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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18
DIARY OF THE WAR

FRIDAY - The President signed
declarations of war against Nazi
Germany and Italy without a single
dissenting vote, after the Axis coun-
tries had announced state of wal
existed. Four Jap aerial attacks on
Wake Island were beaten back by
U. S. Marines and a Jap cruiser and
destroyer were sunk there. A Jap
battleship was sunk off Philippines
and the army there had beaten the
invader back into the sea. Damage
from raids on Philippines was heavy.
British position around Singapore
was improved and Hongkong was
holding firmly, The Dutch naval
forces were in action. Many of Brit
ish crews of Wales and Repulse were
saved. Continued Russian successes
against the Nazis were reported.
Churchill proclaimed Britain's de-
termination to back u S. Russia was
reported to have a peace bid from
Germany. Costa Rica, the first Latin
American nation to declare war
against Japan, declared war against
Germany and Italy Mexico broke off
diplomatic relations with Germany
and Italy.
SATURDAY = Japs were thrown
back in Luzon area and Wake and
Midway islands still held out. Jap
anese were inching forward around
Hongkong and Malaga. Russia de-
clared they had defeated a dissolv-
ing army of 100000 on central front.
British thrust 100 miles into Libya
beyond Tobruk, isolating several Axis
divisions and were headed for Derna,
main supply base. British sunk an
Italian cruiser there. The Dutch sank
four Japanese troop ships. Rumania
! declared war on U. S. British made
daylight raids on German-held posi-
lions on continent
SUNDAY - Panama declared war
on Axis Hungary considered itself in
state of war with U. S. Polish gov
eminent made a similar statement as
to Japan. British termed Malaga
fight at standstill. Axis armies in
Libya were cut into segments and
they prepared to make stand at
Derna. Tokyo claimed far east SUI
premacy in air. Three Italian cruisers
in Mediterranean were sunk by
British and Dutch vessels. Moscow
celebrated repulse of German drive
on city but Nazis minimized Red
gains.
MONDAY = U. S. bombers sent
four more Japanese troop ships to the
bottom and badly damaged three
others. The Dutch added a tanker and
freighter of the Japs to the list.
Fighting was heavy in Malaga, Reds
claimed recapture of 400 villages in
pushing Germans back. British re-
ported their Libyan drive unchecked
but Axis said attacks were repulsed,
Turkey announced its neutrality.
Wake Island fighters again beat off
Japs. Vichy government baked at
order to execute 100.
TUESDAY - Luzon still held
against Japanese but British were
being pushed back in Hongkong and
Malay areas. Midway and Wake still
resisted. British said Jap mechanical
forces were beating forward but were
still 400 miles above Singapore Reds
announced recapture of Kiln and 80
more settlements. British armies
fighting a fleeing rear guard action
of Axis forces in Libya. Jap raiders
were bombing Philippines u. S.
bombers blasted two more enemy
ships thsrs. Frank Knox, in report en-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18
Never a Dull Moment

Seems like there's never dull mo-
ment in Mt. Lake Park.
This time they are stirred up over
the cutting down of 500 oak trees.
Shades of the founders of the Park
Wouldn't they turn over in their rest
ing places if they knew that the beau
tiful trees at the Park were being
turned into whisky barrels.
We hope that the beautiful groves
right in the midst of the park are
not molested.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

ably marking time in this vital bus
! mess. Meanwhile prices have advanced
all along the line. The day after the
Japanese attack twenty-eight basic
raw materials spurted to new highs
Partly, delay in enacting price-control
. legislation is due to Congress, but
partly it is due to the President, who
put no force behind his recommended
tons, and, through fear of the farm
and labor Hobbies, finched from the
facts. There is no excuse now for
further muddling and talk. The Sen
ate committee should cut short its
futile hearings and report a realistic
bill which the Senate should promptly
pass.
Il Il
The second thing is the Administra-
tons handling of the labor question.
With war now an actuality, the time
for temporizing, coddling and concili-
ating has passed. Defense strikes can
no longer be tolerated, and it is disap-
pointing to have the President now
calling conference between industry
and labor in order to insure greater
cooperation" The record of the Presi-
dents Mediation Board and the pro-
Lewis verdict of the packed arbitra-
ton committee to which the coal
strike was referred do not make for
confidence in these Presidential con-
ferences. 1t does seem now that, in
stead of calling a conference, the
President might tell both labor and
industry exactly what is expected of
them in this crisis. And if either fails
to do what is expected, he should act
without hesitation. If he will just
take stand, he will not have to act
at all. The fact is that if either in
dustry or labor fails to meet his de-
mand he can get through any kind of
law he wants in twenty-four hours,
with the hearty approval of ninety
nine per cent of the people.
#$4
A Conference kills his own legis-
lative recommendations A conference
means delay, compromises and conces-
sions. We have had enough of that
If the President will not act, then
Congress should. Conference commit
tees, arbitration boards and mediation
commissions named by the Admins
tration all wind up in one way
namely, the giving to the labor lead
ers either all or part of what they de-
mand. What they get always lessons
the effectiveness of industry and i'm
pairs production. Certainly the Presi-
dent must realize that. What he needs
now is not another conference. What
he needs now is direct action. He is in.
position to issue the orders because
he is in position to enforce them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

The U. S. authorized Mexico to
move troops across U. S. territory to
reinforce defense of Lower California,
a part of Mexico.
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the nations attitude toward the war
is the strongest possible guarantee
that we will quickly recover from the
blow struck at our navy and gain the
victory in the end. Nor will that enj
be far off.
There is but one thing that can I'M
duly prolong or prevent it-to-wit,
failure of the Government competent
ly to direct this national unity. That
can do it; nothing else can. So rich
is the country, and so sturdy the
spirit of the people that once we strike
our stride, there can be but one out
come-always provided we are intel
ligently led. That is the basic and in
dispensable thing. With intelligent
leadership, regardless of early re-
verses, ultimate triumph is assured;
without that kind of leadership, the
issue will be in doubt In brief, we can
not be defeated by our enemies, but
it is possible we may defeat our
selves.
This being the indisputable fact, it
clearly is not in the national interests
to permit national unity to carry us to
the point of silent acquiescence in Ad-
ministration ineptitude. There are,
however, two groups which favor that
attitude. One is composed of Admins
tration executives who would like to
use the national-unity cloak to cor
ceal incompetence. The other is COM
posed of emotional individuals who
take the foggy view that, because we
are now at war, it is wicked to utter
a word of criticism or dissent from
any act Nothing could be more alb
surd. That is not the way to win d
war. That is not patriotism; that is
stupidity; that is maudlin sentimen-
tally.
Woodrow Wilson, who led this ma
tion-and splendidly led tin the
last war, told his public relations
counsel, Mr.. George Creel, in 1913
that "Now, we are in the war, we need
more criticism, not less" There is no
one in this Administration who re-
fleets that belief. On the contrary,
though the defects in the character
of the defense organization are too
clear to dispute and the blunders Of
its operations have been many, open
and costly, even the most constructive
and friendly critics have aroused re-
sentiment al accomplished little.
The result has | IN waste of a vast
amount of money, la. ,r and time. This
was bad enough and dangerous enough
before we wree an active belligerent;
it becomes very much more so now.
There is no better way of supporting
the President than by eXerting pres
sure to end this waste and lessen the
inefficiency and bewilderment of the
defense effort. Any criticism calcu-
lated to do that ought to be welcomed
by the Administration. But, welcome
or not, it ought to be made. At this
moment there are two features which
vitality concern the strength of the
nation, both of which have been badly
botched. No aid or comfort to the en-.
envy is involved in that statement, be.
cause everybody knows it.
Ono of these is the question OF
prices. Uncontrolled prices not only
greatly increase the cost of defense
material, but add to our other dan.
gers the danger of imitation. That ha,
been said thousands of times. Yet fol
fifteen months We have besn ine4cus
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS
By FRANK r. KENT

Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and
reprinted in The Republican by per-
mission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18
Card of Thanks

Card of Thanks
We desire in this manner to express
our thanks and appreciation to our
many friends for their kindness and
helpfulness following the death of
William H. johnson.
We also want to thank those who
gave flowers and donated the use of
their automobiles for the funeral
service.
MRS. IDA JOHNSON and
CHILDREN.
CHARLES JOHNSON,
Adv. 1t. Terra Alta.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-12-18

What will these blackouts do in the
way of increasing the number of
dates among the younger generation?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13

we passed, and in the coaches Of
our abnormally long train.
Not that Switzerland had made
us forget uniforms. On the con-
trary, in the winter resort high
above the Rhone Valley, where we
hoped to forget about the war,
Swiss soldiers doggedly were train
ing on skis so heavy we often Won
dered how they could skim over the
surface OF snow 3 feet deep.
But in Switzerland the training
seemed hypothetical, whereas in
Germany the spirit of the spring
offensive forecast by Adolf Hitler
was in the air.
Furloughed men appeared to be
Mastering back to their regiments.
Long freight trains carried every
conceivable kind of equipment.
One of the most interesting sights
along the route was a big flotilla
of barrage balloons, like those Britain
uses, lowering over one huge in
dustrial plant.
In train compartments the con-
versation was restrained, for every
where signs warned: BE careful
when talking-the enemy is listen
ing"
Yet, in our compartment, where
there usually were one or two Ger
man officers, nobody took offense at
our speaking English or reading
American magazines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,
Associated Press War Correspondent.


BERLIN, March 13.-It's a mans
world more than ever In Germany
now.
This was made plain on our re-
turn to Germany from four-week
vacation in the Swiss Alps.
At Basel my wife was unable
to obtain a berth because all Ger
man sleepers now are reserved for
men.
During these war times men
travelling through the night must
arrive at their destination fully
rested" was the explanation Of
fered us.
We produced two paid sleeper
tickets.
Sorry" said the agent, "but
you brought tickets on February Z
New regulations have superseded
them"
So we took a tedious day train
leaving Basel at $50 am. and ar
irving in Berlin at 10 pm.
On the train we noticed the look
of surprise on fellow passengers
when they saw our tanned faces.
Other travellers were for the most
part pale, and it seemed to us that
they, as belligerents, were far more
nervous than the neutral Swiss.
One stock question asked by vir-
tually everybody who learned we
came from Switzerland was:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
FOLLOW THESE EASY RULES:

I. Use either official entry blank
which is available free at food
stores. OFF you prefer. write
on your own paper. using one
side of sheet only
2. Simply complete this sentence
using Is additional words or
less: "Jewel-the South's favor
lite shortening-is my favorits
shortening because :" Write
plainly. Print your full name and
address. Fancy or decorated
entries do not count extra. Be
sure to use sufficient postage.
3. You may send as many entries
as you wish. To identify you as a
user of Jewel Shortening. EACH
ENTRY must be accompanied
by EITHER the top flap from
any size CARTON of Jewel
Shortening OR a sales slip show
ing the purchase of a TIN of
Jewel Shortening,
4. Entries will be judged on the
basis OF originality. sincerity and
interest. Duplicate prizes will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13

awarded in case Of ties. The de.
cision of the judges will be final.
All entries become the property
of Swift & Company.
S. Entries must be postmarked
not later than midnight Mar. %.
l94l. Mail them to Jewel Shorten
ing,2l5N. Michigan. Chicago. Ill.
6. The best entry will receive
the Grand Prize of 100000:
next best, $4,000; next ten.
$4,000 each: next one hundred.
$500 each.
7. Every contestant will receive
a Free Gift as a reward for enter.
ing the contest and at the same
time will be sent complete list
of winning contestants.
s. Anyone living in continental
u. S. may enter this contest en-
cept employees of Swift & COM
pany. its advertising agency. and
the families of these employees.
The prize winners will be selected
by impartial. competent. expert
enced judges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
German Men Given Exclusive
Use of Railway SIeepers
A. P Writer, Returning From Vocation,
Finds People Pale and Nervous

"How's the food over there?"
One who asked this question i'm
mediately added:
st really need not ask, for !
see how well fed and healthy you
look"
We re-entered Germany on one
of those monthly one-dish Sundays
when all Germany eats only a
one-course dinner and turns the
money thus saved over to the
Reichs winter relief fund.
We had one palatable course of
thick pea soup with about 2 ounces
of beef in it, Some travellers, espe-
cially soldiers, asked for a second
helping. They were told they could
have only one dish for the fixed
price of l mark (about 40 centS !:
if they wished another they must
pay for it. Many did.
We saw many trains of coal and
lumber rolling in the direction of
Italy.
Switzerland, a country without
coal, obtains her supply from Ger
many and in return she places her
railway system-including the famed
ST. Gotthard Pass and Simplon tun-
nels-at the disposal of the axis for
the transport of fuel.
We couldn't help but notice that
military uniforms dominated the
scene at every station through which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Rains Return TO SET
5f-Year Record in
Southern California
as Inches Reported
In Eight Hours at
Sontu Barbara
rs the Associated Press.

rs the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 13.--The
rains are back again, after few
days of sunshine, setting new storm
records for Southern California.
Rain which set in yesterday and
continued today established ST.
year record in Los Angeles with a
total precipitation for the season
starting July l, 1910, of 1881 inches.
During the season of 1889-90 the
total rainfall was 3484 inches,
eclipsed only by the 1918 inches
which fell in 1883-84.
The storm was general over
Southern California, from Santa
Barbara, where cloudburst depos-
tied 125 inches of water in l hour
and Is minutes-and As inches in
hours-to the Imperial Valley,
where lightning and thunder &C
companied the rain.
A bus slid from wet pavement
against a telephone pole and into
an orange grove at Ontario, mjuring
seven passengers. one critically.
A body was sighted in the surf at
Redondo Beach. 1t was believed
that of a boy washed from the
breakwater a week ago.
Streets were blocked off in sew
eral towns of the San Fernando
Valley and in Reseda several bust
ness buildings, their foundations
weakened by earlier storms, were
abandoned temporarily.
A landslide south of Santa Bar
hara delayed three trains for two
hours. Of the two highways north
from Santa Barbara, one was under
mined at six points and the other
was open only to light traffic. A
cloudburSt in the Mojave Desert
washed out 2 miles of the Bakers
field highway Is miles north of
MOjaVe.
In Hollywood terrific doWnpour
failed to keep the crowds away from
a movie world premiere, the first of
its kind after several months of
mere previews.
The forecast was for more rain
through tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Hibernians Complete Plans
For St. Pairick's Rites

Arrangements to celebrate st. Pat
rick's Day Monday with high
mass in the morning and a banquet
and dance in the evening were COM
pleted last night by the Commodore
John Barry Division of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians and its wom-
ems auxiliary.
The Rev. John Tracy Ellis of
Catholic University will be the cele-
brant at a solemn high mass at
st. Patrick's Church, Tenth and G
streets NV, Monday at 1890 am.
The Rev. Timothy MacCarthy, Hi
bernian chaplain, will assist.
Speaker at the banquet, to be held
at 7:30 pm. in the Mayfower Hotel,
will be Charles Edward Russell,
neWSpaperman. James Graham,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13

Catholic University student and en-
tertainer,, will be master of cere-
monies.
Entertainers will include Elizabeth
Healy, Agnes Dowd, Sylvester Reilly,
Patrick Sullivan and Peter Slevan.
Joseph A. DAILY is chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements, as
sisted by Miss Mary E. Cleary, vice
chairman; F. M. Moriarity, treas
urer; Miss Lillian E. Fay, secretary,
and Leo A. Craven, Ticket Com
mittee chairman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
Martin OFF to Serve
In British Cavalry
~ tie Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
/ DEL MONTE, Calf, March 13-
Eric Tyrell Martin. internationally
known polo player, left for England
Yesterday to join the armed forces
rs cavalry officer.
Mr. Martin, who has played often
at MeadoWbrook, Del Monte and
other American polo centers, is fly
ing to New York. His uncle. Sir
Give Liddell, is Governor General
at Gibraltar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
His Tax Is huIf Cent

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, March 10
ga w. P. A. worker filed his in
come tax return here and learned
he owed the Government half cent.
A deputy collector of internal rev.
enue explained the department had
no mills to give in change. The tax
payer paid penny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13
N. Y. A. to Employ 10 BOYS

Ten Montgomery County CMd)
boys will be employed by the Ma
tional Youth Administration in the
improvement of farm shop building
for Lincoln High School at Rock
vile, Charles A. Opel, jr., N. Y. A.
director for Frederick and Mont
gomery Counties, announced today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-03-13

Cost Of maintaining the oldest
university in North America, the
National University of Mexico.
founded in 1853, was s1,060,000 in
1910.
Evening star., 1941-10-19
If You RENT IT FURNISHED ..

know what you may ask for and what
you may not. If you take house on
the prettiness of its effect - which
couldn't be more likely - and then
discover it hasn't single comfortable
chair, nor a mirror in which to see
yourself full length. nor real fireplace,
or an electric icebox. nor any storage
place whatsoever, nor a closet wide
enough to take coat-hanger, except
if pushed sideways - if all this is
true, there is nothing you can do
about it.
But if the following items are lack
Evening star., 1941-10-19
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

houses know the unhappy combina-
ton of cat or a dog and hooked
rug! The little ends of fabric that in
evitably come loose, are irresistible
to both animals who discover that
it will unravel if pulled. They are,
therefore, tantalized by the impulse to
unravel every hooked rug they see!
l can't say that a Scottie is more
tempted than Others, but certain
two l know are not far from cham
pion and runner-up in the unravelling
class.
The greatest damage done to a
Evening star., 1941-10-19

house is that caused when
rainwater is allowed to lie
in puddles on the floor until
it soaks down through the
ceiling. Spoiled wallpapers
and hangings are the sorry
result of windows left open
during hard rains. Even
worse, but less usual, is the
turnover bathtub. especially
in a wood-floored country
bathroom. The damage
from cigarette and cigar
burns, the wet rings from
glasses, also add up to a
wretched total of damaged
household goods.
Qviz for Tsnonfs
As A sort of quiz which
you might answer, before
you return to its owner the
house you rented, consider
the following questions: Are
there no deep scratches on
doors? No stains on rugs?
No torn-down window
shades? No ravelled-out
rugs? No ceilings threaten
ing to fall? No charred floor
or carpet caused by fires
burned without a screen?
No cigarette scars on man.
tie or table-edges? No
broken china replaced by
Evening star., 1941-10-19

burns - or about spilled
coffee - it's only a rented
house" Or perhaps a chairs
unrepaired breakage is an
nounced by an: "Oh. be
careful! Don't sit in that
chair; John put his foot
through the seat - it's a
wonder he didn't break his
leg!" Or to one arriving to
occupy the spare room, the
young wife explains. in a
voice more suggestive of
pride than distress: The
baby scribbled all over the
wallpaper with wax pencils
that won't come off! And
those white places, where
tried to rub them off, look
worse!"
There is, of course, an
other side to this rented
house business - namely
what the tenant has a right
to expect. And | know this
subject both ways, and more
thoroughly than most. l
have rented houses to
others; and time and again.
l have lived in the houses of
Others.
Often in my young and
inexperienced days, l was
at my wits end to know
how to repair damages done
by my own children and
Evening star., 1941-10-19
ProeficoI Directions

AL this that I have been talking
about paints the general picture. Now
it is time, l think, to give practical
directions that will help you - espe-
cially if you are bride or any other
young housekeeper who has never
before rented furnished house. What
have you right to expect in the way
of equipment? And what must you in
turn do to keep anyone from ever
calling you a "vandal tenant?
1t may be that in the house you
rent everything will be found COM
plete. On the other hand, it is we'll to