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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28
YANKEES DEFEAT
WHITE SOX, T02

CHICAGO, Sept. 81 Up With
only crack of the American
league title door still open to them,
the New York Yankees swept a
four game set from the Chicago
White Sox with To triumph to-
day to keep within three games Of
first place with four left to play.
The third-spot Yankees invade
St. Louis tomorrow for a classic
final stand that will make or break
the Browns chances against the
roaring Detroit Tigers and settle
their own feeble hopes.
The revitalized New Workers
took their seventh victory in eight
starts with still another display OF
their old-time rover. blasting IS
hits, including homer d a
triple BY Johnny Lindell and a
three Dagger and a double by Her.
schel Martin.
Floyd Bevens went the route for
the Yankees, scattering 10 hits for
his fourth victory against one de-
feat. Although the Yankees jolted
starter Bill Dietrich for a dozen
blows in seven innings, the Sox
veteran had them checked until the
seventh when New York exploded
for four runs on six hits. Jake
Wade took over in the eighth for
the Sox.
LindelPs homer after Martin
tripled gave New York a pair in
the first inning, but at the end of
the fifth the Sox had tied it at
20 with one marker in the Sec
ond on Skeeter Webb's triple and
Dietrich's single and another in the
fifth on an error and Ed Garrett S
single
New York's big seventh pro-
duced George Stirnweiss' 200th hit,
a double to center, which makes
him the first player in either
league to reach that total this sea-
son. and also Lindel's 10Th triple
Of the season, tying StirnWeiss for
the league lead in that department.
All Of New York six clouts of
Dietrich in tie inning bounded into
centerfield.
The Yanks picked up an unneed
ed marker in the ninth of Martin s
double and two infield outs.
r H f
New York - 200 900 4Ol-7 13 2
Chicago 1850 0l0 010 600 10
Batteries: Bevens and Garbark
Wade niet,.ich ,,,d Iordop
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28
TODAY'S GAMES

NEW YORK, Sept. 81. - up -
Probable pitchers fo~r tomorrow
Major league games. won and
lost records in parentheSis).
American League
New York at St. Louis - Bonham
12-8) VS.. Kramer Q6-13).
Washington at Detroit-Niggeling
900 VS.. Gentry Q1-1D.
Philadelphia at Cleveland-Black
1922 VS.. Gromek Q0-9.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28
STANDINGS
American League

American League
Detroit 4; Philadelphia 0.
st. Louis l; Boston 4.
New York 7; Chicago 2.
Washington 4; Cleveland 8.
National League
Brooklyn 3; St. Louis 2.
Cincinnati 8; New York 1.
Boston 4; Pittsburgh 3.
Chicago S; Philadelphia 3.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28
BUNS WIN DECISION
FROM CARDS, 81

BROOKLYN, Sept. 27,-lR =
Rookie Clyde King, up from Rich,
mond of the Piedmont league via
North Carolina University, earned
his first major league victory 10.
day, as. Brooklyn took 81 deciS.
ion over st. Louis.
Morrie Aderholt, outfield pros.
pect from Montreal, won The game
for King with a seventh-innhg
double scoring Tom Brown, lntald
hits by King and Frenzy Bord'g'
ray, and an error by Emil Vernn
helped the Brooks score two in the
third on loser Bud Byerly.
Byerly broke Kings shutout IN
the sixth when he was safe on
Bordagaray's tumble and moved
around on Johnny Hops single
and two infield outs. Whitley hl'
roWski's 18th homer tied the score
in the top of the seventh.
RH Z
St. Louis - 900 DOL 100 7
Brooklyn ---- 002 600 lOx-5 b
Batteries: Byerly and w. coop
err; King and Bragan.
-V---
Yugoslavia formerly was fn'
Kingdom of the Serbs, Greats a nc
slovenes; it includes some SOla
square miles, and had a prevail
populatn of about l4,0OOOOO'
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28
National League

St. Louis at New York Wilks
Q7-3) VS.. Pyle Go.
Cincinnati at Brooklyn-Gumbe"t
Q4-9) VS.. Chapman (4-3) or Zach
airy t0-2).
Only games scheduled.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-09-28

American elm trees are valued
at more than $750,000,000, accord
ing to forestry experts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-22
Inter City Dial
Plan Revealed

LANSING. Dec. 21-As a post
war feature, Michigan Eel Tele-
phone Co plans 20 install an inter-
Cit dialing system for Detroit
suburban area customers, II was
revealed TO-DAY before the Mlchl-
Gan Public SeIA-lCe- Commission
The plan was announced hy
ftTyT70Hd Fou.krod. plant CNtcn-
sion engineer, as ne outlined Bell
postwar l20-mllh0n dollar cun-
Stwction program
This new service viii enable
Subscribers ~ TT yJJrt-1rtIT-1 7TC5S
80 dial any Detroit number NE
stead ol placing calls through the
operator
Re said tho company'S FIRST
i,i--ftee t-tssaid fEUy1ue service for
100000 persons now on the watt
inc list and between 10000 and
100000 others expected 20 seek
service within five years after the
Nay
With Fouikrod Fred r. Temple.
outside plant engineer. and Harry
& GretZ. New York, assistant
controller Of the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co, the com
pany yesterday neared completion
oi its ease on a show cause order
why rates should not be reduced
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-22

Neat "a t4t---ht~f-tit-t1l t7iuod bank,
which was an dire need of IL. The
push on Rome had been costly.
Pfc. kopchak came 20 Detroit
Yesterday from Percy Jones Cen
cral Hospital where he is a pa
ucnt. 10 aid the Santa Tor
Seryicemen drive, which viii send
a Christmas box 10 wounded
serviccmCu and enlisted person.
mel i'm this area
While here he met - OF his
buddieS from the hospital who
Wednesday gave their blood at
the Red Cross Blood Bank.
What did Pfc. Kopehak do?
lie followed their example,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-22
Apartment Building
Auttioned by Judge

With Circuit Judge Theodore ].
Richter acting as auctioneer, the
Detroit Towers, Sl62 w. jefferson
was sold today to the highest of
80 bidders. George J, Kolowich,
Of ia Griswold Building. for
S36S, 600 cash.
Bond holders will realize ap-
proXimately 81 cents on the dol
lar from the court sale Of the
exclusive apartment building.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-22
Sforza Refuses Post

ROME, Dec. u (INS)-Count
Carlo Sforza, confirming an eX-
elusive revelation made TO Inter
national News Service Two weeks
ago, refused the Italian ambas-
sadorship TO the United States
NOW.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-22

Ankio when ar
tillery FIRE tore
through his left
arm T irtY-
five site n e S
ended his blood
giving I h a {
time
LAST July
while hospital
IZcd IN Italy.
his a r m in a
cast he gave
blood in.
That tim e Il
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-22

Citing blood is no new expo
renee for Pic. Joseph kopchack,
"A OF Chicago.
The first time was MAY - al
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-22
Wounded at AmZiO.
Gives Blood Bel Time

This morning he visited the blood
bank and gave his pint.
HAVE YOU2
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Moscow Family Gets
White House Gifts
Ey the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Oct. 21.-A gift of
clothing, food and household uten-
sils from the White House in Wash
ington, first of 100000 standard
war relief kits to be sent to Russian
families, arrived in Moscow today.
The recipient was Mrs. Elizaveta
Lushkinova, 36, wife of Red Army
man who drives an American-made
truck at the front, and mother of
five children. 1t bore the following
message:
ITO Russian ally: This kit for a
Russian family comes from WASH
ington, D. c., from the President of
the United States and his family.
The sender is Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt"
Il don't know what to say" the
Russian woman said. We've lived
through so much. It's been hard.
It's so good to feel your American
thoughtfulness that I want to cry"
valya. eldest daughter Of Mrs.
Lushkinova, now in the 9Th grade
IN school, wrote the following:
Dear Mrs. Roosevelt:
I'VE thank you for the kit. Il is
pleasant to receive kit from peo-
pie in friendly country which is
fighting the common enemy.
Fascism. Please accept our best
greetings and thanks"
The mother then signed the mes
sage.
Evening star., 1944-10-21
800 Nozis Surrender
After Being Trapped
In City's Suburbs
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 21.-Eight hun
dred German troops, the last de-
tenders of Aachen, surrendered
unconditionally at noon today
and all resistance ended inside
and in the suburbs of the first big
German city to fall to American
Arms.
Two thousand prisoners already
had been taken by lst Army men
who captured the medieval city 40
miles from Cologne.
Despite Hitler's orders to resist to
death, the 800 enemy troops sur
rendered when 1t. Gen. Courtney
Hodges doughboys pressed them into
hopeless traps at the fringe after
taking the center of the city.
American casualties in the capture
OF Aachen were described officially
at supreme headquarters as rela-
lively light.
The Germans threw In two
counterattacks yesterday against
the American wall east of Aachen
and apparently were working des-
perately to tighten their defenses
before Cologne.
Seventy miles to the northwest.
the Canadian LIST Army pushed a
ee-pronged offensive miles
nearer the German strongholds of
Roosendaal and Breda in battle
carrying over rain-soaked fields
above Antwerp.
British infantry and Canadian
tanks entered the road junction Of
Wuestwezel, 13 miles north of Ant
werp on the Antwerp-Breda high
way, and sent patrols probing out
a mile or two northwest of the
town. Two other columns, in twin
drives up the roads to Roosendaal.
seized Calmpthout and neared the
Roosendaal Canal.
This offensive was the second
phase of the battle to win use of
Antwerp port as supply base. The
frSt phase was drawing to an end
west of Antwerp, with Canadians
steadily closing In on the German
pocket around Breskens below the
Schelde Estuary.
In Eastern Holland, American
forces pushed within 1000 yards of
a German communications strong
(see WESTERN FRONT, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Hartman Arrives
Here From Moscow

w. Averell Hartman. American
Ambassador to Russia, arrived there
by plane from Moscow today to
report to President Roosevelt and
Secretary of State Hull on the
Stalin- Churchill conversations.
Mr.. Hartman, while not officially
a participant in the talks, conferred
with both of the principals several
times and acted as the State De-
partment's observer.
The Ambassador made an un-
usually fast trip from the Russian
capital to Washington. He left
Moscow at am. Thursday and
arrived at am. today.
He is expected to give Mr.. Roose-
velt and Mr.. Hull up-to-date in
formation on the Anglo-American
efforts to bring about a conciliation
between the Polish government in
exile in London and the Soviet
sponsored Polish Committee of Ma
tional Liberation, which now has
headquarters at Lublin.
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Elusive Pants Burglar Proves
Problem to d Lot of People

Even fox can't slip through the
midnight-to-dawn police patrol now
combing the Northwest residential
section for the elusive pants bur-
glar."
Almost every moving thing, with
the possible exception OF the bur-
glar, is coming under the scrutiny
|of criss-crossing lights probing the
darkest corners of an area extend
ing from lower Massachusetts, ave-
nue. to Maryland on either side of
Rock Greek Park.
Inspector Robert j. Barretts men
say the detective chief spotted red
fox on the prowl down Sixteenth
street early yesterday while search
ing the shadows for larger game
On the previous morning a gray fox
was spot-lighted on Seventeenth
street, they said, making for the
cover Of the park.
Detectives Cruise Streets.
In recent nights, some two score
headquarters and precinct detec.
tives. led by Police Supt. Edward J
Kelly, have cruised streets and alley.
in radio patrol cars in an effort te
trap q burglar supposed to have
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Fire Death List
Toll in Cleveland
Mounts Hourly
81 the Associated Press

Ds thc nSSoei6tcO Etcse.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 21.-Identified
dead in the east side fire today
included:
Hugh ODonnell, 1861 East Eighty
ninth street, East Ohio employe.
E. B. Everhardt, At, sl06 st,
Clair avenue.
Jerry Ryan, IS, s2l4 Carroll ave-
nue. NV.
zettie Griffith, 2a4s East Thirty.
ninth street.
Louis Safran and three grand
children. found at 1901 East Sixty.
second street ddentifications tenta.
tive).
Robert H. Burnell, 1545 Warren
road, Lakewood.
william McAllister, 1907 Gracs
avenue. comany employe.
Mrs. Adolph Schwebs, 1011 East
Sixthy first street.
Joseph j. Hogan, 50. 274 East
Two Hundred and Forty-sixth street,
Euclid, company employe.
Frank Thomas, 48, 1919 East One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street.
Donald Hicks, As, 488 Cleveland
road.
Mike Kowalsky, so, 1888 e
Ninety third street.
Frank Roberts, 43, st. James
avenue.
Arthur Eichler, Al, 19i Wager
! avenue.
Evening star., 1944-10-21
United Nations Aides
Here Give $4,000 10
Community War Fund
Increase Donutions
II Pct. Over Lost Year;
Special PIeus Issued

British, Australians and New
zealanders already have contrib
uted $4,000 to the s4,85O 900
Community War Fund drive-an
increase Of 81 per cent over last
year-and workers in agencies
representing the other United
Nations are being canvassed this
week, War Fund headquarters
announced today. Peoples of the
United Nations will receive II
per cent of the funds raised here
and Nationwide.
In addition to personnel of the
official agencies of Allied countries,
groups of Filipinos and Chinese in
private industry received special ap-
peals.
Writes to Filipinos.
Bernardo De Guia, representing
the Filipino Executive Council,
wrote letter to 500 Filipinos in
Washington telling them that
Philippine War Relief-a War Fund
Iagency-is preparing food, medicine
and clothing for Filipinos to be
liberated by Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thurs forces. DR.. C. c. Hung, pas
tor of the Chinese Community
Church, wrote to a number of Chi
nese asking them to contribute.
Both Mr.. De Guia and DR.. Hung
stressed that the War Fund would
benefit not only the homelands by
direct relief, but countrymen in
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Planes Breach French Dam
East Of Sd Army Front
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Oct. u. American
Thunderbolts tore a breach in q
French dam east Of the Sd Army
front yesterday and by midday to-
day the Seille River had surged out
of its banks in a widening flood
as far as Moyenvic, 8 miles from the
tapped lake.
1t. Col. Cecil Strong of Brewton
Ala, after reconnaissance flight
reported that the river was out of
its banks for distance of 300 to
400 yards on each side, with roads
and bridges submerged and the
village OF Marsal completely iso-
lated.
The 800-foot earthen dam. Is
miles east of Nancy, was attacked by
"a Thunderbolts at 2 pm. Each
plane carried two 10OO-pound
bombs and six direct hits were
scored, making a breach at least
SO feet wide in the west end of the
old structure, which is so feet thick
20 feet high and impounded a lake
OF l,5oo acres.s
The attack was made through
intense fax but no planes were
lost.
Evening star., 1944-10-21
By NEWBOLD MOVES, Jr.,
Star War CORRESPONDENT.

ATHENS, Oct. 10 (Via RCA)
(Delayed) This city is like a
man who, while his body is
wasted by terrible fever, keeps
himself going day after day with
great doses of laughing gas.
Life here these days is hectic and
fascinating. The people, buried in
the ruins of their shattered economy
are in desperate condition-and as
yet we have not had time to help
them materially.
But the joy with which the city
greeted us, far from abating, seems
to grow from day to day, and to
leave the Athenians no time to think
OF anything except that at last they
are free of the Germans.
I have never been in a city where
life. as We think of it, was so obvious
ly impossible. and I have never beer
in a city so brim-full of holida,
happiness and dancing in the streets
Evening star., 1944-10-21

Solen almost $4,000 from the pants
pockets of his sleeping victims in
some 80 housebreaklngs in the last
three months.
Most houses in this area are sur
rounded by evergreens, hedges and
shade trees-almost perfect cover
on dark night from police flash
lights.
A closer search on foot behind this
cover becomes a dangerous business
now that residents are on the alert
for providers.
Early today two detectives, seek
ing to question a suspicious pedes-
trian, who had faded" between two
houses in the rainy darkness, felt
impelled to make . thorough search
Of a wooded lot, front and rear,
They tramped out the whole place
with spotlights blazing, but a big
watch dog, they were happy to re-
late, failed to wake up until they
were back in their car. The dog
then charged out and raised quite
an alarm in the dead of night.
| The men on patrol get to know
almost every automobile on their
J (see PANTS BURGLAR, Page A-z.)
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Hirohito Admits War Situation
Becomes More PRESSING Daily
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
THE war situation is daily be-
coming more pressing" Emperor
Hirohito told the Japanese today
as he commended three top-ranking
officers for their part in defeating
the enemy feet on Formosa."
Imperial Japanese headquarters
broadcast the Emperor's words re-
corded by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission.
The broadcast said the Emperor
had granted "a gracious imperial
rescript of commendation" to the
supreme commander of the Jap
anese Army in the southern regions,
the commander in chief Of the COM
bined fleet and commander In chief
of the Taiwan (Formosa) army
The imperial rescript was as fol-
lows:
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Churchill and Stain
Outlined Firm Peace
Moscow Press Saws
important Progress
Reported on Settling
Of Polish Dispute
BY the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Oct. 21.-Moscow's S
press today gave the Churchill
Stain negotia tions profuse
praise, vividly mirroring the good
which official Russia believes re-
suited from the long, numerous
and friendly discussions of the
two leaders.
Editorials said differences still ex-
listed between Great Britain and
the Soviet Union on certain Euro
pean questions but asserted the
road appeared clear towards franz
ing firm hard peace.
A Joint communique summing up
the Today meeting was issued this
morning. 1t said the two leaders
made important progress" toward
settling the Polish dispute, reached
an agreement on remaining points
in the Bulgarian armistice terms
and that their governments have
decided to pursue a joint policy in
Yugoslavia. Military plans for the
war also were reviewed.
U. S. Approval Reported.
Agreements at the conference
were said to have the full approval
of the United States Government.
represented by Ambassador w
Averell Hartman.
| MoscoW's morning press and radio
gave smash play to Prime Minister
Churchills departure and Stain
seeing him off at the Moscow air
port. The papers printed an eight
column front page photograph.
THE Moscow conferences show
that the USSR and Britain could
find common language for the
difficult Polish question" declared
IzveStia.
Question Unsolved.
This question has not been
solved" the editorial continued,
but, judging from the communique,
considerable success was obtained
and there are reasons to believe
the Polish problem will find a salts
factory solution in the near future" :"
The editorial said that a unanim-
ity of opinion was reached on ques-
tions concerning Romania, Yugo-
slavia and Greece at the confer
ences, and declared these agree
ments did not bring any menace
to the small nations of Southeastern
Europe.
1t was learned that both Mr..
Churchill and Premier Stain ex-
pressed regret that President Roose-
velt was unable to attend. Before
leaving Moscow Thursday the Brit
ish Prime Minister said he thought
it would be an excellent idea for the
three to get together again as they
did at Teheran.
Referring to the delicate Polish
question which had shaken the
United Nations structure, the COM
munique said:
6" Important progress was
made toward solution of the Polish
| (Coo CHYJD OTYTY r err YNy =
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Athens, Impoverished but Gay,
Pins Faith in Future on Allies
Workers IS Billion Drochmo Daily Wage
Buys on Egg, Pound of Breed and Herbs

Perhaps the explanation of this
paradox Is that the Athenians
believe that however bad things may
be now, they will all be Strengthened
out soon. They know that the
British intend to bring them food
and that the Papandreou govern
ment intends to bring order to their
mad monetary nightmare, and they
are trusting the people
But the fact is that the present
situation here is extremely critical
and that unless they get a lot of help
and get it quickly the consequences
may be terrible.s
All correspondents were i'm
pressed, in their first few hours in
Athens, by the fact that this does
not look like starving city. Every
body's mental picture of condition.
here was based on stories of tn,
city's suffering during the terribl,
famine days of 1841 and 1912.
Because We did not see peopl
dying in the streets. we got the i'm
l
Evening star., 1944-10-21
kimmeI Lawyer Hits
Navy for Secrecy on
Pearl Hdrbor Report
Special Boards Findings
Submitted by ForrestoI
To King for Examination
BY the Associated Press


Announcement that a COM
pleted secret" report on the
Navy'S investigation of the Pearl
Harbor attack is being reviewed
prior to any publication today
brought a protest from Rear Ad-
miral Husband E. Kimmels law
yer that the procedure is "a
specious pretext" to withhold the
findings until after the presiden-
tial election.
Counsel for Admiral Kimmel, who
commanded Navy forces in Hawaii
when the Japanese attacked Pearl
Harbor, stated: He admiral Kim
meD is entitled to hear the verdict
Of the court promptly"
Secretary of the Navy ForrestaI
yesterday turned the report over te
Admiral Ernest J. King, Navy COM
mander in chief, for determine.
ton of its effects on military Sc
curity.
Charles B. Rugg, chief counsel fol
Admiral Kimmel, declared in Boston
that Secretary Forrestal's suggest.
ed procedure is a specious pretext
to keep the truth of Pearl Harboi
hidden from December Z, 194l, unit
November 7, 1914 "(date of the ma
tional electionD. g.
Presumably 1t Fixes Responsibility
The Navy court has done its
work" Mr.. Riggs statement con-
tinued. Its report has been sub
Evening star., 1944-10-21
Terms Redrufted
ToGet in Word
Unconditional
Commander Feared
ReprisoIs Against
Family by Nozis
BY DON WHITEHEAD.


AACHEN, Oct. 21.-A dramatic
silence fell over the shell OF
Aachen today as the guns be-
came quiet for the first time in
days. All organized resistance
had ended when 800 Germans
remnants of the Nazi garrison
surrendered.
Capt. Seth Bolts former University
of Kentucky engineering student
was preparing to launch an assault
Oh bunker where the German
remnants had command post when
the enemy decided to surrender and
hung out white flag.
Capt. Bolts and his troops had
closed in on the bunker last night,
fighting through houses by fiashlight
in one of the weirdest combats of
the war.
Out of the bunker came a slender,
dapper colonel at the head of 300
troops. They marched smartly in
Evening star., 1944-10-21

THE Army and naval forces in
close cooperation have intercepted
the enemy feet and after valiant
fighting have greatly damaged that
fleet. This is worthy of our high
praise.
I'm retrospect, the war situation
is daily becoming more pressing
We desire that you conform to our
(conviction) by joining your hearts
together and by cooperation"
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz, Pacific
Fleet commander, October II re-
ported Japanese fleet units were
sighted approaching the area in
which United States Pacific Fleet
forces have been operating in the
western part of the Philippine Sea
but on discovering our fighting
strength unimpaired, have avoided
(See JAPS. page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-10-21

(See DEWEY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-10-21

(See WHITEHEAD, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1944-10-21

tSee MOVES, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1944-10-21

(See CHURCHILL-STALIN, A-43
Evening star., 1944-10-21

See CLEVELAND FIRE, Pg. A-3.)
Evening star., 1944-10-21

(See PEARL HARBOR, Page Al
Evening star., 1944-10-21

(See WAR FUND, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1944-10-21

(See JAPS, Page A-2)