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Allies Block
Bremen Pass,
In Air Att
Vital Alpine Ar
ly Pounded By A.. :
leans, RAF
MUENSTER IS BOMBED
Many Enemy Aircraft Shot
Down By Big Sky Bat
tleships

LONDON, Nov. 11-(P-
U. S. and British bombers ap-
parently damned the Nazis'
strategic Bremen Pass and
Mont Gems tunnel entrances
into North Italy in Gripping
blows from both Britain and
the Mediterranean area yes
terday and last night, and to-
day American Flying Fort
resses based in Britain pound
ed targets in Muenster for
the second time in a week.
In yesterdays day and
night assaults, the Allied
bombs were aimed at bottle
necks on those trans-Alp sup
ply lines used by Germany to
move reinforcements into It.
ally.
Flying Fortresses from the Afri-
can command shot down two Nazi
fighters and chased off 20 or 80
more as they loosed a shower Of
high explosives on the railway Gen.
ter of Bolzano below B n T
Pass, and the British-based Raj
did not lose a single plane in a
coordinated night blow &C r S
France to the border town of Mo-
dane, at the mouth of the Mont
Gems tunnel
In today's Arrnistice Day assault
on the important Nazi industrial
city of Muenster, bornbers of the
Eighth Air Force shot down 10
enemy aircraft, while Thunderbolts
and Lightnings running their in
reference accounted for e h t
more.
A conmunique said four heavy
bombers were missing from the
Muenster operation, but gave few
other details.
Tonight, one of the greatest radio
'1blackouts' Of the war blanketed
the contile nt. The German radio
shut down along with many 9TH
ers. suggesting new and mighty
Raj operation. The British Air
Force last night used one of its
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RUSSIAN FORCES SMASH WESTWARD
end OPEN GATES TO OLD POLAND;
= FOE DElNOLLSE4ZNG ITALIAN PORTS
Germans Conscript
Russian Prisoners
For Yugoslav Push

CAIRO, Nov. IL -F9-Ad-
vices today from the Parti-
san headquarters of JUsip Broz
Drug T:tg) said the Germans
were conscripting Russian pri-
soners of war for active service
in the Bal and ,ained tie
presence of these troops by cali
ing them japanese volunteers.
Yugoslav guerillas were pic
tured in independten reports as
having so damaged vital COM
munication lines that the Ger
mans have been obligated to
call a three-day blockage on all
non-military traffic along Croa-
tian -.hways and railroads.
Rail routes from Italy and
Austria into Yugoslavia were
said to have been seriously in
terrupted when the line from
Villach, Austria, to Gorilla,
Italy, was disabled for three
weeks. No sooner had the Ger
mans repaired the line on Oc-
tober 20 than the Partisans were
reported to have again disabled
it by blowing up 65-foot
bridge.
The Partisans also were de-
clared to have repealed three
German attempts to land on the
Dalmatian island of Brack while
Partisan shore batteries damag-
ed a Quisling Croat ship and q
12,000-ton German ship in this
region.
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of the conference had exceed
ed his hopes and established
a basis of good will and con-
fidence justifying the belief
that "even the most stub
born" of Europe's problems
can be solved with British
American-Soviet cooperation.
No major political question
troubling Europe was side-stepped
at Moscow, Eden emphasized. and
there was usual exhange of
views also on economic questions.
L am not going to pretend for
a moment" he added, that we
agreed on every point. That would
be the international millennium.
But we do know now each others
point OF view on all these SUBJ
jects."
Eden did not mention specifi-
cally the burning question of Po-
hsh-Russian relations, but the
stubbornness of this problem was
again indicated today when the
deputy prime minister of the Po-
llsh government-in-ex Stanis-
law Mikolajczyk, declared his gov
ernment's desire to collaborate
with Soviet Russia but renewed its
proposal for postwar federation
OF European states which authori-
tative Soviet sources have condem-
ned as "anti-Soviet.
Mikolajczyk, who addressed 2
luncheon commemorating the 25tb
anniversary of Poland's indepen-
dence, said that Europe must be
protected from "Germany's econo-
mic hegemony because it inevita-
bly, will lead to her political DOM
nation He hailec the Moscow
conference decisions as "a use
full reinforcement of the ideals for
which the United Nations are wag-
ing this war"
Eden said that the European
Advisory Commission authorized
by the conference would be estap
lished at once in London and
would provide machinery for a
continuing exchange of views. He
stressed the advisory nature of
the commission which he said
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Miners Take Day Off
In Protest Against
Overtime Pay Scale

ny The Associated Press)
Most Of Americas Industrial
war machine worked on the ira
ditional Armistice Day holiday
but thousands of coal miners
took the day off because the
government, now operating the
mines, would not give time and
one-half pay for holiday work.
AS a result, Saturday also
Will probably be day of poor
production. Coal men pointed
out that miners who did not
work Thursday will not be en-
titled to the time and one-haIf
pay given on Saturday when it
is the sixth day of a weeks
work. They predicted few not
assured Of bonus pay would
work Saturday.
A survey Of maj or producing
states showed about 10000 min
ers idle for one reason or an
other.
About $4,000 did not work in
pennsylvania due to the ruling
against time and one-half pay;
5000 stayed out in Indiana and
1000 or more in Alabama.
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ARMISTICE RITES
OBSERVED QUIETLY
Entire Program Pronounc-
ed A Success By All
Participants

Wilmington residents observed
Arnistice Day in traditional quie
manner. and the entire days pro
gram was pronounced a success!
from the parade and program il
the morning throughout the da,
ending with the two-war veteran
program and dance at the USO il
the evening.
The parade which started at II
a. m. proved to be an elaborat.
and colorful display as the var
ious troops marched through the
city. Camp Davis troops, loca
State Guard contingent, Wac unit
high school ROTC battalion
American Legionnaries, all Rec
Cross workers, Boy and girl Scouts
Community War Chest ano- use
units participated.
Reviewing the co1orful display
of military and civilian groups
were Major Cherry, Brig. Gen
J. R. Townsend of Camp Davis
Commander Norwood WestbrooI
of the American. Legion, who spon
sored the events, and host o.
city and county officials, and dis
tinguished guests from the com
munity and surrounding militar,
installations. Lieut. Col. Thomas
H. Henry was grand marshall o.
the parade.
At II a. M, the Rev. J. L
Davis pronounced the invocation
from the speakers stand, ane
thirty seconds of silent prayer fol-
the World War dead were observ
ed.
Greetings to the guests were
brought by Commander West
brook, and Mrs. j. S. Crowley
district director of the UDC pre-
scented the World War Cross O.
Military Service to Charles L
Bragg. CAPITA Blanche Cline
made a brief talk on the Wat
recruiting pro1ram, and her re
marks were followed by vocal Sc
lections rendered by the Wac gles
club, which was also heard again
after the principal address. The
Rev. Sankey Lee Blanton pro
nounced the benediction.
At l p. m. barbecue luncheon
was served at Legion Stadium FOL
Legionnaires, Veterans and dis
tinguished guests.
$50 D. m.-Radio talk over Sta
ton WMFD by Legionnalre L. w
Preston.
7:45 p. m.-Armistice Day cele
bration USO club Second and Or
ange streets. Judge John J. Bur
rey. principal speaker; Auspice:
Foreign Wars. Monsignor c. E
Murphy pronounced the bene
diction.
$3.50 p. m.-Armistice dance TO-
the public at the Second ane
Orange streets USO club. Musi'
by Third Army Ground Force'
band, of Camp Davis.
MANY of our postwar problem
can and should be solved RICH
here within the confinas of ou
own local communities, and within
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VINO unit PROBES
LOCAL INDUSTRIES
Employers Checked As To
Records On Labor
Regulations

A crew of War Manpower Com.
mission workers have been work
ing in Wilmington this week max
ing a check of the number of en-
ployers to determine whether or
not they are maintaining correct
records and forms Of all new help
hired since May Is, according to
a statement made late Thursday
by Henry I. Shepherd, area direc-
tor of the War Manpower Com
mission in this area.
Preliminary check on the mum.
Der of employers was made in
Wilmington area six or eight weeks
ago, and the WPC crew here this
week are rechecking these as well
as an additional group. In every
instance where they found employ.
ers checked were not maintaining
correct records under the w a I
NARROWER Commission of the EN-
ployment Sterilization program,
full instructions were given as to
the method to maintain proper Gre
dts.
The Wilmington area of VINO
is made up of Columbus, Bruins
wick. Fender and New Hanover
counties. No non-essential employ
er may hire worker whose last
employment was in essential in.
dustry without referral by til e
United States Employment Office.
Any essential employers hiring
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Today more than 5000, 900
Poles outside the boundaries
of Poland itself must depend
upon charity for their very
existence. At the same time
Poland's army, its airmen and
its naval units carry on to beat
the Axis.
The 200,00 Polish prisoners
in German camps are cold,
ragged and starving. In France =
10000 Polish refugees lack
clothing, food and even adequat
shelter.
Through the Polish American
Council, Americans are privi-
legged to help in abating the
suffering of these representa-
tives of a heroic nation.
This is just one of n agen-
cies included in the Commu-
nifty War Chest
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ia whole fleet of Marauders headed
| into the flax over France it should
have been the beginning of what
the newspaper trace calls "a pow
er piece" on Armistice Day. 1t was
rs years after and all that. A
hundred miles or so southeast of
us as we dumped our bombs was
the forest of Compiegne, where
they signed the papers that ended
World War I (and where France
signed her armistice in World War
IL.
There were all the elements OF
a power piece. There was even the
gunner whose family came from
France and whose grandfather re-
rnembered the last time the Hun
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LINES THREATENED
American Mountain Troops
Storm z Strategic
Heights
OVERLOOKING CASINO
Fall OF Mignano Declared
Imminent By Allied
Reporter

ALLIE D HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Algiers, Nov. 11.-P)
German engineers have be-
gun demolishing the big 1tal-
ian ports of Leghorn and
Peshara in the face of an
American drive which threat
ems to crack their latest de-
Tense line near the noun
tain stronghold of Mignano,
the Allied command disclosed
today.
American mountain troops
yesterday stormed two stra-
tegic heights near Mignano,
including Mount Rotundo, a
mile-and-a-half northwest of
the strongly fortified enemy
bastion, and took up posi-
lions overlooking the broad
valley leading to Casino, a
main highway point only 73
miles from Rome.
GA broadcast by Robert
Dunnet of the British Broad
casting Corporation declared
the fall of Mignano was i'm
lminent. Radio France at AL.
giers said Casino, eight
miles north of Mignano, was
encircled by Allied troops).
Hopeful Signs Seen
Though the end of the struggle
in Italy was far from being il
sight to Allied troops battering for
ward through mud and snow thi:
Armistice Day. aerial photograph!
OF Nazi demolitions at Leghorn anc
Pescara provided a hopeful sigr
that the enemy was resigned tt
losing the peninsula at least a!
far as the Tuscan mountains, which
form the last barrier to the Pr
valley in northern Italy.
Leghorn, largest port between
Naples and Genoa. is nearly Isl
miles up the western Italian coas
from the present fighting front
while Pescara is some Is mile.
up the Adriatic coast from tn {
Eighth Army's position along the
Sangro river.
The demolitions demonstrated
either that the Nazis have very
little faith in their present winter
line' or have active fears that
Allied amphibious operations will
take them from the rear and split
their Italian forces.
Photographs showed the Ger
mans had scuttled the obsolete
Italian cruiser "Quacto" and sew
eral merchant ships in the en-
trance to Leghorn harbor, effec'
lively blocking the big port. Al
Pescara the enemy has destroyed
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that some positive action be taken
promptly and the entire matter
be placed under control of the
health department-the city and
county to provide necessary funds.
The grand jury has in mind that
this become a part of the health
departments organization to work
out the problem in practical way
SO as to hold down expense as
much as possible. It is our belief
that the citizens will fully cooper
ate."
The grand jury examined 70 wit
nesses, heard one complaint and
returned al true bills. There were
nc Not True Bills. Upon examin-
ing the reports of justices of the
peace in New Hanover county, 1t
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sArnistice Day developments on
the active fighting fronts lacked
any starting or dramatic quality
to give the quarter-century ami
versary of German defeat special
meaning, but they all pointed the
same way.
In Russia, in Italy, in the far
Pacific, in air and on the sea, The
United Nations of this war arc
moving as certainly toward as IL
nal and complete victory as the
Allied and associated n n S
achieved % years ago-but failed
tc consolidate into a lasting world
peace.
In the light of that failure, the
report to Parliament on the Mos
COW conference by British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden ia Ike S
front rank in the days develop
ments.
Eden said the results exceeded
his highest hopes not only in ac-
complishment but in the atmos-
phere of friendliness and mutual
understanding.
Secretary Hull's return to Wash
ington from Moscow synchronized
closely with the Eden report. 1t
gave President Roosevelt the op-
portunty to pay an all but I'M
precedented tribute to his cabinet
dear. by meeting him at the air.
port when he stepped from his
plane. Cabinet officers make it
a point to meet presidents return
ling to Washington from even cas-
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Jury Acquits
deMariigny Of
0akesMurder
accused Killer Cleared OF
Death; Rushes TO
His Wife
COURTROOM CHEERS
r,owd Goes Wild AS Fore.
man Gives Verdict
OF Freedom

NASSAU, Bananas, NOV.
,1-IP)-Alfred de Marigny
ras freed of a murder charge
IN the Bahamas supreme
court Il, tonight, and hurried !
Immediately to the arms of
bis faithful wife, Nancy, the
d.rqhter Of the fabulously-
ricb man he had been accus-
ed Of killing.
W The uproar in the damned
court chamber drowned out
Jnv Foreman James Sands
yoice after he said the vote
was 8 to 3 for acquittal, and
de Nangny left the room be-
fore he heard the further
word that the jury voted
unanimously that he be de-
ported from Nassau.
Brief DeliberatiOn
The jury deliberated approxi1na-
tely an hour and forty minutes
after hearing five and one-half
hour charge by Chief Justice Sir
Oscar Bedford DAILY. who pointed
out many weaknesses in the evil
dence with which the prosecution
sought to convict de Marigny of
the murder of Sir Harry Cakes.
De Marigny had waited at the
police station, his wife in a near
by office, while Jurors carried on
heir deliberations in the law H.
1rary on the second floor Of the
courthouse.
At 7:l0 pm. the jury sent word
/, was ready and de Marigny was
returned 10 the barred prisoners
cell In which he had sat through
out most of the % sessions of
testimony about the bludgeoning
and Staying of Sir Harry, one of
The worlds wealthiest men, in a
bedroom Of his estate, Westbourne,
early the morning of July 8.
Nancy took her seat near a
door.
The courtroom was in an up.
Mr as the jurors filed back in at
Il pm.
-ards called for silence and
-5-ly the noise subsidized.
lands arose to make his an.
hncement.
De Marigny stood in the cell,
serious look on his face. Nancy
seemed overwhelmed.
began
anere was tremendous cheer.
DIT oscar Immediately ordered
pv Nargny released, and the tall,
~aaasome d e f e nd ant walked
Aa-g1t to his wife. They embrac-
~ men left the courtroom amid
Tie bedIam.
Iaey hurried outside and enter.
~ an automobile to be driven to
4e.f Victoria avenue home.
ohce order was restored in the
'V al room, Sands continued:
;,, oot With unanimous vote for
immediate N deportation.'
me chief justice said he would
relef the recommendation 10 the
proper authorities.
g attorneys said the recommended
s 4va mas no legal standing. except
.ntt IL brings to the attention of
Tb the Jurors suggestion.
WINE lneS said the only place to
nati TI ne could be sent would be
%s ,rs Indian ocean island of
JT w satt1as Where his titled fanni-
FrencS ,'s D ABOUT the time of the
i gre tttds ass also added that jurors re.
q iine.T fl irt mat Lieut.. Col. r. A. Frs
81 lice =. 10 commissioner of po-
was 1 al The time Of the Staying,
i before sI IN tie to leave the colony
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xso1
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WEATHER

FORECAST:
NORTH CAROLINA: Fair with slowly
rising temperature. r:\
nv n s. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. M, yesterday.
Temperature m
1:3o a. M, SO, 1880 a. M, IS. ~
M 81. 1880 p. M, As. Maximum 3d.
MINIMUM SO, Mean A, Normal 81
NiiA-- Humidity
Ion NJ, 70, 1880 a. M, 81, 80
l;So "a 7:3o D. M, 81.
r. Liz Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 7:SO
D M, 600 inches. . .. tho month.
Total since the first OF the "0ii'n'
0.62 inches. e,,rset 5.10 o. M:
Sunrise Q e ~ d. n. M Moonset, 1908 a.
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hoo TOWNS SEIZED
Reds Now Within Is Miles
OF Korosten-Berdi-
chew Railway
MANY GERMANS KILLED
Enormous Power OF Sow
let Army Is Unfolded
For The Enemy

LONDON, Friday, Nov. IL.
Red army ran
through 100 towns and villag-
es yesterday in it's deepest
westward stroke of the war,
reaching a point less than %
miles from the vital Koros-
ten-Berdichev railway, whose
seizure effectively would
split the Germans Ukraine
forces and open the way for
a smash into old Poland 60
miles beyond.
A Soviet midnight bulletin
said hundreds of Germans
were killed as the Red army
swarmed across the Teterev
river to capture Radomysl,
only % miles northwest of
Zhitomir, a key junction on
the railway.
Unfolding their enormous
power, the Russians also
sprang ahead again on the
Gomel front, 140 miles above
Kiev, and the broadcast bull
letin, recorded by the Soviet
monitor, said 1000 Germans
were killed beyond the west
bank of the Dnieper, and six
IstronoDoints were captured.
Driv Aimed at Richitsa
This offensive was aimed at
Rechitsa, % miles west Of the
imperilled White Russian citadel
Of Gomel, by Russian units which
several weeks ago grained a big
brldgehead across the Dniepnr at
a point IS miles southwest of Co.
mel.
This display Of Soviet power
evoked grim admiration from Of
fetal Berlin military commenta-
tors on the German radio, and was
portent of still more power to
be exerted by the Russians now
that the first snowfalls nave de-
sended of the long front.
On the north-central front where
the Russians have been reported
IS to so miles from the upper Po-
lish and Latvian borders the COM
munique said total of 4,5O0 Ger.
mans were killed yesterday in bat
ties of local importance.
Another 700 were killed as the
Russians expanded their bridge
head northeast of Kerch and to the
south Of that eastern Crimean port,
where the Germans were reported
to have thrown $4,000 men into
futile counter-attacks.
Zhitomir was menaced directly
to two other Russian columns in
addition to the one which seized
Radomysl. Farther south one unit
entered Brusilov, SO miles east of
Zhitomir, and another captured
Kornin, SO miles to the southeast.
Kornn also is only "a miles from
Berdichev. junction for railways
Leading into Poland and Rumsnis.
Russia units swinging northwest
of Kiev sped through Zarude. only
40 miles from the important Ger
man-held FUNSTON of Korosten.
Acknowledging retreats on the
Kiev front one German military
commentator said the Red army
/. was trying ito force a turning
point of the entire war"
| The steady stride toward Zhito-
mir represented a 14-mile gain
during the day, and the Russians
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Grand Jury Urges Check
On Minors In POOlrOOnS

Il. s4s T., Grand Jury reporting for
,,... november term of criminal
Eg.s... III New Hanover county has
HIM. , s,e that laws be put
Itss s4s restricting boys under
fpoor5sse..0 Of l6 from frequenting
John 3 'e port to presiding Judge
boys - =. Burney states that young
room, are now patronizing pool.
.hs. -: IN N Increasing numbers and
he n %ttlon should be taken on
, nosa.ii,o'yWledging the existence Of
he 1 ran menace to public health.
ION s sp declares, INFORMATION
he rs seVeral sources indicates that
ng n ~ Situation is steadily grow.
We. T tba IN city and county s and
grand jury recommend
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Eden Says Moscow Pact
WrecksNaziP Propaganda

LONDON, Nov. 11-(E9-Smilng and confident, An
hony Eden in his first report to Commons on the Moscow
conference declared today that the historic threepower
parley treasured the world and wrecked completey
German attempt to create dsunity among the Allies.
Speaking significantly Armistce Day-a day
1raght for the Germans with bitter memories of the 1918
colapsethe British foreign minister said that the results
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US. Heavy Bombs Strike
NaZiS On ArmiStice Dav

Editors note: Mast. Sgt.
Bud Hutton Of New York City,
Stars and Stripes reporter,
flew over France in a Marau-
der bomber gunner at II a. m.
Armistice Day. Here is his
story
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Dy-.ND CSts DCD III IOIT
Stars and Stripes Reporter
Distributed by the Associated
Press
OVER FRANCE, Nov. H. II
was the best possible way to OBJ.
serve Armistice Day-no silent two
minutes but a steady cascade OF
U. S. Army Air Force heavy bombs
onto a military target which the
Nazis built afte1 they seized
France.
AS the BPS 'Hellsapoppin" and
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-27
Display Of Flags
To Mark City S
Memorial Day

War-buSy Detroit will pause in
impressive tribute TO It's hero dead
Sunday but in the great factories
the day following. when the hoi-
day would normally be observed,
the order viii be production as
usual
The city. however, has laid its
plans for the greatest Memorial
Day observance since World War l
In keeping with the plea of the
Joint Memorial Day Committee
that Old Glory fly from every De-
troit homo Sunday, the Times to-
day is publishing a special picture
page, setting forth important
changes made by Congress on dis
! play of the flag.