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BaUyBispatch THIRTY-FIRST YEAR I.KASKl) YVIHR SKIIVH'BTUB AMHmiATliO VlftKuST HENDERSON, N. I., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 8, li>44 PUUMS..^cK,rV48lJYND\Kvr,iUNOON FIVE CENTS COPY GERMAN AIR BLITZ PRELUDE TO ATTACK 15 Trapped Nazi Divisions' Plight Grows More Desperate Baiile For Manganese Area Rages Circles Made Around I.ncniy Narrowing at Nikopol, Cherkasy .,v. I'cli. S— * -\ 1') —''I'll.sit i i Mil i-<>111routing 1 •"» (jerm.'i divisions trapped in iho hi |ii r bend grew steadily in*-i i! perate today as the IJ. .1 my cut down thousands nl .vis troops and narrovv<il t circles of death around ii., i m ti'.y forces at Nikopol and 1 lniKasy. *t iIn* sitmr time Russian and (.< man (loops I ought without in it.r in tlii- iiiitskirts in Ihe i • 'i ir.inr.iini si' renter of Nikoi i I i« in which tin* ll«-:1 army j.i ii'i.il' iJ > c-terda;. .»s the I« x< ilili rril fascists fell liark lie!mi. iTic fierceness of Hit' Soviet in-'.•Hi:ht. ctlier troops of the lliitil ' krainian .trim eanie to t:i>rs nltli the remnants of fixe last ti'iii« liivisions effectively triepeil in the Dnieper inarshl.iii.ls outside the city, i I nndrcd miles mirth • >t X ki. i .: : >t .".iiii .second I'krainian ii n l ihe Xazi-hold t'heri'l t.i approximately In t ; . i li-.s ijy capturing five fnr■. >:< within its outer fringe. i1 • - .ills planteti their artil•'h'ti shelling range nf CJcr:e!ds which heretofore had •in- solo means or escape to nl the 100.000 troops ii iu"•mied in this ItiiFsian death '* ii .rthern eml of tiie l'.'oo; fi nl trm ps nl the .»c« ond • i army capture. 1 ;!n settle• rih and imrthwi si ol \ -x a Hussion com m i<|;se .1 (xisid .in iir.meiliate threat Germim-held Pokov-Wiinwv.' ailwa.v. Mttles i'i the Dnieper lieml lo a climax the Itnsis.ins i 111'.1 \ erge of reroiHUierim; "he most lnip"r' :nl ir. I t.iry l;ll in German hiitids This • Nil. niiil-Krivoi Itug area. 1'iim-s fill ' ished tile pre .•« tin* manganese . \ tallv I "• Germany's war machine. • mill hi- a stagm ring blow • It ei eli si eil industry. nil's desperate defenders re' i In orv trick they knew I > ' I Soviet onslaught 'I'liev -■Iiiiim villi dug-iu tanks and pi lled <jims at the city's apbut were oiilflanked and i at every |Miint. Ihe c in— II e raid. '• Ihe ii'irlliern end "I Ihe l'»:it! "ii- x eteran l.eninrr id army erinu hirlhw 'it • Ksl »i»l 'edging the ficrmans fr .n> •""11: IM t ..! I.:ik«' IVI|HI ' >' • Siix ic; force pushed down the '•'ad railwny I" capture Chnmiles north of l.eningrud. IN* K! \SI.1> M WSI'IIIM <M OTA J )'■ K<i>. i; (,\I*> " ili'U I• >f1.1v u'cic " ' 'i itriiiilim ;t| quoliis >>f llfWS' v W.ir I'rodiictK.ii Ko.ird i. /'"'""J ">•' f'isl (iiiiirlrr <■! i ' I hoy include the (fnltisijoro, _■ ' ■ .N'ows-Aikhs. I\vr> tons. Millions Involved In Speed Of President In Signing Tax Bill W• -tiitif'tfiii. Ki-h. !!. (AIM Time. ll" ('oiisi iliif ion, jiiirl ,i 111t t-c-1 inn* '1 ' <• in the 200.000 t;ix hill I "ll'li.ncd t(i(|;iv til Mlilkl' it impllSMl'l' fur i'lc-irli'iit I{i<ii-1i*i| in iill"\V J'1" incisure tu become low without J" ■ siuiiiiturc unless lie is v. iliniK i<» 1,1 <■ more thiin $117,000,000 in |r>tcn• lnl I CM IIIIC. 1 niciislire. vvhicli Mr HnoseV(" criticized recently unrealistic •»ifl which blocks ii social security l'''>'«>11 l,i-,- increase winch lie thinks srmii|<| tj,i5,i feet, cannot ■ • -111;11 ly '•■■in tin1 White Mouse before We<<utiuitliiij, lu tniullnit, '.Itil,., although ii received finnl congressional appiov ill yesterday. If Mr. Itousevell then decides l<> allow it to become law wilhonl sinning it. il would take clfwl under (lie Constitution t«'ii days later (Sundays excepted). or Kebrtiarv 21. However, 'lie bill provides that the S1.051.3110.0(1(1 in excise t.i>. i»i— cnases "shall take el (eel on the Inst (iay of the first month which begins inure than Urn days after the date of the enactment of (his act." Nor,signalure would make the effective d;ile April I. rather than March i. with a <-< ii c'Hienl potential to:-- of I i~ ul a ,-tai o lu.» uCidlllutU. WELCOME FOR DAI) SHE NEVER SAW ISi-rta liorcdoll, 4, daughter of Grover C. Bcrp.dfll'. World War I ilralt lU 'lfirr. waifs to welcome father at Oawnlnrrtnn, IV.. aftrr his rcles-r I'rrm Federal privin st Toil Lcavi-mvorlli. Hp had n»vrr :sern Rcrin until his arrival h",w. Remit I v Ve w;>s ri'imrlcd t-i liavc I;loaded for a chaurc to ficht tor the S. in lliis war. (International Snundpiiotii) Amendment To Contim Subsidies Until June 30 Gas Released For Averting Of Shortage JJalviRli. Fob. !!.- (AP)--Tlio Petroleum Administration I'm \V«ir announced from Charlotte tnday tlial 34.000 barrels of uasolliie h:ivo boon I elcascd in the Wilmington area t<■ avert a critical shortage that prevented -i inc doton.-e workers I>• 11 r ailing their jobs ami stalled tracUrs on^a^cd in ajjriciiltlirf. However, Governor Brnui'htmi aid, a ori'Hir- .-itiiation wa- developing in lh" FranUlin, Vance and Warren county iiroii-. lie attributed that to the fact that the allotments are ha-cd oil 1!)4I li.utircs, and Cain)) Halnei wii> not built at the time Busy sawmills also use a lot oi the JiilS. A slate K'i"o|ino coordinator to handle ropoi ts gasoline -ll" ■rl'njcs in the State and i*» work with Fede . 1 officials on roll •! nioa-urc- will be appointed by the (iovoi*iior soon. Ri\cr Bank Ca\ c Falls In, killing Greenville Boys Cinvnvillr. Ki'h. <! — (AIM—Two III' llUlll -('111 Mil IlilV. |n I tllOU live.- late yesterday when ii liver hank cave ,11 which they wore playiim fell in on them. The victims were linice Krvin Skinner. 1 I. sun of Mr and Mrs. \V. It. Skinner, and William 'I'. Ward. 15. son of Mr. and Mr- M ry l.ouise Wiirfl. v. ho formerly livert in Mount Niry. A youthful cfi'tip.niioii who had not entered the ca\ <■ jjave the alarm. IJeseiiers. aided I»y the fire <le|i;irtinent. succeeded in roHchnm the liov.. in ;il>oiit in hour, filter fli^u n^ away sever.il ton- of rock and earth Artitiei I respiration was tried for an hour or more. Bankhead to Amend Bill Becausc Final Action as Delayed Washington. Feb. 8.—(AP)— Senator Itunkhcad (Ala.. II), loader of Senate opponents of the administration's food subsidy policy. ainimiuced today he | would amend his repeal hill to continue the present program of government subsidies in full force until .tunc .'»(>. As approved by the banking committee last month, the l> nkhead bill would have directed administrative agencies to start liquidating payments t<> farmers and loori processors at once, with June ISO the deadline fur completing the job. Bar.klioad said he would offer the extension amendment because Con| gross h; d been forced to delay final | action a long lime beyond the date j contempated when lie introduced the , repealer last year, and because lie be| lieved the Commodity Credit CorI poration and other agencies should have time to adapt themselves to a subsidy-less program of eonsiimer | foot' price controls. C.'needing that the 11<> ise, .Ciich voted .11 November to cut off the I S!.rilltl.Ollll.l)HH subsidy >yMem as ol December .11. might bsilk t an extension. Ilankhcad said iie never had j entirely agreed with House antisubsidy leaders on the sudden death provision. At the sime lime the Alabntnnn expressed doubt tls.it the Senile— still feuding over the soldier vole bill—could possibly d posi of the twin legislation t'< junk siibidic and continue I he CCC iy February j 17. the date on which ll:e CCC exI purs unless it is out mi d by Con, C:S U. S. Renews Its Warning To Finland VV.i:;l>injil• til. I'el>. !!. (AP) Scci «•! 11y Hull (I■ .c|ti,i'f| 11i(lav til.'I the t'nitcd SIIiad recently renewed it. warnin;* t'> the (jiivcmiiU'iit of Finland t<> net '>u1 ol the wiir of accept the consequences of cunt inning I to lijjlil oii the side of <«t rniiiny. The action uas 'he first taken bv •lit- government with respect to Finland lot some tunc and sttRgrstcd Iluit the Finns iinulil lie umtcr an Allicfl (li|>loin tie ,is wi ll sis military offensive to force thoin out ol the war. The Secretary of State was asked at >i prrvs conl< rente for infornatioii nil Stockholm reports that there Had recent ly been an e:\chatiqe of Communications between the tj. S. and Finland "ti the Finnish position. The t7. S. jjo\ eminent. 11uiI replied. hits re'Tiitlv taken occasion to say to tin- Finnish government, as it | has on a number «'f occasions in the past, that the responsibility for the ! consequence of Finland's collabora! tion with (iemianv and continuance m :i state of war with a number of this country's allies, includmit the Soviet t'nioii and the i.ritish t'oinmonwcalth of Nation^, must be borne . uj wit- i iUiii.h 0 jv tijinani. CASSINO, WHERE GAINS ARE COUNTED IN YARDS mT . - Mf Cairo i Monastery! German Positional IViaCasilina |Ca ssmcy ^Rapido River . iiiiUMiHir iimw iMf=iBBpana I Ml Trocchiof SCENE OF THE MOST DOGGED FIGHTING in the Italian campaign, this aerial view of t'ne Cas>!no hat'.legrouwl with strategic points identified, looks peaceful—but just for the moment. Thi> only action i: a Nazi shell bitr.stini! iimonf! American sun positions This shell probably was liied from Ml. Trocchio. winch later was raptured by the Allies. The explosions on the inll are exploding shells from -00 Allied cannon i:...ssed in the foreground, some < \ which arc seen Hashing. (International) Great U. S. Bombing Of Frankfort Targets in Northern France Pounded by Yanks and British London. S— (AIM — American Klvin^r Fortresses in force thundered li o m h s on Frankfort ajrain today anil the fury of I heir attack left ,iio donl't (hat the obliteration of another j;real (lerman nianufacturilij? center was well l>ejrun. While tlw Fortresses made their •loo ;mil- |jciH*li*sili<ni ill Germany under tin* |>r>ii--r' ■ • ti til Inny-iim;'.! lighter.- n i• i<li pi lldent forte ol l.ioei .iti-i til -lu I ;iit.<-> tin- i ii ir.nel In join s-v ill lights ol American Mar raiders and British Typhoons jiikI Hiii canes In ;i cnnccnir;ited |ii>ini(!in^ • ! targets in northern Frsmec. Frnil;lo|i. t in of half a million near the : ;i• i-;i<- ol ihe Main ;md IShint- rivei . idy had Ihoii sovervly f| in-.- •>(-(■ iiy three heavy HAF iitt;n i n well over Hon American i mtv •• strneU it with I lion |i»m. it t- I 'vt - I isi .1,11111.0 v 29. Rntli Y rt es anrl Liberators delivered i punishim" iittaek Febrtiaiy I the lolit.w-np I day ctnpha Allied deterwinnlion !.. v.i ■ tin' ci'y with itrailr t. •! >4ird . iti-aircrnft factories .ind t in- ■ i pliipt.-. 'Ilie davlmli' r offensive <-;i-i:e lifter the If\! swift M<is<|uit !>tinihers i-. n- ■ un n -i-iiit-.I ol.-«» hives iii weslern Ciermany hist niuht for the s \'h i e in seven niuhts. Two Subs Lost By America \V.i>liin(!tiin. I'd). Jt. -< AP) <•1 <V.i) An cur.ill MlhlHii; IMP . (lie ( !>("'' nid !||< S- I I. \\ ;i jlliniilllKLfl 1'ifijiv l>y the X.iv v. I'lii' suliir.'ii li t lio(h pt c.-iiDi.i'ily were "prijilin.; in IV.iilir v\iil.-i:> whore Amcriciin Ptibniarhtcs Itnvc l)ci'D (.ikiiifj ;i h«*iivy lull of .I.i|..iucm' ship|)inn. Their lns..(<> hriiiK to Ml (In uitmI'f r i'l \iihth hi imdri sc;i mill Inst "■iin c the \v;ii i.n il (I. Atum-i thus'' losses <nr siilim.irincs hiivo sunk |)icl>iil)ly >*ihik hi duirxigcd 57J .!;■)> iimo.-c v-.-rl . nicliKliMii \v.n-Ihp I lie N.i* v >• Do detail- hi Jin. liouiirinK ||ic In of the Iit-yc.ii -old S-44 mikI I In- n>\v C'isci). i\ linh > i-i iiii.ii.. oijly l.u t »>!*/, Jap Losses 20 To 1 Larger Than Yanks In Marshalls Drive Tokyo Radio Asserts War in Acute Phase In Pacific Theatre l". S. Pacific Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor. I'eh. 8.— c.-\P)—The most powerful American lleel ever thrown into battle, an air force which drove flic enemy from the skies and deadly accurate artillery fire •truck with such coordinated fury in tile Marshalls invasion that only '!KI> invaders were >!-iin—against at least 8.122 Japanese. Kvcn including JIJ Americanmi nii:. tli.it niiicir it more Ih.ai 'Jn Ki|)|xiH!iM! Killed for each wk «»( oui.-. That ii'li*' i- the more iv ■ .able coiiMilci iiiB lluit tin- mn'iiiim blow iit t!.<- Miunhullii wiis -i:tick .*! K\\ajale n atoll in the ct Mil r and Ui t tin" .lapanc.-tc had lin n i|i< .•• i n J."> years Admit 'I Chester \V. \in I nouncing the figure* yeslcriliiy, .I Ttvfl 1.1 •!! Americans v. >• • •d The n.imbcr ol Japanc taken l i i mci.- also was iinu-ua v L'l!l. .Meanw hile. Ihi* ToK> » i iufnrined the Jnpamwr people today that iHi!' Anii'i lean 'blow had plunged th«' central Pacific wjii "into .it iienle phase" thai . i . »v ill;: with j ama/.itiK •peed tow ard ' . halt It" on winch the world ham: in 'he balance." "Kliesny Ami : > . i'it nr 1 v caucr I of :i - |'i< .i;. <leci ive battle n tin Pacific." declared the broadcast. iutorded b.v I", s __ iinmrnl ii.huloi;.. it Miser ted thai American tactics wer • : •u"e. ly In d<-stiov our tr.i i .e .' i •.■lure." The bemdcji-'. which went to (loilHwtk Japanese SltMliences lit 8 II. ;ii. loiiav. declared 'hilt "hitter liuh'.iit.'" c.iiit lilted li tlie Mai shalls. hilt laded to fti^v ■ peel lie information. In the southwest I'ucific. Japanese ..li and supply biiM't from Tiinimlmr i 1. nil- 111 till N> thi l lands I'.a 1 Indies to Kiivieiift. New Ireland, • • a 1.450 inile front, tuok heavy pounding* in Allied aeriiil attack" reported hy the Inch command. KlUhty- 'in I >n> ut bonihs, Ihe hea\ icst load nl .ill the raids. W ere dropped on the Admiralty i-lan<ls northeast ol New liuinoa. Two raid- Saturday on Hahaul. New Ihitain. by more than Ian fighters. toi pedo and du e bombers and Iabci'alois from Admiral W Ilinm K. Ilalncy's Imisch In the Solomon destroyed nun positions mid -I i lid I ires in supply dumps, and tons of bombs churncd up one ot Kahaul's three airfields. The attackers met strong anli-ahei'iift fire but again wenk aerial resistance. General Douglas Mae/w thm's couimiuhc|iie said They shot down seven Japanese fighteis for sure and lour probable, w hile losing i tin ot 1.c,ht ..-is and a lo. pedo ylauu Allies' Gains In Burma Are Consolidated Xe\v Delhi. Feb. 8—iAP)—Allioil loops have consolidated gains in he Chin hills scctor of Burma and wiee have ambushed Japanese i ">l». inflicting heavy casualties. | st communique : !• -m Admiral Lfird I. li- Mounthatleii's southeast Asia : t'omand said today. i Allied heavy and United States i I'diiun bomi)eis si mod damaging 11aids Saturday . n two airfields » » miles southeast ■ MantuHHy, the 1 bulletin said, and the medium bon hers attacked *hcr Japanese airdromes. RAF dive i' mi>< r. on Monday raided two i m ISuthidaimg | in western Burma, where "our land I forces continued tu ensaga the Statcsx iHe Firm Submits I ,<>\\ Bid !- or Xui 'scs I Ionic I Washington, Feb. B (AP)—Hie j !' s West C'olistl :i.ti I'm. ot i S* ■ iIK". X. C , ;ibnullrd a |o\v , !'•'< I to tin I' Ml c Build' 1 "* \f v nis* i*at inn "i ,\ tor Con I struct» n ..i a nurse* home at Golds* I boro. X. r\ •j (> illiniori.1 > fiH'cnsbor >, IN. C. made the seconu low Offer ol SIM1.700, and Fowlei Jones Con' 1 1 ' " ' W ' -s.i|< m, :>id M1!». Hospital On Rome Front Is Shattered Wounded Americans Killed in Attack In Broad Daylight Allied Headquarters. Algiers, Feb. 8—lAI'i -Waves ««t" German planes struck in heavy attack yesterday at the Allied invasion beachhead In-low Koine, headquarters announced today, and thunden.ii> artillery shelling continued in prelude to an impending major haltle. Two Nazi linliter bombers attacked .111 Amrriiaii rvaiuulimi hospital on tilt* beachhead in hriuht Mill Hi'lit > esterday, killinn at least 'J! porsiuis ami wuimling tili, ineludim; I'. S. army nurses. Associated I'ress Correspondent llanicl Del.unsaid in a front dispatch. an:l the death toll threatened l<> list-. Two nurses um killed along with 14 other persons nl t!ie hospital personnel. Ki rty-three t>! '.iio wounded. including three musts, .iiu! a I!e<l ( ;.:d<\ w ••• ..tti.chi i tin h :ij;..; The othci victims v. er< : Uiu i .DeLuc declare:! *t was a tit i )ack. nl- the hospital w.is ;l\ •ssc; lay mile lii in ;. .. > mi.ita/y 'argot. X (tcrnian p'...nes were .shut <ti>\vn. American and British t•;»s :urtlie. i • li.-'ili(l.ite(i Ihcir positions ill the beachhead, ami the Germans' strengthened theii I'oree thrown around ti:t. imasion area. Patrols were active, but there wore no maji-; lano attai b\ either sale, headquarter!- add* (1. AUivtl war c« r. i'.sjxi: dents at the becahhead sa;d t!ie husp.lal was hit .it p. in. yesterday, and that, ihrei o| lilt u. ..Iiileil v.inien nurses wore in serious condition one cur— res!.<>ndcni said ".it least (14'' persons were wo.aided. The planes dropped eight si. all ami-personnel bombs. spreading shrapnel thrnigh two receiving tents, an evacuation tent, two ward tents, an X-ray tent and operating tent win re surgery was in progress. The head doctor was among the wounded. The Hermans threw strong relays nt bomb-car v;iig F'»cke-Wullt.s over the Home .. <-a beachhead. and American fighters intercepted them. Some dn pped their bombs on \'hod trops. hut most ol the turmalioiib were broken up before reaching their objections. Headquarters disclosed the Co r| mans had used flame throwers. | tanks, and other wrap -as in their 1 last mujor effort against the boachhead —an attack Saturday night | west of Cisterna. Heavy artillery barrages continued incanw! .le in the (.'assitM a en. but field reports said the intensity i i .- treet :.cht:: g in the town itseli slackened yesterday, with troops of both sides wearied by battle. The Americans made new g<i>!is on Mount I'assin". fight ng up its Miirtlu .ti slopes ana list numerous German pillboxes and muchinc gun , nests *1 he (ii nnan- ' osisted fiercely berausi the lull dominntcs (°assino and tneu corridor to it. Theru was no indication here as to whether Ihe CJern • ns wire using the famous nv nastcry there as part ol their defenses. ON HOSPITALS KOAI'.I) Itnleigh, Feb. It—(APi—Cinvcrnnt* Rrnnghton .ippi tinted ll M Dtikcr I i! iis . member Of the \'-llh Cii olill.i l|..spilj,|s It,.;, ,<l ,.|i It i mi c\pii ing .1 uly I. 1945. Raker xueieecls I»i- Rokoo I' Mt'M;||;n> 1,1 lifii Sprm^s. who 1 resigned. W141HIR FOIJ NOKI II ( AIIOLINA < litiul> with litlli* eh.itigc in (r in |M'Till me lliniclil: Urdnesil;n ii(«;tsion;i| lit;lit rain over caM piirliiin. Soviets Say Bombing Of Helsinki Is Only Begun M"sr >\\. Keh. !t —j ,\ i * i The I!m>■ * .Ills se|'\ t'd lint u 'i 'i 1 : II I tliiil tin- liombiliK of Helsinki Suud.iv irulit is only ,i |< . i,k|c ,.| uh.it is t<> c< mo, I he hour of retribution i* enminjj." declined an editorial in the #<>v eminent new spaper Izvestii, "Snoii tlie Finn* will regret thiit the j Will- is continuing. Hut if they don't | reuret now they will regret "doubly tPII.UII JV.*. I In- <);i\ i i yestei flay 1 ho wing* '■! Suvii : I'l.ilie- appeared llclitinki. the Finnish capital, and (lestriidivo I" mi.lis were dropped. Let the in.us «.! Helsinki fall upon the ho <K >.| the fiisiist rulers." Meanwhile rcKruiiiti/.itKin of tho 1'i Soviet republics ion tinned with the announcement ol the appointj meiit nt ii ehaitin.in of the Council j "( People's Commissars lu Whitg lUitbi.i,
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