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Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Attacks Strike
Within 700
Miles Of CitV
Powerful Aircraft Carrier Unit
And Ba++|eships Hit Sebans;
Catch Japs Completely Off Guard

ALLIED SOUTHEAST ASIA HEADQUARTERS
Handy Ceylon, April 90 (UP)-A powerful allied force
of aircraft carriers baeshps and supporting fleet units
struck within 700 miles of Singapore at dawn Wednesday
bomb and shell the japanese air and naval base at Sab
ang the northern tip of Sumatra it disclosed
Thursday.
Striking across the Indian for their first great
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Aged Cardinal
Critic ally iii

BOSTON, April 20. CUP)-Wil-
liam Cardinal OConnell, 84-year-
old dean Of the Catholic hierarchy
in America had a ccmfort able night
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
BY MARGUERITE BROOKS

Don't let the m g h t y
sweep of events elsewhere in
the world cloud your men,
ory of Bataan keep that
memory fresh until we have aVeng-
ed the dead anC the living dead
held prisoner by the japanese E. j..
Keep faith with them . ="
Col Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino
publisher, soldier, author and the
last man off Bataan before it fell
to the japanese, held huge aud
fence srellbound in Ell Centre Wee
nesday night, an audience symbolic
of the great fraternity of mankind
because of the many races and
nationalities gathered together to
hear "the story of a hope that
died; the story of hope for relief
that never came; the story of a
faith in America that never Wavcr-
ed to the very. very bitter enc
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
CARRIED DISPATCHES

The speaker was ordered to leave
the starving, abandoned, hopeless
Americans and Filipinos to go to
Gen. Douglas Macarthur in Aus
tralia with secret dispatches. He
left Corregidor in a launch three
hours before the tragic surrender
The starving American sole iers
gave last messages for Col. Romulo
to carry to their loved ones in
America. Some of them stood in a
pathetic group on the beach to
watch him leave. The last he saw
of them they stood with japanese
shells falling all around them, Wav-
ing and smiling at him and calling
messages to my mother my
baby I've never seen my wife
my sweetheart"
Tell Gen. Macarthur" 1t. Gen
Jonathan Mayhem Wainright said
when he gave the dispatches to Col
Romulo, I'VE promise him that we
will do our best here to the enc
Soaked with the blood of two
young American second lieutenants
slain as they tossed about in the
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Leave II To Alexander

Kay Clements decided to return
home to her Dad, Bill Clements, in
Ell Centre because she was tired of
Panama.
But what to do with Alexander?
Such valuable yellow cur could
not be left to the mercy of strang-
ers in Panama. Kay lovec him with
all her heart and Alexander loved
her better than all else in the world.
SO Kay had Alexander boxed up
and sent to Ell Centro by boat. His
travels consumed a month. He now
is getting special care ano atten-
tion from Kay's Dad and is being
groomed for fishing trips this sum-
mer.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
D AMBlINe
Ep0RTER
Strategy, En-

Strategy, En-
FL Centro firemen rushed to Sec
ond and tSate Wednesday night to
answer an alarm. They soon found
it was a false alarm but that's not
all.
Right by the call box was Fire
Chief Corn Reeds car. 1t had flat
tire.
did he give the alarm to call
them to fix the tirc?" the fircmcn
puzzled. "or did he get the flat be-
cause he beat them to the box?'
They didn't know, just in case,
they fixeC the flat.
That chief is a strategist.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
For All Of lis

For All OF Us
When the Filipinos of Imperial
Valley Wednesday night presented
Col. Carlos P. Romulo with gold
handled knife, the famous Filipino
colonel said:
Il shall have great use for this.
1 shall put it to great use when I
return to the Philippines. 1t shall
be the symbol of avenging Ameri-
can arms and shall be plunged to
the hilt in the muro erous heart of
- the japanese"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
Right But Wrong

"Are you going to be up rather
late this EVENING"" Mrs. p. l.. Moore
telephoned Mrs. Frank Console last
Monday night. Il have a letter
want ito read to you but l can't do
it now. We are hurrying away to
a concert SO if you'll be up when
we get home, I'll call you.' Mrs.
Console said she would be slp.
sIn a very short time Mrs. Con-
Continued On Pg. 2, Col. 3
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20
WEATHER

Maximum Wednesday 80, minimum
Thurs. 58; am. Thurs. GA, humid
ity 80; noon Thurs. 70, humidity 80;
pm. Wednesday IS, humidity 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-04-20

Only scheduled games.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Miss Mary N. Worthington
Funeral Set Tomorrow

Funeral services for Miss Mary
Murray Worthington. "a. educator OF
children and for many years resi-
dent of Seminary HILL Alexandria
Va. who died here Monday, will be
held at IL am tomorrow at Wheat
ley's funeral home. Alexandria
Burial will be in Ivy Hill Cemetery
The daughter of George Y. and
Elizabeth Coale Worthington, she
spent the greater part of her life in
Alexandria. For many years she
and a sister, the late Virginia
Worthington. conducted an ele-
mentary school in the family home
Crawford. A third sister, the late
Maria Bailey Worthington. was IL
brarian at the seminary. Miss Mary
Worthington formerly had taught
primary grades at Nine. Lefevre's s
school in Baltimore.
Miss Woythington retired from
school work about Is years ago. She
made her home with a nephew
John T. Worthington, SOC West
Braddock, Alexandria.
Besides her nephew in Alexandria,
she leaves four other nephews, Will
liam c. Worthington, assistant Sec
retary of the National Savings &
Trust Co.: George Y Worthington,
jr., Washington real estate operator;
Hugh S. Worthington. professor of
romance languages at Sweetbriar
College, Va, and Frederick Worth
ington, San Antonio, Tex.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
ItuIy
Continued From First Pare


captured July n and have held
continuously despite many sharp
counterattacks, remained a scene
Of heavy fighting. A headquarters
oficer said the French still were
in firm position after repulsing two
more night attacks.
The Germans also counterat-
tackled the Americans punching a
path down the Era Valley. They
sent 300 soldiers with tanks into
night attack to knock the dough-
boys back from the edge of Ponsac-
CO, but the effort failed. East Of
Ponsacco the Americans also en-.
tered Palaia.
In sweep to hem in Livorno from
the east, the Americans captured
the villages of Pieve Vecchia,
Orciano. Piazza. Crespina, Borgo
and Lari. Near the coast they seized
high ground north of Popogna and
by-passed Tripalla.
Nazi Casualties Heavy.
Headquarters said recent fighting
on the 5th Army front had been so
severe and German casualties were
so heavy that the German command
had found it necessary to withdraw
and reorganize the three latest Nazi
divisions to 60 into action.
They were identified as the 18th
and Goth Luftwaffe Field Divisions
and 162d Tursoman Division, which
is made up Of prisoners taken on the
Russian front. An Allied officer said
the Tursoman units fight very well,
but their losses have been ex-
tremely heavy, including about 1000
prisoners"
Evening star., 1944-07-18

regular church attendant, who was
beloved by US ALL" He had been q
member of the Young Peoples
Union Of the church. Participating
also in the service was Comdr. C. M
Drury, District Navy chaplain.
Born in Wyoming. Pfc. Logan re-
ceived his education In the public
schools of Wyoming and Nebraska
and at Washington-Lee High School
in Arlington, where he graduated
in 1912. He enlisted in the Marines
in December, 1912, and participated
in the battle Of Tarawa. He also
saw action in other places in the
Central and South Pacific. He was
machine gunner.
| He is suvived by his mother and
two sisters Genevieve and Alice OF
this city.
Corpl. John r. Herr, Is, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther J. Herr, Bailey s
Cross Roads, Fairfax County, was
killed in action in the European
theater. His wife, Mrs. Mary c.
Herr. lives on Route 2, Alexandria
Corpl. Herr entered the Army June
IS, l94l. Prior to entering the Army
he was employed as plumber. He
had a brother, Donald Herr, who
also is in the Army.
1t. u. g. James Robert Wagner,
USNR, IS, was killed June 8 on
duty with ship engaged in land
ing operations OF France, his wife,
Evening star., 1944-07-18
.I'opi
Continued From First Page,

pies Manchuria and faces Soviet
Russia across the Siberian border
He will serve also as Ambassador te
Manchuria. making him the actua
ruler of that puppet state.
Japanese broadcasts indicated thai
japanese newspapers had beer
standing by for several hours await
ing announcement Of "importan,
personnel changes in the army
Deep Anxiety Caused Mikado.
Concerning the loss of Saipan
TOTO confessed himself moved by
great tredipation by the thought
that deep anxiety has been caused
the Mikado.
This broadcast followed an i'm
perial headquarters announcement
that all japanese resistance on Sal
pan had come to an end; that the
entire garrison of the once-power-
full Japanese base had been wiped
out, and that among those killed
were Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo
supreme commander in the Saipan
area, and his two chief aides. 1t.
Gen. Yoshitsugo Saito and Rear Ad-
miral Takahisa Tsujimura. Nagu-
mos death previously had been re-
ported by Admiral Chester w.
Nimitz.
Two and one-half years have
elapsed since the declaration of war
and during this time our imperial
forces have conducted military op-
erations on q grand scale every
where" TOTO statement said. "The
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Action Is Fun-Afterword,'
|Wounded Comdr. Curusi Saws

At H-hour plus IS minutes,
Comdr. Eugene Carusi, 80. of 1900
Dexter street NV. plunged from a
landing craft into freezing waters
about IS yards of the Normandy
beachhead.
Bullets ricocheted around him
Army infantry and seamen in the
Navy beach battalion he COM
manded were hit and sank help
lessly In the shoulder-high water.
Comdr. Carusi struggled onto the
beach safely and raced at about
3 knots" up 100 yards Of hard sand
to cover. One Of his seamen
dropped beside him.
How old are you, SOM" Comdr
Carusi yelled.
Eighteen, SIR" the seaman re-
piled.
Il wish I were," the commander
painted.
Flown Home From England.
Comdr. Carusi, former assistant
chancellor of National University
told this anecdote yesterday few
hours after he had been flown
home from hospital in England.
Today a Navy casualty list an
nounced he had been wounded.
An American bullet accidentally
passed through his shoulder and
back during German night air raid
four days after landing. Comdr.
Carusi said. The interview was inter-
rupted constantly by friends con-
graduating him on his three years
active duty around the globe.
Yes, action is always fun" the
commander commented grimly after
one of these interruptions-"after
you get back"
Speaking wearily and obviously
weakened by his wound, Comdr.
Carusi fiddled with the heavy black
sling on his arm as he tried to de-
scrloe his feelings during the in
vasion.
Calls 1t Indescribable.
ITS like woman trying" to tell
about having baby" he said. You
say, how horrible But you really
can t. know what It was like and /
really can't tell YOU" 80
A member of a family long prom
inent here, Comdr. Carusi lives with
his wife and two daughters. Cecil,
O. and Lalitte C"Lollypop') Carusi,
I. at the DexteE street addresS.
Graduated from the Naval~hcadenfy
in 1928, he was an assistant United
States district attorney here from
1885 to 1899. He then became dean
of the school OF economics and gov
erment at the university founded
by his grandfather and later headed
by his father, the late Charles
Francis Carusi. who also served as
president of the District Board of
Education. Articles by the COM
Evening star., 1944-07-18

ScarSdale, N. r., this month to hive
with, her father. Col. William H
Draper. jr.. stationed here. - 1"
SerEt. william H. Clements, 81
son of Mrs. Agnes v. Clements. 1901
Sixteenth street NE. WAS killed ir
action in Normandy June ., ths
War Department has informed hi,
mother. He WIS serving as q com.
munications onicer with an air.
borne infantry outfit.
A native of Washington. Sergt
Clements attended Langdon ane
Mckinley High Schools. His IA
ther, District Fireman Frank B
Clements, died in 1928.
Sergt, Clements enlisted in the
Army in May l94l and was sent to
England last September. One broth
er, Joseph. 45, is World War vet
eran, employed at the Government
Printing ONCE. Another brother
Frank. 80. member of the Mer-
chant Marine, is in the Pacific.
High mass will be said for Sergt
Clements at 8 am. tomorrow at
tAlC AAoiy 4NdlllC Sllu1 I'll. x1C 10 dkSO
survived by two sisters, Sister Rose
Virginia of the Good Shepherd Con-
vent in Baltimore and Mrs. Agnes
Romjue, Clinton, Md.
First 1t. Marvin E. Balderson,
q, of 1906 Thirtieth street, Mount
Rainier, died Of wounds received In
China as q pilot in the 14th Air
Force.
A native Of Washington, 1t. Bal
derson was graduated from McKin-
ley High School and was employed
at the Government Printing ONCE
before enlisting in the Air Forces
in February, l941.
Two brothers also are in the serv-
ice. Harvey Balderson, aviation
machinist's mate third class, is
stationed at San Diego, and Paul
Balderson. aviation machinist s
mate first class, Is stationed at
Quorset Point, r. I.
Others previously announced were
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Tires for Services
Lag Behind Demand,
Rubber Chief Reveal, /,
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON,
Star Staff Correspondent.

AKRON, Ohio, July 18.-Although
production OF synthetic rubber now
exceeds the Nations imports of nat
ural rubber before Pearl Harbor,
demands of the armed forces for
finished products are not being met,
Rubber Director Bradley Dewey told
tire industry representatives here
last night.
The meeting. addressed by Mr.
Dewey and high Army and Navy
officials. was called in the effort to
find a way out OF manpower prob
lens that has caused a tire shortage
which threatens to immobilize many
heavy civilian trucks and buses.
Mr. Dewey told the mass meeting
of industry workers and manage
ment that the country in the sec
ond quarter of the year produced
209 900 tons Of synthetic rubber, a
rate of S36, 900 tons year.
5000 Workers Needed.
He added that this remarka BILE
showing was to no avail if the in
dustry failed to make enough heavy
tires for the military forces and
essential civilian transportation.
The Nations tire industry needs
about 5000 workers. most of them
strong men to handle heavy tires
Manpower needs of Akron, center
of the industry, were placed at 600
for this quarter. The minimum
physical specifications for these
workers is S feet 10 inches in height
and ITO pounds in weight Without
this extra manpower, heavy tire pro-
duction will fail even farther behind
schedule.
Despite efforts of manpower off,
cials, employment in Akron's tire
plants has continued to drop. The
situation has become so serious that
ofncials are faced with the necessity
of cutting civilian quotas Of heavy
truck and bus tires so per cent for
August.
Army to Release Men.
As its contribution to a remedy
Mr.. Dewey said the Army had agreed
to release from active duty all
trained tiremakers 80 years of age
and over who are still in this coun-
try. Production ofncials are con-
tinuing plans to move all possible
manufacture out OF Akron to release
workers for tire plants.
Onicials who addressed the meet
ing included Rear Admiral E. w.
Mills, assistant chief of the Bureau
OF Ships; Rear Admiral D. C. RAM
sey, chief of the Bureau of Aeronau-
tics; Maj. Gen. B. E. Meyers, now
deputy director OF the Army Air
Forces materiel division. and Brig.
Gen. II. r. Stafford. Ordnance
Department.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
S1,500,000 Fire Hits
Chicago Douglas Plant
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, July 18-The admin
istration building at the s33, ,OO0. 900
Douglas aircraft plant in suburban
Park Ridge was destroyed today in
a spectacular fire which for a time
threatened the huge factory which
builds the giant C-54 cargo planes.
Through the combined efforts of
hundreds of firemen from suburban
departments and from Chicago, the
fire was brought under control after
more than two hours, and the big
factory was only slightly damaged.
Three Chicago firemen were report
ed slightly injured.
Damage to the two-story admin
iistration building and its contents,
including plant telephone and signal
communication system, was esti-
mated by John C. Buckwalter, plant
manager, at $1.500,00O
Cause OF the blaze was not imme-
diately determined, but Col. B. M
Value, district intelligence officer of
the Army Air Forces, which had
lohces in the administration build
ing, said his preliminary investiea-
ton disclosed no evidence of sabo-
tage.
Thousands of persons were at
tracted to the fire, which was visible
for 10 miles. and automobiles clog
ged roads for a distance OF miles.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
mander's sister, Mrs. Helen Lom-
bard, appear in The Star.

manders sister, Mrs. Helen Lom-
bard, appear in The Star.
Praises His Men.
Starting active duty in March,
l941. Comdr Carusi was on mu-
nitions carrier at Pearl Harbor De-
cember 7. Later he asked to be
transferred to the beach battalion,
which he described as composed of
Navy radiomen. medical corpsmen
and other technicians to coordinate
Army and Navy landing operations.
- Praising the "gumptfonn and quick
wit OF his men under fire, the com
r11ander related AN invasion incident
OF infantrynen drowning as they
plunged from a. landing craft Into
water too deep for swimmers.
A beach battalion man realized the
situation instantly, Comd1, ,yCaruM
said, and strung life preseryeys into
d floating line that saved many lives
Although he has found an igno-
rance of war conditions here that
irritates him, Comdr. Carusi said,
there is something good about the
comparative freedom Of this country
from the real horror of the conflict
When he saw tiny Londoners board
trains to escape robot bombers.
Comdr. Carusi said he thought of
his own two children safe on Dexter
street and gave thanks.
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Russia
Continued From First Page. }

flank Bialystok from the southwest.
turn south and outfiank Brest-
Litovsk from the northwestern do
all three.
by London reports this spear
head was only II miles from the
Bug River and 16 north of Brest-
Litovsk through capture of the
crossroads town OF Vydomlya.
The Rug River is the boundary
nxed between the German and
Russian areas Of Poland in the
1889 partition)
Izvestia declared editorially after
occupation Of Grodno that the way
to East Prussia was open, but
warned that vigorous battles will
take place at the approaches"
1T is clear that the desperate re-
sistance Of the Hitlerites will grow
sitter" Izvestia added. the Ger
man army does not give up an inch
of territory without a fight"
Although there were no new re-
ports from the big bulge which Gen
Ivan c. Bagramian's troops have
driven across Central Lithuafaia
last dispatches said he still was 60
ing fast. These reports said his
advance units were SO miles south
east Of Riga and 142 miles east of
Memel.
1t appeared huge By passing was
well under way northeast OF Dugav-
pills, where the Russians have moved
deeply forward below the Moscow
Riga railway junction of Sebezh,
capture OF which was announced
today.
There is reason to believe that the
situation has improved for the Rus
slams in the Kaunas area, although
there has been no ofncial report on
activities there since Red Army
troops approached within II miles
two days ago.
The capture of more than 40
towns and villages in yesterdays
fighting was announced by the daily
communique. at least 200 Of them
in the drive for Brest-Litovsk. Soviet
columns were reported IS miles
northeast of that stronghold and So
miles to the east. sHp o'as '"o"'9F
Evening star., 1944-07-18
Chinese Are Reported
Opening Drives Along
Two Key Railroads
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, July 18.-Chinese
press reports lacking official con-
f1rmation said today the Chinese
had started a counterdrive along the
Peiping- -Hankow railway and at the
same time were campaigning to
sweep the japanese back along the
Canton Hankow railway in Human
Province.
These advices said the Chinese
had mounted an offensive against
Japanese In Honan Province. to the
north OF the present principal bat
tie ground of Human, and struck
toward Kioshan, $50 miles north of
Hankow. 1t was in this area of
Southern Honan that the Chinese
previously had stabbed against the
Japanese positions along the rail
line bisecting the province. Che
Honan situation has been static
since the Japanese sealed those
breaches.
The Chinese, claiming still to be
IN possession of Hengyang in thu
Human fighting. said they hac
launched a counterdrive against the
japanese in the area of Leiyang, 81
miles south of Hengyang on the rail.
way.
Countering Japanese claims of vic.
tory in a raid July IA on Kweilin
provisional capital of Kwangs
Province, 1t. Gen. Joseph w. Still.
wells headquarters said that Amer.
lcan flyers had turned back the
raiders and shot down five anC
damaged three of the enemy planes
without loss to themselves.
The Japanese had declared that g.
American planes were destroyed or
the ground. Gen Stilwell's com.
munique said that the enemy bomb.
missed the target completely, ane
added that the following day on 8
bombing mission over Human Prov.
lnce six enemy fighters were de.
stroyed and three damaged without
American loss.
American Liberator bomber.
struck at Changsha again yesterday
starting large fires, which were fol.
lowed by secondary explosions, the
communique said. This assault came
on the heels of an attack by large
flight of American medium bomb.
ers against the Japanese held HUI.
nan capital, in which IS large fire.
and many explosions were caused
Evening star., 1944-07-18
| On thu. Roll Of Honor
Eight District and Area Men
Reported Killed N Action

Four men. from Washington, i'm
cluding one Marine killed in the in
vasion of Saipan, two from nearby
Maryland and two from Fairfax
County, Va. have been killed in ac-
ton the War and Navy Departments
ANNOUNCED today.
Two other men were reported
wounded and another received the
Silver Star posthumously.
Four of the casualties had been
reported by the mems families pre-
viously.
Killed in Action
Pfc. William E. Logan. TO- Marine
Corps, was killed in action June II
during the invasion of Siapan. in the
Marianas, according to word re-
Evening star., 1944-07-18
kye Given 956.Vote Lead
In Unofficial Canvass
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSS.
BISMARCK, N. Oak. July l8-
Senator Nye held lead of 956 votes
over Lynn U. Stambeugh, Fargo, fol
the Republican nomination for Sen
ator in North Dakota's primary elec-
tion June q. according to unofficial
reports yesterday from county can
vassing boards.
These figures, however, are not
final and the county boards can re-
ceive and count soldier votes up to
July 81, when the State Canvassine
Board meets.
Complete unofficial returns of the
Canvassing Board for the States So
counties gave Senator Nye SO, 8,169
Mr.. Stambaugh, 37,213; Representa-.
tive Usher L. Burdick, 35,680, and A
C. Townley, 1926.