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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Albany Justice Goes
Before Crime jury
By the Associated Press.

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 16.-State
Supreme Court Justice Gilbert v,
Schenck today went before the spe-
Icial grand jury investigating crime
in Albany County, Immediately after
Justice Parton Swift, had ordered
a change of venue in the trial Of
John j. Murphy, Albany County
Democratic Committee oficial
charged with grand larceny.
Justice Schenck, one of four State
Supreme Court Justices accused in
an afiidavit by special prosecutor
George P. Monaghan of flouting
well recognized concepts of judicial
propriety," was subpoenaed for IAN
inquiry into his ofncial conduct"
Justice Swift, presiding over the
special grand jury, granted Mr..
Monaghan's application for trans
fer of the Murphy trial from Albany,
saying "the aflidavits show condi-
tion3 which. in the interest of JUS
tice, demand change in the place
of trial"
Murphy, treasurer of the Demo-
cratic County Committee, was in
dicted on charge of appropriating
to his own use $4,000 from the
party's campaign funds.
Mr.. Monaghan offered one am
dayit which quoted excerpts Of a
Ipurported telephone conversation
|hetWeen Justice Schenck and Daniel
|P. O'Connell, Albany County Demo-
cratic leader. while an election fraud
case was under consideration in the
appellate division, of which Justice
Schenck then WAS q member.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16

The Germans have about 10000
men at st. Nazaire, 1900 at Lorient
and 10000 at Bordeaux, barring the
use Of these ports by the Allies. But
the ports, with demolition either
executed or planned, would be USE
less to the Americans.
So the situation now is one of
simply holding at bay a large num-
Der Of men the Germans could
employ elsewhere.
The trapped Nazis have plenty of
heavy artillery, including railway
guns. plenty of ammunition and, if
they had transport, might cause
trouble. Supplied by occasional
planes, they frequently make raids
into American lines, seeking food.
But on the whole they live on the
country and supplies stolen from
the French.
The men and officers of the Amer
lean division live in comfort COM
pared to the men Of other units
on the fighting fronts, but they
want action and wonder II they'll
get 1t during the war. The Ger
mans do not appear ID have any
plans 70 tsy TO break cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
byrnes Confirmation
Voted Within Hour
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The nomination of James F.
Byrnes for an additional two-year
term as director of war mobiliza-
ton and reconversion was confirmed
by the Senate today.
Senator George, Democrat of
Georgia asked the Senate to waive
the customary committee consider
alton of the nomination and act at
once. His stand had the full sup
port Of Acting Minority Leader
White.
The nomination was approved
unanimously within an hour after
the Senate received it from Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Senator George recalled Mr..
Byrnes' long service as a member of
the Senate and declared his famil-
iarity with the problems at hand
was so great that no formal discus
sion was needed.
Senator White expressed keen ap-
probation of Mr.. Byrnes' "out-
standing abilities, amazing industry
and high character"
Although the nomination desig-
mated Mr.. Byrnes for a full two
year term, 1t had been agreed pre-
viously that Mr.. Byrnes would re-
tain the ofice only until Germany
is defeated.
The President also nominated
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines as re-
training and unemployment admin
istrator for the war veterans pro-
gram The veterans administrator
already holds the retraining and re-
employment post under IN execu-
| tive order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Paul Porter Nominated
To Fec 10 Succeed
Chairman il. FIy
Name Of Democratic
Publicity Chief Goes
To Senote for Action

Paul A. Porter, director of pub
Lefty for the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, was nominated
today by President Roosevelt to
succeed James Lawrence Fly
who resigned recently as chair
man of the Federal Commune
cations Commission.
| Shortly before the nomination
was sent to the Senate Mr.. Porter
had told newsmen, following 9
White House visit, that he expected
to be nominated for the post thi.
week.
Mr.. Porter, Kentuckian, handled
the Democratic committees pub
licity during the recent presidential
campaign.
Through routine procedure he
was nominated simply as a member
of the FEC. The President desig-
mates chairman from among the
commissioners.
Earlier in the day Mr.. Roosevelt
designated Ewell K. Jet, a member
of the commission, to be acting
chairman of the FEC.
Mr.. Jet, native of Baltimore
became an FEC commissioner last
February.
A letter to Mr.. Jett from the Pres
ident dated November IA and made
public by the FEC today said:
1T will necessarily be some weeks
before new chairman will be
named for the commission. I can
well understand that, with your 9TH
er extensive duties, you would moi
care to undertake the burdens of the
chairman's office permanently. How.
ever, do hope you will carry this
work during the interim period"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Churchill Tells House
|0f Need for RESTORING
British Export Trade
Defect Of japan to Have
First Call on Nations
Monpower ond Resources
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. Prime
Minister Churchill, In his first
public discussion in the House
of Commons Of postwar eco
nomic competition among the
Allies, said today that after the
defeat OF Germany we must
make exertions to restore our ex.
port trade"
He told Commons that until ia
pan was defeated; the war must
have first call on all the nation 6
efforts, but added:
After the defeat Of Germany II
will be possible and necessary to
turn over an increasing part of our
resources to civilian production
Then We must make exertions to
restore our export trade and re-
equip Our industry"
He declared the housing shortage
in bombed sections of Britain must
be solved as a wartime measure
but that the existing system of allo-
eating manpower to the armed
forces and industry will be main
tanned.
Nevertheless, it is intended to
mitigate as far as possible the
rigidity of the existing controls over
labor" Mr.. Churchill said.
Many of the wartime controls
over raw materials, industrial ca
pacity, agriculture, food, transport
and so forth will likely be rs neces-
sary In this period (the war against
Japan as they are today.
I'm these fields also relaxations
will be possible and will be made
whenever circumstances permit and
In an orderly manner.
ANY other course would result In
violent disturbances which might
lead to imitation, would be harmful
to the economic life Of the country
and would make it impossible to in
sure that the nations resources
were devoted to its essential needs
and were fairly distributed in a Pc
Rod during which demands will still
be without economic relation to sup
plies"
Mr.. Churchill said a government
white paper on manpower alloca-
lions would be published TODAY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Morqenthuu Would Like to Turn
Service Game Into Bond Show

cause II don't know which has the
biggest stadium"
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York have been mentioned as pos
sible playing sites.
Secretary Morgenthau's statement
made the score IL between high
ranking Government oficials who
have expressed themselves openly on
the advisability of moving the con-
test to big town.
Col. j. Monroe johnson, head Of
the Once of Defense Transporta-
ton, said in Chicago yesterday that
ut would be an outrage" to take the
game anywhere away from the
Naval Academy because of trans
portation problems.
The President said Tuesday he
planned to discuss the possibility
of switching the game with Secre-
tary Of War Stimson. No official
developments were reported yes
'terday.
A definite decision apparently
must b made by tomorrow. Capt.
10. q. Humphreys, the Navy Acad-
emy's Athletjc director, said it would
Be physically Impossible to print
ana DISTRIBUTE tickets after to-
|noffoW,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Yonks Land on Mopio Islands
North of Western New Guinea
Light Resistance Met in Operation to Curb
Jop Coast Watchers and Warning Stations

Mapia invasion did not disclose the
size Of the landing force nor of
the supporting naval units.
The Mapias, also known as the St.
David Islands, are a cluster of small
islands which have seldom figured
in the Southwest Pacific war news
except for periodic bombardments.
They are 400 miles south of Amer
lean air and sea bases in Southern
Palau, 400 miles east of air bases at
Morotai, and 900 miles southeast OF
Leyte.
Heavy aerial bombardment pre-
coded the naval Smelling which paved
the way for landing forces.
The action was q sidelight to Gen.
MacArthur's primary campaign. 1t
was announced in a supplemental
communique which also told of con-
tinued bombing raids on Japanese
airdromes, installations and small
shipping in the Central and South
ern Philippines and by-passed
strongholds in islands to the south
and east.
An enemy gunboat and two fuel
barges were sunk by air patrols over
the Central Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Thomson, Nazi Minister
In Sweden, Back in Berlin
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DNB, German news agency, today
sent as a flash" in its overseas
service an announcement that DR.
Hans Thomson, German Minister
in Stockholm, is in Berlin to SUBJ
NIT his report"
This emphasized the tension be-
tween the German and Swedish gov
ernments and recalled that Ger
many recently summoned to Berlin
her ENJOYS to neutral Portugal and
Spain and announced they would
not return to the Iberian Peninsula
DR.. Thomson, former counselor
OF the Germany Embassy in Wash
ington. in l94l delivered the Ger
man declaration Of war to the State
Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16

of the Committee on Physical Fit
ness of the Federal Security Agency.
A committee of six persons to repre-
sent the committee has been APP
pointed to attend the Saturday night
rally.
Establishment of a national sta
dunn in Washington" said Mr.. Kelly,
lis as logical as it is necessary in
the national and international pic
ture. The proposed idea of making
this stadium available for national
and international sports meets and
gatherings is to be highly COM
mended."
Strong In Support.
Mr. Kelly said his committee has
working relationships with more
than 300 national organizations in
terested in health and physical 1T
ness.
"As chairman of the committee"
he said, Il express the hope of all
these people that the plans for
national stadium will be realized"
He also suggested that serious
thought be given to the possibility
of setting up sports hall of fame
dedicated to perpetuate the mem
DRY of outstanding athletes and
ICna crAnTTTHT no.. 90
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Lute Bulletin
War Fund Drive Ends

The Community War Fund
drive closed today with con-
tributions Of $4,776,109-S73,-
891 short Of the goal of
S4,S50,000. An estimated $751;
976 givers contributed. Cole
man Jennings, campaign
chairman, said he was proud
to close the drive at 1914 per
cent Of the goal.
early Story on Page B-1.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEYTE, Philippines, Nov. 49,
A small force of American troops
yesterday invaded the Mapia Is
lands, less than $50 miles north
of Western New Guinea, in a
purely protective move to knock
out Japanese coast watchers and
warning stations.
The Yanks went ashore in the
face Of light resistance and under
cover of naval bombardment after
two days of heavy preliminary
bombings left enemy installations In
flames.
A headquarters spokesman said
the primary reason for the offensive
far behind Gen. MacArthur's line in
the Philippines was to protect the
important airbase on 'Biak Island
in the Schouten group.
Japanese watchers on Mapia, las
miles northwest Of Biak, were able
to warn other japanese islands
when the American bombers were
going out on strikes
Fragmentary information on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
PimIico Results

FIRST RAcE-Purse $1,700; 4-year.
olds and up; claiming; 8 furlongs
johnnie (Gonzalex) $40 2BO 900
Hearts Entwine Meade, $40 $40
Sea Pilot (Gilbert) 2.4C
Time-1:13A
Also ran---Huracon. Attune. GalIan,
Novice, Ecomint, War Won, Brooke Ar9o
Fighting Mac, walter Haight Roya
Mrs. Chester A. Lyon-E. A. Nicodemu.
bRoy wheeler-M Jeweler entry.
SECOND RAcE-Purse. 81, 700; a-year.
sss:si a q s|:sFs $40 SIS SIS So So
" A l.sn.I ran =. = sAnnis Boston. summon,
doll aen.v see nurse como rhi PsS
aFraser and Waters entry.
daily Double Paid s144.h0o
THIRD RAcE-Purse.. Sl.70o: 4-year.
olds and up: claiming; ! u miles.
.Wickciins Gal sWslD ITO $40 $50
Also rsnSscarcanter. Molasses Bill
Found Out.
FOURTH RACEP Purse. $1,000: maiden
2-year-ol4s: 9 furlengs.
spitha tJemas) 40
Time-1.l4.
Also ran.sun Ply. Teddy Lass, Attk
lock, IN the Aope, ChAlen NGt0G, Y0inf
DHsprit, FAIRY Time. Leesefea. nlss Hsldts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
-BiIbo Offers Measure
For Span 10 Replace
Old Highway Bridge
Senote Committee Heed
Asks 81, 000, 900 Project
At Commissions Behest

Chairman Bilbo OF the Senate
District Committee, acting at the
request of the District Commits
sioners, today introduced a bill
authorizing the District to pro-
coed with construction of a twin
bridge to replace the 41-year -old
Highway Bridge at a cost of up to
81 ,000, 900.
Senator Bilbo also offered another
bill to modernize the Districts Life
Insurance Act, to set up additional
safeguards for policy holders and to
simplify requirements placed on the
companies. This measure also was
requested by the city government.
The bridge bill brings before Con-
gress the long continued dispute be-
tween several governmental agencies
as to what plans should be adopted
for future bridges over the Potomac
The Bilbo measure, calling for two
separate structures, one for north
bound traf1ic and one for south
bound, has the backing of the Public
Roads Administration and the Fine
Arts Commission, as well as the city
heads. Interior Secretary Ickes and
the Park and Planning Commission,
however, have been insisting that a
single six-lane bridge should be
built to replace Highway Bridge,
instead Of two spans of four lanes
each.
Another Bridge Later.
The latter proposal envisages con-
struction at some later time of an
other bridge connecting the Blue
Plains area with Alexandria, it is
said.
Under the plan as outlined in the
Bilbo bill, span for southbound
traf1c would be built as nearly as
practicable to the present location
Of the Highway Bridge, and a north
bound span would be erected within
600 feet downstream.
The insurance measure is lengthy
and proposes numerous new sections
which would concern details of life
insurance written here. For one
thing, it would provide that COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Davis Thinks Stadium
Would Be Ideal for
Peace Conference

Senator Davis, Republican,
Of Pennsylvania suggested to-
day that national stadium in
the Capital would be handy If
the peace conference after the
war is held in Washington.
The Senator, who lost his
fight for reelection last week.
said he believed the peace con-
ference should be held here.
The stadium, he said, could
be used for a demonstration
composed of Americans of vir-
tually every national origin
in connection with the peace
conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Soviet Forces Hurled
Into Breach in Nazi
Line Near Budapest
Big Bottle for Control
OF Invasion Routes to
Austria Appears Close
By the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Nov. 16.-The RED
Army has cracked the German
flar1k east Of Budapest and Il
hurting its armored might
through a breach within II
miles of the Hungarian capital
front dispatches said today. A
decisive battle for control of the
invasion routes to Austria ap-
peared imminent.
A sustained pounding by Marshal
Rodion Y. Malinovsky's assault
forces forced the enemy into a dam
aging withdrawal from more than
so towns and villages, including the
large railway junction of Jasz-
bereny, target of a four-day attack
(The Berlin radio today an
nounced the loss of the Hunga-
rian town of JaSzarokSzallas, SO
miles northeast of Budapest. It
is 10 miles north of Jaszbereny.)
UermanS Withdraw.
The German withdrawal extend
ed along a 100-mile front from
Mende, IL miles southeast of Buda-
pest, to Korom and other towns 10
miles below the North Hungarian
rail junction of Miskolc.
The tired and mauled German
panzer units fell back toward the
southern base of the Matra Noun
tains and westward to the perimeter
defenses of Budapest.
One Soviet column, following the
Jaszbereny-B BUDAPEST railway, passed
well beyond Mende, IL miles from
the capital, and drew the siege line
tighter against the city.
Other Russian formations OF
tanks, cavalry and infantry, sup
ported by swarms of attack planes,
drove straight north in a continue
ton of the challenge for mastery
Of the highway and railway COM
munications leading to Vienna.
Reds Push on Key Points.
The key communication points of
Godollo, Is miles northeast of
Budapest, and Hatvan, 80 miles
northeast, appeared to be the prize
detectives of the northward push
Red Army columns were barely II
miles from each.
Godollo Is on one OF the ma jor
rail lines running through Budapest
to Brstislava and Vienna, while
Hatvan Is at the entrance of a foot
hill pass through which another
rail line runs into central Sloyakia.
The Russian war bulletin said
Jaszbereny fell after the Russians
began to outflank the city on the
northeast and the Germans ex-
tended themselve to meet the threat
Red Army columns then drove
straight into the city and captured
1t In fierce street fighting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Storm Warning Posted
Along Atlantic Cost
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE
Weather Bureau today ordered small
craft storm warnings posted from
south Of Block Island, r. l., to
Cape Hatteras because of strong
winds expected this afternoon and
tonight.
The area includes inland water
ways. Several incoming flights al
La Guardia Field were delayed two
to II hours today because of bad
weather. and 20 Boston flights, in.
bound and outbound, were Cancelled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
by WALTER McCALLUM,

CHATEAUBRIAND, France, Nov
l Delayed There is q queer kind
Of war going on here in Western
Brittany, where American infantry
men sit in the mud, far from the
active battle sector, helping French
forces contain about $1,000 Germans
in the by-passed centers of resistance
in Lorient, st. Nazaire and Bor-
deaux.
Separated from the borders of
Germany by several hundred miles
the men Of this division probably
cover more ground than any other
American unit In France. Trained
for hard battle, these infantrymen
are inactive. except for night patrols
and occasionally tossing Of shells
into hard cores Of German resist
ance. The war here b one OF
Eamenities. with the occasional ex-
change of prisonsfs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Moscow Reports Attemp,
To Assussinote Keitel
BY the Associated Press.

by tHe ASSUclHtSu FftSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-An at
tempt was made to assassinate
German Marshal Wilhelm Keitel
during his recent visit to the Hun
garian front, the Moscow radio said
in broadcast reported today by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion.
The broadcast quoted a report
from Geneva that rumors current IN
Switzerland say Marshal Keitel was
wounded and returned 70 Berlin
without visiting Budapest as
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
Nozi Crimes in Lutvio
Listed on Moscow Rudio
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Moscow broadcast a summary last
night Of "monstrous crimes perpe-
trated by the Germans in Soviet
,Latvia" during the Nazis' occupa-
ton Of the Baltic state.
In supplement to the Russian
military communique. Moscow stated
many thousands OF inhabitants OF
Riga, the Latvian capital, had been
killsd-by shooting, burning, drown
Ing or other means.
In addition, great masses OF civil
ians were abducted for forced labor
70 Germany. Moscow radio recorded
oy the FEC. said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
American Force
Only 10 Miles
South Of 0rrnoc
1000 Jops Trapped
By oath Division;
Wise Being Closed
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Nov. l6.
An American wise closed
tighter on Gen. Tokoyuki Yama-
shita's encircled Japanese on
Leyte today, pressing to within
10 miles of Ormoc on the south,
IA on the east and about the
same distance on the north.
Advances by four American divi-
sions were small, but they came all
around the Japanese perimeter de-
Tending Ormoc, their last base on
the island.
In the north the American oath
Division applied double pressure. On
the road from Pinamapoan the main
body Of the division lunged against
enemy positions near Limon, gate
way to the Ormoc corridor. West
of the road another unit of the
division swung around through the
hills, virtually cutting the road be-
hind an estimated 1000 japanese
front-line troops.
Yanks Increase Pressure.
To the east and north pressure
was applied by the 1st Cavalry
Division, which overran several
enemy strong points and seized hill
tops as it moved westward through
the tangled peaks. No road served
this division and it's forward ele-
ments probed the toughest terrain
to find the stubborn japanese de-
Tense positions. Mount Mamban, a
3,6S0-foot peak, and Hills 4.047 and
4.018 fell to the cavalry division.
/ Farsto the south. the veteran 7th
Division, seldom mentioned in re-
cent communiques, was disclosed to
have advanced 4 miles to the west
coast town of Balogo, only 10 miles
from Ormoc. Less than 80 miles now
separates the oath on the north and
the 7th on the south.
The daily headquarters COM
munique announced the division
had repelled a japanese counter
attack at Balogo, killing or wound
ing approximately half the attack
ers.
It'll Division Gains.
The 7th today stands closer to
Ormoc than either of the other ad-
vancing American units. 1t was last
reported at Damulaan, IA miles
south Of Ormoc, when it broke up a
small japanese landing attempt
there Tuesday night.
Roughly midway between the 7th
and the oath Divisions, a Sd Infantry
unit, the 96th Division, also ad-
vanced against Ormoc from the
east. The 96th was near Alto Peak
on Leyte's backbone and approx
mately IA miles from Ormoc. Its
route now is more or less downhill
to the town, but very rough.
The japanese were showing no
tendency to retreat easily anywhere.
Front-line dispatches described even
the smallest American advances as
being made over piles of enemy
dead, some killed in the final in
fantry battles, others still lying
where they had been killed hours
or days before in the battering
American artillery barrages..
In the air, the communique said
American fighters strafed enemy
barges and shore targets near Or
moe. Five Japanese planes were
downed in ineffective harassing
raids on American ground installa-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
McCompbeII, Navy Flyer
Downs His Gath PIune

By the Associated Press.
ABOARD UNITED STATES CAR
RIER FLAGSHIP OFF LUZON,
Philippines, Nov. IA Delayed (Via
Navy Radio .-Comdr. McCampbell
of Los Angeles, the Nays top-rank-
ing ace in the Pacific. has "a kills
to his credit as a result of two hard
fights in three DAYS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-16
U.S.. Division Tied Down Helping
Watch so, OOOBy-pussedN uzis

This is the first dispatch from
Star War Correspondent Walter
McCalluna since his recent re-
turn to the European ,o0r zone.
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(See BRIDGE, Page A-2D
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(See STADIUM, Page A-22)
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