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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
400 SoIdier-Prisoners
To Be Sent to u. S.
BY the Associated Press.

by lIIt ASSuCldItu FTtSS.
MAREILLES, Dec. 22.-Four hun
dred soldier prisoners, serving SEN
fences from short terms to life, will
be returned to the United States
under heavy guard next week, the
Army newspaper Stars and Stripes
said today. The men will go to
Federal prisons to finish their SEN
fences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

lea tpas turned dtnay from home
fresides as ne,Ds OF the fight in
the Belgian bulge ,Dds eagerly
dUdited. 1t 1Das tDith Gen. Pat
toms Sd Army, Which in its ia
nous march cut the German
southern flank and relieved the
besieged Yanks in BGstogne.)
BY EDWARD d. BALL,
Associated Press stan Writer
NEW YORK-Through the snow
bleached cathedral-like Ardennes
pines a whitewashed Sherman tank
slithered up to a Sd Army outpost.
From the turret a voice called
through the dark to the CT sentry:
"Hey, Joe, which way to the
Opp"
Hold It, Mac" replied the sentry.
"Ill give you the map co-ordinates."
But instead of hauling out his
map "Joe" crunched through the ice
to the tanks side, heaved a grenade
into the turret and ducked.
The explosion mangled five Ger
mans inside.
The sentry was onto the German
trick of sending English-speaking
tank crews in captured Shermans
through the thin American lines
about Bastogne. Down the road
another sentry had had his throat
cut as he responded to a similar re-
quest for directions. Anyway, Joe
knew the Americans had no more
Shermans in that neck of the woods.
They'd all been shot up.
Fighting Was Bloody.
1t was Christmas eve, 1914. The
fighting in the battle of the Bulge
was at its bloodiest and most vio-
lent.
In one Of history's great military
maneuvers, Gen. Pattor's Sd Army
was wheeling northward from the
Saar to put the bite on Won Rund-
stedt's southern flank and to rescue
10000 Americans surrounded in
BaStogne.
At am. one day, units of the Sd
were attacking in the Saar. That
night-before midnight-they had
disengaged in the Saar, rolled So
miles into Luxembourg and were
attacking there.
Gen. Patton, seldom at loss for
words. was left almost speeches.
when Gen. Omar N. Bradley called
him in and asked how long it would
take him to shift from the Saar to
the Bulge.
"Sir, it won't take as long as you
would think" was all he could say
at first. Later he amended to say
1t would take 48 hours. 1t didn't.
From his conference with Gen.
Bradley, Gen. Patton flew to his own
headquarters at Nancy and called
in his staff.
Asks Impossible.
Gentlemen he said, II have
called upon you before to do the diff
flcult. This time I'm asking the
impossible" He explained his COM
mitments to Gen. Bradley and
walked out, telling his staff to work
out the details themselves. The
story goes that it took couple of
shots of cognac to revive some of the
staff officers when they realized
what had been dumped into their
hands.
Men were pulled from their fox
holes in the Saar, loaded onto trucks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Potton's Dushes to Front Lines
liked GIs Because He Drew Fire

(EdUard Ball, Associated Press
correspondent, coDered Gen.
George S. Patton, jr, and his
s,odshbuckling sd Army from
Normandy to Austria and
CsechosloDdkia.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22

LONDON, Dec. % (P.-Prime
Minister Clement Attlee last night
sent the following message of con-
dolence to Mrs. George S. Patton:
Deeply distressed to learn of the
tragic death of your husband. Please
accept my sincere sympathy in your
SORROW"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
French Assembly Pauses
To Pay Tribute 10 Patton
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS. Dec. 22-France's Con-
stituent Assembly last night paid
tribute to Gen. George S. Patton,
jr., and joined the United States in
mourning his death.
The Assembly, paused in its studies
of new constitution and next years
budget to adopt the following resolu-
ton:
1.-THE National Constituent Assem-
bly,, profoundly moved by the death
OF Gen. Patton, extends to the Presi-
dent of the republic of the United
States and to the noble American
Nation, this expression of its con-
dolences and its sentiments of deep
sympathy at the loss of the greatest
soldier who was one of the liberators
of France"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
FOUND.

BLACK SUEDE PUMP. on 18th ST. NV.
Thursday. Call Ii. 2201 or inquire at
Kann's lost and found.
EARRING, gold; lost by lady who was
givea Lift on Wis. ave. WI 2e13.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-22
Patton S Famous Push
To Relieve Basfogne
Year Ago Is Recalled

"a year ago the heart OF Amer
lea ,Das turned d,oay from home
fresides as netDs OF the fight in
the Belgian bulge ,Das eagerly
aWaited. 1t ,Das tDith Gen. Pat
toms Sd Army, Which in its ia
nous march cut the German
southern flank and relieved the
besteged Yanks in Bastogne.)
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-16
Three Die
CONTINUED from Page One)

bullet from a revolver fired by
her husband.
Police said Wooten was pre-
pairing to fire the weapon TO
C e lie brate Japan's surrender
when his wife threw her arms
around him. The gun was dis
charged, the bullet striking the
woman in the head.
The third fatality was Sgt.
Warren c. Clark, 80, of Elsie,
who was drowned at Spokane,
Wash.
Officials of Spokane Army
eirfield said Clark and other en-
listed men were at Wednesday
swimming party at Silver Lake
when the mishap occurred.
Guns figured in four of De-
troit's accidents, three of the VIC
tins being wounded slightly oy
stray bullets, while one man was
admitted to a hospital after mis-
revolver jammed on his hand.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-16
500 Secrets
Are Unveiled
Rigid Defense
System Bored
SAULT STE. MARAIE. Mich,

SAULT STE. MARAIE, Mich,
Aug. 16-(R-The lid was off
today on the most heavily guard
ed inland city in the United
States, Sault Ste. Marie, where
the Sault locks are located.
At one time guarded by 10000
soldiers and officers, including
infantry, anti aircraft units, mil
itary police, chemical warfare,
barage balloons, ordnance, FBI,
chemical corps, navy and army
intelligence, WACs and an air
plane spotter system that extend
ed from Hudson Bay in Canada
to Tennessee with its nerve CEN
ter here.
A major general, Samuel T.
Lawton, was in charge of this
vast defense precaution in an
area declared a military district
and comprising two counties,
Mackinac and Chippewa.
Fifty one barrage balloons
floated thousands of feet in the
air in spiderweb of defense
guarding the locks through
which passed more than 300,-
100000 tons of iron one in four
years. Forty-eight anti-aircraft
guns poked their noses from ten
mis- courts. parks, back yards,
and other available spots in both
cities.
BY special understanding be-
tween Canada and the United
States arrived at early in the
war at a conference at Ogdens-
burg, New York, between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Min
lister Mackenzie King of Canada,
the two nations united in a joint
defense plan that recognized
no international boundary line.
Most Of the defense precau-
tions have disappeared. They
started to 60 when the tide Of
war turned and danger of direct
attack from the air or sabotage
waned. Now the locks are
guarded by a corps Of civilian
employees and only a skeleton
crew is maintained at Fort Brady
whose 1000-bed accommodations
have been suggested as a veter-
ans convalescent hospital.
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which marched from the Coun.
ty Building to the music OF
drum, fife and piccolo for their
first peacetime gathering since
1941.
Wearing the ornate, gilt-en-
crusted president badge worn
for the one-day president since
1880, l.. Stanley Cady led the
middle-aged and elderly men,
bers on their march down
Broadway.
In the gathering was George
w. John. Mount Clemens attor-
ney, who as vice-president is ex-
pected to be elevated to the top
office at the afternoon meeting.
A substantial band was led by
bandmaster Fred Schock and the
only absentee among the Off
GERS was the colorful Fish Loca-
tor, Albert (Biz) Glefke. who
turned his duties over to his
three Old Crowd sons, due to
i'll health which prevented his
attendance.
Highly honored figure of the
1945 gathering was j. Anthony
(Tony) Keils, for many years
Custodian of the Bass Drum,
who started down the river with
the Old Crowd as a drummer
boy some 81 years ago and has
now passed his half-century OF
membership.
Veteran secretary and treas
urer, Tom Shoemaker and Art
Donaldson occupied their time
honored posts at the County
Building-a role familiar to
them after 20 to 80 years enact
Notwithstanding badges and
collecting membership dues OF
the Old CroWders.
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Jap Bomb
Continued from Page One)

(COntlnueQ from rage One)
as to the origin Of the bomb
when it was first discovered, as
it was not quite similar to known
japanese bomb units. Army in
telligence officers at Washington
examined the missile and con-
firmed suspicious that it was
Japanese.
Leonard said the balloon and
attached bomb found at Grand
Rapids was "a crude, device"
about 100 feet in length and cap
able of carrying a 1000 pound
load at sea level.
The balloons carried sand bal
last which was dropped by a
combination of time and baro-
metric devices.
Leonard asserted q third bal
loon bomb was sighted over
Sault Ste. Marie a few months
ago and that Navy plane tried
to catch up with 1t to shoot II
down.
= He said the plane climbed to
$1,000 feet but was still far be-
low the bomb, which finally dis
appeared into q cloud formation.
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Winnie
Continued from Page One)


more than any other factor, that
we may ascribe the sudden and
speedy ending of the war
against Japan"
Churchill said Premier Stain
had promised him that Russia
would declare war on Japan
three months after the capt.
ulation of Germany"
The fact that the German
Army surrendered on May 9th
and the Russians declared war
on Aug. 8 is no mere coinci-
dence, but another example of
the fidelity and punctuality with
which Marshal Stain and his
valiant armies always kept their
military engagements" Church.
i'll said.
The chunky. 70-year-o ! d
statesman declared that there
are voices which assert that the
(atomic) bomb should never
have been used at all"
But, he added bluntly:
Il cannot associate myself
with such ideas. Six years of to-
tai war have convinced most
people that, had the Germans
or the japanese discovered this
new weapon, they would have
used it upon us to our complete
destruction with the utmost
alacrity."
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Surrender
from Page One)

tlefronts to see that his $780,
900 troops cease the fighting
that still ragged today from Man.
churia to the Philippines. 1t will
take IL days to stop them all,
Tokyo said.
2. Five hours later General
Macarthur, openly irritated at
Japans delay, said he had re-
ceived no word of it. That at 8
a. m. Eastern War Time.
3. Tokyo was so sorry" but
the Japanese won't send a peace
envoy tomorrow as General Mac
Arthur ordered. They haven't
had enough time, they said, and
asked Macarthur to repeat his
instructions.
President Truman said the
surrender would not be com
pleted until the Japanese lay
down their arms.
The Jap message advised the
Allied Supreme Commander that
the order ending hostilities had
been issued as he directed and
added that members of the I'M
perial Family would enforce it
personally, although in some
isolated instances it might take
as long as II days.
NEED SIX DAYS
The message, in English, es-
timated that six days would be
required to make the message
entirely effective in China, eight
days in Bougainville and II
days in New-GttiHea- and the
Philippines.
The message expressed great
embarrassment, but said that 1t
was impossible for US to ar
range for the flight of our rep
resentative on Aug. IT," as de
manded by Macarthur, "due to
scarcity of time.
1--WE will however proceed at
once with the necessary prepare
tons and notify General Mac
Arthur as to the date of the flight
of such representative, which
will take place as soon as pos
sible," the message said.
The type of plane ordered to
make the flight by Macarthur
also was questioned. The Jap
anese explained they did not UNI
derstand the designation and
asked the Allied Commander to
repeat the entire message of in
structions to them.
The announcement OF tn e
cease fire order was recorded
by the Associated Press after
Supreme Allied Commander
General Macarthur charged the
Japanese with delaying "for
hours" their reply to his initial
surrender instructions.
Tokyo said the reply would be
transmitted to Macarthur, but
it would take time, "even sew
eral days" for the cease fire or
der to reach some isolated units.
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Macarthur
Continued from Page Ons)

watched the situation closely as
indicative of whether japanese
field forces generally would
accept the imperial decision to
quit.
Tokyo radio did acknowledge
receipt Of note from Secretary
OF State Byrnes which instructed
Japan to order hostilities ceased
Immediately and notify MacAr-
thur. Tokyo said the text reach
ed government hands at II a. m.
today Tokyo time 90 p. m. last
night Eastern war time), adding:
Necessary arrangements are
accordingly being made prompt
ly."
At noon yesterday, the signal
corps in Manila transmitted to
Japan a message from MacAr-
thur in which he informed the
Emperor of his appointment as
Supreme Commander of the AL
lied powers to effect Nippon's
surrender and asked that a Tok-
20 area radio station be desig-
mated for communication pur-
poses.
A little later, a second mes
sage instructed Japanese leaders
to order hostilities ceased at
once, then notify Macarthur of
the effective date and hour"
whereupon "the Allied forces
will be directed to cease hostili-
ties" In great detail, the mes
sage told of procedure for repre-
sentatives to fly to Manila by
way of lie Shima. west of Okin-
ava in the Ryukyus, to receive
instructions in surrender pro-
cedure.
MacArthur's statement en-
phasized that nine hours went
by before his first message was
acknowledged.
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Army,
(Continued from Pare One,

Continued from Page One)
Der still to be disarmed in other
Pacific and Asiatic territory"
The Army probably will not
cut the lumber of points re-
CURED for discharge below the
present IS for two months or
more. Wacs need A.
The War Department has 471,-
900 men with IS or more points
waiting to be released.
In addition. an order yester-
day directed release Of enlisted
men and women over 38 who
apply in writing for discharge.
Applicants must be released i'm
mediately if requirements are
available and In no case may
they be held for longer than 90
days after application.
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Missing.
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
gelical Sunday School ana was
a confirmed member of the
church. At the age of 16 he
sailed on the Col. E. M. Young,
Great Lakes freighter. and as
soon as he was II years old, he
enlisted in the Navy. During his
last visit home, on Decoration
Day of this year, he told his
family how proud he was to be
in active duty in the Navy. Fol
lowing his boot leave from
Great Lakes, Ill.,, he was assign
ed to the indianapolis, and tel
ephoned his parents July ID, to
tell them not to worry if they
didn't hear from him for several
weeks.
He told his mother he was
about to go to work"--carry-
ing the atomic bomb which de-
molished Hiroshima to the BIO
base at Guam.
The ship is believed to have
been torpedoed by a Jap subma-
rine, with only 10 officers and
305 enlisted men reported saved,
883 dead and missing following
explosions which ripped the
cruiser and sank her within 15
minutes.
Immensely proud OF their
service son, the family hope
fully awaits further word from
the Navy Department. In addi-
ton to his parents, the family
includes two brothers, Jack, Is.
and Alfred, Ia. at home and two
sisters, Mrs. Donald Sharpe. Of
South River road, and Anna
belle, at home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-16
War Work

Continued from Page One)
idle > before the reconversion
program is completed.
War Manpower Commission
officials from Michigan, Ohio
and Kentucky were summoned
to a special meeting at Column
bus, Ohio. today to discuss ways
of finding new jobs for the
temporarily unemployed.
Edward l.. keenan,, regional
VINO director, who summoned
the VINO chiefs to an emer-
gency session, said war contrac-
tors have been polled for their
estimates in workers layoffs,
but, he added that approximate
~ one-haf said they could give
no accurate forecast until they
actually received contract ter
limitations.
VINO officials at Washington
estimated 10000 aircraft work
ers would be out of work in
Michigan by October Is.
Representatives Of the VINO,
labor and management express
ed hope, however, that the lay
offs would be brief as civilian
production would be speeded up
to absorb the idle.
r. j. Thomas, president of
the United Automobile Work
ers (CIO) made the original est
mate on the ESQ, 900 unemployed
and E. L. Cushman, State VINO
director and George Romney,
manager Of the automotiVe
council for war production
agreed it was reasonable"
The automotlve industry,
which will absorb the largest
part of the unemployed accord
ing to union-management pre-
dictions, was given a go-ahead
signal in Washington Wednes-
day.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-16
Crash
Continued from Page One)

turned to Washington after q
30 day furlough at home with
his widowed mother and brother
Frederick.
The young Navy officers body
will be shipped to Washington,
D. c. where he will be buried
in Arlington National Cemetery
with appropriate military serv-
ices. An Army escort will ac-
company the body on its trip
across the country.
Mrs. Barden will attend the
services in Arlington next week.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-16
China
Continued from Page One)

awaited a reply to an invitation
to Gen. Mao Tze-Tung, a Com
munist leader, 10 confer with
him in Chungking.
I'VE have many international
and internal problems awaiting
settlement, the Generalissimo
said in radio message to The
Communist official. These in
volve our national welfare.
Please do not delay in coming
here"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-16
BanZai

Corps headquarters reported
231 japanese were counted dead
yesterday-the day the Emperor
issued the surrender rescript.
Many of them were killed prev
iously.
1t. Gen. Oscar W.. Griswold,
corps commander, has been
authorized to accept surrender
of 1t. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashi-
ia, leader of the japanese forces
on Luzon.
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Prayer
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
won, and in praying that he will
support and guide into the paths
of peace"
Announcing the proclamation
at a news conference, Mr.. Tru-
man remarked with a smile that
after two days of national cele-
bration he thought the prayer
would be needed.
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Disease
(Continued from Pare One)

Continued from Page One)
were eased, but the rate of 500
cases weekly during May In Ger
many had increased to 1000
weekly for the period ending
July 20.
MANY high-point and over
age soldiers have been taken off
United States-bound ships and
held at ports and staging areas
for veneral treatment" the
Army said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-16
First Peocetime Outing
of Old Crowd Observed

Warm sunshine, blue skies
and a light, cooling breeze from
Lake st. Clair today blessed the
65th annual reunion Of the Old
Crowd of Mount Clemens,
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-08-16
Marshal Petain
NAV BE PardOned

PARIS, Aug. 16--R Gen.
De Gaulle is certain to APP
prove" clemency for Marshall
Petain, but has not yet received
the high courts recommended
ton, an official in the Presidents
office said today.
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Holiday
CONTINUED from Page One)

NOVUVU HHVAH Wv O"NI
pended on restaurants for their
meals were left hungry as the
great majority of places were
closed. Those that were open
were 50 crowded that it was al
most impossible to be waited
on.
Housewives were caught short
handed by the sudden victory an
nouncement and people were liv-
ing on left-overs during the
past two days.
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The schools that were cited
were Alexander Macomb school,
Clemens, Dickinson, Grant, the
Mount Clemens high school,
Lincoln, and Donaldson.
Both the st. Joseph and Mount
Clemens general hospitals were
given recommendations by the
committee.
Twelve churches were listed
as follows: First Methodist First
Presbyterian, Gilbert Memorial
B aptist, Gospel Tabernacle,
Grace Episcopal, Mt. Olivet
Evangelistic, New Apostolic, Sal
walton Army, Till-Marantha
Chapel, Trinity Lutheran, Turn
er Chapel and Zion church.
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Hazard
CONTINUED from Page One)

Chief Edmund Smith for action.
Brewer said that If the violations
are not rectified In due course
of time, action will be taken in
order to force them to follow
the recommendations.
]. M. Thomas, who Is president
of the local fire prevention COM
mittee, said that the most places
cited for violations did not have
major fire hazards but revealed
such hazards as piling Of boxes
at exits, fire escapes in disrepair,
discarded materials in store
rooms, and using of diversified
fuses. He added that the great
majority Of violation were due
to neglect and carelessness and
could be taken care Of with lit
tie expense involved.
The accommodations in the
schools, churches and hospitals,
include safety hazards such as
blocked exits and the installa-
ton of automatic sprinklers
throughout all public buildings
of other than fire-resistive con-
~k~..~kiAA
Evening star., 1945-07-22
Social ActiVities
In ALeaandria
MRS. PRATT.

Mrs. D. S. Walters of Easton, Pa,
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. L.
Erhardt, at her home on South
Washington street.
Mrs. E. w. Wilkes and Linda and
Gurney Wilkes, wife and daughters
of the late Mai. Wilkes, have gone
to Leominster, Mass, to remain un-
til after Labor Day.
Mrs M. G.. Ziegler and her daugh-
ter Penelope are back from a visit
in Cleveland with Mrs. r. E. War
ren. Miss Nan Cliatt of Villa Rica,
Ga, is the house guest of Mrs.
Ziegler.
Capt. and Mrs. David G.. Wright
have returned from Hollywood,
Calf, where the former was on
temporary duty for three months.
Comdr. and Mrs w. ]. Smith
have moved to Falls Church.
Mrs Richard M. Davis is back
from six-week visit to Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Illinois.
Comdr. and Mrs. r. A. Sentman
have returned from a fortnights
stay at Cape May, N. j., where they
were the guests of Mrs. John B.
Benson of Wilmington, Del.
1t. James A. Dearborn has Joined
Mrs. Dearborn after serving in the
Pacific area.
1t. Col. and Mrs Henry w. Ebel
will leave August l for visit in
Morristown, N. j.
Mrs. Walter j. East has as her
guest Mrs. Charles E. Varier of
Long Beach, Calf.
Mrs. Forester E. Woodruff is
spending some time in Tyler, Tex.
Maj. and Mrs. Roger L. Zeller
have returned from visit in San
Antonio.
1t and Mrs. Leighton Cress. for
merly of Phoenix, have been Joined
by the formers mother. Mrs. l.. w.
Cress of Flagstaff, Ariz.
Mrs. Collman E. YudelSon and her
children will leave shortly to visit
Mrs. James Moore in Norwalk,
Conn.
Capt. and Mrs. Sam zaslausky
have returned from visit in New
York City.