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Evening star., 1945-01-29
Col. Edwin A. Ha|sey,
Secretary Of Senate,
Dies Of Heart Attack
Began Capitol Duties
As Page Boy; Active in
Democratic Politics

Col. Edwin A. Halsey, So, secre-
tary of the Senate since 1888 and
an attache of the Capitol for
nearly 48 years, died in Doctors
Hospital early today. A heart
condition of several months
standing was The cause of death.
Col Halsey had been confined to
bed for the last week. He was &C
lively in charge of arrangements for
President Roosevelts fourth-term
inaugural ceremonies, and as the
result of overexertion, was forced to
go home to bed soon after the Pres
ident renewed his oath. Later he
was removed to the hospital, where
he died at o'clock this morning
Funeral arrangements will be held
up pending word from his only son
1t. Edwin A. Halsey, jr., who is ir
San Diego, Calf, after 81 month:
with the Navy in the Pacific. Buria
will be in Lynchburg. Va.
Senate Pays Rare Tribute.
The Senate paid tribute to Col
Halsey today in an almost unpara-
lelled manner. Immediately after
the session opened the death of Col
Halsey was announced by SenGol
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Hopkins in Rome to See Pope
After London and Paris Visits
Presidents Adviser
Making Preparations
For Big Three
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 29.-Harry L.
Hopkins has visited London and
Paris, meeting Prime Minister
Churchill and Gen. Charles de
Gaulle, and has gone on to Rome
to see Pope Plus XII in an Gin
formation tour" for President
Roosevelt before the "big three"
parley.
An American-imposed censorship
had banned any mention of Mr..
Hopkins movements until today.
Mr.. Hopkins tour of European
capitals underscored the role that
discussions of the postwar political
shape of Europe may play in the
impending conference of Mr.. Roose-
welt, Mr.. Churchill and Premier Sta
lin. Mr.. Hopkins spent a week in
London, and reached Paris last Fri
day.
Surrender Call Seen.
Diplomats are speculating that an
immediate surrender call to Ger
many might issue from the meeting
of Allied leaders.
In Washington, Acting Secre-
tary of State Grew was asked to
tell his news conference what
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BeIgion Traitor Back
Briefly as Governor
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 29-Leon Degrelle,
chief of the outlawed Belgian Rexist
Fascist) movement, returned to his
homeland for % days during Field
Marshal Won Rundstedt's recent
drive and proclaimed himself Cover
nor of Belgium, the London Daily
Herald said today.
Degrelle, who was condemned to
death in absentia as a traitor by
a Belgian purge court last Decem-
ber %, set up headquarters in the
village of Limerle, the paper said.
When he fled back to Germany with
the Nazi forces he was reported to
have taken a quantity of loot with
him, including a collection of rare
books from the manor in which he
resided.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
By JACK BELL,
Associated Press staff Writer

President Roosevelt may take
a direct hand in efforts to sal
wage a cabinet post for Henry
Wallace.
Senate sources said Mr.. Roosevelt
has been asked by supporters of the
former vice president either to trans
fer Government lending agencies
from the Commerce Department by
executive order or state publicly
that he would approve legislation to
accomplish this.
These same persons said they
were informed that when Mrs
Roosevelt attends a dinner in Mr.
Wallaces honor in New York to-
night she may take along a message
from the President to read.
Senator Guffey Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, "a Wallace supporter,
said that while he knew nothing
about any impending presidential
action, he heard that "some work
has been done over the week end"
Mr.. Wallace's nomination was held
up temporarily in the Senate Com
Evening star., 1945-01-29
laps to Help
Finance War
With Lottery
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
To help meet its record 85, ,000, ,00O,-
900 yen budget the Japanese gov
ernment may use a national "vic-
tory" lottery with tickets selling at
10 yen each approximately $8.4O in
United States currency the Tokyo
radio said today in a broadcast in
tercepted by the Federal Commune
cations Commission.
Premier Kuniak Koiso sponsored
such lottery bill December %, the
broadcast said, ito pave the legal
way for the lottery system"
At today's Diet session, Finance
Minister Sotaro Ishiwata told fellow
lower house members that the
Finance Ministry wanted the Jap
anese industrial bank to 'take over
the main burden of drawings and
sales"
The lottery bill, if approved, will
be be one of the last acts of the
Eighty-sixth Diet which is expected
to recess February 10.
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Byrd of Virginia and thereafter for
an hour Senator after Senator, Re-
publican and Democrat alike, rose
to express their own personal sorrow
and their feeling that the Senate
and the country had lost loyal and
devoted servant.
Sometimes referred to as the "97th
Senator" the Capitol veteran came
to Washington as a Senate press
gallery page in 1897. Ambitious,
smart and endowed with the faculty
of making friends. the youngster
forged ahead and the passing of
years brought increasing RESPONSE
bilities. He long was assistant to
Press Gallery Supt. James D. Pres
ton, then assistant to the majority
secretary on the floor, majority sec
retary on the floor and, finally, was
elevated to the post held at the
time of death.
Several years ago it was written of
him: Behind the fanfare, oratory
and glamor of senatorial prestige a
clock works to keep the Senators
running The man who winds the
clock is Col. Halsey."
Always, he was the right-hand
man of the Senate leader-on and
off the floor His spacious Offices
just across the corridor from the
Senate chamber often were the scene
of important decisions.
Served on Governors Stats.
A Democrat, Col. Halsey derived
his title from service on the staffs
of two Governors of Virginia, his
home State. His work for the party
was almost as extensive as that at
the Capitol.
For years he served as sergeant
alarms of the Democratic National
Committee and for the national con-
vention He missed the last con-
vention because of his physical con-
dition, doctors ordering him to rest
last summer. When the time came,
however, to make preparations for
the inaugural ceremonies, Col. Hal
sey, as usual, got on the job.
In his tribute to Col. Halsey, Sem
ator Byrd said:
"The untimely death of Col. Hal
sey removes from Capitol Hill one
(see HALsEY. Page AID
Evening star., 1945-01-29
President Sends ; Envoy
Nominations 10 Senate
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today named
Ambassadors to Portugal and Iran
and Minister to Afghanistan.
He sent to the Senate nominations
of Herman B. Baruch of New York
for the assignment in Portugal,
Wallace Murray to be Ambassador
to Iran and Ely E. Palmer of Rhode
Island to go to Afghanistan.
Mr.. Baruch, brother of Bernard
Baruch, retired capitalist and presi-
Dental adviser, has served with the
Foreign Economic Administration in
Latin American countries.
Mr.. Murray now is director of the
State Departments Office of Near
Eastern and African Affairs. Mr..
Palmer is American consul general
at Sydney, Australia.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Grew Declares j. ).
Has Definite Plan 10
Punish War Criminals
State Department Renews
Efforts to Obtain Funds
To Puy Commissioner

Acting Secretary OF State Grew
said today this Government has
a definite, fortnight and COM
prehensive" program for the
punishment of Axis war crimi-
nails and that the State Depart
ment has renewed efforts to
obtain appropriations necessary
for continuing American partici-
patton in the United Nations War
Crime Commission at London.
In making this statement at a
news conference, Mr.. Grew refused
to discuss whether German crimes
against their own citizens, such as
atrocities against Jews, should be
classed as war crimes for interna-
tional punishment.
Herbert G. Pen, whose withdrawal
as American member of the London
Commission was announced by Mr.
Grew last week, had said he be-
lieved there was some disSatiSfac-
ton with his recommendation here
that such atrocities should be treat
ed as war crimes despite techni-
calities of international law.
Position Often Stated.
Mr.. Grew, whose announcement
of the cancellation of Mr.. Pell's as
signment said it was due to lack OF
funds to pay his salary and ex-
penses, declined to say whether he
would be the man sent back tc
London if Congress should approve
the renewed request for deficiency
appropriation.
On the general subject of wal
crimes, Mr.. Grew said this Govern
ment's position had been stated re-
peatedly by the President and the
Secretary of State, adding:
''The policy of this Government
is to see to it that the Axis leader.
and their henchman who are gull
ty of war crimes shall be brought
to the bar of justice. We in this
Government know our minds or
this subject. We have definite
program. 1t is comprehensive ano
fortnight"
Referring to some reports that tht
State Department had not appeared
very anxious for passage of the de.
f1ciency appropriation to continue
Mr.. Pell's work when it was being
considered by Congress last year
Mr.. Grew read to reporters par
of a letter sent by Secretary of State
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Late Bulletin
Bridges Wins Review

The Supreme Court today
agreed to review deportation
proceedings against Harry
Bridges, head of the CIO
Longshoremen's Union. The
Justice Department ordered
Bridges deported to his native
Australia in May, 1912, as the
result of the findings by a
special examiner that he had
been affiliated with the Com
munist party, which advocated
overthrow of this Government
by force.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Russians Surround Schneidemuh|>
Rail Center in Berlin Province;
U.S.. 1st Army Attack Presses On
Yonks Only Mile
From Germany
Above St. With
MAP ON Page A-3.J

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 29.-Veteran divi-
sions of the American 1st Army
today pushed their surprise at
tack northeast of st. With to
within a mile of Germany and
the beginning of the formidable
Siegfried Line defenses.
North of the 1st Army, the Amer
at the Roer and through the Sieg-
fried Line in many places, poten-
TALLY threatening the Ruhr and
Rhineland and their great cities.
To the south the American Sd
Army reached the German-Luxem-
bourg frontier on an Smile stretch
of the Our River.
American and French troops ad-
vanced more than miles to a point
on the Colmar Canal barely more
than a half mile from the outskirts
of Colmar population, 46,OO0), his
toric capital of Upper Alsace. Col
mar is 38 miles southwest of Stras-
bourg.
Thus Gen. Eisenhowers forces
were deployed along or beyond 200
miles of the Siegfr1ed Line all the
way from Holland and to the south
ern part of the Saarland. The slow
reversal of the Ardennes bulge had
squeezed perhaps 20 American di-
visions from, tho ct 20 iol, to,aj CO l;o,,t
allowing them rest for the next
battle.
Planes Blast Germans.
From dusk last night until dawn
today Allied planes swept over Ger
man areas behind the West Wall.
disrupting continued German move
ments from the Ardennes. Mosquitoes
took up where 1000 bombers left
off at nightfall
Opposition to the pre-daWn on
slaught which caught the Nazis by
surprise yesterday and gained 2
miles still was Tight to moderate" !"
Gen. Eisenhower communicate
said. On all sectors, Is villages were
taken
The doughboys had to founder
forward almost Indian file through
waist deep drifts and virtually
shovel their way toward the Ger
man border.
The American 7th Army front in
AlSace was quiet-snoWbound.
The French 1st Army with its
contingents of American troops
made limited gains at both ends of
the Colmar pocket below Stras-
bourg.
South of Colmar, the French seized
Kullman. miles north of Mulhouse,
and drove the last snipers from the
Cernay suburb of Gebelfort, miles
northwest of Mulhouse.
CA Berlin broadcast said French
troops have broken into Cernay
and heavy house-to-house fight
ing is taking placeD
Sd Army Advances.
1t. Gen. George S. Patton's Sd
Army showed the Germans back into
Germany beyond the Our River
along an Smile stretch of the Lux
embourg frontier northeast of Wiltz.
The enemy was back across the line
from which he sprang on December
16 in that sector.
The Gath Division captured Sinz,
31a miles inside Germany and 7 miles
southwest of Saarburg. The Ger
mans counterattacked with four
tanks and infantry in a futile effort
to recapture the village.
The 17th Airrorne Division in
Evening star., 1945-01-29
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
1t. Col. John Boettiger, son-in-
law of President Roosevelt, today
received the Legion of Merit for
exceptionally meritorious conduct"
in Italy.
The presentation was made by
Maj. Gen. John H. Hilldring, di-
rector of the Army's Civil Affairs
Division. Col. Boettiger was a
iaison officer of the Allied Military
Government in Italy from Septem-
ber 8, 1943, to January II, 1914. He
now is assigned to the Government
branch of the Civil Affairs Division
here.
The citation said Col. Boettiger
Evening star., 1945-01-29
MussoIini Reported
Touring ItuIiun Front
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, jan 29.-The Berlin
radio said today that Benito Mus
solini has completed three-day
troop-inspection tour of the italian
front.
The broadcast added that North
ern Italy was gripped in the cold
est winter of so years and that snow
was deeper in the Po Valley than in
the Alps.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
First U. S. Rocket Guns
Used in Pucific Ruid

ELEVENTH AIR FORCE HEAD
QUARTERS, ALEUTIANS, Jan. &c
DelayeO Rocket guns were used
for the first time in the North Pa
cific yesterday when Navy Venturas
attacked and probably destroyed a
radio station and lighthouse on Ku-
Kutan Point, japanese Kurile Is
land installation on Shimushu Is
land.
Evening star., 1945-01-29
Sumatra Oil Fields Raided
By las Planes, Japs Say
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Japanese-controlled Singa-
pore radio reported that 145 carrier
planes today raided the rich oil
fields around Palembang, Sumatra.
There was no Allied confirmation
of the reported strike, presumably
by the same British force which hit
the area last week.
Evening star., 1945-01-29

TWos dddit. onul men from
the District area hare been
repoffed killed in this Uar.. See
ION the Honor RoH," Page Az.
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sort of foreign policy outline Mr..
Hopkins might be developing, but
he refused to discuss the ques-
ton on the record)
Pointing to the Russian drive to-
ward Berlin and the possibility that
Gen. Eisenhower may be preparing
to launch a big offensive from the
(See HOPKINS, Page A-l2.)
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(See COAL, Page AID
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(See GREW, Page A-5D
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-50
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tSee WALLACE, Page A-4J
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(See HOPKINS, Page A-12)
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also has other advantages, being
rat-proof and long-lasting.
Regardless of the shape Of the
roof, a straw loft will add year.
around comfort to poultry in the
house.
The laying house should include
proper roosts built over concrete or
matched dropping boards; nests
protected against the light, easy to
clean; covered dry-mash hoppers.
easy to fill and clean; curtains for
open fronts, or movable windows;
running water, with sanitary drink.
ling fountains.
In most localities, a poultry house,
Unless also used as a brooder house,
may have one-fourth of its area in
front, open, but protected by curtain
rolls.
A south or southeastern slope pro.
vides the best location for a poultry
house. In building a long house,
solid partitions should be erected
every 20 to 80 feet, to prevent drafts.
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Swine Pox Shows
Rapid Increase

A substantial increase in swine pox
has been reported. Swine raisers
should recognize the fact that there
are two types Of pox virus. says a
report of the American Veterinary
Medical association.
One type, swine pox virus, does
not cause many death losses but
does undermine the hogs health.
The other type, COW pox virus
causes a severe disturbance and a
number of deaths.
The important step in all cases
is to eliminate lice from the ami:
mails and the premises, because lice
are the actual carriers of this dis.
ease Where there are no lice. there
is no swine pox. If lice is presen,
the hogs should be treated with ar
oil and sulphur solution and quar-
tiers thoroughly cleaned and disin'
fected regularly.
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quality to the Holland and Germany
imported starch.
Plastics r being manufactured
rom potato pulp, by-product OF
starch manufacturing.
German chemists have produced a
rice-like food. mainly made of pota-
toes and whey.
Larger potatoes, of higher vitamin
content, can be produced by seed
potatoes being treated in gas-tight
chambers.
Potatoes are being used to manu-
facture paper and alcohol in add.
|tion to furnishing feed
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field. And with
the company's understrength from
casualties. you might have no more
than rs or 80 men in a field.
Over here the fields are usually
not more than so yards cross and
a couple Of hundred yards long.
They may have grain in them, or
apple trees. but mostly they are
just pastures Of green grass, full Of
beautiful cows.
The fields are surrounded on all
sides by immense hedgerows which
consist Of an ancient earthen bank,
waist high. all matted with roots.
and out Of which grow weeds,
bushes and trees up to 20 feet high.
The Germans have used these bar
riers well. They put shippers in the
trees. They dig deep trenches be-
hind the hedgerows and cover them
with timber. SO that it is almost
impossible for artillery to get at
them.
Sometimes they will prop up ma
chine guns with strings attached,
so they can fire over the hedge with
out getting out of their holes. They
even cut out a section Of the hedge
row and hide a big gun or a tank
in it. covering it with brush.
Also they tunnel under the hedge
rows from the back and make the
opening on the forward side just
large enough to stick a machine gun
through.
But mostly the hedgerow pat
tern Is this: q heavy machine
gun hidden at each end Of the
field and infantrymen hidden all
along the hedgerow with rifles
and machine pistols.
Now it's up to US to dig them out
Of there. It's a slow and cautious
business, and there is nothing very
dashing about it. Our men don't 60
across the open fields in dramatic
charges such as you see in the NOV.
les. They did at first. but they
learned better.
They 60 in tiny groups, a squad
or less. moving yards apart and
sticking close to the hedgerows on
either end Of the field. They creep a
few yards. squat, wait, then creep
again.
If you could be right up there be.
tween the Germans and the Ameri-
cans you wouldn't see very many
men at any one time-just a few
here and there. always trying to
keep hidden. But you would hear an
awful lot Of noise.
Our men were taught in training
not to fire until they saw some.
thing to fire at. But that hasn't
worked in this country, because you
see SO little. So the alternative is to
keep shooting constantly at the
hedgerows. That pins the Germans
in their holes while we sneak up
on them.
The attacking squads sneak up the
sides of the hedgerows while the
rest OF. the platoon stay back in their
own hedgerow and keep the forward
hedge saturated with bullets. They
shoot rifle grenades too. and a NOR
tar squad a little farther back
keeps lobbing mortar shells over
onto the Germans.
The little advance groups get
up to the far ends of the hedge.
rows at the corners of the field.
They first try to knock out the
machine guns at each corner.
They do this with hand gre
nades, rifle grenades and ma
chine guns.
Retreat to New Line
Usually, when the pressure gets
on. the German defenders of the
hedgerow start pulling back. They'll
take their heavier guns and most
OF the men back a couple of fields
and start digging in for a new limo
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Concrete for Poultry
House Proves Ideal
Can Be Built to Suit
Flock of Any Size

THE ideal poultry house will pro-
L vide plenty of ventilation, with
out drafts. direct sunlight, and be
free from excess moisture and ex-
IRENE temperatures.
The ideal house will also allow
Tor expansion, unless small units are
desirable. A 20 x 20 foot house will
prove sufficient for from 100 to $50
hens.
The features of an ideal house can
be secured from a poultry house
made from concrete blocks, which
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Can Tell How Long Ago War Moved On

and the fresh branches Of trees
still lying in the middle Of the road,
From the wisps and coils of tele.
phone wire. hanging brokenly from
high poles and entwining across the
roads.
From the gray. burned-powdel
rims Of the shell craters in the
gravel roads. their edges not We,
smoothed by the pounding Of mill.
tary traffic.
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When you're wandering around
our very far-1ung front lines-the
lines that in our present rapid wal
are known as "huid"-you can al.
ways tell how recently the battle
has swept OF ahead Of you by many
familiar signs.
You can sense it from the little
things even more than the big
things
From the scattered green leaves
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CATTLE

FOR SALE
Our herd bull Golden Rambler. a dark red
four year old. A proven sire by Brawith
Rambler and out of a Golden Chair and
dam by Divide Nugget. This bulls get are
outstanding. All of his calves are dark
red and roans in color. His daughters are
being retained in our herd and are being
mated to our Junior herd bull Marellbar
p%ortunity with the Breeding Elements OF Of
chance removed. Fully guaranteed. is a
sure breeder and has an excellent dispo-
sition. Write or phone for more informa-
ton a6out this bull. Priced reasonably.
kOUBA BROS. Alpha, N. Oak.
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say h e y are
working forward
on both sides Of a
country lane, and
this company is
responsible TO
clearing the two
fields on either
side of the road
as it advances.
That means you
have only about
n platoon to a
" iii
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~ oA4A AAASSeAA6
market require
nents - is the
promise of new
varietie S bein G
developed for the
81 potato breed
ing states.
A starch is now
being produce d
rom domestic po-
tatoes, equal in
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ASK NE u
ANOTHER {
A General Quiz

The Questions
1. In what year did the Capitol
in Washington, D. c., burn?
2. Through which country in
South America does the equator
run?
8. Which is wider at its widest
point, North America or South
America?
4. What was the nationality of
the man who devised the univer-
sal language, Esperanto?
S. What is a limited edition of a
book?
6. What did Sarah Bernhard
use as her motto?
z. What state in the United
States is bound by only one other
state?
8. What is the average depth Of
the ocean?
The Answers
/. In 1914 during the War of
1922.
2. Colombia.
8. South America.
4. Russian (Dr. l.. Zamenhof).
S. An edition of which the pub
Usher guarantees there will be no
more copies printed after the first
stipulated and comparatively
small amount.
6. Quand meme lin spite of ally.
z. Maine (by New Hampshire).
8. About 2h miles.
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PIANOS FOR SALE

PIANOS. Come to our warehouse for re-
built pianos. fully guaranteed. with
benches. Fine makes. like Baldwin. Hami1-
ton. Howard. Gable. many others to choose
from. Prices from SIS 90 to 5000. 90. terms.
1. o. b. Fargo. For real bargains see us.
j. M. WYLTE liz Broadway, Fargo.
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FEATHERS

FEATHERS WANTED. NEW OR L
Ship or write to STERLING FEATHER
Co., Oil North Broadway. st. Louis. Mo.