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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-07

Gen. Wolff would not come. Hmm
Ter had telephoned, asking what he
had been up to in Switzerland.
When Gen. Wolf explained that he
was negotiating for the exchange of
some prisoners of war, Himmler Or
dered him not to 60 to Switzerland
again.
II will call you regularly to make
sure you carry out these instruc-
tions," Himmler said.
Won Wellington Is Approached.
A subsequent message stated that
Gen. Wolff had approached Gen.
Won Wellington with a surrender
proposal and that although things
were going moderately well, the sit
uation was still difficult.
Back went this message from the
Allied generals: If and when Gen.
Wolff produced results, they would
come back.
Gems. Lemnitzer and Airey re-
turned to Caserta April 4. Five days
later, the Allies in Italy hit the Ger
mans with everything they had as
the spring offensive got under way.
Il felt that the situation would
warm up after that" said Gen. Lem
nitZer.
At last, late in April, word sud-
denly arrived that Gen. Wolff was
returning to Switzerland. With him
were two German officers empow-
cred to act at Caserta for him and
for Gen. Won Vietinghof in surren-
dering the German forces in Italy
and Western Austria.
| Plane Sent for Germans.
A transport plane piloted by Capt
Barnett and 1t. Long was immedi-
ately dispatched to pick up the two
German plenipotentiaries and bring
them to Caserta. The pilots were
told that beyond doubt this was
their most important mission. They
were to wear their best clothes and
were not to talk to the passengers
unless they were spoken to.
The weather was terrible, but they
found their field and their men and
brought them back alive. They had
been instructed to land only at
Caserta-if for some reason this was
impossible they must take their
passengers back to the field where
they picked them up. On no account
we're they to land in between.
Well aware that something I'M
usual was afoot, the two pilots in
clined toward the belief that they
were mixed up in the end of the
entire European war. They landed
at Caserta at 4 pm. April %. Gems.
Lemnitzer and Airey met the Ger
man Representatives and took them
to special camp which had been
set aside for them.
Threat Brought Success.
Less than % hours later, they were
on their way back again, having
signed the surrender documents. II
had not been as easy as it sounded
however. After a discussion which
lasted until am. without notable
results. the Germans were told next
morning that they would surrender
Internationally or the Allies would
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would not be surprised If Canada's
armed forces are obliged to stay in
Europe to fight todays Allies after
We day"
Somebody in the hall shouted,
"the Russians"
why name them If you recognize
them so easily" replied Mr.. Houde.
OF his internment for urging Mon
treal residents not to comply with
national registration regulations,
Mr.. Houde said that he had done
"tne same in 1910 as the lihnrale did
in 1917; the reward for me was four
years Imprisonment while lIie 49,
erals were kept in power for A
years" 4
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! Doctor Who Attended
Hitler in February
Rules Out Hemorrhaqe
BY LEE McCARDELL,

Baltimore Sunpapers War Correspondent.
distributed by the Associated Press.)
6 WITH THE UNITED STATES
Sd ARMY, May Mai. Erwin
Closing, brain, ear, nose and throat
specialist who attended Hitler as re-
Gently as February Is, rules out the
possibility that the Fuehrer died
from q cerebral hemorrhage.
- Maj. Closing is German Army
surgeon and was the superintendent
of a German military hospital cap
tured by American troops near
Nuernburg.
e. When he last saw Hitler, Maj.
Closing said, the -Fuehrer's blood
pressure was normal, his lungs
: sound and he was in unusually good
physical condition for a man his
age.
Maj. Closing was called to attend
Hitler last July, two days after the
bomb attempt on the Fuehrer's life.
He did not know who his patient
was until he reached Hitler's head
quarters.
Both OF Hitler's eardrums had
been broken by the explosion, Maj.
Closing said, but contrary to re-
ports his arm had not been par
alyzed. The only injuries he had
suffered aside from his ears were
superficial wounds from wood splint-
ers.
The slIrpeon advised Hitler tn
rest In bed, but the Fuehrer said
he could not receive visiting states
men in bed.
Maj. Geising attended Hitler on
four subsequent occasions to probe
for decaying flesh in his ears.
He said Hitler could not make a
speech last party day, November 8,
because of a polyp in his throat.
Sinus trouble also had developed
and Hitler complained of head
aches and pain in his left side.
When nervous Hitler also suffered
from stomach trouble.
Hitler had lost some weight and
color when the surgeon saw him for
the last time in Feberuary, but he
was calm. He remarked the war
was going badly and said that the
German troops must give ground.
Maj. Geising said Hitler impressed
him as "a fantastic ideologist, who
believed everything was possible. u
He said the Fuehrer habitually
spoke loudly because he could not
control his voice.
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Russions Fail to Find
HitIer's Body With Suicides

MOSCOW, May (P.-Russian
troops, Systematically examining the
bodies found in the Nazi chancellery
in Berlin. have not yet reported
finding Adolf Hitler, although the
bodies Of many members of the gen.
eral staff, leading stormtroopers
and high-ranking Nazis-all suicides
have been found.
The Russians still believe the re-
port of Hitler's death was a Nazi
trick, and that the Fuehrer is in
hiding,
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Montreal Mayor Suggests
Allies May Fiqht Reds

Py the Associated Press.
QUEBEC, May Mayor Camil-
lien Houde of Montreal, acting
leader of the Bloc Populaire in the
June II Federal general elections,
said yesterday he would mot be
surprised" If Canadians tomorrow
were asked ito fight our Allies of
today"
Mayor Houde spoke in a small
public hall of uppertown Palais
Montcalm.
Il would not be surprised if, to-
morrow, we are asked to fight
against Allies of today" he said. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-07

ITHACA. N. VI. (UP)-The Ger
man people in Allied-occupied areas
of their homeland are, once more
busy either trying to shove some
body else around. or obSeqmously oe-
ing showed around
Forecasting occupationai prob
lens faced by the Allies, a former
Cornell University student writes
that the most impressive and irri-
tating characteristic of the Germans
is their almost complete lack OF
democratic feeling" And, even
the terrific destruction and disrup-
tion Of war hasn't changed them,
says Cpl. Donald A. Sinclair of High
and Park, kew Jersey. who has
oeen inside Germany for nearly the
entire period of occupation.
For example, he describes "a lit
lie bunch of tattered, fcrlorn-look-
ing one Of the lot and put him IL
charge, and the first thing you know
ae is strutting around officiously
waving his arms with an air of high
Importance. and coldly swapping
orders at the others.
This naughty sense OF Importance
also colors contacts between the
Army and certain appointed Ger
man officials, but usually, Sinclair
remarks, "all one has to do is to
snarl at them or treat them bit
arbitrarily to put them back in
heir place
The one-time Cornell language
student also finds a great tendency
among the Germans to rationalize
and convince themselves into be-
!ieving that they never liked Nazism
anyway.
They now recall every little in
convience or irritation caused by the
Party (and they were plenty, and
they are well enough pleased to be
release dfrom the power of the
Bonzen,' Sinclair continued. He also
said the German people were blam-
ing the party for delaying capitula-
tion and were inflamed over high
handed evacuation measures order
ed by the Nazi leaders.
For a variety Of reasons Sin
clair said, they were not very will
ing to be evacuated, preferring even
to take their chances with the bar
barous Americans, who would rape
their women and cut off everyone
slse's head
The Party has become the scape-
ycat for the nations failure, he adj
ded, and the people, uneasily aware
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-07
Ndzism Birth end Growth
Story O. Mon s&er Hitler

1923: World War I armistice
terms were delivered to a reSentful
impoverished, wa!-weary, leaderless
Germany. devoid CT national unity
or purpose. The Republic was un-
able to cope with the political and
social conflicts among Communists,
MonarchistS, Socialists and Repub-
licans. Bloody riots and revolts
rocked the country. Loss of colonies,
Lorraine, the Saar and Silesia, left
German industry on the verge of
collapse. Unemployment was wide
spread, there was serious food
shortage and currency was almost
worthless. after a succession of
chance,lors and cabinets, German
industry and agriculture were still
floundering desperately Unable to
meet war reparations, the nation
considered it insult added to injury
when, in 1923, French troops cross
ed the Rhine and entered the Ger
man coal and iron region Of the
Ruhr valley. German political soil
was awaiting seeds of dictatorship.
1923-32: Discomfort and diSunity
created those seeds, which sprouted
as Adolf Hitlers National Socialist
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-07

Ter was defeated in the 1892 cleo
tionS, while the fearful government
vainly tried to stop the revolution
airy tide with martial law.
1885: Hitler forced the aged
and sick Won Hindenburg to ap-
point him chancellor. Free cleo
tions vanished and the Reichstae
lost all power, but the German
people-entranced by the self -glori-
fication of Nazi symbolism and rit-
ualistic splendor-mutely joined the
Fuehrer's march towards a "glori-
fled German empire" Nationwide
persecution of Jews began; Com
munists were hunted down and eX-
terminated by the Gestapo. Nazifi-
cation worked on the home, the
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-07
BRITISH WOMEN LOSING
HAIR FROM RAID SHOCK

LONDON, (UP)-hlthough they
keep Their heads under air attack,
some British women are finding
great difficulty in keeping their
hair
AS a result, there is boom in
the sale if Wigs, toupees and arti-
ficial curls to women and girls
whose hair is falling out due to
shock caused by the V-bombs anu
the earlier blitzes on England. All
the leading wig-makers have had
their stocks booked up until the end
Of the year, and well-known Lon
don store is refusing any more or
ders this year. Priority is being
given to genuine V-bomb victims in
preference to women who wear wigs
just FOR vanity.
A doctor stated that he medical
profession does not know the reason
why people lose their hair through
shock, but in most cases only wo-
men are affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-07
SHABBY PURSE HELD
GIS $500 FOR BONDS

CHICAGO CUP)-Many persons
walked upon and kicked the shabby
old purse which lay in a muddy
puddle on southside business
street.
Jack Blumenstock had more cur
iosity than the other passersby and
picked up the purse. In it he fotnd
$500 in cash and the following ict-
ter to Mrs. Agnes Templeton:
Dear Nom:
will you take this money I've say
ed out of my pay ant, ouy war bonds
with it? That's the only way you
can help me get back home again.
Were shipping for overseas today.
The writer was Sgt Thomas Tenn
pleton. %, Mrs. Templeton's son.
Blumenstock took the purse ana
its contents to Mrs. Tempieton,
whose name and address were on the
envelope Of the letter. She explain
ed that she had lost the purse while
on the way to a branch postoftlce
to buy bonds as directed by her
son. Blumenstock declined the $50
reward.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-07

party, founded in Munich in 1920.
His 1923 Beer Hall PutSch failed
and Hitler retired to lick his
wounds; Won Hindenburg's presi-
dency started in 1925 Conflicting
political groups held armed truce.
Strengthened German troops march
ed back into the Ruhr, and the
nation bought five years of pros
perity with money borrowed from
u S. and Britain But as depression
hit the world, initiation spiraled up
ward, soup kitchens appeared and
worker communists broke out into
open bloody revolt. Elections be-
came open warfare between the in
creasingly strong Communist and
Nazi parties. The Reds had their
biggeSt-and last-victory when Hit
Imperial Valley press., 1945-05-07
G. i'm Germo ony
Finds Bosses

of German atrocities, regard them
selves individually as innocent by
ISLANDERS in no way responsible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

longer imprsses the Germans, that Indeed Goebbels himself has lost the confidence of the Na1 masses. DoubtlesSly Goebbels' situation be- comes more and more difficult. Doubtlessly signs increase daily that large parts of the German popul- lation have had enough of war, no matter what their fate afterwards.
 The introduction of the stand gerichte" court materials by Hitler himself, point unmistakably to steadily increasing local riots and revolts, which by now have be- come almost matter of daily routine inside Germany. QuarrelS between the Volkssturm and s. S., each of which pretendS that the other one is responsible for the catastrophy in the East, are on a much larger scale than is so far admitted by the Germans.
 GOEBBELS OPTIMISTIC
 But by and large there is no sign that the Germans have lost all confidence in their leadership and slogans Goebbels' word that the last battle is their last chance and therefore can and must be won stil is generally believed Incidentally, Goebbels in this is more optimistic than the Himmler circles. The afore mentioned Schwarzes Korps says in its last number, "This war demands of us victory at any price. The price may be as high as possible. We still can, in order to pay it, only die in this dar. Even if at the end only moth- CTS, children and invalids heard the bells of victory, this sacrifice would not be in vain, because life and the future would still be ours"
 At the same time, when the German propaganda tries to make Germans fight at any price and under any conditions, this same propaganda once more indulges in an international attack. It is very interesting to watch the reaction of German officials and correspon- dents here and in other neutral countries. It is needless to say that such reactions since 1883 are not spontaneous but are ordered from Berlin.
 All say the same. Yalta was the greatest mistake the Allies could make, because now the Germans will fight until the bitter end. The implication is, of course, that if Yalta had offered better conditions, some kind of arrange ment could have been made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22

From the highways and byways Ray Walker IS IS seeking drummerS buglars, f1fers and couple or cyba players for the reuvenated Corporal Coye Post American Legion Fife Drum and Bugle Corps He wants to complete roster of veterans of two World Wars Rehearsals held every Friday evening at the posts headquarters, 37 LeavenWorth Street. water bury DAV. Chapter is rounding up recently returned servicemen to aid them in obtaining immediate hos palization vocational training and the benefits they are entitled to under the G. Bill of Rights Incidentally three World War II vets officers of the chapter
 Rev. J. Oliver Cronan has sounded first call for his talented thespans indicating that the annual Kid dies Revue of St. Margarets parish is listed among the coming events It will be staged this year at the Water bury Womens Club, Friday evening, March 18th Gay Price chief of the local Internal Revenue staff just smiles and says" March 15th my frends" And, folks, you use your judgment about accepting that in Wtaton But "You will be sorry as the kids in certain Sunday evening radio program shout Colonel William J. Shanahan, chairman of the American Legion orationa contest in the New Haven County, has announced that the finals for the Waterbury will be held Monday, March 12th the county elimnations on March 18th and the state contest on March 24th The subject for the young orators is "An American Citizens Rights and Responsibilities under the Const tution". The colonel is confident that the winner of the 1945 contest resides in the New Haven County. Waterbu entries the past three have won two State championships.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
Gallagher Makes Hit

Washington, February g. - (UP) - The House of Representatives sat back and listened.
 Representative William J. Gal lagher, D., Minn., the 69-year- old, former street sweeper, who gave up Minneapolis city pension to come to Congress, was making his maiden speech in Congress.
 The Democrats cheered when the Republicans were criticized. And the Republicans burst into applause when New Deal paternalism was hit.
 For a half hour the bald and fail Gallagher lectured his colleagues yesterday. And they liked 1t.
 He told them they ought to stop petty pickering, that the country wasn't really going to the dogs, but that if it were, the remedy was pos tive action and not talk.
 He said he was tired of seeing the House floor used as "a wailing wall, not unlike the walls of ancient Jericho.
 House members come here sing ing hymns of hate" Gallagher said. T hate the President; I hate mem bers of the Presidents family-I hate the CIO-I hate Labor-and nothing in the way or permanent or definite principle, philosophy or program do they want"
 He said such tactics led to the doom of the Federalist and Whig parties. Turning to the Republicans, he said:
 T prophecy that if the members of this side of the House do not give their talents to aid Democracy, they. too, will pass out of the pie ture in less than four years from today"
 Rep. Adolph Sabath, D., III. in- terrupted: You mean the Republi- can party. don't you?"
 'T'he Republican party, of course" |" Gallagher answered.
 This brought cheers from the Democrats. But the Republican side cheered a minute later when Gallagher said that no one had to fear that the Government need go into business to keep Up the na- tion's production.
 Gallagher was interrupted more than two dozen times, especially af- ter he referred to the healthy condi- tion of American banks as President Roosevelt's great contribution to the nation.
 Both Republicans and Democrats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
T1Uo hishn1en And Je1u Reflect Spirit or '76 Americans All in Great Struggle, Abandon Per- sonal Careers, Glory to Serve - Visit of "Hank" Greenberg, Famous Baseball
 Star, Lieut. O'Connor, Lieut..
 Dolan Thrill War Workers
 at Local Plant
at Local Plant.

missions over Europe in the Flying Fortress, "Speedball'. On 4 oi such mission he was staff sergeant, the last five were flown as a second lieutenant who had been commis- stoned ''in the field" because o1 outstanding leadership and per- formance. He wears the Distin- guished Flying Cross, Air Medal with clusters; Presidential Unit Cita- tion and the European Theatre Rib- bon with three battle stars; credited with having brought down four German planes.
 It. O'Copnor, the kid" of the Three Muskateers of Victory, could mt get into action quick enough, after Holy Cross graduation in 1942 He, like Greenberg, is native New Yorker and, in 36 weeks training, graduated as Flying Fortress pi- lot. Overseas in January, 194o with B-24 heavy bombardment group, his big ship" blew a tire on the runway on his first mission; the plane collapsed, bomb load blew up, but all escaped death except the nose gunner. His next bomber was christened "Jinx-Buster" Cor obvi- ous reason and he flew 1t 2,200 miles in 16 hours, the longest over water mission ever flown by heavy bomber. except BPS, and was the first in a series Cf successful smashes at the Japs in Borneo.
 Started As Private
 Captain Greenberg, gave up his $50,000 contract, enlisted as a pri- vate and in less than four years. earned captaincy; asking ever seas service, getting it, and becom- ing commanding officer of head quarters squadron of the 58th Very Heavy Bombardment Wing, part of the famous 20th Bomber Command. Captain Hank, all foot 4, 220 pounds of him, then went to work in the China-Burma- India theater of war. The Chinese called him "Dassa" meaning "big man.. Right now, he care little about baseball, has to be pressed" to talk about Baseball, but is most anxious to talk to men and women working at the benches of war plants, hop ing that he may get them to work a little faster or a little longer to pass the ammunition"
 He sort of gives the "goldbrickers" in the war plants something to think about-should make some of the deferment champs a little un- easy. So does the g year old "kid": veteran of 47 missions in the South Pacific and the 43 year old It. Do- Ian, who wdn his decorations the hard" way.
 Spirit of '76
 They were here in Waterbury for a while, and believe me they can send" you; especially If you ever considered cashing in a War Bond, when it was not necessary Two "Irishmen" and a "Jew"-Do- Ian, O'Connor and Greenberg!
 Somehow or other, they made me think of that famous Spirit of '76' painting-you know, the man with the flag, another with the flute and the kid beating the drum marching forward, always forward to VictoryI
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-22
BY JOHN A. CLUNEY

BY JOhN "A. CLUNEY
 Though less than five percent of Waterbury's population were aware of their presence, our city was dis tinctly honored for few hours Tuesday afternoon by three of the greatest Americans one could pos- sibly encounter-two "Irishmen" and Jew. Their mission to Waterbury was under orders, as they came here to visit but one war plant in the interests of War Pro- duction; to do what they could in their own way, to impress more than 5000 employees of the U. s. Time Corporation of the import ance of the employees work to the United States of America and of the more important necessity of getting out good work every minute of every day they work and of stick ing to the job", so that, by their honest efforts, untold numbers of American boys might remain alive to return to their homes and loved ones from the battlehelds of the world
 Gave Up $5O,OOO Contract
 As mentioned above, there were two 1rishmen and a Jew. One was a g year old graduate of Holy Cross College; first Lieutenant James L. O'Connor. Another was 34 year old Captain Henry (Hank) Greenberg, man who gave up a $50.000 professional baseball con- tract with the Detroit Tigers to en- list as private in the Army of the United States. The third was sec ond Lieutenant William J. Dolan, Jr., 43 years of age, who resigned an executive position with accom- panying swivel chair) to enlist in the Army, right after the Japanese att tack on Pearl Harbor. He has stud- fed architecture at Columbia Uni- versity and was in the Student Army Training Corps during World War One.
 To the average person, the names of O'Connor and Dolan mean little or nothing. Greenberg is known to hundreds of thousands of baseball fans as the native New Yorker who was stolen" from under the noses of the New York Yankees to become a player compared by many with the immortal Babe Ruth. AS a Detroit Tiger, he played in the World Ser les in 1934-35-40, was twice voted most valuable player of the Amer ican League and for three seasons led both leagues in home runs, hit ting 58 in 1888 to come within two of the famous 60 hit by the Babe as a New York Yankee.
 Numerous Decorations
 What a threesome! A college boy an advertising executive, and a pro- fesSional baseball player. It. Dolan, halls from East Orange, N. J., and at 43 years of age, enlisted and went overseas in April of 1943 with a rating of aerial gunner; flew 29