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Evening star., 1944-08-25
Roosevelt Confirms
Report Of Private
Contact With Wi|Ikie
COP Leader Would Prefer
To Delay Conference
Until After Election

President Roosevelt told his
news conference today that he
had been in touch with Wendell
Willkie, but he refused to 60 be-
yond that bare admission.
At his press conference last Fri
day, Mr.. Roosevelt denied published
reports that he had invited the
1910 Republican candidate here for
a discussion on foreign policy. The
issue bobbed up again today because
of q report that the President had
once more been in communication
with Mr.. Willkie.
Have you been in touch with
Wendell Willkie?" reporter asked
Mr.. Roosevelt.
President Breaks In.
Yes, privately, the President said
Does that preclude any" a
reporter started to ask.
Yes, the President broke in. and
then he joined in the laughter that
followed his abrupt check on the
question.
Mr.. Roosevelt was asked then If
he could say whether he was going
to have a private meeting with Mr..
Willkie, and his response to that
was that he doesn't know-that he
sees lots of people privately.
While the widely published story
that the President had invited Mr..
Willkie to Washington before Mr..
Roosevelt left for his Pacific trip.
met denial week ago, some sources
were insistent that such letter had
gone to Mr.. Willkie and that he
had signified his willingness to come
here after November ELECTION
day.
Would Prefer Delay.
Mr.. Willkie. in New York, told the
Associated Press:
1T is true Mr.. Roosevelt has
written me asking that 1 confer with
him. Naturally I would much pre-
fer that no such conference occur
until after the election. But if the
President of the United States
wishes to see me sooner, I shall of
course comply
Mr.. Willkie said he received the
communication from Mr.. Roosevelt
within the last day or So" and
that it was a personal letter from
the President. He added that he
had no idea when the conference
would be held.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Eyewitness Explains
Confusion in Reports
On Paris Liberation
Truce Porty From City
Cove Bradley Differing
Accounts of Situation
BY MERRILL MUELLER,
NBC Correspondent Representing tn
Combined American Networks


Combined American Networks.
WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
FRANCE, Aug. Is lP.-Undoubt-
edly the world is asking what
went wrong with the liberation
of Paris following 1t. Gen.
Joseph Pierre Koenig's broadcast
on Wednesday. Today I can
supply some Of the answers
which I was prevented from re-
leasing Wednesday evening.
was with 1t. Gen. Omar N. Brad
ley for the final meeting with the
group that came out of Paris under
cover of white flag to announce
the surrender of the city. This
group consisted of a Swedish dip
lomat. acting as a neutral protecting
authority for the German units; a
Belgian counsel, two members of
the French Forces of the Interior
from Paris and a British officer.
They had come through to our lines
in 1t. Gen. George S. Patton's area,
reported to him and were sent back
to Gen. Bradley for a decision
None of their stories agreed. In
fact, the one British officer mad ts
act as moderator of the meeting to
keep their reports to strict fact.
The Swedish diplomat was brief
and fairly factual He told Gen
Bradley the German high command
felt itself unable to conserve Paris;
and would henceforth not take the
responsibility of policing it. Then
he itemized the German properties
Ireportedly in danger This was a
bold-faced German effort to pro-
duce a clean record to the world
while actually it was used as a carte
blanc to carry out reprisals against
the Parisians wherever and when
ever the opportunity presented it
self.
One Frenchman said the Paris
Maquis controlled all the city. The
other claimed the underground
forces could control only those parts
of the city that the Germans would
not use for their withdrawal. The
Belgian reported on the civil dis
tress within Paris and the British
officer gave the real sound warning
that German defense positions In
Paris were still intact, and a clear
approach to the city would be costly
Gen. Bradley himself told me that
beyond the British officer he didn't
know who to believe but that he
was in position to spare the &c
French Armored Division from his
forces and would order it to Paris
1t was estimated that the I'd French
Armored Division could not be
within the city in less than 4s
hours-and that is exactly what II
took.
Later Wednesday afternoon flew
to Paris in reconnaissance air
craft. Other planes ahead of us
over the city were dodging balloons
and heavy ack-ack barrages, indi-
eating then that the French control
of the city was not complete.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
MAP on Page Az
Ry the Associated Press

Ey lne Associated 1reSS.
SUPREME ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, Aug. 25.-Marshal
Guenther Won Kluge today was
reported swinging his beaten
German armies back to the line
of the Somme and the Marne in
a headlong retreat which would
abandon much of the Channel
coast and the vicinity of Paris.
The battle in the pocket below the
Seine, swiftly whitfield to an area of
only 20 miles long and Is miles deep,
appeared likely to be ended in an
other "a hours as Americans, British,
Canadians and Allied troops pressed
in from all sides. The Canadians.
advancing along the coast. captured
Honfleur, miles across the Seine
Bay from LIE Havre.
The Germans said they were en-
gagged in "detaching movement"
below the Seine, and Raj INTEL
Evening star., 1944-08-25
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

Inclusion of France on the
council of the postwar peace
league is being sponsored by the
British delegation to the security
conference at Dumbarton Oaks,
it was reported today.
Significantly, this development
comes at time when French
patriots and Allied soldiers are lib
Grating Paris after the world famous
diplomatic capital of Europe had
been under the Nazi heel for four
years.
If Soviet Russia and the United
States agree to the British proposal,
the executive council of the post
war security organization would be
expanded to five permanent men,
bers rather than four. The council
would include the United States,
Great Britain, Soviet Russia. China
and France. and, in addition, there
would be seven members selected
from the smaller nations in citation
Checkmate Against Nazis.
Observers interpreted the British
stand to mean that London would
like to see France built up again as a
great continental military power as
checkmate against any possible re-
surgence of Nazi might.
Before the military debacle of
1910, France was for many years
the best-armed nation in Europe
During the 1920s and early 1930s
Frances we'll trained standing army
of $4,000 men and air force of
some 1000 planes represented the
maximum of armed power in Eu-
rope.
During the middle 1930s, how
ever, placing unjustified faith in the
Maginot line, French officials re-
laxed their national defense poll
cies and were outstripped by other
nations BY 1885 the Russian army's
], $50 900 men far surpassed Frances
army as land power while the
German Luftwaffe took superiority
in the air.
During the recent visit here OF
Gen. Charles de Gaulle, he ex-
pressed the viewpoint that France
must regain its position as a great
European military power if it was
again to take its place in the fam
lily of nations. There is sound rea-
son to believe that the State De-
Evening star., 1944-08-25

COLOMBO, Ceylon, Aug. Is P,.-
Admiral Sir Bruce Austin Fraser
has arrived here by plane to assume
his new post as commander of the
British Far Eastern fleet. He sue
ceeds Admiral Sir James Somerville,
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Britain Is Reported
France
On Security Council
Hull and Dulles Resume
ToIks; May Issue Joint
Statement Lote Today
BULLETIN.

Secretary of State Hull and
John Foster Dulles today
announced substantial agree
ment on considering problems
of peace organization as a
"nonpartisan subject" but
failed to reach immediate
agreement on the extent of
public discussion desirable
during the 1914 political cam
paign.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Churchill Sees Pope
Before Leaving Rome
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, Aug. 25.-Prime Minister
Churchill left Rome Wednesday
after a 48-minute private audience
that day with Pope Plus XII, it
was announced today.
A Vatican announcement said
many essential questions were
touched upon relating to important
problems of the present hour" Mr..
Churchill's visit was observed with
all the splendor of the papal court.
ut was a pleasant conversation, u
the British leader was reported to
have told the chamberlain of the
cape aVd sword. As his car drove
away from the Vatican, group of
Allied soldiers recognized Mr.
Churchill and cheered him.
Mr.. Churchill was accompanied by
Sir Francis Osborne, British minis
ter to the Holy See.
In one Of the formalities on the
Prime Minister'S arrival, Swiss
guards in 18th Century uniforms
presented their halbards as Mr..
Churchill passed through the Glenn
entine Room.
That's . sight far away from
daily reality" Mr.. Churchill said.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Socialists Given Radio Time

Responding to a contention
that President Roosevelt's Au-
gust IL address at Bremerton,
WASH, was political" the
War Department today ac-
ceded to a Socialist party re-
quest for equal radio time to
broadcast to soldiers overseas.
Correspondence embracing the
Socialist party's request and
its reply has been given to the
other major political parties,
the department said.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Government Shake-un
In Hungary Revealed
By Berlin Spokesman
Ropid Repercussions
Follow Romonion Shift
From Germony to Allies
BULLETIN.

NEW YORK P).-The Cairo
radio today said Romania had
declared war on Germany and
that German planes heavily
bombed" Bucharest. The FEC
recorded the broadcast, which
was without confirmation
elsewhere.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Lute Bulletins
OPA Files Taxi Suits

The District Office of Price
Administration this afternoon
began filing suits in District
Court for treble damages to-
falling S1,597,5 ,566 against a
total of 154 owners of locally
operated taxicab fleets, charg-
ing them with renting their
taxicabs to individual drivers
at above ceiling prices.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
(See PARIS, Pag,
New Jersey Has Freeze

TLANDERS. N. j., Aug. Is tP.-
The mercury dropped to freezing at
$50 am, today in this north Jersey
ice box" section.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Allies Apparently Hold Paris
Although Fighting Continues;
Cannes Captured by Americans
One Broadcast
Says Liberation
Is q Fact
BULLETINS.

NEW YORK R.-The Ger
man commander of Paris has
surrendered to Brig. Gen.
Jacques lie Clerc and the
commander of the French
Forces of the Interior, the
Paris radio reported today in
a broadcast recorded by CHS.
Under terms of the surrender.
German commanders were
ordered to cease firing imme-
diately and hoist the white
flag, the broadcast said.
WITH ALLIED FORCES
ATTACKING PARIS, Aug. IS
(11:23 ann P.-Allied forces
pressing a narrowing semi
circle of steel about Paris sent
a column storming into Yer
sailles today.
Evening star., 1944-08-25
BULLETIN.

WITH THE CANADIAN 1St
ARMY, France R.-Cana-
dianS late today established
contact with American forces
on the Seine River at Lou
viers, south of Rouen.
Evening star., 1944-08-25

VATICAN CITY. Aug. Is P.-
Pope Plus XII will make q world
broadcast over the Vatican City
radio September l, marking the
nth anniversary Of the start Of
the war,
Evening star., 1944-08-25
The Heroic Moquis

After 8 years of hiding. the
French underground is COM
ing to the surface to help in
the liberation of their coun-
try. Some of the tragedies
which have befallen these
patriots are disclosed in q
series of five gripping stories
by a French underground
leader as told to Leland Stowe.
The first will be published
next Sunday in
Evening star., 1944-08-25

(See SECURITY, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1944-08-25

(See ROMANIA, Page A-40
Evening star., 1944-08-25
Fraser Takes Fleet Post

(See PRODUCTION, Page
Evening star., 1944-08-25

(See SOUTHERN FRANCE.
Evening star., 1944-08-25

(See NORTHERN FRANCE, AZ.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Dearborn Women
To Hear Speaker

BORN WOMAN'S
CLUB will meet at 8 p. m.
Monday in the music room OF
FordSon High School TO hear
a talk on The Philippines,
America on the Other Side Of
the World" by Mrs. Carl Esch-
bach. Mrs. ESchbach. a regis
tered nurse. returned three
years ago after spending u
years in the island of LuZon in
the Philippines. ~
Mrs. {. S. Anderson, assisted
by Mrs. Eric Holmgrain, ( Mrs.
Charles Reeves and other MEM
bers OF the adult education de-
partment. Will he i'm charge OF
the evening. The musical por-
ton of the program viii he di-
rected by Beth Hamilton john
son.
Adult education department
will meet at D. m. Friday at
the home of Mrs. Louise SpdeZ-
zano i'm Mead avenue. Mrs. r.
V. Bovill Will speak on Know
Your America.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-12
Glamour i'm Glass

Enjoy beauty fine glassware dressing table, EXQUISITE meed glass
perfumes coIoenes,
powders Chdstmos stt
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08

have to be an artist to paint 1t
with a professional flourish when
you use the stencil and color guide
offered.
The broomstick horse will de-
light any fodder. If you are more
ambitious you can cut out wheels
and saddle and put a real toddle
bike together with bolts, a few
nails and screws.
NoTE-Pattern 257 gives actual-size pat.
tern Tor horses head and all parts of the
toddie bike. stencil or tracing design
and color guide are included; also Illus.
trated step-by-step directions for as
sembling. Your name, address, pattern
number and Is cents will bring you this
pattern. Address:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
BY Virginia Vale
Released by Western Newspaper Union.

M/ILLIAM GOETZ, head Of
wv International Pictures, is
so enthusiastic over Sonia Hen
les first Technicolor picture that
he's signed her to star in a Sec
ond, Countess of Monte Cristo. "
We're told it's quite different
from any other screen story she's
done. Those who are tired of seeing
her as the girl who puts a broken
down hotel on its feet will be de-
lighted. "It's a Pleasure will be
released through RKO at Easter
time.
y
Being radio matinee idol has its
drawbacks. Victor Jory, who each
Sunday afternoon causes many a
heart to flutter when he appears on
the CHS Matinee Theater" pro-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
AND CHECK THE TIRES

Otto Klemperer, tall, distinguished
looking orchestra conductor, when
in the throes of conducting new
composition, has been known to be-
come extremely preoccupied.
One morning, while deep in
thought, he entered his favorite bar
bershop and took seat.
Haircut or shaver" cheerily
asked the barber.
"Just change the OIL" murmured
Klemperer, his thoughts a million
miles away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
Double TAX

Harry-Say. may I borrow
Jerry-No-
Harry-Four buck
Jerry don't
Harry-ets of sand.
Jerry-mind at ALL
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
Wooden Toys That
Are Easy to Make

YOU probably have odds and
ends on hand right now that
would make this dashing horse.
You don't need an elaborate work
shop. A compass saw from the
five and dime will do to cut out
this horses head; and you don't
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
Too Polite

Nit-You know politeness always
pays.
Wit-Not alwaysl The other day
/ was pretending to be deaf and
dumb when a man gave me quar-
ter. I said, ''Thank you," and he
had me arrested.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
Electronics

Teacher-Where is Pittsburgh?
6tude- Right between New York
and Newark.
Teacher-Where did you get that
answer?
Stude-On our radioi :
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
HERE TODAY, GONE

Mr.-That new maid is certainly
quiet. One would never know she
was around the house.
Mrs.-She isn't. She left this
morning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
sunny England

Jones-So you're just back from
London. How was the weather there?
Smith, dunno. It was SO foggy
I couldn't tell.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
Some Fun

Nit-What's funny about q person
buying tea kettle?
Witt don't know. What is?
Nit Imagine anybody buying
something to keep them in hot
waterl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
Gas on Stomach
Relieved IN S minutes or double money

Relieved In minutes or double money back
When excess stomach acid causes painful. suffocat.
ing gas, sour stomach and heartburn doctors usually
prescribe the fastest-actng medicines known for
oymptomatic medicines like those in Bel.
Tablets No laxative. Bell-ans brings comfort In .
fifty double your money back on return OF bottle
10 %. 25e at all druggists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
REGULAR MODEL

Jones-How many controls has
your new radio?
Smith-A half dozenl The wife
and all the kids!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
: Gardening Hazard

UdIUcIKuS HdZdEW
"Did your garden do well last
summer"
mo, every time my husband
started digging he found lot of
worms, so he would quit and 60 fish
ing"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08
Mime0 & Multigraphing

IA yrs. Of fine work and fair
prices. Free samples and prices.
B. ALLSMITH, 1900 w. Nedro
Ave-, Philadelphia Al, Pa.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08

gram, has received many an odd
gift. Among them is a six-inch
statue of himself with diamond
eyes, made by a group of lady weld
ers in Maine. And he received some
wampum from an Indian squaw!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08

"Rags" Raglund Is back in Holly
wood, set for a role in "Her High
ness and the BellbOy," starring
Hedy Lamar and Robert Walker.
Also assigned to this cast are Aud
rey letter and Tom Trout, new
corners who make their debut in
''Main Street After Dark"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08

Lawrence WeIk, the Mutual net
work bandsman whose champagne
music" is often on the air, is look
ing for a new girl vocalist to take
the place of Jayne Welton; she will
have permanent job with the or
chestra. Mr.. Welk wants a girl with
a champagne voice." It's the
chance of a lifetime for some girl
who wants to sing with top-flight
band.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08

"Alter Ego," originally written as
a radio play by Arch Oboler, will
be done as a movie by M-G-M
Henry Daniels Jr. has the male lead
Phyllis Thaxter plays the girl. The
cast includes Kathleen Lockhart and
Edmund Gwenn; Oboler directs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-12-08

Dinah Shore hopes to be able to
do at least one novelty number each
week on her radio show, since the
public liked "Pretty Soon" so much.
Since she sang it, Dinah's received
nearly 500 requests for repeat.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-21
Glen May Fiji
Dickey's Shoes

for the Yankees - for Joe Glenn
vowed six years ago when the
Yanks traded him down the river
that he would "be back"
Glenn had served with Syracuse,
Hazleton, Jersey City, Albany,
Newark, Springfield, Binghamton,
and Minneapolis before the Yanks
brought him to the big time in 1884.
He stayed four years. But as he
explains it:
Il hung around all that time and
Dickey wouldn't even get bunion
so 1 could catch two games in a
row."
Sc the Yanks, fortified with the
indestructible Dickey, traded Glenn
to st. Louis. Then on to Boston's S
Red Sox, Louisville, Oakland and
Kansas City. Finally, Dickey was
transferred into Ia, and the
Yanks, looking over the available
field, purchased Glenn.
"It will be different now," Glenn
prophesied. Il won't be digging up
splinters any more. I said I'd be
back here I am. And now I'm
going to make up for those wasted
years"
81 hope So" Mccarthy breathed
fervently. Il certainly hope so. If
he comes anywhere near the Dickey
that player for me I'll be happy"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-21
SGT. HARRISON FAVORED
OVER HAROLD JUG MSPADEN

CHARLOTTE, N. c., March 81.
UP)-Sgt Ed Dutch Harrison,
former Little Rock. Ark, pro, IA
under par for 54 holes and four
strokes ahead of Harold Jug Nc
Spaden Of Philadelphia, was the
choice Tuesday to win the $500
Charlotte golf open.
Harrison, who made hole-in-
in the second day Of the meet Satur-
day, continued his near-flaWless golf
yesterday and played the Is holes
in six under par for 54-hole total
of 202.
McSpaden with 2O6, was four
strokes ahead Of Sammy Byrd, De-
troit, both of whom had four under
par 69s, Monday Craig Wood of
Mamaroneck, N. Y, had 68 which
gave him fourth place with 211.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-21
M AR K E T s
" STOCKS

NEW YORK, March n tUPl-Railroa'
shares rose TO a new high for more man
six years Tuesday TO feature tirm, az
tive stock market L..
Railroads led not only in strength oul
also in activity The volume centered ON
Raliiroore g. Ohio preferred which made !,
new high on a rise OF more than
lrnnis, AllesnaIy corporation comRlo',
which held around the previous close, ana
IN delaware 4 hudson; Delaware. Laeka-
wanna & Western; Kansas City Soulnefn'
New York Central, Chicago Great Wesl.
ern, Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, Northern
Pacific, and Southern Pacific, all at or
near then hignS oi uav "a. N -.
Plate preferred rose more than points
Western Maryland issues were strong al
new highs.
Several preferred utilities, including
Standard Gas issues and American x
Foreign Power preferred made new highs
on gains of a point TO points.
Closing Dow-Jones averages: INDUSTRIAL
14O. 20, up 0.31; railroad 4O.4s, up .;
utnly 25.o7. off o.04; and 90 stocks 5o.o4'
up O.32.
Sales were 1,464470 shares, compared
with 1896, ,210 Monday. Curb turnover
totaled 229. GAS shares, compared with
PSI, 9T0 Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-21
By OSCAR FRALEY

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., March
81 tUP)-You won't read his name
in the box score, but Joseph Cur
zenski, a 34-year-old former miner
from the Pennsylvania coal fields,
was expected Tuesday to do the
ma jority of the catching chores for
the world champion New York
Yankees this season.
Joseph is better known in the bat
name he purloined from his en-
ployer when he was a part-time
delivery man fer a Dickson City,
Pa, baker.
AS Joe Glenn, Gurzenski has his
talk all cut out for him-filling the
diversified brogans of guy named
Bill Dickey, who signalled the YAM
KEGS famed murdered's row TO so
many pennants and world cham
pionships and whose home run at
Spcrtsman's Park last fall gave the
Yanks a revenge triumph over the
st. Louis Cards in the l943 world
series.
The Yanks have three catchers
in camp, and veteran Rollie Hens
ley, Dickeys understudy, is ex-
pected momentarily. But five will
get ycu ten that Joe eileen will
wind up with the job come seasons
opening. For Dickey is gone, into
the navy, and the ether candidates
are two chaps named Mike Garbark
and Bob Collins.
But Glenn is the one on whom
manager Joe Mccarthy has set bis
sights. And it's happy retribution
Imperial Valley press., 1944-03-21
Cronin Praises
PLAYERS in IA

MEDFORD, Mass, March 20 (UP)
Baseball players who risk being
drafted by choosing to remain in
their chosen field are a credit to
the game and deserve no criticism,
manager Joe CrCnin of the Boston
Red SoX, draft eligible himself,
said this week. Cronin specifically
praised his three regular infielders,
Jim Tabor, Tony Lupien and Bobby
Doerr, all of whom are awaiting
service calls, but who elected to re-
main in baseball, mon n-deferrable"
occupatiCn.