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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
REDS RIP 81 MILES
THROUGH BIG BEND

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Malinovsky, a Stalingrad hero and
captor of Dnepropetrovsk and Ia
roroZhe.
Among the towns seized were
the key rail junction of Apostolic
vo, "a miles west of Nikopol, and
Marganets. 10 miles northeast OF
Nikopol. The bulletin said the
Russians also had broken through
to the lower Dnieper river mot
far from Nikopol. Both Nikopol
and Marganets are Manganese ore
centers.
Stain ordered 20 salvoes from
224 of Moscow's victory cannon
to salute the victory.
+. In announcing the seizure Of Ap-
ostolovo, where the Krivoi Rogi-
Nikopol line meets the railway run
ming southwestward to Kherson
and Nikolaev, thet Moscow an
rouncement said:
'"Thus our troops cut off the
ways of retreat to the west Of a
German grouping of over five in
fantry divisions operating in the
area of Nikopol."
After months of stalemate in the
Dnieper bend Gen. .Malinovsky's
troops leaped forward in four-day
gains ranging from % to 81 miles.
Stalin's citations disclosed that ev-
cry Red army service was en-
ployed, infantry, tanks, artillery
and planes, in the break-through
northeast of Krivoi Rog and Niko-
pol, down the Kamenka and Buzz
uiuk river valleys.
The Russians smashed four Nazi
infantry and three tank divisions
in reaching Apostolovo, which is
"a miles southeast of Krivoi Rog.
The town Of Marganets on the Ia
porozhe-Nikopol railway was TAX
en- in the penetration to the Dnie-
rer River just above Nikopol.
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BRITAIN, SPAIN
RELATIONS TENSE
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and merchantmen to the Badoglio
government, and ending SPANS
token participation on the Russian
front by immediate withdrawal
of the Spanish Legion.
Indicating that an observation
post over Gibraltar still existed for
The Germans on Spanish soil, the
Berlin radio said today that some
SO Allied freighters, including
eight tankers, and numerous war
ships were moored in Gibraltar
harbor and bay Saturday. 1t quot
ed Spanish correspondent in
Algeciras.
British opinion, already incens-
ed over discovery Of bombs IN
cargoes of Spanish oranges and
onions enroute to Britain, was
further intensified by the Sunday
Observers story on Italian mid
get submarines being based at
Algeciras during the crucial years
n Mediterranean warfare.
An Italian tanker anchored out
side the harbor was the mother
Ship for these submarines, which
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
ROME BRIDGEHEAD
IS UNDER ATTACK
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strengthen its territory against al
tacks by strong forces the Ger
mans sent there and still are build
ing up in an attempt to drive the
Allies out
The weather, exceptionally good
for the last two weeks, broke sud-
denly yesterday and interrupted
landing of reinforcements and sup
plies. The Navy described the storm
as "half gale" with clouds and
showers.
The German Sunday communi-
que declared an Allied regiment
reinforced by tanks was wiped out
Saturday during hopping up OF a
pocket north of Carroceto, and said
Nazi bombers raided Nettuno har-
Dor last night, starting fires and
explosions in ammunition dumps.
De Luce said the Germans on
Friday tried to cut the Via An
ziate-main road from Anzio to
Rome-above Carroceto, attacking
with tanks and more than 1000
troops. They were driven back and
the attempt Ito cut off and annihi-
late a sizeable Allied infantry
force failed, but British troops
later 'tfell back skillfully to a
designated point" De Luce added.
The Nazis held on to Casino de-
spite fierce U. S. attacks, and sue
ceeded in strengthening their forces
within the town.
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JAP LOSSES HIGH
ON ARAKAN FRONT

NEW DELHI, Feb. 6. -P)- Al
lied headquarters said today that
neavy casualties had been inflict-
ed on the japanese ON the Arakan
fl ont of southwestern Burma
where Admiral Lord Louis Mount
batten's forces are consolidating
their positions in the hilly jungles
northeast of Buthedaung.
The announcement listed only
one action in that area yesterday
however, japanese attack on an
Allied hill position in the Sinohd-
yen area, which was beaten off.
In the Upper Chindwin Valley,
where other Allied forces have
been slowly infiltrating into Jap.
anese positions. two groups Of en-
envy troops were attacked by AL
lied soldiers who inflicted casual
ties without loss to themselves
Allied planes swung back to
the support of ground troops over
wide area.
Medium and heavy bombers at
tackled Japanese airfields at Hello
and Aungban 30 miles southeast
of Mandalay, and enemy positions
near Buthedaung as we'll as in the
C.lindwin valley were attacked by
divebombers and fighters.
A large force of enemy fighters
attempting to strafe Allied posi-
tions was intercepted near Buthe-
daung yesterday, and two Japan.
csc planes were destroyed and
five others were damaged to the
loss of one Allied. fighter.
"a Berlin broadcast of Tokyo
dispatch said Japanese planes had
struck far up the coast of India
tor the first time, starting fires
1t military establishments near
Chatrapur, about 800 miles north
OF Ceylon. There was no Allied
confirmation of the enemy re-
rort.l
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Italian Weather Causing Much
Concern To Battle Observers
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utmost necessity for keeping UP
the flow of ammunition, guns. ar.
NOR, food and reintcrcements to
the men holding the beachhead
under repeated German counter
attacks. To turn back those heavy
thrusts the Allied troops use up
huge and varied types of amnu-
milton at a terrific rate.
Until big dumps can be estab-
lished, the logistic problem re-
mains actue. Even a day of bad
weather may mean many tons OF
supplies delayed in reaching the
n! behind the guns.
= The supply problem also must
enter into establishment OF air.
fields in the beachhead for fight
er and reconnaissance operations.
The heavy machinery needed for
their construction and repair and
presumably much of the fuel need
ed for the planes, must come by
water.
{; The Anzio area, however, is with
in range of planes put up from
fields behind the main battle line
to the south.
Aviation is vitality necessary to
those on the beachhead both Tor
defense and offense. The battle
area currently is in broad plain
with few hills or gu]leys to give
at least partial cover from enc
nv air attack. It is the task OF
the fighters to keep German bomb
ers and strafers away from the
infantrymen and from the army
service forces personnel struggling
with cargo coming ashore.
When expansions of the beach
head are made. the ground forces
count. on the air arm to aid IN
bombardment of enemy strong
points and to SPOT artillery fire.
Z The drizzlire. foeev weather that
clamps down on "sunny Italy, at
this time cr --oor conspires against
the air arm and it is then that the
Nazis can n advantage their
armored forces and troops to
harass the beachhead defenders
and to move up their own rein
forcements and supplies.
That they are reinforcing is evil
denced by their ,nterattacks and
in the appearance Of elite SIS troops
in action on the Anzio front. In
dications are that the bulk OF the
reinforcements are coming from
the area of the main battle line
to the south. with other elements
drawn from Nazi divisions at Rome
and from the north.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
WORK IS RUSHED
ON TAX MEASURE
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belt will affirm Congress inten-
ton of holding the Social Security
Tax for the rest of 1914 at the
present rate of 1 per cent each on
employers and employees. An auto
matte doubling Of the rate last
Jan. was scheduled under the
Social Security law, but that was
blocked for so days by stop-gap
legislation.
The President has criticized the
payroll tax freeze, holding that
reserves should be built up now
against lean years.
The bill carries number OF
amendments to the war contracts
renegotiation act. Tempered con-
siderably from the form in which
they first were approved by ma
jority of the Finance Committee,
the revisions now are acceptable
to the War Department, Undersec-
rotary Patterson has stated.
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VOTING DEBATE
r.. ENTERS 3RD WEEK
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is the biggest issue of the day.
1 don't think they are going to be
able to stand up to the pressure
that will be brought against them
to get bill enacted into law"
The Republicans generally are
perfectly willing to see a bill en-
acted. but they insist that the
States, and not the Federal Gov
eminent, should maintain control
over the ballot. That would be the
effect of adoption of the House.
approved bill.
Senator Taft (R-Ohio) predicted
that when the House bill gets be-
fore the chamber everything that
has been offered as an amendment
to the Green-Lucas bill in the last
two weeks will come up again. De-
bate now is limited, but that lfmi-
tation will expire when the Green
Lucas bill either is passed or laid
aside.
AS it stands, the latter measure
is radically changed from the form
in which it first was brought be-
fore the Senate. Although a coall-
ton of Republicans and Southern
Democrats failed to substitute osh-
err proposals for it, they did drive
deep wedges into the measure.
Members of the armed forces at
home would use state absentee
ballots listing the names of all OF
the candidates, unless their state
failed to make such ballots avail
able in acceptable form by August
| or failed to forward one at their
request. Then they could use the
Federal form.
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COLEY M. MOBILES

CHADBOURN, F'ep. 6. - Coley
M. Mobiles, rs, died at his home in
the China Grove community near
here today at 2:30 p. m. following
a long illness. Funeral services
will be held at 3 p. m. Tuesday
from the China Grove Baptist
church of which he was a men,
Der. The Rev. Robert Carter will
cfficiate and burial will follow in
the church cemetery.
Mr.. MOBILES is survived by his
wife, five sons, Ed, Boyd, Auty,
and Spurgin, all of Chadbourn and
Sgt. Homer Of the Army, and four
daughters, MRS. Roy Billiard,
Mrs. Jennie White, Mrs. Mae
MOBILES, all of Chadbourn, and Mrs.
D. Fowler of Tabor City. Two sis
iers and three brothers also sur
vive.
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RUSSIA DENOUNCES
LITTLE BULGARIA
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in Moscow said that with Lenin-
grad cleared, there is "good rea-
son to believe that unless the
Films abandon the Germans and
get out of the war, the Soviets
may launch an offensive there.
The Supreme Soviet filled the
posts of premier and foreign COM
rnissar for the republic Of the
Ukraine, naming Nikita Kruschev
premier and Alexander E. Kornei-
chuk commissar of foreign affairs.
Korneichuk' appointment was
significant. The husband of Wan
da Vassilevskaya, president of. the
Union Of Polish Patriots, he, has
prominently opposed Poland S
claim to her pre-war eastern Dor
ders. Korneichuk resigned last
week as the Kremlin's vice-com-
.missar of foreign affairs.
Besides indicating Russia's plans
concerning former Polish~territory,
it appeared in London that by this
move the populous and strategical-
ly-located Ukraine now was assum-
ing key role under Soviet policy
of building a powerful Slav block
against future German aggression.
Edouard Benes, president of the
Czecho-Slovak government-in-exile,
said in London Thursday that Ger
many never would dare to war
against a Slav pact of Russia,
Czecho-SIovakia, and a free and
Independent Poland.
The prompt establishment OF the
Ukraine government appeared to
serve notice the Russians were
going ahead with settlement of the
Territorial issue to their own salts
faction without waiting upon post
war negotiation.
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were turned over to the Allies nv
the Badoglio government, and
crewmen have confirmed the sfo
ry, the observer said.
1T forms part of Formidable
dossier which could blow sky.higb
tire pretentions of Count Francsco
Gomez Jordana Spanish foreign
minister) that Spain has been 10y.
al to her neutrality"
1t described the submarines =,
little more than glorified torDe.
does with range of about 10
miles. Two men directed it, BY
sitting astride the hull with their
feet in stirrups. They had hand.
grips in the controls and wore
shallow diving suits with oxygen
masks. The men slid off when the
vessel (torpedo) headed toward
the target, and gave themselves
up as prisoners if they could not
escape to neutral Spanish terri.
tory"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
GREAT ALLIED AIR
ASSAULT UNDERWAY
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and among the great formations to
protect them from Nazi fighters.
The sustained, Today American
and Raj round the clock often
sive was carried on through last
night by another Raj Mosquito
laid on explosive-numbed Berlin,
and other targets in western Ger
many which the German radio
identified as the industrial Ruhr
valley. ''-''
For the American heavy bonn
bers, it was their ninth major op-
Grafton in 10 days during which
formations hundreds strong have
left flames and destruction in
Frankfurt, Wilhelmshaven, Han
mover and Brunswick.
Returning crewmen said they
encountered only moderate flax
today and their attacks on the
German nests failed to bring up
enemy fighters in any great num-
Der. T.,
I'VE saw one airfield burning
and the runways SO torn up that a
plane couldn't land there said
Sgt. James B. Cox, of Baton
Rouge, La. 'The hangers were
hit more than anything else
1t. Albert j. Amato, %, a bonn
harder from Chicago, said his
group ''hit a field where it did
the most good-the buildings and
hangar area. There was plenty of
smoke and fire"
Reconnaissance photogra phs
showed heavy damage was done
to six large German airfields in
yesterdays American attacks on
france with at least 81 Nazi air.
craft destroyed or damaged on
the ground. About 1,400 planes
took part in the attacks yesterday
on airfields and coastal defenses.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
KREMER /. HOKE

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, Feb. g.
Dean Kremer J. Hoke of the Col
lege of William and Mary here
died of a heart attack in a Rich
mond, Va, no ital today after a
brief illness.
An outstanding figure in the
field of education in Virginia and
the South, DR.. Hoke has been a
member of the faculty of William
and Mary since 1920. From 1907 to
1916 he was connected with the
public school system of Richmond.
DR.. Hoke was nationally known
for his work with the Southern
Association of the commission on
urricular problems and research
since 1896. III.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
POWERFUL BASE
az RISING ON R01
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and Namur, said his force Stand,
ready, come what NAV 'o'lo'
There was no official eSt;.
of American casualties here ''S. 's
Maj. Gen Harry Schmidt out
mander of the Division I sai,
they were light compared to r sald
wa, Gilbert island strongboId1 a a.
cost the Marines 1900 killed I ~
November. Ids,
Lieut.. Col. Charles D, Boh..
Kansas City, Mo, Observes 's
Tarawa and regimental ope~s+i,s a.
officers of the 4th Marine Divis toAs
said proper naval gunfire n r0toa'
these islands literally terribl sla ~
the japanese. e l0r
There were between 2OOo
$500 Japanse on Roi and N,s ana
when the naval shells aa.
bombs and Marines struck N setlal
apparently was the amm,ni t+!uf
center for the rest of the NsrsS L'Un
ISLANDS. Many explosions occurraa
both before and after the Mar sseu
stormed ashore and it is beli tlileS
these blasts may have causes 'sc
many deaths among the stt. as
ers as the actual fighting N"''S'
Seabees coming ashore ,irs,
behind the Marines found m nSu
their greatest cehabilitating ~ !. VI
waiting for them. After incr s ;SIs
heavy naval and aerial bon, Ju,0e
ment there was hardly a snot y.
the islands where bombs '' VI
shells hadn't left devast,.;uL
marks. 's
Only one woman was found :.
the island. She was nos VI
crouching in a tunnel. Indicatioss
are that there were as manv ny
500 working on the islands befo a,
the invaders struck. They fled ~
outer islets, crossing on rso,,
without getting scratch Wi"
One of the few japanese nri,on
ers taken apparently was trn,
believer in homeland propaganda. '
He Dragged to Marine; N'
well, you took this island br.
you'll never take Pearl Harbor"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
E. w. CROWDER

CHARLOTTE, Feb. 6-(RE
Wilson Crowder, general superh-
tendent of Blythe Brothers Con.
structlon Company died unexpect.
edly this afternoon at Greenville.
N. c.
The funeral will be held at 2:30
pm. Tuesday at the home here.
Burial will be in the family grounds
at Fort Mill, S. C.
Crowder had supervised much
highway construction and other
projects in North Carolina. He was
at Greenville in connection with a
government construction project at
New River.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
DEFEND YOUR RIGHT

II do not agree with a word
YOU say, but 1 will defend to the
death your right to say it, is usu-
ally attributed to Voltaire, but
scholars have not been able to
find it verbatim in his works and
than in Ceylon or anywhere else
him in S. C. Tallentyre's e., Bea-
trice HalD 1.-The Friend of Vol
taire," published in 1907 Miss Hall
in a letter in 1895 confessed that
she invented it as paraph7ase
Of Voltaire's words in the Essay
on Tolerance-''Think for yourself
and let others enjoy the privilege
to do so.'' ~1--
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
C. X. BROWN

STAUNTON, Va, Feb. 6-R-
Charles Kenneth Brown, 81, vice
president and general manager of
the Leader Publishing Company.
Inc. publishers of the Staunton
News Leader of which he was edi-
tor, died unexpectedly Of a heart
attack at $3.50 a. m. today.
Brown, was a former governor
of the Virginia District of Rotary
international, was stricken at his
home three hours earlier.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
SPOTS

Chief Observer Arthur l.. Sno"
Of Aircraft Warning Service oo-
servation Post N-578 has announ-
ced that plans are underway Tor
the formation of an aircraft rec
ognition class for the civilian oo-
servers of New Hanove, county
All persons interested in these
classes are asked to contact Mr'
Snow.
Several observers who have
earned their wings, have failed
to receive them and those entitled
to wear the golden wings are ask
ed to contact Mr.. Snow at once.
Lieut.. Samuel W. Schwartz, act
ing ground observer officer, OF the
Wilmington Air Defense Region
has mailed out the following no
tice to the Chief Observers of the
various civilian operated Aircraft
Warming Service observation posts
LII WluIllllStO1 IcSlOIl.
1.-THE office of ground observer
officer of the Wilmington air re-
gion would like to remind once
again that the Aircraft Warning
service is still duty and one of
the primary functions of the Ar
my Air Forces.
''1t has been noted lately by
Army personnel that some of the
posts in this district have taken an
Indifferent attitude towards man.
ming the posts. Surely, this isn't
demanding too much from the CT
villains who have contributed their
time in the past because they felt
it was a patriotic and also a pro-
tective duty for their own good
here at home. This same attitude
must and should be kept up even
though some of us may feel that
the chances of enemy attacks are
remote. We must look at it from
a viewpoint that anything may
happen when we least expect it,
and we must keep the activation
to maintain high degree of op-
Grating efficiency.
"There is also another reason
for keeping our posts alerted. We
owe a certain obligation to our
own pilots who are training in this
area at all hours of the day and
night. These pilots sometimes need
an eye kept on them in case of
trouble such as getting lost, mo-
tor trouble, or perhaps a crash in
some desolated area where help
can only be procured by someone
near the accident. We can't afford
to let these pilots down.
Lets try to remember that
we're asking you to do this home
guard duty for your own sake and
for the good of our country. We
want to remind you once again
that the Aircraft Warning Service
is still in operation until Washing
ton gives the word to disband. |
Let's stay on the job
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
City Briefs
GLASS BROKEN

j. E, Newton reported to city
police Sunday that the piate
glass on the Harnett street side
of his store at Sixth and Har-
nett streets had been broken
and that five dollars in pen,
MES, in addition OF about twc'
dollars worth of ice cream. ana % !.
cakes 1ad been stolen: s..s..s.s- e. g
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
vsCCINATE FOWL

Under most conditions young
b irds approaching production
should be vaccinated for fowl pox.
Better results will be had by using
the feather-follicle method, which
is done by plucking two or three
feathers on the thigh and swab-
bing the spot with vaccine, it is
said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07

MINISTER'S ASSOCIATION
The Wilmington Ministers As
sociation will meet~~fOrya-feE.
lowship dinner the First.
Christian church Monday at
1890 pm. Wives of all the
ministers have been invited
and are urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-02-07
CONQUEST TOOK
ONLY II HOURS
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Rear Admiral Richmond Kelly
Turner commandment of ambitious
forces said.
"Ships and troops performed
their duties with great deal Of
skill and cooperation was excel
lent. 1 am highly pleased and have
no criticism of any nature. The
troops were bold and skillful and
very businesslike. They know their
Job. I think you may say safely
that these fellows are ready to
take on dragons"
The fall Of Kwajalein left only
few tiny islands stretching north
of Kwajalein to be mopped UP.
and the hopping up is underway
today.
The Marines already have Sc
cured the extereme northern tip of
the atoll with the capture of Roi
and Namur islands.
MAJ. Gen. Charles H. Cnr1ett,
commanding the Seventh Div
sion, pointed to the stiff Japanese
resistance on Kwajalein island and
told me:
1.-THE success of the Seventh d.
vision at Kwajalein and Ebeye is
lands is the result of carful train
ing and preparation. Every man
knew his job and the troops worked
like brothers as a team. The CID
infantry-artillery team idea. sup
plemented by combat engineers,
was applied in this situation to
coral atou. The field artillery. m
my opinion, saved many lines
The conquest of Ebeye island
took about 30 hours. It was sup
ported by a naval bombardment
as well as land artillery, which
from base on Ennubuje, across
the narrow corner of the lagoon
was able to spot its fire on any
target in the southern part of the
atoll.
Ennubuje was occupied against
slight opposition on ID" day.
Capture OF the most important
bases on Kwajalein atoll moves
the American line 500 miles closer
to Tokyo across the Central Pa.
cific and traps the major Japa-
nese forces in the eastern part OF
the Marshalls, as well as opening
up the Caroline islands to the west
tc land based air assault.
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz, Pa.
cific commander IN chief; vice
admiral Raymond A. Spruance,
commanding central Pacific fleet
forces, and 1t. Gen. Robert c.
Richardson, commanding the Iia-
waiian department, radioed their
congratulations today on the vic
tory.
The American victory was
most effective .. demonstration of
the massive power built up by
the United States since Pearl Har-
Dor, and doubtless one big factor
in the speed of the victory was
the constant day and night naval
bombardment which kept Kwaja-
lein, Ebeye and other island tar
gets smoking and aflame ever
since our arrival, robbing the Jap
anese defenders of sleep or even
time to eat or drink.
l have talked with many prison.
ers who said they had not eaten
in at least four days and had not
slept in a week.
The operation showed also that
we have learned the secret of the
destruction of Japanese fo1tifica-
tons. After our preparatory air,
naval and land artillery harrage
the japanese were deprived Of any
thing but small arms and machine
guns for defense of Kwaj alein is
land. In the final stage on Kwaja-
lein the enemy huddled in en-
placements to await the inevita-
BILE end. One strong point alone
yielded $50 Japanese,