European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 06, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 12 the stars and stripes saturday March 6, 1948 Gen. Duff sees no need for action on Sis Frankfurt March 5 is Brig. Gen. Robinson e. Duff com manding general of he. Cmd., sitcom said today he contemplated taking no action in regard to the accusations made yesterday by judge David b. Bernstein b against Sis special investigation Section agents of the he. Cd. Provost marshal s office. The Sis boys Are doing a Good Job Duff , i t col. J m. Emigh he. Cd. Provost marshal asked Bernstein for the data upon which Bernstein based the charges yester Day against Sis agents. Emigh promised that the military government judge s accusations would be thoroughly investigated. Bernstein s conclusions resulted in the acquittal of Robert Bach Mann on a number of criminal charges. Bachmann however was found guilty of illegal transactions in military payment certificates. I had no a of any kind to grind the judge told Emigh. 1 merely did what i believed to be my duty in calling the shots As i saw. Them. Evidence has come to my attention that Sis agents have violated the fundamental rights guaranteed by Law of not Only Bachmann but others arrested and sent to German prisons by the discussions Operon Trade Between Vizonia Turkey Frankfurt March 5 is discussions having As their object the development of Trade Between Vizonia and Turkey Are in Progress at Hochst Between joint Export import Agency officials and representatives of the turkish government Jena officials announced today. Members of the German eco nomic administration Are participating in the negotiations. Ger Many s total sports from Turkey during 1938 exceeded 46 million while her exports to Turkey to tales approximately 53 million. Wiesbaden Heidelberg to gels sat Homes the stars and stripes will inaugurate Home delivery service of the newspaper in Wiesbaden and Heidelberg on March 10. Wiesbaden subscribers wishing the service should Call wies Baden 8849 or Frankfurt 33603. Heidelberg subscriptions May be obtained by calling Heidelberg 6568. My punishes red paper for false stories Frankfurt March 5 is the communist party information Gazette for Hesse was Cut to two instead of four editions this month As punishment for running false figures showing the u. S. Zone cd rate was rising while the soviet zone cd rate was going Down it was Learned Here today. Frederick n. Leonard information control division director for Hesse my wrote to Leo Bauer communist Delegate to the Hesse parliament to inform him of the my decision. Leonard also charged the Gazette with running a false Story that the . Had destroyed valuable watches and jewels taken from concentration Camp victims by the Ger mans and with carrying an article stating that while the . Talked of personal Liberty and Freedom it was suppressing personal Freedom in the zone. German officials ratify economic Council voting Frankfurt March 5 up Vizonia s 16-Man upper House to Day ratified the election of or. Her Mann Pender As Biz onal pres ident As Well As his five administration chiefs. Pender Christian democratic mayor of Cologne was elected by the economic Council wednesday to become chairman of the various administration chiefs. His election now lacks the confirmation of Anglo american authorities. Army purged by czech reds continued from Page 1 cause of illness and added that if he were constitutional procedures would be would have to be incapacitated for six months before any step was taken under the Constitution. The president is very tired and it is not known when he can come Back to Prague the chief of the prime minister s press Frantisek Necasek. 12 30 . News broadcast meantime announced the first meeting of the new government. Premier Klement Gottwald s state ment was broadcast. He recalled that today marked the 14th Day after the Cabinet crisis developed. For the first time i enter a Cabinet which has been ventilated of reaction he said. In Prague there was no outward sign of disturbance now Over the events except Lack of criticism of government action and the sameness of the newspapers. It is still difficult to find British and other foreign newspapers on Newsstands. Trolley ride leads to altar Riiber warns against ties with Russia rites Field for seven by win fanning Baden Baden French zone March 5 is in solemn but strikingly colourful ceremonies Here the French nation the French army and Navy and High ranking officials of the Allied nations paid their last respects today to it Gen. Francois seven commander of French zone occupation troops who was killed in a Hunting Accident feb. 29. Religious services held in the Flower decked 17th Century Stifts Kirche where seven Lay in state were attended by his widow and four children and by French War minister Pierre Tietgen Gen. Pierre Koenig zone commander and Gen. Jean de latter de tas Signy inspector general of French forces. Flot. Gen. Clarence r. Huebner Deputy commander Neucom maj. Staff correspondent Gen. W. A. Burress constabulary commander British Gen. Carson col. Anthony Biddle. Former u. S. Ambassador to France and now Neucom Liaison chief and representatives of other Allied countries attended. After the Church service the Flag draped coffin on which seven dress uniform and Cap were placed was taken on a half track through the streets of this French zone of French occupation personnel and germans lined the streets and crowded on the Hillside facing the reviewing stand. 4,000 French troops took part in the hour Long Parade. Seven body will be placed in a Small Chapel Here for three weeks then will be taken to Savoy the general s Birthplace for burial by Ernie Reed staff correspondent Vienna March 5 is for eign minister Karl Gruber today warned the austrian government to beware of political alliances with Russia. The austrian official reporting to parliament following his return from the London conference said we have Learned a lesson by the recent events in Czechoslovakia. The results disprove the Concep Tion that political alliances Russia assure partner nations Dom from communist the Austria foreign minister a cleared that the communistic tactics r in Czechoslovakia had carried much influence in the treaty talks at i London. \ he urged that it was very in por cant that Austria be permitted to organize a Large enough army inf Advance so it could take Over in a mediately after the occupation troops leave the country. J soviet stands on demands j for austrian assets London March 5 up soviet Russia told the Western Powers at today s deputies meeting she had nothing further to add to her proposal on the liquidation of austrian assets and that it was for them to make the next move. Soviet Deputy n. P. Kok Tomov j refuting the arguments of the Western deputies presented at j yesterday s meeting to elucidate Thi in views on the soviet proposal described them As unconvincing a j and As a step Back from the j former j mrs. Gertrud Wagner Brooklyn girl who married German trolley conductor Walter Wagner prepares dinner in their one room apart ment in wies Eloch. They met on a Streetcar lower right and were married feb. 21 upper photos by Lawrence . Girl marries German worker continued from Page i american consulate in Stuttgart advised her that her husband would eligible for an immigration visa to the u. S. Provided he met All requirements of american immigration Laws. I met my husband last fall when i Clira bed on a Streetcar. X was going the wrong Way explained the Hazel eyed mrs. Wagner. He was so Good hearted i could t forget him. I met him again later on another trolley and he asked me to go out with him that started it. He told me later he loved me the first time he saw one room apartment the Wagner live in a one room apartment at wies Eloch and supple ment their German ration with the packages sent by the Bride s parents who live at 235 n. 6th St. In Brooklyn. Mrs. Wagner was born in Stutt Gart emigrated to the u. S. With her parents when she was a year old and became a citizen in 1930. Shu says she will retain her american citizenship. I d be silly if i did t. America s the Best place to did her Mother think of her marriage to a Gorman my Mother was glad to hear i in she said her aunt and Uncle who live in wies Eloch opposed her Romance. Wagner fought with the Wehr Mac Tat on the Eastern front and was released last year from a pm Camp in Czechoslovakia. K maybe he will be a Streetcar Man in Brooklyn too his wife said. Turkey continued from Page i to nuance of soviet demands for turkish state. Department in its report pointed out that negotiations for a revision of the Montreau convention of 1936, which governs the status of the turkish Straits have been deadlocked for More than two years. It added "ther6 is no indication that the Kremlin has abandoned its attempts to seek special privileges in the control and defense of this unsatisfactory soviet relations during the last year the depart ment said there has been no appreciable improvement in Turkey s generally unsatisfactory relations with the user department assured the com Mittee that while american officers were giving operational advice to the greek army a. S officers neither participate in combat nor command greek , the department said there Are no u. S. Combat troops in officers being separated offered dec civilian jobs Frankfurt March 5 is Many vacancies exist in administrative technical and supervisory categories in the dec which might be filled by non regular army officers who Are being separated from the aus or who Are eligible for separation Neucom he. Announced today. Post civilian personnel officers will Supply additional information to those interested officials said. Jews to act if in fails continued from Page 1 the establishment of a jewish militia before the mandate ends May 15. Arabs claim destruction of armed jewish plane Jerusalem March 5 ins Arab forces claimed today to have shot Down a jewish aircraft which was strafing Arab positions in the Jaffa area. I this is the first claim by either Side in the Palestine conflict actually to have shot Down hostile aircraft. Previously there had been reports of planes being fired on. Sleds May be represented in Palestine government Jerusalem. March 5 ins the possibility of communist representation in the provisional government of the projected jewish state was being discussed in Tel Aviv today. Ionly three communists Wera j elected to the jewish Assembly in Palestine in 1946, but despite theirly Small number the comfy insists May be Given representation on the 35 member Council. $ jewish sources said this might a j done to obtain a. Government he broadest possible support. Palestine factions urge to respect in secretariat i. Jerusalem March 5 a sir Alan Cunningham British high5, commissioner for Palestine issued a Public Appeal tonight for warring Peoples of the holy to respect the lives and safety of the six member United nations Sec a Reta Riat Here for partition. A Dimitrov predicts peace Sofia. March 5 up Premier George Dimitrov addressing a workers Syndicate Congress said in a speech released today that a new world War is not
