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Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-30
More I.v. Draft Names in
Order Pulled from Bowl

Here are the Imperial Valley
men whose numbers we're called
in the national conscription lottery
between the 711th pellet pulled
out of the goldfish bowl and the
l33Oth. Many of the 620 numbers
did not apply to valley men, and
these are not listed.
Tuesdays Press and Wednesdays
Post carried the valley men af-
fected by the first 7lO numbers
drawn. .....
Given first in the order drawn
is the serial number, followed by
the southend man to whom it ap-
piled and then the name of the
northend man. H.#=...
3423 Ernest Miguel, Jubencio
Ybarra
3183. Waldo Vega Ruby, Dan
George West.
2403, G. C. Russell, Phidellia Pat
Everett.
3O46. Esteban C. Ruis, no north
end number.
2970, Leo. E. Saneo, Yoneo Umosa
2406, Juan Armenia, Conrado G.
Miranda.
2875, Edward Urbanek, Robert
Edgar jefferson.
3173. Luis V. Pinera, jr, Roy o,
Duggins.
3443. no southend number, Cal
Jack Webster.
1884. Louis E Landers, Randell
Ellington.
1868, H. w. Smith, James Bruce
Coulter.
1920. Victor Barron, Margarito
Gomez Coronado.
1862, Jerome D. Mitchell, Elmer
Joseph Adams.
3345, George Eugene We Corsey,
Elmer Lee Brown.
1884, Francisco S. Alvarez, JUS
tino L. Mares.
257O Albert Won Rotz, Francisco
Estrada.
los, Jose o. Perez, Fred Edward
Bowers.
2545, Augusten Tumbago, L. E
Garner, jr.
3082, Pete c. Sapaden, Sam NJ
Tamura.
3187, Floyd Bowen, Balentin o.
Arrellano.
3172, Simon A. Ramirez, Frank
Molles.
1921, no southend number, Frank
o. Monreal.
2739. John Adalgo, Benito H.
Acosta.
2648. John Edward Farmer. Nick
R. Manthue.
2731 Jack Evan Coleman, Flor
encio F. Munar.
1892. William Peter Wolf, Juan
Acuna.
2532, David E. Goodner, Sheldon
R. Loughborough.
1921. No southend number, Jesus
o. Duran.
1886, Juan V. Acuna, Willie j.
McNinch.
1892, No southend number, Thom-
as NJ Amador
1868, No southend number, Guada-
lupe H. Chacon.
3137. H. Ray Bentley, Faber ].
Handy.
1854, Alex Romaro. Jesse Rocha.
100. Delbert Gilbert Souther, M.
2. Lobough.
l443. Joe Maria Remboa, Jean
B. Bazapal.
2703, Albert Casner Davis, Placido
Ballesteros.
1874 Salvador Cuevas, Duenes;
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-30
Nose Open Mouth Closed
Peaceful Sleep

nose, and relax. You'll stand better
chance of getting sound sleep.
Also rub some MenthoIstum on your
neck, chest, and back TO improve surface
circulation. This will make you more
comfortable. In fact MenthoIstum helps
in so many different ways that you should
always remember this: For Cold Discom-
Decentralization. Link them together
in your mind.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-30
Dowd VIII Address
|l1lperial Lions

IMPERIAL. Oct. 30.-M. J. Dowd,
chief engineer of the Imperial Irri-
CATION district, will discuss the All
American canal and associated pro-
jects, showing series of lantern
slides, at a dinner meeting of the
Imperial Lions club Thursday
night, 7 o'clock in the Lions hall.
Wives of Lions club members are
to be special guests and in view of
the general interest in the program,
the dinner is open to the public
Reservations should be made with
George Parr, telephone, residence,
Imperial 1881; office, Imperial BAL.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-30

Federal regulations making it
difficult for Mexicans to enter the
United States caused a shortage
of stoop labo- in Imperial Valley
lettuce and carrot fields, it was re-
vealed Wednesday.
1t was impossible for Thomas N.
Finney, head of the State Employ
ment office in Imperial county, to
fill the demand for 900 lettuce and
carrot thinners.
I'VE sent to the State Erhploy-
ment offices in Santa Ana, River
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-30

Nose Closed Mouth Open
Restless
Will you sleep we'll in spite Of that
cold? Or will stopped-up nostriIs make
you gasp for air and breathe through the
mouth till it becomes dry and bitter,
while you toss about restIessIy?
Better take this preeaution: Before re-
firing insert some MenthoIatum in your
nostrils. This soothing ointment will help
clear up the local congestion. Then you'll
be able to breathe normally through the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-30
Drafted Navajo /,
Ready, Willing

PHOENIX. Oct. 80. GJP)-JeSSe
Long of Leupp. 2S. a Navajo Indian,
was one of % Arizona citizens who
answered the cali of the national
peacetime draft yesterday when the
first number-15S-waS drawn,
Leno Off, 81, Phoenix department
store clerk, synbolized the attitude
of many youthful Americans when
he announced I'm ready, willing
and able"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-30
New Books
At the Ell Centre Public Library
FICTION

Bloody Head, Dane Coolidge;
Who's Afraid? Elizabeth Holding;
The Salvation of Pisco Gabar
Geoffrey Household: When Doctors
Disagree. Rose Franken; The Sc
cret of the Marshbanks, Kathleen
Norris The Best Short Stories 1910
Ed J. O'Brien; Flight. Arthur
More; Landfall. Nevil Shute: Tas-
sells On Her Boots, Arthur Train;
Foundation Stone. Leila Warren.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-30
NON-FICTION

Oh Ranger. IEorace M. Albright;
Your Allergy, June B. Cohen; Dis
tinctive Clothes, Frances H. Con-
Salus: Where The Rivers Meet,
Ward Dorrance; Remember, Abra-
ham Flexner; Behind The Sur
geon's Mask, James Harpole; 1
Knew Hitler. Kurt Ludecke: Your
Child's Development and Guidance,
Lois H. Meek; A Winter Tale, Rob-
ert Nathan
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Miss Jane Coffin
Becomes Bride of
DR.. Hugh J. Welch

Mrs. Thomas T. Coffin of Union
town, Pa, announces the marriage
of her daughter, Miss Jane Coffin,
to DR.. Hugh J. WEIGH, son Of Mrs.
Kate H. WEIGH of this city.
The marriage was performed by
the Rev. Ambrose Bevans of ST.
Charles Parish, Pikesville, Md, jan
uary q at 3 o'clock. Only imme-
diate members of the families were
present. The couple was attended
by Miss Catherine U. Welch and DR..
T. Frank WEIGH. brother and sister
of the bridegroom.
The bride wore middy-blue
tweed travelling ensemble with
matching accessories
A reception at the Longfellow
Hotel in Baltimore followed the
service. The couple will make their
home at the Madison Hotel, Balti-
more.
The bride, a graduate of Goucher
College, Baltimore, has been en-
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Mothers Club

The monthly meeting and lunch
con of the Mothers Club of Holy
Trinity School, Georgetown, will be
held tomorrow in the school hall
from 11:30 am. to 2:30 pm.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Auxiliary to Give
Annual Banquet

The Washington Ladies Auxiliary
of the Jewish Consumptives' Relief
Society of Denver will give its 18th
annual dance and card party
Wednesday at the Mayfower Hotel.
Members in charge of arrangements
include Mrs. Louis Kalichsteln,
chairman; Mrs. Maurice L. Bern
stein, co-chairman; Mrs. Joseph
Bernstein, chairman of tickets;
Mrs. Barney Krucoff, chairman OF
Baby Page; Mrs. Harry Pascal and
Mrs. Michael Harris in charge OF
cards and Mrs. Frank Bernard and
Mrs. David Baum in charge OF
cigarettes. The proceeds will go to
the sanatorium at Denver, which
is non-sectarian, where nine Wash
ingtonians are now receiving medi-
cal care.
The auxiliary also is planning a
luncheon and card party at the
Southern Diaries on February II
under the supervision Of Mrs. Harry
Rubinstein and Mrs Louis DinoWltz.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Sorority to Meet

The Gamma Chapter of Zeta Beta
Chi National Sorority will meet at
the Washington Hotel tomorrow at
7:45 pm. Book reviews will be given
by Mrs. Vesta Eales, noted for her
travelling libraries.
Reservations will be taken at the
meeting for the afternoon perform
ance of the Ice Follies on February
"a. Miss Frances Nolte is chairman
of the Committee on Arrangements
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Women Shoppers
To Be Entertained
At Tea Tomorrow

Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. wife of the
former Governor of Pennsylvania
and sponsor of the Washington
League of Women Shoppers, will
entertain the $50 local members at
tea tomorrow from 4:30 to pm. at
1915 Rhode Island avenue NV
They will meet Miss Lillian He'll
man, vice president of the National
League of Women Shoppers and
author of the play THE Little
Foxes" which opens tonight at the
National Theater. Miss Hellman is
one of the early members of the
league.
Miss Hellman was in Washington
today for the opening of the play
and is remaining over one more day
to meet local members of the league.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Arlington Club
To Meet Today

The newly organized seventh unit
of the Arlington County Federation
of Women's Clubs, recently formed at
the home of Mrs. John w. Lewis,
was scheduled to hold its second
meeting today with Mrs. Lewis.
Temporary officers include Mrs.
Lewis, president; Mrs. Ralph Shum-
way, Mrs. Donald Duff and Mrs.
Chester Sharp, vice presidents; Mrs.
r. G. Shower, recording secretary;
Mrs. Harry Thompson, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. o. R. Johnson,
treasurer, and Mrs. M. Ward, par
Humanitarian.
Mrs. Arthur Orr, assisted by Mrs.
Peter Simpson, organized the unit,
and Mrs. William Watt of the fourth
district of the Virginia Federation
of Women's Clubs spoke at the first
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Mission Guild to
Hear w. p. A. Aide

Mrs. Florence Kerr, assistant COM
missioner of the Work Projects Ad-
Yoinistration, will speak on profess
sional and service projects of that
agency before the Evening Auxiliary
of Women's Guild of Central Union
Mission at a dinner meeting at 6
pm. Friday at the E Street Y. w.
g A. The auxiliary's 17th anniver-
sary celebration, planned for that
time, has been postponed to Marcn
because of the illness OF several OF
the members.
The Womens Guild of the mis-
sion will hold no regular meetings
in February, as all its efforts are
being directed toward the mission
campaign for an additional mems
dormitory.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
News Notes
Suburban
Washington
Miss Purdum
Returns to
Hagerstown

Miss Elizabeth Purdum, daughter
of the Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General and Mrs. Smith w.
Purdum of Hyattsville, Md, has
resumed her duties as member of
the Hagerstown, Md, High School
faculty after vacation OF several
weeks in Miami.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Roach Of High
Bridge, Md, are spending the WIN
ter at Vero Beach, Fla.
Miss Mildred Parks of Mount
Rainer, Md, is spending the re-
mainder of the winter in Miami
Mr.. Jack Mehserle, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Henry j. Mehserle, was host
at dance and supper party Friday
evening in the recreation room of
his home in Woodside Park, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Langley
observed their Goth wedding ami
versary informally at their home in
Takoma Park, Md, last Monday. A
dinner party was held, with their
seven children and their families
present.
Attending were Mr.. Raymond
Langley and his family of Pitts
burgh, Pa; Mrs. Vernon Garrett and
her family of Baltimore, Mrs. Ray
mond Hinton, Mrs. Jack OMalley
and Mrs. Guy Livingston and their
families, all of Washington, and
the two younger sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Langley, Mr.. Charles E. Lang
ley and Mr.. Albion Langley, who
make their home with their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs c. G. Rogers Of
Chevy Chase, Md. have gone to
Miami Beach to be at the Hotel
Good until some time in March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Krautwurst
of Woodside Forest, Md, entertained
Friday evening at a bridge and
buffet supper party. The guests in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Cannon, Miss
Madeline Bagelman and Mr.. Louis
Dorsch.
Miss Rebecca Miller of Chapel
Road, Seat Pleasant, Md, is spend
ing several weeks in Miami.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Club Will Hear Talk
On World Events

Miss Janet Richards, nationally
known speaker on current events
will address the Washington Club
on, "The Political Trend of World
Events" tomorrow at II am. She
will be introduced by Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee, who has just re-
turned from visit to Florida.
Miss Daisy Prentice will be IN
charge of the flower arrangement
and Mrs. Charles Mercer Marsh
will be in charge of the Refresh
ment Committee.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

gagged in social work in the vicinity
of Baltimore.
DR.. WEIGH is a graduate of George
town Medical School and widely
known here and in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Women's Bar Group
Plans Banquet

The 23d annual banquet Of the
Women's Bar Association of the
District is being planned for March
8 at the Mayflower Hotel, 1t is
announced by the president. Mrs.
Helena D. Reed. Judge Fay l.,
Bentley is chairman of arrange
ments and will preside as toast
mistress. Members of the Junior
bar will act as hostesses to the in
vited guests, new arrangement this
year.
Members of the association ap-
pointed to assist Judge Bentley in
clude Mrs. Edwina A. Avery, Miss
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Club Auxiliary
To Give Reception

Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith and
the Women's Auxiliary of the
Metropolitan Police Boys Club
have issued invitations for a
movie and reception Saturday
afternoon. The party will be
held at 4 o'clock at 2221 R street.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
Democratic Club

The Woman's Democratic Club
of Arlington County will meet to-
night at o'clock at Democratic
headquarters. the Rucker Building,
Clarendon, Va. Mrs. David Tucker
Brown, president of the Woman's
National Democratic Club, will be
the guest speaker.
Evening star., 1940-02-05
State Society
Elects Tonight

The Washington State and Alaska
Society will hold its annual busi-
ness meeting and election Of ON
GERS tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Mayflower Hotel.
Mr.. j. j. Underwood of Seattle
will preside. Final arrangements
for the society's Washington birth
day celebration to be held Febru-
ary % will be announced.
Former residents of the State Of
Washington or of the Territory Of
Alaska are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Mrs. Kathryn Lawlor, Miss Lydia
Martin, Miss Annabel Matthews,
Miss Grace McGerr, Miss Mabel
Meeker, Miss Clara l.. Noyes Miss
Marion Poole, Miss Hilda Reagle,
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Miss Marguerite Rawalt, Mrs. Mabel
Benson Sakis, Mrs. Grace B. Stiles,
Miss Marie Suter, Miss Catherine l..
VauX, Mrs. Mary M. WittepE1yer
and Mrs. Verna Parsons Young.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

Mary Agnes Brown, Miss Olive
Beatty, Miss Elizabeth Benson, Miss
Helen Carloss, Mrs. Grace s. Daw-
son, Miss Helen Dolan, Miss Helen
Goodner, Miss Annabel Hinderliter
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
TRAINING SCHOOL ORGANIZED

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3 UP)-One
of the newest additions to San
Diego's fast growing aircraft indus
try is the Casper Aircraft Institute
at 1880 SaSsafras ST., between Ket-
tner and Pacific blvds. The purpose
of the new school is to train men
between the ages of 18 and 35 to
fill the tremendous demand for
skilled riveter and sheet metal
workers building Americas air.
planes.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

be appropriated by future con-
crosses. 1t is expected % cost
about S4,OO0,0OO,O0O
The new patrol. spckesmen said.
will become operative "in the near
future under command of Rear
Admiral Hayne Ellis, commander
of the Atlantic squadron, but still
will be part of the main fleet.
In conforming with the policy
adopted at the outbreak Of the war,
the navy declined to disclose num-
bers, names or types of ships to be
included in the new patrol. The
Atlantic squadron, however, in
cludes the battleahips New York,
| Arkansas and Texas, and the de-
commissioned battleship Wyoming,
now used for training. There are
probably several aircraft carriers,
about a dozen cruisers, pehaps 90
to 100 destroyers, some submarines
and various other types of smaller
craft. About 80 of the destroyers,
recommissioned after being laid up
after the World War, are on neu-
trality patrol.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
BY RALPH HEINZEN

VICHY, France, Oct. 3. CUP)--
The German and Italian general
staffs were reported today to have
mapped plans for sea, land and
air attack on Gibraltar and to be
confident the rock can be pull
verized by modern bombs and
shells.
Axis confidence of success in
event an offensive is launched was
said by French newspaper COM
mentators to be based on recent
raid by 100 French planes and upon
the demolition of the great Magi-
not line forts by German artillery
during the offensive into France.
The French planes were said to
have bombed Gibraltar for three
hours while losing but one plane.
The newspaper Figaro said mod
ern artillery fire power had con-
vinced German experts that an at
tack would be successful and that
Gibraltar is wide open" to air at
tack.
Press opinion here as to whether
such an attack would be forthcom-
ing soon was divided. The Paris
Soir, in a dispatch from Geneva
claimed that Spain had agreed in
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
London Guns Turn
Back Nazi Raiders
From Central Area

LONDON, Oct. 3. (UP)-Shatter-
ing blasts from anti aircraft guns
firing from central London turned
back waves of German bombers
during daylight air raid alarms to-
day.
Considerable anti aircraft fire was
heard in the capital during the
third alarm and newly strengthened
air defenses, including new, heavy
anti-aircraft guns, were credited
with keeping German planes well
away from the central London area
The days brief air alarms fol-
lowed persistent but apparently
weaker raids during the night.
There was a pause in the German
raiding during the night, for the
second successive night, and though
20 parts of the greater London area
we're bombed only a few planes ever
approached central London.
After two raiding planes had beer
shot down by gun fire, most of thu
others jettisoned their bombs il
the outskirts.
A famous public school (corre.
spending in the United States to /;
private SCHOOL, in southeast Eng
land was set afire by incendiar.
bombs and a Saxon church nearb,
was hit, but the fire was soon pu
out.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Hitler, Musso!ini
May Meet to Plan
New Developments
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

ROME. Oct. 3. UP)-Premier
Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler
will meet soon to discuss new de-
velopments following last weeks
signing of the German Italian
japanese military alliance. it was
reported persistently but without Of
ficial confirmation today.
Ramon Serrano Suner, Spanish
minister Of the interior. who had
been scheduled to return to Ma
drid today, suddenly postponed his
departure at least until tomorrow
He had planned to leave today
with two brief cases full of notes on
his conversations with Hitler and
Mussolini. Francisco Franco chief
of the Spanish state, IS waiting in
Madrid for Suner's report and is
expected to decide from it whether
to throw Spain into the war, pos
siblv within the next few weeks.
The Spanish question was pre-
dominate here. Mussolini's neWspa-
per Popolo d'Italia said yesterday
that SPANS right to Latin Am
erica was one Of the three great
obiectives" of the combined future
of Italy and Spain. The other two
we're the Mediterranean and Africa
The newspaper linked these aspira,
tions with the German-ltallar
plans for the reconstruction Of Eu-
| rODe
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Advertisement End
Seen with Burma
Road Reopenin9

LONDON. Oct. (UP)-Britain
has decided to reopen the Burma
road, main Chinese supply route,
on Oct. II, 1t was understood to-
day. The decision, following ia
pans military alliance with Ger
many and Italy, was reported to
have been made after thorough
exchange of views with Washing
ton.
A three months Anglo-Japanese
agreement under which the Burma
road was closed to all military sup
plies to China will expire on Oct.
II. The agreement was made on
the understanding that during the
three months Japan would seek
a peace with China Instead Japan
formed an alliance with Britain's
enemies and her armed forces
penetrated French Indo- China to
cut off supplies to the Chinese
through Yunnan Province.
Now, as a gesture of friendship
and in order to compensate China
for the oil of which she was de-
prived while the Burma road has
been closed it was believed that
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

into new patrol which will be ex-
panded periodically It is another
move to strengthen Atlantic de-
fenses and comedies with prepara-
tions for new air and naval bases
on recently acquired British sites.
Spokesman said the new force
would consist of the present At
lantic squadron, ships and planes
of the neutrality patrol, new YES
sells under construction, and ships
recently purchased for conversion
to naval use. There was no indica-
ton that any ships in the main
fleet in the Pacific would be re-
called
The official announcement said
that placing all the Atlantic YES
sells under one command would re-
suit in increased efficiency in the
operations and training of the YES
sells"
! Congress already has authMized
construction of enough new warships
to provide large sized fleets for both
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. The
money for actual construction will
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Communists Lose
Ariz. Ballot Fiqht

PHOENIX, Oct. 3 CUP)--Ruling
on jurisdictiinal point, the Ari-
zona supreme court refused to is
sue a writ of mandamus to force
the secretary of state to place the
communist party on the general
election ballot.
The court ruled Arizona law does
not impose duty on the secretary
of state to certify any party.
1t was held the clerks of the
boards of supervisors of the Il
counties have jurisdiction over
mandamus action.
The court declared that beyond
accepting petitions requesting for
nation of a new party, the Law
does not g point out any particu.
lar thing that he (secretary o.
state) must do to show his recog.
milton of such party"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Gibraltar Next
Axis jective?

principle to cooperate and go ac-
lively forward" with the axis, dur
ing recent conversations in Berlin
and Rome, but the rest of the
press doubts that Generalissimo
Francisco Franco would go that far.
Without Spain the axis can take
no real action against Gibraltar.
Specializing on the result of a
successful attack, Figaro concludes
that its loss might not be fatal
to the British empire. The route
around Africa would supplant the
Mediterranean empire life line
The chief danger to Britain would
be that it would release the italian
fleet into the Atlantic to raid Bri-
tish commerce. Otherwise Britain
could easily replace the loss of
Egyptian cotton, and Irakian and
Rumanian oil carried through the
Mediterranean, by purchase from
America.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03
Greek-ItaIian
Tension Grows

ATHENS. Oct. 3. UP)-Greece
rushed troops to the Albanian from
tier. it was learned today, after
Italy suddenly moved up impressive
forces close to the Greek border.
1t was understood the italian high
command had established headquar-
ters at Koritza, only about 20 miles
from the Greek border.
Reliable reports said the Italians
had massed three new divisions,
totaling about $4,000 men, close to
the Greek line This brought total
italian strength in the region ad-
jacent to Greece to an estimated
100000 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-10-03

the British government intends to
supply China with oil from Burma
on credit.
Yesterday it was forecast here
that as consequence of the axis
Japanese alliance Britain hence
forth would treat China more as
an ally and provide Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek with greater war
supplies.
The reported decision to reopen
the Burma road was considered
Britain's first answer to the Berlin
pact. Sentiment of members of the
government, however, favored re-
opening of the Burma road even
before the triple pact was signed
last Friday in retort to the Japa-
nese invasion of French Indo-
China.
Just as Adolf Hitler's occupation
of Prague terminated the era of
appeasement in Europe, many be-
lieved that reopening of the Burma
road would mark the beginning of
the end of British appeasement in
the Far East. If Britain again should
yield to Japan under duress the
yielding, it was expected, at least
would be accompanied by further
support to China.
New moves anticipated here in
cluded British and United States
arrangements for Pacific defense,
British empire cooperation with the
United States in restricting trade
with Japan and a Tightening of
British friendship with China, pos
sibly to be marked by dispatch CT
economic and military missions to
Chungking, Generalissimo Chang
Kai-Shek's battered provisional
capital in Szechuan Province.