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Air War on Reich Far From Knockout Stage, Experts Believe Bt the Associated Press. The knockout stage of the Allied bombing offensive against Germany still is far in the future. Official estimates are that the combined blows of the United States 8th Air Force and the RAF thus far have smashed only a small propor tion considerably less than one fifth of Germany's war potential. That estimate does not imply any pessimism in the high command concerning the air war, wrhich al ready has forced profound changes in Nazi plans and operations. It does point, up official disquiet over what is deemed to be an unwarrant ed general belief that little remains but the mopping-up stage. Many Blows Defensive. A large part of this misconception Is attributed to a tendency to inter pret all thp bombing assaults against the continent as offensive attacks in preparation for invasion, when, in fact, a large proportion of them, un til recently, have been primarily de fensive directed against Germany's submarine production. The success of these anti-subma rine attacks, of course, has con tributed heavily toward eventual Anglo-American ability to invade Western Europe the Battle of tlie Atlantic had to be won before the Butt Ip of Europe could .begin. Nevertheless, they were primarily defensive—suggesting that the Nazis' undersea warfare may have suc ceeded in its first aim and delayed Invasion by at least six months. U-Boats Diverted Offensive. This undersea campaign not onlv diverted the bombers from their pri marily offensive mission, but in this country it forced an emphasis on construction of destroyer escorts and othpr weapons for direct anti-sub marine work, with a corresponding lag in production of lanCac barge and other vessels for • aiphibious operations. Even the air generals, of course, do not believe that 100 per cent ob literation of Germany s war-making capacity is pos.-ibie by air attack alone. Thov do believe And the ground generals agree that continuation on a mounting scale of the true air offensive that is at last well started can so wreck and disrupt the Nazi war machine that the invasion will cost at least .SO per vent fewer cas ualties than if it were stalled before this culmination of air attack. Nevertheless, in the present situ ation in Europe it is not ’he status of thp aerial offensive, but :hr stu pendous supply and staging problem that is the limiting factor. Women Ship Welders Reported Increasing Thousands of women are employ ed »s welders in war work and the proportion of women is increasing in this rigorous occupation. Mary Anderson director of the Women's Bureau, United States Department of Labor, reported today in a press release "At one shipyard." the release nays, women welders were found to be working not only on ihe lop of deck? of ships, on ihe wavs, and at the outfitting docks but on the lower net ks and deep in the holds. "In a raid where a woman holds th° footage record for welding the foreman reports that in general relatively more women than men have become exhausted on the job." Tiie report quoteo a welding instruc tor at another yard who 'aid women tend to gne out after five to six hours "The Womens Bureau finds,' the repoit sain, "it isn't so much the women s lat k of skill or mabilitv to do welding itself, as i« is the physical conditions surrounding the job that is responsible for some women 'petering out' or not being able to do the full mb Welding requires much climbing and weight lifting. Fre quently the women welders must fan? iheir welding line- up and down stairs and ladders and along catwalks In mod yards tile smallest section of welding hose is 50 feet lone and weighs 35 pounds * • • Women are most effectively ti'ed whete there aren't these strenuous conditions " Pimlico Scratches 'Clear and fas- 1 Fir:' race -Charge. Second Lo\r. Lari; Calvert Remolee Second lace Randlea Queen Damaged Goods. Sixth race Even Such Seventh race Adulator. 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Adrojr 1 i Chaldon Heath J 1 > a A e herall and Sr rails entry SEVENTH RACF Put-- ^ ' mui; G-year * and i’P. l mile and i" verds Tenebrc- r In-; Tit eus 105 aLadv Fiame lo.. > Yukon M4 1/Ord OaI\er» 111 Abrasion lofl Hadawin lo-: Harford Ml Kcx ftp Rascal 105 a Calumet Farm entry EIGHTH race Purse ?l.GoO; claim Inf. G-year-olds and v.p 1 « m.le B? '-port MG Nell Mowlee lib Rv-n Lerfl 1OG FTiemrise 111 1G* Indian Sun 115 XPnepk* M'tn'er* 115 Sweep rs i,,d fcl'Ph B ' JOG Cam '.* ’A* Arprennee a.'ilox»ance claimed. MORGENTHAU WATCHES FIGHTING—Secretary of the Treas ury Morgenthau drops his binoculars and points to the effect of Allied heavy 155-mm. gunfire on German positions during a visit with Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark t right * to the sector which Gen. Clark commands in Italy. With them are British officers. Secretary Morgenthau returned to Washington today. - A p. Wirephoto. Nazi Infantry Attacks Reported Repulsed in Montenegro Interior Es -he A .'ociavd Pre«« LONDON. Nov. 1 Gen. Josip 'Tito> Broz's guerrillas are re pelling heavy German infantry attacks near Kolasin and Berani in the interior of Montenegro, an Army of Liberation communique 'aid today. The communique broadcast by the Free Yugoslav radio, reported an outbreak of fighting between units at Gen Tito s 5th Division and forces of the puppet Marshal Milan Nedic and Yugoslav War Minister Dtaja Mihailovich near Pribo.i on the Serbian-Bosnian frontier "The enemy is suffering heavy lasses, the communique .-aid. It added that "archives of the so called 'Ylastibor Chetnik Brigade " had been captured along with threp height cars and kuantities of war materials by Partisan units operat ing in Serbia. Numerous German attacks were >aid to have been repelled in Croatia and Slovenia. An earlier communique reported •hat the combined forces of Gen Tito and Albanian guerrillas, co ordinating their offensives on the Albanian border, had captured thp Jugoslav town of Debar, near the Albanian border The communique al.-o told of a Nazi success 23 miles east of Debar where the Germans weie said to have captured the town of Kicevo. \/ I e . i uyusiavs t_onrirm Death of Chetnik Chief Ev ‘i*f Assoc.a ‘.Pd P’#c<. CAIRO. No\ 1 -The Yugoslar Information Office todav confirmed a Yugoslav Partisan guerrilla an nouncement that Gen Milo Djukan ovic. a Chetnik guerrilla leader, had been killed by Partisan forces in Montenegro. The announcement also said Sima Katich. mayor of Crni Lug. in Bos nia. and holder of decorations for bravery from both the Allied and Yugoslav armies, had been killed by the Partisans. Describing Chetnik activities, the information office said Gpn. Draia Mihailovichs forces were attacking the Bulgarian garrison in the town of Svrljig. 20 miles northeast of Nis near the Bulgarian border, and had destroyed the Nis-Knjazevac rail war . In retaliation, thp announcement said, the Bulgarians burned 24 Yu goslav villages in the Pirot Pass area, burning the aged and children alive and throwing their remains to ;he dogs. U. S. Bulldozer Buries Japs in Their Pillbox H> 'In Associated Pre>s. GUADALCANAL. Ck:. 30 < De layedc An American bulldozer doubling in an emergency as an of fensive weapon knocked out a Japa nese machine gun nest during the landing on Treasury Islands, it was reported heie today A New Zealand officer, whose men were held up a lew yards iron] shore by strong enemy machine-gun fire, saw an unidentified American drive his giant bulldozer from a landing craft which had just beached "The light of battle came into the Americans eye ' the New Zealand officer said "With blade uphlted as a shield he barged through the un dergrowth and then as he readied' the enemy pillbox he dropped the blade, scooping up earth on the Jap burying them "Halfway over the hole he swerved his improvised tank around and tluffi pulled awav leaving a flat smooth area and no trace of the Japs or the machine guns." Nazis Say U. S. Troops In England Conduct Selves 'Like Pigs' tThe following account of Ger man newspaper stones quoting repatriated German prisoners on impressions of England fol lows fhe customarv Nazi propa ganda line of attempting to create dissension among fhe Allies and to persuade Hitler's people that such rirts exist } R* hf A - *or; a red Press STOCKHOLM. Nov. 1 American soldiers conduct themselves "like pigs" in England and there are "innumerable clear gangster types" among them, the Nazi press said yesterday, quoting German prisoners of war exchanged for Allied pris oners. These "gangster types commit lust murders and similar crimes but their sentences by United States courts in England are felt ibv the British i to be too lenient," said’ accounts published in German news pa pers reaching Stockholm. Terming them the "first authentic report" on conditions among the Allies, the stories gave these addi tional impressions of England and American by returned soldiers: "The English, as well as the Cana dians. are tired of war and the people are disillusioned by the length of the war. which for a long: time they believed would end ini 1943 " "There is open hate in England toward the Americans." "Fear of German reprisals for terror attacks on Germany is grow ing in England." "Tuberculosis has spread dan gerously because of difficult food conditions "Tire simple man in England shows exceptional interest in Ger many's social achievements and ar rangements, which stand in bold contrast to the miserable conditions among the working class in Eng land." Goebbels Blames Allies For Balkan Resistance STOCKHOLM. Nov. 1 Prop aganda Minister Paul Joseph Gocb bels, attempting to explain the pro longed resistance which Yugoslav guerrillas have maintained against \a/i forces, told the German home front in the Nazi press yesterday that it was due to American and British support. Travelers from Germany said both soldiers and civilians had begun to ask: "If the German Aimv cannot ma.-ter a few bands of guerrillas in I lire Balkans, how do the Nazis ex • pect to win the war against tiie United States. Britain and Russia?" One German press report, from the Yugoslav front said that, "masses of booty" captured by the Germans , included American weapons, trucks ' ar.ri "great amounts of gold pieces i and Uni.ed States dollars." along with British uniforms, parachute material and radios. Another report reaching here said German forces in Yugoslavia were ' being reinforced constantly, and •fiat trains were sabotaged with such frequency that the Nazis now were sending handcars manned by ; prisoners ahead of the trains to set . oft mines Congress in Brief ^ By h< Associated Press. Senate: Debates Connally peace resolution. House: i Routine session. Pimlico Results { FIRST RACE Purse 81.200. 1-year o.ri- and up. claiming 0 furlongs S Echo ‘Root' 10.SO Skill 5.00 Atom Smaller « Thornburg» 28 ,o 15 00 Calcutta ‘Knapp1 T O0 1 line -1 14 1-5 i Also ran- a Bell Soma, a Little Bud -♦Rough Thne. Newfoundland True Lass I J.'k Wilson, Hard Life Bills Anne. Gin - get man a .1 £> and R B Archer en'ry .SECOND RACE Purse 81.200; 1-year - - olds and no. claiming. I1* miles Coheggo ‘Snelling1 ft 10 1.00 2 10 , Bosky Dell lArduipi* 4 10 1.10 \ Neddie Lass ‘Mann* 1.40 t Time— 1 ft? 1-5. Also ran—Rose Anna Spang. Infinite » Good. Cornelia Jane Julette ‘Daily Double paid $41 80 * THIRD RACE—Purse. El.100; 2-year olds; claiming l mile and TO yards ' George Case ‘Givens* 6 10 110 5 50 ? Umpy Dan ‘Breen' ft 10 110 * Best Birthday (Arcaro) 1 40 1 Time. 1 47 l Also ran—Ce# Raf. Wing TIP. Scot« Bill. Anne Again. Burns Fatal to Child Whose Dress Ignited At Halloween Party The death yesterday of an 8-vear old girl, fatally burned when the candle In a jack-o-lantern Ignited her dress at a party early Saturday evening, marred an otherwise, quiet Halloween in Washington. Victim of the blaze that changed a gav evening of make-believe into tragedy was Eleanor Snyder, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Snyder. 809 D street N.E.. who riled at Casu alty Hospital from second and third degree burns about the legs and body. Eleanor, wearing the flowing pink net, costume of an "old-fashioned" girl, was attending a small party in the yard of A. J. Gotch's home at 335 Eightli street N.E. The chil dren arranged the affair themselves. The children's screams at the sight of Eleanor s flaming dress hid not alarm any older persons in the vicinity. The girl attempted to beat out the fire with her hands as it seated her legs and body and singed her hair Her younger sister. Kathleen. 6 seized a pail of water in which thp children had been bobbing for apples and extinguished the flames, but Eleanor was fatally burned by that time. Eleanor was a third-grade pupil at Edmonds School. Her father is an employe of the Government Printing Office Deputy Coroner Christopher J. Murphy said a certificate of acci dental death has been issued in the case. Report of Larry Allen's Escape Appears False B* • he Associated Press ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Algiers. Nov 1 Allied armies in Italy have found no trace of Larry Allen. Associated Press cot respond ent captured at Tobruk by the Ital ians September 13 1942 who was reported last night to have arrived in Southern Italy after escaping from a German prison ramp. All indications were that tlie re port was incorrect. A person in Naples who saw Mr. Allen a month ago said he believed that ttie -fu correspondent had been moved by tlie Nazis to a camp in Southern France Word of the supposed escape was brought here by Edgar Rouzeau. war correspondent of t lie Pittsburgh Courier who quoted an escaped Canadian pilot as saving that he knew Mr Allen had marie his wav through the German lines The correspondent said his In formant had told him that Mr. Allen had arrived at Bari, but a (heck theie disclosed no informa tion. John Farrow to Receive Catholic Literary Award B» 'h. A*M>ci*teri Pren. NEW* YORK Nov 1 John Far row. Hollywood movie director and writer, yesterday was named win ner of the 1943 Cathohr Literary Award bv the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors here. The award, made annually on the last Sunday in October for the book nidged as outstanding by the Board of Governors of the gallery, was marie to Mr. Farrow lor his "Pageant of the Popes " The board said an illuminated scroll would be given Mr. Farrow in Los Angeles at a later date. Mr Farrow, husband of Screen Actress Maureen O'Sullivan, wrote the book relating the story of the Popes from St Peter to Plus XII while serving as an officer in the Canadian Navy Mr Farrow who received the New York film critics' award in 1942 for Wake Island.” is now on leave while writing an epic poem on the life of Christ. Quezon Appoints Board To Plan for Postwar Era hv ’h« Associated Pit*,? President Manuel Quezon of ihe Philippines, looking ahead to the time when Ihe islands will be rid of Japanese control, announced a post war planning board todav. The board, headed bv Vice Presi de! Sergio Osema. "will study and recommend plans for relief of the population immediately after occu pation of the Philippines: the rapid rehabilitation and reconstruction of Philippine economy: postwar irarie and other relationships of the Phil ippine Republic and other countries and security of the Philippines after Japanese defeat." Cat Never Killed Bird —Lacked Opportunity B* 'he Associated Pres*. PHILADELPHIA Pauline Miller is proud of her rat because he's 18 years old and never killed a bird He makes up for it by dining on such tidbits as olives, saurkraut. cantaloupe and chocolate randy How does she know he never killed a bird? He s never been out of the house. Nothing Can Take 1 Its Place | When you use the finest there is nothing to •= heot it when it comes to custom clothes for ^ lodies or men, only the best English Fabrics dl are used Imported exclusively by Louis Brown ^ Expertly Cut—Well Tailored |§j M Reasonably Priced S I *48-50 UP I ■ Houig proton | Englith Cvitnm Tailon 5? Civilian A Military 812 14th Street N.W. RE. 1396 = London—England—Laadi =E Mmmiiiffliiiiii^ Canada Advances I Labor Priority for Pulpwood Industry By the Associated Press. OTTAWA. Nov. 1.—A government campaign to shift farmers to the woods during the agricultural slack season this winter for pulpwood cut- ! ting operations, now given a higher labor priority, promised today to stave off an impending pulpwood shortage affecting both Canada and the United States. The change in the labor priority and the proposed campaign to re cruit workers were announced in general terms last night, by Labor Minister Humphrey Mitchell. A statement b\ Mr. Mitchell did not give the priority category to which pulpwood cutting had been assigned, but it was learned else where that such operations had been raised from the “C” classifi«ation it formerly held to "B'' priority. Mr. Mitchell .said further that "other measures related to the sea sonal character'’ of pulpwood cut ting were planned, but he gave no details. Another source said this re ferred to a new dominion-provincial campaign to induce farmers to work in the Canadian pulpwood forests this winter while they otherwise would have little to do. Raising of the pulpwood cutting prioroitv leaves it still below such vital operations as fuel production, steel and war and combat materials but puts it on a par with logging, i communications, transportation, ag riculture and newspaper publishing The Wartime Information Board said Canadian output of pulp and paper products so far has been maintained at a high level to meet wai needs at home and In tlie United States, which lias last other sources of supply because of the war "Tlie current volume of news print shipments to the United Stales 210.000 tons a month is well above the average for the last five prewar years and the flow of other pulp products to the United States has also been greatly increased,” it sa id. Newsprint papei consumption in Canada represents less than 3 per cent of the total, the remainder being "the sole source of newsprint paper imported bv the United Na tions.” Mr. Mitchell's statement said much of the industry's products go into essential war uses. At tlie same lime he called for elimina tion of nonessential use of paper and pulp products and "an effective and vigorous program of waste paper salvage ” Low-Income Groups Seen Source of War Expenses By n* Pres*. CHICAGO Nov. 1 Simeon F Inland, chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said yesterday "if we are to prevent Inflation, we will hate lo take the money to pay for the war from those in the income groups who recene less than *5.000 a year." Mi. Leland. who spoke on the University of Chicago Round Tabte over the National Broadcasting Co network, said the people must decide which is more inflationary subsi dies or price rises. "Generally speaking, it is true that subsidies ate cheaper in the long mn than letting prices rise " he said. He added it was essential every person know that unless this excess money is taken through taxes or forced savings, everyone will be worse off It is better that the war be paid lor in this way, with public knowl edge. than through the stealthy and unseen wav of inflation." Pope Voices Prayerful Plea For Charitable Peace Bt At Associated Pres# LONDON Nov 1 A prayerful hope that "a peace based on justice and charity may come soon to the world" was uttered by Pope Pius XII yesterday in hi* first radio address since German troops seized control of Rome and surrounded Vatican Citv following the Italian capitula tion The pontiff’s hope was expressed in a broadcast message to the Third National Eucharistic Congress of Trujillo, Peru, which he described as ft "great consolation to us at a time when so many sorrows are besieging votir common father and when so many of our brethren are being killed in battle ” Earlier the Berlin radio said that under an order of the holy see papal guardsmen had occupied extra territorial buildings of the Vatican in Rome, including the Lateran Palace. LONDON SALVAGE Little Robert Bacharaeh fondles his toy train amid the wreckage of his home in London The boy was asleep in the top room of the house, a warden's post, when the German bomb hit it on October 18. —A. P.^Wirephoto. Battle Over Postwar Plans Rises in Senate As Debate Resumes • £ > nr A-*ociS t#*(j p Another week of two-fisted de bate over postwar commitments faced the Senate today with in dications that the fight is mount ing rather than diminishing. Chairman Conuaily of the For eign Relations Committee said he was ready for a showdown vote on amendments to the committee's peace-preserving resolution and looked for final action belore the week is out Senator Ball Repub lican, of Minnesota representing 8 group that seeks to "strengthen" the resolution's wording, also pre dicted a vote this week .May Offer "Substitute.” From Chairman Reynolds of the Military Affairs Committee how - ever, came an intimation that lie might offer a "whole substitute for the committee resolution "Something in the nature" !ip said, "of a resolution of inquiry into the territorial and other ambitions of our Allies " "Unless we know something of the ambitions of our Allies " Senator Reynolds added, "how ran .wp com mit ourselves to entering a contract with them?" Senator Reynolds said he would seek assurance that. territorial boundaries especially those of smaller nations now under Axis domination will revert to what they were before the war. Roosevelt I nrommitleri. It developed, meanwhile that President Roosevelt has made no commitments either to supporters of the Connallv proposal or those who wish to amend it. Tire Chief Executive thus will be in a position once a resolution is passed, either to embrace or ignore it Thus far he was refused to sav whether he would feel bound to fol low the broad outlines of anv reso lution in future international nego tiations Even its sponsors concede that the resolution, as now framed would have no force bevond expressing the general viewpoint of 'he present Senate toward proposed interna tional co-operation. Samaritan Finds $60 In Battered Suitcase B* ' h* Associaled Pres*. I.OS ANGELES—Leroy R Cor tell bought a battered satchel six months ago from a passerby who said lie needed the 15 cents for coffee and doughnuts Mr. Cortell. cleaning the bag be fore reselling it to a friend for 25 cents, felt something beneath the lining. 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Catholics Mark Feast Of Christ the King At District Churches The Feast of Christ the King wa' widely celebrated in Washington Catholic churches yesterday, with the outstanding observances at St Peter s Church. Second and C streets SF and at St. Gabriel's, at Grant Circle. Tlie Holy Name Socieu sponsored a procession throughout the South east section led bt Janie C Salis bury parade grand marshal Tiie Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Washington Assembly acted as guard of honor, with cadets of S'. John's College providing a military escort The Metropolitan Police Club Bays Band played The parade was re newed by the Most Ret Michael J Kev<»s. titular Bishop of Acropolis an other officials of the church Arm-, and Navy. Bi-hop Keyes received new mem bers o! the Holy Name Society blessed the new Holy Name banner and flag of Christ the King The Rag was presented to Anthonv Card male iepre.setiling the bon- of St Peter.- Parochial School The ser mon was delivered b\ the Verv Res Ignatius Smith, dean of the school of philosophy Catholic University. The Most Rev. Michael J Curiev. Archbishop of Baltimore and Wash ington. addressed a large congrega tion at. St. Gabriel s, where a class of mote than 300 children was con firmed The Archbishop also urged ob servance of the Feast of Christ the King in a letter to Catholics in this area published in the current issue >f the Baltimore Catholic Review. The hook of the week is the War stamp hook. It spells Victory if filled in. Hirohito Sees Tojo Take Over as Head of Munitions Ministry By the A.MKKiated Pres*. NEW YORK. Nov. 1.—The Tokln radio said that Premier Gen. Hideki Tojo was installed today as head of the new Japanese Munitions Minis try at ceremonies in the presenr* of Emperor Hirohito. Thus the Premier, alreadv War Minister, was given the whiphand over virtually all of Japans war effort. The broadcast, reported by the Office of War Information, declared Tojo's assumption of the new port folio would ’harmoniously consoli date military operations, production and administration, and will leave nothing to be desired in the produc tion of munitions ’’ Tire new ministry, created by ac tion of the Diet in special session last week, was charged with bring ing about a "speedy expansion of decisive war production and espe cially a drastic expansion and | strengthening of aerial ftghtmj strength." Other Cabinet Change*. In other cabinet changes, Yoshlakl Hatta. former Railway Minister, be came head of the Transportation* and Communications Ministry, while Tat.sunosuke Yamazaki, former Ag riculture and Forestry Minister, took over the Agriculture and Commerce Ministry. At the same time To.io announced 61 imperial ordinances putting into effect other phases of the mobil ization program rubber-stamped bv the Diet The new ordinances include an extension from 40 to 45 of the upper age limit for drafting of Japanese men. and for the first time the con scription laws are applied to For mosa ' The broadcast said candidly that the decision to draft older men. a* well as Formosans heretofore con sidered untrustworthy by Japan, was ' due to the necessity to replen ish needed personnel for the armw oecau.se the sco^e of the defense of the empire has expanded Will Step I p Plane Output. Hailing the new Munitions Minis try a.s a "historic innovation in the government." Radio Tokio declared: "The fact that mam efforts will be devoted to an increase in pro duction of aircraft attracts atten tion in that it will greatly stimulate operations on the front lines." The new ministry, around which almost the whole mobilization pro si am is built, takes over all mat ters pertaining to national mobil ization" heretofore under the Im perial Planning Board the Com merce and Industry Ministry, and the Communications Ministry, the broadcast said. Bicycle Ration Quota Cut One-Third tor November JB> :n« As&oc.fe'«<l Pr*»< The number of bicycle* avattabi* for rationing distribution *u re duced sharply by the Office of Price Administration today with the No vember quota set at 30.833. one third ihe Ociobei quota of 92.500. The OPA said that bicycle* vir tuall.v have disappeared from the market because of the criucal need for materials used in making them. 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