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Evening star., 1945-06-10
Allies Heavily Raid
Isle Off Borneo Where
laps Report Landing
North Coast of Borneo
SheIIed by Worships;
Fires Set on Formosu
By the Associated Press

MANILA. June 10 Sunday
The Japanese reported yester.
day an Allied invasion of Labuar
Island off the northwest coast
of Borneo.
Gen. Macarthur did not confirm
the enemy radio report, but his com.
munique today announced heavy all
raids for the eighth consecutive day
on Labuan and the Brunei Bay area
in which Labuan is situated.
Allied light naval forces also she'll
ed the northeast coast of Borneo
Gen. Macarthur announced.
United States 18th Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force and
United States 7th Fleet heavy
medium and fighter -bombers dealt
the Borneo blows as the air war in
the East Indies reached a crescendo
Labuan Heavily Bombed.
Liberators of the 18th Air Force
cascaded heavy tonnage of bombs
on Labuan and on nearby airfield
while delayed reports showed the
RAAF on Tuesday, Wednesday anc
Thursday smashed the nearby main.
land town of Brunei in a succession
of raids. These strikes were followed
by another 18th Air Force raid or
the same area.
The airdromes of Ranau, Jessel.
ton, Sandakan, Kudat and Keningal
all were hit and cratered, while the
railroad bridge over the Pados River
near Brunei was damaged in the
heaviest series of strikes yet made
by planes based in the Philippines
and the East Indies.
Tokyo had said that Allied in.
vaders went ashore on Labuan aftel
japanese positions on the isle were
battered by battleships, cruisers, de.
stroyers and SO smaller warships.
Labuan is on the northern f1anl
of the mouth of Brunei Bay, or
the opposite side of Northern Bor.
neo from Iarakan Island, which
Australian and Dutch forces in.
vaded Al days ago. japanese op.
position on Tarakan has almost
been knocked out.
FOrmoSa Raided.
Gen. Macarthur reported Ameri.
can planes set fires in harassine
raids on Taihoku, on Formosa
caused large explosion with s
direct hit on the Woosung dock.
near Shanghai and bombed a small
arms plant near Canton, beside.
doing extensive damage to railway.
on Hainan Island and in Indo.
China.
In the Philippines cleanup cam
paign, he announced that the Unitet
(See PHILIPPINES. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1945-06-10
Berlin Victory Parade
Reported Planned
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June e.-The British
radio, quoting Russian announce.
ment. said today that an Allied vic.
tory parade will be held in Berlin
as soon as British and American
troops arrive in the German capt.
tai"
The broadcast, recorded by CHS
added that "a large stand has al
ready been erected in the center oi
Berlin" and that large photographs
of the late President Roosevelt
Prime Minister Churchill and Mar.
shall Stain hang over the stand"
Evening star., 1945-06-10
French Radio Says Hopkin!
Got Is Poles Released

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June "a French press
agency broadcast heard by BIC said
tonight that President Truman's
emissary, Harry Hopkins, sis report
ed to have obtained the release OF
16 of IT Polish personalities arrested
by Soviet authorities" late last
month.
I'm addition" said the broadcast
|unconf1rmed elsewhere, Moscow
was reported to have agreed that
the Warsaw Polish government be
enlarged by the addition of many
personalities representing the Polish
peasant party, Socialists and Cath
olicS."
Evening star., 1945-06-10
BY EDDY GILMORE,

BERLIN. June 9.-The capita
of the Third Reich is a heap OF
gaunt, burned-out. flame scared
buildings, with mile after mile
of destruction. 1t is a hot desert
of 100000 dunes made up OF
brick, stone and powdered ma
Sonry.
Over this hangs the pungent
stencil of death.
Berlin unquestionably is living
proof of the most awful vengeance
which modern people have brought
on themselves. 1t is a city more
ruined than London after the fire
raids, Warsaw after all her suffer-
ings and Stalingrad after one of
history's most furious battles. I
Evening star., 1945-06-10
House Lines Drawn
For Debate on Federal
PAY Bill Tomorrow
Buckers Confident
Of Blocking Changes
In Committee Version

Lines were drawn yesterday on
Capitol Hill for three hours of
general debate tomorrow in the
House on the $736,000,0O0 pay
boost bill for Government work
ers, with supporters of the
measure confident they would
beat off any major amendments.
Chairman Ramspeck of the Civil
Service Committee, in charge of the
bill, said last night he believed the
House would pass the measure SUBJ
stantially as recommended by his
committee.
Minority members, headed by
Representative Rees. Republican, of
Kansas indicated they would fight
for amendments estimated to cut
the costs of the bill by $3.50, 1000, ,oOo
They would strike the proposed 90
1915 per cent boosts in basic pay and
the proposed time and one-half rate
for overtime on salaries up to $4,000
Joined by Republicans.
The formal report on the meas
ure, made available yesterday, con-
tanned minority section. 1t urges
amendments which would postpone
adoption of basic pay boost until
after Government workers had been
returned to a 40-hour week. It
also proposes continuation, until
that time, of the present 1/l2 rate
for overtime on the first $4,000 sal
ary, by adoption of the overtime
provisions of the Senate bill.
In the minority report, Mr.. Rees
was joined by Republican Repre-
sentatives Herter of Massachusetts,,
Vursell of Illinois. Bennet of New
York, Byrnes of Wisconsin and Case
of New Jersey.
Mr.. Ramspeck said the commit
tee expected hours of Government
work would be reduced as soon as
war needs permit and cited re-
cent letter from President Truman
indicating it would be the policy of
the Government to reduce the work
week in areas not having an acute
labor shortage.
Pay Rates Static.
In supporting true" time-and-a-
half overtime rates, the majority re-
port recalled that mechanical trades
and crafts paid at rates fixed by
wage boards already have this bene-
fit and without the $4,000 wage linn
itation applied in the case of CLASH
fled workers.
The classified employe on a 48-
hour week. Mr.. Ramspeck explained,
now is working 20 per cent more
time and receiving only 21.6 per
cent more pay, instead of 80 per cent
more pay as would be the case under
true time and a half.
In support of the proposed basic
pay boosts which would result in
an average increase of 15.9 per cent
in basic compensation, the Ram
speck report said pay rates of L.
100000 classified employees have re-
manned virtually static" since 1880,
although the cost of living had risen
at least 26 per cent since January
1941.
Other workers, both in Govern
ment and in industry, the majority
continued, have enjoyed basic pay
increases up to the Is per cent limit
established by the Little Steel For
mula. yet with minor increases of
slight overall effect the basic con-
pensation schedules of the CLASH
fication Act are at the same levels
they were Is years ago."
A minority amendment dealing
with the basic pay scale, the Rees
group said, will provide that at the
time of the return to the 40-hour
week, base pay OF employees shall
be fixed at a level to correspond
to the take-home pay which en-
Evening star., 1945-06-10

President Truman left yesterday
afternoon on an overnight river
cruise on the yacht Potomac. He
will return to the White House
some time today.
Evening star., 1945-06-10

TWo additional men from
the District area haze been re-
ported killed in this War. See
"On the Honor Roll" Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-06-10

Radio Programs. Ps. CO
Complete Index. Pe. AZ
Evening star., 1945-06-10

(See WAR BONDS, Page A-10D
Evening star., 1945-06-10
Trumun on Yacht Trip

(see PHILIPPINES, Page A-5.]
Evening star., 1945-06-10

tSee BERLIN, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1945-06-10

odPhII 10 1IBI1tIII6 WdI 10 uPIIUlI
(See JAPANESE POLITICS. A-22.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Japan Policy
Rift Is Denied

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 tINSl
President Truman denied today
that any of the other interested
powers, including Russia. had ex-
pressed dissatisfaction over the
arrangements for Allied control
of Japan.
The President made his state
ment at a news conference in re-
sponSe 10 questions on reports
from London that Soviet Foreign
Commissar Molotv had demanded
Russian be given a voice in shap-
ing occupation policy in Japan.
Mr.. Truman made il clear APP
pointment of Gen. Macarthur as
supreme commander had been
agreed on by all Interested
powers. This was the arrange
ment whereby Macarthur was
given absolute authority in carry
ing out the unconditional sur
render and provisions of the Pots
dam declaration. Macarthur was
accepted as representing all the
powers, Mr.. Truman said.
Secretary of State ByrneS. who
Is the American representative at
the London meeting. is expected
in Washington within the next 10
DAYS, Mr.. Truman added.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
National Gas Strike
Ordered by Board
CONTINUED from Page one)

jumped from S7,500,0O0 in 1889
TO $27,3oO.0OO in 1914.
While the two factions battled
before the federal conciliators the
country watched this as the first
test of President Truman's post
war labor policy.
Justice knous and the two COM
misSioners on the panel-James
q. Hubbard of Houston, Tex, and
August w. Hummert of ST Louis
may make a complete report 10
Lewis Schwellcnbach, secretary
of labor but they are not en-
powered 10 recommend d settle
ment.
Board of directors of the Stand
ard Oil Co. of Indiana today an
nounccd its decision 10 stand on
its offer of a Is per cent increase
for 40 hours work and said the
contract required the union to
submit any proposal for a larger
increase to arbitration by the u. )
department of labor.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
How Troops
Come Home

Troopship arrivals were an
nounced for today as follows:
AT NEW YORK-Gen. Greeley,
previously announced for yester-
day, from Calcutta, 2,735 troops,
including members Flyin Tigers,
10th and 14th Air Force, 2nd Ali
C m m n d Squadron, Merrill S
Marauders. M ars T k Force,
252d Engineers, 61st r. r. Opera
tions Battalion, 800 patients and
United States, Chinese. Canadian
and Indian civilians. Sea Serpent,
from Antwerp, II miscellaneous
j. f.. Johnson, from Antwerp, 23
miscellaneous. Jamaique, FIR o m
MaTsailles, % miscellaneous.
AT BOSTON-Brandon Victory
from lie Harve, 1857 troops, al
but three members 63d division
headquarters and head
quarters company. NJ. p. Platoon
2nd Battalion 253d Infantry Regi'
ment and S62d Field Artillery Bat
Italion. Dominican Victory, from lie
Havre, 1889 miscellaneous troops
The SIS Josiah Bartlett with
t753 troops and the Chapel Hill
Victory with 1913 aboard.
AT NEWPORT NEWS-Crist0,
bal, from Marseilles, 1894 troops
Mt. Evans, from Naples, 20 mis-
IcellAneOnS.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27

Counsel
Named

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 INS)
The Pearl Harbor investigating
committee today unanimously
chose former u. S. attorney gen.
eral William d. Mitchell, 71-year-
old New York lawyer, as chief
counsel for its inquiry into the
1871 Jap sneak attack. Mitchell
promptly accepted.
Senate. majority leader Bark
ley. in making the announcement,
said that Mitchell was prepared
TO start work right away
Barkley said il was still uncer-
tain when the committee would
make its planned trip to Hawaii,
pointing out that this would de-
pend to some extent on Mitchell's S
views after surveying evidence
already available. He also said
the date for beginning public
hearings will depend on when the
committee makes the trip.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27

WASHINGTON. Sept. 26 (INS)
President Truman disclosed to-
day that the remnants Of the
German fleet will he divided
equally among the United States,
Great Britain and Russia.
The Chief Executive also told
a news conference that dispoSi-
ton of the remnants of the Japa-
nese. fleet will be decided later
by the three major powers.
The President said division of
the German fleet was agreed upon
at Potsdam.
He explained that division OF
the Japanese fleet would be
worked out in the same manner
in which the three powers dis
posed of the German and italian
fleets
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Girl DisCIoses
Be|sen Atro(ity

LUENEBURG, Sept. 26 tUP)-
Josef Kramer, the Beast of Bet
sen was identified in court today
as one Of the NaZiS who picked
out victims for the gas chambers
at OSwiecim.
Identification was m d e by
Ilona Sein, Hungarian girl, who
tolG how young women were Sc
lected for the gas chambers.
"SOmetimeS the women were
told to raise their skirts above
the waist to see IL their legs
were strong. but usually they
were completely naked. Only
the weak were gaSsed," she
said "The stronger women
were kept for work.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
: Children
Neglected

Five youngsters, ranging in age
from one TO seven years, were
being cared for at Wayne County
General Hospital today after being
removed from their small home in
Nankin Township by sheriff 8
deputies who said they were
grossly neglected.
The deputies, Wakely Pepoon
and AL Michaels, said a warrant
will be sought today from Judge
Italy Vining charging the parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Merrill, of
3S441 Palmer Road. with child
neglect. The couple has been or
dered 10 appear for Questioning
at sheriff's headquarters in Wayne
at a p. m.
Wakely and Pepoon said they
were summoned on complaints OF
neighbors who told the deputies
that the father, George. 80, and
his wife, Mildred, 26, frequently
left the children unattended for
long periods while they visited
taVernS"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Truman Maps
Job Bill Fight

WASHINGTON. Sept 26 (INSl
President Truman questioned
today whether the House ways
and means committee action on
his unemployment compensation
bill had actually killed it, He
Will send a message TO Congress
later on the subject
He was asked an his news con-
ference for his reaction TO the
committees action in poStponlng
the proposed legislation indeil-
nltely
Pigconholing of the Scnate-ap-
proved benefit bll by the House
ways and means committee raised
speculation that President TTu-
man may address a new appeal
TO Congress for "co-operation. -
II centcrcd interest too, on
the administration full employ
ment bill. entering its second day
of debate in the Senate today. A
fight over limiting amendments
was predicted. one proposal
would force a balancing OF the
national budget by 1858
The committee 14-lO vote on
the joblcsS pay bill quickly
brought dcnunciation from AFL
President William Green and Go
Chief Philip Murray Green ac-
cused Congress of going on strike
against the best interests of the
nation.
Murray said the House commit
tee has turned It's back COM
pletely on the needs of the work
erS and the entire ration
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Argentines Nab
Revolt Leaders

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 26
tINS)-Gens. Arturo Rawson and
Osvaldo Martin were among more
than a score Of army officers
under arrest as ring-leaders of an
abortive military revolt against
the government today.
According 10 a government an
nouncement, the revolt was nipped
when headquarters of the plotters
was raided at Cordoba
A revolutionary manifesto, said
10 bear the signature Of Gen,
Rawson whose military coup more
than two years ago led TO forma-
tion Of the Farrel-Peron govern
ment. called on Argentinians 10
overthrow the 'usurper" regime
which had led the nation 10 "the
verge OF chaos.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Sister Of Joe Louis
Given 5 Days in Jail

Miss Eulalia Barrow, %, Of
2100 Macdougal. sister Of Sgt. Joe
Louis, c m pion heavyweight
boxer, today was sentenced to
serve five days in jail on charge
of drunk driving The sentence
will begin Saturday
She was arrested while cutting
in and out of traffic on Hastings
Aug. /. Sentence was pronounced
by Traffic Judge John y. Watts.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Tax Relief Hopes
Go GGnnnerinq

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 CUP)
The House ways and means
committee began work today on
its first postwar tax relief legis-
lation and has set a deadline OF
Nov. for enactment.
The administration and con-
gressional tax Spokesmen have
made il clear that no substantial
cuts can be expected while gov
ernment expenditures rem ! n
high.
The committee Is expected 10
favor repeal of the automobile
use tax.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Civvies Warm Sailor
But Patrol Disaqrees

Henry Jonik. 20. Of 1858 Morse,
today was released with a repri-
mand for wearing civilian clothes
instead Of his sailor uniform fol-
lowing his arrest yesterday on
suspicion of being AWOL from
the navy.
Jonik, taken into custody yes
today. explained that he wore
"civvies' to keep warm. He said
he had had recurrent chills from
a fever suffered while serving in
the Pacific.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Big , Sit
Inn Crisis

LONDON. Sept. 26 QNS)-The
Evening Standard said today that
Il. S. Secretary of State James
Byrnes, Soviet Foreign Commits
sar V. NJ Molotov. and British
Foreign Minister Ernst Bevin met
today at a. m. in hastily sum-
moned conference in hopes Of
finding a way out of the Big Five
councils deadlock"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27

bowling Japs, running madly in
all directions
l spread the balance of my
gasoline around as many more
houses as l could and set them
afire. Then ! ran!
DY THIS time, the Japs had
- spied me-.
never ran so fast in my life
before or since.
! sped out Of town. ducklng be-
-hiRd-tFees where possible, with
bullets whizzing all around.
Suddenly, | felt something
hit my legs halfway between
the knee and ankle and ! figured
had been shot.
But, believe me didn't stop
TO investigate.
l finally eluded the JapS, and
got down 10 the bridge where I
set off the dynamite and blew up
the bridge
Looking back. 7 saw shells fall
ing into the blazing town just as
Col. Funk said they would when
he saw the first flames break out.
| don't know how many Japs
were killed in the fire and from
the shelling, but il must have been
plenty.
When I got back to our camp,
the doctors found a bullet had
entered my leg but had r'tssed
| the bone.
II must have been pretty well
spent because the doctors got u
out right away and in a couple OF
days. / was getting around as well
( aS. ever.
II WAS pretty scared that night.
In fact. l was pretty scared
most Of the time.
In tough spots, ! always found
my heart pumping like mad.
And at times, ! could hardly
breathe.
Sometimes you feel like chuck
/ ing the whole business and quit
ting. but always. down deep inside.
something kept saying:
"You just can't quit. see. You
just can't quit"
SO you never do or never did.
TOMORROW-W u d d
Again and in Hospital. Capt.
/ Wermuth Is Taken Prisoner By
the laps
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
1000 RETURN

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 26
(INS)-Sixteen hundred veterans
of Pacific fighting returned last
night on the SIS Meteor, which
came from -Leyte.
All branches Of the armed
forces were represented, but most
of the men were infantrymen and
artillery men.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27

IN three places.
They cut the taps and started
back.
Jock" Chats my pet name
for jacob and / covered each
other as we roamed around in
No Mans Land.
was in front with Jock"
covering me when / stumbled
over a wire and fell right into
a Jap's lap In a ditch. He
had ear phones on.
l yelled for Jock" and he
leaped into the ditch.
He rammed his rife against
the Jap's head, finished him.
Then we saw two other Japs
nearby.
Jock" shot one through the
head The second rushed me
with a bayonet and rammsd IL
through my left arm just bsioU
the elbow.
With my free arm, I>killed him
with my As, and we ram for home
DY JAN. II. our outposts hac
- been driven back by over
whelming forces.
The Japs had taken Kalignan. {
small town of about 300 bamboC
and thatch houses.
Col. Arnold Funk asked Il
somebody would volunteer tC
burn the town and destroy the
small wooden and concrete bridg,
about 200 yards outside the vii
lage.
Well. i never believed I'm ask
lng men 10 do a job I wouldn't
do myself, so 1 naturally volun-
teered.
/ took two. five-gallon cans o
gasoline and a special dynamite
charge and started out for Kalig
nan in the middle of the night.
l went in on the east side OF IN,
town.
A strong wind was blowing IL
from the sea and conditions were
perfect for a nice, little bonfire.
! sneaked into the sleeping
toWn past sentriss, and poured
the gasoline under four or hUe
houses and set them obiare.
The flames shot up quickly AM
soon the streets were filled will
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
BY WALTER &. RUMBLE

SHANGHAI. Sept. rs (UP)-
Captured enemy records provided
the first definite confirmation to-
day that the Japanese executed
three American armcn who par
uCipatCd m the famed "Doolittle
raid on Tokyo April 1S, 1912.
'--'f'7e~TCC0rdS. including the Off
cial Japanese account of the per-
functory court-martial which con-
demned the men, disclosed that
they died before a firing squad at
a war prisoners camp near Shang-
hais kianCwan race track oct.
IS. 1912.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
.yaFD Files Prove
u. -. Filters Slain

EDITORS NOTE-Thc fol-
'oirug ercIHsir, dispatch clears
au tbf hrce-dBd-e -6d}f-Btar-oid
mystery surrounding me fate Of
three missing dtrWcH jCto par
ficipu'cd D the INST Amcrlcan
ar raid ou Tokyo.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
Ike Summons
Gen. Patton
All Nazis Ordered Out
Of Office in Bavaria

FRANKFURT. sept 26 tUP)-
Gen. Eisenhower called Gen.
George s. Patton on the carpet
today TO give an account Of his
stewardship in Bavaria. where he
favored the retention Of Nazis in
certain minor administrative
posts.
Patton was ordered 10 appear
personally an American occupa-
ilon hcaaguarterS within a week
10 preScnt his SIDE Of the contro-
Ncrsy and 10 report on any Nazls
who may bee holding Office IN the
Rsvaran province Of which he IS
military governor
1t. Gen. Walter 3 Smith.
Fl>cnhoWcrs chief Of staff, an
nounlcd the summons 10 Patton
az a press conference here today.
Gen. Smith said II Patton is
unable to give a satisfactory re-
port on his stewardship u was
not known what disciplinary ac-
ton Eisenhower would take
lie aSkcd q correspondents 10
watch closely the next week 10
see If any marked changes Tor The
better are made 10 improve United
States political control in Bavaria.
Eisenhower yesterday ordered
the custer Of all Nazis in civil and
business posts.
Patton al -preSs- conference at
his Bavarian headquarters earlier,
had advocated the use OF Nazl
officials in secondary posts, insist
inc he was carrying out Eisen-
hOWer'S direCtivcS 10 the letter
and would continue 10 do so.
Smith excused -Patlnn,S stale
mcnts 10 the press upholdlng use
of certain Nazis in office by
saying:
"His mouth does not always
carry out the functions of his
brain. George acts on the theory
that IL il better TO be damned
than 10 say nothing-that some
publicity iS better than meme.
Smith said Pattons claim that
certain NaZis were necessary in
key positions TO carry out sue
cessfully the functions OF life could
be dISregarded.
.PatteH,s statement was in
contradiction to Eisenhower's
order" Smith said. II think he
has probably changed his mind
by now"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
BY CAPT. ARTHUR wERMUTH

Exclusively NeUs Special Service
ONE day at Mabatang we noticed strange clicks
" field phones.
We knew what they meant-the Japanese had
tapped our lines
| sent out three of two each to locate the
taps. Sgt Crispn Jacob and formed the fourth team.
Jacob huge black native from Zamboanga who
had attached himself to me like faithful dog when
reached the Philippines.
NoY that the fight is I trying to locate
him and in l0ay reward him for his magnificent
efforts.
boys found where the Japs
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-27
3 FLIERS IDENTIFIED

The flierS were identified as:
FIRST 1T. WILLIAM G. FAR
ROW OF Washington and Darling
ton, s. c.
FIRST 1T. DEAN HALLMARK
Of Dallas.
SGT. HAROLD A. SPATZ Of
Lebo. Kan. and New York.
A fourth member of the Doo-
little team, lSt 1t. Robert }
Mcdcr of Lakewood, o., died in a
Marking prison Dee. /. l943, OF
malnutrition. beri-beri and dySen-
terry The remaining four OF the
eight Doolittle flierS captured by
the japanese were liberated last
month and three already have
been flown back TO the United
States.
Tho Cc,tt.t r,,a rtta1 ropOrdc rn.