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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-10-17
Get u. S. History Into Schools

Why in the world should it be con-
troversal matter, to suggest that the
teaching of American history in the
schools be required, that the study of
American history be mandatory and that
successful completion of adequate courses
in American history be the condition of
graduation from elementary schools and
of entrance to higher institutions?
TOW can the education of any Ameri-
i can be complete if his knowledge of
the history of his own country is incom-
plete?
How can any American be a respon-
sible defender of the vital and essential
institutions of his country, if his under
standing of them is inadequate?
How can his appreciation of American
institutions inspire him to their defense,
and to service and sacrifice in their behalf,
if he does not know the circumstances in
which they were founded and the prin-
ciples they embrace and the purposes to
which they are dedicated?
How can he be grateful for American
institutions, if he is not INFORMED about
them? 49,
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Bundles For Congress Gets Beyond Control
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have to open them"
 "I'll take some good Wisconsin cheese in mine," Wiley continued But they really should take those bundles and build a monument of ,hem out on the coast. Because of the war effort, we can't afford to transport them across the country"
 Sen. Mon c. Wallgren, D., Wash, pointed out that congressman have to pay for their pension" and that the $4,000-a-year retirement pay maximum would cost $15,O0O over 8 30-year period.
 But if the BEG should want to favor him, Wahlgren added, Hike any other politician I'll take bundle of votes."
 Sally Rand Helps Spokane, Wash, Feb. 3.-UP)- Sally Rand contributed her Hast stitch" today to the collection of cast-offs flowing into headquarters of the Bundles for Congress" cam- i paign.
 A flimsy unmentionable was the gift of the former fan dancer, who is an honorary member of the Spo- kane Athletic Formidable, sponsor of the campaign. After launching the drive to needle congressman who voted pensions for themselves, the club saw the campa'gn grow like a snowball within a few days.
 Two other honorary club members the Olson and Johnson comedy team, telegraphed the club last night they wanted pensions so badly they were coming to Washington to op- pose Sens. Homer T. Bone and Mon c. Wahlgren for reelection.
 The club reported contributors were ransacking attics and cellars for gifts to send congressman. It had planned to mail the bundles to Washington and sent 2,5OO packages before officers decided to use truck which is scheduled to leave at noon tomorrow.
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CTS of the Flying Fortress type att tackled Japanese shipping at Balik Papan, Borneo, on Feb. 3. Two en- emy transports were sunk and a third, which was hit repeatedly, was probably sunk. All of our planes re- turned to their base undamaged. It is believed that this attack is the one mentioned in Gen. Wavell's communique of yesterday.
 a. There is nothing to report from other areas"
 Australian Planes Hit
 Melbourne, Feb. 4-CUP)--Planes of the Royal Australian Air Force attacked Japai1ese ships off Rabau), in the Bismarck Islands northeast of the mainland, scoring direct hit on one, it was announced to- day.
 Besides the direct hit, the bomb- CTS reported they scored . near miss on another enemy ship and drove of enemy interception planes. All RAAF planes returned safely.
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stock out of Congress at a time when the people ought to have con- fidence in their government, of which Congress is part"
 Mead asserted the movement, said to be sweeping the Pacific coast, was based on misconceptions of the real nature of the retirement plan, which is purely optional with congressman.
 Will Affect Morale
 Tt is unfortunate in a serious situation like this" Mead said. T suppose 1t will have a detrimental effect on the morale of the people, and the Congress, which is the popu- lar branch of the government, will be held up to prolonged ridicule.
 Tt is my judgment that most members won't join the retirement plan. It costs too much. I can't join because I haven't funds enough to take on another $50O-a-year ex- pense.~
 He referred to the five per cent of annual salary required as pay ment into the fund.
 Rep. Martin F. Smith, D., Wash, complained that congressmen were always made "the scapegoats of the nation" whenever anyone was look ing for a laugh. AS for the so-called pension, "A man can take the same money it would cast him, buy en- dowment insurance, protect his fam fly if he died, and if he lives get more for his investment" Smith said.
 Rep. William M. Wilmington, D., Miss, enjoyed the Bundles yarn very much" and Sen. Robert R. Reynolds, D., N. C., "got 8 good laugh out of it."
 During these serious times" Reynolds added, "the American people need something to laugh at. What would like in my bandle? It really doesn't matter-just any thing"
 FBI Must Open Them
 Sen. Alexander Wiley, R., Wis, figured that if the Pacific coast sent all the bundles of rats nests, wood- en legs and whatnot said to be &C., cumulat:ng out there, the FBI will
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Red Army Not Halted
 In Its Steady Drive
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of the extent of the westward drive wss withheld, presumably to keep the German command in ignorance of the fate of its rear guard de tachments. It was believed the Rus sians had made substantial prog reSs far west of MoZhaisk, and of the fighting there Izvestia said: "But recently the Smolensk region was in the rear of the German army and now violent engagements are in progress on its expenses near several important populated places. Many villages and towns in the Smolensk region already have been liberated from the Fascist invaders. The front line is shifting westward"
 A communique said that on the western front the Red Army des- troyed in one day a large German supply column, two depots packed with bicycles, three anti-aircraft guns and 46 lorries. The German dead in this encounter was put at 130. In another sector on the same front Russian riflemen repulsed a heavy attack by German infantry regiment, killing 100 and capturing considerable equipment.
 On the Leningrad front the com munique said that in stubborn fight ing Russian units destroyed nine German field Notifications, two guns six machine-guns. three trench mor- tars and 40 lorries. The German dead in this encounter was 800.
 Non-Military informants here said that the Russian offensive in the Ukraine had become one of the first magnitude, especially in the drive for the Dneiper River.
 Nazis Badley Equipped
 These sources said the retreating Germans were badly equipped and their morale was low.
 Red Star asserted the Russians had captured secret German staff documents, ordering all soldiers to stand or die.'
 The order presumably was issued before the Russian break throughs of the last few weeks. Since then the Russians have made important gains, though German resistance has ytiffened.
 One order, purporting to have been issued by one Gen. Rueff, infantry division commander, said:
 T categorically forbid the sur rending of any positions whatever thew may be. I will execute any commander on the spot who sur rel ders any village without my per- mission. Die but do not retreat. l order you to stand until the last man."
 T categorically forbid the sur rendering of any positions whatever they may be. I will execute any commander on the spot who sur renders any village without my per- mission. Die but do not retreat. I ordey you to stand until the last man.
 Serg. Felix Erber, 5th Company, 627 Regiment, 298th German Divis- ion, was quoted as saying that Adolf Hitler had issued an order on Jan. 28 t, defend all territory to the last man and rot to retire at any cost. He added that all soldiers were forced to promise that they would obey the order.
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Russia Disappointed

London, Feb. 4 - tUP)-Allied diplomatic informants said today that Russia was disappointed by the allied war effort, especially United States and British war pro- duction, and was increasingly anx- ious over continued allied setbacks in the Pacific.
 They said Russians made no at- tempt to minimize the long-stand- ing enmity between Russia and Japan and expressed belief that only war could result from it even- tually
 Russia's position was however, that Russian industry was strain ing to the limit to supply the needs of the present Red Army of- fensive and to build up reserves against the prospective German spring drive and that 1t could not now be expected to aid the allies by attacking Japan from Siberia and thus forming a new Pacific
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front.
 There were indications. inform ants said. that If the Russians fin ally succeeded in driving the Ger mans to their frontiers they might ask the allies 10 form a second front in Europe for the final knockout blow against Hitlerism.
 How Far In Retreat
 Russians have begun to wonder according to informants, how far the allies are prepared to retreat in the far Pacific before they make a offensive against Japan and it vas added that there was growing bewilderment in Russia over the inadcquacy of prepara- tions to meet q Japanese attack which had been long foreseen.
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pedo boats attack on a Japanese Warship in Manila bay.
 Their backs to the big guns of Fort Corregidor, the outnumbered defenders on Bataan peninsula were taking terrible toll of crack Jap@ anese shock troops which were be- ing thrown recklessly into the battle,
 Struck Battleship
 A swift, 77-foot torpedo boat of Admiral Thomas c. Hart's Asiatic fleet is believed to have torpedoed and damaged Japanese Warship which must have slipped past Cor regidor's guns and into Manila bay at night in emulation of Admiral Dewey's feat of A years ago.
 Describing the torpedo attack, a navy communique said the mosquito boat hurled two torpedoes at the enemy warship and escaped "al- though under heavy fire of the war ships guns and in the full glare of her searchlights."
 The communique did not make clear how the warship passed through the eight-mile wide bay mouth, and the nest of U. s. forts. Dewey got through with his fleet at night; presumably 1t is not too dif- ficult feat for one ship.
 The torpedo boat, capable of a speed of 70 miles an hour, drove directly into the warship's heavy gunfire, loosed its two torpedoes and skinned away over the water un- scathed.
 It was speculated that the war ship may have been trying to cover a landing on the eastern shore of Bataan peninsula beyond range of Corregidors 12-inch guns. Or 1t may have been seeking to attack the bays harbor's defenses.
 Tanker Is Sunk
 The navy reported that the 5,400- ton naval tanker Neches, built 23 years ago, had been torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine with the probable loss of 56 men. The navy, without revealing where the tanker went down, said 126 mem bers of the crew had reached port safely.
 The Nechcs. was the first naval tanker reported lost thus far in the war. The tanker Salinas was torpe- doed off Iceland late last summer but managed to reach port. The Neches was launched at Boston Naval Yard in 1919.
 Marines, Bluejackets '.
 The navy's communique tersely reporting the arrival of the ma- rines and bluejackets in the Bataan fighting lines, said the battalion "has been organized and is fight ing on Bataan Peninsula with Gen. command"
 A battalion of marines and Sail- ors-probab,y specialized men might number anywhere from 200 and 500 men. An army battalion numbers about 800.
 It was understood that the sailors and marines were men of the U. s. naval forces which remained in the Philippines after abandoning Cavite naval base across Manila Bay from Bataan Peninsula and Fort Corregi-
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 He said the British right flank is east of Derna but that British mobile columS still were operating east and northeast of Msus, about 90 miles southeast of Benghazi and far to the west of Derna.
 "The situation is extraordinary" he added.
 Counter Offensive
 Cairo, Feb. 4 - (UP) - British empire forces are continuing a new counter-offenS. in the desert east and northeast of Msus, 90 miles east-southeast of Benghiza, closely supported by the Royal Air Force, a middle eastern command communique said today.
 Fighting was proceeding between imperial mobile columns over a wide area of the desert region, 1t was indicated.
 The communique said the fourth Indian army division which had been cut off for days by the Axis tank columns which drove the British back from Benghazi, had reioined the main imperial forces.
 The Indians had fought off Ger man and Italian forces which had tried to intercept them, the com munique said, and had rejoined the main body in the region of Derna, 155 miles northeast of Benghazi.
 (Derna is 120 miles northeast of Msus. The communique indicated that the British forces had with drawn considerable distance along the coast from their previous positions)
 The text. of the communique:
 After beating off strong Ger man attachments which had att tempted to intercept their with draWal, our Fourth Indian Divi- sion on the night of Feb. 3 suc- cessfully completed their move ment from the last governing posi- tion about Derra and rejoined the main forces.
 Meanwhile our mobile columns closely supported by r'r air forces continued their off . ve activities in the desert east and northeast fo Msus."
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Hero of Long Ago
 This hero of generation of youth that is now pot-bellied and middle aged, had been in failing health since 1886 when he was injured in an automobile accident in Taos, N. M., in which his wife, May Manning Lillie, almost as famous as he, was killed. He spent his last years among the PaWnee Indians, the h. dian relics, and the buffalo herd which he had assembled on his ranch. He expired peaceably in bed , many of his contemporaries had ex- pired at the business end of six shooter.
 Pawnee Bill will live in history as the leader of the boomers" who gathered in thousands in Kansas in the 1870's and 80, clamoring for the government to open up what N<S was vast Indian reservation known as Indian territory, for white home e-steading. This land had been given the Indians in lieu of the land they had given up, either by force or persuasion, in various states and there was considerable opposition.
 Boomers Won Out
 But the boomers" won out at last and on April p, 1889, some 5000 of them lined up on the Kan Sas border, and at signal rushed into Indian territory on horseback, In covered wagons, and afoot to stake out their homesteads Some few sneaked across the night be- fore and staked out what they re- garded as the best land. These came to be known as "sooners' because they were "soon or premature.
 But Pawnee Bill was known to his contemporaries as a fine show man who, first alone, then in part nership with Col. William Buffalo Bib Cody, toured the country and the world with a wild west show that probably has never been equalled.
 He and Buffalo Bill retired from the show business in 1912. He bought his ranch here, in this Paw nee country, where in the 1880s he had been the government agent to the Pawnee tribe, and began as sembling the collection of Indian relics which Is now one of the finest In the world. He also began build ing up his herd of buffalo to save that animal from extinction. All of his latter life was spent here among the Indians whose language he spoke and who regarded his as their white chief.
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War COmmuniaue

war SOAiIuullAquC
 Washington, Feb. 4-UP)-Text of War department communique No 9l as of 9:30 a. m., E. s. T.:
 T. Philippine Theater:
 During the night of Feb. 3, ele- ments of the 18th (Kimura) divi- sion made a local attack on our left flank in Bataan. The attack was sharply repulsed.
 Our troops continued to mop up tattered remnants of the Japanese who had previously landed on the west coast or who had infiltrated behind our lines. These enemy troops were from the Tatori group and Kimura division and were found in isolated pockets. No reinforce ments were able to reach them. The enemy had attempted to supply htem internittently with food and ammunition dropped by parachute. However, most of these supplies fell into our hands.
 Japanese prisoners of war ex- pressed great surprise at the hu- mane treatment they are receiving at our hands. They said they had been told they we would execute all prisoners.
 "On our right there was little ac- tivity during the past 24 hours.
 Enemy activity over our lines was limited to few sporadic bomb- ing attacks which did no damage.
 "2. Netherlands Indies:
 "A delayed report advised that seven heavy American army bomb-
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 The changes decided upon by Churchill, who won vote of con- ficence with only one opposition vote last week. included:
 Minister of Supply-Sir Andrew Rae Duncan, who has been presi- dent of the board Of trade
 President Of Board of Trade --- Col. John J. Llewellin, Conservative, who has been Parliamentary secre- tary for aircraft production.
 Duncan replaced Beaverbrook As Minister of Su ply.
 The other cabinet changes were minor and failed to remove mem-
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bers who had been severly criticized because of their handling of various phases of the war.
 Churchill had indicated during his speech in the House of Com mons last week that he would not make any sweeping reorganization, asserting that he accepted full re- sponsibllity and that he would not shelve men who had acted under his direc ion.
 The other changes included:
 Ralph ASsheton to be Pariamen- tary secretary for the Ministry of Supply; Har-od McMillan, Parlia- mentary urdersecretary for coion- ies; M. s. McCorquodale, Parliament tary secretary for labor; P. J. Noel Baker, Parliamentary secretary for war transport; Sir Victory War render, Parliamentary secretary for the admiralty; c. H. Hall financial secretary for the admiralty.
 McMillan was made a member Of the priyy council.
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Fight to Finish

New York, Feb. 4-CUP)-Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, allied supreme commander in the Fal last, today called for fight to the finish at at Singapore ito gain time for the great endorsements which we and our American allies are sending to the eastern theater."
 The Wavell statement in an order Of the day was broadcast by the London radio and recorded by Co., lumbia Broadcasting System.
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Americans, Filipinos
 Repulse Jap Attacks
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dor. Thus no new lands of naval endorsements appeared to be in- Volved
 However, the communique indicat- ed that the marines and sailors had been especially formed into a bat talion to aid MacArthur's hard pressed forces resisting a full-force Japanese offensive.
 Neither the communique nor navy officials indicated that any units of Admiral Hart'S ASiatic fleet other than the torpedo boat and possi- ply other small craft were in ac- ton at the entrance to Manila Bay.
 (The Java naval base at Svera- baya, where the As:atic fleet has been reported based, was bombed for the first time Tuesday in an ap- parent Japanese attempt to soften up" that main island of the Nether- lands Indies for an invasion thrust.)
 MacArthur's Men Stick
 MacArthur's warriors aided by the small force of sailors and marines, clung tenaciously to the lower half of Bataan Peninsula after shatter- ing two Japanese attempts to land troops from bargeS. The first at tempt was routed by MacArthur's tiny but alert force of P-40 fighter planes and the second by shore guns.
 These Japanese shock troops, Identified in communiques as "Ta- tori" were said by naval informants to be the flower of Japan's fighting men, trained in much the same manner as are BritainS famous "Commandos" raiders.
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Hungary is such a self-sustain- ing country that salt is the only important food product 1t is obliged to import.
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ONE STAMP TO
 GET YOUR SUGAR
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dous job of printing stamps and cards for the nations l32,000,OOO citizens.
 At the present time the War Pro duction board and OPA are work ing on final details of the sugar rationing plan, with the WIPE ex- pected to have a large hand in wholesale regulations.
 Under the present proposal, the grocer would tear out the stamps from the books carried by his GUS toners and keep them on hand for trading in later when he replaces his sugar stocks.
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RangOOn Battle

RangOOn batLle
 Rangoon, Burma, Feb 4(UP)- American and British fighter and bombing planes have made devas- tating attack on Japanese invasion groups at the mouth of the Salween river immediately northeast of Moulmein, unofficial advices said today.
 American fighters of the Ameri- can volunteer group, British fighters and British Blenheim bombers made the attack, concentrating on the Japanese who are taking up posi- tions on the tiny islands at the confluence of the SalWeen and Gyaing Islands.
 AS the fighter planes watched for Japanese air force opposition, the Blenheims, called here the hardest working unit in the whole Royal Air Force, bombed and machine gunned the Japanese troops.
 The Japanese were taken com pletely by surprise, it was indicated, and the confusion caused in their ranks was indicated by pilots re- ports that the allied planes met only impotent fire from few scattered machine guns as they rained bombs and machine gun bullets on the in- vasion troops.
 All planes returned safe.
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BATTLE TO SAVE
 SINGAPORE BASE
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 Japanese planes, flying sometimes in smaller formations than is usu- ally the case, returned to the attack on Singapore this morning and bombed the city area.
 Despite the dive bombers which had now joined the Japanese raid- ing fleet, it was said officially that casualties in yesterdays raids had totaled cnly 22 killed and 90 wounded.
 Singapore city was now more &C., tive than the fighting front, where imperial forces and volunteers faced the Japanese across the narrow strait.
 During my tours of the city late yesterday aided firemen at three different places where fires were burning.
 At one point volunteers were dig ging in ruins foir bodies while am- balances took away the wounded.
 Japanese troops were taking up positions along a 30-mile stretch of the Johore Sultante shore line op- posite Singapore in apparent prepa- ration for attack.
 Japanese engineers were reported working on a fleet of invasion barges and other craft but there was as yet no sign that direct attack by ground troops was imminent.
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''PAWNEE BILL"
 DIED LAST NIGHT
came . state.
 Hero of Long Ago

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GERMANS SWEEP
 BRITISH FAR BACK

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BRITISH CABINET
 SOME CHANGED

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-10-17
Rocky Mountain Lab
BGcteriOIOgist viii
Leave Montana Soon

DR.. H r. Cox. chief bacteriologist
at the Rocky mountain laboratory at
Hamilton and president Of the Mon
tana State Public Health association,
will leave in November to become as
sociate director Of research for the
Lederle laboratories at Pearl River,
New York
DR.. Cox will have charge OF all virus
disease work at the Lederle labora-
tories.
DR.. Cox joined the staff OF the
Rocky mountain laboratory as asso-
ciate bacteriologist In 1896 and in 1910
he was promoted to the position which
he now holds.
He won the Theobald Smith award
of the American Association for the
advancement Of science in 1910 and
was presented with the distinguished
service award Of the Missoula chamber
of commerce for outstanding service
to the community In 1891