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Evening star., 1945-01-23
Colonel and Corporal
Awarded Decorations
For Heroism in Action

1t. Col. John H. Wohner, infantry
ofiicer from Washington, mas beer
awarded the Distinguished Service
Cross for extraordinary heroism
and courageous actions" against the
Germans last December /, the War
Department announced today.
Near Flossdorf, Germany, Col
Wohner assumed command Of his
battalion when it was pinned down
by intense enemy fire and unable
to advance for a 24-hour period, the
citation stated. He courageously
moved to the head of his unit to
face the enemy. Through his brav-
cry and heroic actions" the citation
read, Col. Wohner inspired his men
to follow him in the attack.
mot once did he falter in his
mission" the citation continued,
even though a radio operator was
shot down at his side. His un-
excelled leadership and determine
ton in face OF enemy machine gun
fire inspired his men to secure
their objective"
Graduate Of West Point.
Col. Wohner, who was a major
at the time, was graduated from
West Point in 1910. He was born In
Canton, Miss.
His wife, employed in the casualty
branch of the adjutant generals Of
fice, War Department, lives at 1000
Cathedral avenue NV.
Corpl. James c. Prentiss, a Wash
ington plumber in civilian life, has
been awarded the Navy Cross, one
of the few Army men SO honored
by the Navy, a McCook tNebr }
Army Air Field dispatch revealed
today.
The 34-year Liberator engi-
neer-gunner was in a group of Il
Navy and l3 Army bombers sent BY
the North African Coastal Com
mand to escort the largest convoy
ever to leave Gibralter for England
early in the war. The convoy hac
to skirt the coast Of France. within
Aoo hAAiCc Va lNd1L C0dctdl uCiCIlSES
Only One Plane Survives.
OF the IS Yank aircraft sent out
only Corpl. Prentiss' Tantalizinf
lilly returned. However, the Amer.
leans defeated a force of 80 German
planes so that the convoy reached
England.
Enemy fire shattered all the instru.
ments in Corpl. Prentiss'' plane
damaged the hydraulic system se
that the bomb bay doors tapped ir
the wind, and tore off half the tail
During repeated fighter attacks ths
Washington gunner destroyed q
Focke- -Wulf 200 and saw it dive into
the sea.
Overseas for IA months, Corpl
Prentiss fought with the 4S0th Anti
sub Group of the African command
and with the British Coastal Com
mand. He also won the Air Medal
Corpl. Prentiss is the son of Mrs
B. M. Prentiss, 1914 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Flying Fortresses Hit
heuss Railway Yards
Serving West Front
BY the Associated Press.

1J+ eAiC aseoClclEu FIeaE.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Two hun
dred American Flying Fortresses
today bombed the railway yards
at Neuss, on the western edge of
the Ruhr, In quick followup to
three night attacks, on Reich
targets by more than 500 British
Lancasters and Halifaxes.
The American bonbers were
escorted by 100 Mustangs.
The Neuss yards were attacked
yesterday by dive bombers of the
continent-based United States 9Th
Air Force and nearly 1000 cars were
destroyed or damaged. Today the
heavy American bombers dropped
more than 600 tons of explosives
among the debris.
Capacity of $500 Cars Daily.
The Neuss yards, with a capacity
of $500 cars day, have served as
q junction for traffic between the
Ruhr and the western front.
"A synthetic oil plant at Duisburg,
easily discernible in the moonlight,
was set afire by the British flyers,
striking within 5 miles of the spot
where American heavy bombers
yesterday dealt a telling blow to the
Sterkrade fuel plant.
In the night attack two tremen-
dous explosions were observed. The
area still was alight with flames
hours later when force of Hall
faxes saturated targets in Gelsen-
$kirchen with explosives and IN
3cendiaries.
!, Clouds hid most of Gelsenkirchen,
i6 miles east of Duisburg, but the
city and its two sprawling rail yards
were ringed with pathfinder flares
and fires soon were raging inside
the huge circle.
Hanover Also Attacked.
The third force of night bombers
went on to Hanover, favorite
target of the Raj. FLAX there was
described as moderate.
The Air Ministry announced that
two bombers failed to return from
the night operations.
The United States 9th Air Force
lost nine heavy bombers in the at
tack on the Sterkrade refinery, but
all fighters escaped unscathed
Seven British fighters and one
medium bomber were lost during
daylight missions.
Supreme headquarters said seven
German planes were shot down yes
terday, all on the northern sector
of the western front patrolled by
the Raj.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
| National Conference
|0n Family Life Will
Open Here January 80

The second national conference
Of the Family Life Bureau OF the
National Catholic Welfare Confer
ence viii be held at Catholic Uni
versity January 80 to February 2, 1t
was announced by the Rev. DR..
Edgar Schmiedeler, director Of the
bureau.
'The conference proposes to re-
affirm the fundamentals that char
acterized the family OF the Ameri-
can pioneer and gave the country
its strength and greatness" said DR..
Schmiedeler.
"The program also calls for dis
cussion OF major factors in Ameri-
can family life that tend to penalize
parenthood and to undermine the
family life Of the Nation. Meetings
will be open to the public.
The opening session will be ad-
dressed by the Most Rev. Joseph p.
Hurley, Bishop of st. Augustine, on
the subject Of "A Strong Family
Ethic Is the Basis Of National
SCIeuBLA.
Other subjects will include "Hous-
ing for the American Family and
Its Postwar Prospects" els the An
nual Family Wage Possible?", What
the Press Can Do for the Family y
THE Family and the Radio" 1.-THE
Family and the Motion Picture" and
"The Impact of War Upon the
American Family"
Speakers will include the Right
Rev. Patrick j. Mccormick, rector
OF Catholic University: the Rev
Thomas j. Riley. st. Johns Semi
nary, Brighton, Mass, Constantine
Mcclure, author: Edward j. Heff-
ron, executive secretary, National
Council of Catholic Men; David J
Mcdonald, secretary treasurer
United Steel Workers of America
and Prof. Oliver E. Baker, Univer-
sity of Maryland.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Conference Of Big 8
Expected 10 Be Most
Extensive Held So Far
BY the Associated Press.

6S tAc AscOClhteu k-IeeS,
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Prime Minis
ter Churchill and Foreign Secretary
Eden will take with them to the
"big three conference the largest
stan OF political, economic and MILL
Itary experts that ever has accom-
panied them to such q meeting, 1t
was disclosed today.
1t was limited here that some
Junior members, especially transla-
tors and secretaries from Whitehall,
already might be on the way to q
secret meeting place.
The forthcoming conference-with
American and Russian delegations
expected to be at least as large as
the British-is expected to be the
largest and perhaps the longest ever
to be held among the major powers.
With Russian armies sweeping
westward, 1t was suggested that
Premier Stain, who personally Is
directing the Soviet drive and hourly
receives reports from the front,
would not want to get far from Mos
COW.
The German radio said a meeting
of the Allied chieftains was about to
take place and that German circles
had mentioned Moscow, Teheran
and London in this connection"
Wherever the big three" get to-
gether, the secret of the meeting
place possibly will not be disclosed
until the leaders and their staffs
are on their way home.
However, should any startling de-
velopment occur in the war situa-
ton, Premier Stain, Prime Minister
Churchill and President Roosevelt
might deem it advisable to make
joint call to the German people to
throw Hitler out.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Philippines
Continued From First Page J

sides of the Zambales. Mountains,
are in the right flank sector as
signed to Gen. Griswolds 14th
Corps.
On the left flank Maj. Gen. limits
P. Swift's LIST Army Corps expanded
the American position eastward.
Maj. Gen. Edwin D. Patricks 9Th
Division, which first battled the jap
anese last July on the northwest tip
of Dutch New Guinea, and Mai. Gen.
Charles L. Mullins 25th CTropic
Lightning) Division. veterans since
Guadalcanal, beat of light Japanese
counterattacks before advancing.
Two Towns Captured.
The towns Of Anao and Cuyapo
were captured Anao is In north
eastern Tarlac Province on a road
which lead OF the Manila Baguio
highway at a point just below Amer
ican-held Moncada. Cuyapo Is fur
ther up the same road in Nueva
Ecija Province.
North of Cuyapo, Yank patrols
began operating on Mount Ba-
lungao.
These left flank advances are
carrying the Americans ever closer
to the eastern edge of the Luzon
plains across roads of retreat for the
enemy into the mountainous Caga-
yam Valley sector.
The Japanese made several at
tempts to sneak in demolition parties
but failed.
On the extreme northeast, at
Rosario, where bitter fighting has
been in progress for 10 days, Amer
ican warships in Lingayen Gulf
supported Brig. Gen. Hanford Mac
Nider's 158th Regimental Combat
Team and Maj. Gen. Leonard F..
Wings 43d Division. The war
ships guns joined with land ar
tillery in blasting the enemy's ridge
positions barring the way to Baguio,
where Japanese leaders are believed
to have their headquarters.
The sky-dominating American
air force, for which the ground arm
already has seized five airfields
since invasion day, swept all before
it from the front line to the south
end of Luzon.
Seven locomotives and many
freight cars were destroyed. Rail-
road bridges spanning the Vinas
River were wrecked. Twenty enemy
trucks and supply dumps in the
central plains were wiped out. Just
ahead Of the advancing columns,
the supporting air units attacked
Japanese artillery positions and
tank parks.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Thirds Vote Law
Called Chief Hazard
Facing Security Pact

The constitutional requirement
that treaties be ratified by two
thirds majority in the Senate was
described today by former Repre-
sentative Howard j. McMurray OF
Wisconsin as the chief hazard" to
United States participation In an
international program such as pro-
posed In the Dumbarton Oaks agree
ment.
At the same time, Mr.. McMurray
predicted the question OF delegatine
power to United States representa-
tive would be the major issue In
proposals for q world security or
ganization.
Unless this country is politically
willing to delegate authority to it.
representative committing us to &C.
ton in case there are violations o1
the terms Of an international agree.
ment, we might as well forget al
about it," he asserted
Would Debate for Years.
If we have to come back to Con.
greSs for authority to act we will be
setting up system which will moi
operate" he said. "The Senate alone
would debate for years"
Mr.. McMurray addressed a one
day school on From Total War te
Total Peace" sponsored by tht
League of Women Voters of the Dis
trict at the Mayflower Hotel. He
shared the morning program with
Leo Pasvolsky, special assistant tc
the Secretary of State, who outlined
the objectives of the Dumbartor
Oaks proposals.
Mr.. McMurray predicted that gen.
eral opposition to. a world security
organization would come from three
groups-the 'irreconcilables the per.
fectionists and the revisionists. o.
these he said the revisionists art
perhaps the most dangerous"
Asserting that an internationa
agreement would have to be negoti.
ated by 80 or 10 nations, he pointed
out that any changes made by the
revisionists would have to go bach
to these negotiators. "A time" hi
warned, will eventually come wher
the question viii be whether you
have treaty or no treaty"
Fears Perfectionists.
Declaring that what the negotia-
tors will propose will be far from
perfect, Mr.. McMurray warned tina,
the perfectionists will be more dan
gerous than the irreconcilables
Their danger lies. he suggested, In
the fact they will swear by every
thing that is holy that they wan
an international organization"
Mr.. Pasvolsky cautioned that ma.
chinery alone will not accomplish
the aims of the Dumbarton Oak
proposals. "All the peace loving ma
tions must make up their minds" h,
said, mot only to establish ma
chinery but to use it and live up t.
the obligations involved"
Mrs. Eugene Dufileld, league presi
dent, declared that the program to
day was the organizations "openin,
gun" to enlist support for the Dunn
barton proposals.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Priorities
Continued From First Page.)

- kJOIltlIluSu T lOlll Ii cU ago.
later his motion carried without a
dissent. --' s.
Emerging from the closed session,
Senator Bridges handed reporters
copies of a statement he said he
had made before the committee. 1t
said.
This disgraceful incident of three
servieemen being, put. off of an air.
plane while an English bull mastiff,
consigned by the Presidents son,
Col. Elliott Roosevelt, to his actress
wife, Faye Emerson, at Hollywood
was. allowed to outrank them in
travel priority, has Shocked every
right thinking citizen,
At. his suggestion, Senator Bridges
asserted, the committee will inquire
into "a train of strange facts and
incidents" which he said included
the delivery of the dog Blaze" to
Miss Emerson by Army truck, chap
eroned by an Army major in
uniform"
Two dogs, Blaze and another
bull mastiff, were brought or sent
from England by young Roosevelt
by air, apparently under a priority
AZ travel rating" Senator Bridges
statement said. Were any other
servicemen bumped or denied
travel homeward in: order to ac-
con1modate these dogs and Col
Roosevelt?
"Ne. member of the Roosevelt
clan, including Col. Roosevelt, his
actress wife; the Commander in
Chief. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt or
any. one. in the War Department
will admit knowing how the dog
got a top "a priority travel rating
when battle-weary soldiers on
limited and emergency leave could
not. Apparently the dog arranged
for his own priority
"Rumors are now In general circu-
lation that this disgraceful incident
Is only one of many abuses existing
under present priority practices.
'Tt is being said that cases of
whisky and rum for benefit Of a
select few and refrigerators for the
quarters of sf1igh-ranking officers
have taken priority over men home
from the battle lines or on their
way to the battle fronts"
Senator Bridges said the morale of
the fighting forces demanded the in
vestigation land no honest. patriotic
man or woman,ca fear it,"
He added that the inquiry will
cover reports that English officers In
this country get higher priority rat
ings than American officers and that
American Army officers have had to
.'tip or bribe' air official in some
instances to get priorities, high
enough to make trips.
Senator Thomas Of Utah, chair
man of the full committee, appoint
ed Senator Stewart, Democrat, Of
Tennessee, chairman of the subcom-
mittee. Senators Bridges and May
bank, Democrat, Of South Carolina,
win serve with him.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Ry the Associated Press.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-Aerial leap
frog operations Christmas eve
helped 1t. Gen. George s. Patton q
Sd Army swing up from the Saar to
the Ardennes salient and halt the
German advance into Belgium, it
was disclosed today.
The 302d Transport Wing was
specifically commended by 1t. Gen.
Carl Spaatz, chief of the United
States Strategic Air Forces, for the
work His message went to Col
Martin Batema, Camden, S. c.,
commander of the wing, which is
normally used for air freight and
passenger service in the European
theater.
A hundred CAT skytrains were
dispatched at dusk Christmas eve
to continental airfleld where hum
dreds of tanks, mechanics and tech
nicians were waiting to be flown
into battle.
= BY 8 am. Christmas Day all the
planes had reached the secret rem
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Yonks Receive LARGEST
Whole Blood Shipment

| BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 23.-Col. Silas B
Hays, chief of the European theatel
Medical Supply Division, yesterday
announced receipt of the largest
single shipment of whole blood ever
received by air from the United
Kingdom-4,670 pints.
The blood was donated by Amer
lean troops stationed in Britain.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
mary Lowton, IS, Dies;
New York Bioqrupher
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Miss Mary
Lawton, IS. biographer, died Sunday
In Orangeburg, N. Y.
In 1925 she wrote "A Lifetime
With Mark Twain. the Memories Of
Katy Leary. for Thirty Years His
Faithful and Devoted Servant and
later published a biography OF
Ignace Paderewsh, Polish pianist
land statesman.
Miss Lawton was a native OF Ware
Mass, and is survived by . brother
Dr.. George w. LAYTON Of Chicago.
Evening star., 1945-01-23

president OF the
c o n gregational
Women's S Fellow
ship of t h e
United States at
t h e midwinter
meeting of the
organization at
Cleveland. Thix
Is the highest
post a woman In
t h e Congrega-
tional denom-
ination can at
tain. The fellow
ship represents
a ppro xinately
500, 900 Congre-
Evening star., 1945-01-23
3 Navy Flag Officers
Named for Promotions
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt yesterday nom
mated three high-ranking naval Of
f1cers for promotions. They are:
Vice Admiral Frederick j. Horne,
native of New York. to be a full
admiral; Capt. Peter Z. Fischer
Wellsboro, Pa, to be a rear admiral,
and Capt. Marshall r. Greer, Scran-
ton, Pa, to be rear admiral.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Polish Glasses to Resume

The Polish Club of Washington
will resume weekly classes in the
Polish language from 7 to 9 o'clock
tonight in the Thomson School,
Twelfth and l. streets NV. Miss
Harriet Lewicki will conduct the
classes each Tuesday night.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
|Canudiun Steamer Sunk
By Torpedo in 1912
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
Jan. 23.-Sinking of the 5,875-ton
steamer Princess Marguerite by an
enemy torpedo in the Mediterranean
August II, 1912, was announced
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Weather Report

District of Columbia Consider
able cloudiness and windy with tenn
perature in the upper 30s this after
noon. Clearing and colder with tenn
perature in the upper 20s tonight
Fair and little warmer tomorrow
Maryland and Virginia. Clearing
and colder tonight. Fair and little
warmer tomorrow.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpens Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Mrs.. Anderson Wins
High Church Office

Mrs. Marlowe Addy Anderson, wife
of the Rev. DR.. Howard Stone An
derson of the First Congregational
Church, today was elected national
Evening star., 1945-01-23
33 District Men Join
Armed Services Today

Thirty three Washington men are
scheduled to report for induction
into the armed forces in Baltimore
today. Names of the men follow:
Evening star., 1945-01-23

Bondage? No. Bondage? Yes.
One more bond to secure freedom.
Buy that extra War Bond today.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Munpower
CONTINUED From First Page }

ment has ordered a man to work
In certain plant, it should protect
his right to report for duty.
Chairman May announced the
committee would take final vote on
the revised measure tomorrow, after
which it will 60 to the Rules Com
mittee for determination OF the
length of debate.
May Expects Little Opposition.
Describing 1t as "a good BILL" Mr..
May said "it ought to pass without
any trouble" The opposition of or
ganized labor and some mar1ufac-
turers to compulsory manpower con-
trolls led other Capitol observers to
predict, however, that stormy path
lies ahead for the measure.
Opponents of the bill were fur
nished with new ammunition yes
terday by the charges of two men,
bers of the Senate War Investigat-
ing Committee that manpower al
ready available in war plants is
being wasted. Chairman Mead and
Senator Ferguson, Republican, of
Michigan, aired these charges on
the floor.
Reversing an earlier decision, the
House Military. Committee yester-
day afternoon wrote into the bill
specific protection for the Tydings
amendment of 1912, governing de-
ferment of essential farm workers.
At the morning session, the COM
mittee had done. this indirectly, but
later added clarifying amend
ment, stating that nothing in the
compulsory work bill shall in any
way affect the Tydings provision of
existing law on farm deferments.
Members of the House farm bloc
still want selective service head
quarters to modify the recent order
to local boards to review all farm
deferments, but the committees
action was a decided concession to
this strong segment Of the House
membership.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Report for Last "a Hours,

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom Noon Yesterday to Noon Today)
Highest, AZ, 1901 an: year ago, "a.
Lowest. SO, 10 am; year ago, ~.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 55, on January L.
Lowest. 1S, on January 10.
Humidity far Last ~ Hanr.
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Amendment Draws Fire.

As Lewis g. Hines, legislative rep
resentative Of the AFL, fired the
flrst blast at the anticlosed shop
amendment, Representative Philbin,
Democrat. OF Massachusetts,, men,
Der Of the Military Committee, an
nounced he would fight to eliminate
it. Mr. Philbin said it would abro-
gate contracts made voluntarily be-
tween labor and management.
Although the committee has sub
Istituted civil penalties throughout
the bill for the original plan OF
drafting violators into Army work
battalions. 1t wrote in language yes
terday afternoon to make sure that
q man who refuses to work could
pe indicted into military service
as well as prosecuted in civil court.
Such induction, however. would be
with Regular Army status, whereas
the original plan was to deprive
work violators Of veterans benefits.
Evening star., 1945-01-23

Humidity for Last "a Hours.
Urom Noon Yesterday to Noon Today 1
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Tide Table,

FURNISHED by United States Coast AND
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1945-01-23
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in tn
CAPITAL tcurrent month to date):
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-26
Guardsmen Vie
For Big Shoot

State guardsmen of Companies A.,
B and c held tryouts Sunday on the
range of the Imperial Valley Rifle
club east of Holtville. Participants
will compete next Sunday at Goa
chella fer the regional champion
ship. Pitted against them will be
picked teams from Riverside, Red
lands and Indio.
Sundays shoot was held under
the direction of Captain John KEEP
ley, battalion executive officer, and
Captain H. K. McClimans, Company
"a" of Ell Centre. Pit details and
scoring were in charge of Its. Rohen
and Carr. First Sgt. j. J. Merryman
was in charge CT statistical details
and firing line and coaching was
handled by M/Sgt. Henderson and
Sgts. Larsen, Barker and Townsend.
Lunch was served by Companies
"a" and &C."
The firing course consisted OF 10
shots, prone position; five shots,
kneeling; five shots, sitting; 10
shots, standing, and two 10 shots
rapid fire, all 200 yards with U. S.
rifle, 80 caliber. From the following
list championship team for the
Coachella event will be selected:
COMPANY "a" Ell Centre:
Imperial Valley press., 1945-02-26
Coast leaguers
Starr Traininq

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26. CUP)-
Training for the Pacific Coast Base
ball league spring began Monday.
The Los Angeles Angels, seeking
their third consecutive champion
ship, started training at Anaheim,
while the Hollywood Stars opened
conditioning sessions a. Ontario.
Seattle was training at San Fer
nando, Portland at San Jose, Oak
land at Boyes Springs, San Fran
cisco at home and Sacramento at
Richardson Springs and home.
The 183-game season opens March
81 after five weeks of practice.
The accent is on youth, and the
welcome mat is out to any boy with
baseball ability. The Angels have
signed Ritchie Colombo, l6-year-old
pitcher from Massachusetts,. Other
late-comers include Mel Hicks, in
fielder, and Charlie Cueller, pitcher,
both of Nashville, Tenn.
The Stars expected % players for
the initial session, including sec
end baSeman Ken Richardson, who
signed Saturday. Pitcher Alex We'll
don will be late in reporting because
of cut finger.