"
Representative Rankin, Democrat,
of Mississippi, leader of the States
rights forces, predicted confden-
TALLY the Senate bill will be re-
ported out, with amendments to
facilitate handling of election mail.
If the date for distributing post
card applications for ballots to men
overseas is made August Is instead
Of September /, the date for similar
distribution in camps in this coun-
try will be made September Is in
stead of October /.
Mr.. Worley made 'public report
from the War Department, again
calling attention to the difficulties
OF administering in wartime the
diverse absentee voting laws of 48
States 50
mo procedure for offering the
vote to servicemen can be effec-
lively administered by the War and
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Nozi Broadcast Says
Allies Have Opened
Big Drive on Rome
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-A Ger
man war correspondent, in a
broadcast over the Berlin radio,
SAID today that the American
5th Army has launched a major
drive CT Rome"
This n>ly have referred to the
drive opened several days ago to
seize Casino, on the road to the
Italian capital, but could con-
cern a new offensive not yet
announced by the Allies.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Republicans 10 Open
National Convention
In Chicago June 26
Committee Approves
Resolution Asking
Soldier-Vote Lows
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondenr.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Re-
publican National Committee
voted today to hold it's national
convention here, beginning June
26. The decision came after the
committee had adopted a resolu-
tion urging the enactment of
Federal and State legislation to
facilitate absentee voting by
members of the armed forces.
The invitation to come to Chi
cago for the convention was pre-
sented by Silas Strawn, chairman
OF a nonpartisan citizens commit
tee. The invitation carried with
it the promise of $4,000 to cover
expenses of the convention. A
similar invitation will be extended
to the Democratic National Com
mittee when it meets in Washing
ton next week.
Referring to an incident at the
1910 Democratic convention here,
Henry A. Wise of Virginia asked if
a basement microphone connected
with the convention hall speaker
system was to be made available.
A threatened fight against Chi
cago-on the ground that it has
been a center of isolationism-by
the supporters of Wendell L. Willkie
collapsed last week when no other
city came forward with a cash offer
for the convention and Mr.. Willkie
publicly announced that he person.
ally was not opposed to Chicago.
Second Battle Averted.
With a tentative choice of Walter
S. Hallanan of West Virginia for
chairman of the committee on ar
rangements for the national conven-
ton, there collapsed also threat
ened fight to take from National
Chairman Harrison E. Spangler the
authority to name the members of
that committee. Mr.. Hallanan, it
is said, is satisfactory to the WILL
kieites as well as to the supporters
of Gov. Bricker of Ohio and other
potential nominees for President.
The soldier-vote resolution, intro
duced by j. Russell Sprague, ma
tional committeeman from New
York, said
Millions of young men and wom-
en- OF our country. mostly of voting
age, are serving in the armed serv-
ices. The Republican party wants
them to vote. Therefore, be it re-
solved, that the Republican Ma
tional Committee recommend to all
legislative agencies having jurisdic-
ton the enactment of legislation
within the framework of the Federal
and the several State constitutions
which will assure to our men and
women in the armed services the
fullest and most complete opportu-
nifty to vote, being sure that the in
tegrity of the ballot is maintained.
"The women in the Republican
party, most of whom have sons, hus-
bands and brothers in the service
of our country. unreservedly pledge
their aid to assist in making effective
any plan of voting that may be
adopted"
Hallect Speech Praised.
When the members of the ma
tional committee assembled today
for their final meeting there still
rang in their ears dramatic speech
made last night by Representative
Halleck of Indiana, in which he
predicted that Republican victory
at the polls in November would
speed the winning of the war. Mr..
Halleck, new chairman of the Re-
publican Congressional Committee,
was the principal speaker q din
ner given by the national COM
mittee at which the Re ublican
1Cnn i In1T1NI Al H.. o
Evening star., 1944-01-11
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

The War Departments huge
Pentagon project covering 800
acres across the Potomac has
cost the Government actually
$74,185,954 to date, or consider
ably more than double the orig
inal authorization which Con-
gress had pared to $4,000, 900
under White House pressure, Of
fetal sources disclosed today.
The total overall cost of the build
ing and developments is higher by
Evening star., 1944-01-11

, Under such legislation, the Gov
ernment would give direction to tbs
work of all citizens, and through it,
Mr.. Roosevelt said, every man and
woman can find that inner salts
faction which comes from making
the fullest possible contribution to
victory"
In regards to "a realistic tax law"
the President said he wanted legisla-
tion to tax all unreasonable profits
both individual and corporate and
reduce the ultimate costs of the war
to our sons and daughters"
The revenue bill now in Congress.
which would yield only about a fifth
of what the administration had
sought, does not start to meet this
test, he said.
Wants Curb on Profits.
Along with this, the President re-
called, for two long years" he had
urged Congress to take the profits
out OF war and he asked continue
alton of the law for renegotiating
war contracts to prevent exorbitant
profits and assure fair prices to the
Government.
In repeating the recommendation
for cost-of food law, Mr.. Roosevelt
reiterated arguments for subsidies
to put floor on the prices farmers
receive and ceiling on consumer
costs.
Complementary to these was his
recommendation for re-enactment
of the stabilization law of October,
1912.
IF it is not extended we'll in ad-
vance, the country might just as
well expect price chaos by sum-
mer," the President warned.
Mr.. Roosevelt also urged that Con-
gress reconsider its action in putting
the soldier-vote question up to the
States.
THE Army and Navy have re-
ported that it will be impossible ef-
fectively to administer 48 different
soldier-voting laws" he said. 1T
is the duty of the Congress to re.
move this unjuStifiable discrimina-
tion against the men and women in
our armed forces-and to do it as
quickly as possible"
He also set forth a postwar pros
gram which he described as IAN
economic bill of rights" listing AZ
the country's postwar needs full EN-.
ployment, housing, fair business
practices, social security and edu-
cation and urged Congress Ito ex-
plore the means for implementing
these by legislation"
at is definitely the responsibility
(See ROOSEVEI n PAGE A-o1
Evening star., 1944-01-11


Admiral William F. HalSey, jr.,
commander of American forces
in the South Pacific, declared to-
day that American assaults in
the Pacific had seriously Grip
pied" the japanese feet and air
forces and that I'VE will keep on
pressing and hitting him con-
tinuously until Toxic is occu-
pied"
He urged that the American peo-
pie refuse to accept any peace until
troops reach Toxic.
The naval commander warned
that the Japs could still muster a
fleet big enough to put up serious
fight.
Admiral Halsey, who has been
constantly cutting down the en-
emy's fighting strength in the South
Pacific, was interviewed by news
papermen during one of the usual
press conferences of Secretary of
the Navy Knox.
The japanese can be assured OF
one thing" Admiral Halsey said
I'VE are going to keep on pressing
him and hitting him, continually
and increasingly. He'll never know
where the next blow is coming. He'll
get set up in one place and We'll hit
him in another.
There is only one definite place
that's got to be taken. That's
Toxic"
Jap Pilots DeteriOrating.
Admiral Halsey was asked if there
had been any noticeable deteriora-
tion in the Jap air forces, either
in plane or pilots, and replied:
There has been very little de-
terioration in the planes. AS a
matter of fact, some of the planes
are better now. But there has been
(Sao HATCTv Dooo A oN
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Air Warfare Flares
Over Balkans as
Attacks Increase
BERLIN RADIO REPORTS heavy
American raid on targets in Mid
die Germany. Page Az
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
gierS, Jan. 11.-RAF Wellington
bombers heavily bombed Sofia
last night, following up yester-
days big daylight blow against
the Bulgarian capital by Ameri-
can Flying FortresSes.
The entire capital was left burning
and wrecked by explosions from the
two attacks, aerial headquarters
said
In addition to the two-prongec
assault on the Bulgarian capital, the
only large city in the country, Amer
lean Liberators yesterday attacked
Skoplje in Yugoslavia. a key Naz
rail bottleneck in the Balkans.
Fortifications Blasted.
These blows were reinforced by
RAF heavy bonbers based in the
Middle East which blasted German
Notifications at Salamis in Southern
Greece and the Elevsis airield near
Athens Sunday night, a Cairo COM
munique announced.
In still other attacks to harasS
the Germans in the Balkans, Raj
Spitflres and Kittyhawks caught a
large group of German small vessels
including two Seibel ferries full of
troops off the island of Korcula on
the Dalmatian coast, causing heavy
casualties.
In contrast to the big Commute
sky battle with Nazi fighters which
the FortreSses ran into over Sofia,
the Liberators encountered no op-
position over Yugoslavia.
Large Fires Started.
RAF pilots returning from the
raids on Greece said their bombs
burst in aircraft dispersal areas,
starting large fires followed by heavy
explosions No planes were lost
in the raids on Salamis and Elevis.
~ The daylight Fortress raid on Sofia
was called a tough mission" by
returning American crews. The
Germans apparently sought to i'm
press their nervous Bulgarian satel-
lites with demonstration of de-
fensive strength and sent up between
30 and so fighters. Pilots of escort
ing planes said they shot down g.
Two Fortresses were lost.
Messerschmitts Close In.
Although the fighter escort took
most of the burden of opposing the
enemy fighters, some of the Messer-
schmitts closed in to within rs feet
of the heavy bombers. One flew
through formation. but was
knocked down by other Fortresses at
a lower level.
The assault was the first attack
against the Bulgarian capital by
Fortresses, although Liberators have
dropped explosives on the Bulgarian
capital previously.
Fortresses and Liberators have
been hitting at Axis strongholds in
Europe and the Balkans from new
bases in Italy for weeks, it was dis
closed yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-01-11

then launched an afternoon attack
which met no opposition as the Ger
mans had withdrawn.
Only patrol activity marked the
9th Army front, where New Zeal
anders ambushed German patrol
of 30 men.
There was no signs of slackenine
in the 5th Army advance, which
started week ago and is progressing
steadily. However, there was no
evidence of weakness in the German
defense nor any indication that the
Allies will be able to make break
through for a big gain.
Bomb San Benedetto.
American Mitchells hit San Bene-
detto, which is IS miles north oil
Pescara, the 9Th Armys objective
on the Adriatic coast, while In
vaders attacking communications
north of Rome destroyed six Ger
(Spe TTATv pooo Aol
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Pentogon Cost $74,785,95
More Than Double Estimate
Failed to Solve War Departments
'SingIe-Roof Problem, Records Show

'Sl0,73l ,371 than the last official esti-
mate of S63, asa ,583 given on April
20, l943. after the Pentagon had been
occupied a full year.
Furthermore, official Office space
figures bare the fact that the Penta-
gon Building has failed by a wide
margin to achieve the intended OBJ.
jective of housing practically all Wal
Department activities in Washing
ton under one roof.
When the single roof idea was first
advanced in the summer of l941, the
then expanding War Department
occupied SO buildings in the city, in.
(See PENTAGON page Ar
Evening star., 1944-01-11
President Works Late,
Cancels Press PorIey
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's news con-
ference was Cancelled today, though
ne was reported nearly recovered
from the grippe.
Just as his physician, Rear Ad-
miral Ross T. McIntire, did not wish
him to appear before Congress and
risk any recurrence of his illness,
it was decided that the news con-
ference, placing him in contact with
perhaps hundred or more persons,
would be inadvisable.
MIR. Roosevelt remained up until
! am. today working on the annual
message to Congress.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Execution Is Stuyed

CARSON CITY, New, Jan. II (P).
The State Supreme Court granted
stay OF execution to Floyd Love-
less, 17-year-old Indiana youth,
sentenced to death for the murder
of A. H. Berning, Carlin (Nev.) con-
stable. Taylor Wines of Elko, at
torney for Loveless, said he would
file an appeal soon.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Ciuno and De Bono Executed
For Treason, Nuzis Announce

the Italian expedition into Ethiopia
The five were among l9 former
members of the Fascist Crane
Council who were convicted yester.
day on treason charges, the Ger.
mans announced. Thirteen of the
remaining IA have not been ar
rested but were convicted in alb.
sentia and one convicted man, Tullie
Clannetti, was listed as having re-
ceiyed a 30-year sentence.
The German report was datelinec
(See CIANO, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1944-01-11
More Norway Students
Deported to Germany
BIZ the Associated Press,

STOCKHOLM, Jan. IL. - The
Stockholm newspaper Svenska Dag
bladet said today that between $50
and 400 more Norwegian university
students had been deported to Ger
many, presumably for labor service,
after being arrested for acts which
German occupation authorities re-
garded as unfriendly.
Several hundred students from
Oslo University were reported de-
ported to Germany last month for
similar reasons. e
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Late Bulletin
Nozis Flew Argentine FIoo

RIO DE JANEIRO R.-The
newspaper o Globo says the
German blockade runner sunk
last week in the South At
lantic was camouflaged, but
new the Argentine flag and
carried = number of Argen-.
tine seamen.
Evening star., 1944-01-11
BY the Associated Press,

LONDON, Jan. 11.-Count Gale.
azzo Ciano was shot to death today
the German agency DNB announced
after his conviction on charges
brought against him for voting tc
oust his father-in-law, Benito Mus
solini, as Italian dictator.
DNB said that four other mer
convicted with Ciano also were exc
cuted. They were listed as Marshal
Emilio De Bono. Giovanni Marinelli
Carlo Pareschi and Luciano Got
tardi. De Bono was commander OF
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Jap Fleet, Air Force
Seriously Crippled,
Admiral Ha|sey Says
American People Urged
To Refuse Any Peace
Till Toxic Is Occupied

SEA AND AIR ATTACKS batter
Jap lifeline north of New Guinea
Page A-3
Evening star., 1944-01-11

(See LINCOLN. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1944-01-11

(See HALSEY, Page ABB
Evening star., 1944-01-11

(See COMMENT, page A-3D
Evening star., 1944-01-11

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-9J
Evening star., 1944-01-11

fSee SERVICEMEN, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1944-01-11

(See ITALY, Page A-2.D
Evening star., 1944-01-11
Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy; low about 80 tonight,
Moderate temperature tomorrow,
Temperatures today-Highest, &c. at
1901 am; lowest, %, at am; % at
1880 pm. Highest, 81, at
$50 pm; lowest, 2O at $40 am.
Evening star., 1944-01-11

(See PENTAGON, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1944-01-11

(See CIANO, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1944-01-11

(See POLAND, Page A-9)
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-08-24
LODGE GRASS
Continued from page %
SOB Nlws OF oUR
40 ~ .s; =

Aviation Cadet Joe Rawlins.
son of Mrs. Myrtle Rawlins, has.
recently transferred from the
air base in Texas to Garden
City, Kan.
Cpl. Joseph Medicine Crow left
Friday morning for Camp Howse
Tex, after spending a furlough
here with friends ana relatives.
Bob Blair left Monday even
ing for Helena, where he will
be indicted into the Navy. He
recently volunteered for the
armed services.
T/Sgt. Bob Hanley left Friday
for Fourth Air Force headquar-
tiers IN San Francisco, after
spending his furlough at the
Guy Knutson home.
Kenneth Yellowtail left Thurs
day evening to be indicted in
to the armed services.
Private Wendell Knutson 1Sit
Friday morning for Blytheville,
Ark, after a 15-day furlough at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Knutson.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-08-24
Any elector having failed to

Any elector having failed to
vote in the last general election
who Is not engaged in the act
i've service in the land or naval
forces or the Officially recognized
organization auxiliary thereto
must register in order to be elig-
ible to vote at the general cleo
ton November Z, 1914.
OFFICIAL WAR REGLSTRA-
TON CARDS may be sent to
any elector who is engaged in
the land or naval forces or Of
ficially recognized organization
auxiliary thereto, provided the
county clerk is furnished an af-
fidavit or affidavits by at least
two registered electors in the
county in which such elector
herein before mentioned resides,
setting forth affiants are per-
sonally acquainted with such
elector and are informed and
have reason to believe that such
elector Is engaged in the active
service of the land or naval for
ces or officially recognized aux
iliary thereto and setting forth
also the last known post office
address of such elector, or upon
application for any official wal
registration card made by any
elector in the land or naval for
&c or officially recognized aux
iliary thereto.
In case of any elector who by
reason of his or her active SER
vice in the land or naval forces
of the United States or in aux
iliary thereto, was registered at
the time of such election, may
have his card returned to the
active file providing the county
clerk is furnished with an af-
fidavit or affidavitS setting
forth the affiants are personlly
acquainted with such elector
and are informed and have rea-
son to believe such elector was
engaged in active service in the
land or naval forces of the
United States or in auxiliary
thereto on the day of such ell
ection and his residence is still
within the county, provided
further, however, this shall not
apply to those registration cards
which have been cancelled for
any Of the causes designated
under section $40 of the revised
codes of Montana, 1885.
DATED at Hardin, Montana,
Aug. IS, 1914.
HARRY +. COX,