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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09

When Secretary Stimson was
asked whether the recent Allied
successes had made a national
service act less important, he re-
piled there is not the slightest
change in that respect, regarding
the need for the bill. Surely this
is and understatement. For the
truth is that the better the pros
pect of an early end to the fighting
in Europe, the more urgently nee
essary it is to have national
service act for civilians.
Without it the surrender of Ger
many is almost certain to produce
a labor crisis which will disorgan-
ize the war industries that must
support the war against Japan.
This crisis, which will take the
form of a helter-skelter rush to be
the first to 'reconvert" and the
first to "reconvert'' and the first
to get peace-time jobs, will be the
grossest and cruelest kind of in
justice to the fighting forces-to
those who still have a savage war
that they must fight in the Pacific,
and to the millions who must re-
main in Europe, and in all the
dreary garrisons scattered about
the world, for many long months.
That will be the time when in ele-
mentary decency, we must main
tain discipline and order on the
home front. The men in uniform
will not be allowed to demobilize
themselves, and in honor the CT
villains at home must also be held
to their duty. This must be done,
if for no other reason than that
soldiers and civilians shall not be-
come too deeply divided by their
different fate in this war.
Experience shows clearly that
the volunteer spirit and the sense
of duty begin to flag when the
prospects are brightest. In defeat
and disaster the VOLUNTEER spirit
is strong, so strong that it will
override those who object to using
compulsion upon the minority who
do not come forward voluntarily.
But victories, especially victories
which promise to be decisive, un-
derm1ne the volunteer spirit: those
with the least desire to serve re-
lax into their private ambitions,
threaten TO get the best places
first, and by this competition make
1t more difficult and more costly
Tor the more conscientious to con-
tlnue to do their duty. I
me hour Of partial victory is,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
By LOUIS p. LOCHNER
for Kenneth L. Dix0n)

MONSCHAU, Germany, Feb. Z.
Delayed (P One captain, one
lieutenant, one warrant officer and
five enlisted men are governing
this town on the Belgian German
frontier which from the Middle
ages until recently sent silks and
wooden fabrics to France, Spain, It.
ally, the Middle East and even to
Argentina.
This farflung trade made Mon
schau, a town Of 2,265, wealthy. 1t
abounds in priceless art treasures
because its dominating family,
founded by Johann Heinrich Scheib-
Ter. Germany's oldest textile man.
ufacuter, had a deep appreciation
of art.
The towns small Allied Military
Government unit would be happy
if an expert on art were assigned
here in view of it's special impor-
lance.
1t is headed by Capt. Robert A.
Gotscheus, in civilian life an at
torney living at Indianapolis, Ind.
his chief assistant is 1t. William
F. Schmidt Detroit, Mich.
Gotscheus has the situation well
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
interpreting
The War
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON.
Associated Pres w .oN

Even before new cb"., H
Roosevelt-stain military nss I''
taklngs aimed at quick and osa
plete obliteration of organizes son'
sistance in Germany can ,, .''
reached field commanders we
first great clutch of the battle vi 4.'
in Germany seems at hand Wills
Moscow broadcasts renor..,
German Oder defense linz W. IN n.
lapsing and Berlin IN panic ' 'o'
westward there was no ro,.
to question insistent Germ ,e'soa
sertions that Allied attack divi,;' d.
are massed on the Roer-Mas,s' i Ias
awaiting only the jump,oft sis ...e
from their supreme comms grs4'I
Nazl hopes OF stemming the AjTs;
attack when it comes bv fjood ''sa
well as fire were all but ends a d
Aside from the fact that imno,
late and urgent joint miljtar, ~
dertakings were the first produ WI,
OF the big Three" confaron s.'
official announcement that w.
and frank interchange of miii,' 'sl
information had formed the has,.
for new strategic decisions is ,bs
most encouraging factor Vet di' '
closed. 1t means that by now Con-
eral Eisenhower in the West sn M,
top-flight' Russian commander N Nv
the East know when and wkora
to expect cooperative action Tbs
site and size of planned offensive
by either side are important bn,
joint timing is an even more vt,I
element of concerted multi.front
battle planning.
That was emphasized in the Ri,
Three" announcement at the CON-
clusion of thu Tehran conference
Military decisions taken then have
brought Nazi Germany to her pres.
ent desperate pass. The timing q,
the final victory blows is no les
important.
Essential as the reduction Of
Berlin is for tfe sossible effect its
fall might nave on German public
morale, Allied storming Of the
Ruhr-Rhine war industries hub Of
Nazi resistance power is even a
more urgent strategic objective.
There is nothing to indicate that
Nazi forces are not still drawing
heavily on that source for battle
equipment close as are Allied lines
to the Rhine and massive as is Al.
lied air power to deluge factory
areas with bombs.
The Wehrmacht slowly but sure.
ly is being bled white both in ma.
terrell and in manpower; but attr.
ton is slow not sudden death for
an army. The prize Russian and
Allied objective is the Nazi army
Every present or contemplated
move is focused on cutting that
army to pieces and destroying it in
detail. The time for achieving that
before spring thaws turn CONT
mental Europe into seas Of mud is
growing short.
The Russian advance to the
Oder has caused havoc, direct and
indirect, in German army ranks.
Aside from manpoWer wounds IN
flicted in battle, the Russians have
penned up heavy enemy forces In
Latvia, in East Prussia, in Pcme-
rama.
Another Nazi army segment IS
being walled off by the Russians in
the Carpathian bulge. To that can
be added German divisions held
on the snow banked third front
in Italy.
There seems small doubt thai
on Russian-Allied overall strategy
boards it was planned just tna'
way.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
Daily Prayer
FOR COURAGE

We thank Thee for all heFoeS'
o Lord. Our hearts are stronger
because of the brave men IN all
ages who have dared death loF
duty's sake. With special sfdu,
tude do we recall the splendo
courage of the followers OF Jesus
Christ, who, from the days o.
Apostles down to the present 'liLe'
have unfalteringly offered W
their lives for the truth Ann. "
to their company, we pray Nay
the Spirit of the heroic CnIS.
who never bianched at haraship y,
at death itself, be strong "l,.,u
our hearts, in the hour Of ul'.r n
most endeavor. Drive from u a.
cowardly thoughts OF sell lnle.Sp.
and enable us to meet the SuPIeni'
tests of life, and the petty lIa ,,s
of every day, with the ooul,u', =,
courage that BELTS the frlenos "
Jesus. Amen.-W.T.E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09

THOUGHT FOR TODAY
o God Of Love, o King of Peace
Make wars through all the world to cease,
The wrath of sinful men restrain
Give peace, o God, give peace again.
Then everymore shall rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
H. w. BAKER.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09

each man for himself and "'
devil take the hindmoSt. ,..
Copyright, 1e45, New York 1fl00'
Inc.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-09
Fair Enough

Editors note.-The Star accepts no re-
sponsibility for the personal views of Mr..
Pegler, and often disagrees with them as
much as many of his readers. His articles
serve the good purpose of making people
think)
Evening star., 1945-02-08
MineIaying Raiders
Tie Up Jap Fleet
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Feb. "a Japane
battle fleet, including four battl;
ships, an aircraft carrier, six cru:
sers and many destroyers, was bot
tied up at least temporarily recent,
in the Southwest Pacific after sur
prise minelaying raids by Raj long
range Catalina flying boats, the Air
Ministry announced last night.
The Catalinas, it said, have closed
at least temporarily every impor-
tant harbor in the Netherlands In
dies in the last few months and
are exacting heavy and increasing
toll of japanese shipping.
Australian Catalinas were used to
lay mines by special request of the
American fleet, the ministry said.
They were the only heavy aircraft
employed for such work in the
Southwest Pacific. and round trips of
nearly 1000 miles were considered a
normal nights work.
The successful bottling up Of the
enemy battle fleet was accomplished
at night after the air crews were
briefed to mine an important" bay,
it was announced Later reconnais-
sance showed the enemy feet was
at least temporarily penned in the
bay.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
B. & 0. Fireman Hurt
In Wreck al Laurel

A Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
fireman was injured shortly before
noon today when a northbound
freight plowed into the rear OF
another that had stopped for water
at Laurel, Md. The main B. & O
line was blocked, delaying both
north and southbound traffic.
D. j. Klanenberg of Baltimore
the fireman on the rear locomotive
suffered head injuries when his train
crashed into the standing freight
He was taken to a Baltimore hospi-
tai by State police.
Police said the caboose on the
xear of the first train was de-
molished, a tank car was overturned
and two other cars were derailed
The force of the impact set fire te
the caboose, police said.
Police said the locomotive and
tender on the rear train were de-
rallied and that both north anc
southbound tracks were torn up
They said two crewmen in the ca
boose of the first train saw the
approaching locomotive and jumped
to safety just before the crash.
Frank Volney, Brooklyn, Md, en-.
gineer Of the second train, said hi
was unable to see the standing trair
because of fog and that he did no
see warning signal.
c. E. Wilhelm, engineer of thu
first train, said he had stopped al
Laurel to take on water. i
Railroad officials said the track,
would be cleared and traffic resumed
by midafternoon.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
dutch Want Greater
Security Council Role
For Small Countries
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 8.-The Neither
lands government has challenged
the right Of the major powers to
judge all charges against smaller
nations and has proposed stronger
positions in the proposed world Sc
lcurity council for the smaller coun-
tries, reliable source said today.
This source said a 6,0O0-word
document from the Dutch on the
subject was on the conference table
before President Roosevelt, Premier
Stain and Prime Minister Church.
Ill. The document limited that the
Netherlands might hesitate to join
a world security organization as
lplanned at Dumbarton Oaks If
Soviet Russia's proposal to enforce
unanimity Of rule among the five
permanent members of the council
was adopted, the source said.
1T Is difficult to see what ad-
vantage the plan would have for the
Netherlands" the memorandum
was quoted, III the right Of veto
was granted to the great powers in
their own cause"
The Dutch were said to have
argued that. II the great powers
the United States, Britain, Russia.
China and France-6btained the
veto power in cases to which they
were party, "the Dumbarton Oaks
plan would be useful only for pro-
noting orderly settlement of inter-
national disputes between smaller
nations"
I'm cases of disputes between
great powers or between a great
power and smaller state, the plan
would afford no protection" the
memorandum was quoted. Would
this produce freedom from fear?"
1t asked.
The document Is said to declare
that each nation, unless committed
to certain action by special regional
arrangements, should be free to de-
eide whether 1t would take part in
applying armed force and should
refuse to let the security council
plunge it into any war in which it
did not believe.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
10 Churchill Aides
Die in Plane Crash
~ the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 8.-Six members
Of the British Foreign Office were
among 10 passengers killed when a
plane carrying aides of Prime Mill
lister Churchill crashed while en-
route to the Big Three conference.
Five passengers were listed as
missing and five others were injured
1t was not revealed where the crash
occurred.
Foreign .Ofice personnel killed
were: Peter Noel Loxley, Armine
Roderick Dew and John Chaplin,
all first secretaries; Robert Mac
Donald Guthrie, Detective Sergt. H.
j. Battley and Miss P. M. Sullivan,
a typist.
War Of1ice personnel killed were
1t. Col. W. G. Newey, Capt. A. K.
Charlesworth and Air Ministry
Group Capt. P. s. Jackson Taylor
1t. Col. I. s. H. Hooper died later Of
injuries.
Air Commodore H. A. C. Sanderson
of the Air Ministry was among the
injured.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

Pct. Foster entered the service II
March, l943. He formerly attended
Bethesda Chevy Chase High Schoo
and worked for the Justice Depart.
ment, his father said. Mr.. Foster
is patent lawyer at 802 F street
NV.
Tech. Fifth Grade Ernest w. Car.
ter q jr., radio-gunner on a Liberatol
and son of Ernest w. Carter, sr., Git
Greenbrier drive, Silver Spring. Md.
lis q prisoner Of Germany. the Wal
department announced. Corp1
Carter was first reported missing
September 10 in North Africa.
Overseas since August, 1914, Corpl
Carter, known as Nick" enlisted ir
1.-THE Air Corps March, 1943. He wa.
born in Baltimore. Corpl. Garter
was graduated from Montgomer,
Blair High School, where he was
active in sports, and attended Col.
gate University for a year, and thu
university of Maryland before he
enlisted.
First 1t. Charles G. Glasgow, Is
Bit pilot, whose brother, Wayne
Glasgow. lives at 1915 Seventeenth
street NV, is a prisoner Of Ger.
many, the War Department an
|nounced.
Mr.. Glasgow said his brothers
plane was shot down September q
and he was reported to be a pris.
oner December 8. 1t. Glasgow was
graduated from West Point in 1874:
and went overseas last August.
Born in Paris, Tenn, 1t Glas-
gov attended high school there, his
brother said, and then lived ir
Berkeley, Calf, where his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Glasgow, now
live.
Wayne Glasgow is traffic repre-
sentative for Eastern Airlines.
Second 1t. Bertrum A. Wheeler
81, infantryman, son of Mrs. Merle
Hancock, $50 L street S.W., was
listed today by the War Depart
ment as a prisoner of Germany
His mother said he was first re-
ported missing September 6.
Overseas since October, 1912, 1t
Wheeler entered the Army in Oc-
tober, 1941, Mrs. Hancock said. He
was graduated from Jefferson Jun
ior High School and attended East
|ern High School two years. 1t
Wheeler worked at a local filling
station before he entered the Army
First 1t. Francis L. Miller, %, sor
of Mrs. Lille c. Miller, 12l Secone
street, Laurel, Md. is a prisoner O
Germany, the War Department an,
nounced today. He was taken pris.
oner September %, Mrs. Miller said
Born in Laurel, 1t. Miller wa!
graduated from St. Mildred's Acad.
emy there and worked as a ma.
+chinist in the Navy Yard before ht
Joined the Army in March, 1943, hi.
mother said. He is q Bit pilot II
the Air Corps. A brother, FRS
1t. Robert Joseph Miller, 81, is alse
an Air Corps pilot. The brothers
enlisted together, their mother said
Sergt. Emmett F. Bennett, %, 6
Bit waist gunner, the son of Rich.
ard T. Bennett, 2316 Chester street
Sc, was taken a prisoner by the
Germans September IL, the Wal
Department made known today
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Soldier in China Reaches
Bedside of Dying Mother
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, Feb. ga
soldier stationed in China won
race halfway around the world with
death when he reached the side of
his mother yesterday only an hour
before she died.
Staff Sergt. Herbert johnson OF
Montgomery was notified. by the
Red Cross that his mother, Mrs.
Matte johnson, So, was not expected
to live.
Rushed by plane from the Orient,
he landed in New York, but had to
complete the trip by train because
of weather conditions.
He had not seen his mother since
going to China 81 months ago.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Rubber Union Officials
End Tour of Wur Area

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. Eight officials OF
the CIO United Rubber Workers of
America have completed a To-day
tour of Army installations in
France and Belgium, where they
studied the needs for tire produc-
ton and inspected transportation
and salvage operations.
The officials are George Bass
Francis Hannley, Howard R. Lloyd
William Nelson, F. B. Van Houter
and Clarence Wheeler, all of Akron
Ohio; John F. Marmon. Detroit
and w. D. Richards, Barberton
Ohio.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

kato, Mimi, and attended school
there. He attended the Moody Bible
Institute for two years and worked
for an installation company in Bal
timore before he went in the service
Mrs. Iams said. His wife works In
the S. & w. checkroom.
Tech. Sergt. John Gelber. whose
sister, Miss Sophie Gelber, was listed
as living at 1920 Sixteenth street
NE, is a prisoner of Germany, the
War Department announced.
Pvt. John H. Walizer, whose wife
Mrs. Della Walizer lives at 225 H
street NV, is q prisoner of Ger
many, the War Department an
nounced. Mrs. Walizer is away or
a trip, neighbors said.
First 1t. Theodore r. Staxxers
whose wife, Mrs. Bette L. StagEers,
formerly lived at 1907 Rhode Island
avenue NE, Is prisoner Of Ger
many, the War Department an
nounced. Mrs. Staggers has moved
to West Virginia.
Pfc. Howard c. Kuhl, whose wife,
Mrs. Esther V. Kuhl. formerly lived
at 1920 Belmont road NV, is q
prisoner az Germany, the War De-
partment announced.
The names of the following men
were listed today by the War De-
partment as prisoners Of Germany.
Stories previously appeared in The
Star when the next Of kin had been
notified:
Capt. Jonas l.. Blank, son of
Jonas F. Blank. 1916 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV.
Technician Fifth Grade) Robert b.
Bradley, son of Mrs. Rena L. Brad
ley. 4120 Eighteenth street NV.
Pvt. Ralph w. Collett. whose wife,
Mrs. Lois C. Collett, lives at $685.
Ninth street NE.
Pfc. James Chase Fielding, son of
Fred H. Fielding, 4427 Forty fifth
street NV.
Pfc. Edward C. Hancock, whose
wife. Mrs. Mary r. Hancock, lives
at 339 Fourteenth street NE.
Pvt. Edward A. Richards, son of
ArCnur j. HlcnarQS, Sll New Jersey
avenue Sc.
Pfc. Max b. Rubin, whose wife,
Mrs. Florence G. Rubin, lives at
$500 First street NV.
Pvt. James N. Shell, son of Mrs.
Ollie Hickey, 328 Fourteenth street
NE.
Flight Officer Melvin L. Bur-
roughs, son of Mrs. Anna A. Bori.
sas, 4402 Thirty third street, Mount
Rainier.
Pvt. John F. Mccarthy, son Of
Mrs. Marguerite T. Forester, 3605
ifty-eighth place, Cheverly, Md.
Second 1t. Orville r. Simmons,
brother Of Myrl v. Simmons, 5OO8
Fifty-thir place. Hyattsville, Md.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Roosevelt May Visit
London Later in Year
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. Presiden
Roosevelt may visit London "latel
In the year if possible" most Lon.
don newspapers reported yesterday
All these papers quoted "a Unitet
States report" that the Presiden
was forced to. decline an invitation
from the British King and Queer
to visit London while en- rout,
to the Black Sea meeting. tn.
suggestion for a later visit ther
was advanced, the papers said.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
.WPB Aide to Speok

William L. Bait, vice chairman Of
the War Production Board in charge
OF international supply, will be CUES,
speaker Of the Stevens Club o1
Washington at dinner meeting tt
be held at $50 pm. tomorrow al
the Lee-Sheraton Hotel. His sub.
ject will be international Contro
Of Materials"
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Hospital Rejects
| |Jop-Americon;;
Doctor Resigns
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Feb. 8.-Dr. Selig A.
Shevin resigned from the staff of
the jackson Park Hospital yester-
day because. he said, the hospital
refused bed to patient of his, an
American-born japanese girl.
Lucius w. Hilton, hospital super
intendent, said the institution de-
pied admittance to Miss Toyoko
Murayama, 10, at his direction be-
cause during wartime and with the
present war psychology there might
be some objection"
Evening star., 1945-02-08
359, ,248 War Prisoners
Held in u. S. February !

A total of 359 ,248 prisoners of wa,
were being held within the con-
tinental limits of the United States
as of February l, including 305, ,867
Germans. 50,561 Italians and 2,82C
Japanese, the War Department an
nounced today.
Prisoners are held in 135 base
camps and in 308 branch camps To-
Gated in all sections. The branch
camps are designed to place the
prisoners near their current work
projects.
Evening star., 1945-02-08

Sergt. Bennett was first reported
missing in action on that day, his
father said.
Overseas since last July, Sergt.
Bennett entered the Army in March,
1943. He was born here and was
graduated from ST. Johns College
and attended Columbia School of
Drafting, Mr.. Bennett said. Sergt.
Bennett worked as a craftsman in
the Navy Ordnance Department be-
fore he entered the service. He
has two brothers also in the service
Staff Sergt. Paul Bennett, a mill
tary policeman in France, and
Corpl. Joseph M. Bennett, overseas
with mortar unit of the infantry
Mr.. Bennett works at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital.
Staff Sergt. Arthur O. Biggs, IS,
| infantryman, whose sister, Miss A.
Ruth Biggs, lives at 3l07 Mount
Pleasant street NV, is a prisoner
of Germany, the War Department
announced. Sergt. Biggs was first
reported missing in action August
7, his sister said.
Sergt Biggs was born in Wendell,
N c., and was graduated from high
school there. Miss Biggs said He
went in the ArIiy in January, 1911.
and has beep overseas since Janu-
larry, 1914. ~ other sister. Mrs. Mary
Billups, lily A at 3104 Mount Pleas
ant stree NV ssss sss.s s.
Miss Biggs is employed in the
Adjutant Generals Once in the
War Department. .-a...a.,-.
Sergt. Daniel J. King. 10. infan-
tryman, son of Mr.. and Mrs. lie
Roy King, 1919 Kanawha street
INV, was taken prisoner by the
Germans September 10, the War
Department announced.
Graduated from Wilson High
School. where he was IN the cadet
corps, Sergt. King has been over
tseas since last June, his mother said
He went into the Army in June,
1943. Sergt. King Is native Wash
ingtonian.
A brother, Capt. Robert NJ. King,
%, is with the field artillery in
Italy. The brothers both were for
mer Star carrier boys, Mrs. King
said.
Sergt. Philip A. Smith, 26, Air
Corps gunner on B-24 Liberator,
whose wife. Mrs. Cecilia F. Smith,
lives at 918 Perry place NE, is a
prisoner of Germany, the War De-
partment announced. He was first
reported missing August 25, his wife
said.
A son, Edward Anthony Smith, S
months old, about whom Sergt
Smith has not heard, was born five
days after Sergt. Smith was reported
missing.
In the Regular Army Sergt. Smith
was with the Army general dis
pensary here. He obtained a trans
fer to the Air Corps in December,
1943, however, and went overseas
last May, his wife said. Sergt. Smith
was born in Pittsburgh. He attend
ed high school there and Penn State.
Pfc. Benjamin NJ. Iams, 28, infan-
tryman, whose wife, Mrs. Jane R.
Iams, lives at 1412 Massachusetts,
lavenue NV, was taken prisoner of
Germany August IL, the War De-
partment announced.
Pvt. Iams enlisted in the Army in
August, 1941, and then went to Pan
anna for one and half years, his
wife said. He went overseas in May,
1914. Pvt. Iams was born in Man.
Evening star., 1945-02-08
Club Operator Fined
For Opposing Inspection

Joseph H. Sheppard, head of the
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
United States Patriots, was fined SIC
yesterday in Municipal Court on
charges of interfering with the at
tempts of health inspectors to In
vestigate the clubhouse at 432-43s
K street NV.
Mr.. Sheppard was fined last week
for operating club in an area re-
stricted to single family dwellings
without obtaining an occupancy per-
NIT.