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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Axis Fo|ding.Up
In All Tuniisiid,
French Indicate
Nozi Forces Reported
Asking Armistice
In Zoghouon Sector
BULLETIN,

LONDON P.-Marshal Err
win Rommel, Axis Afrika
korps commander, has been
in Germany since March II
and will receive "a new task
after complete recovery" of
his health, the German high
command said tonight in
statement broadcast from
Berlin.
Earlier Story on Page Ally
BY the Associated Press
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, May 11.-Ar-
mored columns of the British
1st Army, moving rapidly along
coastal roads on both sides of
Cap Bon, found many German
set fires today and indications
that the Germans were prepar-
ing for wholesale surrender.
The Algiers radio, in broadcast
recorded in London, said a head
quarters spokesman estimated 100,-
0W prisoners had fallen into Allied
hands and that not all had yet
been counted.
Resistance Collapsing.
A Reuters dispatch from Allied
headquarters and a French COM
munique broadcast from Algiers in
Dictated Axis resistance was rapidly
folding up in all Tunisia.
The French communique said
German forces in the Zaghouan
Mountains in the pocket southwest
of Cap Bon had asked for an armi-
stice and had been told the terms
were unconditional surrender-in
accordance with the Casablanca
formula.
This apparently left only the Axis
forces facing the British 9th Army
in the south offering determined
opposition. The Reuters dispatch
said it was officially announced at
Allied headquarters that enemy re-
slstance on Cap Bon was collapsing
and that the number of prisoners
was growing hourly.
Tank Battle Raging.
What probably was the last tank
battle to be fought in Tunisia was
raging between the British and REM
nants Of the German 10th armored
division on Cap Bon, the Algiers
radio said
The British had advanced several
miles northeast of Hammamet up
Cap Bon, the radio said aE5,found
the roads intact but Uttered with
transport and material which the
Germans had not taken the time
to destroy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Z Soldiers Skin
Guordhouse;;Fy
Toward Mexico
: the Associated Press.


BAKERSFIELD, Calf, May Ii
The Army today hunted for two
court-martialed soldiers last seen
headed toward Mexico in an Army
basic training plane.
1t. Louis Brannen of the Minter
Field public relations office said the
men are Pvt. Ronald Voyles, 70, and
Sergt. Thomas A. Mcdonald, 81.
Pvt. Voyles, 1t. Brannen said, was
court-martialed for an unauthorized
flight in a training plane 10 days
ago and Sergt. Mcdonald was turned
over to Army authorities on a charge
OF holding up a railroad ticket
Office.
The two escaped from the guard
house and were last sighted in the
plane over Santa Ana, headed south,
1t. Brannen said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Roosevelt Rejects
Fortas' Resignation
From Interior Post
Druft-Age Aide Sought
To Avoid Criticism,
Ickes Declares

President Roosevelt today re-
jected the resignation of Abe
Fortas, 32-year-old Undersecre-
tary of the Interior, who sought
to give up the civilian post be-
cause of fear of bringing criti-
cism on himself ans the admin
istration, according to Secretary
OF Interior Ickes, who had urged
that the resignation not be &C
cepted.
Mr.. Fortas is married and has no
children. His wife, the former
Caroline Agger, is Government
attorney.
The President wrote Mr.. Fortas:
Il appreciate the motives which
prompted you to send me your res
ignation. You can best serve your
country by continuing to do your
Job as Undersecretary of the In
terror which is responsible for SC
many war activities and as a men,
Der OF the various committee to
which you have been appointed. !
shall not accept your resignation.
Ickes' Letter Made Public.
Announcing the White House ac-
ton, Stephen T. Early, presidential
secretary, made public Mr.. Fortas
letter of resignation. the President
response and a letter from Mr.
1ckes, who it was said last FRIDAY
offered the resignation to the Pres
ident.
In his letter to the President, MIR.
Ickes said:
Il know that Mr.. Fortas submit
ted his resignation only because he
did not want me or the admins
tration to suffer as a result of DOS
sible attacks upon him by remain
ing IN civilian post.
'Fortas is second in command in
this department.. I have given hin,
joint jurisdiction over all activi-
ties in the department. He is doing
splendid job. My work as petro-
leum administrator takes a great
deal of my time and in addition !
now have the tremendous RESPONSE
bility incident to taking over the
coal industry. Mr.. Fortas, because
OF his several years with the Btu
mlnous Coal Division and his
knowledge of the industry, is re-
sponsible for the handling of this
work.
Other Responsibilities.
I also have the responsibilities
OF solid fuels administrator and Of
administering that part of the fooc
program related to fisheries. The
special responsibilities are in addi-
ton to the activities of the Bureau
OF Mines an the Geological Survey
and to the power work of this de-
partment. Fortas is my principal
ofhcer in all of this"
Secretary Ickes added that "if his
resignation is accepted not only will
lose my most important lieutenant
but the Government will lose an i'm
portant member of the Food Advi-
sorry Committee, the Board of Legal
Examiners and of the committee
which you appointed the job of rec
ommending revisions of the Organic
Act of Puerto Rico. In addition his
resignation would precipitate a
fresh flood of separation of men
whom we cannot afford to lose
without great injury to the eff
cheney of our civilian war opera
tions."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Fahy Defends Curfew
Along West Coast on
Japanese-Americans
U. S. Solicitor General
Tells Supreme Court
War Compelled Action
By the Associated Press.

Defending military regula-
tionS imposing a West Coast cur
few on all persons of japanese
ancestry and excluding them
from designated areas, Solicitor
General Fahy told the Supreme
Court today that the Pearl Har-
Dor disaster had left the West
Coast exposed to destructive
enemy attack"
1T was imperative that those
charged with the defense of our
shores take adequate protective
measures against a possible in
vasion," he declared in urging the
court to sustain the conviction of
two persons of Japanese ancestry,
who contended they were born in the
United States and hence were Amer
lean citizens, against whom the reg
ulations could not constitutionally
be applied
Gordon Kiyoshi Hirabayashi, Sc
attic, was sentenced to three months
imprisonment for violating the cur
few regulation and for failing to re-
port to an evacuation center. Minoru
Yasui, Portland, Greg, was sem
fenced to one years imprisonment
and fined $1,000 for viola ting the
curfew regulation.
10000 Evacuated From Homes.
Approximately 10000 American
citizens of japanese ancestry were
said to have been evacuated from
their homes.
The great ma jority of persons OF
Japanese ancestry in this country"
Mr.. Fahy said, were concentrated
on the West Coast. About third
OF them were aliens, and the ma
jority of the American-born were
IN the younger-age groups. A sig
nificant number of the American
born had been sent to Japan for
their education, and many of them
were regarded, by reason of their
training abroad, as highly dan
gerous.
The fact that the so-called fifth
column type of warfare had been
SO apparently successful in recent
years, and the fact that there had
been evidence of extensive espio-
mage at Pearl Harbor, made it i'm
perative to take adequate precau-
tionary steps.
Although it may be assumed that
the majority of the japanese resi-
dents on the West Coast were loyal
to the United States, the very pres
ence of the entire group presented
grave danger because that group
comprehended an unknown number
of unidentified persons who con-
stituted a serious threat.
War Demands Restraints.
The exigencies of war may de-
mand the imposition of restraints
that would be unwarrented in times
OF peace. Indeed, an individual
may be required to give up his free
dom and lay down his life. The
curfeW and exclusion measures are
certainly less drastic than compul-
sorry military service"
Mr.. Fahy spoke after E. F.. Ber-
nard, Portland. counsel for Yasui,
had asserted that THE curfew law
was the first assault on the consti-
tutlonal rights of American citizens
of Japanese ancestry, but it was
the initial one which led to the
disgraceful situation where Ameri-
can citizens are staring through
barbed wire barricades on this land
of freedom"
Recent European history" he
added, should make plain to us the
danger of wholesale prescription"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
House Prepares 10 0kay
Huge Small Boat PROGRAM
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Rules Committee arranged
today for House action, probably
Thursday, on measure authoriz-
ing construction of 100000 tons
OF small naval craft many of them
tank and troop carrying amphibious
vessels.
Clearance was granted after
Chairman Vinson of the Naval AZ
fairs Committee disclosed that the
program had been given top pri-
GRITTY, even above that Of the Nays
escort vessel program.
Mr.. Vinson said some Of the ana
phibious craft could cross the ocean
under their own power. The con-
struction cost was estimated at
1,7o0. 0oo, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Hines, Ex-Iammany Boss,
Denied Sing Sing Parole

By the Associated Press.
OSSINING, N. Y, May Thames
J. Hines, &c, former Tammany dis
trict leader. must spend another year
in Sing Sing Prison, the State Board
Of Parole decided today.
Hines, serving a four to eight year
term on a conviction for conspiring
to operate lottery, appeared before
the Parole Board after serving his
minimum sentence. With time of
for good behavior, Hines auto
matically was entitled to a hearing
for release on parole.
David Dressler, executive secretary
of the board, announced the decision
and said that Hines, who entered
the prison In October, 1910, would
not have another hearing until May,
1914.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Chemical Plant Blast
Kills 7, Injuries 13
Building Wrecked in
South Charleston, w. Va
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va. May IL
An earth shaking blast which tore
through a unit of the Carbide and
Carbon Chemicals plant in South
Charleston today Killed two men
and injured at least ID others, most
of them seriously.
One of the injured said a brick
wall was shattered by the explosion
and fell on him, leading to fears
that some men might be trapped in
the unit. which is on Blaine Island
in the center of the Kanawha River.
No statement was forthcoming
from company officials, but one
plant worker said he believed about
20 men were normally employed in
the affected unit.
Smoke hundreds of feet high bill
lowed from the wrecked building,
followed by flames which at the end
of an hour seemed to be increasing
in intensity.
The plant produces war material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Earlier Labor Story on
Page A-5.)

By the Associated Press.
Representative Lands, Repub-
lican, of Indiana told a House
Labor Subcommittee today his
bill to require unions to furnish
the Labor Department with
periodical financial statements
would get at these racketeers
who charge big initiation fees"
on war construction jobs, then
fire the workers.
my bill seeks to put labor unions
on exactly the same basis, in so
far as their financial activities are
concerned, as corporations have been
on for many years." Mr.. Lands said.
The measure also would prohibit
contributions by labor organizations
and Mr. Lands, without mentioning
specifically the United Mine Work.
ers contributions to Democratic
campaigns early in the New Deal,
said:
The source of much of the ma
tional trouble today in the coal
strike situation is that ill-advised
political contribution of another
day"
j. G.. Luhrsen, executive secretary
of the Railway Labor Executives
Association, and Jonas A. Mcbride,
representing the Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, both opposed
Mr.. Lands bill, as well as one by
Representative Woodruff, Repub-
lican, of Michigan, which would pro-
hibit aliens from holding Office in
labor union.
Mr.. Luhrsen said the Lands
measure would penalize the good
with the bad" in labor ranks and
said lets get the racketeers"
through present State and Federal
corrupt practices laws.
Were for you in that" he added
Mr. Mcbride said some Canadian
citizens, who would be classed as
aliens under the Woodruff bill, hold
Offices in some of the American rail-
road unions because of interlapping
operations and expressed belief the
bill would do much to disturb re-
lations between this country and our
ally, Canada"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Afriko Korps' Fate Described
As Worse Than Dunkerque'
Four Nozis on Cap Bon Front Attempt
To Surrender to War Correspondent

blanket bundles slung over their
backs, while passing British armor
ignored them.
"You must march to the prisoner
of-war stockade at the junction" I
advised them.
The little group shuff1ed off
obediently.
Farther on lieutenant colonel
formally accepted the surrender of a
German major and all his surviving
junior officers and men. Military
police clambered into a captured
German half-track troop carrier and
escorted column Of 200 toward the
rear.
Thank you" the major replied in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
bi||Designed
ToCurb Labor
Racket Pushed
Lands Measure
Requires Union
Financial Reports
BULLETIN,

The House Military Affairs
Committee late today ap-
proved unanimously a more
drastic wartime anti strike
bill in reporting out the Sen
ate Connally measure. In ad-
dition to the Senate penal
ties against encouraging a
strike after the Government
has taken over a plant or
mine, the House bill revives
the Smith bill, which passed
the House in December, 1941,
but died in the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Markets at a GIonce

NEW YORK, May IL Or
Stocks mixed; realizing stems
rise. Bonds irregularly lower;
speculative rails lead decline.
Cotton quiet; price fixing and
liquidation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Charles Town Double Pays 1,045.S 80

CHARLES TOWN, w. Va. (Special-The daily double at
the Charles Town track today registered top prices
when two longshos the first and races for
$lo458o payof Night Scot who returned
tues won the opening event and Sunny Del, $50 shot,
the second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Late News Bulletins
Caribbean Troop Movement Reported

~o''O0C0" TWP 7VtOVSWSHI NePO7IeU
BR1DGETOWN Barbados lF9-Reuters reported tonight
that detachment OF the Barbados Battalion the South
Caribbean Force had embarked Dominica in connection
with the Martinique situation" There was no confirmation
from other sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11
Pact Being Drafted on Supplies for Russia

OTTAWA N0.-Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie King
announced today that secret protocol setting sup
plies to be furnished Soviet Russia the year beginning
July by the United States the United Kingdom and Canada
now Is being negotiated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11

(See DE LUCE, Page 2-X.)
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(See ROOSEVELT, Page TX
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-05-11

From the United States Weather Bureau Report.
Thunderstorms this evening, windy and warmer
tonight. Temperatures today-Highest TO- at
$3.50 pm; lowest, 81, at 5:45 am. Full report on
page Ais.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
CANADIAN ARMY 'OFFICER TALKS
 WITH 0'C0NN0R
Liaison Agent Discusses Problems of Alaska
 Highway

WHITEHORSE, Y, T. June l8.- Brigadier w. w. Foster, Canadian Army liaison officer, this week com pleted discussions with Brigadler General James A. O'Connor commander of the Northwest Serv- ice Command, regarding mutual Canadian and American problems on the Alaskan International High way.
 Both officers said they were highly satisfied" with the talks.
 We are very pleased to have had Brigadier Foster with us as our guest" Gen. O'Connor declared He has inspected our installations in the Whitehorse area, driven over a considerable stretch of the Alas kan Military Highway and been ac- quainted with our general policies
 Visits of this sort will do much to continue the very splendid CO., operation which has existed be- tween American and Canadian or ganizations in the construction oi this historic 1630-mile highway, SC large a part of which is on the soi of Canada We are grateful to the Canadian Government for the as- sistance we are receiving from Bri- gadier Foster in his capacity as liaison officer in the western part of the Dominion"
 Brigadier Foster said he founc the Alaskan Highway to be mag nificent achievement. He was ae- companied to Whitehorse by J. F MacNeil of Ottawa, representing the Canadian privy council.
 Others participating in the con. ferences were Colonel K. B. Bush Northwest Service Command chic. of staff; Colonel Russell F. Lyons U. s. Army Engineers, commanding Whitehorse post, and Lieutenant Richard L. Neuberger, aid-de-camr to Gen. O'Connor.
 Brigadier Foster and MT. MacNei returned to Edmonton following three days in Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
ALASKA COASTAL
 MAKES FLIGHTS
 TO NEARBY PORTS

Passengers for Excursion Inlet with Alaska Coastal Airlines yes terday afternoon were Fred Naeger, Elmer Nelson, c. E. Kinney, E. J. Rockne, Dick Block and Frank Burns. Returning to Juneau by plane from Excursion Inlet were Guy Windland, David E. Starr, E. Underhill, c. D. Joyce, Dave Her ring, Al Stamps, Charles Ferguson.
 Arrivals here with AGA from Sitka yesterday afternoon were Cecil McGraw, Jerry Mckinley and J. Engdahl.
 On a charter flight to Rake late last night O. F. Bernecke was a round trip passenger and MT. and Mrs. M. J. Feist were return passen- gers for Juneau.
 Today's Flights
 Outgoing with AGA for Skagway this morning were L. J. Emanuel; for Haines. c. L. Coleman, T. J. Pyle Dr. Louis Salazer and Eliza beth Nelson. Arrivals from Skagway by plane this morning were, Mrs Owen Flynn, Mary Ellen Flynn, Mrs. John Marin; from Haines, Mrs. Hazel Zimmerman, Terril J. Anderson and c, w. Hansen.
 Passengers with AGA for Excur- sion Inlet were Paul Oliver, Peter Morbello, D. H. Wood. Arrivals here from Excursion Inlet were J. s. Taylor, J. H. Carson, Louis Swift Hendley Carter, Robert Daval, E. R. Avery.
 Passengers leaving here for Hirst this morning were w. A. Brown and Paul Sorensen; for Sitka, Robert Young, Ralph Wilcoxin and w. c. Miller.
 Those taking passage for Ketch- ikan with AGA this morning were F. C. Cortez, " G. Tushegen, Ter Till J. Andersen, P. w. Hanson; for Petersburg, Bill Stedman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
By EUGENE BURNS

WITH U. S. TROOPS IN ALEU- TIANS-Enough crazy things hap pen in this Army to keep a man sane.
 A shipload of sand was sent to an island which resembles nothing so much in the world as an aban- doned gravel pit. In chaplain's hut, about 200 miles from Jap-held Kiska, hangs a heavy Autographed poster of Italian soldiers and sail ors. The chaplain received none for the Japs.
 On flight over a barren seal infested cape one sees a silo. It was a camouflaged building intend ed for England's restful country side where they have cows.
 80 Jungle Suits
 Eighty jungle camouflage suits, reversible for wet and dry weather, arrived here with leafy green hel- met covers to match. Anything which would remotely resemble an upright piece of greenery on this treeless, bushless waste would be shot on sight.
 A shipment of WAAC's brassieres and silk panties threw the troops into a panic because there is not one woman within 1000 miles of this front. They figured the exact size of the contingent because each WAAC is issued four panties and two brassieres.
 Tropical Butter
 We are still hacking our way through thousands of pounds of tropical butter which mixed with paraffin refuses to melt at 120 de- grees Fahrenheit, we have been told.
 An Army camp in Alaska, living in a white dwelling during the summer. became camouflage con- scious just before winter and painted it brown and green while snows fell
 It has been a chore to make comfortable dwellings out of some fresh air tropical huts delivered to this base.
 However, in steamy New Gale donia natives were delighted with Arctic clothing-the more clothes they wore, the higher their rank.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, June IS. = Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 5@4, Anaconda 27A, Bethlehem Steel 63, Commonwealth and Southern 1916. Curtiss Wright sA, General Motors 537s, Granby Copper and Mining 5a4, Interna- tional Harvester 7Ol4, Kennecott 30l2, New York Central ITS, Nor thern Pacific l5, Packard Motors AS, Republic Steel IT, U. s. Steel 54l2, Pound s404.
 Dow, Jones averages today are industrials 13968, rails 35l9, utih- ties 2027
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
SEATTLE BANDIT
 CAPTURED AZ HE
 MET GIRL FRIEND

SEATTLE, June Is. = Ronald Smith, 24, parole violator, the ob- ject of an intensive manhunt since June g, was captured by sheriff's deputies here last night as he ap- preached a suburban home in the darkness to meet girl companion.
 He was armed with a 38-calibre revolver but did not resist. He is charged with robbing a filling sta- tion and also with escape from the state penitentiary.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18

Fairbanks, arrived here from the Interior yesterday and will remain for OPA conferences to be held here next week.
 Miss Smith left here last summer to take her position with OPA and was formerly employed by the Territorial Treasurer's office here.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
PURPLE HEART
 FOR ALASKAN

HEADQUARTERS ALASKA DE- TENSE COMMAND, June Is. - Commander Simon B Buckner to- day announced the award of the Order of the Purple Heart to Pvt John Potochnick, Jr., from Eska Mine, Alaska, who was wounded in action during the taking of Attu Island.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
SUPPLY OF GAS APPROACHING
 CRITICAL POINT

WASHINGTON, June 18.-Gaso- line stocks are reported by the Blu reau of Mines as rapidly ap- preaching the critical levels" every where in the country except on the West Coast.
 April and May showed heavy dips into stored supplies. This indicates tighter restrictions may be in pros pect for the mid-continent. area before the summer is out.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
SE TILE TO HEAR POLICE SOON

SEATTLE, June 13 The City Councils efficiency department committee has set July for start ing its hearing on Mayor William F. Devin's custer charges against Police Chief H. D. Kimsey in con- nection with Seattle's vice prob lem
 Seattle is under fire from Fed eral officials on charges of not keeping houses of prostitution closed down.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
NAzIDRIVE ON RUSSIA
 IS HALTED
Delay Summer Offensive Because of Supply
 Shortages

LONDON, June 18.- Invasion jittery, the German High Command is reported to have delayed the summer offensive against Russia, originally set for June Is, because of frontline supply shortages.
 A foreign source with reliable contacts inside Germany said that date had been chosen for a limited attack pivoting around the Orel salient, 200 miles south of Moscow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
BAY AREA IN ALERT
 LAST EVE

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., June 18.-The bay area underwent it's twenty seventh air alert of the war last night, lasting about 27 minutes.
 Radio stations were ordered off the air in the bay area and in Sac ramento There was no blackout
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-06-18
LIBERAf0RS DUMP BOMBS
 ON KENDARI

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, June l8.-Liberators dropped 16 tons of bombs n d caused numerous explosions among Jap planes parked on the Kendari field in the Dutch Celebes on Tues day
 The flight was more than 1000 miles for the round trip, the High Command revealed.