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Evening star., 1944-12-31
Two Youths
From the New York Times.

Prime Minister Churchill came back
from France with the story, mentioned
in his address to Parliament, Of the
French troops he had seen moving up to
attack the Belfort Gap. All the men In
the ranks were between 18 and 20. Their
average age was 20. What a fine thing,
thought Mr.. Churchill, looking at these
boys through whirl Of snowfakes, ito
be Frenchman 20 years of age, well
armed, well equipped, and with your
native land to avenge and save!" Ger
tainly far finer thing than to have
been a young German coming into
France in 1910 or going into Russia in
1941. Those young Nazis of 1910 and
1941, with their tough, athletic bodies.
their fresh, cruel faces, and their eyes
from which the soul had departed or IN
which it had never had chance to be
born, were one of the most horrifying
spectacles the modern world has seen.
Their deeds spoke for them, to their
everlasting infamy. It is better to be
young Frenchman today. young Bel
g1an, Dane, Norwegian. Yugoslav. Greek.
The problem OF the youth Of occupied
or pevly liberated E',r,,e remains. (
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coming year? Above all else, surely
two things-faith and courage. There
must be confidence In God, who
watches over US and cares for us.
BY this we can be heartened amid
difilculties and dangers. Faith in our
fellow-men is important, too, espe-
cially when we are inclined to doubt
or despair. Let us remember that,
despite manifest evil, there are mil
lions Of good and true people In all
lands who In due season will join
in helping to make better world,
one in which justice shall reign and
humanity shall find enduring peace.
Courage is essential also, and it
will be needed often when fear grips
US and our way grows dim. Then
we should turn again to the pages
Of the Book which is "a lamp to our
feet and light to our path" During
recent weeks daily prayer and Bible
reading have brought untold blessing
to countless thousands Nothing can
surpass this simple procedure as a
regular habit throughout the year
for Strengthening our souls.
Most OF us will gain new faith and
fresh inspiration also from fellowship
with those who are Like minded. This
is one of the great values of the
church to Christian people and of
the synagogue to our Jewish breth-
rem. Whether in small groups of
the faithful or amid large bodies of
worshipers in the sanctuary, we find
comfort in distress and power to per-
form the duties God lays upon us
day by day.
Yes, we have come to the close of a
very trying year. 1t has tested the
spirits of men throughout the world.
May we have learned the lessons,
however hard, 1t had to teach us.
AS we enter the new year let us have
a spirit of hope, together with a reso-
lutte determination to make the best
OF whatever it brings us and to con-
secrate our gifts and talents to the
highest service we can render to
God, our country and our fellow-men
everywhere.
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Britain? Shall Washington pursue
liberal credit and tariff policy toward
foreign countries?
These and other economic questions
will be the special responsibility of
Assistant Secretary of State Will L.
Clayton, widely experienced business
man who for many years was second
in command Of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
Here the writer has considered only
Europe and Latin America. Around
the corner il Asia where equally COM
plex questions inpend. The eoening
year Win Be busy one for the state
Department.
Evening star., 1944-12-31

It seems that nature is a bit slow
in catching up on man. Desert
travellers still see mirages of lakes
and rivers instead Of cigarettes and
nylons.
Evening star., 1944-12-31

The moths will know when the war
Is over. It then will be their priv
ilege to eat silk instead Of rayonR
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The Last Day Of the Year

BY the Rev. w. L. DARBY, D. D.,
Washington Secretary of the American Bible Society,"
Evening star., 1944-12-31

An editorial in The Star for December
Is, 1894, indicted a nearby resort in
Evening star., 1944-12-31

the other American republics agree
with the State Department that Ar
gentlna has not co-operated in the
United Nations cause, but they are
disturbed over the leading South Amer
lean powers exclusion from the hemi-
spheric family
For this reason, it is known, WASH
ington Is eager to patch up relations
with Buenos Aires, but only on condi-
ton that Gen. Edelmiro Farreu's gov
ernment show conclusive proof that it
has turned It's back on Fascism and
has become a sincere collaboration in
the democratic cause.
In the economic field, too, the State
Department faces many constructive
tasks. What shall be the future of
America on the seas and in the air?
Some spadework on the organization
OF postwar civil aviation was done at
the recent Chicago Conference, but it
left many questions unanswered Amer
lea will end the war with far and
away the biggest merchant marine in
the world. Shall it utilize this fully in
attempting to dominate the seas, or
divide up the ocean routes with Britain,
Holland and other maritime nations?
Shall the United States make q de-
termined fight to end the international
cartel system, which is now recognized
as one OF tbs major bases Of German
power but which also is favored by
large business interests In Great
Evening star., 1944-10-25

Leahy and other local draft Off
cials spent morning looking over
the 50-year-old building.
District officials said they ex-
pected that in the next few days
the Commissioners would ask the
Public Buildings Administration fol
the space. PBA has duration and
six months lease on the District
owned building for which it pays 81
a year in consideration for having
spent $4,000 on alterations, includ-
ing rat-proof1ng PBA's space con-
troll office told The Star, however
that all the space in the building
is already assigned.
For Draft Board No. 1s, this is
the fifth order to move.
Draft boards affected by the order
include No. 3, which had Just moved
in; No. 5, which has moved three
times; No. 7, which has moved twice:
No. 9, which has moved four times
No. l8, which has moved five times:
No. 81, which has moved three
times, and No. Is, which has moved
twice.
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emy ground installations, supply
dumps and lines of communication
Destruction or damaging of 64 en-.
emy planes on October % and 2:
was disclosed by Gen. Macarthur
The damage was done by American
planes striking japanese airfields
in the Western Visayas and North
ern Mindanao. Six American planes
were lost. but all pilots except one
were saved.
Successive raids from all sources
on the enemy's Installations" Gen
Macarthur said, "are neutrallzing
his attempts at staging (bring in)
aircraft from Luzon and Borneo and
have greatly restricted the scale of
his counteroffensive at Leyte."
The towns liberated by the Amer
leans include Nalibunan, Calbasag,
Luwan, Libeaian, Kugod, Gioabla,
Rawis, .Calipayan, Utap, Libas, Ma
layanding, Cabalracan, Julita and
Tangnan.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Western Front
Continued From First Page.)

of Mortagne and Bifontaine after
house-to-house fighting.
| From north of Aachen down to
the area east of LuneviIle, there
were no important changes in the
front, the communique said. The
German radio reported savage
Ismall-scale fighting near Embermen
and indications that 1t. Gen. George
S. Patton's Sd Army was preparing
to drive northward between Dieuze
and Chateau Salins east of Nancy
Little more than patrol activity
was reported by the communique
in the Moselle Valley. with Allied
troops encountering sporadic" artil-
lery and small-arms fire. In the
Baccarat sector, however. the cap
ture of the village of Menarmont
was reported.
NaZis Pushed Back.
Together the British and Capadian
drives threatened both ends of the
rail and highway network serving
the Germans in Southwestern Hol-
land and were pushing the Nazis
back from their long distance
blockade of Antwerp. needed by the
Allies to funnel supplies to the main
front facing east toward Germany
The German radio, in an early
morning war report, admitted thai
British infantry had broken into
IS Hertogenbosch, but gave no de.
tails of the fighting.
s Hortogenbosch was at thu
northern end of a l2-mile from
along which the British were ad.
vancing westward. The southern
wing of 1t. Gen. Sir Miles C. Demp.
lsey's powerful assault force cap.
tured the long and bitterly defend.
ed German bastion of Best.
The British units at Best ane
those which took Boxtel, midway OF
the front, were from 8 to l3 mile,
away from the even more important
enemy defense center of Tilburg, 6
lefty of $1,000 population.
/ Tilburg. Breda and Roosendaa
4 are on highway and rail line link.
ing S Hertogenbosch and Bergen or
zoom. If the British and Canadian!
drive the enemy from all five Dutch
cities the next natural defensive
line for the Germans is the lower
Mas River, approximately 9 mile.
| to the north.
Breskens, across from Vlissingel
tFlushing) on largely flooded Wal
| cheren Island at the entrance tt
the estuary, was held firmly by the
Canadians. A field dispatch saio
Allied bombing had knocked out al
but one of the Germans long-range
guns at Vlissingen, which effectively
blocked the long water approach tt
Antwerp.
In their drive across the fiat
canal-laced country the British were
f1attening neat Dutch houses and
entire villages because the Germans
were using each house and barn as
a fort.
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Draft Board
Continued From First Page

third and fourth floors of the old
police headquarters building. on In
diana avenue as possible place for
the draft boards.
The Commissioners denied that
any orders had been issued for the
boards to vacate their present sites.
When District Selective Service
first heard the club was seeking to
extend its quarters, it was under
stood, Maj. F. F. Bernsdorff, State
Selectice Service procurement off,
Ger, visited Maj Gen. Philip B.
Fleming, Federal Works administra-
tor, to plead that the draft boards
be allowed to remain in the build
ing. Gen. Fleming, according to
Maj. Bernsdorf, promised that the
draft boards could keep their quar-
tiers.
Seek Young's Assistance.
Later, however, it was learned, a
delegation of sponsors of the club
called on Commissioner John Rus
sell Young.
Commissioner Young instructed
his superintendent of buildings to
locate other space for the boards.
District draft headquarters pointed
out that If the boards had to move
1t was important, from the point of
view of both draft board members
and registrants, to find new space
in the area bounded by Fourteenth
and TWe1ty-Second streets and
Pennsylvania avenue and P street.
The superintendent of buildings
reported back that there wasn't
even space for broom in a closet"
in that area, but pointed out that
several floors were vacant in the
Walker Building which formerly
housed police headquarters. Mr..
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Slump in Production
Gould ProIong War,
IFIemming Tells UFWA
ny the Associated PRESS.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.--Declaring
the rate OF turnover Of Federal en-
ployes has increased since spring,
Arthur S. Flemming, member Of the
Civil Service Commission, said yes
terday "a drop in production on the
part of Government agencies may
very easily contribute to the pro-
longation Of the war"
He spoke at the third constitu-
tionai convention Of the United Fed
eral Workers of America (CIO)
which earlier In the day adopted a
resolution calling for minimum
annual wage Of 81 500 for all Federal
employees and asked for legislation
to provide cost-of living increase
and base pay for such workers.
The resolution also asked a re-
turn to the 39-hour week and post
war work week of days, 80 hours.
Mr.. Flemming said: Our job, as
employees of the Federal Govern
ment, is to stay on the job until the
war with Germany is won. And
then, if our services are needed in
connection with the war with ia
pan, it is our job to stay on the job
until that war is won"
He said there were about 5000 ,OOC
persons on the Federal payroll OF
whom approximately 100000 are
war service employees"
There will be a reduction of per-
sonnel after the war, he said, but
added. I'VE know, however, that
thousands of Federal employees will
be needed to staff postwar projects y
Among the resolutions approved
by the convention was one calling
on Congress to revise the Little
Steel" formula upward to allow for
adequate wages othat labor car
continue to contribute ITS share tc
the earliest possible victory"
The UFWA also voted to ask Pres
ident Roosevelt to reverse Attorney
General Francis Biddle's decision to
deport Harry Bridges, West Coast
labor leader.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
D.. {. Favored as Site
OF Full Security ParIey

The full United Nations confer
ence on security may be held in
Washington.
Acting Secretary of State Stet-
tinius indicated at a press con-
ference yesterday that this Govern
ment would like to see the meeting
held here. InaSmuch as Latin
America and Far Eastern, as well
as Euroean nations, will be repre-
sented, Washington is regarded as
a central point.
Mr.. Stettinius also indicated that
present plans are to hold the con-
ference early in 1945. The original
plan called for assembly in Novem-
ber or December.
Mt. Stettinius intimated that Pres
ident Roosevelt, Prime Minister
Churchill, Premier Stain and Gen
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek would
meet before the general conference
to complete details of the Dunbar
ton Oaks plan.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Dewey
Continued From First Page

Gov. Dewey's opposition, he replied
When I change my opinion III
let you know"
The Republican nominee appeared
to have succeeded in Minneapolis
last night in again depriving the
Democrats of the isolationist issue
by strengthening his stand against
nullifying reservations to the pro-
posed new peace plan.
Moral Issues in the Election.
The title of the Chicago speech,
which will be delivered in the big
stadium where Gov. Dewey was
nominated, was anticipated as "The
Moral Issues in the Election" 1t is
expected that he will discuss Fed
eral spending and the activities of
various Government agencies under
the New Deal.
Gov. Dewey appears to be deter
mined to keep the campaign CEN
Evening star., 1944-10-25
CQpl. Dodge's Wedding
Set for Tomorrow Niqhf
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. 25.-The
wedding Of one of the Army's rich
est noncoms and 20-year-old
sculptress whom he met on a blind
date at college will take place to-
morrow night, the young couple
announced.
Corpl. Horace Elgin Dodge, Sd, 81
grandson of the founder of the
Dodge automobile fortune, said he
and Margery Gehman of Buffalo
N. Y, will be married then-even If
his father, Maj. Horace Dodge, ir.
doesn't arrive in time to be the
best man. However, the elder Dodge
is expected to arrive from the
East tonight.
A possible hitch In the wedding
plans would be refusal by the Army
to extend the corporal's pass, now
scheduled TO expire early tomorrow
In that case, he said, the wedding
would probably take place at a post
chapel instead of a church.
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that we desire to follow our course
Independently
That in 1885 "an Overwhelmingly
Democratic Congress adopted the
fruitless Neutrality Act and the
President signed it."
That in 1888 the President de
liberately scuttled" the London
Economic Conference, shortly after
he entered the White House.
Gov. Dewey called that action "the
most completely isolationist action
ever taken by an American President
in our $50 years of history" Gov
Dewey said it led at least one
European statesman to say there
was then nothing ahead in Europe
but war"
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Philippines
Continued From First Page.

nese which dominate the coast be-
tween Palo and Tacloban.
In this sector the japanese at
tempted night inflltration tactics
which they employed so successful
ly in the early days of the war. The
tactics met with bloody failure
while small scale counterattacks
were easily smashed by the oncom-
ing Yanks.
Intermittent attacks by few en-
emy planes continued. American
fighter patrols beat them off. AT
least five japanese planes were shot
down.
Carrier planes from the 7th Fleet
are giving the ground forces con-
tinued close support, attacking en-
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Dewey Again Failed
To Clarity Position,
Senator Ball SAYS
Special Dispatch to The star.

| special DlSpatcn TO Inc star.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Senatol
Ball, Republican. OF Minnesota sale
today that Gov. Thomas E. Dewe,
in his Minneapolis speech, las
night "again declined to state Clear
ly his own position on vital qnes.
tions" concerning the proposed Sc,
curity council.
Senator Ball, who is supporting
President Roosevelt, issued sthi
statement: -
Gov. Dewey's speech, If we die
not know the record on selectiv'
service. lease-lend, repeal OF sth.
Neutrality Act and other measures
would almost convince us that /
was President Roosevelt and ,th,
Democrats who were isolationist
and opposed these preparedness
measures before Pearl Harbor.s For
tunately, we do know the record.
Issues Not New.
Dewey again declined toi STATE
clearly his own position on stht
vital questions of whether the pro
posed security council should bs
empowered to use force against al
aggressor without reference back Il
Congress in each case.
These controversial issues tar,
not new or strange. They are stht
same ones on which the League O
Nations was wrecked, and the
people can decide issues OILY i
candidates state their positions. or
them clearly and upequivocal1y.
Dewey took the strange attitude
that efforts to get congressional
candidates to be honest with the
voters on these issues are an at.
tempt to dictate to Congress. Ap.
parently, he does not want a man
| date from the people on this. issue
for himself or Congress. He want.
a blank check"
Urges Emphasis on Issues.
Asked if he had any comment or
critical statements of his stand BY
some Minnesota Republicans, Sena.
tor Ball said, Ever since l entered
politics l tried to steer my course
on the basis of issues and not per.
sonalities or parties"
1T seems to me-" he said. "tha
Republican leaders would do much
better to discuss the issues I hav,
raised instead of attacking me per
sonany and my motives"
He reiterated that former Gov
Harold Stassen of Minnesota hae
nothing to do with the position
have taken" adding that "Stasser
speaks for himself and no one car
speak for him"
Mrs. Chris Carlson, Republican
national committeewoman from
Minnesota, had said that Senate
Ball "at no time had any intention
of supporting the COP presidential
candidate"
State Senator J. V. Weber of Min
nesota, secretary of the Stassen-fo
President preconvention camaign
had termed Senator Balls actio,
the vilest double -cross in the his
tory of Minnesota politics and sal,
Senator Ball "double-crossed no
only himself but the one man VIII,
made him-Comdr. Stassen."
In Washington, President Roose
welt declined comment on Senate
Balls announcement of support
when the question was raised at hi!
news conference yesterday,
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Super Fortresses Raid
Jap Mainland Island
OF Kyushu 4th Time
BY the Associated Press.

-
Strategic targets on the Japa-
nese island of Kyushu were at
tackled today by task force OF
B-29 Super Fortresses of the Goth
Air Force, Gen. Henry H. Arnold
announced at the War Depart
ment in his capacity as COM
1nanding general of the Goth Air
Force.
Kyushu, one of the main islands
of the japanese homeland, is at the
southern tip of the archipelago.
The announcement said further
details will be given in COM
- munique "as soon as additional in
formation is available"
The department said it was the
fourth raid by the giant sky de-
stroyers on the island The last
was staged August 20-21 in a CO.
ordinated day and night assault.
100-Plane Raid Reported.
The Tokyo radio said the island
of Saishu also was attacked and
asserted about 100 planes of the
China-based American air forces
took part in the raid
Some damage resulted, the jap
anese radio reported imperial head
quarters as admitting.
The raids took place from 10 am
to 11:30 am, the Tokyo COM
munique said.
A later Tokyo broadcast said the
attack differed from other bomb
ings by the Americans in striking at
supply facilities instead of vital in
dustrial sections in the vicinity of
Kokura and Yawata.
The raids were co-ordinated with
the invasion of Leyte, the broadcast
said, probably ito interfere with our
supplies to the Philippines sector,
just SO that their Philippines oper-
alton can be conducted on a major
scale"
Explanation Offered.
The American Air Force, it con-
tinued, has been "co-ordinating
with the naval operations of Nimitz
in Intellectually raiding Taiwan
(Formosa) and the coastal regions
of Southern China" since the last
raj on Kyushu August 81.
Therefore, for some time they did
not have much opportunity to strike
at our mainland"
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Is (P,.-
American bombers destroyed 1,949
buildings, killed 381 persons and in
iured 348 in the Formosa raids Oc-
tooer II to ID, the japanese Domei
news agency reported last night.
Domei said that, as in the case
of the American attack on Okinawa
in the Ryukyus, the Americans
aimed first for important shipping
and harbor accommodations" and
second for the vital production
plants"
Despite its admission of the For
mosan losses, the news agency said
the japanese claims Of successes"
against American naval units off
Formosa heightened the morale of
officials and civilians"
The broadcast was heard in the
United States by the Federal Com
munications Commission.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Russia
Continued From First Page

NSp1ALllll9Co L lOltl 1lSb dSC'P
were among four tank divisions
committed to battle by the Germans
in costly counterattacks against a
Soviet, salient Is miles from Inster-
burg and 10 miles from Konigsberg.
The sky over Insterburg was re-
ported black with smoke rising from
fires set by repeated Soviet air raids
Hitler's forces appeared to have
steadied, but the Russians an
nounced capture of at least IA addi-
tional German towns.
Kirkenes Is Vital Port.
Kirkenes is important because o1
its location and because of its 400,-
600 tons a year of iron ore exports
1t is 80 miles west of Petsamo, the
former Finnish Arctic port which
the Russians captured recently, anc
80 miles from MurmanSk. Consider.
able iron smelter facilities are neal
Kirkenes, employing most of the
Norwegians who live there. The wal
was reported to have reduced the
population of KirkeneS from 1000 tt
400 civilians, since the wooden Struc-
lures were believed destroyed largely
by bombs.
German airfields, barracks anc
depots have been built there since
the German occupation, as well as
camps for prisoners of war. The port
is open throughout the year because
of the Gulf stream flowing to the
north.
The Germans said Russian
thrusts east. of Langfjorden were
repulsed.'
Yugoslav Town Attacked.
Hundreds of miles to the south in
the Balkan fighting, Berlin said the
Russians had attacked Kraljevo ir
Yugoslavia, on the last railroad
available for German retreat from
the Balkans. The city is rs miles
south of Belgrade.
OF the Narew River offensive, the
Berlin conmuniQue said Russian
divisions struck from their bridge.
heads at Senock and Rozan behinc
drumfire artillery barrage anc
heavy aerial attacks. The Soviet in.
fantry and tank forces were reported
checked in heavy fighting in thu
forests" and subjected to counter.
attacks in which Numerous Russian
tanks were declared destroyed.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
High Jap Admiral
Once Was Captive
In Philippines
By the Associated Press.


By the Associated Press.
GEN. MacARTHUR,S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Oct.
25.-Gen. Macarthur disclosed
today that the commander in
chief of the combined Japa-
nese fleets (unidentifIed) was
a prisoner of one of the guer-
rilla units prior to his death
from injuries received in an
airplane accident.
The Japanese radio in April,
1943, announced that Admiral
Isoroku Yamamoto, command
er in chief of the combined
fleet, had peen killed. The an
nouncement did not elaborate.
This is probably the admiral
referred to by Gen. Macarthur.