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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09

Pfc. Robert Zuiin. %, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Jacob Zulin, 63l5 Thir-
tenth street NV, who was re-
ported missing in December and
later listed as a prisoner, has been
liberated.
He wrote to his parents that he
had been at Stalag 13C, but had
been marched away in a prisoner :
war column from which he escaped
April 81 He was picked up by an
American unit April "a. He said
he was in comparatively good
health and hoped to be home in a
month.
Pvt. Zulin was graduated from
Roosevelt High School in 1910 and
attended the University of Mary
land and worked for the Census
Bureau before he was drafted in
December, 1912. He went overseas
in September, 1914.
Pfc. Herbert Lapkoff, 10, son of
Mr., and Mrs. Abraham Lapkoff
1725 Kenyon street NV, who had
been missing in Germany since
March IS, has cabled his parents
that he was well and safe and
hope to- see you soon.'
Pvt. Lapkoff was born here and
graduated from Central High School
in 1943 and went into the Army
the following November. He went
overseas in April, 1943 He was
wounded in August in France. He
was in the 7th Army.
Pvt. James II. Mccullough, 81, who
had been missing in action since
March Is, has cabled his mother,
Mrs. Minnie E. Febrey of 1909
Kearney street NE, that he is
well and safe" Mrs. Febrey does
not know whether her son has been
imprisoned or whether he was sepa-
rated from his unit behind enemy
lines.
A veteran of 10 months service
in the Aleutians campaign, where
he earned citation, Pvt. McCul-
Tough has been in the Army since
1943 and in Europe since January.
He attended Abbot Vocational
School here.
Maj. Henry S. Huber, 80, whose
wife lives at BIAS Gunston road,
Parkfairfax, Va, was liberated
from a German prisoner of war
camp near Limburg April /. He
had been captured while serving
with field hospital unit in Luxem-
bourg December %. He is in a
hospital in England.
Maj. Huber, native of New York,
is a graduate of the College of Ply
siclans and Surgeons, Columbia
University. He was a physician on
the staff of French Hospital, New
York, when he entered the Army
in February, 1941. He went over
seas in February, 1914.
He is the father of three daugh-
tiers, Mary Wynne, S; Harriet, %
and Janet, 8 months.
Pvt. Harry L. Madison, 10, son of
Mrs. Margaret E. Madison of 1922
Fifth street NV. was liberated from
a German prisoner of war camp
April IA. He had been taken cap
tive December Is in the Ardennes
sector, during the battle of the
bulge, his mother said. He has been
in the European area.
Born and reared here. Pvt. Madi-
son was graduated from Central
High School in 1943. After work.
ing briefly as a craftsman for the
Washington Gas Light Co, he en-
listed in the Army in July of the
same year. He was sent overseas
as an infantry replacement last
October.
Mrs. Madison is an employe of
the War Production Board.
Pfc. William Schultxe, 26, OF 1905
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09
Correction

In The Star yesterday it was re-
ported enormously that Pfc. Ben
jamin F. Written, who was wounded
in Germany, never had lived in the
District. Pvt. Written came here
in 1929 and was graduated from
Paul Junior High School. He also
attended Mckinley High School
here and was employed by the Die
taphone Corp. before entering the
service. He is the son of Mrs. Sarah
E. Sandidge, 1925 B street Sc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09

and Mrs. James Porter Davis, 3701
Massachusetts avenue NV, have
been notified. A brother, Sergt.
James Porter Davis, jr., was killed
in action last August and another
brother, 1t. Edwin Davis, is sta
toned in this country.
SiSergt. Davis was born in Shang-
hal, where his father was serving as
American consul. His father is now
a regional administrator with the
Office of Price Administration,
S/Sergt. Davis was graduated from
Wilson High School, where he won a
scholarship to Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology. He was study
ing at M. /. T. when he entered the
service in October, 1912. Sent over
seas last September, he was fighting
with the 10th Infantry Division in
the 7th Army when he was captured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09

S.W, reported by the War Depart
ment as having been liberated from
prisoner -of-war camp in Ger
many, was the subject of a story in
The Star after his mother had been
notified.
Safe
Pvt. Harold w. Bowen, %, son of
Mrs. Mollie Redmon of 1929 Column
bia road NV, listed today as miss
ing, is safe, his mother said. He
was wounded in the feet, arm and
head in Germany early in April.
According to letters to his mother,
he was prisoner of the Germans
four days before being liberated and
flown to England. German surgeons
operated on his feet, Americans on
his head.
Pvt. Bowen has lived most of his
life at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
III. F.. Payne. 1404 North Cleve-
land street, Arlington. He grad
'uated from Westinghouse High
School and was employed as a
brakeman by the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg 81 Potomac Railroad
when called to military service in
September, ls43 He went over
seas in May, 1914. ..->
Pfc. Hugh v. Booth, 10, son of
Mrs. Anna M. Perdue of 1855 E
street NE, has been reported safe
after having been listed as missing
by the War Department in a list
scheduled for release today. Ac-
cording to letters to his mother, he
and scouting detail of his 1st
Army infantry unit were lost II
days after April 81. While making
their way back to the unit they
slept in castles and observed whole
sale German surrenders. he said.
A native of West Virginia, Pvt.
Booth has lived here two years. He
left the Agriculture Department to
enter the Army in August. 1914. He
went overseas January /, l945.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09
Prisoner

S/Sergt. Theodore Davis. 20, who
has been missing in action since
January 20, has been reported a
prisoner of war, his parents. Mr..
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Legal Conference TO Open
Tomorrow al Catholic u.

The opening session of the In
stitute on Federal Rules of Criminal
Procedure will be held at the Law
School of Catholic University at
pm. tomorrow.
Associate Justice Albert Lee
Stephens of the United States Court
of Appeals at Philadelphia will dis
cuss AN Appellate Judge Looks at
the Rules; Justice Alexander Holt
zof of District Court will speak on
Application and Construction of
the Rules" and Rules Relating to
Preliminary Proceedings" Arthur
T. Vanderbilt, dean of the New
York University Law School and
chairman of the advisory committee
which assisted in framing the new
rules, will describe the preparation
Of new procedures.
Tomorrow nights meeting will in
augurate four conferences designed
to familiarize the legal profession
with the new procedures, which be-
come effective three months after
the next adjournment of Congress.
Other meetings will be held Octo-
Der %, % and November S. DR..
Brendan F. Brown, acting dean Of
the Law School, will preside.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Grand Jury Returns
20 Indictments

James Gilbert. 36, colored, of the
First block of F street NV, was
indicted today on charges of pro.
noting a lottery, selling chances
and illegal possession of numbers
slips. The indictment was among
20 returned today by the District
grand jury before Chief Justice
Bolitha j. Laws of District Court
In another indictment, Plums
Eta Smith, %, colored, of the 600
block of Fourteenth street NV.
a hotel employe, was charged with
grand larceny of s700 from a pillow
where a hotel patron was said tc
have put the money, contained in
a pocketbook, for safekeeping
Police say the owner of the money
forgot momentarily to take 1t with
him when he went out of the room
Later, police said, the pocketbook
was returned to the room, contain
ing half of the sum. The remainder
police said, was recovered from the
defendant.
John H. Lewis, Al. colored, of the
400 block of Newton place NV.
was charged with a statutory offense
involving his 18-year-old niece
Another colored man, Warren H
Gibson, Is. of the 1000 block OF
Twentieth street NV, was charged
with statutory offense involving
a 15-year-old .colored girl
James P. Simpson, SIS, colored, was
charged with an offense involving
a colored boy.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Rios Leaves Capital
For New York; Invites
Truman 10 Visit Chile

President Juan Antonio Rios OF
Chile left Washington today for
New York after a visit of four and
a half days, during which he was
honored by officials, diplomats and
personal friends.
He was to be greeted in New York
by a committee headed by Mayor
La Guardia and a number OF furlc-
tions have been arranged in his
honor. He will continue his tour of
the United States and leave Los
Angeles November for home.
President Rios, during his visit
here, invited President Truman to
Chile.
Mr.. Truman's plans are not known
to include any immediate trip to
South America, although he. does
hope to make trip to the Philip
pines next year If the new inde-
pendent government is established.
The Chilean President was hon.
ored at private dinner last night
at the home of Col. Robert Gug-
genheim. mining industrialist, with
whom, it was believed, he may have
discussed the minerals situation,
important to Chilean economy.
President Rios was entertained at
luncheon yesterday by former Un-
dersecretary of State Sumner Welles
at his home at Oxon Hill, Md. He
visited the Beltsville Agriculture
Research Center with Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson, Secretary of
Commerce Wallace and he also took
yacht trip on the Potomac with
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal, and
visited naval station. A previ-
ously scheduled visit to the National
Archives was Cancelled, because
time was lacking for the trip.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Better Report Asked
On GauIt Place Houses

The Board of Survey for Unsafe
Buildings, which recently recon-
mended repair of eight homes or
Gault place NE, had its report
returned for amplification by the
Commissioners today.
The houses involved are 1882
4234, 4236. 1898, 424o, 4242, 4244 and
4246 Gault place.
The board, composed of Teunis F
Collier, A. j. Scullen and Howard
D. Woodson. reported the properties
were dangerous to life and limb
and must be repaired Immediately. u
They said that all walls must be
underpinned and recommended
other reinforcing work. The Com
missioners asked the board to am
plify and clarity its report at the
earliest possible moment so that the
owners could obtain building per-
mits and proceed with repairs.
Another group of experts. includ-
ing two representatives. of the Dis
trict government and the Army En-
gineers, has written that large Sec
ton of the hillside at Gault place
has been moved because of abnormal
rainfall and also reported failure of
property owners to prevent the
drainage from their roofs, from soak
ing into the ground in the immed-
late vicinity of their homes.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
WINK Protests Exclusive
Broadcast Of Byrnes Talk

A protest by Radio Station WINK
tover the exclusive transmission by
the Columbia Broadcasting System
Iof Secretary of State Byrnes' Oc-
tober address on the reasons for
the breakdown of the Council of
Foreign Ministers meeting in Lon
don appeared today in the magazine
Broadcast,
The protest was a letter from
Wayne Coy, president of Station
WINK and assistant to Eugene
Meyer. publisher Of the Washington
Post. MIR. Coy complained OF an
"exclusionist policy" among the net
works.
After Columbia had arranged to
make the broadcast, MIR. Coy said,
it was offered to another network
which he did not name. The Sec
ond network turned it down, he said,
because it was not exclusive"
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Ry thr Associated Press.

TOKYO, Oct. 15.-The use Of
Allied prisoners of war as bayo-
net practice targets. while Al
lied officers were forced to look
on, has been fully established,
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
announced today.
The new record Of atrocity was
developed by the secret Allied Trans
lation and Interrogation Section OF
the Allied headquarters which
worked through the war interview
ing Japanese prisoners and sorting
documents seized in battle zones
The secret unit, the existence OF
which was not disclosed until last
week, included many Japanese
Americans and worked often while
shells were still blasting across con-
tested positions.
Watched for 81 Hours.
The announcement said one of the
worst of the bayonet practice atroc-
tiles occurred on Guadalcanal where
two European and one Eurasian were
used as practice targets while Allied
officers were forced to stand in line
and watch for six and a half hours
while the three were, horribly mutt
lated and tortured by the stabbing
jabbing Japanese. Enlisted prisoners
periodically were paraded past the
scene so they could see the death
agonies of the three.
! Records of the ATS disclose that
one of the bayoneted prisoners had
been recently married, another left
a wife and two children, while the
third had a wife and one child.
The translated diary of a jap
anese officer gave full details of the
scene.
Fastened to Wire Fence.
Similar instances, in which Chi
nese prisoners were used as targets
were disclosed by the questioning
of Superior Private Tokuhashi Ma
kino, who told ATS agents after
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Chang Says Marines
Twill Be Withdrawn
From China Soon
BY the Associated Press.


CHUNGKING, Oct. 15.-Gener-
alissimo Chang Kai-shek said to-
day at his first postwar press con-
ference that American Marines
would be withdrawn from North
China very soon"
He said they would start leaving
as soon as they are relieved by
Chinese Central Government forces
The Marines were sent into North
China recently to help Chinese au-
thorities disarm surrendered Japa-
nese forces.
Chang said also he hoped to visit
the United States, Britain, Russia
and France "as soon as time per-
mits," but he added ''it is very diff
cult to determine the time before
hand"
Feels Russians Will Withdraw.
The Generalssimo said he felt
certain that Soviet forces in Man
churia would be withdrawn accord
ing to provisions of the Sino-Soviet
pact. He is now awaiting a report
from his representative, Gen Hsiung
Shih-hua, who has Just arrived in
Manchuria.
Chang said his government is not
considering a shift to Peiping. It
would be re-established at Marking
as soon as conditions become nor
mal-about six months-he said.
Chang disclosed that Russia had
informed China that a plebiscite to
determine whether Outer Mon
golia should become independent
vote provided for in the Sino-
Soviet pact-began October 10 and
would last 10 days. A Chinese rep
resentative is in Outer Mongolia
as an observer.
Optimistic Over Talks.
Chang described the recent talks
in Chungking between the Nation
alist government and the Commu-
nists as "step forward toward
amity, and declared relations can
be closer and unity can be achieved. :"
He said he saw mot much diff
Guilty" in the way of solving the
question of administering the So
called liberated areas. AS for the
Communists demands for recogni-
tion of their provincial govern
ments' on Hopei, Chahar, Jehol and
Shantung Provinces, he said, II feel
certain this can be solved through
consultation"
Chang volunteered tribute to
Ambassador Patrick Hurley, whose
exertions he said were responsible
for bringing the negotiations be-
tween the government and the Com
munists to their present stage.
Il am. very happy Ambassador
Hurley is coming back" the gen.
eralissimo said,
Evening star., 1945-10-15

sabotage, the bearing of arms or re-
fusal to surrender arms.
Indonesian Nationalists ordered g
general work stoppage in Batavia
Bloody skirmishes were reported
from widely separated areas as the
insurgent nationalists implementec
what they called "a Mohammader
holy war against the Dutch infidels.
1ndoneSian headquarters ordered
seizure of all private property-cor
porate or ndividual-througf1o
Java.
Train Passengers Killed.
1nsurgent forces are armed with
weapons ranging from guns te
poisoned darts and snakes, Ma
tionalist sources disclosed.
A Eurasian eyewitness said Indo-
nesians took number of Europeans
and Eurasians from a train at a
village II miles north of Batavia
Friday. Several were killed, includ-
ing European girl and bodies were
thrown into river, the informant
declared.
japanese troops drove Nationalist
from the interior town of Garut
after three days of fighting in which
more than 20 persons were killed
Other Japanese troops, acting
under an Allied directive to main
tain order, were ambushed by in
Isurgents, who had planted mines in
the road. Twenty 1ndonesians and
an undisclosed number of japanese
were killed.
Anglo-Dutch Differences
There were new indications of
differences of opinion between Brit
ish and Dutch authorities on how
the Javanese situation should be
handled.
A Singapore dispatch to Hilver-
sum said talks between Admiral
Lord Louis Mountbatten, supreme
commander in Southeast Asia, and
1t. Gov. van Nook, had much less
favorable results" than reported.
1t appears that the British will
increase their support of the Meth
erlands but that they want to con-
meet certain conditions with this
support with regard to the future
Dutch position in Indonesia," the
broadcast said. British interference
IN the internal affairs of another
country" has caused resentment in
the Netherlands, Hilversum radio
added.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
5 10 Is Years Given
Man in Cutting Of Two
Near Union Station

Daniel Curry, 40, colored, first
block of F street NV, was SEN
fenced by Justice James M. Proctor
in District Court today to serve
from 5 to 16 years on charges of
cutting young woman and man
in September near Union Station.
The sentences were imposed after
Curry had pleaded guilty to two
charges of assault with a dangerous
weapon.
Curry received from 2 to 6 years
on a charge of cutting Harry J.
Rush, 20, of the 300 block of Della
field place NV, who had gone to
the aid of two women, also attacked
by Curry. This sentence is to begin
after Curry has completed year for
simple assault on the two women.
The other sentence was from :
to 10 years for having slashed Mrs
Dorothy Lindner, %. of the 20C
block of F street NE. This SEN
tence will begin after Curry has
completed the 2-to-6-year sentence.
In imposing sentence, Justice
Proctor described Curry as "very
dangerous" and pointed out that
he was giving him heavy sentences
Mrs. Lindner was in court, bearing
large scars on her face from the
attack.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
| EisenhowerGe
| Birthday Kiss
lOf WAC Private
Ey the ASSOCIATED Press.

Ey lle Associated Press.
FRANKFURT, Oct. 15.-WAC Pvt
Betty Rising of Middletown, Conn.
acting on dare, gave Gen. Eisen-
hover birthday kiss yesterday be-
fore more than 10000 gaping GIs.
The general laughed heartily as
the brunei climbed into his box at a
football game and planted a solid
kiss.
In other ways, too, the game
turned out to be a surprise party for
the supreme commander on his 55th
birthday.
He was visibly moved when the
spectators arose during the half and
sang Happy Birthday, Dear Gen.
eral."
The 5o8th Parachute Regiments
eleven won, % to IA, against a team
from headquarters of the United
States forces in the European
theater.
Frank Grigonis of Calumet City
ILL.,, former Detroit Lions back,
paced the winners with touchdown
and field goal, and Guide Mastroi-
ami Of Steubenville, Ohio, and Ed
Halas of Wilkes-Barre, Pa, scored
a touchdown each for the paratroop-
ers. Pete Latona of Buffalo, N. Y,
and Johnny Pasker of Frackville,
Pa, scored toucffdowns for USFET.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
1t. Col. Foley, Who Celebrated
Mass on Normandy Beach, Dies

1t. Col. John E. Foley, A, who is
believed to have been the first Army
chaplain to celebrate mass on the
Normandy beachhead after the
D-day landings, died Friday at Wal
ter Reed Hospital.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at Memphis, Tenn, with
burial there. A requiem high mass
was sung at Sundown Saturday in
the Walter Reed Chapel by monks of
the Franciscan Monastery. Father
Antonine, Barrett, chaplain at Wal
ter Reed, accompanied the body to
Memphis
Father Foley had been Ill since
July. He was spending a 30-day
leave at his home in Memphis when
he suffered a stroke as a result of
battle fatigue. He was transferred
to Walter Reed from Kennedy Cen
eral Hospital in Memphis late last
July.
Father Foley had served three
years overseas, most of the time in
the front lines of Gen. George S.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
British RepuIse Annamites
Driving Against Saigon
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
r SAIGON, 1ndo-China, Oct. 15.-
Rebellious Annamites failed in theil
boldes5 thrust at the capital yester.
day when British troops drove them
back from the outskirts of Saigon
Airport and repulsed an attempt tt
cross the Saigon River.
(The Singapore radio reported
British forces had seized the
Saigon headquarters of the Wet
Mini party, a part of the Ma
tionalist Popular Front in Indo-
China)
French troops broke up an Anna
mite effort to infiltrate into the
market area of downtown Saigon
after an exchange of mortar and
machine-gun fire.
British forces continued efforts tc
force a line of communication be-
yond Saigon so that between 10000
and 10000 japanese who are OPEN
ly aiding the insurgents can be dis
armed.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Three Chinese Puppets
Arrested in japan
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 15.-The Amer
ican 9th Army Intelligence
announced today that three more
Chinese members of the japanese
puppet government at Marking had
been arrested at Kawuizaka, 100
miles northwest of Tokyo.
They were Ma Yu-sen, first secre-
tary of the Marking Embassy;
Hwang Ning-sing of the Marking
Education Ministry, and Fang Men
shi, also of the Education Ministry.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
Wiley Appointed Secrefar,
To War Crimes Tribunal

Harold B. Wiley, deputy clerk of
the Supreme Court, today was ap-
pointed general secretary of the in
ternational tribunal which will try
German war criminals at Nuremberg
Germany. according to an Associ-
ated Press dispatch from Berlin.
Mr.. Wiley, the dispatch said, will
head a large secretariat which will
handle the files of the four prose-
cutting nations.
Mr. Wiley, whose home is at 3214
North Wakefield street, Arlington,
Va, has been with the Supreme
Court for. 20 years. He went to Ger
many last summer with the mission
on military law headed by former
Solicitor General Charles Fahey.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
D. e.. &First Postwar Circus
Opens at UIine's Today

A seven-day engagement of Wash
tngton's first postwar circus will
open at $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon
in Uline Arena with the traditional
grand march of performers and
animals
The thyee-ring show will feature
Capt. Roman Proske, wild animal
trainer, and his Bengal tigers. In
all there are 81 acts, and all the
old stapdbyS of prewar circuses, in
cluding <trained horses and ponies
elephants, trapeze and high wire
artists, are included.
Weekday matinees through Fri
day start at $3.50 pm, Saturday
and Sunday afternoon shows at
2:30, and evening performances
through Saturday commence at $3.50
pm. The show will close after the
matinee, Sunday, October 81.
Evening star., 1945-10-15
to Present
Three Foshion Shows

WAVES in the District will pre-.
sent three fashion shows to DEM
onstrate the modish wardrobe that
can be assembled for the 5000 mus
tering out pay due them. (WAVES
who served overseas get 5000 -.
Two shows will be presented
simultaneously at 7:30 pm. Wed
-nesday at WAVE Quarters I in
West Potomac Park and at the
Arlington Farms recreation build
ing. A third show will be pre-
sented at 8 pm. next Monday at
WAVE Quarters D at Massachusetts,
and Nebraska avenues NV.