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Evening star., 1945-04-15
Star Correspondent Gives Eyewitness Account
Of Heavy Tokyo Bombing by Super Fortresses

who was crouched in the plastic
nose of the bucking ship determined
to put his bombs down according
to plan.
1t. Mitchell was following orders
from headquarters.
Like hundreds Of other bombar-
diers this morning, he was going to
put his bombs on q specific target II
possible within an area charted by
the Goth Air Force in washington
as containing japanese war indus
tries, large and small. Every home
in the area, it is said, Is q miniature
factory turning out parts for mass
assembly.
It occurred to me, riding over the
flaming heart Of Tokyo, that only a
few weeks ago at the Pentagon in
Washington I had heard Gen. H. H
Arnold, commander Of the Army Air
Forces, say that his bombers would
return to destroy undamaged areas
within a certain strategic section OF
the Japanese capital. I never
thought at the time I would witness
the execution of the plan from such
close range.
Our bomber was Of unit under
command Of Col. E. D. Reynolds,
who formerly was stationed in
Washington with the Air Transport
Command. We took of smoothly at
dusk yesterday with . load far heav-
Ter than that originally planned by
(See sHIPPEN, PAGE A.I3.)
Evening star., 1945-04-15
WPB Eases Orders
Restricting Output Of
.Low-Priced Clothes
Will Allow Priorities
For Brossieres, GirdIes
And Extra Trousers
Ey the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
The War Production Board
yesterday responded to criticism
from industry and members of
Congress of its recent low-priced
clothing order by giving priority
help to a score more types of
garments.
These included cotton girdles,
brassieres and mems separate trou-
sers. the manufacturers of which
otherwise would have had to scram-
BE Without Government aid for
scarce civilian supplies of fabric.
Otherwise the order was left sub-
stantia11y unchanged, despite COM
plants from the garment trade that
1t was too restrictive and would
cause loss Of production and unem-
ployment. The order reserves IS to
80 per cent of the cotton supply and
80 per cent Of the rayon and wool
supplies for the manufacture of
essential garments in the popular
price ranges, which were disappear
ing from the stores.
Reporting that civilian fabrics
will be seriously short for some time
after We day and might remain.
so into 1916. Kenneth Mariner,
director of WPB's textile bureau,
declared:
"No halfway measures could pro-
tect the public in the face of this
situation.
Among the other cotton items
granted priority help are women's
handkerchiefs, slips, corsets, founda-
ton garments, bandeaux and pa
jamas; mems pajamas, separate COL
lars and summer suits made of
seersucker and woven cord; boys
wash suits, quilted crib pads, re-
ligious vestments and nurses uni
forms.
In the synthetic textile field. the
additions include women's slacks
and slack suits and mems suits and
shirts. In the wool category were
added separate coats and jackets
for men, women and children.
Other changes made in the con-
troversial order 'M-388," said WPB,
were merely of technical nature
designed to make the order more
workable for the manufacturers and
the distributors"
Evening star., 1945-04-15
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Soviet disavowal of ideas OF
Ilya Ehrenburg. Russia's leading
wartime pamphleteer, constituted q
significant political and diplomatic
step yesterday. 1t is likely to con-
tribute to Allied understanding.
Ehrenburg, chief instigator of the
Russian hate campaign against the
Germans during the war, also has
been the Soviet Unions severest
critic of the Allies. He was one OF
its most strident publicists In his
demands for second 'front.'"
The disavowal came from his
Communist party superior, Georgy
Alexandrov, head of the propaganda
section of the Central Committee,
who denounced Ehrenburg's fav-
orite theme that all Germans were
war criminals and equally liable to
punishment.
Alexandrov, who writes rarely, but
whose words carry tremendous
weight in Russia, said even more
significantly:
"The unfounded conclusion and
deductions Of Comrade Ehrenburs
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Air|iner, 70 Aboard, ,
Is Hours Overdue
BY the Associated Press.

6y tne Associated fIeSS.
A big airliner carrying 20 per-
sons was hours overdue tonight on
flight from Pittsburgh to Bir-
mingham, Ala.
Oficials of the Pennsylvania
Central Airlines said the ship left
Pittsburgh at 4:37 pm. and was last
reported at 4::55 just outside of Nor
gantown. w. Va. Stormy weather
was reported in the area.
Besides II passengers, the plane
carried a pilot, co-pilot and hostess
West Virginia State Police began
an intensive search when the liner
failed to make a scheduled stop at
Morgantown.
Pea officials said the pilot of the
plane was Harold H. Jones, 30, for
merly Of Alexandria, Va, before he
was transferred to the Pittsburgh
division. He had been flying with
the company for five years and had
G, 500 hours In the air.
The first ofacer was William T.
Repack, 20, Of McKees Rocks, Pa.
whose wife and two small boys live
in that town, and the hostess was
Miss Marion Adams, 81, of Bellevue
a suburb of Pittsburgh. She had
been with Pea since last November
Line officials said the following
were among the passengers:
Mrs. M. Sensor, Warfield, Md;
Mrs. George Billy, Miss Josephine
Billy and Mrs. Mitchell Rogan, all
Of McKeesport, Pa; Mrs. G. E. Bar
bour, Knoxville, Tenn: Miss Sally
Walker, Marysville, Tenn; j. r.
Seckman, Clarksburg, w. Va; T. s.
Hodgson, New York City, Union
Bag & Paper Co. employee; A.
Stephen Clay, lawyer of Atlanta
and L. Devak, Chicago.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Red DisuvowuI of Own Critic
Of Allies Seen AIDING Relations

confuse the question and, of course
do not help expose the provocative
politics of the Hitlerites, directed
toward dissension among the AL
lies"
Alexandrov's article in the Com
munist party newspaper Pravda
dealt Ehrenburg his first public
rebuff since the start of the war
It is likely to reduce the wide fol-
lowing his writings had won in
numerous Russian newspapers and
magazines.
Publication of Alexandrov's views
was particularly important because
of the apparently imminent juno
ton Of Allied and Russian military
forces in Europe, and the impend-
ing problem of close cooperation
between them.
Ehrenburg has been a frequent
source of irritation to the Allied
diplomatic corps in Moscow, not
only by his writings but also by
his spoken views, which have in
cluded criticism Of America as the
most "racist" country In the world
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Won Papen Captured
In Ruhr Pocket With
Son and Son-in-Law
Key German Diplomat
Voices His Wish for
Conclusion of War
By the Associated Press.

PARIS, April 14.-Franz Won
Papen, the gray fox Of Nazi dip
lomacy and a notorious interna-
tional figure since he was kicked
out of the United States in De-
cember, 1915, was captured in
the Ruhr pocket by the United
States 9th Army April 10, Allied
headquarters disclosed tonight.
The 65-year-old former chancellor
of the German republic, vice chan
cellor under Hitler and later Am
bassador to Austria and Turkey, was
seized at small hunting lodge near
Stockhausen, Is miles southeast of
Hamm. Taken with him were his
son, Capt Friedrich-Franz Won Pa
pen, and his son-in-law, Baron Max
Won Stockhausen.
The capture was made by 1t.
Thomas Mckinley of Lexington, KY,
and seven soldiers.
They were: Sergts Stephen A.
Witchko, McKees Rocks, Pa; High
G. Frederick, Adamsville, Ala; Her.
bert A. Steuben, Chicago, and Waldo
l.. Elder, Burlington, Iowa, and Pics.
Jesse H. Leonard, Lexington, N. c.;
Denver M. Herritt, Bunker, Mo-, and
Anthony L. Giuinti, Chicago.
Won Papen, famed for lighting on
his feet in many a desperate situa-
tion, including the Nazi blood purge
of 1884, in which he was marked for
destruction, exclaimed upon his cap
ture:
II wish this war were over"
$50 do eleven million other guys"
replied Sergt. Frederick as he led
away the man who has been named
in countless unconfirmed rumors as
would-be peace negotiator.
Elements of the 95th Division
overran Stockhausen and a battalion
commanded by 1t. Col. Robert l..
Ashworth of Butte, Mont, took Won
Stockhausen's estate. Won Papens
son was captured Monday night and
Won Papen himself the next morn
ing.
Informed that he was to be held
Evening star., 1945-04-15
official Quarters Fail to Support
London's Early Victory Hopes
No Plans Made
For Startling News
This Week End
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sunday, April 15.-
The London Sunday Express re-
ported today that news of major
Importance is known to have
reached the cabinet ministers
yesterday" and declared "the
war may end literally at any
moment"
(While there are indications
that an American-Russian juno
ton or entry into Berlin may
come at any time, the best infor-
nation available to the Associ-
ated Press Is that an actual end
Of the var In Europe will not
come for some time.)
Contributing to the wave Of opti.
mism in London, the Sunday Dis
patch carried a headline saying
This is the victory week end"
However, when d secretary at
Prime Minister Churchill's residence
at 10 Downing street was asked II
there had been an official state alert
he said, "No-thank you"
No special preparations had been
made in official quarters in London
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Former Senator StanfieId
Found Dead in Hotel
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WEISER, Idaho, April 14.-For-
mer Senator Robert Nelson STAN
field, 68, was found dead in his bed
at a Weiser hotel Friday night.
Coroner A. S. Jones said death was
caused by a heart attack.
Mr.. Stanf1eld was born at UNA
tilla Landing. Greg, and engaged
for many years In the livestock in
dustry in Eastern Oregon. His sheep
holdings in 1920 numbered .350, 600
head and he was said to be the
largest individual sheep owner in
the world.
In 1920 he was elected United
States Senator from Oregon on the
Republican ticket and served for six
years. He had made his home in
Weiser many years.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
GorbIed Report
Launches VIZ
Celebration
By the Associated Press,

OKINAWA, April 1.-THE men
aboard American warships in the
Western Pacific and even carrier
plane pilots far out over the ocean
celebrated a false European armi-
stice report today.
A rumor that snowballed out of
control caused the premature cele-
bration.
The excitement was traced back to
q gafbled news message regarding
reduced German resistance. War
ships, catching phrases Of the gar
bid report, sent queries cracking
back and forth. Radio units ashore
nisinterpreted the queries and re-
peated them as facts. A battleship
picked up one of the shore reports
and radioed it happily to ships in
general.
Several hours later the rumor was
diScredited.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Tanks Butt|inq
80 Miles East,
Germans Say
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
LONDON, Sunday, April IS
Panicky German broadcasts said
that a massive, swaying tank
battle was raging early today
within 80 miles of Berlin after
two mighty Soviet armies opened
preparatory" offensive opera
tions yesterday for a linkup with
American troops.
The battle ragged after massed
Russian forces broke through power
full Nazi Notifications in preliminary
thrusts which, Berlin said, indicated
that the Red Army had begun the
grandscale, long planned offensive
to engulf Berlin and end the war.
Late German broadcasts indicated
the major Soviet blow was about to
fall along the Neisse River IS miles
from 1t. Gen. George S. Pattons
United States Sd Army. One Soviet
battle group was said to be attack
ing after violent artillery fire to
cover up heavier attacks planned
Evening star., 1945-04-15
= We Day May Not
Bring End Of War
Throughout Reich
BY JAMES Nj. LONG,

AsSo'iAteo TEesS W nj Correspondent.
PARIS, April 14.-Victory on
the European front by Allied pro-
Observation-Disclosures it comes
probably will not mean an end
of fighting on a military scale in
Germany or its stolen outpoSts.
The best information here is that
if the fighting is not broken down
to mere guerrilla warfare by late
fall, it might conceivably stretch
on through the winter in the pass
guarded hideaways Of Norway and
Southern Germany's national re-
doubt" where snow and Ice would
slow the cleanup. A..
In such An event, weeks and
months after proclaimed victory,
American divisions might still be in
the line on European soil.
American boys still might be
dying in a war whose end already
had been celebrated.
There is no reason to suppose
that the link-up with the Russians,
splitting Germany in the middle,
would be the signal for Gen. Eisen-
-
Evening star., 1945-04-15

I'm a note to his editors last
Week, Star Correspondent Ship
pen said he had planned to 90
oDer Tokyo on a Super Fortress
raid, but that permission ,Das
,DithdrdDn at the last minute.
Since that time he has received
his Dish-here'S his Storp.)
Evening star., 1945-04-15
English Coastal Town
Shaken by Big BIost

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Sunday, April 15.-A
heavy explosion of unknown origin
shook the south coast English town
of Hastings. last night. rocking
buildings and rattling windows.
1t was described as the biggest
explosion experienced on the coast
throughout the war.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
MoIotov to Go to San F roncisco;
Red Drive on Berlin Reported;
Yonks Push Far Beyond Leipzig
Artillery Opens Up
On U. S. 9th Army
West Of Nozi Capital
MAP on Page A-2.)
Ply the Associated Press.

Ply the Associated Press.
PARIS, Sunday, April 15.-
American 1St and Sd Army tanks
drove deep beyond besieged Leip-
zig and within IS miles of the
Russian lines yesterday while
the Germans opened up with ar
tillery against the 9Th Army
front less than As miles west of
Berlin.
A German radio commentator
today described the Sd Army drive,
which had reached within 7 miles OF
Chemnitz, as significant" and pre-
dicted its speedy exploitation for a
link-up with Marshal Ivan S.
Konev's 1st Ukrainian Army in ST.
lesia.
The same commentator declared
Berlin now was "a front-line city"
and may we'll reckon with de-
fense simultaneously against the
western Allies and the Soviets."
Moving Up Along Elbe.
The Americans west of Berlin
moved up to the twice-breached
Elbe River on a -mile-wide front
while some $50 Raj heavy bomb
ers subjected Berlin and the su-
burban garrison town of Potsdam
to a heavy night bombing.
The American broadcasting
station in Europe told the Ger
man people that the entry into
Berlin was Imminent" and as
serted a state of tension" ex-
listed in the capital, now men,
aced by American forces As miles
away and Russian troops 80 miles
away
AS American armored columns
roared 10 miles or more eastward
under a partial news blackout in
the center of Germany, one infan-
try unit was only l8 miles from the
Czech frontier.
The 1st Army's 9th Armored Di-
vision and the 3d's 4th and 9th
Armored Divisions had struck so
deep that the Germans now must
turn for back-to-back death stand
or be cut of from retreat into the
southern mountains.
Mountain Fortress Penetrated.
Already this mountain fortress of
Bavaria and Austria had been pene-
trated on the north by yet another
Sd Army column - the 18th Ar
mored Division-which roared into
the Wagnerian city of Bayreuth,
l24 miles north of Munich and 173
miles from Hitler's retreat at Berch-
teSgaden.
The battle for refugee-packed
Leipzig, IS miles southwest of Ber-
lin, thundered into its second day.
The 9Th Armored Division quit the
Leipzig siege and joined the pow
erful eastward push.
North of Leipzig, the 1st Army's
Sd Armored Division broke loose
on a 3O-mile gallop that reached
a point 3 miles south of Dessau,
6 miles from the Elbe River, and
SIS miles southwest of Berlin itself.
The United States 9th Army
forced second crossing Of the
Elbe River at an undisclosed point
on its looping front bulging within
As miles of Berlin, and was bat
tering against the capitals leveled
antiaircraft guns as 1t strove to
build up the bridgehead.
The Germans on this front also
were being forced to fight back to
back with the Russian lines 80
miles away, but there was as yet
no indication that any forces had
been disengaged from the eastern
front to attempt to save the ruined
capital.
Far behind the front, two big
German cities fell-Brunswick, air.
Evening star., 1945-04-15

super FOrCreSS
made its way
over the Japa-
nese capital.
The B-29 in
which I was rid
ing was among
the last to go
over the target
in one of the
greatest aerial
S trik eS e yer
staged in the
Pacific.
We plunged
&1nn,,rh sAanah
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Marines Reach Point
Only 10 Miles From
.0kindwa's North Tip
9th Division Occupies
Motobu Peninsula; South
Front Remoins Unchanged
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the ASSOCIATED PfeS6.
GUAM, Sunday, April 15.-The
1st Marine Division advanced to
within 10 miles of the northern
tip Of Okinawa-just 325 miles
south of Japan-yesterday while
the 96th Army Infantry Division
was beating off a small but des-
perate Japanese counterattack
on the southern front.
The 9Th Marine Division, mean
time, virtually completed occupa-
ton Of Motobu Peninsula.
The Marines push gave the
United States control of the central
two-thirds Of Okinawa. Their
sweep northward from the landing
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Truman Sets First
News Conference
For Tuesday Morning

Ry the Associated Press. r.
President Truman will hold
his first news conference as
Chief Executive at the White
House at 10:30 am. Tuesday.
The announcement of the
conference was made at the
White House yesterday shortly
after the funeral services for
President Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1945-04-15
BY w. H. SHIPPEN, Jr,

Star War Correspondent.
TWENTY-FIRST BOMBER CAM
MAND HEADQUARTERS, Guam
(Via Navy Radio, April 14.-Tokyo
was in flames early today when our
Evening star., 1945-04-15

light beams and ack-ack into the
heart of vast upheaval of smoke
towering up to 10000 feet.
In the darkness lit by angry red
Evening star., 1945-04-15

One additional man from
the District area has been re-.
ported killed in this Ddr. See
ION the Honor RoH," Page Az.
Evening star., 1945-04-15

(see WESTERN FRONT, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-04-15

(See We DAY, Page A-15.)
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(See OPTIMISM, Page Ala,
Evening star., 1945-04-15

(See MOLOTOV, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1945-04-15
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, much cooler today, temperature
IN COS; intermittent rain tonight and
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1945-04-15

(see Won PAPEN, Page A-30
Evening star., 1945-04-15

(See FUNERAL. Page AS,
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(See RUSSIA, Page A-14)
Evening star., 1945-04-15

(See OK1NAWA, Page AID
Evening star., 1945-04-15

(See SH1PPEN, Page A.17.)
Evening star., 1945-04-15

Temperature yesterday-High, "a, at 2:30
pm; low, 81, at 6:45 am.
United States Weather Bureau Report.
Evening star., 1945-04-15

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1945-04-15

Far behind the front, two big
German cities fell-Brunswick, air.
Evening star., 1945-08-31
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