U.S. Victory In Germany Grows Nazis Lose Two Armies, 100,000Men Seventh Army Units Advance Ά8 Miles; Prisoner Bag Swells Paris, March 22.— (AP)—· Tlx· Anii iicaii third and sev enth armie- stamped out bewil dered pockets of (it.·! mans west of the Rliine today, and formed ntimerou.- junctions in the Saar land and 1'alatinate in a mighty conque.-.' probably costing the (icrman.- \·. ι ii over 100,1 >00 men and two complete armies. While the third arms mo.iped enemy remnants in the chemi cal cinter ol I.udu isshafen and fought hard tor the Hessian capital of Mainz, seventh army elements broke loose in advances of 28 miles from last reported positions to paints many miles north ot anas captured earlier h\ the third army. Lt. (it-,. Ο ι.·· -at· S. Patton's third army counted 11.335 prisoners yes terday. and tin! another 11,000 still not pi·, icls.- ι (i ίι it a total of η round 22.335 1 . !... I.··) . .··;>,·!!.:» the or.fi mated prison bag alone for the cam paign ! -1 a rou: d 88,835 tired, dirty and thor. i.ghly beaten Germans. Kven as this victory, one of the greatest of the war, was being consummated in the Palatinate, Saarland and Hesse, sky-dark enins Herts of Allied planes battered the whole flat country north of the Ruhr to Bremen, in prelude to perhaps the next campaign toward the north door to Berlin. The sixth armored division of Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Path'., army crashed through the third army's pocket city of Kaiserslatitern to Gfuenstadt, ten mites southeast of Worms and 15 miles η or tit of Neu stadt, pe. i >;11 at ι ·ιι 211.620, newly cap tured by Patton's men. Gruenstadt, an industrial town « it 5,200, is 14 miles norîbwost ol Ls^wigshafen. The southern army also reached Otterbi.ru, tour 'lolts north of Kai serslaatern, captured two days ag > by tin thin·. I λ '·η these seventh a r μ ; Λ·" m:11 :'ts ι midday were far from up l" date. NearK 1 lait ( )t I ok\ ()'s Ci\ ilians Have Been \Io\ed London. March 22. (ΛΡ) — Neatly 2 000.mm .1 ι]ι. nest a!r>· .dy have been evacuated from Tokyo ,nd steps are being t.t· ί-ι ·ίi up removal of others, Tokyt radio saitl today. Quoting a statement made to the diet by the interior minister, the br lade., t said "already the civilian population :i the capital has shrunk to less than 4.0(10.000" of the city's pre-war census. The Statesman's Yt ο .· u". es T .ky. ■ 1940 popu lation as 6,778,801 Prince Juan Asks Franco Te Get Out I Lausanne, Switzerland, March 22. • \P> Pi'; ! ι ·ι> Juan, son of the for I : er King Alfonso and heir to the now rcoii-o\:-'it throne of Spain, called upon Francisco Franco today t'l resign and leave the way open tor "establishment of peace and eon cord among all Spaniards." In . Mat» ment e cn t.> 'Ihe Ass·» I ia..ted Pn s, ; -a 11;:lg the sixth anni i versary ·> the em! of tin Spanish ι war, thi prince, (' ait of Barcelona, I declared that "restoration of the monarchy alone can provide an ef jfective guarantee for religion, order j and liberty." "1 iiui'e no "ne to rebellion," he ! s.,id. "but I wo·,.Id wi.-h to remind j those who support the existing po litical regime of the tremendous re sponsibility they incur by contribute· ing to prolong..tiu^ of a situation 1 which inevitably will bring the country to irreparable ruin." The prince said that if he should become king through restoration ot' the monarchy, he would seek a po litical constitution by popular vote, protection of the rights of individ uals, political liberties, a legislative assembly popularly elected, more equitable distribution of wealth, j and elimination of unjust social dif— I ferences." Extension Of Draft A Year Is Approved Army Heads Demand Combat Duty Order After Hyc Months Washington, March 22—1 (Λ!') Ί he Mouse Military ' ( ommittee today unanimously | approved a one-year exlension | ni* t In· draft law wiihoui 1 ι hi.njrc <. ' j TV actimi was tak< η after a lirid hearing, during which arm'.· spokesman asked that no restrictions be placed against the policy ι■ !" sendin.tr men into combat live months after ;heir induction, when necessary. Some members had sought t.i ban II·. •·»ι·|·(::; "I lei ι,-.., " inrlu. tee-; in1<> η·.)>»·>.;( vvit't-.'it a sp·, il'icd I ·! ι·, .(I e|' 1 i'ai ing. C 'he ; nr.:'. : ι Μ ι v. Πι nu ici' 11, Km tri kν, s.. : ι ) lir wewlil seek Udusc < .nsi : 11'r: 111. m < ι Γ the bill early next week. I'nless I ''ingress extends it, the present < i r: ■ It law. enacted in into, will beenmc inoperative on May 1Γ». Although sum r committee mi'mlii is (irrviiiu.sl.x had in clined trvisrd extensive hearings to cciisidrr ι umeious amend ments. only two witnesses. Major General lihval lalwarrls, j in charge ni training, and Major General St"phen <·. Henry, in charge nf personnel .were heard. It was Gene.si Edwards who told I the enminittee that the current need ' (or replacements had resulted in a policy by which physically fit inn ; v. ere .-eel intn c rn.-it wi'.hia live ; miintii - 11 tliei r ' ι "duel i·· m. 'I'liere li is he·"] ι case. General I I-.dwai'ils said. of ;· iv in being killed in act ssi ve p; inths and nine, ii; vs" a 111 r mdut'tii '. \V' i!e th'"'e in iy 1 >·· i dated ea.- es. h,, added, he did ·«.·! believe i' win si ι de ! · r a n an hi t·· * into ι ipibat j si ι ner than five months after do»- [ nine a unil'iem. Sii'ialii < ' liliir '-S π ■ ' ri 1 t ;:e han dling of indictees ί -y rof] il i !" : η ι* a star .1 training peri· d. perhaps a year, General Edwards said, present t»pe at'ons would be retarded and ili ntis fur fighting replacements ci util h. t be r·· ' il led N'n men, he emphasized, were sent into combat "until we cmi-idcs the.a ade;| ...I !y 11* if I and is ν a ally hardened t the degree needed. Wcrki Bank Program Is Put in Peril Bretton Woods Plan Is Now Threatened « By Foes In Congress VV;i.- hingt"n, March 22.—(ΛΡ) — Adm i nisi rat ion forces acknowledged 1 ί I'll* first lime today that they are worried about II.· congressional late o! the Bretton Wi id.s agreements. Kapidly mounting strength ap peared in the House Hanking Com mute·· behind proposals for broad amendments of the plans for a world bank and a currency stabilization fund. Tiie administration contends such changes would wreck the agreement. "I have increasing fear," said Rep 1,1 entative Outland, Democrat, Cali fornia, banking committee member, "lhat the Hretl. η Woods agreement ν II bo delayed or so amended that lb" entire program for international cooperation will suffer." Proponents of vara us changes, however, declare themsehis for the principle of world economic co operation, arguing that they only want better methods than those pro vided in the agreements wi rked out last summer during a meeting of 44 nations at Brett in Woods. \. H. DUTCH QUEEN BACK UPON HER OWN SOIL Mede, The Netherlands. .March 2?.— (ΛΓ)—Quo"» VVilhelniina returned to The Netherlands at this hattie-ruir.ed frontier vil lage today on an extensive ten da ν visit. It was her first trip to her homeland since her escape from the Germans w?arly five year* ago. LAUNCH WORLD'S LARGEST CARRIER CHAMPAGNE SPLASHES and the new 45,000-ton aircraft carrier Midway bc:'.iii to slide down tha ways at the Newport News, Va., Shipbuilding V;. ds. Mrs. Bradford Williams Ripley II, of Dayton, O., christened tha huge v. arship as dignitaries looked on. (/ lernaliunal Soundohoto) Senate Surplus Property Report Draws Quick Fire Cal! s For Policy Upon Which People Can Put Reliance Ι·"ΐ·:1'·π, ΛΙ »r» li It.—(ΛΡ) — J'lic Senate war investinaiine ci umittce ι ' \iv. :i toda> a lonff in-preparation report <111 surplus pri perty disposal and at onee d>eu a rebuke from one of sev eral dispr-sal a if ncies. Hours ;ιΠ"Γ ïhe committer· mad!' vailable In nrv.-mon advance copies it the report, calling for prompt in t js :t : 1 ■ ; 1 of a definite policy "on vhich the M'tolic can rely." the Re •nn.-înifli. η I·' n;. ice Corporal ion i s ued a 112-j>. a emorandum it said he Senate g;'· t . pluses from blocking jeacetime marl.t Is and creating un mp! vrr. .... .1 -! ingested efforts . channel ·<>··. uoi-ds into the hands if those v.. •s-ilinanl.v w ould not be ■onsidered ;> t ι·ηtia 1 consumers. "There ·· ·. !>·· nia: y such users, ncludin.e, c iiiaiilo in.-titulions here nul the in Ί!. both home and 11 foreign ι ι : the report said. Shortage Of ' Meat Prcbed By Senators U'ashingli ri. M . all 22.-- (API — Λ" i th l 11 η l·, re.-. fi aiming lui· a food nvcstigati .11, 'In Simile Banking Committee tuii:· ■ it price contro.' hearings intu a me..t inquiry today. It called ι : ι I' Administrai.': Chester Bowles representatives )i the meat pack:ηu industry lor a 'dce-to-face exehanne ι η the ? rient they had i>eci. carrying on at ong distance, win·'· ·■:' ΟIΆ controls ire putting the pack' :.· out of busi ness. The packers say :.·<■·. an·. Bowles ays the packcrs are trvin". to cani alize on the present 'uatioa to aT" ack price controls The industry repot·'· d in a state ncnt that it regretted its efforts to ibtain "the fair and ήγ.ι able margin Dromise- Λ, it by law hould be con strued tïy any one a> an attack on price control." Considerable sympathy for the packers' argument was evidenced in the committee. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Clearing ana cooler today, followed by fair and cool to night. with scattered frost west a:id central portions. Friday fair and wanner. That's My Pop TWO-YEAR-OLD Richard William Flynn, of Pittsburgh, Pa., proudly shows off Mis Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters awarded to his father, Lt. William J. Flynn, Flying Fortress navigator, a prisoner of Wûr in Germany. (International* British ,An\iet\ Over Food Eased B> New Promises London, .March —(ΛΙ'ι — Britain's anxiety over the fo:id shortage was easeii considerably todu\ with indirect government assurances that there Mould he no major ( ut in rations—even in meat—until the «hole situa tion has l»een discussed in Wash ington. In looking: for a way out of th" I eiisis. Mime quarters suggested re-allocation <;f shipping. They said that at leasi two countries j i —\i),Nv-iiia and New Zralar. I— | had enough meat to increase shipments to this country if j transports were made available. Ccttcn Mixed At The Close Now York. March 22.—(ΛΡ) — Cotton futures opened 120 cents' a hale higher to five cents lower. Noon prices wen- ten cents a bale higher t,i five cents lower. Pv. Close Open May 22.10 22.10 July 21.79 22.10 October 21.17 21.17b ""ecember 21.0fin 21.10 . lat ch 20.96 20.95 Resistance Of Japs On Panay Ends Enemy's l ines Upon Luzon Also Collapse; Jap Convoy Smashed Manila, March 22.— (ΛΡ) — Virtually all organized Japanese resistance has Ιηίίι crushed on the Ί, 118 square miles of Panay, central Philippin··.-; island in vaded 'Sunday, and the enemy's cave-studded Shimhu line east of Manila and on Luzon has col lapsed. yielding a mass ol war liootv, headquarters reported i" day.' lit ι. κ spreading air war, Mitchell lx.-mbers caught a six ship I'linvo) off Ainoy, China, Tuesday and attacked it with l(> (oils of explosives. At a cost ol two bombers, a (i.(K)O tnn freighte rtransport and two destroyer escorts were sunk; two 7.000 - ton ir 'inhter - ii ansporl· !".rol:abl\ sunk n i ! · > was captured Tuesday with it< docks in tact, permitting immediate use. The port ι Ίν ni 90.(Mm ·!» > Ι'ι I] to Major Genera! Kapp Br jr.. !Ot!i infantry division, b'it nr.; the "iiemy destroyed Τ0 percent of it by fire a < 1 el· ; trieally euntri.lled mines. Other 40th division Yanks, aided by guerrillas, spread over the coastal plain around J I·· ' ·, seizing Santa Barbara airfield, eeond air has·.' captured un I'anay, and the towns ■ il Gaub, Ta but·;, n. San Sebastian and Tavia. I . S. Ρ ! a ίι cs Raid (Coasts ( )f (>!iιna, iOk\ ο Radio Says San Francisco, Alarch 1Ί-— (ΛΓ)—Approximately I JO Am erican Superforts. Liberators .nul lâïhtniiiRs raided Hainan island, off the South China coast, yesterday, radio i'okyo reported today in a broadcast heard by Federal ( ommunications Com mission. / Stocks Show Irregularity New Y· >!·.:. March 2?.—(ΛΡ)— Fractional irregularity ruled today's early . ! market proceed 'igs. Up I a t. lare : : ! a I a irly act i \ ; opening 'were Γ. S. Iiabbtr and U. S. Smelt ing. Small losses were registered i for Chryslci and Soutluvi Railway. WHITE FLAGS OUT AS YANKS GO IN FROM EVERY HOUSE in the vilkige of Kettig, Germany, white flags appear as a lone American jeep rolls into the street. Just a few hours before the Yanks arrived, swastikas might have been seen fluttering on most of the buildings. Army Signal Corps photo. — Russians redoubled the fury of their onslaught against Stettin, key to northern Germany, and in Hungary reinforced attempts on a 50-mile Iront to batter through the Danube gate into Austria, the Germans said today. In E;.st Prussia. Soviet storm units fought into Heiligenbeil, last of the Baltic coastal lortress t< wns southwest of Koenigsberg, Moscow ! dispatches reported. 'lhey drove to within six miles of Da..zig, around which they havi; I drawn a L! Γ> - » :. - i e siege are, and were within two and a half miles of wedg ! ing Danzig and Gdynia apart On the Berlin front. Soviet corespondents said Marshal Gregory Zhtikoy was "mini:·; reinforcements up to the OdOV ! in unbroken streams" 111 warm weather, which forced the Rus sians u> doff their gray coaLs and cotton padded packets. ! Describing Stettin as a city whose fall would open the way t.. .ι /weep I across the northern German plains J past Berlin, pernaps as l.·: :.s the Elbe river, a German war reporter I said the Russian assault was "Οχ ι traordinary. even consider! the scale ol previ >us deployment oi strength elsewhere 011 the eastern Iront." Hundreds ο! Russian guns have been ii! action ικν Ί hursday a week ago, he said. "Tin· battle is still un decided. Κ· .an ellorts to enter the heart i f t'.e city a: d possibly I > capture ihr c )i)< r bridges intact con tinue with unabated violence." For two days the Russians have been just outside Stetlin, Berlin', chic: port, with the mu,/.les· of their guns blazing from Aliilanim, the Stettin suburo oil the ea.-t bank of the Oder. Bombings Of Germany Are Unceasing London, Mai· a 22 · \I'»—Allied bomber fleets took oil t'·om British bases before dawn today in c m tinuation of a clock-around aerial offensive, which last night .-aw RAF Mosquitoe- hanniier Berlin for the 30th consecutive night. A powerful force ol four-motor ed British Lanca.-tcrs spearheaded the daytime assault and later th>· German radio reported raiders thundering m over the Rich simul taneously from the so ilh. RAF Mosquitoe.- rounded off the month of raids on Berlin by attack nig the capital twic>\ The first visit was by the largest force of Mos quitoes ever sen ι io Berlin, possibly close to 100. Also during the night. British four-engined Lanca-ters attacked an oil refinery at Hamburg and a gas oline plant between Bochum and Dortmund in the Ruhr. Fly un Sees Pope J η Conference ( )t Hour's Duration Vatican City, March 22.— (ΛΡ) — Edwar:: J. Flynn, President Roosc , velt's personal emissary, was receiv ed today by Pope Pius ZI I in an I hour-long audience. Tin- former , national chairman of the Democrat:'.· party was accompanied by Myron C. Taylor, the president's personal representative to the Vatican. Flynn flew to Italy yesterday from Moscow. Oliicial Vatican quarters with held comment on the audience. Re cently the Vatican denied any nego tiations were :n progress with So viet Russia, and the Rome Catholic press has been strongly anti-Rus ! sian. Flynn visited Moscow after ac I companying President Roosevelt to ! the Yalta conference. While in the I Soviet capital, he conferred with Alexi Pa tria, of the Russian or ί thodox church. · Flynn had planned to hold a press conference tonight. CALL ISSUED FOR ALL STATE BANKS Raleigh, March 22.—(AP)—Bai.k i ing Commissioner Gurney P. Ηποα today issued a call for statement condition cf all State banks at the close of business March 20. RED SAPPERS IN DARING OPERATION A GROUP OF RED ARMY SAPPERS advances toward a building iii Breslau, Germany, intent on blowing it up. They carry loads of explosives, and a bullet lired into their dangerous burden would blow them up. The Jvi; - ans succeeded in blasting the building, which had been converted into a stronghold by the Nazis. (international Radiophoto)