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and Ohio Railroad at Piedmont, de-
stroying bridges, trains, engines, COM
pany work shops, etc, to the amount
Of millions Of dollars Thirteen hun
bred Yankee calvary have gone out
from Winchester to intercept Mcneil.
| proceed with two regiments Of cav
airy and section of artillery to the re-
lief Of Mcneil. Col. George H. Smith,
with residue of my command, re-
mains in the valley and will communi-
cate with you"
President CARROTS dispatches make
interesting reading.
Lew Wallace, Major General COM
handing the middle division under
date Of Baltimore, Md, May 5, 1854
wired Major General E. B. Tylor:
General, the raid on the railroad
at Piedmont must wake US up. The
destruction Of property there was
enormous, considering that it was
accomplished by but rs guerilIas. Such
q thing must not happen to u.s."
GARRETT IN DISPATCHES
TELLS STANTON ABOUT IT
President Garrett Of the railroad,
sent the following dispatches:
CAMDEN STATION,
Baltimore,
May S, 1864.
Received 1926 a. NO.
HON. f. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War;
Our telegraph lines were cut at 7
o'clock this morning west Of Cumber-
land. Operator at the instant of cut
ting had commenced forwarding ad-
vice that the Confederates were
marching on Piedmont in force. You
are aware that few troops remain to
resist them, and unless immediate
movements are made great destluc-
ton Of railroad property and works
will probably take place. Under these
circumstances will it not be well to
urge that the first regiment in Ohio
ready for movement shall be FASTENED
forward for the protection of the line?
Rapidly Of movement is probably
vital to prevent great disasters. We
last week advised General Sigel of the
great Importance of Piedmont, with
its excessive shops and machinery,
and Of the urgent necessity to pro-
tect, but few or no troops were left
in that vicinity.
JOHN w. GARRETT,
President.
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LEE CARL'S SCRAPBOOK
McNeilPs Guerilias Burned b. &
O. Shops At Piedmont; Raiders
Overtaken At Bloomington
BY FRANK LEE CARL, Staff Writkr
of The Cumberland Sunday Times


of The Cumberland Sunday Times
Cumberland, an important strategic
point in the Civil War, having been
headquarters of the Army Of West
Virginia, almost got through the con-
fict without any outstanding Incl
dent, but when the Confederacy was
in its expiring gasp it was left to
stage one Of the Wars greatest dra-
mas-the Kidnapping Of two generals.
George Crook and Benz f. Kelley,
from their hotel here by the Mcneil
Partisan Rangers. This was in Feb
luary, 1865, less than two months be-
fore the surrender Of Lee and while
thousands Of Union troops were quar-
tered in the city.
This story has been so eft told that
it will not be repeated here, bat mar
ration of several incidents in close re-
lation to this territory will show how
the game was played almost at ones
door, and Mcneil hobs up in one Of
these.
The destruction Of the Piedmont
shops Of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road by Confedcrates was a daring
and costly achievement. Scrapbook is
printing official accounts.
The report Of Captain John H. Nc
Nell, Virginia Partisan Rangers, dat
ed at Moorefield, Hardy county, May
l, 1864, to James A. Seldom, Confed-
crate Secretary Of War, reads:
l left this place with sixty men on
the night of the Bird instant. Reached
Bloomington on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, on the morning Of the
9Th at days dawn. Captured a freight
train; put some Of my men on board.
Went one and one-half miles below to
Piedmont, my cavalry following on
behind. We captured this place with
small garrison which surrendered
without resistance. We burned seven
large buildings filled with the finest
machinery, engines and railroad cars,
burned nine railroad engines, some
seventy-tive or eighty burthen cars,
two trains Of cars heavily laden with
commissary stores and sent six en-
glnes with full head of steam toward
New Creek. Captured the mail and
mail train and 104 prisoners on the
train and burned the railroad bridge
across the North Branch of the Poto-
mac leading in to Cumberland.
An abstract from itinerary of Wiki
inson's Brigade, Department of West
Virginia, May 5, 1864, reads:
Lieut.. Charles Bagley, with one
gun supported by detachment of
seventy-five infantry, under command
Of Lieut.. Brown, 33rd Illinois Infantry,
was ordered to Piedmont, w. Va. to
intercept the rebel raider, Mcneil,
who was making raid upon the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad Marched
to Piedmont, distance of five miles,
and found the enemy had left a short
time previous; followed and came up
with them at Bloomington and imme-
diately opened fire upon them, dis
persing them in confusion; returned
to New Greek, W. Va, the same ev-
ening."
MILLIONS DESTROYED,
ACCORDING TO IMBODEN
A dispatch from Brig. Gen. j. D.
lmboden, under date of Woodstock,
Va Mar O 1874 To Mni Con L q
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THOMAS JOHNS

Colonel Second Regiment.
Potomac Home Brigade.
BRIG. GEN. C. NJ. THRUSTON.
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Americans pushed to within fou1.
miles of St. With but fighting in Bel
GUM was hard. Allied airmen were
over German oil targets. Activity on
Italian front was limited. Japan re-
ported more carrier raids ON Chinese
ports, Formosa and Honshu island.
Americans pressed forward on Luzon.
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killing one and wounding SIX Of my
men. causing the company to seek
shelter behind the parapets Of the
bridge.
After skirmishing some time from
the parapets of the bridge and an en-
inence on our left, and not hearing
the firing Of General Kelley's column
for the previous hour, | concluded he
had carried Romney and the object of
my march-to create a diversion IN
his faVor-belhg accomplished de-
telmlned to retire, when we did IN
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SHAW, EARLY IN WAR,
GETS BRAVERY CITATION

1t is recalled that Major Alexander
Shaw, whose body rests in the family
cemetery at Rawlings, this county, re-
ceived a citation for bravery. Major
Shaw made his impress in affairs fol-
lowing the War, as coal operator, fl
nancier, churchman, philanthropist,
and along other lines. At large outlay
he established the family cemetery
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Governor O'Conor opposes social
lied medicine but asks that medical
facilities to INDECENT patients be
broadened.
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MILLIONS DESTROYED,
ACCORDING TO IMBODEN

A dispatch from Brig Gen. j. D
Imboden, under date of Woodstock
Va, May 9, 1864, to Maj. Gen. j. c
Breckenridge, reads
Capt. Mcneil, with company, ha.
succeeded in striking the Baltimor,
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FL. PEARSALL-
dies AT BEACH
Well-Known Wilmingtonian
Was President OF Fer
tilizer Company

Frederick Leon Pearsall, presi-
dent of Pearsall and Company,
manufacturers of fertilizer, died
suddenly yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock at 807 South Lumina ave-
nue., Wrightsville Beach.
Mr.. Pearsan was born in Will
mington, the son of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Pearsall, and had
sper: practically his entire life
here.
He was educated in the public
S schools, later attending Fish
bourne Military Academy and the
University of North Carolina. He
entered business in the firm Of
Hall and Pearsall, wholesalers, but
shortly afterwards went into the
fertilizer industry when the com,
pany was organized by his father
He had served as president for the
past 20 years.
Mr.. Pearsall was an elder of St
Andrews Covenant Presbyterian
church. He was also clerk of the
session of the church since it's or.
ganization until last spring, wher
h, resigned.
He was a member of the Cape
Continued on Page 9, Col. A.
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DEMANDS RAISE
Union Sets Aside $4,000.
600 To Finance Indus
try-Wide Campaign

DETROIT, Sept. 15.-tREThe
United Automobile Workers (CIO)
threatened today to strike all Gen
eral Motors factories to support
it's demands for a 80 per e n
wage increase.
To spark an industry-wide drive
for the increase, the union S
aside $4,000,0O0. General Motors
was selected for the start of the
campaign with the others of the
automobile industry's big. three -
Chrysler and Ford - to follow.
The turbulent reconversion scene
in the vast automotive industry
shaped up thus:
1.-The JAW announced it would
petition for the strike vote in 135
General Motors plants if the cor
poration does rot meet the wage
demand. Such a walkout would
affect more than 100000 workers.
2-The Union said Chrysle1
workers would ballot Sept. % to
decide whether they also would pc
tition for a strike vote later. This
would involve from 10000 to 1OO,'
900 employees.
3-The Ford Motor Company
big plants were almost completely
closed as the corporation declar
ed it could not continue work be-
caue of strikes against suppllers
If narts. About 10000 workers were
affected directly, and $4,000 lndl
rectly.
Strike votes would be conducted
nv the National Labor relations
board upon petition of the Union ion
this procedure provides for 30
day 'cooling off'period between
receipt of petition and the actua
voting. oo-
General Motors, employing 325,
nm persons and largest producer
of. the car industry, was singled
out by. the Union as the m o S
strategic spot to launch the wage
drive - to be supported by a 81,
00O. 900 fund from the Unions trea
sury. -
fort to get into full production fol
Americas postwar car demane
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CHEST CAMPAIGN
DIVISIONS FORMED
Instruction Meetings Will
Be Conducted For
Groups Sept. 10

Plans for the forthcoming Com
munity War Chest campaign were
well under way yesterday with or
ganization of the Industrial, Com
merical and Public Service divis-
ions of the drive completed, &C
cording to word received by Cam
paign Chairman H. A. Marks from
L. A. Raney, head of the Trade
and Industry division.
These three groups include the
solicitation of 275 of the leading
firms in Wilmington and the coun-
ty, and embrace all business firms
employing five or more persons.
Instruction meetings to map
plans for this years campaign will
be held on next Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 10 in the directors room
of the Wilmington Savings n d
Trust Company. The Commercial
division is scheduled to NEE at
II o'clock in the morning; the Pub
lie Service group at o'clock in the
afternoon; and the Industrial unit
at pm.
Robert Strange, chairman Of
the Industrial seceion, will be
assisted by E. L. White, J. G.
Thornton, Warren S. johnson and
H. N. Hayden. Mr.. White will neao
group of workers comprised Of
Coast Line and Shipyard officials
Mr.. Thornton's list of workers in
clude Barnee c. Baxter, A e y
Fonvielle, S. L. Marbury, A e >
sprunt and Eugene W. Edwards
Serving in Mr.. Johnson's group
are Allen c. Ewing, w. B. Berry
]. nj. Gregg, Howard A. Penton
G. F. Palmer, D. c. North ane
Robert H. Tate. In Mr.. Hayden:
group are A.. C. Diehl, L. H
Vowel, James L. Duffy, W. E
Curtis, A. E. Rucker, Lionel B
Stevenson and Hal ]. Love.
The Commercial division, head
ed by Gardner Greer, is divided
into four groups, with Sam Berger
Robert Dannenbaum, H. M. Solo
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CORONER ALLEN
STRUCK BY CAR
Is Recuperating At Home
After Receiving Treat
ment At Hospital

Coroner Asa w. Allen was re-
cupersting at his home yesterday
afternoon following emergency
treatment at James Walker Me-
mortal hospital for injuries sustain
ed when he was accidentally
struck by an automobile at the
corner of Third and Princess
streets during the morning.
The accident occurred when the
coroner, walking east across Third
street, shielded against the rain by
an umbrella, walked into the side
of Ford truck operated by R.. L.
Faulk, of Bolton. Jolted by the
impact, he was struck by sec.
ond car, whose operator was still
unidentified by police officials late
yesterday afternoon, and knocked
down to the pavement. !.
When police officials arrived
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Membership of the Citizens
Committee for City Limits Ex-
tension, a recently organized
group to acquaint local voters
with the facts on the proposed
extension, was announced yes
terday by Mayor w. Ronald
Lane.
Forty citizens who live in Will
mington nd New Hanover
county accepted their nominal
ton to the committee and the
minority who declined to serve,
because of business or personal
reasons, expressed keen in
terest in the issue, he said.
The groundwork of the COM
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Reported To Have Decided
To Adopt Trusteeship
Arrangement
ACCEPT u. S. VIEW
Turkey Suggests Worl ID
Control OF Bases Lead
ing To Dardenelles,
BY JOHN A. PARIS, JR.

LONDON, Sept. 15.-R)-A re
sponsible source said tonight that
the big five council of foreign
ministers has decided tentatively
to divest Italy of her colonial EN-
pire and to adopt a trusteeship ar
rangement giving ultimate indie
pendence to Italian colonies.
The informant said the council
had accepted the American view
calling for an international trus
teeship of the colonies Gin con
formity- with the United Nation:
charter"
The official communique issuee
earlier said the foreign minister:
had referred the Italian colonia
question to the councils deputie:
with instructions to make the full
est possible use of the plan pro
posed by the American delega
tion."
Turk Make Suggestion
This development on the Ital
ian peace settlement followed
earlier reports that Turkey hae
sent the council a note suggesting
international control of the base!
nese islands, guardians of thu
tegric link between the Meditera
mean and the Black Sea, and o
vital interest to Russia.
It was learned unofficially tina
the foreign ministers have NJ
intention of naming Italy as tn.
administrator Of her former col
onies. The United States delega
ton was understood to be anxious
to end speculation that this nigh
be done.
Under the American proposal
which presumably now will be in
Guided in the draft of the italian
peace treaty, an internationa
trusteeship council, would be Sc
up under United Nations super
vision. This council would desig
nate an administrator.
The trusteeship would continue
it was understood, only until tn
colonies were able to show read
mess for self-government.
Clean Decks
In turning over the colonia
question to their deputies, tn
foreign ministers cleared tn
decks for the consideration Mon
Gay of the 1taly-Yugoslavia borde
issue in which control of Triest,
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MAY EXTEND PROBE
Many Lawmakers Not Con.
WINGED Army Trying To
Speed Up Discharges
BY DOUGLAS B. CORNELL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-RH
Congress talked today Of getting
tough about service discharges
and the draft-and of extending its
Pearl Harbor investigation to the
Philippines.
General Douglas Macarthur
may be asked to tell why Am
erica took a drubbing in the Phil
ippines at the start of the war.
An6 a lot of legislators still
aren't convinced the army is do
ing all it can, and as fast as il
can, to let men They may dc
something about it.
Congressman also had their say
on:
l. Whether Elliott Roosevelt, son
of the late President, is "broke"
2. Pay for people out of work.
Senate and House took Saturday
off. So there was more talk than
action.
But House Republicans, count
ing on some Democratic help, got
set to pry out of the military com.
mittee, and onto the House floor
for vote, a bill to:
Stop the draft-right now.
Let out of the army on request
anyone who has been a war pris.
oner or spent two years in uni.
form.
It isn't certain that the Senate.
House committee which will look
into the success of Japan's staE
at Pearl Harbor also will expand
it's inquiry into the Philippines.
But Senator Brewster (R-Me0,
member, says it may. Democrats
have limited at such a move.
If the committee takes that
course, Brewster wants MacAr-
thur to have a chance to tell what
happened.
i Senate Republicans did their
(COntinued on Page 9, Col. 81
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Gen. Roosevelt Borrowed
5000, 900 On Radio Chain

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-lR-
Brig. Gen. Elliott Roosevelt's own
story of the financial dealings that
brought him and some of his back
ers under Congressional scrutiny
was pieced together tonight for the
first time.
The account related that h e
late Presidents second son:
l. Borrowed more than $500, 900
to finance a Texas radio network.
2. Was referred by his late
uncle, Hall Roosevelt, to John Hart
ford, president of the Great At
lantic and Pacific tea company,
from whom he borrowed $4,000
3. Never got any help from his
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TRUMAN PROMISES
STUDY OF STRIKES
Expected To Announce
Major Changes In Gov .
eminent Next Week

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. IS
W.H-With a presidential study of
the Detroit Labor situation promis-
ed and major changes in govern
ment in prospect for next week,
President Truman tonight relaxed
with his family in the old home
place in independence.
He gave those pressing matters
little thought tonight. He was home
and relaxation in the rambling
summer white house for a few
hours was good.
The chief executive met with re
porters at impromptu press con
ference during the morning in his
Federal building office here.
He said he would 60 into the
troubled automotive industry labor
situation. localized around Detroit
when he gets back to the White
House but thus far ha dgiven the
matter no thought.
Asked about possible changes ir
the Supreme court, the post of sec.
rotary of War and the Federal
Security agency, the President re.
piled merely that he would hold q
news conference at pm. (EWT)
Tuesday in Washington.
A reporter addressed point.
blank question concerning a pos.
sible early change in the Secretary
of War. To that Mr. Truman re-
pliec he could give better answer
when he gets back to Washington.
He said he had not yet found ar
appointee for the Supreme Court
vacancy. He was still hunting for
MI
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Honlnna,0ther
Japanese War
Chiefs Taken
Gen. Macarthur Tightens
Censorship On Japanese
News Industry
OCCUPATION PUSHED
Nips Still Entrusted With
Task OF Collecting
Criminals

TOKYO, Sunday, Sept. 16.-P)-
General Macarthur clamped a
tisht censorship on Japan's news
Industry today, declaring ne en-
n;re was no equal of the Allies
hut "a defeated enemy which has
not vet demonstrated right to a
Mace among civilized nations.
All but a few of the top sabre
rattling militarists on his wanted
list of suspected war GRIMM ais
we're in custody. Those detained in
Guided 1t. Gen. Masaharu Homma,
held accountable for Bataan's ter
rible death march.
Jose Laurel, puppet president OF
the Philippines, his son and BENG
no Aquino, head of the puppet Fill
nino assembly, were arrested by
i. S. Army authc- tiles at the
health resort of Nara near Osaka
and taken to Yokohama.
Take Over Activities
Domei in a homeland broadcast
said a committee of the japanese
house of representatives had taken
over political investigation acti-
vities of the rightist, milltarlstlc
Great Japan Political Society, "
which was disbanded Friday.
(On the committee, however, was
speaker Toshio Shimada, himself
a member of that totalitarian so.
ciety, the only political party in
wartime Japan. The Moscow radio
Saturday called it mask for the
black dragon society of rrorists.
while the Domei broadcast was
for home consumption, it was
heard in San Francisco by the Fed.
eral Communications Commission.
The japanese frequently use for
home broadcasts transmitters SC
powerful that they can be heard in
the United States.)
Meanwhile, most strategic cen
tiers of all four home islands were
marked for occupation by October
in a stepped-up schedule testify
ing to the smooth spread of U: S
military power across the fauer
nation.
Shows Steel Fist
Macarthur showed the japanese
the steel fist in his policy o. occu'
patton yesterday when the nation S
news leaders were assembled tc
be told that 100 percent censorship
was effective at once.
General Macarthur desires it tc
be understood that the Allied pow
ers do not regard Japan as ar
equal in any way" Col. Donald
Hooves' chief of censorship, tolo
the Japanese newsmen.
''The tone of the colored news
you have been presenting to the
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.
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Continued on Page Two; Col.

"A special session of the Whining
ION Port commission has been call
ca Tor next Thurday morning to
discuss with local officials the con-
sIuctlon of terminal facilities and
lopacco storage warehouses. it was
announced yesterday.
IN order that coordinated action
may be taken on these matters,
me Port commission has invited
aoclson Hewlett, chairman of the
BOAR BOARD of County Commissioners,
olty Manager A. c. Nichols, May
Or W. Ronald Lane and E. L.
white, chairman of the Committee
On Economic Development, to be
present at the session.
N announcing thu roeetin4, ].
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Construction OF Harbor
Terminals To Be Talked

T HERS, General Agent of the
wilmington Port commission, said
Yesterday that with all ports now
at the starting line in the race for
commercial shipping to and from
their respective hinterlands d
their common territory, that the
port of Wilmington needs to besti1
itself if it ever expects to get a
reasonably fair recognition by the
shippers and receivers In tn
handling of their waterborne com
merce.
Recent surveys and commit
ments by users and potential users
of the port indicate that the neeo
Continued On Page Five; Col. y
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JAW Threatens Wdlkout
Against General Motors
Gas Price Reduction
Effective Tomorrow


In compliance with a cur
rent OPA regulation, local
service station operators will
reduce the price Of gasoline by
eight tenths of a cent pallon,
effective Monday, it was learn
ed yesterday.
Also affected by the regula-
ton will be the price of fuel
oil, to be reduced by one and
two tenths cents a gallon.
Although demands have in
creased considerably since the
relaxation of gas rationing,
local dealers have felt no short
age of fuel supplies and said
they believe the day Of gas
shortages to be past.
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ARGENTINA BACK
ON CENSORSHIP
AP Dispatch Held Up De
spite Recent Decree
Lifting The Ban

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 15.-(P)
Argentina reimposed censorship
ir at least one instance On outgo-
ing news dispatches today. despite
government decree Issued Aug.
II lifting the censorship ban.
A dispatch filed early today by
the Associated Press, telling of diff
ferences between Rear Admiral
Hector Vernengo Lima, Chief Of
the Argentina Naval staff,
Colina. Secretary of Aeronautica.
was rejected by the communica-
tons office on superior authority.
After the dispatch had been chang
ed in part. the office accepted it.
In another field of government
affairs Ramon J. Carcano, often
referred to as 1.-The elder states
man." confirmed that his n,
Miguel Angel Carcano, had resign
ed as Ambassador to London.
The aged leader, who himself re-
signed the craftsmanship of the Ma
tional Institute of social welfare,
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father in arranging the loans be-
yond assurance to a lender that
Elliott was independent in business
and a loan would not embarrass
the President.
4. Got from the elder Roosevelt
suggestion that he seek settle
ment advice from Jesse Jones,
then secretary of commerce.
G. Didn't know until he read It
in the newspaper that Jones had
settled the Hartford loan for 81, 900
though Elliott's attorney tried to
find out what Jones had done.
6. Left members Of the House
Continued OH Page Two; Col. A.