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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-22

The War
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press Wor ~,

cl war analyst
Spurred by an exultant vic+o-,
message from their British fjsls
commander, General Montgo,,. la'ia
Allied forces have surged acra ly
the Seine on both sides of D W.,
to begin the battle of northeast rl.s
France even before liquidatior n
Nazl forces south and west Of ,b y,
river has been completed y '''e
In northwestern France. Carax.,
Montgomery said, the victory hal d.
been definite, complete and f;n las
and it marked 1.-The beginninn l', !,
the end OF German military don VI
nation of France N0''I'
1--WE must now complete tho l..
tructlon OF such of his (the s soo
my's) forces as axe avajlabIe - cue,
destroyed" he acded. After l,no' "
ing what has happAned to tba,,
armies in northwest France ~ :,
unlikely that these will now co,ll
70 US, SO we VIII go to them
In that Montgomery order Of ~.
day to his troops lay more sigrifi
canoe even than in his star+Tnr
concluding statement that. Tvs TVS
end of the war is in sight. lot -.
finish off the business in recor5
time" N0''
The pattern is already clear ~
the war maps, 1t can be traced !,
the bridgehead east of the seiro
established by the American Tbird
army in the Nantes region north.
west of Paris. That foothold ~
pears to be substantially 10 mile,
in width, reaching to Vernon farther
down the river, but with no ir-!ica.
ton as yet of its depth or the d.
rection in which General Patton !,
pushing his drive to exploit tbe
breach.
The second Seine crossing came
at Fontainebleau, on the right of
broad river bank position southeast
of Paris. Paris is now more than
half enveloped from the northwest
to the southeast.
In effect, those gaps in the Seine
front offer two roads to the Chan.
mel coast ninteliand from viii ii
enemy robot bombs are aimed At
England. They also represent sue.
cessive potential entrapment
threats. Meanwhile, Canadian
crossing of the Tongues river above
Lisieux broke the last German out.
post from guarding the lower Seine
posing direct threat to the big
Channel port of LIE Havre. Shorten,
ing the distance to Britain for his
SHIPPING is an urgent necessity for
General Montgomery as the fight
moves into northeastern France to
outflank the Pas de Calais and open
the possibility of sea-borne incur
sicns across Dover Strait direct
Montgomery's statement tina;
there were further surprises il
store for the foe hints at either
additional landing operations in the
Channel area or possibly use Of
General Eisenhowers recently
created air army.
1t seems equally clear, however,
that the extreme right flank Of the
American Third army on the upper
Loire, well beyond captured Or,
leans, is still moving east and
southeast toward the upper Rhone
valley. The exact forward posi-
tons in that area are not disclosed
but seem to be headed toward an
early junction with the Franco.
American invasion army rapidly
| bailooning the Allied Mediterranean
heachhead.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-22
LETTER BOX

Please accept my sincere thanks
for the excellent editorial COM
ment on Christmas mailing which
appeared in your two publications
of this date.
You have been most considerate
at all times in assisting us to
place the information supplied by
the Post Office Department before
the patrons of this office and of
other offices in the territory serv-
ed by your publications.
Your cooperation and assistance
have been great actor in the
successful handling of mail during
the past months of stress. and
just want to say that we are deep
ly grateful.
w. r. DOSHER
Postmaster,
Wilmington, N. c.
Aup q 1Qdd
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borders and for China's rehabilitation in antic-
ipation of the place that country is entitled
to occupy among the leading world powers
after the war.
If it is true that reconversion, which has
been Mr. Nelson's chief task of late, is indeed
moving on smooth program he can well
be spared from Washington for the new job
assigned to him.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-22

ON THE WESTERN FRONT
By Wireless)-The ways of an in
vasion turned out to be all very
new to Pfc. Tommy Clayton, h e
29th Division infantryman we were
writing about yesterday.
1t was new to thousands of 9TH
ers also, for they hadn't been train
led in hedgerow fighting. So they
had to learn it the way dog
learns to swim. They learned.
AS we said yesterday, this Tom
my Clayton, the mildest Of men,
has killed four of the enemy for
sure, and probably dozens of I'M
seen ones. He wears an Expert
Rifleman's badge and soon W i l
have the proud badge of Combat
Infantryman, worn only by those
who nave been through the mill.
Three of his four victims he got
in one long blast of his Browning
automatic rifle He was stationed
in the bushes at bend in gravel
road, covering a crossroads about
80 yards ahead of him.
Suddenly three German soldiers
came out a side road and foolish
ly stopped to talk right in the mid
die of the crossroads. The B. A. R.
has 20 bullets in a clip. Clayton
held her down for the whole clip.
The three Germans went down,
never to get up.
His fourth one he thought was
a Jap when he killed him. In the
early days of the invasion lots Of
soldiers thought they were fighting
Japs, scattered in with the Ger
man troops. They were actually
Monaghan Russians. with strong
Oriental features, who resembled
Japs to the untraveled Americans.
On this fourth killing, Clayton
was covering an infantry squad as
it worked forward along hedge,
row. There were snipers in t h e
trees in front. Clayton spotted one
and sprayed the tree with his au-
tomato rifle, and out tumb1ed this
man he thought was Jap.
To show how little anyone who
hasn't been through war can know
about lido you want to know how
Clayton located his sniper?
Here's how
When a bullet passes smack over
your head it doesn't zing; it pops
the same as rifle when it goes
off. That's because the bullets rap
id passage creates vacuum be-
hind it, and the air rushes back
with such force to fill this vacuum
that it collides with itself, n
makes a resounding pop"
Clayton didn't know what caused
this, and tried to explain.
''You know what vacuum is"
I said 1--WE learned that in high
school,"
And Tommy said, Ernie I new
er went past the third grade"
But Tommy is intelligent and his
sensities are fine. You don't
have to know the reasons in war
you only have to know what things
indicate when they happen.
Well, Clayton had learned that
the pop of bullet over his head
preceded the actual rifle report by
a fraction of second, because the
sound of the rifle explosion had to
travel some distance before hitting
his ear. So The pop became his
warning signal to listen for the
crack of a sniper's rifle a moment
later.
i Through much practice he had
learned to gauge the direction OF
the sound almost exactly. And so
out of this animal like system of
hunting, he had the knowledge to
shoot into the right tree and out
tumbled his Jap" sniper.
| Clayton's weirdest experience
would be funny if it weren't 80
flooded with pathos. He was re.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-22
Daily Prayer
FOR LARGER THINKING

In a great hour, some o. 10 "a
pursued small interests anu anu,
come to Thee, Almighty aD u,
with a confession Of our Sliis s,s,,
have often been blind to the S' Nj,
ness of the goals of the %ol' m
thinking has not been glo0p s,,r;,,d
provincial; and we have l', NM,
the n1 sense of fellowship with !. '@ nr,
r rad afar. The sufferings Of .s y,
service men in hard places S,5s n
not touched our hearts. we n nro.
let partisan politics, persona a,s r i,
it and private pleasure ehS. ,,.a con
fess that we have not snS re an!
o efe iarl of this vast conflict -1s
which Thou are purging s ,apdori
pairing mankind for the AiIS from
day. Deliver us, we ple saasc,gts
s sion oi G Make pet US Worthy Of the .3 -
hour in which Thou hast ' Ia -siab
to bear part. Expand 0r onr sar
ing and our serving anu Ct irbeb'
rifices, that we may be III ss ii, II
tors of new world 'h 1,3 = :
do Thy will. Amen'--"' 49,
Crews of the Army All s,.f,, g
bombing Germany are Led sgr
with new electrically N'
49,; .,,;4e opI shoes,
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-22
rs Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FILES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
AIGIIST q. 1919

AUGUST q, 1919
PITTSBURGH - II yeaT'oll
Bobby Jones Jr, of Atlanta leu
the veteran golfer, W. c, Fro"nes
Jr., of the home club, by one nov
at the end of the first 10 no,s'
in their 36-hole match IN the No
tional Amateur Golf ChamplonSmr
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Phll!@
of Wilmington are visiting ,n'a
niece and nephew, Mr.. ana N'
John Paul Lucas in Charlotte
WASHINGTON. - Dlschs,5 "a
from the army now total 5'zOo'."
the War department annouNce0 ',
day, leaving a net strels" M
August 70, of 5oo,699 officers s az.
men. of which l09,938 sui "''
in Europe.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-22

Editors Note.-Ths Star and the News accept no
responsibility for the personal views Of Mr.. Pugler,
and often disagree with them much many Of
his readers His articles the good purpose Of
making people think.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-22

Clayton's weirdest experience
would be funny if it weren't so
flooded with pathos. He was re.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-22
Get The Robot Coast

The taking Of Paris is not the major objec
tive of the Allied campaign in France. The
real object is to destroy all enemy forces
therein
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
War Veteran Injured
As Bullet Exp|odes

Martin c. Allard, 40. of 1902
Marlborough. an honorably dis
charged army sergeant, is re-
ported to be in serious condition
today in Saratoga General Hos
pital with a bullet wound in his
left arm. -,.
Allard, according 10 police who
took him to the hospital, yester-
day, was attempting 10 remove
the bullet from a 80 caliber auto
matte rifle shell when II exploded.
The accident occurred, police said,
in a gas station AZ CharlevolX
and Manistique, where Allard is
employed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
PLAN COMPLETED

On Sept. s the war department
issued It's plan for speedy demo-
bilization. based upon the wishes
of the soldiers themselves.
The George bill has been passed
by the Congress, signed by me
and is now the law.
That law is there, for all Amer
leans 10 read-and you do not
need legal training to understand
It.
1t seems a pity that reckless
words. based on unauthoritative
sources, should be used 10 mis-
lead and 10 weaken the morale Of
our men on the fighting fronts
and the members of their families
here at home.
When our enemies are finally
defeated. we all Want TO see an
end at the earliest practicable
moment 10 wartime restrictions
and wartime controls.
Strict provisions for the ending
Of these inconvenience have been
written into our wartime laws.
Those who fear that wartime
measures, like price and rent con-
troll and rationing. for example.
might he continued indefinitely
into peacetime, should examine
these laws.
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WAR CONTROLS ONLY

They will find that they are all
temporary-to expire either at an
early fixed date, or at the end of
the war. or six months after the
war. or sooner if the Congress or
the President so determines.
The American people do not
need. and no national administra-
ton would dare to ask them. 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
Kelly Tells
Of Aid toSiCk
Time. star Correspondent

TRAVERSE CITY, Oct. 6-De-
claring that previous governors
were negligent in providing state
disqualification for mental pa
tients, Gov. Kelly promised today
that his administration would con-
tinue TO work in their behalf, Of
fering facilities for every needy
patient
Speaking in the city whore one
Of the j state mental hospitals
is located. the governor told a
COP assembly:
as long a. ! am governor
and have the support of elected
officials. IL will never he neces-
sary 10 say again what Michi-
gan has said To it's mentally iii
in the past-sorry-thsre IS no
room in the inn.
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BEDS FOR ALL

Reviewing the administrator
efforts for the mentally i'll, Kelly
said that beds have been provided
for all and IAN additional 1000
persons have been gwen A chance
to return 10 their homes and TO a
normal life"
I've have done this by giving
them disqualification and treat
ment before IL was too late"
he said. waiting lists of the
past have been eliminated. We
have determined that the old
system will never return and 10
guard against this return have
drawn up a program looking 10
years into the future"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
SOME " HOMES

Kelly said that some mental
patients have been placed IN pri-
vate homes, not only speeding re-
coyery and rehabilitation but re-
leasing bed space in crowded hos
pitfalls.
over a l0-year period the state
hopes 10 increase its facilities by
5000 beds with more than half
being made available as soon as
construction is resumed after the
war he added
T'hes governors talk here con-
cluded visit 70 the Upper Pen
lnsula and northern part of the
Lower Peninsula.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
Text of ROOSeveIt'S Address
Asks Reelection by Big Popular Vote

WASHINGTON
am
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07

l know from personal experience how effective
precinct workers of all parties throughout the
nation can be in assuring a large vote.
We are holding a national election despite all the
prophesies of politicians and few newspapers who
have stated time and again in TIE past that it
sinister purpose abolish all elections and deprive the
American people of the right to vote
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
PAID BY TAXPAYERS

NOW-let us look az this docu-
ment 10 see what made II so i'm
portant to Il Republican leaders
at this stage of the war when
many millions OF our men are
fighting for. freedom.
Well-this docupent says that
the red spectre Of communism
is stalking our country from East
10 West, from North 10 South -
the charge being that the Roose-
welt administration is part Of a
gigantic plot 10 sell our democ-
racy out 10 the Communists.
This form Of fear propaganda
is not new among rabble rousers
and fomenters of class hatred
who seek 10 destroy democracy
itself. II was used by Mussolini's
Black Shirts and by Hitler 5
Brown Shirts.
1t has been used before in this
country by the Silver Shirts and
others on the lunatic fringe. But
the sound and democratic instincts
of the American people rebel
against its use. particularly by
their own congressmen--and al
the taXpayerS' expense.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07

tolerate any indefinite continu-
ance in peacetime Of the controls
essential in wartime.
The power of the will of the
A merican people expressed
through the free ballot is the
surest protection against the
weakening of our democracy by
RECOMMENDATION" or by any alien
doctrines.
1t is a source Of regret to all
decent Americans that some polit-
ical propagandists are now drag
glng red behring's across the trail
OF this national election.
LABOR BAITERs
For example, labor baiters and
bigots and some politicians use
the term Communism" loosely,
and apply it 10 every progressive
social measure and 10 the views
of every foreign born citizen with
whom they disagree.
They forget that we in the
United States are all descended
from immigrants Gall except the
Indians; and there is no better
proof of that fact than the heroic
names Of our casualty lists.
! have just been looking AT a
statement by Rep. Anderson
chairman OF the House Committee
on Campaign Expenditures, about
a document recently sent free
through the mails, by one senator
and II repreSentatives-all of
them Republicans.
They evidently thought highly
Of this document, for they had
more than 1900, 1000 copies printed
by the government printing office
requiring more than Is tons Of
scarce and expensive paper-and
sent them through the mails all
over the country Al the taxpayers
expense. ---
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07

AHCoC odlliC PCOpiCp Noi ms iiiOi
for material riches than human
rights, try to build up bogieS OF
dictatorship in this Republic, al
though they know that free elec.
tions will always protect our ma
ton against any such possibility
Nobody will ever deprive the
American people OF the right 10
vote except the American peo-
pie themselveS--and the only
way they could do that Is by
not voting.
The continuing health and vigor
Of our democratic system depends
on the public spirit and devotion
Of its citizens which find express
sion in the ballot box.
SACRED OBLIGATION
Every man and every woman
In this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
party-who have the right To
register and To vote, and the
opportunity TO register and TO
vote, have also the sacred OBJ
legation 10 register and TO vote.
For the free and secret ballot
II the real keystone OF our
American constitutional system.
The American government has
survived and prospered for more
than a century and a half. and IL
Is now at the highest peak OF its
vitality. This is primarily because
Vhen the American people want
- change OF government - even
when they merely want new
faces" - they can raise the old
electioneering battle cry Of throw
the rascals out. "
II is true that there are many
undemocratic defects in voting
laws in the various states: and
some of these produce injusticeS
which prevent a full and free ex-
preston of public opinion.
The right TO vote must he open
10 our citizens irrespective Of race,
color or creed-without tax or
artificial restriction Of any kind
The sooner We get 10 that basis Of
political equality, the better II
will be for the country as a whole
WANTS BIG VOTE
Candidates in every part Of the
United States are now engaged in
running for office.
All OF us are actuated by a
normal desire TO win.
But speaking personally, i
should be very sorry To be
elected president Of the United
States on a small turnout Of
voters. And by the same token,
n ] were 10 be defeated,
should he much happier To he
defeated in = large outpouring
Of voters.
Then there could not be any
question 81 doubt IN anybodys
mind AS 10 which way the masses
Of the American people wanted
this election 10 90
The free and fun exercise Of our
sacred right and duty 10 vote IS
more important than the personal
hopes or ambitions Of any candl-
date for any office in the land.
The administration which must
cope with the difficult problems
Of winning the war. and OF peace
and reconstruction should be
chosen by a clear majority OF all
he people and not part OF the
people.
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woMEN's OBLIGATION

But all women whether en-
ployed directly in war Jobs or not
women Of all parties and those
not enrolled in any party-this
year have a double obligation TO
express by their votes what !
know 10 be their keen interest in
the affairs of government-their
obligation 10 themselves as citi-
Eenx, and their obligation TO their
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
CITES 1920 ELECTION

In the election Of l920-one Of
the most fateful elections IN our
hstory-only ~ per cent OF the
potential voters actually voted.
Thus. more than one-half of
American voters failed 10 do their
basic duty as citizens.
We can he gratified that In
recent years the percentage OF
potential voters IN national cleo
tions who actually voted has been
steadily going up.
In 1910. it was 62ia per cent
But that still Is not nearly good
enough.
This year for many millions Of
our young men IN the armed forces
and the merchant marine and
similar services, il will be difficult
in many caSes--and impossible IN
some cases-to register and vote.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
BLOCKED SOLDIER VOTE

I thi.k the people will be able
10 fix the responsibility for this
state of affairs, for they know
that during this past year there
were politicians who quite openly
worked to restrict the use Of the
ballot in this election. hoping sell
fishly for a small vote.
II Is, therefore. all the more
important that we here AZ home
must not be slackers on reglStra-
tion day or election day.
I wish TO make a special APP
peal To the women Of the nation
IN exercise their right 10 vote.
Women have taken an active
part in this war in many ways
in uniform. in plants and ship
yards, in offices and stores and
hospitals, on farms and on rail-
roads and buses-that they have
become more than ever A very
integral part of our national effort.
y / know how difficult II is, eS.
Ipecially for the many millions OF
women now employed. to get
away TO register and vote. Many
Of them have 10 manage their
households as well as their Jobs.
A grateful nation remembers That.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
WANTS NO IsMS

7 have never sought. and i
do not welcome the support Of
any person or group commit
ted 10 communism. or fascism.
or any other foreign theology
which would undermine the
American system Of government
or the American system Of free
competitive enterprise and pri-
vate property.
That does not in the least inter-
fere with the firm and friendly
relationships which this nation
has in this war. and VIII. ! hope
10 have with the Soviet
Union
The kind OF economy that suits
the Russian people is their own
affair. The American people are
glad and proud to be allied with
the gallant people Of Russia not
only IN winning this war but in
laying the foundations for the
world peace which VIII follow the
war-and in keeping that peace.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07
MET CHALLENGE

We have seen our civilization IN
deadly peril We successfully met
the challenge. due 10 the stead
faStness Of our Allies. 10 the aid
we were able 10 give 10 our Allies,
and 10 the unprecedented outpour-
ing of American manpower, Amer
lean productivity and American
ingenuity-and 10 the magnificent
courage and enterprise Of our
fighting men and our military
leadership
What IL now being won in
battle must not be lost nv lark
Of vision or bv lack Of faith
or by division among ourselves
and our Allies.
We must and we Will continue
10 be united with our Allies in a
powerful world organization which
is ready and able 10 keep the
peace-if necessary by force
To provide that assurance OF
international security Is the policy,
the effort and the obligation of
this administration
We owe il 10 our poSterity, we
owe il 10 our heritage Of freedom,
We owe II 10 our God, 10 devote
the rest of our lives and all Of
our capabilities 10 the building Of
a solid, durable structure of world
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-07

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