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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
Death Penalty
For Refusal to
| Drill Assoile5

at
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Of
Montana demanded In the Senate
today an investigation Of an. Army
court-rnartial death sentence fol
Pvt. Henry Weber.
The sentence was assessed at
Camp Roberts, Calf, February 3 fol-
violation Of the 9th article OF
war which concerns assaulting OF
wilfully disobeying a superior oficer
Senator Wheeler said 1t was his
information that Weber had been
sentenced for refusal to join his
squad at drill. He declared:
1T Is inconceivable to me that
Army officers would sentence man
to death because he refused to drill.
II the Military COMMITTEES does not
take up this matter, shall intro
duce q resolution calling for an
hvostigstion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
10 Killed and 50 Hurt
In n. Y. Tanker Crash
Ey the Associated Press.

~ eAAe <ASSo&A0tco EiCos.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Ten persons
were known dead, an unknown NUM-
Der were missing and more than 90
injured today when two tankers
collided in New York Bay, setting
both and a third fire.
One Of the ships, the Government
owned 16,00o-ton tanker Springhill,
was loaded with high-octane gaso-
line, which exploded after the COLI
lision.
The Navy public relations of1ice,
which announced the number Of
dead and said others we're missing,
said the Springhill was rammed
while at anchor by the s,000-ton
Panamanian tanker Clio.
The Norwegian tanker Vivi, which
was so yards away, caught fire as she
attempted to move away through the
burning oil on the water, the Navy
said.
The fires were brought under
control several hours after the cole
lision, which occurred at $50 am.
Oh Stapleton. Staten Island.
Coast guardSmen said the force
LOT the explosion hurled some men
overheard and cutters patrolling the
area rescued them.
The Navy said the Coast Guard
picked up 20 men.
Three New York tireboats and six
from the Coast Guard fought the
flames, witnessed BY many ferry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
Prison Gate Smashed by U. s. Tank to stort
American Forces on Sunto Tomas Liberation

gate groaned, cracked and crashed
under the treads.
| Prisoners, gaunt, hollow-eyed,
afraid of their own hopes, poured
from the buildings. In the dark
ness they saw this was an Amer
lean tank. And as from . single
throat they poured out an agonizing
|cry OF relief and thanks and vel
come.
There was pause as II they were
still afraid to believe their eyes. The
American tank stopped atop. the
twisted gate Of japanese bondage,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
VIA Still Exists,
But Just to Answer
Queries on Records

By the Associated Prass.
Remember WPA?. You may
be surprised to learn It's still
around.
The principal project now:
Answering people who are look
ing for people who used to be
on WPA.
Maj. Gen. Phillip B. Fleming,
Federal Works administrator,
told the House Appropriations
Committee In testimony made
public today that some shadow
Of WPA would be around for
10 years. although he didn't ask
any money for It.
1T is . question:" he said,
"of answering people who write
us letters about employees who
formerly served In the WPA
and want their records. We
have to 60 into that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
Russion and Maj
Gyms Due!ing
Across Oder
BULLETIN.

LONDON R.-The Berlin
radio said late today that
particularly massive" Rus
sian forces had reached the
Oder River at Kienitz, north
west OF Kustrin and IS miles
from Berlin. Other forces
reached the river below
Frankfurt, the broadcast said.
The Germans said Marshal
Ivan Konev had dashed out
from his bridgeheads south of
Breslau in Silesia and deep
'ened his foothold to IL miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
Raj Bombers Smash
Rail Center Of Bonn;
Yanks Over Austria
Other Toreets in Ruhr
Attacked as Allied
Air Drive Continues
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-Several hun
dred Raj heavy bombers smashed
the railway center Of Bonn in
Western Germany last night, and
the German radio reported today
that American raiders were
laundering over Austria In con-
tinuation Of the Allied air Of
fensive.
Other Industrial and comniunica-
tions targets In the Huhr Valley
were attacked last night In con-
ktuist1eH With thu 0n-D ee1ls
with both heavies and Mesquite
bombers participating.
There was no confirmation. how
ever, Of 4 German report that Ber-
lin-tArget Of q record breaking as
sault by 1000 American. Flying For
tresses Saturday-had been hit
again. Reports filtering through
from Berlin via neutral sources In
dicated that the Saturday raid had
cut many vital rail lines feeding the
Eastern front, in addition to laying
waste an area of two squares miles
in the heart Of the city.
Split Into Five Fleets.
Last nights raiders split into five
separate fleets over the continent,
striking also at the Nordstern and
Osterfeld benzol plants and at fac
tory districts in Hanover and Dort-
mund.
No fighter opposition was encoun-
tered, but five bombers we're downed
by flak. -
Bonn, on the left bank Of the
Rhine and on the main line from
Cologne to Southern Germany, has
one of the largest marshalling yards
of the Western Reich. The air min
istry said that although it had been
bombed before the enemy repaired
some of the damage and was moving
considerable amounts Of troops and
supplies through Bonn.
Meanwhile neutral correspondents
telling Of the Saturday raid on
Berlin said the city was burning
furiouSly.
/ Railway Stations Hit.
Photographic Interpretation of the
COO Fortress attack disclosed crush
Ing blows on at least i've railway
station and several military and
Government Offices. The Templehof
Airdrome and the central gas works
were damaged severely.
The German Air Ministry received
eight direct hits and other Govern
ment headquarters, including the
Reich chancellory, the Ministry Of
Propaganda and Gestapo headquar-
tiers were smothered under Is con-
lcentrations Of high explosives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05
Damaging Blow Deal
Sumatra in Attacks
By British Warships
Four Carriers Included
In Force Blasting Jops'
Oil installations
BY the Associated Press.

HANDY, Ceylon. Feb. 5.-A
powerful British Netherlands In
dies naval force which included
the carriers Illustrious, Victori.
Gus, Indomitable and Indefatig-
able has struck "the most dam
aging blow" at Japanese oil sup
plies with attacks on Southern
Sumatra. Southeast Asia head
quarters announced today.
The first attack by carrier borne
lanes w4s against the refinery at
F4iehibRiYg JaiiHary Is, . 5pee3Gl
communique said.
The second attack against an
other Palembang refinery was four
days later. on January 40
The Japanese heavily defended
the installations with, fighter air
craft from several airfields, an inner
and an outer ring Of antiaircraft
batteries and q balloon barrage, and
In. the widespread fights of the first
day 13 enemy. fighters were shot
down and "a more destroyed or
nearby airfields, the communique
said
Eight more were shot down or
the second day and four others de.
stroyed on the ground.
Six more enemy planes were shot
down in the course of attacks on tht
battle fleet, bringing the total in tws
days to "a.
Our total losses of aircraft II
these operations involving one o
the largest forces yet used by tn,
East Indies fleet were f5," the an.
nouncement added.
| In addition to the aircraft car.
riers, some Of which were veteran.
of the war In the European ane
Mediterranean theaters, it was dis.
closed that the battleship KIM
George v, and the warships Argo.
naut, Black Prince, Euryalus, Gren.
vile, Kempenfelt and Ursa are now
in the Netherlands Indies feet ano
participated in the action,
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MAP on Page A-l.)

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-Threatenine
to outflank Berlin through
Northern Germany as we'll as In
the south. Marshal Gregory K
Zhukov today moved tanks and
infantry to the Oder River line
along a 140-mile front. German
and Russian guns were dueline
across the river.
The German high command sale
violent Russian attacks were ir
progress against the Oder River
fortress Of Kustrin. 40 miles east Of
Berlin.
Latest official Moscow announce.
ments told Of the capture of Bar.
waldo. 80 miles northeast OF The
German capital. in an lS-mile i'd.
vance, which. outflanked Kustrin or
the north and placed Russian spear.
heads within Is miles Of the Baltic
port Of Stettin at the mouth ol
the Oder.
Zhukov's tanks, thrusting TOWARD
Stettin, in . threat to topple tina,
port and circle Berlin on the north
were travelling In radio silence. Mos.
COW said, but were believed to b.
cutting behind enemy groups ane
causing great damage.
Naxis Tell sf Fenetrations.
aes1pau apcpunts. far ahead q
ofdElal Moscow a1nour1c ef11eSats II
that area, told Of Red Army pene'
trations TO the area OF Schwedt
on the Oder, % miles south Of Etet'
tin. and the region OF Pyritx 2.
miles southeast 81 StAttin.
simultaneously, zhukoy's forces
In the frankfurt bulge between thu
Oder and the Wharf.-The poised 1
southwark thanking threat by thu
capture Of Ziebineen. IL nilel
southeast Of Frankfurt and S miles
from the Oder.
German underground reports re.
ceived in London said the German
already we're bailding flying boml
ramps so miles west Of Berlin ane
facing the German capital for us,
against the city If 1t falls to ths
Russians. 80
Moscow dispatches failed to beal
out German reports of Russian at,
tempts already made to cross, tn,
Oder in the Frankfurt Kustrin area
where 1t Is nearly 1000 feet wide
But they said widespread moppint
up was going on in numerou!
pockets along the river stretching
from the area south OF Stettin Il
the Russian hinge midway betwee1
Frankfurt and Breslau where tn,
list White Russian and LIST Ukrain
ian Armies Join.
100 Villages Captured.
More than 100 villages, some clos,
to the Oder and others on its banks
were captured by the Russian.
yesterday.
Heavy Soviet artillery hammere,
both at Kustrin and its twin fortress
city of Frankfurt as well as tn,
numerous salients, and Moscow sait
furious tank and infantry engage
ments were taking place arount
Kustrin.
Moscow dispatches said 1t wa,
highly probable that Marshal IvaY
Kofley again had gone into actor
from his Oder bridgeheads in Silesia
but had no confirmation of Berlir
reports that one bridgehead at Brieg
between Oppeln, and Breslau, hat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05

fsee PHILIPPINES, Page A-5.)
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-1O.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-05

(see WESTERN FRONT, Page A-4.
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(See MANPOWER, page A-z.5
Evening star., 1945-05-01
Court Appoints Collector
For Mrs. Woodward Estate

Justice Matthew F. MCGUIRE OF
District Court yesterday afternoon
appointed Attorney Samuel M
Greenbaum to serve as collector
for the estate of Mrs. Mary Eva
Woodward of 3405 Holmead place
NV, who died April Is. The order
directed that he put up $500 bond.
Last week, Justice MCGUIRE de-
cided to appoint a disinterested
person as collector, following a con-
troversy in court between attorneys
for Isaac r. Hit, former Police
Court judge, and Mrs. Anna Holtz
of Cambridge, Mass.
Mr.. Hit had asked the court to
be named collector. pending formal
establishment of a will. He had
filed what he claimed to be carbon
copy of Mrs. Woodward's will and
the carbon named him as executor.
Mrs. Holtz, who claimed to be the
next of kin to Mrs. woodward, asked
that she be named collector.
The appointment constituted an
other development in connection
with the death of Mrs. Woodward,
who it was found had concealed the
mummifled body of her mother,
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth H. Woodward,
for several years at her home at the
Holmead place address. The mother
and daughter were buried in single
grave in Glenwood Cemetery on
April 81.
Evening star., 1945-05-01
Increase for Fireboat
Pilots, Engineers Approved

Members of the Police and Fire
Subcommittee of the House District
Committee today unanimously ap-
proved an increase in the basic pay
of pilots and marine engineers of
the District fireboat from $4,000 a
year to at least $1,000.
While announcing favorable ac-
ton on the Randolph bill to raise
their pay to $4,000, Representative
Mcmillan, Democrat, of South Caro-
lima, subcommittee chairman, said
he would suggest to the full District
Committee making the top S3,400.
The pay of fremen in comparable
work in other large cities of the
country, Mr.. Mcmillan said, aver
aged about $3,40O
Battalion Chief c. S. Peterson, ex-
ecutive officer of the Fire Depart
ment, said the two engineers and
three pilots worked 72 hours a week
to maintain service. Others favor
ing the bill included Corporation
Counsel Richmond B. Keech, Rob-
ert L. Sutphin, president of the
Firemen's Association. and D. j
Devine, pilot master of the fireboat
Evening star., 1945-05-01
.lsWRshoni;nq
&Remiinder@a

Meats, Fats, Etc.-Book 4. stamps
Y-5, rs, Az through d. good
through June 2; stamps E-2
through J-2 good good through
June 80; stamps K-2 through P-2
good through July 81. Stamps
O. through U-2 will become valid
tomorrow and remain valid
through August 81.
Canned Goods, Etc.-Book 4. stamps
H-2 through M-2 good through
June 2; stamps N-2 through So
good through June 80. Stamps To
through X-2 good through July 81.
Stamps Y-2, I'd, Al, B-1 and
C-1 become valid tomorrow and
remain valid through August 81.
Points for Fats-Your meat dealer
will pay Uwo red ration points for
each pound of waste kitchen fats
you turn in.
Sugar-Stamp IS valid for S pounds
through June 2. Stamp No. sc
valid today and remains valid
through August 81.
Gasoline-A-15 coupons are valid
through June 81. B-6, c., B-7
and CT coupons good for S GAL
Ions each.
Shoes-Airplane stamps l, 2 and 3
In Book No. 3 good indefinitely for
one pair Of shoes each. An as-yet-
unnumbered shoe stamp becomes
valid August /.
Fuel Oil-Periods 1, 2, 8, and S
coupons good for 10 gallons per
unit through heating year. All
currently valid coupons will ex-
pire August 81. Consumers in this
area should not have used more
than SO per cent of their ration as
Of today.
Evening star., 1945-05-01
Dr.. Owen, Mental Clinic Chief,
Opens office With q Table

pied by the Veterans Administra-
ton.
With thousands of persons wait
ing to use the clinic, DR.. Ruhland
described the situation as "just a
mess,'' and said he was astounded
at the action of the Federal agency.
Health officials will make a tour
today Of hospitals, the Polk School
clinic and other clinics, seeking
space for the Mental Hygiene Bu-
reau, and the possibility arose that it
might be necessary to displace some
other clinic
DR.. Rutland said a 24-room build
ing had been offered yesterday, but
he had no authority to accept it.
There are reported to be a thousand
public, private and parochial school
children alone already recommended
for examination and other cases to-
|tal In the thousands, it was said,
Evening star., 1945-05-01

The honor award of the National
American Red Cross last night was
presented to Samuel H. Kaufman
general chairman of the 1945 Red
Cross War Fund for the Washington
Metropolitan Area, at the Raleigh
Hotel by John Clifford Folger, Dis
trict Red Cross Chapter chairman.
The award was made in recogni-
ton of the outstanding success of
the 1945 campaign in the District
under Mr.. Kauffmann's leadership
Mr. Kaufman is business manager
of The Star.
In a special message read at the
dinner Basil O'Connor, national
chairman of the Red Cross, said:
Il have noted with unusual in
terest the splendid record of achieve
ment in the 1945 Red Cross War
Fund that has been made by the
District of Columbia chapter under
your able guidance
The oversubscription of your
quota represents one of the largest
attained by any of our group OF
No. l chapters in the United
States. This response reflects not
only outstanding leadership and
Evening star., 1945-05-01

DR.. John F, Owen, director Of the
new Bureau Of Mental Hygiene, was
sworn in today and started his duties
with only a table in the office Of an
other health oficial at the Munich
pal Center Building.
Unable as vet to locate space for
the clinic, DR.. Owen was given a
desk in the ofiice, of the secretary of
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger, assistant
health ofI1cer and acting superin-
tendent of Gallinger Municipal Hos
pital.
Health Officer George c. Ruhland
criticized the Veterans Administra-
ton for abuse of hospitality for not
giving space at the Municipal Gen.
ter. It had been planned to open
the bureau In three rooms on the
first floor Of the building now occu-
Evening star., 1945-05-01
Two Boys Rescued
After Boat Smashes
On Potomac Rocks

Jean and Jerry Swofford, II and
10, respectively, sons of Mr. and Mrs
Glenn Swofford, 101l2 Brunett ave-
nue., Silver Spring, Md, were rescued
by Glen Echo firemen today after
their boat had been swept over the
canal feeder dam at Brookmont and
had lodged on rocks below.
Capt. George Arnold and Arnold
Irons of the fire department made
the rescue from Snake Island, which
lies in the center of the Potomac
River and forms part of the feeder
dam.
Capt. Arnold said he and Mr.
Irons took a life line to the island
after receiving rescue call from a
man who heard the boys call for
help. He said he removed his cloth
ing and waded into the water below
the dam with the line attached to
his waist.
Boat Was Smashed.
THE water was about feet deep
/ in some places, and very swift
Capt. Arnold said. when I reached
the boat found that the boys had
not been injured and the boat had
lodged securely on the rocks. One
side had been split by the rocks, and
water pouring in from the upper
side. ran out again. That split prob
ably kept the kids from being
washed down stream"
Capt. Arnold said Mr.. Irons had
the other end of the life line Sc
cured on Snake Island, and the
boys, first Jean and then Jerry
pulled themselves, hand over hand
back TO dry land.
THE kids were scared, but full OF
nerve" he said. The boat hao
dropped about 10 feet over the dam
and had lodged about so yards from
the Maryland shore and the kids
didn't seem bothered about any,
thing but the cold"
Fine But a Little Cold"
Back on shore and wrapped ir
blankets, Capt. Arnold said the boys
told police and .fremen that they
had gone with some older boys
yesterday afternoon to show them
the way to Glen Echo Park anc
then had lost their older companions
Capt. Arnold said the boys were
not clear on where they had spent
the night. He said they apparently
had walked down to the river early
this morning, where they had seer
the boat and decided to take a ride
They were taken to the Suburban
Hospital at Bethesda where at.
tendants reported that they were
fine, but a little cold"
Evening star., 1945-05-01
Red Cross Finds
Volunteer Plan
For rNursesFdi|s
Reports June Quote
Cont Be Met on
Present Applications

With the House-approved nurse
draft bill apparently fading out OF
the legislative picture in the Senate
the American Red Gross, onicial re-
cruiting agency for Army nurses
indicated today that voluntary
methods are failing to bring in the
number required to take adequate
care Of the wounded.
"The Army" said the Red Cross
will not get its $4,000 nurse quota
by June II the number OF weekly
applications by nurses continues tc
decline at the present rate"
Army Surg. Gen. Norman T. Kirk
has told Congress that number il
the minimum which will be needed
by then If American casualties are
to continue to receive the best care
Senate Approval Doubtful.
The draft bill, which the late
President Roosevelt urged early ir
January on recommendation of the
War Department, passed the House
early in March and was approved
by the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee nearly a month ago. Senate
leaders are saying privately that
they doubt whether the measure
will ever reach the floor. They
report widespread belief that, with
the war in Europe nearly over, the
draft will not be needed. The
War Department does not share
that view.
The surgeon generals office esti-
mated that on April Is about 81 ,OOC
nurses had been commissioned In
the Army, leaving 5000 to be OBJ
tanned this month. The Navy, not
requiring nearly SO many, has been
able to fill its quotas through vol
unteers.
The Red Cross pointed out that
an estimated 1,400 applications a
week since January have been
needed If the Army quota were to be
met by June /.
From high Of 5,515 for the week
ending January 10, the agency re-
ported, applications have dropped
steadily to low averaging 400 week
ly during April.
Many Not Acceptable.
OF 1908 applications which the
Red Cross received from January
8 to April 81, 16.804 were found
professionally qualified and were re-
ferred to the Army or Navy fol
physical examinations. OF these
said the Red Cross statement
many were not able to pass the
physical examination and others
failed to accept their military ap-
pointments."
The Red Cross was advised by
Gen. Kirk that in foreign theaters
of operation more than 8,100 SOL
diers daily were being received at
hospitals. OF the total wounded
and sick, approximately 276,oO0 are
in hospitals overseas and 244,000 in
the United States hospitals. The
incoming patients greatly exceed the
number being released, the surgeon
general said.
The Navy stopped accepting new
applications March "a, when it be-
came apparent that there were more
candidates than were needed tc
make up a quota of II 500.
Nurses rejected by the Navy are
being advised to apply for Army
service.
Evening star., 1945-05-01

/ thorough coverage by your organi.
zation but a diligence and determi-
nation on the part of all workers
who participated
I'VE share your pride in this
great achievement and deeply ap.
preciate the service given by each
of the chapter volunteers who helped
establish a national record in this
campaign
Mr.. Folger pointed out that the
campaign, under Mr.. Kauffmann's
leadership, was unique in many re-
spects, stating that In addition tc
raising more money from a greater
number of givers for a larger per-
centage of quota. the 1945 drive was
conducted in a much shorter time
than any previous Red Cross drive
in these war years."
Washington is still leading the big
cities of the country, it was an.
nounced last night, postaudit
check revealing that a total o1
1926 ,27709, or 122.0O66 per cent
of the S2,700,900 area quota, has now
been received from more than 5OO,-
600 givers to the Red Cross war FUND
here
Evening star., 1945-05-01
ather. Benvenute
Observes Jubilee al
Holy Name College

The Very Rev. Benvenute Ryan,
o. F. M, ex-minister provincial of
Holy Name Province, observed the
golden jubilee of his ordination
as Franciscan priest this morning
at Holy Name College in Brookland.
A solemn pontifcal mass was sung
by the Very Rev. Matthias Faust,
o. F. NJ. delegate general in honor
of the jubilarian.
Though Father Benvenute officially
was ordained on August II, 1895,
the observance was set for today
so students and other friends who
might not be attending summer ses-
sions could be present. The IT.
year-old Franciscan, now teaching
moral theology at Holy Name Col
lege, arranged for construction OF
the institution during his term as
minister provincial He taught at
the college prior to serving as its
superior from 1884 to 1910, return
ing after that period to his present
teaching position.
Father Benvenute, a native oj
Southington, Conn, was born or
November Is, 1867. He attended st
Bonaventure IN. " College in 1885
and took the Franciscan habit q
year later. He took his simple vows
in 1891 and his solemn VOWS ir
Rome in 1895. The jubilarian was
ordained in Rome on August II
1895, and returned to this country
the next year. He taught at st
Bonaventure until coming to Wash.
ington in 1925.
The honorary degree of doctor o.
philosophy was conferred on Father
EBenvenute by St. Bonayenture Col
lege in 1923 and that of doctor o.
laws in -1941. -, -.
Among the numerous student!
who have studied under Father
Benvenute are Archbishop Thomas
j. Walsh of Newark, Bishop MARI
Cannon of Erie, Bishop Francis J
Tief, retired Ordinary of Concordia
Kans., and Bishop Richard T. Gull.
foyle of Altoona, Pa.