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Evening star., 1944-11-27
First WACS Arrive
For Philippines DutH
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Nov. 81
Twelve enlisted members and four
officers of the Women's ARMY Corps
arrived yesterday by plane from
Dutch New Guinea in time to see
two japanese planes shot down.
The plane was forced to circle
almost an hour while condition
red" existed
1t. Pat Griflth, Scottsburg. Ind.
public relations officer, said this
unit is the advanced echelon for
future arrivals. The girls have dou-
BILE duties-secretarial and office
work In addition to doing their own
cooking and policing Of living
quarters.
Evening star., 1944-11-27

ther action at prospective meeting
OF President Roosevelt, Prime Min
lister Churchill and Premier Stain.
Only handful of newsmen were
present when the President called
todays press conference to tell Of
the departure from his cabinet of
one of the three original members
who took Office with him nearly Il
years ago. Secretary of the Interior
1ckes and Secretary of Labor Per-
kins are the other two.
Without any preliminaries, Mr..
Roosevelt told the gathering he had
to announce-with, as he said, very
great regret, and then to give en-
phasis, very deep regret-the resig-
nation of his Secretary of State.
The President explained he had
been out to see Secretary Hull three
or four times at the Bethesda (Md)
Naval Hospital and he added that
doctors feel that Mr.. Hull should be
relieved of his cares of Office.
In Touch With Affairs.
The President said Mr.: Hull him.
self feels he is not doing Justice
to the country by continuing to hold
office. Mr.. Roosevelt amplified,
however, that even since Mr.. Hull
has been i'll he has been keeping
In touch with departmental affairs.
Mr.. Hull has been suffering from
throat ailment and the President
recalled he himself had the same
trouble couple of years ago and
had gone to Miami to recuperate.
In view of the circumstances, Mr..
Roosevelt continued, he would have
to take the responsibilities from Mr..
Hull's shoulders. However, the
President said, Mr. Hull would keep
in close touch with him in an ad-
visory capacity. The President said
he guessed that was all the news
there was.
A reporter Immediately asked,
How about a successor?"
The President responded that was
all the news there was.
Another reporter asked if he ex-
pected to name successor shortly
and again the President laughed
away the question and said there
was no more news on the subject.
The President indicated there
would not be the customary ex-
change of letters made public in
connection with the resignation.
He said Mr. Hull had sent him a
short letter of resignation and that
Evening star., 1944-11-27
5000 inaugural Guests
Twenty Die in England
In Munitions BIust
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSoclated Press.
BURTON-ON- TRENT, England,
Nov. 27.-An explosion today at a
munitions dump near here killed at
least 20 persons.
Several were injured, and 40 others
were still unaccounted for several
hours after the blast.
Buildings as far away as Coventry
80 miles from the scene, were shaken
by the explosion.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
President Picks
|Stettinius 10.
Succeed Hull
Poor Health Forces
Secretary Of State
TO Resign Office
President Roosevelt nom.
mated Undersecretary Ed
ward r. Stettinius, jr., to
be Secretary of State.
BULLETIN.

President Roosevelt today an
nounced the resignation of Sec
retary of State Hull, saying he
did so with very great regret.
The President said the resigna.
tion will be effective when a sue
cessor is appointed, but he parried
all questions in a hastily called
news conference as to who the sue
cessor might be.
Climaxing reports, current for
some time, that Mr.. Hull's resigna-
ton was imminent because of i'll
health, the President told newsmen
that the Secretary. who has been
confined to the Naval Hospital for
several weeks, is coming along all
right but that doctors feel his re-
covery would be retarded if he were
not relieved of his heavy RESPONSE
bilities. Consequently he was let
ting Mr.. Hull quit the service, he
said.
The President said Mr.. Hull would
continue to serve in an advisory
capacity. He explained the retiring
Secretary of State would keep in
close touch with him and said he
supposed Mr.. Hull might be de-
scribed as his advisor on foreign
policy.
Wants to See Peace Plan Start.
The President explained Mr.. Hull
was very anxious to see the world
peace organization, which he has
played large part in drafting, get
under way.
There have been reports that Mr..
Hull would represent this country
at the United Nations conference
which ultimately will be called to
ratify the program drafted at Dunn
barton Oaks and now awaiting fur
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Gen. de GuuIIe in Cairo
En- Route to Moscow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Nov. 27.-Gen. Charles de
Gaulle, en- route to Moscow, had an
audience lasting more than an hour
with King Farouk of Egypt. They
probably discussed mid-Eastern po-
litical problems, especially the
French position respecting Lebanon
and Syria.
In Gen. de Gaulle's party going
to Moscow were Alexander Bogom-
olov, Siviet Ambassador to Paris;
Georges Bidault, French foreign
minister; CASTOR Palewski, long
time chief of Gen. de Gaulle's sec
retariat, and Gen. Alphonse JUN
chief of the French general staff.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Five Face Death in Blast
That Killed "a in France
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Nov. 27.-The local re-
sistance committee of Pertuis, q
miles north Of Marseille, constituted
itself as peoples court yesterday
and sentenced five men to death
after a barracks explosion which
killed "a members of a republican
security force and injured Is others.
The committee then suspended
execution of the sentences for "a
hours SO that court trial might be
held.
First reports of the French press
agency said group had attacked
the barracks with hand grenades
and had placed time bombs in it.
The agency later quoted official
sources as saying the casualties
were due to the explosion of NUM-
tiOns in the cellar.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Robert Montgomery
Awarded Bronze Stur
3y the Associated Prose

BY the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Calf, Nov. a.
The Bronze Star has been awarded
to 1t. Comdr. Robert Montgomery
for meritorious achievement as
operations officer of a destroyer
squadron during the D day Nor
mandy landings.
Several hundred officers and en-
listed men attended ceremonies Sat-
urday when the film actor received
the award.
Evening star., 1944-11-27

BY the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, Nov. 27.-A
japanese heavy cruiser, a de-
stroyer, IA other ships and II
planes were wiped out as Amer
ican carrier aircraft hit the
Manila area and it's vicinity Fri
day.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz yes
terday announced the results of this
fifth raid of the month on Luzon
Island.
The admiral said that in addition
to the ships and planes destroyed
around Manila, two luggers were
sunk and four cargo ships and one
oiler were damaged.
The attack increased to more than
$50 the number of enemy ships i'm
modified around Luzon Island alone
in the II raids since September 20
Evening star., 1944-11-27
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Sizable squadrons of Super
Fortresses bombed Tokyo and
Bangkok, capital of Thailand
during daylight today in an un-
precedented B-29 double strike
The 21st Bomber Command sent
B-29s from Saipan in their second
raid in four days against Tokyo war
industries, while the Goth Bomber
Command hurled "a substantial
force" of Super Forts from India
bases at strategic targets in Bangkok.
1t was the first co-ordinated &C
ton of the two B-29 commands.
All Return From Bangkok.
From a B-29 base in India, Asso-
ciated Press War Correspondent
John Grover reported that all the
Super Fortresses returned from the
Bangkok raid and that crewmen
said the mission was one of the most
successful and easiest ever flown by
the Goth Bomber Command. Only a
half dozen interceptors were seen
and these refused to press their at
tacks. Anti-aircraft fire was de-
scribed as meager and ineffective.
The Tokyo radio reported 40
Super Forts participated in each
raid.
japanese broadcasts said clouds
forced bombardiers to release their
explosive cargoes blindly, and in
sisted little damage was done.
Propagandists claimed one B-29 was
shot down over Bangkok, but made
no such claim about the Tokyo
raiders.
An imperial communique broad
cast by Tokyo radio and recorded
by the Federal Communications
Commission said the big bombers
ranged over Tokyo and other in
dustrial sections of Central Honshu
Island for more than an hour and
a half. The B-29s, flying at an
extremely high altitude, burst out
of drizzly overcast at pm. Tokyo
time, broadcasters said, but there
was no damage inflicted on our
important facilities"
Describes Great Potential.
Vern Haugland, Associated Press
war correspondent on Saipan, re-
ported that the 21st Bomber Com
mand has a great potential of Super
Forts and personnel. He reported
today's formation was about the
same size as Fridays. which Tokyo
said included about 10 Super Forts.
In his story from India, Mr..
Grover said rail facilities at Bang
kok were blasted by the B-2es
He said the substantial force took
advantage of perfect weather to lay
heavy loads of demolition bombs
squarely on rail repair shops at the
north end of the yards, warehouses
at the south end of the yards and
intricate trackage between Off
cially the results of the bombing
were called excellent
Maj. Don Humphrey of Postville.
Iowa, told Mr. Grover, TT was a
picnic-just a picnic" Capt Frank
Martin of Decatur, Ala, said, "It
was just long ride, that's ALL
Is Locomotives in Shops.
Intelligence officers estimated IS
locomotives were in the repair shops
which were squarely hit. The Ban
sue yards and shops at Bangkok are
the hub of japanese rail transport
in Southeast Asia.
Most of the munitions from the
Jap homeland and large quantities
of rice and other foodstuffs destined
for Japan are funneled through the
yards.
Late last night the War Depart
ment here made the first announce
ment of the new attacks, telling of
the mission from Saipan in the
Marianas, under the leadership of
Brig. Gen. Haywood S. Hansell.
Then, about an hour later, the de-
partment told of the attack on
(See Big, Page A-50
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Charles Town Results

FIRST RACE-Purse. 5000; 3-year-olds
and up: about 41z furlongs,
Cast Out tGranD $40 500 400
Fama's Time FiocchD 1900 $50
Blue Devil (CouccD $50
Time, 0:521s.
Also ran-An Crystal, Bugler, Not Alone,
Difference, Valdina Charm.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500; 3-year-
olds and up; about furlongs.
Sharp Rew'd VessellD 17.40 500 $50
Upjack tTammaro) $40 800
Eroica (Sheaffer) $50
Time, 80
Also ran-Grouchy, Sherrie Lee, ANA
stone, Rough Amos, Bear Cat.
DAILY Double paid S7S.40)
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Nozis' Prinz Eugen
Reported Damaged

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Nov. 27.-The German
heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen has been
damaged and taken to a German
Baltic port, the Paris radio said to-
day, quoting Swedish reports.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Assault Is First
Co-ordinuted Blow
Of2Communds
BULLETIN,

Not one Super Fortress was
lost to the enemy as the twin
commands of the newly ex-
tended B-29 armada smashed
today at the Tokyo industrial
water front and vital railroad
yards in Bangkok in Japanese
occupied Thailand.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
BIOS Attack Tokyo and Thai|and
From Bases on Saipan and India;
Americans Advance Into Hurtqen
Yonks Capture
Frenz,25 Miles
From Cologne
BULLETIN.

LONDON R.-In hard and
bloody fighting the American
lst Army today stormed into
Langerwehe, 24la miles from
Cologne and last major Ger
man road center west of the
flooded Roer River. LANCER
wehe is 5 miles from Duren,
whose $4,000 population makes
1T the largest place between
Aachen and Cologne.
Evening star., 1944-11-27
Lute Bulletins
81 Nozi Planes Downed

LONDON P.-Five hundred
American fighters today shot
down at least 81 German
planes during a wide-range
strafing sweep which took
them within 20 miles of Berlin.
Earlier Story on Page A-3.)
5000 Inaugural Guests
The White House will pre-
pare the guest list for the in
augural ceremonies on Janu-
ary 20 and the attendance
will be limited to around
1000 or 5000 persons, accord
ing to officials arranging the
ceremony, who conferred with
President Roosevelt today.
The President told the Off
cials his inaugural would run
only four or five minutes.
CustOmarily the address re-
quires about half an hour.
Evening star., 1944-11-27

T,0o additional men from the
District area hape been reported
killed in this ,1dr. See ron the
Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1944-11-27

(See B-29, Page A-5.)
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(See CHINA, Page A-14)
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(See HULL, Page A-14.)
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tSee POLICE BOARD. Page Ala
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(See PHILIPPINES, Page ALA.
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(see WESTERN FRONT, Page A,
Evening star., 1944-11-27

(See WAR BONDS, Page A-14.)
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
Senators Push
Postwar Plan

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP)-
Senate proponents of a legislatively
created rehabilitation agency in
troduced a measure to carry ou-
their proposals today, "a hours after
War Mobilization Director James
F.. Byrnes appointed two mel to
implement the Baruch war and
postwar adjustments program.
The bill, proposed by Sens. Walter
F.. George, D., Ga, and James E.
Murray, D., Mont. would create
separate office Of rehabilitation
and to that extent would be in con-
flict with the plan submitted by
Bernard M. Baruch.
The bill in brief, would:
l. Create an office of demobiliz-
alton headed by a Sl5,000-a-year
director appointed by the president
and confirmed by the senate.
2. Create a -member de-
mobilization board of government
officials to assist and advise the
director.
3. Establish joint congression-
al committee of three senators and
three representatives to advise with
the director on broad general pol
icy.
4. Enact the provisions of the
pending George-Murray war con-
tract termination bill.
S. Provide for disposal of sur
plus war materials.
George said the bills program is
not materially different from the
Baruch report in objectives sought.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
Hearing Asked
On Mexican
Colorado Pact

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. (UP) -
Senator Sheridan DCwney, CD,
California, said Tuesday he had
requested hearings April 5 before
the senate foreign relations COM
mittee fer southern California OBJ
jectors to a proposed wste" treaty
with Mexico.
The treaty, drawn up by tie state
department and new up for ratifi-
acre feet of Colorado river water,
cation, would give Mexico 100000
which is double the amount Mexico
has received previously.
Il am positive people OF Cali
fornia are within their rights in
cbjecting to this very generous
treaty with Mexico" Downey told
SO water representatives who met
yesterday to protest senate ratifica-
ton of the treaty.
1 Opponents to the water treaty
have charged that California and
Arizona would suffer water short
age if the measure is ratified.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
Legion's Chief
Eyes Spending
On Alien Jobs ;.

DES MONIES, Ia, Feb. %. CUP)
Warren Atherton, national COM
mander of the American Legion
believes the United States should
spend "all that is needed" for the
vetersnc CT World War II before
undertaking programs for the de-
velopment of resources in foreign
countries.
Atherton. speaking at meeting
Of Iowa legion Officers Monday
night, said government officials
"are talking about spending hun
dreds of millions of dolalrs to build
a pipeline in Arabia"
LET us be as generous in ex-
pending a small part of these huge
gums of money on our Cwn," he
said. I'VE should not spend a dol
lar abroad for such purposes until
we have spent all that is needed
to bring solace end happiness and
success to those for when the war
will never end and whose sacrifice
can only be partially compensated
FOR by the gratitude of grateful
people"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
Fighting Slows
On Italy Lines

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Ma
pies, Feb %. (UP)-Ground fight
ing slackened all along the Italian
battlefront Tuesday as the Wearied
Allied and German armies massed
troops and equipment for the third
and possibly decisive round in their
bloody struggle for the Anzio beach
head and the hills above Casino
On the embattled beachhead
front, British and American troops
fought three sharp but localized
actions around Aprilia yesterday
and their massed field guns broke
up a new German attempt to re-
form for a counterdrive.
No ground changed hands in any
of these clashes, however, and Of
ficial reports said the Germans
appeared to have abandoned their
second major effort to hurl the
invaders back into the sea.
Throughout the day and night,
however, the big guns of both sides
thundered incessantly, and Allied
and German warplanes raked the
beachhead with bombs and gun
fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
Nation Joins in Paving
Tributes to Woshinqton

WASHINGTON, Feb. %
(UP) - Speaker Sam Ray.
burn Tuesday gave the an
nual reading Of George Washing
tons farewell address precedence
over the veto message of President
Roosevelt on the tax bill.
WASHINGTON, England, Feb.
%. (UP)-A m err C an servicemen
joined the people of this Durham
county village, home of the ances-
tors of George Washington, Tues
day in celebrating the 2l2.h ami
versary of the American presi-
dents birth.
They visited the village church
to see the Saxon font at which
members of the Washington family
were baptized, and at Durham
cathedral, and unveiled a plaque
honoring the memory of John
Washington, prior of the cathedral
in 1446.
NEW YORK, Feb %. (UP)-The
state organization of the Sons of
the Revolution marked Washing
tons birthday with traditional OBJ
servances, including mass meet
ing at Carnegie hall and BAN
uuet at the Plaza hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
|. A. Strike HaIts
100 War Plants

LOS ANGELES. Feb. %. UP)--
One hundred and twenty-five thous-
and homes and businesses-includ-
ing more than 100 war plants-were
reported without electric service
Tuesday as a deadlocked nine-day-
old strike of 2529 Municipal Water
and Power department employees
held up emergency storm repairs.
Bureau of power and light inves-
tigators said that 54 feeder lines
serving huge blocks of the city's
l,750,OOO electricity users were cut
off by the storm.
While the city board of water and
power commissioners met in a long
and secret emergency session, striS-
ers stood pat on their demand for
approval Of SIS monthly wage in
crease and other concessions before
they would return to work.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22

American taxpayers. He was criti-
cal of what he described as con.
gressional failure to simplify federal
tax laws and returns.
He called for congressional actiol
"as quickly as possible" to simplify
the tax laws. American taxpayers
now engaged in an effort to win
the greatest war this nation has
ever faced, are not in mood 10
study higher mathematics" he said.
THE responsibility of the con-
gress of the United States" the
president said in message that
bristled with criticism of the con-
gress, "is to supply the government
of the United States as whole
with adequate revenue for wartime
needs, to provide fiscal support for
the sterilization program, to hold
firm against the tide of special
privileges, and to achieve real SIM
Continued on page 6. col. q
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
Commodity Credit
Bill DELAYED

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. (UP)-
Chairman Brent Spence CDem.,
KyD of the house banking COM
mittee, Tuesday postponed until
Wednesday committee meeting at
which the group had been expect
ed to approve bill extending the
life of the Commodity Credit cor
poration.
The committee had expected to
write into the bill subsidy pro-
gram provisions acceptable to Pres
ident Roosevelt. Spence said too
many committeeman were absent to
hold the meeting, but he hoped the
bill would be approved tomorrow
Republican members of the COM
mittee also .'lt that agleement
was naar but said they would press
for adoption of subsidy restrictions
tentatively approved yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
De Havens Seek
Loan Pay Again

DENVER, Feb. %. P)-MrS.
Zella Blanche DeHaven Pope,
granddaughter of Jacob
DeHaven, who loaned $500,000 to
the United States government dur
ing the Revolutionary War, Tues
day sought payment of the loan
plus interest-a total of $4,000, 600.
Mrs. Pope engaged an attorney
and appealed to Senator Eugene
Millikin tRep., ColoD, in the sixth
attempt by descendants of De
Haven to recover the money. The
five previous requests for repay
ment were refused by congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
Several Hundred
Films Trapped
In Russian Raid

STOCKHOLM, Feb. %. CUP)-A
Helsinki dispatch said Tuesday that
several hundred" persons were
trapped in the biggest public shell
ter in Oulu (Uleaborg) when Rus
sian bombers attacked that Fin
nish port on the Gulf of Bothnia
Monday night.
The dispatch to the newspaper
Nya Dagligt Allehanda said bomb
hit a hotel restaurant in the CEN
ter of the town, sealing off the
shelter and causing undetermined
casualties.
Rescuers worked all night, but so
far had been unable to open the
shelter, it said.
Other reports said the raid
started fires visible in Haparanda,
Sweden, 10 miles distant.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
~ Jap Ships Go
Down. Says Knox

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. CUP)-
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
Tuesday placed japanese ship losses
in the first three weeks of February
at 80 combat and non-combat craft
but warned Americans against ove'
optimism arising from the success
full attack on Truk.
We're still operating on the inter-
mediate defenSeS and haven't yet
entered the inner defenses of the
Japanese empire" Knox said. I'VE
also still must beat a big, fanatical-
ly brave, well-equipped enemy ar
N.Y."
During the three week period,
Knox said. American losses were
only two submarines. The japanese
lost IA combat craft, including two
light cruisers, four destroyers, one
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22

DR.. Miriam Hubbell, health Of
ficer of Imperial county, Tuesday
urged all Imperial Valley residents
to be vaccinated against smallpox
tc prevent an outbreak Of the di-
sease in this area.
only a recent successful vacci-
nation protects us against the
highly infectious smallpox virus"
she said Tuesday. THE vaccina-
ton must be recent to provide
adequate protection. 1t is impera-
tive that all valley residents see
Imperial Valley press., 1944-02-22
Los Angeles Battles Flood:
Beach Homes PeriIed

away and a small bridge gave way
shortly before midnight.
Water was reported three feet
deep on Avalon Boulevard In The
south-side Firestone Park regiot
and Culver City roads we're water
covered
Lowlands residents throughout tn,
metropolitan district found hug
ponds standing in poorly -drainet
areas.
Flood control officials said they
were letting water out OF flooa-
control dams periodically.
Redondo Beach, scene OF recent
damaging winds and tides. feared
new havoc as tides approached
6-foot-plus peak expected al 0 am.