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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-31

somewhat" the noon communlque said.
 Kletskaya is the German left flank on the Stalingrad front, and they may have weakened it to throw troops across the great bend of the river Don, some 50 miles to the southeast. Thus, If the Russians could muster sufficient strength in the Kletskaya area, they might suc- ceed in an offensive that would ruin the whole German position.
 For 48 hours, the Germans have been stopped or forced to retreat along 8 1000 mile front from Rzhev, Ills miles northwest of Moscow, to the Caucasus mountains. The noon communique did not mention the Red army's central front offensive, but at was believed here the Russians were advancing smoothly, along all that front with the exception of Rzhev, where the Germans had rushed up endorsements. Rzhev Is the key to the German Rzhev- Gzlaatsk- Vyazma salient facing Mos COW.
 Northwest of StaNngrad, where the Russians had halted the most threatening German wedge and were beating at 1t from all sides, the noon communique announced the destruction of more Germans.
 Destroyed Much
 "0ne Soviet unit in the course of an engagement lasting several hours destroyed IF German tanks, IA guns. and eight machine gun points and wiped out more than 400 Hitlerites," 1t said.
 "On another sector, the Germans attempted to attack our position with tanks and infantry. The at- tack was repulsed by Soviet guns and armor busters. Of 30 German tanks participating in the attack, 16 were destroyed"
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Hard Hitting Allies Catch Japs With Macarthur Trap
American Tanks, Trucks Playing Leading Part On One Soviet Front
Helped to Break Through Nazi Lines and Carried
 Russians Into Rzhev
BY M. S. HANDLER United Press Staff Correspondent

\OMIe0 frcSS SLa1I COrreSpOn0ent)
 On the Rzhev front at Pogoreloye- Gorodische, Aug. 31-(UP)-Ameri- can medium tanks and U. s. trucks have played a leading role in the Soviet offensive toward Rzhev, I learned on an inspection visit to the front today.
 Soviet staff officers told our party of newspapermen that the American tanks aided in the break through of the attack which has now carried Russian forces into the northern outskirts of Rzhev.
 We could hear the violent cannon ading of the Russian attack on RZhev, 24 miles to the west, as we inspected the Naz strategic line through which the Russians burst In the first days of the offensive.
 The Soviet troops stand on line about five miles east of Rzhev, as- tride the -Rzhev railroad. They have cut the Rzhey-Veliki Luki railroad and have cleared the Ger mans from the north bank of the Volga.
 watched streams of American made Dodge trucks carrying up sup plies to the attacking Russians over bumpy corduroy roads of logs and dirt.
 There is no indication of the number of medium U. s. tanks en- gagged on the Rzhev front but every where we saw Dodge trucks, haul ing heavy loads to the fighting lines.
 American Jeeps There
 We saw American jeeps, too, being used for the most part by Red Army officers for rapid visits to headquar- ters in important sectors of the front. The tough little jeeps don't bother with the log roads. They skirt through the muddy fields, racing past all the rest of the Soviet ground transport.
 The chief Nazi fortified line in
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FEDERAL GOVT.
 HITS CIGARETTES
Two Well-KnOwn Brands Are Accused of Telling
 Some UntruthS

Washington, Aug. 31.-(UP)-The Federal Trade Commission issued complaints today charging the American Tobacco Co.,, New York City, and the American Cigarette & Cigar O., Durham, N. O., with miserpresentations in advertising their respective brands of cigarettes, Lucky Strikes and Pail Mall.
 They were given 20 days in which to file answers.
 In the complaint against Lucky Strikes, the ETC charged that "in truth and fact":
 l. Luckies are not toasted; do not have twice as many exclusive smokers as have all other cigarettes among independent tobacco ex- perts. buyers, auctioneers and ware- housernen; are not Less acid; are as irritating to the throat as competing brands; do not contain less nico- tine.
 2. The American Tobacco Co.,, for the manufacture of LuckieS, does not buy the cream of the tobacco crop: the tobacco bought by the respondent for the manufacture of Luckies is not better than and is no higher priced that tobacco used in competing brands; the tobacco used Is not finer and lighter than used by others; the leaf Is no milder; the respondent pays no higher prices than do its competitors to obtain the finer, lighter and milder tobac- cos; the better grades of tobacco are not purchased only by the re- spondent but are purchased also by manufacturers of competing brands.
 Concerning Pal Malls, the com- mission charged:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-31
THREE MORE WAR
 PLANTS IGNORED

Washington, Aug. 31. - (UP) - Three additional industrial plants in New England have been selected to receive the joint Army-Navy pro- duction award in recognition of out standing performance on war work, under Secretary of War Robert P Patterson and Undersecretary of Navy James V. Forrestal announced today.
 Each of the firms selected will fly the Army Navy production award pennant and all employees of the companies will be awarded "E" pins.
 The firms selected are:
 New Britain Machine Co.,, New Britain, Conn; Veeder-Root, Inc, Hartford, Conn; Worthington Pump and Machinery Corp, r1oiyoke, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-31
MAY INVESTIGATE
 CHAIRMAN DIES
Charged With Shielding" Axis Agents; Justice
 Dept. Called on to Act

Washington, Aug. 31-(UP)-The Justice Department was asked today to investigate Chairman Martin Dies. D., Tex. of the House committee on American activities, on charg- eS of shielding Axis agents.
 In a 52-page documented panrph- let outlining the congressman's al- legged activities in protecting fifth colunnists, the National Federation for Constitutional Liberties accused Dies of protecting the agents by superficial investigations" which "whitewashed" them by suppress ing important evidence of their activities"
 Federation Chairman George Marshall recalled vice President Henry A. Wallace's statement that the effect on our morale would be less dangerous if Dies were on the Hitler payroll and said Dies must not be allowed to continue his cam paign against unity and victory. He must not be allowed to give aid and comfort to the Axis, to coddle and protect Hitler's fifth column.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-31
BY WALTER LOGAN

Limited Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Washington, Apg.& s1 = U.P0- American forces in the Solomons, "well-established" on six islands using air fields and seaplane bases captured from the Japanese. have shot down at least III enemy planes and are believed to have gained complete control of the air in the Tulagi area.
 Latest air success came on Satur- day, Washington time, the Navy revealed in communique last night, when seven Japanese planes were shot down during two air raids. Earlier, land-based planes from Guadal Canal sank large destroyer, probably sank another and set a smaller one on fire.
 The Japanese sent six planes over American positions on Guadalcanal and eight hours later sent over 18 boanhars. Thvee bonberS and four
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-31
ExpeditiOnary Force Oi Japs Cut to Pieces at Tip
 of New Guinea JAPANESE HOLD ON
 NEW GUINEA CRUMBLES Americans in SOIOmOns Are Battering Japs Into Submission Everywhere
BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent

BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent
 Hard-hitting Allied often sive tactics today brightenet the Far Eastern picture witt. reports of another Japanese reverse in the invasion islands on the fringe of the Australian zone. Gen. Doug las MacArthur revealed that his forces laid a trap for the Japanese Expeditionary Force which landed last week or Milne Bay at the easterrmost tir of New Guinea. Allied troops, hi communique reported, fell on the Japanese and already have virtually wiped out the would-be invaders.
 The Japanese defeat was SC thorough, it was indicated, that their hold on other points in New Guinea may be jeopardized.
 It was believed that the Japanese may have evacuated most of the remnants of their batetred Milne Bay troops aboard a cruiser and eight destroyers which swung into the short over the week end.
 MacArthur,s blow coming close on the American successes in the Sol- omons materially rlieved the Jap anese threat both to Australia and h0 hn fo1 AlIiod t9i i1o tin1lC route from Hawaii to Australia New Zealand.
 Lose All Equipment
 The. Japanese were reported to have lost virtually all their equip. ment in the ill- timed Milne Bay operation. MacArthur, foreseeing such Japanese move, had installed a strong Allied force, largely con- sisting of veteran Australian troops which fell on the Japanese as they landed and cut them to bits.
 There was action all along the Australiasian front.
 In skirmiShing around Kokoda in New Guina Japanese patrols were repulsed. More Japanese activity was noted in the Salamaua, area, possibly indicating some new enemy move. A Japanese cruiser and transport were bombed off Rabaul and the Japanese claimed an Allied landing attempt had been repulsed on New Britain. Japanese planes attacked Port Darwin again.
 On the China front there was spreading offensive action by the Allies.
 American bombers blasted two Japanese bases in Burma. Another attack was mad on Lashio, import ant North Burma supply base, and American planes from both China and India carried out attacks on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-31
BY DON CASWELL

United Press Staff Correspondent
 General MacArthur's Headquar- ters, Australia, Aug. 31 - (U.P) = Japanese invasion troops have suf- fered a disastrous defeat in tho Milne Bay area of New Guinea, it was announced today.
 Reports indicated that Allied forces might soon take the offensive against the two other big enemy bases in the island.
 General Douglas MacArthur an- nounced in special communique that force of Australian shocl troops had been secretly concen trated along the lay in anticipation of the Japanese landing last Wed nesday morning
 The result was that the Japanes' landed in a trap. The Australians ripped them to pieces. A few were believed to have been evacuated by a cruiser and eight deStroyers which entered the bay Saturday nigh under cover of bad weather. The remainder have been thrown bach to the narrow 35-mile peninsula or the north side of the bay where
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Counter-Attack Of Soviets Takes rig h t full oil
Thousands of Nazis Have Been Killed; Russians Are Reinforced Along l25-Mile Front; Tough
 COssack Cavalrymen in Fight
BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

Moscow, Aug 31-(UP)-The Russians stalng the Germans the 125n1ile Stalingrad front and killing thousands in counter indicated today that they had opened counter-offensive around Kletskaya 75 miles northwest of Stangrad. 'In the Ketskaya area Soviet troops continued active operation and advanced
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FaI Term Glasses Start Sept. Q. Night School Opens Sept. IA. Post
 Junior College of Commerce.-Ady.
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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-02-12
Pryor News

The Rev. and Mrs. Willis ano
infant son were business callers
in Hardin and Crow Agency on
Monday.
Mrs. William Bowman and
children, and Miss Mildred An
drews shopped in Billings Sat
urday.
MIR. and Mrs. Clark Green
were Billings business callers or
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mas
terson and daughters were
guests at the home of Mrs. Ella
Austin, mother of Mrs. Master
son, Sunday. Mrs. Mastersor
and daughters remained for q
few days visit.
Joe Zasek of Grow Agency
was a business caller in Pryor
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Adams
and infant daughter of Billings
called on friends in Pryor on
Wednesday.
Mrs. J. S. Tuggle and Mrs. S.
.. HdCneWay calleQ on frlendS
in Edgar and Fromberg Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Burger were
business callers in Billings Sat-
urday.
Homer B. Frailey of Crow Ag-
ency was a visitor in the Pryor
schools Friday.
Roy Tuggle visited over the
weekend with his wife in Bill
lings. Mrs. Tuggle has been a
student in the Townsend school
of Beauty the past several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Rule and
children were Billings callers on
Monday. While there Laura
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The Low Down On
GROVE

This MI. Nelson who has just
been given the top job of get
ting our defense preparations
into high, must be some gent.
All kinds of folks seem TO agree
that he is the real Mccoy. New
Deal, Fair Deal, MiS-Deal, or
whoever you are, it is unani-
nous for Mr. Nelson. It's sure
nice to see so much pleasantly.
But kinda reading between
the lines and not rejecting on
Mr.. Nelson, she looks like a big
part of the agreement comes
about because Mr.. Nelson's ap-
pointment is one step away
from one-man Govt. With a
one-:nan government you are
on a limb if the man gets sick.
Pearl Harbor shows what hap
pens when you are only part
time alert.
Without getting into any ar
gumentS on Democrats VS.. Re
publicans - and forgetting pol
iticS or which side is in - this
is no one-man country. There
are 1000 men equal to the job
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wyo|a News

MIR. and Mrs. Bert Shock and
MIR. and Mrs. Guy Sewers and
son were dinner guests Sunday
at the home of MI. and Mrs. R.
w. Smith.
Judy Walsh visited from Mon
day evening until Thursday at
the Belken home, and again
over the weekend.
Valea Beth Shreve spent a
week at the R. w. Smith home
while her mother was in Bill
lingS.
The Evening bridge club met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
]. Sheets Tuesday. Ben Belken
received high score.
Mrs. William v. Chapman
made a business trip to Sheri-
dan Tuesday.
Mrs. Chris Paustian and Mrs.
Carl johnson shopped in Sheri-
dan Thursday.
Mrs. c. A. Brotherson enter
tanned a few friends Friday af-
ternoon in observance of Mrs.
Christensen's birthday ami
versary.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. Sheets
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PRICE OF

OF course, victory has its
price. Victory is going to cost
some manufacturers their bus
mess for the duration as metals
are diverted from new pots and
pans, for example, to guns and
tanks. Victory IS going to mean
virtual CONSUMPTION of hun
dreds of industries, grief to
management and distress to
workers as they shift from the
uses of peace to the uses of war.
In the home the price of VIC
tory will include increasingly
drastic rationing. Sugar and
tires were just starters. 1--WE
can look forward to a time
when a new radio may be just
as hard to get as a new car. The
needs of the army and navy are
going to affect the styling of
our clothes, as well as our diet"
the war production chiefs say.
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were dinner guests Saturday at
the home of Senator and Mrs.
T. H. Burke of Billings.
In observance of the birthday
anniversary of Dave Moss a
group of friends gathered at the
Moss home at a surprise party
Saturday evening. Present be-
sides Mr.. and Mrs. Moss were
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl johnson, Mr.
and Mrs. Chris Paustian, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Chapman, Selma
Lee, Mary Biever, Reynold Klay
and Mark Kirscher. Lunch was
served at midnight. Sunday Mrs.
Moss entertained at a turkey
dinner for her husband, at
which time the Evening bridge
club and Judy Walsh were
guests. Mrs. Sheets received
score at bridge.
Mrs. James Robinson and Pat
sy and Mrs. Otto Brockway
spent Sunday in Lodge Grass.
B. B. Belken transacted bust
ness in Sheridan Saturday.
There was a large attendance
of local patrons at the senior
class play in Lodge Grass Fri
day evening. Fred Wattenberg
took a bus load.
The Baptist congregation held
a fellowship dinner Sunday at
the church after the regular
morning services.
MI. and Mrs. R. w. Smith
visited in Sheridan last Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Harris of
Lodge Grass transacted business
here Monday morning.
A regular meeting of the local
P.T.A. executive committee was
held Monday night with Selma
Lee as hostess.
MI. and Mrs. Chris Paustian
and Pat, and Reyonld Klay
spent Sunday afternoon in
Sheridan.
Mrs. c. A. Brotherson enter
tanned at a birthday dinner for
Ramona Jean Monday evening.
Herbert BrOtherSon and his
mother transacted business in
Lodge Grass Saturday.
MI. and Mrs. Herbert Broth
erson and Richard Riplett were
dinner guests of Mrs. John
Shreve Friday, in observance OF
the birthday of her son, john
ME Ray.
Mrs. Carl Johnson is now Red
Cross supply chairman in place
of Mrs. C.. A. Brotherson.
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made her usual visit to a doctor
who reports much progress in
her paralized leg. Laura is wear
ing a brace and gets arounc
very ably.
Mrs. ]. P. Kane and son, Jack
were callers in Edgar and vicin-
ity Monday.
Barry Roberts, stock inspector
was a business caller in Pryor
and vicinity Wednesday.
C. r. Drinkard, who has been
away on business the past two
weeks, returned Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Owen ano
daughter, BETSY, shopped in
Billings Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corwin Rule
and son, Denis, were business
callers in Lowell, Wyo., over
the weekend. They reported
very cold weather with high
winds and fog.
Mrs. Marie Burger and grand
daughter, Ayme Orser, shopped
in Billings Tuesday and visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Dale Petit.
Mrs. Anna Perry is slowly re-
operating from a severe case
of influenza.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hiber
entertained their family over
the weekend. Present were
Howard Hiber, MI. and Mrs
Leonard Farwell, Mr.. and Mrs
Bud Ledo and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Etzel Houseman and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Nc
Dowell of Selisia, and Mr.. and
! Mrs. Ernest Hiber of Miles City
This was a farewell party fol
Howard, who is leaving for Fort
MisSoula for induction into SER
vice. Howard has been home on
leave for several months.
The OrSer children visited ov-
er the weekend with their ia
Their on the home ranch.
The Ferguson family met for
a reunion at the home of Avery
Ferguson Saturday evening. The
occasion was Tony's last eve
ming at home before leaving for
MisSoula. Tony enlisted in the
cavalry.
MI. and Mrs. Ed Burger en-
tertained John Orser and sons,
Edmond, David and John Cal
vim at dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Vaught
and daughter of Five Mile were
dinner guests at the S. S. Hath
eway home Thursday evening.
The Pryor community turned
out very well Friday evening at
a Victory Book club card party
at which at total of Is books
were donated. Over SIS was re-
allied from the supper charges.
Another narty for the same
purpose will be held soon. Any
one having books they wish to
donate may leave them at the
public school house, Jensen store
or Masterson's store. The COM
mittee in charge of these par
ties consists of Mrs. S. S. Hattie
way, Mrs. Corwin Rule, Mrs. c,
Green, Mrs. William Masterson
and Mrs. Glen Owen.
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February IL
February IL

On Wednesday and Thursday OF this week, two onniver-
series will be celebrated throughout our United States.
commemoruting the birthdays Of two men. Each Of these
men. in his own way. left q lasting imprint on the lite
OF America.
Both men were sons Of poor parents; both were, largely,
self-educoted; each made his own way in spite OF pow
ertY and hurdships; each wds q glowing example OF the
American tradition that all men ore created equal and
thut for oil men, America is q lund Of opportunity.
One of these men studied by the light Of burning pine
logs und became our greatest statesman. the hberdtor
Of three million slaves, the savior Of his country his
name wds Abraham Lincoln.
The other mun had an inventive turn OF MIND. His active
brain wus ceoselessly trying to create something useful.
Electricity fascinated him. SO, after years Of striving. Of
discouroging failures. Thomos A. Edison perfected one
Of historys most transforming inventions the incon-
descent lamp. Because Of that invention, und Of the re-
search that MI. Edison began dnd inspired, the United
States, above ond beyond every other nation, is the land
OF light.
As Abraham Lincolns life and work helped TO give us
our free America. SO the genius Of THONGS Edison is
helping America to keep that freedom, as loyal men and
women work night ond day in electrified mines and in
dustriol plants to forge weapons OF Victory.
THE MONTANA POWER COMPANY
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CNOTE: To insure getting in
to the paper articles should be
short and to the point If a
monde plume is used the real
name must accompany the ar
ticle for the editors informa-
ton. Views expressed in this
column are those of the writer
who submitted the article and
do not necessarily agree with
the policy of this paper.)
Dear Editor:
I have been reading the diff
ferent articles for and against
the siX-day school week. I think
you had better forget about
such unimportant things and
give a thought to the children
in District 17-H who have no
school and to the other children
whose parents must pay every
cent they can get, some even
losing their homes, to give their
children an elementary educa-
ton.
I have three children who are
not in school. My children have
had no school for the past three
years. We live on a dirt road
fifteen miles from school. This
road is impossible for a large
part of the school year. The So
called transportation money
Whic hte district is willing to
pay will not cover the extra ex-
pense of renting a house and
Keeping my family in town, so
my children can go to school.
I would like to hear what
some of the other parents in
Isolated districts have to say on
this subject.
Yours for more and better
country schools,
Mrs. Adam dresser.
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of being Top Kick. Any other
kind of country would not be
worth its salt.
If it turns out that this Mr..
Nelson is half as good as old
Battling Nelson - the worlds
champion lightweight - he is
gonna go places.
Yours with the low down,
10 SIERRA.