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I in in in in a PAGE EIGHT THE AMARILLO DAILY NEWS, AMARILLO, TEXAS MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1843. AFTERMATH OF SURRENDER Nazis Heap Scorn on Italian Leaders LONDON, Sept. 9 (Aj-Hazl propagandists turned suddenly and viciously againsl Italy's elvil and military leaders today in. an apeffort to divert German thought from the grayc. potentalities of Italian' capitulation.

Deposed Italian Fascists, altacked A few weeks ago when Mussolini fell as incompetent, now were heing courted again. Thousands of words strenmed from the Berlin radio reglsterRecusations and anger. "King Vittorio Emanuele IIT, Premter Marshal Pietro Badoglio, Gen. Roattn, chief -of the Italian general staff, and' "certain. political cliques" were charged variously with treachery, incompetence and cowardice.

These broadcasts, recorded by tire Associated Press, were. in much the same rein that Reichsminister Paul Joseph' Goebbels' staff members used six weeks Ago, but then it was to denounce "the failure of Fascism" after the resignation of Mussolini. That theme now forgotten, the new emissions appeared to be a bid for support from Fascist party members. channel as well for As the a new Germans. emoThe' effort to set up 6.

fresh whipping boy colnckied with In the propaganda organ Das Reich of A Goebbels article which told the German people: "There is only one sin 'we can commit at present, namely that of cowardice. He who avolas decision will 0110 have to capitulate. He who gets weak in should at least hide his weakness to prevent his state of mind from: affecting other poopte." A Transocean dispatch said German suspicion tint treachery was afoot developed after a frontier meeting of Na2l Foreign Minister Joachini von Ribbentrop and Itallan Foreign Minister Raftaele Guariella, Bacoglio's representative. four weeks ago. "From the very beginning of the new regime he (Badoglio) opposed a German offer to send reinforcements for Assistance of Italian defense at particularly threatened points of the Italian mainland," Transocean said.

"'He said that the Malian army insisted 011 defending the fatherland themselves nt those danger points. "What actually happened 'was Rosita Italian reinforcements. to Northern Italy instcad of to the south." Italian-German frontier regions were occupied by the Italians, heavy weapons were emplaced and ammunition stocks were built up and bridges and roads were mined, the dispatch said. It is in North Italy that repeated ciashes between Italian And were reported today from the Swiss frontier. Germans Came CloseT To Wiping Out Eighth Army's Beachhead at Pizzo By DANIEL DE LUCE Representing combined American SOUTH OF PIZZO, Italy, Sept.

8 (Delayed) (A)- Landing from the sea in the half-moon Bay of Pizzo and fighting through the day to consolidate their beachhead 17 miles behind the Axis front, the British Eighth Army carried out the last offensive operation against the Italian army. today not knowing the world was celoPhrating Italy's unconditional surrender. While London and Washington were telling the world of the Italian capitulation, gAme companles pl khaki-clad troops were hnving A hot fight against superior enemy forces and four dead lie now, in herolc sleep, beneath dusty blankets, for their comrades have not hind time yet to dig their graves in allen soil. Even now the orange flashes stab the ships are horizon carrying white British war- to distant constil batteries, Today's amphibious attack, which gained Capes Vaticano and COZZO the prosperous towns of Mileto and Vibo Valentia, may $111 historical perspective to have been of military. irrevelancy but it lived up to the highest standards of commando' courage.

The desperate German rear-! guard, fearful of being bottled up in the 17 mile stretch between Messina and Angitola Rivers, nearly smashco the small Pizza bridgehead hefore their counter-attack TAS broken up. Three German motorized units struck nt the British flank but a well-dbected Arltish grenade exploded inside the lead vehicle, killing all the occupania. The other Armored cars stopped, withdrew And the entire German force behind them turned and dashed towards the interior. The Dritish commandos continued Inland but failed to contact the Germans Again. At one point 200 Italian officers and men, waving soiled white Ilneni came out of IL tunnel and rendered.

Since the morning of the invasion, our party of four Allied war correspondents has tended to become rather blase about demonstrations of nalive good will, but this afternoon's greetings to our troops louched a new high in warmness. Previously, we agreed on the mula taken by the Italian public in to the occupation: "The first day, rivas and free wine; the second day, demands for focd; the third day, boredom and requests for chocolate." As We drove into Vibo Valentia. we still didn't know the war was ended with the Ilalian government. but the effusive displays of relief And Affection. by the farmers and townsfolk in Mileto.

San Costatino and other minor settlements convinced us of the rish7g tide of allian friendship as never before. These people didn't know any mote than we did. that Itnly was formally out of the war, but obvious they felt this fact In their hearts. Mothers with nursing infants, white -haired, toothless grand par ents: young girls seemed to go wild with joy at the sight of our. troops.

commandos started when A civilian youth appeared 8 farmyard waving 8 small flag. He said no was the nephew Amadeo Alessandria And that she a California banking wag- register of directors and lists an Amadeo P. Gianchairman of the board and of the Rank of America! Trust and Savings Asso-! San Francisco.) 150 brothers live in San the youth sald. "I am al1 America and Britain." insisted on accompanying A conimando patrol which was placed 011 gitard nlong the southern proaches to Pizza and which mined the road -Just in en.se. Ira Hickenbottom Is Taken by Death Ira 2300 Roberts Street, died at 6:45 o'clock night.

He was 63 years of age. Surviving him are his wife. Mrs. Avvie Hickenbottom: two sons, Ray Hickenbottom 'of and Roy Hickenbottom 'of the Army Air Forces 'slationed at Pampa: five daughters, Mrs. Moody, Mrs.

D. O. Roberts, Mrs. O. L.

Pickerilng and Mrs: R. Yoakum. all of fAmtarillo, Mrs. Chortle Redding, lot Lawton, and brothers. W.

Rickenbottom of 'Amarillo land L. G. Iltckenbottom Muskogee. Okla. Puneral arrangements will be announced by N.

8. Griggs and Sons. Glebe-News Pant Ads Cot Resulls. U.S. Subs Sink Six Jap Ships WASHINGTON, Sept, 9 more Japanese merchant ships have been sunk by American submarines, and four have been damaged in attacks.

on enemy supply lines, the navy announced today. Len successful attacks raised 10 319 the total of Japanese A transport, cargo and warships which have been reported sunk of damaged by. American submarines since the war started. This total includes 223 chips definitely listed as sunk. The text of the navy "'Pacific and far east: United States submarines have reported the sinking of six enemy! vessels and the damaging of four bihers in operations against the enemy In waters of these areas, A5 follows: "Sunk: two large: freighilers, one large cargo, one medium tanker, one small freighter, one cargo "Damaged: pie large cargo, two email cargo, one medium "2: These actions have not been: announced in any previous navy department communique." SURRENDER TIMETABLE By The Associated Press Italy's capitulalion just lex' day's after the fourth anniversary of- World War Two raises the question: Who's next? Germany and her satellites in the first World War also began crumbling after the tourti: Anniversary, with Bulgarla being Italy's counterpart as the first to give up.

Here is the timetable: World War One Bulgaria, Sept. 28, 1918. Oct. 30. Austria- Hungary, Nov.

3. Germany. World War Two Italy: Sept. 8, 1943, 71.2. 2 The blank spaces are reserved for Germany', Japan, Hungary, Rumania and Finland.

Italy Gives Up Hopes of Power By The Associated Press The Italian news agency Stefani declared last night that Italy's surrender marked the end of "legiti-1 mate aspirations" for prestige and national progress which "every people without exception has always; nourished at the bottom of sit heart." The broadcast, recorded by the Associated Press, asserted that the 'of the Italian people is today less than a drama of de55 drama which terribly and ception or of excessive, illusion. It uniquely Italian." It added that history would least record that the Italians did not surrender until confronted combination facts stronger and more Inexorable than their WOE." Rains Usher in Fall Weather By The Associated Press. Cool weather had fanned out to most sections of Texas Thursday as the aftermath of last weekend's drouth-sinnshing reins. Minimum temperatures ranged from 53 degrees in Amarillo to 50 in Pampa, 62 in Abilene, 64 in Dallas, Big Spring and Brady, 55 in Plainview and 65 in Fort Worth. In contrast Corpus Christi sweltered under 00-plus temperatures AS the weatherman forecast that the mercury there would dip below 00 for the first time since June 20 from approaching showers.

Following the weekend rains farm ROTE had resumed in the Corpils Christl Area. With a legacy of 4.05 Inches.of rain for alx. days. farmers Around "Laredo started planting tomatoes, sweet peppers and. other crops.

The New Orleans weather bureau forecast scattered thundershowers along the middle Texas const Fridny afternoon. Despite dry weather. San Angelo reported 8 tow temperature for the! week of 60. Jap Bullet Bounces Off Marine's Head CAMP ELLIOTT, Sept. 8 Sedion C.

Wilson of BeeHille, is a lucky marine Lucky to. be alive to receive the Purple Heart medal recently for wounds recelved in action against the enemy during the Solomons island campaign, While advancing 1:1 all attack against the Japanese entrenched C)) Guadalcanal. Wilson was struck on the top of the head by a machine gun bullet. "I had to go And stick my head within tad inches of where It wasn't supposed to As was, that chunk pt lead just bounced off the top of my noggin." he said. "After.

I was bit," he went oh, "they put a bandage on It at the field dressing slation and a few hours later I was in a plane along with some others 011 my way back to A base hospital." Badoglio Explains to. Hiller NEW YORK. UP -A Rome broadcast disclosed today that Premier Pietro: Hadoglio, sent a. telegram to Adolt Hiller. in Berlin yesterday telling him that Italy wAS forced to ask tise Allica for Armistice "to avoid.

total ruin." cannot the people to continue. to fight: when all not say of victory, on resistance van. melange sale. Reported Fleeing Italy MADRID, Sepl. 9 Three Octman divisions stationed In Verona and Trentino Areas of Northern Italy, were pulled back into Germany through the Brenner Pass yesterday, reports from the Swiss frontler said today, from Italians said Allied Unconfirmed reports, originating had been made not only at Naples, but nlso at Ostia, port of Rome: Eyewitness reports from Italy said the Italian Army, after 'A series of meetings of its leaders with polllical and labor leaders, "WAS In complete control of both Turln and Milan, vital northern Industrial cilics, and their outlying airports.

Troops were rushed to the chief airports around Milan yesterday to prevent their seizure by the GerMAN. Unconfirmed reports battles between Germans and Ilallans took place throughout the Po region. A Stefani, Italian NICA'6 report said the Italian press was unanimous in urging Italians to follow the orders of Premier Marshal Eadoglio to cease resistance to the Allles. Badoglio's decision io take Italy! out of the war WAS said by eye-! witnesses to have been received In Milan and Turin with wild enLhusiasm Bond Show Fans See B-17 Parts A side line attraction at the Third War Loan show at the Auditorium last night drew the attention of almost everyone entering the rotunda of the especially the young men around 17 old. Tac display WAS A B-17 Flying Fortress tri-blade propeller and instrument panel, set up by the aviation cadet examining board at Amarillo Army Air Field.

as a recruiting message to young men interested in joining the Aviation Cadet. Enlisted Reserve Corps. As a Reservist. young men who have not reached their 18th birthday and who are still In scliool will be placed on reserve statues and will not be called to duty until their f8th birthday or after they Dinish their school semester. if they wish.

As a member of the Enlisted Rever and blue so wings or a future serve Corps they will wear the silArmy fiver. most instances, in with A recently established War Department, policy, the young melt from the vicinity of Amarillo wOE spend their first. 28 days active duty right at Amarillo Field, where they will receive their soldier training. Later, they will he sent to A Jarge coilege or universily tor R. five-month course in physics.

mathematics. geography and modern history and a general ecademle broadening to prepare them as officers in the Army Air Merl 18 to 26. either married or single, may volunteer for flying training under A simillar plan by first taking the mental and physical examinations al Amarillo Field and then applying for voluntary Induction through their local Selective Service hoards. No schooling are nerded under either plan. Two More Polio Cases Reported Polio again made its appearance I11 Amarillo vesterday, to Northwest with two new rases admitted Texas Hospital, the first cases since MondAy.

Only three cases have been admitted so far this week, A5 compared to 10 cases last week. Health authorities believe that the epidemic has probably reached its peak but due ta new cases no plans are being made far opening schools 112 the near future. Patients Admitted yesterday were An cight-year-old girl from titc 400 black on Crockett Street and A two-vear-old girl from the 400 block on North Lincoln Street. A third patient is under observation At. the hospital, where 14 polio victims Are' now being given the Sister Kenny under A skilled physiotherapist.

Ernest Placey Rites Saturday Funeral services for Ernest Guy Placcy wil be conducted Saturday morning R. t. 10:30 o'clock in the Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel. Rev. J.

D. Horton. pastor of the Picrce Street Chur.in. and DE. A.

1). Foreman, of the First Baptist Church, officiate. Pallbearers UI be members the Order of Railway Conductors, of which Mir. Placey was a member. Mr.

Placey, who was 54 years old burned to death Thursday morning In A small building at the rear of the home of his mother, Mrs. Blinnie Placey; 504 North Pierce Street. Cause of the fire was undetermined. last 25 years was A Rock Island Mr. Placey resided here the shad railway conductor.

He formerly the Cadillac Hotel, North Fillmore 9treet. The family home is at 720 Hous-. ton Street. Survivors. besides the mother, include his wife, Mrs.

Vera Placey; A Mrs. Pauline Darnell: grandson. Rex Stuart Darnell, and four step-children, Fred Wesley Kellum, Mrs. Christine Fox. And Oleta and Betty Ruth Kellum, All ol Amarillo, Fred Wesley Kellum is in the U.

S. Navy. Burial wll1 be in Llano Cemetery. MEXICO CHEERS VICTOR. MEXICO CITY, Sept.

9 -The news of Italy's surrender broke up a session of the Chamber of Deputies here yesterday for half An hour and Pusebla, Mexico's elty of churches, celebrated with tolling bells and marching bands playing patriotic! muste, WP3 Goods agencies from the Government buying Frequently has prevented civllians from receiving Foods by WPB for them. The directive, effective during fourth quarter of the year starting! Oct. 1, specifically names the army, navy, maritime commission, aircraft i resources control office, and persons buying for direct export as being ineligible to purchase the earmarked goods from manufacturers. The directive, it was explained, does not permit manufacturers to disregard priority-rated orders outright, but instructs manufacturers to notify the WPB immediately if the filing of these 'orders would cause the firms to dip Into their civilian allocations. WPD then will either authorize the manufacturer to disregard the government orders or "make whatever other adjustments it considers appropriate." The products for which quotas will be Assigned for the fourth quarter Include: Glass cooking utensils: lamps and lanterns burning stould fuels.

bedsprings and innerspring mattresses; metal hospital beds; razors (not electric); razor blades; plated silver ware: clocks, watches and chronameters; kilchen and household articles, common and safety pins: office supplies, including marking devices, pens and penells; church goods; cutlery. Cast iron radiators; warm alr naces; cast iron bollers; warm Air distribution equipment, including registers, stoves and smoke pipes: hot water equipment (not electric); including heaters and tanks for domestic use; metal insect screen cloth; nails and incks (hut not steel wire nails); fiber, steel and wire brushes: surgical and medical instruments and equipment; electric physiotherapy apparatus; cxray apparatus and tubes; dental instruments, apparalus and equip- directive WASHINGTON, goods, directing output in civilian The dircctive through direct Acts To Protect Civilian From Sept, 9 UP)-The war production board Buying hundred munufacturers of about 30 types civilian that they distribute specified proportions of their total channels. R'as Intended to stop the "raiding" of civilian supplies purchase by the armed services and other government Engineer Tried To Stop Death i Dash of Train PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9 locomotive engineer made a frantic, last- minute effort to stop the Pennsylvania, Rallroad's Congressional Limited as 1t roared. through the twilight on Its Labor Day death run -pArt of it on tire--the railroad company Glaclosed After a closed inquiry today.

Terminal Superintendent 1, Cranwell made the disclosure in relating testimony offered by McClintoc, switching locomotive engineer. McClintoc WAS AC work r.car A yard office when the express streaked past him about a mile from where it wrecked, killing 79 one of the nation's worse rail disasters. McClintoc gave this version of his testimony: McClintock saw "smoke and shooting from the side of the York flier, He leaped from his locomotive cab, rAn Into the yard office and shouted to. E. L.

Carlin, yard clerk, that the train had 8 "hot box." Carlin spun around al once, a telephone and sent the alarm ahead, to John P. Boyer, opcrator of a signal tower about a mile down the before. Boyer could signal the train to halt, it thundered by. Boyer picked up the telephone again to call the next tower, ninetenths of a mile beyond, but before he could utter A he saw the -train pile up before his cycs. Earlier loduy Engineman Fred Schiller, who was at the throttle, testified that the train R'AS moving miles 831 hour when the crash came, Cr.awell said.

'The superintendent quoted him as saying that he applled the brakes in An effort to slow the express to 50 miles an hour, which Cranwell reported was the maximum permitted on A curve about 500 yards ahead. Previously the company had sald 45 miles pet hour wAs the limit. Conductor 'George L. MacPherson Philadelphia and Brakemen W. White, Trenton, N.

David A. Smith, Lynbrook, L.I, testifled, Cranwell reinted, that they SAW no signs of 8 hot box when the train passed over a bridge five miles from the wreck scene, Cadet Enlistment Here Leads Areal The aviation cadet examining board al Amarillo Army Air Field continues to lead the Eighth Service Command in the procurement of aviation cadets, even surpassing the Dallas district recruiting office. Capt. Edward M. Elllott, in charge of cadet recruiting for the command ncadquarters In BAld this week.

Captain Elliott Also announced that the other Eight Service Command Commands wus lend- in ing all tise enlistment of military personnel for cadet training. having procants beyond its sel goal, while some cessed some three thousand appli: of the other commands have not reached their assigned quotas as yet. Capt. Samuel J. Roessler, recorder for the Amarillo Field cadet examining board, said future emphasis well be placed on recruiting men 17 years old into the Avintion Cadet Enlisted Reserve Corps, An organization recently set up by the War Department to register future cadets for flight training they! finish reach the their school eighteenth semester birthday or are in Immediately after their hirthday, Captain Roesslec auld the personinel of the cadet board nt Amarillo Field has bean increased by the ad-: dillon of Lt.

Clyde M. Hendrickson, who will ack As officer-in-charge of the processing section, and by two civillan clerks C. C. Aviation Group Meets Next Tuesday Members of the aviation committee of the Chamber' of Commerce will meet next Tuesday night at to'elock for the purpose of discussling methods of advancing as an aviation center. The meeting.

which had been scheduled for last night, postponed on account of the War Bond Rally, it WAS announced by Bob Stone, chairman. Next Tuesday night's meeting will be held In the conference room the Chamber of Commerce offices. Hospital Board Talks Wartime Problems The Norlhwest Texas Hospital, Roard met last night and discussed: wArlime problems and the epidemic of Infantile paralysis. It was the first meeting for Walter Blackburn, who was appointed to (Stl the unexpired term of the late Guy McSwain. Others on the board are Dr.

B. M. Puckett (president), Dr. Guy Owens, Dr. L.

K. Patton, Dr. Jason Tolberson and George, Autry, Center Head Returns From College Parley R. G. Roger, directo: of Amarillo Center ol West Texas State College, returned yestorday from Dallas and A meeting of the executive committen of the Association ct Texas Colleges.

Mr. 'Boger is sccretarytreasurer of the association. He said the annual menting would be 'held Dalles April 5 and 6, (Clark's Forces First on Europe. To By the American Fifth Arnly, The Associated Press commandedi one of the war's ro(mantia figuras, Lieut. Gen.

Mark W. Clark, apparently goes the honor of being the First United. States Army to fight on the continent of Europe In World War Two. First announcements from Allied In North Africa said that Gen, Clark was in command of American and British troops which began landing at dawn today in the Noples area, and later Secretary Ington of that War the Stimson Allled snid troops Wash- included "units of the Filth Army." This was Gen. Clark's army, although its component parts were not Immedlately disclosed.

The Fifth was the first American Army brought into being outside the United Slates in tails war, but it is the last of the three 50 organized, to see action 15 A unit against the Axis. IL was in the military French Morocco last January. It 18 a good guess that the Fifth Army AS it swept Ashore today contained a good number, perhnpg nearly all of the following veteran and already famous divisions: The First, Division of the regitlar army. the Third Infantry DIvision, the Second Armored Division, the 82nd Air- Division, the 45th Infantry Division, the First Armored Division. the Ninth Infantry Division, And the 34th Intantry Division.

Squeeze Play by Hull Completed HUENOS AIRES, Sept. 9 Foreign Minister Rear Admiral Segundo R. Stori. who failed in an effort obtain U.S. land -lease ald for Argentine, resigned accepted.

tonight. resignation was It WAS in Washington: Tuesday night that Secretary Hull had rejected the bid of the government of President Pedro Ramirez for lend-lease ald ground that Argentina has lalled to do lts share in protecting the Western Hemisphere from aggression. Hull based his action 011 the fnilure of the Argentine government to fulfill its commitinents to break relations with the Axis and sever financial and commercial dealings with Axis countries. Houston Refinery' Has Big Fire Loss HOUSTON, Sept. 9 (U.P)-Damage was estimated at close to $100,0001 taduy as the result of A gasolinefed fire which threatened last night to engulf the Houston plant of the Phoenix Refining Co.

C. L. Mullinax, plant superintendent, said 75 per cent of the small refinery's output of Hasoline, kerosene and tuel oil had been going to the armed services. The fire started when a boiler exploded. igniting the refinery's only still, Mullinax said.

Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation were conducting an investigation into the explosion and resulting fire. The FBI declined to comment, but Mullinax said no hint of sabotage had been found. Amarillo Buys (Continued from Page the purchasers for their cooperation. Major Sid Kring then Introduced 10 soldiers who have served in foreign lands in this war. They were given a thunderous ovation.

Every Act on the big field show was given a big hand. Possibly the outstanding act were duets presented by Miss Ernestine Mercer of Amarillo and Private Howard Vanderburg of Amarillo Field. formerly with the Philadelphla Opera, Stage Door Canteen, with Don Geraci and his sensational field orchestra im-: personnting the. nation's tending bands. Other skits included: I "The American Eagle" Arthur Sultan in impersonntions; Pie, Herbert Leon's rendition "Butch Rube Goldberg! inventions still mystery inventor: Bob Ward In A pantomine skit: Jane Dice and her "Terrific.

Taps': and a Chorus Line number! in which soldiers impersonate girls "Put Your Arms Around Honcy." Herbert Leon and Herbert man were co-starred in comical 10u- tines throughout the show which was directed by Sgt. Sullan and ASsisted by Cpl. Bob Ward. Cpl. ArBernsteln WAS the musical rector.

AIl are LOT stationed Amarillo Field. JACk King announced last night the Paramount Theater would cr a premier showing of "So Proudly We Hail" Tuesday night to purchasers of War Bonds between today And 'Funsdny evening who buy their bonds at they Paramount Bond Booth. Starring Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard Veronica Lake In the featured roles, the picture 15 of army nurses who did such A magnificent Job Eataan, Celebritics and digullaries will be here for the premiere which will be presented with all the fnntane and tinsel of a Hollywood "first night," King promised. The Amarillo Hardware Company paced opening day sales when they bought $100.000 in War Bands through the Rotary Club team. International Harvester Company purchased $50.000 in bonds from the Amarillo National Bank.

giving credit for the sale to the Downtown Kiwanis Club. Schren, of individuals will credited with thousands of dollars in purchases when the tabulations are completed today for yesterday's sales, team workers promised night The Interstate Theaters, Paramount, State, Capitol and Rialto. purchesed $23.000 in bonds to apply ton the purchase of two Flying Fortresses which will be bought with sales made between day And Tuesday evening. Army officers here colimate it will take approximately $600,000 113 War Bonds to buy the Flying Forts, Ar Amarillo Field plane will bomb seven cities of the Panhandle afternoon with War Bond literature "bombs" urging everyone to purchase an extra bond this month Thunderstorm Hits Amarillo A thunderstorm which blew in from the west brought About a quarIter-inch of rainfall and a brilliant display of pyrotechnics. with sound.

effects, early last night. Two lightning hits resulted In fire calls in the business and industrial areas. Lightning set fire to A wooden high -line pole nt Sixth Avenue und Grant Street, and a few minutes later lightning struck an electric transformer in the -Fillmore alley between Sixth and Seventh Avenues, knocking out power service for slightly more than half hour. No damage was done. Thundershowers brought moisture in parls of the northwest Panhandie and extending castward as far AS Clarendon and Miami.

No extremeJy heavy downpours were. reported. Santa Fe dispatchers said the rainfall ranged from -fourth to one-half inch batwicen Amarillo and Clovis. Miami rat half inch and Mendota one- Showers fell at Pampa and Canadian. Fort Worth Denver dispalchers reported showers extending from Testine on the northwest to Clarendon, to the southeast.

Boot Hitler, Germany. Told By The Associated Press The Free German National Committee, recently formed in Moscow, broadcast to the German people today a declaration that "Hitler must go." "There is only one way to save Germany." said the broadcast over the official Soviet radio, recorded Conunission. "Hitler must be forced to resign and make way for a new German government." Chaos threatens Germans. the committee added. and the only way to avert It is for forces to withdraw to the Reich frontier, Destruction of Nazis Is Eisenhower's Goal By CLARK LEE Representing the Combined Service Men To See World Series Movies American Press Distributed by The Associaled Press WITII GENERAL EISENHOWER AT AN ADVANCED ALLIED COMMAND POST, Sept.

are playing big leagues. "You can't hit a home by bunting, You have to step up there and take your cut at the ball." In those Gen. Dwight Eisenhower explained why the Allies decided upon an all-out invasion of. tinly rather than attacking other "stepping stones" such as Sardinia, Corsica or Crete. Eisenhower told me on the eve of the invasion: time has come to disconlinue nibbling nt islands and hit the where it hurts.

don't believe in fighting battles to chase someone out of somewhere. jOur object 45 to trap and smash the enemy." The Germans avoided being trapped in Sicily and got a good share of their forces out. It Eisenhower is successful In the present invasion the Germans won't out of Italy without heavy losses. In addition to striking severe blows at the German Army, DUr objectives in Italy include scizure of airfields within bombing range DE all Germany. This would force the diversion of German fighter and anti-aircraft strength now concentrated round Largets and along routes followed by bombers flying from England.

Knowing this the Germans undoubledly will fight bard to hold northern Italy and even may have, withdrawn sone troops and gianes from Russia to defend Italy, CHICAGO, Sept. 9 (P) -America's fighting men all over the world are going to see basebail's world serles this year. They will sec It in A two-reel, 22- minute sound film that will be distributed lo all foreign bases, Lew Ponseca, promotional director of the American League and producer of its annual motion pictures, said today, YANKS NEW YORK. POOR PRISONERS, (7-Ameri- cal soldiers don't make good WAT prisoners. In fact.

they are rebeljous and resentful necause they "can't finish the Job they came over to do." Such was the report made yesby Dr. Tracy Strong, world director nt the YMCA's war prisoncommittee, who has Just returned from Stockholm and LonCOM, Scientists Hear Birth Control Plan for Cats ment: dental supplies ances, opthnimic goons; medical supplies and appliances. surgical and; orthopedic General Wilson Puts Pressure On Italians CAIRO. Gept. 9 (A) -Itnlian Gen.

Carlo Vecchiarelli told Ilalian garrisons in Greece via the Athens CAdie last night 10 "have no dealings with either the Germans. Hritish or Gen. Sir Henry Mait-! land Wilson, Allied Middle Enstern: commander, disclosed tonight. Smiling grimly, General Wilson sald: "He'll get no where with thint policy. If the Italians persist in that policy, their food and all supples! can and will be cut General Wilson had asked Italians in the Balkans to ED home nad render their arms to Allled soldiers, and others to "take possession by force of all fronts occupied by the Germans in the Dodecanese Islands." He made his broadcasts from here last night, and said Italian troops "are now obeying my, not I German orders, Today Wilson told A press that Vecchiarelli's passive instructions were the first reaction; to his own orders.

Wilson said the Italian general was tasting bitter fruits of the war he was a representative on the Italian armistice commission which dealt with France after that nation collapsed in. 1940. Wilson said that 210 Italian aircraft or ships had Arrived in Allied territories ALS yet to comply with his brondcast orders, This, however, "As not taken as an indication that the Italians were attempting to evade fulfillment of the armistice terms. trie press conference VAs told by Richard Gardlner Casey, the Australian, who minister of state in the Middle East. th.The impression move prevailed in swiftly Cairo in the Balkans, where Italians are In considerable numbers.

Phone Talk Between FDR Rumored LONDON, Sept. 9 (P)-Reuters reported today that the Italian news agency Stefani, in Rome broadcast, quoted the newspaper "11 Popolo di Roma" saying Pope Pius XI! had 50-minute telephone conversation with President Roosevelt Sept. 4. The broadcast sairi Lt. WAS believed discussed "certain mlsunderslandings.

which had arisen between the Holy See and the Anglo-Saxon powers In the last few tinys since the Pope's latest message." In his broadenst. Sept. 1, the Pope called for a just peace to end the war in its fifth year. Hungarian Premier Fired NEW Brazzaville YORK, radio Sept. said 0 todny (P) The -language broadcast recorded by S.

government monitors that Admiral Nicholas Horthy, regent of Hungary, had dismissed Premier Nicholas von Kallay, "There probably will be An 1m- portant announcement, shortly by the government." said the station in French Equatorial Africa. Von Kallay had been Hungarian! premier since March, 1942. Iran Enters War Against Nazis LONDON, Sept. 9 (P) Routers sald in 8 dispatci: from Teheran tonight that Iran hns declared war on Germany. has Tran, teen formerly cooperating known with as the Persia, Allies for many months, permitting the use of Its territory in the sending af lend lease supplies to Russia.

BRITISH LOSE DESTROYER LONDON, Sept. 0 (1)--The loss of tha British destroyer Puckerldge R'AS announced tonight by the admiraity, which did not say whether the resact was sunk by enemy action nor when and where the loss occurred. Globe-News Want Ads Get Results, PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9 fAP) Methods of making the meat of old roosters more tender and sweel, of making young cocks fatten up quicker for market and of culting down on the birthrate of -wern reported today. Dr.

Fred Lorenz of the of California told the Aerican Chemical society that placing of special pills containing the fomale sex hormone estrogen, under skin of some old batters produced "relatively tender and juicy" meat as compared with darkened, stringy and tough meat produced by control roosters which weren't given the pills. Declaring the improved conditions resulted from an increase of muscle fat induced by the sex hormone, said use of the hormone in roosters fattened them up much quicker than usual. The society's attention was then turned from the chicken yard to, the family fireside by H. W. Schultz who Bald cooking of cats' diets at high temperatures tended to cut down greatly on their ta kittens.

He reported of tomcats were fed highly heated dielst exclusively for three und four years, respontively, and that during this time nellher them were able to send arrival out of any kittens: announcements on they Then, one of toms was fed cooler diet andwhoops he forthwith sired threa litters of spool chasers. The chamist heated dieta also affected the reproductive abllity of female cats. Area Manpower Center Set Here AUSTIN, Sept. 9 (-San Abilene. Waco, Brownsville and Austin which have A surplus of labor must supply workers for others Texas.

cities and -state areas if cellical war production 13 to be maintained. This Fas the conclusion af Everett R. Speer, Acting state director the Manpower Commission, who today announced a decentralization pt WMO administration in Texas which Includes establishment of 12 areas, each with Its own dirEctor with authority to operate his own program. Speer, concluding A conference with the area directors, said the sweeping administrative changes were ordered Oct. 15, lo expedite, among other things, the transfer of fathers from non-essential to tial jobs.

essenArea offices under the new Will be at Beaumont, Houston, sclup Dal: IRS, Fort Worth, Amarillo, El Paso, Austin, Longview, Waco, San Antonio and Abilene, The well-dressed from American Amadeo Giannini, nate. Poor's exceutives nini 35 director ciation "Mg Francisco." ally of He Camp Wallace Wins Softball Championship HOUSTON, Sept. 9 (AP) Camp i won Wallace's the solders, Texas champions, Southwest Irgional men's in the Amateur Softball Tournament here nt 1:35 Park of Houston doubletoday by. defenting, Lindale elimination tourney. Wallace beat Lindele.

the only elvillan club the four-Leam plsyoff, by 4-3 in the deciding game with A balk bringing in the winning tally in the eighth inning. Wallace early last night beat Lindale, 1-0. The winners will compete in the world's softball championships at Detrolt Sept. 17-18-19-20. U.

S. Destroyers Pass Gibrallar MADRID, Sept. (P)-Dispatches from La Linea today reported that four American destroyers itud passed through the Strait of Gibraltar last night and continued eastward Into the Mediterranean at top spced after a brief exchange of signnis with The only large warship remalning 5n the harbor of Gibraltar last night, the dispatches a said, was a tinited States battleship tho TEXAS CIRES. AND AFTER THAT, RICE EPHRATA, meat Sopt. 9 (A- Spaghetti and halls was the main course at the Ephrata Army Air Base the day Italy surrendered.

Now the. soldiers are looking forward to another significant rain -sauer kraut..