European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T Aye 12 the stars and stripes Friday May 14, 1948 Arab armies close in for Palestine invasion a hour predicted for tomorrow Damascus May 13 a Arab armies closed in toward Palestine from three directions today less than 36 hours of before saturday s rumoured invasion time. Official syrian circles widely predicted the Arab Zero hour is set for 12.05 . Saturday five minutes after the official ending of the British mandate. In. Damascus cheering crowds lined the streets to watch tanks and armoured vehicles moving southward. Travellers. From trans Jordan said 400 vehicles of an iraqi column were moving Westward from May Rak and trans Jordan and Arab legion mechanized units were speeding along the main Highway in tween Zerka and the Allenby Bridge Entrance to the holy land. Trom Lebanon came reports that Southern garrisons have been rein forced and Small motorized units were Drifting southward. British leave Zion tonight continued from Page 1 from Egypt and Southern Palestine to Jerusalem. Meanwhile political negotiations continued. A jewish Agency spokes Man said we still Hope for an agreement with King Abdullah that will Avert total War Between the Palestine jews and the armies of neighbouring Arab states. About 1,500 British troops and 500 policemen left for Home from Haifa in the Samaria yesterday. Unofficial estimates were that the Brit ish evacuation of Palestine has been 60 per cent completed. The withdrawal will proceed today. The end of Britain s mandate will be signalled when the Union Jack is hauled Down at govern ment House in Jerusalem tomorrow night a Lone Bagpiper will skill simultaneously. Factions warned by Britain London May 13 a Britain today warned jews and arabs that either Side s forcible Conquest of Palestine could Only have tragic results and left open indefinitely its offer to help find an agreed solution the warning came 24 hours be fore Britain hands the Palestine mandate Over to the United nations.1 in a 6,000-word epilogue to the 30 years of Rule in the holy land the government disclosed that shortly before it decided to sur Render the mandate 84,000 troops proved insufficient to maintain Law and order in the tiny terror torn country. This the statement explained was due Joithe Campaign of terrorism waged by highly organized jewish forces equipped with All the weapons of the modern in  x. Some successes claimed issued by the foreign and colonial offices the statement claimed successes for the Palestine govern ment ,. In carrying out some terms of Tofee league of nations mandate. If frankly admitted failure in leading tie arabs and jews to  added that Britain still hoped for Compromise and was ready to give every assistance in its Power Short of imposing by Force a solution not acceptable to both  on this offer a foreign office spokesman said it meant that Britain would be Wil Ling to mediate Between jews and arabs at any time in the future even after the mandate no longer  Britain lifting ban on German visitors London May 13 a Home Secretary " Chuter Ede told the House of commons today he is lift ing immediately a ban against visits by germans to Britain. Visas will be authorized in suit Able cases to enable germans to pay Short visits to relatives or friends in this country he said. German adults will be allowed to stay Here up to six months children indefinitely he added. Art destroyed in Bogota Bof Tota Colombia May 13 up archbishop primate of Colombia Ismael Perdomo notified the government that priceless Art treasures were destroyed or stolen from the archbishopric Palace Here during tie april 3 revolt. W a c s continued from Page 1 wac and it. Gen. Curtis e. Be May commander of  will broadcast programs to Morrow commemorating the anniversaries of both the wac and ordnance department. From 6 15 to 6 30 . The history of Ord Nance will be dramatized with a Short address by Brig. Gen. E. , Neucom chief of ordnance. Articles on the history of the wac. And ordnance department on pages 4 and 5. At 8 . A half hour broadcast will Honor the wac. With an address by it. Col. Kathleen Mcclure Neucom wac director. Bradley s message said in the past six years the women s army corps has added a Brilliant chapter to the service performed by Amer ican women in War and  he praised their proud record As  fool. Hallaren commented on the present Uncertain status of the corps expressed Hope and belief it will become part of the regular army and closed with Praise for a Job Well done _ ,. Truman supports Marshall a. Continued from Page 1 list ration policies toward Russia had been faithfully outlined to soviet foreign minister v.  . Ambassador Walter Bedell Smith. T or. Truman said he had approved Smith s faction and the contents of his conversations with . The president said the russian " response to Smiths  Tion  altered the Funda mental issues Between soviet rus Bia the us and the world " f meanwhile other sources closed that Marshall has halted immediate inauguration of a new Trade p policy which would permit the russian bloc of nations to in crease american  was attributed primarily to \ the " so called russian peace offensive which Many top officials regard so optically. / informed spokesmen said the liberalized Porf policy which would permit Russia and her  4o buy More american machinery and Industrial supplies must be. Reviewed anew inline ugh of recent developments. Planning operation railroads9 army Secretary Kenneth c. Royall left and maj. Gen. �., h. Leavey army chief of transportation go Over plans for operating the nation s railroads under president Truman s seizure order directing Royall to run the carriers in the name of the government. Acme . Reply to Russ dims peace Hopes in Western Europe by associated press confusion and pessimism Over the prospects of real peace darkened the thoughts of Western europeans today. These dark thoughts arose from Secretary of state George c. Mar shall s statement yesterday that the . Had no intention of holding direct talks with Russia on easing the tense East West division of the world. ,. The Day before Hopes had leaped High that the u. S., and the soviet Union might Hammer their difficulties  live and let live arrangement As Moscow spoke of discussion and settlement of the problems in response to an unpublicized approach by u.  Ambas Sador Walter Bedell Smith. \ All optimism wag gone from the French press which debated whether Marshall was right to reject two Way talks with Russia and whether Moscow had the right to tattle everything so  soviet papers feature Wallace s Stalin letter Moscow May 13 Apall soviet papers published prominently today Henry Wallace s open letter to Premier Joseph Stalin and also carried reports of Wallace s address at Madison Square Garden tuesday  immediate measures propose d by the presidential candidate for improving soviet american Reja tons were emphasized in a three column quotation of the full text of Wallace s letter to the soviet Leader. \ although both Secretary of state George c. Marshall and president Truman were quoted in Izvestia and pravda the american Secretary of state and the president together got 10 inches of coverage compared with 48 inches for Wallace alone. Russ shippers lose a s. Aid continued from Psge 1 most careful planning the most rigorous supervision of expenditures and the most favourable crop and other developments in euro  the administrator said he there fore strongly recommended appropriation of the full amount re Quested. Senate Republican leaders set aside in order to hear Hoffman consideration of the Vandenberg Resolution which would pave the Way for -. Participation in a Security agreement with the Baqa of Western european nations. " the proposal sponsored by  h. Vandenberg a Mich and endorsed by Secretary of state George c. Marshall will be  Side red by the gop policy com Mittee tomorrow. Hoffman pledged that the dollars invested by America for foreign re covery will be so Well safeguarded  purpose and effect that they will bring a maximum result " in economic  he submitted a 24-Point Hill of objectives.", the objectives stressed promotion of agricultural and Industrial production in the beneficiary nations restoration of financial soundness and the maximum use of private Trade  administrator explained that american business would been courage to Aid and invest in european recovery. Jewish Dps end ,4may -13 up an inter National. Refugee organization spokesman said today that 900 jewish refugees have agreed to end their week Long vol Rake against Transfer to another italian Dis placed persons Camp and would entrain for Senigallia. Near an Cohutt. Law girding for lengthy Chrysler Toeup continued from Page 1 in two years began to spread. The Briggs manufacturing co., which supplies Chrysler plants Laid off 11,000 workers today and said the rest of its work Force of 13,000 would be sent Home monday.  is costing the company 5,000 automobiles a Day and the workers about $800,000 in wages. Chrysler workers wages averaged �1.50 an hour before the strike started. The Union originally asked 30-cent hourly boost but scaled its demands to 11. Cents less than12 hours before the workers left their jobs. Other development elsewhere in the labor scene were these developments rails Secretary of the army Royall refused to negotiate a new contract with three rail unions saying the army s Only function is to keep the nation s trains run Ning. His statement left the door open for other agencies to try for some settlement. Coal John l. Lewis called the United mine workers 200-Man policy committee to meet in Washington monday. The committee will go Over the demands they want to incorporate in new contracts in the soft and hard Coal industries. Meat packing  said the Back to work movement was growing but Therio United packing House workers said their eight week strike still was effective. Berlin policy i a is unaltered continued from Page 1 comment to make Aon it except that he hoped it would end by the end of next week. German officials said earlier to Day they planned to use every Power we have t to persuade Clay and Robertson to reopen the subject of dismantling at tomorrow s session in that connection Clay declared it was perfectly  i will talk to them. But there is nothing that can or will be done to change the  the germans tried to reopen the dismantling question a month ago but both Clay and Robertson re fused to discuss the subject. Asked for an Opin Loa on press reports that the russians Are build ing airstrips along the air. Corridors to Berlin from the Western zones and arming them with ack ack guns Clay stated " i am not even concerned czechs bar us newsmen Vienna May 13 a the czechoslovak legation Here has re fused to Grant visas to four Vienna based British correspondents b29 so. Makes 3rd flight from states within month by Julia Edwards staff correspondent Munich May 13 is making its third transatlantic flight within a month the 32nd sq.,of b29s arrived at Furstenfeld Bruck air base today from Salina Kan. The 352nd sq., having completed 30 Days of Long distance training flights from Furstenfeld Bruck will return to the states in three groups on saturday sunday and monday. Col. Malcolm n. Stewart base commander announced that three squadrons will rotate Over a three month period each remaining based at Furstenfeld Bruck for 3tf Days and then returning to the states. The three super fortresses squad Rons arrived together april 15, two of them returning within a week. Eight ships came Back today after stops at Westover veiled and Newfoundland. Two routed by Way of Iceland arrived last  Crew of a b29whjch crashed on the take off from Furstenfeld Bruck May 4 was flown Back to the states yesterday with the exception of the navigator 1/tt. Thomas g. Roberts who is still suffering from Burns Anch win go by Hospital plane. Sil