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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-05
GULF COAST CLEARED
Nazi Attempt To Save
Troops By Air-Planes
Downed

/ LONDON, Saturday, Feb. 5.-lR
- The Red army, squeezing tight
err it's steel Gordon around ten
trapped Nazi divisions in the
Ukraine, has killed 1890 more
Germans fighting frantically to es-
cape and has pounded back Ger.
man rescue attempts from the out
side, wrecking 81 big Junkers
transport planes and SO Nazi tanks,
Moscow announced today.
In the north Soviet troops have
completely cleared the 110-mile
coast of the Gulf of Finland from
Leningrad west OF the Narova Riv-
er mouth inside Estonia. Other
forces wiped out the last Germans
on The railway from Leningrad to
Novgorod, the second north-south
line freed since the battle Of the
north began. Another 2,700 Ger
mans were killed in this fighting,
said the Moscow midnight bulle-
tin recorded by the Soviet monitor.
The bloodiest fighting on the
flaming Russian front, however,
conferred on the contra citing circle
now perhaps 40 miles in dia-
meter-on the west bank of the
Dnieper River between Kanev and
Cherkasy where perhaps 100000
Germans were facing death or sur
render.
Our troops fought an engage
ment for humiliation of encircled
enemy groupings" the communi-
que said. 1.-The Germans attempt
by counter-attack to feel out weak
places and break out of encircle.
ment. Our troops repulsed all Hit.
lerite counter-attacks and inflicted
heavy losses on them in manpow.
e.. and material"
The Germans outside the circle
| in one action attempted to send
a tank column through Russian
lines to their SgomIades yesterday
bue Russian artillery and tanks de-
stroyers sent them Keeling back
with loss of 80 tanks.
"Our airforce is blockading from
the air enemy airdromes and land
ing grounds in the area of en-
circled German troops" the COM
munique said.
A total of "a Junkers- So trans
ports were destroyed by armored
Soviet Stormovik dive bombers and
fighters as the Germans rushed in
their tri engined planes to bring
supplies and perhaps fly out of.
ficers as they did at Stalingrad a
year ago. Twenty-four of the big
planes were shot flaming from the
skies in addition to ten of their
escorting fighter planes. Another
go were wrecked on the ground,
Moscow said.
The Russians, moving in steadi.
ly on the ground, captured seven
towns including Voronovka, 10
north of Shpola, Moshni, Is m m
lovka nine miles south of .Kanev,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-05
GEN. VANDERBILT
VISITS new RIVER
Marine Corps Command
ant Makes First OFF,
cial Tour OF Base

CAMP LEJEUNE, New River,
Feb. 4(SpeciaD- The Necessity
of maintaining combat units in the
field at full strength with thor
oughly trained requirements was
stressed by 1t. Gen. Alexander A.
Vandegrift, commandant of the
Marine Corps. in an address to
officers here late today.
The address highlighted General
,Vandegrift's first day at the base
as commandant of the Marine
Corps. He is on a four day in
spection tour.
IT know it is irksome to be here
and not in the Pacific" he told
the officers. 'sbut you too. are do
ing your full share in training re-
placements for units that are do
ing the fighting
The commandant spoke briefly
and extemporaneously. He was in
troduced by Major Gen. Henry L.
Larsen, camp commanding gener-
al, who assured him the officers
would exert themselves to the full
est in carrying out and expanding
the training program.
The commandant arrived at the
base shortly before noon. He in
spected aviation installations at
Peterfield Point. following which
he observed arepla cement battalion
troops on live ammunition in
doctrination course program.
At Montford Point, he observed
units of Negro Marines land am
munition from Higgins boats and
truck it forward under simulated
battle conditions. He also reviewed
battalion of recruits there.
General Vandegrift inspected the
war dog training company at
Ramp Knox and observed rein
forcement rifle company in bivou-
&C and Selling enemy pillboxes
at one of the bases musketry
ranges.
At Ramp Knox, the command
ant told of the splendid perform
ance of war dogs on Bougainville
island in the Solomons as mess
engers and aid to scouts. He also
lauded their handlers and their
teamwork which saved many lives.
General Vandegrift was recently
recalled from Bougainville to as
sumo his duties as commandant
of the Marine Corps.
The tour of inspection was his
first visit to the base since he left
with the first Marine Division in
Continued on Page Five; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-05
WAR BOND SALES
ARE PERKINC UP

$2,979,310 in total sales of war
bonds in New Hanover County
have been reported to J. G. Thorn
ton, local chairman of the drive,
and the E bond sales, which were
tagging at the start of the cam
paign now stand at $847, $50.
Sales have increased in an en-
couraging manner during the past
few days, but they must continue
to curve sharply upward if the
goal of 1855, 900 for the county is
to be reached by February Is.
A number of local events have
been scheduled in the near future
for the benefit of the Fourth War
Loan Drive.
'"This Amt the Army" a two
act musical show being sponsored
by the Thalian association will be
presenteds Saturday night at 8
o'clock on the ITALIAN stage. $685.,
900 in bonds have been sold in
connection with tickets of admis-
sion to the production, which was
reported sold out yesterday after
noon.
A war bond dance patterned on
the Stage Door Canteen, in which
local officials will serve as wait
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-05
No Coal Dealer Can
Deliver To Persons
With IS Day Supply

RALEIGH, Feb. IR,-The
Solid Fuels Administration for
War announced here today
that no retail coal dealer may
deliver solid fuel to a consun,-
er who has as much as Is days
supply on hand.
Explaining that the order re-
suited from a severe coat
shortage, the ADMINISTRATOR
said that a retailer nay de-
liver to a consumer, ho has
less than a Is day supply, an
amount which when added to
the consumers supply will not
result in his having more than
is necessary to meet his mini
mum burning requirements for
Is days. The consumer must
certify to the dealer his
amount on hand.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-05
Allies Are Not Expected To Be
Dripen From Italian Beach-Head

from Rome southwark feeding the
Cassino-Minturno end of the Gus
tav Line.
American forces fought their
way to the outskirts of Cisterna
on the Appian Way, the ancient
highway runs through the Pontine
Marshes, at one early stage of the
fight. That is the most dangerous
sector for the Germans since Al
lied capture of Cisterna might al
so have permitted quick advance
to cut the Via Casilina, the Rome
Casino highway, less than seven
miles further inshore, as well.
A desperate Nazi defense at Cis-
terna prevented that. Just how far
back below the Appian Way the
American units which failed to take
Cisterna are now posted is not
clear: but it seems certain that
their field guns are raking the
highway to make it unusable to
the Germans except from the
south.
German gun positions on the AL
ban hills, just south of Rome. are
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-05
House, Senate
Are In Tangle
On Vote Bill


WASHING FEB. A. R -
Service vote ~ aslation apparent
ly headed toward at least a tenn
porary deadlock between the SEN
ate and House today when admins
trations supporters non successive
Senate tests on a Federal war bal
lot.
By a AZ to AZ tie vote, the adj
ministration defeated an attempt
to shelve the Green-Lucas war bal
lot bill in favor of House States
Rights measure after beating off,
46 to AZ, an earlier opposition
move
The latter vote came OH a pro-
posal to substitute for the Green
Lucas bill Estates Rights" mea-
sure sponored by coalition of
Republican and Southern Demo-
Gratis.
Since all the opposition to a Fed
eral ballot was united behind the
move, the outcome was generally
accepted as meaning the Senate
will approve the administration
plan which the House rejected last
night when passing bill for State
absentee ballots.
The Senate quit for the day
without taking further action and
Majority Leader Barley of Ken
lucky called Saturday session
I'll am, EWT) to try to wind up
work on the measure He indicated
the administration would follow the
strategy of substituting the Green
Lucas bill for the House-approved
measure and sending it back to the
House for action on the Senate
amendment.
With the two chambers dead
locked, the eventual outcome might
be a compromise, worked out by
a Senate-House committee, or no
measure at all.
The latter possibility was men,
toned on the Senate floor by Sena-
tor Taft (R.-Ohio), sponsor with
IA others of the defeated substi-
tut.e He complained that, the SEN
ate had been thrownainto an ex-
traordinary parliamentary situa-
ton, and said adoption of the
Green-Lucas bill might mean "a
complete legislative deadlock with
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-05
over 10000 WAR
WORKERS STRIKE

DETROIT, Feb. 4.-tREA strike
of an estimated 10000 Michigan
and Ohio war workers continued
tonight in the face of condemna-
ton from Spokesman for the armed
forces and government agencies.
Meantime the striking unions
leader-Matthew Smith, national
secretary of the Mechanics Edu-
catlonal Society of America-de-
fled a threat by the War Labor
Board to invoke sanctions and pen
altles against the union.
Smith, replving to a WLB order
Tor union officers to appear at a
hearing in Washington Monday,
SAID impossible" He said the
unions machinery, involving votes
Of delegates to the executive
board, could not be brought into
action by that time.
only the WLB's ignorance of a
laoor unions structure could be
responsible for such an order, "
omlth said Il don't know what
lne sanctions or penalties are, but
we are prepared to meet them.
threats, after our organization
d rights are ignored, will not gel
0ua members to work."
"Lb said it would use subpoena
p0"ef II necessary to bring the
Vohtlnued on Page Two; Col. 81
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RESIGNS
FROM SENATE

WASHINGTON. F b. A.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., 41-year-
old Republican Senator from Mass
achusetts, gave up his Senate seat
today and donned the uniform of
an Army major, heading for COM
bat duty overseas.
Earlier in the war, Lodge,
grandson and namesake of one OF
Massachusetts most famous polit-
ical figures, had served with an
American tank detachment with
the British Eighth Army in Libya.
His decision to re-enter active
service was made in a letter OF
resignation read today by Senator
Walsh O.-Masso.
In view of his age, military serv-
ice would by no means prevent
Lodges eventual return to polltl-
cal life. Instead, as is pointed out
by legislators who remember other
years of postwar preferment for
Veterans, it could advance his pub
lie career. A group in Pennsyl-
vania has already proposed Mac
Arthur Lodge presidential ticket
for 1914.
There was immediate specula-
ton on Lodges successor in the
Senate, but Republican Governor
Leverett Saltonstan of Massachu-
sets, who was in Washington to-
day said he had given the matter
no consideration yet.
The Boston Post said this morn
ing that Saltonstall, whose term
expires this year, himself would
step into Lodges shoes, resigning
as governor. Lieutenant Governor
Horace T. Cahill would be elevated
to the governorship and appoint
Saltonstall, said the Post.
While the governor himself shed
no light on the point, it is known
Continued on Page Twq; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-02-05
SHORTAGE OF GAS
TO Be RELIEVED
More Petroleum Products
To Arrive Jr State Be-
ginning Today

RALEIGH, Feb. 4-lREAn acute
shortage of petroleum products in
North Carolina will be relieved be-
ginning S a turd y, Governor
Broughton said today after con-
ference with officials Of the Pc
troleum Administration for War
and the Office of Defense Trans
portation.
The governor said he was in
formed by A. V. Bourgue, assocl-
ate director of ODT, that enough
gasoline to relieve the statewide
shortage would be made available
through the Plantation Pipe Line
at Greensboro tomorrow.
Oil jobbers and distributors will
be on hand at the pipe line ter
minal to move the petroleum sup
plies to those sections of the State
which now are faced with a COM
plete shutdown of essential indus
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
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DUE
HERE NEXT WEEK

Contrary to reports, the first
members of a contingent of $50
war prisoners who will be employ
ed in fertilizer plants and on farms
here scheduled to arrive Friday
afternoon at the temporary inter-
ment camp on the Carolina Beach
road, will not arrive until the first
of the week, presumably Tuesday,
announced Felix A. Scroggs, man
ager of the U. S. Employment serv-
ice, having been notified by H. I.
Shepard, area War Manpower
Commission director.
Last minute changes in the To-
cal prison camp necessitates the
postponement of the arrival of the
prisoners, however all matters are
hoped to be cleared by the first Of
the week, including the contracts
between employers and the Army"
stated Scroggs.
1t is understood from an authori-
tative source that the prisoners as
signed here are to be Nazi, instead
of Italian members of General
RommePs Afrika Korps, as was
previously announced by officials.
Another switch in plans is that
the war prisoners will come from
a Macon, Ca, camp, instead OF
from Camp Butner, according to
Col William S. Pritchard OF Fort
Bragg, internal security officer for
North Carolina districts.
Scroggs said all the group OF 25o
will be allotted to the fertilizer in
dustries, with the exception OF
eight. He explained that requests
for war prisoners will be accepted
by the local U. S. Employment Of
flee, to be certified by the State
Employment office, after which
contracts for emp oyment of them
will be arranged between employ
ers and the camp commander.
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Mastering Out
Pay Bill Is
Signed By FRI
A MINIMUM OF $1oo
New Program To Cost Ma
t;on About 3 Billion
Dollars

rasH1NGTON, F e b. 4.-tR-
n,as;dent Roosevelt's signature on
.r,ustering-out pay legislation TO-
n .,io guaranteed re er n OF
l wor1d War Two cash payments to
WIN "T them make the adjustment
. sr,p military to civilian life.
liT The law provides from 500 to
cam for each eligible veteran.
% ,Tus pay of World War One
onaol,nted to about $50. This new
S and the commensurately
S si number of military person
n No., in this war will cost the nation
.n,n Nv 5000, 1000, 1000.
There already have been 1900
NM discharges since Pearl Har-
I WV These servicemen may apply
n n to the War and Navy De-
nortments for their mustering-out
NV Within 80 days of the appli-
cation c it is to be acted upon.
As he signed the bill, Mr.. Roose-
volt urged Congress to move full
sneed ahead on other proposals he
has made for aiding the service
, rsen mon dischar They provide
for programs to allow the young
men and women, to continue their
education at partial government
ovnpnse: grant item social securi-
" crpdjts for their period in serv-
ice and set up a plan for unem-
nlovment compensation benefiS.
The mustering-out pay is denied
IN those eligible to retirement pay,
those discharged to take civilian
Jobs the dishonorably discharged,
those whose TOT period of service
has been as a ST cnt in special
trainino programs, and those rank
inc above a captain.
The others get 500 for less than
60 DAYS service in the U. S., S2oo
for 50 days or more in this coun-
try and $500 for service overseas
or in Alaska. The first SlOO Is to
be paid Immediately, and the re-
mainder in s100 monthly Install
ments.
The discharge pay twill ease the
period of transition from military
to civilian life by providing the
funds Immediately needed to en-
able our service men and women
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
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U. S. Will help
SPANISH POLICY

WASHINGTON, Feb. A. Up -
Calling the Spanish situation
headache, President Roosevelt de-
fined Allied policy toward Spain
today as aimed at keeping that
strategic country neutral in the
true sense of the word.
The Presidents remarks at his
news conference presumably
meant that the Allies want to put
an end to benefits Spain now grants
Germany.
His remark, in answer to ques-
ton, came on the heels of the
Spanish cabinets announcement
that Spain will maintain "strict
neutrality
While the cabinet declared that
Spain lis prepared to submit to
no pressure whatever" against its
right to remain firmly neutral, it
is felt here that there are good
chances present difficulties can be
smoothed out.
The main problem for Spain at
the moment is the Allied block
against her imports of oil from
the Caribbean area. These were cut
off last week, the State Depart
ment said, pending a reconsider
alton of relations with Spain. The
announcement of the move men
(COntinueH on Page Five: Col. g.
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d. S. TROOPS FIGHTING STUBBORNLY
TO HOLD THEIR ITALIAN BEA CHHEAD:
REDS ADVANCE; EBEYE ISLE INVADED
NORTH OF KWAJALIEN|
Other Islands OCCUPIED
With Only Little Re-
sistance

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Feb.
4-(R-Troops of the Seventh Army
Division landed on Ebeye island
north Of .Kwajalein island and
have occupied half of Ebeye de-
spite resistance in Kwaja1ein atoll
Adm. Chester W. Ninmtz report
ed in a communique tonight that
the new landing was unopposed
but resistance was encountered
short distance from the beach.
Since the island already is half
occupied, opposition presumably
was not great.
Admiral Nimitz also reported:
Two small islands between Kwa-
lalein and Ebeye have been &C.
c'lpied following naturalization of
moderate opposition.
Gugegwe and Loi islands lust
north of Ebeye are being subjected
to bombing and naval gunfire. The
enemy is answering our fire.
Resistance On Kwajalein island,
a. the. south end of Kwajalein
Atoll, continues but progress is
being made.
Our casualties continue moder-
ate.
Ebeye is a small, thin island
$500 feet long and 700 feet wide.
It has two seaplane bases COM
plete with ramps, hangers and
shops. 1t also has a pier and radio
station. 1t is one of the important
islands of Kwajalein Atoll.
Gugegwe forms the southern
flang to one of the main channels
into Kwajalein lagoon which a
large portion of the American fleet
has entered. It consists of an is
land 1890 feet long and 400 feet
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
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FRANKFURT HIT
BY U. S..BOMBERS
Fl Bombers, One Fighter
Fail To- R eturn From
=, s.-.-- Assault

LONDON, Feb. 4-(R-Maklng
their sixth major attack in-seven
days, a powerful armada of Amer
lean heavy bombers attacked the
important German industrial and
communications center of Frank
furt and other targets in western
Germany again today in opera
lions from which 81 bombers and
one fighter failed to return.
The attacking Flying Fortress
and Liberators were escorted by
American long-range Thunder
bolts, Lightnings and Mustangs
and supported by Raj dominion
and Allied Spitfires and Typhoons.
an Army headquarters communi.
que announced tonight.
While only weak German fighter
operations was encountered. re.
turning crews reported that the
Nazis had sent up a heavy cur
tain of anti-aircraft fire over the
area.
Gunners OH the bombers shot
down four German planes While
the escorting fighters accounted
for eight more for a total enemy
Joss of IL planes, the bulletin said
In other operations during the
day hundreds of lighter Allied
aircraft crossed the channel to
continue the pounding of military
targets in northern France.
Cloudbanks, rising $4,000 feet in
some places, protected the Ameri
can heavy bombers from serious
fighter opposition, but they had
to pillow through flashing fields OF
anti-aircraft fire.
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COP CANDIDATE
DENOUNCES FDR

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 4. -(P)-
Gov. John W. Bricker declared
tonight the Roosevelt administra-
ton had made studied attempt
to undermine the newspapers and
radio" and called for lifting of
governmental restrictions which he
xonteded endangered the freedoms
Of press and speech.
Bricker, a candidate for the Re-
publican presidential nomination,
said that all sources of informa-
lion must be kept open and pro-
posed, though ''it may be millen-
ial," a free press throughout the
world.
Administration literature, Brick
er told the Ohio Newspaper AS
ISOLATION in prepared address,
has become full of expressions
which "are evidence of calculat-
ed purpose to discredit the press. -
1.-THE new deal is peculiarly re-
sentful of honest criticism" he
said" Publishers, editors, cores
pondents and sports writer's have
been denounced. One newspaper
man was told by the President to
Tut on a Ounce cap and sit in the
corner. To another one, he award
ed the iron cross and another he
chided fnr. asking 'nicavIIne' OueS-
tons. Recently the president was
asked if he had any comment on
the appeal of the Associated Press
case. His only reply was a flippant
question as to whether the coun.
try club is still running -
The spirit of freedom, the gov
ernor declared, cries out for intel
s1gent leadership from the press.
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ARTILLERY AIDS FIGHT
Americans And British
Fighting Side By Side
To Hold
Nv DANIEL DE LUCE
Associated Press War Core
spondent Representing the Com.
bined American Press


AT THE FIFTH ARMY BEACH.
HEAD SOUTH OF ROME, Feb. 4.
(5:05 p.mD-Allied troops are
fi/hting stubbornly against fierce
continuing attacks by German in
fantry and armor against their
beachhead within 20 miles Of
Rome.
Side by side American and Brit
ish veterans in staunchly defended
foxholes have been holding off the
growing storm of the German
counter-o offensive.
Denied air support by bad
weather, front line units called for
and received heavy assistance
from Allied guns.
Thousands Of shells have been
fired by both sides since the Ger
mans began exerting pressure.
Hundreds of Italian farm families
caught by the explosion of war in
their ighborhood huddle miser-
ably in stables along with their
gray Brahma cattle.
The battlefield is a gently roll
ing countryside speckled with trim
modern villages erected by Mus
solini's rural housing program. On
ly few patches of scrub oak and
an occasional drainage ditch or
road embankment provide cover
from enemy observation.
German prisoners in green-gray
coats march back in seemingly
endless parade under guard of AL
lied soldiers armed with tommy
guns and sub-machineguns.
Enemy shells cover vital high
way with black puffs of smoke
but one British convoy ran the
gantlet and reported the only casu-
atty was one driver wounded.
1t. Edward w. Kennedy of Holy
oke, Mass, of an embattled Amer
lean infantry unit said the hottest
time for his outfit came shortly
after midnight last night when a
thick concentration of fire from
German field guns tanks and NOR
tars poured down on the strongly
dug-in American position.
"Our 1t. Col. Leslie Freeman
has just been inspecting all parts
of our position and he said we
havn't been budged one inch"
Kennedy declared.
Mud-spattered British dispatch
riders dashing across the she'll
riddled zone in the rain this after
noon delightedly reported that 100
Tcmmies who had been surround
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