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Weather
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already applied to streets since the
storm started, it was reported.
Yesterdays low of 80 degrees was
reached at $40 pm. The highest
temperature figure for the day was
at Sis a m, when the thermometer
registered 38 degrees. Today's low
reading was Is degrees at $50 am
Anne Arundel County police at
tributed one traffic death to the
weather. Herbert L. Cox, IS, of
Pasadena, Md, truck driver, was
killed almost instantly when
dragged under the spinning wheels
Of his stalled truck while he was
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Hurricane Force Rising;
Moving Toward Yucatan
Sy tho Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Aug. Ala tropical
hurricane which brought winds of
IS to 80 miles an hour to the Carib-
bean island of Grand Cayman head
ed today toward Mexico's Yucatan
Peninsula.
The center of the storm was re-
ported in a Weather Bureau ad-
visory to be passing short distance
south of Grand Cayman.
There were no immediate reports
of damage to the small isle south
of Cuba.
The storm-is still moving west.
northWestward about Is to II miles
an hour and is increasing in size
and intensity" the advisory con-
tinued.
Meanwhile, a preliminary hurri-
cane alert had been ordered for
the Texas coast from Brownsville to
Matagorda in the face of another
disturbance, this one in the Gulf
of Mexico. The center was spotted
last night about 420 miles southeast
of Brownsville.
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columns were less than 40 miles from
Avignon and the Rhone River.
Southwest of ST. Maximin, the
Allies rolled through the vicinity
OF ST. Zacharie. This force was re-
ported last to be within Is air miles
east northeast of Marseille. -
Two Routes Open to Nazis.- .,
With the Allies in the outskirts
OF Aix-en-Provence, the Germans
had lost all hope of effective use
of the network of highways north
| Of Marseille and for withdrawal
toward Avignon. To escape the
closing trap they could hope only
to pull out from Marseille along
two routes west and northwest to
Arle, then northward up the Rhone
Valley. -
An Allied spokesman, commenting
on the situation at Toulon, said
The enemy has given evidence OF
being determined to defend it stub
bornly.' The villages of Meounes.
Les MontrieuX and Sollies- -Toucas to
the northeast have been occupied.
Allied medium, light and fighter
bombers methodically destroyed en-
emy gun positions, railway rolling
stock and bridges behind the battle
lines. Five locomotives, So motor
vehicles. 20 railcars and 2 barges
were included in yesterdays toll.
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William |. Douden, 46,
Patent Attorney, Dies

William baltimore Douden, 46
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Douden,
1910 Biltmore street NV, and a
prominent New York and Phila-
delphia patent attorney. died sud-
denly of heart attack Saturday in
New York, according to word re-
ceived by his parents.
A native of Millersburg. Pa, Mr.
Douden lived in Washington for a
number of years and received his
law degree from George Washing
ton University. He was a member
OF the bars of New York, Philadel-
phia and the District and was an
attorney for the Patent Office here
for several years. He later joined
the law staff of the Radio Corp. OF
America. leaving that firm few
years ago to take up private prac-
tice.
Besides his parents, Mr.. Douden
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Chris
tine Douden; son, Pvt. William H.
Douden, in the Army Air Forces;
a daughter, Mrs. Frederick Wright,
New York; granddaughter. Chris
tine; brother, Herbert c. Douden,
Pittsburgh architect. and a sister,
Mrs, Dorothy Bohannan, teacher at
Gordon Junior High School here.
Funeral services are to be held
tomorrow in Philadelphia, with
burial Wednesday in Baltimore.
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Allied Naval Might Employed
With I eIIing Effect at TouIon

FOR 55 hours handful of des-
perate German infantrymen held
out IN their small fort-ancient but
with tremendous walls which in
some parts were l5-foot-thick stone
covered by 20 feet of dirt.
On August 16 heavy cruiser off,
shore poured nearly 100 rounds into
the fort. Other cruisers shelled it
and dive bombers smashed at it
with six direct hits by high-explosive
bombs. A whole corner of the fort
fell on and gaping hole appeared
IN the center.
Then the battleship took over.
Suddenly air observers saw a long
German infantryman climb to a
parapet and wave a white flag.
The vanquished personnel it
numbered only 26 men-surrendered
and the American forces moved in.
Prisoners from the fort testified
that fanatical officers had shot a
number of men who had wanted
to surrender.
Failure to take the fort in the
first sweep of the island had a seri-
Gus effect on the progress of the
oeachhead, since it prevented sweep
ing the channels clear of mines
and forbade use of the harbor, badly
needed for supplies and equipment.
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BY GEORGE TUCKER.
Associated Press War Correspondent.


ROME, Aug. 21.-Allied naval
might has been employed with tell
ing effect in support of troops in
vading the south of France, against
miniature German Casino on the
isle OF Port Cros and against Ger
man strong points in Toulon Har-
Dor, it was disclosed officially today
The bombardment in Toulon Har-
Dor was carried out by an American
cruiser, the French cruiser Gloire
and the French battleship Lorraine
under the direction of Rear Admiral
Lyal A.. Davidson, who is in charge
OF all warship support in the area.
The targets were naval batteries
lifted from sunken French warships
and placed in cement easements in
the harbOr and also the ruined
French battleship Strasbourg, whose
turrets above the water made
formidable shore batteries.
The 15-inch guns of the British
battleship Families finally reduced
the island fort of Port Cros after it
had been pounded by American
cruisers, destroyers and dive
bombers and stormed by infantry
men.
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Riviera
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as an ardent Nazi. Until June he
was chief administrative officer fol
Southwest France with headouar.
ters at Toulouse, and had estab.
llshed a reputation for extreme
cruelty" Gen. Patch's headquarters
said
The Nazis defending Toulon were
putting up a stiff battle against
French infantry and armor on sew
eral approaches to the city from the
east and north.
But other 7th Army units swing
ing around to the northWestward
closed in toward the coast, threaten
ing to cut of the last escape route
westward toward Marseille.
French troops captured LIE Revest
3 miles directly north of Toulon, and
the adjacent height of Monte
Caume. They threatened to cut
Highway 8, one of the enemys ma
Jor escape routes.
French Near Cures.
Farther northwest other French
units penetrated to the vicinity of
Cuges, on Highway 86ha miles
from the coastal road linking Toulon
and Marseille. Once they are
astride that route the Nazis in Tou-
lon would have no choice but to sur
render or face annihilstion.
The Americans, in a remarkable
demonstration of mobility, advanced
Is miles from Rians and linked I'D
with the French patriots surround
ing the enemy garrison in Pertuis, a
town OF 5000, which is 26 miles
north of Marseille. BY yesterday
afternoon, Gen. Patch's speeding
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1H Million in War Supplies
SoIvoeed by Liberty Ship Men

followed shortly. The. Meredith
escaped damage. but the Masaryk
was torpedoed and set afire.
The Meredith found a number of
assembled PAT Thunderbolt planes
remained on the deck unharmed,
and that a large number of P-39
Airacobras were unchanged in cases
in the hold Many trucks and other
vehicles, tires, weapons and thou
sands of cases of canned food also
were in the flre-sodden vessel.
The work went forward in the
open sea under constant risk of at
tack by submarines and Nazi planes
based on captured Crete. ' w.,
The Masaryk was floated a short
time later and towed to Port Said
for Salvage and repair.
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some batteries at Houlgate and
Benerville, which had been firing
on the Canadians northern flank
Three hits were scored on the bat
teries and they appeared neutral
lied for the moment by fire of
H. M. S. Erebus.
German mine laying r boats
sneaking out of lie Havre were at
tackled by British light coastal forces
despite fire from coast defense guns.
One unit of six R-boats was at
tackled twice in two hours and two
We're left burning. 90
Although the bad weather gave
the disorganized German 7th Army
brief respite from air attack ir
some sectors. there was no letup ir
the speed of the advances of the
Allied ground forces.
Big fires were reported in variou.
sections Of Paris as French students
and patriots fought the Germans
A sfront dispatch quoted an in,
fWMant who reached the American
linex as urging Gen. Patton's Sd
Army to come quickly to the aid OF
the French who had risen in the
city. He said the Germans were
notwithstanding demonstrators.
The London press carried a report
that many Parisiens were cycling
out of the city to greet the Ameri-
cans.
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Thousands of Tons of Arms
Dropped to Moquis

SUPREME ALLIED HEADQUAR-
TERS, Aug. 81 (P.-American heavy
bombers have dropped thousands
OF tons of arms, ammunition and
other supplies to French Forces of
the Interior, the 9th Air Force an
nounced today. go
On several occasions hundreds
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S99 Stolen From 4 Purses
AT Wedding Reception

A total of s99 in cash was stoler
from four purses yesterday after.
noon at wedding reception in the
home of Lambert McAllister, 62O(
Broad Branch road NV. whose
daughter, Margaret, had been mar.
ried to 1t. William Brady at the
Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament
600l Western avenue NV, a few
hours previously, police were in
formed.
The purses were found later in
the basement with the money gone
police said. No arrests have beer
made.
A purse belonging to Miss Denise
Cassou, 361l Legation street NV.
containing $45, was taken from a
bedroom on the second floor; one
belonging to Mrs. Gloria Baltrukonis
1912 Warren street NV. containing
SIS, was taken from a phone table
in the hall; one belonging to Miss
Elizabeth Kehoe, 1929 Connecticut
avenue NV, containing $25. was
taken from a radio in the living
room, and one belonging to Miss
Betty Quirk, 3715 Livingston street
NV, containing 81. was taken from
bench in the backyard.
Evening star., 1944-08-21
By the Associated Press.


Warplanes and other supplies
valued at s1,50O,00O were salvaged
recently by American Liberty Ship
seamen aided by British soldiers and
sailors almost under the nose of
the Luftwaffe.' the War Shipping
Administration has reported.
Crewmen of the steamer William
M Meredith worked IA to Is hours a
day in the torpedoed, burned and
half submerged hulk of the Liberty
Ship Thomas T. Masaryk. @'e,
Capt. Leonard J. Green, Kittery
Point, Me, said his vessel, after a
stormy Atlantic crossing, was at
tackled by German planes near
Algiers. An attack by submarines
Evening star., 1944-08-21

versity. He was an engineer-drafts-
man at the Washington Navy Yard
before he enlisted In the Army on
November II. 1943. He received in
fantry training at Fort McClelland.
Ala.
His father, Charles H. Schreyer,
who died about IS years ago, was
a policeman attached to the first
precinct.
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of heavy bombers of the United
States 9th Air Force have dropped
thousands of tons of supplies in
containers in daylight by parachute
to the Maquis deep in France" the
announcement said. "Bastille Day.
July IA, witnessed one of these large
scale missions"
The Raj has carried out hundreds
of similar missions, it was an
nounced.
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Robert }. GiIks, 70, Dies;
Former Yankee Scout
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BRUNSWICK, Ga, Aug 21-Rob-
ert J. Bobby Gilks, 78, former
scout for the New York Yankees
and Southern Association manager,
died at his home near here last night.
In 1904, 1906 he managed the
Shreveport Club of the Southern
Association, and in 1914, the Mont
gomery team in the same league
For many years, Mr.. Gilks was
southern section scout for the
Yankees, being succeeded in 1923 by
Johnny Nee, present Yankee scout.
George Pipgrass was one of the out
standing players. Mr.. Gilks signed.
Evening star., 1944-08-21
Congress in Brief

BY the Associated Press.
House:
Starts fifth day of debate on sur
plus property legislation.
Expenditures Committee begins In
vestigaticn of election compaigns.
Senate:
In recess until noon tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-08-21
King Victor in Rome,
His Plans UndiscIosed

BY the Associated Press.
: ROME, Aug. 81. King Victor
Emmanuel of Italy has arrived In
Rome, it was announced today.
The purpose of the Kings visit
was not Immediately disclosed. Last
June the 74-year- old monarch
turned over his royal prerogatives"
to his 39-year-old son, Crown Prince
Umberto, carrying out his promise
to retire from public life with the
entry of Allied troops in the Eternal
City.
Evening star., 1944-08-21
French Patriots Take
Toulouse; Now Hold
Third Of France
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Aug. 2l.-The Alsler
radio said today that on Sunday tn
Maquis captured Toulouse, sixth
largest city of France.
Toulouse is in Southwest France
so miles north of the Spanish Dor
der. Its population is 2l3 200 Ere
luent neutral reports have told o
German Withdrawals from tina
area.
Another Algiers radio report salt
French Forces of the Interior were
fighting German troops in the street
of threatened Marseille, second cit,
of France, which lies close to Amer.
lean 7th Army advance units.
French patriots now control one
third of France, comprising eigh
departments, according to Gen
Joseph Koenig, commander of th'
French Forces of the Interior.
In a communique broadcast b,
the Algiers radio, Gen. Koenig sale
that during the week ended August
10 French patriots killed 1921 Ger.
mans, wounded AIS and captured
2265, suffering only slight losse!
themselves.
Maquis Control Pyrenees.
Reports relayed here through
Port Bou, Spain, said the Maqui.
controlled the entire Pyrenees regior
of Southwestern France from the
Atlantic to the Mediterranean. AL.
German forces just north of the
Spanish border have withdraw,
northward and French patriots have
appointed new civil administrators
A dispatch from Irun, Spain, SAID
the last German forces at Hendaye
Just across the border in France
have pulled out and only regular
French customsmen guarded the
frontier.
The BraZZaville radio said in
broadcast reported yesterday
by NBC that Maquis forces we're
in control of Vichy. The broad
cast added that Gestapo agents
had moved from Vichy and Paris
to NancyD
French-SWiss border reports sale
Pierre Laval and other Vichy Of
flcials had arrived at Belfort, neal
both Switzerland and Germany ano
that Laval had established head
quarters in a chateau 10 miles out
side Belfort.
Petain's Whereabouts a Mystery.
Marshal Petain's whereabouts was
q mystery. A frontier dispatch to
the London Daily Mail said he was
believed still at Vichy, waiting al
the Pavilion de Sevigne to hand
over his powers to those who will
be called upon to represent the
new France" The Ankara radio
said Marshal Petain was expected
at Belfort.
after his arrival in France
yesterday Gen. Charles de Gaulle,
head of the French Committee
of National Liberation, said III a
speech from the Cherbourg City
Hall that I'VE are all united in
the same will-the will to French
greatness"
owe know that the Calvary
we have been going thl12gh is
the greatest ordeal of = his
tory" Gen. de Gaulle said. I'VE
know the abyss we are emerging
from and toward what peaks we
are striving" His address was
reported by the ONCE of War
1nformation).
With the Allied landings on the
French Riviera successfully accom-
plished, it was revealed that the
American and French general staffs
maintained regular plane and para
chute communications with Maquis
patrols for more than year before
the invasion.
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was klllcO SdC-
urd ay W h i ] e
plotting a B-24
Liberator bomb
er based at the
Tonopah Army
Airfeld, the As
Sociated Pre- S S
reported yester-
day. He was a
flight command
er at the base.
Capt. Sweet,
son of Brig. Gen.
Joseph B. Sweet.
in ch arg e of
t r a n S portation
for the Persian
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|On the Roll Of Honor
DC. Man Dies in Air Accident,
Another in South Pacific Action

Two Washington men have been
killed. one in plane crash in
Tonopah, New, and another in action
In the South Pacific, and one is re-
ported missing. it was learned today
Killed
Capt, Robert E. Sweet, a. husband
of Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Sweet, who
lived in Washington before moving
to Tonopah, New, early this year,
Evening star., 1944-08-21
Bricker to Speuk

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 81 y(R.-
Gov. John w. Bricker, Republican
vice presidential nominee, an
nounced today he would address the
massachusetts, State Republican
Convention in Boston September %,
Evening star., 1944-08-21
Mrs. S. T. Mother Dies

DARIEN, Conn, Aug. 81 (P.-
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Floy
Mather, II. who died Saturday after
long illness, will be held tomor-
row. She was the widow of Stephen
T. Mather. founder and fist di-
rector of the National Park Service
of the United States.
Evening star., 1944-08-21

Extravagant spending of money at
home results in an extravagant
spending Of blood in battle. Buy
extra War Bonds today to keep our
casualties to minimum. Let's all
back the attack.
Evening star., 1944-08-21

ALLIES CROSS SEINE AT MANTES-Alied forces (arrows
have established bridgehead the
and reached the river in the
driving east from Orleans and moving the Channel
Reeatng Germans (broken attempting
the Seine between Ebeu the A Wirephoto.
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Missing in Action

Pvt. Charles Henry Schreyer, 25
son of Mrs. Anne Schreyer, 1904
Eighth street NV, has been re-
ported missing in action in France
since July II. according to a War
Department telegram received by
his mother.
A native Of the District. Pvt
Schreyer was educated at McKin-
ley High School and Catholic Uni
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Gull Command, was born in New
Jersey and attended Mckinley High
School here. He was enrolled in the
University of Texas when he Joined
the Army Air Forces in September,
1912.
He was graduated from flying
school at Randolph Field, Tex, and
assigned to duty in the Aleutians,
where he was awarded the Soldiers
Medal for saving several men from a
burning plane which exploded soon
after he removed them He also was
awarded the Distinguished Flying
Cross for outstanding performance
of his duty and acts of bravery while
participating in frequent and reg
ulsr flights against the enemy"
Capt. Sweet is the father of twin
sons, Robert Burton and Joseph
Nelson Sweet, born August 8.
Pfc. Martin F. Hunt, jr., "a. whose
parents live at BOT Allison street
NV. was killed August IS while
serving with the marines in the
South Pacific, his parents have
learned.
Pvt. Hunt, who attended st.
Johns College High School in
Washington and Mount St. Mary's
College in Emmitsburg, Md, en-
tered service in July, 194l. He
trained at Paris Island. S. c.; New
River, N. c., and Quantico, Va, be-
fore going overseas in August, 1912.
He participated in the fighting on
Guadalcanal.
Arrangements are being made for
high requiem mass at St. Gabriels
Church.
Evening star., 1944-08-21

Your War Bond dollars will speed
the march through Tokyo and
Berlin!
Evening star., 1944-08-21

In recess until noon tomorrow.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-18
. Nine Mile District
Drain Job Awarded

Work on the Williams drain,
Warren Township, will COM
mence shortly, following the
awarding of a contract Thurs
day TO the Stadc e. Beck CON
tracing firm whose bid Of S796
for the project was almost half
Of the highest contracting es-
innate.
Announcement Of the contract
award was made by Drain Com
missioner William c. Harper
The drain is close TO a mile in
length, and is situated on the
Nine Mile road, between De
quindre and Ryan.
Three other bids on the pro.
icct were: II. f. Meredith, $3.50;
DiSpain q Green, Sl,393, and
Ray ID. Baker, 81 400.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-18
Wreck prowI Car;
Two Pay Fines
Detroit Policemen Crashes
Warren Scout Cor

VAN DYKE - The next time
that Warren township police Of
ficers make ready to stop their
scout car they will make doubly
certain that no cars are roaring
up behind them and that the on
coming traffic appears clear.
1t was early Thursday morning
that Warren township Patrolmen
Russell Charles and Leonard
Tasreak halted their car at the
Nine-Mile and Van Dyke roads
stop-light, As they. did so a car
driven by Patrolman Harry
Martin of the Detroit Police de-
partment slammed into it from
the rear.
Another machine approaching
from the north, and driven by
Adolph Baudin of 1868 st. Jean,
Detroit, made it a three-some by
cracking the police car from
that direction.
Justice James L. Ryan found
Martin and Baudin guilty of
reckless driving, fined Baudin
$50 and costs, Martin $25, plus
costs and received assurances
from each that they would pay
for the $500 damages to the
police scout car.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-18
Richmond

RICHMOND-The Lions Club
will hold their regular meeting
this evening at Eberhardt's res
taurant in Muttonville. Mem
bers of the Richmond Band will
be guests at dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Zuehlke,
who formerly operated Zuehi-
ke's stop at Muttonville, are now
located at Tawas City, Mich,
and have in partnership with
them Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Essen
burg of this community, who re-
Gently moved to TawaS City.
They are located on u S. %,
and in connection with their
place of business, have cabins
for transients. The place is
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-18
Bumper Peach
Crop preditted
Storms Sole Threat
to Romeo Harvest

ROMEO-Outlook for a bum
per peach crop was reported as
being exceedingly bright by
peach growers in this vicinity
In other words there will be
plenty of peaches provided no
unusual storms arise to damage
the crop. Up to now weather
conditions have been favorable
the high temperatures ripening
the peaches a little ahead OF
schedule.
Although there will not be
enough peaches grown locally
to provide for demands, imports
will be made from the west side
of the state TO make up the de-
ficiency.
Hale, Hale Haven, Elberta
and Rochester varieties are ex-
pected to retail from So to
$3.50, which is under the price
level of last year. Peaches
from Georgia and N. Carolina
have kept the market fluid
which means a continuing de
mand.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-08-18
Germans Indicate
NewWifhdrawaIs
in French Zone

LONDON, Aug. ID - R)-
Frankly admitting that the Ger.
man army has lost, the battle OF
Normandy, the Berlin radio to-
!. day forecast further iarge-scaie
Nazi Withdrawals in France, but
asserted the High Command
was gaining time for a revolu-
ton in German armament pro-
auction witch would change the
whole aspect of the war.
DR.. Max Krull, DNB military
correspondent, declared in a
broadcast that "the Normandy
front has been liquidated by the
Germans" Transocean quoted
Adolf Hitler's newspaper Voel-
kischer Beobachter as saying:
1.-The situation in France has
changed from June to July,
and this confronts the German
High Command with decisions
of a new kind. No longer can
the High Command attempt TO
hold the present front lines b.
improvised means of throwing
in rushed-up reserves. Divisions
of a major scale are impending
taking into account the inter-
relations of the campaign in the
west and the general course of
the war"
The paper asserted the Allies
were making the most Of their
present superiority in men and
material" in an effort to end the
war by autumn. 1t reasoned that
as stop-gap measure German
commanders in the West could
use divisions in France (Which
so far have not taken part in
the invasion battles" but that
revised strategy was necessary
las it was on the Russian front
when German retreats began.
Beobachter then said tn c
Germans were going to pull out
of large sections of France. The
reason for this, it added, was to