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Evening star., 1945-07-31
AttIee Is Due 10 Go
To London Today
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, July 3l.-Prime MINI
lister Attlee is expected to return
from Potsdam late today for the
organizational meeting of the new
House of Commons tomorrow with
a powerful Labor majority which
apparently was prepared to push
its naturalization program imme.
diately.
A list of all principal ministers
may be ready for the parliamentary
sitting.
1t was reported reliably that ths
Kings speech opening Parliament
August IS would give first priority to
winning the war against Japan, with
the urgent problem of housing in
second place.
A well-informed source said the
Attlee government already has
created special committees to tackle
the problems of public ownership
in the fields of fuel and power, in.
land transport, iron and steel, start
ing with the British coal industry,
first phase of the Laborite national
ization program.
The Conservatives gained another
seat when returns from Queens
University at Belfast came in. Prof.
D. L. Savory, author and linquist,
was reelected easily over an Inde-
pendent candidate. giving the Con-
servative party 1876 seats against 3SS
for Labor.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Warns
8 More Jap Cities
They Will Be Razed
New Group Of II Toreets
Includes Four Named
On Previous List
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
GUAM, July 31.-Twelve Japa-
neSe cities, including four pre-
viously warned, were given no.
tice tonight by Maj. Gen. Curtis
E. LIE May that they are marked
for destruction by American Su-
per FortresSes.
"Evacuate these cities immedi-
ately," the commander of the Goth
Air Force warned in 10000 leaflets
dropped from six Super Forts on
the doomed municipalities. More
than 100000 persons live in the
IL cities.
Thus for the second time within
four days Gen. LIE May gave ad-
vance notice to Japan of industrial
and military targets where the
B-2ss soon will apply the torch.
8 Cities Added to List.
The eight cities added to the
previous list are Mito. Hachioji,
Maebashi, Toyama, Nagano, Fuku-
yama, Otsu and Maizuru, all in
dustrial and transportation centers
on Honshu.
Today's notice also included Ma
gatka and Nishinomiya, on Hon.
shu; Hakodate, on Hokkaido, and
Kuruine, on Kyushu, which were
given their first warning last week.
Koriyama, on Honshu, also was on
the first warning list, but was not
mentioned today.
Six cities on the original list were
left in ashes by the Super Forts
Sunday morning, within "a hours
after they had been forewarned,
without the loss of single plane.
They were Tsu. Aomori, Ichinomiya,
Ogaki and Ujimada, on Honshu. and
Uwajima, on Shikoku.
Matsuyama 73 Per Cent Destroyed.
Meanwhile, 1t was announced that
the city of Matsuyama. Shikoku Is
land, was 73 per cent destroyed and
the Nakajima Aircraft Co.'S Handa
plant near Nagoya received A per
cent damage as a result OF recent
Super Fortress bombings.
Matsuyama, with a population of
10000, was the most important city
and port on the western side of
Shikoku Island. 1t was fired by in
cendiaries July 27 by more than
100 planes. Damage covered 1.22
square miles.
The Nakajima plant was attacked
July "a by more than so planes
dropping demolition bombs in day.
light. Twenty buildings were dam
aged.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
b. tht Associated Press.

PARIS, July 3l.-Gen. Maxine
Weygand declared today that
Marshal Petain sent a secret
telegram to Admiral Jean Dar-
Ian ordering the admiral to
cease operations against United
States and British forces at the
time of the landing in North
Africa"
The general who was commander
in chief of French armies when
Germany crushed the republic, was
brought to the high court Of justice
under guard and in civilian dress
to testify as the first defense wit
ness in Petains trial on charges of
intelligence with the enemy and
plotting against the security of
France.
Weygand assumed full RESPONSE
bility for the armistice. He gave one
of the first detailed accounts of
events leading to and after the sur
render of France.
He said Darlan was completely
favorable" to the Germans when
Africa was invaded in the fall of
1912.
1t was not clear from the gen.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

The United States is in for
the coolest winter of the war
unless the Army agrees quickly
to release coal miners, the Sem
ate War Investigating Commit
tee was told today by Solid Fuels
Administrator IckeS.
This would be true even II we
did not send a pound of bituminous
coal to Europe" Mr.. Ickes added in
a vigorous defense of his plan to
ship 100000 overseas
Although he predicted "rioting
and bloodshed" in liberated Europe
if those countries do not get fuel,
Mr.. Ickes revealed that he was not
committed Internationally to the
foreign shipments.
when ! went on record in favor
of shipping coal to the devastated
countries of Europe. I made it clear
that unless miners were released to
produce more coal it would be neces-
sary to discontinue shipments, un-
Evening star., 1945-07-31
| Army Will Fly
| Wounded GI to
| Honolulu uHome
sy.the Associated Press.

FRAMINGHAM, Mass, July 81
An Army private left today on a 30
day furlough to his home in Homo
lulu and special high priority will
enable him to make the entire trip
by Army plane.
The soldier, Pfc. Myron B. Thomp-
son, was wounded in action in
France, German bullet entering
his head in front of his left ear and
emerging from the right side of his
nose, damaging his eyes.
Delicate operatios followed at the
Cushing General Hospital. He want
ed to 60 home but doctors said the
trip by ship was out of the question.
However, arrangements were
made for him to go by Army plane
and the Adjutant Generals of1ice
in Washington gave him permission
to leave the country.
His high priority will prevent his
being bumped" from his plane seat.
He will take Z plane from New
ark, N. j.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Capt. Lefferman 10 Direct
Gambling and Vice Squads

Capt. Oscar j. Letterman, who will
be sworn in tomorrow as police in
spector, will be placed in charge of
enforcement Of laws relating to
gambling and vice, Acting Supt. of
Police Harvey G. Callahan an
nounced this afternoon.
Despite his statement that the
change does not mean a shakeup
in the vice squad, he said in his ans
nouncement that 1t. Roy E. Blick,
vice squad chief, who was involved
in a recent jurisdictional contro-
versy, has been placed directly un-
der command Of the new inspector.
Capt. Letterman also will have
under his command the gambling
squad, which is under the direction
of 1t. Beverly C. Beach, and the
three district squads that were pre-
yiously under inspection district
commanders.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Petoin Ordered DorIon to Stop
Fighting Allies, Weygond Says
Secret Telegram Regarding Operations
In North Africu Bored in Testimony

erals testimony whether Darlan
ever received the telegram, but it
was the first time any one had
stated that Petain had any part in
halting French resistance to the
Allies.
The 89-year-old marshal. who
looked tired and pale when this
eighth day of the trial began, became
so enthusiastic over. Weygand's tes-
timony that he rose during the
cross-examination and spoke for
three minutes without halt, again
breaking his vow of silence.
Il want to thank Gen. Weygand
publicly and inform the court that
he has my complete approval, and
that I consider that he, as COM
mander in chief, carried out his
duties completely" Petain said.
Weygand testified in cross -exami-
nation that he and the former
United States representative in
North Africa, Robert Murphy. had
signed an agreement which the gen.
eral called the Murphy -Weygand"
agreement, promising deliveries of
American supplies to North Africa
on condition that German occupa-
tSee PETAIN, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Army Says Roosevelt
Will Leave August IS
On Prearranged Plan
Statement Insists
Release Wos Agreed On
Before Loon Inquiry
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt
will return to civilian life Au-
gust Is, but the Army insists
that his release from the Army
Air Forces was arranged before
the recent headline furry that
led to a congressional inquiry
into reported loans made to him
Gen. Roosevelt's release follows
his request for retirement, compile
ton Of two assignments growing
from his European war experiences
and the fact, the Army said, that
there was no requirement for his
services in the Pacific which could
not be filled by another available
and qualified officer"
Army Summarizes Case.
Less than "a hours after the War
Department announced that Gen
Roosevelt had applied to Gen. Ar
mold for release from active duty
the department issued a press re-
lease last night detailing the &C.
tions leading up to his impending
retirement.
The first statement said Gen
Roosevelt's application had not yet
been acted upon.
The youthful general became a
new storm center early in June with
published reports that he had Dor.
rowed 100000 to finance a Teya.
radio enterprise in 1899 and that the
loan later was settled for $4,000
The reports said John Hartford
president of the Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Co., listed the remaining
$196, 900 as bad debt in his 1914:
income tax return.
Release Arranged Earlier.
The Army announcement said, "I
is pointed out that the War Depart
ment decision to release this office
was made before the appearance O
recent publicity with respect to Ger
tain financial transactions, that n,
information regarding these matter
was in the possession of the War De
partment at the time the release wa
authorized.
However, since nothing has com
TO the attention Of the War Depart
ment altering the original consid
erations on which the decision to re
lease Gen. Roosevelt from activ
duty was based action
planned to effect his release on Au
gust is at the end Of his termina
leave"
The statement said Gen. Roosevelt
asked for his release on May IL, 81
there was no need for his service
in the Pacific"
Assigned to Photo School.
Instructed to give Air Forces pho
tographic school instructors ant
AAF headquarters here the benefi
of his experience In photo recon
naissance work, he was told tina
upon carrying out those assignment
he would be released under regula
tions then in effect.
These assignments were carrie,
OUT" the statement said, aiding:
Prior to agreeing to Gen. Roose
yelt's release from active duty, tn
Army Air Force considered his lon,
and efncient services in the Euro
(see ROOSEVELT, Page A-zJ
Evening star., 1945-07-31
|ckes Fears Coolest War Winter
Unless Army Releases Miners
Mi|itoy Also Ignores Threot Of Cut
In Steel Output, Senote Inquiry Told

fortunate as would be the results
of such a step" the administrator
declared.
After more than two hours of
testimony, In the course of which
the Army frequently was criticized
for refusing to release miners, Brig.
Gen. Kenneth c. Royal, a special
assistant to the Secretary of War,
told the committee arrangements
are being made for a meeting with
War Mobilization Director Synder
to see if the question can be ironed
out. The exact time of the meet
ing was not mentioned.
The committee also heard C. ].
Potter, deputy solid fuels admins
traitor. warn that steel mills will
have to taper down to a four-day
week this winter and there win be
no reconversion of war industry if
the 30 1000 miners are not furloughed
by the Army.
Mr.. Potter said progress was being
made in arranging to restore Eu-
(See COAL, Page Al
Evening star., 1945-07-31
German Diyebomber
Used for FLioht

MADRID, July 81 LP1.-Pierre La
val, ordered by the Spanish govern
ment to leave the country. took of
from Barcelona today in the Ger
man Air Force divebomber In which
he arrived there 80 days ago in
search of refuge.
CA Paris broadcast heard in
London quoted a Madrid dis
patch as saying Laval had de-
clared last night that he would
do all in his power to avoid re-
turning to France" where he
faces trial on treason charges0
Laval originally had planned TO
leave Barcelona yesterday, but en-
gine trouble delayed the take-off.
Wanted to Surrender to Allies.
The Spanish government, in a
communique, said Laval had been
held in the country as result of
his request to be allowed to sur
render to the United Nations, in
stead of to France alone, which
Evening star., 1945-07-31
New Overseas Edition
Will Be Out Tomorrow

A new issue of The Stars
Overseas Edition will be ready
tomorrow. Free copies, with
envelopes for mailing, may be
obtained at The Stars busi-
ness counter and the Victory
Bond booth in Lansburgh's
Department Store.
The edition Is strictly linn
tied. Please don't waste q
single copy.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Rainfall Record Likely
To Be Broken Today

Chances that the all-time rain
fall record for July here will be
broken appeared likely today with
only OF of an inch needed to tie the
high mark of 1868 inches. set in
1885. Showers are expected late
this afternoon or evening, accord
ing to the Weather Bureau.
The bureau said a trace" of rain
fell here last night. but it was mot
enough to measure"
Continued warm and humid
weather through next week end was
indicated by today's five-day FORE
cast, with more rain expected the
latter part of the week.
Humidity at noon today was u
per cent, slightly higher than yes
terday. The temperature reading
was 80.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Laval Gives Up
To Yanks After
Flight toAustrid
Former Vichy Officio
To Be Turned Over tc
French for Trial
BY the Associated Press.

FRANKFORT, July 31.-Pierre
Laval, expelled from Spain, flew
to Austria and surrendered to-
day to American occupation
authorities who arranged to
hand him over to France at once
The swarthy former chief of the
Vichy government, who is charged
with collaboration with the Ger
mans. arrived with his wife in a
Junkers 1873 manned by two Ger
man pilots.
The plane landed at Horsching
Airport. Linz, Austria, where Amer
lean troops Immediately took Laval
into protective custody. French
Army headquarters were notified,
and Laval and his party left later
in custody of United States Brig.
Gen. John Copeland for the French
occupation zone.
Head for Innsbruck.
Gen. Copeland Is assistant COM
mander of the United States 65th
Infantry Division. The destination
of the party was Innsbruck, 16O
miles southwest of Linz.
GA French government spokes-
man in Paris said Lavals sur
render to the Americans was re-
garded as normal step toward
getting him back to France to
stand trial for his life as a trail
tor. He was condemned to death
in his absence by a court at Mar
seille on October 20, 1914, but it
is customary in France to retry
defendants when they are cap
tured.
(The news of the surrender
caused attorneys for Marshal Pc
tain, now on trial in Paris. to
announce they would ask for a
postponement of the Petain hear
ing if Laval was returned to
Fance.
(State Department officials in
Washington said Laval was ex-
pected to reach Paris in time for
the trial. One highly placed
American official said the Laval
matter was considered purely "a
French affair" and that the
United States wanted nothing to
do with it,
Wife Also Arrested.
Laval left Barcelona shortly after
dawn today and stepped from the
German-manned divebomber in
which he and his wife were travelling
onto an airstrip just outside Linz
before noon. The two Luftwaffe
pilots were arrested. along with
Laval and his wife, by members of
the United States 10Th Fighter
Squadron.
All of the Laval party we're
searched and taken to headquar-
ters of the 65th Division in Linz.
The Americans found $4,000 in
American currency-all in $500
bills-on Laval's person. along
with quantity of French and
Spanish currency and a penknife,
a pencil and other articles.
An American nurse searched
Nine. Laval.
Laval got out of Spain 80 days
after he fled there Just ahead of
Allied troops.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Week Ruling
Will Follow Survey
By War Department
Agency Acts on Trumon
Request to Cut Hours
As Soon os Possible
By JOSEPH YOUNG.

The War Department is ex-
pected to decide this week
whether some of its 1,15o,000
civilian employees, of which 50,-
822 are employed in the District,
can be placed on a 44-hour work
week as requested by President
Truman.
Mr.. Truman made his request
earlier this month, when he issued
a presidential order placing all
Federal agencies, with the excep-
tions of War, Navy and Treasury
Departments and the Veterans Ad-
ministration. on a 44-hour week
The exempted agencies were al
lowed to continue on a 48-hour
week, but were asked by Mr.. Tru-
man to reduce their work week at
the earliest possible date when the
war effort permitted.
First to Conduct Drive.
To date the War Department Is
the first of these agencies to con-
duct a survey to determine If some
employees can be placed on the
shorter work week. The Navy De-
partment, which has 687, SOS civilian
employees, of whom 46,304 work in
the District, has announced that at
present it would be unfeasible to
go on the reduced work week sched-
ule. The Treasury Department also
reports it can't reduce its work
week at present.
The War Department has reduced
the work. week in several instances
in arsenals and installations about
the country. No action has been
taken in its Offices here.
Some complaints have been heard
from the Pentagon that the work
load has fallen off for some civilian
employees and that the 44-hour week
could be put in effect for some of
the bureaus there without hamper
ing the war effort.
Will Be Gradual.
II and when the 44,hour work
week goes into effect at the War
Department the change will be
gradual and will not at once affect
the majority of employees, depart
ment spokesman said. Once be-
ginning is made, however, the work
week will be cut in other bureaus as
the work load decreases, he said.
It was pointed out some sections
of the War Department still are
badly in need of clerks and stenog-
raphers. The survey is expected to
determine whether some employees
in overstaffed bureaus can be trans
ferred to those sections in need OF
additional personnel.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Admiral Hewitt Arrives
In London for New Duty
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 31.-Admiral H.
K. Hewitt, who Is to relieve Admiral
Harold r. Stark as commander Of
United States naval forces in Eu-
rope, arrived in London yesterday.
Admiral Hewitt, now a member of
the Navy General Board, formerly
commanded the 9th Fleet and was
over all American naval and tacti-
cal commander of the North Afri-
can, Sicilian, Italian and Southern
France amphibious assaults.
Admiral Stark will retire for age
after he returns to the United
States. The shift in command was
announced July IA in Washington.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
U. S. Army Warehouse
In ConuI Zone Burns
Ey the Associatcd Press.

BALBOA, Canal Zone, July 31.-A
spectacular fire swept q United
States Army warehouse supplying
the Panama air depot area last
night, causing damage officially
termed very heavy.
Army officials said the warehouse
contained quantities Of ofiice equip
ment, paper supplies, flying field
hangar equipment, electrical sup
plies and rubber hose.
Evening star., 1945-07-31

Ry the Associated Press.
HURON, S. OAK, July 3l.-Sen-
ator Bushfield, Republican, of South
Dakota suffered massive cerebral
hemorrage on train en- route to
his home at Miller today.
Doctors in a Huron hospital de-
scribed his condition as very criti-
cal
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Former WPB Official
Says Army Hoarding
Delays Reconversion
Dodge Cites Storage
OF Refrigerotors Despite
Quorterly Allotment
Ey the Associated Press.


A former official of the War
Production Board says the Army
and Navy are boarding electric
refrigerators and delaying re-
conversion.
Lester P. Dodge. who quit a
month ago as chief of the con-
sumers' durable goods branch of
WPB's once of Civilian Require
ments. said yesterday that the Army
had plenty of refrigerators stored
away here and there" but still re-
ceived large allotments of new ones
each quarter.
He added that with aluminium as
free as air for the last six, seven
or eight months" military restric-
tions on civilian production had
forced some factories to lay of
men.
Army Declines Comment.
Army procurement officials, who
also buy for the Navy, would not
comment.
Mr.. Dodge conceded that the
armed services were right in pre-
empting the supply of scarce mate
rialS and that some curbs on manu-
facture OF civilian goods were justi-
fled because OF manpower shortages
He said, however, that the procure
ment agency continued to build up
for future use supplies of some goods
and materials which could be spared
for civilians.
If the reconversion job has not
proceeded as swiftly as it should
have"--as alleged Sunday in re-
port of the Senate War Investigat-
ing Committee-Mr. Dodge said the
blame should not be laid to lack of
planning or effort by those in charge
of civilian production.
1--WE programmed consumers dur
able goods right through the war
and laid plans for reconversion, but
we couldn't go as far as we felt nec-
essary," he said.
1--WE finally succeeded in getting
2,000, 900 electric irons scheduled for
manufacture per year. We felt the
country needed and could produce
5000, 900.
"At one time We had to point oui
to the Navy that so SPARS in the
M street barracks in Washington
had only one electric iron.
Electric Ranges Curtailed.
"OCR asked for 100000 electric
ranges this quarter and it is getting
IS, 900. out of which must come sup.
plies for Federal housing. export ane
the Army and Navy"
I'VE felt the country needed 4,500,.
600 mechanical refrigerators veal
we are getting 265, 900 this quarter
If there is anything the public needs
| 1t is refrigerators-WPB has re.
ceived hundreds OF letters from doc
tors saying their diabetic patient,
need refrigerators to keep insulin in
We couldn't give the refrigerators.
Evening star., 1945-07-31
Luke Victim Identified

A baggage check enabled police to
identify the body OF q colored man
found in Kingmans Lake last
Thursday as that Of Moses Morri-
son, Route 3. Cuthbert, Ga, 1t was
reported yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-07-31

One additional man from
the District area has been re-
ported killed in this uar. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-07-31

POTSDAM up. - Premier
Stain today attended a 3k-
hour Big Three conference
after a two-day absence
caused by a slight head cold,
it was announced tonight.
Evening star., 1945-07-31

(See FLEET, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1945-07-31

(See LAVAL, Page A.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-29
New OIna
Wins One

NEW YORK. Jan. y UNS)-
Lee Oma OF Detroit Signalled box
ingS terrible times when he won
unofficial recognition as the No. !
heavyweight now IN action by vir-
tue of a l0-round triumph last
night in Madison Square Garden
over Joe Baksi of Kulpmont. Pa
Applauded as the best civilian
heavyweight. under champion Joe
Louis and the first contender,
Billy Conn, Oma has been knocked
out - times in his career and in
l94l was suspended by the au-
thorities for a series OF unsatis-
factory bouts.
Nevertheless, Oma left his
spotty pugilistic past behind him
and walloped Baksi, newly-risen
star. throughout all but two of
the 10 rounds.
Out-weighed at 211 TO 1851
pounds and quoted as an II 10 5
underdog, Oma outboxed and out
slugged the courageous Slovak
coal miner and landed at least 20
clean blows TO the jaw.
Baksi pressed the fight all the
way, but was too inept TO deal
with the clownish. explosive Oma.
Detroit evening times., 1945-01-29
z Teams Get
1913 Victories

Vic's, which took first place in
the senior division of the Night
Hockey League. and Northwest
Eagles won by the same scores
at Mack Park last night. Vic's
trimmed East Side Sports. 1913
while Eagles downed East Jeffer,
son Merchants. Don McLosky and
Louis Barton led Vic's with three
apiece. Jim Mullally tailed all
three for East Side.
Eagles play Nash at 7, Dear
born Aces meets Vincent Post al
SIS and Lasky takes on Cotter
at $50 o'clock Sunday night. Nc
games are scheduled tonight.