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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-01-21
NEARING TRIP0LI
Sweep Up From Lake Chad
Area Over Deserts
And Hills
Ia ENEMY SHIPS SUNK
Navy Sinks Axis Vessels In
First Three Days
Of Week
(By The Associated Press)

AASSOSAsSsSs%
LONDON, Jan. 20 - The
Fighting FIR e n c h swarming
northward from equatorial
Africa have Joined forces with
the British Eighth Army clos
ing on Tripoli, it was announc-
ed tonight, while the British
reported sinking IA Axis YES
sells in the Mediterranean in
the first three days of this
week.
These French troops swept
up from Lake Chad area over
deserts and mountains, con-
quering t h e Italian Fezzan,
and now care continuing their
advance northward and have
established contact with the
Bri t S h Eighth Army" a
communique from Brig. Gen.
lie Clerc's headquarters an
nounced.
Taking Part In Advance
AThese forces are brilliantly TAX
ing part with their British allies
in the advance on Tripoli. They
are attacking on the left of the
Eighth Army moving northward, "
said the war bulletin broadcast by
the Fighting French radio at Braz-
zaville.
The juncture was announced
shortly after the British had re-
ported sinking IA Axis ships in
the central Mediterranean in the
first three days of this week, and
as twin British columns pounding
toward Tripoli were reported with
in 40 and 60 miles of the bomb
battered capital Of Mussolini's van
ishing Libyan empire.
The new threat from this French
thrust increased tn e probability
that Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
would fight only delaying action
at Tripoli, instead of making a
final stand there.
The French column had moved
up under Colonel Ingold, the field
commander under LeClerc. T S
new advance was announced by
the authoritative French radio sta
ton at Brazzaville, and not the
"Radio Brazzaville" used as a
cloak by an Axis broadcasting sta
ton.
A triumphant communique by
the Admiralty tonight disclosed
that pack OF destroyers, six Brit
ish and one Greek, sank these ves-
sells on Sunday, Monday and Tues
day nights without damage or loss;
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-01-21
Cry OF Perjury Sounded
AtEdwardF FlynnHearing

who said he is secretary of the
Committee to Reopen the Flynn
Case, called F'lynn's entire testi-
mony perjury and gave the
names of more than 20 persons
who, he declared, would prove that
the former Democratic chairman
lied on point after point of his
sworn testimony.
Ending the days hearing, the
COMMITTEES announced after brief
executive session:
That the committee would re-
sumo hearings Friday and, mean
time, would invite testimony at
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-01-21
Children Of London Die
In New War OF Capitals

LONDON, Jan. 2o-QF -QF)-German rooftop raiders kill
ed least 80 school children and buried 80 to 63
three teachers beyond hope of life under tons of debris
swift but relatively smascale attack London at
time today It the worst blow suffered by London
schools since the blitz attacks began.
nv six raiders euded Lonons defenses and the school,
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-01-21
ALARMS HEARD

LONDON, Jan. 20-(R)-Two
air raid alarms sounded in Lon
don tonight, the second COM
ing at about IL p. m. No gum
fire or planes were heard dur
ing the first brief alert.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-01-21
notice.!

If your carrier fails TO
leave your copy of the Will
mington Morning Star,
Phone 1911 before 800 a.
m. and one will be sent to
you by special messenger.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-01-21
WEATHER

Forecast:
Thursday.
eastern Standard Time)
~ tby U. S. Weather Bureaul
meteorological data for the "a hours
eholhg 7:30 p. M, yesterday.
TEMPERATURE
i:9o a. nl., 34.8; 1880 a. M, $50; l'ot
f. m" 5o.2 7:30 p. m, 36.5.
-, TaSlmum 1913; Minimum II; Mean
a" s. Normal 46
HUMIDITY
~ a. m., ST; Z 80 a. M, 81; l:3o p
H. 80; 80 p. m, 81.
PRECIPITATION
total for the "a hours ending 7:s0 p
H., 600 inches.
;. Total since the first of the month 33l
inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
y sf rom the Tide Tables published by y
O. Coast and Geodetic SCurveyl
High Low
Wilmington " 9:53a 4 :32s
10 :09p ':09r
Nasonboro Inlet ---------- 7:37a. l:24s
7:58p / 58r
Aioore's Inlet - 7:42a .29r
8 :03p 2:03H
New Topsail Inlet 7:47a l :34s
H.more's) ---------------- 8:08a 2'0SI
Sunrise, 7:16 a. m.; Sunset, 5:32 p n.,
Aioohrise, Sop; Moonset, 7:14a.
ape Fear River stage at Fayettevlue
U" Wednesday, at a. nl.' 36.do feeI'
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
Boy Gives Up;
Hos New Home

Ludlow, VT, Dec. 29-(UP)-The
story of "Boy"--a shaggy mongrel
dog who refused to leave the spot
where his master and infant mis-
tress drowned has reached happy
ending.
While a deputy was enroute to de-
stroy the dog to prevent his suffer-
ing in near-zero weather, boy"
found d new home last night near
the scene of his 27-hour vigil on the
wind-swept ice of Black river.
It was the lifting voices Of chill
dren at play tt at finally reused the
dog who had ignored all efforts to
lure him from the spot where his
master, Elmer Jones, Al. and Jones
year-old daughter Eileen drowned
Monday when their automobile skid
ded from the river road.
Late yesterday the three children
of Roger Lapree were playing In
their yard bordering the river. "Boy"
lifted his head from the pink baby
blanket Of his dead uistres. on
which he had lain since the tragedy.
He rose and trotted over to the La
pree dooryard. The youngest OF the
trio patted him cautiously. Boys"
tail began to wag and he was coax
ed into the house where he ate his
first food since the accident. The
Lapree children said they were
adopting Boy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
MussoIini
Dead Again

Madrid, Dec. 29-(UP)-A nom
Spanish diplomatic source said to-
day that Benito MusSolini died in a
clinic in Germany 10 days ago as
result of "old stomach ulcers and
mental arrangement"
(The report was received with
caution in London. MuSSolin1 has
been reported dead en- several pre-
vious occasions, but each time Ger
roneously).
Mussolini was disposed as Italian
Premier last July and imprisoned by
his successor, Marshal Pietro Bad
oglio. Following Italy's surrender.
hx1lssolini was rescued by the Ger
zrAns and put at the helm OF the
Ssazi-sponsored Fascist Republican
government" of German occupied
1taly.
He had not been active, however.
presumably because Of a prolonged
illness,
The report was understood to
have originated with an Italian
eccelsiastic who claimed to have
been in Germany at the time OF
Mussolini's death. This churchman
said Adolf Hitler issued strict orders
that the news must be kept secret
to prevent the collapse of the
newly-created Republican Fascist
government in northern Italy.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
3 GERMAN DESTROYERS SUNK
One Blockade Runner Sent To Bottom
UNWILLING
TO IMPERIL
WARS COURSE

Washington, December 20
- CUP - The threat of a
Gripping wartime strike of
railroad employees ended to-
day when three holdout
unions assured the War De-
partment that they twill
take no action that will inn
peril the successful prosecu-
ton of the war and that they
will Immediately cancel the
strike ORDER"
The unions promise was an
nounced by Secretary of War Henry
L. Stimson after their presidents
had spent so minutes in conference
with 1t. Gen. Brehon B. Somervell,
federal operator of the railroads.
The unions-firemen and engine
men, switchmen, and conductors
had precpiitated federal seizure of
the railroads on Monday by refus-
ing to follow II other rail unions in
accepting presidential arbitration OF
thier wage dispute.
With only 10 hours remaining be-
fore the dedaline at 6 a. m. to-
morrow the three unions rescinded
their strike call as the army pre-
pared OF keep the railroads going
with soldiers If necessary.
In releasing Stimson's announce
ment, the War Department said
Stimson's announcement had been
approved by the three union chiefs.
The question Immediately arose as
to how long the government would
retain control of the carriers. It
was assumed that federal operation,
technically speaking, would con-
tinue until the wage dispute Is fin
ally settled.
President Roosevelt said at his
news conference yesterday that
federal operation would last only
until the emergency was over. He
wanted to restore the roads to priv
ate management as soon as 1t be-
came certain there would be no
strike.
Arbitration
Inasmuch as ne already has en-
barked upon arbitration of the wage
issue it was believed he might wish
to settle it finally before relinquish-
ing federal control.
He has made already an arbitra-
ton award to two poreatnig unions
which previously rescinded their
strike call. He is ready to arbi-
trate for the carriers and tho Is
incorporating unions as soon as
<Cz.A{-,,oI -, Dora
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
Red Drive
Grows In
Intensity

Moscow, Dec 20 - (U.P.) - The
Russians battled their way through
the suburbs of Korosten, f1ve-way
railway junction only SIS miles from
the old Polish border, today in a
growing offensive that may prove
the major Soviet campaign of the
winter.
Other forces advancing at all
points along an offensive front
curving IS niles to the southeast
behind Kiev enveloped Korostishev,
major bastion guarding zhitomir
junction, and struck deeper into
the network of German communi-
cations supplying the Dnieper Bend.
Altogether, more than 60 towns and
villages were seized in the last "a
hours.
Some $50 miles to the north, the
First Baltic Army beat off stubborn
enemy counter attacks and relent-
lessly narrowed the Nazi escape gap
from the White Russian stronghold
of Vitebsk. With Russian columns
closing in steadily from three sides,
U1AC 1dA VI VACCUoh wac DSAAVSSN
near.
While the Soviet drive against
Vitebsk merely was setting the
stage for a subsequent smash to-
ward the Baltic. the fast-breaking
offensive west of Kiev appeared to
be all-out effort to break through
the German Ines to Rumania, thus
trapping hundreds of thousands OF
Nazi troops in the Dnieper Bend,
and to thrust across the old Polish
border to the Bug river.
Northern Arm
The northern arm of the army
group west of Kiev captured Bekhi,
four miles northeast of KorosteE
and only two miles from the Lenin-
grad Odessa Railroad, and knott
novka, five and half miles south
east of KoroSten, in an 11-mile adj
vance whose momentum appeared
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
Marines Push
On 5 Miles In
New Guinea

Advanced Allied Headquarters,
New Guinea, Dec. 29-CUP)-Tank
supported U. S. Marines pushed five
miles through the New Britain
jungle to within striking distance of
the Cape Gloucester airstrips, it was
announced today, while Australians
seized 5,600-foot ridge in New
Guinea overlooking the japanese
stronghold of Madang.
The Japanese on New Britain
threw four strong but futile counter
attacks against a Marine column adj
vancing east from the Cape Glou-
cester beachhead toward Bergen
Bay, but the main force encounter
ed little opposition in driving to a
river within a mile and half OF
the bomb devastated airstrips.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique said American casualties
were extremely light" and reported
that huge quantities of supplies,
ammunition and artillery had been
captured.
Heavy, medium and attack planes,
il. support of ground forces, dropped
$50 tons of bombs on enemy defenses
and strsfed enemy airdromes. Four
of SO enemy planes which attacked
the Cape Gloucester beachhead were
shot down by ship anti-aircraft
guns.
Some so miles to the southeast,
elements of the U. S. Sixth Army
beat off enemy thrusts and resumed
their advance eastward after having
been forced back to Umtingalu Sun
day. Allied planes broke up strong
enemy raid by 80 Japanese dive
bombers and 20 fighters Monday,
bagging 80 planes while ground units
destroyed three and naval craft shot
down four more.
The Australians capture OF 5000
foot shaggy ridge" broke a two
month stalemate in New Guinea's
Ramu Valley below Madang and
gave them a dominating position
from which to mount an assault on
Bogadjim and eventually Madang,
both of which can be seen from the
crest.
A combined aerial and artillery
bombardment paved the way for the
successful Australian advance. Aus
trlian 25-pounder guns looSed 5000
rounds on the ridge in two hours,
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Yugos Quit
korcuIo Isle

London, Dec. 29-(UP)-A free
Jugoslav communique announced to-
day that units of a German rifle
division, supported by the luftwaffe
and naval artillery forced Marshal
Josip (Tito) Brozovich's partisan
troops to evacuate the Island Of
Korcula of the Dalmatian coast.
Evacuation Of the 35-mile long
island was ordered. the communique
said, after four days OF heavy fight
ing during which partisan forces
under British leadership killed 500
Germans.
German occupation of the island
was regarded as a precautionary
move to forestall possible invasion
attempts in the area. The Ger
mans ordered evacuation Of Jugo-
slav civilians last week from an
area SO miles deep along the Dali
nlatian and Montenegran coasts.
The partisan communique ssi2
German attacks around the Dalma-
tian town of Livno were repulsed
in heavy fighting, and that similar
enemy drives in Banija province and
eastern Bosnia broke down under
fierce guerrilla resistance.
Near Srebrenica, 1t added, bat
talon of the NaI LIST Alpine divi-
sion was routed in a pitched bat
tie, and great quantities Of war
material were taken.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
COMMANDS
RAID CHANNEL
ISLANDS

London, December 20. -
(UP) - Two British Com
mando raids on one of Ger
many's island outposts off
the French coast and signs
that an Allied invasion of
western Europe was "rela-
lively near" were reported in
Nazi broadcasts today.
simultaneously, American troops
were revealed to be rehearsing with
live bullets, bombs and shells for
the coming invasion. The exercises
were causing real casualties, but
high officers were said to have
adopted the theory that 1t was bet
ter to lose a few men today than
many tomorrow.
A German DNB broadcast said
British forces twice in the past three
days carried out unsuccessful"
commando raids on Sark, one OF
the Channel islands some Is miles
Off the west coast of the Cherbough
peninsula and 100 miles southeast of
the English coast.
While British sources said they
could not confirm or deny the Ger
man report, similar Commando raids
can be expected with the approach
Of the Zero hour" for the opening
of a second front because Of the ne
cessity of gathering information
about enemy dispositions.
Another Raid
On at least one other occasion,
British Commands raided the
Channel islands and brought back
a number of German prisoners. The
islands, owned by the British, were
evacuated after the fall of France
in 1910.
The Germans also reported an
unsuccessful British French Com
manda raid on the French Channel
coast Sunday.
The American invasion exercises
were regarded as probably the most
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
Torzun Loses
Third Mate

Hollywood, Dec, 20 - (U.PO -
Tarzan's third mate left him today.
Mrs. Johnny Weissmuller, the
former Beryl Scott, sued the screen
hero and ex-swimming champion
for divorce on grounds of extreme
cruelty and asked share of $780,
600 she said he made swinging
from the trees during their mar
riage.
He may, however, she said, visit
their three children $50 long as he
COMFORTS himself WELL"
Weissmuller did not comport HIM
self well in their home, she charg-
ed. For the past two years he con-
tinuously caused her such grievous
mental suffering they could no
longer live together as man and
wife,"
The former San Fancisco So
ciety girl asked $l,650 monthly tenn
porary alimony, $4,000 attorney fees
and $3.50 court costs.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
MorshoIIs
Are Bombed

Pearl Harbor, Dec. 29-(UP)-
United States Army Liberator
bombers, continuing their blows
against Japanese strongholds in the
Marshalls, dropped so tons of bombs
on Wolfe Dec. 26 while Navy Ven
tura bornbers and Hellcat fighters
raided shipping and shore installa-
tons at Jaluit atoll.
Two of the Liberators Of the Sew
enth u. s. Air Force were shot down
when attacked by six Japanese
Zero fighters, a communique by
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz re-
vealed. One Zero was shot down.
All of the Navy planes returned
from their mission against Jaluit,
in the southern MarShallS.
The communique, which did not
give the results of the Jaluit raid
or what types of shipe were discov-
cred, indicated the Japanese still
were rushing reinforcements into
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
Donbury Is
Taken Over

Danbury, Dec. 29-(UP)-A big,
brown-eyed young man wearing the
uniform of a staff sergeant drove
up to the USO center here at 2 p.
m. Monday in an Army car, with a
yellow pennant flying from the
front and Mitchell Field" plate on
the rear.
He announced he was travelling
in advance of a convoy of 100 para
troopers enroute to Boston from
overseas duty and they would arrive
at $50 p. m. He told attendants he
was tired, laid down on couch and
asked that he be called at five.
While he was sleeping, officials OF
the USO, the War Council, Red
Cross and police force prepared a
welcome for the paratroopers.
The Danbury rationing board al
lotted enough stamps to feed the
100 soldiers and 40 women prepared
a fitting meal in the parish house
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of St James. Police Chief William
j. Henry arranged parking places
for the convoy trucks. Cots were
set up in an armory for the men.
The sergeant" was awakened
promptly at S o'clock and left to
meet the convoy at Brewster, N. Y,
about IL miles away.
An hour later, he called George
Howell, commander of the War
Council, and said the convoy had
been in an accident at White Plains,
N. Y. -Four men were killed, and
seven others, including the captain
in command, injured, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
Mosquitoes
Blast Reich

London, Dec. 29.-(UP)-British
Mosquito bombers ended Germany's
four might Christmas respite from
Allied bombs with an attack on the
western reich last night.
Ali planes returned safely, the air
ministry announced.
The raid was the first on Germany
since strong force OF British four
engined bombers blasted Berlin with
more than 1000 tons Of explosives
early on Dec. "a.
The official explanation for the
lull was that bad weather had set
tied over the continent. However,
it was the fourth war Christmas
that both Allied and Axis bombers
in the European theater have re-
manned on the ground.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
FDR Abandons Ne1u Deal
Slogan For Win War; TAG

Washington, Dec. 29-(UP)-Pres-
dent Roosevelt's disavowal of the
term new deal as the administra-
tons reform trade mark was re-
garCed widely today as the first i'm
portant move toward win-the-war
fourth term campaign.
But others viewed his triumphant
accounting of administration poll
cies since 1888 as a reply to those
critics who have accused Mr.. Roose-
welt o. having lost interest in the re-
form era now that war was under
way.
The president tossed the term new
deal overheard in casual converse
ton last week. He made it official
at yesterdays news conference dur
ing which he read a PARTLY pre-
pared statement to nearly 200 re-
porters who somehow felt they were
participating in an historic occasion,
Although he jettisoned the admin
istration's traLe mark, Mr.. Roosevelt
said that after victory the program
Of the past would have to go on in
relation to what transpires in other
countries.
He added that it would not pay to
undertake economic isolation any
more than military isolation. He
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
Third Cold Wave
Envelops III. {.

Boston, Dec. 29-(UP)-The third
cold wave in two weeks overspread
New England today with tempera-
lures lowering around zero and be-
low in northern sections and be-
tween S and 10 above in southern
sections.
The Weather Bureau predicted
the cold spell might last until Sat-
urday although slightly higher tenn
peratures are expected tomorrow.
The low for Boston last night was
10 above. On Mount Washington,
N. H., the temperature dropped 46
degrees in "a hours to hit % below.
Meanwhile, Boston City Health
Commissioner G. Lynde Gately pre-
dicted that the number of deaths
from influenza and pneumonia IN
Boston this week would exceed last
weeks 48 deaths. the highest In
five years. He reported that deaths
due to respiratory diseases on Sun
day and Monday totaled 20.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29
2BRITISHERS
NAMED AIDES
TO EISENHOWER

London, December 20. -
(UP) - General Dwight d.
Eisenhower's Allied invasion
command neared completion
today with the announce
ment that two Britons -
Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay
and Air Chief Marshal Sir
Trafford Leigh Mallory -
had been appointed naval
and air commander n-chief
respectively.
Another in the alternate series Of
announcements in London and
Washington revealed that Eisen-
hower's deputies for the naval and
air phases of the European invas-
ion would be British veterans re-
nowned in their fields and tempered
by long experience.
Ramsay, an amphibious expert
since early this century, supervised
the Allied landings in Sicily and
the Salerno beaches of Italy, and
took prominent role in the plan
ming of the entire Mediterranean
operations.
Leigh-Mallory has shouldered a
large share of the responsibility for
the organization of Britain's fighter
offensive for the past two years, and
is an expert in the experimentation
of fighting services. He laid out the
aerial operations incident to the
Dieppe attack.
Balanced against appointment as
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-29

The sudden re-appearance
Of German destroyerS in the
Bay of Biscay, coupled with
the emergence of the Scharn-
horst from its Norwegian
hideout last weekend, was
interpreted by some sources
as evidence that the Nazi
command had decided to risk
its shrinking fleet in a des-
perate attempt to throw the
invasion off schedule.
The task previously had
been entrusted to submarines
and planes, but their appar-
emily total defeat left only
German surface warships to
deal with Allied conveys.
The two-sentence communiQue
gave no date for the sinkings, but
indicated they constituted two .op-
erations. British casualties, IL
any, also were not given.
His majesty's ships, in coopera-
ton with aircraft of the coastal
command, have sunk three Ger
man destroyers in the Bay Of Bis
cay and damaged some Others" the
communique said. "Other coastal
command aircraft attacked and
sank one home-ward bound Axis
blockade runner"
There was possibility that the
destroyers moved out into the Bay
of Biscay to screen the blockade
return, but most observers
inclined to the belief that they were
for use as surface raid
ers.