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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
IN ST. 10 OUTSKIRTS

Vanguard patrols already were
believed probing the immediate
approaches TO Periers and Lessay
and may have penetrated the out
skirts of st. 10.
The Germans recaptured Colon
bellies and st. Honorine, just east
of Caen. in a counterattack while
the Second British Army con-
tinued to regroup for the next
stage of the Allied advance toward
Paris. 120 miles east of Caen.
The Americans gained the high
est ridge overlooking ST. Lo from
the east with the capture of La
Barrede Semilly while other forces
advanced TO within a mile of the
town.
Other forces north of Periers
forged ahead TO within two miles
of a junction that would complete
the encirclement Of the MaraiS de
Gorges foundations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

5at1|3ESI$
Raj BOMBERs ATTACK ROBOT BASES

LONDON July IA UNS)-Four-motored Raj Ian
caster bobers escorted by fighters attacked Naz robot
bomb installations northern France without loss this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Russians
Reported
In Rozanka


Atlantic, the secret anti
Nazi station inside the Reich,
reported today that Russian
armies entered Rozanka, In
East Prussia, at noon, Euro.
pean time.
LONDON, July IA (UP)-
Berlin reported today that
the Red Army had broken
into the Grodno, vital hedge
hog defense base on the ap-
prOaches of East Prussia,
whose 1889 border lies 20
miles due north, and that tho
Germ ms had evacuated
Pinsk, last big basti0n OF the
Pripet marshes.
(Russian troops captured
Pinsk by storm today, Marshal
Josef Stain announced tonight
in an order of the day.
The fall of Grodno would open
the way for a 45-mile Soviet push
straight westward to the soil of
prewar Germany.
The Nazi Transocean news
agency also reported strong Rus
sian tank ana infantry attacks
north of Grodno. The tip Of the
Suwalki triangle, annexed to East
Prussia by Adolf Hitler in 1888.
is 20 miles north of Grodno.
(Russian troops already have
entered regions which admins.
tratively belong to East Prus-
STA, the British radio reported
this morning in German Ian
guage broadcast recorded at the
CHS short wave listening sta
ton. international News Serv-
ice said.
ADMIT EXTREME PRESSURE
Ernst Won Hammer, Berlin mill.
tary commentator, said the Rus
slams broke into Grodno twice
and were thrown back. He added
that the Soviets were exerting exc
IRENE pressure on German de-
taching movements near Grodno"
"a likely hint that the loss of the
key stronghold was expected.
The German high command 70.
ported that Pinsk, commanding all
the northeastern part of the Pripet
marshes, was evacuated In con-
nection with our detaching move.
ments" which now were assuming
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
In The Times TODAY

c. M. MACARTHUR. DENTIST,
iii Grisw over Kinsels.
Hours, 90; Sundays, 10-12.-Adv
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
NAZI KILLERS WARNED OF PUNISHMENT BY U. S

WASHINGTON July II UNS)-Nazi officials who
have perpetrated mass killings in Hungary and Greece
warned today by Secretary Of State Hull that their
will be marked down for "nexOrabe punishment"
when the il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
FIRES IN JAPAN STEEL CENTER

CHUNGKING, July IA (UP)-The Chinese central
News Agency said today that great fires burned for three
days in the industrial of Yawata Japans main steel
center after the American SuperfOrtress attack July
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Bdr|unn Tower
Elevators Hit
As Girls Quit

Within less than "a hours
after CIO uniOnists had re-
affirmed their wartime no.
strike pledge in their state
convention at Grand Rapids,
CLIO workers staged walkouts
which tied up departments in
two war plants and halted
elevator service in one of De
trOit's largest office build
ings.
The strikes:
800 men in the gas tank de-
partment Of the Firestone Steel
Products Co. at Wyandotte.
212 welders at the Cadillac
division OF General Motors, and
20 elevator operators In the
BarIum Tower.
BARLUM SERVICE STOPS
Elevator service in the 40-story
Barlum Tower was stopped when
the women employees, members Of
the United Retail, Wholesale and
Department Store Employees, Go,
protested the alleged refusal Of
the building management TO re-
hire a discharged union repre-
sentative.
The elevators were halted on
the twenty-fifth floor while Frank
Achterkirch, union representative,
sought 10 negotiate with William
Wilson. building manager.
The building houses traffic
court. county road commissioners,
circuit court commissioners. the
state labor mediation board and
other municipal offices
OPERATOR DISCHARGED
Workers said Miss Mary Salbo,
an operator. was fired July 5
shortly after they organized and
elected the woman a representa-
tive of the union. They charged
the management with continued
refusal TO rehire the operator and
refusal TO meet 10 negotiate a
working contract.
The Cadillac strike resulted. II
was announced. from a misunder-
standing on the pay rate for the
Sunday following the Fourth of
July. The workers contended they
should be paid double time for
the day, while the company held
out for time and one-half because
il was not the seventh eonsecu-
tive work day, the plant having
been closed July 3 and 4.
10 REMAIN OUT
All but 70 of the men. members
of Local TIA UAW-CIO, returned
TO their jobs pending negotia-
tions.
Al the Firestone plant. the
workers, also members of Local
ia, walked out because of a
deadlock over their efforts 10 get
higher wage scale and up
grading.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
40 TANKS DESTROYED

On the eastern sector of the
Normandy battlefront, 40/German
tanks forming in front of the
British line south of Eterville for
a counterattack were destroyed
by artillery fire.
American forces captured the
important road center of Les
Champs de Losque and two small
hamlets west of the road connect
ing ESauberis with La Bincen-
terie. Advances were made 500
yards south Of Les Champs de
LoSque
The Germans appeared TO be
pulling out of the western Cher
bourg front in the face of punish
ing American artillery, armor and
infantry assaults.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15

DIR. J. c. TooLE. DENTIST, 10
w. Lafayette al Mich. OPP. City
Hall. Hours SO Tel. ca 66se.
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
SHEDD's OLD STYLE SAUCE

makes a delicious hot sauce on
boiled beef dinner.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
,6,94S WAR PRISONERS IN UNITED STATES

FORT DOUGLAS Utah, July II (UP)-There
196948 prisoners of in the United States July
including 610l Germans, 50278 Italians and 562 Japa
Brig Gen. Il. NJ Bryan provost marshal in charge
Of prisoner of activities announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
Ndziis Retreat
Along Entire
French Line

SUPREME HQ., ALLIED
EVOLUTIONARY FORCE,
July IA (INS)-With German
troops officially report e d
carrying out an orderly with
drawal behind suicide squads
along the entire battlefront
below the CherbOurg PENN
sula, American troops today
stabbed to within 1000 yards
of Lessay.
Useful advance" by forces of
the u. s. First Army have placed
the Americans astride- the main
road connecting Lessay with La
Haye du Puts.
The Americans took the town OF
Auxais, repelling an enemy coun-
terattack in that region, while a
new gain of 500 yards was made
along the main road leading south
west from captured Santeny.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-15
IMMY STEWART MADE BOMBER CHIEF

LONDON July IA UNS)-American film star 1t
Col James NJ Stewart has been appointed chief of staff
OF Lberator bomber combat wing headquarters of the
u S. air forces in Europe announced today Hitherto he
has held the post of group operations officer.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

to do in the past. The only needs will
be silver and linens, so completely
is the house furnished and dec
grated. Nine. Loudon will return to
Nonquit at the end of this week to
remain until the end of September.
Nine. de Morgenstierne stopped
here for a day on her way to New
York and Long Island. She was
accompanied by her daughter
Marjorie, and after a bit of shop
ping for the school wardrobe they
Will make a series of visits on Long
Island. Nine. de MorgenStierne
leased Bishops Gate, the summer
home of Mir. and Mrs James Craig
Peacock on the mountain above
Bluemont, for the month of July
and the Ambassador joined her
there as often as possible. When
the month was up Nine. de Morgen-
stlerne did not want to leave the
mountain and the interesting colony
of Washingtonians there for the
summer so she moved across the
road to Stonehaven This is a smaller
house which has been converted from
its original plan of church. 1t was
built some 20 years ago as a place
of worship for the natives as well
as for the summer community. 1t
then was found impractical, as the
winters on the mountain are so
severe as to prevent many from
travelling from their own places.
So the church was sold and done
over for living quarters.
Another very popular hostess in
the corps, Nine. Ertegun, wife of
the Turkish Ambassador. who be-
came dean of that group within the
past few months, is spending a few
days in New York. The Ambassa-
dor and Nine Ertegun have re-
mained close at home through the
summer, the changes in the attitude
of their government toward the
war having much to do with the
extra work at the Embassy. Nine.
Ertegun will return tomorrow or
Tuesday
Evening star., 1944-08-13

and to get them in proper con-
dition for exhibiting much work
must be done in advance of the
show Miss Knowlton is we'll
equipped to do more than her
share to this end. In the forth
coming show. Miss Knowlton will
be an exhibitor as we'll as rider
for she will have five of her
own mounts in this outstanding
exhibition of King Horse. Her
part in keeping alive this favor
ite sport of so many of our boys
overseas, is just one of the many
ways Miss Knowlton is helping on
the home front.
Miss Knowlton and her fiance
share in their love for horses.
At the Culver Military Academy
Sergt. Merring was a member of
the famed Black Horse Troop.
After attending this academy
Sergt. Merring studied at Dart
mouth College and the Univer-
sity of Washington He is a
member of Psi Upsilon Frater-
nifty and the Chevy Chase Club
of this city. He entered the
armed forces in 1941 and at pres
ent is on duty at Gulfport. Miss.
Because of the absence of the
Continued on Page B-9. Col. S.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Midsummer Engagements
F0reteH Fmlougb Weddiugs

Members of the service circles are
centering much interest on engage
ments these days. In most instances
no definite wedding dates are Sc
lected when announcements are
made, and such is the case in the
engagements being made known to-
day.
Col. and Mrs. Joseph Rogers Dar-
nall, announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Miss Dorothy Dar-
nelh- to Ensign William Stewart
Dougall, U. S. N. R. Ensign Dougall
is overseas and the wedding will
take place when he returns to the
States.
The bride-elect's father at present
Is serving overseas as chief of the
disqualification Division of the Eu-
ropean theater of operations of the
United States.
Miss Darnall is the granddaughter
OF the late Gen. Carl Rogers Dar-
nall, Medical Corps, U. S. A., who
invented the method and apparat tus
for publication of drinking water
with liquid chlorine. The DarnalI
General Hospital at Danville, KY.
is named for him.
Miss Darnall was graduated from
Monticello Preparatory School in
Alton, Ill. She spent her freshman
year of college at Duke University
Evening star., 1944-08-13

and then transferred to her fathers
Alma Mater, the University of Mich
igan.
Miss Darnall was graduated in
June and was elected president of
the senior class, the first girl to
achieve this honor at the University
of Michigan.
Ensign Dougan is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Stewart Dougall of
Buffalo. Prior to entering the Naval
Air Corps Ensign Dougall was an
engineering student at the Univer-
sity of Michigan. He received his
wings at Corpus Christi in August.
The engagement of Miss Elizabeth
Gayley Townsend to Ensign Horace
Lincoln Jacobs III, U. S. N. R., is
announced by her parents, Col. and
Mrs. Wilson Lewis Townsend of
IKensington.
Ensign Jacobs is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Horace Lincoln Jacobs, jr.,
of Orlando.
Both Miss Townsend and Ensign
Jacobs are graduates of Dickinson
College in Carlisle, Pa.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Harold E. Hedger
(See ENGAGEMENTS, Page B-6.)
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Niece of Famous Illustrator to Wed
Mr., Mrs. Kn01Vlt0n Announce
Their Daughters Engagement
By Margaref Hart.

A pretty debutante, whose COM
Ing out party in April was in
keeping with war time simplicity
and for which the bud took only
few hours off from her duties
as technician at George Washing
ton University Hospital, has
Joined the ranks of brides-elect.
Today Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Waldo
KnoWlton are announcing the en-
gagement of their daughter. Miss
Josephine Elizabeth Knowlton to
Staff Sergt. Harrison Lloyd Mer-
ring. jr., Army Air Forces, son
of Capt Merring, U. S. N, sta
toned in Washington, and Mrs.
Merring.
The niece OF the distinguished
illustrator, Mr. Charles Dana Glib
son. she has been the subject of
several Of her famous uncles best
liked paintings. One completed
during the summer of l943 is in
cluded in the current exhibit of
Mr.. Gibson's being shown through
out the country. A pleasant pre-
lude to Miss Knowlton's debut in
Washington was the party given
for her by Mr. and Mrs. Gibson
at their home in New York City.
Miss Knowlton, whose father
is chief counsel Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, attended
the Potomac School and is
graduate of the Madeira School.
She is lover of all outdoor
sports and has a large collection
of blue ribbons and silver tro-
phies won at horse shows here
and in Pennsylvania. Not only
is she an accomplished equis-
trlenne, she knows all about the
care and raising of horses. A
member Of the Radnor Hunt, she
now is preparing to leave for
Radnor, Pa, to assist in getting
the horses in shape for the Devon
Horse Show which opens Septem-
Der Is. The horses have been
IN pasture since early summer
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Diplomatic H0stesses Here
From Summer Vacations
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

Two OF the very popular hostesses
of the diplomatic corps, Nine. Lou
don, wife of the Netherlands Am
bassador, and Nine. Munthe de
Morgenstlerne. wife of the NorWe-
glan Ambassador, were in town last
week for brief visits. Nine. Loudon
is still here, deep in the throes of
moving to the recently purchased
house at 2347 S street, which was
acquired by the Netherlands gov
ernment for the home of its Am
bassador. The chancery will con-
tlnue in the charming house on
Fifteenth street, built many years
ago by the late Mrs. John B. Hen
derson for the government as a
Legation-both the living quarters
Tor the Minister and the chancery.
1he building was adequate for the
needs OF that Gay, but now that
the Legation has been raised to an
Embassy and there is such an en-
larged staff, the building is scarcely
large enough for the offices.
Nine. LouGon came down from
Nonquit to look over her personal
possessions, dispose of some and
complete the arrangement of those
they have moved into the new En-
baSSy When the building on Fif-
teenth street was turned over to
Offices, the Ambassador and Nine,
Loudon leased the house at 22O9
Wyoming avenue, where they have
lived since then The purchase of
the house on S street also included
It's rare furnishings collected over a
period Of years and in many coun-
tries by the late Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
OWsley, who built the house some
or 10 years ago. The house
itself is we'll adapted to entertain
ing even such large numbers of
guests as the heads of foreign mis-
slons are called upon to entertain
at official functions. Future Am
bassadors from the Queen of the
Netherlands will not find it neces-
sary to bring with them any house
hold furnishings, as they have had
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Miss HysloP
We'd in Church
Ceremony

A reception at Cameronia. the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Hyslop in Silver Spring, followed
the wedding last evening of their
daughter, Miss Ryntha Palmer
Hyslop, and 1t. g. g. Donald Rich
ard Geehring, U. S. N. R., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Englehardt G. Geeh-
ring of Richmond Hill. Long Island.
The Rev Henry C. Parkman off,
ciated at the o'clock ceremony in
Trinity Episcopal Church, which was
decorated for the occasion with tall
standards filled with white gladio-
luses arranged against background
of palms. Mrs. j. Robert Tatum of
Jacksonville, Fla, sister of the bride,
lighted the candles on the altar.
The brides gown of white figured
marquisette was trimmed at the
neckline and sleeves with ruching
and was made with a long train.
She wore fingertip veil of white
net and carried an arm spray of
white gardenias and bouvardia. Her
father gave her in marriage.
Mrs. Richard L. Mellen of Homo
lulu was the matron of honor. wear
ing a gown of ashes of -roses lace
with a tulle skirt and a shoulder
length matching veil. She carried a
spray of pale blue delphinium.
Mrs. Neal l.. Hathaway and Mrs.
Roland Rieve, both of Washington,
were the other attendants, and they
wore powder blue tulle gowns with
matching shoulder-length wells and
carried bouquets of pale pink roses.
1t. Comdr. James H. Geehring,
U. S. NJ. of Minneapolis was best
man for 1t. Geehring, and the ush-
ers were Ensign F. William Nc
Brlen, U. S. N R., of Philadelphia ::
1t. u. g. Robert w. De Moss. U. S.
N. r., of Chicago; 1t. d. g. Nevin
Stevenson, U. S. N. r., of Upper
Montclair, and 1t William R
Bottenberg, U. S. N. R.. all presently
stationed at the Naval Air Station
Patuxent River, Md.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Senator Cara1Uav to Be Feted

AS a tribute to a quiet, yet out
standing little woman, who never
has tried to make headlines and yet
one who always has been helpful to
the press, the American Newspaper
Women's Club will entertain at tea
Monday afternoon, August 81. The
lady to be honored is Senator Hattie
w. CaraWay of Arkansas, and the
party will be given at the clubs
headquarters at 1904 Twentieth
street.
The first and only woman ever to
be elected in her own right to the
United States Senate, Mrs. CaraWay,
much to the regret of her countless
friends and admirers, will be absent
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Miss Nichols
Becomes Bride
Wedding in St. Albans

In setting of white gladioluses
and ferns with candles in graceful
candelabra dropping a soft glow on
the scene Miss Anne Mack Nichols,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Gledsoe Nichols became the bride of
1t. Louis Allwine Miller, C. E.,
A. U. S.
The ceremony was performed in
st. Adams Church at $3.50 o'clock
last evening with the Rev. DR..
Charles T. Warner officiating.
The bride was escorted to the
altar and given in marriage by her
father. She wore a gown of ivory
tulle made period style draped over
a hooped skirt and with bishop
sleeves. Her flnger-tip length veil of
imported illusion was held in place
with heart-shaped Queen Anne
headdress and clusters of orange
blossoms. She carried an old-fash-
ioned bouquet of roses, delphinium
and stephanotis.
Miss Katherine Hazen O'Toole,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
O'Toole, was the brides only at
tendant. She wore a gown of tur-
quoise taffeta, the front peplum ex-
tending into ruffled panel which
ended at the hem in the back. Her
hat matched her dress and was
trimmed with yellow summer flowers
which corresponded with the flowers
in her arm bouquet.
1t. Miller, who is the son of Mrs.
Harry E. Yetton of Danville, Va,
and Mr.. Harry w. Miller of this
city, had as his best man his broth
er-in-law, Mr.. Jack r. Cocker.
The ushers were 1t. William j.
Van Pelt, 1t Richard Brownelv. 1t.
William j. Nolte and Capt. Thomas
White, all stationed at Fort Belvoir.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton was held at the home of the
brides parents. Here summer flow
ers banked the fireplace before
which the couple received with Mr..
and Mrs. Nichols and Mr.. and Mrs.
Yetton.
After wedding trip 1t. and Mrs.
Miller will be at home at $40 Bash
ford lane, Alexandria, while 1t. Mil
Ter is stationed at Fort Belvoir
The bride attended Woodrow Will
son High School and was graduated
IN June from Holton Arms Junior
College. Her mother is president of
the Twentieth Century Club and
is past president of the Wom-
ems University Club. Her father
past president of the Wes-
ley Heights Community Club. She
is the granddaughter of DR.. John
B. Nichols and the late Mrs.
Nichols and of Mrs. Frank E. Mack
and the late Mr.. Mack.
The bridegroom was a member of
the class of 1914 of Virginia Poly
technlc Institute, where he was a
member of Sigma Gamma Epsilon
Engineering fraternity. He received
his commission in the Engineers
Corps at Fort Belvoir in Nav.
Evening star., 1944-08-13
Panama Embassy Party
|Adn1iyaI Train
Is H0m0red

An oasis in the current desert OF
social functions was the very de-
Hghtful fete which the Panama AM
bassador and Sonora de Jmenez
gave yesterday afternoon. The late
afternoon party was planned in
connection with the presentation OF
the Orden de Vasco Munez de Bal
boa, Gran Official to Rear Admiral
Harold c. Train, u. S. N. The award
was made by the Panama govern
ment in appreciation Of Admiral
Trains work during the early days
of the war when he was in COM
mand of the Caribbean area, SO
vital to the Panama republic, as
well as the Canal, and also in ap-
probation of his efforts in the
good neighbor policy toward Panama.
There was no formal receiving
line yesterday the Ambassador and
Sonora de Jimenez staying as close
to the entrance door OF the draw
ing room as possible. The hostess
wore a long black frock made with
sheer bodice and her ornaments
were pearls. Black was popular
among the hundred or more guests
and Mrs. Train was among those
wearing a black gown and hat.
With Admiral and Mrs. Train were
their daughters, Mrs. Hathaway, wife
of 1t. Comdr Amos T. Hathaway.
now in command of a destroyer in
the Pacific, and Mrs. Wilson, wife
of 1t. E. S. Wilson, assigned to a
submarine in the Pacific and re.
Gently reported missing.
Assisting during the reception
were the daughters of the hosts,
Sonora de Morrice, wife of the
Second Secretary of the Embassy,
and Sonora de Quijano, who, with
Senor Manuel Ouijano arrived a
day or so ago for visit at the
Embassy Also assisting was Senor-
| ita Diaz-JimeneZ, niece Of the AM
bassador, who is spending the sum-
mer with them. Sonora de Morrice
wore black crepe with pink acces-
sories matching the pink roses in
her hair: Sonora de Quijano was
in Navy blue with lighter blue trim,
and Senorita Diaz-Jimenez wore a
green and fuchsia print frock. Also
assisting the hosts were other mem
bers of the Embassy staff and their
wives.
Chiefs of diplomatic missions OF
the American Republics with rank
ing officials of the State DEPART
ment and their wives were among
the guests. Others were the Di-
rector General of the Pan American
Union, Dr. Leo S. Rowe, Vice Ad-
miral and Mrs. Russell Wilson, Vice
Admiral and Mrs. R. S. Adams, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. w. o. Spears,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. H. S. Bowen,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. w. w.
Smith. and Rear Admiral and Mrs.
R. A. Ingersoll.
Maj. Gen. Glen E. Edgerton. re-
Gently returned from Panama where
he has been in command of the
Canal Zone, and Mrs. Edgerton
were there. as were Maj. Gen.
Julian L. Schley, former command
ant of the Canal Zone, and Mrs.
Schley. The party was planned not
only for the charming indoors of the
Embassy but for the terrace and the
delightful garden.
Evening star., 1944-08-13

from the Senate Chamber when the
10th Congress is called to order.
Washington may rightfully call
Mrs, Caraway partly its own. For
she first came to the Capital in 1918,
when her husband, the late Sena-
tor Thaddeus H. Caraway, was first
elected to the House of Representa-
tives. Throughout the passing Of
the years she has endeared herself
to all who have met her and her
friends in the newspaper circle are
legion. At the death of her hus-
band in November, 1881, she was
appointed to fill his unexpired term
of Office Subsequently she received
the high honor of her State and
tSee CARAWAY, Page B-103