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an. Details ob Pat IT. JOURNA Evening FULL SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, VIM TED PRESS AND INTERNA TIONAL NEWS SERVICE i a Enninc Journal Founded IMS (E Teniae Journal and Every Ermine Wilmington, Delaware, Tuesday, January 16, 1945 20 Pages Price Three Cents VOL 16 10. X'Jr Itny ETcaint reonded l.l I Consolidated Jan. 1933 An rui Ju muz 0 uvl Home Edition EZT7 TO TOM Ur aises, Pension for State Employes ges Brave Market Street 'Arctic' Charter Aims Reaffirmed Governor Favors State Registration Every Four Years 9,000 Prisoners A 1 1 if Exchange Sii Arrange Largest Transfer of War For Tomorrow 3 Divisions Of Yankees Push Ahead On St.

Vith a. Li ml Bv Churchill Premier in Full Accord With 1 resident, lie as; Reiterate Demand Uncond itional Snrrpnripr LONDON. Jan. 16 Minister Churchill indorsed Prime t(xjay Otci T3 B' icr! arainn I I i I Pedestrians I Takes Oath for His Second Term In Office; Warns That With Emerjjeiicv Tax Out Next Legislature May Have CT ml To Find New Sources of Revenue i exchange of proners in this war Involved are about 9.000 are about 9.000 persons o.uw uermaa prisoners against z.ooo wounded American. British and South Americans, plus 900 Oerir.aa civilians and an equal number of Americans in Germany.

Tne ex-' the Swiss' Norton, instructed tne British press to stay away and the American Lto.ui.u government, that the objectives of the Atlantic The government had made plans Charter remain valid, tihough not all for American and British r.es-could be achieved immediately. papermen in Switzerland to go to i (Text of Governor Bacon's Address On Page 6) He told the newly reconvened Kruezlingen but. at the request of, House of Commons he did not be- i the American and British legations. PARIS. Jan.

16. The Belgian heve the Allied slogan of uncondi- P1-" representatives of the two road center of HoufTalize. once at tional surrender had great political countries were barred for reasons the heart of the vanishing" Bel-value for Hitler and he insisted i of "military security." elan bul'" wa can'ureri tWav -The war will be prolonged until The British minister. Clifford 1" 7 By Staff Correspondent LEGISLATIVE HALL, Dover, Jan. 16.

A comprehensive legislative program, ranging from proposed salary increases and pensions for state employes to a recommendation that the permanent registration law be replaced by periodic registration, was outlined iirimnrii: ion a has been jutauira rnrlav Vir liter Vv Rarnn as hp Delaware for a second term. 'streets, nis scene zreus taKen at ana MarKet streets at 9 ociock was at its peak. i The work of Lieut. -Gen. Ronald counselor.

Kiahr Huddie. at a con- N. Scobie. British commander Wlth American press troubled Greece, drew praise from i representatives read a State De- th. mmkMr partment cable ayin2 "no pub- the prime minister under critical In spite of the storm, there was 100 per cent attendance in the House and Senate as Elbert N.

Carvel of Laurel (Democrats wasj Ucity" was desired in Switzerland as a three-division American as-y- A if t-eam beat slowly down the -'ll'l" Of I J17H11 miles to St. Vith, a door r.rnun Stand on Salm River Cracking Under American Narrowed to 15 Mile Bv Fall of Bel sian Road Hub Bv Associated Prest "m'" uy n. n.c uu 'Wheels" Second Armored Divi- Son of the American First Armv. Behind Houffa'-ze the GeWn Ssj-HI RiVer craCKed for Nazi withdrawal to the Sieg fried Line forts. The capture of HouHalize nar rowed tne to 1.3 miles west cz tC te he German frontier The penetra- on.

started a month aso. had ex- to 40 rrules almost to the Meuse and overran about 2.0O0,: square miles. Only about 40Q re-' mained today in F.eid Marsha; Von Rundstedt's grasp. 'mans would be able to hold only a btrfler bump a few miles deep in 5f "nt UUck fortfes llne- Li UilC VJCi X. Jlllfi) I ci XX-- er told his generals thai the ozen- civ a tv.

jc -c presumably Great Britain out of ithe Wrckaje Slows Tanks Armored scouts of old "gravl voice." Ma j. -Gen. Ernest N. Harmon entered Houffanze at 10 o'clock las; Traffic Paralyzed as Worst Storm Of Winter Hits Wilmington Area By Staff Photographer. urniie tne worst storm oj tie winter iJU 1UI 1UU OllCll Of fdisive inaugurated lieutenant governor and the oath of office was administered to Governor Bacon.

About 150 visitors witnessed the inaugural ceremonies and Governor Bacon's message to the joint session of the Assembly in which the Governor frankly warned that while the financial condition of the state government is presently strong with a favorable cash balance in reserve, 'it is necessary to conserve and The oath of office was administered to Lieutenant Governor )r Fiv. Inrhe of Snnw Fall: Many Autos and less iroiievs stalled1 Public and private transports- tion was almost corn pie jelv para-! hyzed today as a five-inch snowf storm swept the northern part ofl Delaware. The storm was one of the worst in years. Beginning with a slight drizzle yesterday afternoon reminiscent of the famous blizzard of 88 the Carvel by Chancellor W. W.

Harrington, while Chief Justice Daniel J. Layton administered the oath to the Governor. "Our revenues from the emer- was ina ncriir a rprt fin VP rnnr nf i fc-J KVU in a favorable position to meet the strains of the next few years," Governor Bacon said in his message. "These special receipts will not con- tinue through the coming bien- Ini-um. The outlook is hopeful, but not too bright.

"My budget message has jevealed a balance after estimates of regu lar appropriations lor the nscai years 1946 and 1947, but supplemen tal appropriations will have to be paid out of cash surplus. "In this way, and with predicted income, including receipts from rac- ing, the means would have been on (hand to carry through lor tne next v.i.. i 1 pu LMiiiiv. ui uuauiv 111 r.r 1 unrVinnt ilk oau, ViiUiVUAU AAA-; Tl.r WQicni annoyance at being pressed; JLtxtlf di jconcerning statements by Premier' same Ti. Stalin Declares Starts From iBium t- iunurcnui uo give a report, as soon as East Prussian Town on what oarts of the rfiarter Drive Slowed By apanese Yanks in TT.

r' right With roe in Hill 41 w- .1 t-, Along xNortheast Flank GENERAL MacARTHTTS'S HEAD- ATT1DTPDC TT7AV jiii. Sixth Armv mnoriH imn. -a rollirut down a road within 98 miles 80 miles air line of Manila against no more op- position than an occasional sniper DUl o'ner Yarns forces are in a foot- name defending the vital -Manila north road. Tokyo radio, which is hinting suruiigiy inai tne fniiippines re verses are leading up to the ouster of Premier Kumaki Koiso, quoted an imperial headquarters commu mque as acknowlecsine that "the enemy is gradually in on our 'forces on the central plains of Lu- zon." The deepest penetration toward Manila reported today carried Gen Douglas MacArthur's southbound doughboys out of Panzasinan. in- 1 1 LONDON, Jan.

1 JP). Marshal I Stalin announced tonight the Bed; orm reau' unaer wy had opened an offensive from edjnifeht. in o-ermans apparently had south'3 standard of aims an indications-foot Cfht with hiil-entrenchec vis.uia mver Dnageneaas 5uaijof the direction which we Japanese on the extreme northeaff I questioning. Churchill said: "I think he has done admirably." ine prime minister spoke extemporaneously. He plans a full scale war statement Thursday.

Laborites and the one Communist member of the house. William Gal-llacher. asked the questions which 1 drew out Churchill. Thf House, in which Churchill's Conservative Party is dominant, cheered the "unconditional surrender stand iand the praise of Scobie. At the time Churchill in jGen.

Nicholas Plastira and other (leaders of the new Gtreelc" regime 'ccneerning punishment of the left-! I AAA ri I irAg. WhPn t.h- m.TT,V-r (were "valid Churchill; snapped back: "I really do not think there is anv need to go into that. It has been I very well described by the President; proceeding. It is not law." Churchill told the newly-convened; Commons "the war will be prolonged i (See CHURCHILL Page 4) Halsev Pilots1 A f- f- a I 1 11 llaLlV V.J 11 11 cl Follow 69-Shin Off Indo China i t-i Bombing Of Three Cities or damaged 69 ships, TJ ibine Hong Third Fler nilnt.K hnmhintF konz. Swatow and Amov alone 350 miles of China's coast.

Katurdav for: the first full-scale carrier raid of the war on these nor- vital to Japan's lifeline Radio Tokyo said today that! single Marianas-based Suoer-For i tt TA-TiTTr tttttt TTX7- A AW A I fit A i tjttt3t TiTioftn aaaVaIVAJ LTan- ifi iiPi i innn-chin. i WithjVaded i i clock this morning and continued! throughout the morning, bogging idown transportation north of the;" Chesapeake and Delaware Canal in rvenc ana usse unties omv mild snow or rain conditions pre vailed. Meetings Cancelled Business and social events in the Wilmington area were curtailed as! scores of meetings were hastily can-i celled Remarkably few accidents of any! consequence were reported but liter- i A special order of the day broad cast by Moscow radio said the as. sault was led by Marshal Gregory InuKov. The German High Command an- nounced this powerful Russian drive The order said the Russian forces any nw UJes tranw in worlt on this top-priority xhe ban, however, recently wUl be held on their iob6 as lonS on the operation of race tracks will "Jurtprevent disruPtion oi tT xon.ts; List of Critical Jobs In War 35 Essential Activities Split, Into 2 Divisions As Guide to 26.29 Draft WASHING-TON.

Jan. 16 War Manpower Commission today split its list of 33 essential activities into two generaldivisions. labelling one "critical." The breakdown was issuea as a guiae to selective service in drafting men 26 through 29. Hue wii.il nic airective 01 war ASdooiiization Director Byrnes, regis- others C. Others Called By July 1 Those at work in activities makinz i the balance of the list will be the! called to meet the quota for C'n I 1 'III These are: Production of aircraft land parts: production of ships, boats anH mssnriet- nrnrfnr rijut-i nf am- production of metal shapes and forgings for essential ct.r pro orE Lnd production of essential rubber products.

Except for scrap salvage, all jobs meiting, refining and rolling of metals were listed as critical. In the transportation services, coal mining (See MANPOWER-Page 17) 1,043,554 Casualties Of British Empire LONDON, Jan. 16 7P). British! cnm "JnnAnn ma, fUi. ucsiAjuaea as critical.

jumped off from the two bridge L. I. r- i. i A.uu,ufu uica gc giuuu txiiy nuiiuicua ui onu uuuu neacs oan. wim massea anuierv adversely anect our nnanciai P.wr suDStanuauy auiuis me uau, mci 1 f-1 fr -xistin sources increases awrti.

tional revenue to meet the ordinary nv. ernmel11- tnffiiantitf tn rrivor nn this lrxis in i "'receipts, it is quite possible that it will be necessary for the next Gen-! I staUed not only along the support, but none from the Red air i A1l Jbs seven general categories sides of highways but actually in; force because of bad weather. The; tne mi acne 01 mam tnorougmares. arive, tne oroersaio. Droke tnrouznj one week ago from Lingayen iuau, uiio lariac province wnere captured the hiWay junction of Camiling.

That is an overall On the Governor Printz and deeply encheloned en-vard. for example, at least five trucks jemy defenses." skidded into a crazy pattern that; In the three days of offensive blocked the highway for more than fighting the Russians from the two (,, parts: production of ordnance of 30 miles. From Ca mi! 9 a la Tr 3 1 i'' commanoed by Bnz -Gen. aa. A "M-WioniOTPm; road runs 11 Tnilc eacT tn tionmni es liLO'dm 01 Si.ver Citv.

N. ormerJJuroiit Employe Diedj; Christmas Eye Lieut. Thomas O. Hudson Is One of 7 Casualties Reported in Delaware Lieut. Thomas O.

Hudson, 27, who nil wasnmgion oLrwi, 1 Avcu a aaa while employed in the cellophane di-. vision of the DuPont Company here.j died Christmas Eve in France from! wounds received the previous He was assigned to a field artillery w.artniiarrrs detachment of the I Third Army in France He had viousiv oeen awaraea me jsiviux Star for heroic achievement in ac tion. Another wiiminston soiaier is re- ported missing in action Jcl- 21 in Germanv. and five have been is Serst. Kenneth w.

Lewis, ui. son Tn-it enn of Mr. and Mrs. R. C.

Lewis of 308 West Thirty-third Street. Pfc. James F. Sterner, 21. husband of Mrs.

Stella Ward Sterner, 1035 Clavton Street, Dec. 26 in Belgium. Pfc. Donald Marten. 26.

son of Sherry Masten of Milford, Dec. 17 in Germany, for the second time. Pfc. Robert Johnson, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Wilbert Johnson. 1209 North Heald Street, on Nov. 16 in Italy. Private James M. Brittingham, 33, husband of Mrs.

Mary Brittingham of Railroad Avenue, Delmar. in France. Pfc. Robert Adkins, 19. son of Mrs.

Riley W. Adkins of elmar, Dec. 19 in Germany. The War Department today made public the' names of 2.317 soldiers (ee CASUALTIES Page 4) Churchill Refuses Data On iSew Secret Weapons LONDON. Jan.

16 Comment ing on an attempt in Commons to- dav to elicit information on British; Secret weapons. Prime Minister Churchill declared that "we prefer tr, lor nnr new weaDons and inven tions fall with surprise upon en-mi' the i "The Germans, it is true, boast I i i i 1 i 'u aaaaaa on the Manila north road. as disclosed as fighting on the That, strategic hiohwav Ten i 1 Third Army front. The division which more and more will figure in.arove 3 nortneast ithe Luzon campaign, links Manila ov'- Another of it, heat abandoned the strategic town at the crossroads nine miles northeast of Bastogne and 18 southwest of St. Vith.

Formal occupation was slowed by burned out wreckage of German equipment cluttering roads around ti'e outskirts. To tne soutneast George S. Patron U. S. Tmrd Army had stabbed two miles across the German border in a drive down tie Moselle Vallev to within fo-or and a haJ miles of Trier.

The Third Army earned up to mile and a half on a ten-mile front northwest and southeast of Bastogne. Oubourcy, four miles northeast of Bastogr.e, ivas captured. New Outfit Joins Battle The 11th Armorec Division, a new of captured xmits took vompogne, io-t mnes sotitnwest of Houffaliae. and nearby Velleroux. 11th was the 72nd Division iden- tined on the Western front.

Of these. 46 are American. Third Army battle reports said the Germans were using secondarv iroads from Houffaiize in an orderly withdrawal eastward. just west or Housaiize, the link- up of the First and Third mat tne time wa.s near (See WESTERN FRONT Page 4) iaZl Vill, ArillS. Kail iavai uctrp hao ctiA5t.

central ijer Imanv todav. hammerrnir a -nth' i'TJJ i zl open. In Today's Paper the summer capital of Baguio. Japanese forces in the Baguio area northeast of the expanding Ameri (See PHILIPPINES Page 5) a TJl liailllll UUUKS -fiaivtt I OAKFIELD. N.

Jan. 16 JP- Six ration books which traveled to Ger- been returned to Mrs. Lee; Court Sergt C. H. Riley, who identified himself as a mess sergeant of an tresses "penetrated" the skies overRniiT1(l Tiii to ni itiari'.

Tokyo at 11 last night and at 1 10 uennanJ this mornine but "retired without dropping any bombs." Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 111 a case 01 cannea tomatoes amendment advocated by tt absentee Jtration of citizen are eligible but who may be the armed forces. ai piii. ci only in person and this situation created considerable misunderstand-1 ing among service men and women who were stationed outside the state. Another constitutional arhend-(See INAUGURATION Page 4) Rickenhacker's Rescuer Suffers Fatal Injuries EVANSTON.

111.. Jan. 16 IHi). Commander William F. Eadie, 31, who gained national fame when he rescued Capt.

Eddie V. Rickenbacker and companions from a raft in the Pacific, has died from injuries suffered in an accident in the Pacific, it was learned today. Commander Eadie died Jan. 8 uru uiwupie mJ; the Navy Department reported. No further details were giv.en.

KiCKenoacKer and two compan Rickenbacker and two ions were rescued from their raft by Eadie in his plane after their own plane nad been forced down aiand they had spent 21 days drifting Empire casualties from the start ofjtation of pupils to and from their the war in September, 1939 to last homes will not be in operation to-Nov. 30 totalled 1,043,554. Prime Min-! morrow, however, ister Churchill told Commons to- A spokesman for Delaware day of the bold China coast blow, which took the -Americans in behind the big Japanese base of Formosa, bombed anew at the same time. However, Nimitz disclosed that the venturesome Third Fleet pilots cant 41 chine rr 1 ii" (See PACIFIC WAR Page 4) infantry unit in Germany, returned! i. 1 the food coupons with a letter.

llc Hlt Bombers Mrs. Court lost the ration books! LONDON, Jan. 16 iJV Six hun-last while working at the dred -American lonr-ranre iwms- bridgeheads joined up and adv 38 miles extending the breakthrough to 75 miles in width the order -ie vjrciitAA msu uiiiiiiiiu nouncea me iau oi icniossoerg, miles inside East Prussia, as Russian armies tore gaping holes today in Nazi defenses along 600 miles of front and seriously threatened one of the mam rear communication lines of Warsaw. Nazi broadcasts said "major penetrations'. had been made by the Soviets in the Vistula-Bug triangle north of Warsaw and from the Narew bridgeheads south of East Prussia and declared Premier Marshall Stalin's winter offensive was (See RUSSIAN WAR Page 4) 14 Die in Hotel Fire in Chicago Scores Rescued or Flee To Streets on Fire Escapes CHICAGO, Jan.

16 UP). A fast moving, spectacular fire early today attacked the seven-story General Clark Hotel in North Clark Street, on the edge of the Loop, killing at least 14 persons and injuring five others. Six hours after the conflagration was discovered firemen continued to search the ruins for bodies of additional persons possibly trapped in the 40-year-old stone and frame constructed building. Thirteen bodies were found in the wrecked hostelry while one woman was fatally injured when she missed said. ioil plant south of Leipzig, the Krupp Out-Door Lighting Ban Put OffJZ i f-T 7 A T-T1 -iers flew escort.

The Krupps worka ii City Until After eb. 1 tJanks.asdebuxs produces Mark an hour. Indicative of conditions in Wil- mington was the tie-up of three iracmess crouey coacnes on west Twenty-eightn Street between Har- rison and Franklm- Streets. Scores of Schools Closed Scores of schools in Wilmington and New Castle County were closed. for the dav.

Schools that, did per s'ist in classes had lest than a 50 per cent attendance. All parochial schools were closed. Tower Hill School announced that the school will be open for classes tomorrow. Station wagons and buses run by the school for the transpor- Coach Company admitted that the trolley situation tnis morning was "very bad" but that the afternoon picture looked a little brighter. All the buses from Wilmington to New Castle were tied up this afternoon.

A large tree at Buttonwoods on New Castle River Road fell (See STORM Page 9 Public Asked to AVvoid Unnecessa ry Trips Away From Home Police and transportation officials today pleaded with the public not to venture outdoors today unless it was absolutely necessary. Police warned about the treacherous conditions of roads and streets. Spokesmen for transportation facilities warned that schedules are "very uncertain" and nothing can be guaranteed. Riders were asked to leave work early and to stay home when they get there. In the meantime, scores of meetings scheduled for tonight have been postponed.

WD EL has been announcing them all day. On page 9 of today's paper under "Storm Highlights" will be found as complete a list as possible of those events. Mandatory restrictions lor the "brown-out," extinction of non-es sential outdoor lighting to save pow aav- i i lie umiea tvmgaom sunerea the heaviest casualties 635,107, Churchill said, listing Dominion casualties as: Canada 78.985; Australia, India. New Zealand, South Africa, 28,943. and other colonies, 28.946.

Of the total, 282,162 were killed. 386,374 were wounded, 294,438 were prisoners, and 80.580 were missing. The total does not include service personnel dying from natural causes, civilian casualties, or losses of merchant seamen. Cigarettes Rationing Plan The plan, described as de- taken by the Office of Price great deal of the coming terrors tnatjon tneir rupoer rait er and fuel, will not be placed inon Anril 1. 1943.

stood at 77 million they are going to lmiict. me t-iuiic Minister said, "but they do that to keep up the hearts of their own people. WTe have no need to plunge into such desperate measures. Wife of Mussolini Sued in Property Case; Civilians to Get A Day Under CHICAGO. Jan.

16 (J). Cigar-'weeks. 15 AyaiAtuiig vuuioiij jAAAAb here. years and the U. S.

stockpile, which tons, will be reduced to 40 millions by April Mr. Doremus "This stockpile will not suffice to as- sure adequate distribution. The coal shortage is attributed to the man- power situation as the number of miners has been decreasing steadily since 1941. "It is estimated that about electricity conservation program to uuremus saia. i from restrictions imposed: this program may not be granted areas whre electricity is obtained i 1x0111 source otb- than coal, such! hydro-electrjc, natural gas and: like.

"Restrictions on space heating, if. 'applied to both domestic and com-: jmercial establishments, can effect' approximate 10 per cent saving! the temperatures are reduced toi 68," Mr, Doremus said. i effect before Feb. 1, T. E.

Doremus, Wilmington district manager of thej War Production Board, said today. Mr. Doremus received word from J. A. Krug, WPB chairman in Washington, that a survey is being made to determine what wasteful or non-essential uses of electricity can be eliminated.

Until ihe survey is fnm r1 at rtrHort rtrtt Ko 4cciiav4 AAWV AUXA. (non essential outdoor lighting are IrtPe n-hirh sinr. lacr fail Viv to achieve orderly allotment. ROME. Jan.

16 Donna, of ar. (would mark the first time an indus- Rachele MussoUni. wife of the for-j one of the nations wartime hard-try Mtempted to ration wartime mer Duce. was sued by a woman to-jto-get commodities, wul be avaUableia scarce commodity, day on grounds that she had seized; at the rate of about 15 daUy to. The associsrtions action foUowed a some of the complainants pnMJunru.miiiu vwuutary Pag WAR NEWS 4-5 Amusements 11 to Questions Classified 18-19 Comics is Culbertson on Contract 19 Death Notices 18 Editorials Financial 17 Obituary 1 Radio IS Sports Society 13 With Hunters A Anglers 18 Women's Interett 1 property in September.

1943, and re turned it later a Duncn oi The suit said Donna Rachele Mussolini ordered Rome police to seize pmiuiwi ay me in auonai Administration that it would not Association of Tobacco attempt to ration cigarettes because The association estimated the tne uncertainty of determining age daily civilian consumption last; the nnmher of smokers The nattj a fireman's net a jump from a asked to cooperate in the program third floor window. Only one of the! voluntarily. 14 victims was identified. "The coal situation is getting Scores of persons in the hotel, steadily worse," Mr. Krug wrote.

which contained 75 rooms, April 1, the over-all inventory rescued or fled to the streets oniof coal will be down to a 22-day fire escapes. Several leaped to fire-! supply. A 30-day supply is con men's nets while others were carried isidered the minimum adequate op down ladders by firemen. jerating margin for industry and 60 The fire was discovered about days for public utilities because the midnight and was not brought under distribution flow isn't steady and control until after 3 a. m.

Its origin 1 there are ups and downs in de-lif was not determined immediately, iliveries." Sm as je Ian the woman's property to ascertain year was slightly more than 17 cig-jSVSMm dld not meet wlth any imme-whether some of the Duces goods. 1 arettes. jdiate objection by the OPA. missing when the Mussolmis moved. The association, with a member-! under the system numbered ra-north.

were in her house. None of ship of 2.800 which controls distri- tion wlil by retailers Musoum goods was found the com-; buition of cigarettes to the country's roQsumers wno will be required to plaint added. The plamtiUs name 1250.000 retail outlets said last mght declaration that they have was withheld because she has a rela-ithat a card system of issuing smokes- a tve in German-held Milan. '-iU be inaugurated within two See CIGARETTES Page 5).