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Evening star., 1944-11-01
Warren Back in Hospital;
COP Loses Compoiener
Rr the Assnriatad prass

By IHe ASsOCIattu PreSS.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 1.-The re-
turn of CALIFORNIA; Gov. Earl War
rem to the hospital for checkur
on kidney infection makes un-
likely his further campaigning fol
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey in the short
ening presidential race, Vern Scog-
gins, press secretary to the Governor
says.
Gov. Warren returned to Sutter
Hospital a second time yesterday
after being treated last week. His
physicians described his condition
as quite satisfactory" and said the
infection is no longer serious.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
BY the Associated Press.

ny lhc hSoOCldbeu FEeSS.
ATHENS, Nov. 1.-Shops all over
Athens were closing today as the
last vestige of confidence in Greek
money disappeared.
In the past "a hours the value
lof the drachma slid from the fam
ltastic figure of 10000, ,000, 600 900 to
% 900 900 100000 (trilhons) for a
British gold sovereign (nominally
$4.8D.
Yesterdays fall of the drachma
followed statement by Finance
Minister Alexander Svolos that the
depreciation was unjustified in
view of the nations gold reserve of
f43, 900 900, held abroad, and the
fact that aid is forthcoming from
the Allies.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
|Yanks Destroy
Concentration
In Leyte Drive
Troops 5 Miles
From Strategic
Coastal Village

BY the Associated Pres.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Nov
1,-Doughboys of the oath Di-
vision today smashed another
japanese rearguard concentra-
ton and advanced to within S
miles of the strategic coastal
village of Carigara, as another
American column on the coast
braced itself for a possible cli-
mactic battle or japanese coun-
terattack.
Later Australian dispatches
reported the oath Division had
driven within miles of Carl
CARA and 9TH Division columns
in the south had pushed half
way across Lete Island.i
The infantrymen captured the
town of Tunga, on the Jaro-Cari-
CARA highway which runs through
Northwestern Leyte Valley. Retiring
enemy forces blew up a bridge at the
end of the town, however, and fur
ther advance appeared to be halted
temporarily.
Two miles eastward, along the
highway, the doughboys broke the
back of another japanese delaying
concentration. Associated Press War
Correspondent Fred Hampson re-
ported the japanese raked the roads
with heavy and light artillery, NOR
tars and machine guns, exacting a
considerable toll"
The Japs withdrew only after
Americans had hammered the road
side for hours with artillery and had
thrown f1anking column around
the enemy.
The second American column, the
LIST Cavalry Division, was poised at
Barugo, coastal town 5 miles from
Carigara. The japanese. must stop
both legs of the American advance
or lose their last strategic base
northeast of Leyte's heavily jungleo
mountains.
IT they fail to stop the attacks
which might reach Carigara today
they must drop back along a single
escape route skirting the coast tc
Pinamopoan, only spot from which
they might negotiate a winding trail
over the mountains to the south
This trail has been the route of the
japanese reinforcements brough,
from Cebu via Ormoc Bay, and the
forces in the north must reverse
their travel on the same treacherous
road or face annihilation.
No good port lies west of Pinamo.
poan on the north coast, and only 9
trail leads even to the scattered vii.
lagos in that mountainous sector
The two American forces both
gained ground yesterday. The oath
Division moved northwest of cap
tured Jaro for 3 miles, slowed there
when it met strong japanese road
block, but gathered force late in the
day to whittle down the desperate
enemy opposition and resume its ad-
vance
That battle for Carigara was
certain was indicated by the con-
| tinued flow of japanese reinforce
ments north over the mountains ano
by the strong stand the defender!
were making with road block.
against both American forces.
| The probability of a counterat-
tack was stressed by Maj. Gen
Franklin G. Sibert, commanding tht
Evening star., 1944-11-01
War Fund Drive Here
Goes Into Final Week
469o Short Of Goal
Jennings Warns Workers
Must Do Some HustIine'
For Successful Campaign

THE immensity of the job
ahead" was described to 10000
Community War Fund solici-
tors today as they swung into
the last week of the campaign
for $4,850,000 with 46 per cent
of the goal still to be collected.
The solicitors report tomorrow
on contributions made since last
weeks total of 81 07,171-53.7 Z
per cent of the goal.
The $2,242,S2s yet to be brought
in is so great that the immensity
of the job ahead takes on an obvious
glare Coleman Jennings. cam
paign chairman. declared in a state
ment to all solicitors.
Riding on Momentum"
The chairman said he feared
some solicitors had been riding on
momentum, collecting gifts nor
mally made to the drive, without
"hustling" to get contributions re-
quiring more effort.
Unless the report meeting at
1890 pm. tomorrow in the United
States Chamber of Commerce
Building shows considerable gain,
Mr.. Jennings said, he will fear for
success of the campaign in meeting
its deadline November 8.
Mr.. Jennings urged installment
payments for persons unable to give
large cash donations now He also
emphasized that solicitors must ex-
plain to prospective givers the 15C
agencies combined in the fund
local relief agencies. USO clubs, and
United Nations Relief
There are still too many persons
who do not understand" Mr.. Jen-
nings said. They do not under
stand how much their money is
needed and that unless the fund
meets its goal, all $50 agencies will
suffer together"
Cities comparable in size to
Evening star., 1944-11-01
| De GouNe Safe
IFron Blast in
| Paris Suburb
he Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCldteO TTeSS.
PARIS, Nov. Am explosion
rocked Paris suburb today Is min
utes after Gen. Charles de Gaulle
had made one in a series of All
Saints day speeches there.
While it might have been an at
tempt against Gen. de Gaulles life
French officials expressed the view it
was sabotage, and was only coinci-
dental with the speech.
The explosion, followed by other
blasts heard for two hours, set off
afraid sirens. This caused a re-
port the blast resulted from a pick
aback glide bomber from an enemy
plane, but the United States Air
Force declared there had been no
enemy planes in the Paris region.
A broadcast recorded by the FEC
said De Gaulle spoke today at the
suburb of Vincennes. The explosion
may have occurred there.
The War Ministry said consider
able damage and some casualties re-
suited.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Reds Fight 10 Clear
Vital Hungarian Town
In Path 10 Budapest
Fierce Enemy Resistance
In Streets Reported;
Counterottock Halted
BULLETIN.

LONDON GP.-The Berlin
radio said late today German
and Hungarian troops had
abandoned Kecskemet and a
Moscow dispatch said Rus
sian tanks had reached
point 40 miles from Budapest.
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Nov. /. Russian
motorized infantry is clearing
scattered enemy detachments
from three sides of Kesckemet,
while other Red Army troops are
battling flrecely in the streets
of the city, A miles southeast OF
Budapest, late front dispatches
said today.
| Soviet tanks, artillery and infan-
try are pouring into 60-mile- wide
break in the enemy's defenses be-
tween the Danube and the Tsza
Rivers, the dispatches added. Al
captured Izsak, II miles southwest
of Kesckemet, the Russians were
only 43 miles below Budapest
The army newspaper Red Stal
disclosed that the new offensive
aimed at Budapest got under way al
least three days ago and overran q
defense zone where the enemy con-
centrated as many as 20 antitani
guns to the mile.
Thus far the offensive has swept
up 200 Hungarian cities, towns ano
villages, more than 1000 prisoners
and control of several hundred
square miles of new territory, the
Russians declared.
Hungarian Unit Destroyed.
Front dispatches said the Hun
garian 23d Infantry Division was
virtually destroyed. its commander
killed and the deputy commander
and most of the staff captured as
Soviet armor and a wave of tommy
gunners broke into Kesckemet.
Inside the city-a provincial seal
with a population of $4,000 - the
enemy resisted stubbornly.
Russian tanks in superior mum.
bers beat off German armorec
counterattacks.
A correspondent for Izvestia re.
ported that Soviet forces increased
the fury of their assault toware
Budapest "tenfold" after they dis.
covered bodies of four Red Army
prisoners tortured and slain by tn,
Germans and Hungarians. Tht
fprisoners' arms and heads had beer
hacked off and their bodies showed
4 traces of being tortured by fire
the correspondent asserted.
30 Tanks Wrecked.
The Russians also pushed toware
Budapest at point 100 miles north
east of the capital. They captured
so places. including the large towr
of Hajdunanas.
More than 80 German tanks wer,
wrecked or burned in the f1ghtin,
southeast of Budapest, the Russian
communique said. 1t described tn,
Red Army operations as "impetuou
outf1anking maneuvers" and sait
Soviet forces hurled back repeated
enemy counterattacks that were re-
inforced with fresh troops.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
BY the Associated Press.

| PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Quad
ruplets-three girls and boy-were
born today to the wife of Securities
and Exchange Commission financial
analyst.
Mrs. Joseph Cirminello gave birth
| to the children in two minutes
from 11:12 to 11:14 am.-by Cae-
sarean operation, the first ever
performed for a quadruplet birth.
X-ray examinations had shown
that quadruplets were expected, but
the news had been kept from the
mother.
A doctor told her while the Cae-
sarean was being performed. She
received spinal anasthesia.
Her husband walked a corridor
Evening star., 1944-11-01
MAP on Page Az

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-Canadiar
troops burst across a Steel-Swep
causeway onto Walcheren Is
land today, and Berlin declared
Allied amphibious forces hac
landed on the islands southern
shores in a pincers to obliteratt
the last German guns barring
the sea lane to Antwerp.
The Germans said the sea born,
units landed this morning at Wis.
singer (Flushing), biggest city pop.
ulation, $4,000 on Walcheren.
The Canadians cut out foothole
several hundred yards deep on the
eastern edge of the island, 8 mile:
miles northeast of Vlissingen, after
crossing the long, narrow causeway
from conquered Beveland Islano
under a hail of bullets and shells.
Resistance Weakens.
Resistance on the south shore Of
the Schelde Estuary weakened per-
ceptibly, supreme headquarters said
and Canadians in 3-mile advance
fought into the coastal village oi
Knocke. Perhaps fewer than 200(
Germans remained in this pocket
southwest of Vlissingen; 1900 al
ready had been captured.
The Allies landed on Walcheren
after an artillery barrage from the
south shore of the Schelde Estuary
only recently cleared of Germans,
the Berlin broadcast said. 1t gave
no hint of the progress of the as
sault, and there was no Allied con-
firmation of such a landing.
Adjoining South Beveland Island
however. had been captured in the
same kind of squeeze attack, with
British forces landing on the south
ern coast while Canadians pushed
across the land causeway.
Three-quarters of Walcheren hac
been flooded by Allied bomb breach
ing of its dikes. with sea watel
sweeping over some of the German
batteries controlling the estuary ap
proach to Allied-held Antwerp.
Chase Nazis in Mud.
Below the Mas River, Allied col
umns struggled through knee-deeI
mud in pursuit of Germans escaping
over the river behind a screen O
stubborn rear-guard actions.
All field dispatches indicated thu
Germans had generally succeeded
in escaping an Allied trap.
Berlin declared Field Marshal Sil
Bernard L. Montgomery had never
drawn on the mass of his force.
around Nijmegen for the battle Il
clear Southwestern Holland but wa
keeping them intact for an offensive
aimed at reaching the North Ger.
man plain.
The German radio also declared
that on the front in France s
strong American attack supported
by more than 100 tanks had cap.
tured Montigny, Is miles east o.
Luneville. The German communiqut
said French elements had entered
Baccarat, IA miles southeast o,
Luneville.
Many NaZiS Escape.
The skillful enemy withdrawal ap.
parently already has saved large
proportion of the 10000 German
troops previously reported south o.
the Mas. The Allied closeup tt
the Mas was being slowed by every
trick of mineflelds and sniping.
1t was expected that the Ger.
mans would make major stanc
on a line extending from tn,
Dutch port Of Rotterdam to Arm.
hem along the north bank of tht
Neder Rhine.
The Brazzaville radio reported
that the British had crossed tn,
Mass just north of S Hertogenbosch
lCae yNECTEpN EDONT7 q . y
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Rhode Island Claimed
For Roosevelt Despite
Strong Drive by COP
Republicans Counting
Heavily on Defeetions
In Democratic Porty
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

PROVIDENCE, Nov. 1.-Rhode
Island, of all the Eastern States,
has been considered the great
est push-over for President
Roosevelt. Despite this fact the
Republican organization is fight
ing desperately to win for Gov
Dewey.
Republicans are counting on
Democratic defactions, and you hear
reports of many of them They are
counting on strife within the ranks
of organized labor-with the CIO
arrayed against the AFL. And they
are hopeful that large segment of
the so-called italian vote, one of the
biggest single blocs in the State, will
this year swing to Gov. Dewey.
The odds, however, appear to be
with the President Unless there
is a strong undercurrent of resent
ment against the New Deal admin
istration, stronger than anything
that has appeared on the surface,
Mr.. Roosevelt will carry the State
though perhaps by a smaller lead
than in 1910.
Industrial Centers.
Rhode Island is more strongly in
dustrialized than any other State
in the Union. Almost the entire
State. indeed, is an industrial center
or rather series of industrial GEN.
ters, with the city of Providence
the main focal point 1t has be-
come automatic that the Roosevelt
strength rests in the cities, and par
ticularly in industrial centers
Obviously, if the Republicans are
able to wrest Rhode Island from the
Democrats. it would be doubtful
that Mr.. Roosevelt could carry any
State outside of the Solid South.
Rhode Island swung into the
(See LINCOLN. Page A-22.1
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Jap Troops Reported
In KweiIin Rail Station

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, Nov. 1.-The Jap
anese have battled into the north
railway station of Kweilin, key de-
fense center for Southeast China
the Chinese high command an
nounced today.
Heavy fighting also was in prog
reSs in the eastern suburbs of the
Kwangsi capital, the Chinese ad-
mitted, as three enemy columns
continued their drive on the city.
The Tokyo radio said Kweilin was
ringed on all sides and the Japanese
were Tightening the encirclement
The dispatch from Domei, enemy
news agency, said one japanese
unit reached the north gate of the
city while another captured an i'm
portant height less than four miles
east of the capital.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Tokyo Radio Claims
U. S. Cruiser Sunk
BY the Associated Press.

3.
Japanese planes were declared In
a Manila dispatch, broadcast by the
Tokyo radio today, to have sunk ar
Allied cruiser early this morning
philippine time) in IAN effective
raid against enemy war vessels in
Leyte Gulf"
The dispatch was without con-
flrmation from either the Allied
command or the enemy's imperial
HEADQUARTERS.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Heavy Blasts Are Heard
OFF Atlantic CITY Coast

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-Heavy
blasts at sea shook beach-front
buildings at Atlantic City. N. j., al
about HOS am. today, the 4th
Naval District said.
A Navy spokesman reported that
no gunnery practice in the area
was scheduled, as far as the district
office could determine.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
lute Bulletin
Mann Act Review Asked

The Justice Department
asked the Supreme Court to-
day to determine whether the
Mann Act prohibits the trans
portation of women within
the District for immoral pur-
poses. The department petit
TONED the court to review the
decision Of the Court of Ap-
peals which held the act is
not applicable to such trans
portation.
Evening star., 1944-11-01
British Land on Wa|cheren Is|e>
Gain in Drive to Smash Germans
Guarding Sea Lane to Antwerp
Canadians Cross
Cousewoy From
South BeveIund
BULLETIN.

LONDON (P).-BritiSh Com
mandos stormed ashore today
on the southern and western
coasts of Walcheren Island,
and were making good prog
ress late today in a pincers
drive to smash the last GEL
mans barring the sea lane to
Antwerp.
The Berlin radio said Ger
man reconnaissance planes
have observed battleship of
the King George class, four
cruisers and numerous land
ing vessels, which indicates
that other attempts on Wal
cheren are to follow
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Tonight's S Political
Broudcusts

1890 p.m.-WOL. Gov. Dewey's
speech from Buffalo, re-
broadcast.
8:l5 pm-W VOL, Dorothy
Thompson, speaking from
New York in behalf of the
Democratic National Com
mittee.
9p.m.-WRC, John Gunther,
Orson Welles, Quentin
Reynolds, from New York
in behalf of the Demo-
cratic National Commit
tee.
$50 pm.-WRC. VOL, Gov.
Dewey, speaking from Bos-
ton.
9:55 p.m.-Sinclair Lewis.
speaking from New York
in behalf of the Demo-
cratic National Commit
tee.
Evening star., 1944-11-01

(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1944-11-01

(See WAR FUND, Page A-22J
Evening star., 1944-11-01
Industrial CenterS.

tSee LINCOLN, Page A-22.)
Evening star., 1944-11-01

lSee DEWEY, Page A-22.)
Evening star., 1944-11-01

tSee TOKYO, Page A-4.]
Evening star., 1944-11-01

(See WESTERN FRONT. P. A.
Evening star., 1944-11-01

LONDON (P,.-The Berlin
radio said late today German
and Hungarian troops had
abandoned Kecskemet and a
Moscow dispatch said Rus
sian tanks had reached a
point 40 miles from Budapest.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-30

told 2Ine, you were too busy" Ken nedy remained speeches. the rest of the day. ,sE;
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-30
WAVELETS s
By ED LEAMY

Broadcastlng while on an "in per- son" theater tour is Q real ehore to a production stan. But, Horace Heidt, who has had twenty-three years of stage and radio appear ances, finds in such theater dates a feeling of "home." Heidt and the "lHeidt Time for Hires" show (heard Mondays at . D. m. via wATR, the Blue Network) soon will go on tour of key cities from Hollywood to New York.
 A broadcast day in a theater sees Horace Heidt, the Musical Knights and the Seven Sweet Swingsters "on deck" at seven in the morning for rehearsal. This is followed by Heidt meeting young people with talent who seek his aid and advice. Audi tions, mall, telephone messages dot the procedure. His wife, Alkaline, sits by anxiously watching the clock and reminding him it's time to dress for the show. Food doesn't enter the picture for, Horace until after broadcast. Three minutes to dress, into his makeup. A review of the commercial enroute to the stage, where prop men are adjusting music
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-30
159O.-WBRY..96

P. M. 2:30-Young pr. Malone 2:A5-Voice of the Army 3:00-Mary Marlin , 3:l5-Bob Trout--News 3:S0-Columbia Masterworks of
 Music
 :00-Broadway Matinee ,.. 4;25-Bil Costello, News 4:30-Treasury Song for Today { 4:35-The Bond Wagon ,.~ 4:45-The Raymond Scott Show 5:00-Fun with Dunn 5:s0-The Suppertimers 5:45-Wilderness Road 6:00-Quincy Howe and the News 6:10-Baseball Scores 6:15-Lynn Murray's Orchestra s:so@News by E. christy Erk 6:<6-The World Today 6:55-The Meaning of the News 7:00-Home Front Quartermaster 7:15-Belgium Lives On 7:30--Treasury Salute 7:45-Concert Gems 7:55-Treasury Song for Today S:00-Maxwell House Iced Coffee
 Time
 S:30--Service to the Front S:55-News Highlights-Charles
 T. Lynch
 9:Oo--It Pays to Be Ignorant 9:30-That Brewster Boy 10:00-Moore and Durante Program 10:30-The War of Enterprise l0:45-TreasurN Salpte II :00A-News 11:15-Report on Invasion l1:30-Boyd Raeburn Orchestra 12:0O-News
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-30

ber McGee radio orchestra. Mills thinks that the boys home from the. war fronts will be in the mood for ballads far removed from themes of violence and sorrow but will demand instead, songs and lyrics that pro- claim the virtues of peace and ones own fireside. Even now" Maestro Mills points out, the boys overseas ar,' requesting songs like San Fer nando Valley Arkansas, Idaho and Mississippi Dream Boat
 Thanks to John Brown, Melvyn Foster of radios Date With Judy" rare Spode China will soon take. to the walls. "s
 Brown, an authority on Spode, re- gently learned there were 460, 900 patterns of the china. Unable to. se- cure them all he discovered a. fair substitute. He has obtained photo graphs of the numerous designs dur ing rehearsal breaks and in any other spare time he can find. Brown plans to introduce them as new feature of interior wall designs. :.
 Sometimes the course of true love does not run smooth after the honeymoon as Joyce and Kirk dis cover in Love Match," WATR and the Blue Networks presentation of My True Story. to be heard on Mor- day, July 3, at 10:l5 a. m. It ap- pears that Joyce once knew . young man named George Spencer of whom Kirk is extremely jeatlous. Not until George and Kirk 90 on a hike together are the complica- tions resolved.
 In the My True Story broadcast of Tuesday, July 4, there are plenty of fireworks in "A Couple of Lucky Kids" Sharon and Bud had all ways taken 1t for granted that they would be married. But sharon met Sax and Bud, wounded in service, encountered lovely nurse who changes the picture completely.
 Reed Kennedy, baritone star of b4AO O90 1A4AAAAS 41V0Ap 1AS8A4 Sundays at 5 p. n., has been Law renee Tibbett's greatest admirer for 6 long time. Reed has collected the Metropolitan Opera stars rec ords, studied his technique and &C., quired anecdotes and incidental in- formation about him: however, he and Tibbett had never met.
 Reed was running over his music during . Family Hour" rehearsal when page boy tapped him on the shoulder and nurmured that e man named Tibbett was waiting to see him. The singer brushed him away with Q curt warning to stop play- ing practical jokes. After the broad cast, Reed attended Q cocktail party and to his amazement,. was present. cd to his hero, who was also q guest. By the way,"' said Tibbett, 'T dropped into your relaearaal to' introduce myself, but the paee boy