davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
BY PRESTON GROVER

NEW DELHI, Nov. 4-Delayed)
-R-Eight days after taking over
Burma India theater, 1t Gen. Dam
lei Sultan had that piece Of Gen.
Joseph Stilwefs old command in
such shape that he could quit Delhi
and get out into the field.
There's more fresh air out
there" he said, II don't feel 80
cramped."
Being cooped up by office work
evidently is one of the principal
hates of this former army football
coach who now commands all for
ces on the west side Of the hump.
Asked what job in the army he
liked best, he replied, command
ing troops"
In inheriting the India Burma
portion of Stilwell's command. Sui
tan also inherited also an office
and a field assignment.
Sultan's office, in rambling one
story frame building, includes two
rooms, one for him and one for his
aide. It's decorations are maps, a
desk slightly worn about its edges
where Sultan rests his feet when
at ease. and couple of chairs.
For quarters he has two rooms
and a bath at the Imperial hotel.
If he wanted it, he probably could
take over part or all of one Of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
Sultan Takes Over Part
Of Stilwell'S Command

maharaja palaces in the pukka part
Of town, but he mas not asked tor
such an accommodation and prob.
ably won't
Sultan, in the OBI theater for
about a year, is known to every
body. I have known ever since he
came here, and it was funny ex-
perience for both of us when I walk
ed in and began shooting questions
at him about the military situation,
what type Of razor he used, wheth-
er Burma would hold out until the
next monsoon and what he reads
evenings when he is too tired to
work. But he grinned and relaxed
and I grinned and relaxed and we
went at it.
When he is relaxed, he is easy to
talk to, although when he isn't re-
Taxed he looks pretty formidable.
He wears the best quality uni
forms-and yet, his military natti-
ness seems somewhat short of a
"Pukka sahib general"
Sultan talks with a thick south
ern drawl. He still considers Ok
ford, Miss, as his home town al
though he hasn't lived there since
he was II. When he commanded
the 38th division in southern Mis-
sissippi early in the war, he used
to fly plane over Oxford on his
way to Washington 80 I could
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
see what the town looked like from

see what the town looked IKE rom
topside."
There are three girls in his FAM
lily, one a daughter Of Mrs. Sultan
by an earlier marriage. All are
connected with the army. The OIL
dest, Shela, was born on corregidor
and is married to 28-year-old Col.
Marshall Gray, commander Of a
Flying Fortress group in Italy. Lin
da, unmarried, works at the quar-
termaster depot at TT. Sam Hous-
ton, Tex, where Mrs. Sultan is iv-
ing. Mrs Sultan's daughter, Devin,
is the wife of Capt. Howard J.
Cameron, stationed in the south
west Pacific.
Sultan's army work has been
mainly engineering, but he has
commanded every type Of unit
from platoon to army. Now the
commander of a theater, it is ex-
pected that besides Americans
there will be Chinese armies and
a British division in north Burma
directly under his wing.
Sultan hopes to get back to Cor
regidor. He built most Of the de-
tense installations there in 1916.
I'VE will be flying home by way
of the Philippines before long" he
said, showing that 1t is shorter to
America that way than across
North Africa and the Atlantic.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
USO Club Announce.
Schedule For Week

The following is the weekly
schedule for the Uso club at Third
and Grace streets:
Sunday: $3.50 until II a. m ri,
Tee and donuts, religious music.
$3.50 p. M. finger painting: 5p, ~
snack supper. Activities awav FROM
the club include horseback riding
at $3.50 a. M. 1880 a. M, and 3.ao
p. m. A truck will be at the ci,h
Monday: 6 p. M. supper for girls
employed at the shipyard: 7 until
lo:3o p. m. putter shop. leather.
work.
Wednesday: until II D. m
decorating party for THANKSGIVING
Thursday: S until II D. m N.
formal supper and party.
Friday: Informal games and
dancing. a''0
Saturday: $50 until 70 midnight.
formal Thanksgiving dance
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
VENEZUELA PEACE
PLAN CLARIFIED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.- Up -
Venezuela, in a statement design
ed to clarity its view of the Dunn
barton Oaks world security plan,
emphasized its basic agreement
today.
Suggestions advanced by vene-
zuela, the embassy said in a state
ment, were made in a spirit Of
friendly cooperation and ''tend
only to the Improvement Of the
structure Of the international or
ganization that it is intended to
establish"
VIII the statement, a pattern of
Latin-American reaction was shap.
ing up in which the tendency ap-
pears to be to support the objec-
tives Of the Dumbarton Oaks out.
lines while calling for a weightier
voice for smaller nations.
Brazil, Venezuela and Uruguay
have prepared official documents
on a world peace organization and
other nations have expressed their
views informally while they are
drawing up declarations.
On the point Of greater voice
for the smaller nations, Venezuela
proposed adding to the powers Of
the ASSEMBLY, of United Nations.
Uruguays idea was that the eleven
member executive council be en-
larged.
The Venezuelan plan favored
eliminating a Dumba7ton Oaks
clause which would prevent the as
sembly from taking up a resolu
ton on dispute actually before
the council.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
nAFFITT CHURCH
HOLDING REVIVAL

rse Maffitt Village Baptist
.arcb. established Oct. l. re-
, ~. the Sunset Park church. is
S'. .ncting its greatest revival
s :oas the Rev. Paul NIX pas
nes'' .,5sn,ounced yesterday:
10, ~. an reyjval, which started last
II. ads has brought 50 new members
mo p p,s Fred Forester. OF Drexel
is tn, the s v.s,i,ts are conducted each
j., l*o The ~, first at 1890 am and
day. .r u.r service at 7;3o pm.
he sv'' Caele. formerly Of Mari
N a.. Ca. is the choir director,
eta ' IN charge of a senior and
and ID CROWD for the church.
junior school is scheduled to
sa n ~ 9.45 am. and morning
bssl lsin ~ at ii o o'clock, with the Rev Re;
v0f ss4er a. preaching on The
Fores!st If the Cross. Baptist
training s15 t the evening worship serv-
7.fn' i. 4l'T 7;3O pm. with the Rev.
he ~ speaking on How To
=. saved
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
II s, Plans To Double
" Production OF B-29's

,,rr1NGs, Mont, Nov. &c.,
,1 slDI United States is going to
, .Id5 its production Of Boss and
e.si them TO Japan as tour'ton
'1 Tbe statement was made by 1t.
can william S. Knudsen, director
" mo Air Technical Service com
VI . Nd when he stopped here briefly
'OT The general was here with a
staff Of three-Ma]. Gen. bennet1
E, Myers, deputy director AR
Technical Service command; Col.
william y NJ. Collins, Service COM
nand, and M. C. Meigs OF Chi
cago, vice president of the Hearst
CORPORATION and senior consultant
IN tbe War Production board.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
RETURNS TO VIEW

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. -(P}-
The original star spangled BAN
ner, stored in secrecy away from
Washington for many months as
a wartime precaution, is again on
view at the Smithsonian institute.
The banner which flew over Fort
McHenry, Baltimore, in 1914 and
inspired Francis Scott Key to
write the national anthem, was
one Of many historical objects
which had been moved to safer
places soon after the war broke
out,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
LEAF PRICES VARY
|0N DIXIE MARKETS
BY the Associated Press

Upward price trends which pre-
vailed on eastern belt flue-cured
tobacco markets since the second
week in October were checked tbis
week, while middle belt prices re.
manned steady and old belt aver
ages for some better grades de-
clined, the War Food administra.
ton reported yesterday in a round
up Of the weeks sales.
All markets will observe Thurs
day and Friday of this week as
Thanksgiving holidays.
The VIA reported that total flue-
cured gross sales through Novem.
Der II for all belts combined have
amounted to 1912, 1928, TO pounds.
Allowing eight per cent for re-
sales, it appears that approximate
ly SO per cent has been marketed.
On the eastern belt last week
a total of 25,664,833 pounds was
sold for an average of $44.78 per
hundred, 48 cents lower than the
previous week. Gross sales for the
season, however, have amounted
to 353,882,377 pounds for an av.
erage of $42.87
Another new high weekly aver.
age for the season was reached
en- the old belt despite a decline
in price for some better grades.
The general average for all old
belt tobacco sold was $44.96 pei
hundred. ten cents above the pre-.
vious week. As in past weeks, vol
urne on old belt markets was hea,
w only on Monday and Friday
the VIA said, and was fairly light
on most markets the other three
selling days.
On the middle belt, sales aver
aged $45.44, approximately the
same asst last weeks figure, ant
a total Of 16, 330,892 pounds wa.
marketed. Season gross sales have
amounted to 126.940,573 pounds t.
an average Of $4312.
The estimated 1914 production o
old and middle belt tobacco com
blned was placed at 1863 million
pounds as Of November 1, an
eastern belt type IL estimates wer'
set at 374,03o,000 pounds, approx
mately six and one half million
pounds less than the forecast ;
month ago.
! -V--
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
Ozaya Named Vice Chief
Of Nippon Naval Staff
by The Associated Press\

Wy Inc Associated Press)
The japanese Domei agency re-
ported via radio Tokyo TODAY the
appointment OF Vice Adm. lisa
buro Ozawa as vice chief of the
Nippon naval general staff.
Inc broadcast, recorded by the
Federal Communications commits.
sion. also reported the naming Of
vice Adm. Ryutaro Shibuya as
chief OF naval construction head
quarters.
Ozawa was chief of staff of the
combined fleet in 1887. He became
commander-in-chief of a fleet in
1912, a year after he was named
president of the Naval War college.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19
ACE KILLED

LONDON. Nov. 10. -(P- The
German radio said tonight that
1t. Anton Haffner, Nazi ace who
was credited with 204 air victor
les, had been killed in action.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-19

Never apply a bleach without
first testing your fabric.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
WIDESPREAD
RAIDS MADE
In PACIFIC
Jap Bases on Half Dozen
Islands Feel Weight
OF u. 5. Bombs

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Amerl-
can bombers, hitting hard at Jap
positions in the Central Pacific,
blasted airfields, runways and gun
positions on half dozen ISLANDS
on Wednesday and Thursday, the
Navy reported.
Truk, once a strong enemy base
in the Carolines, Ponape, and ad-
joining Paking guarding the east
ern approaches to Truk, Nauru lar
to the south, and unidentified enc
my positions in the Marshalls all
felt the blast of American bombs.
At Truk big Army Liberators
roared on Wednesday night and
Thursday morning, concentrating
their attack on the airfields.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
in
BURMAFALLS
TO BRITISH
Chindits Capture Village
Chinese Close Gap in
Mogaung Valley

w HANDY, Ceylon, June 9.-Gen.
Stilwell's troops captured the
northern end of the north Myitky-
mai airfield in Burma. British
troops, trying to chase the Japs
out of India, have driven fourteen
miles southwark down the Kohima
road toward Imphal.
Allied Headquarters said that
Maj. Gen. Lentaigne's air-borne
Chindits also captured the village
of Hola, two miles northeas. of
Myitkyina, while Chinese troops
captured new positions inside the
town itself and drove off Jap
night attack.
To the west in Mogaung Valley,
the Chinese closed a gap between
roadblock they established west
of Lachinga and six miles north
west of Kamaing.
In Kohima the fighting British
captured positions five and seven
miles southeast of the Kohima wells
and fourteen miles south OF the
Allied communications hub.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
The W ASKING ton
Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON
cit. Col Robert S. Allen now on active
service with the Army

WASHINGTON-Just before Vice
President Wallace left for China
he had a talk with the President
which may have important bearing
on his political future. Wallace
laid it right in the lap OF the Presl-
dent as to whether he, Wallace
should be on the Democratic ticket.
He told FDR that he realized
the question of who would run Tor
Vice President on a Roosevelt ticket
was the hottest political issue in
the nation today, and added that
he personally was relatively I'M
important.
1.-The main thing he said IN
brief, sis that you be reelected.
Therefore, before / leave the coun-
try. 1 want you to know that l
am perfectly prepared to step aside.
Furthermore, want you to feel
that you are perfectly free to make
your decision without further con-
sulting me-
This struck a responsive chord
with the President. But he did
not commit himself. To do so
might have indicated definitely
that he planned to run and, SO far
as anyone knows, he has not done
that even to members of his own
family.
The President has always apprec-
lated Wallaces loyalty, especially
after the beating Wallace took at
the hands of Jesse Jones during
the row over the Board OF Econ
omic Warfare. Jones has been re-
ported determined to keep Wallace
off the Democratic ticket and,
Judging by the part played by
Jesse's nephew in the antl-Roose-
welt revolt in Texas, he has lot
of bargaining power However, the
President can be awfully stubborn
and he may get The "old Dutch up
regarding having Wallace on the
ticket.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
Carriers Do
Great Job Of
Landing Men
Paratroops and Supplies
Flown 10 France Under
Whitening Fire
BY HOWARD COAN

AT A MN t H AIR FORCE
TROOP CARRIER BASE, June o.
The troop carrier command did its
Job and its men went to France at
little better than 100 miles an
hour, unarmed, unarmored and
within bow and arrow range OF
German machinegun flax emplace-
ments. They delivered the army
with weapons and supplies behind
Hitler's Atlantic Wall.
Take the case of Its. Theron An
glemyer of Dodgeville, Wisconsin,
and Jeffrey Harrison of Centerville,
Mississippi. Clouds obscured the
area where they were supposed to
let their troops drop and they miss
ed it. They circled and headed
back under whitening fire, and this
time placed their paratroops right
on the button.
The Joes they flew are amazing,
hard bitten, unfearing men whose
trench is the sky. One paratrooper,
riding in a CAT, shouted: Let me
at them", tore loose from the crew
who tried to restrain him, and
jumped with his machine gun. They
found a jagged bullet hole in the
bucket where he had been sitting.
Nobody knows his name.
The tow rope broke while one
group was forming up over the base,
and one glider had to land in a
pasture several miles away, whils
the rest of the outfit went on to
France.
When they went out to pick them
up by jeep, the profanity was some
thing terrible. The paratrooper filed
out, stomping around and giving
everybody hell
1.-The blankety blank blanks OF
blanks, they can't even get us where
we are going" one said, according
to Frank Coffey. of Lincoln, Me-
braska, the tow ship pilot.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09

ROME, June 9. - German forces
guarding the Adriatic sector have
started to retreat to avoid encircle-
ment.
For tn first time since the
launching of the offensive nearly a
month ago, Allied troops rolled for
ward along the entire Italian front,
striving to maintain close contact
with the fleeing enemy, who have
shown no disposition yet to make a
determined stand.
The Allied Fifth Army raced
steadily north and northwest of
Rome, and Gen. Mark Clark's col
umns which are driving north oc-
cupied the entire Lake Bracciano
area. Later they moved on to cap
ture Caprarolo, "a miles north of
Rome on the east side of Lake Di
Vivo and about 10 miles southeast
of the highway junction town OF
Viterbo.
In the northwest Allied units are
racing on from Civitavecchia, and
frontline dispatches told Of the
Smelling of Tarquina, SIS miles from
Rome, and about three miles inland
from the Tyrrhenian coast.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
REDS TAKE
] POSITIONS
NEAR IASI
Germans Claim Soyiefs in
Big Offensive But No
Confirmation

LONDON, June 9.-Moscow an
nounced that Soviet troops are seek
ing to improve their positions on a
captured height Of great import
ance" north of Iasi, Rumania,
where. a German radio COM
mentator said yesterday, Russian
armored forces have launched an
offensive on wide front.
The broadcast Soviet communicate,
however, made no mention OF a
large scale offensive, but said that
about 200 Germans were killed AND
several enemy tanks destroyed as
Nazi ccunterattacks to restore the
captured positions were frustrated.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
pARATR00pS
CARRY OUT
DETECTIVES
Airborne Units Complete
Missions Without Con-
fusion in First Hours
BY JUDsON o. QUINN

UNITED STATES NINTH AIR
FORCE TROOP CARRIER BASE
IN ENGLAND, June 9.-Col. Ralph
Bagby of Evanston, Illinois, first
parachute invader to return to Eng
land from France, told official in
terrogators that his group carried
out their mission successfully and
raised hell in general"
Dropped from troop carrying
planes four hours before the landing
barges touched the French coast on
invasion day, Bagby and his men
moved Immediately to their assigned
tasks, blowing up bridges, putting
enemy gun positions out of action
and blocking the roads.
1.-The men assembled in combat
teams and moved out to take their
objectives, which they did with very
little opposition" Bagby said. Gas
ualties among the boys were SO light
it was almost unbelievable. and the
whole thing was done with lots
less confusion than the training
exercises"
He said the parachute and glider
borne units were linked with the
ground troops, which made their
landings from the sea several hours
later.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
JAP CRUISER
DAMAGED BY
YANkpLANES
Americans Nearing Second
AirfieId on Biak-Mop
Up Enemy Pockets

ADVANCED A LIE ID HEAD
QUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA,
June 9.-In sharp sea and air duel
off northwestern New Guinea, Am
erican Liberators damaged Japa-
nese cruiser, sending two 500-pound
bombs crashing off her bow.
Headquarters announced the pa
trolling bombers attacked the war
ship on Tuesday at Aaigeo Island,
off the northern New Guinea coast.
The Liberators then repulsed II en-
envy fighters, probably destroying
one.
Ground Troop Action
Ground troops on Bnak Island in
the Schouten group concentrated
on cleaning the enemy pockets in
the caves and on the cliffs east of
Americana Makmer airdrome,
under the triple barrage from ar
tillery, tanks and destoyers. These
japanese resistance groups were left
when the American encircled them
TO take the airfield from the north.
These Americans are approximately
two miles from Boroke airstrip, sec
ond main objective on Biak.
Widespread Raids
The widespread American raids
included attacks ON Faleu and Ton
elk islands in the Truk group on
Tuesday night, on Wewak off the
coast of British New Guinea, and
Noemfoor Island in Geelvink Bay.
The attack on the cruiser marked
another strike at japanese warships
in the recently upsurged southwest
Pacific air war. A few days ago
headquarters reported the sinking
of a destroyer, the first destruction
of Nipponese vessel since March
81.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
BERLIN CLAIMS
TOM CHURCHILL
TAKEN PRISONER
(By Associated Press

A German Command commune
cue broadcast said that British Lit.
Col. Tom Churchill, described as
Commandment of the Island OF Lus-
sino in the Adriatic. has been taken
prisoner.
Berlin identified him as the
nephew of British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill
Major Randolph Churchill, SON
of the Prime Minister. has been
in Yugoslavia, but he was last re-
ported on the mainland. London
dispatches said nothing is known
about Tom Churchill
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
WAR PRISONERS
JUBIlANT WHEN
TOLD, INVASION

LOS ANGELES, June 9.--Italian
prisoners of war, operating as work
companies at the port of embarka-
ton, were jubilant at the invasion
news.
Maybe the war will be over in
three months and We can return
home and go to work." asserted an
officer from Rome,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
JOHN EISENHOWER
GETS COMMISSION

WEST POINT, N. Y. June o.
The solemn graduation exercises at
the United States Military Academy
were interrupted by tremendous
burst of applause as Cadet John
Eisenhower, son of the invasion
chief, received his diploma and COM
mission as a Second Lieutenant in
the infantry.
Mrs. Dwight d. Eisenhower, who
was present, gave her son sealed
message from his father at the end
of the ceremonies.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
ROOSEVELT GIVES
BRIEF WAR news

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt this afternoon told
the reporters at the conference that
fighting in France is making slow
progress, but it is still progress. He
said the sea is a bit rougher, other
wise he had no news.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
N UNICH IS
BLASTED BY
BIG ARMADA
Railway Bridge on Seine
River Destroyed
Bombing on Italy
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF
ALLIED EXPEDITIONARy
FORCE, June 9. United States
heavy bombers, striking from the
south, 500 to $50 strong, battered
prime targets in the Munich area,
southern Germany, making new
pincers attack on the Nazi war ma
chine, coordinated with disruptive
blows on German positions in
France from the west.
Bombers flying to the Munich
area for the first time from Italy
fought through clouds of German
fighters to reach their target.
Swiss dispatches report terrific
explosions in the Munich and Augs-
burg areas.
Railroad Bridges Destroyed
The BIC broadcast said the Allied
fO1-kto,,1l nv Dora TUnl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
NAVY UNDERsECRETARY

New Secretary Of the Navy
Jimmy Forrestal hasn't endeared
himself either to the White House
or the admirals in his maneuver-
ing to pick an Undersecretary OF
the Navy.
Jimmys first personal choice for
Undersecretary was Strive Hensel
the Wall Street lawyer now head
ing the Navy's procurement legal
division. However, this would have
meant too many Wall Streeters
running the Navy. F'orrestal him
self was head of Dillon, Read; As
sistant Secretary Gates was head
of New York Trust; Assistant Sec
rotary Bard is a Chicago invest
ment banker)
So Forrestal then turned to
Charles Thomas of California, who,
however, turned out to be a banker
eilded over. He had been with the
- nc-A E1<,.rA
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-06-09
SWIFT DRIVE
in ITALY Is
PROGRESSING
Retreating German Forces
Show No Signs of De-
termined Stand
BULLETIN

ROME, June 9.-The Fifth
Army troops racing after the
retreating Germans have cap
tured Vitebo, the prize road
and rail junction 40 miles
northwest of Rome by swift
7-mile dash, and also seized
Tarquina, near the coast So
miles from Rome, and still no
signs of the Germans. The
Allied advance has also envel0p-
ed VetralIa on the lateral road
to Tarquina.