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Evening star., 1945-05-02

nearly ringed by Sd Army troops
2 miles away. Nearly all the land
routes to Denmark and Schleswig-
Holstein had been cut by the British
drive north from their Elbe bridge
head OF nearly 500 square miles.
Lubbock is the first Baltic port ap-
preached by the Western Allies. The
Russians are driving west along
shores of the Baltic.
Canadians Advance.
Canadians on the British left
flank fought north of Leer to with
in miles OF the submarine base of
Emden. Other Canadian troops
closed to within miles of Olden-
berg, road center northwest Of Bre-
men.
The Polish 1st Armored Division
of the Canadian Army reached
Hesel, on the approaches to Emden,
and then swung S miles east to
Remels, 81 miles southwest of the
U-boat base of Wilhelmshaven. Ger
man resistance was termed light.
The Bavarian redoubt and the
Austrian panhandle, where the
Nazis were expected to make their
toughest stand, Gen. Eisenhower
armies we're finding natural OBJ
stacles of the Alpine terraine more
of an impeachment that the enemy.
The 7th Army encountered huge
craters in some deflles. Advance
accordingly was slowed though
spearheads moved 30 miles to reach
the Inn River at a point IS miles
southeast of Munich and about As
miles west-northWest of Berchtes-
gaden.
The Tiger Goth Armored) Divi-
sion liberated 80 French and Belgian
generals and ministers at the Plan
See prison camp in Austria.
The 106th Cavalry group of the
7th Army reached the Ebersberger
Forest east of Munich and the Ivy
(4th) Division took Manhar rtshofen,
east of the Isar River.
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FCUntIHueu FTOm F1TSt Page.J
food but declined to state his re-
action.
There must be action now. The
price line Is weakening 1t must be
held. Time is working on the side
OF scarcity and if time is wasted and
coordination not achieved. black
markets will have cracked price con-
troll irreparably"
The committee said the Govern
ments l0-point program announced
last week to increase meat produc-
Evening star., 1945-05-02
Duce and Mistress
Are Buried Secretly
In 'Potter's FieId

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 2.-Mus-
solini has been buried secretly
in a "potter's field" at Milan,
Italy, next to a burial plot set
aside for Nazis, Howard M. Nor
ton, Baltimore Sunpapers' war
correspondent, reported in a
dispatch from italy yesterday.
His mistress, Claretta Petacci,
and "the whole hierarchy of
Fascism" were buried similarly,
Mr.. Norton related. An Italian
Catholic army chaplain gave
brief benediction. Later patriots
found the grave and spat and
threw stones on 1t.
Evening star., 1945-06-14

taken to the luncheon at the statler
Hotel.
Mrs. Eisenhower. who returned to
Washington few days ago from
White Sulphur Springs to make
plans to accompany her husband to
New York City and then to Kansas,
said she hadn't seen her husband
for a year and a half.
Tables for Veterans.
ut hardly seems possible that he's
coming home" she said. "At first,
couldn't seem to grasp it but I'm
getting more used to the idea every
day" .
The Nations highest ranking on
GERS also have been invited to the
luncheon. Among them are Admira,
William D. Leahy, Admiral Ernest J
King, Gen. George c. Marshall, Gen
Henry H. Arnold and Gen. Alex.
ander A. Vandegrift.
Three tables will be set aside fol
disabled veterans who will be thu
guests Of three Washington news.
papers.
Mr.. McGarraghy pointed out that
with these guests who deserved spe.
cial consideration, it became essen.
tial to to.apportions the. remaining sot
places at the luncheon fairly among
the community groups to Ynaket /,
representative OF WashinstoH. He
said the committed, wis getting lan
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Rites for Leon |. Cahoon
Will Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Leon L. Ca
hoon. 81. of 739 Newton place NV.
owner Of a window cleaning estab-
lishment, will be held at 1880 am
tomorrow at Hines funeral home
290l Fourteenth street NV. Mr.
Cahoon died Tuesday at Emergency
Hospital after a months illness.
Burial will be In Cedar Hill Gem
etery.
Mr.. Cahoon came to the District
In 1901 when he opened his estab-
.lishment. The present address OF
the firm is 738 Eighth street NV.
MIR. rCahoon was born near Co
lunbia, s. C. He attended schools
in Baltimore, Charleston, g. c., and
Richmond. Va. He was a member oi
Acacia Lodge of Masons.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Ella L. Cahoon, and three sisters
Mrs. Mary L. Barksdale, Washing
ton: Mrs. Terrye Gcessling, New
York, and Mrs. Mary Martin, Nor
folk Va .ta< ~
Evening star., 1945-06-14
!! Government ! !! Imposes
Rigid Sugar Controls
To Spread Supplies
BY the Associated Press,


The Government today ,clamped
rigid controls on sugar in IN effort
to insure fairer distribution Of avail
able supplies.
Fixed quotas for all Government
agencies and other users were or
dered by the War Food Administra.
ton, which simultaneously an
nounced that civilians will receive
less sugar during the next three
months.
VITA said the order was intended
sas assurance that the distribution
will be consistent with the alloca-
tions made by the VITA to all claim
ants against the sugar supply"
The order divides among all pri-
mary distributors the total quantity
Of sugar available for distribution
and gives each a separate quota
for sales to the VITA, Government
agencies through the Army, au-
thorized purchasers and civilians.
The civilian ALLEGATION Of 1,3sdooo
tons for July, August and Septem-
Der was 10000 tons below the current
quarter. -
In Yakima. Wash, Chairman An
derson disclosed yesterday that the
House Food Investigating Commit.
tee hopes sugar supplies can be aug
mented by Philippine production
this year. - -,
Mr.. Anderson told a food hearing
the committees hopes are based on
information OF military nature
which he could not announce.
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Plane Carrying Six Senator,
Had Trouble Over Ocean
Ey the Associf.ted Press,

By the Associf.ttd Press.
A big Army plane carrying six
Senators and 13 soldiers was forced
to turn back to Casablanca when
motor trouble developed two hours
over the Atlantic, Senator Gurney
Republican, of South Dakota said
today.
Senator Gurney, one of a group
of Senate Military and Naval At
fairs Committee members which
toured Europe, said the mishap oc-
CURED yesterday morning at the
start of the return trip to the
United States.
And if any one on that plane
says he wasn't scared he is quite Z
liar" Senator Gurney grinned tx
a reporter. -..
A loose connection in the gas linz
let in air, causing splitting and miss.
ing that was audible to the passen.
gers, he said.
Other Senators returning earl,
today on the plane were Senator,
Stewart, Democrat, of Tennessee
Mcclellan, Democrat, of Arkasas
Byrd, Democrat. of Virginia; Rev.
ercomb, Republican, of West Vir.
ginia, and Eastland, Democrat, O.
Mississippi
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Eisenhower
Continued From First Page.)

workers who could be spared be-
tween IL am. and 8 pm.
Memorandum Sent Nen5 64ents.
"A White House rnen6t1ndtlm was
eent to heads Of eyepG1five depart
nents and agencies somc1AllY con-
tdrming the statemcnt, with eermis-
Ssion to let out workers, without
charge of annual leave, "for such
period as may be necessary for the
purpose of participating in the citys
welcome Of Gen. Eisenhower be-
tween The hours of a and .
of tas. agencies IA. naye an
nounced plans are the VetseAnS Ad-
|ministrataon. Civil Servi6e Hommis-
sion, Federal Security Agency, Fed
|eral Works Agency, War Production
Board, War Manpower Commission,
General Accounting Once. Agricul-
+ture, State. Labor and Commerce
Departments.
The Veterans Administration
plans to hold only or 2 per, cent
of its 5000 workers in the central
Office and the Commerce Depart
ment said 1t would let bureau heads
decide who could be spared.
Led by Gen. Eisenhower, approx
Imately so parents, wives and chill
dren of the returning heroes will
be honored guests throughout the
day.
To Be Taken to Capitol.
A special place will be set aside
for them at the airport so that
they can welcome the men as they
step of the planes, coming from
Paris via Bermuda, about 1880 am.
Then the Army will provide cars
to take the relatives-some Of them
from as far away as Texas-to the
Capitol for the joint session.
From the Capitol, they will be
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Nozis Had Poison Gas Stocks
Ready for Use, Devers Reveals

front, and some sectors bordered on
panic.
I'VE investigated at once and
found that some one had caught .
Whit Of the fumes from q fuel tank
jettisoned from an enemy plane. It
spread funny odor and he thought
1t was gas. Later when We showed
him the tank he identified the smell
and admitted his error.
The other scarce occurred near
Thionville in the Metz area and
proved equally untrue. An old dump
Of French artillery shells was un-
covered and word quickly spread We
had exploded a poison gas dump"
Gen. Devers said that in his
opinion the only real value gas had
was its value as threat.
1T makes you carry masks, gas
shells. protective clothing. It slows
you down. It interrupts schedules
and makes the campaign drag; 1t
eats up transport"
He recalled a charge that poison
gas had been used by the Germans
in the La Rochelle pocket on the
French Atlantic coast, and said in
vestigation had proved the gas
was vapor from some old ammuni-
ton fired from old French guns.
Russian Charge Unfounded.
A chemical warfare spokesman re-
called another charge that the Ger
mans had used gas against the Rus
slams In 1924 report which
prompted Prime Minister Churchill
to warn that if gas was used against
the Russians in any form. the RAF
would rain gas bombs on every city
in the Reich. Hitler Immediately
stated in a world broadcast that the
Germans had no intention of using
gas unless 1t was used against them
first. Subsequently the charge was
investigated thoroughly and was
proved unfounded. the spokesman
said.
The spokesman said experts were
agreed that the new German gas
including the "gruenring" (greer
ring), went beyond anything the
Allies had.
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Missouri 70 Welcome
President Truman
Home June 27-H

:. jackson County, Mo-, will honor
President Truman with homecoming
celebrations. on June 27 and 28, 1t
was announced at the White House
today.
Press Secretary Charles G. Ross
said the first date would be devoted
to the welcoming at Independence,
the Presidents home, and the second
to the greeting~at Kansas City,
where the Chief Executive started
his climb to political fame.
:. Mr.. Ross said he did not know
how the Presidents visit to his home
would dovetail with his trip to San
Francisco to close the Security Con-
ference, because there is still doubt
as to when the final session will be
held there.
Mr.. Truman plans to witness the
signing of the security charter and
address the delegates at their final
plenary session. The President also
is scheduled for trip to Mackinac
Island, Mich, to address the Gov
ernors' Conference.
He will 60 to the latter meeting
on July and return on July 4, but
Mr.. Ross was uncertain whether
that trip would be- continuation Of
his West Coast visit or whether he
would first return to Washington
and then go back. While the Presi-
dent is on the coast, he also will
spend brief period in the State
of Washington.
Highlighting Mr. Truman's visit to
Missouri will be night public ap-
pearance at the Kansas City Munic-
ipal Auditorium, where he is to make
a brief talk and receive the hon
orary degree of doctor of laws from
the University of Kansas City.
1t will be the first honorary de-
gree to be received personally by
the President and will be the first
such degree ever conferred by the
school.
The President has expressed a de-
sire to friends in Kansas City that
his visit be informal and that any
ceremonies be modest. There are
to be no parades and tentative ar
rangements call for only two talks
by the President, neither to be
broadcast. ,'-
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Capital Men Play Key Roles
In Bold Niqht Blow on Okinowa

lantry in action on Guadalcanal
The wife of 1t. Col. Gormley
who is 20, lives at 4707 Calvert road,
College Park. His father, Thomas
F. Gormley lives at 4508 Elm street,
Chevy Chase, Md. Col. Gormley re-
ceived the Legion of Merit in the
action on Pelenu Island in Septem-
Der, 1914. He was graduated in
1887 from the University of Mary
land, where he was a football, base
ball and boxing star.
Col. Berger's wife lives in New
York City. He took part in the
action of the Coral Sea and Solo,
mon Islands in 1912 and, wounded
on Peleliu in September, 1914, was
awarded the Bronze Star and Purple
Heart.
Capt. Wheeler, 80, was an all
America football guard at the Uni
versity of Manhattan in 1886. His
wife, Ethel c.. now lives at 1929
Jenifer street NV. He was awarded
the unit letter of commendation
in the operations at Guadalcanal
and Cape Gloucester, New Britain
Island, and the Silver Star at
Peleliu. He was commissioned in
1912, went Immediately overseas and
has seen continuous action since.
1t. Fortune, following Marine
tradition, is the son of 1t. Col. Harry
G. Fortune of 1905 South Thomas
street. Arlington. Col. Fortune Is
assistant to the purchasing officer
of the Marine Quartermaster Corps
here. His daughter, Second 1t. Ann
Vaupel, also is d Marine stationed
in Washington. 1t. Fortune was
graduated from Rice Institute,
Houston, Tex, in 1914, and was
transferred from the Navy ROTC
to the Marine Corps. He went
overseas in December and the
Okinawa action is his first.
Evening star., 1945-06-14
All 80.Day Time Bombs
Left in Paris Removed

PARIS, June 14.-Not until last
November 1l-80 days after the
liberation Of Paris-did American
bomb disposal officials breathe easily,
relieved of the fear that the French
capital might be rocked by explo-
sions, Col. Thomas J. Kane, bomb
disposal chief in this theater, dis.
closed yesterday.
Col. Kane, who is from PUNK
sutawney, Pa. told a press con-
ference his men found demolition
charges with 80-day mechanisms
among the l,600 tons Of explosives
removed from Paris after the Ger
mans left. ....-.
Eighty days was the longest time
charge the Germans were known to
have" he said, "but we were not sure
We had located them ALL"
American troops will not be used
to search out unexploded bombs In
Germany, Col. Kane said. Occupa-
tion forces plan to use German
laborers on the job, not prisoners.
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Continued From First Page

terpreters. Marine Capt. Donald
Shively of Upper Montclair, N. j.,
and 1t. q. g. Kenneth c. Lamott,
Philadelphia. Capt. Shively for
merly lived at Kobe and 1t. Lamott
is the son of former Presbyterian
missionary at Tokyo, ..s.s.A.. "a.
sAirplanes had dropped messages
ever the Japanese generals. head
quarters the night before, inyitipg
him to send a party 10 ne9uttatefE
at 6 pm. The 1apnni6e
were to mark the negotiation tp6int
on the west coast below Itoman With
panels.
Col Clark and his party went
ahead with their arrangements, al
though none really expected the
japanese to appeAts since previnsas
similar attempts on feleIiu snd il
'the Marianas had failed . n; 3 y
Col Berger ordered artillery IRE
halted except for retalrn fire tosany
enemy guns, and Instructed the
companies to watch for the Japa-
nese panels. Col. Clark placed
white cross panels on our observa-
ton point to mark 1t for the little
observation planes watching over
head
Within a few minutes Company
&C" on the left telephoned: six
japanese soldiers. just walked into
our lines with surrender pamphlets
and gave themselves up" ..--
1t was soon evident. however, that
the small surrender party was not
connected with nor aware of the ne
gotiation plans.
About 5:45 pm. there were signs
Of activity in the Japanese-held
area. Several figures walked hesi-
family out on the road few yards
and then turned and crossed back
and forth in the fields.
Col. Berger. watching Kunishi
ridge and the rice paddy between
it and the seawall closely, said
There are quite a few civilians
walking around there but there are
some Japs, too. Something must be
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Senate Vote Expected
Tomorrow on Trade
Agreement Measure

The Senate probably will vote to-
morrow on the major issue In extern
sion Of the Trade Agreement Act
the delegation Of authority to the
President to make deeper tariff cuts
to promote postwar foreign COM
merce.
Senate leaders had hoped to vote
late today on this phase of the trade
agreement bill, and 1t was still are
mote possibility. However, some of
the Senators returning from Europe
had not arrived by noon and indica-
tions were that voting would not
start before tomorrow.
Although some Democrats from
New England and the West tare
opposed to expansion Of the act,
administration leaders are count
ing on picking up about as many
Republican votes as they lose on
the Democratic side to put through
their program.
The specific question is whether
to permit the President to apply
the SO per cent tariff cut to rates
now IN effect, or merely continue
the old law, applying the reductions
t othe 1880 Smoot- rates.
At least f1ve Republican Senators
were believed ready to support the
additional authority. on the theory
that the trade agreement program
is definite part of the foreign
policy of world cooperation to pre-
serve peace.
The split ir Republican thinking
on the additional tariff cutting
authority came into sharp focus
yesterday. Senators Tobey, Repub-
lican, of New Hampshire, and Smith,
Republican, of New Jersey, lined up
with the administration and, In de-
bate, ran into sharp exchanges with
Senators Taft, Republican, of Ohio
and Brewster, Republican, of Maine
Senator Tobey angrily contended
that five fat lobbyists" were sitting
outside the chamber calling out
Senators" in an effort to exert in
f1uence against the administration
bill He said they had the co-opera-
tion of "a Republican leader of this
Senate"
The New Hampshire Senator, ad.
vocate OF the reciprocal trade idea
and stanch supporter of the Breton
Woods monetary plan as we'll, told
his colleagues the Taft-Brewster
attitude showed the Republican
party hasn't learned a thing"
The Republican party will never
get back into power and it doesn't
deserve to get back into power II
| it is forever against something, ;
Senator Tobey said. once In a
while We should favor something
that's manifestly for the good OF
the country. This is no time fol-
static minds"
Evening star., 1945-06-14

brewing. 1t is very unusual TO,
Japanese soldiers to show them.
selves In the daylight that way"
The time specified passed without
results and Col. Clark and Col
Snedeker decided to give the enemy
another half hour.
Company &C" reported: I'VE
have definitely identified japanese
moving ammunition cases from be-
meath that cliff to gun positions.
The truce continued until $50
pm. Then Col. Snedeker ordered
give them help and our shore ar
tillery and ships guns opened on
Kunishi ridge, pounding its slopes
to dust.
That was last night. Today, Col
Berger said his men pushing off at
$3.50 am. gained the ridge top, but
had to make their way through fire
from the guns which the japanese
armed while American artillery re.
manned silent to give them a chance
to surrender.
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Man Shot in Leg Trying
To Break Into Home

Frank Butler, SO, colored, oxon
Hill, Md, was shot in the leg early
today when he attempted to break
into a home on Book road, Oxon Hill,
Prince Georges County police re-
ported.
Police said William Brown. $3.50
Book road, told them he shot Butler
with shotgun after first firing a
warning pistol shot out of a bedroom
window. He said he had been
awakened by the mans attempts to
break in the, front door.
Attendants at Freemen's Hospital
described Buffers condition as
good"
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Husband Of Emily Douglas
Wounded on 0kinawa
By the Associated z

by the Assoclated Fress.
Maj. Paul Douglas, husband of
Representative Emily Taft Douglas,
Democrat, of Illinois, was wounded
May 8 on Okinawa.
Maj. Douglas, a Marine infantry
officer. has been returned to this
country for disqualification and is
temporarily at the United States
Naval Receiving Hospital at San
Francisco, Mrs Douglas said.
Maj. Douglas was hit In the left
arm by mortar fire. He has been in
Pacific fighting since May, 1943. He
already had the Purple Heart for a
wound received on Peleliu last fall.
Evening star., 1945-06-14
Director Sued for Divorce

LOS ANGELES, June IA P.-
Rian James, screen writer and di-
rector, was sued for divorce yester-
day by Mrs. Marina James, whom
he married in 1896. She charged
cruelty and asked the custody of
their two children, jeffrey, 6, and
Victoria. 4,
Evening star., 1945-06-14

overwhelming number Of requests
from individuals. Il
The order in which the returning
heroes will ride down PennsylvaniA
avenue will be announced well in
advance 20 that each can be identi-
ned and given his full share Of
cheers. -
The War Department was ex-
pected to announce later today the
names Of the men who will share in
the celebration here. It was unders
stood that several men from the
Washington area are in the group.
Other details Of the parade to the
Capitol also were made known to-
day. Gen. Eisenhower, q high-rank-
ing aide and . representative from
the Military District Of Washington
will ride in the first command car.
The other men will ride three to a
car and there will be no civilians in
these Army cars.
Ladders Will Form Arch. =
A police motor cycle escort will
lead the parade. Behind it will come
six armored cars, each carrying 80
caliber. and so caliber machine
guns. Another group of six armored
cars, carrying troops of the Mill
tary District OF Washington, will
wind up the motorcade.
According to present plans, as the,
parade turns from Fifteenth street
into Pennsylvania avenue, Gen.
Eisenhower will see q huge victory
arch consisting of two fire ladders
extended to their full length and
meeting in a large American flag
over the avenue. The ladders will
be draped in bunting, with posters
at intervals.
Gen. Eisenhower will pause for
about two minutes at the stand in
front Of the Shepherd monument
at Fourteenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV. where the Dis
trict Commissioners will await him.
Issue Proclamation.
A military spokesman said Gen.
Eisenhower would not leave his car
as the Commissioners present him
with the keys Of the city" The
ceremony beside his car will be
broadcast over a public address sys-
tenn to the nearby crowds.
The Commissioners yesterday pro-
claimed Monday Eisenhower day"
The proclamation follows:
Whereas, Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover and representative group
Of officers and men Of his command
will return to the Nations Capital
on Monday. June Is, 1945, for the
first time since the triumph Of our
armed forces In Europe, and
Whereas, Gen. Eisenhower, by
his brilliant leadership. untiring
energy and unwaivering faith in the
cause OF democracy and the troops
OF his command, has brought forth
this great victory for which the world
owes him and the men of his COM
mand an undying debt of gratitude
and
Whereas, 1t is fitting and proper
that all citizens should be afforded
an opportunity to join the weicom.
home to Gen. Eisenhower and tn,
officers and men Of his party:
Nov, therefore, we, the Commits
sioners Of the District Of Columbi.
do hereby proclaim Monday, Jun,
18, 1945, as Eisenhower day. ant
call on all citizens and residents O
the District Of Columbia in tn.
spirit Of the occasion to display til,
American nag. and the District flag
on their places Of business on tina
day rrs', '' ',t, ~ &.
In order to Join in the congress.
sionai honors for Gen. Eisenhower
! the Supreme Court win start it.
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