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Evening star., 1944-07-16
Maryland Illegal Gas
Purchasers Warned
By the Associated Press,


BALTIMORE, July 15-Continued
Illegal traffic in gasoline was cited
today by Leo H. Mccormick. State
director Of the Maryland Office of
Price AdminiStra ton, as the reason
for much of the increased driving
reported recently Mr. Mccormick
added that he had ordered criminal
prosecution OF persons who buy gaso-
line Illegally.
Such driving is possible. he said
because too many citizens continue
to purchase gasoline at to 80 cents
gallon over the ceiling price with
out Surrendering coupons, to some
few unscrupulous dealers, who in
turn purchase stolen or counterfeit
coupons from organized racketeers, "
This continual misuse of rationed
gasoline" Mr.. Mccormick asserted.
has occasioned me today to order
my enforcement division to concen-
trate its efforts during the next sew
eral weeks on the apprehending of
the motorist who purchases gasoline
without coupons or presents spurious
coupons to purchase same"
He promised that offenders would
not. merely have their rations re-
voked b:lt would be presented as
criminal cases. before the Federal
District Courts, with requests for jail
sentences.
Mr.. Mccormick called particular
attention to the situation in Balti-
more which he said had organized
crime, precisely of the same type
that was allowed to flourish in Chi
cago during the prohibition era, and
which is built around the black
market in scarce supplies"
Evening star., 1944-07-16
'Codd|ing' Of Italian
Prisoners Protested
BY House Member
BY the Associated Press.


SANDUSKY, Ohio, July Is
Representative Weichel, Republican
Of Ohio today protested to the War
Department against the finely out
fitting and entertaining" of Italian
prisoners of war now organized into
service troops of the United States
Army.
Referring to recent trips of the
Italian service units from their
base at Erie Proving Grounds, Ohio,
near Camp Perry to Cleveland,
Toledo and other cities, and
scheduled visit to Sandusky tomor-
row, Mr.. Weichel declared in
telegram:
THE Congress declared war
against the Axis powers. What do
you mean by parading around, fine
ly outfitting, especially entertain
ing and hauling in Army trucks to
Cleveland, Toledo and other north
ern Ohio cities the Italian prison.
ers from Camp Perry and calling
them United States Army soldiers?
Your officers advertising it as
orientation for the Italians.
What do you mean by forcing
these prisoners on the people as
heroes. those who killed our boys
in Africa, Sicily and Italy?"
Il have witnessed no special
honor. treatment or entertainment
by the War Department of the
| fathers and mothers whose sons
are buried in North Africa, Sicily
and Italy. Must the fathers and
mothers of those who died in fight
ing these men suffer such rot? 1t is
desecration and mockery to those
who gave their lives in North Africa.
Sicily and Italy.
Il protest the pampering and
hero worship of those who killed
our boys. 1t is an insult to the
fathers and mothers who gave their
sons. The War Department is not
authorized to use our boys as can
non fodder for the enemy and then
entertain and make heroes of the
killers"
Col. Harold D. Woolley, Camp
Perry commander, recently reviewed
the nearly 1,500 Italians forming
the service units, which are used
for labor detail at Camp Perry
nearby Erie Proving Grounds. and
Northern Indiana sites. They are
issued class B American uniforms
distinguished only by a green left
shoulder brassard with the word
Italy"
Col. Woolley asserted tonight the
Italians were not stationed at Camp
Perry.
The War Department in Wash
ington and Col. S. E. Rundel. COM
manding officer at the Erie Proving
Grounds, declined to comment on
Mr.. Weichel's telegram.
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Daily Polio Reports
Ordered in VIRGINIA
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, July 15.-For
the first time since 1885, the State
Health Department has asked all
public health officials and physicians
to make daily reports of poliomyelitis
cases in Virginia, Dr. H. H. Hender-
son. assistant director of the de-
partment, said today.
Early reports lead to diagnoses
and disqualification, DR.. Henderson
said, and do much to prevent an
epidemic.
A poliomyelitis case reported to
the department by Bedford County
authorities today brought the total
in Virginia since January to AZ.
Ten cases were reported yesterday
from Lynchburg, but only one case
is on record of a Lynchburg resi-
dent. The remaining nine were
taken to the Lynchburg Hospital
from surrounding towns.
Polio cases always show a decided
rise in June and July, DR.. Henderson
said, hit their peak in August and
decline in September.
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Mexico Hears Of Increase
In u. 5. Export Quotas
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, July 15.-Reports
that Foreign Minister Padilla and
Primo Villa Michel, who accom-
panied him to the United States,
had succeeded in getting an in
crease in the quotas for United
States exports to Mexico were re-
ceived here today by the Confed-
Grafton of Chambers of Commerce
and the Confederation of Cham
bers of Industry.
The organizations said number
of persons desiring to import vari-
Gus articles from the United States
are ready to place orders for North
American products and had some
$50 100000 available with which to
pay for them.
Details on reported quota in
creases were lacking.
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Allies Warn Germans
On Illegal Execution
OF French Patriots
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TIERS, July Is. - Gen. Eisenhower
warned the Germans today that the
French Forces of the Interior were
a regular part of his Allied forces
and that steps were being taken to
bring to justice the Nazis who have
been illegally executing members of
this patriot army"
The FIJI. Frenchmen fighting be-
hind the German lines for the lib
Grafton of their homeland, are a
regularly constituted military force
Gen. Eisenhower pointed out, and
are entitled to the protection of
international law and usage govern
ing combatants.
The Germans have been treating
them as -Tireurs," civilian
irregulars who may be shot when
caught.
Estimated at 100000.
In an official statement, Gen
Eisenhower said the French fightine
inside France constitute a com.
batant force. commanded and di.
rected by Gen. Joseph Pierre Koenig
and forming an integral part of tht
Allied Expeditionary Force" Theil
numbers have been estimated a.
high as 100000.
They are bearing arms openly anc
are operating against the German.
in accordance with the rules of war
Gen. Eisenhower said, noting tina,
they are provided with a distinc.
tive emblem and are regarded BY
Gen. Eisenhower as an army under
| his command" The emblem Is q
tricolor arm band bearing the Cross
of Lorraine.
His statement concluded:
The supreme commander is de-
termined that every effort shall be
made to trace the authors of any
atrocities committed against men,
bers of the forces under his COM
mand. Steps to this end are al
ready being taken. The guilty will
be brought to swift justice"
6 FIJI Reported Shot.
Gen. Eisenhower did not disclose
the evidence he already had against
the Germans, but authoritative
French sources here recently re-
ported that the Germans had shot
six members of the FIJI and that
the FIJI had retaliated by execut-
ing six German prisoners.
The Eisenhower statement was an
answer to a declaration by the Ger
man command last month that
French resistance groups were
"Francs-Tireurs.'
The Geneva convention OF 1925
on. treatment of war prisoners for
bids reprisals against soldiers of a
regular army. militia or voluntee,
corps If they fulfill the following
conditions:
Be under command of a person
responsible for his subordinates
have "a fixed, distinctive sign
recognizable at distance; carry
arms openly, and conduct opera
| tionS in accord with the laws anC
customs of war"
Patriots Praised.
Gen Eisenhower previously had
praised the FIJI for a vital part ir
continental operations in which
they have liberated considerable
French territory in the interior and
won the attention of German bomb
ers and tanks.
The FIT, steady outgrowth of the
patriot groups that took to the
maquis (the underbrush), have
been raised to army status by legis-
lation of the De Gaulle Committee
providing for pensions for fighters
and allotments for their dependents
They are proud of a tradition of
burying their own dead and never
abandoning their wounded.
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Message Delivered at JoiI

SANTA FE, N. Mex. lP,.-Sheriff
Tom Depgado advertised he was
holding a telegram for a man he
had been unable to find in town.
Soon after, the sheriff found his
man-in the city Jail
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Eyewitness Tells
OF Clark S Escape
BY the Associated Press.

SEATTLE. July 15.-A United
States minesweeper's accidental fire
on PIT boat near the Anzio beach,
head came so close to 1t. Gen. Mark
Clark that an officer standing next
to him was killed, survivor report
ed, but the general insisted on COM
pleting an inspection trip after aid
ing wounded.
tThe Navy announced the acci-
dent. which occurred January %,
in Rome Saturday.
The incident was described here
by Capt. Jack Beardwood, formerly
Gen. Clark's personal aide, and for
mer Associated Press writer at bu-
reaus in Washington. D. c.: Tacoma,
Wash, and Salt Lake City. Capt.
Beardwood was here on leave.
Gen. Clark, Capt. Beardwood and
nine others were entering Anzio
Harbor to inspect the beachhead
while German planes were bombing
shipping in the bay, 6 miles out of
Anzio. The outer fringe of Ameri-
can destroyer escorts and other
craft challenged the PIT boat.
I'VE gave the signal of the day."
Capt. Beardwood related in Times
interview, but we were coming out
Of the morning sun and a mine
sweeper was unable to identify us.
The minesweeper opened fire, throw
ing Is rounds at us.
An officer standing beside Gen.
Clark and one other man on the
boat were killed. Three others were
wounded.
Il was lying fiat on the deck, NUT
tering, This is finito.' / don't see
yet how we got out.
I'll say one thing for that Amer
ican gunner. He was a good shot.
His first round landed right in the
PIT boats chartroom."
Capt. Beardwood declared the in
cident was typical of Gen. Clark's S
tremendous courage"
Evening star., 1944-07-16

You'll forget how you spent 1t. but
not how you saved it. Let's all back
the attack: Buy more War Bonds,
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Poles Call on Allies
To Oppose Soviet
Territorial Changes
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 15.-With the Red
Army steamrolling across old Polish
territory, the Polish government-in-
exile called tonight for United Ma
tion's support against any arbitrary
incorporation Of those lands into the
Soviet Union.
THE Polish government" said a
statement issued through the Polish
Telegraph Agency. expects the
United Nations to recognize the
stand taken by the Polish nation
and its sacrifices. They maintain
their point Of view-shared by other
Allied governments-that no terri
torial changes which take place dur
ing the war can be recognized un-
less they take place with the free
consent and good will of the parties
concerned
More than half of the statement
was DEVOTED to recounting the Polish
underground army's fight against
the Germans, particularly in the
Wilno district, where in the past
several months it has inflicted severe
losses on the Germans, thus proving
through its struggles and self-sacri-
fees its close ties with the Polish
state and government"
Follows Stalin's Order of Day.
The statement followed Soviet
Premier Stalin's order of the day
Friday referring to Wilno by the
Lithuanian spelling, "Wilnius," and
stating that the Soviet armies
have liberated the capital of the
Lithuanian soviet republic from the
Fascist invaders"
Russia gave the Wilno district to
the Lithuanian republic after hav-
ing received it in the German
RUSSIAN partition of Poland prior
to incorporation of Lithuania into
the Soviet Union.
The Polish statement came as
reports reached London that the
Russians intended to appeal to
political groups inside Poland to
form a new government based on
policy of accepting Soviet predom-
lnance in Eastern Europe.
This Russian program, reportedly
decided on when efforts of Allied
leaders failed to restore diplomatic
relations between Moscow and the
exiled Polish government, was eX-
pected to be started when Russia
made her imminent announcement
that the Red Army had crossed the
partition frontier that is still re-
garded in Moscow as valid.
Local Powers Would Go to Poles.
1t was expected that at that time
Stains proposal to revise the pre-
war boundaries generally along the
old Curzon Line would be repeated.
with the Russians calling on the
Poles to support Red Army forces
and Offering them local administra-
tive power behind fighting lines.
With such new Polish govern
ment, accordin2 to the word in
London, Stain would hope to be
able to reconcile Polish public
opinion to loss of eastern territory
by the prospect of far-reaching ex-
pansion westward at Germany's
expense.
While probably not attractive to
Poles IN Wilno and LwoW, such a
program might be sold in Warsaw.
II 1t failed, Moscow. still could look
for an agreement with the Polish
government in London.
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Cadet Longing for Farm
Finds Welcome in Texas

BY The Associated Press.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.-A cadet
from a nearby naval air station
knocked on the farmhouse door of
Mrs. Ben Matula.
I'm farm boy and I'm so lone
some for the farm that / don't
know what to do"
The cadet spent the day con-
tentedly jostling across q field on
q tractor.
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Paper Delivered Daily
On MiIe-Hieh Peak

BY the Associated Press.
LOS Forest Ranger
Mike Keller and his wife Grace live
on a mountain top-mile- high Cali
ente peak-but they get their news
paper every day.
They wave to pilots of Southwest
Airways cargo planes winding
through a nearby pass. The flyers
waggle their wings in return.
One day a pilot saw the kellers
holding a newspaper aloft and
pointing to it. He took the hint.
Now a paper is dropped daily.
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Four Birthduys Tooether

LOS ANGELES (P.-Ferris Mil
ler's pocketbook has been given a
real workout. Four members of his
family-his mother, 80; a son, "a;
a daughter, Is, and granddaughter
I6-all have the same birthday ami
versary.
Evening star., 1944-07-16
Finds Fuel in Back Yurd

MADISON, Ind. (P).-Drilling for
water on his farm near here, Will
lard eastman struck a pocket of
gas at 16O feet which, he figures,
will heat his home, refrigerate his
food and cook his meals for years.
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FROM ISSUE OF OCTOBER Z, 1915


Excavating work on the new
aerating and storage reservoir at
the water works was completed
Monday and the concrete. work has
been started. When completed the
reservoir will have a capacity of
100000 gallons.
All local records were broken IN
production of heavy fruit when Ami
Pifer of Orange Twp, placed on dis
play in the News window an apple
weighing 22la ounces. The apple
measured Is inches in circumference.
While crossing Main street with a
large basket of bread, Raymond
Stauffer employed in the Owens
grocery took an unexpected ride
Saturday afternoon when an auto
mobile driven by Newton Harris,
residing north of town, struck him
and threw him on the fender of the
machine. Newt who is novice at
the wheel, in the excitement forgot
to toot the horn, and shouted to the
young man to get out of the way.
The accident occurred in front of the
Hauenstein Drug Store and although
Newt was not driving fast the young
man was carried some distance before
the auto was stopped.
S. P. Herr was summoned to serve
as a grand juror in the U. 5,
Federal Court at Toledo.
John Stratton wears an entire new
suit of clothes now. He donated his
Sunday togs, suit, hat, and shoes
to the tramp who visited his home
east of town, one day last week
during the absence of the family
who were at the Geo. Cunningham
home assisting in the threshing.
John did not miss the clothes until
Saturday evening.
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Pleasant View

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Windle were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Nile Newton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Forney and
little daughter of Forest spent Sum
day with her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Harris.
Miriam and Mary Ann Basinger
have been confined to their home
with the measles.
Mrs. Rex Ridge of Detroit is
spending ten days with her daugh-
ter Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harris and
little son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Christman of
Bloomington, Ind, are the parents
of a baby boy, who has been named
Marvin Dean. Mrs. Christman was
the former Elnora Habegger of this
place.
The Young Married Folks class
held their regular monthly class
meeting in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leland Frantz and sons, Friday
evening.
Miss Pauline Carr, who is en-
ployed in the office of the Red Cross
at Dayton, Miss Mary Jane Carr, a
WAC, at Wright Field, Dayton and
Miss Barbara Carr, a WAVE of
Quantico, Virginia, u. S. Naval
Hospital spent the week end with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Carr.
H. F. Warren returned Wednesday
from several days visit with relatives
at Milan and Ypsilanti, Mich.
Joseph and William Habegger
spent Monday in Ottawa.
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David Reichenbach sold his resi-
dence on Poplar street to Elmer
Ludwig.
Two schools in Orange Twp. hold
the banner for having the largest
and second largest attendance of
rural schools in Hancock county.
District No. 2, H. c. Beagle teacher,
holds first place with SO attendance,
and No. 3, Miss Laura Runkle
teacher, holds second place with 46
attendance.
The Diller school took 9 premiums
at the Allen county fair. The school
took first on general exhibit. This
speaks will for both the school and
the teacher Jacob Amstutz.
The following attended the District
Epworth League rally at Findlay:
Rev. and Mrs. Burton, Misses Bonnie
Steiner, Florence Lambert, Orpha
Berry, Edith Tripplehorn, Mabel
Hawk, Lillian Woods, Erma and
Mamie Stearns, and Ralph Stearns.
D. w. Bixler of the Commercial
Bank, wife and son Roland are in
Wayne county attending the Golden
Wedding anniversary of Mr.. Bixler's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Bixler.
The family will spend the week with
relatives before returning.
A number of relatives arrived
from a distance to attend the Golden
Wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa Stratton which will be
held at their home and at the city
hall.
The Misses Nina Klay, Mary
Ewing, and Kate Bacon, and Clair
Stettler, are attending Lima Business
College.
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charge of the Pandora Riley Town
ship area infantile paralysis fund col
lection.
C. d. Steiner received four pound
coconut in the husk from Ed Diller of
Lake Worth, Fla, last week.
Elmer BURY was appointed fire
chief recently with Leroy Lemley as
his assistant Other fire laddies are
John Culp, Gerald Basinger, Melvin
Hilty, Adrian Eek, Richard Frantz,
C. A. Basinger, Hiram Diller, Glenn
Schumacher, Wilbert Zuercher, Leon
ard Hart and Lennis Steiner.
Relatives here received word that
Mrs. Hiram Winford Geiger of Logan,
Ohio, had an appendectomy at Logan
hospital Friday morning. Mrs. Geiger
was formerly Betty Risser of Pandora.
The Traverse Page family and Mr..
and Mrs. James Bruton went to Bow,
KY, several weeks ago to visit rela-
tives, but were detained because sew
eral of them became i'll. However,
the Brutons returned to Pandora last
week.
Pvt. James Ault of California is home
on furlough, visiting the Arthur Ault
family west of town.
Miss Ruth Maxine, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Basinger, who live about
two and one-half miles southeast of
Pandora, was recently married to Cpl.
]. E. Wilkinson, Jr., in Donaldsonville,
La.
Robert Niswander and family of
Lafayette, Ind, visited the Frank Mis-
wander family here over the week
end.
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Missionary Church officers for 1914
are: Deacons, Noah Schumacher, j.
r. Steiner, Elmer Diller, with l.. ).
Hatfield assistant. Deaconesses are:
Miss Elizabeth Hilty, former mission
arv to China; Olga Steiner and as
s;stant Mrs. Irene Schumacher. Frank
Krohn is trustee for five year term,
Harry Schumacher, Richard Basinger,
Dwight Steiner and Elmer Diller. Oh
ca Steiner. Alice Schumacher, Cen
evieve Basinger and Esther Basinger,
flower committee; Music committee,
Iner Basinger, Mrs. liner Basinger,
Helen Schumacher, Doris Lichty, Ma
bel Steiner and Esther Basinger.
The Boy Scouts of Pandora recent
" collected six and one-half tons OF
paper which netted them $4,000. The
bows also collected paper again last
Saturday. Hiram Basinger, local
postmaster, is scoutmaster.
Aaron Hilty was recently elected
president of Riley township trustees,
Clarence Grismore, vice president,
Hiram Schultz is elected to the board
for a term of four years.
Professor r. A. Lantz OF Bluffton
college is directing the choir OF the
Grace Mennonite church.
The Ministerial association OF Put
nam county are planning for county
school of Religion to be held sometime
in February. Rev. Forest Musser of
Pandora Grace Mennonite church Is
registrar; Rev. H. L. Mitchell OF the
Pandora Missionary church, director
of publicity and Iner L. Basinger, Ed
itor of Pandora Times, associate di-
rector of publicity.
Ensign Wilbur Jones, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Jones of Columbus
Grove was promoted to Lieut.. (J g.
u. S. N. r. He and his family are
stationed at Brooklyn, N. Y. Will
Jones, his father, formerly lived in
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The st. John church has elected the
following officers for 1914: Deacon,
Clarence Schneck for three years.
Trustee, Warren Bridenbaugh three
years; H. M. Kohl, secretary; Nor
ris Grismore, treasurer; chorister,
Earl Lehman; assistant Chas. Boehr;
pianists are Anna Ruth Lehman and
Susie Welty. Mrs. Homer Reichen-
bach is a member of the music COM
mittee; ushers are Erwin Basinger
and Willard Moser.
Former Superintendent C. ID. Stein
err of the Pandora schools gave an
address and conducted round table
discussion at the short course In
poultry production at the Columbus
Grove high school, Tuesday evening of
last week. Mr.. Steiner predicts poul-
try men will have one of the most
profitable years next year that they
have yet had, provided the govern
ment does not interfere too much In
price control.
Newly elected officers of the local
Community Institute had meeting at
the Ellis Steiner country home north
east of Pandora, last Friday evening
for the purpose of making up the
final report for this years institute.
Officers for 1914 are: Charles Reese,
president; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Ellis Steiner; hostess, Mrs. Chas.
Reese. On the executive committee
are Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Reichenbach,
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Hilty, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Riser.
Miss Joan Metcalf of Toledo, who
played several violin selection at the
Ethel Jean Marshall and Lysle Ca
hill wedding at Bluffton sometime ago,
was married December 26 to William
A. Schaeffer, U. S. A. Warrant Off
Ger, stationed at San Obispo, Calf.
Ray Amstutz, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Ezra Amstutz is home on furlough
from Camp Knox, Ky.
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the country. He has two sons resid
ing in Texas.
A number of Bluffton citizens re-
ceived subpoenas to attend the trial of
John d. Blakely against the L. E. and
w. Railway Co. and the U. S. Express
Co. The plaintiff states that as an
employee of the Buckeye Pipe Line
Co., he entered the railway station
and the station agent, Hayes Greer,
shot him in the shoulder, having mis-
taken him for bandit. Blakley asks
$4,000 damages.