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Berlin, Aug. 16-British au- thorities tonight revealed, that the Soviets are stripping their zone of Germany of food, in- cluding unripened crops in on) effort to live up to their pro- mise to provide food enough for all Berlin.
Russian authorities inalet that all food_shipments to Berlin come from the Soviet Union and her satelittes.
·Persons crossing Into the British zono from Russian-occupied Ger- many, reported:
Firstly, the Soviets ordered all Crops harvested immediately "whether ripe or not."
Secondly, all old stocks of grain have been frozen by the Soviet authorities for Berlin" and part of the new harvest is being stored throughout the Soviet zone "for the same purpose."
Thirdly, the bread rations have been cancelled for the last ten days .of August In the province of Saxony
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VOL. III NO. 193
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1948.
Western Powers? Policy Unchanged Says Gen. Clay
ANOTHER MOSCOW MEETING
Frankfurt, Aug, 16.-General Lucius D. Clay, United States Military Governor in Germany, said here today, "I have no indication of any change in the policy of the Western powers toward Western Germany, or any abandoning of the preparation for the creating of a Provisional Government here.”
He made this statement as the three Western Military Governors met here. today for private talks, understood to be about the Berlin crisis and the future structure of the Military Government for the Western zones.
"Of course, I do not know what decisions may be reached in Moscow," General Clay continued, denying further that he and his pricipal advisers had threatened to resign in case of a change in West German policy.
JEWS LAY NEW CHARGE
AGAINST BRITON
Jerusalem, Aug, 16-A British official of tho Jerusalem Electric Corporation-one of fivo originally held by the Israeli police on espionage charges-WRI today additionally accused of complicity in the bombing of Ben Yehuda Street, Jerusalem, ́in February this усах.
in,
Over 50 people were killed the Ben Yehuda Street explosion, which the Jews at the time blamed on the British
The accused man, Mr Frederick Bylvester, appeared today with his colleague, Mr William Hawkins, for re-examination by the Jerusalem magistrates' court, held in former school.
Both were indicted on 12 counts, Including "spotting" for the Arabs during the shelling of Jerusalem and passing information by radio
Jerusalem's
Old
Arabs were entrad
"I have served my Government as a soldier for 34 years, and during these years I have never resigned or quit any duty to which I was ordered, because of differences opinion," the General said.
of
The conference of the three
Military Gen. Sir Brlan
Robertson, of Koenig. of
-lasted 90 minutes.
Gen. Pierre
and Gen. Clay
An official British spokesman said the subjects discussed would not be released, and it was unlikely.à com- munique would be-issued.
BABE RUTH
Sirens Wail Again
In Tel-Aviv
FARCICAL TRUCE IN JERUSALEM Tel-Aviv, Aug. 16-Tel- Aviv's first air raid alarm since the truce began, sounded to- night and residents hurried to
Irgunists who arrested the Siva DRAFT CONSTITUTION Britons in the German colour of Jerusalem on July 6. Later, he said,
In Herrch-Chiemsee, picturesque ho and his men discovered a radio townlet in the Bavarian Alps, ex-shelters. transmitter in the house opposite the parts have drawn up a draft coa- Jerusalem Electric Corporation'stitution for Western Germany plant.
SUSPICIOUS ACTIONS : Jehoshua Simon, the assistant military commander of the southern district of Jerusalem. told the court
that all the. 000 Britons, Greeks, Christian and Moslem Arabs. Yugo toslavs and Armenians living in his where the
area knew that they were forbidden to possess any method of outside communication.
The additional charge, against Mr Sylvester of complicity in the Ben Yehuda Street bombing was brought by
Simon said that telephone and wireless receiving sets were included
A HotUlo plane" "With "reported to which they will present to + have been spotted," but the ail clear plenary session of the Constitution followed almost immediately Conference tomorrow.
The Conference Organisational
dotto's tottering truce.
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BABE RUTH DIES FROM CANCER
Most Famous Baseballer In World Passes On
New York, Aug. 16.-Babe Ruth died tonight of cancer. Death came, to the baseball home-run king in Memorial Hospital Centre for Cancer and Allied Diseases.
The former New York Yankce stár, who was 53, had been ill nearly two years. Associated Press. Babe Ruth was as truly American as the hot dog.
Born February 7, 1894, in a squalid, dock- front section of Baltimore, he became a symbol of the land of opportunity.
So poor as a youngster that her Charley Root, the Cub plicher, stole bananas out of peddies, push worked the count to three and two carts to satisfy his hunger h6, rose to a peak of glory as a home run stugger for the New York Yankees at a salary of $30,000 a year,
Ruth, neglected by his parents, was sent ps a teen-nged "boy to a Ballinare Industrial home,
He was placed under the care of Brother Gilbert, bead of the Institution, who died Oct. 10, 1047, Fer the first time in his life, Ruth, got enough to eat and then it be- canic, apparent that he had natural athletic talent.
‛,, The talent was to-make him the greatest sports hero ever to flash across the American scene.
and on the next pitch. Buth hit the ball over the centre field fence, exactly at the spot where he had pointed, And the fogged amund the bases with the characteristic amble that the fans layed, he was given one of the most prolonged ovations of his career.
and
Aftor his retirement, although he frequently bad the urge to go, Buth stayed away from big league games,
his last appearance at one the was when every ball paris in nation celebrated "Babe Ruth Day" in 1047. The Baba went to the Yankee Stadium Ile was swangent as usual by autograph sockers, most of them kids who weren't born when he was in his prime 23B Yankee;
RECORD STILL STANDS In 22 years os a big leaguer, bo hit 714 home runs and in the 1027
Ruth lived throughout his career Boson have stood and probably will con- thrift and wastrel who got rid of
he hit 60 for marks that in a unique position
as a spend- tinue to stand the test of time, his money a fabulous manner Ruth was a shining star from but found thore always was more the day he first set his spikes into than he had to begin with. It piled the turf of a ball park, born to be up faster than he could spend it.
a hero.
-so-that the grain-thus saved-can be the Israeli police at the opening in the Israeli Army's security ban absolute. majorliy-on-the first ballot, ishelling of the Jewishujtarters from was told to take up his bat-and-alm.
Fourthly, the workers at the Krupp
one | factory in Magdeburg, staged a and-a-half hour protest sirike against the requisitioning of German grain. for. Berlin.
The Germans told British oMetals that the farmers were in the fields day and night carrying out the order
of today's proceedings Three of the Ave Britons originally arrested were released by a Tel-Aviv court last Tuesday for lack of evidence, Irgun. Zval Leumi warned them to leave the country "as possible."
already left Palestine and is now in they Cyprus.
2001 ng
The first witness in today's hearing was a young non-commissioned onli- to get all the crops in at once cer of Irgun, who stated that he was United Press.
in cominand of a party of 15
EDITORIAL
Wanted-A Target Date
TIME
of
second and third ballots should held. Reuter.
own
an Iron man trick Tow
were
The weekend as tenger. He charge the Arabs built." Habe, who brought
known as "the house that Huth
In
1020
As he reached-bis-declining years went down in proportion
a now his soropped to $35,000 in 1934-
the truce and go on occupying new era of long range hitting into base- unul it strongholds day to day
ball, paid for IL
But it wasn't until he joined the
ALL-ROUND PLAYER New York Yankees, in 1920 and From the day Ruth came into the Col. Jacob Ruppert,, the millionaire majors, he received stendily brewery owner and sportsman zaw mounting salary that went up with An Israel Army spokesman, Moshe | his possibilities as a gate attraction, his home rur, production. He made Committee proposed, according to Perlmon, fuld reporter: tonight; that he became a national figure, his mark in baseball as a hitter, yet the German News Agency; that: “There is virtually no truce in
From that year on, he was to be there were few better all-around State Council, being a full Jerusalem." It is believed here that come as well known to school chil- players ever to wear spiked shoes. chamber with legisintive powers, the next 100 hours would either dren as the most famed men ol He was one of the top southpaw should be created;
pitchers of modern times with the 2-And new bills concerning the make or break Coil Folke Berna- history.
URCED. TO HIT federal basis of the State be passed
Red Sox, selling a record of on- unanimously by the Couneli;
Babe was told to forget about secuti
Scoreless innings in world Ho being a
that still stands. 3 The State President be elected
series couthpaw pitcher-though
play
as an outfielder or first separately by the State Counch and Bir Perlmantlement followed for six years with the Boston Red doubled Parliament. Should
there be no Israel reports of the continuous Sox he had been a great one-did baseman on days he didn't pitch for "I took an interest in the way these people communicated with persons
be the Arab hilltop posla northeast for the
ever attempted other players He had a outside the military area
He was a good flelder. and from
and South of the city
the Yanko struggling me
for my experience I realised that their
and didn't fine baseball sense and a reputation KREMLIN CONFERENCE.
Mr Forlman reiterated that Israel uven
their Own actions were suspicious. I informed
park. Rup of never having thrown to a wrong did, not consider itself bound by pert and his partner, Col. Tilling-base. my superiors accordingly," he said.
Moscow, Aug,
the when he joined Both accused were wearing open the three eu. 1. The cavoys of Count diernadotte's rining that truce hast Huston, foresaw that thousands One of them, Mr Alfred Leech, basneck shirts with rolled sleeves when sixth and longest meeting with the Violations by one party, should not of people would come to see the Babe, Yankees, he was paid $20,000 and
were
brought into court, Soviet Foreign Minister, M. Vyache-
be answered, by the other,
in a new and modern park. Ruth had after one season, the contract was flanked by two policemen armed alay Molotor, today, leaving the
packed fans into the Polo Grounds, torn up for another which paid him with Sten guns.
Kremin after three hours and 30 Bernadoto lock stood in
Mr Pean when asked how Count where the Yankees played their home $30,000. In 1023 he got a five-year Israel games, and the owners-finally-de-contract for $62,000 annually and The British Vice-Consul In minutes of discussion over
ways said: "The Count is not on our stock cided to Invest $2,000,000 in a new when that:
pald Jerusalem, Mr John Sheringham, and means
expired he was of settling East-West oxchange. He is not our baby, but park, Yankee Stadium.
$70,000 a year for three years. Tho was given a special escort of burly differences.
The
"which" was opened top came when be signed a two-year Istuell military policemen when he Earlier today, informed diploma- the United Nation's chilld."
He warned the Jews would not as reached
Jewish section
"most" mägrillicent contract for $80,000 in 1931, (. America. the
the quarters bere predicted a "des take the Arab Impertinence" much sporting palace in 1923, bocame- Jerusalem on his way to the court, cision before
···FORCED TO RETIRE Two well-known Jerusalem lawyers, result of this latest
conference, ignore even the basic principle of Mr Jancov Stoyarovsky and Mr which began at 2 p.m. GMT and
GMT | Punhas Rabinovitz, appeared for the ended at 5.30 p.m.
accused men,-Reuter,
Before the meeting with AL. Molotov, the three Western envoys, Mr Frank Roberts, Britain's special representative, and General Walter Bedell Smith, the United States Council tonight approved Finance classics and the 20 World Serles Braves, But the Spindly lege gave Babe's big bat were out and he had to quit the game Ambassador, and M. Yves Chataig-Minister Eliezer Kaplan'a bill for to bring to New York, usually neau, the French Ambassador, had the introduction of Israel currency garded the right field bleacher came back to Brooklyn for a brief re after an unimpressive showing.He hour-long meeting ot the making
the Palestine pound A American Embassy.
seats as premium ones. From there fling as a 'coach in 1938, but lasted many a lucky fan went home with only y“one season.. When the envoys arrived at the foreign currency after, a month.
Today's food convey to Jerusalem a choice possession,
a home run Ruth put 70 records into the books, London, Aug.
Chilcan British Embassy after the meeting, 18-A Army delegation, headed by Cap- they refused to comment to waiting in bypassed Latrun and tra- ball that "the Babe smacked right many of which still stand, and which
velled over the "Burma Road. The into my hands."
prompted his selection to the base- tain Santiago Polanco, who parti- pressmen, apart from General Bedell | American United Nations observer The most unforgettable Incident ball hall of fame in 1036, just a cipated in the Olympics, today pro-Smith, who said: "The usual story-Colonel J. MacDougall, refused to in Ruth's long playing carcer was season after "no"Bud" "Tell my Braves.
bust sented a bronze
to his "call shot homer which he hit officers Haison"
Ruth as a boy wanted to be a Bernardo O'Higgins to the Socre- meeting started a little
In the 1932 World Series proceed with the convoy
egainat catcher, but Father Matthias, the Shin- Correspondents asked if anything
Arab
states, according to uncon- the Cubs at Chicago.
athletic supervisor, noted the power tary of War, Mr Emmanuel well, from the Chilean C-la-C. had been fixed for a further meeting, armed reports, have informed out- When Ruth stepped to the plate with which he threw the ball and
Mr Shinwell
for but there was no reply. "Did you side shipping air companies that he pointed to the extreme centro decided to make a pitcher out of expressed
thanks
hlm in his Orat game he struck the presentation and pleasure in reheve dinner. there?", another cor- they would deny landing rights to deld stands at Wrigley Field. ceiving the delegation. Stressing the respondent asked, again there was those who visit Israel,-United "There is where I'm gonna hit out 18 men in 10 innings.
Chile and no reply-Reuter.
SIGNED BY ORIOLES Jack Dunn, of the old Baltimore Orioles heard about Ruth's pitching and went to the 'home to see him. He promptly offered the 19-year-old Police detachments combing the
boy $100 a month, more money enough to any that the memory of Kuala Lumpor. Aug. 16.——| Perak, and dragged out the conduc- General O'Higgins treasured In Chile. His exploits Beaufighters of No. 45. Sqund-
would long be Hard-hitting Royal Air Force for and also an inspector. who Kuang Rawang district north of than Ruth had seen in a lifetime.
cscaped.
Kuala Lumpur today, detained the few days later in 1914 he was with were not unknown In Britain.
Twenty uniformed rebels shot killer of 35 people. They were the Orioles. The ceremony took place at the ron were in action against dead a Malay headman at a village searching for terrorists believed to
Before he had played a full sea- War Office-United Press.
Communist-led guerillas in three miles from Krub, in Kedah have escaped from earlier operations con, he was purchased by the Red Malaya, after a 1,600-mile hop State, last night when he seized in the Batu Arang coalfield orea Sox, who sent him to Providence, The further seasoning, prevent where Ava mineworkers were killed. I for from their permanent station in parang Cungle knife) to
last month in an Insurgent roid. Red Sox, managed by Edward Bar- them looting the village, Coylon, RAF Headquarters an-
Two hand grenades, one of British row, who later was to direct Ruth's The European assistant manager of nounced here today.
the Ulu Rezols Estato near Rengham pattern and one Japanged, inve destinies with
Yankees, used been des North Johore, named Booth, twice found during the last 24 hours in him as a pitcher, but quickly dia- a guy who gauntlet the of the Beroban home
Chilean Gift
deprivation For Shinwell
TIME, it has been claimed, is "legislative rights of the
COTA- opable
munity of obliterating all
protected. The
longer memory of anything, and this
the delay in creating a muntelpal council, the longer the Colony would appear to be a justifiable
1120 to forfeit the right of la- proposition if Hongkong’N pro-
creased representation in Legla- Council posed Municipal
ia
lative Council-a accepted as an example, Only with the greatest difficully can any mention of this subject' be heard in publle today, and likely not it is then dismissed with contemptuous and cynical wise- cracks. The people have only forgotten about the project, but for the most part arc
35
Here
the
nat
completely Indifferent to
stato. of affairs for which Government should feel heartily
ashamed. Whos the idea mopted.
of eventual
суспен representativo
government through municipal authority caught
Imagination and DE Anced enthusiastic reactions. But the endless, delay' in givlar practical effect to a blueprint long since approved by White- Hall has robbed the venture Its attractiveness and today the public is wholly apathetic about constitutional reform. Not only Is the tedious method of bringing ▲ Municipal Connell Info effect producing apathy and disrespect towards the proposal, But it responsible Tor implementation of another piece
Live
msny
non-
a i bonstitutional
of
the Legiala * Connell, which will do
with the official RWBY
majority, respecta thib In
this is of more immediate Importance than the
ishment.
of a municical with bis very 'restricted #dministrative power, for it i "still" through: Legislative Council That the so-called voice of the people to supposed to be heard: and through this Council are the
of a
which it should not have to suffer. Two
have been reasonu offered to explain the tardy progress made towards tntroduc- tion of a franchise and the creation of municipal council. One is the difficulty of obtataing a qualified
man to carry out the Tunellons
Clerk: the of a Town other, the necessity of an Inco
tive.
completin
amount of prepara- Government now
of
Loo
lips, the services
a highly to carry competent gentleman out the second mentioned fune- tion, and we trust we are not expecting
much
to hope that this task - wili be fulfiled by the end of the year, In
suggested that unless Government can shortly announce * target date for giving practical effect
to the municipal council blueprint,
Intercat Pabllo have evaporated to a point whero It can no longer be
be recaptured.
will
Of
It should be' possible, at thin moment. for Government to name a dalt for completion
the detailed preparations; and if, by that timu, i kam ́not been possible Clerk, perhaps Me Carrie could persuaded to akume those duties, temporarily. In order to permall the council to function without further delay, Unless Hongkong Embarka 'on la dent
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FANS LIKED BLEACHERS: his last year with the Yankees.
In-1035 he went back to Boston CURRENCY
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The fans, who packed the big where he had started his major the 70,000 seat structure for important league career, this time with heroci Provisional games and Meanwhile, the
of General three hours with M. Mat." he allow Jewish
good relations; between Britain, he said that he hoped they would continue to remain friendly.
Mr Shinwell said that while he was not very well acquainted with Chilean history, he had learned
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Red Sox' were
Melbourne, Aur. 16 The Victoria "Whispering Death during the war rank the sun ets, and escaped with of Abdul Malik Hin cusut, Prime could hit "em a mile.. to find a Town
completed mode their third Malaya-sortio the car body pocked-marked with Minister of Negri Sembilan State, That was in the early weeks of negotiations to buy 120,000 tons of early today when, with Spitfires of bullets
Baba's Arst Zull season as a big the police reported today, British con, it was ghiounced here No. 00 Squadron, they attacked and
leaguer when the Anti-vehicle mines were found on
Two rounds of ammunition were playing the Yankees in New York's today. No price was mentioned destroyed a Communist camp in two estates in the Kluang area of
also discovered by special constable Polo Grounds. Johoro after? armed guarda had tons of coal from South Atries and Chinese terrorists
the residence. Special Ruth, pitching that day, May 6, 1015, stepped to the plate in the specially trained third traning and rolleys local, shortages-Reuter.
smashed a ball
stage of self-government fairly
soon it will be too Bainfully didifusioned ever, to want the promised reforms. We have --ng plan: let us know.now when it' is going to be implemented, %.
Twenty-nine
Victorld is also rocking 100.000 Parak Tosti a note beaten off attacks, on the buildings.guarding another 100,000 tons from india to signed by the "Malayan People's Ground forces of military and precautions have been taken.
And-British Army" on the body of police moved vein to a known in- A Chiness bus conductor after Lies Pirms pres, this morning after an Aleation "combat" dogs arrived today off Yankee pitcher Jack Warhop had dragged him from his bland attacks by rocket-firing Spitares. at Singapore from Britain for use over the right field roof for the murdered Bim today
and turret, arcu, 30 miles south of against Malaran terrorists. At least frat of 714 homers that he was to They held up the bus d130 way. Than Sayarak State, was heavily one of the dogs has seen serviço in | hit in his lifetime. Fridm Kuala Kangsan to Manonizing stabd
Germany.Router on (Continued from. Paze 5)
* Ghent, Augi 10. Two people were killed and "10 injured when a street car left the rails and overturned here today/Router., "post