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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-06-23

PRIERASAS

Kaip Dirvoje buvo rasyta
kad p. Vaidyla Naujoj Angli-
joj vazinejo gelbeti Bagociui
likti ir toliau SLA preziden:u
ir kad p. Vaidyla ten Vazineda-
mas smeize ir melagystes pla-
tino apie Lietuvai Vaduoti So
junga ir jos vadus, tas Suomi
pasitvirtina. neziurint kad kell
Conn. valstijos sandarie 5iai II
uztare p. Vaidyla. Jie betgl
neuzgyne kad Vaidyla ten sa-
vo pikta darba ware, tik prikal-
siojo kan apie tai rasoma, ka-
| da jie patys, geri Lietuviai If
sandarieciai, dirba naudinga ir
reikalinga tautai darba. kal-
tie, matote, ne jusu. kurie norlt
dirbti bet to zmogaus kurl pa
tvs Bostono sandarieciai paw
dina cigonu uz jo cigoniska po-
litikavima.
Ar Vaidylai pavyks isgelbe-
ii BagoGiaus kali seine Phila-
.delphijoie priklausys nuo to
kick Grigaitis ir Vaidyla tu-
res seine savo delegatu. Talp
Vaidyla vel paves SusivienlJl-
ma socialistams valdyti.
Vaidyla, po Detroito SLA
seimo, kur isrinko Bagociu ;.
L. A. prezidentu, per kelis me-
tus ta savo nieksiska darba
norejo primesti tautininkams'
savo pikto darbo pasleplmul'
'Po to kas rinkimai Jis kovoJo
ir dirba uz Bagociu, ir dabar'
kai Bagocius jau neisrlnktas
jis dar deda pastangas il pallk-
ii SLA prezidentu, nauJal su
Grigaieiu sutartu smugellsku
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} Vaidvlos kiSeniai tusti.

o Vaidylos kiseniai tusti.
Sandarieciai privalot zinoti
81 fakta: Kada buvo Americas
Lietuviu Tautine Sandara SUI
organizuota, DR.. Sliupo, sirvy-
do ir kitu, il buvo grynai tau
tine partija Amerikoje. Tiktai
1926 m. pavasari, kada is Lie
tuvos pradejo atvaziuoti walls
tieciu liaudininku atstovai, tie
pusiau socialistai, Sandara nu-
sitare palaikyti liaudininkus If
priemus ju programa nusviro
j kaire, nors su tue daugelis
sandarieciu nesutiko.
Mes zinome kad sandarie:iq
yra dvejopu: vieni tautines
ideologijos, kiti cicilikp bernai,
ir Vaidyla yra stu vadas. Jis
nori vadovauti ir tautinius, bet
jie nesiduoGa, jie dirba su tau
tininkais butina tautos gelDeji-
mo darba.
Uztai tautininkai graziai su
taria ir dirba su patriotinlais
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IKURTUVIU POKILIS

Birzelio 18, WaterburieCiai
ir >Ansonieciai surenge ikurtu-
viz surpraiz pokili p. Antanui
Dickui, New Havene, jiems ISL
kurus naujuose namuose. Po-
MOS A. Orantiene ir P. Kruge-
liene parupino skaniu uzkan-
dziu, ir suteike Dickams ikur-
tuviu dovana. Poni G. Barstie-
ne rupinosi sveciu priemimu.
Dalyvavo victims klebonas
Kun. Gradeck, PIP. Jacob Ire
ciokai, T. Ceplinskai, George
Barsciai, George Vaitkai, DR..
M. J. Colney su zmona, DR..
M. Devenis su zmona, Jacob
Azunariai, George Radzeviciai,
VIM. Auzukaiciai, Ant. Oran-
tai, P. Krugeliai, Jonas kva-
raciejus, Mare Migliniene, Jo-
an Adasunas, Bertha ir Flea
nor Krugelytes. Daugelis da-
lyviu pasake graziu kalbu SUI
linkejimais PIP. Dickams. Bu-
vo prisiminta ir ponios Dickie-
mes nuo jaunu dienu nenuilsta-
ma darbuote Lietuvybei. Visi
sveciai linksmai vieSejosi Xxi
velai vakaro.
DIR. Nj. ]. Colney.
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tautiniais sandarieciais, kuo-
met socialistiski sandarieciai,
su Vaidyla priesakyje, is kailio
neriasi tautini darba griauti il
tempia sandariecius prie cicili-
ku.
Vaidyla visokius pasiteisini-
mus ir melus isgalvoja ir pla-
tina, kad tik palaikius tautine
srove suskaldyta, mes tik taip
jis gall pasitarnauti cicilikams.
Ant kick Vaidyla bernauja
Grigaiciui parodo ir sis faktas
Pereita Vasario m. kai atsi-
lanke Detroite, jis kalbino te-
naitinius sandariecius padeti
Grigaiciui 'suvaryti katalikus
(Taryboje) j ozio raga".
IS visko matyti kad p. Val
dyla SUI melu gal5jo nueiti, bet
sugryzti jau negali: jis tape
sugautas.
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Po Vaidylos isvaziavimo bu-
vo pasikalbeta tarp tautiskai
susipratusiu Lietuviu ir tame
pasikalbejime buvo daug issi-
reiksta ir pasipiktinimo Vaidy-
los tokiu elgesiu ne tiktai cia
Bostone bet ir jo rastais San
daroje. Sake, dabartine San
dara yra jau nebe ta ka buvo
keletas metu atgal.
Xiii sake kad Sandara kai-
po partija nieko gero nedaro
tautai. Viskas ka Sandaros
partija dabar daro tai maiSosl
visuomeneje ir losia cigoniska
role: paveizdan, jei socialis-
tai nori sandarieciu pagalbos,
Grigaitis JOS gauna; jeigu boil
sevikai nori ir tie gauna; talD
pat jei sandarieciams reikia tai
ar bolSevikai ar socialistai gel
bsti jiems.
Tai zodziai paciu sandariecill
arba tokiu kurie jau negali to-
liau sandarieciais butt del vie
no savo netikusio vado, kuri3
cigoniskai politikauti temoka.
Vienas labai veiklus tautis-
kas, sandarietis pasake: Ant
Baltijos krasto Lietuvis vaito-
ia, tue paciu laiku sandarle-
ciai karciamose ulioja ir vadi-
ma save, "mes esam tautie-
ciai"
AS kaipo sandarietis turiu
sau uz pareiga paklausti delko
organas Sandara ir sandarie-
ciai boikotuoja parasu rinki-
mo darba? Jeigu esat tautle
ciai ir po tautiska skraiste Sc
dit bukit toxic geri, gaukit pa
velijima is Grigaicio ir stokl'
j darba del jusu ir musu tau
tos labo. Meskit ta savo clgc'
navima. Gerai zinot kodel di.
dele dauguma veikliu vyru jus
paliko ir dar daugiau paliks
delto kad Sandara vadovauJs
redaktorius Vaidyla, fasizm'
skleidejas; smeizia kitus ge
rus, mokytus Lietuvius, ne til
1 spaudoje bet ir vazinedama
is miesto j miesta; skleldzl;
visokias melagystes ant buvu
siu Lietuvos valdzioje asme
nu. ir tt. Vaidyla yra laba
iprates meluoti, Kada buv'
Bostone, visu spiriamas prlza
dejo parasyt Sandaroje agita
tatyviska straipsni uz paras'
rinkima, bet jau praslinko ke
lios savaites ir dar nieko ne
simato. Atrodo kad Vaidyla
pasitiketi negalima.
Sandarietis
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SLAPTAS PASIKALBE-
.JIMAS

Viena vakara, 7-tos kuoros
pirmininkas Jokubauskas ir
Lekys sukviete keleta vyru ko-
kiam tai pasitarimui. Atejo
apie 10 asmenu, ir pradeta ka!-
beti. Vienas atnese buteli, XII
tas stikliukus, Jokuhauskas,
kaipo pirmininkas, pradejo,
sakydamas:
Dabar kas norite duokite
klausirnus, mes cia yra redak-
torius ir jisai atsakys.
Vienas paklausia: Gerbia-
mas redaktoriau, delko jus ne
remiat parasu rinkimo, kas
dabar yra labai svarbiu daily
ku Lietuviams?
Vaidyla atsako: Delto as ne
remiu kad ta darba sumane to-
kie zmones kurie yra ant black
listo Washingtone. Jie yra lai
komi kaipo fasistu ir nazil
agentai.
Kitas klausia: Delko nepa
skelbiate tokiu dalyku viesa
spaudOje?
Vaidyla atsako: cia tai ma
no dalykas.
Kitas klausia: Defko tamsts
smeiziat Lietuvai Vaduoti So
junga?
Vaidyla atsako: Delto kat
ten vadovauja ne sandarieciai
Ten yra virsuneje julius Sine
tona ir keletas kitu kurie ner'
visai reikalingi Lietuviams
Prize to, jie neturi mel carterlo
nera legalus ir negali veikt
viesai. Tie kurie duoda iiem
pinigus daro didele klaida.
Kitas klausia: Delko tamst
smeiziate ta nekalta, gera Lie
tuvi, Juliu Smetona?
vaidy!a atsako: Jisai yr
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LINKSMAS MUZIkALIS
VAKARELIS

Birzelio 16, poni Nina Ru-
Sinskiene surenga muzikaliska
vakareli savo namuose, savo
draugams. Dalyvavo zymus
dainininkai: ponia Horta Rath-
er, dramatiska soprano, artis-
tas Alekas Vasilauskas, dra-
matiskas tenoras, is New Yor-
ko; jie.. sudainavo keleta solo
ir duetq; pianu skambino Ray
nond Snyder. Dalyvavo po-
mas ir poni Fred Rather, p. ir
p. Ray Snyder, DR.. ir p. M. j.
Colney, poni Walter Hart.
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sagocius dar Bandys Paskti SLA Prezidentu, JElGU.
Tautininkq is LVS smeizimas Vaidylos Didziausias
Tikslas. Kas Padejo Tautininku Vadus ant "Black
Listo", eigu Skelbia kad Je Padet? LVS yra Le-
gale Illinois Valstijoje Inkorporuota, Sapta Or
ganizaca. SandarieGiai Didumoje yra Tautinin-
kai, Dirba uz Tauta, tik Vaidyla nori Juos Tempt
Socialism, Abaza, ir Jam kap kada Vyksta. MN
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Svarbiausias M. Vaidylos,
Sandaros redaktoriaus, atsilan-
kymo tikslas Bostone buvo SUI
rasti Sandaros 7-tai kuopai va
du.
Antras svarbus reikalas bu-
vo tai istraukti byla is teismo,
kuria buvo uzvedes Adv. F. J..
Bagocius, S. l.. A. prezidenas,
prizes keleta Bostono sandarie-
ciq, 7-tos kuopos vadu.
Vaidyla atlanke Bagociu ir
susitare panaikinti byh, kad
galetu vieningai truksma kelti
SLA seine Philadelphijoje, uz-
kirtimui kelio Laukaicius tap
ii SLA prezidentu.
Kaip jau yra gerai zinoma,
Sandaros 7-tos kuopos daug
/, nariu visai pasitrauke is San
daros, delto kad Sandaroje nei
kuopoje nera nieko daroma pa
gelbejimui dirbti Lietuviu tau
tai atgauti laisve ir nepriklau-
somybe. Mat, South Bostono
Sandaros 7-tos kuopos nariai
daugiausia laiko savo susirin-
kimus karciamose, tai ka gero
gall nutarti prie baro? Taigi
ir p. Vaidyla cia atvykes, per
viena diena atlanke 20 karcia-
mu, O Arlauskas buvo jo ''ka
sierius", tai jam kastavo S25
ta diena. o kada nuvaziavo
Montello ir Brocktona. ten ir-
gi tas pats: Sandaros kuopos
mitingai laikomi karciamose
ir tu mitingu vadas yra j., ku-
ris labai dirba prizes paraSr
rinkima Lietuvai laisve atgau.
I'll, jis draudzia ir kittens san
darieciams rasytis- ant blanku
sake, tegul fasistai rasosi. =,
Vienas rimtesnis sandarie
tbs surenge savo namuose va
kariene p. Vaidylai pagerbti
bet kadangi p. \ Vaidyla buvc
tik ka sugryzes is Brocktono
negalejo ta vakariene pri6u
ii, buvo nugabentas tiesioe
guilt.
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gabus ir jeigu jam dabar ra-
gus neaplauzysi, kokia gfazia
diena jisai bus pavojingas San
darai.
Kitas vel klausia: Tamsta
rasai kad reikia veikti isvien
SUI kitais Lietuviais: delko ar
dai ta vieninga darba, niekin-
damas gerus Lietuvius?
Vaidyla atsako: AS naudoju
proga, mes cia Amerikoje yra
free country ir as galiu rasy-
tt ka noriu.
/ Kitas klausia: Kas yra svar-
biau tamstai, Sandara ar Lie
tuviu tauta?
Vaidyla greitai atsako: Man
alga moka ne tauta bet San
dara ir as jai dirbu.
Po Sitokio atsakymo kilo be-
tvarke. Vieni sake kad tauta
yra svarbiau negu partija, o
aklesni seke Vaidylos pareis-
kima kad Sandara yra svar-
biau negu tauta.
Jokubauskas sako: Jeigu ne
Sandara tai Lietuva nebutu
buvus nepriklausoma.
Arlauskas uzreke j Jokubau-
ska piktais zodziais: Duok dar
burnele lai gyvuoja Sandara
Mes .tuos slamstus tautininkus
sukisim j maisa sekanciame S.
L. A. seine!
Po tos trumpos betvarkes
vel aprimo ir vel pradeta sta
tyti Vaidylai klausimai.
Vienas klausia: Delko ceres
nj Sandaros veikejai atsitrau-
ke nuo Sandaros ir pradejc
veikti SUI tautininkais, ypatin.
gal DO New Yorko Lietuvil
Seimo?
Vaidyla aiskina: Kad jus
Bostone darot daug klaidu
norit vadovauti, o nemokate
, Delto as atvaziavau kad tuos
gabius vyrus atgal sugrazinti
prie jusu 7-tos kuopos. Neil
, nau kaip man pasiseks, bet ne
ginsiu su jais rytoj paslmaty'
ii ir pakalbeti. Jeigu pavyks
tai as busiu atlikes dideli dar
ba. Oar turiu juns pasakyt
kad ne vien Cia Bostone bet il
kitose vietose tas pats: daue
geru vyru nuejo veikti su tau
tininkais, O kiti su kunigals
Mat, jiems yra pikta kad a.
nepritariu paraSu rinkimui. Jr'
: galit suprasti, jeigu Sandar;
. butu sumanius parasu rinkl
ma tai as remciau, bet kad til
siuksles sumane lai jie sau i!
renka. Ju tas parasu rlnkl
mas reiskia tick kick stikla
alaus isgerti.
Kitas uzklause: Kur vaziuo
. 81 is Bostono?
Vaidyla atsake: Vaziuosiu
Connecticut, nes ir ten dau!
geru vyru pasisalino is mus
partijos; gal pavyks prikalbln
.. . tt atgal.
Y VAIDYLA MAZAI PESE
Man atrOde kad V2idyla S
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AUKOKIT Lietuvos vadavi-
mo reikalams per LVS. vi
ST stokime uz laisva Lietuva.
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AR ZINAI kad ivyksta
Svarbios Paskaitos?
kalba Jurgis Vanagas
CLEVELAND, OHIO

CLEVELAND, OHIO
Prakalbos atsibuna kas ketvirta-
dienio vakara, nuo 800 val, antra-
su Peck's Hall, 1446 E. S2nd Street,
3-cias aukstas (antros durys nuo
kampo E. 82nd st. ir Wade Park
Ave.). Izanga nemokamai, rinklia-
vos nebus. Rengia ir kviecia Sv.
Rasto tyrinstoja. (Skelbimas5
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Man atrode kad Vaidyla 81
karta isvaziavo is Bostono la
bal prastame upe, mes gavo Tx
apie $50 pinigais ir daug bari
mu ir priekaistu. Seniau kada
lankydavosi budavo daug ge-
resnes pasekmes if daugelyJe
vietu zmones il pas save uzsl-
prasydavo pavaisinti. 81 kar-
ta tik po karciamas pasilinks-
mino ir isvaziavo su didele
galva, uzpildyta nepatinkaml
priekaistu ir ko kito.
Labai jautesi nuliudes kao
nepasiseke prikalbinti gryzt
j TIA kuopa geriausiu veike
ju. Nekurie veikejai atsisaki
SUI Vaidyla ir kalbeti, sakyda
mi: AS neturiu laiko, mes a!
renku parasus, esu labai uz
imtas, pasikalbesim kita kar
ta. -.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Reds Turn Back Nazi,
Near Lwow, Tighten
SevastopoI Blockade
Seven German Troop
Ships Reported Sunk
Off Black Sea Base
Ey the Associated Fress,

MOSCOW, April 25.-The Red
Army has smashed a German
attack west of Dubno, IS miles
northeast of the big communica
tions center of Lwow, which al
first had succeeded in driving
the Russians out of two locali-
ties, a Soviet communique said
today.
More than 400 Nazis we're slain In
the Russian counterhlow which dis
lodged the enemy from both places
and restored the situation" the
bulletin declared.
Reds Sink Troop Ships.
In the Carpathian foothills more
than 100 miles to the southwest more
than 200 Germans were reported
killed after they crossed a stream
southwest of Stanislawow by night
and were routed by Soviet troops In
the morning.
Except for these actions, however
a stalemate continued along the land
front as the Red air force frightened
the blockade of Sevastopol, blasting
ships which attempted to carry Axis
troops out of the incircled Black Sea
base.
The connmunique said the war.
planes sank seven transports total.
ing $1,000 tons, as well as q landing
barge, torpedo cutter and three
patrol boats between SevastopoI ane
Romanian ports.
SevastopO1 Bombed.
Russian planes also struck "con.
centrated bombing and strafine
blows" against Axis troops in Sevas.
topol itself, causing heavy losses
the communique said. Thirty-sever
German aircraft were reported de.
stroyed in the Sevastopol area.
GA Berlin broadcast last night
said the Russians had unleashed
their final assault on Sevasto-
pol and that fierce land fighting
was raging once more around the
city,
Red bombers also blasted Lwov
again, striking at concentration.
of troop trains at the railway wards
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Downtown Montreal BUILDINGS
Hit by PIunging Bomber;;9 Die
Dwellings Are Fired by Flaming Plane;
One Of Grew Reported Saved by Parachute

ported to have parachuted to safety
Dorval Airport said identity of the
crew would not be known pending
a check of all planes that left there
today.
Some eyewitnesses said the bomber
exploded in the air, while others
said it blew up after striking a
building, sending fragments so feet
into the air. Parts of the wings and
engines settled over sections of a
block bounded by Colborne, Ottawa,
Shannon and Smith streets-not far
from the Canadian National Rail-
ways old Bonaventure station.
Two hundred soldiers were brought
into the area as firemen brought
the flames under control.
Constable Philippe Lemieux. pa
trolling his beat at the time of the
crash, was hit by the fuselage and
killed. Edgar Forget of Farnham,
Quebec, died in one Of the wrecked
dwellings.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Sweden S Reply on Exports
Unsatisfactory, u Hull SAYS
BY the Associatec Press,

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of State Hull said today
that Swedens reply to an Allied re-
quest to stop sending ball bearings
to Germany was not satisfactory.
Naturally, this Government is very
much dissatisfied, Mr.. Hull told his
press conference, because it attaches
great Importance to the question of
supplies for Germany.
Sweden is reported to have told
both Britain and the United States
that it cannot break it's commit
ments to send ball bearings to Ger
many.
Mr.. Hull would not say what the
next move in the attempt to choke
off strategic Germans imports might
be. His reply clearly indicated, how
ever, that this Government does not
consider the matter closed.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Political Observers
Watching Elections
In 3 States Today
Bricker Comp Insists
COP Won't Nominate
On First Ballot
BY the Associated Press.

The Nations political observers
awaited results of elections in
three States today before taking
a stand on the latest national
convention prediction-that the
Republicans will not name their
nominee on the first ballot.
The prediction came from the
camp of Gov. John w. Bricker of
Ohio, COP presidential candidate,
in a claim made by his campaign
manager, Roy D. Moore.
Mr.. Moore, who also asserted that
Gov. Bricker would go into the June
convention with the support of 257
delegates, said 1--WE cannot afford to
have a cut and dried convention"
Gov. Bricker told a press confer
ence in New York today he is mot
interested" in a Vice Presidential
nomination.
Today's elections were in these
States:
Massachusetts-In seven of the
IA congressional districts Demo-
cratic committee slate of national
convention delegates is opposed by
candidates pledged to the ''favorite-
son" candidacy of former Gov
Joseph B. Ely, an administration
foe. In two districts unpledged Re-
publican candidates are opposed by
avowed supporters of Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey of New York.
Pennsylvania-The Democrats will
pick slate of 70 convention dele
gates pledged to support President
Roosevelt. Republicans will name
10 delegates who may start with
Gov. Edward Martin as "favorite
CON-" but probably will turn to Gov
Dewey when serious convention bal
loting starts.
neutrality-suspicious. will name
six convention delegates still to be
chosen. Sixteen were selected yes
terday. Republican leaders say
Kentucky's % votes would go to
Gov. Simeon Willis on the first bal
lot at the national convention and
then to Gov. Dewey.
From New York came report
that meeting of antifourth-term
Democrats from New York and sew
eral other States was held in New
York City last night. Gleason l.
Archer, chairman of the American
Democratic National Committee,
who issued the report, did not name
the States.
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Eisenhower Says News
OF Invasion viii Be
|Speeded 10 Public
Newspaper Publishers Get
Message From Allied
Chief and Devers
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower declared
today that public opinion wins
wars" and indicated the news of
the European invasion would be
speeded to the public.
This message from Gen. Eisen-
hover, Allied supreme commander
of the western front, was read to the
opening session of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association
at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel:
Public opinion wins wars-that Is
as true now as ever. In order to
facilitate the flow of news to the
public in the impending operations,
we are drawing upon past expert
ences and hope to profit from them.
Writers Quasi-Sta Officers.
II have always considered as
quasi-staff officers those correspond
ents who are accredited to my head
quarters. These correspondents are
a part of the great team striving to
conclude this war successfully, at
the earliest moment"
The message, which was read by
Buell. w. Hudson of the Woonsocket
(R. ~ Call, chairman of the days
session, was relayed through the
War Department at Washington.
A recorded message was received
from 1t. Gen. Jacob Devers, deputy
supreme commander of the Allieo
forces and commander of the Amer
lean forces in the Mediterranean
theater, who declared that the in.
fluence of the press was felt ''or
every battlefield, in every home
office, factory and farm"
"One of the obligations, as 1 SET
it, perhaps the paramount obligation
OF the press at this time, tense anc
critical time, when in one oversee!
theater we are poised for an inva.
sion and in other theaters we are IL
a life and death struggle with enc.
mics, is to imbue and help MAINTAIN
a determination and the courage O.
our field forces and our forces Al
home" he said.
Faith Unconquerable Force.
TO accomplish this we mus
engender and sustain that factor
which is essential to every victory
faith. This in itself is unconquer.
able force.
ITO attain victory we must have
faith in ourselves, without which
we shall perish. We must have faith
in our armies, they are the bone o.
our bone and blood OF our blood
Faith in our Allies-surely they
have more than proven their worth
Faith in our cause-it will stand any
test realistic or ideal to which it may
be put"
Gen. Devers said the battle ir
Italy on two fronts was grim be.
yond description" and could not bt
compared to any other campaign.
Says Problems Will Be Solved.
The result to date has been dis.
appointing due in large part tt
the terrain and weather conditions,
he said. However these problem.
will be solved and in the meantim,
we must place in the balances tn,
fact that a number of enemy divi.
sions have been drawn into thi.
theater while vitality needed else.
where"
The message from Gen Devers wa.
(see ANPA, Page Aid
Evening star., 1944-04-25
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTREAL, April 25-An Raj
bomber exploded and crashed today
in a block of old brick dwellings in
downtown Montreal leaving piles of
flaming debris in which rescuers
found nine bodies.
Three of some IA dwellings in the
block were f1attened and others were
badly damaged Shrieks of horror
arose in the area. Adults and chill
dren ran about the streets hunting
for kinfolk. One woman screamed
that she had lost two daughters.
A high air official said the bomber
operated by the RAF Transport
Command, was a four -engined Lib
orator. The official said two engines
were buried in the debris, in addition
to two which could be seen in the
street.
The craft apparently carried a
crew OF five, one of whom was re-
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Tokyo Radio Complains
Of Supply Difficulties
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 25.-Attesting
to the growing strength of Allied
attacks on Japanese supply lines
the Tokyo radio quoted a japanese
War Ministry statement today as
saying the "hardships which con-
front our seamen directly partic-
ipating in the maintenance of sup
plies are beyond our imagination.
The broadcast, recorded by United
States Government monitors, said
both the United States and Britain
were "mobilizing great numbers OF
airplanes and submarines" to harass
Japanese overseas communications
and declared supplies were being
moved under extreemly hazardous
conditions"
Evening star., 1944-04-25
Hicks, Amateur Crin1inoIoqist
Held by FBI in Records Theft
Scientific SIeuth'
Accused Of Tuking
Civil Service Papers

Robert Waverly Hicks, who de-
scribes himself as an amateur
criminologist," ran head-on into
the professional branch of the
craft today when the FBI ar
rested him on a charge of steal
ing Government papers from the
files of the Civil Service Com
mission.
Hicks, who last achieved notoriety
when he appointed himself "scien-
tiflc sleuth" in the unsolved Corinna
Loring murder case in Mount
Rainier in 1885, was taken. into Gus
tody at his home, 1909 H street NV,
FBI agents said the missing
papers were found concealed in the
attic of house at 1902 Vermont
avenue NV, where Hicks main-