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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12

Carrying an authorizing paper
which was equivalent to an
automatic death sentence if
found on his person anytime
he reached Nice three months
ahead of the dougnboys and
was kept hidden by the Maquis
while he organized the city
administration.
His intricate though danger
Gus plans paid dividends One
days after liberation, Nice had
electricity, gas and water utili-
ties were furctioning again.
French Major Paul WE'LL,
former attorney, favors free
dom Of the press - but with
reservations as far as his pres
ent job is concerned.
The majors job is making
estwhile Illegal newspapers
legal and vice versa. He is
busily engaged in various
liberated cities turning all
available facilities over to
former underground papers.
At the same time former col
laborationist papers are being
gagged and the management
if foolish enough to hang
around after the liberation
deadline-is placed under ar
rest.
Already scores of news
papers are in operation
throughout the liberated Sec
tor. The biggest problem is
paper shortage" the major
said, But we are meeting that
as best we can. In some cases
several underground papers are
merging SO that all can still
have voice despite the short
age"
The estwhile attorney, while
stressing that it was not part
of his job, said penalties for
personnel or collaboration
newspapers were generally fall
ing into three classes. So
called Little Guys who just
did jobs such as printing, typ
ing or clerical work without
actually collaborating will
probably by left alone at the
same jobs. So called I'm Be-
tweeners' who provided more
sympathetic aid to the Axis
and Vichy cause, either edi-
torially or reportorially, are
being fired or black listed, but
not punished further. However,
big Shots" who were respon-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12

yesterday frustrated all enemy ''
tempts to break through. y .,,
Fighting near the Adriat &c y. W" "a,
officially described as sun ns so.s
and bitter, with casualties on w. w.
sides heavy" The British drove ' "s
enemy from one 60O-foot pear. s sUa
Of Gemmano, a few miles In noan,
from the coast, and Indian 'loU .s
captured a hill 1000 yards aO''
Piano Di Castillo. +sp
Immediately behind Rin1inl u. 'a ;,
Allied assault had been 0rousn .,ie.
a standstill by fierce Nazl + ts
lance, but repeated counteraI''ssad
by enemy tanks and infantry Pr.
not succeeded in dislodging the n II,
fish from any positions won III
past two weeks. 49,, and
At the closest point BRITISH ro wi
Polish troops we're dug IN apipn,ini
mately four miles from n onrhor
heavily-fortified eastern aunt no
of the Gothic line. There wa a,,;pd
indication today that an A
breakthrough was immlnen'' Allied
Improved weather enabled ns 70
fighters and medium oompe'N Mad
make widespread attacks on .. N@I;
strongpoints and commuhi''"
yesterday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
BY KENNETH L. DIXON

-.- CA046AN AA1NSE, OepI.
-(Defayedl IN = Footnotes
from fistfull of French
fronts:
Mayors who are campaign
ing for reelection back home
now have a cinch compared to
Jean Moyon, new project in
the Riviera city of Nice, who
was returned to the municipal
administration business.
A career administrator, Mo-
yon was prewar project of the
town of Troyes until the Vicny
rascals turned him out in 1910.
For the next four years he
lived as best he could mostly
working as an attorneys as
sistant in Paris. Four months
ago the patriot underground
brought him a message from
the National Liberation Com
mittee in Algiers saying he had
been appointed future project
of the entire Alpes Maritime's
department along the Riviera.
He was supposed to take
over on the DAY OF Liberia
ton, but the catch was he had
to get there by his own means.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
TROOPS SQUARELY
AT C0THICLINE

ROME, Sept. II -tR-.American
troops, advancing swiftly north and
northwest Of Florence while the
Germans were engaged in bloody,
inconclusive fighting with the Bril-
fish Eighth army near Rimini on
the Adriatic, have come squarely
against the enemy's main Gothic
line defenses, Allied headquarters
announced tonight.
One Yank spearhead, stabbing
almost due north from Florence.
reached Usella, within IS miles of
the industrial metropolis of Bolog.
ma in the Pc valley. Others of 1t.
Gen. Mark W. Clark's forces farth.
er west cleared out the city
of Prato and Pistoia and seized
important high ground nortest of
Pistoia.
Elements of the American 92nd
division broke into the village of
Sezzera, six and half miles above
Lucca. Near the Mediterranean
coast the Serchio river was crossed
at several additional points and
Vecchiano, five miles north of Pisa,
was occupied.
An Allied communique said that
north Of Lucca American patrols
already are in contact with for
ward positions Of this (the Gothic)
line
The German high command, re.
cording the general American ad.
vance, said that "detaching move.
ments to the Apennine line were
concluded according to plan and
without enemy pressure. On the
eastern wing our troops again
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
With The AEF
Administrative Difficulties

sible for newspapers policies
and editorials, When caught
are being arrested and forced
to stand trial for treason.
cts freedom of the press in
all its aspects as far as loyal
Frenchmen are concerned. Al
ready papers are sharply criti-
cising countless phases of the
liberation government, which
is their right" the major said.
''Howevtr that doesn't mean
freedom for press traitors.
We reserve the right to treat
them the same as all traitors"
he added.
German Wacs just "aint'
ladies according to angry
shopkeepers of the looted little
town of Lauhans. Just before
they joined Mamales mad flight
to Belfort Gap, uniformed Nazi
superwomen gave this Bur-
gundy villages lingerie shops
a. going over which make a
big city bargain basement
scramble look like tea party
by comparison and they
didn't pay for anything.
In eagerness to steal scan
ties, which are impossible to
get back in the fatherland,
where they are fleeing. fran
tic frauleins smashed through
doors and windows, kicked in
display cases and seized every
thing in sight. Some of them
just grabbed undertakings and
ran. Others paused long
enough to try looking for size.
discarding when the garment
didn't fit.
What decent woman would
buy them now" snorted one
French shopkeeper nudaing a
discarded pile of clothing with
toe. Then he calculated one
colorful term which not even
by most liberal translation
could be taken to mean that
Nazis Wacs wer' ladies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
Russia Holds The Key

With Germanys capitulation foreseen at an
early date, thought naturally turns to the war
in the Orient and means to bring it to an end.
There is school of thought largely composed
of Army men who have taken part in the
fighting that for the most part the Battle Of
the Pacific has already resolved itself into
hopping up process. This view does not
envision minor scale engagements only. 1t
means that Japan can have no hope Of ulti-
mate victory and will continue to fight, in
the same way the Germans are fighting, to
delay final defeat.
Expression is given to this general view by
Joseph C. Harsch, who writes in the Christian
Science Monitor, Barring m incredible
blunder, Japan is defeated, potentially, now"
The question, then, arises as to what meth
DDS will be employed to speed the end. Mr.
Harsch points out that the monsoon will end
sometime in October. When it has passed it
will be possible to reorganize the whole air
transport system over the hump. And the
old hope of amphibious landings at the mouths
of Burma rivers is poisoning again. The
back door of China should be open wider
next dry season."
Mr.. Harsch adds the next American move
in the Pacific is wide-open secret. 1--WE are
going back to the Philippines" he continues.
From the Philippines, Japans entire Malasi-
an empire can and will be cut off and the
road be open for landings on the lightly held
Chinese southern coast That will open an
important side door to China But beyond
that, he asks, what do we do?
Because he has a seeing eye, his further
view merits quoting. He writes: THE prob
lem arises from our relative strengths and
weaknesses. At sea and in the air, Japan
is now hopelessly outclassed. On land, Japan
is still a major military power. quick vic
tory would require coming to grips on land
with the japanese army. A sure victory can
be obtained by the naval strangulation OF ia
pan. coupled with steady air pressure on ia
pans industrial system at home. But that
would, so far as can be anticipated, be
slow vctory-it might, in fact. mean as much
as two more years. It would, presumably,
be much less costly in human life. It would
also mean longer protraction Of the war
than public opinion in America or most other
Allied countries contemplates.
Which shall it be?'
He gives the answer thus: One thing could
happen to avert the necessity OF the choice.
If, as soon as Germany is finished, Russia en-
tiers the war against Japan, then it will be
possible in theory to have both the quick and
the reasonably economical victory. For ia
pan which cannot hold its own against Arneri-
can sea and air power could not survive at
all if the weight of Russia were added in
the scales. For Russia's land power in ST.
IBERIA would open the way for the close-range
air attack which is the prime ingredient in
an early victory
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
BOX
FOR THE RECORD
To the Editor:

o CIlc GQlLOI.
Just to keep history straight, let
me quote some facts and figures
from a geography by Jedediah
Morse, D. D., published in August,
1872, at Boston, by Thomas and
Andrews:
New-Hanover County, number of
inhabitants, 11,465, page 1879.
On page 200, Cape Fear is re-
markable for a dangerous shoal,
called from its form, the Frying
Pan. This shoal lies at the en-
trance of Cape Fear river, in lat.
80 degrees 80 feet.
Page 201, Cape Fear or Claren-
don river opens to the sea at Cape
Fear. 1t is navigable for large YES
sells to Wilmington. Haw and Deep
rivers are its main branches.
Page 203, Wilmington is town
Of 800 houses, and 1859 inhabitants,
standing on the east side of the
eastern branch of Cape Fear river,
"a miles from the sea.
On page 200 again, the popula.
ton of North-Carolina in 1900 is
given as 478, 1903, while in 1910 it
is given as 563,526, being 361 .283
free persons and 202,243 slaves.
On page 202. Commerce. The
produce. of the back country is
chiefly carried to South. Carolina
and Virginia. The middle counties
generally trade to Fayetteville, the
principal inland town. The exports
from the lower parts consist of
tar, pitch, turpentine, rosin. corn.
lumber, furs, tobacco, pork, lard.
tallow and wax. Their trade is
chiefly to the West-Indies and the
northern states.
Page 2o3, Fayetteville, the larss
est inland commercial town in the
state, is on the west side of Cane
Fear river, which is navigable to
this place, and has 1855 inhabi-
tants.
Raleigh is reported to have had
81 houses in 1900, and New Bern
is the largest town in the state
with a population of 2467.
Would it not have been inter.
esting to have lived in the "Old
North State" in 1900 to 1910?
ALBERT S. GRADY.
Carolina Beach, N. c.
Sept. 8, 1914
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
Again At Quebec

President Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill are foregathering again in Quebec,
as they did year ago, to draft further plans
for the eradication Of the Axis and the es-
Enlistment of a safe peace for the world
when hostilities have been brought to an end,
The war is notably nearer termination now
than when they last met. Germany's mill
tary might is crumbling under simultaneous
assault from the west, the east and the south.
Japan's far-flung conquests are steadily being
wrested from the Tokyo war-makers, with the
final onslaught upon the island itself not far
ahead.
But this does not mean that the problem,
facing the conferees are less important or
vital than they faced at their last meeting.
They must plan carefully now lest peace in
Europe find the United Nations unprepared
to restore order when the fighting stops. Thew
must tackle the problems of strategy which
will bring the war in the Far East to an
end most quickly, and decide what is to be
done about civil administration thereafter.
If these matters are not decided wisely an6
well ahead of time it could be that the war
will have been won in vain.
Of all the conferences held by Allied leaders
since the war began this one at Quebec seems
to have greatest importance in that it prob
ably will be the last at least before the sur
gender Of the Germans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
Daily Prayer
FOR KINsHIP WITH CALVARY

| + On h1NSu1f Wl1H ChL'hhA
Myriads of crosses dot the Bat
tlefields of the world, to mark tn.
last resting place of our countEys
sons who have been faithful unto
death. All these crosses derive
from that cross which once hea
the Son of God, the worlds Saw
Jour. Flood our minds, 0 FatneE
of the Crucified, with conscious
ness of this kinship with Calvary
May the blood shed in battle MIN
gle with the blood of the Redeem
er, in a great unity of sacrlic.'
We know that without the sned
ding of blood there is no remls.
sion of sin" Accept our sacrlflcea
soldiers, we entreat Thee, as fer
low savers of the world. SancuV
the loss and grief of all the De-
reaved homes by this awareneS
of their dear ones Fellowship wia'
Christ in His surrender of His liz
for the sake of human redempuoA
Amen,-W.T.E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12

The War
.s BY klRKE L. SIMPSON

QUEBEC, Sept. Il - pra.'s s'
Roosevelt and Prime ,,in; '
Churchill and their military ..'s
are back in Quebec to csrs s''I'
from where they left off last ,in w
they met to map war strata 's
but with an utterly Changed sim,
ton on the battle fronts of Euroa.
Their meeting certainly can s;S
no comfort 10 Japan. eve
Allied armies are batter;r
way to contract with the sr ulelr
sectors of Germany's own was u.a
frontiers, the Maastrict sate eS'efa
the Lorraine gap, which douoia ana
the approaches to the core [ -, a
NaA war effort, the industrial u ~ ne
OF the central Rhine valIev al "a
hen, bastion city to the nor.t Sde.
the Rhineland loop of the Siea r, u
line, was reported under Army s..ieo
shell fire. There was a signi ni,v'l
lack of specific official inforn ..al'
as to the whereabouts of II r
George S. Patton's hard.b;t uva
third American army. preparina 's
storm the Lorraine gate from ,'s s.
widened Moselle bridgeheads in ' wv
Metz area. III a'e
Reports from the European sc.,.
left the impression that an ANN,
break-through into Germanv r.
imminent. Expectation that "fs
would come very soon and e.. u
many would be forced to co,Is u
soon probably had great deal , ~
do with the timing of the oueb.'
follow-through strategy conteren.a
This conference being essenti.I
ly a military get-together. tbsr.
will of course be no Disclosure =,
decisions taken or of the tjmiN-
schedule agreed upon. There h.,
heep no official effort at apv tims
to conceal or obscure the fact tb.,
what is to be worked out is Ss
broad outline for the final crushjs
attack on Japan.
Toxic can take scant comfort
from the fact that while there i,
no Russian representation so fars,
is known in Quebec, Marshal Stain
was invited and declined onlv ON
the ground that he was too CLOSELY
engaged in pushing the attack on
Germany in Poland and the Bsk.
ans to be able to leave Russia At
this time.
The Stain reply, as given out
here, was very cordial in terms
The probable reason the Roose.
welt Churchill invitation message
was not also made public was that
it contained specific statemen.
of what was to be discussed in
Quebec and that. by official state.
ment, is the speeding up Of the
war against Japan with which
country Russia is not at war.
In the light of that, Stains stated
attitude Of apparent cordial SYN.
patty with the Anglo-American
preparation to get on with the de.
struction of Japan at a now pos
sible faster pace is possibly sign.
ficant. 1t chimes in with curren.
reports passed by Moscow cen.
sors that Russian Allied war co.,
1aboration in other thanEuropean
theaters is not beyond the range
of possibility.
That could conceivably refer
only to the war with Japan and i'm.
phi IS that once Germany is finish
ed off, Russia might in some fash
ion aid the Allied effort TO bring
war across the Pacific also to
nl1ick and
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
rs Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FILES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
SEPTEMBER IL, 1919

Hundreds went to Lakeside park
today to see the sea cow that was
hauled up in the sands of Mason
boro sound earlier in the day by
crew Of fishermen and later
brought to the city by r. c. Fer
gus. The creature has been roped
to a cypress tree close inshore and
is hauled up at regular intervals
for the crowds to inspect.
Miss Madeline deRosset has re-
turned home from France where
she has served with the WMCA
office department with neadquar-
tiers in Paris.
WILSON-All previous records Of
tobacco sales have been broken on
the local market. The number Of
pounds sold was 2,616,673 at an
average Of $40.08 per hundred
pounds. The amount brought ST.
048, 1892. "a.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
The Road To Berlin
(By the Associated Press

1By the ASSOCIATED FfessJ
l. Russian 'front.' 312 miles drom outside
Pultusk).
@ Western front: 1886 miles from Verviers).
3. Eastern France. 453 miles (from point half
way between Besancon and Belfort).
d. Italian front: 583 miles from below Ri
oinD.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
Dewey Falls Short

Even dissatisfied Democrats who welcomed
the candidacy Of Governor Thomas E. Dewey
are disappointed with the speeches he is de-
hvering on his swing around the circle. They
see in them chiefly . predisposition to dis
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
WILL REPRESENT FRANCE

Wild ICEI 1CCOINI He11
LONDON, Sept. II IT. zen
Emmanuel d'Astier de la Vlslel'.
former interior commissioner ~,
the French Committee of Na'loila'
Liberation, will leave for Wasnlns,
ton soon Ito represent France ~ y
ambassador to the United o'a'e''
the Paris radio said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12

Editors Note-The Star and the News accept
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr.. Payier.
and often disagree with them much many Of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12

Ernie Pyle, as he announced
few days ago, is returning to the
United States for . long-needed and
well deserved rest. Until he resumes
his column, this space will contain
Kenneth l.. Dixon's column With the
AEF.-The Editor:
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12

TOP OF THE MORNING
Rut when I came to heartbreak Hill,
Silver touched the sea:
knew that many and many soul
eWas climbing close to me;
knew 1 walked that weary way
In great company.
CHURCH CALENDAR.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12

We are appealing even to those who do not
belong to the family of our church to reconsider
collaboration with all nations of a Christian
civilization because there can be no advantage
to humanity without basis of Christianity
Pope Plus XII.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12

Editors Note Seventy three and thirty" in
old time telegraphers language, all press
wires in country ..best regards and good
or rather "good nightly
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-12
Our Chief Aim

To aid in every way the prosecution OF
the war to complete Victory.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-31

Soasilk gives marvellous cake in any standard cake
flour recipe.
Get Betty Croker Softasilk Cake Flour.
In one package, you get the Cake Flour and the
new Betty Croker Method recipes that mean
cake-making magic for you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16

I ~ - Business, real estate
transactions need close attcn-
ton, especially II they entail inc
vestmentS, placing large efdef<,-
dealing IN quantities LabouoI5
work, sound propositions fac
vored.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16
Firm WaistIine

EXERCISE STRENGTHENS
muscles at the waistline so that
fat cells disappear.
Stand against the wall, hands
high above the head. Swing
The arms and torso back to
touch tAt.-ppaif--t forward TO
first position. Stand on tiptoe
and Observation-Disclosures
position and repeat
Stand tall, hands raised high,
fingers claSped together. Swing
arms and torso from side 10
side, pivoting al the waistline
After SiN fun swings. pause.
lower tho hands. take three
deep hrcathS and al ~ again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16
Lioht Snack

BISCUITS AND-crackcrs arc
mourn hing foods They are
made from wheat butter and
other Shortcomings, eggs, cheese
mlk molasscs and corn syrups,
honey and fruits Their high
energy value makes them ideal
for between meal Snacks For
this reason. homemakers who
pack lunch boxes should put IN
three or four extra cookies on
CraCkers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16
Refreshment

BUSY CAREER girls find
thai assorted -ee-ek-teS and
crackers arc a good solution TO
their entertainment problems
Not only are they time saving
refreshments. but they are
priced 10 ~ even the most
modest budgets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16
Sprinq Cosmetics

IN EARLY spring tho skin IS
usually of lighter shade than m
the summer time. so II IS pos
sible that darker tone Of pow
der will give more richness and
character TO your complexion
A warm shade of rouge ana
lpstick Will prove moro bccom-
ing than the cold reds thrt-arr
the selection of the average
shopper ~fFs= FeekE ses#etie=s8i7
aCPD1GTf
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16
lLARCH 10 ArELL II

dRfES-Splendid aspects, en-
"a couraglng 90 industrial and
manufacturing engineer
ing. manual labor, handling tools,
building. m ining producing
essential war needs and home
front necessities.
arm ~ TO U1Y ~
TaurUs-Ameuab.o day' for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16

Order War Stamps delivered
10 your home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16
Mour Horoscope
By Frances Drake

LooL b lhe laaa EfLhaaaf
UhGt YoW Optiook Is,/Accordutg 10 the SUN,
Far MoudGy, Aprl H.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16

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Willing come. before
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July - TO AUG -
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