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Evening star., 1944-08-23
Russian Troops Advance
Beyond CAPTURED Iosi

MOSCOW, Aug. % R.-Two Rus
sian Armies surged through heavy
German resistance today in new
twin ofensives on the Lower Ukraine
fronts, one spearing beyond cap
tured Iasi, large Romanian industrial
center, and the other curling south
westward to within 80 miles of the
mouth of the Danube.
(The direction and the force Of
the drives indicated a double Rus
sian goal-to eliminate Romania
from the war and to capture the
Ploesti oil fields, Germany's chief
remaining source Of petroleum.
Announcing last night that the
two-pronged attack began four days
ago, a Russian communique said the
I'd and Sd Ukrainian front armies
of Gems. Rodion Y. Malinovsky and
Feodor Tolbukhin had swept through
more than $50 towns, topplng the
industrial city of Iasi, killing Is 900
Germans and Romanians and cap
turing $4,000, and gaining 38 to "A
miles on q 156-mile front.
Garrison Wiped Out.
Premier Stain announced the fall
Of 1asi, formerly known as Jassy, in
an order Of the day. Russian forces
first drew up before the city last
April. A communique said "the
large garrison was wiped out to the
last man" in "a hours of street
fighting.
Gen. Malinovsky's troops also
threw German and Romanian forces
out of Mironeasa, 16 miles south
west of Iasi; Targu-Frumos, n miles
to the west, and Ungheni-Targ, 10
miles east on the Prut River, the
Soviet war bulletin said.
On the southeast the Sd Ukraifian
Army drove beyond the ancient
fortress town of Tighina and cap
tured Cimislia and Tarutino, A miles
from the starting point. Among $50
other towns which fell was Volintiri,
so miles from the Danube's mouth.
From Tarutino Gen. Tolbuk-
hin's troops were about 10 miles
northeast of the Galati gateway
leading both to Ploesti and Buch-
Arrest, the Romanian capital)
Planes Raid Constanta.
In conjunction with the new Of
fensives Red Army planes raided
Constanta, Black Sea port 135 miles
down the coast. A communique said
two transports, five auxiliary craft
and four barges were sunk. Other
vessels were damaged and an oil
refinery set afire.
The daily Russian communique
announced steady gains elsewhere
along the battlefronts on the north,
including new westward penetra-
tions northeast Of Warsaw and ex-
tension OF a wedge into the center
of Estonia.
Evening star., 1944-08-23
Lute Bulletin
Polio Cases Reach 1O4,
AH-Time High Here

The infantile paralysis out
break in Washington today
reached an all-time high as
nine more new cases within
the past "a hours raised to
104 the total number of cases
reported in the Metropolitan
Area since July l.
Health Officer George C..
Rutland went into conference
with his aides this morning
to study means of combating
the situation.
Evening star., 1944-08-23
so Killed as Plane
Hits British Town;
81 Are Children
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 23.-A plane
crashed on the infants depart
ment Of q church school in
Freckleton, Lancashire, today,
killing so persons, "a Of them
children.
The plane plunged almost In
the center Of the village, setting
afire the whole area. Several
other buildings were wrecked or
burned.
Evening star., 1944-08-23

tions. Bomb shelters survived the
b0mbardment.
An American Army officer await
ing a bus was killed.
In one district where tenements
were blasted, the Women's volun-
teer Service established relief Offices
in saloon and served tea in tank
ards. Red Cross boxes from the
United States helped bring COM
fort. The boxes were donated by
the Jefferson School of Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich, and the grammar
school at East Douglas. Mass.
Evening star., 1944-08-23
Prof. Einstein Rescued
After Boot Copsizes

~ the Associated press.
SARANAC LAKE, N. r, Aug. 2S
PROF. Albert Einstein was thrown
into the choppy waters Of lower
6aranac Lake when his sailboat
capsized yesterday.
The noted physicist and several
companions were quickly rescued.
None suffered Ill effects.
Evening star., 1944-08-23
Report Of New Allied
Landing al Bordeaux
Still Unconfirmed
French Military Officers
Quoted as Declaring
Operation Is Under WAY
By the ASsociated Press.

LONDON, Aug. 23.-A new Al
lied landing near Bordeaux on
the southwest coast of France
was reported early today in ap-
parently well-authenticated ad-
vices from the Spanish frontier,
but hours later Supreme Allied
Headquarters still refused to
confirm or deny the report.
A dispatch written in Hendaye
by Charles s. Foltz, chief of the
Associated Press Madrid bureau
who crossed the border into South
ern France after the Germans had
evacuated frontier posts, quoted
French military authorities as say
ing the landing was begun last
night under cover of a naval and
aerial bombardment.
GA dispatch from supreme
Allied headquarters by Associated
Press Correspondent Yves GAL
lagher said: IF such landings
took place it was believed they
were on an extremely small
scale. It is regarded as unlikely
that Gen. Eisenhower would un-
dertake dangerous amphibious
expedition to capture an area
which the Germans are trying
their best to get out of and which
could be had by the Allies for
the asking.D
Junction Of Forces Reported.
The French officials said the land
ing operation was co-ordinated with
a ground attack by American and
French forces which effected a juno
ton at noon yesterday on the out
skirts of Bordeaux.
The officials declared Allied planes
had paved the way for the landing
with low-level attack and that
Allied warships had poured shells
into Bordeaux for more than an
hour.
The American troops participant
ing in the assault from the land
ward side Of the city were said tc
have driven southwark from the
Loire River, ITO miles to the north
while the French were described as
a well-armed division of volunteers
which left Hendaye yesterday.
Mr.. Foltz, who filed his dispatch
through Spain after returning tc
the border, said explosions which
sounded like an intense aerial anc
naval bombardment in the Bordeaux
area were clearly audible in the
1run- Hendaye frontier region.
Just before the blasts were heard
he said, a single plane dropped
flare at intervals along the Spanish
frontier, apparently to mark the
border.
Refuses Further Comment.
In response to queries concernin,
the reported landing, a spokesman
at Supreme Headquarters said tn,
French announcement was "cutsid,
our province" and refused further
comment.
(The War Department Public
Relations Once in Washington
said 1t had no information on a
new landing.0
The Berlin radio made no mentor
during the night of the situation
around Bordeaux.
Bordeaux, city of $50 900, situat.
ed at the mouth of the Girond,
River 110 miles north of the Spanish
frontier, apparently is the las,
pocket Of organized German re.
ststance In Southwestern France
One Of Frances most importan,
Atlantic ports, 1t had been employed
by the Nazis as a submarine basl
during the battle Of the Atlantic
and In Allied hands could serve Is !
major debarkation point for SUP.
plies.
The city was the seat Of the Rev.
maud government at the time of thu
French collapse in June, 1919, and
1t was there that the decision wa
made to sign an armistice with
Germany.
Evening star., 1944-08-23

(See RIVIERA, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1944-03-14
Mr.. Terrell, Recently of Dublin
Speaks of Its Current Theater
BY JAY CARMODY.

Mr. Daniel Terrell who used to promote the arts represented
the product of
alive peoples has recently been paronng them the Office
of War Inormatons Dublin, months
attending Abbey
suddenly capital avocation Mr.
Evening star., 1944-03-14
Florence Frazer Gives
Delightful Recital
At Phillips Gallery
BY ELENA DE SAYN.

Something new and delightful
by way Of presenting music linked
to penned portraits of personages
and the era in which it was Gre
ated. was given last night at the
Phillips Gallery by Florence Frazer
piano -diseuse, who absorbed her
auditors by the engaging manner
Of her delivery. A Philadelphia,
now residing in Washington, Miss
Frazer had an interesting career
in Europe and a long period Of
study there and in this country.
In the four sections Of her pro-
gram, the artist gave an outlook on
the musical situation in three
coutries, England, Germany and
France, In the 18th, 18th and
Goth centuries, beginning with Lon
don in 1773. Her "Dr. Burney En-
tertains' throws light on the type
of music in vogue there at the time
Mozart was the towering figure on
the European continent and brings
to the fore five English composers:
Arne Clark, Peter Lee of Putney,
Young and Dilbin, Of that period,
whose charming pieces invite re-
peated hearing.
To the most successfully per-
formed selections Of the evening
belong also the Variations Seri-
euse" by Mendelssohn, made alive
by Miss Frazer's command of light
and shade and the spontaneity Of
her approach. Recounting a page
from Mendelssohn's biography at
the time Of his moving to Berlin
from Leipzig, the pianist adroitly
brings in the names of his contem-
poraries, Robert and Clara Schu-
mann, Jenny Lind, Goethe, Ferdi-
nand David, the violinist, who be-
came his successor as director Of
the famous Gewandhous concerts.
The performance of Ravel's "Son-
atine" gave rise to interesting de-
tails Of Ravel's daily life and habits
and acquainted with the interior
Of his dwelling. The recital closed
with the description Of Chopin's
first meeting with George Sand,
famous novelist, whom he had in
mind when composing his "Scherzo
in B Flat Minor" the last number
on the program.
Evening star., 1944-03-14

the period of its prewar visits to
this country.
"It suffers, to get first to its Suf-
fering, from a death of playwrights.
In all the time I was there, it
produced only two new plays. The
latest one was a tragedy by Paul
Vincent Carroll"
1t was suggested to Mr.. Terrell
that that should have been good.
"No," he said, ''it was not. I
found it more shadow than sub
stance, if may make pun. which
is what every one does after a few
months in Dublin-especially If he
has a tendency toward puns. The
play was called The Wise Have Not
Spoken a title that speaks an in
dubitable truth if one but looks
around the current scene. The play
deals with the problem that has
Evening star., 1944-03-14
Shortage of Males Grows Acute

of carrying the romantic burdens
in celluloid.
Lauritz Melchior. Metropolitan
Opera star. who will make his film
debut In MGM's Thrill of a Ro-
nance" starring Van johnson and
Esther Williams. has provided a
lot Of comedy recently on radio
programs where he complains about
Frank Sinatra's salary and said he
was tired of long hair and short
dough-"
He no doubt will introduce some
of this type comedy in his first film.
but Joe Pasternak, who will pro-
duce the picture, is mostly con-
cerned about the type of songs
Melchior will sing in the production.
I'VE want this great artist to be
properly introduced to screen audi
ences," said Pasternak. And we
would like to learn just what the
public would like to have him sing"
Pasternak, who introduced Iturbi
to film fans and who was RESPONSE
BILE for the success of many of
Deanna Durbin's early pictures,
Evening star., 1944-03-14
No End to 1t
By the Associated Pres.

BY the Assoclated Press.
HOLLYWOOD.
Just when you think the housing
problem out here couldn't get any
worse, along comes picture, "A
Bird Without q Nest"
Evening star., 1944-03-14
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, DC. Ali


would like to get suggestions. So.
if you feel you have tip or two
along such line, Just drop 1t in
the mail to Joe Pasternak, MGM
Studio, Culver City, Calf.
Kaiser Wilhelm. II, appears
briefly in "Wilson"-so briefly. in
fact. that the script gives him only
one line to say. But before he could
say that one line, the Kaiser had
to get acquainted with the German
language.
This unexpected circumstance
arose because Of the fact that the
Goth Century-Fox casting depart
ment decided that the hkeliest man
to portray the Kaiser was Character
Actor George Sorel-the same
Evening star., 1944-03-14
BY HAROLD HETFERNAN.

IoLL W. ooD.
Critical leading-man shortage in
all studios received a fresh jolt to-
day with reports that a score or
more stars and name" players long
since rejected and placed in 4-F by
draft boards would be called back
for re-examination and possible re-
classification in limited service.
Thus, the industry will face its
most critical summer program of
picture making because the leading
man shortage even now is causing
the delay and actual shelving of a
number of pictures.
MGM and Goth Century-Fox, now
in the best shape for hero 4-F's,
may find their positions reversed
by the Redistribution. Mickey
Rooney was accepted for duty after
re-examination. Alan Ladd, In the
Army several months and discharged
for physical reasons, is another i'm
portant star up for rechecking.
Classiflcations in IA, which are
six-month deferments, no longer
hold water in the studios. In the
last 10 days more than 300 studio
employees, who had been deferred
until the summer months, have been
reclaSsified IA. This ruling affects
family men in particular, especially
the actors.
Last week there were "a feature
pictures shooting on all Hollywood
lots. From 40 to As is the normal
total for this period Of the year.
Casting troubles accounted in large
measure for the drop-off.
Established leading men are
going from one picture into an
other, without vacations. If every
leading man in town were triplets,
each triplet would be kept busy
month in and month out, so great
Is the demand for fellows capable
Evening star., 1944-03-14
Claudette Considered
Mitch an Exception
HOLLYWOOD.

Claudette Colbert Is extremely
critical of any script. She reads
and rereads them before accepting
part. However, Mitchell Leisen,
the director, called her recently and
said, II would like to have you in
Practically Yours and I shall send
the script over Immediately" To
his surprise, Claudette answered,
Never mind, Mitch. If you think
the part is right for me, am sure
it Is" Result: Claudette is now
working in practically Yours" op-
posite Fred MacMurray-the last
picture for both on their old lot,
Paramount.
(ReIeased BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1944-03-14

been created because the wise failed
to speak. but after Mr.. Carroll has
spoken for three acts, the problem
is Just where he picked 1t up. 1t
is musical speech and sometimes
filled with fury. but it signifies
nothing beyond Carroll's ability to
use words"
Mr.. Terrell's expression was rue
full. The mood was upon him, how
ever, for Just amoment.
Did you know" he asked bright
ly, not unlike a Quiz Kid, that the
Abbey Theater-the building. of
courise-is a converted morgue?
Also, it really is not lot more COM
Portable. The seats are the kind that
keep prodding you with the knowl-
edge that the theater is an art,
not a place to loll around in deep,
springy upholstery as we do in our
movie palaces
Mr.. Terrell did not mind the
seats, except by contrast with those
he used to fill SO ably as press agent
for the Capitol and Palace Theaters
He went regularly to the Abbey
And he saw some fine revivals when
the theater could find no new ma
terial He saw Anna Christie, y
and "St. JOAN" and Romeo and
Juliet Sheila Richards did the
latter two-she who used to play
with the Abbey Players on their
American tours. They were very
good, especially the Shaw play,
which the Irish enjoyed for its
barbed wit.
Mr.. Terrell also went to the Gate
Theater. the Abbey's rival. He
found it dilletantish, the sophisti-
Gated, somewhat naughty and arty
counterpart Of the older institution.
But" he observes, sit is not
handicapped by notions that its
plays should make obeisance to the
determination of the Irish to have
their own language. Gaelic that
language would be in my book, but
they call it Irish, which they have
a perfect right to do
THE Gaelic, or Irish, has to be
modernized, of course, to get into
touch with contemporary ideas. The
ancient Gaels, for instance, did not
have such instruments of communi-
cation as the telephone. When
their modern descendants drop the
word for it into the old language,
spelling it 'telefon,' the effect is
funny when it shouldn't be-"
The Owls man does not think
the new lingual twist in the policy
of the Abbey will keep it away from
America after the war.
They'll drop it long enough for
an occasional American tour" he
believes.
Irish censorship is the big prob
lem Of the American movie in Ire
land, MIR. Terrell reports. Any pic
ture dealing with the war Is fatty
prohibited, even newsreels. That
eliminates dozens of top-flight fea-
lures. Dublin's standards of mo-
rality toss out dozens of others.
And they fool you on matters
of TASTE" says Mr.. Terrell. Il was
sure. for example, that the Irish
were just the sentimental people
to love Saroyan's The Human
Comedy I was exactly 100 per
cent wrong. They found it sicken-
ingly oversweet-the Irish, Of all
people"
Dublin's taste in movie stars, he
found to be more conventional It
runs most strongly to such people
as Greer Carson and Ray Milland,
both of Irish nativity. Fred Mac
Murray is another favorite, non-
Irish. but Clark Gable is too rugged.
Whimsical people," some one
suggested.
$50 I've heard" said Mr.. Terrell.
Evening star., 1944-03-14

speak freely. Otherwise, he is ag-
gressively clamlike.
"a very interesting institution,
the Abbey Theater in its native
habitat" Mr.. Terrell says as If he
would rather lecture than be both
cred answering questions. Il saw
. lot of it. as would any American
who had learned to love it during
Evening star., 1944-03-14
'Bernadette' Cycle

By the Associated Press,
Success of "Bernadette' has en-
boldened producers to put the story
of Mother Cabrini In work. An
italian nun, she founded hospitals
In America, manned by her order.
sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
She died in 1917 and has not yet
been canonized by the Catholic
church. although she has had sew
eral miracles ascribed to her.
Evening star., 1944-03-14
Two Newcomers
AS Newlyweds
HOLLYWOOD

81 HOLLY WOOD.
{ On the II Married Soldier" set
over at 20th Century-Fox two Of
filmland's newest, a pair Of 18-year-
olds. were about to begin a bedroom
scene. These youngsters, newlyweds
in the picture, are Jeanne Grain and
Frank Latimore.
The story Is about Army wives
who follow their servicemen hus-
bands from camp to camp prior to
being sent abroad.
Evening star., 1944-03-14

ADJUSTMENTS.
Evening star., 1944-03-14

George Sorel who played Napoleon
several years ago In Becky Sharp"
He was born in Russia and edu-
Gated in France, and spoke English
when he crossed Germany.
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Evening star., 1944-03-14
Where and When
Current Theoter Attractions
and Time OF Showing


Stage.
National "Threes Family:
$50 pm.
Screen.
Capitol - "Rationing":: II am,
1:45, 430, tbs and 10 pm. Stage
show: LOS. $50, 6:35 and $40 pm.
Columbia Song of Russia:
11:15 am, 1:20. 800, 5:25, 7:25 and
$50 pm.
Earle-"In Our Time: II am,
las, 4:3o, tbs and 1905 pm. Stage
show: l, 3:45, 6:35 and $40 pm.
Keith's-"Gung Ho":: 11:15 am,
1:25, 1925, $50, TAO and $50 pm.
Little-"Heart of a Nation: l1:1O
m, 1:20, 1928, $50, 7:35 and $40
pm.
Metropolitan-"The Desert Song:
1l:25 am, 1:25, $3.50, $50, 735 and
$40.
Palace-"A Guy Named joe:
l1:30 am, 2, ABS, 7:05 and 9:40 pm.
Pix-"Alibi": 2:10, 4:45, 7:2O and
9:55 pm.
Trans-Lux - News and shorts
Continuous from 10 am.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-28
Spy Ring Case
Final Defendant
Foces fBl Witnesses

DETROIT. Jan. % - (P) -
Presenting its final witnesses,
the government today neared
the close of its espionage case
against DR.. Fred w. Thomas, De-
troit physician, indicted with
seven others in connection with
operations of German spy
ring.
Four women and two men
pleaded guilty before DR.. Thorn
as went on trial, and yesterday
Bertrand Stuart Hoffman. CO.
defendant with the physician,
was discharged by Federal
Judge Edward j. Monet after a
report he was not sufficiently
sane to aid in his defense.
Principal witness Thursday
was Mrs. Theresa Behrens, for
mer secretary of the Internal
ional Y. w. c. A. here and one
Of those who have pleaded gull
ty. She told Of introducing Miss
Grace Buchanan-Dineen, anoth-
err who has pleaded guilty, to DR.
Thomas, but denied she knew
the woman was acting as a spy
for Germany. Miss Buchanan
Dineen, accused by the govern
See SPY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-28
Danger Faces
Ice Fishermen
Shonties Sinking
as Ice MeIts Awoy

A stern warning 10 ice fisher
men with shanties on Lake ST
Clair, advising that ice condl-
tions this week end are at a
dangerous stage, was issued to-
day by Conservation Officer
Earl Golf, and number Of
veteran lake shore sportsmen
interviewed by The Monitor
Leader.
Any person who ventures
far out on the ice in an auto
mobile to retrieve one Of the
hundreds of shanties which
now threaten 10 sink, is taking
his life in his hands, was the
concensus of opinion expressed
by experts.
A new state law. In effect for
the first time this year. which
required fishermen To place
their names and addresses on
their shanties 10 prevent
them being abandoned and be-
See ICE-Page :
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-28
Hope Brutal
Stories Spur
Bond Sales

In the hope that city and coun-
ty war bond sales, due to be re-
ported by subordinate chairmen
Monday and Tuesday, will show
a substantial pickup over the
tagging returns announced re-
Gently, County Chairman Ralph
Clark, of the Fourth War Loan
Drive. today had only one mes
sage for Gallants and public
alike:
I'll ask only one thing"
Clark said, that every man
land woman in this area read and
re-real the current press reports
from Washington dealing with
Japanese atrocities.
Such reports, revolving to
humane and Christian peoples,
should steel our determination
to the highest degree in the
resolve that we will back our
See BONDS-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-28
Householder
Guilty ON One
Of Three Counts

VAN DYKE - George Riv-
ard, 71-year-old Warren town
slip horse dealer, was found
guilty on one of three counts of
cruelty to animals by Justice
of the Peace Donald j. Parent,
in Mount Clemens, Thursday,
and trials on the remaining
charges were adjourned until
Feb. 3.
Rivard. who Humane So
ciety officers accuse of having
failed TO provide proper food
and shelter for his horses, is at
liberty on sl00 bond in each
See CRUELTY-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-28
80 Grads
Receive
Diplomas

Comparing o d s pioneer
work in the scientific world
with that accomplished by early
American settlers in the West,
DR.. David Henry, executive
vice-president of Wayne Uni
versity, and guest speaker at the
Mount Clemens high school
commencement exercises, last
night gave 80 pupils of the jim
uary graduating class rousing
send-off on the road to higher
achievement as they emerged in
to a war stricken world.
The impressive occasion was
opened by Rev. Joseph Grosa
of the Gilbert Memorial Baptist
Church. who pronounced the in
vocation. He was followed by
See GRADUATION-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-28
British Push
Back Furious
German Attack
Luftwoffe Also
Suffers Worst Defect
in ItoIion Compoi9n

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Algiers. Jan. % - (P) - The
German 10th Army, backed by
planes, struck with fury at the
Allies Nettuno Beachhead but
was repulsed by British forces
in a battle near Carroceto, on
the Via Anziate 10 miles north
of Anzio and 81 miles south of
Rome, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
AT the same time the Germans
suffered their greatest air de-
feat Of the Italian campaign, los
ing at least so planes in "A
hours in sky battles over the
beachhead and over southern
France where Flying and For
tresses and Liberators struck at
three airfields near Marseille
and Montpelier and crippled
the bases from which Germans
raid Allied shipping off the
Italian coast.
Heavy G. m an armored
trains, backed up almost to
Rome, sheltered Allied troops
in the shaped beachhead
area and correspondents reports
said 60-ton Tiger tanks were as
sembling along the fringes of
the beachhead as the enemy re-
covered from his surprise and
mustered resources for fiery
contest for the Italian capital.
But today's communique from
advanced headquarters said 1t.
Gen. Mark w. Clark's Fifth
Army had enlarged its bridge
See ITALY-Page 2