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Jap Forces
Beaten Back
By British
OVER 500 KILLED
Desperate Attic mpt Ia
Crack Pyu Trap Brings
Disaster

CALCUTTA, July 23.-W.P)-Five
,nared Of an estimated 5000
Iananese troops have been killed
~ vain attempt to break British
trsn near Pyu and escape toward
Thailand Adm. Lord Louis Mount
batten said today.
Tank.led British infantrymen at
tackled the desperate enemy unit
as if moved eastward from the
pegu-Yomas area across the Man
da1av-Rangoon rail line west OF the
sittang Mountbatten said more
han 10 per cent of the force had
haen killed in sharp 24-hour
ba+tle Many were also killed in
artillery and air bombardments,
he added.
Only a few routed Japanese, flee
ino toward Thailand about 10 miles
away, reached the Sittang, 10 miles
from the battle zone.
In the Pegu area, British troops
seized four villages approximately
six miles southeast of Myitkyo
headquarters of an estimated 5000
trapped japanese troops. Other Al
lied units advanced through the
flooded jungle west of Myitkyc
on the prowl for Japanese rem
nants
japanese troops along the 10
mile stretch between Toungoo and
Nyaunglebin, north of Pyu, have
continued attacks against British
positions, it was reported.
Allied warplanes, aiding ground
troops near Pyu, for the secoA
consecutive day yesterday blasted
japanese positions. Two enemy
held villages were bombed ane
strafed. Four enemy vessels, roll
irs stock and motor transport were
attacked in the Singora sector ir
southern Thailand.
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President MayHaue Won
Important Concessions

POTSDAM. July -23-R-Presi-
dent Truman was reported tonight
to have won important American
aims at the Big Three Conference
and to have established cordial
friendship with Premier Stain that
produced unexpected Russian con-
cessions.
A spokesman for the U. S. dele
cation said the Big Three had met
again today-their seventh day of
conferences and "are driving
ahead"
Sources close to the Chied Ex-
evutive said he and Stain have
established the most cordial rela-
tionship and have reached a stage
Of understanding considered inlpos-
sible before the meeting opened.
The belief prevailed that Truman
in his debut as an international
negotiator, had achieved a sub
stantial understanding with the
Russians on impending develop
ments in the Japanese war.
Men close to the President re-
ported he is happy over conces-
sions won thus far. Despite the diff
ference of language, the President
is said to have made big hit with
the Russian leader, who, like the
mid eSterner. is a man of direct
action and few words.
Prospects for an early conclusion
of the Big Three parley appeared
enhanced tonight.
1t was learned reliably that
Prime Minister Churchill would
give state dinner tonight as the
last of a series of such big three
functions in Potsdam. Besides Tur'
man and Stain, the guest list was
not definitely known.
A tight-lipped silence was man
tanned in the Allied compounds
about concrete matters already
agreed upon by the conferees.
The President, however, was be
lieved to have had two strings Il
his bow in frank talks with hi
two greatest Allies on the way tt
bring Asia out of the chaos of war
Firstly, he appeared to believ'
it was not impossible that Japan
saner militarists and wealthiest in
dustiralists might at last join hand
in seeking peace SO as to avoie
heavy occupation of the home is
lands.
Secondly, if Japan's leaders per
sisted in their suicidal course, h
wanted to assure employment o
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COR0NER'S JURY
BLAMES DRIVER

A coroner's jury decided last
night that Sgt. Herman E. Smith,
80 year old Camp Lejeune Marine,
who died Sunday at James Walker
Memorial hospital, "came to his
death as result of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident
in a car driven by Cpl. Clyde F.
Taylor (25, also of Camp Lejeune)
in a reckless and careless man.
ner at a high rate of speed, ac-
cording to Coroner Asa w. Allen.
A decision will be reached this
morning as to the issuance of
warrant for Tyler, State Highway
patrolmen reported, as it has not
ye4 been determined whether he
will appear before a military or
civil court.
Sgt. Smith was taken to the hos.
pital last Thursday afternoon to be
treated for injuries received when
the car in which he was riding.
skidded and overturned about three
and one-half miles north of Will
mingtoa on U. S. Highway II.
The operator of the ca, Cpl
Clyde E. Tyler, Is, also of Camp
Lejeune, was removed to the
Bluethenthal Army Air Base after
The accident, from which he re-
ceived only minor cuts. Smith was
unable to be removed from James
Walker Memorial hospital before
he died.
Investigating officers said the ac-
cident occurred at Ais p. m.
Thursday in front of the High Hat
club, where the vehicle was at
tempting to pass another car, also
headed south. The Marines auto
mobile skidded about SO yards,
overturned, and skidded another
IS yards, stopping on the right side
Of the road.
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JOINT COMMITTEE
TO PLAN AIR DAY

Three committees representing
Wilmington, New Hanover county
and the third, a citizens group,
will meet Wednesday to formulate
plans for celebration of Air Force
Jay August l, proclaimed yesterday
by President Truman in recognition
of the accomplishments of the Unit.
ed States air power throughout the
world.
The committee representing the
City of Wilmington is composed Of
Councilmen Garland S. Currin and
]. E. L. Wade. Representing the
County will be Commissioner Harry
R. Gardner and Addison Hewlett,
chairman of the board The
citizens committee will be compos-
ed of Albert Perry, Hargrove Bell
amy, Walter j. Cartier, r. B. Page
and Donald King,
The groups will confer with Col.
:. i. EdWlnson. commanding Of
ficer of the Bluethenthal Army Air
Base at Wilmington to arrange for
appropriate festivities to be held
here.
The day, according to an an
nouncement from the White House
yesterday, will be observed by
Army Air Force units all over the
world as the anniversary of an
order issued by the Army Signal
Corps August /, 1907, ordering a
study of 1.-The flying machine and
the possibility of adapting it to mill.
| tary PURPOSES"
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JAPS MOVING MANY
RESIDENTS OUT OF
SINGAPORE AREAS
BY United Press

The Singapore radio disclosed
Monday that non essential resi-
dents of Singapore were being
evacuated to Northern Nal; wa.
The disclosure was made in an
announcement that evacuees from
Singapore had been interviewed in
Ipoh in Northern Malaga and were
Sin the best of health and spirits
and assured Of a warm welcome
at their destination in Perak.
The broadcast, reported by FEC,
quoted the evacuees as thanking
the Singapore authorities for as
sisting them and as expressing the
hope that more and more people
in Singapore would take the op-
portunity to leave the city.
Singapore said the Malayan
country people were doing every
thing possible to look after the
health and future careers of the
eva c11eeS
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1000 Ships
Taking Part
In New Raid
SEEK JAPANESE NAVY
Halsey's Raiders Roam En-
envy Coastline In
interrupted
By WILLIAM F. TYREE

United Press War Correspondent
GUAM, Tuesday, July 24.-U,P)-
Adm. william F. Halsey's mighty
U. S. Third Fleet struck again
at the MAR Japanese island Of
Honshu today, sending more than
1000 carrier planes against the
great Inland Sea naval base oil
Kure in what appeared to be an
other attempt to destroy remnants
of the Japanese fleet.
Sending the crushing air-sea pre-
invasion bombardment OF a ESQ.,
mile stretch of Japan from north
ern Hokkaido to Southern Honshu
into it's third week, Halsey's planes
launched their attacks at dawn 'ln
great strength and continued
winging over the Kure area
throughout the day, Adm. Chester
w. Nimitz announced.
The sixth carrier strike in IS
days on the quaking enemy home
land, followed an assault last
Wednesday against the great Yoko-
suka naval base and the Tokyo
area in which the battleship Ma
cato, one of Japan's few remain
ing capital ships, was heavily dam
aged and possibly sunk by aerial
bombs.
The Nagato is one of four re-
naming Japanese battleships. Two
battleships of the Ise class have
been converted into carrier-battle-
ships.
At the same time, Nimitz dis
closed that other Pacific fleet light
warships had steamed up to the
China coast of Chekiang Province
Sunday to sink or damage several
Japanese ships in the East China
Sea, while far to the north other
light units of the North Pacific
Fleet bombarded Japanese install
lations on Paramushiro, in the Ku-
rifle Islands. Tokyo said seven
American vessels participated in
the latter bombardment which
started at IT'S a. m. Japanese
time) and lasted nearly an hour.
The Pacific Fleet thus was steam
ing unchallenged into enemy waters
along a 2,60O-mile front from al
most within sight of Soviet Kam-
chatka southwark to the Shanghai
area.
The attack on Kure, one OF Ja-
pans four largest naval bases To-
Gated 40 miles southwest of To-
kyo, was the first by carrier planes
since mid-March when one Japa-
: nese battleship was sunk and Is
to II war--1ips, including one or
two battleships and two or three
carriers, were damaged. 1t was
Continued on Page Six; Col. ~
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Wilmington Bank Deposits Increase
$78O2, 900 During First Half Of rs
Postal Savings Totals
Boosted For Gain
Over 1914

Recent surveys by the national
magazine "Sales Management,
showing that Wilmington enjoys a
higher Standard of living and has
a stronger consumer market than
most other communities of the ma
ton was borne out yesterday by
figures released by David M. OAR
den, secretary of the Wilmington
Clearing House Association, COW
ering bank deposits for the first
six months of 1915.
During the period covered by
Mr.. Darden's report, businessmen
and citizens of Wilmington deposit
ed in the banks of the city, a total
of $42, 633 900. This represents a
gain of $7,8O2,OOO over the cores
ponding six months of 1914, when
total deposits in all banks totaled
$34, 831 900.
Continued on Page Six; Col. 81
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$50 ship FLEET
POSTWAR TOTAL
Harvard Board Recon-
mends Figure AS U. S.
Maximum Total

WASHINGTON. July 3D. up -
A minimum U. S. flag postwar
merchant fleet of $50 ships totall-
ing 6,155, 900 gross tons was recon-
mended today in a report prepared
by experts of the Harvard School
of Business Administration.
The report, made public jointly
by the Navy and the Maritime
Commission, set as a recommend
ed maximum 1925 ships of $780,
600 gross tons.
The joint announcement en-
phasized that while the study was
made at the request OF the two
government agencies, the recon-
mendations do not necessarily re-
fleet ultimate government policy.
Legislation dealing with postwar
disposition of surplus U. S. mer-
chant vessels is now awaiting con-
sideration in Congress.
The recommended minimum
fleet would include $50 dry cargo
ships in foreign trade, $50 dry
cargo ships in coastwise and inter
coastal trade. and IS dry cargo
ships in non-contiguors trade. 10
passenger vessels in foreign trade
and 10 in domestic; Is tankers in
foreign trade and $50 domestic.
The recommended maximum
would include $50 cargo ships in
foreign trade) Ats dry cargo ships
in coastwise and intercoastal trade
80 dry cargo ships in non-con-
tiguous trade, Is passenger ships
in foreign trade and Is in domestic
service, go tankers in foreign
service and 230 in domestic.
The maximum can not be ex-
ceeded to any great extent with
out endangering relation with other
countries or the adequacy of other
means of transportation within the
United States,'' it said.
The report recommended that
the government adopt five point
program for disposal Of maritime
shipbuilding facilities.
l. Offer for sale to the yard own
ers at low prices facilities owned
by the government in private yards
2. Enter into contracts with the
private yard owners tor the main
tenance, idle, of any government
owned facilities not sold to the pr
vate owner.
3. Military authorities should Sc
lect from among government
owned emergency yards those ad
ditional facilities necessary a.
Continued on Page Seven; Col. y
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WPB Officials To Hold
Priority Meeting Here

An area meeting called by the
Raleigh state office o. the War Pro
duction Board will be held at 10
am, Thursday, August 2, at the
City Hall council chamber for The
purpose of discussing changes in
priority regulations effecting small
businesses, Walter Cartier. execu-
tive secretary of the Wilmington
Chamber of Commerce, announced
yesterday.
Six surrounding countieS will be
represented at the meeting, Cartier
said, and a group of WPB officials
from Raleign will be here. The
meeting is open to representatives
of businesses, he added, and addl-
tional information will be given as
soon as received.
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Disorders Mark Opening
OfMurshQl Petain Trial

PARIS, July 23-lR-Aged Mar
shall Henri Philippe Petain went to
trial for his life today amid angry
catcalls and disorderly courtroom
dproars, and asserted that, far from
be aging France, he had ''pre.
pared the road to liberation
Proudly displaying the medals
France had given him, the 89-year-
old former Vichy Chief of State
answered charges of Intelligence
with Frances hereditary enemy,
Germany, and, plotting against the
security of France. by saying:
II sacrificed my prestige for the
French people. If I've treated with
the enemy, it was to spare you.
In a damned and noisy court
room. once cleared by genuarmes
carrying tommyguns, the fallen
giants of France unrolled the bitter
facts of Frances 1910 defeat as
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Chinese Now
II Miles OF
Swato
PURSUING 4
Commul. IS IT'S Re-
capture aishiou
Near kNeilin

CHUNGKING, July 3D. W.D -
Chinese troops, advancing in pur-
suit of Japanese withdrawing from
the coastal city of Chaoan, have
reached the border of Kwangtung
and Fukien Provinces, a Chinese
communique reported today.
Chaoan lies at the delta of the
Han river in Kwangtunk Province,
IL miles North of the important
Japanese-held port of Swato. The
Fukien province frontier is 10 miles
North of Chaoan.
The communique said Chinese
troops had recaptured Paishiou, "a
miles West of besieged Kweilin
where other Chinese columns al
ready had penetrated the suburbs
of the city in a drive to recapture
huge U. S. 18th Air Force base.
Other Chinese forces attacking
from the Southwest, along the
Kweilin-Luichow railroad, reach
ed point eight miles from
Kweilin.
Chinese besieged Yungfu, 30
miles Southwest of Kweilin. Other
ground forces repulsed Japanese
cvounter-attacks at Yining and
Chaishiou, West of Kweilin. A col
u;nn of Chinese troops pushing up
the Liuchow-Kweilin highway ap-
preached Yengsu.
A U. S. Army communicate re-
ported Mustangs of the 18th Air
Force attacked an ammunition
dump southwest of Wichwan in
Snensi Province July 81, inflicting
casualties and starting large fires.
BIS medium bombers raided a
Japanese headquarters at Mu-
chang, leaving fires visible for 80
miles. Other B-25's attacked seven
enemy troops and damaged build
ings west of Paoching in Southern
Human province.
Mustangs attacked shipping on
the West and North rivers, dam
aging IL loaded 50-foot sampans.
Thirteen locomotives were dam
aged by fighters in Central Hupeh
Province.
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CAROLINA BEACH
COUNCIL ADOPTS
BUDGET FOR YEAR

A budget of $81,970 was adopted
yesterday by the town of Carolina
Beach for its operations during
the fiscal year 1945-46, according
to an announcement by Town Clerk
Walter Blair.
The largest item on the budget
is the Water department fund
which amounts to $22,547.50. Next
two highest are for Streets and
Boardwalks, $14, 700, and the police
department $14,
In the General Fund, which in
cludes those administrative ex-
penses not covered in the various
departments, $5,757.5O has beer
set as the maximum. The Fire
department expenses were est,
mated at $9,364; Sanitation depart.
ment, $7,450; Public Buildings,
$3,085; and Sewerage, $4,726.
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GOVERNOR AFTER
SNAKE MEETINGS

RICHMOND, Va, July % -(P)-
Religious cultists from six states
plan to attend mass demonstrations
Sunday of snake handling at Saone
Creek, in Lee county, even while
The governor of Virginia sought a
legal means to outlaw the summer
rituals.
Governor Colgate Darden. main.
tanning that freedom of religion is
not involved, today conferred with
Attorney General A. P. Staples in
an attempt to find a law whereby
ne could prevent further demon
STATIONS by cultisits with poisonous
reptiles, which have resulted in
the deaths of two participants and
lett two critically ill.
The Rev. Bill Parsons was bitten
on top Of the head by a large cop
perhead snake last night at a
SPECIAL Sunday service. Although
ms face was red with pain, he con.
mued to work today at a mine
and made no announcement of the
olte until he returned home tonight.
I'm doing too badly" he said.
God will take care of me and ]
VIII be healed adding that he will
iloI resort to medical attention.
The bite, he said, was an acci.
oeht "A good sister was treadins
On newly-caught deadly copper
nead with her bare feet. She mus
nave made it mad because when
helo 1t above my head as usual, il
1e' me nave it right on top"
Meanwhile, cultists announce
uelf intention of continuing ritual.
t e the guarantee of religion:
freedom, and said that they woule
sao hrebaths' and the taking O
day w. 0'''oiile0 gun
eult members from Kentucky
aeofgls' Ohio, Alabama, TENNESSEE
and Virginia are expected to part
Pote IN the RELIGIOUS ritual.
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Connally Asks Senate
For Big Charter Vote

WASHINGTON, Ju y 23.-R-
Senator Tom Connally told the
Senate today there was blood on
the wall of the Chamber to show
where the League of Nations was
Slaughtered and asked for a
vote that will convince the world
this nation is truly behind the
United Nations Charter.
Opening debate on ratification OF
the 5O-nation agreement for a
world organization designed to
keep the peace, the Texan said
that there was ample evidence OF
overwhelming approval.
But "tne other nations are still
fearful of the United States Sen
ate," he added and pointed
finger at the back wall as he went
on:
| "They know that the League OF
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EAST STATES HIT
BY SEVERE FLOOD
NV The Associated PreSSl

Overlooking rivers IN the East
caused damage unofficially esti-
mated at more than $2,000,00 to
crops, victory gardens and prop
erty yesterday. but hot, moist
weather in the Midwest and West
benefited corn and wheat crops.
Two deaths were attributed to
the floods, and one woman was
reported m SIS ng. Drownings
caused five deaths; heat prostra-
ton, one.
Eastern and Western New York,
Western massachusetts,, New Jer-
sey and Vermont reported crops
and gardens washed away by tor
rental rains that spilled rivers
over their banks.
Roads were covered, commune
cations d S ru It e d, homes ma
rooned and war work halted by
the water, which in some places
had begun to recede.
Hardest hit areas were in Rens'
selaer and North Columbia coun
ties, surrounding K n d e h o o k
Creek, in New York state along
the Ramapo and Passaic rivers ir
New Jersey, and the Hancock riv
err in Massachusetts.
The Ramapo river in Rocklano
county. New York. broke one dam
cracked another. piled four feet o.
water on Route SO, near Yves
Nyack and flooded the boiler
room, laundry, cafeteria, X-ray
and emergency operating room o:
the Good Samaritan hospital al
Suffern.
State police in New York. State
Guardsmen in Massachusetts, anc
police in New Jersey evacuated
hundreds of families from inundat
ed homes.
Flood conditions also were re
Continued on Page Seven; Col. s.
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FLEET PLANES
AGAMATTACK
HONSHUAREAS
AMERICANS MAKE
GAINS ON LUZ0N
Sixth Infantry Division
Advances Six Miles
On Skeleton"

MANILA, Tuesday, July 24.-Pl
One of the toughest actions o.
the bloody mop-up campaign in thu
liberated Philippines was being
pushed today in the wild and rug
ged mountain area of Northern
Luzon island.
In that Forbidding sector troops
of Americas Sixth Infantry Divl'
sion drove eight miles along
Skeleton Road" and captured
Banaue, japanese mountain re-
treat. The Yanks were within two
and a half miles of Philippine Ar
my forces punching through the
region from the Northwest.
The going was slow because TIL
Japanese had blasted out sections
of the road along which the Ameri-
cans advanced. Japanese skeletons
lined the road, attesting to tn
sharpshooting abilities Of U. S.
fliers who had bombed and STRAIT
ed roads and trails repeatedly.
When the Yanks make juncture
with the Filipino forces the hun
cry, hopeless and poorly arme'
Japanese remnants still in thu
mountains will be split into three
segments.
Many natives report that anon,
the remnants is. Gen. TomoyuA
Yamashita, Nippon commander-in
chief in the Philippines and tn
officer who led the successful blit
on Singapore. While some report
insist that Yamashita flew to safe
ty weeks ago, natives reports an
Radio Tokyo say he is among thos
trapped in the mountains.
Some of the Japanese are quit
ting voluntarily. Seventy five MIR
pom soldiers and nine civilians sur
rendered last Friday.
A communique Monday, GOVERN
fTn,,<;ruoI ~, Douo Couon. CoI Q
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Petain sat calmly before the high
court of justice and a 24-man jury.
The old Marshars own assertion
from the prisoners dock that as
Vichy chief he was shield and
buckler" protecting the French peo-
pie was followed by testimony from
Paul Reynaud the premier who
brought Petain into the French
government - that the Marshal
was responsible for the armistice
despite solemn pact with Britain
not to make a separate peace.
Reynaud's voice quivered with
emotion when ne described as his
monumental error" his belief that
the patriotism of Petain and Gen.
Maxine Weygand was greater
than their political aims and their
personal ambitions"
Continued on Page Three; Col. -
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American Legion Plans
Installation Meeting

The American Legion Post No.
10 will install NV officers at thu
Legion hall Thursday night, it has
been announced:
Donald King will be the com
rnander to be installed. Other off
GERS who. will take their posts
Thursday night are:
O. o. Allsbrook, first vice-com
mander; Bruce B. Cameron, sec
ond vice-commander; Theodore
Webb, third vice commander; E..
Fl. Divine, finance officer, the Rev
Sankey Lee Blanton, chaplain; anu
J. C. Thornton, Robert Hollis, H.
E. Fales, and Walker Taylor
trustees.
Miss Stella Pettoway is thu
nnsf's historian
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Nations was slaughtered here in
this Chamber.
Cant you see the blood-there
it is on the WALL
The speech by the chairman of
the Foreign Relations committee
started a week of formal discus
sion on the document, and was
backed up by an imposing show
of bipartisan support.
Confident that the Senate will
ratify the Charter drawn at San
Francisco, two of its authors
Connally and Senator Vandenberg
(R. -Mich.l-told their stories in
less than an hour and a half.
On an issue Of such weight these
probably were two of the shortest
main speeches in Senate records.
There were other signs that rati-
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