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ENGINEERS help drive TO RHINE GAIN MOMENTUM * Thlfw'ie their casualties were highcr in proportion than the at the centuries-old citadel, witn ns 140-foot thick walls, fell quickly to infantry attacking with flame throwers. , , , The 'a=k force that knocked out the handful of cftfenders was under s brigadier general, who rode around under fire on a bulldozer, roundint up armored weapons and flamethrowers for the assault. The i02nd infantry division, which made the deepest penetra tion at Linnich. reached Hottorf, four and a half miles from the ■jump-off. In this sector a series of small counterattacks were beat ten off. . _ _ . _ The 102nd and 29th divisions had been sitting along the Roar for weeks, planning crossings, and capitalized on their long study. Other divisions are taking part in the assault toward the Rhine, but their identity has not yet been dis closed by the Army. “We have progressed very nicely, ard casualties have not been as high as expected." a Ninth Army officer said. The moderate German resist ances in expected to stiffen, and there are indications the enemy high command is drawing rein forcements from other sectors of the weakened front to meet the offensive along the Roer. The 29th division had one of the toughest tasks, fighting from rub ble heap to rubble heap trough this tow n, which is so flattened it is impossible to tell where streets begin and houses begin. One vehicle trying to follow what lookedl like a road fell through in to the cellar of what once was a house. Bulldoaars had to carve streets through great piles ot debris as shells burAt around them. Back on She river, engineers still had a big jtt>b ahead, because the river was served with all types of mines. Uruguay Joins Ranks Of The United Nations WASHINGTON* Feb. 24. — UP) — Uruguay today poined the United Nations, having declared war against Germany and Japan last Thursday. The Uruguayan ambassador, Juan Carlos Biando. signed for his country. The list; of sigsratures now includes all American nations except Argentina. Battling Yanks Take Cover On Iwo Jima Beach \\orn from the mitial assault. Fourth division Marines take cover In an abandoned Japanese trench and craters made by our bombing on the Iwo Jima beachhead -waiting for the next move forward. At right is a battered Japanese ship and U. S. amphibian tanks. This graphic scene was made by Associated Press Photographer Joe Rosenthal on assignment with the wartime still picture pool. Major Allied Offensive And Invasion Of Tiny Iwo Marks Week’s War News (By United Press) The big Allied offensive against Germany from the west started this week, and in the Pacific Unit ed States Marines landed on Iwo island, at Japan's front doorstep. The Russian offensive slackened off toward the end of the week but it was obviously a tactical pause. The Red armies were pledged at Yalta to even more powerful blows in co-ordination with the drive from the west. They were in position along the Oder and Neisse rivers for the final thrust into the heart of the Reich. Tire American landing on Iwo re sulted in the most ferocious, fight ing of the Pacific war and was still at its height. Casualties were large, but the Marines were pledged to take the island despite the cost. Other American forces in the Philippines cleaned up Ba taan and were rapidly exterminat ing the remaining Japanese in Ma nila and oft Corregidor. The Allied offensive in the west saw the Canadian First army and the American Ninth, First, Third and Seventh in full action from the lower Rhine to the Saar basin. The Roer river line was breached and the Americans broke out onto the Cologne plain on the way to the Ruhr and Rhine. The land action was accompani ed by paralyzing aerial blows which wrecked communications from end to end of the Reich and badly tangled traffic leading to the two fronts. There was stiff localized fight ing along the Italian front. Develpments of the week in cluded: On S u r. d a y. Canadian First army troops fought into the out skirts of Goch in their drive on the Ruhr. The American Third army invaded Germany at a new point north of Vianden. Luxem bourg. and the Seventh army crossed the border in the Saar bruecken area. The Russians in Silesia drove to within 19 miles on the Saxon border and in the north reached the outskirts of Grudziadz in the Polish corridor. Admiral Nimitz announced that 509 Japanese planes were destroy ed, 150 move probably destroyed, 36 ships sunk or damaged and con siderable destruction done ashore in last week's carrier plant at attacks on the Tokyo area. Forty nine American planes were lost. On Monday, two Marine divi sions landed on Iwo Jima and in two hours of savage fighting es tablished a beachhead 2 1-2 miles long and 500 yards deep. The land ing was made from 800 ships. Tok yo was attacked by probably 150 Superfortresses, the largest force yet. The Canadian First army cleared most of the Germans from Goch. More than 1.600 American heavy bombers and fighters hit 12 railway and industrial centers in western Germany. The Russians captured Zawada, 45 miles from Danzig and in the south advanced to within 16 miles of Goerlitz, on the way to Dresden. On Tuesday, the Marines cap tured the southern airfield on Iwo and occupied about one-third of the island. Gen. MacArthur report ed good progress in cleaning out the Japanese in Manila. Corregi dor, and Baiaan peninsula. Ger man counter-attacks slowed the Canadian First army along the Rhine, tut the American Third made gains of up to 2 1-2 miles on a 50-mile front. More than 1,600 Amercian heavy bombers and fighters did tremendous damage in an attack on the big railway yards at Nuernberg, Germany. The Rus sians fought across a 20-mile stretch of 1he Bober river southeast of Berlin to within eight miles of Guben. On Wednesday, the Marines drove toward Iwo Jima’s central airfield in a general advance which gained as much as half a mile at some points. American casualties in the first two days were 3,850 killed, wounded or miss ing. The American Third army broke through another section of the Siegfried line and made gains of up to 5 1-2 miles on a broad front. The Canadian First army resumed its advance in the north. Some 1,850 American planes struck Nuernberg for the second straight day. Planes from Italy bombed the railway at Berchtes gaden, where Hitler has his moun tain retreat. The Fifth army in Italy captured Mount Belvedere and made other gains in the Bo logna area. The Russians drove nine miles through the German de fenses to reach the junction of the Neisse and Oder rivers 49 miles from Berlin. On Thursday, About 9,000 Allied planes struck the greatest blow of the war at Germany, smashing vi tal transit lines leading to the fronts. The onslaught came as the American Third army cleared the Germans from the Saar-Moselle triangle and the Canadian First pushed closer to Calcar, capturing Moyland. As the Red armies crumbled German defenses along the Neisse river, Premier Stalin told his troops that “full victory" over Germany is near. The Ma rines captured the summit of Mount Suribaxhi volcano on Iwo. Admiral Nimitz announced that American casualties have risen to 385 killed and 4,168 wounded. On Friday, the American Ninth and First armies smashed across the Roer after a terrific artillery and aerial bombardment of the en emy lines. The Germans were overwhelmed in the first rush of the offensive and lost most of the stronghold of Juelich, as well as other towns. Some 6,000 Allied planes struck again at, the Ger man communications system. The Russians completed the conquest of Poznan, Poland, after a long siege, during which 48,000 Ger mans were killed or captureS. The grim battle for Iwo continued un abated and American gains were small. American troops in Manila broke into the old walled city, where the last of the Japanese were holding out. On Saturday, the Americans fought their way onto the Rhine land plain 19 miles from Cologne and were two to 3 1-2 miles be yond the shattered Roer t^ne. All of Juelich was taken except the inner Citadel, and part of Dueren. The Russians were fighting in the streets of encircled Breslau and probing across a 60-mile stretch of the Neisse river. The Marines on Iwo got a foothold on the cen tral airfield in bitter fighting. An other 2,146 Allied prisoners were rescued from a Japanese intern ment camp on Luzon in the Philip pines. A force of probably more than 100 Superfortresses from In dia bombed Singapore. -V Moscow Says Emergency Proclaimed At Bremen (By The Associated Press) The Moscow radio in a German language broadcast yesterday said a state of emergency had been pro claimed in the Bremen port area following “disturbances” among German sailors. The broadcast was recorded by the Federal Commu nications Commission. Without Physical and Mental Suffering? Investigate The Keeley Treat-' ment. Over 60 yean experience. One * half million patients. •” quest confidential information. Th< On It Keeler hnlttirte Is the Sort*- I L-vJ. a mmmkatmemt / Rankin Fights Plot To ‘Overthrow Government* WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. — ((P) — Rep. John Rankin said today he is too busy fighting a plot to "overthrow this government’’ to worry any more about his Wash ington's birthday battle with Rep. Frank E. Hook. The tousle-haired Mississippi de mocrat issued a statement called the fight a closed incident. "I am too busy to waste my time," he said. There was no new communique from ljis adversary hook, the Mich igan democrat who shouted "liar" to Rankin and found himself in combat. --—v When barbed wire was first in troduced in the British Isles and America, there was strong objec tion to it on humanitarian grounds. INSURANCE TAXES TO BE DISCUSSED RALEIGH, Feb. 24. —(S’)— A tentative proposal seeking to pro vide for more equitable taxation of insurance companies operating' in North Carolina will ne discuss ed next Tuesday at a public hear ing before a sub-committee of the joint finance committee. Drawn by members of the sub committee and insurance and tax experts, the measure would amend the continuing revenge act relat ing to taxes on insurance pre miums and would result in an es timated annual loss of $100,000 in revenue to the state. A need for revising the state’s existing laws on insurance pre mium taxes arose when the United States Supreme Court ruled that insurance is interstate commerce, thus placing North Carolina’s pre. mium tax law’s in a “doubtful” category. Several large insurance companies have said they will Army Investigating Swiss Bomb Complaint WASHINGTON. Feb. 24. — (fP) _ Acting Secretary of State Grew Said today that an Army investiga. tion is under way into a Swiss complaint that U. S. planes attack ed towns Thursday. Grew said that if American planes were responsible reparation will be made ' insofar as that is humanly possible.” He disclosed in a statement that the Swiss minister> had declared U. S. aircraft had bombed and strafed causing deaths of 16 and injury to many more. pay the insurance premium taxes in this state only under protest. The bill, which will be present ed to the finance committee after the public hearing, seeks to do away with differing tax schedules for foreign and domestic compa nies which might be termed ‘'dis criminatory” by placing both for eign and domestic companies %n the same premium tax basis. LIONS MAY MEET IN DURHAM SOON DURHAM. Feb. 24—UPj—Durham I will be the host to the spring meet* ing o£ the Piedmont division the North Carolina Lions ciub It the ODT and Lions international approve the session, it was aa* nounced today. If approved it is understood that one representative from each club will be permitted to attend th* i local district convention. Local ' Lions pointed out the fact today ! that this regulation would bring ; the attendance within the 50-limi- j tation ruling for public meetings. i Frances E. Walker of the local j Lion club has been endorsed for j district governor by Durham Lions, ! and his name will be offered at the convention in case it is held. > In case the meeting is not held the current officers will be re* j quested to serve another year, it I was stated today. [ Under the Palms at the Plaza Hotel in New York The Palm Court Lounge—Adding a very pleasant touch to business, committee members of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, > ow Ljmrry uoraon . Mrs. Donald de Lisser, Mrs. Josette D. Lutz, and Edward Dowden, Jr. discuss future activities. The pleasant touch, of course, is Pepsi-Cola. .dvt. j" ' Announcing t THE CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP JIFFY GRILL 201 CHESTNUT OPP. CAPE FEAR HOTEL In th4 future this popular grill will be owned and operated by R. E. Houghton . . . formerly with Saunder’s for 71/2 years and F. P. Byrne formerly with Whites Ice Cream & Milk Co. for 6 years. Both invite their friends and customers to visit them ; at their new place of business'. Conveniently Located—1 Bloch From Front 1 j . 4 Specializing In All Meat • • • Home-Made - hamburgers - *(We Make Our Own Hamburgers) HOME-MADE I I Complete Grill Service I -SOUPS- I |On Sandwiches of All Kinds| SODA FOUNTAIN DRINKS OF ALL KINDS CIGARS ... CIGARETTES ... CANDIES OPEN EARLY FOR RREAKFAST — HOUR 7 A. M. TO 12 P. M. _Now Under Management — RESCUE in the SUGAR CANE *]Dear Bill: « _ _ When I was hit on Tinian (in the Marianas) Nips had us pinned down in a sugar cane field. They were in caves in some cliffs and really were giving us the business. A machine gun slug went through my hip early and I had visions of being in the field until dark when one of those Chrysler jobs roiled up. “The driver told me what he was going to do and those treads looked plenty big as they straddled me. He pulled me through the escape hatch which is in the floor of the tank. If you should go to the Chrysler Tank Arsenal, find the head man and kiss him on the forehead for me. I love tanks and everyone connected with them.” CHRYSLER CORPORATION PLYMOUTH • DODGE • DESOTO • CHRYSLER KEEP ON BUYING W A t BON0B •Actual letter from a marine to Stf. Sgt. Wm. Hendricks, Jr., U. S. Marine Corps Recruiting, Detroit
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