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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-02-12
NAZI RAIL LABOR
URGED TO STRIKE
Allies Broadcast Appeal
to Help Shorten Futile
Struggle

LONDON, Feb. 11.-(P)-An ap-
peal to German railway workers
to 90 on strike and sabotage the
Nazi transportation system to help
shorten the war was broadcast by
the BIC tonight under sponsorship
of Allied Supreme Headquarters.
Reminding enemy workers OF
increasing Allied air attacks on
German railtargets, the broadcast,
on the BIC German language serv-
ice, declared the railroads were
being used to prolong a "lost war;
at the cost Of nothing but harm
to you, to your families and Is
your country.
German railway workers, play
your part in saving your homeland
by withholding assistance to the
criminal war prolongers. You can
do SO by:
Zone: interfering with the con-
veyance of supplies and reinforce
ments to the front. Two: by inter
fering with the transportation OF
food and stores, supplies and eq&p-
ment away from the threatened
territories and deeper into the
Reich. Three: by interfering with
the transportation of evacuees
forced to leave their homes against
their will
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.Yanks Divide
Enemy; Tanks
Lead Assault
Cavalry, Paratroops And
Infantry Driving
Into Section

GEN. MACARTHUR'S BEAD
QUARTERS, Monday, Feb. -
(UP) - Japanese resistance il
southern Manila is crumbling I'm
der the blows of tank-led American
Infantry and Cavalry driving into
the city from three directions and
splitting the enemy into isolated
units, it was disclosed today.
AS the fierce battle of Manila
entered it's ninth day today, q
headquarters spokesman said the
situation had improved consider
ably in the past 48 hours and that
Japanese resistance. which already
lacks cohesion, soon would be re.
duced to scattered strongpoints
south of the Pasig river.
The latest advances in the big
gest close-quarter battle of the
Pacific war, were placed by Maj.
Gen. Verne D. Mudge's First Cav
airy Division. Using amphibious
vehicles it forced the Pasig a mile
east of Manila on Saturday and
then hammered 1900 yards into the
southeastern part of the city to
join forces with Maj. Gen. Robert
is. Beightler's 37th Division in Pan
dacan district. - ~e'---'-'''-a''s--'''
The 37th Division meanwhile
pressed southwark along a two
mile front. Its west wing was meet
ing tough resistance in the En-
mita district near the Manila dock
area, where the most formida BILE
enemy force still in Manila was
holding out in pillboxes and forti-
fled buildings.
The 18th Airborne Division, in a
fast sweep up the Manila bay coast,
plunged within two miles of the
city'S southern outskirts and with
in three miles of junction with
the 9th.
The paratroopers also were with
in about two miles of a southern
prong of the Cavalry force which
went over the Pasig on Saturday
near the Philippines racing club,
also known as the Santa Ana track.
The crossing was the second made
that day by the Cavalry. Earlier
it had preached the Pasig near San
Pedro Makate, a mile southeast OF
the race track.
One wing of the Cavalry plunged
into eastern Manila to clear the
Santa Ana residential district and
then sweep up around a big hook
of the Pasig for a junction with
the 37th.
Other mechanical Cavalrymer
ranged about a mile and a halt
southwark to reach the area OF
Nelson military airfield ard Fort
Mckinley.
Warplanes attacking in the path
of the First Cavalry battered Jap
Continued on Page Two, Col. g.
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b. s. Organizes Scientists
To Develop Mew Weapons

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL lP -
Creation of new board of civilian
and military scientists to develop
weapons for any future conflict was
announced today.
The board, to be known as the
Research Board for National Sc
curity, will serve in the interim
between the expiration of the pres.
ent Office of Scientific Research
and Development, wartime agen-
cy, and the establishment by Con-
gress OF an independent agency to
carry on the work.
The announcement was made
jointly by Secretary of War Slim
son, Secretary of the Navy For
restal and DR.. Frank B. Jewett,
president of the National Acade-
my of Sciences. A committee on
postwar research has recommend
ed to Congress the blishment
of a permanent independent
agency.
The new board was set up by
DR.. JeWett at the request of the
armed services. Twenty civilian
scientists, with an equal number
from the Army and Navy, will
compose its membership.
Explaining why the board was
needed, Stimson and Forrestal said
in a statement:
This war emphasizes three facts
OF supreme Importance to national
security. Cd Powerful new tactics
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VILLAGES CHANCES
HELD BRIGHTER AS
HOUSE EASES STAND

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL R -
Senate pressure for speedy action
and a House spirit of compromise
joined today to brighten Henry
A. Wallace's chances of becoming
Secretary Of Commerce.
There were indications that when
the Rules Committee meets Wed
nesday it will send to the House
floor the George bill divorcing the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton from the Commerce Depart
ment. The Senate passed the bill
with the idea of getting it into law
ahead of the vote on the Wallace
appointment.
Clearing the George bill path to
the floor doesn't mean the anti
Wallace forces in the House are
melowing. But they learned over
the weekend that the Admln1stra-
ton is going to push the - ~
floor test, either by going through
the regular Rules Committee gate
way or by taking the bill around
the Rules Committee to a direct
vote in the House.
Because of that the Wallace op-
ponents on the Rules Committee
Republicans and Southern Demo
crats-appeared inclined to report
the bill in the regular manner,
leaving it to parliamentary experts
to decide whether further amend
ment can be considered to Danish
the Commerce Secretary from his
place on the board of the Export
Import Bank. This Commerce De-
partment unit for aiding Western
Hemisphere trade, is financed
through the RFC.
AS the bill now stands before the
Rules Committee, that provision is
not in it, but Wallace opponents IN
sist on getting an opportunity to
vote on the question if they are
going to consider the George bill
before March 1.-The day the Sen
ate votes on Wallace.
Senators grew restless. over
House talk of loading the George
bill with other restrictive amend
ments. Anti-Wallace senator's
particularly Senator George tD-Ga)
cautioned the House that too
many restrictions might increase
Senate sentiment for Wallace and
end up by winning his confirmation
to the Commerce secretaryship
with the RFC attached
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command began operations with
raid on Tokyo last November
I24, delivered a half-hour satura-
ton raid on the Japanese home
land Saturday..
1t was the first time. in the
short history of the 21st that a
force of such size made a strike
in such short period. Previous
ly forces approximately the size
of Saturdays raiders, which dis
rupted production at the Naka-
jima aircraft plant 40 miles
northwest of Tokyo for months to
come, required up to an hour and
half to pass over the target.
In Saturdays attack, the giant
bombers finished their mission
in half an hour as they cascaded
tons of bombs in an obliteration
attack similar to those which have
made a sha1nbles of such Ger
man targets as Berlin, Essen
and Hamburg.
Indicating how tightly-packed
the striking force was, Maj. Boris
M. Zubko, Bound Brook, N. j.,
said: When 1 looked down
could hardly see the target there
were so many B-29's under me-"
1t was the 18th assault on the
main island of Honshu by tie
21st, which mas directed it's bombs
almost exclusively against JAP
anese airplane plants in a cam
paign to knock out Nipponese air.
power at its source just as the
Luftwaffe was similarly crippled
before the European invasion.
Returning crews reported large
fires in the target area and early
photographs showed fires and hits
in the Nakajima plant at Ota,
northwest Of Tokyo That plant
was new target and should not
be confused with the Nakajina
Musashino plant in the western
suburbs of Tokyo, which was ma
terially damaged in earlier roads.
The Ota plant is the older and
larger sister of the Musashino
plant and produces substantial
percentage of the known produc-
on Page Five. Col q
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Reds Open Drive Across Southern Germany
Canadians SIZE Western Portion OF Kleve
Americans brushing Japs In Manila Bastion
Senator Expects FDR
To Report On Farley
Closed Session At White House Probably Will
BE Held After President Returns; Mill
tary Details May Remain Secret

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-tRA
Senator Connally D-Tex.) pre-
dicted today that President Roose-
welt will give Congress report
on Big Three decisions on
world affairs-but not in session
of all members, closed or pub
lie.
The chairman of the foreign re-
lations committee told reporter
he had received suggestions that
such a summation be given to all
legislators. But he expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Roosevelt would
find this course practical.
Instead, he said he hopes to
head bipartisan delegation of
foreign relations members to the
White House, when the President
returns, to obtain background in
formation on any of the decisions
that may be made in Mr.. Roose-
velts meeting with Prime Min
lister Churchill of Great Britain
and Premier Stain of Russia.
Similar discussions Of foreign
policy nave been carried ON re-
Gently between legislators and the
President, outwardly to the salts
faction Of Senate Democrats and
Republicans who were included.
There have been some complaints
from House members, however,
that they were not invited and
future meetings may find some
of them present.
Former Senate colleagues of
War Mobilizer James F. Byrnes
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kand by Mexico and Brazil in this
hemisphere, want guarantees that
their voices will be more powerful
than those OF tiny states such as
Luxembourg, Albania, ell Salvador
and Haiti.
At least IL of the nations which
were not represented at Dunbar,
ton Oaks last summer when the
Big Four formulated their world
organization plans, have submitted
suggestions for changes. Others, in
Guiding France, were preparing
such studies. Some of the remain
ing governments in this hemisphere
have made oral objections.
Under the Dumbarton Oaks pro-
posal there are only two catego-
ries of nations. The Big Five who
will have permanent seats on the
security council the United States,
Great Britain, Soviet Russia, Chi
ma and France) form one group.
All the other nations, ranging from
the Dutch Empire and the South
American colossus of Brazil, to
Iceland, Luxembourg, Albania and
the tiny American nations, are
Jumped together.
Most of the middle-size sta S
want special privileges. The Meth
erlands believes, by reason of its
population, situation, resources
and colonial holding, that it and
similar states should always be
guaranteed adequate representa-
tom on the security council.
The Polish government in exile,
which submitted its Dumbarton
observations during the Big Three
conference, believes the number of
temperament seats on the coun-
Gil should be raised from the six
proposed to 10.
Brazil wants another permanent
seat added. She doesn't say so in
her commentary but by virtue of
her role in the war she would ex-
pect to hold that seat.
But Mexico would be COMPETE
tor, that country also having sug-
gested six council members. Mexi-
CO, however, would have the world
assembly determine every eight
years which those states are and
thus calls them semi-permanent
seats.
Most of the other Latin-American
nations have suggested the seats be
increased and Chile has even pro-
posed that at least four 60 to Latin
America.
That is the way the lines are be-
ing drawn for the full dress con-
ference which probably will be
called after the Big Three recon-
cile their differences over council
voting procedure. Meanwhile, all
Continued on Page Five; Col. s.
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think the latter's presence at the
conference means they are to be
told more about this meeting of
the three world leaders than they
have known in the past.
Busy as he is with nome SQnt
affairs, Byrnes still has maintain
ed his contacts with members of
the House and Senate, in both of
which he has served. He also
may be able to give the legisla-
tors new slant on some domestic
problems closely related to the
war and the coming peace eff
forts.
Most members of Congress are
expecting an announcement at the
conclusion of the Big Three"
gathering of a specific date when
front-rank diplomats of all the
United Nations will meet to begin
breathing life into the internation-
al security organization projected
at Dumbarton Oaks.
They are looking also for the
disclosure of agreement for joint
participation of the major allies
in decisions on current European
political problems. They think
policing plans for a conquered
Germany also will have been set
tied, but perhaps not told imme-
diately to the world.
Legislators express belief, how
ever, that few if any of them will
learn about the strategic mill
tary decisions made at the con-
ference
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Berlin Will Be Defended
To Destruction, Reds Say

LONDON, Feb. II. -UP)- The
Moscow radio said today that a
state of siege had been decreed
in Berlin and that Adolf Hitler had
ordered the city defended to the
last, ''even if it should be complete
ly destroyed
Berlin's eastern suburbs were
reported cleared Of civilians as the
Nazis turned homes into pillboxes
and mined the streets, creating a
first line of defense against Soviet
spearheads thrusting in from points
only 81 miles to the east.
MoscoW's reports of a state of
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BLAST
RANGOON; BRITISH
FORCES REINFORCED

CALCUTTA, Feb. 11.-lR-In-
dia-based B-29 Superfortresses anc
Allied bombers of the Eastern
Air Commando strategic force
blasted at Rangoon in Burma to-
day in coordinated attack.
The Superfortresses of the U
S. goth Air Force struck at Jap.
anese military installations, while
ammunition, gasoline and oil
stocks near the key city were at
tackled by the other bomber squad.
rOnS.
Aground north of Rangoon, re-
lief forces arrived just in time
today for British Commands who
for eight days had blocked a
japanese force 10 times its own
strength in hand-to-hand battle
on road leading south from
Kaladan.
Elements of the 18th Indian
Division at the road block made
contact with East African troops
pushing south from positions above
Kangaw.
The Commands killed more
than 1000 of the enemy. In des-
perate day and night attacks the
Japanese attempted to crack open
the road block as their units to
the north we're squeezed into a
small stretch of road above Kan
gaW. --
So close have the British inside
the road block been fighting the
japanese that only grenades,
rifles and even fists were used
in holding off the scores of enc
my assaults, many of which pene-
trated inside the perimeter of the
position.
British and Indian troops of the
18th Corps meanwhile fought to
complete the occupation of Ram
rec Island, natural springboard
(Continued nm Page Two. Col. 81
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Bombing WLaps Nearing
Scale Used Over Germany

21ST BOMBER COMMAND HEADQUARTERS GUAM, Feb. IL
(UP)Mass bombing of Japan
that which the heart machine.
The biggest of B29s
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siege were not confirmed else
where. The Russian reports said
that Is SIS (ehte guards divi-
sions, under Gen. Sepp Dietrich,
named commandant of 1.-The For
tress of Berlin" were massed in
the capital for a last-ditch defense.
Reserve formations of the Ges-
tapo and NaZi officials were being
called up for duty, Moscow said.
The Soviet broadcast named the
eastern suburbs of Mahlsdorf, Erik
ner and "others," as having been
cleared of civilians. Several hun
dred thousand persons were re-
Continued on Page Five; Col, 81
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FORECAST

c,sar 10 partly cloudy today and warm
or with gentle to moderate winds.
Yesterdays temperatures:
High, SLOW IS.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-15
Armada

ARMADA Howard Spencer
of Herman Gardens spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Crull and Howard Crull.
Sunday visitors were Mrs. Roy
Nolan and Mrs. Irwin Almstadt
and daughter Mary Lou Of Rich
mond.
The ladies will take charge of
the service at the Methodist
church at Berville Sunday eve
ming. Mrs. Fred Parr will be the
speaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Van
Conant and family of Detroit
spent the weekend with DR.. and
Mrs. E. A. Morrison.
Edward Spencer spent the
weekend in East Lansing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Schultz of
New Haven were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kesner,
The Armada local Of the
Michigan Milk Producers Asso-
citation will hold their annual
supper in the Congregational
church dining room Thursday
Cpl. Thad Kupiec arrived
home Friday of last week for a
21-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kasper Ku-
piec. Cpl. Kupiec has served ir
Africa, Italy, India and China.
Mrs. Pearl Craven, Mr.. ano
Mrs. Russell Craven and son
Richard, accompanied by Mrs
Peter Braidwood of Romeo Wis
tied Mrs. Percy Craven and
family in Charleston, Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. John Adams OF
Herman Gardens visited friends
in Armada one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Ed and
Mrs. Joe MacCard and baby OF
Saginaw, were Sunday guests
of Gustave RoSsow.
Mr.. and Mrs.eFloyd Tubbs ano
daughter, Phyllis, were Sunday
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
Gilbert Wiemann of Lenox.
Earl Morrison of the us
Navy is enjoying a Is day fur
Tough at his home here from
Jacksonville, George.
Mrs. w. r. McClenaghan, Jr
will entertain a group Of ladies
in her home Friday evening In
honor of her sister, Mrs. w. K
Scheckler of Wellsburg, Pa.
who is visiting here.
The Wesleyan Guild of the
/ Methodist church met at the
home Of Mrs. Clarence holman
with Miss eleanor Adams as as
sistant hostess Monday evening
March II. Ten members were
present. Mrs. Walter Mills was q
guest.
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Plan Memorial for Utica
Hero, Pfc. Henry Biermonn

A native OF Warren Township
Pfc. Berman was born Sept. %
1921. and gave his life for his
country Feb. 25, l945, in Ger
many. His. home was at 637l To-
Mile road, Sterling Township.
He attended ST. Lawrence
Catholic school and as a young
boy he expressed his devotion
to his church by serving as AL
tar boy.
Answering his country's call,
he entered service December
%, 1913, and received his first
training at Fort Sheridan then
at Camp Banding, Fla, where
he was stationed for II weeks.
On June 30, 1914 he was as
signed TO overseas duty. He was
attached TO the 9th Army, goth
Infantry Division.
Pfc. Biermann was reported
wounded Sept. 10, 1914. Follow
ing this he was hospitalized for
nearly four months in England.
He returned to combat in Feb
ruary and was killed in action
in Germany Feb. 25.
He is survived by his parents,
Joseph and Julia Defour Bier
mann; four brothers, Arthur
Joseph, Robert and Lawrence
four sisters, Helen, Marie, Ann
and Jean Biermann.
The memorial was arranged
by E. A. SchWarzkoff, of Utica
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WASHINGTON, Mich.-Mrs.
Arthur Erdman received a tele-
gram from the government
Monday stating that Leonard
Ryan who used to live with Mr.
and Mrs. Erdman had been
wounded in action in Germany
and a letter with details would
follow soon.
Mrs. Jessie Bromley was the
guest of her cousin, Mrs. Beech
er Arnold in Romeo Thursday.
A daughter was born to Sgt.
and Mrs. Wilbur Bishop at a
Detroit hospital last week,
mother and baby are both doing
we'll, and returned TO the home
of Mrs. Bishops parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Prey, Tuesday.
Sgt. Bishop is on active duty In
Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schocke
were called to Detroit Sunday
by the death of three of Mrs.
Schocke's cousins who passed
away within the same day in
Detroit.
Mrs. Glea Award enter
tanned at a family dinner Satur-
day night in observance of her
husbands birthday.
Rex. Dingman is confined to
bed by serious illness.
Wilbur Rage, son of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Albert Rage left for Undue
ton in the arm d forces
Wednesday.
Mrs. Amelia Van Horn, ar
aged resident of Disco, who ha.
been a bed ridden invalid fol
three or four years suffered {
stroke few days ago.
Washington Baptist Church
will unite with Romeo Baptis
church for a baptismal servic,
on Palm Sunday. The regular
service here will be omitted.
Three carloads of young PEG
pie from Washington attended
the Baptist Youth Rally" a
Waterford Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Schott o
Ferndale spent Saturday nigh
and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Jack Pendergrass.
Mrs. Kenneth Corby will at
tend pink and white shove
at the home of Mrs. Floyd Davi
in Rochester Thursday given TO
Mrs. Frederick Ivens.
Mrs. Vaughn Green is GU
again after a weeks illness.
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UTICA - Memorial services
for Pfc. Henry c. Biermann'
age %, first wounded in action
and later killed when he re-
turned to the fighting front IN
Europe, will be held in Utica
Sunday.
A memorial mass will be Of
fered at st. Lawrence Catholic
Church on Sunday at 8 am.
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. SO THEY SAY

This economic transition from
war TO peace will probably be
no less difficult than was that
from peace to war, but if it can
be brought about as quickly and
with as little disorder as the
mobilization of 1912 and 1943
there will be cause for gratifi-
cation. - The Guaranty Survey,
Guaranty Trust Co. Of New York.
The principle of balancing our
diet is sound, and it badly needs
strengthening. but to balance an
individual meal is not necessary.
- Lord Horder. physician to
King George VI.
People who 60 into debt to
buy farms at inflated prices
stand 10 lose in the long run,
through foreclosure or economic
ruin when peacetime conditions
return TO the farm commodity
and real estate market. - Agri-
culture Secretary Claude Wick
ard.
AT the time of our entry into
the second World War, more
than 100000 children were en-.
rolled in classroom units that
had less than $500 a year for
their financial support. - DR..
John K. Norton of Columbia u.
II is the Russian army who
have done most of the work in
tearing the CUTS out Of Germany.
Winston Churchill.