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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
|Philadelph|
Strikers
Army 0fd5
Leaders OF Transportation
Walkout Call Fol-
lowers To Return
CHIEF ARRESTED
Thousands OF Troops In
City; Army Prepared To
Operate Vehicles

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 5.-RA
Leaders of the five-day strike which
has paralyzed Philadelphia's trans.
portation system ordered their fol.
lowers back to work tonight in
obedience to an Army ultimatum.
The back-to-work order was is
sued in a broadcast which radio
station WCAU said was authorized
by James H. McMenamin, chair
man of the strikers general emer-
gency committee, a few minutes
before McMenamin was arrested
on charge of violating the Smith
Connally act.
Thousands of troops had poured
into the city and the Army was
ready to operate the Philadelphia
Transportation company's vehicles
itself unless the men returned to
work at 1901 a. m. (EWT).
Others Arrested
Three other men also were ar.
rested on Smith Connally act viola.
ton charges: William C. Dixey
arrested like McMenamin at the
radio station; Frank P. Carney:
president of the PRT employees
union, unaffiliated, which formerly
represented company employees;
and Frank Thompson, who some.
times has been a spokesman for
the strikers.
None Of the four was a member
of the transport workers union
(CIO) which denounced the strike.
AL were given immediate hearings
before U. S. Commissioner Nor
man j. Griffin.
One bus line, serving the Phil
adelphia naval hospital, resumed
operations a little more than an
hour before McMenamin's an
nouncement:
II have my orders from the
Army. All employees are to 60 back
to work at their regular posts not
later than 1901 a. m. Monday
morning"
First To Run
The bus line was the first to run
since Tuesday morning. No troll
leys ran in this city of 2,500,00O to-
day and only 10 trains, compared
with a normal AZ, rap on one sub
way line. The other subway line
did not operate.
: Earlier, national selective service
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DEWEY RAPS F. R.
REGIMES ABILITY
Says 1t Lacks Degree OF
Competence Needed In
Postwar Period

ENROUTE TO PAWLING, N.
Y, WITH DEWEY, Aug. 5-lRN
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey charged ir
a campaign train news conference
today that the present national ad
ministration lacks the degree o.
competence required to begin ar
orderly reconversion as soon as
the European war ends.
Speeding back to his Pawling,
N. Y. farm for a weekend holiday
after what he has acclaimed as a
successful conference at st. Louis
with the other Is Republican COVER
nors, the COP presidential nominee
predicted that a Substantial re-
duction' in war production would
occur when European hostiities
cease.
81 think everyone recognizes
there will be substantial, over
all reduction in production when
the war in Europe is over" he
told reporters who clustered
around him in parlor car.
''Of course Dewey ,continu-
ed, "that will differ in different
stztes very sharply. There may be
increases in some items, but the
overall picture will decline and de-
cline very substantially"
A reporter asked if Dewey had
in mind any one major action
which might speed and smooth the
return to civilian production, and
at the same time prevent discri-
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Eighth Army Troops Take Over
Southern Suburbs OF Florence
NAILS MAY FIGHT
Allies Bring Up Forces On
Broad Front For As
sault Across Arno
BY GEORGE BRIA.

ROME, Aug. 5.-tR-Eighth Army
troops occupied all the southern
suburbs of Florence today and
brought up their forces along-a 25-
mile front for an assault across
the Arno amid indications the Ger
mans even yet might put up fight
for this cradle of Italian art and
culture.
Gen. Sir Harold Alexander's com
mand declared that the Germans
were using Florence for military
traffic despite their proclamation
it was an open city, and had post.
ed parachute troopers along the
north bank of the Arno river inside
the city limits.
Florentines Evacuated
A message from tie Florence ma
tional committee of liberation said
the Germans had evacuated Flor
entines all along the north bank.
From commanding heights
around Fiesole, less than three
miles north of Florence, the Ger
mans watched the Eighth Army
complete the occupation of the
southern suburbs.
There were no reports of fight.
ing inside Florence, but the head
quarters statement said, lit is clear
the enemy intends to oppose the
crossing Of the Arno on both sides
of the city, -.
There was brief furry of fight
ing between Eighth Army ele-
ments and German rear guards
before the suburbs were entered.
Forces still south of the Arno
on the Florentine front were being
pressed back against the river and
faced the prospect of being cut
up by British, New Zealand, Ind an
and South African forces.
AT the western extremity of the
Florentine front, the Eighth Army
was at the Arno at Montelupo, and
on the eastern end captured Rig
nano, 3 IL miles south of Pontas-
sieve, which covers Florence's east
flank.
In between, other elements were
within half-m lie of the Arno near
Sigma, just west of Florence, and
the same distance away just east
of Florence after they captured
Bagno-Aripoli.
1t was suggested that the Ger
mans spared the Ponte Vecchio,
the only one of Florence's historic
bridges not blown UP, because vt
could not handle military traffic.
It resembles the old London bridge,
with shops on either side of a mar
row pathway.
The Allied cornmunique reported
that Polish and Italian troops on
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
City Slated To Receive
Permit For IncineratOr

There appears to be a good
chance that Wilmington will be CIV
en- permission to build an inciner-
ator," City Manager A. c. Nichols
commented yesterday morning, on
his return, along with other city
officials from Washington.
Nichols disclosed that the city has
started application for permission
to proceed with the incinerator re-
quest through the War Production
Board, by way Of the Civilian Re-
quirements board.
eve have filed the information,
and while we do not want to be
90 optimistic, there is a chance
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
MORALE OF FAMED
RAIDERS IS BROKEN
Breakdown Among Mer-
rilPs Men Is Blamed On
'M-Advised Promises
BY RELMAN NORM

GEN. STILWELL'S HEADQUAR
TIERS IN INDIA, Aug. 5.-tR-"Ar
almost complete breakdown il
morale of Merrill's Marauders
one of the most famous American
combat organizations, was disclos
ed today by Army authorities, who
blamed "il-advised promises" tt
the men and faulty hospital pro
cedure which sent convalescent!
back to the firing line.
The difficulty arose at the enc
of May, when the American posi-
ton at Myitlyina was precarious
but for security reasons it was dis
closed only today following capture
of that japanese base in Burma.
AS result of an official inquiry
ordered by Gen. Joseph w. Stilwell
it was recommended that the mer
be placed in favored positions fol
rotation transfers to the United
States.
The Marauders' leader, Brig
Gen. Frank Merrill, although oc.
cupied with directing one phase Of
the Burma operations, visited the
units where disaffection was evi
dent and gathered all available in
formation. Gen. Stilwell wept wher
he heard that recall of several hun
dred of the men to active service
when physically unfit had resulted
from misunderstanding of his or
ders that all possible able-bodied
personnel be thrown into action.
"a dispatch Saturday from south.
east Asia command headquarters
at Randy, Ceylon, describing the
fall of Myitkyina to Chinese infan.
try and American combat engin.
GERS On Thursday, said the assault
force was directed by Brig. Gen T.
F. Vessels, succeeding Gen. Mer-
rill, who had been given a more
restful assignment. The Handy dis
patch made no mention of the Ma.
rauders.)
The official report attaches no
blame either to medical officers or
combat leaders but says return of
unfit men to combat was due to
a misunderstanding at time when
the bottom of the barrel was be-
ing scraped for manpoWer to hold
the Myitkyina air base against jap
anese counterattack
The Marauders are all volun-
teers., Some previously had seen
service in the Solomon islands and
elsewhere in the Pacific They were
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WRECK AT LANES
"a Persons Injured Wher,
Section OF Havana
Special Derailed

TWenty-four persons were injur
ed, none seriously, when the real
nine cars of the 13-car northbounc
passenger train, No. 376, known
as the Washington section of the
Havana Special. Atlantic Coas1
Line, derailed mile north Of
Lanes, S. c. at 11:03 o'clock Satur.
day morning, General Manager c.
G. Sibley, of the railroad, said
here yesterday.
The exact cause of the accident
had not been determined, Sibley
said, but might prove to be track
conditions.
None of the cars, all of steel
construction, turned over. The in.
jured included II passengers, the
conductor of the train, three din
ing car cooks, and three dining
car walters.
Ambulances from Stark General
hospital in North Charleston, and
and Greeleyville, S. c. were sent
to the scene to care for the in.
jured. A relief train was sent from
Florence,S. C..
Sibley said:
''Northbound passenger train No.
376, known as the Washington sec.
ton of the Havana special, en-
route from Miami, Fla, to WASH
ington, D. c., was derailed at a
point one mile north of Lanes, S.
c., at HOB this morning. Cause
of the accident has not yet been
determined.
1.-The train was made up of two
ger and baggage car, six coaches,
one tavern-lounge car. one diner,
and three sleepers. The two diesel
locomotives, the passenger and
baggage car, and two coaches on
head end of the train did not de-
rail. The rear nine cars, consisting
Of four coaches, the tavern-lounge
car, diner, and three sleeper de-
rallied but did not turn over. All
cars in train were of all steel con.
Struction.
At 6 pm. Saturday, Sibley, gave
the following additional report on
the condition of the passengers:
Further check of the passengers
indicates that in addition to eight
service men and two civilian pas
sengers, reported caller, seven
additional passengers were slight
ly injured. All II were given medi-
cal attention at the scene and con-
tinued to their destinations on the
relief train which left Lanes at
2:20 pm.
The three dining car cooks in
jured in the accident were taken
to Kingstree,S. c., and placed in
the hospital there for treatment.
1.-THE three dining car walters
were given first aid treatment at
the scene as their injuries were
not sufficient. to require hospital
cation. The Pullman conductor also
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that our application Will go
through" Nichols declared. Mich
OILS seemed pleased that the Off
Gals were able to convince prom
i:aent man of the need for an in
Generator here. The representative
will present the matter to the Fa-
cilities committee of the Civilian
Requirements board.
The incinerator proposed by local
engineers will cost an estimated
$125, 900, and will be built in the
vicinity of the abandoned inciner-
ator, perhaps between Dickinson
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BORDER MARKETS
TO OPEN TUESDAY
Bountiful Crop OF Choice
Quality Tobacco Expect
ed To Be Offered

RALEIGH, Aug. 5.-(R-After a
weeks delay caused by a losing
attempt to obtain increased cell
ings, Border belt tobacco markets
will open Tuesday with bountiful
crop of good and choice quality on
hand.
A survey of the eastern sections
struck d by Tuesday night'u
tropical hurricane disclosed no ma
jor damage to the crop, which had
revived considerably after mid-July
rains ended a prolonged drought.
The crop in some sections w a S
knocked over and farmers had to
use their already limited manpow-
er Strengthening it.
Today saw the customary carts
and trucks lining in front Of the
warehouse floors, already substan-
tally covered with first offerings
which were expected to bring the
weighted average ceiling of re IL
cents a pound, or more.
The border is the first Of the
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ELIZABETHTOWN. Aug. S. =
Wilbur Rice, 80 year old well to dc
white man of the White Oak COM
munity, 20 miles from here, a.
legedly intoxicated and wild with
anger" following a family argu.
ment, ran berserk this afternoon
and killed four persons with
shotgun, then mortally wounded
himself.
The dead were Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland Cain, his mother and
father in law; his wife; Evander
Edge, a neighbor; and Rice.
The tragedy has been pronounc.
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Bladen Man Kills Wife, Three Others,
Commits Suicide After Family Quarrel

ed homicide and suicide by BladAn
County Sheriff H. M. Clark.
The oldest eyewitness to the af-
fair is nine year old Helen Rice
who was forced to walk a mile
down the road, carrying her one
year old sister, to report the shoot
ing to operators Of filling station.
Sheriff Clark said the trouble
began this morning when Rice
slapped his wife after the two had
words. Mrs. Rice went to the home
of her foster parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Cain at whose home the shoot
ing later occurred.
Whereupon, Rice proceeded to
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Fayetteville, returning home at ap-
proximately o'clock in an intoxi-
Gated condition. With his neighbor,
Evander Edge, he gathered up his
children and carried them to the
Cain residence in his car.
On his arrival, Rice pulled 20
rifle out Of his overalls, called to
Mr.. and Mrs. Cain, standing in the
yard, to halt then shot both of them
twice.
Edge attempted to demonstrate
with the crazed man, according TO
reports, and Rice killed him with
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INVASION LOSSES
CLIMB TO 1865
u. S. Casualties Total H.
O26 Killed, 1881 Miss
ing, 52,669 Wounded

SUPREME HEADQUAR T E R
ALLIED EXP E D 1T 10 N A R Y
FORCE. Aug. 5.-tREThe Allies
have suffered total of 1855 cas-
ualties in killed, wounded or miss
ing in France from the invasion
on June 6 through July 20, it was
announced today.
Of these, United tates casualties
were 11,026 killed, $1,000 wounded
and 1881 missing, a total OF 69'52o
In addition, 100 were killed, Al
wounded and 312 missing in a pre-
invasion exercise last April, when
German motorboats attacked a
convoy, it was disclosed. Thus the
American casualties directly con-
nected with the invasion program
totalled 10000.
British losses were 5,646 killed,
27,766 wounded and 6,182 missing,
total of 1884.
Canadian casualties were 9ls
killed, 1854 wounded and 1922
missing, total of 6,545.
"SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE"
Prime Minister Churchill, ad'
dressing the House OF Commons
Wednesday, said that when the in
vasion began the American and
British forces were about equal in
strength but that now the Amerl-
can forces were larger. He made
a point that the losses of the Brit
ish and Canadians were proper
tionately about the same as those
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tinued under blazing Allied aer-

tinued under blazing Allied aer-
ial and naval harassment.
American forces on the coast
have pushed two miles east
ward of the Driniumor river
in British New Guinea in heavy
attacks which cost the trapped
Japanese another AL men.
Their counted toll in that area
now is 4,311.
The coastal forces began the
push Wednesday, while the in
land flank Of the Drinium0r ri
yer line was repulsing four sui
cidal Japanese assaults in II
hours of fighting, in which
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-06
FIGHT IS SWAYINC
CLOSE TO PRUSSIA
Frontier Towns Reported
To Be Objective OF In
fantry Attacks
BY TOM YARBROUGH

LONDON, Sunday, Aug. 6
-(P-Russian troops yes
terday captured the key road
junction of Stryj in the Car
pathian mountains on the in
vasion routes into Czechoslo-
vakia, while in the north
other Soviet forces rolled
through 40 villages in a fight
swaying close to the German
East Prussian border.
"Fires are raging in East
Prussian from tier towns
which now are detectives of
Red army infantry attacks"
said a Pravda front dispatch.
Among the towns listed in
the daily Moscow 5communique
was Yurgbudzie, nine miles from
the frontier and 81 miles west OF
Kaunas.
Press dispatches and German
broadcasts located the fighting as
only three miles from the German
border but it was obvious that the
Germans had slowed the Russians
On most key sectors by hurling IN
thousands of reserves rushed TO
the ean from Central Nazi lesez
voiro.
Commands Roads
Stryj, SO miles south of Lwow
and about the same distance from
the Czech border. commands the
roads through the Wyszkow and
Beskid passes into Czechoslova-
kia. It's capture by Marshal Ivan
S. Konev's first Ukraine army
was announced in an order Of the
day by Premier Marshal Joseph
Stain.
Russian troops are within 19
miles of the border at Mizyun
Starry. which is about halfway be-
tween Stryi and the frontier. Miz-
yum Starry was captured several
days ago by the Russians, and the
Germans for two days now have
told of heavy Soviet. pressure
against the Carpathian passes"
Beyond the eneny's broken Wis.,
tula river defenses, southwest of
Sandomierz, the Russians wN,e re-
ported within 80 miles of Krakow
and rs miles from German Silesia,
after crossing the Nida river. But
the Soviet communique said OF
this sector only that the bridge
head had been widened and sever
al more localities seized. The vii
lagos were not identified.
Capture Localities
East of this area, in the triangle
formed by the Vistula and San
Marshal konev's forces
captured u localities of the 243
taken on all fronts during the day.
They cleaned out the area east OF
Sandomierz and southwark along
the east bank of the Vistula as far
as Rozniaty, 81 miles below the
confluence of the two rivers. An
other nine-mile strip from Rozni-
atty down to Cryanka, just a few
miles from Melee, also was TAX
zen. Rozniaty is six miles east ct
'2olaniec. one OF the west bank
towns taken in the break-through
Thursday and Friday toward Kra-
koW.
Konev's troops now were push
ing down both banks of the Wis
lula toward Krakow, Poland S
fifth largest city and last big
German stronghold snort of indus
trialized German Silesia.
Inside besieged Warsaw Polish
patriots lost the rail stations in
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rs. Armor Enters Brest, Other
Forces Seal Brittany Peninsula;
Reds Seize Stryj, Key Junction
American Forces Stab Deeper
Into Jap Army On Ne1u Guinea

hundreds of Nipponese were
slain.
Through continual Allied aer-
fal and naval harassment the
main Japanese staging and BIZ
vOuac areas east of the river
"present picture of attrition
and disaster in his rear" the
communique said.
It estimated that 10000 Of the
trapped Japanese force orig
inally estimated at $4,000
have "been employed on this
perilous line of communication
Continued on Page Two; Col.
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BY MURLIN SPENCER


G ENE RAJ HEADQUAR-
TIERS, SOUTHWEST PACI-
FIG, Sunday, Aug. 6. - up -
Strong American forces stab
bed deeply into battered and
trapped Japanese forces in
British New Guinea, and new
landing on Biak island, over
400 miles westward, drew a
tighter moose on other encircl-
ed Nipponese units, headquar-
tiers announced today.
The retreat of Japan's second
army from the Geelvink Bay
area, westward of Biak, con-
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Continued ON Page Three; Col. 4,
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Purge That Failed Leaves
No Malice, Mrs. Luce Saws
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. g.
Representative Glare Boothe Luce,
Republican, successful in her cam
paign to return to Congress from
Connecticut's 4th district despite
direct aid given her opponent by
President Roosevelt and Vice Presi-
dent Wallace. said yesterday that
"the purge that failed leaves us
without rancor or malice"
Mrs. Luce, blonde playwright and
magazine writer. defeated Miss Mar
garet Connors, 29-year-old Fairfield
lawyer, by an unofficial total of
102,a70 to 99,767, in the Nations
only all-woman congressional con-
test.
While the votes were being count
ed, President Roosevelt, who gave
Miss Connors hearty Endorsement
when he stopped here last Satur-
day, remarked at Hyde Park, N. Y,
that it would be "a mighty good
thing for the country" If Mrs. Luce
were defeated.
She made no direct reply to that,
but said, I'VE respect the honest
convictions OF those who honestly
opposed us, and we hope that we
all may be given greater wisdom
and courage to meet the task ahead. !"
She promised that II shall OF course
support the President in Congress
In every measure which Will hasten
victory and insure just and lasting
peace"
Evening star., 1944-11-09
Hannegan Expresses
Gratitude 10 Voters
For Pariy's Victory
~ the Associated Press

~ the ASsoc1eted Rrese.
NEW YORK, Nov. e.-Robert =.
Hannegan, Democratic national
chairman, expressed his gratitude
at q press conference yesterday to
all groups, political. labor and indie
pendent, which sioed in Tuesdays
Democratic victory at the polls.
Mr.. Hannegan said he had mo
plans except to get home and get
acquainted with my family"
Queried on the possibility he
might be appointed Postmaster
General, Mr.. Hannegan said:
II have read such stories in the
papers, but we have q fine Post
master General now"
VIII See President Next Week.
He said he would see President
Roosevelt in Washington Monday
or Tuesday.
Mr.. Hannegan said President
Roosevelt had told him in a tele-
gram, I'VE did a great job"
The National Committee was opti-
mistic as to how the committee
will come out financially" he
added.
Mr.. Hannegan recalled 1t was the
first time the Democratic National
Committee had operated under re-
strictions of the Hatch Act" He
said the net result of such restric-
tions was that they necessarily
cut down the size of the campaign y
Brownell Phones Hannegan. 3
Herbert Brownell, jr., national
Republican chairman, called him
on the telephone after Gov. Dewey
had conceded the Democratic VIC
tory, Mr.. Hannegan reported. He
said Mr.. Brownell offered his con-
gratulations and that both he and
Mr.. Brownel expressed desire for
q meeting.
Mr.. Hannegan said the space
taken in the Biltmore Hotel by the
national committee would be given
up Immediately, but that a small
suite would be retained by the
State committee on the fourth floor.
He added the national committee
would continue to function at the
Mayfower Hotel in Washington.
Evening star., 1944-11-09

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Evening star., 1944-11-09
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