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J WIE 12t> •ARMVTLUE, PHT OOWV. MOHTH Germans Lose 124 Tank In Furious Normand: Battles; British Hold ingr In Caen Area Supreme Headquarters, Allied Ex peditionary Force, July 13.—Violen new American assuahs on the we* end of tile Normandy front forced thi Germans into fresh withdrawals dowi the Chetbuwg peninsula Wedneada; after fereaans counterattacks alonf the whole battle line had cost the Na* 124 of thair precious tanks. Lesssning enemy artillery fire soutl at La Haye Di Puita indicated, tin Germans were in retreat before th< American onslaught, which had pushed to within three miles of Lessay enemy costal anchor, and the whole Nasi flank at Periers was threatened from the east and the south. Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery'; offensive around Caen made littk progress and lost ground in some places in fierce fighting. The Supreme Command's communique No. 73 announced 28 German tanks had been destroyed and 16 tnore damaged by air attacks near St. Lo, Hot tot and Vimont. Vimont is south .of Troarn, which is east of Caen, field diapatshea disclosed 80 Nazi tanks had been destroyed around Caen in 72 hours. Heavy Counter Attacks. Field Marshal Gen Erwin Rommel's biasing counter attacks struck everywhere except south of La Haye Du Puita, but the heaviest came at CoHorn belles, along the River Orne in the Caen sector, which the British had captured the day before. Here the Germans pushed in both tanks and infantry and Wednesday the exact position of British lines, which at one time reached the outskirts of Faubourg De Vaucelles, remained obscure. The next heaviest fighting was going on around St Lo, where the .American had poshed south to within two miles at that .Nasi fortress town. Crack German troops attacked violently ami bitter battles resulted. The Americas push had endangered the whole German western flank from St. Lo to the sea. Planer Destroy Armor The doughboys made their largest gain in a three-quarters of a mile south of La Meauffe along the Vire River four miles north at St Lo. It was south of St. Lo that American Thunderbolts caught a German panzer column on the open road and destroyed or damaged 31 armored vehicles. - " Perish fa Km Americans Take 1*00(1 Prisoners — Forrestal Estimates Over 20,00C Japs Slain Peart Harbor, July 12.—Tie American victory on Siapan—scene of the bloodiest fighting in the Pacific v»t since Tarawa—was accomplished at a cost of one United States soldier lost to every five Japanese killed, it wai disclosed today, coincident with an announcement that the Marianas campaign had netted 1,000 enemy prieonlen. American losses on Saipan through Monday were disclosed in Washington Jby Secretary of Navy James V. Forrestal, who listed 15,053 casualties, including 2,359 killed, 11,481 wounded and 1,213 missing. Japanese dead through the same data totalled 11,9*8, he said, with a considerable number of enemy killed not yet buried. Adm. Cheater W. Nimitz announced in - a communique detailing moppipg-up operations on the Marianas island that the total bag at prisoners had reached 1,000 — -the greatest number of the enemy to be seized in any single campaign of the Pacific war t» date. 9,000 Civilians Istetse£ Nimitz, who also reveal4d that aircraft of a fast carried task group on Monday attacked Guam and Bote islands, south of Saipan, for the seventh successive day, said that 9,000 Japanese civilians had bean interned. Although the capture -of Saipan was / completed Saturday with the end of als organized resistance, Nimitz reported that 711 Japanese woe killed by one Marine regiment alone on Monday, indicating that the remnants at the original Saipan garrison, estimated at between 20,000 and 30,000, were fighting Utterly to the end. lite record number of prisoners indicated, too, that the Japanese were ceasing to fight with the suicidal fury which they had displayed in previous Pacific battles. Forrestat estimated that probably 96 per cent of the original garrison of Saipan, "someiwhat in excess at 20,000 had perishjgftln defense of the island, which he described as "a prize of the first magnitude." Pointing out that he did nflfmean to minimise our casualties," the Secretary said that tha proportion was greatly in our fsvja1, although "It points up the sereerfty of fighting we face as we head farther west." Bombers and rocket-firing planes carried out the latest attack on Guam, Masting military installations at Agana, TJmatac, and A gat, towns on the western shore of the enemy-held, former U. & Possession, and striking at buildings near Orote Point. I Mrs. Sadie Moor* and Kay Holloman, of Kinston, and Mis. J. T. Whitley; of Wilson, are *sndfeg tha week end with Mrs. Mary Russell. On Friday afternoon, July 7, there was l»id to rest In Forest Hill cemetery, beneath a large sad handsome floral tribute, ode of this community's most prominent and highly esteemed citizens, Mrs. Fannie Lang Moore, 80, widow of the late Dr. Oharlea E. Moore, of Wilson. Sorrowing friends fClad to overflowing Emmanuel Episcopal Church, at whiA she had ham a faithful mam ber for SO years, and paid tribute and honor with their presence to this gentlewoman, whose ldadneas to others and public spirit had endeared bar to hundreds and had, particularly, contact. Her innate dignity of manner, personal charm and sincere sympathy for those in need endeared bar to people in every walk of life. Funeral arrangements, as outlined in a note, written by her own hand in 1941, were carried out to the letter. Final rites were conducted by the Rev. J. R. Bountree, rector of Emmanuel Church, assisted by a former rector, the Rev. J. Q. Beckwith, of St Timothy's Church, Wilson, and the Rev. C. B. Maahburn, pastor of the Farmville Christian Church. The church choir, augmented fay the-voices of Mre. Alton W. Bobbitt and Elbert C. Holmes sang her favorite hymns, Jeaus, Lover of My Soul, Asleep in Jesus, Blessed Sleep, and Come, Ye Disconsolate and My Faith Looks Up To Thee. Chosen by her as "flower girta" were Mrs. Henrietta M. Williamson, Mrs. B. O. Lang, Mrs. John D. Dixon, Mrs. Paul E. Jones, Mrs. James R. Lang, Mrs. T. Eli Joyner, Mm Ted L. Albritton, Mian Tabitha DeVisconti, Mm G. Alex Bouse and Mis. R. C. Copenhaver. Among those given the privilege to serve in this manner were nieces and former Sunday School pupils and. daughters of girlhood friends. v - 4 Active pallbearers wow; James R. Lang, J. Y. Monk, Jr., J. W., Frank and Edward Joyner and Ronald Mewborn. ' rj Honorary pallbearers; Frank M. Davis, Sr., R O. Lang, A. C. Monk, Dr. D. S. Morrill, B. O. Turnage, T. Eli JoyrM, John B. Lewis, B. 8. Smith, Dr. P. E. Jones, John f. Thorny T. W. Lang, Dr. Woodard, of, Wilson, and Dr. R T. Williams. Mm Moore was twice married. Her ffrst husband Was the late Jacob ifpptr— Joyner. She married the iate Dr. Chirles E. Moore, of Wilson, the seooitd time and resided in that city for twwty-five yeam Returning to Farmville in 1041, aha again became fcctive . in religious, civic and social circles here and will be greatly missed. She retained bar faculties and remarkable energy and zeal for worthy undertakings .of ike community until stricken three wnll prior to her passing. Her-death, which was not unexpected, occurred in a Wilson hospital, at' midnight, Wednesday, July 6. §. Mm Moope was a daughter of the late William Gray and Annie P. Moye Lang, pianeet citizens of Farmville. Her father was a foremost merchant and planter and waa actively identified with tf* progress of this com Jr., of Channte Field, DL k randson, William Lyman Joyof Wilson, and several nieces H In an impressive tad inspiring earvies it the Methodist Church on Sunday morning, July 9th, the Carilknic Bells, gilt of Mm, J. W. Parker, prominent ChurcJrwoman, in honor of her (fausghter, Idas Alice Harper Parker, the first person dedicated in Holy in the present Church building, were pWBMrted for dedication The service opened with an appro* priate hymn; the closing lines of which are, "0 come, awl by Thy presence, Lord, make these bells Thine Own." * A message on Belle was brought by the pastor, Rev. Marvin Y. Self, who said, "from available literature it is impossible to trace Bella to their origin. They were commonly known in the earliest ages and are referred to by the most ancient writers.-Doubtless bells, so called, were at first little more than concave pieces of metal. Their origin may be said to date from the discovery of the sonorous quality of metal*. An old painting of King David represents him as playing with a hammer upon a number of bells hung up before him." "Bells appear to have been almost universally am well as anciently known. Rude tribes inhabiting the remotest islands of the sea have been found in possession of bells. The trading canoes of Indiana brought small bells to Columbus, showing that bells were known in America before discovery of America by Europeans. Possibly the oldest bells in the worid, of which titers is any information, may be sen* Assyrian bells found in the palace of Nimrod. "Bens os win an were zvm id use. They are referred to by Moms as attached to the vestment of the High Priest in the sanctuary, and fay the prophet Zischsriah aa hung on the necks of horse*. It Is generally understood that large Mis were first made by the Christians. -Certainly it it that Christian architecture and the introduction of turret, or tower church bells, wen nearly conteqjr* poraneous evont*, and that it was solely for the support of bells that church towns wen first erected. Indeed, from an early time, bells were regarded as a necessary adjunct to every church edifies. This fact 1s clearly reeogaised ia.a Canon of the Church of England which specially directs that parishes must furnish bells and bell ropes. " ...r,.* "In As Middle ages bells had attained a vary prominent position In the services of the church sad community. An old writer describee the general use as follows: "To call the fold to church in time, We <&ime. When joy and mirth are on the wing, We ring. When we lament a departed soul, Wa t "We are familiar with the Angel us Bell which rang three time* each day —the csH to prayer. The Passing Ml was so named from being tolled xvhen any one was passing oat of life, that those who beaad it might pray for the soul that win tearing this worli Prom this custom, BO doubt, sprang the toIKng of bells at funerals. The Curfew Bell was first rang afe a signal for the inhabitants, who lived in wooden houses, to pat out their fires and retire for the night, and so, for ages, Its only an hss been to "toil itiofi£ With m tatives Of J OtiaoVA Da ana nussis w Ankara, Jaly 1L — Conversations are afoot hefi which may toad - to Turkish participation in th* war before the end of tile summer. The talks are between representatives of Turkey, Russia and Britain. These conferences of the Soviet and British ambassadors and Turkish, leaders, principally Premier Sukru Saracoghi, have been taken up at the point where the Cairo conferences last year ldft Turkey's portion with the United'Nations undefined. They must first surmount the hitternees created by Allied charges that Turkey failed to keep her word and the Turkish counter that the Allies failed completely to equip Turkey for war as had been promised. Actual military talks can begin there. ' The United States has been fully informed «f the successive steps in the conversation, , which got under way .about 10 days ago. Simultaneous consultations are taking place in Moscow and London andf probably in Washington. The Turks are said to feel that it would be beneath their national dignity to participate in the war by merely giving bases to the Alliea. Befofe everything else the Turks want assurance on these two points: 1. Assurance of Turkey's post-war political mud territorial integrity accompanied by a clearcut statement of fQied post-war aims. 2. . A satisfactory explanation ctf how' and when sod to what cgctent Turkey will be armed if afce should enter the conflict, plus a definite idea of precisely what would be expected of her. The Cairo conference and the winter military talks here, by Turkey's estimation, left those point* unanswered.,'; ,'V ;'.\Tha Turks are convinced that failure ttf* participate in the war would be against the nation's longterm interests, but they also lw that failure to get satisfaction at least upon the fftat of the two points mentioned might result in even greater fixture ilia. ' The Allied representatives admit both points are difficult because of the uncertainty ,tfttt the po«t-war world and the -Hesitancy of Allied military leaders to reveal their military plans to a neutral whose cipital still is overrun with enemy representatives. Kwakinkwef.,,,: '' Americans miiq and a half from St Lo; begin shelling city as outflanking column drives around it to Red Army laimehee pew offensive toward Latvia, breaking German lines to depth of 28 miles on 98-mile front; drive to within 36 miles of pre-war East Prussian bonier. Mightiest U. S. force of bomban «ter sent against a single target blasts Munich area; Italian-based U. S. Navy Secretary Forrest*! disclosed total American oswmltiae in Saipan invasion were 16,053, while Japs Voet probably 95 per cent of 20, (By Arthur Joyner, Jr.) On Thursday, July eth, the Baptist defeated the Method* by the aeon of 13 to 7. ThU ww the thirc straight victory for the winner* The Methodist scored five runs ir I the first inning and appeared to tM I well on their way to a long awaited victory, but in the fifth inning the Baptist want on * scoring rampage to net eleven runs, enough to win tin THgkCi •%> [ Hfcslloman and Joyner got three hlti apiece to lead lite hitting for the vie ton, while Wilston and Out got three hits apiece to pace the loeera. The Methodist made 10 hits, 7 runs aid 6 errors, while the Baptist made 16 hits, 13 runs, and 10 errors. Hex Hodges severely hurt his knee in the me and will be greatly missed by [HI* team-mates. Let's wish him a speedy recovery. On Monday, July 10th, the Baptist stretched their wins to four straight! by downing the league-leading Christ iasfe to the tune of 11 to 4. The winners started off with a "hang" and before the amok* had settled, the Baptist had scored seven runs in the first inning. This was just an "off" day for the league-leader* and an "en™ day for the Baptist; the Christians making S hits, 4 runs, and 11 errors, whereas the Baptist made 9 hits, 11 runs and no errors. Rev. Ed. Chamblee got 2 hits for S to lead the Baptist, while Ivey, Pickett, and Allen got one apiece to lead the hitting for the Christians. Schedule For Week af July 17 Monday—Baptist vs. Pres.-Eps. Wednesday, 4:15 — Pres.-Eps. vs. Methodist Baptist m Christian*!. Thursday: Methodist vs. Christian*). Standings Through inly 12 Won Lost Pot. Christians: 8 5 «16 Prea-Epa.: 7 5 683 Baptist ;,j( Avr" 1 « 688 Meth#tffc: 8 9 260 IN ITALY " i ■" Rome, July 12 —Allied troops were fighting tonight within eight miles of Livorno, big Italian weat coast port, and from the same distance were hurlhiR shells into the Atpffag center of Ancocna on the Adiratic Sea, at the opposite end of the 160-mile battle line. y American light armored «nlh blasted fofvrard two miles against strong Carman recistance and eaptered the enemy stronghold of Castiglioncel 1 a, eight mr-line miles down the coast Aom Livorno, while Polish troops who distinguished themselves in the bloody Cms lino fighting closed in- to artillery range of. Antena's of the two enormously assist the Allied in their impending Assault upon the Nasis' "Gothfc Line" defenses- supposedly the last strong natural barrier left to the enemy short of the Po River line near thtf*top of the Italian boomjSfr rjflv! vKr (A dispatch from Zurich, land, source a dirates" that the an eeriy Italy") A Force Cutting: German OomninlcatioMi Moscow, July 18.—The Jtad Amy, large »•# holae in tW al weatward Wednesday from a po'.rt miles seat of Um But kr at • vm« wMeh if continued, maM carry the fighting to GamuBi soil by the end of a weak. Gen. Iran Cherniakhovaky'i cavaJry and tank* drove the i East Pruaaia in a where the spit of' the Swalki Triangle north of Grodno. General advanora aloof the entire 860-mile font bet.ween Latvia tmd the Pripyat marshes swept through mora than 400 places Tueaday, killing at least 4,000 German aoMttan and bringing about the capture of hundred* more. The new forward sweeps placed the Red Army actually wttfcin Striking distances at Kannaa, 46 anilaa away; Grodno, 66; Bialytok, 61; ani Oaaig avpila, less than 18 miles. Military in Moscow aaw a to Bialystok and Grodno in the atroag central blow. ntafa.aa Vaaidk **>*. at the edge ct the Pripya lost tactically to the Naaie, u» iiiM German radio Dittmar, Tueaday night gravely 1 ed the Geraum pee pie that "the supreme test" Mt has eoeaa, atnee "the diatance between ua and the battlefield has almost vwtabed." (The Office of Wa Information quoted the Stockholm u—a W Af ton Tidni est state of alarm" in East ] iwp ^ ... „ had dosed the ftai Wa— and arinad all approaches, adding that "the fear Russian C.<The article 300,000 foreign «i*n factorial'| the interior at
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