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Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-30
Reds
Trop
tanks

MOSCOW. June 80 (UP) - The
Soviet army newspaper Red Star
reported from the Kursk front to-
day that the Russians had cut off
hundreds of German tanks leading
Nazi infantry advance
Presumably, the Russians now
were engaged in destroying the
tanks.
Red Star said several infantry,
motorized and panZer divisions =
apparently upwards of $4,000 men
were increasing their pressure on
the Kursk front, 275 miles south
west of Moscow, in an offensive
that began Sunday.
After initial defeats and 'enorm-
Gus losses" the hundreds of Ger
man tanks attacked again. The
Russians let them through, then
drove wedge between the tanks
and infantry.
Unless they can retreat or the
Germans can break through and
supply them, the tanks are doomed.
NAZI LOSSES HEAVY
Fierce fighting with German in
fantry supported by tanks on the
Kursk front was reported in the
first Russian communicate today
1t said the Germans lost 240 men
on one sector of the iKursk front,
and on a second sector lost is tanks
to Russian artillery and mortar
fire and 500 men in subsequent
hand to -hand fighting. ..-
Last night our troops battled
with the enemy in the directions
of Kursk and Sevastopol," it said
"On other fronts there were no
changes"
The Germans, by throwing still
further reserves of men, tanks and
planes into their 24-day, continuous
assault against Sevastopol, Russia's
Crimean naval base, have made
another small advance, last MD
nights Soviet communique report
ed.
ATTACKS REPULSED
The communique also revealed
that ION sector of the western
front our troops repulsed several
German attacks, killing l,50O OF
the enemy" indicating that the
Germans may have started "a. fourth
offensive, this one against Moscow
(The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
TEN heard the British 'Broadcasting
Corporation relay Radio Moscow
report that the Russians had coun-
ter-attacked on one sector OF the
Kharkov front land rolled the en-
emy back with heavy losses"
Dispatches from the Kharkov
and Kursk theaters suggest that
'the Germans may be trying to
divide the Soviet forces into three
isolated sectors" BIC said.
(BBC also reported that the Ger
mans had established IS new hos
pitals on the Sevastopol fronto
The situation on the Kursk front,
opened Sunday, still was obscure,
the midnight's communique report
ing only that "our troops success
fully repulsed large-scale attacks
by German Fascist troops
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-30

Whenever an American utters or prints
a statement that is used successfully by
the axis propagandists to promote the
cause of our enemies, he is responsible
for prolonging the war and shedding the
blood of American boys.-Supreme Court
Justice James F. Byrnes.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
N o r I G +
No. 1853

N o r 1 G +
No. 1858
In the Matter of the Petition of
WALTER F.. BEILBY.
Notice Is hereby given that WAL
TER F.. BEIL,BY has filed in this
court a Petition to establish the
place and date of his birth, the
hearing of which has been fixed by
said Court for Friday, the 10th day
of July, 1912, at Q O'Clock PM at
the Court room thereof, at the court
house in said County Of Imperial,
and all persons interested in said
estate are notified then and there
to appear and show cause, If any
there be, why the said Petition
should not be heard and order made
Dated June 26, l942.
w. J. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk.
BY MAXINE CONSOLE,
Deputy.
(No. 26) (J3O-Js inc.j
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-30
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOIl0lotn0 edit.
orioIs are presented as interesting Opin.
ions UOiced by editors eiselchere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinj0s sf
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-30
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

Every jar of fruit you put up helps
tighten the load on commercial cannerles
and helps relieve overworked transporta-
ton facilities.-Dr. Louise Stanley, De-
partment of Agriculture official.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-06-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
SITTING AS A BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION


Notice is hereby given as required,
that the City Council of the City of
Ell Centre will convene on July /,
1912 at 7:30 pm, at the City Hall
Of the City of Ell Centro, TO sit as a
Board of Equalization for the pur-
pose of Equalizing the tax roll, and
will continue to sit as a Board Of
Equalization from day to day until
the equalization of the tax roll is
completed.
Dated this 26th day Of June, 1912.
tSigned ROBERT w. HATTON,
Mayor Of the City of FL
Centre.
Attest
(Signed) NEAL II. GAVIN,
City Clerk.
(No. 25) (J28-J5)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Many Questions
Remain Unanswered

That is the reason why ! have
asked you 10 take out and spread
before YOU the map Of the whole
earth. and 10 follow with me the
references which / shall make tc
the world-encircling battle lines OF
this war. Many questions will,
fear. remain unanswered; but
know YOU will realize ! cannot
cover everything in any one report
10 the people.
The broad oceans which have
been heralded in the past as oul
protection from attack have be-
come endless battlefieldS on which
we are constantly being challenged
by our enemies.
We must all understand and
face the hard fact that our job
now Is to fight at distances which
extend all the way around the
globe.
We fight at these vast distances
because that is where our enemies
are. Until our flow Of supplies
gives us clear superiority we must
keep on striking our enemies
wherever and whenever we car
meet them. even if, for a while
we have 10 yield ground. Actually
we are taking heavy toll of the
enemy every day that goes by.
We must fight al these vast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
All Axis Propaganda
Stresses Ono Theme

Ever since this nation became
the arsenal of democracy - ever
since enactment Of lend-lease-
there has been one persistent
theme through all Axis propa-
ganda.
This theme has been that
Americans are admittedly rich,
and that Americans have con-
siderable industrial power - but
that Americans are soft and de-
cadent. that they cannot and will
not unite and work and fight.
From Berlin, Rome and Toxic
we have been described as ma
ton of weakIings "playboys 49,
who would hire British soldiers, or
Russian soldiers. or Chinese sol
dierS TO do our fighting for us.
Let them repeat that now!
Let them tell that 10 General
Macarthur and his men.
Let them tell that to the sailors
who today are hitting hard in the
far waters OF the Pacific.
Let them tell that 10 the boys
in the flying fortreSseS.
Let them tell that TO the ma
tinpS'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Many Of Ships Named
Were Not Even There

The report that we lost more
than thousand airplanes al Pear
Harbor is as baseless AS the other
weird rumors. The Japanese dc
not know just how many planes
they destroyed that day. and
am not going TO tell them. But
l can say that 10 ate-and in
Guiding Pearl Harbor-we have
destroyed considerably more Japa-
nese planes than they have de-
Stroyed of ours.
We have most certainly suffered
losses from Hitlers U-boats in
the Atlantic as well as from the
japanese in the Pacific and we
shall suffer more Of them before
the turn Of the tide. But speak
ing for the United States Of Amer
lea. let me say once and for all
to the people Of the world: we
Americans have been compelled
to yield ground. but We will re-
gain it. We and the other United
Nations are committed to the de-
struction Of the militarism OF
Japan and Germany. We are daily
increasing our strength. Soon we
and not our enemies. will have the
Offensive; we, not they, Will win
the final battles; and We not they
will make the final peace,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Vows Definite Goals
Will Be Attained

On January sixth Of this year I
set certain definite goals of pro-
duction for arplanes, tanks, guns
and ships. The Axis propagandists
called them fantastic. Tonight.
nearly two months later and after
a careful survey of progress by
Donald Nelson and others charged
with responsibility for our produc-
ton, I can tell you that those goals
will be attained.
In every part or the country,
experts in production and the men
and women at work in the plants
are giving loyal service. With few
exceptions, labor, capital and farm
ing realize that this is no time
either to make undue profits or "a
gain special advantages, one over
the other.
We are calling for new plants
and additions 10 old plants and fol
plant conversion 10 war needs. We
are seeking more men and more
women to run them. We are work
ing longer hours. We are coming
to realize that one extra plane OF
extra tank or extra gun or extra
ship completed tomorrow may, ir
few months, turn the tide or
some distant battlefield; il may
make the difference between life
and death for some Of our fighting
men. We know now that If We
lose this war it will be generation,
or even centuries before our con.
ception of democracy can live
again. And we can lose this wal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Why Turtle Policy
Must Be Rejected

Those Americans who believed
that We could live under. the
illusion of iSolationism wanted the
American eagle 10 initiate the
tactics OF the ostrich. Now, many
of those same people. afraid that
We may be sticking our necks out,
want our national bird TO be
turned into a turtle. But we pre-
fer 10 retain the eagle as il is
flying high and striking hard
| know that speak for the
mass of the American people when
say that we reject the turtle
policy and will continue increas-
ingly the policy OF carrying the
war to the enemy in distant lands
and distant waters-as far as pos
sible from ou rown home grounds.
There are four main lines of
communication now being Travelled
by our ships: the North Atlantic,
the South Atlantic. the Indian
Ocean and the South Pacific.
These routes $ are not one-way
streets-for the ships which carry
our troops and munitions out
bound bring back essential raw
materials which we require for
our own use.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Conquered Nations
Know What Yoke Is

Conquered nations in Europe
know what the yoke Of the NaziS
is like. And the people OF Korea
and Of Manchuria know in their
flesh the harsh despotism of Japan
All of the people OF Asia know
that if there is 10 be an honor
able and decent future for any of
them or for us. that future de-
ponds on victory by the United
Nations over the forces Of ANS
enslavement.
If a just and durable peace is
TO he attained, or even if all of
us are merely TO save our own
skins. there is one thought for uS
here at home TO keep uppermost
the fulfillment Of our special task
of production.
Germany. Italy and Japan are
very close to their maximum out
put Of planes. guns. tanks and
ships. The United Nations are
not--especially the United States
of America.
Our first job then is 10 build up
production so that the United
Nations can maintain control of
the seas and attain control Of the
air-not merely a slight superior
ity. but an Overwhelming SUI
DpriOritN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Everything Dedicated
10 a Common Cause

The United Nations constitute
an association Of Independent peo-
pies OF equal dignity and impor-
lance. The United Nations are
dedicated To a common cause. We
share equally and with equal zeal
the anguish and awful sacrifices
of war. In the partnership of
our common enterprise, we must
share in a unified plan in which
all OF us must play our several
parts, each of us being equally in
diSpenSable and dependent one on
the other.
We have unified command and
cooperation and comradeship.
We Americans will contribute
unified production and unified ac-
ceptance of sacrifice and of effort.
That means a national unity that
can know no limitations OF race or
creed or selfish politics. The
American people expect that much
from themselves. And the Amer
lean people will find ways and
means of expressing their deter
mination 10 their enemies. includ-
ing the Japanese admiral who has
said that he will dictate the terms
of peace here in the White House.
We of The United Nations are
agreed on certain broad principles
in the kind of peace we seek. The
Atlantic charter applies not only
to the parts of the world that Dor
der the Atlantic but TO the whole
world: disarmament of aggressors.
self-determination of nations and
peoples. and the four freedoms
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Text: Win i'm Pacific Fight i'm L. s.

freedom of speech. freedom OF re-
ligion. freedom from want and
freedom from fear.
The British and the Russian
people have known the full fury
of Nazi onslaught. There have
been times when the fate Of Lon
don and Moscow was in serious
doubt. But there was never the
slightest question that either the
British or the Russians would
yield. And today all the United
Nations salute the superb Russian
army as it celebrates the twenty
fourth anniversary of its first
assembly.
Though their homeland was
overrun, the Dutch people are still
fighting stubbornly and powerfully
overseas.
The great Chinese people have
suffered grievous losses; Chung
king has been almost wiped Out
of existence-yet ii remains the
capital Of an unbeatable China.
That is the conquering spirit
which prevails throughout the
United Nations in this war.
The task that we Americans
now face will test us TO the utter
most.
Never before have we beer
called upon for such prodiigous
effort. Never before have we hac
so little time in which TO do So
much.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Model Ever Since
for All Americans

Washington : conduct in iho>t
hard times has provided the mode
for all Americans ever since 4
model of moral stamina He held
10 his course. as u had beer
charted in the Declaration OF Inde.
pendencc. He and the brave men
who served with him knew that nc
mans life or fortune was secure
without freedom and free lnstltu-
tionS.
The present great struggle has
taught US increasingly that free
dom of person and security Of
property anywhere in the world
depend upon the security Of the
rights and obligations of liberty
and justice everywhere in the
world
This war is a new kind Of war.
II is different from all other wars
of the past, not only in its methods
and weapons but also in its geog-
raphy. II is warfare IN terms Of
every continent. every island every
sea, every air-lane in the world.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Again Come Times
Trying Mems Souls

"These are the times that try
mems souls. /"
Tom Paine wrote those words
on drum-head, by the light OF a
campfire. That was when Wash
ington's little army Of ragged
rugged men was retreating across
New Jersey. having tasted moth
ing but defeat.
And Genreal Washington. or
dered that these great words VIA
ten by Tom Paine be read TO HE
men Of every regiment in the Con
tinental Army, and this was the
assurance given 10 the first Amerl-
can armed forces:
Tho summer soldier and the
sunshine patriot will. In this
crisis, shrink from the service
Of their country; but he that
stands II now deserves the love
and thanks Of man and woman.
Tyranny. like hell, II not easily
conquered; yet we have this con-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
What Would Happen
if Lines Were Cut

II il obvious what would happen
II all these great reservoirs of
power were cut off from each
other either by enemy action or
by self-imposcd isolation:
I've could no longer send aid
of any kind To China 10 the brave
people who. for nearly five years,
have withstood Japanese assault,
destroyed hundreds OF thousands
Of Japanese soldiers. and vast
quantities Of Japanese war NUM-
tions. Ii is essential that we help
China in her magnificent defense
and in her inevitable counter
offensive for that is one i'm
portant element IN the ultimate
defeat OF Japan
IF We lost communication
with the southwest Pacific. all OF
that area including Australia ano
New Zealand. would fall under
Japanese domination. Japan coulc
then release great numbers o.
ships and men to launch attack.
on a large scale against the coasts
of the Western Hemisphere. in
Guiding Alaska. At the same time
she could Immediately extend hci
conquestS TO India and through
the Indian Ocean. TO Africa and
the Near East.
3-If we were 10 stop sending
munitions to the British and the
Russians in the Mediterranean
and Persian Gulf areas. We would
help the NaZiS 10 overrun Turkey,
Syria. Iraq. Persia, Egypt and the
Suez Canal. The whole coast of
North Africa and the whole coast
of West Africa putting Germany
within easy striking distance of
South America
If. by such a fatuous policy,
we ceased 10 protect the North
Atlantic supply line TO Britain and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Pearl Harbor Theory
Becomes Oisproved

II has been said that Japanese
gains in the Philippines were made
possible only by the success OF
their surprise attack on Pearl
Harbor. l tell you that this is
not so.
Even il the attack had not beer
made, your map will show that il
would have been hopeless oper.
alton for us to send the feet TO the
Philippines through thousands oil
miles of ocean, while all those
island bases were under the sole
control of the Japanese.
The consequences of the attack
on Pearl Harbor-serious as they
were-have been wildly exag-
gerated in other ways. These
exaggerations come originally from
Axis propagandists; but they have
been repeated. / regret 10 say, by
Americans in and out Of public
life.
You and / have the utmost con-
tempt for Americans, who, since
Pearl Harbor, have whispered or
announced "off the record that
there was no longer any Pacific
fleet that the fleet was all sunk
or destroyed on December THAT
more than 1000 of our planes
were destroyed on the ground.
They have suggested slyly that the
government has withheld the truth
about casualties-that eleven or
u thousand men were killed at
Pearl Harbor instead of the figures
as officially announced. They
have even served the enemy
propagandists by spreading the
incredible story that shiploads OF
bodies of our honored American
dead were about 10 arrive in New
York harbor to be put in COM
mon grave.
Almost every Axis broadcast
directly quotes Americans who,
by speech or in the press. make
damnable misstatements such as
these
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Japan Has Obvious
Initial Advantage

Tn spite Of the length and dlftl-
culties of this transportation, | car
tell YOU that We already have
large number of bombers and pur'
suit planes. manned by American
pilots. which are now IN daily con
tact with the enemy in the south
west Pacific. And thousands OF
American troops are today in thai
area engaged in operations no.
only in the air but on the grounc
as well
In this battle area, Japan ha:
had an obvious advantage. Foi
she could fly even her Short-rangt
planes 10 the points of attack by
using many stepping stones oper
10 her-baSeS in a multitude o
Pacific islands and also bases or
the China. lndo-China, Thallanc
and MALAY coasts. japanese trooT
transports could 60 south from
Japan and China through the mar
row China Sea which can be pro
tcCtcd by Japanese planes through
out It's whole length.
| ask you 10 look al your maps
again. particularly at that portion
Of the Pacific Ocean lying west o.
Hawaii. Before this war ever
started. the Philippine Island!
were already surrounded on three
sides by Japanese power. On the
west. the Japanese were in posses
sion of the coast of China and tn,
coast of Indo-China which haC
been yielded to them by the Vich!
French ON the north, are tht
Islands Of Japan themselves. reach
ing down almost 10 northern
Luzon. ON the east. are the man
dated islands which Japan haC
! occupied exclusively. and had forti
r. fed in absolute violation Of he
! written word
These islands hundreds of them
, appear only as small dots on mos
maps But they cover a larg
strategic area Guam lies in tn
middle of them a lone outpos
winch We never fortified.
Under the Washington Treat
Of 1921 We had Solemnly agree
not TO add 70 the fortification O
the Philippine Islands. We ha
no safe naval base there. so "
s could not use the islands for eN
q tenSlvc naval operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Why Aid TO Philippines
Becomes So Difficult

Immediately after tins war
started. the japanese forces moved
down on either side of the Philip
pines TO numerous points south OF
thereby completely encir-
cling the islands from north, south
east and west.
II is that complete enlightenment
with control of the air by Japa'
nese land-based aircraft. which
has prevented vas from sending
substantial reinforcenents Of mer
and material 10 the gallant defend
crs NJ The Philippines For 81
years II ha- always been oul
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
We Must Attack
All Around Globe

distances 80 protect our supply
lines and our lines of Communlca'
iion with Our allies protect these
lines from the NCnCmleS who arc
bending every ounce of then
strength. STRIVING against time, to
cut them
The object of the NaZlS and tho
japanese Is 20 separate the United
States. Britain. China and Russia,
and ~ isolate them one from an
other 50 that each Will be sur
rounded and cut off from sources
OF supplies and rcintOrcements II
Is the old familiar AXIS policy Of
divide and conquer
There are those who still think
in terms Of The days Of sailing
ships They advise Us 10 pull our
warShipS and our planes and our
merchant ships into our own home
waters and concentrate solely on
last ditch defense. But let me
illustrate what would happen If we
followed such foolish advice.
Look ar your may Look Al the
vast area oi China with its
millions 81 fighting men. Look al
the vast area of Russia, with its
powerful armies and. proven mill
tary might Look al the British
Isles. Australia. New Zealand, the
Dutch Indies India, the Near East
an dthe continent of Africa. with
their resources Of raw materials
and OF peoples determined to resist
Axis domination. Look Al North
America. Central America and
South America
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-24
Three High Purposes
for Every American

Here are three high purposes
for every American:
I've shall not stop work for
a single day. If any dispute arises
we shall keep on working while
the dispute is solved by mediation.
Cancellation or arbitration - until
the war is won.
2-We shall not demand special
gains or special privileges or ad-
vantages for any one group or
occupation.
3-We shall give up conven.
fences and modify the routine OF
our lives if our country asks us
to do so. We will do il cheerfully
remembering that the common
enemy seeks to, destroy every
home and every freedom in every
part of our land.
This generation OF Americans
has come TO realize. with a present
and personal realization, that
there is something larger and
more important than the life OF
any lIlOlNluudl VI VI ally iIoiNiouoi
group-something for which a mar
will sacrifice. and gladly sacrifice
not only his pleasures, not only
his goods. not only his associations
with those he loves, but his life
itself. In time Of crisis when the
future is in the balance. we come
TO understand. with full recogni'
ton and devotion. what this ma.
ton is, and what we owe TO IL.
The Axis propagandists have
tried in various evil ways 10 de!
stroy our determination and our
morale. Failing in that, they are
now trying to destroy our conn.
dence in our own Allies. They say
that the British are finished-that
the Russians and the Chinese are
about to quit. Patriotic and sem
sible Americans will reject these
absurdities. And instead of listen.
ing to any of this crude propa-
ganda, they will recall some OF
the things that Nazis and Japa-
nese have said and are still saying
about us.