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RUSSIAN FORCES
SURROUND MEMEL
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tured Starrischken, on the Kuris-
ches Half lagoon nine miles south
Of the city.
Gen. Ivan c. Bagramian's first
Baltic army also broke through to
the lagoon coast down to the Me
men esturary, and thence along
the river to the Lithuanian town
Of Jurbarkas. Berlin broadcasts
said the Russians already had at
temped to cross the Niemen and
seize Tilsit, a large rail city.
The Memel garrison's only
chance of survival was escape by
sea, a risky undertaking because
Of the acknowledged superiority
of Soviet attack planes in the
area.
Germany is the eighth foreign
country invaded by the Russians,
and Berlin implied that Soviet
Arctic troops also entered a ninth
by crossing into Norway from
northern Finland.
Premier Stalin's first order Of
the day announced Gen. K. A.
Meretskov's Alpine troops, NOV
ing through the land of the mid
night sun, had captured all the
nickel mining area around Pet
samo and cut the Rovaniemi-Kir-
Kenes highway as they converged
on Kirkenes, big German naval
base in Norway.
Among the localities taken in
that area, which by Finnish ces-
sion to Russia gives the Soviets
a common frontier with Norway,
was Salmijarvi, 10 miles of Kir-
kenes and just across the border
on the Finnish side. Berlin said
the Russians were nearing Kir-
kenes, attacking along the nigh
way from Salmijarvi. This an
nouncement apparently means
that the Russians already have
crossed into Norway.
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By WILLIAM SMITH wHITE

AACHEN, Germany, Oct. 23.-R
The citizens Of this corpse of a
city were trying to return to it in
large numbers today, and Ameri-
can military government officers
set out Immediately to find and
appoint a burgomaster who is anti.
Hitler and who held a civic office
prior to 1888.
The AMG assumed control of
Aachen at noon. Earlier it had ap-
peared there would be almost no
military government job to do. be-
cause there was nothing much to
govern.
It has turned cut otherwise. for
the citizens are slipping back in
struggling groups and guards have
been placed at the city's entrances
to make certain the civilian return
does not become a stampede.
The population now is about 200
with the normal popu-
1ation of about 160,0o0-but still a
much greater number than wa 8
here Saturday.
Sixteen orders Of the U. S. Army
have been posted. They set up a
curfew extending from 6 pm. to
6 am, prohibit public or private
gatherings of more than five pec-
pie, bar Nazi music and the Nazi
salute, and in general m axe it
clear that the American forces are
here as conquerors.
Six men are on the list Of can
didates for burgomaster. He will
be paid-if- at abby the people
who live here and those who will
return later. The list is in the
hands of military government Of
ficers headed by Maj. Thomas F.
Lancer. former New York state
police official.
The first job of the military gov
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FIGHTER Pilot Killed
VIXEN Planes Collide

GOLDsBORO, Oct. 23.-RHThe
Public Relations office at Seymour
Johnson Field said today that a
fighter pilot was killed ten miles
southest Of Wilson this afternoon
when two planes from the base
collided in the air.
The pilot of one fighter plane
baled out safely.
It was reported in Wilson earlier
that a third plane was knocked
into a spin by the explosion of
one of the planes, but the air
base PRO said only two planes
were involved.
The PRO identified the dead
hier as 1t. Louis W. Julian, 81,
of Watertown, Mass. Flight Of
ficer Alfred J. Imiola, Buffalo,
N. Y, parachuted to safety.
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1|LP90S POUR
BA|K INTO PALo
~ tERLIN SPENCER
;,hd Press War Cores
as'O nondent.

,,,, MER1cAN FORCES AT
WIZ Ivte4 Island, Philippines,
PAlo =, ;11Delayed)-via Army Ra-
Oct o p s-Eong lines of Filipinos
dl'.A ~ Iere streaming back into
tonlsD ,kond Leyte island town
PaIo' ]ze to be liberated by Am
srlsaa .t+own virtually untouched
1p IT, Terrific American n a v a l
BY h l..sIment, end their steel
oo1nu' wide of Palo, still stand
oFl's ~, neople came back from
t +hs' @by hills ,s ,,o.,,,..;o,,
Of sV tsnanese killed the town as
ill., III, LIT /. f they had wiped it out.
81 surrey tsre cruel to the people.
1 I,tss liked store prices and then
ln l.,t 1ou, the merchants W t h
O0 '.tlJss Nippon invasion money.
" wa ;.r1 the stores are closed be-
l '... the stocks went with the
s s..s,sse as they retreated.
'''f entered the town with Maj.
,, ,s Huntley, former Spokane,
! Tyss] Chronicle reporter, snipers
WV. "r' s+ill active but they failed
\ s' ;op the tOwnsfolk from giving
|, real welcome.
7 H. had hard time last night
,,. IN tbe japanese counterattacked
vi w.t. We drove them off, killing a
s,re or more.
PVT. Lester Hudson of Plainsville,
Maine, stopped several OF the
sargjng japanese with granades.
Mare than hundred Of the vii
GERS were sheltered in a convent
rten the Americans landed. I talk
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BATTLE
GROWS CONFUSED
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\
and to gain elbow room for O
general drive into central Hol-
land.
Canadian troops. sweeping north
from the liberated town of Essch-
en- on the Belgian-Dutch border
above Antwerp were reported little
more than three miles from Ros-
endaal and threatening to flank
the heavily fortified German bolt
position of Bergen of Zoom, seven
miles to the west and slightly
south
Activity on the American First
army front was limited to mop
ping up in the Wurselen area
northeast Of Aachen. whose fall
finally was admitted tonight by
the Berlin radio.
y The Germans were ~"'-
have abandoned plans for mass
civilian evacuation of the i =
land and instead were trying to
isolate their soldiers as much as
possible from the civilians, who
were weary of the war.
1t Gen. George S. Patton's
Third army troops, sorely handi-
capped by almost continuous rain
and deep mud in northeastern
France, fought into the village
of Bezange-La-Petite, 10 miles east
of Nancy, but were forced to with
draw by dug-in German tanks.
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Aachen Citizens Start
Return To CORPSE CITY

eminent is to find out how much
OF the city's water system can be
repaired, then to turn the pick and
shovel work over to the Germans
themselves.
This is the American Army plan
being followed here, as Maj. Lam
Ger and Maj. Pelcham St. George
Bissel, also a New Yorker. out
lined it:
Food - no American Army ra-
tons are to be given German ci-
villains. Captured German o d
will be made available to them
only after they have signed papers
acknowledging that this is a
debt owed by the city of Aachen
to the U. S. government.
Water-the water supply is to be
restored by German labor and Ger
man material, with the American
officers giving only their advice
and help as consultants.
Telephones and lights-these are
up to Aachen; the American army
has no interest in the matter.
Administration - the burgomas-
ter is to be selected from among
those known to have been anti-Hit-
Ter and to have held office prior
to Hitler's regime. City police will
be selected on a similar basis, ex-
cept that in addition they must be
more than so years old-in other
words not likely to have been sue
cessfully indoctrinated by the
Nazis.
The people Of Aachen are eating,
on the average, two meals a day,
partly from captured German
stores and partly from food which
some are recovering for working
on day-by-day basis at nearby
German farms.
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P0 VALLEY DRIVE
MOVING SLOWLY

ROME, Oct. 23. -(P)- Despite
new German reinforcements, Am
erican Fifth army troops today
consolidated newly-won positions
in bitter fighting eight miles south
of Bologna, while the British
Eighth army enlarged its grip on
the Adriatic sector in Italy by
capturing Cervia, IL miles below
Ravenna.
1t was slow, difficult progress
for the Allied armies striving to
break into the Pc valley of north
ern Italy.
The Americans were about one
mile south Of Pianaro on Highway
IS, S1ain road leading into Boil
ogna. Since capture of Livergnano
was announced a week ago, the
advance up highway IS has meas
ured less than two miles. The lat
est-won positions were on domin-
ating heights, however.
Despite heavy German resis-
lance and counterattacks, Canad-
ian troops established bridge
head a mile wide and thousand
yards deep across the Savio river
two miles north of Cessna, so
miles southeast Of Bologna on the
Main Rimini-Bologna highway.
German troops were still holding
the west bank OF the Savio in
great strength in some places.
The British also enlarged their
bridgehead across the Savio west
of Cessna.
Heavy fighting was in progress
on the southern outskirts Of Fras-
sineto. about five miles southwest
of Castel San Pietro on highway y.
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ed with the Filipino wife and 10
children of the towns only Ameri-
can, Joe Henry Barber, who back
in 1900 lived in Elizabethtown, N
c. The Japanese interned Barber
two years ago.
1t. James McGaffin of Westrox-
bury, Mass, led one of the first
Yank units to enter Palo. With
him were S-Sgts. Arthur Hands of
New Haven, Conn, and Lloyd Hess
of Oklahoma.
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|DE CAULLE REGIME
GETS RECOGNITION
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only a few days ago to be a. rep
resentative' to the De Gaulle adj
ministration which until noon to-
day was considered to be only
a ode facto authority rather than
a government.
Immediately after announcing
recognition the United States I'M
dertook several adjustments to
bring its relations with the new
France in line:
1. The State department an
nounced that business and profess
siona1 people who can show a
good military or civilian need for
their presence in France may OBJ
tain passports to 60 there al
though transportation facilities
are extremely meager.''
2. Diplomatic and financial au-
thorities predicted the early I'M
freezing of 1,00o,000,00o Of
French assets in this country, in
Guiding about 5000, 100000 credited
to the Bank of France as well as
heavy private holdings. The Bank
of France assets are presently
under attachment by the Bank of
Belgium in New York state be-
cause of the assumed loss of GER
tain Belgium gold deposits at
Paris in 1910. Special arrange
ments are being worked out to lift
the attachment.
|. 3. Treasury officials said the
question of reopening business
communications between the Unit
ed States and France was under
consideration. Action is expected
IN about ten days.
The recognition was announced
here by acting Secretary of State
Stettinius who described it as be-
ing in harmony with American
policy toward France.
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FORECAST

FORECAST
North Carolina: Fair and warn.,
tuesday. Wednesday fair and mild with
signify lower temperatures in WEI
and north. WEB
Eastern Standard Time,
(By U. s. Weather Burean,
meteorological data for the "a hour.
ending 1880 PM, yesterday.
Temperature
1880 am, so; 1880 am, 46; 1880 pm e..
1880 pm, 81. IA'' WI
Maximum So; Minimum A: Mean q.
Normal s.. w.
Humidity
l:30 am, 80; 1880 am, 81; 1870 pn. 40.
1880 pm, 90. ~
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 prn.
600 inches. >'--'
Total since the first of the month
100 inches. A'A.'
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published bv
U. $. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
wilmington -------------- 2:30a $685.
3:20p 10:46p
Masonboro Inlet ---------- 12:03a 6:23a
12:53p 7:2sp
Sunrise, 6:25 am; Sunset, 5:28 pm:
Moonr1Se, 1883 Pm; Moonset,
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w. H. AYER1Tr

ST. PAULS, Oct. 23.-W. H. Az
crit, u, died at his rooming place
here Sunday at $50 pm, after an
illness Of only a few hours.
Funeral services will be held
from McGougan's funeral home
here Tuesday at II am. with the
Rev. W. Earl Robinson, pastor
OF the First Baptist church, IN
charge.
Interment will follow in Oak
Ridge cemetery near here.
Surviving are one son, P. F.
Averitt of Fayetteville; two
daughters, Mrs. Neill Macarthur
of Lumber Bridge and Miss Edna
Earl Averitt of Fayetteville, and
one sister, Miss Lizzie Averitt of
Tar Heel.
Mr.. Averitt moved to Robeson
county many years ago from Bla-
den county.
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WILLIAM IRADELL GORE

Funeral services for William ira.
dell Gore, SO. who died sudden
ly Saturday night, following a
heart attack at the residence OF
his sister, Mrs. c. Earl Dickin.
son Of Wrightsville Beach, with
whom he lived, were held Monday
at 4 pm. at st. James Episcopal
church, with the Rev. Mortimer
Glover officiating.
Burial followed in Oakdale
cemetery.
Surviving are one son, W. l.
Gore, Jr., overseas with the U. S.
Army; two sisters, Mrs. Dickin.
SON and Mrs. Boyden Sparks Of
Wrightsville Sound, and two broth.
ers, Albert Gore of California and
Milton Gore of Oklahoma.
He was the son of the late AL
bert Gore and Mrs. Cuthbert Mar
tin and was born in Wilmington
in April, 1886.
Active pallbearers were Louis
Poisson, Fred Poisson, Herber,
O'Neil, Waddell Waters, Sig Good.
man, Thomas L. Pritchard, C L.
Dickinson and c. L. Myers
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FOUR CONVICTED
ON 0PA CHARGES
CONTINUED from Pare One)

NOVnsuuSu from rage OneJ
in jail upon being found guilty of
OPA charges that he bought and
sold gasoline and sugar coupons.
Elvis N. O'Neil, Of Jacksonville
and Nash county. was found guilty
OF possession of 500 counterfeit SUI
gar coupons. and was sentenced
to 30 days in Jail.
Herman Lawson, Jacksonville
retailer, was fined 1915 and put on
probation for one year for accept
ing loose sugar coupons and TAX
ing counterfeit coupons in ex-
change for sugar.
M. Ed Saunders, Wilmington
shipyard worker, was found gull
ty Of buying and selling counter
felt gasoline ration coupons and
fined 500 and put on probation
for one year.
The case against Moses Barker
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What A Cough!
And how ithurts, and nags
land disturbs your sleep.

Chronic bronchitis may develop if
! bur cough, chest cold, or acute bron-
fhitis is not treated and you cannot
I ford to take chance with any medi-
Inc less potent than Circumcision
Which goes right to the seat of the
Eouble to help loosen and expel germ
6den phlegm and aid nature to
Ibothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed
Ironchial mucous membranes.
Creomulsion blends beechwood
recsote byspecial process with other
|me tested medicines for coughs.
contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
uu have tried, tell your druggist to
kl YOU a bottle of Creomulsion with
be understanding you must like the
svit quickly allays the cough, per-
biting rest and sleep, or you are to
ave your money back. (Adv.)
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AS PURE AS
MONEY CAN BUY

None faster. None surer. None safer.
No aspirin can do more for you than
st. Joseph Aspirin-world' . largest seller
at 10t. 80 tablets, 20t; 100 tablets, only
Bot. Besure to demand st. Joseph Aspirin.
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Obituaries
MARsDEN T. SELLERS

Burial services for Marsden T..
Sellers were held Monday at p.
m. at Oakdale cemetery. Funeral
services were held Saturday but
burial was postponed pending the
arrival of a sister, Mrs. Cassie
Confer, Of Tampa, Fla.
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The common prewar beer can
has been used by the Army as
''boobv trap anti-personnel mine.
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ham, H. L. Smith, J. r. Stillman,
c. w. Ruark.
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MAILER FORCES

SMALLER FORCES
WASHINGTON, Oct. %. -(P)-
A restudy of dispatches indicates
that the striking force which Cen
eral Douglas Macarthur put
ashore on D-day in the Philippines
may have amounted to between
100000 and 10000 men.
This compares with first esti-
mates that upwards Of 25o,ooo
men went ashore in the first
phases Of the landing in the Leyte
area.
Dispatches from the island since
then have identified the 7th, 24.h
and 96th infantry divisions. the
cavalry division and the third en-
gineer brigade as being ashore the
first day. The normal strength of
an American division is about 49,
600. The size of brigade varies
with particular operations and re-
quirements. but often is in the
vicinity of $4,000.
These organizations therefore
would account for about 1900
men,
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JAPANESE FACE
ENLIGHTENMENT
Continued from Pare one)

eminent in the islands since the
Japanese conquest Of 1912. The
commonwealth authority was pro-
claimed by Macarthur and inau-
gurated by President Sergio Os-
mena who had returned with the
liberation forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-22
Continue, InstaIlment 3.

Q CHOOL days eagerly anticipated by France She
- lonely child and longed for the companonshp
of other children But FIRST there had to be vaccination
That the law. How IL was dreaded Some parents
refused and the lew got after them free country? they
asked You should lveso long Weeping mothers brought
bawng children 70 the health center for innocuaton
France was seven and Medley six when they ready
TO start to school Katie had held France back the
children could protect each other On dreadful Saturday
she said
wash yourselves good and at eleven o'clock go the
health center and tell them TO vaccinate you
Francie began to trembe Medley burst into Fran
Gle pleaded, you coming with US, nama?"
Drawings copyright, 1884 b,
To obtain a handy scrapbook to saUe daily install
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-22
Times Photo
international Photo
Illustrated by William Meade Prince

staring at her in dsaste France looked al H. too
Filth he said, They're poor but they could wash
Hot hamepoints OF shame burned Francies face She
ooheG al the nurse VINO might say somethns\n excuse
for little girl But nurse said Il know lsn N ter
rible?"
When the needle jabbed, Francie never felt il Tn.
waves OF hurt started by the doctors words were racn
her body But she spoke My next Hs arm
IS Just as dirty mine And you don't have 10 tell him
lou tod me-. Her voice went ragged with a SOD
As she stumbled out OF the ROOM she heard the soco.
say 4 had no idea she'd understand" She heard tbs
nurse say "Oh, well" on a signing note
Continued tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-22

Who's going to do my work." Katie asked covering up
her conscience with indignation She she couldn't
stand the ordeal. Then she hurried of to work.
trance tried 70 console the terrified Neeey Older BOYS
had told him they cut of your She took him down in
the yard and they made mud pies II was begug they
forgot 10 wash and when they arrived at the health
their hands and arms very dirty.
France went in trembling. The wheness Of the uni
FORMS the shiny instruments filled her with ongue-tied
Irght The nurse dabbed clean spot her left arm.
Franee saw the doctor coming toward her with cruelty
poised needle.
She closed her eyes, waiting die Nothing happened
she opened them and the doctor still standing there
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-28
Progress Slow In County's War Loan Drive
Only $4,000 Of
100000 Quota
Reported Thus Far
Eloy leads communities with
over half of $56, 500 quo
ia realized. County as
whole has only quarter of
quota made.

Every slowly" is the way Carl
Anderson, describes the progress
of the fourth war loan drive 70
date. County chairman of the
campaign, he states however that
he believes a considerable number
of bonds will be sold within the
next few days to bring Pinal coun-
ty communities closer to a reali-
zation of their quotas.
Thus far, 100000 of the coun-
tvs 100000 quota has been re-
ported. Coolidge has raised $685.
500 of $4,000, Florence, $4,000
of $S0,5O0; Eloy, 100000 of $685.
500; Casa Grande, $4,000 of s216,-
900 and Superior, $4,000 of 1904.
900. No report had come in yes
terday from Ray, Kelvin or Oracle.
Eloy has done the best job so
far, realizing over half of its quo
ia. R. A. Curiel is Eloy's com
munity chairman, assisted by his
wife who has been working hard
on the campaign despite illness.
In Coolidge, Kenyon Harris ex-
pressed optimism Thursday that
the quota would be realized but
emphasized again that it will take
the best efforts of all the people
in this community. "The little
fellow still hasn't responded the
way he should he said. HE
must be made to realize that his
bond purchases. are vitally need
ed in this drive"
In an effort to aid the fourth
war loan drive, a bond rally is be-
ing held at Coolidge high school
gymnasium tonight AS announc-
ed in last weeks Examiner, there
will be full program, including
three basketball games. Main
event will be the Coolidge high
school first stringers and Prison
er of War, camp team. other
games will be played between the
Lions club and high school re-
serves and the grammar school
and high school freshmen.
The high school band will be
out and also the high school twirl-
ers. superintendent R. w. Taylor
states that arrangements have
been made for several specially
numbers.
Admission will be on a cash bas-
is or purchase of war bonds and
stamps Proceeds of the cash ad-
missions will be used to buy a
bond for memorial to Coolidge
high school men in service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-28
Advertisers Aid
In Recruiting
Women Marines

In pointing out the accomplish
ments made the past year in re-
cruiting women for the marine
corps women's reserve, Colonel D.
M. Randall, officer in charge of
the western procurement division,
marine corps. states that an i'm
portant contribution to the sue
cess of the women marines re-
cruiting program has been the
"splendid cooperation of newspap-
ers and advertisers" An example
of this cooperation is seen on page
two of this issue of The Coolidge
Examiner where the advertisement
of Pacific Greyhound lines is de-
voted almost entirely to marine
corps women's reserve recruiting.
This message to women is running
in more than 500 newspapers
throughout California, Oregon, Ne
vada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
and parts of Texas.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-28
Bears Win Over
Superior; Play
POW At Rally

First and second basketball
teams of Coolidge scored easy vic
tories over Superior teams at the
high school Friday evening, Janu-
airy 81.
The Bears first stringers won 49
to 25 and the Cubs came romping
through with a 41-25 victory.
Trout was high scorer in the
main game with IL points while
Skrla and Steele each scored 10
points. Skrla started things off
with the first basket and his team
mates saw to it they were never
headed by a scrappy Superior
quintet. Serna was high for the
visitors with 10 points.
In the preliminary contest, Hav-
ems scored IA points and Cogburn
and Storie seven points each. Tan
ore of Superior scored nine points
and Mitchell six. Playing bet
ter ball than they did against
Florence the previous week, the
Cubs worked as a smooth-function-
ing unit, paced by Mac McEuen,
speedy guard.
Coolidge plays Gilbert here
Wednesday, February 2, and
Chandler Friday, February 4.
Coolidge first team will play the
Prisoner of War camp team at the
bond rally tonight.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-28
Receive Word
Pfc. Ben Roach
Killed In Action

Official word of the death of
their son, Pfc. Bennie H. Roach,
was received Friday by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Roach OF
Eloy. First reported wounded in
action in the Mediterranean area,
the later telegrams corrected the
error and reported their son
KILLED in action.Y
Another son, Clyde Roach, S 2/c,
left Monday for San Diego follow
ing a 72 hour emergency leave
Natives of Oklahoma, Mr. and
Mrs. Roach have spent each fall
and winter for the past three
years in Eloy. where Mr.. Roach is
a labor contractor.