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Evening star., 1944-12-28
Misses Dresses Reduced

Rayon crepe and wool dresses one and two-piece
styles, in black, rose gold, blue, brown, gray, red
and few prints, sizes 10 to 20 in the group.
Is, less than u price. S57S
10, were $22.95 and $29.75. 1850
25, were S39. rs and $40 75 Now S29. 50
8, were $49.75. Now $3.50
!, were $59.75. A4.S0
Misses Two-piece Wool Suits. fitted and boxy-coat
styles in rust blue, purple, gold. green gray and
brown, sizes 10 to 20 in the group.
2, were $35 Now -S26.25
), were $3975 and s49.75. $3.50
8, were $59.75 and s6975. Now--S37.25
II, were s59.75 and s6e.75. Now-S44.50
W&L-Misses' Dresses, Third Floor.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Royon FoiIIe Bogs, Sc

Less Than Y Price
II embroidered faille bags in top handle and under
arm styles.
Suede Pouches with two handles, rayon lined.
Less than u price. Now -S6
IL Wool Broadcloth Bags, underarm. Were s12.
Now Sc
IL Underarm Wool Broadcl0th Bags Less than "a
price So
Capeskin Bags with wooden frames. Less than IA
price 50
Broadcloth Bags with handles and covered frames.
Less than II price. Now------------------$3 $3.50
/ Tan Leather Bag with two handles. Rayon lined.
Less than y price. Now
2 Suede Pouch Bags with handles Rayon lined.
Less than u price.
Prices Include 20Tc Tar
W&L-Leather Goods Aisle 10, First Floor.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Women's Royon Print Dresses
$14.95 Were sl995 and more

~I@~ we're SIS.9S and more
20 one and two-piece printed rayon crepe dresses
with gray, blue and black backgrounds. Sizes 14h
to A12.
II Rayon Crepe Dresses black, navy and brown
Sizes Is to 20; 1871 and 20a. Were $2975 and
more Now Sz3
8 Rayon Crepe Dresses in black and navy. Sizes 18
to 80 and 42. Were $35 and more. Now-------S26
II One and Two-piece Rayon Crepe Dresses Sizes
Is to 40. 1871 and 1917. Were 1915 and more.
Now 50
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Lamp Shades Reduced

l, I4.inch Beige Rayon Bell-shape. Was $5s5
Now ----- $685.
l, 16-inch Eggshe-lined Tearose Rayon Drum
shape Was s1250 S8.S5
3, ls-inch Rayon Floor Lamp-style. Were 81 so.
Now ~ IS
2 151a Inch Scalopto Beige Rayon, tearose lined
Were S595 $685.
2, 15-inch Bel-shape Rayon, wine trim, one rose
and one beige. Were $5.95. Now S3.sS
g. Is and l6-inch Egsshell and Tan Rayon, tearose-
lined. Were $3.50. $3.50
l, A-nch Square Eggshell Rayon. Was IS. Now, -
2. 1s-nch Paper Parchment, ivory and maroon
decoration. Were IS.
W&I-Lamps and Shades, Seventh Floor.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Girls Sweaters, $2.35
Were S3.25 and S3.95

so fitted and boxy sweaters Qabeled for fabric con-
tenD Assorted colors, sizes to H.
W&L-Down Stairs Store, Girls Apparel
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Misses Wool Goats, SIC

We're SIS and more
IS fitted and boxy coats in wool monotones, heeces
tweeds and worsteds. Blue, brown, black and mix
lures. Sizes 10 to 18 in the group.
W&L-Down Stairs Store, Goats and Suits.
Evening star., 1944-12-28

'&L-Misses' Dresses, Third Floor.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Living, Dining Room Furniture Reduced

so Boxes Of Madeline Bath Powder. Were 81 20.
Now ----------------- -----------. 60c
l44 Bags Of Charming Lady Water softener. s.
pound bag. Was sec. Now Now----------------42c 42c
Prices include 20T tar
50 Bath Room Bottles in assorted colors. Were
W&L-Toiletries, Aisle IA, First Floor.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Art NeedIework Reduced

1 Needlepoint Bench Piece Design. finished in wool
on cotton canvas. Size 27x44 inches. Was s1s.
l Needepoint Design, finished in wool on cotton
canvas Size 36x36 inches. Was Sl3. Now $3.50
Flowered Cotton Sailcloth Bed Rests, cotton filled
Were $40 Now $3.50
Rayon Satin Bed Rests, green and gold. cotton
filled Were $1250 Now ---~-------------$8.5 $3.50
l Model Cotton Carriage Set, white with colored en-
broidery Robe, 25x30 inches. Pillow case, 1lxl5
inches Was s8.50 Now--------------------- Sc
l Model Cotton Luncheon Cloth rose with colored
embroidery, 46x50 inches. Was s17.50. Now S12
: Model Cotton Gingham Aprons red blue
checked. Were 81 Now ow---------------------$2. $2.75
l Model Cotton Bridge Set, blue with white en-
brodery. Cloth 3ox30s inches Napkins, l1xll
inches. Was $3.50 Now S4.2s
2 Model Cotton Guest Towels, blue and rose. Were
l set Model Nursery Pictures kitten design ap
pliqued on blue, pink frames 6x6 inches. pieces
to set Was So. Now
Model Cotton Serge Baby Sacque white with pink
trim Was $3 Now --------- So
2 Model Rayon Baby Dresses, white with colorful
embroidery. Sizes 6 months to year Were SO.
Now S 50
Rayon Satin Lounge Pillows, cotton filled. Green
and rose Were 50. Now -$.75
10 Rayon Moire Peach Living Room Pillows cotton
W&L-Art Needework, Seventh Floor.
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Fobric Hondboss, $40

Less than Y, price
rs bags In rayon faille and corded rayon, black,
brown. turf, red and green pouch and envelope
styles.
Is Make believe Leather Bags in brown, turf, and
green envelope style Less than "a price Now $50
Prices include 2oTo tar
W&L-Down Stairs Store, Handbags
Evening star., 1944-12-28
Striped Royon Dresses, $4.95

Were S8.95
81 dresses in brown. green and wine with white
trimming, sizes IL to 10.
piece Suit-dresses, rayon crepe blue or black
sizes IL to 18. Less than II price. Now $495
w&L-Down Stairs Store, womens and Misses
Dresses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
900 LONDONERS
PROTEST BRITAIN'S
POLICY ON GREECE

LONDON, Dec. 17.-lRETWenty
thousand persons jammed in Ira
falgar Square at the foot Of Mel
sons monument condemned Brit
aims armed intervention in Greece
today and approved a resolution
calling on the government fto stop
using troops against the demo-
cratic resistance or es in
Greece"
The resolution termed the gov
ernment's policy in Greece dis
astrous.
The Red Flag Of Russia and the
British Union Jack flew side by
side above the platform from
which Spokesman from the Labor
Commonwealth and Communist
parties cried out their bitterness
against the British policy, de-
nounced Prime Minister Church
ills stand and demanded the re-
call of Tommies on duty in
Greece.
Saying British prestige has
fallen with bump" Lord Stra-
bolgi, a Laborite, contended the
intervention threatened to length
en- the war by months and mad
brought American isolationists out
again into the open. He added that
IF this is the price we have to
pay for Churchin's domination the
price is too high"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
WAR DEPARTMENT
REVOKES BAN ON
WEST COAST >JAPS

WASHINGTON. Dec. II. - (P -
The War Department today revok-
&c Its order excluding all persons
o. japanese ancestry from the
West Coast.
An announcement by the Army
sad that the revocation order was
issued by Maj. Gen. Henry c.
FFatt, chief of the Western De-
tense Command, with the appro-
val Of the War Department.
Favorable progress of the war
m The Pacific, as well as other
oevelopments,' was given as the
reason for the revocation.
Inc revocation order provides
mat any person of Japanea, ances-
ny about whom information is
AVAILABLE indicating a. prof. apa
aeSe attitude will continue to be
varied from the Coast states.
More than $4,000 persons of Jap
sAeSe ancestry were evacuated
from strategic areas on the Wes'
uoast the States of California
washington and Oregon. The ma
.OiI'y Of them eventually were
transferred to relocation center!
W. ,uVa(ed chiefly in the Mountain
sraleS Including Arizona, Utah
wyoming and Colorado.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
Man Slashes Wife,
Sick In Hospital,
Following Dispute

NEW YORK. Dec. 17.-LR-The
women's ward of Bellevue hospital
was thrown into an uproar during
visiting hours today when, police
said. an enraged husband suddenly
drew knife from his pocket and
inflicted serious stab wounds on
his i'll wife.
Police said the man, whom they
identified as Angelo Gonzalez, %,
became angry because his wife,
Anita, 18, suffering rom possible
bronchial pneumonia, told him she
was not well enough to return to
their home and three children.
AS other women patients and
visitors screamed, Gonzalez slash
cd his wife's face three times and
then darted from the ward, ran
downstairs to the st e ct and
ESCAPED in a taxicab, police re-
ported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
LUFTWAFFE COMES "a
OUT IN STRENGTH
AGAINST YANKEES

WITH THE U. S. NINTH ARMY
in Germany, Dec. II. P - For
the first time since the days Of
the Normandy beachhead last June
the German High Command won
the initiative in Western Europe
today with a powerful counterat-
tack in northern Luxembourg and
Belgium.
Into it, the German High Com
mand had pitched its reserves.
Whether it is the only blow the
German army has up It's sleeve
on the Western front, the next few
days should tell. It probably is not.
For the first time since the land
ings on the Normandy beaches
six months ago, the German air
force came out in strength, throw
ing an estimated $50 fighters and
bombers over the U S. First and
the southern edge Of the U. S.
Ninth Army fronts.
Week after week of conservation.
during which u S. and British
warplanes often swept the skies
uncontested, enabled the enemy
air force to throw its full punch in
to this blow.
1t is doubtful if the German high
command hopes to drive any deep
salient into the Allied line, or to
capture and hold any large amount
of territory.
It is certain that American air
superiority is going to inflict
crushing blow on the German air
force if German planes stay in the
fight as they did today. German
planes were falling at an expensive
rate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
Newport News
Harbor Blaze
Kills Sailor

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. II
R-A merchant seaman was kill
ed and fourteen other men hos
pitalized by seven-hour fire
which destroyed Pier Eight and
damaged a Liberty ship at the
Hampton Roads port of embarka-
ton today, the Army said.
In releasing a statement con.
corning the fire late today, public
relations officers said loss of life
$50 far as known late Sunday
was limited to one merchant mari
ner who leaped from the Liberty
ship and was swept away. Of the
IA injured enough to be hospital
lied, they said, two had serious,
but not critical burns.'
The fire, which broke out al
2:30 a. m. when the gas tank Of
a lift truck loading cargo in q
freight car was accidentally pune.
tured, completely destroyed" a
800-foot pier owned by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad before
controlled by Newport News city
and Army fire fighting equipment
aided by 81 ireboats With it went
40 railroad cars and an undesig
mated amount pier equipment
and cargo.
The Liberty ship was loading
cargo, officers said. A strong
wind swept fire along the creo-
soted $4OO, 900 pier within few
minutes and flames reached the
vessel,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
FLYING SANTA
PAYS VISIT TO
LIGHT KEEPERS

BOSTON, Dec. 17.-tR-A hum
over Boston harbor today was not
the echo of reindeer, it was the
sound of Flying Santa" on his
annual visit to lighthouse keepers
in a Civil Air Patrol plane.
Edward R. Snow, in the guise
of Santa Claus, whirled on a four
hour trip of $50 miles along the
New England coast in plane
piloted by CAP. instructor.
Twenty packages were dropped,
including some to troops on isolat-
ed coastal areas.
The flights were originated in
1888 by Capt. William H. Wincal-
paw, friendly aviator from
Friendship, Me-, vino has since
gone to South American in the in
terest of aviation.
Wincapaw had a deep interest
in the lonely life of lighthouse
keepers and was always ready
for flying on errands of mercy.
Since Wincapaw left, Snow has
taken over the Santa role with
gifts of clothing, tobacco, candy
and even plum buildings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
Brooklyn's Citizens
Honor LaGuardia For
His Defense Of Sons

NEW YORK, Dec. IT, Up -
Brooklyn crossed the East River
into Manhattan today to select
1.-THE Man Who Has Done the Most
for Brooklyn In 1914"
The Society for the Prevention
of Disparaging Remarks About
Brooklyn voted the honor, to Mayor
F. H. La Guardia. Adding another
laurel wreath, they made him a
member.
The mayor was cited for "spon-
taneous action in rising SO gallant
ly to defend our boys in service,
attacked so viciously by an alleged
British author" This referred, OF
course, to his defense of Brook
lyn soldiers against remarks in
Noel Coward's latest book.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
MARS TASK FORCE,
YANK JUNGLE UNIT,
CLOSE TO MANDALAY

BHAMO, Northern Burma, Dec.
17.-(P- American Infantry and
Artillery troops known as the
"Mars Task Force now are fight
ing in the North Burma area and
advance forces in Burma, it was
disclosed today.
The U. S. force is under the com.
mand of Brig. Gen. John P. Will
ley Of Hampton, Va, whose wife
is from San Antonion, Tex. The
first news that American ground
troops were fighting alongside the
British and Chinese was released
after one American unit command
ed by Col. Ernest Easterbrook Of
Carmel, Calf. made contact with
the japanese at Tonkwa, IS road
miles south of Bhamo and some
120 miles north of Mandalay. Col.
Easterbrook is Gen. Joseph w.
StilWell's Son-in-laW.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
Harbor Bill Jeopardized
Bv SenQte:S KuLe Plans

consideration of all six names un-
til the new Congress meets in
January.
Pepper told reporters he would
seek to call the resolution up for
consideration Monday.
''That would give the President
a chance to reconsider this team
and make the changes in it which
a reconsideration would surely
bring" Pepper asserted.
Pepper and his associates say
they question the "big business
background of ONE of the nomi-
nees.
With Christmas just week
away, the lawmakers are looking
up train schedules home. Only the
intense interest in the State De-
partment nominations is keeping
a quorum on hand in the Senate.
House members began streaming
away from the Capitol over the
weekend, taking MIR. Roosevelt
acceptance of he Social Security
tax rate freeze as the end of any
emergency in that chamber.
The rush of Senators to leave as
soon as the confirmation votes are
completed blackened the chance
for agreement on the Rivers and
Harbors bill.
The House wants to make an ex-
ception to a reclamation law re-
striction in the case of the Cen
trail Valley Authority in California.
The restriction bars any Individual
from irrigating more than 16o
acres with water from any gov
eminent financed project.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18

ia Ii4'
Jose.
81 command of strategic high
sro,nd, and have established an
srr Of defense reaching at the
t.rhest point, II miles from the
soschhead where the dawn land
nss we're made.
In tbe advance TO secure airfield
nostions only scant resistance
vas encountered, the communicate
reported.
Macarthur said the southern end
q, Njndoro Island, which lies less
Than l55 miles from Manila, is
nov secure
The sanguinary struggle for
revte Island continued undated,
with the First Cavalry and 32nd
Division pressure from the north
end Of the Ormoc corridor and
te nth Infantry division pushing
w from the south.
japanese casualties were mount
irg apace. The communique report
ed an additional 2,012 enemy slain
Up 10 last Saturday. These Japa-
aese dead have rot been previously
reported. There is every indica-
ton that the japanese have been
hard-pressed as the D6ughboys'
drive continued with increasing
speed,
The communique reported addi-
tonal enemy supply dumps cap
tred with artillery pieces, NOR
tMs. light and heavy machineguns
and several large tanks.
The Yamashita Line on Leyte
vas outflanked from the south as
the 77th Division, which captured
0rmoc, has pushed seven miles
norhward in a fierce struggle.
Army and Navy fliers have prac-
tically cleared the Philippines of
japanese planes, and continued
also to harass enemy shipping
Patrol planes set fire to two
small freighters off Masbate, and
bombed Puerto Princesa on Pala-
wan At Zamboaonga, night patrol
planes damaged a 3,000-ton freigh-
ter transport and again blasted an
oil tank farm at Tarakan, Borneo,
frequent target
Airdromes at Jolo and TaWi on
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
laps Expected To Fight
Into rs, Harmon Says

much of the area where the
quake was supposed to have cen,
tered. I'm afraid that the Jap
counterpart of the Hawaiian vol
cano goddess Madame Pele was
not on our side.'
Tokyo cannot be destroyed by
incendiary bombing, he said.
mo one gives the Jap credit
for being a resourceful enemy ex-
cept those who have to fight him.
the general added. Our photo
graphs of Tokyo reveal that a
large system of firebreaks has
been built. These firebreaks are
lanes fully block wide, where
houses have been RACED. They
run for miles throughout Tokyo.
Burning himsy houses will not
beat the Japs. Our targets are war
industries. We want to stop them
from making airplanes. We will
try to- paralyze their power sys-
tenn and knock out their steel
mills"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18


At some points along q front
between Monschau, Is miles south
east of Aachen, on southwark to
the German fortress of Trier the
enemy had advanced some miles
while other thrusts were being
held by the Americans.
(The depths of the German pen
CITATIONS were not given. Kennedy
reported that some of his dis
patches were altered by censor.
Ship
Selling the initiative for the first
time since D-Day, the Germans
swept back along the paths of
their 1910 conquests, spurred by
an order from Field Marshal Karl
Rudolf Gerd Won Rundstedt that
your hour has struck"
What appeared to be the main
blow carried to within 10 miles of
the Belgian city of Malmedy, %
miles south of Aachen.
Malmedy is IA miles west OF
the German border and, assum-
ing American lines were at the
frontier, that would mean a pene-
tration Of four miles. However.
Allied lines on that long-quiet Sec
tor are ill-defined.)
An inferno Of artillery fire plung-
ed into the American lines. Para
chute troops in considerable num-
bers dropped behind the American
positions in two corps areas on
the First Army front and also
behind the U. S. Ninth Army
Dropping in groups of four to
eight, many were captured.
The long-hidden German air
force roared out at least $50 strong
and by nightfall had lost 143
planes in terrific air battles that
cost the Americans 80 fighters. 1t
was the enemy's greatest show of
air power since the Allies stormed
the French coast.
The battle flared along 4 60
mile front from Rotgen, 10 miles
southeast of Aachen, on south into
Luxembourg, where at least two
small generations were made be-
fore the Americans held.
Associated Press Correspondent
William F. Boni said the land as
sault was concentrated some %
miles south of Aachen. where Ger
man infantry and from 80 to 50
tanks overran advance American
positions in the area of Honsfeld
on the route to the Ardennes For.
est.
From Honsfeld, two miles m
side Belgium, the Germans pressed
on west to within 10 miles of NAL
medy before the attack eased late
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18

while Spltfires, armed With can
non, attacked an ELAS-controlled
locomotive and strafed the stadium
area and a concentr of ELIAS
troops on the northwestern out
skirts of Athens.
Earlier in the day there had
been scattered fighting, a British
communique said, after the Brit
ish commander, 1t. Gen. R. M.
Scobie, had rejected as unsatisfac-
tory a peace proposal by the Left
wing EAM-ELAS group.
The British said that hundreds
of armed Bulgarians had infil-
trated into northern Greece, but
declared it was not known wheth-
err they had entered the country
at the invitation of the ELIAS or
were simply reoccupying terrific
ries which they evacuated under
the terms of the armistice-Thrace
and eastern Macedonia.
The British communicate said
ELIAS troops-the militia of the
EAM- continued their artillery and
mortar fire and that sniping had
increased
Gen. Scobie was said by British
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS, U.

PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS, U.
S. ARMY AIR FORCE, Dec. IT,
[P-"We expect that Japan will
be on her feet and fighting in
1886" 1t. Gen. Willard F. Har-
mon, commander of the Strategic
Air Force, Pacific Ocean areas,
said today.
Harmon, who directs the Mari
anas-based Superfortresses opera
tons against Japan, made it plain
that he holds no hope that B-29
raids on Tokyo industrial centers
can knock Nippon quickly out of
the war.
''This is no Gilbert and Sulli-
van war out here" he said. cts
real and it's tough
In a radio interview, Harmon
said that reconnaissance Super
forts have not observed any seri-
Gus damage as the result of the
December earthquake in Japan.
"Our planes have been over
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
New Zealand
Unit Storms
Into Faenza

ROME, Dec. 17.-R-NeW Zea-
land troops in a foot-by-foot slug
gng match today captured Faenza.
Pc Valley fortress city (pop. 49,
OOO) on the broad highway arrow
ing to Bologna 20 miles away, end
ing a long siege and decisively de.
feating the goth Panzer Grenadier
division.
Lt.-Gen. Sir Bernard c. Frey
berg's troops toppled the city on
the Bologna-Rimini highway with
simultaneous punches into the
town from the southwest and east.
and then speared three miles up
Highway Nine toward Bologna to
the Senio river, reaching a bridge
blown by the Germans
Faenza, famed for Faience ware
pottery, had been squeezed for
weeks by the British Eight Army
thanking operations.
Freyberg's men captured the
hilltop town of Celle southwest OF
Faenza after a day-long battle.
taking 200 prisoners, and then
broke over Highway Nine. Some
units drove up to the Senio river
on a wide front. Others turned
down the road into FaenZa. British
and Indian troops also inched their
way over a ridge west of the city,
which other Eighth Army units
forced in from the east across the
Lamone river.
Faenza fell only after bitter
street battle.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-18
French, heds
Seek To Bar
Future Wars
Alliance Would Prevent
Z Further German
Aggression

PARIS, Dec. 17-(P)-The
new French-Russian alliance
pledges mutual economic and
military assistance for at
least 20 years and cooperative
steps to bar Germany from
any future aggression, it was
disclosed tonight.
The text of the historic alliance,
released by the Quai d'Orsay, de-
clared the two countries were re-
solved to collaborate in establish
ing world organization for peace,
and pledged common, no-quar-
ter struggle until final victory over
Germany.
Article Three commits Russia
and France to undertake to adopt
all necessary measures in com,
mon accord at the end Of the
present conflict with Germany to
eliminate any new threat emanat
ing from Germany and to bar the
way to any kind of initiative
rendering possible new German
attempt at aggression.
If such measures, or any Ger
man aggression, involves either
nation in hostilities with the
Reich, ..sthe other party will i'm
mediately bring it all the aid ano
assistance in its power the
treaty asserted.
Under the pact signed in Mos
COW December 10, both nations
agreed to lend each other all pos
sible economic aid "to facilitate
and speed up the reconstruction
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