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AMERICANS STRIKE !N NORTHERN TUT"
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C'JNKiNG Tu?S FCR AFPJCANS
WH'LC TWO MOROCCAN SOlDiERS AN3 AM ARAB watch closely, U. S.
Technical Sergeant Honnard, of IHuiijunk, Calif., demonstrates the
correct technique of clunking. He uses a doughnut and coffee served
by an American Hed Cross clubmobile crcw in a canteen set up at a
rail depot somewhere in French Morocco. (International)
Threat of German Coup
Figures in Finn Crisis
Final Showdown
is Now Expected
In Little Nation's
Strange War Triangle
Washington. April 'M—(Al't —
Tie threat of a nazi coup in
1 inland, inspired by Hitler's
blowing Ours for his "Kuropruii j
I*irlr<-■«>"" and designed to set up
a iUO per ccnl pro-axis govern
ii.was mtii in diplomatic
•in.uters here today as our of tin1
k•triors behind Helsinki's newest
cri-is.
And it wii.s expected to force .1
f.n.i! .• :n>v cluw .1 In the little nations
Mianj'.e war triangle.
l/.li -t move 111 the Inn;! standing
tli.-comer eri.-is eame yesterday
11 no>t i»f tlie A111erif.nl legation
stall n-lclctily left the capital and
:i strict censorship was promptly
i'. im;. <: i.ji .i| political di>;iatciie
out of Finland.
'I lie State department describe.!
the move as "administrative." and
c!ei!i id to throw further light 011
it: but the capital watched clo.-ely
I ' ic what bearing it might have
mi the question whether Finland is
to li;- i:|> still more closely to Cer
II any or attempt to separate hcr.-eli
lii.in Hitler's war against Russia.
Jt wa • teen in some quarters here
and abroad as another American
move in a "war of nerves" amcd at
pry 11;; Finland lco.se from her n
Ji 1 ciates. Another view. Iioweve..
wtis that mounting nazi pressure and
'he menace of a German-inspired
coup called for precautionary evac
uation of all hill a skeleton legation
^tafl. It wtis recalled that about
ISO Americans, diplomats and others,
fell into German hands when the
G« 1 mans occupied all of France I 1 -I
November tmd the Vichy govern
ivi ni broke relations with the Uritcd
States.
l-o l:ed at fiom the point of view
*'f (icrmau strategy. Finland's situa
tion seemed an integral part of the
crisis facing Hitler's "fortress of Ku
rope."
WAI I ACE RETURNS
TO UNITED STATES
t( '■ l'raiK|tlilla. C'olonibia. A|> il
-'AP) Vice President Ih'iry
> Wnllnee left bv Pan-Ai ier*
'* Airways at 7-30 a. 111 today
; ?.I;aini. ending l is l.atin A11 • -
' 1 K'an ton:-. ||c js due 111 \*..ui 1
'his evening.
( ■ I' mbian government repre
sent ntives and local authorities
bade the Wallace party farewell
"t the airport.
Ship Sinking
is Dedicated
To Martyrs
fr me where in New Ciuir.ca.
A|).;! 21—(Al'i—A Liberator
b dc.-iroycd ..ii 8,11110-ton
•lit{•;uic*1:11 . ch.iiilinan today in
the vviir area's tirst avenging
blow drc .'.ili'd l.i l!ie memory ol
II. t- .V-ieri 11 , lie c \ ecu toil in
Tc |;yo.
Tin* l».:; loin-cngined bomber
c.i. •,■"11 I!h* !.i|» .11 She Hismurck
sea while "'i .i rcconnais-iince
mission iictvvwii Kavieng and
Kabau! and ,-et it :ifiiv wilh a
.-Imiij; <>{ bomb-. one of which
exploded nil till- I'tuv.
I : I- p'lot, l.ieutcmint .Jullll M.
Stu: ijf'iM of Lexington, Ky.,
Ic.inied ol llie Tokyo cxecu
I in hi-. return irom tlio
ii i-.mi ii. lie suggested lluil the
f in . ii>; I'.' regarded as a retal
iatory measure Ihe Japanese
could I'lde-talid
SI urge • . iki crew return
lo ;i w iriM welcome from l.icu
ten.iiit (>cni •..! (in rue ('. Ken
ncy. - iiilhwe-t I'.icilic air force
commander, wh> immediately
awarded Ihein air medals for
mei iton. as achievement.
Sturgeon's crew included Staff
SiDv.int Karl S. Sasser. Mt.
Olive. X. a gunner.
Bond Drive
Nears Goal
Kiel:- April 24.—(AP)—Total
bond -uli«criplions for the filth fed
i i| re erve district's second war
loan drive now amount to $332,808,*
i. Iliu'h I.each, chairman of the
war Ii i.iirc committee in charge of I
Die i uiip.'imi. -ai l today.
The fifttire* represent sales of!
I>'."'I ■ through the clo>[» ttf business j
Tl ii da> The district's (piota is
'MlO.dlKI.
I. ach explained thai the figures
i core cut sales to private investors
find do not includc those to com
ncrcial banks and dcalois, a niattei
being handled separately.
Nazis Count
Heavy Loss
Almost 5,000 Troops
And 500 Planes Lost
In Ler-i Than Week;
Red Aivmen Attack
Moscow. April 2-1—(AT) —
The furious German counter at
tacks in the Kuban region of
the Caucasus, which in the last
few days had approached .lie
intensity of an offensive, slack
cued significantly today as the
Germans counted several «hou
sand of their dead in addition
to a heavy loss in airplanes,
tanks. guns and munitions. Rus
sian front dispatches said.
the dispatches Rave no imme
diate explanaion fur the cess
ion of the nazi attacks, which
had been marked by numerous
futile charges against the Kue
-• sian lilies irom the Black sea
coast near Novorossisk. through
the Kuban delta to the coast of
the Sea of Azov.
The Germans lost almost 5.000 men
and almost 200 planes in le-s than a
week—probably far in excess <>r :i>.c
losses they had counted on, it was
reported.
Dispatches yesterday had rep
the use of fresh axi< reserves In
their Caucasus bridgehead-. The l'ury
of the air lights did not slacken in
this sector, however.
The 'led army air forces r.iidot-.
a German air drome, causing a num
ber of cxplosii n< and largo fire-.
Russian fliers also struck mv <>
their biggest blows of the war V <t »y
night when 200 bombers rnidt-! !:•.
stcrburg successfully, the fourth raid
on Kast Prussian cities this ma-th.
It began to appear that the Kussiaa
and the Itritih-Amoi'ican av.itir.i
forces had divided ii|> their military
lnr>»et« and now were working on
a definite plan. i
Miners Shun
WLB Hearing
Wash infill m. April 24.—(At')—
Neither President .loltn I,. Lewis of
the United Mine WurUei imr am
of his associates showed nj> today
as the war lahor hoard formally be
giin consideration «•! tin union's v.a^j
dispute with soft coal operators.
TJie board assembled for a pre
liminary hearing willi only the op
erators represented.
No UMVV official had made an ap
pearance as the board began the
hearing called for the announced
purpose of getting a stimmaiy state
ment of the issue.- and to arrange
procedure and timing for conduct
ing the case.
In New York. K. C'. Adams, press
representative for Lewis, said he was
in New York eilv and "has no plans
to go to Washington today."
Allied Warplanes
Pound Jap Bases
In Pacific Area
. On the Mend ^
RESi'NG in the Oak Knol! Naval
Hospital, Orl:1iin<l. Cal., is Marine
Pvt. I.ieyd David Gunnels. Serv
ing as an advanced sniper on Guad
alcanal. ho killed from 75 to 100
J::ps : ii. •andr.-l before lie was
wmindrd This is an official I!. S.
t.nvy phi >»(>. (I titer national)
FDE Orders
Strike's End
Celanese Corp. Union
Given Until Monday
Noon to Begin Work
Picketing Continues
W.isliiiul'ui. 2t.—(AP)
—President Knoscvclt today or
ilert (I strikers al the t'elenesr
»f America. ;il Newark, N.
.1.. )i> return In work immediate
ly and Ravi* llit-m until noon
MiiimIiv to comply.
Non-compliance by thrin. ho
viid. will result in government
steps lo see In it lliat the plant
is re-npencd.
Actin;: mi the recommendation of
the w.ir labor board, whdfc repeated
>>p|K-als to the workers, members of
((' >Mt!ntto(l on Page Six)
8,COO-Ton Cargo Ship
Sunk in Bismarck Sea;
Jap Patrol Wiped Out
Close to Salamaua
(I!ii The \xsociit t nl I'l ess)
General Dou^'ias Mac-Arthur's
headquarters announced today
that allied warplanes pounded
live Japanese liases in the is
lands above Australia, carried
out IS strafinjrs attacks on en
emy troops in New Guinea, and
sank ;in 8,000-ton sliip in th:»
Bismarck sea with a single
hull's eye hit from a 500-pound
bomb.
Tlip communique also disclos
ed that allied vaneuards wiped
out a patrol of 20 Japanese
troops within six airline miles
of the hie enemy base at Sala
maua. New Guinea. * --
Apparently Ihe attack was hit
and run, since the main allied
forces were last reported some
100 miles below Salamaua. al
though patrol fighting had been
noted in Ihe Mubo sector twelve
miles below (be enemy base.
Meanwhile. Prime Minister Church
ill sa:d in a message to General
H. H. Arnold. U. S. air force coin-,
mander. that Briti-h fliers "earnesi
ly look forward t<> the day when
they will lie able to fly side by |
side with their American comrades
to attack Tokyo and other cities of
Japan."
Churchill denounced Japan's ex
ecution • »f American aviators cap
tared after the raid on Tokyo last
year a.s "barbarous" and declared the
allies would "strip thi- cruel and
greedy nation of their power to
molest the civilized world."
On the Burma fro t. Briti-h head-|
quartcrs reported 'hat Field Mar
shal Sir Archibald P. \V .vfcll's force>
inflicted casualties or the Japar.eso j
'ii renewed cla-he> along the JJay of!
Bengal coast.
A commuriqne said the general j
situation remained unchanged in the
coastal area, where the Japanese
have thrust t ward the Burrpiy-Indt i
frontier while the British dug i i t •
await the imminent approach of the
monsoon rains.
AUTO MISHAPS CLAIM
TWO PERSONS' LIVES
Wilmington. April 21.— (AP)—Au
tomobile aooifteM ill this iircii in the ;
last two d;iv> claimed the lives <>i
two poison-, with :i third serious!;.'
injured.
Clara Kdcns. nine, wns fatally in
iured when t'-c bit yelc on which sT.e
.incl her sis'cr. Hetty, were rid ins
whs in collision with a truck .if
Scotts Hill. Hetty suffered a broken
arm and other injuries.
Howard Hewitt, :tl>. of the Maple
Hill community of Pender county,
wns killed 011 the highway a mile
south of Burgav when struck by a
truck.
'Wariick for Senate' Boom Develops
In the Sir tt'ziior Motel.
Daily Dispatch Iturcau,
By LYNN N!SIH.T
Raleigh. April 21.—The surprise
clement in Max Gardner's ronuncia
tion of candidacy fur the United
State* Senate had been largely dis
counted for those who have followed
the reports from this bureau. Sonic
of the intimations that he would fol
low* through to final determination
of .Hie issue in the primary hove been
so definite as to bring protests from
Gardner himself and from his
frlctids. Information upon which
these predictions were based came
from such reliable sources as to con
vince this writer the job ahead of
Gardner to win the nomination wa
much more difficult than he lirst
thought.
There i* confession of surprise that j
retirement came so soon. Fact that it
\vi'- inn 'I cnrlv is greatly to
O.ii'dM ■ i' • <lit and for the inter
ests <■! I! ilo. There is no reason
tn it'plelc -merrily in llie
reason r.nrtl for Gardner's leav
ing IIh* campaign. Nor is there any
apparent reason to think he is a sick
man. or thai he will not continue to
exert iierirrdoUB inllucnecon North
Carolina politics.
M,"it <|tii -tion before the voters
now i. "win e do we ho from here?"
T! • c 1 <"• idt'iK'C that a consider
able Miiini" of politically minded
ait i,inn' toward Judge Wilson
WEATHER
tot; NORTH CAROLINA.
Occasional light ratn In oast
pi-(Inn ,nid near the coast this
aftcrnoan and tonight.
Warlick fur leadership in oppositn
Senator Reynolds. Warlick >
reached bv a pi'(M'o.« of elimination,
and hv fittinc into the picturc puz
zle a few * agrant pieces.
First to Ik- riiminaicii—and ii e.in
tuit br easily done—is Clyde R. jrfc>.
for forty years a Democratic \Rir
liorse and the most popular man\to
leave the sovci nor's office since ZV»
Vance quit to go to the Senate 'ft/
years ago.
It is almost unanimously conced
ed thai if lioey had entered the race
at the time Gardner did. lie would
have received Mich spontaneous wie*
eliimation as virtually to close tin
lists. Simple fact is. Iloc.v did not
care about cant! to Washington anr.
personally doesn't want to go now.
There i* everv reason t'» beltc' e that
(Continued on Page Six)
French CavcsSrymcm
ASSIGNED TO DUTY outside a gov
ernment building in Algiers, the
Spahi above is typical of the color
ful Frcncli colonial cavalrymen
who a A.- Hghting side l>y fide with
oiir boys in Africa. (International)
IL So Trocps
Are Praised
Alexander Lauds
American Staff
For Efficiency
hi Moving Troops
Ailit-fl H>M<ti|tiarlrr* in North
Altic.i. April "J1—(AIM—Amcri
<-.• 11 troops have been transferred
from t'li* solithern to the north
ern sector of Tunisia for the
final drive against the na/iy and
fas is<s in north Africa, it was
disclosed today in an announce
ment from General Sir Harold
Alexander's ground troop hcad
o narters.
The announcement praised the
A i i'..ii 1:iff worU particularly for
the speed and .-celery in moving
! . ••!>• from one sector of the Tit
1 front to another.
"When the Fl Gactar baltlc was
11? ■ d. it v dee ded to employ
si.e I'-ited States Army troops in
i >■ -lii« r sector for the next Mop
toward the final phase thai will be
(Continued on Tape Six)
Where
is Rommel?
V'!iiv| Hcnd'pi.n'tci'> in North Af
i cn. April 24—(AP)—General Sit
Ihuoid Alexander'.- headquarter:- an
n< iinccd today that a captured duett
in nl indicated that Marshal Krwir
Hi.mmel. the German commnt.der it
Tun,si:i. had left Africa.
A st. tcP'f t i<sm >1 by the head
111' rters t . the 1 fllh urttijr (frotipMid
"A document. dated March II), re
(<i,l captured by the lirsl tir..iv wai
>i,.•('<! !•> Colonel General .turner
\ i .Vnim - general officer com
n >"<!< i in c!:icf and not by Hummel
".vh" ' pre out whereabout* :nii1 nov
, ipWnti ic I. if any. are unknown."
Hommcl last was known I > ha\"
N.'.m :n Nfriea dm ha: the Kas<eiln
Ta • lighting in Feb nary when cap
I tuicd letters mentioned li»m.
Fr<
rr-s
1 Fi
U. S. Troops Score
Gains Toward Mateur
As British Advance
On Other Fronts
Allied 1 leadnuart. i - in North
Africa, April 21 — (A!') —
American tro.ip.-, transferred
from i Ik.' ;»ntlivi n Tunisian
frt.nl to the north, have ad
vanced six miles toward Ma
teur, IS miles southwest of lii
zorte, and the British first army
has taken strategic Long Stop
hill. 28 miles west of Tunis, dis
patches from the front said Lo
day.
Another U. ft. Army unit
hacked its way for seven miles
through stiff enemy fire north
east of He.ja and to the north
of the Be.ja-Mateur road, fijriit
inK its way lull by hill.
While Americans pounded for
ward in tin- most difficult coun
try of all Tunisian and parried
violent enemy counter attacks.
British first army units extend
ed the allied advances to prac
tically all the axis western flank
by hammering out a sail of six
or seven miles in tile Arada
sector.
Allied air forces bombers and
fighter* vesterdiu flev. .i "record
number of - i c '! iborat.njj
with the allied K-oi.ad thrusts,"' an
official statement .-...J.
Despite thj fact these -orties ii.nr
bcred 1,500, only six allied :i rcraft
were lujt usnin.-t ih<- diinir.Uhiti^
(Continued on Pago Two)
TEN AXIS VESSELS
DAMAGED BY SUBS
London. April —(APi—The ad
miralty announced t'-day that ten
more axis ships ibeen destroyed
or damaged by i'.iilis!' mbmarims
operating aga n«t e e ny apply lines
in the Mediterranean.
Anion" ti>f damaged -,1ip.-. !h • ad
miralty said, v.vre a c-aircr and a
tanker. Co 'i t.— mea-are? by the
convoy pr?vrnted direct •! nervation
of the re .i!: <•', tile : ■■■■ eti hit- on
those two ve <•!-. 'Iv. . m ii iqu 1
«»id. hat breaking up i ises were
heard from both.
Four other sh>p« listed i~ damaged
also were believed to h ae sank
later, the adin;i. iiy c!ei-!. a.
AMERICAN Pi ANES
ATTACK AT MUNDA
i \V.is!iin!!,.>!i April ?.! — (AIM —
I Amrrian hotn'.HT- nrd ! at
' tacked the .tapuneso air base at
Muncii. 111 tl'i mitral Solomo i>
j lands n&iin Thursday, the Navy
n period todav. , ant .«i 1 raft
weapons and scting tin; ti> three
grounded enemy p anc-.
Other raids were carried out
ngninst Vila and Kahili, the latter
in the r 11 thvv ten S-n-. wlii'i*
: on Friday bomber. and I liters as
I vaulted one1: v p.i 'i.m>?• t Kekat 1
i Bay. n seaplane !>::,-e . t Santa Isa
bel island.
Soft Coal
Wage Pact
Is Extended
Washington. April 1! I—(AP)—The
; war labor board today ordered the
r.lmost expired wage aurccnic t bo
tween Appalachian salt eon 1 opera
tors and the IVited Mine Workers
■ extended pending M'ttlement of their
i di-pule and fleeided to proceed with
i the ease with or without tin? par
ticipation of the union.
Ignored by President .lohn L.
• Ih-wi.s and other oflicc r. "I the I'MW
| at a preliminary hctirins today, the
■ board announced it would follow the
; normal proecdu-e >•! setting tip a
- three-man panel whieli is to begin
clo-cd sessions next Wednesday.