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BUY MORE WAR BONOS The Gallup Independent VOLUME 56 (Associated Press) "Western New Daily Newspaper" GALLUP, N. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1945 NUMBER 95 WEATHER New Mexico Widely scattered thunder showers early evening over the mountains; otherwise fair tonight and Sunday; no important change in temperature. U. Gamerco reading lor 24 hours ending at 8 a. m.

today: high 74, low 33. Russians Now In Berlin Suburbs Charred Bones Tell Story Of Nazi Brutality By HAL BOYLE I THEKLA, Germany, April 20 i charred bodies of 220 itical prisoners who re sprayed with flaming acetone and burned and shot to death just before American troops captured this Leipzig suburb still are sprawled in postures of agony. Sonie lie in the ruins of the concentration camp barracks. Others are caught on the sharp spikes of barbed wire enclosing the camp. Of 324 Polish, Russian, Yugoslav, Czech, French and Italian political prisoners in the camp only about 80 survived.

A Czech barber who managed to short circuit the electrically charged barbed wire enclosure led them to safety. THIS ATROCITY took place hi Plant No. 3 of the Erla Works, which made Messerschmitt airplane parts. The camp, in the middle of the factory buildings, was a divi- contribute to sion of the notorious Buchemvald! advertising fund to promote "Murder Factory" near Weimar. postwar tourist industry were made From here the Germans were at tne mee ting of western governors marching prisoners by the hundreds today.

to points farther east until last Sat- I Gov on c. Wallgreen of Wash- urday. When guards learned the ngton told the governors the states S. Ninth Armored Division had must oo owar the orient because swung around east of Leipzig they decided to destroy the last 324 left VERDIGRIS RIVER ON RAMPAGE AT COFFEYVlLLE The Sinclair refinery (lower left corner) is inundated by flooding waters of the Verdigris river at Coffeyvillc, Kens. Curving parallel lines of tree tops just above plume of smoke marks the normal river channel.

Western Governors' Conference Told To Look To The Orient For Markets RENO, April 21 Suggestions that western slates look toward the orient for markets to keep themselves industrially alive, joint th night Tuesday," said the.j 1 "Czech'barber, Carl Tykal. "Butfor "1 rfVPP 1 1ll rftlJHlfl some reason the guards decided lo.AglOC U11 wait until the next day. JJuring the night 30 men managed to climb over jj FLORA LEWIS the fence. Most of them hid in holes WASHINGTON, April 21 and corners of the factory. Foreign Minister Anthony 'To get them out of hiding the today declared "we are in guards went around the next day, com plete agreement on all points" carrying big steaming cans of pota- a ter a conference with Secretary to soup and shouting that all who state Stettinius.

came out would be fed. Most of The two presumably discussed of the possibility of a shrinking postwar population and consuming power and a huge industrial plant left over from the war. He assailed walls which grew up during the time between I j. Ike Asks Group See Atrocities For Themselves B-29s Attack Southern Jap Sea-Air Bases By LEONARD MILLJMAN Associated Press War Editor Hundreds Supcrforts! raked nine airfields on southern Japan today in 'their third neutralizing raid this week on enemy bases used in the air sea war which cost tho Mikado 2,569 plain's and 100 ships in month against 15 American WHIT raft. i Adm.

Chester W. Nirnilz. announced the one sided naval as tank-supported 10th army troops cut wedges neat'ly a mile deep into (ho enemy's south- em Okinawa defenses, 325 miles, south of Japan, and broke up a' counter attack on nearby Ie 1 island. I AMERICA'S other On-To-Tokyo! commander. Gen.

Douglas MacAr- thur. announced the central Phil- the two wars, declaring "removal of, ep a rture or Europe lo view Ger- artifical obstructions is necessary if man war atrocities at the suggestion of Gen. Dwifiht P- Eisenhower. A similar inspection by American newspaper editors also at Eisen- i hower's being organ- The names of those designated to I trade is to flow." WALLGREN cited the industrialized nations such as Japan as the best potential customers. "Naked savages do not buy auto- mobiles," he are very poor prospects foe aluminum salesmen." -fie also urged an attempt be mada to raise the living standards of the orient.

Gov. Lester C. Hunt of Wyoming in appealing for a joint advertising fund, suggested that a board be composed of one member from each slate to administer the program. H. E.

Huffman, representing Gov. John C. Vivian of Colorado, who was unable to attend the session, declared "the eleven western states WASHINGTON, April 2.1 uni oup of senators and house mem-j prepared today for a prompt rcm pus lit of turn I Filini mettt 's have been swept clean of all iiix'd Japanese resistance, free- people and 33,000 miles, nks driving against the only ining centers of resistance 15 miles through the swamps indanao in the south and cap- three more members of the I no collaborationists govern- Baguio on northern Luzon. CZECHOSLOVAKIA some of the congressional delega- 1 D()mci news agcncy nini tion would be off for. the war zone formations poured demolition by Monday at the latest.

bombs on Uie airstrips from 6 a JOHN M. H1GIITOWEU Meanwhile, there was a move- those hiding were so hungry they a uH de they will-take on get firm behind a move- fell for this trap, ticklish Polish problem at their ment to allow Reconstruction "THERE WERE almost 300 men mect ing with Soviet Foreign Finance Corporation to guarantee in the barracks. The guards saw. missar y. M.

Molotov, who was I all bank loans to bring capital (Continued on last page) Harry, Charlie, Old Classmates, Together Again BY ELIZABETH TOOMEY INDEPENDENCE, April 21 (JP) Harry S. Truman has a kiss coming from his former high school English teacher the next time they kiss that he didn't get on graduation day because went only to the one in the class who had distinguished himself. The boy on whom Miss Tillie, as teacher Miss Matilda Brown was known to her students, bestowed the kiss back in 1901. was Charles G. Ross, the President's newly appointed press secretary.

Truman and Ross telephoned Miss Tillie from Washington Thursday expected to arrive tomorrow. here "We had very useful discussions on a number of subjects," Eden told reporters as he emerged from tonight jnto proauct i on a ft er the war." GOV. HERBERT Maw of Uta said an active western program to prevent such cessation of building was the answer. An adjusted tax hour and a quarter session stracture to givfi inves ors the prob- Stettinius, He would not elaborate. Molotov's Washington delay in reaching has left very little time for the Big Three to settle the broad range of problems facing them and both Eden and Stettinius appeared to be growing impatient.

Congressmen View ability of realizing a profit was suggested by Gov. Earl Snell of Oregon. A government expert in far eastern trade told the meeting that such trade is no solution for Pacific coast reconversion problems. The trade warning was given by M. H.

Walker, chief of the U. S. department of commerce, far eastern division. Possibilities of developing major Asiatic markets exist, he said, but difficulties will arise in loss of great By THOBURN WIANT Japanese purchases, sharper com- WEIMAR, Germany, April 21 petition the orient and subjection Reps. Clare 0 5 business to China's laws Luce (Conn.) John Kunkel (Pa-) through abandonment of the prin- and Leonard Hall (NY.) viewed i i extra-tcrritoriality jr.

that the horrors of Buchenwald con- i coun (jy. centration camp today along with 1 10 members of Britain's parliament. RECORD PRODUCTION nicht so she would be the first to: The visits the two parties OF CRUDE AUTHORIZED t- i IJ.JJ i Hr A OHTWrVrnN Anril 91 know that her two former students would be working together again. They recalled she had kissed "Charlie" because he was the high ranking student, with a promise to do the same for any other members of the class if they distinguished themselves. "The next lime I see you there'll he one President of the United States I can say I've kissed," Miss legislators coincided by accident.

Mrs. Luce' saw stacks 'of bodies of BuchenwaldV 'victims and declared: "The most'important. thing to remember is that this could happen to us in 20 years, "Only a few years ago, some were talking about there being good German After seeing this, one wonders whether there is good in any German April 21 Toby's Superfortress strike directed against nine major airfields Kyushu island, ranging from TODAY OX THE WESTERN FRONT Amei ican patrols repented 2o miles Russians; Third army cttplmeil A-scti in Ninth army massed on the Klbc; First army pres -cd on heynml Dvssiiiti arm; Ki-vrnth army (links battled 70 miles m-rih of French and A in i cans virtually hiirruiuulcd Stuttgart, ed. lions were that Big Four Expected To Keep Firm Control-Over Dumbarton Amendments go wore not immediately announc- jK nova nuv a i air in ment in both branches of congress for a commission to make a formal' report on Nazi atrocities. iuu Senator Chandler (D-Ky.) and! announced his bomb- Representative Overton Brooks (D- destroye "many enemy planes' Lo.) joined in drafting a resolution on Formosa and is vessels.

calling for appointment of a'-war- Hc am)OUJlc( i Moj Nnrioka atrocities commission to look into was cxocut( Thursday as a spy. "the Axis annihilations far below BRITISH TROOPS capturcc 10. SAN FRANCISCO, 21 UP) Tokyo said 200 U. S. carrier air- Thc Big spons lr n( hit the northern Ryukyus tcrday.

I urn. Bui are tlm the San Francisco Security Conference are expected by diplomats here to keep firm control over amendments to the Dumbarton Oaks proposals for world organiza- the level of animal cruelty." The two lawmakers planned to introduce the resolution Monday. Chandler and Brooks proposed that the commission include members of both houses of congress, private citizens and "at least two wearers of the Purple Heart from the lower echelons of the armed forces." They proposed that the commission report their findings to the ternational conference at San Francisco. A British parliament delegation BRITISH TKOOFS cap Seikpyu in a general advance central Burma. Fighting on southern raged fiercely as Japanese tro (Continued on Back toge) Delegates To Go Through Gallup Early On Monday 110 made with th tht: Biij Four.

'I he conference opening next Wednesday 11 sec the first working out of the principle of bitf power responsibility which he written into the world or- that on final ck-clsions the major nations should at all times concur. THUS IT APPEARS unlikely thi'l the United States. British, Soviet or Chinc-so delimit ions will any critical differences develop am ting themselves although in their behind -I ner in lions thi-y may Iv.we a A quiet boom was under way today, ri somc Is Boomed For Treasury Job WASHINGTON, April 21 Yank-Soviet Lines Only Apart By RICHARD KASISCKE LONDON, April 21 The Germans declared to-, day that 1.500,000 Russian troops lay in jj: to Berlin hud battered into five suburbs, and flunked the shell- pounded ca i a 1 on the southwest with a sweep to within 32 of American lines. Even as Soviet suns pound the Potsdamer Platz in the heart of Berlin, Moscow dispatches asserted the desperate defenders, had fired fore.sU and blown up a power- dam, unleashing torrents of wilier on Soviet infantrymen who grabbed at trees, bushes, and bams. A German broadcast, said 16 armies, including four tank armies, were poundintj at Berlin 1 1 gates in a brittle "never surpassed in ferocity." MnM'mv reported the Germans were making charges with fixed bayonets.

U. S. and Soviet, troops were nearing a junction split the Nazi front, and the dramatic junction appeared to he only a matter of hours. Patrols may already have met along the some 75 miles south of Soviet-besieged Berlin. Allied armies moanwhilo chewed into the two remaining German pockeU in (lie north and south, and the Amencnn Third army in i-'jcuttd iltrusl into fjiljHtitt'tl In a aimed afc block in off the munitions cities of Filsen and Prague.

Canadians drove harder on the ports of Emden and Wilhelmshavcn, and against the sea-flooded Holland defense line. The British cut off Bremen, and fought within a mile ol" Hamburg. KU1CNCII AND American forces eloped on Stuttgart. The French bnndened a corridor farther south within 14 miles of the Danube's headquarters. Americans of the Sev(Continued on back page) sites at the invitation of General Dwight D.

Eisenhower. The supreme commander cabled Gen. George C. Marshall, army chief of staff, an invitation for 12 congressmen and 12 American editors also to make personal inspections HATCH SAYS HE DOESNT WANT ANOTHER JOB WASHINGTON, April 21 Sen. Hatch (D-NM) said after a White House visit today that he had not been offered any position peopie.

Tillie told President Truman. The twinkle in her eyes as she related Among the emaciated internees the conversation belied the 75 years; as a old boy who had been imprisoned 2 ,4 "He was picked The petrdleum administration for and that if he had been he would war. today authorized oil producing have declined it. states to turn out petroleum liquids "The senate of the'United States at the all-time rrecord rate of 5498,480 barrels daily in May. The daily production rates certified by states for May, as compared with April rates, included: is the most important position in government next to the president," he said.

Ho told reporters he had made One of the six trains carrying delegates to the United Nations Peace Conference in San i for the appointment of Senator Wal- tcr F. George as secretary! of the treasury. Friends of the senator they have urged President Truman, to choose the Georgian if Henry Morgenthuu, leaves the The President's reacliui Francisco to pass through Gallup early Monday morning. The train, named "The left New York City from Grand Central Terminal at 10 p.m. EWT Friday night, and was scheduled for 3 minute service slop here between 5:30 and 5:40 a.m.

Monday. Stops also were scheduled at. Clovis at 8:50 p.m. Sunday, and at Belcn at 2 a.m. Monday.

The train will be in Winslow, at 8 a.m. Monday. Each of the six trains will carry from 200 to 300 delegates (o Ihu conference from many nations. GASSER COMPLETED ARTESIA, April 21 completed a 3,000,000 cubic time reconc heir views. First indications spirit of high 1 a sccur ty sybU wet'e that for success lies those flolcy nlready here tes who are yr on Uieir known.

Nine days ago, whei took the oath as chief exccutiv Eisked all members of Mr. Roose- 0 volt's cabinet to stay on CLonii: Nevertheless, there is good reason to; believe that a number of chantfP-s arc in the making. An intimate personal friend and i neighbor of the lafe president. Mor- gonthau may deckle lo aside after the Seventh War Loan and clear the way for Mr. Truman to choose a new fiscal adviser.

Such a decision would hardly surprise capitol hill. In recommending George for the post, friends cited his long experience on the tux-writ ing finance committee. He now is chairman. The 67-year-old southerner is so Jan Christian Smuts, South Afri- Prime Minister and the first i) arrive, said he in hack page) Three Children Hit By Cars, One Stoned To Death Flying Goat Sends Girl To Hospital In Strange Wreck A flying goat got mixed up with two cars west of Gallup Friday evening and put Mrs. Winona Roundtrec, 25, of Pleasant view, in the hospital with minor injuries.

Chief of police Kelsey Presley said the accident was one of the strangest, he ever had seen. He gave A car driven by Lt. John Allen, son of former sheriff John Allen of Ft. Suinnor. hit a goat on route (iG about seven miles west of lown.

The goat was hurled into tho foot intensely interested in go fiscal matters that well and tv. just a friendly visit and settled no abandoned another, and New Mexico 109,800 and questions of state because none wa: Texas 2,332,000 and 2,330,000. I discussed. now locations during the past 1 in Eddy County fields. ii! wtlb.

ago he passed up stnkeil five of lations commit finance post. glittering pvwc the foreign re- rclain the Three children have been hit cars an 5t; 0 iusly injured while a fourth has been to death. The children all went by the name "Safety Sally." The Safety Sallys at street intersection nily of by the 20-3(1 Club' to sr.My. Thc-y only during thr ilrcn tire comin schools. Round tree, with her hus William J.

RouncUrec who lull! recently been discharged from tin: army, were- returning to with a truck load of lmu.se.hoM goods from the west coast. They saw the goat soar into I tho air. It headed directly for their were placet! ru( CI as lct through tho the vici-! wimUiiekt, Chief Ficslcy said the truck stop- when rhi up she grudgingly admitted. THRFLKELD TO ARRANGE SERVICE FOR PYLE ALBUQUERQUE, April 21 Threlkeld, merchant, was years. up in Paris because he was out after the curfew," Mrs.

Luce said. "No one wants to bclievo these things, but German-Held Ports Are Biggest Threat To By DeWitt Mackenzie Spring Housecleaning In Europe Takes Time Three of them have been knock- highway, til down anil damaged beyond re- "I pair by careless motorists, chu a group of 12-yiMr-okl boys hml- -Hi cd stones at tin: fourth until it a to drive p( ditch ami as he drove Mr. Riuin.ltrcc was dratfginij from the truck L. 1 Allen turned his ear around id th- woman back to tho important that people know to follow junction of Muscovites chairman of a committeeJ they're true." with western allies becomes tru of several score of Albuquerqueans; She asked several of the former question of the day, fo arrange for memorial services prisoners what should be done The Reich is slashed in i So for Ernie Pyle, war correspondent with Germans responsible for the what then? Weli, we remain in house. 1 atrocities, and they replied: I much the same position forecast "Ihe same they did to us." I by Gen.

Eisenhower and his cotn- no answer," Mrs. Luce' niaiulcrs within the lust few days. tol dnewsmcn, but she did not i That is to s.iy. lie re still are a amplify. lot of isolated pockets of Ger- up Jn short, no linor Pretoria of L-T.

MUM5IA PROMOTED tnaa can 11 his finger on tho Gerrr.sa East Africa lines, I WASHINGTON, April 21 loaded with refugees and bound Lamoyna and columnist, killed in the lines on Ie Jima, Mayor announced today. front Clyde USER SUNK MALMOE, Sweden. April 21 calor.dor and i Mumma of Tann- date cf V-E Day. 1 'Thir is the! With the enemy divided two zones the southern theater will comprise Hitler's fortrt'is in (he Bavarian Alps near his home, and tlie northern will ho ni-'cf" 'ip of larqe jwhct.t nfoui; thr: roast. i Wp must link HiUer'r stand i Then there great stra With the mighty battle front cniumns.

thnt the war wa.s m-er. (he of than divisions of rny iirjiinfl forward the strategy However, we shall do well to terrain which is rut by numerous 73.000. These I'ijdit to swallow this strong mustard and'rivers. I should sny we have IHTC prrvcnl the ullief- from tny make up our minds that there's; the prospects of a tough and of Rotlerdam and still some distance to po. Woody battle.

must continue cleaning! In the far north, thrro doubt that the Nazis into defend the capital so long nn enviable i the- way tlic allies are rlosini; on both sides and me thn-aU-n- IM; cut the German corridor pn 1 mentioned When 'he 1 cjtpi- dc their 1 tho ptxJvcts on tho north cuas she done said t'icsley. ''she was covered b'ucd and gore. But as i 1 From her we found she Ixen cut only by the Polic Denmark which intend to as pos- i Germans Mnce it (jive.s them in view access to Norwegian Finally there are lilt- mmii aloni; tlie imrlii jof Gfrrnnny, atnoin; wln'i'h Kiel. fiH Hani of -thrj? "-idvly iIHtri shipping have motoriMs nrd tin? whn der.tn»ye<i the ami mi-tit UK- damage-: will drmamled. The 20-30 cliih will place Hie "Safely KILLEIl IS HL'NTKD ALAMOGOKIH) MOUNTAINS ALAMOGORDO, April 27 1 Law ftifofpetnt-nt officers theif hunt today in S.K'I 1 mountains for A.

in r-h i untvn- b- re- 1 i brousiht Mvs. i lo St. Mary's hui-jUtal -A-'H-LT was reported doing well or HHST STATE A'rriiK SAN'I l-K. April -Bias nv.ivb.T thn WJ Ulrf to tho A3ps with that of the Ger- tho rackets on tho north can iHltri shipping with i mi.untams ntir v.o-1 for Copenhagen, struck a mine! ington, N. has bocn promoted In That's a keoJi disnppolntmiait to roan army which is fighting in I Where are the Nazi ofjU-bcrata.

and E-boats. It docsn county. He has bcon -south of Oresimcl ar.d sank within vnrlime rank from second to first! a lot of home-front folk who; northern Italy. Tho Germans have refinance in tho I.i!:e much fljjurinrr (o th.it it 31. was rhot and a few minutes parly tochy, re-j lieutennnt in the nir corps, the wsrl jumped lo conclusion, from the, Rtrcny 2.i nrf ibr.

drcuj'ifd ixirtimi rrnniro romir'crnhlf nllierl, JOITV Annij froni Denmark said. danling allitd tank divuicns fr.u lUlian HiHnr.d. 'o clear ihcic pockots out I The- funeral -it 0 ChiiM-h Ii in Hi i i rcr is sch edui ed nt Bur'ul IH;.