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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07
More About Kiska

Recapture Of Kiska island is more in7nor.
placement OF shore batteries, the quantities
OF ammunition and supplies, the hard labor
expended on caves as hideouts and the un-
foreground hospital which was fully equipped,
1t is apparent that the japanese intended to
have permanent base for future operations.
PROBABLY against the American Pacific coast
1t is not too much to assume that but for
the campaign waged by United States and
Canadian forces, which finally drove the JAP
anese off, Tokyo would have continued to
strengthen Kiskas defenses as base from
which to conduct raids, both air and sub.
marine, against Alaska and Canadian and
United States shore areas. Any longer delay
IN building the Alaskan highway and air and
naval operations which first reduced Japa-
nese-held Attu might have resulted in costly.
even disastrous, attacks on our coasts.
Showing something of Japan's purpose to
make Kiska prime base, it is reported that
an officer familiar with conditions on both
Islands declares the enemy was better equip
ped there than on Guadalcanal The main hos
pltal, for example, which extends 2,4OO feet
under ground is fitted with an X-ray room
shrlnes' food storage lockers, operating room
and its own power plant Says the Christian
Science Monitor in an article from it's owr
correspondent on the ground:
Plentiful foodstuffs, munitions, clothing anC
other types OF equipment-a good deal cached
near secondary defense positions in the hill.
are further evidence the enemy has got il
everything they could and had come to stay
THE building up of stores went on in spite
OF the fact that the United States Navy sanl
% warships and 30 merchantmen in the Nortf
Pacific in the course of the Aleutians cam
paign.
Supplies and equipment found include 10 o.
u tons of small arms and ammunition, anti
personnel and antimateriel mines, food, cloth
ing, lamps, many BOBBY traps; midget SUB
damaged beyond repair, and two wrecked OF
the beach; hand grenades with attachment
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07
Raymond Clapper Says:
This Is One Instance
When Vieus Make Ne1us

ident Roosevelt endorsed the
speech.
Republicans are divided about
the general approach. Some like
former Governor Stassen of Min
nesota favor strong international
organization supported by force.
Others like Herbert Hoover a n
Senator Taft either openly oppose
or dodge the question of using
force to keep the peace Hoover,
in his Minneapolis address, sug-
gests deferring that question until
later in the transition period, when
emotions have cooled.
1t is the crucial question be-
no alliance or concert of power is
worth the time taken to set it up
unless with it goes the force OF
the principal nations concerned.
An emasculated debating society
would only trick US into tearing
down our Navy and Air Fore.
whereas that would be the very
situation requiring h heaviest
possible national defense.
AS General Macarthur once OBJ
served: Wars are caused by I'M
defended wealth"
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Conservation Campaign

Because heavy strains are being placed upon
electric power, fuel, water, gas, telephone and
telegraph facilities, an intensive campaign is
II be launched on SEPTEMBER - Tor voluntary
conservation with the aope that by directing
public attention to the need civilian ard in
1ustriaI hardships may be avoided.
It is said that nationwide dimout may
nave to be ordered if electric power is con
suned UNNECESSARILY. Water, not usually con
sdered critical wartime resource, is in
cluded oecause Of the great quantities re-
CURED for heating condensing and other In
custrial purposes. The war mas increased
Water consumption 30 per cent over peace.
Iroe levels. News that shortage exists and
nay grow acute in fuel. gas ana wire COM
rnuricatons is rot surprising. We have been
aeu advised Of them for a long time
The American people need only be con-
V.nced that conservation l. necessary in these
essentials to comply willingly with any de-
1nsnds FIR reductions in Consumption. The
advertising campaign, which is TO be relied
upon to put the case for the conservatonsts,
need only contain definite information Of the
actual situation 70 enlist public support
But mere generaIities viii not do. Cenerali-
ties and Individual opinions have wrecked
mare GOOD programs in the past than they
have helped. Specific data showing actual
conditions viii win public good will and com.
plisnce With respect Of every item on the
conservation program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07
Wait Patiently

! One frequently hears complaint from i'm
patient persons that the invasion forces in
Italy are moving, At snairs pace when they
ought TO be rushing forward with the speed
Of storm. There is feeling that this is
the time for the kill
Understandable as this attitude is, there is
nothing in the military situation in Europe to
Justify it. The Allies have had some success
in Two campaigns. They have driven the Axis
out Of Africa and captured Sicily. Notable
though their performance has been in both,
neither can properly be appraised as major
victory. In relation to the total number Of
men engaged in this global war they are
hardly more than skirmishes the chief bene-
fits of which are, in the ore case, to circum-
vent the plan of the Germans to close the
Suez canal and seize Middle Eastern oil, and
in the other TO gain bases for future oper-
atoms. But with the main battles of the war
drama still ahead they can be viewed only as
curtain-raisers.
Now third campaign, involving the inva-
sion Of southern Italy, is launched, and the
British and Canadians are meeting such weak
resistance the public generally is prone to
think that conditions there are typical of all
enemy-held areas and mighty thrust from
many invasion points simultaneously would
bring quick surrender This view is not borne
out by what is known of Axis strength and
fighting power in Europe. Not even in Italy,
where Allied air power has wrought irrepara-
bic damage to communications. could a sud-
den thrust bring immediate success.
The Germans are still strong in Italy. The
campaign must be conducted with the view
Of holding Allied losses to the lowest possible
number. We may be sure that with General
Montgomery in command the battle will be
speeded as rapidly and as daringly as may
be, without unnecessary Wastage of manpoWer
or equipment. Montgomery is not one to daily
on the way, as he proved in Africa and on
Sicily.
Furthermore it could be that the campaign
in Italy is a diversion operation to confuse
government that nothing is to be gained by
further partnership with the Germans.
And it is having the desired effect in both
cases. The enemy is befudded TO the extent
that he does not know what to dc next, where
TO send reinforcements, what invasion coast
TO defend most heavily. IN broad sense.
the Italian invasion is immobiizing the forces
under German command
So far as Italy is concerned, it is apparent
that the government has no more will to 20
on tghtlng as radio appeals for neare in.
dictate.
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The Literary Guidepost

ing in the kitchen is familiar, but
still Henry does not know her.
She accepts the fact that his name
is the same as hers. but she can
not place her visitor. Grant is
president. carpetbaggers and ku
KluXers range the South. railroads
are building, vet the Arkbesters
remain shut in Lebanon County,
damned away from the world. The
young Arkbesters yearn for the
world, the older Arkbesters resent
it little.
Into this frame. Mr.. Nathan in
serts typical Nathan speculation
on life. love. the present and the
hereafter. 1t is deeply felt and
poetic. 1t comes off with preci-
sion, too, partly because Mr.. Ma
than has the useful gift of reducing
profound thought to simple terms.
In fairness, it must also ne re-
marked that the authors manner
isms are present as well as his
more useful gifts. There is such
a thing as being so simple as to
be affected, and occasionally this
is the case in But Gently Day. -
The book could have been longer
with profit, but if it were, l. would
not be the sort of thing Mr.. Ma
than's admirers want.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07
Wounded Soldiers Testify

-Four workers at the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration yards at Newark, N. j., were fired
on charges of gambling and lettering on the
JOB The War Manpower Commission granted
them an informal hearing. When they en-
tered the hearing room they found three Grip
pied veterans, two from the African and one
from the Sicilian campaign
Sergeant Laurence McAlster of Denver lost
his left leg in Tunisia. Corporal Jesse M.
Afford of Thonasvlle N. c., lost his left leg
when he stepped on BOBBY trap in Bizerte.
Corporal Vernon Meier of Monticello, Iowa,
lost his right arm in Sicily.
Sergeant McAlister said When we hear
of strikes we feel that the planes over there
ought to be dropping bombs oven here" His
voice taliered and it was noted that the men
on the opposite side of the table, the four
workers. squirlned in their chairs, as well
they might Sergeant McAlster went on:
"Theyre making more money here. We can't
see any reason for delay. The wars not won
by long shot 1t will take lot more before
we're through. We're just getting started. "
Corporal Afford took up the story i've
been away over year." he said. was
surprised to see SO many strikes, because
our fellows are giving their lives. We wish
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07
Daily Prayer
FOR NEWS-BFARERS

AS day by day we hang "Po"
the messages from t h Wor-aS
wide battIefronts. we would le'
member. 0 great Leader OF Oh,
Cause. the men who gather a-a
transmit for us these vital td-Aga
Have them 0 Lord, in Thy keep
ing. as those who do Thine e''
rands. We thank Thee for tae&
heroisln. for their dauntess hoe-.
tv. for their wisdom and power o.
words: since they are our eye
and ears upon the battlefronts. Ds
liver them in peril, we pray; anu
grant them ever the higher co~'
&c to bear witness to truth Nd.
they, and all the supporting ho',
in press and radio, be ehoutp
with a fresh vision of the Sacle~
ness of their calling in these fa.s.
full days. Keep vivid in tn e.,
hearts the conviction that they AT
fellow workers with the men WI,
fight. as well as heralds OF tAa,
coming day when truth s1aIl HAM
all men free. Amen.-W,l'E'
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TIN CAN DRIVE LAGS

To The People Of Wilmington.
The tin can drive which was
begun in Wilmington on August .
got off 10 slow start Ten trucks
from Camp Davis were brought
in to collect the cans and scarcely
one truckload was obtained he
first day Of the drive
Our country badly needs the tin
in these cans for the war effort,
What are We going to do about
il? Are We going to idly slt back
and do nothing. or are We going
to get behind this drive 100 per
cent and see that il goes over
the top?
Fifty-five gallon metal drums
have been placed al ten c0nVen-
rent locations throughout the city.
They are plainly marked tin
cans"
They are located at Sixth and
Harnett. Sixth and Market, Sixth
and Queen. Twelfth and Grace,
Twelfth and Market, Thirteenth
and Dawson. Seventeenth and
Princess. Seventeenth and Ann,
Wrightsville Ave. and Hudson
Drive. Lake Village Community
building at Greenfield terrace.
These drums will be left at their
locations throughout the campaign,
which will continue for the dura-
ton. They will be emptied once
a week. Between the emptying
periods, il is up TO US to keep them
filled with cleaned, nattened tin
cans which have had their labels
removed and their ends tucked in.
l know that there are countless
cartons filled with cans in vii
mington homes. But the tin in these
cans cannot help us win the war
unless they are turned in. So
please take your cans to the de-
positorv nearest you and dump
them in.
a little later on we Will have the
various boys and girls organiza-
tons collect the cans from homes
where the occupants have been
unable to take them to the depo-
sitories.
Capt. S. H. Tiuery, Camp Davis
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BY JOHN SELBY

buC Oently Day, Dy ROBERT
Nathan Knopf; S2).
But Gently Day. is one of Rob
ert Nathan's more successful fan
tastes. Its whimsicality is a little
tempered with pain, and the pair
is universal pain. 1t is the hurt
that the entire world carries with
difficulty close under its heart, and
it finds complete expression in Mr..
Nathan's meticulously f o m d
prose-
The device used is stronger than
! it might have been because it re-
ally is only an extension of the
flash-back. A great plane strikes
a Pennsylvania mountain, and ev-
erybody aboard dies. One of the
dead is young corporal from
this war whose name is Henry
Arkbester. In the instant that fol-
lowed the crash, Henry found him
self transported back through time
to the day of his great-grandfather
Absalom.
With chaplain who personifies
the infinite, Henry walks through
the woods to his home. 1t is the
same house, but the porch is gone.
Inc kitchen is the same, although
details are not. The woman stand
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07
You re
Telling Me

To conserve material women
are asked to be content to wear
tiny hats. The proper size, to be
truly patriotic, should be of the
dimensions of a stamp-a War
Stamp.
A biologist has developed yell
low monkey. Gosh, just as if there
aren't already enough Japs in this
world.
!
Many do not yearn for a good
scent cigar, but we all dream of
the return of the good 10-cent ham,
burger.
And then there was the Fas-
cist big shot who became SO
frightened over the wars trend
that his shirt turned snow white
over night.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07
By RAYMOND CLAPPER

WASHINGTON.-In my time I
have covered every run in Wash
ington, and always enjoyed the
Senate assignment most.
One penalty, however, was that
to get news out of a senator, you
had to listen to long-Winded views.
Often as not he would try out on
you a speech that was in CESSATION.
A rude but effective way of
bringing such ordeals to an end
was devised by one of the best
of the old-timers, Bond Geddes.
chief Senate man for the Associ-
ated Press. Bond would listen very
briefly and then say, Senator,
the Associated Press wants news.
not views"
However. this is one of those
times when views are news.
Views of Republican leaders who
are meeting at Mackinac Island
over Labor Day are big news now.
Politicians will have much to do
with making foreign policy.
Foreign policy is something add
ed up out of what many people
think-What Roosevelt thinks, what
Hull thinks, what senators, rep
resentatives, governors, what peo-
pie in your church think, or in
your lodge, or your union, or your
/ luncheon club. Even what news
paper columnists think evidently
] has some bearing, in view of the
way Roosevelt and Hull have used
up press conference time denounc-
/ ing what some of them say.
/ In other words, a great Ameri-
can debate is opening. You viii
hear some of it when Congress
resumes and the House discusses
the Fulbright resolution endorsing
American participation in collec-
tive efforts to preserve peace. But
most of the debate will be infor-
NAL a speech by Hoover, or by
Hull or, much more needed, one
by Roosevelt that says som othing.
Out of this debate certain broad
lines will appear desirable to an
overwhelming preponderance of
opinion. Senator Wheeler tries to
break into the debate by endorsing
the Pope's plea for immediate
peace and he writes letter ask
| {~
get peace now But it's dud,
because there is an instructive feel
ing on the part of most people
that you can't consider anything
until Hitler is knocked off his seat.
Secretary Hull says the b S
guide to what we ought to do is
still his speech of July %, 1943
This week l have been assured
that the policy laid down in this
address holds today. The core of
it lies in the passage in which
Secretary Hull says:
1T is plain that some interna-
tional agency m s t be created
which can--by force, if necessary
keep the peace among nations
in the future. There must be in
ternational cooperative action to
set up the mechanisms which can
thus insure peace"
There are two points that the
Administration thus makes tn e
foundation Of its hopes. First, an
international agency, and second,
force to support the agency in
keeping the peace.
The Hull program contemplates,
as that speech shows, an interna.
tlonal court of justice, and United
Nations surveillance over agrees
sor nations for time, during the
formation OF a world organization.
AS was noted at the time, Pres.
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LETTER BOX

The editor does not necessarily
endorse any article appearing n
this department They represent IN.
views OF the individual readers.
Correspondents are warned thai
all communications must contain
the correct name ana address toI
our records, though the letter ia!
be signeo as the writer sees fit
The Star-News reserves the rghl
10 alter any text that for any rea-
son is objectionable. Letter, OF
controversial subject. viii moi D.
published
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permitting their being fired from knee NOR
tar: ard new type of conclusion grenade
"Also found were 50 planes, partially
buried tank steam and many auxiliary diesel
power plants. 3o-foot revetments around some
buildings. two large searchlights, electric, tel
ephone and water systems, and fire depart
ment equipment
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interpreting
The War
BY HAMILTON ". F.Po,,

Strong support to- : ~
the Italian government r-.- -
seek a separate peace III a
from Berlin Itself in -v-. ..'.s
announcing the evacus-:or '1'aa
least part Of the foo, ~ -, 4
ian boot. 10
By withdrawing nor,.ws~4
maintaining their record Of "a
lous opposition 10 the AjI.as ~
vasion Of the Italian n,a;rrsrs l.
Italians may be hoping n ny. .- -
| a better peace than i .5ay . ~.
9 stand. ICY 20
The withdrawal Of German -.
Italian troops-ard c:y.l.ars-4.a.,'
lower Ca-abria announced Nv 6,.3 \
official German news ass.cr ~ .
mains unconfirn2ed in AIl.e5 .. *
tails, as this was written g ~
ever. in Washington. j. Was wv ''
orally accepted as true n 5 s..r
Of the astonishing lack II Wv ~
lance Of any kind encour,e~sS ~ - j.
the invading armies. y
Coupled with the aDsrdoc.,.,.
OF the foot Of the boot 4rara ''''n'
other signs that new peace .s.r s,s
soon may be extended bv ra~< ,.'i
Badoglio's government II o -',''
plance with acknowledged 6e,' '-,
Of the Italian people for syrrs ,-;,s'
For one thing, Italian soIa ,a','
surrender-ng 70 British and Ca~'
dian troops, report they were ' ~S
Ger orders 10 lay down their a~n r'
Their statements. + correct [ cio-s
" indicate that ne lack Of on 9rrs''
ton On Inc log Of tie boot :.
calculated move Of the Italian 49,.
eminent rather than VOLUNTARY ~. ".
ton BY war weacy troops hen.
selves. ''''-''
Also significant was The nr.,.
tive plea by the Rome radio ...,
the United States and Brta'n
pledge themselves to guarar,ea
IraIy's 1919 frontiers. This sno%s
the change that has come oysr
the Italian Leadership since t5s
days. not SO long ago. when vy,.
solini was making his pre.e1s;onS
to vast empire.
President Roosevelt. and Prime
Minister Churchill CONTINUE 10 Ess,
in close touch with the Italian
situation. They are understood 10
be re aoy at any time 10 act
promptly on any peace proposals.
! However. il is unlikely that
suggestion for anything excep.
unconditional surrender" would
be acceptable 70 the Allied lead.
ers.
Despite al the indications point.
ing toward peace proposals, how.
ever, the AXIS withdrawal could
be 4 movement 10 new defense
lines where German troops could
put up sitter opposition TO the
Ultimate conquest of Italy by Al,
lied armies.
| Several good possibilities for con-
solidated defense positions exs,
On lines crossing the foot. Al
roughly span the instep, with west
ern terminals on the Tyrrhen.N
sea and the eastern ends on Inc
Gull of laramie which forms tie
arch Of the foot.
Logical spots for the fixing Of
new defense positions deepening
wholly upon the as yet unclear
extent Of the withdrawal move.
n2er1 appear to be lines begin.
ming on the western shores at Pr.
70. Belvedere. or possibly even
Poicastro about 40 miles from
Reggio Calabria # the entire Cali
brian territory is soa-dOned
The possibility 80 exists t.
the laying down @: her arms
Italian soldiers 5 designed to#
Italy out of the war gradually VIZ
out a formal and publicly annoNc'
ed surrender. Such action c9Ia
be step to avoid retaliation D!
. GERMANY.
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Our Chief Aim
To aid in every way the prosecu.
ton of the war to complete Vic
tory.
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Whatever makes US rejoice, makes US
v,2 nj TO worship. Sorrow too should make
US want to worship. If we tell God we are
better for the telling.
ARCHIBALD RUTLEDGE.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07
Fair Enough

Editors Note.-The Star and the News accepts no
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr.. Pegler
and often disagree with them much A. many OF
his readers. His articles the good purpose Of
making people think
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07

salvage officer, is cooperating =, WI. (
US in every way possible, II .oc
up to us to do our part, 'oo' tsnt
see that his metal drums are N[T
filled. We can do it, Wlll1lllis
so let's go, ,rrP
HENRY STERNBERGEI.';'o =,
Chairman. Tin Can ColIec"''
Campaign.
Wilmington. N. c.
Sept. 6, 1943
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Vichy Says Former frene ,
Premier Herriot Arreste

BERN, Sept. 6-P- A g Ns,s
dispatch to the newspaper -, .ad
Zurcher Zeitung of Zurlch sa jer
today that former French Fft iaoe5
Edouard Herriot had been pi8tf M
in a sanatorium near Nancy "
treatment for mental dlsofoeij1 oc.
The dispatch added that Nv II
tors believed the last preSloe",tt ies
the French chamber of depo"''
was in an incurable condI'lo )-,,, =
Herriot had been under ''} 70.
arrest in Savoy since ne wa .,,a9
ported to have tried to get II In. .2G
with the Allies after then l'''
in North Africa.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-09-07

If Italy is knocked completely out of the war
and her army surrendered, the enemy will
than will the Allies.
War Mobilization Director James F Bvrres
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-27
Price Office Does
Not Set Low Prices
Merchants Reminded

''The regulations of the Office
of Price Administration do not III
any case forbid any person to sell
goods or services for less than
the maximum price, said w. A.
Kavanaugh, district price execu-
tive, in an announcement he made
to the local price clerk Friday.
1T is unlawful for anyone to rep
resent that the Office of Price Adj
rninistration requires sellers to
charge prices as high as the max
imum. In no case does the OPA
establish minimum prices, he
continued.
There is no limitation which pre-
vents anyone from charging less
than ceiling prices. 1t has been a
competitive practice always r
dealers to sell services or COM
1nodities as low as they possibly
could in order to bid for business.
The OPA not only permits this but
encourages the continuation OF
such a practice, Mr.. Kavannaugh
said. Too frequently ceiling price
is thought to be the absolute top
ard bottom price A dealer may
sell an article or service as low
as he desires, but it cannot be
higher than the ceiling price.