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Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24

Several years ago the War
Department assigned offices TO
General Pershing on the second
floor Of the state Department.
overlooking the White House.
over their entrance is the sign:
General Of the Armies. The
rooms have added historic sig
nificance, for they served as the
executive offices OF President
Hoover for a period following a
fire at the White House.
On the walls Of his spacious
private office are portraits and
busts OF the five Americans who
have borne the title OF General
Of the Armies OF the u. S.--the
other four with whom Pershing
shares the honor being Wash
ington, Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan. His own portrait, by
Laszlo. was painted from life. In
Paris. in 1884. 1t shows him In
the uniform Of the A. Il. r. COM
mander with the ribbon and
medal Of the French Legion Of
Honor. Back Of his massive
desk Is 10 Davidson's well known
bust Of the General.
Gen. Pershing rarely visits his
offices now. But there he keeps
his numerous papers and books
on the military history Of the
World War. as we'll as material
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24
NEVER RETIRED

He finds keen satisfaction in
the fighting qualities OF Gen.
Macarthur, recalls how as a
brigade commander In France
the latter was always in the
thick Of the action, accompany
ing his troops in their raids
upon the enemy's lines. He
hopes the RUSSIANS hold fast
this Spring and Summer in the
Nazis' awaited all-out offensive.
General Pershing has not
been on active duty since 1924.
when he reached the retirement
age of 64. Yet, he was never re-
tired. Three days after Pearl
Harbor he offered his services
to President Roosevelt, who
Straightway accepted them with
the words:
You are magnificent. You
always have been and You al
ways will be-"
That his services are Of great
value is attested by the fact that
high officials Of the government
seek him out TO draw upon his
vast accumulation Of military
knowledge.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24

Today, in the quiet OF his
suite at Walter Reed Hospital
on the outskirts of Washing
ton, General Pershing, at 81, is
following in the war commun-
iques and newspaper maps the
activities OF great, new A.E.Fs.
He had Just come in from an
automobile ride-a daily diver
sion in pleasant weather-as
this writer arrived at the hos
pital for the privilege of one OF
the soldiers rare interviews.
Despite his years and his some
what fragile health, he was alert
and cheerful and enjoying the
sudden burst OF Washington's
beautiful Spring.
He no longer possesses the
stalwart physique that char
acterized him In World War
days. There is a slight Stoop
10 his shoulders and his face is
thinner. Yet. the suggestion OF
the soldier, the leader is unmis-
taxable in the suddenly erect.
chin in--chest out bearing, as
he greets you.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24
HIGHEST RANK

His hair now is white, but
there is the same familiar
squareness OF the Jaw, even
when he smiles which, con-
trary to legend. is not infre-
quent. There was a time when
Gen. Pershing was regarded as
a stern and relentless disci-
plinarian. but freed from the
responsibility OF active leader
ship, he reveals q kindliness. a
humanness Of spirit that have
earned for him in recent years
a reputation as an elder philo-
sophie military statesman.
Americas most DISTINGUISHED
veteran, who since 1919. by the
grace OF a grateful Republic. has
held the rank OF General Of the
Armies OF the u. S., is conf
dent OF a successful and happy
future for the nation.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24
ALERT

Meanwhile, Gen. Pershing
keeps alert to world events,
speaks his mind forcefully upon
matters affecting the country's
welfare. avoiding at the same
time involvement In partisan
controversy.
His support Of compulsory
military training In the Sum-
mer OF 1910 was q powerful In
fluence in It's adoption.
In November. 1910, President
Roosevelt offered the post of
Ambassador to France to Cen
eral Pershing because Of his
World War association with
Marshall Petain. For three days
the old soldier sought to win
over his doctors, but in vain.
II may be luck was on the side
OF John j. Pershing.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24
~ CROSSINGS

Pershing fought the World
War as he had always fought
his wars-to win. In the Meuse-
Argonne offensive of 1918 he
fought the greatest Of American
battles In respect TO the number
OF troops and the time involved.
1t lasted. he recalls promptly.
from Sept. 26 to Nov. 7.
If you remind him that his
greatest battle, perhaps, was the
one he fought. victoriously, four
years ago at Tucson, Ariz.. he
smiles quizzically. He had over
taxed his heart on his annual
trip to Europe in 1897.
He has never fully regained his
strength. though in 1889 he
made his I'D crossing Of the
Atlantic on a visit to his old
battlefields.
Though he watches his health
closely. he refuses to consider
himself an invalid. He has
formed q close comradeship
with his son who visits him fire.
quently upon his furloughs from
Fort Belvoir, Va. The latter's
infant son. born In January.
l94l, has been named John J.
PershinR, I'd,
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24

dealing with the other cam
paigns he has fought since his
graduation from West Point in
1885.
The heroic resistance against
overwhelming odds Of the Amer
ican-Filipino troops on Bataan
was to him q stimulating
achievement. 1t also recalled to
him the hardships he endured
for four years against the Moros
on Mindanao at the turn Of the
century.
He gained considerable knowl-
edge Of jungle fighting during
those years as well as Of jap
anese military technique when.
subsequently. he served as mill
tary attache at Toxic and as
u. s. A. observer with Nippon'S
army in the Russian-Japanese
War.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24

WHICH naQ QraWn GongNoe.
The first Of the group to climb
aboard was q tall. rigidly-erect,
square-jawed. poker-faced SOL
der OF Sc, but lately engaged In
chasing Pancho villa through the
wilderness Of northern Mexico.
To official washington he was
known as Maj. Gen. John J.
Pershing. but to the rank and
file Of the Army. and to the
public at large, he was more
familiar as BLACK Jack" Per-
shing. because in the early part
Of his spectacular career he had
been attached for several years
to the famous Negro 10th Cav
airy.
From this tiny beginning
sprang an American army that
In 10 months was to expand to
2.086, 900 officers and men. the
largest army America had ever
created--until l942.
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24

Naturally. he holds that no
other view is possible to an
American soldier. Expressed in
a homelier phrase. 1t is his firm
belief that "the u. s. always
comes out pretty good in the
end"
He is certain no nation pro-
videS better soldiers. "Thi was
shown I'm 1917, and II Is being
shown again today"
Detroit evening times., 1942-05-24
By LOUIS REID

Twenty next Thursday the liner Baltic slipped
York habor bound the epoch American
tory Down the the vessel stopped take aboard 100 officers
Of the S.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Airport Bombed

Announcement Of latest dcvel-
opmcntS in the fighting ccntcrinE
around the Netherlands Indies
followed indications of an immi-
nent attempted invasion OF Java.
headquarters Of the United Ma
tionS Pacific forces and natural
.bulI.S-cyc Of The japanese aggrcs-
Sive effort
Steadily from territories form
ing a great arc north Of Java, tho
invaders are cdging southwarG
with great land forces
The western prong 81 the great
thrcc-fOrkcd offensive has plunged
down the VI a lay Peninsula 10
Singapore.
The central arm Of the japanese
offensive meanwhile has forced
It's way through Bornco. directly
north Of Java.
To the west. Tho Japanese have
pushed throug n Sarawak INTO
BorncO and made successful iHVH-
SION attempts IN the coastal town
OF POntIanak
The eastern arm Of tho Jap al
tack meanwhile has moved into
"aSifrn CC1rbcS Island prObably
drawing force from newly cStah-
li>hed bases in the Philippine
Islands. perhaps a. Dalao in the
southern island Of NlndanaO.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Pull the Trigger on
Lazy Bowels, with
Ease for Stomach, too

When constipation t-ag. o0 go, ~
cl... ,..n Stomach s..,t. ..aat.". dizzy
e0, ta-, coated Tongue. ~D.. o. and
bad h'..fh. yOUr stomach =, u- baby
',rtlug Che blue b,.aa.. vour bowels
don't wa,e II calls .ar Ia,atN. SIENNA
o. F.. jH Trigger en- f'... ..fr 1.N,.-.
combined WITH ~r~sr P,n p '.- perfect
COS, pN1Ur ~tN..-l. ~ t..... '.frs
ranv Doctor base siHrH r.'.. ...'a-
rDc.,.u. more gErt,sl., tD '.g. s. ONE
a,h 80 bee sure yuU laxative contains
syrup P,rn. lu-..t ou n'. C..t...s
lsN.ttt~ ua combine w.'t Syrup Pep
s.n See n,N wonderfully the laAittc
SIENNA WAKE, up lazy u.t,c. .1a muscles
On your irt..tu,s ID hrrE ,1m, rl.,i
from con tpatnU And tH, good old
syrup Pcfn .Ec- Tbs laxative JcoW-
Portable and easy ora yUIr stor HtH. Even
hnCkv children love the taste of this
pheasant family laxative. Bgv d. Caid-
wc.is lNJ'tc SIENNA az your druggist
today. Try one laxative combined with
SyrIpPtp-u .ore4-etoyol stJmach. 100.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Church League
Letter Reveals
Insidious Drive
Continued from Page Eight

Continued from Page Eight
lCngc 10 our alcrtne>S-our in
iatlNc our patriotism our
Christian courage and our
American spirit.
TO EVERY CIURCHNIAN
the spreading Communist mem
ace IS q threat and a challenge.
It's purpose Is 10 spread atheism
and destroy the economic foun-
dation upon which churches
and all other free institutions
stand.
Wm T. Foster. chairman
Communist Party DUSAl, has
written
Religion il the sworn enemy
of liberty. education. science
such "A mOn>trouS system
Of dupery il foreign To
Socialist society"
Again be says.
God will be baniNhed from
the laboratories as well a. the
schools"
TO EVERY EDUCATOR
remember this When YOU help
advance prO-CommunlSt theo-
RES and doctrines you are help
ing 10 destroy the only founda-
ton private cntcrprlsel upon
which you as teacher can re-
main free and independent.
Any alternative means po-
Aiical dictatorship FOR YOU.
When YOU help indoctrinate
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Woman Buried
Alive in Flood

san FRANCISCO Feb :
up Laya-hke claws Of giant
mud glacier-!mperlled lite and
propcrty-in the heart OF San Fran
cisco today after crushing five
houses IN a destructive sweep
down Nj Davidson a. 400 feet
an hou
one woman vas buried alive
whom diving IAN undermined thc
huge shoulder OF earth near the
summit Of NJ. Davidson Hers
was one Of FIVE deaths attributed
10 - days OF unccasI1E storms
and flood, IN the san Francesca
area.
Fresh Good warnings were
sounded In the lower reaches OF
'nc Sacramento River Waters
Overlooking me river banks We're
sWellcd even moro by turbulent
rcinfoICcmCnt> from the mountain
hcadWa'cr> Elsewhere the peril
was diminishing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Communism Menace
Spreading Over U. S.

youth 10 favor National So-
ciali>m I'M any form YOU are
playing into the politician net
and Strangiing your own free
dom Of thought and speech. You
don't want thai.
TO EVERY W4-o Garner
communism I> your worst
enemy II paradc~ d~ Your
friend and Champion Th., IS
fraud and deception
Communism Is Tyranny and
dictatorship ~ us worst. II dC.
mand, total and absolute
obo.SanCc and Furnishes with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Praise for Training

I'm encouraged. too, bl the
training which j. under way
here for air raid wardcns." Kelly
cons IDlDG
we must get ~ least part of
our organization iunctioning at
once and expand later.
Kelly sand be- expected tho ln3
oral government Viii r,powWui
WiurW typ dT rand siren
However. We don't want 10
discourage siren tests. We might
stum b = onto the ideal siren
through some experiment in DC
trnit." hn saIi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Must Tell Supply

- .Fe Epi sugar with the book. me
~ chaser viii 80 TO store drd
F|nd the clerk a stamp and The
money II course. Tho >,orekcoper
after selling The sugar. VIII suck
~" stamp 10 a card which be- Will
urn over 10 th" Wholesaler. so
that 0c can get another supply for
tho next week
The office Of price adu.n.,tra-
ton made u PLAN thar each pr.
son registering for War ration
book SO VIII be- required 70 >Ign
a certified statement designating
the amount of sugar 10 his OF her
family possession and 'hc VAIN
INK was gwen that any false re-
port would bc >4hlcct no severe
penalties under M" United states
criminal cod" ranging as hlh aS ii
$4,000 fuo O.. 10 year. r pgI>ur
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
rs Stamps in Book

A. soon as the enormous job OF
printing ratlonIng books for 100
OOu. 600 persons is completed. cycr\
consumer viii be- registered by
public school teachers IN order 20
qualify for a book
Each hook Will contain Is
stamps. all numbered. and they
may be- used only 20 purchase
sugar during a dies grated week
Now books VIII be ISSUED AZ the
end Of the 2S-wcek period If mo
ra'Ionlng Is continued, and all an
-Atnat III no iLAt N NA-LLL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Dutch Coincide
Amboind Lost

CONTINUED from Page One)
Tarakan Island of the cast coast
of Bornco. The East Bornco port
Of Ralikpapan. tho Menado region
Of North CelcbcS and The kCndari
area of Southeast CclcbcS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Ceiling on Sugar
Threatened TO
dcurb Profiteers
Henderson Warning
Follows Announcement
Of Rationine Plans

WASHINGTON. Feb 7 GNSl.
Federal Price Administrators
Leon Henderson warned today that
n ceiling viii have 10 bc placed on
retail sugar prices unless they vol
unfairly are kept m bounds 49,
Henderson issued tho warning
after disclosing that sugar would
he ratoncd through books of
stamps. Every man. woman and
chld i'm America viii bc limited
10 thrcc,quartcrS OF a pound OF
sugar week
Tho price administrator advised
consumers 10 protest 10 store
keepers any sugar prices more
than cent higher on q hvc-pound
bag than they were IN the first
week of December 1871
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

the army IN tho
T. dctaci1-
mont a. Fort
Ulster Monday
and popffiat n
he va the boys
made something
Of an occasion
of IT,
He fTa~ given
2 tr' watch and
Il military brush
sat and lo', Of
hand hak kos
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

liquidation those who defy II.
TO EVERY BUSINESS MAN
Communism seeks the eN-
lincuon OF all private enter
prise. In TIN, goal the Com
munlStS have gathered a vast
army 81 "intcllectualS" as fell
low-travclorS who hate bust
ness and who arc so blindly
ungratcful As 10 bite and claw
az the hand that feeds them.
TO EVERY CITIZEN -- no
matter who YOU are where you
work nor what your income
communism has nothing 10 Of
fer you. Hold on 10 the Ameri-
can system as the best way
oyer devised for the greatest
distribution of wealth and hap
Bfupes arDpnp mankind
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Buy "A Bomber
Detroit Civilians
May Get Masks

CONTINUED from Page Oncl
he Is we'll pleased wlH I.t,r
progress
Detroit got of 10 a slow
start. but 1eel-thal- -haltp
rcmedted now" fc SAID
we can't he too complaccut.
though, because this region j. -
danger point.
The 500 locks and the indus
tries make il vitality important. o"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Hitler Won't Woit

kr..v warned 'ra' iI.'.,, u.r
VAT for rs 'o prepare
fttfrr- riwuy-v- StrttrV- wirr-7r-
ever possible where he j., not -
Kelly >s.i Tho best
ny 10 keep him from ~ j. e.
he ready for him
D.'rat.~ CIVILIAN d,..r-, trMr
'ner office is ,Hc boost ID 't af.
Kelly SAID paying 'Ht.', to ~.
HrI'n Farley ~na'h office l.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
W AXE Up
" AXE I l.!

GEORGE ". ROBNET'T,
Executive Secretary.
Church League of America,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
People You Know

er'0o Army Gets Go'0q-Auoy Party
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08

Detective b0ter
Evening star., 1942-09-03
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Sept. 3 up, Omitted State,
g.000; total, 13bOO; weights go pound.
gown steady; heavier weights strong tc
pounds. i445ss no top fao1se fa4S agosa( ago.saf
pounds. 14.30-55: 16O-SO pounds, 1890.
1880; soWs Is higher; good and choice
330-4O0 pounds. 13.85-1415; good 400
$50 pounds, 13.60-9O
~, salable sheep. 1000. total. 10000; late
WEDNESDAY: Spring lambs. 25 lower;
yearlinEs and sheep weak; four double,
Idaho springers with 200 out at I4'25;
several other decks and doubles STRAIGHT
or moderately sorted, 1878 and ia "a:
pest natives, 14.25; bulk, 400 down;
enoIce FED yearlings, 11.75; best fat ewes
900; today'S trade. spring lambs openina
aEound 20 lower; few decks odd lots good
ana choice natives l3.75-9O; nothing doine
on Westerns; asking 100 and better foI
oest xmas: fed yearlings weak: slaughter
ewes around steady at. 5.60-6.50.
Safablc cattle, 1000; calves, 500: choics
steers and yearlings including yeariins
nelters strong; Eastern shippers and order
buyers fairly active operators on steer,
and yearlings selling at 14.75 upward; nj
otnSr GRADES weak on peddling basis: ton
1880, paid for medium weight and Weiehty
Sseers; ssvera! loads 1476-18.25: bulE,
iZ75-l5.75; best heifers 1873, mostly
1i.oO-l3.5 .5O;. sizable supply grassy And
Wsrmed-up Light steers and heifers hers
from earlier in week: cows drasgy, STEADY
70 weak; bulls steady to % lower: yeaiers
strone at 16.00-16.2b; stock cattle closins
weak, 26.40 lower on common to aysraTe
Rood GRADES; choice kinds weak.
Evening star., 1942-09-03
Missouri Pacific Trustee
Urged 10 Pay RFC Loans
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. .
NEW YORK, Sept. 3.-The Execu-
tive Committee of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad, headed by T. C.
Davis, has asked Guy A. Thompson,
trustee, to Immediately liquidate the
roads debt to the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. in order to make a
large saving in interest and possibly
reduce the outstanding debt of the
reorganized company. ...-.
The debt to the RFC, incurred in
1882 and 1888, amounts to $23, 1874 800,
principal and interest of around
$4,000, ,000 but the belief was ex-
pressed that the Government agency
might accept payment now at an
interest rate less than the per cent
at which the loan has been accruing.
The RFC, it was pointed out, al
ready has agreed to accept new
securities at the rate OF 3s4 per cent
in return for its principal claim in
the pending plan.
The committee said the Missouri
Pacific now has cash available
aggregating more than $4,000 900
and by the end of the year might
exceed SIC, 900.
Reduction of the interest rate to
around 4 per cent for the. proposed
immediate payment would effect a
saving OF around s5,000o00 to the
reorganized road, the committee
said, and would eliminate future
annual interest charges of 81 1888 900.
Evening star., 1942-09-03
U-Bouts
Continued From First Page.

=
changes In German tactics occur
it is because our new methods and
devices forced them ON the U-boats." +"
The Admiralty chieftain said the
German battleship Tirpitz had re-
manned in Norwegian waters since
last January, accompanied at times
by the battleships Admiral Scheer
and Lutzow and the cruiser Admiral
Hipper.
The Nazi battleship Scharnhorst,
damaged at Brest and in the cash
of the German feet through the
Channel, has been repaired and Is
expected to return to service shortly,
after being out of action Is months,
Mr.. Alexander said.
He conceded that the United States
east coast and the Caribbean were
happy hunting ground" for sub
marines until our American COM
rades were able to mount convoy
escorts in these regions"
"Since then" Mr.. Alexander went
on, "the situation over there has
substantially improved and we are
glad to have been able to render
some assistance in this direction
The battleship Gneisenau now lies
dismantled at the Baltic port of
Gdynia and the cruiser Prinz Eugen
is completing repairs at German
port, Mr.. Alexander added. These
two vessels were with the Scnarn-
horst in the Nazi Channel dash from
Brest.
OF the task of conveying supplies
to Russia through the Arctic, Mr..
Alexander said:
1T probably was at its worst at
midsummer before the ice had re-
ceded northward and the conyoys
were forced to proceed in continuous
daylight.
With recession of the ice and
some periods of darkness, the diff
flculties will tend to decrease a
little, but the problem remains fun
damentally the same and the dan
gers are great"
Merchant shipbuilding tonnage
production in this country has far
outstripped production in the first
three years of the last war" he
told his audience, while at the
same time the very heavy naval
losses In all categories of ships was
practically made good in each cate
CORY and in one or two cases ex-
ceeded."
Evening star., 1942-09-03
decorations of the Legion of Honor
and TIM rrrix Aa HSy,a~pa

decorations of the Legion of Honor
and the Croix de Guerre.
Gen. Simpson served on the Gen.
eraI Staff in Washington from 1926
to 1882 and was a member of the
War College faculty later. He was
promoted to his present rank in Sep
tember, 1941.
Rejecting the Nations mounting
military effort, Secretary Stimson
disclosed that troop movements. in
nine months since the attack on
Pearl Harbor had been more than
three times the number transported
during the comparable period of the
World War.
Approximately $500, 900 men trav-
eled by rail, as compared with l.
sl6,417 in the corresponding 1918
period. In June alone, the Army
transportation Corps moved a mil
lion soldiers by rail, compared with
$685. 900 in June, 1917.
Evening star., 1942-09-03
Egypt
(Continued Frnn rirst paee }

NSOaitlIuc0 axTCfN EuSG faES.J
in this sector, hltering cautiously
through minefields in an easterly
and then northerly direction without
encountering the main defense
forces.
Some Tank Fighting
During this movement across des-
ert terrain over which Prime Minis
ter Churchill walked only three
weeks ago on a visit to the front
there was some fighting between
tanks.
Latest reports indicated the Ger
man losses were considerably heav-
ier than the British.
The great Allied air offensive
meanwhile, reached new peak OF
ferocity, with United States, British
and South African aircraft striking
powerful blows at Axis armored
forces, infantry, communications
and supply ports far behind the
lines. -..
Dispatches from the front said
United States Army Air Force fight
ers were playing an increasing part
in the action and had put in their
heaviest day yesterday flying as es-
corts to bombers. Despite the scope
OF the operations, none of the Amer
lean planes was lost.
Typifying the work of the fighters
was the report of one squadron
leader commanding a long-range
group, who said he came on a col
umn OF 100 Germans marching four
abreast behind the lines. ,-'.
Il strafed them and saw many
killed and wounded" he declared
i estimate that at least so of the
enemy were killed"
United States Air Force head
quarters disclosed that American
heavy bombers had been active
over the Mediterranean. intercept
Ing an Axis convoy and scoring q
direct hit on one merchant ship
and near misses against others.
Other heavy bombers attacked
the enemy base at Gambia, Crete
where it was believed they scored
hits on four service vessels and per-
baps a fifth.
Raj fighters broke up one forma-
ton OF 40 German dive bombers
escorted by 30 Messerschmitts.
shooting down five Stukas and two
Messerschmitts. The Stukas jetti-
Soned their bombs.