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Evening star., 1944-06-03


and abroad from
e / e C ms in
which most of
his friends, in
cluding his can
didate for pres
ident, were de-
feated.
Batista's for
mer prime min
lister, DR.. Carlos
Saladrigas, con-
ceded defeat by
t h e opposition
candidate, DR..
Ramon Ora u
S a n M ar tin ,
when only one
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Monday Night Club
To Coll on President
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Wasielewsh, Dem.
ocrat, of Wisconsin says the Mon
day Night Club" composed of ap-
proximately 10 Democratic House
members, would pay a purely social
CALI on President Roosevelt Mon
day night.
Mr.. Wasielewski said no legisla-
tion or politics was expected to be
discussed with Mr.. Roosevelt. He
added, however, that it probably
would be the last chance before
the elections for many of the club
members, generally comprised OF
the newer members OF Congress, tc
see the President.
To protect your country your
Evening star., 1944-06-03

Uncle Sam needs your waste
bacon grease, drippings, vegetable
ehortening. Take them to your meat
dealer.
Evening star., 1944-06-03
Batista Wide|yLauded
For Fair Election;
His Choice Beaten
BY the Associated Press.
YyAyrANyA -

| HAVANA, June 3.-President Full
gencio Batista emerged today with
richly-enhanced prestige at home
Evening star., 1944-06-03

10 protect your country your
family and your job after the
war buy bonds now!
Evening star., 1944-06-03

are going.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
Yanks in Reich Near Niimegen;
More Aid Reaches Lost Division;
New Philippine Attack Reported
Jap Navy Driven to New Bases
And Island Air Force Broken
Two-Doy Raids Cost Enemy 86 Ships
And 405 Planes, Nimitz DiscIoses

Planes from the huge attacking
fleet have destroyed 906 Japanese
aircraft and sunk or damaged las
ships since they first hit the Philip
pines September 8 with an attac!;
on Mindanao. Raids were staged
on the central islands September
II. u. 49, Then the airmen came
back to hit Manila September 2O-2l
The operations of the Sd fleet,
Admiral Nimitz said in his COM
mdnique. have forced the enem;
to withdraw his naval forces from
their former anchorages in the
Philippines and to seek new refugees
in the same general area. have dis
rupted interisland communications
and have broken his air force in the
Philippines just as operations of the
5th fleet broke the enemy carrier
based air force in the battle OF
the Philippine Sea"
Warships guarding the bitterly
resisted invasion of Peleliu Island. in
the Palau group, frustrated a Japa-
nese attempt to reinforce their gar
rlson Saturday, Admiral Nimitz also
reported. A convoy of l3 balges and
motor sampan, filled with men
and equipment. was destroyed. Only
a few of the enemy are believed to
have escaped.
At the same time AN American
tSee PACIFIC. Page A-14l
Evening star., 1944-09-25
Popo's Home on FurIouqh
La Guardia Mentioned
For Allied Post in Italy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt was reported
today to be considering Mayor F. H
La Guardia of New York for ap-
pointment as member of the Allied
Control Commission for Italy.
Mayor La Guardia probably would
be made brigadier general in the
Army.
The commission is responsible for
seeing that Italy lives up to the
terms OF the armistice imposed on
her.
In New York. Mayor La Guardia
did not answer a written question
sent in to him about the report ano
later on his Office said. I'm too busy
TO pay any attention TO notes right
now
Secretary of State Hull said at his
press conference that he knew OF
no decision to send Mayor La
Guardia TO Italy He added that
he held the New York City Mayor
in high regard.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
2 Storm -Copsized Cutters Lost
While Escortinq U-Boot Victim

The Coast Guard cutters Bedloe
and Jackson. lost with heavy
casualties off the East Coast during
the recent hurricane, capsized while
escorting an American merchant
vessel which had been crippled
earlier by an enemy torpedo. the
Navy revealed today.
The merchant vessel. which rode
out the storm after tow line from
a Navy tug parted in the high seas,
made port next day under tow by
another tug. None of her crew was
injured by the torpedo blast or
during the storm.
The destroyer Warrington also
was lost in the storm when high
seas killed her engines and finally
capsiZed her.
Members of the merchant ships
crew told the following story to
the Associated Press:
The ship was making her maiden
voyage when a submarine pumped
a torpedo into her, wrecking the
quarters Of the armed guard crew.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
LWeIiest Political Drive
In Many Years Expected
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept as
When Gov. Thomas E. Dewey goes
ON the radio from the Municipal
Auditorium here tonight he is ex-
pected to engage President Roose.
welt in what promises to turn un-
eXpectedly into one of the liveliest
presidential campaigns the Amer
ican people have witnessed in many
years.
Losing no time in accepting the
Presidents stinging attack Saturday
night as a challenge, the Republican
nominee served notice yesterday that
he now feels free to examine the
record of Mr. Roosevelt's three
terms with unvarnished candor'
Issues Statement.
The Republican standard bearer,
who will speak here at 10 o'clock,
Eastern war time, tonight. issued to
reporters on his campaign train this
terSe statement:
In six speeches since tine opening
of this campaign 1 have started tc;
show the course believe our country
should take in the critical year,
ahead of us. My opponent, in <
speech last night, indicated that
has no program and has sunk
mere quoting from Mein Kampf al IS
to charges of fraud and falSehood. n
1t is now more clear than ev ;
that four terms as President is tod
many for any man and that l6
years would be tar too long"
Since the man who wants to be
President for is years has now
dropped the mask Of a non-political
campaign, and is campaigning on
the remote past, I shall feel free to
examine his record with un-
vanished candor in the future, be-
ginning with national broadcast
from Oklahoma City"
Nothing will deter me, however,
fCea DEIUEV Dooo Ael
Evening star., 1944-09-25
Army Civilian Staff
Here 10 Stay Large
After hazi Defeat
Over Million Workers
Throughout U. S. Seen
Needed to Beet Jopon
By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

The War Departments $4,000
civilian workers here and more
than million in Army installa-
tionS throughout the country
will not be substantially affected
by the large-scale reductions in
the personnel of Government
agencies proposed after We day,
War Department civilian person.
mel officials disclosed today.
Despite anticipated 40 per cent
cutbacks in industrial production
employees in more than 1000 War
Department arsenals. ordnance
plants, air bases. and depots must
continue producing and repairing
articles of war for the fight against
Japan, it was pointed out
In Washington. the Government S
largest single employer faces the
need of making shifts in its per-
sonnel to match the shift of the war
from Europe to the Far East
Some Branches May Grow.
War Department personnel Off
cials predicted that some branches
would even have to increase its per-
sonnet
They foresaw a greater emphasis
on development and repair of new
and larger aircraft and other weap-
ons. assistance in terminating con-
tracts and the reconversion of in
dustry requiring War Department
personnel, an increase in the work
Of the transportation corps. They
pointed out that soldiers still will
have to be clothed and fed and
their records still will have to be
procesSed.
Our greatest concern. said Jacob
H. Mason. chief of the employe re-
lations branch. War Department
civilian personnel division office OF
the Secretary of War. lis that toe
many of our civilian employees will
want to pull out after the victory in
Europe"
Recent announcements of pro-
posed reductions in force, he report
ed. have created unrest and inse-
curity among the War Department
workers who have gotten the i'm
preston they will be fired after We
day.
Although the reduction in the
force after total victory is still g
question mark-ultimately depend.
ing on the postwar size of the Army
! personnel chiefs already are set.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
American Raiders Aim
At RuiI Yards Ahead of
Western-Front Armies
BY the Associated Press

LONDON, Sept. 25.-More than
1900 American heavy bombers,
with strong fighter escort. at
tackled railway yards and other
targets today at Frankfurt, Cob
lenz and LudWigshafen-all in
the front line of the German
western defenses.
Frankfurt, Germany's 10th largest
city of $4,000, lies on the Main. a
tributary Of the Rhine, lis miles
east of the Luxembourg town of
Diekirch where Americans are
locked in heavy battle at the Sieg-
fried Line.
Coblenz. at the confluence of the
Rhine and Moselle, lies only so
miles from advanced Allied troops
striking from Belgium through the
frontier Notifications.
Chemical Center Hit.
Ludwigshafen. farther down the
Rhine, is less than 100 miles from
Metz. where other Americans are
engaged in battle 1t is a chemi-
cal center and has been bombed
frequently.
Coblenz and Ludwigshafen both
are nerve centers and vital COM
munication hubs for the Siegfried
Line. Frankfurt is one of the Reich s
greatest industrial centers and ar
senals.
( The American 9th Air Force. an
nounclng the attacks, said clouds OBJ
scured all objectives Bombing was
done by special instruments.
Conveying Mustangs and Thun-
derbolts from Britain were joineT
by Lightnings and other Mustangs
rising from French bases
Calais Area Bombed.
+ Tremendous explosions echoed
across the Channel today from
Calais. indicating that heavy bomb
ers were battering the surrounded
German garrison there
! Well over 1000 tons were thrown
on the Germans last week in the
French city of $1,000 which is 2l
miles southeast of Dover.
The explosions resounded soon
after three separate waves of RAF'
Halifax and Lancaster bombers
crossed the straits The Germans
said the Western Reich was again
I under attack.
British heavies loosed more than
1900 tons of bombs on the German
industrial cities of Munster and
Bochum Saturday night. American
and British fighter bombers worked
most of yesterday over a wide va
riety of ground targets in support of
armies on the German frontier.
F'rench-baSed United States Thun-
derbolts were called in to help break
up a formation of 100 Nazi tanks
blocking 1t. Gen George Patton's
/ ICaa AEPIAI pann A
Evening star., 1944-09-25
Japs Warned Of Need
For Greater Production
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-The To-
kyc weekly economic review has
warned the japanese people that
despite claimed flvefold increase
in japanese war production since
the beginning of hostilities, "the war
situation requires more than what
We are producing now" the Japa-
nese Domei news agency said in a
broadcast reported today by United
States Government monitors.
Declaring it was imperative for
the nation to put all its strength
and material INTO war production.
particularly of planes and vital raw
materials, the article called for a
reorganization rf wartime produc-
ton controls and the closing of all
inefficient" war industries.
With the time for the decisive
battle which will determine the rise
CT fall of our empire coming closer
and closer" the japanese magazine
said, super efforts must be made
to meet the increased demands Of
Japan's war machine.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
BY The Associated Press
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR.

by tne Associated PfeSS.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS. Pearl Harbor, Sept. rs
American carrier plane raids or
the Philippines. which the Tokyc
radio reported were continuing
have driven japanese nava
forces to new bases and broken
the island air force, Admira
Chester w. Nimitz announced
last night.
Admiral Nimitz said American fly.
ers smashed the Manila area for the
second consecutive day September q
Omitted States time), destroying o.
damaging 200 japanese airplanes
sinking % more ships in Manila Bay
damaging and sinking or damaging
Is small craft.
In the two days the Japs lost 8e
ships put out of action and 405
planes as well as II small craft anC
two drydocks.
Japanese broadcasts said, with
out American confirmation. that
a third successive days assaults
were launched against Manila
Friday. United States time, and
that the attacks continued Satur-
day with blows against Southern
Luzon and the Central Philip
plneS.l
Evening star., 1944-09-25

Il don't see how the gun crew got
out alive Second Mate W.. L. Nc
Cough, 20. Luverne, Ala. told re.
porters. Gunners We're thrown from
their hunks, but escaped with
scratches.
William A. Junk. Navy signalman
second class. 20, Fort Wayne. Ind
said he saw the U-bt 1t surface
about 900 yards from the ship
shortly after the attack. Hwy gun
ners fired two shells at the enemy
raider. which Immediately -ab-
merged.
1t. u. g. Melvin Schadewald, u. S
N. r.. 30, Minneapolis, officer in
charge of the armed guard crew
said that at 1l:15 am. IL hours
after the attack. he sighted a peri
scope 1000 yards off the port bow
and that his gunners fired two
magazines of 30-mm. shells at the
target. but scored no hits.
At ) pm. q Navy tug took the
ship in tow and headed for the
(see SINKINGs, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1944-09-25
French Arrest LOO
More CoIIoborutionists

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Sept. 25.-The French
Ministry of the Interior has dis
closed the arrests of LOO additional
men and women on charges Of COL
laboration. including eight forme,
Petain cabinet members appre-
hended last month in the vicinity
OF Vichy.
A roundup yesterday netted 500
persons, including a beautiful
young woman described as a drug
addict who served as a personal
escort to Heinrich Himmler when
the Gestapo chief visited Paris, the
ministry said.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
London Area Hit Twice
By Robots During Night
Ry the Associated Press.

HS me Associated Press.
LONDON. Sept. 25.-The Ger
mans last night struck twice at the
London area and the southern coun-
ties with flying bombs
The attacks came in two short
bursts-just after dark and again
early today-and caused some cas-
ualties. Eleven persons were in.
jured when one bomb exploded on
the grounds of Roman Catholic
boys school in the country. blowing
the roofs off school buildings and
smashing windows and doors.
The government remained frankly
concerned over housing facilities for
oombed-out Londoners before win
ter sets in. An appeal has gone out
to carpenters. bricklayers. plasterers
and painters to volunteer for the
Job Of repairing about 100000 homes
which have been damaged in the
ca pital,
Evening star., 1944-09-25
Laurel Results

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Also ran-Bad Actor, Queen Advice
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Also ran-aGlorene. aDurable Consisn-
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Vep.
Boyle-Jeffries entry
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Evening star., 1944-09-25
Dewey Charges
Roosevelt With
Mud Singing
Candid Attack on
New Deal Expected
In Oklahoma Tonight
BY the Associated Press,


OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 25.-
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today
charged President Roosevelt with
mud singing and announced
that in tonight's campaign
speech here he will undertake
the unpleasant duty of ascer-
tanning where the truth lies"
In hotel news conference held
shortly after he was greeted on
his arrival by crowd of about 900
persons. the Republican presiden.
tlal nominee was asked to com.
ment on Mr. Roosevelt's Saturday
night campaign speech in which
the President charged that Re-
publicans were basing a large por-
ton of their attack on the New
Deal on fraud" and "falsehood.
What do you think of Mr..
Roosevelt's speech?" a reporter
asked.
Il think it is a tragedy that the
nominee for President OF the United
States should find it necessary 20
bolster a waning cause by impor-
tation from the language of our
enemy and by sinking to the level
OF mud singing in the use Of such
words as fraud and 'falsehood,'"
Gov. Dewey declared
Plans Point by Point Reply.
Previously the New York Governor
had said in a statement that Mr..
Roosevelt had quoted from .'Meiu
kampf in his Saturday night speech
when the President accused Repub-
hcans OF adopting propaganda
methods" used by Fascists
Since Mr.. Roosevelt has raised
the issue of fraud and 'falsehood."
Gov. Dewey continued, Il shall deal
with it point by point on the radio
tonight Gov. Dewey will make
his seventh major campaign adj
dress in Civic Auditorium tonight.
Il shall undertake the unpleasant
duty of ascertaining where the truth
lies, Gov. Dewey told an audience
of about 100 reporters crisply.
Unpleasant to whom?' a reporter
wanted to know
Il shall leave that to YOU the
nominee replied, adding:
L shall not sink TO the level Of
mud-sllnging or the use of eplthets
in this campaign. l shall leave that
to my opponent
Says Many Democrats Back Him
Gov Dewey said he had been-Il-
formed that number of god
Democrats in Oklahoma had indi.
Gated their intention of supporting
the Republican ticket He said q
Democrats -for-DeWey organization
in California was ''Waging a full
scale campaign" And he had been
told that surveys indicated about 35
per cent of the Democrats in that
State might support him in Novem-
ber
Il should like to say, he declared,
that l am grateful to these people
and believe that before the cam
paign is over most of the good DEM
ocrats will decide that teir cause
is our cause
The nominee said he had heard
a great deal about activities OF a
similar nature in Texas. but had
not been informed of the results.
Asked by reporter for the Daily
Oklahoman what he thought Of his
chances of carrying the State. Gov.
Dewey replied:
L shall have to leave that to you
folks who live here
Asked for comment on Federal
regulation of the oil industry Gov.
Dewey said New York State be
longed to one of the compacts' and
added that State regulation Of oil
fields has been found emminently
efficient and fair.
That is the direct opposite of the
kind We get from the Federal Gov
ernment.' he added.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
Nelson Sees Roosevelt
Tomorrow 10 Report
On Mission 10 China
Session May Determine
WPB Chieftuin's
Future Stotus Here
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

OOlld1u ll. 1SClSOll Will ICpOI
the results of his China mission
to President Roosevelt tomorrow
in a session that also may de-
termine the production chief 5
future status in Washington.
The War Production Board chair
man returned yesterday from a
months trip to the Orient. highly
pleased with China $ industrial pros
poets, though noncommittal as tc
his future in the Government.
When Mi Nelson left in August
with Maj. Gen. Patrick J. Hurley
on a special White House mission tc
Chmgkiug. reports were widespread
that he would not return to WPB
Events since, especially the firm
establishment of Acting Chairman
J. A. Krug at the helm of WPB
have indicated even more clearly
that Mr.. Nelson will not return tc
the agency
Won't Report to Office Today.
Friends said Mr. Nelson would not
report to his WPB Office today. bu,
would prepare his report to the
President.
Mr.. Nelson left for China in the
midst OF a controversy with repre-
sentatives of the armed forces and
officials of his own agency over re-
conversion policies. He advocated
early industrial changeover to
peacetime operations. A day before
his departure. Charles E. Wilson
executive vice chairman who was
scheduled to take over WPB in Mr.
Nelson's absence. resigned. angrily
assailing personal attacks made on
him by the chairmans advisers.
1t was then tha. Nh. Krug. him
self former WEB vice chairman
was summoned by Mr. Roosevelt
from a Navy post to take charge OF
the agency. The President later
refused to commit himself as tc
Mr.. Nelson's future. 1t was saio
the President was angered by the
controversy in WEB involving the
chairman and Mr.. Wilson.
Krug Completing Reorganization.
Mr.. Krug is just completing a top
OF WPB, investing in
himself nearly all authority includ-
ing duties formerly performed by
MI Wilson
Considerable political pressure
mas been brought on the White
House recently to find top Job for
Mr. Nelson. 1t has been pointed
out that the WPB chairman is a
symbol over the country of the
Nations war production effort and
is very popular A kick in the
teeth to Mr.. Nelson would not
help fourth term prospects. the
White House has been told
Mr. Nelson has been mentioned
as successor to War Mobilization
Director James F. Byrnes. who has
declared his intention to resume
private life when the President signs
the new reconversion and demobil.
ization bill. Mr Nelson also has
been suggested to head the disposa
OF surplus war property. since he
has had wide merchandising expe-
rience with Sears. Roebuck & Co
Mr.. Nelson said he brought back
with him a set of recommendations
which he had submitted to Gen.
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek. anc
which the Chinese leader approved
on plans to bring more of China
industrial potential into the wal
effort.
Mr. Nelson said he met whole.
hearted cooperation in Chungkine
and said the Chinese were deter.
mined to make as great a produc'
ton contribution as they are capabl,
of making.
Gen. Hurley, who went ON tn.
trip to confer with the Generals
simo on military matters, remained
IL, Thi,,o
Evening star., 1944-09-25
American Troops Push |, 200 Bombers Attack
10 Within Z Miles Of Frankfurt, Cob|enz
Bologna -Rimini Road And Ludwiqshafen
British 9th Battles
Stubborn Resistance
At Edge Of Po Valley
By Iht Associated Press

ROME. Sept. 25.-Exploiting
their success in smashing through
the heart of the Gothic Line
American troops of the 5th Army
have advanced to within IL miles
.of the Bologna -Rimini highway
the Via Aemilia of the an
'cients-Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
At the southeastern edge of the
Po Valley, however. the 9th Army
ran into heavy fighting with Nazi
infantry. paratroopers and armored
forces desperately holding a line
across the entrance to the broad
plains to the north.
/ Though there have been unofficial
reports that the Germans have be-
gun eVacuating some troops and
supplies from the western part OF
Northern Italy, 9th Army head
quarters declared there were no in
dications that the Germans hao
started any Withdrawing movements
III tllt AuIldllC sector.
Line Destroyed in Days.
1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark's head
quarters proclaimed that in nine
days the 5th Army has DESTROYED
the line which it took the German
nine months to build
"Doughboys driving northeast from
Firenenzuola seized four heights
Monte La Fine. Della Croce. Monte
/ Cucca and Porarra-this clearing ar
access to the Pc Valley an oficia
statement said.
These features are roughly Il
miles from Imola, which is on the
Bologna -Rimini rail routes.
The rate of progress 5th Army
units due north of Florence are
making toward Bologna, city OF
100000 at the edge of the Lombardy
Plain. remained obscure. Yesterday
advance elements were within Il
miles of Bologna. Today the main
forces were we'll across the Santerno
River and had captured the Coron-
Gina hill mass around Futa Pass.
Farther west and south. the 5th
Army cut the Prato- -Vernilo- -Castig-
llone highway, an important COM
munications route through the
Apennines.
BrazilianS Gain Slightly.
On the Ligurian coastal sector
Brazilian troops have been EN-
saging the enemy and have made
a small advance suffering few cas-
uaitles,' an Allied headquarters
statement said.
Resistance being encountered IN
dlcated the enemy still follow;
Marshal Kesselring's orders to fight
to the last man and the last bullet,
, headquarters said.
This type of last ditch resistance