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knew, but it is a good guess that
they are not alive today.
Many of us who were held by
the japanese in the Manila Santo
Tomas camp for civilians knew
what was going on out Bataan
way.
The Japs inflicted unspeakable
atrocities on the wounded and the
sick who were in field hospitals
along the peninsula.
Disregarding the condition of sol
diers who had been disabled by
wounds or tropical diseases, such
as malaria and dysentery, the
Japs herded them from hospitals
like so many cattle and drove
them relentlessly through the
mountainous terrain until they
dropped.
Many of the wounded and the
sick, lacking food or water and
completely exhausted, fell and lay
helpless on the footpaths through
the jungles and along the dusty
road. Unable to rise when beaten
with clubs and the buckle ends Of
field belts, they died under jar
bayonets.
American and Filipino soldiers
who halted along the way to ease
the sufferings of the sick and
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CARRIER FORCES
BLAST MARSHALLS

PEARL HARBOR, Jan. 90 tR
Admiral Chester w. Nirnitz an
nounced that Pacific fleet carrier
forces made attacks today on the
Marshall island bases including
Maloelap, Waite and KwaJein
atolls.
No further details were an
nounced in a brief conmunique
concerning those invasion men
aced bases in the mid-Pacific.
It is presumed United States
forces have launched major
heavy attack against these air and
shipping atolls.
The Marshalls have been hit for
more than 20 consecutive days by
Seventh AAF and Navy planes but
this believed the heaviest and
most concentrated assault yet de-
livered.
The Marshalls have been pound
ed almost daily since shortly be-
fore the invasion of the Gilberts
Nov. 20 when regular raids were
begun in order to neutralize the
Marshalls.
These islands were hit twice be-
fore by carrier forces, which in
cluded a heavy concentration OF
torpedo planes, divebombers and
fighters.
The first was Jan. 80, 1912 from
Adm. William Halsey's task fore
es in a daring raid. 1t was the
first United States offensive in the
Pacific since Pearl Harbor.
The Marshalls were hit heavily
last Dec. by task forces.
Admiral Nimitz communique was
incomplete. A full report from at
lacking ships and details probably
will be fortacoing tomorrow.
The text of the communique:
Pacific fleet carrier task fore
es have made attacks on Marshall
island atolls today. including
Taroa, (Maloelap), Wolfe, and
Kwajalein."
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OVER 800 FORTRESSES
Greatest Armada OF Amer
lean Bombers Ever Sent
Into Action

LONDON, Sunday, Jan. 80. Up
. More than 1900 tons of bombs
were hurled on Frankfurt, Ger
many, in daylight yesterday by
more than 300 U. S. Flying Fort
resses and Liberators-the greatest
armada of heavy American bonn
bers ever sent into action.
They and their fighter escort,
totalling more than 1880 planes,
shot down 102 German fighters, it
was announced in a joint commu-
nique early today from u S. head
quarters and the British Air Min
istry.
Thirty-one U. S. bombers and IS
fighters failed to return.
The bombers airmen themselves
shot down go enemy planes and the
escort pilots AZ.
The big German manufa curing
and transport center, was deluged
with high-explosives, incendiaries
and propaganda leaflets.
The bomb tonnage was the great
est ever reported for an American
raid.
The Americans flew an 800-mile
round-trip by daylight to deliver
their blows less than IL hours af-
ter the RATS night fleet, attack
ing in unusually great strength,
handed Berlin its thirteenth hea-
Wy bombing, the second in two
nights and according to Swedish
reports one of the most damaging
of the war.
The leaflets the Americans drop
ped on Frankfurt were copies of
the Atlantic Charter printed in the
German language. The attack re-
}verberated through Frankfurt for
hours afterward because the bomb
loads included delayed-action high
explosives.
With the two attacks on Berlin
and the one on Frankfurt, the AL
lies in a little more than SO hours
| SLdSScIco lllC 1ClI1ld llO1llC1elA%
with three Gripping main blows
and in addition engaged in num-
her of secondary mine-laying and
bombing operations with were ex-
ceptionally widespread, the entire
effort involving probably well over
1000 planes.
The Raj, flying ''in very great
strength" probably 300 planes
kept their bombing "well concen-
trated and large areas of fire were
Observed" the Air Ministry an
nounced. Forty-seven of the big
bombers were lost.
Swedish dispatches reported
great fires raging in the Ger
man capital after the two nights
of assault, and one report said
the great Templehof airport APP
parently was knocked out.
The authoritative British Press
Association speculated, however,
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WHITE, Is, NOTED
EDITOR, SUCCUMBS

EMPORIA, Kas., Jan. 29.-tR-
William Allen White, who grew in
to journalistic giant in his home
town. died today. He would have
been rs years old February 10.
The world-famous editor of the
Emporia Gazette had been in de-
clining health for more than a
year. He underwent an operation
at Rochester, Mimi, last October,
but failed to improve.
At his bedside were his almost
equally famous wife, Sally Lind
say White. and his son William L.
White, himself a writer of note.
White died on the 83rd birthday
of his native State while Republl.
can notables we're gathering at 10
peka, the capital, for the annual
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.
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BR0UCHT0N URGES
MANEUVER RIGHTS

Issuing proclamation to citi-
zens Of New Hanover, Pender, On
slow Bladen, Duplin, Jones, and
Carteret counties, Governor J. M.
Broughton Saturday requested per,
sons to respond promptly ana
favorably to the request of the Ar
my for maneuver rights IN these
counties.
The Army desires to acquire for
five-year period maneuver rlgnts
with respect to certain lands 10
Gated in North Carolina for the
purpose of essential training.
The proclamation read in part
as follows:
Whereas, such maneuver rights
are needed Immediately by the Ar
nv for such maneuver rights and
the military authorities according
" desire to obtain Immediately
from the owners permission to use
such lands for maneuver purposes;
and
whereas, the citizens and pro-
lperty owners of the state resld-
ing in these counties have an op-
rortunity by their compliance to
perform a patriotic service and to
ala in the essential training pro
gram of the Army in the same
manner that citizens in other areas
Of the state have heretofore whole
heartedly and unanimously re-
sponded; and
ssWhereas, the citizens in the
above mentioned counties are as
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Observation-Disclosures
Estonia In Surprise Move

LONDON, Jan. 29-(P-|
The Red army's mammoth
offensives today thrust west
ward from Leningrad to the
town of Zagoritsi, % miles
from the old Estonian border, cap
tured the important rail hub of
Novosokolniki 230 miles south of
Leningrad in a surprise attack,
and struck the last Nazi shackles
from the Moscow-Leningrad trunk
by Selling Chudovo, junction 70
miles southeast of Leningrad
While these great northern bat
ties for communications raced
ahead, with more than 30 towns
liberated during the day, the Ger
mans pressed bitter counter-at-
tacks in the Ukraine. For the first
time in many weeks the Russian
communique acknowledged with
drawals from some populated pla-
ces east Of Vinnitsa and north OF
Khristinovka.
Berlin admitted that Nazi forces
had pulled out of Smela, advance
rail point in the invaders narrow
ing corridor to the middle Dnieper
River, and told of a vigorous new
Russian onset driving a wedge in
German lines in lower White Rus
STA between the Berezina River
and the Pripet Marshes.
On the Leningrad front, the So
Wet communique, broadcast from
Moscow and recorded by the So
Wet monitor in London, said a
column driving southwark along
the railway towards Luga and
Pskov, captured 80 big guns in
routing a German artillery force
and freed more than 80 towns.
Another Red army column
thrusting westward towards Narva
was within % miles of old Estonia.
That group seized 40 towns.
Premier Marshal Stain announc-
ed the capture of Novosokolniki in
an order of the day to the Red ar
my commander of the Second Bal
tic front, Gen. Nj. M. Popov. The
city is the junction of the Lenin-
-Vitebsk and Moscow Riga
railways and was a German strong
point. The Russians now are within
20. miles of the old Latvlan border.
A previous Soviet feint in that
sector early this month threw the
Germans off balance and prepared
the way for the great Leningrad
offensive. Novosokolniki is just Is
miles west of Ve1ikie Luke, which
the Russians captured Jan. l, 1943,
and where they then were stymied
By the German defenses more than
a year.
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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AUTRY ARRESTED
IN HIT and RUN

Earl Autry, 39-year old white
mechanic who resides near Sea-
gate was arrested at 1l:45 a. m.
Saturday at Miller's garage in
Cockman's alley, and charged with
hit and run driving which resulted
in the death of James R. Mat
theWs, 66 year old white man,
struck down as he attempted to
cross at 18th and astle streets
the night Of January Is.
According to the warrant, Autry
failed to stop his automobile after
the pedestrian fell, and fled the
scene without offering assistance.
Matthews died of his injuries jan
uary II.
| A coroner's jury which met Fri
Gay afternoon determined that
Matthews came to his death from
injuries caused by being hit by
an automobile driven by an un-
fnown party
INV nave Deel WOIhL1S vi VIZ
ease consistently since the night
OF the fatal accident. They nave
reported that strong circumstan-
ual evidence is behind the war
rant issued Saturday.
Autry posted bond for $1,000 Sat-
erday afternoon.
according to the police, Autry' s
cTlVe7s license was revoked sever
d! months ago after he was con-
rlcIed Of driving under the in
A9ence Of intoxicants.
me arresting officer was w. N.
Iel'cn. Assisting in the investiga-
W., Were officers E. B. Murray,
w. J. Mills, and C. c. Looney.A
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WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
NORTH CAROLINA: Partly cloudy
east, mostly cloudy west portions, with
occasional light rains in mountains Sum
day. Mild temperature. Cloudy, not quite
SO cool Sunday night. Partly cloudy to
cloudy and slightly warmer Monday.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 7:30 p. M, yesterday.
TEMPERATURES
1870 am, "a, 1880 am, 81, 1870 pm, So,
1880 pm, 81.
Maximum 70, Minimum Sc, Mean 81,
Normal At.
HUMIDITY
1870 am, 70, Z 80 am, SO, 1870 pm, 50,
Z 80 pm, 26.
PRECIPITATION
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
600 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
3.13 inches.
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Only I Day Left
ToBuyAuto Tags

Only one day, Monday, jan
uary 81, remains in which
Wilmington automobile owners
can buy 1914 state license
plates, Miss Minnie A. Payne,
manager of Carolina Motor
Club, said Saturday, pointing
out that the office is experience
ing a last-minute rush by own
erS.
State Highway patrol1nen have
indicated that starting at mid
night Monday arrests will be
made of motorists whose We
hicles do not carry new plates.
The Carolina Motor club has
issued 16, O00 state license plates
and nearly 1850 city tags.
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REPORT ON JAP
ACTIVITIES MADE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29.-lR-
seThe Axis invasion of the United
states'' began ten years before
Pearl Harbor, the Dies commltte
said today in report recommend
ing legislation that will once and
for all stop this foreign penetra-
ton of our country by those gov
ernments and groups which seek
to destroy it.
The report, by the house group
charged with investigation of I'M
American activities, dealt almost
exclusively with japanese actlvl-
ties and commented that 1.-The
complete story of japanese t-each-
cry and detectives may never be
known. since the japanese operate
since the japanese language is al
most impossible of comprehensive
Interpretation and translation by
a japanese"
Long before the sneak attack on
Pearl Harbor on December 7. 1o4l,
the committee said, the invasion
by the enemy began Gin the guise
of culture organizations, youth
movements, bunds, singing .socle-
ties, kens, tourist bureaus, forums.
associations, news bureau, treaty
merchants ETC."
These, the committee found,
"were established here as outlets
for pro-Nazi and pro-Japanese
propaganda, as fronts for espio-
mage bureaus, and as nucleus
around which could be regimented
those that would serve the fuehrer
or the emperor.
cts effectiveness is difficult to
Continued on Page Two; Col. g.
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At a special meeting held in
City Hall Saturday morning, the
City Council went on record, unan-
imously, as being definitely in
terested in the acquisition of the
properties of the Tide Water Pow
er company lying within New Han
over county, provided such pur-
chase could be made on the basis
of fair value"
No specific figure was named in
the statement issued by the city
officials at the close of the session.
After mature consideration the
council was of the opinion that
the plan of purchase, which has
been tentatively outlined, would in.
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Bv RAYMOND P. CRONIN

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-R-
The complete story of atrocities
visited upon disarmed and defense
less American and Filipino SOL
diers after they surrendered to
overwhelming Japanese forces on
bloody Bataan peninsula in the
Philippines may never be assem-
bled.
The Army-Navy announcement
quoting escaped American officers
who survived the living death tells
only part of the bitter tale.
It is impossible for me, for OBJ
vious reasons, to state the source
Of my information on the March
of Death" from Bataan after that
Hateful day of surrender in April,
1912 I have implicit faith in the
trustWorthiness of my informants
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TOKYO COMEDIES
RABAUL DOOMED
More Than 400 Enemy
Planes Shot Down There
So Far This Year
By LEONARD MILLIMAN
Associated Press War Editor


Rabaul is doomed, Tokyo radio
conceded today as General Douglas
Macarthur reported more than 400
enemy planes have been destroyed
at that New Britain fortress this
month.
1--WE cannot hold even the slight
est optimism for Rabaul, Tokyo
admitted in a broadcast for home
consumption.
Between % and 20 out of 40 de-
Tending fighters were shot down
by American bo. ',ers and fighters
raiding Lakunai airdrome Friday.
This brought the months total to
approximately 420 knocked out.
Six American planes were lost
in that attack but heavy bombers
making later sweep on nearby
supply dump encountered no inter-
ception. Two direct hits sank an
enemy cargo vessel at nearby Ka-
vieng, New Ireland.
Tokyo radio brushed aside the in
creasing American bombardments
Of the mid-Pacific Marshall is
lands, on the eastern wing of Ra-
baul, as diversionary action.
Whatever encouragement Tok-
yo's broadcast may have had for
Americans was offset by a SOBER
ing House Military subcommittee
report declaring '1ong and even
longer casualty lists will be rude
awakening to the realization that
victory is yet to be bought and
at heavy price,
The japanese "are tough, their
defenses are deep and strong,".
added Lieut.. Gen. Alexander A..
Vandegrift, commandant of the
Marine Corps.
Chinese troops were pushing
back Japanese patrols in nothern
Burma and spreading out into jun
giles. Allied planes raided Burmese
targets from Rangoon in the south
to the Hukwang valley in the north
where the Chinese were opening
pathway for a new road to China.
In nearby Thailand japanese
were reported forcing prisoners of
war to build a military railroad
to southern Burma. Maltreated
prisoners - whites and orientals
alike - Chungking report said,
died by the hundreds and were
''buried where they fell like dogs. "
Tokyo radio dismissed disclos.
ures of japanese brutality toward
war prisoners as "a mere recur-
renee of the enemy's vicious propa-
,ganda -
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Police Ask Drivers
T6 Cooperate When
Parking Their Autos

City police asked the cooper
alton of the public Saturday
in the parking Of automobiles
in the meter zones.
According to regulations the
headlights of the car should
be opposite the meter. Park
ing parallel to the curling
should be effected.
Drivers were also requested
to take care that they drop
coin in the parking meter di-
rectly in front of their own
vehicles.
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volve an overall purchase price
greater than the local body would
be willing to pay, and would
amount to a price in excess of
the real value of the utility" said
City Manager A. c. Nichols.
The positive decision reached
Saturday was the result of several
conferences in which there had
been discussed the possibility that
the Federal Governments Rural
Identification A d m nistration
would finance the electrical
facilities of the firm lying out
side New Hanover county; othe-
parties would finance operation Of
the gas facilities outside the boun-
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IS MILES FROM ROME
Din OF Battle Sounding In
Ears OF Eternal City
Inhabitants
By EDWARD KENNEDY
HEADQUARTERS, AL

LII IL
giers, Jan. 90 Up The Allies
have expanded the beachhead
south of Rome in drives which
have placed British troops within
18 miles of the Eternal City and
Americans within light artillery
range of the vital point of Cls-
terna, IA miles northwest of Anzlo
and SO miles from Rome. Allied
headquarters declared In special
announcement this afternoon.
1t was probable that tonight the
din Of battle was sounding in the
ears of the inhabitants of Nazi-
held Rome.
The British advance went three
miles beyond Carroceto where a
railway bridge 10 miles south of
Rome was captured. Light ar
tillery range" in connection with
Cisterna, might mean anything
from small mortars with a range
of few hundred yards to a rs
millimeter field gun, so it was not
known here just what this position
was. But it was considered GER
tain the Germans were unable tC
use either the air field, the Ap-
plan Way or the railroad in the
area.
Cisterna is on both the Appian
Way and the main rail line to the
Casino front which intersect
there. Allied air forces have been
bombing German gun positions
there, indicating the enemy has
made it one of his strong points
in the fight to contain Allied am
phibious forces. Cisterna also has
all important airfield, with Con
crete rurways LOO yards long.
hangers and workshops.
The air war over Italy reached
new peak of intensity in which
Allied planes Of all types flew
$500 sorties and blasted 81 enemy
planes out of the skies against {
loss of five Allied aircraft. L
brought the Allied two-day tota
to 81 Nazi planes destroyed. The
heaviest air fights broke out ove1
the beachhead where Allied fight
ers in six hours knocked down q
out of 100 German planes which
attacked invasion fleets landing
reinforcements and supplies.
The British advance IL mile!
within eight miles of Castel Con
north of Anzio placed Allied troop:
dolfo, summer home of Pope Piu
XII and brough up the possibil
ity of the fighting damaging papa
or church property.
Since the invasion of Italy al
Allied troops have had standins
orders not to use church propert,
as military cover and to avoit
damaging religious shrines wher
ever possible. However, the Ger
mans have used church steeple
as observation towers and forti
fled other property. 1t is impos
slble to swing the battle aroune
such places and they must bt
taken as any other objective unless
British and American soldiers ar,
to pay a heavy price in lives.
On the main Fifth Army from
the French recaptured two hill
north of Mount Belvedere agains
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Heavy British, German
Guns Roar On Both
Sides English Channel


LONDON, Sunday, Jan. 30
,R-Heavy guns roared on
Doth sides of the Dover Strait
last night and the target OF the
British artillery was believed
10 be an enemy convoy be-
tween Calais and BoulOgne.
The British guns poured sal
Vos IN rapid fire and the Ger
man batteries answered in
longer spaced bursts, dropping
smells i'll the Dover area. A
brilliant white and orange glow
nv up the Channel area as the
heavy British guns fired.
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Frank fort Is Rocked By Massive
u. S. Air Assault; Berlin Blasted;
Beachhead Near Rome E Expanded
City Is Definitely Interested
In Purchase Of Tide Water Power

daries; and the city would acquire
all Tide Water facilities within the
county, together with control of
the 10 XIV lines that tie the sys-
tenn into the supply of the Carolina
Light and Power company at Alb
botsburg and Lagrange.
It is understood to be the belief
of the local officials that acquisi.
ton of the utility woull prove a
decided asset to the community
1t has been the experience of other
municipalities, it was pointed out
by Mr.. Nichols, that city owner
ship of utilities has generally re
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
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1000 Soldiers On Bataan Died
AS Result OF Japs' Brutalities

EDITORS NOTE: Ray
mond P. Cronin, chief of the
Associated Press bureau in
Manila, was interned at Santo
Tomas camp for civilians in
Manila from January, 1912, un-
til his repatriation last Septem-
Der He served on the camps
self government committee
and thus was able to main-
tain contact with what went
1n outside the camp.)
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