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Evening star., 1945-01-17
Navy Planes Hit 30 Ships,
3 Ports Oyer Week End

PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Pearl Harbor, Jan. II R.-
Third Fleet planes brushed aside
weak japanese air cover along $50
miles of the South China coast, sank
or damaged at least 80 enemy
ships and spread bomb destruction
through the Takao naval base on
Formosa, the docks at Hong Kong
and the harbor at Canton Saturday,
Sunday and Monday.
Not a japanese plane appeared
over Hong Kong, a city of more
than 100000, as Hellcats, Helldiv-
ers and Avengers attacked the Royal
Navy and Taikoo docks Monday.
Not Japanese plane defended
Canton.
At least 100000 tons of enemy
shipping was sunk or damaged.
Among these, a destroyer and de-
stroyer escort were sunk and q
17000-ton tanker left listing.
The Navy has yet to report any
|of the results for Saturday when
the air arm of Admiral William F.
Halsey's Sd Fleet struck Formosa
and the South China ports of Annoy,
Swatow and Hong Kong. That raid
was disclosed Monday.
Yesterday, Admiral Chester W..
Nimitz said the carrier planes con-
tinued the attacks Sunday and
Monday on Formosa and the China
coast, including Canton, Swatow
and Hong Kong. Then he issued
preliminary incomplete reports. :"
These will be filled out later.
The preliminary accounts bring
out these points:
l. The puny showing or the enemy
air force, suggesting it lacks the
diversified strength to spread out
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organization whereby . majority Of
technical duties OF the director has
been delegated to the chief field
examiner"
Declaring, that repeated attempts
have been made to obtain from
Mr.. Douds the sources of his in
formation regarding the beliefs of
the New York employees so that such
supporting data might be turned
over to the proper agency for in
vestigation," Mr.. Mills concluded:
This he had declined to do.
Honest administration and interest
in good government would demand
either the submission of such in
formation, If existent, or the OBJ
|stentation from such remarks by a
Government official. Mr.. Douds' be-
havior to date does not meet such
basic requirements"
Evening star., 1945-01-17
8 Flyers Killed, 4 Others
Missing in Tennessee
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DYERSBURG, Tenn, Jan. H.
The names of six Army airmen
killed, 4 missing in a Bit bomber
crash near here, were announced
last night by the Dyersburg Army
Airfield.
Col William C. Lewis, command
ing officer, said six bodies had been
found. The other flyers were listed
as missing
The known dead:
Second 1t. Ralph E. Daniels,
Lykesland, S. c.; Second 1t. Kirk
A. Powers, Morenci, Mich; Corpl
Robert E. Therrien, Bristol, Conn.
Corpl. James v. Colthren, Johns
town, Pa; Corpl. Edward J. La
vim, Chicago, and Pfc. Kenneth c.
Kalert. st. Louis.
The missing:
Second 1t. George H. Miller, De-
troit; Second 1t. Charles C. OBry-
on, Ashland, KY; Pvt. John T. Null
Inns, Crosse Pointe Park, Mich.
and Pvt. Earl E. Taylor, st. Louis.
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Warsaw Is Sixteenth
Capital Recaptured
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
Sixteen European capitals have
been freed from Axis domination
by Allied forces.
They are, in order:
Rome, Wilno, Lithuania; Paris
Bucharest, Brussels, Monaco, Lux
embourg, Sofia, Helsinki, Finland
Tallinn, Estonia; San Marino, Riga,
Latvia; Athens, Belgrade, Tirana,
Albania, and Warsaw.
OF the five capitals still under
Axis domination, Budapest probably
will be the next to fall. The Red
Army is reported to hold 80 per
cent of the city. The other four
are Oslo, Prague, Amsterdam and
Copenhagen.
And, of course, there's still Berlin.
French African capitals freed
during the war in North Africa were
Algiers Tunis, and Rabat.
Adds Ababa, Ethiopia, was taken
from the Italians by the British.
Evening star., 1945-01-17
|NLRB Members Split
Over Move 10 Gust
New York Director
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

The three member National Labor
Relations Board today was split in
its opinion of custer proceedings
instituted against Charles T. Douds,
the boards New York regional di-
rector. growing out of charges Mr..
Douds is alleged to have made that
some OF his subordinates had left
wing tendencies.
Board Chairman Harry A. Mills
announced last night that proceed
ings had been started to remove Mr.
Douds from Office. He said in a
statement the action was under
taken "to promote the efficiency of
the service" and accused Mr.. Douds
lof "Munchausen- like behavior" in
connection with remarks he was said
to have made about New York office
employes.
A letter to Mr.. Douds notifying
him of the proceedings stated he
had demonstrated 'lack of fit
ness and capacity to supervise and
direct the work of the staff of that
office" At the board here, it was
said an earlier warning had given
Mr.. Douds until last Monday to
resign or face removal action.
Reilly Opposes Action.
Chairman Mills action was op-
posed by board member Gerard D.
Reilly who expressed surprise"
since "there has been no board
meeting on the matter this week"
The third member, John M. Hous-
ton, presumably supported Mr.. Mil
lis, although his only comment was
L am with the majority
Mr.. Reilly said "the record of the
New York office is one of the best
in the country" Apparently Mr..
Douds intends to appeal his case of
the civil Service Commission, and
Mr.. Reilly said my position will
be given in detail at the hearing.
He described the incident as "em-
barrassing to U.S."
In his statement, Mr.. Mills said.
1T Is with great reluctance that
am compelled. because of the mis-
statements deliberately circulated
TO put the record straight concern
ing the New York office of the
NLRB. Mr.. Charles T. Douds was
today formally advised of the insti-
tutions proceeding to remove
him.
In this mornings paper Mr.,
Douds is quoted as saying, I feel
that any difference of opinion on
the conduct of the New York office
OF the board Is matter to be set
tied by the agency"
Saying that he agreed with Mr.
Douds on that statement Mr..
Mills added, however, that the New
York official had not adhered to
his own expression, but had tray
eled from city to city spreading
statements among Union and Gov
ernment officials concerning him.
sell and the boards personnel"
Charges Lack Of Candor.
After engaging in such a tub
humping campaign" Mr.. Mills
continued, Mr.. Douds attempts
to draw within a self imposed right
eouS curtain of silence is but an
other example of his lack of candor
and his Munchausen behavior"
The letter informing Mr.. Douds
OF the removal proceedings said his
administration had resulted in bad
working morale among the employees
OF the office" and that your lack of
technical knowledge and ability in
the administration of the act (Wag-
ner AcD has necessitated a form of
Evening star., 1945-01-17
BroWnout
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expect the public to be little more
careful
I'VE always have advised un-
escorted girls to remain out of un-
lighted park areas" he said.
Lights in the parks also will be
turned off Is minutes earlier each
morning in line with the Commits
sioners' policy.
Mr.. Wender, commenting on the
proposed elimination of the recrea-
ton program in the schools, warned
such a policy would be dangerous
and would wipe out one of the most
effective deterrents to juvenile de-
linquency. He hoped a way would
be found to maintain the recreation
program.
Milo F. Christensen, superintend-
ent of the Recreation Department,
said total weekly attendance at
after-hours activities runs between
10000 and 100000. A staff of 200
recreational workers Is maintained
to supervise the various activities.
Civic Meetings Included.
II the order goes into effect, ac-
tivities which would have to be
eliminated from the schools include
civic meetings, community pro-
grams, dances, language and craft
classes, gymnasium activities, audi
torium rallies, Parent Teacher As
sociation meetings, Boy and Girl
Scout gatherings and q large va
riety of other programs.
Mr.. Christensen said As Of the
buildings are now being used after
hours without heat and % with a
minimum Of heat.
Robert L. Haycock, superintend-
ent of schools, declined to comment
on the request until after the
meeting today.
Other recommendations made by
the Commissioners to save coal were
that street lights be shut of Is
minutes earlier throughout the city
and that 246 lights be turned off
altogether and that a maximum So
degree temperature be maintained
in all District government buildings.
1t was estimated by Col. Joseph
D. Arthur, jr., assistant engineer
commissioner, that nearly TOO tons
Of coal a year can be saved If the
C o m m ssioners' recommendations
are followed.
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Britain S Greek Stand
Will Not Be Chanued,
Eden Tells Commons
fy the Associated Press.

- ehS aoooC-dtcQ FIcsS.
LONDON, Jan. 17.-Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden told the
House of Commons today the
British position in Greece "is not
varied, has not been varied, and
will not be varied"
The House cheered.
Under fire from left-wing fac
tions, Mr.. Eden refused to go into
wider issues" on the Greek prob
lem and promised that Prime Min
lister Churchill would make a state
ment on the whole situation to-
morrow.
Il think it is not unreasonable
to ask the members to watt" Mr..
Eden said.
Commons skipped all over the
map in covering the range of Brit
ish foreign policy from war crimi-
nails to Italian colonies.
Use of Troops Questioned.
Laborite Emmanuel Shinwell in
quired whether it would not be bet
ter to use British troops against
Germany rather than against cleft
wing" forces in Greece and else
where"
Mr.. Eden replied sarcastically: "I
hoped you were conscious of and
shared with me the pleasure in the
fact that there is truce in Greece" :"
The foreign secretary said Arch
bishop Damaskinos, the Greek
regent, had been given "a COM
pletely free hand" and declared the
British government had made no
promises to Premier Gen. Nicholas
Plastiras or King George II, the
Greek monarch.
Communist William Gallagher
asked whether it was mot clear from
what the archbishop and Gen. Plas-
tiras have said that they are going
to take very savage action against
representatives of the ELIAS"
mo" Mr.. Eden replied.
Stands by 1943 Declaration.
On the question of war criminals
Mr.. Eden said Britain was standing
by the Moscow declaration of No
vember l, 1943, which said major
criminals whose offenses had no
particularly geographical localization
would be punished by joint deci-
sion of the governments of the
AllieS' /
Asked if there had been any
fundamental difference of opinion"
between the War Crimes Commits |
sion and the British government,
Mr.. Eden replied mo, sir" He added
there had been "a good deal of mis-
understanding and promised a
fuller statement later.
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Stores in 2 Oregon Areas Warn
Returning Nisei to Keep Out

Gresham by grocery and a hard
ware store, reading mo japanese
trade solicited for the duration. !"
Both merchants are members of
Oregon Anti-Japanese, Inc, which
opposed Nisei taking back acreage
leased to white farmers during the
coastal ban.
Only three Americans
have returned since Government
restrictions were lifted. One of the
trio, Ray Sato, told the War Reloea-
ton Authority their neighbors were
more than gracious" and that they
had begun pruning their orchards.
There's nothing like being home"
he said.
Evening star., 1945-01-17

IL >
the Germans held wages at prewar
levels.
Polish Land COnfiscated.
Polish land and Polish businesses
were conflscated and given to Ger
mans. Polish men were driven into
forced labor in Germany. Polish
women were deported to the Reich
and children over IA years of age
were packed into trucks and sent to
Germany. Jews were slaughtered
by the thousands and those left
alive were herded behind an 8-foot
wall in a ghetto.
Thousands of civilians died of
hunger and disease.
In futile efforts to intimidate the
people the GeStapo rounded up
hostages and executed them in the
streets, but German soldiers and
GeStapo agents continued to be
killed, factories were Sabotaged and
German communications hampered
as the Poles fought back and
waited for the day of liberation.
On July 81, 1914, the Red Army
opened up an offensive on Praga,
industrial suburb of Warsaw on the
east bank of the Vistula. The at
tack touched off the underground
uprising in Warsaw itself.
The Germans threw in hordes of
men and equipment determined to
keep Warsaw, the center of their
eastern front, from falling to the
SOvietS.
Allies Send Supplies.
During the 63-day siege Allied
and Russian airmen few food and
ammunition to the embattled Po-
lish underground with heavy costs
in men and machines.
The exiled London Polish govern
ment and the Soviet-sponsored
Lublin regime exchanged bitter
charges as result of the uprising
The Lublin Poles denounced Gen.
Bor as a "crimminal' for starting
the uprising without any co-ordi-
mating with the command of the
Polish Army or the Red Army"
The London Poles charged the Lub-
lin group with blocking help to the
Poles fighting inside Warsaw.
During the uprising it was esti-
mated that 250,000 Poles died.
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Philippines
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SoiitlilQCQ lOul I LOU TdScJ
summer capital of the Philippines
Other japanese tanks were sight
ed on the right flank of the 50-mile-
wide beachhead, but the enemy has
been hesitant to risk his meager
supply of thinly armored tanks
against the American firepower.
Japs Keep Out of Way.
This campaign is unlike many
previous ones, in that the japanese
are not hurting any banzai charges
or making any suicidal stands. Sc
far, the enemy seems content to stay
out of the way.
The effort the enemy is making
to delay the northeastern expansion
of the American beachhead SO far
has confirmed Filipino reports that
the bulk of the japanese forces in
the Central Luzon areas started to
withdraw northeastward into the
mountains when the 9Th Army in
vaded the island.
Gen. MacArthur's men on Mon
day executed f1anking movement
east of Damortis, northeastern ex-
tremity of the beachhead, and cut
the road to the rear of the japanese
entrenched between Damortis and
Rosario.
To the south of there American
patrols probed the Cabaruan hills,
strategically important as observa-
ton points and artillery sites. They
dominate a vast area of plain.
First units into the hills were
greeted by artillery fire.
Yank Patrols Advance.
On the right flank of the Yank
beachhead patrols reached Ala
minos, road junction on Bolinao
Peninsula, which juts like thumb
on Luzon's west coast
American planes, dominating the
Luzon skies, supported the south
ward drive with destructive attacks
on key enemy bridges, communica-
ton lines, assembly areas and air.
dromes the length of the island.
Bombers damaged runways and
airddome installations and destroyed
many parked planes at Aparri, Clark
and Batangas airfelds. Only three
Japanese planes were seen in the
air, and all were shot down. One
United States plane was lost.
Night patrol bombers struck For
mosa, Japans big supply funnel for
the Philippines, for the fourth
straight night, hitting Okayama air
base on the southwest coast.
Other bombers dumped II tons of
bombs on airdromes and rail yards
at Jesselton, North Borneo, with ex-
cellent results observed. Two air
dromes and supply depot at Wa
sile Bay in the Moluccas were effec-
lively bombed.
Mopping-up operations on Leyte
Island resulted in two-day bag of
800 japanese killed and IL captured.
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Workmen Find
7 Old Coskets
In Excavation

Two caskets, badly decayed, were
found by workmen excavating for a
new basement in the rear of 1855 u
street NV. yesterday.
One of the wooden caskets
crumbled when it was taken out of
the ground, from 8 feet below the
surface. Fragments of skull and
one bone were found in the dirt
taken out of the forgotten grave.
Workmen with the Harvey Con-
tracing Co. said they would not re-
move the other casket, found about
6 feet from the surface, until today.
Residents of the area understood
the section was part of burial
ground in use about 200 years ago.
A workman said another old casket
was discovered recently when new
gas mains were being laid nearby.
One way to speed We day-buy
Evening star., 1945-01-17
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, Jan. IT,
Anti-Japanese feeling showed itself
in a new way in~two Oregon COM
munities today.
Signs appeared in store windows
warning returning Nisei that mo
Jap trade" is solicited.
Placards sprouted throughout
Hood River Valley, where the Amer
lean Legion Post recently provoked
bitter controversy by erasing names
of Japanese-Am soldiers from
its honor roll. Groceries, repair
shops and filling stations joined in
the move.
Other cards were displayed in
Evening star., 1945-01-17

along the Asiatic shores while at
the same time challenging the
Super Fortresses over Japan and
attempting to impede American in
vasion progress on Luzon in the
Philippines;
2. The aerial betting given Japan's
oil tankers and oil stores; and
8. The ability of Admiral Halsey
to roam the South China Sea un-
challenged by Japan's Navy and un-
impeded by her continental air
mower
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Foreign Policy
Continued From First Page !

agreement. The President refused,
however, to be drawn into a discus
sion of the subject, saying it had
been agreed to say nothing.
The President lodged a public
discussion of foreign policy at this
news conference, saying merely that
he would consult anon with Mr..
Churchill and Premier Stain.
Evening star., 1945-01-17
ornosu
Continued From First Page J

TCOntlnued From First Page)
since January l. In these strikes
Bangkok, Thailand's capital; Ma
goya, Omura and Tokyo in the
home islands and Singapore on the
top of the Malaga Peninsula have
been hit.
Evening star., 1945-01-17

Let's see it through-this means
you-an extra War Bond today and
War Bonds really work.
Evening star., 1945-01-17

One way to speed We day-buy
more War Bonds,
Evening star., 1945-01-17
Warsaw

Continued From First Page.)
the Germans held wages at prewar
levels
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01
CHAPTER TwENTY-NINE

- II ~ = II " SAN ~ ~ -
Peter steered me in the direction
of the inn, and the clerk called
after US, "You look fine, Mr.. HUI
Der. Glad the things fit"
Thanks" said Peter. Eyes, they
were all right"
"I1l never forget what you looked
like when you came TO the store that
morning." added the clerk with a
chuckle that carried clearly through
the winter silence.
Peter grinned back at the chat
ty clerk as we crossed the narrow
white porch Of the inn. 1t was a
hospitable and warm old tavern.
We went along a dark passage and
entered the tap room. Except for
the bartender, no one else was there
or at least | could see no one,
although the high-backed settles
along the side walls cut off my view
Of one corner Of the room. Beside
the bar was the kind Of machine
where one drops in nickels and
takes what comes, IL anything.
Hello, Mr.. Huber" beamed the
bartender.
"Hello, John. guess well have
a-whst do you want, Miss Keate?"
took ginger ale. Peter ordered
whisky and soda. And suddenly the
bartender chuckled much as the
haberdashery clerk had chuckled.
"You certainly look different, Mr..
Huber" he said. Ever find your
baggage"
"No. Guess it's gone forever"
"Too bad. You looked as IL you'd
been shipwrecked."
"Felt like it, too" admitted Peter.
He unbuttoned his short leather
jacket, united the white scarf
around his throat and said, "Any-
body been in here from the inquest,
John?"
The bartender's face sobered in
stantly. That's a bad business,
Mr.. Huber" he said. First muir
der in Balifold since-well, can't
remember another and I've been
here long time" He ambled away.
Peter leaned his chin gloomily in
his hands. 81 lost my baggage" he
explained ruefully. IL arrived here
in what amounted to fancy dress.
The natives can't forget it."
II he was trying to divert me, he
didn't succeed. "You were at the
inquest. What happened?"
Nothing, really. They didn't
intend anything TO happen, l sup
pose. 1t was a formality. DR.. Chiv-
cry was there; he and the police
doctor both testified as to what they
had found. The police testified, too
that is, Nugent and one of the
troopers. Then they had the lawyer
that had drawn up Brent's will tell
something of its contents"
~They said nothing of-Drue?"
Peter shook his head, rubbed his
hands across his thick, curly blond
hair. "Not a word. And Soper
can't ask for a Grand Jury indict-
ment until after the inquest renders
a verdict. So Drue is safe till then.
The inquest can't be concluded, un-
til they have more evidence"
The bartender ambled toward us
and set our glasses on the table.
Peter went on, "Alexia wanted me
to go and hear what was said, so /
went. She didn't want to go her
self" He took a long drink, put
down his glass and said unexpect-
eddy, Conrad really had a lot of
money. And it won't go to Drue,
20 that ought 70 help out your little
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-01

Maud said TO Peter, Il thought
Claud would come in here after the
inquest. / wanted TO know what
happened" Il thought, parentheti-
cally, that she had heard that, and
some other things too.) She went on
quickly, Have you seen him 7"
He left the inquest a few min
uteS before it was adjourned"
"Oh," said Maud. well, then
III go home with you. II you don't
mind" She folded her cloak around
her, fixed her bright dark eyes up
on Peter and said, "Are you sure
about the money? Conrad's money,
| mean. Doesn't any of it come di-
rect TO me ?"
"Dr. Chivery told me the money
comes to MIN, but Conrad must have
meant it for both of you"
Maud pulled her cloak closer
around her and let Peter pay for
her drinks. / got up and prepared
10 go. l didn't leap to the conclu-
sion that Maud Chivery was a dip
somaniac because she chose to re-
tire TO the depths of Balifold's bar,
but / did think that her eyes were
q little CLASSY.
On the way out I stopped at the
slot machine. Peter and Maud had
zone on ahead when rather unex-
pectedly l found that my fingers
had explored the pocket of my cape
and found nickel. So put it in
the machine and turned a crank.
Thereupon a shower Of nickels shot
out of the machine many of them
rolling merrily on the floor.
Peter and Maud came back and
helped me gather up nickels. At
least Peter did. Although I'm not
sure that Maud didn't pick up one
or two, but, if she did, she didn't
give them to me.
But it was owing to the nickels
land perhaps little to the brandy
she'd drunk while waiting for her
husband) that Maud said just what
she said.
Peter had pursued several spin
ming little disks behind the bar
where he and the bartender were
talking. Maud leaned toward me,
touched the nickels in my cupped
hands with positively loving fingers
and said, her face all aglow, MO
ney-I'm going to have lots Of
money, soon. As soon as they can
get the jewels. AL behind the
church"
"Ch-church!" / suffered in .
kind Of gasp, clutching nickels.
Maud nodded briskly, with .
shimmering hard glaze over her
eyes.
"Truckloads of jewels. Spanish
:" she said in n whisper. Then
Peter came back and we went di-
rectly out to the car, Peter laugh
ing a little and Maud suddenly az
silent as a little black shadow. As
well she might be, thought a little
tersely, IL brandy affected her like
that.
1t developed shortly that she had
an errand at her own house and
Peter offered to take her there and
piiHS MGR oaSh W Nhc DIeHt place.
"Alexia insists upon me staying
on, said Maud.
So they let me out at the corner
where the main road to Balifold
branched onto the road past the
Brent place.
(To be continued)
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