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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21
British Battle
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Moving on India

Z NEW DELHI, March Fl fUP1
Chinese forces which swept the
japanese out Of the Hukawng Vail
ley pushed into narrow Jambu
Bum Pass today for a drive to
clear the Mogaung Valley in
northern Burma
On the central front. British
imperial troops fought 10 stem
a three-pronged enemy offensive
aimed at the Indian city OF Inn
phal
Lord Mountbatten announced
today that the enemy's west
ward drive toward India con-
tinued in the region beyond the
Chlndwin River, international
News Service saidD
1t. Gen. Stilwel's Chinese,
aided by American infantrymen,
were reported fighting their most
difficult battle since the northern
Burma campaign began. facing
40-mile march through strongly
fortified japanese hill positions
before they reach level ground in
the Mogaung Valley.
CAPTURE MOUNTAIN
The Chinese captured Janbu
Bum, a small. rugged mountain
between the Mogaung and HUI
kawng valleys Sunday-Stilwellx
,6lst birthday -to make good the
American generals prediction.
nine days earlier, that the entire
Hukawng will soon he ours"
Frank Hewlett, United Press
correspondent with the Chinese
American troops, reported that
StilwellS men had advanced It's
miles INTO Burma with the cap
ture of Jambu Bum and were IS
miles from the town Of Mogaung.
northern terminus Of the Burma
railway.
The battle for Ismbu BUM
lasted two days as the Chinese
fought uphill handicapped by
rains which turned roads and
trails into a mass Of knee deep
mud, Hewlett reported.
JAP STRONGHOLD FALLS
Indian Gurkhas are reported
70 have captured the japanese
mountain stronghold OF Sum-
prabum and nearby strong
points IN the Hertz valley. In
ternauonal News Service said.
SUmprabum is the center Of the
area through which the pro-
posed new Burma road 10
G+fi-a wTff TUT IL r. 81 miles
north Of The enemy railhead at
NytkynaD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21
Mayor Takes Positive Stand

Mayor Jeffries has long insisted:
A strike against government is strike against the people
and therefore illegal We cannot grant exclusive bargaining
rights to union government because has the
right OF appeal and hearing before the council and
the mayor.
To grant organization the right 10 do this exclusively
for individual Is unconstitutional"
Union members refused 10 dvulge the number
grievances be UP Baenger the names
the compliments would be disclosed az The meeting
Il anticipated that Jefres Immediately order the
dismissal suspension ~ 1hnse Joined
This lends importance 20 The approval given the organization
drive by r. J. Thomas.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21
Ndzis Reported
In Full Retreat
Over Prut River

MOSCOW. March = UP
Marshal Konsy Grove Soviet spear
heads through Bsstarshis %
within s. rifles 81 The I'D Ru-
rarian frontier today and tHe
governments n=Faz -LzNe2-a- sad
thst smashed German regiments
are retrestnE across R-rana
tSince The Sovcts regard Res
sarsbis as 2 par. Of Russia. the
Izvests report Of q Naz retreat
escross Rumsris' apparently
rsoot that the Germans are
pulhne> back beyond the Prut
River. tins. boundary between
Rumsnis nd~BeSssrahis.
HAIL VICTORY
AS the Second ArTnX. Of the
Ukraine poured into BeS>s "a ois
on frort more TIsh - fi>S>es
u1de. the Official Soviet army
journal Red Star proclaimed Juol-
lantly:
"Gernany has lost the battle
Of the Aouth. The Red army Of
fensive Ia spreading likt a spring
flood.
The Red army has cossed the
last river harrted IN the Soviet
south. The barrier is behind uS.
There IA Increasing anxiety
among HitIeT's vssSalS, eSpeci-
daily the RumaniAns.
To the northwest. Marshal Zhu-
kovs First Army Of the Ukraine
pushed toward the Carpathlans
and stepped up the pressure on
Marshal Fritz Won Mannstein s
Sahent stretched tsut between the
Lwow approaches and Proskurov.
HOLD PRECARIoUs
With the nipping of Of the Vim
nists END of the salient the Ger
man position now was narrowed
TO preeArteas foothoid, n many
points only 50 miles wide. between
the Soviet northern pincers and
the forbiddiHg -GaFpathian walls.
Increasing Soviet pressure from
the north raised the possibility of
a break-through which would en-
circle the German sarrisons OF
Proskurov and Tarnopol.
Field reports said the Germans
we're relying on Rumanian divi-
Eiens- 70 cover their retreat al
many points. Two Rumsnian di-
visions, with German stiffening
elements. were charged with the
defense of Migilev-Podolski,
DRIVE GATHERS FORCE
There on the efoot*-of-the
Dniester the Russians tented at
tacks IN several directions, threw
the defenders of balance, seized
the river bridge and made II pos
sible TO sweep on into Bessarabia
without loss Of momentum.
Soviet forces were reported
streaming acros thse Dniester at
many points. despite increasing re-
sistance by the German air force.
Front dispatches said that in
the capture OF Vinnitss special
German artillery regiment diStin-
guished for being shifted 10 what
ever hottest spot the front az
forded was wiped out
While Russian spear hea d s
threatened Germany'S fimsy net
work of escape railways, Red
army planes sank II ships in a
Black Sea convoy believed en-
route 70 the Crimea 10 evacuate
trapped German forces. Moscow
dispatches said.
Destruction of the II ships was
reported in the Russian COM
rnunique a few hours after the
official publication War and the
Working Class had revealed that
the enemy had begun evacuating
his forces from the Crimea 10
Bulgaria and Rumania.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21

after a recent raid on Berlin.
"MorganE plane burst into
flames and diNed 10 earth. lSt
L. Walter ". HAYNES reported
20 intelligence officers afteF-Fe--
turning from the mission which
claimed Morgan. haynes was
navigator of tho wing ship in
NorC1n'S formation.
No other information came
from Eighth Ar Force headQuar-
tiers. no mention was made that
chHtes were seen opening near
the burning Fortress.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21

except pray for another miracle.
Our hope is that he's safe
even II he's a prisoner Of the
Germans"
His sisters reference 70 "an-
other miracle concerned the
hlers fabulous experience on a
mission IN Hanover last July.
Morgan was a flying officer ar
that time and a Co-pilot Hours
before his Fortress reached its
tarset II was attacked by Ger
man 11Shter planes one Of which
sent a 30 nm. shell into the
cockpit.
The shell came in Morgan S
window, missed hlm>mirsCulouslY
by an inch, struck the pilot and
blew off his head. The shock of
the explosion also tore the >ayn
off the turret gunner. S/Sgt Tyre
c. Weaver Jr. Morgan was not
scratched.
Morgan. fighting to eeHtFel- a
ship whose controls were con-
stantly thrown off center by the
lunging body of the dead pilot
took charge Of the plane and
went on toward the target instead
Of turning back.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21
Key Ridge Falls
In Allied Attack
On Anzio Front

NAPLES, March p ms A
bitter 1S-hour fight ended IN the
beachhead sector west Of Anzio-
Albany area today with the Allied
troops IN possession of a new,
strategically-important ridge near
the Italian west coast.
TIE assault hesaH-when Allied
units opened up with fire
demonstration designed 10 draw
The euemy'S attention while a
rajdjng party pushed northward
in the predawn darkness 10 strike
10 German co,eripcr clements
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21
-NAZIS RUSH AID

The troops promptly overran
their objective. Enemy reaction
was SWift-a barraee by artillery
and mortar batteries 10 cover an
assault by German reInforcements.
The Allied troops repulsed--all
countcrattackS and held the ridge
0n the Casino front, the Nazis
rushed relntorcementS INTO the
city again today IN an attempt 70
hold on 10 their small area there
tOffCial information reaching
headquarters traced the strong
German stand In CaSsion 10 the
existence Of a hitherto-unSus-
pccted tunnel running nom the
Rom n amphltheater almost
three-Quarters of mile south
west Of Casino United Press
repOTted
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21
SLIP IN UNOBsERVED

tGcrmn panzer grenadiers. 1t
was revealed have been slipping
through the tunnel into Casino
under the guns of the unsuspect-
ing Allies
German artillery batteries
shelled the Alhed-held area heaV-
ny. as the German units moved
up, ~
-fAFedshetft tt1r area, American
and Allle,d lnfahrymen were
locked in stubborn cloSe-quarter
fighting with the~reinforced en-
enly and hammered without letuT
at concealed firing posts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-03-21
PINS HOPE on FRAZER

A married sister Of Morgan
asking that her father 8. A. l.
Morgan, he excused from answer
+nr 1tfer1rg- said.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Italy
Continued From First Page.)

enemy from exploding his mines
which he might have placed under
bridges and government Offices =
Remove from the streets all OBJ
stacles. barricades and other OBJ
structions =.
1T is vital for the Allies that
troops can go through Rome with
out any loss of time in order to
complete the destruction of the
German armies retreating north
ward. - =.
Citizens Of Rome, the future OF
Rome is in your hands" ~
Fierce fighting continued tonight
in the Alban Hills, also known as
the Coli Laziali Mountains, as the
Germans struggled desperately to
hold of smashing attacks which
every hour threatened more and
more to engulf their defenses.
Mani Positions Jeopardized.
The newest break-through, CATCH
ing the Germans by surprise, jeop-
ardized the entire Nazi position be-
tween the Alban Hills and the sea-
coast, apparently leaving the Ger
mans guarding the Appian Way to
Rome faced with alternatives of
fleeing or remaining to fight where
the retreat route might easily be
cut from behind them.
Ripping the enemy fortress wall
from Valmontone to Velletri and
beyond, doughboys seized vital
peaks dominating the approaches
to the Italian capital, less than
20 miles away. The drive was ac-
companied by twin smashes west
ward from the captured strong
holds of Valmontone and Velletri on
the direct roads to the city.
Fifth Army troops also advanced
to within IA miles of Rome, from
the southeast, capturing the Alban
Hills stronghold of Monte Castel-
lacio, six miles north of Velletri.
Yard by yard the Americans
punched their way through the
stubborn defenses. One of these
smashes tore through the power
fully-held and bitterly-defended
town of Lanuvio, four miles west of
Velletri and Is miles from Rome,
after several days of blazing battle
Another overwhelmed the village of
Labico on the via Casilina, two
Evening star., 1944-06-04

WITH THE 5th ARMY SOUTH
OF ROME, June 3.-The Germans
were in retreat south of Rome to-
night and the skyline of the eternal
city-crowned by the dome of st.
Peter's-stood out clearly despite
the smoke, and dust of battle.
The German defenses were crumb-
ling under the blows of the 5th
Army and American armor and the
enemy fell back, despoiling the
countryside and pillaging homes in
his retreat.
As I advanced with the forward
troops there still were many Ger
man pockets of resistance behind
US and they raked the road with
machine gun and shell fire. These
pockets were being mopped UP.
The Casilian way was Uttered
with wrecked German guns, tanks
and trucks and strewn with the
bodies of Germans so recently killed
that they looked like men sleeping
by the roadside.
In the countryside between the
Appian and Casilian Ways Amer
ican infantry units were pushing
ahead, racing with one another to
lead the chase.
They were outstripped, however,
by armored units on Highway 6,
which swept on to Labico and then
beyond.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Seryicemen viii GET
Tickets 10 Concerts

During the summer Water Gate
Concerts, $50 servicemen, including
$50 from military hospitals in this
area, viii be guests Of the National
symphony Orchestra Association
each week, E. r. Finkenstaedt,
Summer Concerts Committee chair
man, announced yesterday.
Beginning with the opening con-
cert next Sunday when the National
Symphony Orchestra will be di-
rected by Hans Kinder, $50 COM
plimentary tickets will be distrib-
uted to servicemen for each Of the
18 summer concerts.
The complimentary tickets may
be obtained at the servicemen's
ticket booth, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth on Pennsylvania
avenue NV. Maj. Warner w. Hall
Of the Army Medical Center will be
in charge of ticket distribution at
Walter Reed and Forest Glen Hos
pitals, while Miss Elizabeth Davis.
Red Cross field director, will dis
tribute those for the Bethesda Naval
Hospital.
Single tickets for the opening con-
cert will be on sale to the general
public tomorrow at the National
Symphony Box ONCE in kits, 1880
G. street NV. Series tickets for
the Sunday, Wednesday and Friday
concerts will remain on sale until
the opening concert of each series.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
|vern Haug|and
|Marries on Coast
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated fTeSS.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.-Vern
Haugland, Associated Press war cor
respondent, and lesson Mcmahon OF
Butte, Mont, were married at st
Mary's Cathedral today.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father, w. j. Mcmahon of
Butte, labor commissioner for the
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. Her
sister, Lois Jean Mcmahon, was her
attendant. Mr.. Haugland was at
tended by Lieut., Andrew Hauk
U. S. N, of Los Angeles.
Mr.. Haugland wandered in the
jungles of New Guinea for 43 days
in 1912 after parachuting from q
crippled plane. Subsisting on ber-
ries and juices of grass and weeds
until found by missionaries, he wrote
a remarkable diary of his 43 days
struggle. He was awarded the Sill
yer Star for devotion and forti-
tude." He now is assigned to the
San Francisco bureau of the AS
sociated Press after reporting the
war for two years in the Southwest
and South Pacific areas. He is a sor
of Mrs. Hannah Haugland Of Ingle-
wood, Calf.
The bride, member of the Butte
and Seattle chapters of the Junior
League, formerly worked for the
Justice Department in those cities
and in Washington,
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Socialist Party Begins
Niqht Session on Platform

BY the Associated Press.
READING, Pa, June 3.-The So
cialist Party's national convention
went into a night session tonight to
complete its platform after uphold
ing the Norman Thomas forces in
two major tests. ..~s--.-~.-.-a--3 8
The convention approved SO to AZ a
platform plank calling for IAN i'm
mediate political peace offensive" by
Allied peoples and governments
rather than a minority substitute
relying entirely on popular pres
sure" to bring an end to the war.
1t also adopted by voice vote an
amendment to the party constitution
which would permit collaboration
with other groups to form a new
third party realignment. Opponents
expressed fear the Socialist Party
might lose its identity in any merger.
Mr.. Thomas, four times Socialist
Party candidate for President and
chairman of the Platform Commit
tee, had told reporters he would not
make up his mind whether to accept
another nomination until the fights
on the peace plank and third-party
proposals were out OF the way and
he saw what the platform looked
like.
The party will name It's presiden-
tial ticket tomorrow at the closing
session.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Nuzis, Retreoting Before Rome
Loot Homes and DESTROY Crops
BY EDWARD KENNEDY,

The battalion spearheading this
aImored attack was commanded by
1t. Col. Bogardus s. Cairns, Decatur,
Ga, and the company in the lead
was under Capt. George Dempsey,
Oshkosh, Wis.
When the transmitter failed on
Capt. Dempsey's tank he joined the
crew of tank under Maj. Harold l..
Blodgett, Denton, Tex, and directed
his company from the turret of that
tank while Maj. Blodgett fed shells
to its cannon.
The country folk cheered the
Americans in the newly liberated
territory but they had suffered toe
much in recent days to be very
happy.
Germans had entered the farm,
houses and carried of wine, food
furniture, beds and even trinkets
and had destroyed much of what
they could not cart away, peasants
reported.
They came in with pistols anc
took everything, even my razor,
said one man. "They have beer
stealing everything. There is moth
ing left to eat in all this country.
side."
He offered soldiers bottle of wine
which he said he had hidden from
the Germans by burying it and hi
! asked for food.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Only 25s6 Of Veterans
Returning 10 Old
Jobs, owl Reports

Only a fourth of the discharged
veterans are returning to their old
jobs, the ONCE of War Informa-
ton reported last night.
Quoting reports from half dozen
Government agencies, owl said:
Discharged veterans are entering
industry at the rate of approx
mately 10000 a month. Many find
their own jobs but the United States
Employment Service placed more
than 74,N1 veterans of this war
during February and March, 1914.
Approximately 250,00o veterans
discharged from the services
through hospitals have returned to
the jobs they held before they en-
tered the service.
Only 1898 veterans were receiving
vocational training through the Vet
Grams Administration on May |.
Another group of 1885 veterans
took vocational war production
training courses through the Office
OF Education from January l to
April /. Most of them were train
ing on the job.
The great majority of discharged
veterans prefer to take jobs i'm
mediately rather than wait for
training. They prefer war produc-
tion jobs, particularly where the pay
is good.
Claims for disability pensions
based on battle casualties constitute
only a small percentage of the total
filed. The bulk come from veterans
who never left the continental
limits of the United States and
served for a comparatively short
period.
Industry is hiring both able
bodied and handicapped veterans
with a steadily increasing number
of requests for veterans from air.
craft, ship-building, munitions and
motor companies; small business
firms and public and private insti-
tutions.
Evening star., 1944-06-04

miles closer to Rome than Valmon-
tone.
Another slashing American spear
head poked a strong, deep salient
northward toward Cave, three miles
above Valmontone on the road
paralleling Highway 6 and at the
edge OF the hills through which
the enemy may be forced to with
draw.
l. To the east, in a 12-mile stretch
between Gave and Anagni, which
the British plunging up from Feren-
tino reached today, there were rem
nants of four German divisions
the 18th, 26th, 10Th Panzers and
the 305th Infantry. This portion
Evening star., 1944-06-04
'Women's Troffic Group
|WiII Heur Hinshuw

Representative Hinshaw, Republi-
can, Of California will speak at q
buffet meeting Of the Washington
Women's Traffic Association at 7:3(
pm. Tuesday In the Wardman
Park Hotel. Representative Hin
shaw is member of the Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committees
of the House.
At the last meeting officers were
elected. They are Madeline Nc
Laren, Sante Fe Railroad, president;
Georgella Hefty, American Export
Airlines, first vice president; Louise
Saunders, Eastern Airlines, second
vice president; Blanche Boerner,
American Airlines, recording secre-
tary: Florence Merriam, Rock
Island Railroad, treasurer, and
Frances Rexin, Union Pacific Rail-
road, corresponding secretary.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
2 Sea Lions Spend
First Day at Zoo
SuIking in Depths

On their first day in the pool
at the Washington Zoo, two
sea lions yesterday sulked in
the depths and refused to pose
for newspaper photographers
despite offers of herring, their
favorite food.
DR.. William Mann, ZOO di-
rector, has christened the s.
year-old pair "Fibber" and
Mollie." They were shipped
here by the San Diego (Calif.)
Zoo. There have been no sea
lions on exhibition here since
one sent by the London Zoo
for safekeeping died several
months ago.
Visitors will get the best view
of the animals daily at 3 pm,
their feeding time, DR.. Mann
said.
Even sea lions cannot stay
under water forever, and DR..
Mann thinks they will get
hungry enough to show their
faces any day now.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Capt. Wilkinson Named
As Father Of Child
Ey the Associated Press

ES the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 3-Capt.
Morrison Wilkinson, ir., who will
60 before an Army general court
martial at the Santa Ana Army
Air Base next Tuesday on charges
OF assault, was named today by
Lorraine Murphy as the father of
the child born to her May %.
Capt. Wilkinson is charged with
effecting bigamous marriage with
Miss Murphy in Phoenix, Ariz.,
August 6, 1943, when he still was
legally married to Margaret Con-
! zales Wilkinson.
! Miss Murphy's mother, Mrs
Irene Alfred, said the child, a girl
: was born in nearby hospital.
y Capt. Wilkinson, former PLYING
Tiger" in China, is accused of as
&saulting Miss Caprice Caprone, IT.
eyear-old Earl Carroll dancer; ot
improper conduct against two
.@other women; the commission OF
immoral acts against others, and
two specifications of assault against
one woman in the period of an hour
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Jops Report General
Killed in Mudunq Actor
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 3.-The Japan
ese Domei Agency reported today In
a broadcast dispatch that 1t. Gen
Shigeru Katagiri had been killed in
action April 8 while directing opera
tions in the Madang sector of New
Guinea.
In the broadcast, recorded by
Federal monitors, Domei said Kata-
girl had commanded Japanese troops
sent to intercept an Allied invasion
force that landed north a F7nsch-
hafen, New Guinea, September 2,
1943, and that he was in command
at Madang when Allied troops
landed behind the japanese lines in
the Finschhafen and Kalaka sectors
early this year. It added Emperor
Hirohito had decorated him post
humously.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Fourth Term Indorsed
By Kansas Democrats
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
EMPORIA, Kans., June 3.-Kan-
sas Democrats today instructed their
l6 delegates to the national con-
vention to vote for a fourth term
for President Roosevelt.
Carl v. Rice. Kansas City (Kans.)
lawyer, was elected national COM
mitteeman.
A resolution pledged unqualified
support for fourth term" and
lauded the Presidents leadership.
1t was approved by acclamation.
We deem it imperative" they
said. that leadership which has
thus far so successfully carried the
battle be not changed"
Evening star., 1944-06-04
South Carolina Governor
Indorses Fourth Term

COLUMBIA. S. c., June 3 (R.--
Gov. Olin D. Johnston declared to-
day he favored fourth term for
President Roosevelt, chiefly because,
he said, II am not In favor of
changing our commander chief
while we are neck-deep in this ter
rible war"
Gov. Johnston, uncommitted un-
til now, said that defeat of Presi-
dent Roosevelt during the war
would give aid and comfort to our
enemies" and 'it would weaken the
morale of our Allies"
Asked If he would favor fourth
term If the war were not in prog
ress, he said mo-"
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Senator Jackson Seeks
Indiana Governorship
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Jackson, Democrat of
Indiana, announced yesterday he
would seek the Democratic nomina-
ton for Governor of Indiana at the
party's State convention within the
next two weeks.
Senator Jackson said he would
consider it IAN honor to be on the
same ticket with Gov. Henry F.
Schricker who has already an
nounced his candidacy for the
United States Senate"
Senator Jackson is serving in the
Senate through appointment of
Gov. Schricker, filling a vavancy
brought about by the death of Sena-
tor Frederick Van Nuys, Democrat.
Evening star., 1944-06-04
Knox Legal Adviser
Resigns Navy Post

The Navy yesterday announced
the resignation of Adlai Stevenson,
Chicago attorney, who was special
assistant and legal adviser to the
late Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox.
Mr.. Stevenson came to Washing
ton with Col. Knox in 1941.