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Evening star., 1945-04-30

Malinovsky's I'd Ukrainian army In
Czechoslovakia advanced along a So
mile front west of captured Bruenn
(Brno) toward meeting with Mar
shall Ivan S. Konev's 1st Ukranian
army, GA miles distant in Northern
Moravia.
In Berlin, elements of Zhukov's
army were only block away from
the Wilhelmstrasse, center of all i'm
portant German ministerial build
ings, and were three-fourths of a
mile from Brandenburg Gate and
the dead center of the city at Unter
den Linden and Friedrichstrasse.
Flame throwers were within sight of
Heinrich Himmler's Ministry of the
Interior.
Mortars shelled the area, concen-
trating on the Kaiserhof Hotel,
where Hitler used to 60 to dine and
listen to Wagnerian music. Moscow
said hand-to-hand struggles ragged
for every building and rubble pile.
A Red Star correspondent said the
Russians set up mortars and ma
chine guns in a subway station and
slaughtered hundreds of German
soldiers as they emerged from the
tunnel in what they had expected
would be surprise maneuver. Sub
way fighting was heavy.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Carrier Roosevelt
Dedicated 10 Peace
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClateQ freSS.
NEW YORK, April 3o.-The
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 45,000-ton
aircraft carrier, was dedicated yes
terday by Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal to the aims of the late
President-to win the war and
maintain the peace.
Mr.. Forrestal described the vessel,
sistership Of the Midway and second
in the class Of the worlds largest,
strongest and fastest carriers "as a
symbol Of our determination to
prosecute the war against Japan to
complete victory"
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, dressed in
mourning, attended the launching
at New York Navy Yard and said in
a brief talk:
Il pray God to bless this ship and
its personnel and keep them safe
and bring them home victorious"
1t was the first public appearance
Of Mrs. Roosevelt since the death of
her husband, April II. .
Admiral Ernest j. King. COM
mander in chief of the United States
Fleet, inspected the vessel after it
had been christened by Mrs. John
H. Towers, Coronado, Calf, wife
of Vice Admiral Towers, who is de-
putty commander in chief of the Pa
cific Fleet.
The Roosevelt, originally called
the Coral Sea, was renamed by the
Navy with approval of President
Truman. It will join rs carriers OF
the fleet, Mr.. Forrestal announced.
Capt. Apollo Soucek, Medford
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Meat Firm Asks 0PA
To LIST Violations

Attorneys for Sam Seigel and
Berry G. Wright, partners in the
Wright Beef Co., wholesale meat
dealers of the 1900 block of Fourth
street NE, today filed a motion in
District Court seeking to require
the Office of Price Administration to
give the court a more detailed ac-
count of ceiling price violations
charged to them
The OPA filed a civil suit early
this month against the two seeking
treble damages in the sum of ST.
146,600 on charges of selling meat
above ceiling prices.
The suit also asked for a prelim-
mary injunction. The company's
motion said mo preliminary injunc-
ton should be granted on any COM
plant based solely on information
and belief"
At the same time, Mr.. Wright
filed a motion asking the court to
delay contempt proceedings against
him pending the outcome of GRIM
inal charge of selling above ceiling
prices. He has not been indicted
on the charge The OPA is seeking
to hold him in contempt on charges
of violating the terms of an injunc-
ton against overcharges issued
against Wright in 1943, when he was
employed by a meat firm.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
journalism Award
Given Ernie Pyle for
Second Straight Year
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 3o.-For the Sec
ond consecutive year top achieve
ment Sigma Delta Chi awards in
journalism went to the late Ernie
Pyle and to Frederick Kuh, London
bureau manager Of the Chicago Sun,
for war and foreign correspondence,
respectively.
Sigma Delta Chi, professional
journalism fraternity, announced
Mr.. Pyle's award shortly after he
was killed on Ie Shima of the coast
of Okinawa by Jap machine-gun
bullet.
Other awards announced yester-
day went to Henry T. Gorrel of the
United Press for spot news war cor
respondence as distinguished from
Mr.. Pyle's human interest report
ling; Eddie Doherty, Chicago Sun,
for general reporting; Marquis
Childs, United Feature Syndicate
columnist, for Washington corre-
spondence.
Hank Barrow of the Associated
Press for editorial cartooning; Felix
r. Mcknight Of the Dallas (Tex.)
Morning News for editorial writing
and Prof. Earl English of the Uni
versity of Iowa, Iowa City, for re-
search In journalism.
Honorable mention went to Hal
Boyle, Kenneth Dixon and Joseph
Morton of the A. P. and Frank
Conih, International News Service,
for war correspondence; Walter R.
Humphrey. editor of the Temple
(Tex) Daily Telegram, and S/Sergt.
Walter Scott of the Plane Dealer
location not known for general
reporting, and to E. H. Linford, edi-
tor of the Laramie (WyoO Repub-
ican and Boomerang, for "his con-
sistent editorial and news cam
paigns throughout the year for civic
betterment and patriotic endeavor."
The Milwaukee journal received
the courage in journalism award
for a news, editorial and picture
campaign, written and directed by
Richard S. Davis OF the journal
staff, detailing housing conditions
IN Milwaukee's colored section.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Truman Joins Prayers
For Quick Victory and
Success Of ParIey

President Truman yesterday
Joined in prayers for quick victory
and for the success Of the San
Francisco Conference.
He attended Foundry Methodist
Church with Mrs. Truman and Fed
eral Judge Lewis c. Schwellenbach,
and occupied a pew that WAS draped
In black and surmounted by q black
cross in memory Of the late Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
It was in this pew that Mr..
Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill sat for Christmas services
in 194l.
The Rev. Frederick Brown Harris,
Foundry's pastor and Senate chap
lain, prayed for the Presidents
guidance at an hour when, he said,
there are sounds on the earth and
signs In the heavens that quicken
all hearts with expectation"
Talks With Leahy.
Later the President held brief
White House conference with Fleet
Admiral William D. Leahy.
There was no further indication Of
break" in the European situation,
following the rumors of NaA sur
render Saturday night, which led to
widespread excitement that was
Quilted only when the President Is
sued q statement declaring the re-
ports unfounded.
Mr.. Truman in special press con-
ference, said he talked with Gen.
Eisenhower's headquarters through
his personal chief of staff. Admiral
Leahy, "and there is no foundation
for the rumor. That is all I have
to say"
The President, however, said MOTH
ing to foreclose the possibility of
capitulation later, nor to deny that
there was contact with Germany on
that subject.
In Washington-and the same was
true in other metropolitan centers-
crowds thronged the streets, lifted
toasts in night clubs and swamped
ofIices for confirmation
of the reports which went unchal-
lenged from about 8 pm. until 10
pm.
Newsmen. photographers and ra-
dio men swarmed around the White
House in scenes reminiscent of De-
cember 7. 1941. and a huge crowd
congregated at the north gate OF
the Executive Mansion, hoping mo-
mentarily for some announcement
The excitement began about 7:3o
Saturday night with an Associated
Press dispatch from San Francisco
quoting an unnamed source-later
revealed as having been Chairman
Connally of the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committees saying Ger
many had surrendered uncondition-
ally, and that an announcement was
expected momentarily.
Radio stations picked up the news
and one Washington paper-not The
Star-came out with an extra that
declared without qualification that
Germany had quit.
Then at 9:35 pm. President Tru-
man called the newsmen and blasted
the reports.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
D. {. Colonel ia Group
Al junction With Reds

1t. Col. Robert E. OBrien,. IT,,
whose parents, Col. and Mrs.
oBnen, ST., live at 22o5 California
street NV, was mentioned III an
Associated Press dispatch last week
as one Of the American soldiers at
the meeting with the Russians at
the Elbe River Friday.
The dispatch quoted Col. O'Brien
as saying Of the Red troops: "They
look like wonderful soldiers. They
are tough but they are not mean.
They are just good soldiers"
Col. O'Brien, ST., retired from the
Army In 1886. Col. o'Brien, IT,, 80,
attended Western High School for
three years while his father was on
duty with the War Department here.
He spent 4 year at Ohio State Uni
versity and was graduated from
West Point in 1896. He holds the
Croix de Guerre with Palm for the
part his unit took in the liberation
Of Paris, and also wears the Bronze
star with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Russia
Continued From First Page.)


gun positions as well as antiaircraft
guns were being used against Rus
sian tanks and infantry.
A wave of suicides and desertions
whitfield the ranks of the capitals
defenders and the Russians squeezed
the mauled German garrison into a
fame-swept 18-square-m mile pocket
all that remained to the Nazis of
Greater Berlin's 431 square miles.
In the soaring heat of hundreds of
fires, Russia's Stalingrad veterans
climbed over piles of Nazi dead and
waded through seas of shattered
glass to within half mile of Hitler's
chancellery and to the northern
fringe of the Tiergarten, from which
the enemy high command directed
the battle
Anhalter Station Captured.
The great Anhalter Rail Depot
near central Potsdamer Platz was
captured, the district of Moabit fell,
the district of Wilmersdorf was
seized up to Berliner Strasse and
Moscow reported another 1000
German soldiers captured-for a
three-day total of $4,000.
Southeast of the city the Red
Army finished the liquidation of
an encircled enemy group, captur-
ing 10000, Moscow said.
Twenty-Five miles north of Berlin,
near Wesendorf, Marshal Zhukov,s
1st White Russian Army and Mar
shall Konstantin K. Rokossovsky's
I'd White Russian Army linked for
a cleanup sweep of Northern Ger
many where, only 85 miles from
Rokossovskys positions, Field Mar
shal Montgomery's British troops
were reported opening new offen-
sive across the Elbe River southeast
Of Hamburg.
The two Russian armies advanced
on a 100-mile front. Rokossovsky's s
tanks and cavalry captured the
cities of Anklam, Friedland, Neu-
brandenburg and Lychen in the
province of Mecklenburg, virtually
isolated the big Baltic port of
Swinemuende and rolled to within
Sc miles of Rostock.
The advance to Anklam, an i'm
portant communications center, i'm
periled the port cities of Greifswald
and Stralsund and the Nazis' "
bomb experimental station at
Peenemuende.
To the south, Marshal Rodion Y.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
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government intends ito restore an
independent Austrian republic" and
was formed according to the agree
ment of the 1943 Moscow Confer
ence of the Foreign Secretaries of
the United States, Britain and
Russia, a Tass dispatch from Vienna
said today.
Three parties, the Social Demo-
crat, Christian Social and Com
munist. make up the coalition. DR..
Renner was the last president of
the free National Council of the
Austrian Republic before its dis
bandment by the Germans in 1885,
BY the anschluss of March 13,
1888, the Nazi Reich completely OBJ
sorbed Austria, making the republic
the province of Ostmark. Russian
troops now have driven deep into
Austria from the east. liberating
Vienna, and Americans have crossed
the western frontier.
The new government has a po-
Itical council of coalition including
three state secretaries without port
folio. They are DR.. Adolf Sherf,
Social Democrat; Leopold Kunshak,
Christian Social, and Johann Kop-
lenig, Communist party.
Cabinet ministers are:
War, 1t. Col. Franz Winterer;; in
terror, Franz Khonner, Communist;
justice, DR.. Josef Gere, non-party;
finance, DR.. George S. Zimmerman,
non-party; agriculture and fuel
administrator, Rudolf Bukhinger,
Christian Social; crafts, trade, in
dustry and transportation, Edward
Geinl, Christian Social; education
and religion, Ernst Gisher, Com
munist: social security, Johann Benz,
Social Democrat; public works and
rehabilitation, Rudolf Raab, Chris
tian Social.
Moscow broadcast April 8 a So
Wet government declaration that
Russia lis not pursuing the aim of
acquiring any part of Austrian ter
ritory or changing the social sys-
tenn in Austria The, Moscow con-
ference of foreign secretaries in
November. 1943, pledged the liber-
alton of Austria. British Foreign
Secretary Eden last March l said
the position of Austria was "a
rather special one. 1t is not con-
ceivable in our Judgment that she
can be placed on an equal footing
with liberated territory or Allied
territory, or any arrangement of
that kind. But it has, on the other
hand, been repeatedly made clear
that in final settlement account
must be taken of Austria's own
contribution
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Police Investigate Case
Of Intoxicated Bows

After allegedly having consumed
a quantity of whisky while watching
a movie, two junior high school boys
were in the custody of their parents
today following their arrest last
night.
A 13-year-old boy was taken into
custody in theater near Four
teenth and Irving streets NV. for
assertedly having created a dis
turbance. His 14-year -old COM
panion was arrested and treated at
Garfield Hospital for alcoholic
poisoning after he had collapsed
while attempting to board a street.
car, police said.
The pair were said to have OBJ
tained the liquor from "a friend
Police 1t. William T. Murphy of
the Juvenile Bureau is investigating
Evening star., 1945-04-30
George Draper Named
To USO Area Position

George o. Draper, Springfield,
Mass, has been named USO area
representative for the District, it was
announced today He has been CO.
ordinator for USO in Springfield for
the last two years and has done ex-
tensive work in physical education.
He is the author of several books on
recreation.
He succeeds Miss Mabel r. Cook,
who resigned to become executive
secretary of the YWCA here.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Congress
Continued From First PageD

crat, of Oklahoma, co-chairman of
the Joint Committee, protested that
this plan would move Congress fur
ther away from the representative
system.
Sees Oligarchy of Employees.
TN 10 years we would have a small
oligarchy Of congressional en-
ployes," Mr.. Munroney said.
Senator White agreed that his as
sistant's suggestion was novel and
worth thinking about" but he said
he feared that a higher chairman
would be nothing more than q
super r-duper clerk"
Il believe the Representatives and
Senators wouldn't pay any attention
TO- their chairmen after. a little
while" Senator White said.
Il don't agree with that" said
his assistant
Mr.. Smith also suggested that
Congress construct a committee ad-
ministration building close to the
Capitol to house congressional COM
mittees which are now spread
throughout the Capitol and Senate
and House Once Buildings. Such q
structure, he said, would eliminate
the present necessity for members
Of Congress to walk from floor to
boor and building to building to
attend meetings.
Proposes Daily Digest.
The witness further proposed that
Congress publish a daily digest OF
events on Capitol Hill for the guild
ance OF members who do not have
time to pour over the voluninous
Congressional Record. On this point
Mr.. Monroney agreed.
Any good city editor" he said
could whip out in one day changes
in the Congressional Record that
have been needed for so years"
Middleton Beman, House legisla-
tive counsel, defended his Office
against charges that have been
made from time to time concerning
the obtuse language of legislation.
If members and committees clearly
understand the policy they want ex-
pressed In bill, he said, the Ian
guage will be simple. He took issue
with criticism concerning the COM
plicated form of revenue acts.
ut is impossible to write income
tax laws in simple language that
any one can understand, he said
I'VE may as well expect an s-year-
old boy to take apart and put to-
gether 12-cyinder automobile"
TonL - H. ..z-.rx- ..x i 49,,
Evening star., 1945-04-30
1000 VI Bombs Hit
By Antwerp Gunners
By the Associated Press

PARIS, April 30.-Allied antiair-
craft gunners destroyed more than
1000 vi bombs hurled at Antwerp
by the Germans in a desperate at
tempt to knock out the port during
l54 days from last October to March,
it was revealed yesterday.
A total of 2,183 buzz bombs were
shot down and only 211 landed in
the port target area The $4,000
American, British and Polish anti
aircraft gunners prevented the loss
of single working day at the port,
which supplied the western front.
Evening star., 1945-04-30

provisional Aus.
trian cover n.
n1ent formed ir
Vienna Satur-
day, a Tass dis
patch from the
recently liberat-
ed capital said
yesterday.
He is 75-year-
old DR.. Kari
Renner, author
of the constitu-
ton of the Aus
trian republic
who was Chan
cellor in 1890.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Mansfield to Speok

Inspector Dick Mansfield of The
Evening Star School Safety pro-
gram win give chalk talk on Safe
ty in the Home" at 8 o'clock tonight
at the Liquor Dispensary Building.
Silver Spring. The public is invited
Evening star., 1945-04-30
District Business Burometers

Wartime business remained q very high
according to leading baroe all but Of which
advances March, 1914
Bank eangs advanced telephones
calls department and receipts the City
also worked higher while electricity sales alone due to the dhnout
showed small decrease.
Over period Of several the rapid business growth
clearly pictured in the following monthly comparisons:
Evening star., 1945-04-30
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Evening star., 1945-04-30
Red Cross Gloss Set

A night training course OF the
Arlington Red Cross Canteen Corps
will start Wednesday. The 42-hour
course will be held from Z to 10 p m.
Mondays and Wednesdays.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Just and Serene Peuce''
Is Pope's Hope for Italy.
81 the Associated press-

VATICAN CITY, April 3o.-Pope
Plus said yesterday he hoped for .
"just and serene peace which viii
take into consideration the Chris
tian aspirations Of Italy"
The pontin spoke At = general
audience for 5000 members Of the
Italian Catholic Action Organization.
The Pope declared the church
supported the desires Of the work
ing class within limits which respect
the rights Of other classes.
Evening star., 1945-04-30
Coalition Government
OF Austria Headed by
1920 Foe Of Reds
fy the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, April 3O.-A former
chancellor who was a strong op-
ponent of Communism after the
World War is the head of a new
Evening star., 1945-04-30

Okla, commander of the carrier
Hornet when Doolittle's Raiders took
OF from its deck to make the first
American raid on Tokyo, will COM
mand the Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1945-04-30

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-14
MUKDEN AND HARDIN ARE
THREATENED BY RUSSIANS

MOSCOW, Aug. l3. = (AP) Tho
southern wing of a powerful Russian
drive into the MarChurian plan
threatened today to break out in the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-14

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-08-14
No Details
Are Given
From Domci
Foreign Minister
Advises Emperor
OF Allied Demands

CBy The Associated Prcss)
The Tokyo radio broadcast a
Domei dispatch today saying
that the official text of the
Allied reply to the Japanese
governments message offering
surrender was received today in
Tokyo through the Swiss lega-
ton.
This Domei message was re
corded by The Associated Press
in New York from an English
language wireless transmission
at 9:01 a. M, EWT.
The dispatch was sent by Do
mel as a bulletin. 1t gave no
additional details.
The Allied reply to the Japanese.
making il clear that Hirohito would
have to be subserVient to an Allied
commander, was dispatched to Japan
Saturday at 1890 a. m. EWT,
through the Swiss legation in Wash
ington.
Text of the Domei G'smission:
"BUlIetin: AUthOritatlVely dis
closed official text of Allied reply to
Japanese governments message was
received in Tokyo today (Monday)
through Swiss legation"
At the time of the broadcast II
was 1904 p. m. in Tokyo,
Tokyo followed the announcement
with French language broadcastS
saying that Emperor HirOhito has re-
ceived in audience Foreign Minister
Togo at 2:l0 this afternoon ITO a. m,
EWT).
Togo made a report to the throne
on affairs under his jurisdiction,
Domei broadcast said.
After rcss than five minutes of
silence Tokyo refused dissemination
of routine information in the E'g-
fish language.
The Allied reply to Tokyo was re-
ceiyed in Berne, Switzerland, at 400
D.. m. EWT, Saturday. and was de-
livered to the Japanese minister
twenty minutes later for transmits
sion to Tokyo.
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