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Mrs. Tom Jones

Pvt. Robert Floyd Jr. spent the
holidays at the home of his grand
mother, Mrs, l.. Lambert. He is
stationed at Major Field, Green
vile, Texas. 4 tribute of
Cherished friendship by Mur'l
Smith Moore, Our friend r. j.
Walker formerly of McGehee,
Ark passed into the great beyond
al 1890 a, m. Thursday, Decem-
Der, IS, 1914, Chicago, Ill, How
thankful We must be to have
known him as one who faced life
so calamity. finding time always
to be gay. He loved the quiet
things, trees, hooks and people.
All of this he left to us to share
their worth. How sweet such
richness to recall We, as friends
cannot see him now-He has grown
tall. DR.. j. G. Shaw of Me
Gehee attended the funeral SER
vice of Thomas jefferson Walker
at the Major and Miller Funeral
Home in Chicago, ILL.,. on Wednes-
day Jan, 3rd. Mr.. and Mrs. r.
c. Hunter had as their last week
end guest, Mack Thompson, well
known businessman of Chicago. g..
Mr.. Troupe, we'll known carpen-
ter, but for the past year has
been working at shipyard in
Berkeley, Calf, visited with his
family for two weeks. st. John
AME Church-Srviees were con-
Quoted by the pastor Sunday.
Among the new members is Mrs.
A. G. Freeman, sistr of Rev. R.
Jackson, Mrs. Greene, the pas
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Rev. Perry Dies

Rev, A. b. J Perry, ID, d. died
Jan. 9TH at his home in Mariana
, Arkansas, He was born in Lo-
noke, and served through the
Spanish American War. Funeral
services We're conducted at St.
Luke AME church. Tuesday, jan
uary 9th. He left to mourn his
death Wife, one son in the armed
forces, stationed in France. Three
brothers, Rev. G. w. Perry of
lonoke, II, H. Perry of Little
Rock, Rev. c. A. Perry of Musko-
gee, Oklahoma, two sisters. Mrs.
sallie Rodgers of Little Rock
, Mrs. Cora Seribbner of Little
Rock, and several neices and ne
phews, Rev. Perry pastored 45
years. Presided l6 years of time.
At the time of his death he was
pastoring La Grange Ark. Rev.
Perry was well known throughout
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Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1945-01-26

To SPEAK
Rev. r. u. DuHart, presiding
elder of the Little Rock District,
will deliver the morning message
at Union AME Church, Sunday ut
II o'clock.
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the state. We loved Bro. Andrew
but God loved him best.
The Perry Family
Or. Blakely IL Speak
at AnAlNersarY ~

DR.. G Wayman BIakely p. Z.
Of the FIT. Smith District is preach
ing the Both Anniversary of the
Trustees Helpers Club OF 81. Peters
\. NJ, Z Church Of Megehee Ark
ausas, Rev 7 e Reed is pastor
Of the church.
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Duncan Chapel Methodist Church
27th and Rock 81
Rev. M. l.. Brooks, minister
9:45-Church School.
11:00-Morning worship.
6:30-Youth fellowship.
7:30-~ Evening service.
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st, Bartholomew Catholic
Church
18th and Marshall Streets
Rev. Conrad A. Kinder, Priest In
charge
Mass-S.30 a. m. and 1000
a. m.
Benediction-7:30 p. m.
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Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
leoted and copyrighted by International
Council OF Religious Education; used by
permission.
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VINE ST. MISSIONARY BAPT.

VINE ST. MISSIONARY BAPT.
Rev. E. d. Brown, Pastor
10th and Vine, North Little Rock
Sunday School, 1880 a. m.
Preaching, 1880 q. m.
BYPU, $3.50 p. m.
WEDNESDAY night, Prayer Meeting
7:30.
Allen Temple AME Church
18th and Oak Street
Rev. ]. M. watkins, Pastor
Christ Temple
S12 lizard st.
Bishop f. w. Butler, in charge
$3.50 a. m.--Church School.
1880 a. m.--Morning Worship.
800 p. m,--BTU.
500 p. m.-Preaching Service.
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St. Andrews AME Church

y3rd aud State SITS, Rev. r. T.
Williams, Minister
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Allison Presbyterian Church
9Th and Gaines St, Rev. ]. +,
Henderson. Minister
sunday:
1880 a. m.-Church school,
1880 q. Morning Service
1880 y. m.--Lvening Service.
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Morning Star Bapt. Church
snd and Smother st., North LATHE
Rock. Rev. 9. u. Canada. Pastor
Sunday Scholastic Z. n.
Morning Worship-11:0o .. y.
B. Y. P. U.-e:30 .. =.
Evening WorshiD-5:Se ,. -
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Miles Chapel CME Church
9Th and Bender SITS,
Rev. L. Dyer, Pastor
$3.50 a. m.-Church School In
charge of Mrs. a. A. Womack.
ll:00 a. III. Morning Worship
630 p. m.-Epworth League.
7;45 y. Evening Worship.
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MeAlmont, AK.
1000 a. Sunday School.
Fairview CME Church
Rev. c. w. Smith, Pastor
l1.0a o Sermon.
t,30 p. m.--Epworth League.
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ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH
4th 4 Bender
Rev. L. Embry, Minister
$3.50 a. m. Sunday School
HOO a. m. -- Morning Worship
900 p. m. $500 B Y. p. U.
500 p. m. - Evening Service.
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LESSON TEXT-Matthew $3.50: TIA.
1929.
GOLDEN TExT-Seek ye first the
kingdom Of God. and His righteousness:
and all these things shall be added unto
you.-Matthew 6:33.
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big Bethel AME Church
9Th and Broadway Sts.. DR.. @.
Wayman Blakely. minister In
Charge
Il:00 a. m.--Sermon,
see p. N Evening Sermon.
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Liberty Hill Bapt. Church
1901 Spring st. Rev. ". Van
Hudson, Minister
$50 a. m. Sunday School.
ll.00 o. m.--SermOn.
SOC p. m.---Evening sermon.
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Wesley Chapel NJ. Il. Church
18th and State st. J. Walt
Moore. Minister
Morning Services--11 a. m
i:00-5:00 p. m.--Union Yes
per Services.
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First Bapt. Church

First Bapt. Church
9TH and Gaines st. DR.. Emanuel
c. Dyer, Minister In Charge
$3.50 a. m. Sunday School.
Paul Bright, Supt,
l1:00 a. m.-Mornlng Worship
Mt. Zion Bapt. Church
eos Cross st. DR.. F. IT. Guy,
Minister
$3.50 q. m.--Sunday School.
10:45 a. m. Morning Worship.
$3.50 p, m.--Bapt. Young Peo-
ples Union.
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Collins st. Bapt. Church
i13 Collins. Rev. N. Nichols.
Minister
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Church of God In Christ
sth and Gaines 81. Rev. n. D.
Willett, Evangelist In Chare
l1'00 a. m.--Sermon.
500 .. m.--Street services,
9Th and Arch Sts.
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shiloh seventh Day Adventist
1909 Pulaski st.
$3.50 a. m.-Sabbath School.
l1:00 a. m.---Church Service.
1850 p. m,--Young Peoples
ii. V. meeting.
Visit here sometimes.
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Improved 0 SUNDAY
Uniform c~-Oo
.:-LESSON =

BY HAROLD L. LUNDoUIsT, D D.
OF The Moody Bible Institute OF Chicago.
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Shiloh Bapt. Church
18th and Hanger st. DR.. q. D.
Pettaway. Minister
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Leach Chapel CINE Church
1912 Broadway St., North Lit
tie Rock.
Model s. S. $3.50 q. m.
Sermon HOO a. m. Rev. Is.
T. Carter, pastor.
Musical Program 800 p. m.
In charge of Missionary Circle.
Epworth League $3.50 p, m.
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500 p. m. Evening Service.
First Baptist Church, Highland
Park. 18th and Oak St..
Rev. P. l.. Rowe, Pastor
$3.50 a. III. Church School.
1900 a, m. Morning Worship
$50 p. m. --BYPU.
20 p. m Evening Worship
Union Temple Bapt. q
Rev. A. II. Green, Min
S14 Ringo st,
$3.50 a. m. --- Sunday ps
ll:00 a. m. Mornin ssgsA.e.
$50 p. m.--B. Y. T
500 p. m.-Eyenin Tor~ i'',.
Newdora Baptist -.s
Booker Terrace
Rev, w. T.. Walters, pastor
Regular PASTORAL days End and
ith Sundays.
$3.50 a, ms. s.. G.. w. Nc
CURE Mrs. d. S. Block.
ll:00 a. IN. -- Preaching.
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Tie Plant
$3.50 a. m. -- Sunday School
1900 a. m. - Preaching
600 p m. Baptist Training
Union
500 p. m. -- Preaching
Rev. F. j. Williams, pastor
= arl Larry, Clerk
.arl Larry, Reporter
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Ward Chapel AME Church

ron FRIENDLY WELCOME ATTEND THESE CHuRoHrst
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BuIloek's Temple CME Church.
18th and Cross ".
Rev. L. T. Turner. Minister
Sunday Scholastic q. m.
Morning Worship-10.55 Q. m.
Junior League--5:30 p. m.
Senio. League--6:30 y. m.
e ening worship-8:00 p. m.
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90 to church

FOR A FRIENDLY WELGoMl
Ward Chapel AME Church
1901 Hangar st, Rev. Love-
Patrick. Minister
$50 a. m.-Sunday School.
1900 d. m.-Sermon.
$50 p. m.-Epworth League
Bulloek's Temple CME Church
18th and Cross ".
Rev. L. T. Turner. Minister
Sunday Scholastic q. m.
Morning Worship-10;55 q. IN
Junior League-5.30 p. m.
Senio. League-6.30 y. IN.
T. ening worship-8.00 p. m.
Big Bethel AME Church
9Th and Broadway Sts., DR.. @
Wayman Blakely. minister In
Charge
l1:00 a. m.-Sermon,
see p. Evening Sermon,
st. Andrews AME Church
J3rd aud State SITS, Rev. r. T.
Williams. Minister
Wesley Chapel NJ. Il. Church
18th and State st. ]. Walt
Moore. Minister
Morning Serv'ces---11 a. m.
i:00-5;00 p. Union Yes
per Services.
Allison Presbyterian Church
18th and Gaines ST., Rev. ]. +,
Henderson. Minister
sunday:
1880 a. m.-Church school.
1880 q. m. Morning Service
1880 p. m.--Lvening Service.
Liberty Hill Bapt. Church
1901 Spring St. Rev. N. Van
Hudson, Minister
$50 a. m. Sunday School.
l1.00 o. m.--SermOn.
soc p. m.--Evening sermon,
Shiloh Bapt. Church
18th and Hanger st. DR.. O. D.
Pettaway. Minister
Morning Star Bapt. Church
snd and Smother st., North LATHE
Rock. Rev. 9. u. Canada. Pasto1
Sunday Scholastic Z. n.
Morning Worship-11:0o .. y
3. Y. P. U.-e:3o .. =.
Evening worshiD-7:Se = =
Duncan Chapel Methodist Churcl
27th and Rock g.
Rev. M. l.. Brooks, minister
9:45-Church School.
11:0O-Morning Worship.
s:3o--Youth fellowship.
7:30-~Evening service.
shiloh seventh Day Adventist
1909 Pulaski st.
$3.50 a. sabbath School.
l1:00 a. m.--Church Service.
1850 p. m,-Young Peoples
II. V. meeting.
Visit here sometimes,
METROPOLITAN BAPTIST
CHURCH
Sunday School -----9:30 AN
Morning Worship III 100 AN
Evening Worship -------7:30 Pm
Rev. J. I'll. Gatlin, Pastor
VINE ST. MISSIONARY BAPT
Rev. E. d. Brown, Pastor
10th and Vine, North Little Rocl
Sunday School, 1880 a. m.
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Mt. Nebo AME Church
College Station
Rev. ". X Walden, Minister
Sunday School, $3.50 a. m.
Preaching, 1880 a. N.
Institute, $500 p. m.
Night service, $3.50 p. m.
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1901 Hangar st. Rev, Love-
Patrick, Minister
$50 a. m.-Sunday school.
1900 q. m.-Sermon.
$3.50 p. m.-Epworth League.
Evening star., 1945-07-01

The marriage OF Miss Patricia
Suzanne Jones, daughter of Mrs
Margaret Jones, to Corpl. Edward
p. j. Sullivan, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Edward Sullivan, took place May
% in the Church of the Holy Angels
in Dyersburg, Tenn. The Rev
Father Neidert officiated.
Miss Celeste Elaine Hawkins
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elgie
Darius Hawkins of Woodfield, Md,
became the bride, May 10, of War
rant Officer Frank Phelps Sheldon
U. S. NJ. c., son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Holt Sheldon of Manchester
Conn. The Rev. c. A. Brubaker anc
the Rev. D. B. Groves officiated al
the ceremony In Wesley Grove
Methodist Church in Woodfleld.
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church was the scene of the we'd
ding, May II, of Miss Ruth Britt
daughter of Mrs. Berta Britt, anc
Mr.. Aubrey Lee Thacker, U. S. C
G. r., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee v
Thacker. The Rev. Lloyd A. Snyder
officiated at the ceremony.
The marriage of Miss Jean Ezzel
of Mount Rainier to Flight Officer
Larry E. Sander, AAF, of Cincinnati
took place May II. The Rev, Father
Roach officiated at the ceremony IL
st. Jerome's Church in Hyattsville.
1t. Patricia Mullaly, U. S. M
G. r., daughter of Mrs. Eugene Lee
Mullaly and the late 1t. Col. Mullaly
U. S. M. c., became the bride, Ma!
10, of 1t. Robert j. Weaver, U. S. M
c., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer r
Evening star., 1945-07-01

20 of Miss Betty Yvonne Walden Of
Arlington, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. H. Walden of Alhambra, Calf,
and 1t. q. 60 E. E. Hollyfield. jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hollyfleld OF
Charleston, w. Va. Chaplain Thomas
of the Naval Academy officiated at
the ceremony.
Miss Suzanne Macomber, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond e.
Macomber of this city, became the
bride May Is of Pfc. Joseph r. Mar
tin, A. u. S., son of Mrs. Laura Mar
tin OF Wallace, Idaho. Chaplain
Stewart officiated at the ceremony
In the Memorial Chapel at the Army
Medical Center.
The marriage Of Miss Dorothea
Mae Lowe, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. j. Lowe of Sapulpa. Okla, to Mr.
Edgar H. Spratt, U. S. N. r.. son OF
Mrs. Mary F. Spratt of Arlington
and Mr.. George @. Spratt of this
city, took place May 25 in the home
of the bridegroom's mother. The
Rev. j. Franklin Corey officiated at
the ceremony and reception fol-
lowed.
Miss Virginia Kringel, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Foote Kringel OF
Arlington, became the bride May %
of 1t. q. gJ Robert Charles Witt
linger, u S. N. r.. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Friedrich Moren Wittlinger OF
Houston. The wedding took place
in the Clarendon Methodist Church,
the Rev. Norwood P. Myers off,
ciating.
Evening star., 1945-07-01

mss Jeanne Frances Stamp RI
Westmoreland Hills, daughter Of
Mrs. Mildred r. Stamp, WAC, and
the late Mr.. r. Marbury Stamp, PEI
came the bride June 2i of Mr. WIZ
liam Irwin Park, u. s. N. r., son OF
Mrs. Irwin Alvie Park of Rochester,
Mich, and the late Mr.. Park. The
Rev. Craig Eder officiated at the
ceremony In All-Saints' Church IN
the presence Of relatives and close
friends.
Miss jeanne Stamp attended her
sister and Mr.. r.. Marbury Stamp,
jr., was best man for his brother,
A small reception at the Roosevelt
Hotel followed and the couple left
later for a visit with the bride-
groom's mother in Rochester and
thence TO California, where the
bridegroom is stationed.
Evening star., 1945-07-01

Weaver Of Chevy Chase. The cere-
mony took place at the Marine Corps
base In San Diego.
Col. and Mrs. Oswald Wilson
McNeese of this city announce the
recent marriage of their daughter,
Miss Susan McNeese, to 1t. Howard
vorder Bruegge, A. U. s., son of Mr..
and Mrs. John vorder Bruegge Of
Memphis.
The ceremony took place in the
chapel at Camp Wheeler, Ga, the
bride having as her attendant her
sister, Miss Laura Butler McNeese,
and the bridegroom having as his
best man his father.
The bride is graduate of George
Washington University. Her hus-
band attended the University Of
Evening star., 1945-07-01


Announcement Is made OF the
marriage of Miss Lonnelle Lovejoy
Raymond, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. B. Raymond of Ithaca, to
Capt. David H. Hammers of this
city. The ceremony took place re-
Gently in the First Presbyterian
Church In Ithaca, the Rev. Alfred
Lee Klaer officiating.
Both the bride and bridegroom
are graduates OF Cornell University.
Capt. Hammers is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. william S. Hammers of
this city. He recently returned
from 80 months duty with the
Army Service Forces in the Middle
East
Evening star., 1945-07-01

Tennessee ana was studying law At
George Washington University when
he entered the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01

ish parliament may be convened by
telephone, the dispatch said.
The resignation of the German
puppet government headed by Erik
Scavenius was expected momen-
tarily, the dispatch added.
Swedish sources speculated that
the German moves Stemmed direct
ly from Bernadottes conferences in
Denmark, which included talks with
the Nazi overload there, DR.. Werner
Best, as we'll as Himmler.
Earlier reports had said that
Himmler in his original peace offer
to the United States and Britain
had offered to withdraw or sur
render German forces in Denmark.
German soldiers wearing Red
Cross badges arrived in Copenhagen
several days ago, Stockholm broad
cast said to assist German refugees
in Developments which will take
place during the next few days"
Radio Luxembourg, identifying
itself as the voice of the United
Nations" Said Richard Bienert, in
terror minister in the puppet gov
eminent of Bohemia and Moravia,
was trying to negotiate with the
U. S. Army for the peaceful occu-
patton of the protectorate.
The broadcast said he was act
ing under instructions of DR.. Karl
Frank, Nazi minister without port
folio and chief of all SIS and Gestapo
troops in the area.
The Stockholm newspaper DagenS
Nyheter said Hinmlers reply to the
Allied "all or none" surrender de-
mand was delivered to Allied dip
lomats in the Swedish capital yester-
day by a member of the Swedish
foreign Office, believed to be Foreign
Minister Christian E. Guenther
himself.
Dagens Nyheter said a final Al
lied decision on the German note
was not expected for another "a to
40 hours because of the complicated
nature of the negotiations.
Nevertheless, it said, the General
trend of the negotiations was ia
vorable"-a hint that Germany has
decided to capitulate unconditional
ly to Russia as well as to the United
States and Britain as Himmler first
offered.
Even the German radio admitted
that the end of the war was at hand
DR.. Karl Scharping, a leading COM
mentator on the German domestic
radio, t old the German people that
the war was drawing to its conclu-
sion with giant steps" and might
even end tomorrow"
Prime Minister Churchill and his
full cabinet met last night and
aagin this morning to examine the
latest reports from Stockholm.
Churchill may touch upon peace
reports in Commons today.
The diplomatic correspondent of
The London Daily Express said
Churchill had long transatlantic
Telephone talk yesterday with For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden in
San Francisco regarding the Him
mler peace offer.
Churchill also was believed to be
in touch with President Truman
and Premier Stain, the Daily EX-
press said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
Invasion Of
Borneo Made

Continued from Page II
been bombed repeatedly since Gen,
Douglas MacArthurs American
forces swept through the Southern
Philippines.
The Tawi Tawi base at the
southern end OF the Sulu Archipe-
lago is only 80 miles from the
northeast corner OF Borneo while
American controlled Palawan, in
the southwestern Philippines, is
but 1870 miles from the northwest
corner,
Borneo, with a population of APP
proximately 100000. is 1926 miles
east OF the Malay Peninsula $50
miles southeast OF French Indo-
China and IS flanked around the
south by Sunatra, Java and Cele-
beS.
It's oil, rubbe: and other natural
resources were vastly exploited by
the Japanese. although enemy ae-
cess 10 Borneo has been virtually
cut of by MaeArthur's aerial block
ade OF the China Seas OIL produce
ton on Borneo amounted 10 nearly
100000 tons annually.
The principal portion Of the island
Is owned by the Duion, The north
western ssetion, known as Sarawak,
Is British
While there was no confirmation
OF the reported landing, Allied head
quarters here disclosed that Philip
pines-based bombers and fighters
raked Japanese positions through.
out the East Indies during the
Weekend.
Navy patrol planes killed approxi-
mately 60 japanese troops when
they straied Ave bargeS and Is
sal canoes between Tawi Tawi and
northern Borneo Saturday.
Macarthur meantime disclosed
that troops Of the gath Division ad-
yareed 10 miles northward from
DieoS on Tie western coast OF Davlao
Gulf on Mindanao and reached
within II miles OF the big port OF
Davao.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01

NSoA'AliAlANd 1lOlll a6C ~
also continued to push down the
eastern coast and were reported
closing in on Yanabaru Airfield. 'five
miles across the island from Naha
The Japanese still were fighting
bitterly from strong defenses clust-
cred around the capital. An Army
spokesman estimated that more than
1000 japanese were killed in south
EN- OkinaWa in the last 70 hours,
Tokyo radio meantime reported
that American Superfortresses raid
ed KyuShu, southernmost of
Japan's nome islands, for the fifth
consecutive day today in an attempt
to neutralize the bases from which
the japanese have been launching
suicide aerial attacks on the Oki-
nawa area.
The report was uot confirmed
although the 2lSt Bomber Com
mand announced that the big B-29's
started huge fires yesterday in the
Tachikawa Army Air Arsenal near
Tokyo and at Hammamatsu, 60
miles southeast OF Nagoya.
1t was the first SuperfortreSs raid
on Hamamatsu which was picked
as an alternate target when weather
closed In over Tachikawa during the
attack.
A part OF Mondays Superior,ress
force also raided airnelds on Kyu-
shu, and the 2lst Bomber Command
announced that the three operations
were carrier out without loss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01
ItoIy's Nozi
Ranks Broken
Continued from Page u

day.
New Zealand troops Of the Eighth
Army hurdled the Piave river and
were progressing well along the
highway toward Trieste, So miles
away.
A communique from Marshal
Titos headquarters reported that
Jugoslav forces still were battling
the Germans in the streets of the
Italian port city Street fighting
also was reported in Fiun.e, where
Tito claimed the German 19Stn and
2S7th Division were surrounded
and in the process of being de-
stroyed.
Meanwhile, even before It's lib
Grafton, political battle was shap-
ing up for Trieste.
Tito's radio Belgrade yesterday
said Yugoslav forces were bringing
about retaliation of the age-long
aspirations of our brothers in Is
tria Trieste, and Gorica.
Today the Italian government
issued communique saying Vent =
zia Guilia province, Of which IT,
este is ne capital, "s'?Gl.C be
handed over to the Alliad admin
istration, according to the armlstice
terms, as has been done for the
remainder of Italian territory"
Tito's communique said that Jugo-
siaV forces had entered Trieste az
ter smashing the German lines
on a 40-mile front and driving
ahead 40 miles. Istria. on the Adri-
attic coast, was captured.
1000 Capturde
Signs of the German rout in
northern Italy multiplied. The lst
armored division alone captured ~.
600 troops in "a hours. In a battle
southeast of Paoua, an enemy
column was intercepted and over
1000 prisoners taken.
For Rene Marshal Rodolfo Ora
ziani's chief of staff broadcast IN
order to the Ligurian army in tic
north to surrender because of toe
absolute useiessness" of further
fighting and 1.-The general conoi-
tons of Germany"
Graziani himself, war minister OF
Mussolini's Inflated New Fascist
Republic, was an Allied prisoner.