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Evening star., 1944-12-13
Bevin Says Roosevelt Agreed
British and Soviet Spheres
ELIAS VoinIy Attack
British Barracks
Near Athens Center
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Dec. 13.-ELAS troops
staged strong but unsuccessful
attacks against the center OF
Athens during the night, even
while their leaders were debat-
ing British orders to cease fight
ing.
The strongest assault was aimed at
a British barracks northeast of the
heart of the capital on the Kifissia
road.
CA British communique broad
cast from Athens said further
British reinforcements had gone
into action, that some progress
had been made against the ELIAS
in Piraeus, port of Athens, and
that RAF planes silenced one
ELIAS 75-millimeter gun firing on
Central Athens.)
Maj. Gen. Ronald NJ Scobie. Brit
ish commander in Greece. still
awaited reply to his cease firing
terms to the ELIAS, and there were
indications the Leftist leaders were
wavering in the fight to force the
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Japs Claim Occupation
Of Tiny Isle Near 0rmoc
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Takyo radio said last night a
japanese force completely occu-
pied" Ponson Island in the Camotes
Sea last Friday and thus frustrated
an enemy plan to use that island as
a base for his torpedo boats" There
was no Allied confirmation.
Ponson is tiny dot of land in
Ormoc Bay, which now is under
American control. There has been
no indication of American troops
ever having taken the islet.
The broadcast in English to North
America was recorded by the Federal
Communications Commission.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Storm Deaths Reach
83in u. ). and Canada;
Relief Is Promised
West Virginia Reports
36-Ineh Snowfall; Low
In 20s Forecast Here
Pictures on Page A-3. J
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A measure of relief from the
seasons most severe snoWStorm
was forecast by the Weather Bu-
reau today as a vast section of
the Nation resumed the hercu-
lean task of removing huge banks
of snow from streets and high
ways.
While snow still fell in several
Eastern sections-already having
reached a depth of 36 inches in West
Virginia-the bureau predicted a
cessation before nightfan Mean
while, temperatures dropped over
the Midwest and the same pattern
was forecast for the East tomorrow
The death toll from the storm,
which extended from Colorado to
the Atlantic seaboard and into
Southern States, was So, while in
Canada 20 persons lost their lives
from causes directly attributed to
storm which centered in Ontario.
Strikes Wide Area.
The storm which struck the Mid
west during the week end spent its
fury in Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and New York State, although the
whole East Coast and the Southern
tier of States were affected.
The outlook for Washington,
which was by-passed by the snow
storms of the last two days, is for
clearing, windy and somewhat colder
weather tonight, with a low early
tomorrow in the middle 20's. To-
morrow should be fair and con-
tinued cold, the forecaster said.
Ohio reported the most deaths
from the storm, IL, while II died
in Pennsylvania. Five each were
reported in Colorado, Missouri and
New York. Heaviest snowfallS in
the Empire State were 81 inches at
Rochester and jamestown, 20 at
Olean and 10 at Albion. The coun-
try's heaviest fall, however, was So
inches, in Randolph County, w. Va,
which experienced its most severe
snowstorm in half a century.
A two-coach passenger train which
left Charleston for Grafton, w. Va,
at Z am. yesterday has been stalled
in snowdrifts ever since reaching
Elkhurst, As miles east of Charles
ton, the New York Central Dispatch
er's Office reported today.
A second rescue train was sent
from here today after a previous
train also was stranded in deep
drifts, 10 miles short of the pas
senger train.
While few furries continued in
the mountains of Maryland and
Virginia, skies were clearing over
most of the two States today.
The temperature In Washington
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Weird SiIvery Balls
Floating in Air Are
New Nozi War Device
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Dec. 13.-As the Al
lied armies ground out new
gains on the western front to-
day, the Germans were dis
closed to have thrown a new
device" into the war-mys-
terious silvery balls which float
in the air.
Pilots report seeing these OBJ
jectS, both individually and in
clusters, during forays over the
Reich.
The purpose of the floaters
was not Immediately evident.
1t is possible that they repre-
sent a new antiaircraft de-
fense instrument or weapon.
This dispatch was heavily
censored at supreme headquar-
ters.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Ninth hJapConvoySunk
Off Leyte, Increasing
Losses 10 10000
5 Transports, a Worships
Attacked for 36 Hours
By American Planes

BY the Associated Press.
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Philippines, Dec. 13.
Additional thousands of Japa-
nese troops were drowned off
Western Leyte Monday and yes
terday in new sinkings of re-
inforcement conveys in Philip
pines seas. So far these actions
have claimed in excess of 10000
enemy soldiers.
The latest losses occurred as
American planes, attacking for 36
hours, accounted for five transports
and four destroyers of an 11-ship
convoy despite the terrific battle put
up by covering fighter aircraft.
Night-prowling patrol-torpedo boats
blasted a sixth transport. leaving
only destroyer of the convoy to
get away unscathed
Gen Macarthur, who previously
had told of the sinking eight other
conveys, said today concerning the
ninth convoy:
Enemy troop losses by drown
ing are believed to have been heavy"
Convoy Spotted Monday.
The six transports and five de-
stroyers were spotted Monday at
dawn off Northwest Leyte.
During the day Army and Marine
planes, boring through swarms of
japanese fighters over the convoy,
sank three destroyers. transport
of 10000 tons, second of 5000 tons
and third of 1000 tons.
That night two patrol-torpedo
boats, commanded by 1t. John M.
McElfresh, Olean, N. Y, and 1t.
Melvin w. Haines, Evanston, Ill,
sent down a 5,O00-ton transport of
the convoy at anchor at Palompon.
Palompon, connected by poor,
winding trail to the Ormoc corridor,
is the last supply port for the Jap
anese since the loss of Ormoc, 16
miles to the southeast.
Yesterday at Palompon. Yank
planes so severely blasted a fourth
destroyer and two freighters- trans
ports that all probably sank.
U. S. Convoy Damaged.
The enemy air force not only made
stiff fight over the convoy but also
scored some damaging blows against
an American supply convoy Sunday
night as it was retiring from Ormoc
after unloading.
Fifty enemy planes were de-
stroyed in combat with five addi-
tional probable" today's communi-
que said.
1--WE lost eight fighters"
Japan has lost over 1000 planes in
the fight for Leyte. The reinforce
ment convoy losses to date total 80
transports and % escorting war
ships
Still plagued by rains, Yank
ground forces on West Leyte main
tanned pressure on 1t. Gen. Tomo-
yuki Yamashita's defenders below
Limon in the north sector of the
Ormoc corridor At the south end
captors of Ormoc organized the base
''for further operations.
Even if the japanese succeeded in
getting troops and equipment over
to the Ormoc corridor from Palom-
pom, they would face the same peril
of the troops already there - en-
trapment between the 32d Infantry
Division southbound from Limon
and the 77th and 7th in position to
strike north from Ormoc.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
B uII etin
Steel Industry Plea Denied

The War Labor Board today
denied the petition of 73 steel
companies for reconsideration
of the boards decision in the
"basic steel" wage case. under
which certain wage adjust
ments were granted to 485,
900 steel workers.
Evening star., 1944-12-13

Rollesbroich, the Americans were
212 miles from the Roer. The river
winds through Western Germany for
125 miles before joining the Meuse
at Roermond, opposite which the
British I'd Army has held a front
for several weeks.
Swift advances by 1t. Gen. Alex
ander M. Patch's 7th Army in the
karlsruhe corner brought the Ger
man frontier within sight at many
points and placed great sections of
the Siegfried Line works within
short artillery range. Vanguards
were within Is miles of karlsruhe.
Six miles inside the industrial
Saarland, Gen. Patton's Sd Army
shouldered its way through another
TOO yards of Fraulautern, winning
half that town mile north of Saar-
lautern. Repeated countera attacks
were broken 3 miles north of Dill
lingen and additional Nazi pillboxes
were captured.
Reich Entered At New Point.
1lC 4111l AllofCo all Ooo tllC
German frontier anew, spanning
the flooded Blies River and captur-
ing Habkirchen, 8 miles northeast
of Sarreguemines.
Virtually all the Germans except
sacrif1cial units had been driven be-
hind the Roer, which normally is
only about 100 feet wide at Duren.
Most of that ruined industrial city
lies east of the river, and there was
no sign of an immediate American
attempt to cross the river.
Below Duren the Hurtgen Forest
had been left behind after a lengthy
blood bath which started in mid
October.
German broadcasts continued to
reflect concern about Gen. Patch's
orlve toward the Palatinate. the
(See WESTERN FRONT, Page AID
Evening star., 1944-12-13
18th Overseas Edition
Is Available Today

The Stars 18th Overseas
Edition is ready for mailing
today. Copies may be OBJ
tanned free, with envelopes.
at The Stars business counter
and the Victory Bond Booth
in Lansburgh's Department
Store.
Editorial content and typog-
raphy of the Overseas Edition
are prepared by The Star.
Paper, printing and distribu-
ton are furnished by Lans-
brugh's.
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Agreement Declared
Reached on Greece
And Romuniu
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. Ernest
Bevin, Minister of Labor, indi-
Gated today that Britain and
Russia with President Roose-
velt's okay were establishing
separate spheres of influence in
Liberated Europe.
Replying to contentious that Brit
ain was acting in Greece at cross
purposes with her Allies, Mr.. Bevin
told the annual Labor party con-
ference:
Long before this we had an
agreement with Russia whereby
Russia undertook the main prob
lem of Romania and we undertook
the main problem of Greece.
This agreement was taken to
Quebec, submitted to President
Roosevelt and agreed to and ini-
tailed by him"
The party conference called on
the government to take steps to
bring about an immediate armistice
in Greece. 1t avoided any direct
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Allies Block Landing
On Isle Near Rhodes
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey lnt ASSOClHleu FIeSS.
ROME, Dec. 13.-Three enemy
landing craft have been destroyed
in an attempt to land forces on the
small island of Symi, Is miles north
of Rhodes in the Eastern Mediter-
ranean, Allied headquarters an
nounced today.
Evening star., 1944-12-13

raiders did more than two years ago,
the B-29s employed the great Nagoya
Castle, on the city's highest ground
about miles north of the docks
area, as a landmark
Downtown Nagoya's commercial
district has few buildings higher
than two or three stories except
the eight and nine story government
Offices, banks and stores.
In 1888 the city had 315, ,402 wood
and plaster buildings and only 662
of concrete or brick. 1t has large
clusters of factories on the water
front and in the northwest and
northeast suburbs. The central
commercial district, just south
southeast of the castles eastern
side, is confined mostly to residential
districts.
3,000-Mile Round Trip Flight.
Today's fight involved a round
trip of about 5000 miles, 300 to 400
less miles than required to reach
Tokyo, which is 1865 air miles to the
(See SIJPER FORTRESS Do A-21
Evening star., 1944-12-13

United States commander in
Burma.
Col. Dupuy is serving as chief
artillery officer of the British 36th
Division in Burma. This division
(see DUPUY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1944-12-13
Yonks Reach Roer
On Both Sides of
Fortress own
BULLETIN.

PARIS tP. American 1st
Army troops today cleared the
Germans from a s. mile
stretch of the west bank of
the Roer River and, in their
new drive southwest of Duren,
advanced up to 2 miles and
captured three villages.
Evening star., 1944-12-13

(See LABOR PARTY, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1944-12-13

(See WAR BONDS, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-12-13

(See WEATHER, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1944-12-13

(See GREECE, Page A-5D
Evening star., 1944-12-13
3.000-Mile Round Trip Flight.

(See SUPER FORTRESS, Pg. AID
Evening star., 1944-12-13

1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle's
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
The Only Way

Berlin has been bombed so often and so
heavily it does not appear possible for human
life to be sustained within its borders. Sure
ly its use as the chief headquarters of the
German government and a principal center
of war production has been mnimized With
much Of its population evacuated, its chancel-
sion, Berlin, where this war was plotted,
is out of commission. It remains to be seen
if it will remain so.
The Germans have shown tremendous re-
Operative powers since the Allied air cam
paign started This is shown by the manner
in which they went to work to restore Ham,
burg, which was demolished quite as effec-
lively as Berlin now is, but which required
another major bombing only three days ago
because of the restoration that had taken
place after it was first laid waste. In all
the areas where Allied bombers have wrought
great destruction the same sort of restora-
ton has been taking place. It is natural
therefore, to question if it will not also come
to pass in Berlin.
It is natural also to question if the Ger
mans can be blasted out of the war by air
attack alone. For a time IL seemed this
might be done. Now it would appear that
without ground assault Germany cannot be
defeated. The morale of the people undoubted-
ly has been shaken. But it has not broken
And it is reasonable to think that it will not
break until the Army has been subjected to
more such crushing blows as were deliver
ed by the Russians at Stalngrad, in the
Crinea, and now along the Polish frontier.
The quick salvaging Of Hamburg, the re-
storation of production in other bombed areas,
clearly indicates the necessity Of beating the
German armed forces in land battle. 1t
proves the necessity of invasion. 1t justifies
the launching of a second front in western
Europe, which is in preparation under Cen
eral Eisenhower. There is no other way to
bring the Germans to their knees
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
Gen. Schuyler Announces
New Designation For Three
Well Knou,n Davis Bands

CAMP DAVIS, Jan. 4.-Change
of designation of three military
bands stationed at Camp Davis
was announced today by Brig.
Gen. C. V. R. Schuyler, command
ing general of the antiaircraft ar
tillery training center here.
The 141st Army Band, directed
by CWO 10y Ebersole, was for
merly the First AATC Band. The
142nd Army Band, conducted by
Warrant Officer Daniel Wofsie,
had previously been designated as
the Fourth AATC Band. Also
changing its number is the 143rd
Army Band, heretofore carrying
the Identification of the Third Ar
my Ground Force Band. This unit
is directed by CWO Ernst Gersch.
All three organizations are we'll
known throughout Wi]min eton
particularly, and North Carolina,
generally, for their wide range of
activity. In addition to playing for
military affairs, the three bands
of versatile musicians have OBJ
tanned wide popularity through
playing for dances and other So
cial functions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
Too Many Words

Ever since Prime Minister Winston Church.
i'll Of Great Britain made reference to basic
English in his address at Harvard Univer-
sity there has been a constant controversy
by radio, in the press, on the lecture plat
form and at street corners on the subject.
some contending that $50 words are enough
for all practical purposes and others claim.
ing them insufficient for ordinary converse
ton, to say nothing of literary achievement.
1t was the center of discussion the other
day at regional meeting Of the American
Dialect Society, in the Mems Faculty Club of
Columbia University. Mrs. Elizabeth Goepp
Seaman, head of the department of speech
at Queens College, said it is impossible to
reduce vocabulary to $50 words Not less
than 1850, she declared, are needed in any
workable vocabulary
Without disrespect to the lady, or any other
advocate OF expanded vocabularies, we would
like to ask how many literate Americans
can correctly use $50 words, to say nothing
Of spelling them? And that includes the liter.
ates most proficient in profanity, too
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
The Literary Guidepost

things. Lily does not consider her
self put upon by the load she car
ries; indeed Lily does not consider
herself at all, which makes her
seem a little i.lhuman most of the
time.
This is story that requires he,
markedly good writing if it's hero.
inc is not to seem slightly tar.
nished Pollyanna-a kind of liter.
airy Oscar brought out for tenn
porary exhibition. A 4 d although
Miss Hurst has spent quite a lot
CT time ON the book (she SAYS her
usual speed is a novel every two
and half years. she has been
irritatingly careless on mos t
every page. One can forgive clum-
sy construction and such in a has
thy constructed piece provided
there is point to the piece, but
not when the work in question is
novel which presumably has been
written over period of m n y
months. There are innumerable
rough spots in "Hallelujah" and
a regal disregard for many rules
OF writing. Perhaps the plot will
enchani Miss Hurst's admirers, al
though l doubt that even these will
take much stock in Oleander.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
Recreation Institute

The value of the recreation training insti-
tute, which will be conducted here by Miss
Helen Dauncey OF the National Recreation
Association for one week beginning Octo-
Der 10, will be strictly in proportion to the
use that is made of it by Wilmingtons cti-
zens.
At the organization meeting in the Council
chamber at the City Hall on Monday call
ed and presided over by Jesse A. Reynolds.
recreation director, committee members
were designated to inform civic, church, vel
fare and charitable units of the special
courses to be given by Miss Dauncey and
urge each to have representatives at all OF
the institute sessions. If this missionary work
is well done and properly needed, the bene-
fit to Wilmington's recreation program will
be incalcuable.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
Pigs Galore

Because the Office of Price Administration
abolished the law of supply and demand.
there is more pork on the hoof in stock
yards than since January S, 1925
Mondays receipts totaled 241. 900 head. They
can't all be prepared for market by mea,
professors. What percentage of them is pro-
cessed can't be bought by point-short con.
suners. The pigs left alive must be fed at
somebody's expense an outlay of money
which inevitably will be reflected in the
price once they are reduced to pork loins.
hams and chops.
From pig growers to pork consumers
everybody is the victim of Office OF Price
Administration stupidity and bungling. Is
there any reason to wonder that the American
people are convinced the price of bureau
cracy is ruin?
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
Good News

There's always something to be thankful
for. Bobbbie pins, for example. The Office
Of Civilian Requirements has authorized pro-
duction this year to double that of last.
Prospects are good too for more pot scour-
ers, pins safety pins and cutlery And the
ladies will be glad to learn there will be
more synthetic rubber for tape and girdles.
Thereh be plenty of stockings, too, made
of Isle and rayon. But nylons are out for
the duration. The war absorbs all the nylon
that can be produced.
Sterilization Director Fred NJ vinson pro-
poses to revise the price structure to stimu-
late production, and the first test of his
theory will come in textiles
Refrigerators, washing machines, alarm
clocks, automobiles and other major con.
yeniences will be as unobtainable as ever,
but many Of the little things so sorely miss
ed since Pearl Harbor are coming back That
Bought to help
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
Tell Destroyer's Name

At frequent intervals since the first word
of the sinking Of destroyer off Sandy Hook
was published telephone calls have come to
this office asking the name of the vessel
Many Wilmington men are serving on de-
stroyers. Parents and friends, wives and
sweethearts are anxious to know if the ILL.,
fated craft was the one their loved ones
were aboard. With thousands Of navy men
serving on destroyers we may assume that
all newspaper offices have hac similar calls.
Yet the Navy, in accordance with its child
ish belief that the American people can't
stand bad news, has withheld the destroy
er's name. There may be some excuse for
not issuing the casualty lists of such acct
dents until the next Of kin can be officially
notified. But the Navy is keeping many a
household in anguish by Withholding this
name.
If the idea is that relatives and friends
OF survivors would be unnecessarily alarmed,
the authorities responsible for it overlook the
fact that until the name is published rela-
tlves and friends of every man known to be
on destroyer in Atlantic coastal waters but
lacking knowledge Of its position at the time
Of this tragic explosion can know no peace
as long as the name is withheld.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
BY job SELBY
''HALLELUJAH," by F a n n e

Hurst tHarperS; $2.5V).
A Novel like Fannie Hurst S
"Hallelujah' leaves a consicien-
tious reviewer in a very bad spot.
Miss Hurst has an audience, and
I presume the audience will like
''Hallelujah." I found it irnpossi-
BILE to read the novel to be frank
at least to read it straight through.
1t is the story of woman whose
life was shaped by the fact that
her mother had flung a knife at a
male friend Of hers. and thought
lessly aimed it so it stuck in his
jugular vein. The result was prison
for Mrs. Browne and good deal
Of difficulty for Mrs. B own e S
daughter Lily. The Brownies lived
in small Missouri town called
Perkins, which is possibly intend
ed to be Kirksville, since there is
a school Of osteopathy in Kirksville
and so far as I know this is the
only school of the sort in a small
Missouri town.
It happens that Lily is Just plain
good" She survived all her diff.
culties with the help of an ex-
convict named oasander. Of all
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-01-05
Cost Of Government

Here's another very good reason to get
the war over with this year and restore nor
ma1cy as quickly thereafter as possible: In
1913 the government spent more money than
in the first $50 years Of the nations life.
If stop is not brought to this soon We'll
be scraping the cutters for scraps with stray
dogs.
In 1943 approximately $88, 900, 900, 900 was
expended, $S2, 900, 600, 900 for the war-$241,.
100000 every twenty-four hours, and 1925,
600, 900 Of that for the war In contrast with
this it is shown that from the creation of the
Treasury in 1889 through June 30, 1925, gov
eminent expenditures amounted to $87, 800.
100000
The Associated Press has dug up this adj
tional data:
Costliest period OF World War was the
1888 fiscal year when the Government
paid out SIS, 500, 900, ono. Aveiage daily
spending during 1913 was some $21, O00, 600
greater than the total amount spent in the
period 1789-18l2.
Last years record spendIng-nearly
$32, 0OO, OOO 900 above that of i942-saw
new record. too, Of federal income. The
$34, 5O0, 900 900 garnered into TIE till-$31,-
goo, 00O, OOO in taxes-is more than double
last years SIG, 400, COG, 900 and includes 49,
500, 000, 900 taken directly from paychecks
during the first six months OF pay-as-
you-go operation. The l943 receipts were
$500. 600, 900 above official forecasts.
Though we had all the gold OF Ophir ant
the wealth of Midas, we could not long surviv
such 2. drain as the war and an extravagan
administration has imposed upon.