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IIKNPERSON, N. C., THURSDAY A1 TEUNOON, Al'RIL 27, I'M I
' UB"slK\r^rV<*rN *a*b,uioow five cents a copy
Ward Co. Head
Forcibly Ejected
By Army's Soldiers
Soldiers on Duty
At Chicago Plant
l-ollowing Seizure
CliicaK0. April 27 — (AIM —
Tv\" soldiers of I In- Army detail
which seized the Montgomery
Ward «!c Company ('hicajyo plant,
forcibly ejected Sewell Avery,
(>;t. company chairman, tmiav
from his own offices, which he
refused to yield to authority,
even of President Roosevelt.
I lie truopi rs I'nrricd Avery bod-i
ily ' it <•! the administration build-j
1IIK. j
Attorney (ieneral rrancis Middle 1
s in! ejection of the iim<-<>ii)|)|'iiiiiisiiik
:<» i I the i!o\'onimon< procedure,
lr' ■ l.i'd idler .i labor dispute, was
<. i • I • • r 1 I niter \very ret used (n eo
ipii.ite with tue K'>vernnient ofl'i
i Is. who have taken charge.
Ili'ldle said the novernmenl was
in i •••• sii ii. intended t'i remain in
posst'ssi'.n and was anxious that the
!) -mi be conducted without mtcr
ruptn ti and with the company staff
pintituling in alteration.
I'lui'e 'vas no immediate word
Avery or company counsel on
W.iHi .. ne\t step, .dthnimli il was.
spc< dated the compiiny might make
•nu court move promptly.
('hienyro. April 11 — (AP) —
T!i.- Federal irovcrnmoiit. nsinn
army troops, today supervised
operations of Montgomery
Ward & Company, the country's
second largest mail order firm
whose chief executive officer
unsuccessfully resisted I'resi
<lnit Roosevelt's seizure order. |
I ted State-. suldiers, «.•«11111>.>»•• I :
v.i' i i'l« .. patiidcd (In- s|>;n-i"'ii>
... mid <•! iiii- |• 1.11)t. e\ rr'o i|;iny
the i hu'.'U'.o riser, .mil others wen
i n ! 'y in ilu- merchandising plant
I'niil-'il notices s.i.tH'U by Jesse
.'<-ieerejary ot commerce. and
' ' .• 'Ii.it .ill Ward's C linanu prop.
• • •.i now .ne under Federal •
■ 11iii.i :• t eontrul, wore ported in tin j
building.
I'liv disiVatcliiiiK of a detach
ment of troops to the plant late
>cstcrday climaxed the Rovorn
mrnt's third clfort durim; the
<l.i > to succcssl uTTy earry out
I'ri'sideiit Itoosevctt's directive—
issued when the company failed
to comply wilh his and a War
t.ahor Itoard eider to extend an
expired contract with the < !(>
union.
Twice (i11i*iiiu the day oHuial- .1 ;
tin Department nt t'liinini'iiv and
.iit. ev noral's ■>!I ice attempt
• • t tn take po»ession of tin- plan',
but .in In th <ii-easiiins lliev failed
v.l.I'll Sevvcll I. Avery, cinip.my
inl chairman. refused to rei■
1 • . authority. contending that tin'
.!<• Was illegal, lie h nl advised
aIi Knosevelt 111 a telegram 111 ■
(Iiinpany was (lot enu.iyed 111 v. it
1. and sei/.nre by any Kedti.-'
■ 1 1 11 wmiId lie uncinistitutin".
Avery, confronted hy Rovorn
meiit officials and the head of
the troops. rcit"raled his contcn
tien that the proceedings were
without legal authority. How
ever. he left after licing advised
hv the officials that the place
was in possession of the t'nited
States government.
A company spokesman, who ask"d
ti remain anonymous, later s ud the
J' anagement did not recognize the
seizure.
Avery':; latest dispute wi'lj the
President and the CIO extends ovei
a two-year period, and the eurient
1 •ntrovorsy follows a strike by a'l
undetermined nuniher of employe;.
Jti the mail order division.
At tin- request of President Ho i-e- 1
velt, Avery in December. 1W-I2, sign
ed the original contract with die
union, tile United Mail Order. W.tir-l
In use and Itetail Kmployes.
Germans Are
Repulsed On
Italy Front
Allied Headquarters, Naple.-. April
27.—(AP)—Allied I roups repul ed
two minor German in the
Adriatic sector of the Italian Irotit
Icrday as had weather 11»n11«• : 1 i
operations to ,i few iooIiim p.«' I ■ -I
Allied headquarter- announced
dii.v.
Only lilt sorties in .ill were flown
by the Allied Mediterranean air
foree during the day and n<> enemy
planes were observed over tin" ball if
arm. eoninnini(|ue said One A!
lied plane was reported mifMiii!
\\ 1111 the exception ol the toricl
fhn i v of ,iclivily mi the l iuh! II.nil.
ol the main tilth army I runt, other
.eetor.x remained <piiel.
Allied naval force-, meanwhile.
Were credited with sinking fom
irn.ill enemy supply ships. Ihree
freiuhtcrs and a tug, in the I.ijsun.m
Si a, north of Corsica. Monday night,
Hie communique iuid. 1
Ore Steamer Sunk
After Colliding In
on 1 .nke Lrie
Cleveland. Ohio. \pril '11
C\P(—'I'ln' litlrrlakes Steam
ship Company reported Unlay
its strainer, the .lames II. Itead.
earivnit: a load nl° iron ore Irom
Kseanalia. .Mirh.. to lliillalo. X.
V.. was slink alter collidim; ill
Lake lrie in a heavy fug Willi
the Canadian steamer Asherol't,
ahout f! miles west ol I.one
Point, north ol ( onneaiit. Oliio.
I'irst reports said ten lives may
have been lost.
Kescue lioals were dispatched
from Ixie. Pa.. < onneaiit and
other l.ake llrie ports.
The Asherall was said to lie
Ileavil\ damaged and w.i> taken
in tow.
Controls On
Textiles To
Be Extended
Based on 25 Prct.
Shortage and to
Avoid Rationing
Washington. April '!!.— t\l'i
— (omprcli.-ustvc i:nvi'riiin> lit
<<111I1<1K over < otton li'\tili's
have liccn proposed lo alleviate
a predicted -a iimrnt short.ti;e
in cotton koikIs lor civilians tins
year—a shortage which may run
to fifly perevnt in lltr luw-pricrtl
lines."
Tlir |ii'i>|mi ,iK. prepared hv 11 in
icr-aiieney "la *■ con ttee' n; tin
IVai Production I ...11 >I .in I i < < )i
rice 11I I'rtce AdmmiMt .itimi. will
10 none hut. it v. .in lo 11*1 1 ■ I Td.l i\,
it .1 conference set lor !■': .<1.1 > • n 111 »—
MU Willi Fred M. \ iii iImi'i'I ii i.!
!h Offici' ol Economic Stabilization
Wl'l! ('1.mm.111 1(1 M X e I -
son v.reported !•> lie >< 1 :ini>lv
nmmM iied iiv it tin- textile outlook.
iltll'HI^.'l the illtei- li-eitev • 1111
lee wo* understood to haw said thai
prompt let ion enuld .nil' elutliiliU
> itioniti:: I• I« It • rt• 111111«•<! it
<elf !■> avoidance ol r it >.nitiu.
Tlie ni".-t serin ■ p'oliteins are ;tt
HihhN for children** rliithtN, men's
>tiii'.;. Women's :iir\i-i•!: i\e dres.
rs. kerchiefs, underwear and night
I'lotho, i 11 la lit' ^ 1 • 1 •lit and oilier
low |>in ed lines.
The 1 eeiime end t t:> lie 1 .ei
ned I»v Nel 011. Vill-o .nil f)|' \ Ad
ministrator Cliesler Howies include
|inc< ad 11 t:i i nl a well ■■ pro
(i ictioii Control . I*n <*e preet. 1 rs
h.e. e loim lieel • t tied |o >t . date
product on ni low -end K"od t!i • e
items which are low »rI price, hence
licKlected liv tttannl ictarcr in ta.or
■ if liicltet piofil :!<■ lull < > I' \ and
VV 1*11 have . •> lar ! "led to . t in.
{•ether on .111 cftcctise program.
WtATHfR
I'OI! NOK 'I 11 < \ltOI.IN A
( Icarinc ami slightly cooler to
il ii; lit; fair and mild Friday.
Southwest
Flood Near
Peak Stage
500,000 Acres Are
Already Inundated;
I lundrcds Homeless
< /•/ Th< l.wiifiuli tl I'rrxs)
Tlii' second major Missuuri
31i>sissi|»|)i flood in loss than a
approached t Ik* critical
slave today. with Federal
troops. State jriiarilsinen and
prisoners of war working to
run line ilie torrential waters
'which have already inundated
nmre than .MMi.tiiMi acres in
.Missouri and Illinois.
I The .At U.iii-river in I'l.l ihiitit.i
;ils.. v..is mi a l!• • J iam.i.ine, reach
.'m tlte third hiishevt rresl in lis Iiis
|or.\ at 'I ill i Inl'iv I'i'tvriilitt. The
town <>t .lent: was alnm I ••ntiroly
:ntiii(l.'l«'(l and up1 r,• lli.!• 1 .nun pei
sous ttw driven 11"mi then- liinnes
Unit- .iiul .it N.iml S|>rin:'.. and "!"• 11>:■.
i < I i>y an .aliilli<itt.il heavy rant,
I the Missouri suiuitl upward i• > item
11 til il •• 'i t.n;<- I)e |nti tmiail
enitif. i il ti i Iwo-inilt width .it
.lelU rS"lt . Mn.. I'n tiv rr |i. -set!
!:;i ii«. .i over la : May's dix
a.-.tl"U. llni'd. ..till" til' liii'.liv.s; .it the
.State i a | ill. 11 .-litre 1JMK!.
Hie Mississippi broke tlimiiKli new
j lovws till i.otll t < Mi: .••ni l i d II
iilK>i. .|di'>. .aid t iv.d- tutl .idditnll
al earthen bulvai ... protecting fer
tile i.it in land in tin two Mates.
immorality
Orgies Found
in Seattle
Seattle, Wa h.. April 27.—<AP> -
Shei ;l Harlan ('.ill.hi.hi climated
today that at least 75 nrristii will be
made as .1 ic nil ol :in investigation
| which uncovered "wull packs" of
vimiiij; men and ooy who admitted
i young Kil ls to their membership "ii
j condition they permit intimaeio
with all male members ol the
| j;r"ups.
Two Federal housing projects
near Seattle .'d)*oady have foreecl
lull y<».;11^ pcioi-, must i»t 11it-ni
I»»"«• ;::hl here Ir*>i11 l!ie miduei to
work ii war plants, t«» vacate as a
discovery <• t' ;i series of orjpes.
Sherdl (*;illa!):iu ■-aid. Si\IOi'ii ol
llie yiniiiK men arrestee! thus far
li n e liceii cli.iI'^eiI \v::|| cunt! ibutinn
t<> the delin(|uetiey "i minors and
[Si vc! al older men .ltd women ar
retted tvere charged .\ t!l I'lii iiishin^
luiiioi In minors.
While the r.ve *.u.11•««n centered in
the holism^ |>i <•!«•«■» -. Captain Jack
ISc»t. nl the hcrilt's office. said the
' parlie- in many in.-tanec-; have ex
tendi'.i tn ti e rear of .1.11'> 111<•
hill' ta\icab>. rcmetei .e and the
;;ian<Mand nt the nearby l.mii; Acre.-.
[ race track.
! "Many of the younjssters were
alne.it I" ne in i icted into the ser\ ice
and aid ! iav ,\cre having one las!
fIin:• with no regard h»r law, order
or deccncy," . aid 11« t.
ISOWIIS SAVS ItOfil'S
<;\s iim;ki:t i.ii ki ii
Chicauo. April . (Al1) I'lie ter
llliwle.-. price 11111111-.! ra' • t.ild II
pre.' . (oiilereniT today that black
it .I'kel i; ■ 'line opiiat 1 :is had been
'reduced llialeiiilly in • e< flit months
and "we're gelling "U t >p "I" the
ipmbliin although il nut yet "lick
I ed."
| "llelwccn ii and !• JHi 'i'llt of all
Army Casualties
At" 148,425 Total,
With 25,5X2 Dead
Washington. April :!«.— (AIM
—American Arnn casualties to
tal IIK,r!5 from tin-start of the
war throuch April 15. Secretary
«! War Slintsou rcpmlcd today.
This total inclinlcil kill -
cii. (id. Kit! wounded, 7'!7 miss
iiiR. and 2!l.95t) officially report
ed to have died ii[ disease in
enemy prison camps, chiefly in
Japanese territory.
Blockade Of
Sevastopol
Is Tightened
By Sea and Air
Russians Harass
Trapped Germans
I■ 11<11»m. April 27 — <A1*) —
Tip' 11ti .- i.iii II.-ft ;«1111 :iir force
ti;•!11»• 11«•<I the Mockaile oil Sevas
topol liy r;i ami air today and
.Moscow declared their coopera
tive Mows had -mik five trans
ports. presumably carrying
Axis troop from the besiejved
base.
In .• in| ii p ic v .i! bulletin
said, l.tHMi (itTm nx were kill*1*! in
• \V" -li. ;(i lli nl .i: 11- •»i ;ihn|!
tin- li' i. i•;11 I • I! .in made ii >
i! i ill !• i ' i,i .li .riil liiiniatii.iii
i»■[»'• i: hi .i |('nl ,ii i y ili i\ v in
tin .'ir I Mil' ti i.. * r .irca
Tin Iran ;■* ri litoteil in the Rlaek
Si i i ■ ii'ii I.;. i hi. . ilu- ("iniiiuii
l<|ll|- ;.ul.
lull III .' -.11111 mill"* !n • In
mirth. tli'- ii turn- simile I
a riimnv i/i transports in
tin Si n rut - - i tiie liiilirlin said,
ami -.in1-, triii lrui-|>"its totalim;
lO.'MH) ton-, inn patrol Imats. a
patrol l.tii11i t■ and il.unittril two
lraiii|ii>ilh anil a mine la.ver. leu
(leteinliii:; <ieini.ni |ilane> were
downed. and >i\ Suviel aircrall
were lust, it atlil")l.
Southeast hi vi anisl:»wn\v, in old
I'olatid, Soviet Ur'it;in<*tl wiped out a
company • >1 (hi .,ut- and seized a
height ol ureal ilii|» tillee. tIn* iii'ii
muni<|ue u i hi -ii- tli.in l!OH
(Icini.i.s wee ..nli <I in ,i s< cond
clash in ..n iiii.Ii ii; tied sccti r o| the
second I'ki.iiu 11•» t Aiiolhei ;an>
('■crinuns urn v "iituliMl .>■ i<I 11n
i licit > I •>! L'O tanl.: and :<-l I-pi'opcll
id Runs in tic .e .ul.h i. tilt iv,
Moscow .uldi 'l.
Stocks Show
New Firmness
Nnv Voil.. April 27. -(AIM—The
comcbac. wa- a l>il sm>othor
lor selected luel.s today, although
till' : I:;tl U<'t tailed to develop illIV —
tiling iTsomolmg .speed. Supported
stock, incl ided Southern Kailway.
I . S Slot I. Chrysler. Montgomery
Ward a in l:niti"i State lillbbei.
Ili'ltrr action ul \l mlgoiiirry Ward
in the l.ioe it 'lie Army's seizure of
Hit' eom|'any . plant . was attri
litlled partly to sumo short covering
ba-od nn the holing the stock may
have been ovt t >>ld. and that the
di.-pu!i with Wl.lt soon would be
adjusted.
jj.is iniipi. . t 11'ierly wen eounler
lei' or v\ re illegally Used, and wo'\ e
tint the I ignl «• flov 11 now to Illli III
1! po: lent, • ' I laC. -till loo high"
he said.
BAUJC
NORTH
IATVIAI
IRELAND
IITHUANIA.
GREAT *
BRITAIN
RUSSIA
rMSTEROAM
HANOVER
CHtKBOURG:
.BOULOGNE
BREST
PARIS
TRANCE
SWITZ:
RUMANIA
YUGOSLAVIA
ITALY
'MKi
TWO WAY D-DAY SMASH AT NAZI 'FORTRESS' SEEN
PERSISTENT REPORTS INDICATE that simultaneous drives will be made by the Russians and the Allies when the
I>-1 >.,v unal sounds. And here is shown the boundary referred to as Hitler's "Inner fortic^Mindicated by
|,,,ri- d lint) which soon may be cracking in several places. Kven as the Reds pause, making ready for a ter
rific Spi nil! drive, t^y are at the very wall of the fortress and arc expected to hit at vital Lwow, rail-gate to
Warsaw and IJcrlin. The Allies must crack the heavily fortified coast line and break through many divisions
of Germany's outstanding troops before reaching the "fortress" ring. Meanwhile the pre-invasion poundings
'he jii "ntinii'j • l;v k out Na-i air strength and cripple rail lines and arms factvrics. UulcrvativpMi).
Jap Defenses Collapse On
Most Of New Guinea Front
. bombed by yanks in error
HERE IS THE WRECKED !NTERIOR of the Church nf Stci^ in SehalThausen.
Switzerland, fallow inn its accidental bombing by American airmen. The
planes drifted from their course and the airmen hit the town thinking
they were over enemy territory. Apologies and financial payments have
been made by the U. S. government. ' International >
2, 000 Pia n e s to an cl
Many Nazi Bases
South Seeks
Price Lift
For Cotton
W.i hiiijit-n. A|>: I — <AP>—
Three southern senators will move
Ilex! Wet'\ t<> write intu tin- prici*
control extension art legislation de
signed t• • iii c tin* I'.n .t*: price ol
raw cotton.
Ail amendment t i .pply .ill "esca
Int*1I1 ■ 1" price ceilings <111
cotton textiles w 1! I:.-r«-it 11 the
Senate I'iiik mi:; <o;: "it by 1!
cotton state meml»ers liankhend,
Akibama I »«••:.< r.< 1: Miiytotik, South
Carolina Di'miK'nit; ..ml McClcllan,
Ark.ui I »!■ •«• '.
t 'lid. 1 :i• I ! . ( I ' Ii:: *■'I 1 >t
ton textile ::would 1 •«• r.n <•(! by
the (Wfire ••! ('rife Acln mist nit ion
whencv ct .1 r occurred n the
market iiricc ol the raw product, and
lowered wlu 11 raw I'uttnii pi
dropped
The - 'illlie: in • iv • •• > e
would pro\ .«• .1 In-Mill.' 1 * ie . 101
text le . I> .-d on
situation: eut (kwii " ndf;dl"
tit liy mill ov.: • •<
ton prii •• iif |o, Mid e'ico 1
buyinu of tin* t.ivv (•■■* I ■ t I in •
111 the hope <»' iai 1'. t' .l.le i'1 \
111;:-.
Actual price C 'lit- il now ««• •
only cot1 .ii textile mil <1 not e-:
tend to ■ ti.iri.i till.. ol t ■
duct.
I*ri.
Slight Ga in
For Cotton
ton Inline
.1 hide hi
illich.'illi'.e'l
May L'I
■pencil 11 \
•1 N »oii
I !• !»!•
Ill711
1:1 ...
To Discuss Psychologists
I'm bun. April :'V The \i >rh of
p.v< lio|oi;i>ts i:i ciimcc:ion u : ; 1 1
I.try aviation v II be di ctis. ed l>v
l» Walter It Mik<?:. pn.h 01
psychology Vile UnlvcTftity* -it •*
et ■ it ol Hi" Oukn University
cliapl. o! S 14m.1 Xi Friday .it 1: .
in 1:1 111 Science I> 111 Utinii on K.i '
Ciimpii-.
This lecture will lie one in ;i se
ries o; Sijj'ii.i N le t :res In inu de
ll v« red by Dr. Miles ;it college and
univcii- 'xi, throughout the cyunlry.
(.,000 I ons Bombs
i .cosed in Attack
Before invasion
laiiidon. April 27.—(API —
Two thousand \ 11 ic(l planes slam
mi'il perhaps li.OtiO (itn> of bombs
mi Na/.i target* in llu> gigantic
in <■ invasion air offensive toilay
— I iiiii il Stairs Iwnnbrrs pound
ing hi'.ivih at tin (icrinuii At
Iiutir uan alter an ISM assault
on l.ssrn. Si liueiiil:irt and rail
yards nrar I'aris.
Wi ll over I.Oliii !*.i • • t bmubcis
rami ; possibly -l.alMi tons <>t ex
jil isives and ina'iuliuncs on the
Nazi c.iics and rail targets by 1110011
i::!il. "iicninq tin* thirteenth fun
!•' 11\ «• day "f iinniliiiifl.
T( • n ..'in I" Van Cmted Slates
1 •• •" ;iinl 1-' ly in.; I-'. >rt resses
lashed iml ma"i-i military objccl
i i ii am la i. I : mi r. ii|i|inrted
b\ ::.'|II In aiHI li:;nt«'i
I In- (iermaii radio declared
Allied planes roared into south
ern and southwest Germany
this iiiurning. possibly coming
from Italy to make the day's ope
rations two-way blow. and
thai i;reat air liattles were rap
ine.
I .r ti"ii :a-iii||) ii' a' il i.vn tine
i .mnel l;ies wen lillci with plain-s
• . i t < • y type n .iiinnu llii'
'I ... il.v-fii e I. •. Hrit bombers
I'll |||-I H T :«• tl Jile ... .lilt Oil llie
.1. n! I ty n! K I II - SSI«- i'ltts
I >iii i el «; ■ •••!>' Seim emfurt
aiiii ii i' tllbe ii litis I ir'n; if . and the
i i.l '\ at \ ' 11, ii* • ■ i t5ei>:|'.e«.
I., miles southeast ..| Paris.
M'i i| i t • b- nbei al.-u attacked
3 Air Fields
Are Seized
In Advance
Last Airdrome Is
Expected to Fall
To Pincer Forces
Advanced Allied Headquar
ters. New Guinea, April 27—
(AC) — 1,'tter collapse of Japa
nese defenses at both ends of a
l.".<>-mile New (iuinea war front,
resulting in seizure on the west
of two airl'h Ids at llollandia
and a third uii tin east at cap
tured .Madaii.v. was reported to
day by (ieiieral Douglas .MacAr
t ioir.
In tlays, lour ;iii licit Is, and
tin ic i' 1,1.-1 ;i I ij.isu.s wcri' wrested
)|-f>ni the .lapancM < >ne air livid :■ 1 —
ready is hi use .iiul cumin ers arc
: usliiny repairs nit tin- ntlier three.
A lit til air field. Ilir hit; llttl
Imiriia airdrome. u.is expei'letl l;>
I..11 iiimm-ntai iI> tn tnni ei liii rrs,
enriim: Hit till phase ol a tin;
inilit.ir\ ii|ttiali"ii undertaken
last Salurila \. On Hit* «csi, a
tiiiee has nntVftl ••! \rn utiles tit
llir cilec til itil* airdrome. On
the Mil, aniitlii r Itirt e is nearing
a .juncture.
At Marian;1, i yp.. i! I>y the ;im
,ilt1111 u . tin . ' ii.: ! i li 1 \'i f: li
near. A'i: tr. I.mi v. )-.•. !
Itari iini\i(l . l-i'.vly cua. :\i
! I lie I (a mil valey. .tvi-.eai,.,
ii-.ii KnartI: !•. r.\i t tin- ii|»|tly Ltaso
ami il .tilt n|. i ii J he shores in
A.-!nil;il>e liay. Laii|uantitic: of
^ipplics and i q plllciU Ii It ' i lli\>
captors.
Tlte entire invasion front of
150 miles between llollandia anil
Aitapi- was criimtiling. llollan
dia village Mas taken on the
seeonil ilu.v. Tilda* lieariiiuarters
aiiiionneeri in notation Tuesday
el Aitape, live inil-s from Taclji
airilrtitne. wltielt the Amerieans
seized on the first day of the
invasion, and new is used by the
fifth air foree.
•n'.hs
: rout
■ Kiitvuiit' ii >>iii .waaang 1" iiillan
| diii. between which .some fiii.rtoo Jap
anese ;ir«» believed caught, was there
! report <>l still enemy opposition.
! The thousands of sixth army troops
now about In i"i:i their pmeers along
.1 .'i-4-mile road l>nkinu the original
beachheads al 1'anahmcrah and
Humboldt bay- m the llollandia sec
tor were slowed mainly by muddy
jungle trails and swamps.
At llollandia. invasion columns
wlurh struck inland from Humboldt
bay early Tuesday afternoon seized
both the C'yelops and Sentani air
lielils after killing Ion Japanese in
scattered light.*. Tile Humboldt bay
cohm ins st i uck \vi >t to join other
columns from Tanalnieh bay in tha
:mpeu<ting i ipture ol the main 11<>1 —
landia airlield. last ol three in the
area.
"le "i Hamburg, with two
plane* lost, .,nd other bombers laid
mines.
fleerman bombers, apparently in
len! on harassing invasion mobiliza
tion . struck it the Knglish Coast
t.ir.-e t'"i< - during the night, and
I'll! ii idem.I,i i objectives as tin?
" ' ■ ! I'"i' i.oath and other
hai bors.
' "o ''••ii afti r the ni.nti assault
on Ksscn. home of the Krupp works,
a ui'Ciit area of lac overspread the
' "I'd smoke rose 20.000 feet,
the air ministry declared The Sch
w< infurt boinbuii; was particularly
will concentrated
Majcr Battle Impending
In india's Jungle Area
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■■ <
ll< 1:1
: .
ii.. i- til . ihv plain*.
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.I'll lit Itr.x . ii .l;t| Mlli . r lilt It'll ill
Hit- nt'iihj lulls, .mrl tin- u-inlorce
it i :ii lolltvi lurxxard I run Mani
|»n: imil' 1 lit- i-vi-.s ill 1 if fiu-nix
Im i t-lit-it 1 st lliiltftp li.rlil It'.ilinli
< »iit• t>i i Mf fiifinx .it onitc i jioinl
•>\ is iv"i.'ii;i x II.i j<i>t> i• ,i mm
\X. 1 ..I th« i:..nil UnvII. InlM Un.x till
iil ui< i ■ 11i tilery i it-.
I." III.I. (Ill mil' north <>l III |ii:.i'<
llii- Military -1t> i *1 it iii -f tif 11 it' M.nu
ll i x.illf.v. and twn (hirtls 11 it- dis
f.mre iH'twiH'ii Dial tnxvn and Dnn.i
pur. ilio t>|K>ratinK eonter on the I ion -
Kill Assam supply lines, promised tt
be .in ii inedible battlefield, with tin
men l.j'ht.n;: i>• »I1i i>n Die dense iun
, lr . 11!«■> limn ;liiit ll.UIHt left llbovc
t .. level, :!!> tilt* SIHIW-eappCd
I IlllSlli ■>.. Ill tin- <ll 1.IIICC
III IHUltl I". ■ MM. 1.1. I'.'ll Joseph
jsiilwt'ir C'llltM'Kl" HCOrtll .1 ; |.i rtaCtl
I.ii n il' . ;n tlic ,ul\ jiin i (Imvn thr
Mni:.in^ valley, Willi IJ it- capture
<>I tin v 111.■ u*■ "I M iiipin. leu miles
. north <>f K.imaniK. southeast Asia
in .i rUpmrtci - .mnounccd.
j Tlic sudden iccess M'emed In in
I ii rate 1li,i1 Stilweil's men had brok
• i i h I..n-;; ni .l.ip.iiiv <• i c istanee,
wli.i li li.nl delayed hi> oi tensive Ihc
i |>;ii i of tin* month.
AliliouKh not on I lie main hnjli
w.i\ 1iii\er>ini{ Iii«• Moniiunj' viillrv.
M.iiipm i- connected i>y Rood trails
with Kaimanu. winch is about 24
i miles northeast of the important
! Burma railway town of Mogaung,
! ihns giving the Allies a springboard
for a push toward that objective.