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Evening star., 1945-01-30
HenseI Assumes Office
As Aide 10 ForrestaI.

H. Struve Hensel today was sworn
in as Assistant Secretary of the
Navy before gathering of high
ranking naval officers, Navy Depart
ment officials and members of the
House and Senate Naval Affairs
Committee.
The ceremony was held in the Of
flee OF Secretary Forrestal Rear Ad-
miral Thomas L. Catch, Judge advo-
cate general of the Navy, admins
tered the OATH
Mr.. Hensel, who had been the
Nays general counsel, was con-
f1rmed by the Senate yesterday. He
formerly was practicing attorney
In New York.
The Senate yesterday also con-
flrmed the nominations of Frank
G. Fahrion, Marshall r. Greer and
Peter K. Fischer to be rear admirals
and Thomas P. Jeter, chief of staff
to the commander of Battleship
Squdron 2, to be commodore.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Mud on Avenue Brings
Protest 10 House Group

Protests that nothing effective has
been done about mud, earth and
debris which for 10 years has been
sliding onto Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. between Thirty-firs street and
Branch avenue from high embank-
ment on the south side we're filed
yesterday with the House District
Committee.
A letter from Louis F. Frick, sec
retary of the Southeast Business
mems Association. contended the
conditions were getting progressively
worse and that the Commissioners
had done practically nothing" to
remedy the problem.
The street must be used by chill
dren going to and from the Randle
Highlands School and the debris in
the street constitutes a hazard to
motorists. Mr.. Frick said. He urged
| that the District erect a retaining
wall or shore up the embankment.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Mrs. Roosevelt
Continued From First Page)

Commerce-whethe it is Henry
A. Wallace or some other nan-is
the logical person to present it,
If Congress accepts him. it will also
be automatically accepting postwar
employment planning as one of
its chief objectives and Mr.. Wal
lace as the man advising it. she said.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she actually
does not know If Mrs. Boettiger,
called the Air Transport Command,
as has been reported, to arrange
transportation for Elliott's bull mas
tiff, Blaze, in an Army plane.
Il would not comment If / did
know" she continued Asked if she
felt the Nations newspapers had
been unfair to her sons lately, she
replied. that would not be for me
to say"
Then just as reporter started to
bring up another subject. Mrs.
Roosevelt changed her mind and
continued, Il will say this: I felt
quite certain no one in the White
House would order things. I never
order things. We might ask if it
were possible. But" and she shook
her head firmly and glanced around
the circle as she finished with slow
emphasis, I'VE never order anything
The only person entitled to do 50
and whoever gives an order Is the
President"
Mrs. Roosevelt said the admins
tration's proposals to insure go, ,OOO,-
900 postwar jobs, rather than being
the startling plan it seems. actually
is the most conservative" method
of approaching a problem which
should be close to the hearts of
every American, particularly to the
women, who, she said, will be the
first to lose jobs after the war. Any
one unwilling to tackle the big post
war employment problem in big
way is defeatist, the President S
wife said.
1t. Col Katherine Goodwin, WAC
officer with the Army Service Forces,
who was guest at the conference,
described WAC plans to launch a
recruitment drive on Thursday for
$500 WAC medical technicians to
sefve in 60 general hospitals
throughout the United States.
These WACS, who will take tenn
peratures, keep records and make
beds. will supplement Army nurses
and civilian nurses aides, Col.
Goodwin said. About 81, 900 are on
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Barrymore Substitutes
For De Mile on'Air Show
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 30.-For the
first time in 10 years Cecil B. De
Mile was on the receiving end OF
his weekly dramatic air show last
night.
Instead Of acting as master OF
ceremonies for the program the mo-
ton picture and radio producer lis
tened to 1t at his office while his
friend, Lionel Barrymore, did the
honors. Mr.. De Mile has given up
radio appearances rather than pay
a 81 union assessment 70 the AFI
American Federation of Radio Art
lists.
Mr.. Barrymore. the J. Walter
Thompson Advertising Agency said
will appear on the show until Mr.
De Miles appeal of Superior
Court decision upholding the union
assessment is settled. The union
asked the fee of its members to fight
a referendum proposition at the last
general election.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Charles B. Henderson
To Head Federal Unit
OF Red Cross Drive

Charles B. Henderson, chairman
of the board of directors OF the Re.
construction Finance Corp, ha.
been appointed chairman of tn.
Government division of the 1874.
American Red Cross metropolitan
Area campaign, 1t was announced
today by Samuel H. Kaufman
general chairman.
With Mr.. Hendersons acceptance
Of the post, Mr.. Kaufman said
all top appointments have beer
made for the approaching drive.
Chairman of the main divisions
in the campaign include Paul Shorb
special gifts; Robert c. Overs, gen.
eral business; Harvey J. Cheston
city division; Martin T. Wiegand
residential. and George E. Hamilton
jr,. publicity.
Suburban area leaders are Charles
M. Jones. Alexandria; John F. Phe-
Ian, Arlington. Col. Waldron E
Leonard, Fairfax County; Clay
Whiteford. Prince Georges County
and Col A. H. Hobley, Montgomery
County.
Mr.. Henderson has been chairman
of the board of directors for RFC
since July, 194l. He came to Wash
ington as Senator from Nevada In
January, 1918, filling the vacancy
left by the death of Senator Fran
els G. Newlands. He is a grandson
Of Lewis Rice Bradley, Governor
of Nevada from 1871 to 1879.
AS chairman of the Government
division he will solicit Red Cross
contributions from all employees of
the Federal and District agencies
in this area
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Allies Shower Nazis
With Peace leaflets as
Big 3 Talks Near
BY the Associated Press.

by tne AsSOClateu FIebb.
PARIS, Jan. 30.-With the ''big
three" conference rapidly approach
ing the Allies, have begun sfowering
German lines with leaflets explain
ing the unconditional surrender
goal announced at Casablanca, II
was disclosed today.
Unconditional surrender. the
pamphlets declare, would not mean
that Germans who surrender would
be at the mercy of the victorious
side" On the contrary, they would
"be under the protection of the
Geneva Convention and would be
treated with fairness"
The pamphlets, one Of the first
direct attempts by Allied propa-
gandists in recent months to drive
a wedge between the German people
and their rulers, also say:
TT is the wish of the Allies to
give the German people the pos
sibility for normal peaceful devel-
opment as members of the Euro
pean family of nations"
The announcement said "individ-
ual Germans who had nothing to
do with the crimes committed by
war criminals will not be taken to
account for those crimes"
| Use of the leaflets bolstered be-
lief in some quarters that the Pres
ident, Prime Minister Churchill and
Premier Stain might produce .
joint immediate surrender call te
Germany at their meeting.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Traffic in Marihuana
Taken Over by Gangs,
Treasury Warns
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
Does smoking marihuana cause
crime? Does the weed sometimes
cause mild-appearing people to be-
come murderous maniacs?
The Treasury Department gave an
emphatic yes" today in reporting
that traffic in marihuana became an
increasingly serious enforcement
problem in 1914, with well-financed
gangs going into the business as
never before.
The Treasury pointed to New
York as the center of the traffic
and said four major gangs were
broken up there last year
Only three weeks ago, Mayor La
Guardia made public a report which
declared smoking marihuana has
had no appreciable influence on the
crime rate in New York.
The Mayors Committee on Mari
huana," after a four-year study, also
said marihuana is not habit t-forming
and there is no evidence Of any or
ganized traffic among New York
school children.
The Treasury, in its summary of
narcotics enforcement activities dur
ing 1914, did not mention the New
York City report.
But Commissioner of Narcotics
H. j. Anslinger cautioned against
what he called "complacency' of
the public toward the marihuana
problem.
while not all persons always dis
play violent reactions to marihuana,
there are many instances of persons
who - appear of mild and harm
less temperament displaying mani
acal characteristics after using the
weed" he said.
Marihuana seizures in 1914 totaled
12,117 ounces, compared with 1861
ounces in 1943. The number of ar
rests decreased from 900 to 767. A
Treasury spokesman said this was
because the traffic shifted consid-
erably from small individual vio-
lators to well-financed conspiracies.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Bogus Macarthur Aide
Gets Six-Month Term
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-Thomas
F. Hinton. jr., 26-year-old soldier
who was described as representing
himself as an aide to Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, yesterday pleaded guilty
in Federal court to an eight-count
indictment charging possession ano
forging of military passes.
The former Tuscaloosa, Ala, man
was sentenced to six months i'm.
prisonment and was placed on two
years probation by Judge John w
Clancy.
Assistant United States Attorney
Jerome Vale said Hinton, represent
ing himself as Capt. Dennaberg oi
Gen MacArthur's staff" had tele-
phoned midtown hotel on Decem-
ber 19 and also a night club fol-
reservations for Gen. Macarthur
and his party
The hotel obtained his telephone
number and notified the FBI, which
arrested Hinton two days latter.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Dr.. Auchter Resigns Post
In Agriculture Department

Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
today announced the resignation of
DR.. E. c. Auchter as administrator
of agricultural research. effective
Saturday, and the appointment of
the assistant administrator, P. "
Carbon, to succeed him.
DR.. Auchter, who will become di-
rector of the Pineapple Research In
stitute of Hawaii with headquarters
in Honolulu, directed and co-ord-
mated the work of the Agricultural
Research Administration since its
creation at the end of 194l.
Mr.. Carbon has had 80 years ex-
perience in conducting and directing
scientific research. He became as
sistant administrator of the ARA
early in 1912 He is 56 years old and
was born in Logan. Utah. He lives
at 1870 Crestwood drive NV.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
; Military Prisoners
CaughtAfter Escape
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Jan. 3d.
Two military prisoners who were
freed by third escapee posing as a
chaplain have been apprehended
along with the youth who effected
their release, Ray j. Abbaticchio
jr.. special agent in charge of the
Birmingham office of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. announced
Mr.. Abbaticchio said tourist
cabin near BeSsemer, Ala, which
they were occupying at the time OF
their arrest, contained three Army
carbines, two Army automatic pis-
tolls, another .38 caliber pistol and
plenty of ammunition"
The FBI agent identified the
three, arrested yesterday. as Pvt
Jesse Foster Ferrell and Pvt. Louis
Christakos, escapes from Camp
Bowie. Tex, Since January 10, ano
Pvt. Robert S. Woolard, who fec
from Camp Gruber, Okla, last Sep
tember 27 All three have beer
charged by the FBI with violation OF
the National Motor Vehicle Theft
Act
Ferrell and Christakos were freed
by Woolard when he entered the
Camp Bowie Post Prison dressed as
a chaplain and armed with a pistol
Mr.. Abbaticchio asserted. He said q
third man who escaped at the same
time, Pvt. Robert H. Gaffney, was
recaptured soon after the escape
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Western Front
Continued From First Page)

side attacks have accounted fol
5000 vehicles destroyed and $500
damaged, $50 tanks and armored ve-
hicles ruined and approximately
$500 rail cars destroyed and 1000
damaged. Some 1,261 were disabled
in the ST. With area alone yesterday.
Added to all that destruction was
the paralyzing effect of yesterdays
mighty air blows at 80 railroads
along key lines back from the Rhine
toward the eastern front.
1t. Gen. George S. Patton's Sd
Army broke the German Our River
frontier defense at two places just
north of Luxembourg. The dough-
boys waded icy water to their waists
in crossing near Oberhausen and
Peterskirche. 13 miles southwest of
Prum. Oberhausen fell.
The Sd Army was close to or
across the German frontier all the
way from Saarlautern to Ober-
hausen.
To the north, 1t. Gen. Courtney
H. Hodges 1st Army advanced
nearly miles early today in the
darkness, fighting into Murrange,
Is miles northwest of Prum. OPP
position was relatively light; the
Germans were beating their way
back into the Siegfried Line. The
1st Army took 925 prisoners yes
etrday and expected a large total
today.
1t. Gen. Alexander M. Patch's
American 7th Army in Alsace was
snowbound for the third day. At
the northern end of the Colmar
pocket below Strasbourg. the Amer
ican Sd and 18th Divisions. now
fighting under French command,
wedged within a half mile of the
northeast outskirts of Colmar.
The Sd Division stabbed within
about 3 miles of the Rhine and
threatened to lop off a German
salient north toward Strasbourg.
The French we're closing around
Cernay from three sides at the
south end of the Colmar pocket.
Fifty German tanks have been de-
stroyed in 10 days by the French
alone.
A dispatch. from Field Marshal
Montgomery's 21st Army Group
headquarters said it was probable
that the German 9Th Panzer Army,
mauled in the retreat from the Ar
dennes, had been moved toward the
Russian front. -
The British I'd Army, strung be-
tween Roermond and Geilenkirchen
and f1anking the Canadians on the
south, captured Paarlo on the Roer
River and heavily shelled nearby
Vlodrop, % miles from Dusseldorf
and Is miles from Munchen Glad
bach.
The same. dispatch said that pos
sibly the Germans were removing
from Holland the last remaining
forces brought there to join troops
used in the Ardennes in a grand
squeeze on Antwerp.
THE failure of that slash into our
lines aborted the mission for which
these troops in Holland had been
assigned" Associated Press Core
spondent Ned Nordness reported,
their movement northeast into
Germany indicated they also were
destined for the Russian 'front.'"
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Meeting May Be Under Way
|Nozi and Swiss Radios Say

LONDON, Jan. 80 (P.-German
and Swiss broadcasts today said a
meeting of the big Three" already
was under way or just about to be-
gin.
London observers speculated
whether President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Churchill would
meet prior to their conference with
Premier Stain as they did at Cairo
in 1943.
Mr.. Churchill's movements natur-
ally are guarded by security censor
ship but it was noted he did not ap-
pear in the House of Commons
this morning. Deputy Prime Min
lister Richard Atlee substituted for
him. However, Mr. Atlee frequently
sits in for the Prime Minister.
A better barometer will be avail
able tomorrow when Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden is scheduled to
answer questions in Commons. The
Foreign Secretary is almost always
present on Wednesdays If he is in
London.
With only speculation for a basis,
1t seemed that a meeting of the big
three might be held somewhere in
the East. Most quarters still ia
vored somewhere in Russia as the
site, although some believed 1t might
be In Italy.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Taft Asks HaIf-BiIIior
Cut in CCC Request
By the Associated Press.

6S tllc hccUCldtcu TICeS.
Senator Taft, Republican. of Ohio
suggested today that the Commod-
ity Credit Corp. could get along with
only three-fourths of the S2,000,-
100000 increase it is asking in it's
borrowing power.
1t appeared to him, Senator Taft
told War Food Administrator
Marvin Jones, that with funds al
ready available, an increase of ST.
500,000,000 would be ample to take
care of the Gees programs.
1--WE may not need it all and l
certainly hope we won't" Mr.. Jones
acknowledged, but said he believed
1t would be reassuring to farmers to
know the CCC had ample funds to
carry out price support commit
ments.
Senator Taft secured agreement
from Mr.. Jones at Senate Bank
ing Committee hearing yesterday
for an S845, 100000 ceiling" on an
nual food subsidy expenditures by
the CCC.
This would allow 1925 ,OO0,OO for
crop subsidy programs, $500, ,000, 900
for the dairy subsidy and $120,000,-
600 for other "noncrop" subsidies,
such as feed. wheat and peanut
butter, in the fiscal year beginning
next July l.
Senator Taft drafted these limita-
tions as an amendment which will
come before the committee formally
tomorrow.
The bill by Senator Bankhead
Democrat, of Alabama would in
crease the Gees borrowing power
from $4,000, 100000 to $4,000 900, ,OOO
and extend its life to June 30, 1947
Under existing law. the agency is
due to expire next June 80.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

by CANIEH BHOOAE JONES.
Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell. new COM
manding general OF the Army
Ground Forces, who has kept close
silence since he was recalled last
October from command of the
China Burma India theater, was on
record today with these conclusions
and predictions:
That Japan easily can replace all
the losses we have caused her ground
forces and probably could put A.
000, 900 land troops in the field.
Japan cannot be defeated until
we meet her army on the mainland
of China.
The war against Japan will last q
long time, regardless OF when the
European fighting ends.
The Japanese might even fight on
In China after Japan has been In
vaded and conquered.
Holds Press Conference.
Gen. Stilwell broke his long silence
at press conference yesterday aft
ernoon at the Army War College.
He saw no chance that Japan
would collapse from internal dissen-
sion. industrial stringency or any
other reason before being crushed
with military force. Out of his long
experience in the Orient, he saw the
Jap soldier fighting on fanatically
to the end.
I'VE will have to fight them on
the mainland of China" he said en-
phatically.
Gen. Stilwell added that the Navy
has done a magnificent job in get
ting us across the Pacific" and the
Army as much in driving the Japs
from their strategic islands and TAX
ing away the empire they were
amassing in the Central and South
Pacific.
Wears No Medals.
A reporter asked whether he re-
garded the Pacific fighting to date
as only preliminary in the war to
exterminate Japan as military
power.
No one can say at this time, he re-
piled, whether what has been done
will prove to be preliminary or
the main event.
The soft-speaking general, looking
At after his recent vacation in Cali
fornia, received the press in uni
form unembellished except for the
four stars on each shoulder denot-
ing his rank. He wore none of the
many campaign ribbons and decora-
tions he rates. AS he answered with
unfailing good humor the questions
volleyed at him, some of the news
papermen wondered how he ever got
the nickname of Vinegar Joe"
One reporter recalled that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had said last fall
that Gen. Stilwel was ordered back
from Chungking because of clash
Of personalities with Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek Did he have any
comment on that?
None, said the general, smiling
Hopes to Return.
Did he look forward to returning
to China in post Of command when
it came time for the showdown bat
tie on land? some one suggested.
The witness stands mute" said
the general.
The only comment he made about
the generalissimo or his government
was in discussing the potential role
of the Chinese in the battle of China
to come
81 believe" he said "the peneralis-
Evening star., 1945-01-30
20, 900 Tons of Seeds
Sent Russio by U.S..

BY the Associated Press.
Russia has been furnished 10000
tons of seeds by the United States
for spring planting to aid in meeting
1945 food needs.
The War Food Administration
said the seeds-one-half of the year.
ly total agreed upon for delivery
to Russia-win be for use primarily
in the Ukraine's rich fields which
have been recaptured from the Ger
mans.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
Russiiu
Continued From First Page.)

ried 13 miles on a 3o-mile front by
last night.
In Berlin Nazi leaders implored
Germans to rise and save the cap
ital.
Zhukov's forces stabbed inside
Pomerania northwest of Poznan
after leaving siege units behind to
erase that island of enemy resist
ance. Berlin declared Russian troops
had fought their way into the heart
Of Poznan and its fall was believed
only matter of hours.
The invasion turned the southern
end of q miniature Siegfried Line
that ran north from Schneidemuhl,
which Is so miles northwest of
Poznan.
Superhighway Cut.
Zhukovs troops had cut the main
Danzig- Berlin superhighway and
trunk railway at several places.
Other Red Army units pushing
northward into the Polish corridor
to secure his upper flank seized
PrusZcZ, So miles southwest of
Danzig. and Komierowo, miles to
the west.
More than $50 localities were
seized in Pomerania.
At the same time Zhukov's central
columns pushing west of Poznan
swept up 400 localities, including the
Polish town Of Miedzychod, Is miles
south of Driesen and 80 miles from
Berlin. They were striking between
the Obra and Warthe Rivers, with
no natural waterway barring their
way into Germany.
The supplement to the Moscow
communique said that during yes
terday's fighting Zhukov's troops
killed more than 1000 German ON
GERS and men, and took 100 prison.
ers. Captured booty included IL
tanks, 10 guns, 300 motor vehicles,
so locomotives and so railway trains.
Other towns taken included
Lwowek. Is miles southeast of
and Nowy Tomysel, on
the German frontier 98 miles south
east of Berlin.
Nazi radio broadcasts calling on
Germans to rise up and save the
capital OF the Reich declared "the
fate of Berlin is in the balance"
DR.. Robert Ley, Nazi labor leader,
was quoted as saying I'VE will fight
before Berlin, In Berlin. around Ber-
lin and behind Berlin, leading to the
belief that the Germans may be pre-
pairing for the prospect of a hinter-
land resistance If Berlin should fall.
Evening star., 1945-01-30
|0verseas Soldiers
Prefer State Ballot,
Stimson Report Says
By the Associated Press.


Soldiers overseas were recorded
today as preferring State ballots to
the ch-disputed Federal forms
In last falls election.
This report came from Secretary
OF War Stimson, as he filed with
Congress sharp criticism of the
soldier vote law as passed last year.
Declaring insignificant use" was
made of the short form Federal bal
lot, and that its administration was
excessively complex" Mr.. Stimson
said it resulted in burdens which
appear disproportionate to any re-
sulting utility"
5.3 Per Cent Use Federal Ballots.
He reported that In the 20 States
which approved Federal ballot use,
only about 5.3 per cent of the SOL
diers eligible used 1t, and COM
mented:
Most servicemen who desire to
vote were able to obtain, then vote
and return their State absentee bal
lot, leaving relatively few who need
ed to "or legally could" use Federal
ballots"
The Federal ballot was the subject
of much controversy in Congress,
opponents saying it invaded rights
of States and supporters contending
it was needed to insure soldiers q
vote.
100000 Voters Overseas.
Mr.. Stimson estimated that there
were overseas approximately 4,900,-
900 Army, Navy and merchant ma
rine personnel Of voting age, that
only 108.691 of this group used Fed
eral ballots and of these 9,868 were
invalid, that Army voters cast ap-
proximately $1,000 Federal ballots,
the Navy voters $4,000, and that in
10 States which approved the Fed
eral ballot and have reported to the
Army, ,136, or % per cent, of the
eligible soldiers used the <Federal
ballot and 446,974, or 34.6 per cent,
used the State absentee ballot.
Mr.. Stimson made his statements
in report of the Federal War Ballot
Commission, of which hefs a mem
Der. The report made minor recon-
mendations for technical improve
ments in administration of the SOL
dier vote law.