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Bally • .. V} Dispatch THIRTIETH YEAH I III-, ASSUI'IAI'lill l'Hi:.«S HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DEC KM HE H 2H, 1<>43 PUIIMSillCIt KVKlty AKTKUNtMi.N SIM.AV HVh C KM S COl'Y Railroad Strike, Set For Thursday, Has Been Cancelled Three Unions Agree Aft?r Conferring With Gen. Somervell Washington, Dec. 2i»—(A1 *) I —The raiiroail strike is oil". Three opera!injr union-. aft «t rosi.-tiiifr previous offers of arbitration, ajireed today in call off the nationwide strike which had been set for tomor row. 'liltir drcision, fidlowim; sim ilar action by Iwii uthrr opcrat iiis brotherhoods ami 15 11:111 nprratinu unions, apparently cleared tin- lirst hurdle in the way of tin* Kovernmcnt's return of the railroads to private op eration. Oil old'. r <>f President ftimscvelt. who said that a strike must not he permitted to interfere with the transpi rtiilion of the men and ma chines id war. the army has taki n over operation of the carriers Mon day night. . Caiiitulalion of the last three brotherhoods — locomotive lire men and cimincmcn. eon.Iuetors and switchmen—came at a con ference of their cliiels with l.t. (Sen. Somervell, chief of army service forces, who had been as signed to operate the railroads under Secretary of War Stinj son. Alter tile i .lieu it. ::i S >mer \ ell's of I ice. the in: n li-ide.-.- I»a \ id l'». Koherl: n. "I ;:.e : cincn and ensinemen. II. \V. Kraser "i the < •niiuctor-. and T. t". C.cheii of '.lie switchmen—joinv.l with S i crviil ci .. ! i> 111 ill 11 t: i,il there w "U»t !>e r.o strike. 'I'll" brief announcement, ica-i '•> Major tlcr.cral ,\1 \.indc: S irlc licad of 11 it. War I )epai t:iieiit public relations bureau: "TIh Secretary of War auiiounc i J tii;it tliere will lie no railr-.tc! strikes. itcprcscnt.it ives of the Cu ller of Railway Conductors, the 11 ' .el hood i : Locomotive I-'ire nn n and F.nKincr.icn. and tin s' itrhmen's t'l.ion ul North Amei . ,i '•winy ass,mi<I CJencral Somor \ e i 1 that I hey ami the uiaaiii/atioii. I hey represent will l.il.e no .ul.it \vh:( h might imperil the sices-: u! prosecution of the war. and they will initiii diately cancel the strike o. iler." ■•■mi ^unison .iiiii Mimervclt said that as Tar as tlicy were concerned llicrc would In- mi ar bitration of wsntcs while Hit' trails art* under their control. It rcmsiined in their iliseretion whether i-apitillation nf the three In I'thrrhiioils would lie mi a co operative or forced liasis. I'.ven a complete capitulation In the firemen, enntliietors and switch - nieii would not dispsoe of the w.ijte controversy. The tit teen iicn-opera tins: nnions of more titan a million workers aercpt ed the President's oiler to arbi trate. lint the 1'resident an nounced that he cannot proceed to do that until the unions and the carriers aerec on what is to lie arbitrated. Thus Iht1 <Tsy .■> back where it Hartcd. eveept that the l."» I it 111 it »•; withdrew llieir strike iin tli'>ri/iitio|). Tlicy accepted lite ^i.■ <111;11<■<I increase.. "•! :• • ii !<• let cents and v. .iiit tin- 1'ioid'iit to de cide llieir risrhl to hmtIiii c .i11«• ■ •In hours, hut the earners want i»>!!i <|iicsttiiM. .arbitrated as one. The tw o opera''Hi! lilii'tis !ra'li nien anil cunt <« ■ who pi"iiipllv .»•( i pterl the I're; iflent felerce • Me recciv iny meanwhile the hcne Iit-': '>1 a live-iint hourly iiscrea.se which hr awarded a.- an overtime henefil. Secretary Sl.ui "ii In ".ulc.ist I a:' iiiitbl an n.sMitaiiec I < the pablic that "there will In- no altera!' >n i;i schedules, in service <«r in person nel i'ecsmse ii| the change." Me. l!«iiise\elt e\|Mc ■ 'i ?i«»|•• • at hi;- news conlercnce that the ra I rotitis can lie turned Itsicl: I" p n ate i'|ier;ition .si on hut he v. ti"t spc eifie .about conditions. Ilotli the I'rcs-dt lit sc '!'e sen', inside j| cleat tlicy l>elic\ cl ' -I • !i-• criminal provisio <>I the W I.a hor Disputes Al l are sippl i le to liny act ol eotispirsiey or em1 r J'Kcinent to strike. Cotton Prices Are Mixed New Vo"k, Dee 2!l. (AIM ('•-! ton ftilure- opened live to 2d rents ii hsile lower. N »'ii \ aim ■ we e I" to 20 rents .i hale hitfber. March IW..V/, May l!» :»l and .Inly 1 !».•>«; I'rev. Close < 'I"-" Mitreli I!i ...I I!'52 Mav ... 1JI..M 1 '■> 21! July .... 10.04 IJl.02 October (nev) !!• "" I ' JJttemijti (new; .. io.<J —•— Production Of Steel h Near Normal CIO Union Continues Its Negotiations in Contract Controversy I'ittslmi'Kh. Pa.. Dir. (AIM—SI col priMliu-tion elinili i<l hack towanl normal today alter a work -to|ipan;i' l»y more 'lian «vorkors while the ('K)'s I'nilcil Stool Workers ''ni«>11 cunt inu;<i negotiations for iii'W coin ract w Pri'sidi'iil rhilii. !M urray of ll.e union maintained liis silence i>n the controversy, estimated h.v tile American Iron and Steel Institute tit have cost tlie in - duslry I'iri.OIMI Inns iif steel dllctioli. He participated. Ii«>\t - ever, in eenlrael n»e''(iitlimis between a union ciimniittee anil si:l sidiaries of the I nite.l Siales Steel Corporation. Any pad agreed upon ly the union a' d the ( s. Stool apiivuml !i[;ely !■ hicinio ;i iii. li plan t"f :hor c<-nlr.icts 1 • be signed with no 500 stool c iiipanii s. \» in lii..*i.'i!s wcri' availahti as I ■ \vl 11 siu-h a m<idol ( >111 act \ u 'Id lie reiiiy tu till' \V .r 1 u«:>-•!' Hoard. The work stoppage wit 1I1 In- .ct •i' niiiinielit Christmas Km- midcd shortly alter the union ehioltain or 'ieroil lull e« miiliatico with . War Labor Board directive calling for resumption of full pr id net ion and ass-nring workers any wage 111 (.'ieases agree I ti,jOn voulrf !:t" rctro ioti\ o to Mot'ombor 24. A WI.R spokesman empha sized that the pay boosts, if ap proved. Mould lie retroactive only if they conformed with the national staluli/atiou pro gram. lint opinion throimlmut the industry reflet-led a belief lh.it final results will put mure money in steel workers' pay envelopes. Peace Plans Are Advanced W'.i-hiiijjton. Hit l".i. i ,\l*) A >I.ih In snap ilii id-.- i i>l e\ ct ^n HK ■' peace triMt.v with (in: >11> ha-. I t tl I.lilt llcll'lc ill! lilt' I lll'l'li i\'il tiiHK ll WSIS (llncliisitl toriil.V. A sim ple declai 1111■ 11 hi peace v. mild bo i>Mied instead. Tin sweeping (li;».ii Jure Ii*i>111 m 'crnat|i>nal pi .h Iico wa- advanced hi i (inriimi'iit which ;J i >tiu^i>i.-.| a I'llili ll X.il.mi- cm.It I i 11 \ Hitler, Mh.-miIiii. ami oilier a\t- Icailci Tin' ifltvi v.cri' |)li' forward l»y General M mi I (If 1'i.irr, lieh; ill mi niliei nl tin I."lull ;i Allied < mi - IIII--Mil In 111 \ ^ 'iK.llr i rii' > . mil chain . in "l tlx* W.i ('null ..! l"iiiiiinis-iii|i hi I Ik' l»"!i<l"ii Iii'ihi;. t>li:iI A i mills , in iiih'I i ici.il Allied lO.M'nrcIl group. "Shut uc lan dnlaie v. ;ir. v.liv mil (lei I. ic peaceDt'li.ic .-. ill ill an interview. Tlii' SI.ite I >i-|'. i In,' til * 11'iv. Iliilyiiic (hi* pi "pn:-.ll. Stocks Show Fair Activity .\'i v. Yn ✓ Dec. L'!» 'Al'l The s Im'k market cotillnitcd i < show lair ..c'i\ ilv Inilay. trend wen mixed li nn llie . lul with a number ni pivo'al group- :n li acl nui.iliy lower ground until a midday tallv brought .. somewhat i ettei biilance. Ait.i.m; "lin ks given heller -Hppcil ,i.i> i in "li were Southern liail\,..y. I'.all i hi* and i'In.i. Chrysler and Mi', it. til Tel.'phi.lie. Itellik'liein. I . S lilii'itri. Seal - Kooliliek and Wool worlli won* IxicliWiini. Aincriciiii DistilliiU >hine- (irii|i|N*>l one !•» three piii'il-. III.nil .mil commodities wi re iric i.'iilar. VIA! »SfcR I Olt \OIITH CAHOI IN \. I*.i111 \ cloudy anil i iililcr lo ilichl. Willi liiuc-l li-ni|icrnl|iie ill in 'I Hcsl mid niirlli iinrlioiis, ;i in smith po-iinns. 'I'liurs <1.1 \ p;irll.v cloud v. ciiiilinilrd , ,j-i . i|-i|ii- ill-he: Ituijiualiiii', GEr.^AN BATTLESHIP SCHARNHORST SUNK BY BRITISH ;.*• ' THE BRITISH NAVY, Wig seekin™ a flght with the 2fi.0no-t>>n Gorman battleship Scl.ariihnT.-t (above), finally fame to grips with her on Dec. 2(5 olT North Cape, Norway (set map inset), and sent lier to the bottom of the ; i a. Unit:: of the IJritish Home Fleet brought her to hay after she attacked a eonvoy bound for Mur mansk. ot the ship leaves two capital ships in the Nazi navy, the Tirpit; and Giiciseiiou. (International) Canadians Take Ortcna, smk On Toward Pescara Ei'.ter Struggle for Adriatic Port Ended With Iowii in Ruins Allied Headquarters. Algiers, I I)ec. L'.» — (AI') — Canadian troops. vvi;i> captured Ortona in tile lit-violent house-to-house battle of tile .Mediterranean campaign, smashed north along the coast in snow and sleet to day toward Home's Adriatic port of IVscara. I The Allied commmuniquc an I nonncetl that the eight-day | "hitter struggle for Ortona is over." I .Medium litimlx-rs homlx-d I "airfields nisir tin- rom iiiiiniciii.c (leclurt'd, pnundiiiK hangers. linildiiiKs and disix'rsal .•ii is .it ( i.iuiim. south of Kmm-. mill "arc uratrly" blasting Ou loi'i'tlr, cast <d tlie Italian taji Hal. The violent battle I'.ir the |> >rt >>l <>rl»na cinlcd v<\.ti il iy v..'til !!.«■ ! town in iiiiii-. The (ie.'ir.uii.- vile r •- , Ire. 'm.i north til«'l>S llie villi I the Canadian^ in ptir>uii. altliiuuii ' raill. >1I»»U .ir.il >|eet. c:1*ii \v,lli I winds, i» hainpuWnti their !>ro Kie.-s. On the Kiuhth Army front, Iiifiian ..ml New Zealand noons occupied two ridges near Villa (irandc. in llie mouii'aiiis west ef Ortoua the l.iKlith Army was aliont nine miles front tin- im portant city ( liieti. j Although halt of Italy was swept I by storm, llie American 15th Air Force struck heavily in the n.n tn, 'resulting in wido-|>i e.ul .iir iuttle> I during which I!:) CiiTiuau pl.inc.^ I were sli.it flown tor a In?.- o£ eleven | Allied aircraft. i Air force headquarters announced i that the Adiialie had been viruially ] dosed to Ctcnuan shipping a^ hatl ! the waters between Fiance .i:<! ' northern Italy as tlu result ol Allied . air patrols. Gas Quota Cut T en Percent Halc'tgii. Iii-. L".< (AP)—Ciuvw 11< I'.!'- Uuhl" J-.iV - X'T'll I'.irulina 'All1 •-',<•1 11 > tlill . lliitllHIlt i I.sir lh.> n:i>iitli !i ' 1li.il ;i 1 > i; |iir fi.it t •'(iuctioli :n tin- will bo lui Mi' .I.iiiu.. y I. Il«' ii ado tin- statement \v>ltTclay tlltl'l' It IcjjU'Ult t'lilivi Ts'ltii'll:. wiiti <>fl'U*inls "i the Office ol Dcfciwc Tran.*|MH tatiim ;iiul thf !Vi. ■ ileum Ailiiimis'.r: l.uii I .f \V;a Wash ington. Ho said he had been informed l>y tl.f IWVV that ii< li'i'i'/.iiii* nt xaso line li.nl in i'!i made nor was one ci >nn'.ii|ilat«.'il. Mussolini A<*ain Is Reported Dead I.omlon. Dec. "!f>—(AIM—A .Madrid dispatch to tin- London Daily Mail limited a diplomatic scurco today as sayin? that Itcnito Mussolini died ten days auu in a (icrman hospital "from lom-standins stomach trouble complicated hy acute mental de runeeinent." 'Sees FDR Re-Election Unless GermanyCracks UpByAugust Business Volume in 1944 lo Be Greater, Mr. Babson Forecasts r.v juh.i i; u. KAItNON, Mil.;, I'lililiNiin-s ! in.iini.il Iturc.iu. fin. I• * 1 ■ 'it I'jirU. M.i,--,. |)ec. 2!t. — j Mo I lii*ii - nit' hooked to cii|Micity. ! Ii any more business were ufferwl t't< \ \\ 111'I ii i in- ,i!>lc in h;indlf ii | tin ' ;•»•%• . "I'lli- i* iminlil.v my . (••iv.i'l I i i!'ll I'lic l;;il)-ii|icii;nl Index i'l Iti !'ii> ir.il \'i• 111111c• n| i iii rn I i<i in..! 1111.11 i< r hi !!l |;; .i\iii;ii( 111 li»||i|Ri|vd will: I.>0.7 lur tin -;ime |-i inil Hi 1!II2. The ■ it 111," lllLi.ll V..I- I i.iU'lllll III I)|*I'I'|I|Ih>I' 1942 when my index .-»•••.«• til 135.8. j Is is nut |«issiblc Unit this recurd etui i I»«• i n- n ■' I ill 17111. (i>iiiiini(lil> I'riccs. \V;n lie. ■ -Ii>|.■■ it i I will iill hiet.ee , fun.ii ■ 11iI> |c :i (Iiii iii;: I!M1. The i. il.iji i (ii 111.• 11y «-<>iiId result in ;i f.iii 1111 •! i l; 11 lr 1111» ir.iry. reliction: in ! ,m i w fi-.lt- .ii.- indexes. It the i;i»iiik tn H ly hi elsewhere should prove tiitixiKfledly liard iiidiciiling I .i iiiii-v. vv«ii prim should firm. I Cuttle .n"l liniJs m;iv IniiiK lower '■ iiM'i.iK*' |)'it • S'lybfiin iitid corn | pi n lint t'-i '(■ l nl liirue niiirkcl II, rill V \ ill <I'| well tn linlll. Ill- j en . ril iii:|>• it- nt col fee. cocosi linn ii. . • r will hiil I down I heir prices. ( mluii't'l lienvy deniiiiKt i- mdi c-iti-il in! t. >-t nulii-triiil cuiniimd itie i'i ivltiil extent efforts to mil liiii-l, I tn nl i : h'C- |n Sv'ptenibei 15. ItilJ. I• -\ • !- will uci-eed Is prnldc m.'dictd Mounting over-Mil shortngcs, ! ■inpi eci denied dcmiilid iind the nee- ! I-, ii; t*11 niiixi.iimil • »iit|nit will lend t i t 'ii<4.1.11 .Imiiij tipwurd presMire mi ii.i ■ |" i*.Ails.nii inu purify prices, si. r.iKc. uisur.ilicc iind Idiick j murkcts further tend to keep price* lii'jh Kuhsidle will he jjlMlited cei - 1. ill |;i • tdueei - dm :nu I !• 1 I. Inv rnlorlrs. 1'iil-lir 111011 s l-i it! Ill Wiilell I lie ei iiinf-1'policy nl dNposiim of i hum' iii\fiitoiivs nl cniiMiiiier , •nerchi.i'di ••.. Willi :.'i|iplics .-it ;i j much ItiRltei le\*el limn in WiipW Will- I. rctiiilt wholcsiiier--. mid m.-inuli'i-lti:. i - should m.-i.-t there he •in rliiminliK on domes!ic msirkeis. I Tin- could *iii;i.*h pi let-. KlnodiilK j i:ic export niiil'kets (i >| lie I in.ike it d:!f 1* ,-ll i'ihkI. .|I>| o.i(l it ,i inn yi .nt. i ii >p«i i i uO. tauUiti p n THUMBNAIL OUTLOOK FOR 1944 I. Y;-;»r I!• 11 should In- divided into Iwn narts: (a) I'm in .la ii ii.i ■> Isl In «l.i !<• i<l (.rrman.v'? eoll..|»>e: ami (In Irmn saiil dull' (it Deei'mlier •J. I'KODI < Tlti.V: I'aii-i nriiail ln<lc\ will avrrase around 1 ">»•. about l'l'> lieh.w Ii. CO.WMOIM'I'S!■ S: Strength in various commodities should In* followed l».v reneweil weakness. I. S.M.I.S: llitan s.ihs POI.I.AK volume will average hiuher lor entire year, hut I'llVSK \l volume will lie down 10',. I.AIIOK: I'ressiire tor hiuher wase rates will rontiuue through out the year with AlOiil la'ior troubles and MOKI wase inireuses than in till.'!. Ii. slot l\S: It lh< i:i..r*;is low when (iertnanv erueks it will (lien i;o iii>: hut il tlion hi':h. il wiil c<* down. 7. HON IIS: tliicd mil medium-siMde homls will liohl rlose to present level*, ihnnir. I.out fie •■ear. 1 n>n •! ••lir h plus will I"- l;h cii |.i |,("pit's 1.1 l ||,l |l| i| l-'.Hi < >| H- iilld '.'lllllil. Sales l'rns|ii'cK. I I'lti-t a l 'li.it 11 l,til dni ■ i . il". will ..vcianc i |» mviiI in In |icicrnl higher in lllll III.hi in l!li.; .s.ih volume ill i iiii-iiiii(. i lji«i(l . ill i .-li.l'l • i elilull in.illcr i .n 11,in*< U«'l 11 ii' ii|;.i> mi |Kisl\VIir lie. rli;ili ili.-c I i sm1 11 i:ih' ilwline i• • m l!ii:; i;i I lit* |ihy-iciil \ • ill i ii .<■ ill i l.i I . .Ii ■ (llll' In >-1 l ( |H ' • Ul'li l;. illld It | >1 IVI: •«•! 11 Sill' liltlll' II1CI <'!l. lldt-C il!l.- -I>l(l Hi II lull IDJIIllf.K ' ill .111(1 Wl'.ol'1 ill* i .Mi' now \. ii;. i'i i \ Umi.l mil lt*"W - IlK'ir.lVCK. I •: Will \\,ilt I II IK A pnstWill ■ ill 'I diso nithtv lluiii i>uy vr • v.. i>rnii' i*niul-. Men ltiiit> >' i 1 p :i u l l.iiOli in cm; v. I) '• in' h>l!'iwiim ten j.! ,t ,i ,■ |np fnl l!»ll \-'V Yiirk, I'rnn >iv .>nui. fmin, jufliiittfi. Illinois Mi oiiri, Tex It . Cllllliirilitl. OlTROh illld .■ -: i — •nf!< ill- ' " • ni.illrr vii|ii:;m 'iI liki (>ci: ;i. Miiincxntii. !■ i ■ »i':«1 •. Xoblji-k.i. I'liili ,,nd Ai i/iim.i. Kim l;i limy mc n.il !»■ •<"in. < Hi'.-I iiiiint; Sides < |i|i> .ire <c;nc< r \ vim .(«•• it wjis MT'l'lc In -P 'l «-iIit'v "i'm i \ picli-d i!.im- id I" lU'lTrnl ■" i» l ccnl. N'i\v more rilli-s \> II I' 'W Uiiin- id I'lil.v pel cent In ||i |>cicctit in mil m'cr ii yciif iigu, licit I* ii"' pick "I tin lot. Delrnil. Mn hm.iti. .Ijicksiin. .\1k hmiiir. Kiiiivm'1' Timi nc.-ft'c; Phoenix. Ai i/.iiii,i. I'm t limit, Oic'L'iin Diego. (' liioin i oaf diuuli. Sipiiiifttitld, Wichita. K.iti i l! v I! Illlikc :i «l'f 1 • i * i s t • • ii !!»i| Iiiimiii-.- whether < i< ■ iii> ii.nl. 111 t.'ie i <ily i>i I.it I'.ul n] ih .ve il*. When 11ii- hap l»ei W.i Illusion v. ill lu iiiii at ice In . .pill v.a[■ iirurr-. especially in tin Atlant i Si il>...nil The army will ;.<•< < pi mi i mi recruits. may heuili orderly deinoMliAilion. Navy men limy he iti lnr l\v«» oi llitvc yea > in ii Arin> dctn ibilijtation may • i. i I r.mud elect mil tine 111 lill-i. 11. • In liiil I.' 11> ret ill Ii arte. Industries Diltcr. i:\p.m-i..,, .| aiipl.inc I actor ion has i»«•«• ii practically inmplHcd. Anlomo tive iikI.i.-' > iliii niu l:M4 will mad l!,v ri'iieiveri • n u al. New car '"elipile low. !.•»•; :• i relict • »niy "ti t in I The chcis i d indn.siij h i .» ' iiinvnl u; m! i \|. iii-inii. This n iv i -iitiiiiii Leader- in new d lu ll'- nd ii -|ic Heavy chemicals !".iy n>it show iix uain ii\cr liil.'t Milinne. Dwildmu ah.'tit the sumo l( \ el !it t •! il new htnldiim »• in ini:t Uel• iNiiii: n -ti ctions "ii i»i. \ate cliKtiiiciiiiii will cine in near Itittuv (iditif III lilll will Mlimv in •li ( it<-ci.ry when compared with I'l l:: A: optimi.-' ■■ "ii ji'islw ai home i'lnldiiiH Tin* >h<ie and cl"thn'm industries :i,i' hi- it hy i lie cciiings and in* rrc«i.'ed ctist Those will continue llnoiiuh ll'l-l. Wo 'leli industry will remain \ ••• y active hayon will c »n— t{niii' ai ( parity «»litlit11. t 'niton le\ tCuuUintecl na Russian Forces At Outer Defenses Of Zhitomir, Korosten Three Nazi Destroyers Are Sunk British Victory in Bay of Biscay Told; Other Ships Damaged London, |)«r. "J!•—(AIM—A brilliant new victory in ,h< liritish navy's campaign «o de stroy the last cllVcnw strength • »r !!'.< Uertnan fleet—the sink ing by combined warship and air action of three (iennan de stroyers in the l'.ay of ISiscay and crippling of others—was iinnounced today. A j...nt an.i ; i n>.: try coinmuniq e 111! * . ^ o! v.esr blows in s .•utticrii • >11 tiu coast < >1 Kraiu.' followed iv ««nl> ;■ tew bonis publication >! t!:c mil story "i the sinking of the German battleship Sch.i: nhorst :i the i >k. Art tii l ull details <»l the ltiscu> ac tion are > et to lie told hut it plair.ly u;t> a large scale en terprise and cm- which perhaps is »t.ll C 'otiuuioK. "Other de tail.-. arc awaited." the comiiiinii line said. lit tile sm.e an.i an axis olt.« . ade runner was sen! t• • the bottom by couBtal command pbius. This new spurt of liritish na val fire—tire which already has dealt a crippling if iiul a mortal wound to German capital ship power—brought to al least 42 the number of German destroy ers and torpedo boats known sunk since the start of tin? war. This total is exclusive of ships known to liave been hit and probably lost. The liist announcement ciui :i >t say when the action look place but was assumed from the wording "! the ci>nitmii:ic|ue that the German naval vessels may have been es corting an enemy convoy through the Bay of Biscay, which lies west of France and due north of Spain. Allies Raid Airfields Near Rome London, Doc. 2!» (AIM Allien medium bon.ht |»;.j>i-j«-tl anlicln iii'iir 1E< >1110 yosierdai nii Xa/.i |>i > pagandists -"light t"d;iv to picture the operations .1- .in .itlack <>11 the lapital itself. A i*i>ininuni(|iie linn Allied hcad flliavtois nt Algior- confirmed the bombings today. Karl er enemy rad •> stations wore nil llie ail* with wild cytd desei iptinns "I hoy "heavy bombs" shattered tin* outskirts i f Rome, causing dnm»(c and casualties ill residential tfti.ii t < i - The nllieial report irnn Allied ell .i teis said thai the bniiibc:*s had attacked the halit:< i . buildings ,.rd dispersal areas * the ahlnld at Clan.pni", south i| Koine, and .it — 1 -• 111;111*I> blasted t!n (.'entnocllo ai - liinine oa-t «>l the city. The raid "II tli aiilield.- outside Koine wa- the nmlli lepmlid in tic area <>I the Itali.iii > ipital allhumh |{"iue it-oil has II* ' hu ll h"ll)l»i'<i . > '.In Allies since Ann . Strikes Are On Increase In Last Year \V s I nglon. Dec 'J!>. (AIM The acti-striko aw went m!" effort last July l as *i ulrlkc stopper but now strikes are ,t\eri«mi: ten a day throughout I he country compared Willi ilh".:t I".il a dav t li;s !fnc last year. Kodc il ■ifu'.ils. tmv. M.ng i»e 1 hy naine fur leal ol be n mise.-l in controversy, say: It is very possible the aii'i-striko low is iieiiiii itscu by minw workers as ii slick t" heal the bo-s in ob taining thoil demands through Strike threats winch never inatoi iali/c Kopresontativo Smith. Virginia Hemocrat. who authorized the anti strike law with Senator ('niinally. Texas Democr t. says the measure ::et*tls to * (. |t. |>(d to pa', tfcc'.a" ill Vatutin Is Nearing Strategic Points on Important Railway London. I)ec. 2P— (AI') — Six days alter his troops re gained the offensive. General Nikolai Valntin's forces Unlay wort- stonninjr tin- outer de fenses of Zhitomir and Koros ti'ii. strategic junction points on tin* 1 .citing! ad-< hlessa rail way. So miles west of the Uk rainian capital of Kiev. Front dispatches placed one spearhead of Yatutin's first I k raine arni\ wiihin leu miles ol /.hitomir alter >upcpini; llimusli KiirostMicv and Smolovka. Other advance units smashed weaken ing cnt-mv lilies and uptuml /.lohiehi. live miles sotillieast ol Korostcn. anil Iteklii. .111 equal (listanee to the northeast. l;i tile ln.-t \M< u ii! his 1 lev. v. iiloi offensive*, Vat itin has recaptured approximately h !: the territory ululi Mai.-li; 1 Van Matinn |.>i,; during his abortive five weeks* tank drive in the Kiev bulge. Im|x»rtunt towns iv.-.tii . 1 lutie li.id • nv.-l i.nii Brui.-lov. Kcoccupatioii ol /hitomir anil Kornsteu. apparently .iiist .• mat ter ol da>would 11 it 1111 % almost all the cneist.v's sains achieved dtirinu his cost I \ < oiintcr-olten [ sivc. ! Tie I tea A: .•!>• e.i two other I imjioi t.iii* secti> . in northern \\" Ki.MHI.1 (telle .1 i a Hum " tessisr | \ .lla«..-. D. , . . ,.d II i!.: !ieav;.y • . ,«-.t enemv .st.-onu hold. <;reate»t sains were recorded in tile Kie\ bnlsc fighting. liow ever. The (.ermaiis \\ere tallius hack so rapidly in this area that they were forced to abandon l(i j his suns. I O.OOII mines. IJO.OOO j shells, nearly 1.000.1100 cartridges and 100 trucks, Itussian prison canes rapidly rilled, .Moscow said. ■:l 1«; U.S. Marines Advance To Jap Airfield Marines Push From Invasion Beachheads At Cape Gloucester .Advanced Allied I Icadipiar j ters. New tiliinen. Dec. li'.i— ] (A I*) — Stiffening Japanese .yroiuul resistmice and ;i heavy {tropical rainstorm failed t<> halt tin I'niied States .Marines ad 1 \ ance from their invasion beachheads at Cape (JloucestcT, New I'.ritain. toward the ene my's airdrome. i In l.i..'!. iidk-. with t..iik Mip ! | '• I .Ultl • ..!(•( i I \ (il.llH - w Inch i |>' : 'ill i in y <li ten-i with l">0 i tons bon H-. pushed their way two | i: • ln> 'tn .vim <• w lie) e they | 1j«:i ii <1 S ii l.,\ i i within mie nulu ' .iiki i l. i nt She airdinn i\ t.ilier.il I'imi^I.in M.icAitlnils i (iiifititi ii i<| lie l itil:« > also reported th.lt \lllcl ic.lll .III' lislltct'S .111(1 Cl'iiliiul .mil torpedo hii.it kiiiis lir.it oil pn sjslant .III attacks ,:1 \iiiu|i. the .iiinv - imasiiin ! hasp tilt miles soiithpa*! ot < ape (•luilrcster. downing cncim philips. | The Cape Gloucester Marine* Col« j lectcd dividends In supplies. nm*. n unition ..' it ..• y raptured front r • .t.i|i.ii/ i* wl.ii abandoned the ■inrij m tin-, liliny escape the in:'- nt explosives laid down by planes .miI uiu>lti|)i< when the inviici' erf iiit the beach 'III the ItOl'tInvest ( - n t |» n! New IV itam l imr ciicih> com icrallacks .icaiie-t tlir Marine Imp run nine in I ;i i)d I mm ItorsPii lla>. past •••' (hp piipp. were repulsed. and triir mil nl :>ti planrs which at tacked vpsspls oft the beach lic.nl* were downed by IhP ships' mills. ii.ii mes :n the invaded sector v (•-' nt tiie e.ipi bale consolidated 1M' ii tion imi put patrols nun . in > lei; iii. %. the eomiiiiiui(|tiu .-aid. \i Arawi the Sixth Army Kent patrols back into Hie jiinuli'laiid . jiboxe the h.isi ol Hie Arawc penlli nl.i. resinning operations in an area 1 from which the Americans were driven Sunday by a Japanese coun ; i,.: ,ni; (v!vh dj halted .it Uni I tnift.ilu vllldge. . •
Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, N.C.)
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Dec. 29, 1943, edition 1
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