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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
American Forces Again
ControLIsle Seized
By Jap Forces
By RAY CRoN1N

Associated Press War Editor
Another of Japan's inner-circle
ring OF western Pacific defenses-
strategic Guam island-has been
brought under American control.
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz, chief
of the Pacific fleet, announced
late yesterday that Yank forces
have completed. their conquest of
Guam and that remnant of the
once powerful Japanese garrison
are surrounded inland from Pati
Point on the northeast coast.
The trapped Japanese. under
heavy pressure, are expected to
be liquidated shortly.
Guam, seized by Japan in the
early days Of the Pacific war, was
liberated by hard-hittlng Marines
and .doughboys in 20 days.
Successful conquest of Guam,
Saipan and Tinian, all in the Ma
rianas, position American forces
for future operations against the
Japanese homeland, the Philip
pines, Formosa and the China
coast.
American forces of the South
west Pacific command encircled
Japanese front lines in Dririumor
river sector of British New Gui-
nea. They killed 1,o72 additional
Nippon soldiers as they intensi-
fled their liquidation Of the jap
anese within the Wewak-Aitape
trap.
In another aerial strike toward
the Southern Philippines an Allied
Liberator bombed a Japanese
freighter off Davao. Other Allied
planes hit Halmahera and zap is
lands and blasted che Japanese
bases at Sorong and Manokwari,
Dutch New Guinea.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10

Issued under authority of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minister
Churchill, the statement added that
Nazi U-boats were ineffective
during July, month which has
been so important for the success
of continental operations.
The report said that the number
OF German submarines destroyed
in July was Substantially great
er than the number of merchant
ships sunk. -
The Joint statement follows:
1.-THE number of German U-boats
sunk during the war now exceeds
500. 1t is therefore Understandable
that the U-boats still operating are
extremely cautious. Their efforts
have been ineffective during July,
month which has been SO i'm
portant for the success of CONT
mental operatives.
'The number of U-boats destroy
ed has been substantially greater
than the number of merchant
ships sunk. Seventeen U-boats have
been sunk while attempting to in
terfere with our cross-channel traf-
fic since the first landing of the
army of liberation.
1.-THE U-boat fleet is still of i'm
pressive size. Nevertheless the u
boats remain the hunted rather
than the hunters. They have been
attacked from the Artic to the
Indian ocean. aircraft playing a
great part whit the surface forces.
This pressure will be maintained
until all chances of revival of the
U-boat campaign are killed, what
ever may be the new devices and
methods DEVELOPED by the enemy.
s'The Nazi claims of sinkings
continue to be grossly exaggerat-
ed. For instance, their claim for
June, the latest month for which
complete figures are available,
was an xaggeration of ! 900 per
cent?" X
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10

Connors.
Graduate of Wellesley col
lege and Of the Yale law school
Miss Connors is no stranger to
public speaking nor to public
office. At Is she was deputy
secretary. of state, youngest
person ever to hold that job
and first woman.
During her years at Yale, she
worked one vacationin the New
Haven office of the depart
ment Of justice, earning news
paper mention as "Connecti-
cuts G-Woman."
y In Bridgeport, her law prac-
tice is mixed but she takes few
criminal cases. Despite a SUBJ
stantial clientele she finds time
to keep up with tennis and golf
as well as to interest herself
in industrial advisory work at
the Y. w. c. A.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
Allied Planes Hit
Massed Maxi Tanks
On Inuasion Front

LONDON, Aug. 9.-R-Wave
upon wave of Allied aircraft
slashed viciously in a day-long
assault south of Caen today at
n great concentration Of Ger
man tanks, presumably gather
ed to spearhead a large-scale
counterattack, and Canadians
in the sector advanced tonight
without meeting the armored
thrust.
While the enemy armcr ..
the vital hinge" Of the west
ern front was being plaster
ed, other aircraft struck at
submarine pens on the west
French coast and at the Ma
zi's patched industry and
dwindling oil resources in Ger
many, Hungary and Yugosla-
via, while still others threw a
protective canopy over the
whole Allied front.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
yed Girl Attorney
Will Oppose Clare Luce

=. BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Au-
gust 9.-(P)-Dark-haired, blue
eyed, five foot-five Margaret E.
Connors was happy but a bit
sleepy today after a night of
excitement which saw her cho-
sen unanimously to head the
Democratic fight in Connect
cuts fourth congressional dis
trict, against its phrase-mak-
ing, author, playwright, and
actress, incumbent, Mrs. Clare
.Boothe Luce (R).
Shaping UP with the nomina-
ton by Republicans tonight Of
Mrs. Luce for a second term
was the, first Yall-Woman, major
party, congressional contest in
the east since 1912 and one OF
the few in political history.
& Its too early to make plans
and I'm too happy to think
about them now said Miss
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
Fiipe Chinese Generals
Fighting On To Last

CHUNGKING, Aug. 9-tR-Die-
hard Chinese forces headed by five
generals apparently were making
good ,oday their vow to fight to
the death in battered Heagyang,
opposing a japanese assault to the
last.
The Chinese high command said
broken RADIO contact made the sit
uation obscure inside the city,
where street fighting last. was re-
ported. Tuesday night five generals
headed by Fang HsienzChueh, 49,
year-old commander OF the Tenth;
Chinese army, sent a farewell mes
sage to Generalissimo Chang Kali
Shek declaring they would stick
with their troops and die fighting.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
Eisenhower Moves To France

The generals guardians are
taking no chances on his
safety.
Eisenhower's aide, Com
mander Harry c. Butcher,
former CHS executive of New
York City, sleeps in tent a
few yards away.
He was awakened late the
other night by thunder from a
nearby ack ack battery.
Scrambling out of his bedroll
to make for a foxhole, Butcher
tripped over washstand,
grunted and sent pans clatter-
ing to the ground.
HALT" roared an MP.
IT craw1ed back into my tent
and got back into bed
Butcher grinned.
1t wasn't a raid just false
alarm.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10

GEN EISENHOWER'S AID
VANCE, COMMAND POST IN
NORMANDY, Aug. 9--lR-Gen.
D.w.i hit D. Eisenhower, !
supreme commander of Allied
forces, has established his
headquarters on the continent
in order to maintain the clos
est possible contact with the
Allies fast rolling offensive.
against the German army.
The supreme command head
quarters unit, it was announced
tonight was moved to Norman
dy by air during the past few
days. Officers and enlisted
misunderstanding WACS--
are living in tents in canau-
flaged area under constant
patrol by heavily armed milf
tary police.
The general is situated near
an airfield from which he
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10

makes. speedy trips daily for
personal conferences with Gen.
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
and 1t. Gen. Omar N. Brad
ley.
Yesterday he saw his Brit
ish and American field COM
manders, both Of whom were
able to give highly favorable
reports On the progress of the
renewed drive from Caen and
the tank smash On the western
and southern ends of the far
flung Allied front.
Instantaneous telephone COM
munication w it Supreme
Headquarters in London is
available from the Generals
trailer-living quarters which is
under 24-hour guard by an MP
who squats in a dugout behind
IA machinegun.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
POLITICS FEARED
IN TROLLEY TIEUP

PHILADELPHIA, Aug: ST.
Federal Judge George A.. Welsh
charged special grand jury of II
men and 9 women today to search
out any political motive that may
have been. involved in the calling
of Philadelrhia's wildcat (. transit
strike, declaring he could not be-
leive that the strikers were aetlat-
ed solely 'fby the thought that
eight negroes were going to be up
graded - - - :. -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
Cigarettes Scarce
In Tobacco Country

LoRlS. S. c.. Aug. 9.-(R)-Mor
~ aan 100000 pounds of fue-cured
e0oacco-the kind cigarettes are
. a. Of - was sold today on the
sueVon markets of Loris and
neafoy Whiteville, and Tabor City,
s,iosS the border in North Carroll
ha.
oul at none of these tobacco cen
" 't'S could you buy a popular brand
VI cigarettes. Throughout the to-
s'eco country cigarettes are as
aeeiee as they are elsewhere and
'0u can't always get your brand.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
DRIVE TO PARIS
GAINING FORCE
Nantes, Anglers Reported
Entered By Americans
In Swift Drives

OOl hL1ME IlAADQ ~ AN.
TIERS ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, AUG. 9.
Gen. Omar N.
Bradley's whirlwind wedges
rushed without check on the
last 100 miles toward Paris
tonight after sweeping
through LIE Mans and forcing
the die-hard defenders of
Brittany's sea fortress of St.
Malo to knuckle under in sur
render.
The captureof st. Malo, whose
defenders had been ordered to fight
to the last man, was reported in
field dispatches. Never before had
1T been taken, though it had been
the scene of many sieges in the
middle ages The historic fishing
village and resort on the north
coast was perched on an island
connected with the mainland by a
defended causeway.
Unconfirmed reports said Am.
erlcan troops had pushed into Nan.
ties on the Loire and into Anglers,
just north of the Loire and so miles
upstream from Nantes, indicating
the Americans were still sweeping
forward without any stiffening Ma
ri resistance that would presage a
real fight for southern France.
On the northern end of the far
flung Allied battleline British and
Canadian forces continued to adj
| vance,
The. Canadians broadened their
wedge into the German lines to
six miles at the base and pushed
a three-mile-wide spear to within
about five miles of Falaise.
The Germans launched a coun-
terattack at Canadian positions
north of Falaise tonight but the
attack had been anticipated and
the Canadians were well dug-in On
hill positions. Canadian artillery
and mortar fire replied furiously
to the German attack.
British troops defending their
bridgehead across the Orne river
beat off German counterattacks and
advanced amid indications the
Germans were getting ready to
withdraw from their positions be-
tween the British and Canadian
forces.
With Allied forces sweeping for
ward in France Gen. Dwight D. Eli
senhower moved his headquarters
from Britain to Normandy to be
closer to the battle front.
The official announcement of the
complete occupation of lie Mans
automobile manufacturing city IS
miles east of Rennes made it
clear that American tanks were
well beyond the city and the Ger
man news agencies reported the
fast spearheads were only 81 miles
from Paris.
The German report that Brad
ley's forces had scored this furth-
err advance of % miles from lie
Mans was without Allied confirma-
ton, but there was possibility it
might be correct as the Ameri-
cans had not yet met any solid re-
sistance
On the Caen front, wave after
wave of Allied planes slashed saw
agely at a great concentration Of
German tanks which had been
drawn up presumably for large
scale counterattack. The Canadians
on this front rolled up their total
catch of prisoners to more than
1000, most of them from the Ger
man 89th division, badly mauled
in the initial Canadian attack a
few days after they were brought
to the front from Normandy.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
Postwar Pay
For Workers
Stirs Debate
SENATE FORCES SPLIT
All Talk Of Compromise.
Brings Flat Rejection
From Spokesman

WASHINGTON, Aug. g.
R) - Spokesman for and
against uniform federal stan
dards for postwar unemploy-
ment pay flatly rejected all
talk of compromise today as
the Senate engaged in in
creasingly bitter debate on
the problem Of reconverting
the American economy to a
peacetime basis.
Senator Revercomb R-W. Va)
said that back of the Murray-Kil-
gore mobilization and adjustment
bill calling for uniform standards
Of pay up 10 $35 week, was "a
philosophy Of government entire
ly foreign to America.
I'VE should be thinking of re-
storing individual freedoms to the
people, rather than of setting up
a dictator over one segment Qa-
bor) of our population, he shouted.
Retorting, Senator Murray d.
Mont called rival, Republican
supported Estates rights propo-
sal offered by Senator George Cd
Ca, the product of a reaction
airy philosophy"
Murray declared the policy of
the George bill, which would leave
control of unemployment conpen-
sation to the states, is similar to
the policy of those who led this
country into the great depression
of 1929"
"I call upon all true Democrats"
he said, upon all members of the
senate who refuse to allow the crea-
ton of new 'Hooverville's and
'Deweyvilles' to vote against the
pending amendment.
With the administrations hand
as yet unrevealed, both Murray
and Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich)
supporter of the Republican-south-
ern Democratic coalition, told re-
porters there was no ground for a
compromise between the conflict
ing viewpoints.
Asked if the coalition had enough |
votes to win, Vandenberk replied:
I'm not worried"
Vandenberg, in a Senate speech,
accused Sidney Hillman of the CLIO
Political Action Committee of "a
misstatement-or at least a mis-
conception of the George bill. He
referred to a telegram in which
Hillrnan declared the Estates
rights bill would offer no addi-
tional protection to war workers
than they now have under state
laws.
IF it is no additional protection
to workers to have the federal
government set up fund to guar
antee the solvency of the state
funds, then Mr.. Hillman has less
respect for the necessity of SOL
vency than I have,' Vandenberg
said.
The Michigan Republican said
the plan also contemplated bring
ing 3,500,00 federal workers under
unemployment compensation at
federal expense and broadening the
social security act to include work
ers in small firms.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10
500 German Subs
Sunk By Allies

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-QF)-More than 500 Ger
man submarines have been sunk by the Allies since the
start of the war it reported tonight in joint Anglo
American statement
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-10

WILMINGTON AND VICINITY: Fsir
peratures today; slightly higher tenn
peratures in afternoon
Temperatures yesterday: q.
High 85-Low 66.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06

In addition to the above sales
there were 5000 worth of bonds pur-
chased under the payroll plan for
Neils employees at Troy the month
of June.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
This Should Be Done

The carping critics, the skeptical
ones, those with a soured and jaun-
diced view ever now and then come
out with shot at the American
press and charge that it is not free
press. Since the American press is a
human institution, it is not perfect
but it does possess a great degree
of freedom and is truly and honestly
performing great service to the
nation in keeping it informed of
what IS going on at home and
abroad. And if the carping critics
would only inform themselves and
compare it to the press of other
lands, much of their soured view
would be greatly sWeetened, Today
there are only few nations that
have even the rudiments of a free
press In most of them, the press is
under complete government control
and is permitted to print only what
the ruling powers desire. Truth is
colored to secure unholy ends.
Despite the shortcomings of the
American press, it is today fighting
for at least one shining ideal. Ever
since World War | one man, Kent
Cooper of the Associated Press, has
been fighting to secure world
wide freedom of the press. He tried
to have such provision lncorpo-
rated in the Treaty of Versailles
but failed. Now he has been joined
by others and they hope to have
such provision made part and par
eel Of the peace agreement that
eventually will end the present war
They rightly contend that if the
sources of information are opened
to everyone and if the shackles Of
deceit and false propaganda are re-
moved from the press in all lands
truth will prevail, the peoples Of
the world will know and understand
each other better, and one of the
chief causes of war will be re
moved.
1t is to be profoundly hoped tina
assurance of a worldwide free
press will be one of the provision.
in the forth coming peace treaty.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
Edit0liid
Let Us Hope

If and when permanent world
peace is established, many factors
will contribute to that blessed ac-
comphshment And one of the most
powerful Of those factors will be
the raising of the standard of liv
ing of the under-privileged peo-
pies throughout the world. 1t will
be difficult to stir up people to war
if their lot in life is pleasant, if
they have most of the advantages
that give the creature comforts all
of us desire, if they have hope, if
they possess opportunity to better
themselves.
Because this is true the monetary
conference now being held in the
United States is Of the highest inn
portantance. Thirty-four nations
are taking part in this conference.
Its aim is to establish a postwar,
worldwide monetary system to aid
in developing growing world COM
merce. 1t is said one of the chief
reasons for this endeavor is to es-
tablish a system for the free move
ment of commerce and to improve
the standard of living of the worlds
backward peoples.
The working out of a world fl
nancial system is a highly technical
job. What eventually comes from
this conference will of course not
be perfect. But if it will aid in bet
tering the lot of the under privi-
legged classes in the backward coun-
tries of the world, much will have
been done to eliminate the horror,
the blind folly, the futility of war.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06

game together in highly indus
trial society. succeed, and still be
free. That is the essential question
at trial throughout the world to-
day.
I'm this time of confusion and
strife, when moral values are being
crushed on every side, we pledge
ourselves to uphold with all our
strength the Bill of Rights, the Con-
stitution and the laws of the land.
We so pledge ourselves that the
American tradition may stand for
ever as the beacon light of civiliza-
ton"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
The Really Big Thing

Americas servicemen have come
into their own with passage of the
C. I. Bill Of Rights Now they
know as they fight that the folks
back home will 60 on caring about
them even when they're through
fighting. They know that what
they're getting-$100 to $500 dis
missal pay, assurance Of help in
finding a job, unemployment pay
ments for So weeks il needed, OPP.
portunity to complete their eduia-
ton, loans to buy farm, home or
business, disqualification comes
from all the people, from the heart
of a grateful nation.
That brings us to the really big
thing. How about opportunity-in
general? Opportunity for initiative
to get a tailWind and 60 some place.
What kind of economy is G. l. Joe
going to find? Education and bus
mess are no good In vacuum or
in an economy hostile to risk, i'm
provement, expansion.
That's the next objective. We've
got to assure the veteran the kind
of American economy that's going
to encourage the best that's in him;
to get ahead the best way there is
on his own
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06

TROY NEWS
PIONEER CLUB REORGANIzEs

The Pioneer club of Troy held its
first meeting in year last We'd
nesday at the home Of Mrs. F. r.
Baggs. This popular club has been
inactive for the past year. but is
anxious to get started again. The
regular members present were: Mrs.
Harry Ford, Mrs Ernest Stewart,
Mrs. D. T. Wood, Mrs. r. Slice, Mrs.
Scott, Mrs. C. H. Curtis, Mrs. r. E.
Clay, Mrs. Clifford Clay, Mrs. Geo.
Monio and Mrs. Baggs.
British relief knitting was the
work for the afternoon, and some
plans were made for the annual
picnic. The club will meet twice a
month. The next meeting will be
at the home of Mrs. r. Slice.
A delicious lunch was served.
Three guests were entertained. The
guests were: Mrs. Ralph Akin of
Garfield, WASH; Mrs. Julia Strom
and Mrs. James Cobbledick.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
here Is Some
Agreement

It has often been said that pro-
gress comes from a difference of
opinion among men, It can also be
said that one of his most cherished
possessions Is the Americans priv
ilege Of holding his own convictions
and giving free expression to them.
The nation Is just entering a pres
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
LIBBY LADIES ENJOY TROY
RERRIEC

Rain and sunshine have produced
some of the finest strawberries seen
here for a long time. Troy people
have been enjoying this delicious
treat for a couple of weeks. Now
it seems the Libby ladies also know
good thing when they see it, and
carload of ladies came down July
3 to pick berries for canning. Due
to shortage in pickers this seems
very good idea.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
CELEBRATES EIGHT1ETH

Monday, July 8, was a real day
of celebration at the home of Mrs.
James Cobbledick, when a birthday
dinner was prepared for Grandpa.
Harry Cobbledick is 30 years old
and still can show the youngsters a
thing or two. He tends large vic
tory garden and has been saving
wood for winter use. Now his only
worry is where he can get more
logs to saw. Our hearty congratu-
lations to Mr.. Cobbledick.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06


The measure We propose shall
avoid liberalization Of government
activities to the end that our states,
schools and cities shall be free,
shall avoid delegation of legislative
and judicial power to administrative
agencies, to the end that the peo-
pies representative in congress
shall be independent and in full
control of legislative policy, and
shall avoid. subject to war neces-
sites, detailed regulation of farm
ers, workers, business men and con-
sumers, to the end that the individ-
ual shall be free. The remedies we
shall propose shall be based on in
telligent cooperation between the
federal government, the states and
local government and the initiative
of civic groups, not on the panacea
of federal cash.
No problems exist which cannot
be solved by American methods. We
have no need Of either the Com
munistic or the Fascist technique"
The platform closes with the fol-
lowing.
The essential question at trial in
this nation is whether men can or
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
VACATION AT RAINBOW
HATCHERY

Mrs. Drew at the Rainbow fish
hatchery, had house party over
the Fourth for five fortunate girls.
This is an ideal vacation spot on
the beautiful Drew lake. The young
misses were. Eleanor Whitefield,
Edna and Florence Koch, Joan
Skaurud, and Jeanell Wallace.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1944-07-06
BOND PROGRESS

Mrs. James CobbIeolck has the
following report on bond sales at
the bank and postoffiee.
Week ending June rs:
Bank 33075
Postoffice ............................... 225.00
Week ending July 8;
Bank So, 062.50
Postoffice ..........--................... 618.75
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