WESTERN EUROPE EDITION One Year Ago Today The Weather Today ■ Artny continues advance into Bulge. Heavies hit Germany PARIS: Clear—ma.i. temp. 30 12tn day in row. Guam now THE STARS A S. FRANCE: Clear—46 Superfort base. Turkey breaks TRIPES DOVER: Clear—37 witb Japan. GERMANS: Cloudy—34 Unofficial Newspaper ai U.S. Forces - ? * IB the European Theater Vol. 2—No. 170 Id. 2Fr. Friday, Jan. 4, 1946 Lucky GIs Off for Home in Plane Lichfield Witness Fears Kilian These 100 GIs were selected by lot to fly to their homes in the East from t: West Coast because of the traffic bottleneck which has delayed redeployment in the U.S. The men all have Will Wreak Revenge on Family high point scores, and landed several days ago in Seattle. Major Declares Ex-CO Would Stop at Nothing By Ed Rosenthal Stars ana Stripes Staft Writer LONDON, Jan. 3.—Describing Col. James A. Kilian, former Tenth Reinf. Depot CO, as a man who "wculd stop at no means to get his end," Maj. Richard E. LoBuono declared in a hushed courtroom today that he believed Kilian had enough influence to carry out his threats "even after I'm cut. of the Army." Two weeks ago LoBuono, former Lichfield Provost Marshal, startled the court trying Sgt. Judson H Smith on charges of mistreatin prisoners oy ] testifying that Kilian had threaten- ed him at the London officers' mess with the declaration. "I made you UNRRA Chief what you are today and I'm going to hang you.; Kilian. the witness had testified, was incensed with Lo- asted for Buono s actions on the witness England Has He's Ineligible to Join China Reds OK stand. Asked today py the prosecution Jewish Charge 4rmy, Soldier Told whethei he had fears for himself Marshall Role LoBuono answered "Not exactly.' Last Laush as Maj Leland Smi h. chief prosecu FRANKFURT. Jan. 3 CAP).—The HONOLULU, Jan. 3 (AP).— tor then asked whethei he had fear statement of Lt. Gen, Sir FredencK Ptc J. B. Cumbie has learned it In Peace Talks for his family because of Kilian s E. Morgan. UNRRA chief in Ger- HawHawHangs is possible to be ineligible for threat After a tense silence. Lo- many, that a world-wide Jewish Buono replied: "Fe woult stop at conspiracy might be involved m the the Army—and still be in the VENAN Jan 3 (AP) — The infiltration of Polish Jews into the LONDON. Jan. 3 <AP> — William Army. nc, means Bp get his end Even Chinese Communists today replied after I'm out of'the Army, r mat- American occupation zone was Joyce 53, sear-faced British Fascist With (0 discharge points to officially to Chiang- Kai-shek's New te^ where ] am he could do some- characterized as "just so much pop- fcwho broadcast on the Nazi war-time his credit. Cumbie tried to re- Year's peace plan, declaring. "We thing * pycock' today oy Judge Simon Rif- radio as Lord Haw Haw, was enlist but was rejected fot ear will discuss favorably every sug- kind advisei on Jewish affairs to gestion dealing with the immedia:e Affected His Testimony Gen Joseph T McNarney. com- hanged as a traitor at Wandsworth trouble, sa th.' Mid-Pacific edition of The Stars and Stripes. cessation of civil war in China and Referring to these »reats. the mander of American forces in Ger- prison this tnoromg. many However, lacking enough points, the establishment of unity and prosecution asked LoBuono whe- In official coniirtnation of the democracy " ther he had evaded telling all he "Out oi those Jews 1 questioned. Cumbie is ineligible for a dis- 99 and 44/100ths percent are leav- hanging, which was witnessed m In announcing the reply, a Cen- knew about Lichfield LoBuono charge tral Committee spokesman said the admitted the threats had forced ing Poland under a sense ol com- only a small group of prison offi- Communists welcomed the sugges- him to "state things differently," pulsion, genuine or imagined* Ril- cials, two typewritten sheets, signed tion that Gen. George C Marshall, but said he had not actually evaded kind told newsmen "The predo- by the superintendent and doctor, special U.S. ambassador to China, answers. "I've not had an occa- minant factor for flight from Po- land is fear." were tacked outside the prison Refugee Aids take part in the peace talks. sion to tell all the things I know," Meanwhile, however. official the witness said Morgasi said at a press conference gates. yesterday thai he believed Jews, Joyce plunged through the same statements revealed that the po- Invited' to make a statement tentially explosive military situa- abo'it these unrevealed incidents were flooding ffito the American trap where John Amery another Named in U.S. zone with a "weli-orgamzed positive Hitler broadcaster, died a traitor s tion in the Inner Mongoliar pro- LoBuono described three occasions death on Dec. 19 Joyce walked to vince of Jehol had taker, "a very which he believed would be rele- plan to aser out ot Europe.' ana that the gallows witn arms pmionec WASHINGTON Jan. 3 IANS).— serious turn.** vant to the trial First, when he they were -well-dressed, well-ted, behind him oy a oiack strap. A group of high-ranking U.S. of- When Nationalists advanced into reported to Kilian that a guard rosv-cheeked and nave plenty of JehoJ from the adjoining Mar>- money They certainly don", act The execution ended a fantastic ficials will leave for Germany hair! shot, an escaping prisoner career, leading trom pre-war Lon- churiar province of Liaonmg a through the calf ol the leg Kilian like persecuted people " he declared. don street orawis to the post ol early this month to expedite the Communis' spokesman said "Com replied, according to the witness Rifkind who stressed that he was munist troops will resist any attack not attempting to present USFET Hitlers chief anti-British broad- admission of refugees into America ' Makf the guard H sergeant" Lo- caster. Lora Haw Haw wen taxed or them in Jehol This 2= clvi! war " Buono said "he informed th<* guard views, declared "Jews fleeing out as directed by President Truman, it (From Chungking an Interna- of Poland are oi believe they are. himsell on tne radio in April. 1941. was- announced today o: Kilian s statement, but he did Born in Brooklyn N.X.. in 1906. tional News Service report sail not promote the guard The latter fleeing for their lives No world-wide Joyce vainly tnec to invoke nis Only 20.000- a year may enter the that a Nationalist spokesman dis- complainee to him (LoBuono) Jewish organization secret or other- American citizenship as a defense U.S. unaei current immigration closed that the Central eovera- without result, no saic (Ccntimieti ow Paoe S. Cot 31 after his arrest. laws ana tne oig job ol screening ment plans to take over the mili- Secona Kilian told the witness, bOU.uOU applicants will give top tary and administrative control ol according to LoBuono's testimony Jehol despite the Communist claim Amnio B!as1 Kills One; priority to wives and Dlooa relatives there are no Japanese there.) tha<t he would have t<~ be rougher Dutch Set Fires ot American citizens Second prior- witlr. prisoners 9 ity wiji oe allottee to refugees with Relieved oi Job Sq Miles Roped Off relatives m the States. In Java Retaliation Tug Leaves Eire to Aid "1 told mm i couldn't do it," MARLBOROUGH. England, Jan. Applicants will nave to prove LoBuonc said adding that the in- that they are not Nazis (in the a (AP).—A nme-m.le-sauare area PrrmeUerless Troopship cident might nave occurred rust wat- cordoned off today as a precau- BAIAV1A. Jan i. (AP).—Fires case ot Germans", are not sub- before he was relieved as command- tionary measure alter a munitions visible througnout Batavia yester- versive ana will not oecome puolic ing officer ot the guardhouse cnarges iemporary neaaquar.ers NEW YORK, Jan 3 (AP).—The dump explosion last night silled day destroyed severa. native dwel- Dutch tug Thames was under way Thirc a group of soldiers who one soldier, tnjurec six and ielt lings m the southeastern suburb ql toi screening officials will be locat- had reeeivec six-month sentence? lor ed in the American occupation tooai from Cobh Eire, to assis the seven otoers stili missing. Meester Cornells The fires 'vere 7,196-ton Americai. troopship John beine three hour- AWOl through E;ghi to ten canoads ol ammuni- said to n-cvt oeen set oy the Dutch zone or Germany. B. Hood wallowma of; the Azores missin-' a truck were forceo to tion were oiown up while Dtners in retaliation tor an Indonesian at- Chargec with the responsibility stanc nos; ant toe? against & wail were pulleo away in time to avoid tack on the police station there or refuge aid are: Hugo Carusi. without a propeller. t The Navy iere said the Hood LoBuonc said iurthei explosions. which resulted in injuries to a Commissionei ot Immigration and Earliei LoBuonc tolc the court The explosion was officially said Dutch woman motorist and her Naturalization Service and Howard carrying 570 troops from Marseille to New York lost her propeller yes thar nc- beiievec Kthar, was trying to nave been caused when some companion K Travers Chief of the State De- tc keer tiimsel' frorr being imph cartridges caught fire and set off (In the capital itselt Allied mili- partment's Passport Division, and terday but radioec last nigh she tary authorities were reported by Dr.