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Evening star., 1944-12-17
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,

ny LOUlS r. LOSuNEhy
Former Chief Of the Associated Prsss
Bureau at Berlin.
LONDON, Dec. 16.-Apathy among
the masses, confusion, lack Of CO.
ordination among anti-Nazis and
fear OF punishment In Nazi ranks
were found to be the dominant char
acteristics of the German situation
by an agent Of German refugee cir
cles who recently returned to neu-
trail country from a clandestine trip
to Berlin, Leipzig and Silesia.
was permitted to study his de-
tailed report. Knowing the source,
feel his observations deserve atten-
ton.
The great masses. especially in
dustrial workers, cherish but one
wish, this observer found-that the
war may end. Doggedly they trudge
to their work in such complete
apathy that even the attempt on
Hitler's life with its attendant purges
left them untouched.
Evening star., 1944-12-17

out Of their lethargy only If author
rations, or If the number OF war
casualties in any given family piles
up particularly high, or II their ire
is aroused by insolent Nazi leaders
and their wives, who continue to
live OF the fat Of the land and bear
few hardships.
1t might then easily happen that
some one would accidentally" run
into such Nazis or their wives with
their bicycles, or pounce upon them
in an air-raid shelter and give them
a sound beating. These cases, how
ever, were exceptional.
From the viewpoint of the Allies
this apathy has Its positive side.
Evening star., 1944-12-17

5 per cent OF. the people were de-
hant, fanatic Nazis. This may well
have been due to the limited con-
facts he dared make among them
But whatever the percentage, they
were all filled with fear.
Fear Terrible Peace.
More than anything else has been
hammered into their consciousness
the dictum Of Propaganda Minister
Joseph Goebbels: Peace will be
more terrible even than this war"
The investigator found much evil
dence OF underground resistance te
Naziism, but said it was neither vel
organized nor unified as to purpose
and outlook.
And this underground effort lacks
Evening star., 1944-12-17

Hundreds of thousands of tired
workers aren't even aware that they
are slowing down work to an alarm
ing extent, thereby committing
negative sabotage. In fact. attempts
to speed them up are often met with
insulting profanity.
From time to time this apathy
gives place to temporary outbursts
of hysteria which may prove con-
tagious throughout a war plant
Only sharp measures by the Gestapo
can then restore the equilibrium.
Aware War Is Lost.
Nowhere except among Nazi Office
holders did the secret visitor find
anybody who was not aware that
Germany has lost the war. Many
Evening star., 1944-12-17
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. C.. A-19s
",

a positive political conception as to
what should become Of Germany.
Vaguely, the resistance groups are
made up Of Lutherans. Catholics,
Socialists and Communists, and
vaguely they all want some sort Of
democratic state with social out
look. They are through with the
Junkers, the big business styceons
and the millionaire bankers. But
beyond that they differ widely as to
what should happen after the war.
Some lean to Moscow, others to the
western powers.
One encouraging sign about the
Evening star., 1944-12-17
Apathy and Desire for Peace !.
Found Widespread in Germany

II they mentioned the officers
putsch at all, they said, with shrug
After all, these men went with
Hitler while the going was good
hence their motives now must have
been selfish and not patriotic-to
ditch their Fuehrer now that disas-
ter is Imminent"
Lethargy Rarely Broken.
The people were round to snap
tiles fail to provide the prescribed
Evening star., 1944-12-17

Gestapo the investigator found was
that it is absolutely on Its own. The
time when citizens, even members
Of family, denounced each other
Is over. An icy silence greets Ges-
tapo men wherever they turn up.
Evening star., 1944-12-17
POSTWAR MODEL OF
NOTED HEARING AID
WINS WIDE ACCLAIM

Enthusiastic approval by both
moderately hard of hearing and
severely deafened persons is being
accorded to the advanced postwar
model of the famous Maico hearing
aid, now being demonstrated here.
Users with many different types of
hearing loss agree that the new in
strument gives than faithful, bal
anced reproduction of all tones,
high and low, at any volume.
Demonstrations of the new in
strument and fittings by trained
Maico technician without cost or
obligation at Maico of Washington &.
Farragut Medical Building, 17th
and Eye NV. MA. 6572.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Vet Hospital Addition
To BE Begun at Once

Construction of three new wings
at Veterans Hospital. Dearborn,
increasing the institutions capac-
ity by 762 beds, will begin at the
earliest possible date. it was
learned today, with official APP
prevail for construction by the
War Production Board.
The new construction will cost
So ,664. 794 and will consist of two
10-story wings on the east and
west rear ends of the present
main building and a three-story
addition in the center rear for
increased dining. kitchen and util-
ity space.
When the additions are COM
pleted, according 10 Guy Palmer.
manager of the veterans faculty.
the hospitals total bed capacity
will be LIS
Palmer emphasized that the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
.Byrnes TO Stay
In War Post

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA INS)
The White House announced to-
day that War Mobilization Direc-
tor Byrnes will remain in his
present post until the defeat of
Germany.
President Roosevelt held a con-
ference with Byrnes late this
morning and Byrnes agreed to re-
tain his job in the interest "of
continuing the winning of the
war at top speed"
President Roosevelt personally
requested Byrnes to remain in his
post.
Byrnes had been holding the job
in recent weeks on a temporary
status until the Congress recon-
vened, planning to return to pri-
vate law practice.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Arrest Nurse
In Kno(kout
DropMurder

A 35-year-old nurse was ar
rested today for questioning in
connection with the hotel room,
knockout-drop murder of Clyde A.
Mccoy, 81, University of Michigan
graduate student and attorney,
Oct. 3. 1912.
The woman is Thelma M. Little,
of a downtown hotel, who police
say has been identified as the
woman who on Nov 3 lure d
George Cannon. Az of the Victory
Hotel Annex. 10 a hotel room,
drugged him and robbed him of
5000 in cash. ring and a watch.
McCoy's nude body was found
in a room al the Detroit Leland
Hotel. Three glasses found in the
room contained traces of knock
out drops. one enough Ito kill a
horse" Only 81 cents were found
in McCoys expensive clothing.
b A manicurist, Anna James, %,
was questioned at the time and
admitted having been in the room
the night Mccoy died. She
charged that another woman had
also been in the room. admins
tered the drops and rifled the VIC
TINS pockets. Miss James was
released.
1t. Claude Miller and 1t. James
Neville of the holdup squad said
they have been searching for Miss
Little in connection with the
Mccoy death.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
B-29 Engine Strikers
Await T.. 8. Seizure

seek recognition for their union,
took their action even as the COM
pany itself appealed to Washing
ton for help TO reopen the plants.
Company officials. whose five
factories are engaged in turning
out Wright Cyclone engines for
the giant Superforts that are used
in the Pacific war, earlier had
wired the WLB that this strike
is n serious blow TO the American
boys fighting Japan"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Court Sets
Woman Free

Arrested for allegedly splitting
on an army truck and charged
with disturbing the peace. Mrs.
Olga Schultz, "a. of 5S7 w. Brent
wood. was freed today by Judge
Christopher f. Stein in recorder
court. The court advised the ar
resting officer, General Motors
Patrolman George Kaupman, 10
report the case 10 the FBI.
Mrs. Schultz. Russian. said she
has a boy in the armed services
and that every time she sees an
army vehicle il makes her i'll"
She added that she wanted TO go
10 Jail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Senate Sifts
Army Waste

Charges that the army system
of purchasing spare automotive
parts is roundabout and wasteful
and prevents maximum utility Of
the equipment have been under
investigation secretly by the Sem
ate Truman committee for four
months, it was revealed today.
Senator Harley w. Kilgore.
head of subcommittee Of the
Senate investigating committee.
said the root of the trouble is that
parts are brought from automo-
bile companies rather than from
the original manufacturers.
The charge was made after Kill
gore and Senator Ferguson EXAM
ined ordnance records here yes
terday.
AT the conclusion of the exami.
nation. Kilgore announced that q
statement would be issued ut
Washington "in few weeks"
The scope of the charges under
investigation, Kilgore said. en-
braced purchases of all govern
ment vehicles from jeeps to 10
ton trucks.
Kilgore said the complaints al
lege that the army could buy
these parts much cheaper from
the original parts manufactures
and get them to the fighting
fronts quicker.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15

project is not a postwar one, but
that construction will be started
as soon as bids can be accepted.
IL understand the mailing q
bids was TO start today Palmer
said. land rs soon - 70 y PEE
sible physically, the work win
get under way"
The additions were approved for
the care Of newly-returned vet
Grams of the present war.
The present capacity Of the
hospital. Palmer explained, 10 353
beds. but during the new con-
struction. II beds must be sacri-
feed. The remaining 336 beds.
plus the addition of 779 new ones.
gives the hospitals new capacity.
In addition. the approval OF
WPB provides for alterations IN
boiler house building No. 10 and
a new 300-horsepower stoker-fired
boiler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Chinese Government
Establishes Own WPB

CHUNGKING. Nov. IL (UP)-
The Chinese government today
announced the establishment of a
war production board along lines
suggested by Donald Nelson, for
Der chairman of the United States
War Production Board. when he
visited Chungking some time ago.
Wong Wen-hao, minister of
economic affairs, heads the board
and also retains his cabinet post.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
laps Claim Sinking
OF Allied BattIeship

NEW YORK. Nov. IL CINS)-
Sinking of an Allied battleship in
waters east of Luzon" was
claimed today by japanese inn
perial headquarters. Radio Tokyo
also broadcast that an enemy
battleship' was sent to the bot
tom of Leyte Gulf.
Neither claim has been SUBJ
Stimulated by Allied authorities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Tito Partisans Take
Montenegro Capital

LONDON. Nov. Ia (UP)-
Marshal Tito's Yugoslav Partisans
have captured Cetinje, capital OF
Monte egro, in southwestern
Yugoslavia near the Albanian
border. the Free Yugoslav radio
announced today.
The city. a few miles inland
from the Adriatic, fell to Tito's
forces after a long and heavy bat
tie, the announcement said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Boys Have Slim Edge
In 1913 u. 5. Births

WASHINGTON. Nov. Ia (UPl
The bureau of census took an
other swing today at the old idea
that more boy babies are born in
time of war.
Reporting on final tabulationS
Of 1913 births. the bureau noted
that as usual boys slightly out
numbered girls. The ratio for
1913 was LOSS to 1000, compared
with LOSS to 1000 in 1912.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15

PATERSON. N. J., Nov. ii
tINS) - Striking supervisors
whose walkout has curtailed pro-
duction of motors for Americas
B-29 Superfortresses at five
Wright Aeronautical Corp. New
Jersey plants. voted no stay out
until the army takes over.
Voting TO ignore a War Labor
Board order to return TO work
Immediately the supervisors, who
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
House Elevator Man
Returns as Senator

WASHINGTON. Nov. IA (UP)
William f. Jenner. SO. of
Marengo. Ind. once an elevator
operator in the House office build
ing. returned TO the capital today
as a L. S. senator for so days.
Jenner. elected for the unex-
PRED term of the late Senator
Frederick Van Mugs of Indiana,
will serve until noon Jan. 3.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Commercial Radio
linksU. s, Philippines

NEW YORK, Nov. Ii (INS)-
Direct commercial radio service
between the United States and
che Philippines was re-estab-
lished today when Press Wireless,
Inc, transmitted the first mes
sage 10 Los Angeles for COM
mercial transmission since the
Japanese invasion.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Mission in NORWAY

LONDON, Nov. Ii (UP)-The
Norwegian government announced
today that the Norwegian military
mission which had been sent from
Great Britain now is attached to
the Soviet command on the Arctic
front in Norway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Red Deal With Chinese

CHUNGKING. Nov. Ia (UP)-
The newspaper, Tia Kung Pao, re-
ported today that Russia. whose
relations with China were sus-
pended two years ago, sent a
Chungking merchant a shipment
of medicine this week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Drive for Formosa

CHUNGKING, Nov. II (UP)-
Hsieh Nan Kwang, president of
the FormoS revolutionary
league, said today his organization
and the Chinese high command
were preparing for eventual Allied
action 10 recover FormoSa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Free on Nazi Aid Count

PARIS, Nov. IA (UP)-Sacha
Guitry, French actor who was
charged with collaboration with
the Germans, was given his pro-
visional liberty today after a judge
porte dly found insufficient
grounds for trial.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
BRITISH AROUSED
Col. Shank at Custer

BATTLE CREEK, Nov. IA CUP
Col. gorge T. Shank re-
assumed command of Fort Custer
today with receipt of army orders
re-establishing il as full military
post rather than a subpost of
Percy Jones General Hospital.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Packard Men
Ordered Back

Charging that the unauthorized
strike of 1000 Negroes AT the
Packard Motor Co. lis making the
JAW the butt of vicious attacks
from reactionary sources r. J.
Thomas. UAW-CIO presi d N {,
today ordered the strikers back "a
work.
The order was given in a tele-
gram addresSe 10 Norman
Matthews. east side co-rcgional
director. which is 10 be read al a
special meeting of the strikers
late this afternoon
Every Negro. employed on the
day shift in the Packard p J n
walked out this morning, climax
ing an intra-union fight that has
been in progress for several
months.
CLAIM DISCRIMINATION
They claim that white workers
in the polishing department have
been discriminating against four
Negroes who were recently up
graded from the production de-
partment
Thomas telegram said in part
II want 10 urge emphatically
on behalf OF the international
union that the brothers involved
In today's stOppage at PackardS
return 10 work on their next
shifts. I urge them 10 do this
n loyal JAW members and a.
loyal Americans"
He also characterized the strike
as unconstitutional and warned
the Negroes that their action can
only complicate and impede the
unions efforts 10 obtain economic
justice for Negro workers at the
Packard and other plants
INSIST ON RIGHTS
Thomas pointed out further
that both he and the union have
always insisted on full and fair
recognition of the rights of Negro
members and that they never have
and never will tolerate diScrimina-
tion because OF race or color
Other excerpts from the tele-
gram follow:
"In accordance with this pol
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
CAFFERY NAMED AS AMBASSADOR

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA (UP)-President Roosevelt
today formally nominated Jefferson Gallery to be United
States ambassador to France Haree Branch of Atlanta
nominated for reappointment member of the
Civil Aeronautics Board
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Gauss Returning TO v. s.

CHUNGKING, New. Il INS)
Charles Gauss who resigned as
u. S. ambassador TO Chungking
left China today for Washington.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
SPANISH PARLIAMENT sUMMONED, NAZIS REPOR7

LONDON, Nov. IA (UP)-The German news agency
DNB said today that Madrid has officially announced that
the Spanish Parliament has been summoned to meet Nov.
22 but details available the purpose of the
session.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
On THE WAR FRONTS

FRANCE-Pattons army plunges forward to within 1000
yards of Metz. page L.
PACFIC-U Jap front in northwest
Leyte in two u gunboats blockade isle of Ngeregong
in Palaus recaptured earlier from L. s. marines by small
enemy force. page p
RUSSIA-Reds ouank Jaszbereny and drive to within 16
miles of Budapest page 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15

Final Barrier
by I'D

WITH THE Z. S. THIRD ARMY, France, Nov.
IA QNS)-The Fifth Division of the U. S. Third
Army under It. Gen. Patton pushed to within IA
miles of Metz today and opened an attack on
Pouy Ridge, last natural barrier before the great
fortress city on the Moselle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15

CHUNGKING, Nov. IA (UP)-Fighters and bombers
of the 14th Air Force destroyed five barges, large
junk and four enemy aircraft during widespread sweeps
South China and French IndoChina, communique
announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Fire Rejects
Allied Stand
.0nWdrGGuiity

LONDON, Nov. ID (UP)-The
government of Fire has declined
to join other neutral nations in
refusing sanctuary to prescribed
Axis war criminals and has re-
served the right TO shelter such
refugees at its own discretion, a
British spokesman indicated in
Commons today.
Replying to volley of questions
from the House. Dominions Under
Secretary Paul Emrys-Evans said
Fire had rejected the Allied de-
mand that neutral states close
their doors to war-guilty Axis
leaders who might try to flee
abroad.
STAND INDEFINITE
'In their view (the Fire gov
ernmenD, the right to grant
asylum is pot In question and
they could give no assurance
which would preclude them from
exercising that right should
justice, charity or the honor or
interests of the nation so re-
quire," Emrys-Evans said.
Fire, he added, also informed
Britain that since the beginning
of the war the Irish had denied
admission to all aliens whose
presence would be at variance
with the governments neutrality
policy or detrimental to Fires in
terests.
The Irish answer alluded also to
the lack of a comprehensive inter-
national code covering the treat
ment of war criminals" and to
the fact that Fire does not recog-
nize any established court or pro-
cedure for the judicial determine
ton of individual cases.
BRITISH AROUSED
Emrys- Evans told Com m o n s
that Fire insisted its policy of
turning away undesirable aliens
would not be altered, to which
Britain retorted that:
1.-THE United Kingdom govern
ment for their part wish to make
IL clear that IL would certainly,
in the words used by the Fire
government, be detrimental to
the interests of the Irish people
were war criminals to be har-
bored I'm Ireland"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15

SUPREME HQ, AEF, Nov. IA QNS)-Whie more than
heavy guns pounded reness German positions veteran
the British Second Army opened sudden assault
upon enemy positions on the eastern flank of salient
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15

i at Nederweert today.
Frontline dispatches said the in
fantry showed off at 4 p. m. when
the supporting artillery batteries
lifted their curtain of fire.
At the same time. U. S. Third
Army troops slammed into another
fortress group at User, four miles
south of Metz, in mounting
W e p that carried American
spearheads to within three and a
half miles of the Moselle River
city guarding the Saar Valley.
FORTS TAKEN BY 5TH
The User forts were taken by a
Fifth Infantry Division combat
team which advanced about a mile
from Verny and past the town of
Orny.
This group included open coun-
try emplacements and pill-boxes.
The new success at Ysec
brought to five the number of
Metz tortlflcatlons already over.
run by the Americans.
Gen. Eisenhower's headquarters
announced the repulse of nine
German counterattacks yesterday
as well as a presumably success
full American assault against Cha
teau st. German. four miles west
of Metz over billy and rough coun-
try.
ATTACK NEW RAILWAY
The German counterthrusts,
Gen. Eisenhower said. were at
tempted against the American
Sixth Armored and Fifth Infantry
divisions in the vicinity of a rail-
way line southeast of Metz at
Sandy-Sur-Nied.
Strong counterattacks also were
made east and northeast of Cha.
teau Salins and in the vicinity of
the forest of Bride de Rocking,
where the Germans regained most
of their lost ground and control
Of most of the forest.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-15
Carter
Sales Dies
At Club

Garter Sales 561,vfce- president
and treasurer of the Murray w.
Sales Co. and prominent Detroit
socialite and clubman, died today,
apparently of a heart attack, at
the Sidney Hill Health Club, $685.
Second.
Leo Vichules. assistant manager
OF the club, said Mr.. Sales, mem
Der Of the club. had limited him
self 10 regular light exercise.
COLLAPSES AT EXERCISE
He said Mr.. Sales came to the
gym at 1890 p. m. today and after
his exercise, went TO a vibration
chair where he stood with his
hands and feet on the chair for a
few moments and then collapsed.
Club attendants gave him artifi-
cial respiration while awaiting the
fire department rescue squa d
which worked over him for some
time without results. He was dead
on admission to Receiving Hos
pital.
PROMINENT CLUBMAN
Mr.. Sales lived with his wife
and two sons at 1880 f. Jeffer-
son, Crosse Pointe. and main
tanned a summer home at Pointe
Aux Barques.
He was a member of the Bit
more Forest Country Club at
Biltmore. n. c.; the Country Club
of Detroit. the Detroit Club, the
Yondotega Club, the Detroit Ath-
letic Club. the University Club and
University of Michigan Club, the
Crosse Pointe Club and the Re-
cess Club.
His two sons. Carter Jr. and
Murray W. III. attend the Detroit
University School.
His father, Murray w. Sales, 78,
founded and still is president of
the family firm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-06
WINDSTORM HITS
VIRGINIA TOWN

ABINGDON, Va, March 5. -(P)
Residents of the exclusive Stone
wall Heights section Of this south
west Virginia town, whose homes
were left roofless and partly de-
stroyed by windstorm that struck
early Saturday night, worked
throughout Sunday constructing
temporary covering for damaged
buildings.
Late Sunday afternoon reports
which filtered out through damag-
ed communication facilities in the
area indicated that no fatalities, or
even seriously injured persons,
were left in the wake of the freak
storm. Several persons, however,
were reported to have suffered in
juries of minor nature.
The storm also tore into the
Abingdon academy section and
seriously damaged or destroyed
several buildings, including the
academy gymnasium and admin
istration building.
A Negro residential section was
nard hit on another side of town
Today S. B. Elliott, town manag
er, said that total property dam
age in Abingdon alone would ag
gregate not less than $500, 600.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-06
Red Torpedo Planes
Attack Nazi Convoy,
Axis Agency Claims

LONDON, March 5.-lRC
Russian torpedo planes and
bombers attacked a German
convoy off the northern Nor
wegian coast just south Of Va
ranger Peninsula at noon
today, the German propagan-
da agency, International In
formation Bureau, reported.
The German account said es-
corting fighters kept the Rus
slams from scoring hits and
that the convoy "continued its
voyage unharmed."
Varanger Peninsula is at
the very tip of Norway and is
bordered by small strip OF
the shore of Finland. The Ger
man report did not identify the
character of the convoy.