European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 24, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday april 24, 194j 32 motions overruled in Krupp trial Nurnberg april 23-the Krupp Case War crimes tribunal to Day overruled 32 defense motions including one for acquittal on charges of plunder and spoliation. And slave labor. The motions strongly critical of the prosecution and attacking the legality of the tribunal itself were filed March 29. Fifteen of the motions were filed simultaneously by Joseph s. Robinson new York attorney defending Friedrich von Buelow Krupp director who handled counter intelligence matters and Liaison with the Gestapo for the armaments firm. Prosecution of Alfred Krupp and eleven other directors of the vast Krupp armaments works continues. Dps pose in native costumes at Stuttgart exhibit Gestapo agents trained by russians court told Nurnberg april 23 a the russians trained some of Hitler s Gestapo agents an american court was told yesterday. An affidavit introduced in the i. G. Farben trial said Gestapo agents received special training in russian police schools in 1934 and 1935. Gerhard Stephany a former Ger Man battalion Leader said in the affidavit he Learned this from a secret service officer in 1941. The officer told him he said that he and other agents attended courses in Leningrad and Orel on Gnu soviet police methods of smash in political conspiracies. The courses Inch a demonstrations of How to obtain confessions with injections he related. Germans apply for mythical . Foreign legion Frankfurt april 23 a scores of germans Are trying to enlist in a non existent american foreign legion military govern ment sources reported today. The Young applicants appear startled and unbelieving when told that the u. S. Has no such legion. Some have been so insistent on joining that they have been removed forcibly from american offices where they apply. The origin of the widespread Rumor that America was creating a foreign fighting Force was unknown. The applications Are being received at the rate of about two dozen a week. Russian people Are told u. S. Builds German Force Moscow april 23 a the russian people were told today there were dispatches from abroad indicating that British and u. S. Authorities Are seeking to enlist the services of germans for Mili tary purposes. A pravda report from a German paper asserted the u. S. Is trying to create a German air Force. Displaced persons representing five nationalities Are shown in their  costumes at the Stuttgart exhibition of do arts and crafts. The children in the first Row Are polish second Row left to right Are a Lett estonian and another Lettish girl Back Row pole ukrainian armenian and pole. Is vehicle Transfer by my bolsters German Economy Nurnberg april 23 special the German Economy was bolstered a esterday by the turning Over to Steg a Public utilities handling Agency of the German administration of some 1,200 vehicles at the Nurnberg military Post vehicle Park. The Transfer of these vehicles of All types is the first of a series of moves by the military govern ment to turn Over to the German government additional army sur plus material in line with the european recovery program. The entire Transfer of this prop erty will represent nearly $900, 000,000, and will include vehicles motors and parts Petroleum products and other vitally needed equip ment. Other transactions similar to today a Are scheduled at various other army depots throughout thee. Vote of 2 million seen for Hesse tomorrow mtg bavarian to elect local bodies Munich april 23 is bavarian will vote sunday for Community councils and county Legislatures in the first election under the new code permitting them to their representatives by striking French miners return to Coal pits Lille april 23 up operations in the French Northern Coal mining Field resumed this morning As Al most All of the estimated 130,000 miners who struck yesterday re turned to the pits. The strike continued Only at several pits of the couriers mines in the Salla mines area scene of a mine explosion which earlier this week took 14 lives. Judge lectures former nazi for assisting Allied groups name. Eligible to vote Are 4,600.0qo per sons formerly allowed Only a preference of party. Towns with populations of less than 10,000 also will elect mayors. In 42 Large cities elections will be held May 30 for councillors who in turn will elect mayors. In medium sized cities the Community councils must elect the mayors within one month after they take office. The new election code will weaken absolute party control Over local politics and should encourage greater voter in Terest in local governments Mili tary government observers said. Czech Trade pact honoured by u. S. Washington april 23 up president Truman yesterday put Stuttgart april 23 is no wonder we lost the War when even pics of the German Wehr Macht supplied the partisans with arms ammunition and information Spruch Kammer president Friedrich Lehmann yesterday lectured defendant Hermann Treffz a nazi party member since 1932 who however As he could prove had cooperated with French and italian resistance groups since 1942. Treffz now employed by an army Agency in Stuttgart did not comment on the Spruch Kammer president s statement but will a peal the verdict which classified him As an offender fined him 40 per cent of his property and ordered him to do special work on re constructive tasks for 150 Days. The court considered As decisive the fact that Treffz in 1910, had published a Booklet in which he described Winston Churchill As an aggressor and responsible for he effect the Tariff and Trade agreement negotiated with Czecho Slovakia before the communists seized control of the Republic. The state department announced the . Attitude on czech events of last february has not changed but they do not directly affect the Legal status of reciprocal obligations under the general  under the general agreement Czechoslovakia Grants concessions on products of interest to the u. S. Similarly the u. S. Grants conces Sions on products of interest to Czechoslovakia. Eire reducing army Dublin april 23 a defense War. Treffz admitted that up to i minister Thomas o Higgins an 1941 he was a member of the nazi j bounced in the Dail last night that party but said that after 1942 he Eire is reducing its standing army had cooperated with the. French re j this year from 9.500 officers and distance against men to 8,500. 16,000 officials to be chosen Wiesbaden. April 23 is More than 2.000.000 hessian voters Are expected to go to the polls sunday to choose their local councils ministry of Interior officials said today. The voters will elect More than 16,000 members of town and Village councils in land Hesse s several thousand townships. The social democrats largest of Hesse s parties is putting up lists of candidates in More than 1,300 of the townships while the Christian democrats Are offering More than 800 lists and the communists Al most 500. The Liberal democrats have 277 lists Small parties licensed Only on Community Levels a total of 80 and Independent voters groups 47. So far campaigning while in Tensive has been quiet. In one incident social democrats barred communists from their meetings after a Beer Glass was thrown at one of their speakers. While communists declared they would get at least 2,000 of the positions at stake ministry officials said they expected gains for the Liberal democrats and other extreme right Wing parties. This year s expected heavy voting was Laid partly to the number of persons whose suspension of civil rights for nazi activity ended. Where More than 130,000 were barred from the polls in 1946, less than 60,000 will be barred sunday. Eva Blo Niberg compromises in libel suit Hamburg april 23 publishers of Bernd until the bitter end today agreed to insert explanatory Page in the Book if mrs. Eva von Blore. Berg wife of a former German Field marshal allegedly maligned by Gisevius would permit Itji publication. The court accepted this com i Promise thus ending the libel suit brought by mrs. Von Blomberg against the publishers for Gisevius references to her activities in Ber Lin Between 1932 and 1938, before her marriage. The suit was brought in an. Wer to charges she had been 3 registered prostitute in Berlin be fore the War and she met Heidi husband under circumstances Del considered socially Correct. Gisevius in a press conference after his appearance at the Tria reiterated the implications in the Book. I i was very surprised to hear the court Rule this Compromise,1 he said. There Are documents Stilt in Berlin to prove what i wrote and i can produce witnesses was have seen those  the passages in the Book referred to pictures of the 34-year-old, at Tractive Blond Eva taken in Tia nude and in erotic poses during her professional Days in Berlin Gisevius said he had been approached with financial offers for the documents but refused them ail Gisevius said he used his Posi Tion during the nazi regime to inspect police records in Berlin and determine the extent of mrs von Blomberg s activities there at the time she married the Field marshal Eva was in court today for most of the session but left before the court handed Down its decision. It was Learned later she had instructed her attorney to accept any reason Able Compromise since she Felt so could not afford to carry proceed Ings further. I publishers of the Gisevius Book,1 Classen goverts of Hamburg As bounced plans to circulate the Book. In the British and american Zoaa of Germany As Well As in foreign countries. Local proceeds from the sales will go to the Relief of rela Tives of the author s friends Fri were victims of the nazis. 111,1 of i  coat Spei Beni Poi Tig oth sen us u be Lea Fici rec pc be Tio i trs my i u to no i 1 be to for m to re. Al u. S. Envoy says Danes e will fight communism to Washington april 23 ask i Josiah Marvel jr., u. S. Ambas t Sador to Denmark said yesterday he is convinced the Danes will defend themselves resolutely again any communist menace. Marvel made the statement to the White House after calling Obj president Truman. The ambassador j plans to Fly Back to his Post tue11 Day. He told reporters he  that what happened in april 1940, will not happen again. He referred to the nazi occupation of denmark., greeks Circle rebel bands 37 die in Bayonet fighting Athens april 23 up press dispatches reported today that Bayonet wielding soldiers of the greek army had fought hand to hand with some guerrilla bands Cut off in the Roumeli pocket. At least 37 dead were counted in the area of Nikoli Tsion Forest West of Titi near Vardo Ussia Mountain c v e y towers gets airline Post London april 23 special pay american world airways has ads bounced that adm. John h. To wet a retired has been a felted by Tel. Board of directors to assistant vice president of the company. Where the rebels Are reported be fleeing from tree to tree hiding in the branches Jungle fashion., others who fled into the Ravia were shelled by government Tillery. Four soldiers were killed and eight were wounded _ troops and guerrillas also Contil used to clash North of karens we just outside the main encirclement