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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1944
Page
1
Edward Danbar recalls the brutal near execution aboard a Japanese submarine where 38 men walked a gauntlet between steel stanchions and bayonets. Liberty Ship crewman Harold A.tee and 23 other Allied captives survived a two day terror that began July 2 and ended July 4 in the Indian Ocean, with reports reaching Washington Bee.
Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr. issued a second warning that the United States favors non interference in forming new governments in various territories. He cited Prime Minister Churchill's Greek crisis remarks, stressing Greece should decide its own system, monarchy or republic. He praised rebuilding Greece with Britain and the United States and criticized Britain for opposing Count Carlo Sforza in a revamped Italian government.
British warships planes and tank units bombarded ELAS positions around the Acropolis and near Piraeus as Athens endured fierce fighting. The Royal Navy said a destroyer and motor launches set fires at a strongpoint while Spitfires and Beaufighters attacked mortar emplacements. Prime Minister Papandreou accused ELAS of civil war aims, while ELAS charged the government with betraying democracy and promised a plebiscite. Artillery thunder and street fighting continued as British forces reported progress against insurgent positions.
London dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill will defend Britain’s foreign policy as debate looms in the House of Commons. The issue centers on Greece and other interventions with Stettinius and Sforza noted, and Halifax may be recalled to respond to Washington’s stance. Protests mount from labor and liberal groups over troop deployments.
On December 7 1944 American forces repelled a strong Japanese assault on Saipan with several enemy bombers shot down. In Leyte operations Gen MacArthur reported seizure of the center of the Japanese ga Fanabita line, sinking 13 ships and stopping a paratroop threat. Mukden and Tokyo were bombed by Superfortresses with 63 losses for Japan and allied air activity continuing on multiple fronts.
Soviet forces cleared the south shore of Lake Balaton in Hungary and closed to within miles of Austria, while advancing toward Zagreb and Budapest in an encircling move along the Danube. In the Philippines Leyte air battles saw Maj. Richard Bang credited with two more victories, earning him the Medal of Honor, as Allied pilots continued heavy combat and several aces added to their totals.
In a Senate War Investigating Committee exchange Krug urged stronger teeth for the War Manpower Commission to prevent workers leaving key industries and to bar civilian employers from exceeding fixed quotas. Ferguson pressed for a national service law as the cure for shortages with labor groups and agencies coordinating arbeid. Immediate measures include nationwide organized labor recruiting, scaling civilian production, plant by plant surveys with financial incentives, and ongoing consultations among key war agencies. The discussion followed Patterson’s notes from the Hews conference and references Secretary Sumner’s January call for a national service act.
American soldiers whose comrades were killed in a recent V bomb attack on southern England will help patch up blitzed London to provide temporary cover for thour, aiding reconstruction efforts as winter nears.
General Eisenhower mobilizes 1000 American engineers and skilled workers to repair 700,000 bomb damaged London homes and build temporary huts. The effort will be funded by the U S army as Britain thanks the United States in the House of Commons. First doughboys begin work today with volunteers already present.
German propaganda riffs on the U S British rift over Italy, claiming Eden and Stettinius have traded blows in a prize ring. Berlin cites a first round win by Stettinius and predicts no large scale scandal, noting Hull’s replacement and Eden’s cautious stance.
Foley 47, a United Mine Workers organizer, testified he fired at Joe Graves during a March 1 incident near Elk River Coal and Lumber Co. to prevent bodily harm. Graves, a mine foreman, had approached Foley with bare hands. Foley admitted carrying a gun but claimed self-defense and danger to life.
The Atlanta federal penitentiary turmoil ended as 25 inmates surrendered after relinquishing four guards and their barricaded segregation building. Hostages were freed and grievances aired, amid comments from Attorney General Biddle that inmates will face solitary confinement and prompt, severe punishment.
Kanawha County bond drive aims for a minimum 50000 in EZ bonds sold at an Indoor War Bond Rally tonight at 8 30 in the municipal auditorium. Navy chaplains Capt Salisbury and Lt Comdr Meachum will discuss battlefield experiences as part of a Pearl Harbor Declaration of War on Japan observance. A parade from 7 to 8 15 precedes the program and Kanawha Players will offer a 20 minute Victory Theater sketch under Richard Gage.
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