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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-12-28

Rail Quiz

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In what foreign countries have
American military railroad units
operated?
Military railroad battalions of the
Army Transportation Corps, made up
partly or largely of American rail-
road men, operated railroads during
the war in England, Sicily, Italy.
North Africa, France, Belgium, Ger
many, Iran, India, New Caledonia,
and the Yukon District Of Canada.
They have also operated railroads in
Alaska.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
Curiosity
NfadeVet
State Aide

LANSING, June 26- he never
planned 10 that way, but because
ne could find nothing 10 occupy
hiS tune I'M an army hoSpital-snd
did something about it--JOhp Nc
kcNltt today IS chief Of the admin
lstratIve division of the Michigan
state planning commission
MCkeVit, who IS 26. had been
iu service three years when Ger
man shell injured both legs Al
Casino and sent him 10 the base
hospital 40 Camp Atterbury, Ind.
for 10 months of painful treat
fff.fft.
To relieve the monotony of long
days IN the hospital bed, Mckevitt
wrote Don Weeks, director of the
planning commission, asking SIM
ply fof some reading matter on
the functions of the organization.
That was Ian. Il. BY return
mail Mckevitt received from
Weeks an outline al The commits
SION $ program and a letter saving
that The state civil service com
mission would investigate him and
offer 4 lob.
civil service found that Mickey
itt had worked for Detrolt'S civil
service commission before he en-
Tered service and 80 three days
after the soldier was separated
from the army, he stepped into
The executive position in the plan
ming commission.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
AddeSB|dnneS
Meat Packers

George =. Adde's. secretary.
treasurer ~ the CAW-CIO. foday
charged packers with diNerupg
supplies 20 "hiEh-prlccd reStsu-
rants and nlChr clubs while
workers are gong meat mIngrN.
The charge WAS made I'M a tele-
rram 20 Chester RoWIcS. OPA
administrator ADDE'S telegram
sad
ut j. NV opinion that meat
packers, now enjoying record
profits, have been more than
happy tn disrupt war workers
morale. can assure YOU that
their attempts hy such means
10 draw labor into their own
campaign against YOUR agency
are fOTedOomed 10 failure.
"At the same time. I must In
siSt that OPA meet this attack
with Teali>ic measures 10 In
crease meat production and 10
insure it, fair distribution tu
accordance with the sound prin-
ciples of rationing 10 which 81
formally sdheres, Adde's con-
CiuGCd
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
Extortionist Given
; Years Probation

Francisco SamSica,. Sc. OF q4
Watson, for Is years an empiove
-nL-lhe department of public
works pleaded guilty ~ -a-rhar@r
OF eAiorlien today anavweS pF4t
on three years probation hy Re.
corder'S Judge John J. Maher.
he s4eaRt Re harm 10 Pasatale
PaneffucriE.41- of al Euclid. ~
mhena- Ae n-He.ia A A ihft-st tt.ttffft -ft-i=
ter demanding $500, SamSica
sai0 but was Jealous OF HIM be-
cause he was CouFtlng the same
woman and wanted TO scare him
off.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
Denies Abuse
OF Prisoners

LINCOLN. Neh. June rs lINS1
Col Herbert ". Anderson. com
handing officer At the Lincoln
army air field today defended
the treatment OF prisoners m The
base since the Air Forces Train
ing Command took charge Of the
field IN March. 1915
Col Anderson emphasized thc
statement that since irregularities
were discovered m 1874. strict
supervision OF the prisoners has
been exercised
The statement followed n
charge yesterday in Washington
by Rep. Gavin tRl of PennSNl-
Nanla that "geStapo type train
ing was enforced al lincoln un-
der Mai. Cen. Early f.. W. Dun
can who subsequently was trans
ferred.
Last November. ( SGT. Odus
J.. Ne>t-of Hermitage, Mo, was
sentenced 10 be diShonolahly dis
charged and 10 serve TWO years
IN a military prison when found
CUIity on SIN charges or mi>,reat-
ug prisoners IN ms care.
West was charged with heating
prisoners and forcing them 90 run
ahead of his ieep.
Col. Anderson Satd an cNhauS-
i've Investigation had been made
as 10 any post irregularities Inn
me treatment of priSOuCTS and
that a a result punitive action
Was instituted i'm the cases of
several persons formerly attached
TO the guard.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
Chinese
Advance

CHCNGKING. June 26 uNSl
Chinese troops drove toward The
kWanESl Province capital OF
kwellin today after killing or
woHndlng more than loo Japa-
neSc IN tlGhung near Iinine, some
j miles northwest Of he former
American sirbaSC city.
At the same time. other col
umns 10 the southwest. adN anclng
along ~ kWeiChoW- K'VangSi
Railroad hammered closer toward
junction with Chinese forces
reportedly fighting inside the
-KnIIrh at IiHchoN# aISe
formerly held ~ the [. s. Ar
fOrrpS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
Fire EsOHfS
80 i'm Hotel

One man vas hozpitaliZed- and
approximately 80 guests we're
driven 10 the street in their night
clothes early to-day when a mat
treSS in a room at the Cottage
Grove Hotel, 10 Cottage Grove,
Highland Park. caught fire.
Police said Del Crittcndon. 81.
in whose room the fire occurred.
was treated At Highland Park
General Hospital after being over
come by smoke. They said he had
apparently fallen asleep while
smoking.
Damage was confined 10 the
burned mattress
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27

The army rejected Fred J. Holt
3a, of S4oo ". Vernon because OF
NERVES b8i when it comes 10
thinking and acting in marital
terms wei. Holt just iSn easily
upset
a >clf-aS>cued "cliy Sucker'
haihng from Knoxville. Tenn. al.
though he amt nillbllly." Holt
-tehlH--r- ttte-feea- tor feminine
companionShip. lie doesn't want
10 marry right off, but he's TAX
ing two hours sunday 10 inter.
Aif@= Applicants.
The Ganghng 6-tooter has in
serted IN tho current issue of q
weSt-Slde Detroit weekly an adj
vertlSement seeking A wife who
can cook, -dneSp-t-sA sA4eh+A-t,f
drink, and goes 10 church on
Sunday lie viii interview those
~ profess f1e- qualifications be-
tween = and d Pm, Jtiil July At
his home
And don't worry about your
age. ladies. Absolutely no queS-
tionS asked on such trivial sub
lectS Holt says the specifications
IN The advertisement are the
points which really count.
The would be-huSband for The
past Three years has operated an
annealing furnace at the Wolver-
inc Tube Co. He earns $67S0
weekly.
Holt married his second wife a
'r'r''rr,=s@e--aiteI-a- correspondence
courtShip, but she died in TenHsy=
sec recently giving -bitth-io- his
child. lie occupies two-room
aparuncnLwlth private bath. at
tho w NeEnn- allAG
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
Auto Victim S Kin
Sought in Detroit

Police today Sought Detrol'
relatives of Gordon G. Lyon. 50.
Of Sheppardsville who was killed
last night when hit by an automo-
bile on Seven Mile road near
InkSter road.
The driver Leo Sanker. 81. Of
29407 ST. Martins. Pennington.
was released pending statements
10 the prosecutors office today.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
Honor Adm. Kennedy
Native Of Saginaw

WASHINGTON, JIu-rr- Is ttPt
Rear Adm. Sherman 6. Ken
nedy has been awarded letter
of commendat ton. the navy an
nounced today. Kennedy, IS. a
native Of Saginaw. was cited for
his outstanding performance As in
dustrial manager while attached
20 the navy yard. New York.
from Dec. 9, 1871, TO April 20,
1915.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
pickefS tsaSScd
I'm BRASS Strike

ELkHART. Ind. June 26 lNS)
Police used tear gas 10 dis
perSe a picket line AT tho North
ern Indiana Brass Co plant
when strikers attempted 10 pre-
vent company officials and work.
erS from entering the building.
Detroit evening times., 1945-06-27
Air Safety Mark Set

CHICAGO, June 26 GNS)-
SlXteen-AmerlCan alrlineS -ApAnt
through their 1914 operations
without 4 single fatal accident. The
national safety council reported
today.
Evening star., 1945-04-28

for all the United Nations to decide.
He said he would do everything in
his power to prevent it from being
brittle" peace-one that may be
hard In the making "but will not
hold together under the strain of
postwar economics"
The statement said q full and
equitable settlement Of the obliga-
tions incurred by enemy peoples Ger
tainly will be q vital prerequisite
to ANY permanent relationship Of
peace among all nations Of the
world"
Must Await Victory.
He said reparations terms cannot
be formally set forth until victory
is achieved, but discussion and
agreement on these terms may well
be undertaken as early as possible.
He called attention to the fact
that the Yalta Conference held that
Germany must make compensation
for war damage "in kind" He said
there is no doubt that claims for
German manpower to help repair
war damage in Russia will come up
at Moscow.
"In my capacity as President Tru-
mans ambassador" he said, ut will
be my task to head the American
representation on this commission,
which will deal with German repa-
rations, and In this or any subse-
quently organized commission to
deal with the same problem g it
relates to japan"
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Georgetown Victory
To Be Launched Today

The Georgetown Victory, q VIC
tory ship named for Georgetown
University, will be launched today
at the Bethlehem-Fairchild Ship
yard In Baltimore.
The sponsor Of the vessel will be
Mrs. j. r. Gehan. MIR. Gehan Is an
alumnus Of Georgetown and Is also
president Of the Propeller Club Of
America and vice president Of the
American Export Lines, which Will
operate the ship.
The university win be represented
by its vice president. the Rev. Paul
A. McNally, s. ]. He win present
an emblem Of the university for the
ship and . large air view Of the
campus.
Construction time for the George.
town Victory was 81 days, the keel
having been laid March 8. It Is the
SD Victory ship to be built at the
yards. The Victory vessels have q
speed OF more than Is nots, . dead
weight cargo capacity Of 1O,700
tons and develop 5000 horsepower
through their steam turbine engines.
A series Of them Is being named
for American colleges and univer.
stiles.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
linkup Statements
Stress Collaboration
By the Associated PrSss.


Emphasis on collaboration fur
nished the common denominator for
Big Three statements announcing
the linking Of Allied armies across
Germany.
President Truman-"The Anglo
American armies under the COM
mand Of Gen. Eisenhower have met
the Soviet forces where they in
tended to meet-in the heart Of
Nad Germany. The COM
mon front and the common cause
Of the powers allied In this war
against tyranny and inhumanity
have been demonstrated.
Nations which can plan and f1ght
together shoulder to shoulder In the
face Of such obstacles - can
live together and work oeether In
the common labor Of the organiza-
ton Of the world for peace"
Prime Minister Churchill-"AfteY
long journeys, tolls and victories
the armies Of the great
Allies have traversed Germany and
have Joined hands together.
We meet In true and victorious COM
radeship and with the indexible re-
solve to fulfiu our purpose and our
duty"
Premier Troops Of the
LIST Ukrainian front and Anglo
American troops allied to US, by .
blow from the east and west, Glove
through the front Of the German
troops. Long live the VIC
tory Of the freedom-lov peoples
over Germany"
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Nazis at Regensburg
Turn Over Poison Gas
ey the Associated Press.


WITH THE UNITED STATES
65th INFANTRY. April 2s.-The
Germans assigned to defend the
Regensburg area had huge quantities
of poison gas on hand, but made no
effort to use it.
Instead, they sent emissaries car
rying white flags into the American
lines with exact information on the
location Of the poison gas so Amer
lean artillery would not turn loose
the deadly vapor.
The Americans first learned of the
poison gas when Germans entering
the line said five barges on the
Danube were filled with enough gas
to cover 18 square miles. They asked
that the barges not be fired on. The
Americans complied quickly, and
seized the barges few hours later.
Three other emissaries some time
afterward said a 5-square-m mile area
south of Regensburg contained mil
lions of cubic feet of poison gas, and
suggested the area be declared neu-
trail 1t was.
The 65th encountered only token
resistance in taking ancient Regens-
burg. The Germans had blown the
Danube bridges leading to the city,
but these demolitions delayed the
Americans only few hours.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
MoryIond Intensifies
Black Market Drive

BALTIMORE, April % R.-As-
serting that "the poultry black mar
ket" In Maryland was In the hands
Of "unscrupulous racketeers," State
ONCE Of Price Administration Di-
rector Leo H. Mccormick announced
today assignment of trained GRIM
inal investigators In an intensified
campaign against the practice.
Those assigned to the job, Mr..
Mccormick said, were "the same
men who broke up the counterfeit
gangs and who are thoroughly
familiar with the operation of the
type Of racketeers now engaged in
the poultry black market"
He disclosed also that purchasers
and volunteers were observing retail
sales Of poultry In Baltimore and
promised license suspension pro-
ceedings against violators Of the
oPA ceilings and other regulations.
Already, the enforcement divi-
don has prepared several criminal
cases for referral to the Justice De-
partment for prosecution. hs said.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Meat
Continued From First Page.)

men handling the meat and poultry
controls should be "supplanted."
If that doesn't work, Senator
Thomas asserted, legislation will be
offered spelling out" the powers of
OPA and charting the course of adj
ministration so clearly that nobody
can misconstrue it,"
Some meat packers told the COM
mittee yesterday that the new sub
sidy program will cost them money
Earl Gibbs, Cleveland, said he ap-
piled the formula to his March
operations and demonstrated that it
will cost him $4,000 a month.
Wilbur La Roe, jr., general coun-
Sci of the Independent Meat Pack
ers' Association, said:
1--WE ask that legislation be en-
acted at the earliest possible date
protecting us against further losses
since it is now apparent that relief
can be obtained In no other way"
Wagner Awaits Report.
Whatever legislation Is advanced
by the Thomas group may be taken
up by the Banking Committee
Chairman Wagner has been holding
up consideration Of the price con-
troll extension until he hears the
conclusions Of the Thomas investi-
gators. ~.
Chairman Thomas explained that
he meant OPA Is disobeying the
law by failing to administer price
control fairly. He said 1t is evident
to him from meat industry wit
nesses that regulations have dis
eliminated against some.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
z Generals, Admiral
And II War Vessels
Captured in Bremen
q, the Associated Press.


BREMEN. April 2s.-Two gener-
ais, complete with STATS. and q vice
admiral, 16 submarines and . de-
stroyer were captured yesterday by
British troops mopping up Bremen.
Gen. Becker, operations COM
mander of the Bremen area, was
taken yesterday morning. Maj. Gen
Werner Siber, garrison commander,
was made prisoner shortly after
ward. His threatened last stand
at Burger Park collapsed before
combined flame thrower. tank and
infantry attack.
The vice admiral and his surface
and undersea craft were captured
later in the dock area.
Bremen now Is clear except fol
some docks and submarine pens.
Mutiny In the German Navy, de-
sertion in the Luftwaf1e and revolt
in the Wehrmacht have been re-
ported to Hitler by a group Of Nazl
generals, admirals and party lead
ers, the Stockholm newspaper It'd.
ningen said in a dispatch reported
by the Once Of War Information
last night.
Meeting at the Fuehrer's head
quarters, the leaders reported Ger
man airmen were going over to the
Allies with their planes and troops
were revolving In the south and
northeast, the dispatch said, adding
The meeting agreed to advise
Hitler Immediately to cease COM
pletely the hopeless struggles"
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Fires, 10 Minutes Apart,
Disturb Guests in 7 Hotels

Two hotel f1res within 10 minutes
had most Of the Fire DEPARTMENT.
downtown apparatus busy for q
brief time early today. =
The first alarm ct 2:35 am. was
for q blaze which started In q 18TH
story storeroom tn the Hotel Statler.
The ire, which did little damage,
was confined to the storeroom.
Guests on some floors below were
forced from their rooms in night
dress.
The second alarm was for IRE ct
the Gordon Hotel, at q16 Sixteenth
street NV. . short distance away.
The IRE was caused by . lighted
cigarette which ignited . bed when
. guest fell asleep while smoking,
according to police. The guest waa
not injured and other guests in the
hotel were merely inconvenienced
By the smoke and confusion.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Crimes Commissio Reports
$1,000 Died al buchenwaId
~ the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 2s.-Lord Wright,
chairman Of the United Nations
War Grimes Commission, and II
other commissioners returned yes
terday from an inspection Of
Buchenwald, German concentration
camp, reporting they had authentic
Information that $1,000 prisoners
perished there since 1887.
Mr.. Wright said the delegation
had found evidence of atrocities
committed by the Germans which
have no counterpart in history.
He said American military au-
thorities have exhibited remarkable
efficiency in correcting the appall-
ing conditions they found In the
camp, and have reduced its death
rate from 800 . day to 20 to 30.
The party conferred with Gen.
Eisenhower before returning to
London.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Yanks Nearing Dayao,
Inch Ahead on Other
Philippine Fronts
d the AssociateA pre...

MANILA, April 2S.-Embattled
Americana yesterday inched forward
on three major Philippine fronts
Basi3o, Balete and Central Luzon-
and raced ahead against little OPP
position In . fourth sector, the ap-
proaches to Davao. on Mindanao
Island.
They smashed forward slightly
against the continuing strong 70.
sistance from the japanese defend.
ing Baguio. the Philippine summer
capital.
Typical Of the bitterness Of the
Baguio battle, two japanese tanks
drove through . road block and
reached American front-line fox
holes, doing considerable damage
before tank destroyers finished them
Oh.
The Yanks said they could see
hundreds Of civilians, who had been
unable to get through the lines and
out Of danger, In the city.
Some Of the skirmishes In that
area were fought well up In the
mountains and soldiers were wear
ing deld jackets for the first time
in this phase Of the Pacific war.
In another laborious gain, the 25th
Division attacking Thursday night
won . height overlooking Balete
Pass, the bottleneck to which the
Japanese have been clinging grimly
as an avenue Of escape from Central
Luzon to the Casayan Valley on the
northern part Of the island.
Overcoming strong resistance,
Yanks ct Balete captured I'VE enemy
tanks intact and turned them on
the enemy. They sealed many
cave positions, one containing .
70-mm. gun.
The better part Of two divisions
continued the slow fight for the
liberation Of two Central Luzon
dams from which Manila draws its
water supply. The japanese have
been holding the dam areas since
their defeat in Manila.
American assault forces which
made . second landing on Negros
Island Thursday began a mop up
Va eAAO S0SAAy S4oAAAA tA4C bVoutAu uA
city Of Dumaguete. Word from the
10th Division, which first landed
there March 20, said Brig. Gen.
Robert O. Shoe Of Long Beach,
Calif., deputy division commander,
had been thrice wounded by ma
chine-gun bullets but that he was
not seriously hurt.
A 10-mile forward lunge by the
Gath Division on Mindanao put the
Yanks within sight Of Digos, i'm
portant town Of Davao Cult, Thurs
day morning. Digos Is on the main
road leading to Davao City. Is
miles to the north. Davao Is the
great hemp center Of the Philip
pines.
Associated Press Correspondent
Richard Bergholz said the Yanks
met only two Japanese rear-guard
forces. In the flrst encounter 80
Japs tried to stop the Doughboys
at Bulatukan, and In the second
about Is Of the enemy decided to
shoot It out near Dalupay.
Evening star., 1945-04-28
Toll in Airport Crash
Reaches 4 as Wife Of
Victim Dies in Hospital

Casualties In the crash Of q Pare
Anyways transport plane at WASH
ington National Airport yesterday
afternoon stood at four dead and
nine injured today.
At Emergency Hospital all the In
jured were reported In "fair or good"
condition.
The death Of Mrs. Ralph Weisman,
Forest Hills, N. Y, early today
brought the fatalities to four.
Mrs. Weisman's husband was killed
in the crash. The others fatally In
jured were Mrs. j. Whellan and The
odore Funk, both OF New York.
The plane, chartered for a fight
from Miami. Fla, to Rochester,
N. Y, had stopped at the airport
to refuel and was taking of when
the accident accurred. Witnesses
said the engine apparently failed
after the plane got a short way into
the air. The pilot tried to land, but
the ship went into q ground loop
and turned over in a ditch at the
edge Of the landing field and burst
into flames.
Hacker Rescues Four.
John o. Youngblood, a cab driver
who raced to the flaming wreck,
pulled four or five persons out.
Several physicians were among
those who dashed to the scene from
the airport Offices, and several
pulled frrm the burning plane were
given plasma on the field. Most of
the survivors suffered burns.
Firemen fought the flames with
chemicals but the plane burned for
some time after the crash.
The injured included the pilot,
Jack Decker.
Others listed as injured were Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin Bell, Forest
Hills, N. Y; Meyer Whellan, New
York; Billy Weisman, New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Nagourney, New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Levy,
Forest Hills, N. Y.
Two Left Plane Here.
An investigation into the crash
will be started at once, spokes-
man for the Civil Aeronautics
Board said today.
Miss Grace Klar, q White House
employe, and Miss Evelyn Spicer,
who Is on the staff Of the Senate
Small Business Committee, left the
plane on its arrival in Washington
from Miami. They had been vaca-
tioning in Cuba.
Miss Klar said the plane was de-
layed about IS minutes in leaving
Miami. She added that she heard
no explanation for the delay. The
plane left Miami at am.
The young woman added that
she was carrying a "lucky COIN"
Most Of those aboard the plane
had been guests at the Versailles
Hotel, Miami Beach. Martin
Wolfe, hotel manager, said the
chartered plane had been scheduled
to start north Wednesday, but the
flight had been postponed two days.
Evening star., 1945-04-28

side and although she was burned
rather badly, he was able to put the
flames out. He said he rolled the
man down the roadway and the
grass put out the fire. He then re-
turned to the ditch and helped
another woman and man to safety.
Mr.. Maloy lives at 703 Hillwood
avenue, Falls Church, Va, and has
been a resident Of this area for two
years. He is technical director Of
safety for the GOA.