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MacArlhur To Lead Offensive
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Nazis Prepare To Leave Kharkov
Jt JH&
i lifer’s a Icadquarters
A s s oris Russia ns
Tl'OV'n back, W i t h
Heavy Losses, in
Donets Basin; 30,000
K I? r. r k u v Civilians
Slain.
1 P. \ I he \ss«iei,t|f»fl Press)
\f • il ’hi- . I K
i ■ . ■ .! in Stock!, ,!, , hi
I'iitc: > t mi a y to makiirj
ha -i; c;i! i n 11>i' a iiast..
rot n ,, i ■ in Kharkov, th"
So-, I- oil re I:. with thr cil \
. all - a> 11a.i (lomoiition
■ i i.i i hla - ! oil mil it ary .'tort - I
noil ■ <itji|tlii-s.
\:; •! • t 1 his |.it tun* of a ma
jui i " reverse lor fii.in.in
it’b- Hitler's lit 1<1 hmulpuar
i ; i' ■ i r11 I that Russian t roop>
•Iim in , into the Donets husin
< t • i ot K harko\ ha<1 been
“thrown hark after a new al
ia. 1. ai-.l suffered heavy casual
ties.’
t . ,!■•[',e vi 't rrliiy -a a I
Lad ~la.n dn.iil;,' cv, :- j
h1 ' ii there was n •
■il Iron; MtM'uw .»n the I
• ::i ilita: y ->pet ata>n> ,
■ .•!•-. tfoi t•« nt• r - f nun l
eh the ( i-Tman e :j>- !
• i <, ■ 11 • i 't L* I. I 'mil! ei d f
t: my day - , d Red are y
v. ere bd.-ti-bt -i
I: i’ iCr aid Lf eat 1. v- 1
, . n the City •'a a 1 that i*
’ , 11, < Inman •' “wh -le
! I, • .ml | .in- ;> -admilLt t ) th" 1
iM t , d 301 I.I mi) (It -
1 - . 1 !>(';< ' 1' f i to, ,1 (l ! I
In the north. Soviet front line
dispatches said the Russians had
recaptured an important defense
copter from survivor-* of the
trapped fierman> Kith army in
li;i Star.i\a Riis.su sector. IM)
null > south of Leningrad.
( he Moscow radio announced
< <pim * ol a.n important road
iiiim lion on tiie Kalinin front
northwest of the capTTai.
' i • i i . n ! I - la > ;• a \r \\ ('< r
■ an. (I < M.,1 .-It Adolf
1 i>a(i< 11 ill'' ( imiliill
. , ' I* ran/ \ < a I ’a pen lei t
ted
l|i!.< • ' el. in.Li pen "i -*n ! > rnd
- . * ! M I irl ' y a ' io' e that
am ed either at Sue/ nr
A. M. JONES NAMED
WPB FIELD AGENT
•• a, M.n <il 2U. ( A I ’)
• > a A | •: "duel |m|1 I " *.i ! (l iep- a ted
■ 1 ,•; ,. • a II .I 'M" . I ormer ad
(•! ! i M ; (eul i \ e, liad been de
.;;11 a . 11 ; i* |d 1 a• p• : • en t di\ e of the
• i *| *. •.; .• i . i• 11clu ! i tal c« • 11.- c*r\ a
,i ! , ;i,aiv I i A ben Wooten.
•A i, i . jin 11 "viill,* v. a - a ked to i
• . ... at Creel ptl-r, S. < ' .
. .dI• -<i 1 * the late olvuRe bommis
utti , r< nude n tin es
, u ... ,! n-d | .re ip.n.d ion to Up
bn. < • i in Wa d-.iiiRtoii.
.1..] . \%, t *.peeted i<» reach Ua
,.'i:;h today or tomm row.
Strike Ends
In Agreement
, ,.| km. N. .1.. March 211.
■ \|‘ A iti which had tied up
,t .i 1 t; ,atel la 1 on till e:
>, eigliti ended abruptly to
day altei executives ol the stev ed >r
,-j ,.... .. .mu Hie -ti iking longs- ’
1.1 nil'll had hashed o\er then j
,1:11,.i,.,1,vs mi a p,ei and decided to j
h.rget them.
Hack t,. \,, ,rk w ith the other steve
fi,i.. ,,iii Nicholas llalletta. v iio ,
i • v, terday pi eeipitated the
., j;.. .lit ci 2a'' in, inner nl tlic ln
'em ' .mu! 1 .*iiig.-l'.nremcn - \sso
rial a,i i AKIM 1'he .lohn \V. .Mc
ili.itl, Corporation ol New Noils
li.aihiig eoiilraetor. charged HallcUa
with insubordination and the union,
!• ged that the supervisor who fired j
...... Veen eViu.-tve and profane. !
Big Gun for the Defense of Australia
Aii ’inlinn soldiers are shown huildinp: a p:un emplacement near Darwin, in northern Australia. prepared
to meet the. expected onslaught of the Japs, ’('his is the MacArthur theatre of opera: ions are! aiivady
hir.ue U. S. fighting lorces have joined the United Nat. urns' war effort to prepare the Japs a ■ arm we' :
I ( ’# Ilf ml /';•< ft)
Labor Shortage Is Possible
Fears Spies
Central American
Country Has Problem
of S u r v e i ilance of
5,000 Germans.
( *.:. 1 . 1! i < ■ March 2n. - ( A !' •
An , \ r i1. >.1 -L'.aiHla cam| »a' .,n
'••lit . nni
which ’ ' l'n bed Slat-'- an
>;111<>1 i .; * >pci atin.n in dr I rn '•
.1 Hi* I ’ canal ' i- can
•unci in' i "ii - iii'ii . ted m in
.Muted . - u ai ct In *
The l . . a la 11 d »\ » I'lmii i:t I •
cut ! l.‘i < i'-rn an . con.- uici cd d.ai
;civn . 1 'il mted St.id hr . ; -
nain.
Nome <; ...• < r . dilimate then '•!
arc p.nn,. (;fi man in (i uatci
mil ci mi ph-l t • i ci I i a lire nl ! :
:i i .||| i i I.ir^c pi • 'Idem b I .
.mall c"imt i v.
If c i I a I > i • • " • i' • i m. 1111 ad t. d
In p imp i And i If a-.Irr dr ! > •
• (i: m,d All' ■
;• ich If. • (mu n. md n c i ■ * ■ l * >!
lie (lei»
can tal.ci n| thr d, n trd l id
Ireely v dh - thcr (id man .
(ill.ltd nnl.t pi 'ib ’ ' .. !" •
hfd'jcU It I >\ I at Irr' t ' - ( I ':
■xten i\ • cm nr nl.nl.d m m»e: •- t
nc deeply I'lilw 1 art | . d h Inc n.* -
ion’ I’cuii* min' ju it.. : .
Well (111.11 i! a (1 An ■ < m "in r
ay thr (iiTi;i;m. ;a c 1.id cap.:. :
»l r\ cry . . tnat mn I • • p . .imd..
)urp* Mb.
Teachers
Name Officers
Role 1 March 2" (A?) Mi.-:
Uhel I’t tins nl Lexington ti l..\
u ;i ■ fii I Ad president of the cla ■
.. teacher ectinn ot tire Norli
Carol iua I-'a t uc..l ■ i .11 As-i'Ciation. i:
session iicrc. .-licccetiing Mis.- Anna
L.iune Aidton,ihi .>1 Hickory.
Other new nfi'irers of the seal w
arc Miss Sarah I'mist ol‘ I'hin !■ 'tt*
vice president: Me ■ Hlancii Hrnau
ivnv ni Durham, secretary: and Mis.
Kli/.ahetli Mini ol' Greenville. treas
iiier.
The a.-sneiatioii, which emu cnn
here last night, met by groups tin.
morn ing.
wTather
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Warmer tonight, showers in
extient. •■'.oat portion
Japs Claim
Disregard
For Laws
Tokyo (f rom Japanese Broad
casts). March ‘-0.— (A I*)—The
Japanese na\ > charged toda.\
that the I nip J States and Brit
ain. since the start of the wai
in the Pacific, had waged “ex
treme warfare based on retalia
tion and hatred" and declared
that Japan would reciprocate.
Alleging that Japan’s Iocs
were employing tactics in disre
gard of international law. the
nav.\ promulgated an ordinance
“rc\ising“ its warfare regula
tions whieli ii -aid wa re has* il
on the London declaration to
1 !H)J) anil precedt nts of interna
tional law .
The precise nature of lira raw i
sion .is well as the sprain
charges against the I nite.i V.ih
and Britain were not given.
2 Destroyers
«<
Are Launched
K. ... i.\. \ ' . ■ " l.'l’i
All Ai 'mil A! ' ■ - A • I ■ ; . i i t.-r lli
1,1'.' ..I 11 ,t- i. I 'Ill'll i.i..'
. . l.-ii.'d I" Ih.' C. S. S M
I'm I.i. . 'i ic .1 ll.i'! .' ' • i"- 1 rnvt '' i ■
cj' iv !i thi* .a> -i ’ v ai corn 1 .
Ih,- | A'dvi i,I .si !■ i. .,i• iui.u and I < ;
l)iick Cuiiii'aii.v y.irtl.-.
The All'C' ilia V a |nvit'ili"i a
I hi- v. alt r "l 11" I larlu n.-ar,.
I. v the 1' S S I -arditi’i il:*
wt-ii Im. inriit'd ' 1 i" mtlU'i ap.i, 1
All Alai'AI lliiii i thr \\ it"
( , i j,'.. hi A rt 1 in AI: • • A i 11:111 . S
rid' la' 'thi'i C.'llfi.il i )"' i
Mai'Ai'llilii' S!11■ i ■ a iv id' i t
Wa tiin^laii.
Girl Spy
Sentenced
Xovv York. Al.ii.ii LV t AIM i. up
Boehmler, 19-yrai-oki -'ugh c r *1
'girl, who said .-hi* "! * • ii nii espenag
i lots ol fun,” was vntencod today e
five yoars in fod< :: • ■ ’ ’ s 1 ''
i lormatory at Ahierson. \V \... Ip
Federal Judge lhau\ \V G •du.u.l
Judge Goddai ii a! i» -en-.oiieeJ
.Carl Hi mian Sc.1 « tier. hS-ve.u > l
^kipper ot \ Mia 1 fishing boat,
i to ten years nr.pi . nment.
I Both ’pleaded guilty to participa
tion in the espionage ring headed by
Kurt Frederick Ludwig, master nazi
spv, who was sentoi" od to JO years
imprisonment roe utl\
Adequate
Chief Executive Says
Plans Not Heady for
Systematic Manpower
Mobilization,
V';e.l-i!l«ton. Much ’8.—(AIM
Pi • iiVnt Konsevrlt siitfgcstc»il
I id m i put.''i!>i)it> that there
alight l)r shortage of labor
for \\ u production b\ next fall.
He told a press conference that
until t' it time there probably
would ! <• enough workmen for
the task assigned.
I hit in- added. plain are not yel
t •1 „ . a !l» hm ! a »n
■idii'ti'v linrjiT a man -
t the n<
pin pH.--r i : ! ' 'lit* >n a . ailable
! . i " The ( I I\ sC‘(‘I l(j \ C
aid i • - ! < did • i• 1 i;iurn how
till » . t ■: i. •!; 1 1.1 into u a r
_
I.on • «• os’
tie w ■ : 'u
( \ ■: « .’ovKkn
•f! ’ ’" • .■ <■ J. I i ii S 3 C i*
Oi 4 - : ?o * */-' AtLt
:Vr!i ?• i ost.
( M.lena. V,,|V'! * \|*
^ i' ll'* (!••*( i!;:■«» i onl ■>• r: s' h
In n Vv inxton < * la ii r .all a ,i j
d< ( :i lie. head ; \ a-t ilia’s
l.iii'.iif ;t.vi*na!,i',nl oii!j \*i
l1 • ;..i * minister to Washington.
I!i.:»»3 i i. { :* y. in tr.e mid lie
be m, ;■ ired teda>.
\ '! .'RiMui \ oi eri-,> ■,
I" Hern the prime mine , in > lt n
i stud tocla * in advance oi a
white piper promis'd I'm- neM
Wednesday which will contain
InM documentation of the aruu
nn nl over the best list* to |>c
found for Casey.
Cm :: <'i. II .. . !::«•:! |; ! , ,, ...
o-UT nl slat- I ; Vr Middle K
I ' :e I >i .1 I I. a.
: • t ntative >1 tue I Jni ed K mg; a ,m
I the •re is , . i but • :. et !y • i; •.. v
matter.-: Cm tin \v i uteri 1; m • >
| in Wa-hingten. v. here, h<* - ;d.
Casey n ta et s h ad i ri e h i m
1 valuable 1«* A u -11 a' ia and hi i <■
| ment u»■ t d:f 1‘i'• ■ ut.
I Chun mil. .are. a .bug m th
maiy f the v iU : ■ } e .i • •
| lea rued 1 ha ’ Canv. . i - eager
j < lunge when ■ - put a n gb: • 1: !
t hi nisie
| t> * the Unit ri Slate la ri 1 )< a
i 1 ! and .January
C ariam. saying t! t Ca-cy m
: :! m!;u ated t.. f ■ m any '
: ?» Mi P he v ready i'.
ri'i'b n .d • -bed Cl a'chill" a '
main- the offer.
Tue ..mi; ii:tmen! . 1 he u.
m • ■ . laehed Australian t.»
AI nirih Ka t o - i v an; nine
n 1 .• u i i y - terd.iy ’Hus eau ed
si ir at (.b.i>b'ava. ‘ ib wed by u u .
i,el.iK,tant .* ‘riding i n < 'a -tubs 1
tiial Ciuui'ci:;!! cabled an expre -i..| o:
('anboi ; • .j b v. c. i i »v ah t • • -
II a' ba ,:' y . Id ag ai (bn ‘ p;u , tin.- .
Church 11 a a.led an e\:n-“ on •
1 ( ’ eact
art iwdii. ■ ' i M
1 l in til !. ■ . ; •
m w \\ .Mtsinr.
y • " I ’• a b x •
A111 a much ... - •
lb t -ri Stale \ a. \ l a.:uin :
cru;.- • • 1 bi nangha < ad rb •
Hid 1 >i > I >'•«■!. CW: \ n’ ; ■
D ought on Sees Probability
Of Higher Tobacco Tax
Daih Dispatch Ktircau
In the Sir W ill -i Hotel
K.\ KOI* THOMPSON
|; ,< •1 . Al.i i L!;>. t'liiiKiissmim
i;. : !„ P m'lf'in chairman .»1
i .• \ ..ml cmi ci»» iitco, can
\n* i h ('ar- •! im.i I; : hum's and
. •.. • tr'oi.cr ’ tint
Min • i. . ■; v-m.ii i ttos and
.: .1 i -n .;,11 ' i i v i • !11 i >aci • • pnuincts
,| ii> ii in aiciuded :i tl.« new ’.i\
I )•. ;;i 1, n . : -Ii ( '• mm. i(Mi« •* >1
A.;, mite • K» Sc. :i the! lie hcci
. .|)J). . ml c 1. \ 1" the III: 1 . I
,,i»i!11 \ md >«. tar in- id
had ’ iv. ■ a urn"" .ii liv >•:
[i;!l a. :. i ii ucroaso iii the
iv,- 1 nt i!a h m|’ "Ii a pack ot
11 -1 ti ■ w 1 a I: eady i - far n ■■...
than tile e 1 "I the tubaeen le-e'l.
fiat, he continued it seemed that
every min tdual and every corpora
tion would i .i" e to |MV more taxes to
... n tin- Witliol.t saying so no
let I the * . 'ii that it wa- quite
likely k .. ught decide to tax
l |u. tv. ... i v . maiudacturoi .
and ,s.i ....ei l!vt ay.
Doth 0,1101 Broughton and
I'nmniissHinci Scott liad wi'ilt.’
Dough Ion in "(ip. isition to the pro
posed increase in tlie tobacco tax
rpi.r. o.nrriHn wrote about gasolint
mid too.*.. i .a- in tl.c sanu lcltei
leal !»i "d • .cl • u : :. i . d ' t !
; that 1 ix« I . 1 : : . r ma iv ■ \
< prnpi lid :< ■ 11 ;.*«■: V < :* ‘: «
duels. 1 . i:! i 111 !ht '
11» ! i irt her ; ue; e . e 11.. ,
baccii and toi>acr > pr<'duet
(•' ll tit;: :e di e. . natni \ leg \, ■:.
' A yi Hi p. * t: anl\ km>\v, uiuL .
piv.rn! prnpn .. I.- t.,\C -n ll)-ren1
1 bl and - ■ >1 Cigarette- 1*>r instance
would amount 1" ap;>: ximatelv ,*A
per cent of the !• dal .In pra • • and
m the case id la-cent brands, tin ;
tax \,"iild amount t«> appm\in aite:\
til) pci cent "1 the sales price for,
the p; 'duct.
“The! ' \ ’ ' - ■
ence t t ha lit . k72?Ts ha |
! been one • •! mere;: e in times d em ;
1 ei gency with no deci ease- ailc; ei
ei get'cuv ha\ e j ns cd
I “t >h\ Killsly with the i mi ng | a-e
e t - ( holt
and its product-, am; n .a 1 ‘ • ■
proposed ceiling price at w 1 i
growers can sell the raw leal, the
obvious conclusion is that . m
1 groups must 'take up the slack' and
I tin- {.i a in all probability will in
rmc TiV<o
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bringing war ir«ali*ri
i:n ' f»i i! a : !i-' >n 1 \ i ■; , a*l
armies.
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•111MI I> ' it 11 • > (| • 1 . .1 ! • ■ I 1 •
nwloiu-.t \ I ih.r « i:i- . •.■ :
y < . :
ih.r work, that nuky hr '.-.iw '* t
T>. loi on ;hr a\ u it.- i ' ■ • i •>.«> .
, nd 11ni hr uIkro r- • i| i *o "i'iv
nit ’ i• i■ th. • i\ •■••••.m
Commander
u a v-esi. Pacific
President Roose
P r ref1 Ameri
Against
• * 1} h »1
• A- I I M-ss)
I a« Arthur
IV idriit.
I 1 im to
«>ft« •>. i\ »•
"jd’imarx
: a tip*
'!i* action
ci j'ircf!
• r New
m I he i'lnhat
atd Xuslralian
i 'pirn, at lap
. ami- dn\ ing
Mina sb\ , only
t* X uMr.ilian
tv ii aid -
iin loda\ hill
■ a- ter "traling the
- nee his
• a* •--! found
MaeArth -
Unite 1
: through
■ • •• fed fne ,
' \ -P i . if. the pm -
• , ’ - . : ■. : • t c. i', r*
• t■ iP mu 5 nitod Slates
n . nin nilieers con
*i Vustralia's armv
' f < i n< i- Fordo. paving
• w t or an allied war coun
cil "id . "•'lime basic con
C military operations.
e\ • eeted to in
• ' \ *)'. the new
eme commander
' ’ p Lieutenant
f 1 I •1 • • deputy SO
X' e Adi! i I* i 1
■ ill:*, i
\ : <i-.\e\
f dei--- of Au
• ' ’ illi'd offensive ae
“ *■ Japan herself hy
< >;*ner 11 Joseph \\ .
1 - »••! 1 v \ \v Ik* declared in
( hnnekin
1 n- (I lies means
nui w t u nil l he saI -
.Mill \\o v. o \meriean and
tops in | ok\ o logeth -
:m> . :,ted chief
' ; t ! * , , 1 |
i::' i ■ ;*hd
SI . i! • MCl.
Reports
Hits
n l •
Ship
i . ' AIM -
.••. • Til imlay
. .,r iii'iny
' u !.;i! m.r <>!
; id. iiurth
., \'.'i Ti'>d...
’: f ,, ■ ve .ic •
y tho royal
\V .. drpa: t
A y in fief's
' ' ' A l ionei ;>!
i tmnsitT
' Vn 1' alia to
‘ i 1 t Ti! a.atums
i .-.vi-t Paeiti'.'.
■ i a t Major Gen -
- :: i land, it Kl
1 V ’iiurM i'iii"f at
■ origadicr gener
and .Mi.ithlol
al o were in the
■ 1 ■■ 11 tt!11 i i.u front,
a •I'oorted.