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of AaolTHltler and its resultant Cossacks Reach Wisla River; Second Red Force Aided By U. $. Planes Storms Into Iwow 4f MOSCOW (let--Hird-ridfnj Cossacks reached the east bank of the Wisla (Vistula) river today while other Russians, imported lor first time by U. S. planes In direct, taclicol surrounded the mauled German Lwovv and itemed Into that great rail city.

The Wisla reached In the Pulaway area. 66 miles southeast of threatened Warsaw. There the CossacKs engaged the battered Germans within 358 miles of Berlin and 142 of German Silesia, Lfchtnings and Mustangs ot the U. S. 15th Air Force flew from U.

S. bases in Russia, destroying S8 German planes in the Lwow area without loss. They strafed an airdrome 100 miles northwest of the surrounded city, shot up German trans- port and gun positions. Often they skimmed the trees lo ma- pl.l. for tanks a horsemen such the heavily armed Cossacks, mviles swift advance.

Other Russians driving front ally on Warsaw along the main railway from Kiev were reported between 40 and 50 miles from the Polish capital. Hungary and Czccho-SlovaWa were in the path of vet an- erm and BrestUtovsk, far behind advancing Russian lines, appeared trapped. Clen Ivan Bngramlan's First Baltic Army group encircled Daugavpils (Dvh.sk) (Pop. 45.160), large.t city in em vlo atler severing the railway to Riga on the Baltic. Bed than 10 miles from the last r.m.inln* escape valve for the German 18th and 18th Armies of Col.

Gen. George Lindcmann in the Baltic on. Perhaps Nail dl- visions were threatened by the snipping ol)l uu Other Russians on the approaches of F.as Prussia. They captured Lipsk, three miles from Suwalki trl.ngle (which Prussia annexed in the Russian-German partition of Poland In nd within 2S miles of the pre-war boundary of that proving ot the Prusshm Junkers (German reporU have place the Russia" East Pruwm proper.) GREENVILLE. MISSISSIPPI Wednesday, July 26.

Yanks Gain 4 Miles In France Allies Consolidate Their Hold Nazi Big Guns Step Up Blast Of Arno Areas Palau, Sabang Blasted By By The Associated Press Powerful Allied naval task orces operating 3,000 miles apart lave assaulted Palau in the West- pacific and Sabang in tne Dutch East Indies, the Japanese radio said today. A S. task force made up -hietly of carriers Palau on i unspecified date, Tokyo said, id two out of 30 attackinf planes not down. This unconfirmed an- iDuncement added, in the usua Japanese vein- that damage small- Cruisers, destroyers, submarines and carrier pUnes hit Sabang yesterday, the Japanese said In another unconfirmed broidcasl raiding the harbor city there. Two Allied destroyers and a submarine were sunk, Tokyo said.

situated on We Is- lland just off northwest Sumatra, was last attacked April 19 by a -American French-Dutch Inaval force which smashed near- every military installation in The Palau attack, if true; was logical foliow-up to the steady American progress on invadec Guam and Tinian to the north ol the Marianas. The islands were hit a stunning three-day blow starting March 29. Task Force most powerful and destructive L.naval unit in the history of sea 28 Japanese and about 200 planes in th first S. foray into the "Wcsteri Carolines. Most of the enem; tipped of 58's coming, flei of harm's way but'the the way for the Saipa landings in June.

In five days ot hard fighting marines and inny troops joined beachheads on Guam and started grinding down Japanese forces trapped on Orotc peninsula, southern arm of Apra harbor. On Tinian. 125 miles nurthwar warship and plane bombarHmen iplit the Jap forces in two. Jap pnese troops suicidally rush fegainst the U. S.

troops on tl Jirst night of invasion, scrcamin knd waving Samaurar swore were cut down like whea invaders control part of a Frstrip Search For Cooks Slowed Up Here Greenville women have given up searching lor cooks, at least most ot have. Records of the local Employment office show that in July of last year an average" of one hundred calls a week were received from cookless Greenville wpmen wanting cooks. Records this year show that nn average of 35 women a week are still seeking that which no longer exists. The dusky kitchen queen has become legend, sctoething to remember as having oncn existed in the days bc- ore the I. S.

Planes Blaze rail For Drive ROME (ff)--The southern portion of the historic city of Pisa was battered today as -big German guns stepped up their shelling of the areas below the Arno river which are- in American hands. While the Eighth Army, advancing along a 30-mile front, hac penetrated to a point within eight miles of the outskirts of Florence the Fifth Army, some of whose units are within a few hundred yards of the Pisa's famous lean- ng tower, consolidated its hold on a broad front south of the Arno. The heavy German shelling the American held portion of Pisa south of the Arno covered likely river crossings in and near ur city with mortar fire. An Allied communique sale Eighth Army units had reachec the outskirts of San Casciano, miles south of Florence, and i other sectors of the inland fron jains up to three miles had bee icored. Near the right wing of the Fift Army front Allied troops wipfx nut the last nests of snipers in th towns of San Miniato.

22 mile east of Pisa and 20 miles west Florence and in San Romano, fou miles further west. In that area particularly bittc fighting occurred, when Allied pa trols surprised and wiped out en emy forces hurriedly trying to defense positions on a steep rai way.embankment a mile south the Amo. GAAF To Observe Army Anniversary Residents of Greenville ai nearby communities may 30 nilitary personnel at the Green LONDON ind fighter-bombers Marauders in again sup- ortcd the American First Army oday smashing at German 'posi- ons wave on wave and blazmt he trail for a new dawn thrus' outh of the Periers-St. Lo road. The dawn attack in Normandy ollowed RAF assaults in grea trength over Germany.

Stuttgart ngincering and -rail center, wa aturatetl for the second successive ight The British also struck Ber in Bremen, Mannheim and Wan nc-Eickel, despite severe electn storms. Marigny, SI. Gilles Fall To Advancing U.S. Tank Forces nfvn-ind W-- dispatch SUPREME HEADQUARTERS PF.D1TIONARY FORCE Mi Gilles are firmly in American hands, from Normandy said tonight. SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE S.

tanks in their first major operation in France smashed a breach four miles deep in the first German defense line of St. Lo today snd into a flaming battle enemy armor the streets ot THE STAYS WITH HIS TROOPS: Shrtmded In Old Glory, the body flf an men man a 'fan in a bomb "crater In the foreground. Fulbright Enters JjQJLA J. ToCoiWert To Arkansas Runoff LITTLE ROCK, Ark. late AMOclaUd Press Uba- UUon today Indicated Uui Rep J.

W. (Bill) Fulbrijht and Oov. Homer M. Adkim would fUht it out in the Aur. runoff primary for the Ar- kansaa Democratic senatorial nomination.

Twin-Engined Basic School In keeping with' recent changes in trie AAF training pn gram, the Greenville Army Air Field will be converted a most entirely into a twin-engined Basic Flying School next nilitary at tne ureen Army Air Field in obser- of the 37th Anniversary of he Army Air Forces on Tuesday, August 1st at the invitation ol Colonel A. B. McConnell, Commanding Officer, who has announced that on that day, beginning at two o'clock, p. the public will be welcomed to the iield. The joint celebration, which will also cover thc celebration of the 35th anniversary of the purchase of the first military airplane on August 2nd, will afford visitors the privilege personally inspecting the different types aircraft based at GAAF.

Lt. Col Frank P. Smith, Deputy of Sup ply and Maintenance, is makin; necessary arrangements to hav these airplanes on display on the LITTLE HOCK Youthful Rep. J. W.

(Bill) Fulbright and her Gov. Homer Adkins of Col H. Barton, El Doradcj oilman pearcd headed today for thf Aug. 8 runoff for the Arkansa Democratic senatorial nomination They emerged from yesterday: preferential primary with substan ial leads over 66-year-old Hnltl faraway, the nation's only womnt a a a senator who planned to issue formal statement today conced nR defeat. Returns from 1,763 of 2,087 pre cincts gave: Fulbright Ad kins Barton Cara way 20,238, and J.

Rosser Venabl Little Rock, 697. There were indications that th Reich a getting mother pound ng today, the German radio re-1 Q( thc plan( a mm porling that Allied bomber for-! acer i tn the flase Oper- nations--apparently from Mcdi- "balding. Only Diseased Fruit Thrown Out; Adams --were winging in JPP-- lerranean baser over Austria. Approximately 1,000 four-en- gined British bombers and a large number of lesser praft participated in the overnight assaults which were carried out at a total cost, of 13 planes. Stuttgart, engineering and trans port city in southwestern Germany which had been hit the preceding night by more than incendiaries and a great weight high -explosives, was thc principal target of the heavy bombers, flying bomb installations in northern France also were given itrong going over.

FDR Democrats Act Prevent Trace Jumping JACKSON (IP--A group regular Democrats Mississippi is organizing this -cok to mako sure there is no Bumping of the traces bv the when the elector- li college after the general iection. A. B. Friend of Sardis, who was scn temporary c-Siairrnsn by group at a Monday meeting, today a steering committee uiumt vl a being formed this week to state primaries and former lieut ircate resistance against "anyjenant governor, disclosed that from convention-named some Mississippians favored legafes lo refuse state circulation of petitions nt xnrt Sena-iasKmg a new group vi These demands included, plat form planks calling for full ob servance of states' rights, restora tion of the two-thirds convenliot nominating and no favoring equality between th white and negro races nor anti poll tax legislation. Monday's meeting, called Dennis Murphree, a defeated can didate for governor in the recen lions building.

Civilian guests may also ob- crve flying operations on thc amps and runways from this a i antageous position. Since the Dr. J. E. Adams, supcrinlendcn of thc Delta Experiment Static at Sloncvillc this morning spike rumors that "good fruit out the heavy thrust, with infantrymen riding the tanks and bombers pacing the way, endangered thousands badly-battered forces along the enemy, ern defenses.

It penetrated the outer crust of Nnzt defenses In a couple of hours, carrying four miles south of the St. road, and smashed against the first heavy unemy defenses near Marlgny. This Is rond Junction Just north of the highway angling southwest from St. Lo to Coutances near the west oast. Thc lank break through scored on a front mllei wide.

To the northeast, other Amerian Infantrymen hitting on a five- mile front advanced a mile and a half, capturing the town ot La Chnpelle-en-Juger. Fighting was icrce in this sector, with caiuil- ics on both sides. German troops on the meanwhile fought with suicidal ury trying to halt the Brltlih- Canadlan advance below Caen. Supreme headquarters tonight that heavy fighting continued In the area of May-Sur-Orne, Tilly-La-Caropngne and Verrleres south of Caen with no new Alllec Hitler Plans Last Ditch Defense Stand LONDON Adolt Hitler. having in effect placed the Reich and occupied territorlei under arch Nail "bis four" believed today to be preparing eral moblllxation oi all manpower In that part of Europe under German control for ditch defense Naillsm.

I A German patch reaching Madrid quoted'm mlts. to consolidation of gains csnllnusel Tuesday's a i i program not cease or the celebration, the visitors vill be able to sec these opera- ions under actual training con- litions. A highlight of the anniversary jrogram will be the parade and eview of cadets in class 44-1, which is graduating on that day. GAAF officials urge residents if Greenville and vicinity to take advantage of this first "open louse" opportunity since ilie adaptation of the new training program which involves the use of twin-engine ships in training ot cadets at this field. It is be icvcd that only a few civilians in this section have had views of these larger closn-iip a trainers either on the ground or in flight More details concerning the an niversary program will be releas ed later.

rumum LUOL -s being thrown away" by slat- ng that "diseased i has been umpcd but not a i the ublic would care to haye." The rumor is believed to have een started when someone saw part of the peach crop being Jumped into Deer Creek. Dr. Adams' slatement released for lublicalion is as follows: "There appears lo be a misunderstanding of the method of disposal of peaches by thc Delta Sta- ion Although it has been ex- ilained to those who have called is hoped this statement will reach a larger number of people "All products sold by thc Delta Station arc from research pro- ccts and are not produced for -irofit. All seeds for planting aurposes for years have been al- to the Delta counties on The Weather (24-hour report preceding 7 a. m.

Wednesday) Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Not only is this i i nn' r.f .1 i riVii it i month. With the change, it is expected hat the UC-78 twin-engined rainer will become standard flying equipment here in place all single-cngined basic ships nd AT-10's. Thc AT-10's will be transferred 3 the Cenlrnl Flying Training Jommand for use in twin-engined advanced training. Major Warren S. Baker, director of training here," disclosed hat Class 44-1, now undergoing nstruction in AT-10's, will be the ast class to use these planes.

Beginning with Class 44-J, approximately 120 students will be trained in 78's, while the remainder the class will receive BT-13 Instruction. Pending the availability of UC- 78's, it is expected that all members of Class 44-K, scheduled to arrive early in August, will he trained In the twin-engined basii trainers. Under this new phase of train ing. which is still basic and no to be considered advanced, cadet will receive the same number flying training hours as did BT 13 students. For the next few weeks an in cnsive instructor training pro will be carried on here ualify all single-engined inslruc basis of proportionate acreagi of the particular crop planted th preceding year.

The County Ag cnts have taken the responsibilitj for distribution of their quotas t- the people of their counties. Th main peach crop is allocated the counties on the basis of population, and each agent is responsible for distribution of his allot- Late Bulletins LONDON (XP) The Red army hu captured Narva, Important Eilonlan iwaport. Premier Marshal SUIin announced tonkht In an order at the day. SOUTHEAST ASIA COMM A HEADQUARTERS, KANDV, (JKVI.ON loKxm In men and equipment have been Inflicted on Japineoe forces hy Allied troops attacking- the main enemy alonr the Palel-Tamu road In the north- extern India frontier reclon. An Allied heidiiuarttni bulletin today that on Tlddlm road Allied troops now had advanced to a point 3Z miles from Imphal.

Although headCjUartew no details of the American action, front dlipatches U. S. advance had engulfed thin a dozen small villages and hamleU, and that there was fighting at the outskirts of St. Gillei, four mild from St. Lo on the road to Coutances.

Groups of German prisoners were being herded Savage fighting raged In ncnr Marigny, seven miles east of St. Lo, the Germans tried to brace to avoid entrapment of their units still in position along the St. Lo-Pericra line to the north. Heavily armored Sherman tanks crunched forward after a furious aerial bombardment had dazed frontline German defenders. Even though supported Immediately by heavy nrtlllery fire, the Germans were unable to heal ack the tanks, spurting shells and German foreign ofHce at naying that was to crcaia new im-' portant military and other countrlei "allied" with Oer- mafly would'net fir behind la thii prottam deaplU the cxxt.

Propaganda Chief Piul JottpK Ootbbtb, newly naitwd by Hitler a Relchi commluar for total mobilization for war, will the German nation by ridio at trymen aboard them who whoop ed In their pleasure at riding Into xrs for twin-engine flying. Corp. Ottis Ballard Woanderf In Action fcorp. Ottis D. Ball.ird, snn H.

Ballard of Shelby. wounded i a i in the Mcdi- erranean area, the War department announced today from Wash- nglon. An Associatert Press dispatch to'Dcc. Delta DcmocTijl-Timcs listed Ballard among the 20.111 Jnitcd States soldiers i i VKW YORK. W-- Propaganda Mirlsttr Cioebbels of Germany, (clving what he called a rrifirl of list homblnK.

declared lo- nlihl he "convinced (hat there are no disaster and no danger which would not In the last turn lo our favor." NEW ORLEANS COTTON Open High I-ow Clos Oct. 21.44 Dec. 21.18 Mch. 20.98 May 20.78 Jly. 20.62 21.46 21.23 21.04 20.87 20.07 21.28 21.08 20.HO 20.1.1 20.58 ullets, and the American Infan- p.

m. today, Beri lin has He'rnay dli- close some of the plani which th? Nazi chleftani -have drafted for Germany's last fanatical itnif- gle, and appeal for loyalty to Hlt- er. His speech expected to ast about 45 in hli new pott Goebbeli hu jecome executor to Relcbmarthal Hermann Wllelm Goering, who was appointed by Hiller lait night MS chairman of the ministerial council for defense of the Reich. Thus Georing becomes a dlcta- lor over all private and public Ife In Germany. He was charged with a total overhaul ot administration and public erv- Iccs "with the pjrpOM of the maximum manpower for the rocket gunners with German army and the arms in- lallle for change.

The infantrymen picked German Iflcs. The whole 25-mila American rent from St. Lo west to the rocked to the thunder of a tremendous artillery barrage just dustry and of adapting the public lite in every possible nMnn 4 4 flBnNanrla nt 4Mal jefore dawn. Then came wave 21.2 21.08 20.73 20.53 NKW YORK COTTON Open 21 21.IS zo.ns 20.SO High 21.40 21.17 20.99 20.82 20.M 21,25 21.04 20.85 20.55 20 45 Close liter wave of attacking Marund- crs and fighter bombem. Lt.

Gen. Omar N. Doughboya made local advances despite heavy jerman resistance In some sectors. Supreme headquarters said Lhe front still was expanding. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was throwing in armor against thc British end Canadians.

Packs of upwards of 30 nnd 40 German tanks attacked nl a time, but in the main the llritlsh and Canadians were holding their gains ol The major German armoretJ thrust against Vcrriercs was crumpled by cool British gunners who held firm and picked off the enemy tanks or dispersed them. ipect to the demands ot total ar," "To do this," said the decree ai broadcast by the Berlin radio, "the of lesser war Impor- tance'will be slopped or reduced and the procedure simplified." Forming the "big" four" of Na- zlsin is direct Germany's death attle or Hi'tlcr, Goering, Goebbels and Heinrich Himmler, the Jestapo chief appointed weefc be an oil-powerful commander- n-chicf of the army at home. 21.25lCacn, stL This town, five miles south was in Brllish hands action" whose names were made! Middling spot 22.02 nominal, 13. 2 0 4 a a aii nirht battle. A fron saiil a a mile to th 20.05 20.4!) cast the British fell back to lh northern exit of pajjne in the fact of biltcr Gcr man attacks.

ipe CMMS By Rhrtr For 8as UM Htrt Four thousand tons of pipe hai been shipped to Greenville via the river and la being unloaded with derricks at Municipal Terminal, for use In the 30 milei ot pipe be laid by the Tennessee and Transmission company. From the Terminal the pipe is being taken to 'points along route the i i follow. The unloading point nearest Greenville is located on Highway One. At this point another crane has been set up for unloading, ond reloading as the pine is needed. i I i Lkeri'at'lhe 'today he believed no drastic! invention which authorized Mis-jaction needed because "a tn holt the period would result in Ihcj the electoral college if the par-jdemocratlc ucsel ocmg at its Chicago convention didlby the convention-named -itr-no ir, coiilhpm de- tors." River Gauge, 0.4 falling 10.30 Mississippi Forecast: Partly cloudy Ihic afternoon tonight and Thursday method of distribution, but il enables the project leader here at t'na station to spend his time on and erican cotton will be caught in a "gigantic squeeze" after thc war, in-jwHh synthetics, paper and jute, dividual" sales.

All" other horti-jand low cost foreign cotton apply- r.rMurp will be soiailne tne pressure. Lipscomb Predicts U.S. Cotton To Be Caught In "Gigantic Squeeze" Following World War VfCKSBURG Lipscombi Hayon, he said, has decreased injsidcd attack on Arnerii of Memphis director of sales pro- price from 60 to 23 cents a pound i Lipscomb said, "thl motion for thc CoUonjin 14 years, and he predicted a Council has prepared Council predicted today that Am-IS-tenl price after the war. Wood ing postwar programs. A t.t uriiich HA liqtpri a nrjlen rliirle Drocrams of sa his research project.

This, the lack of labor, prohibits Hayon, he said, hss decreased attack on American "Cotton consumption is near iti I A Matlonaljpeak today, he sain, DUV lu ptr far-reach-jccnt of this volume is going into price after the war. woooiing postwar programs. These In- priority goods for war nulo he listed as a pclen programs of sales promo- Cotton prices arc high, but fial the fiber lion to expand the of cotton's emergency condiUons resells for Bboul four cents a in domestic markets; responsible for high con- he said, and Brazilian cotton nowiscarch lo develop new cotton pro- sumption nt 1 i i nnAc i i 1 i i A IOC scat- Potesa.e^erever 'a buyer WARMER portions Thuis- ibut not anything the public would day aliernoon. Scare io Dr. Adams said.

have declined. steaGily mn cents for thai production, yry thc United Stales. I ing and marketing efficiency He said already this iiu.iiuy ona nccs; nl nroduction of cotton haslcosls, and programs designed Icclined from 67 per cent to export sales and full production. the pre-wii- ai cotton prices that ol jcessing ana pro-.