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old Hickory Division
Spearheads Ninth Drive

The 18th Tactical Air Command
swarmed all over the area will
Thunderbolts and reported Ger
mans milling around in great con
fusion ahead of the 10th and 30tl
Divisions. The pilots claimed the
destruction or damaging of 80 Ger
man tanks and armored cars in
the battle area.
Maj. J. ]. Eberhardt of an An.
ohio, Texas, 120th's supply officer,
said the 3Oth Division had not yet
lost a single tank in enemy action.
Nor had the Germans been able
to launch a single counterattack
against the 30th-Which they always
do if organized.
About 200 prisoners of odd shapes
and mentality were laying around.
To complete the picture, four be-
draggled Italian slave laborers
wandered up and asked for some
thing to eat.
The 30th, which kicked off an
hour ahead of the 10th, had bridge
completed at 4:15 p. m. Saturday.
It's 120th Regiment quickly smash
ed six miles across the Rhine, the
117th Regiment went three miles
beyond the river and the 18th -
miles in.
One of the finest American divi-
sions. the 30th has met and defeat
ed the best the Germans had to
offer. l missed the Normandy
beachhead landings, but it held the
vital Mortain elbow in Normandy
when the Germans tried in vain to
cut the Avranches Gap. And with
the Second Armored Division, it
spearheaded the push through the
Siegfried Line near Aachen.
But perhaps the 30th's finest per-
torrance came in the Ardennes at
Stavelot when the division under
Maj Gen. Leland S. Hobbs was
rushed down from the Ninth Army
front and collided head-on with Hit
ler's personal First SIS Division.
The Both ripped the Nazi division to
pieces and helped hold the gap at
the most critical period.
The 30th was hauled back later
and made the Roer river crossing
across the worst piece Of river,
but led other attacking divisions to
the objective. 1t had earned the rep
utatlon of "crossers" even before
battle because its 117th
Regimen used to sage model cross
ngS a Fort Benning. ca
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Scots Drive Deep Into Germans
And BowlO Over Enemy Opposiition

Montgomery's forces east of the
Issel river over six bridges snatch
ed and held firmly by the para
troopers.
ers.
Despite clouds in the spring
skies and a haze of smoke and
dust hanging over the placid
Rhine, fighters and medium bomb
ers flew close support to the
ground sluggers.
Mediums flying precisely direct
ed attacks knocked out all but two
of more than 40 enemy guns which
had been smacking the Rees cross
ing.
Fighters keeping a canopy over
the whole bridgehead against
possible blow by the German Air
Force, shot up what little enemy
transport was found moving on
the roads and pounced on any
groupings that looked like the ea-
ginning of enemy counterattacks:
Only one small group of enemy
fighters was encountered, and four
Of its planes were shot down.
Fighters destroyed four tanks on
the ground and damaged four
more.
The bridging program in the
crossing areas now is well ahead
of schedule, and the ferrying q
men, equipment and supplies de-
lighted 1t. Gen. Miles C. Demp-
sey, the British commander, and
Montgomery, by delivering stag
gering totals to the bridgehead.
For miles west of the Rhine,
criss-crossing ribbons Of dust mark
the paths of columns of equip
ment funneling into the ferries and
bridges in endless streams.
Apathetic crowds of German CT
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Although foreign agents have at
tenopted to form so-ca1led Trolcas
after the Baltic pattern-groups OF
three men each as a basic cell for
a wider resistance movement-lt
was not until the Red Army in
vaded Germany that Berliners BE-
gan inquiring of one another ABOUT
the chances of joining an "organl-
Zation."
Tn addition to war prisoners and
Jews who have become divers
there are army deserters. Rem
nants of the beaten Vistula army
were the first to go undergrounoo
in Berlin. It was estimated their
number reached 10000 and later
10000.
Each time soldiers under the I'M
pact of retreats believe break
down is imminent, the area behlnd
the front is overrun with desert
ers. Many soldiers obtain civilian
clothes and mingle with refugee
columns. In recent weeks the Ges-
tapo made frequent roundups in
Berlin and other cities, finding
even officers who had deserted.
It is not advisable for a single
policeman to demand identiflca-
ton papers of suspect. Ere
quently of late the questioned has
pulled out a pistol instead OF pa
pers and shot down the police
man.
Those who have gone under
ground now live in constant fear
of capture since Hitler summary
Communicated the entire nation
for war service.
Living underground in Germany
is limited mainly to efforts to stay
hidden, although here and there
sabotage groups blow up bridges.
Ever since Hitler came into
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struck a hard core of resistance
and was held to a foothold little
more than a mile deep.
AL resistance crumbled in the
lace OF the Fourth Armored Divi-
sion, the hard-hitting outfit that be-
gan the rout Of German forces
west OF the Rhine with its cross
ing of the Moselle river.
Location of the bridge captured
intact across the Main river was
not disclosed, but it was great
military prize, for the Main was a
major barrier.
Frankfurt-on-Main, a city of 54e
600 populatino, evidently had been
oypassed, as positions 40 miles
beyond the Rhine would put the
Fourth Armored Division nearly %
miles northeast Of the city.
Gen. Eisenhower victory often.
sive was going full blast.
(The American Broadcastine Sta.
ton IN Europe told the Germa,
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DRIVE NEARS END
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If The Life Insurance Co. OF Vlr-
ginia: employees Of the Metropoll-
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The Governor Dudley; Whining
ton Finance Co.; H. G. Latimer &
Son; Norris News Stand; Brass
Bar; Cape Fear Loan Office and
ennloyes; Carolina Motor Club and
employees; Deluxe Hotel; Georges
Sandwich Shop; Andrews Mortu-
ary: Recreation Bowling Alley.
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BILE Granite Co.; Tide Water Pow
er Co. and employees; Wilmington
Star-News and employees; employ
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Standard Oil Co. of N. J. and
employees; Foy Roe and CO.
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employees; employees of Moore-Fon-
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Cape Fear Terminal Co.; New
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Wilmington Furniture Co., Inc,
and employees; Mademoiselle
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Dept; employees of the City Police
Dept; employees of the City Pro
tective Inspection; employees of the
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Patton Labels Drive
Over France, Germany
Treason In Reverse

WITH THE U. S. THIRD
ARMY, March 25.-P)-Lt. Gen.
George S. Patton, Jr., calls his
Third Army's power drive through
the Saar and Palatinate and now
across the Rhine treason in re-
verse; it was disclosed today.
He explained in letter to Mai.
Gen. Otto P. Weyland, 18th Tacti-
cal Air Force commander, that
1.-The 10Th Tactical Air Force and
the Third Army have been COM
hitting treason in reverse as we
did so happily in August and Sep
TENDER.
by this I mean that instead of
giving aid and comfort to the en-
envy we have been giving him
plain discomfort and doing it in a
big way. Let's keep it up"
Weyland posted Patton's letter
to all TAG units with a note which
said:
with apologies to Patrick Henry
I say If this be treason, let us make
the most Of it,
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have a breakthrough," declared
Maj. Robert Hewitt of New York
1--WE achieved surprises in that the
Germans did not expect a large
crossing south of the Vessel"
At the regimental command post
of the 120th Regiment, Assistant
Operations Officer 1t. Ralph Simon
Of Vincennes, Ind, said:
1--WE hit a soft spot and went
right on through
The divisions operation, though,
was something more than that.
1t may be studied in war colleges
in the future.
Attacking three regiments abreast
after a terrific artillery barrage,
the 30th hit everywhere at once
along six to seven miles of the
river. First one spot gave way be-
fore the 120th where the going was
rough in the center during the
early hours.
The 120th, under its pistol-pack-
ing regimental commander, tiny,
energetic Col. Walter Johnston of
Missoula, Mont, who wears a As
slung on his leg like Western gun
man, caught up with the flank regi-
ments and spurted ahead.
About seven miles from the river
all artillery and mortar fire al
most ceased. There was no organ
lied line and the Doughboys hoped
on tanks and drove to exploit the
breakthrough.
The battle area running east and
north of the river gave mute testi-
mony itself to the cracking of re-
sistance.
Along the river every town was
crushed under the weight of ter
rifle barrages of artillery and there
was a scattering Of German dead in
some towns
Two to three miles inland. houses
here and there were intact and
farther on they were more numer-
Gus. Along the river there were a
few makeshift tenches but nothing
which could be described as a for.
midable defense.
The only sign Of front was from
a hidden tank which took pot shots
here and there but to which the
Doughboys hurrying forward paid
no attention. They left it for rear
echelons" to deal with.
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WilIiston Musical Farce
Promises Fine Stage are

The three-act musical comedy
to be presented tonight by the
Drama Guild of Fayetteville Teach
ers school promises to be the out
standing offering this season by
the Athletic Committee Of Willis
ton School.
The cast consists of twenty eight
players and the production staff
numbers twelve. This group has
been well received by the men
at Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune
with return engagements pending.
"Stage Door" is the title Of the
comedy which carries two scenes
in each of the three acts is d.
rected by and the department
of dramatics. The doors will open
at 80 and the curtain rises at
$50.
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villains stood outside tbei, w.,
nom homes dressed in their -' S Ssoksa
pest watching the vebjc,a sunday
ana clatter through ths HES s;1 roar
streets, bringing up reiu w,aas.
ments for the Second Arm ri'0'ce
Prisoners have not been man,,
ed since the 5000 reported ' ~.
last midnight, but one c,s "
reported of a surprising s;,, was
ness OF many German field " tl
to give themselves up. narti troops
~ since Montgomery forc ,..ulaf'
up against regulars-not wa are
sturm troops. 'olks'
Some troops are mskirs H..
mined resistance, however aeIer,
opposition may grow as III, c ana
mans commit more yeters, W.T.
serves to battle. fe'
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Nv CHR1sTER JAEDERLUND

BY CHR1STER JAEDERLUND
Berlin correspondent of Sock
holm's Tidningen, who has just
returned to Stockholm.
STOCKHOLM, March 25.-(R)-
Revolution from below still looks
highly improbable in Germany,
unless starvation drives the people
into the streets or a beaten army
floods back in a state of disinte-
grafton.
The first signs of real collapse
of the Nazi food system will cause
more panic in the Reich than the
worst military defeat. So far the
German food rationing and supply
systems have functioned extreme
ly well although rations have been
short, particularly fats.
But Allied bombing of food fac
tories and storehouses and the
Gripping of the transport system
plus the loss of Germany's rich
est agricultural lands in the East
have changed the situation. The
Germans now associate the dura-
ton Of the war with the food sup
ply.
1.-THE war will end," Berliners
say, when Goering can put on
Goebbels' trousers"
"a new German order forbids
planting Of flowers even for use
in cemeteries. The Berlin CORE
snondent of the Stockholm news
paper Dagens Nyheter reported
Sunday that parks and sports
fields were being plowed under
throughout the Reich for the
planting of potatoes and vege-
tables. The dispatch said officials
estimated that each square kilom-
eter Of land in the Reich now must
support 304 persons instead OF
1471
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stragglers remained on the west
bank.
1t. Gen. William H. Simpsons
Ninth Army was driving east with
the same blazing tactics in the
Ruhr that broke German power
west of the Rhine in the Roer rlv-
er offensive. Infantrymen Chamber.
ed aboard tanks in swift pursuit
of the retreating enemy.
The Ninth's 3Oth Infantry DIVE
sion, breaking the German Hnlns
line was nearing the superh1gnway
to Berlin where it swings elsn,
miles east Of the river 1'"Ae
northeast of Bruckhausen.
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OBJECTIVE FAST
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sunny blue sky, raking the 150
mile column Of planes and glider,
stretched out before and behinc
us-mostly behind.
As the first men dropped,
could see scattered German ma
chine gunners and riflemen firing
at Our falling men. AS we followed
them German snipers ported at
us.
When we hit the dirt, the army
of IS men on whom my own fate
depended went into action with a
rush. They went first after the
snipers.
A quick look at the maps and
we headed for our assembly point
headquarters, searching woods and
houses as we went. We Joined up
squad by squad, collecting into
fighting units, the paratroopers
killing or collecting such Ger
mans as they met.
At the first headquarters we
reached, British troopers and Am
orleans had dropped nearby. They
had rounded up q German SOL
diers, four civilian men, three
women, a young girl and baby.
All but the baby were terrified by
our invasion from the sky.
Rehird lis were coming the vast
glider fleets with troops, tanks,
jeeps, ammunition and supplies.
In all the paratroops here took
about 100 prisoners. Our own cas-
ualties were light.
At this hour we command the
hillocks and other dominating
ground in our area, the clusters
of houses and the road crossings,
and the fighting men are moving
out on what they hope is the last
big heave of the war.
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SHELL EXPL0DES
NEAR CHURCHILL
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While on the east bank, the Bri,
fish Leader was persuaded by
Simpson not to walk to the nearest
village because it had not yet
been cleared of mines.
Churchill praised Ninth Army
Engineers, who a few hours earlier
had completed bridges across the
Rhine in record time.
Churchill seemed more perturb-
ed about lighting his cigar ii the
wind than he was about the she'll
fire." said 1t. Ellsworth Karrigan
Of Aberdeen, S. D. Karrigan is a
member of the American 30th Di-
vision in whose sector the Prime
Minister crossed the Rhine.
HE finally lit that big cigar
and walked away as if nothing
had happened" the lieutenant add
ed.
On the east bank, Churchill look
ed over into German-held land
and compared Hitler's problems
now with his own in 1910, saying
it was impossible to defend a long
river line in strength just the same
is it was trying to guard a long
coastline from invasion.
Walking along the American bat
tlefield Churchill discussed yester-
days fighting for the bridgehead
with Maj. Gen. L. S. Hobbs, Wash
ington, D. c., commander Of the
30th Division. Hobbs pointed out
German emplacements along the
dixie behind the Rhine.
Shortly after noon lunch OF
fried chicken Churchill looked out
of the window Of building on
the west bank and unused:
1.-THE last time I was on the
Rhine was at Cologne during the
last war. We cruised so miles up
stream in British gunboat.
Il would like very much to get
across"
Gen Eisenhower who still was
with the party shook his head.
Shortly after the Supreme Com
.mander had gone, Churchill began
urging again and finally talked the
others into letting him go.
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Obituaries
r. L. CLAY

GREENSBORO, March 35.-R
Robert Luther Clay, IS, chief
Of the Field Division, United
States Internal Revenue Depart
ment, died today at hospital
here after an illness of two weeks.
A native OF Mitchell county,
Clay came to Greensboro in 1888
from Boone where he was with the
Revenue Department. He became
Field Division chief with the Reve-
nue. Department in 1943.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed here at 4 pm, Monday by
DR.. E. K. McClarty, Methodist
minister Of Boone, and by DR..
W. A. stanbury. pastor of Centen-
airy Methodist church, Winston
Salem. Interment will be in For
est Lawn cemetery here.
Surviving are his widow, five
daughters and three sisters.
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ENISS F. BASS

Funeral services for Eniss F.
Bass, u, of 507 Princess street and
Carolina Beach, who died Satur-
day at James Walker Memorial
hospital, will be held at p. m.
today from the Yopp funeral home.
The Rev. C.. D. Barclift will Off
ciate and burial will be in Oak
dale cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Katie L. Bass, of Wilmington; a
daughter, Mrs. c. Leslie, of
Wrightsville Beach; brother,
James Weaver Bass of Newton
Grove; sister, Mrs. Marshall
Warren, of Newton Grove; and
two grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be Bruce
Valentine, Horace Shinn, Claude
Boddie, Luther Rogers, Clyde
Walton and L. w. Edens.
Honorary pallbearers will be
DR.. James M. Hall, Fred Poisson.
Wilbur Jones, E. B. Snipes, Wal
ter Blair. Jesse Batson and By
Lumsden
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WALTER b. BELL

WINSTON-SALEM, March 25.-
R)-Walter Bynum Bell, II, for
mer managing editor of the Char
lotte Observer and also formerly
connected with the Raleigh News
and Observer, died today at a hos
pital here after long illness.
Funeral services will be held
at o'clock Monday afternoon at
Elkin, his former home.
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City Briefs

COUNCIL TO MEET
Cape Fear Council No. "a, Of
the Daughters Of America will
hold its regular meeting at 8
pm. today In the Junior Order
Hall.
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BREAK-IN

BREAK-IN
Maffitt Village police yester-
day reported that the Snack
Bar in the Hughes building on
Hughes street was entered Sat-
urday night and between $40
ana $40 taken from game ma
chimes. Entrance NAV have
been gained by a pass key,
police said, rs there were no
s.sns o. force having been
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-12
Squawk By Racing Fan Not Justified
By DAN PARKER

Although Harry Dysen Jr wOOdsde l. I, racing fan s % SnP 5 to on nv.as. V d he sovS T D S G at DsV @ xf race race @ tracks he m service for many & of his brethren him to appeal to the As & result S of @ Dsen letter Coy % should and fans who think there's ines behind the scenes in con less Reports William Duke head of the ParMutel Rev
 anH l. wsge M M for all the New Jew possibility of doubt
 Dyrsens complaint Dewey was based false sumpons D That the winning horses in daily double combination That it possible for insiders tickets horse the the daily first is
 loaded with larceny was run at Belmont June 2 Musical the first half the double and Boy paa n the psyo Vss he combination had cheated $500 ''
 practice of waiting ongshot win the first half of the winner of the first half with every horse in the second ha be- O the e % hs so ss2 must M S and 9 nd % do this or permit to be done are no b. better than ordinary crooks and
 Dyrsens assuming daily combinations should pay as much paays the same two horses ruined his Worknes of the denartmen hut anyone who navs the day double even ony ocasonay should know that h en M betting on the two races that make up the double The prices the payoff and vice
 Drsens charge unsupported by proof that insiders were buying unfair good purpose bringing out the operations in the parmutu de- partmen for the protection other double devotees.
 daily minutes Before the horses leave the the first computed possible combination, is quadrupe checkup the figures: the mnt cacuao by the state auditors by the 4 of ticket auditors Both d the State Tax Department who personally checks the daily double for the state Mr. Wager emphatic stating that all ticket sales have been reported recorded tabulated before the first off, the inside could combining with all the horses the preposerous.
 promptness Dewey investga- ton into Dyrsens thooughness which were refuted should racing fans that while they have chance of beating that extracts II dollar time they bet it. they aren't being allows the racing it. that should consolation improving the breed long the bankrol lasts.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-12
Woxmon Wires Protest To Gov.

New York, July 12- (UP) - Maurie Waxman, advisor" to light weight Bobby Ruffin, telegraphed a torrid protest today to Gov. Maurice Tobin of Massachusetts because the Massachusetts boxing commission had suspended the As- toria, N. r., scrapper.
 Waxman emphasized that CD Ruffi1 had committed no violation in Tobin's commonwealth; CD the Massachusetts commission did not belong to the National Boxing as- sociation, in whose territory the alleged violation occurred; and (3 he was amazed that state containing so many good Irish men would treat unfairly the best Irish fighter in action today"
 The Massachusetts commission suspended Ruffin yesterday, acting in conjunction with the New Jer- sey commission. The Jersey board had taken action against Irish Bob- by for delaying bout with Fred die Archer at Elizabeth, N. J., on the night of June 27. Ruffin de- layed the bout 40 minutes, while demanding five-ounce gloves in- stead of eight-ouncers. He finally went through with the bout, but lost the decision to Archer.
 Waxman also telegraphed Con- gressman James J. Delaney at Washington. requesting Delaney to discuss this matter with your confereres." Delaney represents Ruffins Long Island district.