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Evening star., 1948-12-18
Russians Agree
To Talks Now on
Austrian Treaty
U. S. Chairman of
Big Four Deputies
Must Call Meetino
BY the Assoeiofed Press

VIENNA, Dec. 18.-Tass, the
Russian news agency, said today
the Soviet Union now is willing
to reopen negotiations for a
peace treaty for Austria.
Tass said note to that effect has
been handed to Norbert Bischoff, the
Austrian political representative in
Moscow. The United States, Great
Britain and France, the other three
members of the Big Four, already
have agreed to reopening the peace
talks.
The next ST. would be for Samuel
Reber, the American chairman of
the Big -Four Council of Deputy
Foreign Ministers, to set time and
place for the next meeting.
Austrian peace talks have been
stymied since last May 20, when the
negotiations hit dead end after
nearly two years of futile efforts to
write treaty.
Compromise Effort Failed.
The most recent talks were held in
London. where efforts were made to
compromise the differences between
Russia and the other three powers.
At that time, Mr.. Reber said he was
informed by M. P. Kotimov, the
Soviet deputy, that he had instrucs-
tions from Moscow to stand fast in
support of Yugoslavia's territorial
claims against Austria. The West
ern powers opposed these claims.
Yugoslavia's demands embraced
approximately 300 square miles of
Austrian territory in mineral-rich
Carinthia and scenic Styria, both of
which have numbers of Slavic resi-
dents. The Yugoslavs also have
made reparations demands against
Austria.
Mr.. Reber said then that the
United States would insist on two
basic principles in any Austrian
peace settlement:
l. Austria's frontiers must remain
as they were before Anschluss in
1898.
2. Austria must pay no repara-
tions.
In today's note, as carried by Tass.
the Russians said they had always
sought an early conclusion to the
treaty"
The note was in reply to request
directed by the Austrian govern
ment to the four occupying powers
on December asking that negotia-
tions be resumed.
Assets Problem Remains.
There is a belief among Austrian
officials that Yugoslav Premier Mar
shal Titos rift with the Cominform
became public on June %
might mean Russia no longer will
back the Yugoslav claims. This
could pave the way to a settlement,
If true.
One other big problem remains,
however. That is the question of
what constitutes German assets in
Austria to be considered for Ger
man reparations. The French,
British and Americans agreed long
ago on what factories, production
facilities and natural assets were
and were not German property, but
the Russians sought such a broad
definition of what constituted Ger
man assets in Austria that the
Western Allies contend the country
would be unable to support itself.
Last year, the Russians were asked
bluntly what their price would be for
getting out of Austria. but they gave
no specific answer. Negotiations on
an Austrian peace treaty started in
June, 1916, and have been carried
on at high and low level since in
Paris. Vienna, Moscow, London and
New York.
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Fight to Save Peiping
From Communists PIedoed

NANKING. Dec. 18 R.-A fight
to the death for Peiping was pledged
in North China today, although
strong belief persists that the his
toric city will be spared the agony
of battle.
The promise came as Nanking S
own position grew worse and a new
peace story cropped up. This time
in Hong Kong foe of General
issimo Chang Kai-shek said peace
was possible if Gen. Chang is
ousted right away"
The pledge to defend Peiping was
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Douqlus Visits Bevin

LONDON, Dec. 18 (P).-Americar
Ambassador Lewis Douglas called
on British Foreign Secretary Bevir
today for a general review of joint
American and British problems
Mr.. Douglas expects to leave. next
week for a visit at home and q
report to President Truman.
Evening star., 1948-12-18
Chang Armies
In Full Retreat
Toward Nankino
Hwui River Defenses
Reported Pierced by
Communist Columns
by the Associated Press

PENGPU, China, Dec. 18.-Na-
tionalist armies were in full re-
treat southwark today from the
pierced Hwai River line 100 miles
north of Nanking.
Communist columns were reported
to have crossed the Hwai River in
strength west of this pivotal point
l08 miles northwest of Nanking.
They already had crossed in some
force east of Pengpu earlier in the
week.
Thus outfianked, Pengpu was be-
Ing abandoned. Government head
quarters already had been moved to
Chuhsien, only 80 miles northwest
of Nanking.
There were indications that the
government forces already had COM
pleted their crossing to the south
banks of the Hwai. Heavy south
ward troop movements of the past
4S hours had thinned to trickle.
Reds May Not Attack Pengpu.
There was no indication that the
Communists planned an immediate
attack on Pengpu itself Pengpu
might remain nominally in govern
ment hands-but useless-for some
time to come.
Retreating government forces de-
stroyed a bridge over the Fei River
less than 10 miles north of Pengpu,
and repeated Communist cutting of
the railway on the south was ex-
pected to become permanent at
any time.
Inside this panicky, bewildered
city of 100000, Chinese children
from the Italian Jesuit mission were
chanting verses in the Sacred Heart
Church-and government soldiers
kept a watch from the sandbagged
steeple.
From the church steeple could be
seen plume of smoke rising from
a large wooden bridge over a tribu-
tary to the Hwai River a few miles
north of here.
After the singing, ITO Chinese in
side the church asked to be bap-
tlzed. A Chinese Catholic nun per-
formed the rites.
Soldiers Cram Trains.
Outside one could hear the
screeching whistles of trains grunt-
ing southeastward toward Pukow,
the rail terminal just across the
broad Yangtze from Nanking. The
cars were crammed with guns and
soldiers. Hundreds of refugees
crowded the tops of the cars, hud-
died together with their bundled
household goods.
A company OF light tanks arrived
on f1atcars from the north where
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's
armies apparently have taken a
major beating. The tanks contin-
ued on southwark without being
unloaded.
There was every indication of
general retreat from the Hwai River
defense line, of which Pengpu was
the anchor.
The movement to the south was
anything but easy. Red raiders
swooped down on the rail line last
night and broke the line in four
places. Telegraph communications
were disrupted also. These breaks
are almost daily occurrences now,
however. Nobody in Pengpu is sur
prised by them.
This city of ,O0O-about one
third of whom are leaving-still is
getting coal from the Human mines
to keep its water system operating.
But Communist units to the west
are expected to cut that line of
supply almost any time.
Amid all the noise of movement,
Pengpu's people seem subdued and
quiet. They're waiting-just waiting.
Evening star., 1948-12-18

between the Dutch and the Indone-
sian republic.
The Republican government has
refused to agree with the details of
(See INDONESIA, Page A-4l
Evening star., 1948-12-18

tSee NLRB, Page A-4D
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(See CHINA, Page A-3
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(See UNIT, Page ABB
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(See BERLIN, PAGE A-30
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(See TAFT, Page "A
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
Union Endorses Dewey Candidacy

ALBANY, N. Y. (P - Gov. Thomas E. Dewey yesterday won the endorsement of the executive board of a major AFL union in his campaign for the Presidency.
 The board of the building serv- ice employees international union, representing a claimed l75,O00 members, pledged it's support to, the Republican nominee.
 The action of the group was an- nounced by William L. McFet-, ridge of Chicago, general president of the union, after he and other, officers had conferred here with Dewey.
 The step represented the first outright endorsement of Dewey by a major union.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
AIRLINES
WIEN ALASKA AIRLINES

On Wednesday Peter F. Follett was taken to Kotzebue, and Ter renee Driggs was returned to Nome from Kotzebue.
 MT. and Hrs. T. C. Buchanan and children, Robert Vail, Guy Mover, June Kingsbury and Edith Kaigek were taken to Fairbanks.
 John Auliye was a passenger to Shaktoolik from Unalakleet.
 Passengers from Ungalik to Shaktoolik were Frank Pitmatalik, Silas Sockpealik, Harry Sookiayak, Johnson Sagoonik, Fred r c k Asicksik, and Ralph Segock, and 10 Nome were Vim. T. Nelson and Raymond Haering.
 Thursday, David Hopkins and David Seitz were passengers from Rainbow Camp to Nome.
 Incoming passengers on the Douglas from Fairbanks were Miss Helen Cass, Mrs. A. Johnson, Bert Galbraith, and from Kotze- bue, William Laws, John Cross, and Peter Follett. Passengers Fairbanks to Kotzebue was Harry Baldwin.
 On the return flight William Laws, John Cross, R. B. Webb, Mrs. E. H. Mahan and Bessie Land were taken to Kotzebue and M. T. Furlong to Fairbanks.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
COL. T. J. FULLY HERE ON QUICK SURVEY

Col. T. J. Fully, commanding of- ficer of the Alaska Communication System arrived in Nome on the Pan American plane today on quick survey of the systems farth- est northwest communication cen- ter. It. Stanley R. Morgan, com canding officer of the local station, conducted the tour of inspection.
 Col. Fully has been in charge of the ACS for the past two years.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
Heat Wave Starts N. w. Forest Fire

A late-summer heat wave parch- ed northwest residents today, kin dled at least one forest fire and dried other wooded areas to the danger point.
 Forest service crews are fighting a blaze which is reported out of contpOl in 100 acres of the Canoe Creek area at Lake Quinault, Wash. In Oregon, no major fires were reported, although timber land was finder dry.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
ALASKA AIRLINES

Incoming passengers today were Jerry Noonan, Fred Brechen, Le- land Smith, Tony Rahoe, H. John son, E. A. Williams, Mrs. Donald Lyle, Thomas Sours, Henry o. Rock, Geo. Thompson, Frank Heal, J. w. Perron.
 Departing on the return plane were Lester Bronson, MT. C. Mont Joy.
 Cyril Seeds has gone to Bethel and Akulerak with MT. Easley and MT. Owen to Aniak. He is flying children to Bethel.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
LABOR HEAD VISITS NOME AREA

Leonard E. Evans, U. s. Depart ment of Labor representative, who has been in Nome for the past week, left for his Juneau office to- day on the Pan American plane.
 MT. Evans has been assisting Nome merchants in matters rela- tive to reports on employees and payrolls, and labor problems.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
Forecast And Weather Report Nome and Vicinity
Compiled by the U. s. Dept. of Commerce, Weather Bureau.


 Friday, September 10, l948 ~
 Forecast Nome: Fair and cool tonight and Saturday. Lowest tenn perature tonight 26, highest tenn perature Saturday 42.
 Nome data last "A hours as of FOO am. today:
 Precipitation trace. (Total this month 0.2l inches).
 Temperatures: highest 52, low est 27.
 Maximum wind 24 miles an hour from the north.
 Sunrise at 5:10 a.m., sunset at 6:46 pm.
 Comparative data: Tempera- lures one year ago today: highest so, lowest 36.
 Extreme temperatures on this day since 1907: Highest 65 in 1929, lowest 24 in 1886.
 Data for other stations as of 700
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
TETERBORO, N. J. (P) -

TETERBORO, N. J. (P) - Doris Duke Rubirosa's flying apart ment' is a pile of Wreckage in a swamp.
 The plush plane, with elaborate upholstering and complete kitch- en, was wrecked yesterday in a crash landing near TeterborO air port. The tobacco heiress was not aboard, and the crewmen were un- hurt.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
lI5,OOO Idle From Many Strikes

Continued from Page One) les area was the hardest hit in sup plies of gasoline but a million gal Ions was to be sent from Okla hona.
 Tn New York, leaders of strik- ing local 807 of the AFL interna- tional brotherhood of teamsters called a union membership meet ing this afternoon to decide Whe- ther to reduce their wage demands from 25 cents to l715 cents an hour.
 The truckers quit work 10 days ago after rejecting an employer of fer of IS cents an hour pay hike. About 1000 strikers at meeting yesterday, voted not to propose the lower wage demands.
 About 1000 of the 4,300 New Jersey truckers who joined in the strike five days ago were expected to return to work today. Members of local 478 in Newark last night ratified agreements with l6 inde- pendent trucking concerns.
 The CIO longshoremen union members voted on whether to have their leaders sign non-communist affidavits and accept the final wage offer by the west coast em- ployers. The union announced the vote at Seattle was 1,468 to 19 against it's leaders signing the af- fidavits. The strikers at Seattle also voted 1,467 to II against ac- cepting the employers last offer-a pay raise of 10 cents an hour. The union had demanded a hike of Is cents an hour.
 Union president Harry Bridges said he would offer to resume ne- gotiations after votes in the coast wise union were counted. The strike, now in its ninth day, has tied up l60 ships from Puget Sound to San Diego.
 The 5O,0O0 auto workers were made idle in Detroit after a strike by ITO independent plant guards at the Briggs Manufacturing com pany. They included 25,000 Briggs workers, 19,OOO at Chrysler Corp. plant and 5000 at Packard. The guards struck in support of de- mands for 15 minutes paid prepar- atory time.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
WASHINGTON, (P)-A Federal

WASHINGTON, (P)-A Federal grand jury today indicted Mildred Elizabeth Gillars-"Axis Sally" of the Nazi radio-on charges of treason.
 The 47year-old Portland, Me, native is charged with making wartime propaganda broadcasts for the Germans.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
NOTICE

All Boy Scouts will leave the Scout Hut at l:30 p.rn. Saturday, 10 visit inc dredge. Previously ar arrangements had been fer the morning.
 Scoutmaster Paul Pew.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME GRANTED

William Richard Canoe petition for change of name was granted this morning in the U. s. District Court. The name now is Rex Richard West. West is a GI sta- toned at the Marks Air Force base.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
AT THE WALLACE HOTEL

MT. and Mrs. P. J. Cutting, An chorage. Helen Cass, Fairbanks. Allen and Richard Lee, Solomon. P. F. Toilette, Pittsfield, Mass.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
NOTICE BADMINTON

Badminton practice will begin Tuesday night al 7:'30 pm. in the Nome Hi-school Gym. All are in vited 10 participate.
 Gordon Osborne. Chm.
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10

FOR SALE-l5-Ton Trailer with
 box-car type body. Call Ma.l25
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10
Classified Ads

TANNING-Send us your skins and furs to be tanned. Quick, eff ficient, reliable. Valcauda Fur Co.,, National Bank Bldg, Seat
 tie, Washn. 1O3-tf
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10

FOR SALE-Baker residence; 2 bedrooms, furnished. See Mau-
 rice Kelliher. 98-tfc
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10

FOR SALE-Well furnished home
 and quonset hut of Dwight Milli- gruk. See A. Polet. 107tf
The Nome nugget., 1948-09-10

FOR SALE-Vanity dresser, good condition, $50.00. Also play pen sled and Bureau. Call Army 243.
 108-2tc
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-15

OLEO VS.. BUTTER BATTLE
Dairy stale congressman. in
the words of one of their lead
ing spokesman. are girding
themselves for Clusters last
stand" in the oleo vs.. butter
battle.
The big day is set for April &c
when the house is scheduled to vote
on a discharge petition to take cleo
tax repeal bills from its agriculture
committee, which had voted Is to 10
to shelve the measure for this ses-
sion.
Advocates of cleo tax repeal were
assured of a house vote when they
garnered the necessary 218 signers
to their discharge petition.
Although the cleo repealers now
appear to have an upper hand in the
bitter controversy, Rep. Reid F. Muir
ray of Wisconsin, says 2,500,0 900
dairy farmers are still to be heard
from"
The final test, he said, will be be-
tween 26 cleo manufacturers and the
dairy farmers.
"The oleo people have had their
day of propaganda and I assume the
dairymen of the nation will have an
opportunity of presenting their side
of the picture" he said.
in. a way, this is Clusters last
stand as far as the dairy industry is
concerned. Milk production is al
ready on the way down. If this re-
peal legislation is finally approved,
it will accelerate the drop.
"This, in turn, will result in in
creased milk and meat prices. Some
40 percent of the beef and veal now
comes from the dairy industry"
Meantime, there is talk of a COM
promise. Some Republicans are
urging the house agriculture COM
mittee to offer its own bill-probably
repeating only part of the cleo tax
1aws-rather than accept any victory
by Democrats pushing the present
action. Repeal of the cleo laws is
favored by an almost solid southern
bloc.
AGRICULTURE IS BULwARK
American agriculture once
again is the nations bulwark in
a worldwide battle for a demo-
cratic peace.
Though we may not get into an
actual shooting war with Russia, this
country is committed to use our re-
sources to resist communism on all
fronts. One of our principal, if not
the principal, resource is agricul-
ture.
The Marshall plan is designed to
strengthen the democracies of west
ern Europe to enable them to hold
back the menacing wave of COM
munism.
1t means tons and tons of Ameri-
can farm produce-grain, cotton,
dairy products-will be shipped
abroad to put western Europe back
on its feet. 1t may also mean tough
going for farmers-shortages of farm
machinery, feed because of heavy
grain shipments abroad, and pos
sibly labor.
If the draft is revived, as requested
by President Truman, farm organi-
1o4;ooc ,,-;I1 4oLo -
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-15
nm Keeping in Touch With Washington
fNMA
- 49, 49, Marshall Plan Operating

-
WASHINGTON, D. C.-The new
economic cooperation administra-
ton, set up to administer the &c.
098, 000,0 900 foreign recovery pro-
gram, did not have to wait for con-
g%ressional appropriations to begin
operations.
Congress saw TO If that the
program could get started as
soon as President Truman at
tached his signature a few hours
after the relief measure reached
the White House. Provision was
made for an immediate advance
of ST. 600. 900 from the Recon-
~struction Finance Corp.
The administrative end of the
program was also ready for opera
ton as soon as the measure became
law. A skeleton staff, drawn from
the executive departments, had been
set UP to handle the plan during the
first 30-day period.
The recipient countries of the Mar
shall plan have already received a
monster QUESTIONABLE asking them
to estimate their needs and their
own production in the first quarter
year of the program.
These figures will be screened"
and revised to take account of the
supplies available in the United
States.
Petroleum ALLEGATIONS, for ex-
ample, may have to be cut because
of shortages here, and substitutions
may be needed in other types of X
ports, such as articles made of steel.
It is generally believed that the
program in Europe will be chiefly
a Washington operation between the
U. S. and each participating govern
ment in its first phases.
This phase may last the first quar-
ter-year. Europe's organization has
not been completed, and could not
act anyway, until the American adj
ministration takes form. =
AS finally passed by congress, the
administrator of ECA, in procuring
commodities and equipment, is in
structed to minimize the drain upon
the resources of the U. S. and to
avoid impairing the fulfillment Of
vital needs of the people of this
country.
He is required to purchase the sur
plus agricultural commodities of this
country except where participa-
ting country has a surplus available
for transfer to another participant
or where the surplus here is re-
quired domestically.
SUPPORT EXTENSION
The house agriculture commit
tee is considering a temporary
extension of farm price supports
at the same time it is studying
a long-range program. It's in
uranc against the probability
that l~ong-range legislation won't
be completed this session.
Rep. Clifford Hope of Kansas,
chairman. won't commit himself or
Evening star., 1948-04-18
Soap Box Derby Guide

The Washington Soap Box
Derby is a coaster car race for
boys sponsored by The Star
and the District Department Of
the American Legion. Boys, ii
to Is, inclusive, and those
reaching their 18th or 18th
birthdays in the period from
June /, 1916, to August Is,
inclusive, are eligible.
Official rule books and driv-
ers' licenses are issued on
registration with a Chevrolet
dealer in the Washington area.
Entry blanks must be signed
by a parent or guardian.
The coaster cars must be
built by the boys racing them,
at a cost of not more than Sc
each in addition to the amount
spent for wheels and axles.
These maximum limits are
prescribed: Length. 80 inches;
width. A inches; height, 28
inches (winshields of any
kind are prohibited); weight
of racer, $50 pounds combined
weight Of racer and driver, $50
pounds.
officials will disqualify any
car which, in their opinion,
was not built by the boy who
entered 1t in the race.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
|GoIIigon Appointed Assistant
To Soap Box Racing Director

lof Engraving Post of the American
Legion, he now is on the executive
committee of the unit.
Mr.. Galligan, who has a wife and
two children, said he first became
interested in the youth event when
his Legion post offered to sponsor
two boys in the race. When he went
down to watch them race, he said,
everyone was having such good
time and the whole thing seemed
so worthwhile" he resolved to take
an active part in Derby work.
The Noon brothers reported they
were all building their cars in the
basement of their home, and were
nearly half finished.
Thomas, IA, and David, 13, both
raced last year. They blamed their
early elimination on the fact that
they hadn't taken enough time to
construct their motorless racers
carefully.
An eager spectator to the wood
working activity last year was John,
II. He couldn't enter with his
brothers then, but he's hard at work
now-and planning to place high in
Glass B competition.
Col. Noon, Marine, said he always
Evening star., 1948-04-18

Appointment of the assistant di-
rector of racing and the registration
of three brothers yesterday high
lighted Soap Box Derby develop
mentS.
Gail T. Judd, director Of racing
named George Galligan, 1850 Ingle-
side terrace NV, to be his principal
assistant in planning the details OF
the seventh running of the event
early this summer.
Registration blanks were received
from Thomas, David and John Noon
Evening star., 1948-04-18

sons of 1t. Col. and Mrs. Thomas j.
Noon, 1902 Cheverly avenue, Chew
erly, Md.
Mr.. Galligan, printer at the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing,
first became associated with the
Derby in 1941, when he assisted the
finish line committee. In 1916, he
served as chairman of the inspection
committee, and last year performed
various duties on Derby Day.
A native of Stamford, Conn, he
served with the Navy in World War
7. A past commander of the Bureau
Evening star., 1948-04-18

had maintained q workshop where.
ever he was stationed. The boys
he said, had made many items o1
furniture and trinkets in the shops
"The whole FANNY Is Derby crazy
according to the Colonel, who Il
stationed at the Navy Department
Both my wife and I will be out
there on the day Of the race. ]
think the boys are building cars
which will really offer some compe-
tition."
Other Derby registrations were re-
Evening star., 1948-04-18

been awarded the Fuertef gold
medal for scholarship, Cornell Uni
versity announced yesterday.
Mr.. Kaplan, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Kaplan, of 4607 Fifteenth
Evening star., 1948-04-18

ceived yesterday from James Pitcher
IA, OF 1445 U street Sc, and John
E. Worden, 13, of 2428 L'Enfant
square Sc.
| (Read The Star for Derby NetDs.)
Evening star., 1948-04-18

street NV, Is q graduate Of McKin-
ley High School. His average grades
are 93.6 per cent, university ofncials
said. He is q student In the Cor.
nell School OF Civil Engineering.
Evening star., 1948-04-18
District Man at Cornell
Wins Scholarship Medal

william Kaplan, 23-year-old
Washington student shot down over
Germany in 1914 and made q pris-
oner of war until after VE-day, has