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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
MacArthur's Bombers
Batter Dutch Celebes

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS,
Southwest Pacific, Wednesday,
Sept. 3.-CB-Snowballing Allied
air power bounced on Dutch Cele-
bes Sunday with record 202-ton
bomb raid and laid waste Halma
hera's airdromes and supply
dumps in another of the steady
attacks which are easing the way
for return to the Philippines.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique also disclosed that Far
Eastern Airforce planes had struck
elsewhere with power and pre-
cision along a wide arc stretching
from Palau east of the Philippines
deep into the Moluccas. They sank
one medium sized freighter, forced
another ashore and destroyed or
damaged four other enemy YES
sells.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
MAN SHOT mi LEG
ON PRINCESS ST,

While passersby goggled their
eyes, ]. B. Stafford, 30, of Route 8,
Snow Hill, was shot in the leg at
o'clock last night in front of the
Stag lunch at Ill Princess St.
Police arrested c. H. Meredith.
36, of 104 Red Cross ST., and charg.
ed him with the shooting, cause OF
which was not Immediately deter-
mined by officers.
Meredith was charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon, carry
ing a concealed weapon and Shoot
ing firearms within the city limits.
He was lodged in the New Hano-
yer county Jail and placed under
$500 bond.
w. D. Howell, of 22O North Sec
ond street, was listed by police as
witness to the shooting.
Stafford was admitted to James
Walker Memorial hospital shortly
after the incident. Attaches report
ed him to be in a satisfactory con-
djtion.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
American Submarine
Goes Down In Pacific


WASHINGTON, Sept. 12- IA
another American submarine =
ule Gudgeon-has been lost from
Ne underseas fleet which mas
whitfield the Japanese cargo carry
Ng strength down to the point
where sampans and barges now
must be used by the enemy to
move supplies and men.
Inc loss, the 29th submarine
Mce the war started, was an
nOuhced by the Navy today with
Oul any details. However, she
presumably was last assigned to
Vie campaign against shipping in
Japanese waters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
GERMAN FORCES
OFFERING ONLY
WEAK DEFENSE
Eisenhower Says Battle
For Holy .SoiP About
To Get Started

LONDON, Wed, Sept. 10.
P)-The American First ar
my carried the war onto the
"holy soil'' of Hitler's Reich
for the second time in "a
hours Tuesday, driving at
least six miles eastward be-
yond the Belgian border city
of Eupen and plunging into
the Nazi homeland against
relatively minor resistance.
This second penetration of Ger
many was IS miles north and
slightly west of the invasion path
way northwest of Trier which other
First, army units blasted into Ger
many Monday evening from
Luxembourg.
Other American forces were at
the German border at third point,
massed in Luxembourg within
miles of the Siegfried line, and
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. ad-
vising inhabitants of tn e
Nazis' Ruhr and Rhineland border
regions to evacuate Immediately,
announced that THE Battle of Ger.
many is about to Begin
Southwark in France the Ameri-
can Third army hammered out
new bridgeheads across the bloody
Moselle river, cracking the Nazis'
powerful defenses and at one point
between Nancy and Pont-a-Mousson
forcing a full-scale German with
drawal. Far back of these blazing
battle lines British troops with the
Canadian army captured the long,
invested and important channel
port of lie Havre.
The invasion of Germany from
Eupen was 10 miles south
and slightly east of Aachen. Though
this reputedly is one of tn most
heavily-guarded zones of the Sieg.
fried line, first indications were
that the Yanks made their move
against only moderate resistance
from a scattered series of strong-
points rather than from a CONSOLE
dated string of defenses.
Both here and in the Trier region
to the south the Allies were moving
into Germany over routes taken
after the 1918 armistice when the
occupation forces marched in. The
Americans then moved through
Trier, which was headquarters Of
the Second division, and the Bri.
fish marched eastward from
Eupen.
The second penetration Of Ger
man soil was made by armored
elements of Gen. Courtney
H. Hodges first army, Associated
Press Correspondent William Smith
White disclosed tonight in dis
patch datelined with armored
forces of the first U. S. army in
Germany.
There was little news of the force
which had made the first invasion
near Trier, northeast of Luxem-
bourg, beyond the early announce
ment that it had fought its way at
least five miles into Hitler's 'IIoly
Soil"
After this first invasion was
made at $40 pm. Monday, the
second force "broke into Germany
at Psi pm. today" White wrote
from the. front.
Strong American tank forces
drove in from the west, the
penetration being described as''re-
connaissance in force" There were
medium tanks, infantry and
engineers under command Of 1t.
Col. William B. Lovelady of Soddy,
Tenn, all moving swiftly on day
of brilliant sunlight and weather
ideal for Allied planes.
In an earlier dispatch from
Eupen, five miles from the Ger.
man border, White had told of the
cold, hostile attitude of the citizens
of that town. Although Euper ap.
pears in Belgium on most maps,
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
NAILS DECLARE
. BIG RED DRIVE
NOW UNDER WAY
Fall OF Lomza Apparent
As Russians Improve
Their Positions

LONDON, Sept. 12-P)-
Fall Jof Lomza, guardian of
the southern approaches to
East Prussia, appeared i'm
minent tonight as the Rus
slams announced improvement
of their positions south and
southwest of that besieged
Polish city, while the Ger
mans declared gigantic Red
armies had begun the su-
preme drive aimed at break
ing through the north Polish
front.
The Soviet communicate, one of
the shortest in months, told merely
of taking some additional towns
near Lomza, from which the Red
Army was only IL miles distant
Monday night, and told of deeper
penetration into Hungarian held
Pennsylvania in cooperation with
the Romanian army. It was silent
concerning such a great northern
offensive as the Germans described.
If such a new all out push ac-
tually was in progress, Russian 81
lence would not be unusual, Mos
COW. usually delaying such an
nouncements until it has solid and
general gains to publish.
The German DNB Agency said
violent russian attacks wer e
launched east of Warsaw and north
east of Warsaw and northeast of
Russian captured Ostroleka in the
direction of the German frontier,
apparently meaning East Prussia,
which the Russians announced ear
ly Tuesday had been penetrated
by Red Army patrols.
Other German broadcasts told of
heavy fighting ives. of Lomza, stra-
tegic road junction guarding t h e
southern approaches to East Prus-
STA 20 miles away.
The Russians Monday announced
capture of positions within IL
miles of Lomza, but tonight said
only, south and southwest of Lom-
"a our troops fought engagements
with the enemy in which they i'm
proved their positions and captured
proved their positions and captured
Another Red Army has been
drawn up in a senicircle around
Warsaw for "A days. A Polish I'M
derground. communique distribut-
ed in London said General Boris Po-
lish forces and the Germans were
engaged in hard street fighting for
every house in the center of War
saw and that the Poles had re-
ceived arms dropped by some Brit
ish and Allied planes from Italy
Sunday night. ..
Moscow dispatches said there
were indications Of resumed Soviet
activity northeast and north of
Warsaw which should develop into
a principal battlefield shorty. Bet
ter weather, after a rainy, foggy
period, enhanced the Red Army S
prospects and brought the R
air force out in strength to support
the offensive. -..-.
The Germans said another Soviet
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
American Armies Invade
Germany On Two Fronts;
3rd Blow Being Readied
Great Hurricane
Heads NorthwQrd

MIAMI, Fla, Sept. 12.-P-
The great Atlantic hurricane
turned toward the northWard
tonight, the weather bureau re-
ported, and an alert for the
Florida coast was cancelled.
Residents of the Georgia and
Carolina coasts, however, we're
urged to watch for further ad-
vices on the storm, in which
winds we're estimated up to 140
miles an hour.
The fiercest hurricane chart
ed by the weather bureau in
several years was said in 9
p. m. advisory to be centered
about 400 miles east of Palm
Beach.
Teteo1ologists said it was
moving at the time between
northwestward and northward
after swinging away from a
previous westerly route.
Highest winds near center
estimated by aircraft pilot at
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
Fala Unfolds Tricks
For Prime Minister

QUEBEC, Sept. 12.-lR-Fala,
the presidential scottie, went
through all his tricks today for
Prime Minister and Mrs. Chur-
chill. Mrs. Roosevelt put him
through his PAGES after a formal
picture taking at the Citadel.
The scottis sat UP and begged
for food, rolled over on command
and when Mrs. Roosevelt bent and
extended an arm, quickly jumped
over it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13

The Red Cross Disaster Pre-
pardness committee of New
Hanover county was alerted
yesterday by Edward W. Carr,
chairman of the committee,
in case the Atlantic hurricane
off Miami should strike here.
The step was taken at the
request Of Col. j. J. Staley Of
Atlanta, general field repre-
sentative of the American Red
Cross, covering the eastern
area of North Carolina. Colonel
.Staley- called Carr from New
Bern, where he was at the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
Jaycees Will Sponsor
School Ticket Sales

The Jaycees- are formulating
plans to stage a wastepaper
drive sometime in October:
Elliott O'Nealfread a paper at
the meeting on the history Oh
paper, it's part in the prose
cution of the war, and the role
it will play later in the re.
mobilization of the peoples OF
Europe.
-Four entries are being sent
to the Civic Club tennis tourna-
ment on September ID by the
Jaycees. They are Winston
Gray, Carroll Tinsley, Elliott
O'Neal and Claude OShields.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13

about 140 miles per hour" the
advisory continued. winds of
hurricane force extend over a
large area about, the center and
gales cover an area 500 miles
in diameter.
1T now appears, certain that
the Bahama islands will escape
full hurricane winds, but gales
will prevail over the northeast
ern islands tonight and dimin-
ish Wednesday.
The northWard turn will car
ry the storm well east of Flori-
da, and hurricane alert is con-
celled on the Florida coast.
THE Carolina and Georgia
coasts should remain on the
alert for further advices."
Flo~idians sighed in relief at
the change in direction. Resi-
dents along the south Florida
coast had been waiting for the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13

The Junior Chamber of Com
merce decided in its weekly
meeting last night to sponsor
ue sale of season tickets for
new Hanover high school ath-
.eIic activities this year. These
nckets will be good for all
sports, including football, bas-
ketball and baseball.
nome games with Wilson,
"alelgh, Goldsboro, Hamlet
ana Oxford Orphanage have
oeen scheduled for the foot
eall team. There Is one open
date LETT.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
Red Cross Committees
Alerted For Hurricane

time of his notification from
headquarters in Atlanta to
alert committees.
In the event that it appears
that the storm may strike here,
Carr has asked that all mem
bers of the shelter, transporta-
ton, food, clothing, motor
corps, staff assistance, nurses
aids, and registration sub COM
mittees report Immediately to
the Woodrow Wilson hut.
The S a m e precautionary
steps are being taken in all
coastal towns in eastern North
Carolina and South Carolina.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
Drops Nickel In Meter,
Gets In Auto And Dies

Immediately after dropping a
nickel in a downtown parking
meter yesterday morning George
Allen, Negro, was seized with a
heart attack, sat back down in his
car and died.
At the time of his death, Aliens
car was parked between Front and
Second Sts., on Grace st.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
AMERICA TO HELP
ENGLAND ON FEET

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-tREThe
State department was revealed to-
day as seeking the restoration of
England to strong economic
position as quickly after the vic
tory in Europe as possible.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
Tide Water
StockPlan
ToBeFile,d
sEC WILL GET PAPERS
Firms Recapitalization
Set Forth In Proposal
Given Commission

The Tide Water Power
Company is today filing with
the Securities and Exchange
commission of Philadelphia
4 Republication plan, ap-
moved by a special meeting
Of the firms board of direc-
tors, which proposes that all
outstanding first mortgage
bonds of the company be re-
funded with new 312 per
rent bonds and $1,000,000
new S. preferred stock.
The announcement was made
yesterday by Warren w. Bell,
nrresident OF the local utility.
The plan also provides that the
outstanding Sc preferred stock and
common stock be exchanged for
@8s3 shares of new common
stock. This new stock will be is
sued 95,432 shares to the holders
Of the present preferred Stock
shares of new common for each
share of old preferred, while the
holders of all of the present lis, 789
shares of present common stock
will receive 3,461 shares of the
new common stock, Bell said.
Bill also pointed out that in view
Of the preference upon liquida-
ton of the outstanding shares of
s. preferred stock, and the extern
sve accumulated and unpaid divi-
dends thereon, together with the
rsStatement of capital assets of
the company contemplated by the
plan, it is clear that the holders
of the Sc preferred stock are in
substance owners of the ultimate
equity of the company.
Accordingly, he explained, it is
highly desirable more correctly to
reflect the status of the outstand-
ing Sc preferred stock through the
issuance therefor of shares of new
common stock as contemplated
under the plan.
furthermore, he declared, the
company's funded debt consists of
first mortgage bonds in the prin-
cipal amount if $6,065, 500, with an
interest rate of S per cent or $685.
Us per annum, as compared with
81 per cent on $4,5OO,OOO or $751;
500 under the proposed issue of
new bonds and 5 per cent on ST.
100000 or $4,000 per annum divi-
dend requirement on the new Pre-
ferred stock.
1t was disclosed by Bell that the
company deems it advisable, both
In the interest of the stockholders
OF the company and its consumers,
to reduce the burden of interest
and improve the company's fl
hanclal position.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission on August Is insti-
luted proceedings directing Tide
Water to file with it plan of re-
capitalization which should in
clude provisions for taking certain
ACTON which would effect COM
pAance with the Public Utility
holding Company act.
Tide Water Power company, Mr.. /
Bell said, is hoping for a prompt
approval by the commission of its
lie" plan, in order that the plan
may be submitted to present pre-
'elfed stockholders for their con-
,sIoeratlon, and in order that stock
AoloerS, many of whom are local
may receive dividends
I'll me new stock at an early date.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
European War Flashback

enemy with their backs to the
Notwithstanding line.
Sept. -, 1940-Ssveral bombs
dropped on Buckingham palace in
London but the king and queen,
in the north wing, escaped injury.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
By The Associated Press

Sept. 10, 1918 =, Supported by
the French, the American army
wiped out the st. Mihiel salient,
gaining all Of their detectives
ahead of schedule and leaving the
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13
Beach Site Suggested
For War Prison Camp

Anxious to hear the City Councils reaction their
petition asking that the old Marine hospital site at Eighth
and Nun Streets be utilized for the housing of prison
ers delegation of fertilizer dealers expected appear
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-13

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

R00SEVEI T-Gratiot-May PL. 57s2 4
hVVoL'LLi open go PARK Free.
I'm Ola oklahoma" $40. 9.3s. NO limo
for Love" 7.52, l.20. Save lie Before s.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
kraVCIRGElI4O Out
.DiSIlOHlOE'aIDEN

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
RACKS ROOSEVELT

National Communist secretary
Ear BroWder today called on the
United StdEes 10 CesI~ Nith-Capt.
ICr0T =. TNTHNTfTT-fIIEO, IT'TrTTVI
Soviet purchasing commissioner
IN the same manner that Mos
COW WoulC dispose Of Am American
traitor 20 the Allied cause -
Browdcr. speaking A an iniot-
nal gathering m Detroit attended
10y members of the Michigan state
Communist party and union rep
resentativeS. did not amplify his
statement.
The Communist chieftain also
attacked the Now York EmCS for
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
$50 AIimony Too High
Army Captain Says

The $50 monthly separate main.
tcnance a1imony being pad Mrs.
jeanette Klein Miller. 30, OF PIP
Yorkshire. was ordered continued
today by Circuit Judge Brennan
pending a rehearing.
The alimony is being paid by her
dentist-huSband. Paul. 33, who is
now a captain in the army. The
husband charges that the alimony
payment is too high for his army
pay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

(Smokeyl Wood for vice president,
and reelected Financial Secretary
Charles (Chuck) Malesev over
Ernest (Red) Mailloux, il was an
nounced today. With balloting
ended. il was found that the slate
headed by President l.. {. Buck
ley had captured every post, ex-
cept 3 Of 10 seats on the executive
board.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

tive of the Go Amalgamated
Clothing Workers Nof America
gives his sixteenth pint of blood
at the Red Cross donor station,
$50 w. Fort.
Polk gave his first pint of blood
the day after Pearl Harbor and
has continued regular donations.
He also has given five direct
transfuSions in the past two years.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

Printing krHcrCukoS statement
accusing tho Soviet government
et dolb-e-iayei foreign policy.
III j. disgrace that news
paper would open it, columns
Go deserter and traitor
BlUVdcr called FOR NE rc-elec-
t.on NJ Pics dtUt Roosevelt 10
assure continuation eff uu foreign
policy lor 4uuthe, four years
Hll said he had no assurance the
would seek another
ftrr-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Detroit Blood Donor
Gives Z Gal. Total

Detroit will boast y nations
first two-gallon blood donor to-
morrow when Leo Polk, 4774
Cortland. a national representa-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Death Is Ruled Suicide

Death of Connie Kelley, IS, 453s
81 Jean. who Jumped from his
third floor room in the Detroit
Medical Hospital, 1871 +. Jeffer-
son last night was termed a sui
eide today by coroner's officials.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

Buy War savings Stamps the
convenient way order them
delivered TO your door from your
Detroit Times carrier salesman.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Buckley Slate Wins
Local 742 Election

Holding a runoff election, men,
bers of Local TAP, UAW-CIO at
the Briggs Conner plant, chose
AL kowski over Harold
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08

order War Stamps delivered
10 YOUR home by your Detroit
Times carrier.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-08
Did Solicitors
Forget You?

Persons who have made ont
contribution cards for the 1914
Red Cross War Fund drive and
are holding them for solicitors
10 cali back and pick them mp
were asked today by the Red
cross 10 can campaign hcadquar-
tiers az RA 97S5 for Instructions
on how 10 get their donations in.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
BY DR.. Logan
Clendening

a kind OF dirty. yellow-the
color of old rope.
incidentally, the discoverer OF
the anti-gray hair factor looks
a good deal more like Santa
Claus on top of his head than
he does like George Raft. He
looks more like Socrates In the
face, too. than he does like
George Raft.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q-Explain the disease os-
teomyelitis. Is II hereditary or
contagious? Is there a cure?
What are the symptoms?
d. NJ.
A-Osteomyelitis is a pus in
lection OF the bone. II lights in
the bone from some other in
fective point, usually a crop OF
boils or carbuncles of the skin.
II is not contagious or heredi-
tary. II is usually durable. but
requires surgery and prolonged
rest, The symptoms are pain in
the affected bone and fever.
Off a woman has been on
a diet and reduced 10 normal
weight can she eat foods which
contain 1000 Galleries a day and
not gain any weight?
% M. G. s.
A-After the body weight has
been reduced TO the desired
level the proper procedure is 10
recalculate the daily caloric re-
Quirements al your new weight
and stay within them. There
are few adults who will gain
weight on 1000 calories a day.
r. A. G.: My husband has
been hoarse about ten weeks.
He coughs a lot. is AZ years old
and smokes an awful lot of
cigarettes.
A: Get him 10 a good doctor
right away. II is not due to
cigarettes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-08-16
Letters From
A Soldier

joke that he uses occasionally.
In cases of disagreement be-
tween him and an officer-gen-
orally matters of no consequence
the sergeant will look sternly
at his superior officer and say:
"Sir, am I going to have to
pull my rank on you?"
An officer who hasn't run into
this situation is generally nom
plussed. AS we'll he might be
when sergeant makes such a
threat.
Then the sergeant adds with
venomous placidity:
How would you like to be
duty officer for the weekend ?"
That and many other jobs
have to be done, and the SER
geant major, e the SactS have
TO be stated. is in an excellent
position to make life miserable
for an officer who makes him.
self obnoxious-and do il in a
completely courteous way, pro-
tected and cloaked by army
regulations.
AS A MATTER Of fact, we
"A don't have much stuffed
shirt activity around here. For
one thing, a good many Of the
officers have come up from the
ranks. and many who didn't are
human beings anyway, and act
accordingly.
Just the same, IL pays to re-
member the Sirs and Salutes,
and a 1t. Mock, who is now
overseas, told about a recruit
here who was very much salute
conscious.
81 saw him coming" 1t. Mock
recounted. land 1 could see him
getting his right arm ready to
salute. Just then my car
started to Itch, 90 I scratched Il.
"And the recruit was 30 nerv-
Gus that instead Of saluting he
returned my scratch by scratch
ing his ear"