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Evening star., 1945-02-07
u. !. Forces Launch
Strongest Attack in
Italy Since October
Gain Initial Objectives
Southeast Of Bologna
Despite Fierce Defense
BY the Associated Press.

ROME, Feb. THE strongest
American attack in Italy since
October has driven 600 yards into
German lines southeast of Bo-
logna and gained its initial OBJ
jectives despite stin enemy
resistance, headquarters an
nounced today.
United States 5th Army troops
who launched the attack Monday
and broke a long winter stalemate
pushed toward German strongholds
of the mountainous Gothic Line
guarding the Po Valley road huh
in front of Bologna.
The strong opposition encoun-
tered indicated there has been nc
weakening of German defenses de.
spite reports that Nazis were shift
ing some troops from Italy to guard
their Russian-menaced home front
Front-line dispatches said the
attack did not constitute a large.
scale offensive and headquarters
described it as aiming at limited
objectives."
However, it was the Allies biggest
offensive gesture since bad weathe,
settled over the Italian front last
October. The heaviest artillery
bombardment of months preceded
the drive, which was supported by
tanks. About $1,000 rounds of am.
munltion were fired by American
guns of all sizes. ~
Numerous casualties were re-
ported.
jumping off after short ar
tillery preparation, we met enemy
artillery, machine-gun and mortar
fire as gains were made up to SOC
and 600 yards against stiff opposi-
ton, an official announcement said
The men moved through thawinf
snow over mountainous terrain
against strongpoints the German.
have defended through the ice
bound winter months.
Germans raked American columns
with some $500 shells. Thick mine
fields were encountered.
Allied advances also continued ir
the Serchio Valley near the ives,
coast The villages of Monte Bone
and Renaiao. east of the Serchit
River, were occupied against only
light opposition.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Hitler Reported Ready
To Quit as Fuehrer
And Take Presidency
Won Popen Might Be
Chancellor in Possible
Move for Peoce Bid
BY the Associated Press.

STOCKHOLM. Feb. THE
Stockholm newspaper Alton
bladet said today it believed that
a reorganization OF the German
government under which Hitler
would give up the title of Fuehrer
to become the Reich's president,
with Franz Won Papen as chan
cellor, was imminent.
It's information was attributed to
''rumors in Berlin which reached
German circles here"
Won Papen, probably the top man
in the German diplomatic service,
was Ambassador to Turkey when
Ankara broke relations with Berlin
last August 20.
May Be Trial Balloon.
The report had the earmarks Of q
German trial balloon designed to
sound out Allied reaction to whether
such revamped government would
have any chance of suing for arm
iStice terms.
1t came while President Roosevelt,
Prime Minister Churchill and Pre-
mier Stain were repeatedly in con-
ference with war problems including
Germany's fate.
Aftonbladet, which in the early
stages of the war had strongly
pro-German attitude, said Hitler's
reason for such a change was that
he lis no longer able to manage both
the matters of state and war lead
ership"
Once Abolished Presidency.
BY becoming the president of the
Reich-a post he Hitler
would be laying a favorable basis
Evening star., 1945-02-07
(See HITLER, Page A.
Gen. Arnold Is Ordered
To Hospital for Month

Gen. Henry H. Arnold, commander
of the Army Air Forces, is in an
Army Air Forces convalescent hos
pital and has been ordered to take
a months rest. the War Department
announced today.
According to Maj. Gen. David N
w. Grant, air surgeon. the AAF
chiefs condition is "the result OF
overwork."
Gen. Arnold's illness is not serious
it was said. and he is recuperatine
satisfactorily. The nature of his
illness was not disclosed.
1t. Gen. Barney M. Giles, chief o1
air staff, has been designated act
ing commanding general.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
France to Retain
Hold on Levont

PARIS, Feb. Z LR.-France intends
to maintain armed surveillance over
the republics of Syria and the
Lebanon for the duration of the war,
Information Minister Pierre Teitgen
declared yesterday in. connection
with reported demarche from the
Levant governments for immediate
and complete independence.
Touching on what currently is the
sorest point in French British rela-
tions, M. Teitgen said France and
the Near Eastern states are equally
bound by an accord signed by Gen.
de Gaulle in Algiers in 1913, in which
France promised to recognize the
eventual freedom Of the two nations
and to protect their liberty
Evening star., 1945-02-07
tSee WESTERN FRONT, Page Al,
B-2os Bomb Thai|and
Indo-China Targets
BY the Associated Press.

6y Tue AS6OClateQ SIeSS.
Separate fleets of Super Fortresses
today attacked japanese military
installations in Thailand and Indo-
China.
Flying from bases in India the
B-29s of Brig. Gen. Roger M.
Ramey's Goth Bomber Command
sprang the twin attacks in daylight.
A war bulletin from Gen. Henry
H. Arnold, commanding the 20.h Air
Force, did not disclose additional
details.
Results Of the missions will be
announced when operational reports
are received from the theater.
Possible targets were Bangkok,
capital of Thailand; Saigon, chief
city Of Indo-C China, and the fleet
base at Camranh Bay, 200 miles
Ao9theast Of Saigon.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Liberated Persons
To Be Returned When
Situation Permits
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Gen. Macarthur has informed
the War and State Departments
that persons liberated in the
Philippines will be permitted to
come home "as soon as the mill
tary situation permits
Gen. Macarthur also has ad-
vised Washington, it was dis
closed in a joint announcement
today, that "he has taken all
appropriate measures to pro-
vide for the welfare Of all
United Nations citizens 0iber-
atedD and that those relief mea-
sures will be continued through
out the period Of military ad-
ministration by the civil affairs
authorities OF the Army"
The announcement said II Is
expected that the names of
those freed will become avail
able In the near future through
appropriate War Department
channels"
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Macarthur Visits Sonto Tomas
As Jap Shells Land Nearby
Also Goes to PuIuce:
Foe Blasts MuniIo
Business Section
BY the Associated Press.

L' hiic ASspelaNSd T-tcSs.
MANILA, Feb. Cen. Mac
Arthur returned for a brief time
to Manila today, while a grim
race developed between Ameri-
cans trying to clean out the city
and trapped enemy bent on de-
stroying it.
The American commander visited
Santo Tomas internment camp
while it was being shelled by the
Japanese. AS he left one shell
smacked into the earth within 100
feet Of him. The enemy artillery
had bombarded the area intermit-
tently throughout Tuesday night
and today, wounding some soldiers.
Internees crowded around when
Gen. Macarthur arrived before noon
and cheerd him Justify. He was
accompanied by his staff. They
alighted from their motor cars amid
cheers of There's Macarthur" and
Hes back"
Bitter Fight for City.
This historic moment had for a
background the bitter fight for the
burning city. American artillery
began bombarding areas south OF
the Pasig River in an effort to drive
out the japanese who 'wantonly
set fire to the city, Gen. Macarthur
said. The enemy force was strong
est in the southern area and the
American command resorted to the
extreme measure OF shelling it
something they had hoped to avoid
only when other efforts to rout
out the enemy had failed.
There was no indication that jap
Evening star., 1945-02-07
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. THE New
York Stock Exchange and the New
York Curb Exchange today took
steps to revise their method of re-
porting the volume of stock and
bond transactions, in compliance
with suggestion from Mayor La
Guardia, who said the figures were
being used for gambling purposes.
Officials of the Stock Exchange
said they had advised the Mayor,
in response to his complaint, that
effective with the start of business
tomorrow the method of reporting
the hourly and daily transactions
In stocks and bonds would be so
revised as to preclude their use in
numbers betting to any practical
extent.
#, for instance, an ofiicial said,
the total at the end Of an hour or
day stood at l,686, $40 the exchange
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Seizure Of Records
Blamed for Delay in
Goldberg Checkup
Two DPC OfficiuIs Still
UnobIe to ExpIoin
$500 Discrepancy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Two officials of the Defense
Plant Corp. contended today that
an accounting of Jacob Gold
berg's auction sales had been de-
layed by Senate War Investigat-
ing seizure of Mr.. Goldberg's
records.
Until they have an opportunity to
go over all the records, the witnesses
told the committee, they are unable
to account for a 500 discrepancy
between total sales of $168, 100 and
bank deposits Of $l63 600.
The witnesses were Don Brown,
who supervised the auctions at Mas
peth, Lond Island, and Burlington,
N. j., and James Kellehan, an at
torney for the Reconstruction FL
nance Corp.
Asserting that until . further
check can be made I'VE can't tell
exactly where the $500 Is" Mr..
Kellehan said. "The IS, 100 is prob
ably represented by refunds to bid
ders who didn't 60 through with
sales, or who got short quantities. :"
Many Items Involved.
There were SO many items in
volved, they added, that Mr.. Gold
berg had not had an opportunity to
make his accounting within 80 days,
as required by his conract with the
DPC, which Is subsidiary of RFC.
Senator Ferguson, Republican. of
Michigan said that the RFC had no
way of knowing whether Mr.. Gold
berg would render IAN honest" ac-
counting in cases where bidders
made Is per cent deposits at the
auction, but didn't make purchases.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Goldberg pro-
claimed himself a clean-living man
with faith in his ultimate vindi-
cation" by the committee.
The gray-haired president of Sur
plus Liquidators, Inc, told reporters
he would withhold his side of the
inquiry, which has brought in the
names Of many prominent national
figures, until he takes the stand.
Confident Of Vindication.
However" he said, II am conf
dent of ultimate vindication. I've
lived a clean life. / am the best
liquidator for the Government and
they need my services"
In hearings by the Mead commit
tee yesterday Senator Connally,
Democrat, of Texas objected to tes-
timony he said might tend to smear
Herbert Bayard Swope and Bernard
M. Baruch.
He referred to repeated testimony
that Mr.. Swope, former chairman of
the New York State Racing Com
mission, wrote letters to Jesse Jones
and others. to get Mr.. Goldberg and
Herman Brandt, secretary of Sur
plus Liquidators, audiences with
high Government ofIlcials.
Other testimony has been devel-
(See SURPLUS. Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Latest Overseas Star
Ready for Mailing

The latest issue Of The Stars
Overseas Edition is ready for
mailing today. Free copies,
with envelopes, are obtainable
at The Stars business counter
and the Victory Bond booth
in Lansburgh's department
store.
The Overseas Star may be
sent by ordinary mail for 3
cents. but 1t will be delivered
much more quickly and win
be all the more appreciated
II sent by airmail at IL cents.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Belgion Cabinet to Quit,
Premier PierIot Says

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Feb. Premier HUI
bert Pierlot announced today that
his government would resign.
Interrupting the Chamber Of
Deputies debate on whether to over
throw his government, the Premier
announced he was going to Regent
Prince Charles and submit the
resignation q his cabinet.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Sherwood Sees Nimitz
On Pacific War Study
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ADVANCED PACIFIC FLEET
HEADQUARTERS, Feb. Z (via Navy
radio) Robert E. Sherwood, play
wright and former Off1ce of War
Information official, visited Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz's headquarters
yesterday on tour of the Pacific
war areas at the request of Secretary
Of the Navy Forrestal.
His visit dealt primarily with
problems Of sending home the full
est information on theswar against
Japan and emphasizing its Inn
portance. The playwright expects
to take q cruise with the fleet on .
tour Of the Philippine Islands.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Boy, 8, Is Drowned
Trying to Save Brother
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Pa, Feb. Joseph
Lutz, 8, risked and lost his life to
save the life of his 9-year -old
brother. Chester.
Chester plunged through the ice
on Conestoga Creek Joseph ran to
the edge OF the hole, grabbed
Chester's hand and pulled, scream
ing and waving his free hand to
attract workmen from a quarry
nearby. He slipped, fell In and
sank. The workmen rescued Chester.
Evening star., 1945-02-07
2,0OO-Mi|e Pipeline
In China 10 Speed Up
Bombing Of Japan
Undertaking Disclosed By
Crowley in Appeal for
Leuse-Lend Extension
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A 2.000-mile lease-lend pipe
line is being burrowed into the
interior Of China to power the
Allied air attack on Japan. Lee
r. Crowley, foreign economies
administrator, disclosed today.
Mr.. Crowley told the House For
eign Affairs Committee the pipeline,
built through combined American,
British. Chinese and Indian man
power and resources, will increase
MANIFOLD the $1,000 tons per month
that once moved over the old Burma
road"
1t will enable the combined
forces of the United Nations to
mount new and greater of1ensives
from China" he testified.
Mr.. Crowley went before the COM
mittee to urge a one-year extension
of lease-lend. which, otherwise, will
lapse June 80.
Fleet Of Trucks for China.
He said the pipeline is just one of
many lease-lend operations aimed
at stepping up military supplies for
China and Allied forces in the East.
A feet of $4,000 American trucks
viii be delivered to China over the
new Ledo road to set up q Chinese
transportation system. A thousand
American technicians are In China
or on their way there and 1000 Chi
nese will be brought to this country
for training to help their country
handle the greatly increased vol
ume of lease-lend materials that
will be moving in," he said.
Mr.. Crowley reviewed the whole
history of lease-lend operations on
all fighting fronts and said reverse
lease-lend aid is coming to Ameri-
cas- war effort from Britain at the
rate of $2,500, 900 900 a year.
"The value of reverse lease-lend
aid that we have received from oul
ether Allies has not been of the
same magnitude" he added. China
and Russia have required all that
they could produce besides what We
could send them for fighting the in
vaders of their soil.
"All, however, are contributing
what they can for victory for al ol
1See IEASE-LFND. Pare A.3O
Evening star., 1945-02-07

anese demolition squads were ready
to surrender their slender hold on
that portion of the city's center
lying south of the river. Already
they have wrecked about a square
mile Of the metropolitan district
north of the pasig.
japanese demolition crews added
new explosive fires to those already
kindled OH both banks of the Pasig
and in other sectors Of the city. One
appeared to center I'm Manila's Chi
nese Hotel. near the Escolta. At
Evening star., 1945-02-07
Britain Would Include
France in Conference
On Europe's Borders
Statement Follows
Apparent Big 5 Bon
On Gen. De GoulIe
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 7.-Inclusion of
France in big power" confer
ence dedicated to settlement Of
political decisions on the re-
drawing Of European frontiers"
was Endorsed today by the British
government.
With French feeling running high
over the apparent exclusion of Gen.
Charles de Gaulle from the Roose-
velt-C Churchill Stain talks, Minister
of State Richard Law told the House
of Commons that Britain believed
the reshaping of the European map
must be decided later by all the
powers together"
Mr.. Law made his statements as
q substitute for Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden and Prime Minister
Churchill. He also represented the
government in foreign affairs de-
bates last Wednesday.
Questioned ON De Gaulle Statement.
The question was raised as to
whether the British government in
dorsed what was quoted as the
Official statement made by Gen. de
Gaulle in Paris on January Is that
both east and west banks of the
Rhine must belong to France"
Mr.. Law replied that, according to
all accounts he had seen of Gen. de
Gaulle's press conference of jan
uary Is, the French leader did not
say both banks must belong to
France, but referred only to the
military occupation of certain areas
by French forces"
I Mr.. Law did not elaborate on his
reference to future big power con-
ference on redrawing frontiers and
renamed silent when Comdr. Oliver
Locker Lampson, Conservative,
asked whether there was "any per-
manent security for France until
this traditional frontier is safe"
In a latter discussion of the rec
ognition Of governments of newly
liberated countries, Mr.. Law reiter-
ated Britain's stand in favor of free
elections as soon as possible.
Based on Atlantic Charter.
Mr.. Law said the governments
policy was based on objectives
broadly laid down in the Atlantic
Charter, adding:
But the Government does not re-
gard any provision of the charter
as meaning that in no circumstances
could any change of enemy territory
take place without the consent of
its present inhabitants"
Does not that Interpretation OF
the Atlantic Charter make it sound
a complete humbug?" asked Labor
ite r. Sorenson.
mo SIR" Mr.. Law replied.
The minister of state also ex-
pressed the hope that Britain would
not be invited often to supervise
elections in countries taken from the
enemy.
Mr.. Law said there was no inten-
ton of establishing diplomatic re-
lations with Finland, Bulgaria or
Romania during the armistice Pc
riOdS
Evening star., 1945-02-07

He is q member OF the American
Battle Monuments Commission,
which supervises monuments and
cemeteries Ia which American SOL
diers are buried On foreign soil.
Selection Of Z successor g secre-
tary to tho majority Is expected to
be delayed several weeks.
Evening star., 1945-02-07

Three additional men from
i the District area haze been
reported killed in this 1Ddr. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-02-07

(See MANPOWER, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1945-02-07

tSee PHILIPPINES, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1945-02-07

(See RUSSIA, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-02-07

(See SURPLUS, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1945-08-18
Uncle Ruy's Corner

Don Turberfeld, . boy who lives
in a small village in Saskatchewan.
has written me a letter with this
line in it:
Il read your column every day
and wonder if you could print an
article about guinea pigs"
Several years ago I wrote an AZ
ticle about guinea pigs, but probably
that was before Don started to fol-
low our department. In any case
those queer-looking little animals
may deserve a few notes at this time.
From their name we might sup
pose that guinea pigs were pigs from
the part Of Western Africa known
as Guinea, but to think that would
be an error. They neither came
from Africa nor do they belong to
the swine family.
Guinea pigs are members Of cavy
family, and the CAVES are wild AMI
mails of South America. There are
several kinds of cavies. 1t Is be-
heved that the ancestors Of guinea
pigs were from Guiana
branch Of the cavy family. The
name may be changed form of
Guiana, but this point is not certain.
CAVES are something Like rabbits
in size and shape. They live In bur-
rows and eat plants. They make
squeaking or grunting noises.
The domestic cavy, or guinea pig,
is as tame an animal as could be de-
sired. Some boys and girls keep
guinea pigs as pets and seem to
get along well with them, at least
for a time.
1t has been found that, in some
cases, one pair Of guinea pigs will
increase In number to 1000 at the
end of a year. This means that
most of the young must be given
away, but think OF all the new prob.
lens which will start in the homes
of those who get such gifts!
More important than being pets,
guinea pigs fill place in the world
Of medicine Scientists who try to
find better ways to save human be-
ings from disease often use guinea
fpigs.
The little animals (seldom more
than inches long, seem to suffer
hardly at all when . serum needle
is used on them. Doctors and SCI
entists say that tests on guinea pigs,
rats and other animals have saved
thousands of human lives.
UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1945-08-18
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Opeing lead: King Of spades.
Certain leads, to the average
bridge player. are anathema. When
the opponents are scoring up a
game that could easily have been
defeated, partner is frequently heard
to ask, why didn't you lead
spade? That would have set them"
Il couldn't" is the quick reply. Il
had the king (or the ace or some
thing else equally cursed" When
1t takes spades to beat hand, my
advice is to lead spades, and when
it takes diamonds it's a good idea to
put your fingers on q diamond and
keep them there until the back OF
the card has touched the table.
And this advice applies even though
your holding in that suit Is such
that it would not normally be an
attractive lead.
It is true that with certain hold
ings you should wait for partner to
come through" This applies where
you have an ace-Queen combination
and you are convinced that declarer
has the king which can be cap
tured. But on many hands there
Is not time to wait for partner to
come through, because in the mean
time, declarer can obtain discards.
At such times you must hasten to
gather rosebuds while you may.
Today's hand provides a splendid
illustration Of this principle. Against
the contract Of four hearts doubled,
South led the king of spades. Dunn
my played low, North followed with
the three and East played the two.
In an effort to get partner in, to
come through" the diamonds, South
led q low club. East won with the
ace, laid down the ace of trumps
and then took the finesse Of the
Jack of spades which was a marked
winner, discarding . losing diamond
on the ace of spedes. South's
plant that it was impossible to
lead from the ace-queen of dia-
monds, was unwarranted.
When declarer refused the first
spade trick, it became evident that
he had just two spades. If he had
three there would be no point in
refusing the trick. He must therefore
Evening star., 1945-08-18

be planning to obtain a discard.
What can he discard that will do
him any god? Surely, not club,
since dummy has a singleton club.
1t must therefore be a diamond. If
North has the ace Of clubs, the de-
clarer cannot possibly make the
hand since he must lose one trick in
each suit. But If East has the ace
of clubs, which is a moral GER
tainty, since he went to game volun-
tarily, North must have the king
of diamonds for his raise. The
proper play, therefore, is the ace of
diamonds. North's discard to this
trick will make the next play obvi-
Gus. If North should play a dis
couraging diamond, South would
still have time to cash the club trick
If 1t were to be had.
(copyright. l945. by Charles II. Goren }
Evening star., 1945-08-18

beft and chorus Of over 1000 voices.
Wc, 10:30-Ths work Of the flight sur.
geon dramatiled.
W0p. t0:t5-How The Army rshabiiaiss
blinded soldiers is told.
W0P, t0:45-Dr. Edward Warner diauHes
World Civil Aviation
Evening star., 1945-08-18
on TINE klR IoNleNH.

on the AIR IoMleM.
WMAL, 7:00-publsher Waller Fuller, AL
Loader Joseph Mcdonald and Industry Head
Paul Hoffman speak.
WMAl, S:30-Ths annual Gilbert and Sulll'
ven Festival, with Josef Stopak conducting. n.
N. s. Pihafors opens the series.
Evening star., 1945-08-18

VOL, a:3o-hendsIssohn's italian Sym.
phonK "Nht.Saens' "Ls Rouei d0mpha|s' and
tho ballet music from DsIibss' sylvia"
WINK. 9:05-Naihsn hiIsiein plays Tsehai
kowskys Violin Concerto
VOL. f0:00-Ths annual Chicago Music
Festival, with GLADYS Swahhout. Lswrents lib.
Evening star., 1945-08-18

Remove one letter from each word and
rearrange to spell the word called for
Print the letter opposite the word from
which you have removed It. II you have
.Lettered. Out" correctly It's the seat Of
Panhellenic festivals
Answer to Yesterday's LETTER.OUT,
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81 RESPOND-PoNDER (think over).
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(E} STEAM1NG-MATINGS (weddingso
(R) REAMIN0 - ENIGMA (amhiguous
saying)