Evening star., 1945-05-13

in Berlin. Josef Terboven, Naz1
commissioner in Norway and SIS
Gen. Rediess commit suicide. Vid-
kun Quisling, Norwegian Nazi chief,
put in jail in Oslo. Navy admits 26
minor ships ranging down from am
munition ships to landing craft
have been sunk off Okinawa by Jap
planes. Admiral Nimitz says Japs
have lost 5000 planes at Okinawa
since March 18. Score of Jap ships
sunk or damaged off Honshu and
Formosa. Japs counterattack near
Davao on Mindanao but gain little.
Australians move to within 2 miles
of Djoeata oil field on Borneo.
Curfew and ban on horse-racing
lifted in United States. Autosists
promised more gas.
Thursday: Largest fleet of Super
Forts bomb oil storage and other
military objectives on Honshu and
Shikoku Islands. Tokuyama fleet
refueling station and synthetic oil
plant plastered. Chinese report Jap
line in Human is crumbling. Japs
report United States battleship sunk
off Okinawa. Yanks gain slightly
in land-fghting on Okinawa. Goeb-
bels body reported found in Berlin
with a number of other top NaZis.
Konrad Henlein, Sudeten Nazis agi-
tator, and Karl Krank, Bohemian
gauleiter seized. Army announces
plans for discharges from Army
based on point system, providing
l point for each month of service,
an extra point for each month of
overseas service, points for each
combat award and II points for
each child under 18, but not exceed
ing SO points. A total of IS required
for discharge.
Friday: Jap's Inland Sea reported
polluted with mines dropped by
Super Forts" Each B.29 carries
10 tons of mines on trip made at
night. Super Forts bomb Honshu
and Kyushu three times during day.
Yanks launch big offensive to liqui-
date Japs on Okinawa Halsey ex-
poets Jap surrender offer soon but
wants to see them smashed. Yanks
drive hard for Davao and Aussies
reach Djoeata oil field on Borneo
where oil lies barely below sea level
in rich field. Chinese smash Jap
drive toward United States airbase
at Shihkiang. Henlein, captured
Sudeten leader, commits suicide
Goering and Hess to be tried as war
criminals. Himmler, Gestapo chief,
escapes. Reds close in on last Nazis
still holding out in Czechoslovakia.
Eisenhower divulges program for
occupying Germany and curbing
any efforts toward an underground
movement. OPA fixes 1912 levels for
civilian goods soon to be put into
production.
Saturday: Four American divi-
sions open bitter bayonet battle with
heavy Jap forces on Southern Oki-
nawa front, upward of 100000 being
involved. Total of SO, ,462 Jap dead
already counted on island. United
States naval losses at Okinawa now
stand at 1888 killed, 2O72 missing
and 3,498 wounded. Yanks make
third landing on Mindanao, break
ing up remaining Jap resistance into
pockets. Fierce resistance keeps
Dutch and Aussies from capturing
Djoeata oil field on Tarakan. Nazis
continue to fight in Berlin and
Czechoslovakia against Russians.
British to start releasing troops over
Al who have been in Army since
194l on June 18. United States as
sures those who have fought in both
African and European compaigns
that they will not be sent to Pacific.
Big nation delegates at San Fran
cisco decide against increasing Sc
;urity council beyond II agreed upon
at Dumbarton Oaks. Conference
breaks deadlock on regional security
pacts making it possible to develop
both this type and the worldwide
security organization.