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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
TANKS CONTINUE
TO HOLD ARAWE
By The Associated Press

American invasion forces not Oh
ly hold the Arawe peninsula Of
New Britain - they're attacking
enemy positions beyond the PENN
sula under artillery support, Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's headquarters
announced today. Tokyo h a d
claimed recapture of Arawe.
Strong Allied air support was
evident in the Southwest Pacific,
With the communique reporting 81
tons of bombs rained on Cape St.
George, New Ireland; SO tons on
anese stronghold in New Britain,
and 1O4 tons on Alexishafen, enc
my air base near Madang, New
Guinea, farther southeast.
japanese defenders evidently
were losing their battle to stop the
Allied drive on Madang. Attempts
to evacuate by sea were reported.
There was growing evidence,
though, that they expect to fight
desperately to hold the Marshall
Islands in the central Pacific.
ut was in capturing Tarawa IL
the Gilbert islands south of the
MarshalIs that American invaders
suffered their heaviest casualties
Of the Pacific war;
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz sale
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
DRYS WARMING UP
FOR THEIR FIGHT
Payday Drinking, Week.
End Sprees' Are
Condemned

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-tR-
Organize drys condemned pay
day drinking and weekend
sprees" today as they fired the
opening guns in Congressional
drive for national prohibition.
Leaders of the major anti-liquor
groups told House judiciary sub
committee that prompt enactment
Of the Bryson bill to outlaw al
coholic beverages for the duration
is essential in the interest of a
better war effort.
They had the show virtually to
themselves as the committee held
one-day public session to hear
supporters of the bill written by
Representative Bryson D.-S.C),
who calls himself a prohibition.
ist, externally, internally and eter.
nally." When hearings will be held
to hear opponents was not deter
mined, but Chairman Hobbs 3D.
Ala.) promised an opportunity fol-
Everybody who cares to speak. -
Several Congressional opponents,
including Representative Feighan
O.-Ohio), didn't wait for commit.
tee hearings to air their views.
Feighan made speech in the
House putting professional pro.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
Settlement Near
In Border Dispute

LONDON, Jan. 13.-lREProgress
toward settlement of the Russian
Polish boundary dispute was indi-
Gated tonight by developments in
both London and Moscow.
After almost continuous meet
ings since Russia ON Tuesday sug-
gested the Curzon Line as settle
ment basis, the Polish government
in London postponed reply while
the Polish premier and foreign
minister conferred with British
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden.
1t was understood, however, that
the Polish answer had been draft
ed.
In Moscow, the Soviet press pub
lished an extensive review of the
boundary question dating from
1919, including large maps showing
the Curzon Line. A Moscow dis
patch said this in itself was taken
to indicate progress toward an
amicable settlement, and that the
Russians were prepared to deal on
the basis of the Curzon Line.
The Soviet maps located the line
as following course from North
of Grodno, past Yelovka, Memirov,
Brest Litovsk, Dorogubsk and Usti-
lug east of Grubesjov, through
Krylov westward to Rawa Ruska,
then east of Przemysl to the Car
pathian mountains. The Polish
Lithuanian border was listed as
fixed north of Grodno.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
Staggering New Threat To Maxi
Lines In Central Russia Seen

stands on the eastern rim OF the
marshes and is the key to the
Nazi grip, now all but broken, on
a 50-mile section Of the Leningrad-
Odessa trunk railroad between
Korosten and Mozyr.
With that span Of the railroad
cleared, rapid shifting of Russian
forces between the north and south
fronts in Russia would be possible.
Full use of the line also would
facilitate possible joint operations
by the two Russian armies to
strike on westward through old
Poland toward the Bug River line.
The immediate threat for the
Germans in the White Russian Of
fensive is possible ent"apment OF
troops still clinging to the rail line
between Korosten and Mozyr. Nazi
forces on that front stand with
their backs to the vast, guerrilla
haunted marshes. They are vir-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
SIMPLER INCOME
TAX FORMS ASKED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, Up -
House Republicans called today
for sinplification of income tax
returns SO that persons of ordi-
nary intelligence" can fill them
out without expert legal help.
The conference unanimously
adopted resolution offered by
Rep. Knutson (R. MIMI which de-
manded that the Treasury take
immediate steps to accede to the
universal demand for such action"
Chairman Doughton ON. c.
announced last week that income
tax simplification will be the num-
Der one assignment of his tax
drafting ways and means commit
tee for this year.
Republican Leader Martin of
Massachusetts said that the COP.
conference listened with "enthusi-
asm" to a report by Rep. Halleck
(R.-Ind.), chairman Of the Repub-
lican congressional committee, on
the Chicago meeting of the Re-
publican National Committee.
The minority leader said there
also was general discussion of
President 'roosevelt's state of the
union and budget messages, and
some of the members asserted
that the chief executive should
have been more specific in his
recoYnme
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
MIXED REACTION
CREETS MESSAGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 49, R -
A mixed reaction greeted Presi-
dent Roosevelt's second 10O-billion-
dollar budget at the Capitol today
with some members Of Congress
expressing disappointment that it
was not lower and others saying
there was mo padding"
Senators Green D.-R.I) and
Walsh .-Mass.), among others,
said the President had made out
strong case for the $10,500, 000,.
900 in new taxes which he asked.
I'm in favor of getting it for
him." Green said Its foolish
ness to say we have reached the
limit on taxes"
Walsh, a member of the tax
writing Senate Finance Commit
tee, said 'it is evident that new
tax bill with drastic increases will
have to be enacted in 1914. Without
increased taxes it will be most
difficult to meet the deficit through
bond issues
Senator johnson .-Colo.) said
he was terribly disappointed to
find the budget in the 100-billion-
dollar range, that he thought it
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
FRENCH FIGHTING
WITH FIFTH ARMY
U. S. Equipped Troops Aid
American Drive To-
ward Casino

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Al
giers, Jan. 13.-R-French troops
under Gen. Alphonse JUN opened
a thanking drive through Italy
rugged Apennines mountains and
seized peaks overlooking Acoua-
fondala, seven miles northeast OF
Casino, while American infantry
in a frontal assault from captur-
ed Cervaro pushed nearer Casino,
main German stronghold on the
Fifth Army Front. the Allied COM
mand announced today.
American forces pressed on to-
ward Casino after they entered
the fortress village of Cervaro at
1 pm. yesterday, while British
units on their left flank fought
forward along the railway leading
into Casino and menaced Nazi
control Of the last heights SOUTH
east of the city.
Allied announcement Of Ger
varo's capture came nearly "a
hours after the Germans reported
their troops had lost the fortified
town in hard fighting. Casino,
thus stripped Of it's main defenses
to the east, southeast and south.
was expected to fall soon to the
steady, grinding assault Of 1t. Gen.
Mark W. Clark's forces.
The American-equipped French
troops in their renewed attack on
the inland wing of the Fifth Army
front were fighting through some
of the toughest country in Europe,
hauling their supplies from one
peak to another by muleback and
by hand.
North of Acquafondala, n e
French advanced two-thirds OF a
mile southwest of Roccheta and
captured a 3,000-foot peak in the
Norma Casale range that com
mands a portion of the Goliath
ma road. Gen. Juin's surprise ad
vanced bagged number of Nazi
prisoners.
Virtually the entire Fifth Army
was on the move, but the Eighth
still had not renewed its offensive
on the north, or Adriatic, end Of
the line. A front dispatch described
how Canadian troops, impatient fol
another crack at the enemy, hae
set up rifle. ranges in canyons i'm
mediately behind the battle Line
in order to brush up their marks
manship.
GA German propaganda broad
cast said American forces were
attacking so heavily along the Ga
rieliano River near the lower enc
Of the front that the Nazi com
mand decided to withdraw it!
troops to the northern bank OF thu
river" Allied dispatches have in
Dictated the Germans withdrew t.
the northern side of the Garigliant
many weeks ago.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
ATTENDANCE DOWN.
in N. c. SCHOOLS
State Wide Campaign To
Get Students Back Is
Studied

RALEIGH, Jan. 13.-R-A spe-
cial committee of the state school
board and the department of chart
ties and public welfare recon-
mended to the school board today
that teachers and principals CO.
operate more fully in improving
regular school attendance, which
the committee said had dropped to
point where special attention was
required.
The committee, headed by L. H.
lobe of the department of public
instruction, also recommended that
the State administrative units ini-
.tiate Statewide campaign to Sc
cure better attendance by a more
strict enforcement of the compul-
sary attendance law.
Asserting that at is known
fact that many school units are
not taking ADVANTAGE of the COM
pulsary attendance law" the COM
mittee recommended that princi-
pals and teachers-along with SUI
perintendents of county and city
administrative units-be furnished
with copies of the law governing
regular attendance of all school
children between the ages of seven
and 10.
The committee declared that
non-enforcement of the law appar-
emily was due to three things; lack
of knowledge or Indifference on the
part of the parents and guardians
as to the law; lack of knowledge
or Indifference or misunderstand-
ing as to their duties on the part
of teachers, principals and super
intendents; and misunderstanding
Of duties on the part of welfare
superintendent or attendance Of
ficers.
In its recommendations, the
committee termed the teacher the
key parson in enforcement Of the
law. 1t is his Or her duty, the
committee said, to ascertain the
cause of absence, whether the STU
dents has furnished written ex-
cuse, to file notice of the absence
when a written excuse has not
been furnished: and to inform
parents and students of the value
Of regular attendance through var
led school activities.
To the principal, as head of the
school, the committee assigned full
responsibility for enforcement of
the compulsory attendance law.
Superintendent of county or city
administrative units should as
sumo the responsibility for the en-
forcement of the law as a part of
his duties in the administration of
the public Schools" the report
said.
Where attendance officers are
employed, the committee said,
these officers have authority to in
vestigate and prosecute all VIOLA
tors of the attendance laws.
The report and recommendations
were presented to the board by
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Clyde A. Erwin and Mrs. w.
T. Bost, head of the department OF
charities and public welfare.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
AFTER EUROPEAN WIN
Industry Expected To Shift
To Civilian Production
Soon

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-H-
Victory over Germany will permit
large numbers of American troops
to come home and important seq
ments of industry to shift to CT
villain production even while the
war against Japan increases in
fury, President Roosevelt indicat-
ed today.
eff hostilitles end on one major
front before they end on other
fronts" he told Congress in his
annual budget message, large
scale rehabilitation adjustments
will be possible and necessary
while we are still fighting major
war;
Some of the reasons we're out
lined by the President in his mes
sage. Others are matters of gen
eral knowledge. Nevertheless, the
statement occasioned some sur
prise in quarters which remem-
bered the storm of Yankee crit.
cism that burst less than a year
ago around the head Of Prime
Minister Churchill when he assert.
ed that a partial Rehabilitation
would be possible in Britain as
soon as Germany is beaten.
Not a few Americans immedi'
ately interpreted Churchills re.
mark as an indication that Britain
intends to take things easy so soor
as the .Nazis collapse, leaving the
war with Japan to the United
States. A number of important
Britons promptly asserted positive
ly that the Empire will fight japan
to a finish.
With both statements now be
fore the public-the prime minis
ter's several months ago and Mr.
Roosevelt's now-it becomes pos
sible to access some Of the fac
tors which make it evident tina
partial rehabilitation will begin il
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14

OF War StlmSOn series of steps
calculated to cut down home de-
tense and build up the overseas
striking force.
Stimson announced that military
establishments in the coastal both
Atlantic and Pacific-are being
reduced to augment the combat
teams nov that the battlefronts
have moved further from our bor-
ders.''
At the same time, The eastern
and central defense commands
were combined under Lieut.. Gen.
George Grunert, commander OF
the First Army, with headquarters
in New York. The entire COM
mand now will encompass Is East
ern States and the District of Col
umbia, and 16 inland States. This is
designed also to release manpow-
er for the actual war fronts.
Stimson said it had been decid-
ed that the defense sector consid-
cred necessary to ward off any in
vasion blow was outmoded by the
turn of events in favor of the AL
lies. To maintain the same num-
Der of troops in this country hence
forth would be ''a waste of man.
power" he said.
Those units retained in the coast
al areas for training will be ade-
quate in case of emergency, Slim
son added.
Announcement avoided details
which might be useful to the en-
envy, of course. 1t was corollary
to recent decisions to discontinue
civilian aircraft warning service
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
Reds Repulse
Frantic Nazii
Counter-Hits
ON ROAD TO RUMANIA
Fighting May Be One OF
Decisive Battle OF the
Winter

LONDON, Friday, Jan. 14.-(R-
The Russian army beat back fran
tic German counter attacks on the
road to Rumania for the second
straight day yesterday in perhaps
one of the decisive battles of the
winter, killing 5000 Germans in
extremely fierce fighting while
other forces extended the Russian
salient into old Poland to an 80
mile front.
Farther north in White Russia
Soviet forces drove to the rail hub
of Kalinkovichi and the regional
center of Mozyr, now outflanked
and all but surrounded, Moscow
said. More than 1900 Germans
we're killed, many taken prisoner,
and II of their tanks and guns
destroyed as the Russians reached
the gates of the two towns. five
miles apart.
The midnight supplement Of the
Moscow conmunique, recorded by
the Soviet monitor from broad
cast. said large forces of Germans
we're fighting bitterly to halt the
Russians hammering south toward
the Ukrainian Bug River and the
Rumanian frontier.
In this fighting, east of Vinnitsa.
the Germans Launched series
of fierce counter-attacks attempt
ING to break through the battle
formations Of Soviet units,'' the
bulletin said. Fighting took on an
extremely serious character. Some
populated places changed hands
several times. The enemy suffered
heavy losses but achieved no sue
cess whatsoever.
AT stake in this battle-the first
important counter-attack launched
bv the Germans since the Rus
SLAMS broke through their lines
west of Kiev-was not only the
Pumanian frontier but the Odessa
Lwow railroad. the last commune
cations route feeding Germans in
! the Dnieper Bend. The Russians
were last reported at Nemirov. q
miles north of the railroad, and
only five miles north of the Bug.
"Maneuvering skillfully, Soviet
1 infantry. artillerymen and tank
4 men dealt answering blows to the
1 German officers and men," the
enemy and killed more than 1000
bulletin continued. Fifty-nine enc
my tanks and self-propelled guns
were burned. In one area our
troops encircled and wiped out a
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
By KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Analyst

a staggering new threat to tot
,neflng Nazi lines in the center in
russia is developing even before
.ne mighty Red army entrapment
hiaheuver in the south reaches its
impending climax.
Linked with the crashing west
s wafo drive of General Vatutin's
'uAfalnian army that has carried
.'S right flank deep into old Poland
n south Of the sk-Pripet marshes,
oehefal Rokossovksy's White Rus
s sIan forces have urged forward
n no of the great swamp in a
vsolcerted action designed to rip
We whole German center apart
IT,, expose its Baltic as we'll as
~ black Sea flank to rolling up
attack.
- mat appears to be the objective
,+, me new Russian offensive
luxe against Mozyr. The city
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
|Nazii Fighter
|PlaneLossesI
liked To u,
COSTLlEST U.
American Crews Eager I.
Resume Battle Against
Europe

LONDON. Jan. 13-R-Ameri-
can airmen shot down at least 152
German fighters at record cost
Of $50 bon1bers and five fighters
in history's greatest sky battle
Tuesday, and blasted two other
targets besides SCATTERING the three
aircraft centers southeast of Ber-
lin. it was disclosed officially to-
night.
The Eighth Air Force recapitu-
lation hiked enemy fighter losses
from 100 to 1872, and added one
more American heavy bomber to
the SO announced yesterday as
having failed to return from the
raid carried out by more than L.
200 fighters and bombers.
Fresh American crews rolled
new bombers out on runways to-
day to replace the lost 60, and
were ready and eager to strike an
other paralyzing blow at the enc
my's anti-invasion efforts center
ed in air production plants.
Reconnaissance pictures dis
closed the great damage inflict-
ed on German aircraft plants at
Oscherleben. Brunswick, and Hal
berstadt.
Rome's outskirts were attacked
today at noon by British and Amer
lean bombers escorted by fight
ers, the Rome radio said. A Ber-
lin broadcast said subsequently
that three of 80 raiders were shot
down. The targets were not iden-
titled, nor was the raid immedi-
ataly confirmed by Allied quar-
tiers. Rome said there were casual
ties when civilian dwellings were
hit.
The Budapest radio, quoting
Zagreb reports, also said that the
Yugoslav town of Makarska, 1870
miles south of Zagreb, was at.
tackled today, as well as a Dali
matian port identified as Nedovis-
Xxi. So.
The Eighth Air Force gave a
detailed statement on Tuesdays
raid results in Germany.
The Flugzeugwerke AMG plant
at Oscherslegen, 80 miles south
west of Berlin, believed to be the
most important producer of Focke
Wulf 1905, was well covered by a
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
judgment Against The AP Called
Significant Government Victory

NEW YORK, an. 13-(R-Judg-
ment was filed in Federal court
today restraining the Associated
Press perpetually from observing
bylaws under which members
might consider the competitive
ability of an applicant for men,
bership but STIMULATING that the APP
might restrict admission on other
grounds.
The order was stayed for go days
to permit either the news gather
ing cooperative or the government
to appeal to the Supreme Court
Of the United States. In the event
Of an appeal, the stay would re-
main in effect pending decision.
Frank B. Moves, honorary presi-
dent of the APP, president Of the
Washington Star and director Of
AP for so years. said in state
ment that he took it ''for granted
that the decision will be ap-
pealed."
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
80 BILLIONS FOR WAR
Veterans Pensions, Bene-
fits Provided For In
Message

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.- R -
Congress received from President
Roosevelt today a 500, 1853, 900, 900
budget for the 1945 fiscal year
perhaps the last huge wartime
budget-and notable chiefly for
contemplated downturn in war
spending and upturn in postwar
costs.
Although it assumes the war in
Europe will still be going on in
1915. it calls for reduction from
the $92, 900, 100000 of war spending
in the current fiscal year, ending
next July l, to 100000, 900, 900.
And rejecting the kind of in
creases which may be expected af-
ter the war, it provides for 81, 252,-
100000 for veterans pensions and
benefits, compared with $3.50, 0OO,-
900 this year, and for $3.50, 900, 900
in interest on the public debt, an
increase of 81, 100, 100000 over this
year.
The total in the new budget COM
pares with estimated expenditures
this year of 500, 276, 100000 and
amounts to an average of $726.O7
for every man, woman and child
in the nation.
Commenting on the budget, Rep.
Mccormack Mass), House Demo-
cratic leader said: The winning Of
the war is our first job, and the
winning of the peace our second
Job. There is no question but that
Congress will provide the money
needed to win the war; and I hope
Congress later will cooperate in
those steps necessary to win the
peace"
Rep. Martin (Mass.), Republi-
can leader: Our job is to scruti-
1ize closely, and every item must
be justified, for this is the only
way to avoid heavier taxes"
In message accompanying the
budget, Mr.. Roosevelt vigorously
renewed his earlier request for
higher taxes, saying the $10,500,-
900, 000in new revenue asked by the
Treasury is minimum. He also
asked that the Social Security Tax
be increased one per cent.
The time to impose high taxes
is now when incomes are high and
goods are scarce" he said.
Congress already has indicated
overwhelming sentiment to turn
the administration down on both
points by maintaining Social Sc
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John Henry Levin, special as
sistant to the attorney general and
one of counsel in the case, said
in Washington that the decree
constitutes a significant victory
for the government"
The judgment, signed by Circuit
Judges Learned Hand, Augustus
N. Hand, and Thomas W. Swan.
represented their formal order in
the governments civil antitrust
suit against the APP.
The section declaring illegal by
laws under which the AP might
take into consideration the effect
of admission upon the ability Of
(an applicant to compete" with
APP members in the same terri
tory or field (morning, evening or
Sunday included this proviso;
Nothing herein shall prevent
the adoption by the Associated
Continued on Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
Residents Are Urged
To Use Caution When
Casting u. S. Checks

For the second time recent
ly the New Hanover County
bureau Of Identification is
sued a plea Thursday after
noon to citizens to be alert
when cashing checks for indi-
viduals who offer no positive
Identification.
H. F. Fales, superintendent
of the bureau, said that his
plea is directed particularly to
persons cashing government
checks.
FaIes stated that it is not
difficult for persons to obtain
government checks from the
mails. with the Treasury de-
partment issuing many Army
and Navy allotments and other
federal payments.
When persons cash govern
ment checks, it does not neces-
sarily mean they will get their
money back simply because the
note is issued by the Treasury
Continued on Page Two; Col.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-14
WEATHER

FORECAST
NORTH CAROLINA: Partly cloudy and
continued rather cold Friday and Sat-
nrday.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. M. yesterday.
TEMPERATURE
80 am, AZ, 1880 am, So, 80 pm, 48
1880 pm, 38
Maximum 81, Minimum So, Mean SO,
Normal 46.
HUMIDITY
1880 am,24,7:3 0 am, IS 4:1p30m41,,
80 am, "a, 80 am, As, l 80 pm. Al,
$50 pm, so.
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending z 80 pm,
0.10 inches.
Total since the first of the month.
PIT inches.
TIDES FOR TODAY
(From the Tide Tables published by
u. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Wilmington -------------- 12sl4a 7:21a
Masonboro Inlet -------- 10 :06a 3:57a
10:28p 4:28p
Sunrise, 7:18 am, Sunset, 5:25 pm,
Moonrise 1928 pm, Moonset, 1856 ah.
Cape Fear River stage at Fayette-
vile, 1910 feet.
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