Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 20, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               A i 8 the stars and stripes sunday May 20, 1945 allies japs deny Pacific peace feeler widespread minors in the us. Arid Britain that Japan was seeking peace Short of unconditional surrender were denied yesterday by Allied Quot officials a gtd the japanese radio. The rumours persisted however. Tokyo complained the re ports had become a a a source of an  it quoted a Quot reliable Tito Orisky As saying Quot Japan was too much occupied with her Job which was to keep the War going Quot to be putting out peace feelers. J7nder-Secretary of War Robert p. Patterson had said in Washington he did not believe Japan had on red to surrender. Russia denies feeler in san Francisco a spokesman for the russian delegation to the United nations conference flatly denied a Reuter report that Japa Nese peace feelers had been transmitted to Parley officials through the russians. In Tendon however Quot an unofficial polish spokesman Quot told United press he had Quot received positive indications of Japan s willingness for  he pointed out the polish secret service Quot was instrumental in arranging the italian  International news service said the office of strategic services in Washington had received a peace proposal from a Semi official japanese source but considered the details Quot top . Mccrait Carrie Buitt in skating rink u fillip 1 m i we 111 it i if or / a a a a a a a mme a. 11k a Pepsi Rankin accuses defiant writer Washington May 19 ans a Albert Deutsch reporter for the new York newspaper pm was cited for contempt of Congress yesterday because he refused to reveal the names of veterans administration staff members who supplied him information for a series of articles critical of the treatment of veterans. Deutsch told Joseph Mcqueen counsel for the House world War veterans committee that the information was Given him in Confidence and that he was bound to the ethics of journalism Quot not to violate that  Quot your oath Here is Superior to any journalistic ethics rep. John e. Rankin . Deutsch. Quot there s no Freedom of the press which permits a Man to gather information destructive to the Public welfare and spread it before the  fart of seventh War loan Campaign in new York is construction of s 103-foot Model of an Estop Tolaas Carrier in the Rook Elonor Center Plaza skating rink. The Model will be of listened it. Quot fighting lady when completed. Derrick is lowering Quot the superstructure to Dock. B29s Hammer Tokyo Nagoya continued from Page 1 away a capital of nah were held to Small gaps yesterday. The japs launched constant counter attacks from coast to coast and their guns mounted on Hills behind Naha pounded the yanks = of engineers build Airfield on Okinawa Guam May if ans a a new de Frog Island Tuu to Erica e oort if been put Quot into 325 Miles of the land it was d the Airstrip Tom within Ese Hoxne today. The first con band will play at 5 hospitals Marseille May 19�?the us. Army band which made its first Southern prance Public appearance in a Parade of downtown Marseille today will entertain at five hospitals in this area in addition to playing concerts sunday monday and tuesday nights at 8 o clock from the stage of the Capitol theater. The Dixieland band a part of the main organization will play afternoon programs at 2 30 at 43rd Gen. Hosp. Sunday 80th Sta. Hosp. Monday and 235th Gen. Hosp. Tuesday the entire band will play at third Gen. Hosp. At 7 30 wednesday night and thursday at 2 10 the Dixieland will at 70th Sta. Id one of the greatest artillery duels of the Pacific War. With these Heights in enemy hands the sixth Marine div. Was unable to Cross the Asato River in Force into Naha. Sugar loaf Hill 150-foot height overlooking Naha from the East was scaled nine times in seven Days by sixth div marines. Eight times the yanks were forced to withdraw. Por the first time in the Okinawa Campaign army fighters yesterday joined Carrier based planes and Marine ships in supporting ground action. Manila dam captured Manila. May 1# ans a my ter thusly undamaged by the japanese ipod dam source of one third of Manila s water Supply was captured yesterday by filipino guerrillas and u.8. 43rd div. Infantrymen. A in Central Mindanao the 31st div. Captured Valencia Airfield from which us. Planes can Hammer a Large Jap Force trapped Between the northward drive of the 31st and the southward push of the 40th div., and the americal div Striction work the army a aviation engineers i i after they landed. The Job was finished in 15 Days. Occupation Job Falls to 15th determine Xmas mailing period Sunity and tuesday night s con. Cert will be broadcast by an Washington May 19 ans a postmaster general Frank Walker announced yesterday that Christmas presents to servicemen and women overseas must be mailed Between sept. 15 and oct. 15. Admitting it was Early to be talking about Christmas presents Walker said the announcement was necessitated by the mail problem which will be created when millions of men Are transferred from Europe to the Pacific. Lots of Loving coming Back Mae West says Columbus. Ohio. May 19 ans a Quot american men Are going to return to the states sexier than they be Ever been before Quot Mae West said today. The screen and stage actress warned America s female population that it has a big adjustment to make. Quot a lot of Loving is coming Back from War and the lady who has been stepping out had Best begin to polish off her Low talk and shifty ways before he arrives. With his impulses seeded up by the atmosphere of  Quot a girl need t worry about hold her Man Quot she pointed out Quot if she holds him in her  continued from Page 1 about 300,000 displaced persons Are completed. The Western part of the zone was evacuated by most civilians before the Battles of the Cologne Plain and the Saar. These people now Are trickling Back. In the Ruhr Only a part of the mass evacuation ordered by Hitler i took place but populations of the Rhine cities Coblenz Cologne and Dusseldorf where decimated by Allied air bombardment. Not All evacuated Cologne which had a pre War population of 800,000, now has 60,000 residents. For purposes of administration the 15th army is maintaining the original polio a fal subdivisions of the Reich government military government teams oversee governmental functions but the bulk of detail work is being done by German officials. Most civilian officials Are army appointees. The army is following the am policy of ousting All nazi party members from government jobs. Local officials and governmental employees Are paid on the preoccupation scale. Ovilla tax payers foot the Bill. First wounded Pwns return to new York by Milton Lehman stars and stripes staff writer Staten Island. N. Y., May it a the first wounded american pea to return from German prison Camps came Home yesterday aboard the White Hospital ship St. Mihiel of the 450 wounded and sick aboard 200 were returning from Quot treatment Quot in German hospitals. The few who could walk crowded the ships rail and cheered the looming skyscrapers. They were quiet and strangely Une cited although one of their Ward surgeons capt. L. L. Carlino of Niagara Falls said their spirits had improved greatly during the Ocean voyage of 15 Days. In route they were fed continuously because most were suffering from malnutrition. Some were Given four meals a Day with two glasses of Chocol amp the milk in Between. One Soldier whose weight had dropped to 90 pounds. Pvt. Erman mull of Pekin ind., and 29th div., was captured. Near Aachen after he had stepped on a mine. Quot they took me to a German Hospital Quot he said. Quot it was full of lice fleas and filth. I done to remember when they amputated my leg but a polish doctor who was also a prisoner looked at it and said head never seen anything like it and that maybe with another operation it might heal in a year. He said whoever did it was a  then there was Joseph w. Naughton of Wilkes Barre pa., who was clubbed for trying to steal two quarts of cherries from a bombed out building after starving on watery soup. 8th, Raf drop 2 million tons London May 19�?american and British bombers blasted Germany and German occupied territory with nearly two million tons of bombs during the War it was disclosed in  than half the bombing occurred during the past year. . Strategic bombers unloaded a total of 891,500 tons and Raf bombers 986,000 tons. Starting in 1942 with a total of Only 1,500 tons american bombers dropped 578.500 tons in 1944 and 263,000 tons this year. Churchill asks Allied award Himmler Refuge located rut he evades searchers Heinrich Hangman Himmler a hiding place has been established in the Hamburg area of Germany but a patrol failed to find the leading nazi War criminal a British Security police official told the associated press last night. Himmler reportedly was carrying a letter written by adm. Karl Doe Nitz to Field marshal sir Bernard l. Montgomery and was trying to deliver it in person. It was believed Himmler hoped the letter would pave the Way for him to be taken into custody by the highest of Allied authorities meanwhile bbl said Alfred Rosenberg author of nazi racial Laws and the outlawed party s chief philosopher had been arrested by the allies at Flensburg Denmark Hospital and removed to jail pending trial As a War criminal. The problem of trying alleged War criminals was further muddled yesterday by a statement from lord Wright chairman of the United nations War crimes commission. He said the commission s sole Job was to indict persons accused of War crimes not to apprehend and try them. London May 19 up a prime minister Churchill suggested in commons that a United nations medal be Given every Allied Soldier after the total War ends. At the same time however Churchill cautioned against wholesale Issue of British service ribbons because of the Quot limit of the human  French May feast today the traditional French May feast will be celebrated at Square Saint Francois. Old Nice at 5 pm today. The French Allied Welcome committee of Nice has invited of Restees to participate in the singing and costume Street dancing. Patton in London too London May 19 Reuter a Gen. George s. Patton jr., commander of the third us. Army arrived in London