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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
MdrVeIs
AT Serb Delay in
Joining Axis
By CAPT. JOHN II. CRAIGE

U. :. Marine corps hSfifed
Written Especially for International News
service
Most significant feature Of the
( bloodlesS Nazi conquest Of Yugo-
slavia was the length Of time il
took TO secure the Yugoslav sig
natures.
As far back as The latter part
I OF February YugoSlav Prime Min
lister DragiSha Cvetcovic and For
eiCn Minister Alexander Cincar-
! NIarcovic conferred with Hitler at
Berchtcsgaden and the Nazis an
/ nounced that their signature 10
/ the Axis pact was in the bag
Then something happened. As q
result Of the visit Of British For
eign Minister NhfH0Hy EupT ana
chief of the imperial general staff,
Sir John Dill. 20 the Near asst.
Britains Balkan influence took
/ on new life
Greece reiterated her determina-
I ton 10 resist Nazi pressure 10 the
last The Turkish attitude stiff
/ fened Popular opinion in Yugo-
Slavia began 10 assert itself
against knuckling under 10 Hit
ler's demands
I Yugoslavia repeatedly postponed
signing the Axis pact
On March Is dispatches told Of
the landing in Greek ports Of
/ 100000 British troops, reported
10 be the vanguard of a force OF
100000. Following this the Yugo-
slav attitude stiffened and wave
Of popular anti-Nazi demonstra-
tons swept the country.
REFUSED PATHWAY
What arguments the Nazis
were able 10 advance 10 bring
about Yugoslavia's final signature
is a secret 10 which only time can
bring an answer. Indications
from meager published texts Of
the pact are that Hitler by no
means achieved all that he de-
sired. ss.s --
One Of the Reich dictator's
principal detectives was the de-
mobilization of Yugoslavia'S army
Of three-quarters Of a million
men
Nazis troops also were denied
use of the Nardar valley. historic
route of attack on Salonika.
Apparently in accepting the pact
as it stood, Hitler felt that the
psychological tide in the Balkans
WAS running against him and le-
cided to take what he could get
from the Yugoslavs.
Next move 10 be expected in
the Balkans seems almost certain
to be military stroke across the
Greco Bulgarian frontier against
British and Greek forces. Vital
element in that contest will be thet
attitude of the Turks which will
| largely depend on what the Rus
SLAMS tell them.
II British and Greek forces can
Iinflict early and important defeats
on IIitler's divisions the whole Of
southeast Europe may fame into
I tine war that Germany has striven
$50 Strcnuously 70 avoid. Il.
1.-The statements aud opinions
herein are private To the writer
and are not 10 be construed as
rejecting the views of the navy
department)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
BY CHARLES A. SMITH


NEW YORK. March 27-De-
spite passage Of the lease-lend bill
and knowledge that II will acceler-
ate the flow Of arms from the
United States 10 a spate. sober.
British opinion is virtually unani-
fs4e4is- in agreeing that for some
time to come the initiative in
World War No. II must continue
10 rest with Adolf Hitler.
The moral effect on Britain Of
the passing Of the leaSe-lend legis-
lauon has been enormous and has
done much to offset the bad Win
ter and the depressing news Of
German depredations on British
{ shipping in the Atlantic. But no
one in possession of the full facts
anticipates that Britain viii i'm
mediately be able to switch from
the defensive to the offensive in
Europe.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
MUST WEAKEN FOES

des are placing large and ever
rrT0asI ur forces IN the field. the
opinion IS growing that the enc
must be based on the gradual
weakening of one 81 The belligcr-
enfs and not on some wifi 20
lifical ending Few Brtishers now
fhlnk. in terms Of a German in
ternal collapse
German strategy II is felt. con-
fains the following program for
this year:
An all-out campaign against the
British Atlantic lifeline in ar at
tempt 70 stifle American ard
An attempt TO close the eastern
end n The Mediterranean by an
advance through hr( Bal kans- fol-
lowed BY an attack on Suez from
the air.
An effort 20 seize Tunisia. block
he Sicilian Channel. and cut the
Mediterranean in half.
An attack on Gibraltar 10 slam
The Atlantic gate 10 the Mediter-
ranean and disperse the British
feet either into the Atlantic or
eastward toward Malta or Alex
andi-ia
Invasion Of britain prov1diue
tie opportunity is offered
Bgtain Isl well aware of all
these possibilities and has taken
every precaution 20 meet and
counter in some cases 70
forestal--each one Of them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
NEW METHODS HELP

Thousands more are being
drafted - into the regular army
each week. New methods of train
ing and of equipping them make
il possible for these new men TO
take their place as Trained SOL
diors in the space Of weeks in
stead of months.
At the same time, Britain grad
uallv is overcoming. her former
weakness in heavy and medium ar
tillery. in anti-tank guns and
tanks and in addition has by now
more than made up for the griev-
Gus losses Of material suffered in
The Flanders and Dtiifttii5siifis i+S epae-
uationS.
She will continue to reinforce
her divisions in the Middle East
and to support Greece and any
other of her allies in that area
with all the men and equipment
she can spare. without endanger-
inc the British Isles to the point
where Germany might be able to
launch a successful invasion at
tempt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-27
LAND WAITS ON AIR

It remains the opinion Of we'll
informed BritiShers that Britain
VIII not embark on a continental
lard offensive tsf any magnitude
until she has obtained. by her own
efforts and with increased Ameri-
can aid, an Overwhelmingly SUI
peTior air force.
The remainder of 1871 is more
likely 10 witness a tremendous
British effort TO obtain command
in the air. TO strange the menace
now being directed against her
Atlantic lifeline. and to building
up her army for service overseas
at some time in the future. Land
operations on the scale of 1914
1918 are most unlikely for some
time. perhaps not before 1912.
Exact British dispositions are
well-kept secret, but it is gen.
eral knowledge that despite the
dispatch of thousands of troops
and tremendous aerial and mech
anized equipment to the Near and
Middle East and even 10 the Far
East Britain still has approx
mately two million men under
arms in the regular army in Eng
land in addition 70 the increas-
ingly highly-trained home guard
Of nearly two million men.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31

Mrs. A. Gallagher were consolation
prize winners.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Hoisington and
daughter Audrey were shoppers in
Boomers Ferry Saturday.
Dick Nagel was a business visi-
tor in Libby Sunday.
MFR. and Mrs. Vernon Vetter of
Leonia are the proud parents of a
new baby daughter born to them at
Boomers Ferry last week.
Abe Stemmeni, section foreman
at Leonia, has taken steel gang
for the summer out of Leonia. jim
my Cornelius has taken his place
as section foreman at Leonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kessler were
Bonners Ferry visitors last week.
Helmer Swanson was Boomers
Ferry visitor Monday.
Mrs. William Chappell and Miss
Edith Hawkins shopped in Boomers
Ferry Monday.
Mr.. Munyan has been cutting hay
on the upper Yak the past week.
Mrs. Helena Bott has been haying
the last week.
Frank O'Gallagher has been help
ing Jim Mccormick hay.
Mrs. Robert Vetter of Curley
Creek returned from Standpoint
Sunday with her small daughter
who had been in the hospital with
an attack of pneumonia. We are
glad to report she is much improved.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Girl Scouts ON Annual Camping
Trips

The senior troop of Scouts spent
a week recently at Sprague Creek
near Lake Macdonald with Misses
Blanche McManus and Hernell
Livengood as chaperons. Eleven
girls took the trip and the days
were spent on hikes-the one to
Sperry Glacier, a distance of rs
miles, being the longest. There was
a boat trip on Lake Macdonald and
several evening camp fire programs
were supplied for the Camp by the
girls.
The Junior troop spent last week
at Dickey Lake with Mrs. j. H.
Fleming and Mrs. Clark Ellis and
Miss Bernell Livengood assisting.
Several hikes were taken by the
girls, the longest being to Marston
mountain. The days were filled with
swimming and handcraft while each
evening the girls put on original
skits around the camp fire. r. N.
White built and donated a table
with benches for use on the camp
site.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Each Days Weather Is
An Individual Package

Ohio's weather detectives in the
Muskingum Climatic Research lab
oratory at New Philadelphia said
that amateurs have been making
wrong weather predictions for 4,OOO
years.
The New Philadelphia weather re-
search staff say that each days
weather is an individual package
that has no effect on any succeeding
day or group Of days.
The weather reports made through
the centuries were based on obser-
vations in small areas without any
checks by instruments and without
written records that would permit
comparisons from year to year.
The result was that all the weather
lore handed down from generation
to generation was about SO per cent
wrong and SO per cent right, as
would have been the case If the
prophets had made plain guesses.
The moon has lost all its magic as
weather control since Instruments
ana records have permitted accu-
rate appraisal of its effect on eli
matte conditions. However, hun
dreds of thousands of people still
consider the moon changes as de-
cisive factor to be considered in
planting crops.
The old-timer who wrote, when
the dew is on the grass, rain will
never come to pass" hit the target
right near the center. Dew forms
under conditions which are unfavor-
able for the formulation of rain
clouds SO umbrellas can be left
home safely by people who arise
early enough to see a heavy dew in
the morning.
The old rhyme which warned
travellers who braved red morning
skies and which gave approval to
journeys started under red evening
skies is another bell ringer, il the
journey is kept within the old-time
limits. Red evening skies mean no
clouds for long distance westward
SO there is small chance of rain in
"a hours. The proverb may 60 kerr
PUNK if the traveller uses modern
transportation that will carry him
further than the cloudless territory
indicated the previous evening.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
New Brake Stops Faster

Traffic hazards may be reduced
soon with new device that enables
drivers to start braking their cars
in one-eighth of a second. The de-
vice has been manufactured by
Stanley E. Anderson of Superior,
Wis.
With his device, Anderson claims
that a car travelling at 80 miles an
hour, can be braked at 5l2 feet,
where the average driver now trav-
els 33 feet before he can brake the
automobile.
His instrument is combined ac-
celerator and brake pedal, with the
accelerator mounted directly below
the brake and both operated by one
master pedal which fits the drivers
shoe.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Whisky Blamed for Disease

Mental disease among drinkers
can be caused by whisky alone, or
in combination with beer, according
to DR.. Horatio M. Pollock of the
New York State Mental Hygiene de-
partment.
Alcoholism causes mental disease
after an average period Of % years
IN men and AL years in women,
his report shows. The report dis
closes that the average age on adj
mission TO state mental hospitals
range in the middle 40s for men and
in the low 40s for women.
The, fact that alcoholic mental
disease occurs in the most produc-
tive period Of life adds greatly to its
economic and social significance"
he said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
'Marseillaise' Anthem
Banned During Empire

An interesting note on the origin
of the famous Marseillaise, ma
tional anthem of the late republic of
France, appears in letter to the
editor of the London Times.
THE 'Marseillaise' was composed
by Rouget de Lisle (then captain
in the engineers) at Strasbourg the
night of April 25-26, 1892, while the
French Rhine army was assembling
for the war against Austria which
had been forced on Louis XVI by
the Girondists.
ION that night Rouget de Lisle
was dining with the mayor of Stras-
bourg, M. Dietrich, and the song
was written at his suggestion as an
alternative to the inevitable and
monotonous Ca Ira. De Lisle adj
mitted that he was a little drunk
disagreement avine') when he left
the dinner table and ran back to his
lodgings. The next morning. he
said, on waking from deep sleep,
/ was almost astonished to find on
my desk the verses Of my hymn.
They were printed locally as the
Chant de Guerre de rArmee du
Rhin, and it was not until some
weeks later that a party of volun-
teers sang them on their march to
Paris and gave them the fame that
they deserved.
1.-The subsequent history OF the
'Marseillaise' has been strange. 1t
was written by royalist to rally
French opinion to meet a threatened
invasion of the kingdom. Less than
a year later it was being used by
revolutionaries to sound the death
knell of the monarchy.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
BulIet In Heart. Lives

When you win the one chance in
100000 to live that surgeons have
given you, you have to believe in
miracles and prayer equally. Anton
Wrba, II, of New York, who was
dismissed from hospital recently,
won that chance when he survived
after bullet passed through his
heart. The youths mother, howev-
er, placed Anton's recovery higher
than just miracle-she claimed it
was the faith she and all the Wrbas
have in prayer. He started to
get well the day after / put st.
Theresa medal around his neck"
she said.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Famous Grayestone Stolen

10 date everything under the sun
has been reported stolen but the
Brooklyn bridge, the Empire State
building and cemeteries.
Recently, however, one of the ma
tons most famous gravestones was
stolen from Knights cemetery in
Pelham, Mass. The stone is widely
known for its epitaph. 1t reads as
follows:
Warren Gibbs died by poison,
March %, 1860
Think my friends when this you see
How my wife hath dealt with me.
She in some oysters did prepare
Some poison for my lot and share.
Then of the same / did partake
And nature yielded to its fate.
Before she my wife became
Mary FELTON, was her name.
Erected by his brother, William
Gibbs"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
REXF0RD
observation-disclosures

Fred Phelps went to Whitefish
last week where he has secured en-
ployment at the roundhouse.
Jim McGary is visiting friends
in the Yak basin for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Brock
went to Libby the first of the week
to attend the wedding of their
granddaughter
c. w. Howe, fireman on the hill,
went to Whitefish the last of the
week. Mr. Howe has been promoted
to engineer and will reside in
Whitefish Mr.. and Mrs. Howe will
move their household goods the first
of the month to their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Martin and
Sally Ann were Kalispell callers
Thursday.
Mrs. Brae of Chicago is guest
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
L. B. Martin.
Mrs. Ralph Birmingham returned
to her home near Libby after a
few weeks visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Butts,
and other relatives.
VIM. L. Fewkes spent Sunday in
Kalispell.
Dona Lee, Jerry and Bess La
Dyer returned Sunday evening from
two months vacation spent with
relatives in Seattle.
Mrs. Otto Swartz of Whitefist
visited at the home of her father,
Thomas Wiltshire, the first Of the
week.
Mrs. Dewey Martin and daugh-
ter, Sally Ann, left the first Of the
week for Charleston, w. Va, to
visit relatives. They will also visit
Mrs. Martins parents who reside
in Corliss, w. Va.
Anyone having aluminium to do
nate for defense may leave their
donations at the Fewkes store.
Betty Bond of Seattle is a guest
at the R. l.. LaByer home.
Mrs. Len McCaulley of White
fish was a visitor from Whitefish
Tuesday.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Valuable Minerals

A prosaic future may be in store
for the shores of Florida. The bath
ing beauties may give way to mine
shafts and smelling plants. The
glistening sands may be broken to
tiny pieces and washed out to sea-
and all for a few minerals. Prof.
w. B. Phelps is the man to blame
for the possible change in the state
Of things. For more than year he
has been studying the sands of the
Sunshine state, and has discovered
that they contain appreciable guam
titles Of four valuable minerals-zir-
con, ilmenite, rutile and monazite-
all rare and all useful in our pres
ent-day industries.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
NOTICE

Pursuant to an order made by
the State Fish and Game Commits
sion at their meeting held April 10,
194l at Helena, Montana the follow
ing areas shall be open to the hunt
ing of elk of either sex in Lincoln
County and that portion OF Flat
head County on the watershed OF
the Pleasant Valley River to tina
Lincoln-Flathead County line on tha
west, for fifteen (l5) days, Deem
Der to December Is, inclusive.
STATE FISH AND GAME CON-
MISSION.
By: ]. w. Severy, Chairman
1t j. S. Mcfarland, Secretary.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Paramn Coating

For paraffin coating we need the
wax which we can obtain from gro
ceries or other places where can
ming supplies are available, shall
low cooking pan in which to melt
the wax, and wire basket, like a
french frier, into which the bulbs are
placed for dipping. With everything
at h~nd we dig the corms, cut back
the foliage to within three inches
of the CORN, lay the trimmed ma
terial in the sun for day to dry
partially, then dip them in the melt
ed wax and they will be ready for
storing. Cannas and dahlias can be
treated in this manner when the
time comes for preparing them for
storage.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
LE()N|A
4stxx&3e3c3c>c,e>c3c3c,c,c3CtxtXEXx3xx

Mr.. and Mrs. James Rodgers and
two daughters of Hannibal, Mo-,
visited at the homes Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Bergsieker and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Chappell last week.
Mr.. Rodgers is nephew of Mrs.
Bergsieker. The party left Friday
for the coast.
Montana Treasure Grange held a
regular meeting Friday evening.
Miss Edith Hawkins entertained
the Grange members and friends
Saturday evening last with-.a pi-
nochle party at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Chappell. High
score was won by Mrs. L. "A. Ly-
tie and G. O.. Hoisington. Mr., and
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31

MOSCOW.-A method of determin-
ing the age of children through
X-ray photographs OF hands is
claimed by Prof. v. Kuznetsoff, So
Wet medical expert, who was re-
Gently awarded the degree Of doc
tor Of medical science by the board
of the Second Moscow Medical in
stitute.
Professor Kuznetsoff photographed
the hands of $50 children and report
ed that the ages Of juveniles be-
tween 10 and IA may be determined
almost unerringly through changes
that take place in phalanges OF the
fingers. He is now trying to ex-
tend his method to determining age
up to the aiohteenth year.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
EUREKA
Reich-Filiatrcau Nuptials.

Miss Mary Reich, of Mary's Beau
ty Salon, was wed on Sunday, July
q, to Jerome Filiatreau, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Filiatreau, pioneer
family of this section. The cere-
mony was performed at the Chris
tan parsonage in Kalispell by the
Rev. c. S. Kleckner with Mrs. Hazel
Slaney and Bud Johnson as wit
nesses. They will make their home
at the Montana Apartments. Mrs.
Filiatreau came to Eureka about two
years ago from Livingston. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Vim.
Reich of that city Both young
people are popular members of the
younger set and their many friends
extend wishes for happy married
life.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
2 Minnie Behrns Meet,
Both Teach Mathematics

FORT WORTH. = Miss Minnie
Behrns meet Miss Minnie Behrns."
That's exactly what happened at
the Texas State Teachers associa-
ton annual convention here. They
had never met before.
One Miss Behrns teaches mathe-
mates and science at the Sam
Houston State Teachers college.
The other Miss Behrns also teaches
mathematics and science at Airing
ton Heights high school here.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
5000 Parts Now

Fifteen years ago one automo-
bile company's standard model con-
tanned 4,500 parts; it's best selling
job of decade ago bad 5000 parts,
and its current model in the low
priced field possesses $4,000 parts.
This trend Illustrates why more men
are needed for each car manufac-
tured today than back in the TWEEN
ties.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31

Miss La Nor Sagen, who is a stu.
pital in Spokane, is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Sagen.
Mrs. Glen Thorn has returned
home from visit to Helena and
Great Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Divine drove
to Kalispell Thursday
Miss Dolores Joy left Thursday
for Spokane to spend several days
visiting friends.
Guests at the ]. B. Farris home
this week are Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
Hald of Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Kensler and
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ford drove to
Spokane Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Ford
returned with new car
Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Mettler en-
tertained at breakfast Sunday morn
ing at Savage lake for Mr.. and Mrs.
Farris and their house guest.
K. Kuwahara attended the fu-
neral of Shun Takahashi in White
fish.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Woods re-
turned to their home in Helena af-
ter spending several weeks near
Troy
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Friske are their daughter and SON
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Feiman Of
Spokane. Mr.. Fieman purchased the
Marie Nelson house where Friske's
will move this week.
Miss Joyce Clay of Amery, Wis,
is visiting her grandfather, r. E..
Clay.
A. l.. Dean returned last week
from Seattle where he attended the
summer session of the University
of Washington Mr. and Mrs. Dean,
Douglas, David, and Lorraine left
Tuesday for a vacation trip to Hell
ena and Bozeman
Edward w. Biddle left for his
home in Philadelphia after spending
week visiting in Troy.
Mrs. Amanda Swanson of Leonia
is visiting at the home of her son,
Martin Swanson.
House guests at the P. t. Mettler
home last week were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Barba and son. Gerald, of
San Jose, Calf, and w. A Miller
of Butte.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Currecanti Needle

Currecanti Needle is one of the
scenic features of the Black canyon
or Grand Gorge of the Gunnison riv-
err in southwestern Colorado. It is
a massive pinnacle of highly colored
rock, hundreds of feet in height,
and tapering at the top to a some
what pointed spire.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Pasteur Remained Poor

Louis Pasteur's discoveries
brought him fame and would have
made him immensely rich, but he
chose to remain poor and set an ex
ample of simplicity. T. H. Huxley
expressed the opinion that the mon
ey value Of the discoveries that
brought fame to Pasteur was suffi-
cient to cover the whole cost Of the
war indemnity paid by France to
Germany in 1870
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31

Sexton beetles are so called be-
cause they bury small dead animals.
They excavate a pit beneath the
animal, and when it has sunk be-
low the level of the earth, they lay
their eggs on it, and then cover It
with earth.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Troy Property Left In Japanese
EStote

Property of West Troy was in
cluded in the 5000 estate left by
Shun T. Takahashi of Whitefish who
was killed by H. Kimuri last week.
Takahashi's father, Minomatsu Ia
kahashi, resident of Japan, was
sole heir to the estate.
Takahashi lived in Troy at one
time and operated the Grill Cafe.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-07-31
Commercial Teacher Resigns

Miss Mary Nash, commercial
teacher for the past two years in
Troy high school, rendered her res
ignation to the school board this
week. She has been elected to teach
in Cascade high school. Her sue
cessor has not been selected.