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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-10-09
US. First Army Ready To Throw
Moose Around NaZis At Aachen;
Reds Driving Through Lithuania
Germans Fleeing From Athens
As British Han1merAt Corinth

communique said British for
ces were nearing the outskirts
of the city,.
So far, in the whirlwind cam
paign through the Peloponne-
sus the British have captured
close to 1000 of these security
troops along with large stores
of arms. The arms are anti
quated and largely ineffective.
In fleeing the Germans left
the usual demolitions behind
Seven bridges over a main
near Rion, east of here, were
blown.
Royal engineers quickly bridg-
ed the gaps by using empty
steel oil drums which the Gce-
mans had left behind.
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us. Forces Advance Through laps
~. e.. Last-Stand Lines On Peleliu Island

greater war production, espe-
cially aircraft.
The German news agency
transOcean said approximately
1000 American planes blasted
Koror, in the Palaus, over the
weekend. It gave no details.
Tank forces already hold nine
islands in the southern Palaus,
on the eastern approaches to
the Philippines.
The Japanese news agency
Domei said dozen American
Liberator bombers, escorted by
Al fighters, hit Zamboanga,
southwestern Philippines, Sat-
urday Japanese time) AS us
ual, the agency said damage
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Roosevelt, Many Others
Pay Tribute To Willkie
Red Leaders Shocked
; By Death Of Wiukie


MOSCOW, Oct. 8. -P)-
News of Wendell Wilkes death
today shocked leaders of the
Soviet Union, who, from Pre-
mier Stain down, considered
him an outstanding advocate OF
Russian-American understand
ing as well as their personal
friend, ...-..
Wilkes visit to Moscow still
is wildly remembered here.
His public statements always
attention from the Rus
sian press, and Soviet observ-,
ers had counted considerably on
his influence in the difficult
postwar period.
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~ RAY CR0NIN

Associated Press war E0ltOr
In the wake Of terrific Ameri-
can aerial bombings, y. s. Tor
ces moved forward through
Japanese last : stand positions
ON ,Peleliu island in the Palau
group. Adm. Chester w. Ninitz
reported today, as Axis radios
told Of other powerful air blows
in-the Palaus and southern Phi
lippines.
Monday communicate likewise
reported another air strike 1T
Balikpapan, the Japanese held
oil center in Borneo.
Marine corsair fighters drop
ned 1 200 pound bomb on Umor-
n
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BY SID FEEDER

PATRAI, Greece, Oct. 8.-(R
The Germans were reported
fleeing from Athens today be-
fore British forces hammering
at the gate to the Greek MAIN
land at Corinth.
Corinth, guarding the south
ern entrance to the Corinth 18TH
mus leading As miles eastward
to the ancient capital of Greece
was itself reported deserted ex-
cept for several hundred Greek
puppet troops.
British commanders said the
Germans were in flight from
Greece "by land, sea and air"
They are hurrying to get
back to the fatherland before
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20. 900 Pounds of Waste
Paper Collected In City

collection within the near fu-
ture.
Appreciation was expressed
for use of the trucks and driv-
ers furnished. for the collection
ly The virginia-Carolina Chem
ical corporation, Shell Oil COM
pany, Macmillan and Gamer.
. on's Service Center, City OF
wilmington, Southern Junk
company and Wilmington Pa
per Stock company.
Four drivers for the city
sanitation department., Henry
Boswell, Buddy Boswell, Har-
lee burden and Alec Casteen,
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Willkiie Dies.
Unexpectedly.
In New York
Former COP Presidential
Nominee Victim OF Cor
onary Thrombosis
THREE ATTACKS
Entered Lenox Hill Hospi-
tai On Sept. 6 For Rest
And Check-up

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-tREWen
doll L. Willkie, 50, Indiana-borr
LAWYER who skyrocketed from polit
ical unknown to Republican presi
genital nominee in 1910 and subse
onent national and internationa
prominence, died unexpectedly a
e.9O a. m. (EWT) today in Leno,
Hill hospital.
Death was due to coronary throm
hosts DR.. Alexander Ghiselen, 8
throat specialist, said streptococ'
ri infection affected the heart mus.
cles and that Willkie died in his
sleep after suffering three attacks,
tbe last of which occurred at 2 a.
m.
With him at the end in addition
IN DR.. Ghiselin were his personal
musician, DR.. Benjamin Salzer:
his wife. who also has been i'll with
a sore throat, and Lamoyne Jones,
Wilkes personal secretary and
spokesman in 1910.
The WILKES have one child, Phil
10. lieutenant Gg) on duty with
the navy somewhere in mid
ocean"
(The body of Willkie, whose death
followed by four days the death of
Alfred E. Smith, 1923 Democratic
presidential candidate, will lie in
state in the FIFTH Avenue Presbyter-
ian church from 2 p. m. EWT) to-
morrow until funeral services are
held at 3 p. m. Tuesday, it was an
nounced tonight.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed by the Rev.. John Sutherland
Bonnell, pastor of the church. Blu
rial will be in Rushville, Ind.
The decision to permit the public
10 view Wilkes body was made
following numerous requests to the
family, spokesman said. Earlier
twas announced that funeral plans
would await word from the SOM
The colorful, 20O-pound tousle-
headed Hosier, VINO first gained ma
tional recognition as president Of
Commonwealth & Southern crpra-
ton, entered the hospital September
for physical check-up and rest.
The throat infection developed on
Wednesday. His condition became
critical at midnight last night and
he was placed in an oxygen tent.
Appeared Improved
Jones, who announced the death,
said Willkie awoke at l a. m. and
the oxygen tent was removed be-
cause the patient appeared improv-
ed.
When he awoke," Jones said,
MIR. Willkie began to joke with
the nurse as she swabbed his throat
commenting when asked how he
1elt, how can I talk with my
mouth full of that stuff" -
Mrs. Willkie arrived at the bed
side five minutes before her hus-
band died.
She saw him, although his face
was concealed by the oxygen
mask" DR.. Ghiselin said. sHe was
still breathing. Mrs. Willkie SEEM
Cd to know the exact second that
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the Russians and hostile forces
of the Balkan countries slam
the door.
The report that the flight
from Athens had begun came
from spitfire pilots, g operating
from Greek bases. who saw
ferry-type craft and at least
two fairly large ships massed
in the harbor. This shipping
was attacked with rockets.
Allied warplanes have been
strafing the airports around
Athens and Salonika to break
up attempts to evacuate by
air.
The Germans are believed to
have left Greek "security" bat
talions in Corinth. IAN Allied
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POLITICIANS TRAIN
GUNS: ON MIDWEST
Several States Are Listed
By Political Analysts
AS Doubtful

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. - (P) -
With the ballot battle ending in four
weeks, republicans and democrats
are training some of their big guns
this week on midwestern states
which many political analysts list
as doubtful.
Eleven of them, with 1854 elector
al votes. are going to hear an in
creasing amount of oratorical per
suasion before the election Nov. 7.
They are Illinois, Indiana, Iowa
Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Oh
10, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Oklahoma
and Kansas.
Attesting their importance in a
.hard-fought race in the possible
ty that both President Roosevelt
and Thomas E. Dewey may appear
in the midwest to bolster their cam
paigns.
The republicans already have
their vice-presidential nominee,
John w. Bricker, touring the area.
His democratic opponent, Senator
Harry S. Truman, will traverse II
on the return leg of a stumping
tour around the country. Truman
has picked Peoria, Ill, for major
speech on farm issues on Oct. 25
or 26. e
/. And the democrats have started
Secretary of Agriculture Wickaro
into the corn belt for heavy cam.
paigning in Ohio, Indiana, Ken
lucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kan
sas, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin ano
Minnesota. ~.
Further underscoring the impor.
lance of this region is the fact that
vice-president Wallace - who for
ff1io,,.t;,,,a 50, 90 Tvun. CoI n
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WITHIN 10 MILES
OF EAST PRUSSIA
Other Flying Columns
Drive To Within II
Miles OF Budapest
By w. w. HERCHER

LONDON, Monday, Oct. 9.
-{P)-Two huge Soviet ar
mics have crashed 81 miles
through crumbling German
lines in Lithuania on a ia
mile front in a new four-day
offensive which has carried
Red army troops within 10
miles of German East Prussia
and only 20 miles from the
Baltic port of Meml, Premier
Joseph Stain announced last
night.
Ripping through heavy fortifica-
tons built for several years by
the Germans, the Russians also
were closing in fast on the Lat
Wan port of Liepaja, and were
threatening the approaches to the
East Prussian rail cente Of. Til
sit, Stalin's order of the day and
communique disclosed.
simultaneously, other flying So
Wet columns invading Hungary
sped to within u miles of Buda-
pest, capturing 1000 prisoners in
two days and reaching the Tisza
river, last big hurdle before the
imperilled Magyar capital.
Capitulation Expected
Moscow dispatches said a Hun
garian capitulation soon would
come as no surprise, and there
were reports of a cabinet crisis
in Budapest.
In Yugoslavia the Russians
crossed the ~3,0o0-foot' Homoljske
mountains in eastern Serbia and
captured positions only 81 miles
southeast of Belgrade, the Soviet
bulletin said, while Berlin said
that other Red army troops had
crossed the Danube % miles
northwest of Belgrade, which Mar
shall Tito's headquarters declared
now was surrounded.
The Germans placed the two
Danube bridgeheads at the mouth
of the Tisza river, which is only
10 miles from rail network whose
seizure would trap perhaps l50,-
600 Germans in the lower Bal.
kans.
In the north Gen. Ivan Bagra'
mian's First Baltic army, aided
by troops of Gen. Ivan Cherniak'
hovsky's Third White Russian az
my, swept through 1000 localities
in a great arc northwest, west
and southwest of the Lithuanian
base of Siauliai.
Center Crushed
Moscow dispatches early today
said that the entire Axis center
in the Balkans now had been
crushed, and that Is German d.
visions of upwards of 10000 men
were on the verge of being trap
ped between menaced Memel, an
nexed East Prussian port, and be-
sieged Riga, Latvian capital.
This new Baltic disaster for the
Germans came as other Russian
troops seized most of Saare island,
Estonian territory dominating the
seward escape routes from Riga,
and as the Red army drove closer
to Riga itself.
Striking Al miles northwest OF
siauliai, along the highway and
railway to Liepaja. west Latvian
port on the Baltic, one Russian
column captured Mazeikia, AZ
miles southeast of Liepaja.
Soda, IL miles southwest OF Ma
zeikiai and only A miles south
east of Liepaja, also fell to the
Russians. .....
On the Siauliai-Memel route the
Red army pushed Al miles west
of Siauliai and captured the big
road junction of Telsiai, then
drove on through Plunge, only 20
miles from the East Prussian
frontier and % miles from Me
mel. -.st..
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FORECAST

North carolina-Continued cool ana
clear except considerable cloudiness in
mountains Monday and Monday night.
Tuesday fair and mild.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
" OUR FIGHTING GENERALS S-NO 3
 Melodramatic MacArthur Proves Mettle As Ace Asiatic General

and go, just as Smith helped Mac Arthur by taking Saipan.
 Lieutenant General Walter Kreu- ger, commanding MacArthur's 9th Army, has profound military know ledge, speaks four languages, has fought in four wars, starting in the Philippines at 19. For 46 of his 63 years, he has been a soldier. But German-born Krueger is quiet, un- spectacular, albeit very real.
 WANTS REVENGE
 So is leathery, tough Vinegar Joe Stilwell, who walked out of Burma dragging an inferiority complex and, like Macarthur, is burning to get even. His way was to reopen the Burma road to supply Chinese Army reinvigorated by American equipment, training and leadership. But Chiang preferred to supply the leadership himself, and that, at bot- tom, is why Stilwell has returned. Marshall lately made him our sixth four-star General and says he will assume new, important post. Washington thinks that may mean leadership of the American landing on the mainland of China. Perhaps the problem of personalities has been solved by appointing to succeed Stilwell as the Genefalis- simo's Chief of Staff, Albert c. Wedemeyer, one of our youngest and best Major Generals, who is less vinegary than Stilwell if no less earnest, and also has previous China experience.
 Another good friend of China is Claire Chennault. Now one of our best air generals, he has made crates fly. Perhaps as much as any, one, he saved India from invasion and thus far, China from collapse.
 American Generals in Asia are older than in Europe, but their generalship is equally sprightly and flexible and less influenced by AL lies. And the world over, American Generals lead any Army hitherto unequalled in intelligence, training and equipment-a truly great Army.
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of lesser strategic value to those of greater worth, whence another leap could be prepared by neutralizing enemy bases and cutting off troops through Sea-air power. What the Japs did coming down, he going back-and better.
 MacArthur learned much about air-power from Canadian-born Lieutenant General George c. Ken ney whose forcefulness and imagina- ton spotted the key positions. He lifted" troops over the mountains to drive the Japs from New Guinea.
 The Macarthur Kenney Navy teams latest triumph has been the surprise landing on Leyte that split the Philippines into Mindanao, to wither on the vine, and LuZon, lso- lated for major assault. MacArthur' IS entry into Manila, while an import ant victory, will be a dramatic climax to end all dramatic climaxes and how he will enjoy it
 In color, Macarthur is ap- preached by a Marine General, Holland M. Smith, Imagine Wallace Beery, clad in a spotted jumper, grasping a carbine, jumping up and down, alternately swearing and beaming over his spectacles, and you have him. ''Howling Mad'' is the traditional Leatherneck - out wardly hard-boiled, inwardly soft hearted.
 Smith knows more about am- phibious warfare than anyone but Lieutenant General A. A. Vande- grift, now commanding all Mar ines, his predecessor and antithesis. Vandergrift is almost shy, a polite Virginian who protected MacAr- thurs flank and communications in New Guinea and Australia by hold ing Guadalcanal when it was touch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
IANTI-NELATION
 CAMPAIGN OPENS
Grocer Consumer Purpose Landed By Thousands;
 Fights Black Market

A Grocer-Consumer Anti-Infla- ton Campaign, representing the concerted efforts of the retail ana wholesale food dealers and the Con- necticut housewife to keep down the cost of living, was announced today by the State OPA.
 Lauding the purpose of the drive in which $500 grocers and thou sands of consumers are expected to take part, H. M. Feine, Acting OPA Director, recalled that 'real intia- ton got its grip on the nation the last time after the Armistice was signed"
 Chief aim of the present campaign is ''to strengthen further the coln- partively stable food so that there is no danger of uncomfortable price rises after the peace is signed this time," Feine asserted.
 As probably a mild example of what we face unless we hold the cost of living down now," the OPA off, cial pointed out that between 1918 and 1920 the price of potatoes jump ed 255 per cent, fresh eggs 91 per cent and butter 36 per cent.
 'These are only a few of many essential food items which scared steeply in price and helped cause the disastrous panic of 1921," Feine said. When the crash came, the infla- tionary prices dropped much faster than they had risen, falling to new lows and wiping out one small bus mess man after another.
 "The big majority of Connecticut growers both wholesalers and retailers realize that this can happen again unless something is done about it. That's why they have gotten together to make this cam- paign a success" During the campaign, which will run for the rest of the year, retail grocers will display banners, posters and cash register cards in their stores calling attention to their posted ceiling prices and inviting customers to check them.
 Meanwhile, in each city and town, women's organizations, working closely with food associations and War Price and Rationing Boards, will kep an anti-inf1ation shopping list of food purchases made during the campaign. These lists will be turned over to Price Panels for processing"
 ''The honest grover who is in the majority welcome this latest phase of the fight against Black Market, !" Feine asserted. ''He knows it will throw light on those few men in the business who are violating price reg ulations every day either through laziness Or outright contempt for these regulations.
 "As for the average grocer, the campaign vii serve to promote a greater friedliness and mutual trust between him and his customers. He knows this, too, and that's why he's so Sohdly behind the whole idea" :
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
UNITED NATIONS FLAG IN SCHOOLS
 ON V-DAY URGED

Washington, Nov. IS. CUP)- Youthful Betsy RoSseS in schools throughout the country are being urged to stitch United Nations Honor Flags for special classroom ceremonies when Germany fails.
 Display of this flag, along with the American flag, is one of the many V-E-day exercises recom- mended by the National Education Assn. Emphasis will be on United Nations unity.
 The honor flag is designed to mark the joint victory of the A united and associated nations. Rectangular in shape, it bears four upright red bars-symbolic of the Four Freedoms-emblazoned on a white background. It is about half the size of the American flag and is displayed beneath it.
 The NEA has distributed special pamphlets to schools with instruc- tions for putting the flag together. School children will use materials supplied in class dooms.
 Display of the flag would be &C., companied by the recitation of a special pledge which is to be re- peated following the pledge of al- legiance to the U. s.
 And I display the United Ma tions Honor Flag in appreciation of all those who are my country's friends and allies, and who are dedicated with her to the common ends of peace, freedom and hu- manity."
 Flown at DumbartOn Oaks
 The honor flag was first raised to the top of 8 f1agpole at Dunn barton Oaks on June 20, 1943. Since then it has been reported flying in many places throughout the world. On Memorial Day, 1944, it was dis played at the tomb of the unknown soldier to pay honor to those two have given their lives in common cause with Americans.
 Representatives of the United Nations feel that the meaning of the flag will be greatly enhanced If it is displayed by the people themselves instead of the govern ment instituting it's use.
 of all the groups throughout the world it would seem that the schools can best lead in this glori- ous and wholesome project. Stu dents have most to gain by winning and maintaining the peace. By en- thusiastically promoting the two flag idea they can help to influ- nece the thinking of the world and thereby the future of humanity the NEA said.
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has told me that he has included chess in his curriculum since 1927, and has found it of great education al value."
 Upon hearing this the attorneys for the defense, who represented a bank, the Portsmouth Education Committee, the Mayor and Town Clerk of Portsmouth and few others who thought that a 10000 gift to encourage a yearly chess contest in Portsmouth should be continued, knowing His Lordship as an old Staffordshire lad, knew that they had won.
 Rush For Tea
 Even His Lordship's next state ment failed to daunt them - they knew he was just speaking for the record.
 If chess were the subject of a charitable gift, why not draughts, or bridge, and so on to stamp col- lecting and the acquisition of birds eggs?"
 As they expected he pointed out that this gift was in the form of fund for the specific purpose of awarding prizes for the benefit of the prize-winners' education. Therefore, MT. Vaisey concluded, the gift should be upheld the con- tests which lured young chess play ing Portsmouthers each year should continue.
 The losing team, who represented the estate of the man who made the gift looked downcast as His Lord ship swept out of the court.
 But, it being nearly four D. m., both winning and losing teams for got their respective joy and gloom.
 They all hurried out to tea.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15
By THOMAS M. JOHNSON
 NEA Military Writer

Some say that in Asia, American generalship has been mostly ad- miralship and airship," but that is more wiSecrack than truth. Though ships, planes and bases, especially air bases, have conditioned the ac- tivities of our graund leaders there more than in Europe, there has been generalship aplenty.
 It has been the generalship less of group, as in Europe, than of one General, who is surely as pre- eminent as advertised in colorful- ness. He is, of course, Douglas MacArthur, who has just taken pen in hand to write that final chapter in his autobiography on which his reputation will finally stand or fall. MacArthur himself seems to have developed in to as good General as his admirers said he was one of the best in this war.
 For time, there was some doubt of that for two reasons: the Generals rather flamboyant char acter and utterances and his Little Pearl Harbor." Not so little either, for although, unlike Short and Kim mel, MacArthur had ample and clear warning, he too let the Japanese wipe out in few moments most of his air power. All the causes are still unknown, but one was sabotage of an inadequate afraid warning system. Another is said to in- volve differences of opinion between Macarthur and his then chief air. man, Gen. Brereton. Anyway, that debacle permitted the Japs to in- wade the Philippines under condi- tions and at places not anticipated by Macarthur.
 ESCAPED DEVELOPMENT
 He escaped envelopment by using all four recognized forms of strate- gic defensive in retreat so mas- terly it was his outstanding exhibi- tion of generalship up to then. His defense of Bataan was not only heroic but skillful. Pickering, like any other American General, attack to defense, he counter-attacked whenever he could. But that was sel- dom, for most of his troops were half trained Filipinos.
 Finding Australia preparing to let the Japs have her northern coast he rebelled. He rallied the Aussies to defend their New Guinea outpost in phrases as perfervid and even "corny' as he had used-and uses again today-to rally the Ffli- pinos. Striding up and down, orating he mathematical the crisis, war and himself.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-15

Today's perspective shows that Macarthur shocked the bewildered Australians out of their stupor as he inspired the religious, emotional Filipinos - which took leadership. And his actions were more realistic than his words-which took general ship. By stopping the Japs in New Guinea, the Australians not only showed themselves that they could do it, they held the enemy at arms length from Australia's new war in- dustry and remained in position to assume an early counter offensive.
 His early moves back toward his beloved and strategic Philippines were criticized as ''island-hopping." Really he was leap-frogging islands