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Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12
Nazis Push Six Drives

raging on three sectors of the Kali
inin front, northwest of Moscow.
The German seized an important
road and rushed IAN avalanche"
OF tanks, motorized infantry and
armored cars into the Russians
depth defense. On other sectors, the
Russians wrested several villages
from the Germans.
TN the last three days, one Rus
sian aircraft unit was credited witl>
destroying 123 German tanks and
65 planes)
AS regards the drive on Voronezh,
German Col Gen. Ewald Won kle-
ist apparently was trying to make
up for lost time and break through
regardless of what it cost.
He rushed up the German Tooth
infantry division from Kursk, l30
miles to the east. 1t previously had
been badly battered. and Pravda
said the holes in its ranks had been
plugged with unframed youths.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12

/ the time being was on the Dor
river, near Voronezh where the Ger
mans moved up reinfdfcements in
an effort to take that city. (Thc
Germans claim they have held Vo-
ronezh since last Tuesday,
RIVER CROSSED
The Communist party organ
Pravda reported that 100 German
tanks and an infantry division
$4,000 mem had crossed the river
Don opposite Voronezh and estab-
lished q battle front.
They were in the outskirts OF
Voronezh, a city of 212,000 people
and another point on the Moscow
Rostov railway, but constantly ham,
mered by Soviet tanks and artil-
lery were unable to be reinforced
from their main bases on the west
bank
Desperate attempts to establish
another bridgehead failed. The de-
tenders repulsed series of fierce
assaults, both on east and west
banks of the Don, inflcting heavy
losses on the Germans, but they
hurried up re-inforcements and m
creased their pressure.
NO IMPORTANT CHANGES
Last night our forces fought the
enemy west of Voronezh and in the
directions of Kantemirovka and LII
sichansk, the Soviet noon COM
munique today said. On other sec
tors there were no important
changes"
The latest German drive was IN
the vicinity of Lisichansk,, 80 miles
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12

southeast of Izyum on the Khar-
kov front, and it might be the pre-
lude to a German grand offensive
on the oil-rich Caucasus. 1t is 100
miles northwest of Rostov, Russia S
big port and manufacturing CEN
ter at the mouth of the Don.
RAILWAY CUT
The Germans cut the Moscow
Rostov railway when they occupied
Rossosh, 1l0 miles south of Voro-
nezh, restricting communications
between the capital and the Cau-
casus to several poor, roundabout
routes.
Last midnight's Soviet communi-
que announced that Rossosh had
been evacuated.
Heavy fighting also had broken
out at Kantemirovka, 80 miles
southeast of Rossosh.
A dispatch to the Soviet army
organ Red Star reported that "ex-
ceptionally fierce fighting was
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
p 90 TIE
No. 2918 Probate
NOTICE OF HEARING

probate Code, Sec. 1900
In the Matter Of the Estate Of
CALVIN GOODRICH MOUSSEAU,
also known as c. G. MOUSSEAU,
Deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that
MARGARET LOFTS, Administra-
trix with the Will Annexed of the
Estate of Calvin Goodrich Nous
seau also known as C. Ct. Mousseau,
Deceased, has filed in the above
entitled court a petition praying
for an order authorizing said Ad-
miniStratriX to execute lease of
certain real property belonging to
said estate with d. r. Clevenger
in accordance with the terms and
conditions of said petition and pro-
posed lease annexed thereto;
That following is brief descrip-
ton of the particular property be-
longing to the estate of decedent
to which said petition applies:
Tract 40A and the South Half
of Tract Ala, Township 16 South,
Range IL East, S. B. M, as per
map of Re-survey approved
August Is, 1915, and filed in the
United States Land Office at
Los Angeles, California, contain
ing 1925 acres, more or less.
In the County of Imperial, State
of California.
Reference to said petition is here
by made for further particulars.
AND NOTICE is HEREBY FUR
Their GIVEN that the hearing of
said petition has been fixed by the
clerk of said court for Friday, the
18th day of July, 1942 at 10 o'clock
am. of said day. at the courtroom
of Department One of said court at
the Courthouse in the City of Ell
Centro, County of Imperial, State
of California, and all persons in
terested are notified then and there
to appear and show cause If any
they have, why an order should not
be made granting said petition and
authorizing execution of said lease
as prayed for in said petition.
Dated: July G, 1912.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk.
BY MAXINE CONSOLE.
Deputy Clerk.
oNo' 20 (J7-16 inc.)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12
AIeutiun Bases
Protect Japanese

tably but the Rising Suns artillery
was completely outclassed. At Nom
anhan, on the Mongolian frontier,
the Japanese suffered 10000 killed
and $4,000 younded.
The Soviets Far Eastern army
is a self-sustaining organization,
designed to function independently.
1t has it's own food sources, mu-
nitions planAs Sild facilS les for
manufacturing equipment. How
much of its strength has been
drained off to help the armies
along the Don is not known, but
is assumed that its deployment is
governed by the numbers and dis
position of the Japanese troops
across the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12
BY II. o. THOMPSON

WASHINGTON, July IL (UP)-
Some military observers today sug-
gested the possibility that Japanese
occupation of three islands in the
Aleutian chain off Alaska may pre-
clude any attack against Siberian
Russian at this time.
They felt that SO long as the Jap
aneSe are able to maintain their
positions in the westernmost Aleu-
tianS, the next effect would be the
same as occupation of Vladivostok
the cutting off of possible
trans-Pacific juncture over the
northern route between the United
States and the Soviet union.
And, these observers said, 1t
would enable Japan to avoid en-
gaging a new enemy close to its
own vulnerable shores and inflam-
able cities, with results possibly
disastrous to the Tokyo war lords
dreams of empire.
RESPECT FOR SOVIET
Japan respects the might of the
Far Eastern Red army. And it fears
that American bombing planes
would take quick advantage of a
Russo-Japanese war for Asia based
raids upon Tokyo and other Jap
aneSe cities.
In the light of that reasoning,
Japan's present maneuvers in the
Aleutians - shrouded though they
are in fog and mist-Would seem
to be directed toward keeping the
war away from her home waters.
Three islands in the Aleutians-
Attu, Agattu and Kiska-have been
occupied. They lie athwart the di-
rect air-route from Alaska to ST.
IBERIA and Kiska is only about 600
miles west of the American air
and naval base at Dutch Harbor.
1t has been indicated that the
enemy is pushing its expansion in
the AleutianS with a d d itiOnal
troops and supplies and German
propaganda broadcast only last
night reported that a large jap
aneSe convoy had arrived in the
area.
COMMENT LACKING
There was no comment from the
war and Navy departments on the
report but Anthony j. Dimond,
Alaska's delegate in congress, said
the move wouldn't be surprising"
IF the Japanese can hold the
Aleutians if partially will make up
for their loss of aircraft carriers, "
he said The will have three or
four mon -sinkable' air bases then
He cautioned, however, that the
report might be part of an Axis
scheme to tease" Americans into
concentrating more power in the
Aleutians while Japan prepares to
strike elsewhere.
But if Japan can develop and en-
large the Aleutian forces and then
strike again at Dutch Harbor, she
would be giving notice to all that
her strategiStS nave vetoed the
Russian campaign in favor of car
rying the war to American soil.
GOOD SUPPLY LINE
Enemy reinforcements can be
sent without going close to any
United Nations base. More than
half the distance lies in Japanese
waters, past the northern island OF
Mokkaide and then along the Jap
anese Kuriles and south of Russia's
Kamchatka.
In considering the opening of
front against Russia's maritime
provinces, Japan must take into
account her experiences against the
Russians at Changkufeng in 1885
and at Nomanhan in 1899.
In fighting around Changkufeng
on the Korean-R Russian border
japanese infantry performed credi-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12
SHIPPING ATTACKED

Medium British bombers and
| planes of the fleet air arm joined
in a heavy attack on shipping and
scored two hits on an italian de-
stroyer and two more on a 5000
ton merchant ship off the African
coast, it was announced.
Working in perfect coordination
with the ground forces, British and
South African planes roared over
hundreds of miles of desert areas,
smashing at enemy landing fields
and targets of all sorts.
Auchinleck opened his offensive
after nine-day comparative hull
while both sides regrouped their
forces, brought up reinforcements
and felt out each others strength
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12
ImperiuIS Launch
Egypt Offensive

by mobile column operations
GUNS OPEN UP
The British guns, massed TOWARD
the coast. opened up lombard
ment in the early hours OF yester-
day.
Airplanes swept over the Imperial
lines to the Axis-held desert.
Just before dawn, the Imperial
forces of tanks, mobile guns and
motorized infantry moved suddenly
westward, driving into the strong
est point of the Axis lines.
They advanced steadily, but 1t
was indicated in face OF strong op-
position, along the railroad which
runs west from Ell Alamein railroad
station just west of the town.
PRISONERS TAKEN
Prisoners soon started trickling
back through the British lines.
The tanks started to pass positions
which the Imperial troops had
stormed and left dotted with Axis
dead and wounded.
Auchinleck personally led the Of
fensive from his headquarters at
the front.
News that the eighth army was
driving westward ended "a hours OF
anxiety. 1t was made known Off
cially last night that fierce fighting
had started on the northern end OF
the line.
But it was believed here that Rom
mel probably was the one who had
attacked, after receiving reinforce
mentS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12
SHIPPING ATTACKED

At the southern end of the line,
where the Germans previously had
been forced to shift their forces
westward, British mobile columns
met an advance of the enemy east
ward.
The communique said that several
enemy tanks were knocked out in
the fighting.
A bitter battle was fought in the
air over the ground forces which
clashed in the swirling dust at the
northern end of the line.
The German command desperately
threw large forces of bombers into
action, escorted by fighters.
Allied fighter planes, holding their
supremacy in the air, destroyed a:
least eight enemy fighter planes
and damaged many more, the COM
munique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12
By LEON KAY

CAIRO, July IL. tUP)-Gen. Sir
Claude Auchinleck has opened an
offensive with his eighth Imperial
army at the northern end of the
Alamein line and has advanced five
miles, it was announced today
British, New Zealand, South Afri-
can and Indian troops hit the Axis
lines of German Field Marshal Err
win Rommel at the most vital point
on the Egyptian front, west of e.
Alamein, before dawn yesterday.
Fighter planes sWarmed over the
battle area, backing up the grouno
forces in one of the biggest attacks
of the campaign on enemy gun
emplacements.
British forces took numerous priS-
oners and inflicted casualties and
damage on the enemy forces, Ger
man and Italian, in the first phase
of their advance, a communique OF
the Middle Eastern command and
the Royal air force said.
COLUMNS MEET
At the southern end of the line,
where the Germans previously had
been forced to shift their forces
westward, British mobile columns
met an advance of the enemy east
ward.
The conlInuIiiquc saIa that several
enemy tanks were knocked out in
the fighting.
A bitter battle was fought in
the air over the ground forces which
clashed in the swirling dust at the
northern end of the line.
The German command desperate
ly threw large forces of bombers
into action, escorted by fighters.
Allied fighter planes, holding their
supremacy in the air, destroyed at
least eight enemy fighter planes
and damaged many more, the COM
munique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-07-12

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

ue Dlmltrl mlentraS duraban
las funciones, siempre que esta-
ba al laio de su amante.
va habiala extranado sobre-
manera que no fuera a la pen
sion donde los dos Sc hospeda-
ban a la hcra del almuerzo.
La vista de aquella lindisima
desconocida llen6 de zozobra ell
coraz6n de Ifka.
La guapa extranjera era,
sin duda alguna, la amante
misteriosa de Dimitri de que la
bianla habladC algunas cartas
de los artistas del circo, que Ia
avisaron de la ~aventura del d.
rector en- Mia.
81; Jpor que no habia venido
Dimitri a almcrzar con ella, CO.
mo de costumbre?
lulevaban Separates cast O.
cho meses; y ahora que ella ha-
bia acceptable ell sacrifice de Sc
pararse de sus hiios, hacienda
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

un viaje larguisimo desde ell O.
riente de Europa, Dimitri Sc
mostraba con ella, 81 no frio
descortes.
Los celos mordian a la rusa
en- pleno pechO, y mil ideas de
venganza contra aquella bella
desconocida, atravesaban por SUI
mente en- fiebre.
Al fin pens6 que Dimitri Sc
habia entretenido con algin a.
migo o con los mismos compahe-
ros del circo, almorzando allegro
mente con ellos.
La rusa suspir6.
Y march6 al circo.
Pero cuando lleg6 alli y no en-
contro tampoco a Dimitri, su in
quietud tomaba los caracteres
de 10 enorme.
EStaba en- uno de esos momen
tos en- que la c6lera amenaza obs
curecer 81 pensamiento y la ra-
ron.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

biendo que asumia las funciones
3e director.
Ifka acab6 por dar media vuel-
TIA, y, sin preguntar NADIA mas
a Teddy, fue a sentarse en- una
sillita baja, junto a un mention
de cuerdas, entire b~astidores.
Teddy Sc march6.
La function avanzaba.
lfka, silenciOsa, devorando su
rencor, Sc serbia silenciosamen-
te las lagrimas que iban resba-
lando a lo largo d sus mejilas.
De vez en- vez, desde aqui, vefa
pasar por los corredores cerca-
nos, artistas que salian a la pis-
ia, rosari1s de mozos, llevando o
trayendo barras, cuerdos Y apa-
ratios, clones o ecuyeres, con el
roStro pintado de harina o ber-
tcda la algeria farandu-
lera, infantil y pueril del circo.
La mdsica, al otro lado del te-
ION, tan pronto atacaba una
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

Vibrando de inquietud Sc a.
csrc6 a Teddy, que aniaba por
ell escenario, junbo a la gran jau
la de las fieras, que, por la fuer-
"a de la ccstumbre, permane-
clan echadas y silenciosas, mien
tras al otro lado del tel6n, la mi
sica iniciaba un walls lento para
acompanar a una malabarista.
-JY Dimitri? No ser aqui?
-NoZrepuso 81 ingies-.
Cree que no venir esta tarie.
La rusa lie miro con ojos asom
brados.
-iQue decir til?
ESQ que haber dido til. Que
no venir.
-IY la function? SQuien ira
bajar con las fieras, quien enten
derse con TODD?
Teddy miro a Ifka con desden
contestando, al tempo que Sc
encogfa levemente de hcmbroS:
jYo, mujerl SSer "a prime
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

marcha militar, rapida Y allegro
para acOmpaiar las cabrioias de
los gymnastics como un walls len
70 0 una romanza melanc&ica y
aulce, mientras una artista con
alas de mariposa, Sc balanceaba
en- Ell epacic, sobre las redes ex-
tendldaS a Glen metros de aItu-
ra. entire un silencio apenas sub
rayado por las notas.
lfka continuaba Borando EN-
silencio.
Y, a cada irstante, pensando
en- sus hij9s con la imags1 de
Dimitri ante Sus CLOS, del HIM.
bre adorable, del dnico en- cuyos
orazos ella, IA .natrona rubia y
hermosa, Sc habia estremecbdO
de amor y de dulzura, Sc decfa:
-iDimitri me engaha L.. lMe
engana, me engana con esa 20.
IRA que haber venido eSta ma
mana q Ia PsRsi6M!
La gaceta., 1942-04-13
ORO2TES
COCHRANE BOXEARA
CON CARNEY YOUNG

Boston, abril 13.-El empire
sario Jack O'Brien annci6 a.
yer que Freddie Cochrane,
campe6n del peso weller, sos
tendra un combate a 10 asal-
tos, ell dia 8 de mayo, en- la
Boston Garden, con Garvey
Young, de Akron, estado de
Ohio. {
Es la primera pelea acepta-
da por Cochrane desde que sc
lesionara en- un accidente au-
tomovilista, en- Newport, r. l.,
ell dia 10 de febrero. Cochrane
es instructor de cultura fisica
en- una Estaci6n Naval. Young
pertenece al cuerpo de infan-
terra de marina.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13
TONIC rkRt AFRO
LA MUCHACHA
DE LA GALE
La Gaceta

Los amantes volvieron inme-
diatamente al Hotel Metropole,
de donde va no saldrian hasta
mahana.
Teddy volvi6 al circo.
Habian quedado citados, a las
nueve, en- Ell mismo cafe de la
plaza de Espaha.
o.
Cuando Ifka vic que no Sc pre-
sentaba aquella tarde Dimitri
en- ell circo, tuvo un sobresalto
immense.
blonde estaba su amante?
IQue lie habia ocurrido?
La hermosa rusa acostunl-
braba . permapeeer en- el circo
La gaceta., 1942-04-13
Cubanos y Assurances ganaron
los desafios de aver
Longval dejo en- seis hits a los Leales.
Peg6 Leavine ell segundo cuadrangular
de la temproada

de los nueve disparados por su
novena.
Casares y Varas 'conectaron'
de dos passes.
Rodriguez manej6 ell nego-
ciado de las curvas en- dos inn
ings y dos4tercios y lie reempla-
70 Varas, a quien Sc acredit6 Ia
derrcta.
LOngval hizo tamlbien dos
de las cinco carreras de su club.
Actuaron los arbitros Leavine
y Jimmy White, dos excelentes
amigos de Ia pelc'ta intersocial.
C. A. O02 010 O20-5c, Oh, Sc
C. L. 200 900 000-2c, Oh, Sc
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

La potente novena del Clrculo
Cubano, utilizando a los pitcher
Romano y Tore, venci6 aver, en-
Ell primer juego de la tarde, en-
Ell parque CuScaden a les habiles
peloteros de la Unione Italiana,
ccmandados por Manuel Onfs.
j. Fernandez abri6 el partido
por Jos "garibaldinos" Y lie sus-
tituy6 Piniella, a quien hubo de
correspondence la derrota.
Con sus diez "ilctes," tres de
erlos disparados por j. Benito,
A IS, los de la Unione solo ano-
arcn dos carreras; los cubanos
>egaron ocho "terapeuticos," in
luyendo un batazo de cuatro es
luinas de Leavine, y les sirvie.
ron para llegar cuatro veces a la
gonna.
Ell PRIMER tjonron' de la tenn
porada 10 di6 Gonzalo Granell,
el domingo pasado, Y el segundo
10 peg6 aver Leavine, jugadores
los dos del team cubano.
Aparte de su cuadrangular de
aver, Leavine pego I'm oportuno
'hit'", hacienda entrar a Ora :
nell.
LIE batearon a Romano cuatro
'fhits'', en- cuatro entrSdas, y
seis a Tore, en- las otras cua-
tro; j. Fernandez consinti6 8
hits en- tres innings y Piniella
siete, en- los cinco restantes.
F. Fernandez, la tercera base
de los "italos," aport6 tres "ji.
lotes," en- cinco veces.
Por los cubanos se distinguie'
ron al bate ademaS de Leavine
Beasley y Velasco, con dos terra
peuticos cada uno.
Tres errores cometieron lo'
hombres de la Unione, siendo a
creditados a M. Hernandez, e
jardin derecho; Onis, 81 catchel
y director, y Benito, Ell "torpe
dero''.
Anotaci6n por entradas:
U 7. 900 600 11-2c, 1Oh,3e.
C. a.. 900 2O2 0x-4c, Oh, 2e.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

En- Cleveland, el viernes, Bob
Pastor, Ell hombre n1mero tres
en- la categOria del peso compile
to, Sc batira con Jimmy Bivins.
Pastor puso a dormir, hace po-
ccs dias, en- la misma ciudad, al
formidable negro Lem Franklin
Carlos Chavez, ell mexicano,
reaparecera ell viernes en- Holly
wood, California, teniendo de
comtrincante a Lou Salica, ell ex-
campe6n del peso bantam. Lfmi-
te anunciado del match: diez a.
saltos.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

Los Browns de San Luis afro
pellaron aver a los Cardenales.
Lanz5 por los vencedores, permi
tiendo solo un hit en- seis inning
ell pitcher Denny Galehouse.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13
Ell FAMOSO
DRIVER PETILLo

Los Angeles, abril IA. = Al
chocar su autom6vil con I'm tren
de carga, Kelly Petillo, Ell famo-
SO a~utomovilista de carreras, su
fri6 una conclusion en- Ell craneo
y laceraciones en- la cara. Su es-
tado es grave.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

john Moore, Jr., hijo de John
y Moore, un jardineru del club
Los Angeles, Sc a~gregara al club
Danville, de Ia Liga Bi-State, u
ma novena que controlan los Me-
dias Roas de Boston. Moore es
un novalto en- la Universidad de
Florida,
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

"a vez que trabajar con las fie-
ras..., que entenderme con TODD?
mol! Pero...
-Entonces, Dimitri nc poder
venir esta tarie, y 20 encargar-
de hacer sus n1meros, de di-
rigir el circo. Els bien s~encillo.
-Pero... IDimitri, d6nde es-
ia?
-Haber tenido que salir de
Geneva. Y haberme encargado
a mi de todo.
u Haber tenido que salir de
Geneva?
ST.
7iY ad6nde haber lido?
Mo Sc. No haberme dicho.
Cerca, de todos modes.
Hubo un silencio.
Teddy, impaciente por mar
charse, atendia a les artistas Y
los mozos del circo, que Sc lie a.
cercaban q cads inStaute sa-
La gaceta., 1942-04-13
Con ell Bate, la Mascota y los EspejueIos
(Por Tira a Cuhrta

Los Yankees anunciaron aver
la compra al Kansas City, de la
Association Americana, de la pri
mera base Ed Levy. En- las Glti-
mas semanas Mccarthy ha veni-
do dedicando a Levy mas aten-
ci6n que a Buddy Hassett.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

La victoria de los ASSURES So
bre los Caballeros Leales era a.
guardade por los expertos.
Empezaron les Leales con dos
carreras, en- la primera entrada,
pero en- elias Sc quedaron. Long
val Solo toler6 seis "jilotes" a la
novena dirigida por Ortega.
Ell lanzador asturiano ayud6
a su triunfo con tres "simples",
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

ST, senor, -compre La
pintura B. L. P. Sofa.
mente &c vende en- King
Hardware, 8&. avenida
y Gale Is.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

frankie Frisch, director de
tos Piratas, multo aver y suspen
di6 a Hank Gornicki, Ell pitcher.
No ccntento con esas medidas,
lie orden6 despues que sc mar
chase a s c.sa.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

Ell famcso negrito Ray Robin
son, ell campe6n sin corona de
las lat libras, combatira Ell vier
mes, en- Detroit, con Harvey Dub
de Windsor, Ontario. Tendra ell
'bcut" una duraci6n de diez a.
saltos, 81 Robinson no opina o.
ira cosa.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

Detroit sc, Oh, lie; Cincinna-
ii &c, 10h, De.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

Aver, en- Cincinnati, los Ro-
JOS venciero ma los Tigres de De
troit. Actuarcn por los vencedo
res, Riddle, Starr y Thompson.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

Gornicki, un lanzador dere-
scho, quebrant6 las estrictas re-
glas de las practices.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

Esta noche, en- Pittsburg, Frit-
zie Zivic, ell excampe6n del peso
welter, tendra de c~ontrario, en-
diez asaltos, a Make Berger, de
Montreal, Canada,
La gaceta., 1942-04-13
CON LOS GUANTES

Jim Downing ofrece que we're
mos en- acci6n, 81 81 pdblico COO
pera, a Bob Pastor y otros nOta-
bles gladiadores del peso compile
to.
Jim esta en- relaci6n con Mike
Jacobs y establecera buenos con
tactos en- la Habana.
La gaceta., 1942-04-13

Folletin No. 2s4 de Dimitri n
The Nome nugget., 1942-01-09
Air Raid Alarm In Capital

Washington had its first air raid siren concert. The public was not called upon to do any thing, the proceeding being a test to find out whether or not the apparatus was in good working order and capable of making a noise that would rise above the racket of the city streets. It is to be hoped that no place in con- tinental United States will be treated to bombing, but if that sort of warfare does come, per haps Washington will be one of the last areas to feel it. The Dis trict of Columbia has no fortific- ation, factories, or large stores of war materials, and the upper reaches of the Potomac float no battleships.