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The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
Relate How Accidental Kick
Prevented Hitler Assassination

BERCHTESGADEN. May %
-tP)- The attempt TO assasSi-
nate Hitler last July 20 would
have succeeded if a colonel had
not kicked little black brief
case, said Heinz Buchholz. a
shorthand expert who was in the
barracks at Rastenburg, East
Prussia, when the bomb went
off.
Buchholz, who escaped with
only minor cuts from flying
glass, continued recording Hit
ler's conferences until April 20,
when he was ordered to leave
Berlin.
Here is his story of the effort
of Col. Won Stauffenberg to kill
Hitler:
Hitler had a conference every
day at lunch time. His head
quarters was in the forest near
Rastenburg. The code name was
Wolfsschanze.
There were about 25 people
in the room, which was at the
end of the barracks and had win
doWs on three sides. 1t was the
first time Hitler had ever seen
Stauffenberg, who was forming
the new Volks Grenadier divi-
sionS.
Col. Stauffenberg set his brief
case under the long heavy table
and stepped back behind and to
the right of Hitler. Hitler was
standing in the center of the long
table which was spread with
maps. On his right was Gen.
Hensipger, then Col. Brandt.
The conference had just be-
gun when Col. Brandt kicked
Col. Stauffenberg's briefcase and
seemed annoyed that it was in
his way. He stopped and picked
II up and set ii over about a
foot - on the outside of the
thick oak slab that supported
the end of the table.
The conference proceeded and
at 1910 someone called Col.
Stauffenberg to the telephone.
AT l2:45 the brief case exploded
with big burst of yellow flame
and black smoke.
For a few moments it was
quiet. Everybody was deafened
by the noise. Then everyone
started yelling Where is the
Fuehrer?' Keitel got him by the
arm and started out.
Il jumped out of one of the
windows and ran around to the
door. Hitler was walking TO his
underground bunker a few feet
away. His trousers were torn and
his uniform was soiled. His hair
and face were blackened. but he
did not seem TO be hurt. He kept
pushing away everyone who
tried to help him."
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
They Brought
in a Record
Court Award

Members of the "airport jury"
of which Oscar DeDecker. re-
tired businessman, was foreman,
are:
Mrs. Ida Linneburg, 95 Crook
er Blvd, Mount Clemens.
Mrs. Adelaide Quackenbush,
Route 6, Box 610. Mount Glenn
ems.
Mrs. Ella Mclean, Route 6,
Mount Clemens.
Mrs. Arthur Rosteck, 1921
14-Mile road, Fraser.
Mrs. Edward Yacht, 21503
Connors, Van Dyke.
Mrs. Clara Defer, $4,000 Nine
Mile road, st. Clair Shores.
Mrs. A. S. Levine, l60 South
Wilson, Mount Clemens.
Mrs. Olive M. Ellis, Route 5,
Mount Clemens.
Mrs. Nora Thoel, Route 3, Mt.
Clemens.
Mrs. Carl Mas, 22l54 Elm
wodo, East Detroit.
Mrs. Margaret Priehs, Route
1, Utica.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
u 900 Yanl<s Freed from German Camps Due Home

The United States maintains
345 consulates in foreign coun-
tries in normal times.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
1t. Col. Franklin
a Private in
Foreign Legion

Edgar B Franklin. former Sell
fridge officer, may be a lieuten-
ant colonel in the North African
Division of the Air Transport
Command, but in another mans
army he is just one more pri-
vate first class.
AS Pfc. in Army No. 2, the
colonel isn't subject to KIP duty
or special details. It's strictly an
honorary title given to but few
Americans by the French For
eign Legion.
Col. Franklin. who is COM
manding officer of LaSenia
Army Transport Command Air
Base at Oran, received the hon.
orary Pfc. award recently at
Sidi Bel Abbes, home of the
Legion Etrangere, in colorful
ceremony before massed troops
and 170-piece band.
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
B. Franklin, of Richmond, the
colonel-private is married to
Dorothy Dubay Franklin, who is
living at 66i2 Hubbard avenue
with their little daughter, Julia
A reserve officer stationed at
Selfridge in 1881, Col. Franklin
in peace time served with the
CAA in Washington as assistant
chief of Air Carrier Division,
and before that flew for the
United and Northwest Airlincs.
He entered service three years
ago as captain, and has been
overseas eight months.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
Merrill Again
Heads Red Cross

John Z. Merrill, who has serv-
ed as chairman Of Macomb Coun-
ty Chapter, American Red Cross,
for the past three years, was
elected TO his fourth term, at
the annual membership meeting
held Monday night on the fifth
floor Of Macomb county build
ing.
Mark Roose of Center Line
was reelected to his fourth term
as vice chairman and Charles
Walters to his second term as
treasurer. Mrs. Vernon Kerwin
was named secretary, succeed
ing Mrs. CASTOR Vermeulen. who
resigned her office because of
pressure Of. personal business.
Annual reports were present
eo at the meeting.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
Lawn Mower,
Wash Machine
Bans Lifted

The War Production Board
lifted its ban on lawn mower
production today, on the heels
of an announcement that wash
ing machines probably would
reach the retail market late this
year.
The three-year old prohibition
on mowers of the hand, gang
and power types was revoked
effective at once but mowers for
civilians must be made of idle or
surplus materials until July l
when an unrestricted supply OF
steel will become available.
Householders can expect only a
few in 1945, WPB predicted.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
WASHINGTON, May 22-(R)

WASHINGTON, May 22-(P)
Some $4,000 American SOL
ders liberated from Germany in
the closing stages of the war
will be book in the United States
by the end of this month.
Others of the 100000 held by
Germany as the collapse came
will be sent home as swiftly as
possible. the War Department
says. The men are coming back
both by air transport and ships.
Col, Albert l.. Warner, War
Intelligence Division Chief, ex-
plains that many of the men
were released in camps deep IN
Germany and others in areas in
10 which the Russians advanced.
MOVED RAPIDLY
They are being moved as rap
IDLY as possible TO American
camps where medical attention,
good food and part of their
back pay await them.
THE limitations on transport
and communication facilities in
side Germany make for delay
in hearing about some of the lib
Grated men," Warner says. "Ev-
cry facility at the War Depart
ment command is being used 10
expedite reports.
In addition TO the official
notifications which the adjutant
general is sending TO the next
of kin as soon as the names are
received at the War Department.
each priosner is now being au-
thorized to send one personally
composed me essage, free of
charge, over Army signal facili-
ties to insure that some word is
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
Army Speeds Procedure
for Return of POW's

received by the families of these
men as soon as possible. Com
mercial telegraph facilities and
the mails are also open to liber-
ated prisoners without restric-
tion to send word to their fami-
lies. Also the Red Cross is ex-
pediting reports"
The department said it had
established a special repatria-
ton section of the casualty
branch to keep familis informed
of the movements of liberated
prisoners, their return to their
outfits or news of their expected
arrival. In ports here, telegraph
and telephone facilities are pro-
vided to expedite news of home
cCmings.
Department officials say that
next of kin are notified as swift
iy as possible. but that in some
instances where liberated
prisoner is in need of early
treatment back home or at some
rear area base overseas he is
hurried there Immediately and
that such details as notification
are carried out later. AS result
no estimates are available of the
percentage of next-of-kin noti-
flcations.
Of all American soldiers re-
ported prisoners in the various
theaters since the start of the
war, 1876 have been listed as
exchanged or returned ltn mill
tary control.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22
Tito Rever5es
Tough Policy
Hint from Moscow
Believed Responsible

LONDON, May 22-(P)-Yu-
goslavia's Marshal Tito appear
ed today to have executed a
complete about-face in his attl-
tude toward the occupation OF
Trieste and the surrounding
area, giving rise to speculation
in London that he might have
received a friendly suggestion
from Moscow TO change his
stand.
Diplomatic sources close to
the British foreign office said
the situation was definitely inn
proved" and there were indica-
tiOns of an early solution.
Tito was with drawing his
partisan forces from southern
Austria, one of the points of dis
pute, and Yugoslav occupation
headquarters had been removed
from Trieste, although both
British and partisan troops re-
mained in the Adriatic port.
INDICATE COOPERATION
There were indications of tt
to's apparent readiness TO dis
cuss with Italy long-term sta
tus of the disputed territory and
with the Allies the present sta
tus of occupation. Sources close
to the British foreign office be-
lieved the matter of immediate
occupation would be settled
rough h diplomatic channels,
rather than through direct talks
with Field Marshal Sir Harold
Alexander, Allied Meditcrran-
can commander.
1t was believed in London
that the Yugoslavs were pre-
pared to agree to peaceful but
temporary settlement of the dis
pute and would press their ter
ritorial claims at the peace con-
ference.
This was borne out by Bel
grade broadcast of an editorial
which appeared in the Com
munist dily Borba, published in
the Yugoslav capital. The paper
declared the Yugoslav govern
men had stressed that it does
not intend to annex these terri
tories unilaterally before a
peace conference that will final
ly settle the question of the Slo-
vene coast line and Trieste, i. e.,
before the possibility of direct
agreement between Italy and
Yugoslavia."
SEEK SOLUTION
The editorial added "that for
these reasons Yugoslavia is pre-
pared to discuss the situation
. so as to find, in agreement
with the Allies, solution that
will satisfy both parties and
will not be contrary to the in
terests of the population of these
territories.
Tito previously had taken the
position that Trieste was liber-
ated by his forces and that they
had the same right as other AL
lied armies to occupy liberated
territory.
Meanwhile dispatch from
Rome said Allied headquarters
had formally denied that there
was any connection between the
at Trieste and the
of the civil popula-
ton in the zone around the Ad-t
riatic port of Rimini.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-05-22

When I went back into the
room Col. Gen. Gustav Jodl was
ordering the place surrounded so
that no one could leave. Sol
dlers were everywhere and they
helped the injured, and the am
balances were beginnl lg 10 ar
rive.
Col. Brandt, who had been
nearest 10 the briefcase, died that
night.
investigators said that if Col.
Brandt had not by chance NOV
ed the briefcase Hitler would
have been killed or seriously in
iured. AS il was, the table end
shielded him from the blast"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-06-07
NEW GERMANY
Memorial Service Held

Z memorial service was held in the
Methodist church at New Germany on
Sunday afternoon for Pvt. Raymond
Butler, aged % years. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alonzo Butler, who died as the
.csult of wounds received in action in
Belgium.
The service was in charge of the
pastor. Rev. Robert Henson, who read
The poem. BE Still. My Soul" and
sang solo, God Understands The
-hoir sang several hymns and Mrs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-06-07
COVE

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Margrotf and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Bryson Martin and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hartman were guests on Sunday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclchon Kolb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Resi- and
daughters visited Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Resi- at Accident on Sunday.
Ted kacse spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon Brown and
family spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs William Frazee at HarnedSvillc
Mrs. Vernon Richter, Of Baltimore
was here Saturday with Mr. and Mrs
Walter Richter.
William Smcarman, of Kcyscr
Ridge. was here for several days last
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur But
Ter.
Mrs. William Hanft has opened her
grocery store at her home here, the
former Frazec store.
Miss Arlene Ringer, of Confluence
is visiting this week with Miss Lois
Brown.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-06-07
Ration Reminders

SUGAR-Stamp No. 50 valid May !
through August 81. Canning sugar
available from MAY |.
PROGRESSED FOODS Blue
stamps NJ through So good through
June 30. Blue stamps To through X 2
valid through July 81. Blue stamps
W. ~. Al through CT valid MAY |
through August 81. Stamps d. thru
HI valid June l through September
30.
MEATS, FATS. Etc.-Rcd stamps
E2 through j good through juno
80. K-2 through P-2 valid through
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-06-07
EVANSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Dolan an
nouncc the birth of son in Hazel
McGilvery hospital, Mcyersdale, Pa,
May oath.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. O. Bender announce
the birth of a daughter. June 4th, in
Memorial hospital, Cumberland.
Mrs. Fannie Wagner returned to her
home in Salisbury, Pa. after spend
ing several days with her brother and
sistcr-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry f.
burst.
Mr.. and Mrs David Paul, of Lester,
Pa, spent the weekend here with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hanft and Mr. and Mrs Joseph Liven-
good. Charles Mcssarsmith accom-
panied them and visited with his sis
ter, Mrs Livengood.
Mrs. c. J. Miller has returned home
after visiting Mrs. Mamie Frankhous-
en- in Keyser, W. Va, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Krouse and
family, of Chambersburg, Pa, visited
friends and relatives in Grantsville,
jennings, and Mt. Savage the past
week.
Mrs. Thomas Mckenzie, Of Cumbcr-
land, spent several days at her home
here.
Dixie Lee Paul and sister, Bonnie
Ray, returned to their home in Lester
Pa. after spending the past four
weeks with their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs John Hanft.
! Mrs John Hccker and daughter, of
McKccsport, Pa, Mrs. Ernest Bow
man and children, Of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Abe Shumakcr, of West Salisbury,
! Pa, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Hummcl
and children, of New Germany, were
recent guests of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin
/ Shumaker.
Miss Jane knecht. West Salisbury,
Pa, spent several days with her aunt,
/ Mrs. Marshall Bcachy. last week.
Mrs. G. W. Dicfcnhach entertained
! the Woman's Missionary Society of
+ the Lutheran church in the social
| room. Tuesday evening.
v
Industrial establishments in Brazil
have increased by times in 25 years.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-06-07
Fight With a Nazi
Plane Is Described

An tIghln Ar I ofcc homhcf sta
ton, England-Rammcd by a wildly
car"cnjn% German tighter that in
fIictad cat like giant can-opcncr,
an eighth ail force By Flying For
trcss ON which Technical Sergeant
Cecil W. Mmard, y, OF Deer Park,
was engineer and top turrct gunner,
got back to friendly territory safely
by playing grim game OF hidc-and-
seek in the clouds with stalking enemy
planes
The bomber was part Of formation
out to get Nazl @lfiioId Whcn i've
McSscrSchmItt l09'S attacked.
Oac OF the Germans dartcd INTO the
formation with ms wing guns WlhNng
flame and appeared to be headed tor
plane under the MalNlandcf'S FOR
trcsS when Sgt Mmard and the ball
turret' waist ana tan %umrrS opened
up ON h'm.
Nv were holding our triggers down
until the moment ne llt,' SAID the fly
en-,
In traction OF second TINS hap
r"ned; TN" NcSSer5chmltt knocked
tine lett waist gun back INTO the plane
into the lap OF the gunner. who was
thrown to the floor; d SlN-toot long,
foot-Wlde cash was torn IN the fuse
lagc down to the ball turrct; the tur-
ret was smashed and crumpIed and
the arm OF the gunner INSIDE was
broken in three places, his only injury;
three feet of the lett wing was torn
Oft where 1t joined the body OF the
plane
The broken M"sSerschmltt hurtlcd
under the bomber and came up under
the engines ON the right wing. 1t
struck the turbo-Supercharger under
the inboard engine and then ran into
the propeller Of the cupboard engine.
One blade Of the propeller snapped
off, but the Messerschmitt kept going
to point ahead and to the right OF
'''> '''''>' ''N''''N
instant and then dlShtegrated, falling
apart IN cloud OF debris.
with those fighters around we
didn't want to leave the formation,
SAID Sgt, Mmard. 1--WE couldn't keep
up with one engine out, however. The
bombardler let go the bombs to lI%hten
tn" plane and then we started Tor a
field IN France where there was a hos
pIta where the ball tuirct man could
be treated.
As the crippled BIZ turned back
four MeSSerSchmtts took up the trail
The Fortress sought conceaIment III
the clouds. Two of the Germans broke
off the chase, but the others hung ON
dropping back when the bomber Inc
in order not to lose the plane when 1t
emerged from the clouds.
IheN would Jump us every TIME
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and Mrs. James Wiland.
Misses Darlccn Warwick. Frostburg
and Doris Warwick. Martinsburg, W
Va, spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Warwick.
Matthews E. Martin spent several
days at Camp Airy, near Frederick
attending a meeting of representatives
of the State Department of Forests
and Parks.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1945-06-07

Industrial establishments in Brazil
have increased by 6 times in 25 years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-30
TAX BILL.
 IS 0kEHED
 BY HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The House today gave it's final blessing to the plan to reduce individual and business tax burdens by $5,920 900, 900 in 1946
 The action came in approval by a roll call vote of the reduction mea- sure worked out by the House and Senate conferees after the two chambers had put through differ ing -slashing bills. The confer ence measurse now goes to the sen ate for approval there,
 The Senate will vote on the bill Thursday and the measure should be in President Truman's hands be- fore the end of the week. The House vote was 297 to B. The bill provides this 1945 tax re- lief:
 An easement of S2,644 100000 for individuals, sweeping l2,000,O00 low income persons off the tax rolls completely, assuring 10 per cent or more relief fer the millions of others earning up to $5oC00 a year, and smaller cuts for persons with in- comes above $50000. A $3,l360o0,000 reduction for cor pcrations by repeal of tEe 85.5 per cent excess profits tax, elimination of the capital stock and declared value excess profits levies, and re- ductions in the normal tax and sur tax
 Repeal of the $5 automobile use tax, at a saving of sl40000,oo0 for automobile and truck owners.
 Freezing of the social security levy at one per cent on employer and employee. Under existing law the tax would advance January to 25 per cent.
 Special treatment for veterans of World War II, forgiving all income taxes against service pay of enlist ed men during the war period
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-30
SAILOR STABBED BY SHIpMATE IN
 WRANGELL, DIES

WRANGELL, Alaska, Oct. 30.- Tragedy Friday night marred the Navy Day celebration here when one sailor aboard the destroyer escort U.S.S. Sellstrom was stabbed to death around midnight by a negro seaman aboard the ship.
 The negro is held in Federal jail, pending further investigation, and three other negroes aboard the ship have been removed to the Federal jail for safe keeping. The ships officers refused to comment on the case.
 The body of the 21-year-old sailor has been flown to Ketchikan. pro bably for burial there.
 Though ships officers still refuse to give any information, reports say the murder was an outgrowth of bad feeling between the dead man, who was from Oklahoma, and the negro.
 The dead man had for days been taunting the negro, it was said, and the final quarrel started in To- cal tavern and continued on ship board, where it was said the mur- dered man followed the negro to his sleeping quarters, still taunting him. The negro got the knife from his locker and stabbed his shipmate to death
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-30
COMMISSION CONTROLLING
 JAPAN SETUp
Officials Meet in Washing ion win Russia Not
 Participating

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-An AL lied commission to advise on gov- erning Japan gathered today with Russia on the sidelines.
 Officials waited into the early morning for word that the Soviet Union had decided belatedly to par ticipate.
 The word never came.
 The Russians have insisted that the USSR, Britain. China and the United States should set up con- trol council in Tokyo.
 Officials said for the record that they were confident the ten-nation advisory commission could be a success anyway. They conceded pri- vately that the prospects for any effective teamwork among nations with a stake in the Far East would be gloomy indeed if Russia ignored the commission.
 When he first proposed it. after the Japanese surrender. Secretary of State Byrnes called it the Far Eastern Advisory Commission. But the terms which he sent along with his proposal made 1t clear that the commissioned least at the start-was to limit it's activ- ities to advising how Japan could best live up to it's surrender obli- gations.
 Specifically, it was forbidden to make recommendation with regard to the conduct of military opera tions' or territorial adjustments. '
 Thus, the group found itself today without authority even to discuss the really pressing problems of the Far East-the virtual civil war be- tween Nationalist and Communist forces in China; the Indonesian- British clashes in Java and the ex- plosive Indo-China situation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-30
ALLIED AIR
 POWER GETS
 BIG PRAISE
Was Decisive Fa(for in Conquest of Germany
 -Costs Given Out

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-Twelve civilians declared today that AL lied air power was the decisive factor in the conquest of Germany.
 Victory in the air cost the United States 79,265 flying men and 18,000 planes, the British 79,28l fliers and 22,000 aircraft, the committee said in report to the War Department.
 But their air power killed some 300O00 Germans-ii1ore than the total of U s. armed services dead in all theaters-destroyed or heav- fly damaged 3,6O0,000 dwellings. made rubble of principal German cities and kept 5,000,000 persons husy repairing bomb damage
 The appraisers were named by fcrmer Secretary of War Stimson at the suggestion of the late Presi- dent Franklin D. Roosevelt to make an impartial study of the effects of aerial attack on Germany.
 Their conclusion was that Ger many lost the war by losing the battle of the skies in the early months of l944 Thereafter her re- sources were exposed to all-out Allied air attack.
 Almost 2,7OO,Co0 tons of bombs were dropped. more than l,440,00o bomber sorties and 2.680,000 fighter sorties were flown The number of combat planes reached peak Of some 28,000 and at the maximum l.30O,000 men were in combat con- mands.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-30
SHOOTING IN FILM STRIKE; GUNMEN BUSY

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 30 The temporary truce in the film strike was punctuated by violence as Herbert K. Sorrell, head of the AFL Conference of Studio Unions, reported to police that gunmen made an attempt on his life last night.
 The shooting came shortly after Sorrell announced that 5000 pickets or possibly more, would resume marching at major studios to- morrow unless a settlement has been reached by tonight in the eight month-old walkout.
 The union official told Glendale detectives that four or more shots were fired at him, one narrowly missing him, as he was backing his automobile out of the driveway at his nearby Glendale home. Sorrell said the shots were fired from a black sedan that sped away after two bullets struck his car and two or more others missed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-30
Dotfor, Nurse Are To Stand Trial in
 Manslaughter Case

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30.-Dr. Ed ward Albarian, member of the Os- teopathic staff at the Los Angeles County General Hospital, and June E. Coleman, a nurse, have been or dered to stand trial on manslaughter charges as result of the death last October 6 of Pauline Estrada. IA
 Municipal Judge Eugene P Fay, at the conclusion of a preliminary hearing yesterday, held that the doctor and nurse had not used due caution in preparing the girl for an appendectomy. Dr. Frank R. Webb, county autopsy surgeon had testi- fled that the girl died of hematoly- sis caused by injection into the blood stream of an overly strong saline solution.