Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               T seventh War loan drive opened in new York with unveiling is feet state the two a Lima Flag rating a reproduction of a Loe Rosenthal s Pum Tizer prize picture. Gen. A. A. Vandegrift Marine corps commandant spoke at the unveiling. The original Flag raised on two Jima was used with the statue. Washington May 22 up a the Annii 38 tiny ago at we Ian own Metod Onen May 4d�a8�bll this inference was drawn from the Zapfl ment that men 40 or older Are eligible for separa tile Point system and that the age limit will military conditions permit. Of a a supporting this conclusion is the Higl a a it a without a a a Good wiper Wauconda ill a storekeeper Douglas Crooks celebrated a a Dap by inciting customers to wipe their feet on a-13-foot nazi Flag. The is daily newspaper of . Armed a vol. 1�?�?no, 71 Ca t iwo wednesday May 23. 1945 the weather forecast for nioe4�arsesm area a wednesday fair to slightly Cloudy Marten spar temperature to. One franc a. A. Vandegrift Marine i the original Flag raised statue. I pare to 38 will reduce to a a a a request. To further Cut when conclusion is the a a Ouw any men 37 or younger Are being drafted and that the average age of All officers and enlisted men is now Between 25 and 28. Wac a who have served a year or longer also Are affected by the 40 or Over ruling. The War department said the discharge ago for Enid it a men could not be reduced below 40 at this time with pfc jeopardizing military operations or slowing Down the retests of combat veterans who have earned the Rby att to it ugh Harge under the Point  age indirectly considered while age was not a f actor in the Point system the War department said it was Given indirect consideration Quot through inclusion of the heavily weighed Factor for parenthood. Rep. Albert j. Engel a Mica is advocating legislation which would Force the army to discharge All fathers with More than three children Stop the drafting of All fathers and release All fathers now i service As soon As it could be done without slowing the discharge of combat veterans who have enough Points to be eligible for demobilization. Selective service stopped induction of employees of certain West coast ship repair to meet an emergency affecting ships for use in the Pacific. President May see de gaulle1st army to four outfits alerted a a.  r Washington May 22 ans a president Harry  Truman is to Confer with Gen. De Gaulle French foreign minister Georges Bidault announced yesterday alter a Farewell visit to. The president. Bidault egg the eve of his departure for trance said he hoped the meeting would be held soon. The president last week voiced a desire for an Early meeting with de Gaulle. He also pledged the backing of the Jub. In restoring France to its place among the big Powers. Bidault. Who is returning to France from the san Francisco world Security conference said or. Truman a expression of Good will Quot is most precious to  Quot French land forces As Well As naval units Are ready to participate in both current and future operations under the Allied supreme command Quot he added. Bidault s statement revived speculation that de Gaulle May be invited to the next meeting of the big three. Skoda factory Niay open soon Foint trip from China chunking May 22 ans the first group of americans of the Quot chinese combat command Quot to be sent Home under the army a Point system was made up of 23 enlisted men and one officer. All had been overseas More than 30 months. Guam May 22 ans a japanese forces desperately defending the Okinawa fortress City of shun slowly gave Way today As american forces cascaded Rivers of flaming Oil Down from the Hills to Burn them from their Foxholes and caves. On the West flank the sixth Marine div. Drove Back a Large Force of japanese who charged in us. Marine uniforms with captured american weapons the 77th inf. And first Marine dive. Were joined for a frontal attack from the North upon the final ridges defending Shuri. In the 52d Day of the Okinawa Campaign heavy fighting raged along the entire four mile front but the japanese were being forced Back. Taira captured last night troops of the 77th div. Captured the town of Taira a mile from Shuris inner defences and then pushed on toward the City after beating off Strong counter attacks. The japanese have begun to demolish the giant radio towers that overlooked Shuri. The transmitter at Shuri once was the key communications link Between japanese forces in the South Western Pacific and Tokyo. One of the Heights in the Shuri sector still to be taken was half Moon Hill a few Hundred Yards from sugar loaf Hill from which the japanese drove the marines ten times before it was finally secured. It was believed that half Moon and sugar loaf Hills were connected by tunnels. Thirty five japanese planes attacked american shipping off Okinawa sunday damaging five american Light naval units but 26 enemy planes were shot Down. He leads again gain in philippine Manila May 22 ans a american Progress on the two largest islands in the Philippines was announced today by Gen. Douglas Macarthur. On Luzon two thirds of a Large continued on Page 8 Paris May 22r�?four infantry divisions a 86th, 97th, 95 the and 104th�?have bean alerted for redeployment to the Pacific through the ., Eto Headquarters announced today. Simultaneously the War. Department disclosed that the first . Army already was on the move to the Orient. The four divisions Are All among the last to arrive in the Eto and will leave #8 theater during june in the older named the announce ment stated. Every Man will receive a furlough in the . A / a the divisions probably will Udo additional training before ing to the Pacific. Gen. Courtney h. Hodges i. His army Pacific bound Frisco Parley studies veto san Francisco May 22�?the veto Power of the big five in the Security Council of the proposed world league was debated in committee today and Secretary of state r. Stettin us or. Said the charter of the organization might be drafted in about two weeks. The Issue today was whether any of the big five could veto action against itself in  of a dispute. The australian delegation has proposed that the big five shall not have this veto Power on the question of a peaceful settlement of disputes. Stettinius announced that he would leave san Francisco this week to consult with president Truman on matters not connected with the conference but would return within a few Days. Pilsen May 22�?the Gigantic Skoda works Here May be turning out Railroad engines machine tools and other vital equipment within six months despite the tremendous damage from Allied bombing. An Allied Mission of experts has arrived in Pilsen to make a Survey of the factories which will be of key importance in Europe a rebuilding program. Yanks evict Krupp ii Ciai set up up in Essen Castie by Paul Green stars and stripes staff writer with 15th us. Army May 22 a in line with the Allied policy of not pampering bigwigs of nazi Germany . Officers have evicted Alfred Krupp von Bohlen head of the huge steel munitions interests from his country Palace on the outskirts of Essen. Krupp moved to what was described As a Quot Small House Quot on his estate where he is still under arrest Krupp a Castle where he used to keep a staff of 125 servants will be used by the american army. Order for his removal came from maj. Gen. Ernest n. Harmony a xxii corps. Krupp admits having joined the nazi party in 1938 and having held the rank of Stander ten fuehrer colonel in the National Flieger corps which was one of the last groups on which the Luftwaffe was based. Krupp said he thought German Industry could almost immediately go into productions of rails locomotives girders and other transport needs he warned that if Industrial production were not started Germany faced the danger of a famine this Winter. Before leaving Eto will undergo a read personnel. Men with More Points will be replaced. Time permits men eligible for i charge will be replaced before the a divisions begin their Federl How those who Are not replaced tetto will be removed in the a announcement that the firs army was in the process of Trena Ferring to the Pacific was made by the War department. Its will receive furloughs in Tito Quot before proceeding to ttys against the  revealing that Gen Hodges would remain of the first the War a Aid however corps. Which army warily be the a Ante fought against Quot the fighting army ranks with Tbs continued on Poge malaria plot foiled in Italy London May 22 up a British Defeated a Nab scheme to cause widespread malaria among troops in Italy by flooding Large areas ministry of health disclosed today new drugs introduced by British in combination with a Gem an drug which British doctors improved stopped the disease from spreading after thousands of men had become infected. The problem was solved by use of a Epa Crine a German drug and two other drugs which still remain secret. An expert flew to Italy with 1,008 mosquitoes in a Muslin bag and had them infected with malaria by British soldiers who willingly volunteered from Hospital Beds to Ablow themselves to be bitten. Back in England 200 combat men were bitten by the germ infected mosquitoes and contracted malaria. The new drugs were tried out of them and the results were res soul it