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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-14
HEIGHTS CAPTURED
Nazis Able To Throw Three
Crack Divisions Onto
Fight
AMERICANS SLOWED
Canadian Troops Repulse
Several Attacks, With
Heavy Losses

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
glers, Dec. 13.-lR- Gen Sir Ber-
nard L. Montgomery's Eighth Ar
my punched doggedly into the
dermans' new 15-mile-long Adri-
2lc defense line. hinged on $1,000
loot NIT. Maielia, and captured
heights overlooking the coastal
town OF Ortona, the Allied COM
rland announced today.
Despite the loss of 5000 prison
ers since the Allies invaded Italy,
the Nazis were able to throw three
crack divisions into their fierce
resistance in this sector and to
launch repeated counterattacks.
Heavy Fighting
Heavy fighting ragged along the
entire front from Ortona, which is
three miles north of the Moro riv-
err, through the battle-torn vii
lage of Orsogna to Guardiagrele
at the foot of the towering Maiella
mountain range. High]y-trained
German Alpine units were oppos-
lrg Montgomery's men in the
Guardiagrele area.
Eighth Army units, which in
Guided Canadians, fought their
way onto elevated ground over
looking Ortona on the coast, while
other assault troops gained posi-
tons dominating the highway be-
tween Ortona and Orsogna, effec-
lively blocking it's use by the Ma
us. Both of the Eighth's bridge
heads across the Moro river were
Widened.
Canadian troops driving north
west of captured San Leonardo
near the coast were engaged in
their fiercest, hloodiest fighting
since they reached Italy front dis
patches said. At least five times
the Germans attacked one
Canadian unit, and each time they
were thrown back Both sides suf-
Tered considerable losses.
Three Divisions
The three German divisions
(perhaps $4,000 mem resisting
Montgomery's veterans along the
l5-mlle front were the Goth armor-
ed grenadiers, the 18th armored
division and the 65th infantry.
There also were numerous small
er units, including the Alpien ex-
perts.
Heavy fighting was confined to
the Adriatic end of the line. The
drive of 1t. Gen Mark W. Clark
Fifth army in the Mignano area.
70 miles from the Tyrrhenian sea,
lost some of its impetus in the
muck and mud of miserable
Italian winter. American troops
repulsed strong enemy patrol
that attempted to penetrate newly
won Allied positions north of Mig
rano.
The rain sharply curbed Allied
bombing activity and the sky was
completely bare of enemy planes.
Continued on Page Five; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-14
Climax OF Soviet Fight
Believed Near At Hand

army attack. The German version
describes it as a counter offensive.
In reality a local defensive-offen-
sive operation. Russian official re-
PORTS say Soviet troops have now
taken up definite offensive after
more than four weeks of defen-
sive fighting that has exhausted
the enemy.
Regardless, there can be no
Gcubt that what happens in the
Kiev bulge within the next few
days may go far to determine the
duration of the war in Europe.
Malin, station on the Kiev-Ko-
Continued on Page Three; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-14
Japs Expected To Launch
Peace Drive In Ne1u Year

Another great obstacle, that is
even more dangerous than the
tanks and guns of the Japs because
it has an even chance Of succeed
ing.' the correspondent continu-
ed. 'sis negotiated peace often
sive which we can expect in 1914.
The japanese have cleverly cal
culated the effort of the Axis col
lapse on the American public and
will launch a peace drive with Am
erican educated Japs at the head
in an effort to consolidate their
gains in the Pacific. We Will be
so weary of war in a snort tlme'
Continued on Page Five; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-14
CONTINUE POWERFUL DRIVE;
lszzH PUNCHES INTO ADRLA TIC LINE;
.4llBERS BLAST NORTHWEST GERMANY
1retary Discloses
Gen. Patton Involved
In Third Incident

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-(R
1t. Gen. George S. Patton,
Jr., who slapped one soldier
and upbraided another, was
disclosed today to have spok-
en- with "undue harshness" to
third, who had left off his
leggings because his ankles
were swollen.
The disclosure was by Sec
rotary of War Stimson in a
report to the Senate military
committee arguing that while
the apparent denial of the slap
ping incident, which was is
sued Nov. %, may have been
an error in judgment from a
public relations viewpoint it
Continued on Page Five: Col. 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-14

Japan will lose the war, but
not until we have undertaken the
difficult task of overcoming jap
ans strength built up over many
years with the aid of American
production methods and appease-
ment in the State Department,
James R. Young, American foreign
co, respondent in the Far East for
IA years, declared during an in
tecview yesterday when Mr.. Young
visited Wilmington as one of many
stops he is making on his 25-week
tour of the United States to in
form American citizens of the con-
di!iors in Japan and the difficult
task still ahead Of victory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-14
Compromise
On Subsidy
Bill Is Seen
Part OF Administrations
Food Program May
Be Salvaged
ACTION IS DELAYED
Farm Bloc Spokesman Op-
pose Any Delay In Vot-
Ing On Measure

WASHINGTON Dec. 10. - (B -
Gyms appeared today that the
senate may work out some COM
ropise to save at least part OF
he Administrations $1,000, 900, 900
wear food subsidy program.
The Senate banking committee,
saIavipg action on the House.
sroroved legislation outlawing SUBJ
si5es Jan. l. entrusted to a three
man subcommittee the task of
camassing the possibility of sal
Yang some of the controversial
nrog am-which the administration
,ains is necessary to hold down
prices.
Three Man subcommittee
Bolstering the possibility of a
c5noromise was the makeup Of
Ne three-man subcommittee sur
vevipg the field Majority Leader
:,arl..ey, one of the three, is a
supporter of the subsidy program
as it now stands, and Senator Taft
P.O). another member, has pro-
D,sed a continuance on a modified
rsSis
The third member, Senator Bank
head DALAI is the author of
ae anti-subsidy legislation, he ex-
PRESSED doubt that a compromise
GUILD be reached and asserted the
hln bloc is going, to bat for the
Vii as it s."
Aowever, the subsidy idea pick
aup support during the day. Sc
nn Ball (R-Minn) endorsed
Ts4s IDEAS for limited subsidies
md Senator Murdoch D-Utah)
sid favored retaining the pre-
sent atup.
Chances Increased
At the same time, the banking
committees postponement of ac-
tim IN the legislation was inter-
preted as increasing the chances
that a showdown on the issue
might De postponed for several
weeks.
With that aim, Senator Ellender
OLA introduced a resolution to
defer Senate vote on the sub.
sldy issue until after the Christ
mas holidays. The resolution.
which was referred to the banking
committee, would extend from
Dc. 81 to Feb. the life of the
Commodity Credit Corporation,
Whleh pays out most of the money
f0r subsidies.
The house measure provides for
the extension of the CCC but car
res a rider repeating subsidies.
Farm block spokesman have op-
posed any delay. and their stand
has been backed up by War Food
administrator Marvin Jones who
ma, appealed for an immediate de-
elSlon SO that farmers will be able
70 plot their 1914 crop program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-14
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON

The climax of the battle in Rus
sia seems at hand in the Kiev
bulge.
A military disaster of first mag
nitude for one side or the other
is in the making there and on its
outcome may rest Russian-Allied
hopes of bringing the war in Eu-
rope to an end next year.
Moscow and Berlin agree that
Soviet forces have taken the Of
fensive in the Malin sector at the
center of the south southwestern
face Of the Kiev bulge but dis
agree as to the nature Of the Red
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-14
YUGOSLAV FORCES
REPULSE GERMANS
llto's Troops Continue To
beat-0ff Nazi Thursts
In Balkans

s LONDON, Dec. 13-lR-The Yugo-.
9 VA. partisan army OF Marshal
s ~ Broz Drug Tito) announc-
e in /, oy radio today it was continu-
i ;us 10 beat off along wild and
n ~ battleline all attempts
into ,1g ~ Germans to "break through
--'' A. Ao U territory"
on az HE beginning of the sec.
itisteSs week of heavy fighting, in
for+ u ny the Germans in an eff
tbe w. " stamp out guerrilla forces.
fun NJ ,uSoSlavs declared units of
1st, Nazls armies-the fifth and
pocniaa eSefVes-Were attacking in
va Ing Indication that Adolf Hitler
paign 9eeply committed to the cam.
nan nD IN Yugoslavia, where Ger
Eana M. communications in the Bal
BY f.. .IlSscross, was accompanied
ajvo we assertion that the Germans
torco." were attacking with strong
fba 'e 5 IN Crotia in the north and
BIZ % border region between Ser.
and and M Montenegro in the south
in NV were suffering great losses
Pro eli ana material"
Sans w va. assertions that his parti-
10 ind were standing firm seemed
70 bi ,al late that they had rallied
he 4I zap appeal of Sunday, in which
eone G'ee = the moment has
stand Il lor an about effort to with
poIi+ me German assault.
n'leally, the partisan leader
hi 9nsafed to be gaining ground for
govar,, WE'LL and his new provisional
h. , ,xi1t: set up in rivalry tc
prer H,.s'lng exiled government Of
h + n Bozhidar Puric in Cairo.
seemed probable his group
iued On Page Three. Col. q
Evening star., 1943-03-23
Armstrong Punches
Like Whir|wind in
Beating Tribuani
Ex-Chomp Is Amazing
In Earning Decision;
Now Looks to Jack
By the Associated Press.

6F Inc Associated PfeSs.
PHILADELPHIA, March 23.-
Henry Armstrong proved last night
he is the man Of 1000 punches, in
whipping tough AL Tribuani OF Will
mipgton, Del. before bowling
crowd of 1888 paid customers at
Convention Hall.
Making his first Eastern appear
ance on a comeback trail that now
leads to New Yorks Madison Square
Garden, "Hammerin' Henry" threw
close to 100 punches a round in
gaining unanimous 10-round de-
cision over the game Tribuani.
His Drive Amazes Fans.
The only man in ring history to
have held three world champion
ships simultaneously the 30-year-
old Armstrong amazed the onlook-
ers, who contributed to a gross
gate of s32,91525, by his everlasting
aggressiveness in chalking up his
18th triumph in 18 starts since he
came out of retirement.
Although his failing arms had
the Wilmington youth on the verge
OF a knockout in the third. fifth and
tenth. Armstrong, Stool favorite,
admitted afterward that it was a
tough fight"
l was flghting superman, be-
cause he's ambitious and a win over
me would have put him right up
there" Henry said. 1T was tough"
Armstrong gave away nearly 8
pounds, weighing 1884, to Tribuani's
146'. but was especially effective
at close range. Time and again he
whipped over series OF hard rights
from in close that Jared his oppo-
nent.
This happened in the third, fifth
and tenth. but on each occasion
Tribuani called on some hidden
reserve and rallied to get in a few
punches himself
May Make 135 Pounds.
Armstrong. who will start training
Thursday for his April 2 bout with
Beau Jack in New York, said his
eyes and hands were okay and
that he thinks he may be able to
get down to the lightweight limit
OF 135 pounds. AS for going IS
rounds, he added II didn't feel
good until the 10th round"
1t was the consensus among box
ing experts who saw the fight that
while Armstrong may not be as
good as he was in his prime, it will
take a very, very good man to prove
it.
Evening star., 1943-03-23
Three Ground Bouts
Added 10 UIine Card
4th PreIim to Support
Boksi-Doruzio Feoture

Three six-round engagements have
been lined up by Promoter Goldie
Ahearn to support the l0-round
heavyweight feature on Friday
nights boxing card at Uline Arena
which sends Joe Baksi Of Wilkes
Barre, Pa, against Gus Dorazio Of
Philadelphia.
Heavyweights St. Thoma. and
Danny Biggers, the latter a Balti-
more shipyard worker, will meet In
the semifinals, while other SKIES are
between Welterweights Petey Geno,
New York, and Jessie Harris, Negro
coast guardsman from Curtis Bay.
Nd. and Lieht-heavywelghts Bob
Jacobs, Philadelphia, and Kid Wolfe,
local Negro. An opening four
rounder is to be arranged to COM
plete the program.
Baksl and st. Thomas are sched-
uled to arrive from New York to-
night, and Baksi will 90 through
public workouts tomorrow and
Thursday at the Apollo Gym at 2
o'clock.
Evening star., 1943-03-23
Vets Man Eastern, Roosevelt Nnes> but Pitchers Are Few
New Left lab Helps
Parks 10 Verdict
Over Hocevar
CopitoI Heavy Gets FL
Vote; Lowery Scores
T.K.O. in Sole 60

George Parks, Capital Negro
heavyweight, is a much improved
fighter since his knockout by Joe
Baksi four tights ago, with a left
jab, newly added to his stock In
trade, responsible for most of the
Advancement. In fact the left mostly
was accountable for the narrow mar
gin Parks had last night when he got
a split decision over Marine Eddie
Hocevar Of Cap May, N. j.. in the
eight-round feature at Turner's
Arena.
Judge Jimmy Sullivan voted for
Hocevar. with Referee Marty Gal
lagher and Judge Bob Eller swing
ing things for Parks. The verdict
was okay with most OF the 2,083
customers. On The Stars score
sheet Parks got four rounds, Hoce-
var three. with the opener even. A
right to the body and a fast left to
the ear put Hocevar down for no
count in the fifth for what probably
was the decisive margin.
Parks Earns Lead Early.
Parks well-publicized right con-
nected several times to Hocevars
body and head, but the marine
Weathered all that and staged a big
rally in the last two rounds that fell
Just short Of turning the tide in his
favor. Another round or two and
the marine might have won. In the
eighth he opened cut over Parks
lett eye and gave him general beat
ing, but Parks was so far ahead at
that point that all he had to do was
hang on to take the decision. Parks
did most of the leading and didn't
fare too badly in the infighting.
The seml-feature between Middle
weights Jack Lowery of the Navy
and Joe Sole of the Army almost
stole the show. and Promoter Joe
Turner could do much worse than
bring these two boys back for an
other engagement. Lowery won bv
tk.o. in 2:l0 of the eighth but
until that round it was anybody's
nght. with both boys proving willing
mixers and catchers.
Sole Is Floored Twice.
Sole was f1oored twice for nine
counts in the eighth and could have
stayed down either time without
any one finding fault, but he got up
and was rolling on the ropes when
Referee Gallagher stopped the bout.
In another knockout Howard Ben
net chilled George Williams in 1925
OF the second in a scheduled six
rounder. John Garner, Parks light
heavyweight stablemate, decisioned
Oakie Greer of Baltimore. while the
opener went to Jim Jerico on de-
clsion over Ernie Burd in four
rounds.
Evening star., 1943-03-23
Ramb|ers Look
ToLenarduzzi
As Top Hur|er
Must Find OutfieId
ToIent;; Riders Like
Howard as SIobmun
BY GEORGE HUBER.

Shortage OF experienced baseball
players for high school baseball
teams isn't as serious at Eastern
and Roosevelt as 1t is at most other
Capital schools. Each has six letter
men back, but even this supply of
talent leaves plenty OF problems
for Coaches Woody Smitherman OF
Eastern and Al Handler at Roose-
welt
Pitching is rated a good part OF
schoolboy baseball and both schools
need moundsmen. Dave Lenarduz-
Ii, tall boy, is the only Eastern
veteran. However, three candidates
for the Rambler mound staff are
showing well in what drills have
been possible during the recent
stretch of bad weather. Brother"
Speicer, brother Of Chester (Wee)
Speicer, top member OF last years
hurling corps, is among the candi-
dates, and II his brothers ability is
catching he should be valuable
starter. George Glorious and Stan
Pohuskey also are promising fair
work.
Eastern Seeks Outf1elders.
In addition to LenarduZzi, letter
men at Eastern are Edsel Martz,
catcher: Ernie David, first base;
Fred Sparrow. second; Wilbur Os-
man, third; and Joe Artino. out
fielder. Those outfield vacancies
particularly promise to be difficult
to I'LL. There aren't enough top
notch candidates and Smitherman
is studying the possibility OF shift
Ing some Of his harder-hitting in
f1elders to the garden.
Roosevelts six experienced men
are Leigh JOY. pitcher; Charley
Howard, outfielder; Sid Drain,
catcher: Bunny Citrenbaum, frst
base; Ollie Kennedy, shortstop, and
Marvin Gelles, outfielder.
JOY. hefty lad. turned in some
excellent games on the mound early
last season for the Rough Riders.
and should have little trouble doing
even better this spring.
Riders Have Star in Howard.
To add more power to the staff,
Coach Handler is considering max
Ing a pitcher out Of Howard, who
took an occasional turn on the hill
last season. A big left-hander,
Howard easily is adaptable to any
position and throws good, hard
ball
Howard probably is the best all
around high school athlete in Wash
ington this season. He already has
made the all-high and all-metro-
politan football and basket ball
teams, playing end at football and
center in basket ball, and he Ger
tainly will be candidate for more
honors at baseball this spring.
Evening star., 1943-03-23
Hyottsvi||e Girls Get Big Sets
As Team Beats Bethesda
Agnes Collins Hos 373, Minnie Brown $50;
Ryuns Trim Chomps in St. Martins Loop

Agnes Collins with 157-373 and
Minnie Brown with 132-359 tossed
in the heaviest wallops as the pace
setting Hyattsville quint trimmed
Bethesda Bowling Center, 2-1, In
the Maryland Suburban Ladies
League over the Hyattsville Recrea-
ton maple lanes. The victory save
Hyattsville a four-game lead.
Jim Shea banged out IA and 1853
to give the Ryans a 81 edge over
the champion Jeffries in the ST.
Martins Club League, while Billy
Towles, sharing high set honors,
posted 1876 as the Baardses salvaged
a game from the Tastets. The ST
Martins Ladies League rolling at
King Pin witnessed Margaret Mills
shining with $50 as the Reeds
swamped the Mohrs and Cap Nc
Carthy's 1913 high lighting the Nc
Carthys' 80 win from the Lavelles
Despite Elvin Shank 147 and 387,
E. A. Merkle Co. won the odd-eame
skirmish from Big Print Shop in
the Graphic Arts League at King
Pin.
Near-Scason Records.
Near-record season highs marked
the pin-spilling in the Spillway
Morning Navy Yard League, when
Koontz fred 1T while Burton tailed
Alb for top set and the Yardbirds
counted $50.
Mary Heine of Miller Furniture,
with 81. sports the seasons high fat
game record in Brookland Ladies
loop. The furniture pinettes dropped
the rubber game to Federal Litho
when Marion Babcock capped 337
set with lusty $50.
Commerce increased its lead in the
National Capital Ladies League at
Lucky Strike to four games with a
2-l victory over the second-place
Miscellaneous Margaret Miltner
raped out 126 and 1893 for the losing
side when Progress nicked Stand
ards, 81.
Lefty Ames' 147-370 and George
Adams 1876 were the big blows as
Loyalty tripped Golden Rule, 2-l,
in the Odd Fellows loop. at Brook
land, Harold Hodges of the losers
and Glenn Crosman, Eastern, shared
set honors with 375. A sweep over
Brightwood moved Columbia No. l
five games ahead in the flag chase.
Leaders in Benefit Event.
A complete result of the record
turnout of 116 bowlers in the latest
Evening star., 1943-03-23
Polo old Mans Game in Texas, but 1t Is Fiery
Teoms Made Up Mainly Riders Over As Poy Without Substitution

J. Hardy Neel, two: DR.. Raworth
Williams. Bill Long and George
Prendergast, one: Jim Cochrane
and Robert Hunter Lightfoot,
zero. Lishtfoot is the umpire
sub.
Starke. Skidmore and Floyd
are former cowboys. ~
The associations going fine
filing q wartime sport need, but
there's some doubt whether 1t
may not become 4 war casualty
itself.
Prendergast, = 50-year-old
World War veteran, discovered
he'd trimmed Of a pounds.
Now he's feeling 10 At he's
talking about crashing back into
the marines.
Evening star., 1943-03-23
Garvins, Marines Tilt
In D. T.. Basket Semi
Winner to Meet Noimon
Five for Championship

Garvin's Grill and Marine Bar
racks quints will tangle tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock at Heurich gym
In the semifinal round Of the Dis
trict basket ball championship
tournament for the right to meet
Naiman Photographers in the title
game.
All three battled their way through
the QUARTER finals last night. but
Naiman, top-seeded team OF the
tourney. drew a bye whes>~a 1ourta
club was not available for ,tliA semi.
finals. This situation arose from the
inability Of the First Stan quint OF
Boiling Field to escape being quar-
antined at the post
Garvin's, with Gustafson and Nc
Nary tossing in 18 and "A points
respectively. defeated jacobsen
Florists, 52-45, while Naiman wa.
shellackirg Petworth, 1881. Bob
Berry paced the photographers with
l6 points
Lou Athanas' hot hand, which
netted the Marines q points. fea-
tured the. Leathernecks' $3.50 tri-
umph over stout-hearted Coast
Guard five.
Evening star., 1943-03-23
Caps 10 Meet Barons
In B Hockey 5emis
Stort Feud Tomorrow;
Put Out Hornets, Reds
BY tho Associated Press.

BY inc ASsoclAAd Press
1t is Cleveland vs.. Indiana polls
In the class B semifinals of the
American Hockey League playoff
series
Indianapolis outlasted Pittsburgh.
5 to 3, in an overtime contest last
night to eliminate the Hornets in
straight games for the right to meet
the Cleveland Barons in the second
stage of the post-season rivalry.
Previously the Clevelanders had
stopped the Providence, r. l., Reds
In straight games.
The Baron Capital feud, which
gets under way in the Indiana City
tomorrow night. will be a best two
out-of-three series with the winner
gong on to meet the Hershey-Buf-
falo victor for the title.
Buffalo now is leading the Bears.
two games to one, in the best of
seven class A setup with the fourth
game billed for Wednesday night
at Buffalo.
Evening star., 1943-03-23
With BILL 4exs.u4u

This will permit commercial in
terests crop OF the desirable sizes
that are easy to market while the
sportsmen will have their fun with
the big ones with no waste Of the
spawners.
In the past the waste from COM
mercial fishing has been consider
able, but no greater than by sports
men, who have been known to kill
these grand game fishes by the
hundreds and allow them to rot on
the docks and beaches.
There now are 10 States Signatory
to the pact. A bill for Connecticut
to sign has passed one house and
is now before the other. The same
Is true OF Georgia. while there is
every indication that Florida will
be 4 Signer when Its Legislature
meets shortly. If and when all
these States become signatories there
will remain but a single one, North
Carolina, not joining in the agree
ment for the control Of migratory
fishes.
The recommendation regarding
the size limits on channel bass can
not be introduced in the Legisla-
lures OF Maryland and Delaware
during the present sessions. These
matters will come two years hence
but will be acted upon in Virginia
and South Carolina next year.
Gov. Broughton OF North Caro-
lima agrees with the need for pro-
lection Of the channel bass despite
that his State has not seen fit to
join In the fisheries compact. It
appears that the channel bass and
not the striper will become, as
near as it is possible, our first real
sport fish.