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sdSL 1 tlmtwjimt iKontut^ ^t<u* | ■sS - -i—-WILMINGTON, N, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1942 FINAL EDITION ESTABLISHED 1867. u. s. Navy Transport ‘Wakefield’ Ablaze Luesseldorf In Flaming Ruin After Big RAF Bombing Raid HE WYMAN Al S IE’S WAR WO K Famous Movie Star Sells Bonds While Husband Reagan Fights Jane Wyman is one movie star its believes in keeping the fam ily's war effort rating at 100 per cent. The blond actress’ husband, Ron ald Reagan, was recently commis sioned in the armed services of the ration and Miss Wyman is doing her bit by aiding the “Stars Over America" war bond drive, in company with Jinx Falken fcurj titian haired beauty from il’-e Latin-Americas, Miss Wyman will appear here next Sunday, Sep tember 20 in an all-out effort to war bonds to the citizens of Wilmington, Hiss Falkenburg, a former ma gazine cover model and now Hol lywood celebrity, is a well-known tennis player in her own right, fe younger brother holds the junior tennis single championship the male end of the family, fct' father is an industrialist who ^tcntimied on Page Three; Col. X) Conferee! With F.D.R. p (left!11, ^ai>i Rayburn of 'Texas Rph|.' sPeaker of the Hoiuse of W. Urtatives- an(1 Rep- John shimii , ?rmatk of Mass., are men „ „ nS interviewed by news aftPr ' ,ll;> left the Wliite House Roosev ‘‘“"lerenee with President sure,] *i H'e House leaders as thu ., thief Executive that ins'. " Press for prompt draft Possihu" l,e/-°.re 0et' 1. if thorite ! 0 . anti-inflation au prcsiiio„* ” lai'm or’ces which the "hoiienl, i 1 'hnested. This is a ullePliiito.—(Central Press). Hundreds Of British Planes Blast At Indus trial Center On Rhine LONDON, Sept. 11.— U?)—Dues seldorf on the Rhine lay pock marked today in a pall of smoke left by hundreds of British bomb ers last night in the accelerating RAF offensive to criple the supply centers of the German army. The 50th attack on the city cost the British 31 bombers, but the price was considered small com pared to the fiery, explosive de struction left in the metal, ma chinery and chemical industries. It was the seventh large RAF at tack on the Reich in ten nights and the roundtrip carried the big, black bombers 600 miles through stout enemy defenses. Other objectives which the air ministry did not name were at tacked in Western Germany. Fighters meanwhlie carried out offensive patrols over enemy oc cupied territory. The Air Ministry said more than 100,000 incendiaries were dropped and they “did the work of the moon.” The raid was the heav iest ever made by the RAF on a moonless night. Hundreds of searchlights threw a “wall of light” around the target city. Flares and fires made the land marks and factories conspicuous and one pilot told the Air Min (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) HERRIOT PRATSED ON RECENT STAND * Secretary Of State ..-.all Lauds Message To Pe-, tain On Axis Ties WASHINGTON. Sept. 11 — <#)— Secretary of State Hull gave warm praise today to those Frenchmen who, despite the catastrophe which overwhelmed their country and still cripples its national life, nev ertheless continue to proclaim the ideals of liberty. Hull’s remarks were in connec tion with a letter reported to have been written to Chief of State Marshal Petain by former Prem ier Edouard Herriot and Jules Jeannenev, president of the recent ly abolished French Senate, nas sionately protesting against collab oration with the Axis and any move to draw France into war against her former Allies. Asked at his press conference for comment on the letter, Hull said that to us Americans as well as to the French people generally, there is tremendous significance (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) ANTI-INFLATION VIEWS ARE AIRED Congressmen Lay Differ ences Before FDR On Form Of Law WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 —Ci3?)— Congressional leaders laid before President Roosevelt today their differences over the form of an anti-inflation bill but said the President manifested little concern over details so long as it granted the authority he asked. Of two forms which the legisla tion might take and over which the Congressmen were divided, Senate Majority Leader Barkley of Kentucky reported that the President expressed no personal preference, saying that just so long as he got Congressional sanction to stabilize living costs he would be satisfied. Some Congressmen, particularly Farm Bloc members, went the bill to specify that the President shall stabilize wages as well as farm prices, instead of leaving action on wages entirely up to the execu tive’s discretion. Others fear that such a course would open the way to demands for specific mention of other factors in the inflation situation as well, leading to extend ed debate and consequent delay. The alternative would bo a bill written in general terms 'authoriz ing the President to take such ac toin as he finds necessary. Objec tions have been raised to such leg islation, Barkley said, on the ground that it might permit the President to curb farm prices ev en below parity levels or to raise or lower wages arbitrarily if he saw it. The Congressional leaders, seek ing to draft identical bills for the Senate and House to speed action, will confer among themselves again tomorrow in an effort to get together. ' . As a result of the continuing (Continued on Page Three; Col. 7) -v-: Knox To Visit Latin American Cities Soon WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 —f®— Secretary Knox said today that he would lead a delegation to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and other South American countries within the next six weeks or two months. The trip, Knox said, will be “a general inspection trip of all the South Atlantic bases, .as well as visit to important Latin American cities. “I propose to take a good look at everything out here in the At lantic ” The U. S. S. ‘Wakefield,’ (top) former luxury liner ‘Manhattan,’ somewhere in the Atlantic, her entire length in flames. A former Wilming tonian, Commander H. G. Bradbury, was captain of the ship. In the lower photo is a group of heroes of the dis aster. They are from left to right; Boatswain’s Mate D. R. Fraser, Lieut. H. P. Kniskern, Lieut. Joseph Mazotta, En sign J. A. Mahrley and Car penter’s Mate A. C. Buchert. ¥■ INDIAN LEADER FLAYS GANDHI Secretary Of State For Col ony Calls Native Head ‘Arch Saboteur’ LONDON, Sept. 11—UR—Mohan das K. Gandhi was denounced to day as an “arch saboteur” by L. S. Amery, secretary of S#ate for India, because of his civil diobedience campaign launched while Japanese invasion forces stood at the thres hold in Burma. He declared the All-India Con gress campaign for immediate in dependence was a “scheme of sabo tage” which imperiled the safety of the great sub continent. Amery said the British intended to reconquer Burma from Indian bases to insure safety of the coun try and afford relief to China, which the Japanese have all but cut off from supplies. “We want India to be free,” Amery said, “we want her to take her place as a freely associating member in the partnership of the commonwealth which is destined to pplay an even greater part in the world in future years than it has in the past. That is the policy to which (Continued on Page Three; Col. 8) FR WILL APPOINT NEW RUBBER CZAR Recommendations Of Ba ruch Committee To Be Put Into Effect WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—— President Roosevelt said today that the new rubber czar would be named soon, probably on Mon day, and that most of the rec ommendations of the Baruch Com mittee which investigation the rub ber situation would be put into effect simultaneously. However, the nation-wide gaso line rationing is not expected to become effective until later, due to the necessity of preparing ra tion books. In addition to rationing and oth er measures to reduce the mile age of the civilian motorist, the (Continued on Page Three; Col. 6) WEATHER NORTH CAROLINA—No decided change in temperature today. (EASTERN STANDARD TIME) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. yesterday. Temperature: 1:30 a. m. 73; 7:30 a. m. 775; 1:30 p. m. 83: 7:30 p. m. 80; maximum 93; minimum 71; mean 82; normal 74. Humidity: 1:30 a. m. 87 7:30 a. m. 83; 1:30 p. m. 51; 7:30 p. m. 72. Precipitation: Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p m., 0.00 inches; total since the first of the month, 1.76 inches. TIDES FOR TODAY: (From the Tide Tables published by U s. Coast and Geodetic Survey): High Low Wilmington _10:55a. 5:42a. 11;07p. 5:56p. Masonboro Inlet- 8:34a. 2:26a. 8:46p. 2:50p. Sunrise 5:53a; sunset 6:23p; moonrise 7:44a; moonset 7:50p. Cape Fear river stage at Fayette ville on Friday at 8 a. m., 24.15 feet. (Continued on Page Three; Coi. 6) STALINGRAD DEFENDERS STOP NAZI TIDE IN GREA T BA TTLE; BRITISH WIN IN MADAGASCAR OPPOSITION IS LIGHT ' Churchill Declares Action Is ‘All-Empire’; No Free French LAVAL FLAYS AMERICA Premier Of France Bitter ly Charges U. S. With Aiding Britain LONDON, Sept. 11.—(£>)— The British -'dvanced quickly into the interior of Mada gascar against light opposi tion today while the island government denied it was used as a secret Axis base and Pierre Laval in Vichy angrily protested the forthright American endorsement of the British campaign to take the French possession out of the sphere of Axis intrigue. Vichy dispatches said the British forces had made their landings after naval barrages and air attacks begun yester day morning on the west coast from Mozambique chan nel and wrre advancing on the inland capital, Tananarive, with the inhospitable terrain as their most serious barrier. “To Save Horror” Laval said the defending forces were “very insufficient — and I re gret it,” and the French on the is land were described as putting up mere token resistance intended “above all to save our honor.” The French ehief-of-government said the United States had “equal (Continued on Page Three; Col. f) vichOenounces MADAGASCAR MOVE Bitter Words Expressed By Laval On United States Action VICHY, Sept. 11—UP'—1Total Brit ish occupation of Madagascar was regarded only as a matter of time tonight by angry Vichy officials, and Pro-Axis Frenchmen demanded a “blow for blow” retaliation against Britain in the Mediterran ean. Chief-of-Government Laval plac ed “equal responsibility” on the United States for the new British invaion of the Indian Ocean is- j land which admittedly lacks suffi- j cient defense forces to do anything . except put up a token resistance. “Why not cable Roosevelt?” snapped Laval, when he was asked by a U. S. correspondent if he con sidered the Madagascar action had increased the danger to Dakar, strategic French West African base. “Why put the question to me? If you can get a guarnatee from him (Roosevelt) that Dokar won’t be attacked I should be very happy.” Laval read a telegram from Arm and Annet, French Governor in Madagascar, denying charges by British informants that Japanese planes had rcebnnoitered Mada gascar and Japanese submarines resumably had used it is a base for attacks on United Nations’ hipping in the Mazambique channel. The telegram said: “Never has a foreign submarine asked or received refuge -in Mada gascar harbors. There is neither an armistice commision nor and for eigncommision control here, as our American consul can check up. There has been no demand for as sistance by Japanese sumarines. Never has there been any flight over out territory by Japanese planes. I engage myself on my hon or and on that of my collaborators that these statements are true.” Regarding Washington’s approval of the British action, Laval was asked if he intended to make re presentatives. He shrugged his shouders and said yes, but hit one indicated he knew the step would be futlie. Laval saw Krug Von Nidda, Ger man consul general, during the day, and also talked long with Gen. Al phonse Juin, French commander inchief of North Africa who re placed Gen. Maxime Weygand. War Minister Lieut. Eugene Bridoux at tended the latter conference. Marshal Petain, Chief of state, was out of town for the day on a pre-announced tour. The Madagascar attack was free (Continued on Page Three: Col. 3) Desert Graveyard Of Nazi Gun This is all that remains of a German 88 mm. gun after it was hit by British artillery shells. The form covered by a blanket may be the body of a dead Nazi kill ed by the direct hit on the gun. The Egyptian desert battle field is strewn with wrecked and burned out Axis guns, tanks and vehicles. Note British soldier examin ing the gun. This is a radiophoto.—(Central Press). U. S. Marines Pay Japs Back For Wake Island BL CLARK LEE WITH THE UNITED STATES MARINES ON GUADALCANAL ISLAND, Aug. 24—(Delayed) — (fl>»— “We’ve started to pay them back for Wake Island,’’ I was told today by American Marines who occupied Guadal canal and Tulagi islands in the southeastern Solomons two weeks ago in the first stages of the till-continuing Japanese American land, sea and air bat tle. The Marines, who since Aug ust 8 successfully have fought off one large landing attempt - and numerous air attacks, re ported they had found on Japa nese bodies rings and other possesions belonging to Ameri can Marine who had been sta tioned at Wake Island. Evidently these shock troops were among the 800 Japanese annihilated by the Marines last week after a strong Japa nese force which landed secret ly on the coast of Guadalcanal was intercepted by the Marines and wiped out by tanks and machine guns. (Continued on Page Three; Col. 1) ALLIED BOMBERS BUST JAP SHIP Hit Enemy Warship and Leave It Sinking Off New Guinea — GEN. MacARTHUR’S HEAD QUARTERS, AUSTRALIA, Satur day, Sept. 12—IP)—Allied bombers fired a Japanese destroyer and left her sinking off Eastern New Gui nea and also* blasted Buna, the enemy’s supply base for the over land drive toward Port Moresby, a communique said today. “The enemy has made no fur ther advances,” the communique said, in the Efogi area, 44 miles short of Port Moresby, where bay onet-wielding Australians were fighting the invaders. A “very near miss” was scored on a second Japanese destroyer which was probably damaged, the communique said. Both ships were encountered off Normanby Island which is north of Milne Bay, scene of a frustrated Japanese invasion. “Allied heavy bombers” the an nouncement said, “attacked two • (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) -v Industrialist Stumped; Can’t Give Money Away WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 — W— After 24 hours in the capital, R. M. Hadrath, Stillwater, Minn., in dustrialist hadn’t found out late to day a feasible method of giving ill of his war profits to the gov ernment. It seems that existing laws make no provision for acceptance of such gifts. Officials said that if further study doesn’t turn up some meth od, they may ask Congress to pass a law. Yesterday, Hadrath talked to Congress members, who thought it was a fine idea but involved tech nical questions that they could not answer. Today, he went to the Treasury. He saw the undersecretary, both assistant secretaries, and a hand ful,of assistants to the secretaries. They patted him on the back and asked for a written statement of his proposal, to enable them to give the matter full consideration. NEWSMEN NAMED IN SCRAP DRIVE Many Appointments Made For Coming Salvage Collection Campaign NEW YORK, Sept. 11— (£>) — Walter M. Dear, president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association, announced today the appointment of a general commit tee for the newspapers’ scrap metal drive, with R. W. Slocum of the Philadelphia Bulletin as chair man. Other members are Edwin F. Abels, president of the National Editorial Association, Lawrence Outlook, Lawrence, Kas.; George C. Biggers, Atlanta Journal, At lanta, Ga.; W. G. Chandler, Scripps-Howard Newspapers, New York City; William Dwight, Holy oke Transcript, Holyoke, Mass.; J. F. Fitzpatrick, Salt Lake City Tribune and Telegram, Salt Lake City, Utah; W. S. Gilmore, presi dent of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, Detroit News, Detroit, Mich.; J. D. Gortatowsky, Hearst Newspapers, New York City; J. M. Harding, Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, Neb.; Char les P. Manship, Baton Rouge Advo cate and State-Times, Baton Rouge, La.; Roy D. Moore. Canton Repository, Canton, O.; John W. Potter, Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, 111.; Charles A. Stauffer, Phoenix Republic and Gazette, Phoenix, Ariz.; Donald J. Sterling, Portland Journal, Portland, Ore. Frank E. Tripp, Gannett News papers, Elmira, N. Y.; and Clark F; Waite, Southern California As sociated Newspapers, Los Angeles, Calif. Dear said an effort had been made to form a national general committee with representatives from various sections of the coun try as well as the head of the Na tional Editorial Association, com prising weekly and smaller daily newspapers, and the president of the American Society of Newspa per Editors. The committee decided today at a meeting to recommend that the drive for collection of the metal start on Monday September 28, and be completed by Saturday, Oc tober 17. k FIGHT TO THE DEATH Death At Russian Hands Promised For Show Of Red Cowardice NOVOROSSISK FALLS Army Of Caucasus Aban dons Vital Black Sea Port To Enemy MOSCOW, Saturday, Sept, 12.—-(dP)—Russian troops de fending Stalingrad under a “fight to the death” order were reported officially today to have stopped the Nazi tide in one of the greatest strug gles of history, but the Red army of the Caucasus has abandoned Novorossisk on the Black sea coast. Courageously holding their ground under constant artil lery and dive-bomber charges, the Red army west and south west of Stalingrad beat off constant German infantry charges,' destroying 3 more Nazi tanks and killing hun dreds of the enemy, the com munique said. Death at Russian hands was promised for any Red exhibition of cowardice in the epic struggle on the western bank of the Volga. Soviet Troops Attack It was the first time the Russians had stopped the Germans west of (Continued on Page Three; Col. 8) VITALWARLABOR MAY WOT ENLIST Army And Navy Depart ments Announce Stand On Volunteers WASHINGTON, Sept. 11— (ff>) — The Army and Navy tonight for mally announced they would refusa to accept volunteers who were deemed of greater use in their jobs in essential war industries and in Federal agencies. This was the second development ot the day relating to the selection of fighting pnen. At a morning press conference, President Roose velt expressed the opinion that the drafting of 18 and 19 year olds would not begin until after the first of the year. The Army-Navy statement of policy said: “Civilians occupying, key posi tions in Federal agencies and in a list of other occupations in war in dustry will not be accepted fo>' commission or enlistment without first obtaining a written release fiom the head of the agency or war industry concerned.” Lesser employes in these occupa tions must obtain releases from (Continued on Page Three; Col. 4) On Inspection Tour First stop on nation-wide inspec tion tour of Army Air Force camps by Lieut. Gen. H. H. Arnold (above), head of the L. H. Army Air Force, was the Atlantic City air basic training center. By tak ing over a number of the resort’s hotels, the Air Force saved nearly a year that would have been re quired to construct necessary bar racks, according to Lie,at. Gen. \rnold.—(Central Press).