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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
NaZiS
Wedge
Red Line

MOSCOW, Aug is lUPl-The
Germans. Selling the initiative,
hurled their largest forces OF the
summer campaign against the Red
army before Warsaw and East
Prussia today in a desperate eff
fort TO stabilize the eastern front
while their western front
crumbled.
The Soviet high command ;
communique spoke of German
ATTACKS rather than counter
attacks" for the first time since
the start of the Russian summer
offensive and conceded that the
Nazi forces had wedged their
lines feraporartix--
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
In The Times TODAY

KEYKo MARGARINE Farm
Fresh" and simply delicious.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16

The three men enforced their
demand for a secret session by
boiling the meeting and refus-
ing to return until press and
public had been barred.
Their successors two Of whom
were obviously dictated by the
resigned candidates, are:
Anthony B. Wilkowski, the
senator's elder brother, who was
paroled in 1899 after serving two
years in Jackson Prison on a vote
recount fraud charge growing out
of the 1894 elections.
Mrs. Evelyn Newakl 80, of 4430
Livernois, wife OF the convicted
representative. She was for two
terms committee clerk in the
House of Representatives.
Vincent ]. Klein OF 1902 Gable.
chosen TO replace Kowaiski.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16

EVENING BANKING HOURS at
Industrial National Bank Main
office, Mondays. s TO 8 p. m.
Branches, Friday evenings, 6 70 8
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
LOST IN PRIMARY


board member and tool and die
worker for the Chrysler Corp.
was defeated by Kowalski in this
years primaries. Both Klein and
Mrs. Nowak will run in the first
Legislative district.
The retiring candidates will
lake up temporary Residence out
side Of their legislative districts
TO comply with a statute permit
ting disqualification only If a
candidates residence is shifted.
Committee members early in
the meeting voted down a motion
made by y. S. Rep. George G.
Sakowski urging that IL 90 into
executive session, barring news
papermen and a public audience.
WARNS OF SECRECY
Supported by James N. Lee,
candidate for lieutenant governor,
and C. Patrick Quinn, Chairman
OF the Wayne County CIO coun-
Gil, County Clerk Caspar j.
Lingeman warned:
IF we accept these resigns-
lions In executive session, the
public will think q deal was
made. want no part Of any
thing that smacks OF back
stairs fenagling.'
Labor" Quinn added. els
getting pretty tired of support
ing people for public office who
end up In Jackson. I am not
one Of those who wants 20 hide
dirt from the public's eyes"
EXPLAINS REASON
1--WE listened 20 all this talk
about honesty and cleanliness"
Sadowski replied, land I'm for
honesty and cleanliness as much
as any one, but I'm a practical
politician and I know that we
don't have to hold this in open
session"
When the committee voted first
for an open meeting, Wilkowski,
Nowak and Kowalski walked out.
Lingeman and Lee, who re-
manned after the motion for a
secret session was finally APP
proved, voted against every issue
passed by the committee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
khe

CONTINUED on Page 2. Col. ~
Evening star., 1944-09-10

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Evening star., 1944-09-10
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Evening star., 1944-07-09
listed Captain

lodged bullets with them on the road to
Rome After many battles he was still with
them - under the mems hides like an enter
prising tick. Captain Walter Brennan, who
was sound asleep in the trucks cab, had long
since learned that Number One Platoon
fought neither for honor. nor country. nor
duty - it fought like wildcat to make the
world safe for twelve year-od Emery Watts
The truck swung around another bend and
slid to halt, its radiator nudging the tail
of the vehicle ahead None of the men woke
up. and the driver beside Captain Brennan
shut his eyes and promptly went to sleep.
He had waited in columns before.
At the head of the line an immaculately
dressed captain. attended by two weary ser
geants, attempted to locate the officer in
command. He spoke sharply to the first
driver who blinked and nodded back along
the column. The Captain showed his annoy
ance and hurried to the next truck. He got
nothing but nod there, too. He finally shook
the third truck drivers arm in exasperation
Driver! Attention! Where's the - OH
Captain Brennan jerked his head up and
yawned. 'Huh?"
Evening star., 1944-07-09

over the mountainside A broken leg or
two seem kinda nice in hospital Sheets.
they tell me. White ones. And women nurses.
Sergeant MCCAIN scratched his back
against the seat And the nurses all outrank
you, Turlock. Go back to Sleep"
Ed grinned. Il can dream, can't II" He
continued to watch the swaying trucks be-
hind them B Company of paratroopers was
coming out of the line for badly needed rest
They were. literally and fguratively. shot to
pieces Emery Watts glanced cautiously over
the browsing men. then dug into the CT shirt
that had been cut down for him and pulled
out small chocolate bar He broke it, nudged
Private Turlock's bony knee and silently
handed over the larger half
Eds eyes widened, but he took the choco-
late and munched it hungrily. He didn't
bother to ask where it came from: Emery was
a magician, that was all. Ever since he had
first attached himself to Number One Pla-
toon, Company B, back in England, he had
managed unaccountable miracles He had
slowed away on their flight to Africa he had
landed with them in Sicily, and he had
Evening star., 1944-07-09

CAPTAIN Brennan leaned forward. Who
are YOU addressing see here'?" he demanded
The haircut on the other captain bothered
him. 1t looked as if it had been cut in Wash
ington, d. c., U.SA Which was true. The
two weary sergeants suddenly grinned, and
the driver beside Captain Brennan smiled
family - in his sleep.
I've got work to do, Captain" the other
man said irritably. I'm Captain Facott
transportation officer. I've orders for you -"
Captain Brennan yawned again Well
we've done our work So make it snappy."
A flush swept up from Captain Falcott's
perfectly fitting collar. What's the date of
your commission. Captain"
CAPTAIN BRENNANs face showed his sur
prise Then his lean jaws snapped shut.
Mister" he said evenly lets not pull any
of this rank stuff Not in this war Not to me-
This is what's left of B Company. We've
been in the lines for six solid weeks We've
had two Presidential citations. There're more
decorations - a lot of em posthumous - in
this outfit than you'll find anywhere outside
the Pentagon. We've been killing Nazis right
and left and we're tired Now where the hell
do we CO. and let S get at it with no more
folderol about rank
The sergeants behind the stunned Captain
Falcott turned quickly to look at the scenery.
The driver slid down - in his Sleep of course
until his face was buried in his overcoat
From the tarpaulined rear of the truck came
long hOarse noise which in Ebbets Field
would have driven an umpire to frenzy
As a matter of fact. it had practically the
same effect on Captain Falcott.
II came here as a courtesy Captain. This
should actually be handled in my Office
You'll find the Office ahead "a hundred
yards or so" He turned and stalked off
Captain Brennan grlnned at the scenery
and seemed happier than he had for days.
We'll. it takes all kinds to run war. he
observed. He turned to the driver, who had
wakened. Just pull out of line and get to
the Office. Joe Pronto"
The truck backed. swung out and roared
ahead. Captain Brennan stepped from the
cab, paused moment to look out over the
wide valley of Fogga then went inside the
stone building The transportation officer was
still coming up the road.
AS THE truck halted Emery Watts had
eased over the tailboard and dropped to the
muddy road. He slipped. lost his footing and
sat down - facing the angry Captain Fal-
colt. Emery grinned but it had no effect on
the man from Washington
Aha Stealing ride. were your The
Captain glared at the men in the truck.
Whats the matter? Don't you men know 1t
is forbidden to allow other than Army per
sonnel to ride in government vehicles? Why
did YOU let this kid steal a ride2"
Evening star., 1944-07-09

A COLUMN of trucks crawled down the Ital-
IA ian mountainside, skidding dangerously
One of them slid to the brink of the road.
hesitated breathless instant then roared
ahead safely. The dirty, peaked face of a boy
popped up over the tailboard and stared out
''Gor Blyme" exclaimed Emery Watts,
turning to the weary, doing men in the truck,
1--WE almost copped hit that tyme!''
Corporal Mike Frazier opened one blood
shot eye. Don't say hit, Emery" He closed
his eye and went back to dreaming of the
rest-camp they were headed for
Emery nodded. "Yus, sir
Big Ed Turlock shifted his feet, and when
Emery, who was sitting on them, sought to
move away, Ed pulled him back. ITS okay,
kid Just little cramp." He patted the thin
shoulder affectionately. Matter of fact"
he went on, 1T might not be too bad, going
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
7op-Rankirg Fighters
To Meet Here Tonight

who for a long while was SPAR
ring partner for Joe Louis,
Billy Conn, Bob Pastor, Arturo
Godoy, and other leading heav-
les. Last night James j. pre-
dicted that his brother would
win, saying, cts going to be
a tough fight for Stokes as well
as Billy, but since 1 have been
working with Billy 1 have no.
ticed that he is greatly improv-
ing and getting tougher all of
the time"
DENNY GREASY Pig Quence
will referee the preliminary
bouts, of which there are five.
Greasy Pig is colored fighter
of the "old days.. The COM
mission will select referee fer
the Johnson-Stokes bout.
An attractive supporting card
of preliminaries has been ar
ranged that include a fast
stepping affair between Char
lie Roberts and Battling Red.
Another attraction of the
evening is a battle royal be-
tween four cOlored youths.
The program is being spon-
sored by the COlored Elk Lead
ing Lodge No. 263 l. B. p. o.
E. of w. The fights are sched-
uled to get underway at $3.50.
Plenty of seats are being re-
served. for white boxing fans.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
DOROTHY DIX
HIT BY TRUCK

ASHEVILLE, Aug. 1.-R-The
condition of Mrs. Elizabeth Meri-
wether Gilmer, known to millions
through her newspaper column as
Dorothy DIX, who was struck by
a bus while crossing a downtown
street here today, was reported
as good at the hospital tonight.
Members of the police depart
ment who investigated the accident
reported that Mrs. Gilmer STEP
ped from between parked cars into
the path of a White Transportation
company bus driven by L. D. War
rem.
The bus was not moving fast and
the driver brought it to a stop
almost as soon as Mrs. Gilmer
was struck. She was knocked to
the pavement but was not struck
by the wheels of the bus. police
sd d.
At the hospital preliminary ex-
animation disclosed that she had
no broken bones, but was suffer
ing from bruises and Commissions
and from shock.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
DEATH CLAIMS
MANUEL QUEZON

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Aug. l.
-R-The frail body of Manuel Que
zoa, IS, exiled president of the
Philippine commonwealth. failed to-
day, and the man who fought I'M
ceasingly for the freedom of his
native land died at his summer
home
Cause OF death was given as pull
monary tuberculosis, from which
Quezon suffered for years. At the
bedside were members of his Off
cial family and relatives, all of
whom escaped with the president
in submarine February 20, 1912,
as the Philippines fell before Japan
csc invaders.
Plans for burial were not COM
pleted tonight, but it was indicated
services would be held in Washing
ton, D. C. Meanwhile Sergio Os-
.mena, Philippine vice president,
took the oath of president in the
capital from Associate Justice Rob-
ert f. Jackson OF the supreme
court.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
StillweU Nominated
As Four-Star General

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1-lR-The
four stars of the Army's highest
rank were given today to Uncle
Joe Stilwell, the gaunt and Jealous
scourge of the Japs in Burma, and
the man with more titles than any
other general in the Army.
President Roosevelt sent to the
Senate the nomination of 1t. Gen.
Joseph w. St lwell to be full gen.
eral, making him equal i'll rani to
Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten,
to whom StilWen is deputy for the
Allied Southeast Asia command.
But Stilwell is more than deputy
commander in chief, southeast
Asia. He is also commanding gen.
eral, U. S. Army forces, in Oh ma
Burma indian, and chief of staff to
Generalissimo Chang Kai Shek
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
BY WHITNEY MARTIN


tNEW YORK, Jug. / -REThe
tbrse race people don't want any
betting outside their parks and the
baseball people don't want any bet
ting outside their parks and the
baseball people don't want any
Betting inside their parks, sltua'
ton probably slightly confusing to
students of ethics, as well as to
citizens who would like to put a.
couple of bob on Flapalong in the
fifth and don't want to go away
ont to the track to do it.
THE desire for determination OF
,setting in ball parks is under
standable as the game had one
sour experience showing W hat
gambling could do to it, and cfL-
seouently every effort is made to
see that no opening is left for an
encore. such as light be provided
bv open on-the-spot betting.
Commissioner Lands has re-
ceived a report from Philadelphia
telling of the efforts to stamp out
the. betting evil at Shibe park.
Baseball can't do much about the
widespread wagering on its games
when such wagering is conducted
at a corner bar 1000 miles away,
but it is doing its best to keep
the parks themselves from resemo-
ling 2 brisk furniture auction.
It's doing a pretty good job, too,
as what betting is done behind
third base or in the left field
bleachers is done on the quiet,
and it amounts to nothing more
than peanuts when compared with
real. adult gambling. The real
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
SPORTS TRAIL

camping on baseball games the
same as not by gents who don't
know a queeze play from a crate
of oranges.
The New York state police chiefs
would like to legalize horse race
betting away from the tracks, and
although this would enrich t h e
state and the tracks by giving
them their cut in this present duty
free activity. the tracks them
selves frown on the idea.
The Thoroughbred Racing as
sociation sees such legalized bet
ting the beginning of the end for
racing, and it might be right, at
that, as with anybody privileged
to set up business as bookmaker
communities soon would be over
run with candy stores and bars
and grills and poor rooms all ready
to take your bet openly, and be-
fore long citizens would begin to
get fed up on state of affairs
which permitted their school kids
to lose their lunch money every
day.
It naturally would be easier on
the police chiefs if bookies were
legalized as they wouldn't have to
gum-shoe around looking for bet
ting bootleggers, and there would
be less temptation for the cops to
overlook what might be going on
in exchange for few greenbacks
slipped into their pockets when
they weren't looking.
There always will be betting as
long as one gent thinks he has a
chance to get something for moth
ing from some other gent with the
same idea. 1t can be controlled to
a certain extent. Right now it is
segregated to race tracks. Or at
least legally segregated. To spread
it over a community making it'll
more ready accessible to everyone
wouldn't be so good, and that's
what the racing people are afraid
of. The tracks are doing all right
now, but sometimes a bubble gets
so big that -powie - and presto!
No bubble.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
Americans Join Battle
In Defense OF Hengyang

CHUNGKING, Aug. 1.-P)-The
Chinese high command announc-
ed tonight that "olr inner ring OF
defenses" halted a Japanese drive
on embattled Hengang. Chinese
units on the outer ring were re-
ported to have scored ga ms east
and west of the Canton-Hankow
ra lway junction.
(Tokyo broadcast today-without
Allied confirmation-a report that
U. S. ground units moved from
India had gone into action in the
Hengyang sector. I'm some sec
tons of Hengyang United States
troops are not only serving as
commanding officers of the Chung
king army, but are actually par
tic pating in battles with our fore.
es," said the broadcast, recorded
by FCC).
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
Ham Fish Battles
To Keep His Seat

ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 1,-R-De-
nounced by Gov. Thomas E. Dew
ey and also opposed by Wendell L.
Willkie. Rep. Hamilton Fish (R)
pinned hope tonight for reaomina-
ton in today's New York primaries
on typical slam-bang Fish cam
naign and the issue of 'thome rule
Fair weather favorable to hea-
Wv vote greeted the electorate, but
general interest was slight except
in Fish's new 10Th district and IN
other areas where there were con-
tests for AZ congressional state
senate or assembly designations,
or more local battles.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
State Cues Charters
To Piedmont Concerns

RALEIGH, Aug. l -R- T W o
certificates of incorporation were
filed today with the secretary OF
state:
Piedmont Auto Finance company
of High Point, to engage in a
general financing business; author
lied capital stock 100000, SUBJ
scribed stock $500 by N. c..
English, Townsville. and T. R.
English and Ida T. Morgan, both
of High Point.
Plymouth Housing corporation of
Greensboro, to carry on general
real estate business; authorized
capital stock 100000, subscribed
stock $500 by w, H. Weaver. Edith
H. Weaver and T. NJ. Hoyle, Jr.,
all Of Greensboro.
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Two Nazi Armies
Isolated By Reds
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assigned to the Standardization
defense and gave no indications OF
polling out even as the escape
routes narrowed daily.
Monday a 2O-mile corridor re-
manned. Now it was nine, and
token only, for it contained NO
roads of retreat. The Germans
only communication with their
fatherland. either for escape or
supply, is by sea and air, and the
Russians already have declared
their intention. TO keep these lines
under fire.
A steady stream of civilian Ger
man fugitives was reported pour
ing into the hazardous refuge of
Riga.
The Germans claimed they hao
driven Bargramians forces back
in the Siauliai area so that II
miles separated them from those
thrusting to the Gulf of Riga, but
even if true, this was a minor sue
cess offering small promise of saw
ing the German armies to the
north.
The Russian communicate,
broadcast from Moscow and re-
corded in London by the Soviet
monitor, reiterated Premier Sta
Inns earlier order of the day all
nouncing that Kaunas had been
taken by storm by Gen Ivan D.
Cherniakovsky's Third Russian
army, and told of continuing prog
ress on all the northern sectors of
the 800-mile front.
West of Siedlce. in the Warsaw
direction, the Russians reported
capture of another Nazi general,
1t. Gen. FRANKIE of the routed 73rd
infantry division, along with all
mis- staff.
On the battle for Warsaw itself
the communique was silent, as is
the Soviet custom when great
operations still are in a process Of
development.
Moscow dispatches, however,
said the Germans evidently were
putting Warsaw to the torch in
preparation for retreat as the
Red army pressed in on the north.
east suburbs of the Polish carr "a.
behind cascade of bombs and
shells. Tuesday night Moscow's
victory salutes doomed out for
Kaunas. which the Germans had
admitted evacuating Monday hut
where the Russians said street
fighting was in progress until it
was taken by storm.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02

Tonight's the night of the big
ring exhibition at ITALIAN Hall,
featuring Billy Johnson, local
colored boy and claimant to the
state middleweight title, who
will meet Neal Stokes, leading
contender from New York.
The fights were originally
scheduled for last Thursday,
but had to be postponed to al
low time for the boxing COM
mission to investigate the pro-
posed card. The commission
found everything on the level
and gave the nod to go on with
the show.
Stokes, who has a good repu-
tation In New York as a fast
and capable fighter, has won n
of his last 30 fights, Fl of them
by knockouts. johnson, who's
been training diligently for the
fight. has lost only three of
his last rs bouts. Most of them
he won via the kayo route. With
almost identical records against
the same kind of competition,
it would be difficult to pick q
winner. Which all goes to show
that the fight will be = close
one.
johnson has been training
under the watchful and capable
eve of his brother, James j..
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
SIX PRISONERS
GIVEN PAROLES

RALEIGH, Aug. -R Six
prisoners including two convicted
of manslaugher, were paroled to-
day by Governor Broughton. They
were:
Berkeley Moore, convicted in
Buncombe last March of man.
slaughter and sentenced to four to
seven years; Mckinley Taft, con-
victed in Pitt in 1912 of man.
slaughter and sentenced to IL to
Is years; Wilbert Harrison, con-
victed in Warren last January of
carnal knowledge and sentenced to
two to four years; Garland King,
convicted in Wake last December
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
TREES AND WIRES
LITTER HIGHWAYS
CONTINUED from Page One)

that had fallen across the high
ways were being removed as quick
ly as possible by the members OF
the Wilmington Fire Department
and volunteer members of the Ar
my.
On the way back from the beach.
the men noted a convoy of Army
trucks racing to the beach to aid
the scores of vehicles already
pressed into service in removing
the residents.
The new highway to Wrightsville
was almost clear of trees except
in the Seagate section, where sew
eral large trees were blown down.
On the old shell road so many trees
were across the road it was almost
impossible to pass. Telephone and
power lines were down at almost
every block.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
BREAKDOWN DELAYS
SPORTING RESULTS

The Stars Associated Press
wire from Charlotte suffered
q breakdown during the storm
last night, and it was impossi-
BILE to get the complete Count
Of the major league games. as
well as other sports c0verage.
The results, received by tele-
phone at 1880 last night are
as follows:
American League
Philadelphia IL, Chicago 1,
III innings)
Detroit 8. New York 4
Cleveland 8, Boston 4
St. Louis IL, Washington 6
National League
Cincinnati 5. New York
St. Louis IA, Brooklyn 3
Chicago at Philadelphia
(prd.)
Pittsburgh IL. Boston 8.
(called in eighth
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
Congress Embroiled
In New Controuers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l. u
Congress ran into ll-grown con-
troversy over postwar unemploy-
ment compensation today before
returning members were well set
tied in their seats upon their re-
turn from the summer political re-
cess.
With all reconversion and de-
mobilization leg Station awaiting
committee action, actual sessions
we're listless and sparsely attend
ed.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-08-02
Second Army Office
Remains At Memphis

MEMPHIS, Aug. 1-tR-The War
department has decided to keep
Second Army headquarters at
Memphis.
1t. Gen. Lloyd r. Fredenhall.
Second Army's commanding gen.
eral. made the announcement yes
terday. thus spiking reports that
the unit would be moved nearer
the east coast.
Charlotte, N. c., had been re-
ported unofficially as a probable
new site.