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Evening star., 1944-02-23
Roosevelt and Aides
Believe War on Hitler
will Extend Into AS

The reluctance of Prime Min
lister Churchill even to hint at
an Allied victory over Germany
this year is shared in military
and naval circles here, a strong
belief having grown up that the
European war will go into 1945.
President Roosevelt gave that
theory additional weight at his news
conference yesterday with the as
sertion that Mr.. Churchills pointed
avoidance of 1914 victory predic-
ton was in line with what the Pres
ident had been saying for a couple
of years.
When one reporter recalled that
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower recent
! ly predicted victory in 1914 il
every one did his best, the President
responded chat he wondered Just ex-
actly what the Allied commander
did say.
Nazis Still Strong.
At the time of Mr.. Churchill's
visit here last summer it was un-
derstood that the Allies were plan
ming for the war to run through
1914, and in responsible quarter.
there was said to be a feeling that
the Germans might have enough
strength then to cause some trouble
but that it would be only in the ma
ture of dying gasp.
The best information now is that
the Germans still have sufficient
productive capacity. resources and
manpower and sufficiently strong
geographical position to maintain
their resistance for another Il
months.
1t seems safe bet that the wal
in Europe, judged by such things
as the long-expected capture OF
Rome, is running behind schedule.
But the Pacific war appears to be
way ahead of schedule. Veteran
commanders here are still OPEN
mouthed about the quick japanese
collapse at Kwajalein, key base ir
the Malshall Islands, and the aston
ishing raid on Truk.
Attrition Hurts Japanese.
The President pointed out yester-
day that the Marshalls operation
was carried out without the loss of
4 single ship, and that but one YES
sci was torpedoed in the attack on
Truk. This ship now is being re-
paired.
Mr.. Roosevelt expressed belief
the Japanese have been hurt even
worse than appears on the surface
by the war of attrition American
forces have been conducting against
enemy supply lines, saying that, in
fact, the Japanese high command
must be confronted with a very
painful situation in trying to de-
velop new plans and means of sup
plying island bases.
The President estimated that at
Evening star., 1944-02-23
British Press Halls
Churchill Assurance
OF Allied Harmony
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, Feb. 23.-Prime Min
lister Churchill's war review In
the House of Commons was ac-
claimed by the British press to-
day as an Illuminating state
ment Of British foreign policy
and an encouraging reinsurance
of harmony in the Allied camp.
Almost without exception London
editorial writer's seized on the
Prime Minister'S assertion yester-
day, that Britain, the United States
and Russia are absolutely united
in their action against the COM
mon foe" as an outstanding feature
of his address.
mo part of the Prime Minister'S
speech was received by the House
or will be received by the country
with greater satisfaction than his
firm declaration that in relations
between the three major Allies none
of the ground made good at Moscow
and Teheran has been lost" said
the Times of London.
Second Front Declared Near.
The Times noted that Mr.
Churchill had little to say of the
second front operation except to
demonstrate almost by his silence
that it is close upon U.S." but de-
clared' that his statement that the
air assault on Germany now has
flrst priority is "of high signifi-
cance."
The Daily Mail declared that Mr.
Churchills speech was full of in
formation and therefore one of the
most valuable he has delivered"
His most valuable assurance, >
the Mail said, was that no political
ground has been lost among the
Allies since the Teheran conference
This word was necessary, for the
indiscretions of Pravda and the
reception in some quarters here and
In America of Russian constitutional
reforms had led to a regretable re-
vlval of mutual suspicious -.
Churchill has performed a most
valuable of all services in times
such as these. He has cleared the
air"
End of Polish Dispute Urged.
The News-Chronicle also declared
that the Prime Minister'S forth
right statements on inter- Allied re-
lations, on the Soviet-Polish dispute
and on internal troubles in Yueo-
slavia, Greece and Italy" should go
far to dispose of rumorings, whis-
perings and ill-founded guesses
which have been poisoning the
atmosphere.
The Daily Mail said Mr.. Church.
ills words should have special sig
niflcance to the Poles and added
that they would be we'll advised
to bring to an end forthwith their
dispute with the Russians over post
war frontiers.
The Daily Telegraph called the
review remarkably undramatic'
and said the real justification for
Mr.. Churchill's giving first place
to the air offensive lis the pros
pect that the air defenses of Ger
many can be knocked out owing to
Allied production and that
German war production can then
be completely paralyzed."
I 1T is to be hoped" the Tele-
graph added, that this prospect
will be viewed with the caution
which Mr.. Churchill himself rec
commended at the beginning and
end of his Speech !"
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Russian Lettering
Reported on Bombs
In Stockholm Area
By the Associated Press.

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 23.-The
Swedish Telegraph Agency said to-
day that Russian lettering had been
found on bomb fragments at
Straengnaes. 40 miles west of Stock
holm, after a small number of for
eign planes dropped explosives there
and on the capital last night.
Signal lights, indicating they we're
trying to land, also were dropped
by the planes, and it was believed
possible that they were damaged
craft which jettisoned their ex-
plosives before attempting emer-
gency landings.
Russian bombers raided Turku,
on the west coast of Finland $50
miles from Stockholm, earlier last
night.
Bombs Hit Summer Theater.
Several Of the bombs which fell
in Stockholm crashed directly into
a summer open-air theater, in the
only extensive open area in the
southern section of the city. No
casualties were reported, but hun
dreds Of windows were said to have
been shattered.
A Swedish communique identified
the aircraft, which came from the
east, only as foreign planes" The
number of planes involved was
placed officially at three, but private
reports said there were 10. One was
said to have crashed near Stock
holm, but it had not yet been found,
and there were no other reports of
crashes or emergency landings.
The Swedish home guard was
alerted, but air-raid sirens were not
sounded.
The newspaper Aftonbladet said
today that gunfire off the southeast
coast of Sweden's Aaland Islands in
the Gulf of Bothnia was heard for
six hours during the night.
Finnish Cities Reported Raided.
Fresh reports on the nights
strange activities said 20 foreign
planes, fully lighted, flew over Umea,
275 miles north of Stockholm on the
Gulf of Bothnia.
There were strong indications sew
eral Finnish cities were raided dur
ing the night; which might account
for the air activity over Sweden.
Finland announced only that Turku,
on the west coast, was bombed and
an alarm sounded in Helsinki.
Aftonbladet's Berlin correspond
ent said news of the bombing Of
Stockholm created something of a
sensation in the German capital.
The correspondent said private cir
cles took the view that the Rus
slams had attacked the city, trying
to provoke Sweden, which carries
on an extensive iron ore traffic
with GERMANY.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
FuirIinqton Red Cross

A meeting of darlington (Va)
residents will be held at BIS O'Clock
tonight in the darlington admin
istration building for a discussion
Of plans for the forthcoming Red
Cross War Fund campaign. James
E. Schwenk will preside and the
speaker will be Mrs. Margaret Rob-
lee Donovan, who returned recently
from North Africa, where she served
in the Red Cross.
Evening star., 1944-02-23

least 1000 enemy barges have been
sunk in the last year. These barges
are used for transportation of both
supplies and men, There is no tell
ing how many men were lost in the
sinking of these craft, but each one
probably carried 10 to 20 enemy
naval officers and men aside from
army personnel aboard.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Congress in Brief

BY the Associated Press.
Senate:
Considers bill extending life OF
Commodity Credit Corp.
Conferees seek agreement on serv-
icemen voting bill.
House:
Routine session.
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Seven Jurors Chosen
For Stott Kidnup Trial
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CORNING, N. Y, Feb. 23.-With
five jurors remaining to be chosen
for the trial of Samuel S. Stott
charged with kidnapping Frank
Murphy nearly 19 years ago, a panel
Of 100 was called today in Steu-
ben County Court. Seven Jurors
were selected yesterday.
Stott, 6l-year-old former Hornell
railroad man, was arrested last Oc-
tober in Kansas City, Kans. He was
indicted on the kidnapping charge
after search failed to reveal the
bodies of Murphy and Esta Stott
the defendants second wife, whom
he told State Police Inspector Eu-
gene F. Hoyt he shot and killed
April 6, 1925.
Stott told the inspector he buried
the bodies in roadside graves near
Hornell and then drove to Kansas
City in Murphy's automobile.
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Evening star., 1944-02-23
Fire to Thow Pipes
Gets Out Of Hand .
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY. - Bakery
workers thought little heat on the
buildings drain pipes might produce
a synthetic thaw and prevent snow
from piling. UP.
City firemen had to stop the thaw
The roof caught fire.
Evening star., 1944-02-23

POSSIBLE TARGETS OF RED
ARMY-Solid arrows indicate
position of Red armies oppos-
ing NaZis in lower Dnieper
bend. Their probable next
objectives are Kherson and
(open arrows) Nikolaev. The
Germans, routed from Krivoi
Rog yesterday, were reported
today by the Russians to be
retreating toward the Bug
River. Shaded area is ap-
proXimate German-held ter
ritory. A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1944-02-23

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Evening star., 1944-02-23
Hour Approaching, He Says.

PralSlng his army for smashing
Germany ito the edge of catastro-
phe,' Premier Stain again empha-
sized his contention that Russia has
been bearing the brunt of the wal
effort, but declared:
All the more hopeless will, the
situation of Hitlerite Germany be
when the main forces OF our Allies
go into action and the powerful and
growing offensive of the Allied
states is launched against Hitlerite
Germany. E II.
The hour of final reckoning for
all the crimes committed by the
Hitlerites on Soviet soil and in the
occupied countries Of Europe is ap-
preaching"
Premier Stain said the Nazis,
aware of approaching retribution
for their crimes, are resisting with
the fury of desperation" and are
fighting for every foot of Russian
soil. Therefore, he added:
I'VE must be vigilant and not al
low overconfidence in our ranks, OF
complacency.
There has never yet been a case
in the history of war when ar
enemy jumped into the abyss of his
own accord. In order to win the
war it is necessary to force the
enemy to the abyss and push him
in"
The Germans, he asserted, are
seeking to save themselves by order.
ing total mobilization in the rear,
although Germanys manpower re.
serves are depleted" and by making
desperate efforts to introduce dis.
harmony in the camp of the Allie.
and thereby drag out the war" HI
added:
"Hitlerite diplomats are rushing
from one neutral country to an.
other, trying to establish contact.
with -Hitlerite elements, anc
limiting at the possibility of sepa.
rate peace, sometimes with oul
state, sometimes with our Allies.
''All these subterfuges of the Hit.
lerites are doomed to failure"
Evening star., 1944-02-23
Russia
Continued From First Page.

]
Govorov and K. A. Meretskov moved
closer to the city of Pskov, gateway
to the Battles, where the Red Army
had its baptism of fire 26 years ago
today.
The Moscow war bulletin said
Russian troops pushing southwest
from Luga captured the town OF
Bukino, 81 miles northeast of Pskov,
and that other units driving west
from Lake linen liberated more
than 200 occupied centers, including
the town of Mikhaylovskoye, 10 miles
east of the rail junction of Ono,
midway between Staraya Russa and
Pskov. Vashkova, 38 miles southwest
of Staraya Russa. also fell to the
Russians in this 24-hour advance of
19 miles.
Another 100 towns and villages
were captured in the Kholm area, on
the southeastern end of the l5O-mile-
wide Russian arc converging on
Pskov, the communique said, adding
that 2,300 Germans were killed and
many prisoners taken on the Baltic
front.
Premier Stain, in his tribute to
the Red Army triumphs, ordered a
salute of 20 salvoes fired simulta-
neouSly in the Russian cities of Mos
COW, Leningrad, Kiev, Gomel, Rostov
and Dnepropetrovsk. He said that
in the three months of the current
winter campaign the Russians have
cleared the invaders from approxi-
mately 1900 square miles, won back
more than $4,000 populated places,
including 81 towns and 800 railway
Evening star., 1944-02-23

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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-05-28
SWIMMING MEETS
SET FOR STATE

GOLDsBORO, May 27 -|RATwo
swimming meets of national i'm
portance will be held in the state
this summer under sanction of the
Carolinas A. A. u, Charles Staple
ton, chairman Of the "A. A. us
swimming committee, announced
here today.
The Tarboro swimming club will
sponsor an open meet, at which
national junior championships will
be held, on July 1916. District A.
A. U. championships, including two
national junior events, will be held
at High Point July 7-8 under cpon-
sorship Of the Mercury Athletic
Club.
The Tarboro meet will include
six open events for men, six closed
events to men in the armed forces,
seven events for women, six open
events each in the boys and girls
division and three national junior
championships National events are
the women's 400 meters freestyle,
mems Is meters medley relay and
the mems $50 individual medley.
In addition to national champion
ship events in the mems 300 meters
freestyle and women's $50 meter
three open for men and three for
women, the 100 meters backstroke.
100 meters breast-stroke, and 100
meters freestyle.
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TOUGH LUCK HITS
ILLINI'S YOUNG
BY CHARLES CHAMBERLAIN

CHAMPAIGN, Ill, May 27.-(P)
Claude Buddy Young of 1lli-
nois, trying for his fourth victory
OF the day-a feat which would
equaled Jesse Owens Western
Conference sweep in 1935-tripped
over the last barrier in the go
yard low hurdles race today and
fell on a water-filled track to miss
his goal in the meet.
In a heavy downpour which
transformed the cinder lane into
a river, Illinois stubby, 1S-year-
old freshman stumbled and plowed
on his stomach through the water
like an outdoor motorboat after
leading Michigan's Jack Martin,
the eventual winner, by about 30
feet.
Michigan's well-balanced team,
led by the winning Hume
twins, Bob and Ross, won its sew
enth Western Conference outdoor
championship in the last decade,
compiling 10 points to Illinois So
Ito. Purdue was third with 81
After spending the morning in
broiling sun qualifying for four
events, Young returned after
rest of only four hours to win the
1OO-yard dash in :097 and the 220
in :21.3. His broad jump mark
Of % feet 10 inches during the
morning preliminaries stood up
during the afternoon tests for his
third victory.
Elroy Hirsch, Michigan's versa
tile athlete finished third in the
broad jump after posting % feet
5 3-4 inches in the preliminaries
before making a 150-mile trip to
Bloomington, Ind, to pitch for the
Wolverines baseball team against
Indiana.
Finishing fourth behind Purdue
in the team totals were Ohio State
with II Ito points, followed by
Northwestern with IA, 1920; Min
resota, z 1-2; Indiana 4, Wiscon-
sin 3-5, Iowa, 8, and Chicago
1920.
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DUKES HOUCHTON
SHUTS OUT HEELS

DURHAM, May Il ~ Bob
Houghton, the boy who pitched
Duke to a no-hlr win over Pre-
Flight two weeks ago, today shut
out the University of North Caro-
lima nine, 80. He gave up five hits,
while he and his buddies gathered
six
Duke scored all eight runs in the
fourth inning off four hits, an err
ror and a passed ball. Little led
off by reaching first on an error
by ythe first baseman. Pickett got
on by a fielder's choice and VIM
brow beat out a bunt to fill the
bases. Little scored when Walters
passed a ball.
Harner took a four count to fill
the bases again and Mercer White,
third baseman, singled a stringing
grounder across second to score
Pickett and Wimbrow. Houghton
scraficed, advancing Harner and
White. Harner was trapped off
third, but scored when Wideman
dropped the ball.
Matherly hit one of Dukes two
triples at this point, scoring White
and Bishop, the latter having re-
ceived a fielder's choice.
Bill Wright, Charlie Wimbrow
and Frank Wideman were the field
ing standouts of the game.
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TRIBE NIPS SENS
IN Il INNINGS

CLEVELAND, May 27-lR-Wi1h
the bases filled, Jeff Heath smack
ed out a 18th inning single today
to shatter a 4-all deadlock and
give the Indians a to 4 decision
over Washington.
The Tribe lost the first three
games of their series.
Mickey Rocco was thrown out
to open Cleveland's half of the
twelfth. Roy Cullenbine walked
and advanced to third on Oris
Hockett's double in right center.
Pitcher Alex Carrasquel purposeiy
passed Pat Secrecy, filling the
bases. Heath, batting for Catcher
George Susce, 1ifled Ca-rasquels
first pitch over second base.
The Indians held a 4 to l ad-
vantage as Washington opened the
eighth. With one out, Roberto Or
tiz tripled to score Case and
Layne. The big outfielder counted
on Stanley Spence's double, tying
the score.
Washington ..... 1000 600 100 OOO-4
Cleveland ....-.2 O2 900 900 0O1-5
Wolff, Lefebvre, Carrasquel and
Fer-ell; Hieiae, Heving, Smith
and Rosar and Susce.
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DEVIL CRlDDERS
CARD TOUGH YEAR

.,. DURHAM May 27 p IT..
three top eastern teams ~ I ~.
season-Army, Navy. and pe ,ss'
sylvania-and the Sugar B s,,.,
champions Georgia Tech. viii ' VI
on the 1914 Duke University too gs
oall schedule, it Was ann9,.. .oo',
today by acting athletic dir 1lyea
and head coach Eddie Caner oS'o'
The schedule, expec.ed ~ VI" L..
one of the stiffest in Bin, - D De
history, will include one PANE lew ".,al
the University of North Cayol %,.a
Duke and the Tar Heels nlsr Ia,
TWO games last season. ''a
Dukes schedule has ono o,.
date October 81, due to an 80 -
nation period. vi 'A'fN
The Blue Devils were Sorn
champions last season bavinn .''9 II
their own conference and ton ms isu
me Southeastern title-holder. Geor
gia Tech. NeoI'
The home games will be VIA,
Richmond, Carolina Pse-Flight Cs ,,,
rangeme2ts pending), Georg ~
Tech, and Wake Forest. Penn n ill
be met On Franklin Field in PM. 4
delphia on September 30, Nsrn
will be played in Baltimore NJ.
nicipal Stadium on October ID snd
the Army will be taken on in INV
New York Polo Grounds O, Octn
Der %. 0''O
The 1914 Duke schedule,
Sept. 23-Richmond u. Durham
Sept. 3O-Penn, Philadelphia.
Oct. 7-CaTolna Pre-Flight, DIR
ham. (pending)
Oct. 14-Navy, Baltimore.
Oct. 21-Open, exams.
Oct. 28-Army, New York.
Nov. 4-Georgia Tech, Durham
Nov. 1l-Wake Forest. Durham
Nov. 1o-South Carolina, CoIum.
bia.
Nov. 25-North Carolina, Chapel
Hill.
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FOOTBALL STARS
NOW IN MARINES
BY SGT. CHARLES B. KOPP

Camp LeJeune, May I'LL the
nations college football talent can
be transformed into military might,
you may be hearing even bigger
things from the fighting Marine
Corps.
The latest class of Leatherneck
Viz officer candidates, now train
ing here, is profusely sprinkled
with stellar gridiron performers,
representing alma matters from
coast to coast.
Rigid application to books, field
problems, and phycical condition.
ing keeps the b ,ys-all privates or
privates first class-busy these
days. They have come from the
Paris Island, S. c., recruit camp,
where they helped set a battalion
rifle craftsmanship record. Soon
they'll 60 to Quantico, Va, for
further training and commission
as second lieutenants.
In the group are Arthur McCaf-
fray, Seattle, Wash. All-American
tackle from Santa Clara and the
College of the Pacific, and Richard
Jamison, Los Angelo Cal.
Southern CALIFORNIA; Rose Bowl
guard.
Oliver Poole, Gloster, Miss, all
southern end at Mississippi and
North Carolina; Holley Heard,
Haynyesville, La, all southern
tackle at Louisiana State and
Southwestern Louisiana; Charlie
Steed, Little Rock, Ark, awarded
An-American mention as fullback
at Arkansas A. and M, and Jim
Reynolds, Manchester, Ca, back
at Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
Jim L n d ri g n, Wakefield,
Mass, Dartmouth all eastern
tackle; Bob O'Hara, Dunmore, Pa,
and Bernard Gallaher, Jr., Phila-
delphia, Pa, all-eastern selection
at Princeton; Ralph Calcagni,
Smithton, Pa, captain elect at
Pennsylvania and all-aastern at
Cornell, and Raymond Scussel,
Stafford Springs, Conn.,, all east
ern halfback at Yale.
Jack Wink, Milwaukee, Wis, ALL
Big Ten quarterback at Wisconsin
and Michigan, and Tommy Cook,
Detroit, Mich, Michigon guard.
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Fort Bragg Team Licks
Pre- Flight Nine, 4-3

CHAPEL HILL. May 27-R,-
Although held to five hits, the
397th infantry from Fort Bragg
made them count for four runs
to defeat the Navy Pre-Flight
School here today, A.
Shortstop Wray struck the VIM
ming blow for the Soldiers in the
fourth inning when his drive to
left center field rolled to the fence
for a home run scoring Driscoll,
who had reached first on a field
er's choice, and Thoma. who had
walked, ahead of him.
Surratt hurled all the way for
Fort Bragg, holding the Cloud
busters to eight scattered hits.
Merrell, the losing pitcher, who
yielded only three hits before CIV
ing way to pinch batter in the
fifth, was followed on the mound
by Siseigner and Sommerville
Score by innings:
Fort Bragg --- 010 300 0OO-4
Pre-Flight --- 900 100 O10-3
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NEWH0USER STOPS
MACKMEN, 2 TO l

DETROIT, May 27.-(R-soutb-
paw Hal Newhouser cashed in IN
five-hit pitching performance to.
day when Pinky Higgins scored On
an infield out in the tenth inninp
to give the Detroit Tigers a 2 to !
victory over the Philadelphia Ath-
letlcs, who took the other three
games of the series.
The Tigers filled the bases with
one out in the tenth, and Higgins
scored when the AS tried for a
double play on Paul Richards rol.
Ter and missed. 1t was Detroit's
second home victory in IA starts.
Philadelphia ------001 600 900 G-1
Detroit -O1O 600 OO0 10
Christopher and Hayes: Aew.
houser and Richards.
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Duke Tennis Team Licks
Carolina Tar Heel Club

DURHAM, May u - The
Duke tennis team today beat the
University of North Carolina net
tiers, 6-3, to chalk up the first win
for Duke over the Heels in the
history of the sport at the two
schools. Charlie Tichenor and EN-
DRY Green were standouts for the
afternoon.
Earlier in the season the Tar
Hels defeated Bob Cox's team,
80. This is the first match this
season that the Devils have won.
Cardinals Bosch defeated
Dukes Ashby in the singles, 4-6,
Tichenor and Green, the No. l and
No. 2 men respectively, teamed in
the doubles to defeat Hackney and
Jagoe.
Duke will play the University of
Virginia next week for the last
match of the season.