Evening star., 1949-01-27
.AxisSa||yLoses
Battle 10 Block
.1rdnscriiptions
Lii MurIene' Heard
In Court as First
Recording Is Played
BY jones J. culIinone

Alc 1lduIltlIlg SCralnS or Lii
Marlene" were heard at the Axis
Sally treason trial in District
Court today after Miss Mildred
E. Gillars lost a dramatic fight to
prevent introduction of record
lngs of programs she broadcast
for the Nazis.
Miss Gillars testified as her at
torney, James j. Laughlin, fought
desperately to block introduction of
seven original recordings of Axis
Sally programs which the Army's
Counter Intelligence Corps seized
In a storeroom Of her expensively
furnished Berlin apartment in l946.
Former Capt. Hams Winzen, an
other witness, described seizure of
the recordings in earlier testimony
today.
Judge Edward M. Curran over
ruled Mr.. Laughlin's objection and
said the jury could hear the seven
recordings seized in Berlin and %
recordings OF Axis Sally programs
which were Transcribed at the Fed
eral Communications Commission
listening post at Silver Hill, Md,
during the war years.
1s43 Program Heard.
Earphones were plugged into out
lets in the jury box and at 40 other
spots around the courtroom, and
through them came an Axis Sally
program broadcast on May 10, 1943.
This is Berlin calling" said the
sultry, beautifully modulated voice
OF Miss Gillars. Berlin calling the
American mothers, wives and sweet
hearts. When Berlin calls it paws
to listen in because there's an Amer
lean girl sitting at the microphone
every Tuesday evening at the same
time with a few words of truth to
her countryWomen back home.
You know I'm in constant touch
with your men over here interned
In Germany as prisoners of war and
I'm sure you'll be very happy to get
some news of them from time to
time. =
And now, Girls, just last week in
speaking to one American boy he
told us about the films which he had
seen IN America; films which dealt
with the barbarism Of Germany and
of the treat-ttsSs which she deals
out out to o. Ana59 n .r~Ef'ss es.seasrs and all
ises i1ss' todss soss 81 ne 'iev;sn real,
propagsHt L. .s.S%safs..hat he
was told at home before donring the
American uniform that he would be
beaten and knocked around by the
Germans, if he ever got into a pris-
oner-of-war camp, that has not been
the case.
Hes never been beaten. He's
only had the most ideal treatment
and even said I can only say to YOU
that I'm happy here in this German
prisoner-of-war camp and receive
just the same treatement that the
Germans receive. He said we'll that
was all Jewish propaganda. I realize
it now. I did not realize it when I
was home.
Voice Heard Clearly.
The program closed with Miss
Glllars telling her radio audience
that she knew the girls in America
wanted to know the words Of the
tune "Lili Marlene" so she would
play recording of the song by the
Swedish singer, Lale Anderson.
Miss Gillars voice came through
the earphones clearly. 1t was easily
recognizable.
Miss Gillars, her chin cupped in
her hands. gazed contemplatively at
the courtroom ceiling as she listened
to her own voice through the ear.
phones. Her face was expressionless.
But, when she was on the witness
stand she drew on all the expressive
gestures she had learned in her
years OF dramatic study. The point
her attorney wanted her to make
was that her apartment building
did not have superintendent who
could have admitted the GIG agent
to her storeroom as he had testi-
ned earlier in the days hearings.
Driven to Apartment.
Il was driven to my apartment in
April, 1896" she testified with her
gray head cooked perkily on one
side, lust before I was taken to
concentration camp He (the CIC
agent) was there just one month
before I was and when I was there
there was no superintendent and
was unable to get in much to
my distress"
This home I loved so much-T
could even see the little antique
sofa In the same plate-but 1 could
not get in
John M. Kelley, jr chief Govern
(See AXIS SALLY, Page A-5D