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Evening star., 1945-04-15
-Four First Aid Glasses
Formed by D. {. Red Cross

The District Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Gross announced yesterday
the formation of one standard and
three advanced first-aid classes
which will begin here this week.
The standard course, requiring a
minimum of 20 hours of instruction,
will be held from 7:30 pm. to $50
pm. tomorrow at Georgetown Hos
pital and continue to meet there at
the same hour Monday and Wednes-
day evenings.
The advanced classes scheduled
are: Georgetown Hospital, 7:30 pm.
to $50 pm. on Tuesdays and Thurs
days under the direction Of Miss
Julia Chandler, starting next Tues
day; the YWCA, from 7:30 to $50
pm. on Wednesdays and Fridays,
starting on Friday, under Miss Helen
Dinwiddie and Peter Poulos, and at
the American Women's Voluntary
Services Headquarters on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays from 2 to
1 pm, beginning Friday, with Mrs.
Laura Miller as instructor. The ad-
vanced classes require minimum Of
10 hours.
Further information may be OBJ
tanned at Republic $500, Extension 95.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Col. Robert 5. Allen
Captured, Then Liberated
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
WITH THE UNITED STATES
Sd ARMY, April 13 delayed by
Censor 0-Col. Robert S. Allen, for
mer co-author with Drew Pearson
of Washington newspaper column,
was captured by the Germans south
of Ohrdruf April 7 and liberated
when the Sd Army took Erfurt.
Col. Allen, VINO is on 1t. Gen.
George S. Patton's staff, was in a
jeep that was ambushed from the
rear by German civilians after it
ran into a lightly manned road
block.
Col Allen, who gave up his part
in the washington Merry-Go
Round" column to enter the Army
in July, 1912, was promoted to full
colonel and decorate with the Croix
de Guerre last month, according to
his wife, who writes for the Scripps
Howard Newspaper Alliance and the
San Francisco News as Ruth
Finney.
The news Of his liberation was
the first word she had that he had
been a German prisoner, she said
Col. Allen, who Is executive officer
Of the CO. section Of Sd Army head
quarters, went overseas about IL
months ago.
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Aryan. He insisted that the party
is not anti-Christian despite the
closed churches.
Over all this countryside broods
the spirit of Frederick Barbarossa
ancestor of the Hohenzollerns, a
Crusader drowned in river ir
Palestine, and who became the
legendary hero of the Thuringian
people. They say he never died.
Legend Is Told.
They say he sits in the center
Of the Kyffhauser Birge, one Of the
Hartz Mountains near here, with
a great red beard constantly grow
ing. Elves guard the mountain
Black ravens fly constantly around
it. When Thuringia is in mortal
peril the enchantment will be
broken and Barbarossa will come
out of the mountain to save the
people. The wife of one of the
towns physicians, a sweet, intelli-
gent ola lady, said that she her
self firmly believed this.
But spring and the cherry bios
SONS are lovely in this land fore
swearing God.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Program Arranged
For Southeast House
Anniversary Events

The 18th anniversary observance
Of the founding Of Southeast House,
324 Virginia avenue Sc, a settle
ment house offering social, cultural
and educational facilities for colored
children and adults, will open at II
am. next Sunday at the house. DR..
Dorothy B. Ferebee, former presi-
ent of the board Of the house, will
be the principal speaker. The pro-
gram will continue through April 26
with teen-age dance that evening
climaxing the anniversary celebra-
ton.
Col West A. Hamilton will speak
at dedication services sponsored by
the American Legion at pm. next
Sunday. A service flag honoring
those from the neighborhood now in
the armed forces will be placed on
the settlement house grounds at
that time. There will also be a tea
at the house from to pm.
Mrs. Esther Pepel, Francis Junior
High School teacher, will speak at
an open house at pm. a week from
tomorrow, while a dramatic skit,
"Neighborhood Helpers" by local
children at 7 pm. will feature the
observance on April "a. Mrs. Mary
H. Diggs, Howard University social
work instructor, will talk at pm.
on Health and Child Care"
The Wednesday event, at 8 pm,
will be a pageant depicting the
history Of the settlement. A pro-
gram of athletics will feature the
daytime events April 26.
Elmer R. Tyler, in charge of boys
at the settlement, is chairman of the
anniversary committee. Others on
the committee are the Misses Made
lyn Brice, Elsa N. Smith, Fanny
Offutt, Anna B. Hudson and Cora
A Ruff
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Writer Sees Thuringio Temple
Where IS Held Weird Rites

| the rites performed here but only
knew that two weeks ago there was
a mysterious wedding in the vault,
attended by SIS leaders all over
Germany. The townspeople, includ-
ing himself, were never admitted to
the grounds. He denied the party
had closed the Protestant churches
but said they were practically un-
attended since the Thuringia people
were the most loyal of all the Nazis
and most Of them have foresworn
religion which they believe incom-
patible with party ideals.
The Catholic churches Of Thur
ingia are very few and small.
Baptism Discouraged
Protestant children are no longer
baptized, though the rite Is not for
bidden. Instead a ceremony Of
mother worship is conducted in each
home usually by the father. An
altar Is set up in the living room.
On one wall is the Nazi flag. Under
the flag is a table with flowers and
| lighted candles. The mother, with
the new baby in her arms, enters
the room in wheelchair while an
orchestra plays classical music and
all stand in reverence.
Then the conductor Of the cere-
mony, with ritualistic speech, exalts
the mother and dedicates the child
/ to the service of "the family, and
the greater family-the nation" He
gives the baby a name and wishes
him luck. All shake hands. The
women kiss the mother. This ends
the ceremony.
There is almost never a religious
wedding now, Klaude said They
are not forbidden, but discouraged,
and a representative of the party is
always present. Klaude said Wotan
worship or the brown church" is
now discouraged by the party,
though it is still much followed by
the Hitler Youth.
The party encourages every fam
lily to hold independent services IN
its own home. seeking to make the
family the religious unit. Klaude
said, somewhat proudly. Thuringia
has gone further in discarding Or
ganized religion than any other
part of Germany. He said that
prior to 1888 atheism was making
great strides in Thuringia. When
the party came into power all were
told to go to church by the leaders
who expected Protestant leadership
to support Hitler. When this failed
Hitler changed the instructions in
1885.
Atheists Go TO Church.
Now. only former atheists are
churchgoers.
This Gestapo leader-Klaude-is
a curious personality. He is a cul-
tured man, probably kind to chill
dren in school. He says that prior
to 1885 he was a social Democrat
with Communist leanings believing
in the equality Of all men. He
never had believed in Nordic su-
periority.
He says he used to protest dis
elimination against the Jews, but in
1888 he was told to join the party
and keep his mouth shut-or lose
his job. He did as he was told and
rose rapidly He still considers him
self a Christian If he can be con-
vinced that Jesus is not Jew. He
now believes that Jesus was an
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Justice Laws 10 Preside
AT American Day Rites

The Il Am an American Day
Committee" announced yesterday
that Chief Justice Bolitha j. Laws
of District Court will serve as gen.
eral chairman of the observance OF
the day on Sunday, May 20, at the
Sylvan Theater. Commissioner
John Russell Young is honorary
chairman.
The Commissioners issued a proc
lamation setting May 20 as Il Am
an American Day" and asked local
officials of patriotic. civic and edu-
cational organizations to hold, "on
or about May 20, exercises designed
to impress upon our citizens, both
native-born and naturali0ed, the
privileges of their status in our de-
mocracy and their responsibilities
for building this Nations security
and advancing its welfare"
The observance, the city heads
said, is to honor those who recently
became American citizens and to
reafhrm allegiance to the principles
of American citizenship
Attorney James R. Kirkland is
chairman Of the committee arrang-
ing the observance.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
| British Enter Town
In Burma Offensive
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CALCUTTA, April l4.-British
l4th Army troops have entered
Hlaingdet, 8 miles east of Thai on
the main road to the east from
Central Burma, Allied headquarters
announced today.
In the area of Kyaukpadaung, "a
miles south of the Irrawaddy River
bridgehead at Pakokku, other AL
lied troops and armor continue to
make satisfactory progress, the
conmunique said.
Allied headquarters announced a
number of enemy coastal vessels
were sunk and shore installations
on Great Coco Island were bonn
barded recently by units of the
East Indies neet.
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c. U. Law Competition
|Won by Girl Student

A girl law student at Catholic
University is the co-winner of a
recent appellate court competition
at the law school.
Justice Frank Murphy of the
Supreme Court will present Miss
Katherine E. Godfrey, 48 K street
NV, a scholarship pupil, with an
honorably law key. Her name also
will be inscribed on a plaque at the
university during ceremonies May
9. Associated with Miss Godfrey in
making the winning arguments in
the case were Thomas F. McKenna
of Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and Leonard
c. Collins Of Arlington, Mass, who
also will receive keys.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
|RAF Hammers Berlin
And Potsdam in Path
OF Advancing Allies
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sunday, April Is
Raj heavy bombers last night
attacked Berlin and its western
suburban garrison town Of Pots
dam, toward which Allied armies
were surging in strength.
The heavy bombing, first since the
Raj hit Berlin in three waves the
night of April IL, was seen as a posi-.
BILE softening-up attack for the
ground forces.
The Air Ministry estimated that
possibly $50 Lancaster heavy bomb
ers participated.
The isolated German garrison
which has been blockading the
southwestern French port of Bor-
deaux for months was attacked today
by 1,150 Flying Fortresses and Lib
orators in a revived offensive against
the Nazis' forgotten front in France
Five bombers were reported missing
Little Flax Encountered
Supreme headquarters in Paris
said French forces followed up the
attack with a limited assault on an
undisclosed sector of the French
coast, heightening speculation here
that the plane raid was designed
to soften up German defenses as
prelude to land or sea operations.
Returning crewmen said they en-.
countered little or no flax and al
bombing was visual with good re.
suits. 1t was the first time in nearly
two years that such a large force Of
heavy bombers had attacked target
without fighter escort.
At least $500 tons of high ex.
plosives were slammed into thu
Gironde estuary gateway from the
sea to Bordeaux in the 2-hour raie
started shortly after daybreak. Ths
assault followed a night attack by
$50 RAF heavy bombers on the great
German naval base at Kiel.
German Ship Sunk.
It was estimated that possibly
IS, 900 Germans are crowded along
both sides of the Gironde estuary
part Of possibly 10000 Nazis still
holding out in half a dozen pocket.
of resistance scattered along the
French coast from Dunkerque tt
Bordeaux.
The British coastal command an.
nounced that Raj planes caught {
large German coastal steamer be.
lieved to be moving troops through
the Kattegat from Norway to Baltic
ports and at least two direct hit.
were scored.
The Air Ministry announced thai
the German l0,000-ton cruiser Ad.
miral Hipper and the 5,4O0-tor
cruiser Emden were believed dam.
aged April 9 in a raid on Kiel, which
is jammed with the last remnants Of
the Nazi Navy. 1t was there thai
the pocket battleship Admiral Scheel
was sunk.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star War C0rrespopdept

WITH AN INFANTRY DIVISION
NEAR LEIPZIG, April IL Delayed
L am bivouacked tonight in the
heart of land that has forsaker
God-Thuringia.
Through countless miles of cherry
trees we arrived at this strange
town of Bad Frankenhausen, center
Of the pagan cult of Himmler's IA
natical SIS troops with their weirc
temple in great stone chamber
under an ancient tower where the
organization leaders gathered fol
secret rites. This may have been
the headquarters for Himmler him.
self. A map case and book were
found signed with his name, but the
local chief, Erich Klaude, is mild
manner school teacher who says he
joined the party in 1888 only to keer
his job and rose through admins.
trative ability.
He admits IS leaders from al
over the Reich gathered here al
regular intervals. At this moment
engineers are blasting into another
secret chamber, heavily sealed with
concrete, whose contents are a
complete mystery. The seal appears
very recent.
Church Is Looted.
When we entered this town we
found several hundred loot t-crazy
Germans tearing fine old church
to pieces. Clinging precariously tt
the slate roof, screaming in terror
was a beautiful German girl, chased
into the bell tower by a drunken
slave laborer. Now near the enc
Of her strength she was clinging tc
the states to save herself from DASH
ing to death of the rocks below
Two American soldiers got into the
belfry and rescued her by lowering
"a rope.
I asked the girl the reason for
the wild church looting. She said
this church, one of the Oldest and
finest Protestant churches in the
Thuringia Province, had been used
for the past year as the SIS secret
telephone exchange and for docu-
ment storage. She said 1t had
not been used as a church for a
long time. When I asked why she
looked at me in surprise and said:
Don't you know that no Prot
estant church in Thuringia is now
used for worship? All have been
made party Offices
French slave laborers told the
same story. A Gesetapo leader
later denied this, but under ques-
tioning admitted enough to make
mis- denial questionable.
SIS Temple Described.
We accompanied the assistant div
ision commander to the weird SIS
temple. At one end was a great
dark-vaulted altar. Over it hung an
SIS insignia, like a mockery of the
figure of Jesus. In the center of
the vault was a large black stone,
inscribed "Unser Tot" (our dead
Around the walls. grouped like Sta
tions of the Cross in a Catholic
church, were official seals of the
German provinces with the dates of
the local SIS organizations. The
temple is now packed with stores Of
cognac, French face powder, lip
sticks and chocolate bars.
Klaude said he knew nothing of
Evening star., 1945-04-15

lily he was ,being sent to an Army
hospital in Oklahoma.
Pvt. Moberly completed a welding
course at the Abbott Vocational
School here and was a welder for. an
ironworks in Georgetown before
joining the service in July, 1914. He
went overseas in November, 1914.
His wife and two children, Fred
die, 4, and Naomi, 18 months, live
with his parents and sister at the
Massachusetts, avenue address.
Pfc. Martin b. Durkin, %, USMCR,
was wounded in action March on
Two Jima. according to word re-
ceived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin P Durkin, 402l Van Ness
street NV. A bullet penetrated
near his lung, his parents said.
Born in Chicago, Pvt. Durkin at
tended the engineering school at
Catholic University before enter
ing the service almost two years
ago. His brother, Pfc. William Dur
kin, is with the Air Forces in France.
Pvt. Durkins father is general presi-
dent of the United Association of
Steamfltters and Plumbers.
Missing
Pfc. James L. Mcintosh, jr, 19, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Nc
Intosh, Leesburg, Va, is missing in
action in Germany where he was
fighting with the Sd Army, accord
ing to word received by his parents
A graduate of Leesburg High
School, Pvt. Mcintosh attended the
University of Virginia before en-
tering the service in March, 1914.
He was sent overseas in January.
Pvt. McIntosh's grandfather, Bruce
Mcintosh is president of the Peoples
National Bank OF Leesburg.
Prisoner
Pvt. Charles O. Curtin, 80, who
was reported missing in action on
January 2, is a prisoner of war in
Germany, according to word re-
ceived by his wife, Mrs. Mildred B.
Curtin, l08 Emerson street NV.
Pvt. Curtin was fighting with the
107th Infantry Division of the Sd
Army when he was taken prisoner.
A native Of Washington, Pvt.
Curtin attended the old Business
High School and Roosevelt High
School here. He was employed in
the engineering department Of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. when
he entered the service November 26,
1943 Pvt. Curtin has two children,
Patricia, 9, and Timothy Patrick. S.
Mrs. Curtin is an employe Of the
American Red Cross. Pvt. Curtin's
mother. Mrs. Anna M. Curtin, lives
at l0l4 Upshur street NE. Two
brothers also are in the service, 1t.
Joseph N. Curtin in Iran and Pvt.
James v. Curtin in Italy.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Doing Double Duty

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today.
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Evening star., 1945-04-15
German Radio Silent
On Western Front
Py the Associated Press

Ey the ASSoclated PreSs.
LONDON, April 1.-THE German
radio and press services were blackec
out on all crucial sectors of the
western front today, and only the
Berlin station was on the air.
The Transocean and DNB agencies
had made no broadcasts since 7 pm
and the International Information
Bureau reported only on the Dutch
front and the Ruhr pocket.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Good Neighbor Policy
Given Who|ehearted
Backing Of Truman
By HAROLD b. ROGERS.

President Truman yesterday sub
scribed "wholeheartedly" to the good
neighbor policy of the late President
Roosevelt, calling it a distinct con-
tribution toward organizing the
world for peace.
He made this declaration in a
message to the Governing Board of
the Pan American Union. The
board also heard the last statement
of Mr.. Roosevelt on the subject,
which he had prepared for the cele-
bration of Pan American Day. Both
messages were read by Secretary of
State Stettinius. who is chairman
Of the board of the union.
The pronouncement by President
Truman was greeted enthusiastically
In Latin American circles last night
Celebrations Cancelled.
The Pan American Union Board
met sadly, in memorial gathering
to adopt an official resolution of
profound grief" over the passing of
Mr.. Roosevelt. An elaborate series
of celebrations of Pan American
day had been planned in several
places throughout the city, but they
were cancelled.
Mr. Stettinius gravely read to the
board this statement of the late
President:
once more the American repub-
lies have demonstrated both their
unity of purpose and their capacity
for effective cooperation to main
tain the security of this hemisphere
against aggression and to advance
the welfare of the American peoples.
THE agreements reached at the
Inter american Conference in Mex
ico City, and the solid support given
to these agreements by all 81 of the
American republics, have signifl-
cance, however that extends far
beyond this hemisphere. They pro-
vide renewed assurance that the
American nations intend to live not
only as good neighbors among
themselves, but as good neighbors
In world of neighbors.
snare tHucTStdHulHK.
The governments and peoples of
the Western Hemisphere share the
understanding that maintenance of
lasting peace in the Americas is
bound up with maintenance of last
ing peace throughout the world. To
the long and difficult tasks of or
ganizing the world for such a peace
they will bring a community of
principle and rich store of COM
mon experience which will con-
tribute greatly toward the accom-
plishment of this wider purpose"
President Truman's message ex-
pressed appreciation for the tribute
rendered to Mr.. Roosevelt, and de-
clared:
To the purposes and beliefs
which he. stated in this message
and to the good neighbor policy
of which he was the author, I
wholehearteoly subscribe.
Il am certain that the bond of
cherished memory will give new
strength to the friendship of the
Americas"
After reading the two messages,
Mr., Stettinius said the good neigh
Dor policy and program to which
President Roosevelt gave so much
live on. They are now part of
America"
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Tuesday at the
Mayhower Ho-
tel.
Medals q n d
citations for val
or will be pre-
S e n t ed to IA
members of the
Police and Fire
Departments by
DR.. L u t h e r
r e | c h elderfer,
former District
c m m issioner.
He will repre-
sent Robert V.
Fleming, now re-
covering from
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Firemen PIon Carnival

Annandale (Va.) volunteer fire.
men will sponsor a carnival begin
ming Thursday and ending April %
to help reduce a $4,000 debt on the
new frehouse. The carnival will be
held on the fire department grounds
near Annandale Center on Columbia
pike. ]. w. Justusson is in charge.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
French to Resume
Export Of Champagne
Nv tho Associated prssx

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, April 14.-Champagne and
cognac are expected to be among
the first French products exported
to America when trade channels be-
tween the two countries are re-
opened in the near future, 1t was
announced today.
The Government said it would
grant licenses for export of French
products to the United States with
the view of gradual re- establishment
of commerce. The Foreign Com
merce Office suggested that export
ers contact agents in America to
determine market possibilities.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Services in Rome Today

ROME. April IA R.-Cardinals,
diplomats and military leaders are
expected to attend memorial services
for President Roosevelt tomorrow
night in the American Catholic
Church Of Saint Susanna here.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Women Voters to Meet

The first in . series Of meetings
sponsored by the. Montgomery Corn-
ty League Of Women Voters to study
a world security organization will
be held from 10 an. to noon April
20 at the Bethesda Public Library
Evening star., 1945-04-15
1000 Expected 10 Attend
Board Of Trade Meetinq

More than 1000 members of the
Washington Board of Trade are ex-
pected to attend the annual meeting
and elect new directors at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
BuIIitt Will Govern
Fallen Baden Baden
Ey the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press
ALLIED 9Th ARMY GROUP
HEADQUARTERS, April 14.-Wil-
liam C. Bullitt, former United States
Ambassador to Paris and Moscow
and now major in the French
Army, has been named military gov
ernment mayor of Baden Baden
famous German health resort cap
tured by the French 1st Army.
Earlier French sources in Paris
had denied broadcast reports of ap-
pointment of Mr.. Bulitt to such q
position.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
On the Roll of Honor

Thus far In this ,Dar 1897
men from, the District area haze
been reported killed.