4U± WESTERN EUROPE EDITION On* Year Ago Today Montgomery's Anglo-American The Weather Today Armies gain 1,000 yards. War can PARIS: Cloudy—max. temp.—33 *nd in 1945, Roosevelt tells Con- THE STARS A S. FRANCE: Fair—50 fess. Americans capture Marin- TRIPES DOVER: Cloady—35 jluaue Island in the Philippines. GERMANY: Foggy—22 Unofficial Newspaper ol U.S. Forces js*^ in the European Theater V<rf. 2—No. 173 2Fr. Id. Monday, Jan. 7, 1946 Soldiers With 2 Years' Service Unlikely To Get Out March 20, Army Declares Jewish Refugees Clamor for Bread in Berlin But Patterson Says: It's Still Under Study I Misunderstood, 2-3-Month Delay I He Says on Points Called Possible 1 TOKYO, Jan. 6.—The pos- WASHINGTON, Jan. 0 sible release on March 20 of (ANS).—Two-year men over- Army veterans with two years seas are not likely to be re- of service is still being studied, leased on the basis of length Secretary of War Robert P. of service March 20, as pre- Patterson said yesterday. This viously "promised by the War remark was coupied with a Department, Lt. Gen. J. Law- declaration that the "disinte- ton Collins revealed in a pres3 gration (of organized Army conference. divisions) following too-rapid In answer to a question by a a discharge without replacements" reporter as to whether men wi:U has caused "an already critical con- two years of service would be re- dition" in some places. leased in March on the basis of a "Discharge criteria gradually will remark to that effect made last fall be lowered to reach the minimum by Gen. George C. Marshall, former Bread- is being distributed to some of the 5,000 Jewish refugees from Poland who arrived in Berlin re- chief of staff, Gen. Collins said: cently. The bread is rationed at the rate of one loaf a day to everv four persons. The refugees established overseas requirement of 797,000 July 1," the Secretary said "When Gen. Marshall said that spent five days on a train, during which many suffered from" star vation, and most of them left we would reach a point where we children in the care of the UNRRA. in written answers to questions asked by newspaper reporters. would discharge two-year men by 'System Not Changed' The full text of Gen. Mc- "The point system has not been Narney's statement on redeploy- Morgan Determined to Stay> GIs in Manila changed," Patterson said. "VJ-Day ment appears on Page four. is still the date to which points were accumulated. In the past, as 'Surprised' by News of Recall men could be spared and moved to a certain date, he said we hoped Demonstrate home stations, points required for to do- that. Now, it is true, that discharge have been successively pinned down to a figure as to when reduced. Apparently I was mis- that date might be, somebody gave FRANKFURT, Jan. 6 (AP).—No instructions to return On Shipments understood on this point by The the spring figure of the 21st ol to London have been received by Gen. Sir Frederick Morgan Stars and Stripes reporter on March, or something of that sort. MANILA. Jan. 6 (AP).—Thou- Guam." "But that was something that we and he is holding fast to his determination not to resign as Patterson referred to an interview hoped to be able to do last fall. It chief of UNRRA, an official spokesman for Morgan's office sands of GIs demonstrated at sep- in which a reporter of the Pacific may still be possible. It is within the arated points in Manila today, edition of The Stars and Stripes bounds of possibility that we may said today. shouting their resentment at the wrote that the Secretary of War be able to hit that fairly close. The spokesman said that Morgan recent War Department order de- seemed surprised to learn that Right now, it doesn't look as if we was "surprised" to read a news laying return home of some troops point scores were frozen as of VJ- are going to be able to make it. Final Leave eligible for discharge. Day, Sept. 2, 1945. "But that doesn't mean those report saying he had been recalled Gen. George C. Marshall, then men going will be held very long. to the British capital because of Military policemen broke up one band of enlisted men marching to- chief of staff, said last fall that At the most, chances are on the ForEMPushed remarks concerning the Polish Jews late in the winter the Army would average a man will be delayed two ward headquarters of Lt. Gen. W. or three months longer than would immigrating to the U.S. zone in D. Styer, Commander of Army be in a position to -elease two-year WASHINGTON. Jan. 6 (ANS) forces in the Western Pacific. veterans. Maj. Gen. Stephen G. have been the case otherwise." Germany that he made at a press Henry, general staff personnel of- In a statement explaining the The American Legion announced Another mob was dispersed on conference here last Wednesday. Quezon Bridge, where traffic was ficer, later told Congress that redeployment and* demobilization, yesterday that it would request im- "It was the first ne had heard held up for half an hour. March 20 had been set as the ten- slowdown, Collins said yesterday mediate hearings on terminal leave tative date for the beginning of that while the Army has been of the report, and it can be stated Half a dozen Army outfits issued legislation for veterans as soon as mimeographed calls for action by such releases. When this subject dropping its discharge requirement Congress reconvenes Jan. 14. he has received no official word to enlisted men urging a concerted was mentioned to Patterson on factors at about the same rate each Announcement of the Legion's return to London," the spokesman campaign of letters to Congress. Guam, The Stars and Stripes re- month, the rate of decrease in position was made by Col. John said. One group announced it would porter said, he asked what the sig- February on both points and length Thomas Taylor, Legion director of Named Successor nificance of the date March 20 of service would be (ess than in legislation. Terminal leave meas- assess each enlisted man two pesos The report had said that Morgan each for a fund to buy advertising was. previous months. ures are now before Congressional Commenting that shipping would He said troops would be brought committees. was to be succeeded by his deputy, space in U.S. newspapers to "turn Civilian employees of the Federal Brig. Gen William Arthur Mac- the heat on the brass hats." 'Continued on Page 8, Col I) IContinued on Page 8. Cot t) Government, Taylor said, accrue Donald Stawell, whose appointment, paid vacation time and he describ- an UNRRA spokesman said, was ed this as the equivalent of term- temporary. inal leave. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, 2,000 GIs March, Hit Sailing Delay; "The soldier, sailor and marine USFET commander, when asked if who were at battle positions didn't he had any comment to make on have these pleasantries," Taylor the controversy, ^said "Gen. Morgan said. "I do not believe anyone can is an honest, conscientious and ef- deny that those veterans were very ficient administrator, and he will Japs to Go Home in 100 Libertys much in the Government service." be extremely hard to replace." Taylor added that inasmuch as McNarney said he did not care officers are entitled to terminal to comment further, as the matter leave enlisted men and women was UNRRA's responsibility and 56-59s Protest at Camp Boston, Nip PWs, Civilians should have equal privileges. not his. Knighted for Job Irked After 4th Change in Date To Use U.S. Boats Morgan was the head of the Slim Summerville, group which drafted the plans for TOKYO, Jan. 6 (AP).—Informed the D-Day operations, and for that CAMP BOSTON, Jan. 6.—Pro- Organized by their NCOs, the testing repeated delays in their de- men had marched in formation to sources reported today that 100 Film Comic, Dies work was knighted and given the U.S. Liberty ships would shortly be Legion of Merit by the U.S. During parture for the U.S., approximately camp headquarters, and they listen- 2.000 men of four Category IV ed quietly while McGee spoke. turned over to Japan for use in the battle of Western Europe he repatriating thousands of Japanese LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. Jan, 6 was Gen. Eisenhower's deputy chief units marched on camp head- There was no disorder. (AP).—George J. (Slim) Summer- quarters early today to deliver a still in China and on islands of of staff. In their letter, the four units the South Pacific. High Allied of- ville, 54, motion picture actor and He played a large part in deter- letter addressed to Gen. Joseph T. complained that they had been director, died at his' home here Sa- McNarney, in which they asked the ficials confirmed the report but mining the "Morgan Line" of de- given four readiness dates—Dec. 15, refused use of their names. turday night. marcation which still divides the theater commander to help remedy 20, 27 and Jan. 2—and now had Summerville had suffered two the situation. The 7,000-ton war-built freighters Allied and Yugoslav zones of oc- been informed that they would not will supplement the smaller LSTs strokes and had been confined to cupation in the Trieste area.