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Evening star., 1945-05-18

around Great Britain and on up to
Norway.
During the previous night there
had been frequent rumors of sub
marines nearby, and at one time the
great ship-highly maneuverable
despite its size-had swung over to
starboard so sharply that the books
in the purser's cabin, where I was
sitting, tumbled from their cases.
So, naturally, every one felt re-
lieved next morning. bright clear
day with not cloud in the sky
when big four -motored British
seaplane circled the ship at 10 am,
and shortly afterward we were
Joined by an escort of four vessels,
three destroyers and the Curacao.
They fell into line along our flanks,
the Curacao and one destroyer to
starboard, the other two destroyers
to port.
About pm. I came on deck after
lunching with Clinton Conger Of the
United Press and Lee McCardell of
the Baltimore Sun, and was stand
ing at the rail on the starboard side
Of the promenade deck, looking to-
ward the Scottish coast and watch
ing the Curacao and the destroyer
as they cut through the waters
They were roughly half a mile of
the Queen Mary's course.
Curacao Changes Course.
Suddenly I noticed the Curacao
had changed her course and was
cutting in toward us at an angle of
about As degrees. Her speed ap-
parently was several knots faster
than the liners. for she kept abreast
OF us, even gaining slightly. despite
the change of course.
For some minutes a tall, lanky
soldier-whose name never knew
and I stood there watching the
cruiser, camouf1aged in brilliant
varicolor and offering beautiful
sight as she churned up white spray
in the bright autumn sunshine. We
both assumed that presently she
would change her course and draw
alongside-perhaps to receive mega
phoned orders from the Queen Mary
bridge.
Nearer and nearer she came, her
course remaining on the same As
degrees. AS she approached within
SO yards with never a change in
speed or course, 1t seemed to me
from where I stood amidship of the
1,000-foot liner that the cruiser
must Inevitably plough directly into
the Queen Mary's side.
Weird thoughts filtered through
my mind.
Gould this" I asked myself, "be
a German suicide ship flying the
British f1ag?"
Speculation Mounts.
The Germans would gladly have
sacrificed light cruiser to get" the
Queen Mary, which was carrying an
entire division of American troops to
Europe on each trip.
Just then, because of the Queen
Mary's length and the curvature OF
her bow, I lost sight Of the cruiser.
I gripped the rail. Seconds later
the big liner shuddered perceptably
but the shock was not sufficient to
knock me of my feet.
The soldier and I looked at each
other questioningly.
What the help" he exclaimed.
Then he pointed dramatically
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gone down. The Admiralty an
nounced last night that the cruis-
er's commander, Capt. Wilfred
Boutwood, and few of his men
were saved. The ships normal
complement was about 400.
No one aboard the Queen Mary,
which was carrying 5000 American
troops to Europe, was injured. And
the only physical damage to the
great ship was stove-in bow. As
result Of this, however. she was
forced to reduce her speed from 80
to 13 knots, which made her a sit
ting duck" for submarines or Ger
man long-range bombers.
The tragedy occurred at 2l0 pm.
on October 2. 1912. when we were
only 10 or II miles off the Scot
tish coast, near the Clyde ports.
Crossed Unescorted.
1t was our sixth day out of New
York. We had crossed the Atlantic
unescorted. as the Queen Mary re-
lied on her great speed and fire.
quent changes Of course as protec-
tion against submarines. For the
previous "a hours we had been in
the worst part of the submarine
zone and also exposed to possible
attack by German long-range
bombers which often flew a shut
tie" route from the French coast
Evening star., 1945-05-18
We Day Cancels Use
OF 10000 Capiiyes,
Patterson Reveals
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Army on We day Cancelled
plans for bringing 10000 more war
prisoners to this country for the cur
rent harvesting season, Undersecre-
tary OF War Patterson announced
yesterday.
Mr.. Patterson said at a news con-
ference that some criticism has
been voiced recently by sugar beet
growers In the area Of Utah OF the
manner in which the War Depart
ment provides prisoner Of war
labor" He said complaints were
that insufficient labor was being pro-
vided to harvest the beet crop.
"The War Department does not
allocate prisoners of war to the
beet growers, nor to any other class
Of employers" Mr.. Patterson said
'The allocations are made on recon-
mendations by the War Manpower
Commission, which determines, on
the basis of unavailability of labor
and of urgency, just what proportion
of the available prisoner of war
labor shall be sent into any area OF
into any industry.
II want to say also, in this con-
nection, that for the current har-
vesting season, the War Department
had planned to bring into this coun-
try an additional 10000 prisoners
from the European theater. We day
Cancelled those plans. Surely it woulc
be inconceivable that any one
should expect the War Department
to allocate transport space to more
prisoners when every available foot
of space on ships is so urgently
needed for the tremendous redeploy.
ment program now under way.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Youth, IS, Confesses
Staying Boyhood Friend
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May ia husky
l5-year-old youth. said by police to
have joined the Army by falsifying
his age and then going AWOL, con-
fessed yesterday. authorities said, to
Staying his boyhood companion in
a quarrel over division of spoils of
a burglary.
Deputy Chief Inspector Conrad
Rothengast said Frank Koehler ad-
mitted shooting william Burns, is,
in the back during the argument
in an abandoned tenement.
The body of Burns, who once
served reformatory term with
Koehler, was found Wednesday after
an anonymous telephone tip to po-
lice. Shortly after. Koehler sur
rendered to police. He was charged
with homicide,
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Comp Ernest w. Brown
Will Be Opened July z

Although many summer camps
are not opening this year because
of lack of personnel and increased
food costs, Camp Ernest w. Brown
the Police Boys Club summer camp
at Scotland, Md. will continue to
operate because of the need of the
service it offers to the younger boys
of the District.
The decision to continue opera
ton was announced by Morris Ca
fritz, chairman Of the Camp Com
mittee, at recent meeting Of the
Board Of Directors of the Police
Boys Club.
The camp Is scheduled to open
Monday, July 2, and will close Mon
day, August 27.
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Iy the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1s.-
Alerting the homeland about a
powerful Allied fleet" steaming out
Of the Marianas which requires
rigid watch" the Tokyo radio truth
fully acknowledged today to the
japanese that American troops are
fighting in the immediate out
skirts" OF Shuri on Okinawa.
The broadcast, directed to home
audiences and recorded by the Fed
eral Communications Commission,
said the fleet had left the Marianas
last Sunday or Monday.
Following exhortations by Jap
anese war ministers to produce
more planes and to be prepared to
defend the homeland against
attacks, the broadcast emphasized
the possibility of such an attack
momentarily.
A dispatch by the Domei news
agency claimed without confirma- =
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vivid Here's Your Infantry" show
at $3.50 pm. daily at the Polo
Grounds and the other a model Of
the Miracle Harbor," daily on view
at the Hecht Co.-are boosting cash
sales, Mr.. Waller said.
The Here's Your Infantry" show
will be given at 2:30 pm. tomorrow
and Sunday in addition to the eve
ming show. Reverberating with the
explosion Of land mines, bazookas
and machine guns, it presents in
As minutes a simulated attack on a
Japanese pillbox by 81 veterans Of
overseas infantry service.
On the national front, Secretary
of Agriculture Wickard has issued
an appeal for farmers to put war
profits into bonds to make Amer
lea stronger now and rural America
stronger later" He was joined In
the appeal by heads of many farm
organizations.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Seek Red Cross Drivers

Silver Spring women between the
ages of 20 and so who have a drivers
license and are interested in Red
Cross Motor Corps work are invited
to call Mrs. r. F. Alexander. acting
chairman of the Montgomery County,
Motor Corps. at Oliver 231l. In.
terested women are urged to call
Mrs. Alexander no later than Sun
day
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Lucas Wants Eisenhower
Given Vacation in u. :.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Lucas. Democrat. of ILL.,
nois told the Senate yesterday Gen.
Eisenhower deserves brief vacation
in the United States.
Il predict the general would get
reception unparalleled in al our
history" Senator Lucas said.
He read a Chicago Daily News
editorial which said Gen. Eisen-
hower's trip home would spur bond
sales and provide a seventh Inning
stretch" for the general before un-
dertaking his new duties of directing
American occupation of Germany.
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Jops Report Strong Allied Fleet
Is Steuming Out of Muriunus

ton that Japanese Myers sank an
American aircraft carrier and
heavily crippled" two cruisers and
an unidentified vessel around Oki-
nawa Wednesday night and yester.
day morning.
Domei declared the American
fleet is making up" its severe
losses" in carrier strength with
small auxiliary aircraft carriers"
Eleven of these auxiliary carriers
were spotted around Okinawa yes
terday the Tokyo radio asserted.
1t said the number of land-based
aircraft has been increased on
Okinawa and surrounding Ameri-
can-held islands.
One of Japan's leading Journal
lists, Ichiro (Soho) Tokutomi. as
serted the Okinawa campaign was
mot just a fight for the possession
Of one island alone, but the fate
of our country, and our existence
depends on its outcome"
Evening star., 1945-05-18
Magazine Crew Leader
Guilty in Morals Case
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May 18.-Marke
Steele, Al, magazine subscription
crew manager charged with forcing
young women he had hired to So
licit subscriptions to commit acts OF
prostitution, was convicted yesterday
Of compulsory prostitution by a
General Session jury.
Judge James G. Wallace set June
l8 for sentencing. Steele faces a
maximum sentence of so years.
Evening star., 1945-05-18

Look at the casualty list in this
paper-then decide how many War
Bonds you should buy.
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Evening star., 1945-05-18

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Evening star., 1945-05-18
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Evening star., 1945-09-30
Frunconiu PTA to Meet

The Franconia Parent Teacher
Association will meet in the school
auditorium at 8 pm. Tuesday. DR..
r. A. Osborne will speak.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Jops Cooking Gardens in Ashes
For Food in Hard Winter Ahead

with fall gardens, each neatly laid
out and worked against time. For
the people realize they can look
only to themselves in coming
months.
In downtown Tokyo, small gardens
of the poor crowd between the walls
of big bomb-spared Office and COM
mercial buildings, whose bosses feed
their families from the black mar
kets and whose employees must
journey far into the country for
dried fish or beans and queue up
for diminishing rice rations.
Every day interurban trains are
crowded with white collar workers
and their wives, foraging far into
the country for what little can be
had. There is increasing clamor in
the press, which was freed from
Japanese government censorship by
Gen. Macarthur today, for less talk
of vague relief plans and more ac-
ton from the politicians.
The Nippon Times went so far as
to make suggestion, which seems
novel in the world today. It
called on politicians to quit asking
for Uncle Sans aid and start dig
ging, along with the little men who
really know what it means to be up
against it.
Evening star., 1945-09-30

ported to Gen. Macarthur that
1888 ,634 officers and men of the
home army had been demobilized
and only 419, 1866 remained in uni
form. Demobilization was COM
plete in Northern Honshu and in
much of the region to the south
Domei agency reported that the
japanese Army and Navy general
staff, the brains" of the military
machine, would be abolished tomor-
row. Imperial headquarters already
has disbanded
Premier Higashi-Kuni, meanwhile
took the helm Of council of ap-
proximately As government officials
which will amend election laws gov
erning the Diet. Redistricting is one
reported objective.
The man responsible for the Pear
Harbor assault, former Premier
Hideki TOTO, was so far recovered
from bungled attempt at suicide
that doctors said he shortly woulo
be moved to a jail outside Tokyo
Ito await possible trial as a wal
criminal.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Maj. Gen. Parks Win!
Award for Airborne
Attack Across Rhine

Maj. Gen Floyd L. Parks, COM
mander of the 82d Air-Borne Divi-
sion, American occupying force in
Berlin, now on temporary duty here
was awarded the Distinguished
Service Medal yesterday in a cere-
mony at the Pentagon.
The award, presented by Gen,
Jacob l.. Devers, commanding gen.
eral of the Army Ground Forces,
was given in recognition of Gen.
Parks contributions to the success
of the 1st Air-Borne Army attack
across the Rhine in Germany north
of Wesel, called "the greatest single
air lift in history"
Well known in Washington, Gen.
Parks was on duty here from March,
1912, until he went overseas in June,
1914, as deputy chief of staff and,
subsequently was chief of staff at
headquarters of the AGF.
In addition to the DSM. he wears
the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star
Medal, the Air Medal, the Para
guayan Abdon Calderon and the
Polish Polonia Restituta in the de-
gree of Commander of the Cross.
Mr. Parks and their four children
live In Elizabeth, N. J.
Brig. Gen. William j. Williamson.
chief Of the Traffic Control Division,
Once of the Chief of Transporter
tion, was decorated with the Dis
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Macarthur Strips Government
Of Power to Suspend Papers

| the imperial assets" said Col. Ray
mond Kramer, head of the economic
and scientific section which is dig
ging into all financial resources OF
the empire, public and private.
Rice Supply Drops.
The wealth of the great houses
of Japan contracted with the pros
pect of actual starvation among the
nations millions, which Col. Kramer
declared was very reaP' in the on
coming bitter months of winter.
Col Kramer said the supply OF
rice fell 4,500,00O tons short OF
estimated needs. The granaries OF
China, Korea and the Philippines
which once fed victorious Japan
are inadequate to feed even those
| liberated peoples.
I'VE aren't going into any pro-
gram like that feeding the Japa-
nese> without consulting Washing
ton" Col. Kramer asserted, adding
that he assumed Japan isn't going
to be treated equally with the Al
lied nations"
The japanese Commerce Ministry
contributed to the dreary picture
with report that firewood, char.
coal, coal, petroleum, soap, matches
and paper for windows were criti.
cally short in Tokyo, Osaka and ad.
jacent rural areas.
The Japanese government ha.
] been told to see that there is ar
equitable distribution of short com.
modities, but appeared so apatheti,
toward the peoples plight thai
today Gen. Macarthur had to order
it to work noncombatant shippine
around the clock seven days a week
to keep supplies moving.
Ship Building Pressed.
! The Japanese also were instructed
to operate shipyards "a hours a day
to build the vessels needed to pro.
vide for the hungry population.
Despite the shipping shortage
permission was granted for eight
small coastal vessels to evacuate
10000 military personnel from the
islands of Tsushima and Xxi off the
east coast of Korea.
The Japanese War Ministry re.
Evening star., 1945-09-30

Gross, Air Medal with clutter, Asiatic-
Pacific and African theater ribbons,
American Defense Medal and Pres
idential Unit Citation.
Evening star., 1945-09-30
Home County in Ohio
To Greet Admiral Kinq
By the Associated P-ess.

By the Associated P-ess.
LORAIN, OHIO, Sept. 29.-Ad-
miral of the Fleet Ernest j. King
will receive a hero's welcome from
nearly 100000 residents of Lorain
County tomorrow in his home
towns Thanks to the Yanks Vic
tory Day" celebration.
Floyd H. Baker, chairman, said
the huge throng would watch a
military parade, including 81 bands,
43 floats and units from service
and veterans organizations.
Gov. Frank J. Lausche will speak
in the evening.
The admiral, flying from Wash
ington, arrived in Cleveland today
to visit his brother, Norman J.
King. of suburban Cleveland
Heights. A Navy car took him to
Lorain for a dinner at the Elks'
Club.
After attending Methodist Church
services the admiral will be initiated
Evening star., 1945-09-30
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOKYO, Sept. 29.-Gen. MacAr-
thur, stripping the mystery from
Japan's throne, today abolished the
powers the imperial government
had invoked a few hours earlier in
suppressing publication of the
Emperor's pictures and interviews
The japanese Home Ministry had
seized all copies of five Tokyo and
Osaka newspapers and suspended
the papers.
Its excuse was that the stories,
in which the Emperor had expressed
to American correspondents his
hopes for a more democratic Japan,
were too aWesome and would have
bad effect on the japanese people. y
Gen. MacArthur's press headquar-
ters, however, bluntly declared that
the japanese government actually
suspended the papers for publish
ing accounts of the Emperor's call
on Macarthur" a humble and un-
precedented visit which many Japa-
nese felt had caused their emperor
to lose much face.
Papers to Publish Again.
Gen. MacArthur's censor told the
newspapers to resume publication
and to go ahead and distribute the
/ forbidden" editions, which promi-
nently displayed the interviews
alongside a picture of the Emperor
and the supreme Allied commander
and to continue publication.
/ The papers affected. were Asahi
| Mainichi and Yomiuri Hochi of
Tokyo and Asahi and Mainichi of
Osaka.
Gen. Macarthur told the Japa-
nese government that hereafter it
was forbidden to:
l. Take any punitive action for
any sort of publication, unless Or
dered to do so by the Allied COM
mand in cases where false or in
cendiary reports were being spread.
2. Exert any pressure, direct or in
direct, on any medium of informa-
ton
He likewise told the Japanese to
encourage voluntary organizations
of publishers and writers and get
rid at once of compulsory ones and
to repeal those laws restricting in
formation.
Jap Policy Reversed.
Gen. MacArthur's order struck at
the roots of the long exercised JaDa-
nese policy of policing the thoughts
of the people.
japanese liberals hold that an ap-
proach to democracy is impossible
as long as advisers, rightists and
Others of the ruling oligarchy, are
free to use the throne for their own
purposes.
Gen. MacArthur's order was the
strongest he had issued since the
occupation began. 1t cut of the
Japanese government from any con-
troll of newspapers, radios, the mails
telephones, telegraph lines and
cables.
Propaganda to Stop.
Press headquarters said the latest
move completed program designed
to encourage freedom Of the press
and radio in Japan, and to rid the
people of the jingoistic propaganda
on which they have been fed since
before the war.
Previously Gen. Macarthur had
issued a censorship Code and di-
vorced the japanese government
from press operations. Yet the gov
ernment had found loophole in
old laws, some dating back to 1906
Gen. MacArthur's chief economic
aide also declared yesterday that
the assets Of the imperial household
would come under increasingly
close scrutiny" something else new
in the life of Japan's emperors.
1--we will be very curious about
Evening star., 1945-09-30
vacationists Told
Europe Is Unready

It will be a long time before Eu-
rope is ready for vacationists, Maj.
Paul PETER Of the Air Transport
Command, says.
Maj. PETER recently returned to
his home at 1907 Oneida lane, Be-
thesda, after an 11,80O-mile survey
Of flying fields in the British Isles
and Europe. His wife is the-daugh-
ter of the late Oliver Owen Kuhn,
managing editor of The Star.
Declaring that the war has made
a "shambles" of European cities,
Maj. PETER said the transportation
systems Of the countries are wrecked
and there is little food for travellers
except in military posts.
A graduate Of the University OF
Maryland, Maj. PETER learned to
fly at Congressional Airport near
Bethesda. He has been with the
Air Transport Command for four
years, two of which he spent in
India flying over the Hump"
He wears the Distinguished Flying
Evening star., 1945-09-30
|Brifon Induces Dutch
Ito Meet Indonesians
Seeking Freedom
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SINGAPORE, Sept. 29.-British
1t. Gen. Sir Philip Christison, Allied
commander for the Netherlands
Indies, said today he had insisted
on and arranged conference be-
tween Indonesian nationalist lead
ers, clamoring for independence
and the Dutch colonial administra-
tors who previously had refused to
meet with them.
His announcement brought to the
fore the question of just how far
Britain would go in fulfilling her
pledges to both the French and
Dutch to aid in restoring their
colonial possessions in the Orient.
CThe New Delhi radio quoted
British War Secretary j. J.
Lawson as saying at Singapore
that Britain's obligations did not
involve fighting for the French -
against the people of Indo-
China, or for the Dutch against
Javanese nationalists)
Gen. Christison declared his COM
mand was insisting that The Hague
issue a statement on future policy
for the East Indies.
He said he would meet Indonesian
representatives, who have declared
they will resist any occupational
landings if the forces include Dutch
troops. He added that nationalist
forces would be given the respon-
sibility for maintaining law and
order.
British imperial troops, mainly
Indians of Gen. Christison's 18th
Indian Corps, began linding in Java
yesterday and will move into Su.
matra tomorrow.
Gen. Christison already has dis.
patched the ranking Dutch admin
istrator, DR.. Charles O. van del
Plas, to see various Indonesian ma.
tionalist leaders such as Mohammas
Hatta The Dutch arrested Hatts
in 1884 on charges of plotting te
overthrow the Netherlands govern.
ment in the East Indies.
What form of self-government
the Dutch are going to give them
don't know" Gen. Christison said
They'll certainly have to give then
something"
Gen. Christison said his occupa.
ton troops would avoid the Java
hinterland, lest they provoke guer-
rilla warfare. Basically they will
be concerned with protecting Allied
prisoners of war and internees and
disarming and eventually sending
home the thousands of Japanese
troops in the islands.