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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
SIsvs Land on Island

LONDON, Feb p UNS)-
YugoSlav PartiSans were reported
today 10 have landed on the Dal-
matian island of Brac. just below
Split inficting heavy losses on
the Germans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
Owosso Youth Stranded

OWOSSO Feb. 25-Funeral
services were scheduled 10 DO
held this afternoon for Clare
Eckerle. 10, OwoSso high school
youth who apparently acciden-
tally hung himself in the base.
ment of his home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
Ganschow Rites Saturday

SAGINAW. Feb. . Funeral
service for Arthur w. GdnSchow.
o.. former probate and recorder $
Judge. Will boz held Saturday at
his home. 1920 S. Michigan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25

inflicted casualties and captured
prisoners.
Allied artillery hurled she'll
after shell into German positions
near Anzio The Nazi SetbackS
came yesterday when they probcd
Fifth Army positions. bat the
anticipated third enemy offensive
against our forces nrtuw Rome
still had not materIalIzed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
STRIKE IN FOURTH DAY

Representatives Of Local 351.
UAW-CIO and the Essex Wire
Corp, appeared before the WLB
IN an attempt to end the four-day
dispute which arose over the
layoff Of 400 workers.
The strike at Great Lakes went
into its second day in a dispute
over the dismissal Of a union
steward.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
Naai'feI Supports
LeSiOHR'S Vet bill

Frank X Martel, president Of the Detroit and Wayne
County Federation of Labor today gave his whoeheared
endorsement to the American Legon omnibus bill to obtain
a square deal for veterans
Calling upon some 10000 AFL trade unionists in the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
EASTERN FRONT HUB

When the Germans first flowed
across the Russian frontier m the
summer Of 1871 NltebSk was one
Of the enemy key detectives be-
cause of its CouvergIng rail lines.
Upon its possession hinged the
entire war on the eastern front
Continued on Page >. Col. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
NaZiS
Flee
VifebSk

LONDON, Feb. 25 (INS)-
Evacuation Of the great Nazi
communications center Of
Vitebsk, lower anchor Of Hit
ler's armies in northern
Russia, was announced today
by the German overseas
agency broadcast.
The Nazl announcement indicat-
ing that all German forces in
northern Russia are in the gravest
peril, came after the Russians had
announced the capture Of another
vital rail center. Rogachev $50
miles 90 the south.
Red army troops also captured
the fvc-way rail junction of Ono,
90 miles east of Pskov. the gate
way 10 the Baltic states. 10 pro-
vide the NaZIs with three Stagger-
ing defeats Moscow revealed this
victory late yesterday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
KEY RAIL CENTER

VItcbSk. lying IS miles north
west of SmolenSk in upper White
Russia. on the Drna River and on
a main north-South railway. has
been the key German communica-
lions point since 1911 II loss is
the most greyiouS blow dealt Hit
lcrS rctreating forces since the
debacle al Stalingrad
Fighting became most bite r
both for NitebSk and Rogachev.
said the enemy broadcast. which
sought 10 explain the withdrawal
by declaring
As il was evident that the
Russians were aiming TO break
through regardless OF sacrifices,
the Germans succeeded in cop
ing with the Soviet attacks by
elastic adaptation Of tactics. We
evacuated both towns, which
were wilderneSseS Of ruins"
StrategiSts have long main
tanned that the loss Of VitebSk
would mean complete defeat in
The Russian war for Hitler.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
THE WAR FRONTS

ITALY-Ffh Army improves positions Casino and An1o
fronts. Page J.
RUSSA-Germans evacuation Of Vebsk greatest
base in northern Russia. Page J.
AIR WAR-RAF twice pas,ers Schwenfurt Naz ballbeadnT
center, with $3.50, tons Of bombs. Page j.
MARSHALIS- Gsrier-based L. S. planes drop 30 tons on
three islands, Page p
5. W. PACIFC-U. s. destroyer squadron ranges enemy
waters in bockaded Bismarck archipelago Page D.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
In the Times TODAY

DIR. !. {. TooLE. DENTIST. 40
" Lafayette a. Mich. Opp City
Hall Hours 90 Tel CA. 66S9
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
5000 Idle;
Wa|kouts Hif
bother Shops

The entire Briggs Manufac-
turing Co. Mack avenue plant
was closed down today with
5000 idle in a wildcat strike,
The walkout started in two
departments at 8 a. m. and
quickly spread to other units.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25

SHEDD'S OLD STYLE SAUCE
a delicious dressing on hot dogs.
hamburgcrs, cold cuts.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
PROTEST SHORT WEEK

Emil Macy, president of Briggs
Local 212, said the walkout by
workers in two departments was
in protest TO a shortening of the
work week to five days.
Macy said the union had been
informed by the management that
the work was so far ahead OF
schedule that the cut was neces-
Sary.
Company spokesman could not
be reached for comment.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
i Days DSR
Accidents

These are the traffic mis-
hapS in which DSR vehicles
were involved in the "A hours
beginning at 1901 a. m.
Wednesday and ending at
midnight
Dead Injured
1.-Sfreef Car2aut0 NJ
Elliott between Water
loo and kercheva' q
2-strectCar-auto. Grls-
void between Fort
and Michigan %
Streetcar- pedestrian
Broadway and Grauof %
Street pedestrian
Grand River tr.
American
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25

War production was inter-
rupted today by strikes in four
vital Detroit war plants.
Latest to be hit by the wave Of
wildcat walkouts was the Briggs
Manufacturing Co. Mack avenue
pl t, where more than 1000
walked out shortly after 8 a. m.
today.
Other plants affected are the
Essex Wire Co, where 300 are
out; the Great Lakes Steel Corp.
200 on strike, and the Aeronauti-
cal Products Corp, 1902 Ryan
road, an undisclosed number idle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-25
THE WEATHER

Continued on Page Four
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
The Chinese Front
PROGRESS REPORTED
AGAINST ENEMY IN
KWEICHOW SECTOR

CHUNGKING, Nov. o. -P-
The Chinese high command SAID
today that Chinese forces had made
"some progress" against Japanese
troops thrusting along the Kwang-
si-Kweichow railway toward Kwei-
chow province, but did not give de-
tails of the defensive success.
1t said this progress was made
against the Japanese who have
been trying to take Kwaiyuanchen,
SO miles west of fallen Liuchow,
and that the japanese still had
not been able to cross the Lung
river which bars their way to the
town.
Fighting in other sectors was not
mentioned, but Chinese air force
attacks were reported against the
Japanese, and the U. S. 18th Air
Force announced that on Novem-
Der 10 and 20 its Liberators bomb
ed Hainin island, Fort Bayard on
the Liuchow peninsula, and the
Kowloon docks opposite Hongkong.
The Chinese-American wings P
40s attacked river traffic, roads
and railways in the Yangtze bulge
area and announced that river
steamer was sunk, and trucks, rail-
way ears and sampans were hit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
JAPANESE BELIEVED
PLANNING TO DIG IN
FOR LENGTHY FIGHT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-tR-
The japanese army really may be
making up its mind to dig in and
fight it out in China.
This is the net impression gain
ed by observers here from the
puzzling command shifts which the
imperial army has just carried out
in China.
Most important of these changes
announced by Tokyo - was to
jerk Field Marshall Shunroku Hata
from his supreme command in
central China just as his troops
have divided China and now
threaten drive on the free Chin
csc capital at Chungking.
Hata's face was saved by his
new job. He has been made in
spector general of military edu-
cation, a high office, but one
which normally has no tactical
influence on the army.
In his place as central China
commander, Tokyo has moved
General Jasuji Okamura, COM
mander-in-chief of the North China
Continued on Page Eight; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
u. S. NAVY AIRMEN
CRIPPLE JAPANESE
CRUISER OFF LUZON

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Nov.
22.- Up Carrier planes of the
Third Fleet sank, burned or dam
aged II japanese freighters, oilers
and luggers and strafed and Grip
rled a cruiser in sweeps over Luz
zon island in the Philippines Nov
ember 10, Adm. Chester w. MINI
liz announced today.
Destruction Of at least 1926 enc
my planes and three Japanese
ships in the attacks last Saturday
had been previously reported. The
carrier aircraft We're from the flat
tops of Vice Adm. John S. Nc
Gains fast carrier force.
Today's announcement was a
full summary of the damage in
f!icted in the Saturday blow to the
supply hub for the eneny's de-
tense of the Philippines. It told of
10 fires being started among fuel
dumps and airfjeld buildings and
installations being destroyed.
The naval aircraft ranged over
most of Luzon from Laoag, in the
northwest, to Lucena, 70 miles
southeast of Manila.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23

LONDON, Nov. o. R The
exiled Dutch government W a s
reported authoritatively today to
favor a strong, four-poWer West
ern European alliance for military
and economic security.
Sources close to Premier P. S.
Gerbrandy's cabinet said the chief
condition barring a more concrete
commitment was the determin-
alton of Dutch leaders in London
to sound out first the people Of
the low country and then obtain
the consent of the house of repre-.
sentatives. Holland additionally
has been neutral.
This position obviously would
mean a delay of several months
before Holland could or would sign
up in any future coalition with
Britain, France and Belgium, po-
tential formation of which has
grlpped diplomatic. attention here
and on the continent for a week.
The Dutch attitude was disclos-
ed only day after French For
Ieign Minister Georges Bidault, adj
dressing the assembly in Paris, in.
dlcated that France would not linn
it herself to an exclusive Western
alliance.
France" he said, 'has a moral
and material ia k farther east.
France and Russia have a great
task before them. They will &C.
complish it together
This statement wa S interpreted
in some diplomatic quarters as not
necessarily prohibitive of French
participation in a Western alliance,
but rather as assurance to Russit
that the French would refuse to
take part in any continental cor
don which might threaten Soviet
interests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
P. G. WODEHOUSE,
BRITISH AUTHOR,
REMAINS in JAIL

PARIS, Nov. o. Up p. G.
Wodehouse, prominent British au-
thor held by the French police in
connection with accusations that
he aided the Germans by his
breakfasts in 1871, spent his third
night in a police station tonight,
although the British embassy re-
ported that arrangements h d
been completed to release him
conditionally.
Mrs. Wodehouse, who was taxi
en- into custody with him at his
hotel Monday night but was freed
this morning, said that apparent
ly his release was delayed only
because the necessary papers had
not been completed when the po-
lice office closed for the night.
1t had been announced that
Wodehouse, who is 60 years, OLD,
would be permitted to stay in
France but must live under sur
veillance more than 100 kilometerS
(62 miles) from Pairs.
The British embassy denied in-
tervening to have him freed, but
friends of WodeEouse said it had
done so. 1t was known at least to
have kept in touch with the situa.
ton. He was the first British SUBJ
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
1000 ALLIED GUNS
BLASTING GERMANS,
NAZI RADIO CLAIMS

LONDON, Nov. 22-lREThe Ger
man radio said tonight that 1000
Allied guns had opened barrage
on the main German defense lines
on the Aachen front and that
''fighter-bombers and tanks in mum
bers beggaring description attack
us ceaselessly."
This report by frontline cores
pondent Toni Schelkope came al
the close of day in which the
Germans had reported Allied gains
along most of the Western Front
except in Alsace.
Schelkopf's report said the Allies
were pumping out shells from more
than 300 batteries OIL the Aacher
front, where the greatest battle Of
materials in this war has develop
ed"
1T is a mass onslaught on oul
bodies, nerves and minds" he said
1.-The weather is everything bu
helpful for our soldiers, who are
superhuman in their power of en-
durance. When it breaks, the fight
er-bombers swoop down on us like
birds of prey, rapacious and in
satiable. When there is lull il
their attack, we are whipped anc
tormented by the downpour of ice
cold rain. 1t is difficult to say
whether the physical or the menta
anguish is greater"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
ENTIRE COUNTRY
IS FACING CRISIS
Detroit Workers Prepare
To Follow As Walk
outs Increase
WLB ORDER IGNORED
Labor Board Prepares To
Take Situation To
White House
WLB ORDER IGNORED

WASHINGTON, Nov. %.
-(P-A national commune
cations crisis developed to-
night as Washington tele-
phone operators walked out in
sympathy with Ohio's strik-
ing union and Detroit work.
ers prepared to follow suit.
Despite a War Labor Board
warning t h a interference
with vital communications
Eat this critical period of the
war can not be tolerated." OPP
orators in the Capital voted to
strike and throw picket lines
around exchanges. The walk
out already was under way,
curtailing service.
Mrs. Mary E. Cannon, union
president, said 1900 operators in
Washington and vicinity would be
idle, except for an "emergency
force to handle only priority calls
Of top emergency" She said that,
in addition to synpathizing with
Ohio operators, her union had
grievances Of its own.
The War Labor Board prepared
to take the Ohio case to the White
House, for possible Arm yinterven-
ton or a presidential appeal to the
workers.
Rejecting a WLB demand that
they order 5000 idle Ohio workers
back to work, officials of the Ohio
Telephone Workers Union appealed
for "active support" from Al affi-
lated unions throughout the coun-
try.
The Ohio walkout threatened to
extend tomorrow to neighboring
Michigan. Mrs. Frances Smith,
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
Telephone Operators Strike
} Spreads To Nations Capital;
Allies Take Three Big Cities
laps Defy Firepower
Of B-29s Over Omura
And Down Tluo Planes

WASHINGTON, Nov. % H.
Gambling heavily in trying to pro-
tect a vital aircraft works, Japa-
nese airmen got close enough to
bag their first two Superfortresses
in yesterdays large scale B-29 mis-
sion to Japan.
Previously stung hard in unsuc.
cessful attacks on the B-29s, enemy
fighters came up in numbers strong
enough to put up what early reports
indicate was the largest air bat
tie the Superfortresses have had.
A 10th Bomber Command commu.
nique said a third American air.
craft was missing and presumed
lost.
The Japs paid with at least 2l
Of their number, 10 probably DIES.
troyed and % others damaged in
their vain attempt to beat off the
attack headed for strategic Omurs
on industrially important Kyushu
southernmost Japanese island.
1t was the third B-29 strike with
in month at the Japanese home
land, all Of them at the home O:
huge modern aircraft assembly anc
service installations.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
RECRUITERS PLAN
"CI" FEAST TODAY

Members of the staff OF the
United Safes Army Recruiting sta
ton in the Postoffice building will
take a brief vacation today from
the monotomous life of desk work.
They will attend real G. 1.
Thanksgiving dinner" at the Blue
thenthal Army Air Base at the invi-
tation Of Col. j. C. Shively, COM
handing officer of the air base.
The recruiting staff said today
that they hoped to eat enough tur-
key 'to last over the weekend"
so they can refrain from partaking
of civilian fare with it's attendant
rationing and shortages.
Those who will go home to the
Army for Thanksgiving dinner are
1t. Helen Madden, Sgt. Gladys Rel
yea, Sgt. Margaret Watts, Cpl.
Donald M. Cook, Pvt. Diane Mar
tin and a guest of the recruiting
Office, 1t. Abran Raft, iaison office
of the District Recruiting headquar-
tiers at Charlotte.
Americas fighting men at home
and abroad alike will have turkey
this Thanksgiving Day, according
TO an Associated Press feature re-
leased last night.
It's project on which the serv-
ices have spent months and today
they pointed proudly to holiday
menus that a civilian sees only in
retrospect.
For the boys in the trenches,
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
MUNICH, SALZBURC HOLLAND FAV0RlNC
RAILWAYS BOMBED FOUR POWER PACT

LONDON, Nov. o. Up More
than 600 bombers from the U. S.
18th Air Force in Italy struck at
rail lines in the Munich and Salz-
burg areas of southern Germany
today, keeping the Allied air at
tack going while thick weather
grounded British-based bombers.
Rail yards at Villach in southern
Austria and the Ferrara rail
bridge in northern Italy also were
attacked by the American bomb
ers and their escort Of 300 Light
nings and Mustangs.
These blows, designed to disrupt
traffic flowing tc the battle zone
In Italy, were made through heavy
clouds and results We're not an
nounced. Allied headquarters ir
Rome said considerable flax anc
some fighter opposition W s en-
c',untered.
Although held at their bases to-
Cay, American and Raj bombers
IN Britain had the satisfaction Of
knowing their tremendous assaults
against Nazi oil targets Tuesday
were successful.
In approximately II hours yes.
terday and last night, forces total.
ing more than $500 heavy bomb.
ers struck seven German oil re.
fineries with more than 1000 tons
of explosives.
A communique issued today by
the Eighth Air Force said photo.
graphic reconnaissance S h w
severe damage" to the Ebane
and Rhenania-Ossag refineries at
Harburg, near Hamburg. Distilla.
ton, cracking and storage units
were hit and fires started in both
places.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
ADVANCE MENACES
GERMAN POSITION
Foe Throwing Rocket
Bombs At Yanks In Des-
perate Attacks
ESCHWEILER IS TAKEN
French Capture Saverne
And Plunge On Toward
Strasbourg

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, PARIS,
Nov. 22.-P)-Allied armies
firmly occupied three major
cities with a population total
ing more than 100000 today
as the great winter offensive
crunched forward all along
the Western Front. The ad-
vance threatened the entire
German position on the south
ern half of the battle line and
forced the enemy to the des-
perate measure of firing vi
and w bombs against the
Americans in the north.
All resistance in Metz, the
mighty fortress city of 100000 po
pulation, was crushed by the U. S
lhlrd Army, units of which made
two smashing advances of 10 mile:
and reached the German border al
two new, still undisclosed points ir
the Saar basin.
To the north, Eschweiler finally
was overrun by the u. S. FRS
Army after days Of savage house
to house fighting and to the south
the French First Army seized Null
house, another important city o.
nearly 100000 population.
The French Second Armored Di
vision operating with the Ameri
can Seventh Army also captured
the strategic town of Saverne, al
the eastern mouth of Saverne gap
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
Southern Senators Back
Postwar Commerce Plan

operate in any program to in
crease shipping from the Port OF
Wilmington.
1.-THE senators are with us 100
ner cent to do anything practical
and possible" Executive General
Agent J. T. Hers of the Whining
ton Port Commission declared at
ter the meeting.
He said, that as a first step.
each of the Southeastern ports will
compile data on facilities and past
shipping records for the Senate
group. The senators will use the
material, he said, in working with
Maritime Commission, the War
Shipping Administration, the For
eign Economic Administration aid
other agencies in a campaign to
schedule more tonnage + or ship
Continued - Page Two; Gel. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
1872 Millions In Bonds
Already Purchased By
individuals In Nation

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. -(R-
Individuals have bought $482, 000,-
600 worth OF war bonds in the
Sixth War Loan drive, the Treas
ury announced tonight.
The national quota for indivi'
duals is $5,O00,0O0, 900.
Most of the individual sales to
date represent the familiar series
E-bonds, favorite of small inves'
tors.
The total also includes frag-
mentary reports from few large
cities of sales of various other Sc
curities to individual purchasers.
No figures for corporations will
be announced before December l,
which is the date Of issue Of four
types of securities especially de-
signed for the corporate type of in
vestos
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
Increase In Gasoline
Rations Is Unlikely
Soon, Bowles Warns

WINSTON-SALEM, Nov. 22-R-
Office of Price Administration Di-
rector Chester Bowles said today
there was no immediate prospect
of increasing gasoline fations.
Bowles said the OPA is issuing
gas allotments to within one-haf OF
one per cent of the quota allotted
for civilian consumption by the Pc
troleum Administration for war.
"When so many bomners stop
flying over Europe" Bowles said,
''there should be more gas for CT
vilians.'' He warned, however, that
only a small increase could be ex-
pected when the war with Germany
ends.
The price chief said a statement,
which he termed Survey" would
be issued on clothing Thursday
night. He reiterated previous an
nouncements that rationing OF
clothes is not contemplated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
Voroshilou, Russian
Marshall, Is Reported
Released From DUTY

MOSCOW, Nov. % IRA five.
line item in the Russian press an
nounced today that Marshal Kle-
menti Y. Voroshilov "has been re.
leased from his duties as mem.
Der Of the State Committee of De.
fense."
Known as a military intimate OF
Premier Stain in the Russian rev.
olution, Marshal Voroshilov was
one of the 'big three" in the Red
army when Germany invaded Rus.
STA in 1871, along with Marshals
Semeon Budyenny and Semeon
Timoshenko.
He is a former defense com
missar and has held many of the
highest positions in the Soviet
Union.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-23
SH]PYARD TO WIN
SECURITY AWARD
MI, 77.-No. 263

with Governor J. Melville
prollgbton scheduled as principal
sneaker at the ceremony, the
North Carolina Shipbuilding Co.
will be awarded the National Sc
crritv Award for outstanding safe
guards against air attack, sabo-
tsee, fire and accidents, at the
launching of the U. S. S. Union
this afternoon
The new AKA type combat car
ge Ship named in honor of the
North Carolina county, will be
cnristened by Mrs. W. o. Burgin,
Of Lexington, wife of the represen-
tative Of the Eighth North Caro-
Ina district.
Her attendants will be Mrs.
Floyd Doodson, Jr., of Lexington;
Mrs. ]. Ray Shute. of Monroe, wife
OF the chairman of the board OF
Union county commissioners, and
Miss Bess Reid Houston, of Mon
zee.
The program, which will begin
at 5:13 O'Clock. will open with in
PRODUCTION Of Sheriff c. David
Jones, of Wilmington, assistant
chairman of the Office of Civilian
Defense for New Hanover county.
He will present Roy Macmillan, OF
Raleigh, state OCD head. Mr.. Mac
MILAN will present t h e National
Security Award and flag and Cap
tain Roger Williams, president,
will accept in behalf Of the ship
building company. Captain Will
hsmS then viii introduce Cover
nor Broughton.
The ceremonies will close at SAB
o'clock with the christening Of the
Continued on Page Two; CT. 81