Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Of cts / never too old Bridgeport Conn. A at 92. Charles Schmelz. Craftsman. Refuses to retire. Quot cd be underground in six weeks if i did t keep working a he said. Nice Marseille edition vol. 67 daily newspaper of . Armed Force Ivov re in the european theater of operation saturday May 19, 1945 the weather forecast for Nice mar Settle area saturday Cloudy end slightly cooler maximum temperature 80. One franc terms sought by unofficial japs report individual japanese have put out feelers in a Campaign to win peace Short of unconditional surrender according to reports circulating in the . Yesterday. The reported feelers which were said to have received a Cool reception from the allies and which Tokyo broadcasts denied had Ever been offered. Included 1�-�?a Reuter Story from the san Francisco conference sidelines asserting that a source a a dose to the soviet delegation said japanese businessmen had informed russian diplomats that emperor Hirohito was willing to negotiate and proposed possible overthrow of the military clique. 2.�?the associated press said it had Learned in Washington that japanese individuals in Neutral countries were fishing for signs of Allied willingness to offer terms but had made no official proposals. Would retain Empire forms. Hie account Given Reuter was that japanese had sent a memorandum to Moscow allegedly stating the willingness of Japan to give up her conquests. In return Japan would continue under the Imperial Constitution which would be modified to permit democratic elections tons. The Reuter informant noted that such a peace would leave Japan in position to attempt Conquest again propose Bonus for stay ins Washington May is ans a rep. Frank t. Starkey cd Minn proposed today a 50 percent pay Bonus for soldiers eligible for discharge but who stay in uniform at their own request or who Are retained by the army because of essential qualifications. Starkey would add 50 percent to base pay of such men from the Day they become eligible for release. A if a Man is eligible to go Back to his family but his special abilities make him indispensable to the army then his country should show some Token of appreciation in the from of extra pay Quot he said. Ordinary window unusual beanbag new York May 18 cans a the weather was Balmy and clerks at the household finance corporation Felt playful. Two of them Catherine Docen and Muriel Wells started to play beanbag with a Canvas sack. Catherine missed her catch and the bag sailed out the window. A startled Bobby Oxer picked it up peeked inside squealed and raced Down the Street. The bag contained 1150,000, corporation receipts for the Day. Acute food shortage hits . As . Pledges Aid a a a. A new York May 18 cans a new York the nations greatest consumer of steaks and fresh eggs was eating cold outs or nothing yesterday while in Washington congressmen predicted that the government was about to take drastic Steps to receive a growing National meat shortage. Hie associated press said that War mobilization director Fred m. Vinson was drafting a new program to alleviate the meat shortage and at the same time throttle the Black Market. The Keystone of the program was expected to be a six month freeze of ceiling prices on All meats. Congressmen said that the new program would include two other incentives to Farmers to produce beef 1 a 50-oent a hundredweight subsidy to feeders of live cattle As an inducement to hold cattle on feed lots until they develop into prime beef and 2> the requirement that All cattle Worth $14.50 a hundredweight be sold directly to Slaughter houses. Many Butcher shops close the shortage in new York was far from famine but it was prompt confirmation of what government leaders had predicted that the food situation at Home would grow worse with the end of the War in Europe. Many Butcher shops closed throughout the City. Housewives stood in line for two hours to get hamburgers and hot dogs and hot 772 yanks lost. A i As Jap plane blasts Carrier Washington May 18 up a More than 1,000 men aboard the aircraft Carrier Franklin were killed or wounded March 19 when a japanese div bomber scored two direct hits and set off the ships entire explosives cargo the Navy disclosed yesterday. The casualty toll of 341 known dead 431 missing and More than 300 wounded was the largest Ever suffered by a �T��?T. Warship in one engage Okinawa battlement in final stage Fred m. Vinson dog stands ran qut of frankfurters for the first time in memory. Paul Henkel president of the York society of restauro continued on Page 8 new is Man reveals plot to slay Eisenhower Points return Okinawa yanks by de Lawrence stars and stripes staff writer with third inf. Div., May 18�?a nazi plot to assassinate Gen. Eisenhower during the ardennes break through last december was described today by a captured Waffen is officer who claimed to have engineered the abortive scheme a. Col. Otto r. Skor Zeny who also claimed to have rescued Benito Mussolini from the hands of his a Carbinier guards after Italy a capitulation in september 1943, described the plot against Eisenhower As follows soon after the ardennes breakthrough skor Zeny 6 it 4 in. And self styled professional nazi political Strong Arm Man disguised a group of German killers in i uniforms. These killers were to infiltrate the us. Lines ostensibly escorting German pcs to sheaf for questioning. The spies hoped to get close enough to Eisenhower to murder him but some of the nazis were caught and spilled the secret skor Zeny said. He claimed he personally led 81 glider borne is men in the coup which rescued Mussolini from the allies. He boasted his men got the Duce away from 250 armed italian guards without a shot being fired. Muf Solini was put in a German spotter plane and flown to Vienna skor Zeny said. Restee curfew extended hour Okinawa May 18 Ansi thirty Pacific veterans left their Foxholes last night to go Home under the army a discharge Point system. They were scheduled to be in the us. By May 24. Most of the 30 were veterans of Attu Kwajalein Leyte Guam and Okinawa. None had less than 120 Points. Guam May 18 ans a the Okinawa Campaign was slowly shaping into its last phase today with the sixth Marine  battling to broaden its Bridgehead in Naha and three divisions steadily closing in on the fortress City of Shurl from three sides. Now 48 Days old the Okinawa Battle already ranks As one of the Pacific s toughest. In its costly fight for Naha the sixth div., progressing slowly penetrated to the heart of Nana across a Small Bridgehead Over the Asato River. Other sixth div. Marines captured sugar loaf Hill 700 Yards North of Tak Motoji while the first Marine div. Drove into Wana. In one of the few american night attacks of the Pacific War 77th div. Reached the outskirts of Shim i North of Shuri supers to fuel depots Guam May 18 ans a super forts knocked out Japan s greatest Oil storage area including both the army a and Navy a biggest concentrations of fuel in just one full scale raid on Tokuyama Honshu it was revealed today. Reconnaissance photographs today showed 85 to 90 percent devastation was wrought by More than 400 b29s in the May 10 raid. In Washington the 20th of announced that wednesdays attack by More than 500 b29s left aflame Japan a biggest aircraft factory the continued on Page 8 personnel snafu keeps silk so a trooper in Khaki following is the last in a series of articles by Charley White on Point system discharges. It is last for reasons which will be apparent. By Charley White stars and stripes staff writer fort Dix n.j., May 18�?this Story is specially for the Eye of sgt. The i curfew in Nice has been Ilju Rakin who runs the stars extended from 1 to 2 am to give and stripes help wanted depart Restees More time to take their ment because loud i need help dates Home after bars close at mid do you remember Ralph Noel of night capt. William n. Uezzell of the stars and stripes who came Flushing l. I., Deputy Provost mar in Ltd the Canadian army about the Shal for Nice announced yesterday same time i did he was discharged maps said the 2 am curfew would a Here last week on Points. You know be strictly enforced. I that you and Ralph and j were in about the same places in England France Belgium Holland and Ger-0continued on Page 8 although the attack turned the Franklin into a floating hell survivors kept the 17,000-ton wreck afloat and the charred Hulk now is in Brooklyn Navy Yard after a 12.000-mile trip mostly under its own Power. Miso hits flagship the Franklin once flagship of vice adm. Marc a. Mitscher s task Force 58, was operating with that powerful raiding Fleet deep in the sea of Japan when a Lone enemy plane a merged from a Cloud formation to drop two 500-Pound missiles squarely on the carriers deck just As the Crew was preparing to Send the ships planes aloft. The bombs detonated 200.000 pounds of rockets bombs and ammunition which in turn exploded the ships f Uel tanks and sent flaming gasoline cascading Over the vessel. The explosion of Large bombs threw men and planes the entire length of the ship the Navy said and Quot air planes disintegrated As did their pilots and  chaplain praised the ship s Catholic chaplain Lac. Comdr. Joseph of Callahan of Boston was described by the skipper capt. Leslie Gehres of Coronado calif., As the Quot bravest Man i Ever  ignoring flying shrapnel shells and flames chaplain 0cal-Lahan administered last rites to the dying organized fire fighters and helped throw hot bombs and shells into the sea. Results of the foray on which the Franklin was damaged were announced a few Days later As at least 17 japanese warships including a 45.000-ton battleship and eight carriers sunk or badly damaged and about 800 japanese planes destroyed. It was after this engagement that us. Naval authorities described the remnants of the japanese Fleet As no More than a task Force. Dietrich finds sister in Reich London May 18 apr Marlene Dietrich who has been entertaining Eto soldiers found her sister in the nazi horror Camp at Belsen Germany Hie grim reunion was reported by Ronald Citrine son of British labor Leader sir Walter Citrine who attended patients at the Camp. Stewart commands Wing London May 18 apr col James m. Stewart former stage and screen actor who came to England almost two years ago As a Captain has been Given command of a Liberator bomber Wing. Eighth a announced