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Evening star., 1944-01-24
nazis Move Offices
From Rome Preparing
For Possible Retreat
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
arMADRID. Jan. 24.-German off,
cials were reported streaming north
ward out of Rome today in an
exodus preparatory to military evac-
ration Of the city should this be
made necessary by the Allied land
tlgs on the Italian coast to the
south.
Diplomatic advices from Rome
said the Germans already had re-
moved their quartermaster corps
headquarters to Florence, approx
n1ately 140 miles northwest of
Rome. The communications center
Tor the German Army command was
said to have been moved back to
Chiusi, 81 miles above the Eternal
City.
These advices declared the main
highway leading out of Rome was
filled with the cars of both German
and Italian Fascist authorities and
added that only military function
aries concerned with the actual de-
fense of the city were remaining
behind
Telephone Service Curtailed
All telephone service between
Rome, and the north was reported
closed both to civilians and Italian
officials on order of the German
military commander of the area.
Neutrals were permitted to send only
the briefest diplomatic dispatches
from Rome.
Can Associated Press dispatch
from Stockholm quoted Swedish
press reports from Switzerland
as saying the new Allied amphib-
ious attack below Rome had in
spired the populace in Northern
Italy to violent anti-German
demonstrations. Two German
officers were killed by demonstra-
tors in Genoa, and the Nazis
executed eight Italian youths in
reprisal and imprisoned 20 more
as hostages, these reports said)
While it was evident that the
Germans were deeply concerned
over the latest developments in
Italy, it also was apparent that they
are nervous over the possibility that
the Allies may launch their invasion
of France-When it comes-with ST.
multaneous attacks from the west
and south.
Nazis Take Precautions.
Advices from Southern France in
dicated the Nazis were Fastening to
complete elaborate defense prepara-
tions all along the coast from the
Pyrenees to Marseille and were TAX
ing great precautions to guard
against surprise.
German motorboats and planes
were said to be patrolling the coast
night and day on the lookout for
danger.
Meanwhile, border reports said the
German Ambassador to Vichy had
advised Marshal Petain that Hitler
wanted the chief of states personal
assurance that he would not per-
nit French forces to attack the Ger
mans if the Allies invade France
Petain was said to have made no
reply as yet.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Letter
Continued From First Page.)

at salary of $500 a year. CAS-
sistant" meant supervision of high
Interior Department correspondence
for English style
Mr.. Briggs recalled that he was
Frank Gannett's contact man" at
the Republican Convention in Phila-
delphia in 1910, when Mr.. Gannett
hoped to get the nomination that
went to Mr.. Willkie. He added:
Il was so incensed over the man
ner in which Willkie grabbed the
nomination that I went back home
Ito Chicago) and started to yell. I
ran across Mayor Kelly and Kelly
said Ickes was coming to Chicago to
make speech before some labor
group. Kelly said, You ought to tell
this to Ickes.'"
Thereupon, Mr.. Briggs said, Mayor
Kelly introduced him to the Secre-
tary of the Interior.
Wrote Speech for Secretary.
Il wrote speech for Ickes on this
same matter in the fall of 1910 and
he delivered 1t in Chicago"
The connection thus established
led to Mr.. Briggs going to work at
the Interior Department.
Mr.. Briggs had a calm demeanor
when, alone, he arrived at the Mu-
nicipal Court Building at $50 am
He had wired Mr.. Schweinhaut from
New York Friday that he would ap-
pear at Mr.. Schweinhauts Office at
10 am. today, but the meeting place
later was changed to the courthouse
Subpoena Put Under Door.
He told newspapermen that he left
his house in darlington, Va, before
the subpoena calling for hi S grand
jury appearance at l:3o p m. last
Wednesday was put there The sub
poena was put under his door Tues
day evening. Mr.. Schweinha Tut said.
Mr.. Briggs said he and his wife de-
parted In order to escape the ring
ing telephone and went to stay with
Mrs. Clare Briggs, widow Of his
brother, the noted cartoonist.
Mrs. Briggs, he said, found the
subpoena when she went to the
house Wednesday afternoon to bring
In the milk. She at once called
Mr.. Schweinhaut, he said, and ex-
planned
Mr.. Briggs said he went to New
York Thursday to obtain a lawyer
and talked the whole case over with
Mr.. Murray, whom he retained. He
said he had not spoken to Mr.. Ickes
lsince the Secretary suspended him
from the Interior Department pay
roll last Tuesday.
Poses for Photographs.
Mr.. Briggs was wearing a brown
overcoat, plaid suit and brown
felt hat. He talked to newspaper
men In the courthouse hallway and
posed for photographers. He entered
the grand juryroom at 1926 with
Mr.. Schweinhaut and stayed there
until HOS.
Mr.. Briggs said he talked to Mr.,
Schweinhaut on the telephone twice
Saturday and once yesterday. He
returned to his house in darlington
yesterday.
THE FB1 was trailing me day and
night" he said Il decided to call
them off'-apparently by telegraph
ling to Mr.. Schweinhauu.
Mr.. Schwelnhaut had no COM
ment when he left the grand jury
room. about As minutes after Mr..
Briggs departed Mr.. Briggs said
he was going home to darlington.
Mr.. Briggs said he entered news
paper work with the old New York
Mail in 1908 and had spent about 20
years off and on in newspaper
work on the Chicago Examiner
Chicago American, Chicago Tribune
New York Press, Minneapolis
Journal, st. Paul Pioneer Press, and
had also worked in Scranton, Pa.
and other places.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Pacific
Continued From First Page

pedo and divebombers, escorted by
more than 10 fighters.
Neither raid drew air opposition
and all planes returned
Allied air blows also fell on the
Buka area of Northern Bougainville;
Gasmata, New Britain, 200 miles
southwest of Rabaul; Kavieng, in
Northern New Ireland; several
northeast New Guinea coastal bases,
the Admiralty Island farther north,
Dutch Timor, 400 miles northwest of
Darwin, Australia, and Halmahera,
in the Moluccas, 900 miles northwest
of Darwin-the longest northward
hop to date in the Southwest Pacific
war.
In the Admiralty Islands raid, a
250O-ton freignter was left af1ame
and listing; in the Tanga Islands
north of Borpop a small vessel was
sunk and in Hansa Bay, New Guinea
north of Madang), 1,000-ton fuel
freighter was blown up.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Hope Of Polish Amity
Spurred by Kerr's
Return 10 Moscow
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 24.-Plans OF Am
bassador Sir Archibald Clark Kerr
to return to Moscow stirred hopes
today for solution of the Russian
Polish deadlock which appeared to
center more on the exiled govern
men in London than on the Soviet
insistence on the Curzon Line as
a boundary.
The British Ambassador has been
away from Moscow for two months,
spending most of his time in the
United States. He put in a busy
week in London talking to Prime
Minister Churchill, Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden, the Polish
Premier Stanislaw Mikolajczyk and
Foreign Minister Tadeusz Romer.
He will take to the Kremlin the
freshest British and United States
views on the Polish situation, as
well as the Pravdo peace rumor"
incident.
The biggest problem is the exiled
Polish government. The Russians
are generally thought to want the
LONDON regime to take in repre-
|Sentatives from the Union of Polish
Patriots before entering any negotia-
tions.
The Poles maintain they have
gone as far as they can in Offering
to negotiate for one-third of their
country-the different between the
Curzon Line and the 1889 frontier.
They are said to fear that the re-
moval OF any London coalition gov
ernment member would be only
starter, and that Moscow would
make more demands.
While the Poles maintain they
are not ready to accept the Curzon
Line, 1t is generally believed that
differences could be solved If rela-
tions were re-established between
Moscow and the exiled government.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Fair with
moderate temperature this after
noon; fair tonight with lowest tenn
perature near freezing. Tomorrow
increasing cloudiness and slightly
warmer.
Maryland and Virginia-Fair east
portion, increasing cloudiness and
not quite so cold west portion to-
night. Tomorrow increasing cloudi-
ness and slightly warmer followed
by rain in west portion by night.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
slightly muddy at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Jan. "a R.-Foreign ex-
| lars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar In New York open mar
ket, 10h per cent discount, or $3.50 U. 8
cents; UP .O6A of a cent
Europe-Great Britain, oflcia1 Banker,
Foreign Exchange Committee rates., buying
4.02; selling. 4.04.
free. 25.14: unchanged; Brazil of11cial
6.05n; free, 6s20n: Mexico. 20.65n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise in.
dicated. n Nominal.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
ProwIer Makes Error
Of Returning for Shoes
On 4Aa Arraeia4aa p-asu

BY the ASSoclated Press.
WOLF CREEK, Mont-Mrs. Dave
Botkin surprised a man prowline
around her home in his stockings
He fled, leaving his shoes.
The next day man appeared al
her back door and asked for his
shoes.
Mrs. Botkin called police.
The police got the man, the mar
got his shoes-and 30 days in Jail
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Money Market

NEW YORK, Jan. "A. t0.-caM money.
steady, i per cent. Prime commercial
paper, "a per cent Time loans steady,
5000 days IL: 4-6 months. ~ per cent.
Bankers ,acceptances UNCHANGED: 5000
cent; 5-6 months, ss-i. per cent Redis-
count rate. New York Reserve Bank "a Il
per cent. (A y, per cent on Treasury
paper OF one year or shorter. longer ma
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Washington Produce

From the War Food Administration
Prices paid net fob. Washington:
From the War Food Administy alton
rederalstate sraded eggs reesived pd'o ,rom d1
grading stations January o4): Whites
o. S. Grade A. large. A: U. 8. grade B
largeg. SO. Browns, U. S. grade A. large
grade B. large, SO: u s. grade B. medium
80; U. s. grade c. 81. Current receipts
nearby ungraded eggs. whites and mixec
colors, 3637 Receipts, Government
graded eggs. 6s4 cases 1.-TWO days.
LIVE POULTRY-Market Arm Re.
ceipts very light. Prices paid net TO- b
Washington Permitted Transportation
charges included according to mileage
Broilers and fryers, 2Sh-30; fowl. 26h.
%; roosters. 1920
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Two Aerial Foxhunters
Lose Lives in Crash

BY the Associated Press.
JAMESTOWN, N. Oak, Jan. "a
William Sandberg, owner of the
Jamestown Flying Service and
Charles j. Mccoy, an instructor
were killed instantly yesterday when
their plane crashed near Ypsilanti
N. Oak.
Mr.. Sandberg, AZ, veteran flyer
and Mr.. Mccoy, 81, left the airport
in the morning to hunt fox from
the air. Mr.. Mccoy is said to have
been plotting the plane.
Evening star., 1944-01-24
CowIes Named to Bourd

CHICAGO, Jan. "a (P).-Gardner
Cowles, jr., publisher of the Des
Moines Register and Tribune, was
elected a director of United All
Lines today at special meeting OF
the board in Chicago. Cowles sue
ceeds Joseph P. Ripley, resigned,
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Paper Collection
In Schools Tomorrow

The following is the schedule
for the collection of old news
papers, magazines, cardboard
and cartons in the second dis
trict Of The Evening Star-PTA
Salvage for Victory program to-
morrow, together with the five
leaders in the district and their
poundage to date:
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Report for Last "a Hours,

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, ~. at noon; year ago, 52
Lowest. 80. at 1850 am: year ago, 80
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. "a. on January %.
Lowest, II, on January 4.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Lowest. 40 per cent, at $50 pm.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Capital Transit Co.'s at 281a, 3 at osh,
WASHINGTON Gas $3.50 pfd-3 at lO4
Washington Gas S5 pfd-5 at IO7.
Evening star., 1944-01-24

'Ex dividend. tPlus extras. e2< extrs
h So 90 extra. lOc extra. pPaid II
1913, $4,000 extra
Evening star., 1944-01-24
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1944-01-24

The Sun and Moon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
FVonk ln Eornesf

At long last, someone has made Q definite move to reduce or eliminate the ridiculous situation that exists in the featherwcNSht boxing ranks and that someone is connectieut'g state athletic commissioner, Prank Coskey. By his action Of refusing the vice presidency of the NBA tNa. tional Boxing Association because he insists on the recognition of WI. lie Pep of Hartford as the ONLY worlds featherweight h m D O n, Commissioner Coskey accomplishea two important things:
 1. He now refuses to recognize Sal BartOla of Boston AS a world champion, having seen Pep lick Bartola twice. the second time So conyincingly that 1t was mo e0n- test.
 2. Pep, a native of Connecticut. is now recognized as world feathp erweight champion, which sertain- ly is his right, right that has been denied him because connee- ticut's fistic group WAS a member o fthe NBA and the latter says Sal Bartolo is now the world champion. and before him Phil Terranoya and Jackie Caluura, all three of whom Pep would de- feat on two successive evenings maybe ONE
 It seems that MT. Abe Greene. the Patterson, N. J. newspapermaD boss of the NBA who remains in the presidency, was tossing Commission CT coskey a RED HERRING in the form Of the national boxing ass0ei- ation's SECOND highest office, but Prank has now seen the handwrlt- ing on the wall, an dglven long overdue OFFICIAL recognition to the Hartford boy, whom every fatF- minded and competent judge or ring talent knows Is the best fighter in the country today, POUND FOR POUND.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
Just c Few Lines

Naugatuek NEWS sports editor. Duke Kazlauskas, really FRIES the Industrial Recreation Association of Waterbury for allegedly awarding Waterbury Tool $50 expenses to take part in the state s0ftball touFnas ment in Stamford last Sunday, while giving nothing but BEST WISHES to the U, 8, Rubber combine, also . member Of the !, R, 4, which took part iD the state meet, tO0l-I have been asked to reprint the Dukes typographical baTTage, but It ar' rived too late for publication today Jim Dillon, a native Of WateFS bury connected with the Hartford Park Department, will be director of the tenth annual Hartford Times 6WIMMING championships at Colts Park pool Sunday, ,,, pr, sam Atkins has finally convinced his brother, lawyer Jos 0f Boston, his recent guest, that Willie Pep Is a much better rlngsteT than Bos, tons Rart0l0 though both are rated as worlds champions ,, Tony's barber shop will be Wellvfilled next Thursday night when the Hopeyille bowling league meets RgaiD, before opening the season at the Mattatuek next month, Tony will give a free PERMANENT to any league mem' Der rolling % without 2 mark ,,,
 Hagtf0rd's Red D0ty, knocked out last Tuesday night m Hartford, is jp one Of the six round pFellms toF night at MISC, where two pfellm boys, Aaron Perry and Jimmy Me. Daniels are in the main bout of EIGHT rounds at $500 tops
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
Croyson's Scoreboord
southworth Turns Apartment Over to SeweII; All St. Louis Show to Be I0-cent World Series;
 Mccarthy Sees Browns Stirring Up Trouble

their gameness on this eastern swing, taking three out of four at Yankee Stadium and overcoming fiye-run lead to gain an even split in Boston, where stephens beat the Red Sox at their own game by driving the ball into the friendly left field screen for a home run with the bases full. Jakucki, on whose sipker Swell depended heav- fly, was smacked hard in New York and again in Boston yet the Browns swept on.
 WALKER COOPER gives the Cardinals a margin in catching, but the Browns came up with a remark able pair of young baekstops - Prank MancusO anG Red HaywOrth. MancusO is perhaps the best of the two, and Tom Turner backs them up with a potent bat in a pinch. 4 lot of people are still trying to fig- ure how the White SoY happened to let Turner go,
 Meeting ;u spring series, the Browns and Cardinals are well acquainted,
 The Browns will take the Red Birds in stride, with no advantage either way on the skinned St, Louis diamond.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
Todoy's Sport Parade

former Fordham football tackle, was killed by a Japanese sniper while leading a charge tn the bloody fight ing at saipan on July 6. He wasn't scheduled for action that day. He had been "benched" by shell-shock.
 But Big Alex, star Of Fordhams Sugar Bowl victory over Missouri, couldn't sit on the bench while his mates were battling down the Saipan field in rough going. The spirit inpelled him to join the fray. and the rugged body he had de- veloped on the gridirOn permitted him to carry on heroically, despite his shell-shock.
 A letter from saipan explains this. It was written by Ensign Gerald ]. O'Brien. who was graduated from FOrdham in l943. It was received by the Rev Ignatius W. Cox. S. J. professor of philosophy and religion at Fordham. An excerpt follows:
 "A few days before the rough zoe ing was over. Al who had charge of a machine gun outfit, was she'll shocked and one of his fellow of- fleers carried him back behind the lines. Q distance of about two miles. Well. they treated Al back thers and the next day they had planned to eyacuate him fthe medies),
 The next morning Al got mp, dressed and sneaked back to his out- it. lie told them he wouldn't let them go tn through all that fighting while he was taking 1t easy behind the lines. The 0fIleer who had ear' ried Al back was injured that day. so Al took charge 0f his own outfit and also the injured officers rifle platoon,
 Well. he led those men so gall lantly that they found themselves treading where fools would normally fear to go. He accounted for many Japs and 1t was while leading his men in a charge that Al was shot, He was shot by Jap who was hid- ing in a cavity in a coral sector of ground over which Al was eharging Al had blocked his last kick
 'sFhe men told me afterward that they saw many friends killed, but they somehow could take it in stride; but when Al got his they were brought to tears, IL seems that Al was known and loved by all, even by men who were not tn his platoon, They called him tho Saint"
 Ensign 0'Rrien's Afetaph0r about santilli blocking his last kick doubt less originated in recollection of his fFlen6's biggest day in athletics, That was on Jan, l, 1892, in the Rusar Bowl at New Orleans when right tackle santilli blocked a punt that was converted into an aut0ma- tie safety-the play that gave FoFd' ham its go tFipmph over Missouri
 That game was played less than a month after Pearl HaFb0T but santllll already was flsuFlng on joining the marines, which he did immediately after graduation that summer, The star of the Sugar Bowl the 2l,years0ld tackle from EyeF5 cit, Mass,-displayed his team snlTlt" SO heFoleally at salpan that the name of Alex santllll VIII be re' memhered with respect by tightlng marines thronehent the world, And in the years to come, when f0ofball coaches try to engendeT team spirit ln their squads, they'll point to the shining symhnl-the man Wb Q wouldn't stay henehed Rt salpap,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
PepNow chomp |ln Connecticut

Haftf0rd, Conn, Ang, " iu,p1 -ThaTe were indications today that willie Pep, recognized as worlds featherwelght champion since NQs vemheg 20, le42, by the New Work State Boxing Commission, was about to be recognized Rs champion In his home state, as G0nneotlepks Athletic Commissioner Frank 2. 00skey announced he had severed the states connection with the ha. tl0nal RZaKlng Association and signed 8 working agreement" Wltn the New York group,
 gn a letter t0 Abe Greene, pFess ident of the NnA, C0skey geFnsee appointment as VleespFesldent 0g 0. the association nheealse an about to give Willie Pep his Elaht' gul due by recognizing hlm as laatheTWeight champion Of the world. and will sanction hls eoW' Ing defense Of hls title as R ehsm' pi0n match"
 Connecticut, 8 member Of the NbA since lt was formed, has FeeogS nlzed as champion Ral bAFtol0, holder af the NBA crown, whom Pep defeated twice before haFtel0 won the NnA title,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
This Sporting World
AFeoFo Thrill
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

By this time. most racing fans will probably agree that jockey Eddie Arcaro's keenest disappointment came when he had his pick to the two Greentree stake stars. Devil Diver and Shut Out, chose the Devil and thereby cost himself 6s,7OO as the jockeys 10 percent share of the Kentucky Derby prize that year when Shut Out won. Since then. Arcaro's judgment seems to have been vlndicated. as Devil Diver is the handicap star of the year, but he was not there" that partie- ular Derby Day when his stable. mate won.
 Now. let Arcaro give you an acc count of his greatest thrill. astride horse. and he must have had many oi em.
 Winning the Kentucky Derby for the first time on Lawrin in 1888 gave me a thrill III neye. forget. 1 had finished no better than fourth three years before on the favoftte,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-18
nNnh nnllel ID

piAn yesterday defeated nlnthsseeHs, !, ed Mrs, Helen PedeFs0n Rihhany 0t New York, 6-0, Rr0 The depth 0g her shots provoked 9 stream 0f eFs TOTS, while her tantallslng drop placements went uneontested,
 Miss Retg today was to oppose heT Los Angeles neighb0F, Mary Arnold, who galned the seml-flnals with 2 surprise win over f0nFthsFanklng Margaret osborne Of San FfRneikeo, TvS, Ire, 6E2, En the other match, second seeded Louise nF0ugb 0l Beverly Hills, Cal, faced n0I9thy May Rundy of Rollins College, WlnS ter Park, Yla, Mss BT0ngh ellmlns atad lTsyeaFsold Shirley Fry Of Ak. ron, O., end Miss nundy advanced by trimming Doris Hart ef Nlaml' Vla,
 Tn the auaFteFsllnal round Of the W0men's doubles yesterday MISS Bets and Miss Hart defeated Mss Fry and Mrs, Norma T, Barber oF New York, 6.s, 7-b, The match be- tween Miss Arnold and Miss hunay W Katherine Winthrop Of South Hamilton and Mrs, N, ", Johnson JF., 0e Chestnut Fsill was called after two games because es rain,