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The Morning News from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 5

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FIVE WILMINGTON MORNING NEWS. WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, MONDAY. JULY 10. 1944 Wallace Casualties partment has Informed Mr. Sullivan that he may send packages to his nounced that single Allied raiders were over East Prussia and northwest and west Germany.

Eyes Up Continued Prom First Page son through the International Red Cross as soon as he has a permanent address. At present he is a tem Corp. Tech. Julian Long, son of Mrs. Margaret Long of near Christiana.

porary prison camp. Lieutenant Jefleris, who was mar corporal sumvan, who entered the service in February, 1943, just one year before he was declared missing in action, received his training at their three attacks of the day hammered bridges in the area of Tours in France, an armada of U. S. Fifteenth Air Force heavy bombers streamed up from Italy and rained blows on the Concordia Vega and Xenia oil refineries at Ploesti In Romania, causing explosions which sent three huge columns of smoke curling over the oil center. Other Fortresses and Liberators from Britain pounded a German-held air field at Chateaudun some 75 miles southwest of Paris.

Four U. S. heavy bombers and three fighters were missing from the Tours, Chateaudun and Pas-de-Calais attacks. Night Raiders Out (One German home radio broadcast recorded by the Federal Communications Commission said the planes previously reported over East Prussia were "flying away towards the East," indicating either Russian air activity or another American shuttle raid.) In addition the Budapest radio reported early today that Allied raiders from Italian bases had flown over northeastern Hungary during the night ried in December, 1940, to the former Miss Jean E. Boyd, daughter of Mrs.

Oliver A. Boyd, enlisted a year and a half ago, and had been overseas only a few months. He attended Salesianum High School and was graduated from Wilmington High Fort Jackson, S. and Camp but the east wall of the stately building on the worshippers. Buried Under Debris Many were buried under the heavy stone.

Lord Hay, the colonel commanding the Grenadier Guards, was amoi'g those kiDed. Hundreds of guardsmen and royal engineers assisted the regular air raid precaution crews in the rescue work which went on through the night before an almost undamaged altar which bore the text "Be Thou Faithful Unto Death and I Will Give Thee a Crown of Life." More than 500 persons were in the winter garden room of the Regent Palace Hotel adjoining the dining room when a flying bomb struck shortly before the lunch hour but there were no deaths among the guests. The sole fatality was a waitress resting to a room on the top Meade, Mi, with the infantry. Leav School, and from the University of Delaware. Before he enlisted, he was employed at the DuPont Company nylon plant in Seaford.

ing for overseas in January, following a furlough at New Year's with his family, he participated in the invasion of Anzio, where he was reported missing. A graduate of Wilmington High School, he was employed by Joseph Bancroft and Sons Company prior to entering the service. A brother. Private James Sullivan, is with the Army in New Guinea. A sister, He is also survived by his wife and In the immediate battle zone, two sisters, Mrs.

Anne Ralph and Mrs. William P. Shelley. weather grounded Allied fighter In his zeal to get into the armed FIRE DESTROYS VILLAGE VAL D'OR, July 9 UP) Forest fires which have swept th northern Quebec gold mine belt during the past three days, destroying one village, tonight appeared to be dying down at all threatened points. bombers most of the day, but rocket firing British Typhoons helped clear floor of an annex, which was not Continued Prom First Page help keep the factories of America busy in the days that lie ahead." "I am convinced," he asserted In mother part of his talk, "that a main area of development after this war new enterprise, new invest-, ment, new trade, new accomplish-: mentfi will be in the new world of the North Pacific and eastern Asia." Cites Two Districts The Vice-President cited two re-1 gions of great development where signs of the growing importance of the north Pacific area are already manifest.

They were the Pacific northwest states and the Amur River region in Soviet Asia. Noting the western United States had long been "held back by freight rates and by failure to develop the power inherent in the great rivers," Wallace praised "men like Norris, McNary, Bone and Roosevelt, the northwest during the past 10 years has expanded." "More and more we are perceiv-; tag the importance of strengthening our west and especially oar north-, west." he added. "This expansion must continue to the limit of its agricultural, industrial and com-; merclal possibilities. This includes Alaska, which has not yet begun to measure up to its possibilities." Must Consider Asia "Our growth must not be merely In terms of ourselves, but also in i terms of Asia. Vigorous two-way i trade with Soviet Asia and China will greatly increase the population i and prosperity of our northwest." the way for the capture of Caen.

forces. Private Beebe voluntarily underwent an operation, when he was rejected because of a disability from enlisting in the 198th Coast Artillery, Regiment, and immediately used for guests. As the air war continued during The death list at the Bankruptcy the night, the German radio an Court was low because a robot bomb struck there in the morning before after his recovery enlisted in the the offices were staffed. Two fire Army on Jan. 10, 1941.

He fought through the North African and Sicil guards and a cleaning woman were killed. ian campaigns and part of the Italian campaign, when he was trans ferred to England before the Elizabeth, is a second class yeoman. Wounded in France Private Martin was seriously wounded in France on June 11. He went into the Army in September, 1943, and received training at Camp Van Dom, Miss. He went overseas in April, 1944, and was stationed in England.

Previously he had been employed by the Sun Ship Building Company in Chester. Corporal Long, 33, was seriously wounded in France on D-Day, June 6. No further word of his condition has been received by his mother. He went into the service in December, 1942, and has been in England since last November. The last letter received from him was dated June 1.

A brother, Raymond L. Long, seaman A letter dated May 16 was re ceived from him the day the telegram announcing his death arrived. Ploesti Area Hit Meanwhile, approximately 1,000 U. S. heavy bombers, with a fighter escort of equal size, closed in on Hitler's Europe from the west and south yesterday, joining Allied tactical air units in a campaign designed to starve out the German war machine a campaign which is beginning to show concrete results on the Normandy battle front.

As Britain-based U. S. Flying Fortresses and Liberators in one of vW-)S i ISkV-: 1 1 til He wrote, "Just a few lines to let you know I am well and in tne best of health and hope you are the same. JUST ARRIVED! IDEAL FABRICS FOR SUMMER FROCKS 2,000 YARDS GINGHAM CHECKS STRIPED CHAMBRAY Give my regards to the kids nis brother and sister, twins, tieraia and Geraldine.) He is survived also by three other brothers, Private James L. Beebe, in New Guinea; Sergt.

Charles Y. Beebe. formerlv with the 198th in second class, is in the Navy, serving in the New Guinea area. They are the sons of the late Frank L. Long.

Air War Continued From First Page the South Pacific but now at Camp COPS WOW Haan, Richard Beebe, who is Prim Minister 0..1 Mary, inspect anti-robot defense measures somewhere in southern Eno- -i at home, and five other sisters, Mrs. Nathan E. Wing, Dover; Mrs. William Spencer, Milton; Mrs. Grace E.

Hughes, Lincoln; Miss Virginia to recent report saia most oj Kiuea ana hurt by robots were in London area. which growled over sporadically Soviet Asia nas more man qouuicq In population in the past 15 years and "it is quite possible that the next 50 years will see a further increase of more than 30,000,000 people." he said. The southern part of the Amur River region is certain to gain a large population. After its experience in this war, Russia no doubt will shift many industries to the east of the Ural Mountains while most of the people who have shifted to Siberia because of the war will remain, he explained. Wallace left Seattle shortly after nwrh.

He said Tuesday he Beebe, and Miss Isabelle Beebe. Planned Reunion With Brother Tprhnirinn Adams died without troops that had been left behind in their swift thrusts to the west. after wave of attacks against German positions, and it is obvious that the Kowel battle is assuming an im The official count, lageina behind throughout the day. Evacuation of children from the capital was stepped up, trains taking away 1.000 at a time. Many hundreds of adults not needed for wartime Jobs in the capital joined the stream of evacuees and trains were even more crowded than usual or.nmnlicViinr a raitninn with his portance equal to that of the fight ing farther north." the actual toll, added 6,530 Germans from the traps east of Minsk Saturday, the Russian communiaue only brother, Private Richard F.

Adams, 19, stationed just 15 miles away. Their last meeting was Just He said "the Soviet aim is to crash through the German lines and drive said. This raised the list in that this week-end. sector alone to 49,632 killed or cap west and southwest and capture. Deiore Adams emerea uie sprvire Private Adams wrote his 36 Inches Wide Government officials opened the tured since July 4.

Among Satur liwow ana LUDiin. first of eight deep shelters and mother that while attending a per On the north the peril to the Ger London's legitimate theatres cut mans' Baltic back door grew steadily day's prisoners was a Major General Trobitz, commander of the 57th German Infantry Division, the Russians announced. He was the 19th their performances sharply. formance OI -Tnis is ine Army in Rome, he met men from the older r' outfit, and thev were Plan About 250 guardsmen, relatives ning to meet as soon as possible. ey tight O'clock, mlU af lew m- md Circla, rick and felt-feodiari er lokar, vigorous A wincy your friendly At Store.

THE FABRIC SHOP 6 EAST 7th STREET and friends were attending a parade service at Guards Chapel officially the royal military chapel of Willing-ton Barracks when a flying bomb inauctea just a year ago, ictu-virion Adams wpnt. overseas in De German general killed or captured by the Russians since June 23. Third Loss in Three Days Premier Stalin announced capture would "report to President Roose-i velt certain definite facts which I am not at liberty to discuss here." Many of the things he found sur-' prised him, Wallace disclosed, in-! eluding a scientific apple industry at Alma Ata. his last stop in Siberia before entering China and a thriv-1 ing motion picture industry which 1 promises to make that city the Hol- lywood of Central Asia. Reports on Lend-Leese Aid Alma Ata.

situated at the foot of cember. He attended Felton High School and worked in the Felton tore into the roof and collapsed all Lumber Yard Deiore entering uie irmi, whpn was three vears of Lida. 50 miles south of Wilno, following German high command acknowledgement the city had been abandoned. It was the third succes old his father died. He is survived in addition to his mother ana Droui-r hv his trrandoarents.

Mr. and I the Tien Shan heavenly mountains Mrs. F. J. FrankstiU of Felton.

enjoys a climate almost line ai- most" emphasized) as good as that more ominous. (The London radio in a broadcast recorded by C. B. S. quoted German reports as stating "the Russians have already reached the River Bug, and have thus penetrated the government general of Poland." Berlin earlier had said Saturday that Marshal Gregory K.

Zhukov's First Ukraine Army had gone over to the offensive on a front between Kowel and Lwow. Today's German communique said the Russians were attacking with tank concentrations, but Moscov has yet to confirm the launching of a new offensive there. (The Finnish communique broadcast by Berlin said the Russians had succeeded in crossing the Vuoksi River line on the eastern side of the Karelian Isthmus after heavy artillery and aerial preparation.) 100 ATTEND PICNIC Steelman enlisted in January. -riH went, tn spa in December. He was attached to the second bat of southern uaiuoraia.

TvitvHiorVimifc Siberia, the Vice talion of the Fourtn Marine division, taking part in the Saipan ac-k hut. the telezram concerning sive day the Germans ruefully had admitted loss of an important strong point on the central front Saturday they conceded the fall of Baran-owicze. 50 miles southeast of Lida, and Friday they lost Kowel, another 150 miles down the line. A German military commentator said Lida was evacuated after the Red Army slashed the German line from the rear. As in the case of the prospect of immediate encirclement if they did not withdraw, so they retreated hastily.

Its fall represented an advance of about 20 miles for the Russians from their last-reported positions. Marshal Stalin's order of the day "LIFEBOATS MUST REACH THE VICTORY SHIPS ON TIME his death did not list the place or A.A", i 1 date, and stated his Dooy nan oceu a craduate of Wil i President found evidence of the workings of the lend-lease program with American steel and aluminum i in factories far in the interior, American machine tools, American flour and other foods. "I am convinced from what I saw in Siberia and Central Asia that Lend-Lease has helped the Russian in many difficult and even critical mington High School and had stud- led at tne unamuciuuii Aeronautics in Philadelphia. Starred in Basketball Lieutenant Blaska starred inbas-ketball at the University of attended two years. OF BARBERSHOP SINGERS He is a graduate of St.

Mary's Pa About 100 persons attended the situations on tne mausuritu uuui.w well as on the military front." Both the laborers in the factories and those in "positions of manage-' ment" were appreciative of the aid rendered by the United States and other Allies, he said, th nmhlcrn in China, he ex- picnic of Delaware Chapter, No. 1, on Lida, a strong point guarding the approaches to a tentative Grodno-Bialystok-Brest Litovsk line, credited its capture to tanks, cavalry and infantry of Gen. Ivin D. Chernia-khovsky's Third White Russian Society for the Preservation and En rochial scnooi ana oaait School, and before entering the service worked for the Federal Housing Administration in Washington, D. C.

He has been in the Army two but only recently Army and ordered a 12-salvo salute couragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing of America, at Haley's Farm, near Wooddale, yesterday afternoon. Swimming, softball, athletic contests and, of course, singing, to plained, is different from that in from 124 of Moscow's victory cannon. transferred to the Air Corps. He Russia, wnere aitnougn rat oesui for cooperation is as great, the ma- in A9fft Iibk as vet not greatly gether with instrumental music, were features. Picnic suppers were affected domestic production.

How- eaten under shade trees. i ever, China is wuung ana anxiuus I HavAinn hw industries and resources 92 Miles from Germany Near the southern end of the active central front, the Germans asserted a Russian offensive of increasing intensity was in progress west of Kowel, with at least ten Soviet rifle divisions and three tank corps attacking "a large proportion of the Wehrmacht." A German radio announcer said the Russians were "ending wave Arrangements were in charge of the officers including: President Harry T. Farrow, Vice-President went overseas in May ana was ing in the Fifteenth Air Force. Mr. Sullivan, who had received no information concerning his son since the War Department first reported on April 16 that he had been missing since the last of February, received a card, signed by his son, stating that he is well and a prisoner of the enemy.

The War De I with the help of the United States, i he explained. i Both the V. S. S. R.

and China, of t.fee Greatest, land and Earl Reed, Treasurer William Young, Secretary R. Harry Brown James Jeffrey, Henry Andrews and others. population masses of the earth, will take the necessary steps after the war to ensure "continuing peace and to promote cultural and commercial exchanges among the nations of the Pacific to the benflt of all." WUIifiSS TTT He concluded with the thought Q0f AiAKABBfl! American business men of tomorrow must think in terms of a broad world outlook and that with it "American economic leadership will confer on Oa-iflr wifm a. creat material benefit and on the world a great blessing. TWO SENATORS PRAISE WALLACE'S TRIP REPORT WASHINGTON, July 9 nil rn-fat.

memher of the Sure glad we've Senate foreign relations committee, aid today he thought Vice-President Wallace's report on his trip to Asia was "wonderful." Guffey said the report showed Wallace is "evidently a keen ob muv server" and a man "in whom this nation may well be proud as one got FORDS "NINE-TON LOADS are the average as we rush the lifeboats we make to nearly every shipyard on the coast. Our Ford truck tractors do a great job. Mileage it mounting, but operating costs stay low." OI its leaaers. Senator Pepper (D-Pla), another committee member, 6aid he felt Wallace had "done the country a great service'' In making the ''dangerous' trip. He expressed belief Wallace would be asked to give the committee a personal report Russia Continued From First Page In the district, the Soviet midnight communique said.

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