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BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

Approximately SIS fathers in
the Government service who
were facing an immediate call
from District draft boards are
the first of probably a much
larger group to have their in
duction postponed at Govern
ment request, it was learned last
night.
AS the ban on calling fathers en-
ployed in the Federal Government
was automatically lifted yesterday, a
District draft spokesman said ap-'
perently the agency deferment COM
mittees sent draft boards requests
only for the deferment Of men likely
to be called In the very near future.
Complete lists Of fathers whom
the agencies want to heep VIII Be
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Reds Advance in Pripet Marshes
As Nozis Report NewSovietPush
In Long-Quiet Leningrod Area
Raid on Brunswick Sets Record
Of 81 Tons of Bombs a Minute
Raj Loses 80 Planes in Fierce Bottles
Over Germany, France and Nozi Waters

lost in three-ply blows on Germany
against Northern France, and In
minelaying operations.
On the basis of the bomb tonnage
it was estimated that the feet strik-
ing Brunswick alone amounted tc
between 600 and TOO four-engined
planes and that total of approx
mately 1000 bombers was out during
the night.
Relays of Raj fighter -bombers
and fighters continued attacks on
the so-called "rocket-gun coast" of
France on a smaller scale this af-
ternoon.
The Germans sent about a dozen
planes over England tonight and
a few reached the London area,
causing a brief alert and provoking
heavy gunfire along the Thames
River. One Nazi plane was shot
down.
Earlier, several high flying Nazi
raiders crossed the southeast English
coast and some darted inland. Some
bombs were dropped in rural areas
and along the coast, but there were
no reports of casualties:
The British Press Association
speculated that at the height of last
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Early Doubts Roosevelt
will Attend Jackson Dinner
nv N. Assoc;e,.dpr,

BY the Associated Press.
Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early said yesterday he did not be-
lieve President Roosevelt would at
tend the jackson day dinner here
next Saturday night, but left un-
answered a query as to whether the
President would address the banquet
by radio as he did last year or send
9 message.
The dinner will climax meeting
during the day of the Democratic
National Committee to select date
and place for the party's 1914 ma
uonl convention.
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Clearing and Warmer
Weather Due Here
Sanding Crews Sent Out
After Surprise Snow

Last nights snow was expected to
give way to cloudy Sunday morn
ing with clearing skies and warmer
weather in the afternoon.
Although the Weather Bureau
thought continued snow and freez-
ing was unlikely, the City Refuse
Division kept officials on the alert
for dangerous roads and both the
division and the park police had
sanding crews out last night.
The forecaster had not predicted
the snow which followed three hours
of sleet and rain. 1t was explained
that a cold mass of air blown in aloft
caused the temperature in the upper
strata to drop 8 or degrees rapidly,
bringing snow.
The highest temperature yester-
day, 81 degrees, came at 11:55 am,
just when the sleet began. With
the snow, the temperature dropped
to 20 degrees at am.
In nearby Maryland and Virginia,
police said roads were slippery, but
trafic was reported moving with lit
tie difficulty.
Three persons were injured In
Maryland when their automobile
skidded into another car at the In
tersection of Sligo Greek parkway
and Colesville road.
The injured, all Of whom were
treated at the Washington Sani-
tarium, were Catherine Smith, 26,
Avenel Md, fractured collar bone;
Mrs. Louise Hamilton, as, also Of
Avenel, bruises and shock, and STAN
ley Smallwood, 46, Of 1876 Scully drive.
Silver Spring, the driver, cuts and
bruises.
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Modest Pilot Gets 6 of 3ONozis
Identity Nurrows to Two Men

the modest reluctance of the Mus
tang pilots to report anything but
absolute results.
Maj. Howard already is credited
with the destruction of two Nazis
in the fight. It is understood he also
had two probable kills and two dam
aged-which. corresponds with the
Fortress gunners' report that they
saw half dozen go down.
Maj. Howard previously had
earned an aces rating-knocking
down six Japanese planes over Bur-
ma and China during service in the
Far East and one Nazi fighter sew
eral weeks ago after his transfer to
this theater.
He got his two known German
victims Tuesday within few min
utes Of each other at the height Of
(see MODEST PLOT, Page A-6.5
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Broad Deferment of Fathers
In Federal Service Indicated

sent to the Review Committee on
Deferment of Government Employees
along with the names Of those for
whom 60-day deferments have been
requested. The agencies have not
all completed these lists and last
night had no tabulations available.
District draft headquarters said
the boards would honor the requests
for 60-day deferment until the Re-
view Committee has had chance to
pass on the requests and decide
whether the deferments should be
Cancelled or approved for a longer
period.
A draft spokesman said many of
the men saved" by the requests
would have been called into the serv-
ice almost Immediately since the
1Seo DRAFT. pa9e I-z3
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Liberty Ship Docks
AS Focal Point Of
District Bond Drive
Will Be Open to Public
After Campaign
Sturts Tuesday
PICTURES AND STORY of life
aboard a Liberty ship-Page B-1.

The American Mariner, largest
vessel ever to dock at the mu-
nicipal wharf, will be open to
the public for inspection Tues
day in connection with the start
of the Districts s95,O0O,O
Fourth War Loan drive.
The l0,000-ton Liberty ship, COM
missioned in Baltimore last March
as a training vessel, was formally
turned over to Treasury officials yes
terday by Rear Admiral Emory S.
Land. chairman of the Maritime
Commission, after a three-day voy-
age from New York City, down the
Atlantic Coast and through inland
waters. The Mariner, commanded
by Comdr. Joseph H. Masse, tied up
in Washington Friday afternoon,
but information about its arrival
was withheld until last night.
During the 10 days to two weeks
that the ship is moored to the Num-
cipal Wharf, at the foot of Twelfth
street S.W., Washington residents
will be allowed to inspect the AL
foot vessel from bow to stern. De-
livery of the Mariner to the District
during the first part of the CAM
paign was arranged by Treasury
ofhcials and the Maritime Commits
sion as convincing demonstration
OF what District citizens are getting
for their War Bond money.
The gangplank will be lowered to
the general public for the first time
at 2:3O pm. Tuesday. Thereafter,
visitors will be welcome aboard every
day during the ships stay from 2::30
to pm. and from 7:3O to 10 pm.
Two hours each day, from 10 am. to
noon, will be set aside for employees
of Government departments, who
will be given time of from their Jobs
to inspect the vessel.
The Agriculture Department will
be the first Federal agency to go
aboard, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Schedules for the other departments
ICoo yITAD pONINC nc-
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Penalty Tax Voted for Owners
OF Losing Hobby, Enterprises
Amendment Adopted by Senote Would Limit
Deduction to $20,0 900 After ProfitIess Years

The Senate wrote into the new
revenue bill yesterday an amend
ment fixing tax penalties against
individuals who operate "hobby"
enterprises such as horse racing
stables at a loss for five con-
secutive years.
characterized as the Marshall
Field" amendment by Senator Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri, the proposal
was adopted on 37-to-26 vote af-
firming its previous approval by the
Finance Committee. The action
cleared away another barrier to final
disposal Of the tax bill some time
this week. Still at issue is a House
provision requiring labor unions to
file financial returns.
Led by Majority Leader Barkley,
Evening star., 1944-01-16
French Forces Drive
Two Miles Into Nazi
Flank Near Casino
Yonk Task Liehtened
In PIun to Take Over
German Stronghold
BY the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Jan. 15.-French forces
staging a comeback on the bat
tlefields of Europe have driven
at least 2 miles forward into the
left flank of the German FORTH
cations in Italy guarding Cas-
sino, capturing Acquafondata and
three high points near it, Allied
headquarters announced today.
The hamlet of Acquafondata lies
7 miles northeast of Casino. Amer
lean troops stand less than 4 miles
southwest of Casino.
Attacking necessarily in their
Apennine offensive, the French, in
the last three days have advanced
from 2 to S miles against stif oppo
sition and over some of the roughest
country in Europe. They have car-
tured $50 prisoners.
Significant Gain Seen.
The advance was a significant
gain in what appeared to be an en-
circling movement toward the north
east fashioned by 1t. Gen. Mark w.
Clark to tighten the task of Ameri-
can troops battering frontally to-
ward Casino.
A strong buttress for the American
right flank had been formed by the
success of the French under Gen.
Alphonse JUN. Beating off five
furious counterattacks, these troops
have spread out through German
hill positions. 1t was reported late
today that Viticuso, just north of
Acquafondata, had been bypassed
by the French, but it was not known
whether the village actually was oc-
cupied.
cThe German radio Friday said
the Nazis had withdrawn from
Acquafondata)
South and southwest of Casino
American troops pressed farther
into the belt of Notifications which
German prisoners refer to as the
Gustav line. Their advance was
made on Mount Trocchio, last big
physical obstacle on the road to
Casino.
Allied Planes Active.
Allied aviation was active, strik-
Ing enemy supply dumps and COM
munications ahead of the 5th Army
and raiding into Yugoslavia. Amer
ican Flying Fortresses and Liberia
tors with fighter escort made q
heavy attack on the Mostar (Yugo-
slavia) Airf1eld and barracks which
feed Nazi activities against the
Partisans.
Light hombes and fighter-bomb-
ers attacked shipping in the Adriatic
near Sibenik. They scored four hits
Ca nm 4 ~
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Soviet Gains in West
May Hasten Reply 10
Poles on Mediation
Hull Talks to Roosevelt
But Offers No Hint
Of Part U. S. Will Play
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 15.-A Soviet
reply to Polish overtures toward
negotiations for a complete set
tlement of differences between
Poland and Russia is expected
within a short time because the
speed with which the Red Army
continued to push westward
lends urgency to the question of
Russian-Polish relations.
The policy proposal for examina-
ton of all outstanding questions
with British and American media
ton already was under study at the
Kremlin, and affirmative answers
appeared to hinge on whether
Moscow would agree to deal with
the exiled government it has pre-
viously criticized.
(Secretary of State Hull con-
Ierred with President Roosevelt
yesterday on the Polish Russian
problem after Jan Ciechanowski.
Polish Ambassador called at the
State Department to discuss for
Is minutes with Mr.. Hull the re-
quest of the Polish government
in-eXile that the United States
and Great Britain mediate the
Polish differences with the So
Wet.
(Mr. Hull is understood to have
given Ambassador Ciechanow-
ski no promise of American &C
ton. The policy of this Gov
ernment up to now has been to
do all in its power to get diplo-
matte relations between the Po-
fish and Soviet governments re-
established but to take a hands,
off attitude about the territorial
problems that split the two re-
gimes)
Reds Frown on Sosnkowski.
The Russians might insist on
the London cabinet taking in repre-
sentatives of the Moscow-sponsored
Union of Polish Patriots. Moscow
also is known to frown on Gen.
Kasimierz Sosnkowski, commander
of the Polish Army.
Whether the Poles, who feel they
already have made major conces-
sions by offering to negotiate for a
big slice of their former territory,
would be willing to shake up their
cabinet to form a government ac-
ceptable to Moscow was problem
atical
1t surely would involve long, hot
Polish discussions, particularly as
some Poles like President Wladis-
law Roczkiewicz are said to op-
pose, for the time being at least,
any conciliation with Russia.
The first step, if the Soviet reply
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Hamilton Answers
Wills With Blast al
WiIIkie Candidacy
Ex-GOP Chairman Says
1910 Nominee Logs in
Porty, National Polls
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

Strife in the Republican party
between supporters of Wendell
Willkie and those who favor
other candidates for the presi-
Dental nomination flared anew
last night.
Replying to the speech of Gov.
William Wills of Vermont telling
the COP it will commit suicide" if
it fails to nominate Mr.. Willkie for
President, former Republican Ma
tional Chairman John D. M. Ham,
ilton in a radio speech last night
said every test of public opinion
showed Mr.. Willkie far from being
the strongest candidate.
Mr.. Hamilton pointed to polls
taken among Republican party
leaders, surveys among COP men,
bers of Congress and public opinion
polls. None of them showed MIR
Willkie out in front. On the con-
trary, Mr.. Hamilton insisted, the
1910 standard bearer was far from
first place in the choice of Repub-
lican leaders and the party rank
and file.
-Four Year Locusts."
In Gov. Wills speech last Satur-
day night Mr.. Hamilton had been
linked with former Gov. ALI Landon
of Kansas, Joseph N. Pew, Repub-
lican leader of Pennsylvania; Sena-
tor Nye of North Dakota and Rev
Gerald H. K. Smith as leaders of q
stop Willkie" drive. Gov. Wills
also declared they belonged to q
group of "four-year locusts" who
emerged in every presidential year
to take charge, if they could, of the
Republican party.
Gov. Wills charged that an over
whelming demand for Mr.. Willkie s
nomination is being thwarted by q
small group of willful, conspirine
men," declared Mr.. Hamilton. Gov
Wills would deny to others the right
he claims for himself, for he has
undertaken to squelch all free dis
cussion by seeking to intimidate
(See T,TNCOT,N pooe I-30
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Reorganization
|0f Department
Effected by Hull
Sweeping Revisions
Strengthen Agency
For Peace Work
BY BLAIR BOLLES.


Secretary Hull last night or
dered sweeping reorganization
OF the State DEPARTMENT. in order
to increase its efficiency in the
conduct OF foreign affairs and
strengthen it to cope with the
problems Of making a sound
peace.
For the first time, the department
will have a Division of Labor Re-
lations to deal with international
aspects OF labor and social problems
and with the interest Of labor in
matters Of broad international
policy.
Mr.. Hull's reorganization order is
Al pages long, single-spaced tipping.
The department said the reor-
ganization is designed to free the
four assistant secretaries-Dean
Acheson, Breckenridge Long, Adolf
A. Berle, jr., and G. Rowland Shaw
and other chief officers from ad-
ministrative duties to permit them
to give most of their time to i'm
portan foreign policy matters. The
changes, which affect every ofIice in
the department, become effective
tomorrow. They were worked out
under the supervision of Undersec-
retary of State Stettinius.
Mo-. rIox;h;l;@r S>>r
The reorganization is expected
by department heads to permit
more flexible and efficient adjust
ment of the agency's functions to
rapidly changing conditions. The
changes are centered around the
creation of IL major Zine" ofices
and the establishment of two spe-
cial committees-one on policy and
one on postwar programs. No per-
sonnel changes result from the re.
organization.
Overlapping jurisdiction is elm
mated and clearer lines of response
bility established through a re-
grouping of functions, the depart
ment said.
Secretary Hull also has estab.
lished an advisory council on POST
war Foreign Policy with himself as
chairman, Mr.. Stettinius as deputy
and three vice chairmen-Nornan
H. Davis, chairman of the Ameri-
can Red Gross; Myron c. Taylor.
President Roosevelt's special envoy
to the Vatican, and DR.. Isaiah Bow
man, president of Johns Hopkins
University. Less formally, the three
men have been advising Mr.. Hull
and Mrs. Roosevelt on postwar prob
lens for the last two years.
Economic Unit Set Up.
In an attempt to meet the eco-
nomic problems involved in foreign
relations, Mr.. Hull set up the Once
OF Economic Affairs, with Harry
Hawkins, who has been head of the
trade agreements section, as its di-
rector, and the ONCE of Wartime
Economic Affairs, with Charles P.
Taft as director. Mr.. Hawkins and
Mr.. Taft are responsible to Mr..
Acheson.
This action represents the third
attempt in six months by the de-
partment to adjust its operation to
the demands of foreign economic
affairs. 1t created, then junked the
Office of Foreign Economic Co-ordi-
nation, and in November it set up
series of four advisers on various
sorts of economic questions The
advisory Offices are abolished with
the changes ordered yesterday.
Thomas Finletter, who headed the
OFEC, now is made special assist
ant to Mr. Hull.
The IL line offices are the Once
of Economic Affairs, Office of War
time Economic Affairs, Office of
Controls, Office of Transportation
and Communications, ONCE Of
(See REORGANIZATION Pp A-40
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opponents charged the hobby loss"
amendment. which still is subject to
House action, would place an unfair
tax on individuals who entered busi-
nesses in which losses must be alb
sorbed in the early years in order to
lay the foundation for later profits.
AS it was approved by the Senate,
the amendment would limit to
$4,000 the amount of loss which
would be deducted in one year for
an enterprise if there had been no
profit for five years. Thus If the
actual loss in 1914 was 5000, only
5000 could be charged of in bal
ancing against other income.
Senator Barkley declared that the
amendment not only would affect
m a
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Complete Index, Pose AZ
Rodio Programs. Pg. C-l0
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(See POLES, Page A-5.)
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(See ITALY, Page A-5.)
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-5.)
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(See RAIDS, Page A-5.)
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(See PACIFIC, Page A-4.)
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e REORGANIZATION, Pg. A-4.)
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(See WAR BONDS, Page A-6.)
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(Ses DRAFT, Page X-z.5
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(See TAXES, Page A-4D
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20
Stars and
Stripes

Recent arrivals Of MasSa-
chusetts men at Great Lakes,
Ill. Naval Training Center for
their boot" training are James
L Curwood and Charles H Hen
derSon, both from Boston; Viii
liam E Frederick, Cambridge;
Leonard A WolCott, Chelsea;
Leroy S Thomas, Dorchester;
Robert Preston, Lawrence; Mil
ton J Wheeler, RoXbury; and
Gerald c Jones, Salem.
Pfc Albert MCGOWAN Of Bos-
ton has been awarded the
Good Conduct medal, The
group to which he is assigned
is the first all-Colored fighter
group to be formed and is now
engaged in convoy and coastal
patrol as part of the 18th
Fighter Command, AAF COM
ponent of the Mediterranean
Allied Coastal Air Force.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20
ARIST0 SCHOLARSHIP RULES

l. An applicant for Aristo
Scholarship award must be:
(a) A boy or girl, senior in
high school, who is preparing to
enter an institution of higher
learning in New England.
(b) The applicant must be of
high moral character and must
be deserving Of the award.
CcD The applicant must be
recommended by the principal
or headmaSter.
ID Scholarship of the appli-
cant must be better than aver
age.
O. Applications in the form of
a letter must contain the follow
ing information: (a) name and
address. (b) Date of birth. (c)
Parents names, I'D School at
tended and course pursued. (e)
School, church and community
activities, 81 Reasons for desir-
ing college education.
5. All applications and refer
ences must be filed with the
committee before June 5, 1913,
8. File name and address
promptly with the committee.
7. Award will be made at the
of Women for Community Ser
Graduation Party Of the League
vice, $50 Mass. Ave. Send appli-
cations to:
Wilhelmina M. Crosson, 1876 w.
Springfield st, Boston, Mass.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20

WANTED-Handy man as jani-
tor. Good pay. Apply Roberts
Realty Co., 361-A Mass ave,
KEN 695S.
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Andy Kirk Plays
Here May ~

Andy Kirk, who brings his
Clouds Of Joy" to Mechanics
Hall on Decoration eve night
for a dance is not only thor
ough musician but a lover of
good music, who counts
Beethoven and Puccini-and
Duke Ellington among his "a
vOrite composers.
i don't mean to disparage
dance music by distinguishing
it from good music" Andy
says, Il think dance music is
good, too. Our popular music
today is our folk music. We
mustn't forget that folk dances
by famous composers of CEN
tur past are now considered
classics, and some of our jazz
and swing numbers are al
ready standard
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20
The Youth WhirI
By Betty Ann

High school boys and girls
can do much to help war in
dustries maintain their peaks
Of production during the com
ing summer months" Powell
M. Cabot, State Manpower Di-
rector for Massachusetts,, an
nounced this week. Thousands
Of high school boys and girls
and young women from col
leges throughout the state will
soon begin their summer recess
and it is hoped that many of
them will volunteer for work in
essential industries and agr.-
culture during the summer
months. Last year they proved
to be of valuable assistance to
the employers in this state"
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Andy'S first musical inStruc-
ton was in vocal lessons from
Paul Whiteman'S father, Will
berforce ]. Whiteman, super
visor of music in Denver public
schools. This training was in
classical fields, for Mr. White
man brought Paul up as a le-
climate viola player and even
recently on I'VE, the People"
went on record as not liking
the kind of music Paul plays
today. Then Andy studied un-
der Franz Rath, solo clarinet
ist of the Boston Symphony
and also under Cordi and Wal
ter Light. The first orchestra
he played in was that of Geo.
Morrison, who had also been
trained as legitimate must
clan, although his orchestra,
like Paul Whiteman's was one
Of the first large jazz bands US
ing arrangements.
All these influences inCul-
Gated ian Andy Kirk a respect
for good music that is reflect
ed in his orchestra, today. Ur-
like most colored orchestras, it's
swing is smooth and its volume
modulated - it plays forte on
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1944-05-20
Should Stamp Out
Anfi-Semifisn1

Otis A Hood, state chairman
of the Communist Party of
Massachusetts, today issued the
following statement on the lat
est case of an anti-Semitic at
tack in Dorchester:
The latest instance Of the
mobbing Of three Jewish boys
by 20 Of thei rfellow students
at Dorchester High School,
proves again how deep the
poison of anti-SenitiSm, Hit
!er's weapon, has gone into our
community.
We have to ask Police Com
missioner Sullivan: Where are
these kids" getting this
stuff? Such a situation as we
now face can only be met by
going to the root of the evil:
getting at those forces deliber-
ately at work spread racial ha-
tired with the aim of weakening
American unity and the war
effort.
Governor Saltonstall has to
get his Police Commissioner to
act, or get a new one who has
the understanding and the will
TO act.
The Boston School Commit
tee has to be made to institute
measures to counteract this
situation. Tt seems that only
an aroused citizenry will be
able to get them to act.
Civic, religious, educational