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The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Miss Bent Becomes
Bride OF Meharry
College Professor

NASHVILLE, Tennis N S.
Miss Heloise Agnes Bent became
the bride Of Raphael Eugene lis
dale IL q "uiet ceremony at the
rectory of st. Paul do Vincent
church on Saturday evening, Dee
81, with Father Samuel HomSe3
officiating.
The bride is a graduate. of Fisk
University, A. b degree; the
school OF Nursing, Hubbard Hos
pital, Meharry Medical College,
and is a member of Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority. At the present time
the bride is Educational DirectG@,
School of Nursing. Meharry Medi-
cal College.
The groom IS a graduate of
Morehouse College, ABB. degree /;
University of Iowa, MS. degree;
and is forme:r instructor in BIZ
Clogy at Tuskegee Institute and
Instructor in histology at Meharzy
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Seeing and Saying BY William H. Fo'lk<'

phized by my friend would not have the military
aspect but would concern itself with total" and
sincere movement for sef-improvement along every
line
Under his visualized state, insincere inefficient
and self-min2ed lie chsrs and preachers would be
purge from the scko system and churches. There
would be no place for teaches who only get in the
field to make money. They would have to show a
sallted interest real teach their pills the les
of books and Ii e that go t. axe intelligent.
we-rounded indi iduals, cap BILE of bling appr-c-
ated by themselves and by others as men and wom-
e'l not boys and eirls-citizens of a land of the
free and home of the brave"
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
AN ONLY HOPE?

A close school acquaintr nee of tbs writer once
expressed that the Only hore CT our survival and
progress a racial CUP in effici ncy keyed CIV
ilizaton would be to pc me ms as totalitari m
minded as the German group. then the ascension
to goals under adolf Hitlrs leader hip. This ac-
ouantance said it recognized the slowness of which
Iarker-hued Americans being accepted into
the to+al sphere of American life. 1t argued
that since the gov m Mt was prtng its finger into
virtually all of American enterprise effective
high pressure activity CT Negroes as unit would be
the ultimate and necessary gal for rare leadership
Fitler this status where n only the handout
could Re exnecel. Pressure groups 10 run the
governm mt, af er all
This "totatcrian min" of Necroe3 as philoso-
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
After Christmas
Bv REV. ]. C. WRIGHT

STRANGE ISN'T 1T? Or is it,
that so much has been said in
fable and poetry; so much has been
painted on canvass and porcelain;
so much has been sung in carol
and hymns about Christmas and
the days before, but so little about
the day after. But as. sure as
Christmas comes, after mas must
follow. The tree, the holly and the
mistletoe must come down. The
tinsel, the play icicles, the gilt
tering lights and the sparkling
snow vanish and be ex-
tingrlished.
Soon the decorations which
breathed into every wall and Gre
vice and window of humble cot
tage and stately mansion alike the
the very spirit of Yuletide, will be
a pile of rubbish in the backyard.
Already many of the toys which
delighted the heart and fired the
imagination of old and young
alike on Christmas morning, are
lost or broken. The goodies have
all been consumed.
The presents, stripped of their
gorgeous holiday wrappings have
been put to their intended use in
the prosaic round of daily living,
Or have been carefully laid away
among CUR souvenirs.
LOVE WILL SURVIVE
Twenty years from now the toys
and gifts that meant so much to
children's hearts On Christmas
morning: that were displayed with
so much pride and glee to their
little playmates will be broken,
lost, forgotten. But the love that
Save these gifts will still survive
Day by day as the years pass the
recipients of it will be more and
more conscious of its abiding pres
ence.
Recently l ran across this in my
Christmas readlng-"I remember a
beautiful red drum my father gave
me. I\can still see its shiny side.
was just a tiny boy then. J
priced that drum. I even slept with
it the first night. paraded before
every visitor, stepping to the beat
! and roll of that drum. And, now
I wonder whatever became of that
drum. I wonder. 1t is gone.
suppose that even its shiny tin
sides have mouldered away in
rust"
But while it is gone, one thing
lives on. My own fathers love
I get another present from him this
Christmas. A shirt and some ties
Some day, they will be gone. But
his love will never go. In life here
Or hereafter his love for me vii
never fade. never pass away"
MUST NOT MISS
So on after mas, long after the
tinSel has faded, the bells have
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Ban Photographs
For Civil Service
Examinations

wASHINGTON-(AN (ANP)-A dis
continuation of the requirement.
that persons must furnish a
photograph in connection with
civil-service examinations has been
announced by the United States
Civil Service commission. For sew
eral years various Negro groups
nave been trying to bring about this
change and it is expected thae
there will be less chance of dis
elimination against applicants be-
cause of their race when there are
no pictures to identify them. Pres
ident Roosevelt recently issued an
order banning the use of photo
graphs, and this announcement
hy the commission comes as re-
suit of his order. The amendment
applies to all open contlnuous
examination announcements.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04

the squaIid conditions under which a great number
is forced to live, the nsdequaoy of the work of So
cal agencies the failure of certain institutions
end their leaders (sometmes through real fault
of their OWN 10 UP is chalked aga'nst the
race as a who'e by the majority of the dominant
group. Added t. is in part is the facs that sure
amount of tehargy end laxty to be attached to all
cur activity. there is mostly always the positive
eefcent that leads to the q es ionable answer that
Negroes DO not cas- re ID in snyth ng.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
WALTER CHIVERS SAYS:

racial group dwells and periodic
self analysis OF itself in relation
ship to that society is necessary
for living a reasonably normal life
within that society.
The masses OF people in any ra-
cial G. ouO must work out Satisfac-
tory adjustments for living. They
must suffer as little irritation as
possible if they are to support
those exceptional folk among them
who dare tackle the expressions of
the opposition. 1t is to be remem-
bered that after all of these years
the human racial groups have been
erecting and erected by the pro-
cesses of civilization, that their
present relationship is one of an
tagonistic cooperation.
kNTAGONISTIC COOPERATION
BY antagonistic cooperation is
rleant that the ruling classes tend
to rive to the minority groups the
minimum amount OF cooperation
necessary to guarantee the welfare
Of the ruling classes. whatever
that welfare is at the moment.
This has been year of grave
danger to minority racial and re-
ligious groups. The outstanding ex-
ample is the severe oppression OF
Jews throughout the world. 1t is
probably not incorrect to say that
the American Negro has been "let
alcne" during the past year in di-
rect ratio TO the increasing pres
sure placed upon Jewish people.
The ruling classes for the mo-
ment believe Jews are a gravel
threat to their extended well-being
It is probable that at least in par
the recent dramatization of con
cessions made to Negroes has beer
an effort to advertise democratic
justice by symbolizing the minor
ity racial group, which at the mo-
ment, is being less offensive to tn,
welfare of the ruling classes.
GIVEN NEW PLACES
Negroes have been given new
places in the National Defens,
Program. they have been promises
more. The NYA has strengthened
and enlarged its Negro staff from
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
PLATFORM

that they can FEEL
which their all
religious questions which face the race
awaken racial especially i'll business 10 the exn
that become job makers well as job seekers
8. girls in the art OF thrift
God and the brotherhood OF man
s To build ffrmer foundation for pOsterity
the cOlored must compete
technique other
In dependable
tmes that alone will be able
times give heed and respect to sus
readers regard to rendering better service
in which views
nf local national scope Such views
opinions shall not reflect III
way the opinion of PHOENIX INDEX
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Four Colored
Graduates To
Be Ordained

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss.-(A N p
-Four colored seminarians of the
St. Augustine seminary here will
be elevated to the priesthood Jan.
9Th. After the completion of their
studies in June they will be ap-
PORTED tc posts in the Southern
province Of the Society of the
Divine Work set up last summer.
They ale the Rev. Leander Mar-
tin, Grand Corteau, La; the Rev.
George Wilson, New York City;
the Rev. Maxine Williams, BAY st.
Louis; and the Rev Richard Win
tcrs, Pleasantville, NJ,
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
KIDNEY
and BLADDER
WEAKNESS
STOP GETTING UP NIGHTS
AND FEEL YOUNGER

Keep your blood more free from waste
matter. poisons and acid by putting
more activity into kidneys and bladder.
and you should live a healthier, hap
pier and longer life.
One efficient, safe and harmless way
to do this IS to get from your druggist
a So cent box of GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules and take them as
directed--the swift results should de-
light you.
Besides getting up nights some
symptoms of kidney trouble may be
ba cl1ache shifting pains, puffy eyes
Don't he on EASY MARK and ac.
cept a substitu'e-Get Gold Medal Haar-
lem oil Capsules the original and
genuine. Look for the Gold Medal on
the boN--35 cents.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04

It is the conter&ion of not too few
of the opposite group and great
many of our own group that we do
not merit democracy with its prom
ise OF freedom to the individual in
the matter of mis- press. his religion,
his right of assembly, petition and
redress; his right to vote and hold
office, even his right 10 go along as
a peaceful, w-abiding'' citizen.
The Ninlanno actc of the rninnritv
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04

keep his life flex-
ible SO that he
can be ready to
try to adjust him
self to the neceS-
sary expedients
of a world ever
making new and
more complex de-
mandS upon him.
The matter of
living a reason
ably worthwhile
life is like oper-
otir~ ot 1oort q
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Time To
Take Stock
By WALTER r. CHIVERS

THIS is NO plea favorable to the
custom of making New Years
pledges. Man cannot foretell the
future with anything like the pre-
cision needed to make such pledges
valuable. IN other words man must
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Do We Measure Up?

WITH THE THREAT of totalitariansm and It's
scapegoat ideelsm ever near in the rapidly chang
ing world the question of whether Negroes, mem
bers OF among more nrm rous race, measure
up to the quaica ions sa ~ fer ee survival
looms erninenty in the minds of all thinking cit-
zens of these United States S mply we rightly
claim democracy cit" err as it works or as it ought
to work?
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04

with political party OF
al rulings
completely mparialy and from hatred
matter coming this should be in office sun
day of the
plainly written only side
the rights
safety convenience unless the
Eame is paid
money the INDEX 1914 East Monroe
contributors Or
published
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
It's Going To Be
Hard Shedding
Win Or Lose
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
ANOTHER NEW YEAR daWns
upon us and though a part Cf the
world is heset with war let us hope
our country will be able to stay
out of this terrible devastation.
My way of thinking whether
democracy triumphs or is de-
feated the world is in for try
ing times after this conflict
ceases for if democracy tri-
umphs the financial status of
the world will be depleted
and it tvill mean lean
days and sacrifice of hard labor
to get the world again on a
sound basis and if the forces of
tyranny are triumphant man
will be under the iron heel of
the cOnquerOr.
What our group like to see is
that true democracy triumphs so
that every man will have equal
chance to life, liberty and happl-
ness. Though the days may be
lean, each individual, whether
white Or black can put his shoulder
to the wheel more cheerfully to
make a sacrifice to bring this world
again to a world of contentment
fer all people created by God.
My concluding remaIXs are
for my group to get sOlidly
together with a program that
will demand us recognition at
the end of this great war so
that we can say that our sacri-
flee was not in vain. Let class
get together with mass to work
this end.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Medical College.

Medical College.
The groom is member of Alpha
Phi Alpha fraternity and is en-
rolled III the School of Medicine
at Meharry Medical College
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04

The New Year find the Negro
happy to have a Negro general
whose salary is seven or eight
thousand dollars a year but sorrow
with all the Negro railroad work.
ers in the south who draw all about
a million more or less a year
hanging out on limb to be
dropped if the railroad OFFICIALS
sign an agreement barring them
from forever working.
A fellow who is always running
to cover eventually has to
come out to catch air.
DR.. B. F.. Anderson, the dentist
says his New Year resolution is to
keep on pulling.
Many a husband who is too
manly, ends up with HanIey.
Coy Benton, an employee of the
Metropolitan Cafe, says he wishes
all people a happy New Year
A fellow who throws mud is
generally a fellow who does not
have grit in his craw.
Keep your ear to the ground and
you won't be always hitting the
grit.
Our Avenue is becoming a
real center. Mrs. Carrie Cum
ningham, is opening a modern
hotel named the Royal over the
bank. Well there are enough
transient and touring guests to
fill them all. Such hotels are
Atlanta really need.
Everybody is going to Birming-
ham, Wednesday. Mr.. Joe l.. Butts,
though deaf and dumb, signifies
he will be there.
Prof. J. w. Willard Gay, is
in town. He was my classmate
nearly forty years ago at Morris
Brown College. Prof. Gay is
now a resident of the State
of West Virginia.
Mr.. C. S. Cox states that he
and his wife spent an enjoyable
Christmas at a reunion of Mrs
Mary Parks, the mother of Mr.
Charlie Parks, his employee for
twenty-five years. 1t was a family
reunion of the Parks family and a
delightful dinner was served. After
this event he stopped by DR.. P.
Q. Yancy's home where anthel
family reunion Wss in session. He
spent a most delightful Afternoon
at this beautiful home with the
YanceyS. Mr.. Cox states he was
doubly happy to know that he him
self had distributed to unfor tllnate
people in Decatur, Lithonia. Eas
Point 9nd Atlanta to- help max,
those happy.
A smooth liar somtimes Iaits a
Snag
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by 1AoMAs yEEEERsON FLANAGAN NS&GI
TWAS THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

Twas the day after Christmas-O'd Santa had gone,
And all of the turkey the wishing bone,
| sat by the logfire and listened to it si9g
On toward the New Year of the budding OF spring
We wrecked the Christmas tree rut all the lights
Packed away the drapery and fantastic sights
And the things didn't need that our loved ones gave
We quietly consigned to the dust ladened grave.
flushed are the carols whose soften swing
Told Of Bethlehem and the birth of a King
10y to the World" and the Silent Night
On the wings of the moon had taxi flight
'Tis day after Christmas but Loves vigil keeps
Bright the cradle where the infant sleeps
And soon the Easter Spring will open its doors
With the cross and the hynm-He arose
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A smooth liar s0mtimes Iaits
snag.
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EDITORIALS
Editor and Publisher
Associate Editor

$2.5C
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Washington Journal., 1941-06-13
Gbriitiun Seurid seebrt

Ser 8erein GlteIter @inpobner
Der Staot 8aibington ebrte Dorige
ISOLDE bel elmer Notwithstanding
einige ieiner 1lteiten Mitglieoer.
0arunter mar ols dlteiter Serr @bri=
titan Seuri1 BON bier, beinabe SO
Sabre alt, befannter Oeutidamerifa-
nii6er 8ierbrolter. 6erner mar oa-
bel @err gllfreo Seitmiiaer, len.
Qebterer mllroe 1919 in @afbington
geboren in Der @egeno, no oamals
offenes 2ano mar, beute Der u2ogall
Circle lit. gr muroe elm tiidtiger
&aufmann.
SEER Se1trid mur0e 6efanntlid
1912 in Sbiiringen geboren, fam
1866 nod Baltimore uno 1871 nod
8aibington. Seine 8rauerei lit beu-
te Die ein3ige in Der 8unOesbaupt-
itoot. gr lit iiberoa als Menid uno
8iirger geo1tet. SIN @erein Der al
teiten 8epobner @aibingtonS lino
iiber 80 Sabre alt ferner &err Gbor-
les 81. 2anglep (9t), Soiepb S. See
fer (friiber &iefer2) (9t Sabre alt)
uno Sobn SenOerion 800.
Washington Journal., 1941-06-13
sir Oas .@aibinatou SOuruaI"
Nmerttanii6es Snter.
biem nit Sitter in
Ser9tesgaOen
6riberer amerifaniider gOtidufter
Guoabb iprad nit Sitler

Die amerifaniide 3eiti6rift
n2ife" (uno einige menige anoere
@er0ffentlidungen) bro9te in ser
lebten Summer g. Suni) einen @r=
tifel BON Dem friiberen amerifani-
l6en 8otl6after GuOabD -iiber BEL
len Snterbiep nit Sitler in gerd)-
tesgooen am 80. 0foi 1911. SIN
Nlls3ltg iei bier ettpas oaraus NIT
geteilt.
5rage: @ie itebts nit oen nGon-
pops~ Attport: 9as lit nnd Boiler
recbt perboten unO beoeutet einen
friegerii9en Oft. 2. 5rage. @er=
Oen Die 0euti6en Mmerifa erobern2
9(ntmort: 9as lit pbantaItii1, ldher-
li1. &anl 10 etlpas IN Amerifa ge.
glaubt meroen? 9as fam nur BON
Griegsgetpinnlern Sdiebern, aus
geben! 0as Oelttl6e ariegsfommm=
90 bolt Snbaiion Amerifas fir Elm
MGrhet. Man fOnnte geraoe 10
gut ben Mono erobern mollen. gae
SAiffe @%nglanos, Amerifas unO
0euti6lanos 5uiammengenommen
miiroen nibt geniigen, Elm oeutides
Wtillionenbeer beriiber 81 transpor=
tieren. @roberung &retas mar idon
i6mer genug. England lit nidt err
obert, ln0 Oa loQen mir Mmerifa En-
obern moQen2 llnmogli6I 9eutid=
lambs @reu3e liegt ni9t am N}ii=
iiiiippi-6 luiie: 9euti6lano bat aud
genlla nit onoern 9ingen 81 tim,
an amerifanii1e Snpafion 81
oenfen. 3. Sin oeuti6er Sieg, 10
iagt man IN Mmerifa, piiroe pirt=
lhnftlihe 8eriflapung Mmerifas be-
Oenten? Atport: 9ie 20bne Der
oeati6en 9lrbeiter iino MIR iebt, 8eit-
iueiie, notwithstanding nieorig, me-
gen oes &rieges. SpGter ion aber
ieoer oeuti9e Mrbeiter BETTER zines
9lutomobils iein. @arum immer
0eutf6lano gum Angriff beraus-
@arum bat man inns I'M
iere Solomon genommen, mel6e Ell
men Miarft fir uniere 8rooufte ber-
gegeben bdtten2 Damn mdre Die
&onfurren3 nit Mmerifa meniger
groB gepeienl Ser 8olfan miro als
Nfarft 9euti6lanos Die &orfurren3
perringern. 8ir neroen l%ongiGbri-
&c SanoelspertrGge init anoern
Stoaten abidlieBen, pel6e Spefula-
tion, ben 5lud i'm @eidGftsleben,
berbinoern miro. Meine Sbeorie
bonn Saui6banoel miro ii6 bemdb-
rem. 4. 5roge: @ie ftebts nit benz
@olo i'm @irti6aftsleben? Ant-
mort: @S miro in Der 3ufunft obne
@olo geben, aaeroings obne oaB es
gang ausgei6loiien miro. GS err
lei6tert Die Metbooen oes Sanoels.
5. 5roge: SIT 8euti6lano Inter
oriider Der ~fleineren Stoaten2 ant-
mort: SIT England ni6t Inter
oriider Der Snoier, Nraber uno DE
gDpter? @ir meroen uniern NaA-
barn 6rieoen uno Sortihritt unb
Sreuoe bringen! Ni6t Sflaberei!
Washington Journal., 1941-06-13
9entide in II. 9. inmmeln 2 Dill
liOueu fiirs Geid

Gas Staatsoepartment entbitQte,
ooB in ben erlten 20 W1onoten oes
ellrop1iiden &rieges faIt $1,000, 900
in ben 8~ereinigten Staaten fir Not=
billie in Geutihlano ooer fir oeut-
Ide &riegsgefaugene geiammelt muir
oeu. Sci StootSiefretGr Sua regi=
l~trierte oeuti6e Notbilfe-O rgoniia-
tionen beri6teten oaB iie bonn Sep
TENDER 1889 bis gum 80. April bic
les Sabres $1,913,000 geiammelt
bdtten. Bon oieier Summe muroen
$~1,513,000 fir Notbilfe=3mede Der
altsgabt, uno $685. 900 iino nod an
Sono.
0ieie Srgmiiotionen iino unter
Sen 332 einanoer dbnli1en &riegs=
notbilfe=S rganiiationen, Die gen6B
Dem NeutralitdtsgeIeb beim Staats=
regiitriert mer0en mill
len, ebe iie @eloer fir gtofbilfe8nede
in friegfiibrenoen 2Gnoern iammeln
oiirfen,
6ortra. Snc., Stem gorf Gitp. be-
ri1tete gingdnge BON $1,144, 1913,
mopon $927880 in 8euti6lano uno
8olen nusgegeben muroen uno $82,=
206 nod an @ano iino. Die Sam-
burg-8remen Steamibip 4gencD,
Seem Oorf Gitp, beri1tete ais einge=
gangen fir @otbilfe3pede fir 9eut=
Idle in 9euti9lan0, 8olen, 6ranf-
reid, 8elgien, Normegen, 2urem-
burg uno Soaano $370,247 berol1s-
gabt 1921, 846, nidts on Sano. Ser
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES philadelphia, fir
0otbilfe in 9eltti1lano, &anaoa
uno Samaica $101,386 foaeftiert,
$86,03S peraus9abt unO $3,037 an
San0.
Washington Journal., 1941-06-13
8ritcm DerlOrem 584 Maidinen in
4 MOnaten, Oentide 2mftuafe uemi"
aer aIs bic 0Glfte

Berlin. - 9as Sberfomman-
90 Ser 8ebrmadt beridtete in lei
mem 3uiammenfalienoen Sonoerbe-
ri6t iiber Quit uno Seefrieg nit
8e5ug auf Ben erltgenannten, Bob in
ben erIten bier Monaten oieleS Sab
res insgelomt 584 briitide 6lug3eu-
ge pernihtet moroen ieien. Der 8e=
ridt i1lieBt Die Sperotionen auf Dem
8alfan uno &reta nidt elm. Mari=
neflaf-8 otterien an Der &iilte nno
auf &riegsi1iffen 5~eritorten, pie in
Dem 8eritt mitgeteilt miro, II bri-
tiI6e 6lug5euge, tpopon Der Saupt=
anteil aiif @orpoitenboote %entfiel;
4rmeeflat-8 atterien ldoiien 81 0ta-
l6inen ab, BEL Southampton iiber
gnqlano uno Ben @emdiiern Inn
ENGLAND nuroen 271 Slug6euge per-
nidtet, ouf Dem 8oOen muroen 70
3erit0rt uno BEL oen Sperationen in
Mfrifa 70 abgei6oiien.
Die oenti1en 5lug5eugDerlulte fiir
oie glei6e Yeriooe mur0el nit me-
niger ais 80 @ro5ent Der britii1en
angegeben. 0aS omtlihe Geuti6e
Nadrihten-8iir beridtete, oaB i'm
2aufe oes Cages flint britil6e Slug
serge BON oenti1en &fmai6inen
BEL Mngriffen an Der &analfiiite DIV
geidoIien poroen ieien. Gas Ober-
fommanoo CAB befannt, oaB oelltlbe
Bomber BEL @ahtangriffen an Der
&iiIte Ser noroliAen @infabrt oeS
8riItol- 4anals neine Inaabl GROCER
mno 5ablreide fleinere 8rGnoe" per-
uriadt bGtten. llnterridtete &reiie
fiigten bin5u. oaB Hembrofe, 8ales,
zines Der Sauptaiele geDelen lei.
Washington Journal., 1941-06-13
NSmiral Gdnietpin6 Der NadfOlger
BON 3itienS

Berlin. - @ie befanntgegeben
muroe, bat Aoolf Sitler AomiraI
Otto Shniepino, ben Gbef oes Stabs
Der Griegsmarine gum Nadfolger
oes observation-disclosures, Nomiral
@iintber Citizens, ernannt, Der Dor
IA 9ngen nit Dem perienften
S6la6ti6iff n8ismard" mterging.
(Shniepino, Der po~riibergebeno ben
9re1l5er DaoIn~ fommanoierte, mar
cine 3eitIong Snipeftor oes Bill
Oungsmeiens Der Mtarine.)