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Evening star., 1946-08-14
.DardaneIIes Demands
BY Soviet Reported
Rejected by Turkey
Ankoro Said to Contend
That Moscow Goes Beyond
Montreux Convention
By the ASsccioied FresI

ISTANBUL. Aug. 13 tDelayedp
Usually Well-informed sources
said tonight that Turkey had re
fused categorically the Soviet
Unions demand that the Darda -
nelles be placed under joint
Russian-Turkish defense and
that the control of that vital
strip Of water be handled by the
Black Sea powers.
The Turkish reply. these sources
said. was understood to have con-
tended that the Soviet demands, as
contained i'll note delivered last
week, exceeded the limit of the
MontreuX Convention and left Tur-
key 10 choice but to reject them
These sources said Turkeys reply
asserted that the Soviet demands
which amounted to permission to
set up bases along the Dardanelles
were predicated not on international
security but solely for the benefit
Of three nations.
Turkey had considered the straits
a matter for international consul
tation only.
InformantS said the reply fell
within the framework of the Mon
treuX Convention, which Turkey has
said she must respect along with
the eight other signatories. The
pact which still has 10 years to run.
governs all Dardanelles traffic.
Turkey is understood to have said
she was not obliged to recognize the
agreement of the Big Three at Pots
dam to express their views on the
straits.
There was no indication when the
government might release the text
of its reply.
Coupled with the Dardanelles Situ-
alton was an official statement deny-
ing recent Moscow broadcast and
newspaper articles which asserted
that captured documents indicated
Turkey conspired with Germany
against Russia during the war.
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Decontfo| Board
Reports Of
Prejudged
Witness Airs Churoe
Thot Board Will
Vote for Ceilings
BY TIC kSsociatcj re-

TWo member o. the Price De
control Board loaa- protested
sharply when q Witness spoke o.
washington ropo.tg' .nG. Inc
uoarG iayoIs ya-e&tah1l&,2r.at.- ~
price controls.
Thomas Lind4r, G4oI2i. -3....a;s
>ioncr of agriculture. calico atta.-
ton at dccontyol ileariacS e IaroIs
that the boaro is "&u"gculuCG b.
former OPA ctiIcial3' ana tin:
arrangement" have beer Llac" ~
to what thu hoard will occiG-.
EFr. Lindcr, who testified agaius.
applying p!icc ceilings TO cottonsa2G
said these rumorg are tnav .hC U0arl
will 'caIry' ou t':e President
wishes"
The veterEn G@orziu Iag4u ll2du.
addcd th4t h. die no, desire T. "E4
2 party to any such chargea."
Bell Challenges Charge.
Daniel " Bell, former Urdor-
secretary of the Treasury and no.
q member o. thG Doc9ntrol Board
chs llcngeG Afr. Lindcl'a %tatemen.
that thousands OF letters are goin1
out from WASHINGTON that decision
of the board arc GlTeady mad"
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Overseas Star 'Retires' Today,
With Praise of War Leaders

The Overseas Edition of The
Evening Star was published for
the last time today-the first an
niversary of the ending of World
War II.
In its 102 weeks of publication,
The overseas Star has gone to men
and women of the Washington area
in the service of their country on
all the worlds farflung battlefronts.
All together, 3,620,350 copies have
been distributed - an average of
more than IS 1000 a week.
The eight-page Illustrated tabloid
is being discontinued now for the
same reason that the Army, Navy,
Marine Corps and Coast Guard
have returned millions of men and
women to civilian life-because the
war has been won and it's services
40 longer are needed. And like
Evening star., 1946-08-14
BULLETIN

Benjamin F. Fields was
given until 4 O'Clock this aft
ernoon to produce for the
House Surplus Property IN
vestigating Committee his
books showing in detail the
commissions he paid agents in
the purchase of bronze wire
screening Chairman Slaugh-
ter, dissatisfied with the eX-
planation given by Fields on
his return to the stand at
pm, declared that unless the
promoter supplied the sub
poenaed material this after
noon the committee would
institute contempt proceed
ingS against him.
Benjamin F. Fields, promoter
and war contracts broker, re.
vealed to the special House com.
mittee investigating surplu;
disposal today, after {
tWo-day search of his persona
files, that the mysterious "Johr
Doe" to whom he had paie
81 ,480 commission for contrac'
was one of his owl
agents.
He identified him as. John Brun
ner, who until July / served with
another former agent, Glenn A
Dies, with whom he made frequen
trips TO the Philadelphia Office O.
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Victory Day Observed
With hTributetoHeroes,
Review Of Conversion
Steelmun Warns Nation
Threat of Initiation Costs
Shadow Over Future

Victory Day, proclaimed by
President Truman to commence
rate the first anniversary of ia
pans acceptance Of surrender
demands, was being observed
here today with tributes to those
who made victory possible and
reviews of production and en-
ployment achievements during
the past year.
Reconverslon Director John r.
Steelman reported that the threat
of initiation still casts a shadow
over the future" and that we must
maintain fiscal policy of high
taxes, reduced public expenditures.
credit controls and debt retirement.
He declared, however, that there
are Jobs for all those able and will
nrg TO work. The United States,
he said, has reached substantially
full employment" and created near
ly five million new jobs.
The yearly production rate of
goods and services for civilians has
increased more than S30OO0,OOO, he
announced. A steadily rising
standard Of living" he said also
is reflected in increased total in
diVidual incomes which equal or ex-
ceed the wartime peak. Mr.. Steel
man cited increased opportunities
to farms and businessmen as seen
in bumper crops and establishment
of a quarter of a million new busi-
nesseS since last August.
President Truman sounded the
keynote of the observance in. his
Victory day proclamation last week.
He called for prayer and a high
resolve that the cause of justice,
freedom. peace and international
goodwill shall be advanced with un-
and unremitting efforts,
inspired by the valor of our heroes
OF the armed services"
At the National Archives Build
(See VICTORY DAY Page A-9)
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Late News
Bulletin
Grover Named in Suit

The Arnold busline filed
suit for Sl5,l50 damages in
District Court today against
Stephen L. Grover, Is, of 1900
Connecticut avenue NV,
driver of the automobile
which cOllided with an Ar
mold bus August 2 just before
it plunged through the rail
of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge to the roadway below.
The suit, seeking damages to
the bus and alleged loss of
revenue to the company,
named the youths mother,
Mrs. Louise Grover, as CO.
defendant.
Evening star., 1946-08-14
China Fighting Flares
As Chang Statement
Stirs Charges by Reds
Government Wants War,
Communist Spokesman
Says of 6-Point PIon
BY the Associated Press

NANKING, Aug. 14.-NeW re-
ports Of large-Scale fighting in
North China today wrote a
flaming reply to Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek's six point pro-
gram to restore peace to his ma
ton as a Communist spokesman
charged the government wants
war"
The Communists Yenan radio
said Red troops had wiped out
TWO government divisions north of
the key city Of Jukao in a resump-
ton of heavy fighting IN North
Kiangsu Province, 1t also said
5000 government troops had laid
down their arms after seeing 5000
cOmra des killed or wounded.
Yenan said fierce fighting was
raging in both sides of the Lunghai
Railway in East Honan and North
Klangsu Provinces. 1t added that
government troops were receiving
considerable air support.
In Peiping, the Independent news
paper Hsln Min Pao reported Com
munlSt troops attacking Tatung had
pierced government defenSeS with
IN seVen-tenths of a mile east of
that North Shansi province rail
junction. 1t said Red Forces were
within two miles Of Tatung on the
north, west and south and fixed the
combatants strength as 10 Com
munlst regiments against about 10
OOO government defenders.
Reserves Returning.
Meantime, the governments Cen
tral News Agency quoted Brig. Gen.
William E. Clement, commander of
American Marines at Tsingtao, as
saying only one battalion or regi-
ment would be left there as re-
serves were returned to the United
States.
Wang Ping nam, Communist
spokesman replying to Gen. Chiang's s
peace program, charged the gov
ernment wants war. We find the
government neither wants peace nor
has any faithful desire for it."
HIS statement made it clear that
Gen. Chiang's declaration did moth
Ing to clear the disputes between
the Communists and Kuomintang
government party.
Wangs statement was issued after
he and Chou En-lai, No. 2 Chinese
Communist, had spent several hours
studying both the Chinese and Eng
llsh versions Of Gen. Chiang's 5000
word statement.
Gen. Chang earlier today told the
nation that ''our one important de-
mand is that the Communist party
change its policy of seizing power by
tSee CHINA, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1946-08-14

NJ Bell si1eL N. Tin6c4 if *
could suDDly copies D. auch letters
Mr. LlIder s2iC. he did not nave
any nth him today, out could get
several. Ie 5aiG tn2 l2tt1rs "ore
from VT2shinrton services f4atIr-
ing insid1 Coverrmunt ne ou5i-
NasS information.
III. Bel then to:<j ~. LINER it
Vas no Necessary to .na!-2 such
a statement raiorG this toarG" MI
Bell reminded the LHitE2SS that the
board n@d announced it '7as con-
Qucting IN Impartial n92rin5.
George f. a1eaC, Dayton (Ohio)
pulp paper manufacturer and an
other memb4r OF he boord, said he
agreed with Nj. Bells comments.
Objects to Criticism.
Ny. Mead added that it was lit
tie short OF outrageous to criticize
Government workcra 2nu business
men Who served tbs Government
during the war.
Mr.. MeaG madc hi, comment
after Mr.. Linder told III. Bell that
Radio Commentator Fulton Lewis
said last night that i've out of
five staff members OF tn Dacon-
troll Board formerly were With OPA.
Il happen to Da q Republican"
Mr.. Mead told MI. Linu2r, Dut ADDED
that most Government WORKERS and
advisors are all Die. &orsciCrt;0us
men"
Mr.. Lindes GcDliec ynu. w.lat nc
fears is that the hoard viii carry
out the Presidents ; policy regardless
of the members oWll views.
Can you tell me What tAr Presi,
dents policy is in recard to OpA?"
Mr.. Mead asked NIr. Linder. The
Georgia farm leade. said President
Truman tried to increase minimum
wages from 40 to IS cents an hour
but did not want to apply this to
farm prices which represent the
pay for the farmer.
Asked OPA Men to Help.
Chairman Roy L. Thompson, New
Orleans Land Bank president, said
the Decontrol Board had insisted"
that certain key OPA people stay
to help set up the new organizati ton,
but he emphasized the board will
make its own decisions.
Earlier Mr.. Linder had told the
board that he and witnesses from
five tobacco States had gone be-
fore OPA to try and obtain higher
prices on f1ue-cured tobacco, only
See DECONTROL- Page A-al
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Flying Laboratory Due Today
With New Data on Cosmic Rdys

border and Northern Chile. The
plane was due at pm.
The effect of the unidentified ra-
diation becomes apparent, members
of the expedition reported, only
after about two hours at high alti-
tudes, but is sufficient to cause seri-
Gus miscalculations from instru-
ment recordings.
Of even more significance for the
rocket age of push button war with
guided missiles was the discovery
that radar waves which would be
used to control the fight of such
weapons are slightly bent when they
enter the thin atmosphere, like light
rays when they penetrate water
This will require the laborious COM
pilation of entirely new tables of
(See RADIATION, Page ABB
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Bulgaria Claims
Western Thrdce
In Paris Plea
Ukraine Backs Move
To Get Greek Area
For Aegean Outlet
BY The Associoted Press

PARIS, Aug. 14.-Bulgaria for
mally presented a claim to the
Paris Peace Conference today for
the present Greek territory of
Western Thrace and was sup
ported by the Soviet Ukraine
delegate. !,
Frankly admitting Ia shameful
alliance with Germany during the
war, Bulgarian Foreign Minister
Georgi Koulishev nevertheless main
tanned that the Bulgarian Army
did not fight on any frVAt against
the anti -Hitlerian coalition" He
asked that his nation be accorded
the status of an Allied cobelligerent,
the same as that sought yesterday
by Romania, another defeated Ger
man satellite.
Western Thrace is narrow strip
of territory along the northern coast
of the Aegean Sea which gives
Greece common frontier with
Turkey.
Greek Policy Assailed.
D. Manullsky, chief of the Ukraine
delegation, charged that Greek
policy was 'instigated from abroad"
and protested against her demands
for foreign Balkan soil" Saying he
supported Bulgarian demands for
an Aegean outlet, Mr. Manuilsky
declared he favored a return to the
Bulgarian frontiers as provided in
the treaty of Bucharest of 1913.
This would give Bulgaria Western
Thrace and the present Greek har-
Dor of AleXandroupolis ,Dede
AgachD.
Wlncenty RzymoWSky chief Polish
delegate, also declared Bulgaria
deserves an indulgent peace"
Greece swiftly dissented. Her
chief delegate. Premier Constantin
Tsaldarls, accused Bulgaria of in
ternational crimes and declared the
draft treaty for the country which
was allied to Germany in the last
two wars was too light for a coun-
try which associated herself with
the German aggresSor.
Army an Occupation Force
Mr.. Koulishev acknowledged that
Bulgaria traditional Balkan friend
of Russia had declared war on
Great Britain and the United States
but asserted
The Bulgarian Army was merely
used as an occupation force and not
one single soldier fought against
Yugoslavla or Greece"
Mr. Koulishev presented his ma
tions plea for lenient peace in
place of Prime Minister Kimon
GeogrleV, chief of the Bulgarian
delegation, who had been scheduled
TO speak, The switch in spokesmen
was announced at the last minute
by Secretary of State Byrnes. serv-
ing his third and last day as chair
man of the conference under a sys-
tenn of rotation.
1t was expected that Hungarian
Foreign Minister Janos Gyongyosi
would make an appeal for basic
human rights" on behalf of his
nation this afternoon.
$4,000 Bulgars Killed.
Mr.. Koulishev maintained that
$4,000 Bulgarian soldiers were killed
fighting against the Germans in
Serbia. Hungary, Austria and
Macedonia, fact which. he said.
had been recognized by Soviet
Prime Minister Stain in an order
of the day.
Italy" he declared, was the first
ally of Hitlerian Germany, but sh.
has beer officially described as a
Co -belligerent' Should the facts that
See CONFERENCE Page Al
Evening star., 1946-08-14

those same men and women, it has
received its honorable discharge. y
The discharge" was in the form
of letters of commentator from
Secretary of War Patterson. Fleet
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, chief
Of naval operations; Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, chief of staff; Fleet Ad-
mlral Ernest J. King, wartime chief
of naval operations; Gen. Alexander
A. Vandegrift, commandant of the
Marine Corps; Admiral j. F. Farley,
commandant of the Coast Guard:
Gen. Jacob L. Devers, commander
of Army Ground Forces; Gen. Carl
Spaatz, commander of Army Air
Forces, and Gen. Omar N. Bradley.
administrator of Veterans Affairs
The first Overseas Edition was
published September s, 1914, under
(See OVERSEAS STAR, Page A-31
Evening star., 1946-08-14
By Thomas R. Henry

Seven miles over the earth
there are mysterious radiationS
which affect all electrical in
struments and which will neceS-
state extensive changes in de-
sign of the stratosphere rockets
In which men eventually may go
to the moon or Mars.
Discovery of these subStrato-
sphere rays was announced here in
connection with the return later this
afternoon Of the flying laboratory
of the National Geographic Society
and the Army Air Forces--a specially
equipped BIG bomber-after cos
mic ray exploration of the upper at
mosphere at four levels over a path
OF 4,800 miles between the Canadian
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Stain in Good Health,
Lie Reports on Return
BY the Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-7Trygve Lie,
secretary general of the United
Nations, said today that Prime
Minister Stain appeared to be in
excellent health when he saw him
in Moscow last month
Mr.. Lie, who has just returned
from visit to Europe, said Mr.
Stain was in good form--he looked
brown and healthful."
Mr.. Lie said he still had hopes
that the Paris Peace Conference
would be concluded before Septem-
Der % when the u N. General
Assembly is scheduled to meet here.
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Truman Not to See Press

President Truman has called off
the customary news conference this
week, Press Secretary Charles G..
Ross said today. he explained the
President had no announcements to
make and there had been no par
tlcular news developments since his
conference Friday.
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Iran Ambassador Reports
Red Troop Concentration
BY the Associoted Press

1ranian Ambassador Hussein Ala
last night said he had received some
reports that the Russians have con-
centrated troops in the Caucasus
north of Iran, but that his informa-
ton did not indicate the purpose
of the concentration.
Troops IN that area. Ala said
might be used either to counter
British pressure against Iran in the
south or 10 bring pressure on Tur-
KEY IN view Of Russias new de-
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Seventh U. S. Soldier
Dies of Burns in Reich
BY the ASooio.ed Pres5

BERLIN, Aug. Ia. - A seventh
American soldier died today of burns
suffered in Monday nights explosion
and fire at a military police motor
pool here. Two others are being
treated in the hospital for burns.
Names of the identified victims
are being withheld pending notifica-
ton of next of kin.
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Coffee Price Boost
OF 1916 G Pound
Authorized BY OPA
~ tiis &zeo selected PrFs

OPA today authorized ilnmc-
diatc retail price increases on
coiiee, ranging rom 10 to l3
cents pound.
The increase results from
cancella ton of an import sub
sidy OF 3 cents Q pound, an in
cGeaa o. about ? cents q pound
authorized IoY importers June
%, and q iurth1r increase of
about : cents & pound in i'm
porters ceil;ng% authorized to-
day IS IN .nGucemen+ to in
creased colIet import0 ton.
The amount Of INC r-tail
increase vii! Fer~ cependin-
Oh mcthod .. distribution O.
coAce, or GaiG.
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Major League
Games

AMERICAN LEAGUE
At Cleveland
Detroit 1900 100 ITO 0
Cleveland 100 O20
Pattsries--Butcbinson <nd Swift. Gass
away krai aisuskss (sth) and Hesan.
Al Philadelphia
Boston - OIL
Philadelphia 100
Bstteries--Hughson and n. Wagner
Fowler and Rosar
Washington at New York, 7:45 PM
(Only Games Scheduledj
NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Chicago
st. Louis 00I 401 0
Chicago ---- 200 900
Bate. .es--PoIIet and GararioJa: Ro,owv
Chipman t6th) and Livingston.
At Brooklyn-First Game
New York 800 11O
Brooklyn - 00I
Batteriss-Budniek and Cooper Head
Casey 9TH and Edwards
AT Pittsburgh
Cincinnati 020
Pittsburgh 300
Bstteries-MaIloy and Mueller; strince.
sieh and Baker.
New York at Brooklyn Second
Came, 7:30 PM
Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 PM.
Evening star., 1946-08-14

LONDON, Aug. 14.-The Brit
iSh cabinet heard reports from
the chiefs OF the army, air force
and navy of a tense situation in
the Holy Land today and agreed,
an authoritative source said, to
stick to its present course. how
ever much the position deterior-
atCS.
Ihg tn ee AIMED services will con-
tlnuc to take whatever measures
are necessary to implement the
decision to end unau-
thorized entry of Jewish refugees
into the Holy Land, the informant
said
Three persons were killed and
seven wounded at Haifa Yesterday
when crowds stormed at British
cordons guarding the port
while 1000 immigrants We're taken
off their ships and put aboard troop
transports for shipment to. deten-
ton camps on the island of Cyprus.
Truman Reply Awaited.
While the cabinet was in session,
a Foreign Office spokesman said
President Truman's decisions on the
British-American cabinet plan for
division of Palestine into four prov
inces possibly would arrive today.
The Foreign Office also announced
that Britain had approached" the
State Department about six weeks
ago on the publication OF appeals
in United States newspapers calling
Tor financial contributions to aid
tSee PALESTINE. Page A-16)
Evening star., 1946-08-14
British Cabinet
To Stand Pat on
Palestine Ban
Steps Will Be Taken
To Tighten Illegal
Immigrant Exclusion
BULLETIN

LONDON up. "A FOREIGN
Office spokesman said tonight
that Prime Minister Attlee
had received President Tru-
mans communication on the
proposed plan for dividing
Strife-torn Palestine into q
lour zone federal state.
Evening star., 1946-08-14
BY the A sociote.i Press

TERRORISTS believed
on two ships at Cyprus. Page AS
Evening star., 1946-08-14
Weather Forecast

Sunny pleasant: highest In the low s0s
this afternoon. Clear, cool tonight lowest
near so. Tomorrow fair, slightly warmer.
Temperatures today-High, n, at IL 40 pm.
low, 60 at 5:12 a m Yesterday-High, 81 at
1885 pm. low, So, at $40 am.
Full Report PAGE A-16.
Evening star., 1946-08-14

(See VICTORY DAY, Page A-e
Evening star., 1946-08-14

See CONFERENCE. Page
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Hayes Third Former
1eammate 10 Spoil
Fe|Ier No-Hitter
By the Associotad PEeSt

CHICAGO. Aug. 9-Bobby Eel
]er's old batterymate, Frank Hayes.
became the third former teammate
TO spoil a no-hit performance for
the Cleveland fireballer yesterday
when he lofted a pop fly which fell
between three Tribe fielders in CEN
terheld to give the Chicago White
SoX their lone hit.
Feller's fest-his eighth one-hit
game in his eighth year ma ior
league career-gave the Indians q
5-tO-0 victory over the SOX. II was
his 2lst triumph of the year against
six defeats and his ninth shutout.
Hayes, who was sold to the Sox
last month. had helped Bob win his
l-to-0 no-hitter against the Yanks
with nlnth-inning homer on
April 80 of this year 1t was the
second no-hit game of Feller's ma
lor league career, his first coming
IN the season opener against the
White SoX in 1910.
Feller's other former teammates
who spoiled hitless games for the
Van Meter Iowa speedball pitcher
were Earl Averill and Billy Sullivan,
who played with Feller in 1896
and '37.
Yesterdays shutout placed Bob
within four of tying Jack Coombs
for the American League record of
13 for season, set in 1910 with the
Athletics. -Four of Feller's nine shut
outs nave been at the expense of
the White Sox. The Indian fireballer
struck out five tying his low strike
out mark for the year. He now has
25l strikeouts for 1916 in his cam
paign to overtake Rube Waddell's s
major league record of 343
Yesterdays one-hit performance
enabled Feller to break a deadlock
with another Cleveland pitching
Immortal, Addie Joss, who racked
up his seven one-hitters in a span
from 1902 to 1910. Feller had tied
joss on July 81 when he held the
American League leading Boston
Red Sox TO one hit in a 4-to-l VIC
( tory.
After his sterling performance in
Yesterdays double header opener
somebody IN the dressing room sug
gested TO Feller that an error
should have been charged when
Manager-Shortstop Lou Boudreau
Centerflelder Pat Seerey and Sec
ond Baseman Jack Conway sur
rounded Hayes fly and watched il
drop between them.
Hell, mo- answered Feller, you
can't do that when NOBODY touches
the ball, l still got a one hitter ano
that's something"
Feller, who left the Cleveland-
New York game last Sunday because
OF a pain in the back. said his back
ached the first three innings yes
terday.
Evening star., 1946-08-09
Weioht Of ChundIer's Word At Stoke

Happy Chandler the during period
Mexcans raidng the American with
ruling Jumped
the border didn't before
himself for five That's big hunk of ball players life
That's like life
Owen jumped and didn't Jump back until Now his
Is In Happys lap Fair but
Here's this fellow Mickey Owen who of the
diSgruned Rickeys who
the He's old
his physcaI peak, with Chandler could his
career in baseball.
On the other hand if Owen welcomed back the
other
Mexican League
More, Owens would be
Chambers nothing recently
$4,000 fine levied against Sam Breadon of the Cards for
refusing explain with the PasQues Lenency
didn't positively the exile.
Finally, If Owen legally Pasquels
dered added problem posted this that which
balances the scales