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Eeraru, ModenaMenQced
ByAMes Above BOLOGNA

With the Eighth Army only two
miles from Ferrara, the Allies were
only five miles from the Pc river.
Great numbers of prisoners were
taken as the British Eighth anc
Allied Fifth Armies ground up the
fleeing Nazis in what Gen. Mark w
Clark, Allied ground commander
termed the beginning OF the tlnal
victory in Italy,
Many hundreds of Allied war
planes bombed and strafed the
retreating Germans throughout yes
terday, last night and today, taking
terrific toll of men and material
Preliminary reports showed al
least 425 enemy vehicles destroy
ed or damaged by U. S. 18th Ali
Force Thunderbolts yesterday. Al
least another hundred were wreck
ed early today. B-25s struck at Pe
river pontoon bridges, and concen'
trations of vehicles waiting to cross
Northeast of the rampaging Fifth
Army, British troops OF the ElghtE
Army pushed within seven miles Of
Ferrara after capturing Monte
Santo. Ferrar is an important com
munications center just below the
Pc river and 80 miles northeast o.
Bologna. British troops were seek
ing to cut off and annihilate Ger
man segments,
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ROME, April % -R- Allied
armor in headlong pursuit of badly
disorganized Nazi forces fleeing to-
ward the Pc river from Bologna
were within two miles. of Ferrara
and closing in on Modena.
Ferrara, immediate objective Of
the British Eighth Army, is 80 miles
northeast of Bologna, while Modena
is % miles northeast of that fallen
NaZi bastion on the edge of the Pc
plain.
A partial news blackout was i'm
posed on the progress of the Allied
forces, with the names of towns
overrun in the chase being with
held temporarily.
The Fifth Army, driving toward
Modena, important highway town,
reported fairly strong enemy rear
guard resistance"
Associated Press War Correspon-
dent Maurice Moran, who rode over
the wide battle area in a bomber
piloted by Capt. William Dotson
of San Antonio, Texas, reported
the roads were choked with fleeing
German troops and vehicles.
The only town specifically men,
toned as having fallen to troops TN
der 1t. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott was
Castelfranco, miles southeast OF
Modena.
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Figure Excludes Number
Killed By Marines. lie
Falls To Yanks

GUAM, Monday, April 23.-(P)-
Doughboys of the oath Army Corps
have killed 11,738 japanese and
captured II on southern Okinawa
alone, Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nj
mitz announced today. This ex-
cludes japanese killed by the Ma
rines on northern Okinawa.
In an action-packed communique,
Nimitz also reported:
Desperate Japanese defenders
held the 9th, 77th and 96th infan-
try division to no gains through
Sunday as heavy artillery, Naval
and air bombardment continued all
along the southern front.
Marines of the Third Amphibious
Corps occupied Taxa island, east
of Okinawa and seized half of SEES.
oko island, one mile west of Moto-
bu, peninsula, yesterday.
Japanese aircraft made strong
attacks on U. S. forces around
Okinawa yesterday, sinking lone
light unit and causing other dam
age. Forty-nine attacking planes
were destroyed in one attack and
four in another. The light unit may
have been destroyer; might have
been a smaller ship.
Carrie aircraft swept the Saki-
shima islands, southernmost of the
Ryukyus, Saturday and Sunday,
and Amami and other northern
Ryukyus islands W e d n d y
through Friday, destroying 26 Jap
anese planes and heavily damaging
Amami airfield installations.
Army Mustang fighters from 1--we
Jina heavily raided Suzuka air.
field, 80 miles southwest of Nagoya
On Honshu island, Sunday. They
destroyed rs japanese planes anc
damaged 21 exploded a 5000 tt
5000 ton ship in Ise bay south o:
Nagoya, sank two small oiler:
and one small tanker. and damag
ed one small coastal vessel.
Yanks on Two, secured March is
killed 60 Japanese and captured
GA in a 24-hour period ending at
pm, Friday. This increased Jap
anese casualties on Two from the
American invasion on February
10 through Friday to 23,049 killed
and $50 captured.
| Nimitz corrected his Saturday
communique to eliminate LIST
Qanding ship, tank No. ATT from
the list of those sunk by enemy
action in the far western Pacific
between March 10 and April IS.
This reduced the total U. S. losses
for that period to IA.
In lesser operations, Navy
search plane fired a small cargo
ship and left it dead in the water
off the Ryukyus and Army and
Marine planes raided Marcus and
Yap island airfield installations.
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Yanks, Russians Reported 10 Miles Apart
Allies Leap Dawlbe, Reach Lake Constance
Reds In Cent4 OF Berlin, Germans Admit
Vote Today
Gan Editorial)

An Ed1tOrlaI)
If you registered if you have any interest in
municipal affairs, vote today.
otherwise you will have right to complain of the
ctys government during the next two years.
You will not be entitled to open your mouth in
criticism of anything the government does
Five candidates from field of fourteen will be
chosen to conduct Wmingtons governmental life in
the most trying period of the citys existence.
During their term of office the strong probabili-
ty is that all fighting in the world will be concluded
and peace reestablshed The transition from war to
peaeetime effort will require the careful thought
If Wilmington is to keep pace with it's opportunities
to advance and improve its economic and cultural posi-
ton.
Naturally, the city government must have the
leadership in undertakings for the ctys prograss and
welfare.
It is vitality important, them that the five men
selected for the City Council should be best fitted for
the obligations they must assume, among all candi
dates on the ticket
If all registered voters vote this will be accomplish
ed for the people whole not likely to be wrong.
1t is your duty a citizen of Wilmington to cast
a ballot in today's primary election.
You cannot afford to fail in your duty
Vote today.
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Former Heads Over 1888
Of Jap Reign Japs Killed
Are Captured On 0kinawa
Will Be Turned Over To
Philippine Govern
ment For Trial

MANILA, Monday, April 25.-1F
Two additional cabinet members
and accused collaborationists OF
The fallen Japanese dominated
Philippine puppet government have
been captured near Baguio, be-
sieged Commonwealth summer ca
pital on northern Luzon.
Gen. Douglas Macarthur said in
his communique today the cabinet
members were Claro M. Recto,
minister of foreign affairs, and
Rafael Altman, minister of agri-
culture and commerce.
Four members of the cabinet
were captured last week as Yanks
of the 33rd Division closed in or
Baguio. They were Jose Yulo, CHIEF
justice of the supreme court; An
tonic De Las Alas, minister Of
finance; Teofilo Sison, minister Of
the Interior, and Quentin Paroles,
minister of justice.
All are to be confined for the
duration as matter of military
security and then turned over tc
the government Of the Philippines
for trial.
On Mindanao island, meantime
the Oath Division continued its
drive eastward toward Davao along
the highway and the valley of the
big Mindanao river, while bonn
bers swept enemy concentrations
and lines Of communication.
Heavy bonbers sank or damag
ed an 8,000-ton transport and foul
other vessels off Formosa ane
wrecked a 7,000-ton freighter
transport at Saigon, French Indo
China. Rail installations in Indo
China were heavily pounded.
Bombers of all categories drop
ped 100 tons of bombs on northern
Borneo at the cost of one plan
lost to antiaircraft fire. Target
included airdr ONES, oil produc
ing areas and barracks.
| Macarthur announced that Aus
tralian ground forces had killet
an additional 1,214 Japanese troop
on Bougainville, New Guinea ane
New Britain islands.
In the lightly-opposed drive to
ward Davao. the Yanks captured
Fort Pikit, 40-odd miles inland or
| the main tranS-island highway
Saturday. This gave them contro
of junction where new feeder
highway from the rich Cotabate
valley Of the south joins the mair
Davao road.
The Davao city limits were Il
miles away. The japanese are ex
pected to make a bitter stand al
Davao. Some $4,000 Nipponese
troops are estimated on the is.
land, second largest of the Philip
pines.
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Molotou Is In u S.;
BigThree Talks Open
Russian Commissar Calls On President; For.
eign Ministers Expected To Take
Up Polish Question
WASHINGTON, Apr

WASHINGTON, Apr -(P)-
Urgent conferences Big
Three foreign minist> started
at the State Department. tonight,
less than four hours after the ar
rival of Russian Foreign Commits
sar V. M. Molotov by air from
Moscow. :
Molotov made a call on Presi-
dent Truman just after $50 p. m.
eastern War Time. Then, with
Secretary of State Stettinius who
had accompanied him to see the
chief executive at the Blair House,
he moved across the street to the
State Department. There the two
were met by Anthony Eden, Brit
ish foreign secretary, and by $3.50
p. m. they were in business ses-
sion.
Molotov's flight from Moscow
was completed at 5.46 p. m.
While a call on the chief execu-
tive was required protocol and a
Sunday night visit not unprece-
denied, the Sunday formalities and
the speed of the program just after
along and firing trip emphasized
the urgency of the Soviet officials
business.
Molotov is en- route to the San
Continued on Page Two; Col. 5,
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Anh-Semitic Tendency
Held Risingh Holland

them" he said. at is noticeable
everywhere. Dutch people who
feel this way can give no explana-
ton. But it can be attributed to
Nazi propaganda, which the Dutch
have had to listen to day in and
day out since the country was &C.
cupied.
"Since our armies went into
Holland, our officials have had
small meetings with Dutch people
in an effort to find why they have
become anti-Semitic. In many in
stances we have managed to con-
vince them that. only the Nazis
think that way. They get furious
but we make our point
He explained that of 10000
Jews in Holland when the Ger
mans occupied the country less
than 10000 remained. The others
have either been deported or kill
ed by the Germans.
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New Meat Ration Plan
Would Increase Supply

WASHINGTON, April 22.-P)-
The Government announced a
sweeping revision of the meat price
and distribution structure design
ed to give housewives more meat
and eliminate packers financial
losses.
The new program, stemming
from vigorous complaints to Con-
gress against the present setup, is
expected to increase slaughterers'
gross revenue by upwards of 1884,
900, 10000 year: This comes from
SIS, 100000 in increased subsidies,
$l2, 100000 in cancellation OF sched-
uled reductions, a $7,0OO,OOO in
crease in Army beef ceilings and
an expected pork subsidy boost.
1t permits no increase in retail
ceilings
The annual meat subsidy bill
heretofore has run about $3.50, 000,-
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STAIN ACCLAlMS
PACT WITH POLES
New Treaty Binds Three
Slavic Governments
To Moscow

MOSCOW, April 22-tR-Signa-
ture Of a 20-year treaty of friend
ship, mutual aid and postwar col
Elaboration by the Soviet Union with
t h e Warsaw Polish provisional
government marks the binding OF
three Slav governments to Moscow
in a solid accord.
After signing the pact last night
in the Kremlin, Marshal Stain
hailed it as of great historical
significance'' and declared, nov
it is possible to say with assurance
that German aggression has been
checked from the East.
The treaty gives the rapidly ex-
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Ninth Army which has the only
bridgehead across the Elbe.
But Russian officers have been
heard, giving orders, on American
Army reconnaissance receivers.
And tactical reconnaissance
planes of the Ninth Army have
reported seeing Russian armor.
And higher echelons, such as
Supreme Headquarters, have for.
warded special sets of recognition
signals to be used for contracting
Russian forces.
The 83rd Division which holds
this bridgehead east of the river
has a special task force led by
a former Davidson On. c. star
football player all ready to 60 Out
and meet the advance Red Army
elements when the time comes tc
do so.
Everyone has favorite Russian
story.
There is no doubtsthat a meet.
ing of the Russian and American
Armies can be termed imminent
that is if the Red Army decides
to come all the way to the river.
1t all depends on the Russians
because the American Armies are
staying where they are for the
moment at least.
Sitting in the front lines of their
bridgehead over the Elbe, Amer.
lean CTS could hear Russian tank
men shouting to one another over
CONTINUED on Page Two Col. 81
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By JOHN A. PARIS, JR.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 22.-(R)
Dutch officials today expressed
concern over the increasing trend
toward anti-Semitism in Holland,
which they attributed completely
to German propaganda.
A. A. Pelt, one of the Nethe--
lands assistant delegates to the
World Security Conference, said
that for the first time in Low
Country history the people had be-
come race conscious.
He arrived here from Holland
where, as chief of the Netherlands
Information Service, he has been
attached to the Dutch army for
six months. ,
81 was surprised to find that
people who before the war mixed
with the Jews and were friendly
with them have now turned against
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The 10-point program was work.
ed out jointly by the OPA, the Of
flee of Economic Sterilization, the
War Food Administration and the
War Department. 1t provides for:
l. Control of the amount of
slaughter by non-federally inspect
ed packers, with a view to divert
ing more meat to federally inspect
ed packing houses. The purpose
of this step is to move more meat
across state lines, away from pro-
ducing centers, and thereby
achieve more equitable nationwide
distribution.
2. A limit on the amount of live
stock farmers may slaughter to
sell. This is to increase the supply
of meat moving in regular COM
mercial channels.
3. A rigorous drive against
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
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HITLER IMPLIES
Loss OF ARMIES
Captured Order Outlines
Revision To Guer-
rilla Tactics
WITH THE BRITISH SECOND

WITH THE BRITISH SECOND
ARMY, April 22.-(P)-Adolf Hit
Ter has admitted by implication in
an official order that the German
army has been shattered by the
Allied armies in the west and that
German 1egions have been reduced
to guerrilla warfare.
The order, captured by British
forces below Hamburg, said Allied
superiority on the Western Front
had ended the possibility of'major
military operations by the Ger
mans, and left only guerrilla meth
DDS "shown and taught to us by
the Russians in the years 1924. "
Hitler ordered his commanders
not to attack Allied strong points,
but against his weak spots
flanks, rear, lines of communlca-
tion-if possible in his admins
trative areas"
The text of the Hit1e- order:
C4I
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I tlle D1dCk market, winch congress
has been told is a major cause o.
inequitable distribution. OPA is
Immediately assigning 500 ad
ditional investigators for the en-.
forcement of meat regulations.
This will treble the staff
a. A special subsidy, payable in
addition to all others, ito assure
that no individual slaughterer who
operated profitably in peacetime''
will be forced out of business un-
der wartime conditions.
This provision is effective Nav
l, but the subsidy will be paid at
the end of the packers fiscal year.
5. Encouragement for feeding
cattle to greater weights. This is
in the form of cancellation of a
scheduled reduction of so cents a
hundred pounds in the overriding
ceiling, price range and subsidy on
choice grade cattle. This cut would
have gone into effect July @.
s. Immediate increases aggrega
ting 100000 annually in ceiling
prices for Army beef, also, a slid
ing scale increase in, the general
subsidy for choice, good and COM
mercial grades of beef, with a
maximum increase of Is cents a
hundred pounds when cattle, are
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Doughboys Go |Wacky'
Awaiting Soviet Army
Rv YVES GALLAGHER

EAST OF ELBE RIVER IN GERMANY, April 22-6:15 p
M-125 NJ, E. W. T)49The Western Front has gone Rus
ing the air and developing 20 to the minute
sighted by the
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Soviet-U.S.
Junction Is
Sighted Soon
BIC Says Americans Or
dered Not To Fire
Ahead Of Troops

NEW YORK, April 22.-Less
than 10 miles now separate the
U. S. First Army and Russian
troops, BIC said tonight in 4
broadcast heard by NBC. Quot
ing its own correspondents.
BIC said American gunners
had been ordered not to fire
ahead of their own troops.
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With 1929 voters registered for oday primary
Carney OF the City Elections Board last night ancpat
ed ballot the
total of IA candidates have filed for the City
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Heavy RaNoth Council
Election Is AnficiipQted

Any who qualified to vote in the last General
Election November T. 1910 who
of residence is entitled to City election
announced last night by H G. Carney chairman
Elections Returns
City Hall, phone 299O added
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FORECAST

Fair and mild today.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, Glow, 81.
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(Contihued on Page Two; Col. q CONTINUES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25
IL THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington. d G.
SUNDAY,
Stocks Drift Lower
After One Of Worst
Weeks Of Year
BY VICTOR EUBANK,

Associated Press Financial Writer.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-The stock
market today ended one of its worst
weeks Of the year with declining
tendencies still predominating.
From the start of today's proceed
1ngS losses were numerous. Deal
1ngs, however, were on the sluggish
side, and this fact gave some comfort
to bullish contingents. Extreme set
backs running to more than two
points were shaded in most cases at
the close and few plus signs ap-
peared. Transfers of 100000 shares
were the smallest since October 20
and compared with 100000 last
Saturday.
While scattered issues were propped
by good dividends, earnings and
special situations, the majority of
motors, steels, rails and pivotal in
dustrials continued to suffer from
beariSh implications of expanding
labor disputes. A little bidding was
inspired by the thought that the re-
cent reaction had served as healthy
technical correction.
The Associated Press 60-stock
composite was off 5 of a point at
1875, its third successive drop. The
net loss for the week was two full
points, largest since the period con-
cluded March "a. OF 800 issues reg
1stering, 526 were lower, 14O higher
and 154 unchanged.
Conspicuous casualties included
Chrysler. General Motors. United
States Steel, Bethlehem, Santa Fe,
Southern Railway. Goodrich, Amer
lean Telephone, Phelps Dodge, In
ternatlonal Harvester, Eastman Ko-
daS and Allied Chemical.
Chicago, Burlington &, Quincy
owned jointly by Great NorthernI
and Northern Pacific, boosted its
dividend and the last named rose
l Is points but Great Northern was
of 4. International Paper was up
rs on the move to settle litigation
with International Hydro-E Electric,
although the latter conceded *
Expanding business lifted Warner
Bros. and R-K-O to 1945 tops.
Lockheed improved along with
Philip Morris and Western Union
"a"
Curb losers were Fansteel, Colo
NAL Airlines, Cities Service and
Electric Bond & Share. Advanc-
ing were American Gas, Creole Pc
troleum and E. w. Bliss. Turnover
here was 100000 shares as against |
300, 900 in the previous short stretch.
Bonds eased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25
Christmas Bonuses
Declared by Three
Capital Banks
By EWDARD c. STONE.

First Christmas bonuses to be de-
clared by Washington banks this
year were announced yesterday.
Directors of the Bank OF Com
merce g. Savings have declared =
Christmas bonus of one months
salary for all employees with the
bank more than six months and .
half months salary for those with
less than six months service, this
policy having prevailed for years.
Directors of the City Bank have
taken similar action and voted the
usual extra compensation for en-
ployes. The holiday bonus varies
in amount, being graded up to a
full months salary for the older
members of the staff. The Second
National board voted a Yule bonus
of a months salary to all employees
with the bank on December 81 last.
This is 80 per cent increase, as last
years Christmas gift was three.
fourths of a months pay.
National President to Speak.
Clancy D. Council, president Of the
National Association of Life Under
writer's, will address the District as
ISOLATION at the November luncheon
next Thursday at the Maydower
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25
Copper Output Logs
Behind Big Demund
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Nov. "a. - Copper
production continued less than de.
mand this week with domestic mines
reporting increasing labor shortages,
Government purchases Of foreign
copper may be resumed to meet tho
deficit, traders reported. The metals
reserve Office allocated 5000 tons
OF foreign copper for domestic use
this month, part Of it being arrivals
under old contracts and the remain
der from. the Goyernment-owned
stockpile.
December will see the cleaning up
If all foreign copper deliveries UNI
Ter the old purchase agreements
which expired in October.
The trade heard the Government
vas considering contracting for de.
lliveries Of $4,000 tons a month for
the first quarter Of 1s4S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25

tUnit OF trading, 10 8
I'm bankruptcy or rccei,
under Bankruptcy Act, o.
companies. Rates OF div
are annual disbursement /
semi-annual declaration.
.cial or extra dividends ar,
xr Ex rights. q Also extra
dend. d Cash or stock.
in stock. gpeclared or Z
able in Canadian funds.
or declared this year. n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25

shares: sales printed in full.
ivership or being reorganised
or securities assumed by sucr
Ividend in the foregoinE table
based on the last quarterly OF
Unless otherwise noted spe
re not included. Z TX dividend
. or extras. b Plus stock diyi-
e Paid last year, fPsyable
paid SO far this year. b Pay
< Accumulated dividends pSid
\ New issue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25

MS annual re"
port tomor r o "
at the opening
business session
of the 34th an
nual meeting in
Chicago. He will
touch on he
past years in
vestment h i 6 h
lights, as he
concludes wo
most successful
terms as head OF
the org a n il a.
ton.
In the past,
very few presi-
dents have been
al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25

Sales PUBLIC UTILITIES
$1,000 Ana & Pot Riv RR guar SIS 1919
5000 Ana Pot Riv RI mod 334s 1851
$4,000 Capital Traction LIST 5s June l. 1947.
100000 CAPITAL Transit LIST and ref. As. 1864 :
1000 City and Suburban Ry mod 324s, 1861
:. 900 Georgetown Gas Light LIST IS, 1851
1000 Wash Gas Light LIST IS. BOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25

Hotel.
The national
officer is general
agent, Provident
Mutual, in New
York City, has
been active in
the national as
S o C i a t ion "a
years and served
as national COM
mittee m a n II
years. He is past
president of the
New York State
and New York
City associations.
H. Coch r a n
Fisher, head Of
- D:-A.A .x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-11-25

Underwriters Association, will pre-
side at what is expected to be the
years most important meeting.
Folger to Present Report.
John Clifford Folger of Washing
ton, president of the Investment
Bankers Association, will present