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Evening star., 1945-11-05
Man Gets Years Probation
On Drunken Drivinq Charqe

Arthur Warren Woodmansee, o.
of the 1900 block of Connecticut
avenue NV. today was given a 90
day suspended sentence and placed
on years probation by Municipal
Court Judge Ellen K. Raedy after
pleading guilty to driving while
under the influence of Intoxicating
liquor.
Woodmansee was arrested. October
6 while driving on Wisconsin avenue
NV, according to police.
His wife, Mrs. Nancie Bruce Wood
mansee of the 3700 block of Macomh
street NV, said to be IA years old
recently filed suit for divorce in
District Court. The suit claimed
the couple was married in Septem-
ber, 1914, when Mrs. Woodmansee
was IS years old.
Evening star., 1945-11-05
six Korean Leaders
Back From Wushinqton
Ey the Associated Press.

by the ASSOclated PreSS.
SEOUL, Korea, Nov. Six Ma
tionalist leaders returned to Seoul
secretly tonight from Washington
on an undisclosed mission, but pre-
sumably under State Department
sponsorship to aid DR.. Syngman
Rhees to establish a provisional
Korean government.
The group was headed by Jacob
Kim Dunn.
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correct and explained that since
1882 new "instrumentalities for de-
struction" have been developed ano
with their enormous potentialities
have completely changed the appli.
cation of the principal underlying
the art of war"
Cites Modern Combat.
He added that when he made hi.
statement against unification there
was mo triphibious warfare" ane
said:
"Figuratively, the world since thai
time has shrunk to permit simul.
taneous and co-ordinated employ.
ment of all three dimensions o.
modern combat. A common demon
inator now rules every battle area
We have learned during the las
four years-and learned the hare
way.
Il hope that our future nationa
defense will be flexible enough II
profit thereby
No Reflection on General.
Referring to Gen. Macarthur.
opposition in 1882 to unification O.
the armed forces. Gen. Kenney tole
the New York press conferenc,
yesterday: That's no reflection or
Macarthur. He changed his mind
A lot of us have changed our mind,
since 1882"
Gen. Kenney recalled he hae
questioned Gen. Macarthur on tn,
1882 viewpoint and that he an
swered. Il opposed it (uniflcation,
with every argument I could thinl
Oft was the greatest mistake o
my military career"
Then" Gen. Kenney said. Z"
realized I was working with a BIZ
man"
Evening star., 1945-11-05

the press but closed to the general
public.
After the opening sessions 1t was
expected that most of the work will
be done in committee. There was
a possibility that Mr.. Lewis and Mr..
Cashen might address an open
meeting tomorrow.
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in previous cases, the hanging may
be carried out before announce.
ment is made.
The trial, conducted in secret,
began February 5-less than three
months after they were put ashore
from a German submarine of the
coast of Maine. Each man had been
especially trained in Germany for
espionage and sabotage.
Following the verdict, the Army
appointed attorney for Gimpel an
nounced that his client desired to
stat that he had sincerely felt
throughout that he had received a
most fair and impartial trial and
was very much surprised with the
conduct OF the proceedings through
out"
The defense based it's case main
ly on the contention that the COM
mission had no authority to try the
men. The prosecution in it's closing
statements described Colepaugh as
"double-crossing traitor" and
said that as far back as 1885 he had
a desire to join the German army.
1t was the second time that a
death sentence had been handed
Nazi saboteurs landed in this coun-
try by a submarine. In 1912, eight
German saboteurs were convicted
by a military commission in Wash
ington. Six were electrocuted and
two were sentenced to imprison-
ment.
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Nazis Will Hang:
Accused Saboteurs Found
Guilty, Death Is Ordered

/ NEW YORK, Feb. IA. = UP) -
William c. Colepaugh and Eric
Gimpel, alleged Nazi saboteurs
who landed on the coast of Maine
from a submarine, were found
guilty today by court martial and
were sentenced to be hanged.
The virdict was announced at
Governor Island where the men
had been on, trial for more than a
week.
The seven-member military COM
mission found them guilty on three
counts of sabotage
Gimpel, a German citizen, was
the first to hear his fate. He show
ed no emotion when the president
of the commission informed him
that he would be hanged. Cole
paugh, an American and a native
of Connecticut, also was calm.
AS in all military court decisions,
the sentences are subject to re-
view by the commanding general,
the War Department and finally by
President Roosevelt.
The verdict was announced after
the commission had deliberated
about two hours. Gimpel and Cole
paugh were ordered returned to
their place of confinement.
1t was presumed that a gallows
will be erected at Fort Jay on Gov
ernor's Island. The date of execu-
ton was not announced and as
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has played in protecting this i'm
mortal city from violence and an.
archy."
Stoutly defending Britain S
course in taking the Greek gov
ernment's part in the recnet fight
ing against left wing ELIAS parti-
sans, Churchill said: :
"a future lies before your coun-
try--a great future. There has been
much misunderstanding and igno-
rance in many parts of the
world, and there has been mis-
under standing of issues.
But now these matters are
clearing up, and all over the world
there is coming a true under
standing of the part Greece has
played and will play in the future
development of Europe.
I'VE will march with you to the
ends of the dark valleys-until we
reach the broad highlands of JUS
tice and peace. From the bottom
of my heart l hope Greece viii
take her proper place in the circle
of victorious nations and among
the nations which have suffered
from war.
Let right prevail Let party hat
reds die. Let there be unity. Gre
zee forever!"
A murmur as if of surprise went
through the crowd when Churchill
called for and end to party hatreds.
But the speech was cheered vigor-
ously throughout.
Churchill spoke from a ramp in
front of the old Royal Palace, over
looking the tomb of the Greek un-
known Soldier and Constitution
Square.
He spoke in English, and every
few sentences an interpreter tran
slated it. but so many in the crows
knew English that the cheers for
own words were often
louder than after the translation.
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Resistance Against Canadians Is Breaking
Russians SeizaRSeven Silesian Strongholds
5000 Allied Flames Hit Ten German Cities
Gen. Marshall Visits
Fifth Army In Italy
Chief of Staff Credits Yanks in South With
Diverting Many German Troops
From Eastern and Western Fronts

Later the same afternoon he
climbed a muddy trail to a for
ward observation post from which
he could see virtually the entire
eastern sector of the Fifth Army
Front.
He brought from the Big Three
meeting general picture of the
final blows to be made against
Germany for the officers and en-
listed men here all the way from
the rear echelons to the front.
AS he concluded his tour, during
which he made some IS stops,
Marshall declared "such spirit of
common purpose, such teamwork,
make certain the destruction of
German military power"
Marshall was accompanied by
1t. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney,
commander Of U. S. Army Forces
of the Mediterranean Theater; 1t.
Gen. Mark W. Clark, commander
Of the Allied 18th Army Group, and
1t. Gen. Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.,
commander Of the Fifth Army.
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Vital Fuel And COMMUNE
cations Centers Heavily
Blasted

LONDON, Feb. 14-(R-Approx-
imately 5000 Allied planes, more
than 5000 of them heavy bombers
spread destruction Throughout Germ.
any during the last "a hours.
blasting at least 10 industrial cen
tiers and delivering Tremendous
blow to Dresden, eastern gateway
to the heart of the Reich.
This around-the-clock lombard
ment, one of the greatest of the
war, was aimed at the vital fuel
and communications targets of
Dresen, Chemnitz, Magdeburg
and Bohlen-all south of Berlin and
within 100 miles of the capital
and at Neurnburg, Bonn, Dortmund
and Vienna and Maribor in Yugo-
slavia.
The Dresden attack was in direct
and coordinated support of Rus
sian troops advancing westward
through Silesia.
In 12-hour period some 1000
tons of explosives were rained on
Presden by American and British
planes. 1t was suggested unoffi-
cially in London that Air Mars
hal Sir Charles Portal, British air
staff chief who returned from Yalta
yesterday, brought instructions
from the Big Three to step up
other blows in support of the Red
ARMED whenever possible.
Presden was caught in tornado
Of explosives as a force of $3.50
U. S. heavy bombers and fighters
ranged over Germany in wide
spread raids, delivering their main
attack on this refugee-packed cap
itsl of Saxony.
The American air strikes came
in the wake of blows by 1,40O Raj
bombers during the night. OF these
300 bombed Dresden twice in at
tacks three hours apart. The Brit
ish dumped 1900 tons of bombs on
the city. and it still was burning
when American planes arrived
later IN the day.
A division of about $50 Ameri-
can Flying Fortresses conferred on
Dresden, which was enveloped by
fire and smoke probably visible to
Marshal Konev's First Ukrainina
Army units now only 6O-odd miles
or so away.
1taly-based Flying Fortresses and
Liberators of the U. S. 18th Air
Force blasted oil and rail targets
in Vienna and freight yards at
Maribor. Yugoslavia, today for the
second successive day.
The German radio flashed air
raid alarms constantly during the
day. Warnings came after the Bri-
tian-based American force was en-
route home, indicating that Raj
bombers also were striking day.
light blow.
While one American Fortress
division was concentrating on Dire
sden, $50 more Fortresses attack
ed transportation and industrial
targets at Chemnitz, IS miles south
west of Dresden, and 400 Liberia
tors hit targets at Magdeburg, 70
miles west of Berlin.
Some so Liberators flew to
Vessel, 10 miles ahead of the Cana
dian First Army on the Western
Front, and made direct hits on a
six-span bridge across the Rhine.
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P0LES-IN-EXILE
TO STATE VIEWS
Many Thousands Of Arm.
ed Men Under Lodon
Government

LONDON, Feb. 14.-R-Premie1
Tomasz ArciszeWski, having bit
terly denounced the Big Three
Polish decision, has arranged to
meet American and British news.
paper correspondents tomorrow to
explain further his government S
waning cause.
The 68-year-old leader of the Po-
lish government in exile is expect
ed to elaborate at the press con-
ference on the reasons for his gov
ernments rejection of the Crimea
conference proposals.
London Poles called on Polish
armed forces under their COM
mand to remain calm and contin-
ue the fight alongside soldiers of
the United States, Britain. Canada
and France, Ito whom they are
tied by bloodshed in common bat
tie"
No reference to Russia or the
Crimean decisions was made in
the statement, issued by the exil-
ed governments Ministry of In
formation.
1.-The esteem and friendship for
Poland which has grown up dur
ing the service, full of sacrifice,
which Polish forces have given
Continued on Page Seven; Col. -
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FDR Reported Planning
Meeting With Pope Plus

PARIS, Feb. 14-LP-President
Roosevelt is expected to visit
I.aly and call on Pope Plus, and
perhaps come to France dLring
his current visit abroad, it was
reported reliably today.
Judge Samuel l. Rosenman, a
special adviser to the president.
left by special plane today for
Italy and was expected to confer
with his chief there.
The President is expected to in
spect war ruins in Italy and re-
turn to various spots he visited
in that country as a young man.
1t is quite conceivable that
after a stay in Italy the presi-
dent will come to France, where
arrangements to receive him have
been made both by the French
government and by Allied supreme
headquarters.
High-ranking Administration of
ficials and Army officers have
been summoned to be prepared
to meet the President. Judging
from this the President may in
tend to make inquiry into the
problem of the relief of the French
civilian population. 1t is reported
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 81
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By HENRY SHAPIRO

MOSCOW, Feb. 14.-UPeBud-
apest is only fraction of a city
Quilted, whole districts leveled, and
still burning - dispatches from
the Hungarian capital reported to-
day.
The bodies of $4,000 German
officers and men lay in the dirty
snow. And 10000 living comrades
are being herded into prison camps.
Adolf Hitler tried to make Buda-
pest the German Stalingrad' but
failed. He lost a battle and the
war and 100000 men there. He
lost a battle and amost half the
number of men at Budapest.
Marshal Josef Stain announced
the capture of Budapest yester-
day after a siege and street-to-
street battle against its trapped
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OFFICERS WIFE
IS FOUND DEAD
Husband Admits Burying
Body Near Columbia,
S. {.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 14.-(P
Sheriff T. Alex Heise said to.
night that 1t. S. c. Epes had sign.
ed a statement that he buried the
body of his wife, Mrs. Mary Lee
Epes. %, at a lonely spot off the
Leesburg road II miles from Co
lumbia at about 2 am. last Janu
airy 20.
The sheriff did not make pub.
lie how tie young woman met her
death, but that she was dead when
taken from the Epes apartment.
Heise said 1t. Epes would be plac-
ed in Richland county Jail as soon
as he could be removed from the
hospital at Fort Jackson. where
the young Army officer was sta
toned.
Fort Jackson authorities an
nounced earlier tonight that Epes
had attempted to commit suicide
by slashing his wrists and throat
with razor blade last Monday,
two weeks after his wife, an at
tractive authenticated + o m r
Jacksonville, Fla,), school teach
err. disappeared.
Heise said 1t. Epes, whose
home is in Richmond, Va, was
now being held at Fort Jackson
under guard until h S condition
would permit his being turned ov-
err to civilian authorities.
Epes har told Columbia Detec-
tive Chief S. S. Shorter shortly af-
ter he had reported his wife's dis
appearance that he left his wife
in the citys business district and
that she planned to breakfast and
then spend the day shopping.
The sheriff said Mrs. Epes' body
was removed from the Epes
apartment on Sims avenue Sunday
night or early Monday morning,
January 90.
Heise said Epes himself led Of
ficers to the spot where he had
buried his wife, travelling in a hos
pital ambulance. He led them to
the point where the Leesburg road
and the road from Fort Jackson
Join and remarked that the body
was exactly nine tenths of a
mile from the juncture, Sheriff
Heise explained.
The sheriff said Epes told the
officers that he had returned to
the burial place four nights after
interring his wife in shallow
''fox hole" grave and had placed
a discarded Fort Jackson sign at
the site. The sign, reading La
trine Closed" still was in place
when the officers arrived at the
scene.
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81 JAP SHIPS SUNK
Enemy Shipping Hard Hit
By New Sub Forays

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-(Pe
United State submarines operating
in Far Eastern waters have sunk
81 more enemy vessels, including 4
converted light cruiser, convert
ed gunboat and an escort vessel
This haul of Japanese shipping
announced today by the Navy, Was
one of the largest ever reported in
a single communique. Presumably
it covered period of several
months.
Non-combatant vessels claimed
included IA medium cargo vessels,
small transport, seven small car.
go vessels, two medium tankers.
q small cargo transport, two med
ium tankers a small cargo trans
port, a medium cargo transport,
d large cargo transport and a small
tanker.
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Hitler Fails Again:
Budapest Burned And Wrecked, Stands
AsMonument To Another German Defeat

garrison which endured so days.
Budapest was two cities, Buda
and Pest, covering 200 square
miles. Historical and monumental
buildings such as the Royal
Palace, the Parliament Place, and
the museums are blackened
wreckage, partly or wholly de-
stroyed. Buildings which remain
cape with paneless windows, their
roofs shell-pocketed or destroyed.
There is no fuel, no electricity,
no water. Surviving civilians have
not seen daylight in many weeks
and live deep in cellars, sleeping
on the floors or in improvised
hunks, many tiers high.
But the city slowly is coming
to life under the direction of the
Soviet military commandant. Hun
garian municipal authorities are
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mobilizing the remaining popula-
ton to sweep streets and board
up windows. There is no motor traf-
fic. All shops and public places
are closed. Magnificent Vaca
street, paralleling the Danube,
which divides Buda and Pest, is
unacceptable. 1t was lined with
ministries and public buildings.
They are wrecked. Their archives
litter the dirty snow.
Civilian militia wearing white
arm bands are maintaining order.
A dispatch to Trud said that
DUNG the asst few days of German
resistance, some 10000 SIS troops,
organized into demolit on and muir
der battalions, sowed mines, blew
up buildings, and exterminated in
habitants.
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REDS RESCUE YANKS
Three americans Are Saved
From German Prison
Camp

LONDON, Feb. 14.-UP)-The
Luolin radio tonight broadcast mes
wages to the families of three
american soldiers, freed from Ger
man prisoner of war camps In the
",iflWlnd Russian advance.
me Americans, Second 1t. John
" NJ hammond, Jr., of Charlotte, N.
n ~ William Lindeman of Little
at ~ n Iowa, and Sgt. Michael York
VII New York City. were the first
"HoSe liberation hcd been announc-
ed Il by the Soviets.
III me location of the prisons where
d due Americans were found was not
e sass The Lublin broadcast
f faso on, only that they were among
i lie Allied war prisoners recently
: arD a(eo in the Russian drive
across r Poland.
VIII hammond sent message to his
gme advising her that he was in
6 bvOo neslth and had been liberated
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BY SID FEEDER

WITH THE FIFTH ARMY In
Italy, Feb. 14.-Gen. George c..
Marshall told Fifth Army soldiers
during a tour of the Italian front
today that by holding a large Ger
man army in Italy they had pre-
vented it from bolstering Nazi
forces on the Eastern and Western
Fronts.
It is estimated the Nazis have q
divisions in Italy.
In a surprise visit enroute home
from the Crimean conference. the
U. S. Army Chief of Staff made a
three-day tour of the Fifth Army
sector. Marshal wore overseas for
the first time his new five-star in
sigma as a General of the Army.
He made one stop at the place
the GIs have been calling death
Valley" since the Germans threw
some 1900 rounds of ammunition
into it last December. 1t still is I'M
der perfect observation from the
enemy-held hills.
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] Yanks Drive Bombs Poured
Into Bataan; 0nDresden To
Take Abucay Support Reds
Troops In Manila Gradual
ly Pushing Japanese
Against Bay

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Thursday, Feb. 15.-
(UP)-U. S. Eighth Army troops
have advanced II miles into Ba-
taan, Selling Abucay which was
the eastern anchor of t h e first
American defense line across the
bloody peninsula in the dark days
of January, 1912, Gen. Douglas
Macarthur announced today.
In Manila, where street fighting
entered the 18th day, troops OF
three American divisions pressing
the trapped japanese garrison
against the bay along four-mile
front "are gradually COMPRISING
the circle" his daily communique
announced.
Military observers said organic
ed japanese resistance possibly
would be ended within few days.
leaving only snipers to be mopped
up.
The drive into Bataan. where
MacArthur's gallant Filipino and
American troops went down to de-
feat April 9, 1912, after holding
powerful Japanese force for
more than three months. was
made by troops of the 38th and
oath Division of 1t. Gen. Robert
L. Eichelberg's army.
The Yanks who landed on the
Zambales coast of western Luzon
January 20 and struck overland
to seal off Bataan on the north,
veered southwark along the east
coast fronting on Manila Bay to
seize Abucay.
Macarthur announced that other
units of the Eighth Army COM
alupihan road across northern Ba-
taan.
The island fortress of Corregi-
dor at the mouth of Manila Bay
% miles south of Abucay, wa s
pounded again by Liberator hea-
Wy bombers which dropped 1o7
tons of bombs on its coastal bat
teries. Corregidor has been blast
ed almost daily since January %.
Northward along the Luzon
front, troops of the 10th Division
mopping up the Zambales noun
tains foothills west of Clark Field
captured great quantity of sup
plies after inflicting heavy casual
ties on the japanese who fled
there when the American were adj
vancing southwark to Manila.
At the exteme northern end of
the front, patrols from the Sixth,
25th and 32nd Divisions probed
deep into the southern Caraballo
mountains, also taking large
stores Of equipment, including
four tanks.