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Evening star., 1945-01-21
| OES Actpities
In Local Chapters

The annual meeting OF the Gen.
leral Auxiliary Home Board will be
held at 1880 pm. tomorrow for
election of officers.
Meetings announced are:
Electa Chapter-Tuesday, initia-
ton of 10 candidates; ways and
means card party Saturday eve
ming, 1925 Alabama avenue Sc.
Naomi Chapter-Tuesday, re-
hearsal; Wednesday, initiation.
Cathedral Chapter-Monday re-
hearsal; Wednesday, initiation.
Chevy Chase Chapter-wednes-
day, initiation; January 27, Sat-
urday Evening Club.
Hope Monday, $50 pm.
rehearsal; Wednesday, initiation;
annual dance and card party, Feb
ruary 10, Shoreham Hotel.
Miriam Chapter-Monday, initia-
ton; G. Glenn Reese. patron, was
appointed grand sentinel.
Columbia Chapter-Tuesday 420s
Ninth street NV, motion picture
and refreshments.
Lafayette Chapter - Wednesday
birthday party. February 8, annua
dance, Wardman Park Hotel.
Lebanon Chapter-Tuesday en-.
tertainment and refreshments.
Treaty Oak Chapter-Monday, re.
hearsal and refreshments. Home
Board Committee, noon Monday, al
the Empire. preceding the genera
meeting. Luncheon Card Club
Thursday, home of Martha Dunlap
Takoma Chapter-Friday, 37tt
anniversary celebration with the
Grand Chapter officers as guests.
Harmony Chapter - Thursday
birthdays will be honored. Home
Board, January %, with Ruby Deery
Warren G. Harding Chapter
Tuesday, entertainment and refresh.
ments. Ways and means party, Jan.
uary 80, nome of Anna Hausman
Friendship Chapter-Friday, mi.
alton.
William F. Hunt Chapter-Thurs
day, 33d anniversary celebration.
Temple Chapter-Monday, 36tf
anniversary celebration. The grane
matron and grand patron will bt
guests. Rummage sale, Februar,
6, 7 and 8, by the Ways and Mean!
Committee.
Brookland Chapter Tuesday
luncheon and cards, Twelfth anc
Monroe streets NE. Wednesday
balloting and entertainment.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Mrs. Cora Manolv
New WRC President

Mrs. Cora Mandy was installed as
president of the Department of the
Potomac Woman's Relief Corps
Auxiliary to the GAR, at the annual
convention banquet Thursday at the
Continental Hotel. Mrs. Laura
Smith of Providence, r. l., national
president, and Mrs. Laura I. Smith,
national secretary, conducted the
installation.
Other officers installed were: Mrs
Marie McElroy. counselor; Mrs. Cor
dia Pollard, secretary; Mrs. Una
Dorsey, senior vice president; Mrs.
Hattie Canada, treasurer; Mrs.
Ethel Ferris, junior vice president;
Miss Bernice Ferris, patriotic in
structor; Miss Caroline Little, chap
lain; Mrs. Myrtle Burke, senior aide;
Mrs. Charlotte Cary, instructor and
installing officer; Mrs. Bertha
Brown, inspector; Mrs. Mary Win
gate, press correspondent; Mrs. Isa-
belle Bontz, conductress; Miss Rose
Lee, Miss Alice Lippold, Miss Mary
Porter and Mrs. Anna Horn, color
bearers; Mrs. Edther Lippold, chair
man, with Miss Mary Fields, Mrs.
Ruth Horn, Miss Teresa Jones,
Miss A. E. McLaney, Executive Com
mittee; Miss Rose l.. Shelton, dele
gate at large: Miss Bernice Ferris,
alternate to the delegates, and Miss
Alice Lippold, delegate.
Percy Parker was appointed color
bearer to the GAR.
Musical selections were rendered
by Ludwig Mandy and Miss Bernice
Ferris rendered a solo.
A joint council meeting will be
held tomorrow at 8 pm. at the home
of Mrs. Mandy, 1109 Orren street
NE.
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Army, Navy Union
To Install Officers

Oscar Underwood Garrison and
its auxiliary will jointly install off,
GERS and hold a dance Wednesday
evening at 1919 K street NV.
The garrison officers are: George
R. Cassidy, commander; Carl A..
Binker, first vice commander; B. E.
Loving, Junior vice commander; L.
]. Smith, chaplain; Joseph Biggs,
paymaster; Harry johnson, outer
guard; John J. Krim, judge advo-
cate; James Pistorio, service officer;
John Hans, officer OF the day; Sergt.
c. A. Gordon, inner guard; w. w
Lonssdale, historian; william H.
Turks and w. w. Sparks, color bear
ers, and s. j. Mullica, adjutant.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Organized

In an effort to stimulate con-
temporary young American mu-
sicians and to help discover new
musical talent, B'nai Births Vic
tory Lodge today announced the
creation of the annual George
Gershwin memorial contest for the
best original 15-minute orchestral
selection.
The winning composer will re-
ceiye an award of $1,000 and have
his prize winning number pub
lished and performed at the Met
ropolitan Opera House by "a men,
bers of the Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra, under the baton OF
Leonard Bernstein, at a George
Gershwin memorial concert pro-
gram on Tuesday evening, March
O7
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Lucia Cast Named

Josephine Antoine, soprano, and
Claudio Frigerio, baritone, of the
Metropolitan Opera will be heard as
Lucy and Lord Henry Ashton in the
next production by the Washington
Grand Opera Co., which will pre-
sent Donizetti's Lucia di Lammer-
moor" Wednesday, January 81, in
Constitution Hall William Web
ster, managing director, will take
the part of Edgar. Thomas Philippe
Martin will lead an orchestra of 40
musicians from Philadelphia. The
chorus will be from New York.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

GCliOl, oCSOlA
panied at the
piano by John
M a rville. Mr..
G h a n ler is
soloist at All
Souls Unitarian
Church and has
sung ! e a d i n 6
roles with the
Columbia Light
o p era Com
pany. His pro-
gram will in
clude a group
of we'll known
Italian S n G S,
a m on q which
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Recital in Gallery

Margaret Vardi, soprano, assisted
by Irving Owen at the piano, will
give a song recital in the Phillips
Gallery tomorrow night at $50
o'clock. Her program will include
three arias: "Batti Batti," from
Mozart's Don Giovanni" and Och
Vieni Non Tardar" from Marriage
of Figaro" by the same composer !;
also "Je veux Vivre" from Gounod's
Romeo and Juliet" Italian and
French songs, group of Brahms
and Schumann and some English
songs will comprise the program.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Concert Schedule

TODAY.
National Symphony Orchestra, DR..
Hans Kinder. conductor. Constitu-
tion Hall, 4 pm
recital, Music Hour, Barker Hall,
Concert Recorded faS Sia' Music, Public
Library. Sixteenth and Lamont
streets NV, pm.
Molster.- contralto. assisting. All
Souls Church. 5 pm.
Gordon String Quartet, National GAL
lery of Art. pm.
TOMORROW.
CONCERT Recorded Music; Public
NV, 7:30 pm.
Wade n Step STEPHENS; a., orsan recital
Margaret vardi. soprano. song recital.
Phillips Gallery. $50 pm.
TUESDAY.
Marine Band, Marine Barracks, 1890
pm.
WEDNESDAY.
National SYMPHONY Orchestra. DR..
Hans han * klndIep. conductor constitu-
Marine Band Symphony Orchestra,
Luis Guzmar,; nute. soloist. Marine
~, Barracks S:15 pm.
Wdut ~ stephens. organ recital.
L. D. S. Chapel. 8 pm
Concer. Recorded Music. Public
Library. Sixteenth street and Good
Hope road Sc. 7:30 pm.
THURSDAY.
1870" Concert National Symphony.
DR.. Hans Kinder. conductor: Oscar
Levant. pianist, soloist: Constitu-
tion Hall, $40 pm.
FRIDAY.
Friday, Morning Music Club. Dorothy
Bixby soprano; Anne Yago Nc
GufYey, contralto: Villa Semple.
pianist: Barker Hall, YWCA. 11:30
am.
Marine Band. Marine Barracks. 1890
pm.
Navy Band symphony Orchestra. viii
liam T. Cameron. harp, soloist;
Departmental Auditorium. $40
pm.
Pro Arte String Quartet, Library Of
Coneress. $40 pm.
SATURDAY,
Wade N. Stephens, orsa~ recital,
L. D. 3. Chapel 8 o.1a.
4.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Support the Sixth War Loan drive
like mighty army" over the top
"a million. De Soto had no quota !;
nor have We! buy and buy and buy.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Jobs Daughters

Bethel No. will meet at pm.
Thursday. 1t will be "neighborly
night" and there will be a COM
munity sing A group OF girls, from
each Bethel hsrs, Will render . spe-
oaal number.
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West was dealer and both sides
we're vulnerable. The bidding went:
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Brazil has brought out a 40c. light
brown stamp showing Friar Bartol-
omeu Gusmao exhibiting a model
OF flying machine at the court of
the king of Portugal. August 8,
1909.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

James B. Hatcher. philatelic editor
OF the New York journal American,
refers to Andora as that tiny, SIX
century-old state tucked away high
IN the Eastern Pyrenees between
France and Spain" He then ex-
plains: 1T has population of less
than $500 and is just three times
as big as the District of Columbia. !"
Evening star., 1945-01-21

The Department Executive Com
mlttee will meet at the Legion club
house on Thursday evening.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Dept. Comdr. Pennington an
nounced the following department
appointments: Finance officer. Mar
tin A. Schubert, and to be chairman
OF the department National De-
tense Committee, Horace Hoctor.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Kenneth L. Kelly, chairman Of
the Colorists of Baltimore and
Washington, has announced that
William H. Beck, well-known Mary
land authority of the colors of
postage stamps, will be the prin-
Tcipal speaker at a dinner to be
held at the YWCA cafeteria, 614
= street NV, Monday evening,
February S, at $50 O'Clock. Res
ervations will be accepted until
Friday, February q, at pm. Phone
RE. 406l.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

According to George w. Linn,
editor and publisher of Linn's
Weekly Stamp News, Sidney, Ohio,
additional Philippine stamps are
being reprinted for sale to collec-
tors. The matter is to be investi-
gated, and full report will be pub
lished.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Mrs. Edness K. wilkins, admins
trative assistant in the Treasury
Department, will address a coins
and medals meeting of the Collec-
tors Club of Washington, Thomson
School, Twelfth and K streets NV.
Tuesday evening at 8.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Brahms Requiem" and Bach's
''Magnif1cat" is being rehearsed by
Evening star., 1945-01-21

The Post Office Department has
been asked to reissue the SC Korean
flag stamp as a miniature or SOU
venir sheet carrying a block of four
perforated all round and priced to
sell at zoe.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

John Y. Pennypacker of Phila-
delphia has been elected president
of the International Postal Slogan
Society, pledged to the study of
postal meters and all other can
collation. devices carrying messages,
whether American or foreign in
origin.
Evening star., 1945-01-21
Meetings this week are:

meetings this week are.
Monday-Tank Corps Post, Legion
clubhouse; Woodbridge Post, TAFT
Junior High School.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
Wednesday - National Cathedral
Post, Legion Clubhouse; Henry C.
Spengler, Post. 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue NV; Bureau of Engraving
Post, Legion Clubhouse.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post
Twelfth Street YMCA.; Department
Executive Committee. Legion Club
house.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Meetings this week are: Monday,
Front Line Auxiliary, 7l3 D street
NV; Friday, National Capital Aux.
iliary, 713 D street NV.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Whether or not the new postal
money orders, notes and stamps will
be available to collectors through
the Philatelic Agency remains un-
determined, but the prospects are
not good. However, there is nothing
to prevent person from buying a
postal note and having stamps to a
specified amount applied to it and
canceled-with no intention of ever
having it. cashed. The notes and
the stamps will be available on
February /, and the consensus
among Washington people interested
in the matter is that they are COL
lectible.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

A new and revised American rLe-
g1on Manuel of Ceremonies has
Just been received by the depart
ment and copies thereof are avail
able for all posts at Legion head
quarters.
Evening star., 1945-01-21

Police and Fire Post, through
Comdr William Rees, on January
27, will make presentation to
Mount Alto Hospital in the form of
two electric coffee urns for use in
the recreation room of the hospital.
Evening star., 1945-07-08
Latin American Lectures
Planned al Catholic u.

A series of public lectures on
Latin America by speakers from a
number of universities and the
Federal Government will take place
in Mcmahon Hall, Catholic Uni
versity. under auspices of the Once
of Inter-American Affairs and the
university's Institute of Ibero-
American Studies.
The first lecture in the series will
be at 7:3o pm today by Prof. Amer
leo Castro of Princeton University.
The others will follow each We'd
nesday and Sunday evening.
Other lecturers will be Prof
Manoel da Silveira, Catholic Uni
versity; Prof. Robert G. Smith.
Sweet Briar College: the Rev. DR..
James A. Magner, Catholic Univer-
sity; Prof. John Tate Lanning,
Duke University; DIR. George
Wythe, Department of Commerce.
and Prof. Arthur Preston Whitaker,
University of Pennsylvania.
The public is invited to the lee
lures and to participate In open
discussions following each one.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Freedom CavaIcade
Ends Bond Drive at
Monument Tonight
Hollywood Stors, Bonds
And Fireworks to Feature
Greet Entertainment

July Fourth and the close of
the Mighty Seventh" War Loan
will be observed at the Monument
Grounds tonight with one of the
greatest entertainments ever as
sembled in Washington.
A galaxy of Hollywood stars, a
huge fireworks display and a massed
concert by the Army Air Forces
Navy and Marine Bands will be fea-
tured from 7:30 to about 1880
O'Clock. More than 100000 are ex-
pected to attend Americas Caval-
cade of Freedom" on the grass slope
of the Monument facing Constitu-
ton avenue.
Roddy McDowan has been added
to the list of stars appearing. He
arrived last night. Other stars al
ready here are Dennis Morgan, Judy
Canova and Edward Arnold.
Others Coming.
Lucille Ball and Edgar Kennedy
were scheduled to arrive at 1890
O'Clock today at Union Station;
Helen Jepson at 1877 o'clock at the
National Airport and Dinah Shore
at 4:40 O'Clock this afternoon at the
airport. Edward Everett Horton
Gil Lamb, the Nicholas Brothers and
the De Marcos also will arrive this
afternoon.
The program will open at 7:30
o'clock with record music. Then
the Navy. Army Air Forces and Ma
rine Bands each will play for 10
minutes. More than IS patriotic
Evening star., 1945-07-04

organizations will participate in
massing of the colors at about $40
O'Clock, accompanied by the SPARS
Drum and Bugle Corps.
An American flag will be raised
at $40 o'clock, followed by an IN
vocation by the Rev. DR.. l.. ]. Nc
Cormick and massed pledge OF
allegiance to the flag.
Escort for Stars.
Wilmer j. Waller. chairman of the
District Mighty Seventh" will in
troduce officials of the District Rec
reation Board, War Finance ano
other sponsoring groups at about
$3.50 O'Clock. He will speak briefly
on the success of the war loan.
At about $50 O'Clock the stars
will leave the Statler Hotel with q
motorcycle escort. They will pro-
ceed down l. street to Vermont ave.
nue. and down Fifteenth street into
the Monument Grounds.
Meanwhile Chief Justice Bolitha
c. Laws of District Court viii read
part of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and the flag will be low
cred. The Rev. DR.. Carroll G. Rob-
erts will pronounce the benediction
and the colors will be retired at
about 8:45 o'clock.
The stars will begin their appear
ances Immediately thereafter. The
program will close with As minutes
of fireworks beginning at 1896
o'clock. The fireworks will be more
spectacular than ever seen here be-
fore. They will include more thar
100 types of aerial shells and "set
pieces" of President Truman and the
Two Jima flag raising.
Edward Arnold will act as master
Of ceremonies for the first half OF
the stars show and Edward Everett
Horton for the second. Helen Jep-
son, Dinal Shore and Dennis Nor
gan will sing. Lucille Ball, Edgar
Kennedy and Roddy McDowall will
(ses CAVALCADE Page A-3)
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Reserve Board Raise!
Stock Margin 10 75%
To Curb Speculation
New Rules involving
Purchases Will Go in
Effect Tomorrow
BY the Associatsd Press.

BY The Associated Press,
With the aim of reducing stock
market speculation, the Federal
Reserve Board has raised the
margin requirements from so to
IS per cert--the highest ever.
Effective tomorrow, any one buy
ing stock exchange securities must
put up rs per cent of the price him
self-this is his "margin"-and can
borrow only Is per cent from his
banker or broker.
The board also ruled that begin
ming July is, If p person sells some
Of the securities in an account and
those do not measure up to the rs
per cent requirement, he must use
the proceeds to raise the margin to
that amount.
Other than this, existing accounts
do not have to be raised to rs
per cent.
A spokesman for the board said
regulating credit alone won't halt
speculation, because it doesn't affect
cash transactions, but he said it was
hoped the new regulations would
have some quieting influence.
The last change in margin re-
quirements was in February, when
they were raised from 40 to so per
cent. Prior to that they were at 40
per cent for more than seven years.
The increased margins also ap-
ply to short sales.
They affect credit extended by
both brokers and banks to finance
purchases Of stock exchange Sc
curitieS.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Farm Population Drops
To 35-Year-LoW Figure

Farm population of the United
States has dropped to the lowest
point in the 35 years that the Gov
ernment has been keeping statis-
tics, the Agriculture Department re-
ported today.
Depite the decline, however, farm
and food production has increased
IS per cent over prewar output.
In the five years since January,
1910, farm population decreased
from 30.269 900 persons to rs, ,190, 900,
a net decline of 1863 per cent. the
department said. 1t estimated that
farms lost 5,136,000 persons through
migration or abandonment of farm
ing operations and l,805,000 to tho
military services.
The department held out hope
that the level of farm population
this year would remain stable al
reconversion and bilization in
lcrease.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Byrnes Swings Into Job,
Seeing Staff and Envoys

James r. Byrnes swung into hi:
new job as Secretary of State today
with a staff meeting at 9 am. and
three diplomatic appointments aft
erward.
The staff meeting with Undersec-
retary Grew and six assistant Sec
retaries was described as a routine
review of current problems.
Mr.. Byrnes scheduled appoint
ments later in the day with Greek
Foreign Minister John Sofianapou-
los, the new South African Minister
II. T. Andrews, and the Ell Salvador
Ambassador, Hector David Castro
The chiefs of all the foreign
diplomatic missions in Washington
were invited to meet the new Secre-
tary at the State Department al
4::30 pm.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Mifscher Decorafes Six
Officers Of Task Force So
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, July 4-Rear
Admiral Joseph j. Clark of Chelsea,
Okla, commander of a carrier divi-
sion operating with the famed Task
Force So, and FIVE of his staff Off
GERS have been decorated for out
standing service in the Pacific.
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher
leader of Task Force 58, presented
the decorations during ceremonies
at the Naval Air Station.
Admiral Clark received the Legion
of Merit Medal for directing an air
attack last March "a which resulted
in the sinking of an eight-ship
enemy convoy attempting to take
troops and supplies to Okinawa.
Others decorated included:
Legion of Merritt. Douglas A.
McCrary, Calvert, Tex, operations
officer for aircraft. Silver Star
Comdr. David s. Brown, jackson
Miss. gunnery and operations off,
Ger; 1t. Comdr. Owen E. Sowerwine
Westfield, N. j., communications of :
ficer, and 1t. Herman S. Rosenblatt
Omaha, Nebr., senior air combat
intelligence officer.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
| District ( Bond Sales
OF 1900, 900 Roise
| Total to 81.o Pct.

Sale of E War Bonds in the
District has reached 81.9 per
cent of the $4,000, 600 quota,
the District of Columbia War
Finance Committee announced
today.
The committee said sales
amounted to $1,300,000 since
yesterdays report, bringing the
total to s39, 800 900. Individual
bond sales now total $76, ,000, 900,
a gain of 81 100000, to make
1885 per cent of the $4,000, 900
goal.
Bond sales to corporations
now total $146, ,O0o, 600, or 340.5
per cent of the $4,000, 900 quota.
This brings the total of all types
of sales to s222 .400, COO, a gain
of s2,800,000 since the last re-
port, and gives the District
1868 per cent of its total $113,-
000,0 quota.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Chaplin Ordered 10 Reveal
Size OF His Fortune
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, July 4-Charlie
Chaplin has been ordered to dis
close the size of his fortune.
A Superior Court subpoena so IN
structed the comedian yesterday
after Joan Berry, his former movie
protegee, filed an action asserting
she is without funds and has re-
ceived no aid from him since April
II. This was five days before jury
declared him the father of her
daughter, Carol Ann, now 20 months
old.
After the paternity trial Chaplin
was ordered to pay s75 weekly for
Carol AIMS support.
Superior Judge William S. Baird
yesterday instructed Chaplin to
show cause July 16 why he should
not be compelled to provide sup
port for the child pending appeals
by both sides.
Attorney A. H. Risse said Miss
Berry is in arrears $3.50 for rent.
viii owe $3.50 more by July 20 and
has had to borrow $3.50 for food and
| clothes.
Evening star., 1945-07-04
Australians Menacinq
Last Jap Airbase
In BaIikpapan Area
Tunk-Led Columns
Within 6 Miles of
Monegor Airdrome
Gky ""O"'
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Ry the Associated Eress.


MANILA, July 4.-The last
japanese airbase in the Balik-
papan area was menaced today
by Australian 7th Division troops,
paced by tanks, spreading out
along the invaded East Borneo
coast under a continuous fire
screen of warships, planes and
artillery.
The tank-led columns were less
than miles from the two-runway
Manggar Airdrome, IL miles to the
northeast of burning Balikpapan,
Borneo's greatest oil port. The Mel
bourne radio said the fall of Balik-
papan is but "a matter of hours"
The armored spearheads operated
east of Sepinggang airf1eld, occupied
only Monday night but already
sending up scout planes as eyes
for the ground batteries. Busy
engineers expected to have the
cratered 4,600-foot airfield ready for
transport planes soon.
Japs Forced OFF Balance,
Writing from field near Balik-
papan, Associated Press Core
spondent Russell Brines gave this
overall summary today:
Enemy forces in this area appar-
emily were toppled off balance and
ripped into small units, lacking COM
munications, by the intense pre-
landing bombardmentS. They have
failed to regain their equilibrium in
the face of the swift Aussie advance
Hence, they we're unable to take ad-
vantage of the intensive fortifica-
tions they prepared long ago."
He reported that the Aussies, after
uncovering 500 enemy mines, still
were plagued by the most ingenious
maze of concealed demolitions and
BOBBY traps yet encountered in the
Southwest Pacific. Mr.. Brines said
the Japanese probably will put up a
strong defense along the highway
leading north from Balikpapan SO
miles to Marinda in the heart of the
main oil fields.
From the last ridges before Balik-
papan, Associated Press Correspand-
ent James Hutcheson looked down
on wrecked reflneries, smashed by
Allied air and naval attacks.
Restoration Job Begun.
Now engineers stand ready to be-
gin the tremendous job of restoring
them, but Mt. Hutcheson said it was
likely that the oil fields serving them
would remain in enemy hands for
some time. The Aussies near Balik-
papan had made the deepest inland
penetration from Sundays invasion
beaches-2 miles.
The capture of Sepinggang air.
field against light opposition gave
Gen. MacArthur's forces a base
within fighter plane range of Java
and afforded the United States 7th
Fleet air cover on runs deep inside
Makassar Straits, until recently
penetrated only by Allied subma-
rineS.
The Navy Department announce
ment in Washington of the recent
sinking of the Japanese heavy cruis-
er Ashiguru by the British subma-
rine Trenchant in waters between
Java and Singapore indicated that
already a tight net has been drawn
around the Netherlands Indies.
With the air and sea power soon
available, thousands of enemy troops
now garrisoned on Southern Bor-
neo, Java, Celebes and Timor will
be cut off hopelessly from a large
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