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j. S. Air men
Are Flying
From Island
Enemy Artillery Harras-
sing American Drive
In Isles Center

GUAM, Monday, April 9.-P-
Japanese on Okinawa, only 1926
miles south of their homeland,
now are offering American Dough-
boys the stiffest kind of resis-
tance, including round-the-clock
artillery fire, but oath Army Corps
infantrymen advanced both along
the west coast toward the capital
city of Naha and inland toward
important Yonabaru airdrome
yesterday.
Marines, moving northWard from
captured Yontan and Katena air
fields several miles north of the
Doughboys, continued their rapid
advance against negligible. resis-
tance," Fleet Adm. Chester w.
Nimitz announced in today's COM
munique. Marine gains ranged
from 5000 to 1000 yards westward
along the Motobu peninsula.
Fighter pilots Of the Second Ma
rine Aircraft Wing already have
begun operating from Katena and
Yontan airfields, Nimitz added.
Maj. Gen. F. P. Mulcahy, USMC,
in tactical command of Marine
aerial operations, has established
headquarters ashore.
Nimitz's communique, covering
action from Saturday noon through
Sunday night, said japanese re-
sisted stubbornly every move by
the oath Corps Doughboys under
Maj. Gen. John r. Hodge.
The enemy was entrenched in
well-emplaced pillboxes and block
houses, constructed to take full ad-
vantage of the broken terrain.
Despite heavy artillery blasting
day and night and murderous ma
chinegun and rifle fire at close
range, the soldiers captured two
villages and advanced 200 yards
inland toward Yonabaru airfield
on the east coast on Nakagusuku
Bay, and 400 yards down the west
coast toward the capital city OF
Naha, population $4,000.
These advances presumably put
the infantry within four miles Of
Naha and about mile from Yona-
baru town and airfield.
The battle for southern OkinaWa
developed into a full-scale engage
ment. American carrier planes,
ships heavy guns and land-based
artillery supported the foot SOL
diers. Pilots were rocketing and
strafing as well as bombing enemy
strong points. =
The japanese, too, threw aircraft
into the fight but their small aerial
attacks probably did little dam
age. Four enemy pilots appeared
Continued on Page Three; Col. A.
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BY EDWARD d. BALL

MERKERS, Germany, April g.
R-Nobody could find the key, so
U. S. Third Army Engineers blast
ed a hole through a thick brick
wall today and exposed Hitler's
fabulous horde Of gold and money
cached in the 2,100-foot Merkers
salt mine.
More than 1000 bags of gold
bullion were counted, at total OF
so tons. Each bag weighed Is
pounds and was worth $4,000.
It was impossible to determine
definitely today whether there
was more or less gold than the
100-plus tons that DR.. Werner
Week of the Reichsbank said were
in the cache-but there were some
indications that it was more.
Each ton is worth $1,000, 900.
This is it-Germany's entire
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JAP ship LOSSES
AT22l, 492 TONS
Additional 44,645 Tons
Probably Destroyed
During March

MANILA, Monday, April 9.-P)
Army and Navy borhbers block
aiding the China Sea sank 221, 492
tons of Japanese shipping, prob
ably sank an additional A, 645 tons
and damaged 108,630 tons during
March alone, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur reported today.
He gave these totals for the first
three months of 1915: sunk, 345, 179
tons; probably sunk, 1855 tons;
damaged, 274,295 tons-a total OF
736, 439 tons.
This reflected the tightness of
the blockade which is preventing
the japanese the use of their rich
conquered East Indies empire.
In the latest strike, Saturday,
heavy bombers with a fighter es-
cort wrecked three escort vessels,
seven freighters and six barges in
a sweep of the China coastline
from Shanghai to Saigon.
Enemy shipping was severely
pounded at Keeling, on the north
east coast of Formosa, and at
Mako harbor in the Pescadores Is
lands to the west.
General Macarthur, announcing
continued gains on the many
Philippine ground fronts, reported
that 6,495 additional Japanese head
had been counted and 179 prison.
ers taken in the last week.
This brought the total enemy
dead for the entire Philippines
campaign to approximately 316,-
900, against American casualties
dead, wounded and missing-of
around 10000.
On Luzon island, 18th Army
Corps infantrymen captured Tay-
abas town and Lucban to gain
control of the main road network
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Regional Peace Council
Poses Problem For Meet
Rv John M. HTGHTOWER

WASHINGTON April 84A critical issue facing the American
the Nations
forming regional lines
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BY VERN HAUGLAND

ABOARD ADMIRAL TURNER S
Off okinawa, Ryukyus,
April 7-(via Navy radio)-De-
laye6 -(P)- The japanese air
force made its most spirited land
based attack of the war upon Am
erican ships yesterday--at cost
of more than $50. airplanes-in an
effort to pave the way for the
Nipponese fleet to attack. the Am
erican invasion armada off Okina-
wa.
The attack failed despite. the
sinking of three American de-
stroyers and the damaging of sew
eral other craft, and early today
American carrier planes attacked
the advancing enemy fleet force
south of Kyushu, sinking the SUI
per-battleship Yamato, two cruls-
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FORECAST

Fair to partly cloudy and slightly
warmer today.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, 72-Low. 40.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Glover Park Citizens Are
Told Of Veterans Needs

Inc Government must anticipate
the needs of the returning service
man with suitable legislation, Will
liam M. Greene, Veterans Admins
tration liaison officer, told the
Glover Park Citizens Associa ton
last night.
He said that if the Government
were to fail in this, "the same stu
alton would exist as after the Civil
War'-that is, the returning vet
Grams will control the country.
He added that the armed forces
today represented enough strength
to control the country, and mas
much as they have fought for the
United States, they will see that ii
is run the way they want it, or they
Will bring about their own legisla-
ton.
Il believe the boys today know
what they want he said.
A motion was passed to send a
previous resolution requesting a
change in bus transportation to
Glover Park to the ODT and Pub
lie Utilities Commission in addition
to the Capital Transit Co.
The association, by resolution
asked that the District clear the
mud in the area of Calvert street
and Tunlaw road NV.
The meeting was held at the Ben
jamin Stoddert School and con-
Quoted by Herman C. Ingram presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Sweden Puts It's Shipping
In United Nations Pool
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Sweden has notified Washington
and London of a decision to join
the United Maritime Authority
which will put her ships more OF
less at the disposal of Allied wal
and postwar controls.
Insofar as hauling war materials
is concerned, however. the shipping
will not become available until after
Germany's defeat.
The chief effect of Sweden's join
ing the shipping pool, Therefore, will
be to bring Swedish shipping into
line with Allied postwar shipping
plans and prevent unsurpervisec
competition between the Swedes anc
the Allies.
Whereas London reports esti.
mated SWeden's total shipping re.
sources at 100000 tons, authorize.
here placed the available tonnage al
little more than 100000 tons
Many Swedish ships are operatins
under Red Cross charter and som,
are sailing under charter to tn,
United States in the Pacific.
Stockholm already has sent not.
stating its intention to Join tn,
UNA, but various formalities will
have to be complied with first.
Then Sweden will become tn,
ninth and only neutral member O
the United Maritime Authority. AL
| ready in the pool are the JJnite,
States, Britain, Belgium, Canada
Greece, the Netherlands, Norway
and Poland.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Western Front
Continued From First Page

cutting the whole triangle formed
by the Moselle and Rhine.
While armored columns drove be-
yond Simmern another column far
ther east entered Rheinbollen anc
Ellern, near the Rhine, "a miles
from CoblenZ. Gen. Patton's mer
there were 9la miles from Binger
at a curve of the Rhine. and 21
miles from Mainz on the Rhine ell
bow, farther east.
Other Sd Army divisions fought
in from the west at one side of the
triangle and took Hermeskeil, sc
miles southwest of Simmern.
The broken German 7th Army was
moving back so fast that the 4th
Armored Division found some
bridges intact. 1t. Gen. Alexander
M. Patch's 7th Army troops, driv-
ing headon against a segment OF
the Siegfried Line, threw the Ger
man 1st Army from Haguenau as
well as Bitche. On the western end
of their assault arc, Gen. Patchs
troops fought in the outskirts of
Saarbruecken.
Americans who swept over the
Rhine at Remagen had taken SO
towns and villages east of the river,
cut the Ruhr superhighway at two
points and repulsed the first large
Nazi armor-supported counterattack
The crossing of the superhighway
was accomplished first by the 18th
Infantry Division near Bruengsberg
8 miles northeast of the Remager
Bridge. Later, another unit battlec
across the highway after fighting
house to house, through Hoevel, les.
than mile south of Bruengsberg.
Hoenningen Virtually Captured.
At the southern end of their cross
Rhine holding. 1t. Gen. Courtney H
Hodges troops had two-thirds O.
Hoenningen, and the town was re.
garded as good as captured.
Thrusting eastward, other units
reached the west bank of the Wiec
River, 7 miles from Remagen.
front dispatch said the Germans
were hurriedly massing strength
apparently for major blow agains,
the bridgehead First Army troops
seized 1,126 prisoners yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Canned Milk Shortage
May Ease Soon, VIA SAYS

Supplies of evaporated milk are
short throughout the United States
War Food Administration specialists
said today, especially in certain
popular brands, but the situation
may be expected to ease as spring
supplies of fluid milk increase.
The armed services and lease-lend
are reported taking SO per cent of
the Nations supply of evaporated
milk. The situation is further COM
plicated by the fact that some of the
more popular brands are not obtain
able.
The shortage is reported great in
Southeastern Virginia and Balti-
more, but Washington dealers said
that there is enough evaporated milk
on hand here if housewives would
not demand specific brands. 1t was
pointed out that all brands, includ-
ing the lesser known, have to pass
Government pure food laws before
they can be offered for sale.
VIA officials expect more evap-
Grated milk to reach the public this
spring when production reaches its
seasonal high in May. A freight tie
up in Northern New York is blamed
by VIA as contributing to the scar
oifx, ~~~~ S~e~~
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Second Child in Nine Years
Born 10 Woman in Prison

BY the Associated Press.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March
1.-THE second child in nine years
has been born to a woman convict
who has completed 13 years of a
life sentence for a st. Louis County
murder.
Clara Fish, the convict, told
prison officials the father of her
nine-pound son, born yesterday. is
a convict trusty assigned to work
at the women's branch of the
prison, outside the walls of the
main penitentiary.
Her first child, born in 1896, died
shortly after birth. The child S
paternity was traced to prison
guard.
Warden Thomas E. Whitecotton
said the child will not be brought
to the prison and that welfare or
ganizations will be consulted about
its future
Evening star., 1945-03-17
|AMG Crosses Rhine
For First Time in
Remagen Section
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Mar. 17.--Allied military
government units crossed the Rhine
in the Remagen bridgehead area
yesterday and established AMG
control east of the river. for the
first time.
AS they did SO, an AMG officer.
returning here from Cologne, re-
ported that the NaZi party and
German high command were in dis
agreement on at least one point
how much destruction should be
done before leaving an area.
| The AMG learned that the Nazis
in Cologne wanted to demolish pow
erhouses and similar installations,
but the army argued that they
should be left intact except for GER
tain key parts. In the case of Co
logne, the army won.
Civilians to Register.
In Cologne, largest German city
lyet to fall under AMG administra-
ton, about 100000 civilians were
scheduled to begin. registration
to-day
Cologne police, 1913 of whom have
been cleared as politically unob-
jectionable, will aid in the registra-
ton, which will include fingerprint-
ing. The police are serving under
a former chief, ousted by the Nazis
in 1888. who has been reinstated by
the Allies
Capt. James H. Denison of De-
troit, first AMG officer to operate
on German soil in the Aachen area,
said only "a persons had been ar
rested for violating military law in
Cologne and most of these were
minor cases.
He said the AMG first was con-
cerned with establishing civilian
order and then food supplies, with
displaced persons being given pref
erence over the German population.
In this class are all Allied and other
foreign workers whom the Germans
imported. Sixteen thousand were
found in the Cologne area, he said.
German Ration System Used.
| lHlIu OH LIE llSt Is RESTORATION OF
utilities-not for the sake of the
civilians, but to give the Army the
use Of them, he explained.
Capt. Denison said the German
food rationing system was being
used in Cologne, with new ration
cards being issued to each civilian
after he registers.
The amount of food Cologners will
get will be less than under the Nazis,
with the maximum set at, $500
calories. The average probably will
be 1850 calories, against a daily
caloric average in the United States
of $500.
| No food is being brought in for
civilians-both they and displaced
persons are being fed from existing
stocks. Cologne's food stocks in
homes, shops and warehouses are
estimated to be sufficient for three
months
Despite extensive destruction in
The Rhineland, Capt. Denison re-
ported some factories already were
operating and others would be oper-
,ating soon with German labor and
material. These factories include
soap, blanket and shoemaking es-
taDliShmentS
Evening star., 1945-03-17
PUG Orders Investigation
OF Gas liqht Rates

The Public Utilities Commission
today ordered the annual investi-
CATION under the sliding scale ar
rangement into the rates and
charges of the Washington Gas
Light Co., and called for new de-
termination of the rate of return to
be allowed the company.
The so-called rate year begins
September l and no date has been
set yet for the public hearings. Last
year the brief hearing was held in
August.
For the purposes of last years
proceedings only, the rate of return
allowed the company on its rate base
was considered 6 per cent. In 1874:
the PUG ordered the rate of return
of 6.5 per cent cut to 5.75 per cent
and rate reduction of s132 900, but
the decision was set aside by Dis.
trict Court. Unless the commission
sets new rate of return this year
1t will revert to 6.5 per cent.
/ No changes in rates were ordered
last year Although commission &C.
countants estimated that rate.
might have been reduced by $1,000
it was decided that recomputatior
of customers bills would be expen
slve and that the $4,000 should b,
regarded as reserve for future rat,
reductions.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Strange Taste
Of Water Blamed
On Melting Snow

That favor you may have noticed
in your water up to few days ago
was not the result of heavy use of
chlorine. the District engineers Of
flee explained today.
The strange taste came from melt
ing SHOWS and ice along the Potomac
River This occurs every spring, &C
cording to Maj. Dewey Radcliffe of
the engineers Office, and it's nothing
to worry about.
Sometimes, Maj. Radcliffe said
there may seem to be too much chic
rine in the water. That's because
the engineers Office has tried to
keep a residue of the purifying sub
stance in the mains to protect
against contamination anywhere in
the system.
ANY time you t.tste chlorine in
the water" Maj. Radcliffe said, you
can be sure it's safe"
Evening star., 1945-03-17
White House Reveals
Phillips Resignation
As Envoy 10 India
BY the Associated Press.

| bS tue ASsOCldleu tIeSS.
William Phillips. reported in the
Senate last summer to have in
CURED British antagonism because
of a free-India attitude, has re-
signed as President Roosevelt's per-
sonal envoy to India.
The White House offered no rea-
son today in announcing Mr.. Phil
lips resignation, but it was recalled
that urgent family reasons" in
Guiding his wife's illness, were cited
last fall when he returned to his
Beverly (Mass) home.
Senator Chandler, Democrat, Of
Kentucky, replying on September 2
to official denials that any request
had been made for Mr.. Phillips
recall, released what he described
as a British telegram from New
Delhi to London saying the Am
bassador was unWelcomed in India
Denied Envoy Was Unwelcome.
Both the State Department and
British Ambassador Halifax had de-
MED at the time that Mr.. Phillips
was persona non grata because of
reports that he had urged complete
freedom for India in letter to Mr..
Roosevelt.
Senator Chandler made public
copies of what he said was a letter
from Mr.. Phillips to the President
asserting that the United States has
military stake in what happens in
India and declaring 1t is high time
they (the British) should make an
effort to improve conditions and
re-establish confidence among the
Indian people that their future in
dependence is to be granted"
Senator Chandler remarked:
IF the British are going to be able
to force the recall of our diplomats
merely because they submit truthful
reports, think We ought to know
about it."
Appointed in December, 1912.
Mr.. Phillips, regarded as one of
this countrys outstanding diplomats,
was appointed to the New Delhi post
in December, 1912 with the rank of
Ambassador. Before returning home
he served briefly as political adviser
to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in
London.
1t was said today that Mr.. Phillips
will continue to work with the State
Department in connection with
important matters relating to the
department and the foreign service" :"
George Merrill was sent to India
several weeks ago as American
Minister.
Evening star., 1945-03-17

Z. ". AudIIlS
Humboldt, Kans., found slain in his
car near Fordyce, southeast of Lit
tie Rock, February l.
Doyle Mulherin, Little Rock, pack
Ing company truck driver, whose
body was found on the roadside be-
tween Brummett and Stuttgart in
Eastern Arkansas, February 8.
An unidentified colored man at
Camden, Ouachita County, in jan
uary.
An unidentified colored woman at
Salina, Kans., seven years ago.
Arrested on Tip.
Mr.. Peterson said Hall was ar
rested yesterday morning on tip
that he had left Little Rock and
headed toward Conway, Ark, on the
day Mr.. Newcomb was slain. Conway
Is between Little Rock and Heber
Springs. where the body was found.
The detective said Hall told Off
GERS the following story:
Il married a Conway girl and we
were divorced after more than four
years. We have a little 2-year-old.
I'm crazy about him.
Il was drafted into the Navy in
1943 and was discharged after six
weeks service because of indiffer-
ence. don't know what that
means.
Il married Faye Clements of Lo-
noke on March % last year. She
was l9. I was crazy about her. but
we soon began having trouble. q.
Beat Wife to Death.
Il think it was last August that
I decided I had enough of it, so
took her out the old River road near
the Riverside golf course (near
Little Rock, led her off into
ravine on the banks of the river and
beat her to death with my hands.
1 must have hit her more than 20
times on the head. I didn't cover
her or make any effort to hide her
body. No, it never bothered
my conscience"
The detective said Hall next told
Of fatally shooting an unidentified
colored man at Camden.
Mr.. Peterson quoted Halls con-
fession as saying Mr.. Adams, Mr..
Mulherin and Mr.. Newcomb were
slain in hitch-hike robberies.
The detective quoted Hall as say
ing he shot MI. Newcomb, threw the
boiler inspectors body into the car,
then drove the automobile into the
woods and fired it.
Hall told officers he had realized
little more than 5000 out of the
killings. Police said he offered to
help them search for remains of
his wifes body today.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
ID. {. Ministers Warned
Of RepIatinq Racket

Washington ministers were warned
by the Rev. Francis w. McPeek
director of the Washington Fedora
ton of Churches Social Welfare
Department, to be on the lookout
against racketeers offering to re-
plate church articles.
Mr.. McPeek said three men
visited churches in other cities and
charged clergymen Cor replating
jobs which later turned out to be
lacquered work In Buffalo, ac-
cording to the statement, these men
charged one clergyman 5000 for a
replating job that was later found
to be lacquer.
Mr.. McPeek also advised clergy
men to be wary of a man solicit
ing funds ito buy a ticket back to
New York He said the man asks
for money to return to New York
where he says he works and prom
ises to return the loan as soon as
he gets home.
Mr.. McPeek urged ministers and
others to call his department when
strangers request aid. Legitimate
needs will always be attended to, he
said, and petty rackets can be
SquaShed
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Girls Reported Attacked
with Hypodermic Needles

Police are investigating the tele-
phoned complaint of a mother who
said two men jabbed her daughter
l6, and a girl companion, also 16
with hypodermic needles yesterday
afternoon as they were walking on
G street near Tenth street NV.
The mother said her daughter re-
ported the men ran after jabbing
her with the needle, and then stood
in a store doorway watching for
the effects of the injection. The
telephone call to the police was
made at 9 pm, some hours after
the incident was reported to have
taken place.
The girls mother said her daugh-
ter became faint after the incident
and was taken by her companion
into a department store, where she
was revived.
Evening star., 1945-03-17
Continued From First Page }

ter is raised in parliamentary de-
bate the British government may
give some indication of the island S
food situation, possibly expressed in
terms of comparison with some
earlier date rather than in absolute
terms.
Hundreds of millions of tons of
food according to the British, have
been shipped from the United
Kingdom to the Continent for dis
tribution to civilians by the Allied
armies. But the amount of food
available there is only a drop in
the bucket" compared to the total
European demand, it was said.
A Senate food inquiry apparently
is assured, although it probably will
not take the form of an investigation
by a special five-man committee as
proposed by Senator Wherry.
Chairman Mead said the War In
vestigating Committee is going
ahead with plans for public hear
ings No date has been set but
Senator Mead indicated they may
start in about two weeks.
In addition, the Agriculture Com
mittee yesterday approved resolu-
ton by Chairman Thomas of Okla
homa to set up a special committee
with authority to study almost any
problem of food production or dis
tribution.
The Agriculture Committee told
the Senate:
With such committee author
ized, and with a reasonable amount
Of money allocated, it will be pos
sible to hold hearings and make
studies on matters affecting agricul-
tural production and distribution on
short notice, thereby heading of
difficulties which might otherwise
reach greater proportions"