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tour JournalEvery Evening, Wilmington, Delaware, Wednesday, Marcfc 29, 3944 Allies Destroy Palestine Ban Deadline Nears Allies Forced To Abandon Cassino Hill Eden Says 'Big Three' Hold Main Peace Voice LONDON, March 29 (JP). Great Britain, the United States and Russia must share the responsibility for the preservation of the coming peace and must have the principal voice "In deciding any action taken U. S. Airmen Pound Reich, French Invasion Coast Campaign Against Luftwaffe Continues; 2,100 Nazi Planes Destroyed and 37,000 Tons of Bombs Fall in Germany in 8 Weeks 24 Jap Planes Heavy Casualties Fail To Check By Nippon Army in India But Britain Keeps Door Unlatched for 25,000 Of Quota for Duration Jackie Coogan Gives Burmese Thrill in Commando Glider Natives Follow Former Movie Star After Behind-The-Lines Landing, Thinking Him a God; Jeeps Emerging From Aircraft Provide Gasps HEADQUARTERS OP THE AMERICAN AIR COMMANDO FORCE, THE INDIA-BURMA BORDER, March 26 (Delayed) Flight Officer Jackie Coogan of the American Air Commandos, first glider pilot to land Allied troops behind the Japanese lines in Burma, came back to his base today to relate how he was "taken for a god" by native Burmese when they saw him alight on their paddy fields. in the general interest," says Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden.

Every country will have an opportunity to be heard in international discussions, he told the Free Church Federal Council yesterday, Bombers Cut Rail Lines From Northern Italy To German Front Lines NEW DELHI, March 29 lied fighter planes have smashed a LONDON, March 29 (VP). The door to the land of their fathers still remains unlatched for some 25,000 of the world's Jews as the March 31 technical deadline for LONDON, March 29 American Flying Fortresses plunged deep into central Germany today and Liberators pounded the Pas-De-Calais coastal area of France in the campaign described officially as "aimed primarily against the Luftwaffe on the gTound and in the air. It was this month's 24th great assault by the U. S. bombers, a new big bomber thrust made in support of the Japanese invasion of India, downing 24 planes, but enemy ground forces are pressing hard northeast but he asserted that the first problem "is to secure and maintain cooperation of the great which "can only be done if we have some common purpose, some corn-man set of principles." Eden also predicted that France Jewish immigration to Palestine monthly record in the offensive which James H.

Doolittle approaches. announced last night had destroyed 1 ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NAPLES, March 29 CP). Indian Gurkha troops who had clung stubbornly to Hangman's Hill, an exposed knob just below the peak of Monastery Hill overlooking Cassino, have been withdrawn, headquarters disclosed today as violent artillery Coogan expressed his disappoint- ment over missing an encounter with the enemy. The former film star, tired and Draft Swedish Day would soon resume her place amoig the great powers and eventually share with them the responsibility for the preservation of peace. He pleaded for patience and perseverance in the job of "healing the scars of the German occupation." more than 2,100 German planes in the last eight weeks.

This toll was taken by American airmen flying from Britain alone. Fighter escorts accompanied the Fortresses into central Germany. French Airdromes Blasted The double-barreled strike against Germany and France followed a lashing of 'four airdromes in France Under the terms of a British White Paper, 75,000 Jewish immigrants were to have "been admitted by the end of this month, but the government decided last November that immigration might continue after this date because only about 50,000 Jews had entered owing to the barriers erected by the war. These difficulties almost unobtainable transportation and closed frontiers in some cases naturally will remain for the rest of the quota until the war ends. Meanwhile, the aim of the White of Imphal and "our troops have taken up new positions," the Southeast Asia Command announced today.

The Japanese invasion column In the Ukhrul area 32 miles northeast of Imphal in India is maintaining pressure despite "heavy casualties in these attacks," the communique from Admiral Lord Louis Mount-batten's headquarters said. Running Air Battle Allied fighters including warhawlts and mustangs fought a running battle, one of the greatest in this thea- ter, over northern Burma Monday with the escorted Japanese bombers, knocking down 11 bombers and 13 fighters and probably bagging six others. The Japanese, apparently similar Japs Blocking Relief Plan Red Cross Still Trying To Get Supplies To Prisoners (Continued From Pate One) the New World and that they had continued throughout the years. American literature, American plays and American movies, ail translated into Swedish, make important contributions to this good relation. In introducing the speaker, Judge P.

Warren Green, president of the Delaware society, praised the role Sweden is playing in this time of crisis, how Sweden is the "Good Samaritan' to many peoples overwhelmed by the war. At a business meeting of the Swedish Colonial Society, which followed the talk of Mr. Bergstrom, Judge Green was reelected president of the society for his second term. Other officers elected are: Tuesday by 250 to 500 American heavy bombers. The German targets were not identified, but the prelminary announcement from U.

S. headquarters said "today's attacks followed two days of bombings of dirty, spent four days in Japanese-occupied Burma on his mission, helping American engineers build a runway for transports which landed later with the main body of air borne troops participating in the drive. "If you think the natives were surprised when our gliders landed, you should have seen them when we opened up the mouth of one and drove out a jeep," Coogan laughed. "Two of them must have thought I was a god because they followed me everywhere and that night even made me a bed out of banana leaves." Coogan, who carried six hand grenades just in case he might meet up with a few Japanese, was disappointed because he had no opportunity to use them. Climbing out of the transport which towed his glider back home, he said: 'Knife Artists' Eager "I sure would like to hear from those British and Gurkha knife artists I took into Burma.

"They were so eager to get at the Japanese I almost got trampled in the rush when they ran out of the valley I put them down in. They're the toughest men I ever saw, and I would like to have gone with them when the column pushed toward its objective. "When we got over the valley in WASHINGTON, March. 29 (IP). The Red Cross disclosed today it still has no definite plan from the Japanese for moving into.

Japanese end mortar duels thundered in and around the town. At the same time Allied photographic interpreters reported that medium bombers had cut all the rail lines from northern Italy to the German frontline area. Hill Occupied 2 Weeks Hangman's Hill had been occupied by the Gurkha troops for nearly two weeks, and there could be fed end supplied sufficiently only by air. Withdrawal of New Zealanders from Hill 202 on the slopes of Monastery Hill also was disclosed. The strategic importance of the two features was lost when the general offensive against Cassino failed to dislodge the Germans, it was explained.

Xati Operations Shelled This, plus the difficulties of removing the wounded and bringing airborne supplies made continued retention of the high ground valueless, headquarters officers said. Allied heavy guns laid down a bar. rage on German positions in the vicinity of the strongly defended Continental Hotel, smashing a German troop concentration forming up near the rains of the hostelry. German multi-barrel guns, with tank artillery supporting, hammered at at the Chabau and Ledo areas of upper Assam, were forced to turn back without dropping their bombs. Four other Japanese aircraft trying to intercept Allied flights were Luftwaffe airfields in France where the Germans did.

not put up serious aerial defense." Berlin asserted that violent air combats were being fought over northwestern Germany by midday. Air Battles Reported "German anti-aircraft defenses from the outset of the intrusion were constantly harassing the enemy," one broadcast declared. "Several enemy aircraft were brought down shortly alter the enemy had (Continued From Paj One) reiving the wages and "other ordinary incidents of civilian employment." Men directed into essential employment and refusing to go, he declared, "would be called by the Army to active military service and would be used in special labor units." Patterson added, however, it is reasonable to expect that most of the men directed to accept civilian employment would do so. Favors Legislative Action He said he believed the plan could be put into operation through joint action of existing war agencies, although an amendment to the Selective Service act "would be desirable." In the absence of legislation. Patterson told the committee, various questions might be raised as to the status of men in the enlisted reserve "so far as might concern bonuses and disability benefits." With suitable amendments, he said, legislation along the lines of a bill introduced recentiy by Representative Luce (R-Conn) to establish work corps "would accomplish the purpose." Patterson reiterated that the current manpower problem "calls for passage of national service legislation" applicable to all men and women of working age and enforcing "an obligation on the part of everyone to do his or her share in aiding the fighting forces." war prisoner and civilian internment First vice-president, Miss Jeanette camps 1,500 tons of American relief destroyed the same day, and two Paper forging a policy of compromise to enable Jews and Arabs to live together as neighbors was regarded as obviously not attained as evidenced by recent outbreaks of violence.

There is no lack of appreciation in British quarters of the failure to attain the objective, but the government, unwilling to risk a racial and religious explosion near the empire's vital east-west communications line, will leave the problems of Palestine to a peacetime solution. Palestine at present is populated by about 1.000,000 Arabs and 500.000 Jews, a two-to-one ratio which has changed in recent years from the old ten-to-one ratio favoring the Arabs. Roughly 75 per cent of the Eckman; second vice-president, Dr more were knocked down Tuesday supplies piled in warehouses at Vladivostok, Russia, since last fall. "Further substantial amounts are ready in this country for immediate shipment as soon as the Japanese begin accepting the supplies already W. W.

Lattomus; third vice-president, George Valentine Massey of Dover; treasurer, John Weldon; secretary, William L. Springer; registrar, Miss Elizabeth M. Bullock. Council members: Judge Green, Leon deValinger, Mrs. H.

Mor flown over the Reich frontier. Particularly violent air battles are reported from ttie region of the Teu-toburg Forest" in the same sector of Westphalia as Muenster, Osna- brueck. and Bielefeld. ton Stevens, Miss Bullock, and J. lor a two-day bag of 30, the communique said.

133 Jap Planes Lost A recapitulation meanwhile showed the Japanese had lost 133 planes, with 16 more probably destroyed and 41 damaged in the air and aground, against Allied losses of 33 ships between March 1 and March 28. Joseph W. Stilwell announced that 5,423 Japanese troops had been killed in northern Burma since last Oct. 26. Mountbatten's communique also reported Japanese activity In the hilly jungle country 50 miles northeast of Imphal, but Allied troops is Berlin first reported bombers over Rogers Holcomb Jewish population in Palestine Tel (central Germany, and said they were i Hold-over council members are: concentrated in three cities Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem.

in Vladivostok," the Red Cross said. "While the actual movement of goods was taking place (to Vladivostok last fall), a series of cables was sent through Geneva to the Japanese Red Cross urging a definite proposal for the distribution of the "There has still been no definite plan from the Japanese side, but further steps to obtain a solution of this problem are receiving continuous consideration by the American Red Cross and the State the moonlight, I told the troops I was going in. I went in fast and Hill 193. Churchill French trocps also smashed an- ZZ. over northwest Germany on tneir Mrs Daniel Moore Bates, Mrs.

Fred-flight outward. ericir, Bringhurst, J. Pearce Cann, Doolittle, the com. ander of the Mrs Paul duPonti George Win-U. S.

Eighth Air Force in cnesteri Charles M. Jones, Dr. W. O. declared that more than 37,000 tons; LaMotte, Mrs.

W. S. Potter. Dr. Lat-of bombs were rained down on Ger-; tomuSi ancj jjr.

Harold L. Springer, many and occupied territory by the Mr Sprlnger SUCceeds Mr. de-Americans since Feb. 1 and that VaIinger of Dover wno nas served major aircraft or plane parts fac-j-. t.h death of Dr.

other small assault on Hill 'Cnntinord From Fife One ni- lug, 1 JUUiJea uui wiuii ouuic iituc pots to light the way for the other sliriprs a fpw minutes behind me. which they are holding. Nazi Troops Scattered "it realTyls impossible to distinguish between a vote on domestic policy Flares Aid Other Gliders THft X7f TVrtrtO vrv Viy "I ran and ran, setting out and a vote on the general policy of the war in this country" by some cries of "rubbish." lights as I went Every ttoe it tion in faVQr of natonal wvlce George H. Ryden, first secretary of a lamp I thought the Japs would legislation the organization. Fliers Killed open nre.

men i nearo. uie wniswei "wv.vr When he stalked into Commons immediately ir of the other gliders approaching, so not tQ hav; nationa Ice legis- I today Churchill turned I got out of the way and returned jla.iori( promptly there to the teacher wage issu tories had been destroyed or severely damaged since Feb. 20. 170,000 In "Invading Force" These terrific blows, Doolittle said, were delivered by an "invading force" of 170.000 men of the 8th and 9th Air Forces who fought some of the fiercest air battles of the ue and de- Wreath Tlaced Judge Green and Mr. Holcomb, chairman of a special commemorative committee, placed a wreath at the base of the Swedish monument at the park the monument that was dedicated by President Roosevelt in 1938.

tuT Tr i.iZM merit th Proposal to bring glared: troops had vanished into the jungle utilization th "Events of yesterday require an drove the enemy back in the Chin hills farther to the south, where they inflicted casualties and captured valuable enemy equipment in successful operations on the Tiddim-Imphal road. Allied forces were also holding their positions on the Tamu-Palel road leading to Lake Loktak, but the Japanese are stubbornly resisting attempts to clear them from a small block on the upper part of the Tiddim-Imphal highway. Stilwell's American-trained Chinese troops who stormed the village of Hkawnglawyang in the upper of civilian activities essential to the i alteration in government business, war, of the men of military age who It would not be possible for the war and "are prepared for even have been classified as physically government to leave matters where creater ones if thy come." (Continued From Pafe One) Hazel Marion Bohn, resides at 5Va Beverley Place, Wilmington. Second Lieut. William Norman Escandel, 24, co-pilot, whose wife, M--s.

Norma and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. Escandel, reside at 232 Kathmere Road, Upper Darby. Staff Sergt.

Grant Frederick Hay-den, 27, aerial engineer, son of Mrs. Lillian B. Hayden, 15 Perry Street, Haverhill, Mass. Pfc. Warren C.

Grimes, 20, radio uiiiiu xvr military service. The battles did -not come yester- At this very serious time the daYtne second straight day that Cites Inequalities progress oix-ne war uiere must oe tne heavily-escorted heavy bombers looking for Japs, but the Gurkhas stood with their knives drawn waiting to rush the enemy. "For the next few hours gliders kept coming down and groups of British and Indian soldiers ran with their bayonets fixed through the grass and down the valley into the jungle. They were like madmen, dashing this way and that, looking for the Japanese. Later these men formed the spearhead in a column that left us to attack Japanese garrisons on the enemy's supply lines." "There is something wrong.

I submit, when two men of the same age, say 25, are called for induction by Selective Service, with one government enjoys from the To Delete Clause Allied artillery scattered German infantry formation taking positions for an attack three miles west of Cisterna in the beachhead below Rome. Anti aircraft batteries downed four out of 25 air raiders and Spitfire patrols destroyed three more. All of the Germans bombs fell into the sea without hitting any ships. Allied planes flew more than 1,500 sorties yesterday, shooting down a total of 13 enemy craft against a loss of 10. About 40 German planes were sighted over the battle area.

Russian War (Continued From Paje Ose) ported across the Bug estuary, driving along the coastal roads that lead to Odessa, 75 miles to the west. Other columns were plunging south from bridgeheads 60 to 80 miles upstream, where, the Russians said. Domanevka and 40 other towns and villages fell to Soviet arms. Domanevka is 77 miles north of Odessa. Berlin asserted that Konev's army, stretched along the east bank of the Prut River boundary line of old Rumania, had crossed that stream to assault the strategic rail junction city of Iasi, but neither the Russian communique nor front dis Mogaung Valley early in the week were reported attacking Japanese positions south of the Khawnglaw River and east of the only motor-able road in that area.

of them accepted for military ser-i said the prime Also in commemoration of today's tin flags of the United States and Sweden are fiyig side by side at the park. The Rev. H. Edgar Hammond, vicar of Old Swedes P. E.

Church and honorary chaplain of the society, offered the invocation. Secretary of State William L. Storey brought greetings from Governor Bacon, honorary president of society. He said that not only Delaware but the whole nation is proud of the part Swedish-Americans of Swedish descent are taking vice ana trained for fighting overseas and the other rejected for military service because of some physical defect that does not seri encountered virtually no opposition as they smashed at the nests from which the Germans defend Europe. But again the fighters sought out the Nazi planes on the ground, destroying 30, including many bombers, and damaging more than a score.

Five Fail To Return Two American bombers and three fighters failed to return from the raids, directed against Chartres, 40 miles southwest of Paris; Chateau- minister, we have decided as the first business of the next sitting day to resume the committee stage on the education bill, and to delete clause 82 as amended entirely from the bill." This was the amendment pro operator, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oma Grimes, 322 Southwest Thirty-first Street. Oklahoma City, Okla. Lieutenant and Mrs.

Garrity had resided at the Jefferson Street address for more than three months. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. William. F.

Garrity, formerly of 4736 Hazel Avenue, Philadelphia, now Coogan, who joined the Air Com ously affect his ability to perform mandos in May, 1942, now is one of a civilian task of a character in dispensable to winning the war, a task in which there is a shortage of workers, but never the less permitted to engage in an occupation that will contribute nothing to the winning of the war. That is the viding equal pay for women and men teachers, a provision which the house as a committee approved 117 to 116. Col. Philip G. Cochran's glider pilots stationed at this base.

Wandering off to his quarters for a shave and his first bath in four days, he repeated: "I'd sure like to hear from those knife artists I took in there." in the present world conflict. Greetings from Mayor Albert W. James were brought by Leonard Hagner, assistant city solicitor. Dr. Amandus Johnson of Phila Woman, After 3 Rescue Trips, Escapes Blaze SOMERDALE, N.

March 23 When Mrs. Evelyn Klotz. 24, paused breathless today, everyone agreed she crowded a full day's work into a brief five minutes. Mrs. Klotz, aroused by smoke and flame when her home caught fire, first pushed her oldest child, four-year-old Christine, before her to safety.

Then she returned to a bedroom and carried two other children to the street. Next, she aroused occupants of a first floor apartment. Mrs. Klotz then wrapped herself in a wet blanket and dashed back upstairs reside at 3212 Odessa Street, Fort Worth, Tex. Lieutenant Garrity was graduated from Villanova CoDege in 1940 and joined the staff of The Record, Philadelphia, where he remained until he entered the Army a year later.

After basic training in artillery at Fort Meade he was transferred to flight training and the Ferry Command. Lieutenant Bonn's parents are Mr. Rationing (Continued From Page One) dun, 30 miles farther southwest, Reims, 80 miles northeast and Di-, jon, 160 miles southeast of Paris. Doolittle, who made his disclosures in a speech broadcast to the National Press Club in Washington, D. said that "the goal of strategic bombing was, and still is, the destruction of Germany's vital war industries." "For 15 months Germany has tried desperately to meet the threat of ultimate disaster which loomed if Allied strategic bombing was not stopped," he declared.

"Well it has patches confirmed this report of the first Soviet invasion of Axis plies in channels cf distribution are "fairlv satisfastorv riesnite a territory. The Second Ukrainian Army was smauer civilian allocation for April busy on other sectors of the center, delphia, Swedish scholar and writer, was a guest of the Delaware Society. Swedish Flag Displayed A Swedish flag, a gift of the royal family of Sweden to Old Swedes Church, made in 1928, is being displayed in the church yard. Seventh and Church Streets, this week. The flowers on the altar of the church were presented by the Delaware Swedish Colonial Society and they will remain on the altar for the community Lenten service tomorrow night.

The flowers are in memory of the first colonists from Sweden. about 1.180,000,000 pounds as com "This act of deletion," Churchill declared, "will be regarded as a vote of confidence in the present administration." First Defeat in 4 Years The setback yesterday, over-riding the opposition of Education Minister Harold Butler, was the first defeat of Churchill's government since it was formed four years Laborite Emanuel Shinwell, who led the bitterly debated fight for equal pay for women teachers, sought again to keep the issue separate from the question of confidence. He asked the prime minister "if he could find it possible to distinguish between a deliberate vote of the house on a domestic issue and any lack of confidence by the house in the government on general issues?" and Mrs. Charles Bohn of 214-54 Twenty-seventh Avenue, Bayside, case today." Patterson estimated that about 1,000,000 4-F's capable of working are engaged in occupations not absolutely essential to the war, adding ttiat it was a "matter of common knowledge that many of them are contributing nothing that is of material assistance to the men who are doing the fighting." Patterson said he hadn't given "much thought" to the induction or forced use of 4-F's between 38 and 45. His remarks were confined to the 18 to 37 group.

The prime need now, Patterson said, is for men under 26 for the armed forces "and it may rise to 28 or 30 later." Ralph A. Bard, assistant secretary of the Navy, endorsed, in general, Patterson's manpower recom pared with 1,226,000,000 pounds in March. Other changes in the msats-fats chart reduce the point values on shortening and salad and ccoking N. Y. Lieutenant Escandel has a twin brother, Raymond, who is a second lieutenant in the Second Ferrying not stopped, and it will not be stopped until Germany is defeated." to rescue the family strong box.

Finding herself trapped by flames, she climbed through a window and slid down a porch pillar. Let freedom ring on Uncle Sam's cash register! Buy U. S. War Bonds and Stamps! Group. oils one point to a new value of four points a pound.

Cream, Sergeant Hayden has two brothers neufchatel and creamed cotta and a sister. Tilo Admits Isle Retaken by Foe cheese go up two points a pound. from 10 to 12 points. Hopkins Undergoes NONE Mother, 3 Children Die As Fire Destroys Home LONDON, March 29 (). German Lard continues at a zero point rating and margarine remains at six points a pound, while fig and plum troops have recaptured the island of however, driving south to take the towns cf Tsyra and Koshen not far from the lateral ra'way into Rumania.

Other units operating to the north, Moscow said, captured. Llnkovtsy, 15 miles southeast of Kamenets-Podolsk, thus narrowing the neck of the sack on large German forces reported cut off in their retreat from Proskurov. 40 Miles From Carpathians Forty miles northwest of Czer-nowitz, Bucovina capital, in whose outskirts Red Army troops were reported fighting. Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov's First Ukrainian Army captured Gvozdets, 11 miles northeast of: Kolamea on the Czernowitz-Lwow railway and only 40 miles from the formidable Carpathian Mountain barrier, through which the famous "pass of the Tartars' leads into Czecho-Slovakia.

of Nikolaev, a combined Abdominal Operation ROCHESTER. March 29 Rab off the Croatian coast about 30 COLUMBUS, March 29 (INS). rTF? miles south of Fiume, a communique A 29-year-old mother and three of (JP). Harry Hopkins, presidential her five children perished early aide, underwent an operation here mendations. Patterson whose department was represented yesterday by Paul V.

McNutt, war manpower chairman, as not favoring induction of 4-F's, recently made a survey of the situation, Chairman Costello (D-Calif disclosed. Many Can Take Jobs this morning and a bulletin issued "I am afraid I cannot alter in any way the statement I have made," Churchill replied. "It really is impossible to distinguish between a vote on domestic policy and a vote on the general policy of the war in this country." This brought some cries of "nonsense" from the house. In Angry Debate on Issue today when fire destroyed their one-story, three-room home five miles at the Mayo Clinic at noon described jams are assigned a zero point value, reduced from two points a pound because of heavy production and slowi movement into consumption. On March 1 the nation's cold storage and cooler space was 92 per cent occupied, as compared with 73 per cent a year ago.

Stocks of meat were at a record level. So were frozen fruits and vegetables east of nearby Gahanna. his condition as "satisfactory." The dead were Mrs. Grace King, Hopkins, 53 years old, has been a patient for several weeks at St. 'Some method must be worked wife of Elsworth King, and their children, Merrill, Shirley, and Edward two weeks old.

out to use these men," Costello Mary's Hospital where the operation was performed. The brief bulletin issued after the operation said: "An Two other children, Ronald, 8, for this season of the year. broadcast from the headquarters of Marshal Tito (Joslp Broz) acknowledged last night. The bulletin gave no details of the fighting for Rab but declared that the Nazis were marshaling large forces in the vicinity of Jablanica wheh is situated directly opposite the island on the Croatian shore for an offensive against Yugoslav Partisan troops. Snow storms have been curtailing fighting in eastern Bosnia, the communique added.

Today's bulletin from Tito said the island of Rab was taken "after pitched battles." Violent fighting is in progress on the Slovene coast, and an entire Italian company of 150 men surrendered to the Partisans, the com abdominal operation was performed this morning. condition is satisfactory." and Olive, 5, who were in the house at the time, ran to the home of a neighbor when the fire broke out. Exact cause of the fire was unde The rebuff, which iollowed an angry debate, brought immediate repercussions, although there was no question of the government resigning because only one-third, of the house membership was recorded in the voting. Churchill conferred for hours with the war cabinet about the government's position and then drafted land and sea operation, was announced yesterday by Premier Stalin. Held by the Germans for two and one-half years, it fell after some of the fiercest fighting of the present offensive.

WFA officials said it is necessary to get some of this food moving into consumption channels so that room might be provided for butter, eggs, and other perishable commodities soon to be coming into The operation was the second which Hopkins has undergone at termined, but it was believed that an oil cook stove might have the hands of Mayo Clinic surgeons, the first having been performed seven years ago when the former 9 Quality Price Selection saia. i nousanas oi them are younger men whose disabilities, while sufficient to prevent their ac-csptance for combat duty, are not grave enough to prevent them from taking an essential war job and releasing a physically-fit young man for combat." Costello said testimony given the committee in recent days including a suggestion by WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson that effective controls be established over 4-F's has influenced many of his colleagues to believe that the time has arrived to "put many of these men in uniform so they can be used where they are needed in a non-combat capacity." cabinet member came here suffer a statement for presentation to Commons. It was reported that Butler had offered his resignation at the cabinet meeting, but later it was ing with a stomach ailment. SHOP WITH Uita-Uar i peak production.

Meat rationing entered its second year today with civilian supplies still sufficient to maintain the nation's health standards but with little possibility the program can be suspended this year. It was on March 29, 1943, that American housewives began giving up ration points for meats, butter, shortening, cheese, and other products in the Office of Price Adminis Jap Foreign Minister munique said. In the island sectors of Slovenia more than 150 Germans were killed, and an armored train Reds Smash Toward Sea Today the Russians were smashing down through approximately 9,000 square miles of steppe country still held by the Germans in the area above Odessa, but there were few natural barriers to delay their drive to that port and the shores of the Black Sea. On the west they captured Slobodka, junction point oh the Pervomaisk-Byeltsi and the Otdessa-Lwow railways and then moved on to storm Voronkov, 113 miles northwest of Odessa. Numerous other towns south and east of Talks With Nazi Envoy CASH! With money in your pocket was wrecked between Ljubljana and NEW YORK, March 29 (JP).

The Kocevje with 50 Nazis killed and denied with the explanation that he regarded the vote as a rebuke to the government rather than to himself personally. The education minister had maintained that acceptance of the amendment offered by Mrs. Cazalet Keir, a Conservative from Islington would jeopardize the government's wage principle. Tokyo radio said today that Japa much ammunition captured, it Furloughed to Industry nese Foreign Minister Mamoru added. HOUSE PAINT Shigemitsu had conferred with Ger you are free to buy where you please and probably Presumably, he added, the men would be furloughed to essential industry, be used for seasonal war and war-supporting work and be man Ambassador Heinrich Georg Arsonist 1 tration's red stamp plan.

OPA Administrator Chester Bowles commented: "Odd as it may seem, total civilian Stahtner yesterday on the "interna tional situation." save money on tester shop ping. We'll loan you the money, by phone if you like. Bveltsi also fell before the Red assigned to military jobs which do The prime minister himself was The broadcast was recorded by Army advance, Moscow said. consumption of meat during the (Continued From Fife One) fire quickly through the building u. S.

government monitors. without co-makers or endors first year of rationing was at one of the highest levels in the coun VITA-VAK House Faint Lang declared. "There was enough Let freedom ring on Uncle Sam's ers. Repay in convenient instalments up to a year. paper scattered around to have fed cash register! Buy V.

S. War Bonds not present when the vote, which cut across party lines, was Announcement of the outcome was greeted with a cheer of jubilation from some Labor members, but it was quickly stilled as Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, his face grave, moved for adjournment. Leaders Disturbed the fire until the walls caught and Stamps! not require the use of an able-bodied man. Those already in essential work would not be inducted. Selective Service Director Lewis B.

Hershey disclosed that he is prepared to ask the armed services to induct into work battalions any 4-F registrants who are able to work but who are not contributing "materially and substantially" to The Berlin radio last night indicated that Red Army troops had encircled Kovel, 170 miles from Warsaw in the east-central part of old Poland. The broadcast said that German troops in that city were being supplied by air, but the Russian communique did net mention operations in this area. on your home is positive protection against the blistering a 1 In fact, the carpet already was on fire and the walls scorched whenaDjd Stomach Ulcer PaillS try history. The nations farmers produced during 1943 almost pounds of meat, a record The War Food Administration estimates there will be slightly more meat this year than last. WFA predicted a total production of tne woman pus uie maze Make Jack Spratt Eat No Fat? Fire Chief Albert-J.

Sullivan said heat ot the sun. it your house is faded or the paint is scaling oS, give it a coat of Modern day "Jack Spratts" who eat no fat a slim, dark-haired six-footer be Cash Monthly Payments fa Mnths HMnth $100 $17.54 9.06 300 52.62 27.17 500 87.72 45.29 IOANS Ut TO $1000. because of distress of stomach or ulcer tween 30 and 40 years old was being paint, indigestion, gas pains, heartburn. 000,000 pounds for 1944, or about sought as the man responsible for 132 pounds for each civilian, one the series of incendiary fires. ournicg sensation, bloat and other conditions caused by excess acid should try Ddga.

Get a 25c box of Udga Tablets from your druggist. First dose must con this rich, durable paint. It will save you money, labor pound more per person than was the war effort. President Roosevelt remarked, in response to a question at his news conference yesterday, that there are other groups besides 4-F's high school boys and girls and even newspapermen, for example that could help with such work as Twenty-one of the New Amster available in 1943 Reds Call on Bulgaria, Rumania to Fight Nazis MOSCOW, March 29 (JP). With the Red army poised on the Rumanian the Soviet government organ Izvestia today called on vince or return box to ut and get DOUBLE dam's 100 guests died in their beds or in the flame-choked corridors YOUR MONEY BACK.

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3.15gal. 95cqt. UNIVERSAL C.l.T. PLAN Rumania and Bulgaria to join the Coming on the heels of Churchill's address to the nation last Sunday, the setback obviously was disturbing to government leaders and was the subject of widespread discussion in the London press. "No government could tamely accept such a rebuff as yesterday's defeat upon an important detail of the education bill." said the Daily Telegraph.

"As those responsible for the defeat seemed to realize subsequently, such an event cannot be laughed off as a mere demonstration, or parliamentary government would become a farce," The Daily Sketch, however, was the only London paper to use the word "crisis" in referring to the Situation. WE BUY DIAMONDS OLD COLD Est 1880 "Democratic countries" of the world and protect their sovereignty or ItTr It A 1I7-II Wt Street Wilmington Ml 11 Open Eveninf hy ApfelntmtM "Regardless or wnat measures are taken to insure participation by other- groups." Hershey said in a speech at Providence, R. "there are measures which can be taken to insure that everyone between 18 and 45 who is physically capable of work does work." while trying to escape. Another leaped to her death from a second story window. Thirty others were injured.

The description of the hunted man came from three sailors who said they saw him go down the fire escape of the New Amsterdam and drive away in a brown coupe about the time the fire was discovered. Only five of the dead were identified. Most of the hotel's guests were newly-arrived wax workers. Down in Plane, Rescued NAPLES, March 23 (INS). Three American nurses whose plane was forced down in Albania last November were rescued unharme today in Allied territory, to which they had made their way.

They were Lieuts. Helen Porter of Hanksville, Utah: Ava Ann Maness of Paris, and Wilma Dale of Butler, Ky, BVt II face the alternative of German occupation and having their lands turned into gigantic battlegrounds. JThe editorial, citing foreign press report3 that Rumania possesses 15 divisions and Bulaaria 20, declared that both nations have forces strong to resist the Germans. Slh ORANGE STS. rear THE BETTER WAY TO BOKOW 4 Hist.

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