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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08

They have lain awake many
nights-these Wilmington mothers
and wives of men held captive by
the Japs.
Daytime they wait anxiously for
the mailman, hoping he will bring
word from their liberty-loving sons
or husbands confined behind barb
ed wire and guarded by sharp
bayonets.
Yesterday they asked The Morn
ing Star to help them organize into
a. group with compelling influ-
ence on government officials to do
everything possible to bring their
loved ones home.
Some of the brave mothers are
white haired while others seem
miraculously young to be speaking
of sons old enough for war.
But the tears Of motherhood and
fierce courage have united them
in mighty sisterhood and they
are determined to join forces in
| an attempt to bring their boys
home.
They and the wives of men held
prisoners have felt so helpless,
waiting for some one thousands OF
miles away to do something Tor
the boys they feel were long Tor
gotten by many in authority.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
White House Files On
REA, Senate Demands

WASHINGTON, March T. Up -
Counsel for a senate investigating
committee today called for White
House files on the Rural Electrifi-
cation Administration and, when
told the request would have to be
made to President Roosevelt him
self, declared the committee would
do just that.
The unusual call for opening OF
the chief executives files to legis-
lative investigators raised anew
the possibility Of a Congress-White
House clash.
Mr.. Roosevelt had moved over
the weekend to avert such head
on collision by instructing Jona-
than Daniels, one of his aides, to
answer the committees questions
concerning White House efforts to
secure the resignation of Harry
Slattery as REA administrator.
Daniels had refused earlier and
had been threatened with con-
tempt proceedings.
After Daniels testified today,
Carroll L. Beedy, counsel for the
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
investigating the REA, asked that
the presidential aide produce the
complete White House file of cor
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
COLORADO ELECTS
new CONGRESSMAN

DENVER, March 7. -P)- Vot-
ers of Colorado's populous Denver
district in a special election today
chose between a war hero and
business man to fill the seat in
Congress vacated by the death Of
Rep. Lawrence Lewis, Democrat.
Major Party nominees were Carl
E. Wuertele, 3O-year-old retired
major of the Army Air Forces,
Democrat, and Dean M. Giles
pie, SO, Republican. Wuertele,
wearer of the Silver Star and the
Distinguished Flying Cross with
two oak leaf clusters, was dis
charged in January because of bat
tie wounds received in the Paci-
tic theater.
Early banoting at Denver's 400
precincts indicated vote of near
ly two-thirds of the 133,551 regis
.ered. By mid-afternoon scattered
unofficial reports indicated the bal
loting was too close to determine
trend for either candidate. The
polls closed at 7 pm. Mountain
War Time)
The contest was viewed by De-
mocratic ard Republican leaders
IN Washington as likely to indicate
a definite trend in political senti-
ment in the Rocky Mountain re-
gion. It was of special interest ma
tionally because of the small De-
nocratic majority in Congress: 21C
Republicans, ZIG Democrats, four
minority seats and five vacan-
cies.
The county of Denver, which en-
traces the first congressional dis
trict, has supported individuals of
both major parties in recent years,
but is normally Democratic.
Rep. Lewis died Dec. 9 after
serving in Congress since 1882.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
PLANE CRASHES
INTO HOSPITAL

RIVERSIDE, Calf, March T.
Up Four persons were killed in
the crash of a P-38 fighter plane
into the post hospital at Camp
HAN today, Coroner Ben F. White
reported.
He said the names Of the dead,
two attendants in the hospital x
ray room and two patients, would
not be made public until relatives
had been notified.
The coroner said fire which fol-
lowed the crash was confined to
the X-ray department, which was
badly damaged.
The Camp HAN public relations
office said the pilot Of the plane,
Sec. 1t. Gene Hickok of Billing
ham, Wash, parachuted safely
after his machine went out OF con-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
Money Said Saved

wv M.AsHlNGTON, March 7. -(R-
oPA Administrator Chester Bowles
clealfed price controls tonight
N Nl,a saving the nation 89,0OO,-
VVoON through 1913.
Preparing to go before Congress
" ask extension Of price controls
0eyona June 30, Bowles said in
radio address over the Blue
network tonight:
Alter comparing price increas-
Nc IN this war with the last war,
ouf research division estimates
~iat without price control you
"ouIa have already spent in the
s'0fes $4,000, 100000 more than
!ou nave for civilian goods and
services. That saving alone a.
mounts to $3.50 for each of us
'ost through 1913.
by the same comparison of in.
uuST'al prices in the two wars
t"u nave saved $4,000, 900, 900 as
YAK YAK payers, since that is the ad
uluonal amount it would have cost
your government for building oul
vast military EFFORT
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
u. S. and BRITISH
OIL MEET SLATED
Conference On World Pet
roleum Problems To
Be Held In Capital

WASHINGTON, March T. R -
An Anglo-American conference on
world oil problems is scheduled for
Washington soon, it was disclosed
here and in London today.
This second in the series of dis
cussions between the two nations
on various problems of postwar
economic policy was announced by
Acting Secretary of State Edward
R. Stettinius.
Currency questions already have
been discussed and conferences
with Britain and other United Ma
tons on monetary matters, trade,
aviation and shipping are in vari-
Gus stages Of preparation.
Secretary of State Hull is to head
the committee of six American pol
icy makers named to conduct the
petroleum talks for this country,
with Petroleum Administrator Har-
old L. Ickes as vice chairman.
While Stettinius said all petrole-
UNI questions of mutual interest
to the United States and Britain
could be brought up at the talks,
it is expected that the rich fields
of the Near East, where both Brit
ish and American firms have con-
cessions, will form the major topic.
There have been reports OF Brit
ish opposition to the projected
American pipeline from the Per-
sian Gulf to the Mediterranean
since the 1850 mile line would Of
fer competition to the British line
running from Kirkuk in 1raq to
Haifa in Palestine.
The American Petroleum Indus
trv War Council has bitterly con-
demned the pipeline plan as an
opening wedge for government in
trusion into the oil business.
Il has been an open secret Tor
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
Reds Over-R I'm 200 More
Localities In Offensive
Push Toward Rumania
GERMANS DESPERATE
Hamlet II Miles North OF
Taronpol Over-Run In
Sweeping Red Drive L

LONDON, Wednesday, March 8.
-(P)-The Soviet offensive toward
Rumania and into southern Po-
land over-ran 200 more localities
and reached hamlet II miles
north of Tarnopol yesterday while
at other points along the Russian
salient desperate German coun-
ter-attacks with heavy forces were
pounded back with a loss OF 60
tanks, Moscow announced today.
The old Polish border station OF
Pcdvolochisk and the hamlet OF
Irovitsa, 80 miles across the from
tier and II miles north of Tarno-
poi, were taken in advances on
the fourth day of Marshall Greg
DRY K. Zhukov's advance, the Rus
slams said.
More than 1900 Nazi dead were
counted and Large numbers OF
smashed enemy equipment was
left on the battlefield" said the
late Moscow bulletin, recorded by
The Soviet monitor from a broad
cast. War material was captured
and many prisoners TAKEN"
On the eastern side of the new
salient the Russians said they cap
tured the district center of Star
ava Sinyava, so miles southeast
Of Shepetovka and an equal dis
lance northeast Of Vinnitsa.
In the fighting for this place
regiment of German infantry was
routed" and much equipment, in
Guiding So big guns and $50 trucks
was captured, the late bulletin
said.
This advance was moving along
The Observation-Disclosures
railroad and was nearing the Ger
man base of Staro-Konstantinov On
three sides. Zhabche, six miles to
the north and Svinnaya, five miles
southeast, were taken.
The easternmost point in this adj
vance was Sharzhintsy, "a miles
southeast of Shepetovka and 80
miles southwest of Berdichev, thus
nearing, if not achieving, a juno
lion with First Ukrainian front
forces which nave long held Ber-
dichev and points to the west as
well as the area east of Vinnitsa.
The Russians also reported that
in Mondays capture of Volochisk.
the Russian border station about
eight miles east Of Podvolochisk,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
CONVOY SHIPPING
LOSSES FAR DOWN
Less Than One Out OF A
1000 Ships Reported
Lost During 1913

LONDON, March 7.-lREAllied
convoy shipping losses were less
than one in 1000 ships during the
second half of 1913, First Lord of
the Admiralty A. V. Alexander told
Commons today, but he warned
that Nazi submarines would strike
hard again and the British
navy faces further and greater
responsibilities in carrying the
war to Europe and Japan.
The First Lord told heartening
story of the defeat of the u
boat and of Britain's rising mari
time might, declaring that the
British fleet is now stronger sin
relation to enemy naval strength"
than it has been since the fall of
France.
Illustrating the progress of the
war against the U-boat, Alexan-
der gave these figures on Allied
losses
1941-One ship lost out of every
181 that sailed.
1942-One out of every 233.
1943-One out Of every 344.
That this victory over the u
boat may not yet be regarded as
final was made clear by the First
Lords warning that the Germans
still have at least as many SUBJ
marines as they had at the start
of 1913 and that "there is not the
slightest evidence that the enemy
has in any way abandoned his in
tention to cripple our sea COM
munications if he possibly can. "
Alexander's sober appraisal of
the naval situation, made in con-
nection with the new navy. esti-
mates, came a few hours after the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
CONCHES FIELD IS HIT
176 Nazi Planes Reported
Destroyed In Mammoth
Assault On Berlin

LONDON, March 7.-lR-U. S.
Marauders plastered a German
airfield near Conches by daylight
without loss after heavy Raj
night blow on railroads near Paris
and Mondays mammoth Ameri-
can raid on Berlin which accoun-
ted for 176 Nazi planes and was
reported to have left great many
fires burning furiously today.
Small forces of British, Domin-
ion and Allied Bostons, Mitchells
and Mosquitoes joined the attack
on military detectives in northern
France.
Conches lies rs miles south of
Dieppe. Two enemy aircraft were
destroyed.
The Nazi-controlled Paris and
Bordeaux radios left the air to-
night, indicating possible night
raiding by the Raj.
The German-controlled Olso ra-
dio said the Monday assault on
Berlin was described in a DNB
dispatch as ga catastrophe for the
Americans" and Bloody Monday"
to Maj. Gen. James H. Doolittle,
commander of the Eighth Air
Force. An original recording of the
transmission indicated it was the
Germans who considered that they
had encountered a catastrophe,
but the British Information mini
stry's counter propaganda divi-
sion confirmed the expanded quot
atoms.
Travellers arriving in Stockholm
by plane from Berlin said flames
iCon+;ruad mn Papa Tvo. Col q
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
Great T0ul0n Naval Base, Rome
Rail Yards Hit By y. S. Bombers
BIG NAZI SUB CENTER
Enemy Held Airfields In
Eternal City Area
Plastered By U. S.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
pies, March 7. - Up American
heavy and medium bombers based
in Italy struck powerful blows at
the Germans both in Italy and
southern France today as ground
fighting on the Italian peninsula
begged down in the mud.
Flying Fortresses escorted by
Lightnings cracked at the Toulon
naval base in southern France,
from which the Germans have
been operating submarines and
surface raiders in the Mediterra-
mean.
Liberators escorted by Thunder
bolts attacked Nazi-held airfields
and railway installations near
Rome.
Main Route
Mitchells and Marauders bomb
ed the Littorio, and Ostiense rail-
way yards in Rome on the main
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Great Variety
0fChargesFly
AtFCCProbe
CORRUPTION EXISTS
Scion Says FDR's Aide In
Sale OF A New York
Radio Station

WASHINGTON, March T. Up -
Don Miller (R. MOI, saying that
former Presidential aide may
have shared" in $4,000 fee in
Connection with sale of a radio
station, accused the administration
todsv of shutting off an investiga-
linn of the Federal Communica.
tions Commission for fear of the
nolitical consequences.
"f they permit this investiga-
finn TO reveal even a small fraction
nj the corruption which must exist
after 70 years. he told the House,
They will already have lost the
election next November"
Charges Are Denied
Miller took the floor after Chair
man James L. Fly of the FEC
denied at committee hearings q
variety of charges against conduct
Of the agency.
Once such accusation was that
the FEC permitted japanese Ian
Quage broadcasts by Hawaiian
radio stations before Pearl Harbor
although the armed services were
Opposed. Fly said the armed serv-
ices approved continuation of the
broadcasts.
Miller directed his House re-
marks chiefly to the decision by
majority of the House committee
Investigating The FEC to suspend
an inquiry into sale of station
WMCA, New York, by Donald
FIamm to Edward J. Noble, for
mer aide to Harry Hopkins. The
majority decided on the suspension
until New YORK litigation in con-
nection with the sale is completed
Transaction Creased
Flamm already has testified he
sold the station because he was
told the transaction was CREASED
from the White House down. and
feared the FEC would not renew
his license if he retained the sta
ton.
"As the mystery of this new deal
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
SERVICE GROUPS
BACK BONUS BILL

WASHINGTON, March 7. -tP)-
The veterans bonus bill backed by
five service groups and providing
benefits as high as $4,000 for
overseas fighting men got off to
bad start in the Senate today.
Over the protests of its authors,
Senators johnson O-Colo and
Reynolds DlNC), the Senate yer.
sion of the bill was referred to
the Finance Committee for study,
rather than to the Military AT
fairs Committee which Reynolds
heads.
In the Finance Committee, it
will automatically go to a sub.
committee headed by Senator
Clark D-Mo). one of the founders
of the American Legion and a
packer of the Legion's rival &c.
l." benefit bill.
Reynolds told the Senate he was
perfectly willing to vote thirty
billion dollars" now for the bene-
fit Of the service men. johnson
said he didn't know whether the
bill would cost $4,000, 100000 or
$50, 900, OOO,O
It provides maximum bonuses
Of So 500 for men and women who
served in the continental United
nr~n T~ro. CnI G\
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
FINLAND'S REPLY
SENT TO MOSCOW
Answer To Russian Terms
Said At Kremlin: Diet
Holds Hour Session

STOCKHOLM March T. R -
Finland's answer to Russian peace
terms has been sent to Moscow
and a reply is expected momen-
tarily, the Helsinki correspondent
of the Stockholm newspaper At
tonbladet reported today.
Particulars of the Finnish reply
were not made known immediate
ly. The Finnish diet met at 2 pm.
for an hours session, but there
was no indication whether it had
received new word from Moscow.
Uniformed persons in London
specialized that Finland's message
to the Kremlin was more likely to
have asked Qualification of certain
phases of Russia's six-point peace
program than to have contained
outright acceptance or rejection OF
the Soviet terms.)
1t was significant that the dis
patch from Aftonbladet's CORE
spondent was passed by the Finn
ish censorship. This was the first
direct word from Finland support
ing reports that the Firms had ac-
mowledged Russia's peace propos-
al.
Zone therefore is waiting with
increased interest the second phase
of the Finnish-Russion question
the dispatch concluded. THAT is
the Finnish government reply to
Moscow and the expected answer. "
(Tuesday's Finnish military COM
munique reported that Is Russian
dive-bombers attacked the port Of
Kotka in southern Finland Monday
afternoon causing some damage
and casualties.)
At the same time the Helsinki
correspondent of the Stockholm
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Leathernecks
Push Drive
'',seon Rabaul.
20 MILES FROM BASE
American Cavalry Estab-
fishes Firm Grip On The
Los Negros Island
BY LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War ANALYST

American Marines, using leap
frog tactics, have advanced on the
northern shores of New Britain to
within ITO miles OF Rabaul, Cen
eral Douglas Macarthur announc-
ed today.
Marines from Cape Gloucester
landed near Talaesa on mountain
GUS Willaumez Peninsula, and
quickly overpowered light opposi-
ton. This represented an advance
of ITO miles and frightened the Al
lied squeeze on Rabaul. New Zea-
landers are firmly established on
the Green Islands, 100 miles the
other side of Rabual.
Advances 20 Miles
In coordinated move army
troops advanced 20 miles east of
Arawe on the southern shores of
New Britain. This opened the pos
sibility of another leapfrog advance
to Gasmata, directly below Tai
asea, and subsequent junction of
the two forces across the island,
to cut New Britain in two. This
would repeat the tactic followed on
the western end of New Britain
by the same forces.
About 80 miles northwest of Ia
lasea the reinforced dismounted
First Cavalry established firm con-
troll over Los Negros island in the
Admiralty group. The Momote air.
drome, the best in the Admiralties,
is ready for use, Macarthur said.
On northeast New Guinea, troops
which made an amphibious landing
yesterday within 20 miles of ia
pans BogadJim fortress, advanced
both east and west to capture the
villages of Bibi and Ganglau.
Americans In Control
While MacArthur's ground forces
were Strengthening their grip on
all shores surrounding the Bis
marck Sea, American admirals
and Tokyo radio agreed that Unit
ed States submarines and planes
are shaping the war in the Pacific
where the bulk of Americans 900
fighting ships are in control.
American submarines have been
taking such a heavy toll of Japa-
nese shipping Gil sunk since
Pearl Harbor - that the Imperial
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Books Will Close Today
On Refunding Operation

WASHINGTON, March T. R -
The Treasury announced today
that books would close tomorrow
on the first phase of a $4,73o, ooo,-
600 refunding operation UNDER
taken March 2.
Tomorrow's close will affect
holders of more than 100000 of
three maturing issues of Treasury
and RFC notes, while similar hold
ers of four called bond issues will
have until the close Of business
Saturday to enter subscriptions.
Holders of 100000 or less OF
any Of the securities will be given
until March IS to take advantage
of the exchange offering.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
ARMY INTERVIEWS .
IN LEAF STRIKE

DURHAM, March 7. - @ -
Union representatives Of the strik.
ing employees of the Durham
branch Of the American Tobacco
Company tonight stood requested
by the United States Army to re-
turn to their jobs in oNder that
"C'' and "K'' ration kits for fight
ing men overseas might contain
1uil supply of cigarettes.
Meanwhile, President G. T. Dunn
of local No. 1888 of the 1nternation-
al Tobacco Workers Union OF Am
erica left Durham this afternoon
to attend meeting Wednes-
day of the regional War Labor
Board in Atlanta, where he has
been ordered to show cause why
his members did not return to
their jobs Monday morning as Or
dered earlier by the WLB.
The request from the Army for
the strikers to go back to their
jobs was issued today by Maj.
Gen. F. E. Uhl of the Fourth Ser
vice Command in Atlanta. In a
telegram to Dunn and other union
leaders here, General Uhl said:
Urge that you get your men
back to work Immediately at the
American Tobacco Company in
Durham to provide cigarettes for
.4rmy &C" and "K'' rations. These
rations will have to be made up
and sent to men on the front with
out cigarettes unless they get back
OIL the job at once. We must not
Let these heroic men down. In
battle, men often need a cigarette
more than food"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
Mother, Two Children
Are Burned To Death
In Brunswick Blaze

Coroner w. E. Bell, of Bruns-
wick county, reported Tuesday
that Ida Mae Gibbs, Negro,
about % years old, and her
two children, ages four and
six, were burned to death in
fire that swept their home on
U. S. Highway No. IL, about
five miles south of Wilmington,
at IL pm. February 20.
Mrs. Gibbs mother, who was
in the house at the time of
the fire, received only slight
burns.
Investigation is still in pro-
gress determining the cause OF
the fire,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
% Persons Arrested
By ATU Investigators
Here During February

Investigators of the Alcohol
Tax Unit arrested % persons
charged with violation of the
Internal Revenue Law during
the month of February, it was
announced Tuesday.
The following account of seiz-
ed goods was issued by ATU Of
ficials; three stills, "a gallons
Of untax paid liquor, seven
automobiles, and one bicycle.
The 20 persons arrested were
released on bond and bound
over to the next term of Fed
eral court in Wilmington April
"A.
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FOOD COSTS RISE
in LARGE CITIES

NEW YORK, March 7. - up -
ROOD prices in New York City,
Newark, Buffalo, Baltimore, Phi
!aaelphla, Pittsburgh, Rochester
and Scranton have risen from AZ
10 90 per cent since August, 1899,
according to an OPA survey an
nounced today.
Baltimore led the list with so
ner cent rise in food prices. 9th.
ef cities had the following in
crease:
Buffalo, 43 per cent; Newark,
II per cent; New York, A per
cent; Philadelphia, As per cent;
,ESourgh, As per cent Scranton,
46 per cent.
IN New York, the survey show.
ea mat as more food items came
Mloef price control the price spi.
Id began to taper off. Between
January, 1913, and January, 1914,
prices Increased three per cent.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-03-08
Shopper Gets Steak
Virtually Free With
Use OF Salvage Fats

"A Wilmington grocer swears
'he following happened in his
store:
n woman came in and pur-
chased three pounds of ration
iree lard. The following day,
She returned and purchased
hree more pounds. That after
noon, she returned a third time
WIN six pounds of salvage
.a's which she exchanged for
oash. and IL red ration tokens.
She used the tokens and cash
'oWard the purchase of a steak.
Inc grocer is still wonder
ing.
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respondence and memoranda deal
ing with the REA.

respondence and memoranda deal
ing with the REA.
Daniels said he considered =
to be the property of thf 81 G.
dent but agreed to dfS -
whether it would be g - d Z
possible" for MIN to re- - ~ IS!
on behalf of the comm 81 81 4
told him that if he di q -
them, the request ~ /
directly to Mr.. r =
Later in the & ~
Stephen Early, Sc
tary, gave the folio AN
dunn to newsmen:
Jonathan Daniels late 4 ~ adj
vised Mr.. Beedy by telephone that
he felt, if the committee wanted
the Presidents files, the proper
procedure would be for the COM
mittee to make sthe request direct
to the President Mr.. Daniels said
MIR. Beedy told him the commit
tee would do that
Before the committee, Daniels
testified that his efforts to secure
Slattery's resignation were made
with the knowledge and approval
of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Daniels confirmed that he had
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