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Evening star., 1945-07-29
German War Secrets
Studied b., American,
For Use in Pacific
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
American technical experts have
been cleaning German industrial
war secrets for use against Japan
since before We day.
Reporting this yesterday the
Foreign Economic Administration
said more than 200 United States
experts from business concerns, uni
versities and Government depart
ments are investigating Germany's
industrial processes, inventions and
engineering.
Working under direction of the
Joint Chiefs Of Staff, many OF these
experts were in Germany under a
pledge of secrecy before We day, 1t
was reported. Thus, German indus
trial secrets could be grasped before
the enemy had chance to destroy
documents or equipment, FEA said.
The primary task assigned the
scientifically trained Americans is
to improve United States means OF
attacking and defeating Japan.
From the long-range viewpoint,
this research is expected to net
America scientific and industrial
devices and information to improve
living standards.
Discoveries of German technical
war secrets which could be used
against Japan were said to include
Planes with ceilings several thous-
sand feet higher than any American
plane.
Catalysts which convert oil to
high octane gasoline more quickly
than methods known to us.
Refinements in the gas synthesis
method Of producing liquid fuels
and lubricants from coal.
Improved techniques for produc-
ton of synthetic petroleum products
New. applications of radiation de-
vices.
New processing of synthetic rub
ber.
Heretofore unknown information
on high temperature alloys.
Tungsten substitutes for use In
manufacture of armor piercing
shells and cutting tools for ma
Ginning metals.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Capture Of Kweilin
By Chinese Regains
3U. 5. AirfieIds
sy the Associated Press.

CHUNGKING, July 28. - Chinese
troops recaptured the prize air-base
city of Kweilin yesterday and seized
its three former American airfields
from the Japanese, the Chinese high
command said tonight. The victory
ended a savage six-week battle.
Kweilin, walled capital of Kwangsi
United States air base in South
Central China. 1t had been occupied
by the Japanese since last Novem-
Der. Its recapture was the most
significant victory in the recent
comeback of the Chinese armies.
The Chinese smashed into Kwei-
lin, 800 miles southeast of Chung
king, at pm. yesterday after
moving down the defenders of the
city's south and west gates.
Garrison Flees.
The bulk of the Japanese garri-
son already had fed and enemy
rear-guard remnants swiftly were
routed from machinegun nests in
cellars and on roofs, a communique
said.
Kweilin was the third former
American air base recovered in three
days by the Chinese. 1t also was
the ninth air base recaptured in
recent months.
The Chinese also were threaten
Ing the vital transcontinental Jap
anese corridor that links Korea with
Canton and Hong Kong,
The high command reported that
spearheads were pressing toward the
strategic communications center of
Hukong, 120 miles north of Canton,
on the Canton-Hankow railroad.
Chilling Captured.
Striking from the liberated air
base city Of Namyung in Kwangtung
Province, the Chinese Thursday
captured Chihing, 29 miles east of
Kukong, after 30-mile advance in
two days.
One hundred and forty miles
northeast of Kukong a floating
pocket" of isolated Japanese troops
in Kiangsi Province was withdraw
ing toward the Yangtze River port
of Nanchang. The Chinese, follow
ing in the wake of the enemy, re-
occupied the auxiliary American
airf1eld at Wawan on the Kan River
and the town of Taiho, 1870 miles
southeast of Nanchang.
The Chinese high command also
reported a resurgence of fighting
along the China-I China from
tier. 1t was admitted that the Jap
anese had srecaptured the small
Indo-China port of Moncay and
then had driven 2 miles to the
north to the outskirts of the from
tier town of Tunghing.
Evening star., 1945-07-29

Then comes sudden shower of
leafets-millions of which
inform us just where those target
Evening star., 1945-07-29
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Evening star., 1945-07-29
Invasion Of Japan
May Be Easiest YET,
Gen. Heavey Says
BY the Associated Press.

An Army engineer general, vet
eran of scores of landings in the
Pacific, said yesterday he believes
beaches of the japanese home is
land and the China coast will be
less difficult for invasion from a
typographical standpoint than
those encountered up to now.
Brig. Gen. William F. Heavey
commander of the I'd Engineer Spe-
cial Brigade, just returned from two
and a half years and 80 landing
operations in the Pacific war, made
these points:
The Japanese and China coast
beaches do not have the hazardous
coral formations that fringe the
beaches of most of the Southwest
Pacific islands.
Landing forces going ashore on
Japan will have behind them long
experience and better equipment.
Aided by Weather Data.
The weather forecasting in the
Pacific is so good that invasions
can be timed to fit in between ty-
phoons, making possible landings
during that storm season.
Gen. Heavey said Gen. Douglas
Macarthur fooled the japanese by
landing on Leyte at time when
the enemy thought he wouldn't
in the typhoon season.
Gen. Heavey told a news confer
ence that the Army Engineer spe-
cial brigades under command of
Gen Macarthur are a distinct type
of organization trained and equip
ped for both water and beach opera
tions. In Europe the special bri-
gades operated only on the shore
But, in the Pacific they are an am
phibious organization using land
ing craft, principally 56-foot LCM
| Qanding craft, medium) equipped
with a tremendous fire power from
rockets, anti-aircraft guns and 9TH
er weapons.
Operate Alone and Combined.
These brigades operate both alone
and in combined operations with
Navy-supported landings. Out OF
the 50 landings made by the I'd Bri-
gade, rs were executed without
naval support.
Gen. Heavey said the Navy told
the Army that I'VE were crazy to
attempt to take the little LENS on
over-ocean trips or distances rum
ming up to 1,400 miles. He added
that in % months of operations only
seven LCMS were lost to storm.
Gen. Heayey, a 49-year-old Regu-
lar Army officer, was born at Fort
McPherson, Ca, the son of Gen
John w. Heavey. A veteran Of the
World War, he was graduated from
West Point and commissioned in
April, 1917
Evening star., 1945-07-29
iii Be in Jopon Before You,
Diplomat Says in Suicide Note

ofiicials said Shiba actually had
been an intelligence oficer for the
Germans after the Turks broke with
the Nazis in August. 1914. He was
little known in Ankara diplomatic
circles.
Evening star., 1945-07-29

We still need to finish the war
with Japan, and We need tin TO do
the job! Americas only tin mines
are in your kitchen, 50 prepare your
tin cans now, place them in separate
containers by yodr garbage bins. II
not collected, phone Republic Sle1.
Evening star., 1945-07-29
Breweries Employ ! 300

New Zealand's As breweries en-
ploy 1909 persons and annually use
839. .676 bushels of barley. 634 1851
bushels of malt and 804,832 bushels
of hops.
Land army girls have proved ef-
ficient farmers in Australia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17

to act quickly in order to termin- ate a destructive attack of atomic nature" Marshall said.
 He put it this way.
 If the atomic bomb did away with the necessity for any army, there might be two scientists, one in Germany. We vii say, and one in Washington. As each pressed 8 button, an horrendous explosion would occur in the other fellows territory.
 'This process would continue. short of a lucky hit on one of the scientists and his button establish ment, until somebody got to the source of one of those buttons. This is a striking force.
 Tt would appear to be all the more necessary to be capable of ag- gresslve offensive action because of the terrific destruction that would be carried out prior to the limitation of the eneniy's power to launch such bombs by plane or rocket or other device"
 Mitscher told the committee that the airplane is now the most inn- portant Naval weapon.
 "Everything in our postwar Navy should be built around the aircraft carrier" he said, adding that bat tleships. cruisers and other combat
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17

Washington. Oct. IT - (UP) - Future security will depend on a sizeable armed force able to strike quickly ito terminate destructive attack of atomic nature," according to Gen. George c. Marshall, Army Chief of Staff.
 Marshall expressed his views in recent testimony released today, be- fore the House Appropriations Com- mittee on appropriations reduction legislation. :.
 At the same time. Vice Admiral Marc 4. Mitscher, Deputy Chief Of Naval Operations for Air and former commander of Task Force 5S, testi- fled that development of new weap- ons may eliminate naval surface craft in warfare after 10 years. But no me can be sure about that, he said. and in the meantime air- craft carriers must be the foremost naval weapon.
 Quick Action Needed
 Marshall was asked by Commit tee Chairman Clarence Cannon, D., Mo-, if the atomic bomb would minimize need for a standing army.
 T would say that f. has created the necessity for greater immediacy in the availability of a force to be used at the outset of an emergency for the reason that We would have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
 Cutbacks Advocated
 Congress Asked
 To Authorize
 House Suggestion

Washington, Oct. l7-(Up)-The House Appropriations Committee called today for cutbacks of S52,- 453, 3,635,278 in appropriations and spending authority, and proposed that the armed forces be put under financial pressure to speed de- mobilization.
 The cutbacks would apply to the current fiscal year which ends next June 90.
 The committee asked Congress to authorize Army and Navy cutbacks Si, ,24O, ,OOO,0 900 greater than proposed by the Budget Bureau. It gave this explanation:
 'The committee IS not satisfied that 1t is not practicable for both services to attain the presently es- tablished (demobilization) objec- tives more rapidly"
 It told the House 1t had put in the cutback bill "a provision re- quiring the armed services to pro- ceed with demobilization at a rate not less than would be necessary to keep within the rescinded amounts for the pay of uniformed personnel, unless the President
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
Sherman LoudS Carrier Forces

New York. Oct. IT - (UP) Vice Admiral Frederick c. Sherman said today that in any future war the Nays fast carrier task forces can get in the first lick with atomic bombs and when that happens the enemy will never be able to hit us back"
 sherman. who probably has seen more Pacific duty afioat than any other flag officer. brought Task Force 62 into New York harbor and said that Carrier ask forces in the Pacific spearheaded every drive and blazed the way into Tokyo" x,
 Tn an interview aboard his flag ship, the Carrier Enterprise, after she had been docked in the Hudson river alongside the USS Monterey. Sherman said that the postwar navy should be large enough 1'to meet the combined fleets Of the world and should be Based pri- marily on carrier alrpower as It's nucleus"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
Future Security Demands Sizeable
 Army To NeutraLize Atomic Attack

ships have become auxiliary to air. power.
 Prom my own experience during the past four years am sure that the aircraft carrier is the most inn portant weapon we have or will have for some years in the future. Mitscher said.
 Surface Craft Out?
 q would not forecast beyond a certain period, because the develop ment of new weapons may eliminate surface craft, but that will not happen for at least 10 years"
 Mitscher warned. however. that weapons of known usefulness should not be discarded before newer weapons have proved their value.
 Marshall told the committee that when laymen discuss mechanized or technolcgical warfare, they do not realize that more men are re- Quired than in the past.
 "Our battles in the early part of the war were largely de- voted to obtaining airfelds from which to launch aircraft" l" Marshall said. But ground forces were re- Quired for this mission: also ships of the Navy and many other com- ponents.
 'eThe same applies to the Atomic bomb. We had to capture an Island from which to launch the bomb.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
Hess Intentional |Amnesio' Dioanosec

Nuremberg, Oct. l7-(UP)- Rudolf Hess, One-time No. 2 Naxl in the line of Adolf Hit Ier's succession, Is suffering from intentional amnesia," American medical officers re- ported today.
 Hess was brought here from Britain for trial as one of the a top Naxl war criminals.
 He was examined by Col. Rene JuchIl, Amsterdam, N. Y., chief medical officer at the Nuernberg prison, who made the diagnosis Of intentional amnesla."
 Juchli said there was no doubt that Hess was pretending to have lost his memory but he said that the psychiatric examination was not yet conn pIete.
 The final verdict on whether Hess Is in condition tO stand trial, he said, is mp to Maj. Douglas Kelley, San Francis co, psychiatrist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
Warrington First Peace-7in1e EnIistee
Gorden Circle
 Youth to LeoFn Trade in Army

The Armys Peace.time replace" ment recruiting program for the Waterbury Area, officially opened this morning when the first local boy, Robert c. Warrington, l7, 70 Garden Circle, enlisted at the State Armory for a three year tour of duty.
 Warrington signed enlistment pa- perS this morning. The youth, son of Mrs. Ida Warrington, attended LeavenWorth High School where his education was cut short by the death of his father. He then worked for two and half years at the Water- bury Tool, Division Of Viekers, Inc.
 Warrington, in joining the Army now, has c choice of l6 branches Of service, and stated that he prefers to become attached to the Ordnance Division because T can learn a trade. As e member of the Ord- nance Division, Q choice of six thea. tres Is open to the youth: The ETC, the Pacific Area, China, the Carri- bean or Alaska.
 Patriotic Family
 Because his step-brother, Martin Hanson, Jr., is at present awaiting Q discharge at Fort Devens after serving overseas in the ETO, Yar- rington expressed the desire to see service in that theater. Another brother, George II. Warrington, Is now on his way to Japan with the Navy.
 Warrington, after signing up in Waterbury this morning, will be sent to New Haven, Headquarters for the Connecticut District, where he will receive a physical examination and be sworn in to the Army. From New Haven he will be sent to Fort Dev- ems, Mass, for training and furth- CT assignment.
 Col. Cowles said today, "1t Is heartening to see these young men from Waterbury willing to join the Army. Tn doing so, these men, who have not seen previous service, al. low the release of the overseas vet erAn."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
WorIdF Federal Government
 Plan Studied

Dublin, N. H., Oct. 17.-(UP)-A seven-man committee made plans today to continue the work of con- ference of prominent Americans which advocates replacement of the United Nations Organization with e world federal government.
 The committee, headed by Sgt. Alan Cranston, author and foreign correspondent, will publicize the conclusions reached ct the five.day conference of nearly 50 prominent Americans. Former Supreme Court Justice owen J. Roberts presided over the group which ended discus sionS yesterday.
 Delegates adopted majority re- port of eight resolutions emphasiz- ing the need for @ world federal gov- ernment with absolute control over the atomic bomb and other war weapons as a means to promote peace and world order.
 A minority report was issued signed by Justice Roberts and four other conferees. This group dis agreed in part with the majority report. They favored "nuclear union of nations where individual liberty exists" as a step toward the projected world government.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
Miners Call off Strike
 Return fo Work
 Monday on Order Of John L. Lewis

Washington, Oct. IT. (UP)-Pres- ident john |. Lewis of tine United Mine Workers called off the soft coal strike today and said the miners will return to work Monday.
 K. o. Adams, a spokesman for the UNIV. said in a telegram to all UNIV officers:
 obviously the government mas failed to settle the matter. Ob- viously the action is taken in the public interest .|
 Tn a letter to all officers and members of local unions in the Dis- tricts affected by the soft coal walk outs, Lewis said:
 "Al negotiation incident to the controversy affecting clerical, tech- nical and supervisory employees Of the industry Nave been discon- tinued. Future efforts to abate this controversy will be resumed at latter and more appropriate date.
 All mines now idle will resume production Monday, Oct. 22. Com- uany men and cutting crews will start to work at any necessary time in advance. The officers of the United Clerical, Technical ans Su- pervisory EmpIoyes of the mining industry are issuing similar instruc-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
NovyS Slices
 Point Scores

Washington, oct. r. - (UP) - Thousands of additional men and women in naval uniform looked for- ward today to discharges by Jan. 1 as result of announced re- ductions in navy discharge point scores.
 The navy estimated that the cuts would bring total discharges to i,- 900, 900 men and 100000 officers by Jan. i-about Q third of the war .end strength. Discharges from V.J day through Oct. l4 numbered 283,- O00.
 Effective Nov. 1, the point score for all personnel will be reduced by three points. That will lower the discharge score for enlisted men to 3l, for male officers to 46, for en- listed Waves to % and for Wave of- ficers to g.
 On Dec. 1, the point score will be lowered another two points, the Navy said, and further reduction of one point will take effect on Jan. 1.
 The method of computing scores remain the same!
 The navy announced separate point reductions for doctors. Their discharge score will drop from 60 to 53 on Nov. and to 5l on Jan. 1. An estimated $500 doctors-more than one-fourth now in the naval reserve-would be out by Jan. 1.
 Also announced was a reduction from l20 to 90 days as the period during which commanding officer can hold personnel after they become eligible for release. The navy ex- poets to announce further reduc. ton later.
 The score for unmarried nurses will remain at 35 until Jan. 1, when 1t will be reduced to 33., All married auTs5s are being den06iii5ed now.
 Specialists, classification person nel and mailmen will be eligible fol release on Noy. under critica. scores of A. for male enlisted per- sOnnel and 29 for female enlisted personnel. They previously were in- eligible for discharge under the point system.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
 Situation Confusing
 Denuneiotion
 Of Government
 Adds to Unrest
BY w. w. COPELAND
United Press Staff Correspondent


 Buenos Aires. Oct. IT. (Up)-- Striking labor followers of Col. Juan D. Peron shut down virtually ell transportation and business in the suburbs of Buenos Aires today i1 riotous demonstration for the re- lease of the deposed Argentine strong man.
 Buenos Aires itself was quiet this morning, but all reports indicated that police outside the capital were giving the Pcron followers a free hand,
 The rioters burned streets cars and buSses, closed down the main suburban meat packing plants and effectively Sabotaged ta1e Southern Railway suburban system by cut- ting the signal and telegraph lines. The outbreak came at @ critical moment in the Argentine political impasse when leaders of the new military triumvirate were struggling to form @ civilian cabinet over the opposition of the Peronistas and the powerful soiclist party-itself a vigorous opponent of Peron. Government spokesmen announced that Alberto Reales, federal admin istrator of Buenos Aires province, had resigned following the subur- ban disorders. He was replaced im- mediately by Gen. Francisco An. tonio Saenz, commander of the Second Army division which Is now stationed at La Plata, where some of the most serious rioting was in progress.
 Reales was a Peron appointee and his resignation was expected to lead to more vigorous action against the strikers.
 PerOn Held
 Peron himself was being held in protective custody and the sub- urban demonstrations apparently were the first moves in carefully laid plan to force his release under threat of a general strike through out the country.
 Strong squads of Peron labor supporters roamed the streets ot La Plata, Avellaneda, an industrial suburb of Buenos Aires, and the nearby town of Lanus, terrorizing workers and threatening employers with violence unless they closed down.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
Public Work Plan Backed

Washington, Got. 17-(Up1 President Truman asked Coneress today to provide $22l, ,el2, GOO t6 as- sure Federal Public Works proeranls which were halted by the var.
 He requested SIPS. ATS 900 for the army engineers and e93 ,387 AS t0f the bureau of reclamation.
 The money would be spent lar6aIy for flood control, navigation and reclamation projects.
 Funds recommended for flood control would pay for the colaaula- ton of 32 deferred projects, resuTup~ tion of work on 25 projects, SI nsK projects expected to be completed by 1048 and % which would kaf longer to construct.
 The money also would cover cen struction work on g navigation pza- jects and 31 reclamation projects
 '-The projects proposed by se president to be undertaken at 1a'5 time are q part of the goVcrnm&A program of recOnvef3i0n from to peace. ard all have hizh oxteI for developing our resources and e< the promotion of the general fare" q Dhite Hogise anflnilTeeE said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-17
S5,O0o Asked For Injuries

A fall on a stairway at l65 South Main street last Nov. g is the basis of a 95.OOO civil action filed in Sup erior Court today by Rose Baer of Waterbury against Ethel R. Sher- man. also of this city. owner of the property.
 The plaintiff claims she stepped on a poor treed which partially gave way, and was thrown oil balance. She states the stairway was in seml- darkness since the defendant had painted the window panes of swing ing doors on the ground floor and no light was burning.
 Injuries to the right leg and hack are listed ln the complaint.