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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
Red Army Man
Gets Bad News
At Front He Learns From
Sister of Ravaging of
Village and Family.

KUIBYSHEV, RUSSIA.-A letter
received by Red army artillery
man at the front-typical of many
forwarded daily to the Moscow
newspaper offices-reached New
York Times correspondent from one
of those Moscow offices.
In this war of savagery against
civilians, as the letter. shows, the
postman carries bad news both
ways. The letter follows:
81 greet you, most honorable
brother your sister Katusha bow
to you, wishing you best luck in
your young and happy life. And bow
to you, too, your mother, Leonya,
and Marusya, and they wish you
all the best in your Red army life.
"My dear brother Vanya. First
I want to tell you had both your
letters, but they were so old when
they reached me they were not in
teresting.
"My dear brother, though you
wrote that we should not be caught
by the bloody Hitler, we were
caught. His bloody bandits took
away our father, together with him
they took the cattle-cow, sheep,
pigs, chickens. The one who
grabbed them was tall red Fas-
cist. In addition to all that all our
buildings were burned. The house
and all the sheds.
Nrsoc fo,, un,,
"Vanya, if you're alive, take your
revenge on that tall, red bandit.
Avenge your father, whose boots
they took off and forced him to go
barefoot in the streets in the bitter
cold winter weather. They tortured
him long, then they killed him.
"Avenge your sister Katya and
your mother, who together lived all
those days and nights in the wet,
cold cellar.
"Vanya, our Shurik, died because
of this beast Hitler. He sat with
me in the cold cellar, asking all the
: time for bread But had no bread.
How can you have bread when as
soon as you 60 out they shoot at
you?
$50 you must avenge everything.
"The beast burned all Kruschev-
ka, though our village they partly
left The Red army pushed him too
quickly and he didn't have time to
burn all.
"Tronsno, Barabino, Gudilovka,
Lipetsky, Dmitrieva, Voskresenov-
ka, all completely burned.
Hitler Brutality.
''Vanya, the Fascists took the cat.
tie from Nikolaeva, two cows and
two sheep; from Yevtekova two
cows and two sheep; from Bulan-
seva two cows and Is sheep and
two pigs; from Falmonoff, one cow
and three sheep; from Bakunina,
one COW. That was all Hitler's do.
ing.
Hear, brother, he did many bad
things in the lula region; and the
humiliation-oh, so much could
tell you. If we live we will tell it
all.
"All right, Vanya, you must live
through everything. And if you live
now, avenge your father, avenge
everything, mother, the Shurik who
died because of them on February 2,
1912; avenge your sister, your burnt
house, cattle.
'That is all for now, so good-by.
await your reply as the nightingale
longs for summer.
with handshake and kiss, I,
Katusha, your unforgetting sister.
Reply as soon as possible"
This correspondent is informed
that the recipient of the letter read
it aloud to his fellows in dugout.
'"There is nothing to say after that
letter." said a political commissar
present. mo, there is nothing to
say" replied the men.
Soon afterward they went into
battle again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09

national liquor
consumption not
ed ever since re-
peal in 1888.
This national
cocktail for 194l
consisted Of g.
0O5. 1854. 1872 GAL
Ions Of the al
cohol drink s.
distilled spirits.
wine, and beer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09

es-a total of 1,O0S,000 barrels a
day. The new pipelines should add
100000 barrels day, which will
bring the supply up to the present
rationed needs of 10000, OOO-just
100000 short of the 100000 it
was using before the Nazis nudged
our tankers off their route.
But submarines cannot sink a
pipeline.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09
Monkey business

LOS ANGELES. = Eddie Tablet,
three, felt something on his head
and reached up. 1t was live mon
key. The pet had broken from its
owners leash and was being pur-
sued when it took refuge with Eddie.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09

Are you entitled to wear .
target" lapel button? You
are II you are investing at
least ten percent Of your In
come in War Bonds every pay
day. IT'S your badge 0f pa
trlotism.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09

uor was permit
ted to operate
with practically
no governmental
controls. It has
been described
a 8 a fla shb ok
to post-Civil War
days VIII en- all
laws restricting
liquor were re-
moved Temper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09

mere'u be some
changes made.
They declare
that reduction Of
liquor manufac-
ture and s ale,
because of its
social and men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09

Justice Jackson calls on youth
to prepare to remake the world;
mot to wait until next Commence
|ment Day to- do II,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09


nations press
carried reports
of Protestant
church denoni-
nations asking
the government
to put a halt to
liquor for the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-09

Nazis accuse the Russians of
shooting boiling oil. A fine way to
treat invited guests!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
OVER, THERE:
Ne,v A.E.F. in Erin

When Uncle Sam landed an imam
trv force of several thousand men
at an undisclosed port in Northern
ireland, it marked the first arrival
OF American troops in European
port since World War No. l. Com
manded by Maj. Gen. Russell r.
Hartle, the Yank army OF brawny'
clean-limbed farm lads from the
Middle West proceeded to camps
prepared months before.
Few doubted that this detachment
was but the advance guard Of many
more to come. It was believed, too,
that the base they occupied might
be the springboard from which an
invasion of Hitler's Europe would
be made.
This view was voiced in the adj
dress of welcome by Sir Archibald
Sinclair, British air secretary, who
said:
"This is coming portent for Mr..
Hitler, nor will its significance be
lost on General TOTO.
From here, assuredly you will
sally forth with us to carry the war
to the enemy's territory and free
oppressed peoples Of Europe :.
You are the vanguard OF American
arms
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
SUPPLY COMMAND:
u. S.-British Pool

The creation of a supreme allied
supply command that will speed
and coordinate the production and
flow OF vital munitions and supplies
to the fighting fronts was seen in
the announcement by President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Wins
ton Churchill that the United States
and Great Britain viii pool all mu-
nitions, shipping and war materials
to further coordination Of the
United Nations war effort"
Three joint boards have been set
up to merge the combined war re-
sources of the two nations and make
them partners in vital fields Of sup
ply in addition to joint military and
naval commands. These new agen-
cies will include a combined war
materials board, munitions assign
ment board and combined shipping
adjustment board.
Board members, it was an
nounced, viii confer with represent
atives Of the Soviet Union, China
and such others Of the 26 United
Nations as necessary "to attain
common purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
SHIPS:
Japan Losing Them

The British, Dutch and American
bombers and ships Of war were not
formally coming to grips with large
bodies Of Japanese naval ships, but
they were whiting away at them,
and Japan's losses were assuming
important proportions.
A count Of Japanese ships report
ed sent to the bottom in the first
seven weeks Of the war totaled 100,
mot counting those damaged and
probably sunk.
This, it was pointed out, has been
an average of better than two day,
despite the fact that when the war
started Japan had the jump on the
other nations by virtue Of the sur
prise, and that opening successes
had weakened the allied hitting
power.
A continuation of this rate, OBJ
servers said, would cost Japan
more than 700 vessels Of all types,
and that no navy in the world, ex-
cent the United States. could stand
replacing such losses.
Latest exploit was an attack by
lair and sea forces of the United Ma
ltions against Jap war ships and
troop conveys IN the Straits of
.Macassar. Reported as the great
est demonstration of combined Al
lied might since the wars begin
ming. this force was revealed to
have sunk or damaged at least rs
Japanese ships in a running battle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
(Released BY Western Newspaper Union.)

N&e<AS10E0 Shf%NHN@ ~s>>~~esS
u. s. LABOR AND
CLOSED SHOP
LAST SPRING, w. o. Hart, edi-
tor of the Orange (Calif.) Daily
News, under heading "The Fifth
Freedom" wrote and printed an
editorial which has attracted nation
wide interest and has been reprint
ed from the Pacific to the Atlantic
seaboard.
In that editorial, Hart demanded
for American workers the right to
employment without the payment of
tribute to labor racketeers; the right
to join or not to join a union, as
they chose. He insisted the right to
work was the basic right of all free
doms, that without it all other rights
were valueless.
The "closed shop" principle, for
which labor racketeers are contend
ing, is a violation of the constitu-
tional privilege of the more than
so million American workers now
employed, of which only about one
fourth are members Of unions.
Labor racketeers would say to the
other three-fourths that they could
not work to support themselves and
their families without paying tribute
such amount of tribute as the
racketeers may levy.
We have been suffering from
minority rule. Congress has listened
to these organized blocs in the mat
ter of legislation. Congress has
failed to realize they are but minori-
ties and do not represent major
ity of the American people. Con-
gress will find a majority of the
American people will vote out of
Office any group of senators or rep
resentatives who attempt to impose
upon them any law that deprives the
worker Of "Bill" Harris fifth free
dom"-the right to work without the
payment of tribute to union racket
GERS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
GUILTY:
Verdict on Hawaii

The stunning news that an ad-
miral and lieutenant general, the
naval and military commanders re-
sponsible for the defense of Hawaii,
had showed such lack of compe-
tence that they had failed even to
talk over with each other deliberate
war warnings handed them by their
superior officers on November "a
and ~, in ample time to have cir
cumvented the Japanese surprise
attack fell sickeningly on American
ears.
The immediate removal of both
Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and
Lieut.. Gen. Walter c. Short from
their commands after the Pearl Har-
Dor debacle was fully justified by
the investigating commission head
ed by Justice Roberts of the SUI
preme court.
The report had been utterly frank,
comprehensive, and left little I'M
said. President Roosevelt, to whom
it was handed, ordered that it be
given to the public without altera-
ton or censorship.
The words that condemned the
commanders were "dereliction Of
duty" But the astounding revela-
tions were twofold-that the COM
manders had shown a lack Of inter-
est in performing their duty-that
they had failed to talk over with
each other the measures that each
was taking for the defense in the
face Of a war threat.
The army man had assumed"
that the navy man was sending out
offshore patrols to find where the
enemy might be. The navy man as
sumed that the army airforce was
on the alert. Neither actually was.
Demands for court martials to
mete out punishment to those re-
sponsible for the Pearl Harbor dis
aster were heard from members Of
congress. Demands were likewise
made for the expulsion Of any Gin
competents holding responsible po-
sitions in the war effort.
Many senators and representatives
asserted that the commissions con-
illusions pointed to pressing need
for q supercommand with control
over the operations of both armed
services.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
PAN-AMERICA:
HnIf.LOaf Won?

What had first looked like half
loaf victory for American diplomacy
at the Pan-American conference at
Rio de Janeiro, was gradually as
Stunning the proportions of larger
loaf.
Most of the South American and
Central American countries had
gone to Rio intent on a solid-front
breach with the Axis. Some already
had broken relations, some had de-
clared state of war.
But Argentina and Chile had re-
manned adamant. Whether that
meant simply long coastlines to wor-
ry about, or Axis leanings, or eco
nomic hopings made little differ
ence.
Enormous pressure was brought
to bear, but they would not 60
'swhole hog along with the rest.
Finally, in true diplomatic manage
ment, our conferees managed to pull
out the plum of a resolution which
committed all nations to a breach
of relations, but allowed any indi-
vidual to do so at time he might
select.
Uruguay and Peru were the first
to sever relations, followed by Para
quay and Bolivia. The lineup fol-
lowing the breakup Of the confer
ence was SAT War;: United States,
Canada, Costa RIGA, Cuba, Domini-
can Republic, Guatemala, Haiti,
Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and
Salvador.
Broken Relation: Colombia,
Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela,
Paraguay and Bolivia. Only four
maintained any form Of normal in
tercourse, namely, Chile, Ecuador,
Brazil and Argentina. It was re-
garded as certain that the first three
would soon sever relations and that
the fourth, Argentina, would eventu-
ally take this step.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
MISCELLANY:

New York: A Berlin workers slo-
gan, struggled out of the Reich, was
broadcast: "We're winning our
selves to DEATH"
Batavia: The Dutch army air
men, in an attack on a convoy in
Macassar strait claimed that they
struck large transport carrying
troops, which turned completely
over and rolled about, keel upward.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
AUSTRALIA:
Readies for Defense

Despite the heroic fight on land
before Singapore, and the strenu-
Gus efforts being made to gain air
supremacy and control Of the long
Malayan coasts, most commentators
and observers actually believed the
"island city Of apathy" would even
tually be besieged from the main
land, and might well be lost.
This intensified the belief in Aus
tralia and in many American quar-
tiers that the real battle Of the South
Pacific would center on the east
coast of Australia.
Some trained observers, among
them w. w. Chaplin, who had made
a years close study Of the East In
dies and Australia, including Singa-
pore, publicly expressed the belief
that Java and Sumatra constituted a
''Maginot line" of defense in the
East Indies, and that Japan was in
tent, in taking the Philippines, Singa-
pore and Borneo on so surrounding
and going behind that line that they
might attempt to duplicate Germa-
ny's similar feat against France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

ing game on the
major side, but it
also carries a ma
jor spectator follow
ing, which neither
golf nor bowling
needs.
The bowling call
on the playing side
now runs away with
all the others. Ex-
perts tell me we
h a v e 2O,000,000
bowlers of one de-
mwnn mr. mt n q p
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

+ OS ANGELES.-For some time
- ahead, outside of two such phys
ical and mental conditioning games
as football and boxing, where body
contact is vital, the main demand
on the country viii be for playing
games above spectator games.
The two leaders here are golf and
bowling. Basketball is also play
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
sQUADRON:
Wiped Out

Despite the attacks by Japanese
and Thailanders in the rear of the
main Malaga battle for Singapore
upon the British-American-Ch Chinese
defenders Of Burma 'the modern
roads to Mandalay" had reported a
two-day ''bag" Of 80 Japanese bomb
ers, believed to be an entire squad
ron.
While military secrecy covered
the development Of the land action.
thousands Of Burmese, wild with de-
light, watched the American and
British fighters in mad dog-fights
overhead at midday,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
The Range of Games

This happens to be the greatest
sporting country in the history OF
cock-eyed world. But with war con-
ditions as they are there must be
certain readjustments.
For the youth Of the country I
still insist there must be q maxi
mum Of body contact games-espe-
cially football and boxing. Baseball
is also q great game. So are track
and field and basketball. Also ten
mis-. Also golf. They help to make
legs. They add to physical stamina.
They are strictly worth while. This
is especially true Of golf and bowl
ing for those who have bumped into
the march Of the years.
But for high school and college
play there should be a big increase
on the side of football and boxing.
I am not referring to champion
ships, to big spectacles, to money
making enterprises. am taking
into consideration the major values
of give and take in the way OF disci-
pline, punishment, hardihood, stam-
ina--rugged qualities Of manhood.
This doesn't mean there should be
any falling off, aside from all the
needs of war, on the part Of the old
er men participating in sport. To
help win an about war an entire
country must be physically ready.
This means participation in the
sport or game that is best suited
for the individual.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
ADDING CADETS
TO GOVERNMENT

SINCE 1918 they have added many
new gadgets to automobiles that
have made of them better machines
which are more easily operated,
more pleasant to ride in, and the
improved cars sell at a much lower
price than those made in 1918. Auto
mobiles are product Of private en-
terprise.
Since 1913 many new gadgets
have been added to the national gov
eminent. New departments, new
bureaus, new commissions have
been added, but the machine is not
more easily operated and it does not
provide any additional pleasures for
us average Americans. But govern
ment does sell at much higher
price. In 1918 the national govern
ment cost for each man, woman and
child in the nation the modest sum
of SILT, or a total of $692, 900, 900 for
all of us. BY 1899 the new gadgets
brought the cost for each of us up
to $69.76, a total of So, 142, COO, 900 for
all of us. In 1899 we were not paying
for any war preparations, as we are
now.
The cost has been multiplied up to
10 times what it was in 1918. If
congress really wants to reduce the
cost of civil activities of govern
ment, it should study that old 1918
model which we, the people, liked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
CHANGE IN ATTITUDE
OF BRITISH

Ut DNAI10n
IN 1918, in company with Sir Eve
lyn Wrench, then a major in the
British army, I walked down the
Strand in London. Just in front Of
US, walking in the same direction,
was distinguished member of the
British house Of lords. Coming
towards US, and towards his lord
ship were four British tommies, arm
in arm. AS they approached, his
lordship stepped off the sidewalk to
let them pass.
"That," I said to Major Wrench,
"typifies the England of the future.
The common man of England has
found that he rates He will no
longer make way for the nobility.
He has defended England and he
knows it."
The recent visit to this country of
Jenny Lee, the Joan Of Arc Of the
Welsh miners, reminded me of that
incident. As an aftermath of the
present war, she is demanding for
the English working classes such OPP
portunities as the American work
man has always enjoyed-the chance
to advance and q standard Of living
that is commensurate with his value
to the nation. She and her followers
will get much of what they are de-
manding. The dominance of Eng
lsh nobility is passing. Being an
earl or a lord viii soon be rather
meaningless.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
LUZON:
Critical Stage

That the battle Of Luzon had
reached critical final stages was APP
parent. General Macarthur report
ed that not only were his troops
being subjected to an about jap
anese land attack by forces Of at
least ten to one superior strength,
but that Japanese warships in Subic
bay were able to fire their guns into
his positions.
Constant Japanese reinforcements
were being landed in Subic bay on
MacArthur's left flank, where the
heaviest Japanese attacks were be-
ing launched, and he reported that
the numerical odds were rising con-
stantly.
Commentators, while declaring
the battle of the Philippines was a
losing fight from the start, placed
the highest importance on the long
and brave resistance Of the Amer
ican-Filipino army.
ECONOMICS:
Americas first foodstuff rationing
came from the Office Of Leon Hen
derson-- sugar. After controversial
statements about supplies, and after
considerable buying up of sugar by
paniclky housewives, ration was
set at about one pound per person
per week, as against normal con-
sumption of about pound and a
half.
The shortage, said Henderson,
would be about q third. He said
measures would be taken to recover
sugar from hoarderss -S'~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
BY Edward C. Wayne
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS

AE.F. Takes Over Northern Ireland Base
AS u. S. and British Form Supply Pool;
Jap Convoy Blasted in Macassar Strait;
Hawaii Report Blames u. S. Commanders
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
FARM PRICES
IN WAR TIME

THE WORLD WAR I price of
farm products, with wheat at top
of $2.97 a bushel in 1917 and other
items proportionately high, harmed
more farmers than it helped. Such
prices encouraged them to buy land
at exorbitant values and the mort
gage holders closed them out when
neither principal nor interest could
be paid as prices dropped to nor
NAL, or below, after the close of
the war.
In this war America does not have
the problem of feeding the greater
part of Europe, as it did from 1914
to 1919. Now our one customer is
England. But war does make diff
ference. Top price Of wheat in 1899
was TIN cents. In 1941, top price
was $1.28%-not enough to encour-
age high land values.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

OPINIONS tn sse tS
f3eleased Western Newsp Union)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

Roberts is shown def talking to newsmen after
Pearl Harbor attack
Made public fixed responsibility
Adm Walter c. Short for dee
fiction commission
sxth visited Hawaii
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
about Bowling

The astonishing feature about
bowling popularity is that it hap
pens to be q difficult game to write
about. 1t lacks the thrills of foot
ball, boxing, tennis and other sports.
/ mean for the reader. 1t lacks the
diagnosing qualities of golf.
But it is one Of the simplest Of all
games for the player, especially on
the equipment side. And it happens
to carry just as much entertainment
as any game one can think about in
hurry.
A game must have amazing quail
ties to round up from $4,000, 900 to
"a, 0OO, 900 players without the bally-
hoo SO many other games get. If
you have never bowled or if you
haven't bowled for many years, give
it try and you'll be converted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
about Golf

Golf has always been-and always
must be-a game for the player.
Many have asked me why big golf
championships don't draw with 9TH
er sports. In golf it is the spectator
who takes the beating, not the play;
er. Although, in big tournament,
the player takes his share.
How often would you draw big
crowds in football, racing, baseball
or any other game if the spectator
had to gallop five or six miles over
cross country territory, jump
bitches, climb fences, wade through
a morass, fight through briar
patches, be a broken-field runner
and a blocking back to see every
other shot played?
A golf spectator has to be an ath-
lete, in training, willing to take a
hard beating, to see most of the
shots played in championship by
some leading star who is drawing
the crowds.
II golf had the same acc0mm0da-
tons for the spectator that other
games have, it would be ON q par
with any game played in the way OF
admissions. It is the only game /
know where the spectator gets q
harder workout than the player
draws.