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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27

confessions of converted sinner
were really testimony of how God
humbles and exalts," Dodds COM
mented. The confessions are testi-
mony of Gods rebukes and of his
favors"
In an informal sermon at evening
services Dodds emphasized it is pos
sible to be an athlete and a true
Christian at the same time.
The race of life has similar rules
to those an athlete follows in train
ing" Dodds. who said he probably
would be ordained in the spring Of
1915, explained. You can be a
much better athlete if you are a
Christian"
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Triumph Of ST. John S
Makes Il Cinderella
Team Of Court
BY the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Mar. 27.-St. Johns
Of Brooklyn we'll could be called the
Cinderella team of college basket
ball today after its surprising con-
quest of favored De Paul to win the
National Invitation Tourney at
Madison Square Garden for the sec
ond straight year.
coaching ability the Indians swept
aside the Blue Demons from Chi
cago, Al to 80, before 1884 fans at
the Garden last night Thus was
lclimaxed thrilling cage story, per-
haps the best of the season.
Beaten by Kentucky. Army, Tenn
Iple and Canisius during their regu-
lar season of 10 games hardly any
one expected the Lapschick quin-
tet to survive the first round, par
ticularly after star Dick Mcclure
was transferred to Dartmouth.
But what happened? In their first
tourney game the Indians eked out
a 44-0 win over Bowling Green of
Ohio. Pitted next against Kentucky
they upset the Southeastern cham
pions, 48-45, and followed through
against De Paul, the pre-tourney
favorite.
Led by little Hy Gotkin and Bill
Kotsores, who later was named as
the most valuable player of the
tourney. the Indians took a 1924
halftime lead and pulled away from
a 1920 tie in the second half after
De Paul's star. Big George Mikan
was banned on four personal fouls
st. Johns next will play the win
ner OF tomorrow's Dartmouth Utah
NCAA championship final for the
recognized national title on Thurs
day. A year ago St. Johns lost to
Wyoming
Kentucky beat the Oklahoma
Aggies, 1929, to win third place in
the tourney. Promoter Ned Irish
also announced that the attendance
of 7l,l97 for the four nights of the
tourney set an attendance record.
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Utes End Season
In Travel Orgy

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 81. The
University of Utah basket ball
team stuck close to home during
the regular season, but in the last
two weeks the Utes have made
three transcontinental trips.
First, they came to New York
and lost to Kentucky in the Ma
tional invitation tourney. They
hoped back to Kansas City,
where. on Saturday, they beat
Iowa State. 40-31, for the West
ern NCAA title. Now they're
back in New York to play Dart
mouth tomorrow for the NCAA
title,
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Middleton, Akron Win
School Court Titles

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Mar. 81
Middletown and Akron Ellet won
Ohio's twin high school basket ball
championships.
Middletown captured the Glass A
title with 50-to-47 victory over To-
ledo Woodward, while Akron de-
feated st. Johns, 40 to 80, to take
the Class B crown.
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SMITHVILLE, Ohio, Mar 27.-Gil
Dodds, Boston divinity student who
has made track history, set aside
his running shoes yesterday to step
into his fathers pulpit and deliver
a sermon entitled Confessions of
a Converted Sinner"
The man who twice bettered the
world 1-mile indoor track record in
the last two weeks spoke to 225
persons who filled the Rev. J. G.
Dodds' First Brethren Church in
this Wayne County community of
600.
~ tried To bring out that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-27
Sports Mirror

BY the Associated Press.
Today a year ago - Wyoming
won Western NCAA basket ball
championship by beating Texas,
1854, at Kansas City.
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Reds to Test Venezuelan

CARACAS, Venezuela, Mar. 27 [4)
I-Chucho Ramos, Venezuelan out
fielder, has accepted an offer from
the Cincinnati Reds and will leave
March 81 for a tryout.
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Adams Is Athletic Leader

MEMPHIS, Mar. 81 tP.-Lt. j. H.
(Hobbs) Adams, former head foot
ball coach at Kansas State, has been
named athletic officer of the naval
air technical training center here.
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Fielding Time on Balls Remains Same

They that Cobb ct al had advantage batting
the dead ball because it
nfeders AS matter of fact the
to reach the nelde because they playing
IS feet farther back than the neders
outside Gordon
around and about who with
"A word in regard Ruth He
hitter of
by hitting % the deadbal getting
started Hitting home his speciality
Ruth probably will champion
but hitter all
handed batter the history baseball
pitch down the thirdbase line
things that other player probably
player ever will do Sincerely yours, G. S."
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I'm three batting against lively compiled
batting
400 Not alone did he 400 three
fraction good sight
Siser would
the lively balD that generations
terrible misfortune that practically
the n history
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Sisters 3-Yeor 400 Average Tells Story

Cobb like Helmann preferred let Ruth the field to
himself Home not Cobbs speciality but
peingy proved trick hit them He that
St Louis feat In that 1925 Cobb II
He hit II
home he possibly could have been Ruh rival
probably he would have finished second to Ruth
THE everrecurrent question:
day have done against the lively ba has
but it is not matter of
will offer example, George Sisler.
Sister product of the socaled deadbal He made
his major league debut with the ST. still
around when the rabbit ball became fixture
batting suddenly
Iii thraa-1
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Warming Up

Runs-Moore t2), Ortiz (2), Kuhel (2),
Guerra co. Wyatt, Valdez, Zardon. Runs
batted in---Kuhel t2), Guerra co, Suarez,
Butka, Sullivan, Ortiz, Gomez. Errors
Myatt, Sullivan Stolen bases-Myatt,
Moore, Ortiz. Left on bases-Yannigans,
z; Regulars, 5. Hits-Off Wolff in 3
innings; off Niggling, in 3 innings; OF
Wynn, 5 in 3 innings; of Haefner 4 in
2 innings. First base on balls-Of Wolff,
l; OF Niggeling, 2; OF Wynn, s. of Haef-
ner, l. Wild pitcheS-Wolff, Haefner
Umpire-Mr Cox
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Cobb. Heimonn Left Ruth to His Specially

1t was In St. Louis and happened to be there when Cobb
offered his demonstration of hitting
Don't take word for what happened look the
books under the sbheadng Most
You'll find:
'AnSon, Chicago National League, So, 1884.
Cobb, Detroit (American League), May SIS 1925
'Lazzer, New York (American League, May 5-6 1886
Each of the three payers-Anson Cobb Lazzeriht
home in two consecutive and unucky
that he didn't hit He pulled pitched ball could
reach right field in those
the edge of the roof the right field
into the playing field for tWo-base hits.
LAS said before Cobb did specialize in hits but
agreed with Harry Hemann when
try to belt the ball of the
There's only specialist hitting that's
Ruth Why try to initiate him his particular field? I'm hit
the ball safely doesn't matter
I
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Win, Lose or Draw
Decd and Lively Ball Topic Steoms Again
By GRANTLAND RICE.

Uedd and LIVELY Boil Topic Steoms Agdn
The argument to how the former ball
modern veier rabbit ball affected hters picking
especially from
we asked G. Sanger of the ablest
over sc years experience judge His than interesting
report follows:
Dear Grant: birth the rabbit gradual
The rabbit ball. like Kpngs
thunder 1919 Babe Ruth high
with a total of %. In 1920 Ruth hit Sd home
I'm 1918 the eight
1919 they hit they &c.,
Yankees hitting lis Now 1920 the
runs team than the eight clubs of the American League hit
1918.
tended to huabaloo
rest of it, finally nettled Cobb This
wasn't special hit upon
hitting home runs he could produce sizeable number
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tried to bring out that tn
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Musical Stors Prove
Valued Aides at Services

Much talent in uniform has been
observed by Chaplain Francis M
Jones of the 9Th Regiment Chapel
Camp Crowder, Mo.
Life there seems one grand musica,
festival. In the galaxy are Pvt
irving Lawrence Davidson, formerly
OF the Chicago Opera Co.; Pvt
Ernest Schoen, formerly with the
San Francisco company; Pvt. Ken.
meth Leander, formerly with the
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra
The list could be extended.
Participation in the religious sery-
ices OF the post chapels may be less
glamorous for these artists than
were their former appearances on
stage and concert platform, yet, now
That they are in the Army, they
share their gifts freely with the
chaplains as soloists and directors
They provide worshippers in uni
form at Chapel 1901, Camp Crowder
with more inspiring music than
civilian congregations are privileged
to hear during services in metropol-
itan sanctuaries.
Perhaps never SO much before as
during this war have servicemen of
unusual attainments come to the
help Of chaplains in camp and
aboard ship. Those of the old village
church who now have misgivings
about what the Army and Navy
through its chaplains, are able to
provide for their absent boys may dc
well to revitalize and brighten their
own services before the lads return
to their places in the old family
pews.
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|katzene|I Is Cited
For VaIor al Celia
MEDITERRANEAN

A MEDITERRANEAN AREA
BASE.-Technician (Fifth Grade)
Sidney C. Katzenell. 1917 E street
NE, member of signal air warm
ing battalion attached to a fighter
wing of the Air Support Command
here, has been commended by the
wing commanding officer for his
conduct during the battle for Celia
Sicily, in July.
The commendation stated, cat
this stage of the battle in the Gela
area, in the face of enemy counter
attacks, you were called upon to
enter uncleared minef1elds and to
aid in the defense Of Celia, in ad-
dition to the performance Of your
regular duties under extremely diff
ficult conditions. The courage and
devotion to duty which you dis
played during this trying period not
only reflected great credit upon
yourself, but contributed in large
measure to the success Of our air
operations"
The battalion has accompanied
assault forces on two invasions, that
at Celia and later at Salerno. Its
principal task is to provide warn
ings of impending raids by enemy
aircraft.
Corpl. Katzenell is a former
sports writer. He attended South
eastern University. He entered the
service in February, 1912, and went
overseas in November, 1912.
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D. {. Group Completes
1raininq at SAMPSON

The following men have COM
pleted basic recruit training recently
at the naval training station, Samp-
son, N. Y:
Edward M. Hope. 1113 Park place NE
bo1 hswr s5 & y p Daniel 4576 Macarthur
Il. Laessle Taylor. 1474 Columbia I'd. NV
Salvatore Maiuzzo 1854 Girard st: NV
Donald NJ. Lynn, 45Os Yuma street NV
William J. Counselman, 1920 Fifth
kss 1SSs An 9ss s1:Ts
ssasg r s "a, 1asa street
irving Rich Freshman. isis Fourteenth
~. S 3 i y Morgan. 1924 Cambridge
~ Esin. Rsseh. addison Df sosd' Sea- ses'
louis a: Ms,sti $3.50 Tenth street NV
EdVaId +. Hsssner. $soe e OTIS Street
S Es1a. an.n Msissi voeser, 1447 South
s ss x0r Rnls lag J ESf ss1sst
John Carroll McwHli.ms. 1os Holden
Robert o. MacGiiiivray. 1892 rennyson
Francis w. Rowan, 925 Z street NR.
Jesse c. Hit, SO. New York avenue NV
Frank a. schaefer, jr, 34O1 Sixteenth
Paul Hugh Auth, 44o1 Brooks drive Sc
Charles B. SOBER, 1874 Bryant st. NE
Joseph F. MARITIME, 1907 M st. NV.
Leonard Lee Bowen. IT., 322 Rittenhouse
street NV.
Donald Anderson. 2s1o Terrace road
Sc.
Stanley E. Gilbert, 1920 s street Sc.
George M. Lansley. IT., 1898 Ely place
Joseph Francis MARITIME. 1907 M street
NV.
street.
willard Watson Baldwin, 1871 Biltmore
street NV.
David s. Berman. 6323 Luzon ave. NV,
=, DAVID Christopher Driscon. 1854 Lanier
Walter Lee williams, COL A street NE,
Ellsworth J. Taylor, 1907 Gainesville
street Sc. :
Paul H. qarb er, 1896 Burke street 81.
Ahram Albert Jeme. 4632 Ioya ave. nv;
road, Oak1and. Md.
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Ii. Lawrence Awarded
Oak Leaf Cluster

First 1t. Richard E. Lawrence, %
son Of Mrs. Ruth Lawrence, 1920
Nineteenth street NV, has been
awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster fol-
Air Medal for participation In the
invasion of Italy last September. He
is the pilot Of a troop carrier air
craft.
The citation reads: For meritori-
GUS achievement while participating
in a night aerial flight as member
OF a combat crew in unarmed, I'M
armored and unescorted troop car.
rier aircraft, at an altitude of less
than 500 feet, over enemy held ter.
rain. The skill, courage and devo.
ton to duty, exemplified by 1t. Law.
renee contributed in a large degree
to the successful dropping of para
troops over designated zones and re.
fleets great credit upon him, the
18th Troop Carrier Command anc
the U. S. A. Air Forces"
The daring night flight over the
German lines at Salerno and deer
into the enemy-held territory neal
Avellino, where the paratroops were
dropped, has been hailed by Alice
commanders as a Significant con-
tribution to the offensive of the 5tt
Army"
Brig. Gen. G. H. Beverley, Mar.
sails, Tex, wing commander, pinned
the coveted decoration on 1t
Lawrence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09

out for them. One day, for example
they were trying to locate an enemy
battery. Every time they approached
it would cease firing. It was a case
Of Kidding" the Germans. They
would fly over the artillery positions
make quick turn and then another
Finally they caught the guns and
were able to locate them precisely.
Even American planes, it seems
play grim jokes. When they are
disguised with a poor mission they
will make sportive dives at the de-
fenseless observation planes and
cause the pilots and observers some
bad times wondering whether they
are friends or enemies.
Lit. Barr, whose wife resides with
her mother at the Tunlaw road ad-
dress, has been serving with the
9th Army overseas since June, 1913
A native OF Colorado Springs, Colo.
he Is a graduate of Colorado A. and
M. College. Formerly with the
United States Forestry Service, 1t
Barr was ordered to active duty in
July, 1899. He has two brothers
serving In the Navy.
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ID. {. Gunner Rides
Crippled Fort Back
From Raid on Reich

A BASE IN ENGLAND. Cloud
cover and some good teamwork by
the pilot, navigator and Tail Gun
ner Joseph L. Kolarik of 300 Third
street Sc, Washington, D. c.,
brought the Flying Fortress "Darlin'
Dolly" linping home across North
western Germany to her home base
here.
The big bomber had almost
reached the target when one engine
failed, so the pilot pointed the plane
down and at 5000 feet leveled of
for home. Since the bomb load was
slowing up the Fort, the bombs were
dropped at the enemy coast on what
looked like fighter field.
Apparently resenting the I'M
scheduled bombing, two Focke Wulf
1905 and one Junkers 88 came up.
They got on the tail of the strug-
Cling ship and the chase was on.
Staff Sergt. Kolarik opened fire
and at the same time the pilot
plunged into clouds.
II couldn't even see our wing tips"
said the pilot, Second 1t. Peter v.
Milward of Stockton, Calf But
we were hidden from the Germans,
SO I stayed in the clouds until we
reached England. 1t was a relief
to get into the clear again and find
that our navigator had brought US
straight home"
Sergt. Kolarik is a former War
| u
service In October, 1912 He has
been overseas two months. His
wife Arletta lives at the Third street
address. His mother, Mrs. Eva Kol-
arick, resides at 514 A street Sc.
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Veteran of Raid on PIoesti
Writes Book on Experiences

been distributed by the field director
tof the American Red Cross at Eng
land General Hospital, Atlantic City
N. j., where Corpl. KAMA was a
patient.
He'd rather talk about his book
"a sort of ary-autobiography" he
Is writing an illustrating with his
own cartoons, than tell about his
experiences, as a radio technician,
He enlisted in the Army Air Forces
In 1941.
Corp KAMA was in North Africa
for six weeks and spent more than
a year in England. He ran into his
brother Tug" master sergeant,
several times in England, meeting
the first time by strange coincidence
in London hotel.
And did we ever miss America
especially the food, beautiful women
and water" he said. IF we'd ask
for glass of water, they'd insist on
our having cup of tea. I often
thought of England as an antique
shop"
Corp. Kama, who has been visit
ing his sister, Mrs. M M. Kearney,
4807 Forty-third place NV, lives in
Schenectady, N. Y. He returns soon
to the Rehabilitation Center at At
lantic City. He hopes to be q war
correspondent.
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d. Man Participates
In New Guinea Push

WITH AMERICAN TROOPS AT
SAIDOR, New Guinea.-Corpl. Ed
ward j. ONeil, 1704 Sixteenth street
Sc, was aboard a landing boat with
Associated Press War Correspondent
William F. Boni when he arrived
here New Year Day.
The landing was peaceful after a
rousing bombardment by American
destroyers and other craft, the cor
respondent wrote.
Brig. Gen. Clarence A. Martin Of
Accomac, Va, is task force COM
mander. Like many of his men, he
is a veteran of the Buna campaign.
A graduate of Virginia Military
Academy, he was captain overseas
in the last war.
$50 far, we have run into two
Japs," he declared. Both were
dead"
The American troops filed out
double after hitting the beach, and
proceeded inland on a narrow trail
to native hut. There they halted
momentarily to get organized, then
pushed on inland and in the direc-
ton of Saul Point.
The main line followed the trail.
while riflemen, singly and by two's
and threes poked into underground
to either side. At the trail junction
the men spotted a native hut. Every
body was ordered to drop while an
advance man tossed in a grenade.
There was no return fire.
| Then Capt. William j. johnson Of
Grand Rapids, Mich, came out Of
the scrub to the left of the trail and
said, Hell, there's nothing there
We came through that about five
minutes ago"
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With the ChupIuins

when, under orders for an assign
ment to the Naval Training Station
at Norfolk, Va, he left his old ship
at a South Pacific port to board a
merchant marine oil tanker bound
for America
A chaplain aboard an oil tanker
is a rare thing. The master, James
lie Claim, led all hands in trans
forming the crews mess into q
temporary chapel. Services were at
tended by all hands in their Sunday
best. A preachers son, an able
seaman, from Fairfax, Conn.,, had
the only haymnbook on board from
which copies of hymns were pro-
duced. Chaplain Claypool says that
despite the lack of musical accom-
paniment, the singing was amazing
Numbers of seamen Who had beer
on torpedoed tankers and long on
dangerous waters remained for the
sacrament of holy communion. The
master had spent nearly 40 years
aboard ship. He said it was his first
observance of religious service al
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Berens, Hero Of Exploit
In South Pacific, Promoted

SOUTH PACIFIC. Technical
Sergt. Frederick w. Berens, jr., son
OF Frederick w. Berens, 324 East
West highway, Chevy Chase, Md,
has been serving in this area as an
aerial gunner and radio man on an
Army bomber since March. He re-
Gently was promoted to present
grade and was awarded the Air
Medal and an Oak Leaf Cluster.
Sergt. Berens. 20, was reported
missing last spring in the Hawaiian
area, when a plane in which he
was flying was forced down. He
and crew members foated in rubber
boats until picked up by a searching
party.
A graduate Of Augusta Military
Academy, Fort Defiance, Va, he en-
listed In the air forces in July, 1912
He received his wings last February
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-09
BY JACOB SIMPSON PAXTON

Chaplains, 1887 woodward Building.
Apparently our fighting men in the
Southwest Pacific have had their
faith shaken in Hollywood's concep-
ftion OF that area-soft green isles
Ifringed with palms, capped with blue
mountains. caressed by soft south
winds, and all set down in sunny
opalescent seas. OF necessity, Holly
wood left out at lot. At least, Capt.
Ernest D. Elliott, who served as
senior chaplain in New Guinea, says
that the gloriiers of the romantic
South Sea islands never showed us
the diseases, smells and bites"
After six months in New Guinea,
however, the chaplain has something
good to say about certain of the
natives. THE Fuzzies, who live like
ducks in the swamp sections, saved
the lives of many of our airmen who
fell among them in the jungle" he
writes. In one part of the battle
farea where the saltwater people
live in huts perched on piles out in
the sea, and where babies learn to
swim before they learn to walk"
Americans who met with mishaps
were Hospitality received and re-
turned to safety.
Chaplain Elliott Is strong for our
Allies, "the Aussies." Amid all the
abhorrent aspects of war he flashes
this light: New Guinea does some
thing for you, but more beautiful
than its coral reefs and coconut
plantations are the sacrifcial fell
lowship and warm friendship with
men of like mind who face the I'M
certain tomorrow"
When peace comes will those
islands have any lure for Ameri-
cans? During the Revolution many
a Hessian withs an eye out for the
rich fields of Pennsylvania left
camp never to return, and occa-
sionally British tar failed to report
back under the attraction of the
Southland. When peace was de-
clared many other Redcoats took the
first available boat back to America.
To date evidence of those sunny
isles casting such a spell over young
Americans is lacking.
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Two Serving in India
Win Promotions

INDIA-Charles H. Kissner, hus-
band of Mrs. Katherine M. Kissner,
1913 Taylor street NE. and son Of
Charles B. Kissner, 10 Chillum ave-
nue., Hyattsville, Md, has been pro-
NOTED from private to private first
class. He is now stationed at Chi
nese-American training center. Be-
fore enterin gthe Army Pfc. Kissner
worked at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing.
Also promoted to private. first
class, was Marcus c. Nader. son of
Mrs. Angelina Nader, 1852 Newton
street NV. A member of the Serv-
ices Of Supply of United States Army
Forces in China, Burma and India,
Pfc. Nader is as far from home as
any United States troops. A grad
uate of George Washington Uni
versity, he was formerly employed
by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission,
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D. c. Flyer Helps Locate
Vital S pots in Enemy Lines

among the observers constantly
patroling across enemy lines in
Italy, directing the fire of American
guns against vital positions, is 1t.
Clifton Barr, 2133 Tunlaw road NV.
Star Correspondent Thomas R.
Henry told in a recent dispatch from
the 5th Army front in Italy of the
continuous game of hide and seek
which the little artillery observation
craft play among the low-hanging
clouds on their two-hour shifts of
duty. The pilots and observers lead
life of dreary monotony in the
mud and rain.
The landing field for the artillery
observation planes is hidden in a
muddy valley beside the Volterno,
where the farmers are busy at their
winter blowing with fat, white oxen.
1t. Barr Is the son-in-law of Brig.
Gen. Allan C. Mcbride, who was
taken prisoner by the japanese on
Bataan.
The job OF the observers Is to
locate precisely the enemy guns.
Naturally the enemy Is on the look