European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes july 1946 Navy bases in free Philippines Mam St idiom my Sis i Allied investments in zone last on reparations schedule by Arthur staff writer 3 Navy bases in Philippines operate of slow postwar Tempo july 29 Apical naval strength in the in dependent Philippines will be Cen tired in three Subic Bay and Leyte Gulf All operating on a sharply reduced Post War chief activity will be in the Leyte Gulf Douglas Mac Arthur and his men returned in smashing Triumph to the lost archipelago with their Swift Advance from the Leyte stung the japanese High command into action disastrous to Nippon naval in this area More than was spent in the latter part of the War to provide an Advance base for the Pacific Fleet Leyte Gulf installations Are entered Southern end of Samar and adjacent islands forming the Eastern Shore of the a floating or Dock accommodates the biggest Battle ships 450001ortners repaired there during the operating base on the Mainland at Gui Ufton a naval operating base is together with a air Small ship repair Raylio station and the base Supply depot on Cali Coan connected with Samar by relaxed syntax Wiite the strategic value of Gulf is As demonstrated in the 1944 naval its natural advantages otherwise Are Asid it is in a typhoon beat Seabee Cre ated Here an outpost of american strength from nothing but an Hui Brus covered group of islands and a reef studded Ine Subic Bay some 80 Miles West of Manila on the cd fila nost of the wartime installations Are being declared plus or out on a caretaker soon on the secondary operating base of including facilities for Thi repair of warships up to Cruiser and the Pacific feet submarine base across the Bay will be left in Supply depots and other equipment deemed vital 3n Case a rapid parision should become necessary also Are being its a big comedown for a year ago one of the busiest bases in the yester Shore personnel which once numbered More than Are a tenth off that present plans Call for retention of a Skeleton Force of men at Oloa Gapo and perhaps 200 at submarine base Andl enough to Guaida huge stockpiles Orf Aupp lie and the decommissioned shins in the area it was a different summer of when the Subic Bay was being geared to support seventh Fleet operations in an Invar Ion of project made unnecessary by the sudden 1 with the Crescendo of activity preparations Jot a big offensive petered out and the Rush of now one sees empty Tele phone limes leading trucks by the of Kindreds sitting tones Mely in the some Ling que twist and a Tot in the q july by 55 americans and other Allied nationals in the american zone of Ger Many will be the last to be ear marked for reparations under an Omegus property control regulation the property control administered by Leslie w Jeffer has ruled that reparations win be drawn first from properties owned by the nazi second from nazi owners and third from German before Allied owned Indus tries Are an example of How the system work was drawn by who pointed out that the figure in the example were not accurate but were Given Only to illustrate the Jefferson that the level of figure for German motor a was established As units ind that there was a capacity in the plants of the Amert an figure breakdown this is How we would break Down the let As say the opel a German corporation owned by american general motors had the capacity to pro Duce the authorized units then we would draw reparations from the German or nazi owned firms capable of producing the other t Jefferson pointed however that this Type of arrangement would not mean that the average German investor would lose his entire invest it is our he that no Allied or should take a Complete loss because reparations our plan would be to require that some settlement of made by the German government when it is he said that certain american investments have already been taken As reparations from the russian zone because they were War mus tries that have been outlawed in the new such a concern was the Plant of the Chicago pneumatic tool according to has been dismantled and moved to Russia Jefferson pointed out that the property control office will re commend that the american investors in the concern receive compensation from the Yetton Eastab listed German at present the property control office has appointed German custodians for Allied Industrial a value of Marks they also have custodians for German owned properties with a Mark even if the american and Allied investments Are Given a priority to Jefferson the bulk of the German Industrial property allowed under the level of Industry agreements will be he saw no danger to German Economy if protecting the Allied some of the americano neocon Cerns Are in operation Wool the american five Anten store now has 39 stores open i three of them Are in 26 in the British so in the american zone and four to the russian those in the american and British zones Are operated in the same manner and All profits Are Frozen awaiting a final decision As to the disposition of the the american and French property custodian offices Exchange information and Are working toward a single custodian Clearing House for All the russians agree with the plan in principle but have made very few reports As to what action is being taken in their zone an Eastman Kodak Plant in Stutt Gart is in operation and an Amer Ica appointed custodian keeps com plete profits Are Frozen awaiting the eventual return of the property to its american owners Only Normal operating expenses Are authorized from the plants Deputy chief of the property control who was european manager for Woolworth before stated that one of the confusing issues of reparations is that All american and Allied investments in Germany were get up As German corporations and that the russians have seized plants in their zone As German Chicago of exhibit 3 English painters july 29 Chauncey president of the Art Institute of said the greatest collection of British Art Ever to leave England will be exhibited Here for two months starting Early in the Mccormick will include at least 56 paintings by William Hogarth John Constable and Joseph m Turner the exhibition will show for the first time in America three of the greatest English painters who importantly changed the course of later Art and who so far have been inadequately shown in the United Mccormick this exhibition will rank with the great Institute exhibits of dutch and French master after the showing the col Lection will be taken to the metro Politan museum of Art 3rd army head quarters Maryland july the Bui Peao fish ton w Publ Arceo for the to 8 to a Ttoe fax Oro Mittoo Tiu be Ion it Vlad Augort 1w h dressed 3 Apo 0 to Thra be to 641 St official o entered 15 at the Post office new Yolk n it under the March 18t9 to better let me Cross we Hurt nosed to hold in address an letters to b editor the stars and Apo include name and names Are deleted on due to space letters May be Cut for provided such editing does not alter the meaning of the criticizes treatment i am a witness on the Lech Field i have been beaten in Lichfield until i or walk my Teeth were and any whole head was Black and the so called men who Are being tried for these Are getting such penalties As three years and a six months and two thirds Fine 60 dollars and 250 dollars i have been tried for s3 Days of so called desertion and stealing two German valued at 38 my sentence was 40 and a dishonourable so far i have served Over a and if i we rent on this trial As a witness i am sure i be in confinement i could have soldiered out in a by these Fellows who have been tried for cruelty to american prisoners Are run Ning around free while wait ing for court after they get their sentence they run around the Street free until their time comas Back what kind of Justice is there in this army i waited two months in of nement for my and after i was tried i spent 21 Days in solitary waiting to be sent to a i shall never open my Mouth As it Doest everyone tries to make fool out of All we ask is to be sent to a where we can become respectable Citi Zens i have been in the army since i was and i know something More should be done about this guard House brutality than is being editors note letter Jas referred to the office of i the theater Provost their reply is quoted writer Mike Kobliski was tried under our specifications charging desertion two specifications charging Estapa from confinement Typo specifications charging and found guilty of All sentenced to 40 years con reduced to 20 reviewing authorities four previous convictions consider cd control paragraph Jav of Dally bul Letin says that Alt enlisted men Are being divided into1 flights of 20 men for the purpose of cd if any Man contracts the other 19 men of his flight will be restricted for one we think it is very unfair to the other 19 men to be restrict because one particular individual contracts there will always be someone catch ing the and so there will always be 19 innocent men saying the it seems As though the blame for persons contracting cd is to be placed on a and we wonder How it is pos editors this let Ter was referred to organisation co for he enclosed a copy of daily bulletin Tomich rescinds the item in the alarming in the cd rate has necessitated same rather drastic the Meas ure referred to was never officer praised we in wish to express our appreciation to of the finest officers in the army he has made everyone in this outfit feel and act like the Soldier he should we Are not sure How to word but in Plain words he is an officer we would go to hell and Back he is Craig we want to thank him for making the outfit
