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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-19
POST PRESS
FA RIM PAGE
Flax Study Reveals Substantial Average
Income to Cooperafors; Average Yield
On 85 Plots Close 10 23BusheIs

Imperial county flax growers at
tended the fifth annual meeting to
summarize results of a five year
valley flax study Friday at the Of
fices of the Southwest FlaXseed as
sociation and found that;
Growers cooperating in the study,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-19
Grape Acreage
Increase Reported

An increase in bearing acreages
of California grapes "for the next
few years" was indicated Saturday
by the BAE in its annual grape out
look report.
Acreage in the principal produc-
ing areas other than California,
however, is generally on the decline
as a result of unsatisfactory prices
and poor returns to growers in re-
cent years.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-19
NO FEAR OF DROUTH
IN IMPERIAL VALLEY

While Imperial Valley farmers
fall crops flourish under near-per-
feet weather conditions and regular
irrigations, farmers in most other
sections of the United States suf-
fered in one Of the worst fall
droughts in history.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-19
BeyschIag Speaks
At Center Meetinq

Frank Beyschlag. Imperial county
farm advisor, outlined farm econo-
mics at a meeting of the Alamo
Verde center Thursday night at
Alamo school.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-19
BEEF CATTLE INDUSTRY OFFERS MORE
Efficient MARKETING OF FARM
PRODUCTS, ROCKFORD AYERS

More efficient marketing of farm products is the
chief function of the beef cattle business Louis H. Roch
ford extension specialist in Animal Husbandry told I'M
pera Valley cattemen at demonstration meeting at the
Corfman ranch one half mile south of McCabe school
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-19
A Regular Feature
OF The
Sunday Post-Press
Drying Quality Of
Nv. EIoxseed Oil
Nav Earn Bonus

A program to capitalize on the high drying quality
of Imperial Valley flaXseed oils in order to obtain an
additional price bonus to growers in the county was out
lined Saturday by Argyle McLachlan, secretary of the
southwest flaXSeed association.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-19
PLOTS VISITED

Bard and Fort Yuma All clubs
will inspect demonstration plots at
the Bard Experiment station Mon
day afternoon, H. Lee Landerman,
assistant county agent reported
Saturday.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10

Tacoma friends ~ Miss Amy
Buringrld win find interest IN the
announcement Of her marriage on
June 0 to Mr.. oryiiie Leon Pence
in Gloria Day Lutheran church In
Olympia The bride IL the dauEh.
ter Of Mrs. r. = BuTingrssd ~
Olympia, ba, wss graduated from
Stadium high school and Tacoma
General hospital She later all
tended the University Of Washing
ton. from which aha was graduated
For the wedding. the brids chose
navy blue ensemble with white
accessories. Her flowers we're gar
denlss and shs carried = Wits
Bible. A small reception followed
In the home of the brides mother.
The hostess uors = black and snits
ensemble with gsrdsniss Many
members ~ the bridsgfoom's fam.
ily came 10 Olympia from Seattle
for the reception.
Mr.. Pence IL native 81 Seattle
and WAS graduated from Franklin
high school ard tire University ~
Washington. where he sffilistsf
with Sigma PM Epsilon FOR tao
years ~ has been with tbs speech
department ~ TIE University ~
Washington. The couple eff On
July 1 fer IoNs city. ~hsss Mr..
pencs ~iii cornplsts his doctor ~
philosophy degree Al tfss unsvsr.
atty a Iowa
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Friends to Fete
Roberta Cohoon
Popular Bride-eIeef Inspires
Parties During Weeks
Before Her Wedding

Unquestionably one of sum-
mer's most feted brides in Ia
coma is Miss Robert Cohoon,
attractive daughter of the
Robert NJ. Cohoons. who soon
will wed Mr.. Frederick Haines.
The bride-elect and her fiance
are popular members of the
younger set and parties in
their honor have provided a
busy whirl of social activities
during weeks before the we'd
ding, set for July %.
On Sunday morning Miss Caro-
Ign Fogg will be hostess for Miss
Cohoon and for Mrs. Robert Cooke
who Is here from Honolulu. Twelve
have been invited for the affair
which is to be an informal break
fast.
Mrs. c. Nathan Lynn will be
hostess for the bride elect on
Thursday evening at shower and
for the party the preceding eve-
ming Miss Virginia Haines will
entertain.
A dinner party on Saturday eve
ming is being planned for Miss CO.
hoon by Mrs. Robert Cooke at the
home of her parents. the f. r. Sui
livans. There will be II guests.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
.OpheIis Club
Plans Tour
Mrs. Gsorqs FrsnLlin 10
Open Gssdsns on Tues
day Afternoon

Mrs. George Franklin viii
open her gardens Tuesday TO
members Of the OphsIia Car
den club. after which the group
VIII motor on 10 the home of
Mrs. Charles Berry for nm out
of-door pot luck luncheon In
the Berry gardens overlooking
the Sound. Dessert and coffee
viii he served.
Afs. Berry 10 siksb member and
tbs Afternoon viii hs devoted 10 fbs
visiting " gardens q other man.
befE.
Hostsssss far th@ affair nail 10
Mrs A. ksds. Ma John n. Glsas.
Mrs.. .. Bulls and Mrs. W. Ailison.
The caravan wIli fns<t ~ zssA
and Tacoma ave "a . 70 s'eis<k
Tuesday morning Mss Jos~ps
Thompson. whose tslsphane NUM-
bar IL Garland 7s9s-n. h IN ehsrrs
~ ths pssr and will arrange fog
inoss desiring transportatlon-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10

Mrs. j. r. Morris rs IN charge Of
all the teas to be given st the club
house during the summer season
while Mrs. George cuyiss IL chair
man Of Wednesdays affair. Pour
ing viii be the five life members
others assisting viii be Mssdsmes
Lowell T. Murray. Frost Snyder.
y. r. Titcomb. Charles Ingram.
Anita Derby and Charles Pascoe
Mrs. Albert Heath IL general
chairman q the luncheons 10 be
given throughout the week. Mrs.
Wallace Scott viii be tn charge Of
Mondays luncheon. Mira. Bryson
Gardner. Tuesday; Mrs. Fred w.
DOnoghue. Wednesday; Mrs. John
Schiarb. Thursday; Mrs. George J.
Downing. Friday. ard Mrs. d. j.
Young. Saturday.
Many more players than usual
Will play in next weeks tourns-
rnent. some coming direct from
contests IN Salt Lake City. Utah.
and Denver. Colo.
Mrs. Donoghus Il chairman Of
the regular Friday luncheon asrisx.
Fridays luncheon was preceded By
morning Of tennis and instrIe-
ton IN bsdmintOn. The affair.
which was well attended. was ar
ranged for by Mrs. Ted Brown,
assisted by Mrs. Hilton Gardner.
Luncheon wss served buffet style.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Spring Bride t1onorsd
AZ Shower

Mrs Claude A. Pitts. uho before
her marriage during tbs spring
vas Mis- Mxrgorls kirsh. vas
honored At . shower recently. Miss
Eleanor Miller was hox,ess At the
party.
Guests included Mrs. A J.
Kirsch. Mira J. A. cslisndasr, Mrs.
A. !. Kirseh. IT,, Mrs Charles Cor
don. Mr.. Robert Martin ana Mrs.
Buster Williams, Mlss Virginia
Fi1des. Miss Jennie Fi&Ascher. Mia
Lsons Hayward. Alss Patty
Kirsch. Miss Margaret I<diis u
Da Pont. Mia Maxine Piatt. Mia
Barbara Ryder. Miss Lorraine
simmons. Miss Chsriotts Wrolson.
Mas Florence Miller and Miss
Ruth Miller.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10

Ensign nen<Ft ~ Freeman fas.
meriy ~ F1rersss. ncw ss.tsnnxd
At Ire Naval Ar sssssan ~ Nar.
fnik. Va. ass msstsesf n Miss
Ethsi cxx ~ Taszs. okis.. July 4
TIE esfemeny wss r<Ffexm<d IN
the Methodist eharen Al cssurssic.
Calf. Enxixn snsf Mr. Freeman
siii return ~ meter h Neffsls.
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hinnesoisn 10 Be Guest
Speaker Sunday

Rev. Rudolph Bloomqulst a
worthington. MINI. viii bs guest
speaker tn First Lutheran church
on Sunday morning AZ the 10
O'Clock service. His topic viii he
What Do You Think 81 the
Christ 2"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Social Affairs To Be Featured
At 4oth Tennis Tournament
Afternoon Teas and Daily Luneheons 70 Compliment
Players in Pacific Northwest Lawn Tennis
Championships July 10 to is

With the opening Of the 49h Annual Tournament Of the
Pacific Northwest Lawn Tennis championships the Tacoma
Lawn Tennis club Monday the clubhouse will be the focal
point week of gay informal and uncheons during
entire week of the championship play.
There will be luncheon for the players each day Of the
week and Wednesday and Saturday afternoons tea Will
be served Wednesdays tea viii honor life members Of the
cub-Mrs. James Ashton Mrs Sam Perkins. Mrs. George
Wagner, Mrs. Wayne Reyes and Mrs Chester Thorne.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Round Table Garden Club
To Meet Tuesdav

Mrs. ". ". Clabaugh will enter
tain members of the Round Table
Garden club Tuesday at her home
at 1918 No. 7th st. The meeting
is called for / o'clock.
Mrs. II. G. Barlow will read
paper on Growing Plants Without
Soil" Roll call will be answered
with snatches of flower verse. Re-
freshments viii be served.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Mn. c. M. [. Bundy
Presents pup;Is

A grDlp n piano students ~
Mrs. e. ~ 4, nsiafy esfs pre-.
ssptsd In = recital Friday evening.
Tho~ participating ~sss cxuss
and Jinfsls hstt1s. Habty and
Jammis Burrows. k1slnS L@nsfozs.
BUY ts<ifey. Afisns Wilson. i5sliy
sehsnm. Marjorie Almvlx. iIsyd
Aih~ss, Beverly 1ystsr. f-1Sn4 1saas
rlAndsrs nsrki Mstssss~s. Vera
Hiehoiis. K~ts~s jsnssa. Asirsns
fnnls. Beverly tsifey. sssrieza
Hansen and en4ri0sss NilI<x.
ina program iasias~sI sasos. sws
plsns nsmh<ss. starry ~ Ilsxs ard
~ original somp>sstIsa BY Char
lsss~ Miller. Mary Ann Wissen
and M.fi Lou Fasson assisted 4ish
programs and fiopsrs
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10

Tbs womsn's sDessty Of hs
Oakland Presbyterian church viii
hold = Golden JsfAlss festival N
the church. ~. Bath and Proctor.
Friday at . .. M. An sntsrtaln-
msnt IN keeping with 70 years ago
viii Be given unasr ths direction
Of Mrs. A. Mercer. Mrs A. G.
Mitchell. assisted BY Nssdsmss
Paul Knott. Alex vayer and Fred
Gardner will have charge Of The
musical program. Mrs. n. f-anr-
sen mas charge u the decorations.
Refreshments wili be sold At e
nominal charge by Mrs. Jack
kirrage. with Mechanics y. saun-
ders. J. o Best. N. Simmons and
W. Alien assisting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Coming Season Promises
10 Be Most Unusual
r,ee' Jepson and United States Navy Band Anono
those Secured for ls3s-'4o Series Here;
Mrs. Price enierisins Board

arrangements have been made by the Ladies' Mpsea, club
Tor what promises to be one of tho mos, nr,sa, ~
a had TO offer Tacoma music lovers in nearly so
u music service. -Four outstanding attractions viii no
marked clearly on its itinerary ' i"''h'"
on one other date in the Northwest is scheduled bv tho
states navy band, which will open the course Oct
o at ne National Guard armory during the coming season.
great Importance is the of the
Tacoma of Helen Jepson of the shining lights of the
Metropolitan Opera company e VI 'ie
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Miss Mclean Msrries q
Beautiful Home Rises


Reflected IN huge an miror hanging pv<r M m&n1el
In the Martin j gswa& haue No tffh 81 N eero-
upny Friday evening a which Miss Eenox Mrf<on errr
AZ Mira Caws. srried 70 Mr. Haruid Haynes a s&u
formerly II New York The hrs TN dnunkter a.
Mr.. and Mira William Mclean n Walls Walls md the 6c
Froom IA the u Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Hnynes AZ No
Neh
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10

friends and members ~ fhe
Temple Baptist church are hooking
forward 70 The coming u Dr. ~ ".
Hawkins n Aid-mlssions Mlsha-
ysxz. Indiana. On Sunday. He win
preach 81 the morning worship
hour, 1870 o'clock.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Reception u Church 10
Honor Rev. Andersen

Members and friends II A&bury
hethoalst ehsfen Axss b~<n m
sitsd 70 attend . rse<psion Moo
DAY evening Al . O'Clock IN the
church psrlors 70 honor Rev. ard
Mira hudolph Anderson and fam
~. A program and refreshments
viii h. arranged By members of
the ladies' Tfi-unioa.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Charles tisifords
Leave Tor New York

Mr. ard Mrs. eh.rsrs Haffufsi
len Tuesday evening faf New
feTk. where they vii sssst th<
fair. Sometime uiii Also - sf<nt
IN Portland Ne. Th<y win ~
away three weeka
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Mrs. Garland in New York
On Extended Trip

Mrs. Philip Garland. who has
recently been visiting friends and
relatives in Montana, has gone on
to New York, where she is stop
ping at the Worlds fair.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Visitors Inspire Entertaining
Durino Visit

Several informal affairs recently
have honored Mr.. and Mrs. Delprat
keene, who are in Tacoma for an
indefinite stay at the Bonneville.
Mr.. keene's mother, Mrs. James
M. keene, has entertained them,
as have number of other Ia
comans.
They will go later in the sum-
mer to Mrs. Keene's summer home
at Clinton, Conn, before returning
to Buenos Aires.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
Hansens on Trip TO
Central Washinoton

Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Hansen
were among holiday travellers to
Grand Coulee dam. They motored
also to Lake Chelan for a short
time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10
To Return This Week. End
From BeIIinoham Visit

Mr.. Frank Mcclellan is the
house guest at the present time
of his daughter, Mrs. Willard
Whipple of Bellingham. He will
return to Tacoma on the weekend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-10

The famed Stradivarius String
ensemble and the Dew Dia Java
nese dancers - thirty dancers of
rare beauty, who appear with their
native musicians-have also been
booked for the coming year.
Besides providing an entertain
ment of superior character, the ap-
pearance of the Navy band Oct. 2f
will mark the opening of the re-
constructed National Guard arm
DRY. One of the principal changes
Is the enlarged drill hall which will
be available for entertainments and
other public gatherings.
Entertains Board
Members of the board of the
Ladies musical club were enter
tanned Friday afternoon at a
luncheon at the home of the ever
charming president of the group.
Mrs. w. II. Price. Gay summer
flowers were used throughout the
rooms. The luncheon was served
buffet style from a lace covered
table, appointed with antique silver.
Those present were Mrs. George
c. Hastings, Mrs. Wade Crump.
Mrs. William Coors, Mrs. James
Hooker. Mrs. George Fisher. Mrs.
Clarence wager, Mrs. William
Schlarb, Mrs. c. L. Bundy, Mrs.
r. H. McGinnis, Mrs. Louis ].
Muscek. Mrs. Russell, Miss Nell
Simpson and Mrs. Wallace Seifert.
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Church Secretary
Returns After Trip

Miss Daisy Lewie. secretary Of
Temple Baptist church. has re-
turned to her office after several
weeks in Texas.
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Return from Fortnight
In California

DIR. and Mrs. Rowland w. Hill
have returned to Tacoma, after
more than fortnight in California
cities. They were accompanied by
their son, Rowland il.
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in quaint Christ church that Miss Patricia Aieen
MdgH and Mr. Donald Heerema (abore) exchanged nupta
June so before several hundred Deddng guests
The setting for the ceremony Of ache blooms candle
light aoh the Very Reu. John d. MeLauehlan Of ST. Marks
cathedral Seattle officiating Mr. Heerema and his bride
the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Clyde MaoH motoring
through the southwest their weddng trip aud lcM estab
lish their home here.
A morning ceremony the first day OF July the
choice Of Miss Violet Sykosky right for her marriage 10
M. Henry Henslev Gilbert in Sts Peter and Paul church.
The bride daughter Of Mrs Helen Sgkoskp finy
gown Of hte marqsette. Her husband Is the Of Mr..
and Mrs George Gilbert. The Rer Henry Rosycki per-
formed the ceremony.
--B pora by smith
Evening star., 1939-08-17

In q broad circle to the southwest to
invade enemy country, captured two
outposts, several men, some valuable
military equipment and q motor
cycle unit.
Later in the day, 1t. Col. w. w.
Laprade of Richmond, assistant
supply officer, asked the division
commander If 1t would be safe for
him to undertake trip to Bristow.
1t. Col. Edwin p. Conquest, division
intelligence ofhcer, suggested that
Col. Laprade wear a "bulletproof
vest and a tin hat and crawl through
the ditch to get through safely"
The destruction Of the Blacks"
rear echelon was ruled out by the
umpires. Had such q thing hap
pened in actual battle, the combat
forces would have been crippled very
quickly for lack Of ammunition and
supplies. The war had to go on.
Second Highly Mobile Force.
1t was the second highly mobile
force Of the kind the blues" had
employed, both times with great
success. The first unit, a flying
battalion" was employed to halt
destructive cavalry raid in the
28th Division zone and later to
stop a tank and armored car flank
attack around the 29th Division
on opposite sides of the battlefield
Evening star., 1939-08-17

manding the approaches to WASH
ington which they seized in yester-
days flank movement. In the face
of the still aggressive blue" Corps,
however, the Blacks" were unable
to break off the action and clear a
sufficiently strong column to push
their intended raid into Washington.
This afternoon the outfits on both
sides will make their final field
bivouac. Tomorrow they will begin
packing up equipment, cleaning up
the maneuver area, and start for
home. Virtually all of the outfits
are expected to have their equipment
in home armories by Saturday night
or Sunday morning.
Form Strong Raiding Party.
There was one particularly bright
spot for the blues" in a day of re-
versals yesterday. Organized as an
experiment which unquestionably
will be thoroughly studied and
probably developed for future ma
neuvers, the ''Blues" crssEfd the 28th
Divisions RECONNAISSANCE detach-
ment, merely a de luxe hame for a
Evening star., 1939-08-17

the BLACK" assault column, stiff with
tanks, armored cars and the most
modern Of weapons, drove to within
200 yards of his command post un-
der cover of a dense fog.
Returns to Lead Assault.
Ordinary rules of war concerning
prisoners did not hold here; cap
tured officers and men were released
after the fact of their capture had
been officially certified by the UNI
pires, and resumed their commands.
Both the 91st Brigade, Virginia
National Guard, and the 58th,
Maryland, were in the field today for
the 29th Division. Supporting them
were the 54th Field Artillery Brigade
of three regiments, one each from
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Vir-
ginia, and the l2lst Engineers, Dis
trict Guard, with another District
regiment, the 26Oth Coast Artillery,
fighting off enemy" planes at
Gainesville.
Short Time to Retaliate.
The Blues" had only a few hours
in which to make good their
losses of yesterday and drive
the Blacks off the roads COM
Evening star., 1939-08-17
and came to rest beside a haystack
to await repairs.

to await repairs.
On the basis of this capture, some
officers took the position that one
platoon of anti-tank guns, assigned
to Regimental Headquarters Com
pany under the new Army tables of
organization, was not sufficient to
stop tank raids on infantry regi-
ments. Four of the new 81 MILL
meter anti-tank guns had been
assigned to each anti-tank platoon
Of % men, replacing the abolished
howitzer company.
When the war" was called of,
29th Division Headquarters COM
mand post near Bristow was pulled
up and the move back to the base
at Groveton was started.
Blacks Held 81 Lead.
Before the final attack got under
way this morning the score was l to l
in favor of the Blacks" The record
shows the invaders, under Brig. Gen
Maxwell Murray, commander of the
Washington Provisional Brigade,
drove back the Guardsmen Monday
and harassed them yesterday, while
on Tuesday the 28th and 29th
trapped the enemy" in a double
development.
The Guardsmen staked everything
they had on the final battle to-
day with the BLACK" provision
al division which yesterday, in
a devastating flank attack, rolled
back the 28th Pennsylvania Di-
vision along its whole front. Brig.
Gen. Charles B. Smathers, COM
manding the 56th Pennsylvania In
fantry Brigade, narrowly escaped
capture yesterday when the head of
Evening star., 1939-08-17
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under the division staff as a mo-
bile flying squadron"
Continuing through the woods,
the Guardsmen crept up on Battery
B of the 18th. in battery position
facing west across a rolling open
field. The Blue advance caught the
battery in flank and rear. One gun
was manhandled into the road and
opened rapid fire with shrapnel
at point blank range on Blue troops
In and on both sides of the road.
Pistol-Rifie Battle.
The other three guns of the bat
terry were reversed and began pump
ing shells into the woods across the
road, from which came brisk rifle
and machine gun fire from the un-
seen Blues. The Blues continued to
advance directly into the guns,
bursting into the road below the
minimum elevation of the guns and
engaged the gunners in last-stand
pistol-rifle battle.
theoretically, according to the
umpires, the Blues would have lost
a major part of the attacking force
which had moved too fast under the
circumstances so that the whole
battery would have been wiped out.
They ruled one gun out of action,
for the sake of the problem, permit
ting the other three to retreat to
Buck Hall.
The Blacks made their final
stand on high open hill at Buck
Hall and were beginning to engage
the Blues, emerging in force from
the woods, when the white flags
were sent out by the umpires sig
mailing the close of action.
Tanks Capture Officers.
A fleet of enemy" tanks crossed
the railroad track east of Manassas
and captured a lieutenant colonel
and several other officers and men
Of the 1st Virginia Infantry.
The Virginians, knowing the road
over which the tanks were travelling
was blind alley" let the .mechan-
lied units 60 ahead after the cap
ture.
Those tanks piled down the alley
and then milled around with no
place to CO." said Virginia officer.
Meanwhile, we were telephoning to
the advance section of our regiment
and artillery"
One of the tanks threw its track
In field beside the blind alley"