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WATER FRONT PROPERTY.
FARMS FOR SALE.

3h ACRES, partly wooded, lively stream
and spring, cottage. chicken house 14x24.
hog house lox2o, all ney bldGs;; s2so9o;
Sl.25o cash required. Owner, OIL. $3.50.
FARM-dood soil stream and spring.
large barns. other buildings. farming i'm
plements viii exchange NO 6176
ROCKVILLE AREA-Excellent modern home
Of rooms and bath. with usable acres;
garage, poultry house, COW stable and
other outbldgs., all in fine condition;
S6,950: substantial cash payment. r, P.
Ripley. sH,. 1889: Sun. and ewes. WI.
$500. Mr.. Able.
800 ACRES. MODERN GROOM HOUSE,
barn, other farm buildings: paved road
sss nj Nat to Pc: D. G. Must sell at once. Price
500 acres. 10 miles from Wash. 2 sets
ans Or VI. sell sRss.a ioi
800 acres. Broom frame house, cleo
buildings: 80 acres tiiiable, 10 acres
pasture and timber. fne stream; on good
road: excellent cattle or dairy farm;
mile from paved road, 80 miles from
Wash Priced to sell Immediately. $4,000.
i acre. 5-room house, electricity, well Of
water; 16 miles to D. c.: price. $1,000.
acres. 7-room house, electricity, well Of
water, paved road. Ideal chicken farm.
II miles to Wash. Price, $4,000: =, cash
Buell. M. Gardner-J. E. Kelly,
Phone $50 Rockville, Mo.
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PARK ROAD HOUSING co.
COLORED
81 $50. ' ~ i-e-''0''' cash.
6 rooms. brick, upper 11th; $1,000.
g rooms, brick. vacant, Gale ST. ne;
Semidetached home Of 2-rm. apt,
dormitory rooms, oil heat. garage, yard:
monthly income, SI70; note S65.
2-family fiat, Warder; S9,500.'
Apt. units, upper Ga. ave-; income
FIR. 4765, DE. 171o
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712 C ST. NE.

lovely room, kitchen and semiprivate
bath. Light and ees furnished. Heat
furnished bv tenant. -----~'~-'t - -'"~"e
and transportation. FEDERAL FINANCE
CO, 915 New York ave. NV. Ma. 7403. IT,
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HOUSES UNEuRNlsHEp icent. J

2057 PARK RD. N.W.-e ROOMS, 3
baths, Lear garage, oil hot-water heat.
Faces park. Very reasonable.
c. H. PARKER CO.,
MA. 1925. Realtors 435 4th st. SW.
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REAL Estate SALE OR EXCHANGE.
LOTS FOR SALE.

CONCORD AVE, near 14th; soc per 81. It.,
large tract Of land, .soned for apt. cash
only. EN-. 1890 until 3 pm. Ask for Mr..
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ApARTs. FURN. OR UNFURN.

TAKOMA PIX, MD.-l0-min. walk to Dis
trict express bus; on second flocr. 3 rooms
bath, and kitchen; for 3 emp,oyed girls or
couple to share house with quiet college
couple with baby: garage crl rden;
avail. Feb. or March. Box 41l-G, Star.
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NEAR CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
7-room detached frame home, large lot,
garage, hot-water heat. Priced very low
at S7,450; must be sold. MIR. FOSTER,
VA. 917S or Dl. S346.
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MONEY WANTED

$4,000 WANTED to refnance downtown
income producing commercial property
VIII repay S150-S200 per mo-; 81 inter-
est. Box 4S7-G, Star.
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bama Avenue and north thereof, STE. THE
ODORE ]. cOE. HARRY BLAKE. JOHN
NoLEN. j.: ROHERT o. cLOUsER, SAM.
Adjustment. District 81 Columbia. ~"''
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MOVING, PACKING e. STORAGE.

MOVING AND STORAGE, reasonable rates:
will take your surplus furniture as part
payment on your moving. Ndelman S
MOVING & Storage Co., TAYLOR 2937. 1S'
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HOUSES FOR sAlg.

TAKOMA PARK, d. C.-APPROXIMATELY
h acre Of land and large s-room house
with large porches, attic. refrigeration,
Sligo Park Hills-Brick BUNGALOW, with
8 rooms bath. attic, basement, garage
and porch. Wooded lot
| Attractive corner brick and frame @
story. Groom home, practically new. Side
screened porch, basement and lot 65x100.
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ADAM A. WEscHLER e. SON: Auctioneers,
915 E st. NV.
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MODERN g ROOMS, Q baths. near Penna.
ave. and goth st. Sc; gas heat: gentle
family, adults; no pets; $50 mo. Box
q ROOMS, unfurnished, 4-bedroom house,
Ami; near Kensington. Nd; Sl25 per
Rtnth. Phone WI. 4176, ME. 1143.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Whot Do the Boys Won't?
By David Laurence
From the Atchison Globe.


What do the men in the armed forces
expect of the people back homer The
following article was written by an
American Army oficer stationed in
India and it Is fraught with the sort Of
ideas which, we are told, occur to every
thinking soldier when contemplating
the postwar order:
left it. They have ceased to exist Plan
one for those people whom you expect
to occupy 1t.
we are not coming back to do the
boys job we left We're no longer
those bSys, and we can't be satisfied
with the things they were satisfied with.
What do we expect Of you leaders ut
home? We expect intelligent control of
imitation so we won't have to sell apples
on La Sale street.
I'VE expect disintegration of bureau-
cratic government so we won't have to
support one-third Of the population on
Government payrolls.
I'VE expect . planned transition from
wartime business to peacetime business
that will not result in misery and un-
employment.
we expect you all to know your Job
OF reconstruction and expect to lend
all our efforts and cooperation to carry
1t out.
I'VE want to be included in the exc
cution Of these postwar plans-not ~
subjects to be worked on, but as part.
ncrs to be worked with"
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prayer. as many Of the religious
leaders are suggesting, than to cut
loose with wild demonstrations In
the streets. In tens OF thousands Of
American families the end Of the
war with Germany will sharpen the
poignancy Of bereavement. Ger
many's collapse will merely mark the
end Of one phase OF the war against
the Axis. There would be IN un-
seemliness In unrestrained celebra-
tion Of an event which should re-
mind US. nrst. Of what victory has
cost us In the lives Of our finest
young men: second. OF what addi-
tional treasure OF the same kind
must Be poured out before Japan Is
crushed and the war is really over.
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FinIund Bows Out

AAc CcdSt 1lIe OTQcT WHICH mas
gone out to the Finnish troops re-
moves Finland from the war and
marks the final failure of a tragi-
cally misguided attempt to capitalize
on what seemed, three years ago, to
be the invincibility of the German
Army.
Finland went to war with the
Soviets on June %, 1941, the day
that Hitler sent his armies marching
against Russia and to their doom.
During September of the preceding
year Finland, over British protests,
granted Germany the use of Finnish
railroads for sending troops to Nor
way. During the winter of 194O-41
German troops began to be stationed
in Finland And on June II, 1941,
five days before Russia was attacked,
Finland withdrew from the League
OF Nations and modified its army.
In these circumstances, it is rea-
sonable to believe that the decision
of the Firms to throw In their lot
with Hitler was calculated choice,
based on the widespread belief that
the Red Army was no match for the
Wehrmacht and that the Russians
would soon be beaten. So they
gambled, and now they have lost.
No one denies that Finland had
special reasons for trying to capital
ize on the anticipated German VIC
tory. On November 80, 1899, Russia
attacked Finland without any prov
ocation, although it since appears
that Stain anticipated the German
invasion and wanted to strengthen
the defenses Of Leningrad. Perhaps
that justifies the attack, on the
theory that necessity knows no law,
but the Firms did not see it that way.
and neither did any one in this
country.
American sympathy and denun-
citation Of the Russians by the Presi-
dent and other high officials were of
little use to Finland, however, and
in March of 1910, after a brave hst
hopeless fight, the Firms capitulated.
Russia took over about one-tenth OF
Finland's territory, including all Of
the KArelian Isthmus, the city Of
Viipuri with Its surrounding area,
and important islands In the Gull
Of Finland.
This left the people Of Finland
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This Changing World
b Ce.ss1ssiNe Broscs

Foreign diplomats In Warrington ars
wondering how many years Of progress
and civilization have been set back In
Europe and whether the majority Of the
European states viii be able to recover
from the blows they have received since
September, 1880.
Few Of the principal European cities
where cultural establishments have ex-
I listed for centuries have escaped destyuc-
tion. Besides the neutral capitals. only
Paris, Rome, Brussels, The Hague, Oslo
and Copenhagen have received slight
damage which can be easily repaired.
London has been badly damaged. Of
flcial figures such as those released BY
Prime Minister Churchill that about
100000 homes have been destroyed or
damaged give only . hazy picture Of
what has happened.
Travellers recently returned from Lon
don talk with sadness Of wha. they have
seen. It Il impossible to walk half .
mile In the British capital without
seeing badly SCARED houses.
Hardly Q block has not suffered from
the robot bomb. Government services
housed In buildings which have stood
for centuries are now scattered all
over the United Kingdom.
Historic Westminster-the mother Of
Parliaments-s hopelessly damaged.
But, although the plight Of London Is
sad. there Is consolation In the fact that
as soon as the war Is over the re-
sources Of the Empire will be used to
start building . new London.
It Is the states in central, eastern
and southern Europe which are in q
hopeless position. When hostilities
cease, they will be able to start with
the assistance Of the United States q
slow reconstruction program Of their
economic life, but they will be unable
to rebuild cultural edinces.
The historic city Of Warsaw which
contained some gems Of 18th and 18th
century architecture Is shambles. Air
bombardments and street fighting have
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Military Commands
By Maj. George Fielding Eliot

The changes in the command Of the
Allied armies In France Is natural de-
velopment Of the changed military sit
uation, and should be Sc considered.
It is not, as Gen. Eisenhower has so
explicitly stated, a reflection on any in
dividual, but is rather an orderly pro-
gression according to plan"
As long as the amphibious stage Of
the great invasion continued. with the
bulk of the Allied ground forces still in
Britain and the advance elements fight
ing only to gain q foothold in France.
the place of the commander in chief
was obviously in Britain where he could
keep in touch with developments, con-
troll the cross-channel movement, Ind
where he could adapt his further moves
to those of the enemy. When the tnva-
sion of Normandy began, there was no
way to tell what the German reaction
would be. The Germans might, for ex-
ample, have rushed the whole Of the
18th Army from the Pas-de-Calais coast
down to join the 7th Army in full
scale attempt to throw the invaders
back into the sea. In that case Gen.
Eisenhower might have wished to make
a new landing on the Pas-de- Calais
coast and thus threaten the German
rear and communications. This Is but
one example of the need for the con-
tinuing presence Of the commander in
chief in Great Britain as long as the
invasion retained its amphibious char
acter-that is. as long as the main pur-
pose was the gaining Of foothold on
French soil.
During this period, it was essential
that one ofIicer should be charged with
the heavy responsibility Of commando
ing all the Allied ground forces in
France, and 1t was Of course obvious
that this officers responsibility would
gradually increase II the main effort
continued to be made on the Normandy
front. For this task, Gen. (now Field
MarshaD Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
was almost the obvious choice, by reason
OF experience, reputation and ability,
and the manner in which he has dis
charged the duties which were,> placed
upon him Is sufncient indication Of
the wisdom of that choice
But as the bridgehead In France ex-
panded, and especially Is the decision
was finally taken to make the main
effort from Normany and to seek ini-
italy the destruction Of the German
7th Army. the center OF gravity OF the
operations shifted from Britain to
France. Once our forces had broken
out Of the Normandy Peninsula, and
converted the Battle Of Normandy into
the Battle of France. the place Of the
commander In chief was from that
point on In France. The cross channel
Evening star., 1944-09-05
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

The border" States have told the
story in presidential elections for many
years. They are Maryland, West Vir-
einia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mis-
souri, Their total vote In the electoral
college is Senatorial but not dominat-
ing. However. when these States
which have a traditional Democratic
background and Democratic inclina-
tions-due to their proximity to the
solid South"-swing toward the Re-
publican party it means sometbing. 1t
has its significance for the rest Of the
country.
Today Missouri and Kentucky have
Republican Governors. Missouri has
eight Republican Representatives and
five Democratic; Kentucky. seven DEM
ocratic and two Republican. In Ten
nessee, the Republicans have two Rep
resentatives and the Democrats eight.
Maryland has four Democratic Repre-
sentatives and two Republican-and a
Republican Mayor Of Baltimore. tradi-
tional Democratic stronghold. An even
division in West Virginia's congress
sional delegation resulted from the 1912
elections-three Democratic and three
Republican Representatives - and one
Senator to each party. This Is vastly
different picture from the days Of 1910
when the Republicans had only FIVE
members Of the House from all these
States, no Senators and no Governors.
All of these States are backgrounds
in the present presidential campaign.
The same story is told by politicians
and observers who know what goes on
within them. President Roosevelt car
ried them all in 1940-and in 1882 and
1885, On the other hand, they all vent
for Mr.. Hoover in 1928, for Mr.. Coolidge
in 1924 and Mr.. Harding in 1920-ex-
cept that Kentucky failed to vote Re-
publican in 1920 and Tennessee, in
1924. Take it by and large, however,
these border States have been and are
good political barometers.
Four years ago MIR. Roosevelt led
Wendell L. Willkie In Missouri by $1,000
votes, in Kentucky by lat 900, in West
Virginia by $4,000, in Maryland by 115,-
600, and in Tennessee by $4,000.
Take the situation in West Virginia
today, where the United Mine Workers
of America have many votes. The
Democratic party has been badly split
into Neely and an anti-Neely factions
Gov. Nicely, who was defeated in 1912 for
the Senate, is seeking this year to return
to Congress from his old district-the
first The mine workers, If they follow
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Blue Mirror.

Sailor. under frost Of ice-bloonsed neos
light,
Spilling blue tunae OF cigarette snloks
at the bar,
Fresh In blue-tphites, insmobile iphils
the others pass;
Drink on, as isolated and a. perfect
as q star.
Cold olean OF chrome, blue gloom OF
mirrored tpau
That echoes rdnished hours and lost
lovely yesterdays,
The while soft music sings forgotten
song, blue notes
Blend tDith the passire blue tobacco
haze.
And thus blue dream within mirror:
Moment poised,
The ,Dord t0ithheld, ifthought irers
eper actual iDord..
-S0tlof, tYansfred In bIue-iphite marble
reverie,
Stare on, as lost snd lonely q &
sOtSging bird. -
FREDERICK EBR1uHr.
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Planned Spontuneity

Having In mind the uproarious
celebrations in 1918, there is a pop-
ular expectation that history will
repeat itself when the news comes
through that Germany has been de-
1eated. All sorts of plans for "spon-
taneous" celebrations are under dis
cussion from coast to coast. the
toughest issue before the local gov
ernments apparently being whether
to close the liquor establishments or
to let them run, wide, high and
handsome.
1t is probably proper for the au-
thorities, who would be held respon-
sible, to make adequate police ar
rangements in advance for handling
street crowds. should people be
moved by the same impulses which
started them celebrating in 1918.
But one cannot escape the impress
sion that all these well laid plans
are about as premature as the false
armistice news in 1918 which origi-
mated the idea Of such celebrations.
In the first place, only the highest
placed officials. military and civil
ian. can have any very authoritative
Idea Of how Germany will be de-
feated and the war with Germany
will end. If they know, they are not
telling. It may be that arrange
ments for an armistice are being
discussed now. On the other hand,
there may be no armistice, no pre-
determined end of the war with
Germany. The transition from tao
tical handling of troops in battle to
policing of occupied territory may be
so gradual as to defy anybody's at
tempt to fix the date of the wars
end. There may be no surrender in
Germany, unconditional or other
wise. The war conceivably could
deteriorate into occasional skir-
mishes with bands of guerrillas.
In the second place, should there
be some sudden signal that war in
Germany is over, a great many peo-
pie will feel more inclined to 70 into
the churches and kneel In silent
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destroyed that, beautiful city. The same
applies to other cities such as Lwow and,
II is feared. Krakow. Bucharest, once
described as the Paris Of the Balkans,
has not Jared too well and although
there are few historical monuments Ia
that city, It's state theater. libraries and
university are reported to have been
wrecked by the Naxis when Romania
shifted to the Allied side.
Belgrade, the Yugoslav capital, has
ceased to exist, according to recent re-
ports. The Serbians had spent . good
deal OF money since the end of the
World War to make 1t . modern city.
Belgrade was ravaged by the Lu1twafie
In April, 1o4i, and has received It's death
blow from the Allied air squadrons in
1914. Devastated Serbia will not be II,
. position for many years to rebuild its
main city.
There Is hardly one OF the once world
famous cities such as Munich, Leipzig,
Cologne and Nuremberg which has not
suffered the same fate as London. A
defeated, divided and downtrodden Ger
many will have q hard time even To
think Of putting back monuments and
buildings which have been constructed
over many centuries when architects
and craftsmen had ample leisure.
Rome shows only q few scars. But
cities in Southern italy are In ruins and
1t Is feared that unless the German
collapse is immediate some Of the his
torical towns in Northern italy viii
suffer. The blockbuster, the "robomb'
and all the means of destruction modern
genius has invented have destroyed ir
few years the work OF centuries.
Much Of 1t may be replaced with
something like prefabricated houses
Funds available to United Nations Re.
lief and Rehabilitation administration
are large but will be devoted only fol
immediate relief. It is hardly conceiv.
able that monies contributed by thu
various nations will be used for luxury
buildings.
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John L. Lewis in large numbers, will
oppose the reelection OF the President.
In West. Virginia, as in the other border
States, the demand Is voiced by many
Of the citizens for Change" in the
administration of national affairs.
Maryland is ripe for a Republican
victory, according to political observers.
The mine workers in the Cumberland
district and the Eastern Shore people
are against the fourth termers. In
Baltimore, not only is there Republi-
can city government, but former Mayor
Jackson, a Democrat, has announced
himself against a fourth term for Mr..
Roosevelt, attacking him and the New
Dealers for tying in with Sidney Hill
man and Earl Browder. Senator Tydings,
an anti-New Deal Democrat, is seeking
reelection and is likely to win it, be-
cause of support Of many persons who
have now decided to vote against Mr..
Roosevelt. The Baltimore Sun has de-
clared itself unequivocally against the
reelection OF the President and for
the election Of Gov. Dewey.
The victory Of the Republicans in
Kentucky's gubernatorial election last
year, followed by a Republican victory
in the 4th congressional district to
I'LL House vacancy. really shook Demo-
cratic foundations. The New Dealers
claimed that the defeat of the Demo-
cratic candidate was due to factional
troubles-and in part 1t was. The trou-
BILE in the State, however, lies in the
fact that the farmers are of the New
Deal as in other States, and the mine
workers voted Republican in great num-
bers. Senator Barkley, the Democratic
leader of the Upper House, is up for
election, and faces q hard fight. The
Republicans have selected James Park,
q popular candidate, to run against Mr..
Barkley.
The political turnover in Missouri has
been one Of the most remarkable in
any State. The COP has carried its
candidates to victory there in districts
which have been traditionally Demo-
cratic. The defeat of Senator Bennett
Clark by pro-New Deal Roy McKittrick,
for the Democratic senatorial nomina-
ton, has not helped matters for the
Democrats.
In Tennessee there Is a feeling of
unrest, as the other border States. 1t
may be harder nut to crack, however.
The Democrats have been well in
trenched-and they have the Crump
machine in Memphis.
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Ambittered. and whom the opportun-
ity came In ls4l they did not hesi-
tate to take up arms In common
cause with the Germans, even though
they must have known that this III
evitably would ALLEVIATE Britain and
the United States. The Firms tried
to avoid this 50 far as the United
States Was concerned by maintaining
the fiction that they were fighting =
separate war, and by contending,
probably In good faith. that they
sought no Russian territory, but
merely the recovery Of that which
had been taken from them by force
In 1910.
It was obvious, however, that in
practical effect they were lighting as
m ally Of Germany. and relations
between the United States and Fin
land deteriorated rapidly after this
country entered the war. BY the
end OF last June, after weeks of in
decision, the Finnish government
rejected peace terms which the Rus
slams had offered. and signed an
agreement with the Nazis to stick
with them to the end. That was the
last straw so far as our Government
was concerned, and diplomatic rela-
tions with Finland were broken.
Since then the military position Of
the Firms has become even more
hopeless and now, at last, they are
out of the war. apparently under
terms approximating those of last
spring. Most Americans, whose ad-
miration for this gallant little coun-
try remains high despite the ironic
twist that the war has given to the
relations between them and the
Firms, will hope that the decision
has not been taken too late for Fin
land to salvage her independence
from the wreckage.