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dC'allForW War
British
S4rst Major Conference
Ends Without Formula
For Peace In Java
FIGHTING CONTINUES
British Advance Against
Diminishing Resistance
At Soerabaja
By LEFT ERICKSON

BATAVIA, Java, Nov. II. -(F-
The first conference of Dutch, In
donesian and British leaders ended
late tonight without a formula fo1
peace in Java, and the official
Dutch News Agency Aneta declared
Indonesian extremists had called
for war to the death against the
British.
Aneta quoted the nationalist-con-
trolled Jogjakarta radio as declar-
ing: This is the last night of peace.
Tomorrow we shall start and either
kill the British or drive them from
Java
Thousands of armed Indonesians
were reported massed in JogJak-
arta, central Java stronghold OF
youthful extremists.
Fighting Continues
Fighting continued in the Dutch
Naval base of Soerabaja, where the
British were advancing slowly and
cautiously against diminishing In
donesian resistance.
A communique issued just before
midnight after the 3 "a hour con-
ference Of natives, British and
Dutch in Batavia said no decisions
were reached because the Indone-
sian leaders were not at present in
a position to accept the responsible
ty of making definite replies to any
of the questions discussed"
Further meetings may be expect
ed to take place in five days time, -
the communique said.
Chief figures in the meeting
were Premier Sultan Sjahrir of the
unrecognized Indonesian~ republic,
described as a moderate, acting
governor general Hubertus j. Var
Nook and 1t. Gen. Sir Philip Chris.
tison, Allied commander in the
Dutch East Indies.
The conference, arranged by
Christison and presided over by
him, was q ormal affair, with each
OF the leaders RANKED by stan Of
advisors
Sjahrir was attended by his right
hand-man, minister of information
Amir Sjarifuddin, and two other
cabinet members, while Van NOOK
had with him several high officials
of the Indies government and a
Netherlands government emissary
just arrived from the Hague, F. M
Baron Van Asbeck. The British
group included M. E. Denning, for
eign office advisor to the Southeast
Asia command, and Henry Walsh
foreign office advisor to Christison
The British command reported q
slow expansion of three bridge
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Ninaitz Calls On Congressman
To Scuttle Merger Proposal
NO ADVANTAGES
Admiral Claims 1t Would
Endanger American Com
mand of the Seas
By FRANCIS ]. KELLY

WASHINGTON, Nov. l7-P)-
Five-star Admiral Chester w
Nimitz urged congress today t.
scuttle its proposal to merge thu
army and navy, on the ground j
would endanger American com
mand of the seas.
"a merger OF the two depart
ments means, at best, no more
advantages than we have now, )
the Pacific fleet commander tole
the Senate Mailitary Affairs com
mittee.
AT worst, It means that, thu
seas so vital for our country. vii
suffer-"
Endorses Council
Rather than a merger, he en-
dorsed Navy Secretary Forrestap:
proposal for creation of nationa
security council composed OF the
secretaries of state, war and navy
LAS a means of getting the serv'
ices together" he said, thl:
would seem to be more workable
and in its way, more far-reach
ing-since the State Department
would be included-than an uncer
tain merging of the two existing
military departments or the add
ton of a third
The forsty haired sea fighter
laid aside his prepared manuscript
and faced the committee members
squarely.
II have come to the conclusion
ne said, that the yardstick by
which we should measure any
proposal to merge the armed serv
ices is: How does it affect on!
seapoWer?
Our country is dependent or
seapoWer for its external influence
If we control the sea-lanes, we
have influence. If not, we are
limited to the boundaries Ut ou1
country
Nimitz admitted freely that his
current stand on unification is al
odds with his testimony before q
Joint chief of staff committee II
late 1914. At that time, he came
out fatty for a single department
of national defense.
He told the senators today:
II now believe that the theore
teal advantages of such merger
are unattainable, whereas the dis
advantages are SO serious that II
is not acceptable"
The admiral said he had nc
apologies for reversing himself
he had found it necessary te
change his mind about several op'
erations in the Pacific war ano
he hoped he retained the ability
iCOntiuued nm Pare Two. Col y
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Nationalists
Quit Capital
Of Manchuriia
Withdraw As Own Troops
Press Beyond Great Wall
Into Province
FEAR RED COUP
Marines and Communists
Trade Shots Within Vicin-
ity Of Tientsin
Rv SPENCER MOOSA

rHTTNGKING, Nov. II - IN
rhinese Nationalists, fearing Com
s u coup, were reported quitting
iManchuria's capital Of Caangchun
. - even as their own troops
touaht into the province for the
first time.
A field dispatch said Nationalist
troops - the Communists asserted
four U. S.-equipped divisions were
in tbe vanguard-were pressing be-
wong the great wall into southern
Manchuria but still were 40 miles
from Changchun.
Between them and the capital
stood Communist forces stoutly dug
in. The Chungking press carried
reports that well-armed Commun-
is. bands had been seen near
Changchun and appeared ready to
take over as soon as the Russians
withdraw.
Situation Tense
The situation also remained tense
around Tientsin, where Marines
and Chinese Communists traded
shots yesterday after the latter
fired on a train bearing Maj. Gen.
Dewitt Peck, commander of the
First Marine division, north of
Chinwangtao, the port east of Tent
sin.
Peck, arriving in Tientsin, said
he was fired upon Wednesday and
Thursday and the bullets were $50
close we had to duck" He said
quiet prevailed in the trouble zone
today.
The World Daily News, a Chung
king newspaper, declared the i'm
passe in Manchuria threatened
"our national existence" and would
affect future relations between
China and Russia.
The Chinese press said the crisis
over Manchuria had occupied top
military and civilian leaders at a
conference here.
The press, commenting on the
inability Of the Nationalist to land
at Communist held Manchurian
ports, said the Nationalist officials
had decided to quit Changchun and
some already were in Peiping.
Among the arrivals was reported to
De Chang Chung-kuo, son of Gen
ersllssimo Chang Kai-shek.
In Critical Stage"
One newspaper said the situation
already had reached the Critical
stage" because the Communists
we're advancing steadily through
Manchuria-with its all-important
heavy notwithstanding the with
craving Russians.
American authorities have an
a NJ that they will not fly
ehlnese troops into Manchuria.
Even if Russia granted Chungking
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INVESTIGATORS TOLD JAPAN
RELEASED PLANS FOR PEARL
MRBOR ATTACK Nov 4, 1941
De Gaulle Claims r esignation
Result OfComn1unis IS Demands

party for specific posts were
incompatible with the condi-
tions of independence, Cohe-
sion and authority essential
for the government. He refer
red to the Commists, but did
not name them in the letter.
In his broadcast, he declar-
ed that he was leaving to the
constituent assembly the deci-
sion whether he should keep
trying to form government,
or turn the task over to some
one else. He stated he would
give up the presidency with
out bitterness" if the assembly
SO decided.
All efforts during the day
failed to solve the crisis.
The Communist party, larg-
est of the three major parties
Continued on Page -Four; Col. s
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Beached Schooner Now
Auto Traffic Hazard

MIAMI, Fla, Nov. 17-R-The
two-masted, Bottom schooner lea
ros, blown on the beach by the
Sept. IS hurricane, is an automo-
bile traffic hazard, surfside Off
Gals complained todya.
Battered and abandoned, the
ship offers no obstruction to navi-
CATION, but Police Chief F. W.
Hackett said it attracts swarms
of sightseeing motorists, causing
serious traffic jams.
Hackett advertised to find the
owner, without success. He check
ed to city's right to have the dere-
lict towed to sea and sunk, but
found this would cost taxpayers
$1,000.
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WEATHER

FORECAST
North Carolina - Partly cloudy and
continued mild Sunday and Monday
west portion Sunday forenoon.
eastern Standard Time)
(By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm. yesterday.
Temperatures
1:3O am. 48; 7:3O am. 40; 1870 pm. So;
1880 pm. e..
Maximum 10, Minimum IS; Mean S.
Normal IS.
Humidity
1870 am. SO; 1880 am 70; 1870 pm. ST;
1880 pm. "a.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 pm
900 inches.
Total since the first of the month
coo inches.
Tides For Today
(From the Tide Tables published by U
S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
High Low
Wilmington 1885 am. 1904 am
ST pm. 3:43 pm.
Masonboro Inlet SIG am. 1908 am
6:39 pm. 1898 pm
Sunrise 6:48; Sunset 5:07; Moonrise
4:44 pm; Moonset 5:22 am.
River Stage at Fayetteville, N. c. at
am. Saturday, 1914 feet.
CONTINUED on Page -Four; Col. 81
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"as q categorical condition"
either the Ministry of Foreign
affairs, war or interior in the
cabinet he tried to form.
II have not been able to &C
cept this condition." he de-
clared, calling these min stries
"the diplomacy that express
es" Frances foreign policy,
'the Army that supports it,
and the police which enforces
it,
To accede, he said would be
to endanger 1.-The French policy
Of equilibrium between the
,wo very great political pow
ers, policy which believe
absolutely necessary for the
interest of the country and
even for that of peace"
De Gaulle said in his letter OF
resignation, made public ear
lier, that the demands of one
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COURT SENTENCES
BELSEN'S RULERS
Kramer, Grese and Nine
Members of Staff Sched-
uled To Be Hanged

LUXEMBOURG, G E R MA w,
Nov. 17-lReJosef Kramer and
Irma Grese, the Monarchs Of Bel
sen, and nine of their staff were
sentenced today to be hanged for
murders and atrocities at the Bel
sen and Oswiecim concentration
camps.
Three women in all were ord
cred to the galloWs. The trio heard
the verdicts quietly, but later the
blonde, pistol-toting Grese, u,
broke into sobs and another wo-
man wept quietly.
DR.. Fritz Klein. SIS doctor, also
was among the II sentenced to
death.
The high British military court
VIII CHI yesterday convicted 30 OF
the Nazi torture specialists on war
charges-sentenced one man to
life Imprisonment, and five other
men and 10 women to prison terms
of from one to Is year, totaling
179 years.
Tonight defense counsel was
preparing appeal petitions. The
notices must be served within AZ
hours. All the death sentences are
expected to be appealed to Field
Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery.
The court, which could have de-
creed death before firing squads,
decided upon hanging in the tradl-
tional manner of dealing with Fe-
Ions.
The courtroom was packed with
German civilians and British sold
iers witnessing the climax to the
nine-week-old trial.
The two other women sentenced
to death were Elizabeth Volken-
rath, 26-year-old former hair
dresser who was chief Of SIS Wo-
men, and Juana Dorman, AZ, re-
ligi~ is fanatic who gave up mis-
sion work to join the SIS.
The other men sentenced to die
were Peter Weingartner, 80, form
err member of the Yugoslav Army;
Franz Hoeszler, "a, SIS guard since
1884; Karl Francioh, SO SIS guard;
Wilhelm Dorr, SIS guard; Ansgar
Pichen, SIS guard and butcher
shop employee; Franz Starfle, 49,,
SIS guard.
Eric Zoddel, 80, German camp
functionary, received the life term.
The men were sentenced first.
Kramer, the brute-faced COM
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
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Mrs. Eisenhower Taken
To Hospital After Trip

BOONE, Ia, Nov. 17-R-Mrs.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, wife of
the general, was taken in an am
bulance to Boone county hospital
at 8 am. tonight two hours after
arriving here with her husband
for a family reunion.
DR.. A. B. Deering. Boone physi-
clan, said 1--WE fear she is coming
down with pneumonia.
General Eisenhower followed the
ambulance to the hospital where
two nurses were caring for her.
Mrs. Eisenhower appeared pale
and haggard as she left the priv
ate railroad car in which she and
the general arrived here for a
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Back-Ta Collections
Nearing Million Mark


Slightly less than a million dol
lars was collected in city and com-
ty back taxes from July /, 1871 to
Nov. l, 1915, c. R. Morse, city
county tax collector, revealed yes
terday. Outstanding taxes on the
latter date totaled 305, 1868 he
added.
The office was created by joint
action of the city council and the
board of county commissioners in
the spring of 1941 and was ac-
tivated on July l, the beginning of
that fiscal year.
Morse's report showed cellec'
tons of SAB, 766.49 in county bank
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Alleged Attack Results
In Officers Suspension


ss ally VI Police Officer c. J. Hinson
day a sfsspended from duty yester-
investir elnoon' following an official
Of Ho,ss s'lon of the alleged beating
man " Huss, Wilmington white
day '' y; o y the officer last Wednes.
plet s,5ee Chief c. H. casteen COM
t erred $! study of the case and re.
with ~ az al related documents, along
Officer Recommendation o for TIL G
ss srn; Secretary Of the cit ~ civil Tli1
poon won commission, shortly afte,
Ter wn lain $ said later that the mat.
'0'o be submitted to the com.
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mission at its regular meeting Fri
day night, and that Hinson would
remain suspended until that time.
Members of the commission are
N. S. Westbrook, chairman, Nathan
Haskell, City representative, tae
Rev. H. j. Wilson, ministerial dele.
gate,> DR.. David R. Murchison, Of
the Medical society, and Williams
Police representative. Westbrook
serves as Fire department dele
gate.
Prior to the commissions consid
Grafton of the case, Russ will be
tried before Judge H. Winfield
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
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Truck Driuers' Work
Stoppage Is Auerted
Mays Turkey Ship
Is Damaged By Mine
PEARL HARBOR, Nov.

PEARL HARBOR, Nov. II
-RGThe U. s. S. Bridge, car
rying 102, 200 pounds of Christ
mas and Thanksgiving turkey
to Navy personnel In Korea
and China, struck a Japanese
mine off Japan and was dis
abled, the Navy announced to-
day.
The men and the cargo were
transferred safely to the U. s.
s. Marin. The Bridge was
pumped out and towed to an
unannounced port.
The Navy did not say when
the accident occurred, but said
the turkey would arrive in time
for Thanksgiving.
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visit at the home of her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel c. Carl.
son.
DR.. Deering was called a short
time later to the Carlson home and
examined her there.
The general confirmed his wife
i'll but said II don't want to alarm
her friends"
The general and Mrs. Eisenhow-
er came here to attend a family
gathering celebrating tomorrow
the 18th Birthday Anniversary of
Mrs. Eisenhower's father, John s.
Continued in PAGE Two: Col. 3,
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taxes, and $5O6, 643.47 for the city,
totalink $685., 1905
City back taxes yet to be col.
lected add up to $151 ,867.9O and
county assessments were reported
at $153, 268.83.
Counting from July list of this
year, the collectors office on Nov
LIST had taken in $17,387.41 in city
charges and $22, TAI. SO for the coun-
ty.
Back tax recoveries reached
their peak from July /, 1912 to
June 80, 1943, when $162, 1857 IN
county collections and $183, 7O3.29
for the city were reported.
Continued on Page Forr; Col. n
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BY ROBERT C. WILSON

BY ROBERT C. WILSON
PARIS, Nov. 17.-{P-Gen.
De Gaulle tonight declared he
resigned as Interim President
OF France because the Com
munists had demanded one of
three key cabinet posts, and
that he had refused the de-
mand because of frances
interest in maintaining an
"equlllbrlum'' between the
worlds two very great poll
cal powers
Taking the dispute directly
to the people in a radio broad
cast, De Gaulle did not NEIL
ton the two powers by name,
but a spokesman in his office
said he meant the United
States and Russia.
De Gaulle said one of
Frances major parties - the
Communists - had demanded
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TASK FORCE LEFT
FOR BLOW NOV.%
Plan Was Conceived Nearly
Year Earlier By Ad-
miral Yamamoto
By RAYMOND LAIR

United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. II:
|-UP)-The Japanese naval
high command officially IS
sued it's detailed plan for at
lacking Pearl Harbor on Nov.
4, 1871, and sent an already
assembled task f o r e into
Hawaiian waters on Nov. rs
with orders to strike a NOR
tai blow against the U. S.
Pacific fleet, the Pearl Har-
Dor investigating committee
was told today.
This force delivered its attack
on schedule at 7:02 a. M, Dec.
7, 1s41, putting most of the Pacific
fleet out of action and plunging
this country into war.
The attack plan, conceived by
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto, Jap
fleet commander, nearly a year
earlier, had been revealed in part
to a group of japanese carrier
pilots as early as Oct. S, 1941, the
committee was told.
The full plan issued on Nov. 4
contained detailed instructions for
the attack and for an advance re-
fueling rendezvous. If the attack
proved successful, the task force
was to return to Japan. If it failed
the main Japanese fleet was to be
sent from home waters to rescue
the attackers.
Missed Opportunity
The Japanese concluded In ad.
vance that followup invasion Of
Hawaii would be logistically inn
possible, thus tossing away what
most military experts now believe
was their best opportunity of VIM
ming the Pacific war.
The U. S. Navy's reconstruction
of the Japanese war-making plans
also disclosed that the task force
was ordered to turn back without
attacking if it should appear Ger.
tain that Japanese-American ne
gotiations then in progress would
result in an timetable settlement
or if the force should be detected
more than two days in advance Of
the attack.
Rear Adm. T. B. Inglis, chief of
Naval intelligence, submitted the
15-page summary of the Japanese
attack plans during his third day
of testimony before the Pearl Har-
Dor committee. It was prepared
from captured japanese docu-
ments and interviews with enemy
officers.
His prepared statement was
challenged by Republican men,
bers of the committee, who read it
in advance and complained that
it was unsupported by any docu-
ments presented to the committee.
Before he presented the statement,
however, Inglis submitted to the
committee large number of docu-
ments from which the Japanese
story had been prepared.
Inglis also clashed with Sen.
Owen Brewster, R., Me-, who
charged the Navy intelligence
chief had given ''unqualifiedly
false" information to the commit
tee earlier on the size of the U.
S. fleet in 1941.
Inglis retorted that he resent
ed Brewster statement and that
the Navy was not attempting to
Withhold any facts.
Chairman Alben w. Barley, D.,
KY, ruled Brewster out Of order
and said the inquiry should be
conducted with. decorum and re-
spect."
The Navy report said that on
Nov. (Hawaiian time) the Jap
anese- tentatively fixed the date
OF the Pearl Harbor attack for
Dec. 7. The definite decision on the
date came Dec. l.
Inglis said it was reported"
| Continued on Page Four; Col. II
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NAn WAR TRIALS
100PEN TUESDAY
Request For Postponement
May Be Made By Rus
sian Delegation

:, NUREMBERG, Germany, Nov.
w. w. VIZ The international war
~ st.illes tribunal ruled today that
Ms NJ Trials of erstwhile kingpin
T TaAs would open as scheduled
~. .uesoay without the addition of AL
in r,Ho Arupp as defendant, but
lp, ',l tonight were that the
. rsussIans would request post.
nv w. D. Prosecutor Robert H. Jack.
vo,i saiu ne believed the Russians
g prulu ask for a delay on the
; s''q - mat their chief prosecutor,
a. Auaeenko, was i'll in Moscow
.oOn'lnued on Page Two. Co, A
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See DONORS-Page 5
Choice Made
For Jail Site

Directors of the Board OF Com
merce at their meeting Tuesday
voted unanimously to recommend
to City Council and Police Com
mission that City Hall property be
used for the proposed city jail.
President George A. Veins re-
ported 10 the Board that he and
the secretary, aHEtHgredtr had
talked with d. L. Quirk. Jr., about
property which was given to the
city by d. l.. Quirk, Sr. Mr.. Veins
reported that Mr.. Quirk had eX-
pressed willingness to allow tho
property to be used for any new
building that the City Council sees
tit to place on the property.
The directors decided that there
were serious objections to placing
the city Jail on the parking lot
bv the city police office because
that property had originally been
purchased with the view OF cstab-
fishing a badly needed parking lot.
They decided that another rea-
son for placing the Jail by the city
hall was that the municipal build
ings would then be closer together.
They felt that the moving OF the
Jail might begin the movement OF
other municipal buildings 10 the
same location until the buildings
were all together,
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hurtled down a 6O-foot embank-
ment.
Witnesses said rescuers reached
the wreckage almost Immediately.
Three men were in the flight COM
partment at the time-the pilot.
co-pilot and the sergeant gunner.
whose duty on missions was TO
man the twin 50-caliber machine
guns in the top turret.
The co-pilot was killed in his
chair The pilot was seriously in.
jured. Both were removed as
flames spread through the plane.
Tightly Pinioned
As many as six men. Drawing
gasoline flames from a broken wing
tank, took hold OF the sergeant's
arms and shoulders at one time.
witnesses said. and tried to pull
him free but he was pinioned
tightly about his crushed legs be-
hind the armor plate backing OF the
co pilots seat. The wreckage had
folded in upon his legs when the
riSnt wing dug into the ground.
The witnesses said that a long
effort would have been necessary
10 cut away the metal that had
snapped in on the Sergeant's lower
legs like the Jaws Of bear trap,
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Coal Strike
Threat Still
Lewis Club

Washington, Mar. 7--UP-Johu
L. Lewis subjected the nation to a
growing war OF nerves" today
over whether his United Mine
workers will call a soft coal strike
on March 81.
The hurley UNIV president APP
parently has divided the bitumin-
Gus operators on at least one is
sue and avoided tipping his hand
on the new contract demands for
which he would call strike. The
present contract expires March 81.
The apparent split among the
mine operators became evident yes
terday when they about-faced on
plans to give Lewis a formal reply
on his most controversial request
"a 10-cents-a-ton royalty on all
soft coal mined in the country.
One group wanted the reply is
sued at once; a spokesman said 1t
would require Lewis to tip his
hand on any plan to call a strike
over that demand. But majority
finally decided that an answer now
might give Lewis chance to stomp
out of the meeting and accuse them
OF forcing a breakdown in the ne
gotiations.
The operators proposed instead
that the parties discuss more Of the