"Massive suicides in Davao," reports the Daily Courier. About 13,000 Japanese civilians were left behind by their retreating troops and are now in dire straits.

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While standing by the road waiting for transport, Old Man Sotelo respectfully raised his hat at a car sporting four stars. The car stopped and a husky guy leaned out to ask: "Going my way?"

Getting in, the husky fellow surprised Sotelo by saying, "I'm Admiral Halsey." They got along fine as Sotelo said he was from Iloilo and Halsey had been there. Halsey dropped him right in front of his house. When I recounted the story to a couple of GIs tonight, both piped up: "You wouldn't see MacArthur doing that."

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Dr. Vicente Domingo, the dentist who shot four Japanese in 1943 and was never caught, is around, fat as ever, and basking in his well-earned glory. He fled and joined the Ramsey guerrillas.

About twenty Germans have been released on parole by the CIC. George Schultze got out on a one-day pass, and dropped in to ask me to see someone in CIC about getting his dad and brother out. His dad came from Germany 35 years ago, married a Spanish lady and never went back. I saw George a lot during the occupation and confided to him that I was listening to the radio. Turned out that George was listening too — with the Garriz boys. He wanted to join the guerrillas in Legaspi but his dad didn't allow it because he was the family's main breadwinner.

George likes his work with the supply detail, as he gets to go out with the truck every day. Says 2,300 loaves of bread go to the internees and Japanese prisoners; the latter total 10,900 at Muntinglupa. I asked him how the Japanese prisoners were acting. "They cringe and whistle all over the place, and bow and yes-sir you to death. You never saw anything more humble in your life."

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