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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
ENEMY CUTS OFF
BIG IMPHAL BASE

NEW DELHI, April 3.-R,-Jap'
anese invasion forces have cut sup
ply roads into the big Allied base
at Imphal, capital Of Manipur state
in eastern India, it was disclosed
today as fighting ragged in the wild
hills of the Maya headhunters east
of Kohima, go miles north of I'M
phal.
An Allied spokesman, while con-
ceding that Imphal had been tenn
porarily isolated by main road, de-
clared the crisis would be over
come shortly and that there would
be no necessity for supplying the
great advance base by air.
A full-scale battle had been
Joined east of Kohima, where a
japanese column was driving de-
terminedly toward Dimapur on the
Assam.Burma railway lifeline to
1t. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwel's Chi
nese and American forces in north
ern Burma. Dimapur is "A miles
across the Maya hills from Kohl,
ma.
A second japanese force thrust
ing toward Imphal from the Chind
win River area to the east, was
reported thrown back by defend
ing British and Indian troops
Southeast of Imphal, near the low
er end of the 200-mile invasion
front, japanese artillery continued
to shell the Tamu-Palel road.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
COAL MINING NOT
DEFERRABLE JOB

WASHINGTON April 3.-R-
Coal mining has been tentatively
ruled out of the list Of draft de-
ferrable activities" for men under
26, despite warnings that it might
close 15,00O,O 900 tons of coal in the
next year, it was reliably reported
tonight.
The decision was made by the
inter-agency committee of man
power claimants. 1t could be re-
versed or modified, however, in.
formed sources said, by a con-
trary decision of the War Manpow-
er Commission, headed by Paul V.
McNutt, or through administrative
action by the Selective Service Sys-
tenn.
The issue of coal mine defer
ments, rated the hottest question
before the committee, was decid-
ed negatively by a majority vote
to strike out the entire request
of the Solid Fuels Administration.
The decision was not officially
announced. After the closed con-
ference of military and civilian
agency spokesman, the VINO is.
sued a brief statement saying the
committee had Tentatively com
pleted one third of its task, that
of selecting the activities which
are to be included in the final
group entitled to deferment con.
sideration.
''This list cannot be regarded as
final until there is further infor-
Continued on Page Three; Col. q
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
ACTORS LAWYER
DELIVERS PLEA

LOS ANGELES, April 3.-(RA
Declaring ''there is no more evi
dence of Mann Act violation
here than there is evidence of muir
der,' Attorney Jerry Giesler con
Guided an imprisoned 2 1-2-houl
plea this afternoon for Charlie
Chaplin's acquittal of the charge
"The fate of the defendant will
be placed in your hands tomor.
row."
Giesler told the jury of seven
women and five men. IT ask you
to judge him as you yourselves
would want to be judged, without
fear or favor, without bias or pref
udice."
Of the government charges that
the comedian transported 24-year-
old Joan Berry to New York and
back here in 1912 with immoral
intent, Giesler said:
'He has been publicly pilloried,
scorched and burned. The word
wide publicity is far beyond re.
call. But he has not sullied Miss
Berry's name and if her name has
been sullied, it was only through
her own actions and associations
of her own choosing"
Shouting, Giesler told the jury
that Chaplin had spent money tt
have Joan's teeth fixed for movie
work, made 4.5OO feet of film tes
shots of her, risked $500,000 on {
proposed film starring her and
HE wouldn't have had to spene
all that to have her sexually. Aftel
he stopped having intercourse witt
her he was willing to keep he,
on because he believed she hae
the qualifications of an actress.
she had only kept up her worl
under his tutelage, who know
what great star she might hav
become?"
After the conclusion of Giesler'
final arguments late this after
noon, U. S. Attorney Charles H
Carr had another hour for his re
buttal argument.
Previously, Giesler declared
Miss Berry and the 54-year-ol'
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
WAC HEAD LAUDS
WOMEN MARINES

CAMP LEJEUNE. April 3.-R-
American women in the battle
zones are showing "the greatest
courage I have ever SEEM" Col.
Oveta Culp Hobby, WAC head, told
a women's Marine officers gradu-
ating class here today.
Recently returned from $4,000
mile tour of three war theaters.
Mrs. Hobby paid high tribute to
Army, Navy and Red Cross nurses
stressing their courage in the ltal
ian campaign.
thanked by high-ranking officers
of the Marine Corps and the Ma
rine Corps Women's Reserve, she
told the graduates that no matter
what they were doing the Axis hac
their opposite number doing the
same Job. "1t is up to you." she
said. .to do better job than YOU
opposite number among the AXIS
nations" :,
She pointed to the highest stand
ards and traditions set by the Ma
rine Corps and asked her audience
to live up to them.
There is no job connected with
the war that is insignificant" Col
Hobby said.
She said that the spirit of kin
shin among the various Women's
a,,xiliaries both here and abroad
b.d reached a new high and thai
"our women's setup was given t.
tho French and the Netherlands
Governments for use in training thu
women in those countries
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04

.StOChS VI SdSOIlIlS 1OI CIV1lldII use
are tight all over the country"
said Ickes, who is Petroleum Ad-
ministrator for War, in a state
ment.
"Stocks of total crude petroleum
and products in the United States
are at the lowest level they have
been in the last 20 years. The al
locations for the second quarter of
1914 have been made to the Of
flee of Price Administration. 1t is
not expected that these will be
changed"
Deputy PAW Chief Ralph K
Davies. in a supplemental state
ment. said that East Coast petro-
leum supplies are generally in a
better position than they were last
year but this does not mean that
there is an abundance of gasoline
supplies. We are merely in a bet
ter working position in this area
now. and thus may be able tc
avoid the serious shortages that
constantly plagued us all last sum-
mer"
Davies said PAW does not fore
see any substantial easing of the
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
Sanitoriium Is
Issue Again
Aboard Meet
NATTER UNSETTLED
Gardner Says About 80 Per
Gent Of The People
Here Favor Hospital

r,o TubercuIar sanitorium was
u. an issue again at the weekly
.+;no of the Board of County
commissioners yesterday after
.,on. However, no action was
..,en by the group, and the matter
,4l1 remains unsettled.
VA, Litter was received from the
e:,'i+an Club. which asked for re-
..,,sideration of the matter of a
rbtc election.
commissioner George Trask said
.,ot the floor and said that it was
sis opjnion that approximately 80
n - cent OF the people appeared
r. be in favor of new institution,
nd he thought they should be
even the opportunity to say one
vav o. the other.
commissioner Geroge Trask said
,bat he did not believe that the
raople would be in favor of the
new hospital a. the present time.
THE war isn't going to last for
srpr" he said. And in not too
Iorg, we will be able to build our
rev hospital with half the costs"
Gardner was of the opinion that
The public, which was being repre-
sented by the letters from the
various civic CLUBS and the medical
society, should have a chance to
vote on the matter.
Commissioner Lewis Coleman
disclosed in an interview the fact
that he believed no man on the
board wanted 10 see action taken
m the mater any more than him.
self. But he has been opposed to
The government of New Hanover
county buila.ng a hospital, and TAX
ing care of the obligations of the
surrounding counties.
Mr.. Coleman states:
q have always been in favor OF
building a Tubercular sanitorium
10 take care of the needs of New
Hanover county. And I am still of
that opinion. l believe that the
plans and specifications for a
hospital should be prepared only to
take care of sufficient needs OF
this county.
When the plans and specifica-
tons are prepared, and the ap-
rroxmate costs has been submit
ted to this board by the architect,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
Draft Directors Excuse
Physical Or Induction
On Religious Holidays

WASHINGTON, April 3.-LR--
State draft directors have been in
structed to excuse Christian regis
trants. on request, from taking
physical examinations or being IN
Quoted on Good Friday, April T.
Selective Service said today.
Jewish registrants who request
it will be excused on April and
April IS, the first and last days
of the Passover, under an ar
rangement last week.
In each case some other day Will
be set for examination or induc'
ton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
IA NOW HELD BY Us.
Two More Islands In Ad-
miralty Group Are In ..
vaded By Americans !

Nv LEONARD MILL1MAN
Associated Press War Editor


limited States forces have occu-
MED ten more atolls in the Central
Pacific Marshall islands, Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz announced last
night.
The American flag now flies over
IA of these Japanese-mandated
atolls Four others - Jaluit, Mill,
Maloelap and Vote - are still
held by the enemy and are under
daily bombardment by Army, Ma
Wy and Marine planes.
All of the Balik or western chain
of the Marshalls, except Jaluit, is
now occupied by American forces.
Little or no resistance was encoun-
tered by accommodating forces
which landed and established SOW
ereignty over the ten new atolls
-Ujae, Lac, Lib, Manu-, Ailing-
lapalap, Namorik, Ebon, Kill, Arno
and Bikini.
Kwaialein, the first atoll to
come under American rule, was
invaded January 81 and since then
the conquest of Eniwetok, Majuro
and Wotho was previously an
nounced.
Majuro and Arno are adjacent
atolls in tle eastern chain be-
tween Mill and Maloelap, the most
important of that group.
Seizure of two more islands in
the Admiralty group in the South
west Pacific was announced today
(Tuesday) by General Douglas
Macarthur. They are Koruniat and
Ndrilo, lying between American
held Los Negros and Hauwei off
the northeast coast of Manus.
Two more raids on Truk, max
ing ten bombing attacks within
ten days, were announced. Nimitz
reported all Army Libeiators re-
turned to their Central Pacific
bases after a raid on Truk's Dub
lon island Sunday night Saturday
U. S. tine) and Macarthur told
of a dawn attack by South Pacific
bombers that started big fires.
Other South Pacific aircraft car
ried out round the-clock raids on
Rabaul, reporting one huge explo-
sion.
Southwest Pacific bombers de-
stroyed 10 barges at the crippled
Japanese base of WeWak on New
Guinea and poured 1923 tons Of
explosives on nearby Hansa Bay.
Possibility that Japanese Bou-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
Davis Red Cross
Drive Progresses

CAMP DAVIS, April 3-as the
lied Cross War Fund drive goes
lnto It's final week, ending April 5,
results from approximately one
fourth of military and civilian
personnel at Camp Davis show
contributions of $4,814.0O. Figures
show contributions to be Sl.O25,
commissioned military personnel
NO M, 81 and enlisted personnel
Contributions are solicited from
civilians and officers and are
voluntary among enlisted person.
mel. A donation of one dollar en-.
TILES soldier to membership in
tne Red Cross. Already many bat
terles have 100 per cent member
snip, according to A. T. Shumaker
Red Cross FIELD Director, who pre-
diets successful drive.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
VILLKIE FACING
A VITAL TEST
BY The Associated Press


The vote-laden farm belt of the
Midwest became the No. l pre-
convention political stage for Re-
publicans and Democrats alike
last Monday night.
Wisconsin's voters we're all sci
for Tuesdays preferential prim,
arE called "vital'' by Wendell L.
Willkie and obviously significant
to all Republican Presidential pos
sbilities,
With an obvious eye on Novem'
Der farm votes, Republican agrl
cultural leaders - five governors
and four Congressman - met II
Chicago to draft a COP farm blank
for the fall campaign. Gov. Bourke
3 Hlckenlooper of Iowa opened
NE meeting with the declaration
Political exploitation of the lar
Ner must STOP"
Wlsconsin's voters will pick u
uelegaVes to the republican Ma
nonal convention today in the frs
Clear cut test of Wilkes cam
palgn strength. However the cleo
a0n goes the result may be a baro
meter to Republican sentiment II
oher farm states.
There is a full Willkie slate OF
me ballot but supporters of 9th
er Republicans-Lt. Com. Harolt
l. StaSsen, Gov. Thomas e. DeWe.
and Gen, Douglas MacArthur-al
nave delegate candidates. Wlllkie
VINO stumped the state for nj
own ticket, went on to Nebrask'
yesterday where Republican voter
Will choose between him and Stas
ven IN a primary next week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
BUDAPEST BOMBED
FOR FIRST Time
New Night Thrust Into
Hungary Is Reported
By Nazi Agency

LONDON, Tuesday, April 4.
-(PAAllied bombers were re-
ported in Berlin broadcast
early today to have made
night thrust into Hungary fol-
lowing up the heavy daylight
raid upon Budapest yesterday
by Italy-based U. S. fleets.
Soon afte-. midnight, the Ger
man station said a small
number of planes" was ap-
preaching the Hungarian capt.
tai.
Earlier, it had warned of sin
gle enemy aircraft approach
ing southeast Germany, sug-
costing a foray by British Mos
uuitos, which lately have been
dropping 4,000-pound blockbus-
tiers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
Nimitz Awarded DSM
By Act OF Congress;
President Signs Bill

WASHINGTON. April 3.-RH
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, COM
mander-in chief Of the Pacific fleet,
became today one Of the few men
in history to receive an award Of
the Distinguished Service Medal by
an act of Congress.
President Roosevelt signed bill
making the award.
Such awards usually are left In
the hands of the Army and Navy.
In some cases, however, Congress
takes especial note Of an award
by authorizing the President to
present the medal in the name Of
Congress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
Chinese Government
Denies Their Troops
Violated Red Border

CHuNGKlNG, April 3.-lR>-The
Onihese government denied in an
UuIclal statement today that Chi
lsse troops from Sinkiang had VIC
n r9'eo the border Of the Monaghan
.'eoples Republic and that Chinese
ts Shot up Kazakhs fleeing
from on Sinkiang.
w., me statement said: "The con.
trns ms Of a Tass dispatch of April 2
tb .li Urga (Ulan Bator) alleging
Sa at Chinese troops stationed in
MAidAg had crossed into Outer
Plsolla (the Monaghan Peoples
ns pgoAc) and opened fire with
snti SilAe guns from airplanes are
tscts" a. variance WIN 'ii'
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
REDS FORGE AHEAD

LONDON, Tuesday, April AID
-Russia's Second Ukraine Army,
striking 10 miles into Rumania,
has captured so villages and driv-
en- to within nine miles of the
rail city of Iasi, a Moscow COM
munique announced last night
while to the north the First Army
was credited with killing or cap
turing 2O8,26O Axis troops and en-
circling the remnants of IS divis.
ions in still-rolling offensive
near the borders of German-occu
pied Poland and Czecho-Slovakia
Marshal Ivan S. Konev's Second
Army, attacking on 70-mile front
inside Rumania, cut the 50-mile
railway linking Dorohoi and las
at the village Of Dengeni (Denz-
heny), on the east bank Of the il.
jia River 10 miles west of the
Prut River border, said the daily
soviet bulletin. Dengeni is Is miles
southwest of Dorohoi.
A special announcement ISSUED
a short time later told of the stag.
gering losses suffered by the Ger
mans in a 28-day period las
month a total of 1880 Ger
mans killed and 24,950 captured
on a single front.
On the basis of Russian an
nouncements, this boosted to SGT,
100 the number of Germans ane
satellite troops killed or captured
in nine major offensives which be-
gan in the winter SHOWS of Russi;
and rolled on westward despit,
the coming of spring floods unit
today the Red army is attacking
inside Axis territory for the frs
time in the war.
The remnants of Is German di
visions, originally between $50,
Continued on Page Three; Col. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
y. S. Forces Occupy Ten More Atolls
In M2rshalls; Truk Is Bombed Twice;
Sc<I.zts Strike Is Miles Into Ruma mia
NET CLOSES ON IASl
Claim 100000 Axis
Troops Slain Or Cap
tured In Polish Drive

LONDON, Tuesday, April Alp
The Moscow radio, in a broad
cast in the name of the Soviet
government, called on the Ruma-
MAN people today to abandon the
Germans and "capitulate al
once"
The broadcast, recorded by the
London Daily Mail, said: "Unless
you (Rumanians) do so, the whole
of your country will become 9
battlefield and your towns and vii
lagos heap of ruins"
The call went out while the bat.
tie for Rumania was approaching
a climax with the spearheads o:
the Red army already well beyonc
the Prut River.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
BUDAPEST BOMBED

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma.
pies, April g. Up u. S. heavy
bomber fleets bombed Budapest
for the first time today, smashing
hard at railroads linking Germany
with tn Balkan front already
punctured by Russian armies, and
at an aircraft factory making
Messerschmitts for the LuftWaffe.
A great force Of four-engineo
bombers made the round trip oil
nearly 1000 miles from Italy tc
strike at the Nazi war machine ir
the Hungarian capital astride the
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
Secretary Ickes Sees No
Extra Gas For Civilians

WASHINGTON, April 3.-QF9-Secretary Ickes said
tonight that Contrary to the impression held in some
quarters there possibility at this time of increasing
civilian gasoline raons in any section of the country Ode
spite any statements made by socaed Informed sources
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04
FORECAST

NORTH CAROLINA: Fair and coole
tuesday with slightly higher temper
,+,,res in afternoon.
High yesterday: Glow: a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-04

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-08

Washington, Dec. X-(AIp-
The Treasury announced To-Day
that the Sixth War Loan quota
of $4,000, OO0. 900 is not enough
for the armed forces.
Under Secretary Bell said in 4
statement that the goal. which
may be reached today Oh toner
rev., was by necessity set wen
in advance of the start OF the
drive November 20.
Since then our military leaceI
have pointed out an eve lncreas.h
need for material to support Il ne'
offensives on every 'front.' Bell sax
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-02
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van WAGNER Tufty


What's happening right now in
war-bombed Sault Ste. Marie fore
shadows what will happen in other
Michigan cities abnormally expand.
ed for war reasons.
=, Guarding the 500 locks from
possible enemy attack involved the
spending of some 10 million dollars
for everything from barracks to
churches. But today the possible
dropping of a bomb on the locks is
remote Soldiers have been NOV.
ed out in great numbers. Equip
ment is idle.
! So Sault Ste Marie today pre-
Aents one of the first surplus pro-
perty headaches of the war. To
meet this and similar surplus pro
hlems that follow in the wake Of
shifting war and peacetime situa'
tions the Baruch report has set up
a pattern Of action. Roughly, the
objective is ITO put the SURPRISES
Alto their best uses and obtain a
tair return TO the government.
~ Congressman Fred Bradley will
tell the House this week that tho
two fold policy is not operating in
the dismantling OF the facilities 1t
Sault Ste Marie.
His idea OF putting surpluses to
their best uses" Is TO reconvert the
FACILITIES. q. especially the hospital
which would make a convalescent
veterans hospital for nearly 500
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-02
Tomorrow is a Love- y Word

Iphant was the smallest room on
the top floor-"or could it be :"
IT'S Jim
"Jim-and good news" The
hand that held the newspaper
shook a little. The rustling paper
made a sound that seemed very
loud in the room. and when it fell
from Andrea's hand it was quiet;
nothing at all could be heard.
Beth could not speak.
Andreas lips barely moved:
What have YOU heard -
ut must be shock, darling. It
was TO me. I've been trying to find
way to tell you
That's all right. Beth. ! know
he's dead. I've been reconciled to
that for months"
Hes not dead. He's alive. I
talked to him at 10 o'clock"
Alive" The word fell from An
drea's lips as the color drained
from them.
THE telegram came about Q
o'clock" Beth crossed the room and
dropped the telegram into An
drea's Stacked hand.
Andrea did not pick It up. Her
eyes had glazed L k and her
face was very still.
You see what he says. He want.
ed tho news to be broken to you
gently. tried, Andy
Where is he" Andrea asked,
still not making any move to look
at the telegram.
In a hospital in San Francisco.
Don't take II that way. darling.
He's alive. He's getting well. He
hasn't any terrible wounds. can
tell you all about It now. He was
not at Pearl Harbor. He was in
Manila. That was why ANY
way, he had a brain conclusion and
this injury, and he didn't know who
he was until just recently. and he
knew that you'd be able to wait.
having waited so long until he
could be sure that he was well.
that there was no brain involvment.
He'll be lame. but but he
won't be crippled. You're both for
tunate :"
"Jim's alive Andrea said over
and over, as IL she were irving to
convince herself that it was true.
For a long time Beth was silent
knowing what Andrea was feeling.
for her to understand.
Then she said, Read the tele-
gram, Andy. II viii gladen your
heart to know how thoughtful
he is"
Andrea pushed the telegram |
from her and moistened her lips /
With the tip OF her tongue. II don't /
want to read IT," she said in a pitt /
Iul voice.
Come, darling Beth's soothing
one was infinitely kind. Il know |
what you are feeling, but YOU
must try to understand. We have
wonderful plans to make. Think |
u what 1t means. Andy. You and
3ess are going out 10 California.
lou can go tomorrow. In less than |
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-02

Of the charge that the Sc million
dollar building Haunted the S5 mil
lion dollar limit set by Congress.
Awaited by reporters, who have
for some time had the story OF
the record from the Michigan Re
publican, who would not talk until
he had checked and double-check-
ed every scrap OF evidence.
His speech was what he promised
IL would be. Boiled down, Engel
did present impressive proof that
Congress never intended the build.
ing to cost more than 35 million
dollars. Exhaustive research made
possible the spending story told
the House on Tuesday. Pertinent
testimony by General Brehon SOM
ervell, was included. All the ICON.
flicting" War Department reports
on costs were listed. So was
tabulation OF the sources or FUNDS.
Then came the "Engelish" touch.
He included under the heading,
Justification II any" letter from
Cnder-secretary OF War Patterson,
1t. General Somervell, and Gem
missioner OF Public Roads Mac
Donald.
No other member Of the House
could possibly get the same atten-
ton from Congress, the War De
partment and the press. Because
Of other similar highly documented
speeches on waste in wartime
spending, he has become the con-
gressional watchdog Of War De-
partment expenditures. AS mem
Der OF the War subcommittee OF
the House Appropriations Commit
tee. II has become crusade with
him. one that has raised his sta
ture with his colleagues. who FIRE.
quently quote him, rather than
bothering to become a one-man
investigation committee them
selves.