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Ghost And Sailor Gobble Halloween Treats
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
; By FRANK JENKINS
THE Dutch Eat Indies ruckus
li clonrlng a IHtlo.
! It In possible to GUESS today
i (one ciin't bo nny more definite
J thnn that) tliut there ha been a
" NATIVE uprising, led by n man
named Sookiirno, against Dutch
, long-rango rule. An o often
j happen In such cases, Soekar
: no follower appear to be get
ting WILDKR tliun ho want to
bo nnd he ecm to bo trying to
back water,
f In the face of firm and pos
I ' ttlvo British action, ho ha glvon
a coaso fighting order, but tho
i extermlst In bin faction refine
to recognize It and the fighting
continue on a somewhat mild
er icalo than yesterday.
:
o
lNE can't help paying omo
Jap unu uormann pomiiuiy ou
vimturois operating more or los
on their own are mixing Into
: tho iltuatlon. Having every
' thing to gain and nothing to
lore, they ore doubtless stirring
up trouble among Sookarnos
more extremist followers.
This i pure guesswork, but
It doe tend to lllustrato the
kind of trouble that aro apt to
follow In the wake of a great
war when opportunists of all
sort take advantage of the lltuu
tion to scUo personal powor.
In trying to appraise the pres
ent worldwide disturbances, we
have to take theso ages-old per.
ional-ambltlon urgos Into con
sideration. t t t
THE Dutch, of whoso world em
plro the East Indie Island
ar rich. part, are today report
cd to bo holding conference
with Soekarno and hi In
doncslan "nationalist," with
Soekarno arguing for recognl-
-. t.l '.Im fliMn" tnm IR1
,i avmment, and the ; Dutch
ervlng the tocat Inloreat of alt
: concerned. , "
Tho Dutch, badly nicked by
tho heavy fighting and severe
damage In Holland, are trying
to save all they can out of their
East Indie possession, slnco
' they will need all the resource
! they can orapo together to re
establish themsolvc. Soekarno,
of course, 1 trying to hold what
ever power ho has been nblo to
seize. . .
Tho British, ltlln on a very
hot spot, having about all they
can hopo to chow In holding
their own' empire together and
being anxious to ovoid biting
off any more, nro acting In tho
role of arbitrator.
That about sum up tho In
donesian (Dutch East Indies) sit
uation todayj j .
A SEMI-OFFICIAL Chinese dis
patch anys tho Russians ore
1 . t...1n WITH.
DRAWAL from Manchuria to
morrow, wmcn win do com-
.l.t.J ! rtnnnmhnr 1. Thft dlR-
patch add Jthat Chinese force
will BO transierrcu wraHtiiu"
to TAKE OVF,n whero tho Ru-
t . KHA Inlllt.rt ttl
Manchuria 1 NOT a part of
the uninese commimisi ro, ui
this disclosure (if true) doc
scorn to Indicate an Intention on
Russia's port to GET OUT of
China, rather than getting In
.I...... nnfl If Aloft MlllfffPatfl that
' ho may not bo backing further
exponlon ny wo tnmcse cum
' munlst.
ih.Ih m,tM ntiAscumrlr. Hit
sin i still playing the role of
mystery man n mm "
so foripald off well,)
TUIORE ' and more the Chung
king Chinese and tho north
ern Chinese communist are act
ing llko SEPARATE NATIONS.
But If the Russian KEEP OUT
.1 fiulHA.n Bldiitllnn ran nn
handled. Whether China means
BAD TROUBLE or Just another
headaenq oopencis niiogouicr u"
If Ruiwia is willing, wo can
i QUAnAIN XllNJlj ino uihiiubo
" A If nn Aflinl iimv
out I possible wo can let tho
Man Jailed On
Incest Charge
YREKA John L. Huston,
49, of Dunsmulr 1 bohig hold in
tho county Jail hero to answer
charges of Incest filed by Chief
: of Pollco William Ayotto of
. Dunsmulr, .
Huston, an employee of tho
Southern Pacific company, is
accused or tno rnpo oi ms ii-vcar-old
daughter. Ho is the
' father of two other children, a
; 12-yoar-oid Ron, ana a ciaugmcr,
aged seven or eight years.
According to Yreka officials
, who investigated tho caso, the
alleged crimo is said to nave
volvlng tho same girl.
. No ploa was ontorod by Hus
ton nt his nrralgnment In Justice
court rft Dunsmulr last week. '
KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON.
BARUCH WARNS
P
L
Advisor Says America
Should Police
Science
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (l1)
Bernard M. Baruch said today
"thu Germans und Joiancso will
strive unceasingly through
science, technology and en-
?:lncerlng to devlso tome means
or waghig a third world war."
The United State should
establish a national science
foundation whnso duties would
include counsel for "effective
policing of the war -geared
science of Germany and Japan,"
tho whito-haircd advisor to presi
dents assorted.
"The long-time control of the
scientific resource of Germany
and Japan must continue for
many year after tho last occu
pation troops leave thoso land
until there baa been a spiritual
rebirth of thoso people," he
said.
Baruch made his statements
In testimony prepared for a
Joint enato military-commerce
subcommittee studying bills on
federal aid to aclcncc.
. Research Neodtd
Ho aald Intensive scientific re
search during pcacetimo 1 need
ed to prepare tho nation for any
future emergency, but declared:
"Vital as it f, scientific re
search I not a substitute for
universal training for war. It
is not a substitute for a modern
ized Industrial mobilization
which will convert our, nation
In quickest order to the- condl
' (Contlnuod on Page Two)
GATHWRIGHT FOUND
It took a circuit court Jury
less than 30 minute yesterday
afternoon to decide that Dennis
Samuel (Pot) Gothwrlght was
not. guilty of possessing stolen
property, but the disposition of
the B000 grain Backs involved In
the case wa still hanging fire.
Tho locks were allegedly stol
en from Everett R. Long while
stored In a Malone warehouse,
and aold to Gathwrlght by a
mad ' i d n 1 1 f 1 o d only as
"Smokoy."
Gathwrlght In turn sold them
to Jerry Short and Bob Chcync,
(Continued on Page Two)
Deaih Claims
Polish Leader
LONDON, Nov. 1 (IP) Wln
conty Wltos, 71, deputy to the
president of the Polish national
council and leader of tho power,
ful ncasant nartv. died yesterday
at Krakow, a BBC broadcast
said last night.
An outstanding figure In Po
lish politics for hail a century,
Wltos was prominent In discus
sions with allied authorities this
year preliminary to the forma
tion of the present Polish pro
visional government.
OF DANGER 0
III
I
Johnny Wosh. Whose Wife
Vanished, Back From Guam
SEATTLE, Nov. 1 (JP) Young
Johnny Walsh, whoso wife van
ished two months ago while he
was with the navy on Guam, was
a man nearly smothered In af
fection today by tho three small
children ho hardly knew,
Johnny, 22, got homo yester
day aboard the S. S. Colusa, Just
one man among 1300 blue-clad
sailor milling around the dock
until the navy learned that here
wa the boy whose father had
written tho navy department and
President Truman:
'"For God's sake, sond my son
home; hi wlfo has dlsnppoai'Cd."
Twonty-flvo minutes after his
discovery Fireman lo John
Walsh was on extended leave
and headed for tho Seattle homo
whore Grandfather William
Walsh, 72, had plunked all the
youngsters Into the 'bathtub for
a quick scrub as soon as he
learned Johnny was in town,
"Oh. My Gosh"
They were John Patrick,' S,
Maureen, 3, and William, 16
months, and they met Johnny
Walsh with open arms and an
excited outpouring of words,
and all that Johnny Walsh could
Telephone Mil
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
AMI. iJ
Term Here
Presldont Truman today
signed tho bill which give
Klamath Falls a federal court,
marking tho successful culmina
tion of a local effort that has
extended over u period of years.
Under terms of the bill, a
term of federal court will be
held hero each June. Quarters
will bo provided locally, presu
mably In tho district court room
of tho courthouse, and tho same
court clerk and deputy marshal
will serve for both the Klamath
and Mcdford term of fcdcrul
court.
Tarm Ndod
For many years, Klamath peo
ple have argued tho need for a
federal court term here, point
ing out that much of the busi
ness which has developed in fed
eral court clsewhcro In tho state
originates in Klamath county,
with Its many Indian and other
federal relationships.
Active In tho recent effort
was tho Klamath County Bar
association, the chamber of
commerce, and numerous organ
izations which gave their sup
(Continued on Page Two)
Red Forces
In Manchuria
ToWiihdraw
By SPENCER MOOSA
CHUNGKING, Nov. 1 W)
A semi-official Chinese dispatch
from Tientsin today said that
Soviet forces in Manchuria
would start a large scale with
drawal tomorrow and it would
bo completed by December 1. -
The Chinese report, from
Changchun, asserted that Chi
nese force would shortly be
transferred w to Manchuria to
tnko over ' garrison duties and
the' entire operation would be
completed by December 3.
Problems connected with the
transfer of authority have been
settled, the report said.
Negotiation leading to the
settlement were conducted for
China by Gen. Hslung Shlh-hul,
director of Generalissimo Chiang
Kai-shek's branch headquarters
at Changchun, and Chiang
Chung-kuo, the generalissimo's
elder son, who Is special com
missioner for foreign affair In
Manchuria.
A communist spokesman said
(Continued on Page Two)
Buiier Price
Upped 5 Cents
Butter went up S cent a
pound today.
The offico of price adminis
tration was advised Just before
noon Thursday that the increase,
originally scheduled for Novem
ber 5, had been upped and ef
fective November 1,
Retail operators were ringing
the OPA offices here to keep in
touch with the lncrcaso on but
ter and most of them had been
contacted. OPA officials here
said that butter prices would go
out in tho mail today.
Following is tho telegram re
ceived from the district price
executive office, Portland: "Re
tailers purchasing butter on in
crease cost due to the removal
of subsidy, may apply their
markup over net cost beginning
November 1."
say for a long time was "Oh, my
goshl oh, my goshl"
Grandfather Walsh told him
then how his young wile, Ma
rlol, becamo desperately des'
Dondcnt after Johnny went over
seas 16 months aao on the day
Baby William was born. .She
waited and worried and wanted
Johnny homo until, two months
ago, she disappeared. , .
"I took care of the children
and did a darn good job, too
until I got afraid I would play
out," snld Grandfather Walsh,
who had fought with Dewey at
Manila.
"I shook with worry, actually
shook," Johnny Walsh said, Re
calling tho arrival of his father's
lottcr. With tho old of a chap
lain ho obtained clearance to
come homo and sailed Oct, 14.
The next day Guam received a
mossago from tho navy deport
ment that would have put him
aboard a homing plane.
"Now can wo have mommy
back?" said Maureen, suddenly.
Johnny looked at her serious
ly - and answered: "Yes. . We'll
find her."
Grandfather Walsh gripped
the mantol very hard,
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BRITISH LINE
Extremist Forces Out
Of Control Of
Soekarno
By RALPH MORTON
BATAVIA, Java, Nov. 1 (JP)
Extremist Indonesian lorces, ap.
parently out of control of Prest
dent Soekarno of the "Indone
sian republic," were reported
Intensifying their attacks on thin
British forces in several sections
of central and western Java to
night in defiance of an order of
their president to cease iigniing.
At Magelang three British
fighter planes struck at extrem
ists ana supported uurxna
troops in recapturing most of the
town after the Indonesians had
opened up with mortar. A
bombing line was reported to
have been established at Mage
lang to prevent extremist forces
from reaching the town.
A squadron of Stuart tank of
the 11th cavalry wa unloaded
at Soerabaja today to reinforce
Bniisn troops at mat navai Dase,
Tension Lifts
Tension lifted perceptibly else
where in Java after a confer
ence between Dutch and nation
alist leaders at, Batavia. , The
Dutch information service said
the meeting was cordial, and
(Continued on Page Two)
ilOSCOW, Nov. 1 (IP) The
Soviet news agency Tass said
today in a aispatcn from .Wan-
ington that the Soviet Union
favors control council for
Japan ' made up of Russian,
American, Chinese and British
representatives,- with an Ameri
can as permanent chairman.
(In Washington President Tru
man said yesterday- he bad re
ceived a satisfactory reply lrom
Generalissimo Stalin, to his re
cent letter on the current diplo
matic difficulties. The president
said that on the basis of the re
ply he expected Russia to join
the Far Eastern advisory com
mission soon). -
Not Taking Part
The Tass dispatch said that in
tho interest of clarity-it should
be pointed out that the Soviet
Union is not taking part "at
present" in the Far Eastern ad
visory commission.
' "The Soviet government feels
that the question of the advisory
commission should be solved in
connection with the formation
of a control organ for Japan
which would consist of represen
tatives of the four powers under
the chairmanship of the united
States representative."
Army Discharge
Score Lowered
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (P)
The army's discharge score for
enlisted men was lowered today
from 70 to 60, making approxi
mately uuu.uuu acimuonai sol
diers eligible for release. -Announcement
that the reduc
tion would be effective today
previously had been made by
Gen. George C, Marshall, army
chief , of staff. i '
Tho discharge score for en
listed Wacs also was dropped
from 36 to 34, but scores for all
officers and nurses were left un
changed. .
The air forces meanwhile ' an
nounced that AAF enlisted men
who have 60 or more points and
two years of service will be dis
charged providing they are
classed as surplus and are in the
United States.
Surplus enlisted WACS In the
air forces also will be released
if they have at least 29 points
ana a year of service. , ,
Arriving In
United States
By The Associated ' Pras (
By Tha Associated Pre
Ernest E. Moore. PFC,
Weed, Calif., arrived on Col
by victory due Newport
News October-28. .
Ivan P. Wilght,' T4, 702
Shasta'Avc., Dunsmulr, Calif.,
arrlvcdv on MS Kllpfontein
duo Seattle October 28.
CONTROL COUNCIL
I V " ' ''''y " " .
V feJ
"T A busy marine, who assisted at the USO Wednesday night, beam on two little -riiitor who
were out on their first Halloween prowl. They were among some 2000 youngsters to be treated at
the open house held Halloween night at the service men' center.
Klamath Kids Turn Out En Masse For
First Postwar Halloween Celebration
Practically every kid In town
wa out last night! - I
It was Halloween and a fairly
safe and sane one as far as law
enforcement officers could sec
There were a few minor acts
which were not condoned by
police such as the turning on' of
six fire hydrants, ringing in two
false alarms thought to be the
work of Halloween pranksters,
and the removal of street signs.
In the suburban area, state
police said they had received re
ports of several junked cars
piled in the' driveways of resi
dents who didn't know what. to
do with the str.Lf. There! -were a
fewpieitc-lonoei''; turned 'over
but outside of that the police
were satisfied. ' ; ,i
Open House -.
In town youngsters put - on
bedsheets and pillow j cases,
dressed as hobos -or rummaged
around in the trunks for old
costumes, and paraded to the
USO center where open house
4
E
: By The Associated Press
Travel of thousands of bus
passengers in a wide section of
the country was impeded today
as service on Greyhound bus
lines east of Chicago into New
England and southern states was
halted by a strike of 4000 AFL
employes over a wage dispute.
The walkout of drivers, ticket
agents and garage - employes
after unsuccessful efforts at con
ciliation, affected service oh six
Greyhound lines serving scores
of cities. A- bus line spokesman
in New York City said the runs
would be shut down as the com
pany did not plan to hire substi
tute drivers...
Leave Jobs
The strikers left their jobs in
New York, Chicago, Cleveland,
Columbus, O., Washington, Bos
ton and other cities at the mid
night , strike deadline shortly
after a.' federal conciliator In
Washington said a three-man
parley had failed to effect a
settlement. " The AFL Amalga
i" ; (Continued on Page Two)
Reeck Suffers
Injury To Feet
Charles Reeck, 72, who spent
two and one-half days in the
Woods while a searching party
scoured the Buck mountain area
from Sunday until Tuesday
night, - suffered from injury to
his feet his son, Russell Reeck,
said today. 1
, The elder Reeck had "toasted"
his feet in front of his campfire
which he built Monday night and
as a result received medical care
yesterday.
' Russell ' Reeck advised The
Herald and News Thursday that
he had prevailed on Buster Ott,
state highway employe and a
volunteer searcher, to accept the
$150 reWard -offered for finding
the elderly man. Ott had prev
iously refused the reward. Rus
sell Reeck made the following
statement:- . w
"The-, paper stated last night
that Buster Ott refused the $150
reward offered to the person
finding my father. That is true.
Ott emphatically refused it, but
I insisted upon his taking the
money as he was most certainly
entitled to it. The entire Reeck
family wishes to sincerely thank
each and every person who aid
ed in tho search and for their
splendid efforts - and cooperation."
was held from 6 to 9 p. m. At
least 2000 children attended the
affair, first of its kind here.
' Service men aided at the cen
ter, skipped- rope with little
girls, carried babies .around in
their arms, wiped dripping heads
as they emerged from the apple
bobbing tub. Marines operated
the , spook , room and learned
that the kids thrived on fright.
Youngsters lined up three deep
waning to get - into the ghost
room which finally had , to be
abandoned because the ghosts
couldn't stand the attack of the
kids who Insisted on finding- out
who: was under the white robes;'
" One marine, hiding behind a
skeleton, got a sound punch on
me nose irom a young miss determined-
to show she was un
afraid. y. ,
Games were " played and re
freshments served to the huge
gang of children. Chuck Stanton,
Marine Barracks, was master of
ceremonies. : ,
Residents reborted the fewest
number of "trick and treaters"
in many years as the USO prov
ed a mecca for the youngsters.!
Yum-Yum -At
one Oak street home, the
lady of the house seemed fairly
confused about this "trick , or
treat" business. She said she had
never heard of it, but was more
than. willing to cooperate. The
kitchen failed to yield candy,
cookies or apples, traditional
treat stuff, but she did find -two
New York cut steaks which she
handed two little girls, both of
whom bore home their loot in
triumph.
- At one Pacific Terrace home
a ledger has been keot for the
past four years : and visiting
ghosts and goblins have signed
their names in the Halloween
guest book.' In all this time no
window soaping had been done
at this house, but last night old
er boys completely soaped the
Two Men Slug,
Rob Paralytic
VANCOUVER. B. C. Nov. 1
()-Sitting in his wheel chair
in a tiny herb store which1 also
is his home, Milt Porter, 67,' a
paralytic, was slugged and rob
bed of $108 by two men last
night, police reported. .:
One of the men. Porter said
had blackened his face and the
other wore a white handker
chief as a mask. He said they
escaped in a light coupe he be
lieved was operated by a third
man.
Georgia Wipes Away Jail
Term Of Famous Fugitive
ATLANTA, Nov.- 1 (IP)
Georgia wiped away today a
prison sentence which has hung
over the head of the famous fugi
tive, Robert Elliott Burns, for 23
years and restoted his civil
rights. - ,
The State Pardon and Parole
Board commuted his sentence to
the time he had served but de
clined to grant a full pardon to
the man whose book, "I Am A
Fugitive from a Georgia Chain
Gang," aroused a storm of pro
test in this state;
The board explained to Burns
it did not grant a full pardon in
any case irt which the prisoner
admitted his guilt and Burns
admitted a $5 stickup in Atlanta
in 1922.
He gave the three members of
the board a detailed account of
how, a hungry and Jobless vet
eran after the first World War,
he accompanied -a flophouse ac
big front window.' -Today the
housewife printed a big sign,
' we treated you ana you treated
us like this," and hung it out
side lor the children to see.
-.- Scavenger Hunt
There was also a window loan
ing contest at the USO. the re-
suits not learned today, service
men and junior hostesses joined
in a scavenger hunt which in
cluded gettinR Col. Raymond W,
Hansen's signature, and also
that of Mayor Ed Ostendorf . An
other requirement was to brinz
District' Attorney Clarence Hum
ble to the USO. i Therewere.
awards and refreshments., . -.1
; Main street looked a bit be
draggled this morning as soaped
windows -were - still unwashed
and paper hats and the usual
holiday debris were noticed on
streets and sidewalks. , .
Extra city police were on duty
last night but the department
said the whole affair was car
ried off in an orderly manner
and every kid-in town had fun.-
' South ' Sixth street claimed
accident victims last night when
three pedestrians received , in
juries when they were struck by
motorists, state police reported.
Seriously injured and in Hill
side hospital, are Archibald O.
Davig, 43, Great Northern em
ploye, and Alva William Strong,
41. Both reside at 4848 Bisbee.
The two were struck at- about
6:30 p. m. by a car said operated
by Hubert Walter Pound, 2636
Gettle.
Blinded
. Pound told state police he was
blinded by oncoming lights and
that both men attempted to
cross , S. 6th through heavy
traffic. Both Davig and Strong
were walking across the street
toward their car from the Buf
falo lunch.
Davig - is receiving treatment
, i (Continued on Page Two) -
WEATHER
' November 1. 1945
Max. (Oct. 31) ... 45 Min. ... 31
Precipitation last 24 hours 00
Stream year to date 1.02
Normal .. .99 Last year. .39
Forecast: Clear and cold.
Friday Shooting Hour:
Klamath-Tulelake
Open 6:23 a. m. Close 5:56 p. m.
quaintance on th grocery store
holdup.
"It is my great faith In you -that
is the reason I am here
Burns told Arnall as he shook
hands with the governor, who
was waiting in an outer office to
receive him.
Arnall said "I'm glad to see
you came back to Georgia." -
Burns asserted his decision to
return stemmed from reading
newspaper ; articles about Ar
nall s prison reform program,
explaining "I thought it was time
for me to come back."
He declared his wife, Clara,
was "not very anxious" for him
to leave New Jersey but that "I
told her we would have to face
it some time, so why not now."
They have three children, the
oldest 7.
Burns escaped twice and once
turned up as a $20,000 a year
magazine editor inutucago.
Goes To
Truman'
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (IP) ,
The senate approved the $3,920,
000,000 tax reduction bill today,
sending it to the White House
for President Truman's signa
ture. The house on Tuesday has ac
cepted the final form of the
measure as worked out by a
senate-house conference. - ;
Admittedly a "quickie" bill
to bridge the gap between V-J
day and enactment of compre
hensive postwar tax legislation.'
it will - '
Reduce everybody' Income
tax, lift all income tax liability
from 12,000,800 persons and give
veterans special tax preference,
for total individual reductions of
$2,644,000,000;
Repeal the excess profits tax
on corporations, along with the
declared value excess profits
levy and the capital surplus tax
and reduce the combined norv
mal and surtax rates on business)
by from 2 to 4 percentage points,
for a total corporate saving of
$3,136,000,000;
End the "use tax" on cars and
boats, reducing federal revenue
by $140,000,000: and
Freeze the social security pay.
roll tax throughout 1946 at the
present rate of 1 per cent each
on employers and employes.
Senate Balked
The bill makes no change In
the wartime excise taxes on,
such things as cosmetics.- The
house had voted to set these back:
to their 1942 rates next July
but the senate balked.
Individuals drawing salaries
or wages will feel the benefit
immediately after January 1. ,
They'll have smaller tax with
holdings from their pay envel
opes. ,
Savings to individuals under
the new income tax provisions)
are illustrated by such compari.
sons as these:
A married person with two
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. - - .,:::,4
16 Germane. 1
7 American
Fatally Hurt
BLISSFIELD. Minh.. Niw. 1
VP) Sixteen German prisoners?--
of War and an American soldier1'
were fatally iniured whpn
train smashed into their truck
at a crossing near here yester
day."
PFC. Edward Loughrin of
Cadillac, military policeman in
charge of the group, died today
in Adrain hospital. Three pris
oners were reported in serious
condition.
A . New York Central ias
senger train demolished the bus.
Striking it broadside and strew-,
ing bodies of victims and wreck
age 300 feet along the right-of-way.
The men were returning
to the Blissfield POW camp
after work on a beet farm.
Mass funeral services will be)
held at Fort Custer Saturday.
The services will be under botri
Catholic and Protestant faiths.
The German imperial religious'
service will be included. .
Evidence Shows
Hitler Dead
BERLIN. Nov. 1 OP) British
headquarters said tonight that
evidence sifted from intelligence
reports shows "as conclusively
as possible without the bodies''
that Hitler and his mistress, Eva
Braun, died last April 30 in the
bunker of the reichschancellory.
Their bodies later were burn
ed just outside the bunker, the
nusn intelligence reports sola,
even as, Russian armies were
applying the last touches to the
conquest of Berlin. "
The British report said both
committed suicide. Hitler by
shooting himself through the
mouth and his mistress taking
poison. '
"After the suicide the bodies
were taken into the garden just
outside the bunker by Goebbels
(propaganda minister) and Bor
mann (Martin Bormann, deputy
leader of the nazl. party) and
several others, drenched with
gasoline and burned," the Bri
tish concluded
Nazis Buried
Victims Alive
METZ, France, Nov. 1 (IP) -t
Examiners at the mass' grave
of 23,000 Russian prisoners of
war near Boulay , said today
they had found evidence that
many victim were buried alive
by their nazl captor.
German prisoners of war con
tlnued exhuming the bodies by
the thousands, working in shifts
around tho clock In tho two
enormous pits.
Doctors said the positions of
the bodies indicated many had
died after they had been placed
In the ditches. Other bodies
gave evidence of incomplete)
cremation, apparently by gaso
line and other Inflammable,- '