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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Montgomery Orders
Bels;eln Group Hanged
In Rejecting Appeals
BY the Associated Press.

-~~~~~~~eSA
HEREFORD, Germany, Dec. g.
josef Kramer, 'the beast of Bel
SEM; Blonde Irma Grese and nine
other Nazi horror camp specialists
today were ordered by Field Mar
snaa Montgomery to die on the gall
lows. The British commander re-
Jected all appeals of the Belsen
gang.
In a small town In the British
zone, the name of which was kept
secret, gallows already was be-
ing built for the eight men and
three women sentenced to death
by a British military court Novem-
ber. II.
While no date for the hangings
was announced, it was assumed
they would take place before Christ
mas. A professional British exc
cutioner, Pierrepont, will be brought
from England for the task. 1t was
understood he would get $40 for
the first hanging-probably Kra-
mer-and lesser amount for each
OF the 10 others.
No Appeals From 2 Women.
: In all. the court had convicted 80
officials of the concentration camps
at Belsen and Oswiecim of respon-
slo1lity in killing and torturing
thousands of helpless victims of
Nazi persecution Prison sentences
varying from life to one year were
meted out to 10.
In addition to Kramer, 49, COM
mandant at Oswiecim and Belsen,
and the 22-year-old Grese, others
who will hang are:
DR.. Fritz Klein, So. who selected
victims for the gas chamber: Peter
We1ngartner, 80; Franz Hoeszler,
81, Juana Borman, AZ; Elizabeth
Volkenrath, 26; Karl Francioh, 80;
Ansgar Pichen, 80; Franz Starf1e, 80,
and Wilhelm Dorr, "a.
No appeals for clemency had been
made by two women-Borman, a
shriveled religious fanatic, and VOL
kenrath, former hairdresser who
became head SIS elite Guard
woman of Belsen. Nor was there
an appeal from Hoeszler, who also
selected victims for the gas cham
Der.
Grese Looks Awful.
The eight others had hoped until
the last that Montgomery would
commute their sentences, espe-
cially Irma Grese.
Maj. G. I. Draper of the War
Grimes Section, who visited the de-
PENDANTS in their Jail cells at Luene-
burg, said "Grese looked awful. Her
usual neat appearance in dress and
the way she swept back her blond
hair had gone. She cried continu-
ously in her cell. Her eyes were
red and sunken and she was ex-
tremely nervous.
Kramer and Klein seemed to be
In good spirits, joking with each
other. Kramer was teasing Klein
for losing his memory. Klein said
it was hard for him to remember
a1v more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Honnnnu
Continued From First Page.)

of the so-called Tiger unit" of the
Japanese Army; Maj. Takashi To-
hei, commander of a Kempei Ia
unit near Manila, and Col. Akirs
Nagahama, chief of the Philippine.
Kempei Tai from late 1912 to 1945
Atrocities mentioned in the 4.
specifications included the bomb.
ing Of Manila by the Japanese after
it had been declared an open city
the bombing of general hospital
on Bataan, the bayoneting to death
Of American and Filipino hospital
patients, the beheading of an entire
Filipino family, and the use OF
Filipino prisoners as live targets in
bayonet practice.
Particular emphasis was laid or
the Bataan death march in which
thousands of American and Filipino
prisoners of war persisted, many OF
them by the bayonets of guards who
simply killed them when disease OF
weakness caused them to falter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Yomoshito Sentence
To Die By Hanging
'DeIiqhts' wainwright
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. g.
Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright,
who surrendered at Corregidor
to the Japanese in 1912, was
asked today what he thought
of the result of Yamashita's
trial.
81 am delighted" was the
grim response. He added, in a
milder tone, Il hope it (the
death sentence by hanging is
put into effect"
Gen. Wainwright is spending
a few days resting here before
continuing to New York to as
sumo command of the Eastern
Defense Command on January
Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Graf Spec Scutt|ing
Ordered by Raeder,
Statement Reveals
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NUREMBERG, Dec. 8.-Granc
Admiral Erich Raeder, one of the
20 Nazi defendants facing the in.
ternational military tribunal, sale
today it was by his order that the
10,000-ton pocket battleship Graf
Spec was scuttled off Montevideo
Uruguay, December IT, 1899.
The former commander of the
German Navy, a little-publicizeo
figure of the war crimes trial, vol
unteered this statement in an.
swering a series of questions SUBJ
mitted by the Associated Press
through his attorney. His answers
constituted his first press state
ment since the end of the war
when he was captured and held by
the Russians.
ct was officially announced
In Berlin In 1889 that Hitler
himself, as supreme commander
of the German armed forces,
ordered the crippled Graf Spec
destroyed rather than moved out
to meet waiting British cruisers
again after Uruguay refused to
extend harbor privileges beyond
u hours)
Asked why the order was given
to blow up the Graf Spec instead
of ordering her to risk battle, Rae
der commented:
1.-The Graf Spec would have had
to glide down the Rio, de la Plata
to reach the open sea. Before
reaching deep waters 1t would have
been seized by superior fighting
units and knocked out without the
possibility of developing It's fight
ing powers or, after being put out
of commission, of proceeding to
scuttle."
He said he was unable to an
swer from memory inquiries as te
the performance of the battleshir
Bismarck, which was hunted down
and destroyed after sinking the
British battle cruiser Hood in 1941
or why the Admiral Tirpitz was
withheld from action.
He asserted in answer to CUES.
tons that he constantly wranglec
with the nervous and tempera.
mental Hitler, particularly in op.
posing the decision to invade Rus.
STA; that he pleaded In favor o.
peace with France; that he re.
garded Germany's naval pact with
Britain and the nonaggression pac
with Russia as meant seriously; tina,
he repeatedly asked to be relieved
because of differences with Hitlel
and finally obtained discharge IL
January, 1913; that the navy hat
nothing to do with concentration
camp atrocities.
i Raeder declined to answer cues.
tons about violations of interna
: tional law which the German Nav
is accused of committing during tn,
invasion of Norway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Founders Day MEETING

Celebrating Founders Day, the
Washington Alumni OF Delta Sigma
Phi will hold dinner at the Indian
Spring Country Club, Silver Spring,
Nd. at $50 pm. Thursday. The
special guests OF honor will be the
10 active members of Alpha Sigma
Chapter, recently reorganized at the
University of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
CdndIeIiqht Service Friday

The annual candlelight service OF
American University students will
be held at midnight Friday in Mary
Graydon Hall on the campus. Read
ing of the Christmas story and sing
ing of carols are planned. Services
are under direction of Miss Mary
Louise Brown, retired dean of wom-
en- at the university,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
Canterbury Cathedral
Lecture Scheduled

Miss Margaret Darlington, honor
airy steward and treasurer OF the
Friends of Canterbury, will give on
illustrated lecture on Canterbury
Cathedral Before and After Raids
in the crossing of Washington
Cathedral Tuesday at s:l5 pm.
The Washington branch of thu
English Speaking Union is CO.
operating with Washington Cathed.
raj In the program. Miss Babing.
ton IS on a lecture tour in thu
United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-09
William c. Durunt Is "a

NEW YORK, Dec. 8 tP)-Wilham
G. Durant, founder of General Mo-
tors Corp, celebrated his 84th birth
day at his Manhattan apartment
today. He has been retired from
business activity since he suffered a
stroke three years ago.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
HAS CITATION

MI. and Mrs. A.. S. Randall
recently received a copy OF a
cIuaLloI which was presented
to their son, Pvt. Bud Randall,
ana otner members of the 1885
Engineer Construction battalion.
The citation reads: 1.-The
1888 ringi--eer Construction bat
talon is commended for eSpec-
tally outstanding service rem
dered in the development Of
this island as an advanced air
base. The 1885 Engineer Con-
struction battalion arrived on
Ie Shima in time to aid in i'm
pJrtan. construction work that
helped to make a base on one
of the important outposts in
the Pacific during our fight
against the enemy. Although
handicapped by the enemy air
attacks, the personel Of the
1885 Engineer Construction bat
talon conducted themseves in
an exceptionally meritorious
manner and successfully met
all construction schedules. Their
service reflects the highest
sta-da-ds Of military service.
(Signed) NJ. ]. Smith, Colonel,
Air Corps. Commanding.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
MRS. BOMAR
DIES NOV. Is

Funeral services were held in
Fromberg Monday for Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Bomar, 81, who
died on Nov. Is at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John O. Over
street seven miles north of
Hardin after a short illness.
The services were conducted
at the Fromberg Methodist
church at z pm. by the Rev.
Redfield. Music was by the
church choir. Interment was in
the Rockville cemetery near
Edgar, Mont.
Mrs. Bomar was born Oct. 10,
1854, in Gentry county, Mo-,
and had lived in Fromberg for
ma years before coming to
Hardin. She was a member of
the Methodist church. She rear
ed a family of IL children, sew
en- OF whom survive. She is al
so survived by several grand
children and one great, great
grandchild.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
COLORED BAND
TO PLAY HERE

George Baldwin and his fam
Gus colored swing orchestra will
play for a dance in the Junior
high school gymnasium here
Thanksgiving night under the
auspices of the American Leg
ion.
Windy Brown, rated one OF
the best drummers in swing,
will be featured.
Baldwin's aggregation has ap-
peared at the well-known Tria-
non ball room in Chicago and
his music has been aired over
the major networks. Several
members Of the group nave
played with the big name col
ored orchestras.
He has made recordings which
are popular numbers on luke
boxes throughout the country.
It is hoped that receipts from
the dance will be sufficient to
encourage other good bands to
stop in Hardin when they tour
this area.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
GETS ORDERS TO
RETURN HOME

1T won't be long now!" Those
are the thoughts of Sgt. George
A. Williams of Lodge Grass, who
received official orders Oct. 20
to return to the United States,
according to an army dispatch
from Naples, Italy, which was
received here Monday.
Set. Williams has served a
total of SO months in the Med
iterranean theater of operations
He will be eligible for i'm
mediate discharge under the
armv point system upon arrival
in this country. He has been
on duty at Air Force General
Depot No. 8, an Air Service
command installation located
near Naples and within a short
distance from MT. Vesuvius.
throughout the war in Italy
the depot served as the main
supply and repair base for the
10Th and 18th Army Air forces.
IT, IS now destined to play an
enuallv important role in the
maintenance of postwar air
power overseas.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
Asks Continuation Of
Bond Purchases. Ain
At $50 Percent Goal

Dan W. Maddox, Victory Loan
chairman, and j. j. Ping,
county War Finance chairman,
announced Tuesday afternoon
that Big Horn county is over
the top in the drive, with
slightly more than quota in all
issues.
Mr.. Maddox and Mr.. Ping said
they believe Big Horn county
could reach $50 per cent of
quota by the end of the drive,
Dec. 8. 1t was pointed out that
seven counties in the state have
already oversubscribed the drive
by more than SO per cent and
that IA more were reported
100 per cent or more at the
close of business last Saturday.
Everyone who has not yet
purchased bonds is urged to do
so before Dec. 8. The bonds
may be bought at any bank or
post office and are also avail
able at the Harriet theatre in
Hardin.
Mr. Maddox and MIR. Ping ex-
pressed their appreciation to
all the workers who have help
ed the county reach it's goal be-
fore Thanksgiving day.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
SPENDS
WITH PARENTS

1t. James F. Rogers is spend
ing a 45-day leave with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Rogers on their ranch north of
Hardin.
A veteran with nine months
service overseas with the 18th
Air force, the famous Flying
Tigers, in China, he will go
from here to Santa Ana, Calf,
for re-assignment. He has been
In the Air corps for three years.
He wears the American
theater ribbon, the Asiatic-Pa-
cific theater ribbon with three
battle stars and the Chinese
Star of Honor.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
FOUR ENLIST IN
REGULAR ARMY

According to information re-
ceived here this week from
Major Wilbur j. Lage, COM
manding officer of the Army
Recruiting office in Billings,
four young men from Big Horn
county have enlisted in the
regular army recently.
George Hogan, II, is the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Hogan,
Jr., of Crow Agency. He en-
listed for 10 months. He at
tended Hardin high school for
two years and played basket
ball and football.
Archie Background, II, Of
Lodge Grass is another enlistee
Jack Stewart, II, enlisted for
a year and a half. He will be
entitled to the benefits of the
G.. l.. Bill of Rights, one of the
privileges offered young men
who enlist in the regular army
now under the Guardian of
Victory" program. He attended
Hardin high school and has
been farming recently.
Reuben E. Lorenz. 10, of HAIR
din, entered the Corps of En-
gineers for a period Of three
years. He was born in Bonesteel
S. D., and has been farming
for the past five years. He will
be sent to Ft. Douglas, Utah
for processing and has elected
to remain in the United States.
That is one of the benefits al
lowed for a three-year enlist
ment under the new "Guardian
of Victory" program.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
William Cox
Pioneer, Dies
Settled On West
Bench In 1906.
Services Friday

William M. Cox, 80, Big Horn
county pioneer, passed away at
4:35 Tuesday afternoon of a
heart ailment. He became i'll
Monday afternoon.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 pm. Friday at the Baptist
church here. The Rev. G. A.
Bentley will be in charge.
Mr.. Cox was born in Wester-
vile, Ohio, on Oct. 26, 1855. He
came to Montana in 1900 and
was married that year in Bill
ings to Mary Bell Worley.
He filed on a homestead three
and a half miles west of Har-
din in the fall of 1906, and
was the first settler on the
West bench. He has lived here
ever since.
Survivors include his widow,
a son, Harry Cox, of Hardin,
two granddaughters, four STEP
sons and a stepdaughter.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
Must Hove Social
Security Numbers

Many boys and girls in Har-
din who are not already work.
ing after school and on Satur-
days will soon be working dur
ing the holidays in order to
help the managers of business
es here during the holiday
season.
ALI of these new employees
must have a social security
number, says the Billings field
office of the Social Security
board. Many who will be work
ing this year secured account
cards last year and these are
just as good now as when they
were issued. They are good fol-
life.
Those who have preserved
their original cards should use
them. The card number is
really the index to the federal
family insurance program &C
count. Workers taking employ
ment for the first time should
apply for an account card. The
number must be given to each
employer.
It was pointed out that
young workers should bear in
mind that a Social Security
card is not a work permit. II
is used for the sole purpose OF
keeping a correct account OF
wages earned in order to give
the wage Garner full credit or
his old age and survivors in
surance account. Two or more
different numbers may cause 3
loss Of benefits at some future
time.
Social Security account cards
may he secured from the Bill
ings Social Security board field
office at 221 Fratt building
without charge. # a worker
lives some distance from a field
office he may secure an appli.
cation form at any post office
! A card will be mailed to the an.
plicant promptly upon receip,
OF the properly filled-out form
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
Home Ec Clubs
Guests At Meet

Home Economics clubs from
this district were guests of the
Hardin club at the district
meeting held in the junior high
school gymnasium here begin
ming at 1890 am. Saturday.
A luncheon was served to III
girls by members of the local
club at noon.
All clubs participated in the
afternoon session which began
at 1870 pm. Musical numbers
were presented by Junior high
school boys and girls under the
direction of Miss Ethel Schuster.
A tea and social hour in the
home economics room Of the
high school was the last event
OF the day. Guests included
Mrs. Lura r. Strand Of Hardin
ard Mrs. Edith HARDWOOD of
Billings.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
DISC HARGES FILED

During the past week sixteen
army discharges have been filed
They are as follows: Reuben
Worth. Carroll Hibnes. Wilbur
A. Dow. Theodore Springer, Ir-
win S. singsgood, Kenneth Rem
nick, Wallace c. Larkey, Ron
aid A. Belts. Billie B. Given,
Emil P. Boeckel, Tony e. Fer
puson, C'are"ce p. Ferguson,
George F.. Coolev. Walter F.
Grooms. Frank Falls Down and
John M. Riggs. Chester Charles
Butler filed his discharge from
the Navv and BENJAMIN Worth
Of the US.M.C. also filed his
discharge.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
District Court
Opens Monday
Four Criminal. Eight
Civil Cases Scheduled
For Jury Term Here

The jury term of the district
court in Big Horn county will
open here Monday with four
criminal and eight civil cases
on the docket. Judge Guy c.
Derry will preside.
The first case scheduled is
that of the state VS.. Paul Her
rera, charged with second de-
gree murder. Herrera is charged
with the fatal shooting of Rob-
ert Rhinehart last April 10.
The Mexican had been badly
beaten in an alteration with
Pete Pitsch earlier, and was
shooting at Pitsch, who was
talking to Rhinehart when Her
rera approached, according to
local officers. One of the bull
lets intended for Pitsch killed
Rhinehart instead.
Pitsch is charged with second
degree assault as a result of
the earlier fracas, and his case
is the second on the docket.
The third criminal action will
be against Ed Light, charged
with grand larceny in connect
ion with the theft of a steer. In
the state VS.. Clifford Reed,
Reed is charged with moving
bees, etc., from one state into
another.
Civil cases include two actions
by the c. B. and @. railroad VS.
Walter Hammer, county treas
urer, protesting tax; Henry
Hochhalter VS.. Koyama and
Labbitt, account; A. c.. Slattery
VS.. Labbitt and Koyoma, &C
count; Saunders Lumber COM
pany VS.. Labbitt and Koyama
account; Ernest thinner VS.
William Trenholm, damages;
Ella K. Cashen VS.. William D
Smith and Frances Smith, re-
cover property; Harold T. An
derson ct al. VS.. R. A. Mcdaniel
injunction.
Among the attorneys who will
appear will be County Attorney
Bert w. Kronmiller, Dan w
Maddox, H. C. Crippen, Wood
and Cooke, M. l.. PARCELS, Cot
ton Maury and Shone and T
H. Burke.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
MORE MEN GET
SCHARGES

Another group of Hardin men
received honorable discharges
from the armed services of the
United States, according to
word received here this week.
Leaving the navy are Ernest
E. BoggeSs, ships cook first class
of Crow Agency; Roy W. Gent
ry, aviation machinist's mate
second class of Hardin and Carl
Greenwald. machinist's mate
second class of Hardin. Green
walt was indicted in June 1913
and spent % months overseas
on a destroyer escort. He wears
the Philippine Liberation ribbon
with two battle stars, the Asia
tic-Pacific ribbon with four
battle stars and the American
Defense ribbon.
Pfc: Lester R.. Sheppard of
Hardin was discharged at Fl.
Lewis, WASH, on Nov. IA.
Gerard Troy Mccarthy, ell
ectrician's mate first class was
discharged Nov. 16 at Bremen
ton, Wash, and expected to ar
rive at his home in st. Xavier
on Nov. 10. He wears the Presi-
dental Unit citation, the Asiat-
ic-Pacific ribbon with nine bat
tie stars, the American area
campaign ribbon and the Phil
ippine Liberation ribbon with
two stars.
Pvt. Theodore Sprenger, whose
wife, Bertha, lives in Hardin.
was honorably discharged from
the Army Air forces at Baer
field Nov. 10. He was employed
at the Byrnes Blacksmith shop
before entering the service.
Cpl. Fred Roush has arrived
in the United States and re-
ceived his army discharge. He
Is the son Of Mrs. Flora Roush
Of Hardin. He spent 20 months
overseas in England and France
with the Ordinance department
OF the army. He has Joined his
wife IN New York City.
Buy More Victory Bondsi
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
GRAND MASTER
TO VISIT LODGE

Byron F. Gather of Worden,
Worshipful Grand Master of
the Montana Grand Lodge, will
pay his official visit to SITS.
John Lodge No. go, A. F. and
A. M. when this Masonic group
meets in regular session at 7:3O
Thursday at the Masonic temple
here.
A special program will be pre-
sented.
All sojourning Masons are in
vited to attend.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-11-22
Aviation Club
To Be Formed
Meeting Called For
Next Monday To
Organize Group

At a recent meeting of the
Big Horn County Chamber of
Commerce, correspondence re-
lating to the forming of an
Aviation association here was
read and after discussion it was
decided to call a meeting for
Monday evening, Nov. 26, at 8
pm. to organize a chapter of
the Montana Aviation associa-
ton.
Everyone interested in avia-
ton is eligible to be a member
of such a group, whether he
himself flies or not.
Five persons may form a
chapter, but it is expected that
many more will be interested
in the association.
As outlined by the constitu-
ton of the state association,
the purpose and objects are:
"(a) To promote interest in
aviation and to take part in
all activities and programs de-
signed to further the advance
of aviation in Montana.
"Gb) To cooperate with state
and federal agencies, depart
ments and offices, other public
and private bodies, and organ
lzations in the development Of
aviation.
"(c) To assist in the dissem-
nation of information, eduea.
tional and other programs fr
the schools of the state anc
make studies of legislation anc
proposed legislation affecting
aviation and make recommend
ationS concerning same.
"(d) To serve as a local re-
preventative of the Montana
Aviation association in cooper
ating in all of their programs
and furnishing them with nee
essary aviation Information
from this locality"
Such an organization here
would be in a position to make
an active campaign to secure
adequate airport facilities for
Hardin, perhaps with federal
aid.
It was pointed out that the
airwavs will become increasingly
important within the next few
wears, and that all civic minded
Hardin citizens should be inter
ested In such an organization.