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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29

This had been the sort of thing
the Australian government had
been crying out for during several
weeks. The Singing Aussies" were
going into combat, were reported to
have hurled at least one section of
alta cking Japs back into confusion.
There was no disposition on the
part of the Malaga defenders to be-
come cocky, indeed Major General
Bennett was rather on the pessimis-
tic side, and said it was likely that
the Japs before long would be knock
ing at the doors of Singapore.
But in general things were a little
more on the upturn side, and many
believed the tide Of the Singapore
battle might be turning.
Certain it was that it had been
a heterogeneous army which had
faced the Japs up to this point.
From now on it looked as though
the Aussies were taking over, planes
and men, and that the Japs might
have found, as they did in the Chi
nese battlefelds, foemen more than
worthy Of their steel.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29
u. S. NAVY:
Il Hint or TWo

Nothing in the form of detailed
communicates about naval activities
was coming out of the Pacific, but
occasionally there was a hint or two
which showed that Uncle Sans
Union Jack was not waving ainless-
ly about in those waters.
One of these was a dispatch from
a correspondent aboard one of the
battlewagons, who wrote to the
press that the navy was active, was
sinking Jap submarines, was on the
lookout for unwary Jap ships and
dropping them to the bottom Of the
sea, but was not allowing itself to
be trapped.
He also stated categorically that
among the detectives of the navy
was to prevent repetition of Jap
attacks on Midway and Johnson's
islands, or on Pearl Harbor.
A further hint that showed the
Japanese might have cause for the
filters concerning the ocean situa-
ton came from an official comrnu-
nique that three japanese vessels
had been sent to the bottom of the
Bay of Tokyo, uncomfortably close
to vulnerable Japanese cities as the
two American vessels torpedoed off
Long Island, not by the Japanese,
but presumably by U-boats.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29

Car0le Lombard is shown accept
ing defense bond applications and
stuffing them into the case of the
first she'll fired in World War I. This
photo was made in Indianapolis,
where she assisted in launching a
bond sale drive. 1t was while re-
turning to Hollywood from this mis-
sion that she lost her life.
Either saboteurs were responsible
or the nation was beset by another
of those unexplained series of air.
plane tragedies, one of them killing
a darling of the movies, Carole
Lombard, her mother, Is air pilots,
presumably those engaged in ferry
ing planes from factories to air
fields, and five others.
There had been no immediate data
on sabotage, but the average observ-
er was wondering when there were
more than so lives lost in 48 hours
in six crashes, five of them army
planes (three bombers and two fight
ers) and one of a huge transport
plane with Is pilots among the pas
sengers.
The transport plane crashed into
the side of an 8,50Q-foot mountain
at night, thirty-fve miles out of
Las Vegas, shortly after the pilot
had reported good weather.
Army secrecy shrouded the mill
tary plane crashes, but the sudden
wave sent uncomfortable tinglings
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29

New York: Prevailing opinion in
Sweden is that Germany has lost
her war with Russia, and will be
forced soon to admit it.
Washington: Six hundred and thir-
ty-two Liberty ships will be built
during the next two years, a total of
around 100000 tons, according to a
recent award of contracts to special
shipyards constructed to build them.
London: Two hundred Cretan hos
tages had been slain for the killing
of an undisclosed number of Ger
man soldiers, it was reported.
Chunking: American pilots guard
ing the Burma road wiped out three
Jap planes in dogfghts over the road.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29

Rep. Martin Dies of Texas, chair
man of the famous investigating
committee that bears his name, is
shown examining big collection of
propaganda material, allegedly anti
Jewish and intended for distribution
in this country by agencies under
Nazi control.
Choir chains of the ships, and then
towed them out to sea.
A small destroyer handling three
ships, one of which was 5000 tons.
must have been an exciting exploit
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29

This is recent photo of Field Mar
shall Walther Won Reichenau, who,
according to Berlin reports, died aft
err an attack of apoplexy. He was
given large share of credit for
the sweeping Nazi victories in the
West and was regarded as the gen.
eral closest to Hitler.
Using the favorite Nazi technique
Of parachutists behind the lines, the
Russians had struck vital blow in
the Mozhaisk sector and believed
they had trapped a force of about
10000 Germans who had no re-
course but to surrender or face an
inhalation.
Clouds of parachutists were
dropped behind fairly stable Ger
man position, one which the Rus
slams had been hammering with ar
tillery fire for more than a week.
These forces consolidated, alleg-
edly destroyed seven Nazi battal-
ions of infantry and burned a rail-
road train containing % cars of war
material. The Germans, their sup
ply lines cut, were trapped.
It was believed by Red headquar-
tiers that the surrender would follow
as matter of course, without Sc
rious further resistance.
Field Marshal Won Reichenau, ia
nous leader of the Germans
Ukrainian army, responsible for
: the successful southern drive against
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29

Washington: More than 100 Ger
man, japanese and Italian business
concerns have been padlocked and
SO others were operating under fed
eral supervision.
Cleveland: DR. Abba Hillel Silver,
Zionist leader, said Britain or Amer
lea should arm defenseless Pales-
tine in order that the Jews may de-
fend their homeland and assure
their independence.
Baltimore: The navy's super
airplane, the Martin Mars" capa-
BILE of flying nonstop with full load to
Europe and back, will resume tests
about April 1, after being damaged
by fire in her opening flight.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29
SUBMARINES:
German Losses HEAVY

The war in the Atlantic, particu-
larly since the United States started
patroling, has resulted in heavy SUBJ
marine losses for Germany, A. V.
Alexander, first lord of the ad-
miralty, declared.
He said that thousands of the
Reich's best submarine personnel
had been drowned or captured, in
Guiding many of Hitler's top-fight
commanders.
He said:
"A heavy toll is being taken, and
it seems clear that one of the great
problems of the enemy is to man
his new submarines with sufficiently
trained crews.
Meantime the strength of the
royal navy is growing despite heavy
and repeated casualties
It was one of his first statements
since the loss of the Repulse in
Singapore waters.
He was unable to deliver it in
person because he was busy with
Prime Minister Churchill, who had
just flown in from Bermuda, thus
terminating his stay in the United
States.
Churchill was greeted like a re-
turning conqueror, and was cheered
to the echo wherever he appeared.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29
sHELLFIRE':
Important Surrender

Poles, British and Free French
were in the British force which
stormed and forced surrender of
Halfaya pass, the ''hellfre" strong
hold which twice before in this war
had changed hands on the Libyan
front.
The pass is a break in tn escarp-
ment near the Libyan-Egyptian
frontier, and forms supply route
which saves the British or Ger
mans, as the case may be, a 100
mile detour by a southern route.
And 100 desert miles "isn't hay"
Fifty-five hundred Germans and
Italians surrendered at Halfaya
pass, raising the total of Axis pris-
oners taken in the British victory to
1000.
The taking of Solun, another Ere
sistance pocket back of the British
lines, had cut off Halfaya's de-
tenders from aid from the Medi-
terranean, and they were surround
ed by land. Any supplies they got
fell from Axis planes, and the British
had mastery of the air.
So Halfaya fell, and the victory
was hailed by the British as of far
more import than Immediately ap-
peared.
released by Western Newspaper Union.)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29
LABOR:
Il Peace Offer

John L. Lewis, who admittedly
threw a personal monkey wrench
into the machinery Of labor unions
which sought to make peace between
CLIO. and ALL. prior to the war
declaration, now had extended the
olive branch of peace Gas a war
move"
The bushy-eyebrowed leader of
the United Mine Workers, originator
of the breakaway from the ALL.
in the first place, back in 1886, wrote
to Philip Murray, head of CLIO,
suggesting that peace negotiation
be started. He also wrote in the
same vein to William Green, presi-
dent Of ALL.
President Roosevelt repeatedly
had sought to bring about just such
an outcome.
Each effort had failed. It had
been more than a year since the
last try was made.
Lewis, in his letters, said:
IL ID LILY Op11l1OL tIldI uulUGr con"
ditions existing at present there is
justification for the belief that a
further effort could achieve success.
''It is obvious that if Accomplishment
could be achieved, with unified and
competent leadership the results
would be advantageous and in the
public interest. Heretofore this has
not been possible.
"Conditions are now changed.
America needs unity in every phase
of its national economy"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29
Weekly News
Submarine Activity Hghg Aco of IT, S. and Enemy Navie

the Russians last summer, dropped
dead of apoplexy, and state fu-
neral was decreed for him.
Thus Hitler had lost by death an
other famed commander, after re-
ieving Won Brauchitsch of command
not long before.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29
by Edward G. Wayne

along the public spine, wondering
whether the ships had been tam
pered with.
In the case of the crash in which
Miss Lombard lost her life, she was
returning from having personally
sold more than 100000 in defense
bonds in Indiana, her birthplace.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those of the news analyst, and not
necessarily of this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-01-29
MAC ARTHUR:
Spirited

Although MacArthur's men on the
island of Luzon had continued to put
up spirited resistance to over
whelming numbers Of Japanese in
vaders, there were certain aspects
of late communicates which had
pointed to the fact that the battle
must be entering its decisive stages.
And Washington was holding out
to the American public no hope that
there could be any outcome but final
defeat, though temporary, in that
theater of the war.
The Japs had evidently turned
Macarthur right flank somewhat,
if not completely, and reports of
landing on the Bataan peninsula
were highly disquieting.
The brave little army was putting
up terrific defensive fight, but
Washington observers pointed out
that much Of it's success depended
on maintaining communications with
Corregidor, and it was up to the
right flank to maintain this connec-
ton.
Tokyo communicates had shown
that Macarthur army was fighting
bitterly to maintain this, for the
Japs had said that the American
Filipino force was trying to "es-
cape'' to the shelter Of Corregidor.
1t was considered more likely that
the American right flank was en-
deavoring to keep supply lines open
than to make an escape.
But there was believed little like
lihood that reinforcements for the
defending army would even be pos
sible in time to turn defeat into vic
tory.
From the opening days of the bat
tie leading observers in Washing
ton had seen the loss of the Philip
pines as inevitable, though predict
ing that they would be "redeemed'
later.
That this climax was even now
approaching seemed more evident
in the infrequent and brief commu-
niques from that theater.
MALAYA:
Resistance
For some time it had been evil
dent that supreme battle for air
mastery over Malaga had been in
progress, perhaps spreading to the
whole southwest Pacific area; now
it had become plain that British
resistance was steadily growing,
and that the final and desperate
battle to save Singapore was in the
offing.
It seemed likely that this would
take place at point about SO miles
from Singapore, perhaps closer,
somewhere on a line south of the
Maur river.
1t was with considerable surprise
and no little concern that the British
announced the Japs had crossed the
Maur and had established a bridge
head on the southeast bank.
Previous gains which had showed
the Japanese $50 miles down the
Malayan peninsula had caused no
such battle as did the attempt to
wipe out the Maur river bridgehead.
Final picture of the Malaga front
would be line about 100 miles wide
running generally from east to west,
with some inevitable salients caused
by Irregularities of the terrain.
Against this wall, said Major Gen
eral Bennett, the Japs were expect
ed to hurl their full force of artillery,
tanks and planes.
The counter picture, however,
was more encoura ging to the Allies.
Australian transports loaded with
men and machines were arriving at
Singapore at long last, and plane
reinforcement, particularly fast Buff
falo (American made) fighter planes
were appearing on the front and
were doing terrific execution.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

strivcn at Washington TO achieve in the way of
peace.
The little man with the ivory face and the wisp
Of beard returned Haras look of anger apparently
with resignation. But each side of the small
man a young Japanese officer watched his face,
saw the Slight movement of those agate eyes, and
rose as if to leave.
simultaneously they approached Hara one
from each side as if to bid a courtly goodbye
simultaneously the two took out the knives they
wore as part of their formal costumes One of
the young men plunged his knife into Haras @
the other slit his throat The strokes executeuVs
expertly as a surgeons welding of his scalpe
In the uproar over the assassination hun
dred hands clawed at the killers. Then the two
Young men turned their knives on themselves and
committed suicide as deity they had killed.
The Black Dragon Society
was serving public notice that
the Washington Tre2ty was an
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11
Our TIru[yHe]|iSh
ArC{l-EnernV
BY JOSEPH GOLLOMB.
Author Of Armies of spies"

~ n THE MORNING that Japan struck
at America snarling Toxic mob
>~% milled about the United States En-
bassy there The only unmpassionod figures
in that mob were exactly score Of men. stra-
logically spaced throughout the gathering.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

looking white beard used to Doe
allc. and curb =. ezuu
lie sleeps Only four hours ont
Of the twtnty-four eats as spar
lnglV saint m religious &c.
stasy. and spends half his waking hours before
small gold shrine IN hls little wooden house out
side of Toxic
The rest Of the time he devotcs TO interviews
with members OF the Society never with more
than oue at time except az the weekly meeting
% Osaka Of the Black Dragon Socictvs council
One hundred and fortv-four chiefs never more
or less, attend these council meetings Every ore
al the meeting Is sVathed M q great black -tl,s
kmono with round white disk ON The back NJ
face Is visible loi n is thc VIII Of NitsuuI TO-
anna that The members Of The Society shall be- -s
little known ~ each other a. possible and that all
the reins ot control shall pass through his yellow
bouy hands
On thet part The uen.5o.. q The s...., mast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

Every one of the twenty wore a
volumihous overcoat and a broad
brmmed hat that hid all of the
face except the beard, black long
and curling.
japanese as a rule do not We2r
boards as black, long and curling
as these, yet every one of 'Le
twenty was a Japanese. Moreover,
the boards were obviously false,
YET just as obviously they were
not worn for disguise.
Many member of the mob
glanced at these impressive figures
but no one did so for more than
an instant. For even children IN
Japan know that il IS not wise To
stare at a member of the Black
Dragon Society. as the mob knew
these TO be by token Of the over
sized coats and hats and the glist-
enlng black boards of dyed silk,
For over fifty years the Black
Dragon Society has held Japan in
a grip of such terror that not even
the so-called Son of Heaven, the
Emperor. is immune to IT.
In, fact, the Black Dragons
openly boast they are above the
Emperor and can at any time over
rule his cdicts. 1t has ruled by
virtue of the kind of men admitted
TO the Society. their single-minded
fanaticism and their deadly effici-
ency as assassins. For over fifty
years the Black Dragon Society
has made Japanese his
tory, and every chapter
Of IT was written in the
blood OF men, women
and children of other
lands.
The head of thefSo-
ciety is a slight nehtly -
built man ninety-tWo
years old. Mitsuru To-
yama II s s m a !
scanned face has the ~
color OF ivory yellowed Z
W1,a age his eyes are
half us agates, his thin
!. !. 8. a. \. !. !. !. ]. ]. ].
sen 1--we lips look as If
any moment they would
~nag on the sharp and
cleaning canineS that
show when me- smiles. az u
vh he uttcrs cha
rasler'etc sual that
lasts LW I'm n ant.
His shoI, and silky y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

His only program was conquest by war
But people as whole cannot live by war
alone and Nary an elder statesman rose to
power BY feeling, as tie vast majority OF the
Japanese people did, desire to live in peace
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

of these Spokesman for peace At
conference in Washington the
leading naval powers Of the world
met and agreed 20 limit the race
for bigger and ever costlier navies
Prime Minister Hara signed the
Washington Naval Treaty that
limited the growth Of Japan's navy
along with other navics. lie re-
turned to Japan and a state ban
guet was rendered 90 him One #
the guests leaned over 10 HIM
and whispered something Hara
stared at the little man who dared
suggest that the Prime Minister
nublclV renudiate all TINT be had
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

until 1904 that the Black Dragon
rs name and won its first fame.
A band of frenzied fanatics united
on a program TO push the Rus
slams back over the Amur River
that borders Manchuria on the
north, Rendered in Japanese the
Amur River is Kokuryuke, or
Black Dragon River.
The japanese people did not
want war bat this band Of faua-
tics plotted and prodded he'd and
inflamed public opinion. and
dragooned those in power TO vote
for it until tension exploded into
the Russo-Japanese War. Japan
won the war and territory, the
Black Dragons won the awe of
the Japanese, and Is chief plotted
further conquests for Japan
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-01-11

The Black Dragon Society
was serving public notice that
the Washington Tre2ty was an
obstacle TO the divine mission"
of Japan TO grow-grcat Hastily
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
IhiSSpOyting World
Mondays Sport Wash
JOHN A. CLUNEY

fUORuUy OPVEG W 0SH
 Jockey Carroll Herman what beat the great Whr Narragase of the greatest ana 1UESl Gatch ideal conditions with 40OOO people strain mile and Tor $ bought for $700 in 194O anS see home stretch racing the las which is FLYING time on any ac concernedproded of the thrills o lifetime anyone the finish line
 may possible that Berman given strict orders on ride Asab but the fact remains that he did by setting speeding bit in the backr and slowing down
 the stretch Aab had something left just enough to get electrceye had to discover yelled HEAT fin Whrlaway the Sab held him off the a that two horses could put his horse to the winners circle BE- of the judges Georgie Woo the
 his elvel head steady was downca perhaps that he had been ousmad by Bier most other jockeys the country win would have brought half-mlon mark, Woof lost $25O0 fee trainer Jones' saying that the of asking another chance which Albert Sabath "Okay" Just Why led by his morning rider PINY BROWN Asab not behind fan looked at them "Whiry all beat2" fellows those
 
 waterbuys Hull Johnson missed the Whrl- duel but he match Pmco when going college 1925 where just SALYS ALLEY and MART1NGALE with the ftn HEAT-and-many arguments for aerward tlsts electric-eyes in those days
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
Fordham, Purdue; Pitt Minnesota
 Paired Saturday
RY OSCAR FRALEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Sept. 21-(UP)-Inter- collegiate football headed toward its first big weekend today with the midwest and the Pacific Coast pre- senting games of mid-season calibre and a new element, the service team looming as a threat to major grid iron powers.
 Feature contests of the weekend include:
 Midwest -Fordham- Purdue, Me- braska-Iowa, Pitt-Minnesota,, Great Lakes Michigan, Iowa air cadets Northwestern, Notre Dame-Wiscon- sin.
 West-TCU-UCLA, Tulane South ern California, Washington State Stanford, St. 's-California.
 South-Texas A.SsM.-LSU, Jack Sonville Pliers Georgia, Wake For- est-North Carolina, Auburn Georgia Tech.
 East-Georgetown- Temple, Dart mouth-H Holy Cross. North Carolina Air Cadets Harvard, Georgia Air Cadets-Penn.
 The rough road of the College coach was made rockier on the first weekend of the season when the service teams, composed of former college and professional stars, made an suspicious start. Marked as out- standing teams were the Jackson vile Pliers and the Iowa Naval Ca- dets coached by Bernie Herman.
 The Florida Pliers, led by Dukes George McAfee, blasted Florida, 20- 2, while Georgia's Orange Bowl vic- tors, were having a struggle with little Kentucky. Paced by All-Amer- ica Frank Sinkwich, Georgia final ly won, TO.
 Kansas No Cyclone Meanwhile, the Iowa Cadets pol ished off Kansas, 61-0. Led by Michigan's Forrest Evashevski, the cadets handed the Kansans their worst defeat in 53 years. Camp Grant showed strength in dropping a 7-C decision to Wisconsin of the big 10; California pre-flight defeated Col lege of Pacific, 39-9, and the LoS Alamitos naval team outscored Pao- mona, 13-7.
 College prestige was saved by Texas, which thumped Corpus Chris ti Air Cadets, 40-0. Missouri halted Fort Riley, 3l-0 and Richmond de- feated Camp Pickett, 27-0.
 Other games in the midwest this weekend include South Dakota-Il- linois, Fort Knox-O Ohio State and Butler Indiana.
 Added to the far west feature; are such games as Oregon State Idaho, California Air Cadets-Ore- gon, Santa Clara Utah and College of the Pacific Washington.
 In the south it's Corpus Christi. Rice, Southwest Louisiana-Ala- bama, Davidson-Duke, Kansa: te-Texas, North Texas-SMU anc Tenness South Carolina.
 The eastern lineup includes: Will liam and Mary-Navy, American In- ternational- Boston University, Laf ayette- Cornell, Lakehurst Maya Air Base Princeton and Fort Mon- mouth Columbia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-21
.P. VENDRILLO, T. LANE
 TOP ARENA CARD TUES

New Haven, Sept. 2l-Pat Ven- drillo, classy Manchester middle weight, will attempt to add another win to his new streak at the Arena on Tuesday night when he will box Tommy Lane of New York, in one of the feature bouts on matchmaker Dick Gray's amateur fight card. Vendrillo kayoed Artis watkins in sensational style on last weeks card.
 Lee Hunt, New Haven light-heavy- weight, will go to the post against Frankie Perrin. rugged New Yorker. Perrin and Hunt fought & torrid draw several weeks ago.
 Young Delaney, Manchester Irlsh- man, stacks up against Dick Rieh- ards,a New York weiterweight.
 Eddie Sparks. New Haven Negro, meets Irish Joey Flynn, Stamford middleweight: Dom Ferrera, New Haven, and Danny Fuller. NoFWaik welterweight, also come to grips. and George 0reytaek. Bridgeport, faces Billy Baker. Waterbury in another trio of feature contests.
 Five fighters will appear here on the show who are stars tn New xoEh circles.