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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-31
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Miss Mary Lichty had as her guests
on Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Blair Sim
mons and Mrs. Ida Simmons, of Loeb
Lynn; Miss Sarah Jane Lichty, Sails
bury, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Shultz and Clyde Shultz, Pocahontas,
Pa, and D. L. Swartzentruber and
family.
Mrs. Caroline Yutzy Yoder died at
her home near Arthur, ILL.,, at the age
of 81 years. Mrs. Yoder is survived
by number of relatives well known
in this county but residents of other
sections of the country.
Henry Swartzentruber and Milton
Beachy have returned to their en-
ployment at Meyersdale after visiting
their home folks in this community.
The boys walked from Meyersdale in
13 hours recently in the first snow
storm of the year. They refused eight
rides on the way here.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kitzmiller were
visited on Sunday by Asa Kitzmiller
and daughter Sylvia, from Evan
wood, w. Va; Parker Jordan and
family from Ben Bush, W. Va; Har-
land Beckman, Washington, D. c.;
Raymond Shreve and Mrs. Martha
Fike.
Misses Grace and Emma Calls and
Hazel Lee and Mrs. Albert Sisk at
tended husking bee at the home Of
Oscar Simpson, near Highland, on
Wednesday evening.
Ernest Gortner and Paul Welch
were in Baltimore on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Martin, Ira
Martin and Miss Leota Arnold re-
Gently spent an evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Martin.
Allen Petersheim accompanied Mr..
and Mrs. Eli Petersheim and Mabel
Kolb, of Millersburg, o., to Meyers
dale on Saturday.
Mrs. Herbert Martin visited her
daughter, Mrs. Chester Teets, on last
Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Beeghley was a supper
guest at the home of her brother, Mon
roe Sisler, one evening last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Will Sanders spent
the weekend in Failmont.
Members of the Spoerlein family
spent Saturday night with Mr.. and
Mrs. Alva Spoerlein at Somerset, Pa,
and enjoyed drive over the new
dream highway to Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Eta Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Johnson and son and Harry
Kelley and children Terra Alta with
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Welch were dinner
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
WEIGH.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Gnegy in Pleasant
Valley, had as their guests on Sun
day Mr. and Mrs. Joel Gnegy, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Mustard, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Bernard, Sam Slabach, Miss
Lena Slabach Miss Betty SWartz-
entruber and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
! Sisk.
Claude Swartzentruber had his ton
sils removed at a Meyersdale hospital
on Friday. He was accompanied to
Meyersdale by his brother Lewis.
Miss Freida Lichty, Meyersdale, re-
Gently visited her parents.
Mrs. Catherine Miller, son Irwin
and daughter Eunice, of Springs, Pa,
were guests on Sunday of Mrs. Miller's
sister, Mrs. d. J. Swartzentruber.
Mrs. Paul Welch and Mrs. Will
Welch were in Fellowsville on Fri
day
Mrs. Harvey Swartzentruber en-
tertained in honor of her daughter
Dolores birthday on Monday evening
Misses Margaret King, Virginia
Biser, Mr.. and Mrs. Eshinour, of Har-
risburg, Pa, were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Eliza Bser over the weekend.
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But they didn't crush him. And, al
though it is planned to utilize from
now on to the end the full weight of
the President and his aides in a great
oratorical attack, it is not likely to
crush him. 1t will no more slow him
down than the eggs and tomatoes
which have been thrown at him and
his wife have slowed him down. Win
or lose, he'll finish fighting; and even
some of his opponents are conceding
that he is a gallant fighter. There is
no question about the effective charac-
ter of the Roosevelt radio delivery.
When one listens to him, he seems I'M
answerable. 1t is only when one gets
off and thinks of what he has said, or
reads it the next day, that the lack of
candor is clear. For example, it was
neither frank nor fair to accuse Mr..
Willkie of deliberate Justification
when he said Mr.. Roosevelt had "tele-
phoned" Hitler and Mussolini, before
the Munich conference, without re-
calling to the people that within an
hour Mr.. Willkie had himself cor
rected that statement and that the
only inaccuracy in it was that he had
used the word "telephoned" instead
of photographed"
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honest and unfair. Of course, on this
question of candor, certainly a strong
case can be made out against the
third-term candidate, who pictures to
the people how much he has done for
them but ignores the fact that the
prosperity to which he points is ar
tifcally created by the defense bill
lions and that in pouring out Govern
ment funds in all directions for seven
years he has undermined the security
of everybody with a life-insurance
policy and a savings account by bring
ing the Government to the brink of
bankruptcy.
1t seems too bad that in its final
stage, with the world abroad in tor
ment, that the campaign should get
down to the level where two Presi-
dental candidates, in effect, are call
ing each other deliberate falsifiers"
1t is discouraging to those who feel
that, whatever the outcome on election
day, national unity during the period
of defense preparation is essential.
But there can be no doubt that it is
the President who has brought it to
that level. One reason for thinking
that his purpose in so doing is to
evade and obscure the real question
in the campaign.to wit: why, pushing
aside the unbroken tradition of $50
years, he should seek third term as
the Indispensable Mans that he so
completely ignores it.
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A southern Maryland planter has
apparently overcome the Chestnut
blight there, having Chinese chestnut
trees, four years old and now bearing
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-31

The truth is that that speech was
a cleverly calculated piece of cam
paigning which the smart boys who
assist Mr.. Roosevelt in his speeches
believed, with the charm of the Roose-
welt personality and the magic of his
radio voice, would completely crush
Mr.. Willkie. 1t was inspired by the
Willkie gains of the past two weeks,
by the shortening of the betting odds
and the fact that a certain amount of
apprehension had diluted the conf
dence of the Roosevelt managers. The
decision was reached to give Mr.,
Willkie "the works." So far as pos
sible, with Mr.. Roosevelt preceded on
the air by his subservient Attorney
General and followed by the vitupera-
tive La-Guardia, that was what they
did.
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If newspaper editor or critic had
made such an omission, Mr.. Roosevelt
would have used it-and been justi-
fed, TOTO indict the press as dis
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-10-31
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
By FRANK r. KENT

Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and
reprinted in The Republican by per-
mission.
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On Classification"

Washington, October "a.
1t is easy for the President of the
United States, as he did on Wednes-
day night, to call his opponent de-
liberate liar. Though he sneeringly
omitted to mention his name, that is
what Mr.. Roosevelt did and that was
his advertised intention.
twas taking advantage of his posi-
ton, and it was not a courageous
thing to do, because he knows that in
return his opponent cannot call him
a deliberate liar. In this country it
is a tradition-and a sound one-that
the President must not be directly ac-
cused of lying. Yet it would be easy
for Mr.. Willkie to make as strong a
case of deliberate Justification
against the third-termers as Mr..
Roosevelt made against the Republi-
cans. Perhaps he will already have
done so before this is printed, but
certainly some of the falsifcations are
glaringly obvious.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13
BELGIAN FIRST
LINE IS BROKEN
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lied units In forcing the Belgian
and Dutch first line defenSeS,
II was stated that German troops
that broke through the Albert Canal
nj MaaStricht spead out IN muSh-
room fashion TO threaten the TANKS
OF the Belgian main line. The Bel
CLAN troops we're forced 10 fall back,
Parachute troops were used by the
Germans IN these operations and In
operations further In the interior
but allied sources said that prac-
ideally all OF them had been rounded
up before they did much damage.
Belgian troops, fighting stubborn
ly against q powerful German drive,
are holding their own along the
Albert Canal, aided now by French
troops have attacked with
success, the eBlgian high command
asserted today,
Attempts oil the Germans 10 send
men across the canal IN small boats
failed, the high command asserted
and many German tanks were de-
Stroyed ON parts OF the front
Attack North Of Liege
German planes bombed the Bel
gian lines as German armored car
units attacked north OF Liege, 1t was
said.
II was now known how the Ger
mans had succeeded In crossing the
Albert Canal north OF Liege and
denting the belgian line.
Premier Hubert Pierlot disclosed
the story In radio broadcast last
night, The Germans attacked on the
ground and In the air.
AS the commanding officer was
about to give the order to blow up
two bridges, he was killed by a
bomb. There was some delay In re-
placing the commander, and the
Germans were able 10 force their
way across the bridges.
At a third bridge, Pierlot said, q
Belgian officer penetrated the Ger
man lines, got into the power cham
Der OF the bridge and blew up the
bridge and himself.
The German success In crossing
two bridges enabled them TO reach
the town Of Tongres, II miles north
OF Liege, Pierlot said. but there the
Belgians stood fast
stu Hold Positions
AT Liege, according TO all reports
the Belgians still held positions east
OF the city despite bombardments BIZ
anr and attacks on the ground, ano
according 10 Premier Pierlot the
ground OF the entire neighborhood
was Uttered with German dead.
Part of the Belgian province OF
Luxembourg was now occupied By
the Germans, Pierlot said, and the
rest by French motorized troops.
Apparently it was these French
troops who made what the high
command called successful counter
attacks
Pierlot, in his broadcast, assured
The public that the government in
tended to remain in Brussels.
German planes were active o9el
the capital area this morning They
dropped time bombs at various plac.
es but especially near Brussels, and
civilians were warned not to ap-
proach any objects attached TO small
parachutes. There we're 10 German
planes over the capital at $3.50 a. m
l2:30 a. m. EDT.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13

had been advised of this order. The
French radio also reported from
Holland that an $3.50 p. m. curfew
had been established by the Dutch
government and that any pedes-
TRANS found on the streets after
that time without identification pa
pers would be shot.
Called Sixth Column
French officials described the
parachute troops as sixth column
as distinct from the fifth, or Trojan
horse column established In coun.
try before the beginning Of a war
The sixth column, 1t was explained
is sent to rescue the fifth column
from local civilians upon the out
break of war. 1t was said here thai
nine- tenths of both the fifth anc
sixth German columns operating ir
Holland already had been exter.
minated.
The French view OF the genera
situation at the moment, as con.
tanned In high commend COM
faring better in Holland and thai
muniques, was that the allies wert
although German pressure wa:
strong west of Maastricht. on the
Holland Belgian border in Lum'
burg. and in the Tongres area north
OF Liege, allied air attacks on bridges
and on marching German trops vert
dealing heavy blows to the invaders
1t was admitted that the Belgian!
where the Germans crossed the Al
he'd fallen back west Of Maastricht
said the Belgians had taken a stane
bert canal. but French dispatches
In most strongly fortified positions
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13
Dutch Frontier Forces
Start To Fall Back
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H b
Belgium and claimed tho best Of the
fighting, II was indicated that the
British cavalry was completely mo-
toriSed),
French troops counter. attacked
In Belgium and Joined the Dutch IN
the front lines IN Brabnnt Province
In southern Holland,
Battle For Rotterdam
A decisive battle for Rotterdam,
now almost completely held by the
Dutch after most severe fighting,
appeared imminent, The French IN
Brabant Province were reported to
DO rushing 10 the front q large
mechanical force for major oifon-
sive, aided by powerful Dutch units
specially equipped fro fighting IN
this terrain,
Constant fire from Dutch anti
aircraft guns rated among the best
IN the world kept German airplNne
fleets south, southwest OF AmSter-
dam so high today that the sound
OF their motors was frequently IN
audible.
The situation at the Hague was
reported normal with the Dutch
completely IN control, II was as
sumGd that Queen Wilhelmina and
Princess Juliana remained at the
royal palace there,
hTe air observer corps reported
great German airp!ane activity IN
the Rotterdam area just before noon
and II was believed the Germans
were attempting to bomb the fam
Gus Moerdijk bridge across the
Rhine-Maas Estuary,
l22 Naxi Planes Sighted
Az least l22 German airplaneS
were sighted over Dutch towns,
heading west toward Belgium be-
tween 0 a. m. and noon. Another air
raid alarm was sounded at Amster-
dam,
French troops counter attacked
In Belgium and Joined the Dutch IN
the front lines In Brabant Province
In southern Holland.
Royal Air Force planes were re-
ported 10 have dislocated German
communications by blasting roads
and bridges IN the Maastricht area
of the Dutch Belgian frontier.
Belgian authorities asserted that
100 German planes had been shot
down yesterday,
German bombers dropped so
bombs in The Amsterdam area in an
early morning raid and dropped
time bombs in Belgium, especially
! In the Brussels area.
Twenty bombs were dropped In
second raid an hour later and there
was third raid at $40 a. IN. 1t was
believed the Germans were trying to
cut Amsterdam's communications
to the west and south.
Germans Cross Rivers
A Dutch high command COM
munique, announcing that French
troops had contacted the Germans
in Brabant Province, admitted that
the Germans had crossed the Mas
and Yssel rivers at several points,
forcing a partial and orderly with
drawal OF the Dutch.
Dutch airplanes attacked the ad-
vancing Germans as their men on
the ground retreated, the commune
que said.
In the northern provinces Of HOl-
Lard, where there ere no 0efense
lines. Dutch troops withdrew, ham
mering the German advance a. They
| retired, the high command said
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13
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Authorized German quarters said
today that for every German para
chutist shot after capture the Ger.
mans would shoot 10 war prisoners,
The threat followed German pro-
testations that parachutists were
combat forces and should not be
treated as spies. The Germans an
grily had protested against Dutch
and Belgian instructions 10 civil
Inns OF use arms against German
parachutist troops.
tThe Dutch and French mad
charged that paTachutists had worn
Dutch uniforms and had even been
disguised as civilians.
(The French government an
nounced that parachutists not at
tired In their national uniforms
would be summarily shot)
Although the German progress IN
Holland drew most attention here
for the moment, the reported Ger
man capture OF Fort Eben Emael
+, one OF the strongest links In Bel
GUMS Liege defense works, was
considered the most important
event of the Low Country campaign
so far.
Strongest Cornerstone
German dispatches called Eben
Emael the strongest cornerstone In
the Belgian extension OF Frances
Maginot line. IT commanded the
crossing of the Mas (Meuse) river
and Albert Canal North of Liege
The method by which the Germans
purportedly took this fort was a
mystery. 1t was claimed here that
a new means OF attack" had been
employed and that the air force
was the backbone OF 1t. There was
considerable talk that a new
secret weapon" had been employed
German observers compared the
tactics In the Liege area with
those of the World War, In which
Germans crossed the Meuse IL
miles North of Liege and moved
southwcrd on the city. 1t was
pointed out that the Germans pro-
duced a new secret weapon In the
World War assault on Liege--the AZ
Centimeter (l7-inch Howitzer. The
reported capture of Eben Fmael, II
was-said, indicated that the Ger
mans again were attempting a
swinging movement around the
Liege forts, and probably with q
new secret weapon. IN the first
World War. the Liege forts were
taken Aug. Is. 1914. after IL days
of fighting. =.
Yesterdays war communique said
that transport ships had been
bombed off the Belgian and Dutch
coasts, indicating that the Allies
were rushing troops by sea to the
low countries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13
Nazi Flag Flies Over
Big Citadel Of Liege
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lenses. The Germans lost 81 planes
yesterday, the high Command said.
On the naval front the high COM
mand commended thuS German air
attacks had scored further success
ses, II said that one enemy cruiser
had been badly damaged, that a
cruiser OF the Southampton class
had been sunk, that q transport
ship had been sunk and that seven
other merchant ships hhd been set
afire Off the Dutch coast. In the
waters around NarVik, II contended
that an enemy destroyer had been
damaged and cruiser badly dam
aged,
Like Poland, Norway
From the German account, the
Liege situation appeared TO be de-
veloping In fashion similar 10 Ger
man movements both In Poland and
Norway, A fast, heavily armed col
umn apparently was pressing for
ward with great speed, leaving Bel
gian strong points to It's rear 10 bt
reduced later.
The agency asserted also that
more than 80 enemy airplanes had
been shot down this morning. The
claim included the alleged shooting
down OF 10 British spitfire planes
over Dortrtcht, Holland, and the
loss OF 20 British planes over Wis
singer.
Fresh German claims OF gains ut
Liege and victories over the British
and other enemy air forces followed
indications In well-informed quar-
ters that German troops, holding
the cast coast OF the Zuyder Zee
nl,er having oVerrun northeast Hol-
land, probably would attempt q
crossing by boat TO northwest Hol-
land to attack Amsterdam and the
Dutch water defense from the rear,
(The German reference TO capture
of the Citadel" of Liege was not
entirely clear unless the claim was
that the city itself had fallen, The
Liege fertilization system comprises
10 separate torts-l0 OF them locat-
cd In O chain outside the city and
are designed TO protect II against
capture)
III Cudltlon Jnere are many phi"
boxes and concrete strong works.
The Germans previously had claim
ed the capture OF Eben Emael
Fortress, orr, OF the strongest links
In the Liege Chain Meuse)
At Edge or Defense
II was believed here that German
troops who repeatedly broke through
the first Dutch defense line In the
Ammersfoort- T'henen sector along
the Yssel River were now at the
edge Of the Dutch Inundation de-
lenses In Central Holland, within
35 miles OF Amsterdam. This sec
ton Is below the Zuyder Zee
which forms a huge quiz through
North Central Holland.
BY crossing the mouth OF the
Zuyder Zee into North Province,
either by boat or airplane, the Ger
mans could outflank the inundated
area and establish themselves on
the Dutch North Sea Coast, with
in $50 miles of Great Britain.
1t was indicated that the Ger
mans had met little opposition In
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13

droningen and Friesland Provinces
IN Northeast Holland, which tho
Dutch had only lightly fortified,
and the German high command
said Harrington, at the Mouth Of
the zuyder Zee, had been taken
early yesterday,
The official news agency said
that 5000 Dutch frontier troops
had been taken prisoners and that
others who tried 10 impede the
German advance at the first do.
Tense line had been dispersed,
Parachuters Important
German parachute troops were
credited with an important role IN
the Dutch campaign.
"a German wireless broadcast
heard In New York said parachute
troops holding the bridge at Nicer.
dix over the HollanGSche dep,
vital communications center, had
received achievements by air.
plane and had made contact with
advanced German ground forces.
Moerdijk Is Is miles Southeast OF
Rotterdam,)
II was reported In reliable quart
ers that Germany had gotten
through q message TO the F'ron III
government warning that "sharpeSt
counter measures" would be taken
should any German parachute
troops be shot when taken prison.
or,
The official German News Agency
said, according 10 HavaS, tFreneh
News Agency the French Premier
has Issued o communique stating
that German parachute troops,
contrary to international rules,
landed In Belgian and Dutch uni
forms and that the French would
shoot any enemy captured fighting
In France not wearing his national
uniform,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13

after Craigie had conferred with
foreign Minister Hachlro Arita,
Japanese newspapers, IN addition
10 indicating continued concern
over the East indies, said that al
lied troop landings IN the Dutch
West Indies were q menace to the
East indies,
They had forecast that allied
troops might attempt 10 occupy the
Dutch East Indies In response TO u
Dutch request for protection,
Willemstad, Curacao, Dutch West
indies, May l3-(UP)--A state OF
siege was declared here and through
out oil Dutch West Indian Islands
today following the arrival here OF
500 allied troops,
The troops were brought here yes
torday by the Canadian destroyer
Fraser, which reinforced the two
British warships already In port,
Authorities announced today that
about 400 Germans have been In
termed In q concentration camp on
the Island OF Bonaire but that no
Germans had been killed.
Afraid shelters had been con.
Structed throughout Curacao and
the island was completely BACKED
out last night.
Bournemouth, England, May 10
tuP)--A labor party conference to-
day approved resolution endorsing
the decision Of the pHsty executive
committee that labor should become
full party In the new Winston
Churchill government,
The card vote, taken from dele
gates representing members at large,
was 2,4i3, 900 TO 10000.
Churchill had named Mai Gle
ment Attlee, labor party leader, lord
priVy seal and Arthur Greenwood,
deputy leader minister without
portfolio IN his new fiVc-man inner
war cabinet,
Herbert Morrison, labor, had been
named minister OF supply, and A. V.
Alexander, labor, first lord OF the
admiralty, the post which Churchill
had held under Neville Chamber
lain,
London, May l3--(UpD -- The
house OF commons today voted con.
iidcnCG IN the government OF Win
ston Churchill after the prime min
lister IN speech had said that 1--WE
are IN the preliminary phase OF one
OF the greatest battles In history"
=.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13

Sonora Josefa Garcia Pendan-
de2 has just been appointed Cuba S
FIRST woman female governor OF a
province.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13

German parachutists landing in the
Low Countries continued a menace
Some even were dressed as women
and were described as highly train
ed offensive operations.
The Parachutists are armed 70
the teeth and are ruthless in their
methods 1t was said. "'rhey leave
their airplanes at low attitudes and
there were cases IN Holland in
with Parachutists, a;.or landing
went directly 10 tie homes OF men,
bers OF the Nazi fifth column.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-13

Paintings produced In Cuba in the
last 800 years, mostly by Cubans
were shown In q recent exhibition In
Havana.