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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28

such move essential to tn e
prosecution Of the war;" even
though II Of the 20 railroad IN
ions had abandoned their plans
fol sttsiaksse Dec 80.
Directing the Army to seize the
roads as Of Z pm. Eastern War
Time, tonight, he declared:
Railroad strikes by three broth
e1hoods have been ordered for next
Thursday. cannot wait until the
last moment to take action to see
that the supplies to our fighting
men are not interrupted.
Delay Impossible
The major military offensives
row planned must not be delayed
by the interruption of vital trans
portation facilities. If any employee
cf the railroads now strike they
will be striking against the Gov
eminent of the United States"
Before the President acted, the
Unions representing 100000 nom
operating workers, and two oper-
ating unions numbering about 2O0,-
OOG, had decided to let Roosevelt
arbitrate the case. Management
also agreed to arbitration. Three
unions of about 10000 refused to
co this.
Mr.. Roosevelt decided forthwith
the wage issues in the case Of
the two operating unions which
Continued On Page Ten; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
WEATHER SLOWS
] ITALIAN BATTLE
German Communications
!. In Northern Italy Are
Battered

SALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Al
sfers, Dec. 27--While pouring
i AIMS and snow turned the Italian
fAbnt into a quagmire, restricting
d bund fighting and begging all
Gsas b0nibers., the deadly diver
sity Of the Allied aerial arm was
demonstrated in a series OF at
tacks by Marauder mediums on
German communications in north
ern Italy.
The Allied command announced
today that the swo-engined bomb
e-s splashed from runways in
strong force to blast railway yards
along an important lateral feed
er" line connecting the big in
land junction of Florence with the
west coast ports of Pisa and Leg
horn. The attacks further crippled
enemy supply lines already badly
damaged by FLYING Fortress and
Liberator assaults on the Bremen
Pass route.
Waves of the extremely fast
EIarauders hit railway yards at
prato and Pitsoia, 10 and IS miles
northwest of Florence on the north
branch Of the line to Pisa and Leg
horn, and at Empoli, 10 miles
south branch line. A communicate
said good coverage' was obtain
ed on the rail yards. The previous
oay Allied bomhers had smashed
the yards at Pisa.
While the air force was harass-
ing the enemy rear, American
troops scrambled forward IN a
driving rain to take two more
high points of the Mt. Samucro
mass overlooking the highway to
Continued on Page Six. Col. g
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
RUSSIANS FORCE
GERMAN RETREAT
Ukraine Army Plunges
Within II Miles OF War
saw-Odessa Railroad

LONDON, Tuesday, Dec. 25-tP)
-Russia's first Ukraine army
plunged to within II miles of the
vital Warsaw-Odessa rail network
yesterday in a swift break-through
toward the Rumanian frontier aim
ed at trapping hundreds of thou
sands OF German troops in the
Dnieper river elbow far to the
east, Moscow disclosed early to-
day.
Berlin said nearly 100000 Rus
SLAMS were ripping at German
lines, and all Axis broadcasts re-
Elected anxiety over the spectacu-
lar development in the Kiev bulge.
Moscow officially declared that
German troops were in retreat in
some sectors on the approaches
to Zhitomir, Berdichev, and Kaza-
tin-all key rail cities in the area.
Far to the north in White Rus
STA the Soviet first Baltic army
cut the next-to-last German es-
cape railway from Vitebsk, killed
1000 enemy troops and smashed
to within five miles of Vitebsk
itself.
A Moscow broadcast-communi-
que recorded by the Soviet mont
tor announced the seizure of a
section of the railway leading
northwest from Vitebsk to Polotsk
and the capture Of 30 villages.
That stroke by Gen. Ivan c.
Bagramian's troops left only one
railway open to the imperilled
German garrison, a line running
south to Orsha. But Russian troops
were within 10 miles of that sole
Axis line in their steady encircle-
ment of the city, and Moscow dis
patches said some units were only
five miles from Vitebsk itself.
Vitebsk's fall, which appeared to
be an early possibility, probably
would unhinge Axis defenses
throughout White Russia and also
have drastic repercussions on Ger
man lines extending northWard
toward Leningrad.
In the Kiev bulge the Russians
under Gen. Nikolai F. Vatutin were
striking ahead with increased pow
er. The Soviet bulletin announced
the capture of Andrushevka, "
miles southeast of the rail juno
Continued on Page Seven; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
Walter Lippmam Says:
International Freedom
OF The Press Is Needed

their allies. If there is no ex-
change, if the people of one state
can hear only one version and
one opinion a n d are insulted
against knowing the version and
the opinion, if different, of their
allies, there can be no confidence
aid no true collaboration For the
very act of suppression is bound
to be suspect, indicating either
that the government distrusts its
cWn people or that its own peo-
pie distrust the government. No
better pledge can be given of an
honest relation between people and
government, and between gov
eminent and forelen states, than
a rediness to let differing versions
CT fact and difference of view be
known.
Therefore, though one nation
cannot and should not presume to
tell its partners how to edit its
newspapers, it will, and should,
matter greatly whether people
is or is not allowed to hear the
two sides Of a disputed question.
The very minimum, and this
might even conceivably be made
a matter of formal agreement,
would be that each state guaraa-
teed that it would make freely
available to its people the official
rtterances of other states. We
know, for example, that the Ger
man people were never allowed to
read the full ungarbled text of
what the British and American
lContinued on Page Six: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
(|TY'S BUSINESS
WAS AT new HIGH
Greatest Volume OF Yule
Shopping In Recent
Years Reported

Mr.. and Mrs. Wilrningtonian
went on their biggest Christmas
buying spree this year.
This was the opinion of F. O..
fockler, secretary of the cham
Der of commerce, who said Mon
DAY that Wilmington merchants
mad the greatest volume OF
Christmas business ever expert
enced here"
Monday finds Christmas me--
ehandise strictly missing" from
the shelves of local stores, he
sad, although other stocks seemed
70 nave held up well under the
tremendous Yuletide buyin
strain.
Inc heavy buying trend here
was due to war industries and
army activities IN this locality" "
We chamber executive said.
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CITY RECEIVES
LARGE RAINFALL
Water Situation Has Been
Helped A Great Deal,
Weatherman Says

The Christmas holidays brought
Wilmington its greatest rainfall in
more than three months and
Weatherman Paul Hess expressed
the opinion Monday that the local
water situation has been helped .
great deal"
A total of 1.16 inches of rain
fell in the past two days, the
greatest since 125 fell on Sept.
20-21.
The precipitation during the
Yuletide season was exceeded
only by two inches of snow, rain
and sleet on Dec. Is.
Sunday was also an unusually
warm" day, Mr.. Hess said, with
the mercury rising as high as 68
degrees at 2:30 p. m. The highest
reading Christmas Day was 81 de-
grees.
The temperature last night con-
tinued to be high with AZ de-
grees being the low and the mer-
curry will continue high today with
clear or slightly cloudy weather,
Mr.. Hess continued.
According to the weekly report
prepared by Mr.. Hess the rainfall
before Sunday amounted to only
.03 inches. The mean temperature
for the week was 43 degrees which
is five degrees below normal. The
high was IS with the low of Il
degrees.
Considerable rain was reported
upstate, Mr.. Hess said. Raleigh got
2.l4 inches Sunday in addition to
LIS inches Saturday. "A inches
was reported for Greensboro SUM-
day with 1872 inches Saturday.
These rains should furnish plenty
fresh water in the streams here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
HOPKINS DENIES
WRITING LETTER
Says Letter Regarding
Wendell Willkie A For
gery-FBl Called

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-LP'-
Harry L. Hopkins said today that
letter signed with his name and
predicting that Wendell Willkie
again will be the Republican pres
idential nominee is forgery and
that he has asked the FBI to in
vestigate.
Photographs of the letter were
released last week by c. Nelson
Sparks of Akron, who is opposing
Willkie through book, Zone Man
Wendell Willkie,'' and otherwise.
Hopkins, intimate of President
Roosevelt, issued this statement:
Il have seen what purports to be
a photostat of a letter addressed
to DR.. Umphrey Lee, president OF
Southern Methodist University
with my alleged signature.
"That letter and the signature
are both forgeries.
cat my request, the FBI is in
vestigating. They usually get their
man and l hope that they get him
this time - the man or men gull
ty of these forgeries."
DR.. Lee previously said he knew
nothing of letter from Hopkins
Chairman Kilgore DIV Va of a
senate elections subcommittee
served notice today that prospec.
tive witnesses on a resolution ask.
ing an investigation of alleged ir
Irregularities at the 1910 convention
which nominated Willkie, viii
have to document their charges i
they expect to be heard publicly
by the subcommittee.
eff we are satisfied that a wit
ness can furnish proof of his state
ments, then think he should be
permitted to tell anything he
knows" Kilgore said, ''but we
don't want any wild, unsubstanti
ated charges.
Senator LANCER (R-N D } is the
author Of the inquiry resolution
which recites charges by Sparks
that attempts were made by sup
Continued OH Page Two; Col. II
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Predictions OF Two Top Officials
Being Borne Out By Swift Actions

victory within a year come from
Two of the highest possible sources
of the nation, the Army and the
Administration. There has been
and still is-a disposition on the
part of various administration and
military officials (some of them in
Offices higher than those held by
Eisenhower and Wallace) to adj
monish the public and the press
for what is termed over-optlmlsm
and complacency.
The optimistic views of the gen
eral and the vice-president pre-
sumably must be predicated IN
nsrt on information not available
n the public-or the enemy. There
sre however, urgent and obvious
f. ctors which would appear to give
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British Fleet Is On The Alert
To Strike At More Nazi Vessels

LONDON, Dec. 27-(R-Victori-
Gus men-o-war Of the British Home
Fleet which sank the $4,000 ton
German battleship Scharnno st
steamed on through far northern
waters tonight. alert for any new
opportunity to strike at German
surface units.
By German admission, not sin
gle British warship or merchant
ship was lost in the Scharnhorst' S
attack Sunday on a bound
convoy which led to the dramatic
sea battle off the Norway north
cape.
Nearly "a hours after the British
admiralty flashed the news of the
Scharnhorst destruction. the best
the German high command could
claim was that Nazi warships
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28

"caused heavy damage to the con-
voy and enemy esro1t forces"
-Berlin's acknowledgment that
several German surface units
plural-engaged in the prolonged
battle indicated a possibility that
Germany's last two remaining cap
ital ships which are in fighting
trim, the pocket battleships Ad-
miral Scheer and I.uetzow. were
the objects of Royal Navy chase.
The German news agency DNB.
quoting the Berlin newspaper
Nachtausgabe, intimated the other
ships fled before the Scharnhorst
went down. her guns blazing to
the last, and las far as can be
ascertained, the batt]eship faced
CONTINUED on Page Two;t Col. 81
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OFFICIAL OF owl
WANTS REAL NEWS
People Should Have Full
Information, Domestic
Head Declares

NEW YORK, Dec. q --IR---
E. Palmer Hoyt, head Of the owl
domestic branch. declared today
sit is most important that the
American people have full infor-
nation about the wal" rather than
''scare prediction" aimed at con-
ditioning them ''for what is to
come"
'In two years of warfare we
should have learned that evidence.
not prophesy, makes public opin-
ion and endows it with the sinew
necessary to endure what may
come" Hoyt asserted in an ad-
dress to the advertising mems post
2O9 of the American Legion.
More realism in reporting on
the dav-to-day grimness Of life and
death on the western front would
be of far more service in con-
ditioning the American people for
what is to come" he said, than
predictions and prophesies ot
American losses.
america needs to have cur
rently and graphically the story OF
it's losses. he added In all save
one major defeat we lost the vita
minis for our national morale that
reverses bring.
"Only the battle Of Kasserine
Pass was reported Immediately.
For one reason or another, it was
found necessary to keep from tho
American public the debacles Of
Pearl Harbor, Macassar Straits,
and the occupation Of the Aleu-
tians.
"All military and naval news
not in security" he declared,
should "be released as speedily
as possible SO that it may be
printed while it is still news y
Hoyt cited the splendid cover
age of the battle OF Tarawa" as
evidence of progress, asserting
that within 48 hours after the land
ing some of the best still photo
graphs of actual battle scenes
were available to Eews services
and newspapers.
He said that $4,000 feet of mo
ton pictures, Doth is and IS MILL
meter films, were taken during the
battle and that technicolor films
will be released to the public in {
few weeks
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 81 up --
Steel production skidded tonight to
its lowest rate since America S
defense program began in 1910 as
of the CLIO United Steel
workers of America forced scores
of plants in eight states to close
by refusing to work after expira-
ton of their union contracts.
Reports indicated approximately
10000 were idle of $4,000 en-
ployed by 214 companies whose
agreements expired ut midnight
Dec. "a. These included mills of
Republic, Great Lakes, Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube, Wheeling
Blaw-Knox, and Timken-Roller
Bearing.
Operations Down
The American Iron and Steel In
stitute estimated operations had
fallen to 81.3 per cent Of capacity,
a drop of 10 points below the pre-
Christmas week. The reduction rep
resents a fall of almost 100000
tons a week in output.
The War Labor Board, in reject
ing the unions petition to order
a clause in expiring contracts
which would be extended, to pro-
vide for retroactive pay, specified
that any increase would have to be
within confines of the Little Steel'
wage formula-Which the union has
announced it is trying to break.
Yesterdays plea by President
Roosevelt for quick resumption
of work, it was felt, meant lad
justments" might be achieved in
new contract beyond the Little
Steel' formula; in other words it
gave the union the stop gap lead
err said John L. Lewis got while
negotiating for the miners" and
at the same time said 'go ahead
and prove your wage claims
Murray was understood to be
ICoptenund IN pace Ten: Col ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
Ike Predicts
Victory Over.
Naziis In "A
Complete Defeat For Ger
many Seen By General
Eisenhower
PRECEDENT IS BROKEN
American Commander
Shoulders Very Great
Responsibility

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
o;ors Dec. 27.-RL1n his first
,,rediction during 10 months of &C.
i've warfare, General Dwight D.
Eisenhower today forecast COM
rlete defeat for Germany next
year. .
The new commander-in-chief of
4he Allied second front armies
broke a precedent of long standing
At his first press conference since
President Roosevelt announced
that the Texas-born general had
been selected as supreme com
mander for the great assault
against Germany.
Returns From Tour
I'VE will win the European war
in 1914" Gen. Ike" told a small
croup of correspondents upon his
return from an inspection OF the
Italian front.
The only thing needed for us
to win the European war in 1914
is for every man and woman, all
the way from the front line to the
remotest hamlet Of our two coun-
tries. to do his or her full duty"
he added
The sparse.haired American
commander, who shoulders the
biggest task since Marshal Foch
directed all Allied forces on the
western front in the other war,
indicated he would assume his
new duties at once and said his
Continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
By ELTON C. FAY

Associated Press war AHaAyS'
Swift and dramatic developments
give point to the predictions OF
General Eisenhower and Vice
President Wallace that victory over
Germany is now within measur-
able time.
Eisenhower, the newly named
forces to invade Hitler's European
fortress from the west and south
declares fatty We will win the
European war IN 1914"
Vice President Wallace asserts
that German military power will
be destroyed within a few months
after Eisenhower opens the new
land front unless Germany comes
up with a really effective secret
weapon.
These unreserved predictions OF
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28

The principal japanese opposi-
ton was encountered at Target
Hill, which had been heavily
pounded by Allied planes as the
invasion got underway Light and
medium tanks were thrown into
the advance here.
The landings We're made in CO.
ordinated land, sea and air oper-
atoms east and west of Cape
Gloucester, which had been pull
verified by some $500 tons of
bombs since Dec. /. Long island,
at the northwest entrance Of Vitiaz
strait, also was occupied.
Several enemy counterattacks in
the air, directed at the beach
heads and at shipping from which
large forces were pouring ashore,
were crushed, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur announced in special
communique. Flights of strongly
escorted medium and dive bomb
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
WEATHER

FORECASTS
NJ with CAROLINA-Cloudya and mild
Iuesoay except occasional rain and cool
~, IN afternoon over west portion.
"eailesoay cloudy and colder with rain
'~'' portion ending Wednesday afternoon.
Eastern Standard Time)
A., my U. 5. Weather Bureau)
meteorological data for the "a hours
~''u41is ''o pm, yesterday.
Temperature
%; 1880 PM, 48.
Maximum, 81; minimum. 4s: mean, 81;
normal, 81.
Ion Humidity
rs 10y am, 90; 80 am. 81; 1 30 pm,
70: 7:3O pm, So.
Precipitation
lolal Tor the "a hours ending 1880
pm. 600 inches.
=, Total since the first of the month,
Tides For Today
7, from the Tide Tables published by
- D. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
Wilmington ------- 1o:5oa 5:1sa
Masonboro Inlet -- 8.32a 2:o8a
s., sunrise, 7:17 a; sunset, slip; moon
1lSe' :a3a; moonset. 7:o5p.
Cape Fear River stage at Fayette-
'Ne' at am, 1875 feet.
'eontinued on Page Six; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
10000 MEN IDLE
Scores OF Mills In Eight
States Are Forced To
Shut Down
100000 TONS WEEKLY
Men Refuse To Work Aft
er Expiration Of Union
Contracts

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 27-(P
President Philip Murray to-
night, in effect, ordered strik-
ing members of the United
Steel workers union to return
to their jobs and told them to
continue ''uninterruptedly the
production of steel"
The CLIO chief sent his ill.,
structions to all local and dis
trict officials of the CLIO Or
ganization after the War La
Dor Board in Washington voted
a guarantee that wage increas-
es which may be negotiated
between the union and 500
steel companies will be retro
active to the expiration dates
Of old contracts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28
ARMY TAKES OVER
Saws Movement OF Sup
plies To Troops Can
Not Be Halted
DECIDES WAGE ISSUE
Strike Now Would Be
Against u. S. Govern
ment, He Says

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-(P
The Army tonight took pos
session of the nations vast rail-
road system, acting on orders
from President Roosevelt who
ordered the seizure so that
transportation of war materials
could continue in the face OF
q strike threat.
The seizure order was car
ried out by Lieut.. Gen. Brehon
b. Somervell, chief of Army
services, acting for Secretary
of War Stimson. Major Gen.
eral c. p. Gross, chief Of the
Army's transportation system,
was placed in charge Of op-
Grating the lines.
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Air Chief Tedder Named
Gen. Eisenhower's Deputy

LONDON, Tuesday, Dec. 28-(P-The shaping of the
team that will direct the main invasion of Europe took
other step forward today with the that Air
Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder has been appointed Depu
ty to Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-28

WASHINGTON, Dec. a. R -
President Roosevelt tonight order.
ed immediate seizure Of the ma
TONS vast rail system. He declared
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Text of Order OH Page Ten
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Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO
No. 30400
In the Matter of the Estate of
LYNN LEO FOSTER, Deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF SALE OF
STOCK IN BULK
No. 5&624

Notice is hereby given pursuant
to the provisions of Section 3440
of the Civil Code of the State of
California, that w. w. ROUTT
intends to sell to RAYMOND L.
MEASURES all that certain per-
sonal property consisting generally
of Petroleum Products of Service
Station business, known as Service
Station LP-2l8 belonging to said w.
w. Routt and located at 701 Main
Street, City of Ell Centro County of
Imperial, State OF California, and
that the purchase price thereof will
be paid, on Tuesday, the l4th day
of September, 1943, at Room 118,
1908 West 9th Street, City of Los
Angeles, Ia, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, at 400 O'Clock
pm. That the address of said ven-
dor is 70l Main Street, City OF Ell
Centre, County of Imperial, State
of California, and the address of
said vendee is Ala Vine Street, City
of Ell Centre, County of Imperial,
State of California
Dated SEPTEMBER 3, l94S.
Raymond L. Measures,
Vendee.
BY w. W. Phelan.
mo. 00) (Sl0)
Imperial Valley press., 1943-09-10

THE STATE or CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
SAN DIEGO
No. 30400
In the Matter of the Estate of
LYNN LEO FOSTER, Deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned Executrix of the estate
of Lynn Leo Foster, deceased, will
sell at private sale to the highest
bidder for cash and subject to con-
firmation by said Superior Court,
ON September %, l943, at the hour
of ten O'clock a. m. or after said
day, at the law offices of Miller,
Higgs, Fletcher & Glen, in the
Bank of America Building in the
City of San Diego, County of San
Diego, State of California, all the
right, title, interest and estate of
the said Lynn Leo. Foster at the
time of his death, and all the
right, title and interest that the
said estate has by operation of law
or otherwise acquired other than
or in addition to that of the said
Lynn Leo Foster at the time of his
death in and to that certain parcel
of land particularly described as
follows, to-Wit:
PARCEL ONE
The Southeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter of Section
Seven Cd, Township Sixteen
06 South of Range Fifteen
Q5) East of the San Bernardino
Meridian, containing forty (40)
acres, in the County of Imper-
ial, State of California.
Bids or offers are invited for said
property and must be in writing
and will be received at the law Of
fices of Miller, Higgs, Fletcher g.
Glen, Bank of America Building,
San Diego, California, attorneys
for said executriX, or may be filed
with the Clerk of the said Superior
Court of the State of California, in
and for the County of San Diego,
Or delivered to the said executrix
personally at any time after the
first publication of this notice and
before the making Of said sale.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Cash in lawful money of the United
State of America, ten per cent of
the purchase price to be paid on
day of sale, balance on confirma-
ton of sale by the Court. Sellers
will furnish certificate of title in
surance and pay its share of GUS
tomary escrow charges. Taxes and
fire insurance to be pro-rated to
the date of recording deed.
Dated: September 3, 1943.
IVA M. FOSTER,
ExecutriX.
Miller, Higgs, Fletcher & Glen
Attorneys at Law
726 Bank of America Bldg.
San Diego, California
Telephone: M 4119
Attorneys for EXecutriX
(No. a. (S9-26 inc)