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Evening star., 1945-02-11
Opening Of Dam
CHmoxes Nozi
Defense Trick
Few Germans Held
Allies Back Months
With Flood Threat
BY IVES GALLAGHER,


WITH THE 9Th ARMY IN
GERMANY, Feb. 10.-A roaring
flood of swift-running water,
more than 1900 feet wide, swept
down the Roer River valley be-
tween the American and German
lines today and climaxed the
wars cleverest defensive measure
on the part of the Germans.
The wall of water which turned
the tiny stream into a torrent came
from the Schwammenauel and Urft
dams. The Germans opened the
outlet tunnels last night as they
were driven away from the control
machinery. Now the tunnels can
not be closed and will continue to
discharge water for several days
until the dams are empty.
The tunnels are pouring an esti-
mated 100000 cubic feet of water
each hour down the valley.
The story of the dams and the
part they played on the western
front is one of the most fascinating
of the war and only has been partly
told SO far.
There are seven dams along the
Roer's upper reaches but only two
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Mutiny Of Nazi Sailors
Al Bremen Reported
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 10.-Reports of
disturbances inside Germany con-
tinued to come from a variety Of
sources today.
The Moscow radio said in a Ger
man-language broadcast that a de-
tachment of sailors had mutinied at
Bremen when ordered to leave their
ship and fight alongside land forces.
This story was unconfirmed, but the
German radio did say that naval
forces had been fighting beside land
troops at Elbing.
The Moscow radio also said riot
ing had occurred among German
refugees in Berlin when the SIS
Elite Guard Communicated a soup
kitchen where the refugees had been
eating.
The Paris radio said Swede re-
turning from Berlin had reported
q state Of siege was imminent for
the German capital and that police
and Nazi party leaders were no
longer able to maintain order and
safeguard food supplies.
Paris broadcasts also quoted
Swedish reports that several Berlin
suburbs had been evacuated and de-
clared war zones. The Gestapo has
been placed in charge Of these Sec
tions, 1t added, and given the re-
sponsibility Of defending them
against both internal and external
enemies.
Evening star., 1945-02-11

ters, bakeries, laundries, dry clean
ers, barber shops and shoe stores.
Many Of these, it was charged, main
tanned electrically lighted clocks or
advertising signs.
Firms to whom the kilograms
were sent were warned that II they
did not respond satisfactorily with
In three days electric service would
be discontinued.
Relief from the "brownout" or
der. the WLB said, may be granted
IN cases whore health or safety
would be endangered by its ohserv-
ance. However, use OF electricity
In restrictsd ways must flrst be
stopped and m appeal, certified by
local authorities such AS police, f1rs
or health departments, must Be hled
with WLB.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Mailman, Tired
Of Deliveries,
Gets Years Rest
81 the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1o.-Harold
Hansen. 29, temporary mail carrier
last Christmas, testified In Fed
eral court today that he got so
weary he ditched approximately 200
letters behind a billboard.
Too many people are writing to
each other anyway" he explained.
II delivered some mail, but I 60
tireder and tireder, so finally
started tearing the letters up.
That made me tireder yet, so I
just ditched the rest of the letters
back Of the billboard"
The court gave him a year and
a day of rest in prison on the
charge Of interfering with the mail.
Postal inspectors said all the
letters, some mutilated, were re-
covered.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
ATC Takes Blame for Giving
Dog Priority Above d Senator's

quarters here, issued the widely
discussed "A" plane priority for the
110-pound mastiff's journey from
Washington to Hollywood.
Col. Roosevelt's sister, Mrs. John
Boettinger, had telephoned from the
White House, asking that Blaze be
flown to Elliott's actress wife, Faye
Emerson, In Hollywood. Gen. George
said, however, that mo mention OF
priority was made in the conversa-
ton"
Senator Maybank, Democrat, OF
South Carolina, a member OF the
subcommittee, said he got the Inn
preston from talking to Gen.
George that the high priority was
issued sjuSt as sort of favor"
The generals report corroborated
the story Of three servicemen who
were pumped" OF an Army trans
port at Memphis while Blaze stayed
on. About 3,7oO pounds Of cargo
(see PRIORIIIEs, Page A-7)
Evening star., 1945-02-11
By the Associated Press.

~ sAAS <ASSOSAesCu AASoss
The Air Transport Command
took the blame ofiicially yesterday
for giving Col. Elliott Roosevelt's
bull mastiff Blaze q plane priority
higher than q Senator gets.
The embarrassed ATC acknowl-
edged in a report to a Senate Mill
tary Affairs subcommittee that
Blaze's "a" priority ride was q
serious mistake"
ut cannot be justified" Maj. Gen.
Harold L. George, ATC chief, de-
clared In the 900-word report.
That's the way Senator Bridges,
Republican, OF New Hampshire,
talked about it, too, in recalling
that . hitch-hiking legislator gets
. 90" rating, and may be bumped
on by war freight.
Gen. George said Col. Ray w.
Ireland, assistant chief OF stan for
prtorities and traflc 1t ATC head
Evening star., 1945-02-11
(see WESTERN FRONT, Pg. A-5.)
Hitler and Goering Offices
Hit in Big Berlin Raid
Ey the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. t0.-Direct hits
we're scored on the downtown Ber-
lin offices of Adolf Hitler and Her.
mann Goering and many other gov
ernment buildings during last Sat-
urday's record l,000-plane raid on
the Reich capital.
This was announced officially to-
day by the United States 9th Air
Force on the basis of reconnaissance
photographs which disclosed severe
damage had been caused to. the
Anhalter railway station, the main
post and telegraph Office, the Ger
man Foreign ONCE, the Ministry
of Transport and Prussia House.
Photographs confirming an ear
Eer Interpretation based on pic
lures taken during the attack show
an area of destruction a mile and
q half square in the very heart of
Berlin" communique from United
States Strategic Air Forces in Eu-
rope said.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Congress, Army, Navy
Will Be Represented
In Mexico City Farley
Labor und Farm Groups
Also Will Attend as
Stettitinus' Advisers
By GARNETT d. HORNER.

Members of the Senate and
House and representatives of the
Army, Navy, business, labor and
farm organizations will attend
the forthcoming special inter
conference at Mexico
City as special advisers to Secre-
tary OF State Stettinius, the State
Department announced last
night.
Chairman Connally Of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee;
Senator Austin, Republican, Of Yer
mont. a member OF the committee,
and Chairman Bloom Of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, will be
among the Congressional advisers.
Omcials could not recall any previ-
Gus full-dress inter American con-
ference at which a bipartisan Con-
gressional group was included in the
United States delegation. Their
participation was taken as q sign
that some members Of Congress
will be consulted before q peace
treaty is drawn.
The forthcoming meeting, sched-
uled to open February 81, is expected
to formulate united front of those
American republics collaborating in
the war with regard to proposals
for creation of a permanent world
peace organization.
In addition to Senators Connally
and Austin and Representative
Bloom, Representatives johnson,
Democrat, of Texas and Rogers,
Republican, of Massachusetts,, both
members of the Foreign Affairs
Committee, were named as alternate
advisers from the House side.
American business will be repre-
sented by Eric A. Johnston, presi-
(See INTER-AMERICAN, P. A-lO.)
Evening star., 1945-02-11
WPB Orders 100 D. c. Firms
To End 'Brownout' Violations

Nearly 100 Washington business
firms were ordered by the War Pro-
duction Board last night to advise
it within three days that they had
discontinued violations Of the
"brownout" order, with which they
were charged in kilograms sent by
the WLBs compliance division.
The agency announced 1t WAS re-
solved to crack down" on District
violators Of the order which, since
February !, has forbidden lmneces-
sary use Of electricity. Gasoline sta
tions and stores with show window
illumination were singled out BY
WLB . the "chief violators."
Also named as violators were res
taurants, liquor stores, theaters,
hanks. pharnacies, shopping een-
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Lightnings Hit Destroyer,
4 Bombers al Two lima
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Forward Area, Feb. IL
(Sunday).-Strafing japanese de-
stroyer and destroying four bombers
and three fighters aground, Army
Lightnings swept Two Jima in the
Volcano Islands yesterday, after
Army Liberators rocked the enemy
outpost with over so tons Of bombs
the day before, Admiral Chester w
Nimitz announced today.
Rocket-firi Navy Venturas
smashed radio and lighthouse in
stallations on Kokutan Zaki In the
Kuriles February 8. The strike wai
on the northern tip Of Shumushu.
Admiral Nimitz announced the
loss of one fighter in yesterdays
strafing attack on Two Jima.
The blows were the 65th and 66th
consecutive raids on Two Jima, 75G
miles from Tokyo and on the B-29s
fight line to the Japanese main
land.
Marine flyers blasted Jap installa-
tions in the Palaus and western
CarolineS.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
laps in Manila
Using Church
AsFortification
3 u. S. Divisions
BottIine in South
Sector Of Capital
By the Associated Press,

MANILA, Sunday, Feb. H.
Three Yank divisions fought
bloody street and building battles
in South Manila today, with Jap
anese manning everything. even
stonewalls of a churchyard, and
forcing the doughboys to pick
their way over mine fields more
densely planted than those laid
by the Germans in North Africa
The LIST Cavalry Division, which
entered Manila week ago yester-
day and rescued the Santo Tomas
internees, skirted the city's eastern
edge and crossed the bridgeless
Pasig River in native boats to Join
the 37th Infantry and 1lth Air
borne Divisions in the fierce engage
ment.
Yesterday the motorized 1st cav
alrymen had to throw the full
weight of point blank artillery fire,
heavy mortars and f1amethrowers
to break through one enemy strong
point which held them up for sew
eral hours.
The Japanese had drilled holes
through stone walls two feet thick
around a church yard. Through
each aperture, they sprayed 20 MN.
rapid fire cannon shells at Yanks
moving across open mine fields.
Cross River.
Starting from the New Manila dis
trict, just north OF Santo Tomas,
the 1st Cavalry sped east, turned
south and crossed the Pasig near
San Pedro Makati. There they are
a little over miles from Pasay at
which point the 11th Air Borne Di-
vision, coming up from the south,
is at grips with enemy forces at
Nichols Airfield.
The 1st Cavalry's crossing was
well east of the Malacanan Palace
area where the 37th Division crossed
the Pasig and now is in bloody
slow fight with japanese forces
using houses as pillboxes and build
ings as strong points to hold of
the Yanks from getting to the dock
area.
From the flaming heart of the
action south of the Pasig, Fred
Hampson, AP war correspondent
reported in a field dispatch yester-
day:
''All in and around this battle
Of the buildings. fires set off by
japanese demolitionists wrought
new destruction to a city already
deeply SCARED.
But Johnny Doughboy was re-
lentlessly closing in on an unesti-
mated number of last stand Nips
from three sides. It was slow
and bloody and ambulances were
changing in and out of Manila's
seething center with dismal regu.
larity."
Front line reports said the enc
of the fight within Manila still was
not in sight.
The 1st Cavalry's wide encircline
movement was made late Friday
evening while the 37th's bridgehead
still was under japanese gunfire
The cavalry advanced units got
across the Pasig, whose four big
bridges were destroyed by the Japa-
nese, in native boats.
Yesterday morning light pontoon
bridge the Yanks had put across the
river collapsed under heavy load
The bridge had been completed with
little enemy interference.
The cavalrymen are moving both
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Food Officials See
Public Meat Counters
Bare by Midsummer
Production Dropping
In Face Of War Needs,
Survey indicates
BY OVID A. MARTIN,
Associated Press Farm Writer.

Meat may virtually disappear
from civilian markets by mid
summer. Government food off,
cials predicted yesterday. The
forecast accompanied new steps
to divert the larger portion of
current production into war
stocks.
Civilian supplies could be ex-
pected, however, to reappear when
fall marketing of livestock begin
their normal increase.
Three factors are involved: I'm
expectedly smaller total meat pro-
duction; the sharp drop in live
stock marketing which normally oc-
ours in spring and summer, and the
combination of those factors which
may leave the Government unable
to satisfy its wants beforehand and
get out of the market ahead of the
low-supply season.
Production Cut Down.
The war stocks are those the
Government buys for the armed
forces, for lease-lend, and for civil
ian consumption in United States
territories outside the continental.
limits of the country.
With livestock marketing falling
below previous expectations, tn.
Agriculture Department cut it.
forecast of total production thi.
year from 22,75o, ,0oo, 900 pounds t.
! 70 900 ,000, 900. Last year 24,70o, ,000,.
600 pounds were produced.
1t is possible that per capita civil.
ian consumption this year may fal
to the lowest level since 1885 wher
meat supplies dropped after emer.
gency slaughter of drought-stricker
cattle on Western plains in 1884
and reduction in hogs because ol
the Governments pig-killing pro.
gram designed to improve farm
prices.
Per capita consumption in 1913:
averaged about 116 pounds. Last
year it was lat pounds. Food off,
tcials said this years average may
be between 120 and 1872 pounds, de.
pending on length of the war ir
Europe, foreign relief requirement.
and livestock production trends.
There is little doubt that civilian
meat supplies will be reduced sharp.
ly from the present rather tight con
dition. Livestock marketing ant
slaughter are smallest in the sprinl
and summer.
The Government is trying to stool
up now, reduce its buying later ant
permit the bulk of the slim summe,
slaughter to civilians. Whether 1
will be able to do this is somewha
doubtful.
At present, marketing and slaugh.
ter-particularly Of hogs-are no
suftcient to I'LL allocations the Wa
Food Administration has made TO
civilians and for war agencies. In
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Brewers Fuce l2% Cut
In Malt Starting March |
81 the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
Brewers will be allotted IL per
cent less malt for beer between
March ] and August 81 than they
got q year ago. the war Food Ad.
mtnistration announced yesterday.
The reduction probably will result
In less beer and in some alteration
Of formulas to stretch malt supplies,
of1cials said.
The reduction Is being made, the
VITA said, to make more matted
grain available for thu production
Of Industrial alcohol for synthetio
rubber and other war uses.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Fumed l01st Air-Borne
Now Is in 7th Army

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE 9Th ARMY GROUP,
Feb. 10.-The 101st Air-Borne Di-
vision-heroes of the defense Of
Bastogne in the Ardennes break
through-is now part of the 7th
Army, 1t was disclosed today.
The Army is attacking north of
Strasbourg.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Green Charges
clio Plots Riff
In World Labor
AFl Chief Sees Ii
Joining Communists
In Rival Movement
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON
Star Staff Correspondent.

MIAMI, Feb. 10. - William
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, tonight
charged the CIO with joining
the Communists "to divide labor
internationally as they have
divided labor in the United
States.
Having set up rival dual, rebel
labor movement here at home" Mr..
Green said, They (the CIO) are
now engaged in joining with the
Communists from Russia in setting
up rival international labor move
ment."
Mr.. Green delivered a bitter at
tack on the World Trade Union
conference now under way in Lon
don that was aimed particularly at
the CIO. He said reports of devel-
opments at the conference proved
that AFL reasons for refusing to
take part were sound and unassail-
able"
In statement issued at the AFL's
Executive Council session here, Mr.,
Green accused Russia of planning
to enslave German labor after the
war, and said while Hitler and other
war criminals must be punished.
labor everywhere must be guaran-
teed the right to enjoy the Bless
ings and benefits Of freedom, liberty
and democracy"
AEL Refused to Attend.
The trade union conference,
which opened Tuesday, was called
by the British Trades Union Con-
gress. Although the CIO accepted
invitation to participate. the AFL
refused because of the presence of
delegates of Russian groups, which
the AFL maintains aren't free"
trade unions.
The CIO is endeavoring to per-
petuate the conference as a rival
organization of the International
Federation of Trades Unions. The
latter, dominated by AFL and the
British, recently refused to admit
the Russians and the CIO.
Mr.. Green said the AFL hoped
the determination by those who
divided labor In the United States
to accomplish the same purpose
and divide labor throughout the
world" would be thwarted. He de-
clared that Sir Walter Citrine, Brit
ish labor leader, and his associates
will be forced to decide whether
they will remain affiliated with the
IFTU or become a part of the newly
formed international movement de-
veloped and created by their friends
of the CIO and their Russian COM
rades."
The representatives of the CIO
who loosely charge the AFL with
being an isolationist organization,
Mr.. Green continued, have led at
home in the creation Of division and
isolationism and now are leading in
the creation of division and isola-
tionism abroad"
Hits at Soviet Proposal.
Mr.. Green struck at the proposal
made by Russian delegates at the
conference that German labor be
forced to repair war damage in
Russia. He said he wondered what
the CIO attitude would be to Soviet
desire to Substitute involuntary
servitude and slavery for freedom
and liberty"
"The proposal to make German
labor slave labor when the war is
ended said Mr.. Green, lis eco
nomically unsound, indefensible
from social point of view and con-
trary to the principles which the
United Nations are seeking to es.
tablish when the war ends.
Hitler and. those responsible for
the war must be punished, but the
(Snp AET poUo 40
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Super Forts and Quake
HitTokyo; By Raid
Probably Biggest YET
Returning Pilots Report
Good Weather in Attoek
On industrial Zone
BULLETIN.

Super Fortresses. perhaps
numbering 100. bombed the
Nakajima aircraft factory at
Ota, 40 miles northwest of
Tokyo. yesterday with good
results" the Goth Air Force
announced early today. Three
of the great planes were lost
in the target area, where our
gunners encountered heavy
fighter opposition and picked
off &c enemy aircraft, of which
20 were definitely destroyed.
By the Associated Press.
TWENTY FIRST BOMBER
COMMAND HEADQUARTERS
Guam. Feb. 10.-American Super
Fortresses and an earthquake hit
Tokyo today-the big B-29 bomb
ers in probably their largest raid
on the heart of Japan.
The number of planes participat-
ing was not disclosed here or In
Washington, where the raid was
first announced by the Goth All
Force Command.
But the force was as large and
probably larger than any ever sent
previously over Honshu, main is
land of Japan. 1t was the 52nd
B-29 mission against the enemys
home islands.
A Japanese Imperial communique
said 80 Super Fortresses raided the
Tokyo Yokohama area. Tokyo ra-
dio said the raid started at 2:30
pm. and continued for an hour.
The Japanese capital apparently
remained jittery throughout Sat-
urday night. A second alert was
(Spe STTpER F0PTC PoUo ACl
Evening star., 1945-02-11

TWelDe additional men from
the District area haze been
reported killed in this pnr. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page AZ.
Evening star., 1945-02-11

Radio Programs. Pg. Gil
Complete Index. Pg. Al
Evening star., 1945-02-11

(See AFL, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-02-11

(See RUSSIA, Page A-4o
Evening star., 1945-02-11

(See GALLAGHER, Page A-15)
Evening star., 1945-02-11

(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-3
Evening star., 1945-02-11

(See MEAT, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1945-02-11

(See SUPER FORTS, Page A-23
Evening star., 1945-02-11

Light rain ending early this morning;
clear, rather windy. not so warm later
today; fair, warmer tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-02-11
Home Delivery

The Evening and Sunday Star Is
delivered by carrier In the city and
suburbs at 90c per month when 4
Sundays; $l.00 per month when S
Sundays.
Telephone MA. 5000
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-04
Newsboys Plan
YuIeiid deList
Dec. l8 is Set
as Deodline

Tuesday, Dec. l8, has been set
as the deadline for receipt Of
names for inclusion in the Good
fellows.Old Newsboys Christ
mas list, it was announced today
py president Fred TouScany.
Written applications for aid.
either from the family itself or
from individuals who recon-
mend them for assistance,
should be mailed 10 Goodfellow S
secretary ID. A. Arnsby at the
Monitor-Leader building. No
telephoned or personal calls can
be considered.
Volunteers Of the Metropoli-
tan Club Ladies Auxiliary
again have indicated their will
ingness 10 assist in the program
by investigation Of cases and
wrapping of parcels. Their work
mas proved invaluable to the
Goodtellows organization for
more than a decade and their
renewed participation this year
is expected to be discussed at
Thursdays meeting of the Aux
iliary.
The traditional aims bottles,
provided to the Goodfellows
through courtesy of Miller S
creamery, will make their APP
pearance in business places this
week. Due 10 reduction Of the
money-raising program by elm
ination Of stage shows and other
special events, the Goodfellows
have placed more faith in this
type of solicitation this year
than ever before in their history
They urge generous public
contribution.
Goodfellows are planning a
final meeting of the season in
the week of Dec. l6. A strong
turnout of men of the annua,
paper sale will be needed, and
newly returned war veterans
are being invited to participate
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-04

how quickly they could get
q ride.
How'd va do, said Barney. 4"
His business has been founded
on courtesy to customers whose
quarters have built 1t up for the
past % years. Recognizing that
this was no ordinary visitor, he
took off his cap and stood up.
I'D like to 90 to Florida" >"
the woman said, in a voice rich
with a French accent.
$50 would T., said Fuller.
1T sure would be nice to get
away from this sort Of wealth
err"
The woman looked at the taxi
"boss" with a puzzled stare, as
though her English was defec-
tive and she repeated:
IF you please, would like
to 60 to Florida. Can you ar
range for it,"
Barney" Fuller sat down
The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-04

again. With about the same
amount Of puzzlement, he ask
ed his visitor:
"You mean you want to take
a cab, a taxicab?"
"Yes, If you please!" the wom-
an replied.
Fuller re-told the converse
ton TO US Monday. After his
partner, Lou" Peltier had al
ready left for West p m
Beach on the longest cab trip
the firm has ever made. BAR
ney" was still pinching him
self to sec II he'd wake up
from one of those dreams a
a taximan has when he falls
asleep after a busy night.
"She put up THREE HUN
DRED AND FIFTY BUCKS in
cash, after I'd figured out what
it would cost her . and she
didn't bat an eyelash!", Fuller
explained to us.
Who was the champion taxi
rider?
Mrs. Annette Handfield, Of
Montreal, Quebec, a widow
who has been under treatment
at st. Joseph Sanitarium and
now, we'll recovered in health,
decided that FlOrida's sun
shine would finish the job the
mineral baths started.
Why didn't she take a train
or plane?
She finds it difficult to speak
English, and feared the worry
and embarrassment of travel un-
der present crowded conditions,
with the necessity for stop-overs,
changes, etc.
Furthermore, she always
wanted to see the United
States, and felt that leisurely
taxi ride would give her this
opportunity about three