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The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-30

puses he now edits the Evangelical
Crusader, is a popular speaker at
youth conferences, camps, and COM
mencements, and contributor to
many periodicals. A native of Ohio
DIR. Veh received his MA. from the
University of Illinois, and his DID.
from the western college of the
Evangelical Church in LIE Mars,
Iowa.
The former Otterbein Trio is we'll
The daily bulletin. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1942-1946, 1945-11-30

known to Daytonians in the persons
of Wilma Bennett, Gloria and Shir-
ley Ann Server. These girls gradu-
ated from Otterbein College last
June where they had been on
scholarship for their singing ability.
Frequently heard over the radio,
they made an extended tour through
the East, last spring singing at
Army and Navy hospitals.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Congress
Continued From First Page)

Washington -" "Unconditional sur
render means just that. Unless
there is good military Justification
for accepting the one condition of
keeping the Emperor, hope, for the
sake of real liberty and democracy,
that the Japs are made to surrender
Internationally"
Substantial Progress"
Senator Burton, Republican, of
Ohio: This marks substantial
progress in ending the war. AS for
the Emperor the conference at Ber-
lin left the way open for some such
offer. The Potsdam declaration re-
veals that even if he we're allowed
to continue he would be deprived of
all control over the policies of Japan
which might continue it as an ag-
gressive nation"
Senator Chavez, Democrat, of New
Mexico: II do hope the admins
tration and those handling the mat
ter will be able to work out some
kind Of surrender so We can have
peace"
Senator Bridges. Republican. of
New Hampshire said: IF the re-
tention of the Emperor will not in
terfere with the necessary stiff and
Evening star., 1945-08-10

That doesn't mean he would come
through another invasion"
Veterans Of Guam, Saipan. Tara
wa, Okinawa and other battles of
the Pacific contemplated what they
would do If they were well. Some
of them would go home land just sit
on the porch all day." Some would
celebrate by painting the town red.
Some would go to church.
Services at Hospital.
Oficers of the medical center were
preparing to hold church services
in the auditorium as soon as the
ofncial announcement came from
President Truman. The observance
there will follow the Navy Depart
ment directive for all Navy installa-
tions.
The Marines won't be able to put
much heart into this celebration,
said Sergt. Fred T. Wilkinson, 312
Second street Sc. TOO many didn't
come back. Those of us who got
back even In this condition are
lucky"
Sergt. Wilkinson was hit in the
face by mortar shell on Two.
Pfc. Hiawatha Cooley, Is, of 1905
South Fern street, Arlington, Va,
would be out celebrating right now
If he could move. Hit in the head
by shell fragment on Guam, he
has been fiat on his back for a year
He lost an eye.
WAVES Most Excited.
The most excited people in the
hospitals are the WAVES.
1T seems too good to be true"
sighed Hospital Apprentice 2/c
Betty Boyer of Lewiston. Pa. I'm
glad we didn't have much work to
do this morning. I'm afraid it
wouldn't have gotten done"
Patients and hospital personnel
alike stuck close to their radios. 1t
couldn't be true but it had to be.
Battle-scarred veterans at Walter
Reed General Hospital heard the
first news Of the Japanese offer
from a discharged veteran who for
merly had been a patient at the
hospital.
Radio Announcer william Cox,
rs, 2 Poe road, Bethesda, Md, who
was injured early in the war and
brought to the hospital for treat
ment, flashed the first announce
ment to the hospital patients listen
ing on Station WWDC at 1885 am.
Cutting in on an early musical
program, Mr.. Cox announced: THE
Japs accept the Potsdam surrender
declaration"
Patients and nurses Immediately
recognized the announcer as the
former veteran.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
3 District Generals
On MacArihur's Staff
Given DSMs in Manila

Three Washington officers were
among four generals on Gen. Mac
Arthur's staff who recently received
Distinguished Service Medals, ac-
cording to an Associated Press dis
patch from Manila.
Maj. Gen. Spencer B. Akin, 1000
Cathedral avenue NV, and Maj.
Gen. Hugh J. Casey, 440l Dexter
street NV. received Oak Leaf Clus-
tiers to the DSMs they already hold.
Brig. Gen. Courtney Whitney, 3711
Huntington street NV, won his
first DSM.
Gen. Akin, chief signal officer on
Gen. MacArthur's staff, has served
with him since before the fall of
Corregidor. A graduate of Virginia
Military Institute, Gen. Akin was
stationed in Washington shortly be-
fore going to the Pacific in 1941. He
attended the Army War College here
in 1935-1936.
Gen. Casey, also with Gen. Mac
Arthur throughout the Southwest
Pacific fighting, is chief engineer on
the staff-the same position he held
when the Japanese invaded the
Philippines. He escaped from the
Philippines aboard a PIT boat with
Gen.. Macarthur.
Gen. Whitney practiced law in
Manila for IL years until 1899. when
he re-entered the Army. He served
in the Army Air Corps during the
World War. He studied law in
Washington while serving as adiu-
tant at Boiling Field before going
to the Philippines. A native of
Takoma Park, Md, he is graduate
OF Mckinley High School.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Aid Stations Ready
For VI Celebration

Seven emergency frst-aid sta
tions and four ambulance units
were to be put In operation by the
District Red Cross today If any
hysterical peace celebration de-
veloped.
The aid stations would be astab-
hshed at these places: The Evening
Star, Eleventh street and Penn.
sylvania avenue NV; The WASH
ington Post, 1887 E street NV; the
Capitol grounds, the Justice De-
partment, Constitution avenue be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets; the
Treasury Annex, in the old Belasco
Theater, on Madison place NV,
and two on F street NV, one near
Ninth or Tenth street and the other
near Thirteenth or Fourteenth.
Still another may be set up in the
Archives Building at Pennsylvania
avenue and Eighth street, or at
Fourteenth street and Park road
NV.
According to present arrange
ments, one ambulance would cruise
through the northeast and south
east sections of the city. Another
would cruise out Georgia avenue. A
third would be stationed in the
Fourteenth street and Park road
area If a stationary unit Is not
established there. A fourth would
remain in readiness for calls at the
Red Cross Georgetown branch at
1920 o street NV.
Mr.. Leonard conferred with Police
Inspector Harvey G. Callahan, act
ing superintendent of police, to gear
the Red Cross arrangements to
police ARRANGEMENTS and needs.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
London
Continued From First Page)

the Swedish and Swiss govern
ments.
The Swedish Foreign Once had
not commented, but 1t was the i'm
preston that any offer given to
Sweden would have been delivered
Immediately.
The secretary of the Japanese
minister to Stockholm, Suemasa
Okamoto, said nothing was known
at his office Of the Domei announce
ment.
The press attache of the japanese
Legation In Bern said the legation
had received no capitulation offer
for transmission to the Swiss gov
ernment. Swiss authorities likewise
said they had received no communi-
cations concerning the matter.
Telephoned to Secretary.
The Domei report was telephoned
to Foreign Secretary DR.. Max Petit
pierre, who Is away on vacation, by
a member of his Bern Office staff.
The statement from Prime Min
lister Attlee's residence said the
people would be officially advised
when the situation clarified and
that meanwhile, every one should
continue work as usual"
The British cabinet hurriedly
convened this afternoon.
Although authoritative British
quarters said the Domei broadcast
of a Japanese surrender petition
sounded authentic and looks like
the end of the war;" general feel
ing was expressed in well-placed
quarters that the japanese were at
tempting to seek rather condi-
tional surrender" One man in this
group said it was felt that this en-
emy move apparently was aimed at
clearing the Emperor of any re-
sponsibility for Japan's policy of
aggression.
Soviet Refusal Suggested.
In this connection, some quarters
expressed belief that one or perhaps
all of the Big -Four powers would in
sist on nothing less than uncondi-
tional surrender, thus leaving the
fate Of Hirohito in Allied hands.
Most diplomats, however, ex-
pressed the belief that the Japanese
stipulation on the Emperor would
not prevent the British from &C
cepting the terms.
Some quarters suggested that
Russia might refuse to accept the
conditions regarding the Emperor
on the grounds that Hirohito
was equally responsible with his
war lords for Japan's policy of
aggression.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Ships
Continued From First Page)

previously, the Navy said, for "rea-
sons of national security"
The announcement, together with
a Navy revision of losses reported
heretofore, put at 43l the total OF
naval vessels lost since the begin.
ming OF the war.
Larger Ships Listed.
Among the larger vessels an
nounced as stricken were:
The attack transport Thomas
Stone, the destroyer escort Holder
the cargo ships Aludra and Deimos
the minelayer Montgomery, gunboat
Erie, net layer Ailanthius, salvage
vessel Rescuer, tugs Genesee and
Grebe, the minesweepers Hornbill
Crow, Bunting and YMS-133. Also
striken we're the Robert L. Barnes
and the Ronaki, miscellaneous aux.
iliaries.
The Lagarto's commanding officer
was Comdr. Frank De We're Latta,
a native of Indianapolis, who was
graduated from the Naval Academy
in 1882.
Comdr. Latta wore the Navy Cross
for successes in submarine actions
against enemy shipping. The Lagarto
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Coal
Continued From First Page)

NSOHClnGeQ from flrSL PdRe.D
Selective Service will instruct the
local service boards to defer men
liable for military service who are
now engaged in coal mining and to
extend same consideration to men
with coal mining experience now
engaged in other industries but who
return to coal mining"
Other Steps Ordered.
The other steps ordered are:
The once of Price Administra-
ton will take the necessary meas
ures" to improve the food situa-
ton in mining communities.
The War Production Board will
give top priority to the coal indus
try for securing materials and equip
ment.
The War Manpower Commission
and the Solid Fuels Administration
will join with management and Ia
Dor in working out a program TO
reduce absenteeism in coal mines.
The Office of Defense Transporta-
ton will give priority to the move
ment of coal cars.
Evening star., 1945-08-10

stern peace terms as laid down by
the Potsdam ultimatum, the sur
render should be accepted. BY re-
tention of the Emperor the Allies
probably could deal with an organ
lied Japanese government. The
Emperor could order Japanese
troops everywhere to cease fighting
and the respect such an order would
command could eliminate long
mopping up operations in the
islands and the Asiatic mainland
that would save countless American
lives"
Question Often Debated.
The question of whether Emperor
Hirohito should be allowed to keep
his throne is one which has long
been debated in both congressional
and executive circles. Those who
oppose it argue there cannot be any
assurance Of a peaceful Japan SO
long as the Emperor Is dominated
by the military clique, as he has
been in the past.
In statement made before Domei
UIOddSdoO tiidt OdPnh Woo WhAAAS
to accept the Potsdam surrender
terms, If allowed to keep its En-
peror. Senator Thomas said that
Japan must be integrated before it
can be disintegrated. He explained
that the Japanese armed forces out
side the home islands were subject
to little or no control from the
central government in Tokyo.
Before you can bring about the
defeat of Japan" he said, you must
bring about the unity of these out
lying generals. Many of the Japa-
nese soldiers in China and elsewhere
are living far better than they ever
did in Japan itself"
The Senator, who has taken an
active part In Americas psychology
cal warfare by frequent broadcasts
to the Japanese people in their own
language. said that he considered
persuasive propaganda as more i'm
portant than either the atomic bomb
or Russia's invasion of Manchuria
in ending the war.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Mrs. Sophia Huit Bell
Dies Of Heart Attack

Mrs. Sophia Hutt Bell, So, music
teacher and widow of DR.. r. T. Bell
retired Episcopal clergyman, died
yesterday of heart disease at her
home, 1903 Thirtieth street NV.
Her son, Richard T. Bell, Govern
ment employe and organist at Christ
Episcopal Church, Georgetown, with
whom she lived, telephoned her late
last night from his place of work.
Upon her failure to answer, he h,ir-
ried home and found her dead.
Mrs. Bell was native of Troy,
Mo-, who came to the District nearly
20 years ago after her husbands
retirement from parish in Florida.
DR.. Bell died suddenly Christmas
night, 1912.
In addition to her son, she is sur
vived by a sister, Mrs. G. A. Carruth
of Scarsdale. N. Y, and q sister-in-
law, Mrs. Thomas HUT of Alameda,
Calf.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
T oduy's Wor Story
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star stan Correspondent.


WITH UNITED STATES 9TH
DIVISION.-When Heinrich Hmm
Ter felt the need of a holiday in
the country he would spend week
end at Dachau.
There he could wander about
among the sunflowers and dahlias,
pet his SO wolf hounds, observe the
progress of his 1000 Angora rab-
bits, and enjoy little of his IA
vorite sport-watching some really
refined torture of Jews.
After such a week end the SIS
chief could return to his Berlin
Office greatly refreshed.
Himmler always was concerned
about the welfare of the Dachau
civilian officials. He provided them
with pleasant cottages. He en-
couraged them to make beautiful
flower gardens.
But Himmler's visits to Dachau
were for business as we'll as rest
and pleasure. He had several profit
able private enterprises at the camp.
1llC plksCCU woo lllS
From the combings of their fur was
manufactured Angora wool which
sold for about SIS a pound. He also
did a good business in doves and
guinea pigs.
Labor, of course, was free. The
rabbits were cared for and combed
by group of Polish priests. Care
of the rabbits was entrusted to some
of the older clerics who essentially
had lost their minds from the hard
ships they had undergone. The
younger priests, supposedly excused
from labor details, were kept busy
most of the day on light work.
carrying heavy pals from one prison
block to another. They were very
weak from hunger and often COL
lapsed under their heavy burdens.
The old priests, their minds
almost blank, grew to love Hmm
ler's rabbits. They caressed them
and muttered Polish benedictions
over them and when a rabbit got
sick there was CONSERVATION. They
wept bitterly when, after the SIS
guards fed before the Americans
entered Dachau, some Of their fell
low countrymen among the inter-
nees broke into the rabbit war
rens and slaughtered and ate 5000
of the animals.
Reds Ate Dogs.
There was no overt grief, however,
when starving Russian prisoners
broke into the pens of the wolf
hounds and killed and cooked the
entire so. They found the meat ex-
cellent, although some so gorged
themselves on it that they were very
sick and a few died.
Somebody had another good
racket at Dachau. Whenever a
body was cremated in the camps
big six-body crematory letter was
written to the victims nearest rela-
tive, if any record of such a person
existed offering to mail home the
ashes for four marks. Mailing urns
which look like clay flower pots
were provided. They were tagged
with the victims name and the date
of his death.
Now. of course, ashes simply were
shoveled out of the crematory ovens
into barrels. With so many bodies
Evening star., 1945-08-10

was commissioned only last Octo-
Der IA.
Submarines Of the Lagarto's class
usually carry complement Of
about 30 officers and men.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
lngersoII, Editor Of PM,
Weds MAGAZINE Writer
BY tie Associated Press.


CRYSTAL BAY, New, Aug. 10
1t. Col. Ralph M. Ingersoll, editor
of the Newspaper PM. on military
leave, and Mrs. Elaine Keiffer Cobb,
staff member of Life Magazine, we're
married at this Lake Tahoe resort
yesterday.
Mrs. Ingersoll was divorced We'd
nesday at Reno from 1t. Mortimer
H. Cobb, whom she charged with
cruelty. She is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Brown Keiffer
of New York and New Orleans.
Col. Ingersoll, a member of the
Army General staff Corps, is the
son of Colin M. Ingersoll of New
York,
Evening star., 1945-08-10
HimmIer|s Week-End Sport
Was Watching Jews Tortured

burned at one time there was no
easy way to keep the ashes of in
dividuals separated. When an order
came for the ashes OF x an at
tendant merely dipped a pot into
one of the barrels, tagged 1t and put
it in the mail Several of these
barrels full Of ashes are still in the
crematory cellar. I saw a souvenir
crazy American soldier super
stitiously fill his pocket with a
handful of them.
I went through Dachau with
Father Stanislaus Matuszezak, be-
fore the war pastor of a Catholic
church in Poznan, the only one of
the 1000 priests who is still here.
He has been retained by the Amer
ican authorities because of his in
valuable services as a translator.
Father Matuszezek believes that
he was the beneficiary of one great
manifestation of Divine Providence
at Dachau. He was sick. Ordinarily
he weight about $50 pounds. Then
he weighted "a pounds. He felt he
must get some sort of medical treat
ment or die. Five days in succession
he crawled to the ofiice of the
dreaded quack doctor Joseph Jaro-
lin, second in command of the
camp and asked that he be sent
to hospital. Jarolin spurned his
pleas. A hospital contingent of TOO
very sick had been made up and
was sent out in a few days.
Priest Was Saved.
II felt very bitter about it at the
time and resigned myself to die"
Father Matuszezak says. But now
I know that God was watching over
me. Not one of those TOO ever has
been heard from again. 1t is foolish
to suppose any of them ever saw a
hospital. They we're all simply taken
across the camp to the execution
chamber and then shoveled into
the crematories.
We strolled over to this pleas
ant spot in a grove of stately pines.
The priest explained step by step
the fate he so narrowly escaped. It
has been described many times
the familiar process of having the
victim strip to enter what looks like
a shower bath. When the faucet is
turned not water but cyanide gas
comes out. In the next room is the
crematory furnace. Towards the
end of the war the furnace could
not keep up with the demand and
another room was piled full of the
bodies. German prisoners have been
kept busy scrubbing the floors and
walls with strong soap every day
since the bodies were removed.
They still we're hard at work today.
But they never have been able to
rid the place OF the stencil of rotting
human flesh. Or maybe it is just
imagination.
Then the father and I strolled
over to the pine tree in the yard
from one of whose branches some
prisoners were hanged. 1t was never
considered worth while to build
gallows at Dachau. Hanging and
shooting we're reserved for privi-
legged characters-or for occasions
when a show was put on for some
distinguished guest like Himmler.
Otherwise the gas chamber was
quicker and cheaper.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Bus Driver Psychologist
Gets Them to the Rear
sy the Associated Press.

BY INC AssoclAted PfeS6.
TRENTON, N. J.-A harassed bus
driver whose passengers were fol-
lowing the old American tradition
of congregating near the front OF
the bus has new tack.
Discarding the simple pleas used
by all bus drivers, he shouted: "Free
beers to the rear, folks!"
The passengers moved to the back
Of the bus.
Evening star., 1945-08-10

RECEIVES AWARD FOR RADAR WORK-Leo c. Pritchard OF
Washington employed by the Army in Honolulu receives the
War Department Meritoous Civilian Service Award recogn
ton of his in converting and modifying radar and radio
equipment to meet military needs It. Col Carl Herbst Qeft
commanding the Communications Service Central Pacific Base
Command making the presentation Mr. Prchard and his
wife, also in Honolulu make their home in Washington with
Mrs Pritchards mother Mrs Edward Lon at 638 street
SW. Signal Corps Photo
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Celebration
Continued From First Page

who paid were too excited to wait
for change. So it's o. K"
Those who read the papers showed
Joy and solemn, even prayerful hope
At Union Station, soldier arriv-
ing. with his wife from California on
their way to their home in Phila-
delphia, dropped his two valises and
gripped the hand of reporter for
The Star who broke the news to him
and said: st won't be going to
Tokyo now, I hope. He turned and
kissed his wife. Elsewhere in the
station, two women, each of whom
said she has son in the service,
embraced and wept openly.
One woman in the crowd at the
Greyhound bus terminal bought a
paper, dropped her bag and said
loudly: We'll, I'm not leaving town
today She walked out of the sta
ton with a broad smile on her face.
Generally the city went about its
business.
Inductees Leave.
While Washington was discussing
the possibility of peace, 50 inductees
left the District this morning. They
arrived before the announcement
Of the Jap offer to capitulate and
Immediately were put on bus
bound for the induction station in
Baltimore.
We're still open for business,
said an official. And business Is
still brisk"
Churches made arrangements to
hold services and to provide places
of prayer for those wanting to give
thanks, but their plans were predi-
Gated on an official announcement
of the surrender of the Japanese
Police Cancelled days off and put
into effect the arrangements they
had made for We day. Retail
liquor dealers planned to meet to
discuss whether they should close
when official word comes. Hotels In
the congested area planned to close
their bars, also on receipt of an
official announcement. The Red
Gross made plans to open emergency
first-aid stations and to establish
mobile units.
Trade Board Statement.
The Washington Board of Trade
through its executive secretary, Ed
win N. Lewis, issued this statement.
I'm the event of official acceptance
by President Truman and the Unit
ed Nations of the reported offer Of
japan to surrender. the Board oi
Trade will follow the lead of the
White House and the District Com.
missioners in the celebration Of
victory.
Although there appears to be ne
official announcement from the Dis.
trict Building, it is understood thai
the Commissioners favor orderly
celebration, with residents following
their own plans.
The Merchants and Manufac'
turers' Association has announced
that department and speciality store
will close for the balance of the da.
If the official announcement come
before noon. If Japan's uncondi
tional surrender is announced afte
noon the stores will close for tn
balance of the day and the day fol
lowing tomorrow being Saturday
they would be closed anyway.
"Unoficially, the Board of Trad
urges a victory celebration witt
emphasis on church services and al
appropriate note of thanksgiving TO
all the blessings involved.
Churches to Be Open.
THE Federation of Churches OF
Gee is calling their local clerg
members to recommend tina
churches be open all day on the Of
fetal Victory Day with thanksgivin
services at 8 a.m.-the plan fol
lowed on We Day."
The Merchants and Manufactur
ers' Association, in later state
ment, said If oficial word of fins
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-03-10
Wyoming Royalty Income Mounts;
Continental May Extend Elk Basin

CASPERIndcative of the rapid increase Wyoming oil out
the oil royalties that
ended last June toaed the 194243 fiscal year.
Wyomngs share $8202239 The highest royalty payment
received by the 1924 totang $4223298
Schools receive SO of the states ROYALTY the balance
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1945-03-10

gong 10 Otner state agencies.
Most Interesting feature of the
horizon by continental-Ida Good
stein No. 1, south outpost well in
Elk Basin. After getting gas flows
in the Frontier and Dakota sands,
this well was reported corning the
ended, only few feet above the
objective Tensleep.
The full state report: