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Evening star., 1945-03-11
Vatican, Soviet Amity
Reported Possible
Ey the Associated Press.

| Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 10 The Rome
radio, quoting what it said were Vat
lean City reports, said today that
Vatican circles had authoritatively
confirmed that there have beer
American attempts to bring about a
rapprochement between Russia and
the Vatican.
The broadcast said Vatican circles
pointed out that it is possible an
agreement between the Vatican ano
Russia may be reached Later, Rome
radio said, this agreement could be
strengthened to a concordat be.
tween the Holy See and Russia.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Praise Heoped on Eisenhower;
Churchill Luuds u. S. Forces

west of the Rhine will be achieved.
No one who studies war can fail to
be impressed by the admirable speed
and flexibility of the American
armies and groups of armies and
the adaptiveness of the command
ers and their troops to the swiftly
changing conditions of modern bat
ties on the greatest scale. I am
glad that the British and Canadian
armies in the north should have
played a part in your far-reaching
and triumphant combinations"
In reply Gen. Eisenhower said:
"On behalf of this Allied force
I thank you sincerely for the
warmth of your congratula tions on
our latest advances. These sue
cesses have stemmed from the gall
lantry and devotion of all ranks of
all services and from the precision
and power with which each success
sive blow of ground and air have
been struck. The attraction of
sizeable enemy formations to the
north to meet the attack launched
by the 2lst Army group on Febru-
ary 8, resulted as planned, in in
creasing the vulnerability of the
enemy to the devastating later at
tacks of the 9th, 1st and Sd Armies
With perfect team play, every Allied
unit of every service has performed
its allocated part to its own further
distinction and to the diSmay of
the enemy"
Evening star., 1945-03-11

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 10.-The CIO
Executive Board today opened a
three-day meeting to discuss ques-
tions relating to the War Labor
Board, war veterans and the forth
coming San Francisco United Ma
tions Conference.
Philip Murray, CIO president, told
newsmen after the first session that
the board would be presented "for-
NAL representations for their
consideration concerning the policy
that should be pursued by the CIO"
regarding the order of former Eco
nomic Sterilization Director Fred
M. Vinson, limiting fringe wage ad-
justments.
The Vinson directive necessarily
must be revised he said. 1T pro-
vides further restrictions and linn
itations to the field in which the
National Labor Board can operate. ."
The meeting was attended by
so officials representing Al CIO
unions. Mr.. Murray said the Off
cials included CIO delegates to the
recent World Labor Conference in
London, who presented an extern
poraneous report"
Evening star., 1945-03-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TONGRES, Belgium, March To-
An epidemic of liquor poisoning
among American soldiers has
brought 10 light Belgian bootleg
industry being operated by peasants
in the tradition of prohibition days
in the United States.
A number of soldiers have been
downed by poisonous so-called
Cognac in Tongres alone In the
Hasselt- -Tongres-M region,
raids by Belgian food controllers,
excise officials and American Mill
tary Police have unearthed many
small distilleries hidden in peasant
cottages. farm attics and stables
BY evading the high tax on spirits
and collecting as much as 600 francs
from GIs for a quart of their dan
gerous faxed brandy, moonshiners
and bootleggers are getting rich,
by Belgian peasant standards, as
long as the law doesn't catch them.
The liquor is made amid filthy
conditions with sugar beet and
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Two Sets Of Brothers in France
To Die for Assisting Germans

British Broadcasting Corp. in Lon
don. Caught by the Germans In
June, 1943, he turned traitor and
continued to receive code messages
which indicated arms or other sup
plies or Allied agencies would be
parachuted to certain places at a
certain time. Germans then would
nab the patriots or agents and
Ledanseur would message London
Arms gratefully received"
Each of the band was paid 5000
monthly and additionally the Ger
mans allowed them to operate a
purchasing bureau and in a little
more than one year they Had earned
$500, 900. ,
Ledanseur and his brother Claude
and Jean and Michel Bouillon were
those sentenced to death.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Stettinius
Continued From First Page

Moscow, Monrovia, Rio de Janiero.
Mexico City. Havana and Guate-
mala City-all of which he visited
Mr.. Stettinius merely summarized
them by saying.
"An the labors of this trip have
been toward the same end-estab-
fishing the basis of a lasting peace
in which Americans and other
peoples can live in the assurance of
greater security and freedom and
wider opportunities.
Conference Beneficial"
He said, however, he believed that
great progress" toward the goal of
peace had been made both at Yalta
among President Roosevelt, Prime
Minister Churchill and Premier
Stain and at Mexico City. The
next task, he added was to write
a United Nations charter at San
Francisco.
Mr.. Stettinius had no specific
comment on the Act of Chapultepec
or the Pan American Endorsement
of United Nations security plans.
Chairman Connally of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, who
returned with the Secretary, said he
believed the Mexico City conference
had been generally beneficial to
our national interest" He pointed
out, however, that he had no vote
and didn't approve of everything
done there. He said he probably
would discuss the conference in the
Senate this week.
Austin Praises Work.
Senator Austin, Republican. of
Vermont. another congressional ad-
wiser. described the conference as a
worthwhile contribution to interna-
tional amity.
Representative Johnson, Demo-
crat, of Texas, also an adviser, said
the conference had surpassed all ex-
pectations both in its specific ac-
complishments and in its revelation
of friendship among the American
states. Its most significant act he
added, was its Endorsement of the
United Nations security plan.
Representative Edith Nourse Rog-
ers, Republican, of Massachusetts,,
was the fourth congressional ad-
wiser. She also returned with the
Secretary's party. Other members
of the American staff are en- route
here by train.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
BY the Associated press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Mar. 10.-Four French
Gestapo agents two pairs of
brothers-Were sentenced to death
today after a trial which disclosed
how their gang sold out fellow
countrymen and lived in luxury on
millions of francs paid them by
Germans.
Two others of the gang got life
sentences, one received 20 years in
prison, while one woman was given
five years.
More than SO French parachutists
were betrayed by the gang, headed
by Georges Ledanseur, one of the
condemned men who was a member
of the resistance forces.
He was wireless operator re-
ceiving secret messages from the
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Alcoholics Anonymous
Dinner Set for "Wednesday

Alcoholics Anonymous of Wash
ington will hold its annual banquet
at Statler Hotel at 730 pm. Wed
nesday. Speakers will include the
Rev. F. j. Mulvey of Catholic Uni
versity; Mrs. Mary Mann, executive
director of the National Committee
for Education on Alcoholism, spon-
sored by Yale University; the Rev
John Rustin of Mount Vernon Meth
odist Episcopal Church; William P
Ames, one of the organizers of the
Washington group and Howard Gill
superintendent of District penal
institutions.
The washington group was organ
lied about five years ago.
There are no membership dues.
Meetings are held twice weekly, with
social meetings Sundays in the
organizations new quarters, 1868
Euclid street NV.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Detroit
Continued From First Page.)

emciency"Sin automotive plants.
Senator Ferguson, Republican, oi
Michigan, disclosed in questioning
Mr.. Romney that he had made ar
unheralded visit to some Detroit
area war plants yesterday.
Il saw man sleeping on an as
sembly line yesterday he said
What are industry and labor doing
about this?"
I'VE have attempted to apply dis
cipline, but have been thwarted by
the unions" Mr.. Romney said
adding:
The United States Government
msnacles industry by an outdated
and weakened labor policy"
Blames Lack of Planning.
/ Mr. Reuther told the committee
that failure to plan now for full
employment after the war is re-
sponsible more than any other
single factor for the loss to war
production in Detroit and ether
critical areas"
Asserting that tine UAW-CIO was
not satisfied with the volume of pro-
duction in the area. Mr.. Reuther
said:
"Manpower needs in the Detroit
| area can still be met by more eff.
ficient production scheduling ano
by proper ALLEGATION and utiliza tior
i of available manpoWer, as we'll as
by the establishment for the work.
ers of a sense of security about to-
morrow's job"
Mr. Reuther termed a statement
by Mr.. Romney that labor hae
caused Is to so per cent cut ir
productive efficiency something
pulled out of the air for propaganda
purposes" He said he believed that
with proper coordination ano
scheduling and proper considera.
ton for the human equation, We
probably could get Is per cent more
production with the same man.
power"
Mr.. Reuther said a satisfactory
labor policy could be built if fore
men, general foremen. superin-
tendents and plant managers hac
labor relations authority
Denies Usurpation Charge.
Denying that the UAW-CIO was
attempting to take over manage
ment functions as charged yesterday
by Mr.. Romney, Mr. Reuther said:
That is just windmill set up by
the companies to give them some
thing to fight. The best proof that
the CIO does not want any of the
functions or prerogatives of man.
agement is that we have refused to
accept foremen as members of our
union because they are part of
management"
Asked by Senator Ferguson re-
garding his views on reported gam
bling in war plants, Mr.. Reuther
said:
1--WE do not condone gambling
and if men are laid off for gam
bling, the UAW-CIO will not ap-
peal their cases."
An extremely serious foundry Sit
uation exists in the Detroit area,
Mr.. Reuther said, and is due pri-
marily to an inadequate wage policy.
He reiterated UAW-CIO objec-
tive of equal pay for equal work in
all plants of the car industry.
Mr.. Reuther said the Nation S
overall manpower problem was one
of utilization rather than of short
age. He said he was 100 per cent
opposed to the incentive wage plan,
and that he doubted it would in
crease production.
He asserted that war production
is a part of the war effort because
workers can give better individual
efforts if they know that insecurity
doesn't await them at the end of the
war production assembly line"
Must man be guaranteed his
weekly top wage to get top produc-
tion?" Senator Ferguson asked.
"A man must be assured that he
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Yonks Correct Label
OF Division to Fit
Propaganda Tale
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash, Mar. 10.
The German girl propagan-
dist who broadcast the news
that the "Old Hickory" division
was on the western front had
the right division but the
wrong label until the Yanks
corrected her error.
Staff Sergt. G. A. Rockhold
wrote to his wife in Spokane
that Sally" the broadcaster,
had called his division IF. D.
RS IS troops"
The idea appealed to the men
in the division, the sergeant
wrote, SO they designed an in
signe superimposing Presi-
dent Roosevelt's initials on
two flashes of lightning repre-
senting the SIS designation.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Poisoning Of Dou9hboys Reveals
Moonshine Racket in Belgium

methylated spirits. In at least one
instance, American Military Police
who discovered the revolving condi-
tions almost shot the culprit on the
spot. Bottles of the bootleg bear
labels with five stars, instead of
the three customary for good
brandy.
Heavy fines and penalties haven't
stopped the racketeers, as the cost
of low-grade ingredients is ex-
tremely small and the profits are
large, since American soldiers
seem ready to pay almost any price
for hard liquor and buy it in most
cases by the gallon.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Author Will Speak

Harold Donaldson Eberlein, Phila-
delphia author, will speak on DIR
Thornton and Some of His Con-
temporaries," at meeting of the
Thornton Society of Washington
at BIS pm. tomorrow in the Ma
tional Archives Auditorium, Penn
sylvania avenue and Eighth street
INV.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Conference to Discuss
Claims on Governments

Problems involved in procedure
for processing private claims against
governments in all quarters of the
world will be discussed at confer
ence of the American Bar Associa-
ton Committee on Private Claims
Against Governments at 8 pm. Fri
day at the National Archives Audi
torium, it was announced last night
by Heber H. Rice, committee chair
man.
The committee is a part of the
Section of International and Com
parative Law, of the ABA and con-
sists mostly of international lawyers
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Lecture on Irish Names

The Douglas Hyde Branch of the
Gaelic League will. hear the Rev.
Shawn Sweeney lecture on Irish
Given Names and Surnames" at $50
pm. Tuesday in the Thomson School,
Twelfth and L streets NV. Miss
Alma G. Miller will give a piano
recital of Irish music.
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Potomac Comp to Meet

The March meeting of the
Potomac Camp and Hospital Council
of the American Red Cross will be
held at II am. Wednesday at 1920
o street NV, Mrs. Paul Bonner,
chairman, announced Yesterday.
Evening star., 1945-03-11

won't work himself out of a job, j
Mr.. Reuther replied.
You agree we are not producing
to our maximum" Senator Fergu-
son continued.
That's right, but you still have
the fact of more sweat, more in
security"
Could Increase Production.
Mr.. Reuther expressed the opinion
that with maximum use of man.
power and facilities the Detroit
areas forge and foundry production
could be increased 20 per cent.
At one time the committee had
five witnesses before it answering
questions regarding the difficulties
of transferring men from one plant
to another to handle critical jobs.
They were Mr.. Romney and Will
liam P. Cronin of the Automotive
Council, Walter and Victor Reuther
of the UAW-CIO and Edward l..
Cushman, State director of the War
ManpoWer Commission
Senator Ferguson requested that
representatives of the Army, Navy
and Air Forces procurement agen-
cies appear for questioning Monday.
Evening star., 1945-03-11

There Is why for every bond you
buy-buy War Bonds today and
make them nav,
Evening star., 1945-03-11
Ry the Associated Press.

PARIS, Mar. REORGANIZATION
poured in to Gen. Eisenhower today
on Allied victories in Germany and
the American crossing of the Rhine
Prime Minister Churchill hailed
the great victory won by the Allied
armies under your command by
which the defeat or destruction OF
all the Germans west of the Rhine
will be achieved"
Among other messages were these
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal:
The United States Navy joins the
Nation in admiration for the feats
of the armies under your command
and particularly sends its congratu-
lations to the LIST Army on its his
toric crossing of the Rhine"
House Speaker Rayburn: "At the
request of the House of Representa-
tives, unanimously expressed, I senc
to you, your officers and the mer
of all the services under your COM
mand our congratulate ano
thanks for the magnificent victories
recently achieved on the western
front"
The text Of the Churchill tele-
gram to Gen. Eisenhower:
Let me offer you my warmest
congratulations on the great victory
won by the Allied armies under
your command by which the defeat
or destruction of all the Germans
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-11
ANOTHER FIELD
NRgARUkED
CHINESE IN POSSESSION OF
4os MILES OF CHINESE
COAST
tny Associated p....l

CHUNCKiNG, July IL
Headquarters reported to-
day that Chinese forces, at a
point 21O miles northeast of
Canton, had recaptured an
ether air field that had been
used by u. S. flyers up to the
time it fell into Jap hands
eight months ago.
The communiquC also said
that the Chinese are now in
possession of 408 miles OF
the Chinese coast.
Enemy troops were report
ed to be continuing their
retreat to their defense lines
north OF Shanghai.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-11
churchill WILL
NOT CONFER With
HEAD OF SPAIN
ASSOCIATED PRESS CORES
poNDENT HAS INTERVIEW
WITH PRIME MINISTER ON
SUBJECT
tBy Associated Press,

PARIS, July 11.-An AS
sociated Press correspond
ent today had an interview
with Prime Minister Church
ill at the country place near
the Spanish border and dis
covered that there is no truth
whatever in the rumor that
the prime minister intends to
confer with Franco, who has
been reported to be waiting
to see Great Britain's head of
the government.
All afternoon, the corre-
spondent said, Churchill is
at his easel, painting a scene
of French countryside that
he had intended to paint as
long as 20 years ago, but
this is the first time that he
has been able to fulfill his
wishes.
Further, the correspond
ent said Churchill told him
that, though painting is his
chief hobby, he had not had
d brush in his hand since two
years ago when he was re-
covering from pneumonia in
French Morocco.
The morning, so the re-
port said, Churchill devotes
his time to reading his mail
and London papers, but, inn
mediately after luncheon, he
goes out into the open with
his easel and brushes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-11
COUNTY BUDGET
SHOWS INCREASE
SHOWN TO BE THIRTY PER-
CENT OVER PRESENT
FIGURES

Monroe county's tentative bud
get for the fiscal year, beginning
October l, shows an increase of
80 percent over the present bud
set, which means an increase of
millage over the seven mills now
in effect. despite the fact that
the assessment roll of the county
is more than $l,000.000 in excess
of last year.
If the budget is approved by
Comptroller J. NJ. Lee, it will
show a total of $l96,203.7l. That
total is made up as follows:
General revenue 100000; fine
and forfeiture, S48. 100; roads,
$50, 800; Key West General Hos
pital, $4,000; advertising, 303.71.
The budget will be itcmizcd in
a legal advertisement that will
be published in The Citizen to-
morrow.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-11
Tokyo, However, Claims
American Warships
Were withdrawing
Fearing Attacks

GUAM. july ff.-llesd.
quarter indicated sedmy
that A .airai Nsimiss' saak
force Is still In -asers near
to the shores sf Jspaa. 81.
though psdio Tokys sasd
that the American wsFships
were withdrawing" az
their commanders were fer.
ful OF attacks By Jap saiside
planes.
II was stated here Chat
Japanese suicide flyers had
had many hours Of oppoFsa.
nifty to attack the American
naval vessels. bat only Two
Jap planes came within sivhl
of the ask ioree. and llag
of the task force. aud the
while they were sisll Ca
away from any of the Amff.
lean ships.
So scarce were Jnpannax pia
IN the air. the tao <huf A. "a
were the only ones of ths 80 ;.
4 Ssoycd enemy planrs that "a -
shot Olit 81 thc nir. TIE nats
were dcStsoyea ga tiae Res4atl
Radio rokyo alsp std sI.ai
10 air fields in the vienar "a
that city that had tasem ass thst4
two days sueccasiveig "Nefe u8
very bsdiy damaged lsui pi.ufs.
graphs taken II tie fields 81 a.
;. flyers show thsm o. haxe sn
Pocked with CRATER ifuln tn8 e.,
end.
! A bombardisf at une 90 i'1r 81.
perforts that aitackrf iu}fn s.-
tCrday reported to-day thal tae
updraughts over the iafests 49,.
so tremendous tuat every trf H
tried 10 tClcas a humh o. w.
forced back into tbc l,nfuh bass.
and that the Supsfiuii hsH o.
make a half ltsop before tFl ts.l.s
would leave Us chamisf
SpOkCsm. over Had1u Iusbs
insisted today ihat thr aii .r ID
the carrior-hased LL.uts rI a.
miral lIalstys 1hrd th.i m
combination with plato f..
Okinawa. tic Marian sI Is
Jima. prrsag, tee tnts h a
Japan az an psgit date
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-11
i'oard Enters Into Gen.
erai Discussion of
Charter Provisions
During Meeting

An ordinance that would
repeal the existing liquor
limitation law was read at a
meeting Of the City Council
last night. but failed of pass
are By a Gle vote, 3 TO 3. up
on roll call. which killed the
measure.
Those voting favorably
for passage of the ordinance
were Couneilmen Carbonell,
Narela and Sweeting. with
Councilmen Saunders. Grill
Ion and Freeman voting
against the measure.
An ordinance fixing the pay of
tire posting and billing clerk in
the city's scavengeT department
AZ $40 a nlonth was passed on its
final reading.
A resolution was adopted con-
veying the land at Stock Island
on which the Municipal Hospital
Is situated. 90 the federal govern
mleBt.
u was ordered that no renewal
IL insurance policies be entered
into In the future without having
xagne brought before the council
in opcn meeting for proper action.
a general discussion was enter
ea into relative 10 certain provi-
sinns In the new city charter, with
earious questions asked the city
attorney. principally concerning
the adoption Of a budget and mat
tsFa dealing with the appointment
~ city officers under the new
charter ruling.
In answer % one Of the ques-
tions asked City Attorney J.
Isanceiot Lester concerning the
pension clause, Mr.. Lester stated
that u was his opinion that those
who will not have obtained a
pension % DAYS after the adjourn
Fnent IT the regular term of the
legislature. which date will be
atsgui August Of this year, that
they will not be eligible after
that time this applying princi-
Tally, as Il is believed, 10 those
Who have only ten years service.
Regarding the drawing up of
. budget for the ensuing term,
aud fixing the amount of millage
g. Ia assessed. Mr.. Lester stated
that this would be a matter to be
left up 20 the discretion of the
City Council. tnasrnuch as he
could not definitely state what
measures should be adopted in
this respect. Has suggestion, how
ever was that the present ad-
nainistration function in the same
way as Il has done heretofore,
assuming that they would con-
tinme IN office, whether they will
or not.
The council failed TO take any
definite action relative 10 the
adoption OF a budget, and defer
rcd the matter for further consld-
Grafton.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-07-11
COMFORTS FOR
HOSPITALIZED
PERSONS URGED
WOMEN WHO CAN SEW ARE
URGED TO VOLUNTEER
SERVICES WITH RED CROSS
CHAPTER

Keeping our hospitalized serv-
icemen and women both here and
abroad supplied with necessary
comforts during their illness and
oonvalesance is one of the most
important assignments given to
US" explained Mrs. Bessie
Schuck, chairman of the Produc-
ton Corps, Key West Chapter
American Red Cross.
Very large. requests for bed
room slippers, bedside bags, and
utility bags are coming in from
hospitals both here and abroad"
The Key West Chapter has ac-
cepted a quota of so pairs of bed
room slippers and 100 bedside
bags, which are to be completed
as quickly as possible.
Women who {. n sew are urged
to volunteer theI' services.
Many Key West women have
from time to time been most
faithful in assisting in the work
of the Production Corps as have
wives of servicemen who have
been stationed here" Mrs. Schuck
explained.
But the work of the Corps in
creaSes as we try to meet toe
many requests asked of us.
Some of the capable volun-
teers who have been most grac-
ious in assisting in the work OF
the Production Corps have left
town due to the transfers receiv-
ed by their men in service" Mrs
Schuck explained. land replace
ments are urgently H,eded."
Sewing periods are held each
Tuesday and Friday afternoon
All interested women are asked
to contact chapter headquarters
offices at 30112 Front street Oh
telephone 286, any day between
the hours of $50 a. m. and 4:3(
p. m, or Saturday at 1890 p. m