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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
5th And 9th
siies Press
,s3ieiir Attack
,3,000-Foot Mt. Covallo Is
Captured By Driving
Americans
FRENCH TROOPS SCORE
Germans Are Resisting Bit
terly Along Entire
Italian Front
ALLIED HEADouARTERs AL.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
GIERS. Dec. % tR American
troops driving on Casino in a
thanking move from the east cap
tured 3,OO0-foot Mt. Calvallo and
from that lofty vantage point be-
gan Smelling the fortified village
of Viticuso, only eight miles from
Casino, Allied headquarters an
nounced today as the Fifth and
Eighth armies pressed their at
tacks over rain-soaked Italian ter
rain.
French units participating in the
side-door assault on Casino scored
their first important strategic vic
tory of the Italian campaign when,
after three days and nights of
ferocious fighting, they won pos
session of a key mountain pass
near the site of the Americans
advance.
Casino, major highway and rail
junction guarding wide valley
70 miles from Rome now was
within Allied artillery range from
the southeast, east and northeast.
American forces driving up the
Liri valley from the southeast
were still cleaning out nests of
bitterly resisting Germans on the
outskirts of San Vittore, six miles
from Casino.
Canadian tanks and infantry,
after three days of house-to-house
fighting, cleared the Nazis from
all but the northwestern corner
of the ancient cathedral town of
Ortona on the Adriatic coast.
Paratroopers Used
The Germans, defending tbs
fortress with fury commensurate
with it's Importance to their vim
ter line. even used parachute
troops as infantry to battle the
Canadians through its streets.
Many Nazis died at their posts
rather than retreat. With Ortona's
fall the Canadians were expect
ed to cover the remaining II
miles into the port of Pescara IN
matter of days, rather than the
weeks it took them to solve Or
tomas elaborate defenses.
Nand from Ortona, Eighth army
troops continued to drive north
from the Ortona-Orsogna road to-
ward the provincial capital of
Chieti, approximately dozen
miles distant. Every ridge repre-
scented a hard struggle, and the
fortified village of Ariella, eight
miles inland from Ortona, pro-
missed to be another major bar
rier. Here as elsewhere, the Nazis
were prepared to exact price
for very house and heap of stones.
American troops fought up the
slopes of Mt. Cavallo in a drech-
ing rain where only the previous
day they had had snow underfoot.
The Germans made one counter
attack on the peak, but were
driven back.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
FAIR AND Cold
SAYS PAUL HESS
No White Christmas For
Wilmington Is In Pros
pect -Sleet Falls

Contrary to fears aroused Thurs
day when the mercury dropped
from AZ to "a degrees. Weathe-
man Paul Hess predicts that the
weather will probably be fair and
cod Christmas Day and no white
Christmas is il sight.
Sleet began falling Thursday
morning and slight rain followed.
The thermometer dropped from a
to "a degrees. Weather,nan Paul
Tess predicts that the weather will
probably be far and cold Christ
mas Day and no white Christmas
is in sight.
The thermometer dropped to %
LIST night ana the prediction TO-
cay is fair, partly cloudy and con-
t!nued cold weather with the high
est expected to be "a degrees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
JAPS UNCERTAIN
OF new ATTACKS
u. S. Fliers Raid Installa-
tons In The Solomons
And Marshalls
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor

American raids on the Marshalls
and the Solomons disclosed concen-
trations of Japanese shipping in
the centrol Pacific and barges
near Buka, indicating today that
the japanese are continually shift
ing their forces, uncertain where
the next blow will fall.
Twenty Japanese ships were
found in Kwajalein lagoon in the
first heavy raid on that central
Marshall atoll since Dec. 4. This
is by far the heaviest concentration
of ships reported in the Marshalls
where increasing numerous trans
ports and cargo ships have been
hit by Navy reconnaissance
planes.
American planes on night patrol
bombed and strafed barges at Blu
ka, off the northern tip of Bou-
granville where the Japanese have
been slipping northward by barge
and foot paths for a week. The at
tack was part of the Allied plan
to keep the Japanese penned on
Bougainville and to kill them off
when they attempt to run the sea
and air blockade to New Britain
to reinforce threatened japanese
garrisons there, or to escape to
New Ireland.
Other Allied bombers hit two
Transports and freighter at We
wax, maintaining the pressure on
Japanese movement of supplies
and troops.
There was no word in Adm. Ches-
ter w. Nimitz' communique oil
any Of the ships at Kwajalein be-
Continued on Page Three; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

e"u q quarter across
Dover and an enemy C.
believed to have been the {. q.
German. guns on the French coast
replied to the bombardment.
Merlimont is just south of Eta
pes on the coast of the Pas De
Calais area nearest to England
where the mystery targets are be
lieved to be located.
Amid growing signs tina these
targets, whatever their nature,
were of great importance, RAE
heavy bombers were disclosed to
have attacked collective in
northern France" along with 9th
els in western Germany last night
indicating the big planes may al
so be taking part in the assault
on the rocket gun coast
The specific targets were not an
nounced, but it was noted that il
was unusual for the British four
engined planes, with their great
bomb capacity, to turn from their
night offensives against German
industrial cities such as Berlin to
join in hitting the northern French
areas under assault by the me-
dunn daylight bombers.
Gin New York Allan A. Niche
OF the Readers Digest magazine,
returning by plane from Europe,
Continued on Page Six: Col. a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

Republican national committee,
saw in the suggestion an effort by
the chief executive to unburden
himself of a political load"
while running for a fourth term.
Senator O'Mahoney D-Wyo) said
it was a good idea to scrap the
term because conditions are diff
ferent now and the ''battle con-
Quoted under the new deal BAN
ner" has long since been won.
Presidential Secretary Stephen
Early, in response to question
at his daily news conference, con-
firmed that the president had told
a Cleveland neWspaperman last
Tuesday that new deaF' is out
NODDED and the phrase Twin the
war" or a like term should be
substituted.
Early said the remark was made
to Dilworth Lupton, of the Cleve-
land Press, a visiting newsman
who remained behind after last
Tuesdays news conference and was
introduced to the President by Ned
Brooks, of the Cleveland paper
Washington bureau.
The secretary would not elabor-
ate except to say that Lupton came
forward for a handshake and chat
ted less than minute. For him.
Continued on Page Six; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
Old Paper Collection
Drive Nets 325,251
Pounds In Wilmington

The scrap paper collection
hit 1926, 251 pounds Thursday as
$4,000 pounds was added to the
former 302,251 pounds, J. F.
Mccall, assistant director of
the Brigade Boys Club, report
ed. The Wilmington Paper Com
pany took in $4,000 pounds
while the Southern Junk Com
pany bought 1000 pounds. The
boys of the Brigade collected
1000 pounds. The drive will end
today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
FDR Wants To Abandon
New Deaf As A Slogan

WASHINGTON, Dec % AP-The White House dis
closed today that President Roosevelt wants to abandon
new deaP slogan and replace it with win the war;
something akin to that. Fl.
Immediately Harrison D. Spangler. chairman of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
CROPS RUINED

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Dec 90.
"A four day cold wave that
swept into Florida this week cost
the nations consumers 5000 CIR.
loads of fresh vegetables and state
growers $5,000.e00, the state mar
deting bureau reported today
1T is estimated that $500 car
loads of fresh vegetables we're kill
ed outright and another 1000 car
loads lost in reduced yields, strip
ping and culing.'' said Frank ii.
Scruggs, the bureaus marketing
news specialist 1.-THE effects OF
the severe cold will exist for tc
so days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24
FAIR AND WARMER
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

4 quick end tc the Northern coiG
wave was sighted yesterday whea
weather men hung out the well
come flair and warmer" sign.
But during the day the chill of
winter was felt in the upper nalf
of the nation from the Rockies 20
inc Atlantic Coast, and sub-z+.. y
req dings were recorded in Ii
states.
Among the low marks were Can
ton, N. Y, -25; Roseau, Mimi,
80: Caribou, Me-, 20; Park Falls.
WIS, IT; Pen:bina, N. D., and
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. i; HUI
ron, S. D., IL: Burlington, Vt.
gro Mason City. Ia, 10; Rock
ford, Ill, 8; Lincoln, Neb., and
Kjlksville, Mo. 6; .McCool, Ind.
I; and Toledo, Ohio, zero.
Chicago's minimum of three be-
lo'v zero was the bottom for TIL,
season. Pittsburgh's six above es-
tahlished a record for the date,
and Kane, Pa. watched the mer-
cu1y shrivel to IA below.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

LONDON, Dec. 23.-R-Aneri-a and quarter across >
can and British bombers an enemy c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-24

Continued on Page Three; Col. g.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Allied Aviation Farley
Proposed by Mrs. Luce
By the Associated Press.

bS tpe associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 5.-Repre-
sentative Luce, Republican, of Con-
necticut, who touched off the recent
debates over postwar aviation with
her "globaloney" speech, declared
last night that the United Nations
and Great Britain should. together,
call IAN aviation and communica-
tions conference with all the United
Nations sitting in"
In New York in connection with
Nine. Chang Kai-shek's visit here,
Mrs. Luce said in an interview that
such a conference should be carried
out on the basis of international
frankness, lin order to clear the
alr-and that's no pun"
The United Nations and Great
Britain should take the leadership
IN calling such a conference, invit-
ing at once all the members OF the
United Nations the Represent
ative said. Britain and America
should not take any steps on air
policy separately which might in
any way affect the welfare of other
OF the United Nations, many of
whom have an enormous stake in
the postwar air world.
THE prosecution Of the war
would be aided by such a confer
ence, which would help to remove
any lingering fears of American or
British monopoly of the worlds sky
trade routes.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
BY LESTER GRANT.

District Court Justice F. Dick
inson Let's today ordered the
release of George Sylvester
Viereck, alleged Nazi propagan-
dist, on $1,000 bond. At the
same time, the jurist overruled a
motion by Col. o. r. Mcclure,
Viereck's counsel, that the in
dictment under which the de-
fendant was convicted be dis
missed.
Viereck was convicted a year ago
on charges Of failing to furnish Ger
tain information to the State De-
partment when registering under
the Foreign Agents Registration
Act. The Supreme Court reversed
the conviction Monday.
Wendell Berge, assistant to the
Attorney General, told the court to-
day that the Government intends
to retry Viereck on the same in
dlctment on the grounds that there
is sufficient evidence to prove that
the same acts proved in the District
Court trial of Viereck were COM
mitted by the defendant as an
agent of foreign principal.
The Supreme Court, Mr.. Berge ex-
planned, set aside the verdict on the
basis OF Justice Let's charge that it
was not necessary to conclude that
Vlereck's activities were carried on
as an agent of foreign principle in
oroer to ind him guilty of violating
the Agents Registration Act.
In overruling Col. McGuires mo-
ton to dismiss the indictment, JUS
tlce Let's held that the motion was
not proper one in todays proceed
lngs. He observed that "as I read
the opinion, the reversal was en-
tlrely on the ground that I was in
error in my instructions to the Jury"
He left the way open for the filing
OF demurrer to the Indictment or
other formal action which defense
counsel says will be instituted.
Justice Jesse C. Adkins, mean
while, handed the Government its
first major legal setback in the Dis
trict Court arguments of 33 persons
and one corporation charged with
conspiring to undermine the morale
OF the armed forces The justice
dismissed the first count of an in
dictment which alleges the con-
splracy began as far back as 1888,
IN violation Of a statute which be-
came effective in 1910.
He pointed out that the de-
PENDANTS were charged with con-
spring more than seven years be-
fore the statute had been estab-
lished.
Congress did not attempt to
make prior acts criminal and we
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Targets in Reich
Pounded by Raj
For Ninth Night
One Plane Missing;
Mines Are Laid in
Enemy Waters
he Associated Press

LONDON. March 5.-Royal All
Force bombers smashed at targets
in Western Germany last night
the ninth successive night that
Germany has been attacked, it was
announced officially today.
One plane was reported missing
from the nights operations. which
included the laying of mines in
enemy waters.
There was no indication of the
exact targets in the brief Air Min
lstry Communique, but assaults on
Western Germany usually are aimed
at heavy industries in the Ruhr
Valley.
Last nights attack carried for
ward a furious Allied round the
clock offensive against the Nazi-
held continent. Last evening Mos
quito bombers attacked railway
centers near LIE Mans and near
Valenciennes in France. A few
hours earlier, United States bombers
hammered at the railroad yards
at Hamm, Germany. and docks and
warehouses at Rotterdam, the
Netherlands.
The German communique. broad
cast by the Berlin radio and recorded
by the Associated Press, asserted
that there were losses among the
populations of the Netherlands and
Western Germany from American
attacks yesterday.
1t claimed that German fighters
shot down 10 four -motored planes.
This was double the number of losses
announced in United States COM
munique issued in London.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Guide for Readers
Thief Returns Truck
After Stealing 812
Gallons of Fuel Oil

A thief took truck contain
ing Sl2 gallons Of fuel Oil from
the John P. Agnew Coal Co.
garage, drove it 36 miles and
then returned it-empty-to the
garage, it was reported to police
last night.
The theft was reported by
Warden w. Reed, Crestview,
Md. The truck was stolen
Tuesday night and returned
Wednesday. A duplicate key
was used to open the garage,
located at 80 Patterson street
NE. he said.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
lease-lend Aid 10 India
Reported at S295, 5,501,491
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Lease-lend aid to India totaled
1926, sol ,491 up to January l, the
Office of War Information reported
Wo-thirds of the shipments were
munitions or military machines
Most of the rest was industrial ma
chinery and tools.
Tire retreading plants have been
set up in India to keep military
vehicles rolling. These plants
financed by lease-lend, originally
were scheduled to be opened in
China, but will be used instead in
India until the Burma road is re-
opened.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Germans Claim Sinkinu
Of 13 Ships by Subs
BY the Associated p

BY the Associated Press
Axis radios reported today, with.
out confirmation from Allied GUAR.
tiers, that German and Italian war
craft had scored anew against
United Nations shipping in the
Atlantic.
The German high command, in
war bulletins broadcast by the Ber-
lin radio, asserted that German sub
marines during the first days of
March sank 13 vessels totalina
97,1O0 tons and two other ships were
torpedoed. 1t did not state the areas
OF these operations.
The Italian high command COM
munlque, broadcast from Rome. said
"one OF our submarines sank a Bra
lillian troop transport of 1000 tons
and a United States motor ship of
10000 tons" in the South Atlantic.
A DNB dispatch broadcast from
Berlin said long-range bombers set
aflre three Allied cargo ships aggre-
eating $4,000 tons in the Atlantic.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
u. 5. Lists 7 French Units
In Draft Exemption Rule
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
The fighting French and the
French High Commission in North
Africa have been placed on an equal
footing so far as selective service is
concerned.
1t announced that French citizens
in this country who offer to enlist
in the forces of either of the French
groups will not be drafted for the
armed forces of the United States.
Nationals of Belgium, Cuba, Nor
way and Poland will not be drafted,
1t was announced also, if the yask
for service in the forces of their
own country A similar policy previ
ously had been announced as to
Britain. the Dominions. India, the
Netherlands and Yugoslavia.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Catholic Lenten Rules
Eased for Some Here
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, March 5.-The rule
of abstaining from meat on regular
days during Lent will be modified for
some Catholics, the Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Joseph M. Nelligan, chancellor of
the archdioceses of Baltimore and
Washington, announced today.
Working people and their families
must abstain from meat only on Ash
Wednesday. March TO- on Holy Sat-
urday until noon, April "a, and on
all Fridays. Days of abstinence from
meat for other Catholics include the
other Wednesdays Of Lent, except
the Wednesday of Holy Week. and
the second Saturday, March 20, the
chancellor said.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Allied Flyers Finish Jap Convoy,
Sinking 2 Battered Destroyers

New Guinea was converted, as an
early communique said, into a
ma ior disaster
Allied planes, after pounding the
convoy all day Wednesday, returned
yesterday to Huon Gulf. on which
the japanese base of Lac is located,
and found that two japanese de-
stroyers were still afloat, although
damaged. These were sunk.
No Trace of Convoy Found.
Intense and widespread searches
by our reconnaissance aircraft early
yesterday morning failed to reveal
any remaining trace of the enemy
convoy in the entire area beyond
floating wreckage and occasionally
lifeboats and barges containing
troops" todays communique said.
Two damaged destroyers which
had lasted during the night were
tSee PACIFIC, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1943-03-05
japanese Seek Inquiry
In Prisoner Sayings
b. The Associated Press,

bF tHe ASSOCIATED PTeSs.
LONDON, March 5.-The Berlin
radio broadcast a Toxic report to-
dav that the japanese foreign min
iStry had asked the Swiss govern
ment to investigate the shooting in
prisoner of war camp in New Zea-
land in which 48 Japanese died and
63 others were wounded.
TT is off1cially declared in JAP
anese circles" the report said, that
japanese authorities will be forced
to take reprisals if the result of
the Swiss intervention Is not salts
factory"
The incident occurred Thursday
February 25 An Official New Zea
land announcement three days ago
said it followed the refusal of a
large number of japanese prison.
ers OF war In one camp to obey
legitimate orders OF camp author
ities." \
Evening star., 1943-03-05

Z
done So the jurist observed.
Demurrer Is Sustained.
| Justice Adkins ruling was made in
sustaining demurrer filed on be-
| half of Gerald B. Winrod, one of the
alleged conspirators. through his at
| torneys, E. Hilton Jackson and John
w. Jackson.
The ruling. E. Hilton Jackson con-
| tended, now makes the second count
of the Indictment void because its
| validity may only be sustained on
the basis of averments in the first
count, which averments, he said,
have been held by the court in its
| ruling today to be insufficient to
state any offense against the de-
| PENDANTS.
Elimination of the first count
reduced the projected trial in vio-
lation of 1917 sedition law.
| This count also is under attack
by defense counsel Justice Ad-
kins will hear these arguments this
afternoon.
Viereck is one of the defendants in
the morale conspiracy case.
Mcclure Comments.
Col. MCGUIRE told the Court today
that the Supreme Court verdict has
ended this case There can be no
further trial, certainly not under
this indictment" he said, adding
that his client has been in Jail for
one year for a crime he did not
commit
In a discussion with reporters after
the court proceedings, Col. Mcclure
reiterated he would oppose any Gov
| ernment effort to retry Viereck
under the indictment and added that
he doubted if the Government would
be able to get a new indictment.
Biddles Statement.
| In announcing that an effort
would be made to bring Viereck to
trial once more for propaganda ac-
| tivities, Attorney General Biddle
said:
The Supreme Court has set aside
the verdict of guilty returned in the
District Court in this case on the
grounds that the jury was errone-
ously charged that it was not neces-
sary to conclude that Viereck's &C
tivities were carried on as an agent
of foreign principal in order to
| find him guilty of violating the act.
THE Supreme Court has ruled
that under the law as it then stood,
the jury should have been instructed
to find Viereck guilty only if it con-
cluded that his activities were on
behalf of a foreign principal. The
Government will seek to prove that
the very same acts proved in the
first trial were committed by Viereck
as an agent of a foreign principal" >"
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Swedish Vessels Lose
German Sufe-Conduct
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March S.
Reliable sources reported today that
Germany had suspended safe-con-
duct for Swedish vessels bound for
Western Hemisphere ports and
voiced the opinion that the action
marked the opening of a subma-
rine campaign against all neutral
shipping operating in the Atlantic
The report followed closely the
torpedoing of the Spanish ship
Monte Igueldo en- route from Buenos
Aires to Las Palmas with a cargo
of wheat, corn and sugar. Thirty
four survivors of the sinking were
landed earlier this week at a Bra
lillian port.
Evening star., 1943-03-05
Pork Price Ceilings
SET Up 10 Combat
Meat Black Market
Similar Regulations Due
Soon on Beef, Veal,
Lamb and Mutton
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.


The Office of Price Admins
tration today announced new
and uniform retail prices for
pork, effective April l, which will
enable the housewife to tell at a
glance the precise cost of nearly
every cut in her neighborhood
market. Similar top ceiling
prices will be set shortly for beef
veal, lamb and mutton.
Replacing the hodge, podge OF
controls In existence for months
under which prices varied in nearly
every store, the specific dollars and
cents prices are expected to curb
the black market and make for
more equitable distribution of pork
throughout the country by erasing
geographical and local cost differ
entails. OPA hopes that since the
housewife cannot be fooled, black
market transactions will be un-
profitable.
Under the new ceilings, the con-
sumer generally will pay approx
mately the same for pork products
as before. Reductions will be felt
IN some stores, while in others there
may be slight increases.
II Districts Set Up.
In establishing specific, dollars
and-cents prices for pork by the
pound. OPA divided the country
into IL retail zones which will have
prices varying according to distance
from producing centers. StorNs ir
each zone are divided into two clas-
sif1cations with separate sets O.
prices. One set applies to independ
ent retailers with 1912 sales volume
under S250,000. and the other to in.
dependents with sales exceedine
that figure and all chain stores re.
gardless of gross sales.
Prices were fixed for 66 principa
cuts, subdivided by grades into 23C
sub-classifications. The District and
Maryland were placed in a differ
ent zone from Virginia.
lChart showing District prices
will be found on Page A-16.l
May Demand Receipts.
Prices in Virginia for the two
types of stores follow: Grade A
sliced bacon, 48 and 46; smoked
ham, center slices, 81 and SO;
smoked whole ham, Al and 40; CEN
ter cut pork chops. pork loins, 43
and Al, salt pork, 26 and "a.
Every store will be required to
display prominently price list for
all cuts. In addition. the price per
pound must be posted on any cut of
pork in the showcase. The dealer
may post lower than ceiling prices,
but in no event higher.
Upon request of the customer, the
retailer must supply a receipt show
ing the date, name and address of
the store, the name and weight OF
each cut sold and the price received,
This is check against any DISPOSE
tion to evade ceilings, and OPA
(See PORK, Page A-16)