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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-04
US. Shells FaIIinq
In Heart Of Cologne,
Nazi Radio Reports
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Mar. ga German
broadcast said tonight that United
States forces shells were exploding
in the heart of Cologne" while at
the city's approaches artillery fire
was so intense that whole houses
collapsed without having been hit"
The Cologne district leader de-
clared over the radio, ''it is very
hard for us, as the enemy not only
has a strong superiority in men
and materiel but he also uses his
air force without mercy
War Reporter Franz Westhoff
declared that the Watch on the
Rhine" was now the Battle of the
Rhine" and said, the huge battle
of materieI continues with unbroken
deployment of tanks and air
forces"
Walter Plato, commentator for
the Transocean agency, said the
battle had increased in ferocity
during the last "a hours.
The German command continues
its elastic operations" he said,
and the attackers have to pay for
every gain of ground with heavy
losses. Despite all efforts of the
Allied high command, it has not
succeeded in destroying the two
German armies between Xanten
and Cologne-and this wuold be a
prerequisite to an attempted cross
ing of the Rhine and a sweep into
the German Ruhr."
An article in DaS Reich, Propa-
ganda Minister Joseph Goebbels'
magazine, quoted by the Berlin
radio today, said the Germans
love and long for peace"
What matters" the article said,
is only the way peace is to be
achieved and what its contents are
to be. 1t is here. that opinions
differ. = With the exception of
few depraved individuals in
enemy countries who are profiting
from the war. all men all over the
world think and feel as we do on
this point"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-04
Junction
Continued From First Page)

'SOIiLliIlCo lOlll L ISl dSC.J
we cut through the fields to meet
them.
We set out feeling very much sur
rounded. Hard but sporadic fight
ing was going on ahead, and many
houses which had sheltered snipers
were blazing furiously altering be-
ing set afire by tank guns.
We got within 40 feet of the
nearest American tank when a Ger
man Spandau gun opened up ahead
Of us and a British officer almost
broke my neck as he showed me
into a ditch.
We went on in trench but had
to cross foot-bridge to reach the
Americans. The British did it so
nonchalantly that I stood up and
walked across too.
Nazis Begin Barrage.
Just as we made contact with
the Americans, at $3.50 pm, the
Germans laid down a barrage, SO
there wasn't any of that Hi,
Chum," stuff. When quiet descend
ed, the officers got right to work
discussing future operations.
After leaving the officers I hid
behind an American tank to escape
d persistent sniper whose bullets
Kept digging the dirt in front of me.
Don't worry, I'll get him." said
a voice from the tank turret, suit
+o
My savior was Pfc. John Coster Of
Cincinnati, who said he hoped TO
.eturn there lust as soon as pos
sible."
Corpl. Selza Martin of Little Rock,
'.rk., and Corpl. Houston Ayers of
columbus, Ohio, members of the
anne tank team, had left the tank
md gotten a couple of Germans
hey had spotted in house.
Sniper Annoys Yanks.
Another soldier, Pvt. Warren
Wiley, Statesboro, Ga, said he was
sore because a sniper had almost
hit a cheese sandwich he was
eating.
I'VE saw you guys coming across
the field Pvt. Martin told me, "and
we didn't believe the enemy would
come at us that way. But if you'd
made a single false move, you just
wouldn't be here, sir
The infantry was busy cleaning
out the town as we left tonight.
A couple of Germans, who had
Jeen captured in a shelter about
10 feet from us, rode in our Jeep
to the rear.
One of the most noticeable
things about this part of Germany,
however, Is the thousands of white
flags hanging from nearly all the
houses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-04
Adventist Aide Freed
From Jups at MuniIu

Miss Mary Ogle, formerly en-
ployed as secretary at the General
Conference Of the Seventh Day Ad-
ventists. Takoma Park, was among
the American internees released
when Gen. Douglas Macarthur re-
captured Manila.
In a letter received last week by
Mrs John r. Minesinger, TOO Green
wood avenue, Takoma Park, Miss
Ogle said the Seventh Day Adven-
fist group was in good condition,
despite reduced food rations during
the last few months in prison.
Miss Ogle became secretary in the
China division headquarters and
went to the Philippines before the
war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-04
Snyder Pins Navy Cross
On Heroic Son-in-Luw
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, Mar 3.-Four star
Admiral Charles P. Snyder of
Washington, today pinned the Navy
Cross, his country's second highest
award. on the blouse of his son-in-
law, Comdr. William H. Collins,
Navy Hellcat pilot and squadron
leader
Comdr. Collins shot down five
Jap planes during a one-sided air
battle over Formosa last October IL
to win the award His outnumbered
squadron Of IA Hellcats took on so
enemy planes and shot down. 80
without loss of a single plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-04
Signal Corps Radiophoto.

pital was smashed by the blast, but
not single person was injured.
-Four priests were trapped under
masonry and two were believed
killed when a bomb fell on church
grounds near the convent. None of
three Sisters of Mercy in the con-
vent was injured.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19

clubs or no trump. However,
South misinterpreted the bid,
and North, who now wanted to
stop at five no trump, had
rather hopeless looking contract
to play.
Declarer won the first trick
with the ace Of diamonds, led a
low diamond, and the finesse Of
the jack held. He now led a low
heart, West won with the ace and
returned the queen, in order TO
be able TO use small trumps for
ruffng. North won and led a
low club TO the queen. The dia-
mond king was cashed, North
discarding his last heart. After
cashing the ace and king of clubs.
two clubs were ruffed in dunn
my with the ace and king. and
two hearts in declarer's >>and
with the eight and ten. North
made in all three diamonds,
three clubs, one heart and five
spades.
OF course West could have
done better by returning trump
when won the ace of hearts,
and East could have done better
by opening trump; but I doubt
that North could have done bet
ter with any other line of play.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
REPEAT PERFORMANCE

CHICAGO, Jan. ~ - ~ -
Ten months ago MS Iris Peter
son, war plant worker, penned
e memorandum on one Of the
tags accompanying tropica,
helmet: Good luck and kill a
Jap for me-
She has received a letter from
BoatsWain r. II. Fredericks.
serving on the US S. Severn
saying In accordance with
your request it is my pleasure to
inform you that on Oct. .,
1914, at 1:35 y. m. one Japanese
pilot flying a dive bomber at
tackled this ship. He was shot
down and killed by the heavy
snti-aircraft battery under my
direction.
please consider your request
fulfilled many times over since
that day"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19

All Lost wear pessn1stc reports OF me 1000 snort
noe were blown upon the public in cold gusts or
oIorm. But now the Department Of Agriculture hos
disoeIed them with the comforting assurance thot
civIion American will go right on eotn9 through
1915
There was the acute labor shortage on the form
and in food processing industries. there was me
DROUGHT. Then abundance rose up to plague the
country Warehouses we're found full Of eggs There
wos no price ceiling on frozen foods and no ice tor
REFRIGERATOR cors And when the cars did move, heoW
troffic delayed Them But we're going to cot
We don't soy these feors and alarms we're
oroundIess, either. We do contend that the latest
.. of A. estimates give for pride to everybody
who had onythinq to do with food raising and dis
trbutine in 1914.
] According to these estimates there will be lots
Of fruit and vegetables (fresh ond connedl obund-
ant food qrons plenty Of the cheaper grades OF
meat.
There will be less butter than in the memory Of
HE oldest nhobitont, but on the other hand there
bouId be plenty Of milk to go around. All this, OF
eourse takes into account the feeding Of soldiers
and toknq core Of end-eose and other exports Yes,
It's been good job
! Along with this heortenng information the D.
of A. has thrown in q chart which is enIigtenng and
lntrouinq II shows our eating hobts in the vege-
tobIe dried bean and white and sweet potato cote
oories over q period Of 81 years. 1t gives evidence
thot the efforts Of the nutrtonists and sm.shou-
cite advocates have borne fruit perhaps cor
vots - in the lost three decodes
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19

pass through the ilrSt stages OF
transition. He listened 10 gripes
at a glider camp. visited an in
fantry replacement cen r.,
learned Army organization and
psychology.
The book is a composite por-
trait of the American soldier, al
though there is no such thing as
the average" typical CT Joe.
and Mr.. Millers findings should
do much toward making the Gil
real on the screen.
No novelist, taking as his
theme the adventures of titled
aristocrats suddenly and rudely
cast out into world of hard re-
alitieS, could better the story
BERTHA Harding tctts III Lost
Waltz (Bobbs- Merrill $3.50.
In the last of her fascinating
series on the Habsburgs, she pre-
sents with color, drama, and hui
NOR the experiences of the fam
lily Of Archduke Leopold Saliva
tor Of Austria, nephew Of the
Emperor Franz Joseph.
Ten children we're born to the
Archduke and the Archduchess,
Infanta of Spain, Franz Joseph,
Maria Antonio, and Assunta
come to the fore; extraordinary
happenings were destined TO fol-
low them. The story begins with
the end of World War l. Little
Franz Joseph returns from the
rigorous Boys A C d envy Of
Stella Matutina to find his fam
lily in hiding. A mob was march
ing on his fathers castle; the
Habsburgs we're deposed and
hunted. Immediate flight was
imperative, and carrying jewels,
scraps of food. and barely 4
change Of clothing, they made
their eventful escape to Spain
via Trieste and a steamer which
was ordered. by wireless to turn
back with the fugitives. Happily,
the captain was carrying contra
band and had reasons of his own
for ignoring the order.
Once admitted to Spain, life
for the whole family, accus-
toned TO having things done for
them, became a struggle OF do
ing for themselves. How we'll
they took to it is tribute to
them, makes you feel that exile
was a wind that blew good, and
furnishes most enjoyable reading.
Nostalgia for old Vienna is there,
cannot be denied, but, "The
waltz did not go on forever; it
faded softly, and was lost :"
That the waltz ended was per-
haps just as well, for the dane
ers made themselves new and
useful lives in world which
would have daunted lesser souls.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
. SO THEY SAY

The English aren't talking or
thinking about reconversion TO
the degree we are here. They are
concentrating on the job at hand,
which is winning the war. -
Maury Maverick, c h r m n
Smaller War Plants Corp.
When we do force our way to
japanese soil. we must be pre-
pared 10 face larger forces than
we encountered in our landing
in Normandy. There will be no
guerrilla elements in the inter-
ior to help us. And the Japanese
army will be bigger than il was
at the commencement Of the war.
- Undersecrctary Of War Rob-
ert p. Patterson.
spent last night In a cellar
with my baby. There were about
20 German soldiers in the cellar
taking shelter from your guns.
just think, Germans we're here
last night and now YOU are here.
Damn 1t, a man needs civili-
ZatiOn once in while. Sgt.
jim Smith of Cleveland, Ohio,
awaiting drawing for furloughs
in South Pacific.
The population of India Is in
creasing al a very alarming rate.
about 100000 yearly, but the
recorded crop output shows no
comparable increase. - Earl of
undersecretary Of state
for India.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
NURSE
BY Iona l.. TROTT
Assistant Director,
Red Cross Nursing Service

A good back-rub, although a
homely art, is probably more
appreciated by sick person
than some of the more compli-
Gated nursing procedures.
You cannot buy alcohol for
rubbing purposes at the drug
stores as you once could, but
you can buy a rubbing fluid,
which is about 70 per cent al
cohol, without a doctors pre-
scription, so no sick person needs
to be denied the comfort of an
alcohol rub.
Witchhazel, cocoa butter, cold
cream or talcum powder also
may be used to make the hands
slide smoothly over the skin, but
the alcohol solution is cooler
and more refreshing, particular
ly in warm weather.
Before beginning the back rub
assemble rubbing fluid, talcum
powder. and a bath towel at the
bedside. In cold weather the
bottle of rubbing fluid should be
placed in q pitcher of hot water
TO warm it. This is not necessary
In warm weather, except for the
very weak patient to whom the
shock Of cold fluid on the back
might be distressing.
Turn the patient on his side
near the edge Of the bed, with
his back toward you. Uncover
the back and protect the bed
with a bath towel, tucking it
under, the patient from shoulder
to hip.
Pour q small amount of rub
bling fluid in the palm of one
hand and rub hands together
until moistened evenly. Begin
at the shoulders and. hands
working in unison, rub with
firm rotary motion down each
side of the spine. Moisten the
hands as often as necessary, and
90 over the back several times
until the whole surface has been
covered.
Give the back Of the neck par
ticular attention, because this is
a nerve center and the rubbing
is especially restful. Also give
special attention to the bony
prominences on shoulders, hips
and at the base Of the spine,
massaging around rather than on
the points, 10 increase the cir
culation.
Finally, stroke the back gently
with long smooth strokes from
shoulder to hip until the skin IL
dry and dust lightly with talcum
powder.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
HARD TO PLEASE

President Roosevelt spoke glowing words Of prose
for France in is recent message to Congress. Yet
General de Goulles biogropher has expressed bitter
disappointment thot the President did not mention
the general by none
Gov. Thomos {. Dewey hos been taken to task
BY Democ rotc leaders Of the New York stote eqis
oture for proposing legislative program thot the
Democrats themselves hove been trying to put ocross
Obviously the President would have disoppoint-
ed General de 0oue's boeropher if he
hod foied to prose France And Gov. Dewey would
have been taken even more seriously to task if he
had proposed program controry to Democratic in
cIinotions
In politics especially, it seems thot one is damn
ed If one does and Damned if one doesn't
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
BY PETER EDISON

AS the Navy keeps knocking
off enemy Pacific island bases
one after another or by the half
dozen, the question of what's
going TO be done with all these
Jap-mandated possessions gets
hotter and hotter-and that amt
ALL
At stake is the shaping up of
some sort Of an American post
war policy on territorial govern
ment-something that will make
sense. Never having been much
of a colonial power-in the
sense that the British, Dutch,
French and Italians have gone
out for subjugation and CONNER
cial exploitation - the United
States has been either one of
the best or one of the worst ter
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
Until point rotioning temporarily reversed the

Until point rotioning temporarily reversed the
trend, the humble pototo wos slowly moving into a
Gloss with the poison mushroom Our per copito spud
consumption dropped from l95 pounds in 1909 to
III in 1889. And even in pontrotioned l943 it wos
only 49, On the other hand, munched 945
pounds Of eofy, green and yellow vegetables in 1912
and SO the following year, as against o97 pounds
in }9}8.- tApperentN nobody ate enough fresh for
oqe before then TO be worth keeping track Of.
Today potato consumption is rising, ond that OF
vegetables has dipped But its only wartime phe-
nonoenon which cont last With peoce and plenty,
the SHINING and or Of starvation diet will again
come into its own and the storchy spud will continue
its decline So reve in the creamy goodness Of mash
ed potatoes and the deIectobIe Joys Of home fried
while its still potroto 10 do
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
JUST A SUGGESTION

Congress seems determined to try everything
else before considering notionol service legislation.
So it might eose the present shortage if the Navy
would lit its ban married nurses, and if Seleotive
Service would comb the government bureaus again
respectfully OWL before we set up holt-woy droft
organization for nurses or threaten our 1915 food
production by wholesale drqft Of young formers
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

ritorial administrators In the
world, depending on how you
choose TO view results.
You can start a drawing room
brawl over this any time you can
find a group sober enough to
consider It seriously, but a fair
concensus would be that Hawaii
is wonderful, the job done in
the Philippines was not so bad.
the Danes did a nice job for us
in the Virgin Islands, the Canal
Zone is a place to go through
but not to, Guam and American
Samoa are Navy dumps, Alaska
is cold in winter, Matanuska was
a dismal flop, Puerto Rico posi-
lively stinks, and what in heav-
ems name is the government
trying to do by sharing "sover-
eighty" with the British on Can
ton and Enderbury!
Well, il this great American
nation is going to take over a
lot of additional islands and ter
rltories after the war is over, ii
had better make up its mind on
how such places are going 10 be
run.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
. FLASHES
OF
LIFE .
CLIENT

CLIENT
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 10
(P- Charles Hollopeter, an at
torney, was bitten by pig in
his downtown office.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce brought some pigs TO
town to add fun TO member
ship drive. One got loose and
made a dash for the office build
ing and the attorneys office.
Hollopeter made quick grab
for the pig, the pig took quick
nip of his hand, and Pasadena
Emergency Hospital treated its
first pig-bite victim.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
MCKINNEY ON
BRIDGE
By WILLIAM T.. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Today's hand occurred in
rubber bridge game where the
North and South players were
unfamiliar with each others bid
ding habits. North, who thought
we'll of his hand, wanted to reach
the slam, which can be made in
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
HiqhIiqhts from the Latest Books

Something different and un-
usually exciting in the .''noW-it-
can-be-told' field is Jan Karski S
Story of Secret State" Hough-
ton Mifflin: So. A lieutenant in
the Polish Army, Karski and his
unit were driven pellmell back
from the German border when
Hitler invaded. Taken prisoner
by the Russians, he escaped, re-
turned TO Warsaw, and found his
way into the service of the I'm
foreground.
For four years he served as
liaison officer between the po-
litical and military authorities,
and as official courier TO the Po-
lish Government in London. His
escapes from the Gestapo and or
deals at their hands transcend
anything 10. be found in a Holly
wood spy thriller; the admixture
of the mundane with the near
melodramatic, his refusal TO por-
tray himself as a hero, his mat
ter-offact narrative style all
combine to give the flavor of
convincing truth.
The book is picture OF the
Polish Underground as whole, as
we'll as personal experience
story. Karski tells how they
printed and circulated neWspa-
perS, some cleverly disguised
propaganda and news others
outright in their defiance of the
Nazi authorities. There are occa-
sional flashes of grim humor,
but grimness, stark heroism and
faith form the keynote of this re-
markable book, which cannot
help but create deep admiration
and sympathy for a gallant peo-
pie.
Many a Watchful Night" by
John Mason Brown (Whittlesey
House: S2.75) Is, among stories
OF the invasion, in a class by it.
self. Written by a Navy officer
who in civilian life was dra-
matte critic, it is sub-surface
writing, recreating with keen
perception of the atmosphere,
the sheer drama of the greatest
show John Mason Brown or any
other reporter ever reviewed.
The author was aboard Com
mander Kinks flagship Augusta,
and it was his job to report hap
penings over. the ships public
address system 10 men below
decks, as he had in the Mediter-
ranean. But much Of the best Of
his narrative concerns the weeks
and the final days leading up to
the invasion.
The suspense of those first few
days Of June, the actual take
off" the summons. TO battle ac-
ton, and the awe-inspiring aft
ermath are all recorded with
high skill.
situation Normal" by Ar
thur Miller (Reynal e. Hitch
cock: $1,000 takes its title, of
course, from the Army's "Sna-
fu, or, as it is sometimes trans
lated, Situation normal; all
fouled up" Miller was asked by
Hollywood to get some honest
background material for the film
version of Ernie Pyle's book.
There is probably not one sin
gle lie" in Pyle's account, but
Miller's assignment was to travel
around from camp to camp, and
get TO know CT Joe.
He began at the beginning. He
saw trainload of homesick
"Jecps raw recruits who stood
IN awe Of one-day veterans
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-19
CARD TRICK?

CANTON, H., Jan. 10 - up,
Leonard Hudson has just re-
ceived an fashioned Christ
mas card. The reason its old
fashioned is that it was mailed
by his cousin, Corene Henry,
from Decatur, 80 miles away, on
Dec. %, 1917.