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Evening star., 1945-07-06
BY the Associated Press.

GUAM, July GA Japanese
hospital ship has evacuated 974
wounded and sick Japanese SOL
diers and sailors from Wake Is
land with the permission of the
United States Navy, Pacific Fleet
headquarters announced today.
The iracident was unprecedented
in the Pacific war II
Admiral Chester ~, Nlmitz re-
ported that the apeiny ship-the
.Takasago Marii1 IS stopped and
searched by the Irican destroyer
Murray as it apl ached and again
as it left Wake 1sv2nd, where United
States Marines held out gallantly
early in the war until overrun by
overwhelming numbers of japanese
assault troops.
American boarding parties found
that the bulk of the 974 taken of
Wake were suffering from malnutri-
ton, testifying to the effectiven eSs
of the long American air and sea
blockade of the island, 1885 miles
southeast of Tokyo. japanese med
ical officers estimated Is per cent
of these wouldn't survive the voyage
to Tokyo, Fifteen per cent of the
rescued enemy garrison taken OFF
were suffering from tuberculosis
Fourteen we're wounded.
The evacuation presumably re-
moved most of the japanese gar
rison and was virtual admission
that American forces could take
Wake any time they wish.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Halifax Deeply Impressed
BY Nozi Atrocity PhotomuroIs
Schedule for Showing
Nozi Atrocity Films

Free public showings of the
War Department Nazi atrocity
film and an indoctrination film
are scheduled up to July Is
Children under 16 are. not
admitted.
The films will be shown at 2,
$40, 4:20, $50, $40, 7:50 and
9 pm.
Today, Armstrong High, 109 Q
street NV.
Monday, Western High, Thirty
fifth street and Reser-
yoir road NV.
July 10, Eastern High.
July IL. Randall Junior High.
July IL, Anacostia High.
July Is, Coolidge High.
July Is, Garnet-Patterson
Junior High.
July II, Mckinley High.
July 18, jefferson Junior High.
July 19, Browne Junior High.
July 30, Wilson High.
July %, Francis Junior High.
July "a, Stuart Junior High.
July 25, Barry Farms
Community Center.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
De GauIIe Accepts Truman
Bid for Visit 10 u. s.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 6.-Gen. Charles de
i Gaulle's headquarters announced
today he has accepted an invitation
from President Truman to visit
Washington next month.
President rruman's Forthcoming
visit in Europe will not include a
meeting with Gen. Charles de Gaulle
he told his news conference yester-
day.
Asked about prospects for such q
conference, the President said II
would not take place this trip.
THAT might indicate another
"trip" reporter remarked. do you
plan another soon?"
Smiling, Mr.. Truman said he could
not say now.
The President also told his news
conference that the Big Three meet
ing in the Berlin area will take place
within three weeks, but he would not
be more specific.
He said he would not see Prime
/ Minister Churchill in advance OF
their meeting with Premier Stain.
Evening star., 1945-07-06

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 6.--Berlin's Gay
White Way attracts its human
moths from pm. to 9 pm. daily
and for a pack of cigarettes q for
eign conqueror can buy everything
from per cent beer to date with
a blond.
Scattered through the half-dead
inner city, honkytonks as sordid as
any old-time Klondike dance hall
cater to all with the time and money
to spend.
Wan, thin jazz instrumentalists
wall out tunes as ancient as tThe
Sheik Of Araby' and girls of bobby
sox age stand about in clusters eye
ing prospective acquaintance.
The night clubs, which close at
dusk under the curfew, share with
retail food stores the distinction OF
being the most active business en-
Evening star., 1945-07-06
u. S. Destroyer Permits Jops
To Rescue Sick Wake Islanders
Wounded, Storyine Garrison of 974
Removed in Humane Pacific Episode

In one of the most dramatically
humane incidents of the Pacific
war, the Murray stopped and
searched the Takasago Maru about
300 miles north of Wake, Tuesday.
The Murray's commander re-
ported that a boarding party from
his s~ship searched the Takasago
Marm with the full cooperation OF
the japanese commanding officer
who said his vessel was on the way to
Wake to evacuate the garrison's sick
and wounded.
The Japanese officer said his ship
would remain at Wake for a few
hours and then proceed to Japan.
The American commander per-
mitted the hospital ship to continue
its voyage,
The Murray intercepted the Taxa
sago Maru again yesterday, about
10 miles north of Wake, and again
boarding party searched the ship
They found it was carrying 974
military patients from Wake, OF
these 490 were navy personnel and
484 army personnel.
After this visit and search, the
Murray's commander told the hos
pital ship to continue her voyage to
Japan.
! When a. '-- TO Maru was
first s.Jpped by the Murray en-
routs to Wake the boarding party
forad she was carrying a crew OF
157, including civilians, navy boat
crew and communications personnel
and 189 naval medical personnel.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
More Island SheIIing
Admitted by Japanese
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-The
Tokyo radio belatedly added anoth-
er warship shelling today to it's un-
confirmed version of American sur
face attacks Monday and Tuesday,
during deep penetration of the Sea
of Okhotsk.
An enemy broadcast monitored by
the Federal Communications Com
mission said three enemy war
ships shelled Kaihyo Island, south
of Taraika Bay, off the eastern
coast of Karafuto, Tuesday. Kara
futo is the Japanese-held half of an
island and Russian -owned Sakhalin
is the other half, just off the Asiatic
mainland north of Japan.
Tokyo previously had reported that
five warships shelled Shikuka Ini-
taraika Bay on Tuesday. The ear
lier broadcast said submarine also
shelled Shikuka Tuesday and Kaihyo
Island Monday.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
French Ambassador
Presents Countrymen
Who Lived in Prison

The British and French Am
basSadors to the United States
yesterday demonstrated their
personal interest in current ef-,
forts to present the American
people evidence of Nazi atrocities
against civilians in European
concentration camps.
The Earl of Halifax, British AM
bassador, visited the Library of Con-
gress with some members of his staff
to inspect the photomural exhibit of
German cruelty. He was said by a
British spokesman to have bee
deeply impressed by the col5ly
planned terrorism shown in the
enlarged photographs from several
camps on display there
At the French Embe esy, Ambassa-
dor Henri Bonnet participated in a
press conference, where he presented
three of his fellow countrymen who
had been prisoners in the notorious
Buchenwald concentration camp in
Germany.
Meantime, public interest contin-
(See ATROCITIES, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Cigarettes Get Aliens Anything
Along BerIin's Coy White Woy'

terprises in this grisly capital oi
partitioned Allied power.
Y The faces of customers in such
hot spots as the Tavern, the Inter-
national and the Vein Berlin
would provide material for Dante
Some are dazed white-collar folk
splurging their last marks in an ef-
fort to forget the damp cellars tc
which they must return at dark
All look as If they were drifting
aimlessly-their future a blank.
Most of the night clubs have sew
eral tables reserved exclusively fol-
officers and men of the Red Army
The Russians relax with the gustc
Of GIs in Paris.
British and American visitors are
just beginning to make their APP
pearance on '.the white way" In
variably the walters whisper in their
ears stories of atrocities allegedly
committed by the Red Array and
look hurt when told to shut up.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
London Poles Call
On Army 10 Remain
Loyal 10 Regime
Assert They Will Hand
Over Authority Only
To Elected Government
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 6.-The repudi-
ated London Polish government
in-exile called on the 250,00e
men in it's armed forces today
to remain loyal - an action
which apparently challenged the
pending plans of the Big Three
to give these men a choice be-
tween returning home or re-
manning abroad.
Shorn of recognition by Britain
and the United States, the exiled
regime OF Premier Tomasz Arciszew.
ski declared that it would hand
over It's authority solely" to a gov
ernment formed on free Polish soil
In a statement issued through the
Polish Telegraph Agency, the Lon
don administration said any Polisf
government to which 1t would turn
over its authority must be on,
which reflects the viii of the peo.
pie as expressed in free elections"
The statement was a clear indi.
cation of Premier Arciszewski's in.
tentions to carry on the exiled re.
gime despite the handicaps of non.
recognition and the imminent with.
drawal of British financial support
for all but the armed forces and 9
few agencies necessary to carry oui
the liquidation of affairs in London
Evening star., 1945-07-06
President Orders Punishment
If ANY u. S. Funds Are Wasted

President Truman today told his
agency heads that wastage of funds
called for disciplinary action and
that he proposed to demand "the
most exacting review of expendi-
lures in every instance where there
Is the slightest ground to suspect
either misuse or careless handling
of Government money.
In memorandum which went to
the heads of all establishments, the
President said:
Throughout the war, l have been
concerned with the necessity of ex-
treme care in the handling of Gov
ernment funds, especially when ex-
penditures are at such unprece-
dented levels and so many officials
are charged with disbursement OF
these funds. I am certain that you
share my satisfaction that there has
been so little evidence of abuse and
that you also share my strong de-
Evening star., 1945-07-06

sire that this good record shall be
preserved,
Therefore, I am asking you
to express and underscore my de-
termination to insure the most ex-
acting review of expenditures in
every instance where there is the
slightest ground to suspect either
misuse or careless handling of Gov
eminent funds. Amy such instance
should be investigated promptly
and, where appropriate, vigorous
disciplinary action should be in
voked. I trust that you. win trans
nit this message to your staff and
supplement it with appropriate in
structions of your own"
Charles G.. Ross, White House
press secretary, who made the
Presidents memorandum public
said that he did not believe it was
prompted by any specific instances
of misuse of funds.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Three Cenfers in Kiangsi
Recaptured by Chinese
See MITCHEL FIELD, Page A-4J
By the Associated Fress.

BY the Associated FreSs.
CHUNGKING. July 6.-The Chi
nese Army spokesman said today
that the Chinese have recaptured
the important communications
centers of Kiennan, Lungnan and
Tingnan, all in Southwestern XII
angst Province within 140 miles
northeast of Canton.
The spokesman, Maj. Gen. Kuc
Chi-chih, said the Japanese were
retreating toward Namyung ir
Kwangtung.
He said the Chinese successes had
frustrated japanese plan to estab.
lish communications along the Kar
River to the Yangtze through Nam
chang as an alternate line of retreat
for their forces in the Hong Kong
Canton area, in the event the Chi
nese punctured the enemy's Canton
Hankow Railroad corridor.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Lone OFT for Warsaw
As u. S. Ambassador
By GARNETT ID. HORNER.

Arthur Bliss Lane was on his way
to Warsaw today to take up his
duties as American Ambassador to
the new Polish Provisional Govern
ment of National Unity which Was
recognized simultaneously last night
by the United States and Great
Britain.
Formal acceptance of the Warsaw
regime, agreed on by the Big Three
at Yalta last winter and set up at
Moscow last month, means that the
old Polish government which operat-
ed in London throughout the war
has ceased to exist so far as the
major Allies are concerned, and
steps already we're under way to
iquidate its machinery.
The new government started ac-
ton today to take over assets of the
lrepudiated exiled administration OF
Prime Minister TomaZ Arciszewski
wski.
Polpress, news agency for the
Warsaw administration, announced
the appointment of a three-membel
| Polish commission authorized to
take over and secure all property OF
the Polish state in Great Britain"
Ciechanoski Notified Formally.
In Washington, Jan Ciechanoski
Polish Ambassador from the exile
government here for the last foul
years, was notified formally of the
recognition of the Warsaw successor
to the regime to which he had given
allegiance.
He was understood to be making
arrangements to vacate the Polish
Embassy at 2640 Sixteenth street
NV, but was said not to have
reached any decision as yet about
his future plans.
Polish government assets here, in
cluding some gold reserves, have
been controlled by the United States
i in a blocked account throughout
most of the war and now are under
i
Evening star., 1945-07-06

der command of Gen. Carl A. Spas z
whose strategic air forces delivereL
the long-range aerial knockout blow
to German industry.
There has been no announcement
concerning Gen. Kenney's 18th Air
Force, now supporting Borneo
operations.
Without waiting for additions, or
for completion of the planned 25
miles of runways on Okinawa, the
air forces already within reach of
Japan we're pounding away steadily
in war of attrition.
The 5th Air Force fighters hit the
Kyushu cities of Tojimbara, Byu,
Izumi, Chiran and Omura, and sank
three enemy float planes in the
Northern Kyushu harbor of Fukuoka.
Those were the only enemy planes
they sighted in a two-hour sweep
over Japan, although antiaircraft
fire was moderate to heavy.
Fighter Group Long Overseas.
The veteran 35th Fighter Group
led by Col. Edwin A. Doff of Eureka
Mo, has been overseas since 1941
and active from New Guinea
through the Philippines cleanup.
On Thursday nearly 100 Mustangs
of the 7th Fighter Command from
Two Jima raided airfields in the
Tokyo area for the second consecu-
tive day without air opposition ano
strafed docks and warehouses ir
Tokyo Bay.
They destroyed five japanese
planes on the ground and damaged
10 at Shimodate and Yatabe air.
fields northeast of Tokyo, for a two
day bag of 48 destroyed or damaged
and also sank one small boat, dam
aged IL and shot up hangers anc
Ranging to Korea for the frs
time, Yank flyers bombed the mair
line railroad between Manchuris
and shipping ports to Japan. Tht
box score showed five railroad
bridges destroyed or damaged; three
tunnel entrances blasted; sever
trains fired; three power station.
(See RAIDS, Page A-10.)
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Jap Home Isles
RaidedAgairl,
TokyoSays
US. Planes Are Moved
From Philippines TO
Okinowo for Attacks

BY the Associated Press. #
MANILA, July 6. United
States 5ta Air Force planes, re-
Gently moved from the Philips
pines to Okinawa, are striking Ja-
pan, it was disclosed today, add
ing their weight to the Army Su-
per FortresSes, medium bombers
fighter bombers and Marine and
Nayy aircraft already hitting the
enemy home islands.
fAnerican planes hit the Japa-
nese home islands today for the
third consecutive day, the Tokyo
radio reported
Ninety Two Jima Mustangs,
led by single Super Fortress,
attacked airflelds and military
installations in the Tokyo area,
the broadcast said. An hour
later, $50 Mustang and Thunder
bolt fighters from Okinawa were
over Southern Kyushu, but were
limited to reconnaissance by bad
weather, Tokyo said)
As Gen. Macarthur and his all
chief, Gen. George c. Kenney, an
nounced this new power shift in the
air war against the japanese, dis
patches from Guam and Two Jima
recorded a series of blows by as
sorted Army, Navy and Marine
planes against the main islands OF
Honshu and KyuShu, the Ryukyus
and vital rail transport in Korea.
Six Points Attacked.
Forty-eight Mustangs of the 35th
Fighter Group hit six planes on
Kyushu on Tuesday, within 36 hours
of arriving at their new 5th Air
Force bases on Okinawa. Gen. Ken
ney disclosed the strike with this
promise:
This is just the start. We will
continue to hammer Japan until she
accepts unconditional surrender"
Entry of the 5th Air Force found
these air units already engaged in
the same campaign:
Goth Air Force, Super FortresSeS,
based in the Marianas and COM
manded by Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LIE
May, newly promoted from COM
mand of the 21st Bomber Group;
Army Mitchell Medium Bombers,
Thunderbolt fighters and I'd Marine
Aircraft Wing CorSair fighters and
Avenger Torpedo planes of the Tao
tical Air Force based on Okinawa; /;
Fleet Air Wings I and 18, pri-
vateers and seaplanes based in the
Okinawa area, and
Army 7th Fighter Command Mus
tangs based on Two Jir11a.
Greater Power Soon.
To this lineup soon is to be added
the Army 9th Air Force under 1t.
Gen. James H. Doolittle, which is to
include Super Fortresses.
The Strategic Air Forces, the 9th
and the Goth, have been placed un-
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Hull Receivers Fully;
Leaves Naval Hospital

Former Secretary of State Cordel
Hull was discharged today from the
Naval Hospital at Bethesda, where
he had been patient since last
October. He has made most sat-
isfactory recovery" the Navy De-
partment said in disclosing his re-
lease.
The announcement said "his ply
sicians state that disqualification i:
no longer necessary"
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Army Reveals Racket
In Fake Discharges
AT Mitchell Field
Fee of Several Thousand
Dollars Charged, Says
Air Force Statement
the Associated Press.
HEMPSTEAD N. Y ,Julv a.

HEMPSTEAD, N. Y. July g.
Existence of complex, organ
lied racket" whereby soldiers
obtained fraudulent medical
discharges" and transfers from
t'hot outfits" due for combat
duty was announced today by
the 1St Air Force.
Fee for discharges was several
thousand dollars" and somewhat
less for transfer to safe, secure
branches of the Army, the air force
public relations Office said in an
nouncing results Of an investigation
begun last April into "irregularities"
at Mitchell Field here.
The air force said the recent
court-martial of Maj. Walter V.
Radovich charged with accepting
bribes to keep two enlisted men in
safe jobs lis not in any way con-
nected with the present investiga-
tion."
The announcement did not give
the number of men who had OBJ
tanned the fake discharges, but said
most of them were from units in
distant parts of the United States
and not connected with the lst All
Force"
Plans Called Cunning.
Evidence indicates that payments
of money we're made to certain un-
scrupulous civilians in the metro
politan area" the air force state
ment said.
These civilians passed soldiers on
ito military members of the con-
spiracy at Mitchell Field, who then
effected completion of the fraudu-
lent processing" the air force said
The "cunningly planned and oper-
ated conspiracy" arranged to avoid
detection, by mixing the fraudulent
discharges in with the constant flow
of legitimate ones obtained by
wounded veterans flown here fol
Evening star., 1945-07-06
House Unit Approves
Plans 10 Modernize
Both Halls Of Congress
Resolution Authorizes
Sl.446. 900 Expenditure
After Jops Are Beaten

The House Public Buildings
and Grounds Committee today
gave its unanimous approval to
plans of the Senate for moderni-
cation of the ceiling, lights,
acoustics and decorations of the
Senate chamber-and amended
the bill to authorize similar
treatment for the House cham
ber.
The resolution authorizes remodel
ing programs estimated to cost
$1,446, ,000 It is planned to do
the work after VI day but the
resolution is sbeing rushed now SO
specifications can be completed and
materials obtained in advance.
Representative Lanham, Demo-
crat, of Texas, chairman of the
House group, brought out that work
cannot be done in the House or
Senate chambers until it is possible
for the bodies to recess for three
or four months. The only alterna-
tive would be for the House OF
Senate to meet in some substitute
quarters.
Temporary Supports.
David Lynn, architect of the
Capitol, explained that the war had
interrupted earlier plans to remodel
the chambers and that to keep the
old skylight roofs from collapsing
temporary steel supports had been
installed several years ago.
The old skylights in the House
chamber hang from 100 tons of old
iron beams and over the Senate
skylights are 80 tons of iron beams.
Francis P. Sullivan, Washington
architect, explained to the Lam
ham Committee it was tentatively
planned to replace the old skylights
with slightly domed solid ceiling,
with strong but nonglare indirect
lighting, and to install acoustical
facilities to enable members and
visitors to hear what is said on the
House and Senate floors.
The bill is expected to be brought
before the House for action next
week.
Details of the plan for remodeline
the chambers are to be subject tc
(See REMODELING. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Charles Town Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, 5000; 3-year-olds
and up; claiming; about A. furlongs.
All Crystal (Kelly) 800 2.40 90
Uncle Ol (CovallD 800 s,6o
Grand Fanar (FitZgeraldl 2.S0
Time, 0:533s.
Also ran-Leading Star. Sunny Del
Modify, Nutmeg Lass.
SECOND RACE-Purse, $500; 3year-
olds and up; claiming; So. furloneS.
Clock Time tPsdRettl 33.40 1850 6.ou
Titan tCoyalli) 14.0O $50
Patch Party tTammaro) SO
Time, :2S4s.
Also ran--Rollickfng, Clay Hll, Canto
Gallo, Gradea.
THIRD RACE-Purse, 5000; 2 years
old: about 4h furlongs. .a
Lady Ligonier Grant 4.2o ESQ '2.b0
Kitty kits kelly $50 3.5u
Happy Dream tBakhsh) SOU
Also ran-Phoness. Twingnt Bay,
Charlene o. Cedar Bunnie
Evening star., 1945-07-06
.Germon Leftists Hold
Meeting in Berlin

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 6.-The German
Communist press last night an
nounced formation of a four party
l"Anti-Fascist-Democratic" politica
bloc and said it had held its first
public meeting in the very center oi
Berlin.
l. Deutsche Volkszeitung, centraI
organ of the Communist party, saio
| that Communists, Social-Democrats
Democrats and Christian-Dem
Gratis had formed the new coalition
to stamp out Naziism and rebuild
! Germany.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
1000 Planes Used
Against Homeland,
jap Radio Estimates
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July g.
The United States is using H.
900 planes against the Japanese
homeland, the Tokyo radio
said today.
To fuel these planes. the
broadcast added, Allied forces
seized Balikapan, the great oil
center in Dutch Borneo. With
Borneo oil available, American
tankers will be able to haul 10
times as much fuel because of
the shorter distance.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
French Bonk Thieves
Net so Million Fruncs

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 6.-The Bank OF
France announced today that a band
of thieves had stolen $4,000, ,00G
francs (s1 ,209, 10000 and escaped in
an automobile.
Evening star., 1945-07-06

Four additional men from
the District area haDe been re-
ported killed in this t0ar. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page A-2.
Evening star., 1945-07-06

(See POLISH, Page A-10.)
Evening star., 1945-07-06

(See RAIDS, Page A-10.)
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

But Susie wouldn't do y No
sir She was mother noW and
old Joe would Just have 10 look
after himself
4 Joe tried. but he just couldn't
reach all those itchy places.
Sympathetic human pals also
.tG4ed 10 help joe. but they didn I
have SuSie'S touch.
Joe stood il as long as he could
He watch q q Susie careSS that
babys hide and finally he blew
his top. One day nc pulled back
and started swinging
They finally got him into a
neiFhboring cage
But how can Joe be good with
such an itchy back
He just sits there an day and
StareS az Susie and The baby.
Sometimes he tries 10 lure Susie
close 10 the bars, but she's too
sharp for him.
Detroit evening times., 1945-12-02

the Aleutians. And all of them will be away
from home this Christmas.
For every 81 you give to the Santa for
-Servieenen committee, such boy will be pro-
vided Christmas gift-a reminder he hasn't
been forgotten by those for whom he offered
his life.
What sort of a gift will he be sent?
A carefully selected, worthwhile, substan
ta article from the list the Percy Jones
patients made up themselves during recent
survey.
The list includes pens, pencils, cigaret light
ers, box cameras, billfolds, toilet kits, writing