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Evening star., 1945-04-14
Jena Rejects Order
To Surrender, but Is
Quickly Captured
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JENA, Germany, April l4-The
German commander of this city, As
miles southwest of Leipzig, refused
a surrender ultimatum Yesterday
but the United States 80th Infan-
try Division captured it easily in a
brief, half-hearted battle of honor"
in which only a few shots were ex-
changed.
Jena is the home of the famed
Zeiss optical instrument firm and
has a normal population of 60,OO0-
1t had been by-passed earlier by the
4th Armored Division, speeding east
ward, but yesterday il fell to Dough-
boys commanded by Col Normand
o. Costello of Franklin, Mass. and
1t. Col. Henry Fisher of St. Peters,
burg. Fla.
Col. Costello issued to Jena the
same surrender ultimatum which
the city of Weimar, II miles to the
west, had accepted eagerly Thurs
day. The chief of police of Weimar
took the ultimatum into Jena
Thursday night, presenting it to the
burgomeister and the German Army
commander.
NaZis Resist Weakly.
The few Germans remaining in
the city resisted weakly and inef-
fectually when the 80th Infantry
attacked this morning from two
sides.
The Doughboys encountered only
small arms fire and quickly cleared
the western half of the city, which
is bisected by the Saale River.
However, the Germans had de-
stroyed the bridge and ther. was
some delay in mopping up the east
ern sections.
Maj. James Haynes, Philadelphia,
said the 80th Infantry had met no
artillery opposition in nearly two
weeks and commented, Il think the
Germans lost most of their artillery
west of the Rhine"
All Production Halted.
All production in the Zeiss plants
had been halted since Allied bomb
ers wrecked the company's buildings
March 10, an official of the firm
said. He estimated that the main
plant in the certer of the city was
so per cent destroyed, but per-
sonal inspection yesterday made it
appear 80 per cent would be more
accurate.
The south plant of the zeiss group
was severely bombed March II, but
the north plant escaped with only
minor damage Another plant was
discovered underground at Torthen-
stein, 4 miles south of Jena.
Other buildings near the Zeiss
plants suffered some damage, but
in general the people of Jena got
off lucky. They lined the streets as
the Doughboys poured into the city
and seemed happy.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
jap Suicide Plane Crashes
Near Admiral Turner'S Ship

water bright sheet Of flame flicked
out, nearly reaching the ship.
Celebrating on the destroyer an
nonuced sunk IN yesterdays COM
munique, it was announced at head
quarters the ship had shot down a
single-engine Japanese fighter. then
was attacked simultaneously by two
zeros flying wing to wing. One OF
these was shot down, but the others
bomb sank the ship.
Another destroyer, already hit by
an enemy bomb, but not seriously
damaged, steamed to the stricken
vessels assistance and found jap
anese planes in force straflng SWIM
ming survivors. Despite persistent
enemy attacks the destroyer picked
up the survivors.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Parties Cancelled
ont Of Respect to
President

Out of respect to the memory of
the late President Frank Delano
Roosevelt, many of the larger and
more formal events planned by 10
cal women's organizations are being
Cancelled or postponed.
The 18th biennial meeting of the
National Woman's Party, slated fol-
April 1928 at the Alva Belmont
House, IA B street NE, has been
called of and the District Chapter,
International Federation of Cath
olic Alumnae, has postponed its an
nual graduates tea, scheduled for
4 pm. tomorrow at Trinity College,
till April 20.
The Founders Day luncheon OF
the Daughters of the British En-
pire. to be held today was Cancelled
as was the benefit tea planned for
tomorrow by the Woman's Demo-
cratic Club of Silver Spring.
Another event eliminated from
this weeks calendar s the luncheon
which was to have been given today
by Mrs. Curtis Shears, former presi-
dent of the Woman's National Dem
ocratic Club. and by Mrs. William
H. Davis, presidential nominee tor
the club, for their friends who had
come to Washington to attend the
Jefferson Day dinner. The hostesses
New York friends, who arrived in
the Capital only to be met with the
news of the Chief Executives death,
include Miss Fanny Hurst, Mrs.
Ruth Bryan Rodhe, Mrs. Stanley
Richter, Mrs. James L. Laidlaw, Mrs.
Frederick Cone and Mrs. Edgerton
Parsons.
A luncheon planned Tuesday by
Mrs. Arthur Clarendon Smith for
Mrs. William Clayton, president of
the Woman's National Democratic
Club, also has been called off. Mrs.
Clayton announces that the club
will carry on" following the funeral
tomorrow.
A club which probably feels the
passing of the President as deeply
as any is the American Newspaper
Women's Club. of which the late
Presidents wife is an honorary
member. The new Presidents wife,
Mrs. Harry S. Truman, is an asso-
clate member. A tea which the
club was to have given Monday aft
ernoon for leaders in the new or
ganization for the Washington Mu-
nicipal Theater has been Cancelled.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Tornado Toll Rises
To 112; More Bodies
Sought in Bubble
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, April IA
The number of dead in Thursdays
tornadoes in Oklahoma, Arkansas
and Missouri mounted today to 1l2.
with Is others listed as missing and
hundreds injured
Deaths in Arkansas jumped to
81 with five persons unaccounted
for Six were killed in Missouri.
Oklahomas dead totaled IS, Of
whom So were at Antlers in the
southeastern section of the State
Soldiers, using bulldozers, continued
to search the rubble for 10 more
persons reported missing
| The State Health Department an
nounced it was ready to begin a
general sanitation program in the
stricken areas. This includes water
treatment and injection of typhoid
! serum.
Soldiers Being Withdrawn.
The number of injured ran into
the hundreds, the property damage
| probably will total thousands of
dollars when time permits accurate
estimates.
Less than half the dead at Antlers
had been identified.
Many of the 600 Camp Maxey
(Tex) soldiers who aided in medical
work and police duty and provided
meals made in field kitchens were
being withdrawn today. The kitch-
ems probably will be the last to go.
The Red Cross now has set up
headquarters to aid in rehabilitation
but no definite plans for rebuilding
have been made, 1t was said.
The first person to organize first
aid in Antlers was a curly-haired
private from Camp MaXey.
Hitchhiked to Scene.
He was Pvt. Billy Sinsil, Clarks-
burg, w. Va. He hitchhiked a ride
here on a fire engine from nearby
Hugo after hearing of the storm
disaster. When he arrived, he found
the Methodist Church crammed with
injured and dying With a back
ground of experience as a medical
corpsman in the Pacific. Aleutian
and Asiatic theaterS of war, he set
up system for treating the injured
and took charge of Identification Of
all those treated.
Last night he was still working,
although he had had no sleep in
over SO hours.
Evening star., 1945-04-14

troops simultaneously had carried
out limited attack on an undis-
closed sector Of the French coast.
The daybreak attack followed a
blow last night by more than 75O
heavily loaded RAF Lancasters and
Halifax bombers on Kiel, chief ref
uge for what remains of the German
Navy.
There was speculation in London
that the bombing of the Gironde
pocket might be linked with some
kind of land or sea action.
1t was the first time in nearly
two years that Fortresses and Lib
orators carried out a daylight opera
ton wholly without fighter escort
Perhaps 21,000 Germans are still
sitting out the war in the Royan
district around the mouth of the
Gironde. Others are holding out
in Dunkerque, st. Nazaire and the
Channel Islands. Small quantities
OF food and other supplies have
been sent to them occasionally by
Nazi aircraft and submarines.
Three aircraft were reported miss
ing from last nights Raj operations
which, in addition to the attack
on Kiel, included a raid by 100
night bombers on objectives in Ham,
burg, Boizenburg southeast of Ham,
burg, and in Stralsund, another
German naval base on the Baltic
northwest of Stettin.
RAF airmen observed many big
explosions during the attack on
Kiel, where reconnaissance had
shown the harbor packed two days
ago with all kinds of shipping driven
from such Baltic ports as Gydnia
Danzig and Koenigsberg by the
Russians.
Last nights attack was made
through clouds under control of a
master bomber-one plane that
hovers over the target and directs
all bombings by night. The entire
port area, including three big ship
building yards, were saturated with
both high explosive and incendiary
bombs.
The RAF sank the pocket battle
ship Admiral Scheer at Kiel five
nights ago.
Yesterday, in far-ranging sweeps
American fighters destroyed at least
321 German planes, raising the toll
wrecked within week to at least
1898.
Six bombers and seven fighters
failed to return from yesterday
United States 9th Air Force opera
tions.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Shower Planned

A medical supplies and equipment
shower will be given by Washington
Hadassah at 1:30 pm. Tuesday at
the Jewish Community Center.
The shower, of which Mrs. I. E
Levinson is chairman, will include
linen and clothing for the l00-bed
Palestinian institution partly main
tanned by the organization. An in
ventory of supplies for the 300-bed
tuberculosis hospital to be erected
by Hadassah in Palestine will be
made.
A playlet, This Land Is Yours"
directed by Mrs. Louis Lande, will
be a feature of the program. News
comments will be made by Mrs.
Aaron l.. Shalowitz. Mrs. Morris
I. Bierman will open the meeting.
to be preceded by dessert hour at
1890 pm.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Fiction W0rksh0b

A tea will be given by the Fiction
Workshop Group of the District
League of American Pen Women
from to pm. tomorrow at the
studio, 1851 Columbia road NV.
The program will include a talk
on Writing for Magazines" by
Prof. Merritt c. Batchelder of
American University and a group of
piano selections by Mrs. Batchelder.
Several original monologues will be
recited by Mrs. Glen-Eyre Wood of
Philadelphia, who will be in town
as a delegate to the national con-
ference of the Danes of the Loyal
Legion.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Election TO Be Held
Bv WOmen's S ORT

Election of officers of Womens
American ORT will be held at 80
pm. Monday at the Jewish Com
munity Center.
The program will include talk
by Mrs H. P. Jackson, Journalist
on aspects of Dumbarton Oaks and
the coming San Francisco Confer
ence.
officers will be installed at the
annual spring luncheon May is a.
the Mayflower Hotel A tableau of
ORT activities throughout the world
and a fashion show of spring and
summer clothes will be special at
fractions
Evening star., 1945-04-14
First General Collection
Of Clothing Being Made

The first general collection of
clothes from depots will take place
today in the United National Cloth
ing Collection drive being held
during April to gather clothing for
the destitute peoples of Europe.
Among the trucks taking part are
those from the Salvation Army,
Goodwill Industries and Volunteers
of America. Trucks of the Whole
sale Liquor Dealers Association has
been making collections from apart
ment houses.
Depots from which collections
will be made are police and fire
stations. post Offices, Government
buildings and gasoline stations.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Aluunae to Meet

Bridges I Have Crossed" will be
the subject of a talk by Mrs. Bessie
S. Cheatham at a meeting of the
Washington Chapter, Greensboro
College Alumnae Association, from
3 to p m. tomorrow at the First Con-
gregational Church, Tenth and G
streets NV. Mrs. A. T. Hocutt. Mrs.
H. j. Eckstein and Miss Annabel
Martin are in charge of arrange
meptS
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Libraries Association
To Hear Miss Gwver

Behind the Scenes With Adver-
tising" will be the subject of talk
by Miss Betty Darling Gwyer at a
dinner meeting of the Washington
Chapter, Special Libraries ASsocia-
ton, at $50 pm. Monday at the
YWCA, 614 E street NV.
Miss Gwyer. founder and presi-
dent of the Women's Advertising
Club of Washington, is director of
research for the Henry J. kaufman
Advertising Co.
Wanda Mae Johnson, chairman of
the Washington group, Special Lii
braries Association, and librarian
of the OPA, will preside.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Sinotro Autographs Book
On Puqe Left for Him

PHILADELPHIA. - Anna Mana
cini has Frank Sinatra's personal
autograph, thanks to the Navy.
The 16-year-old girl lost her
book-fllled with signatures of no.
tables and blank page reserved for
the swoon kings name.
A Navy officer found the book.
Public relations headquarters sent
it to Sinatra, who returned it to
Anna with this note:
BEST wishes. I'm glad we found
your book"
Evening star., 1945-04-14

The French Ambassador and
Nine. Bonnet have Cancelled re-
caption this evening at the Embassy.
and the Iceland Minister and Mrs
Thor Thors have recalled invitations
for a reception tomorrow evening,
which they were to have given
in honor of their countryman,
Rognwaldur Sigurjonsson, noted
pianist. The fete was to have fol-
lowed the recital which the mu-
sician was to have given at the Ma
tional Gallery of Art. This latter
event likewise has been Cancelled
Invitations also have been recalled
for the reception planned by the
Nicaraguan Ambassador and Sonora
de Sevilla Sacasa for Wednesday at
the Embassy. The honor guests on
this occasion were to have been the
United States Ambassador to Mica
ragua and Mrs Fletcher Warren
The luncheon which the Naval At
tache Of the Swedish Legation and
Nine Angelin were to have given to-
day in their home has been can
celed. The party had been planned
in honor of the Naval Attache of the
United States Legation in Stock
holm, Capt. Walter Leroy Heiberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warden Wilson have
postponed the cocktail party they
were to have given tomorrow after
noon in their apartment at 210l
Connecticut avenue, because OF the
death of the President.
The director of the national or
ganizations division of the War
Finance Division of the Treasury
Department and Mrs. James Law
renee Houghteling, the latter cousin
of the late President, have Cancelled
the cocktail party they had planned
for Monday.
The gala concert which was to
have taken place at the Pan Amer
ican Union tonight in observance OF
Pan-American Day has been can
celed as has been the program OF
music of the Americas set for to-
morrow.
The dance in honor of Senhorita
June de Mello. daughter of the
Commercial Counselor Of the Brazil
ian Embassy and Senhora de Mello
by the Circulo Interamericano 1
another event stricken from the pro.
gram. This fete was to have taker
place tomorrow afternoon at the
Potomac Boat Club.
The Waltz Group of Washington
have Cancelled their meeting tonigh
at the Sulgrave Club, and owing L
the death of Mr.. Roosevelt, as vel
as that of DR.. Herbert Wright, vice
president of the Institute of Chinese
Culture. the reception tomorrow
planned by the institute has beer
Cancelled.
Mrs. Charles S. Dewey, wife of the
former Representative, has cancelee
the tea she had planned for Tues.
day because of the official mourn.
ing. The fete was to have beer
given at the 1925 F Street Club II
honor of Mrs. Margaret Drape,
Boncompagni, who is making {
brief stay at the Mayfower before
going to Boston Thursday. Mrs
Boncompagni is honorary vic'
chairman of American Relief 90
France, and Mrs. Dewey is CO.
chairman for the Washington
group. Her other guests were Il
have been the members of the boare
Of the organization,
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Visitor Here

Miss Helen Day is the guest over
Sunday of her brother -in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Platt,
in their home in Cleveland Park.
Miss Day has been visiting her
mother, Mrs. Robert Day. In Mas
sillon and will return Monday to
New York, where she is teaching at
the Riverside School. Miss Day Is
q niece of the late Associate Justice
william r. Day, who also served as
Secretary of State in the admins
tration of President William Nc
Kinley.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
M Phi Mu Sorority

The Washington Chapter, NJ Phi
Mu Sorority, will welcome Miss
Lillian Funk, a transfer from the
Cleveland chapter, and Miss Betty
Anderson and Jane Holden, trans
fers from the Providence chapter.
at a meeting at 8 pm. Monday at
712 Eleventh street NV
Evening star., 1945-04-14
YugosIovs Capture
Isle of Rob OFF Coast

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 14.-The Island
of Rab, in the Adriatic Sea off the
northwest coast of Yugoslavia, has
been captured by Yugoslav troops
and naval units, a broadcast Yugo-
slav communique said today.
The announcement said the "en-
tire enemy garrison" in the town of
Rab had been annihilated.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
WOmen'S Leaque

The Women's League, Arlington
Jewish Center. will meet at $3.50
pm. Monday at their headquarters,
$3.50 Wilson boulevard. The open
ing prayer will be given by Mrs.
Melvin Pollack. Mrs. Henry Greene
will report on current events and
Mrs. Samuel Berkowitz, wife of the
center's rabbi, will speak on
Jewish Folk Music"
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Scared Boss Swims
Right Up on Land
Ey the Associated Press.

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.-Down at
Wappapello Lake this fish story was
recently told:
A fisherman was wading and cast.
ing in shallow water. He heard a
bass near the edge of the water,
eased around between the fish and
deep water and then made splash
with his hands and feet. The fright
ened bass swan right out on dry
land. .
"And here he is" the fisherman
smiled, holding up a nice one.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Quincy m.) Storm Unroofs
8O% of Firms Downtown

QUINCY, Ill, April IA R.-
Quincy yesterday counted at least
Is injured, three of them seriously,
and property damage estimates ran
all the way from $5O0,000 to $3,000,-
600 in the tornado, which dipped
through the business district from
across the Mississippi River Thurs
day night Eighty per cent of the
buildings in the downtown district
were unroofed, it was said.
The storm leaped northeast from
here to Mendon and Plymouth, ILL.,,
causing considerable damage. The
last stop reported was Industry, ILL.,,
where there were no damage esti-
noataS inraGiately
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Spring Blizzard Sweeps
Southwurd in Colorado

DENVER, April IA R.-A wind
driven spring blizzard which reached
the height of its intensity in Central
wyoming and Northeastern Colorado
swept southwark last night as far
as Colorado Springs.
Casper, Wyo., had 16 inches of
snow. Buses and trains to and
from the city were stalled and
schools were closed. No casualties
were reported.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
VIII Fete AlnmuQe

MIR. and Mrs. Lewis B. Ely will be
hostess to alumnae of the University
Of Michigan and their husbands
from to 6 pm. tomorrow at their
home, 47o7 Langdrum lane, Chevy
Chase
Evening star., 1945-04-14
Art Club to Elect

The annual meeting of the Colum-
bia Heights Art Club will be held at
80 pm. Monday at the home of
Mrs. Raleigh Gilchrist, 1899 Thir-
tieth place NV.
Evening star., 1945-04-14
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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-30
CONFIDENCE

Though it has been reported that bust
ness in Key West has fallen off as much as
% percent in some lines, yet it is still good,
and we would be happy indeed if it con-
tinued at its present level.
Probably there will be further reduc-
tons in trade as more persons leave town,
but the effect of their going is almost sure
to be so gradual it barely will be notice.
able, for the chief reason that practically
all Key Westers-those who resided here
before the war began-have saved money,
excepting those, regardless of whether bus
mess is good or poor, make it practice to
spend all they earn.
What falling off there has been in
business thus far has not affected adversely
the demand for local real estate. Sales are
occurring daily, and many negotiations are
under way for the acquisition of real estate
in Key West.
The attitude of Key West leaders will
have much to do in faShioning postwar
conditions in this community. Should the
leaders strive to keep the city in the front
line of progress, they will succeed, even
though we are handicapped by the lack of
industrial plants.
What seems to be our best bet' is to
do all we can to attract tourists to Key
West. The Citizen believes that, as result
of the many homes and apartments that
have been constructed here in the last four
years, we will, when peace comes, accom-
modate several thousand more people than
ever before in the history of the city.
But what we need more than anything
else is confidence, and if we succeed in.
maintaining that at high pitch, we may
be sure it will rebound to the welfare of
our city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-30
INAPPROPRIATE

A resolution having been offered in
Congress to award the Medal of Honor
posthumously to the late President Roose-
welt and the matter coming before the
House, a member of that body prevented
unanimous action by registering his dis
sent
The objection was made that the Med
al of Honor is only awarded for gallantry
in actual combat at the risk of life and
above and beyond the call of duty. Obvi-
ously, the service rendered the nation by
Mr.. Roosevelt does not come within the
limitations imposed by the terms of the
award.
Moreover, it is quite clear that such
an award would not add to the recognition
of the services of the Chief Executive who,
more than any other man, led this nation
toward victory in the war against Ger
many. fs<.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-30
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

l868-Decoratien or Memorial
Day established by Gen. John A.
Logan, G. A. r. commander-in-
chief.
1880-The League of American
Wheelmen established.
1883-Many injured and a doz-
en- trampled to death on newly
opened Brooklyn. N. Y. bridge.
19O1-The Hall of Fame, New
York University, opens.
1912 - The Lincoln Memorial,
Washington, dedicated-a land
mark in American architectural
art.
1939-First Southerner, Sen.
Byrd of Virginia, delivers the
Memorial Address at Gettysburg.
l940-British and Allies escape
Dunkirk, amidst terrific German
bombardment.
194l-Germans complete TAX
ing of Crete.
l943-Attu the first American
land retaken from Japs.
1914 - Heavy fighting against
Germans in Italy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-05-30
"CoNoUERoR" DISAPPEARS

III his first proclamation to the Ger
man people, General Eisenhower declare |:
We come as cohquerors." and many COM
mentators in this country expressed their
satisfaction, asserting that the General was
talking to the Nazis in a manner they could
understand.
Consequently, it is something of sur
prise to be told by Emil Ludwig, in a recent
series OF articles, that when he mentioned
this phrase to some Germans, they advised
him that the words were not in the Ger
man text. Investigation showed that. in
stead of the decisive phrase, the trasslators
had made the text read: eve come as
victorious army
Mr.. Ludwig says that the change was
not made by chance, but by intention, that
he knows the German-American professors
responsible for the translation and their
policy of appeasement. He thinks i de-
plorablc that this Justification weaker ID
The impression o. the splendidly chosen
English word