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The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17

WASHINGTON, March 16.-R-
John L. Lewis soft coal miners
received and quickly turned down
today an operator counter-propos-
al on wages unofficially estimated
to net them nearly so cents a day.
The union rejection was inmedi-
ate and definite, holding to the
miners original proposals which
operators had figured would cost
them more than six times what
they offered. But the UNIV pol
icy comrnitte. couched its turn
down to language inviting continu-
alton of negotiations for real col
lective bargaining
The operators made proposals of
their own on six Of the 10 pay de-
mands made by Lewis, and turn
ed thumbs down On the other doz-
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
CITY PROMOTION
CHOICES DENIED
Civil Service Commission
Rejects Councils
Recommendations

The Wilmington Civil Service
Commission, hewing to the senior
ity line and setting aside con-
flicting recommendations by the
City Council, last night nomina-
ed 1t. I. L. Padrick and Pvt. E..
E. Billiard, of the City Fire De-
partment, for promotion to the
grades of captain and lieutenant
respectively.
Justifying their choice over the
Councils selections, 1t. H. W.
Corbett and Pvt. R. N. Sellers,
Chairman N. S. Westbrook point
ed out that the Civil Service bill
stipulates that due consideration
be paid to seniority factors in all
promotions, and rendered his opin-
ion that harmonious cooperation
and mo disgruntlement' were
likely to follow promotions made
in observance of length OF service.
Wilmington is fortunate in hav-
ing very fine body of men in its
Fire Department. Mr.. Westbrook
added, emphasizing the difficulty
of picking outstanding members
from the whole group, They are
well above the average in intelli-
gence; they are well read and well
informed"
Lacking the merit-system reports
on anv of the candidates for ad-
vancement except those picked by
the Council, the Commission men,
hers interviewed Chief J. Luddie
Groom. Capt. C. N. Rivenbark and
Can't. F. A. Tatusn, whose esti-
mates of their subordinates' per-
formance had gone to make up the
merit-rat ings held by J. Fred
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
Surrender Is
Demanded OF
Nazi Bastion
Seventh Army Crashing
Through Into Germany
From South j..

ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF CO.
BLENZ, With The American Third
rmy, March 16.-(6:40 p.m.)-WD
American Third Army troops
pressed to the outskirts Of Coblenz
against light resistance today and
broadcast to its German garrison
demand to surrender or die.
The capture of the city is believ-
ed matter of hours.
PARIS, March 16.-P)- The
U. S. FIRST Army slashed across
the great Ruhr superhighway at
two points east OF the Rhine today,
and southwark sensational break
through by the Third Army 20 miles
beyond the Moselle river set up
two German armies for imminent
humiliation.
These two seasoned, hard-hitting
armies were dealing tremendous
body blows to the Keeling armies OF
the Reich, while the Seventh Army
was crashing through into Ger
many from the south. ..
The Mosene-Rhine triangle-8O
miles from top to bottom and IS
miles wide at the base-was col
lapsing under the terrific impact
of the Third and Seventh Armies
and it appeared that soon not
German would stand on the Soil Of
the Reich west of the Rhine.
The First Army, carrying a fight
to the enemy fraught with the most
immediate peril, deepened the
Rhine bridgehead to seven miles,
swept a mile north to within
three miles of the open plains OF
Germany, and smashed the flrst
big tank-led counterblow.
The Third Army broke loose
along the Rhine Valley on a a.
mile rampage that cleaved through
the heart Of the enemy defenses
between the Rhine and the Mo-
selle 60 to 70 miles north 81 the
Germans fighting in defense of the
Saar Basin and the Bavarian Pala-
innate.
The Seventh Army was ham,
mering at the underside of this
huge bulge in co-ordinated Of
fensive along a 50-mile front that
gained UP to four miles and over
whelmed the 200-year-old French
fortress of Bitche, never before
taken by storm.
The Germans were falling back
into the Siegfried Line, which had
been reached at some points, and
were deluging with artillery shells
Seventh Army troops who had
fought up to the western outskirts
of the Saar's capital of Saarbruesk-
en-. % miles west of Bitche.
Gen. Eisenhower dealt this pow
erful three-army blow as the Ger
mans renewed predictions that
three other armies-the Canadian
First, the British Second and the
u. S. Ninth-were about to storm
Continued on Page Three; Col. n
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
YANKS TAKE Two:
LOSE 1898 men
4,189 Marines Killed With
Jap Dead Placed At
Over $1,000

GUAM, March 16-UH-The Ma.
rines won the battle of Two today
at a cost of 4,189 men killed, AL
missing and 15,308 wounded-a to-
ia of 938-and the United States
by their heroism won an offensive
base 76O miles from the Japanese
homeland.
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz, Pa
cific commander in chief, announe
ed that organized resistance ended
at 6 pm. a am. Friday EWTJ
when the Third and Fifth Marine
divisions broke through the Japa
nese lines and reached Kitano point
at the northern end of the island.
Thus, as the sun was sinking
over the eight-square-mile island,
the Third and Fifth Marines and
the Fourth Marine Division or
their right won the toughest, hood.
lest battle of the Pacific war and
their own long history.
Victory came at the end of the
26th day of fighting. .
The toll of 1898 casualties which
the Marines paid was not COM
plete. The casualty figure was as
of 5 p. m. 1t was an hour later
when the Marines slashed through
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
Criieffenhagen
Falls To Red
Drive On Oder
Berlin Claims Resumption
OF Powerful Blow
AT Ramparts

LONDON, Saturday, March H.
W.H-Red Army troops captured
the bridge town of Greifenhagen
Friday to win control of a 40-mile
stretch of the lower OGer south
Of Stettin in what Berlin called a
powerful resumption of the So.
Wet offensive into the inner Reich
Fresh Russian drives also broke
out on a 75-mile front in lower
Silesia, the German broadcasts
said, perhaps indicating massive
double development drive against
Berlin. The southern push was
admitted to have penetrated the
main Wehrmacht defenses resting
on the Sudeten hills.
In the wake of these drives, Red
Army troops cleaning up the Baltic
coast drove within six miles OF
both Gdynia and Danzig, threaten
ing to push wedge to the sea, be-
tween the ports, and further whit
tied down the two German group
ings in the Koenigsberg area OF
East Prussia.
Bursting through thick con-
centration of German tanks and
artillery, Marshal Zhukov's First
Oder II miles South of Stettin, in
a three-mile westward push from
White Russian Army seized Greif-
enhagen, on the east bank of the
previously taken Woltin, the So
Wet communique said.
The towns of Rosengarten, six
miles southeast, and Bruenken,
eight miles south of Stettin, also
fell in the drive which cut the last
section of the Stein-Kuestrin rail
road running up the east side of
the Oder.
With the capture of Greifenhag-
en- and the approach of its I'M
doubtedly blasted highway bridge,
the Russians now controlled every
crossing between the big Autobahn
bridge five miles south of Stettin
and Niederwutzen, 40 miles up
stream and only % miles from
greater Berlin. The Germans have
reported Soviet spearheads at
Niederwutzen and it was possible
the Soviets' control of the river
crossings extended even farther.
German broadcasts said that
powerful Russian armies, attack
ing behind roaring barrage, had
opened "concentric" offensive
toward Stettin and the Germans
lower Oder bridgehead.
The attacks were said to have
opened early Thursday, with at
least $50 tanks spearheading Zhu-
kov's forces which previously had
driven within six miles Of Stettin
on the south, east and north. A
great tank battle was reported by
the enemy radio just south Of the
super highway bridge.
While both sides concentrated
huge forces on the front due east
of Berlin, German broadcasts re-
ported that other Russian armies
went over to the offensive at three
main points in Lower Silesia.
The heaviest attacks were plac-
ed north of Ratibor, 16 miles above
the Moravian gap, where the Rus
slams were said TO have thrown
1875 tanks into attacks from a pre-
Continued on Page Eight; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
Lewis Rejects Coal Operators Plan
But Invites Continued Negotiations

en-. The rejected list was topped
by Lewis principal claim for a
royalty OF 10 cents ton, estimat-
ed at $50, 900, 600 a year. for union
health and Rehabilitation fund.
The producers estimated that
Lewis whole list of demands would
come to about 1888 day.
Lewis and his eight-man nego-
tiating. committee received the op-
orator offer, in preparation for the
past week, at morning session.
Then a recess was taken until to-
morrow and Lewis called together
his policy committee of $50, which
had been. standing by since the
original demands were formulated
at the beginning of negotiations for
a contract to supplant the one ex-
piring March 81 < .~..,
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
Record Load
Hits Japan's
Fifth Center
Fires May Prove Devasta.
ting Due To Low
Water Supply

GUAM, Saturday, March IT.
More than 300 Superfortresse:
showered $500 tons of incendiary
bombs over five-mile large
area in the heart Of Kobe, ia
pans fifth city, early today il
their fourth devastation raid ir
seven elapsed days on Japanese
war industry.
The record load of fire bombs
was poured into the heart of the
great shipbuilding, ship repair and
general industrial center of near
" 100000 population. starting at
about 4 am.
In pursuance of new tactics, the
superfortresses swept over the
target at low altitude to increase
bombing accuracy and to handi-
cap anti-aircraft gunners.
There was every reason to be-
lieve fires had been started which
would rival those that burned "a
square miles of Tokyo, Osaka and
Nagoya. Japan's first three cities,
in the previous devastation raids.
Today's attack may prove ca
tastrophe. Though Kobe is Japan S
chief industrial port, it lacks large
rivers and canals and its water
supply for fire fighting is consid-
cred dangerously low.
Only Kyoto remained of Japan's
big five industrial cities to feel
the weight of merciless fire
bomb attack intended, as the COM
munique on today's raid said, to
destroy Japan's INDUSTRIAL produc-
ton of war essentials.
Kobe hes 225 miles west-south-
west Of Tokyo and Is west of Osa-
ka Kyoto is 40 miles northeast of
Kobe.
The load of $500 tons of incen-
diaries dropped on Kobe was a rec
ord. There were five pounds of
unquenchable fire for every inhab-
liant of the great city - but the
bombs were dropped into an area
50 small that each square miles
received 100000 pounds.
Tokyo was attacked last Satur-
DAY with 1900 tons of bombs and
II square miles of its heart were
destroyed.
Monday came the turn of Nago-
ya' Japan's third city. Two thou
SAND tons Of fire bombs were hurl-
ed INTO five square mile area and
Two square miles were burned.
Wednesday about 1900 tons were
dropped en- Osaka, the second city,
and five square miles were de-
stroyed.
In each instance more than 300
oupertortresses attacked, in the
pedaWn hours of the morning.
A testimonial was provided by
enemy broadcasts - evacuation of
asOn'eSsential people from the big
1--WE 1--WE. eitleS, merger of printing IA
. .n. OF newspapers, revision of
;slaalrcraft defense. decision to
neluoe Premier Gen. Kuniaki Koi-
~ IN al imperial headquarters
meetings rs an nru,o1 roo,,obor
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
|R0MANlA FETES
RUSSIAN ENVOY
u. S. and Britain Watch
Situation With Aloof
Attitude

BUCHAREST, March 16.- R -
American and British representa-
tives are remaining aloof from 10
cal manifestations of enthusiasm
for the new national democratic
front government of Romania I'm
der Premier DR.. Petru Groza.
The missions of these two pow
ers are not exactly throwing them
selves into this enthusiasm.
But Groza's government appar.
emily has the full backing of the
Russians, and while there is pos
sibility that its base will be broad
ened (by the inclusion of other pc.
litical elements) it appears to be
a going proposition as now consti-
tuted.
CA Washington dispatch said
Thursday that after the overthrow
of Groza's predecessor, Nicolas
Radescu, late last month, the Unit
ed States invoked the Crimean
Charter in an effort to prevent
Romania from falling into the
hands of Communist minority
Groza is Communist supported. A
State Department official said,
1--WE are discussing the situation
with the British and Soviet'govern-
ments."
Andrea Vishinsky, Soviet Rus
sia's vice commissar Of foreign
affairs, has been a popular figure
in the Bucharest demonstrations
since his arrival yesterday. Wish
insky also was in Bucharest when
Radescu was overthrow and Gro
"a named to succeed him.
When he got off the train he walk
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
NAVY SECRETARY
DEFENDS LOSSES
Forrestal Replies To
Mothers Criticism
Of Two Cost
WASHINGTON M

WASHINGTON, March is. -
CUP - Secretary of the Navy
James V. Forrestal is telling moth
ers anguished by the heavy Two
casualties that there is no way to
win the war but to fight.
'There is no short cut or easy
way-I wish there WERE" he re-
piled to a typical letter protesting
U. S. losses in the bloody battle.
The letters were made public
with the disclosure that somewhat
more than 1000 Marines were
killed on Two. A high Navy official
said U. S. fatalities were less than
one-fifth those of the japanese.
Admiral Chester w. Nimitz put
the number of enemy killed at
10000.
Here is the text of the typical
letter to Forrestal:
Please for Gods sake stop
sending our finest youth to be
murdered on places like Two Jima.
1t is too much for boys to stand,
too much for mothers and homes
to take. 1t is driving some mothers
crazy. Why can't detectives be
accomplished some other way. It
(Goutiruod ~, Do no rrJ,roo. ~ ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17
Roosevelt Says Nation Must Tighten
Belt To Help Supply Foreign People
FDR Rejects Idea That
Policy Will Starve
Own Country

WASHINGTON, March 16.-N.R-
President Roosevelt said today i
is a matter of common decenc,
for the United States to help feee
foreign people VIII o otherwise
might starve.
He vigorously defended the Ad
ministration' policy of extending
such help. And he fatty rejected
the idea that such a policy woule
lead to starvation diet for thi.
country.
He told his news conference tina
he was aware of some opposition
to reducing American consumption
of certain items so that people o:
less fortunate nations do MOI
starve. Such an attitude is not de
cent, he said, and actually the
American people are decent PEG
pie.
Mr.. Roosevelt said it was a mat
ter of fact that we have got t.
tighten our belts more before Ger.
many and Japan are beaten. And
he: thought the country would back
up that idea.
He said, however, that he could
no: bring himself to think thai
this country had suffered greatly
or was going to, when the Ameri-
can standard of living is compared
with that of other countries.
He added that he thought his
feelings not only reflected the Ad-
ministration' attitude, but that Of
a large majority of the people.
His discussion was touched of
by reference. to the recent crea.
ton of a government committa &c
that will examine and control the
export OF items other than actual
military and Lend-Lease ship
ments. He said this had aroused
criticism in some quarters ano
charges that the United States
TNoufipuoJ ~, Do no IT;ohf. CnI ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17

The policy committe quickly
adopted this resolution:
The policy committee quickly
ject the counter proposals of the
operators which rejects the mine
workers proposals and that our
negotiating committee be instruct
ed to continue negotiations on the
basis of our proposals of March
l with the hope that through real
collective bargaining, a mutual
satisfactory agreement can be
reached"
The operators made no public
estimate of the cost of the conces-
sions they offered, but unofficial
ly it was figured that the changes
they offered to make in vacations,
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17

Partly cloudy and warm today.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, 83-Low,s 81.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-03-17

Continued ans Page Three; Col. ~
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26
Market
Dull. Firm

NEW YORK. July 25 QNS)-
The stock market continued quiet
and finn in forenoon trading to-
day. Although a number of in
dividual issues were stronger than
the general list. changes in the
averages amounted 10 small frac-
tions.
First hour trading volume ap-
proXimated 10000 shares. the
smallest hourly period in months.
Steels opened strong but buy
ing proved shortlived. l.. s. Steel
Jumped = on it's first sale only
to lose nearly all the gain. Chrys-
Ter crept about a point higher
aided by the thin market. Rails
were uniformly better. Baltimore
& Ohio and Great Northern pre-
ferred gained ~ in early deals.
New York Central. Illinois Cen
trail and Chesapeake e. Ohio were
firm 10 higher, United Airlines
Spurted point. Coppers, utih.
ties and amusements sold few
times in the firt hour but at little
change IN price
Bond market prices rested
around Tuesdays closes.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26

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srd, No ! eocsSi bu Mustard greens.
No STA IS ~ spinach NJ !. 81 IS
hu Swiss chsrc N Sial2S bu Turnip
:r"ens No !, Slsl25 bu. Kse. No. !.
LETTUCE AND SALAD eREENs-Enoiv..
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ii.noy i.,,;i., Sc SO Og No ,,s sisl2s :,, Is,' CT
seec ID, Romaine 10. !, 7sseoc bu.
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vs1 fancy 81 ASH Su, No. J. s4as.
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hunrhed No. 4 e2c doE behs topped No l.
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onions, fancy. soe 90, 6chs, aV No. / ssSsoe'
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No IS "a aoc dor bchs Peas No. /, 50 a
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P,cs sy. ..,6s, basket hot No l. i25 ps9k ba'ksi.
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lons white. No ! tisi IS dos bchs, Phu-
asTs 9,.i,,, Ne ,.,lv i 3ses'i eoa oehs sqgss6S'
ho'hous, 81 s-b bssEst outdoor. n1ssosi sG%S 81
laid. basket Turnips hunched fancy 81 so
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EGGstEI,rs large SIS 81 ao.dos. s.v.
lsrss. siSos medium. SiSss.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26
.Brown-Formdn
Income Rises

LOUISVILLE, Ky. July 25-
Showing an increase 10 S4.34 a
share for the common stock
against S3.34 in the preceding
year. w. l.. Lyons Browns, presi-
dent OF Brown Fornan Distillers
Corp, reported 10 stockholders
today for the year ended April
30, net sales Of S33. $50 sos. COM
pared with S22 sos ,964 for the pre-
ceding year.
Net income was 81 $50, 032
against S1,073,30 the preceding
year. after deducting federal and
state taxes on income.
Brown said all production faciii-
ties, with the exception OF August
and January. were devoted ex-
clusively 10 the production of al
cohol for the government.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26
THE DETROIT TIMES C
Plan New GIN
Diesel Train

General Motors Corp. IL nego-
tiating with railroad car build
ers for construction. when war
material and manpower condi-
tions permit" of a radically new
type Of Diesel passenger train
Of it's own design to be known
as the "Astra Liner"
The announcement was made
coincident with the first test
run of the Vista Dome experi-
mental passenger car built by
the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy Railroad with GM de-
signs.
The four types of cars which
will be built and demonstrated
in the Astra Liner are coach,
sleeper, diner and observation
car.
The distinguishing feature If
all the cars, with the exception
OF the diner, will be the double
deck Astral Dome, similar 10
the one just put in use by the
Burlington.
Cost of the cars. according 10
GIN officials. exclusive of sngi-
neering expense. should not
exceed the average 100000
cost Of Pullman car by more
than $1,000 or $4,000.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26
Solar 10 Vote
On Debentures

NEW YORK. July 25-Solar
Manufacturing Corp. has called a
special m ting Of preferred
stockholders for Aug. Z TO act on
authorization and issuance Of
81 100000 ; per cent sinking
fund debentures. due 1860.
The corporation also filed a
registration statement with the
SEC covering the debentures and
81 500 five-year stock purchase
warrants. plus corresponding
number Of common shares, issua-
bic upon exercise of warrants.
Upon the stockholders approval.
Solar proposes 10 sell the deben-
lures and 10000 warrants TO an
underwriting group headed by
Van Alstyne. Noel & Co. Each
81 900 debenture will bear a non
detachable warrant emitting the
holder to buy % shares of Solar
common stock, or an aggregate of
81 500 shares at Sl.50 above the
market az the time of the conclu-
sion Of the underwriting agree
ment.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26
Freiqht Rates Represent Ma or Item

Freight whether by rail- ship plane, funda
mental Where these represent item in the of
product producer only compete with
plant in the local territory.
This western manufacturers 70 compete in the big
markets East population of
find products where transportation minor
or nconsequential factor
But where freight primary considera-
producer jump the plant
for trade and for Orient The latter great
potentiaities.
Mr.. Gould's on he WestD
k,u.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26

field measures 495 feet from home
plate, 1ght field 3S5 feet and left
field 400. II is the home field OF
the Ford All-Stars and located in
back Of Ford Rotunda building on
Schaefer road, a half mile south
Of Michigan.
All II teams will see action TO-
morrow az $50 p m Three
games Will be played AT Belle Isle
and three al Northwestern. Two
contests are scheduled Friday at
Northwestern, with the Scmihnals
and finals Sunday At Ford Ro-
iunda Field Admittance 20 all
games s free,
Opening round drawings Will be
r7Fdr tomorrow The mcctW VIII be
conductd on a one-gane knockout
basis except for the finals, which
VII b. two out OF three II a
third game is needed 10 decide the
champion, il will be played Mon
day afternoon al Northwestern
Field.
Seven of the Il teams compet-
ing ar from the Detroit area
Beaudry defending state cham
plon Learned. RoSedale Park,
PosSeliuS. Wyandotte, Royal Oak
and Certer Line OutState entries
are Ann Arbor, Niles. Kalamazoo,
Flint and Bay City
poSseliuS qualified FOR the
fourth Detroit berth by chminat-
ing RooSc-Vankcr yesterday S-5
American Legion baseball IS en-
Toying rs greatest season IN his
tory, with "A record OF IS teams
c0mpetng in this area Forty-tWo
Of Inc nlneS are sponsored by Ford
dealers under trC direction Of Carl
+ NCGinin
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-26
Perfect
Host
BY EDGAR HAYES

Tommy Sheehan is the perfect
host
He was co-chairman Of the an
nual Notre Dame Club Of Detroit
golf tournament at Meadowbrook
ountry Club yesterday and
turned in par u TO lead all
golfers assembled.
But the former Notre Dame golf
captain rellnqulshed his claim TO
the top prize and declared the
days winner Dan Henry. who had
a 70.
Dan was the champion because
he played Meadowbrook's difficult
No. 4 hole we'll He got a four
there TO seven for Fr. Peter
Wiethe. brother of the Lions
former ace, John. Fr. Peter
ended with an 81 10 be second.
a special low gross prize for out
of towners went TO Jim Pearson
of Flint who had an SO. The blind
bogey award was won by Aus
Unger, who had $3.50, the only
one 10 hit the magic number. -
Out of the 60-odd golfers (and
some of these who play only in
this tournament are odd golfers), =,
only two failed 10 report scores in
the kicker area. They were Neil
Griest and +. F. Rickelman. So
golf committee, Sheehan and Bert
Baeur give them prizes. One
other. Bert Hart didn't turn in a
card
A ~ on No. :. and a seven on
the par four No s gave Gil
Schaeher and Tom kapansugr a
place on the honor roll So did
deuces Of Merrill Greely and Lloyd
Baron.