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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30

hungary out OF the war.
Bucharest and German an
nouncements told of the fight which
has spilled onto Hungarian soil at
points along 100-raile front, while
a special Moscow announcement
said that Marshal Leonid A. Govo-
rows Leningrad army-which has
freed all the Estonian mainland
and now is pressing heavily on
Riga, Latvian capital killed
10000 Germans and captured 49,
745 between Sept. II and 26.
Radio France at Algiers said
that new demonstrations had brok-
en- out in Budapest, Hungarian ca
pital, after it became known that
the Russians had reached pre-war
Hungary.
Berlin implied that the Red army
temporarily had smashed into
Szeged, Hungary's second city, as
well as other key towns, when it
reported that Szeged, Gyula and
Oradea were "again in Hungarian
hands"
The Germans acknowledged re-
treats in Pennsylvania, far to the
east, and said general Nazi army
regrouping was going on through
out the Balkans, presumably with
the idea of diverting more troops
to Hungary in an effort to keep
that weakening satellite in the War
on the Axis side.
Targu-Mures, important Tran
sylvanian city 48 miles southeast
Of Cluj, Hungarian-annexed capt.
tai, fell to the Russians who surg
ed across the Mures river. Mos
cows broadcast communique said.
Fifty other localities were seized
in the pursuit of the Germans who
said they were leaving Hungarian
rearguards behind them.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Air Line Seeks City Stop

clude stops at Atlantic City,
N. j.; Norfolk, Va, Elizabeth
City, New Bern and Whining
ton, N. c.; Myrtle Beach,
Georgetown and Charleston, S.
C.
Charleston was selected,
Janas said, as hub of its pro-
posed domestic and foreign
routes because of its superb
ly equipped" airfields, good
labor supply, climate and geog-
raphical location. Airports at
both New York and Miami, he
said, are congested now and
will be even more crowded af-
ter the war.
Improved air service to
Charleston from the north, the
Colonial president said, would
open up the South Carolina
coast as an important health
and vacation center in COMPETE
ton with resorts in Florida.
Janas said the proposed
routes would provide sci vice by
American planes from canada
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
W E A T H Err

(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 Pm, yesterday.
Temperature
1880 am, rs; 1880 am, rs; 1880 pm, 81;
1880 pm, IS.
Maximum SO; Minimum 70; Mean 70;
Normal 10.
Humidity
l:so am, s6; 1880 am, "a; 80 pm, 70;
1880 pm, 81.
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
3.48 inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Goedetic Survey
High Low
Wilmington --------------- 8:01a 2:50a
1852 Slip
Masonboro Inlet ---------- 5:46a
6:1sp 12:o2p
Sunrise, 6:06 am; Sunset, $50 PM;
Moonr1se, 5:25 p.m.; Moonset, 1903 am.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-R
Colonial Air Lines, Inc, to-
day laid before the Civil Aero
nautics Board plans for a net
work of II postwar air routes
to connect New York, Charles
ton, Miami and smaller east
coast cities with points in the
Atlantic, Caribbean, Mexico
and South America.
The airline, which now op-
crates between New York and
Montreal, was the 10th COM
pany to testify in the CABS
hearing on postwar Latin Am
erican Air Service which will
enter its third week Monday.
Colonial's proposals, present.
ed by Sigmund Janas, company
president, include service to
Nassau and South S America
from a number of Atlantic coast
points and promotion OF
Charleston, S. c., as a major
terminal to Latin America.
The coastline route, origipsI-
ing at New York, would IN
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
U.S.. MARINES
BLAST GROUND
THROUGH PALAU
TWO ISLANDS INVADED
Japs Military Position
Darkened By Drive
OF Nimitz
BY The Associated Press

! BY The Associated Press
American Marines have
successfully invaded two adj
ditional islands in Japan's
strategic Palau group SIS
miles east of the Philippines,
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz re-
ported late yesterday (Fri.)
These new Yank victories furth-
er darkened the Japanese military
position in the Pacific where the
Nipponese have met defeat after
defeat. But in China the invaders
were driving roughshod over wa--
born Chinese forces and were seri-
ously threatening the Allied posi-
ton in the vital southern part OF
that embattled country.
The Leathernecks, encountering
only. light Nippon resistance as
they went ashore early Wednesday
on Ngesebus and Kongauru islands,
in the Palaus, quickly seized 4,800
foot fighter plane airstrip on the
firmer and were hopping up on
scattered Japanese forces in one
small sector of the latter. They
landed after the islands were blast
ed by cruisers and destroyers and
bombed by carrier planes.
American forces now. control
eight Islands in the Palaus. Earlier
they captured Angaur, Noarmoked,
Ngabad and two small unnamed
islands. They have about conquer
ed Peleliu, major island on the
southern wing of the group.
The latest landings drop Japa-
nese artillery out of range of Pele-
liu and its important airdrome.
On Pe1eliu Marines and soldiers
drove southwark on Umorbrogol
mountain. They control the entire
northern end of the island. except
for one hill pinnacle. The Japa-
nese still hold a small east coast
area.
Adm. Nimitz also reported wide
spread air hits against Japanese
Pacific island strongholds includ-
ing the Kuriles, Bonins, Marianas,
Carolines and Marshalls in addi-
ton to Wake and Nauru.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique today Saturday said
southwest Pacific planes hit Japa-
nese shipping in Widespread raids,
sinking or damaging II small
freighters, barges and coastal craft.
The Yank airmen ranged the SOUTH
ern Philippines and waters off Bor-
neo.
Six Japanese planes bombed Am
erican-held Morotai island, 300
miles south of the Philippines, but
the attack was recorded as harna-
less"
The critical military situation in
China, where the japanese are reg
istering their only successes, was
highlighted by Chinese high COM
mand acknowledgement that one
Nippon column advanced to with
in IS miles of Kwelein, capital OF
Kwangsi province, threatening to
outflank the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
CHINESE LOSSES
CUT U. S. HOPES

CHUNGKING, Sept. 29-tR-The
prospect of effective Chinese sup
port for any landing made by Al
lied forces on the coast OF China
has faded in the opinion of leaders
in this war-weary capital.
The general view here today was
that recent japanese successes al
ready have prolonged the wars
probable duration by months and
reduced seriously the offensive ca
pacity of the Chinese army.
The possibility that Maj. Gen.
Claire L. chennault's y. S. 18th
Air Force might lose more OF its
advance bases in south China con-
tributed to pessimism.
Politically, the Chinese defeats
have reduced the prestige OF the
central government. an important
factor in its relations with the Chi
nese communists in the north and
the communist guerrilla forces op-
Grating in Japanese-occupied prov
inces. Moreover, there is a grow
ING concern over the possibility
that China's influence at the peace
table might be adversely affected.
From the military viewpoint.
Chennault already has lost several
major and minor air fields and the
loss of his three remaining forward
bases-at Kweilin, Tanchuk and Ii
uchow-is possible within a short
time. If that happens, he would
have to move his operations back
to the big base at Running, $50
miles west of Kweilin. Bombing OF
japanese shipping from that point
would be difficult.
Supply remains major problem.
Some of the best Chinese divi-
sions have been chewed up and
disorganized by the better-trained,
better-equipped and better-led jap
anese forces. Under the most IA
vorable conditions, their reorganl-
cation and return to the field as
effective units would require sew
eral months.
Reconstruction of even an av-
erage-quality Chinese division re-
quires an enormous amount OF
time. The Chinese army is largely
illiterate, with the inevitable result
that training is more than ordina-
rily slow.
Just now the Chinese press and
radio are campaigning to obtain
100000 men from the student class
for technical services such as COM
munications, and to provide non
commissioned and commissioned
officers. But even if this is success
ful, little immediate benefit could
be expected.
Pitifully lacking in equipment,
badly fed and almost without med
lcal facilities. the Chinese have
been fighting under the most adj
verse conditions since 1887.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Allies Press Nazis On Opposite
Ends Of 460-Mile West Front;
Enemy Retreating At Anthem
GERMANS RETREAT
FROM BRIDCEHEAD
ON NEDER RHINE

SUPREME HEADQUAR-
TIERS ALLIED EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, Sept. 20.
-P)-Allied armies pressed
the Germans back tonight at
opposite ends of the 460-mile
western front - at Anthem,
where the enemy blew ap-
proaches to the Neder Rhine
bridge to balk pursuit through
northern Holland, and in
the mountain strongholds II
miles west of Frances Bel
fort gateway to southern Ger.
many.
German forces who slipped
south across the Neder Rhine near
Anthem by night fled from their
flimsy bridgehead as the British
second army swept into action.
Then they turned and destroyed
approa ches to the bridge-which
the famed "Red Devil division
fought more than week to hold
lest the resurgent Tommies try
to force across after them.
The Germans were holly beset
also on the extreme south, where
the U. S. Seventh army fought
five miles across battlefield
strewn with enemy dead and seiz-
led a fortified village II miles from
Belfort, which stands at the west
ern edge of the gap leading to the
Reich, 30 miles beyond.
CThe London radio said the first
snow of autumn was falling on
Americans closing IN on Belfort
gap.
In a concerted drive to the
north, the seventh army beat back
enemy lines in gains Of three to
five miles and struck toward four
passes through the Vosges noun
tains on other routes to Hitler's
frontier at the Rhine.
Between the British on the forth
and the Seventh on the south, the
U. S. Third army carved out
| five-mile gain between Metz and
Nancy after blasting 80 German
tanks, and the U. S. First army
stabbed to the German frontier at
two new points to keep the enemy
high command off balance.
(The Berlin radio said 1.-THE TO.
cal point of fighting on the west
ern front is now clearly on the
southern wing and DNB said the
Third army, going over to the at
tack, drove the Germans back in
some sectors)
While the British were repayinO
the Germans for reverses at Arm
hem, they also were widening the
Dutch corridor, warding off three
successive blows at their vital
bridge at Nijmegen, and were in
creasing to 20 miles their hold on
the west bank of the Mas
(Meuse) river facing Germany.
Their holdings along the river
south of the Siegfried line termi-
nal of Kleve placed them within II
miles of that anchor. And in po-
sition to drive acros sthe river to-
ward Germany's industrial Ruh9
valley.
Broadening the Nijmegen corri-
dor on the west, the British cap
tured Best, six miles northwest of
their base at Eindhoven, but the
Germans still were dug in on The
I edge of the town along the rail-
road
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
JOHNSON TO SPEAK

GREENSBORO, Sept. 20. - o.
DR.. Mordecai w. johnson, presi.
dent Of Howard University, Wash
ington, D. c., will be the vesper
speaker at Bennett college tomor-
row at pm, it was announced
here tonight. Music will be by the
college choir directed by Or-in
Clayton Suthern, II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Reds, Romanians
Battle At Nazis

LONDON Saturday. Sept. 30.-(F)-Russan and
Romanian armies chopped holes in Axis lines along the
day. and also penetrated into the strategic rail city of Ora
dea in their massive three-way drive aimed at knocking
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-30
Argentine Warned
About Nazi Trend

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-lP}-President Roosevelt
served notice Argentina today that the growth of
NazFa influence there continues impede the Unit
ed Nations program, that South American nation will have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

A number of small ships and
floating repair equipment were re-
ported clustered around the Tirpltz
in the long, narrow channel where
the submarine caught the German
defenses off guard.
Completed in the spring OF 1889 at
the peak of Nazi naval aspirations
the Tirpitz was listed officially as
of 5000 tons. But all evidence tend
ed to the conclusion that 1t was
even larger. Rated at 80 knots, the
big battleWagon mounted eight Is
inch guns, twelve 5.9-incherS, and
16 of Al inches.
Crew, 1900
About 1900 sailors manned the
Tirpitz, sister ship of the Bismarck
which was sunk by joint air and
naval attacks west of France or
May a. 1941 after it had destroyed
the British battle cruiser Hood oil
Greenland on May "a.
In their first announced action OF
the war, British midget submarines
stole boldly into the Alien Fjord
last fall and hit the TirpiJz sc
hard naval sources subsequently
reported that she was so thoroughly
crippled that she was no longer a
fighting ship"
An unrevealed number of tiny I'M
dersea craft drove home one Of the
most daring assignments in naval
history. The commanders of two OF
them were awarded the Victoria
Cross.
The submarines penetrated maze
of German defenSeS and attacked
from a range of 200 yards. After
crossing the North sea they had
worked their way through so miles
of tortuous channel clogged with
net, gun defenses and listening posts
to reach the Tirpitz anchorage.
They met fierce barrage of gun.
fire and depth charges after they
had buried their torpedoes into the
Tirpitz. Two of the submarines were
scuttled to keep them out of Ger
man hands after measures were
taken for the safety of their crews
At least one other of the unknown
number which made the attack did
not return.
Rear Admiral c. B. Barry Of the
Royal Navy said some weeks later
that the huge bulk of the battleshir
had been lifted several feet into the
air by the torpbedoes.
A great discharge of fuel oil
washed over the waters of the Fjord
and subsequent reports of repair
work gave evidence Of the efficacy
air by the torpedoes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
10000 Army
Officers Idle
CONTINUED from Page u


SABBATH declared he intended to
make an investigation OF civilian
commissions at the end OF the Con-
gressional Easter recess.
His charges came at time When
Congress, the War Department, Sc
lective Service and other govern
mental agencies were considering
ways mad means of finding addition
al manpower for both the armed
forces and industry.
SABBATH said he did not know
whether enlisted men were being
similarly wasted, but II have re-.
liable information from several
sources that the army has 10000
officers sitting around with nothing
to do"
The veteran Congressman said his
investigation would start with let
tiers to Secretary of War Henry L.
Stimson, Undersecretary Robert p.
Patterson, Chief of Staff Gen
George c. Marshall anC 1t. Gen.
Brehon B. Somervell, commanding
general of the Army Service forces.
IT want to know why the Army
doesn't put them out in the field
where they can get some experience
instead of letting them sit around
in cocktail bars and swivel chairs"
SABBATH said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03
FOFtreSSeS
Rain Bombs
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Continued from Page u
the first direct American blow at
the enemy rear in support of Russia
The 18th Air force broke all
records in its attack on Steyr yes
terday, with the largest number of
heavy bombers ever sent out from
Mediterranean bases dropping the
largest tonnage of bombs ever I'M
loaded in this theater and shooting
down new high toll of intercept
ing fighters.
500 Participate
Nearly 500 Flying Fortresses and
Liberators participated in the as
sault and an official communique
issued at Naples said they achieved
very good results" at the Steyr
ball bearing works and the Daim-
lerpuch Aircraft components fac
tory.
reconnaissance togra phs
showed that three of the five main
factory buildings attacked were
damaged heavily and the other two
suffered many direct hits. Fires still
were burning hours afterward. The
ball bearing plant waste most i'm
portant still contributing to the
German war machine.
Though the exact number of
planes shot down in the Steyr raid
was not disclosed Immediately
more than 100 were destroyed in
all operations by Italian? based AL
lied planes yesterday. Thirty three
Allied planes were lost of the nearly
1900 participating in the days
operations.
German broadcasts said fierce
air battles ragged over the Carnic
Alps as the Fortresses and Liberia
tors flew in for their attack on
Steyr, with at least 81 planes, 40
of them heavy bombers, being shot
down.
Aerial Bombs
Dispatches from Naples said an
American gunner on one bombers
reported that German Focke-Wult
fighters few over the bomberS
dropping aerial bombs.
Flying Fortresses also bombed
railway yards at Brod, Jugosslavia
between Belgrade and Zagreb, while
Liberators hit Mostar, so miles east
of Split, and railway yards at
Bihac, so miles north of cara.
Medium and heavy night bonn
bers rounded out the 24-hour Of
fensive with attacks last night and
early today on railway yards at
Vicenza and North Central Italy
and the west coast harbors OF
San stefano and Leghorn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

in the Pacific from the Marshall
Islands to New Guinea)
Radio silence still shrouded the
results of the American naval at
tack on the Palau Islands, LOSS
miles west of Truk and only 400
miles east of the Philippines. No
word has been received of the at
tack since it began Wednesday
dawn, and it was unlikely that de-
tails would be disclosed until after
the task forces participating re-
turn to friendly waters.
The test-announced raid on
Truk before dawn Friday left huge
fires raging among battered install
lations on Dublon Island, one of the
main bastions in the Atoll, Ninitz
communique disclosed.
Two enemy fighters took off from
bomb-cratered Truk airfieldS to
challenge the four-enginer raiders,
but failed to "press their attacks,
the communiuue reported Medium
anti-aircraft fire was encountered.
Dublon Attacked
Seventh Air Force bombers also
attacked Dublon Thursday night,
while 18th Air Force airmen from
the South Pacific raided the island
Thursday dawn and Thursday noon.
South Pacific crews also report
ed decreasing enemy resistance. Only
about 40 enemy planes intercepted
the raiders Thursday noon, COM
pared with 100 to $50 ZeroeS that
attacked the previous day. Eleven of
the interceptors were shot down.
Ponape, 1886 miles east of Truk,
was bombed Friday with 7th Air
Force Mitchell bombers, accom-
panied by Corsaid fighters of the
4th Marine air wing, spearheading
the attack. A single LitCrator
bombed Ponape in a separate at
tack the same day.
Ponape's garrison put up ineffec-
tive anti aircraft fire.
At the western end of the Caro-
lines front, medium bombers from
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's command
gave Woleai its fourth aerial bonn
bardment in as many days, hitting
the airdrome and ground installa-
tons by night. No other details
were given.
Macarthur also disclosed that
South Pacific Liberators in their
first large-scale raid on Truk We'd
tuesday, noon probably destroyed or
damaged 102 enemy planes. Thirty
one were shot down in combat, ~
others probably were shot down, 40
were destroyed on the ground and
10 were damaged his communique
said.
20 YankS Killed
Twenty American airmen were
killed and 10 wounded in the at
tack, in whic hone Liberator was
lost.
Solomons-based bombers carried
the naturalization campaign against
Isolated Rabaul at the northern tip
OF New Britain into its ninth week
with a concentrated tWo-day attack
Thursday and Friday, during which
200 tons of explosives were dropped
on supply areas and airfields. TWO
small cargo vessels were sunk.
In New Guinea, Australian forces
| 'o'"AioiiS uoWH CIle MlnCJlm valley
toward the north coast base of
Bogadjim ran into their first re-
sistance in several weeks Friday
night, when the Japanese counter
attacked. The enemy suffered
many casualties" in the futile
thrust, MacArthur's communique
said.
American forces were reported
closing in on Bogadjim from the
southeast with a strong force. At last
reports. the Americans had reached
the Kabenau river, seven miles
southeast of the village.
U. S. troops on Bougainville in
the northern Solomons occupied
several hills in the northeast sector
OF their defense perimeter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

Continued from Page u
going. Everyone in the producing
end of the dairy industry is fast
reaching the saturation point.
They're going to get SO tired that
they'll sell their herds off and sit
on Ne front porch until things
change"
State Farm Labor Supervisor Paul
L. Putnam declared that 1--WE have
over 300 applications for full-tilne
workers in our files now from dairy
farmers that we can't fill. There
are at least that many more who
haven't asked for needed help. La
Dor for dairy farms is required on
a year-round basis and it just isn't
available"
Putnam said many of the states
5000 dairy farmers "are on the fence
right now and they can't keep up
the pace they're going. A lot Of
people may not be drinking milk be-
fore long"
Members of the CMPA meet
Tuesday to talk over hte new Select
i've Service ruling discontinuing the
unit system deferment plan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-03

punctured leading argument used
by the Nazis to keep Rumania fight
ing-that victorious Russia would
seize all Rumanian territory and
incorporate it into the Soviet Union.
Soviet Foreign Commissar v. M.
Molotov said Russia would insist
only on Russian Rumanian border
based on the 1910 agreement under
which Rumania returned to the
Soviet the territories of Bessarabia
and northern Bucovina.
There was little inclination here
towards any belief that Rumania
or the other Balkan country imme-
diately would drop out of the war
as result of the Russian move; the
Germans are too we'll entrenched
there to permit it. But the effect
on satellite troops, who have been
fighting what they have been led to
believe was threat to their coun-
tries national existence, may be
more immediate.
Molotov's announcement also was
regarded as a boost for the Atlantic
Charter at time when that docu-
ment has been under severe fire
| from critics at home and abroad.