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Reds Give BerIiners
| Extra Coal to Mark
| Soviet Anniversary

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nov. 3.-Marshal G.
K. Ihukov acted today to assure
warm celebration In Berlin of
the 28th anniversary of the
Russian Revolution next We'd
nesday.
Coal dealers In the Soviet
section of the capital were au-
thorized to distribute A pounds
Of briquettes to each ration card
holder in observance Of the So
Wet holiday.
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SOA1iillduQ dtlO ID
returning to the
United States,
Army headquar-
ters In the Euro
pean theater an
nounced yester-
day.
Dur N 6 the
N or h African
campaign Gen.
I r W | n W a S
q W a I'd e d the
Silver Star for
directing artil-
lery fire that
broke a German
attack
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and Seattle, Wash. Associated Press
dispatches report.
Due today at Newport News
aboard the Robin Truxford Is Pfc
Paul A. Hall, Ills Morse street NE
Due. yesterday at Newport News
aboard the Rutledge were TVS
James ". Horgan, Alexandria. and
Pvt. William II. Pearson. Leesburg
Va.
Sergt. John @. Dean, Leesburg
arrived Thursday at Seattle aboard
ths Marine oa1Rrk.
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the ALP. 1t is quite clear that II
Gov. Dewey could get support from
the Liberal Party in New York City
it would be great help to him in
next years election. 49,
The Liberal Party leaders have
one big hope in the coming mayor
atty election-that their party will
poll more votes than does the
American Labor Party. II that
should happen they say 1t would
mean the ALP is on the down grade
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cennber %, 1944:
has been listed
as dead, the War
Department has
notified his par
ents, Col. and
Mrs. Seward, 908
Twenty third
street NV.
Lit. Seward at
tended Dr. ezx e !
In S t i t u t e of
Technology in
Philadelphia be-
fore entering the
service as an
aviation cadet.
He was commits
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More Than $1,000 Gls
From Europe, Pacific
10 Land in j. 5. Today
By the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
Nearly 10000 servicemen from
Europe are scheduled to arrive today
at three East Coast ports and more
than 3,082 servicemen from the
Pacific are due at three West Coast
ports.
Ships and units arriving:
At New York--lSea Cat from
Marseilles) 2,O56 troops including
7th Ordnance Bomb Disposal Squad
438th and 439th Medical Collecting
Companies, 326th Ordnance Com
pany, 623d Medical Clearing Com
pany, 1607th Engineer Map Detach-
ment, 1900 miscellaneous troops.
(Benjamin Williams from Ant
werp, Leonard Romero and Mitchell
from LIE Havre) 81 miscellaneous
troops
At Newport News robin Trux-
ford from Naples 100 miscellaneous
troops.
At Boston-fG General Breckenridge
from lie Havre) 5,l87 miscellaneous
Army personnel, Army nurses and
WACS; (Thomas Marshall from lie
HaVre9 574 miscellaneous Army per-
sonnel.
(Smith Victory from LIE Hayre)
l,54l miscellaneous troops and Army
Transport Command personnel:
George Sharswood from Naples
SO troops including 37th Photo Re-
connaissance Squadron.
At Seattle Baranof from Adak)
l22 Army and four Navy personnel; /;
(Lanier from Saipan) 1854 Army
personnel.
At San Diego, Calf destroyer
transport Grantner from Pearl Har-
bor) LAG Navy and Marine personnel
At Los Angeles tLakehurst from
South Pacif1c) 367 miscellaneous
troops; destroyer Denver from
South Pacific $50 Navy personnel
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1t. Gen. Lee Receives
DSM From Navy
BY ths Associated Press.

by IH6 Aks0cIkleu PfeSe.
PARIS, Nov. 3.-The Nays Dis
tinguished Service Medal was pre-
sented to 1t. Gen. John c. H. Lee,
commander of the Army's European
Theater Service Forces, at dinner
attended by high military officers
last night.
Admiral Henry X. Hewitt, COM
mander of United States naval
forces In Europe, presented the
award.
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He took command of the 5th In
fantry Division In July. l943. The
division saw action on the Nor
mandy beaches and pushed across
France and into Kreutzwald forest.
After the battle of the Bulge. the
division joined the 18th Corps,
which gained fame by pushing far
ther east than any other United
States troops, making the first link
up with the Russians in the south
and discovering the Regensburg
treasure.
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Gen. Irwin on Way 10 U. s.
After Leaving 18th Corps

Maj. Gen. S. Leroy Irwin, COM
manding general of the 18th Corps,
who lives at 2841 Twenty ninth
street NV, has relinquished hts
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Remember the war casualties.
Victory Bond dollars will help train
the partially disabled to be self
sustaining.
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News Of District Area Men
In the Armed Forces
Killed

I'd 1t. Charles c. Seward, jr., 23.
co-pilit of a B-26 who was reported
missing on his first mission over
enemy territory in Europe on De-
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Returnees

Four more veterans of overseas
service from Washington and Vi
cinity have arrived or are due to
arrive today at Newport News. Va.
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Library to Publish Valuable Book List

pointed out, as so many new writers
are appearing and their biographies are
frequently not available in standard
reference works.
The March Book List" contents have
nine divisions: Fine arts, literature,
biography, philosophy, social sciences,
biological sciences, physical sciences,
technology and reference works. These
are further subdivided into more spe-
cialized fields. In addition there are
sections listing reviewers, authors and
publishers.
At San Francisco Conference
Over 10000 copies of the March issue
were printed, orders from Government
agencies expanding by almost twice the
original number set for publication.
Nearly 1000 quarterlies are being distrib-
uted among delegates at the San Fran
cisco Conference at the Conference Lii
brary established by the Library of Con-
gress there for the meeting. How many
copies will be published in postwar edi-
tions is something not foreseeable at
the present time the editor said.
DR.. Blickensderfer comes to his Job
with a background of teaching on the
English faculties at Washington Univer-
sity and Harvard and the University of
Pittsburgh. He is now on leave Of ab-
sence from the University of Oklahoma,
where he has been since 1929 He Is also
president of the Association for General
and Liberal Education and editor Of the
volume on 18th century literature in
the Scribner's English literature series.
DR.. Luther H. Evans, acting librarian,
declared the Library of Congress looks
upon the Book List as one of its most
important and responsible undertak-
ings." He pointed out its aim of provid-
ing "full current information on I'M
portant works of American" writer's in
various fields performs "a needed serv-
ice to the learned world and to the pub
lie generally" The list is intended as a
permanent part Of the Library's work, he
stated, adding it is expected ito expand
in scope as we'll as in size"
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sells owned by American shipping COM
panies and per cent from foreign
nations. This feet represented 70 per
cent of the vessels built for or acquired
by the War Shipping Administration
since December l, 1941.
Disposition of the other ships, repre-
senting 27 per cent of acquired or built,
was as follows: per cent transferred
to lease-lend nations under charter with
title remaining in the United States,
per cent transferred to the Army and
Navy to serve as combat leaders, troop
ships, hospital ships and other auxiliaries
and some II per cent sunk
United States Merchant Marine Cadet
Corps was established in 1888 to train
voung men for ships officers. The
Merchant Marine Academy is at Kings
Point, Long Island, N. Y.
Five State academies, in New York,
Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts, and
California. For the duration, they are
partly supported by the War Shipping
Administration.
Here's a detailed description from
January l, 1912, to le45:
Deadweight tonnage OF American
merchant marine, January /, 1912, H.
100000; deadweight tonnage built from
January l, 1912, to April l. 1s45. 1885,
COO; ships delivered in March, 1945, 127; ;
deadweight tonnage, 1924, 900; number of
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BY Sam Bouchard

of essential commodities into the United
States. The import of 20 such essential
commodities amounted to 1886, ,793
long tons in 1943 as compared to l2.-
179,545 long tons in 1912, an increase of
26.l7 per cent.
Imports into the United States in
1912 were l7,509000 long tons. In 1943
the total imports were 19.480,000 long
tons, an increase of almost 100000 long
tons over the previous year. More than
80 per cent of the 1943 total was car
ried in WSA-controlled ships.
Lease-Lend Ships
The great bulk of lease-lend ship
ments was carried in WSA-controlled
merchant ships in 1943 In that year
those ships made 2,876 sailings with
lease-lend supplies. OF that total 2,267
sailings were for Russia, and 28l for
other leaSe-lend countries.
In 1912 an average of II per cent of
ships carrying lease-lend supplies to
Russia were being sunk. 1t was a seri-
GUS but not crippling blow to the
United Nations cause At the end OF
1912 barely l per cent of the lease
lend-carrying vessels were being lost
This improvement in shipping cond-
tons to the Soviet Union and better
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BY Caspar Names

brary, New York Public Library (science
Libraries Association, Publishers Week
ly. the Library of Congress and the
Department of State.
A basic source list for eligible books
Is the copyright deposit record and the
lists of Government publications. Pub
fishers have helped the project in every
way. The Book Publishers Bureau of
New York felt the bulletin was so val
liable that it notified the 800 publish
ers it dealt with about the plan.
Method of Selection
DR.. Blickensderfer said selection is
based upon eligibility and suitability.
Anything eligible is considered and it
is then sent to specialist in that field
for his opinion" he explained.
The problem of selecting annotators
for the books was difficult one, par
cicularly with wartime conditions. Spe-
cialists in various fields were obtained
from lists suggested by learned societies,
universities and other agencies. Start
ing from scratch six months ago, the
Book List" now has more than 400
experts making recommendations for
accepting or rejecting eligible books.
The reviewers perform their task with
out compensation, the only return be-
ing possession of the book sent.
More than 1900 titles were examined
for the first issue of the Book List, ="
DR.. Blickensderfer stated OF these 500
were received for review and 1872 were
finally selected for inclusion in the
initial publication.
Information on each book listed in
cludes description of the subject mat.
ter, methed Of treatment used by the
author, comparison with other works
in the field and with other publications
by the writer, and brief biographical
sketch, where available. of the author.
The last item is particularly difficult
one these days, DR.. Blickensderfer
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outstate leaders to change xne party
tactics after that all-night session of
the Legislature. The outstate leaders
wouldn't be persuaded.
All for the Party
Mr.. Hannegan once remarked he went
whole hog for the party" At any rate
he issued no statement, saying, Things
would have been different If I'd had my
way" About the only answer to the
attacks on him because of the governor
ship contest was the philosophical re-
mark: when you're in Office you take
the blame and the praise; when you're
out you take the blame"
The machine" designation had some
support, notably from the fact that
Jimmy Miller in the fourth ward, a
river-front district, voted 'em like
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the Germans and Italians occupied
Southern France in November of 1892
The Italians overran the tiny principal
ity of Monaco, took him into custody
and sent him to Central Italy for in
ternment.
After the Italian armistice on Sep
tember 8, 1943, he escaped with the
help of local Italian officials to avoid
being taken by the Germans.
Turning down a chance for compara-
tive safety in Rome, he grew a beard,
managed to get himself false Italian
identity card and in time became
leader of the San Faustino Partisan
band, for which he obtained funds
through pro-Ally Austrian friend.
. When Ammunition Gave Out
Mr.. Orebaugh left the Partisans only
after their ammunition was almost gone
and made his way-after several close
calls with German and Fascist forces
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supplies by plane and Mr.. Orebaugh
made his arrangements for the hazard
Gus journey.
He set out on foot, with Giovanni as
an armed escort, on April 2.
"On this journey" he recalled, "as
always while travelling in German-occu-
pied Italy, we slept and ate at the
houses of peasants. These good people
would invariably receive us Hospitality
after their initial suspicious were over.
come and would go to great lengths to
provide us with food and sleeping ac-
commodations.
II have personally slept in several
hundred peasants houses and have
never had the slightest fear OF being
informed on.
Their hearts, as thousands of es-
capped Allied prisoners of war whom
they helped can testify, were solidly
with us In this war"
After several other close calls from
, German and Fascist patrols in addi-
ton to the incident in Calderola, Mr..
orebaugh and his peasant companion
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He Was Leader

Mr.. Orebaugh would say little about
his own leadership role in the Partisan
organization, but admitted that
throughout this period I personally di-
rected many of the activities of the
organization-there being no one else to
assume this role"
During the latter part of March, he
recalled, the bands operations, in addi-
ton to usual od-procurement sor-
ties, included an attack on Fascist
barracks near Scheggia, a raid on a
warehouse in the Cagli district where
1000 blankets were seized, and several
ambushes of German truck conveys.
In a neighboring district, another
Partisan group known as the Cantiano
band fought a pitched battle with Ger
mans and Fascists near Pianello on
March 25. The Partisans had 112 men;
the enemy 300. Firmly intrenched on a
hill the Partisans killed between $50
and l80 of the enemy and lost only one
killed and two wounded Mr.. Orebaugh
said he personally checked the number
of German dead.
For Immediate Help
This engagement left the Patriots
with very little ammunition. A few days
later Mr.. Orebaugh conferred with lead
ers OF the two neighboring groups and
ut was agreed that the interests of all
concerned might be best served were
I to attempt to go behind the Allied
lines and press for the sending of i'm
mediate help" A British captain-one
Of the thousands of escaped prisoners
Of war-agreed to remain behind to
take charge Of eventual dropping Of
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remarked he had been investigated
from hell to breakfast.">
The man whose department made the
investigation is Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau. The occasion was the
tor of internal revenue at st. Louis. The
background was the hue and cry raised
by some st. Louis papers over Mr.. Ham
negan's nomination for the office.
The story goes back to the 1910 election
when Forrest c. Donnell, Repub-
lican, was elected Governor of Missouri.
Mr. Donnell was elected Senator last
November, and he brought the story up
to date in the Senate last Monday when
he opposed Mr.. Hannegan's appoint
ment to the cabinet post.
The 1910 election in Missouri was
hard fought and with surprising results.
Harry S. Truman was reelected to the
Senate on the Democratic ticket by a
little better than $4,000 majority But
Missourians at the same time elected
Mr. Donnell by majority of $500 over
Lawrence Mcdaniel, his Democratic
opponent.
The Democrats determined to contest
But they went further than that. They
decided to bar Mr.. Donnell from the
governorship during the contest.
Republicans Cried Steal
When the General Assembly met in
January, 1941, joint all-night session
of the Senate and House, both controlled
by the Democrats, put the plan through
and the Speaker of the House declined
to certify Mr.. Donnel's election.
1t was Immediately dubbed steal"
by the Republicans and it didn't set well
with some of the Democrats. Subse-
quently the Missouri Supreme Court-all
Democrats-in unanimous opinion up
set the method by which the Democrats
we're proceeding and forced the seating
of Mr. Donnell. Then recount was car
ried on, which failed.
With the attack on the governorship
STEAL Mr.. Hannegan was assailed as a
leader of the Dickmann- -Hannegan
Democratic machine in st. Louis. The
Dickmann in the title is Bernard F.
Dickmann. then Mayor and now post
master of st. Louis. Mr.. Hannegan was
chairman of the Democratic City Com
mittee.
Although Mr., Hannegan never said so.
it is pretty well established that he and
other st. Louis Democratic leaders were
cold to the governorship contest. Mr..
Hannegan even tried to persuade the
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reached the Adriatic coast on their fifth
night of walking. There he made con-
tact with an Allied agent to arrange to
go by boat down the coast to a point
behind the Allied lines.
Several days of waiting were spent in
peasants home near the seaside. Sew
eral British and American Army officers
including three British brigadiers and
young earl serving as a lieutenant
also were waiting for the same kind of
transportation after escaping from pris-
oner-of-war camps.
Germans Outside
One morning, Mr.. Orebaugh and the
British earl had just finished their
breakfast of roasted barley coffee and
two dry hunks of bread when one of
the little girls of the household rushed
in saying that the Germans were out
SIDE"
Being used to false alarms" Mr..
Orebaugh continued, It cautiously
peered out. This time there was no
CONTINUED on Page. C-i0J
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Diplomat Fought Nazis
AS Partisan Leader
BY Garnett D. Horner.


ana grew beard to disguise himself the
hghtng
be revealed
months
Naz truck
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Here Is Bob Hannegan's
Answer to His Critics
BY Francis P. Douglas.


a
finding considerable gihcatonnd bit by psen the fact
i a
cabinet table with another cabinet officer
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machine" But the Democratic machine
vas never enough of machine to un-
seat Louis Nolte, Republican, who has
been elected controller for term after
term of four years.
The Democratic reply to the machine
charge was merely that when it belongs
to the other party it's machine. :"
when it belongs to your own party it's
an Organization"
The next milestone in the Hannegan
career was his nomination to be col
lector at st. Louis Senator Truman
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protection of the conveys were vital
contributing factors to Russia's ability
to seize and maintain the militar''
initiative against the NaziS
Despite the comparatively heavy
losses of tonnage due to enemy action
the merchant fleet under VISA control
continued to expand throughout 1912
and 1943. Most of the acquisition of new
ships came from the Maritime Commits
sion's enormous shipbuilding program.
Without these new vessels coming in
ever-increasing volume from American
shipyards, the tide of war undoubtedly
could not have been swung so swiftly
against the enemy in all theaters, an
achievement that has been made pos
sible through delivery on time and In
sufficient quantities of men, guns, am
munition and oil.
Offsettine Losses
AS further result Of Americas s ship
building program, the War Shipping
Administration now operates the larg-
est fleet of merchant vessels in world
history. At the end of 1943 that feet
consisted of about 1890 dry cargo ships
aggregating nearly 100000 deadweight
tons, and $50 tankers of 1927 100 dead
weight tons. total of almost 5000 ships,
which is continuing to expand rapidly.
The increase in merchant ship ton
mage produced in American shipyards
and placed in United Nations war serv-
ice by the end of 1943 more than offset
all losses sustained by all the United
Nations since the beginning Of the Euro
pean war in September, 1889. The bulk
of this increase. of course, operated
under the American flag.
The WsA-controlled dry cargo feet in
early 1914 was made up of ships acquired
as follows: 10 per cent from new con-
struction, % per cent from existing YES
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through the Allied lines, to help or
ganize system for getting supplies to
them regularly.
An Italian peasant named Giovanni,
his pockets bulging with hand grenades.
accompanied Mr.. Orebaugh, who car
ried an Italian army pistol in his belt,
for part of this last journey afoot be-
hind the German lines.
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with a friendly Italian family on the
third floor of an old building.
From this hideout, always hoping for
a quick Allied victory that would end
his worries, he got in touch with his
Austrian friend in another town, who
furnished him money and a false iden-
tity card while he grew beard
Hiding in Mountains
AS the weeks went by Mr.. Orebaugh
heard there were a number of patriots
and British and American escaped pris-
oners of war hiding out in a noun
famous district northeast of Perugia,
and managed to establish contact with
one of their leaders.
On January 20, 1914, a peasant men,
ber of the patriot group accompanied
him on a train and walking trip to its
headquarters. On the train, he said, Il
shared my seat with two German off,
GERS who unsuspectingly engaged me in
conversation in broken Italian"
At the San Faustino patriot head
quarters Mr.. Orebaugh talked with sew
eral anti-Fascist Italian officers and
became convinced that he could be of
some help in acquiring supplies of arms
and consolidating into an effective Or
ganization various small resistance
groups scattered about the region.