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red DRIVE NEARS SOUTH GERMANY
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•f suo^t„HUNGARY
»!-* *1 0 MILES 100
— h·. 1—1 fcgil
!
ALONG A 600 MILE FRONT
Russian winter drivé is uac
ancient I'. . ! ■■ f Κ :
Warsaw (2) b g offensives
ç ,!,th. At · . ■ I,
1. 'V. ;·:·<! \
tilO dr*VC iiwA it t
τ » 1 ^r"e c 4 ®
Legislature studies
Game Board Change
Acls en Rerjucst
ϋ ί Govo! π r ; St-ί k
Welfare Changes
Kill· !·· ! ! I M · I
].-i'isl:.!.n·.· - "mi .
ι ruiiiin il
i a - . ,! li;·*1 ι
ι ni s, a joint : ·. it .·
illfi f" C : * I > ι > ■ > 11 It ! îi| i
inlllllll I' ll I · I
t't - i I » i 1:1 ι ι ill ι ί .
Ji.iverii.il . it ts ;
i! ·;ιI'll ·
l.il'. aiul I.."·
board i" "The i:
Wcll., r."
T'.' .Ill 1 :
ti amend
uiirninaU· ί>! λ .
(Con' inui' i
Fire Wrecks
Three Stores
In Ashe\'iîîe
Λ. in·, ill.·. .1. : · M'
lunii· lue , ν · · ι .••m: : ί»
J .1 Newbinv
ιπιι· ,i I π ι»' ι ;'il I I '.ι 1 ■ . uo t
t hi· rciiinrii It «Il Mi ·.:; « ·. 1 11 :
;it !>.)().1)011 ., ml I i 11. . ■ 1 · ι
cent stores ums estimated at
£c\ ( Ι) I j ' ■ > , '
Newberry fin from 12:30 : > <i :u
Tin· I'iames. in·1.· ·■·ι '
infited at tin* bt'ri; < I " ' · ■··".
Itini'h counti r. \\ in ι >j >· < · .ii
uni to the upper I' ··' The Ι'ΊΙοι
ί\ l'iitic II·>oi", till' M'.'"'id 11·'" 111
the stock l'oum on th.· " " ' 1
Wi'i'c >\vi'|)t liy ιΙ.νηιν
and snii'kc d.. : ι ly.d .ill
basemen!. Λ Λ II .I>bt'l
of the store, said today.
\'K'C
llii.:
i.llllil
bird I !«>*
Ill i wiltl'l
>ck in :ii<
nvnage
^ ο >nd a r\ Roads
in λ ι c 1 c c I
In { instead » > ι ! I
I >
i\cp:
; Ji I in I , \|· V -
ι ■ ι ι Lili. · I m^tr.ul dI i )i .tiiiic
• ; < ι ··.»ril .ι i.m î il ion in the
·· ' ti» I ι in appropriaie noi
i ' 'ι ι h - 1 '· 00 m)(I I rem sur
ι '· :n .; . ι \ 1 imils I-» rebuild
ι ! : ΐ'ΐλΐιι ; · oii(lar.\ ι o.oK.
"ι ' 1 : ■ 1 . t :(> : ι - \ . ! Ν s i: ; 11(·'ί IJ V
t . ·ι ι (! / il < )ι ι a:··
1 I m >li ; d sa id
ι i - ΜΐϋΚ'! : ; ι » ι. · \\ Φ>110
. («1 IT ] .. On I ( i m' 1)11(1 —
. -J ;i · : : ! iiis ι til'.ill "\\ Ο
v. ·11 !.; ι Iil·· ι :» (i\t \ I οι si >:
ι \\ · .« ι ( m 4 in iihu! όνοι*
ii, mv M ( lion." In added.
Middle Road
Un-American
Policy Urged
, η
i ); !
North
' '·':·> cil.,
f.i iti«ms
"iV (ill- !
mernbt r, Représenta- '
Mis-'i '-!}·; 1 )«" 1 «-rat,
π ·· - ι · ι in··· L named I
IK'
(.
se-Al
tillf>.'ι. ! IV-I
k-;u· "I iiny .Λ
'■I··:: ! !. .j I : -1 "
v. illi till· sol ill
1 l i pi· llit w
if .·: - "poison
( '! < ' ' ' ;· !!..'! hi."
I
id. "will be
: : 1 » ! - « « nr η a- :
::■.!·· 1 ' Const I
• r ·' 4 · ' i j > r i\·i -
• \ ρ: oss
! ι ·· I ' ' : · i'UMC
o r uo· nnionl
ri <·. < οι»ire
• ι a : * c mmi: lor wi i! he.a ; open
lu'.n in£."
I : ! !1 .· n";o.l ■ «nope: ν ' ' - \ · ·οη
the eoi m it tee and the FBI, vvhieh
he ?aid is lia· Mguardi m angel" ot
l ! ι ο ι a 1: . η.
Ρ · ,n -..d ! : ο r' d ..ï eek
mernb* ι hip on the comi i te<. and
i ..d ι * 1 "j ii - ι'οΐιπ·. od ι «. ■ ι1 ! its
dut ics."
' I voted t«» croate ·■ pei ι ianent
( «Mi'iriltoo t » ι · « · : 11 j e i think v. e par
ticularly need -ueh a U:·· ρ to check
; ι ihvo ·-!'.(· li t i' il ie.- in Un· c dan
fjernUi lin ··-." the Klondia ■ -aid.
However. I hope iî will function
without fea:. favor or prejudice to
any .group."
Rar^Jn. in his speeeh. expressed
dissatisfaction that committee mem
ber did not inel ide more suppo' t
! ers ο ι tile foncier Hies committee
md told his colleagues ' it is likely
to prove embarrassing if they at
tempt to block our eitort- to rid this
ι "imti v of these un-Amer'can ac
t.·. itic
Warsaw Is Liberated
★ * ★ ★ ir
British Heavily Near Aachen
Γ · · ; ", ϊ Γ ■ ' Λ ?
ucy ϊ οr; Jbi>ι'ί Aids
Ant! I inuier. Push;
A me ri·. ■ >.ηΛilvaηcc
! 'ai'! . . I ; : ■.. ! " (AI') ι·'Π'rill
nui Γι !(·<| Hi*»· ' r·η>;■ ·. m a
'l'ri II HI j 'I 11 Ί1 ι I ' :. Aiiit (I Mi · ι 11
• ι \ < ■, l>a "1 1 .< κ il ) yar.i.%
•rusrii-ii ι hi Rmm(!c river a!
u'n | oiiit .-lui . I : · ! \ · ■ 11 into the
illa.m- m-' 1 ·:. ·.·,·, n, 2·"» milfs
lllM\e Aac: 11. :. : U i St î 11 W'I'l'l '
il'i Ι',Ί·' > - i 11 ; ' ! » i; la V throllKll tilt'
ι > ιό ' Mil ha/.".
ί' .ιΊι i Maivii.si
i - . : i : .
l'Ile r>rii isli ι ,ι n'.uvei a' least
ι i ; : - iiii(h:c tive: ι ■ tootle intact
,ι . thi\\ ail\ i- i i' Uiiiiu'.'h a icla
U\e|\ soit split in German df
lensi".. l'ritish ·.i% i -.inn·. in thi·
.■ti i l h i«l " : ii ■ ■ •••r,a·'ed in
tli, '»·{·!. "I the i:el»iai! V.tllr
line, ι r.liaei! In . · in : u t a I oui til
ni ι ί ·. ere; in.ι i ^i/.e.
: ] ; 111 (· i . ι U a
ttd ix Silt :
' - ' : :
I he in : \\ 11 :·.}ι lirnudcd tin·
att:.; U ι I ii; % and tanks als-i
slnw'i tie ; : ι .· > ;n-·. i;f ( '··· I'.i'i
! s 11. ν !i > ( <>.·i:1 h . ' « I · > .-■·■ ■ Hi
I in! ι.' leas; In a-sa al I iι
Iln.nl . \ > · e · l.i/eil u ith ι ι and
sleet tin muni I ·ι·>-·< m· ti.·
ι' η ι:ι all ι. " ■ :vr < ii rinaη
mi ' t ni : , * ι ! ι J· d du' in·.; tin
tin ι 1 moiitli - In!!.
1 " · -,··ν v..I ■!'· 'wi
ll · ■ : .'.Ill' ! I ■ .1 (.11 1 Ill-Ill V.'t'.l^.'
I · ( ■ ι \ ,
tv.:< ι SI. Vi ! ι ■ ιι π >ad ;.',.ile
!>.·»·!. lit- Si; i line. Λ f«-.v
( ; ■ ■ ■· : m:', I ii ail .·■ I
ri· : ι ; . . ; ii 1 Inn : ι .i
1 vr
'Ii.- ΛI ■ 'III' ι ι ι Γ til (I.'
I !
I . ι ·!·." U. S 7in
ilav.s ut' an
ι. ι η . 11 ; : ι e I ;
... Hall.-en an :
11
m
ltj.il·' h. ni' π.
Same 2,000
»\\ i ni; equiD
! - ·IIi' 11l.
Prisoner At
Butner round
Dead Tuesday
1) ·: :i .m. .'.ill ! . < >n tin.
heels . ! a statement by the Wat
Department that six German prism.
··■-- .a u·.,;.' ι ; ι \ ■ ι : it II -1 :,n(l twe
ilht'!".'
Γ.
•1
thr ci ?
prisen
pi ι se dl y h mii m* 1
Camp Iiutner \v-:e
The German !>'"
\v:»s" identified i>y
! . ·. j \* ' î · .« ( V t m * ! η a η
f war v\...- I'niiul d.· id, sup
• : il·:·' end, at
linlnc!
:i >fit ι·.
War I)e
;i- Kill IM Κ ΓΙΊΐΙ ΙΓ 41·!·. I'll! ' ι ' . ι Γ 111 >
deel in·'i tn link it ·.. ith ' !· ' ; " kill
ings ill 111 hi I ) Γ i■ 'II I- I. ..Is ■ ' 1 til .·
(·· wntry, ■it·. ι··. I tl · m ι 111 ; π
ν. hic·Il the ρπ>·>ΐιι ·: · ' death
Τ: 11 ' alltln Ί It les sa il i I :. . ' ι ΙίΙ.,ΙΛ
:.· ι s! -atiuil .s unci.·: w >
OC trials at ΙΊ..t111 r. :
(lor insl : iK't n lis ! ι·. ·! ι
ι Ί tlllOIIl, WOllld allSWi'!· ' · I I ' est I II:
, I)· lit the death ill tile pi i.- i" Thev
Iviwei'iT, ssueil the lull· · \ ans s'.a'r.
nient, whieh they s.im al1 tha
tliey are permitted tn - iv 11 > it tlu
ea.-e at present:
"Kili,.:i Kernbe: 4· :'. (lermn pris
(>".<·!· ni war. at C:. ρ Γ» tin r. \v;u
liiiind dead in a bai : arks at ' u· rami
lite Tuesday morning \ ■ > rpleti
in\ estigation ol tin- de,,;h beim
made by military authi rities."
GERMAN I'KISOM I! I>
Τ Λ ΚI ' \ AT SMITIIFll· II»
\Vilmin«t< n. Jan. 17 ( Λ Ρ >
Twenty-year-old Kw al.l < ϊι.>· or. Cîor
ir.an prisoner ol war, was reeapturei
City's Fall
Doviets r is s » î i )( ί* μ
Across Poland On
ί ο Witt ci Na/i ij οι fir r
* \ ' M<»\
( ι » \ ν . ' ι ι in · ; < . ι 1 ι < ( < iff I · (\ by
11.. ^ · VI'· . ι η : 11 ■ >! . aiiii'iiiiK )'d
tomuht if i.Miufi < » t \\ ,ns;i\\
\ s»·■: ί. . ! id .ι - ». t<»niçht ad
mittefi the loss ni V\ ι : saying
il had Imtii » \ acuatcd.
Tin? ravaged capital of I "«>!;& nci.
once .ι 111" « ud . » î ». .* beautiful < j t \
< 1 i .300,000 : < : to the ι ii st White
Russian ai in « a > H Marshal
(ίΐ'ί'ΐ',.ίίΛ /. !. ii k ο \ Marshal ι «ι 1 i 11
sa κ! Hi an orcler < : llw <i,* \
( * ι ι at - I i η ii·· ι i ί !;·«· < 11 \ la \
in run's it \\ ,{> the torn!» ol
th'.-asaη'iv ol Γ»»1 "s Killed since
the !»attl' st.tr ied last .1 ιιI\.
I.nn<
[ Nil·» s|i
ι ■ M111C
V\ a r !
.'iti m tal
AIM Ί in·
over η ment
aiitly an
'· · ι at i<>η oi
ill·! ruined
-i national
11· rrnans
. ar.
I In- I.ist \v ■ · il 1 nun si.·-. .w
lias that Wiimw hafl Imtii oil!
tl.mli'-d i.n in sauMi'.l < s » Ιι> S.»
\ it 1 Willi, t till : : ill·, }!u I Λ Ï « >.
ι nil :ii,! Ii.ii ι :i' isii iteii tin·
I .ii hi i ιι ι;ι ι .■ ιιι,ϋ nt In nun
lib» I .. t II II ut \\ ar i M i r II.
enit Inn t i n It ' ιιi>re ιιι„ if
Polish tinil· ι : ι h h ik| list
1 !
1 lu· I ι ..ι un · mcnt
ram.· ,< t .1 h :.i ίιιιιοι ii'Î of -
I r 11v i ι »·> !.ci.i. . . .1 ιι ('IT
a(l\ a m UK 1 i · - iτ - iι mil <111 Λ
rtn.il! la, ι, ι ιιΜ· ι 1 of -HI)
milt -t : κ in 17 mil ce
I i ;Ik 1.1 ι η· .1 frontici.
II !i) i111.■ ' ' . ! ' 1 iiiicti r oi'
Κ r.ik.i·.· >1 in suuth
v. fst.-iai I'ol ill
S Λ blows
1 I'uland had
(I· nans Sep
'11-day .-ieyi;
• rums. But
'.ιι met hods and
intold thou
.ndorground resist
ed thru s 1 Ljh fiv<· yen i.-s
- rrported Soviet of
• rth ol' tlie capital.
till' Mom-hm-disclosed
low the city had pin
111 dancer of encircle
Woscow i\ as silent also
:letlia-reportcd Soviet of
in Past Prussia, which
1 ermans said had captured
irtrcss ol Schlossherc.
Mosi'iw dispatches this
···. 1 ï'.'d .if: ι ν mi· kthp >ιΐ£ιι .
W; : >,.· .
ici \ : η η ..ι 1 Ί. a ρ . nly 27 · 1 le;
German Si!.·· ... 1 ,.· · ·>: l!n.-.en
I he ι ; pi ·ι Hat.·. ol Λ Γ,. ι .siial Zhit
ιν's army :> il·· > . it h ni Wat -
aw. a' d lied .1 · y men .ue Ii; miles
ioutheast "i the German life artery,
fContinued on Page Two.)
BATTUE G SNOW AUD ENEMY CN TWO FRONTS
.
ITALY'S SKY-HIGH GUERRILLA FIGHTERS PATROL FRENCH !TALiAN BORDER
Bi
AMERICA'S WINTER-WHITE CAMOUFLAGED TROOPS MAKE WAY TO BELGIAN BATTIEFRONT
ACnOÎS ίHE BATTLEFRONTS OF EUROPE t'-e ' · ? of WU ter h .·.·.» blank.· ■ i :
Li..; . : ■ U| ::;v !.·: ; : Γ..;; ,η ι it· · ι : U.c French-it.. · r ·.
su . - ι ι the y 11 ι·· ι··Ι tu - is .ill ■ ■.<! : - the li.i.ily an .
gl (.· si ι . il i. '.·:, 1 \· pi ' h.n : heir \v;iy thi'"'i h1 ι its in hunt ι nq (low π G ci
Yank battlefield ghosts again are on the prowl in tlie Stavelot area of Belgium. They aie with an artiller
unit of the 30th Division, on duty as a forward observation section. (International
Opposition Uf
Jap Planes in
Ci " '» 11/ 3
hma is Weak
■ ifUlll ΓΙ 111
at li ι ! : 'ι · :
bn.nli " I. in·'
Ί'.ιί. il'.,
,'lt UoMii Κ
ι ..ι.' I . ·
day.
K'< 1 I .1
m (·,■ π, .. . · .
l.nlHI.IHM) !„ ■■ i
(ii\ ι ! ■ . ml Λ ,
n>v;.i ι,. > ■1 1 ι
,\, I .
C. will, ii.
Anion λ II ,
dl-Sl .'I 'VI I' I
tanker 11 ι '
Peace Stocks
Lead Advance
IV.UT 1 ,·,■-!
: \Vj
Iiu- ; ι ' ί i
!.. V ΠI I'., :
Mi · live at the
pace h■·:, . 1 i'l'l ρ, «τ| '; ' ί
'Γ I'vi'iV'. ni u- \ ι I'
Λ li., , ;·. '
. v:ded ! ι <, , , ■■ Λ
list md
stock ,:·.· id.· t'-.ins ·>!
t,, mu. I a i.uint.
Ί Bonds improved. Commodities
. were mixed.
m S ■ ' : , M sterda\ ι le v 1 , a -
- after it,· ,1 escaped nea·· CI "ί: ι
- from . ' γ·>·>·· ··>· '"v.n ,:e : ν ·
I, Camp Butnei to Wilmington.
American Invauers
Avi' ί hircl of Way
i oward Manila G<i:il
\ . i >111 id
ι central
MiH-Arlliur ;
Y nks I
mart mill· η
111 a ν·
• (111 1 1 ! I ■ η ! ) ι ' : · · ,1·! ·'.: f I·
' 111 citν of Tiii lac. ι
• ·. -led si h
: ■ lo "I I 111' plain \· ■ p. · I < ι ρ
■ . Cat. iliim ...ovinu .i.t'i
Tin· MHithrrn a.: m »>
.... · '
ι h ο il t 7 ( I
: r fighting η 11111 i 111; si t. ·μ u: ■ ι ιί:
• .. « si ι mal ιΊΗΊ : \ ι>.·;···1, v.: ■ »·!
, Iu ιrkI ν d |U-1 «.<1.
ΛΙ icArtl t,r' !.··'♦ · ' ' 1
Λ ι t rii-an . 11 ! . . > ι . · ί. .1
- . ιic-io s11 :hln πι ί ν 1 < ■ '.: ' " 1 ■■ : a. ι ■ j
.meting lin· ..n'y ·■·:·· ιι·Ι· ι
:π I !ν · 1,11. I ί ί ρ' .1 a a . la
1.1 11 ιο ci a - a y.
I · tli; -cet'n\ siiin!: .··,· 1
la i-;a rii ι. Λ ί:ι" Ϊι· >■ ' ··
, ii I' .-.ornil !«> «a - .1ι>· ï Sir · «
V a .Ta» ι, 'icc'· ("·"!; ' *'
which small tanks were used hv
... ... V r S art Mit·· Y .... a·
■ ·« ίιιιΙ'Ί hlow. the !· '
'd in\ asiini
WEATHER
ΚΟΚ NOKTII ( ΛΚΟΙ.ΙΝΛ
I ncreasini* cloudiness and
continued moderately cold to
night and Thursday.
ί l.imhupj, Section
Is \ lî. . 11 π Blasted
1>\ I . S. I'x hiiIhts
Mijijih iîimv Is Struck
I ormost Supcriorls
\\ · :. ·
Si i| it·ι (oil η -
ίΙ,Ί.ν in 'lu·:
;· lL'ht\
I.,Ιι ; ν <1
Th. Γ >
'JÙt h ' Γ
objective λ
and (till : "t
Rosui'
nounced
;. Γ<* ΓΟΐ"«
rm Fit.
t · ; ' ! >
mighty r
ι ; ι m'
' ,vs
' ν hl'icf (
ici thrii
' .ι Hâtions,
• 'lotail*.
- - Ή1 will li ο ····- ι
; n · γ. . t i< mal reports
ι In· War Depart
>me 1 on ι ι '
buttle,hips zoomed
1 » 11 t h' Ή ( Ί 111 Η ' 1 )·'! .<· 11 » |)ΟΙ 111')
Kill ΙΙ,ι)·... Ν I I ι| >, 11 Γ I I ι : I ill I -I 111(1
stronghold, south of the homeland.
\,>t ingle .1 11 >. 111· ■ ι interceptor
iro-e ' eha llei ige tin· i>-29s Up to
In Supe> forts |i ,.'Ι ι
January ί)
Before today's H-29 attaek, For
mosa had been \ icmuslv lashed by
\dnnral 11 dsev'- earner plane-. Ad
Mnv.,1 Nimitz aiinnuni'i'ii at Pacific
fleet headquarters that llalsey's bold
air raider- smashed the big Takao
Mav.il ba e mi Kurmosa in sweeps
ilium the China coast January 13. 14
and 15.