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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Connolly Answers
By Fran Striker
By Zane Grey

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fornia.
2-(a) journalist; Obi explorer;
(c) inventor.
3-Hawaiian Islands; OBJ Virgin
Islands; (c) Leeward Islands.
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French.
5-(a) Wyoming; (b) Cali
fornia; (c) North Carolina
and Tennessee.
6--(a) correct; OBJ Incorrect
Cambodia; (c) Incorrect
Glasgow.
7-Volapuk. Esperanto. Monde
lingue, Universala. Kosmos,
Novilatin, Idiom Neutral,
Ro. Spatari Radio Code.
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21

In a battle" between infantry
forces Pvt. Joseph Wood of
Waterbury Conn. a national
guardsman assigned TO the
armored red" Ia corps of the
enemy" forces, was captured by
the 10TH infantry of the 2Sth
division. Pennsylvania national
guard outfit. The company holding
Private Wood was hard pressed
and was attempting to steal
through a woods without being
detected.
The prisoner suddenly reached
over and pressed the trigger OF
his guards rifle and the sound of
that shot brought the red forces
charging into the woods. That
company OF the 10TH lost 40 of
its 12o men entirely because of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21
Garrison
Pitfalls Of Love

/ COULD not hear my fathers
answering voice over the secret
radio. but Harry Underwood S
voice was trcnchantly urgent as
he went on with his message.
"Have locked all the doors and
Windows" he said. "Madge, LII
Ian and the nurse are In LIS
suite with the doors barrie AIDED.
I'm going back there a. soon
as I get this message ever
Harry went on. "Now i may he
all wet, hut I think sending your
men here Is indicated"
could hear only the tone OF my
fathers voice. not the words. Then
Harry took up the conversation
again
"Okay," he said, THAT will he
fine. Instruct them 10 give the
horn signal. and then the knock
YOU and I use. I'll have n front
window open a trifle. and will
stsy beside IT.
whats that? You bet. II we
nah one OF 'em I'll hobble him
until you can take him down TO
the hideaway.
by the way, Madge wants 10
20 back to the hotel, and LII
insists on your sending a car and
guard for her"
I was poised. ready for flight
when another sound, faint but I'M
mistakable. came 10 my ears from
below stairs: the basement, de-
cided. when il came again.
II was the sound Of some tool
working against wood. l guessed
IL was al a window casing.
I had intended 10 race back 10
Lillians suite as noiseleSsly as ]
had run away from IT. so that
Harry should not guess l had been
in the hall.
l stopped and put my lips 10
the keyhole, cupping my hands
around both my mouth and the
keyhole.
Harry" I breathed softly.
Harry! Open the door quickly.
please"
heard muttered objurgation.
ssWhat the devil" Then the key
turned hastily in the lock and the
door flew open.
He wasted no time in questions
nor I in explanations. With a fin
ger on my lips | seized his sleeve
and drew him into the hall, then
pointed down the stairs in the
direction of the sound / had heard.
Listen" l whispered. II think
It's a chisel against the base
nent window"
He bent his big frame toward
the direction l had indicated. and
when the rasp of the tool came
again, more distinctly this time,
h3 took my arm IN an IRON grip
and spoke, prison fashion, into my
ear.
go back 10 LIS suite, do you
hear?" he muttered. and there
was grim command in his voice.
Then he released me and ran
lightly. on the balls of his feet,
along the corridor.
I think IL was the fact that ne
drew his revolver as he ran, and
held IL lightly in his right hand
ready for action. that decided me
TO defy his orders.
The sight of the weapon brought
me the realization that in the next
few seconds he would be facing
similar weapons held by men who
cared no whit for human life.
I had no illusions as 10 my own
prowess. but / do know how 10 aim
and fire my little silencer pistol.
II 1 kept out Of sight of both
Harry and his adversaries, but
near enough 10 act in crisis, l
knew the element OF surprise and
an unexpected deadly eapon
might turn the scale.
So / felt that l was justified in
SASegarding his orders.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21

That's the raw material OF a great
army.
EXPANSION: The size of the
United States Marine Corps is
fixed by law at 20 per cent of the
-strength Of the United States
Navy. Marine recruiting has been
authorized TO bring the sea-soldiers'
strength TO $4,000 by next June.
That means the navy is expected
to be five times that number, or
375,000. by that time. The two
ocean navy Is on its way.
Shooting Gallery: Some civilians
in the Carolina maneuver area
seem 10 think the army has merely
been setting UP a shooting gallery
for them. Officers of the 2S0tl
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-21

part, is moving troops at night
under blackout conditions.
All army vehicles are equipped
with blackout lights in front, dim
blue lights which cannot be seen
from the air and which afford just
enough radiance to permit safe
driving. But the blackout bosses
have forgotten the tail-lights, and
trucks are moving on the night
roads with bright red tail-lights.
Red is the color which can be
seen farthest from the air.
The purpose of these maneuvers
is 10 learn these things, before a
blazing tail-light might mean a
blazing bomb.
Evening star., 1941-06-15
Obituary for Mandates.

Military considerations, OF course. ex-
planned the British occupation of Iraq.
which preceded the current invasion Of
Syria. 1t is necessary for Great Britain
TO consolidate the Near East in order
to protect the Suez Canal. maintain con-
troll of the oil fields of Iraq and Iran
and safeguard India. But the conse-
quences of the present fighting seem
destined to be of much more than mil
itary Importance
BY invading the French mandate Of
Syria the British in effect have pro-
nounced formal obituary for the entire
mandate system. And once dissolved
it seems unlikely that this system will
ever be restored for its success was
never such as to arouse enthusiasm any
where.
This outcome. however. leaves wholly
undetermined the character of the con-
troll to be exercised over backward areas
at the termination of the present war.
And nowhere will this problem be more
acute than in the Near East.
Elimination Of the French mandate
over Syria bringing all of the Arab
states under British control, appears as
the essential first step toward the crea-
ton of that independent Arab fedora
ton often anticipated as one certain
outcome of the present war.
The imperial rivalries of England and
France prevented the creation of uni
fled Arab nation after the first World
War. Now the decline of France and
the collapse of the League of Nations
may make it easier to achieve that goal.
AS much was intimated by Foreign Min
lister Eden the other day, when he said
that Great Britain will support ANY
scheme that commands general ap-
proval" for closer Arab unity.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

of loyalty to France among the people of
Syria.
Syria is the outstanding instance of the
breakdown Of the mandates system, but
it is by no means the only case. To recall
the complicated setup is to realize that
everywhere, in Asia and Africa as we'll
as the Near East, mandates have alto
gether lost their original meaning. And
to realize this is to raise the important
question Of what is to replace this un-
successful experiment of 1919.
Three classes of mandates we're estab-
lished by the Paris Peace Conference,
confirmed by decision of the Allies and
then turned over to the rather unde-
fined supervision of the League of Ma
tIons.
Mandates Explained.
The &C" mandates, consisting Of the
former German insular possessions in
the Pacific and of former German
Southwest Africa, have long since lost
their separate identity The Caroline,
Marianne and Marshall islands have
been completely Incorporated in the jap
CuldllJ
little pretense Of any divided response
bility over the territory for which Aus.
tralia and New Zealand are manufactures.
To all intents and purposes Southwest
Africa has now become an integral part
of the Union Of South Africa.
The situation is much the same for
the b mandates, all of them in Africa.
Gen. De Gaulles adherents now control
the Cameroons and the Belgian mandate
over Ruanda Urundi is operated from
London. But in these and the other "B"
mandates there is no longer any attempt
at outside supervision With the COL
lapse of the League of Nations b" and
&C" mandates have automatically be-
come colonies, from which status they
were never very clearly distinguishable.
Somewhat different is the case of the
"A mandates, all OF them formerly parts
of the Turkish empire, and now to the
| fore primarily because Of the spread of
! fighting to the Near East.
There are, or have been. four Of these
"a mandates. The case of Iraq was al
ways exceptional. since it never accept
/ ed mandate status, was never forced
as was Syria, into acceptance and In
1880 achieved recognition by Great
Britain as an independent nation. Re.
cent events, however, indicate that It,
independence is still more nominal thar
real.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

Ch,n1's struggle against Japan and
the likelihood OF a conflict betUeen
the United States and Japan are dis
cuSSed in this article, 7Critten for the
North American Newspaper Alliance
bv the eminent Chinese author OF
"The Importance OF Lining" and other
Uidely read books. He UaS educated
IN American universities and has been
long q resident and teacher here.
Evening star., 1941-06-15

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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
PROVISIONS ARE
MADE IN ALIEN
FISHING RULING

Further information has been re-
received by L. S. Commissioner R.
]. suratt from George W. Folta,
counsel for the Interior Department
in Alaska, relative to the new rul-
ing barring aliens from fishing al
ter June IS, as published in last
weeks Sentinel
II an alien has made his declar-
alton to become a citizen and the
notice of intention has not run the
allowed seven years, or for some
other reason become void, the alien
will be permitted to fish, Suratt
said. Those who might declare their
intentions to become citizens be
tween now and June 25 also will be
allowed the fish, according to the
ruling. Those who allowed their pa
pers to lapse, or have failed to get
their full citizenship papers, eth
err through being denied or for 9th
er cause, however, will be barred
from fishing after June Is.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
Library Will
Hold Open House
Saturday, May Il
By MRS. JOHN COULTER
Wrangell Librarian

After several months of work on
.reclassifying and eataloguing books
according to the Dewey Decimal
system, the local Library Board has
decided to hold Open House in the
Library Saturday afternoon, May
IL, to acquaint patrons with the
new arrangement of reading ma
terial and new plans to make the
Library more popular with the
younger readers. Mrs. Josephine Ma
son. our faithful Librarian for so
many years. will be the guest OF
honor and will preside at the Tea
table. While not primarily a money
raising plan, guests will be given
an opportunity to donate toward
the Library's future attractiyeness.
Chairs, dictionary stand and a low
table for children. for all of which
there is no Territorial refund are
on our list of wants
To Miss Helen Johnson and Miss
Harriet Caldwell goes much Of the
credit for the recent Library
changes. Both have had Library
courses and both agree that our Lii
brary has a fine start and a sur
prising amount of really good non
fiction. They will be ON hand May
~ to welcome callers, to show pat
rons where to look for the material
they want and point out what the
Library needs in the way of new
furnishings
We are as Interested in making
the Library completed as far as past
literature is concerned as we are
in picking out the best of the cur
rent lists of best-sellers. If you have
well-bound worth while books in
your home which you no longer need,
the Library Board will be glad to
receive them that day and add them
to their shelves. However some care
should be taken in selecting these
we have had to remove from cir
culation several books badly worn,
out-dated or poorly printed. Only
those books which will be a definite
asset to our readers should occupy
space in our already crowded
shelves. We especially need good
editions of the juvenile classics
which every child should have an
opportunity to read.
The Library Board will appre-
ciate, too, suggestions as to what
readers want in the way of new
reading material-both fiction and
non-fliction. Come in Saturday, May
II, and express your opinions what
ever they be. The Library is here tC
serve you. 1t will be as good as you
make it.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
CIVIC CLUB
VOTES TO MAKE
T0cAT, IMPROVEMENTS

The WrangelI Women's Civic Club
held its regular meeting in the
Civic Center last Saturday after
noon with Mrs. O. BratteBo. Miss
Harriet Caldwell, and Miss Hachel
Wadsworth acting as hostesses. and
thirty members in attendance.
Following the dessert luncheon
the meeting was called to order by
the president, Mrs. Frank Barnes.
The Club voted to give ten dollars
to the Children's Orthopedie Hos.
pital fund and to pay the usual
twenty-five dollars to W J. Walters
for policing and caring for the For
est Departments picnic park.
Mrs. Ben Engdahl was elected to
the office of Corresponding Seere-
tary to take the place of Mrs. NJ
o. Johnson. The president appoint
+ ed Mrs. H. B. Thornquist and Miss
Harriet Caldwell to places on the
Library Board.
It was voted to install sand box
/ for pre-sehoOl age children on the
Bevier Playfied. Mrs Harry Coul-
/ ter as trustee was dppolhlSu " at
with the Playground Committee in
the matter. The Club also voted to
assist the American Legion in grad
L ing the steep bank back of the
skating pond by buying the needed
grass seed for the project.
Mrs. Ernest Anderson. Mrs. George
Sumption, and Miss Rachel Wads-
worth were appointed to take charge
of the Civic Clubs reception to
members of the graduating class at
the High School on the night of
Graduation.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
Iraq Revolt
CenterS Eyes
OF World
By MORGAN N. BEATTY
-AP Feature Service Writer

Washington-The shock Of the
month for diplomatic Washington is
not the battle of the Balkans, nor
the blitz in Africa, but revolt in
Iraq.
The sudden seizure of power by
the Iraq army's intriguing Rashid
Ali al Gallant and his pro-Nazi clique
means the British rear in the Mid
die East is threatened, as well as
the back doors to Turkey and Rus
STA.
But that's only part OF the story
Primarily the Iraq coup reflects
the realism of all Moslems, and
therein lies a barrel of trouble for
Britain.
It is automatic that Moslems
throughout the Middle and Asiatic
East are bitterly hostile to the Jew
ish colonial planting in Palestine.
It also is known through the dip
lomatic grapevine that Moslem eyes
are popping over German blitz sue
cesses. With a Moslem, nothing sue
ceeds like success.
While the Iraq broke off relations
with Germany at the start of the
war as a gesture toward their Brit
ish sponsors, they never closed the
door to Italians. The Italians are
primarily responsible for the hotbed
OF intrigue in Iraq.
That little cut-out country down
under Turkey is quite a bit more
than a strategic chunk of territory
Primarily, Iraq is Turkeys back
door supply line to the outside world
The Turkish end of the Berlin-to-
Baghdad railroad terminates at the
Iraq port of Basra. Likewise the Mo
sui oil fields are in Iraq, and the
pipelines run through the territory
of belligerent Iraqi tribes to British
fleet supply port in Palestine. So dc
the cross-desert bus lines.
Iraq was scissored out of the pre-
World War Turkish empire by the
League of Nations, inundated to the
British. Through a series of treaties
and oil concessions, the Iraqi won
their status as a nation along about
the end of the EOS signed an ALI
ance, giving the British the right tc
move troops, establish air bases. The
Royal Air Force also has tank corps
for desert work against rebel tribes
men in Iraq.
Undercoyer reports to Washing
ton say the Germans offered Iraq tc
Turkey as prize if the Turks would
turn against British at the begin
ming of the war. This the Turks
refused on the ground that the Ger
mans were offering something they
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
BUDGET
PROVIDES FOR
PAVING STREETS

Wrangelrs municipal budget for
the year was fixed by the Town
Council at a special budget meeting
Saturday night at $49.213, an in
crease of nearly $4,000 over last
year when the figure was $41,255.
Major increases are due to streets
improvements and repair to city
buildings. Streets are estimated to
cost $3,125 additional this year and
there will be some new equipment
for paving. Building repair is es.
timated to cost $4,000. Other small
increases are shown in school build
ing improvements and salaries.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
ON THE BOATS

Alaska south bound May Ito
Seattle, Mrs. V. Peters, Mrs. NJ.
Fisher, Bertha Christensen, Mrs. A.
Sorset. To Ketchikan. A. L. Flor
ence, Wilfred Buxton.
northeast, southbound, May 3
To Seattle, Mrs. NJ. A. Cramer,
George Friesen, Mrs. C. McCauley,
Virginia Paulson. To Ketchikan. Mr..
and Mrs Fred Dolphin, Chris Har-
ris.
Yukon, north bound, May 8-To
Petersburg, Mrs. L. Reinke. To Sew
ard, Wally Johanson, Jr, Mrs. Lila
Martin. To juneau, c. L. Wies. L.
G. Davies.
North Sea, northbound, May s.
To Juneau, J. NJ. Clark, John New
marker, Verna Bolton, Alberta Ad-
amson, Frances Charles, Mildred
Hansen.
Northland, southbound, May =
To Seattle, Olaf Arnass. To Ketch-
ikan, H. b. Crewson.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09

did not possess.
Likewise, the British are said to
have made assurances to Turkey
about Iraa after the war, meaning
that Turkey might again win back
her possession.
OF these secret dealings the Iraqi
are we'll aware. So It happened that
when the pro Nazi Gallant seized
power in Iraq, he was careful not to
translate his German sympathtes in
to public action against the British.
Instead, he announced there'd be no
change in relations.
That is interpreted here as mere
Gallant insurance. The British cal
led his hand on the weekend OF
April 20, by exercising their treaty
rights to move troops into Iraq. Ii
Gallant had wanted to exhibit his
pro-German leanings. there was his
chance to do it, by refusing the Bri-
fish permission to land their troops.
But he did nothing Of the kind.
He's again pledging his co-opefa-
ton. Sc. for the time being the Bri-
fish have assured their oil control
and their ability to keep the back
door to Turkey open and ready for
military business.
But for how long? Nobody knows.
Gallant and his German-Italian
friends are obviously waiting, in the
view of diplomatic Washington. for
a break.
There are some advantages in the
British position. They do have stra-
tegic bases in Iraq. and they do have
an air force in the desert to nip
revolt in the bud.
It is believed here generally, that
the masses of Iraq's 100000 Arabs
sympathize with England, even
though they rail at the Jews in Pal
estine, offer asylum to anti-Jewish
agitators. They are disturbed by
Hitler's repeated statements that
the Germans are a superior race. Il
he could hate the Jews so much
could he not also one day regard thu
Arabs as a subject nation, exploit
able ruthlessly for German ends?
But Moslems are also realists, and
they know British defeat means
either German supremacy or a per
iod of confusion, in which Moslems
generally might reap rich booty from
western civilization.
And SO, Iraq, becomes the bell
wether of the Moslem world, and
testing ground, where Moslems
learn how far they may flout Bri-
fish power in the Middle East. The
first trick in hat game goes to the
British. They've moved in troops I'M
challenged.
But that's only the beginning OF
the play
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
POSTMASTER AND MRS
GRANT RETURN FROM
VACATION OUTSIDE

Postmaster and Mrs. B. Y. Grant
returned to Wrangell on the North
Sea first of the week after several
weeks Outside during which time
the Postmaster attended a postal Of
ficials conference in Seattle. Later
the couple enjoyed a vacation on
the Sound Ardent sports fan, Post
master BRIG" saw the Pacific
Coast league baseball opener and
other games and took in a few
fights on Nate Druxman's cards
Mrs Grant said: THE Seattle club
almost put Brig on regular he was
at the ball park so much, but l had
a good time, too"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
BROWN FLOWN TO JUNEAU
FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION

]. R. Brown, Manager of the Col
iseum theatre was flown to Juneau
yesterday afternoon by Pilot Tony
Schwamm of PetersburgW rangell
Air Service. Brown will enter the
clinic in Juneau for complete exam
ination following an illness coupled
with flu which has kept him lad
up for several weeks, part of the
time in the hospital. Mrs. Howard
Messenger is in charge at the the
atre during Manager Browns aD-
sence.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
Four Killed In
Seattle Hotel
Fire; Il Injured

SEATTLE. May 9-Seattle's worst
hotel fire in years---spreading rapid
" before most occupants awakened
killed four persons in the small
downtown residential Stewart hotel
yesterday. Eleven persons were in
jured. four of them in leaps from
the second and third floor windows
as flames racer up the stairway.
Ffremen rescued several persons.
Fire Chief William Fitzgerald said
the fire started in a waste basket
in the managers office.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
II CLUB
ENTERTAINS MOTHERS
BY LILLY BROAD

The girls of the Little Dipper All
club were hostesses Tuesday even
ing to their Mothers in the Civic
Center for baking demonstra-
ton and informal party
Following the demonstration of
cake making by Verlaine Harris
and Rhoda Hanford, games were
played, and a group of dances un-
,5er the direction of Miss Carlquist
was voted most Enjoyable.
Refreshments including the cakes
demonstrated, were served at an at
tractive table arranged by ATaTgar-
ct Rose Richie.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
ENGLAND WILL NEVER
QUIT, SAYS RED CROSS
MAN INST RETURNED

WASHINGTON, ID. C. - Eng
land will never quit. She will die
inch by inch rather than surrender
to any horror the enemy will de-
wise" This was the statement of
Bowen Mccoy of San Francisco, re-
Gently returned from duty in Eng
land, in an address to Pacific Area
delegates at the National Red Cross
Convention.
In the thick of disaster work at
Coventry, Birmingham and other
objects of Nazi concentrated bomb
ing" Mccoy said he saw children
and adults so numbed with shock
they would not leave their holes in
the ground even though they had
not eaten for three days. He saw
children rendered speechless by
conclusion, many deafened, and 9TH
ers blinded by flying fragments.
But" he said, speaking of re-
lief work, at made me proud OF
Americans that we were able almos.
Immediately to outfit these suffer
ers with clothing, to provide med
ical supplies. and food from mobile
canteens. We were able to give
these people fine warm clothing
made by volunteer workers in Oak.
land, San Francisco and other Pa
cific Coast chapters"
English aircraft production has
been immensely expanded in the
face of all Odds" he said "bu5
there is no way o. telling how It
compares with German production.
American help, especially with he@-
Wy bombers, is making itself felt"
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1941-05-09
MRS. MESSENGER,
DAUGHTER ARRIVE

Mrs. M. S. Messenger and daugh-
ter Darlene, arrived in Wrangell on
the Princess Louise last Sunday to
join Mr. Messenger who came up
some time ago to open a new stoer
with his son, Howard, well known
young Wrangell business man.
The Messengers, senior, have TAX
en- the Chisholm house, formerly oc-
cupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Nor
row and will make their permanent
home in Wrangell They came from
Centralia, Washington.