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BonusGoesOn

ForCombatGIsDespitePeace

ByByRobert DonovanStars andandStripes Siaff Wriier

PARIS. JuneJune12—The12—TheCombalCombalInInfantryman'sBadge, thethesilver wings pdthetheinsignia ofof thetheparatroopsandandghdertroopstroopssiinsiinwill bringbringiheiriheirholdersextraextrapay even though thethewar ininEurope isisover, ComCom ZZHeadquartersannouncedyesterday.

Exceptinincertainunusualcases,allallmenwhowho drewdrewextraextracombatcombat paypayduringduringthethewarwar willwill continuecontinue toto receivereceive ititdpnngdpnngthetheoccupation and redeployment,and foranan indefiniteindefiniteperiodperiodafterafter that.that. TheThe expecexpectation atatthe Com ZZFi^alFi^alOfficc isist^tthe extra pav will continue atatleast for"the duration plus six'"- aadale that ""jHbebercachedsome limelimeafterafter thetherailrailololJapan.

Where Pay Would EndEndThereThere areare casescases wherewherecombat paypay

might cease. If.If.forforexample,ananenlistedmanmanholding aa CombatCombat Infantryman'sInfantryman'sBadge—which pays SIO aa monthmonth extraextratoto anan enlistedenlisted manman butbutnothmgextraextra forforananofficer—should transfertransfer toto aa medicalmedicaldetachment,detachment, hehe wouldwould loselose bisbis combatcombatpay.

IfIf1k1kshouldshouldtransfer toto thetheArmy AirForcesForces andand bebe placedplaced onon flightflightstatus,hehewouldwouldloselosehishis combatcombatinfantry pay,pay, butbutinin uch^uchaa casecase hehewould receive aa flier'sflier'sbonusbonus ififhehefiew thethe requiredrequirednumberofofhours.hours. IfIf hehe wereweretransferredtoto thetheAirAirForces andand werewere notnotplaced ononflightflightstatus,status, hehe wouldwouldcontinue toto receivereceivehishisCombatInfantryman'sbonus.

Army fliers wili continuecontinue toto drawdraw theirtheirbonusbonus ofof 5050 perper centcent ofof basebase paypay ifif theytheyhavehave thethe requiredrequiredamount ofof flyingflyingtime.time.ThisThis isiseither four hoursofof flyingflying aamonthororten flights inin aa monthmonth totalingtotaling atatleastthree hours.

NeedNeed NotNot BeBeCombat MissionsAtAt thethe FiscalFiscal OfficeOffice itit waswaspointed outout

thatthat (he(heflights needneed notnot bebe combatcombat mismissions.sions.Non-combat missions,missions, suchsuch asaspatrolpatrolflights, wouldwould meetmeet thetherequirements,ments, andandfiscal officers hadhad littlelittle doubtdoubtbutbutthat almost allall fliersfliers whowho drewdrewextrapaypay duringduring thethe warwarwould continuetotoflyenoughenough toto drawdraw itit duringduring thetheoccupation.

Members of airborne units willwillcontinuetinuelolodrawdrawextra paypay sosolonglongasas theytheyremain ininthe airborneservice. They willwilldraw ititeven though rlieyrlieymakeno parachutechute jumpsjumps oror gliderglider flights.flights.

KcyMone Photo.

TOTO AAVICTOR, LONDON'S THANKS: iS-Jn°"d'c"!!!EisenhowerEisenhower asas hehe arrivedarrived inin aa horse-drawnhorse-drawncarriage, .\ir ChiefChiefMarshal SirSir ArthurArthurTedderTedder atat hishis side,side, totorccei>e thethe FreedomFreedom ofof thethe CityCity inin aa ceremonyceremony atat Guildhall,Guildhall,atatwhich timetime hehe waswaspresentedwithwith thethecuned swordsword thethe DukeDuke ofofWellington

carried into the Battle of Waterloo.

London^sThousandsTurn Out to Honor Ike

ByByCharlesF.F.KileySiars and Stripes Staff Writer

GreatGreat BritainBritain paidpaid tributetribute yesterdayyesterday lolo anan AmericanAmerican whowhosuccessfullyledled thethe AlliesAllies totovictoi - overoverGermaiiyGermaiiybyby conferringconferring onon Gen.Gen. EisenhowerEisenhowerthethe FreedomFreedom ofof thethe CityCity ofof London,London, thethe highesthighest honorhonor inin thethe capitalcapital citycityofof thetheBrilish EmpireEmpire andandoneonewhich hadhad beenbeenpreviouslygiven toto butbut fourfourotherAmericans.

ItIt waswas thethepeoplepeopleofof LondonLondon whowhohonoredhonored thethe SupremeSupremeCommander,butbut ititw^s thethevoiceofof thetheBritish EmpireEmpirewh/chh.ij7edh.ij7edf/ief/ieAlOedAlOedcommanderasas hehe drovedroveiilUrouc^ theClVv vn aa\\or5e-dTawt\catVvagt\\toto thetheancicnt Guildhall where thethe"freedom" ceremonytook place.

TensTens ofofthousandsofof personspersons linedlinedthe streetsasasEisenhowerand hishisdeputySupremeSupreme Commander,Commander, AirAir ChiefChief MarshalMarshalSir Arthur Tedder, wereweredriven inin aacarriageriageescorted byby mountedmounted policepolice fromfromTempleTemple BarBar toto thethe Guildhall.Guildhall. ThereThereEisenhower was welcomed byby thetheLordMayorMayor ofof LotidonLotidon andandnwrenwrethanthan 100100distinguisheddistinguishedguests,guests,includingincluding PrimePrimeMinister Churchill, U.S.AmbassadorJohnG.G.Winant, pastpast andand presentpresent membersmembers ofofthe Birtish Cabinet,membersof theHouseofofLords, foreign diplomats. FieldField MarMarshalshal SirSir AlanAlanBrooke,chiefofof thethe ImperialImperialGeneral Staff,Staff,andand manymanyotfierotfierhigh-high-ranking BritishBritishand AmericanAmericanofficers.'

AA"token" sword, usedused byby thetheDuke ofWellington ininbattle moremore thanthan 100100 yearsyears

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&&Coimter-Attack

SeizeBaseNear LiuchowCHUNGKING.'CHUNGKING.' JuneJune 1212(UP)—The

Japanesehavelaunchedtheir firstfirstcouater-attack—abelated attempt totohold on tototheir vastnetworkof air bases—sincetheybegan totofallfallback ininsouthernChina.

Reports reaching Chungking saidsaid thetheenemyenemy hadhadlecaptured Ishan, defensedefensepoint before thetheair basebaseof Liuchow, oneoneof the three main keys ininthe enemy'sstringofofair basesbases ininsouth-easternChina.

On the eastcoastChineseforces haverecapturedrecaptured Pingyang.Pingyang. 3030 milesmiles southsouthofWenchow,inin thetheChekiangareasouthofofShanghai.

JapsJaps

Suzuki Named

JapJap^Dictator'PremierAdm. Kanlaro Suzuki virtually

assumedpowerstotorule bybydecreeyesterday and ailailJapanesemales between 1515and 65 and women from 2525 toto 4545facedconscription into aa people's volunteercorpsasasboth housesof thethe DietDiet(Parliament) passed thethewar-time emergencymeasuresbill, Tokyo Radio reported.

The four-day specialsession,prolongedbybytwo daysbybyhot argumentsoveroverlimitations of power toto hehehandedSuzuki, whowhofirst asked to be allowed to act withoutparliamentaryapproval, resulted inincompromises that slightly modified thePremier'sdictatorial position. Insteadof"reporting'' to aawar-measurescommitieccreated to enforce the act Suzuki will"consult" with the committee"wheneverpossible," thethebroadcastsaid.said.

Units for the volunteer corps are alalready being organized throughout thethenation, Tokyo said. While thetheprimaryduty of those called up willwill bebeserviceininwar industriesor ininrear-echelonjobswith the army they willwill faceface beingbeingcalledon totofight inin ananemergency,using anyweapons, such asasswords or bamboospears, that are available, thethebroadcastsaid.

Asks CongressPayBoostWASHINGTON, June 1212(AP)—

PresidentTruman today recommendedananimmediateincreaseof 1515percentininCongressionalsalaries and ananultimate raiseto aaminimum of $15,000annually whenwage controls are removed.

But GIsGIs HaveHave toto BeBeTougherThan the DevilDevil

Abaclan,WhereNatanJLeft—'TwasTooHotSlurs and SiripesCorrespondentAndy

Rooney.Rooney.enen routeroute totoChina onon aa specialspecialassisnment,assisnment,herevhh submitssubmits hishis firstfirststory impressionsojoj anan ATCATC waywaystationinint^dn.

By Andy RooneyStars and Stripes Staff Writer

ABADAN. Iran, June 77(delayed)—OnOn thethedesert wasteswastesof Iran, near thisthislittle town, 300300American soldiers arearestationedatat ananairfield where ifif it's 100100jnjnthetheshadeit'sit'scold and whereice-coldice-coldAmerican beerbeer isisservedtoto menmenworkingononthe linelineevery 3030minutes.

"When peoplepeople telltell youyou toto gogo toto hell,hell,Cpl.Cpl.JobnJobnLeonard, ofofChicago, says,says,"this isis wherewherethey mean."

AbadanAbadan isis aa gasgasstop forfor ATCATC planesplanesflyingflyingbetweenbetweenEgyptEgyptand India or China,andand asastlietliegeographical back door totoRussia itit served as the depot whereAmerican Lcnd-Leaseplanes, trucks andmaterialswere turned over to the Soviet.TheTheIranian government hashasasked allallthree powers—Russia.Britain and theU.S.—^10 withdraw their miJiiarymiJiiaryperpersonnel from Iran now that the war isis

over. No American soldier at Abadanfeelsfeelseven aa trace of antipalliy towardIran for that request.

Last July, thethetemperatiye averaged119119ininAbadan. Tjie thermiSmeteroftenregistersasashigh asas130130ininiheiheshadeandthisthisIranian hellhole, reputed toto bebeoneofof thethehottest spots inin thetheworld, isiscertainly the hottest U.S. Army station.

Barracks have thick ijrick walls. AAunique "cooling system"consistsof whatisisknown as aa"desert air conditioner."AllAllwindows in the barracksare coveredwithwith screensscreensmade ofof aa nativenative mossymossysubstance. The -moss-moss isiskept wetwet bybynatives, who throw water on the mossscreensfrom bloated pig bladders iheyiheycarry slungover their backs) Wind blowingingthrou^ thethe wetwet mossmoss screenscreen isis supsupposedposed totocool the barracks,but thethe boysboysconsideritit aacool night whenwhenthe temperature ininthe barracksdrops below 105.105.

In addition, tlicy are ordered totosleepunder mosquito netting, which makes itittentendegreeshotter.hotter. TheThedist^nsarydist^nsaryisis thetheonly mechanically<oo'.edbuilding ononthestation,and that is kept at aatemperatureof about 85—cold for Abadan—whereheat-strokevictims can get somerelief.

There areare veryvery fewfewcompensationsforforthethe menmenstationedatatAbadan. "Working"Workinghours arearefrom 55 inin thethemorning untiluntilnoon, when everyoneknocks offofffor theday. ItIt isisimpossibletotowork inin thetheafternoon. To keep the men working onplanes ininthe hot hangarsfrom literallydrying up,up,thethestation COCO hashasarrangedto have aa beer truck make the roundsevery half-hour with cold brew. Beerand coca<ola are plentiful at this forsakenstation.

One group of ATC passengerswalkedinto the transient passengerslobby andfound aaG! who had been stationed atAbadan 3030months, trying totoconvincethreethreenon-English-speakingArabsArabstlieytlieyshould vole straight ilieilierepublicanticket.

They getgetthat way ininAbadan.Out ononthe front porch of tlietlieair ter

minalminal withwith thethe temperaturetemperaturewell overover110,anotheranothertwo-yearmanman satsatidly onon aabench!

"What do you dodohere forforrecreation?" aapassengerfaskedthethe lonelonesoldier.

"Ob, that's whatwhat I'mI'm doingdoing now,"now," thethesoldier saidsaid withwith aa glassyglassy smile.smile. "1"1managedtotosneakoffoffand comeover heretoto havehave aa littlelittle funfun watchingwatching thethe airplanesairplanescome ininand gogoout."

AussiesControlBorneoBayBay

No'menlion ofoffighting ononthethemainlaiid ofofBorneo waswasmade ininGen.MacArthur's communique yesterday, butbutfrontline dispatchessaidsaid thatthatAustralian troopstroops hadhad establishedestablishedlirmlirmbeachheadsbeachheads andand gainedgained controlcontrol ofofBrunei Bay,Bay, oneoneof thethe finestfinestanchoragesinin thethePacific.

"It has beenaawalkover sosofar, but stiffstifffighting isisexpectedlater, asastheJapaneseare known totohave strong forces on thetheisland," aaReutercorrespondentstatedasas thetheAustraliansdrove totowithin 1111miles ofofBrunei, thetheNorth Borneo capital. Beyond Brunei lieliethetherich Seria oilfields.

Other Australian forces, which landed on Labuan Island atatthe mouthofofBrunei Bay,Bay, hadhadcapturcdthethe towntown ofofVictoria and ananairfield, expectedexpected1010bebe ininoperationsoon.

The landings ononBorneo itself apparentlyrently caughtcaught thethe JapsJapsunprepared,andandreportssaidsaid thatthat notnot ananinvaderwaswas evenevenwounded until thethetroops had moved2,000 yardsinland.

Correspondentscreditedcredited thethe smoothnesssmoothnessofof thetheoperationtoto thethedaringnavalnaval forcesforceswhidiwhidipenetratedpenetrated BruneiBrunei BavBav threethree daysdaysbefore iheihelandings, removed 7070Japmines from the channel, set upupbuoysand charted thethewaters right up toto thetheshores under sporadic Japanese fire.fire.BombingsBombings byby thethe U.S.U.S. andand AustralianAustralian airairforcesforcesakoakoplayedplayed aa bigbigpart byby levelinglevelingthethe townstowns andand drivingdriving thethe enemyenemyinland.

Rear Adm. Forrest Royal, commandercf thethe 7th7thFleet attack group, describedthetheoperation asas"otie"otieof the smoothestyet," andand saidsaid thatthat moremore thanthan 25,00025,000U.S. navalnavalpersonnel took part inin thetheinvasion.

According totoreports.Jap aerialaerialopposition also waswasnegligible. OnOnSunday,reportsreports said,said,aasinglesingle planeplane flewflew overover butbutliedliedafter dropping oneonebomb.

MacArthur, whowho landedlandedshortly afterthe assaultwaves went In,In,was silent onthe island's fighting yesterday and rereported only aerial and torpedo-boatsweepssweeps offoff thethe northnorthcoast. HeHe alsoalsoannouncedattacksagainst Jap air baseson Celebesand- MacassarIslands"to"totheeast.

CanadaReturns

King's Regime

CanadaiVxtougVx ol wav,wav,returned totopower today after one ofoftiretiremost bitter campaigns inin thetheDominion's history

The Liberalswon 120seatsininthe Houseof Commons. IndependentLiberals andother Independentswonwon 1313seals,assuringKing's governmentaacomfortablemarginmarginininthe House. Oppositionparliessecuredan estimated6565seats.

King andnearlyallall hishisCabinetministerswerewerere-elected,but aanotable exceptionwas Defense Minister Gen. A-.A-.G. L.McNaughton,central figurefigure inin thetheconscription policypolicy ofof thetheKing governmentwhich drew widespreadcensurelast year.

Stalin ThanksTruman

For Lend-LeaseHelpMOSCOW, June 12—Marshal Stalin,

inin aamessagetotoPresidentTrumanon thethethird anniversaryof thetheU.S.-SovietLend-Lease agreement,has thanked the President for American help inin.the.thewar andexpressedhishisconviction that the "bondsof friendship" strengthenedduring thethewarwarwould continue totodevelop, MoscowRadio said today.

Armaments, .strategic materials andfood sentto the Soviet Union underLend-Lease "played ananimportant part andandhelped toto aaconsideraleextent inin thethe sucsuccessfulcessfulconclusion of thethe warwaragainstHitlerite Germany," Stalin said.

CARRIER TRAGEDY:

JapsSaySay YanksYanksLandatTip ofofSouthOkinawa

AA newnewAmerican landing ortort thethesouthern beaches of Okinawa—whichcomplete thetheencirclementof thethetrappedand doomedJapgarrisononon thetheisland—waswasreported bybyTokyo radio yesterdayafter thetheJapanesehad ignored aademandfrom Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Bucknerto surrender.

The unconfirmedTokyo reportsaid (hatU.S. IQthIQthArmy forces, after landingbehind thetheJaps,had launchedananall-oiitoffensive to annihilate the estimated15,00015,000enemytroopsstillstill alive.alive.

Adm. Nimitz announced that aa surrenderoffer had been made to the Japs,andandreports fromfromOkinawa statedstatedthaithaiBucknerhadaddressedaapersonalnote totothetheJapaneseJapanesecommander[dinting outout thethehopelessnessofoftheir position.

BucknerBuckner alsoalso waswasreported toto havehavesentsent sixsix menmenthrough thethe lineslines toto givegivethethe JapsJaps aa choicechoice betweenbetween surrendersurrender andandannihilation. ^^

TheThefrontal assault againstagainst thetheJapsdefendingdefending thethe steepsteep Yaeju-Dake.Yaeju-Dake. ridgeridgeacrossthetheislandcontinued,with infantrymenmen andandmarines sealingsealing upup cavescaves withwithdemolitions and cleaning themthemoutout withwithflame-ihrowers. ..

Nimitz announced thai Jap suicide^-rT-4../*^-rT-4../*TT .1.1 n- ^/Plapcs liodliodSlink fwo destroms. ananOTTAWA, JuneJune1~ (ANS) Priiri fj-^pgp0f[ ^ landingshipshipoffoff

Minister W. LLMackenz/cKing andandhisjijjg ofof469 irnvnl

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B29sFromlicliaGo to Marianas

GUAM, June1212(AP)~ThefirstfirstSuper-forts totostrike at Japanhave been transferred from India basesto the Marianas,wherewhere theythey arcarc joiningjoiningother B29sB29s ininattacks onon Nippon, 21si21siBomberCommandannouncedtoday.

They consist of 150150bombers of the58th58thBombardmentWing, whichwhich isis nownowbased on Tinian. north of Guam.

LedLed byby Brig.Brig.Gen. Roger M. Ramey,the bombersmadethe 3,600-mile flight—most of ititover hostile territory—withoutloss.

This mass transfer of the old 20thBomber Command,described asasone ofthethegreatestaerialaerialmigrations,waswassta^ininApril inin twotwolaps, thethe firstfirst ofof whichwhichtook thethebombersover thethe"Hump" ofthe India-Burma run to aamountain airfieldfield ininChina. TheThe secondsecond laplap covercdcovercdthethe remainingremaining 2,6002,600miIes''tomiIes''toTinian.Tinian.

BomberCommandalso announcedforthethe firstfirst limelime thethe specificspecificlocationsof theother three Marianas-basedB29 wings.The 73rd73rdWing, commandedbyby Brig.Brig.Gen.'Emmet O'Donnell, isis ortortSaipan. Brig.Gen.JohnH. Daviescommandsihe 313thWingWing ononTinian and Brig. Gen. ThomasS.S.Powersthe 3)4th Wing ononGuam.

Keystone I'lintn.

Charred remains of aa Corsair F40 coverthe llight deck ofof aacarrier ininthe Pacific

as crcwmendrag hosehose lineslinesas close loloIheIhesi/zling gasolineflame.sflame.sas they can. TheTheblaze waswasstarted whenwhen thetheplane's liellyliellylank broke looseloose andandexplodedasas thethecraft

Uaded, TlieTliepilot dieddieddespitelicrvielicrvieattempts(o(osavesave him.him.

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LegalisedInfidelity?To the B-Bag:

Now I'veI'vereadreadeverything! II referrefer totothethe billbill passedpassed byby thetheCalifornia AssemblyAssemblywhichwhich smilessmilesbenevolentlyuponwiveswives whowhohavehave illegitimateillegitimatechildren. ThatThat makesmakesmemewonder what's going on back inin thetheStates, indiscreet wives can now hidebehind the skirts—or should II saysaythepanty-waists—of the California lawlawmakerswhen,unbeknowntoto herherhusband,shecan haveaachild. Shouldthe husbandfind out, thethe wifewifecannow runrun toto thetheStateHouse and crycry"Sanctuary!" The hushusband isiscollared, made totoread ;he law,says he's sorry he's protestedhishisw.ie'sindiscretion and gogoback home wi!hwi!hhishiswife, hishisheroine!

It seemsclear that this law isisintendedfor husbandsoverseas. Who else couldit mean? In the nameof marital hone.s!yanddeccncy.whatdodo theytheythink husbandsoverseasare? AAbunch of morons whocan be hoodwinked? AssemblymanGardinerJackson,sponsor of iheihebill,bill,posesasas thetheprotectorof suchsuchillegiiimaleillegiiimalechildren. But II wonder how he wouldlikelike itit ififhis wife,wife, ififhe's married, folfollowed hishislead? It seemstoto memethat thisbill isisanother bit of evidence ihat s'uicassembliesneedneedsome realistic, straight-thinking, decentGIs theretotoreplacemenmenwho don't know .how to,to,play thethejramejramestraight. GIs are fightingfighting thatthat kindkind ofofideology\in the Nazis and the Japswhere womenwomen areareEncouragedtoto bebe "in"indiscreet." It looks like we'll haveanr>ihcrfightfight ononour hiinds whenwhen wewe getget home.—home.—Capt.Capt.C.C. H.H.EUer, ProtestantProtestantChapluin.Chapluin.54//J B.G.

ToTo thethe B-Bag:B-Bag:Sxiyi -Ji TtVit vitiivizvitiiviz*iianlia> izr, 'yvir.

hard-hitting editorial onon "Legalized"LegalizedInfidelity." It's about time the politicosand moralists atathome werewerelo\d thatoverseasoverseas soldierssoldiers areare stillstillcapableciiiiens.ciiiiens.HieCaliforniaSlateAssemblyAssembly hashasshamedthe entire nation, as well as hs ownconstituents.AApublic apology, bybywipingthe billbillfrom the books,must be made.—Sgt. /. B.. 34653465Ord. Dep. Co,

To the B-Bag;What sort of men andwomencomprise

the legislatureof the Stateof Californiathat theytheycan passaa JawJaw whichwhich inin effecteffectsanctionsadulteryand itsitsattendantevils?evils?What will bebethe reaction of servicemenwhen they return totodiscover their wiveswiveshave had children, not theirs, whilewhileiheyiheywere gone? Is California prepared forthethe seriesseriesof murders, scandals,brokenhomes and shattered minds that arebound totoarise?—A WoundedInfantry-man, 131131Gen. Hosp.

To thetheB-Bag:Your editorial, "Legalized Infidelity?"

isisthe bestyou haveeverwritten; only whywhydidn't you makeitit stronger? Noting thefact the bill originated in California (andno slur on the stateisisintended)ititwouldseem evident that not all comediansareininthe movies.—SfSgt..6\st FS.

To thetheB-Bag:I'm ashamedto admit I'm aanative of

California, which passed what inin mymyopinion waswas aabillbillthat hurt thethemoraleofevery GI overseas. Worseyet,yet,accordingtoto youryour storystory thethe ArmyArmy andand NavyNavyofficials'officials'werewerereported asasapprovingof thethestunt.What's thisthisworld coming totoanyhow?—Soon to be Zl'd.

(The(TheB-Bag hashasreceived5252letterspro-pro-te^ingte^ingthethepassagepassage byby thetheCaliforniaAssembly ofof aa billbillpermitting wiveswives whowhocommitcommitindiscretioosindiscretioostoto havehave^eir childrenchildrenadopted bybyothers wittout notifying theirbnsbands.—Ed.]

AAPleaFor ActionTo,the B-Bag:

'Hiis isis aa pleapleafor action. OnOnthe samesamepageininThe Starsand Stripeswhich concontained details of the terrific costs we arepaying for Okinawa II also noticed ananitem stating that our Ambassador totoSpain,Spain,Norman Armour, ahdahdhishis wife,wife,dined with Franco and JoseLuis Arrise.secsetarygeneralof thetheFalange(Fascist)Parly.

HowHow cancan wewecontinue totoappeaseaaman whowho hashas aarecord asasbloody asasHitler's? HeHe stillstill keepskeeps 2,0002,000 politicalpoliticalopponents ininprison, 200,000 mmlaborcamps. And there are those who havedieddied andand thosethose whowho livelive underunder strictstrict supersupervision. Our Ambassador'sactionsaren'tentirely justified, either. Granted thatthatdiplomatic courtesy requires aa certainamount of social intercourse, but thatcertainly doesn^tcall for luncheonswithwithmenmenJikeJikeArrese, aareal Fascist.

WhyWhydon't weweend thisthis fiasco?fiasco? WhyWhydon't wewe severseverrelations with.with. SpainSpain andandhelphelprestorethethe legallylegallyelectedRepublicangovernment?—Sgt.M. Chaves,BAD I.I.

THE STARS AND STRIPES Wednesday,June13,13,19451945

ThousandsHailEisenhowerinLondonFete

(Continuedfromfrompagepage1)1)ago and which has been in aamuseumsinccsincc1837,1837, waswas presentedpresented toto Gen.Gen. EisenEisenhowerhower andand willwill bebe replacedreplacedbyby aa permanentpermanentsword sometimein the future.

Shot^llyShot^llyafter 11PM Eisenhower waswas.taken aashort distance totoihe MansionHouse,whereheheaddressedaa hugehugecrowdfrom the same balcony on which Gen.JohnJ.J.PershingspoketotoLondonersafterhehereceived the Freedomof the City onJulyJuly18,18, 1919.1919.TlieTlieother American^American^ononwhom- the freedom had been conferredwere PresidentUlyssesS.S.Grant in 1887,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltand GeorgePeabody,philanthropistandandbanker whodied in 1938.

From the MansionHousebalcony,withPrime Minister Churchill at hishisside,Efsenhowertold the huge throng inin thethestreet that hehe"always wanted toto dodo,one,onething—to meet one great group of youwhere11cansaysaydirectly what 11 havehaveoftentried toto saysayto you indirectly."

"It isis aaword of thanks for yourhospitality toto mymy soldiers,soldiers, whowho camecame intointoyouryour countrycountry inin greatgreatnumbers,numbers,oftenoftentotoyouryour greatgreatinconvenience,ifif notnotirritation.EveryEvery LondonerLondoner whowho hashas takentaken oneone ofofmymy soldierssoldiers intointo hishis homehome willwill alwaysalwayshavehave rayrayunfailing thanks. To everyeveryoneofof youyou whowho hashas directeddirected aa soldiersoldier toto^eAlbert Hall or totoMarble Arch 11 givegivemymythanks."

During thethefreedom ceremonyceremonyinin thetheGuildhall Acting City ChamberlainA.A. F.F.Pickford delivered thetheprincipal addcessforfor thetheCity and brieflybriefly reviewedreviewed Gen.Gen.Eisenhower'spersonal historyhistory fromfrom thethetimetime hehe waswasgraduatedfromfrom WestWestPoint,3030years agoagoyesterday,until hehe ledled thetheWesternAllies totovictory over Germany.Pickford also paid tribute totothe memoryof PresidentRoosevelt,

BigBigOvalion /or IkeIkeWhen hehesteppedto aamicrophonetoto

deliver his addressGen. Eisenhower rereceived aa thunderousovalion. He waSwaSvisiblyvisibly movedmoved andand couldcould hardlyhardly speakspeak forforaafew moments.

"Humility"Humility mustmustalways bebe thethe portionportionofof anyany manman whowho receivesreceives acclaimacclaim earnedearnedinin thetheblood ofofhis_ followers andand thethesacriiices of hishisfriends," Eisenhowersaid.said."He maymay havehave givengiven everythingeverything ofofhishisheart and mind totomeet the physicalandandspiritual needsneeds ofof hishis comrades.comrades. HeHemaymay havehave writtenwritten aa chapterchapter thatthatwill glowglowforeverforever inin thethe pagespages ofofmilitary hisiory.hisiory.Still, eveneven suchsuch aa wan,wan, ififheheexisted,

Eisenhowerlauded the British peopleforforwhat they endured ininthe war andtheir "vast contribution totovictory," andsaidsaidthe successof the campaignsinintheMediterraneanand Continental Europe"were not due to one man but io theAllied teamwhich alwaysworked inincloseharmony, despite thethe differencedifference inincustoms,mannersandmethods."

HeHealsocalledfor unity betweenBritainand America "in peaceasas itithas beenbeen ininwar," and said that "no petty differencesinin the world of trade, traditions ornational pride should ever blind usus .. .. ..andand ifif wewe keepkeep ourour eyeseyes on''on'' thisthis guideguidepost, no difficulties along our path ofmutual co-operationcan ever bybyinsurmountable."

Following the Freedomof the Cityceremony, the Lord Mayor of Londonwas host at aa luncheon in the MansionHouse. ''

Eisenhower later was driven to theNortholt airfield and flew back to hisheadquartersin Frankfurt.

Life BeginsAgain

Key5io/ie J'lioto

EV'BLACK JACK'S'TRACKS•• balconywhereGen.-- .. ,, ,, Pershing addressedLondon crowdsfollowing victorj' ininWorld WarWar I,I,Gen. Eisenhoweryesterdayspokecc ininfront ofofIhe Mansion House justjustafter hehehad received Freedom01 thetheCityCityhonors. TheThefigure ononEisenhower'sleft, obscuredby thethecameraangle,

isisPrime Mim'ster Churchill.

Hamm TypicalOfOf ReichReichCities;NearNear NormalcyNormalcy

HAMM, Germany, June 1212(-LIP)—(-LIP)—Conditions inin bomb-siiaiterccl Humm,typical ofof smallsmallGermanGermanindustrial townstownstoday,havehavereturnedtoto nearnearnormalcy,withwith thethe blackblackmarket virtually'nonexistent,civilian health ononthetheupgradeandand thethe GermansGermans expressingexpressingconhdcncoconhdcncoinin thethe AlliedAlliedadministration.

When thetheAllies tooktook over,over,20,000 ofofHamm's50,000peoplewereoutoutofofwork.Since, thethe totaltotal hashasfallen considerably,withwith twotwosteelworksinin fullfulloperationproproducing material needed inin thetherailwayyards. Although wagesareare notnothigh, 25perpercent isispaid forfortime spentover 48hourshours onon aaspecific jobjob andand 5050 perper centcentextraextra forfor SundaySundaywork.

TheThe foodfood shortageshortage isis thethe mainmain problem,problem,andand thetheaveragedaily rationrationisisunder1,000calories,comparedwith thethe2,600caloriesbelow whichwhich thethe BritishBritish rationration nevernever fell.fell.DisplacedDisplaced personspersons inin thethe town,town, however,however,get the equivalentofof2,200 culories.

AlliesAlliesin BremenDoubtAnAnUndergroundExists

BREMEN, June 12 (UP)—Allied ofii-cialscialsinin BremenBremen havehave becomebecome convincedconvincedtherethere isis notnottlietlieslightestslightest semblancesemblance ototanyanyorganized underground movement,explaining thatthat thetheBremerhay<m andandWesermundeareasthrough whichwhich supsupplies forfor thetheAllied occupationforcespasspasswouldwould bebe aanatural targettarget forfor anyany existexistinging dangerousdangerousundergroundaction.

ThusThus far,far, thethe mostmost seriousserious incidentincident hashasbeenbeen aa bombbomb explosion'inexplosion'iniheiheBremenBremenpolice stationstation ininwhich fourfourU.S. soldierswerewerekilled and 3131Germanpolicemenininjured.jured. AfterAfterintensive invesligaiion, itithashas beenbeen tentativelytentatively decideddecided thatthat thethe exexplosionplosion waswas duedue toto aa timetime bombbomb plantedplantedinin thethe buildingbuildingbeforebefore\J\J.S..S.troopstroopsciv.eredthethe city.city.AAfinalfinal reportreportV\as notnotvetvetbeen,madehomver. --

YineyardsUndamaged,ButWineProspectIsIsPoor

BONN,BONN,Germany,JuneJune 1212(UP)—^Themostmost famousfamous vineyardsvineyards inin thethe world,world,locatedhereininthe Rhine-Mosellevalleys,escapedescaped seriousserious warwar damage,damage, butbut expertsexpertssaysaywineprospectsareare poor.poor.Largestocksstocksofofwine, hiddenhidden awayaway byby thethe NaziNazi leadersleadersforfor theirtheir ownownpersonaluse,use, havehave beenbeen

uncoveredandmostof the MoselleprO''duct/on'duct/onfnfnthetheJastJast(n(nooor ihreeihreeyears

We'brmachtor the Mazi' Party.r* AA 11-n >>VV \\ vineyardsateateovergrown^^ .. .. .... .. .. va cA

leaving an openingknown to the crows vv nrnrtuJi \\Inrmasasthe "Joe Hole," through which thecr^w^en drop;.d ,he supplies .„d EE Se

bebeboughtboughtonlyonlyforforcigarcffes,cigarcffes,butter,butter, hamhamor cheese.

VirtuallyVirtuallynono winewine isis aavailavailablebleforforexportexportfromfromthe war-time vinfages and expeitsesfimafethat itit will be at least two yearsbefore thisthisseason'swinewine isissufEcientlymaturefor sa/e.

ATCATCSecretRevealed

How Aerial 'Carpet-Baggers'BroughtSuccortotoNorway

ByByJim RussellStars atKJatKJStripesStaff Writer

An avaricious leaf out of Civilhistory waswastransformed intointo aa merimeritorious operationofof WorldWorld WarWarII lastlastsummerwhen thetheU.S".U.S".Air TransportCommandconductedwhat itit tempedairborne "carpet-bagger" operations intointoNorway, dropping suppliesand arras totoundergroundforcesforces therethere andandparachutingspies and saboteursbehind thethebacksofNaziNazi garrisons,garrisons, ATCATCrevealed'yesterday.

But wherethe light-travelingpromoterswho swarmedthroughthetheSouth7575yearsagoagostruck goldgoldthroughgreedgreedandpoliticalcalcorruption, ATCs modernmoderncar^tbaggersbroughtsome120120tonsofofcriticalsuppliesandweaponstotoNorwegiansfightfighting againstgreedandandoppression. In oneoperation twotwohfghly-trained Norwegiansaboteurswerewereparachutedclose tototheanchorageof thetheNazi battieshipTirpitzininAlienfiord.

TheTheentireproject, whichwhichlastedforfor twotwo

War

months beginning July 17,17,1944,1944,watwatwould sadly(acethefactsthathishonorsjjunder the supervision ofofCol. Bernt

zvtn<V. hide.m. his., memarJes.the.rrn.is^sjR/>Jchen-,fa/np/f Arcfic /Ikr/Ikrarjdavh/fonmarking the resting placesofofthe dead.//pioneer now ononthe staff ofofBrig. Gen.They cannotsoothethethean&uish ofof thethe11EarlEarlS.S.Hoag,commanderototATCsATCsEuro-widow ororthetheorphanwhoseIwisbandotot \\peatv"Dvytston. \X o\i\. ololxVvelather will not letum."

RAF units which formerlyformerlysupplied theundergroundhad totoconcentrateon thethesupport of undergroundmovementsononthe Continent inin conjunction with thenew/y-launchedinvasion.

The Norwegian section of the OfficcOfficcof StrategicServicessent aahurry caJicaJi totoGen. Carl A.A.Spaatz, USSTAF commander,whowho calledcalled ininATC and Balchen.Balchen, whowhopiloted Adm. Richard E.E.ByrdByrd overover thetheSouth PolePole andandhad atatone time beenbeenoperationsmanagerof aacommercialairline ininNorway, knew virvirtually every inchinchof'Norwegian terrain.

Operatingwithwith sixsixmodified Liberators,ATC fliers had totopin-point their targetsto avoid having supplies or saboteursdropped into thethearms of thetheNazis.Underground groups had toto bebe ininformed in advance of the missionsand assembled at aadesignated rendezvous, wherewhere theytheynotified,notified,tlietlieLibLibcrews of their presencebybyprearrangedsignals. TliCTTliCTthethe LibsLibscame ininfor the run at 1,000 feet and paracnuted

through whichwhichNorwegian agents madetheir exitexit intointoenemy-occupiedterritory.Along withwithweaponsand tools droppedtoto thethehlorwegians, crew membersmanagedtoto packpack ininadditionaiitems,items, suchsuchasas candycandy andand cigarettescigarettesand copiescopiesofAmerican andand BritishBritishnewspapersandmagazines. Undergroundmembersiatcrreportedreported theythey tooktook specialspecial delightdelight ininleavingleaving well-thumbedwell-thumbed copiescopies ofofthesethese

verboten" publications around thelobbiesof hotelshotels inin Bergen,Bergen, OsloOslo andandTrondheimfor thethebenefit of the ever-probingGestapo.

Home, andandThen Pacific

CsechsCloseGermanSchoolsMOSCOW,MOSCOW, JuneJune 1212(AP)—A(AP)—ASovietSoviet

dispatchdispatch fromfrom PraguePrague reportedreported todaytoday thatthatthetheCzechoslovakGovernmenthadhadclosedGermanschoolsthroughoutthethecountry.

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GraceDrysdaleQuittingQuittingETOAfter aaBig JobJobWell Done

ByByEarl MazoMazoStan !ind Sirii>cs Start Writer

PARIS. June 12—Blue-eyed, brown-haired "trouper" Grace Drysdale hadhadlot of hamming, hard work and toughacting totolook back on UiisUiisweek whensheshepacked thethe fieldfieldgear which represented herher show,show,"Swing Time," andandbegantotosweatout aatrip home for threeor four weeks of rest—thenmore frontlinelineentertaining,thisthislime ininthe Pacific.Pacific.

AndAnd sheshe hadhad thethe satisfactionsatisfaction ofofknowin^knowin^that thousandsof men who had seenher"master-mind"herherpuppetsandand playplay thethebanjo and banter lines about with herherMC,MC,FreddieFreddieMorgan,Morgan, appreciatedappreciated andandenjoyedenjoyed thethe wayway sheshe diddid things.things.

ItItwasnjt exactly sentimentthatthatcausedGrace Di^daleDi^daletotosay "No""No" toto aa triptripbackback homehomeafter shIshIrecoveredrecovered fromfrom thethebrokenbroken legleg andand internalinternal injuriesinjuries receivedreceivedininthetheFebruary, 1943, Lisbon Clipper

crash. She said she cameover totodo aajobjob andand sheshe intendedintended toto beginbegin rightright away.away.AlmostAlmostthethe dayday sheshe gotgot outout ofof thethe hospitalhospitalGraceGracebegan thethe grindgrind thatthat endedended deepdeepininGermany. •.•.

AtAt airair stationsstations inin England,England, onon OmahaOmahaBeach,ininmakeshift bars ininLuxemburg,On thethe SaarSaar andand RhineRhine fronts,fronts, Grace'sGrace's'Swing Time"Time"played totoaudiencesrangrang

inging fromfrom fivefive toto 15,000.15,000. "When"When thetheaudienceaudience waswas smallersmaller thanthan thethe actact ononthethestagewe askedthetheaudiencetoto joinjoin in,in,andand wewe alwaysalways hadhad fun,"fun," GraceGrace said.said.

InInJulyJuly Grace'sGrace's waswas amongamong thethefiveshowsshows onon OmahaOmaha Beach.Beach. AllAll thethe actorsactorswant^ toto bebe thethe firstfirst totoperform onon thetheContinentContinent sosoofficials mademade themthemallall"firsU" bybyhaving thethefive showsputput ononaa jointjoint massmassperformanceonon thetheblufiblufioverlookingoverlooking OmahaOmaha Beach.Beach. "The"The nextnextday,day, GraceGracesaid,said,"we"we heardheard thatthat 1st1stArmy Headquarterswanted aashow, sosowewewangledwangledourour wayway inin andand whenwhen weweperformedthatthat nightnight thethe otherother fourfour showsshowswere mm thetheaudience... .. ..Maybe thatthatmeansmeans thatthat oursours waswas thethe firstfirst fullfull showshowtotoperfomi onon thetheContinent."

"Swing"SwingTime" thenthen wentwent toto 2nd2ndArmored Division,Division, 19th19thDivision andandeventually toto practicallypractically everyevery AmericanAmericanfightingfightingunit ononiheiheWestern Front.__Severalweeks agoago aaweekly magazinemmAmerica, tracing thetheLisbon Clippercrashcrashsurvivors, notednoted thatthat GraceGrace DrysDrysdale,dale, whowho hashas donedone moremore front-linefront-line enterentertaining than any ofof thetheo(hers,had beenthethe leastleast publicizedpublicized sinccsincc thethe crash.crash. TheThequestionquestion ofof whywhy camecame upup whilewhile sheshe waswaspacking awayaway aa heavyheavy pairpair ofof combatcombatshoes.shoes.Grace shook lierlierheadhead andandshrugged herherslwudersslwudersandand aaGfGfjeepjeepdriverdriverstandingaround during thetheinterviewviewsaid, "I guessweweex-doughfcetcanunderstand why better than anybodyelse.""Vorwarts, Marsch You-AII I"

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Mitsclier Tells

IIo>v JapPilotsHit FlagshipCORONADO, Ca]..Ca]..JuneJune 1212(ANS)—(ANS)—

Vfci Adm.Adm.MarcMarc A.A.Miischcr,Miischcr,homohomo onon30-day30-dayleaveleavefromfromaastrenuousPacificcampaigncampaign asascommanderof Task Force5S, revealedtodaytoday thatthatiboih hishisflagshipandand thethe vesselvessel toto-which-whichhehelater movedwere liit ininsiiicide-bombingattacks,attacks, costcostinging thethe liveslives ofoftlirectlirecofficersofficersand 1818 menmenofofhis staff, asaswell asascasualtiesamonghishisships' personnel.

Mitscher himself narrowly' escapeddeathdeathor-injury.

AtAt thethe samesame time,time, hehe declared,declared, "We'll"We'llstill need infantry totodefeat thethe Japs"Japs"CoiKurring withwith Gen.Gen.JosephW.W.Siil-Siil-well, Ai-my GroundGround ForcesForces commandercommanderwho hadsaidthatthatmorebloodylandlandfight-inp inin thethePacific _\vas ininprospect,MitscherMitschersaid,said,"Bombingalonealonewon't winwinthetheT'acific war.war. TheThe closercloser wewe gogo toto thetheJapaneseJapanese mainlandmainland thethemorestubbornthetheoppositionbecomes."

Wnrnsof Revolt in IndiaNEWNEWDELHI, June 1212(Reuter)—The(Reuter)—The

HindustanTimes,organorgan ofof thetheCongress(Nationalist) Party industrialistswhich isisedited byby DevadasDevadas Gandhi,Gandhi, sonson ofofMohandasMohandas K.K.Gandhi, declareddeclared todaytodaythatthat ififPrime Minister Churchill werewerereturnedreturned toto powerpower inin thethe BritishBritishgeneralelection thethe consequencesconsequences mightmightincludewidespreadrevolt in India.

Comrnenting on Churchill's recentrecentdeclarationdeclaration ofof policypolicyon thethe BritishBritish EmpireEmpireandandIndia, the paper said: "So farfar asasthisthiscountry isisconcerned,Mr. Churchillcontinuestoto bebe ananunrepentantopponentof our national aspirations."

Reich Industry 'Finished^.. WASHINGTON, June 1212(.\NS)-SomeSomeof Germany'sgreat industrialindustrial citiescitiesnever willwill beberebuilt, Sen.Sen.HomerFergusson(R.-Mich.) prophesied todaytodayupon his return from aa Europeaninspection trip.

Many of the Reich's manufacturingccntersare so shatteredthat irir would beeasier toto laylayout newnew citiescitiesfhanfhantoto cleancleanupupthe debris, hehetold aa newsnewsconference."They"They werewere builtbuilt totoproducearmament,"bebesaid, "I assumewewe willwill notnot letlet themthemproduceany armamentininthe future, sosothdr economicbaseisisgone."

Gl 'Gangster HangedROME, June 1212(A?)—Werner E.E.

Schmiedei,Schmiedei,aa U.S.U.S.Army deserler who,who,

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MTTCV MAT^l^Q TT. AtikeTresh, ChicagoChicago WhiteWhite SoxSox catcher,catcher, justjust getsgets IdIdWAAXVij iUAJVlLD 11 .. safelyill this play atatthe Yankee Stadium. Above,MikeMike launcheslaunches hishis slideslide asas YankYank CatcherCatcherHerbHerbCromptonCrompton takestakes thethepegpegfromfrom OutOutfielder-fielder-Johnny Lindell.Lindell.ButBut Crompton^sCrompton^s whirlwhirl (right)(right) toto putput thethe bailbail onon MikeMike failsfailsasas thethe SoxSoxplayerhitshits thethedirt at thethe plateplate withwithUmpire BillBillMcGowancallingcalling himhim safe.safe.

Lott,Lott,HareTopTopU.S.NetTeam

ByByTony CordaroSiars"andStripesStaff Writer

Charles Hare and George Lott, co-co-captainscaptains ofof thethe U.S.U.S. ArmyArmy tennistennis teamteamwhichwhich playsplays aastar-studdedBritishBritish EmpireEmpiresquadsquad inin anan internationalinternational matchmatch atatWimbledonWimbledon Saturday,Saturday,June'30.selectedselectedfromfrom aa listlist ofof 200200applicants HH menmen totoreportreport toto LondonLondon aaweek ininadvanceforfortrytry outs.outs. TheTheschedulecallscalls forforthreedoublesdoubles matchesmatches andand twotwo singlessinglesfprfprananeight-man team.

LottLott andand HareHare toptopiheihelistlist andand theytheymaymay teamteam upup toto formform oneone doublesdoublesteam."Lott has won sixsixWimbledon and U.S.doublesdoublestitles.'titles.'HareHare captainedcaptained thethe BritishBritishDavisDavisCup teamteamtwicetwice andand waswas aa doublesdoublesfinalistfinalist twotwo yearsyears inin succession.succession.

AnotherAnother prominentprominent veteranveteranselectedisisLt.Lt. JohnJohn Doeg,Doeg, U.S.U.S. singlessingles champchamp inin'31'31and Wimbledonfinalist inin'32.

AlsoAlsoavailable forfor thethedoubles willwill bebeMaj.Maj. FrankFrank GuernseyGuernsey andand Lt.Lt. RussellRussellBobbit.Bobbit. PairedPaired togethertogether asas civilians,civilians, theytheyrankedthird inin thethenationinin 19381938and '39.

Sgt.Sgt.Budge Patty,Patty, juniorjuniorchampioninin1938, '39'39 andand '40,'40, willwill bid.bid. forfor aasinglesberth. Otherschosenwere:

5yf.5yf.RichardRichardMcKcc,McKcc,formerformerMiamiMiamiI/,I/,star;

wiaTheWorRokrtlanerleh!j :J%J''ZefmZM"J^!i ' fOk/MYwe runs on. \\ve samenumbw ol sistvd

RedRed HopesHopestojoin YanksYanks—If—IfThey'll HaveHim

NEW YORK, June !2~CharleyRtifftng,Rtifftng,recently dischargeddischarged fromfrom thetheArmy AF, maymay rejoinrejoin thethe YankeesYankeesnextnextmonth—that is,is, ifif thethe clubclub wantswantshim.him.He's readyready toto joinjoin themthem rightrightnow, but willwill needneed aa fewfew weeksweeks toto getgetininshape.

"1"1may work out with thetheGiants atatthe Polo Groundswhile the Yanks areonontheir Easterntrip," thethe bigbigredheadsaidsaidafter attending Sunday'sYankee-Yankee-Red.Sox.Soxgame. "I'm not asas fatfat asas IIlook. II weigh 235,235,onlyonlytentenpoundsmore than when II leftleftfor thetheArmy.II think 11can getgetinto thethe swingswingofthings eveneventhough II amam 40.40.Look,how that 40-year-old Jim Turner isishelping them."

CardsSubdue

Cincinnati, 5.-0ST. LOUIS, June 12—The St.St.Louis

Cardinalsclimbed back into the first divi-

sion last night wJl/i aa triiiinph [q Chicago,'buimaycn'er'ihe

\t\ aawavewaveol 'ho\A\ips'ho\A\ipsan6\\0Tn\Man6\\0Tn\M\n\n"NapXcs, waswashanged yesterday ininthe

--pmon yard at Aversa.He waswasconvicted byby aacourt-mania!

ononMar. 2727 ofofmurderingananitaiianitaiianc/vj-JianJianduringduringuurestaurantholduphere.here.Hishamehamewaswas h'stedh'sted asasBriarville, Pa.

FranceEasesCensorshipPARIS, June1212(Reuter)—TheCabinet

announcedtoday that French papersnolonger need submit all matter totocensor-siiipsiiipbefore publication.

ItIt isisunderstood,however,that the rulewillwillibeibereplaced ibyibyan tjbligation oneditors and publishersto observecertaininstructions ajodajodguidance to ibeibeissuedfrom time to time by the Frenchcensor.

Pauley,Lubin ReachMoscowMOSCOW. June 1212(Reuter)—Edwin

Pauley and Dr. IsadoreLubin, U.S. rerepresentativeson the Allied ReparationsCommission inin Moscow, have arrivedhere from Paris.

Henderson,nationally ranked \n\n1921; Pvt. TomFalkcnbuns, naxionainaxionaiiun\0Tiun\0Tdcvubleis UinapinUinapinifiifi1939-40. .ind I'tc William Yost. Baiionallyranked Philaiicphian inin J939.

CameratotoFiglit91st Division GI

GORIZIA, Italy, June 12—War-timeringringconditionsbeing"what"whattheythey are,are,PrimoCamerahasdccidcd to add his name tothe growing listlistof has-beensand itcver-weresweresauempiing aaring comeback. DaPreeme,now 39,39, isisscheduledto meetSgt.Sgt.Homer Blevens,aa9ist Division Gl,here tonight.

The former heavyweighttitlist—he wonthe crown in 1933 from JackSharkeyanddropped itit whenwhen hehe ranraninto' MaxBaer aa year later—has managed totopersuade the local drum-beaters tliatBlevens isisone of thethe tentenranking heavyweights ininAmerica. Nat Fleischer,however, failsfailsever totohaveheardof the gent,nor of Tony Jack Rocco, Mr. Blevens'ring name. Or, ifif hehehas heardof him.there is no record of Mr. Blevens ininFleischer'sAll-Time Ring Book.

\n\nthe lirst two innings were a\\a\\theRed-birds neededtotosendBucky Waltersdown1010hishissixth defeat. Howie Fox replacedBucky ininthe secondand exceptfor EmilVerban'ssingle inin thethefourth andand aadoubleininthe sixth, not aaCard reachedbaseuntilA1A1Libke, third Red hillman, walked KenO'Deaand Marty Marion inintheeighth.

Charlie Barrett was the mound victor,holding thetheRedstotosevenwell-spacedhits.

DutchMeyer AnnouncesTen-GameSlatefor TCU

FT. WORTH, Texas,June 12—CoachDutch Meyer, who recently signedaanewfive-year contract with Texas Christian,has announcedaaten-gameschedulefornext fall.

The schedule:Sept.22—Kansas;Sept.29—Baylor;Oct. 6—Arkansas;Oct. 20—Texas Aggies; Oct. 27—OklahomaAggies; Nov. 3—Oklahoma;Nov. 10—10—TexasTech;; Nov. 17—Texas;Nov. 24—24—Rice ;; Dec. 1—SouthernMethodist.

Help Wanted—AND GIVEN

Wrilf ynur auesliori or problem totoHelpWanted. The Stars and Stripes, 20. Coven-dbh 5tj.. London. }Vi, or APO 413. .f.5..ilmty. TelephoneU.K. BaseHQ, Ext. 2129. MAJOR LEAGUE RESULTS

ReuaionsPOLLOWING towns andanddistricu willwill holdhold re-re-^^ unions at the ARC Mostyn Club at 7.157.15PMPMeacheach nightnightnextnextweek.week.EMs.EMs. WACs.WACs. officersofficers andandnurseswiUconw. „„

Men.. June 18—Seaule, Taconia, Olympia.Yakomc—Wash.:: Tues.. June 19—Nonharopton.Holyoke. Chicopcc, Springfield—Mass.;; Wed..June 20—Alexandria. Newark, Columbus—Ohio;;Thurs.. June 21—Passaic County. N.J. :: Fn.,JuneJune22—Reading,Allcntown, BeUilchcm—Pa.

I^stTDENTinCATION Bracelet inscribed "R. G.^^ Mulligan. 12165920." Reward.—ConuctT/Sat.Richard Mulligan, 36th Bomb Grp. (H), APO 557.557.

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Pavot-HoopJuniorDuelExpectedin Preakness

BALTIMORE, JuneJune11—HoopJunior headedtowardPimlico lastlast nightnightafterafter hishis impressiveimpressive victoryvictory inin thethe KentuckyKentuckyDerby lastlast SaturdaySaturday withwith hishisbackersbackers boostingboosting himhim asas aa suresure thingthing toto becomebecome thethe seventhsevenththoroughbredtototriumph inin bothboth thethe DerbyDerby andand thethe Preakness.Preakness. AndAnd ifif thingsthings gogo rightrighthehe maymay bebeheadedheadedforfor thethe BelmontBelmontStakesStakesandand thethe mythicalmythical "Triple"Triple Crown."Crown."

StrongestStrongest oppositionopposition ininSaturday'sPreaknessPreakness willwill comecome fromfromPavot,Pavot,two-two-year-old champion lastlastyear whowho waswasbeatenbeaten inin hishis firstfirstappearanceasas aa three-three-year-old.

AccompanyingAccompanying HoopHoopJuniorfromfrom KenKentuckytucky werewere fivefive otherotherhorsesexpectedtotofaceface thethebarrier inin thethePreakness,whichwhichisisexpectedtoto bebeworth close totoS90,000.TheyThey areare Mrs.Mrs. W.W.G. Lewis' DarbyDieppe, third runner ininthe Derby, C.C. V.V.Whitney'sJeep,Jeep,ChristianaStables'Alexis,Alexis,Col. E*E*R.R.Bradley'sBurning DreamandCharlesS.S.Howard'sSeaSwallow.

Polynesian,who scored over i*avoti*avotininthe Withers Mile atatBelmont aaweek ago,willwillarrive tomorrow and isisexpectedtotostart ininthe Preakness. Other possibilities include Bobanet Stables' Bobanet,Brookfield Farms' Brookfield, Penlat^onStables'The Doge. Greentree Stables'Coincidence, and H, C.C.Hatche's FairJester, whichwhich waswasscratched from th^th^Derby becauseof thetheheavy track.

"Two"Twoother Preaknesseligibles, Pot o'Luck, which finished secondininthe Derby,and Bymeabond,havehave beenbeendeclaredoutof the Maryland event. Pot o' Luck vviJl

DuroclierReleased

On $1,000BailBROOKLYN, June 12—12—DodgerMan

ager Leo Durocher yesterday wasarraigned ininBrooklyn Felony Court onthe charge of assaultingJohn Christian,medicallydischargedsoldierwho criticizedDurocherand hishis ballballclub during aagameWith the Phillies at Ebbets Field lastSaturdaynight TheThe casecasewas postponeduntil June 1818 withwithDurocher remainingatatliberty under $1,000$1,000bail.

Dodger attorneysinsist the casewillwill bebedismissed. They point out that Christianchargeshehe waswasstruck with aa"blunt ininstrument,"fracturing hishisjaw, but cannotproducethetheinstrument. Theyaddedthatatatleast threethreewitnesseswitnesseswillwill testifytestify ininDurocher's behalf asas totowhat "actuallyhappened"during thethe scufflescufflebehind thethestands.

Minor LeagueResults

InternationalLeagueJerseyCity 7.7.Rochester22Newark 5,5,Montreal 22B.illimorc 14. BulTalo 77Toronto, Syracusenot scheduled.

WW LL PetMontreal 2828 1616.636.636RochesterJerseyCity 2424 1414.6?2.6?2Toronto ..Baltimore 2424 1818 .<71.<71Syracuse ..Newark .. 22221717.564.564 BulTaloBulTalo ..

EasternLeagueUtiea 5,5,Wilkes-Barre 44Seramon4.4.Binghamton 33Other games postponed,rain.

WW LL P«.UticaUtica.. 18181313.581.581Wilkes.B'rc 1616 1515Williamsp't 1515 1212 .556.556 AlbanyAlbany.. 1515 1616Elmira .. 1515 1212,556,556Seramon .. 1515 1616Hartford .. 14141313.519.519Binglianton 881919

Americaa AssociationKansas CityCity5-7,5-7,LouisvilleLouisville 1-81-8Milwaukee 3-1,3-1,Indlanawlis0-70-7Othersamcspostponed,rain

WW LLPet.Pet. WW ttLouisvilleLouisville 2828 1717 .622.622Columbus 2424 2525rntlianapolis 2929 1919 .604.604 St.St. PaulPaul.. 1717 2525Milw.iukecMilw.iukec2525IBIB,581,581KansasKansas CityCity18182929loledo .. 2525 2020 .556.556 MinncapoilsMinncapoils 1515 2828

SouthernAssociationAtlanta 7.7.Mobile 55ChattanoOHaChattanoOHa 14.14.NewNewOrleans 2*2*Memphis R.R.Nashville 33 ''LiiUe Rock-nirminshampostponed,rain.rain.

WWLL Pet.Pet. ww LLAilantaAilanta.. 3030 1414.682.682LitilcLitilcRockRock 1919 2323Ctiauanooga28281414,f67,f67Memphis.. 1616 2626N.N. OrleansOrleans2K 1717.f'22.f'22Birmingham 1313 2929MobileMobile.... 2626 2020,565 Nashville 1313 2929

PacificPacific CoastCoast LeagueLeagueNo games scheduled.

„„ .. ww LL Pet.Pet. ww rrPortland ••••424228 ,600^Los Angeles3535 3636SeauleSeaule .... 4040 2929,580 S.S.Francisco3434 3636Saeramcnio3636 3535.507 S.inS.inDIcsoDIcso34343939

3636 3636 .500.500HollywoikJHollywoikJ2626 4444Oakland

ww LLPet.17 /3 ,425ISIS2121 .417151523 .410121226 .316

WW LL

OpeningsononARC Golf SquadSquadSeveral places onon thethe ARCARCHans

Crcscentgolfgolfteam areare openopen forforlinksmenwishing totoplay ininregularSundaycompetition.tition. PlayersPlayers whowho cancan shootshoot 8585 ororetterettershould write totoFred Parry, Alhleticpirector, Hans CrescentClub, Knights-bridge,London,S.W.I,ororphoneKensington 8831,

BehindTheSpoi'tslleadliiieis

OSLO, Norway—CharlesHoff,Hoff,formerformerworld pole vault titlist, and one ofof

Norway's leading sportsmen, pleadedguiltyguiltyyesterdaytotocollaboratingwithwiththeNazis. HeHe waswaschief quisling sportstrainer and directed the quisling sportscompetitions. .. -- •• BOSTON—George"Pinky" Woods, RedRed SoxSoxright-hander,has left for St. Lx)uisLx)uiswhere he willwillhavehishissore arm examined bybyDr. RobertHyland.

^^

CINCINNATI—The Reds' pitchingpitchingstalF,stalF,alreadyfilledfilled withwithoveragehurlers,receivedreceived aa35-year-oIdaddition yester-

YVvvXsYVvvXsloTWa\tCT\j\aftet....CLEVELAND ——Lou Boudreau,manager ofof theIndians who was

"re-classified I-Alast spring, willwilltake another pre-induction physicalat Cleveland. Hewa.swa.srejectedmorethan aa year agoagoand classified 4-Fbecause ofof weak

ankles, but waswasput back inin1-A whenwhenSelective Service culled thetheranks ofofathletesdeferred forforphysical reasons.reasons.

^POKANE, Wash.—Footballappearstotobebe definitelydefinitely onon itsits wayway backback toto toptop

spot ininthe Pacific CoastConference.Tliegame was dropped bybymost schools inthethe circuitcircuit becausebecause ofof thethe war,war, butbut eighteightof thethe tentenschoolsinin thethe looploop havehave indiindicated they willwill fieldfieldteams this fall.fall. .. .. ..BERKELEY, Cal.—Marjorie OsborneOsborne reregained her California women's tennischampionshipdefeating Louise Brough,6—4,6—4,6—3.6—3.MissMissBrough defeatedMissMissOsborneinin thethe finalsfinalslast year.

^^ ^^ ^^NEW YORK—Vince Boryla, highest

scoring cagemanininNotre Damehistoryand nownow aaseamanininthe Navy, hashas rereceivedceived ananappointmenttotoAnnapolisandandwillwillreport with thethe newnewclass tomorrow.BorylaBoryla scoredscored 3131 pointspointsagainst^Detroit,aaone-gameIrish record,andandhooped322points for aa newnewseasonmark.

LOU BOUDREAU

KTD FHVn* Orleans ringf5,ns bdosftiig17-year-old Bernard Docusen as tliotlionewestnewestnational boxingboxing discovery.discovery. AAfealhcrvveiglM, lielierecently rackedupup hishis23rd23rdstrniji'litstrniji'litvictoryvictoryuith nn clear-cutclear-cutei^it-roiind decisiondecision overover LuluLuluCostan-Costan-

tino,tino,veleranveleranNewNew Yorker.Yorker.

Paae44 THE STARS AND STRIPES Wednesday,June13,13, 19451945

'Aroiuid the 4848Yesterday-

3939BiUionsBiUionsRequestedFor Army in Pacific

Y^ASHINGTOIS (ANS)—The Army proposestotospend$39,019,790,474fighting Japanininthe year beginningJuly 1, -one-fourth less than itit

required ininthe fiscal year 1945 fighting the war both ininEuropeand thePacific.

That's thethefigurefigure inin thethe WarWarEtepartmentbudgetbudgetPresidentPresidenttniltedtniltedtotoCongress.Congress.UUhashasbeencutcut fromfrom thethepreiiminaryestimateestimateofofS45.5()0,(W,UuUmadelastlast.Januaryby the latelatePresidentRooseveltononthetheassumptionthat thethewarininEuropewouldwouldcontinue. jj ^^ **

InIn aastatementaccompanyingthethebudget, thethePresidentcstiinatcd thetheAni^strengthstrength wouldwould bebe8.320.0008.320.000onon JuneJune 3030 andand wouldwould bebe cutcut toto aa maximummaximumoioiduring thethesuccccdim;!2!2moiitbs. .. ,, .. ..

TheThePresidentPresidentsaidsaid thethe budgetbudget notnot onlyonlycontemplatedfinancmg thethe warwaragainstJapanJapanthrough thethefiscal vear but also munitions aaid equipmenttoto bebedeliyeredthrougli Dec. 31, 1946. andandheavieraircraft throughJune.June.1947. ItItalsoalsoincludesSS1,000,000,000forformilitary Lend-Leaseandandfoe civilian relief ininU.S.-occupiedareas.

(^ourA FreesBniulistsN iit Draft PlotWASHINGTON <ANS)—Twcnty-

fckir leaders of the Gcnnun-.\mcrtcan

Bsnd, convicted ofofconspiring totoadvisetheir membersto evade tbe draft, nerefreed today bybythe SupremeCourt.

The Btrodists had been convicted oncharges ofof conspiracy to distributeamong their members Bund CommandNo. 37, which declaredthat Ihc SelectiveService Law infrti^;cd UieirUieirrights andurged them totorefusemilitary duty. 'ITie'ITiecommand also protested Congress'statementof policy ininthe law that jobsofofindocteeswouldwould notnot bebeHlledHlledbybyCum-OHinists or Bmuiists.

Tbe majority opinion, bybyAssociate

Justice Owen Roberts, held that therewas "little CTidence" ofof aanationwideconsTjiracy.consTjiracy.Chief Justice Harlan F.F.Stone,Stone,in'ain'adissentingopinion joined bybythree othersofofthe court, said the conclusion waswas"inescapable" that thetheBundists had counseled eva^on ofofmilitary service.

InInanotherruling, thetheSupremeCourtinvaltdated aaFlorida lawlawrequiring thethelicensingofofpaid businessagetitsofoflaborunions and the registration ofoflabotorganizationsand their officials.

And ininstill another ruling thethecourtupheld the Illinois Supreme Court ininrefusing admissiontotothe bar ofof aaconscientiousobjector.

ARty Workers to Stay in ETO\^ASHlNGTON (ANS)—Most AmericanAmericanRedRed CrossCross workersworkers inin thethe ETOETO

willwillremain there toto staffstaffexpandingactivities and willwillnot bebetransferred totothe Pacific, Chairman Basil O'Connor announced. Instead,drive totorccririt 3,0003,000 newnewworkersfor the Pacific isisunderway, planscallingforfor thetheRedCrosstotoincreaseits personnelininthaiTheaterfrom thethepresent2,400 totoal>oul 6,000.

O'Connor, backback fromfrom anan 18.000-miie18.000-miieinspection ofof ARCARCii\staUalionsii\staUalionsinin thethePacitic.Pacitic.saidsaid thetheP-acific staffstaff nownow includedincluded1,6751,675womenwomen workersworkers andand 725725 men.men.AllAll butbut 800800of thesetheseworkers, hehe said,said, areare inin"forward areas.j^EW YORK (S(S andandS)—WalterWinchell. thethecolumnist, pointed outout thatthat "Red"Red

CrossCrossworkers,workers,menmen andand women,women, areare notnotpermittedtoto wearwear theirtheir serviceservice ribbonsribbonswhen theythey comecomehome. .. .. ..Tiie RedRed CrossCross doesn'tdoesn'tgive them aaletter, ribbon,button ororcard toto showshow theythey servedservedoverseas. ButBut RedRed CrossCross workersworkers inin thetheU.S.U.S.getget badgesbadges andand bloodblood donersdoners getget buttons,buttons,a's dodo thosethose whowho taketake first-aidfirst-aidcourses.courses. .. .. .. AndAnd forfor asaslittlelittleasas twotwo bucksbucks (during(during thethe WarWar FundFund drive)drive) anyoneanyone cancangetgetaacontributor's badge,badge,sucker, andandcard. ButBut forforoverseas—nuttin."

Clal»re^ki aa llricle^rooniPRAIRIE DL CHIEN, Wis. (ANS)

—Lt. Col.Col.FrancisGabreski,ooeooeofof thetheETO'sETO'slighter-planeaces,aces,finelyfinelymarriedlofely, dark-eyed KayKayCochran—aftertteir wedding plans twice bad beensiafued bybythe war.

SaidSaidGabreski; "Getting marncdmarncdisismore nerve-wrackingtliaa the

\\\ XflS.XflS.Wt. ''''

SaidSaidhishisbride:bride:"rm thethe luckiestluckiest girlgirlIBIBthe world."

TheThe couplecouplefifsffifsfhadhad plannedplanned toto bebenarriedinin HawaiiHawaii inin1942,1942,butbut tbetbe ArmyArmysalt GabreskiGabreski awayawaysuddenly. TheyTheypfaiBned ititagain inin 1944,1944, whenwhenGabreskiwaswasdue for aaleave ininthe States. Buthehe crashedcrashed onon hishislastlastflightflight beforebeforeleavingleaving andand waswas takentaken prisoner.prisoner.

Changeof HeartFT.FT.DEVENS,DEVENS,Mass.Mass.(ANS>—Pvt.

JoeJoeMcGee,McGee,ofof Worcester,Worcester, Mass.,Mass., isisNOTNOT goinggoing toto makemake thethe.Army aacareet-.careet-.

That's what hehe saidsaidhe'd dodoafter thetheWar Department canceled hishis disdishonorablehonorable dischargedischarge forfor slappingslapping ninenineGerman PWs. But nownow hehehas aa14-daydayhard-laborsentencesentence andand aa S30S30 finefineforforgoing- AWOLAWOL fromfrom thisthiscamp. SoSoasassoonasas he'she'swoundthatthat upuphe'she'sgoingto tf}- for his dixfmrge. He has125 ,,

MissionMissionFulfilledFulfilledWESTMORELANDWESTMORELAND CITY.CITY. Pa.Pa.

(ANS)—Sgt.(ANS)—Sgt. HenryHenry McCrackenMcCracken hashas fulfulfilledfilled hishis ambitionambition asas aaGI.GI.SentSent overoverseasseas lastlast September,September,Henry'soneone desiredesirewaswas totofind hishis brother.brother. Sgt.Sgt. Milton,Milton,takentaken prisonerprisoner afterafter beingbeingshotshot downdownoveroverGermany.Germany.Henry'soutfitoutfit overranoverran thetheprisonprison carapcarap atat Mossburg.Mossburg."Wordscannotcannot expressexpress thethe feelingfeeling IIhad," hehewrotewrote hishisparents,Mr.Mr. andand Mrs.Mrs. F.F. E.E.McCracken, "when"when II sawsaw MiltonMiltonwalkwalktoward me."

'People-SiPA€' to Fi&rht tlOW.\SHJNGTON(ANS)—^Formationofofmarrymarry andandwductbnwductbnsuitssuits areareofficially

outoutininFlorida. TheThe law,law, aimedaimed atat"schemingwomen outout totoget oldoldmen."becamebecameeffecuveeffecuvewithoutwithout thethe Governor'sGovernor'ssignature.

WASHINGTON fANS)-The SenateSenatevotedvoted aa year'syear'sextensionofof thetheprice concontrol program,addingtoto itit aafar-reachingprovisoproviso guaranteeingguaranteeing profitsprofits toto farmersfarmersabove allallproduction costs. MajorityLeader Alben W. Barkley (D.-Ky.) opopposedposed thethe profitprofit amendmentamendment asas inflainflationary.tionary. TheThe measuremeasure nownow goesgoes toto thetheHouse.

CHICAGO (ANS)—Rationingofofnewcarscars probablyprobably cancan bebeJjftedJjfted"some"some timetimenexlnexlyear,"year," HenryHenry P.P. Nelson,Nelson, WarWar ProProductionduction^ard automotive reconversionco-ordinator,co-ordinator, said.said. ProductionProduction forfor19451945should bebe215,000, hehe said,said, andand shouldshouldh:th:t100.000 aamonth beginning nextnextJanuary.

thethePeople'sPolitical Action Committeetotofightfightthe ClO's Political Action Committeemittee waswasannouncedbybyChairmanJamesZurcher,Zurcher,formerformerdOofficial ininNew JerseyJerseywhowho workedworkediriirithethe DeweyDewey presidentialpresidentialcampaignorganization.

DEN'VERDEN'VER(ANS)—^Henry J.J. KaiserKaiserproposed building aapermanentarsenalforfor nationalnational securitysecurity inin thethe RockyRocky MounMountainstains area.area."The warwar inin thethe Pacific,"Pacific," hehesaid,said,"is beingbeing suppliedsupplied overover congestedcongestedrailroads fromfromordnanceplants locatedlocatedinin thethe East.East.Tiws shouldshould notnothappenagain."

PHIi;ADEr.PHIAPHIi;ADEr.PHIA(ANS)—More thanthan500GermanPWsPWs werewere putput toto workwork onon salsalvage totorelieve anan acuteacute laborlaborshortage:)t:)ttfietfieNavy Yard here.^TALLAHASSEE, Fla.Fla.(ANS)—Aliena

tiontion ofof affections,affections, breachbreach ofof promisepromise toto

Hear'Dead'SonIn aaBroadcast

NEW YORK, June12—British Broad-castli^castli^Corp.Corp.officials herehereexplainedtodayhow aa BBC broadcast from thethe 91st91stGeneral Hospital ininEngland, inin whichwhichactress Bebe Daniels interviewed ananAmericangunnerwho hadbeenaaGermanPWPW forfor 1515 months,months, waswas thethe meansmeans bybywhichwhichMr. and Mrs. WilliamWilliam Wells,Wells, ofofBaltimore, Ind., first learned that theirson,son, Sgt.Sgt. WilliamWilliam WellsWells Jr.,Jr., waswas alive.alive.

WellsWellshad beenbeenofffciallyofffciallyreported bybythethe WarWarI^partmentasasmissingininaction.AA parcelparcel containingcontaining hishiseffectshadhadbeensenr totohis parents.

list weekweek aa friendfriend toldtold thethe elderelder WellsWellshehe thoughtthought hehe hadhad heardheard hishis sonson inin aabroadcastfrom aa Iwspital inin Britain.Britain.HopingHopingagainstagainst hope,hope, thethe parentsparentswent totothethe BBCBBCstudios, wherewhere theythey listenedlistened totoaaplayback ofof thetheBebe Daniels broad-casf- JJ .. .. ,1.

WhenWhen theythey heardheard theirtheir sonson speakspeak thetheparentsparentscollapsed.collapsed. InIn thethebroadcast,Sgt.WellsWellsdescribedhowhow bebe waswas pickedpicked upup bybythethe jerriesjerries andand forced—withforced—withotherAmeri-Ameri-<^ns—to undergoundergo aa hungerhunger marchmarch ofof 400400

thatthattook 5252days.

Mourn WACsLost ill Plane

Memorial services forfor18 WACs ofofAhAhTransport Commandreported lostlast week on an Array transport planed"—^''O'P.ATC'sbase in Accra,British West Africa, totoRoberts FieldLiberia, were held today ininLondon. ''

More th&n 60 WACs ofofHeadquartersEuropeanDivision ATC, who formerlywere stationed,with thethe lostlostWACs atatU.b.U.b.andandAfrican bases,attended thetheservice atat 3939PortmanSquare. TheThe18

®® assignmentwithwiththetheATC ssEuropeanDivision ininLondon.TheThe 1818 reportedreported lostlost are;are;Sdt.Sdt.DorisDoris F.F. Cooper.Cooper.ChamoaiitnChamoaiitn111 •• frj

Veima H.H.Holdcn, Ashcvjilc, N.C.N.C.••PfcPfcEvctvn 11McBridc Inglcwood. Cal.; Pfc MildVcd EE'RiceKansasKansasCny.Cny.Kan.:Kan.: PfcPfcHelen FF RozzellrRozzellrWashinitwn. DC.;DC.;Pfc Flossie DDfSr/SrfiiyiPori. Jnd.: Pfc Ro* P. Pi.chalh. mS-

Minn,; Pfc RuLb EEWariic^. OolclUiwaitc.rexas: PfcPfc AliceAlice P.P.McKinncy.McKinncy.ftgftgBay.Bay.MithMith••PfcPfcRoseRoseBfohin?iy. SunSun Frarjcisco.Frarjcisco.CalCal•• PfcPfcFriedaFriedaC.C. Friend.Friend.NewNewyork.york.N.Y.;N.Y.;PfcPfcMaryMaryMMGofiinger. Taconw. Wash,; pfcpfcOdessaOdessaLLHoJIingsworth. OklahomaCity. ,Okla.; PfcPfcWPma£.£.Liik-s.Liik-s.Daltas. Texas; PfcPfcLconaLconaM.M.Scyfert.Scyfert.Chicago. Ill-: PfcPfcBonnie L.L. Williams. GlendaSprings. Kan.; PfcPfc AliceAlice King.King.Oswcgo,Oswcgo,<>e.;Pvt. Pearl Roomsburg, Lomiu, Cm

AustrianDenies

He'sRedPuppetDr. Karl Renner, chancellor of the

Austrian provisional governnjent, inin aabroadcastyesterdayon the ViennaRadio,claimed that the Soviet High Commandhad exercised no undue influence overhis administration, the United Pressreported.

Declaring that hishisgovernmenthad beenformed freely, lieliesaid itit representedallallparties"with thetheone and only exceptionof the Fascists,who fled."

"Eveneachindividual ministry isisunderthe joint administration of all threeparties," said Renner. "It must bebesaidthough, that wewecould never haveachievedso muchhad itit not beenfor thegeneroussupportgivengiven toto usus bybythe RedArmy and thethematerial helphelpafforded bybythe Red Army, which our people willwillalways rememberinvgrathude.

"1^ law ofofwar isis aahard law, butbutthethemilitary power (Russia)(Russia)that firstfirstoccupiedViennaVienna andand thethe mostmostimportantpart of our statehas never confined itsitssupport totoany terms or conditions, norever atat anyanytimetimeattempted firmlyfirmly totoappoint authorities.authorities. ItIt hashasunresei"vedlyacknowledged the government and theauthorhies.providedprovided thatthat theythey havehaveb«nsuggestedbyby thethe unitedunitedparties."

BilUon Roimds

¥\red\)y \aiiks\aiiks''SHAEF, JuneJune 1212 (AP)—American(AP)—American

troopstroopsfired moremore thanthan1,000,000,000rounds of small-armssmall-armsammunition andand48,322,539roundsrounds ofofartillery ammunitionammunitionandand usedused 4,853,8884,853,888hand-grenadesinin 1111monthsmonths onon thetheWesternFront,Front, Maj.Maj. Gen.Gen.HenryHenry B.B.Saylor, ETOETOOrdnancechief,chief,discloseddisclosed yesterday.yesterday.

AA totaltotal ofof865,056weaponsandand81,37981,379vehk:les,vehk:les,includingincludingtanks,tanks,becamebecamecasualtiesties inin tbetbe11 monthsofoffighting.

Tlie casuallylistlistincluded:StnallStnallarms,arms,861,326; artilleryartillery pieces,pieces,

2,2632,263 ;; tanktankdestroyers,958958;;anti-aircraftweapons, 509; tankstanksatidatidarmoredvehkles,vehkles,13,056;motormotorvehicles,66,698amphibiousvehicles,vehicles, 1,625.1,625.

WhatWhatjyercentage ofof thetheequipmentlosseslosses waswas duedue totoenemyactionaction asas comcomparedpared withwithotherothercauseswasnotnotspccilied

MissouriansMissourians FleeingFleeingAs Flood WatersRise

ST.ST. LOUIS,LOUIS, JuneJune 1212CANS;—MoreCANS;—Morethanthan 800800 MissouriMissouri familiesfamilies werewere homelesshomelesstoday asas rapidlyrapidly risingrising floodflood waterswatersofthetheMeramecMeramecandandBlack RiverssweptsweptoveroverValley Park, Poplar BltilT andandareas ofButlerButler Vounty.Vounty. NoNolives were reportedreportedlost.lost. TheThe WeatherWeather BureauBureau predictedpredicted aabreak inin thethecontinuousrainfall of thethelast week.

METTER,METTER, Ga.,Ga., JuneJune 1212(ANS)—All(ANS)—Allstoresstores andandoflices closedclosed herehere todaytoday bebetweentween 11.3011.30 AMAM andand 11 PMPM soso residentsresidentscouldcould praypray forfor rainrain toto breakbreak aa droughtdroughtwhichwhich hashas severelyseverely damageddamaged tobaccotobacco andandcorn crops. ''

Ribbentrop*3 Son FoundWIESBADEN, June 1212(AP)—Rudolf

von Ribbentrop, sonsonof Joachim vonRibbentrop,Ribbentrop, formerformer ReichReich foreignforeignminister,minister, hashas beenbeendiscoveredhidinghiding inin aadivisiondivision prisoner-of-warprisoner-of-war campcamp inin thethe 3rd3rdArmyArmy sector,sector, thethe 12th12th ArmyArmy GroupGroupannouncedtoday.

The capture ininAustria ofofBaldur vonSchirach,Schirach, HitlerHitlerYodihYodihchief,chief, alsoalso waswasannounced.

TerryTerry andand thethePirates

OCCUPIED OCCUPIERS

NationalGuard,TrumanDiffered on Colors

WASHINGTON, June 12 (The Starsand Stripes)—PresidentTruman, whoserved ininFrance as aacaptain ininthefield artillery ininWorld War II andholdsaacolonel'scommissionininthe reserves,explained today why he never joinedthe National Guard.

His father, itit seems,wore the grayinin thethe WarWar^twecn thetheStates. Afterward hehewould never allow sonsonHarryto join thetheGuard. The Guard woreblue.

SaySaySick VetsVetsWereBeaten

WASHINGTON, June1212(ANS)-^TheHouseHouse Veterans'Veterans'Committeedecideddecided todaytodaytoto investigateinvestigate chargescharges ofof "sickening"sickening ..physical violence" inflictedinflicted ononpatientsatat aaVeterans'Administration hospital atatNorthport,N.Y.

TheThe chargescharges ofofbeatingsbybyattendantsIIwere madeby the Vefcrans ofofForeign// Warsinin aa reportreportMM wlih tlfetlfecommittccafteraftera. /ids ih/'h^-hccQih./

TcpotiTcpotic\a\vi\e4c\a\vi\e4pet <jl<jla\\a\\

U.S.U.S. ArmyArmySigiuitSigiuitCorpsCorpsPhotoCapt.Capt. ArthurArthur N.N.Whitley,Whitley,ofof SpringSpringfield.field.Pa., andand thethe 5th5th ArmoredArmoredDW.,DW.,

andand hishisbride,bride,thethe formerformer RosalieRosalieSellman,ofofScarsdale,N;Y., walkwalkunderundertl\ctl\c5th's crossedcrossed 90mm.90mm. gunsgunsafter thethe firstfirst AmericanAmericanweddingweddingininGeratanyGeratanysincesince thethe

war ended. Mrs. Whitley isis aaRed Crossworker.

United NationsStatesCanQuit

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1212(UP)—There willwill bebe aaloophole ininthe worldcharterbeing draftedhere forforthe UnitedNations,Nations, itittecameknownknown today,today, throughthroughwhich anyany nadonnadon thatthat wantswantsloloquitquit cancangeigeiout. "But"But thethecharter itselfitself willwill saysaynothingaboutit.it.

Reports fromfrom lastlastnight's meeting ofthethe BigBig FiveFive werewere thatthat theythey opposedopposedspecificspecificmention ofoffiowfiowaanation mightmightwithdrawwithdraw fromfromiJieiJieworldworldorganization,feelingfeelingthat thethe rightright totowithdraw—andthethemeans—wereimplied.

AlsoAlsoimplied, thethe BigBig FiveFive werewere rereported totoinsist, was that nationsremaininging inin thethe worldworldorganizationwouldwould bebebound byby itsitsdecisions.

The firstfirstpublic sessionofof thetheconferencetoday approvedtentatively thethecreation of an economic and social councilwhich would work totoeliminate the basiceconomiccausesof war.

TellTellof Pope'sActsToKeep Out

\uveterans'hosmlais providedcare.care. \\ •vjat, v\\e "V alkanalkan

The AmericanLegion and thethe"Disabled"DisabledAmericanAmerican VeteransVeterans alsoalso filedfiled reportsreports withwiththethe committee.committee.The LegionLegion saidsaidthat, ononthetheaverage,conditions ininveterans'hoshospitals comparedfavorably with civiliancivilianinstitutions.institutions. ItIt expressedexpresseddissatisfactionwith theVeterans'Administrationmedicalset-up,however,however,and urgedurged aareorganiza-tio.n.

TheThe DisabledDisabled AmericanAmericanVeterans,saysayingingthat "in general,general,conditions ininveterans' hospitals arearegood," recommendedmoremorehospitalconstruction.

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maps-pinpointingmaps-pinpointing everyevery NaziNaziminefield ininBelgium,Belgium, NorwayNorway andand FinlandFinland werewereprepresented to representativesof those threecountriesatattheir respectiverespectiveembassiesininParisParis todaytoday byby AmericanAmerican ArmyArmy engineers.engineers.TheThe mapsmaps werewere capturedcaptured bybytlietlieAmericanAmerican7lh Army.

McKim GetsLoan PostWASHINGTON, JuneJune1212(AP)—The(AP)—The

WhiteWhite HouseHouse discloseddisclosed todaytoday thethe resignaresignationtion ofof EdwardEdward D.D. McKim,McKim, PresidentPresidentTruman'sTruman's chiefchief administrativeadministrative assistant,assistant,toto becomebecomeDeputy Federal LoanAdministrator.

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DoughfootHasHas thetheAnswers,SaysMauldiu,Mauldiu,QueriedononWar

NEW YORK, June1212(ANS)—"if youyoureallyreallywantwant lolo findfindout aboutthethe war,war, talktalktoto aareal infantryman,not to'ch^ictersto'ch^icterslikelikeme," T/3 BillBillMauldin, TheThe StarsStarsand Stripes cartoonist whose workdelineating thethedoughfoot's outlook ononthe war wonwonhim aa Pulitzer Prize thisyear,year, toldtoldreportersyesterday.

Mauldin isisawaiting dischargefromfrom thetheArmyArmy ononpoints,points,/n thethe moment,moment, hehe said,said,hehe waswasawaiting thethearrival fromfrom LosLosAngelesof hishis wifewifeand thethe22-month-oldson he has never seen.

AskedAskedabout hishisinterview withwithGen.George S.S.Patton Jr.,Jr.,Mauldin saidsaid thethe3rd3rdArmy commandcrhad informed himhimthatthat hishischaracters,JoeJoe andandWillie, weretootoo"sloppy."

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hehefold Patton."is"isthat thesoldier'smind)s)sJjisJjisOH';i property."

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Wearingnono tietie ororribbons onon hishiswoolshirt,shirt,Mauldin toldtoldofof hishis plansplans toto taketakeJoeJoe andandWillie" intointocivilian life,life,with

him. But they'll be clean-shaven,heheadded.

HeHesaid hehewas going toto getget ananawardhe shouldhavehad long beforereceivingthe Pulitzer Prize. His Phoenix (Ariz!)high school has informed him hehemaynavenavehishisdiploma now.now.

In 1939.hehesaid,when the diplomawasdue,due, 11 didn'tdidn't getget ititbecause11stuckstuck aacigarettecigaretteininaa skeleton'sskeleton's mouthmouthafter thethebiology class."

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