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Evening star., 1942-02-12
Singapore Forces Counterattack
4 Times Against Besieging Japs;
Dutch Seekto Check 2 Offensives
One of Assaults
Was Successful,
London Informed

British defenders of Singapore
launched four desperate coun-
terattacks against Japan's siege
armies today and the Singapore
radio told empire listeners-with
music-that radio communica-
tions were still in British hands
as late as $50 pm. (9:30 am.
Eastern war time).
Dispatches reaching London said
one of the counterattacks was sue
cessful. The .other three failed.
An hour after the musical broad
cast, which indicated that the city
had not yet fallen, the Singapore
radio proclaimed defiantly:
I'VE are not only going to fight.
We are going to win! We shall
emerge from this struggle"
Singapore lay under black pail
OF smoke from hundred or more
bomb-lit fires as bloody fighting
ragged ever nearer the heart of the
city and Japanese dive-bombers
smashed at fleet of Is rescue ships
In Singapore Harbor. Ten were re-
ported hit.
In a news bulletin read at 10 pm,
Singapore time I'll a m. Eastern war
time), the announcer referred to a
communique of yesterday telling OF
the surrender demand which jap
anese airmen had dropped on Brit
ish position. He emphasized that no
reply had been made to this demand.
Flag Declared in Singapore.
The Rome radio. whose reports
have often been premature, broad
cast a Toxic claim that the Japa-
nese nag was flying over Raffles
Square in the center of Singapore.
simultaneously. a Toxic broadcast
said japanese troops in the north
west outskirts of the city had
launched an attack to drive out the
British remnants"
The Toxic report implied that
there had been halt in the Often
sive while the British rejected de-
mand for capitulation and that the
battle for the city had not yet been
won.
The Vichy radio, quoting dis
patches from Toxic, said japanese
authorities at Singapore had re-
ported all urban territory, includ-
ing the commercial port, are in
Japanese hands.
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Britain Offers India Place
On Two War Groups
BY the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOCldteQ FIeSS.
LONDON, Feb. IA. S. Amery
secretary for India. speaking in the
House of Commons. disclosed today
that the government of India has
been offered representation in Brit
aims war cabinet and on the Pacific
War Council.
Although India does not have
dominion status, he declared the
British government is anxious that
1t should be afforded the same op-
portunities as the dominions, being
represented at the war cabinet and
on the Pacific War Council for pur-
poses of formulation and direction
of policy for prosecution of the
war"
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Big Guns Smash New Jap Effort
To Crack Macarthur Defense
Pre-Down Landing.
Attempt Is Beaten;
Foes Losses Heavy
Nv CLARK LEE,


Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH AMERICAN FORCES
ON BATAAN PENINSULA. Feb.
II (DelayedD.-Ameri shore
defense guns have smashed into
complete and costly failure
another japanese effort to crack
the western flank OF Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's lines on
Bataan Peninsula and have in
flicted heavy losses on the enemy
in doing so.
The Japanese tried a before dawn
landing from number of barges
towed by sea a-going tug, but were
driven off by artillery and machine
gun fire which sank several barges
and killed number Of troops When
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Evening star., 1942-02-12
Rush Holt Testifies
Before Jury Probing
Axis Propaganda
George Hill Also Appears
And Signs Appeal From
Perjury Sentence

Former Senator Rush Holt
testified today before a special
District grand jury investigating
Axis propaganda in this country.
The former boy Senator" came
to Washington voluntarily from
his home at Weston, w. Va, at
the request of William Power
Malopey, special assistant to the
Attorney General, who is in
charge of the investigation.
Before entering the jury room at
II o'clock. Mr.. Holt told newspaper
men he had no idea why he had
been called, but was anxious to CO.
operate.
Mr.. Holt. an active isolationist
before entry of the United States
into the war, was in the grand
jury room for an hour. On leaving
the courthouse. he told reporters
that no ghost writers" had helped
him with articles published under
his name. Mr.. Holt, 1t was said
had collected his Senate speeches
and other addresses for a book to
be entitled, Who's VINO Among the
War Mongers"
Another witness before the in
quisitorial body was George Hill,
As, secretary to Representative Ham
ilton Fish of New York, who was
sentenced Friday to from two to six
years following his conviction by a
jury in District Court on a charge
Of perjury.
Hill Appeals Sentence.
just before entering the grand
jury room, Hill signed a petition to
the Court of Appeals for a recon-
sideration of his sentence. Through
Attorney Richard A. Harmon, Hill
charged, among other things. that
he lacked effective legal representa-
ton at his trial.
Attorneys John J. O'Connor and
William F. Cusick represented Hill
at his trial Mr.. Cusick told news
papermen today he had not been in
formed Of any formal effort to OBJ
tain a new trial for Hill The time
limit for an appeal from the verdict
was to have expired when the court
closed this afternoon.
Hill was convicted of perjury in
connection with his testimony about
the distribution of isolationist prop
aganda prior to the entry of the
United States into the Second World
War"
Cites Nine Legal Defects.
In addition to charging 'in-
competence" to his trial counsel,
Hill cited nine alleged legal defects
in the prosecutions presentation of
its case against him.
Two witnesses expected to testify
before the grand jury today were
prevented by illness from attending
Prescott bennett of the 1900 block
of Vermont avenue NV. said to
have distributed isolationist propa-
ganda with the aid of George
Viereck, who is under indictment for
alleged failure to register as Ger
man agent, was reported suffering
from an undisclosed ailment. The
other witness unable to attend was
William Griffin, publisher of New
York City Weekly for which Mr.
bennett served as Washington cor
respondent.
Evening star., 1942-02-12
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Dorothy
Thompson, the columnist and lee
turer, got a bitten index finger and
a stout kick In the midriff last night
during a brief encounter with large
and noisy blond who persisted in
such provocative remarks as Hell
Hitler"
The situation began to develop in
crowded East Side cafe when the
blond's escort had trouble keeping
her quiet. 1t gathered momentum
when several other customers OBJ
jected to the noisy pair and reached
Evening star., 1942-02-12
kipponese Claim
Occupation Of
CeIebes Capital
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BATAVIA, Netherlands Indies
Feb. 12.-The Dutch Indies high
command reported continued re-
sistance against Japanese inva-
sion forces today in various parts
of the widespread archipelago
but gave no specific information
on the outcome of the fighting
The news agency Aneta said the
Dutch forces on Celebes and Bor-
neo were believed to be fighting
desperately to thwart Japanese
drives on Macassar, capital ano
chief port of Celebes. and Band
jeermasin, main port on the south
east coast of Borneo.
Japanese imperial headquar-
ters reported that special Jap
anese landing party had COM
pletely occupied Macassar.
Bandjermasin was captured
Tuesday, the japanese asserted.
Imperial headquarters also
credited Japanese flyers with
shooting down 20 United Nations
planes and destroying military
targets in mass raids Monday in
the Batavia area Of JavaD
Seek Key Footholds.
In each instance the invaders
were striving for key footholds fol
a heavy assault on Java, for Macas-
sar is only 500 bomber miles from
the United Nations naval station
at Soerabaja and Bandjermasin is
300 miles away, almost due north
across the Java Sea.
A lone japanese bomber which
approached Soerabaja yesterday
morning was driven off by Dutch
fighter planes, today's communi-
que said. The only other actions
reported was enemy reconnaissance
over various parts OF the islands.
The last official reports from
Celebes indicated Soerabaja plainly
was marked for encirclement in the
Japanese plan of campaign. The
invaders had won beachheads al
Barombong, north of Macassar;
Djeneponto, below it on the south
ern tip of the peninsula, and at
Balangnipa, directly across the pen
insula from Macassar on the Cult
of Bone.
The fact that Djeneponto and
Macassar are connected by a good
costal highway was a factor in aid
ing the Japanese plan. But the
forces advancing from Balangnipa
would have to negotiate the formid-
able barrier Of mountain country.
The peril that the United Ma
tions will lose the Netherlands
Indies is grave and there is nc
attempt here to deny it.
When war in the Pacific began
the Indies with their wealth OF
resources and their bases were deep
behind the democratic front-sepa-
rated by the whole length of the
China Sea from Hang Kong and
Manila.
Situation Now Changed.
In the United Nations setup then
the Indies. with oil. naval bases and
a hard-hitting fighting machine
were a secure source Of strength
in the South Pacific. Behind Singa-
pore, they helped shut the Japanese
out of the Indian Ocean. They
were a rampant protecting Aus
tralia.
Now, barely more than two
months later. Hong Kong and Ma
Mia are in Japanese hands, Singa
pore has been nullified, the enemy
has invested the Indies outer
islands and stands only across mar
(See INDIES, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-02-12
British Cruiser Is Hit
By Bombs, Italians Claim
Ry thu Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
ROME From Italian Broadcasts) =,
Feb. 12.-German warplanes, con-
tinuing their attacks on Malta
despite bad weather, scored bomb
hits on British cruiser and severely
damaged airdromes and other mil
itary objectives on the island. the
Italian high command reported
today.
The Italians acknowledged that
the British air force had raided
Axis occupied islands in the Aegean
Sea, but said the attacks we're with
out results"
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Counterottocks Screen
Removal of Civilians

LONDON. Feb. IL lPl.-In desper-
ate, gallant actions evidently to
screen the withdrawal of women and
children, the defenders OF Singapore
struck out today in four counter
attacks against the encroaching
Japanese, according to military dis
patches reaching London, but all
save one of the thrusts was failure
It was possible. too, that the
straining efforts of the British i'm
perials were planned to permit with
drawal of movable military supplies
from the island. This would be vir-
tually a concession that Singapore
was entirely lost.
The Singapore radio, heard here
at $3.50 pm. 9:30 pm, Singapore
time, 10:30 am. Eastern war time),
said the japanese, in their broad
casts, were "endeavoring to obscure
the real position of the island OF
Singapore behind extravagant
claims"
We Are Going to Win"
Apparently the broadcaster re-
ferred to such Japanese reports as
that which said all but two nests Of
resistance had been mopped up IN
Singapore itself. The broadcaster
added:
I'VE are not only going to fight.
We are going to win. We snail
emerge from this struggle
Then followed over the air from
the beleaguered city a recitation OF
Yesterdays Singapore communique
and the latest Russian and Chinese
communiques.
Exacting High Price.
Thus, still unbowed as yet another
day of battle drew to a close. the
British imperial defenders of Singa-
pore were exacting a high price
against the japanese, but appeared
to be slowly yielding. in the last
ditch defense of that far Pacific
barricade.
The Singapore command had re-
ceived-and spurned-the japanese
demand for surrender.
The battle thundered on as his
toric delaying action. with heavy
cost to the attacker the most i'm
portant consideration Of the de-
tenders.
Half of Island Held.
Earlier word from Singapore
showed the defenders still helc
about half of the 206-square-
mile island as Of $50 pm. yesterday
Singapore time, but there was no
official assurance that this line had
been held in the interim. CThe time
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Enemy Takes Steps
To Avert 'AIurminq'
Food Shortage
BY NELSON M. SHEPARD.

A lull in ground and air fight
ing in Bataan during the last
"a hours was reported to the
War Department today. with the
Japanese believed to be bending
all their efforts to reorganize
their forces with additional sup
plies and reinforcementS before
launching the long-awaited new
offensive against Gen. Douglas
MacArthurs Stoutly resisting
lines.
A morning communique reported
the Japanese have occupied the is
land of Masbate, south of Luzon on
a shipping channel near the center
of the Philippine archipelago. I'M
CSee pIJTT IppTNES PAGE A-6O
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Flyer, Pinned by Plane
2 Hours, Is Slightly Hurt

By the Associated Press.
ROSWELL, N. Mex. Feb. 12-E
C. Perry of Tulsa, Okla, not only
crashed in his plane but was pinned
under the craft for two hours-and
only suffered black eye and minor
injuries to an arm.
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Troin Crash Kills Eleven

LONDON, Feb. II P.-Eleven men
were killed and SO injured late last
night in q troop train accident near
Shefield. Army and navy men were
among the casualties. Cause Of the
accident was not Immediately an
nounced.
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Advertisements a
Shopping Guide

Shopping through the ad-
vertisements in The Star is
the best possible way to keep
informed of values to meet
your needs. The Star prints
not only all of today's news
today but is the great shop
ping guide for tomorrow in
tens of thousands of Wash
ington homes.
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Leuhy Confers Again
BY the Associated Press.

hSSOIIdUcu fTcSS
V1CHY, Unoccupied France, Feb
12.-United States Ambassador Will
liam D. Leahy conferred with
Marshal Petain and Vice Premier
Admiral Jean Darlan today. 1t was
his third meeting with the French
leaders in the last 10 days.
Evening star., 1942-02-12
Australian Planes Attack
TRANSPORTS Off Gasmafa
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. a.
Australian warplanes carried out a
low-level attack yesterday on jap
anese transports of Gasmata, New
Britain, and scored a direct hit
on one vessel from mast height, 1t
was announced offlcially today.
The ship was raked with machine
gun fire and was left enveloped in
flames, a communique said.
The raiders were engaged by jap
anese fighter planes, one OF which
was definitely listed as shot down
while another was reported prob
ably" destroyed. The Australians
acknowledged that two Of their air.
craft failed to return.
Evening star., 1942-02-12

TOXIC (From japanese Broad
castO Feb. IL (R.-Japanese i'm
perial headquarters reported today
that Gasmata was occupied three
days ago.
Evening star., 1942-02-12

(See LEE, Page A-18D
Evening star., 1942-02-12

(See LONDON, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-02-12

(See PHILIPPINES, Page A-6D
Evening star., 1942-02-12

Late news and sports are covered on
Pages Tx and 2-X of this edition Of
The Star, experimenting the news Of
the regular home delivered edition.
Evening star., 1942-02-12

(See INDIES, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1942-02-12

(See AICOA,F Page A-60
Evening star., 1942-02-12

Continued on Page A-4, Column 2.
Evening star., 1942-02-12

(See TYDINGS, Page A-80
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-22
Quota
Assigned to Red
Cross i'm Valley

Two additional quotas of goods to
produce, n for refugee aid and the
other for our army and navy, have
been assigned the Valley county Red
Cross chapter, it was stated today
by Mrs. w. G. Crawford, volunteer
service chairman.
Knitted goods for men in our
armed services must be completed
and shipped by Jan. 80, she said. In
cluded are 100 wool sweaters, 100
wool helmets and 100 pairs of knitted
spiral type socks. IN addition, the
chapter has been asked to agree to
produce garments Immediately for
use in Iceland and Greenland - 200
to 300 sweaters, seaboot socks. he'll
NETS and mufflers.
The refugee quota, to be complet-
ed and shipped at the earliest pos
sible date, is composed of l,745 gar
ments, with items such as 600 bed
shirts, bed jackets and hospital pa
jamas, 200 girls wooden dresses. 200
wool knitted beanies and $50 pairs
of knitted socks.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-22

MEETINGS Will
OPEN JAN'Y Il
County Agents to Discuss Tax,
Nutrition, Repairs and
Labor.

A "preview' of what Valley county
farmers may expect in a year full
of portents for everyone is planned
to begin soon with a series of 1912
outlook meetings, it was announced
today by James K. McGibney, county
agent. and Mrs. Florence P. Elliott.
county home demonstration agent.
Both will participate in the meet
ingS and other speakers will include
A J. Fey, manager of the Glasgow
United States employment service
office: Graydon Robinson, county
soil conservation service supervisor
with the grazing section, and in irri-
rigation areas. Don Lubbe of Malta,
associate extension agent for the
Milk River project.
The meeting schedule:
Opheim, Up. m, Jan. 81, with a spe-
cial crop insurance meeting; Glasgow
courtroom, 7:30 p. m, Jan. 81, crop
meeting only; Lustre, 1870
M. Jan. 80, church school; Frazer,
7:3O p. m, Jan. 80, school; Glentana,
80 D.. m, Jan. 81; Richland, 7:3O
.. m, Jan. 81; Baylor, 1:30 p. m,
Feb. 2; Larslan, 7:3O p. m, Feb. 2;
ienevieve, 1870 p. m, Feb. 3; Hins-
lale. community hall, 7:30 p. m,
Feb. 8; Nashua, 1870 p. m, Feb. 5,
I'D school, and Glasgow general
Meeting, 7:3O p. m, Feb. 5, court
DOM.
To be discussed will be the outlook
or supplies, demand and price
hanges; income tax information,
,lans for the nutrition. defense news
n civilian supplies, defense supplies
nd bonds and stamps; the Farm
rictory program concerning scrap
ron, repairs, increased paintings
and insurance, and the farm
sb1r situation.
1t will be the first series CT meet
lgs conducted by MI. McGibney as
ew county agent.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-22
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

members present, met in regular session
at 10 o'clock. Tuesday morning, at which
time. Otto NJ. Christinson and A. T.
Friedlund, representing the Deaconess hos
pital board of trustees, called to submit
a bid. for disqualification Of the INDECENT
sick of the county for a period ending Dec.
81, 1912. Motion was made by Commissioner
Arnold and seconded by Commissioner
Shellerud to accept the bid of the Deac-
oness hospital board. Motion carried.
Board again checked claims and dis
cussed county agriculture leases with c II.
Newton and Thomas Wagner of the Valley
County Conservation service.
Board approved sale of blade grader
to Arthur Omvig of Opheim for $50.
Board approved sale of ElaNEI. MEL
NEll, See 81. 7. 80, r. "a to Elmer Zieger,
Contract S240.
Board agreed to meet in extra session
Jan. 8 and g..
Board adjourned at 3 p. m.
Frank Ruffcorn, deputy clerk.
n. c. Briggs, chairman
January L. 1912
Board OF commissioners met al 10 a. m.
Jan. Z. 1912 with all members of the board
and county clerk present.
Board discussed road problems and bud
gets at length. II was agreed that an emer-
gency be declared in the road fund in the
amount of Sl2. 900 and that a hearing be
called in accordance with the statutes.
Board declared Warrants No. 1926 and
No. 229S void by motion duly made, sec
onded and carried.
On the matter of n hearing on an emer-
gency on the airport fund. no taxpayer
came before the board in protest thereon
and in accordance with resolution adopted
and published. board at this time declared
such emergency duly passed in the amount
of S2,s75.
CONTINUED Next Week.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-22
Tire Rationing
Beard Announces
AMofmeneS Made

Allotments of tires to applicants
in the county this week were an
nounced Wednesday by members OF
the Valley county tire rationing
board. who are John Wall, chair
man; Mark Roach and Clayton Co.
heen.
The board announced one appli-
cation was rejected because of in
sufficient reasons, while two others
were referred to applicants to be
filled out in ink. Regulations require
that applications cannot be filled in
pencil.
Applicants approved We're:
Leonard Built of Nashua, school
bus operator, two heavy truck tires
and tubes; Leonard Daley of Nashua,
ice and fuel trucker, heavy tire and
tube; Verne L. Orth of Nashua, one
tire; Valley county, two tires for
road equipment; l.. S. Humphrey Of
Glasgow, farmer, two tires for farm
pickup; Sinclair Product company of
Glasgow, wholesaler, one tire and
tube; r. H. Atchison Of Glasgow, one
obsolete size tire.
Also, D. B. Mckee of Nashua, OPP
Grating common carrier, one truck
tire and tube; Beatrice Creamery of
Wolf Point, foreign car, one tube;
William Malunat of Glasgow, school
bus operator, truck tire and tube;
Ben Bloomer of Glasgow, farmer,
truck tire and tube; Lloyd Sorenson
of Glentana, transporter of ice and
fuel, one truck tire and tube; Sid
ney Cotton of Glasgow, ice and fuel
transporter, two truck tires and
tubes; Mary K. Jones of Hinsdale,
obsolete tire and tube; Menford
Sather of Glasgow, obsolete tire and
tube, and Ludwig J. MUIR of Wheel
er, farmer, two tires.
Mr. Wall explained the obsolete
classification is for obsolete sizes
of tires and tubes. 1t is not added
to the county quota and so does not
it.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-22
HOME TALENT
BENEFIT Play
TWO NIGHTS
Comedy-M elodrama at Center
Friday, Saturday Has Home
Talent Cast.

Final rehearsals were held this
week and advance preparations are
all complete for GlaSgow's home
talent melodrama = comedy produc-
ticn. For Her Chee-ild's Sake or
Her First False Step" at the civic
center Friday and Saturday nights
at S:l5. Eugene Hunton is director.
Proceeds of the two nights per-
fcrmances will be used to help pur-
chase a new electric basketball timer
and scorer to be installed in the
center and the production is. under
the auspices of the civic center
beard.
Following Friday nights show. a
Glasgow Independent basketball
game will be staged and a
dance will follow Saturday nights.
Villain Despicable
Director Hunton arm playgoers
to be ready to laugh at this travesty
on the old-fashioned melodrama.
Never have local audiences, he said,
had opportunity to see before such
4 down-trodden heroine or despica-
ole villain. played respectively by
Lois Wilson and Del Heating.
Others having parts + Milt Ka-
oeary, Mrs. Winifred Wallen, Mrs.
lucille Lane Hanson, Mrs. Fern Edd
Shepherd, Jasper DeDobbeleer Jr.,
Mrs. Mary Blair, Mrs. Robert A.
Steies. Orville Teichrow and Mary
lillian Oliver.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1942-01-22
Three Buildings
Go Up i'm Flames
I'm Dairy Blaze
BY Courier Correspondent

WHEELER-Fire starting from an
overheated stove in the chicken
house, burned the chicken house,
garage and a storage building on
the tombstone dairy farm south of
Wheeler Tuesday evening. Ninety
chickens were lost.
The Pecora family has lived there
the past year and Mrs. Pecora and
small son were alone when the fire
was discovered.
The Wheeler fire department was
called and succeeded in putting out
the fire before it spread to the
house and barn. However, a small
hole was burned in the roof of the
house, but it was put out before
much damage was done.
The Wheeler fire equipment, al
though only a chemical fire engine
and a large tank of water, has saved
considerable property from burning
during the life of this mushroom
town.