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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1943-12-06
VITAL RAIL HUB
Russians Fight Amid Swir-
ling Snow To Penetrate
Deep Into Lines
OVERRUN 3 BULWARKS
Continue Push West And
Southwest OF Ukraine
City OF Kremenchug

LONDON, Monday, Dec. 6.
-P) - Red Army troops
fought to compress the Ger
man defense lines upon the
approaches to the Gomel re-
gion rail hubs of Zhlobin and
Rogachev yesterday and
snaked forward northwest of
Propoisk in a drive menacing
Mogilev, Moscow announced
early today.
Fighting in rain, mud, fog
and cold, the Russians in
their plunge in the Propoisk
region overran three Nazi
bulwarks, the broadcast COM
munique said. Mogilev is one
of the main remaining rail
and defense centers held by
the Germans in White Russia.
Propoisk is approximately 70
miles north of Gomel and 40
miles southeast of Mogilev
Line Penetrated
Moscow dispatches declared that
Gen. Constantine Rokossovsky'
troops had penetrated deep into the
Germans strong defense line vir.
tually from one end of White Rus.
sic to the other.
The Russian communique, record.
ed here by the Soviet monitor, saio
Russian troops, despite clinging
Ukraine mud, were continuing thei1
push west and southwest of Kre-
menchug, and had captured three
Nazi strongpoints after stubborn
fighting.
German troops continuing their
infantry and tank attacks against
head in the Cherkasy area were
the Russians Dnieper river bridge
'repuised, the war bulletin said. By
expanding their holding below Kre-
menchug westward the Russians
apparently are attempting to re-
lieve the pressure on the Cher
kasy prid gehead.
Landing Made
The communique also contained
q belated disclosure of the land
ing of German sea-borne forces
a few days ago at the mouth OF
tae Dnieper rivera landing which
It said was completely wiped out
by resolute Soviet counter-attacks.
German losses in this operation
were declared to total 700 Nead
and the Russians took 500 pris "
e1s. The Nazi landings were made
on Kindurinskaya Rosa, and the
enemy captured Vordtadt and Pok-
rovskey Khutara before the Soviet
counterblows developed, the war
bulletin said.
(COnfinued m Page Three: Col, ~
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Drive On Japs Rolling
AS Anniversary Nears

Gilberts is put in operation by
those engineering r1srvels, the
Navy ''Seabees" construction bat
talion), and Allied bombers keep
hitting enemy air bases in the in
vasion-menaced Marshals.
From the Sou.n ?acific-Planes
of Adm. William f. Halsey, not
once spotting a Japanese intercept
tor during hundreds OF s0rties in
the northern Solomons, pound
Bougainvllle airfields full of
holes faster than enemy engineers
can fill up the old ones the Ameri-
can beachhead Oh the island, I'M
dergoing little change, now is be-
ing used chiefly DIS d fighter plane
base.
From ths Southwest Pacific -
While Gen. Douglas Macarthur S
bombers blow up supplies and de-
lenses with nearly 400 tons of ex-
plosives on western New britain
and destroyers shell 1t for the first
time, Australians methodically
clear out the New Guinea jungle
sector from which New Britain
soon may be invaded.
Those are the general outlines
of another week of war, picture
filled out by such details as the
aerial destruction OF (. loaded TO-
000-ton Jap.nese transport off Ka-
vieng, New Ireland. and an Ill
ton aerial Commandment of the
enemy's main New Guinea air base
at Wewak.
But both general outline and
minute detail are infinitesimal
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Liberators Attack
New Japanese Base
PEARL HARBCR. Dec. 5-(R)

PEARL HARBCR, Dec. 5-lR
In their deepest recent blows
at Japane's defense permeter,
American Liberators have
bombed Hare island in the Kap-
ingmarangi atOll, lying in
comparatively oper stretch of
the Pacific surrounded by the
Solomons, Gilbert, Marshall
and Caroline islands.
A solitary Liberator, appar-
emily from the Solomons,
installations on Hare islands
seaplane base Dec. 2, head
quarters of the commander in
chief of the Pacific fleet an
nounced today, but a fleet
spokesman added that was the
third recent strike at the Nip
ponese base.
Fires were started by the
latest bombing. The previously
unreported proceeding strikes
were believed to have badly
crippled the seaplane base.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-R,-
Senator Moore (R-Okla), on, OF
those who Senator Guffey 3D.
PENN says formed an ''unholy al
lance: to reject the federal sol
der vote bill in favor of State con-
trolls, reported tonight that what
they really did was to help head
off the most gigantic vote steal
ing in history"
And thus came another round in
the warmest Congressional row in
weeks, a row which shows signs of
getting even hotter.
The squabble broke out Friday
when Southern Democrats and
Republicans teamed to upset the
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SAN. VITO TAKEN
More Than Nine Enemy Dr.
visions Are Rushed In
To Save Line
9Th GIVES UP CITY
Fighting Equals That OF
Verdun In First War
Reports State

ALLIE D HEADUAR-
TIERS, Algiers. Dec. 5.-(P)
American infantry has
stormed key strongholds on
heavily fortified Mount Mag
goire, 1900 foot bastion on
the southwestern flank of the
Mignano pass to Rome, in the
blazing about battle into
which the Germans have
thrown more than nine di-
visions to hold their winter
line, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
On either end of the line
both the American Fifth Ar
my and the famous British
EIGHTH have cast their full
~ower into the offensive for
the first time since the in
vasion of Italy.
Ridge Captured
British troops with the Fifth
have captured an important ridge,
2, 800-foot Monte Canine, also on
the southern flank Of the road
from Mignano to Rome
(Three of the most formidable
heights in the Mount Canine area
now are in Allied hands. the AL
giers United Nations radio said
in a boardcast recorded BY Reu-
tiers at London.)
On the hard-fought Adriatic
flank the Eighth Army captured
San Vito. 16 miles below the strs-
tegic port of Pescara. but so tough
was German resistance that the
men of Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont
gonery were forced to give up
newly-captured Orsongna to a de-
termined. tank-led count"rattack.
Reinforcements Arrive
Official reports said the fight
ing for the peaks came the closest
to resembling World War I con-
flicts, such as Verdun. of any en-.
easements in this war.
Reinforcements reached italy
for Canadian forces. 4 delayed
dispatch from an Allied-held Ita!-
ian port said headquarters per-
sonnet OF Canadian armorcd
unit. tankmen and motorized
troops had landed after an I'M
eventful voyage from Britain.
A comnunique from the 18th
Army group headquarters of cor
sentative Gen. Sir Harold Alex
ander. Gen. Eisenhower deputy
commander-in-ch described the
losses Of the German Tenth ARMY
as "heavv."
Local Successes
eve have achieved very inpor-
tant local successes" said a head
quarters spokesman, Sin some
places on the mountains the Ger
mans had dug into solid rock to
depth of eight feet and had to
be driven out in nand-to-hand com.
bat
In the third day of the Fifth
Army's smashing attack, yester-
day, the battle developed into an
almost entirely infantry-artille-y
affair as rain cut Allied air ac-
tivity to minimum.
The Royal Navy took hand in
the show on Dec. i, the destroy
ers Troubridge, Palladin and
Teazer carrying out a lombard
nent of Minturno just ahead Of
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
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Saud of Saudi Arabia, and Imir
Fahad, nephew of the king, arriv-
ed in Cairo Saturday. The broad.
cast, quoting the Cairo radio, said
the reason for their presence was
not stated, but that it was gener-
ally expected they will take part
in some Cairo conference.
After the conferences at Cairo
and Teheran which Roosevelt and
Churchill had with Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek and Stain, a
multi-front assault seemed assur.
ed. All reports on these conferen-
ces indicated that the Allied lead.
ers laid the basis of a new world
without war and were casting
anxious eyes at Turkey.
A promise of freedom for Eu.
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. y
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Many Called
For Hearings
On Tax Bill.
s.nate Committee Hopes
n End Session On Mea-
sure By Monday
ADVICE IS WANTED
r.v Voices Have Been
Raised In Support OF
Higher Taxes
rrASuINGTON. Dec. 5. :

WASHINGTON, Dec. S. -
p' - Determined to COM
T ,,lotp nublic hearings on the
p stiIl.battered 81, 100000
tax increase bill by tomorrow \!
u '1,, the Senate finance
ronlnlittee has summoned a
rroup of department. off,
Gals for advice on House-ap-
, vowed amendments affect
i glg' the renegotiaticn Of war
contracts. n,,.
1rnrray, president of the
Congress of Industrial Or
csnizations, and opponents
If tbe Maybank amendment
which would suspend for the
duration the federal tax OF
IA cents a pound on colored
margarine.
started last Monday scarcely a
voice was raised in support OF
NOW or higher taxes, but a process
.;,, If LAWYERS, lobbyists and bus
:,u,mpn filed before the commit
a.. n orotest one phase or anoth-
y, 4 The bill approved by the
House. !.
ns,,arng the measure full OF
s,si fs3tures," Acting Chairman
r.lt ID Mass predicted 1T
v p be ripped to tatters either
r ~ the committee or on the
Senate lrs floor, for a net result OF lit
te Or no more evidence than could
be expected under present laws.
The only way Walsh saw to re-
allie a major share Of the slo'5oo'-
100000 asked by the Treasury was
to tap sources Of revenue not al
fected by the House bill. He had
no specific suggestions, but sena-
tor Guffey D-Pa) put in a plug
for a war bond lottery plan.
Postal Hike Out
A proposed $4,000, 900 postal
rate increase seemed headed for
the ashcan because of Postmaster
General Walkers opposition. Men
in the iewelry, fur. light bulb,
luggage, cosmetic, telephone, pic
ture show, bowling alley and cab
aret businesses have registered
lusty protests against new or in
creased excise taxes on their prod
ucts. Total projected excise boosts
aggregated s1,20l, 100000.
The House has ruled out fed
eral sales tax and it probably will
not be advanced seriously in the
Senate finance committee. There
was guarded discussion Of the
practicability Of another major
rise in Individual income tax
rates, but few thought the increase
could be jammed through a Con-
gress already conscious Of next
years national elections.
Among witnesses docketed to
testify on the contract renegotia-
ton amendments were Under Sec
rotary Of War Robert P. Patter-
son. Under Secretary of. the Navy
James V. Forrestal, Major Gener-
al Luclus D. Clay, Assistant Attor-
ney General Francis M. Shea,
secretary Of Commerce Jesse
Jones' Joseph M. Dodge, chair
III Of the joint price adjustment
ooaLo' Randolph Paul, general
c eounSel for the Treasury, and
commander W. Arthur G. Rydstronm,
iol the Commissions price ad-
luStment board
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PAPERS COMPLAIN

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-LPl-The
Office of War Information
quoted Swedish dispatches from
Bern today as saying Nazi-con-
trolled newspapers in northern It.
ally complained that Italian resist
ance groups in mountain hideouts
are being supplied by Allied air
planes and by Italian manufac-
turerS.
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Gen. McCrosky Returns
AS Davis Commander
CAMP DAVIS. Dec {

CAMP DAVIS Dec. s. - Brigadier General Samuel
McCroskey veteran antarcraft artieryman and Camp
DAVIS first executive officer returned here last week to
sumo command of the AntAcraft Artillery Training Cen
ter succeeding Brig General James R Townsend who was
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Italian Mountain Armv
Threatens Nazi Retreat

BARCELONA Spain, Dec. 5-(P)-German forces
rereatng before Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomerys Eighth
Ary drive up the Adratc coast face threat from
Italian army estimated at so 900 strong gathered in the
mountains of Abbruzi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-06
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We were off MaGassar City,
in the Celebcs, one day just
about sunset" Halloran sad
I'VE sighted n big convoy, but II
was too far away for us to catch
while su erged -- and We
didn't dare surface, because II
was still light.
Out as soon as II got dark
We came up and took after that
convoy. I was a lookout on the
bridge. We were going through
rain squalls and lots Of light
ming. II was good chase, but
we couldn't catch Il.
Meanwhile we had slipped
past some destroyerS losfing
along In perfect formation They
weren't more than thousand
yards from H.. SO when we
couldn't get the transports, We
laid Ia and waited for the Jap
destroycrS.
Pretty soon they came along,
all lined up" Halloran continued.
I'VE fired four torpedoes--One
nj each destroyer. The third
one hit. There was tremen-
douN explosion a. the Jap de-
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StrOyer blew In haif, ana the
smoke shot up into the air.
I'VE slapped each other on the
back" Halloran recalled. There
was a lot OF excitement. Some
OF the boys were yelling: We got
t.! We got IL"
THE boat made a quick dive
a. the other destrOyers started
after her.
I'VE had some tough luck over
near Ball. We'd just started an
attack on a Jap transport, when
we hit a fresh-water pocket from
n river and dropped about 20
feet. So we didn't get her. And
our luck continued bad.
THAT night we were on the
surface, charging batteries, when
we ran aground. To make IL
worse, we got orders TO clear the
area. But there we were stuck
tight. And the battle of Java
was getting under way,
I'VE blew our tanks and
lot OF fuel and finally managed
TO get off" Halloran continued.
"Just ~ we did, we saw n big
cruiser coming right at us. We
dove. Then the battle started.
COULDN'T REACH JAPS
I'VE saw our ships going
through and cIrcling. We even
saw a couple OF Japs firing on
each other by mistake. But we
couldn't get mt them.
I'VE submerged In the morn
ing and started 10 slip out. Jap
destroyers were thick AS flies
and all looking for subs"
This was the last sub 10 ge'
out of Surabaya and next IL went
up off Borneo and patrolled. One
day the officer al the periscopC
large lifeboat filled viii
white men.
'They were off Dutch
cruiser" Halloran said. There
were IS Dutchmen and two
Ameyicans. We had taken a few
on hoard, but before we could
do anything about the others a
iap -destFeNeF- appeared We
made a quick dive. And we
heard machine gun going.
guess they got the rest in the
boat. When we finally surfaced.
there wasn't hny lifeboat
around
Zone Of the rescued men was
= signalman who stayed right
on the boat Halloran said
''He was with her when I left.
After the rescue, We started for
Australia. We tried 10 get
through one route. hut found II
too heavily guarded. So we
picked another smaller passage"
SCARED THAT TIME
Halloran shook his head
II was scared that time. We
went through AT night on the
surface. never saw such
current. The water was boil
ing. We went through there
sideways.
But We made Australia. AL
though we were pretty well
shaken up.
con later patrol Oft New
Britain" Hslloran said I'VE
spent almost a month living OF
Rabaul. But II paid US. We
sighted msn-of-war. The cap
tain said he was No close he
could count the rivets on her.
I'VE put three FISH tor
pedOeS) i'm her. That was
enough. We could hear 'em hit.
and IL was music To our ears.
We were 80 close We could feel
the conclusion plainly"
D After that Halloran was sent
back 10 the United States. as.
signed 10 new construction. Hc
enjoyed the trip back. he declares
He had a frSt-clasS cabin anc
private bath all 20 himself
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CONVOY PURSUED

then SGT orr FOR MacaSsar Str
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US. Lists
American


WASHINGTON. Jan s CINS)
So the public will know who
makes and just what are PISS.
BIS or Grammar Wildcats. the
war and navy departments today
issued a list Of all types Of Amer
lean planes being used on the
worlds battlefrontS
The following list gives the
names Of all combat planes being
flown by army navy and marine
corps pilots The identifying letters
and numbers used hy the army are
at the left: then follow the identi-
flying letters and numbers used by
the navy and marines. next comes
the original manufacturer then
the planes war name
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-06
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE
Without Calomel-And You'll Jump Out Of
Bed in the Morning Karin to Go

Thu liver should pour out abou, pints 81
tno Juice into your bowels every day. II this
lille is not flowing freely, your food may not
digest II may just decay In the bowels. Then
gaa hloats up your stomach. You yet con
stinat'd. You feel sour, sunk and the world
looks punk.
II takes those good, old Carter's Little
Liver Pills 10 gct these 2 pints a bile flow
ing freely % make you feel up and up"
Get a package today. Take a. directed.
Effective in making bile flow freely. Ask
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-06
BY MAXWELL HAWKINS


Copyright is4s. International News Service
UNITED STATES NAVY
YARD, PORTSMOUTH, N. H..
Jan. 5.-"we fired four torpedoes
ono at each destroyer. The
third one hit. There was n
tremendous explosion rs the
jap destroyer blew In half, and
smoke shot 800 feet In the air."
The speaker was Richard j.
Halloran. torpedoman second class
OF Jamaica. n. Y. And he was
talking about United States sub
marine in the Straits Of Macassar.
When war broke out in the Pa
cific. Uncle Sans subs not only
started out after the JapS In a
hurry. but they started out IN all
directions. north toward Japan,
west toward China. and southwest
toward the Dutch East Indies,
where the NipponeSe octopus was
oHt rs teBtacleS
Il was at Cavite when the
war started" Halloran said.
RIG FLEET SIGHTED
1.-THE captain Of our subma-
rlne was 1t. COmdr. James
Dempsey. After Manila fell we
started for Java. We spent a
lot ~ time around Borneo.
Wed been out n long time,
and our food was getting low.
About all we had 20 eat toward
the end was rice and spaghetti.
so we put into Surabaya, Java,
for an overhaul"
The submarine after the over
kal.I -ls.s.44.-.l-ei4. -4-----laA- I+a+aA-
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Jap Ships Thick as Flies:
Java Sea Battle
Kept Sub Busy

This Is the final article in a
series by Maxwell Hawkins, In
ternationa News Service special
correspondent, revealing first
hand stories OF the daring ex-
PLOTS Of American submarines
against the Japs in the Pacific
war theater.
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SOIOHllOnS
Base Falls
To YankS

WASHINGTON. Jan. 25 CUP)
In a resumption of intense fight
ing on Guadalcanal-po possibly pre-
Iluding a final drive TO exterminate
the estimated 1000 japanese still
on the island United States SOL
dicrS have assaulted and captured
kokumbona, seven miles west OF
Henderson Field,
In a communique describing &C.
ton up 10 yesterday, the navy said
today that American troops killed
POI japanese in heavy fighting
Friday and Saturday, captured 40
and seized stores and equipment"
United States sirplanes mean
while bombed and damaged a
japanese destroyer and a cargo
ship. Air and surface craft at
tackled Kolombsngara Island, 100
miles northwest Of Guadalcanal,
so successfully that "the enemy
held area was completely burned
out"
Capture Of the strategic and
originally strengthened Japanese
base Of kokumbona on Saturday
was preceded by bitter fighting on
Friday during which the Ameri-
cans captured six important ele-
vations and killed 10 enemy sol
dierS.
Maintaining their momentum.
the Americans continued their Of
fensive on Saturday warming
into Kokumbona and killing 81
more japanese and taking 40
prisoners
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26

ZINE TRAIN, NO. 66-The American. Runs daily
between St. Louis, New York, Washington.
But right now this Pennsylvania Railroad train
dispatcher is giving instructions to take No. 90
off the main track 49,. put her in a siding.
No reasons given-for troop movements are
secret.
SO No sc gets block signal. The towerman
sets switch. No. GO coasts into a siding. The
main track is clear.
Ind The troop trains roll
Not until the last troop train-and all the
trains carrying the divisions equipment go
through, can No GO get under way again.
Example. that, of what is happening daily on
the Pennsylvania Railroad-all railroads, in fact.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26

finally landed because of censor
ship, but for certain reasons we
wanted TO land on strip OF
beach"
Lieutenant Mcclure said that
because OF the foggy weather his
plane missed the beach and the
plane landed in shallow water. In
the crash landing both Lieutenant
McCiure's shoulders were dislo-
Gated.
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SuY UNIrtO s1Arrs war BONDS AND STAMPS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-26

lie spoke 10 the cadets at the
radio school OF the army air forces
technical training command in the
former Stevens Hotel.
"A dense fog blaRketeti land
and sea- he said, "as we speeded
toward the coast Of Japan. fly
at an altitude Of only 10 TO Is
feet 80 that the detectors could
not pick up the sound of our
motors.
Crossing Toxic HarbOr, we