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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
Aussie Troops Knife
Deep Info Jap Lines
North Of BdIikpapan
Hy the Associated Press.


MANILA, July 13.-Australian
7th Division troops. paced by
flame throwers and tanks, have
knitted deep into Japanese de-
lenses on Stone Ridge north of
captured Balikpapan on South
east Borneo in heavy fighting.
At the same time, headquarters
reported today, Dutch units joined
the Australians in left flank march
up Kariango Peninsula to execute 8
brilliant encircling maneuver against
the entrencned Japanese who are
pocketed some six miles north Of
Balikpapan town.
The Borneo campaign is being
fought in steaming, rain-drenched
forests and deceptive bogs overgrown
with mangrove under blazing
tropical sun.
In the main assault, northeast of
Balikpapan in the Sepinggang Keith
River sector, the Australians are
advancing over a scrubby, rolling
terrain permitting use of their
famed medium Matilda tanks.
In British Northwest Borneo the
Aussie 9th Division made a surprise
landing near Andus, 26 miles north
east of Beaufort, while another
column made a 10-mile advance
along Beaufort to the Jesselton
narrow-gauge railway without OPP
position to occupy Kimanis Village
5 miles south of Andus.
This brought the leading elements
within 80 miles of Jesselton, which
has been under daily harassing at
tack from Australian Air Force
Spitfires based on Labuan and the
7th Fleet PIT boats.
On Mindanao, Southern Philip
pines. where Japanese scattered
through the Agusan River Valley
and the Davago Gulf area are being
mopped up, prisoner told Oath Di-
vision officers that 40 japanese
women and children had been found
in the flanagan sector with their
threats cut. The incident renewed
speculation that many other Japa-
nese civilians may resort to mass
suicide and murder.
According to the prisoner, a For
mosan formerly employed by the
Japanese Army, the group of women
and children were abandoned by
the japanese army and when they
were caught between the lines by an
artillery duel, the frantic mothers
killed their children and them
selves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
Civil Service Defends Ii. Preston Awarded
Veterans Policy, Calls Silver Star After pr
Rees Blast Unjustified Sinks Jap Destroyer

1t. Arthur Murray Preston, 81
U. S. N. r., holder Of the Navy Gross
for his heroic rescue of a Navy
flyer downed 200 yards off a heavily
defended Jap-held island, has beer
awarded the Silver Star Medal fol
action in which PIT boats command
ed by him sank several enemy ships
including at least one destroyer.
Son of Ord Preston, president Of
the Union Trust Co. here, 1t. Pres
ton now Is stationed at the Norfolk
Navy Yard as aide to Rear Admiral
David M. lie Breton, commander
of the 5th Naval District.
The Silver Star award was made
by Vice Admiral Thomas c. Kinkaid
commander of the 7th Fleet, to 1t.
Preston "for distinguishing himself
in action"
Last November 10, two PIT boats
commanded by 1t. Preston, maneu-
vered within few hundred yards
of Japanese shipping in Ormoc Bay,
off Leyte in the Philippines. They
sank several ships.
In an interview following the ralo,
1t. Preston said:
I'VE had closed to within a few
hundred yards to make certain we
didn't miss and we didn't. When
the fish" hit the destroyer there
was a huge orange explosion almost
like a PHOSPHORUS bomb. A great
sheet of flame shot high into the
air"
1t. Preston received the. Navy
Cross after two PIT boats command
ed by him rescued 1t. Harold A.
Thompson, who had fioated for
more than nine hours in a bay 200
yards off Morotai Island. The boats
under his command were under fire
from Jap guns for more than two
hours as they circled near the
floating aviator.
1t. Preston's brother, Marine Maj
Ord Preston. jr., holder of the Silver
Star for gallantry in action during
the Guam campaign, now is sta
toned in San Diego, Calf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13

the Community
War Fund cam
paign this fall
was announced
today by Lee D.
Butler, campaign
chairman.
Mr.. Cheston
will serve under
Claren ce G.
Sheffield, chair
man of the Bus
Einess Unit, and
FIR a n lynn H.
tKenworthy, vice
chairman. For
the fund drive,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13

Striking back at charges made by
Representative Rees. Republican, OF
Kansas it had failed to guard the
employment rights of Government
workers in the armed forces, the
Civil Service Commission today as
serted that Mr.. Rees had never
called to its attention any specific
case where the Commission has
failed to render proper service to a
veteran"
The Commission accused Mr.. Rees
ranking minority member of the
House Civil Service Committee, of
INDUCING in cancellations in his
speech on the House floor yesterday
while Mr.. Rees Is INDUCING in
unjustified and unsupported gen.
civilizations of this kind, the Civil
Service Commission. day in and day
out, is placing veterans In the Fed
eral service" the Commissions state
ment said.
Guarantee Is for Year.
The Commission reported that dur
ing the past 81 months, 327 500
placements of veterans have been
made in the various departments
and agencies of the Government.
ave believe that the American
people, in judging the effectiveness
of the Commissions activities In
connection with veterans will look
at the record rather than believe
unsupported congratulations" the
Commissions statement continued.
Referring to Mr.. Rees' charge that
returning veterans are guaranteed
only one years employment at their
old Government jobs, the Civil
Service Commission pointed out that
provisions of the Selective Service
and Training Act guarantee war
veterans, whether in Government
service or private industry, only
one year of employment at their old
jobs.
Given Civil Service Protection.
He neglects to say that after the
one year of service the veteran will
be given all of the protection accord
ed civil service employees under the
Civil Service Act and rules, and all
of the protection accorded veterans
under the Veterans Preference Act
of 1914" the commission stated.
In answer to Mr.. Rees' complaint
about misplaced emphasis" on eff
f1ciency ratings under present re-
duction-in-force policy a veteran
with fair efficiency rating would
be eliminated from the Federal pay
roll before nonveteran with good
efficiency rating, the commission re-
piled that this provision was in
Guided by Congress when it passed
the Veterans Preference Act of 1914
This law had the enthusiastic sup
port of all major veterans organiza-
tions," the commission contended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
Highway
Continued From First Page )

military necessity" Senator Fergu-
son demanded of Gen. Reybold.
The Army officer protested that
a job like that could not be closed
down all at once. He said imme-
diate steps to stop work were taken
when the order was issued and work
was halted "as soon as diplomatic
arrangements could be made"
An aide put in that it was nec-
essary to draw up plan of termi-
nation" and submit 1t to the State
Department, which had negotiated
agreements on construction with
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragus
and Costa Rica.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
New York Papers Tell
Striking DeliverYmen
They Face Dismissal
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 13.-The Pub.
fishers Association of New Yorl
City today notified striking mem.
bers of the Newspaper and Mai
Deliverers' Union independently II
would be forced to terminate the
employment of those who did moi
return to work.
THE publishers will choose this
course only with reluctance they
said In statement, "but must de
so If forced by the continued refusal
of the union members to comply
with War Labor Board orders
The Publishers Association Later
appealed directly today to the strik-
ers to return to work, saying "it
must be plain to you that the news
papers must and will be delivered.
Send Out kilograms.
The appeal was contained in tele-
grams to the strikers and signed
your circulation manager"
Many of the strikers, the tele-
grams said, had worked for the
newspapers 20. 80 and 40 years, anc
would lose seniority rights and
other benefits If they did not return
I'VE would rather have you thinl
of this as an appeal to your common
sense" the wire said. "but no matte,
how you. look at it, you must know
that your job will have to be GOV.
cred"
The two appeals came as polio,
guards around major New Yorl
newspaper plants were increased
after the WLB gave the publisher,
free hand to employ workers othel
than the striking deliverymen BY
resembling its order extending tn,
unions contract.
Second Stabbing Reported.
The second stabbing case since the
strike began was reported today.
Police said that Julius Moran, 80
was stabbed slightly in the left
shoulder by an unidentified mar
while selling newspapers at Broad.
way and Forty-second street.
The strike, which has prevented
distribution of IA major newspapers
is in its 18th day.
This decision of the War Labor
Board still leaves the publishers with
but one alternative, namely, to take
steps to provide newspaper service
to the public with the least possible
disturbance" the statement con-
tinued.
1.-THE 1,700 men on strike have de.
fed every order of the War Labor
Board. The publishers have com.
piled with every order.
Call Union Ill Advised.
1.-THE Publishers Association be.
lieves the members of this union
have been misled and badly advised
THE publishers are clearly at lib
'erty to terminate the employment
of these union members. The pub.
fishers want the members of the
union to know that this step mus
be taken If they fail to return t.
work"
Louis Waldman, union counsel ant
spokesman, said in broadcast "Nev
York City publishers are spearhead
ing a union-busting drive" which
will make their community an In
dustrial battle-ground"
Publishers have announced thei
intention of resuming normal distri
button of the IA struck papers "a
rapidly as possible" but thus ia
have not explained when or how.
The Daily News reported news
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
Protection for Greece
Reported Guaranteed
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATHENS, July 13.-Greece was
declared by the newspaper Daily
Embros today to have received a
categorical guarantee of her terri
torial integrity and Premier Ad-
miral Petros Voulgaris said Eek
press Allied assurances justify opti-
mism."
The Premier called on the Greek
people in speech last night tc
have confidence in Greece's pow
erful allies" and in her old friend
ship with Yugoslavia.
The newspaper quoted what Il
said was the highest authority in Its
declaration that protection of Greek
soil was guaranteed.
Nevertheless, there were con-
tinued reports of tension between
Greece and her Balkan neigh
bors. The French telegraph
agency said the Albanians were
continuing to intern Greek ma
tionals and had modified four
military classes. The Belgrade
radio declared the number of
refugees fleeing from Macedonia
was increasing daily. The Swiss
radio said 80 Bulgarian soldiers
had crossed the Greek border.)
LONDON, July Is pa British
Foreign Office commentator said to-
day he was satisfied that the Greek
government sis doing everything in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
Priorities Granted 10 Build
664 Railroad Coaches

By the Associated Press.
The War Production Board to-
day granted AA-2 priority ratings
for materials and components for
the construction of 664 new rail-
way passenger cars.
Some of the cars have been au-
thorized previously but not built,
but the priority ratings we're the
first to be granted by the agency.
WPB said the priorities were
granted because of the unprece-
denied demands placed on the rail-
roads as a result of the redeploy-
ment of troops from Europe to the
Pacific.
Production of the new equipment
will begin "soon," WPB said. 1t
predicted production would reach
a rate of $50 cars quarterly in the
first quarter of next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
MOTOR Mine Sweeper Lost
With 5 Of Crew Off Borneo

The motor mine sweeper YMS39
has been lost In the Borneo area as
a result of enemy action, the Navy
Department announced today.
The vessel, which carried a war
time complement of approximately
IS officers and men, suffered five
casualties among her enlisted per-
sonnet, including three killed, one
wounded and one missing.
The small craft was commanded
by 1t. q. g. Alfred C. Vaughn,
Kenbridge, Va. She is the 322d
naval vessel lost since Pearl Harbor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13

fortunately it was day of peace
SO the consequences were not toe
great"
He has been in the Army for two
and one-half years, serving four
months with the engineers at Fort
Belvoir, Va, before being transferred
to the Air Forces Band. This is his
second appearance at the Water Gate
having been there two years age
with the National Symphony.
Richard Bales, director of music
at the National Gallery of Art, will
be guest conductor again at tonight's
concert,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13

hcitation has been divided into five
lcategories, commercial, consumer
| financial, service and industrial.
Working with boys is MIR. Cheston S
hobby. He is a member of the
Board of Directors of the Metropon-
tan Police Boys Club, a Community
War Fund agency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
PeniciIIin Gift

"A most generous gift Of peni-
cillin" from the Medical Research
Council of Great Britain will be
used for clinical trials in three hos
pitfalls in Northern Ireland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13
Harvey J. Cheston Named
War Fund Drive Aide

Appointment of Harvey J. Cheston,
sales manager of Julius Garfinckel
& Co., as executive assistant to the
chairman of the Business Unit in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-13

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VAH nights torment you with
sting and burn OF heat
MkHH rash, prickly heat, chafe?
Turs Check misery with Mex
n a eana, soothing, medicated
NEFHE powder. Family favorite
IN for itch Of minor skin trou-
Hill LII bles. Send some overseas.
y h0H Costs little. Get Mexsana.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04

Ga, Lr,,of.,, Nav, LADY,
,rhn ,ia fnnr yr,,r rennrted mean
~aoren,nen1 tnd,v ON minor cnaugrs
in mo- nnoh1Ttoo' ok, pIan for, a
v.,,td ora,nilytinn de.fontd ,,- kcc3
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f..1rII - ma ia l,nr.n4 Na.i,ns in.
cnnfnro,ro horn e.. a. l,no STOW TO-
v.,rd n~rnl,.ntino dr,dIn". even
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sats oIt for Moscow as me is now
evnoc+at =, do rav+ week.
Socrota.y -, Ct2,e S,etti1lIs has
t,ld fiand, no j. ~ev,renIelv pleased
Win +hr made mus far IN
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hartnn 01l-s rbartnr win NolotDy.
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and Enro,on Munster Snnno OF
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mo,.e ,.hi.n u.o,,IE alto, Inc has,s
DImh,rtnn oal,s jdo2 of c0ncen-
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S,a.4t7 or boI5 i,.+ n7obt thn lat-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04
Launch
Counter Drive 10
Defend Airficld

Chuneking, May i.-liP1-
The Chinese have started a gem
cial counter offensive III Human
province i'll an attempt to save
the American air base at <NII-
kiang, go miles southeast of
ChungkinG, an army SpOkcNfRl
announced today.
The spokesman said the Chi
nese already had brought the
Japanese drive toward Chih-
kiang TO a complete StandStiil
after anniiliIating 5000 OF the
enemy. TIE Chinese forces en-
gagged in the counter offensive
were reinforced by airGornc
American troops, he added.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04

Washington, May 4,-(AP)-Con-
gressional hopes for a sharp cut IN
army inductions immediately after
We day received a severe Jolt to-
day from General George G.. Mar
shall. Not only will the army be
unable to meet replacement demands
for May and June, under the pres
ent program, the chief Of staff told
Chairman May, Democrat. kentucky'
Of the House Military Committee,
but the current shortage Is expected
OF be increased by some 10000 men
over the next three MONTHS
Many congressman have lelt that
as soon as Germany falls, army ana
navy manpoWer needs can be fllled
by taking only l8-year-oldS. inns
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04
Jap AirficIds In
Homeland Bombed
By Yankee Planes

Guam. May 4.-CAP)-Fifty
to leo R-29> today made their
fourteenth nc@utraiizing attack in
SO DAYS on japanese homeland
airfieIdS. from which the enemy
could stage raids ON American
forces CT the HNukyuS.
The demolition bombing, made
in daylight with visibility good,
was the eighth in eleven days
on KyuShu airfirld, and also
included Natsuyama airfieid,
hit for the first time, on ShikO-
ku island.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04
POSSIBILITIES HAVE CEASED
N HOLLAND SAYS RFP0R

London, MAY i.-CAP)- The
Gcrman-controlied Oslo radio
said today that hoStilitieS had
ceased in the Netherlands.
The armiStice offer owe
Rotterdam. Amsterdam and The
Hague" said the broadcast.
The report was not confirmed
by other adyiccS from Holland,
however. and the Ur0dCaSt pos
sibiN referred to a recent ar
ransemcnt by which Allies
were permitted 10 send food
conveys through the German
lines to Dutch cities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04
Agreement Is Near
nDurnbartonO Oaks
Organization Plan
Senators Outline
Plan For u. S. i1old
On Pacific Islands

By The Associated PrcHS.)
Big four meeting called ttlmc
to be announced.
Committee on preamble to
world charter meets al 1880 Il.
m. pvt. to discuss statement OF
principles and purposes.
Committees on general assem-
bly, functions, 1880 a. m
Economic and social Co0pcrlon
> =. m.
Committee on international
court of justice, ; y. IN,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04
Capitulation
Conference
Is Reported
Report Uncontirn1ed;
Fighting Reported
Ended In Holland

Stockholm, MAY i-(APD-
The Swedish newspaper Alton
tidnineen aid today that il was
believed equalization negotia-
tions were under way between
Grand Admiral Docnitx and
Marshal Sir Bernard l.. Mont
g0mcrN at FIemsburg, nea the
Danish border. The report was
not confirmed by any other
source.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04
WE-Aa 81 e r.

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Partly cloudy and cool today.
with showers along coast and iii
mountains this morning. Fair
and cool tonight and Saturday.
becoming slightly warmer sat
uruaN afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04

And South
Now Remain
Wholesale Surrender
In North Follows Or
Previous Captures

Paris, May 4.-(AP)-Gcn-
eial Eisenhower announced to
day that all enemy forces III
Holland and northwestern Ger
many and Denmark, including
Helg0Iand and the Frisian is
lands. have surrendered. effer-
tive at 8 Il. m. q a. m. eastern
Wartime) tomorrow.
The surrender wa to Marshal
NontgomerN'S 2ist army group.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-04

4'N 49, WI ttt
Field Marshal Montgomery has
reported to the supreme Allied COM
mander that all enemy forces III
iolIands northwest Germany and
Denmark. melt. ing HeIgoland and
the Tristan Islands. have surrender
cd to the 2l~, army group. effective
at 08:00 (doa0Ie British summer
ttmc) tomorrow.
This is q battlefield surrender in
NolTing the forces now facing The
is army group ON their northern
and western fIanks.'
The surrender took out of the
war the second major grouping
of German forces in two days,
following closely the capitula-
ton of the German armies IN
northern Italy and western Aus
tria. :
II leaves as the only German
forces of amy size still offering
resistance the armies in south
eastern Germany, northern Aus
tria and CzeChoSloVakia and the
garrison of Norway.
The wholesale surrender in the
north followed the capture of 500
oO0 German troops in Montgomery
territory IN the last 40 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-05
Brosscos, Meriden ConteIcos Paired

Semi-pro baseball which drew well on Sunday afternoons late last sea- son at the Municipal Stadium goes on trial again tomorrow afternoon when Mgr. Fred Davi offers meet ing of his Brasscos and the Meriden Contelcos at 3 o'clock. Later in the season Davi plans games twice at night during the week and on Sun day afternoons.
 The ContelcoS, conquerors of the Hartford Eastern League club. Al, last Sunday come here with strong club showing several former major and minor league players now at- tached to New London service bases.
 The Brasscos will have three pitchers, Teddy Grabeck, Al Jarlett and Gene Junior Thompson avail able for pitching duty. Grabeck is slated to start and if he does, Jar lett will show in the outfield and Thompson at first base. Johnny De- Vito, veteran City Amateur League outfielder, will be in the starting lineup. Larry Mullen will coach.
 Jimmy Gleas eXNational league center fielder who starred here last season, Sid Gryska, and Joe Skadany, all former professional players, will be in the lineup.
 Pat Slattery and Chick Kelley will umpire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-05
Some Impertinent Sports Questions
 By DAN PARKER

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 Who scrambled this giving May March March April and April in May and what the baseball baseball sign octognarian Are Latham when they raising the other day? ~ Will Ernie Lombardi Hans @ % % hn D the M @ f n1w sa a all e Kentucky Derby run off in the Fall this year. since hosemen have bue-rbbon three-year-od is held?
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-05
SchooIboy BosebolI
 Schedules
Monday, May :

Monday, May Hamilton No. 1-Sts. Peter and Paul vs Sacred Heart (Barone) No. 2-St. Mary's vs St. Francis (Evon)
 Washnigton-St. Thomas vs St Ann (MontD
 Fulton-St, Margaret vs St. Jo- seph CTolomeoD
 Tuesday, May 8 Hamilton, No l-Anderson vs Woodrow Wilson (MontD. No. 2-East Farms vS KlngsbuIy (Barone).
 Washington-Maloney vs Hopeville (Evon)
 Bunker Hill-Hendricken vs Rus gel CTolomeo).
 Wednesday, May Hamilton, No. Walsh vs Sprague No. 2-Merriman vs H. s. Chase (MontD
 Fulton Slocum vs Webster tScully
 Washington-Driggs vs Dugan tLvon).
 Thursday, May le Hamilton, No. Anderson vs Ecndricken tMontD No. 2-East Farms vs Woodrow Wilson (Tolomeo) Fulton Mary Abbott vs Russell (Scully)
 Hopeville-Kingsbury vs Hope vile (Barone).
 Friday, May Il Hamilton, No. I--St. Marys vs Sacred Heart (MontD No. 2-St Margaret vs St. Ann (Scully)
 FtIton-St. Thomas vs St. Jo- seph (Tolomeo) Washington-Sts. Peter and Pau! vs St. Francis (EVon.