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Stirrings Of Conquered Peon Harass Hitler
Finnish
Defection
Is Hinted
Influential Helsinki
Newspaper Indicates
Cessation of Fighting;
Tension Grows in
France; Reds Con
tinue Advances.
(By The Associated Press)
With his armies beaten back
10(1 miles or more on parts of
the Russian front, his people giv
ing up warm clothing and even
skiis (or the troops, and high
military councillors in discord
or lorced retirement. Adolf Hit
ler was confronted today with a
bald hint of Finnish defection
and new signs of unrest in con
quered France.
A reliable loreign source in
London said that field Marshal |
General Haltiier von Braucli
ilsch. whom Hitler nimsell re
place il as commander in chief
two weeks ago, was at least the
third high army leader either
to resign or he lin'd oy g.i
ler.
i ..1 >.\. iv .-aid ti■ be Fieio
Mai lifiki.ii Ft elm toll iiociv.
comm.meter of Ihe luoseow Hunt,
ami (_' ,i mol General Johannes rilas
kovvitz, wile a.-ked lor Ins discharge
even eel ar Hitler invaded Kussi.i.
saying lie wanted no part ol .1.
Other iiuoimalion p. llUtd to tit -
pi, liability that General Oscar von
Neiderinaycr. cruel ut the eastern dc
pa: tiiicnl uiui.T veil Hi aucnitscn, Had
been d..-.: . -id. ai d there have been
uncoil11r;i.ed reports tnat even otnei
field maiMi.il.- .md generals have nak
ed I. be r.hcved dl their post.-, m ■
cause ni disagreement with link-. j
and res men. Field Marshal Gen - |
oral W.utei \ on Rieineiiau and Gen
eral Allred Jodi.
Oflieially. the Finn.- never prnle.-a- !
oil partner-ai)) m the Huiwpean "cr (
slide" - HitU r s terms toi the wai j
with Hu.'-ia 1 Ivy insisted that they
were lighting only to: recovery "i ,
ti-i ri'., irv v it.iL to protection ol their j .
national lilt?.
Now. according to the Halt -h news .
agency He .ter-, the miluentLai HF - n
Mill'd newspaper Summon Sosialide
mokraatt. rays th. time "seems a
-unable i 'iipi irtunity to break oil
military opr rations. I (
Sharing importance with the
possibility of Finnish withdraw
al from the war was the grow- j,
ing strain between Germany and
the Vichy government and be
tween them and the people of
France. These tensions have be
come more and more apparent
since the l nited States entered
the war.
Si- i aspect ol tlii, complex oil
pnlP.cal tic appeared today to j
have i i ' Itcd in I lie do.oh ol Yves 1
1 Y> i mean\, an aide t1 I’i. no
Puehi u. who a-- mini.'tei 1 l i;heren'
shared with Va c Pi < mier Admiral '
llai lan the control of unoccupied ’
France' armed home forces Pucheu
was Head of the police, national Mir
t to ( erred pi lire) and mobile guard,
and was one of the most coiispicio ; .
c llao iratlonisls of Vichy.
As a result ol bombing uf a
German - frequented restaurant in
I’aris, Germans said that city's
cafes and public places were pul
under a j in m. curfew by the
German authorities.
from the German-occupied
port of Brest came vague re
ports of a mysterious incident
which caused suspension of the ,
entire city council, including the ,
mayor. I
Stockholm sources heard th:P (
Frqnch-German relations were at (
their worst incr the armistice 1
The Red army's power dm »> (
reported oltirially today to have cal- ,
lord through Belev, 100 miles vv. m i
ol th- German high watermark on |
the southern flank of the Moscow me
The Belev drive parallel d a pin- i
cer movement farther north to which ]
Bornvsk had fallen, heightening the j
threat of entrapment for the Ger- ]
mans at Mozhaisk, east of Moscow. |
There was an upsurge of aerial i
warfare in western Europe while i
over the Egyptian-Libyan regi m th
11AF I:ommered at avis force- in th- (
me, of Hal lava "Hellfirc" pass Tne ;
air as.- -alt was timed with lanu at- ,
tacks i
Having captured Bardia and ]
rounded up ..jOO German and flat- .
ian prisoners here, "our attention
has now been tuineu to the last re- (
maining pocket of enemy resistance
in cii tern Cirenaica, said the Cairo ^
tuiin im.p.n _ t
t
Corporal Churchill
Mary Churchill
Daughter of the British Prime Min
ister, Mary Churchill, a corporal in
the Auxiliary Territorial Service, is
shown selling emblem* during drive
sponsored by her mother for the
Red Cross aid to Ru^ia fund
(Ct lit' ul Cress)
Of Parley
Stiii Closer Russo
Britis’i Collaboration
in Prospect, Foreign
Secretary Says.
Li ii aii *n. .J.ui. a i A i ’ Ki .ini; A
ci'iigni/.ing the contra t b tv n th
Jnt..'Ii ami It us-iuii lm- • ;; .\ crn
iit'lll h ,! . ieeia ri m; 11 .hart prm'ed n
lari'iei c.mperati.m in the war
Aiamst 11 it I rtsm, t-ureign A erct.e >
Anthony l-iden .ismtU'.I ye tertia;.
Mat still t-!• ae;- II:.hill'.lit,..'I between
.'.nri.'ii and Ai ■ -1 ■ ■ v. 'em t.d will be.
i adzed.”
Ip a i'i a.ica •: : iVa t at . ,n hi - re
tail \ . it ' . tir K ■. mli11. l'iden di
lnsed that I tall \\ th Sovi
Yen n .1 Malm and • reign
Jan t ■ 1 Ah h t had pine ary,
he .'fi.|c ■! ' present i-<.nl'lift m
■mbraet' tile a : "s nt a pe ee which
.' a.. id, ' p ' "pr \ i a it . i v derm.a.
mire mi n the tutu.'
Ki). a filial ed that v it i pi .1
i a >\\ i I. a a ml I It ‘ t. i be m
mupi v .iai ' taiient ■ hi matter.'
.,la I p t; t' t! e e nd .-t the vai
nd 1 • wards. In ’are nut
lipluinath' iai'i;.m -tl v 'ml the 1 it
r:,i and aii ..lute tr itb
'.hit1, ally. Kihai m> thna
i nel 11 - a ai- .add lie it , < ■< 1 mi that
uhll'i't wit In, J "in! e "Il-lllt.l
i"U v. Jh tin I’m' ' ite ,ilvi
the!' alia (l iiiti.ni. I ' t ppress
rl ere ' iti -laeti m the pm
;rt s.' tii.it had I, en
rower Hookup
Is Proposed
Raleigh, .Jun. a. — < . \ R' Imitative
>lans lot a giant |)D\vn imlwark m
astern North Carolu a 1i w nu d
irovide a [lookup Id! l;\< <>i' ' \
it ic s now served L»y ■ unicipai
ilant - and i urni >h ado t a a m i p..;
ar Mar ne bases a: New River .aid
*hei'■;* I'i'.nt, were disclmed today
Guv i:11 i Brought<■)i and 11' 111
c ionei Stanley Win
Kina'.
Gave i iidi Bn eight. ai . d that ;
meting \. ad be ‘.eld nere at 1!
). m. tomorrew cl Navy oflicvrs.
lower company officials. mayors and
■cderal and State aiticial-. The prn
tary pin t >se of the . et lg, he said
> to pro\ ide add: t . -nal e irrent n»i
lu' Marine base
Winborne said that Tarbor >,
ireetiville. Knanii. W; n. Rocky
Faint and possibly otic r town
could be included in the network
indcr present plans. It aim n eon
unplated that the Carolina Rowe
nd I avht Co . the Tide Water Co .
md he \T rgima Flecti e and Rdwer
At., won.d hook into the circuit.
The* Federal government probably
v '1 be asK«*d to put up the money
ci lie ll> k 4 ail* ait .»‘d
!
President l\ o o s cveU
Proclaims I" ate for
J G'ir.ry of Group Sub
ject to Military Serv
ice; 'No Mention Made
of Men 43 Through
64.
_
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Pre-idcnt It <••• !' • ••• 1
Febniarv Hi i n- r . ; ' ;■ • >:: ,;
all male , Hi —t- ■
be! \\n pii tie.. l nv 11 . 1 4 i
whn have n >t ; ■ '< ■ 1 pre
\mu Iv.
Mini in tin in' ai 11 ,■ ■
sib■ icc; I i i■11!:ti'iv -i: \ut
The dal" |'i 1 i. ;
l r 1 Intf -i.nl
ru'd I'nrei .11,
,1 timi.
1 ! 1 ' '.'' ■ 4 v " bv ‘ ,
qu'.'i’ll in- nv \ ii-li’i v. I.nal |
and r. a 11: a, 1- ■. a. I he a. . .... ;
i . a Hu- Hu ■■ ,1 S'.Ft . "
The re.y-lraH v -11 ;.[»!> p,
i , 1 ,/ens 1H. ai m al'iei Fei. -
, m; V 17. ! 8117. mi 1 • n m i e|
')■ neiniiei' Mi. 1!C1 11 ike
! ’ i ' , , * . t ’ . . \ ’ ! ; ' * '
S t; i • • -. •. i;1 ,.' . . n
ration :h-i i !■ .■ I-\.
The President. I
lull <•').»})(•: ., l,. • il W ;d; ‘hi- e!. e
tive ver\-ice pf* :•:. ;i. •. d . !I
I agencies to iuve wni Kcr- suf
ficient t nv . d! !•» iv*»e tt r.
State Guard
Can Relax
For Present
|i ttl> Di'.p itrh Bureau.
Ill tile Sir Walt r llal. !.
I5\ BOB IIIOMiSOV
I?,i!.■ n. .1 n. > T ,• .
ter of The 4u
C'.ipi i]:11a State (ill. i ll ' nt ‘ 1 e
lav and Le tin nt. I ,nrd at
tention to thei r i i • >i the
time Seinu. * It-.-! d .• v a
anill.lt •" ; SM ! I' ’d n. i !’ fa1' aet i IV
duty aft, i■ . ] i ' i le 11 ■. i
lot whim than they it id f t fit.
The channe nf pi i'. -. in- a ar
the nn.inl omu rifli. i e,1.1 ■ •.• -
(Con(iuin d mi I’-.:;- Fn el
First Fissure oi t 7.1 Convoy in Pacific
fife d
w 4./
1 .omlcn fa u \ P \ d i
.is: ( hic.csc troops are neJte\ed to
be cn their \\a> 111 .Via lava to
help block the .fapmese drive
too ai d Singapore. British sourei s
said today.
I hc-e '-iiun i s -aid Mirh . i as
si&nment for ( bine • force \\ i
a !s?' •!> first step' of tin unified
Miiithwist Pacific iininunifi
under (.eneral Sir \ h! * UJ P
H'.i ell.
T! 1 *;i • cal! . . (. •
• ; : i\- ta i i , ! : :ii* I * id -d s\.n
; : : ■ •
(CM.;t d (,!! P FiVC)
Force
III- .v ,i ' „| ,
Ali.il 'i t ‘ cl I >' i ■:> . \
;. t c;,i. He.,,- A.
f. ,1 cc :• K , ,
Washington, Jan. — < \P —
President itousevt li will deliver
to ( oneress in person tomorrow
(at 1*2:30 p. ,m I.SIb his annual
message «>n the state ol the
union.
1 lx■ will ddn : < St tc and.
House. ,i- >e;ni !••»! m i mm: -<■ n ;n
he 1 louse eh.mihei . ■ -n llie be-1 -
Iilans w. »rked < • 1 ■ Joy w . t h eon
p-e -ioiud imki' ’! hey i ui • ned
with the Ch it cut tl>
. ire tht TTtl Congres • >egan it soc
>nd - e--‘ mn an id rep< •; : ’.hat M: .
Rreisevelt ; . • y ■ mid r< j
• .. si k -*• Minn and S 18,000.
000,000 ill spread appropriations b;
i.. A; ’ 11\ at id Amy.
'Hie* budget me-mge. v hieh \ , 1
| 11sel<>si the* ;in u, ,ir\ *• i thi e rep.>rT
md 11blue pint- pm \ .ist go\rrn
mi'iit war expenditure m the* ye:
begun*mg n. \t July i. will be sub
■nitlea the* legislator.- on Wednes
1 lav.
i Ah i, * '• * * I * * i b.o -
ed I • \ V !(••.' 1’.. 'bent \r.. !;:.cc. Hhmm
Maji i L lie . Met’. ’ . mi
Sen.,te \! v Lender i;b ;
ent
\V.€ dllf'd.-v . ..lid ’ e. i! • . t.'i-K •
both Sem ’ and ii m.-e w - mid i . n
>lder \ < : j ; I;. ie.'. i• n ' • let ’!. '
President - t.i. i ! vlight m\ my
tem • i ! a it .< ir. .de 1 •. i>: -
The dav . u;b a' mgs bill n* .
! . nd a ' »t i
lev -aid. i • 'ii’e i • nU.t" all* e.v mi;
1 {i " » . I ' » • f1 i' i eU' 1 • e.
wai d i m 1 -ae.;\\ mvl a max a
two !t.»m
l th* i:> to 18 bill. »!’.s of del 1 ai
in special fund be die \rn y . ■ -f
\a vy . i < • . j ■ a tvd n lie l > * id yet
message. b.e> would repre-ellt .1
start tow aid the President an
nounced goal ot >teppmg up v .
.'pending t«- i >.>0.0(1'i.o;n).|i(ui ,* \ .
i. i. . i.a .. i1..
Singapore
Lefenders
Confident
:• :. \\ 11 :: . < . il l
v i! ■ • t u un* ■
Gnu . - Un;m:;
' ' ■ • . , ] , i . ; '
. 1 :
General MacArthur
Reports Discrimina
tion Against White
t er.xns in Manila.
\\ .isliingtnn. Jan. 5.— t VI'1 —
Ji|»ain <' invaders ui the l*li 111i>
ini ' ac; rded “s speei.tllv harsh
tieatnun. to Vautnan civilians
in 'inula and discriminated
• jiit-»( , i \v nit n sidents.- the
\\ai department reported totla.v.
!. mod .1 u . ; n la ■ • >n a r u - o
.
Sv.i . ;:>11 : o.'1 J,iii;io. .'\ . .gr o
! i m :.i• an . lodged that ad
i. i i! ,; .> m;• d lH‘i n <>rdered t *
t : ■ ■ 1’ l! 1
’! o J.-.n: use b>
a . d . : j. ad- A • r. loan tilth
1
v;, i • ■ > .m !'•:;> ' In adquartr. s.
ad «*d ' • W;ii aopa’ivent ho had
v d '■•■!>< : ! lit t; th<• Ph linn n
o; v 1 .iid!i \ n.g d- *i iminatan
again ; vu\.n> by tin • *( o a * »*
mg .1.qiniiom• i > ■ ' .:t n arked oon
t•,<s; tn the . v*;ati•. e t nrovinnsly
i . y n '« ‘i/ii l»\ Am* -
loll U op..
('hmese Acclaim
C hangs ha Victory
Chungking Reports
52,000 Japanese Cas
ualties in ‘Catastro
phic Debacle’ at Im
pel lant Hunan Pro
vince Capital.
( hungking, Jan. 5.— \ I' > —
Firecrackers were discharged
anil gongs sounded triumphant
l\ in the streets of ( hungking
toda\ to celebrate what the
( him s: proclaim as a great vie
toi\\ over the Japanese at
( hangsha.
The Chinese deelareti that a
.junction had been effected b\
the Chinese Changsha garrison
and the troops sent to its relief,
and that a Chinese cordon had
hern drawn about the Japanese
force which had suffered 52.000
ea>ualti« s in three days in a
**<■ a Jaslrephic debacle.”
I dependent
C! me e sa '
Thr ( '! .1 ■ uh Command di
I lav in fight
ui:d id* mi r.ee center.
k S..' . i.'
t l i* !.. e'i e i 1 ’ ip !- e )
Deat Charges
‘WaitingGame’
.Mg c ■ -II : M. ■ . 1 I 'eat
>erted led oi , • 1 a - !r 1
Pai 1 Pctaii eat had
II ad.iiM •„ • v : • ■ ■ call, u
u th G< ■ \ was d e U> t < I 1. s< .
1 V ' \ri a \d ral Wil
liam D Leahy. no at li e n neat
Deat 1 ad t itt ding
a I■> eelei ral lag 1 !li‘ c mpietlo.l
ol hi.- i, 1 yeai ia Viehy
’■ . ■ - - tile late : ia .. seri
i among attacks on the goerament
a.' .iled ay ;ia Pai - ore-- -r ee Pe
te a’- Nt v. N’t ar's D iv add. e s
veathhT
1()R NORTH C AROLINA
Partly cloudy and colder
tiuii'-'.ht.
Heavy Loss
On invaders
Genera! MacArthur’s
Defenders of Philip
pines Gut maneuver
Japanese; Corregidor
Beats Off Fourth Air
Onslaught.
Washington. Jan. 5.— ( \P —
Mi" W.i. department announced
today that General Douglas Mac
Arthur s Philippine army repuls
ed a Japanese attack with heavy
enemy losses, estimating that at
hast 700 of the enemy were
killed.
\mcricun-Filipino losses were
described as relatively small.
1 !:' >! the • •.. s’ « : . -, • !'• v erses sm -
i hy '. ■ Japanese invaders since
The Japanese attack took plac
| lord v e -1 o i 51 an 11 a.
At the same time the garri
von et Corregidor fortress shot
c’ow n four more Japanese bomb
ers in heating off the fourth suc
cessive air attack on the fortress.
This raised officially reported
enemy plane losses oyer Corre
£ idor to 15.
The c* iimique sa >1 b-ur addi
ior :..l J,«j a.!u c planes \\ • e hit b ‘
their de.-ti *• ti*• n was not confirmed,
i'.by-P.V" bomber.- look part in Iho
attar;, wine.'; wot mued three hour.-.
B*Uh tiif land battle or, Luzon !
land and the latest a.: ra.d on C« i
regidnr ! w place S ,ndry
Tile Japane.-e. MaeArthwr srcl.
• imbereu delenders betw en two
:w ading f -re. - er .t ng as a pin
•ei - :" a n ’w.:i and south But h
idded th..: wi.cn the trap was closed
1 P ■- t.i
It it J
tratevy blits tailed in thi- in
Tla attack i-n (*. i regidor, like Hr.'
: tne : ■: e\ ,ou- day in
we ana er altie- were s.ud to be
Bridges Wins
Appeal
Uam'i,:: ■ .» ■ a (AT'» The
'••■.id i i* ■ n - ippt al> rer
• : 1 .> aga a ' II, may
' iahnr leader.
» ached unam
I' • . ' • * « i «wdat ,.»n ni
I ;.t. ( i ‘ >i i - who h, ; d
h ••• "nth at San
re,b v* ,'h At
!• i'll Diddle
« Hinted State .
ini.-t party.
Auto industry
Called Upon
For Weapons
■ liam .he aut->
i a mi.-1 v !•"day to make de
li1 n d« !ai s w ri. ot \\ cap- in and
Tht direct, .r gw a ai cl tin -i'i ic e
"l i)! ■ u 1 uetioil management told re
p«*rte, > din ing .. re, a-- m a meeting
el -(Ml top iikmg automobile mak
t ' w ith lab**! leader-; and govern
i ent ol la that "ex erybodv ex
po- i-d xml!mgi,< -- to cooperate in i
• tin tually the
eiP. t indu tiy to xvar "jiputa'
Creation "t a nexx oxtaall labor and
management committee 1 aim the au
t"i; "ihie indu try to adxuse the jg»»\ —
eminent on problems of plant con*
xer.-ion. production speedup, retool
mg. retaining workers. pooling of
olitm v ordei s and suh-e-mtracting
wa; expected to take place latei to
lay