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U. S. Liberators Drop 30 Tons of Bombs on Airdrome at Canton By the Associated Press. U. S. 14TH AIR FORCE HEAD QUARTERS IN CHINA, Dec. 24 (Delayed). — American Liberator bombers escorted by fighters re taliated Thursday for a Japanese raid on a main base of the 14th Air Force with a smashing attack on the White Cloud airdrome at Can ton, Japanese-occupied _ city in South China. The American, pianes brought the total of enemy planes destroyed in two days to 25 with an additional 28 probably shot down and another 20 damaged. Thirty tons of bombs cascaded on the White Cloud runway, revetments and dispersal areas. Several fires which broke out were believed planes burning on the ground. A few minutes before the bombing run a large force of Zeros made an interception. About half of them were fast, new-type Tojo fighters. Four were confirmed destroyed by American fighters and six were de stroyed by Liberator gunners. Ten others were probably destroyed and five damaged. Additional confirmations raised the total of enemy planes destroyed Wednesday in an attack on a 14th Air Force base. Fifteen are now listed as definitely destroyed with 18 probably destroyed and 15 damaged. One twin-engined fighter also was shot down near an advance air drome which was not attacked by a flight of enemy bombers which Jettisoned their bombs harmlessly in the mountains. Raids (Continued From First Page.) as it took off from an airfield near Lorient. Meanwhile the Air Ministry an nounced that the RAF now had dropped 200,000 tons of bombs on Germany since the start of the war. The report said the figure was reached after yesterday's raid on Berlin. The first 100,000 tons were unloaded on Nazi targets between 1940 and the spring of 1943, but the second 100,000 were delivered in only seven months, starting last May 23. The huge tonnage is that drop ped by the RAF alone and does not include the great weight of bombs showered on German targets in 1943 by the United States Army Air Force. Little more than 62,000 tons have been dropped on Britain by the German Air Force throughout the war. The Air Ministry estimated that 61,400 tons had been loosed against this country from the mid 1940 attacks through the first half of 1943. About 800 tons have been dropped since June. vv mespreaa Assault. If, as many persons in London i believe, the greatest American air armada of 1,300 planes was out after alleged “rocket-gun” em placements on the French coast closest to England, then the British had cause for peace of mind to night, for returning crewmen said they did a very good job of destruc tion on the secret targets. The German radio indicated the Ameri can assault yesterday was more widespread than first announced, with attacks on targets in Belgium and Holland. The unprecedented fury of the pre-Christmas Allied aerial assaults which began with the Ben a raid overwhelmed the Germans’ harried defenses. Only 17 planes were lost. This was the lightest price the RAF has had to pay for a raid since it stepped up its assaults on Berlin. As the great American daylight assault mounted, Nazi defenses on both the ground and in the air became so ineffective that not a single American plane failed to re turn from the blasting of the “rocket-gun” coast of France, only 25 miles from the British coast. Industrial Area Hard Hit. In Berlin, perhaps three-quarters ruined by the RAF's seventh heavy assault, new fires still burned through Christmas Day and a Swedish traveler arriving from the capital in Stockholm said the; Neukoeln industrial area was the hardest hit. "Naturally the new raid has done much to destroy the Christmas cheer in Berlin despite extra ra tions and special gay editions of the newspapers,” he related. “Although the raid seemed con centrated in Neukoeln,” he con tinued, “other parts of Berlin were hit and in many districts the dead are still lying under the ruins.” The Nazi International Propa ganda Agency, in a broadcast re corded here by the Associated Press, accused the British of dropping a “great number” of delayed action bombs timed to explode Christmas eve. Railroads (Continued From First Page.) cents for the low-wage track la borers. The latest offer of the unions is to accept this if the carriers will add 6 cents all along the line as an overtime benefit. This proposal is based on comment in the report of the emergency board, which recom mended a basic 8-cent raise last May. Report Cited. That report said the employes had an established 48-hour work week and that if they were to be com pensated at time and one-half for work in excess of 40 hours per week, "That is on the basis that is being Increasingly applied in industry as a whole * * *. This would mean an Increase in pay of slightly more than 6 cents an hour, independently of any chance in basic rates of pay.” The carriers rejected the 6-cent proposal and made a counter offer which has not been officially re vealed but is reported to be 4 cents. A settlement of the nonoperating case is expected to result also in a prompt settlement of the operating case, because of the new alignment of the two groups. Since the withdrawal of the engineers and the trainmen from the operating group, leaders of the three remaining operating brother hoods — firemen, conductors and switchmen—have consulted the 15 nonoperating leaders regularly. Although their cases are being handled separately they are In agreement informally on their ob jectives and are expected to main tain a united front. The operating unions are asking a straight 8-cent increase plus overtime benefits, ex penses away from home, and vaca tions. “We have given earnest considera tion to this matter because we are in war,’’ said the statement telling of the decision by the Trainmen’s and Locomotive Engineers’ Brother hoods to accept President Roosevelt's offer to decide the wage issues, “and we feel our decision today will be bad news for Hitler and Hirohito.” A. F. Whitney, the trainmen’s president, made this statement to newsmen on behalf of himself and Alvanley Johnston, president of the engineers. The two unions contain well over half the 350,000 employes in the five unions whose members operate the trains. The other three are the conductors, switchmen and the firemen. Still another 1,100,000 men are in the nonoperating unions. Wheeler Is Confident Strike Will Be Settled By GOULD LINCOLN. Senator Wheeler of Montana, chairman of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, made two predictions yesterday. First, there will be no railroad strike. Second, the railroads will not be taken over by the Government. “I am confident that the railroad brotherhoods do not wish the roads taken over by the Government," said Senator Wheeler. “Also I feel sure that they understand the rail road workers and their union of ficials cannot afford to bring a stop page of transportation in this coun try. A railroad strike, tying up all troop and material movements, would be the worst thing that could hap pen to this country in the midst of its effort to win the war. "Further, such a strike would set the labor movement in this country back for years. The American peo ple would never condone it." Points Out Difference. Senator Wheeler pointed out that the present controversy is vastly different from other disputes over wages of railroad workers. The railroad management, he said, has been willing to grant the increases in wages asked by the men. The hitch has come because the Govern ment has been unwilling to permit this increase, and has stood out against it on the ground that it would bring about inflation. "To say that the increase in wages would mean inflation, in view of the comparatively small dif ference between the amount in volved in the brotherhoods’ demand and the amount which is provided in the adjustment agreed to by Stabilization Director Vinson, is folly," Senator Wheeler continued. “My understanding is that this difference involved an outlay of only about $11,000,000 " Senator Wheeler insisted that the dangers of inflation were infinitesi mal “unless the railroads ask for increased freight rates.” “The roads could not get in creases in rates,” he said. "In my opinion they would not ask for them." Others See Agreement. As chairman of the Interstate Commerce Committee, which han dles all railroad legislation, Senator Wheeler has taken a keen interest in the present controversy over rail road wages. In certain other quarters the opinon was expressed that if the roads are taken over by the Gov ernment, the result in the end will be a grant of approximately the wage demands made by the brother hoods. Those who take this view referred to the outcome in the coal strike. The mines were taken by the Government, they pointed out, and in the end the United Mine Wokers obtained practically all their demands. They see no reason for the intermediary step—the seizing of the roads by the Government—if in the end the wage demands are to be met. Senator Wheeler made no com ment on this phase of the question. He did say, however, that if the Government takes over the rail roads—as it did in the last war—it may be more difficult to quickly hand them back to private manage ment, than it was to turn back the mines, after an adjustment has been made. Air Transport Is Topic In United Nations Forum Problems of postwar air transport will be discussed by William A. M Burden, assistant to the Secretary of Commerce in charge of aviation, at the fourth lecture in the United Nations Forum series at Constitu tion Hall January 3. Others speaking briefly on de velopment of air transport will be Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Mari time Commission chairman; Ralph Damon, vice chairman, American Airlines; Senator Brewster, Repub lican, of Maine and Representative Fulbright, Democrat, of Arkansas. Charles Taft, special adviser in the State Department, will preside. 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Each reduced to_26.95 3 reg. 75.00 beautiful tufted-back high-back barrel chairs in blue or mauve brocatelle. Each reduced to_49.50 8 reg. 69.00 to 79.00 Karpen lounge chairs with spring filled reversible cushions. Upholstered in lovely tapestries. Each reduced to_59.50 6 reg. 85.00 stunning host chairs. Graceful high backs with short wings on the sides; museum reproductions. Three pair available, in stripe beige, gold or blue. Each reduced to . 59.50 A reg. 89.50 Lawson lounge chairs with spring seats and backs. Handsomely tailored and extremely comfortable. Each reduced* to_69.50 A reg. 95.00 deep-tufted mohair lounge chairs; down cush ions; fringe to floor. Made by Pullman. Available in grey, blue and rose. Each reduced to_69.00 A reg. 159.50 custom-made by Karpen . . . tufted-back wing chairs with down cushions and magnificent brocatelle covers. Each reduced to_99.50 2 reg. 1 55.00 custom-made lounge chairs from the workshop of Kittinger. Prewar steel-spring construction . , . truly Lifetime chairs. Each reduced to_119.50 1 reg. 250.00 Gainsborough wing chair, luxuriously comfort able; constructed of finest pre-war steel springs, with best quality down cushion. Upholstered in interesting horse print linen. Slightly soiled. Reduced to_125.00 4 reg. 1 59.50 custom-made Karpen lounge chairs, with down pillow back and seat. Upholstered in the finest quality mohair. Blue, rose, plum and grey. Each reduced to_l09.50 73 Other Cuttom-Made Chairs of Lifetime Quality Reduced 20% to 40% I ODD PIECES « • FEW-OF-A-KIND ITEMS « SHOWROOM SAMPLES ojMa M/t- owi CImMjm OF TIME-HONORED LIFETIME FURNITURE SHARPLY REDUCED—20% TO 40% OFF! 4 BEDROOM FURNITURE 1 reg. 575.00 lovely fruitwood bedroom suite, bow front with carved posts, two-tone butternut brown finish with won derfully cast English brass hardware. Bow foot lattice-type bed, bureau, man-size chest, lovely full-depth vanity, two drawer night table, carved bench and chair. Mirrors ore large with miter-cut panels. 7 pieces. Reduced to._ 395.00 1 reg. 718.00 magnificient carved bedroom suite of fine Honduras mahogany, beautifully figured quilted mahogany fronts, deeply carved ball and claw base and ornamental carvings on cases and mirrors. Elaborately carved high poster bed, dresser, chest, vanity, bed, chair, and bench. Reduced to _495.00 1 reg. 495 00 beautifully designed group with shaped end cases and magnificent cabinet work done in finely-figured mahogany with delicate carvings lovely marquetry panels and delicately-striped fine English brass hardware. Bow front dresser, important chest-on-chest, double bed, cabinet, night table and chair. Reduced to_389.00 1 reg. 695.00 group made by master cabinet makers for a master bedroom and featured by cabinet type cases with ma hogany trays and drawers. Cases are beautifully propor tioned with flush banded tops. This suite is Hepplewhite design with stripings and inlays. English bross hardware. Bureau, high chest, vanity, double bed, all-upholstered bench and chair. Reduced to_495.00 1 reg. 779.00 Kiftinger bedroom group with glamorous satin wood fronts, bonded in fine rosewood with mahogany ends, framing and tops. Beautifully inlaid panels ond escutcheons. Fine English brass hardware and bone pulls. Done in Hepple white. Dresser with fine gold mirror, chest-on-chest, twin beds and four-drawer night table. Reduced to_550.00 1 reg. 239.00 lovely Applewood group in Hepplewhite design with graceful swell-front cases. Done in saddle leather color .with bross hardware. Dresser with two-panel glass, high chest and lattice-foot double bed. 3 pieces. Reduced to. _ 195.00 1 reg. 435.00 smart Hepplewhite bedroom group, tailored lines, gently bowed fronts of beautifully-figured swirl ma hogany. Large hanging mirrors and brass hardware. Dresser, large roomy chest-on-chest, lovely full-depth vanity, carved rail twin beds and book shelf night table. Finished in gazed Old English mahogany. Reduced to_350.00 1 reg. 239.00 rich French mahogany finish. The swell fronts of this suite moke it especially lovely. Shaped fronts ond posts with deep full drawers, graceful mirror and open carved head beds. Dresser and glass, chest, twin beds ond night table. Reduced to_195.00 1 reg. 350.00 Cromwell oak bedroom group. Appalachian * white oak, beautiful hand-carved panels and mouldings, finished in a dark color. Dresser with hanging glass, full vanity and glass, twin beds, bench and bookshelf night table. Reduced to _250.00 1 reg. 189.00 smartly-designed suite with swell fronts, panels on top drawer. Serpentine fronts and brass hardware. Dresser with swinging glass, massive chest-on-chest, double bed and night table. Reduced to_159.00 1 reg. 169.00 fine Grand Rapids-made Louis XVI chest and dressing table in fine French-finish walnut. Beautifully framed and moulded, and with fine brass drop pulls. Mirror and bench to match in Antique white and gold. Reduced to 149.00 1 reg. 195.00 cherry bedroom group. Lovely Colonial de sign. Beautifully made chest-on-chest, vanity, bench night table and twin poster beds. Reduced to_149.00 4 reg. 135.00 solid hard maple bedroom groups. Dresser and glass, seven-drawer vanity and glass, double bed, dust proof-lip drawers, no-mar-finish. Reduced to_. 98.00 M Other Lifetime Bedroom Croup* Reduced 20% to 46% DINING ROOM FURNITURE 1 reg. 350.00 lovely 18th century mahogany dining room group. Beautifully-figured swirl mahogany fronts with inlay, flush tops, brass hardware, lined silver drawer. Buffet, cup board-base china, extension table, four shield-back chairs and two armchairs. Reduced to_1'_295.00 2 French-style Walnut or Acacia-wood Dining Room Suites. Shaped-front credenza, shaped-front break front china, commode-type server, shaped-top table, four side chairs and two upholstered back host chairs. Reduced to_645.00 ) —————— —i—■——■ 1 reg. 279.00 mahogany nine-piece dining suite with lovely 1 8th century buffet, cupboard-base china with drawer, pedes tal-base dining table, five ladder-back side chairs and one armchair. Brass hardware and hand-rubbed finish. Reduced to -239.00 1 reg. 198.00 solid maple in bleached finish—junior dining group. Buffet with three large drawers and two cupboards, cupboard-base china closet, extension table, four side chairs and two armchairs, Duncan Phyfe style. Reduced to_165.00 a. SOFAS AND LOVE SEATS 4 reg. 79.00 Lowson love seats. Lovely floral chintzes, button tufted seats. Excellent for bedrooms, dens or living rooms. Each reduced to_59.50 1 reg. 179.50 Regency sofa made by Tomlinson. Covered in beige brocotelle with rose trimming. Scolloped skirt, fringe to floor. A splendid well-made sofa. Reduced to 145.00 2 reg. 189.50 Lowson sofas with extremely comfortable spring hair cushions ond spring-filled backs. Beautifully tailored. Each reduced to_139.50 1 reg. 225 00 Regency sofa upholstered in dubonet brocotelle with matching six-inch fringe to floor. One-piece feather cushion; button bock ond arms. Reduced to_(55.00 * 26 custom-made occasional choirs, formerly 19.75 to 79.50-Greatly Reduced 2 reg. 259.00 Lawson sofas upholstered in muslin, and of prewar steel-spring construction. Hair filled, extremely comfortable—ideal to use with permanent slipcovers. One in blue, one in pistachio. Each reduced to_179.00 1 reg. 269.00 Karpen Chippendale sofa. One-piece down cushion, exquisitely made in > lovely rose brocotelle cover. Reduced to_185.00 1 reg. 369.00 exquisite Sheraton sofa, solid Honduras ma hogany frame; down cushions. Upholstered in heavy cherry red with grey stripe. Reduced to_248.00 3 reg. 350.00 English Regency sofas with tufted swan-shape arms. Beautifully-decorated wood frame, all steel-spring prewar construction, feather down cushions in rose, blue or grey brocotelle covers. Fringe to floor. Reduced to_.245.00 2 reg. 395.00 custom-made Chesterfield sofas of prewor construction; completely hair-filled, extremely comfortable. Magnificently tailored upholstery in powder blue or dubonnet mohair. Each reduced to_325.00 1 reg. 475.00*kidney sofa, finest curled horsehair and prewar construction. Luxuriously comfortable soft-tufted back cov ered in dove-grey velvet slightly soiled. Reduced as is to 345.00 1 reg. 495.00 oversized sofa of finest custom construction, unbelievably comfortable. Will seat five. An ideal sofa for a large room. Covered in a striking Chinese red. Reduced to -375.0C 62 Other Cuetom Sofa* Reduced 20% to 46% BOX SPRINGS AND MATTRESSES 10 Simmons White Knight Box Springs, double or twin size. Reduced to_26.75 11 Simmons White Knight Mattresses, double or twin size. Reduced to-29.75 7 Ritz Felt Mattresses, twin or double size. Reduced to -16.75 10 Korpen Box Springs, double or twin size. Reduced to -19.75 8 reg. 26.75 Karpen Mattresses, tan and white tick, double or twin size. Reduced to_J9.75 3 sets reg. 34.75 Silver Label Twin Box Springs and Mattresses. Each reduced to_14.75 97 Additional Piter* at Similar Radaetiona ODD DINING ROOM PIECES 18 reg. 14.50 to 29.95 mahogany Dining and Arm Chairs with slip seats. One and two of a kind. Reduced to..9.95 1 reg. 49.50 inlaid mahogany corner Extensole, mokes a 48-inch dining table. Sample. Reduced to_26.75 1 reg. 32.50 mahogany half-round Serving or Console Table, 48 inch. Panelled rim. Reduced to_19.75 1 reg. 139.00 Williams-Kimp all-mahogany Grand Rapids Buffet; shaped front. Reduced to_95.00 1 reg. 145.00 Edison Museum Reproduction Credenza Buffet ' in all mahogany. Cupboard base with trays. Reduced to 99.00 1 reg. 64.50 beautiful shaped-front mahogany Buffet; hand rubbed finish. Reduced to_*_39.75 1 reg. 29.50 solid maple draw-end Extension Table. Reduced .-.-.22.50 1 reg. 54.00 solid maple Credenza-type Buffet. Drawers and cupboards to floor. Reduced to..39.50 SINGLE BEDROOM PIECES Reg. 82.50 solid mahogany reproduction Duncan Phyfe dressing table, lyre ends, with removable round ewinging mirror and gallery. Reduced to_67.50 Reg. 49.95 mahogany Salem chest, fluted columns, platform base, carved shelf ond cabriole legs, four drawers with brass pulls ond plates. Reduced to_39.95 Reg. 107.00 fine solid Honduras mahogany vonity with carved Colonial hanging glass, antique brass hardware. Beautifully finished. Reduced to___65.00 Reg. 59.00 solid Honduras twin poster beds, flame tip with panels and blanket rails. Reduced to_49.50 Reg. 95.00 a!!-%>nduras mahogany vanity, serpentine front, with hanging g)c£ and metal pulls. Reduced to_49.50 Reg. 69.50 French mahogany chest-on-chest, full swell front with mouldings, brass pulls. Reduced to____39.75 Reg. 66.50 French mahogany seven-drawer vonity with hang ing glass, swelled top drawer. Reduced to_33.25 Reg. 115.00 English reproduction high dresser base, five drawers. Finely-figured mahogany, antique finish. Re duced to_89.50 Reg. 75.00 Beacon Hill lowboy, solid mahogany with fine brass hardware. Reduced to_39.50 Reg. 95.00 Williams-Kimp all-mahogany Hepplewhite twin bed. Reduced to _47.50 Reg. 51.00 solid Honduras mahogany twin beds, sleigh type. Reduced to_29.75 Reg. 125.00 Grand Rapids-made twin beds, magnificently carved, low foot, swirl panels. Each reduced to_62.25 38 Other Lifetime Bedroom Groupt Reduced 20% to 46% 2 reg. 49.50 Grand Rapids-made swirl-mahogany modern twin or double beds. Inlaid. Reduced to_24.75 2 reg. 39.95 solid Honduras mahogany double bed, poster style - 26.75 2 reg. 69.50 solid mahogany pineapple-tip poster bed, broken pediment top with carvings. Reduced to_44.50 2-piece Louis XV French living room suites; eorved wood frames. Reduced to_295.00 1 reg. 80.00 pencil-stripe walnut swell-front modern dresser and large hanging glass. Reduced to_44.00 1 Reg. 49.50 Statton Tru-Type maple poster bed, double size, panel head and foot. Reduced to_33.50 1 Reg. 115.00 Statton Tru-Type collector's maple eight drawer chest-on-chest, fine English brass hardware. Re duced to_89.50 1 Reg. 31.50 boudoir chair, upholstered In grey English print, with deep seat. Reduced to_19.50 12 reg. 9.75 to 19.00 mahogany upholstered benches for dressing tables. Left from fine suites. Eoch reduced to 5.00 Many Other Bedroom Pieces at Greatly Reduced Prieae OCCASIONAL PIECES 1 reg. 151.00 stainless steel-lined bleaehed Wreh modem Hospitality Cabinet. Reduced to_ 75.00 1 reg. 95.00 Cromwell carved-oak glass-door bookcase wtth cupboard base and drawer. Reduced to_47JO 1 reg. 85.00 Elizabethan oak living room cabinet with moulded draw front and shaped stretchers. Reduced to 42.50 2 reg. 49.75 hand-carved back oak side choirs with red velvet pad seats. Reduced to___24.75 6 reg. 19.75 four-shelf bleached oak bookcase. Reduced *o ...—...14.75 ___ . 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