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FDR Says u. S. Must Share In World Peace
Marines Drive Within Mile OF Iwo's Length
Americans Invade Palawan Isle;
Move Will Dominate China Sea
Yanks Seize Fifth Largest Island Philippine Ach
peago Main Port Capital City and Two Airfeds; Japs
Are Caught By Complete Surprise

MANILA, Friday, March Up
invasion forces landed
Wednesday on Palawan, western
most of the Philippines, and quick
ly captured its main port, capital
city and two airfeilds in a move
to dominate. the South China Sea
approaches to Japanese-held Indo-
China, Thailand. Malay and Sin
Achieving complete surprise, the
invaders "seized control of the
fifth largest island of the archi-
pleago, $50 miles southwest of Ma
Mia, Gen. Douglas Macarthur an
nounced today in a communique.
He pointed out that the success
full operation by the veteran '41st
Infantry Division will insure the
safe passage of our own sea trans
port through the Sulu Sea, rea-
der the area hazardous for the
enemy and will .s'condernn all his
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First Marine Casualties
From Iwo En- Route Home

and small-arms fire poured into the
first waves on Iwo's beaches.
a 'The beach was a mess when
we landed" he said. 1--WE could
see Immediately that something
was wrong. Tanks, barges and sup
plies were piled up on the shore
and men were trying to dig in with
their bare hands.
"The Japs were raking the beach
furiously with mortar fire from Mt.
Suribachi and from quarries to the
north. Everybody was pinned down.
1.-THE bravest man I saw was a
young Marine about 10 years old
with a carbine over his shoulder
and a cigar clamped in his teeth.
He leaped out of his foxhole every
time barge landed to haul sup
plies forward with a tractor while
hell whistled around him.
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Senate Gives Wallace
Vote Determination
Commerce Department Post, Shorn Of Fed
eral Loan Powers, Will Be Taken By
Former Vice-President Today

WASHINGTON, March 1-(UP)
Otter weeks of delay devoted to
making sure that he would be
shorn Of Federal loan powers, the
Senate today confirmed the NOM
ination of Henry Agard Wallace
to be Secretary of Commerce by
a vote of IS to 80.
Confirmation was assured Feb
ruary l when Congress passed and
President Roosevelt later signed
the George Bill which divorced
ousted Federal Loan Administra-
tor Jesse Jones powers from the
Commerce job. Jones had filled
both posts but one of the con-
ditions imposed on the President
for his political reward" appoint
ment of Wallace was that the for
mer vice president would be bar
red from the lending bailiwick.
Wallace will take the oath of Of
flee at 1890 am. tomorrow at
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RALEIGH, March l.-P)- An
enabling act looking toward the
creation of State Ports Authority
but providing no funds, will be in
troduced in the Legislature within
the next few days, it was learned
today after Wilmington delega-
ton conferred with Governor Cher
ry, on the proposal.
The group coming here today
included Cyrus D. Hogue, chair
man of the Wilmington Port Com
mission, J. T. HERS, executive gen
eral agent of the, Commission, City
Manager A. C. Nichols and Addison
Hewlett, chairman OF the County
commissioners.
The State Planning Board yes
terday recommended the creation
Of a State Ports Authority with
power to. issue revenue bonds not
to exceed 1000, 900, for the develop.
ment of ports at Wilmington, More.
head City and Southport.
Members of the Wilmington dele.
cation came here with view OF
securing passage of an act at this
session Of the Legislature to pro-
vide such an authority. -,
Last night in Wilmington, mem
bers of the delegation explained
the features of the bill which hae
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CRISIS SIGHTED
. IN JAP REGIME
Cabinet Member Resigns
To Form New Party
For War Effort

WASHINGTON, March 1.-W.D-
Premier Gen. Kuniaki Koiso, warn
ing that Japan soon might be-
come battle-ground, tonight ap-
proved the resignation from the
cabinet of Adm. Seizo Kobayashi
to form a new all-poWerful totali-
tartan party to meet urgent war
demands.
Koiso's government acceded to
demands that Parliament be called
into special session within 48 hours
to discuss the war situation, and
there were strong indications that
a governmental crisis might be
developing, according to Tokyo
broadcastS.
Koiso's statement expressed
"deep respect to the determina'
ton and high virtue of Kobayashl'
and said 'under the present condi
ton, in which we must be prepar'
ed to see our homeland converted
into a battle-ground, I wish a for
nation of a new political party tt
be completed quickly
The Tokyo broadcasts said Ko
bayashi would invite 5000 person
to participate in the new party, an,
preparation committee of 30
will be chosen from the large
group to meet around March 9 t,
work out the platform and rules
The inaugural meeting of the new
party is to be held on March q
at the latest.
Domei agency had said tina
some quarters" believed Kobay
ashi was under government influ
ence'' while a member Of thu
cabinet, as minister without port
folio and could now form new
party more. representative Of the
paor1e -
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CHURCHILL WINS
CONFIDENCE VOTE
House Unanimously Backs
Prime Minister On
Yalta Meet

LONDON, March l up Brit
aims House of Commons 'unanl-
mously gave Prime Minister
Churchill a green light tonight to
pursue the policies of the Crimea
Charter after hearing that Ger
many will be sternly and severely
dismembered as part OF Its Dill
for aggression.
A Alb to 0 vote OF confidence
rolled up by the government plac-
ed Britain squarely on record IN
support of the Big Three's mo-
mentous decisions for rendering
Germany militarily impotent and
establishing conditions for stable
Europe. Approximately 80 mem
bers in the chamber recorded a
silent objection by declining to
vote.
The action constituted a major
triumph Tor the 70-year-old Prime
Minister who was cheered as the
vote was announced. 1t was the
first blanket legislative endorse
ment of tie Crimea decisions oy
any one of the major powers ana
likely was a prelude to similar
move on the part of President
Roosevelt and Congress.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
on1v 2 few minutes before the final
tally. declared that Germany and
Austria-corner stone of Adolf .Hlt'
1er,s nlan of .conquest-would be
separated. and called upon the
Austrian people to initiate the di'
vision themselves with the warn.
ing that time is running short. y
Eden made last-minute appeal
to Commons for unbroken unity.
The vote climaxed three days
of an important foreign policy de
hate that threw new light on what
Germany will face in the way OF
territorial losses in addition to &c
onomic blows resulting from the
Big Three's decision to eliminate
or control much of the Reich s
heavy industry.
| For .Churchill's coalition govern
ment the vote was its 18th test q
strength since assuming office ir
the wars early days. >.Today's vote
of confidence was the largest since
1912 when the government won one
test by 464 to one on Far East
debate and another by Ats to IS or
progress in the Libyan campaign
A few hours before the vote dep
utv Prime Minister Clement Att
lee raised the possibility that Ger
many would lost part Of its land tt
Holland as compensation to the
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conquests to the south of recap
ture." .
To the south lie the rich Neither
lands East Indies.
Macarthur said the enemy ZEN
crossed in operations elsewhere,
again failed to diagnose our
plans and properly prepare his de-
fense.''
The Eighth Army Yanks landed
near Puerto Princesa, midway
along the 275-mile east coast Of
the narrow island which just into
the South China Sea.
They pushed swiftly inland to
seize the town and two nearby air
fields. The japanese fled to the
hills, Macarthur said, and Ameri-
can losses were light.
Tokyo radio said last night that
had landed on Palawan at II am.
Wednesday and engaged the small
Japanese garrison in a violent
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BERLIN POUNDED
FOR TENTH TIME
5000 Allied Planes Blast
Ten Rail Centers In
Germany

LONDON, March L. CUP =
Raj Mosquito bombers hit Berlin
for the 10th consecutive night to-
night after more than 5000 bomb
ers and fighters blasted 10 rail
centers opposite the U. S. Seventh
Army sector of the Western Front
and frontline targets in the blazing
Ruhr industrial district by day.
light.
Some 2 500 U. S. and British
heavy bombers and fighters, in
the II straight day of the nonstop
air offensive, shifted their blows
to southwestern Germany while
the fighters and medium bombers
OF the Tactical Air Forces, flying
some $500 .sorties, ranged over
and behind the enemy front lines
in the Ruhr.
The tactical planes ran into the
strongest Luftwaffe opposition in
weeks despite bad weather. They
shot down % of the German fight
ers which attacked in formations
of from two to 20. and suffered
losses of II planes, a number OF
which were downed by flax.
The tactical targets included a
German quartermaster headquar-
tiers at Giessen, 40 miles east OF
Coblenz, and the Rhine city of
Mannheim.
The Raj Mosquitoes, in their
forays tonight also blasted t h e
six-way rail junction of Erfurt,
about $50 miles southwest of Ber-
lin.
An Eighth Air Force spokesman
revelaed that heavy bombers of
that. force had dropped more than
81 900 tons of bombs on Germany
during February - the greatest
weight ever put down by the
eighth on the Reich in a single
month. .
A fleet of more than 1900 Lii
berators and Fortresses, escorted
by upwards of $50 fighters, today
showcred high explosives on nine
rail hubs in pocket $50 miles
long and some &c miles deep. Rail
routes through those cities lead di-
rectly to the Alsace-southwestern
Germany front and any movement
of reinforcements or supplies from
Italy or southern Germany would
have to be though that area.
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Foe Reforms
Lines For A
Final Battle
Enemy Guns Turn On War;
ships Instead OF Saw
ing Ammunition

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Guam, Friday,
March 1.-tRj-The Marines punch
ed within less than mile of end
ing their drive across Iwo's five.
mile-length Thursday as front re-
ports told of the Japanese reform
ing for a last stand on the is
lands billy north tip.
While Leathernecks moving
north of the town of Motoyama
occupied part Of an incompleted
airfield, others moved 800 yards
northeast to approach Hill 1862, one
of the few good promontories in
enemy hands. The hill is 1000
yards from the northeast end OF
the island.
Aerial observers noted enemy
movements in the third Of 1--we
still in Japanese hands which sug'
gested regrouping for last fight
to the death in rugged terrain.
Aboard an expeditionary flag.
ship. Associated Press Correspon.
dent Morrie Landsberg said n 6
compressed enemy garrison has
begun to fire at warships offshore
instead of saving dwindling am
munition for land fighting.
"They may be beginning to
crack" Landsberg said.
The curving Marine line also
bulges 300 yards north of Motoya'
ma town.
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz an
nounced the advances in com
munique this morning.
Although the three Marine divi'
sions have wrested most OF the
high ground from the enemy anc
are driving downhill, in places en-
envy resistance continued fierce
and gains were limited.
One of the few penetrations Of
the Two area by enemy planes
an area dominated from the star
by carrier-based aircraft of the
u. S. Fifth fleet-Was reported.
Early Thursday a small group
CT Nipponese planes dropped some
bombs but the communicate sale
they "caused no damage" One
raider was shot down by warshir
anti-aireraft guns.
The biggest gains Thursday were
made on the west by Maj. Gen
Keller E. Rockey's Fifth Marine
division and in the center by Maj
Gen. Graves B. Erskine's Third
The latter pushed onto the air
field. which had not been complet
ed when the invasion opened Feb
ruary' 49, The other two airfield:
are in the Marine hands. ~
On the east side, the progress Q.
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battle"
Palawan, 18th Philippine island
invaded by Macarthur forces,
has been bombed several times by
American heavy bombers concen-
trating Q n the Puerto Princesa
area. This sector has waterfront IA
cilities, airdromes and a seaplane
base.
Occupation Of Palawan will go
far toward sealing off japanese
holdings in the southern Philip
pines from access to the South
China Sea.
The stringbean shaped island,
275 miles long and Is across its
widest part, is the dividing line
between the China Sea dn the SUI
lu Sea.
Its southern end is only 80 miles
from the northern tip Of Borneo.
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nad opened a powerful new
onslaught in East Prussia aimed at
wiping out the last Nazi toehold
around Koenigsberg.
A Moscow dispatch said Red Ar
my planes attacking the Stettin-
Danzig railway and highway, OBJ
jectives on the Pomeranian push,
had blocked traffic on those vital
supply routes serving northeastern
Pomerania and the Danzig- Gdynia
areas. .>'-'r ~ !.
Russian infantrymen officially
still. were % miles from those ar
teries where they run through the
Baltic town of Koeslin, and %
miles from the. coast, but dis
patches said hard-strking Cossak
and Siberian horsemen under 1t.
Gen. n S. Oslikovsky were even
closer, threatening to cut the
routes and seal off thousands OF
Germans by splitting Pomerania
in two. ...r
Marshal Rokossovsky's Second
White Russian Army gained up to
nine miles and captured eight To-
ca1ities during the day on a 40
mile front northwest, north and
northeast of Neustettin, prize COM
munications town taken Wednes'
day.
Fourteen miles northwest d
Neustettin one column took ech.
endorf, II miles east of Grossly
chow. Another American war pri
son camp is at Kolberg. on the
Baltic coast 80 miles northwest Of
Gross : Tychow. Whether the Ger
mans have removed the Amerl
cans from these two camps is not
known.
Captured Zeciendorf is five
miles southwest Of Bublitz, north
ernmost road hub town taker
Tuesday by the Russians in their
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the Commerce building and will is
sue a statement then. His secre-
tary said he would have nothing to
say now.
The tenor of opposition was voic-
ed in final debate by Sen. Albert
w. Hawkes., (R-N. j. he consid-
cred Mr.. Roosevelt's avoWed po-
litical payoff for Wallace's cam
paign support as illegal, immoral
and unethical." He also doubted
Wallace's business ability and sa-
gacity-prerequisites of the Com
merce job-and said that Wallace's
connection with organized labor
would throw the Cabinet off bal
ance.,
Democratic whip Lister Hill Of
Alabama carried the torch for Wal
lace and many Democrats and
some Republicans helped him hold
il aloft.
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>erally their own speaking ana VOt-
ing records on foreign affairs.
Senator Barley of Kentucky, ma
jority leader, set the tone of most
pro-Administration Democratic re-
action, asserting the speech was
frank and sincere and it had the
admirable quality of being infor-
NAL
I'm every sentence and para
graph, Barley added. TT breath
ed hope not only for complete VIC
tory over our enemies but for "a
better word in which nations may
develop the arts of peace and hap
piness in the future
Senator Vandenberg of Michi-
gan, WHOSE voice on foreign at
fairs ususally is the strongest
among the Senate minority, had
nothing to say. ~..-.-. .
Senator Taft of Ohio, another
Republican foreign affairs leader,
dismissed the address CURLY
very interesting but there was 10
news in it,
Many of the Congressman, in
Guiding some of the President S
own party. expressed d;sappoint-
ment that they weren't told more.
The extremes were pretty we'll
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BY JAMES A. MacLEAN

U. S. NAVAL HOSPITAL, Pearl
Harbor, March l. UP Fresh
from the flaming hell of Two Jima,
more. than 100 Marine, Naval and
Seabee combat casualties-includ-
ing the first known victim Of the
new Japanese rocket bomb-ar-
rived today by Army ambulance
plane en- route home. I'll T..
The casualties, most Of whom
were injured by Japanese mortar
fire during the furious fighting OF
Iwo's heavily-defended beaches on
D-Day, where shipped to Guam and
flown here by C-54's stated by
Army flight nurses.
A 3O-year-old Marine public re-
lations officer from Ohio grinned
as he stuffed another clean pillow
behind his head and told OF the
merciless mortar, rocket, artillery
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Congress Takes FRSpeech
With Praise And Suspicion

WASHINGTON received President
Rooseves Yaa today with running the
praise suspicion.
President spoke followed
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Seuen Red Armies Driving
On Koenigsberg; Mazis Say

LONDON Friday, March 2CP1Russian widened their
toward the Baltic yesterday
spearhead miles prisoner
while Berlin Soviet
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FORECAST

r,,sv cloudy and slightly warmer TO-
day,
Yesterdays temperatures:
Nigh, Glow, 45.
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Last night in Wilmington, mem
bers of the delegation explained
the features of the bill which had
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Recent Weddivgs
Are Ann0nnced

Mr.. and Mrs. James w. Caldwell
of Rosedale, Miss, announce the
marriage of the latter's sister. Miss
Mildred Elizabeth Kinard of Wash
ington, to Capt. Richard Bryant Pei
ton of Cleveland, son of Mrs. Helen
L. Pelton of Lakewood, Ohio. The
ceremony took place September 18
in Shriveham, England, in the
Church of st. Andrew, the Rev. C. G.
Seymour Metford. Vicar of Shriven-
ham, officiating
Mrs. Harry Dewey announces the
marriage of her daughter, Miss
Katherine Elizabeth Dewey, to War
rant Officer Charles G. Manley, u S.
M. C. The wedding took place Sep
tember 81 in Morgantown. w. Va.
in the home of the bridegroom S
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. F.
Glover. The Rev. J. D. Rupert,
pastor of the Riverside Methodist
Church, oficiated.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon S. Oppenheimer
announce the marriage, September
%, of their daughter. Miss Lenore
S. Oppenheimer to 1t. q. g. Rich
ard F. Marcus of Cincinnati
1t. and Mrs. Marcus will make
their home at the Westchester while
the former is on duty in Washing
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. PIN announce
the marriage Of their daughter, Miss
Phyllis Elaine PIN, to Corpl. Forrest
G. Sedgwick. jr., U. S. NJ C. The
wedding took place Friday evening
in the Chevy Chase Baptist Church.
the Rev. E. o. Clarke officiating.
The bride, who is a second -class
yoeman in the United States Navy
is from Seattle and has resided in
Washington for the past two years
Corpl. Sedgwick is native of this
city and recently returned from 26
months service in the South Pacific
Evening star., 1945-09-30

The marriage of Miss Bette Rus
sci McMahan, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. William H. McMahan oi
Stevenson, Ala, to Mr.. Bernard
Madison Bancroft of this city took
place September 20 in St. Thomas
Episcopal Church, Chaplain William
N. Thomas of the Navy oficiating at
the ceremony.
Sergt. Joe T. Cuthbert, cousin of
the bride, escorted her and gave her
in marriage. She wore a dress of
white satin with veil trimmed with
clusters of orange blossoms and car
ried shower bouquet of white roses
and bouvardia.
Miss Sarah Lucie Fontaine OF
Nashville, cousin of the bride, was
her maid of honor and the other at
tendants were Mrs. Dorothy Chaney
sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs
Ida Lamb.
Mr.. ErSkine Steward was best man
for the bridegroom, whose mother
Mrs. z. M. Brown, came with Mr.
Brown from their home in Sterling
Va, for the wedding The mother
Of the bride also was here for the
ceremony and the reception, which
was given at the Admiral Club.
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Miss Ramos Wed
To Pfc. Peter

A recent wedding of interest in
nearby residential society was that
of Miss Anne Virginia Ramos and
Pfc. Francis ]. Peter, which took
place September % in ST. Johns
Church in Forest Glen.
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Jose c. Ramos of Silver Spring, the
bride was escorted and given ir
marriage by her father. Her dress
of white satin was worn with q
veil of illusion held in place by d
tiara of seed pearls, and she carried
a shower bouquet of white roses
A gold locket and chain. the gift
of the bridegroom, completed hel
costume.
Miss Virginia Peter. sister of the
bridegroom, was the maid of honor
wearing pink dress with head
dress of pink tulle and talismar
roses and carrying bouquet of the
same flowers.
The bridesmaids were Miss Mar
garet M. Peter, another sister Of
the bridegroom; Miss Margaret Je
Francis, Miss Grace Nj. Hardy anc
Miss Mercedes Barry. Two were ir
aqua and two in yellow taffeta ane
Evening star., 1945-09-30

net, and each carried an arm bou-
quet of American Beauty roses.
Rosemary Sheehan, the flower girl,
wore period gown Of pink net and
lace with matching Mary Queen
Of Scots headdress and carried a
nosegay of mixed flowers.
Pfc. Edward Veitch was best man
for the bridegroom, who is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Peter
Of Silver Spring. and the ushers
were Mr.. Carol Curran, Ensign
Philip Bayer, Ensign William Gar
ner and Pfc. Thomas D. Bryant.
A reception at the home of the
brides parents followed the nuptial
mass, at which the Rev. James F.
Fannon offciated.
The bridegroom recently returned
Evening star., 1945-09-30
|HerndOu

Sergt. Joseph r.. Poole, who re-
Gently returned from Reims, France
is spending 30-day furlough with
his mother, Mrs. j. r. Poole.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hanson of Fair
fax have moved into their new home
at Herndon Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lee Hardesty have
left for Nyack, N. Y, where they
will make their home.
Evening star., 1945-09-30

after three years Of duty in Eu-
rope, where the brides brother, 1t.
Jose L. Ramos, still is serving. The
brides younger brother, Pfc. Lud-
wood r. Ramos, is on duty on
Guam
Evening star., 1945-11-20
S.W. Loop Tong|e Puzzles Cotton Bowl Heads

wishes regarding an opponent
needs to be known.
Right now Rice, a team that
lost four games before getting
started, and Texas virtually are
tied for the lead. It might even
finish that way. Rice has to beat
Texas Christian and Baylor,
Texas needs to trim Texas Ags.
But what if they don't?
Well, there could even be a
four-way tie for the title.
There is precedent for solving
the problem of two teams tying
for the championship. 1t was
set in 1910 when A. and M. and
Southern Methodist finished in a
deadlock for the lead. S. M. u,
which had lost to A. and M. in
regular season play, voluntarily
bowed out of the picture In the
probable case at hand, Rice holds
q victory over. Texas.