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u.s. Navy Tells Full Story
of Battle In PHILIPPINES

ana the date of October 20 wa,
set by General Macarthur in con.
sultation with Admiral Ninitz and
approved by the nigh command.
however, a great deal of hard
tough work had to be accom-.
pllshed first. AS much damage as
possible had to be inflicted upon
the enemy over the widest avail.
aboe area guarding the Philip.
pines. Additionally, by hitting the
Japanese hard, and again and
again, the enemy was to be con.
fused, and kept confused, as to
the ultimate objective of our far
ranging forces.
On October 9, surface forces
bombarded Marcus Islands and on
the following day carrier task
force struck at Okinawa. in the
Nansei Shoto group, about $500
miles to the westward. The jap.
anese defenders were caught off
base each time, losing 81 planes
at Okinawa and As ships, not
counting II probably destroyed.
On October IL, while the enemy
was still trying to figure out what
had nit him to the northward, the
airplanes of the carrier group
swept over the northern part of
Luzon, main island of the Philip
pine commonwealth, while the
other carrier forces were refuel-
ing. That strike cost the Japanese
10 to Is airplanes destroyed on
the ground. Enemy opposition
was inconsequential.
Three times, in as many days.
the United States forces had
struck at three different and wide
" separated strongrolds of the
On the fourth day, Octo-
Der II, a fleet appeared in the
own backyard. off the
island Of Formosa, from which
the aerial attack against the Phil
ippines had been launched by the
Japanese nearly three years be-
fore. Our detectives were the Is
to 80 first class military airfields
on Formosa, the airplanes based
there, and, of course, any other
establishments on shore
and the enemy shipping in the mar
bors.
Our fleet Unanswered in the vi
cinity of Formosa for three days,
October IL, 10 and IA. Fifty-five
enemy vessels Of all kinds were
certainly destroyed, and 81 were
probably sunk, while approximate
ly 1896 airplanes were destroyed
in the air or on the ground. On
the last day, and on October 49,.
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9Th ARMY FORCES
TAKE M0DICLIANA

ROME, Nov. 17.-tR-British and
Indian troops, closing on the high
way center of Faenza southeast of
Bologna, occupied the road junction
of Modigliana nine miles south of
the city without a fight. They also
gained up to mile the past "a
hours along route from Forli,
it was announced tonight.
Alternate. rain and hail storms
and temperature in the low twenties
virtually stalled other allied forces
on the Italian front, including
American troops in the mountains
south of Bologna.
Bowling to British-Indian pres
sure, the Germans withdrew from
Modigliana secretly after having
defended it fiercely for week. AL
lied troops who burst into the town
yesterday were surprised to find
it deserted, with only mines and
BOBBY traps to dispute their ad-
vance.
British units which fought across
the Montone river at Forli pushed
about two and half miles north
west of that city against light re-
sistance from Nazi rearguards.
Forli itself was under heavy fire
from enemy field guns.
All along the Montone river north
of Forli the Germans resisted bit
terly. At the farthest point of adj
vance in that area British patrols
were reported just over mile from
San Pancrazio, on a crossing of the
Montone nine miles north of Forlin
and six miles southwest of Raven
ma.
In the mountains south of route 9
between Forli and Faenza, British
troops crossed the Bolzanino river.
After consolidating high ground
north of Petrignone they advanced
to within rifle shot of the village
of Cantigione. There the Nazis ap-
peared to be holding in con-
siderable strength.
Below Ravenna the Germans
taking their usual advantage OF al
natural defenses, blew hole in the
bank of the Fiumi Until. canal
lied stream formed by the juno
ton of the Montone and Romeo
rivers, and flooded a large area
near the Adriatic coast.
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3 FLiers Killed In Crash
OF Bomber Near Conway

MYRTLE BEACH, S. c., Nov. II
-R,-A light bomber based at the
Myrtle Beach Army air field
crashed near Conway yesterday,
Col. John A. Tarro. commanding
officer at the field announced to-
day, and the pilot and crew of two
were killed.
Those killed were: Second 1t.
Harold L. Patterson, son of Clar-
ence R. Patterson of Kannapolis.
N. c., pilot; T. Sgt. James Nomp-
son, Jr., Of Astoria, Long Island,
N. Y; and Corporal Jack Nicely
mont. of Avella, Penn.
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SENATOR SMITH
OF S. c. IS DEAD
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was current in Washington a few
wears ago. One senator was report
ed to have said. "Roosevelt's his
own worst enemy" To which
Smith is supposed to have S h Q t
back. mot while I'm alive, he isn't.
He was author of the Cotton Flu
lures law and numerous other mea-
sures designed to aid agriculture.
He sponsored the act under which
the huge government plant at
Muscle Shoals was established
quarter of a century ago, an enter
prise, the Roosevelt administration
developed into the Tennessee Valley
Authority. He also fathered laws to
cut down immigration.
In his campaigns he relied strong
ly upon three planks, white supre-
macy, a tariff for revenue only.
and states rights. He caused wide
comment when he walked out OF
Democratic National convention at
Philadelphia in 1886 because Ne.
gro Minister was asked to pray.
and he let it be known. he did not
like the presence Of Negro dele
gates.
There's. no place in the Demo-
cratic party for a Negro" he de-
clared. t-..
Surviving are his widow, two
daughters. Mrs. S m t h Pierce.
shington,. Mrs. Alfred Lawton,
Lynchburg, and two sons, Ellison
Of Wa shington and Farley OF Lynch
burg.
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JAPANESE MOVING
ON BEYOND ISHAN

CHUNGKING, Nov. IT, Up -
Japanese forces captured the wall
ed city of Ishan, 43 miles north
west of fallen Liuchow, and push
ed up the Kwangsi-Kweichow rail
way in an apparent thrust toward
Kweichow province and the provi-
sional capital of Chungking, the
Chinese high command announced
today.
A military spokesman denied
rumors that Chinese authorities
had ordered evacuation of non
essential civilians from Kweiyang,
capital of Kweichow province
some 40 miles northwest Of Ishan,
Some observers expressed be-
lief that the Japanese intended tc
invade Kweichow, while others
held that the drive to Ishan was
merely a feint and that the invad
ers actually planned to link with
their forces in French Indo-Chins
via Yungning tNanning). Wore
that the japanese were pushing or
beyond Ishan was viewed witt
anxiety in both quarters.
By advancing on to Kweiyant
and capturing that provincial cap
ital the invaders would cut tn
Burma road at point about 20
miles from Chungking.
Fighting was reported at a poin
less than 10 miles from Hsincheng
40 miles southwest of LiuchoW
while enemy forces driving north
westward from the former BIZ
American air base at Kweilin ha
advanced some 80 miles to With,
10 miles of Lungsheng.
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FIR Hopes For Quick Action
On Youth Training Plan

dividual cases could be adjusted
to family circumstances.
A reporter said there had been
suggestions that establishing 4
military reserve might be handled
through the National Guard with
three months nnual training
spread over several years.
1t won't work, Mr.. Roosevelt re-
Piled.
Asked whether the National
Guard would continue if Congress
established a peacetime universal
training law, he said he did not
know, that it would depend on
Congress.
Universal peacetime military
training has been advocated by
Secretary of the Navy Forrestal
and by General Marshall, Army
chief of staff, and already has the
support of sizeable group in Con.
gress. Several measures to put il
into effect are pending at the Cap
| itol.
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Formosa was additionally the
target Of U. S. Army B-29's, flying
from China.
the effrontery Of the attack on
Formosa from the sea provoked
the japanese into immediate coun-
ter-action. Strong units Of bonn
Der and torpedo planes swept down
from the islands of the empire,
to be met and broken up by fight
ers from our carriers. Two jap
anese planes which forced their
way through found targets in a
couple of United States medium
size ships, which were damaged
by torpedoes but which success
fully retired to the eastward.
Now comes one of the most
fantastic chapters of the war. The
Japanese aviators who managed
to reach home reported an amaz-
ing victory( and Tokyo was quick
to claim-for the fifth or sixth
ti,ne-that the naval strength of
the United States had been rem
dered puny. But, this time the
Japanese believed their own prop
uganda, that at leafs Is carriers
had been sunk and varying guam
titles of other warships.
A task force of the japanese
Navy was sighted leaving the en-
pire to give the American fleet
its coup de grace, but when the
astonished pilots of the enemy
scouting force saw the size of the
healthy opposition deploying to
receive them, the japanese expedi-
ton wheeled and ran back to the
safer waters of the empire. Ad-
miral Halsey ironically observed
that his ships sunk by Jap radio
announcement had been salvaged,
and were retiring at high speed
toward the japanese fleet"
On October IA. OUR carrier
planes began working over the
Philippine island of Luzon, and
the lesser islands of the Archi-
pelago to the south and east, in
order to come into immediate sup
port of the 'ainphibious forces ap-
preaching for the; invasion. Only
about IS enemy planes were. bag
ged in the sweeps over approxi-
mately 100 airfields up to the time
our carriers, both the large and
fast ones and the smaller escort
ships, converged in support Of
the landings of the United States
amphibious forces on Leyte. The
strategy. had succeeded, and the
landings were effected by Cen
eral MacArthur's forces in COM
plete surprise.
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3 Ex-OfficiaIs Will Help
Disarm Belgian Marquis
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Continued from Page One)
the wishes of the government and
the Allied armies"
Premier Pierlot's internally as
sailed government said today that
if any major difficulty arose, Gen.
Eisenhower supreme command
would take over.
The situation was tense as
marchers shouted resign in
front of Pierlot's home. Deputy
Premier Henri Fayat told news
men that it was mot yet proved
it would be impossible to disarm
resistance groups without calling
in Allied aid.
Aside from opposition to curren-
cy regulations initiated by Pierlots
government, the resistance groups
contend that pro-Axis collaborators
still have not been smashed, and
! object to what they term an at
tempt to break up their own Or
CARNATIONS.
Fayat declared that the govern
me,1t intends to make a thorough
purge of collaborationists and has
no intention Of disbanding or sep
arating patriots who fought brave
W. but "The government, on the
other hand, cannot permit unau-
thorized persons to bear arms He
explained that the government
could not take the forces OF the
interior into the Belgian army
and force for rebellion.
Disciplinary action already h
been taken against Belgian police
who failed to obey rigid instructions
to prevent a mass meeting OF re-
sistance groups last night.
The executive committee Of the
Socialist party. second largest po'
litical organization in the country,
is supporting Pierlot's stand.
Referring to tornorrow's midnight
deadline, Fayat a d that from
that moment it will be no Longer
. question of the governments poll
CIV. but question OF enforcing thu
penal law" 81
--V---
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WEATHER
FORECAST


FORECAST
North Carolina: Saturday partly cloudy
and continued cool.
Eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperature
1880 am, 40; 1880 am, 46; 1880 pm, 50;
1880 pm, 81.
Maximum 60; Minimum 43; Mean 81;
Normal IS.
Humidity
1:vo am, Is; 1880 am, 81; 1870 pm, 49,;
1880 pm, So.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
GA inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington -------------- 11:33a sofa
lisp 6:53p
Masonboro Inlet ----- 9:03a 2:45a
9:10p 3:32p
Sunrise, 6:4s am; Sunset, 5:o7 PM;
Moonrise 9:13 am; 'Moonset. 1923 pm.
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Roosevelt's conference by a report
er who asked whether he thought
Congress should enact a compul-
sorry training law.
The President said he hoped so,
that he had beer for it right along.
AS the discussion continued,
these were some of the President
observations:
The number of men turned down
ir. the draft because of physical
defects was appalling.
1t was important to teach men
10 live with others.
AS for the military aspects, cook
ing might be military and it might
not, and so might carpentry.
Anyhow, there were lots of things
boys could do for their country.
In general, he remarked, he
thought that between the ages OF
1e and %, one year Of service
should be given to the government.
BY this age spread, he said, in
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RURAL LOAN DRIVE
GROUPS SELECTED
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Continued from Page One)
Scots Hill. L. A. Covil, Seagate,
J. T. Brown, Jr., and South Will
mington, J. D. McCarley, Jr.
1t was also announced that Mrs.
M. d. Mosley will act as chairman
of the Carolina Beach committee
and that Floyd Cox will serve as
chairman of the Wrightsville Beach
committee.
1t. is the purpose Of both the city
and county organizations to see
that thorough caavassing job is
done and that every person in the
entire Wilmington and New Han
over county area is solicited and
sold a bond. E "A. Laney, co-chair-
man of the City and County War
Bond committee said yesterday.
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battleships, four carriers, 10
f l..,r cruisers and seven light
n as,'isers, together with more than
!" r us the results achieved
Dt,p this force, the Navy eau
s 'ad against over-optimism.
HO %We must not allow ourselves
.asI that this victory effectively
10 '. Won any reinforcement of the
Pl forces or Leyte and Samar,
. ysp he can still, by the very
oe. .,rs of the geography of the is
, na, continue his reinforcements
la'Os on increasingly diminishing
' !" the Navy said.
l' 40 cannot, however, prevent
-, ovn reinforcement and supply
W. '. General Macarthur and his
.llsnt troops.
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HERS, NICHOLS
CONFER ON PORT
Continued from Page one)

plans for Wilmington when normal
shipping can be resumed" Mr..
HERS said ne will confer next
week with Maritime commission
post war committees.
Reconversion Of shipping at a
peace-time basis, including new
routes and facilities and the pro.
motion of Cargo for the southeast.
ern ports, including Wilmington
will draw the chief attention of the
conference delegates.
Senators Josiah w. Bailey d.
MO-, Walter F. George (D.-Ga.)
and Claude Pepper D.-Fla) have
been invited to take part in the
conference.
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SPAIN CLAIMS PLACE

MADRID, Nov. 17.-tR)-Span.
ish newspapers today asserted edi.
torially that Spain has the right to
participate in the peace confer
ence by virtue of having kept the
peace during the world conflict.
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REVOLT NIPPED

CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. II.
Venezuelan government
said today that a military rebellion
plot had been discovered in Cara
cas- Sunday A small group of non
commissioned officers was impli-
Gated in the plot which was nip
ped in the bud, the government
said.
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t Your Child
IS Coughing


ca Hrsseeo,m1ulsion relieves promptly be-
tromt,iit goes right to the seat Of the
l adau 70 help loosen and expel germ
soo otta phlegm and aid nature to
asmass ana heal raw, tender, in
braneeoa !, bronchial mucous mem
4 hots;.1 eli your druggist to sell you
undsr .s.e OF Creomulsion with the
BE- Ihsarss.saan1ding that your child is to
qujct s'ie eat! and you are to like its
tassi assn actlon in allaying the har-
stoma ,s cough without upsetting the
nnonev OF you are to have your
NHy PACK, No narcotics.
SS'iKE0MULSION
"'~oushs. Chest Colds. Bronchitis
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St. Augustine, Fla, is the oldest
CITY in the United States.
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Dry your white clothes in the
sun whenever possible.
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Sunrise, 6:48 am; Sunset, 5:o7 pm
e:13 am; Moonset, 1923 p.l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-20
Detroit Seeking
Pro Cage Berth
GERMAN HEADS LOWER

CHICAGO. June 20 (INS)-
Chicago and Pittsburgh will be
represented in the National BaS-
ketball League next season. Off
Gals of the pro cage loop an
nounced following their annual
midsummer meeting.
The Pittsburgh team is spon-
sored by Sheriff r. j. Corbett of
Allegheny County and the Chi
cago club by an industrial organi-
zation. A second Chicago team,
the Bruins, holds membership in
the league but has been inactive
since the war began.
An application for a franchise
for Detroit, made by Albert Sill
Der, Detroit attorney. will be
acted on later. Other cities seek
ing berths in the loop are Mil
waukee, Youngstown, o., and
Hammond, Ind.
The league at present has four
playing members, Fort Wayne,
Ind: Sheboygan. Wis; Cleveland
and Oshkosh. Wis. and three in
active memberships, the Bruins.
and Akron, o., and Indianapo-
lis. Ind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-20
Vaughan
Retired

NEW YORK, June 20 up
Any lingering hopes that the
Brooklyn Dodgers had held for
the return of infielder Arky
Vaughan this season were dis
PEELED today when it became
known that VaughanS request 10
be placed on the voluntary retired
list had been granted by Commits
sioner Lands.
Vaughan, one of the best third
baSemen and shortStopS in the
National League. stayed out OF
the game this year to work on his
cattle ranch at Potter Valley, Cal.
1t had been hoped. however. he
would be available for play after
the middle of July
Any player placed on the re-
tired list must remain inactive so
days. a rule that makes Vaughan S
return practically out of the queS-
ton this season.
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Bluege
Worried

NEW YORK. June 20 (UP)-
Manager OSsie Bluege, who doubts
his Washington Senators will add
10 the commotion in the national
capital by bringing the world
series there this fall, said today
he believed the American League
pennant would go TO ANY team
that can keep together the players
il has now
ut looks as IL we will all be.
losing players from now on out
and the loss of just one key
man will be a vital factor to
any team" he said.
Taking an off day audit of the
standings after his Monday game
with the Yankees was rained out
Bluege said the pennant still was
within easy grasp for any club,
provided they can put on an &C.
caSional winning streak of five or
six games and keep their pitching
staff in shape"
We've been up against II be-
cause we lack a power hitter
and because we are shorter on
pitchers than any other team in
the league" he said. I'VE have
to take good licking every so
often just to let some of our
pitchers get rested up"
Bluege, who significantly
omitted the world champion New
York Yankees from any of his
specific references, said the bat
ting punch of the Cleveland In
dams and Boston Red Sox might
pay off in a pennant for either
club.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-20
Honor Jacobs Brothers

The honor which came 70 the
Jacobs Brothers. famous conces-
sionaires. in being awarded the
Helms Athletic Foundation scroll
in Los Angeles recently, was an
unusual distinction. II was the
first time that the honor ever
was bestowed on an organization
such as that operated by the
Jacobs Marv and Charley
a trio well known throughout the
sports world.
B The Helms scroll was awarded
10 the Jacobs in recognition OF
noteworthy contributions 10 base
ball through the United States. y
In announcing the award il was
pointed out that the Jacobs
Brothers have made many con-
tributions 10 baseball, financially
and otherwise, contributions which
have been behind the scenes. In
one instance. il was the Jacobs
who made il possible for the Cali
fornia League to operate when
that loop was in bad way
financially.
The Jacobs operate more than
100 concessions stretched across
the United States from Harvard
Stadium to the baseball park at
San Diego and from University
of Minnesota Stadium TO New
Orleans. Besides baseball and
football parks. the Jacobs operate
the concessions at many race
tracks, including Detroit's Fair
Grounds.
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Tigers Among
Mack sChoices

PHILADELPHIA, June 20
Connie Mack, S2-year-old man.
ager of the Philadelphia Athletics,
says the current American League
race is the tighteSt he has seen
since he entered the circuit in
1901, the year after the league
was organized.
The venerable Mack picked st.
Louis and Detroit in the West
and Boston in the East as the
teams that appear 10 have the
best chance TO win the junior loop
flag.
But" he cautioned, "a diff
ferent situation may prevail
this time next week"
The Army Needs MORE PIanes-
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Dodger Rookie Hur|er
Battles Opposition

BROOKLYN, June 20-Brook-
lyn Dodgers new rookie pitcher,
Charley Osgood, has one trick
which many of the veteran hurlers
in both leagues might copy. The
Somerville. Mass, younSter hides
the ball in the web of his glove
and conceals it so we'll opposition
coaches are unable to determine
what he is going TO throw until
the ball is across the plate.
Dodger coach Chuck Dresser,
who can spot a pitch before most
hurlers begin their windup. says
he has watched the kid closely
and hasn't been able to call a one
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Ford S0ftbdII
Teams Play

In doubleheader planned by
the officials of the Union and
Non-Union Ford Aircraft Softball
Leagues, the Committeeman will
meet the Foremen and the Union
An-Stars will play the Non-Union
All-StarS, Friday night, on Rid
dering Field Melvindale. The
first game will be held at 1880
and the last at $50.
The Committeemen's team will
be managed by "Olie" Jensen and
the Foremen's club by Frank
Swapka and James Tyson. The
Union All-StarS will be handled
by Ben RosSi and the Non-Union
All-Stars by Howard Price, pres
ident of the Aircraft Softball
League. Earl Cook, secretary of
the league, will assist Price.
There will be no admission
charge, but the fans will be asked
to contribute packages Of cigarets
for the boys in the armed forces,
-Fverv Nav IL D-Dav I'm FactorIea-
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dresu picked Rudy York, Pinky
Higgins and Bob Swift.
Boudreau, incidently, will be
deeply disappointed If Roy Cullen
bine is not named in the CONSENSUS
of league managers /Stace the
Cleveland skipper i/pretty high
on the former TIER this year.
And since CulleVhne is having a
big season, the Cleveland skipper
is justified in his belief that Roy
deserves place in the squad.
Besides Cullenbine, In d ans
named by Boudreau were Ken
Keltner. OriS Hockett and Mel
Harder. Though the modest Bou-
dreau did not include himself in
his choices, the Indians skipper
is almost certain to be named.
Boudreau's Red SoX selections
were Joe Cronin, Bob Johnson,
Bobby Doerr and Tex Hughson.
The rest of the squad were picked
from all Of the remaining clubs.