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Evening star., 1945-02-04
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 3.-Now it can
be told that Belgium's secret army
kept the Germans from destroying
the all-important port Of Antwerp
"a military mystery hitherto un-
explained to the public.
1t was the secret Army's 500
sabotage teams disguised as in
nocent bicyclists who blew up
bridges, pumping stations and
functions and carpeted highways
with nails and foiled mass Ger
man retreat from Belgium before
the Allied onslaught last summer.
The man who organized the
500 teams and brought this mis-
cry on the one-time conquerors
told today how he did it under
the nose of the Gestapo.
Known only as lie Pelerin'
(The Pilgrim, he had the haz-
ardous job of maintaining con-
tact with all these teams, dis
tributing maps, diagrams and
samples Of explosives.
Here, told by lie Pelerin," is
the story Of how Antwerp was
saved SO that it could become
the great supply base for the
Allied offensive from the west:
A special antidestruction COM
mand was stationed in Antwerp.
Its job was to sabotage German
plans to wreck the port facilities.
when British tanks came to
Antwerp they were merely a spear
head-they crossed Antwerp, but
did not stop.
The secret army held OF the Ger
mans five or six hours until the
main British force arrived-five or
six hours that the Germans had
counted on for destroying the port.
"The secret army succeeded in
preventing the Germans from sink
ing blockships where they wanted
to and today Antwerp harbor is
open and working for the Allies"
The secret army had several sec
tions besides the sabotage wing.
There were forces which collected
weapons dropped by Allied planes
and detachments Of guerrilla fight
ers.
lie Pelerins" sabotage section
had one team for each mission
one team to bridge or a pumping
station.
Men were planted in the Ministry
of Public Works, where they brazenly
copied diagrams and specifications
on bridges, telephone cables, juno
tions, railroad clog points and other
targets.
From March until June lie Pei
erin" looking like a professor or q
doctor, with a briefcase slung over
his bicycle, went into the provinces
and established contact with the
chiefs Of the local teams.
In barns and cellars he handed
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Householders With Coal
Told to DeIoy Pleas

Prince Georges County police last
night asked county residents not
to call for coal bin inspections un-
til they are entirely out of coal. No
certificates for emergency delivery
can be issued unless the house
holder is entirely out, police said.
The police force is understaffed,
but has had to answer scores of
calls where householders were found
to have as much as a quarter ton
of coal left, officers said, pointing
out that inspection of these bins
has delayed caring for those who
are eligible to receive fuel certifl-
Gates.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

on the National Limited of the Bal
timore & Ohio. A Secret Service de-
tail and a representative of the Ii
brary accompanied the shipment.
When the train reached Louisville,
troop of the 18th Armored Di-
vision escorted the cargo to Fort
Knox.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Sunny and
q little warmer today. Mostly cloudy
and mild tomorrow, with rain in
late afternoon or evening.
Maryland - Sunny and a little
warmer today. Mostly cloudy and
mild tomorrow, with rain or snow in
extreme west portion, occasional
rain in central and east portions.
Virginia - Increasing eloudiness
ana little warmer, followed by rain
IN extreme southwest portion this
afternoon or tonight. ly.doudy'
and mild tomorrow, with occasional
rain.
RIVER REPORT.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
clear at Harpers Ferry. Potomac
clear at Great Falls.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
The Sun and

Rises. Sets
Sun, today S:l2 am 633 n m
Sun, tomorrow - S:1l am ga pm
Noon today ---12:41 am. 1905 pm
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset
Precipitation.
monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capltal (current month to datel.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Raj Bond to Return

The Royal Air Forces Band which
has appeared here for two concerts
will return for a third concert to be
held at $50 pm, Monday, February
26, at Constitution Hall, under
auspices of the United States Army
Air Forces and the women's division
Of the District War Finance Com
mittee.
Admission to the concert will be
be by War Bond purchase only.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

two months after arriving overseas.
Pvt. Watkins was born and educated
in Montgomery County, Md. He
worked at cement block plant in
Rockville before entering the service.
Pvt. Leslie L. Burner, husband of
Mrs. Ruby r. Burner, formerly of
2ll5 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
was killed in action, according to
the War Department. Mrs. Burner
moved to her home in Dallas, Tex,
shortly after she received word of
her husbands death.
C0rpl. Harry S. HarwOod, jr., hus-
band of Mrs. Viola Harwood, for
merly of Boiling Field, has been
reported by the War Department as
killed in action. Mrs. Harwood was
formerly attached to the WAC photo
laboratory at Boiling Field.
Corpl. Richard H. Putnam, son of
Mr.. Richard H. Putnam, sr., for
merly with the Bureau of Yards
and Docks, Navy Department, has
been reported by the War Depart
ment as killed in action. Mrs. Put
nam is now living in Minneapolis,
MINI.
The following men have been
listed. by the War Department as
killed In action. Stories appeared
in The Star when their families were
notified
Pvt. Irving J. Harris, husband of
Mrs. Mary Harris. 1000 Eighth street
NE.
Sergt. Ashton w. Hewitt, son of
Mrs. Lottie M. Hewitt, 1927 E street
Sc.
Pfc. Lloyd M. Keller, son Of Mrs.
jeanette Keller, 314 Gallatin street
NV.
Pfc. Israel Kremer, husband of
Mrs. Eleanor Kremer, 7 New York
avenue NV.
Pfc. Robert E. Loefier, son of Mrs.
Edna Loefer, 1166 Neal street NE.
Stan Sergt. william E. Purll, hus-
band Of Mrs. Frances M. Purll, 46
Crittenden street NE.
Pvt. George Relach. jr., husband
Of Mrs. Yetta Relach, 321 Ridge road
Sc.
PFC. j. d. McCombs, son of Mrs.
Margaret McCornbs, 27O6 Bellepiew
avenue, Cheverly. Md. ta.....e
Pvt. Leonard r. Haller, husband OF
MTS. Mnuredf A Haller. 2Szfy Sixt5A
third place. Cheverfy, Md.
PFC. Charles w. Hudson, husband
Of MrS. Pinkie T. Hudson, Routaa 1,
RSegs road, zHyattsville, Mo. -ssss-
Col John g.. Simpsonj son of
Robert H. Simpson, 1906 Connects
cut avenue, Chevy Chase, Md. -
Seryt. Joseph p. Malloy, husband
Of Mrs. Audrey E. Malloy, lls Con-
cord avenue NV.
Pvt. George E. Hart, jr., husband
OF Mrs. Mason Hart, 808 West View
terrace, Alexandria, Va.
Second 1t. John L. Hugg, jr., son
Of John l.. Hugg, ST., $500 Fourteenth
street NV.
Missing
Maj. Howard d. Dodge, 35, has
been reported missing in action in
a communication from the War
Department to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph N. Dodge, 3543 Abe
marie street, NV. The parents were
informed he has been missing since
December 10. He was with an
armored Field Artillery section in
Belgium at the time.
Maj. Dodge was a native of
Illinois and came to Washington
in 1928 and was graduate of Gen.
trail High School. Upon graduation
from the University of Illinois he
was commissioned a second lieuten-
ant and in 1941 was called into
active service. He took courses at
the General Staff School at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, and at Fort Sill,
Evening star., 1945-02-04
On the Roll OF Honor

Todoy's Casualty Lists
tNationaI)
Army killed 1914
Thus far in this tDdr 1,1SO
men from the District area
hare been reported killed.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

Record Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Highest 35. 4:55 pm: yesterday year
ago, As
Lowest, 21. ABB am; Yesterday year
ago, "a '~i
Record Temperatures This Year,
Highest, 55, on January l.
Lowest, IL, on January 25
Tia> Tah
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-10
800 Workers Needed
On Ship Repair Jobs

NEW ORLEANS, June 9.-W.H
An urgent call for 1900 ship work
ers to repair battle-damaged naval
vessels and to aid in conversion
of victory ships to troop transports
was issued here today by the
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-10
Los Angeles Welcomes
Patton And Do 0little

LOS ANGELES, June 9.-4RELos
Angeles all but blew the lid off the
town today in d tunultuous wei.
come for Gen. George S. Patton,
Jr., and 1t. Gen. James H. Doc
little and their fellow heroes of the
land and skies of Europe
Cheering throngs variously est.
mated at from 100000 to more than
a million turned out to accord the
distinguished party the reception
accorded conquerors - a heart
warming spectacle that started
when they landed at municipal air
port and mounted in volume as
they rode triumphantly through the
streets of Los Angeles.
Happy, smiling, yet sometimes
touched almost to tears by the ova-
ton, the so ribbon-bedecked mem
bers of the encourage thus reached
the final point of a cross country
journey.
The signal for the homecoming
of Patton and Doolittle came when
their fleet of sigma ters TAXED to
stop at the airport and the door
opened.
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Eighth Naval district headquar-
tiers.
The ships will be refitted and re-
paired at the Todd-J ohnson yards
here, where an emergency priority
to recruit workers has been grant
ed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-10
US. General Suggest Mass Suicide
To Jap Soldiers Trapped On Okinaua
By EDWARD L. THOMAS
United Press War CORRESPONDENT,

~ 1s1 w anvil LIZ xaONt440
United Press War Corresponde1
OKINAWA, June 9. -U.De
MAJOR Gen. John r. Hodge,
commander of the 12th Army
corps, today invited the DOOM
ed japanese defenders of Oki-
nawa to jump off cliff into
the sea when they finish fight
ing.
He suggested what he called
a good" place to commit sui
eide at the southern tip of this
Island. It is a 100-foot cliff
along the shoreline, where the
Yaeju-Duke plateau slopes to-
ward the sea.
It's a good jumping off
Place. said Gen. Hodge. IF
they want to jump, it's good
place to do it,
He raised the possibility of
mass japanese suicides in an
Interview at Gath Army Corps
headquarters, from where he is
directing the seth and Seventh
Divisions drive against the
trapped enemy.
He disclosed that increasing
numbers of uniformed women
and hostile Okinawan natives
have been reported fighting
side by side with Japanese
= troops as the squeezing pro-
cess continued.
We are going to have that
In no uncertain terms as we
go on" Hodge said.
He revealed that during the
past few nights Japanese
planes have tried to parachute
shell fuses, knee mortar fus-
es, grenades and land mines to
beleaguered ground troops.
The enemy apparently has
only a limited amount of am
munition left, Hodge said. They
are using their remaining field =
pieces and automatic weapons
livery cagily.,
He described the Yaeju-Dake
plateau as being as difficult to
approach as Hacksaw Ridge
before Shuri.
Its grand place for a final
stand,''( he said. There is NO
place on the island comparable
to it.
I'VE are going to compress
them and in my opinion they
will explode, and that will
wind things up"
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Patton, his familiar polished he'll
met cleaning in symphony wi h
his shiny riding boots, stepped
briskly out, followed by the jaunty
but more retiring Doolittle.
From then on it was bedlam,
capped tonight by a gigantic mill
tary-patriotic pageant for the men
in memorial coliseum.
With each of the returning SOL
diers riding in an open army COM
mand car or jeep, the procession
began the 20 mile ride to down
town Los Angeles. All along the
route the cheering continued.
Deputy Police Chief B. r. Cald-
well estimated the downtown crowd
at more than 100000" with tn e
densest part at the city hall where
Mayor Fletcher Bowron greeted
the two California born generals.
Police reported that one excited
woman fell out OF a second story
window, and a dozen or more
tainted.
Patton, stepping forward easily
and nodded in agreement.
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PRICE COMPROMISE
MAY Be ACCEPTED:

WASHINGTON. June O. IN -
Continuing strong support for the
Thomas. Farm Price amendment
to the price control extension act
brought indications today that the
administration may be willing to
accept compromise.
The farm amendment, sponsored
by Sen. Thomas D.-Okla), would
bar price ceilings on agricultural
products which did not allow pro-
cessors "a reasonable profit
above all costs on each individual
item.
In three days of Senate debate.
lit has been discussed at length.
along with another amendment by
Sen. Taft (R.-Ohio) which would
require that ceilings on manufac-
tured articles allow the same dol
lars and-cents margin over costs
that was received in 1889
Sen. Bushfield (R.-SD) declared
fatty that 1--WE have enough votes
to pass the Thomas Amendment
right now"
Administration spokesman con-
coded he might be right in sis
appraisal of the situation. Even 50,
they arranged debate limitation
of 40 minutes per senator which
may bring the first of the show.
down roll calls Monday.
A large absentee list has maie
it doubly hard for the party whips
to figure the trend of the voting.
Estimates of the number of sena-
tors who will be present for the
roll-calls range from IS to rs out
OF total of SO. The deciding votes
may even now be in transport
planes bringing senators home
from various European inspection
trips.
The conference of senate repub-
licans discussed price control at
considerable length behind closed
doors today. After the meeting,
Taft told reporters no decisions
were reached, but said it was pos
sible'' OPA might be willing 10
accept "sone kind of an amend
ment."
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Do not use sandpaper for re-
moving SHINE or scorch as while
abrasive action may raise a nap
again, the effect will be only tenn
porary and the fabric will be per-
manently weakened.
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CHILDREN CH0IRS
WILL SING TODAY

Anthems by two children
choirs will feature the morning
service today at the First Presby
terrain church, with the "Cherub'
choir singing Children Of the
Heavenly King by Pleyel, from
the balcony in cooperation with the
regular ohancel choir. The
Junior" choir will assist the
chancel choir singing antiphonally,
the anthem, "At Thy Feet" by
Bach.
The Rev. William Grove, Jr., D.
D., pastor of the church will take
as his sermon theme, Facing Life
With Cod" The services will be-
gin at 11:15 am, and a large con-
gregation is expected. At the eve
ming service at o'clock, the pas
tor will conduct a popular forum
on the subject of prayer md
Modern Man." in which the con-
regational discussion will play an
gregational discussion will play an
The children's choirs which will
sing Sunday morning are recently
developed organizations by joan
Pfeil, director of Music and church
organist and form a part of a
church-wide music education pro-
gram which is to be completed in
the fall.
The organist will play two pre-
ludes on the Sprunt Memorial
Skinner organ: "Meditation" by
Bubeck, and ITO an American Sol
dier" by Thompson.
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Civilians To Receive
More Of Lamb Supply

WASHINGTON, June o. R -
The War Food Administration an
nounced today that civilians will
receive five per cent more of the
federally-inspected supply of t h e
three top grades Of lamb for an
indefinite period.
Under an order effective tonor.
row, the military services will take
20 instead of the present Is per
cent of these grades of lamb.
In another order, the VIA ex-
tended government control over all
imports of poultry from Canada,
Mexico, Guatemala and Ell Saliva
dor.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-10
BOARD ANNOUNCES
FLOWER PLANTING

Approximately 4,70o flowers were
planted at Greenfield Park during
May and every shrub bed was
weeded out and cultivated, Ralph
w. Smell, city superintendent of
parks, announced yesterday.
The majority of work done by
the department consisted of now
ing of grass and weeds and the
cultivating of the shrub and flower
beds in the Park and street plazas,
he added.
Considerable watering was done
in the Park, nursery and on street
plazas, he continued.
The tree crew cut and removed
10 trees, trimmed 142, cut broken
limbs from five, dug 20 stumps,
hauled 81 loads of logs and stumps
to the city dump, cut roots under
sidewalks and lowered it at one
location; guyed one tree, and erect
ed 200 linear feet of rustic log
railing for the parking court at
Greenfield Lake, it was announced.
The dam at Greenfield Lake spill.
way was repaired temporarily with
so sand bags and 16 loads of clay
being placed behind it, Smell re-
ported. A small amount of clear
ing and cleanup was also done at
Hilton in front of the water plant,
he stated. However, he continued,
the next steps to be taken there
will consist of trimming, with tree
and stump removal, which will be
done by the tree crew at such time
as they can get caught up with the
large amount of tree and stump
work connected with current side
walk improvements.
Ten loads of topsail were haul
ed for plant beds and 81 loads of
trash, weeds, brush and general
debris hauled from the Park to
the city dump. Edging along the
curbline in the plazas was complet-
ed on Market street and three
fourths of Fifth street.
Four boats were loaded and
hauled from the Lake to the green
house because of improper dock
ing or license numbers, the super
said.
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APPOINTED PUBLISHER

PITTSBURGH, June 9-P)-The
Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph today
announced the appointment of Ed
ward D. Becker as it's publisher,
succeeding Harry M. Bitner, who
has resigned to devote more time
to his radio interests.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-27
Patton In Trouble Again

Poor old Patton. He just can't seem to keep
out of trouble. There is that hospital episode
that nobody can forget. Now he's on the car.
pet for retaining nazis in occupation jobs AS
in the former case, ne must give an account
ing to General Eisenhower.
It's a tough spot, because General Patton
was Just about the best Allied commander IN
the strategy of attack 1t is terrible to think
what might have happened if he had not been
near to turn the tide in the Battle of the Bulge,
when the Germans were all set to ride again
into Paris, in their last thrust for victory. 1t
was Patton who solved the riddle of that at
tack and got the necessary troops into action
% throw the enemy back.
He knows how to fight as it is given to few
men to know His field record is unspotted.
But when he gets out of his spere, trouble OF
one kind or another rides his heel
What will happen to him now is not easily
foreseen. He was to have gone to the Pacific,
when the war in Europe ended but apparent
ly General Macarthur had him halted at Wash
ington. So he went back to Europe to help ad-
minister the occupation Of Germany, and here
he is with question to answer that will bead
his forehead with sweat
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-27
japanese Silk

The unusual combination of nylon and the
atomic bomb are destined to reduce Japan
from the greatest to among the smallest silk.
producing nations. This, of course, is predicat
ed upon the assumption that the A-bomb pre-.
cipitated Japan's defeat and also, to a Jesse,
degree, if American strikes do not close down
nylon factories.
Because the Japanese military leaders
stripped the home islands of young men for
their armies and otherwise greatly depleted
the country's agricultural production, the com
ing winter will be period OF great des.
titution, with starvation for thousands inevi
table, In order to increase the production OF
crops much Of Japan's land formerly devoted
to the growing of mulberry trees, upon which
silk worms feed, is to be plowed up and plant.
60 to food crops.
The change cannot meet the need Of Japan S
crowded population for food, but will help,
and certainly it will cut Oft one OF Japan s
chief articles OF trade in the past.
If it also cuts off large part ot the Western
world's favorite expensive raiment, and partic
ul7ly silk stockings, it will nevertheless inp-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-27
Let Rates Alone

There has been little in the press of late con.
corning movement for reducing postal rates,
particularly putting the letter rate back to two
cents. Perhaps the movement has died out
through lack of public support. If it has the
public may well be thankful.
The time may come when the volume Of
peacetime mail may justify cut in postage
That day will be welcome. But rememberine
the heavy postal deficit of pas. years we can
but hope no change is made precipltatey and
without due consideration that any deficit
must be met by the taxpayers, which is onlv
another way of paying the higher rates now
prevailing.
Another reason for leaving the rates alone
Is that postal employees recently were granted
long-sought and well-deserved increase in
pay. Nothing should be done to jeopardize that.
as scaling postal rate downward probably
world
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-09-27
Too Much Talk

Obviously there has been too much talk con-
corning Japan's occupation. As result pretty
much everybody is at everybody elses throat,
and nobody seems to know exactly what the
situation is or what policy is employed.
spokesman for General Macarthur insists
the statement attributed to the Supreme Com
nlander that occupational forces could be with.
drawn in six months is canard. Dean Achl.
son, the acting Secretary of State during Mr..
Byrnes absence in London, is quoted as say.
ing first that General Macarthur was top
authority on policy but later explained that
policy was worked out by joint committee
of the Army, Navy and State Departments
Now comes word that occupation mav continue
for years.
ALI that seems certain is that the number OF
occupation troops may be reduced, possibly
even to the 200, 900 General Macarthur is said
to have named a minimum, as enforce
ment of the surrender terms gradually be-
comes more complete.
1t might be better to restore censorship, il
the public is to be kept in state of perpetual
befuddlement, or the apparent campaign in
certain quarters to increase General MacAr-
thurs difficulties or even put him on a spot
is not halted.
We do not wish to be accused of waving the
flag for General Macarthur. But we do believe
that he has done hard job well thus far, and
will complete it with credit if given halt a
chance. If the GROWERS should succeed in fore.
ing his removal, is it pertinent to ask who
could do il better?