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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-12
PROGRESS LAUDED
BY HEADQUARTERS
Furious Battle RACES As
Germans Launch
Counterattack H..

SU PREM E H E A D.
QUARTERS ALLIED EXPE-.
dictionary FORCE, Mon
day, June 12.-(R-Ameri-
can troops, making news
which headquarters declared
ed today was "excellent-it
could not be BETTER plunged
to the outskirts of Monte
bourg, IA miles southeast of
the prize port of Cherbourg,
slashed halfway across the
Cherbourg peninsula, and
drove deeply southeast to-
wards St. lilo Sunday in fu-
rious battle with the Ger
mans. $~
Quickly following the midnight
communique No. II which an
nounced these gains and heavy,
fighting on the British wing of the.
Normandy invasion front below lib
Grated lilly sur-Seulles, headquar-.
tiers said the American progress
on the right wing towards Cher
bourg was Extremely good news"
The American also won high of
fetal praise for an advance on
their own left wing. in the center
of the 50-mile Allied front. Head
quarters disclosed that they had
liberated the town of Lison, 10
miles south of the coast below Is
igny and, in continuing push on
a broad front, had moved several
miles farther south and east to
the forest of Cerisy.
The situation around Carentan,
big town in the neck of the Cher
bourg peninsula, was described as
obscure The Germans still held
the town but Americans were adj,
vancing deep along each side Of
it.
West of st. Mere Eglise, on the
road to Cherbourg, Americans who
have crossed the main peninsular
railway in several places still are
fighting stiffly, beating off repeat
ed German counter-attacks. The
Germas said there were massive
new landings of troops and equip
ment Sunday on the east coast of
the peninsula, and the Allies am
nounced that rail yards, functions.
bridges and the airfield at the city
of Cherbourg itself were bombed
and strafed during the day,
The Germans conceded that it
was obvious that the Allies intend
ed to seize Cherbourg and the top
of the peninsula and make it a
platform for the second phase Of
the INVASION
- The Allied communicate an
nounced that in the vicinity of Til
ly-sur-Seulles the Germans had
thrown in heavy armored forces
and were stubbornly resisting the
British advance along the Seulles
river. Tilly-sur-Seulles is dozen
miles inland, southeast of Bayeux.
Its capture by the British with the
aid of heavy naval artillery, plus
the American surge past Lison, put
most of the beaches out of range
of German guns.
There was strong indication that
the German defense command Of
Field Marshals Rommel and Won
Rundstedt was committing its ar
NOR and reserve troops piecemeal
along the entire deepening beach,
head in desperate effort to con-
tain the Allied drive generally RAJ
Their than stopping it in detail by
concentration Of
forces.
The rolling American offensive
Continued on Page Eight; Col. 5C
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-12
POPE GIVES THANKS

ROME, June II. = up = Pope
Plus XII emerged from the Vati-
can late today to give thanks to
the Madonna of Divine Love that
Rome had been spared.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-12
Allies Begin Draft
OF Surrender Terms

WASHINGTON, June 11-(F)--Wit the invasion of
Europe we'll under way Allied diplomats drafting
render and occupation terms which understood to call
for complete industrial Rehabilitation of Germany.
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(Continued on Page Eight; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-06-12
FORECAST

FORECAST
WILMINGTON AND VICINITY. Fair
to partly cloudy and not quite so warm
today.
Temperatures yesterday:
High 90-Low II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
a Dark Outlook for France

trary to the postwar bill of rights
adopted by the underground press of
France.
"De Caulle apparently is guard.
ing jealousy his position in the
drivers seat.
with such a French agency he
wiH be able to THROTTLE ALL
OPPOSITION :.
"The outlook for postwar restored
France is dark If this policy is fol-
loWed.
"The people, instead of being
liberated and granted democratic
Liberties piil merely be PUT AT
THE MERCY OF A NOT II E r
GANG-this time composed of their
GUN people, but nevertheless po-
tentially dangerous.
Elaboration piH not be complete
until all the French people haUe
access to WorId-Wide neDs, impair
TALLY presented and not prepared,
doctored and controlled by a gou-
eminent agency"
FRANCE is not going to have a
L democratic press under De
Gaulle, and in fact is not going to
BE democracy under him.
France is going to be DICTA-
TORSHIP with De Gaulle as the
dictator.
France, moreover, is going to be
MMUNIS DOMINATED
DICTATORSHIP, because the
power behind De Gaulle-and the
source of his own power-is the
COMMUNIST POWER of Soviet
Russia.
The outlook is indeed dark for
France.
France was made militarily i'm
potent and morally degenerate by
communism before this war.
Communists raised the red flag
over her mutinous prewar navy.
Communists paralyzed her indus
tries with the sit-down strike-a Red
invention
France is only dreaming of being
a free democracy again, and is awak-
ening-as Editor & Publisher says
to find herself Eat the mercy OF
another gang" q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07

lbl Near the size ol what
present day city did he see
lt2
How docs the song Annie
Laurie begin?
Would you say that the city
of Los Angeles is farther
south than Miami. or the re-
verse?
6 True or false. Cal the sound
01 The explosion does not
travel as fast as the force
of the conclusion. tb) The
Galveston flood was caused
10y the rise of the Mississippi
River TO It's greatest flood
height.
I In normal times, the L. S.
Army is differed. for the
most part by graduates OF
the l. 5. Military Academy
AT West Point The French
-f-f44,,l-itr+ti- t--tfffiiaf military
school DO you know what
u was called
S-li YOU move from a house
renting for $50 a month 10
one renting for 500 a month.
10y what percentage have
YOU increased your rent
Answers are on opposite page.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07

THE totalitarian character of the
i regime which Gen. Charles De
Gaulle is establishing in liberated"
France, in full collaboration with
Communist Russia and without OBJ
lection by democratic America and
Britain, is demonstrated by It's ar
rangements for CONTROLLED
PRESS in France.
This is an action at striking vari.
ance with specific promises made by
Gen. De Gaulle as recently as the
occasion of his visit in the United
States this summer.
When Gen. De Gaulle had con-
cluded his conferences in Washing
ton with President Roosevelt-which
resulted in the granting OF recognl-
ton as the "de facto" authority in
France to the De Gaulle regime by
the United States-he told press
conference attended by American
newspapermen:
81 assure you that our friends OF
the Allied press Wili find in Paris the
same facilities as in their or0n coun-
tries for expressing their opinions on
political eUents."
This was widely interpreted, and
without correction at the time, as an
assurance of a FREE PRESS in
France.
But the assumption was obviously
and wholly in error.
.
THE proof of the error is IN the
i fact that the French Committee
of National Liberation has now
adopted a press law establishing
SINGLE FRENCH AGENCY with
exclusive rights to distribute all
French and foreign news within
France and BANNING ALL
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
The meaning of this is that
France, under De Gaulle, is to have
a GOVERNMENT PRESS and no
other medium Of expression or infor-
nation.
That is always the KEYSTONE
of dictatorship
The American newspaper trade
journal, Editor & Publisher, com
ments as follows about this situation:
"This not only has the air of
fascisn1 about it, but is painfully con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
Knowledge Test

S,rrr opr FOR each ~ iht rfsi ntt
ov. .ti.,. and rts fot fhf lH-i guesilrn
esq., Brilliant -. brstr &c.. aNeragf
u-a duu.
! What word is 'N olt'
rHermopy.ae had %. mos
sersr d., deisat hHf the
had none rs Name.
tn Alamo .c Philippine,
= The Star STHr..co Banner
fa, this linz. Finish BE- And
tas b, our mafu ta1 .Ou
cause il IS just fb' IN
God is our trust tu 'C0u-
QIcT We mus.
3 OF the Passion Pay I~ gTtfu
dcCcp1.aIy you could sC' ~.
CaJ cvcr.y 100 yeas .1N
ever. so years ct every 10
years
4 Rome IS the city iai ct
i- -1ftttt-- II --y
fcl q. five hills.
5-Of what country ir EUope
can 10 boz said thar Lolta.r
Is ts most celeb 'ad ur-
VersIfy7 IaI I0 lr"
Denmark t.f
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07
Brain Game

score iG for farh 'Urfrrt answer
through question siN. 20 each for the
remaining two questions luf zach
incorrect answer subsiract nv. Ans
SCORE 80 ~ HIGHER - EXCELLENT
! ta1 Name the city in the
Polish corridor which en-
IoAcd ilr status OF Tree
city prior 20 the outbreak of
rua War bl What city did
The Poles construct a. the
port tor thc corridor
e. What source of power is
~ tt7ff--tr-ffrt--
when submerged
3 Tho Mississippi Rvcr called
ht 'aa Indians The Father ct
Waters $50, FIRST seen by d
uHtr WAN ln 1911 IaI What
W rr fHHr of thc man .
Monday Aug. 7, 1874
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07

{ Answers on opposite page )
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07

The DETROIT TIMES
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-07

--AAA Safety Features,
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24

sides
 Both political parties in Alaska have always endorsed home rule and self government. There's no argu- ment there as far as statehood is concerned. I heartily agree with the statehood plank adopted by the Democratic party. It's sound in prin- ciple and would cure many ills.
 But no man in Alaska has suf- ficient information to say definite ly whether Alaska can or cannot support itself as a state.
 Tt is admitted by most that we don't get statehood as long as the war continues anyhow. I suggest that We use this breathing spell to assemble all of the facts which are necessary to determine the praetica- bility of the plan.
 These would include more reli- able figures on what the added cost might be, a study of the cost of Territorial government, a study of how much money the Federal gov ernment is contributing, and would contribute afterwards. a study of the revenue now coming in and an- ticipated and potential revenue.
 Tn a matter of this importance. the Territory should set up at its next session the machinery and the funds needed to carry out this in- vestigation. It should be Up to the Legislature to appoint a competent man for the job. some person who can devote sufficient time to gather the facts and make complete re- port to the people. The report should neither recommend nor con- demn. It should present only the facts. Let the people decide for themselves and they will be in a much better position to make such an important decision when they are in possession of all of the data and information.
 T say dispense with all senti- ment, approach the question in a thorough and businesslike manner"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
PATTY APPOINTED HEAD ALASKA COMMITTEE,
 SEATTLE CHAMBER

SEATTLE Appointment of Ern- est N. Patty. of Fairbanks and Seat tie. as Chairman of the Alaska Com mfttee of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce assures Alaska business men planning the future welfare of the Territory competent assistance rom the Seattle Chambef-for Pat ty is a man whose business interests are in Alaska and who has lived there 20 years, said Charles F. Clise, the Chambers new president, in announcing the appointment. He added: "The Chamber is fortunate in having as the head of this im- portant committee man who has spent many years in Alaska and is familiar with it's needs and poten- tialities 90
 Patty succeeds Glenn Darlington, who led the committee the past two years and who is widely known in the North.
 The new Chairman was formerly Dean of the University of Alaska's School of Mines at Fairbanks He is a director of the Alaska Miners As sociation and General Manager of the McRae mining interests which operate extensively in Alaska, Yu- kon Territory and British Columbia Immediately upon his appoint ment as Chairman. Patty went to ! Washington, D. c. and took up with officials the problem of rehabilitat- ing the gold mining industry in the ! North. He also contacted many gov ernment officials concerning gener- al problems of the Territory.
 l The Seattle Chambers postwar program enyisages many develop ments for the Territory that form the basis of a Chamber program that is to be carried out in cooper. ation with authorities and Organiz- ations in Alaska. These studies will constitute the major part of the Al.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
WHERE ARE THEY COMING FR0h2

Attorney General Henry Rodenr here. last week, in commenting on the postwar tourist program as be- ing encouraged by Gov. Gruening and others throughout Southeast Al aska asked this question:
 Where are they coming from?"
 MT. Roden didn't answer his own question, rather leaving it at loose end with the implication that the tourists were not coming. We be- Iieve Mir. Roden's question should be answered, for they are coming from the far places just as they came for the gold rush in which Mir. Roden participated 46 years ago. He bought his ticket in Lon don to come to Alaska. After this war they will be buying them again in London, and in Iowa, and Cali fornia, and New Jersey, and Color ado, and Maine and Louisiana and every other state, all AS of them, and many foreign countries
 The War-the Japs on the Aleu- tians, the bombing of Dutch Har- bor, the building of the highway through Canada to Alaska and the dozens Of other contributing factors has made the world Alaska-con- seious. Even now, with the actual end of the war not yet in sight, Chamber Of Commerce groups, gov ernment agencies and other groups and organizations are receiving in every mail inquiries about Alaska. The gist of all these inquiries is; We want to come to Alaska when the wars over"
 Where are they coming from?
 They are coming, MT. Roden, from every point on the map. Some of them are coming to stay, but the great big majority are coming as tourists, travellers, sightseers or whatever you wish to call them. That Is why Alaska must plan now to take care of them
 4 more timely question, we be- lieYe, is: How are we going to take care of them? That, to our mind, is the problem that must be answered if We are to capitalize on an opper- tunity which is definitely Alaska's. Now Is the time to start planning to meet that condition and develop a genuine tourist business in the Territory, which has more to offer the traveller than virtually any spot on earth.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
ice here

Services are held each night of the week, except Saturday, at the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
aska Committees activity for this ic
SUNDAY NIGHT LAST SERVICE HERE BY SEATTLE COUPLE
 AT MISSION CHURCH

Tuesday night of this week mark ed the opening night of a week s special services at the Assembly of God Mission. with the Rev. and Mrs. Richard J. Teeter of Seattle as speakers and musicians.
 Mrs. Teeter is chalk artist and is drawing on an elastic easel each night Special songs and poems are illustrated by the use of eolored lights and chalk. The Rev. and Mrs. Teeter are heading northward in the interests of servicemen. and Sunday night will be their last serY-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24

OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY PRINTED NEWSPAPER IN THE TERRITORY
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24
THROUGH TEE SEN TINEL.
 PERE9COPE

Spiklng the last thread-bare r1IIn- or that Dr. Ernest Gruening might not remain as Governor of Alaska was the action of President Roose- welt this week in renominating Gov
 Gruening for another four-year term and presenting his name to the Sen ate for confirmation, which accord
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-03-24

Assembly of God mission at 7s3O, with Brother Gum in charge.
 You Saw It In The Sentinel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-12-12

WIFI on1 24n dollars, while thcy sfsclvos? The con-
wv qesrof japan Will proba'iy be he c%ogiiest WI IN
history. Distances arc enormous. The enemy is tough and
GnacclL w havc no reserves Of supply within thousands
OF nH-s-cvcything must be transported. And war in the
P'ciGc eoqu:tes special equipment, rot used elsewhere.
Loanlns money isl the easiest narto the cdort; butte
is no les important than fighting. One BIO Supcrorrcss
to bomb Tokyo costs 100000. To train the pilot costs
$4,000. Each torpedo costs 1000, Because Of the vast
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10
MIGHTY MARS:
Record Air Load
"Charmed magic easements, opening on
tho foox,,

"Charned magic easements, opening on
the foam
OF perilous seas in faery lands forlorn."
Thus did Gentleman Gene Tunney
describe the flight of Glenn l.. Mar
tins $7,500,00O blue-gray flying ship
Mars from Hawaii to Alameda,
Calf, in IL hours and IL minutes.
Arrival of the Mars at Alameda
completed a sensational round trip,
on which 10000 pounds of cargo
were carried on each flight, twice
as much as was ever hauled before.
Cost Of hauling per pound was low
est yet recorded in trans-Pacifc
travel.
Chief Of the navy's physical fitness
program, Commander Gene Tunney
returned to the U. S. after seven
months in the war zones, packing
book Of verse and the popes' en-
cyclicals under his arm.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10
CIVILIAN TIRES:
Less Predicted

Because chemical difficulties have
been encountered in processing oil
into synthetic rubber ingredients and
military requirements have in
creased, a cutback in civilian tire
production from 80 to 20 million cas-
ings for 1914 doomed.
Production of heavy duty tires for
buses and trucks also was expected
to fall below expectations, since a
mixture of natural rubber is re-
quired for manufacture of these
castings and the natural rubber
stockpile has dropped to low level,
partly because of the failure of South
American growing programs to fully
develop.
The rubber pinch also has affect
ed recapping plans, with the govern
ment again specifying reclaimed
scrap for retreads for passenger
cars, instead Of the synthetic ma.
terial.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10
ITALY,:
At Nazis' Rear

With their supply lines leading to
Casino under fire of the Fifth army
advancing inland from their invasion
beachheads below Rome, the Ger
mans launched series of counter
attacks in the new battle region
while their long-range artillery
sought to break up Allied troop con-
centrations.
Near Casino U. S. and French
forces moved through rugged Nazi
Notifications to ring that key to the
broad highway to Rome on two sides,
while farther to the south, British
units battered against the right flank
of the enemy defense line.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10

FOXHUNT: Since sporting Eng
lishmen have been too busy with war
to conduct the usual foxhunts, with
horse and hound, the little, animals
have increased in holiness and have
become a menace to poultry, lambs
and game. A party of 500 soldiers
and citizens, setting aside sports
manship for the duration, killed SO
of the little red beasts in great
drive in Kent.
SUGAR BETS: The largest
sugar beet crop in history was pre-
dicted by the chairman of the Amer
lean sugar beet policy committee.
The announced price of $3.50 a ton
is $3.50 above last year, and highest
in history, he added.
BRASS: The army will hereafter
use brass in making shell cases in
stead of steel. The critical shortage
of brass forced the ordnance depart
ment to use steel as substitute.
Now that brass is available again
in sufficient quantities, it will be
used, as it makes much more salts
factory and cheaper shell cases.
HORSEMAN: Tech. Sergt. John
Webb, Flying Fortress gunner, had
to bail out of his burning plane over
the English countryside. He landed
astride grazing horse.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10
Analysis
Allied Nations Stunned by Stories Of Jap Atrocities War Prisoners

dredweight for hogs effective Octo-
Der /.
Loans for corn and wheat would
be made at IS per cent of parity,
and for cotton, rice and tobacco at
80 per cent of parity. Potato sup
ports would be pegged at 80 per cent
Of parity compared with 90 in 1943.
On per bushel basis, support
prices would be higher on soybeans
by IA cents, faxseed 10 cents, bar
ley and grain sorghums 10 cents and
sweet potatoes 10 to 20 cents.
Peanut supports would be raised
by $40 ton, sugar beets $3.50 ton,
and sugar cane 80 cents a ton. AL
together, the sugar crops would in
volve a SO million dollar subsidy.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10
SOLDIER VOTE:
Dir Tcc,,o

Already big issue Of the present
congressional session, the question
of soldier voting in 1914 became a,
bigger issue when President Roose-
welt directly appealed to the legisla-
tors to provide for federal supervi-'
sion over service balloting.
Declaring that a system Of alb,
sentee voting in which states would
determine eligibility and print COM.
plete ballots would involve too much
shipping and time, the President
asked that the federal government
be allowed to distribute blank bal
lots on which soldiers would then
write in the names of their election
choices or merely the mime of the
political party they favored.
Champions of states rights as
sailed the Presidents recommended.
tons, standing firmly for state SUI.
pervision over registration to assure
that each ballot is cast by the
registrant himself, and objecting to
the services power to decide the
voting time because permission
might be given just before or in the
midst of a great battle, when sol
diers might feel that the country
should pull together behind directing
leadership.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10
Reject Mediation

The U. S. offer to mediate Russia's
claim to one-third of prewar Poland
was rejected by the Reds, and the
situation became even more COM
plicated with Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden's declaration that
Great Britain could not recognize
any territorial changes made dur
ing the war without consent of the
parties concerned.
Russia's rejection Of the u. S.
mediation bid emphasized Stain S
disposition not to deal with the pres
ent Polish government in exile,
which he has accused of strength
ening Germany by it's requests that
an impartial commission inves-
tigate Nazi charges that the Reds
slew 10000 Polish officers near
Snolensk.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10

CC1IlUC1S AO1O, q NdII"
gerous level, Nelson said, because
synthetic rubber plants, arsenals,
powder plants and tank terminals
for lend-lease require a working in
ventory of 30,0O0,OO0 gallons.
To assure 1914 supplies, Nelson
said the War Production board was
seeking to secure sufficient molasses
and corn for distilleries, to persuade
the British to meet their own re-
quirements by processing molasses
from the Caribbean, and rushing new
grain alcohol plants to completion.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1944-02-10
RUSSIA:
Form Trap

Fighting ragged on two widely sep
arated sectors of the 800-mile Rus
sian front, with the Reds tanning
out below Leningrad in the north,
and the Nazis communicating to
strengthen their position 80 miles
from the Rumanian border in the
south.
AS the Reds surged forward be-
low Leningrad, they chewed two big
holes in the Germans positions on
the northern and southern ends Of
this front, threatening to swing
toward each other and throw loop
around the eneny's rear.
Far to the south, the Germans
pushed slowly into Russian lines
above the Rumanian border, keep
ing massed Red armies off balance,
more than attempting any real
breakthrough. In Poland, Nazi re-
sistance stiffened.