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Evening star., 1940-05-14

had allied reinforcements been
rushed to them, but the French were
diseased with the idea Of . great
offensive In Alsace-Lorraine and the
British Army was being sent, &C.
cording to pre-arranged plan, to
form the left wing Of the allied
forces and could not be diverted to
save Belgium. It Is unlikely these
mistakes will BE- repeated.
The Germans must, therefore, de-
pend on their air force to hamper the
progress Of allied reinforcements
while they make good their grip on
the crossings Of the Meuse and the
Albert Canal, surround and reduce
Liege and thus establish themselves
firmly in Belgium--if they can. It
must be pointed out that like many
frontier fortresses, Mege Is not in
tended as q final barrier to . hostile
advance, but only as 4 delaying po-
sition. Meanwhile It denies to the
invader essential lines Of commune
cation.
In the air the Germans appear to
have . considerable superiority.
It Is not apparent that the Ger
mans have committed very large
forces to this attack on the Low
Countries, except In the air. We
appear to be dealing largely with
mechanized spearheads rather than
heavy columns of infantry and artil-
lery. It Is, therefore, still conceiv-
able that the objective Of this move
may be the isolation and reduction
Of the Netherlands, and that the
assault on Belgium is In the nature
Of q holding attack. II this is the
case, We shall quickly see fresh Ger
man efforts south of the central
rivers, pushing through Noord
Brabant toward iceland.
Prospective Allied Line Traced.
The allied efforts doubtless will be
directed toward stabilizing the sit
uation on some such line as one
running from the Dutch main posi-
tions In Utrecht Province. along the
Meuse to Liege and through or at
the outer edge Of the Ardennes I'd
Luxembourg. This would be q much
stronger line, and one rather short
er, than the Franco-Belgian FROM
tier. Its left would rest on the stout
bastion Of the Dutch water defenses
(once these can be assured as to
control. while Liege and the pre-
pared defenses Of the Ardennes
would support it farther south. Its
Evening star., 1940-05-14
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT


ELIOT.
It is now possible to give . some
what clearer picture Of the prog
ress Of the German attack on the
Low Countries, and the occasion is
perhaps appropriate for including
some data Of a general nature with
regard to the. military situation.
The Dutch scheme Of defense
includes D an outpost or cover
ing position along the River Ijssel
and the Nijmwegen Canal; on this
line no more than q delay Of the
enemy was hoped for; ca two main
fines Of defense between the Ijssel-
meer (Zuider Zee) and the triple
and parallel central rivers (Rhine,
Waal, Maas), consisting of strong
fortified positions, bridgeheads,
demolitions and water lines, and
covering the main centers Of the
country. The first Of these posi-
tions was, roughly, on the line Spa
kenberg-Amersfort- -Rhenen and the
second on the line Muiden- Utrecht
Neerijnen.
The notable features Of this sys-
tenn are: Cd It takes realistic ac-
count Of the fact that the small
Dutch Army, with its limited Pc
riod OF training, cannot hope to put
into the field enough troops to de-
fend the whole frontier; therefore
it abandons to initial invasion the
three northern provinces (Gronin-
gen, Drenthe, Friesland), and like
wise makes little attempt of defend
ing any position south of the three
central rivers, save for a delaying
position behind the Peel marshes,
thus abandoning likewise the three
southern provinces Uimburg, Noord
Brabant and Zeeland). It concen-
trates on defending the so-called
Fortress of Holland" which con-
tains the chief cities and the vital
centers of the country.
Total Of $4,000 Men.
The troops are organized In peace
as four divisions. In war these
would apparently mobilize as four
corps of two divisions each, plus
a cavalry brigade including some
armored car units. The total force
thus available will be about 137,-
600; there will be some $4,000 ad-
ditional partly trained men avail
able as requirements, some OF
which can be employed to garrison
fortified positions.
1t should be particularly noted
that, despite the recent military
conversations between the Nether-
lands and Belgian governments, the
Dutch defense system, Of necessity,
tends to a final stand in an isolated
position without any connection with
the Belgian defense system The
Southern Dutch provinces thus af-
ford to an invader from the east an
open road by which he may pene-
trate between the two countries.
reach the sea. and complete the
isolation of the Dutch unless the
gap can be filled by mobile forces.
Since these can hardly be either
Dutch or Belgian, sufficient mobile
units for such a purpose not being
available, the conclusion Is irresist-
ible that 1t is here that allied
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North Dokoto Delegates
Instructed for Roosevelt

D The Associated Press.
MINOT. N. OAK, May 1.-THE
North Dakota State Democratic
Convention yesterday instructed IS
delegates to the party's national
gathering. each with q half vote. to
work for denomination of President
Roosevelt. The convention adopted
. resolution asking the delegates to
vote a. q unit.
Charles j. Vogel, Cargo, State
chairman, was reelected national
committeeman, and Mrs. j. ]. Ny
gard Of Jamestown was elected ma
tional committeewoman.
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weakest link would be the line Of
the Meuse between Rhenen and
Maastricht. An alternative line, II
Holland must be abandoned, would
be the Albert Canal from Antwerp
to Liege; II the Dutch, with British
support. could meanwhile maintain
themselves In the Fortress Of Hol-
land, they would be . continual
threat to the right hank and rear
Of the Germans facing Antwerp,
Just as Antwerp itself. u It could
have been held, would hAve been
. threat to the right flank and rear
Of the German armies Of 1914.
tcopyrisht 1910. New York Herald Tribuns.) }
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ing the junction Of ths Albert Canal
and the Meuse, Is reported In Ger
man hands: this, II true, Is extremely
serious. Eben Emael Is 4 new fort:
its fall 10 said to have been due to 4
new method" carried out by . Ger
man air force detachment. There is
. hint that Z new nerve gas" may
have been introduced into the forts
ventilating system. Parachutists,
disguised civilians, and air attacks
Ill In combination are stated to have
given the Germans possession of q
bridge over the Albert Canal. Their
mechanized forces, crossing the
Meuse at Maastricht and the Albert
Canal on the captured bridges, are
said to have reached Waremme. west
Of Liege, on the main Liege-Brussels
railway. The Germans claim that
they have taken the citadel Of Liege
itself, which Is an old fertilization
Of no great military importance:
this has apparently been done either
by NTH column elements or by q
force which, emulating Ludendorf1's 5
exploit Of 1914, has penetrated be-
tween the forts into the city. The
Germans admit that the forts are
still holding out. An allied Belgian
counter-attack appears to be devel-
oping, and advanced mechanical
units have clashed with the Ger
mans in the vicinity Of Waremme.
Meanwhile; another German force
has advanced into the Ardennes and
is apparently making progress. One
report, unconfirmed, from Brussels
says this German advance Is di-
rected toward forcing q passage OF
the Meuse between Liege and Namur
very serious II true.
There is nothing to show the ex-
tent OF the allied reinforcements.
But 1t may be reflected that this
move above all others Is the one
which the careful and able French
general stan. now directing the
allied operations by land, has been
providing against all these years.
One may, therefore, expect vigorous
allied counter-measures.
Similar Attack in 1914.
In 1914 the Germans attacked In
very much the same place; they by
passed Liege, where the forts held
out for IL days against a special be-
sieging force while the Germans
advanced on Brussels. The Bel
gians, ill-prepared. might have at
tempted q stand before the capital
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Nun Heads Nurses Group

Sister M. Olivia Gowan, dean OF
nursing education at Catholic Uni
versity. has been named president Of
the Association Of Collegiate Schools
Of Nursing, it was announced here
today. She Is the first nun to hold
tho presidential Office, it was stated
Evening star., 1940-05-14

against Belgium. The main German
drive against the Netherlands Is d.
recting itself initially upon Utrecht,
north Of the central rivers. Its ulti-
mate objective Is probably Amster-
dam. This German drive has
preached the outpost line along the
River Ijssel and the Germans claim
1t has also preached the first main
Dutch defense line between Amers-
foort and Rhenen. One significant
point Is that nothing In the way Of
reliable eyewitness accounts tndi-
Gates that the Dutch have actually
carried out inundations to any great
extent.
Parachutists Create Diversion.
Subsidiary German operations in
the Netherlands, all. Of course. linked
up with their main drive on Utrecht,
include the following:
l. Operations Of the air force, in
cluding parachute troops, largely
centered Gas to the latter on Rotter-
dam and The Hague. Objective at
Rotterdam. to seize and hold the
Waalhoven Airport and the docks,
thus preventing use Of the airport
by the Dutch and allies and denying
to the allied reinforcements the
principal seaport Of Holland. OBJ
jective at The Hague. the paralysis
Of the Dutch government. In gene
eral the parachutists, with assist
ance Of bombers. have created an
immense diversion behind the Dutch
lines.
az A drive across the undefended
northern provinces, which has
reached Harlingen at the mouth of
the Ijsselmeer. There is q motor
road on the great dixie across this
mouth, but one can hardly suppose
that the Dutch will have left this in
shape to be used by the Germans
(3) An attack appears to be de-
veloping south Of the central rivers,
and is claimed by the Germans to
have pierced the Peel defense line,
based largely on the Peel marshes,
and extending roughly from Rhenen
to Roermond. The Dutch commu-
nique says that French forces are
fighting In the eastern part Of the
province Of Noord Brabant, which
is In the same location. This attack
may separate the Netherlands from
Belgium, isolate the main Dutch
armies, and develop into a direct
threat to both Antwerp and Rotter-
dam. Its final objective is probably
the island province Of Iceland,
whence German submarines could
directly threaten British shipping
entering the port of London, and
German airplanes be based only 100
miles from the British metropolis
within fighter as well as bomber
radius.
Eben Emael Is Key Fort.
The German attack on Belgium
has been initially directed toward
forcing a crossing Of the Meuse
north Of Liege, and enveloping that
fortress from the rear. The cross
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Eben EmaeI Is Key Fort.

The German attack on Belgium
has been initially directed toward
forcing a crossing Of the Meuse
north Of Liege, and enveloping that
fortress from the rear. The cross
ing was made at Maastricht. in the
Dutch province Of Limburg. The
northernmost fort Of the new Liege
defenses, that at Eben Emael, guard
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
THE BOYS WHO WILL PAY THE BILLS

The antitrust suit against the American petroleum indus
should really bring to the American industry
Surely depend the courts which the funamen
tai system of American government and industry depends
Allegations that the price of oil and petroleum products is
high with other commodities reuted by the
statistics Charges that there competition
the industry be supported by competent testimony of
honest actually engaged in the oil industry and too RI
dicuous present to intelligent jurist.
Furthermore the action directed against the in the in
dustry best able defend themselves Their defense is the de-
of he industry because the convince the
the land that the oil industry charging the public
much for refined products and that the industry being
operated true conservation principles then the Otaaran
system has already arrived.
Perhaps misinormed but read the complaint
is the bf the antitrust laws that the trainers intended
Originally, the Sherman act intended To protect the little
fellows from the brutal giants The New Deal inrpreaonor at
tempted inerpreaon- that the antitrust laws intended
protect the by compelling the sale bf products the
lowest possible figure the accept that view, then it is
death kne the American system of
prise, hitting every branch of industry.
If public appreciation of the true facts lacking ev
by the apparent of people high octhen
is due the clone wolf attitude of members of the industry
has had many examples of this attitude especially among
major companies They the boys who going the
bills while fighting for their lives.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
TWO ROOK REVIEWS

The hope of the United States
rests with Thomas Jefferson's idea
that the purpose of government is
to RESTRAIN men from injuring one
another" This is the claim of
Herbert D. Brauff in "Todays For
gotten Man" a new book by Town
Hall Press. New York. 1t is in bold
contrast with the American "Mein
Kampf" by Thurman w. Arnold,
U. S. Attorney general, who calls
his book "Bottlenecks of Bust
ness"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
TWO RIGS BURNED
OVER SANE GASSER

A second drilling rig over the
Frank Walsh gas well at Devon
was destroyed by fire last week.
The first rig was burned as a result
OF smoking at the rig by a careless
workman. w. E. Burks moved his
spudder over the hole to complete
the well and spark from the light
plant is said to have again ignited
the gas. Part of the rig was pulled
away from the hole with a cater
pillar tractor, saving enough of the
spudder so that it can be rebuilt.
The well was drilled to provide an
added supply for the Montana
Dakota Utilities line serving Great
Falls.
CORING NEAR SANDS
Texas company's wildcat well on
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12
WE BELIEVE

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS haze been definitely pro-
indispensable in Montana Eoery 70iIdcat should
haze both Madison and De9,0nian highs" deternin-
ed by reflection SeiSmogrdbh before drilling begins.
DEEPER DRILLING is essential to 7rite the real his
tory of the Montana oil industry. The major
source of Montana petroleum is in formations Be
LOW THE BIG LIME. abandonment of 7OelS at
the Madison contact is 7ouste of money. Aban
donment Of 9eeLs at the Cat Greek horizon is stu
bidity No 7oeH should be considered completion
until it is drilled into the DevoniaN.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

Absaroka dome, near Dry Creek oil
field in southern Montana. is re-
ported drilling at 1901 feet,
near the first expected oil horizon.
Location is in saltwater county, in
c Sc a NWA 10-4S-19E.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

off Valve" of the Petroleum World,
as we are want to do. Imagine our
chagrin when we found that the
Blowout editor apparently went
fishing for practically his entire
column was lifted from the Badger.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

Many a rose is born to blush
and sin.
Sizmo Sam SEE his gal friend is
so dumb she thinks an operetta is
a little telephone girl
Corporal. I'm classifying all the
girls in town"
Good for you.
Nope, the bad for me and the
good for you.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

old Lady: Are you a little boy OF
a little girlg
Child: What the heck else would
be?
After hearing the Ickes speech on
the radio, Willkie adopted a new
war cry for the party: NOW Is THE
TIME FOR ALI. GOOD MEN TO
COME TO.
They have now invented a plan
of artificial propagation OF rabbits
which just about takes all the fun
out of being a rabbit
A drunk was standing at a street
corner mumbling to himself. A
policeman nearby came up to him.
As he did so, the drunk said 1T
can't be done. 1t can't be done.
What can't be done?' said the
policeman.
Look at that sign over there"
answered the befuddled topper. 1T
says, Drink Canada Dry"
1t being the week Of the open
ing Of the duck hunting season the
editor of the Badger sat back com
fortably, figuring on escaping work
by lifting the jokes from the Blow
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-10-12

SEND A CONTRIBUTION TO
THE SUNBURST BADGER
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-11
Senator Pittman Named
Graduation Speaker

committee foreign relations and legislative champion of the silver
of Mines graduation here May 81 announced by
DR. Franci A. mining
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-11

tana School of Mines graduation
exercises May 81.
Senator Pittman stands high
with the mining men of the West
and so 1t is particularly gratifying
that he should address the grad
yates of one of the nations most
widely known mining colleges, -
Carl Trauerman, president of the
Mining association of Montana. said.
He knows the problems of the
metal industries and he has prob
ably done more than any other man
to help silver producers of the
West"
Mr. Trauerman predicted that a
large number of Montana mining
men would come to Butte to hear
Senator Pittman's address. The com
mencement exercises at the college
are always attended by capacity
crowds of more than / 900 persons.
Among the mining legislation
sponsored by Senator Pittman was
the Pittman act which was adoped
after the World war and which pro-
duced a silver boom in this country.
During the war England had bought
a large amount of silver from the
U. S. treasury to stabilize the cur
rency of India.
After the war the Pittman act
provided that this silver should be
replaced with new production in this
country. An adequate price was es-
tablished and silver camps flour
ished.
According to Mr.. Trauerman Sen
ator Pittman is the man mainly re-
sponsible for the present domestic
silver price of I'LL cents an ounce
and he plans to produce legisla-
tion to raise the price to $1.29.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-11

vitation because "of the very strong
friendship l have for you and the
high admiration l have for your
college.
Il know Of no one in the West
that has taken a more active part
or has spoken more intelligently
on behalf of our metal industries
than you and therefore if can
accommodate you in any way it
will be a great pleasure.
Senator Pittman needs no intro
duction TO Montanans or to any
westerner. He was born in Vicks-
burg, Miss, 6S years ago but the
roads of adventure enticed him
from his native state to the Alas
kan gold fields. to the Nevada min
ing camps and eventually to the
United States Senate and a high
place in the councils of the Demo-
cratic party.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-11
S ECT
HONOR
S SENIORS

BUTTE-Three Montana School
of Mines seniors, selected by stu
dents and faculty as outstanding
members of this years graduating
class, will be candidates for the
medal award made annually by the
Montana Society of Engineers, it
was announced yesterday.
Those chosen to compete for the
high honor are Frank w. Archibald
of Helena, Laurence T.. Eek of Ana
conda and William M. Brodrick of
Havre.
The candidates for the medal will
be entertained at a luncheon Mon
day. when the award committee of
the Montana Society of Engineers
is to interview them and select one
as the 1910 medalist.
Members of the examining com
mittee of the society are Charles
Lennon, assistant general superin-
tendent, Anaconda Copper Mining
company reduction works, Ana
conda John L. Boardman, chair
man of the bureau of safety, Ana
conda company Butte, and Archie
Bray, Western Clay Products Manu-
featuring company, Helena.
Following the usual custom, the
committee will not announce the
medal winner until the commence
ment exercises of the Montana
School of Mines on the evening of
May 81. Senator Key Pittman of
Nevada will be the commencement
speaker
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-11
RED METAL
PRODUCTION
UP QUARTER

WASHINGTON-The Bureau OF
Mines reported a 81 per cent in
crease in production of American
refined copper last year due largely
to the war.
Officials said heavy foreign pur-
chases likely were for bomb castings,
shells and bullets. Japan led all
customers, taking 249.27O,881
pounds of refined copper, and
France was second with 1872, 048,7S9
pounds. Russia, which received no
refined copper from this country
during the first ten months, took
25 per cent, or 45.496,194 pounds,
of the total output in November and
December
Improvement in the American
copper industry included greater
domestic consumption, exports. and
production; higher prices and small
Ter inventories.
Total available supply rose from
946,434,754 pounds in 1888 to
2,413,55S,22S in 1899; stocks with
drawn for domestic accounts in
creased from S13,9S7,SO9 to 1929
745,233: and supplies remaining at
the end of the year dropped from
/ ,132,446,954 to 9S3,S12,995 pounds
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-11
LIBBY
MINING
LIVE MS

LIBBY-The season promises a
return of mining activity. V. A.
Harpole of Deer Lodge will con
tinue developments above the old
Golden West mine
Operations are now resuming at
the Snowshoe. A mill to work over
the dump and tailings left from
former years will be constructed.
Later plans include operation of the
mine proper.
William Wade. who has been op-
Grating the old Branagan property
and adjacent deposits. will erect a
large mill.
John B. Myers. local superinten-
dent of the Universal Zonolite In
sulation Co., returned to start work
at that plant.
Two large auxiliary diesels having
been installed this winter, produc-
ton will soon De under way at the
Glacier Silver Lead mine.
1t is expected placer operations
on Libby creek will again be re-
sumed.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-05-11
FOUND COULTER
STUDENT AWARD
At MONT. MINES

The establishment of Viola
Vestal Coulter scholarship amount
ing to 5000 annually at the Mon
tana School Of Mines by William
]. Coulter of Denver, Colo, was
announced here by DR.. Francis A.
Thomson, president. The scholar
ship will be first awarded for the
academic year 1940-41 to some stu
dent upon the recommendation of
a faculty committee to be ap-
pointed by DR.. Thomson:
Principal qualifications for the
scholarship include a high scho-
lastic standing and demonstrated
athletic ability, DR.. Thomson said.
Mr.. Coulter is manager of the
Climax Molybdenum company at
Climax, Colo, the largest producer
of molybdenum in the world, and
has a distinguished professional
career.
He graduated from washington
State College in 1914. when DR..
Thomson was head of the depart
ment of mining engineering there.
He had to work his way through
COliSSG anu III ulo 5CHloA ypdA 'DS-
came indebted to DR.. Thomson in
order to finish his engineering
training.
In establishing the Viola Vestal
Coulter scholarship, Mr.. Coulter is
expressing his appreciation of help
which was given him to finish his
college work, and his desire to be
of assistance to students who have
financing their education.