Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 1

River Stages 1 ln Bridge Gage D- Rising l.tvel Lock No. 26: Pool 418.86 Tailwater 397.33 Second Perioc ues Set for Fuel Oil Units 10 Gallon Allotment to 1 Householder Is Unchanged Fuel oil rations will remain a in gallons per unit for Period 2 begins Nov. 30, Al Biven. acting chairman of Alton Ratio Board, announced today. Period coupons, which also go into effec Nov.

30, have been similarly give ID-gallon unit-value, he added. 1 givens explained that the 10 gal Ion value was continued OPA after consultation with th Office of Civilian Requirement and the Petroleum Administrate forWor. Failure to cut the coupoi 'value indicates supplies are suffi dent to meet the ration demanc he said. The OPA has disclosec however, that the quantity of ol (or civilians has not increased suf ficiently to allow en increase In unit-values. 1 Coupons whose value has been jet are those numbered 2.

and on the Class 4, 5 and 6 sheets Class 4 coupons, uSed mostly by small householders for heal and hot water, will continue to have a value of 10 gallons each. Class 5 coupons, used by larger consum ers, will be valid for 50 gallon each. Class 6 tickets will be worth 250 gallons each. Although period 2 and period 3 coupons go into effect Nov. 30 coupons for the first heating per tod, which became valid last July may be used to buy fuel until Jan 4.

The second breathing period ex tends from Nov. 30 to Feb. 8. Period 3, which starts on Nov. 30 ends March 4.

The OPA, in cooperation with the U. S. Weather has worked out figures to guide consumers in their use of fuel. The figures indicate users in this area should not have consumed more than 13 percent of their total allotment to date. If their consumption is in excess of this figure they run the running I before the healing season is over is reported.

Bivens today asked the public to aid the ration board by sending explanatory notes along with ration books sent to the oflice. Con! turners frequently turn in. food ''gasoline, and. other with no indication of "Why they have been surrendered. Since there are many reasons why the ent books may be turned in, it is necessary that the board be 'notified of the cause.

I Navy Takes Over Lagging War Plant WASHINGTON, NOV. 29, ist The navy today took possession of I a part of the Remington Rand, factory at Southport, Chemung County, N. in order to "exv Pedite production and bring up to schedule an important war Item." I he White House announced the action, issuing also an executive order signed by President Roosevelt on Nov. 25 directing Secretary of the Navy Knox to "take i nnM.csim of and operate that part I 7 plant Rem 'ngton Rand, known as the 'N' division of I the Elmira plant." I of na ann designation of Rear Admiral Harold G. Bow- Siw 60 81 assistant to the ecretary of the navy, as officer of lhe seized facilities, wa said in a statement: l'lwn dUC 0 at lnis lant nas tin ind Mh and of an unacceptable quality.

I and aii ma pnrt of the busings men, of lhe tool and-equip- S.T thls were ocure Jwlth pro- navy and ar EVENING TELEGRAPH lu 'V ias been operated by Bunder navy as been manufac- 7, 'nsti-ument com- I Cart subc ontractor for Cly rden Inc York me for the Kills 37 Hunter Injured When He ALTON, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1943 Member of the Associated Press Feet From Cliff Richardson Woundedinltaly, Parents Learn Private Prank J. Richardson, 21 a-paratrooper, has been reporte wounded in Italy on Nov. 7, ac cording to message from the War De partment re celved by h. parents, Mr. an Mrs.

Richardson 1120 Brown. has been overseas since April. r.Tq A graduate Alton High school, Private -Rich ardson was employed at Wester Cartridge before enterln service in September, 1942. Me wa trained with the paratroops a Port Benning, Ga. His sister, Lieu Bernice Richardson, Army Nurs Corps, is stationed at a prisoner war Scotts Neb.

NewTaxPlea ByMorgenthau WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, Secretary Morgenthau renewed hi virtually hopeless demand for $10, 500,000,000 in new taxes today fr telling ithe Senate'finance 1 commit tee that the $2,140,000,000 Hous revenue measure "falls far shor even of an attempt to meet ou fiscal needs in, a realistic or cour ageous way." In the face of an Chairman George (D-Ga) that i will be Impossible to enact a bil varying greatly from the principle of the House measure, the Treas ury chieftain reminded the com mittee of "the stupendous bil which this war will leave behind' and we pay in taxes any less than we can now afford to pay we shal 3e unfair to those who must face accumulated bill after the war las been fought and Wi shall not only be asking the 10, 100,000 members of the armed forces to £lve the most importan years out their lives- to fight the We shall also'be requiring to pay in taxes after the'wai what, we could and should have paid while they were fighting." Morgenthau. said the' Treasury had "carefully reviewed" the is situation since his appearance before -the House way and means committee, in view of the wide dif ference between the departmen md the House "on a matter so mportant to the present and fu- ure welfare of this nation." 'Can Pay "There is nothing in the new budget figures in our opinion to warrant reducing our goal below $10,500,000,000 or additional war- ime taxes," said the secretary. "The budget revisions do not al- er the fact that we can pay much tiigher taxes; they do not in any egree affect our moral obligation meet now, all of the costs of the that can be met by current axation; and they do not affect in ignificant degree the serious in- lationary dangers that face us. long as the war 'shall last, and the postwar period.

"It is a great fallacy to suppose hat we can fight history's greatest var to save what we hold most ear without financial sacrifice nevitably we shall experience much greater financial sacrifice han we have thus far. Taxation Continued on Page 2, Column 5. Report Mitchell Bombers Carry 75 nun. Cannon NEW YORK, Nov. 29.

Iff) The Melbourne radio said today that 75 lillimeter cannon were being used American Mitchell medium ombers operating in the south- vest Pacific area. The broadcast, recorded by U. S. 'overnment monitors, quoted a orrespondent as saying that in a eeent attack on Wewak some rtltchell bombers "were equipped Ith cannon which throw a shell weighing more than 13 pounds." Crowd Demonstrates Against King, for Republic NAKP? BLMAN MomN ft NOV. 28, (Delayed.) abdication of King Vit- was demanded pub- Ule first time today at a meeting and Count Carlo ter recent Blt Ush of Leros one regarded as a Fas- epub)l 'fi ted that -the king to 8re to war cipale agttlnst Germany of the sovereign was demanded openly by any of the Italian parties or political leaders.

The Christian Democrats and Liberals, both Rightist groups, were absent at today's demonstrations. The adherents of the other four uniled front parties, however, left no doubt of their hostility to the king and even shouted down the venerable philosopher Benedetto Croce when he pleaded for a regency as a means pf preserving the monarchy in Italy. Grose posed a hypothetical question, "Do you want to preserve the monarchy?" The crowd of apprpxlmately a thousand jammed into a narrow university courtyard stormed, "No! No! RepubJica! Republica!" Melvln Hofflngton, 25, aij em ploye of Shell Oil suffered spinal Injury and a possible sKu fracture in a fall from a 40-foo cliff while coon hunting In th vicinity of Batohtown, Calhou county, Sunday night. X-ray ex amlnatlon was made today at Joseph's Hospital to determine there were fractures of the vet tebrae and the skull. Hofflngton, who resides nea Batchtown, was hunting alon He had "shaken" a coon from tree and when he found It was no dead from the shot, he stompe on It, he explained, The tree wa near the edge of the cliff an when he stomped on the earth gave way and let him fall to th bottom, a distance he estimate as about 40 feet.

He was rendered unconsciou by the head injury and it wa about two hours before he recov ered sufficiently to make his wa to a farm house, about a half-mil away, to get help. When people at the farm wer unable to reach a doctor the summoned an ambulance from Brussels to bring him to the hos pital. He arrived at the hospital at 12:25 a. m. today.

Hofflngto said he thought the mishap oc curred about 7 p. It wa after 9 before he reached th farmhouse. In addition to head an spinal Injuries, he suffered from exposure to the cold. Bomb Pierces Jap Cruiser By ASSOCIATED PRESS The probable sinking of a Jap anese cruiser, reports of 2,000 en emy dead on Bougainville Islan and intensified aerial activity highlighted a busy weekend in th southwest Pacific theater of wa while crews movei into the newly-won Gilberts to th' northeast. A Liberator heavy bomber pa trolling St.

George channel be tween New Britain and New Ire land islands Friday night droppei a bomb squarely on the Jap cruiser, Gen. Douglas Mac The flierce'4 ship's ar niorY and with flash that lighted up the night sky It was the 49lh enemy warshij sunk or damaged in the northern Solomons during November. A spokesman for Adm. William F. Halsey, south Pacific fleftt com mander, reported that more than 1,000 Japanese had been killed in a 10-day battle on Bougainville nvaded at Empress Augusta Bay by U.

S. marines Nov. 1. This, he said, brought to 2,000 the numbei of enemy dead in fighting for tha argest of the Tolomon islands. Our dead and wounded combined, including casualties among army which have reinforced the marines, were given as 1,000.

Allied bombers carried out their most extensive operations in weeks. Those of Admiral Halsey's wing alone dropped close to 200 of bombs, without intercep- ion. Eight key Japanese positions were assaulted. Liberators left 105 tons of bombs on enemy installations on BuAa sland just off the northern tip of Bougainville, and Mitchell med- ums followed with bombing and itrafing. Buin, at the southeastern tip of Bougainville, took a 71-ton bomb- ng from torpedo and dive bomb- TS.

Aheavy force of Mitchells cover- id by Lightning fighters, made a ow-level attack on the Wewak and Boram airfields in northeast- rn New Guinea, destroying at east five aircraft on the ground nd damaging some 25 others. Beaufort attackers hit Rabaul in orce and reported a heavy con- entration of planes at that New Britain stronghold. Speedy P-T boats sank five iarges loaded with 200 Japanese roops and artillery in Vitiaz Strait, between New Guinea and New Britain. No ground action was reported in Bougainville, where the Amerl- have extended their beach lead by a painful yard-to-yard and on New Guinea, where he Australians, with tank support, mve taken Sattelberg and its high ilateau overlooking the possible nvasion channel to New Britain. Actress Bares Marriage HOLLYWOOD, Nov.

29, 'he secret marriage of Mary Lee, motion picture singer, to First Sgt. larry Banan, of Haverill, as disclosed by the 19-year-old tress today. She and Banan, 25, 'ho recently returned from ser- ice at Guadalcanal, were married Vov. 12 at the Hollywood Chrisan Church. Miss Lee, whose real ame is Mary Lee Wooters.

was orn In Centralla, 111,, and entered motion pictures in 1928 after slng- ng for several years with Ted Veems' band. Deputy Miller VUIU Office Deputy Sheriff Clarence Miller, Milnor avenue, who is recuper- Ling after an extended illness, made a visit today to his office in ily Hall. It was his first call here In 11 weeks. He improv- ng, And hopes to resume his du es within A leva Weather Forecast Colder, 26 Tonight Warmer Tuesday Area's Schools Show fell in Paper Salvage Jcrseyville and Litchficld Join to Take Part Though Alton schools, In Initial two efforts, have produced 37,000 pounds of waste paper frolft local basements, they have some high goals to shoots at Jerseyvllle so far thin month has sent 47,000 pounds to Alton Box Board Co. to be turned into equipment aimed at helping win the war, and Ljtchfleld has been responsible for 50,000 pounds, it was learned at the plant today.

H. C. Sackett said he had quested an assistant, E. P. Waterhouse, to confer with of Schools Ewlng here relative to working out more detailed for further wastepaper pickup days In Alton.

At the same time, he said, school district heads In East Alton, Wobd Hartford, and Roxana would be consulted regarding inauguration of wastepaper collection campaigns In their After a week of threatened transportation famine, the Precinct 6 air raid warden wastepaper salvage organization thinks it has run into a 'lush field. City Salvage Chairman R. C. Storm said today that city officials had promised him to have one truck waiting for duty at his door at 6:30 this evening, and a private owner also has offered his truck for use almost any time. That gives the Precinct 6 wastepaper salvagers two trucks for tonight, and, Storm said he believed, two for almost any night they want to work.

The salvage chairman said he appreciated the offers of the much, in fact, that without any further delay he and his workers will proceed to redouble their efforts toward cleaning up a long list of pickup calls that have accumulated. Lacking a truck last Friday night, the wardens were unable to make their usual pickup tour of the city. Including on the list waiting to be served is another call to Evergreen avenue, where once again the cloven or more, house- holdersi 5 up oh either side bi the street have tfrgaBSied' them? selves for a combined pickup. Eighth Army Launches Push 1 To Drive Foe North of Rome 2 Republicans Assert Farmers Favor Subsidies WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.

UP) Two midwest Republican representatives said today farmers in their districts favor use of food subsidies as a check on inflation, despite congressional uncertainty md opposition to such a program from some farm organizations. Representatives O'Konski (R- Wis) said that, in reply to 1,000 post cards he sent to farmers in his district, 474' said they favored subsidies and 218 were opposed. O'Konski said there was no 'catch question" on his poll, only one question being you want me to vote for or against subsidies?" Representative Burdick (R-ND) said he had received copies of reso- utions, adopted at about a dozen ocal meetings of Farmers Union members in North Dakota, which approved the use of subsidies. Burdick added he had received only about half a Mozen letters rom Individual farmers opposing ubsidies. Sugar, $3.25 Will Buy Quart of 'Lye' Booze KANSAS CITY, Nov.

29, ou wilj bring your own five ounds of sugnr, you can get a uart of "drinkin 1 likker" for $3.25 at letist one Missouri communi- a police officer has discovered. The whisky, he reports, seems be made from yeast, lemons and ugar, and is -not distilled. "It mells like lye," he acknowledged; it would kill anybody but a MIs- ourian." Peace Rumors Put Out to Sap Vigor of Allies Hull Believes Stepped -Up Offensiv Hints 'Momentous' War Development WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, Secretary of Slate Hull said toda that the current crop of peac rumors apparently are put out Impair the "vigor" of the Allie War effort by creating overconf dence. In response to a press conferenc question, "have you any informa tlon that would support rumoi that a German peace move is afoo through the Vatican or oth er channels?" the secretary re plied: "I think I would be safe in au thortzing you to quote me entire ly in the negative about sue rumors at every day's conferenc until I notify you to the contrary "They are evidently put ou most of the time with a view creating overconfidence among th in carrying on the war to successful conclusion and in tha way impairing the whole vigor the war situation on the Allie side." Hull did not elaborate but th Implication was clear that he con siders the peace rumors to be Axi inspired.

Swiss Report Nazi Proposal STOCKHOLM, Nov. 29 Bern correspondent of Svensk Dagbladet quoted the Swiss news paper La Suisse today as sayin that Germany had made a new peace proposal to be submitted President Roosevelt, Prime Min ister Churchill and Premier Stalin -three. Allied leaders, route to reported a meeting 'In oi I Africa where they will conslde the proposal. The Svenska Dagbladet corres pondent declared the entire Swis report Should be received with thi greatest reservation, but he 'ad ded that he had learned from Ger man informants that there had been important activity recentlj among German diplomats. Link New Pushes With Big 3 Parley Rumors By JUDSON O'QUINN LONDON, Nov.

29, taneously slepped-up offensives on three sides of Adolf Hitlef's fort ress Europe suggested the possibi iity today that the stage is being set for a momentous war in the diplomatic is believed both in London and abroad to be immi nent. Intensified Allied aerial assaults on Germany from British bases, an accelerated Soviet drive into White Russia and a spurt in the Italian campaign coincided with continued reports from abroad hinting at a meeting between President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Church- 11, Premier Stalin and perhaps representatives of at least three other nations. In connection wtlh these reports, he Dajly Telegraph declared in a Continued on Page 2, Column 7. Nice and Short, Though SALT LAKE CITY The Salt Tribune, publishing abbrevi- ted editions because of a typo- raphers' strike, received this com- lalnt from Us Logan, Utah, corespondent: "Please tell rewriters watch in boiling down our stuff. 40 words of a shotgun story ley hurt the boy worse than the hotgun did, moved him from Hyum to Logan, mlspelled his name, nd brought into the case the Loan police, who never had heard it." Biddle Assails Gov.

Deivey for Buchalter Story WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. Attorney General Francis Biddie advised Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today that President Roosevelt would be asked to commute a federal prison sentence against Louis (Lepke) Buchalter as soon as New York state has indicated readiness to carry out a death sentence against the man.

Buchalter, convicted of murder in a state court in connection with the operations of "Murder, now Is serving a 14-year federal term on a narcotics charge. In a sharply critical letter to Dewey, Bidle said that "statements and implications in your public announcements that we (the justice department) are openly resisting your efforts to have Buchalter's death sentence executed are totally unwarranted." Kills Wife, Own Life I Biddle said his attention had OLD LYME, Conn. Nov. 29 UP) I Deen drawn to the governor's "re- cent press announcements to effect that the President has failed to make.Louis Buchalter available mr l(l T. Bulkeley, about 64, ocially prominent retired New ork lawyer, shot and killed his Ife, State Police Capt.

Leo F. arroll said, then fatally wounded imself today at their palatial state here, Carroll said Bulkeley hot his wife as she was seated at table in the reading ll, called the Westbrook state olice barracks to report his aci, nd then shot himself, Carroll ild the retired lawyer had been ill health tor some time. day, to the, authorities of the state of New York to be dealt with in accordance with law." "It is surprising to me," Biddle wrote, "that you should choose to communicate with the President or with me In this Important matter through the medium of the press." Dewey Is on a vacation In Georgia and his office had no comment to Reds Rapidly Closing in On Rail City of Zhlobin Japs Admit Loss Of Contact With Makin 9 Tarawa NEW YORK, Nov. 29 Tokyo radio today broadcast Japanese imperial headquarter communlqr: acknowledging loss contact with Japanese forces Tarawa and Makln Islands In th Gilberts which have been capture by Unite-1 States troops. The broadcast, recorded by S.

government monitors, said "de tai.s concerning the situation Tarawa and Makin islands at pres ent are not clear due to no dis patch or communique from ou garrison on the said Islands." Th Japanese have not yet loss of the islands In either horn or overseas broadcasts. The Tokyo radio also asserte that a Japanese submarine an naval planes had sunk four air craft carriers and two cruisers an "heavily damaged" another air craft carrier in the Gilberts arei between Nov. 25 and 27. The clain was utterly without Allied con fir ma tlon. U.S.

Planes Hit N.W.Germanv By E. B. SULLIVAN LONDON, Nov. 29 can heavy bombers supported fighters attacked targets in north west Germany today on the heel of an overnight attack on westen Germany by the RAF. While the American heav; bombers were continuing th stepped up, big scale destructio o'f German jivftr ''centers, twin-en Ameiricani "iferai'iUiJei'I als streaked out over the channel to day to blast at Hitler's air powe in a raid on the Nazi airfield a Chievres, In Belgium.

The blows directed against Ger many both 'last night and today were in bold defiance of German threats of reprisals for last week's attacks on Berlin, said to have left a third of the Nazi capital in ruins. Objectives of the night or day raids were not announced immediately, but a British statement said the night raiders were Mosquitos Berlin had its second successive raidless night while the sirens were kept whining in western Germany by the Mosquitos. The great force of bombers seen streaming across the channel during the night apparently was a fleet of minelayers. The new blow followed the disclosure that approximately $2, 500,000,000 is being spent to expand the already mighty Brltislt- American aerial offensive from offensive which reached a new peak of intensity only last week. Of the total, the air ministry news service said, about $552,000,000 will be spent on airfields and depots for the U.

S. Eighth Air Force. Maj. Gen. William E.

Kepner, Eighth Air Force fighter command chief, declared in a broadcast to the United Slates that German air power definitely is growing weaker as the might of the Allies increases. The Germans' threat of dire re- irisals for the devastation wrought Berlin came from Nazi Propa- Minister Paul Joseph Goeb- jels, who said darkly In a broadcast speech that German industry was working feverishly night and day to turn out the mysterious weapons through which Britain would be paid back with "interest and double interest." It was a familiar propaganda ine, but listeners here were in- by one angle in his speech -an assertion that British raiders iad dropped "masses of phosphorus cannisters" In Berlin. Goebbels ieemed to imply that the British were using a new and more deadly ype of Incendiary bomb, causing ome speculation in London newspapers. Industrialist Dies AURORA, 111., Nov. 29.

UP) David B. Piersen, 63, industrialist Episcopal church leader, died oday in Copley hospital after a icart attack suffered Saturday. Shopping Days By HENRY C. CASSIDY MOSCOW, Nov. 29.

The Red Army was advancing rapidl; toward the important rail junction of Zhlobin today In a drive albnj the escape gap northwest of Gome through which broken German forces were attempting to flee to the west bank of the Dnieper. Sweeping up 150 villages and seizing many prisoners, Russian troops yesterday pushed to within 20 miles of Zhlobin, a Soviet com- munique said. Meanwhile other Russian forces surged forward to the west and southwest in White Russia and killed 3,800 Nazis in heavy fighting extending from the Gomel area to below Dneprope- trovsk. (The London radio, in a broadcast recorded by CBS, said one Soviet spearhead was only 15 miles from Zhlobin). The Germans persisted In heavy tank and infantry assaults In the three Ukrainian sectors of Koro- sten, Chernkiakhov and Brusilov but still had no major gain to show since taking Zhitomir.

(The Berlin radio yesterday claimed the recapture of Korosten which is 75 miles northwest oj Kiev.) Gen. Konstantin K. Rokossov- sky's White Russian armies plunged ahead toward Zlilobln after capturing Buda-Koshelevskaya on the Gomel-Zhlobin-Minsk -ratlroac nearly 30 miles northwest oj Gomel, in a single day's advance of 10 miles from Uvarovlchi. Dense forests and deep swamps in this region made the campaign difficult, but the Red Army appeared to be advancing as fast as humanly possible'against stubborn German resistance. The Soviet communique said the Germans were mining roads and dynamiting bridges as they retreated.

The Red Army also continued to 'forge ahead in the-Berezina rivei area to capturing populated places after killing j40i GwnMtriJefenderi. Tn.7jVgR Believe Man Sleiv Four, Then Shot Himself to Death PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 29, Two real estate men were shot to death in a real estate office and a few minutes later two women employes of a Y. M. C.

were shot and killed by a man who committed suicide. Police said they believed the same man was responsible for all four killings. The real estate men killed were David Finke, 52, and Sam Clokey. The A employes, both negroes, were Miss Mae Chappell, 29, and Mrs. Nora Harley, 26.

They were shot in a YMCA building. The gunman was not immediately identified. Herbert Silver, who lives nearby, told police he was talking to Clokey when he heard shots "five or six" over the telephone. "While the shots were sounding, heard a voice crying: "No! Don't! Don't!" Silver said. Silver notified police, who went the ofice and found Finke sprawled on the floor in the center of the room and Clokey lying behind a desk.

prohibition Nominee Plans U.S. Wide Tour LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 A. Watson, Prohibition nominee for president in 944, said in a statement today, he vill make a nation-wide campaign next year if allowed mileage ra- ioning 01- air priorities. His party, the 58-year-old al- orney and Free Methodist pastor aid, opposes subsidies, bureaucra- ies, and government extravagance; and seeks individual llber- government by law, and free nterprlse.

Presses A head In Face of Nazi Flamethrowers; Progress Good Montgomery Tells Men to Hit Germans a 'Colossal By EDWARD KENNEDY ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Algiers, Nov. 29 cff) The Eighth Army, called upon by Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery to hit the Germans a "colossal crack" and to drive them north of Rome, struck out in a new offensive in the darkness 'of Sunday morning from its Sangro bridgeheads and is making good progress in the face of enemy flame-throwers, Allied headquarters announced today. The attack, delivered at night in typical Montgomery style, was preceded and backed by a terrific air onslaught.

It was carried out by veteran British, Indian and New Zealand divisions rushing forward in the flashing light of an "excep. tionally heavy" artillery barrage. Before the Eighth Army's wheels were set churning westward from the bridgehead into the enemy's hill positions toward Rome, British destroyers laid down a bombardment of the enemy port of Civitanova, 20 miles south of Ancona on the Adriatic coast. A second bridgehead at Archl, 13 miles inland from the Adriatic, was hammered out as the attack progressed, broadening the Eighth Army's foothold on the north side of the most serious obstacle encountered by Montgomery since he set foot on the Calabrian toe last September. Navy Helps To the southwest, a British.cruis- er and destroyer also hurled broadsides into the Mintur.

of Sf. J3en. Maj-k seized more hjgii ground in ap important and broke utt determined German' counter- thrusts west o-' Venafro, Activity on the Fifth Army sector, however, was limited chiefly to patrol action and heavy artillery duels, but the 1 -headquarters communique said "valuable information" wiV being gathered by small' patrol! penetrating enemy territory. American Liberators flew into the Alps of northern Italy yesterday In their expanding arc of operations and bombed the railway viaduct tunnel at Dogna, 60 miles north of Trieste, where Adolf Hitler's Italian and Balkan fronts are linked by all-important railway communications. OPA Rebuked For Meat Policy WASHINGTON, Nov.

29 UP) The Office of Price Administration drew a stern rebuke from the -louse Smith committee second this its handing of meat prices. The committee, headed by Rep- Smith (D-Va), found hat OPA "has exceeded its powers and violated express provisions of the price control act. by setting nuximum prices that were not fair and equitable upon neals on all levels between laughterer and retailer, and in ccoinmendlng to the director of conomic stabilization that indirect eilings be fixed on live cattle." High-Priced Confetti KANSAS fight- ng a grocery store fire, noticed ills of paper floating around in vater from their hoses. They vere wading in 15,000 food ration- ng stamps. Vazis Concede Berlin May Be Bombed Out of Existence By JOHN H.

COLBURN STOCKHOLM, Nov. 29 'he Germans acknowledged today he possibility that British and bombers might com- letely destroy Berlin, one-third which already is reported in uins as the result of heavy RAF aids during the past week. The admission was made by leorge Schroeder, chief cor- espondent of the Europa Press, writes only with the specific pproval of Nazi Propaganda Minster Paul Joseph Goebbels. In a story designed for foreign onsumptlon, Schroeder said grimy that the British already have won the first round in the battle- Berlin," declared that the Allies my "lay all Berlin In waste" and dded that "we may expe'ct other German cllles to meet lhe same ule." Schroeder added darkly, how- ver, that Germany Intended to back Britain soon with reprisals by employing a new weapon which, lie said, "may make total war much more total." Britain, he said, could not use a similar weapon because she does not possess bases close enough to Germany thus indicating tho Nazis intend to use their weapon from France. This might mean that it is some new type of cannon or rocket projectile.

11 has boon rumored that the Germans are experimenting with both. Schroeder said the "battle OH Berlin will be recorded In history as the turning point ot lhe war." But he declared tJiat already can be seen England can ndv win the land war by nip raids," Berlin's transportation and food distribution systems and water anil power facilities, meanwhile, reported still paralyzed front laut week's massive RAF bombings,.