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Evening star., 1945-07-26
Yanks, FiIipinos Press
On Japs in Luzon Pocket

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, July 26. Combined
American and Filipino forces, cap
italizing on a junction at the former
enemy base of Banaue in Northern
Luzon, pressed in today on pocket
of hungry Japanese troops. The
enemy forces, so natives insist, are
still led by 1t Gen. Tomoyuki va
mashita, conqueror Of Bataan and
the Philippines.
An American 32d Division patrol,
led by 1t. Benjamin S. Blakelay
Dubois, Pa. came out of the Cara
ballo Mountains on this front and
reported remnants Of the japanese
forces were cultivating their own
vegetables to keep from starving.
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
said the meeting of the Yankee and
Filipino forces splits two of the
strongest enemy outfits in the
Philippines.
Repeated rumors have said Gen
Yamashita was in the area, but
there has been no confirmation BY
American headquarters.
Evening star., 1945-07-26


Unexpected word from the White
House put a crimp today in the
travelling plans of some European
bound members of Congress.
It seems they will have to foot
their own transportation bills un-
less their trips were authorized
specifically by resolution.
Speaker Rayburn acknowledged
that he had received letter to
this effect from one of President
Truman's aides. He added that
the decision was unexpected.
AS a result, an l1-man grouI
that took of in an Army plane las,
Friday apparently is out on some.
what of q limb. Another batch Of
legislators repeatedly intends te
abandon plans for look-around In
Europe.
Mr.. Rayburn said he didn't know
If the White House directive hac
caused any Representatives te
change their plans. But he added
that it meant no Army or Navy
funds will be used to transport
members Of Congress abroad.
Those going with committees
authorized by resolution will have
their way paid out of congressional
contingent funds; others will have
to dig into their own pockets.
An earlier understanding was that
service planes would furnish tree
Evening star., 1945-07-26
DooIiHIe Says B-M
Will Level Jap Cities
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
OKINAWA, July 26.-American
bombers will level japanese cities
and transform the country into q
nation OF nomads, 1t. Gen. James
H. Doolittle predicted today.
The stocky little general who led
the f1rst air raid on Tokyo per-
sonally raised the nag over his
newly established 9Th Air Force
headquarters here and predicted his
Super Forts would be striking Japan
next month. They will use six or
seven Okinawa airdromes, augment
ing the 2oth Bomber Command
B-2ss operating from Marianas
Island bases.
Japan eventually will be nation
without cities-a nomadic people,
Gen. Doolittle said. "Our B-2Ss can
easily reach all of Japan itself and
even up into Mongolia If there are
any targets there"
Japan will be plastered nightly
from the air by 5000 planes in one
day, he told newsmen, until their
industries and air force are wiped
out.
THE actual tonnage dropped on
Japan will be about twice that
which was dropped on Germany
from England" he said.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
1900 Star Carriers
Are Guests Of Paper
Al Glen Echo Park

For more than five hours last
night the Glen Echo Amusement
Park practically belonged to 4,00t
carrier boys Of The Evening Star
the largest number ever to attend
the 13-year- -old outing.
From such Virginia towns as Cul-
peper, Leesburg and Front Royal
came boys to join Marylanders from
Leonardtown, Upper Marlboro, Da-
n1ascus and Rockville. Together
with Washington boys they swelled
the attendance to 500 more than
ever before.
The rode the rides, ate 1000 hot
dogs and drank 220 gallons of fruit
punch. They stood in long lines to
get their 10-ounce cups Of punch,
then came back for more.
Everything was on The Star,
and Gait Burns, circulation director,
and E. J. De Wore. circulation man.
ager, were on hand to see that
things ran of smoothly. So was
Leonard B. Schloss, general man.
ager at Glen Echo, and 56 inde-
pendent distributors for The Star
who supervised groups Of boys.
I'VE can easily call this the most
successful of the Is outings" Mr.
De Wore said. And 1t was just one
of the entertainment features we
are arranging for Star carrier boys
this summer"
The boys even had free trans
portation to and from the park.
Many of them arrived an hour
before the scheduled starting time
at Tbs pm. and remained until
midnight.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
White House Bans Free Trips
By legislators to War Fronts

rides for any committees okayed by
Mr.. Rayburn. provided space was
available. 1t was on this basis that
the 11-man group headed by. Rep
resentative Wickersharn, Democrat
of Oklahoma, took off last Friday.
Others include Democratic Rep
resentatives Huber of Ohio, Feighan
of Ohio, Weiss of Pennsylvania,
Chelf of Kentucky and Carnaharl
of Missouri, and Republicans Dom
redo Of Michigan. Horan of WASH
ington, Morrow of New Hampshire,
Ramey of Ohio and Fulton Of Penn
sylvania.
One minute after they roared
away for Europe, the Middle East
and the Scandinavian countries, ac-
cording to Capitol reports, the
White House directive was issued
Their self-styled "fact-finding" mis-
sion was not authorized by resolu-
ton.
One Representative said he under
stood q partial revision of the
order would be sought in their case
Another group Of legislators
headed by Representative McCon-
nell, Republican, Of Pennsylvania
was reported to have abandoned
plans for = European trip, even
though some of the members already
had taken painful but required vac
cination shots" Mr.. Mcconnell was
unavailable.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Historians Question
High Nazi Captives
By the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PreSS.
MONDORF, Luxembourg, July 26
DIR. George Shuster of Hunter
College and a mission of American
historians have arrived from Wash
ington to question German leaders
on a number of social, economic and
political aspects of the Nazi regime
The mission was ordered by the
historical branch of the War De-
partment after a considerable num-
ber of gaps in information on
nominally nonmilitary matters be-
gan to appear.
These reports thoroughly covered
military questions" DR.. ShuSter
said, but in order to broaden its
information the War Department
invited number of historians who
knew the German question, and who
spoke the language, to select num-
ber OF important aspects Of it and
try to determine what really went
on inside Germany before and dur
ing the war. My field is in foreign
relations" /
DR.. Frank D. Graham of Prince
ton, DR.. John Brown Mason Of the
Hoover War Library at Stanford,
1t. Col. o. J. Hale. on leave In war
service from the University Of Vir-
ginia; 1t. Col. John J. Scanlon of
the Once of the Director of Nate
riel, Washington, and Maj. Kenneth
w. Hechler of Columbia are mem
bers of the mission.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Destroyer Kennedy
Launched al Quincy
\, the Associated prts,.


QUINCY, Mass, July rs. - The
oseph p. Kennedy, jr.. a 2,200-tor
destroyer named In honor OF the
eldest son of the fomer Ambassador
to Great Britain, was launched to.
day at the yards Of the Bethlehem
Steel Co.
The ship was sponsored by Miss
Jean Kennedy of Hyannisport
Mas, sister of the naval flyer whe
was awarded posthumously the GOV.
eted Navy Cross.
1t. Kennedy was reported missing
q year ago when he failed to return
from q special bombing mission ir
the European theater and later was
declared dead.
He was awarded the Navy's high
est decoration "for extraordinary
heroism and courage In aerial night
as q pilot Of United States Liber-
ator bomber on August IL, 1914"
Born in 1915 ut Nantasket, Mass.
and q graduate. of Harvard and the
Harvard Law School, 1t Kennedy
enlisted in the Naval Reserve Octo-
ber Is, 1s4l. He had been promoted
to the rank OF Lieutenant only q
month before his death.
Among those attending the cere-
mony were Gov. and Mrs. Maurice
j. Tobin, Representative and Mrs
John w. Mccormack, Mr. and Mrs
John r. Fitzgerald, 1t. Kennedy q
grandparents and the entire Ken
nedy family.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
ForrestoI Aide and 3 Brothers
Collect TotuI of IL Decorations

Capt. Edmund B. Taylor, jr., Al,
of SLOT Valley drive, Parkfairfax,
Va. aide to the Secretary Of the
Navy, and his three brothers to-
gether have collected II decorations
for their exploits SO far in this war.
The other brothers are Comdr.
Crittenden B. Taylor, 80. OF Lima,
Ohio, who has recently returned
from overseas duty; Maj. Richard
B. Taylor, 81, an instructor with
the Air Force Training Command,
stationed at Pyote, Tex, and 1t.
Comdr. Thomas H. Taylor, 28, who
is serving aboard the U. s. s. Vesol,
en- route to the South Pacific. The
father of the boys Is Edmund B.
Taylor Of Lima, Ohio.
Capt. Taylor put q torpedo into
one Of the first Japanese cruisers
sunk by our forces during the Solo
mons activities early in the war. His
destroyer at that time, the Duncan,
was finally sunk in the engage
Evening star., 1945-07-26

Petain ever sent a telegram to
Hitler.
The prosecution alleged that Pc
tain congratulated the Germans on
having repelled the Canadian at
tack at Dieppe and requested that
France be allowed to participate in
the fight against Allied invasion,
Iamaire said. IT have this state
ment from Petain: I am certain ]
never gave any order to send such
a cable. cannot believe that any
authority other than the Foreign
once would have been entrusted
with such a message"
Jeanneney said the Reynaud cabi-
net considered moving to England
or North Africa in the last days be-
fore Petain became Premier and
that the marshal fiatly refused to
leave France.
Shortly after the armistice was
signed, Jeanneney said Laval came
to him and asked him to convoke
the Senate.
"I CURLY refused" Jeanneney said,
s'but next day, two DEGREES were pro-
nlulgated ending the regular session
of parliament and convoking it as
an extraordinary session on July g."
Jeanneney said he learned that
members of both houses of the ma
tional assembly had agreed to forego
ali debate so there was nothing to
do but vote on the resolution to give
petain full power and to draw a new
constitution for France.
"When certain members attempt-
ed to explain their views, Laval told
them there would be no comment. 1t
was a violation OF all our constitu-
tonal procedure"
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Aaron Perry Sought
For Quiz on Robbery

The whereabouts OF Pvt. Aaron
Perry, the Districts top welter-
weight of 1914, still were a mystery
today as District police and MPs
searched the city for the 19-year-
old colored boxer.
Perry, has been AWOL from his
post at Fort Meade since July IL,
Army authorities there declared,
and local police wish to question
him about robbery which was
committed at the n. g. G. Grill,
HOO Florida avenue NV, some time
early Sunday.
Perry's convertible coupe was
found, apparently abandoned, near
the scene of the looting. Taken
from the grill were 80 chickens, two
hams, typewriter and radio; a
bushel Of string beans and $40 in
cash.
Roscoe Perry, 81, his brother, was
detained today at the 18th precinct
after being picked up last night for
questioning
Perry's last fight here was in
Grifith Stadium June Is, when he
knocked out Jim Taylor, New York,
In the first round. He was sched-
uled to appear in an exhibition bout
on Junior Police Corps benefit
show last Saturday night at Turner'S
Arena, but failed to appear.
Only tip of his whereabouts was
given by Harry Garsh, the boxers
manager, who said that through
some Of Perry's friends he had
learned that the boxer was on his
way back to camp. Inquiry at Fort
Meade, this morning, however, re-
vealed Perry had not reported back
to his company.
Evening star., 1945-07-26

ment. He holds the Navy Cross
Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Pur-
pie Heart and Commendation Rib
bon.
His brother, Comdr. Taylor, cap
tain of the U. s. 8. Rail, which was
badly damaged by suicide planes at
Okinawa, has been awarded the Le-
gion of Merit and Gold Star in
lieu of q second Legion of Merit
for his work in command of a
mine sweeper In the Sicilian and
Italian landings.
Mai. Taylor, formerly of the 10Th
Bombardment Group of the AAF
has four Presidential Unit Cita-
tions, the Purple Heart and an Air
Medal.
The youngest OF the quartet, 1t.
Comdr. Taylor has been in the Pa
cific war on destroyers since the
early Solomon days. He holds the
Navy Cross, the Navy-Marine Corps
Medal, Purple Heart and a Citation
Ribbon.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
United Jewish Appeal
Seeks Newcomers Aid

The United Jewish Appeal today
urged newcomers to washington,
whose names and addresses are un-
known to the organization, to con-
tribute to the 1s45 United Jewish
Appeal.
The Appeal has reached three
fourths Of its quota and the organ
isation feels that the campaign can
be oversubscribed II the new resi-
dents will make their contributions
The Appeal supports "a local. ma
tional and international causes
This year, in particular. every dol
lar possible must be raised II those
Jews who have survived II years of
Naziism are to live after We day."
the Appeal urged. Contributions
may be mailed to the United Jewish
Appeal, 1929 Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
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ences at Potsdam and covered doz-
ems Of towns surrounding Frank
furt.
He apparently was in good spirits.
He said he was feeling fine
Addresses Missourians.
After lunch at headquarters OF
Mai. Gen. Alexander r. Boiling,
commander of the 84th, the Presi-
dent was taken just outside Vein
helm, where 286 Missourians from
various outfits had assembled for his
review.
After shaking hands with many,
he told them in brief speech that
he had admired President Roosevelt
more than any other man in the
world"
The President joked with the men
and told them he would like to shake
hands with every one, but that he
was not running for election and Il
don't want to keep you out In the
sun too long"
The Presidents trip to Frankfurt,
coming during a lull in the Big
Three Conference, coincided with
the disclosure at Potsdam that he
planned to make Nationwide re-
port to the American people when
he returns to Washington at the end
Of the sessions.
The President came here in a big
four -motored C-54 transport plane
for his first side trip since he ar
rived in Potsdam July Is. Secretary
Of State Byrnes came to Frankfurt
aboard another plane.
War on Japan Is Topic.
The Big Three met yesterday in
Potsdam for the ninth successive
day and it was presumed that the
war against the japanese was still
q major topic of discussion.
I'm London 1t was disclosed
that Admiral Lord Louis Mount
batten, supreme commander of
the Southeast Asia command,
had participated In the Big Three
conferences.
CThe London Daily Express
took the announcement to be the
FIRST official indication that Pre-
n1ier Stain has discussed the
conduct of Far Eastern affairs
with Churchill and Truman"
The Daily Express added that
Admiral Mountbatten, now in
London, had rushed to Potsdam
on urgent instructions.
CThe Daily Mail declared Lord
Mountbatten's presence in Pots
dam could "only be regarded as
having the greatest significance"
ct was recalled that he re-
Gently fiew from his India Burma
headquarters to the Philippines
to confer with Gen. MacArthur)
At dinner at Potsdam last night
khe President entertained Jefferson
Caffrey, United States Ambassador
TO France; Robert Murphy, political
adviser to Gen. Eisenhower, and Gen.
2rehon s. Sommervell, commander
Of the United States Army Service
Forces.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Rails Given ; More Month,
To Adjust Freight Rates
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com.
mission today granted the Nations
railroads an additional three months
in which to make effective tempo
rary freight rate adjustments or.
dered in ICC's May is freight rate
decision. ''''N'''
The carriers had petitioned the
commission to extend the date
from August 80 to April /. 1916
Instead, the commission allowed the
carriers until November 30 to carry
out the order.
The order for temporary adjust
ments stipulated that all present
class rates in and between South
ern. Western trunkline and South
western territories, and between
these territories on the one hand
and official Eastern) territory on
the other, be reduced 10 per cent.
Present class rates within Official
territory we're ordered increased 10
per cent.
The commission ordered these
adjustments to provide temporary
relief" until . permanent uniform
scale OF class rates could be worked
ont.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Three Southeastern States
Feel Sharp Earthquake
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Ga, July 76.-An
earth tremor was felt in this area at
$50 am. today.
The shock lasted only a few sec
onds and no property damage was
reported. Several residents on the
edge Of town reported houses VI
brated from the movement.
The Augusta Herald received tele-
phone calls from Aiken, S. c., about
16 miles away; Langley, s. c., IL
miles from here, and from Blythe
and Hephzibah, Ga, about Is miles
from Augusta, reporting the tremor
ratified windows in those areas.
Similar reports came from Co
lumbia, Greenville and Spartanburg
in South Carolina, and Charlotte,
N. C..
Greenville said the tremors were
we'll defined and were accompanied
by distant rumbling.
Evening star., 1945-07-26

| accomplish things first by diplomac.
and persuasion, but resorting b,
more direct methods when neces'
sary.
When he arrived In the Philip
pines, he found the officers In his
post split into three antagonistie
cliques. They even had three sepa-
rate clubs. Gen. Craig first ap-
pointed a peace committee, but 1t
accomplished nothing. Thereupon
he dispatched task force" to tear
down two OF the clubs, leaving the
officers no choice but to get to-
gether in the remaining one.
After tour of duty commanding
the Army War College here, Gen.
Craig was named Chief OF Staff on
October 2, 1885, succeeding Gen.
Macarthur and rating the (then
temporary four stars of a full gen.
eral. Later he was retired In that
permanent rank, which he contin-
ued to hold when he returned to the
War Department on active duty on
September 10. 194l.
War Threat Grows Real.
Gen. Craig's service as Chief OF
Staff was during period when the
world rapidly was forgetting earlier
hopes Of peace and disarmament
and the prospects Of war were be-
coming daily more real. Yet the
threat at America was not concrete
enough to spur Congress into ap-
propriating large sums for defense
Nevertheless, Gen. Craig con-
stantly hammered at the thesis that
America must prepare itself for the
war which he could see was virtually
inevitable.
With remarkable prescience, he
wrote in a final report on June 30,
1889, the date Of his retirement:
THE same persons who now state
that they see no threat to the peace
of the United States would hesitate
to make the same forecast through
a two-year period"
Before the end of that two years,
the United States was engaged in
an undeclared war with German
submarines in the Atlantic. Less
than 30 months later the japanese
had attacked Pearl Harbor.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
| IMoIcoImsonQ Quits.
| Justice Post With
| GrowI at Editors

The Justice Department is dis
tributing this announcement today:
Charles Malcolmson has resigned
his position as director of public
relations with the Department OF
Justice.
With q deep growl, he requests
all editors and correspondents to
remove his home telephone number
from, the lists of persons to be
awakened In the middle Of the
night"
Mr.. Malcolmson, . former news
paperman, resides In Alexandria
and his phone number is Temple
7169. He is. however, headed for q
months vacation In Canada before
resuming private employment.
He has been in the department
more than iive years. No successor
has been named.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Monastery Servant Gets
Death for Aidinq Nuzis
ss the Associatcd Pres

Ey the Associated Press.
PRAGUE, July ga former
monastery servant accused of bear
ing "tales' to the Gestapo was sem
fenced to death yesterday by a peo-
pies court at Bruenn.
The prosecution charged that the
servant, Jaroslav Maiousek, a Czech,
spread stories of hidden weapons
and treasure, which led to II arrests
and 2 executions In the monastery at
Bruenn.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Wright Named Head
IOfCommunity Fund Unit

William M. Wright, 10206 Suther-
land road, Northwood Park, Md.
has been appointed chairman of the
Silver Spring business district for
the Community War Fund CAM
paign, to begin in October.
Mr.. Wright. a former president
of the Silver Spring Board Of Trade,
has been active in community work
and helped organize the Silver
Spring USO Club. He is treasurer
of the Aero Club of Maryland.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Five Officers Accused
Of Beating Soldiers
By the Associated Press,

by lht AbSOCIaEeu FftbBs
LONDON, July 26.-The Army
newspaper Stars and Stripes said
yesterday that United States Army
officials had disclosed that five on
GERS and eight enlisted men were
relieved of duty and some recon-
mended for court-martial late in
1914" after soldier prisoners at the
10th reinforcement Depot, Lichfield.
England, alleged they were beaten
by guards. Names were withheld.
The announcement was made
after Stars and Stripes printed let
tiers from soldiers complaining of
beatings. The Army said an in
vestigation has been in progress
for "a good many weeks"
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Rev. M. 6. Richard Dies
Wus Lutheran Leader

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July 26.-The
Rev. Marion Gilbert Richard. rs,
former president of the old Phila-
delphia Conference of the Eastern
Pennsylvania Synod and Of the
Lutheran Ministerial Association OF
Philadelphia and vicinity, died at
his home in nearby East Lansdowne
Tuesday.
He was born near Winchester, Va,
and attended Winchester Academy,
Roanoke College and the Gettys-
burg Theological Seminary.
He had served churches near
Amber, Pa: Columbia County, Fla. /;
Chester Springs and East Lans-
downe.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
| Jonitor Receivers
| $4,000 in Checks;
| Reward Is IS Cents
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 26.-When
Joseph Kratzle learned q tenant
In the apartment house where
he works as serviceman had
lost two checks totaling sl14, 900,
he began searching and en-
visioned q substantial reward.
He found the checks. His
reward was Is cents and a
solicitous offer by the tenant
TO apply iodine to cuts on his
hands resulting from digging
three hours through trash and
garbage.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Two Dead Men Elected
To Seats in Commons

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 26.-Two dead
men were elected to the House Of
Commons in returns counted today.
Both were Conservatives.
They were Leslie Pym and Sir
Edward Campbell, both of whom
died July II, dozen days after the
ballots were cast.
Both elections will be accepted
formally in Parliament and then the
seats will be declared vacant and
new elections will be ordered.
Evening star., 1945-07-26
Beleion Pointer Found
Beaten in London
By the Associated Press,

LONDON, July 26-Ernest Gas.
telein, 64-year-old Belgian painter
of beautiful women. was found seri-
ously beaten about the head yester.
day in his studio in the Hammer
smith section.
A woman tenant of an apartment
near the studio, hearing groans, dis
covered the painter lying in front
Of q just completed portrait. His
condition was described as serious
Scotland Yard began an investiga-
tion
Evening star., 1945-07-26

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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-01-18

Mr. and Mrs. Luther E. Wolfe,