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Here Is Drew Pearsons New 'Washington Merry-Go-Round' TM shared Martborouirh's fall, refusing separate hims By DREW FEARSON Congressmen who have heard the Inside story of General Benny Giles kow-towing to the British in Egypt art all burnt up. some talk of probing the whojc Near Eastern Picture. One thing which especially burns them up is General Giles Instruction to Americans In Cairo last month that there should be no celebration of the 4th of July. The General sent out word that celebration of American Independence from Great Britain might offend our British allies and -there should be no dinners or parties among so en July 4 a one Britisher ap- preached an American friend next day and said: 'Very of you fellows, not to Invite us to any of your 4th of July parties. We do not agree with Churchill's Empire policy of throttling the Greek liberation movement; 'also no respect for General Giles' subservient attitude toward Churchill policy.

Washington Cold Air An rnclneer at the Navv Department building got a call the other day to come" to a room on 'the second floor, raise the temperature in ovcrchlllcd. air-condltloned suite. Arriving at the room, the engineer ra surprised to learn the man who had complained was Polar ex- ex-Senator, came to Washington's air-cooled hotels from Houston, was taken to the hospital'on a pneumonia stretcher. Overtoil's Isolationist JlecoriJ Most significant election development of the year has been the increasing casualty list of isolationist or obstructionist members of Congress Including Bennett Clark of Missouri, Worth Clark of Idaho, "Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina, Lambertson of Kansas, Starnes of Alabama, and Dies of Texas. it looks as if the trend were continuing in Louisiana, where Senator John Overton faces the fight of his life.

Last time Overtoil ran for re-nomination, in 1938, he was unopposed; had only 2oO votes cast against him in the final election. This time, however, he faces two'hard-hitting opponents. is that, between 1838 and today. Overton made the mistake of leading a vigorous crusade against Roosevelt's attempt to revise the Neutrality Act in order to send'arms to England. Overton led 'this fight even alter the war started in 1939.

Again, in 1940, he told SC am 'not'one of those -who expect that Hitler will be over here tomorrow or oosslbly next year." While this happened before Pearl the people of Louisiana have long memories. Also, Overton has been shown up on occasion bv opposing important war legislation In the secrecy of the Appropriations Committee, of which he is a member, until he got certain patron- age'out of the White House. Thus, he covertly opposed the lend- ease bill until the little matter ol a U. S. Marshall in Louisiana was adjusted.

Alter'that he voted for lend-lease. "All of which is now coming back to haunt him. Chnrchlll Marlbioroiirh Close friends of Winston Churchill reveal-that the key to his most important.moves is his ancestor; the Duke the Churchill dynasty. The men Churchill chooses-for important posts, his policies of Empire--all are influenced by studying the life of Marl- Lord Halifax, for instance, will never have to leave his post as-British Ambassador-to Washington; as long as Prime Minister, for Halifax's ancestor once saved the -Duke of. Marlborough from jail.

Liekwise, Churchill's friendship for Sir Alexander; Cadogan and the latter's appointment as British peace-machinery negotiator, date back to the fact that Cadogan's ancestor-was chief of. staff to Duke of Marlborough when'Marlborough'invaded Ireland in 1690. Sir Alexander is now chief British delegate to the Dumbarton Oaks Conference to lay the cornerstone for world Churchill best tells the story himself in his book on Marlborough. "William Cadogan (later Earl of Cadoganh-a. Dublin lawyer, had won Marlborough's confidence at the taking of Cork and Kinsale," Churchill the ten.

he was not only quartermaster general, but what we should-call chief-of staff director of intelligence. It was Marlborough's practice to send with the I reconnoitering cavalry an officer of high rank who knew the com- mander-in-chief's mind and his plans and could observe the enemy through his 'eyes. Cadogan repeatedly played this part. shared Marlborough's fall, refusing to separate himself 'from the great man to whom I am under such infinite obligations. I would be monster if I did otherwise'." ties With Churchill's ties to Lord Halifax, Ambassador in Washington, are even deeper.

Halifax's ancestor, according to Churchill's own account In his book conducted rudimentary form of lift insurance. At 54, Marlborough purchased from Lord Halifax a 4,500 pounds (given him by the Duchess of Cleveland) an annuity of SCO pounds for life. It was a fitable investment. He enjoyed its fruits for nearly fifty years. It was the foundation of his immense However, the earlier Lord Halifax performed an even greater service to Marlborough, which Winston Churchiil has not forgotten.

Marlborough was suspected of treason for communicating with the exiled King James and was thrown into the London Tower by King William of Orange. Churchill tells in his book how, after Marlborough had been in prison six weeks. Lord Halifax "did not fail him" and secured his release after putting, up bail ot 6,000 pounds. Today, Churchill will never fail the present Lord Halifax. NOTE--The Duke of Marlborough, who fought the Battle ot Blenheim against the French, is considered one of England's greatest soldiers.

Somewhat like Winston Churchill, he Js described having "held together for years an army drawn from every nation in (Copyright 1944. by United Features Syndicate. Inc.) THE WEATHER Thundci-showcrs Today and Thursday. (Detailed report Inside) SIESTA EDITION For Over Fifty Years a Service Institution of and for tht Valley FIFTY-THIRD YEAR No. 44 BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1944 FIVE CENTS PER COPY.

FRENCH FREE CITY OF PARIS Yanks Unleash New Air Blows Against Japan 135 Tons Of Bombs Dropped On Island 300 Miles From The Philippines By J. B. KRUEGER Associated Press M'ar Editor The unceasing Pacific filr offensive against Japan has achieved nvvci new climax with a record 135-ton, saunders, biologist for the Fish Lions Roar As Members Go Hungry The Lions roared yesterday, but it wasn't contentment--the boys were just plain hungry. Someone had made a slip. Thinking that next Wednesdays Llons-Krwanis joint meeting was to be held this week instead of next, no rr.ea! had been prepared by' the hotel.

So some 40 hungry Lions, having shed their raincoats in preparation for a hearty repast, crazed vacantly across empty tables. Guest speaker at the clubs weekly "luncheon" at the El hotel -was Dr. George Hurricane Veers Into Campeche, PerikJIexico Texas Points Breathe Easier As Storm Threat Lessens In This Area They Spark Yank Drive In France bomblns of strategic Halmahera island 300 mites south of the Philip-, pines. Gen. MncArthur interior.

Wildlife Service, of the United States department of today. This strike was the Litest and of air blows steadily rcduc- spoke empty stomach, and his audience listened-in a similar capacity, he OI i U1O ww i 1 Ins 6 lOO-squftre-mllc Halmahcra as kept appetites whetted with a a. harrier between MacAvthtir's New! talk on whltewlngs, their feed- Guinea forces and the Ing and nesting habits. At which he alms to recapture, Libera- tors and cannon-packing Mitchells plancs 10 days a fat. Ho reminded hunters that the announced yesterday.

Offensive K.infrcs Wide Elsewhere the Allied Mr offensive rcmlndod huntcrs a the -currently bride ng aJu whuew ng season this year will Invasions-ranged fjom he cs afternoons (from Jea 1,00 miles south of I ho sllndown) cmber 15, pines to tiny Marcus 1,000 2 Rnd TWs schodule miles southeast of Tokyo. Mac-wm huntc whosc only Arthur's planes hit, Ccram, Davao, Sun day. to enjoy a Vogclkop on Dutch New cdllp of nrtcrnoons 1 hunting. Plak bland. Palau.

Dl L. Oshui-, program New Britain and Bougain-, cha i announced at. the end vllle. i of the "luncheon" Texas' Gulf coast points breathed a little easier today upon that the tropical hurricane which! emerged from the Yucatan jungles had moved into the Gulf ot Cam- pache early today and -was -con tlnuing its westward course the --east- coast of The weather bureau ville issued the following bulletin this morning: A "hurricane apparently central about 240' miles east southeast Tampico at 9 a. m.

today was moving west northwest at 15 to 18 miles per hour. Winds in storm are estimated at 80 miles per hour near the center with gales extending over an area about 100 miles west of center. Indications arc GUI i o' luwuowi that the hurricane will continue birds, which were all less than mov h- west northwest and reach the end of his chat, In case some members' appetites had dw ndled the coast near Tampico tonight. 3(0 Miles Distant This indicated position of the storm is about 350 miles south southeast of Brownsville. According to the weather bureau, the maximum wind velocity yesterday for five minutes was 38 Reds Aim Fatal Blow In Balkans BY DANIEL OE LUCE MOSCOW, (ff) A new Red Island southwest of Guam.

Wake, Island some 900 miles, cast of Marcus, was hit also. The. Wake and Marcus blows could havci been designed to blind enemy re-, connalsancc to Impending blows In. the western Pacific. Chinese Hcport GS'PS Chinese forces were succeeding In their Yunnan battle but on- countered a new flood of Japanese army offensive, probably designed powcr aimed at consolidating the to knock Romania out of the war (Continued on Page cl break Hitler K'ip on tho 'Balkans, smashed forward today on a 150-mile front beyond lasi to within'160 miles of jittery Bucharest and 133 of the eat Plocstl oil center.

(An official German broadcast said the Russians had reached the beaches at Riga, Latvian capital and largest Baltic. states indicating a new trap for the German 16th and 18th armies.) DON PEDRO AND The Weather Attention! In response to a complaint received to day that The Herald in its early edition yesterday warning of the approach of Ruf storm, had caused the public undue worry by publicizing the menace to the extent which it did, The Herald deems It proper to explain that at the time that first edition went on the press, the official United States weather bureau forecast put the city of Brownsville in the direct path of the sale. Shortly after noon, and after The Herald's first edition was on the street, the storm veered inland south of Brownsville. This fact was announced The Herald's Final edition. Thn 'early edition of The Herald w-nt to press three hours earlier than usual, to allay the fears of the public that a hurricane was -Patton i Omar- has been disclosed as the overall commander of all American fighting forces in France.

Other members of the Yank "brains team" include George S. Fatten, Jr. recently, given the permanent rank of major general, who commands the mysterious Army is now known to be the Third Army; Edward H. Brooks, dashing Concord. N.

cavalryman and artillerist, leader of the Second Armored Division; and Wade H. Haislip. of Woodstock, who heads the 15th Army Corps. Ma Brooks FDR To Continue Lend-lease Aid WASHINGTON-Roosevelt told congress today that lead-lease aM should continue until the unconditional surrender of both Japan-and Germany. Apparently taking note of statements -by some persons in and out I of congress that this vast program Allied aid should be curtailed or dropped after Germany is defeated, trie chief executive, in for- Tly report to over the bodies of a i I threeN'lolcn" miles per hour with the extremeness placing lend-lease.

idfvs while 1" 665 others one 45 miles per June 30 at $28,270,351000, 'w'carllv back to prison cages. Red ho" 1 GusL a few seconds du- asserted: fin should not, permit a weakening of this system of com- a i oacx to pusun n.uu. -1 'army groups under Generals Ro: vaWon were recorded 60 miles Y. Mallnovsky and Fedor I. 1 Tolbuk'hin drove within 51 miles ofi the mouth of the Danube.

German shock troops tried stiffen war-weary Romanian hour at 1:35. Police Pat Rigid Ban On Shiners All shoe-shine boys must stay off the down-town sections of Elizabeth and Levee streets, Truc.H Jordan, police chief, ordered today. Jordan also Issued orders that groups of boys congregating in front of local theaters, must be dispersed. Numerous complaints have been received, from business men who object to -the walks and creating general mild disturbances. i The four local.

theaters also have complained to police about 'teen-age boys congregating in front of theater marquees. "These youngsters not breaking any laws," police said, "but a disturbance of -a sort is created by their lolling in front of the theaters. We believe if they are not going to show, they should KO home or do something else besides just standing around." Nazis WithdraWt Ending 4-Year Enemy Bondage By WES GALLAGHER SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, Allied Expeditionary Force (IP) French patriots have liberated Pans, Charles de Gaulle's headquarters announced today, as Allied airmen described the flight of the battered German Seventh Army across the Seine as having the appearance of a "rout''. i On the left of the Allied line British and Canadian armies raced ahead 10 to 15 miles, pushing the Germans i tighter against the -Seine and into the fire of American flanking forces moving toward 'along the left Still a third dramatic development came as. an American armored column drove more than half way across France and plunged past the ancient town of Sens, only 160 miles from the German border to the northeast near the Saar town of Neunkirchcn.

Bordeaux Landingi Are Unconfirmed Supreme headquarters had no comment on reported Allied landings near Bordeaux in southwestern France. If such landings took place it was believed they were on an extremely small scale. 1 It is regarded as unlikely that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower would undertake a dangerous amphibious expedition to capture an area which the Germans are trying their best to get out of and which could be had by the lAllies for the asking.

While Paris is in French hands, it is likely there still are German rearguards at Rambouillet and Etampes to the south which are engaging American tank While the capture of the capital was certain to have a tremendous phychological effect on the Germans and. bring joy to every French! home, militarily Pans al -iD nm hc DUIIlUd Interest Lagging In Runoffs Here 'ready was out of the pic- iture. The city had been outflanked by American bridge- heads across the Seine to the northwest and southeastj and some radio reports, which were not cosifirmedj at Fleeing Germans -RV GLADWIS HILL LONDON w-- Allied aerial supreme headquarters, iforcrs resumed their assaults up- a i a A Tiericanio" Germans in nonh- ady pjaced A a i BS ()io WBaUlcr showed tanks at Meaux, less than -2o iglls clearing today nnd head' Chateau-Thier announced they had In what will probably be one of The Germans were reported in. 'a rout, attempting to cross the in 30 places west of Paris in- It is anticipated- that not more Marshal Gen. Gucnthcr von Klugo's flect ol a ft which in- than 3 SCO votes will be cast, with'riddled forces along the left banki a collapsible rubber minor, interest being' shown in the'of the'Seine appeared to be closing -un-o'ffs County voters cast all sides as the Germans gave; The German radio 8,000 ballots in the July primaries.

1 up all attempt at an day ui -MUUI ,7 High winds and tides will begin bincd war supply Jnalj J-J And Dulles the coast of Tamaulipas, Mex- to ico. late this afternoon, the advis- dl- ory said. victory a single day or to cost un necessarily the life of one American boy. Until Uie unconditional surren- nonhcrn bascs Open Peace Parley WASHINGTON ()-- The. pos- uie dcr of both Japan and Germany, lability of bi-partisan support, fori we should continue the lend-lease loth-rent efforts at postwar world; scale I I war-wuiuy -rvwuiauitui ui- visions as Russian tanks rolled at Shipping in the GuJ of Mexico least 10 miles south of last.

Tolbu- south of latitude 25 degrees and I kin's drive through Bessarabia'west of longitude 90 degrees was we i i headed cross country for a junc-lalerted against high winds. I program on whatever scale security comes to a head toaay in 'tion with Mallnovsky in the Galatii Meanwhile. the Lower Rio i nccessar to make the combined Jan unprecedented meeting between a the capture of which would Grande Valley maintained a close 5t ik ng powcr 0 all the of State Cordcll make much of the Balkan area un-jv's! 1 over the path of the hur- aga.i"- 1 nniw tenable for the enemy, Addvanccs "cane, mlndfu of the "hurricane T-jON PEURO still had its tongue in his check totlay as he CC5 oclwccll UMll stu hfarcl the latest U. S. weather cap ltal and East Prussia.

bureau's forecast, I "Ttumdci-showcrs tomor Eh!" he remarked, adding safely, "And that tropical hurricane sweeping up towards Tampico doesn't look any too good to me. a ranged to 44 miles. The Bessara-iMert" which had kept Browns- bian capital of Chisinau was left.v'le and other Vaney points in a trappeoVin a deep pocket on the state of apprehension for moie than 36 hours. Pnland 'he Rus-l Although much of the Valley enjoyed soaking rains, efforts at postwar world comes to a'head today in meeting bet Hull Gov. The candidates are' against our enem ics as and John Foster Dulles, Natlons against our cs as an Jon oser overwhelming and as effective as Thomas E.

Dcwey's foreign policy iTm fi'in If. we can make it. I I Tn Ames Landing In Southwestern France T-I 5 I've seen those before--and I don't want anything to do with them." (DclaiJcd M'ealher Report on I) Nazi 12th Wiped Out hv Normandy WITH THE FIRST ARMY (JP) The German SS the -tank division, accused by board of murdering 19 Canadian soidicrs early in French campaign, has bcon destroyed in the battle of the Nor manciy off and went inland approximately 50 or so miles south of here. Farmers Are Pleased Farmers and citrus fruit growers said that the rains would prove highly beneficial to crops all through the Valley, and- alleviate simultaneously, a serious water shortage which had existed when the Rio Grande river went dangerously low. Sunny skies and mild breezes to i supplanted yesterday's squally fire landed a small force a.t advisor.

Preliminary to his afternoon ses-. sion with- the secretary (scheduled i for 2:30 p. C. W. Dulles sought the advice of two Rcpubli- members of the senate foreign' relations of Vernara'l: mont and Vandenberg of gan, in morning conferences.

Jean Do Luz in southwestern France six miles from the -Spanish frontier yesterday, Berlin radio said today. The. broadcast declared attempts to reinforce the landing group were, frustrated. organized that lor the third I 3 HI --r- I 1 1 'fisrure wns appvoximately rearguard action. 000 under the county voting! Planes Hammer Troops strength.

the Seine crossings Two state offices, two county of- lar an forccs flees, and office will 'troops and were expec ted to demer 1 4 0 0 sorties only ab out one- be on the ballot one of thc' i morc punishment today as, of hcjr Day rccord buc DC on LHC uui, wcat her showed signs of clearing. much belter Ula the previous Other German troop fled day when thc stopped all I the river where hundreds of vcr nrtng. craft of every description from "xhc' battered Grovcr Sellers, incumbent, and ber boats to small steamers riad ilhrew aTOa Th nv 0 more were destroyed before on the ground against, a loss of justice of the State Supreme court. 1 the guns and bombs of Allied two Allied planes reported so far. C.

J. Elackman and Archie! (Continued on Page Ruff, for county surveyor; and A1-, fredo Villarreal and John for public weigher. The only precinct runoff is at! Port Isabel, where Manuel R. Gal-van German air force Grovcr Sellers, incumbent, and ber boats to small steamers had or more pignes into the Jesse E. Martin, tor attorney gen- been gathered to ferry them across.

Da area. Thirty-one were shot eral; Richard Critz, six hundred German tanks. own a nd six more were destroyed and'Gordon Simpson, for associate hides and locomotives fell before on a a i a loss of 1 Reported Landing At Arcachon isaoci. wueic mauuc, NEW YORK --(IP)-- The Fed- and Cliff Shilling arc oppos- eral Communications Commission. -n vr ii Brownsville Youth 'Sails' With FDR A return trip aboard a U.S.

Navy 40,000 Imprisoned In A gen tan SUPREME HEADQUARTERS A I EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, 40,000 and Cliff Shilling arc oppos- eral Communications mrr 55IU ws hip has been each other'for the constable'said monitors had a por- roulinc or Emilio Lavios, Browns- itlon of a broadcast by a. Nazi ra sailor, but recent wa In. the. two county, offices war time today concerning a re- local gob- or Uie war and weigher the lourt ported VITAVA I were sent into the 'write-in" votes.There were no'candidats for these offices in the in H. chon ustrar.eu.

Spanish border reports last night 50,000 prisoners have been' taken boxes are announced an Allied landln? in from the Arpentan trap in -Nor- Soa county cerk. i i TM A a a Will Dfi a i CO tH precincts, Friday morning. announced an Allied landing i tne Arcentan trap in wor- thc Bordeaux area, 110 miles-far-jmandy. and the German dead have ther north. not yet been counteoV "at Area- He returned on the warship that Bay of Biscay to Ibrought President Roosevelt from.

the southeast of Bordeaux. pacific area back to the United broadcast, the beginning of -which 'states. Lavios, son of a World War was missed, seemed to accept the ji veteran--the late Joe Lavios II-D landing as fact, although it at- has been in Navy thc last two- most of its report years. Another brother, Joe HI. information," the is serving with thc navy.