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COMMANDOS
OVER-RUN
DUTCH PORT
LONDON, Nov. 3.—(AP)—Brit- j
ish commandos and infantrymen
over-ran the ancient Dutch port
of Vlissingen (Flushing( today, in
a bitter fight through blazing
streets, as the month-long battle
to open Antwerp is just about
over.
There are a few German guns
remaining on the flooded Wal
cheren Island on the north side
of the mouth of the Schelde river.
However, they are rapidly run
ning out of ammunition.
American and British troops
are smashing against them in a
hard circle.
The German defenders are
^ holding the south of the Maas on
the road to Rotterdam. They have
restored the bridgehead to the
left of the shore and the British
have dug in and are awaiting
re - inf or cements.
STRIKE STAGED
IN DETROIT
BY WORKERS
A _
DETROIT, Nov. 3. —(AP)— A
strike of approximately 18,000
members of the Mechanics’ Educa
tion Society in more than 20 war
plants in the Detroit area, began
at 10:00 o’clock this morning, ac
cording to Matthew Smith, na
tional secretary, in sympathy
with a jurisdictional dispute be
tween the MESA and the CIO.
The United Automobile Work
ers of the Toledo plant, and the
Electric Autolite Co. workers
9 were the first to leave.
Approximately 2,000 of the
employees of the Kelvinator Cor
poration, and workers from 24
other Detroit factories, quit their
posts.
STILWELL TO
HAVE SAY
'IN RECALL
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—(AP)
—In response to queries on
whether a news conference would
be called on the return of Gen
eral Stillwell, Washington author
ities stated that it was up to the
general himself, if he wants to
make the story public.
GI*S SAMPLE SPRIN G— S/Sgt. George Kerrigan (right)
of Brooklyn fills his helmet with water during a visit to the *
French hot sulphur bath resort of Luxeuil in company with Pvt. „
Michael DiLeo of Avenel, N. J.
LUNGLING IS
RE-CAPTURED
BY CHINESE
CHUNGKING, China, Nov. 3.
—CAP)—Lungling, the principal
remaining Japanese bastion on
the Salween river front in south
west China, was re-captured by
the Chinese, after a blazing five
day assault, the Chinese high
command announced today.
This removed the last major
obstacle toward the juncture of
the Ledo and Burma roads. It
also re-opened the land supply
route to China.
In the south and central areas
in China, however, the story is
different. The Japs have pressed
hard against the pivotal Kwang
sftii Province city of Kweilin. One
column is only two miles from
the city.
TO JOIN MERCHANT
MARINE IN SEATTLE
Bill Smith, oldest son of Leon
ard Smith, Territorial Highway
Engineer, left his home here to
join the Merchant Marine in Se
attle. Bill has been attending the
University of Alaska and will re
sume his studies after the war.
POLLS SHOW
RACE AS BEING
NIP-AND-TU CK
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—(AP)—
A Presidential poll today indi
cates that it may be a photo fin
ish between the nominees for
the presidency of the United
States, it has been announced.
Three nation-wide polls report
the President as leading in twen
ty states, and in the combined
electoral vote of 198, Governor
Dewey is leading by 13 votes.
All three polls however, fail
to agree as to who is ahead in
the 15 remaining states, and de
cline to forecast as to who will
be likely to get the necessary bal
ance to win.
A fourth poll being conducted
by Fortune Magazine, finds that
Roosevelt is favored by 53.5 per
cent of the civilian voters.
Other polls are the Gallup poll,
American Institute, Public Opin
ion and Newsweek Magazine.
ODD SELLOWS ATTENTION, j
No further meetings will be
held until future notice.
LEYTE AND
SAMAR SEIGE
NEARS END
GENERAL MacARTHUR’S
HEADQUARTERS, Nov. 3.—(AP)
—The end of the Leyte and Sa
mar campaign is in sight, Gen.
MacArthur announced today.
The American forces complet
eded the juncture at Carigara,
one of the key towns on the
northwest coast of Leyte.
Another column thrust across
the central Philippines to the
south to tighten the gigantic
clamp on Ormoc, which is the
last Japanese escape port.
It is estimated that the Nip
ponese had battle casualties
which must have exceeded 30,000
including the 12,000 counted dead
at Leyte.
The disorganized Japanese
remnants are being driven to
wards Ormoc from the north,
where the Americans control the
Carigara Bay.
From the east the 34th regi
ment marched unopposed into
Carigara on Thursday and joined
force? with the First dismounted
cavalry division.
The Japanese had made a sur
prise withdrawal from Carigara
which is the last maneuverable
area in the strategic Leyte Val
ley. This is one of the several
indications that they are aban
doning Leyte.
Powerful American forces im
mediately struck out in pursuit
of the retreating Japanese who
are evidently attempting to reach
the escape highway to Ormoc.
RECORD BOMB
LOADS LOOSED
ON RANGOON
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3—(AP)
! —Carrying a record bomb load,
Superfortresses today attacked
the railroad marshaling yards at
Rangoon, in Japanese-held Bur
ma, it has been reported.
The 20th Air Force communi
que said that the daylight attack
was made in substantial force,
and the preliminary estimate of
damage inflicted was considered
good.
The giant aircraft took off
from the bases in India with the
largest bomb loads per aircraft
so far known to be listed in aer
ial warfare.
ROOSEVELT
CHARGES GOP
USES SPITE
WASHINGTON D. C., Nov. 3.
—(AP)—President Roosevelt Is
accusing the opposition camp of
threatening to build a party spite
fence between the United States
and peace, it is reported.
The chief executive also struck
out in what he called wicked
wicked whispering that unless the
republican candidate was elected,
! congress would not cooperate in
peace.
He said that he did not know
who empowered these men to
speak for congress in uttering
; such threats. He further stated
| that certainly the United States
I Senate and House of Representa
tives showed the reluctance to
agree in the foreign policy of this
administration when last year
they passed the Connally-Ful
bright resolutions almost unani
mously.
The President pledged, to Coop
erate in the woiil^ organization
;^for P^ace, and further stated that
he would not go into details, as
serting that he could not propose
an answer to the rumofings id
the American people who pay lit
tle attention to whispering cam
paigns and are not panicked by
hysterical last-minute accusa
tions or sensational revelations.
The President devoted much of
his speech to discussing the mili
tary successes abroad.
He also talked about the tre
mendous productive achieve
ments on the home front.
DEWEY SAID
TO CARRY
PENNSYLVANIA
ALBANY, Nov. 3.—<AP—Gov.
Thomas Dewey today was told
by his supporters that he would
carry Pennsylvania, when he re
turned to his home base for the
final drive to win New York
State.
He called time out to prepare
what may be one of the most im
portant speeches in the cam
paign, when he addresses the
GOP rally in Madison Square
Garden tomorrow night.
The nominee has planned no
answer to President Roosevelt’s
radio charge last night that the
republicans are threatening to
build a spite fence in congress
that might hinder the peace.