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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08
NM TROOPS
IN So RAIDS
ON v. front
French Report Activ-
ity All Along 100
Mile Battle Line;
Say Losses Heavy
WESTERN FRONT

German troops made so
raids on French advanced lines
of the Western Front during
the early hours Of this morn
ing. il was learned today. in
the first real activity in =
month.
French eutposts were rsided all
along . ioo-miie line between the
Moselle and Rhine rivers. A. the
Germans sought TO find weak
places in the French defenses and
obtain information regarding troop
dispositions.
Rifles, machine g,ins. grenadss
and mines made q bedlam OF the
front. and finally artillery wns
brought into action to clear the
No Mans Land between the French
and German lines,
REPORT HEAVY LOSSES
Brilliant rockets. sent up by
men In outpost positions to dis-
close the whereabouts Of rsidinK
parties. illuminated the front In
the hours before dawn.
The French reported heavy losses
among the German rsiding parties.
and numerous prisoners. and adj
mltted they had lost some dead and
wounded.
The biggest German attack took
place In the wissembourg sector
at the east end OF the line.
USE NEW TECHNIQUE
An entire German battalion. per-
haps / 200 men. rsldsd the French
lines with the support Of their
artillery.
Germans In all 90 raids used q
new technique. They advanced In
series Of files or columna In each
raid the Germans tried 10 cover
French outposts from front and
each side. using portable trench
mortars.
CALL FOR ARTILLERY
As soon a. they were discovered.
the Germans closed In. dug shelters
and tried TO hold their ground.
To knock them out and send
them back TO their own lines. the
French advanced units signaisd 10
the main Maginot line for artillery
support. and II wss asserted ths
Germans were driven back.
The French, however. we're pre-
pared for further attacks. perhaps
In larger scale.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08

situation at the guard camp.
In addition to the
amounts of state money
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08

SEATTLE-A Confession" that he turned on tho azs
jets TO asphyxiate his 6-monhod baby while he and his
wife attended motion picture. THE Unexpected Father.
the records today the state pspsred close it,
against John r. Wunders. 22yearod maebinist who
wants TO be q detective
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08
WEATHER

Intermittent rain tonight. Satur-
day. Temperatures: Nigh. s.; los.
a. sun sises. 7s<s; sesk. al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08

DONDoN--British fighting
planes drove eight German
craft from the Firth OF Forth
today, the air ministry an
nounced. One enemy plane
was struck by British fire.
STOCKHOLM - The swed-
ish newspaper Aftenbladet re-
ported from Helsinki today
that the GPU or Soviet secret
police was reported 20 have
executed 81 Russian pilots for
sabotage OF refusal 20 obey
orders.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08

sTOCKHoLM--Russla has more
than 100000 treops facing vipuri
tyiborg) Finland's second city.
and Its advanced lines are now
only 81 miles away, . dispatch to
the Dagens Nyheter from Helsinii
said today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-12-08

COMMUNICATIONS ad-
vices from Haparanda, ON the
Swedish-Fnnish border. said today
that $500 Russian troops had been
''decimatedv In . surprise Finnish
attack In the eastern section ef
the Finnish province Of UIeaberg.
IsTANBUL - Turkey has
signed agreements with the
British and French 10 pur-
chase war materials with
commodities, Gen. T. Urbay.
president Of . Turkish mill
tary mission 10 London and
Paris, announced ON his re-
turn from the allied capitals
today.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
SEA POWER

Germany is now engaged in a des-
perate attempt to break the sea pow
er of England. II has long been held
/ by military and naval authorities
that the power that controls the seas
is usually the one that wins the
war.
Admiral Alfred T Mahan publish
ed book in 1890 called THE Infiu-
ence of Sea Power Upon History"
which did a great deal to establish
this belief. 1t led nations to give
far more attention to naval devel-
opment and their battle fleets. The
allied powers crushed Germany in
the World War largely because they
controlled the seas. and reduced their
enemy to such a state of destitution
that the people were ready to quit.
Now Germany has sunk two of
Britain's best warships, and had de-
stroyed 3S British vessels up Ito
some days ago. The Germans evi-
IDENTIFY think they can blast Brit
aims great navy out of the sea
through the combined striking DOW
er of their submarines and their tre-
mendous air feet. If they could keep
on at this rate. they might win the
war.
The British have great staying
mower. Though sometimes slow to
act. they have a way of "muddling
through" as they put il. and winning
wars, When their great battleship
the Royal Oak was sunk at Scapa
Flow. they had perhaps felt over
confident that in that we'll protected
that vital unit was safe They
40 doubt realize now that, greater
are needed
Will submarines and airplanes
Freak the control of the sea estab-
ished by battleships and their aux
liary craft? The Germans evidently
hink So If that is so. the United |
states will have to modify its de-
ense preparations. 1t had been
hought up TO a recent date that a
trong navy could defend itself
gainst submarines. and that anti
ircraft guns and plenty of air.
lanes could repel attacks from
bove.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
Milford, Friday, October %, 1899
A FEW WEEKS AGO the Carlisl,

A FEW WEEKS AGO the Carlisle
Fire Company and the City Fathers,
working together to eliminate fire
hazards in this city, urged citizens
of Milford to cooperate, by cleaning
up accumulations of waste and old
papers in their cellars. attics and
closets. This campaign was part of
a nationwide Fire Prevention Week
program. According to reports there
was splendid cooperation from most
quarters. Last Friday morning.
however, a fire almost in the heart
of the business section, revealed
fragrant disregard for all fire pre-
vention rules by the tenant of the
building involved in the blaze. This
particular building. one of the oldest
in the city. of frame and in a terrible
state of disrepair, is divided into two
rooms, or rather a front room and
back shed, piled in the back of which
were thousands of old papers and
other debris. Close to this highly
inflammable mass. without adequate
safeguards against fire. was gas
oline stove of ancient design. per-
feet combination for a confagration.
The fact that the fire caused when
this stove exploded and ignited this
junk pile did not reach the con-
fiagration stage, was not the fault
of the proprietor of the shop or the
building. both of whom had shirked
their duty in eliminating obvious
fire hazards. Credit for extinguish-
ing the blaze is due our very efficient
fire company. This fire should not
cnly be a lesson to the parties di-
ractly involved. but to everyone who |
is inclined to take fire prevention |
drives as a joke.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
FORECASTS OF HALLOWEEN

Halloween has not been merely a
rate when Young America breaks
loose. II also was once the time
when sentimental youth tried to see
through the veil of the romantic
future
So they used to go down cellar
stairs backward at midnight, carry
ing a mirror, In that mirror was
supposed to be reflected the face of
the future mate. Was this supersti-
tion ever verified? Perhaps the
young folks got so scared in the
pitchy cellar. where presumably
spirits were frolicking, that they
dropped the mirror
Or the young lady twined together
the stems of two roses. one for her
lover and one for herself, and re-
peated a traditional verse. If the
suitor was faithful, the rose would
turn dark. Our skeptical world pays
little attention to such ideas. The
young lady is apt to test the fidelity
Of the suitor by the frequency with
which he honks the horn outside her
1oor.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
DANGERS OF FARMING

The American Medical Associa-
tion's journal speaks of many acct
dents occurring on farms. We think
of farming as safe life. but plenty
of people come to grief in those
quiet surroundings.
Farmers fall out of fruit trees.
they fall from barns and sheds they
are repairing. their children fall off
the haymows where they are playing.
The old time farmer rarely hurt him
self with his hoe and spade, but to-
day he has to buy machines. If he
gets his hands into cogs or knives.
steel and iron are not merciful on
human flesh. Modern science saves
us from many perils. but when life
departs from old time simplicity
there are new chances to get hurt
which Natures plain old ways never
created.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
LOOKING OURSELVES OVER

1t is a useful thing for people to
go across the street from their own
homes. and cast a critical glance at
their own buildings and grounds.
They ordinarily get so used to the
looks of the home place. that they
don't realize how it looks to the
world.
If they have a shed or fence in the
back yard that is in a tumble down
condition or which lacks paint, they
perhaps don't notice it, If they have
carelessly piled up heaps of rub
bish around the back door, they may
imagine no one sees it. But these
things are all visible, and such OBJ
jects make the home look seedy and
on the down hill road.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
THE RUTS OF BUSINESS

AS this is a changing world. peo-
pie can't expect to keep working
along in the same old ruts year af-
ter year. They have to be on the
watch for new ideas and new meth
DDS, and new ways of pleasing the
public and meeting the demands of
trade.
The tastes and desires of the peo-
pie are growing and altering all the
time. Any form of appeal that they
liked last year will not necessarily
please them now. The alert business
person keeps his hand on the pulse
of popular desire as the doctor mea-
sures the heart beats of his patients.
The people who work for some
body else have to be constantly mov-
ing with the times, If they insist on
sticking to the same old ways of do
ing things. they may find themselves
out of job The world moves on.
and everybody has to move with it.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
HALLOWEEN DOINGs

If you ask the male Young Ameri-
ca what holidays or public occasions
interest him most. he will be quite
likely to mention Halloween promi-
nently in the fist This is not be-
cause it is the night before All
Saints Day. when the Christian
Church has paid honors to the souls
of many departed persons. The an
cient tradition that the spirits of the
departed were lowering about. has
given the children the idea that they
could perpetrate their little tHcks.
and lay it off on the spirits.
So by one of the contradictions of
human nature, the time appointed
to venerate persons of illustrious
and holy character has become the
time when youthful enthusiasm
jumps over many fences, and in
many cases does things which are
far from sanity.
In many places Halloween has |
become the time for acts of rowdy-
ism. The idea seems to prevail that
once year the small boy element
can break loose, defy law and pa
rental power, and that anything
will be tolerated on this night of
license. So the people who find their
ash cans tipped over. the door bell
wedged in so tight that it rings con-
their shutters or fences
damaged. are supposed to smile and
say Boys will be boys"
The younger kids make it jolly
occasion with their pack-o-lanterns.
shostly costumes, etc. This let's off
steam and does no harm.
When it comes to mere noise. the
'ldsters should remember that they |
we're young once. strange as that
GEMS in some cases. '
When things are done that injure I
or make work for people t
Tho already have more than they
an do, these things do not look so s
ood. If there is a hoodlum crowd i
Iywhere, they need to learn that S
here is nothing very funny about t
laking trouble for their neighbors. t
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
COMPANY CO-OPS"

Voluntary. wholehearted support
by producers has been responsible
for the steady expansion of the
marketing cooperative. The con-
tinued success of the marketing CO.
operative relies utterly on this kind
of Support-for with it the move
ment is ar economic asset to the ma
tipn.
According to Henry A. Wallace.
Secretary of Agriculture. the prob
lem now faced by the marketing CO.
CPS is rise in psuedo company CO.
operatives" formed arbitrarily by
private distributors purely as a
front Producers have no voice in
management or organization of this
type of marketing cooperative which
may or may not operate in the best
interest of the so-called members.
Producers and distributors alike
will do well in the long run to avoid
diVerting the marketing COOP move.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
PHILOSOPHY

This is the time of year when the
lady of the house puts on the uni
form of the anti-dirt army, and pro-
lceeds to clean the house. According
to ancient tradition. it used to be a
sad time for husbands. They were
apt to stay out of the house as long
as possible. If they had luncheon at
home they might have to take it in
the woodshed. or crowded up to the
kitchen stove.
The husbands have not always
been able to see what it was all
about. The house perhaps looked the
same to their dull eyes after the
battle as it did before. To the keen
vision of the housekeeper the rugs
looked brighter, the tracks of dust
had gone, and the windows once
more admitted the light of heaven
without having to penetrate any fl
ter of dirt.
1t is well that American women
have this tradition of cleanliness. If
the male sex had equal standards,
you would not see so many back
yards looking like the town dump.
AS for the women. they have inherit
ed the principle that homes have to
be made clean. 1t is an ideal that
destroys many disease carrying
germs. Applied in the kitchen and |
elsewhere, it produces food that ia
safe to eat. and it disposes of refuse
in the most healthful way.
So the men would not better jeer
At the traditional rites of house
cleaning. They would better take
lold and help. and not skip out of
sight whenever a rug needs to be
,eaten. Anyway the modern methods
VI house furnishing makes these
tasks far easier than
hey used to be.
After the wife has finished these
asks. great is her satisfaction that
traditional ceremony has been well
erformed. Then she is ready to go
ut to the Woman's club or the La
les Aid Society. and hear thoughts
bout how the country should be run
T the church financed.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
UNCLE SAWS PLAY SPOTS

Nearly 100000 people visited 25
national parks during the year end
ing September 80. and 15.5OO.OOO Wis
tied all the parks. battlefelds. and
monuments in charge OF the national
park service.
The American people have wasted
many of the gifts that generous Ma
ture poured into their unthinking
hands. In certain grand scenes of
beauty, where Nature reveals the
infinite power that made this world.
the camper can go and live in
simple way, or be accommodated
with the finest service He can for
get his troubles in the shadow of
mighty SUBMITS, and sleep and rest
under the lullaby of singing forests.
Let us hope that more and more of
our people will be able to visit these
grand temples set apart for the wor-
ship of Nature.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
GEORGETOWN


Funeral services for Mrs. Lettie J.
Rust, aged "a, who died on Saturday
morning of last week, at the home
of her son. Edward Rust, near Zoar.
were held Monday afternoon at two
o'clock. Interment was made at Nc
Gees cemetery, near Zoar. She is
survived by the following children:
Mrs. Alfred Rogers. of Millsboro:
Miss Katie Rust, of Zoar. and her
son, Edward Rust. of Zoar. with
whom she resided.
For the purpose of raising funds
to finance trip to Washington, ID. c.
and other points of interest this June,
for the fifty-one members of the SEN
iOr class of the high school, the an
nual class play was given in the
school auditorium on Friday night .of
last week. Several hundred towns
people attended.
MISS Helen A. Rementer. daughter
Of Mrs. Clara L. Rementer and the
late Charles T.. Rementer of Seaford
and Norman M. German. son of Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. German of Laurel
were married at Laurel Saturday of
last week by the Rev. Lee Elliott.
Miss Dorothy Holston. daughter Of
Mrs. Mary W. Holston and the late
Harry S. Holston of Lewes. and Phil
ip Turnbull of Lewes, son of the late
Joseph NJ. Turnbull, were married
Saturday night of last week at Re-
hoboth by the Rev. Conrad Hamer.
Mrs. Dorothy X. Mathis. daughter
~ Mr. I
Lewes. and Harold NJ. Lamberson. of
Lewes. were married at Milton Sun
day afternoon of last week by the
Rev. G. S. Ross. pastor of Grace
Methodist Church.
The Past Grand Officers AssoCia-
tion of the Grand Lodge of Delaware.
!. 0. o. F.. will pay a fraternal visit
to Union Lodge. No 3. 7. o. O. F.. here
on Monday night. October 80.
All Odd Fellow lodges throughout
lower Delaware have been invited to
attend the meeting or send represen-
tatives. Deputy Grand Master Fred
erick P. Whitney. this town. accom-
panied by his staff. will install the
officers-elect for the next term.
Keep Out Of War Says
American Legion
Sussex Post No. s. American Le-
gion, speaking through its command
er. J. Ralph Carey. is asking not only
the residents of this county but the
state as well to Stay American" in
thought and action during the dis
turbing days of the war. thereby pre-
serving absolute neutrality.
He points out that strict neutrality
is the official policy of the American
Legion in connection with the conflict
now raging in Europe.
Local and Personal
Mrs. Elmer T. Calhoun. deputy
recorder of deeds for Sussex county.
at luncheon on Thursday
Of last week at her home on East
Market street. in honor of Mrs. Eva ,
NJ. Short of Stockley. an employe in ,
The office. who terminated her duties
IN Thursday afternoon nd who short .
ly is to be married. Those present :.
were: Mrs. Alice Huxford Gum. Mrs. J.
Harvey Spicer. Miss Mary Reed Miss
Nadelyn Birmingham. employees of :,
he office; Miss Kreer, secretary tn :,
Frank NJ. Jones. local attorney. and ;,
Nrs. Ruth Hall Bailey. of Millsboro. Il
ieputy prothonotary for Sussex coun- r.,
y. y
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
SPORTSMANSHP

The word sportsman" as original.
ly used meant principally men active
in such sports as hunting and fish
ing. A good sportsman of former
centuries would have been one who
played fair with game and fish and
with the public. who hunted and
fished only in proper seasons, and
followed the rules that made game
and fish plentiful.
Today hunting and fishing are
only two out of many sports pur-
sued with intense eagerness. They
differ from sports consisting of ath-
letics. in that hunting and fishing
affect the supply of creatures essen
tial to human welfare.
The sportsman who goes out and
passes a football or swats a golf ball
is not affecting in any way the vital
interests of the community If he
spends excessive time on these
sports. he does not deplete the sup
ply of footballs or golf balls. The
only one injured is himself.
The sportsman who is a hunter or
fisherman does affect vital national
interests if he carries his sport to
excess. If he shoots and fishes out |
Of season, if he trespasses on for
hidden territory. if he takes more
han the law allows. he is affecting
he food supply of the nation. and
llso getting more than his fair share
If sport away from the rest of the
people.
Sportsmanship puts people on
heir honor, and tells them to obey
he rules on fishing and hunting
made for the public good. whether
ny game warden is looking or not. II
man trained to do that has learn
d something valuable. If he carries |
hat idea over into his work and I
usiness. people will like to trade
nth or employ him. He has cooper I
ted to secure some national inter a
st, and the public thanks and appre- 7
iates him. c
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27
PEACETIME CASUALTIES

War is not the only thing that
wounds people and leaves them more
or less helpless in the battle of life.
The Illinois conference on social
welfare was told on high authority
a few days ago. that 100000 per-
sons on an average are on the ma
tion's sick list. 1t was estimated
that the annual cost of sickness and
postponable death is about 100000
100000. If this charge could be cut
down, one of the great burdens of
life would be lightened. To accom-
plish this great end, millions of peo-
pie will have to learn that you can
not violate the laws of health with
out paying a heavy price, and. many
dollars will have to be spent on san
itary and disease prevention work.
Milford chronicle., 1939-10-27

uoME mishaps kill or injure
II many more persons than motor
vehicles. yet the average house
holder faces traffic with misgiving
and relaxes at home.
Each year hazards injure more
than 100000 persons engaged in
farm work. yet the farmer fails to
take safety precautions which the
factory worker adopts as a matter
Of course.
Together home and farm work ac-
cidents last year killed 35.4O0 adults
and children and injured the stag
gering number of 4.750.000 persons.
To combat this annual accident
scourge the Aperican Red Cross
launched a nationwide program in
1885 to acquaint householders and
farm workers with the hazards coin
cident with their work and home
life. This year more than 1900 Red
Cross chapters are sponsoring this
task in the communities they serve.
On October % the annual Red
Cross campaign will begin through