Couple Married By Phone, Cable MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug. 22 Maxine Clearman of Duffie, Miss., and Pvt. John Roe of Great Falls, Mont., were married by telephone and cable Monday with the bride sitting in an office in Meridian and Pvt. Roe 4700 miles away in Honolulu. A double ring ceremony was performed at Meridian by the Rev. J.O. Sansing, pastor of the Duffie Baptist church, while the bridegroom said I do to a chaplain beside him in Honolulu. Wednesday, August 23 Mrs Bell Wilson & I spent this morning at Printing Press of Woody & Co also at Ogden Standard Examiner selecting old photographs and cuts of Ogden up to 1900 Aug (24) for D.U.P. History now compiled & some chapters sent to Deseret printing Co last week. Four of the History. Com. met here this evening to review chapters on Harrisville, North Ogden & Far West. Aug 23 Dr. attended a banquet given at Dr Clark Richs home by Weber Medical Society on completion of practice of Medacine and his 80th birthday. Very nice affair Dr said 65 M.D.s present. Recd a picture of Thair this week, thro Cloteel. Thursday, August 24 Have not accomplished much today. Rested some. Did some phoneing on History etc. Dr assisted in several operations at Dee Hospital. War news look good American & French troops on the verge of taking Paris Sec of War Henry L Stimpson calls Americans to unite for Nazi blow. Yanks stab to Swiss Line U. S. France Toll Set at 2,975 WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 Secretary of War Stimson reported today that the first five days of the invasion of southern France cost the army 2,975 casualties. The five days began with the landings on the morning of August 15. The killed and missing number 1,221 and the hospitalized 1,754. The latest overall battle casualty figure for the armed services, on the basis of reports to next of kin, is 317,846. For the army, Stimson put the total at 261,589 up to August 6, and not, of course, including the southern France figures. The navy said its most recent casualty summation was 56,257. In the Mediterranean area, Stimson said, total ground and air forces casualties of the American army from the first landing on the Italian mainland through August 7 were 17,035 killed, 34,377 wounded and 20,411 missing. The army aggregate of 261,589 included 48,880 killed, 125,931 wounded, 42,956 missing and 43,822 officially reported prisoners. The navys casualty total of 56,257 was divided as follows 23,135 killed, 19,063 wounded, 9,593 missing, and 4,466 prisoners. Comparative figures announced August 17 were 54.699; 22,665; 17,819; 9,746, and 4,469.