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RAIL LINK TAKEN
Last important Center
Falls AS Russians APP
proach Poland
BORDER 60 MILES OFF
Red Victory Guns Boon,
Again With "a Salvos
In Celebration

LONDON, Nov. 13-fP--
The western Ukraine rail
and highway hub of Zhito-
mir, the halfway marker on
the Russians road from
Stalingrad to Berlin, fell to-
day to Gen. Nikolai Vatu-
tins armored assault as the
Red army virtually split the
Germans northern and
southern forces and drove to
within 60 miles Of the pre-
war Polish border.
In a related drive on Ko-
roster, 45 miles north Of
Zhitomir, the Russians
smashed to within ~ miles
Of that railway supply center
for the Germans northern
forces by taking the town Of
Malin.
100 Towns Taken
The Moscow daily communicate.
recorded by the Soviet Monitor,
said that more than 100 towns were
taken in the Ukraine drive. The
Germans still were sending waves
CT counter-attacks against the
Russian positions near Fastov
S. miles southwest of Kiev, but
made no gains, the bulletin said.
Twelve heavily fortified German
strongpoints were taken in the
area south of Rechitsa, where the
Russians were struggling through
the marshes toward another grip
on the German supply railroad
running north from Korosten.
The fall of Zhitomir, taken in
15mile frontal advance was an
nounced by Marshal Joseph Sta
lin tonight exactly a week after
he had triumphantly told the Rus
slams and their Allies, of the fall
Of Kiev, IS miles eastward.
Stalin's special order Of the day
described Zhitomir, town of 95,-
600 persons, as "a most important
Continued OH Page Five; Col. 81.
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GROUP MEETINGS
FOR CHEST DRIVE
Scheduled To Precede Ac-
tive Solicitation; Sim
liar To Last Years

Wilmington business leaders
have been invited to attend 6
series of important meetings ir
the interest of the Community
War Chest campaign, which will
inaugurate the intensive solicita
ton in all firms, to get under way
Immediately after the group meet.
ings.
Charles E. Watkins of Chicago,
the only speaker in America tc
receive the Navy "E'' for eff
cheney in speaking will be present
at each of these division meet
ings. Business leaders in firms
employing eight or more indivi-
duals are urged to attend these
meetings when full and complete
campaign plans will be presented.
The National Firms and Chain
Stores division headed by Ranald
Stewart will meet at 1920 A. M.
Monday in the Community room
of the Tide Water Power COM
pany. At 2::3o pm. Monday, the
Public Employees Division will
meet in the Community room. H.
R. Emory is chairman OF this
division.
The Industrial division headed
by Walker Taylor will meet IN
the same room at pm. The final
group meeting has been schedul-
ed for pm. when the CONNER
cial division headed by J. G
Thornton and F. B. Graham will
meet in the Recorders Court In
the Court house.
Campaign supplies will be is
sued Immediately after the meet
ings. During these meetings, firm
heads will receive suggestions on
the type of campaign for e1nploya
groups adopted for this year S
war chest. The plan allows each
unit to conduct its own campaign
without outside interference. This
self-soliciting plan was used sue
cessfully in Wilmington last year.
This series of meetings that will
involve all the leaders of these
larger employe groups, is design
ed to create a unit consciousness
of responsibility to the Communl-
tv War Chest" N. E. Drexler.
general chairman said.
Drexler made it clear that all
firms represented at these meet
ings and which approve of the
new plan will not otherwise be
solicited.
There will definitely be no soil
citation of funds at these meet
ings.'' he continued, but it is
extremely important that every
business leader avail himself OF
this opportunity to find out how
Continued OH Page Two; Col. ~
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American Forces Extend Bridgehead
On Bougainville In Every Direction

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS, Sun. Nov. A.
P-The American beachhead al
Empress Augusta bay on the west.
central coast of Bougainville in the
northern Soiomons mas been ex.
tended in all directions.
General Macarthur headquart-
ers reported today that the Jap
anese have left 300 dead in fight
ing there.
The beachhead, where the Ma
rines landed on Nov. l, is on the
last big Solomons island barring
the eastern approaches to Rabaul.
Their advances, Marines and
Army troops have occupied Piva
village, captured Japanese artillery
and supplies.
The Americans previously had
held a rectangular position with
the bay on the south, miuntains on
the north, the Piva river on the
east and the Laruma river on the
west. Prior to the villages occupa-
ton it had been so per cent wiped
out by divebombing attacks.
Headquarters reported today the
second roundtrip flight of more
than 1000 miles within less than
a week by liberators for night at
tack on Soerabaja. former Dutch
naval base now held by the JAP
anese of Java. twenty-five tons
were dropped, duplicating the
earlier raid.
Allied planes kept up the ceas-
less attacks on shipping in the
New Ireland-New Britain sector
from which the Japanese on Bou-
gaiville must draw their support.
A 1iberator, in the latest blow
scored a bomb hit which damaged
a 7.000-ton merchantmen off Kav-
ieng, New Ireland
Units of the japanese airforce
attenptde one of their infrequent
Continued on Page Ten; Col. -
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Definite Progress Made
In Port Shipping Service

Definite plans are under,
way, and have been in pro-
gress for several months. tt
re-establish shipping services
between all South Atlantic
ports, ports on the Atlantic
and the Gulf and West coasts,
as we'll as regular saillngS
between South Atlantic ports
and foreign countries, J. /
HERS, executive general
agent of the Wilmington
Port Commission, said Satur-
day.
Atlanta Meeting
Mr. HERS is chairman &f the
Atlantic and Gulf ports commit
tee and first vice-president of the
Southern Traffic League. an or
ganization which has been active
in attempts to re-establish serv
ices existing before the war. and
to initiate new services where
the volume of tonnage justifies,
In the capacity of chairman OF
the Atlantic and Gulf Ports COM
mittee Mr.. HERS called special
meeting of his group in Atlanta
last month, when representatives
of all ports ON the South Atlantic,
Wilmington to Miami, as well as
interior shippers and receivers oil
waterborne freight, interested In
resumption of the traffic were
present.
At the Atlanta meeting two COM
mittees were appointed by Chair
man HERS, one consisting of port
representatives, instructed to con-
tact the coastwise and intercoastal
steamship operators. the Board OF
Investigation and Research, the
Maritime Commission, and the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
and place before them the water
transportation needs of the ports
as the representatives of the ports
now anticipate them.
Continued on Page Five; Col. 81
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BRITISH PREPARED
TO TAKE LEBANON
Step Considered If Clashes
Between Franch And
Natives Continue

LONDON, Nov. 13-P)-The
British government made it clear
today that it was ready to seize
control quickly in Lebanon If nee
essary to protect the strategic
Middle East following reports OF
clashes between the French and
Lebanese nationalist. British
troops already are on the spot II
needed.
While the F'rench-controlled Bel
rut radio annousced that the situa-
ton in Syria and Lebanon was
quiet and charged that reports OF
disturbances were enemy pro-
paganda." the British showed
that they definitely did not share
this view.
Although British officials de-
clined to say whether Britain
might employ armed forces In the
crisis, news correspondents were
told that they could not exaggtrate
the Importance the government
attaches to maintaining order IN
the Near East.
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ITALIAN GOVERNMENT HEAD
QUARTERS IN SOUTHERN TIA
~, Nov. 13. -(P- Marshal Pet
70 Badoglio organized 'technl-
caP' government today in make
shift move obviously forced by
the flat refusal of Italy's main
political leaders to join any gov
eminent until King Vittorio Eman-
uele has abdicated.
The Badoglio government, which
I'll. til now has been described as
Being simply ''Badoglio and a Sec
rtary who uses the hunt-and-
peck system on the typewriter,
was revamped to consist now OF
tie aged Marshal and series OF
under and experts who
will carry on the actual BUSINESS
| OF government but who will Meth
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Rad061i0 Forms Technical Government
Tn MakeshiftMOve To Stave Off Trouble

letter which said the political I'M
foreground in Rome sent asking that
no permanent government be form
ed until it could have voice in
it..
The Rome political junta has
shown no indication it will try to
keep the king in power. but until
It can take an active part the SOW
ereign is using it's existence for a
political respite.
The Allied policy as set b. Prime
Minister Churchill and President
Roosevelt has been to keep Italy
f;nctioning behind the armies and
not to force any political show
down. The lack of strong govern
.nent under Badoglio has. resulted
Continued on Page Ten; Col. A.
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GENERALIZATION
BOARD PLANNED
Senate Postwar Commit.
te Members Favor Ba-
ruch For Chairman

WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 Up -
A move to create an overall War
Decentralization board with Ber-
nard M. Baruch as administrator
is under consideration by the
Senate's special postwar commit
foe but members are divided on
the scope of the proposed aeen-
cy's authority.
Chairman George (D-Ga) said
today there appears to be unani-
NOUS belief among members that
Congress should enact speedily
Legislation fixing few major poll
cies for reconversion of industry
to civilian pursuits after the war
ends.
Almost everyone on the COM
mittee, he said, wants Baruch, the
administrator trouble shooter, to
head new agency which would
provide the machinery for indus
trial rehabilitation, but some
want it to operate only in an ad-
visory capacity and others as the
direct authority with powers even
wider than those originally given
the War Production Board.
Baruch now heads a war and
postwar REIMBURSEMENT unit under
War Mobilization Chief James F.
Byrnes. In this post he is charg-
ed with the development of uni
fled plans by the various govern
ment AGENCIES
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.MAFFIT VILLAGE
NOW COMPLETED
Final Units Turned Over
To Housing Authori-
ty, Emory Says

The completion of the AIaffitt
Village war housing project was
announced Saturday by Henry r.
Emory, director Of Housing Alt
thor::y Of the City of Wilmington
following acceptance by the Hous
ing Authority of the last 1856 units
from the contractor.
The project has a total of 1882
units, including the trailer camp
after the transfer of 100 trailers to
brunswick, Ga.
The new section of Maffitt Vii
1aoe was finished last week and
delivered to the Housing Authority.
Included are 156 dormitory rooms,
which will be available to men or
women, depending upon the most
urgent demand.
The new apartment units are
different from the first constructed
in that they are of masonry con-
struction. The older section con-
tains frame units.
Mr.. Emory pointed out that 900
units. including apartments, rooms
and trailers, are now available to
war workers. Military personnel is
not eligible for the war housing
units. Of this number, there are $50
available to white persons.
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BY EUGENE BURNS

HONOLULU Nov. 13-tREThe
commanding general of Army
forces in Hawaii believes that an
other japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor is likely within the next
four months.
Vital installations, Army and
Navy hangers and supply dumps
on Oahu sland would be the pri-
mary targets. If incendiaries were
used some might be dropped on
Honolulu's waterfront.
These are the considered opin-
ions of military experts including
Ii. Gen. Robert c. Richardson, Jr.,
commanding Army forces in Ha-
waii and in the central Pacific
areas, and other military authori-
ties.
Gen. Richardson expressed the
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Chinese Troops Force
Japanese On Yangtze
Front To Turn Back

CHUNGKING, Nov. 13-(P)
Chinese troops aided by
American "sky dragons" have
forced the Japanese OH the
central Yangtze front to re-
treat in several sectors, the
Chinese high command an
nOunced today.
The Japanese suffered Sc
we're casualties and many
towns were recaptured, the
communique added.
Fighting ragged on a front
which zigzags from Tungting
lake in China's "rice bowl" to
the rugged mountains south of
the Yangtze port of Ichang.
The Chinese had air support
in this area from "sky drag
ons" of the American 18th Air
force which flew numerous
sweeps along the Yangtze, at
lacking supply-laden boats,
gun emplacements, and other
JAPANESE installations.
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j. s. Planes
[gssst Vital
zaazi Port
oot Down 43 Enemy Air.
) Craft AT Bremen AT
/, Probable Loss OIL
ATTACK FROM CLOUDS
Highways, Bridges, Rail
Yards, Canals Hit; Raj
Finds Other Targets

LONDON, Nov. 13-(P)--
American Flying Fortresses
and Liberator bombers, pro-
tected by Thunderbolt and
Lightning fighters, fought
through swarms of German
fighters, thick clouds and So
below-zero temperature to-
day to batter the vital port
and communications center
of Bremen.
Down 43 Planes
Railway yards, canals, high
ways, bridges and the Germans
best port since the destruction OF
Hamburg were blasted by the
American heavy bombers which
also took toll of 80 Nazi inter-
ceptors. The accompanying Thun-
derbolts and Lightnings accounted
for 10 more enemy aircraft for a
total of 43.
In swapping the heavily-de-
Tended port-using a new tech
nique of bombing through the
clouds, Berlin said-l5 of the big
bombers and nine American
fighters were reported missing.
The Germans sent at least 100
fighters to meet the attack.
In addition to the American
heavy bomber attack, Raj fight
ers were also out today, continu-
ing their usual daily blasting Of
enemy communications along the
invasion coastline.
The size of the attacking Ameri-
can force in the 800-mile round
trip flight was not officially dis
closed.
One pilot of a supporting Light
ming fighter which helped cover
the American heavies said the
Germans threw up everything
from single-engine ME-1O9s to
JU-88 fighter-bomber shooting
rocket shells.
''The ME-109s made constant
tail attack on our group said
Continued on Page Ten; Col. ~
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Another Jap Attack On Pearl Harbor
Is Anticipated Within Four Months

views in conversation after
studying reports about the sight
ing of an enemy plane the night
Of October Is. That enemy plane
was caught in searchlight beams
near Pearl Harbor but it escaped.
When the writer said that he was
taking bets that Pearl Harbor
would be attacked within six
months, the General said that he
would be willing to reduce the
time to four months.
How the Japs would do it is
the logical question.
The General replies: Cite one
example wherein a 10O-plane at
tack has been stopped Never. The
Germans still raid London. The
United Nations, despite flying over
hundreds of miles of enemy ter
r;tory containing radio and sound
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err play any political roll nor parti-
cipate in any policy making.
This stop-gap was necessitated by
the refusal of any members OF
Italys six leading political parties
to ioin in any government under
tie aged vittorio Emanuele, whose
birth, Towering and fall of Fas-
cism. The parties followed the LEAD
OF Count Carlo Sforza, VINO retur!l-
ed from American exile to WIN
their support.
The king has temporarily st E,-
noied any moves to Dust MN ny
sitting tight and ignoring the poll
tical crisis on the GROUNDS II Wa
,rapossible to obtain a represe sns
tive government until Rome i s',n
INTO Allied hands. The KING ; S'p =
r 1' orters, few in number, cited a
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detection devices, fight planes and
antiaircraft positions, still get their
bombloads to their targets with a
loss of perhaps five per cent;
never more than 20 per cent.
In the Pacific, we recently hit
Rabaul, catching more than 100
Jap planes on the ground. Wake.
TaraWa, Rekata bay-to name a
IeW-are other examples of CATCH
ing the Jap with his planes down.
On Doolittle's Tokyo raid the car
riers Hornet and Enterprise were
Intercepted $50 miles away by ra-
dio-equipped patrol boats and vet
Tokyo did not repel the attack
Too, the Japs successfully punch.
ed through attacks at Pearl Har-
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
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NAVY PREPARES
BIGGEST THRUST
Reorganization OF Fleet
Perfected For Show
Down In Pacific

WASHINGTON, Nov. IS -R-
The United States Navy has now
perfected one of the greatest tact
ical reorganizations in its history
in order to bring massive air
striking power against japanese
sea forces and air-defended is
land positions in the Pacific.
zat'o on, 1t is completion of thisT
It is completion of this reorgini-
cation, as well as the launching
Of II battle-type aircraft carriers
and hundreds Of other ships in the
last two years, which enabled Ad-
mjral Chester W. Nimitz, Pacific
fleet chief. to say his week with
full confidence of victory that
"o'r time has come to attack -
A ranking naval leader told this
n0orter today that ''just about
al orr ships in the Pacific, ex-
le1t the submarines, have been
gnrad around aircraft carriers
sM Reorganization makes such
trmidable force that when l
sE It, and the fighting spirit of
tie men in it, I almost felt sorry
0' the laps for the first time in
mr LIFE"
The initial problem of this
mgCcod fo,,ao &c 441-o fold.
To clear the Japanese out of
key island positions and, if pos
S0le. to create an opportunity to
engage and destroy the enemy
lIeet How soon the latter stroke
can be delivered depends. of
course. on when the Japanese are
Wiling 10 come out and fight.
Reorganization of the Pacific
Aeel around aircraft carriers be-
gan tentatively before the enemy
d"aek on Pearl Harbor. At that
alAe the United States had seven
carriers and several individual
carrier task forces. The battle
sup remained the backbone of
aie leet, and the tactical concept
W., was mat IN any engagement it
"Uula deliver the knockout punch.
H. temporary paralysis of the bat
W. nne resulting from the Pearl
lapt99r bombing automatically and
q q forced the aircraft car
.D,s INTO the fighting role of
'' S' amount Importance.
Jo consequently, Rear Admiral
t tSa H. Towers, then chief of
;@V bureau Of aernautics. was
V wit s" ed to Admiral Nimitz' staff
and l. t4e rank Of vice admiral
nir.j I''f faal his : successor, Rear Ad-
Waited .sI t y0a m S. Mccain, was ele-
chief Of f. me-, NE new post of deputy
Tie rank Of vice admiral.
"'"''nned on Page Ten; Col. 81
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de MARICNY PLANS
TRIP TO new YORK
Says Wife Needs Treatment
For Infected Jaw And He
Covets Fishing Trip

NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov. 13.-tA
Alfred de Marigny disclosed to-
day that he is planning to take his
wife Nancy to New York next
week to get medical treatment for
a jaw ail1nent.
Found innocent Thursday Of a
charge Of Staying Nancy's father,
Sir Harry Cakes, de Marigny said
he wanted to go ON a fishing trip
Ito get away from it alp but adj
ded that my Wife's health cones
first"
Nancy has had several opera
tons for a jaw infection which was
aggravated by an attack of typhoid
fever while they were in Mexico
shortly after their marriage, he
said.
De Marigny declared the trip to
the United States depended on ar
ranging with British authorities for
the use of American dollars.
(Continued ON Page Ten. Cn1 ~
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Al Smith, Tom De,uey
Meet In State Capitol

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 13-R)-
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, frequent
ly mentioned as possible con-
tender in the 1914 presidential
race, and former Gov. Alfred y.
Smith, who ran the course 10
years ago, talked for an hour TO-
day.
But both the Republican chief
executive and his Democratic
predecessor described the occa-
sion as "a social visit, with
Smith attributing his presence IN
the New York state capitol to a
desire ''to look over the place.
The former governor declined
to comment upon politics.
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WEATHER

NOBru p FORECAST
Ecc9!er S H. lNAB0LINA Fair and SLIGHTLY
L. llo5dsn,4as' partly cloudy and warm
q, Eastern Standard Time,
Jle,eoroloa;;S. Weather Bureau)
teri!ag 736 7 Data for the "a hours
=. M yesterday.
II d.. ID 9 7so ~, 730 a. M. AZ, 100
G.r.,r ~ p. m, "a. Maximum a.
H. Mean 81, Normal Sc.
SQ Humidity
~ H. 7,o 81, 7:30 a. m, Sc. 30
- ~ p. M, 40.
/ Ios r. Precipitation
NY Hr5as 'Ae "a hours ending 7 80 o. m.
Fec sc5 since the first of the month
|. Floo !. lides For Today
~ S. co me Tide Tables published bv
N''SI and Geodetic Survey
Wilmington High Low
---------------- II Pa 5000
-dsonboro b,,o. II APP 6:38r
'-iie' ---------- SOFA 326s
o"es So a m Sunset i0:os 68 q a;o45
Cane ~ e;5o p, Moonset. s:o1 a ~
m s., r ear River stage at Fsvettov,,L
al 3 a, M. $40 feet.
'N''nued on Page Five; Col, 5,
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WINTER SETS IN

w AN A1AV oA NV
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Nov. 10 -tR- Winter de
scended on the Italian front ir
earnest today with the American
Fifth Army locked in grim, see
saw fighting with the Germans
on the main road to Rome ano
the British Eighth Army still NOV
ing into position against enemy
lines along the Sangro river.
The Fifth Army made what
headquarters described as fur.
Their local advances against stiff
resistance and in difficult coun-
try" occupying the towns of Filig-
nano and Pozzili, respectively
four miles north and two miles
northeast of Venafro and about
Is miles inland from the Tyrrhen,
ian coast.
The Germans in their determin-
ed resistance have struck out at
several points, and headquarters
disclosed for the first time today
that on Thursday the Germans
had beaten the Fifth Army back
and occupied high grounds OH
Mount Camino north of the town
of Mignano strategically guarding
the road to Rome.
The Allies had taken the heights
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.
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WINTER CLOSES in.
Situation Is Confused As
Foe Attacks With.
Tanks, Artillery
LONG BATTLE AHEAD
Germans Throw Eleven Di.
visions OF Seasoned
Troops In Battle

WITH THE U. S. FIFTH
ARMY IN ITALY, Nov. -
|-(P)-Bitter fighting de-
ve1oped today along the CEN
trail sector of the Fifth army
front as the Germans threw
in strong counterattacks,
pounding the American and
British defenses with heavy
artillery and tanks.
Late in the day the situa-
ton still was confused as the
Allies wheeled up artillery to
counter a move by the enc
my striking north of Mig
nano on the road to Rome.
First reports said both sides
were suffering fairly heavy
casualties.
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Continued on Page Five; Col.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-09
Archduke Otto Pins
HODeOn MOScOWTaI

comes, the people of my country
will rise against the NaZi ag-
gresSOr, II they are called upon"
In answer to a question, he as
serted he was not so much inter-
ested in the possibility of ruling
his country as he was in seeing
that the people of Austria had an
independent government.
Tall, thin and wearing a gray
sharkskin suit with a blue shirt
and lively polka-dot tie, the arch
duke said he had enjoyed his two
years in the United States, but
looked forward TO returning to
Austria lin the near future"