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Evening star., 1944-09-18
By HAL BOYLE.

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BEAUGENCY. France, Sept. le.
(Delayed .-Germany's footsore "lost
army" Of 10000 troops, cut of while
trying to escape from Southern
France to the Reich, surrendered to
the United States 9th Army today
without the price Of a single Amer
lean life or bullet In one Of the
strangest tricks in military annals.
Stubby Maj. Gen. Erich Elsner,
who had led his motley assortment
Of marines, ground forces and reg
ular Nazi Army troops all the way
from the Spanish border in an
attempt to get them back to the
homeland, yielded them as prisoners
OF war to high-ranking American
ofncers, in a simple but dramatic
ceremony. <
Even as he turned his trapped
legions over to the American Army
at the southern bank OF the Loire
River, they still bore the arms they
had refused to lay down, until as
sured OF the safety OF American
prison camps.
Though hopelessly trapped by a
junction Of the Sd and 7th Armies
and were being ground to pieces
by harassing French Maquis and
the pounding OF American 9th Air
Force planes, the Nazi troops re-
fused to agree to give up their
arms until they reached the Loire
River, because Of their fear of
French vengeance.
The surrender was arranged by q
lieutenant, Samuel Magill, young
Ashtabula (Ohio) reconnaissance
officer who in daring forays with
10 men patrolled a mile
stretch Of German occupied terri
tory south Of the Loire, In which
for the last fortnight they had been
the only Americans.
The tall, skinny lieutenant was
standing proudly behind his COM
manding general this afternoon at
3:25 pm. when group of camou-
haged, commandeered French cars
pulled up to the southern approach
Of bridge spanning the Loire
French Maquis earlier In the cam
paign had blown up the bridge It
self to keep the Germans from
escaping.
From the cars stepped the immac-
ulately garbed Maj. Gen. Esner and
his staff officers, wearing medals
with enough metal to build small
tank. They were at the head of a
column of more than 5000 German
troops afoot or riding in COM
mandeered peasant carts and worn
out. bedraggled autos.
| simultaneously another column of
more than 1000 recalcitrant ma
rines,y half unwilling to surrender
without a further fight, was ap-
preaching Orleans and more than
5000 air force soldiers were giving
up in the vicinity of Mer, a Loire
River village west of here.
AS his staff fell back, the Ger
man general with a fat, peasant
face stepped forward. At his side
moved 1t. Col. jules K, French of
Evening star., 1944-09-18
London Lights Go On,
Off Again as Robots
Mark BIackout's End
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Sept. ia brief air.
raid alert plunged London and the
southern counties into darkness
again last night as the Germans
quickly responded to the lifting OF
blaekout restrictions throughout
Britain by sending q few flying
bombs hurting across the English
Channel.
If the Nazis hoped to mar a cele.
bration In the British capital, how
ever, they failed in their purpose, for
lifting Of the blackout brought no
startling change In this city which
has lived in darkness for five years.
While some outlying cities were
much brighter, London was slow to
react. A few dwelling lights shone
here and there, and In the night
club belt the doors Of cafes, theaters
and public houses reflected un-
wonted brilliance. But few street
lights were on and it may be days
or even weeks before they are fully
restored because of the lack Of a
master switch system.
Only faint light showed from two
downstairs windows in Bueking-
ham Palace.
In many quarters there was evi-
dence of reluctance on the part Of
home owners to make any radical
change in their lighting arrange
ments. Every home and building
in the city is equipped with special
heavy curtains and other precau-
tions to prevent the least glimmer
Of light showing outdoors and many
people are not disposed to disturb
these while there Is danger of
further alerts.
There was swift response to
the alert last night, the scattered
lights disappearing Immediately
after the sirens began to wall. The
street crowds scattered to shelters
just as they have been doing for
the past five years.
The alert sounded shortly after
dark. There were no immediate
reports Of casualties In the London
area
Evening star., 1944-09-18
OPALifts 'R'Coupon Bar
From Filling Stations
By the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated PfeSS.
The ban on acceptance Of off,
highway "R" gasoline coupons by
most filling stations will be removed
Friday.
The Once of Price Administra-
tion, announcing this today, said
the ban had resulted In "consid-
erable discrimination" between
various retail outlets.
1t was made effective last April
to reduce illegal use Of "R" coupons
The order permitted exchange OF
such coupons at filling stations
only In cases where gasoline was
not available from other supply
sources. Some excluded stations
protested that this procedure had
hurt their business and gave COM
petitors an aunfair advantage, OPA
said.
Evening star., 1944-09-18
Legion Serves Chicken
To 10000 in CHICAGO
Ry the Associated Presa.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Sept. 18.-Fried chicken
was the most popular dish In Chi
cago yesterday.
About 10000 service men and
women. including veterans Of the
World War, were guests of the
American Legion at what USO OIL
cials said was the worlds biggest
fried chicken dinner. Ten thousand
chickens. prepared by public school
lunch employees, with all the trim
mings. were served at three USO
centers.
Special guests were three service
men who wear the Congressional
Medal of Honor.
Evening star., 1944-09-18
Sergt. SchIouch Freed
From Bulgarian Comp

Staff Sergt. Floyd NJ. Schlauch, 19
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd G
Schlauch, 3712 Twenty-second stree
NV, previously reported missing II
action, has been released from 6
prisoner Of war camp in Bulgaria
according to War Department tel.
egram received yesterday by hi
parents.
1t was reported in The Star or
September 8 that Sergt. Schlaucf
had been missing since August 10
when he took of from his base ir
Italy on his 31st combat mission a!
tall gunner on q B-24 heavy
bomber.
Evening star., 1944-09-18
D. 6. Democrats to Hold
Rally Wednesday Nioht

The first OF series OF weekly
rallies In support OF the District
suffrage plank in the Democratic
party platform. will be held at BIS
pm. Wednesday in the headquar-
ters of the District Democratic
Central Committee in the Burling-
ton Hotel.
It was announced enormously In
The Sunday Star that the meeting
would be held at the Brighton
Iynfe1
Evening star., 1944-09-18
Mrs. Samuel O. Clark
Sponsors Liberty Ship

Mrs. Samuel o. Clark, jr., wife Of
an Assistant Attorney General. spon-
sored the Liberty ship Elijah Cobb
at its launching Saturday at South
Portland, Me.
The craft is named after the COL
orful New England merchant ship
per who lost his brig to q French
man-of-war during the French
revolution. He carried his fight for
indemnities directly to Roberspierre
and was present In France when
the French leader was guillotined.
Mrs. Clark lives at the Broadmoor
Apartments, 1901 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV
Evening star., 1944-09-18
Churchill Leaves
Quebec by Train

QUEBEC. Sept. 18 R-Prime
Minister Churchill left here by train
for an undisclosed destination yes
terday while the world waited for
Pacific war bulletins to unfold the
full story Of the military decisions
reached at his second conference
with President Roosevelt In Quebec
Meanwhile. it was announced In
London that Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden had returned there from
the Quebec conference.
President Roosevelt said at q
press conference ending the talks
that communiques Of multiplying
future victories would come from
commanders In the Pacific.
In stressing complete unanimity
Mr.. Churchill asserted that "the
fact we have got to know each other
so we'll and understand each Other
so well" makes for speed and full
understanding in international de.
alterations.
American correspondents specu.
lated that the remark might pro.
woke comment by Gov. Thomas E
Dewey, Republican presidential
nominee.
Evening star., 1944-09-18
Bigger Soviet Army
Hinted; London Sees
Aid Against Japan
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Aet0Cltteo SSeSo.
MOSCOW, Sept. 18.-Although the
defeat Of Germany Is In sight Soviet
Russia has notified the world that
millions Of her youth were well pre-
pared for war through the intensifi-
cation OF the universal military
training program begun three years
ago on Premier Stalin's order.
The Red Army must be reinforced
with moro and more reserves to win
ultimate and complete victory the
Communist Party official newspa-
per Pravds declared yesterday in an
editorial echoed by the entire Soviet
press.
Pravda asserted educational bod
les, the Communist party and the
Young Communist League must do
their utmost to organize the mill
tary training Of millions Of students
to meet the demand OF the war sit
uation.
The newspaper, quoting from the
decree Of September II, 1941, reiter-
ated every Soviet citizen must be
trained as q fighter to defend his
fatherland with arms"
Evening star., 1944-09-18
Yonk Kills, Captures so Nozis
And Takes Village by Himself

finally he was at least $50 yards
ahead and I could see him firing as
fast as possible and stopping every
now and then to cuss the tanks be-
cause they were so SLOW"
At the edge OF the town Pfc. Oat-
ley stopped to fix the tommy gun
which had jammed. Then he en-
tered the town alone but re-emerged
shortly and frantically waved for
the tanks to follow. Then he re-en-
tered the town again.
Maj. Hansen said he could hear q
short burst from the tommy gun but
could not see Pfc. Oatley as they
reached the edge Of the town.
Pfc. Oatley's trail was plain, how
ever, once the town was entered
Dead Germans lay in the street
Then Pfc. Oatley appeared with six
enemy prisoners. BY that time the
tanks caught up and Pfc. Oatley be-
gan darting in and out of buildings
bringing prisoners. Within a space
Of 10 minutes the town was COM
pletely rid Of Germans.
AFTER the town was taken, my In
fantry company finally caught UP
with U.s." the major said.
Evening star., 1944-09-18
u. ). Airmen Beaten
In Bulgarian Camps
To Break Silence
BY the Associated Press.

BARI, Italy. Sept. 1S.-American
airmen IN Bulgarian prisoner Of
war camp were beaten and threat
ened with the firing squad In an
effort to make them disclose vital
information, a major In command
OF the group declared on arrival
here.
The major said Bulgarian soldiers
and few civilians committed most
OF the atrocities against the airmen,
who suffered from lack of food and
medical treatment, but conditions
improved as the Russians neared the
Bulgarian border. The Americans
were released when Bulgaria with
drew from the war.
There were $50 flyers in the group,
including 295 Americans. They were
shot down In air raids over the
Balkans.
The major asserted that three
flyers who bailed out and landed in
Bulgaria were shot after reaching
the ground. One died and the other
two received bad injuries.
SA4 ~ oAlo 11lCdIl Jl lSOll RudTOS
hit our flyers in the face with rifle
butts" the major said. Some were
beaten badly with sticks and in at
least one case a rubber hose was
used. The boys were beaten about
the head and shoulders with pistols
and rifle butts. There were many
slaps and kicks and generally rough,
treatment"
He told of one South Carolina
staff sergeant who was led out to a
wall where the firing squad was
waiting. They bandaged his eyes
then asked him II he had anything
to say. He still refused to talk, 80
they let him sweat it out a few
minutes and finally brought him
back to camp"
The major said that during Allied
air raids they were refused permis-
sion to enter shelters but were con-
fined to their quarters.
One sergeant who was led through
the streets Of Sofia despite a leg
wound said: 1T seems that all Bull
garians think all Americans are
either millionaires, movie actors or
gangsters. They call al flyers
'gangsters.'"
Evening star., 1944-09-18

ment. He since has been awarded
the Purple Heart.
Mrs. Terrell said she did not know
where or when Pvt. Terrell wa.
wounded. In a letter dated JUNE
10, he wrote that he had beer
moving around a lot" had beer
wounded, and was at a hospita
in England.
A native Of Forestville, Va, h
formerly was employed as a painter
He entered the service in May, 1943
and was sent overseas with the in
fantry last December.
Pvt. Virgil 1. Mclaughlin, %, in
fantry. husband of Mrs. Marjorie w
Mclaughlin, 1449 Fairmont street
NV, was wounded in action ir
France June "a, it was disclosed By
the War Department. He since has
returned to active duty.
Pvt. Mclaughlin, whose home 4.
in Terra Haute, Ind, entered the
Army in October. l943, and has
been overseas since April. Mrs. Nc
Laughlin is employed by the Navy
Department.
Pvt. Thomas c. Smith, son Of Mrs
Laura Alvord, Box lit, Belle Haven
Va, was wounded in action, the War
Department has announced.
Pvt. Stokes b. Bell. 20, q membe,
Of an infantry division, was wound
ed in France July 6 and is now In
a hospital in England, according tc
the War Department. His wife
Mrs. Betty Bell. lives at 65l1 Gen.
trail avenue, Capitol Heights, Nd.
with their two daughters. Virginia
Ann. 2, and Ada Joy, 10-months.
A native OF Atlanta, Ga, Pvt
Bell went into the Army In Decem.
Der, 1912. He has been oversee.
since last April. Prior to entering
the Army he did construction WORK
in Washington.
Seaman Ralph Edward Welsh, 27
was wounded June 9 In action ir
the Atlantic zone, the Navy De.
partment informed his wife, Mrs
Dale Emile Welsh, Of 422 Lamon'
street NV.
A native Of Ninevet1, Va, Sea,
man Welsh Joined the Navy In Oc'
tober. 1943. and has been oversea
since February Of this year. Prio,
to entering the service he was nigh
manager here for the Blue Ligh
Cab Co.
The couple have three sons, Neal
6; Lawrence, 4. and Ralph. 2. Hi
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Welsh
are residents Of Nineveh.
Pfc. George v. Cole, 81. son Of Mr.
and Mrs. Burton Cole of 1924 Ala.
bama avenue Sc, has been wound
ed In action, the War Department
has notified his parents.
| Pvt. Cole was drafted In April
l943, and went overseas last June
At the time he was wounded he wa.
serving as machine gunner with
an infantry unit in France.
He attended Anacostia High
School and at the time he entered
the Army was working as an ap.
prentice machinist at the Nav,
Yard.
He Is now recovering In a hospita
IN England, he said in a letter h,
wrote recently to his mother.
Evening star., 1944-09-18

Merrifield, Fairfax County, Va, a
former real estate consultant in
New York, who had been living for
a week at the German command
post as a naison officer, and Capt.
Habard, representing Col. Martell,
leader of 5000 French Maquis who
harassed the retreating Nazis all the
way from Biarritz. There. on Au-
gust 26, Gen. Elsner had been given
the job Of organizing all Nazi troops
along the Spanish border and the
Bay OF Biscay and leading them
back to the Reich.
Nazi Salutes Macon.
A platoon guard led by 1t. Francis
E. Kimble, Americus, Ga, snapped
to attention and presented arms as
the Nazi commander stepped up and
saluted Mai. Gen. Robert c. Macon
OF Washington, commander Of the
83d Infantry Division. -
Gen. Macon and two ofncers by Ms
side-Col. Edwin Crabill, Syracuse
N. Y, leader OF the 328h Infantry
Regiment. and Brig. Gen. O. r
Weyland of Washington. commander
Of the 10th Tactical Air Command
whose planes were major factors ir
convincing the Germans to sur.
render-saluted in return.
With his right hand still at the
brim Of his cap, Gen. Elsner sale
rapidly and loudly in German:
Since the German supreme com
mand, forced by the situation con
fronting 1t, has taken away from m,
foot march a group Of these unit
that were ready for battle, I an
forced to surrender the remainde,
of my group and its supply trains Il
the American Sd Army"
In this he was in error. He gavt
up to the newly disclosed American
9th Army.
Macon Accepts.
Acting for the commanding gen
eral of the 9th Army-Lt. Gen. vii
liam H. Simpson-and III behalf o
the Army Of the United States, Gen
Macon accepted the surrender.
Gen. Macon took the 6-shot re-
volver which Gen. Elsner handed
him with flourish and turned i
over to his chief Of staff. It will g
to Gen. Simpson.
Gen. Elsner and his Christmas
tree-decorated staff were ferriet
across the river into captivity.
Besides the Nazi generals re
volver and 10000 men, the militar.
booty included Is 20-mm. cannon
several field guns, scores Of mortar
with ammunition, thousands o
small arms, 400 civilian autos, mos
of which were stolen from tn
French; 500 trucks and Thousands
Of carts pulled by thousands of hun
CRY horses.
The French Maquis gave 1t. Ma
gill valuable assistance and tn,
pressure by the flyers under Gen
Weyland helped effect the sur
render Of this last great body O.
Nazi troops in Southern France.
On the other side Of the river
as he stood near a camouflaget
Sherman tank waiting for an autt
caravan to take him to Che deten.
ton center, the German genera
Evening star., 1944-09-18
Britain S Assignment
In Pacific Expected
To Be Malaga Area
BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER,
Associated Press stan Writer.

Britain's assignment in the war
against Japan is understood to be
primarily q series of amphibious
operations against the Malaga
Sumatra flank Of Japan's crumbling
empire.
This means the Quebec confer
ence Of President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill confirmed
q division of the Pacific c-Asiatic bat
tlefront into four general sectors:
The British sector southwest OF
the Philippines.
The New Guinea Philippines are
under Gen. Douglas Macarthur.
The central sector, embracing For
mosa and the Japanese homeland
under Admiral Chester w. Nimitz.
The Kurile Islands area, also
under Admiral Nimitz, which will
become Of paramount Importance
If Russia gets into the war.
The British already have a big
fleet based on Ceylon and may be
expected to move forward from
there toward Singapore, building
up their bases and supply lines
as they go.
Meanwhile American forces, with
Australian and Allied strength,
probably will already have hit the
enemy In the Philippines and in
or near Japan itself. If those two
campaigns go quickly the work in
Britain's sector may be chiefly q
tough cleanup Job. If the American
drives go slowly the British will
have their hands full. Much de-
pends, too. on whether the Japs
decide to make fanatical stands
or fight normal rearguard actions
in the Malaga Netherlands Indies
area.
At the far northern end of the
front is the big Russian-Japanese
question. Highly responsible author
tiles here have been convinced from
the outset that Russia would go to
war with Japan once the war in
Europe Is won and she can move
into Siberia enough troops to protect
Vladivostok and handle the Jap
anese armies in Manchuria.
This Is considered of great import
ance because most military leaders
are also convinced that the Japanese
probably will not try to tight on In
Manchuria after they are defeated
In Japan.
In fact, this appears to be one OF
the underlying considerations OF
American strategy as was indicated
by Admiral Nimitz's statement earl
Ter this year that his aim is to open
a seaport to China. The only need
for great Chinese armies, which
would take one to three years to
train and equip, would be to root the
Japanese out of q post-defeat
stronghold on the Asiatic continent.
Evening star., 1944-09-18
London Thinks Russia
May Join in Knockout

LONDON, Sept. 18 (P.-Russia's
plans for swelling her alread,
mighty army raised the possibility
here that Premier Stain may help
the Allies try for a quick knockout
Of Japan.
II such are the plans 1t may
be the Premier himself will well
come a new Big Three conference
as soon as the European war Is
wound up to coordinate his owr
assault to the east and south with
the strategy agreed on by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill at the Quebec Confer
ence last week.
This may be along the lines
drawn up at Teheran where the de-
feat of Germany was mapped on
the basis Of blows from the cas-,
co-ordinated with the invasion Of
France.
Long Topic Of Speculation.
1t long has been a topic of spec
ulation that Russia eventually would
enter the Pacific war as insurance
for postwar voice in Asiatic affairs
influence in China and perhaps
acquisition OF some Of Japan's
holdings.
The chief question has been one
Of timing, with many observers in
clined to the view that Russia, need
ing a large number of troops to
police the area assigned in Ger
many for Soviet occupation and to
keep an eye on the satellites, would
stay out until Allied blows forced
Japan to withdraw picked troops
posted near the eastern border.
This contention is weakened by
the Soviet decision to expand her
forces to win ultimate complete
victory" at the moment when-as
President Roosevelt and Prime Min
lister Churchill put it-"completion
OF the war IN Europe may now be
approaching its final stages"
Lease-Lend Another Factor.
The shift may have been precipi-
tated by the demonstration OF Allied
power in Europe, with advances RI
valing or perhaps surprising those
Of Russia itself. With that demon
stration may have come the yealisa-
ton Russia had better stake her
claims in Asia soon.
Another factor in the Soviet deci-
sion about the Pacific war may be
that Of lease-lend. Continuance OF
lease-lend after the European war
may be dependent on Russian par
ticipation in the Pacific struggle,
Evening star., 1944-09-18
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Evening star., 1944-09-18
Decrease Is Reported
In Crude Oil Stocks
By the Associated Press.

S5 Inc AseoCidteU fress.
The Bureau Of Mines reported that
stocks OF domestic and foreign crude
petroleum totaled 220,623,0 bar
rels on September 8, net decrease
of 2,859,000 barrels for the week.
Domestic crude decreased 2,768,.
900 barrels; foreign crude decreased
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Evening star., 1944-09-18
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press.

In recess until Tuesday.
Foreign Relations Committee con.
siders free press resolution.
House:
Meets to take up special votes on
two phases of reconversion bill and
approve surplus property confer
ence report.
Evening star., 1944-09-18
Whisky Poured in Sewer

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. lS R.-
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poured down sewer yesterday as
Sheriff George Gon completed the
four-part task Of destroying $4,000
lpints Of confiscated whisky.
Evening star., 1944-09-18
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