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EDEN REAFFIRMS
BRITAIN'S STAND

LONDON, Jan. 20 tR - Mos
cows rejection of Washington's Of
fer to help bring the Russian and
Polish London governments togeth-
er again. taken along with other
recent Soviet announcements, was
regarded in London tonight as the
prelude to probable Soviet recog-
milton of the Polish committee in
Moscow as the legally-constituted
government of Poland.
Foreign Secretary Eden reaf-
firmed in the House of Commons
today Britain's policy of not rec
ognizing wartime changes on the
map of Europe "unless they take
place with the free consent and
good will of the parties con-
cerned," and this declaration was
taken as an oblique invitation for
a friendly settlement of the Rus
sian-Polish dispute, with Britain's
blessing on any amicable solution.
However, little hope of any such
solution was held here. In addition
to the Soviet rejection of the
American offer, these events also
indicated probable Soviet recogni.
ton of the Polish committee in
Moscow, called the union of Polish
patriots in the Soviet Union:
l.. The timing of today's an
nouncement that the Soviet atroci.
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FIVE JAP SHIPS
SUNK BY PLANES
"a Enemy Fighters Also
Downed In Raid On
Rabaul Base

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD.
QUARTERS. New Guinea, Tues
day, Jan. 26-iR-Torpedo planes,
sustaining the Allied air offensive
against Rabaul, sank five cargo
ships there Monday and so serious
ly damaged two others they had
to be beached.
The raiders, following up two
strikes Sunday at that japanese
fortress on northwestern New
Britain shot down "a Of 60 enemy
fighters and probably bagged two
others while suffering "extraord-
mary light losses"
Headquarters reported the at
tack today.
The Monday bag of enemy
planes MADE more than go Nip
ponese aircraft out of the sky over
Rabaul in three days.
Enemy losses so far this month
in planes certainly doWned, prob
ably downed, destroyed on the
ground and damage exceeded $50.
The torpedo bompers, escorted
by fighters, flew to Rabaul from
Solomons bases and swept down
on Simpson Harbor and Keravia
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I1
Moule Stars Please
Camp Dauis Soldiers;
Bond Pledges Made

A.. lamp n DAVIS, Jan. 2e.-Miss
- ,ni1l savage and Lon Clancy, Jr.,
i miui the five war heroes compos-
.s special Bond Battalion"
sb ,eaIed sensation in a one-hour
s saoW at this post tonight, with
S on1 showing their approval not
o ol4y with applause but also with
0uTrSS'anding bond purchases.
J.. me movie stars and war heroes
avp' BUSY after the performance
nnIlo'9sfaphing the war bonds and
paeage cards. The bond show, an
nC:.lVlly OF the Fourth War Loan
ave olNe' played to full house OF
eHnaluSlastic soldiers.
{. oelofe the performance, many
a'ilp Davisites saw the celebrities
e. service Club One, when Miss
cavage and the group graciously
w. Hho.isehted to spend the hour before
tae snow there autographing bonds
~ ~ purchasers and staging short
lo,mlnute skits.
ilollyWood and war celebrities
sb LIVED at the post at $50 and
snortly afterward made their first
17 =! ao at the service club at
by .oe The one-hour show began at
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BOND PURCHASES
SLOWLY GOING UP

Latest reading at the giant Their
mometer recently installed in front
Of the Post Office to measure Will
miAgton's s contributions to the 4th
War Bond drive indicates that to
date little less than $500, 600
have been purchased in this drive.
The figure is encouraging, but
The red line which marks progress
IN the drive is still much closer
10 zero than it is to the topmost
figure, the hoped-for goal of
A.859,oO. ,t
The thermometer is a constant
reminder to passers-by on busy
Front Street of the latest figures
IN the bond campaign. It measures
not only bonds purchased, but al
50 the degree of local indignation
against the Axis, and the degree of
lervour with which ,Wilmington's
QUEENS are ready to back the at
tack.
The ITALIAN association is one
u the latest individual groups to
cooperate in the drive. The associ-
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BRITISH REVEAL
new TYPE PLANE

LONDON, Thursday, Jan. 27-
lR-Existence of British bomber
reconnaissance plane called the
Albemarle was made public to.
day, more than three years after
it first went into production. II
has been on the secret list long,
er than any other British air.
craft.
The twin-engined mid-wing mon
oplane, designed during the battle
of Britain, has since been used
for carrying mail to Gibraltar.
for transport work in Russia and
has been found ideal for towing
elders. 1t was an AIbermarle
which first landed troops in Sici-
ly.
1t has a maximum speed Of
more than $50 miles an hour at
10000 feet and a range of more
than 1900 miles. It's armorsd
cabin carries crew of five.
Construction of this plane. was
the first experiment in the Brit
ish shadow manufa cture" system,
more than 1000 SUBJ contract tors
having made the parts in plants
which in peacetime turned out
everything from hair curriers' and
dental supplies to tonbstoneA.
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dies WILL PROBE
PEACE NOW GROUP

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26. H-
The CLIO political action commit
tee'' will be investigated soon by
the Dies Committee, Chairman
Dies O-Tex) disclosed today fol-
lowing House approval of an addi-
tional $4,000 for expenses of the
committee.
Dies, who has headed the COM
mittee since it's creation in May,
1888, to investigate alleged IMAM
erican activities, said the 1914
program also calls for an inves-
tigation of Peace Now" an or
ganization advocating negotiated
peace. Dies said too that current
investigations OF Japanese activi-
ties and the Civil Service Commits
sion will continue.
Details of the projected CLIO in
quiry, the Texan said in an inter-
view, will be made public in the
near future.
1--WE are going to make a thor.
ough investigation of the politica]
action committee, which has rails
ed $4,000, 900 to defeat members OF
Congress, he declared.
Representative Smith D-Va9 re-
Gently asked Attorney General
Biddle to seek an indictment OF
the CLIO group for alleged viola
Zion of the han in the 1913 War
Labor Disputes Act against con-
tributions by labor organizations
in connection with Federal cleo
tons.
Dies said the investigation OF
peace Now already is in pro-
gress, its objective being to 'find
out who is putting up the money to
finance this organization"
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u. S. S., PEIFFER
LAUNCHING HELD

BINGHAM, Mass, Jan. 26. -P)
-. A destroyer-escort ship named
for naval hero of the Battle of
Midway, was launched today at
the Bethlehem-Hingham shipyards.
The ship was sponsored by Mrs.
Carl David Peiffer, of Wilmington,
N. c., mother of Ensign Carl Da-
vid Peiffer, declared dead last
June 6, year after his plane
failed to return from an engage
ment with Japanese aircraft in
the Midway battle.
Ensign Peiffer was awarded,
posthumously, the Navy Cross with
a citation which praised him for
Extraordinary heroism, courage,
gallant perseverance and utter dis
regard for his own personal safety
IN pressing home the attack upon
Japanese forces in the Battle of
Midway"
He was a member of Scouting
Squadron 6, attached to the car
rier Enterprise, which won a pres
idential citation for its entire crew
for its part in the battle.
Peiffer was born in Wilmington,
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C0BLE May HALT
MILK DELIVERIES

RALEIGH, Jan. 26.-lRNGover-
nor Broughton today asked the Of
flee of Price Administrator to hold
in allegiance for at least IS days
an. order directing a roll-back of
three cents a gallon in the price
of liquid milk produced and dis
tributed by the Coble Dairy Prod
ucts Company of Lexington.
The extension was necessary,
the governor told James C. De-
rieux, regional OPA director in At
lapta,. in order that the matter
could be more thoroughly gone in
to by representatives of the dairy
ing industry, the Department of
Agriculture and Washington OPA
officials.
Derieux, in telephone contact
with the governor later today, said
he would take the matter up with
Washington officials and would
make a decision later tonight.
The governor told Derieux that
the Coble company. one of the
largest wholesale milk distributors
in the South, would cease deliver
les to it's distributors tomorrow I'm
less an order recinding the roll
back or allowing more time on
it's effectiveness was received to-
day.
In his conversation with Derieux
the governor said that "every
move the Office of Price Admins
tration makes tends to destroy the
forward movement of milk produc-
ton in North Carolina"
Regulations which give no re-
lief whatsoever to the consumer
have been placed in effect in North
Carolina the governor said, land
each of which have had their Ell
feet in curling production"
Earlier, George Coble, president
of the Coble company, told the
governor and Department OF Ag-
riculture representatives, that he
already had informed his distribu'
tors that deliveries would cease
tomorrow because of the three-cent
roll-back.
The governor said that his in
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MASTERING OUT
PAY BILL PASSED
Measure Provides Amounts
Ranging From $500
To $500

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-R-
Congress voted a $4,000, 900, 900 pot
of gold today for veterans Of this
war, to be paid out in amounts
ranging from 500 to $500 each
upon honorable discharge.
House and Senate quickly ap-
proved the mastering out pay leg
islation drawn up in a conference
committee on both branches, the
Senate acting last and relaying the
measure to the White House for
the Presidents signature. Mr..
Roosevelt had recommended that
some financial arrangement be
made to help each veteran return
to civilian life.
The final bill was a compromise
odivergent views, some of which
called for as much as $500 per
veteran. AS enacted, the bill pro-
vides:
500 to veterans with less than
60 days service, all in the U. S.
5000 to those with more than 60
days in uniform, all domestically.
$500 for those with service over
seas or in Alaska.
All service men and women I'M
der the rank of captain are eligible
except those over 80 who ask to
be discharged to take a civilian
job, those dishonorably discharged,
and students in the army's educa-
tion-training program.
Senator johnson D.-Colo.) said
the program would cost about 3d.
600, 900, 900. Discharges now are
running about 10000 monthly and
it has been estimated that $780,
0O0,000 will be needed for immedi.
ate cases.
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ATH TERM CLAIM MADE
Taft Says President Try
ing To Corral Service
Vote

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-lR-
President Roosevelt, demanding a
federal ballot for the armed forces,
today branded an alternative State
ballot plan as fraud, and a Re-
publican Senator quickly raped
hack that the President is trying
10 corral the soldier vote for a
fourth term.
The Roosevelt message to Con-
sress raised the controversy to
fever heat. The fourth term
charge was made by Senator Taft
R Ohio who asserted the admin
istration hopes to line up 10 million
American soldiers at the polls Sin
much the same manner we used
IN see WPA workers lined up at
the polls
Senator Lucas (D.-Ill.D, an ad-
ministration supporter, retorted
that the whole trend of Taft S
speech is one of fear of what the
soldiers will do"
Lucas said the President spoke
for the armed services and for
millions of mothers and fathers
whose sons are in the armed
forces
These people are demanding"
he declared. ''that no obstacle or
politics obstruct the opportunity of
our armed forces in casting their
ballots"
The President took the position
that the State ballot plan presented
50 many difficulties that most
members of the armed forces
would be unable to vote.
The Senate already was debating
a federal ballot bill. as a substi.
tute for the State ballot measure it
had previously passed, when it re-
ceived the Presidents message de-
handing adequate legislation.
There were indications. too, of
some shift of sentiment toward a
Federal ballot. Senator Stewart
D-Tenn.), who voted against one
earlier, announced his support of
the new bill, and Senator McC1el-
len DARK, one of the authors
of the State ballot measure, said
he would support a Federal ballot
bill amended to assure that each
State can determine for itself
whether the voter is qualified to
vote under its laws.
Many hackers of the State ballot
idea were indignant. however, over
the whole tone of the Presidents
message. Rep. Vursell CR-IllA
said it was 1.-The sheerest type of
political bunk" and Taft called the
reference to fraud a direct in
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ENEMY WITHDRAWING
5th Army Fights To Take
Strategic Mountain
Positions
BY HAL BOYLE

WITH THE 5TH ARMY BE-
FORE CASINO, Jan. 90 R ~
American troops are slowly
squeezing the Nazis out of CASH
no the same way you squeeze
toothpaste out of a tube.
Swapping back from one of their
most costly setbacks since the
Battle of Kasserine Pass last
February, Yankee doughboys have
recrossed the Rapido River in tho
face of hellish small arms fire
and have pushed to within a hak
mile of Casino in an enveloping
movement through the surround
ing ridges.
Not even when they took
heavily-fortified Djebels in. Tunisia
did these infantry troops meet the
concentrated opposition they have
had to fight their way through t.
push beyond this little river.
After preaching the Rapido do.
Tense in one sector. patrols prod
ding German positions reached
the outskirts of Casino itself be.
fore withdrawing.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
giers, Jan. 26.-(RHSlashing back
across the Rapido River in the
Casino area, American troops
have established a firm new
bridgehead Oh the west bank Of
that swift, little stream and are
plunging resolutely ahead over
thickly-sowed minefields and under
heavy German artillery, mortar
and machine-gun fire, it was ans
nounced officially today.
The second Yank crossing of the
Rapido came as Nazi command
ers-fully aware at last of the
threat Of Allied landings made
south of Rome five days ago
pulled away part Of the great
strength they had assembled op-
posite the main Fifth Army front
and sent crack units rushing north
Ward TO oppose the new thrust.
Casino itself appeared to have
been largely abandoned by the
Germans, but they held dominat-
ing positions on heights overlook
ing the stronghold from which they
could rake its streets with deadly
fire. An American patrol that en-
tered the town was forced to re-
tire. Despite the withdrawal of spe-
cial battle units, the Nazis con-
tinued to defend Casino fiercely.
The famous Benedictine Monas-
terry high above Cassino-where
the order was founded some 1900
years ago-remained intact, it's
Monks looking calmly down on the
seething conflict below.
Official secrecy still shrouded
the exact movements of American
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adequate Service Vote
Bill Demanded By FDR;;
State Plan A Fraud
House Members Pledge
To Demand Record Vote
On Federal Ballot Bill

WASHINGTON, Jan. rs. Up
- More than 100 house men,
bers have pledged themselves
to demand a record vote on the
Federal ballot bill (HR 1882
of Rep. Worley D-Tex) and to
vote for that measure if they
succeed in defeating the
States'-rights bill reported by
a House elections committee.
Of the los signers, one was
a Republican, one was Amer
lean Labor, one was Farmer
Labor, and the remainder De-
m0crats.
The Worley bill, similar to
the bill introduced in the Sc
nate by Senators Green (D-Ki)
and Lucas (D-nD, would pro-
vide a uniform Federal ballot
for voting for President, Vice
President, Senators and Re-
personalities.
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Attempted Revolution
In Paraguay Fizzles,
Governments Saws

ASUNCION, Paraguay, Jan.
26.-P)-The government an
nounced it frustrated an at
tempted revolution at dawn to-
day.
A communique from the
ministry of interior said units
of the disbanded Liberal party
and allied organizations tried to
take possession Of police head
quarters and barracks.
The Paraguayan government
is headed by President Higinio
Morinigo.
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BY HENRY C. CASSIDY

SMOLENSK, U. S. S. r., Jan.
26.-REA special Soviet commits
sion investigating the mysterious
Staying of 1000 Polish war pris-
oners in Katyn forest announced
its conclusion today that the VIC
TINS were slain as "provoca-
ton" by the Germans in August
and September of 1941, and not by
the Russians in March and April
Of 1910 as charged by Berlin.
The commission took American
and British correspondents to the
CHASTITY graves on goat hills in the
forest ten miles from Smolensk
and produced evidence which it
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Kanks Hrow Bridgehead Across Rapido,
AIied Hospital Ship Sunk By Germans;
,4eds Capture Krasnogpardeisk Rail Hub
DIVISIONS ROUTED
Russians Issue Report On
Great Northern Of
fensive

LONDON, Jan. 26.-R-Russian
troops captured the massively-for-
titled railway hub of Krasnogvar-
deisk, 80 miles southeast of Lenin-
grad, today on the 18th day of
their big northern offensive, and
announced that more than 100000
Germans had been killed and ten
Nazi infantry divisions routed on
the Leningrad front alone.
The capture Of Krasnogvardeisk,
controlling the rail lines to Estonia
and Latvia, was announced in a
special order of the day from
Premier Marshal Joseph Stain aft
err a night assault and street.
by-street battle finished off the
strong German garrison. A victory
salute of IL salvoes from 124 Mos
cow guns was ordered in celebra-
ton.
The Russian announcement of
German casualties, made in the
Moscow daily communique record
ed by the Soviet monitor, added
| 10000 killed to previously an
nounced totals for the Leningrad
offensive and brought to $4,000 the
number of Germans which the
Russians have counted killed on
the Leningrad and Lake linen
fronts combined.
Two thousand prisoners were
added to the number taken on the
Leningrad front, making total OF
5000 captured here and 5000 taken
on both northern fronts.
Many of the German guns which
daily shelled Leningrad are now
in the hands of the Russians and
I! the Nazi troops which camped
around the city in half-circie,
all but throttling it from supplies,
j were now retreating before the lr.
resistib1e Soviet attack that pound
ell through the best Notifications
the Germans could erect.
The Russians gave this summary
of German losses in the first u
days Of the Leningrad offensive:
! Captured:
GIG big guns including ZIG from
$50 nm to 4O6 nm; 1854 mortars;
20 self-propelled guns; 1850 ma
chine guns; 1926 rifles and TOM
myguns; go tanks; "a armored
cars; $4,000 shells; $4,000 mines;
100000 cartridges; $50 trucks;
Alb carts of supplies; 300 horses;
IS stores of artillery, engineering,
clothing and food supplies.
Destroyed
1853 tanks; 200 big guns; 497 ma
chineguns; 245 mortars; 901
trucks; 80 stores of ammunition,
arms and foodstuffs; five railway
trains; five locomotives; 300 rail
way cars; 200 carts of supplies.
War materials captured at Kras-
nogvardeisk still were not COM
| pletely tabulated, the communicate
said.
A rapid clearing of the last Ger
man hold on the Leningrad-Mos-
COW trunk railway "a 5O-mile
stretch from Tosno south to Volk-
hovo-appeared imminent as the
Russians announced their forces
were fighting in the area of Lyub-
an, rail station 20 miles south of
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Soviet Group Charges Germans
Perpetrated Massacre OF Poles

called indisputable proof of Ger.
man guilt in the crime, one of the
major mysteries Of the war and ar
important international political is.
sue.
It was because the Polish gov.
eminent in London took Up Der.
Inns charge, and asked the Inter.
national Red Cross to investigate
it, that the Soviet government sew.
cred relations with the Poles in
April, 1943.
Gin Moscow the Soviet govern
ment newspaper Izvestia, devoting
nearly its entire four pages
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Ia point where the good offices OF
the United States could be used
to advantage.
Secretary of State Hull who dis
closed the Russian response at a
press conference, apparently had
been hopeful that the offer would
be accepted.
What conditions the Russians
have in mind was not made known.
However, they recently have been
bitterly critical of the Polish gov.
eminent, and it was considered
possible that they are determined
not to deal with it, at least as
presently constituted.
Whether Russia's rejection Of
the American offer Widens the dip
lomatic gap within the United Ma
tons remains to be seen, but State
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CHANNEL TARGETS
BLASTED BY Raj

LONDON, Jan. 90 Up The
aerial pounding of ~Hitler's forti-
fications guarding the shortest in
vasion route to western Europe
rolled through its fourth straight
day with medium, light and fight
er-bombers striking at secret mill
tary installations in northern
France.
The daylight operations, begin
ming soon after dawn, followed at
lacks by Raj raiders on undis-
closed detectives in northern
France. and double-barrelled as
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