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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18

United Press White House corre- epondent during small talk before the presidents first press confer en0D.
 M. Truman smiled and advised Smith just to wait until he really got down to business. Some of the older Washington hands were re- calling the famous Coolidge break lasts. Government leaders-mostly congressional-frequently sat down to pancakes and sallSages with for meg President Coolidge. Sometimes thege was business to be discussed, sometimes not. But the breakfasts always were early. Failing breakfast guests, MT. Coolidge might go stroll ling at a. m.
 Former President Herbert C. Hoover had his medicine ball'' cabinet. Those early risers used to meet before breakfast in the rear of the White House and heave the ball around among themselves. MT. Roosevelt lay long abed and reach- ed his office around 10 a. m., or later.
 With his first press conference behind him, MT. Truman named a World War buddy to high office, ordered seizure of a Louisiana re- finery and topped of a 14-hour day with his talks to the troops.
 Most significant developments probably were his sharp refusal to discuss changes in government per- sonnel and his nomination of John w. Snyder, St. Louis banker. to be Federal Loan Administrator. MT Truman's World War I pals will be much in the news henceforth Snyder was in the 128th Field Ar tillery of the 35th Division. MT Truman served in the 129th.
 Snyder also is veteran of the Jesse H. Jones organization here Jones was fired by MT. Roosevelt as Loan Administrator and Secretary of Commerce to make room fol Henry. A. Wallace. Jones' jubilant approval of Snyders nomination was proof enough that left wing hope of dominating hte powerful lending agency had vanished.
 "The President couldn't have made better appointment" said Jones of Snyder.
 Meantime, if there is any disposi- tion on MT. Truman's part to hope that speculation about cabinet changes will cease, he may as well become reconciled to one of the mis- fortunes of holding high office. The speculation will continue.
 Major Changes Loom
 There is positive feeling here that there will be major changes in top places. The first 100 days may pass without anything toe startling as the new administration adjusts itself to over. At least, nc one is likely to be invited out for 8 bit.
 But the finger of responsibility commentators points to Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius. A friendly writers have suggested, the specifications for a secretary oi state change when that official be- comes next in line to be President If Mr. Truman died tomorrow Stettinius would become President of the United States.
 Stettinius surely will serve-anG with distinction-through the Sar Francisco conference although tht discussion of his plight as heir apparent surely can have done his
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18
SECRETARY OF CMFOA
 AT HARTFORD MEET

City Controller Nell F. Maloney, secretary of the Connecticut Muni- cipal Finance Officers Association, today attended the executive ses- sion of the association, today att tended the executive session of the association ct Hartford. Plans fol the summer specialized course for municipal officers to be conducted at Connecticut University were dis. cussed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18

(COIlLlIluGU 1TOIH rage U viduals in our forces and at home he helped with his writings. But all Americans understood now how wisely, how warm-heartedly, how honestly he served his country ano his profession. He deserves the gratitude of all his countrymen."
 Pyle was a fox-hole reporter. He said he knew nothing about strategy or tactics. What interested him was the G. I. in the dust and the muck. So that is what he wrote about.
 He had spent the years before the war writing rambling column about places he had seen and people he had met.
 He lacked the physique for war He was slight, Weatherbeaten, gray haired. and balding. He was IL much of the time. He was no longer young-he would have been 45 or August 3.
 But he liked people. When ht went to war, he kept on writing about people. The people he wrote about were in fox-holes, so Ernie spent a lot of time in fox-holes.
 Once in North Africa some Ger. man Stukas began dive-bombinl and strafing the place where ht was. He dived into ditch behind soldier
 When the raid was over, ht nudged the soldier and said, "Whew that was close, eh?" The soldier didn't answer. He was dead.
 Pyle, saying over and over agair that he was constantly afraid wen from near-miss to near-miss, from North Africa to Ie.
 Once at Anzio a bomb knocked him out of his bunk. He reported it but most of the column for that day was about the others who were ir the hut with him. He told how Ro- bert Vermillion, United Press Cor respondent, tried to get out from under the debris and couldn't.
 Hey, somebody get me out oi here" Vermillion shouted.
 In France, Pyle finally saw al the death he could stand for 2 while. He wrote candidly that ht could no longer take it. He had tC come home.
 Soldiers wrote him letters telling him they knew just how he felt, anc they didn't blame him.
 But Pyle couldn't stay away iron war that he felt was his as much it was the Joes fighting it. So ht went to Okinawa.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18
8th 10 Miles From Bologna
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into one German trench.
 All units reported thick miresielde in the path of their advance, and the Germans had hidden i:oo5y- traps literally in the scrubs on the steep slopes. In many distaucss it tock hand to hand fighting to root the German from their GugoutS.
 After surrounding Argenta, Brit ish forces drove 1000 yards beyond the town, and strengthened their bridgehead over the Marina canal.
 The British were 18 miles south east of Ferrara. on the supply route to Bologna. They also were having Terrain troubles for their line of advance was through the flooded marshes west of Lake Comacchio.
 To the southwest Indian and New Zealand troops pushed on beyond captured Medicina to reach the Gai- ans canal on two mile front.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18
Pope Backs Conference
tcontinued from Page F

bv the Vatican radio tonight
 In former years it was the GUS. tom of the Pope at the approach of the month of May to ask the papal secretary of state to announce Gpe- cial prayers to be held in the Vir' gin Mary's month. Vatican sources believed today's epistle would take the place of the customary letter
 The epistle marked the most em- phatic support indicated thus far by the Pope for the San Francisco con- ference. It was recalled that Pope Plus granted several audiences to Eward Flynn. President Roosevelt's special enlissary. reviewing with hina
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18

many problems including some be- lieved to have special reference to the Kromlin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18

Bolivia has new railway fuel made of bran, charcoal dust, yareta and taquin, all pressed into bricks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18

Buy War Bonds & Stamps
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18
Ernie Pyle Loses Life

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-18
1000 Saved From Boguio

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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-06

W. Elliott 0'Neal
r. B. Page
C. B. Parmsle
Ray Pollock
Mrs. Lester Preston
L. A. Raney
Richard A. Shsw
Harry NJ. Solomon
Mrs. c. Wayne Spencer
John A. Stevens
r. G.. stoklsy
C. Van Leuven
Mrs. Ramsey WeatherSheo
John C. VESSEL, M. D.
Mrs. J. Wallaeo West
Evening star., 1945-04-08
BoY and Girl Rescued
After SaiIboat Capsizes

A Navy crash boat yesterday res
cued Harold Hobbs. II, of 302 Birch
avenue, Takoma Park, Nd, and
Miss Gene Cheney, 16, of 6832 Mac
Arthur boulevard. Glen Echo, Md.
from the Anacostia River after they
had capsized in a 12-foot sailboat
The Mug, owned by Arthur God
frey, radio commentator.
Harold is a member of the Sea
Scouts, based at the Corinthian
Yacht Club, who have access to
Mr. Godfrey's boat. Gene, accord
ing to her mother, is an honorary
member" of the troop.
The young people were pulled
aboard the Navy boat by Fountain
Fernandez, seaman, second class, OF
the Naval Air Station. The boat
was towed back to the Corinthian
Yacht Club.
Evening star., 1945-04-08
Reconversion Plan
Due in Few Weeks
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Committee on Period One"
expects to complete within two or
three weeks blueprint of industrial
reconversion following We day, a
War Production Board spokesman
reported last night.
"CPO" is charged with preparing
the step-by-st time table under
which WPB will revoke its 500 orders
limiting civilian goods manufacture
and relax its wartime controls over
materials during Period One"-the
phase of the war in which Japan is
the sole enemy.
Chairman J. A. Krug announced
the full membership for CPO, which
is headed by J. D. Small. WPB exec
utive officer, and which replaces a
similar body organized last fall and
called the Committee on Demobiliza =
ton of Controls After Victory in
Europe
Members of the CPO, in addition
to Mr.. Small, include the following
WPB officials: S. w. Anderson, pro-
gram vice chairman; W. E. Haines,
Mr. Anderson's executive assistant;
w. C. Skuce, Lincoln Gordon, Sam
.uel L. Shober, jr., Edward Browning,
jr., A. C. C. Hill. jr., James Douglas,
Bernard L. Lamb, George Seltzer,
Maj. Ralph Hetzel, John H Martin,
I. N. P. Stokes, II, Bertrand Fox,
Mrs. Prudence Bowen, and Charles
Weller
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bananas and bring them to camp.
The bananas kept the prisoners in
good health, he said.
The u repatriated war prisoners
who have talked to more than 80 900
Kin of prisoners IN 81 cities across
the country, were kidding one an
other in high good humor in an
off stage room before the meeting
began.
This is the last next of kin
meeting one said The first one
was conducted by 1t. Groves in
Germany"
1t. James N Groves. from Colo
RADIO reluctantly explained what
that was about
When l was in German hos
pital." he said, there was a nurse
on the floor who spoke a little
English. She was a pretty nice
girl and the only German I had
any use for. One day she got a
telephone call right there that her
brother had been killed on the Rus
sian front. She came back to my
cot and seemed to realize I under
stood She cried it out on my
shoulder.
Group About Prison Cards.
The audience sat as in political
convention grouped about standards
white cardboards with large black
lettering. But the words were ones
relatively new to AmericanS-Stal
Luft 3, Off1ag "a, and Heilag ADJ
Another sign read. Japanese
Camps"
The raised tier on the left held
those whose relatives are listed as
missing in action.
1t was a well-dressed audience. A
few persons in the seats had the red
necks of those who work out of
doors. Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming
head of the Federal Works Agency
and a member of the President S
war cabinet, was there with Mrs
Fleming, the latter in her Red Gross
uniform. Their son, 1t. Carson
Fleming, pilot of Flying Fortress
was at Stalag Luft 3, 80 miles south
of Berlin, and now is probably one
of the 10000 prisoners plodding
west in the central column described
by Gen. Bryan. For Stalag Luft 3
was overrun.
One of the faithful attendants at
all the meetings of the Washington
Prisoner-of- War Relatives Associa-
ton was not there last night. That
was Gen. George S. Patton's daugh-
ter, Mrs. cit. COLI Johnny Waters
She got the good news this after
noon. Her husband, taken prisoner
two years ago at Faid Pass in Tuni-
sia, was liberated by the American
advance
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Prisoners
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Continued From First Pagel
American flag displayed so that our
pilots would see who they were. You
nave to admire the reSourcefulneSS
of men who could conceal flag that
size in a prison camp FOR eventual
use in such a pinch.
RatiOns Short
There are about 100000 prison.
ers of war. of which $4,000 are
Americans, moving along the north
eln German coast. These prisoners
are also moving westward. They
are beng marched into the area
of Hamburg. Bremen and Lubbock.
It is reported that the officers and
the guards get about the same ra-
tions. one quart of hot water, three
potatoes. 200 grams of bread (about
y, ounces every or Gays. That
is not good
/ Many are suffering from dysen-
terry
Gen. Bryan pictured third col
umn as "a central line of march
south of Berlin. There are some
10000 prisoners in this he said,
including 10000 Americans. These
are also moving west.
After his talk, Gen. Bryan said
that the information from Swiss
sources from which he quoted, while
of recent origin. did not mention
the dislocations of prisoners caused
by the great Anglo American ad-
vances from the bridgeheads across
the Rhine
Prison Area Overrun.
He agreed that probably more
than 100000 prisoners have been
forced to march by the 1st and Bird
Armies overrunning the Cologne
Frankfort -Kassel triangle, the area
of many prison camps.
An audience of about 1000, two
, thirds of them women and almost
all kin of prisoners or men missing
! in action, heard the Generals blunt
! report.
Il would like to tell you some
thing that would be more cheerful,
/ he said. but you are Americans.
You want the truth and it is my duty
to give it to you"
Gen Bryan's talk came at the end
of number of reassuring talks by
exchanged prisoners of war who
said that things were not so bad in
German prison camps-not even IN
| Japanese prison camps.
One corporal, Willard E. Hall,
Portland, Greg, held in Cabana-
tuan. proved himself a master OF
understatement in discussing the
death march" from Bataan.
Saw Atrocities.
The Japs were getting pretty
ornery-they wouldn't cooperate" !"
he said. You see they were just
as scared of us as we were of them.
1--WE even ran into some pretty
decent Jap soldiers Some of them
told us they were surprised at how
small was the American force that
surrendered at Bataan after holding
cut so long. They said that instead
of the few thousand they found,
they had expected 100000.
Brother said one American to
them, wait until you are up against
100000 American soldiers"
The corporal said the atrocity
stories were true-he's seen some
Of them, but if that sort of thing
happened all the time, 1 wouldn't t
be here tonight
Picked Bananas.
He said there were many days in
the camp when we really had fun -
And at Davao, he said, the Jap SOL
oiers on work details let them pick
Evening star., 1945-04-08

ons Immediately. Stop the war,
surrender! Do not let the SIS chase
You out of your dwellings. Let the
battle roll on Hide yourselves! Do
not carry out mad commands for
useless defense Do not prolOng the
war through production of weapons
and war material. Rise up! Kill
the tOrturOrS, who even now COM
mand you to perform foolish deeds!
We know how hard it is TO escape
the brutal methods of the Nazis,
However, the more that defend
themselves and act. the feebler will
be the SIS and GeStapO together
with their servants Men of the
peoples troopers, Remember the
time prior to 1888; become troopers
Of the people against the destroyer
of the people!
Every life saved Cf an honest
German, every unchanged house,
every undertaking undestroyed,
every workshop preserved and every
undestroyed farm is basis for re-
construction after the war and rem
ders possible the work for a better,
peaceful Germany, The more re-
mains preserved, the quicker our
own wounds and the wounds Of
other nations will heal.
Undoubtedly our situation after
capitulation will not be easy. How
ever. much worse would the con-
sequences be. which We all would
pynINrO this
frenzied resistance.
Now See Allied Power.
Listen to us! Germans are speak
ing who have gone through many
battles. We have seen and expert
enced the strength of other armies
at the front and behind the front.
We now see the power of the Allied
nations. their ineXhaustlble war ma
terial which Hitler described as
feeble. We now see the truth, which
you, from where you are, can hardly
see. Your merciless enemies are not
those whom Goebbels points out to
you. but in reality the Nazis them
selves are! They are cruel and
merciless and they are the murder
ers of the German people We know
that the Allied nations can we'll diff
ferentiate between the NaZlS and
the German people.
I'VE, here as prisoners of war, are
enjoying a better living than you
have in the homeland. Neverthe-
less our greatest desire is to return
to you. We are willing to share your
sorrow and labor with courage and
hopefulness for the reconstruction
and peace. We want to see you again.
Act accordingly! Our lives were
spared for your interests, preserve
your own lives for us!
Bring it to an end and the ter
rible war will be thing of the past.
There is a future for us, but it must
be without Hitler. There is future,
but only for those who are kept
alive.
only by means of immediate
peace!"
Can this be the last roundup?
Could be. Buy one extra War Bond
( today
Evening star., 1945-04-08
Yanks Take Mountain
In Drive on Italian
Base at La Spezid
Rr the Associated Press.


ROME. April 7-American 5th
Army troops have captured 5000
foot Mount Folgorito, dominating
the main west coast highway l mile
southeast of MasSa. In a drive put
ting them nearly 20 miles from the
naval base Of La Spezia, a COM
munique announced today.
Two British destroyers, Marne
and Lookout and SWarms of Amer
ican fighter -bombers effectively sup
ported the operation.
At the eastern end of the Italian
line, Gen. Mark w Clark's British
9th Army troops drove across the
Reno River northwest of San AL
hcrto. near the southwest corner of
Valli di Comacchio.
The two actions, anchoring more
firmly the two sea fankS. already
have brought in more than 1000
prisoners, but there was no indica-
tion yet of any large-scale offensive
such as Gen. Clark has promised.
Most of the prisoners were taken
On VIC OIL AllllS 4IOIIG diOIlS IllC
Valli di Comacchio, where a narrow
finger of land between the Adriatic
and Comacchio lagoon was cleared
of the enemy and several islands
IN the lagoon itself captured.
Resistance in the Mount Folgorito
area was described as scattered" :"
The Americans were compelled to
withdraw slightly from newlv-won
positions near Strcttoia, Just south
Of Mount FolgoritO.
In the central sector of the front.
the Germans held grimly to their
prepared positions around Bologna
Allied patrols prodded them at every
opportunity.
For the third straight day and
despite bad weather. United States
18th Air Force heavy bombers at
tackled rail lines and other COM
municationS and targets in North
ern Italy. 'Thunderbolts of the 22d
Tactical Air Command also went
after German fuel and ammunition
dumps in the same area.
Evening star., 1945-04-08
Tablet to Be Dedicated
To ENSIGN Fuin Today

Ensign Sidney Fain, U. S. N, R.,
former policeman killed in plane
crash in the South Atlantic last
July Is, will be honored at pm.
today with memorial services at the
10th precinct and the unveiling OF
a tablet dedicated to him.
The tablet was presented to the
precinct by Ensign Fains mother,
Mrs Jennie Feinstein, and sister,
Mrs. Trudy Rosenberg
The Police Band will play and
religious services will be conducted
by Chaplain Louis Paris, U. S. A
Capt. Clarence Lutz. commanding
the 10th precinct, will be in charge
of the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1945-04-08
Communists to Meet

The Washington Communist Po-
litical Association will meet We'd
neSdav night in the National Press
Club auditorium to discuss 'Crimea
and San Francisco-Path to World
Security" William z. Foster. ma
tional vice president of the aSsoci-
alton, and DOXey Wilkerson. eXecu-
tive editor Of the publication
Peoples Voice. will speak.
Evening star., 1945-04-08
FLYERS Body Recovered

ELIZABETH CITY. N. C.. April
7 Py.-The body of Pvt James W
Arnold, %, Nashville Tenn, who
fell from an Army airplane while on
Photographic training mission
last Tuesday. was recovered from
the Pasuuotank River Yesterday by
a detachment of paratroopers from
Pope Field, N c., where Pvt Arnold
was stationed
Evening star., 1945-04-08
FOUND

BIFOCALS. eold-rimmed. found on Fair
mont st. Phone MA. 24S3 and identify.
BOSTON BULL, in Landover Hills; identify.
Call UN. l2il, PRINCE GEORGES
COUNTY RESCUE LEAGUE.
BROWN SHOES, mans, a pair. size about
s nr 8: found Saturday on I4th st. car,
northbound. Call NO, 1886.
WEDDING RING, mans. found on upper
Georgia ave. IA. 9040.
Evening star., 1945-04-08
LOST RATION COUPONS.

Return to 1924 Alabama ave Sc. 10"
"A" GAS RATION BOOK, issued to Ber-
nard j. Pearson, 1964 N. Quebec st, Ar
lington. Va CHI. 6370.
GAS RATION BOOK "a" issued to
Vincent J Lahman, Route /. Sprinefield,
Va AL. 1899. So
10 RATION BOOKS, Nos. 3 and 4, issued
to Edith, Eugene, Charles, Doris and James
Evening star., 1945-04-08
ADVERTISEMENT.

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IRISH .ETTER. female, IN vIclnlty of Ken
ing where abouts, please call Ke!islnEton
:
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NECkILACE, .,I three7Strand pearl; Monday
or VIC. 14th and K SITS; reward. EX
416O Ext cOO1
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KEYS, mis-. Friday am. St. Christopher
medal attached. bet 200 Mass and A.
G st. NV. Ma. 349G or 200 Mass. ave
n " Reward
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MINK SCARF, 5-skin: vic 18th and Kali
mia I'd, Thursday evening. Reward. GE
Evening star., 1945-04-08

IRISH TERRIER, nine weeks oG. vicinity
Forest Glen, Md Reward. SH. GSlG.
KEY CASE. brown leather. lost Thursday
evening, neIghborhC0d Chevy Chase Circle
Reward. Call WI. 5151
Evening star., 1945-04-08

GLASSES, pale 5luc shell, bifocaI in Vi
Cmlty OF Walter Reed or BeSl Co. WO
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MASONIC CHARM, on or near Maine ave.
W. Reward if returned to MR.. HUM
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SHOES. black suede. high heeled IasfeX
L MiIlcr sling pumps. Rewars EX
~ 60 Ext 23NI. JULIA HYMAN
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FUR SCARF, skins. sable: lost Thursday
evening, vicinity of Washington Hotel to
Conn. ave, Taft Brldee, or IN taxi. Re-
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uncultureo pearls, in shape of cross: vi
cnlty Of 1lth and II SITS, or 10Th and E
g u, rd 1ShG
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PEARLS. double arand. no safety catch.
vicinity HeChtS or Kanns, between IL and
= Friday. Reward. ByattSville O232.
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leather case: reward. AD. 1881 after )
PURSE, brown, reptile, containing diamond
brooch. ZirCCn ring and cash. MRS. P. NJ.
CALVERT, / lSO4O So. Woodland. Cleveland,
Ohio. or phone TIE. 1895, Alexandra, Va.
IbrTal reward.
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Fur COAT, mink finger-tIp: near vicinity
OF Clarendon. Va: lost more than week
ago. reward CH 5i3O
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EYEGLASSES, on March 3lst. on Que st.
between 10Th and Conn. ave. Call NO