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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
Attorney Calls Navy Losses
In Texas Exaggerated,

BEAUMOUNT, Tex, Aug. o.
United States Attorney Steve M.
King today said reports of thefts
or waste of Government property at
the Orange TEX Navy Yard have
been greatly exaggerated.
Commenting On reports that such
losses amounted to more than 81 $780,
900, Mr.. King indicated the actual
amount would be much less than
100000.
He said property with a cost value
of 81 ,705y62 had been recovered from
a cache discovered in a remote area
OF Orange County.
Mr.. King said no arrests had been
made and no charges filed.
Previously the Orange Leader said
1t had learned that thefts from the
yard over period of several months
involved electrical equipment, sheets.
clothing and various instruments
and tools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
U.S.. Warships Will Visit
-Four Mediterranean Ports
BY the Assoeioted Press

LONDON, Aug. 22.-The Ameri-
can naval force headed by the car
rier Franklin D. Roosevelt will visit
Gibraltar, Naples, Malta and Tan
gier on its Mediterranean cruise.
A spokesman for Admiral H. Kent
Hewitt, commander of American
naval forces in Europe, said this an
nouncement today was intended to
clear up confusion" stemmine
from rumors that the fleet might
visit Trieste and Palestine.
Most elements of the task force
engaged in what is officially de.
scribed as training and good will
tour"-reached Gibraltar today.
The 45,0o0-ton Roosevelt, with the
light cruisers Houston and Little
Rock, has completed five-day yisi,
at Lisbon.
The ship will also take part with
other units of the United States
naval forces in the Mediterranean
IN various training maneuvers," the
announcement said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
u. S.-Mode Fighters Shot Down
Transport, Eyewitness Believes

the transport over Bled as it was
proceeding northward, apparently
returning to Austria.
They overlook the transport
plane over the mountain across the
lake from Bled and made several
passes at it," he said.
THE plane then went into a slow
turn, as though 1t were about to
return to Bled to land. Then the
fighter planes dived again, and the
plane fell off into spin and spiraled
to the ground with great clouds OF
black smoke coming out of it.
After it crashed on the far side
of the mountain, one of the fighter
planes Owed low over the lake and
zoomed over the city in a victory
gesture.
Many persons in the streets
cheered as the fighter passed over
them" he said.
Staff Reported Summoned.
It was reported without confirma-
ton that staff officers of the Amer
lean and British forces in the Trieste
area had been called into confer
ence at 18th Corps headquarters in
Dunno
The United States 88th Division
paraded within view of Yugoslav
binoculars here Monday and 1t.
Gen. John c. Lee, ranking American
commander, called the review a
convincing demonstration of Allied
military might"
However. 1t was evident that the
function of the western Allied forces
here was purely defensive. Across
the Morgan line. which separates
American-British troops from Yugo-
slav occupation forces in the dis
puted area, were numerically SUI
perior Yugoslav forces. The Yugo-
slav 4th Army was headquartered
at Ljulbjana, where the first Amer
lean plane was downed August 9,
when it strayed over Yugoslav terri
tory unarmed.
Supply lines of the American and
British forces are lengthy, and po-
tential reserves are hundreds of
miles away.
Armed Action Seen Far Of.
1t was recognized here that any
question Of employment of military
forces was looking rather far into
the future, since the United States
ultimatum threatened only recourse
to the United Nations Security
Council in the event Belgrade should
ignore or fail to accede to the
demands to release within 48 hours
the surviving American flyers and
to allow American diplomats to in
vestigate the incidents.
Trieste, which was part of old
Austria Hungary until the Italians
seized 1t in 1918, took the news of
the American ultimatum calmly.
Rioting between Italian and Slav
elements in the Adriatic port city
subsidized in July and the calm has
been broken since only by demon
stration before American military
government headquarters last night
by several hundred women seeking
withdrawal Of warrants for the
arrest of the leaders of the pro-
Slav general strike last July.
Both Trieste morning newspapers
gave large space to the ultimatum
Newsstands reported sales in
creasing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
Ultimutum
Continued From First Page.

~
ganized international action to set
tie the issue peacefully if its de-
mands are not met is in sharp con-
trast to what has been the usual
practice of big power taking action
by itself when confronted with such
inflammatory incidents by smaller
nation 1t demonstrates this Gov
ernment's determination to make
the United Nations work as a peace
keeping agency if at all possible.
Another reason for the decision to
air the case before the Security
Council If necessary is understood
to be the conviction by American
officials that the quarrel with Yugo-
slavia is part of a broader problem
involving the United States and
Russia in view of Moscows tight
connections with the Tito govern
ment.
The ultimatum to Yugoslavia was
the latest move In a diplomatic
counter offensive against peace
threating actions by Russia and her
satellite nations, coming only a few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
. Ukraine Warns ParIey
Al Paris That Balkans
MayPeri| Peace Again
BY the Assoeioisd Press


PARIS, Aug. 22.-The Ukraine
/, warned the Peace Conference to-
day that "once more the Balkans
may become the powder keg of
Europe" and threaten world
peace.
Taking the side of Albania against
Greece in the airing of Balkan quar-
rels before plenary session of the
conference. Dimitri Manuilsky, chief
of the Ukrainian delegation, de-
clared:
1--WE now see how the declarations
made here by Greece really can en-
danger the peace of the world. We
know how wars have been prepared"
Greek Attacks Albania.
Earlier, Greek Premier Constantin
Tsaldaris sharply attacked Albania
in a speech before the conference
and served notice that he would
propose an amendment to the Ital-
ian treaty to award Northern Epirus
(Southern Albania) to the Greeks.
Greek claims to the territory go
back several centuries" he declared,
and 1t was from a practical and
clinical point of view that the issue
has e capital importance for the
Greek people" He said a formal
state of war still existed between
Greece and Albania.
Albanian Premier Enver Hoxha. a
close associate of Marshal Tito of
Yugoslavia, tried ito create false i'm
pressions" in his speech before a
conference committee yesterday, Mr..
Tsaldaris declared.
Brazil asked the conference to
prepare a lust peace" with italy.
saying that otherwise 'posterity will
judge us with severity"
Amendment Made Public,
At the same time proposed
amendment to the Italian treaty
preamble was made public which
will be moved by China on behalf of
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China
and the Netherlands.
An italian memorandum had
criticized omission in the preamble
of any mention of the role of Italian
partisans in the overthrow of the
Fascists. The present draft refers
to Italy's overthrow of the Fascists
under the pressure of military
events" The amendment would
change this to read lin consequence
of the victories of the Allied forces
and with the assistance of the demo-
cratic elements of the Italian
people"
Iraa. through her minister.
Tahsin Kadry, asked to be admitted
to the conference to give her views
on the peace treaty with Italy
Australia proposed that the con-
ference appoint special commits
sion to investigate the Vepezia
Giulia border dispute between
Yugoslavia and Italy, declaring the
factual basis for recommendation
by the Foreign Ministers Council
'fhas not been made clear"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22

hours after announcement of firm
opposition to Soviet demands to
share military control of the OAR
danelles with Turkey.
Without the usual diplomatic
salutations and concluding assur-
ances of highest consideration, the
ultlmatum note said Yugoslavia S
explanations of the firing on the two
American transport planes were
wholly unsatisfactory" and Shock
ing" to the people of this country
Incident Held No Accident.
1t gave the lie directly to Yugo-
slav contention that the shooting
down of the latest plane Monday
in which some Americans were be-
lieved killed, was a "regrettable &C
cident."
Your government is aware" the
note said, that this was no acct
dent; that a fighter plane of your
government deliberately fired upon
Ia passenger plane of the United
States Government"
1t said messages from Yugoslavia
indicated some, If not all, of the
occupants of the plane were killed
by the deliberate acts of Yugo-
slav authorities"
Press dispatches have reported
there were five American crewmen
in the plane shot down Monday on
a flight from Austria to Italy, and
that two parachutes were seen to
come out of the burning plane be-
fore it crashed about two miles in
side the Yugoslav border.
In the first such incident on Au-
gust 9, another transport plane was
fired upon and crash LANDED in q
cornfield after one passenger, q
Turk, was wounded. The crew and
passengers have been held in custody
since by Yugoslav authorities despite
repeated American requests for Their
release.
The Yugoslav government has de-
Tended the shootings as defense OF
its sovereignty against flights
across its territory. American Of
flcials have insisted that If the at
tackled planes were over Yugosla,
territory it was only because they
had lost their bearings in bac
weather.
There appeared to be some ques-
ton, however, as to whether the at.
tacks were actually made over Yugo-
slavia or while the transport planes
were over Austria near the Yugo.
slav border.
The American note withheld any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
Senator Myers Charges Red.
With Deliberate Violence

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. " tP).-
Senator Myers. Democrat, of Penn
sylvania, charged today that Russia
was guilty Of deliberate acts of
Violence" in precipitating the "ac-
emulation Of so-called incidents to
which our servicemen in Europe and
in the Far East have been sub
jected."
Senator Myers told the Pennsyl-
vania American Legion Convention
that 1T is apparent that they (acts
OF viloence) represent a calculated
attempt to discourage the presence
OF Americans near Soviet dominated
sectors of Europe and China, adding:
II hope that such incidents do
not induce the American public to
urge the withdrawal of our troops
from Europe and China. That is
precisely what Russia would like
us to do - American servicemen
did not set the rising sun of Japan
to have a red star rise as a potential
menace to world peace"
Senator Myers called for imme-
date termination of relief ship
ments to Yugoslavia pending an
answer to the American note about
attacks on unarmed United States
planes.
Earlier it had been announced
the Legion would consider a resolu-
ton asking the United States to
take steps, short of war, to halt
further attacks on United States
aircraft in foreign lands.
State Commander James P. Muir
ray declared such attacks "a whole
year after state of peace was pre-
sumed to have been reached" tend
ito create anti-American disunity''
and described them as "premedi-
tated acts by irresponsible indi-
viduals."
We're not going to tell them what
to do Mr.. Murray said. 1--WE just
want them to do something to stop
the needless killing of kids still over
seas"
The convention opened formally
last night with a somber but color
full memorial program honoring the
servicemen who died in World Wars
I and II,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
BY the Associated Press

TRIESTE, Aug. 22.-An Amer
lean who saw the United State
Army transport shot down a
the Yugoslav frontier Monda,
said today that the Yugosla,
fighter planes appeared to b.
of American manufacture.
Yugoslavia received $28, 800, 900 o
war supplies, including planes, un
der the lease-lend program during
the war.
Un response to questions, how
ever, State Department official
said lease-lend aid included only
three advanced trainer planes
and one small cargo plane Many
warplanes were sent to Russia,
however, and while recipients of
lease-lend goods were forbidden
to sell them, there would be
nothing to prevent them from
giving them or lending them to
friendly neighbors.
GA well informed military
source in Belgrade said Yugo-
slav attacks on two unarmed
American transports apparently
were made in RuSsian-manufac-
tured Stormovik fighter planes.
No American fighting planes are
being used now by the Yugoslavs,
1t was said.
ct was reliably reported that
during recent months Yugoslavia
acquired about 300 Russian Stor-
movik fighter planes from Russia.
While of wartime vintage they
were reported to have been given
strengthened protection for the
pilots by the addition of armor
plating)
Telephone lines throughout tn,
American and British occupation
Zone A in this territory, disputed
between Italy and Yugoslavia, wer,
unusually busy today and many
high-ranking officers were absent
from their desks, indicating unac.
customed activity.
Some Allied military and politica
figures, who may not be named, ex.
pressed the opinion that Washing
ton might 90 so far as to break of
diplomatic relations with Yugo.
slavia over the downing of two ca
transport planes by that country.
The eyewitness, former soldier
with combat experience in Italy who
asked that his name not be used
said the sound of the planes motor.
and their lines convinced him tina,
they were American Psi Mustangs
The American said he witnessed
the incident from a hotel window
In Bled after he was attracted b,
the noise of the fighter planes pass
ing overhead.
He added that he himself heart
no sound of shooting, but that othel
witnesses in the street told him late
they heard four or five loud explo
sions resembling cannon fire.
1T was clear" he said, that tn,
transport plane was hit in the al
and was burning on the way down.
He added that he saw no para
chutes, but that others told hin
later two persons parachuted from
the stricken plane.
Gave Chase 10 Transport.
He said the two planes, far ex
ceeding the slow transport in speee
and maneuverability, gave chase t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
Legion's Commander
Suggests Fighters
Escort Transports
BY the Associoied Press

PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. o.
American Legion National
Commander John STEELE sug-
gested last night that American
fighter planes accompany all
transports over European coun-
tries and engage any hostile
planes.
I'VE can't afford to lose the
peace we fought for" Mr..
STEELE told an audience of Le-
gionnaires and Oregon officials.
He branded Yugoslavia as
contemplate" and said he be-
lieved his own son, who Mr..
STEELE said few II missions over
Yugoslavia while it was Nazi
ruled, and other World War II
veterans would favor fighter
protection for American mill
tary transports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
n ~
Byrnes
Continued From First Page.)

plane was forced down August 8 and
the possible killing of three others
when an American CAT transport
plane was shot down by Yugoslay
fighters last Monday.
Confers With Army Men.
The atmosphere in the headquar-
tiers Of the American peace delega-
ton at the Hotel Meurice was far
different from that in Luxembourg
Palace, where the conference SEES
sions are being held. Uniformed
generals, such as Maj. Gen. Ralph
Huebner, wartime commander OF
the famous LIST Infantry division
walked in and out Of Mr.. Byrnes'
door.
Others who have conferred with
the Secretary of State are Edward
Kardelj, Yugoslavia's vice premier
and Maj. Gen. H. r. Bull, chief of
staff OF the American Army of Oc-
cupation in Germany. Gen. Huebner
is scheduled to replace Gen. Bull as
Gen. Joseph T. McNarney's chief
of staff soon.
Mr.. Byrnes has been in long dis
lance telephone communication with
President Truman aboard the presi-
dental yacht Williamsburg in the
Atlantic and with Acting Secretary
OF State Dean Acheson in Washing
ton.
Both telephone calls were made
after Mr.. Byrnes talked with Mr.
Kardelj, who repeatedly disclaimed
knowledge of the incidents of which
the United States complains, but
promised to inform his government
and ask for ELL in" from officials
from Belgrade.
Byrnes Refuses to See Newsmen.
Mr.. Kardelj told newspapermen
that he believed the downing of the
two American transports over Yugo-
slavia had been unintentional, but
he added that the two planes had
been signalled to land and that
failing to do so, there was nothing
for us to do but shoot them down. -
Mr. Byrnes refused to see report
ers or make any official statement
but 1t Is known in Paris that he
dictated for release in Washington
the ultimatum which gave Yugo-
slavia 48 hours to release the i'm
prisoned Americans and to allow
diplomatic representatives to in
vestigate the loss In Yugoslavia OF
American transport planes and
American lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
| 5, 900 Service Personnel
Due to Deburk Today

More than 5000 service personnel
are due to debark today from fou1
transports and eight destroyers al
three West Coast points. Ships
arriving:
At Seattle-Mexico Victory from
Jinsen-1,476 Army; Stetson Vic
tory from Yokohama-l,56 5, Army.
At San Francisco-Grove City
from Yokohama-20, Army; Clarks-
dale Victory from Yokohama-l3
Army.
At San Diego-Destroyers Laffey
Moale, Lowry, Ingraham, O'Brien
Wake, Sumner and Barton from
Bikini via Honolulu with Is Navy
personnel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
u. S. to Give YugosIovio
30 Ice-Mokinq Machines

CINCINNATI, Aug. 22.-Eighty
ice-making machines, originally in
tended for use by American troops
in the South Pacific, are being pre-
pared for shipment to Yugoslavia by
the Cincinnati office of the War
Assets Administration, q local WAA
spokesman reported today.
Norman D. Starrett said orders
from the Treasury Departments
procurement division specify that
the machines be sent to Yugoslavia
in care of UNRRA.
MIR. Starrett said the procurement
divisions order for immediate ship
ment" of the units was dated
August 8, 1916.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
20 'Squotters' Invade
British Prison Comp
by the Asseeioisd Press

LONDON, Aug. %. - Twenty
homeless men and women-some
with babies in arms-burst into a
camp for German war prisoners
near Hereford last night and took
possession of 10 vacant huts after
6verpowering a British army guard
Three hundred German wal
prisoners billeted in other building.
slept through the disturbance
latest episode in a nationwide in.
vasion of government property BY
desperate "squstters" seeking .
solution OF Britain's acute housine
Droblem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
Scouts Plan Luwn Purty

Boy Scout Troop 291, Hyattsville,
Will sponsor a lawn party at 7:3O
pm. tomorrow at the home OF the
scoutmaster, Richard c. Boisclair,
3400 Kennedy street, fayetteville.
Proceeds will 60 into the groups
camping fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
Used Golf Balls SOUGHT

Used golf balls are needed by
patients at the Veterans Hospital
at Fort Washington, the Red Cross
Chapter at Falls Church announced
today. Those wishing to make con-
tributions may telephone Falls
Church 1885.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22
YugosIov
Continued From First Page.)

Cankar, Yugoslav minister to
Greece, had been brought back for
an indefinite period of leave" be-
cause Greece had not made satisfac-
tory answer to protests against in
suits to Marshal Tito in the Greek
press.
This spokesman said the action
did not constitute recall and that
the Yugoslav legation in Athens
would continue to operate. He en-
phasized that diplomatic relations
between Greece and Yugoslavia had
not been ruptured.
Athens dispatches termed Can
kar's departure a recall" but re-
iterated that diplomatic relations
had not been broken. Observers in
the Greek capital said the action
pointed up the sharpening tension
between the two countries over al
legged border incidents.
These sources also said Premier
Constantin Tsaldaris had replied
to Cankar's complaint concerning
Greek press attacks on Tito's regime
by stating that the Greek press was
free, but that he had appealed to
newspapers for restraint on the sub
ject.
Cankar had dinner last night with
Constantine Rodianoff, Soviet Am
bassador to Greece, and was sched-
uled to leave tomorrow for Bel
grade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-22

plane was forced down August and
the possible killing Of three others
when an American CAT transport
plane was shot down by Yugoslav
fighters last Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17
Strikes

Continued from Page onej
date indications Of a settlement OF
the wage dispute. The clio United
Electrical. Radio and Machine
Workers called the strike Monday
against General Electric. Westing-
house and General Motors in sup
port Of demands OF s. a day wage
increase.
There was a threat OF another
tie-up OF telephone serv.
ice as leaders OF six independent
unions representing $4,000 Western
Electric Company employees met in
New York to discuss strike action
which might cripple the firms IA
cllities.
In Detroit. the clio United Auto
Workers and Ford Motor Company
resumed contract discussions. but
the wage issue was not expected TO
be discussed. The union and com.
pany are near agreement on the
wage scale, with the union demand
ing pay boost OF 10 l.3 cents an
hour, the figure recommended by
the tact'finding panel in the Gen
eral Motors dispute. The company
has offered II 1-2 cents. But Il
was expected Ford in todays dis.
cussions would seek some definite
agreements from the union on the
matter Of company security.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17
Municipal Court

Lester Sweet. Reed city. who
was apprehended Wednesday eve.
ming on charges Of intoxication and
disorderly conduct, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced TO pay a fine u
SIS or serve 20 days in Jail. The
money wa expected 10 be provided
by friends today.
Robert NJ. Mourer. Ann Arbor.
was arraigned today on charges OF
reckless driving, TO which he plead
ed guilty and paid a fine OF S25. He
vas apprehended early today.
Steve PiorkowFki, Wayne, who
was spprehended by city police
early today on charges OF disorder
ly conduct, pleaded guilty and paid
a fine OF S25.
Total receipts for the court. Wed
nesday. were $3.50.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-17
HENRY n. GOETHE

Milan, Mich, Jan. 17-Henry H.
Goethe, So, passed away Tuesday
evening. He was the son OF Tho
mas and Adeline Goethe and was
born in Monroe County october ID,
1866. In 1890 Mr.. Goethe was mar
ried to Miss jeanette Bunnell OF
Hancock County, Ohio. For many
years he was a piano salesman in
Upper Sandusky and had been a
member OF Milan Lodge F. A. NJ. for
As years.
Surviving members OF his family
are one son, Lester H, Upper San
dusky. and one grandchild. A
daughter, Katherine. died in 1914.
There are three brothers.
Funeral services will be Friday
at 2 p. m. from the Stevens and
Bush Funeral Home in Milan. Rev.
William Johnson OF the Methodist
Church will officiate. The burial
will be in Marble Park Cemetery,
Masons conducting services at the
grave.