davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
AMERICANS PUSH
UP LUz0N VALLEY
10000 Japanese Being
Compressed In Last
Major Stronghold
MANILA, Saturday, June 17-N

MANILA, Saturday, June 17-P)
Two U. S. armored spearheads
drove five and six miles north to-
day along the Cagayan valley
where more than 10000 japanese
troops are being compressed in
their last major stronghold on
Northeastern Luzon, it waS an
nounced today.
One column of the 37th (Ohio)
Division seized the 4,500-foot Ipil
air field and pressed on five miles
north along Highway No. 5-main
route through the valley-to the
south bank of the Ganano river,
tributary of the broad Cagayan
river.
A second force to the west struck
along the edge of the valley over
a new highway and ground out a
six-mile gain despite tough resist:
ance, the first reported since Gen
Douglas Macarthur announced
yesterday that his forces had burst
out % miles into the valley.
An Army spokesman said NOR
tar and automatic weapon fire was
heavy Friday on this sector anc
100 Japanese were slain.
In the rear of the spearheads
in the Orioung pass five miles from
the entrance of the valley, a Jap
anese attempt to pinch off the ad
vance with road block was blood
ly repulsed.
The Sixth Division also was tight
ening the moose on the Cagayar
positions with a mile and a hal
advance through the mountain:
west of the valley, and by the 33rc
Division, still farther west, operat
ing in the Agno river gorge NORTH
of the summer capital of Baguio
Still farther north, Filipino guer
rillas led by Maj. Gen. Innis P
Swift of the First Corps captured
the road junction of Cer6antes, il
the west coast province of Ioco!
Sur, and were only 10 airline mile!
from the enemy's mountain strong
hold of Bontoc.
While the major drive was under
way to clear the Cagayan valley
more than 500 Japanese deae
were counted in Central Luzon
Twenty-four Japanese and go
Formosans were taken prisoner.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
ATTACK ON TRAIN
CREATES INCIDENT
Twenty Reported Kine d
When French Mob
Moves On Spaniards

LONDON, June Is. - (F - A
French mob, armed with iron rods
and bottles, created today an in
ternational incident by attacking a
train silled with Spanish civilians,
and reports said casualties rang
ed from 20 dead to 361 injured.
the French attackers apparent.
ly believed the train was filled
with troops of the Spanish blue
division which fought alongside the
Germans on the Russia front.
Reports on the number and Sc
varity of casualties varied enor-
mously. The French government
opening an official investigation
said only six persons had been In
jured. But other Paris reports sale
20 persons had been stoned te
death and in Switzerland, where
the train arrived after turning
bark from France, 81 persons
were described as seriously in
jured, 300 were said to be slightly
hurt and % were reported miss
ing. In Madrid there were report!
that eight had been killed.
The Spanish Foreign Minister
demanded an immediate explana
~ rrox,orry,ony,+
The incident took place at Cham
berry station, east of Lyon, as the
train stopped in it's journey acros!
southern France toward the Span
ish frontier.
The Swiss territorial command
said the French mob repeatedly
stoned the train and then attacked
through broken w n d oW S. The
Spanish refugees, Swiss report!
added, were said to have beer
beaten by iron rods, with clubs
and bottles and the clothing wa!
torn off many Spaniards.
Spanish Foreign minister Jose
Felix de Lequerica told CORES
pondents in Madrid that the spe
cial train carried more than sol
Spaniards who had worked in Ger
man labor camps under Spanish
German agreement. Their return
to Spain had been negotiated Will
the French government. which hae
agreed to guarantee" the transi
of the Spaniards, Lequerica said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
Peacetin1e Draft Urged
By Generals, Admirals

WASHINGTON, June 16. -(P)-
A galaxy of star-studded and gold
braided generals and admirals led
by the civilian Secretary of the
Navy presente to congress today
the armed services arguments for
peacetime draft legislation.
There were the final Witnesses
except for congressman to be heard
mkt week-before the House post
war military policy committee
which for two weeks has heard
the pros and cons of universal
peacetime training from more than
100 individuals and organizations
Led by Navy Secretary James V
Forrestal, who urged full peace
time preparedness as a warning
20 "any frustrated paperhange1
anywhere who may be dreaming oil
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
PRESS ON LARGE
REFINERY CENTER
Tokyo Reports Allied Fleet
Menacing Vital Port
OF BaGkpapen
BY DEAN SCHEDLER

MANILA, Sunday, June IL
-P)- Australian forces on
Borneo have driven six miles
southwest down the coast
from Brunei toward the Sara
wax oil center of Tuotong
Gen. Douglas Macarthur an
nounced today, but he left I'M
confirmed Tokyo radio re-
ports that an Allied fleet was
menacing the refinery port OF
Balikpapan on the southeast
coast of Dutch Borneo.
Macarthur communique did re-
late that Allied planes bombed gun
positions at Balikpapan.
The thrust toward Sarawak, Brit
unprotected state which extends
for 450 miles along Borneo's north.
western coast, had been reported
previously by the Melbourne radio
which said the Australians were
whiting 10 miles of Tuotong.
Confirming this advance, the
communique said also that the Aus
tralians were eliminating "catterec
enemy parties around Bruno
bay, where the reinvasion of Bor
neo began on week ago.
Night Raiders Downed
| Four Japanese night raiders
were shot down in that area. AL
lied bombers and fighters support
ed the Australian ground forces anc
wrecked a japanese freighter ane
four patrol boats along the west
ern coast.
Keeping pace with the march
southwestward. torpedo boats sho
up. enemy shore positions.
The Australian Ninth Division
Rats of Tobruk" battled south
ward from their beachhead at Bru
nei bay after securing British NORTH
Borneo to the extent that MARTA
law could be declared for tn en-
tire area.
Melbourne reported the Aussie:
were within 10 miles of the Tou
tong oil refinery center in Sara
wax, the British protected state
which extends for $50 miles alonz
the northwest coast of Borneo.
Continued on Page Nine; Col. 2
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
Stage Ready For Start
OfPoHsh Regime Talks
Five Held In Black
Market Sugar Ring

NEW ORLEANS, June &c.
W.R)-Five persons. one of them
a 17-year-old youth, were under
arrest here and in Atlanta to-
night and were charged with
operation of a black market
sugar ring extending from
New Orleans to Atlanta.
Under arrest are Hugh Ba-
con and william Atkinson. II,
both of Atlanta. They were ap-
pretended as they prepared to
load truck with sugar de-
stined for Atlanta. Seized we're
$4,000 counterfeit sugar coupons
good for 240, 900 pounds of sugar
with a retail value of $4,000.
The coupons, it was charged,
were used for buying sugar
from a New Orleans who'esal-
err.
Henrico Bacon, a brother of
Hugh Bacon, and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. SummerOur were
arrested simultaneously in At
Ianta.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
ANTHRACITE WAGE
INCREASE GRANTED
Users OF Hard Coal Will
Have To Pay 81 Per
Ton More In Future

WASHINGTON, June 10 P -
Anthracite coal miners tonight wor
wage increase but home users
of the hard coal must pay 81 per
ton more for the fuel.
A wage agreement was approx
ed by Economic Sterilization Di-
rector William H. Davis.
The wage pact, approved prev
iously by the War Labor Board
gives $4,000 United Mine Workers
an increase of $1.37 IL cents daily
and provides slightly lesser hikes
for 1900 others.
The anthracite price schedule,
effective June 10, Immediately
provides for an increase of 81 a
ton for domestic sizes and from Is
to so cents a ton for industrial
sizes.
The major portion of the wage
increase results from pay to rein-
ers under the travel time (portal-
tol-portaD clause of the new con-
tract.
Other adjustments include SIS
vacation allowance, four and six
cents hourly premiums for work
ing second and third shifts, time
and a half for work beyond the
traditional seven-hour day and 81
hour week.
The War Labor Board previously
had held that these constituted
fringe rather than basic wage
increases and thus were permissi
BILE under the wartime limitation
on paw boosts.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
ENGINEERS EXPECT
| GREATER PROGRAM
Col. Harin9 Speaks At
Gathering OF Whining
ton District Employees

with the close of the war, we
may expect an expanding program
due to the necessary delay in i'm
portant projects caused by the
war;" Col. E. E. Haring, Whining.
ton district engineer, said last
night in speech before some &C
members of the staff of the dis
trict office at a dinner-dance al
the Blue Top lodge, held in com
memoration of the 10th anniver
sary of the founding of the Corps
of Engineers.
In discussing the Engineers
postwar plans for this area, Col
Haring continued, "You folks here
will have a part in that program
Our past record for ITO years has
been made. We are now looking
to the future
1.-The present program for rlv
ers and harbors for navigation ano
allied purposes as authorized by
Congress comprises approximately
!, 900 separate projects now active
ly in force throughout the Unltee
States" the colonel explained
THE total expenditures for main
tenance and improvement OF rivers
and harbors for the year ending
June 30, 1914 was $64, 366, OOO."
The address also summarized the
history of the Corps since its es
Establishment by an Act of the Con
tinental Congress the day before
the battle of Bunker Hill and con
tinued with an outline OF its war
time work which includes "des
CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
RATION VALUES
OF FATS UPPED
Two-Point Boost For Lard,
Cooking Oils Effective
Immediately

WASHINGTON, June 16.-P)-
Another two-point increase in ra-
ton values for lard, shortening and
salad ard cooking oils was
dered tonight, effective at 1901
a. m. Sunday.
OPA, noting a continuing dwind'
ling of supplies, announced a new
value of IL points a pound up from
10, for the second boost in month
and the fifth since the start OF the
year.
Most industrial fats and oil al
lotments are also being trimmed
for the July-September quarter
the announcement said.
Current butter and margarine
point values are not affected.
OPA said the fats-oils point value
increases are necessary because:
l.. The expected civilian supply
for the third quarter lis only 75l.
100000 pounds, as compared with
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
NOhnued s. Continued on rage 1"o, wi
Plans Made To Welcome
City;s No. I War Hero

who wish to meet his plane at the
airport. H. f;o,a
have been placed at the disposal
Of Of tn the city authorities for whatever 1t. ss
homecoming activities are to De
staged The base has offered to
stage an air show of IS planes Ian , II II
CAPTAIN Murray's honor, and Las
agreed to provide soldiers 1ol
parades either in Wilmington Oh
at the base.
Though no word has been re-
ceived by. Captain MURRAY S iasl'
er as to when h. is hkeiy ~ &c
t,,rn mans being made by officer!
At the base and city officials shoulo
he completed in every detail wher
that time arrives.
Continued on Page Nine; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
Potato Buyer Arrested
In Black Market Case

chase by government agencies
which have frozen the entire crop
of Pasquotank, Camden and Cur
rituck counties, amounting to naoxa
than 100000 bushels.
Kaplan was arrested in his no.
tel room here. He protested his
innocence and waived a hearing
before Commissioner Leggett. No
witnesses were put on the stand
by the OPA beyond general
statement Of the charges and the
supporting evidence offered by
counsel. Kaplan was held in Gus
tody until he posted a cash bond.
From the commissioner hearing
the matter was continued into
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17

ELIZABETH CITY, June 49,
R)-Field agents of the Office of
Price Administration revealed to-
day what they charged was large
black market in Irish potatoes when
they summoned more than a dozen
growers, shippers and buyers to
an inquiry and afterward ar
raigned Harry Kaplan, Newark,
N. j., potato buyer before U. S.
Commissioner j. H. Leggett. He
was held in $4,000 bond for his
appearance in federal court.
Charges against Kaplan were
based on the statements of wit
nesses that he had offered fees OF
as much as $3.50 for preferential
consideration in the disposition OF
potatoes released for civilian pur-
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17

homecoming plans to welcome
Naplaln Charles P. Murray, Jr.,
A'Se wllmingtonian to ~eceiv the
congressional Medal of Honor, upon
,AS arrival here are being made
W Colonel c. T. EdWinson, COM
handing officer at Bluethenthal
sr base, in cooperating with city
'ia county officials.
opon receipt Of word that Cap
s n' Murray has arrived from Eu-
wye Colonel Edwinson has offer
w. ~ 20 lily his CAT transport to the
w r OF debarkation to meet the
mlngton.
ne has also promised govern
;I, transportation for the FAM
:" ana friends of Captain Murray,
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17

world dominion" the witness in
cluded.
General of the Army George {.
Marshall, VINO called upon oppo-
nents to offer a better prepared
ness plan and opposed a large
peacetime standing army as re
pugnant to the American people.
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King,
who declared that sin this world
of realism we must keep oursel"o
prepared to support by realistic
methods, if necessary, our ideals
tic hopes and efforts looking to-
ward lasting world peace"
General A. A. Vandegrift, Ma
rine Commandant, who said I'VE
can not, under any conditions, as
Continued on Page Nine; Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
AustraliaXl
May Rec
Veto Battle
PREPARED TO ACT
Will Step Forward If Rus.
sia Insists On Curling
Debate Rights
By DOUGLAS B, CORNELL

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16.-(P
Australia stepped forward today
TO reopen the bitter veto fight al
the United Nations conference ir
the event Russia insists upon cur
failing rights of new world as
sernbly to debate all international
problems.
Both these issues had been writ
ten off the books as largely closed
Resumption of arguments ovel
them unquestionably would still
up strong feelings and incur de-
LAY at moment when the confer.
ence is struggling to wind up its
affairs in a spirit of international
good will.
Even if a new flare-up is avoid
ed, technical and mechanical trou
bles were stacking up in such vo
lume today that it was an ever
money bet the conference will moi
get through its tremendous tasks
lby next Saturday-the date sci
for President Truman's closing
address.
Working On Charter
In morning, afternoon and night
sessions, committees were striv
ing to polish off final details Of
the charter for new United Ma
tons organization. They had. tt
thresh out such questions as fu
ture amendment of the charter
tIusteeships over dependent PEG
Piles of the world, and whether II
provide for withdrawal and expul
sion of league members.
Some of the fire disappeared
from a small nation campaign tt
proven application of great pow
er veto rights to future revision o
the charter, but the little coun
tries wanted assurances there
would be definite opportunity TO.
revision.
Great nations were against de
claring the charter should be over
| Continued on Page Nine; Col. +
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
Japan Tells Women HeyMust
FIGHT IF HON Gland Is Invaded
TALK 2O-EAR WAR
Volunteer Corps Head
Says All Will Be Expec-
ted To Oppose Allies
BY COURTENAY MOORE
United Press Staff Correspondent

OuAtcu ITcSS StdlI correspondent
WASHINGTON, June 16-WD-
Japanese women were told today
that they would be required to fight
in the front lines in case of an
invasion of the homeland.
Women and aged persons plus
all male civilians, will be expected
to hurl themselves against Allied
invaders, Lieut.. Gen. Sanetsune
Usn jima of the civilian volunteer
corps" said in a broadcast over
the Tokyo domestic radio.
A 20-year-war on home soil may
be necessary to wear down. An
glo-American invaders, Kumatore
Hondo, veteran diplomat and form
er ambassador to Germany, warned
in a Tokyo newspaper. His gloom,
forecast was beamed by radio tt
the United States.
Broadcast Recorded
The broadcasts were recorded b,
the United Press and the Fedora
Communications Commission.
Tokyo said vice ministers as
sembled today in an "emergenc.
meeting" at the official residenc,
of Premier Kantaro Suzuki OF
various problems.
Ushijima spoke at one of a mum
Der of ceremonies to expand tn
membership of Japan's civilian
volunteer corps. He urged upon wo
men the example of women on Oki
nawa who, he said, fought vail
Continued on Page Two; Col. J.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17

up on Truk, isolated from their
homeland. Truk is 2,100 miles
from Tokyo, GAO miles south
east of Guam, and 2,100 miles
east of Manila.
1t was the first large-scale
carrier-based raid OH Truk
since April 1890, 1914, when
Vice Admiral Marc C. Mits-
cher's Fifth Fleet struck in
force. However, since January,
1914, Truk has been under al
most continuous neutralizing
attacks by U. S. aircraft.
Marine aircraft joined in the
foray against almost forgot
ten targets in the Carolines.
Military installations on the
Palaus and Yal we're attacked
yesterday, while Ventures de-
stroyed barracks and weather
Continued on Page Two; Col.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
LEADERS ARRIVE
Negotiations End Problem
OF Departure OF Dele
gates From London

LONDON. June ,16.-fUp)- Two
Polish leaders from London arriv-
ed in Moscow today for discussions
on new Polish government. All
interested parties are now in the
Soviet capital and formal talks
are expected to begin momentarily.
Long distance negotiation solved
two problems which had delayed
tie departure of Stanislaw Mikol-
sjczyk, former London Polish pre-
nier and leader of the Polish pea
SAINT party in Britain, and Jan
labor minister. A third delegate.
stanczyk. Socialist and former la
Dor minister. A third delegate, jill
Ivan Zakowski, was invited but
refused 10 go. A British foreign
office spokesman said substitute
might be chosen.
Delayed Departures
The refusal of Zakowski to &C
was one of the problems which
delayed the departures. The 9th
er was the reported inability OF
wicenty WitoS. former premier and
leader Of the Peasant party within
The country, 10 attend the discus
sions because of i'll health.
An authoritative British source
said these problems were dissolv
ed after lengthy exchange of tele-
grams between the British Foreign
otc and Moscow last night.
The foreign office spokesman
said the tripartite commission, rep
fesenting Russia, tn e United
States and Britain, which is ar
ranging the conference, attached
@much Importance to the presence
Of Witos it had sent him a SECOND
invitation. 1t requested him urgent
y to make the trip from POLAND
70 Moscow and assured him of al
medical attention.
1t is of the utmost importance
mat Mikolajczyk confer with Vito.
before the discussions open, the
spokesman said.
British sources gave no hint o.
VINO might be chosen to succeed
1akoWski. Mikolajczyk and Stan
tlyk took no part in the selection
II became apparent that it would
D r made by group inside Poland
me Soviet Unions plans to try It
1oilSh leaders arrested in Western
foldhd weeks ago on charges O.
"'lVl'y against the Red army
'aSt shadow over the conference
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17
JAPS SHELL own
TROOPS ON PEAK
Remainder OF Garrison OF
10000 Men Trapped
In Small Sector
BY LEFT ERICKSON

GUAM, Sunday, June IL
P)-The U. S. Tenth Army
captured the last three Japa-
nese-held hills on southern
Okinawa's high plateau Sat-
urday with the unintentional
help of enemy artillery, which
mistakenly shelled it's own
forces on one of the peaks
before the Americans took it.
The Goth Infantry division seized
the 548-foot summit of Yuza hill,
highest on the escarpment line,
which the Nipponese had used eff
fectively as an artillery position.
BY nightfal the 96th was driv-
| ing southWestWard down the back
slopes after a stiff fight against
heavy mortar and machinegun fire
from the dwindling Japanese gar
rison, Adm. Chester M. Nimitz
announced today in a communique.
The hill is designated 167 by the
Americans because of It's height
in meters.
Capture Two More
On the east side of the island,
the Seventh Infantry division took
two hills, lis and 1853, which are
respectively 379 and 502 feet high.
On Hill 1853 the erroneous Japa-
nese artillery fire aided the as
sault by Seventh division elements.
When the Japanese realized their
mistake and ceased fire, the Sew
enth's men charged to. the top.
The Japanese resumed fire, but
too late to stop the Americans.
Tanks operating in very rough.
brush-covered terrain supported
the Seventh's Sind regiment in
taking Hill lis.
The capture of the three key
heights put the Tenth Army troops
in positions looking directly down
on the remnants of the Japanese
garrison, numbering possibly TO-
900 men compressed into less than
eight square miles.
The three hills run in line
southeastward from YuZa on the
northwest part of the plateau. Hill
1853 rises from about the middle
of the plateau area, while lis is
on the southeastern rim near the
town of Nakaza.
Capture of the highest, Yuza, by
the 3S3rd regiment of the goth oil
vision. came in a drive from its
neighboring peak, Yaeju, which the
381st regiment had cleared up a
day earlier.
The capture was of particular
value to the First Marine division,
which was having tough battle
a mile and a half westward on
Kunishi ridge against one OF the
strongest Japanese concentrations
of automatic weapons yet seen on
Okinawa.
Positions Unchanged
The Marine positions on the
{ ridge remained essentially UNI
/, changed, NimitZ' communicate
! said. Greatest advance on any part
of the front was 800 yards by the
, Seventh Infantry in the east.
Despite the terrific resistance
: still put up by the enemy, japanese
surrenders and suicides W e .
l daily growing more frequent.
I Okinawan civilians fleeing from
S the Japanese-held area were caus-
S ing the Americans some difficulty
also.
The desperate enemy tried his
r old trick of night infiltration On a
. large scale throughout the week.
Today's communique reported the
killing of 1000 in these attacks,
Continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-17

sea lanes Of the Japanese
home islands.
The British assault against
the once-mighty bastion of
Truk was heavy offensive
blow. Carrier aircraft and
warships pounded the atoll day
and night, hitting air fields,
dock facilities, harbor craft,
towns, radio stations and gun
emplacements.
The communique said only
negligible shore battery fire
answered the Royal Navy's
ship bombardm. mt, and attack
ing aircraft reported moder-
ate anti-aircraft fire. Two en-
envy planes were destroyed on
the ground. None were air
borne. One British Seafire
fighter was missing.
1t is believed as many as
1905 Japanese still are hOled