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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11

might dIldCk WIllCu WOu lllS UdIlAt
for Berlin.
1.-THE. war in Europe is ended"
the assistant commander-in-chie1
of the Red Army told correspon-
dents here from Moscow. 1--WE are
now studying the question of de-
mobilization
This statement was in response
to question lis the Red army be.
ing demobilized?" Zhukov did not
comment beyond tn e answer
quoted.
Zhukov said also
l. Soviet Russia wants German
war criminals tried at once, pre-.
ferably in public.
2. The Soviets feel it would be
useful to have Foreign correspon-
dents in Berlin.
The marshal said novel night
attack by 1900 Soviet tanks and
nearly 5000 airplanes, striking in
the white glare of massed search.
lights, broke Nazi defenses along
the Oder river and delivered Der.
lin to the Red army.
"The suddenness of our blow was
overwhelmingly the Marshal said.
His statement, telling of what
probably was the greatest night
battle in history, was the first de.
tailed account of how the RED
army broke through 100000 Nazi
defenders and took Berlin las,
April.
Zhukov commanded the attack
on the Nazi capital, and he said
he considers the battle of Berlin
actually was won on the Oder
river line and not in the city. for
it was in the German defenses in
depth along the Oder that the Nazis
were really beaten.
Since we knew this would be
the decisive battle of the war" he
said, 1--WE made thorough prepare.
tons for it. We brought up enough
Continued on Page Three; Col. s.
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EXPLOSIONS LEVEL
CYLINDER GAS co.

PITTBURGH, June 10.-UD-A
series Of explosions leveled the
National Cylinder Gas Co. plant
in Moon township today.
Several hours after the blasts
the bodies Of two men had been
removed from the wreckage, and
a search was underway for othe.
possible victims.
Army officers and enlisted men
from greater Pittsburgh airport
aided police and fi~emen in .
search for victims.
The blasts, series Of seven OF
eight, were followed by fire which
burned for several hours.
Windows were shattered in the
Pittsburgh Forge Co. plant near.
by, and homes as far as seven
blocks away were damaged. A
woman and child living hall
block from the scene suffered cuts
from flying glass.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
1000 Yards
Are Gained
In New Push
FANATIC RESISTANCE
Americans A dvance Up
Rocky Slopes, Through
Port OF Itoman
By WILLIAM F. TYREE
United Press War Correspondent

GUAM, Monday, June 11.-(UD-
American troops have opened a
full-scale frontal attack on the des-
perately-held Yaeju-Dake plateau,
advancing as much as 1000 yards
and driving part way up the rocky
slopes by nightfall Sunday against
fanatic Japanese troops making a
death stand on southern Okinawa.
it was disclosed today.
Opening an all-out push which
promised an imminent conclusion
Of the 10-week campaign, troops OF
the U. S. 10th Army drove through
heavy enemy machine-gun and
shell fire against the '1ost world
sector from both sides and in the
center.
Marines on Okinawa's west coast
drove through the port of Itoman
and then wheeled to the east to
join in the coordinated assault on
the last big enemy pocket.
The attack was launched after
ial bombardment of the escarp.
a terrific Naval, artillery and aer'
ment where the remnants of the
one-time Japanese garrison of 3d.
900 men had holed up for death
stand.
Maj. Gen. James l.. Bradley's
96th Division hit the Yaeju-Dake
defense line in the center, the in.
fantrypen advancing 800 to 1000
yards behind flame-throwing tanks
and aided by the accurate fire OF
supporting artillery.
Near Okinawa's east coast the
enemy launched two strong coun'
attacks but troops of the U. S.
Seventh Infantry Division drovee
the Japanese back with shell fire.
rifle fire and bayonets and drove
forward toward strategic Hill No
95.
Maj. Gen. Pedro Del Valle's LIST
Marine Division sent elements
through 1toman, last port on Oki-
naWa left to the Japanese, and at
tackled the approaches to Kunishi
ridge, east of Itoman, scoring adj
vances of from 200 to 500 yards.
In the Oroku pockets, substantial
progress was made by the 9th Ma
rines under Maj. Gen. Lemuel c
Shepherd, ", who frightened the
ring on trapped enemy troops in
that sector and made gains Of up
1000 yards.
With skies clear, the japanese
again hurled suicide planes against
the American positions and Naval
forces yesterday and one light
American Naval unit was sunk.
Fleet Adm. Chester w. Nimitz an
nounced.
The Americans replied by send
ing Thunderbolt fighters of tho
318th Army Group against Japa-
nese bases on Kyushu, shooting
down II enemy planes in the at
tack.
Continued on Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
CANADA ENDS BITTER
ELECTION CAMPAIGN

OTTAWA, June 0.-U.P)-Cana
da's most bitterly contested Fed
eral election in half century is
expected to bring out a record
vote Of close to 7,250,0o0 tomor-
row when electors will decide
whether Prime Minister w. L.
Mackenzie King and his Liberal
party will continue in power.
Foreign trade, foreign relations
and war policies are the major is
sues of the election.
A larger number of candidates
than in any previous Federal cleo.
tion-958-are running for the 245
parliament posts under sponsor
ship of 10 different parties.
Polls will be open from 8 a. m.
to p. m. (EWT). The radio cam.
paign ended Friday night under
the Dominion's ban on campaign
speeches over the radio during the
48 hours before the ballotting be.
gins.
In his closing national broad
cast, King warned voters that the
choice is between a Liberal ma.
jority and no majority at ALL"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
CONGRESS DELAYS
PRESIDENTS PLAN

WASHINGTON, June 10 P) -
Leaders of Congress have advised
President Truman that the mem.
bers are in no mood to consider
his government reorganization plan
before next fall.
The information was relayed to
the President, it was learned to-
DAY, through Budget Director Har-
old Smith.
The congressman told Smith that
the members of both House and
Senate propose now, tentatively, to
clean up appropriations. the recip-
rocal trade rogram. Breton Woods
and some Other details, then adj
journ one montl from today-July
10-until Setember.
Only some unforeseen emergen-
cy, it was said, will interrupt this
program. Opposition, however
may be encountered from Rep.
Rankin tD-Miss), who has threat
ened efforts to hold Congress in
session until it acts on veterans
aid proposals.
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REPORTS SAY LAVAL
REACHES BARCELONA

LONDON, June 10.-U.Pj-A Unit
Cd Press dispatch from Barcelona
SAD today that Arbitrator Pierre
Laval had attended field mass for
me garrison at Montjuich fortress
Vnere he is detained awaiting his
return to France to face trial for
bis life.
Barcelona said that LavaPs de-
paFlure for France was believed
imminent but that the former col
Noofatlonist premier might remain
" Mon1uich for several days
a@alllng an order to garrison COM
NiaAders from the Madrid govern
"eAl Tor his return to France.
halier today the exchange tele-
sS'ph heard the Paris radio re-
EoN that Laval had arrived at
DofdeauX from the Spanish border
where he was said to have been
surrendered Cot,rJo,, o;0t,+
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
CHINESE RETAKE
SAN STRONGHOLD
Lichow Threatened; Of
fensive Widened In
Surprise Thrust

CHUNGKING, Monday, June II.
-W.R)-Chinese forces have recap
tured the Japanese stronghold of
Ishan on the Kweichow-Kwangsi
province railroad so miles west
of Lichow, and in a surprise thrust
have broken through the outer de-
lenses of LichoW itself, a special
com1nunique announced today.
Broadening their southeastern Of
fensive over a 500-mile front, the
Chinese also hurled back Japa-
nese troops to the Indo-China
border and clamped a pincers on
the strategic airfield center of
KWeilin, capital of Kwangsi pro.
vince.
Heavy fighting had ragged for a
week along the japanese salient
reaching out west of Lieuchow to
Ishan and the Chinese killed more
man, 100 Japanese in the sector
on Friday alone, official dispatches
said. With the fall of Ishan, the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
NEW WHEAT CROP
IS BEING DUMPED
BY u. S. FARMERS

KANSAS CITY, June 10.-P)
They're dumping that new
wheat crop on the ground, just
as farmers and grainmen in
this midwest breadbasket
country predicted weeks ago
when they sought more box
cars to move grain from al
ready glutted. country elevators.
Combines Started rolling this
week in southern Oklahoma and
with only a fraction of the
golden crop cut, harvest crews
already have begun dumping
wheat in the fields.
In Kansas, center of the
wheat belt, the harvest isn't
even under way. When 1t
5 starts in week or SO, grain
men see even a more critical
situation with a prospective
crop of anywhere from 1885,
900, 900 to 200, 900, 900 bushels to
be added to already crowded
elevators.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
H. s. TROOPS OPEN FULL-SCALE
FRONTAL ATTACK ON OKlNAWA:
MPSMAKZNG DEA TIL STRUGGLE
DEATH OF HOUSE
FOOD COMMITTEE
SEEN in CAPITAL

WASHINGTON, June 10
(P)-The House food committee
frequent and caustic critic
of administration policies
probably will 60 out of bust
ness when its present chairman
becomes secretary of agricul-
ture next month.
The committee opens a cross
country investigation of food
handling and shortages under
the direction of its chairman,
Rep. Clinton p. Anderson, in
Omaha tomorrow, proceeding
from there to Minneapolis,
thence to Yakima, Washington;
Seattle, San Francisco and Los
Angeles, completing its tour
there June Is.
Shortly after it returns An
derson will move downtown at
President Humans behest to
take over the combined opera
tons of the agriculture de-
partment and the war food adj
ministration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11

fBagabag and cut off japanese
forces in the mountains to the west
and northwest, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur announced today.
Macarthur did not confirm Japa-
nese reports 4 landing on La.
buan island off the northwest coast
of Borneo but announced heavy
aerial attacks on the Brunei bay
area where Labuan is situated and
on Balikpapan in southeast Borneo.
In six days the 9th had ad.
vanced 401z miles in Luzon and
was now five miles north of Baga.
bag on highway five leading to the
Cagayan valley. They had cap.
tured five important highway towns
and many smaller ones, and had
killed 4,130 Japanese and taken
953 prisoners.
At their present position the
Americans were driving along a
rice field valley two and one-haH
miles wide so swiftly that the Japa-
nese were unable to offer serious
resistance.
They were 20 air lines miles
from Santiago on highway five
where the Japanese may make a
stand midway to the Cagayan river
proper.
| By taking Bagabag the 57th cut
off the Japanese troops to the
northwest along highway four.
leading into the guerrilla filled
hills. The japanese have substan.
tial forces in the Bontoc area or
highway four, SO miles northwest
of Bagabag. These Japanese have
only mountain trails along which
to seek temporary safety in far
northern Luzon.
Macarthur announced that dur.
ing the last week 5,911 enemy dead
had been counted and 725 prison.
ers taken in the Philippines. Amer.
lean casualties were 172 killed,
four missing and 855 wounded, a
ratio of less than one to six.
Total Japanese casualties for the
Philippines campaign are now
1872, 116, Macarthur said.
On Mindanao in the southern
Philippines, 31st Division patrols
combing the interior mountains for
trapped japanese remnants now
have reached point more than
10 miles east of Malaybalay, Mac.
Arthur announced in a communi-
que.
In the Davao area to the south
the oath Division captured two
towns against determined Japa-
nese resistance.
Despite unfavorable weather in
some areas. aerial operations con-
tinued on a big scale, the COM
munique said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11

LONDON, June TO- U.D Field
Marshal Sir B. L. Montgomery
charged the German people toaay
with direct responsibility for the
war that had brought about their
disaster and said that the nom
fraernization order was decreed as
means of convining them OF
their guilt.
In a message over the Hamburg
radio to the population OF the B t.
ish.occupied zone, Montgomery
said that the Allied policy was de-
signed to save you, your children
and the whole world from another
war" He said that when the les
son had been driven firmly home
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
British Accuse Souiets
In Repatriation Delay

in repatriating Soviet citizens in
Allied hands lies with the Soviet
government.
Treatment of Russians in the
western zone, the statement said,
compared more than favorably"
with the treatment given Britons
in similar circumstances in the
Russian zone.
In one instance, the statement
said, American as well as British
prisoners were found living in
totally inadequate" conditions at
Lublin, Poland. ..
apart from this there is abun-
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German People Charged
With Guilt Of Conflict

the Allied attitude would change.
''You have often wondered why
our soldiers do not pay any at
tention to you when you wave to
them or bid them good morning in
the street, and why they do not
play with your children" Mont
govery said. 'Our soldiers are
acting in accordance with orders.
You do not like this attitude:
neither do our soldiers. We are by
nature friendly and kindly people.
SIN the World war of 1914, which
was started by your leaders, your
armed forces were beaten in the
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
Eisenhower
Is Awarded
High Medal
Hp oRED BY REDS
orld War II Holy
Allied Chiefs
Toast Peace

FRANKFURT ON THE MAIN,
3 me 10.-P)-Gen. Eisenhower re-
eived Soviet Russia's highest
i award, the jeweled Order of Vic
tory, from Marshal George X.
Zhukov today and said that the
Allies "are going to have peace
even if we have to fight for it.
Eisenhower declared that the
European war just finished had
been a holy war-more than any
other war in history.
In a toast of praise to Marshal
Zhukov, commander of Russian
occupation forces in Germany,
Eisenhower said:
speaking for the Allied forces,
l say we are going to have peace
even if We have to fight for it. AL
of us who are right-thinking want
the common man of all nations to
have the opportunities that we
fought to preserve for them.''
Eisenhower's speech was made
at luncheon in. his headquarters
which honored Zhukov, Field Mar
shall Sir Bernard L. Montgomery,
who also received the Order of
Victory, and nearly 60 high-rank-
ing military figures from the
United States, Russia and Britain.
Marshal Zhukov, toasting the
Supreme Allied Commander, de-
(! scribed him as son of the Ameri-
can people and said he belonged
with the immortal great of all
time for welding the victorious Al
lied armies of the west out of so
many different peoples.
Zhukov spent five hours in
Frankfurt. Gen. Jean de Lattre de
Tassigny, French representative
on the Allied control council for
| Germany, was not here, and 1t.
Gen. Walter Bedell Smith, Eisen-
hower's chief of staff, said the
meeting had nothing to do with the
councils proceedings. Neve-the-
less it was learned authoritatively
that many minor matters relating
| to the administration Of defeated
Germany were discussed by Eisen-
hover and Zhukov.
No further meetings Of the four
power council are expected until
Eisenhower returns from his visit
TO the United States, likely to last
80 days.
An authoritative source said the
withdrawal Of American troops
from the territory now included in
the Russian zone of occupied Ger.
many would begin in a few weeks.
Russian troops will take over the
vacated territory, and the Ameri-
cans and British then likely will
be invited to Berlin, which is to
| be under joint control.
The Russian Order of Victory
never before in history had been
presented to any but Russians and
only seven previously had been
awarded. Eisenhower was num-
Der eight and Montgomery num-
Der nine.
Zhukov did not pin the medals
on Eisenhower and Montgomery,
but presented them to the Allied
commanders in a special box.
While Zhukov, Montgomery,
Smith, British Air Chief Marshal
Sir Arthur Tedder, Russian vice.
commissar Of foreign affairs An
drei I. Vishinsky and others talk
ed informally, Zhukov recalled his
campaign against the Japanese in
Outer Mongolia in 1889, when the
japanese sixth army was routed.
Robert Murphy, Eisenhower po'
litical adviser, also witnessed the
bestowal of the awards and took
part in the informal talks.
Just before Zhukov and his par
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
BY PHIL AULT

United Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, June 10.-WR)-A For
eign Office statement charged to.
day that British war prisoners
freed by the Red Army had suf-
fered great and unnecessary hard
ships due to apparent lack of Rus
sian facilities to care for them,
and that Russian officers had
hampered British repatriation Of
ficials in their work.
The statement, a forceful reply
to Russian complaints Of treat
ment of Russians freed in the zone
of the Western Allies, said also:
"The fault of alleged slowness
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
Marine Director Says:

WASHINGTON, June LIQUID
"A War Bond statement from
Gerald C. Thomas, director,
Division of Plans and Policies,
U. S. Marine Corps:
"The progress we are making
toward destruction Of our en-
emies represents the efforts Of
millions of fighting men. The
War Bond drives fate will be
decided similarly by millions
Of our home front fighters"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
Late News Bulletins

NEW YORK, June 10 (AP) The British Broad
casting Corp said today in broadcast monitored
by NBC and CHS that the Socialist party in Bel
GUM has passed resolution demanding the alb
dication of King Leopold III.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1O-(AP)-The Blue
Network intercepted Australian broadcast to-
day saying that Australian troops of the 9Th divi
sion have landed on British North Borneo
JAMESTOWN, N. Y. June TO- UP) AT
least ten persons were injured tonight when a
fierce twster ripped through the city in the midst
OF short electrical storm The freak twister, I'M
like anything Jamestown had ever witnessed be-
fore, struck from the west and did heaviest damag
to Textbook downtown area Three fourths of
the city was in darkness. No estimate of damage
was available Immediately.
U. S. 10TH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, Okin-
ava, June -(Delayed)-(UP)-Gen Joseph w.
Vinegar Joe) Stilwell chief of army ground
forces said today that the United States will need
a force of at least 100000 men to invade Japan
proper.
He warned that even after Tokyo falls eve
still may have to fight long war against the Japs
in Manchuria and China
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
Important Road Center
In Cqgqyan Is Captured

MANILA, Monday June 11@nDrvng nine miles in "a hours
main highway the Cagayan valley of northern Luzon
the 37 Division have captured the important road center Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
Soviet Commander Says
Nazis Lost At The Oder

BERLIN June Marshal George K zhukov said today
that Soviet Russia studying the question of demobizng her
mighty and the time disclosed his story the
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-06-11
Big Powers
Await Vote
Of Co I'm
SMALL NATIONS TALK
Conference Weighs Veto
Power; U. S. Hints OF
Outcome
u. nouGLAs B. CORNELL

rsN FRANCISCO, June 10.-LP
T 2 Rig Five counted their vot-
80 DV control of a World Security
nnas,,ocH clinched today. But first
,L";r will be more small-nation ora
.nrr in United Nations confer
once committee.
Tho major power strategy was
- let small-nation opponents talk
" ~ tbev please about the Big Five
a. sonand for supreme authority to
usto Individually peace-enforce-
want measures in the council of
now United Nations league.
When the speech-making rups
o,t tbey will cali for a decision.
I,rited States delegates said they
Md no doubt about the outcome.
81 did Canadian who listened to
4,vo rounds of debate licked off
Yesterday on an Interpretation by
russia, Britain, China, France and
.ho United States of their veto
nrovege. The committee consid-
srng it meets again tomorrow
afternoon to hear more discussion.
Last nights three-hour commit
he session produced no balloting.
delegate said it did turn up what
amounted to personal teud"
between Senator Tom Connally Cd
Tex and Foreign Minister Herbert
v Evatt of Australia.
Connally, supported by British
Adviser C. K. Webster, tried to
yet the committee to accept the
Biz Five Interpretation immedi-
ately
Eyatt objected. He was report
ed to have called the Interpretation
"obsure, uncertain and made
ouate" There were complaints
that the great powers had failed to
answer many questions put to
them by Jesse rcountries on how
the veto would operate.
Mandolin Bey Riaz of Egypt
was reported to have sided with
Evatt -s s.a=-.'.-,'ss
The picture OF the proceedings
was drawn in different words by
the conference press office. It
stated there had been IAN eloquent
appeal for acceptance of the in
depreciation in the same spirit of
unity" which had animated" the
Big Five.
1t said it was noted, on the
other side. that delegates had a
'uty to their people and to the
future world organization to
examine carefully the proposals
laid before the committee and to
make clear their exact implica-
TONS
Since this required more time"
the committee adjourned until to-
morrow.
Once the veto problem is out of
the way the American delegation
looks for small nations to shift
their attack to methods of review
ing and amending the world organ
Nations charter. Some have start
ed doing that already.
Americans figure that any dele
cations who haven't put over their
pet amendments may gang up be-
hlnd attempts to make it easy to
review the charter in years to
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WEATHER

yyartly cloudy and warmer today.
uutsstterdays temperatures:
Ngn' 90-Low. SO.
Eastern Standard Time)
NJ, tBy L. S. Weather. bureau
end sn'eoIological data for the "a hours
's 80 pm. yesterday.
,..o Temperature
F3o pm, 80. ''' 'i'' 49, Low ''
No TrnHlfhum 80; Minimum So; Mean 80;
Lon Humidity
T:s6 ~. am =; 7:3C am, 80; 1:36 pm, 81
Tat. Precipitation
,n0 MA ID, Tor the "a hours ending 7:30 pm
ON I0t ia, since the first of the month,
rPron, Tides For Today
L 81 The me Tide Tables published by
Noest and Geodetic Survey
Win foa. High Low
arlington ----- 1o:4sa s: asa
Msyo,,b II LAP 5:38r
'''oIo Inlet ---------- 8:35a 2:31s
Sporia 8:59p 2:31r
s'2Na sT 900; Sunset. 1923; Moonrise
''' Moonset. sop.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-28
A Break for the Home Eater

Most Americans eat at home most of the time, and the OPA has finally taken cognizance of that fact. In consequence the agency is goin to recall" surplus food stocks of restaurants, hotels and in- stitutions, made known through inven- tory figures, by deducting points or pounds from these establishments rations.
 Since general yationing came into ef- feet, one of it's principal inequities has been the fact that a person could get most scarce foodstuffs in hotel or res taurant which were unobtainable by the home shopper, provided only he were willing to pay the prices asked. This has been more generally true in the larger cities, particularly SO in the case of meat.
 We realize that the proprietors of eat ing places have plenty of headaches these days. But we don't think that hoarding by business establishment or institu- tion is any more commendable than boarding by housewife. And we don't think that these establishments will Suf- fer unduly by going on more of day-to- day basis like the rest of us home eaters.