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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Bears Aiming 10 Slice
Leafs Lead in Series
Ey the Associated Press.

ES tne ASSoClated Press.
Toronto and Newark, the Inter-
national Leagues No. l and 2 teams,
prepared for their weekend crucial
series yesterday by shutting out their
opponents, the Leafs needing II
innings to blank Jersey City, to 0,
but the Bears romping off with an
easy 8-to-0 verdict over Buffalo.
The clubs aren't scheduled today,
but they open their final series of
the year on Jersey soil Friday, follow
with another single game on Satur-
day and close their present warfare
with twin bill Sunday.
The Leafs have five-game spread
over the Bears and the Newarks
have no chance of moving out front
during the coming trays, but hope
to get closer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Lions Sign Five Gridmen
Making Their TotuI l9

BY the ASSoClated Press.
DETROIT. July 29-Detroit Lions
have signed five more players
making the total lo. Latest include
veterans Wojciechowicz, center, and
Bill Calihan. back.
Contracts also were received this
week from Edmund Kukorowski
205-pound guard from Detroit u;
James Kipp, tackle from Montana
State, and Brady Sullivan, center
from Western Reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29

is over Fitzsimmons may feel he
stepped under the front end of a
steam roller.
With the possible exception of the
Giants, no National League club is
more futile than the Phillies, and a
switch of managers won't make
them more ferocious. Cox is expect
ing his second-divisio club to finish
in the first division, and such events
don't happen frequently in baseball,
whether the manager be McGraw,
Mack. Mccarthy or Fitzsimmons.
In the long run, though, the man
who will be surprised will be chubby
Mr.. Cox. Baseball folk won't forget
the shabby trea tment he admins
tered Harris. Some day, perhaps,
that ill-advised firing may have its
repercussions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Goal of Half Million Is Neured
As Relief Tits Add $185,OOO
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK july 9-Iopped of by its biggest
within
buls-eye Commissioner K. M would hit
Yesterdays third
to be played Cincinnati
1866 paying members family.
This
which the
va
Top urnou yesterday contributed
about with
proximately
Here the figure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Stars Yesterday

Luke Appling, White Sox-Hlt. three
singles and drove i'll four runs il 1871
victory over Senators.
Dee Moore, Phillies-Clouted homer
ana single, sent two runs across and
scored two IN "a win over Cardinals.
Nelson Potter. Browns-Spread 10
hits in steady hurting performance to
trounce Athletics. 81
Stu Martin and Peanuts Iowrev
Cubs = Formers 11th-innlng single
nit home run to down Dodgers. So
IN opener; Lowreys tuo-run triple
headed clnching attack in 40 night
cap decision
Mel Harder. Indians-Handcuff.d
Yankees With Ave hits tor So victory
Eide fletcher, Plrates-Drove nome
in s-3 victory over Giants.
oscar Judd and Bobby Doerr, Red
sox-Former pitched fve-hitter To de-
feat Detroit. Al, in opener: Doerr's
double knocked in two runs in 50
nightcap victory
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Kimbrough Is Starting
Training as Air Pilot

MARIA. Tex, July % (P.-First
1t. John Kimbrough, football hero
OF Texas Aggies. today begins pilot
training at the Maria AAF Ad-
vanced FLYING School.
He has been in the Army since
March 9, 1912, was commissioned an
infantry ofncer but transferred to
the Air Forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Mudhens Join Indians
In Crowding Brewers
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
While Milwaukee continues to
repulse the first place challenge of
Indianapolis In the tight American
Association race, another contender
the Columbus Redbirds-are NOV
ing into threatening position.
Columbus advanced into a virtual
tie with second-place Indianapolis
last night, going 10 innings to de-
feat St. Paul. 1919, while the In
dams were losing to Milwaukee,
1915.
Columbus and Indianapolis each
are now two and half games be-
hind the pace-setting Brewers, with
the Indians retaining the runner
up position by l percentage point.
Here is how the leaders sand:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Fights Lost Night

By the Associated Press,
OAKLAND, Calf Lewis, 14si7.
Oakland. knocked out Rodofo Ramirez.
1862, Mexico City t2j.
ELIZABETH, N. buddy Farrell.
ISL u. outpointed Johnny Brown,
ISL u, New York 81.
WOoNSOCKET. R. Jimmy Nc
Lynn Warren. 13S. New York rs,
SAN DIEGO. Calf. Archie Moore,
Isl, San Diego. Knocked out Eddie
Cerda, 141. Mexico CITY go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29


very nicely to me that Mr.. Cox was
in business, that they had a chance
to sell me and that they couldn't
throw away few thousand dollars.
l realized all that, of course, but the
point is that If it hadn't been for
Harris, Cox would have lost money.
Players All for Harris
It left them when they still we're
going along good" continued Pad
den, now idle with a fractured
thumb. land at that time Harris
and Cox were very chummy Yes,
Cox was coming in the dressing
room after games, but mostly he was
just patting backs and congratulate
ing fellows who had done we'll.
Harris realized Cox was new to
the game and he excused a lot of
things that Cox did with a smile.
You can bet your life on one thing
Branch Hickey of the Dodgers was
mixed up in that Harris mess. Cox
always was on the phone talking to
Hickey He was afraid to make a
move without consulting Hickey.
L can't imagine any trouble be-
tween Bucky and the players. They
loved him. What the heck, anybody
that's ever played for Bucky has a
good word for him. He's a sound
baseball man and he knows how to
handle men. 1t battles me why Cox
would get rid of a man as loyal and
capable as Harris"
1t was shoddy way to release
Harris. letting him learn about it
through newspapermen. Cox was
the man who fired him, of course,
but when the belated announcement
was made 1t was authored by pair
of obscure members of the Phillies'
Board of Directors,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Game Takes "a BusebuIIs

WELLESVILLE. N. Y, July % iP,.
Two dozen ball were lost, and it
took three hours and 10 minutes to
play the game, but the Pony League
contest between the, Olean Oilers
and Wellesville Yankees finally was
completed. Olean won 30 to 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Win, Lose or Draw
Harris Is Fired After Saving Money for Cox
By BURTON HAWKINS.

HuTrS Is TTeu NTter ouVIH9 NHUHey TOT COX
said
Padden of
thing baseball
I
wanted Seattle refused
1 thought a
ball with
thought
questng it.
well convinced Cox he said he would talk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29

Chicago 30 Olo 233-12
washington --------- 600 002 1l3--
Runs-Moses (3l. Tucker go, Curt
right Cutler, Hodgin go, Kuhel Haynes
Moore ~, Vernon, Spence. t2l. Prlddy,
Robertson Errors-Clary. Sullivan CD,
Webb, Spence. Runs batted in-Tucker
90, Appling -, Moses. Spence so, Hode-
n, Kuhel. Vernon. Carrasquel Priddy,
non, Early. Spence. Three-base hits
Hodsin, Early Stolen base-Moses Double
plays--Appling to Webb to Kuhel; Clary
Iuna ssisted). Left on bases-Chicago -;
Washington, -. Bases on balls-Of Scar
borough, l; off Ross. :: off Carrasauel i ;
;; by Ross, i by Carrasauel. /. Hits~or
Ross, s in ga innings; off Haynes. : in
ga; of SCARBOROUGH /" in 61s: off Mertz,
none in %: off Carrasouel. Q in > Hit by
pltcher--By Carrasauel tCurtrieht) VIM
nlng pltcher-Ross. Losing pitcher--Scar-
borough Umpires-Messrs. Berry. Grieve
teStlmated).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Baseball Results

Great Lakes, 4; Bravss- Reds, z,
Nev Cumberland, & Fort DIX. 2.
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League Statistics
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1913.

NATIONAL.
Results Yesterday.
Chicago. 81: Brooklyn, - (,rs,
game II innings
Pittsburgh, s; New York. 2 (niehtN
Boston at Cincinnati, postponed
weather
Philadelphia. a. st. Louis, 4 (night).
Standing Of Clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
AMERICAN.
Results Yesterday,

Results Yesterday.
Chicago, q; Washington. 4 might.
Cleveland. e; New York, >
Boston. 4--6; Detroit. IA
st. Louis, ): Philadelphia, / (nishtl,
Standing of CIubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Official Score

Totals AZ 21 - Ii Totals 3
Ran for Curtring in eighth.
TBatted for MertZ in ninth.
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Games Today.

""HNs IVUdNe
Chi. at Wash, SD
Cley. at New York.
st. Louis at Phila.
Detroit at Boston.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-07-29
Games TOmnrrnX

. Chi. at Wa sh., $40
Clev. at New York.
St. Louis at Phila.
Detroit at Boston.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25
OLD PAPER DRIVE
SUCCESSFUL HERE
Total OF 337,451 Pounds
Is Reported To County
Salvage Chief

The final Jap of the scrap papa
orlVe was finished last night Wit
a total of 337,451 pounds reporte
ny j. F. Mccall, who is acting &,
director in the absence Of W. IS
Stewart, salvage director of til
county. Final collections we
made by the boys Of the Brigae
Club, Friday. and netted 2,2%
pounds while the Wilmington Pap@
Company reported 10000 pound
tof the day. The Southern Jur
company made no purchases Ftl
dav. .----~ VI
This total of 7,451 poulS
speaks we'll for Wilmington as
Is more than 100 per cent ov@
me goal of $50, 600 which was
and keeps the record Wilmingtf
Aas set of surprising every go
III every drive during the entire
year.
Vi the total $3.50 pounds were
collected by the Brigade boys ano
NE Southern Junk Company re
ported having bought 1920 pound:
u waste paper during this drive
winch started Dec 9 and ended
las. last night The remainder of the
D9' '4ol pounds is then credited tt
he Wilmington Paper Company
making them 225,671 pounds. II
Continued on Page Five; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25

e1Ad 1lAIll1etS Ill IIlelT ADVANCE TO-
day, Moscow announced tonight.
Resuming their power drive af-
ter tWo-day slow down before
reinforced German resistance, the
Russians swept through the lakes
and sWamps Of the area south of
Newell to within Is miles of the vi
tbsk-Polotsk rail line, an import
ant east-west supply line for the
Germans.
The Moscow communique, re-
corded by the Soviet monitor, al
SO reported that Russian troops
southwest of Zhlobin in southern
White Russia successfully beat
back large attacks by large forces
of German infantry and tanks.
The Gorodok victory was an
nounced earlier in a special or
der of the day by Premier Mar
schal Joseph Stain which was
addressed to the Soviet Armenian
Gen. Ivan C. Bagranian. Stain
called Gorodok large railway
citation" and an important CEN
ter of resistance of German de-
lenses in the Vitebsk direction"
He singled out for praise "12
units and formations which dis
tinguished themselves in the fight
ing and ordered salute of II sal
woes from 124 Moscow guns in
celebration.
The German radio indicated that
the fight for Vitebsk had now been
extended by the Russians to an at
tack not only from the north where
the baltic army was on the march,
but to attacks from the east and
southeast. Here the Russians have
long held positions Is miles away
on the Smolensk railroad.
The Soviet army newspaper Red
Star, ON the other hand, spoke of
increased German counterat-
tacks in the area as fighting wax
front north of Vitebsk. The battle
ed bitter along the wide arc of
was mainly along the crude roads
in swamp and lake-spotted terrain
but Russian ski troops and caval-
ry made forays between highways
and roads.
Moscow dispatches said the pres
sure upon Vitebsk is increasing
despite slowing down in the Of
fensive and the threat to the Po-
lotsk-Vitebsk railway - now with
in range OF Soviet artillery and
hence of decreased value to the
frnn<inuoJ NJ, n. r,. ~ ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25
.l6 PERSONS DIE
IN GOTHAM FIRE
Blaze RACES Hotel On
Blaze Ruins Hotel On
mas Eve

NEW YORK, Dec. 24-tR-six-
teen persons persisted and 16 were
injured in Christmas season
tragedy late today when fire
mushroomed swiftly through the
eive-story Standard hotel.
Fire Commissioned P tri k
Walsh said the death toll might in
crease to 20.
The hotel located or And street
between 9th and 10th Avenues,
was described by William Wilson,
commissioner of housing n d
buildings, as a "Bowery type
LODGE
Police. said the brick structure
had 248 beds. Charles Spath, a
roomer, SAID however that the
place a"commoc. tee about $40
persons, with some sleeping days
and others at night in the same
beds.
Thousands of Christmas shop
pers witnessed the fire.
Firemen handicapped by frigid
weather that turneo water under
foot into ice and by the rapid head
way the fire made at its start,
brought it under control in two
hours
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25
Nnninq OfEisenhower And Wilson
Lifts Secrecy From Recent Parleys

an Allied generalissimo for the Eu-
ropean theater to be named-Gener-
al Dwight D. Eisenhower. He will
function as commander-in-chief OF
the combined attack" by British
American and other Allied forces
from "other points" than Africa
and Italy to match the concerted
and still expanding Russian win
ter offensive from the east. re-
2. That as part Of that attack,
and of grim significance for air
blasted Germany, the VIII o e
weight of American heavy bomber
air power Operating against Ger
many" has been merged into a
single-command strategic force
under Lieutenant General Carl
Spaatz as a separate arm of Els
enhower's forces. That means that
two-way long range bombins OF
targets in all Germany and in Ma
zi-occupied regions of the continent
Continued on Page IA; Col. u
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Global Leaders Urged Nake Peace
NotlfnposedAt The Point OfSvord

LONDON, Dec. "a Pray
ing that this may be the last war
Christmas and that. truly Christ
ian peace may be celebrated in
the coming year. Pope Plus today
called for the worlds responsible
leaders to check the instincts of
hate and vengeance and give rise
to "the respondent dawn of new
spirit of world union.'
Raising his voice to vibrant
ring in outlining 1.-The principles
TO, a peace program" the Pontiff
called for a normal measure of
power sanctions, and 1.-THE en-
ployment of force" to achieve and
maintain peace, but he warned
that true peace can never be
harsh imposition supported by
arms alone.
can hour like the present -
so full of possibilities for vast
teneficient progress, no less than
for fatal defects and ,blunders -
has perhaps never been seen in
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25
LITTLE FELLOWS
PLIGHT STUDIED
Inquiry Into Living Condi-
tons OF White Collar
Workers Set

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24-tR-The
little fellow with the small, fixed
salary-his white collar 'becom-
ing bit gray AND frayed from fire.
quent trips to me wash tub-came
into the congressional lime-ight
at long ;ast today.
An investigation into his plight
in the midst OF. .war-similar to
the many inquiries accorded or
gained groups in tabor, agricul-
ture and industry DUNG the past
two year-has been undertaken
by the Senate labor committee.
Unorganized millions, Commit
tee Chairman Thomas (D-Utah)
called them, in expressing fear
they may be the victims of the
increased cost of living" that has
accompanied all out production
for war.
Their fingers unskilled in the
use of the tools with which hus-
kier neighhors fashion the mira
Continued on Page Ten: Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25
THREE STAND PAT
Wak-Out Situation Mix
ed Up By Action OF
Two Groups
PAPERS ARE READIED
Representatives OF IS Non
Operating Unions Have
Conference

WASHINGTON, Dec. "a Up -
the railroad strike situation was
tangled up tightly today, with two
unions calling off their strike, three
others standing pat on walkout
plans and Is more still taking it
over with the White House.
Out of the tangle must come as
surance that the war-busy trains
will continue to run after the Dec
80 strike date, or the government
Will take over. Attorney General
Bidde is polishing up the neces-
sary legal papers at the direction
of President Roosevelt.
we have given earnest consid-
GRAFTON to this matter because we
are in war;" said the statement
telling of the decisions by the train
mems and locomotive engineers
brotherhoods to accept President
Roosevelt's offer to decide h e
wage issues, land we feel our de-
cision today will be bad news for
Hitler and Hirohito.
Statement Made
A. F. Whitney the trainmen's
president, made this statement to
newsmen on behalf of himself and
Alvanley Johnston. president of the
engineers. The two union contain
well over half the $50 900 employees
in the five unions whose members
operate tn trains. The other three
are the conductors, switchmen and
the firemen. Still another 1,100,0 900
men are in the Is incorporating
unions whose representatives be-
gan another White House confer
ence at 2 pm. EWT).
This con ference lasted for three
hours and broke UP with no agree
nlent except to meet again on Sum
day or Monday.
Railroad management represen-
tatives rejected the unions pro-
rcsal to settle by adding 6 cents
ar, hour, in payment of overtime,
to the graduated scale of general
increases ranging from 4 to 10
cents an hour which was recon-
mended by a special board. They
made counter-offer which is re-
ported to have ben 4 cents in
stead of the 6.
Byrnes Withdraws
War Mobilization Director James
F. Byrnes' office said he told the
representative OF the carriers and
incorporating brotherhoods that
whatever agreement they reached
would have to be within the limits
of the sterilization program, and
then withdrew from the conference.
1.-The representatives of the non-
operating brotherhoods declined to
answer either affirmatively or neg
afively whether they would agree
to arbitration by the President. >
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-25
CITY CELEBRATES
WARTIME HOLIDAY
Quiet Yuletide Festivities
Will Be Observed MY
Wilmingtonians

Wilmingtonians began a holi-
day. season Friday afternoon
with what was termed to be
a quiet wartime Christmas.
Citizens had begun to settle
down with revoked spirits
Christmas eve and enjoy the
third Yuletide holiday of World
War II for us here in America.
Chief of Police C. H. Casteen
expressed the opinion that this
will be "quiet" holiday, in
solar as violence is concerned.
He also said the public had CO.
operated and there was little
evidence SO far of use of fire
crackers in the. city.
Christmas Eve found many
Wilmingtonians busy with last
minute shopping and prepara-
tons for festivities Saturday.
Several government offices that
daily have a large traffic were
almost empty. Even the ration
ing office had few applicants
for the various rationed COM
modities, evidence that Will
mingtonians we're interested
only in Christmas preparations.
The city has prospects of
Christmas Day being mostly
cloudy and somewhat warmer,
with the temperature expected
to reach IS degrees as a high,
according to Weatherman Paul
Hess. Moderate north and north
east winds are expected.
Practically all churches in
the city and county have ar
ranged special services Crist-
mas Day.
Among the firms and offices
that will give employees holi-
day Saturday are city and coun-
ty offices, retail stores, cham
Der Of commerce, Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad, Defense
Council, U. S. Employment
Service, Area Rent Control
Draft Boards, rationing board.
Employees of the North Caro-
lima Shipbuilding company will
enjoy a two-day holiday, the
shipyard closing down Satur-
day and Sunday.
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5000 Allied
Planes Batter
French Coast
Over 700 American Bomb
bers Used In Rocket
Gun Coast Assault
DEFENSES SMASHED
Area Supposed To Be Most
Heavily Fortified In
The World

LONDON, Dec. "a --tREThe Al
lies greatest aerial assault force
in history, numbering more than
1000 planes of which over 700
we're American heavy bombers,
smashed Nazi invasion defenses on
tbe Rocket Gum coast of France
in a daylong assault from which
every plane returned safely.
Using more than 1900 American
nlanes, including the greatest
force Of big American Flying For
+resses and Liberators ever as
sambled ol. one mission, the great
armada Numbered virtually unop-
nosed across the channel into the
Pas De Calais department of
France, % miles from England.
Installation Ruined
Triumphant squaGrons including
MarauderS, Bostons, MitchellS and
Typhoons guarded bv dense fight
er escort, left 'specia! military in
stallations" in the target area
mass of twisted, smoking ruins.
Thousands of airmen returned
astounded by the ease with which
the highly secret mission was &C.
compisned over what was suppos-
ed 10 be The most heavily defended
coast in the world Virtually no
enemy fighter opposition was en-
contered, Join. communique
said.
The magnitude Of the mission
aroused speculation over the ma
me of the targets, ranging from
| he popuial theory that they were
German rocket gun" emplace-
nenE TO tie bcllef that the cam
pain was connected with plans
for invasion.
Very Secret
The mission was so highly Sc
cret that even the pilots and crew.
men of the Fortresses and Liberia
tors, joining for The first time in
the assault, were not told what
the targets were except that they
we're military detectives" the
same phrase used IN announce
ments to the public.
There was so much caution that
the majority Of the bomber crews
at one base at least we're not told
IN advance of the nature of the
mission, and their final instruc-
tons were only that it was vitality
important to the war effort to
knock out the targets designated.
continued OH Page Five; Col. s.
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FOR Final LUNCE
Gen. Alexander Will Lead
The Allied Armies On
The Italian Front
ACTION IS APPROVED
London Appears Marshall
ing For A Crisis, In
stead OF Christmas

LONDON, Dec. "a R While
President Roosevelt AID Prime
Minister Churchill assembled their
grand Allied command under Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower for the final
hinge at the Germans, the British
announced tonight that Gen. Sir
Henry Maitland Wilson had been
named as supreme commander of
the entire Mediterranean theater
in succession to Eisenhower.
Wilson will move up from his
command of British forces in the
Middle East and Gen. Sir Harold
Alexander. deputy comm lander in
chief in North Africa will become
commander in chief of the Allied
armies in Italy.
Montgomery Named
Gen. Sir Bernard l.. Montgom-
cry, veteran commander of h e
British Eighth Army, was named
commander in chief of British arm.
les serving under Eisenhower.
The American strategic bombing
force-which by its name will not
support invasion-will be
commanded by 1t. Gen. Carl A.
Spaatz, who leaves his post as
commander of the Northwest Afri-
can Air Force.
These selections-announced by
President Roosevelt in his Christ
mas eve broadcast from H y d e
Park and by 10 Downing Street in
behalf Of the ailing Churchill-met
general approval here where the
atmosphere was one not of holiday
Continued on Page -Four; Col. g.