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observed, but the fellows who
had been in Africa couldn't see
any difference between 'em. They
said their buddies had been
killed by both kings men and
fascists.
''They were particularly sore
because the Negro troops were
doing all the dirty work and the
Italians were compelled to do so
little"
Army authorities adhered to
the policy they had maintained
since they first issued a state
ment on the riot Tuesday after
noon and said they would have
nothing to say about the matter
until after they had completed
their investigation.
They did say, however, there
had been a mistake in the spell
ing of the name of the italian
whose body had been found
hanging from a tree near the
barracks shortly after Monday
nights riot.
They said he was Pvt. Gugl-
ieme Olivetto, 80.
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EASY LIFE OF
ITALIANS HELD
AS RIOT CAUSE

The riot at Fort Lawton Mon
day night, which resulted in the
death of one member of an Ital-
ian service unit and hospitaliza-
ton of "a others when their
barracks were raided by Negro
troops quartered in adjoining
buildings, was merely the climax
of trouble which has been brew
ing for at least a month.
This was learned yesterday
from unofficial but highly au-
thoritative sources.
Picked Up Bali
The melee should not be de-
scribed as a race riot because, it
was aseertained, the Negro troops
were simply "picking up the ball"
at the point where white soldiers
had dropped it.
The cause of the trouble was
the dissatisfaction which soldiers
who had seen battle service in
Africa expressed over what they
described as the 'pambering" of
former enemies who had killed
their buddies.
What led Immediately to Mon
day nights fatal riot was an al
tercation which took place Sun
day night in the Fort Lawton
post exchange, when white Amer
lean troops elected a large num-
Der of I ia lians, who, they
charged, were monopolizing the
seats.
1.-THE PIX always does a lot of
business on Sunday nights" a
white American soldier explained,
eand we were sort of burned up
because the Italians gott here
first and we weren't able to get
seuryice. They were talking to-
gether in Italian and laughing a
lot-and the boys got the impress
sion they were laughing at them.
''I don't know if that was the
case, but, anyway, the Americans
got mad and chueked the lot of
them out"
The soldier said there had been |
much discomfort among all the
troops at Fort Lawton because of |
the easy life led by the I Italians. |
Couldn't See Difference
"They said that they were
members of the kings army and
not Mussolini's followers" he
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LAYTON RIOT
TOLL NOW 3

Toll of the injured in the Mon
day midnight Italian-Negro riot
at Fort Lawton was raised yes
terday TO 80 by army authorities
who disclosed simultaneously de-
tails of month-old, club-quelled
mutiny of fractions elements of
nearly 1000 Italian prisoners of
war.
Casualties among italian serv-
Ice units, victims of Mondays
attack by more than so Negro
soldiers, included one dead and
26 injured. Six Americans re
quired disqualification.
Three of the Americans were
Negro soldiers. Three were white
soldiers on duty in the barracks
at the time of the attack. The
Negroes have been returned to
duty, but the white soldiers viii
require further disqualification.
One Seriously Hurt
OF the 26 Italians, including a
all but six have been re-
leased from the hospital. One is
listed as seriously injured.
Fort Lawton authorities con-
tinued to withhold any statement
on the reason for the riot, which
was followed by discovery of the
body of an Italian hanging from
a tree about 500 yards from the
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The army officers had nothing
to add to their original an
nouncement that one phase of
their investigation would be ito
determine if it could have been
case of suicide"
Callahan Gets Reports
Sheriff Harlan S. Callahan said
he had so many reports of minor
depredations committed by for
mer Italian war prisoners now
working in the Duwamish Valley
he had been compelled to advise
the provost marshal that he
would deal with them in every
case in which they violate civil
laws.
1.-THE provost marshal was
greatly pleased when l told him
this" said Callahan. "He said
there were sentries posted at the
Italians camps-but there was
nothing they could do about 1t If
the Italians ignored their chal-
lenges."
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authorities had armed a force of
soldiers to augment military
police units, and ''order was
quickly restored" the war de
partment announced.
Felled by nightstieks, some of
the Italians suffered what were
termed minor INJURIES" but
none required more complete
hospital treatment than was
available on the transport.
The war department said the
Italian war prisoners were under
the impression that Hawaii was
a combat area.
1.-The great majority of the
prisoned group took not part in
the demonstration, the war de-
partment said, but several lead
ers refused to board trucks, COM
Polling the use of some force"
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Italians, the sheriff said, and
others have become alarmed
when Italians knocked on their
doors, usually seeking instruc-
tons on how to find their desti-
nations.
The sheriff said his office had
received numerous other calls
from civilians, most of whom be-
came excited at seeing Italians,
wearing armbands with the in
seription Il t a | y" wandering
around" in the vicinity of the
Duwamish cantonment.
Many of the callers, the sheriff
said, thought the Italians were
prisoners of war, and were
alarmed at their freedom and
proximity to the Boeing plant,
one of the nations most vital
war factories.
The Duwamish group of Ital-
ians is attached to the Army
Service Forces Depot. Many are
engaged in agricultural work in
the Duwamish Valley.
Status Changed
Members of the Italian service
units have been removed from
prisoner of war status, being
s Il ect d men from prisoner
groups.
Army authorities at Fort Law
ton said they were unaware of
any alteration in the PIX Sunday
night. and that it could not have
been sufficiently serious to
attract official attention.
Military sentries at Lawton,
who are augmented by civilians
of the auxiliary military police.
acted quickly to break up Monday
nights riot. but were not aware
of the movement of the Negro
troops on the Italian barracks
in time to forestall the attack.
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policing" duty, and various kinds
of work in messes and .canteens.
At least one does tailoring.
The Italian found dead Monday
night was Guglielme Olivetto, 33
years old. Army authorities have
not reavaled how seriously the "a
injured were hurt, nor the num-
Der of Negroes arrested as a re-
suit of the barracks raid. Those
suspected of implication still are
Under restraint at the post, while
the investigation continues.
Suicide Suggested
Naturally, we can't try
whole company" an officer said.
Charges can be brought only
against individuals The Army
has suggested Oliyetto's death
may have been suicide.
Sheriff Harlan S. Callahan,
meanwhile, said he had received
a complaint from 4 lumber COM
pany that members of another
italian service unit, housed in a
cantonment on the south side OF
the Duwamish Waterway, had
cut loose a log boom in the
waterway. The complaint said
the boom was carried all the way
into Elliott Bay before it could
be retrieved.
Callahan said his office also
has received complaints that
Italians have borrowed roowboats
on the Duwamish without per-
mission. He said women have
complained that Italians have
walked up to them and started |
talking in their native language, |
not with any harmful intentions |
but merely in efforts to be
Some of these women have |
been frightened by the foreign |
and language of the !
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scene of the melee.

scene of the melee.
Meanwhile, war department
announcement brought first of
fetal disclosure of the July 10
revolt of rebellious elements of
nearly 1000 Italian prisoners of
war who had to be driven into
trucks and compelled to board
transport for shipment to Hawai-
ian work camps.
Outbreak Controlled
Forwarned of trouble, army
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MORE NAACP

again. BE sure you give no
cause for discrimination 81 Ter
by manner or by dress"
Our secretary, Mrs. Airline
Paiya, will be away for a few
days and during her absence Mrs.
Victoria Pinnoek will be in the
office.
Rev. f. W. Penick, chairman
of our Legal Redress Committee,
will fill this space next week
with an article. Watch for it!
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SOCIAL NOTE

Mrs. Airline N. Paiya is in Cali
fornia this week visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Vera Williams. who
continues very i'll.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-07
DU POINT IS NAMED
IN TRUST ACTION
Continued from Page One)

party to any cartel arrangement
using the term cartel in its gen.
orally accepted sense.
THE du Pont company has for
years had an agreement with Inn
perial Chemical Industries provid-
ing for mutual opportunity to
acquire patent licenses and tech
meal and scientific information.
"This agreement has been OF the
greatest benefit in giving to the
American public products and pro-
cesses which have materially rails
ed the standard Of living. Even
more Importantly in connection
with the present war effort, the
knowledge resulting from this
agreement and the products made
available as a result of it have
been of inestimable value.
Berge commended that the named
firms treated the world as a kind
of colonial empire to be divided
up between them and cooperated
to eliminate h e competition OF
small manufacturers" He said he
hoped the suit would serve as
a warning to American and for
|. eign monopolists.
Du Pont. said Biddle's explana-
ton of the complaint, was found
to have been allocated, by inter-
national agreement, the. U n t d
States and Central America as its
exclusive sales territory and ICI
to have been given the rest of
the world, except Canada, New
foundland and South America.
Both companies were to refrain
from manufacture in or export to
each others exclusive markets
while Canada, Newfoundland ard
South America were to be shared
said the complaint, which alleges
the ALLEGATION agreement d t e d
back beyond 1920 as to du Point
and ICI and from 1888 as to Rem
ington.
The suit asks the abrogation of
''illega1 contracts" and perpetual
injunction against ICI from viola
ton of the antitrust act
AS an example Of the alleged
conspiracy's working, the depart
ment said that in 1920 ~ P"nf
sought to protect ICI from the
competition of American cartridge
companies by withdrawing from
these companies discounts and re-
bates in connection with the sale
of powder so that they might not
disrupt 1C1's markets by cutting
prices"
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ACL President Sees Very Bright
Future For The South After War

ed tour of DUTY in some south
ern camp, or post, by the time
the war ends. T h G splendid
young men have come to recog-
nize the South as land of op-
portunity and "a goos. place to live,
and they will return, in really
great numbers, when they ar e
again in civilian pursuits, many
of them with the i.dded drawing
power Of southern wife, acquired
while in our midst. That influx of
men in the very prime of life from
all sections of the Nation will rep
resent, for the South, new indus
trial blood of the most desirable
type. While I am dealing primari-
ly with the South's postwar indus
trial potentialities, those same men
now in uniform will remember the
attractiveness OF resort centers adj
jacent tc nearly every camp or
post in the South, ana those gen
tlenen who dc not return to the
South as permanent residents will
have desire for more of the
South after the war. and the
South's agriculture and its tourist
trade will be simulated accord
ingly.
The concentration Of large num-
bers of men from every section OF
the Nation IN camps in the South
has accomplished more from
public relations standpoint than the
most carefully devised and expen-
sive publicity campaign could pos
sibly have oonc. The members OF
the armed forces recognize what
other parts Of the country are re-
lunctant to accept because OF their
absentee viewpoint, namely, that
the South has gone a long way to-
ward solving it's historical prob
lens.
Before the present. war, the. South
had natural resources vision, en-
ergy, and a knowledge that its flu
ture lay in Oversize alton of in
terests. This presol t war h S
brought increase il productive IA
cilities. Increase in training of the
workers, increased influx of pop
ulation. increased housing facil-
ties. ETC., and more Importantly,
general recognition CT the South's
advantages, versatility. and abil-
ity to expand tic 1strially.
The postwar period will create
a truly neW South, with rela-
lively greater increase in popula-
ton than other sections, fully in
tegrated with America peacetime
economy, and with It the South's
figurativeIy, as well as literally,
rightful place in the sun. God
speed it: the end of the war and
the New South.
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ALLIES INCHINC
AHEAD IN ITALY
Continued from Page One)

was in progress through the ruins
Of the village of San Vittore, six
miles from Casino, headquarters
said. with American troops in pos
session of approximately half the
nIace. Clark's men first probed
irto this nest of German resist
ance a week ago after having flat
tened it with artillery fire.
Finding a lengthy lull, the re-
moved drive toward Rome began
after a night of torrential r a n
which begged the front and null
tinlied the difficulties of the foot
soldiers. The many mountain
streams again were at flood level.
The British conferred their at
tack at a point just west of Rocca
d'Fvandro, where the Garigliano
liver bends westward, and in their
first rush bagged At Nazi prison
ers most Of them youths of about
20.
Canadian forces on the Adriatic
coast consolidated their positions
on Point So an elevated strong
point about three miles north of
Omona, from which they evicted
the Germans Tuesday night in a
stiff fight that cost h e enemy
many dead 10 prisoners and all
their weapons and equipment. The
rain, driven by a wind of gale
force, limited the Canadians to pa
troll activity yesterday.
1t. Gen. Oliver William Leese,
newly-appointed commander of the
British Eighth Army, told his first
nress conference that I'VE are up
aoainst the enemy's winter line
now. and he is fighting like hell. !"
He asked the correspondents to
see that they realize at home that
we are up against hell of a prob
lem in fighting now"
Supporting the Eighth's h a r d
struoole I'D the Adriatic coast, the
british destroyers Jervis and ia
,ns steamed in close and shelled
the port of Pesaro. an important
SIMPLY point for German tr o p S
fohting below Pescara.
In addition to supporting t n
Fifth Army's new offensive, Allied
nlanes attacked chemical plant
at Tore di Passeri and pounded
enemy gun positions near the town
Of Cervaro. four miles east of Cas-
The British admiralty announc-
ed that British submarines h d
sunk eight German or German
controlled ships, including a large
tanker in recent operations in the
Mediterranean. The tanker w
torpedoed in the Gulf of Genoao
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ROCKET PLANES USED
BY U. s. AND BRITAIN
Continued from Page One)

Group Capt. }Vhittle for the fine
performance and for the genius
and energy that MADE it possible.
Full inform alton about this jet
propulsion engine was disclosed in
July. 1871. to the United States
Army All Forces who. like the
British R. A. F. and Ministry OF
Aircraft Production. had the fore
sight to appreciate the tremen-
dous possibilities of this new form
of aircraft power unit. The U. S..
A A. z. at onc4 asked for an
engine to be sent to U. S. A., and
the engine which had made the
first flight was sent to the Gen
eral Electric Company in Septem-
Der. 1911
AS the result Of close coopera-
ton between the u. S. A. A. F.,
the R. \. F.. and the A. A. F.
materiel command, the Ministry
Of Aircraft production and the
General Electric Company, a
number of these engines were
built.
The first Of these engines was
ready for tests in less than six
months. At the same time the Bell
Aircraft Company was given an
order to build an aircraft suitable
to operate with two of these en-
gines and the first flight in the
United States was made in less
than Y months. Several hundred
successful flights have been car
ried out since then by Ameri-
can pilots in the United States
and by British pilots with the Brit
lsh aircraft in England, many. OF
them al nigh attitudes and extreme
speed and al! without single
mishap."
Arnold and the British ''have
directed that plans be made for
The production OF a sufficient guam
nty for training purposes both in
the United States and in Great
Britain. and the Army Air
Forces is allotting a number OF
me planes to the Navy for addi-
uonal trials ard experiments.
The maiden. flight of the first
experimental model in the United
States occurred October /, 1912,
with Robert M. Stanley. chief test
plot Of the Bel Company, at the
controls.
The next day CO.. Laurence c.
C5alsle, since promoted to brig
aulef general, became the first
army officer to Fly the new type.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-07
Berlin s GloomyAdnissionM Maybe
Prelude To Full Retreat In Russia

Nazis were last reported t ill
astride a portion of the line in
that area.
Berlin reports a new Russian Of
fensive stroke east of the Dnieper
at Propoisk. Coupled with the, Rus
sian drives at Vitebsk and above
Newell it looks like beginning on
liquidation of the last Nazi foot
hold on or beyond the Dneper.
Success would clear the great
nQrth-south communications later
ais completely in preparation for
future major offensive operations
il the north synchronized with fl
nal phases of the entrapment cam
paign approaching its climax in
the south.
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Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On

vo U,,rironlc bronchitis may develop if
s sb;t;e cough, chest cold, or acute bron--
sf ii1ls IS not treated and you cannot
cine iroi y ! 10 take chance with any medi-
wb VIII less potent than Creomulsion
t hl,iGn goes right to the seat of the
LADY, GGaple TO help loosen and expel germ
soot fti phlegm and aid nature to
b rontnsi and heal raw, tender, inflamed
Ct.clllal mucous membranes.
cre SoIteo,lnulsion blends beechwood
timosS ny special process with other
Il co,, teSted medicines for coughs.
NJ No'-talns no narcotics.
vo NO matter how many medicines
sell sJg nave tried, tell your druggist to
tb ba you bottle of Creomulsion with
g 1sv understanding you must like the
m MY IL quickly allays the cough, per-
haveal 1l rest and sleep, or you are to
N'e your money back. (Adv.)
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Continued from Page One)

cation between the northern and
southern battle theaters.
Once it has been cleared Of the
foe all the way to Newell it will
permit swift Russian concentration
of massed striking power at any
selected attack point in either the
north or the south. That should
almost double the effectiveness OF
the already huge Russian prepon-
derance in manpoWer.
Capture of Berdichev cleared up
the southern end of the road from
that point. to the vicinity OF Moyzer
$50 miles north on the eastern
edge of the Pinsk Marshes. The
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-07
Special Counsel Named
| To Presidents Fair
| Employment Committee

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6-R-
A special counsel to the Presi-
dents Fair Employment Practice
Committee was named today as
the latest move in the committee S
effort to force upgrading of Ne
groes as moterman, conductors
and bus drivers for the Philadel-
phia Transportation Company.
The new counsel, Joseph Sharfsin
41, left for Washington immediate
ly to confer with Malcolm Ross,
FEPC chairman, who said in an
nouncing the appointment he was
confident Sharfsin could work
out a solution
Despite the committee threat
to give the case to President
Roosevelt for summary action, :"
the company, which operates all
|sof Philadelphia's trolley, bus and
subway lines, stood on its refusal
to upgrode Negroes unless and
until the validity of your COM
mittee' directives shall be firmly
established
The PRT employees union indie.
pendent has notified the company
that it will not tolerate employ
ment of Negroes in operating jobs.
Many now are working in mainten-
ance. and other non operating
classifications.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-07
PAUL MILLS MISSING

Vera Mills, of rs Terrace
Walk reported to the police
Thursday that her husband,
Paul G. Mills has been miss
ing from his home since 10
p. m. Tuesday. Mills, who is
80 years of age is s. 8" tall
and weighs $50 lbs. He is de-
scribed as having blue eyes,
brown hair and a fair COM
pleXion.. He is believed to have
been driving a blue 1910 Chew
rolet sedan with a North Car
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DINA registration. He was wear
ing white coveralls, a brown
nat, tan work shoes, and a
white shirt. Police have been
asked to be IN the lookout
for him.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-07
LEAVING

r. o. Harding, assistant
manager Of Sears Roebuck and
Co., was called home suddenly
due to the death of his mother,
Mrs. Hattie Carley, who died
Wednesday, January 5, at her
home in Jackson, Miss.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-07
MEETING CHANGED

MEETING CHANGED
The Philathea Class of the
First Baptist church will meet
Friday, Januery J, at 8 p. m.
with Miss Harsfield at 7O9
Dock Street instead Of with
Mrs. Blanton. Mrs. Blanton is
ill.
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All COUNTY COUNCIL

4-H COUNTY COUNClL
All 4-H Officers Of local clubs
are to meet on Saturday morn
ing in the Home Agents Of
flee for their first County
Council meeting of the year.
The meeting is to be held at
1000 am. and all members
are urged to be present.
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RABBI TO SPEAK

In the Temple Of Israel Fri
day, January !, at 8 p. m.
Rabbi Mordecai M. Thurman
will speak on "a Christian
Minister Challenges American
Christians, with special refer
ence to an address delivered re-
Gently by the Rev. John Haynes
Homes Of the Community church
in New York City. The public
is cordially invited.
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CITY.WIDE BTU MEET

CTTY.WIDE BTU MEET
The city-wide BTU will hold
its monthly meeting Monday,
January 10, at p. m. at the
First Baptist church. All men,
bers are urged to be present to
represent their church..
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CAR IS FOUND

CAh 10 TVUND
The car which was stolen
from M. E. Meyers of We
mingtOn on November 2O:h,
while Meyers was attending a
dance at 8th and Market
$ ">.S. GAS ~een found IN st.
Paul, Minnesota, police report
ed Thursday. Authorities here
have not as yet been informed
of the condition of the car.
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City Briefs

COUNTY COUNCIL TO MEET
The New Hanover County
Council of Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs will hold an import
ant meeting on Friday, Janu-
airy Z, at 10000 am. in the
Home Agents Office. All 1943
and 1914 Officers of Home
Demonstration Clubs are urg-
ed to be present. Mrs. M. S.
Emmart will preside.
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the Appleton Layer, highest of the
atmospheric layers, has temper
allure of about 1000 degrees Fahr-'
enheit.