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RATI0NING AT A
GLANCE

Canning sugar: sugar stamp No.
40 good for five pounds of canning
sugar until February %, 1915. APP
ply to local boards for supplement
tai rations..
Fuel oil: Period and coupons
now valid for current season will
remain valid throughout the COM
ing heating year. Period / coupons
for next season are now valid.
Gasoline: ALL coupons now val
i'd for three gallons each through
November 8.
Meats and fats: Red AS through
G5 Book a now valid at 10 points
each for use with tokens. Good in.
definitely.
Pr SIS e d foods: Blue A8
through Is Book a now valid at
10 points each for use with tokens.
Good indefinitely.
Rent control: All persons rent
ing, or offering for rent, any living
quarters whatsoever must register
each dwelling unit with rent con-
troll office in their rent area. Per-
sons who feel that they are being
overcharged for rents may submit
complaints to OPA. Comr..int
forms are available at the local
War Price and Rationing Board if
your area does not have a rent
control office.
Shoes: Airplane sta11sp No. l and
No. 2 Book 81 valid indefinitely.
Sugar: Sugar stamps No. 30, No.
81, No. 80 and No. 80 Book a.
good for five pounds of sugar each
indefinitely.
Rationing rules now require that
every car owner write his license
number and state in advance on
all gasoline coupons in his posses
sion.
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MRS. HELEN BROWN

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen
Octavia Brown, 81, of 107 South
Eighth ST., who died in James
Walker Memorial hospital at 6:45
O'clock last night, will be held at
4:30 o'clock this afternoon at
,Liyingston's Chapel in. Columbus
county, near Delco. The Rev.
Ralph Raspberry and the Rev.
Ralph Mills, will, officiate.
Interment, will 3. follow in the
church cemetery
She is survived by three daugh-
tiers, Mrs. A. "a; Peterson of Delco,
Mrs B. "A. Blake OF Winter Park
and Mrs: j. ;E: Fisher of Whining
ton;. one ; son, B. H. Brown OF
Bolton; 26s grandchildren and 80
greatgrandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Floyd
Blake, Slade Fisner, Roy Peterson,
Curtis. Peterson Clarence Brown
and Lawrence Brown.
Honorary pallbearers will be, j.
L.. Lennon, E. NJ Peterson, O. NJ
Lennon. T.. w. Groom, W. ]. Moore
ID. A. Groom. W. M HufAam, Dr.
Slade Smith, J.sH. Peterson, ,Adrain
Malpass, w. H Blake and u w.
Blake. : 800
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WEATHER

(By u s.. Weather Bureaul.
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 p. M, yesterday: ..-%.,:
f-."/ Temperature. z
1870 a. S.. 1880 a:F6e:o; 1890 p. 71;s;
1880 p. ITO Maximum 1872; minimum. 81
Mean 68.5; normal "A. ..s-...-s'
- Humidity 'si1a. .. :
1880 a. ~; 1904 80; 1870 III IS; 1880 p
Precipitation: ~ -
Total for the 25 hours ending 1880 p
M. 0 inches:'s Total since the first Of the
month, .s5 inches. r \.
.. Tides for Today = .-....,.t
(From the Tide Tables published by%U
S. Coast and Geodetic .s,'rvey):ir
> II - High - Low
Wilmington. .----s:32 a. m: 1:24. a. m
~. 1903, p. M l;s6 p. m.
Masonboro Inlet. .4:44 "a. m. :1o;42 p. m
- - 5:o7ap.s M g1E2f p. m.
Sunrise 1854 a.; sunset 622 p. moonrise
2:14 a.; moonset, e4:29 p. -"
------V-
The sierras of South America
are the only place where the
llama is used for transportation.
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LEWIS SAYS F.D.R.
KICKED MINERS

CINCINNATI, Sept. 12.-(R -
John L. Lewis criticized the Roose~
welt admins ration today in his
opening speech to the United Mine
Workers convention, appealed to
members indirectly to turn tbs
President out of office, but gave no
inkling whether he would ask then,
for an outright endorsement OF
Governor Thomas E. Dewey, the
COP presidential candidate.
In fine oratorical fettle, the 81 ay.
ing president of the miners declar.
ed the President had publicly
kicked every coal miner in the
face" and said if Mr.. Roosevelt is
reelected you'll get some more
of it next April when wage nego-
tlations are reopened.
Lewis hammered on the theme
the miners asked no special privi-
lege but only equality of treat
ment.
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GREAT HURRICANE
HEADS NORTHWARD

Continued from Page One)
slightest show of danger to hur-
ry the task of boarding up
homes.
Hoping for the best but ex-
pecting the worst, Nassau resi-
dents had battened down as
well as they could. Some of
those living along the water
front O. side of the city had
closed their homes and moved
to city hotels.
The capital of the Bahamas
was well south of the danger
zone, however, once the storm
started to turn. :
The advisory said the center
around which the high winds
were Spinning was located near
latitude q degrees north and
longitude 70 to "a degrees west.
At 9 p. m. the storm. was esti-
mated to be moving about 10.
miles an hour. - - =
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which originally were sent to man
the Siegfried line defenses, but
were hastily shifted in an effort to
hold the British at the Albert canal.
The total Of German prisoners
taken by all of Gen. Eisenhower
armies since -D-day rose far past
the 100000 mark. Up to midnight
Monday the first army alone had
bagged 1863, 7O6, and the third army
reported several days ago it had
taken 10000. The British and Cana
dians had sent huge number of
captives to the rear, including an
estimated 5000 taken in today's
capture of LIE Havre.
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MRS. CLOVIS w. BABsoN

Funeral services for Mrs. Clovis
w. Babson, 80, of 305 Kidder street,
who died at local hospital yester-
day morning, will be held at 3 o.
clock this afternoon at the New
Britain Baptist church, with the
Rev. Mac Gore officiating. Inter-
ment will follow at the family bur-
ial plot at Freeland.
She is. survived by her husband,
James B. Babson; two daughters,
Betty Jean and Barbara Babson;
two sons, James and Billie Babson;
a sister, Mrs. Cecil King of Free
land; and two brothers, Robert
Ward and Nephi Ward. U. S. N,
both of Fayetteville.
Active pallbearers will be Kirby
King, Jack King, Bruce King, Dosh-
er Inman, Kermit and Henry Ben
son.
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Roosevelt, Churchill
Plotting Japan's Death
,ront;nued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
But secrecy prevailed on the de.
tailed subjects.
Presidential secretary Stephen
Early told reporters that thus far
The discussions h ave been of a
preliminary sort" But at this aft.
emoon's meeting, he said, they
shifted into 1.-The real business OF
the conference. Mr.. Roosevelt,
Early reported, was pleased that
tbe press had emphasized the mill
tary complexion of the talks and
the Pacific war angles.
The chief executives quarters
are on the second floor of the sum-
mer residence of Canada's COVER
nor general, the Earl of Athlone.
Fifteen feet away is the map room,
where military aides keep W r
maps up to date and maintain in
slant commune atoms with Wash
ington and the war theaters.
Churchill and Prime Minister w.
L. Mackenzie King of Canada are
housed on the first floor.
The meetings with the chiefs of
staff usually take place in a large
second floor room opening onto a
terrace which commands a view of
the St. Lawrence river for miles.
The Roosevelt Churchill sche-
dule was described by Early as
highly flexible and informal.
For the Churchills, it was their
Seth wedding anniversary. T h e
Prime Minister produced a huge
bouquet of multi colored roses
for Mrs, Churchill, and the W re-
ceived congratulate at cry
turn.
Early said today's schedule - a
private talk in the morning and
meeting with the chiefs of staff
In the afternoon-probably would
prevail for the remainder of the
conference.
A reporter started to k:
Would it be accurate to imply
that, meeting alone. they are talk
ing Of some of the broader political
aspects. ?"
You are using word I don't
understand" Early interrupted,
smiling.
Il don't mean Mr.. Dewey the
Republican presidential noninee)
the questioner went on. II mean
the broader international political
aspects"
i think" the presidential secre-
tary said, "You had better say
military"
answering questions, Early said
ne did not know whether General
Nslmo Chang Kai Shek of China
mad bedn invited to the conference
but that:
You can be certain the bust
ness Of the conference will be Civ
ell emma IN the fullest possible man.
ner."
he indicated that Australia md
otner United Nations would be adj
'ISed Of the decisions made here,
seAplalnlng that had been the prac-
nce in the past"
greater London't population
amounted to more than 8,202,818
PRIOR 10 the beginning of the war.
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Nazis. Declare Reds
Opening Big New Pusf
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offensive was in progress in h e
Polish foothills of the arpathians
towards the Czechoslovak frontier.
The Germans in that area admit.
ted Monday the loss of Krosno and
said the Russians had achieved a
small breach south of Sanok. with
overwhelming superiority"
A Roman1an communioue said
Romanian and Russian troops fight
ing side by side reached within 80
miles of the Hungarian border be-
yond.. Timisoara. This strategically-
situated city is about 30 miles from
the junctures of the Romanian Yu-
goslaw,- Hungarian borders and is
on the railroad from Turnu Sew
elm to Budapest, $50 miles north
west.
The Russian war bulletin did not
mention this development, but said
Russian and Romanian troops had
taken $50 towns in combined oper.
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Baptists Hold Meeting
At Church In Warsaw

WARSAW, Sept. 12.-The Eastern
Baptist Association Sunday school
meeting was held last night in the
local Baptist church. The Rev. j.
V. Case of Rosehill, presided, and
the Rev. John Lambert led the de-
votional. L. L. Mogan, Baptist
state Sunday school secretary, was
the principal speaker.
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ABSENTEE VOTE
WILL BE LARGE

RALEIGH, Sept. 12.-P)-An alb
. woe vote of approximately 100,
nm ;ncluding service personnel
WV, total vote of between 500, OO(
f,' d s00 900 in the general election
Ss nu 7, was forecast today by
nnoovmond Maxwell, executive sec.
nts of the state board of cleo.
tons.
n,e state has a normal voting
..rength of approximately 100000.
~ ss-I normal years, some 5000 alb
III +ae ballots are distributed to
;riTans for use in general cleo
tons only.
maxwell said more than $4,000
alications for absentee ballots
s .an, service men had been -eceiv-
liV'i bv Secretary of State Thad
e gu federal war ballot admins
I nat for North Carolina. He esti-
I .La an additional $4,000 had
h ii,s, received by local county
boards of election;
Maxwell has ordered 100000 alb
..tee ballots from state printers
~ ss+' use by both civilian and mill
INV =" absentees. Ballots to be used
-. Ia, both are identical, but civilian
" pb.ontee ballots will not be mailed
IN a' applicants until mid-october or
w. Maxwell expects the absentee
o.o to he heavier in western North
c Cs' because, in many cases,
The absentee vote will be the bal
,nce Of power between Republican
md md Democratic tickets" Most of
t s western county boards of cleo
finn have requested additional alb
sentes ballots after original allot-
r,ents were exhausted.
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Obituaries
MRS. ANNIE S. HAsKETT

A'AAsS' 1AANANAG De 11tAShEll
Mrs. Annie Stanley Haskell,
widow of Charles Edward Haskell,
died at $3.50 am. yesterday in the
Masonic and Eastern Star nome
in Greensboro.
Mrs. Haskell had resided in Will
mington since 1910 and was a
member of Grace Methodist
church. She was born Dec. 2, 1861,
the daughter of the late Nathan
Blount Stanley and Snarah E.
Crawford, of Goldsboro.
Surviving are a son, Nathan S.
Haskell, Sr.; two grandchildren,
Nathan S. Haskell, Jr., and Mrs.
Ann Haskell Williamson; and two
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
today from the Shelby Vel
verton funeral home in Goldsboro.
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were moving cautiously westward
in countryside where there still
were numerous isolated and wan
dering bands Of Germans.
All available reports indicated
the Germans still were disengag-
ing generally throughout tn e
southern Balkans.
Meanwhile the Czechoslovak
press bureau in London announced
Slovak partisans and regular Czech
forces had destroyed the only two
rail bridges east of Zilina, impor-
tant Slovak junction 80 miles south.
west of harlow, Poland.
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MCLEAN POTTER

Last rites for Mclean Potter, ga,
of. Acme, who was accidentally
killed by an automobile early
Thursday morning, will be held at
Waymon church at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon with the Rev.
u Il Ulrich and thu Rev. H. S.
Strickland officiating. Interment
will follow at. Waymon church
cemetery. -.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Carrie Potter of Acme; two
sons, Thad Potter of Wilmington
and Elwood Potter of Acme; five
daughters, Mrs. Bertha Squires
and Mrs. Elizabeth Rich of Acme
Mrs. Ezzell and Mrs. Arlene Lar
kins Of Wilmington; Mrs. Vivian
|O'Brien of Fresno, Calf; two
brothers, Vernon Potter of Leland
and W. M Potter of Acme; two
sisters. Mrs. Jennie Congleton and
Mrs. r. S. Congleton of Acme;
and 20 grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Robert
Peterson, Wilbur For1nyduval,
Judge Meyers, Perry spivey, Fred
Mclaughlin and ARIEL Pearce.
Honorary pallbeare-s will be W.
J. Butter, c. C. Forroyeuyal. Mack
Meyers, Clay Ballard, Charlie Hal
lowell, w. c. Page, /. H.. Cain, r.
j. Burns and r. S. Congleton.
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LONDON, Sept. 12-RA The
Paris radio said today that all
French reserve officers and non
commissioned officers in liberated
France had been ordered to re-
port Immediately to military au-
thorities, presumably as part Of
the general program for mobili-
Zation of the nations manpoWer.
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HINES RELEASED

OSSINING, N. Y, Sept. 12-(R-
James J. Hines, 67-year-old for
mer Tammany district boss and
convicted protector of the late
Dutch Schultz policy rackets,
was released from Sing Sing pris-
on on parole today after serving
three years, 10 months and % days
of a four-to-eight year sentence.
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Louisiana is the wettest state in
the Union, with an annual precipi-
tation of SIS inches. ~
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A minimum Of 30 days will be
needed by autor; obile nanussc.
turers to get ready for civilisr
production after the war.
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3. WAFER
REPELlENT.

All the natural oils
and WAKES are left in
Partemp, thus making 1t
highly resistant to
moisture absorption.
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There is = q. 8. Govern
ment inspector In every
Partemp plant. Every
carton must boar his Off
cial stamp Of approval.
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greater London't population
amounted to more than 8,202,818
pIlor TO the beginning of the war.
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SIX Rea4o.t4 N2M
Smax Ho4,,t,e-0m.se44
C<oo4e Pa4te~fk
I. ECONOMICAL

]. ECONOMICAL
Under the FILA financing
plan, you have three
years to pay. Payments
are so small any family
can enjoy the luxury Of
Partemp. '''
' -t. .'--,..,
2. LIGHTWEIGHT
Partemp is as safe to
handle as a powder puff
and very nearly as light!
Does not settle but
actually tufts up under
vibration!,
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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-03
CHINESE HOLD
RAIL JUNCTION

CHUNGK1NC, July 2.-R-Mer-
cilessly battered Hengyang, Key
Human rail junction. was officially
reported tonight still in Chinese
hands although pounded by both
American bombs and showers OF
Japanese incendiaries.
While the fury of the Japanese
attack at Hengyang was declared
by the Chinese high command to
have 1essened, the southern arm
Of the enemys drive to close the
2O0-mile Cantin-Hankow railway
gap was reported making progress
in the new thrust from Canton and
foreigners were in flight from
threatened areas.
The Chimes, communique said
scores of japanese planes rainas
incendiary bombs on the defenders
Of Hengyang and on the same day
a communique of 1t. Gen. Joseph
w. Sti1well's headquarters said,
'B-25s bombed ,Hengyang, dam.
aging runways and field iaStana-
TONS"
This was the third such report 81
American bombing of japanese
positions at Hengyang, possibly in
d;cating a deep japanese penetra
ton of the town.
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CONGRESS PLANS
SUMMER RECESS

WASHINGTON, July 2. - P) -
Congressional leaders have decid-
ed, House Majority Whip Ramspeck
tD-Ga) said today, not to resume
major legislative work until after
Labor day.
1.-THE leaders will come back Au-
gust l, as scheduled" he told a
reporter before leaving for his At
lanta home. "But at that time, I'M
less some emergency has devel-
oped, we will provide for another
adjournment until after Labor Gay,
or for three-day recesses."
Declaring there is no major leg
islation pending which requires i'm
mediate action, Ramspeck added
that House Majority Leader Nc
Cormack D-Mass) had obtained
Republican agreement to such a
program.
Under the three-day recess plan
Congress would meet briefly twice
a week, but members would agree
not to take up any controversial
Ramspeck said this plan probab-
" would be followed. because 1t
would allow all committees to pro-
coed with hearings and investlga-
tions which most of them are not
allowed to do during an adjourn
ment without special permission.
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DEWEYS ATTEND
CHURCH SERVICE

ALBANY, N. Y, July 2-RA
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, Republi-
can candidate for president, lis
tened solemnly and attentivelyI to-
day to a 40-year-old cleric's as
section that eve are moving in
exorably, fast, into a new age"
Discussing mans part in the
making of better world, the Rev.
Erville B. Maynard, rector of St.
P t e'r's Protestant Episcopal
church, called upon God to quick
en- the minds and hands of good
men. to do the things we see we
need"
"A world away from the noise
and excitement Of the Chicago
convention which nominated him
four days ago. Governor and Mrs.
Dewey occupied the governor S
pew" second on the middle aisle,
in st. Peters where they regu-
larly attend. The church founded
in 1903, is the oldest Episcopal
church west of the Hudson river.
1t was the Deweys' only sched-
uled emergence from the execu-
tive mansion in a day set aside
for rest, and they returned there
Immediately after the service. The
Dewey children, Thomas, II, and
John, 8, are at the farm home
in Pawling.
No demonstration broke the Sum-
day quiet of historic old State
street as the Deweys stepped from
their car to enter the church. A
small crowd was on hand. Mrs.
Dewey wore a black dress and
black hat, both sparsely trimmed,
and the governor dark brown
suit and Panama straw hat.
They chatted briefly with re-
porters, from whom they were
drawn by gray-hai-ed Mrs. Charles
E. McElroy, a communicate of
st. Peters. She congratulated
them on the governors nomina-
ton and told him:
''The women of this country are
going to elect you"
There was no reference to the
governor or politics in the ser
mon by Mr.. Maynard, of whose
church Dewey is a vestryman.
Mr.. Maynard said that when
we pray thy kingdom come on
earth,' we consider that it will
be our effort, directed toward
Gods aims, that will effect the
better days of a new age"
After the service, a crowd of
about 300 waited outside for the
Deweys to come out. The COVER
nor and his wife stopped at the
door to chat with Mr.. Maynard.
Dewey resumes tomorrow
Continued on Page Two; Col. "
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NAILS LAY SIEGE
TO COPENHAGEN

STOCKHOLM, July 2.-tR-Gre-
man troops laying virtual siege to
Copenhagen have threatened patri-
OTIS barricaded in the streets with
starvation unless they cal off a
general strike reported spreading
to Denmark's famed diaries, Free
Danish sources said tonight.
CA Reuters dispatch quoting the
Swedish radio said German mill
tary authorities had declared a
state of siege in Copenhagen
Reinforced by occupation troops
from other points in Denmark, the
FNazis threw Gordon about the
strife-torn capital, then posted
warnings that the people would be
starved unless they went back to
work.
If the reports are true that the
strike, which began Friday and
stopped traffic and trade within
the city, is reaching out to the dali
ries it will prove a serious set
back for the German food supply.
Since the occupation the Ger
mans have been drawing on this
agricultural country for milk and
butter.
Another report said the demon
STATIONS we're spreading to eight
towns in Sjelland, including Hell
Singer and Odense on Fyn island.
All roads leading to Copenhagen
were closed.
The newspaper Sydsvenska Dag
bladet published an unconfirmed
report that the German military
had issued an ultimatum that the
capital would be bombed unless
the strike ended shortly.
Patriots numbering perhaps 49,
900 were reported well armed with
machineguns, rifles, pistols and
insistent that they will fight on
until the Germans lift the repress-
i've state of emergency and call
off the 1000 members of the Schal-
burg corps - an organization of
Danish Nazis - who have been
enforcing the German DEGREES.
The Swedish newspaper Alton
bladet reported the Germans had
taken more than 100 trade union
leaders and three members of the
Copenhagen city council as hosta-
ges and threatened them with ex-
ecution if they did not issue or
ders to halt the strike.
An unconfirmed report said Dan.
ish patriots, heavily armed, were
patrolling the vicinity of Sorgenfri
castle, residence Of King Chris
tan, against possible attempt on
the lives of the royal family by
Danish Nazis.
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FIFTH ARMY
TAKES CEClNA
Americans Are Victorious
In Stiff Battle With
The Germans

ROME, July 2.-(P-Am-
erican Fifth army infantry
men emerging victorious in
one of the stiffest battles in
Italy since the occupation of
Rome - have captured the
German stronghold of Cecina,
20 miles below Leghorn, AL
lied headquarters announced
tonight.
The stubborn Nazi defenders were
driven out of the heavily mined
and booby-trapped town, before
dawn today in bitter house to house
fighting.
Preceding Cecina's capture, 9TH
er American troops short
the defenders by sweeping across
the Cecina river on a wide front
and establishing themselves north
and east of the town.
This broad by-passing movement
came after the Fifth army had
beaten back a tank-led counterat-
tack and fought in the outskirts of
this west coast town of 10000 pop
ulation astride the main highway
from Rome to Leghorn and Pisa.
Three French columns of the
Fifth army converged on Siena,
and the fall of that highway hub
and ancient cultural center 81
miles below Florence appeared i'm
minent.
The French were attacking across
the Siena plain with the town in
view.
In the Adriatic sector, British
Eighth army troops sped north
ward in an effort to maintain con-
tact with the fleeing Germans and
occupied Loreto, only IL miles
south of Anacona Other Eighth ar
my units spearheaded by South
African tank forces have practical
ly cleared the shores of Lake Tras-
imeno of Germans, a front dis
patch said. The enemy was rapid
ly retreating to Arezzo in this Gen.
trail sector
Meanwhile the Allied command
reported that prisoners taken in
Italy during May and June rep
resented elements of at least "a
German divisions as well as a
number of miscellaneous units. A
considerable number of these Nazi
divisions virtually were wiped out
in. the Allied offensive, and en-
envy casualties are continuing to
mount steadily.