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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
First Of War Trials
In Japan Will Begin
Dec. II in Yokohama
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associateo Press
TOKYO, Dec. S.-The Army
announced today the first war
criminal trials in Japan will
begin December II in Yokohama
and will be for Japanese &C
cused of atrocities against Amer
lean prisoners Of war.
The trials will be heard By an
American military tribunal
Approximately 300 Japanese mill
tary and civilian personnel will be
tried in this category of "atrocity"
crimes.
These first trials include none Of
the so-called major suspects, whose
war-guilt hearings are scheduled to
begin in January.
Wartime Premier Hideki TOTO and
his cabinet, who head the major list,
have been moved from the Omori
prison camp to Sugamo prison, Col.
Robert Hardy announced today.
Omori now is empty and hence
forth only Sugamo will be used. 1t
resembles an American penitentiary,
Col. Hardy said.
Homma to Go TO Manila.
Informed sources said 1t. Gen.
MaSaharu Homma, commander in
the Philippines when Japanese SOL
dierS perpetrated the Bataan death
march," will leave Tokyo for Ma
Mia shortly to stand trial as war
criminal.
Homma. who submitted to arrest
September Is, has been held in
Omori Prison here.
In September Homma denied he
ordered the death march" but said
he was ready as Commander in
chief of the Philippine forces to
take full responsibility of any acts
of my subordinates
1t was Homma who dictated the
surrender terms to Gen. Jonathan
Wainwright after the fall of Cor
regidor.
May Try Some in Hawaii.
Joseph B. keenan,, Gen Mac
Arthur's chief prosecutor of those
who conducted Japan's attack on
Pearl Harbor, indicated some of the
plotters might be tried in Hawaii
for murder" TOTO will not be ons
Of those. however. Mr.. keenan, said.
Certain individuals at Pearl Har-
Dor who were citizens of the United
States were murdered December 7.
l941. Their lives were taken with
generalization. That is murder in
the United States" he asserted, add
ing IT there is any violation OF
Federal statutes involved there Is no
reason why we should not try them
in Hawaii"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
China
Continued From First Page

"ailroad northeast of Peiping. They
said 5000 National Government
troops supported by 1000 japanese
had attacked two Communist village.
and captured one of them.
Communists said they were laying
mineflelds to protect such Red-helc
ports as Chefoo and other coasta
points in Shantung Province.
Plan to Enter Dairen.
Chinese government forces soor
will take over Hardin and Dairen, a!
well as the Manchurian capital
Changchun, the army newspaper HI
Ping Pao said today-citing Chan,
Chung-kuo, elder son of Generals
simo Chang Kai-shek, as authorit,
for the prediction.
(This confiicted with other Chi
nese reports that Russia had
banned entry of Chiang's troops
into Dairen on the ground 1t is q
free port.)
Ho Ping Pao added that Cham
Chung-kuo is returning to Chung
king in few days to submit q re
port on his parleys with Russian
at Changchun.
The New Szechwan Daily sal,
only the approval Of Gen. Hsiun,
Shih-hui, director of Chang's head
quarters in Manchuria, is needed t
put the agreement into effect. H
is expected to leave Chungking TO
Changchun tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Doctors Operate on Girl
Facing Blue Baby Fate
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 8.-Dr. Alfred
Blalock. professor Of surgery at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital. performed
an apparently successful operation
today on Judy Hickman, 2, daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hack
man of Buckley, Wash. in an at.
tempt to save Judy from the fate
of blue" baby.
The operation. considerably
shorter than expected. took less
than two hours.
DR.. Helen B. Taussig, co-discov-
erer with DR.. Blalock of the only
known surgical means of saving tbs
blue" babies with insufYiciently-
oxygenated blood. said that the op.
GRAFTON was apparently successful
but definite results would not be
known for several days.
Mr.. Hickman and the child ar.
rived here earlier in the week aftel
a plane trip from Seattle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Ribbentrop Assured laps
u. 5. Could Not Wooe War

NUREMBERG, Dec. 8 (P-These
predictions by Joachim Won Ribben-
trop, made to 1t. Gen. Hiroshi
Oshima, japanese Ambassador to
Berlin, in March, 1941, were disclosed
yesterday on the fourth anniversary
Of Pearl Harbor:
The United States could not
wage war militarily at all" because
OF vast ocean distances.
America would hardly dare to
send its feet beyond Hawaii, as it
would then be threatened with de-
struction by the Japanese fleet"
and surprise Intervention by Japan
Is bound to keep America out of the
war"
II the Americans should be care
less enough" to send their feet be-
yond Hawaii, it would give the Axis
its biggest chance to end the war
quickly.
A landing by Americans in Europe
is possible, but Africa is too far
removed"
THE war has been won today
mhlitarily. economically and polit-
ically."
AL this was part of Won Ribben-
trop's own account of what he. n
Nazi Foreign Minister, told the Jap
anese Ambassador nine months be-
fore Pearl Harbor. Part OF it was
read yesterday to the international
military tribunal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
News of D. c. Area Men in the Armed Forces

F. pvt william HSysrd. 1907 Sixth street
yalaer, 3s1i Adams Mn ROAD NV; PIC
Ss So RIM i 4 sr s. Sish ;Iffss
N.Y. NV; TIS James Smith Iis sehott;;
4fo s Raii s Sosd s r. r rS dr. W.
Pvt. Horace W. Basil. TI4 Wilbert T. Rob
m nfHa R' s9hn R. san5sd r. X story
and Pvt. Harold A. Gibson. ali OF Wash
Nearby Virginia arrivals at Camp
Patrick Henry Thursday:
Corpl Michael E. Kirschbaum. 34o1
North Seventeenth street Arlinston, and
The following Washington men,
whose street addresses were not
given, arrived yesterday at Camp
Patrick Henry:
TIA Edward D. Barrett. T/3 Kenneth II.
Ra9nns, To Warren H., wilson. Pic; Robert
L. pun e. sFB s nSsh Msfz
Gray. Pfc Verne j; Allison. slsefst. vii:
lam +. groetoT. rs James Morssn, Tl5
eers s!' James wsf kn,st pfs assd5 .o A.lls
Ssa 'fas s'snaH9Ss s! sas *: ss
Due to arrive at Camp Patrick
Henry today: !
10 Pfc; Daniel. Banks. Pfc Milton Harvey.
TN Henry B. Washington. corni. jasper
T. Pooirum. Pvt. ,Eusene Brannon, Pyt
.s, hszsa p 81 ' aeols. se rs
:5 ri ssss[S AI5sl; Alsn i! & Xsshiassoh
Aboard the transport Flanagan
which docked at San Francisco yes
terday. were 1t. Col. Frank J. Drift
Ter and Corpl Horace H. Anderson,
both of Arlington.
Due 10 arrive at New York today
aboard the transport George w.
Campbell are these Washington
men:
TI5 Robert " Aordsss ia Leishton
Decorated
First 1t. Arthur l.. Thompson III,
Field Artillery, who was killed by
enemy machine-gun fire near Biao,
Mindsnao. In the Philippines last
August IA, was posthumously
awarded the Silver Star Medal yes
terday for gallantry in action two
days before he lost his life, the
War Department announced
1t. ThompSon's widow, Mrs. Flea
nor H. Thompson, who lives at
3424 Quebec street NV, accepted
the decoration from Brig. Gen. Rob-
ert S. Young, commanding general
OF the Military District Of Wash
ington, at Pentagon ceremony.
The young officer. a native of
Washington, was cited for taking
command of motorized patrol
whose commanding otficer had been
killed by enemy fire during an
ambush attack and directing the
evacuation of casualties.
1t. Thompson saved the lives of
several infantrymen through his
quick thinking and aggressive &C.
ton in the face Of heavy enemy
fire, the citation states.
Brig. Gen. George A. Brownell,
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U. S. Acts to Coordinate
Agencies in Philippines
By the Associated Press,

ny tne Assocltted ffeSt.
MANILA. Dec. 8.-The American
High Commissioners ONCE today
announced formation OF a council
to coordinate work OF eight Ameri-
can Government agencies involved
In rehabilitation of the Philippines
Commissioner Paul v. McNutt will
act as chairman.
Included are the State, Treasury
and Justice Departments; the War
Shipping Administration, Foreign
Liquidation Commission, United
States Information Service, the Fed.
eral Security Agency. and United
Nations Relief and Rehabilitation
Administration.
Mr.. McNutt said the agencies re-
tain their own administrative func.
tions, but he would endeavor to CO.
ordinate their policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Miss Turner Will Hold
Job, DR.. Symons Says

DR.. T. B. Symons. director of the
University of Maryland Extension
Service, today denied that Miss
Edythe M. Turner, Montgomery
County home demonstration agent
for the last Is years, was to be
transferred or retired.
A petition charging that Extension
Service officials were planning such
move and demanding that Miss
Turner remain has been signed by
more than 100 women residents of
the county.
Declaring that I'VE have no in
tention of removing Miss Turner,
DR.. Symons asserted that the home
demonstration agent had decided "of
her own accord" to leave Mont
gomery County for Minnesota two
or three months ago He added that
Il conferred with her and convinced
her to stay"
The petition. whose signers in
clude Mrs. Elizabeth w. Upton,
Dickerson, and Mrs. Ruth N. Bill
himer, Washington Grove, president
and secretary, respectively, of the
County Council of Homemakers'
Clubs, asks that Miss Turner be
retained as county home demonstra-
ton agent and that she not be re-
tired at anytime in the future, ex-
cept at her own request"
In addition, those signing the petit
ton ask that an assistant and q
secretary to Miss Turner be ap-
pointed. Miss Jane Bastow, former
assistant home demonstration agent
has been recalled to the university
for special work" while the present
secretary, Mrs. Harry Beall, has re.
signed. effective January /.
DR.. Symons said he was attempt.
ing to find persons to fill both posts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Hirohito Doubted His Army
Could Win Area in 3 Months

learned Of the japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor, but he did not have
advance knowledge of japanese
plans.
Germany and Japan had no COM
pact for sharing domination of the
world If their respective campaigns
succeeded, Oshima added in an in
terview three days after he arrived
In Japan to find himself listed as
suspected war criminal.
In fact, Oshima said. Germany
withheld its atom bomb research
information from the Japanese, but
the Japanese 'unoficially' learned
about it ANYWAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

legal executive and executive ofIicer
to the Assistant Secretary OF War
for Air, has been awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal for the
performance Of those duties since
March, 1912.
A former New York attorney, Gen.
BroWnell resides at 1874 p street
NV.
Capt. Charles B. Chandler, i.,
whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
B. Chandler, live at 6416 Blair road
NV, has been awarded the Bronze
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

FOLLOWING is the tert OF the
letter Gen. Marshall sent to
GoU. DetDey OF Ne,D York ON Sep
TENDER 27, 1874,
Top Secret.
For Mr.. Dewey's eyes only.
~ September. 1914.
My dear Governor:
Col. Clarke, my messenger to you
of yesterday, September 26, has re-
ported the result of his delivery of
my letter dated September Is. As I
understand him you (A) were un-
willing to commit yourself to any
agreement mot communicating its
contents to any other person" in
view of the fact that you felt you
already knew certain Of the things
probably referred to in the letter, as
suggested to you by seeing the word
"cryptograph," and OBJ you could
not feel that such . letter as this
to presidential candidate could
have been addressed to you by an
omcer in my position without the
knowledge of the President.
AS to ca above I am quite willing
to have you read what comes here
after with the understanding that
you are bound not to communicate
to any other person any portions on
which you do not now have or later
receive factual knowledge from
some other source than myself.
AS to OBJ above you have my
word that neither the Secretary Of
War nor the President has any in
timation whatsoever that such .
letter has been addressed to you or
that the preparation or sending Of
such a communication was being
considered. \
Seeks to Protect Armed Forces.
I assure you that the only per-
sons who saw or know Of the exist
ence of either this letter or my
letter to you dated September Is
are Admiral King, seven key ofiicers
responsible for security Of military
communications and my secretary
who typed these letters. I am try
ing my best to make plain to you
that this letter is being addressed
to you solely on my initiative, Ad-
miral King having been consulted
only after the letter was drafted
and I am persisting in the matter
because the military hazards in.
volved are so serious that fee
some action is necessary to protect
the interests Of our armed forces.
should have much preferred to
talk to you in person but ! could not
devise q method that would not be
subject to press and radio reactions
% to why the Chief Of Stan Of the
Army would be seeking m interview
with you ut this particular moment
Therefore, I have turned to thu
method Of this letter, with which
Admiral King concurs, to be deliv.
cred by hand to YOU by Col. Clarke
who, incidentally, has charge of the
most secret documents of the Wal
and Navy Departments.
i In brief, the military dilemma i
! this: N
= The most vital evidence in tn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Mrs. Douglas Given
B'nui Birth Plaque
BY the Associated Press.

~ INC hssoCldteu FEess,
NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 8.-Repre-
sentative Helen Gahagan Douglas
of California was presented with Q
plaque Thursday night by B'nai
Birth Women's Council of Northern
New Jersey "for outstanding achieve
ments in fighting for human rights
and for guarding freedoms life line
The Democratic member of Con-
sress, who was born in Boonton
N. j., said, Peace cannot be won in
Congress. 1t must be Won by each
of us, and the accumulation of oul
thoughts and acts will determine
the future which will be ours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

sey's carrier forces on japanese
shipping in Manila Bay and else
where were largely based in timing
on the known movements of jap
anese conveys, two of which were
caught, as anticipated, in his de-
structive attacks.
You will understand from the
foregoing the utterly tragic conse-
quences If the present political de-
bates regarding Pearl Harbor dis
close to the enemy, German or Jap
any suspicion OF the vital sources
OF information we possess.
The Roberts report on Pearl Har-
Dor had to have withdrawn from il
al reference to this highly secret
matter, therefore in portions it nee
essarily appeared incomplete. The
same reason which dictated that
course is even more important to-
day because our sources have been
greatly elaborated.
Lost Source Of Information.
AS another example OF the deli.
cacy Of the situation, some Of Don.
ovan's people (the OSS) without
telling US, instituted = secret search
Of the Japanese Embassy ofiices IL
Portugal. AS a result the entire Mil.
itary Attache Japanese code all ovel
the world was changed, and though
this occurred over a year ago, W,
have not yet been able to break tn,
new code and have thus lost this In.
valuable source of information, par
ticularly regarding the European
situation.
A further most serious embarrass.
ment 10 the fact that the British
government is involved concerning
its most secret sources Of informa,
ton. regarding which only the Prime
Minister, the chiefs Of staff and Z
very limited number of other ON,
cials have knowledge.
A recent speech in Congress b,
Representative Harness woule
clearly suggest to the Japanese tina
we have been reading their codes
though Mr.. Harness and the Amer
lean public would probably not draw
any such conclusion.
Contributed to Victory.
The conduct of Gen. Eisenhower
campaign and Of all operations IL
the Pacific are closely related IL
conception and timing to the in
formation We secretly Obtain
through these intercepted codes
They contribute greatly to the vic
tory and tremendously to the saw
ing in American lives, both In tn
conduct Of current operations an,
in looking toward the early ter
mination OF the war.
i I am presenting this matter I
you In the hope that you will Sc
your way clear to avoid the tragi
results with which we are no,
threatened In the present politica
campaign.
i Please return this letter by bearer
will hold it in my most secret Al
subject to your reference should 20
. SO desire.
Faithfully yours (sisned)
j G. c. MARSHALL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

Star and an Oak
Leaf Cluster in
lieu of q second
medal, his fam
lily ere h a 5
learned.
The GU n 6
officer W a S
a " arde ID the
first decoration
for service from
June 10 to No
vember 10 last
" ar duri n g
campaigns with
the 30th Infan-
try Division in
France, Belgium,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

i017. IL WAS tIle nAuiomAh Mshhcupp.
young seaman's first war patrol.
A native of the Washington area
Radioman Masincupp was graduated
from Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School. He played ON several sand
lot baseball teams here and ir
nearby Maryland. Before entering
the service in October, 1943, he was
employed by the Army map service
A brother, Pvt. Gordon Masincupp
Is serving in Germany His grand.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Tucker
also live at the East avenue address
Requiem mass will be celebrated at
10 am. Monday at ST James Epis-
cipal Church.
Returnees
Nearly 100 Washington AREA war
veterans are que to arrive in New
York today aboard II transports.
Among those arriving is Brig. Gen
Allen F. Kingman, 1000 Reno road
NV, who headed the armament d.
vision of a United States Army's
supply outfit in rebuilding a French
Army. Among his decorations Is one
awarded the Sultan of Morocco for
Gen. Kingmans assistance to French
and Moroccan troops during fighting
in North Africa.
Others arriving at New York to-
day include:
Capt. Roy. Gstss, 6s2s Fourteenth street
NV: Isl Ii Donald x. Boyd, 1916 O
l701 Fifteenth street NV; serst. DAVID
Bic. james s Hannems s4.n a., 'fi An.ese ia
r a1 ~ '!s' sy s:' .I p: IS
Bernard. v. .McGinn. 144I Harvard street
NV PIC; James p Harrison; 1910 Four
R ssnih sFst ISIS N.Y. upshu and Stree. pe Nan
The following Washington vet
Grams street addresses were not
given:
Bennett TI3 Ralph HAIRY serEt Bernard
8, csstssna. Pc; Frank COMPTON. j.. Pic
Pyt Francis A, Husgins, serst. Carlos n
sil ,.p,a0 ryt; RinEp.Y Atkins II.
ders. Capt. Marvin r. Pound, T/3 Jane,
", wright, TI4 Peter Christy., Pic: Robert
" H Nc Z y, ST.. T/s Alvin Coleman
Llposty' TX Elliott A'S Van s & ne r..
Charles v. Goldsmith, TIA Georgs r
.ese sof Sss:s MeoT.
west. 1st serst: Edward $, Bowers
.rd B. siadsn, ia Also M aslmi, MAJ
SSishois; s ssTst; wiiii.@ \: sslss: Pic
as i4vi 1h and rT b nsE.I
A. Ricucci.
Due to arrive in San Francisco to.
day aboard the transport Bandera:
co T } Ha%.rs G. S sas 1893 % s sTs:s wv wv
W. shsrms anA: eGs IIq Stree Stree
's,h ' N;Ssn NJ; ri; So.spa 4. Gordon
kf "a i4$s'Y ..r... w; rst. Ps.s
NW s odsn lsI ss
Lee 1873 reurth street tree; NV; ser stfa WIZ y
liam Il stu b. 1872 n P stree. NE; "a PHI
ri Frank u T9smins sfal sia.h stree tree
a N!Si,T ~ NormMsr =. qoodvin; sso sixty
''Gsi .,r. esFgE s4ap?'. So.spl
aanuf y gs.to9 d 1924 FSy5d. sysHye NV
N&.: ~ WsitsT /. Heard. ii B str.s
street NV; IT'S Reginald A. Lowe, i43(
Tuckerman street NV; TL5 Harol
Mitchell. 24Q Second street NE; tt
Walter II, Banks. ISIS Pomeroy road ST,
Pfc. Fred GLADDEN.. 1884 season stree
NV: Pfc, Frank Wilson, .ll33 r stree
twentieth street NV: RS John II. Lues,
gaia ! street NV: I'd Il. Harry L. God
tTey. 1919 street Me- rT/s Leroy H
r. Boggs, 2141 Wyoming avenue NW, an,
Pfc: William Hoyner, s04 A street NE.
Arrived Thursday at Camp Pat,
rick Henry, Va:
| nj ir n n
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Red Cross Supplies
Arrive in East Indies
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BATAVIA, Java, Dec. Red
Cross authorities announced that a
large shipment Of East Indies relief
supplies was received from New
York today.
Included were $4,000 family kits
plus several hundred individually ex-
pressed parcels from relatives and
friends in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08
Jap Arms Destroyed
Exceed 475,000 Tons
BY the Associated Press.

KYOTO, Dec. 8.-Japanese labor
ers under supervision of American
9Th Army ordinance men have de-
stroyed more than ATS, 900 tons OF
Japanese arms and ammunition, in
GLIDING 1o0,oo0,0o0 rounds of small
arms cartridges, 10000, 900 rounds OF
artillery ammunition, 100000 rife
and hand grenades and $4,000 tons
Of bulk explosives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

IN the China Sea
Is presu m e d
dead, the Navy
has advised his
m o t h er, Mrs.
Harriet Masin-
cupp, 6605 East
avenue, Chevy
c h Sc. M d.
Radioman Mas
incupp is be-
lieved to have
died with other
members of the
crew of the sub
marine Shark
about November,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-12-08

Pearl Harbor matter consists of our
intercepts OF the japanese diplo.
matte communications. Over 4 Pc
Rod of years our cryptograph people
analysed the character of the ma.
chine the Japanese were using fol
DECIDING their diplomatic messages
Built Corresponding Machine.
Based on this. 4 correspondents
machine was built by us which de.
ciphers their messages. Therefore
we possessed . wealth of informa-
ton regarding their moves in the
Pacific, which. in turn, was fur.
nished the State Department
rather than Is is popularity sup.
posed, the State Department pro.
viding us with the. information-but
which unfortunately made no ref.
erence whatever to intentions to.
ward Hawaii until the last message
before December 7, which did not
reach our hands until the follow
ing day, December ..
Now the point to the present
dilemma Is that We have gone aheat
with this business Of deciphertne
their codes until we possess otheI
codes, German rs we'll as Japanese
but our main basis of information
regarding Hitler's intentions ir
Europe Is obtained from Baron Oshi.
mas messages from Berlin reporting
his interviews with Hitler and othe,
officials to the japanese government
These are still in the codes involved
in the Pearl Harbor events.
To explain further the critica
nature Of this setup which would bs
wiped out almost In an instant Il
the least suspicion were aroused re.
sarding it, the battle Of the Cora
Sea was based on deciphered mes.
sages and therefore our few Ship
were in the right place at the right
time.
Informed Of Jap Strength.
Further, we were able to concen.
trate our limited forces to meet
their naval advance on Midway
when otherwise We almost certainly
would have been some 5000 milel
out Of place. We had full informa.
ton of the strength Of their force!
in that advance and also Of tn,
smaller force directed against tn,
Aleutions which finally LANDED
troops on Attu and Kiska.
Operations in the Pacific mr.
largely guided by the information
we obtain Of Japanese deploymenta
We know their strength In variou
sarrisons, the rations and othe
stores continuing available to them
and what Is Of vast Importance, W
check their fleet movements an,
the movements Of their conveys.
The heavy losses reported from
time to time which they sustain b
reason Of our submarine actor
largely result from the fact that W
know the sailing dates and routes Q
their conveys and can notify GU
submarines to lie in wait ct tn
proper roints.
i The current raids by Admiral Hal