Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 10, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday june 10, 1945 ought invade a Friendly country t Washington june 9 cans fest irony that several soldiers have been court Marii aled for abusing patients in the veterans Hosp the at Northport 11., Deve loped yesterday during a House committee investigation of the i adminis amp Tatiom #. N addition. Edward Odom Soli it it Cit or Bolte veterans administer acid a declared seven civilian employees had been fixed or quit because of the investigation. A Odon add the committee he believed 15 soldiers had been court Marii aled and 13 of them convicted for abusing patients. He added there was evidence of a a rather severe abuse of patients by soldiers1 pm the Hospital a am my we. A amp amp tfx Ofik John. Al Baird assistant medical supervisor of the veterans administration was questioned closely about disciplinary action taken against doctors in wards where the alleged brutalities occurred. He said recommendations regarding the Doctora had not segh6d his office. He knew of no cases where doctors bad been dismissed As a result of the Brut Auty investigations. Chairman John Rankin a miss told his committee he would invite Gen. Omar n. Bradley named on thursday to succeed Brig. Gen Frank t. Hines As veterans administrator to appear before the committee. T ninth lamp Ivic moment Job Toifl Diers land in Norway amps part of form sent to disarm and evacuate 400,000 German soldiers Tami the yanks got a big hand front the Norm. 7- to continued from Page 1 ninth army occupied nearly fourth of Germany. Pending announcement of the Allied and russian occupation acres British have been relieving ninth army troops in most of the area. Today Only a comparatively few major uj9. Units remain in the ninth and first army zones and these Are to be relieved. Remaining units May be turned Over to other army control before they Are physically replaced. Of Ita under Simpsons command the ninth army which during training in England was touted m the a a army of occupation a became operational on sept 5, 1944. Its first Job with a handful of divisions was the reduction of the fortress at Brest. This accomplished in ten Days the ninth moved East and in november stabbed into Germany to reach the Roer River. If Elf Roer then stormed it during the ardennes counter offensive the ninth temporarily stripped of some divisions pulled Down to Stop the German drive spread out along the Roer and held against the threat of further counterattacks after the bulge was flattened the ninth stormed across the Roer on feb. 23 and drove to the Rhine within a week. A month later the Rhine was crossed and the ninth led the final Blitz across Germany to win the race to the Elbe. Simpson now 56. Took Over the army in 1943 when it was still called the fourth army and trained troops on Ajjie . West coast. Previously he had commanded the Xii corps and the 30th and 35th inf. Dive officers Pool set at 400,000 Washington june 9�?a postwar Reserve of Fleer corps of 400,000, capable of staffing an army of 4,000,000, is one goal of the peacetime army which bases its plans on Universal military training legislation. Cd a. This was disclosed today by Brig Gen e. A Evans who drafted the War departments postwar program for Reserve officers. Evans was released from the army three weeks ago to become Secretary of the Reserve officers association reactivated to support the program. The plan Calls for about four times As Many Reserve officers As there were before the War obtained from officer ranks of the existing army Reserve officer training corps National guard and officer candidate schools. The organization would have weekly drills and summer encampments. It could be mobilized in yanks in Norway to disarm nazis London june 9 up a More than 3,006 men of the 47th . Inf. Regt. Have arrived in Norway from France to help disarm German forces and establish military control us. Navy Headquarters announced Here today. The men made the voyage through Quot a sea of floating mines aboard 13 tank Landing ships commanded by cmdr. Bertram Robb of Detroit. They left be Havre May 30 and reached Oslo five Days later. A the 47th inf., american contingent of the norwegian expeditionary Force saw action in Italy Southern France and Germany. Many of the a men Are norwegian born or of norwegian descent. They were Given a tremendous ovation by the norwegians the Navy said. The lists Are in route to Plymouth England last Stop before proceeding to the states for repairs leaves for crewmen and possible assignment to the Pacific. Mediately Evans said in the event of attack on the . Complete units would be trained in armoires and the men paid As the National guard was paid for weekly drills. Senators meet Riviera Clos Bonomi delays i quitting Cabinet Rome june 9�?Premier Ivanoe Bonomi expected to resign today announced Cabinet members had advised him to wait a a few More Days a meanwhile the six party conferences of the italian liberation committee remained deadlocked in their efforts to  a candidate for prime minister. The Christian democrats offered to give a Ftp Tro Nenni the socialist Leader the vice Premier s Job if the socialists agreed to their Leader Alcalde  Masperi. As Premier but the proposition was refused. A go rest Camps in Spain vetoed Madrid june 9 ap>�?1there�?Tll be no Quot castles in Spain Quot for War weary american soldiers. A group of officers who came Here to study the possibility of establishing rest Camps for gis returned to France without contacting the Spanish government. The transportation problem is too Tough to solve they determined. A eight . Senators spent More than an hour yesterday talking to Nice Restees from their Home states. Members of the naval and military affairs committees they had lunch with gis in the Negrescu dining room. In the afternoon they took the Surra tour to Grasse and several of the party planned to visit i night clubs last night. The senators were Richard b. Russell d., a f chairman of the Gropp. Hairy f. Byrd d., , James o. Eastland cd., miss Chan Gurney jr., 8.0.burnet r. Maybank d.,8.c. F John l. Mcclellan cd., Ark Chapman rever comb re a . And Tom Stewart Ltd a Tenn Are staying in Antibes. Reich recovery could be rapid by Richard Lew 18 Start and stripes staff writer Paris june 9�?the War potential of German Industry could be re established in one to eight months a Dwin Pauly president Truman s special representative on reparations declared today. Pauley who carries the rank of ambassador will go to Moscow monday for the first reparations conference of the big three nations. A Survey of Industrial installations in the Allied occupation zone showed he said that while destruction by strategic bombing was great most industries were not so severely damaged but hat with adequate raw materials they could be Back in operation soon. The . Would take the position at the Moscow conference that All Industrial equipment capable of producing for War should be stripped from Germany he said and equipment which cannot be moved should be destroyed. The . Also will propose that reparations to the devastated nations and the victors should not begin until the Burden of supporting 7,000,000 occupation troops displaced persons and German pcs is transferred to the German peo he said. Bradley mum on vet plans lauds doughs Washington june 9 ans a Gen. Omar n. Bradley newly appointed chief of the veterans administration in t ready to discuss that assignment and plans to return to Europe next week for a visit of undetermined length. He is quite willing to talk about his Eto Job commander of 12th army up. And is full of Praise Jor the men who fought the germans. First he says the Quality and flexibility of . Troops Quot Best Ever put into the Field by any nation a were prime factors in Victory american soldiers he explains Quot Are better educated and have More  and their equipment made the nazis Materiel Quot look meager and obsolete a an estimate he attributes to the belgians and French. Allied tacticians Bradley declares outsmarted nazi generals. Quot the German never did figure out How we could change the direction of attack so quickly a he says. Bradley says he had hoped for a German counter attack in the ardennes but when it came in mid december 1 didst want it to be that  actually he says the counter attack was one of the wars turning Points As was the capture of the Remagen Bridge. Bradley discloses that american forces in Europe Are holding 150,000 russians who were captured fight lug for the germans. Quot we Are treating them like prisoners of War. We done to think the russians have any complaints about  London to fete Gen. Ike tuesday London june 9�?ceremonies honouring Gen. Eisenhower for his a a Superb leadership and Quot great statesmanship will be held Here next tuesday. The supreme commander will receive the honorary Freedom of the City at a ritual at the Guildhall during which the kid mayor will present Eisenhower with a sword of. Honor.  arrested Aurich Germany june 9 apr col Gen. Johannen Blaskowitz commander of the German 25th army which capitulated to the canadians on May 5, has been arrested at his Headquarters at a German concentration area North of Here. Nasi band lit pm Camp Concordia kan., june 10 ans a one of the famous German military bands the 47th grenadiers is held at the prisoner of War Camp Here. The band was captured four Days after it arrived in Tunisia. Concerts Here Are for pcs Only. At gats new chief Washington june 9 ans a Brig. Gen. Gordon Phillip Saville former chief of the 12th tactical air command has been appointed Deputy commander of the air transport command. Truman big 3 meet soon be a Quot Quot i Washington june 8 ans a the next big three meeting probably will be held within 40 Days president Truman said yesterday. The president added that he had rejected French and russian proposals for a big five conference to1 discuss Levant problems. The Only meeting he contemplates or. Truman said is a discussion of world affairs a among prime minister Churchill marshal. Stalin and himself. Legion lists a rave Sites Paris june 9�?full information As to the location of Graves of All identified uj3. War dead May be obtained at the american legion s Pershing Hall Here. Mancel Talcott of Waukegan i1l, chairman of the legions Graves committee invites inquiries. . Applauds Bradley Choice new York june 9�?Gen. Omar n. Bradley a appointment to head the veterans administration won general press approval today. Typical was a new York times editorial which called it Quot a stroke of inspiration which everyone will  discussing the switch of Bradley for Brig. Gen. Frank t. Hines president Truman told reporters that As a Veteran of the last War he would not have wanted to see a Spanish american War Veteran conducting the affairs of veterans of world War i. Bradley after visiting the White House said he would return to his Home in Missouri and go from there to Germany to wind up the affairs of the 12th army up. Before taking Over the veterans administration which he is scheduled to  within 60 Days. # the world Telegram asserting that the president had made a  noted that Bradley comes from or. Truman a Home state of Missouri and added Quot we Are growing to believe that missourians Are pretty Good folks to depend on. When action is  Rushing to own wedding heiress loses plane seat parliament hit 12 times London june 9 Reuter a the houses of parliament were hit by bombs a dozen times during the a re a killing three and injuring 15 persons. Two British ack ack shells hit the building. Albuquerque n.m.,  9 ans a actress Jinx Falkenburg today was bounced off a plane Here on a flight from Hollywood to new York to keep a wedding Date with it. Col. John r Tex Mccrary tomorrow. Us Falkenburg and her Mother were among non priority passengers forced to give up plane seats after bad weather caused cancellation of two earlier flights. A a Quot in a keeping my fingers  Jinx said. T just talked with quo in new York a and they have promised to help me get a  Jinx and Tex have been sweethearts for four years but she has hearts for four years but she has years. Mccrary has just returned from overseas duty with the army air forces. He is to leave soon for another overseas assignment and she will depart with a Uso troupe for Europe Early next week Victoria s Kin crime suspect twelfth army up. Hq., june 9 up a Edward Duke of Saxe Coburg and grandson of England a Queen Victoria was captured i the third army area and As a former is officer May be tried As War criminal. Third army also announced capture of the president of the Munich court of appeals the former Gau Leiter of Magdeburg and a minor Gestapo official. Paris awaiting Laval a return Paris june 9 Cap a the arrival of Vichy Premier Pierre Laval from Spain was expected momentarily Here tonight. Informed circles said a French plane had been dispatched to Barcelona where Laval landed in a German aircraft several weeks of Ltd and would return late tonight or tomorrow with the Pemer puppet