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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-11
CHAPTER TX

In Washington, Captain Benning
spent a sleepless nightmare Of a
night on the assignment from Flag
will Of observing panic-stricken
streets.
Daybreak and exhaustion restored
some degree of reason. People
moved about now as if stunned, but
from time to time looking fearfully
into the skies or straining at every
word of radio loudspeakers that
had been put in service on principal
streets.
Traffic jams finally had been re-
duced, steady streams Of cabs and
cars were pouring out of the city on
all roads. Thousands fiocked about
the railway station clamoring for
standing space on any train that
led away from Washington.
Extra editions of newspapers burst
into the streets at frequent inter-
walls. N ~ e
Texas invaded. Extras massed
black headlines over meager dis
patches from San Antonio. Van Has
SEX was moving north in three col
umns. American infantry and cav
airy were fighting him at the Rio
Grande. American Second Division
was moving south to repel the in
vasion.
Another extra dashed out. WASH
ington safel Benning read eagerly.
It had been as Flagwill guessed.
The night raiders had planted re-
fleling field. Back of the Tennessee
River, southwest from Nashville.
The thing had been camouhaged as
q new anyways enterprise, had even
been fostered by ambitious and I'M
suspecting chambers of commerce.
When the bombers and their con-
voys Of fighting craft had put down
to I'LL their tanks after bombing
Washington, few mounted ma
chine guns had kept curious natives
away. The aircraft had taken all
personnel off at resuming their flight
back to Mexico. Another raid on
Washington would be impossible
unless attack could be launched from
the sea.
That subdued hum of relentless ac-
fivity filed the Munitions Building.
Faces were lined and gray from
strain and fatigue, but eyes burned
from smudged sockets with stern
resolution.
The nights panic had swept the
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provide anything more than the
crudest necessities Of combat. If a
major war was in the offing, the
country would have to depend upon
the nassed valor Of its manpower
to take unequal red losses and drive
through at all costs.
It was nine o'clock before Colonel
Flagwin stamped in from the Chief
Of Staff's Office. His face was ashen
and lined, but his level black eyes
glowed vitality.
"What an inglorious tangled" he
muttered to Benning with a torment
ed shake of his head. (Which way
to turn, that's the question bedevil-
ing all of u.s."
GIVE been reading the reports and
recommendations Of the staff Sec
tons, sir" Benning answered. 'Mo-
Utilization seems to be moving right
along and the panic is cooling off,
even in Washington"
s'Mobilizing is one thing, fighting
another" Flagwin snapped out. "By
tonight, when the Second gets
cracked at San Antonio, the whole
country will be bowling for action.
The howl for anti-aircraft is already
pouring in-and every one Of our
ten regiments Of anti-aircraft is
short something, battery or two, a
full battalion, or essential equip
ment. Not to mention ammunition.
THE big trouble is, we don't know
yet what we're up against and we've
got to play cautious game. II all
we had to consider was Van Has
SEX, we'd rush troops in there and
give him his lesson in q very few
weeks. What the public viii not
be able to understand, nor even Con-
gress, is that we've got to use most
Of our peace-strength army as q
framework for building q national
army.
"But anyhow, come what may
with the future" Flagwin went on
with sardonic grin, ''the Chief has
just made one ten-strike Of q deci-
sion. We're to make our first real
military stand down around Fort
Worth, which is about as far as
Van Hassek would dare 60 in any
event."
Flagwill bolted q sandwich and
washed it down with q cup Of coffee,
then pulled himself up to his desk.
"I've two reports that win interest
you, Benning," he announced
abruptly. First, we've q tip from
London that the Coalition espionage
system in the United States il or
ganized to completely wreck our in
dustrial organization. That merely
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infantry Into position for battle. Bolps
motor column braveIy wfthstood terri
BILE strafng from enemy aircraft, but
he ordered the men to abandon their
trucks when he observed twenty more
planes approaching. Further resistance
seemed useless to him.
Now continue with the story.
. q
confirms what we'd guessed long
ago. They also suggest that the
enemy espionage has its headquar-
tiers in New York, disguised as some
large corporation, no details avail
able. Second, I have positive infor-
nation that Van Hassek's bombers
had ground liaison in Washington
last night. Light signals were flashed
from the area Of the White House
during both raids"
Benning started. Into his mind
flashed Captain Fincke's cryptic
statements at the Shoreharn.
Promptly he decided against report
ing this conversation for the time
being. He gave Flagwin a brief ac-
count of his discovery of the Aus
TRAN captain and Colonel Boggio and
explained his logic in not immediate
ly causing their arrest.
"All right, Benning," Flagwill
said, his eyes swapping. ''I'n as
sumo you made no mistake in not
arresting them last night. But now
you forget everything else and get
out after them! Use your own judy
ment about when you make arrests,
but see to it they don't get away
from you. I needn't tell you that
the Coalition spy net is ten times
more dangerous in the long run than
Van Hassek's present rotten inva-
sion."
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impression you are making on them,
and too little Of the innate qualities
that your manner represents. Charm
is an elusive thing to describe, be-
cause it means very real qualities,
it means heart, soul, mind, char
acter, training, self-discipline. With
enough Of these things any woman
is equipped to face life and its
changes confidently; she KNOWS
she will find friends, win the man
she wants, make a success of her
self.
Cultivate Charm.
But in your case wouldn't worry
about these casual and temporary
conquests. Ignore them for the time
being, and devote yourself to the
cultivation of charm. Get interest
ed, genuinely, in life, and life will
get interested in you.
Charm means personal freshness,
pleasantness Of manner, alert I'M
derstanding and sympathy for
everyone about you. It means that
when you are sitting at your desk,
idle for a moment between tasks,
you are half-smiling; it means that
you keep up with your reading on
current topics and keep away from
tactless controversy and loud-voiced
expression Of opinion. If you hap
pen to be made of crusader stuff
that is of course something else
again; crusaders rarely have
charm.
To attract the man you like to you
make no visible effort. But when
ever you get chance to speak to
him have something to say that will
Immediately draw his attention
from the fact that he and that rath-
er standoffish Miss Brown are actu-
ally talking together. Years ago a
certain shy little member of my
family used to start off to dances
after asking me seriously: "Tell me
three things to say to my boy"
Think of three things to say to yours.
If it is only, Weren't you caught
in that downpour yesterday" or,
SIS this new time schedule going to
mean you have to take an earlier
train from Pelham" or "Did you
hear the nice news of the Smith
baby?" it will answer the purpose.
And If, after monosyllabic reply
you have to begin again, plunge in
courageously. my sister and !
were in Brooklyn when that storm
started, my mother lives over there.
You know, in the Library neighbor-
hood. We live in town, but Mother
expects us every Saturday" and
SO on, easily and carelessly, just as
if you were talking to woman, un-
til he picks up the conversation
again.
Act Friendly-Unembarrassed.
If the shy woman, who feels stiff
and tongue-tied with men, could only
remember that talking to newly
met man is just like talking to
new woman acquaintance, her whole
manner and attitude would change.
Girls like Pamela never dread meet
ing other women; they know that
their approach will be friendly and
unembarrassed. Try that same
friendly lack of embarrassment
upon the man you want to attract,
Pamela; try it on all men. And at
the same time deepen your own
character into kindness, interest, UNI
derstanding of those about you, and
by the infallible magic Of charm you
will not only get your man. but
everything else you want in the
world.
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PROBLEMS OF A STENO

Both single and married men pay her
attentions during working hours. Pa
n,ela is puzzled by reactions Of men in
the office Where she works. She turtles
Miss Norris to ask il she says the right
things to become popular s0ith certain
men. And she wonders sehy girls less
attractive than herself, receive more at
tention from the most desirable men.
Kathleen Norris answers Pamela soith
her usual helpful advice and clarity OF
thought for any social problem.
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CHAPTER vIII-Continued

CHAFTEK V1l1-COnGlnueU
As Boll's eye went back into
the air, his mind was lifted sudden
1y out of the depths of black despair
by a joyous miracle Of develop
ment. Those new planes were clos
ing in and he made out by the
shape of wings and fuselage that
they were not Van Hassek planes.
Bolts hand flashed out his field
glasses. He glued them to the skies.
From under the wings of those in
rushing squadrons flashed the glo-
rious legend ''U. S. Army"
American planes plummeted down.
Van Hassek's hornets now were
droning about in a Lufberry circle
awaiting the developments Of attack.
In twinkling the American bird
men projected an audacious assault.
Planes circled, dove, rolled, darted
in the throes of combat. A plane
came whistling down. Bolts jaw
frightened as he saw the first casual
ty was an American plane. But
quickly two of Van Hassek's bird
men came tunbling out of the sky.
# the Van Hassek pilots had
stalled for reinforcements, they now
decided upon precipitate fight
against superior number. Another
Van Hassek plane went down. In a
minute the cloud of darling falcons
passed into the distance behind.
A noon sun was burning the baked
hills and swales when Bolps sur
vivors rolled in on Second Division
outpost south of Kirk. Bolts cheek,
caked in blood, was throbbing with
pain, his right arm hung stiff and
useless at his side. He climbed from
the truck and stolidly checked his
command as it came through the
outpost. Forty-two noaned in the
throes Of wounds, twenty-nine had
been left dead along the crimson
road from Laredo.
The outpost commander came hur-
rying up.
'Sorry to report in with my COM
mand shot to pieces like this, Colo
nel," Boil reported in grim dejec-
ton. "But the only choice was
capture. Where's the hospital, sir?
My wounded must have care at
once!" -@
"Eleventh's men are being evacu-
ated TO San Antonio, Captain" the
outpost commander advised. "Colo-
mel DEM was killed, total casual
ties over three hundred men. But
maybe that's not too bad when you
consider our border cavalry was all
gobbled up. The Twelfth and Fifth
are still fighting it out, but they
haven't any more chance than Gus
ter had. From all reconnaissance
reports, we'll be attacked in force
here before many hours pass. ALI
right, Boil, get rolling"
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THE STORY SO FAR: Intelligence
Ofhcer Benning's warning that 100000
foreign troops were poised in Mexico for
an attack on the United States caused
grave concern in army headquarters,
but the people branded the statement
~ "war mongering." Four large south
ern cities were suddenly attacked from
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elhe air; Washington was bombed ana
the President killed. General Brill, conn
mander Of the army In Texas, reported
10 General Hague At Washington that he
was opposed by greatly superior forces.
General Hague told him to resist the
enemy's advance at all costs. Brill OF.
dered Captain Bon 10 lead the llth q. ..
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Shanghai, Canton, and Madrid.
Already the hue and cry was ris-
ing west of the Alleghenies sharp
on the heels of the first hysterical
waves of fear. What of the Army7
Why had our armed forces been
caught mapping? Why hadn't the
raiders been detected and shot
down?
The first reports of mobilization
Of Army and National Guard were
pouring in. Mobilization was less
than one fourth complete. The Reg
ular Army was ready to entrain for
concentration points from its far
flung network OF small garrisons
whose location had been dictated by
chambers Of commerce and con-
gressmen rather than by the neces-
sites of military training in the VI
tai team-play of larger units.
Plans were being laid for a call
for 500, 900 volunteers. That would
have to wait action by Congress,
but Congress could be depended
upon now to 60 the limit. A draft
army of a million men would come
next.
AS for modern equipment, that
would have to wait. There would
be no such thing as buying it in
France End England, even in Can
ada, as at the time Of the World
War. A year, or two years, might
elapse before industrial mobilization
the country's own resources, could
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-10-09
State Officials Report
Progress In Fight on Oleo
Outline Legislative
Action Planned To
Help Farmers

Back home after a trip to Wash
ington as part of a national COM
mittee representing the dairy in
terests, two Minnesota state Of
ficials reported to Governor Har-
old E. Stassen this week the pro-
gress made there in the fight Min
nesota is conducting against the
oleomargarine order issued by Paul
". McNutt, federal security admin
istrator, and with the Governor
and Commissioner of Agriculture
r. A. Trovatten mapped out plans
for further efforts in behalf of
farmers opposing the order.
Minnesota's representatives were
Senator Oscar A. Swenson and E.
J. Thye, deputy state commission
er of agriculture. Swenson was
designated a member of the Unit
ed Dairy Committee, selected rec
emily by the dairy interests to carry
the oleo fight to Washington, and
Thye was asked to join the COM
mittee representing the department
of agriculture because of the prom
inent part Minnesota state offic-
ials have taken in initiating and
carrying on the fight for recon
sideration of the order.
The McNutt order, which allows
manufacturers of oleomargarine to
include ingredients making 1t an
almost exact imitation of butter,
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sAUK CENTRE HERALD. Sank Centre. MINI.

the University Of Wisconsin and
New York University and COM
pleted most of the work for doc
tors degree at Columbia University
when the world war interrupted.
He has been appointed to serve
out Rockwells term, which expires
August 1. 1943.
Winding up its consideration of
charges against Rockwell, the state
board at a meeting in st. Paul this
past week drew UP and made pub
lie its findings on evidence taken
in the long Rockwell hearing. 1.-THE
record in this proceeding shows"
it concluded, that the conduct of
the department under Rockwell has
been such as to cause confusion
and inefficiency and to disrupt NOR
ale among its employees, to cause
lack Of confidence among school
men throughout the state who are
guided by its actions and to so
impede and cucumber the actions
Of the board as to make the per-
Torrance Of its duties almost i'm
possible"
Among the conclusions which the
board reached from the evidence
submitted were:
1. Mr.. Rockwell was inefficient
and particularly lacking in affairs
Of financial administration. He fail
ed to deliver certificates for state
aid for schools in October as re-
quired by law, and schools Of the
state usually had to wait many
months, sometimes until February
or March, to get their money.
2. Mr.. Rockwell refused to carry
out policies and orders of the
board, withheld information from
it and made public attacks on the
board.
3. The former commissioner APP
parently knew Grace Carlson, an
employee of the department, was
a Communist, but tried to retain
her as an employee.
A. Mr.. Rockwell delayed distri-
button of the cards sent out by the
federal government as part of the
defense program to ascertain what
pupils had industrial training in
the schools until Minnesota was
one of the last states to start this
work.
5. Unsympathetic with the edu-
cational conduct of our schools, he
sought to center emphasis on GER
tain extreme educational views he
held and in general lost confidence
of school men Of the state.
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Birchdale

julius Trumble visited at the
Mrs. Vesta Trumble home Satur-
day evening.
Henry Pauly visited with Clar-
ence and Oscar Ilgen Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Paul Rachey and daughter,
Viola visited with Mrs. Vesta
Trumble Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Mc'Clintick,
of Sank Rapids arrived Sunday to
spend a few days with the Geo.
Mc'Clintick family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keller and
Herman Keller, of st. Paul spent
Saturday and Sunday at the Fred
Ahrens home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Kramer and
daughter visited, Thursday after
noon with the lady's mother, Mrs.
Vesta Trumble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Ilgen visited
Monday evening at the Mrs. o. F..
Ilgen home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Martin gave
a dinner for the fifth wedding an
niversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Trumble. Mrs. Wesley Martin was
also present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lyon were Long
Prairie visitors Monday afternoon.
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State Has New Com
missioner of Education
Board Orders Removal of
John G.. Rockwell, Sets
Forth Reasons

A new commissioner of education
now directs the state department
of education and the work which
it is doing for Minnesota's vast
school system. Ending the con-
troversy growing out of charges
against John G. Rockwell, sus-
pended commissioner of education,
the state board Of education, has
ordered his permanent removal
from the post and designated H. E.
Flynn to take his place as COM
missioner.
Flynn has been acting commits
sioner since Rockwelps suspension.
He has been connected with the
department of education for 81
years, has held many important
positions, recently has been direct
or Of high schools, vocational train
ing and all junior colleges and for
many years has been regarded by
school men as one of the foremost
educators in the state. He receiv-
ed his initial professional training
at st. Cloud Teachers College, but
later obtained masters degree at
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EsIrraal
.Ey News
West Union

st. Alexius Church Ladies Aid is
meeting this afternoon, Thursday
at the ]. ]. Miller home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thee. Noeske left
Tuesday for Minneapolis, where
Mr.. Noeske is attending the annual
creamery operators and managers
meeting. Mrs. Noeske visited with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Messer and
children, of st. Cloud, spent Sum
day at the Ben Messer home.
Mrs. Catherine Marthaler, Louise
and Miss Arvilla Uphus, were IL o.
clock dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Weiss, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Macy, Leo
Schlicht and Alois Marthaler were
Minneapolis visitors Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Hamlin at
tended the funeral services of the
formers grandmother, Mrs. Kate
Ray, at Long Prairie, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ensign and
Fern, of Osakis, visited at the home
of Mrs. Ida Roth Thursday.
Owen Wagner, formerly of this
vicinity, now of Arizona, called on
relatives here the past week.
Leo Bentfield, Of st. Paul, spent
the weekend here visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Bentfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rekow, of Long
Prairie, were callers at the G. H.
Sohle home Saturday.
Miss Barbara Halter, left We'd
nesday for st. Paul, where she will
he employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Beck and sons,
of st. Cloud, spent Sunday here
visiting with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Ensign and
daughter, Arlene, of Alexandria,
visited the formers grandmother,
Mrs. Ida Roth on Sunday.
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Metre Grove

AL Vornbrock and Leo Caspers
was a st. Cloud caller on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Meyer and
family, of Albany, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Mar
thaler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylester Botz and
daughters, of Sank Centre spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Marthaler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meinolf Meyer and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kamphake
assisted Jos frisco in moving on
Saturday.
Gilbert Marthaler was business
caller at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Imdieke at Greenwald
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert Kamphake
and son, Donald. spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kamphake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Imdieke,
of Melrose, were visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Meyer on Sunday.
AL Vornbrock and family spent
Sunday at St. Benedict visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kunz.
Miss Loretta Bach returned to
her home at St. Paul after spend
ing several weeks here.
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Elrosa

Mrs. Meyer, of New Munich, Wis
tied with her son, Jack Meyer, the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Veeder and
baby, Of Sank Centre, visit>1 with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Evans here on
Wednesday.
Steve Bayer, of Pierz, was a Wis
itor here Wednesday.
Marriage banns of John Weber
and Bertha Bauer were published
at the st. Peter and Paul's church
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert Brix at
tended the wedding of Mrs. Brix'
brother at Farming Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Bayer and
sons, Skeeter and Richard, visited
with friends at Pierz Sunday.
A card party will be held at the
hall Sunday night. All are invited
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Dannie jacobson and Ruby
Trones spent from Friday until
Sunday with relatives in Kandota.
Mrs. Albin johnson and baby
and son, Arthur and Martin john
son were callers at Otto Anderson's
Friday.
Arthur Warner expects to leave
for Fl. Smelling October 18th,
among a number of Todd county
selectees.
While working with a jack on one
of Oscar Holmberg's well drilling
outfits at the Win Ceynar home
Monday afternoon, Rubin Eckberg
had the misfortune to lose the tip
of the thumb on his right hand.
The member was dressed at the
Sank Centre hospital, and. unless
infection sets in, he will soon re-
sumo work and feels fortunate
the whole hand was not crushed.
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Thursday, October 9, 194f

A. e. MacDermond,
Secretary.