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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
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Recognizing the flag of truce, the
Germans waved for the Americans
to come on.
They blindfolded us with ouf
own handkerchiefs," 1t. Boehme
said. Il told them we had a mes
sage for the German commandant
and one of the German soldiers
asked what it was 1 said it was in
formation for the commandment.
Then I heard one of the soldiers
whisper to another: I hope it is q
reasonable offer !,
They were leading us now by
holding onto our arms. There was
some rubble underfoot but not much.
We took quite long walk and then
We got to what believe was a Ger
man company headquarters. 1t was
the living room of small house.
"A young German second lieuten-
ant was there. He was pretty stiff
and he and his soldiers there half
heiled us when we got in and they
took off our blindfolds. They stuck
their arms half way up in a kind of
salute.
Il told the lieutenant we wanted
to see the troop commander. He
didn't answer, but just told one OF
his men to take us to another COM
mand post.
They blindfolded us again, and
we were off again-this time to a
battalion command post. This was
another long and zig-zaggy walk. We
ended up in a cellar this time and
saw lieutenant who was battalion
adjutant.
II gave him two envelopes, each
one addressed both to the German
commander of Aachen and to the
Burgomeister and told him to give
them to his commanding officer.
Most of the Germans we saw
while we were in Aachen wore rib
bons of the Russian campaigns
They looked tough"
1t. Lafey, who had been standing
nodding quietly, entered the story
at this point:
He signed a receipt for those
papers and I put down the time on
/ it. It was 1880 am.
I'VE offered them some cigarettes
and they took them and offered us
some of theirs. took one and didn't
like it. 1t. Boehme went on smok-
ing his pipe. The German lieutenant
asked me, How long have we got?
I told him it was right there in the
papers. L told him it was for the
commandant to say and that If we
did have a reply, he was to send it
to us the same way he had sent
these papers to him. They were po-
lite but very formal. When we left
they shook hands.
Back at the underpass, they took
of our blindfolds and gave us back
our white flag. One of the Germans
said: 'Auf Wiedershen' as we left
We didn't hear any voices of women
or children all the time we were in
there. Our shells were going over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
Dewey, Mrs. Roosevelt
Arrange 70 Attend
|WiIIkie Rites Today

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. l0.-Distin.
guished Americans gathered here
today for the funeral of Wendell L
Willkie, 1910 Republican presidential
nominee.
Among the mourners who ar.
ranged to attend the 3 pm. services
lat the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church were Thomas e. Dewey O
New York and Gov. Leyerett Salton
stall Of Massachusetts,.
tMrs. Roosevelt and Col. Sum-
ner Waite, chief of staff of the I'd
Service Command at Governors
Island, N. Y, will represent Pres
ident Roosevelt at the funeral
services. Col. Waite was desig-
mated in the absence of Mai.
Gen. Thomas A. Terry, head OF
the command, it was explained at
the White House.
MRS. Roosevelt and Gen. Terry
represented the President at the
funeral Of former Gov. Alfred E.
Smith Saturday,
The body will be accompanied t,
Rushville, Ind, by his brother, Ed
ward Willkie. 1t will be placed in
crypt awaiting the arrival of Mrs
Willkie, who will remain in Ney
York for the return of her son, 1t
q. g. Philip Willkie, USNE, from
Atlantic convoy duty. He will &C
company his mother to Rushville TO
the burial.
Funeral services for the 52-year
old former public utilities executive
who died at 2::20 am. Sunday, viii
be conducted by the Rev. DR.. JOIN
Sutherland Bonnell, pastor of tn
Fifth Avenue Church.
At midnight, when the doors wer
closed. police estimated more thai
go. 900 persons had visited tn
church where Mr.. WILKES bod
had lain in state since 100 pm
yesterday. Mrs. Willkie, accompa
lnied by her brother law, Edward
knelt beside the bronze casket a
II am. yesterday. She rename,
inside the church. which had beef
cleared OF all mourners, for tw,
hours.
Throughout the day thousands O
messages Of sympathy from tn
great and the humble continued t.
pour into the Willkie Fifth avenu
apartment.
Besides his widow and son an,
brother Edward, Mr.. Willkie is sur
vived by two other brothers, r
Frederick Willkie of Louisville, KY
and Col. Robert T. Willkie. and
sister, Mrs. Charlotte Tihl of Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10

nearer to members of the Dis -"' Il
committees of Congress" than :.
Tucker.
He pleaded for Mr.. Tucker to con-
tinue and asserted This District and
the country Is depending upon men
like you who know what they are
saying and what they are doing to
work for the District and the Ma
ton"
Tine association adopted a resolu-
ton unanimously indorsing the rec
ord of Commissioner Guy Mason
and urging his confirmation, ap-
proved a pending bill which pro-
vides medical examinations for
marriage license applicants, and
opposed changing the name oil
Bladensburg road to Ohio avenue.
Urge M Street Paving.
In an unprecedented action, the
group urged paving of M street
NV. from Pennsylvania avenue t.
Thirty-sixth street on grounds thai
it was common thoroughfare'
and used extensively by citizens ir
all sections of the city.
A pending bill to transfer Gov.
ernment-owned land now used as q
parkway to Providence Hospital wa.
disapproved.
Other executives elected in add.
ton to Mr.. jenkins we're: Henry R
Berger. first vice president; Franco.
M. Painter. second vice president
John N. Weber, secretary: L. A
Jett, financial secretary; Edwin C
Worden, treasurer, and Joseph Cal.
len, DR.. Edwin B. Macon, John r
Terrell, Cyrus F. Cook, members oil
the Executive Committee.
One vancancy was left on the Ex-
ecutive Committee and was sched-
uled to be filled at the next meet
ing in January.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
ChurchiII-StuIin
Continued From, First paneN

reel men who greeted him at the
airport.
Il have arrived here on a wave
OF hope" he was quoted as saying,
"on a wave Of certainty that victory
will be achieved and in the hope
that when it is achieved we will all
strive to make the world a better
place for the life of the great mass
Of people"
He paid tribute to the Red Army
for being "the first to smash the
spirit Of the German military ma
chine" and added:
I'VE also on our side-the United
States and the British Common
wealth OF Nations-have exerted our
forces to the limit and 1t is for you
to judge If we have dealt heavy
blows or not GIRO -r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
Builders to Meet

The Washington Master Builders
Association will hold its regular
monthly dinner and meeting at 6
O'Clock tonight in the Mayflower
Hotel. The association Is made up
of the leading District general con-
tractors who employ union help.
Lee T. Turner. the president, will
conduct tonight's meeting. Applica-
tons for new memberships will be
taken by Randall c. Wyant, the Sec
| rotary treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
Hartman Not Assigned
Role in Moscow Talks p

The American ambassador to the
Soviet Union, w. -Averell Hartman,
has no official role in the Moscow
conversations between Prime Min
lister Churchill and Premier Stain. a
State Department spokesman said
today.
Emphasizing that the Moscow
conversations were entirely a Brit
ish-Russian affair, the spokesman
said Mr.. Hartman was available for
consultation by the British and Rus
sian chiefs if called on, but that he
had not been assigned to take any
definite part in them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
England Gets No Relief
From Robot Attacks
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Oct. 10-For the fifth
consecutive night the Germans
fired flying bombs against South
ern England last night as rescuers
still dug for dead and injured in
debris caused by Sunday nights
raids.
Fierce antiaircraft fire and night
fighter action met last nights mis-
siles on the east coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
Convict Poses Problem

SAN DIEGO, Calf. (P).-The OPA
admits that rings shipped here from
Oklahoma are peddled at above CELL
ing prices, but doesn't know how to
go about Furnishing the offender.
The maker is in the Oklahoma State
Penitentiary, life-termer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
D. {. Women Reaches Britain

Mrs. Vera Crenshaw Durham, for
merly of 1907 r street NV, has ar
rived in England to serve with the
armed forces as a Red Cross hos
pital recreation worker. Until hel
appointment Mrs. Durham was en-
ployed here by the Agriculture De-
partment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10
Lauded by Drisc0II.

A. J. Driscoll, president of the
Mid-City Citizens Association for
81 years and Mr.. fuckers closest
competitor in length of service. said
mo man in Washington stands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-10

Join the attack make YOUR
dollars fight buy extra War
Bonds!
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Senate Republican Leader
Sees Subsidy Compromise

thrown behind an amendment by
Sen. Maloney Cd Conn. authoriz-
ing expenditure OF one billion. 500
million dollars for subsidies pro-
viding the economic sterilization
directors decide they are needed 10
maintain the stabilizatlon program.
Sen. Radcliffe (D) Md. Banking
Committee member, supported the
subsidy program. He voiced hope
that the Senate would reverse It's
previous stand against Il.
81 don't like subsidies but we
are in an extraordinary situation
and | don't see how we can avoid
them" he said. Il am a farmer.
too We have a subsidized Mer-
chant Marine. which I have sup
ported, and don't see how we
can avoid this"
Meantime. members OF the Geor-
via confessional delegation re-
ported that Administration pres
sure for subsidies were being put
on milk producers in that state.
The milk producers reported that
OPA agents had informed them
they would get some payments 10
help them meet the high cost OF
feed. but that Il was all dependent
on Congress voting for subsidies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24

Washington, Jan. 24-INS-Act.
ing Senate Republican leader wal
lace II. White expressed hope to-
day for a compromise in the battle
over consumers subsidies as the
Senate approached a showdown on
the issue.
The subsidy issue was scheduled
for debate today, but sponsors OF
the revised Green-Lucas soldiers
vote bill sought TO displace the sub
sidy measure. The question may
he decided by a Senate vote
Il should like very much 10 see
a compromise evolved on the pro
position" said White He added
that he did not know what position
he will take II compromise fails
Members OF the Senate Banking
committee, which reported a re
yised House bill continuing the
Commodity Credit Corporation but
voted a ban on subsidies to keep
down cost OF food. saw no chance
for a compromise.
The matter will have 10 be
fought out on the Senate foo, -
said Sen. Bankhead ID Ala Bank
head was 10 open debate for adop-
ton OF the bill banning suhsid 'es.
Administration strength was
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Briggs to Give Testimony
Concerning Forged Letter

Washington. Jan. 24-1NS -
George n. Briggs, suspended conf
Dental assistant to Secretary OF the
Interior Harold L. Ickes. was slated
to appear before the Justice Depart.
ment and probably federal grand
jury today to open a new chapter
in the bizarre and ramified' Hop.
kins letter case"
Briggs climaxed a series OF start.
ling developments by sending a tele.
gram from New York City in which
he announced to Special Assistant
Attorney General Henry 4.
Schweinhaut that he would appear
in his office at 10 o'clock this morn.
ing. Schweinhaut told newsmen he
assumed" Briggs was making his
appearance in order to voluntarily
surrender for questioning before the
federal grand Jury. which has been
investigating the case for more than
week.
Briggs appearance would be vol.
untary because while a subpoena
has been issued for his appearance.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Funds Asked
For Inquiry

Washington. Jan. 24-INS-Sen
Henrik Shipstead (R) Mimi, said
today that investigation OF the
Rural Electrification Administra
ton may have to be abandoned fol
lack OF funds.
The inquiry, intended to blow
the lid off OF alleged Administra
ton Attempts to use the organiza
ton as big stick in the 1914 cleo
tons. thus faces its second fight
for life in 80 days.
A Senate Agriculture Subcommit
tee headed by Sen. Cotton Ed
Smith Cd S. c.. started the in
quiry with only $2,5O0-a compro.
mise sum.
Now, it is asking $4,000 for the
second time and II must 60 to the
same committee on expenses oil
the Senate to which 1t went before
At that time, Sen. Lucas Cd Ill,
committee chairman and staunch
Administration supporter, delayed
the request for two or three weeks
He contended that the request had
no standing because it came from
subcommittee instead ~ tie full
Agriculture Committee.
The current request also ha,
come from the subcommittee and
Lucas Office said he still is uncer
tain that 1t is valid under rules oi
the Senate.
What we have found so far goes
beyond mere political activity
Shipstead said. at involves the
way bids were handled, whether
certain private interests were able
to sell higher priced wire to rural
electrical cooperative because REA
gave attention only to repayment
Of loans and not to costs.
Everything we have found Jus.
tifes continuance OF this investi
CATION. but unless we have money
we are stopped for good. / have
no assurance that Sen. Lucas com
mittee will provide the funds"
Rp.aA ut.%aru mr. HnnE nAnAs
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Taft Objects
to Vote Bill

Washington, JAM 24-INS-Sen.
Robert A. Taft (R1 Ohio, charged
today that the proposed federal
ballot for soldiers is undemocratic
and would deprive service men OF
their right TO vote for state and
local candidates in the 1914 cleo
ton.
Taft decided 10 fight the Green
Lucas compromise bill under which
federal ballot would be distrib-
uted 10 service men and women
with local election officials having
right TO pass on their eligibility to
vote.
With the House slated to begin
debate tomorrow on the Nursell
bill designed to facilitate distribu-
ton OF state ballots, Sens. Green
Cd r. l., and Lucas ID H.,
sought TO speed passage OF their
new measure.
They planned to ask the Senate
10 delay debate on the subsidy is
sue and take up the ballot measure
lOudg, Jul ~ was hOh DNAS' GU SH-i
action would be taken.
THE new Green-Lucas bill is
not a compromise bill at ALL" said
Taft. 1T is the same old bill be-
cause it has the federal ballot.
People don't seem 10 realize
that the ballot would have no
names on it-that service men
would vote without knowing who
are the candidates in many in
stances shat they can vote by
just putting down Republican OF
| Democrat.
There could be candidates for
senator or representative who have
been in Jail but there would be no
names on the ballot TO show.
1T is a completely un-Democrat
ic form OF voting. II Is Gallup
poll instead OF a ballot
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Decreased Production
of Food Predicted

New York, Jan. 24-lNS- The
American Institute OF Food Distri-
button reported today that the ma
ton may expect q decrease in food
production this year as the result
OF wsshington's delay in annolnc-
ing a I944 food program.
in normal seasons" the report
said. vegetable packers commence
contracting acreage early in Janu.
airy. early action is always neces-
sary because most growers decide
during winter on how land will be
planted"
Under these circumstances the
survey declared, 1t is essential that
OPA advise Gamers in good time
approximately what prices they
can expect"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Retailers WHHaUe Bond Rallu

lpsilanu retailers will receive
further incentive in the present
War Bond drive at a Retailer'E
Bond Rally Tuesday morning. The
purpose will be to promote greater
coopera lion and united effort among
retailers in the bond drive.
The Rally, which will be from 8
10 10 a. m. at the Martha Washing
ton Theater. win begin with a mo.
ton picture. to be OF especial ben
eft 10 store owners, and covering
the subject OF gale OF the bonds.
Following the picture talks will
be gwen by Donald NJ. Sllkworth,
drive chairman and Maynard Rich
ardson, chairman OF the local retail
affairs committee OF the Board OF
Commerce. Plans are TO be dis
Cussed for War Bond Auction.
tentatively set for Saturday Feb
-.
Gaining Momentum
That the drive TO sell $4,000
worth OF bonds in Ypsilanti is gain
ing momentum Is shown IN reports
submitted today when $29,343.75 in
+ bonds and s29 500 in other bonds
were added to the sold total.
The county has S463,676.25 in T.
bonds and s4S3,347 in other bonds
toward its quota OF s7417.0OO worth
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Serious Grass Fires Menace
Homes in Ypsilanti Vicinity

The larger OF the two fires which
began shortly before noon Satr-
day, had endangered property and
homes In an area from Mi7 south
I 10 Packard Rd.. and from Hewitt
Rd., west TO Carlton Rd, having
been started In the yard OF Mrs.
Peter Jscobus, 1922 Hawks Rd.
Mrs Jacobus received serious first
degree burns on her feet in at
tempting TO extinguish the blaze.
Workers battled the flames Tor
more than four hours before bring
ing it under control.
The Willow Run Area Fire De.
psrtment, sheriffs deputies, state
police and volunteers battled a
grass fire which got out OF con
troll at Parker's Glen. popular pic
mic grove behind $685. and COCO
Geddes Road. Sunday. night. The
blaze was finally checked along le
side OF the fire by firebreak
plowed by one OF the neighboring
farmers and the fire equipment 70
the fire department. The scorch-
ed land Is owned by Fred Parker.
who occupies the house at COCO
Geddes Road, which was directly
in the path Of the blaze before it
was checked few hundred yards
from the buildings
Other Blazes
The Area Fire Department was
also called TO eXtinguish a grass
fire in the rear OF the residence
occupied by John Ticking at WI
low and Stony Creek Roads, and
behind 1870 Spencer Road, where
they worked over half an hour.
In both cases the fires were small
grass fires which had become un-
comfortable.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Resolutions
Not by Denis
From South

Washington, Jan. 24--UP-Dem-
ocratic National Committee rec
ords showed TODAY that the South
was not represented on the reso-
lutions committee which proposed
at the meeting here a surprise soil
citation that President Roosevelt
seek fourth term.
The National Committee adopted
the resolution unanimously.
Composition OF the resolutions
committee is being analysed with
some interest. There Is no Demo
cratic party rule that the South
must be recognized in allocating
such positions Of responsibility at
party meetings, but it uniformly
has been the practice to include
southerners on any such group
authorized to propose party policy.
Exclusion Of southerners from
the resolutions committee probab-
ly will aggravate further the Ill
feeling between the old line party
members and the newcomers
among Mr.. Rooseyelt's associates
whom they term New Dealers"
Whatever may have been the
circumstances OF the selection OF
resolutions committee members,
the group OF six men and one WON.
an was heavily weighted with
fourth term sentiment.
The big industrial states and not
ably the Democratic machines Of
Mayor Edward j. Kelly Of Chicago.
Major Frank Hague of Jersey City.
and Sen. Joseph F. Guffey in Penn
sylvania were well represented.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
See WAX Page >
speed Victory. Buv MORE Bonds
Rotary Sells
Of Quota

The War Bond Campaign claimed
chief attention OF Rotarians at their
weekly luncheon this noon After
listening to a general report by
Don Silkworth. city chairman 81
the drive, the progress OF the club
towards its own quota was review
ed. 1t was found that the halfway
mark had been reached. and that
prospects are good for fulfilling
the quota within the coming week.
The founding OF Rotary lnterna-
tional, and the aims and ideals OF
the organization we're presented
by Ernest II. Chappelle by way OF
a film which gave an interview
with Paul Harris. founder OF Ro-
tary, in his Chicago home.
Visitors were: George l.. MI
chell. Belleville, and Kenneth Fry.
Arthur Herbst. and Roger Katon.
Junior Rotarians from ipsilanti
High School.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Storage
Depots Burn
at Fl. Wayne

Detroit. Jan. e4-INS- Flames
which lighted up the pre-dawn sky
were reported raging today in
huge storage depots at Fort Wayne.
where fire fighting equipment was
rushed TO battle a five-alarm blaze.
Persons at the post described the
fire as terrific with flames light
ing the entire area and destroying
three large warehouses.
II was learned that FBI agents
we're sent to the scene even as the
fire ragged, because OF the import.
ance OF the post. II was not imm edi-
ately announced what was stored in
the warehouse nor whether anyone
was trapped.
Officers were not available for
comment.
The fire started shortly before Z
a. m.
The warehouse building No. 95
on the post where the fire started.
is not the main storage building OF
the depot, but is one used for hous.
ing much OF the Fort Wayne motor
equipment and the supplies used
for trucks and automobiles.
The fire. visible from jefferson
Avenue. drew a tremendous crowd
Of homebound workers. The flames
could be seen from the street. al
though the building was hidden
from the street by others.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-24
Speed Victory, Buv MORE Bonds
JAPS FELT HIS WEIGHT

he vas never served with IL.
Meanwhile, it has become in
creasingly apparent that the former
newspaperman and confidante OF
lckes may hold the key to the mys-
terry that has threatened momen-
tarily TO blow the lid off a ten.year
undercover feud between the Secre-
tary OF the Interior and Harry Hop
kins, adviser to President Eoose-
welt.
II has been established that the
Hopkins letter TO DR.. Umphrey Lee
Of Southern Methodist University
branded as a forgery by the Justice
Department and by Hopkins as
written on typewriters in Briggs
Interior Department offices, as we're
published letters from Briggs TO
c. Nelson Sparks. Briggs undoubt'
eddy will be asked to answer cues.
tons surrounding these circum.
stances. After his grand Jury ap-
pesrance. It IL possible that Ickes
may be called back for further CUES
tioning.