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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-31

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Evening star., 1945-03-18
Tokyo Reports
INew American
Carrier Attack
Py the Associated Press

Py the Associated Press.
Carrier planes of an American
task force are making their thire
attack in little over a month or
the japanese homeland, an i'm
perial headquarters communique
of the enemy announced Sunday
at an hour when the raid already
had exceeded seven hours.
The official communique, varying
from earlier unofficial accounts, sale
the target was Kyushu Island
southernmost of the homeland
group, and that it began at am
Tokyo time (4:50 pm. Saturday
Eastern war time.
The unofficial accounts, broadcast
by Tokyo radio, also had specified
nearby Shikoku Island as a target
and placed the opening of the at
tack an hour earlier.
The enemy reports, heard by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, were not confirmed in any part
by Adm. Chester w. Nimitz, who last
month sent Vice Adm. Marc A
Mitscher's world largest task force
on two destructive missions, each
two days in duration, against Tokyo
and nearby targets.
The japanese imperial communi-
que did not bear out earlier unoff1-
cial claims that the task force had
broken off the attack and fed after
a part of it was sunk.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
u. 5. Sd Army Back
In CobIenz u Years
After Occupation
Few Germans Hold Out
In Northeast Sector;
500 Prisoners Token
BY the Associated Press.

COBLENZ, Germany, Mar. IT.
The United States Sd Army re-
turned in triumph today to this
ruined city where % years ago
in another generation it stood
watch on the Rhine.
Only some Germans holding out
in the northeastern section near
the river contested 1t. Gen. George
S. Patton's control of this city of
normally 10000 population, which
from 1918 until January "a, 1923
was headquarters for the Sd Army S
occupation forces.
Tanks rumbled through the
streets. The southern, western and
northwestern quarters of the city
were firmly in American hands.
The siege lines had been drawn
up outside Coblenz, and late yes
terday, a medium tank clanked up
to the Moselle River armed with a
loudspeaker that called on the city
to surrender. There was no answer
In the darkness of am, infan-
trymen of the 87th Division pushed
off across the Moselle River in as
sault boats.
If the Germans knew the Amer
leans were coming back after all
these years, they gave little hint
of it, for resistance was light and
soon Doughboys were pouring in
from the northwest.
At first the Germans met the at
tack only with small arms and
mortar fire. but then the Germans
across the Rhine began shelling the
city.
Across the Rhine there is the
frowning, fortress of Ehrenbreit-
stein, and some of the fire may
have been coming from there.
Before long 500 prisoners had
been rounded up, many of them
complaining that the Nazi Elite,
the SIS, had sacrificed them by de-
stroying the Rhine bridges. Others
declared they had been given no
artillery support.
Capt. William Bowen, Omaha
Nebr, military government officer,
declared the Germans in the south
eastern edge of Coblenz had cold
bloody machinegunned 70 German
civilians as the Americans were
evacuating them.
"The civilians, mostly women and
children, had hidden in cave dur
(See Sd ARMY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1945-03-18
BY THOMAS r.. HENRY,
Star War Correspondent.

WITH UNITED STATES
FORCES ON THE RHINE, Mar
1.-Two castles on the Rhine
were captured yesterday by Gen
Walter Robinson's I'd Infantry
Division. I had fallen in with
the division early in the day, a
circumstance which allowed me
an opportunity to inspect medic
val landmarks and, within them,
meet two aristocratic women
who married men with names
famous in German history.
First to fall into American hands
was the 10th century castle OF
Reinbeck. The castle was presided
over by a stern, slender, old woman
who smokes Cuban cigars-Baroness
Won Bethmann- Hollweg, whose late
husband was close relative of the
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Unknown Heroes Save
81 From Flaming Ship
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Mar. ia gasoline
and ammunition-laden ship collided
recently with an anchored vessel in
the English Channel.
AS an 80-mile-an-h gale buff
feted the ships. gas and munitions on
one ship exploded and burned and
bullets richocheted in all directions.
Coastal towns shook from the blast.
While townspeople watched, an
unknown collier came alongside the
floating furnace" Ignoring the
flying bullets and flaming falling
debris. men of the unknown vessel
saved 81 of the crew. Five were
lost.
Fireboats fought the fire on the
ship for six days before bringing 1t
under control.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Districts Premature Summer
WillEnd I oduy, ForecusterSuys

Today will be the last chance to
enjoy the present sample of sum-
mer that was unexpectedly handed
Middle Atlantic States during the
latter part Of the week, the
weatherman said last night.
Tell the people to go into the
parks, visit the Potomac,s banks
get up early and get lot of it,
he said This can't last and
furthermore the weather map shows
that it isn't going to last. The
weather we have coming will not
be as cool as is normal for the
last OF March. But it isn't going
to be the hot weather we have
been experiencing"
The weatherman gave his tenn
perature figures In an incredulous
tone.
1T went to 81 yesterday" he said,
Evening star., 1945-03-18

"and in Washington, that's no,
for June"
He predicted that today would be
sunny, with the temperature in the
7os. He Saw no indication, he
said, that March, which has been
a lamb to date, would 60 out like
a lion.
What brought June almost back
to January, he said, is still restricted
information. He knew, he said, but
he could not tell 1t was due to an
unusual weather condition over the
North Atlantic. And security regu-
lations prohibit his disclosing what
those conditions were.
At any rate, what happened is
that the weather, instead Of mov-
Ing from the northwest, from Siberia
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Senator'S Match Wits
Quiz Kids for
Red Cross Tonight
Clereymen Will Appeal
From PuIpits Today
For Contributions

Red Cross Sabbath" started
on a solemn note today as clergy
men planned to appeal from
their pulpits for contribution of
the remaining 46 per cent of the
$2,700,900 to be collected in the
campaign.
But the day was scheduled to
end gaily with 5000 of the best
Washington solicitors expected to
crowd into Constitution Hall to see
four Senate s match wits with the
four Quiz Kids" The Nationwide
broadcast will be heard here on
Station WMAL at 7::30 pm. An
appeal for the REQ Cross will be
made during the program.
Participating will be Senators
Hatch. Democrat, of New Mexico;
Burton of Ohio, Hart of Connecticut
and Ball of Minnesota, all Repub-
licans. Supreme Court Justice
Douglas will act as moderator.
. The general public will not be
admitted Ticket holders have been
warned to arrive early as the doors
Will be closed at 7:15 pm. to allow
time for audience instruction.
Hatch Indicates Uneasiness.
The four Senators have issued no
statements of confidence regarding
the contest outcome. In fact, Sem
ator Hatch indicated uneasiness on
the Senate floor last week. Majority
Leader Barkley had remarked that
his colleagues would need luck to
beat the youngsters.
May I say amen to that" Sen
ator Hatch shouted.
The kids" on the other hand, are
eager for the fray.
They better look out for U.s." T.
year-old Pat Conlon, said yesterday
Harvey Fischman, Is, added that
if the Senators wish to do well they
must mot worry" but instead treat
the whole affair like game"
The four boys disrupted the Office
OF Undersecretary of Agriculture
Grover B. Hill yesterday when they
called to receive his thanks for
making a motion picture for the
department emphasizing the i'm
portance of nutritious lunches.
Joel Kupperman, 8, peered at the
(See RED CROSS. Page A-4J
Evening star., 1945-03-18
2Costles, Medieval Landmarks,
Captured in Rhine Advances

Germans World War chancellor
of the same name, the one who re-
ferred to the treaty with Belgium
as ssonly q scrap of>paper."
He was a fine, old gentleman
whom everybody loved" said the
baroness.
The castle on high, wooded hill
overlooking the Rhine, fell to I'd
Division platoon led by Sergt
Wonoman eagle of Gainesville, Tex
The baroness met Sergt. eagle and
his men at an archway leading to
the courtyard. Sixty German SOL
diers had made a fortress of the
castle until the night before its
capture. Their machine guns in
the tower swept the valley through
which the platoon was approaching
But that night Sc of the Germans
left. The remaining few were cap
tured.
Most of those who left never
(see HENRY, Page AID
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Kenney Says Jap Pilots
Grow Steadily Poorer
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. II. - 1t. Gen.
George c. Kenney, commanding
general of the Far East Air Forces.
says Japan is steadily growing
short of good pilots as well as me-
chanics, and good flight leaders ere
disappearing"
On this third trip home from
the Pacific theater, Gen. Kenney
informed Gen. H. H. Arnold, Army
Air Forces commander, that he
will ask for more planes to. attack
more and better japanese objec-
tiyes."
Gen. Kenney would not predict
when Army planes other than the
B-29s would attack Japan.
We're not setting any dates,
but we're going to get them in
there just as quickly as we can"
Gen. Kenney said he planned to
return to the Pacific as quickly as
possible, for there's work to be
done there"
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Hunt for Boyer Killer
.Spurred by Recovery
OF Ring in Pittsburgh
Owner Of Pownshop
Identifies Medley From
Police Circular

The Washington police poster
showing a picture of the ring
stolen from Mrs. Nancy Boyer
when she was slain here March
has led to its recovery in Pitts
burgh yesterday and spurred the
Nation wide search for Joseph
Medley, 45-year-old ex-convict
charged with her murder, who
pawned the ring there the same
day her body was found.
A Pittsburgh jeweler who loaned
Medley $3.50 on the emerald and
diamond ring recognized it when
he received copy of the poster
distributed by Pittsburgh police at
the request of police here, accord
ing to Inspector Robert ]. Barrett,
chief of the detective bureau here.
Inspector Barrett. who flew to
Pittsburgh Friday night with 1t.
j. E. Flaherty, head of the Homi-
eide Squad, to aid in the hunt. said
! it was too early to say how hot the
trail was. He said Medley was last
seen at jewelry store there March
8, about II hours before discovery
of Mrs Boyer's body.
Was Moving Swiftly.
b "At the rate he was going, he
could be long way from Pitts
burgh by this time" Inspector Bar
rett said.
A check by Pittsburgh police
showed that Medley, who is charged
with the murder of Mrs. Boyer and
also that of Miss Laura Fischer in
a New Orleans hotel Christmas eve
and sought by the FBI on fugitive
warrants in both cases, was regis
tered in Pittsburgh hotel from
January so to February and was
there again February 20 and March
10.
According to Inspector Barrett,
Medley first tried to borrow a large
sum on Mrs. Boyer's ring the after
noon of March 7, explaining that his
wife had several race horses which
had been idle due to the racing ban
and that she needed money. When
the jeweler offered him $3.50 on the
ring, which Washington police value
at about $500, Medley claimed his
wife had paid several thousand dol
lars for it and refused the offer.
He later accepted the money on
condition the jeweler have some one
else appraise the ring and promised
to return the next day.
Finally Accepts Offer.
The jeweler had the ring ap-
praised by another jeweler and
when Medley came back next morn
ing stuck to his first offer, which
Medley finally accepted with threats
of suing the firm from which he
said his wife purchased the ring
for having cheated her.
Medley left the store less than
II hours after the body of Mrs.
Boyer, shot twice in the head with
small caliber revolver, was found
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Evening star., 1945-03-18
The Sunday Stor

No copies of the news Sec.
ton of The Sunday Star are
printed or on sale until Sun
day morning.
All the news up to midnight
or later is in all copies of The.
Sunday Star.
Circulation
The Sunday star
Sunday, Mar. II, 1916 211 200
Sunday, Mar. IL, 1914 1o9 1888
Increase ------ 11,267
The advertising and news
content Of The Star have nee
essarlly been restricted to
conserve newsprint paper.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Cuban President Hints
Batista Is Involved
In Plot 10 Gust Him
Former Chief Executive
Calls Suggestion Absurd;
Ex-Chief Of Army Is Held
Ey the Associated Press.


HAVANA, Mar. 17.-President
Ramon Grau San Martin told a
press conference today that a
revolutionary plot, which was
foiled yesterday with the arrest
of former Army Chief Gen. Jose
Eleuterio Pedraza and several
dozen others, had as it's primary
aim the assassination of himself
and the present army chief OF
staff, Maj. Gen. Genevevo Perez
The president said he had nc
positive proof of the identities OF
all persons involved in the plot, but
he ascribed the attempt to "capi-
talists" who had business deals with
the regime of his predecessor in the
presidency, Fnlgencio Batista, now
visiting in the United States.
Il have no positive proof of his
(Batista's) participation" he added
but neither do I have any that
ne is not involved.
The president appeared calm as
he told the newsmen in his usual
soft-spoken manner that he was
extremely gratifed that the plot
had been uncovered without the
firing of shot or any bloodshed
Fails to Name Conspirators.
He charged that members of
congress also were implicated, but
he named neither the legislators
nor the businessmen to whom he
referred.
Leaders Of the opposition ma iority
in the Cuban Chamber of Repre-
sentatives issued a statement tonight
condemning the revolutionary plot
and asserting they repudiated al,
activities, regardless of origin, which
depart from constitutional and le-
gal channels
There was no comment from
members of Congress on President
Grau's statement they were impli-
Gated in the plot.
According to the President, the
plotters had prepared their coup for
today and had believed they could
count on some army officers to sup
port them with troops under their
command.
President Grau confirmed reports
that his government had known of
the preparations for the coup for 20
days and, at one time, had consid-
cred declaring state of emergency
in order to arrest some of the con-
gressmen involved, whose parlia-
mentary immunities prevent their
being taken in ordinary circum-
stances.
The plan, he continued, began
with a press campaign aimed at
stirring dissatisfaction in the army
when several commanders were re-
tired by order of the President, and
large sums of money were spent
in this phase.
The government has not yet
learned how Pedraza, who had been
in Mexico, managed to return to
Cuba, but it has proof that he had
interviews with former officers and
civilian supporters of the Batista
regime.
President Grau said Pedraza in
vited Gen. Abelardo Gomez, adju-
tant general of the army, to take a
hand in the revolt. and that Gen
Gomez had informed the President
of what was afoot.
Col. Ruoerto Cabbera, commander
Evening star., 1945-03-18
tSee WESTERN FRONT, Page AS.
Nazis Kill IA Norwegians
As Sabotage Increases
By the Associated Press.

Ey lrt ASsOcIaIeu Press.
LONDON, Mar. 1.-THE Nazis
shot IA Norwegian patriots yester-
day as the wave of Sabotage sweep
ing Norway eliminated in the blow
ing up of Oslo's main railroad sta
ton, the Norwegian telegraph ag-
ency said tonight.
Norwegian home forces, increas-
Ing their campaign to hamstring
German communications, are work
ing in close cooperation with the
Allied command, the agency said.
The Allied air and sea blockade
has prevented the transportation to
Germany of the more than 100000
Nazi soldiers remaining in Nor
way, the agency said.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
6ermon Planes Attock
North Enqiund Town
Ry the Associatad presr

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 17.-Antiperson-
mel bombs dropped from German
planes on a North England town
tonight killed number of persons,
some of them hit as they were
leaving a theater.
The attack by Nazi-piloted planes
was the first since March 3 when
raiders swooped low and sprayed
houses with machine gun and can
non fire. The March 3 attacks were
the first by piloted planes on Eng
land IN eight months. A
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Prisoner of War Comp
Has Second Fire in Week

BY the Associated Press.
COMO, Miss. Mar. 17.-Fire today
struck the prisoner of war camp
here for the second time this week,
Col. H. L. Henkle reported.
Four storage buildings were de-
stroyed and two others damaged in
the fires. Col. Henkle said an in
vestlgation was under way to de-
termine the fires origin.
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Heavier Call for Men
Over 80 Predicted
By Draft Officials
Deferment of 10000
More Key Workers in
1929 Group Authorized
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG.

By MIRIAM GUTENBERG.
Heavier drafting of men in the
30-and-over age group was fore
cast by selective service last
night after it authorized draft
boards to defer approximately
10000 more men 18 through Is
in critical war industries.
The limit on deferments of mer
under 80 previously was set at 81
per cent of the approximately
100000 in this age group deferred
on January 1-or about 10000 men
On recommendation of an inter-
agency committee, however, Sc
lective Service yesterday raised the
deferment ceiling for five critical
war industries, pushing the tota
authorized for deferment to 100000
The 80 per cent rule was broken
for steel, coal mining, some trans
portation, synthetic rubber anc
nonferrous mining, including cop.
per, lead and zinc.
A draft spokesman said that for
every physically fit man under 81
who stays in industry, a man over
30 will have to be drafted to take
his place. One official estimated
that by June, approximately 10000
men over 30 will be entering the
service monthly.
Further Relaxation Unlikely.
Although other industries now
are demanding that the defermenl
ceiling be lifted for them, a spokes-
man for the Inter-agency Commit
tee, appointed by War Mobilization
Director Byrnes, indicated there
was little likelihood of further re.
Taxation.
AT this point" he said, we think
all the problems which have to be
dealt with specially have been an
ticipated.'
The committee spokesman sale
the five groups were given specia
consideration after they had passed
these severe tests:
They had to prove that each mar
whose deferment they wanted t.
certify was indispensable and ir.
replaceahle." They had to show
that none of the duties the mer
were performing could be taken care
OF by curtailing some other part Of
the industry and they had to give
evidence that drafting of these mer
would actually mean a loss in critica
war production.
Concession for Rubber Reserve.
The Rubber Reserve Corp, it wa.
learned, was permitted to double the
number of men it could certify fol
deferment after it showed evidence
that their induction would mean s
80 per cent loss in synthetic rubber
production.
Another agency spokesman point
ed out that the 80 per cent rul,
on which Is Government agencie
Iagreed-some OF them under pro
test-would have worked out al
right if all the industries has
started from the same point.
1t developed, however, he added
that some industries then
coal mining-already had been care
fully screened to remove the les
essential workers. For this reason
the committee recommended tha
deferment be authorized for sub
stantially all' coal miners under sc
Although only five industries wer,
listed in the Selective Service di
rective, the decision to break tn
30 per cent rule indirectly affecte,
the thousands of plants producin,
parts for war production and essen
tial civilian goods who are lookin,
to the War Production Board t,
certify their key men for deferment
Yesterdays action took. steel an,
(See DRAFT. page A-161
Evening star., 1945-03-18

| SeUen additional men from
the District area haze been
reported killed TN this ,odr. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-03-18

Radio Proerums, Pg. Gil
Complete Index. Hg. AZ
Evening star., 1945-03-18


(See CUBAN, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1945-03-18

(See MURDER, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1945-03-18

(see CIVILIAN ECoNoMY
Evening star., 1945-03-18

lsee RED CROSS, Page A-4J
Evening star., 1945-03-18

(See RUSSIA, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1945-03-18

(See Sd ARMY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1945-03-18
Weather Forecast

Fair and mild today, high near
Showers, cooler tonight and tomorr
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-24
N. C.. HOSPITALS NOW
WANT PSYCHIATRISTS

Raleigh-The state hospitals
board of control, working togeth-
er for the first time with the new
ly-appointed state medical advi-
sorry committee, approved plan
to invite five psychiatrists to
come to North Carolina as candl-
dates for the position OF mental
hygiene superintendent for the
states four mental hospitals
Chosen by the advisory COM
mittee, the five are: DR.. David
Young of Salt Lake City, former
ly of Raleigh; Col. Lloyd Thomp-
son, psychiatric counsel for the
European theater; 1t. Col. Wal
ter Barton and 1t. Col. Malcolm
Farrell, botA of the surgeon gen.
erals office in Washington, D.
c.: and DR.. Gaylord Coon of the
Boston hospital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-24
HOEY WILL INCREASE
N. C.. MEAT QUOTAS

Washington-The office of war
mobilization and reconversion
and the OPA promised Sen. Hoey
(D.-N. c., to work out some
means of increasing quotas for
North Carolina meat packers.
The senator said approximately
Is plants in the state are Having
such hard time under the cur
rent quota which allows only so
per cent of slaughterinS quota
for last year that they cannot op-
crate"
Government officials agreed,
Hoey said, to work out a plan
whereby some of the nonfederal
inspected quotas could be used
by army camps in the state.
He explained small plants in
the state are all state-inspected
rather than federal inspected.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-24

way through strong Siegfried
Line defenses. Pfc. Robert l.
Pugh, of Lansing, is a. member OF
this group.
These 36th Division infantry
men, among the most battle
weathered troops in General ia
cob L. Devers' 9Th Army Group.
fought for three days against COM
pletely-manned Siegfried defens-
es but smashed through to get in
on the kill of two German Arm
les in the Saar Basin. They OBJ.
served their second anniversary
overseas by boosting their total of
Germans captured to 10000.
Commanded by Col. George E.
Lynch, of Orlando, Fla, the men
of the land achieved specta-
cular record in Italy and France
where they stormed stronghold
Tended beaches, waged difficult
mountain warfare, and effect rap
id thrusts deep into enemy terri
tory.
Rugged fighting in Italy saw
them among first Americans to
battle. on European soil when
they waded ashore at Salerno.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-05-24
$4,000 New Refrigerators To
Be Produced During This Year

manufacturers to apply before
July for priority aid if they
wish to start peacetime produc-
ton in the July-September quar-
ter.
The decision is the first step
toward reconversion of an in
dustry which hit an annual peak
Of $280,0O0, 900 in factory sales in
1941 and expects to expand to
1910, 900, 000-a-year volume after
the war.
Removing another restraint
from civilian goods manufacture,
WPB also revoked it's ban against
production of electric floor lamps
and table lamps for civilians
Manufacturers will have access
to an uncontrolled supply of
steel, copper and aluminium after
July l. Before then, they may
use idle and surplus materials.
Six hundred thousand refrig-