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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
Half Of Months Rain
Falls Here On Sunday

Total precipitation for the "a
hours ending 7:30 o'clock last night
was LOS inches, exactly one half OF
the total amount of rainfall in
Wilmington since the first of the
month, 2.12 inches, Paul Hess. To-
cal meteorologist, announced last
night.
The maximum temperature in
Wilmington yesterday was Sc de-
grees, or six degrees above nor
NAL; minimum 70 degrees; and
mean 80 degrees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
jap War Lords Expected
To Execute us. Filters

pire's rulers from doing as they
wish with prisoners. They are
deaf to international outcries.
Reprisals would be virtually
meaningless to them. They
have gagged Japanese civilians
who have a more human out
look.
Most of the insular militar-
lists undoubtedly still believe
their "effete. decadent" enc
mics prize life SO highly that
the surety of certain death
would deter a military venture.
Successful air raids on ia
pan represent the most devas-
tating blows yet possible
against the homeland and its
vital industries. They give the
Japanese populace a grand
stand seat for the disgrace of
their own militsrists whose pre-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
"communistic element"

C. C. Germany Of Dallas,
who successfully managed
John N. Gamers two cam
paigns for vice president, has
called a meeting of southern
''insurgent" delegates for Mon
day night to discuss strategy in
in the Dixie-inspired move for
restoration of the two-thirds
rule, white supremacy and an
acceptable vice presidential
nominee"
Germany has a following
among delegates from South
Carolina, Mississippi and Tex
as who have publicly announc-
ed their opposition to a fourth
term for President Roosevelt.
Reports reaching Washington
indicate that Is of Texas %
Democratic electors and seven
of Missfssippi's nine have
pledged themselves not to vote
for q fourth term unless de-
mands of their state conven-
tions are met.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
CHARLES M. BUTLER
DIES AT HIS HOME

charles M. Butler, 70, president
of the Carolina Building and Loan
association and former fuel agent
of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
company, died last night at 8
o'clock at his residence, 1903 Mar
ket street, after a short illness.
He is survived by one son. Maj.
Charles o. Butler, U. S. Army,
and one daughter, Mrs. Edith
Kydd, of Vancouver, British Co.
lumbia.
Funeral services will be an
nounced at a later date by An
dreWs Mortuary.
Mr.. Butler retired from the rail-
road two years ago after 46 years
of service.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17

Medieval minded Japanese
war lords expect to hobble Al
lied war measures while as
.suaging their own failures by
the actual or threatened ex-
ecution of captured airmen.
More than a score Of Amer
lean filters may be dead or,
worse, rotting in torture-ruled
prisons as tribute to these mill
tarists' viciousness in defeat.
The Singapore radio hint
Saturday that captured B-29
airmen were executed is an
other sign that brutality will
be a major Japanese weapon
to counter defeat.
Nothing prevents the en-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
NORMANDY DRIVE ROLLS NAZZS BACK:
lyzEZHIC LINE APPROACHES CRLLDNBLE:
~<xIOKZETS CAPTURE GRODNO GATEWAY
BERLIN MARCH
GAINING SPEED
Reds Say Current Drive
Has Cost Nazi Army
100000 Soldiers

LONDON, Monday, July
17.-P)-The Red army yes
terday seized Grodno, gate
way to East Prussia, and an
nounced it had reached with
in ten miles of Kaunas in
sweeping westward advances
which the Moscow radio said
had cost the Germans more
than a half-million men in
less than a month and were
headed "straight for Berlin. "
From the eastern border of Lat
via, right around southwestward
through the big bulge into Lithu-
ania, through Grodno and down
to the eastern approaches to Bialy-
stok and Brest-Litovsk, the Rus
slams reported capture of more
than $40 cities and towns.
Everywhere it was the now
familiar Russian pattern Of out
thanking the enemy's strogpoints,
forcing him either to abandon
them without a fight or stand and
die in trap.
Kaunas, capital Of the old Lith-
anian republic, appeared doomed
in short order as the Russians
circled towards it from the east,
southeast and southwest, with
DorsunishEi, 10 miles southeast,
their closest announced approach.
To the south, besides the fall
Of Grodno, which the Germans adj
mitted, the Russians pushed tss
ward Bialystok, another strong
German bastion, taking Mstibovo,
IS miles east, and a series of
other towns to the northeast.
West and southwest of captured
Slonim, they thrust toward Brest-
Litovsk, capturing Berez-Kartu-
shkaya, go miles northeast, and
were about the same distance
away in a push due westward along
the railroad from Pinsk, said the
daily broadcast-bulletin recorded
by the Soviet monitor.
On the north of the front, the
eastern border Of Latvia was
brought within easy artillery
range.
The Russians remained silent on
German tales of big Soviet Of
fensive in the southern part of
old Poland, and also made no
mention of their encircling move
on the southern Latvian city of
Daugavpils, which has been speed
ing through that lake region for
several days.
The Moscow radio, however,
tainted the Germans with spe-
cial broadcast declaring:
RUSSIAN armies are smashing
westward, and Germany is being
compressed by combined blows
from the east, south and west. The
game is up"
Although Grodno still is about
435 miles from Berlin, the broad
cast continued triumphantly:
'The Germans squealed at our
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
LANDS IN SWITZERLAND

~, 1s!AoAN, July 16-(REThe Swiss
, suio broadcast communique
-. IHig one American bomber from
~ URGE Of 30 planes which flew
for 81 SWltzerland this morning was
~ N, BY Swiss fighters to land
ouebbendorf.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
Hurricane Expected
To Miss Wilmington
Weather Bureau Officials
Say Course OF Blow
North Northeast

MIAMI, Fla. July Is. - R 49,
The storm warning service report
ed tonight that the tropical storm
threatening the Atlantic coast area
should begin to move northwsrd
during the next IL hours and then
gradually turn in a north north :
easterly direction.
The 1870 pm. advisory said
that the storm, attended by a mod
crate area of strong winds and
gales probably reaching hurricane
force near the center, is central
in the vicinity of latitude 80 de-
grees north, and longitude rs to 7e
degrees west.
Weather officials said the storm
was now centered 225 miles south
east of Wilmington and 28O miles
due east of Savannah.
Interests on the North Carolina
coast should continue caution
against strong winds and high
tides, the advisory said, and IN
terests on the Atlantic coast from
Charleston, S. c., to the Virginia
capes should remain on the alert
for further advisories.
"The tropical storm apparently
remained stationary and is cen
trail in the vicinity of latitude 81
degrees north and longitude Is to
rs degrees west. 1t is attended by
moderate area of strong winds
and gales probably reaching hur-
ricane force near the center"
'This storm should begin to
move northward in the next II
hours and then gradually turn to
north northeast. However, inter
ests on the North Carolina coast
should continue caution against
strong winds and high tides. Ia
terests on the Atlantic coast from
Charleston S. c., to Virginia capes
should remain on the alert for fur'
Their advisories on this severe
storm.
"Storm warnings are displayed
north of Wilmington to the Virgin
ia capes and all small craft from
Charleston, S. c., to Block Island
should remain in port"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
WINDsoRs IN NEW YORK

NEW YORK, July t6-lR-The
Duke and Duchess of Windsor a.
rived in New York by train today
from Miami. Smiling broadly, they
went directly to their, suite IN the
Waldorf-Astoria. The couple de-
clined to say how long they would
rernai,, here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17

BY RUSSELL BRINEs /
Associated Press War Editor
Formerly an Associated Press
correspondent in Tokyo and a
Japanese prisoner for two years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17

From Wilmington to the Virginia
Capes, storn-wise coastal residents
were alerted last night of an ap-
proa ching storm of hurricane velo-
city, but shortly before midnight
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17
FORECAST

WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: IN
creasing winds today, reaching gale force
north of Wilmington. Mostly cloudy
weather, with showers and squalls. Mod
erately high temperatures, but not quite
so warm.
temperatures yesterday:
High S6-Low 70.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17

Continued on Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-07-17

Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

qustadores from his homeland, only TO succumb
in the end to their persevering lust for gold
First to come up from the excavation were
four large carvings, cut from volcanic rock Two
of them represented coiled snakes, one almost per-
fectly preserved and the other pitted by erosion
The other two were monstrous carved heads A
similar head, in such excellent condition that even
the paint was preserved, was found later.
BY this time Juan Valenzuela, chief of the de-
partment of archaeology at the National Institute
of Anthropology and History, had assumed charge
of historical observations at the excavation On
the morning of March 20 the workmen encoun-
tered small pocket of valuable relics There
were vessels of the fourth Aztec period, various
perforated discs of obSdian which probably once
formed a collar, a bead of beautiful translucent
jade, another of agate and a knife of obsidan.
i'll
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

leadership. CorteZ
and his cruel,
gold.hungry fol
lowers were In
control of Tenoch-
titan. M ur d er,
pillage and rape
were everyday oc-
currences. The
Spaniards had To-
C ate d MonteZu-
mas ire asu re
hoard in a walled
up room in his
palace, but they
w n e d m ore.
Many an Aztec
noble was being
tortured TO force
the S G cret S of
other caches.
c u a u h [ emoc
convinced the Az
tees that these
s tr n &c white
creatures, It'll
their fearful wea-
pons and their
I r light G n In &
beasts, could be
destroyed. He led
his men in a saw
age attack which
penned the Span
iards In MonteZu-
mas palace. The
fig htin G there
went on for days.
One night Cor
teZ loaded his loot
p & ii m atpd at
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

100000 worth of gold and jewels-on pack
horses and the backs of his soldiers. There
a desperate sortie, with the Spaniards fighting
from the protection of portable wooden shelters
the first tanks on the American continent Finally
they reached the causeway across Tenochtitlan<Y
encirclng lake, the only egress from the citNA
There were gaps in the causeway, usually
bridged by strong wooden structures, but the
AZtecs had destroyed the bridges. AS the retreat
ing Spaniards moved into this perfect trap, the
AZtecs, on foot and in canoes, closed in from all
sides Comparatively few Spaniards gained the
opposite shore.
Empty-handed after having had fortune in his
grasp, CorteZ reformed his shattered army and
june 4, 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04
MEXICO CITY.

MEXICO CITY.
IRON sealed crypt in the buried ruins of
p 400-yearold palace in the heart of Mexico City,
u workmen have brought up a skeleton which
may be that of Cuauhtemoc successor to Monte
yuma and the last Emperor of the AZtecs
If experts able to prove that the brittle
bones once supported the frame of the great war
rior.hero the discovery will be hailed probably
the most important archaeological find since the
tomb of King Tut, and the most interesting relic
ever unearthed on the North American continent.
Mexico City, which occupies the site of
Tenochttlan, the ancient Aztec capital, rests like
huge seal on the hidden mysteries of lost civil
zation. Where the mighty Cathedral of Mexico
now stands, once rose the imposing Tenochtitlan
Pyramid, crowned by the temples to the gods of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

ing the bones, the skull and the teeth, announced
that undoubtedly it the skeleton of a tall
wellbuilt young man.
Could ii be Cuauhtemoc, the fearless boy.
emperor who defied CorteZ and almost succeeded
in annihilating the invading white gods?
Cuauhtemoc was youth of 20 when he sue
ceeded MonteZuma, his uncle and father-in-aw, to
the Aztec throne. Another uncle Cuitfahuac had
reigned for short time after Montezuma but had
died of smallpox.
1t was trying time for anyone to assume
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

steam shovels went to work last February to pre-
pare for the new Sugar Producers Syndicate
the students of Aztec lore reached new pitch
of excitement
For at this point according to all the records
in the age-old archives, stood the palace of
Cuauhtemoc, a national idol OF Mexico and the
symbol of Aztec bravery and sto.clSn Only few
blocks away is the huge statue and monument
which an adoring nation has cree led in memory of
the youthful emperor who drove The s. anish con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

war and rain. The Ma
tional Palace, seat of the
Nj exican Government,
tops the spot where Mon
tezuma's palace reared
above a handsome city.
In the vast Plaza de la
Constitution, known as
the Zocalo, there stood
the great sacrificial
stone, the temple to the
God of Air and the skull
rack of the victims of
fered to the gods. All
about were other temples
and mobiles palaces, and
even a zoo and an aviary.
Whenever modern
buildings have been con-
structed in this vicinity
in recent years, archae-
ologists have sifted care
fully through the excava-
tons, and their efforts
have rarely gone unre-
warded. But when the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

offering. ValenZuela felt
he might be on the verge
of an important discov-
cry. He urged the work
ers to dig cautiously. Be
fore long, one of the
spades struck stone. The
earth was scraped away
carefully, revealing what
appeared TO be a crypt,
sunk in solid rock. Over
the top was a slab made
of stucco or concrete. The
workmen lifted it ginger
ly and found a second
slab below. This second
slab was pried up.
Inside, coated with the
dust of centuries, lay a
skeleton. 1t was obvious
ly someone of high rank,
because no ordinary
burial would have re-
ceived this much care.
Anthropologists, examin-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-04

Captured by COrtez, the Aztec Emperor
CuauhtemOc and One of His Mobiles
Were Tied to Sacrificial Stones, Their
Feet Dipped I'm Oil and Set Ablaze-But
Still They Refused to Tell Where Their
Fabulous Treasure Was Buried.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01
British Forced
Back in Italy

ROME, Sept. 80. tUP)-German
counter attacks forced the British
Eighth Army to withdraw from a
bridgehead across the Fiumicino
river in the Adriatic sector Satur-
day. but further inland American
Fifth Army troops repulsed a SINH
lar enemy attack at Monte Battag-
liza. II miles north of Marradi
Heavy rains flooded the battle
areas of both the Eighth and Fifth
armies. making some reads i'm
passable even by mules, and swell
ing the Rubicon and Marecchia
rivers into great, fast running
streams which were most difficult
to cross.
Although the rains prevented any
large-scale operation in that sector,
the Americans took the important
highway town of Giugnola, 18 miles
southeast Of Bologna, and sent pa
trolls into the town of Belvidere, a
mile and a half northeast of Giug-
nola.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01
Nelson Resigns
As wPB Chief;
Awaits New Post

WASHINGTON, Sept. 80. tUP)--
The White House disclosed Satur-
day that Donald M. Nelson has re-
signed as chairman of the war pro-
duction board but will remain in
Washington in "a high post of
major Importance
Mr.. Roosevelt Immediately named
J. A. Krug, who has been serving
as acting WPB chief. as permanent
chairman of the production agency.
Nelson resigned, effective imme-
diately, in a letter to President
Roosevelt dated Friday.
The President accepted the for
mer production chiefs resignation
but said he was determined that
Nielsen could not yet leave Wash
ington because his aid was needed
in handling future war and postwar
problems of great complexities
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01
HONOl ILU
By WALTER BUNDLE

GHUNGKING, Sept. 30.
tQF)-The influential news
PAPER Ia Kuag Pao Satur-
day charged editorially that
Allied "Hurope first STRAIT
egy has been largely respon-
sible for the present critical
condition n China and de-
ma0dtd nat the Allies col
laborate strategically with
China as quickly as possi-
bic
the n@N5paper called on the Allies
to tran er great percentage OF
De9 All ntic forces to the Pacific
Il 0as a blunt, strongly-worded
SUNNI on of Chinas serious plight,
pre- d by one of Chungking'
most ltspoken journals.
Con nenting on President Roose-
velts recent statement that the
present situation in China is un-
satisfactory from a military view,
Ia Kung Pao said
The Chinese also are not salts
fled with military operations, or
political, economic and financial af-
falrs."
The newspaper said China was
willing to accept full responsibility
for her internal troubles but a6ded:
China has been embarrassed by
the Europe first strategy The
Allies should make less passive
complaints and positively collabor-
ate with China in the war so that
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01
( "a Iuu
ain ! $
Moun mt
Three Islands
Taken, II
Jap Ships Sunk

PEARL HARBOR, Sept.
80. (UP) = American inva-
sion forces extended their
conquests to eight Of the
Palau islands Saturday while
southwest Pacific bomb,ars
intensified the offensive on
shipping in the Philippines
and the East Incies by sinking or
damaging u more japanese ves-
sells.
Pushing north toward Babel
thuap, main island of the Palau
group. units CT the first marine
division swept through three more
islands off the northern tip of
nearly conquered Peleliu Wednes-
dsy and Thurst ay, Admiral Ches-
ter w. Nimitz said all were secured.
J The marines, which landed under
he cover of a heavy bombardment
rom cruisers, destroyers and car
rier planes, quickly overran Ngese-
u5 islanC. They encountered inef-
ectiVe opposition on Kongauru ISL
md.
Nimitz' connlunique did not iden-
ktify the third island, merely stating
hat it was near Ngesebus and Kon-
gauru and that it has been secured
In occupying Ngesebus, which is
'onnected to Peleliu by q causeway
Ithe American forces obtained an
other airfield within easy bombing
range of the Philippines, $50 miles
to the west.
Peleliu's big airdrome, seized ear
! ly in the invasion of the Palaus, al
READY is in operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01
Physical Tests
Arranged for
School Chill Aren

DR.. Miriam Hubbell, Imperial
county health officer, this year
plans Ia early 3n a county wide
program of physical examinations
for sehco. children.
She is starting ia The elementary
schooIs ana this week examined 80
elementary school children in In
periai
"Many IF the rl1taers we're pres
ent when we gave the sxamina.
tions. Dr. HuDbell sai8 Saturday.
and We were glaG @ that The
mothers anG fathers are welcome
to be pre- enr. TIE ar Of course,
mere interested thfir children
than auvone else an be Also. We
like 10 discuss IN esutJs q ,ae eX-
animation viii 2 parents
She plans u tnue her eHami-
nations Rs rapi as possible in or
de- 10 cogef Whole school syz-
tenn
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01

that Secretary of the Navy James
v. Forrestal, in response to a direct
inquiry, confirmed for him reports
he had heard recently regarding OPP
Grafton CT the base under lend-lease
agreements.
Magnuson said the Soviet leases
port facilities from an American
company at S400 a month. Location
of the base was not revealed. but
the congressman said II makes
available to Russia harbor several
miles long and nearly mile wide.
Facilities include a pier, warehouses.
Gil storage tanks and living quar-
ters.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01
State ;nap.loyes
Get Pay Raise

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 30 CUP)-
Salary increases averaging $40 per
mcnth for 1866 state employees were
voted Saturday by tie state person.
mel board
The lowest salary which the state
will pay beginning October l will be
$50 per month, $40 above the pre-
vious minimum.
The minimum pay range estab-
lished by the board now is $50 to
$l20, involving an automatic SO
annual increase until the top figure
is reached. Formerly the range was
$50 to $l05 with $5 per mcnth an
nual raise.
Employees in this range include
ISL Junior clerks, SO Junior account
clerks, BOT Junior typiSt-clerks and
297 othe: employees.
The largest classulcauon affected
is 756 intermediate typist-clerks,
whose pay range was increased from
previous $100 to $40.
In addition, state employees re-
ceiVed $25 Per month war pay
when their salaries are under $500,
and employees paid more than $500
receive $40 per month additional.
The personnel board still has un-
der submiss ion request of the
California State Employees associa-
ton for Il general 10 per cent salary
increase for all of tie states $4,000
employees. Hames B. Phillips. execu-
tive officer of the association
commenting on today's board ac-
tior, said it would solve part OF
the problem
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01
Dewey. Bricker
Pay Tribute to
American Press

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 80. tUP)-
Publishers and editors preparing L
observe national newspaper We
next week had the word of Gov n
nor Thomas E. Dewey Satur3
that they have given America oN
far the freest most interesting AMI
most in formati i've press IN tae
world
The Republican presidential nom
inee, in a statement commemcrat-
ing the nation-w wide observance.
compared the politically dominated
press of many European countries
with the free American press ana
said he was confident this counitF's
newspapers will continue 10 resist
government domination Of their
contents.
CITES DICTATORS
He charged that dictafors have
given the world "a bitter ald bloody
demonstration that goY Tnment
tyranny is still the great enamy Of
free press and speech and called
attention to measures taken b die
tators to suppress completely Ihe
freedom of the press is .nataal
and essential step to their success g.
THE lesson he Wafned, rs no.
without some application To ont
~tContinued Oh eg G, Col. D
Imperial Valley press., 1944-10-01
Thrust NurroWs
Nozi Corrid or
Out of Holland
Kew Ci+adeIs on Northwest Route
To Reich Dealt Heavy Blows;
Calais Battle Ra9es. Truce Ended

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, AEF, Sept 80. tUP)
Allied armed forces heavily bombed the Ruhr Valley Sat
urday narrowed the German corridor from western
Holland, and launched the final assault on Calais after
24-hour for the evacuation of French civilians.
American and British heavy bombers teamed in dou
assault Ruhr cadels keyng the defenses
of the northwest into Germany ahead of the Brit
sh forces massing below Arnhem.
Scores of battles fared along the western front among
the Dutch orchards the forests of western Germany and
the snoW-ecked mountains of eastern France around the
Belfort gap.
On the of the last good fight
ing month in western Erope-the opposing armies