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Evening star., 1945-06-16
Americans Advancing
Mile an Hour in Push ,
On Luzon's North Tip
BY the Associated Fress.

BY the Associated Fress.
MANILA, June 16.-Americsl
troops today were out on the fooa.
of the broad and fertile CagayaI
Valley. pounding along at nearly
mile an hour within $50 miles OF
Aparri at the northern tip of Luzon
Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beighleri
37th Ohio infantrymen, who had
been battling north along tor:
tuous mountain gorge for three and
half months. smashed through
Japanese resistance yesterday ano
headed out across the f1atlandS in.
a race with the July typhoon sea-
son.
When the typhoons strike they
will bring food waters raging over.
the valleys low-lying tobacco. rice.
and corn lands, begging down motor
vehicles, and grounding aircraft. ,
Advance % Miles.
The Buckeyes rolled ahead ~
miles in "a hours after breaking
through the last Japanese defenses
at the valleys southern gateway,
and liberated the important Isabella
Province towns of Santiago and
Echague.
The 37th Divisions advance into
Cagayan Valley marked the first
time any of Gen. MacArthur's troops
have been fighting on level terrain
since they crossed the central plain
to Manila in January.
Other American units on the
island still are battling in the jun
gle e-covered mountains. The rested
9th Division. teaming with the 9th.
in the northward push, branched of
near the southern end of the valley.
and advanced northwest 4 miles
along highway No. 4, west of Baga-
bag.
In the mountain area east of Ma
Mia the 38th Infantry Division tbs
lst Cavalry Division and the 1f2th'
Cavalry Regimental Combat team
engaged japanese holdout units.
counting 500 enemy dead
North of Baguio, near the island's
west coast and almost due west of
the Cagayan Valley. the 33d In
fantry drove along the Agno River
gorge in the Tabio sector. Gen.
Macarthur reported 400 enemy
dead there
Caves Cleaned Out.
On Mindanao at the southern
end of the Philippine chain the oath
Infantry Division plugged on at an
arduous job of cleaning out caves
and pillboxes near Davao. Units
of the division also captured
rocket launcher supply dump there.
/ South of the Talmo trail in the
mountains east of Davao the 31st
Infantry engaged slowly retreating
japanese units in series of small
scale clashes. They reported 100
japanese dead.
1 Seventy-fifth Air Force Liber-
ators sprayed jelied gasoline fire
bombs on Southwestern Formosa
towns. Seventh Fleet Liberators
blasted at locomotives and burned
boxcars in Indo-China Wednesday.
The same day other Navy Liberia
tors sank or damaged half dozen
luggers and barges at Saigon and
of Kuantan shipyards of Malaga.
On the night of June 1914, 7th
Fleet Liberators started large fire
on Shanghai's water front
Evening star., 1945-06-16
.Court-MartiaI Review
Board Urged by Ce||er
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, June 1e.-Repre-
sentative Celler, Democrat. of New
York said today he believed a COM
mission should be set up to review
court martial sentences imposed in
the European theater and to mod
crate them when they appeared
overly severe.
Disclosing that he had sought
clemency for two soldiers sentenced
to death, Mr. Celler said many SEN
tences imposed under war condi-
tions would appear "draconian" in
retrospect.
Il think it would be we'll for the
President to name a commission
composed of members of the House
and Senate. the judiciary and repre-
sentatives of veterans organiza-
tions and the public to review all
sentences that appear extreme" he
said.
He said he. had asked President
Truman and military authorities
to moderate a death sentence i'm
posed May IL on Pvt. Samuel Rosen-
blum. %. Purple Heart winner
convicted of disobeying his cap
tain'S command.
He said the case had been brought
to his attention by the Brooklyn
soldiers family and that he had not
yet learned the, particulars.
Mrs. Lille Rosenblum, the con-
demned soldiers mother, said she
believed her son to be victim of
battle fatigue. She said he had
written her:
Il don't want people to think I'm
a coward. I have seen what war
can do to a man"
Pvt. Rosenblum. who had been
with the 9Th Army in Germany, has
been sent to military prison in
France, his mother said.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
TH-Stote Transit Workers
Ordered to Work by Mondoy

SHREVEPORT, La, June ,l6 Up.
Striking bus drivers and mechan-
les OF the Tri-State Transit Co.
were under Regional War Labor
Board order today to return to their
jobs by IL am. Monday in eight
States
In kilograms last night to COM
pany and union officials. the 9th
Regional WLB at Dallas, Texas
said unless full operations were re-
sumed by Monday. the matter would
be certified to the National WLB
for action. Company officials said
this could result in Government
seizure and operation Of the lines.
Company officials said the men
would have to return by noon today
in order to resume full operations
by Monday. Unused buses must be
serviced and routing schedules
drawn, they said.
Meanwhile, Gene Fleming. dis
trict manager of the once of De-
tense Transportation here, said he
was making reports on the situation
to the ODT regional office in Dallas,
and thence to ODT headquarters in
Washington.
Seizure of the bus lines by the
ODT. he said, must come from
Washington. Military personnel will
not necessarily be required to run
the buses. he added, but an ODT
Official probably would come to
Shreveport to supervise operations.
The strike began last Saturday
night and affected Tri-State opera
tions IN Louisiana, Mississippi, Ala
bama, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas.
Arkansas and Kentucky. The work.
ers, affiliated with the Amalgamated
Association of Street, Electric Rail-
way and Motor Coach Employees
(AFL), walked out in dispute over
wage rates, grievance procedure and
seniority.
An agreement signed Wednesday
in Dallas by company and, union
representatives called for imme-
diate return to work, but in sep
arate meetings Thursday night va
rious locals voted to continue the
strike until an agreement is
reached"
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Burglars Please Note:
There S Just No Point
In 0PA Board Thefts

Memo to a man with larceny In
his heart:
None of the Is District War Price
and Rationing Boards has any ra-
ton books, coupons or other papers
on the premises that will set you
up in the black market business, so
you might as well stop trying.
This message comes from District
OPA and is designed TO save your
time for better things. 1t was
prompted by the third case within
six weeks In which a ration board
Office was entered by a would be
thief.
To set you straight. OPA SAYS all
ration currency is kept in a vault
in District headquarters. Connecti-
cut avenue and Mckinley street
NV.
What Is more the safe is guarded
"a hours a day by three shifts of
burly guards.
As If that wasn't enough, the
vault is electrically wired to alert
police when opened. Police can re-
Spond in minutes.
Those rations, mister, can't even
be touched by OPA employees when
they come to work in the morning
until they make special telephone
call to an undisclosed number
Otherwise police would be on their
necks, too
Its quite setup," the OPA peo-
pie explain.
Most recent headquarters entered
was that of Board "a. Fourth and
w streets NV. Entrance was gained
by. breaking a window in the Mott
School. A quantity of Cancelled, OBJ
solete gasoline coupons were stolen
from OPA offices in the basement
OPA says they are absolutely val
ueless."
Previously Offices of Boards 2l al
Twenty ninth and Calvert streets
NV, and q and Twentieth and
Evarts streets NE, were entered.
Centering all ration currency al
District headquarters was started
/ two years ago to provide better pro.
lection and reduce work of locaI
boards. Thirty employees at the
mailing center forward ration books
and certificates to consumers. The
only rationing material held by
boards is in the form of certificates
issued to soldiers on furlough. Such
certificates are not kept by the
boards overnight, but are placed foi
Safekeeping with the nearest police
station or post Office branch.
District OPA said the rash oi
housebreakings has served only tc
scatter records and otherwise slow
up board operations.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Repatriation Of Swiss
Suspended by Reds

BY Ine ASSoclaIed ffeSS.
LONDON, June 16.-A statement
by the Russian news agency Tass,
broadcast by the Moscow radio. said
today that repatriation of Swiss
citizens liberated by the Red Army
has been suspended by the Soviet
government until precise informa-
ton" has been received from Switz-
erland that steps have been taken
to improve conditions for Russians
in that country and repatriation of
Russians has been hastened.
Tass said some 5000 Soviet citizens
and prisoners Of war who escaped
from the Germans still are in Switz-
erland and added Swiss authorities
not only hindered the return of
these =, Soviet citizens to their
motherland but also placed many
OF them in unbearable conditions. -
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Dr.. Cronin to Speuk

DR.. John w. Cronin, senior sur
geon, United States Public Health
Service, will speak on Mental
Hygiene and Your Job" at the fifth
anniversary meeting of the Wash
ington Health Forum tonight. The
meeting, which will be held at 8
o'clock in the Confederate Memorial
Hall, 1922 Vermont avenue NV,
also will include the showing of q
fllm.. Assignment Home" followed
by an open discussion of vital health
problems.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Ciiuno
Continued From First Page.

ano diary-once held In thes right
drawer OF the magnificent desk CT
the Foreign Minister in Rome
Chigi Palace. &.s45se Il.
'On December 20 ls43,. 70 days
before Ciano's execution, Edda got
wind of German interest in Ciano
papers; she was staying in 4 clinic
at Ramiola, near Parma, on her
fathers orders. Mussolini also ad-
vised his favorite daughter, Edda
to keep quiet If she did not want to
get into serious trouble with the
Gestapo. 5'-.t'-' -a
Edda Threatened Father.
Nevertheless, Edda was constant
ly driving between the Verona
Prison. where her husband was
spending the last days of his life,
and the luxurious villa on the Lago
di Garda whence Mussolini gov
erned' neo-Fascist Italy. Using
threats and scenes. Edda tried to
induce her father to liberate her
husband. . ="
The story said Himmler, Nazi
Gestapo chief, impressed Hitler and
Won Ribbentrop, German Foreign
Minister. that If Ciano was spared
he could serve as a peace inter-
mediary with the Allies but that his
precious papers must be obtained.
Ciano was executed January 10
1914.
Eoda received two letters from
Ciano January 3, 1914, one officially
one smuggled. The first said the
Germans would play fair" told hel
to get the papers and meet Ciano
January Z outside Verona and he
would be allowed to take refugee in
Switzerland in exchange for the
documents. The secret letter said
that in no case were the diary and
a dossier marked Germany" to be
delivered to the Nazis. the story
said.
Hitler Changed Mind.
"Edda knew that the Germany
file contained complete detailed re-
ports of Ciano's discussions with the
Nazi leaders from Munich until the
end of Ciano's off1cial career in
April, 1s43," it continued. "Edda
was too sick to do the job herself
SO friend, Marquis Emilio Pucci.
replaced her"
The account said he hid the i'm
portant papers under his aviators
coat. took Edda to the Verona
rendezvous but Ciano did not ap-
pear and the next day she was in
formed Hitler had changed his
mind, prison officials were not to
bother further with the Ciano
papers and Justice must be done"
1t said Edda. aided by Pucci.
thereupon buried what papers she
could not take with her, including
the Germany" dossier. and succeed =
ed in escaping from Italy. January
8, with the diary.
The story said that just before
she crossed the border Edda wrote
Hitler and Mussolini, saying she
had the diary and threatening to
publish it unless Ciaao was spared
1t added the Nazis tortured a doctor
at the Ramiola clinic into revealing
where the other papers were hidden
and the Gestapo seized them.
Evening star., 1945-06-16

trooped over and formed line. The
caravan commentator told them
Over here, we have cigarette lines.
Over there, they have bread lines
War Bonds help keep America that
way. Wen sell you cigarettes. too
wen give you pack each time you
buy War Bond"
Several in the cigarette line STEP
ped out and formed q line in front
OF the caravan.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Bob Hope Leaves Today
On Second European Trir

BY the Associated Press -.
HOLLYWOOD, June l6.-Bob
Hope starts his second million miles
to entertain troops when he leaves
by plane today for New York on his
second European trip.
Accompanying Mr. Hope will be
Jerry Colonna, Jack Pepper and
Roger Price. comedians; Patti
Thomas, dancer; Gale Robbins,
singer; Ruth Denas, accordionist,
and June Hslner, pianist.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Profonity Buys Bonds

MADISON, Wis. (P.-Theta Delta
Chi Chapter on the University of
Wisconsin has purchased its second
War Bond from fines levied against
members who engaged in rivalry or
inve4fivs ut the dining tables.
Evening star., 1945-06-16

Pvt. Bradley H. Killian, %, infan-
try, of 4058 First street S.W., who
was liberated April "a in Germany
by American troops after being a
prisoner of war 10 months. has re-
turned to his home here on a 65-
day furlough.
Pvt. Killian was taken prisoner
June 26 in Normandy while on pa
troll with three other men. two OF
whom were killed. Born in the
District, he attended Western High
School and was an attendant at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital before enter
ing the service in October, 1943
He went overseas in April, last year
Pvt. and Mrs. Killian are the par
ents of daughter, Joyce Ann, 2. A
brother, George P. Killian, jr., 332
La Verne avenue, Alexandra. Va, is
owner of Killian Paper Box Factory
1211 Penn -rania avenue NV.
Reported \ liberated from prison
Evening star., 1945-06-16
rucks

Continued From First Page)
said Wednesday 1t was delaying
action on union petitions for re-
consideration of prior wage decisions
until it had completed review of
the trucking industry's wage policy.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Wounded

NJ. G. R, "a, son Of Mr. and Mrs
John C. OIauehlin. Hyattsville Nd
was wounded twice in action on
Okinawa ts,.t-
On May a shell explosion caused
him injuries in his side and back.
Capt. OJaughlin spent 10 days in
base hospital under treatment. Then
after going back into action on May
"A another shell explosion caused
him side and hand wounds.
Capt. OLaughlin saw action at
Cape Gloucester and Pelelieu before
serving on Okinawa.
Before his enlistment in 1912 Capt.
OIaughlin attended GonZaga High
School mere. He was graduated
from the University OF Notre Dame
in June, 1912. His brother, 1st 1t.
John C. OIaughlin. jr.. 30. is a
Catholic chaplain at Camp Shelby
Miss.
Pfc. Robert b. Snead. U. S. M
c. R, %, whose sister, Mrs. Evelyn
Lusby, lives at 4730 Suitland road
Suitland, Md, was wounded slightly
on Two Jima while serving with the
5th Marine Division. He is now in
base hospital
Before his induction in December
1943, Pvt. Snead was a bricklayer
in Washington. He was born and
educated at Bristol, Tenn. His
wife. Mrs. Margaret B. Snead, and
son Robert, 3. formerly of the Suit
land address, live now in Little
Rock. Ark.
Pvt. John r. Smith, U. S. M. C..
20, son of Benjamin F. Smith, POI
Tenth street Sc, was slightly
wounded in action at Two Jims
March 3. while serving with the
Sd Marine Division He suffered q
shrspnel wound in his left knee
his family said.
Overseas since last November, Pvt
Smith was employed at the Wash.
tngton Terminal Co. before his in
duction in June, 1914. He studied
at st. Aloysius Elementary Schoo
and Gonzaga High School here.
His brother, Pvt. Thomas H
Smith, 10, is serving with the 475tt
Infantry Division in China.
Pfc. Robert F. Lemerise, u. S
M. c.. 81. son of Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Lemerise. 525 Somersei
place NV, was wounded slightly
on Two Jima while serving with the
sth Marine Division last March. He
had been overseas 10 months.
Before his enlistment in Janu-
AIRY. 1941, Pvt. Lemerise worked
ss an apprentice newspaper printer
in Washington. He was graduated
from Woodrow Wilson High Schoo
in 1940 Pvt. Lemerise now is sta.
toned at the Bainbridge md. J
Naval Training Station.
SfSergt. Philip E. Gradweii, whose
sister. Mrs Grace A. Compton
lives at 1912 Auburn avenue, Be
thesda. Md, was wounded in the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1945-06-16
Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

Killed
Ensign Harry Earl Kaufman, %
year-old Navy fighter pilot, was
killed in a plane crash at Crow
Landing. near Alameda, Calf.
Wednesday, the Navy has informed
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
kaufman. 1910 Addison road Fair
mont Heights. Md. Ensign Kauf-
man was training at the Livermore
Air Base, near the Alameda Naval
Air Station.
Born in Washington, Ensign
Kaufman was graduated from East
ern High School and attended
George Washington University here
He was employed at the Navy Yard
before entering the service in March
1943, his sister, Mrs. Lynn Golden
berg, said yesterday. Ensign Kauf
man also leaves three brothers.
Pfc. Edward c. Dinges, 33, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Dinges, 1907
Fortieth place, Brentwood, Md. was
killed in action on Okinawa. while
serving with the 77th Infantry Di-
vision.
Overseas since February. 1914
Pfc. Dinges saw action at Leyte
and Guam before Two Jima.
A native of Brentwood, Pvt.
Dinges attended elementary school
there He was sheet metal work
er in Washington prior to his induc-
ton in April. 1912. His wife. Mrs,
Rachel Dinges, and year-old son
are living in Washington.
Two brothers also are in the armed
forces. Corpl. David Dinges, 81, is
serving with the Sd Army occupa-
ton forces in Germany. GM3l C
John B. Dinges, "a. an armed guard
in the Merchant Marine, is here on
furlough.
Pfc. Richard J. ODonnen, U. S.
M. c. R., son of Mrs. Nina j.
ODonnell, $500 Macomb street NV,
is reported killed in today's Owl
casualty list A story concerning
Pvt. O'Donnells death was carried
In The Star May 19.
S Sergt. Adam Giampietro, son
of Mrs. Mary Giampietro, 1742
Lyman place NE. also. is reported
killed. Sergt. Giampietro was the
subject Of story in The Star June
..
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-13

CREDJAFAWN INITIATE
The Credjafawn Social Club held
Carnival Initiation Night" at Hal
lie @. Brown House on Monday
evening, July 9. Twelve new men,
bers were initiated into the organ
ization. Those initiated included
Villa Mae Barber, Helen Coins,
Josephine Vassar, Myrtle Vassar,
Ermine Allen, Thelma Harris,
Junald Brown, Ashmore Stokes,
Milton Barber, George Harris,
Ransom Coins, and William John
son. After the initiation ceremon-
les an excellent lunch, provided by
the neophytes, was served. The
Committee on Initiation is: Chair
man, John Lawrence; Sally We'd
dington, Benjamin F. Henderson,
Nilee Lewis, Virginia Faulkner and
Estelle Luckie. John L. Banks as
sisted in the arrangements.
The Credjafawns met on Wednes-
day, July II, in the Social Room of
Sumner Project as guests of Mr..
and Mrs. William Helm. Huron
Shelton, Jr., a member, who has
been very ill, was present at the
initiation.
Mrs. Sallie DickersOn, 673 w.
Central Ave-, who has been i'll due
to an injury to her ankle, is i'm
proving.
Mrs. Villa Mae Barber, County
Road C and Hardwood Ave-, and
her mother, Mrs. Mary Patrick, 554
Aurora Ave-, are leaving Saturday,
July ID, to visit their sister and
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Speers of
Chicago.
Mrs. Rose Lawrence, 314 North
Grotto Street, was overwhelmingly
surprised on her birthday, July 4th,
with a birthday party given by Mr..
and Mrs. John R. Lawrence, her son
and daughter-in-law, at their
home, 947 Iglehart Avenue. Guests
were: Rev. and Mrs. Floyd Massey,
Messrs. and Mesdames A. S. Foster,
A. James Lewis, Firston White and
Benjamin F. Henderson; Mesdames
Almeda Tresvan, Susie Luckie,
Jeanette Kelly, Sarah Johnson,
Martha Williams, Carrie Williams,
Alma Fort, Lena Good, George
Downey, Phoebe Chambers, Mary
Gaines, Matte Coins, Miss Estelle
Luckie; Messrs. Huron Shelton, ST.,
John R. Lawrence, ST., and VIII
liam Lawrence, Jr. Out-of-town
guests included: Mrs. Myrtle Hen
derson of Pontiac, Mich, mother of
B. F. Henderson, and Mrs. Henri
eta Norrington of Chicago, ILL.,,
sister of Mrs. Fort. After playing
games and being photographed, the
guests were served buffet lunch
con. The table was decorated in
an Independence Day motif. Mrs.
Lawrence cut her large birthday
cake after which toasts and good
will wishes were expressed.
Gifts were sent by Mesdames
George Lee, Julia Toliver, Hattie
Oliver and Mamie Charleston, who
were unable to be present. Many
beautiful and useful gifts were pre-
sented by the guests.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-13
Miss Leone Rounds
WedS James Griffith

Miss Leone Rounds, 1912 Elliot,
Minneapolis, and Mr.. James Grit
fifth, Chicago, ILL.,, were married,
Monday morning, July 9, at 10
o'clock at the home of the brides
sister, Mrs. Charles Cleveland of
the Elliot address.
The bride wore pale green dress
and carried a corsage of pink carna-
tions. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Henderson Reddick.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mr.. Solomon
Hughes were the only guests pres
ent. The couple left Monday noon
for Chicago where they will make
their home.
The Griffiths were entertained
at pre-nuptial party at the Cleve-
lands home, Saturday, July z.
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Adair, Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon
Hughes, Misses Doryce Schmaal,
Velma Nevis, Messrs. Sam Jackson
and Bill Dye and Mrs. Milton Mu-
rayama. Dinner was served buffet
style.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-13
Publishers Meet in
Wurtiine Conference
In N. Y. July 27-29

Chicago, Illinois, July 6-The
Negro Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation will hold limited Wartime
Conference in New York City
July 27, % and 20.
This announcement was made to-
day by the NNPA Executive Com
mittee.
Discussion groups on the Adver-
Using, Circulation, Editorial and
Mechanical phases of newspaper
operations will be led by NNPA
members.
The Limited Wartime Conference
will consider all business of the AS
ISOLATION, elect officers and aid in
charting the direction of Negro
publications on such matters as sur
plus property, reconversion and the
United Nations World Organiza-
ton and other questions relating to
the war effort. All pertinent prob
lens affecting Negro newspapers
as a group will be reviewed.
The sessions will be held on the
9Th floor, International Ladies
Garment Workers Building, 171O
Broadway, New York City.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-07-13
Pilgrim Baptist
Church Mems DoY
Sunduv, Tulv ~

A call was sent out this week to
all men to rally behind men of
Pilgrim Baptist church, st. Paul,
for their annual Mems day pro-
gram at the church, Sunday, July
%. An all-day program will be
conducted by the men in an effort
to raise $500 and erase last years
defeat by Pilgrims women.
Rev. Floyd Massey, Jr., pastor,
will speak at the II a. m. worship
hour. Robert johnson, professor
of economics at Virginia Union
University and recent instructor of
a short course in Negro history
at the University of Minnesota, will
speak at the evening service on
"How the Signs of the Times and
Current Trends Affect the Negro"
This is a matter Pilgrim men be-
lieve pertinent to every Negro of
all ages. Special music will be
provided for both services.
S. Vincent Owens, secretary of
the St. Paul Urban League, is gen.
eral chairman, A. ]. Lewis, his CO.
chairman and Theodore Allen, pub
licity chairman.