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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-06-28
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lsg8er bat iie ID pI0sIid, gegen ttiit
Ieingenon1men? Dor oieien itngIiid
IIiden Qbeno i9ienen fie oae mid I
|nufridtig 5u Iieben. Sbnen 81, gefal
Hen lieB i9 mid idmiiden un6 ianq
mas fonnte id oenn nod neb
ltun? l1no III ben Qugen oiefes Sren
ben, Der 10 bart eegen mid tpar, ntui
Iid nod fiir unoanfbar unb gefiblloj
geltenl"
Grit geeen Worgen idIief ite Elm
aber nur fir fur5e 8eit. Sbre llbl
5eigte feds, als iie erpa9te. Sic tpa,
tpie seri9lagen: aber oennod itani
Lite auf. um In Die Stride gu geben.
slls Tie aus oer bl. Meiie auriif
febrte, i6lief nod alles un6 ite batt
binlndgli6e MuBe> iiber bas gerbal
ten, peldes iie ibren gertpanoten se
geniiber beoba6ten tpollte, 1ta9auben
item. sic tpuBte nidt, mas norgegan
gen mar, uno mar au9 biel gu eoe
uno gut, Inn es 5u oermltten. Gber ct
mas n1uBte Die Sttnmung ibrer I'm
gebung gegen ite berdn6ert baben, Uni
iie mar es ibrer 8iiroe 16ulbtg, MIDI
Hanger in 0teier faliden 5tenung 81
berbletben. sic tpollte alio nt6t I6n
ger 5ogern uno Serrn bon Sa9a1
fragen, ob 6as @eies ibr einen 8or
muno >gegeben, uno mas man nit ib1
au MAIDEN geoenfe. Sic batte babe
oas unbeltimn1te @efiibl> oaB es mi
tbrem Iufentbalt in oteiem Sanie al
gn6e iet. Oie pI0tlibe &6lte batt,
Ite tief betriibt, 1no nit 8itterfei
paro fie it6 flar, 6aB iie in oiefen
fremoen 8oben teine 8urael gefaB
babe. Sic oa6te auen grnites oar
an, ith iobal6 aIs nloslt1 au entfer
men, uno bate bereits einen 2ebens
plan entporfen.
| @egen 9 l1br borte iie enoIt6 eli
@erduid in 8ertba's 3iumer, mel
DIES Dem ibren geraoe gegeniiber lag
@s orangte ite, Die 8olfen au ger
Itreuen, tDel9e it6 geitern abenb 5tpi
! I6en ibr uno ibrer 4uiine erboben
uno iie flopfte oesbulb auToeIei6 at
oeren Sire. .,
| "$ait ou gut geidlafen?" frogt
life ianft uno trat ndber, nm 8ertbl
5u umarmen.
~@ei6lafen9" entgegnete oieIe nil
tend; ~tpie batte i6 na6 oenl ipa;
ou getan, i6lafen tonnen2"
|, sd? Sa, mas bab' id oenn ge
ton, Siebden? Sd Ieioe eenug iei
geitern, nnb frage mid pergebens
tporin i6 Dir rmb oeiner Mutter milf
rallen f0nnte.'' |.:.'
! Bertha, mel6e tat, ols Oh ite Nor,
ntdt febe, panote oieier iest ibr bIei
DIES, aufeeregtes @eii6t 81. uMam
bat gan5 redt!" rief fie. u8ir batter
es big seitern abeno ni9t gegIaubi
aber ou btit cine boaenbete &ofette
Serr bon Sleon iit ben ganaen abenj
|ntdt bon oeiner Seite getpiden, Uni
ou tpubteit ood, id par ia oumu
genug, es Dir 81 iagen, oaB unIer
Wiitter eine gerbinoung atuiIhe1
uns beiben pfdnten!''
geora tpurbe blei6 tpie Ser SOB.
30 8ertbal" rief iie nit aittern
Der Stimn1e; ,,tpel9 i9redli9e .@n
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1944-06-28
iG)lnd)ste IQlst 1af.

II III JluIU ICllHH JWIEH S4Ilt @@ut H.
lui1o sog iie neben fid aiif einen 5tup.
lou irrIt bid, Iagte iie IN idner5.
Ili6em gote. sd oenfe 10 inenig bar.
on, Dir oeinen 8rrtigant diDegsuneb'
linen, bqB id nadBer oeinelt Iieben gl-
tern fir Die Gaitfreunoidaft oanfen
lulo ibnen fagen min, oieielbe babe
liest lang genug geoauert."
8ertba idaltte ibr iiberrniht ms
@efi6t. Rora's 3iige trugen 10 oeitt-
li6 ben StenpeI Der grauer, baB
8ertba i,ngeadtet ibrer 2ei1tfertig-
feit oabon betroffen tDurbe. ,,Du tpiuit
nus nerlaiien9" fragte ite IN beidnf.
tigenoem Gone, utDobin tpiIlt ou oenn
geben?'' @s~
,,gs eibt nod 3uflu9tsitdtten fir
elternloie Wdoden, - i6 tpdre gliid.
li6, penn idb aufnabme in einen1 @Io.
| iter fdnoe. st ~. .......
uSn einem &loiter2' g. tpieoerbolte
Bertha idauoernb; ,;oos bieBe bi9
bod au f6tper itrafen. 8eripri6 mir
nur, Serrn bon 8leon nidt au bei.
raten, - es tpare au6 l1nre6t gegen
ben armen '2ubtpig." 3s.~
Rora i6ien 10 iiberraibt, oaB Ser.
tho rntDiltiirlid ld6eln 11uBte.
"8arum i6duit ou mid 10 eritaunt
ans Soft ou 6enn 1idt bernerft, oaB
2nopig it6 nit Dir bei6dftigt, uno
lbon Dir gan5 ent5iidt iit2 3uerit fano
Mama' Dos bonitnbi6g in Ser Oro-
nung, felt geitern aber lit tie bariiber
largerli6. - aber ipeine 1ibt! @S
| tit ia ni6t oetne 5dulo; oeriprtd mir
nur, oaB ou mir meinen fiinftigen
grdutigam nidt uegfaperit." H. -.:
~Bie fonnte Dir oieies geripreden
genitgen, oa bu mid fiir erbGrmIid
genug baltit, Die 8ldne oeiner gltern,
tpel9e 10 gut uno 3drtli6 gegen mid
getpeien, 5u ourdtreu5en2 Du fterit
pobl bob i6 fort n1uB; Dos eben &C.
iagte beitarft mid MIR in meinem
@ntfdluiie. @Ioube ia ni6t, oaB oas
&loiter fir mid einen S9reden Bat:
t9 Dia geonne tueroen, obidon id ie.
pes, oasoa5u 8eruf bat, bepunoern
ltno nm iein Slid beneioen n66te.
aber oieie rubigen Mauern 0ffnen
| it6 oud mandmal fiir g8eltfinoer,
uno i9 fann mild bort geniigen6er
Sreibeit uno bes Srieoens erfreuen,
mad tpel6em i6 mid fo'lebbaft feline"
| Rora's Srdneu riibrten gertba's
Sera. Sic tparf ith Dem or,nen Nedo.
den Inn ben Sals, bat es tauIenbmal
INN ger5eibuns 1no beriiberte enolid
Ii9lnb5eno, ite idame ftb bor iib iel,
Der uno oerabi6eue lire GidIi6tslo-
litgfeit. ...
80 bdltit ou mid a1io nibt 1aneer
fir i6lebt uno unoanfbar 2" fraate
Nora gan5 erlei6tert, itoen lie Der.
thus Siebfoiungen ertpi6erte. "
~Nein, neinl MIR id BIN b0ie uno
unoanfbar. Ger5eibit ou mir 2"
~gon Ser5en gernl'' a
uno tie fiiBte 8ertba adrtIidb. X.
Dtele Dem Ser5en Nora's 10 iiBe
Weriobnungsi5ene tpl.r6e in oemIel-
ben slugenblide lnterbroden. Die
&ammerfrau bena6ri9tigte fie, Serr
hon Sadan laiie fte INN eine furse
unterreouns in ieinem aabinett er.
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N o R A
6. SortieBung)

fgfett tn 1brent Alter tontmt MIR
tpabrbaft eritaunItG bor. 8o9 eigent'
lid foIte td mid gar nidt oariiber
tpunSern, 6a Die 5orgloitgfeit In ibrer
Sanilie erblib it,"
CT berbeuste it6 bor 5rau bon
Sadon, bot ibr BEN Grm uno our6s
i9ritt nit ibr ben Salon.
Serr bon 8leon uno 2ubtpig, 5tpt"
i9en pel9en it9 cine 8olfe gu er'
beben i6ien, plauoerten nod nit geos
ra, tpGbreno oieie na9 elmer @ele.
genbeit fpdbte, Inn ibren Rlab ber'
Iafien unb 8ertba aufiuden 5u Ton.
men.
,,Noro'', faste Srau bon Sa6an
nit elmer &Glte, bic Nora beute Ibeno
gum eritenmale tpabrnabmt, nSerr
aubraro, oein Ruitn, tpiinidt Dir Dor.
gefteIt 81 tper6en - Serr Gubrarb,
Srdulein bon 8relDon."
sic IieB ben Grn 6es iuneen Wan-
mes log un6 tpanote fib au Serrn bon
gGeon. ,,S9ouen Sic ii9 bod oie
biibi9e' gaIme dr1, tpelde id ie1bit
ee5ogen babel S6 meiB ia, tpeId Elm
8fIan5enfreun6 Sie ftno", fiiete ite
nit rei5enoem 2d6eln bel; "SSbre
Greibbduier in @orbiGle ftn6 be-
riibnt;. 2uopig, 6u iolteit oas @ons
oellieoden itngeu, oos neulib BEL &C.
neral 2orbe5 10 iebr gefiel."
- Hadoem ite 10 Die beioen iungen
2eute, oeren 8emiibungen Inn Rora
IN 10 bobef graoe ibr MiBfallen err
reeten, entfernt butte, 5os ite ftd be-
friebigt arritd, un6 Serr bon Stub
raro nobm etnen leeren B1ab neben
Dem iungen Md69en elm.
9ieIe bate, oa fe oas @ort &uItn
b6rte, einen iiberraI9ten, iDmpatbi-
i6en 8lid ouf i'm geiporfen; aber er
fiiblte ftd] ourb oteien bertrauenoen,
faft freuoigen 8lid ourdaus nidt &C..
riibrt.
uSrou bon Sa6an trrt itb'', ber'
beferte er in etfrtgem Some, ntpenn
tie mir Die @bre elmer 8ertpanotl6aft
8uidreibt, tpelde mir 6urdaus nidt
5ufon1tnt. Srau Gubraro, Sbre @roB>
tante, iit Die 5tpette Srou meines 8as
ters, uno es beiteben 5tpii9en uns
bei6en feline anoern 8an6e als iene
Der @etpobnbett uno Der 3unetgung."
Nora tpuBte ni6t, tpas iie anttpor-
ten iolIte. sic tpuBte iiberbaupt 10
tpenig bon Sen 8erbaltniilen oieIer
8roBtante.
uSd bate ni9t inn entfernteI item
6arauf eebofft, bnSen beute abeno
nod boreeitellt 5l1 tperben', fubr er
nit ip0ttiider &0fli6feit fort. ,,gor-
ab uuBte id gur ni6t, oaB Serr bon
Sadan @eieuidaft babe, unb ols i6
mid bereoen lieB, bierber 51 fom-
men, eripartete i6 nidt, Sie ebenfals
su treffen.''
sd bin gegen meiren @inen
bier, antportete bas ilnge Wdo6en,
pel6em oieIer 6irefte 8ortpurf au
Seraen ging. ,gersebens babe i9 mei-
ner &uiine tpieoerboIt baB meine
Srouer mid bon ieoer Seitltdteit
fernbalte. 80"
80, es gibt in ltniern Sasen tau.
ieno RitteI, I'M oieier finitern Sradt
ibren all5u traurisen gbarafter 81,
-. s~Y -.
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|ergreifen, iib boret. 5u Iafien.
sic anttportete ,1idbt, aber Gr6nen
1 fiinten ibre augen. 8as batte iie bic.
Eieul llnbefannteu geton, oaB er iie 10
lfalid belrteiIte uno ite 10 riifiidts.
los bebanoeIte2
| nBobnt Srau aiibrarb melt bon
bier?" fraste iie mod augenbl blidlihenl
Sdneigen. ,..s..
Isle bot ii6 'eit iBrer gerbeira.
tung in Der 8retagne ttebergelaIien.
&6rten Sic oenn nie,nols bon ibr
ipreden? Sat Srau BOZ, 8relpon ib-
rem Sob pirfli9 ioipeit getrieben, bob
| iie niemals Dor Sbnen BEN Ran1en If.
rer Sdmdgerin in Sen Muno t1abm?"
Nora errotete.
sd weiB ntbt, tpelde uriade mel.
ne @roBmutter baben fotnte, feline
8erbinouneen nit ibrer Sanilie au
ibren goloeefaBten &orallenidm11d.
Rora fiiblte ii6 tief berlest BON ei-
ner Sein6ieligfeit, bic BEL Der eriten
gegeenung idon Biz 5ur l1nb0flidfeit
lying; ite berl6mdbte es, ii9 81 ber-
tei6igen, er aber fubr nit elmer itei,
unterbalten'', erpt6erte fie nit er-
3tpungener Rube. uSeoe grtnnerung
an Die 8ergangenbeit par ibr idmer5-
| lli9, uno i9 bdtte mir einen gorlpurf
oarans gemadt, ioIge @rinneruneen
tDa65urufen."
,,Weine Mutter - 10 1enne ib
im1t1er Srau Iubraro - batte gere9@
ten @runo, itd bera6tet uno beleioigt
5u elauben. Iber oenungea6tet tpei>
CERT iie ft6 nidt, Inn sic it6 an5u>
nebmen, uno tpiini6t Sic fennen gu
lernen. Morsen friib reiie i9 ob, por>
Der aber tperoe i9 nod eine Inter
reoune nit Serrn bon Sadan baben.
8enn i9 5te bitten biirfte,, etpas
friber auf5uiteben, - 0enn ie6enfons'
Iieet 6as ni6t in Sbrer @etpobnbeit
- 10 tpiir0e tb Die @bre baben, sic
Damn nod gu ieben, I'M Sbnen bie
auftrdge meiner Mutter 5u beteaen. I"
sd Bin getpobnt, fritz ouf5uite-
ben, un6 tperoe bereit iein> onaub0-
rem, mas Sic mir 5u Iagen baben." +"
| @inem untpioeritebliben 8ebiirf-
mis- no6gebeno, cine lold unangeneb=
me, 1on6erbare unterhaltunq abau.
bre6en, Itano ite gepreBten Screens
auf. ,grlauben sic, baB i9 iest meine
&uitne aufiu6e, bon tpel6er i6 Sen
gr0Bten Sell 6es @benos getrennt
mari" iagte ite nit ianfter Stir1me.
|, @r berbeuste it6 tief obne ben Ser
|fn6 gu MAIDEN, ite 5uriidsubalten, uno
Nora ging auf 8ertba 5u. 0ieie tot
Iieood, als iebe fte sic &uline ni6t,
uno als oieIelbe ibr einiee @ueen>
bIide ipdter beim Serbieren oes Sees
belfen tpollte, gab ite ibr gar feline
| Inttport.
| Serr Auproro in ieiner boben &C.
Iftalt iiberraste alle ontpeienoen Ser.
ren. sSSe6esmal, tpenn Nora na9 lei.
ner Seite idaute, beeegnete ite ieinen,
grauen, itetig auf ite eeridteten 81ide,
Der ibr oas 8lut at @is eritarren
na6te.
Da3u berlria9te ibr 8ertta's pl0s-
lt6e &dlte einen Iebbaften S6nera.
gie nod batte ite itd biellei6t ein>
fnt4anr ...4S tnnInSSn..n~ 4aes.n14 AIa
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15
CHRISTENING SET
FOR new DRYD0CK
U. S. S. ARDC-2, Second
Of Eight, Will Be Com
missioned At 4P. M.

The U. S. S. ARDC-2, the second
OF eight concrete drydocks being
constructed for. the Navy Repart-
ment by the TideWater Construc-
ton corporation at it's local yards,
will be christened and commission
ed this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Commander of the new craft will
be 1t. Commander John A. Par
IRISH, USNR, veteran of % years
in the service He began his career
as an enlisted man. For the last
two and one half years he has been
in command of ships in the Paci-
fic area and Aleutian Islands. 1t.
Com. Parrish, in spite of his many
years of service has never COM
manded a drydock before. at is a
new type of duty for me-" he said,
"but I'll Learnt hope"
The drydocks under construction
here are the largest ever built en-
tlrely of reinforced concrete.
Launching and commissioning of
the other docks being constructed
will follow at short intervals until
the last one is completed this fall,
officials announced.
Each of the ocean going dry
docks is 389 feet long and "a feet
wide, and the hull is constructed
entirely of reinforced concrete. The
docks are self-contained and will
be capable of being toWed any,
where on the high seas. Their pur-
pose is to lift disabled Naval and
other craft needing repairs from
the water, and contain them while
repairs are made. Each will have
complete living quarters for its
crew.
Building of the docks was under
taken by the Tidewater Construc-
ton corporation of Norfolk, Va,
last November after the contract
held by V. P. Lofts of Charlotte
was terminated by "consensual
agreement"
The plant for the building of the
drydocks is located one-half mile
above Hilton bridge, on the North
east Cape Fear river.
The drydocks have been describ-
ed as a highly unusual project, in
two respects: the reinforced con-
crete construction, and the fact
that the dock is semi-submersible.
When ship is to be taken aboard
the drydock admits water into its
capacious hold, until the dock
sinks sufficiently for the ship to
be warped into the now submerged
dock. Then the water is pumped
out of the hold, the drydock en-
erges to normal floating condition
the water runs off the deck back
into the sea and the ship to be
repaired rests high and dry on the
cradle-like deck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15
SMALL BUSINESS
SUBSIDY STUDIED

WASHINGTON. May ID. - up -
Senators drawing up a bill to con-
tinue price control are trying to
find non-inflationary way to as
sure small manufa cturers a prof.
it.
One senator, who said a way has
not yet been found despite "dillg-
ent search with the aid of good
legal COUNSEL" listed these two
possibilities:
l. To subsidize the small manu-
facturer to keep him in business.
2. To revise price ceilings so thai
large manufacturer making a
variety of items may not sell some
Of his goods at loss to be ottse'
by large promits on other products
Reports of the small business Oh
lemma came today from members
Of the Senate Banking Commlttee
working on bill to extend OPA
Tor 10 months past June 81.
twas disclosed at the same tlIlle
that c subcommittee has agreet
on a plan designed to sateguaI'
'arm earnings through two amei'a
ments. one by Senator Bankheae
D-AlaJ to tie textile ceiling price
to prices received by cotton 1ari1i
ers and s broader one, by Senator
Mcclellan O-Ark), applying I'M
principle to agricultural proouc''
generally.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15
ANTI-RED TAPE
CAMP AICN BEGUN

WASHINGTON, May IA tR -
Chairman Cochran O-Mo) Of the
House Accounts Committee, who
is in the middle of a campaign
to cut down the number of con-
gressional Investigating bodies,
drew bead today on what he
called superf1uous government re-
ports (which no one reads"
The Missourian calculates that
Thousands of dollars, as well as q
lot of good newsprint and wasted
effort could be saved. if Con.
gress would pass his bill to relieve
various federal bureaus of compil.
ing and sending to congress asset
ed reports on their activities.
There are scores of these re.
po-+s coming up here every week, "
Cochran declared. "And all that
ever happens to them is that they
get showed into pigeon-hole some
where and gather dust.
However, present laws require
the bureaus to send them to us
and they have to keep on doing
so until we provide otherwise"
Regular reports now are requir-
ed on such activities as relief of
destitute natives of Alaska, trans
actions under the revolving fund
for loans to Indians, and annual
observatios of the superintendent
of St. Elizabeth" hospital, which
is a Washington institution for
treatment Of mental patients.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15
REV. 0RLEMANSKI
IS IN SECLUSI0N

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May IA
-R)-Rev. Stanislaus Orlemanski
failed to appear at any of four
masses at his church today and
remained in seclusion, apparently
accepting the bishops suspension
which greeted him on his return
home from a flying visit to Pre-
mier Stain.
The canonical penalties were i'm
posed by Bishop Thomas M. o.
I,eary. The Polish-American priest
failed to obtain permission to leave
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
for the trip to Moscow and, con-
ference with the Russian premier.
Rev. George A. Shea, chancellor
IF the Roman Diocese of Spring.
field. disclosed that Bishop O'Leary
had received a personal letter from
FIR. Orlemanski, and he added:
"1t would be fair to assume that
if said that FIR. Orlemanski would
acouiesce to the Bishops orders. :"
The penalties, imposed yester.
dav less than four hours after FIR
OrIemanski's return to his home
narish from Moscow, ordered him
to 90 to a monastery for an indefin-
ite period and stripped him of his
nriestly privileges for the interim.
Rev. Shea said the terms of the
punishment forbade the Polish =
American pastor to say mass, ad-
minister any of the sacrements, or
to take part in any of the public
functions of the church
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15

The headquarters are series of
natural caves running in a gallery
straight into the sides of a deep
ravine
Last night my American col
league, two Allied cameramen and
I had dinner with Tito in his in
credible lair. Also present were
Gen. Arsu Yvanovich, his chief Of
staff, M. Chokalovich, secretary OF
the anti-fascist council, and M.
Kardelz, vice-president of the Yu-
goslav national committee.
To reach Tito's headquarters our
guards, who were changed three
times during the journey from our
billets, led us along rough path
cut out of the rock and up the side
of ravine. Beside us, for part of
our journey, a great waterfall
plun1ed down in laundering
white cascade into the dim, moon
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15
First Interview With Tito, Yugoslavian
Leader, Is Cleared By Allied Command

lit valley far below. At times we
chung to rocks as the path twisted
and turned around jutting spurs
and lodges. 49,.
At length we arrived at the top
to find the marshal waiting to well
come us. He led us into the study
of small, simply furnished
apartment
A long dining table lies against
a wall facing two windows which
look directly down over the ravine
and out into the valley. The chairs
are all simple, wooden affairs. On
three walls are maps, including a
large-scale one Of Yugoslavia.
There is only one exotic touch
about the room - the walls are
lined with sheets of pure white
silk from parachutes.
Continued on Page Six; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15
GERMANS MAY TRY
COUNTER Invasion

LONDON, May 14.-LP-As the
time of assault upon fortress Eu-
rope drew nearer, Britons again
were warned today that the Ger
mans might try to land on these
isles, while the Nazis, in a fresh
outburst of mingled bravado and
invasion feelers, boosted their
arms were ready for any Allied
blow
And in Tokyo, Premier General
Hideki Toto, in a radio pep talk,
declared Germany is fully pre-
pared to meet any situation she
may find herself confronted with, :"
and added that Germany has
perfected a position enabling her
to carry through counter offensive
operations.
At the same time, there was am
pie reason to believe from reports
in Sweden that the German anti
invasion commander in chief,
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel -
rather than perhaps the militarily
waning Hitler was being pro-
claimed as the potential saviour of
the Reich.
Rallying the home guardsmen
at a crucial time, Field Marshal
Lord Ironside, commander of the
British home force and former
chief of the British imperial de-
tense staff, said in speech yes
go
(Cou%;ruod m, paoa Tun. CnI X
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15
JapaneseHeld
Hankow Rail
Line Severed
RATTLE IS DEVELOPING
suiipiing, Astride Vital Line,
Is Captured By Chin
csc Trocr
BY J. B. KRUGER
Associated Press War Editor

In the developing battle for east.
en China-territory the Allie;
nav need for a strike at Japan s
yitals-Chinese troops have sever
cd the Japanese-held Hankow-
ppiping railroad but have giver
Ground in their struggle to hold
Strategic Loyang.
The Chinese high command yes.
terday announced the capture Of
Suiping, which lies on the partly
dismantled railway between Han
kow and Peiping. Only last week
the japanese completed their. cap
ture of the line and, Chungl1ing
heard, Japanese engineers were be-
Ginning work to put it into service.
The Chinese long ago removed
much of the track. Capture of Sui
ming and isolation of enemy forces
at nearby Chumatien would snarl
Japanese attempts to seal off north
eastern China.
The Nipponese have kept the Al
lies guessing at their real objec-
tives in their present north China
drive but Chinese authorities view
ed it as aimed at control of the
whole 1,000-mile Peiping-Canton
railroad running through China
from north to south. Such control
would make more secure the en-
emy's hold on the rich slice OF
China fronting the Pacific.
Loyang's detenses were pierced
at three places in heavy fighting.
The city opens a way to invasion OF
interior China-and toward Chung
king. In Japanese hands it would
facilitate a drive on Tungkwan to
the west, a gateway between north
west and central China.
From India came an Allied state
ment the Japanese invasion of In
dia had failed completely" While
British forces continued smashing
at Nipponese around Kohima, fight
ing shifted southwark with the AL
lies capturing a village near Bisen-
pur, which bestrides road the en-
envy mad tried to use in pushing
en- the Kohima-Imphal area.
1t. Gen. Joseph Stilwell's Bur
ma offensive crunched forward,
his Chinese capturing a stronghold
II miles above Kamaing. This city
with Moagaung and Myitkyina, is
an objective Stilwell seeks in his
drive toward joining the Burma and
Ledo roads.
In both China and Burma-India,
Allied airforces lent increased sup
port to ground forces.
The Southeast Asia Command
statement said Allied forces in Bur-
ma were 'inflicting on the Jap
anese casualties which proportion
ately are rapidly nearing a high
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-15
GERMAN SUPPLY
SYSTEM IS WEAK

WASHINGTON, May IA. - Up
The Mediterranean Allied air for
ces indicated today a belief that
the bomb-shattered Nazi supply
system in Italy can't sustain the
German troops opposing the Allied
offensive.
This intimation was contained in
an air forces summary of. the Al
lied air strategy in Italy at the
War Department. This strategy
has been directed, in constantly in
tensifying degree during recent
weeks to an "operation strangle'
of the enemy transportation sys-
tenn in Italy, with particular at
tention to railroad lines.
The summary estimated that the
German armies on the Casino and
Anzio fronts in late March needed
5000 tons of supplies daily. At
that time the Italian rail system
was more than equal to the task
the summary said.
Then the Mediterranean Allied
air forces, commanded by 1t. Gen.
Ira C. Eaker, set out on a coordi-
mated program to break up the en-
tire transport system through mid
die Italy. All types OF bombers and
fighter-bombers were used.
This central Italy attack was in
teerated with the continuing hea-
Wv operations against communica-
tons in northern Italy where. it
was estimated, ten primary rail
routes crossing the frontier
brought about 43,8O0 tons Of sup
plies into that part Of Italy each