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Evening star., 1945-04-16
On the Roll of Honor

1returned to the European theater in
January, 1945. Mrs. Wieland is a
stenographer for the Federal Public
Housing Authority at Greenbelt, Md
1st 1t. Lay L. Bailey, 26, Marine
Corps, whose wife, Mrs. Theda B
Bailey, lives at 523 North Payne
street, Alexandria, was wounded
February % on Two Jima, the Navy
Department announced today Mrs
Bailey said her husband had suf-
fered fractured shoulder and a
lung puncture when snipers bull
let pierced his body.
1t. Bailey has been returned to
the naval hospital at San Diego,
Calf, for further treatment, his
wife said. He entered the service
, in October, 1910, and was commits
stoned a year later He had been
overseas since July, 1914.
1t. Bailey, a native of Prospect
Park. Pa, and Mrs Bailey have a
daughter, Loleta, a. He has two
brothers overseas, TISergt. Vernon
Bailey, in the Army, and BoatsWain
l/c Gilbert L. Bailey, in the Navy.
Pvt. Richard H. Russ, jr., 10, in
fantry, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Russ,
BIT I street NE, was wounded by
sniper March 81 in Germany, ac-
cording to a War Department an
nouncement today. Mrs Russ said
her son is now in a hospital in Eng
land.
A native of the District. Pvt Russ
entered the Army in August. 1914,
and went overseas in January. this
year. He attended Mckinley High
School and formerly was employed
by the Potomac Printing Co. and
the Palais Royal.
Sergt. William P. Curtis. 81, son
of Mr. and Mrs w. N. Curtis, 323
West street, Manassas, Va, was
wounded March Is in Europe, War
Department releases revealed today.
Letters to his parents describe the
wound as a knee injury. He is in
a hospital in England. This was
Sergt Curtis fourth wound in the
italian and French campaigns.
A native of Macon, Ga, Sergt.
Curtis came to Manassas with his
parents in 1886 He was graduated
from Osborne High School, Manas-
sas, in 1943. His diploma was for
warded to him, since he entered the
Army in February of the same year
He went overseas in October. 1943,
A brother, End 1t Eugene Curtis,
AAF, is stationed in New Mexico
Mr.. Curtis is an Interstate Com
merce Commission employe.
Corpl Claude f. Masterson, 36,
infantry, is in hospital in England
after having suffered second
wound in this war, the War De-
partment has announced. His wife,
Mrs. Halle Masterson, lives at 1925
L street NV
Corpl. Masterson, formerly ma
chinist with the United Shoe Ma
chinery Co. here, was wounded in
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Albert Hinsch, Veteran
Of World War, Dies

G Albert Hinsch, 40, native OF
Washington. died yesterday at a
veterans hospital in New York City
after a long illness. For many
years he had made his home in
Flushing, N. Y.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. George
A. Hinsch, he received his educa-
ton in the District public school
and served in the World War
Besides his parents. who live in
Flushing, he is survived by two
brothers, 1t Comdr, Donald Hinsch,
on sea duty with the Navy, and
Myron Hinsch. and a sister, Miss
Henrietta Hinsch. both of Flushing.
The American Legion will con-
duct funeral services in Flushing
Wednesday. Burial will be in
| Flushing
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Charles Goren Takes Lead
In Masters Bridge Tourney
pu the Associatad press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 16-Charles
H. Goren of Philadelphia took the
lead early today in the National
Masters contract bridge individual
championship, the final session of
which will be played this afternoon.
Mr.. Goren topped the field of sc
players from many sections of the
United States in the tournament
conducted annually by the American
Contract Bridge League for the last
Is years. He had a total OF sos
match points.
In second place, with 506 match
points, was Albert Weiss. Chicago
who had led when the third session
was completed Sunday afternoon
In third place was David B. Clar-
rem, St. Paul, Mimi, with 486 match
points. B. ]. Becker, New York, was
fourth with 48O9, and Edward N
Marcus, was fifth with 4795.
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high, but after riding with bombers
over Tokyo early yesterday, I am
convinced 1t will save American
lives in the long run by shortening
the war
Possibly the Marines who lie row
on row beneath the orderly white
crosses on Two Jima foresaW some
thing like I was privileged to see
these last 36 hours-Tokyo a fiery
furnace and swarms of swift, long
range fighters on this dearly bought
island with sharp noses pointed like
so many daggers at the heart of the
empire.
That was the fervent wish of some
of us. anyhow, as we stood at noon
today amid the homely, patient and
sorroWing GI Joes, dedicating five
minutes of silent tribute to their de-
parted Commander in Chief.
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A. &P. Antitrust Suit Opens
After Years Legal Joust
Ry The Associated Press.


DANVILLE, Ill, April l6.-The
Government antitrust suit against
the New York Great Atlantic q
Pacific Tea Co. and % officers and
subsidiaries, termed the Nation s
largest food products handlers, was
ready for trial today before Federal
Judge Walter C. Llndley.
The Government has listed about
1900 possible exhibits and may
take up to six weeks to present its
case, which Judge Lindley will hear
without a jury. The defense has
indicated it may take three weeks
more
There has been more than a year
of legal jousting since the Justice
Department filed the criminal in
formation February 26, 1914, alleg-
ing the "A. g. P. group conspired
to control prices and gain a mo-
nopoly in violation of the Sherman
antitrust law
There are two counts in the in
formation. Maximum penalty for
conviction is one year in prison and
$4,000 fine, or both, for each de-
fendant on each count.
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ko|otov Coming Here
To See Truman Before
San Francisco Farley
By the Associated Press.


Russian Foreign Commissar
Vyacheslav Molotov will visit
President Truman at the White
House en- route to the San Fran
cisco Conference, the Moscow
radio announced today.
The broadcast declared Premier
Stains decision to send Molotov to
San Francisco was a direct result of
President Truman's invitation, based
on a plea for earnest cooperation. .
Despite the difficulties arising
through Comrade MolOtov's absence
from Moscow in connection with
the forthcoming session OF the Su-
preme Soviet, the governmept-in
view of the circumstances set forth
has accepted the invitation the
Kremlln said.
Premier Stains decision was ac-
claimed in London diplomatic cir
cles as the British press praised Mr.
Truman for a statesmanlike act in
making a direct bid for Mr.. Molo-
tov's attendance.
The general view was that the de-
velopment had enhanced the out
look for the World Security Confer
ence and that any decisions reached
there would carry a weight which
they would not have had otherwise
The forthcoming meeting with Mr.
Molotov and conferences as well with
British Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden. who is remaining here after
attending President Roosevelt's fu-
neral, will give Mr. Truman busy
week in international affairs which
may set the course of Big Three CO.
operation in building the peace.
There is some speculation that Il
the Russian and British foreign min
listers get together with the new
President and Secretary Of State
Stettinius they may work out tenta'
tive plans for personal conference
between Mr.. Truman. Prime Min.
ister Churchill and Premier Stain
Premier Stain quick accession tt
Mr.. Truman's request that Mr.. Molo-
tov head the Russian delegation tc
San Francisco marked the first ster
in the direction of a smoother AL
lied relationship.
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Hitler Order Of Day
Demands Firm Stand
On Eastern Front
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 16.-Adolf Hitler
in an order of the day to German
soldiers on the eastern front de-
clared tonight:
For the last time the Jewish-
Bolshevist arch enemy has launched
his masSed attack. He is trying to
destroy Germany and to wipe out
our people.
Soldiers in the East, you your
selves know what fate threatens,
particularly the German women,
girls and children" Hitler asserted.
While old men and children are
being murdered, women and girls
are being reduced to the status Of
prostitutes. The remainder led
away to Siberia.
We have expected this offensive
and since January Of this year every
thing has been done in order TO
build up a strong front. A tremend-
Gus artillery concentration is meet
ing the enemy Hitler continued.
This time the Bolsheviks Will
suffer the old fate of Asia--they
must and will perish in front of the
German capital.
"WhOever at this moment does not
fulfill his duty is a traitor to our
nation
Hitler's order asserted any unit
which left its fighting position must
be shamed by our women and chill
dren who in our towns are stand
ing up to the bomb terror"
Then he warned the soldiers to
watch particularly the few treach-
erous officers and soldiers who, in
order to secure their miserable lives.
will fight against us in Russian pay
and perhaps even in Russian uni
form.
Any one who orders you to re-
treat and is unknown to you must
be arrested Immediately and if nee
essarv disposed Of, whatever his
rank"
Berlin remains German" he de-
clared. Vienna will again become
German and Europe will never be-
come Russian"
! He concluded with an appeal to
drown the Bolshevik assault in a
blood bath
! "At the moment when fate has
eliminated the greatest war Grim
inal of all times the turn of the
tide will come he said
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wife, Mrs. Janet o. Johnson, lives
on Route 2, Silver Spring, was re-
ported wounded in the European
region, according to War Depart
ment announcement today.
The following men also were listed
today by the Office of War Infor-
nation as wounded in action. Stories
appeared in The Star when next of
kin were notified:
Second 1t. Louis STACK, son of
Mrs. Conrad STACK, 4532 Forty
third place NV.
Pvt. Everett P. Payne, whose wife,
Mrs. Anna M. Payne, lives at 1856
South Washington street, Falls
Church, Va.
Fireman l c Milton Goldstein. 20
son of Mrs. Rose Goldstein, 1923 M
street NV, has been reported miss
ing in action in the South Pacific
since March 6, his mother has been
notified. Fireman Goldstein en-
listed in the Navy in March, 1943
and had been at sea 20 months when
/ lCpOl IllloSlIlS. 11C dtICiittSo Soi
don Junior High School.
Prisoner
Pfc. Ralph f. Hanke, "a, infantry,
who joined the Army seven years
ago, was taken prisoner by the Ger
mans December is, 1914, the War
Department has announced. His
wife is Mrs. Mary Alexander Hanke,
212 T street NE.
Pvt. Hanke went overseas the
first time early in 1912 and returned
in August, 1912 He again went
overseas in October, 1914 His wife
is employed by the Bank of Com
merce &, Savings here.
Second 1t. Charles P. Thomas, 25.
son of Mrs. Vernon Thomas, 300i
Sixteenth street NE, missing in
action since January 20. has been
reported a prisoner Of war in Ger
many. 1t. Thomas was graduated
from Hyattsville High School and
was working for the National Geo.
graphic Magazine when he joined
the Army in April, 1912. Sent over
seas last August he was fighting
with the 18th Armored Division
when taken prisoner.
The following men also were listed
today by the Office Of War Infor-
nation as prisoners of war. Stories
appeared in The Star when next of
kin were notified:
Pfc. James A. Cassidy, son of
James A. Cassidy, 1921 Rittenhouse
street NV.
Pfc. Thomas c. Cochrane, son Of
Mrs. Clara C. Cochrane, 423 Gala
tin street NV.
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Stassen Title for Roosevelt:
Allies President Emeritus
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Comdr. Harold Stassen believes
the late President Roosevelt should
be named president emeritus Of
tre United Nations of the World
Comdr. Stassen, a delegate to the
forthcoming San Francisco Confer
ence, said last night on a broad
cast program of tribute:
He was looking toward San Fran
cisco in his last days. Now he will
not be there to open that historic
conference. But the impetus that
he gave it will be felt The ranks
will close. The agreements will be
reached. The framework will be
erected. We may yet say-he is not
really gone, And then we may we'll
name Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
in absentia. President emeritus OF
the United Nations of the World
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Chaplin Paternity Suit
May Go 10 Jury Today
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 16.-Joan
Berrys paternity suit against
Charles Chaplin may be given to a
Jury of II women and l man today
Both Chaplin and Miss Berry. his
former protege, have completed
their direct testimony. Her lawyer,
Joseph Scott, described her as a
foolish. stupid. wretched girl who
willingly entered into illicit relations
with Chaplin, but he said the actor
was equally culpable,
Chaplin, denying her allegations
that he is the father of her l8-
month-old daughter Carol Ann, sub
mitted to a proximity test during
closing testimony and stood beside
Joan and her baby to enable the
Jury to compare facial features.
Evening star., 1945-04-16

Mrs. Stanley R. Nicholson, wife
of a brigadier general on military
duty in Paris. has found place
to live and she can thank Mrs.
Truman for it. Mrs. Nicholson
plans to move into the apartment
the Trumans are leaving when they
20 to Blair House this week.
Mrs. Nicholson has been house
hunting since she moved here last
November and has been obliged to
share the quarters Of Mrs. Leonard
L. Davis, also the wife of an Army
brigadier general. The apartment
is located in the same building at
47Ol Connecticut avenue NV,
where the Trumans have been
living.
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Generals Wife Will Inherit
Apartment Held by Trumons

Mrs. Nicholson became acquainted
with the Trumans as neighbors and
Mrs. Truman knew that Mrs.
Nicholson had had no luck in find
ing a place of her own. 1t was
because Of this that Mrs. Truman
suggested Mrs. Nicholson should
inherit the five-room apartment
when the presidential family moves
out.
Mrs. Nicholson came here from
Fort Bliss, Tex Her two unmarried
daughters, Patricia. 81, and Helen,
10, both students at Duke University,
will share the apartment with her
when they come here at the end
of the school term. The Michelsons
have another daughter, Mrs. c. P.
Roundtree, wife of an Army captain.
Evening star., 1945-04-16
DingIe Foot Arrives
For Security PorIey
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, April 16.-Dingle M.
Foot, parliamentary secretary of the
British Ministry of Economic We'll
fare and a delegate to the San Fran
cisco Security Conference, arrived
here yesterday aboard an Army Air
Transport Command plane.
He said he expected to go to
Washington, where he will remain
about week before proceeding to
the United Nations meeting.
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Two American Flyers
Declared Killed by
German Civilians
By EDWARD d. BALL,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH THE UNITED STATES 4th
ARMORED DIVISION IN GER
MANY, April l6-A liberated Brit
ish prisoner of war said today Ger
man civilians had killed two cap
tured American airmen, one by
hanging and the other by kicking
him as he lay wounded.
"One American airman was
lynched and left hanging to lamp
post in Chemnitz," said the Briton. a
medical lieutenant colonel captured
IN Greece in 194l, who had been in
charge of a hospital prison camp
overrun by the 4th Armored Divi-
sion.
Another airman was kicked tc
death in the Chemnitz railroad sta
ton the colonel added we will
produce eyewitnesses of these afro
cities for the War Crimes Investi-
cation Committee
What I would have to say about
the Germans would burn the insu-
lation from the wires Take look
around here and you will see enough
of their work"
The hospital camp is shared by
900 starving Allied soldiers. includ-
ing 100 Americans.
The Russians were nothing but
skin and bones. The appearance of
Sd Army tankmen made no i'm
preston on them. Constant hunger
apparently had affected their minds.
The Americans. who also had lost
considerable weight, did what they
could for the Russians by sharing
their own Red Gross food parcels,
because the Russians got none.
Liberated Americans said that a
few hours before the 4th Armored
rolled up 200 half-starved Polish and
Romanian Jewish women were herd
ed down a road past the camp by
German women guards in uniform
who lashed stragglers with leather
thames
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Two Killed, Two Injured
In Iron Plant BIust

Ply the Associated Press.
SAGINAW, Mich, April 16.-Two
workers were killed and two others
burned severely yesterday when they
were sprayed with molten iron at
the Saginaw Malleable Iron Divi-
sion of General Motors Corp.
Plant officials said spontaneous
combustion of dust particles in the
air caused an explosion.
The dead were Homer Wade, a..
and Henry Jones, As. The injured
are Elmer Laury, 26, and Charles
BRIBERY, A, both critically hurt.
Evening star., 1945-04-16
Telephone Stolen

ST. PAUL (P,.-Here's the latest
on the telephone shortage Miss
Della Youngman told police that
sometime during the night some
one pushed up window in her
house, shipped a cord and stole her
teleDhOne
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Wounded

1t. Col. Edward Ross Diggs, jr..
46. Air Forces, whose wife, Mrs. G..
Mae Diggs, lives at 1900 East-West
highway, Silver Spring, Md, was
wounded March - in Zamboanga,
Mindanao, the Philippines, and now
is back on duty, the War Depart
ment has announced.
Mrs. DiggS said her husband was
hospitalized % days for arm wounds.
The couple have made their home
in the District more than four years
after formerly having lived in Hous-
ton, Tex They have two children,
Specialist % Diane D. DiggS,
%, stationed at Quonset Point, R. L.,
and Sally, TO- at home.
Col. Diggs, who attended West
Point, first saw Army service in
1915 in Mexico. His most recent
service began in October, 1940 He
went overseas the first time in April,
1912, and spent a year in Africa
with the British 9th Army and the
Free French, his wife said. He re-
turned to the United States in
March, 1943, and went to the South
Pacific in July, 1943.
Pfc. Richard F. Werner, 10, in
fantry, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John G
Werner, 3130 Wisconsin avenue
NV, was wounded March % in
Germany, according to a War De-
partment announcement. His moth
er said he suffered a thigh wound
and that he now was in a hospital
in France.
Pvt. Werner entered the service
in February. 1914, and went over
seas in October, 1914 He left fol
the Army before completing his
senior year at Woodrow Wilson High
School A brother, Seaman Lt
Herbert A. Werner, in the Coast
Guard, is stationed in Norfolk, Va
Pharmacists Mate &c Jane.
Phillip Hess, %, son of Mrs. Mabe
Hess WINS, Indianhead, Md, is now
hospitalized at San Diego, Calf, fol
injuries received in an ammunition
dump explosion on Two Jima, he ha!
written his mother. He suffered
from the conclusion of the explo.
sion. After being graduated from
Lackey High School in Indianhead
and working as laboratory assist.
ant at the National Institute o.
Health. Bethesda, he joined tht
Navy four days after Pearl Harbor
He has served with the 4th Division
of the Fleet Marine Force since it!
inception, and went overseas II
months ago.
He wrote his mother about tn,
explosion: I'VE topped the ridge ant
the sky fell down. I was with twt
Marine stretcher bearers and W,
were going back after more wounded
Just as We topped the ridge NOR
tar shell landed smack on an am
munition dump We were blown
down the hill and about 20 fellow
were killed. I was unconscious TO
about Is minutes and came to at ,
first aid station, but I was dazed TO
two days"
Pfc. Erich E. WieIand, %, infan
try, whose wife, Mrs. Erna K. VIE
land, lives on Sunnyside road
Berwyn, Md, was wounded Marcl
10 in Germany, a War Department
release disclosed today. Pvt. VIE
land suffered a leg wound and i
now hospitalized in Germany, hi
wife said.
A graduate of Hyattsville md
High School, Pvt. Wieland was EN-
ployed In Washington by the Po
tomac Electric Power Co. befor,
entering the service in April, 1941
He first went overseas in April
1912, and remained 26 months, whel
he was returned to this country. H
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Todoy's Casualty Lists
Killed

1st 1t. Robert Ziegele, %, sor
of Mrs. Toby Miller, Brookeville
road, Chevy Chase, Md. was killec
over Guam April II when the BIS
of which he was the pilot crashed
while returning from a successful
bombing mission over Tokyo, his
mother has been informed. He hac
landed on Guam only two weeks
before his death,
A graduate of aVlley Forge Mill
tary Academy, 1t. Ziegele was ir
his second year at Maryland Uni
versity when he enlisted in the in
fantry in 1912. Later he was trans
ferred to the air forces.
His uncle, Brig. Gen. Thomas
Power, is commanding officer of the
Guam based B-29 unit to which 1t
Ziegele was attached.
Pvt. Wilbur Goldblum, 2l, infan-
try, brother of Mrs. Stella Zanoff
% Gallatin street NV. was killed
in action March 2l in Germany, the
War Department has announced. A
native of the District and a gradu
ate of Central High School in June,
1912, Pvt. Goldblum entered the
Army in October, l943. and went
overseas in May. 1914. He was in
combat six weeks, his sister said.
One brother in the Army, Pvt.
Joshua Goldb!um, is stationed at
Camp Livingston, La.
Pfc. Melvin b. Dixon, 10. infan-
try, son of Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Dix
on, $500 Coolidge street, Maryland
Park, Md, died in France March 20
of wounds received the same day in
Germany, the War Department has
announced
Pvt. Dixon previously was
wounded in Southern France IN
August, 1914 in the right leg, and
was hospitaIized in France three
months. He returned to his unit
last November He attended Mary
land Park High School. A brother,
Corpl. Bowie Dixon, stationed In
home on emergency leave. Pvt.
Dixon is also survived by a sister,
Mrs. Eileen Lynard, Maryland Park,
in addition to his parents.
1st 1t. Samuel T. Robertson. jr.
"a, Marine Corps, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robertson, 1925 Fairmont ave-
nue., Bethesda. was killed February
% on Two Jima, the Navy Depart
ment has announced. Born in Be-
thesda, 1t. Robertson was graduated
from Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School and was graduated and OBJ
tanned masters degree in engi-
neering at the University of Mary
land
Before entering the Army in Feb
ruary. 1943, he was employed by
the Turner Construction Co., New
York. and was working in Will
mantle. Conn. He went overseas IN
July. 1914. A brother, 1t. Col. Elliott
B. Robertson, Marine Corps, is sta
toned in the Pacific area.
Second 1t. James NJ. O'Brien. jr..
Marine Corps, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
O'Brien, 623 Allison street NV,
who was reported on today's Navy
Department casualty list as killed,
was the subject of a previous story
In The Star after next of kin were
notified.
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Trade Has STRINGS

MILES CITY, Mont. (P).-A trade
was made here, but there were
strings attached. When Sofie Talar-
ski came home from work she found
that her table-model radio had dis
appeared. A guitar was left in its
place,
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District Blood Donations

appointments
Saturday ------ 95 persons
Appointments broken
Saturday - % persons
Appointments may be made
with the Blood Donor Center In
the Acacia Building, 81 Louisi-
ana avenue NV, by calling
District 5000 between a m. and
$50 pm. weekdays, and 9 am.
to noon Saturdays.
Volunteer women are needed
as daytime drivers in the Mo-
tor Corps, which transports 80
per cent Of the blood donors.
Call Republic 5000, Branch 1877.
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