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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Incumbents Lead Field i'm Primary Race
Java'S Defenders
Hold Japs at Bay
Launch Counter Offensive to
Drive Invaders into the SEQ

BANDOENG, JAVA, Wednes-
day, March 4-(P)-American
Dutch and other allied ground
forces early today were pressing
home q counter-offensive against
the Japanese invaders of Java
while the United Nations air
and naval units moved south to
cut off the enemy's sea lanes OF
retreat and possible reinforce
ment.
Dutch bombers struck some of
their heaviest blows at the fleet
which put ashore troops near
Rembang in northeastern Java.
Aneta News Agency reported on
good authority that only five
ships remained of the IL which
originally had made up this con-
centration.
Shortly before midnight an
authorized spokesman told An
eta:
WELL IN HAND
1T can be stated without re-
servation that the situation re-
mains well in hand on all
fronts"
Enemy air raiders. meanwhile
smashed at this sheadquarterS
city Of the Dutch command in q
heavy attack yesterday.
Aetna News Agency said two
persons were known 70 have
been killed. but that full cas-
ualty figures were not avail
able.
The Raiders came over In
fighter escorted relays of bomb
ers for one and half hours this
morning, holding their forma-
tons despite heavy anti-air-
craft fire and the fearless at
lacks of enormously out-num-
bered United Nations fighter
planes.
CURTAIN OF PLANES
Although AZ enemy bombers
and 10 protecting fighters were
overhead at once, officials said
military damage was slight.
Abandoned homes near the air
field were destroyed and, dur
ing bombing lulls, the enemy
fighters dived to machine gun
the streets.
Although word had been cur
rent that q huge new invasion
armada. bearing heavy rein
forcements toward the islands
shores, was being battered by
relays Of American fortress
bombers. the Aneta News Agen-
cy said that up to 2 pm. $3.50
am. E.W.T.) nothing whatever
was known to support such re-
ports.
The communique announced
that a large japanese tanker had
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Fines, Prison
Terms Provided
for Toaf0rs

Mount Clemens and Macomb
county landlords today were the
target of Federal action "freez-
ing" rentals as of Jan: /, 1941,
in move designed to reduce
rates described by Price Admin
istrator Leon Henderson as sin
flated."
The curb effecting Macomb
county, issu e d simultaneously
with orders fixing rentals in 20
major communities in 10 states,
embraces all of Wayne and Oak
land counties as well.
60 DAYS-OR ELSE
Landlords were given 60 days
in which to restore rents to
proper levels" Otherwise, Hen
derson said, the government will
move in and do the job.
Largest among the commun-
tiles were Detroit and Cleveland.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
DukeOf AOsta
Dies in War
Prison Camp

NAIROBI, KENYA COLONY,
March 3-(R-The Duke of
Aosta, viceroy of ETHIOPIA who
became a British prisoner of
war, died today.
The Duke, a second cousin of
Italian King Vittorio Emanuele,
was Al years old.
He was taken ill of tubercu-
losis after being placed in an
officers prison camp following
his surrender in Ethiopia last
May.
The Duke of Aosta was a
brawny, unconventional MEM
Der of the Italian Royal Family,
the only prominent person in the
House of Savoy who continued
to be an ardent supporter of Pre-
mier. MuSolini and his Fascist
regime.
BACKED MUSSOLINI
The Dukes father was one of
the first to support Mussolini
when II Duce first began organ
izing the blackshirts and because
of this the duke almost was CIV
en- q chance to become king of
Italy.
Mussolini once thought he
might be able to break the line
See AOSTA-Page 2
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Coast Aliens
Now Subject
to Removal

SAN FRANCISCO, March B.
R-A wide border Of the en-
tire Pacific coast extending o.
to $50 miles inland and reach
ing along the Arixona-Mexieo
border was desiGnated BY the
army today a ,milltory are No.
1. from which enemy atkins and
American-J japanese nay - ex-
cluded or their movements ~
stricted.
Lieut.. Gen. J. L. DEWITT Con-
handing general of IL WlDtDeu
defense command, undog tghoGD
jurisdiction aliens nov eoGno ~
his first svoeuotjoa ee6oe wo0Do
deal with Japonooe allono 60
American citiseno c. JNoonDoo
descent now In csgtnin v1lal ~
itary arooo. -.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
No Hoarders
Listed Yet

LANSING, March 3-(F-
No matter what the neighb0rs
may say, the fellow with
few hundred pounds of sugar
stored in his attic is not Of
ficially a hoarder-yet. The
state defense council said to-
day these persons will become
officially known as h0arders
only in event they fail to dis
close their stocks to sugar ra-
tioning authorities when they
obtain rationing booklets,
probably some time late this
month. Council spokesman
reported good progress" In
arranging for the registration
Of sugar consumers, the first
step toward setting up a ra-
tioning system.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03

been sunk off the Java coast and
that Allied bombers had scored
direct hits on two enemy trans
ports of 10000 and 5000 tons,
but made no reference to any
new approach of an enemy fleet,
The new blows boosted the
enemy's toll off Java TO 80 war
ships and transport sunk or
damaged.
MAJOR CONFLICT
ashore, . Reuters report In
London from Bandoeng said the
Dutch had put their defense
plans into full force and that the
See JAvA-Page }
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Bityt|ist Escapes
in Auto Accident
Girl on Cycle Slides
into Side Of Truck

Lois Stanton, 295 South
Broadway, miraculously escaped
injury at 8:37 a. m. today when
her bicycle slid into the side of
an Edison company truck at the
South Gratiot- Robertson street
intersection.
Emil c. Booming, 1871 Utica
road, Fraser, driver of the truck,
and the girl both blamed the slip
perry pavement for the crash.
The girl told Booming she was
unhurt.
Patrolmen Jack Perrin and
Russell Girard policed the acct
dent.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Tire, Tube Sales
Fall Below 0uoia


Sales of tires and tubes ap-
proved by the Macomb County
Rationing Board during Febru-
airy were far below quotas for
the month, Ration Chief Guy l..
Brown revealed today.
The quotas were: truck tires,
1879; truck tubes, 236; passenger
tires, SO and passenger tubes 81.
Sales were: Truck tires 50; truck
tubes, SO; passenger tires, 40 and
passenger tubes, 81.
The board also approved sale
of 81 obsolete tires, 80 obsolete
tubes. six tractor tires and four
tractor tubes.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03

only IL men Of the destruyeFsD
crew survived.
The number Of those lost, N
GLIDING the commanding of6cog.
Lieutenant Commander II. n.
Black Of Oradell, N. J., was ~
given but was far more thnm
100 since the normal war TIM
complement of the old destroy.
er was around las officers IN
men.
TWO TORPEDOES
/, Two torpedoes hit the Jaco6
Jones. The first one blew p
the ~SowsHnd appatsnA1 III
'sR sesl e I. f.:
ward living quarters q III ~ $
The second torpedo blew M -
stern and al the depth charn1a
The II survivors consis1D0 ~
nine enlisted men from In -
CINE room and two appcent1co
seamen.
OF the IL, only one man 49,
outside tn amidships section
when the stern was blown -.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03

A. d. Brewer, secretary Of
the Mount Clemens Board of
Commerce stated today that
but 1.-TWO or three rental COM
plaints have come to our at
tention." He said that. he be-
lieved Mount Clemens rents to
be generally fair and based
solely upon reasonable re-
turn to investors.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Plan Weekly
Series Starts
On Fsidey Nisht

First Of Q series o& ytl6nv
night dances and ene1<taln-
ments for service men q ~
ridge Field will b h611 1h
week ct the new US0 ~ ~
IL was announced to6oy.
Mrs. John lGesril-, GAo1GnA
Of the USO lad3eS divis0o6 ~ ~
b seeking 1roups !
ladies' % dance MN ~
disrs. The ilrst $500
s. Mays Um q
was m outstandln0 -
oil At the girls Wn6
then VIII b invited =
dsy dance.
ma, llerr,ll viIl I -
ehaperones WithiG . W
y Mns1e W1u o. IN
1oalft1no ~
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
23o German Planes DESTROYED

MOSCOW, Morch 3-Q1-SoWet Russon forces DESTROYED
/238 Germon planes between Feb 20 and 49, the Soviet
Bureau Of Information reported today The Russons ock-
nowIedoed the loss Of 81 planes in that same period
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
U.S.. Brazil Siqn SWAY Pact

WASHINGTON March 3-tP9-BrozI and the United
Stoes todoy signed three important agreements designed
increase Brozon production Of strategic materials and
give the big South American republic oeoter defense against
potential Axis ottocks
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Raj Bafters German Port

ROME from Itoon broodcosts) March 3-(R-severoI
merchont ships in the hobor Of Poermo Sicily we're hit by
British bobers ottocks lost night one Of the YES
sells sunk, the Italian High Commend sold todoy
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Claim p Allied Warships Sunk

TOKYO from Joponese broodcosts), March 3-U9-Im
Pero headquarters asserted today ho 23worshps Of the
United Nations forces bod been sunk naval bottles the
Java SEQ lost week end.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03

Henderson disclosed, in an
nouncipg his order yesterday,
that 200 communities in defense
See RENTS-Page 3
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
late X X X
bulletins
20 Frenchmen TO be Shot

VICHY, Unoccupied France, March 3-09-Germon mill
toy authorities announced in Pors today tho 20 hostages
would be shot in repso for the killing Of Noz sentry Sun
doy.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Jsp Warplanes Raid Australia

!. CAN6eRRA, Austrolio March 3-tP-Joponese wor-
Sones mode onost simultaneous oocks this morning on
the westem Austrolo towns OF Wyndhom ond Broome in
roids 6ly~&l q eirdromss,
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
Americans Face Doubled Income Tax Payme1
Only II Escape
from Doomed
Jacob Jones'
Over 100 Sailors
Feared Lost in
U-Boot Raid

WASHINGTON, March 3-N
The navy announced today
that the destroyer Jacob Jones
was sunk by an enemy submar-
inc off Cape May, N. J. before
dawn on February 20 and that
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO,
March 3-(R)-An enemy sA1D
shelled Mona Island Of Puefto
Rico's westernmost extreanlty
last night, Governor Rexee90
Guy Tugwell's office anneun0
ed today. sSa
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-03-03
TOKYO (Frsm Japaneoo
broadcasts) March 3-@,
Imperial headquarters claimed
today that 3 DATED Nat1sa
warships, Including the $3.50.
ton United States cruises ueon.
ton, were sunk r. naval ~.
ties off Seerabaja ana Da1nr
via, lava, Last week en4 ~
communique also Meat1e1o4
another heavy United 0o11o0
cruiser, reported sunk s0xIk1R
In naval actiea eif u JavG
coast ~ the Augusta, $50
tons. ii

That one was in the after snsims
room.
In its communiQue reporting
the sinking, the navy said thAt
neither the enemy submarines NOR
the torpedo was sighted prior. -
the first hit.
EXPLODES DEPTH CHAn08o
After the first hit blew ~
the destroyer's bow. tn -
marine circled ahead Of her o1d
fired the torpedo which ealsoo1
the terrible explosion Of the
depth charges In the stern. =
The Jacob Jones was tho ninth
See DESTROYEu-H1Go ! NJ
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10
~ BoN.BS BURST ONCE 4s1&
N, INV 6IcRANHlIE CHURCH ....1alsy,hfpW

tender mixed them nearby, Curt
made conversation.
"Jerry, it'll cost so much to pro
duce and ship fruit here that
don't see how these people can hope
to compete with Associated. Not
without q subsidy, and TERRA Libre
does not grant subsidies"
McInnis grunted.
"Well, that's their business.
s'Of course" Curt unused on, "it's
a pretty slick hombre who could
put anything over on Old Man
Moore. could give even money
the Old Man figures they'll 60 broke
getting into production, then plans
to bid in and take over the conces-
sion cheap. Maybe throw bridge
across the Negro and handle the
fruit once from pickup to the dock
at Soledad."
McInnis grinned, but said moth
ing. The bartender placed the drinks
before them, then left to lend hand
in the kitchen lean-to.
Alone now, and with furtive
glance to be sure Lee was occupied
with the children, Curt pulled forth
Fora Mitchell's letter. He spread it
open before the other, and his face
was serious, his voice low.
"Jerry, what've got into?"
McInnis read the note, refolded
it, slid it back to Curt. He frowned.
He took long pull at his drink.
"All right, Jerry, out with it,"
Curt spoke again. whats up?" !
"Weil, Curt" his friend said final
ly, 'ny reason for coming down
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10

KGI O0e
to the coast to meet you wasn't
altogether social. But now I'm here,
have my doubts. There's moth
ing I can put a finger on" He
paused.
''Come on, pal, we know each 9TH
er's first name. Spill it"
It came out slowly and in pieces.
"Well, Curt, I can't help feeling
there's something fishy about your
new outfit. They have more men
on their payroll than we have, for
instance, Americans as well as ma
tives, trying to get things set be-
fore the next rainy season. That's
all right. But Soledad's the only
live spot-such as it is-within their
range. You couldn't call Cabeza a
satisfactory place to iven a fellow
up over holiday.
"So-well, damn it all, you'd ex-
pect that gang to come to Soledad
once in while. But no one ever
does. The two Swedes and the
Dutchman / told you about are the
only ones who ever get to Soledad,
and that's only on business, to super
wise receipt Of shipments.
"And they don't talki We tried to
get up a ball game with your people
once. No 60. It's as though this
Montaya was afraid his mend spill
something to our advantage. And
that's carrying the rivalry theme a
bit far for this business and this
country. I-well, you see how vague
1t is, only feeling -
Curt reflected. He pushed his
glass around in circles on the bar.
ever get over to the new plant
ing YOURSELF"
sNo," grinned McInnis. ''That
wouldn't be etiquette. The Old Man
paid them a courtesy visit once,
but we're rival outfits. II / went
over they'd think it snooping. All
the dope I've had on them is picked
up from natives. You know how
stuff gets around.
"And that leads right into what I
really came down here for. It was
especially to-uh, warn you. But, he
held up his hand, don't ask me
against what. ! don't know. That
note from Fora Mitchell-Td talk to
her as soon as could. Sounds like
she knows something"
He held an uncomfortable silence
for moment. Then:
II got hold Of 3 runor after you
called me several days ago. There's
no evidence. mind you, and it was
too late to stop you by cable. Well,
the natives working for me have
their own ideas about Mitchell's
death. They say 1t was no native
did the Job, but couple Of white
men. But Curt" he expostulated,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10

THE STORY so FAR: Jeff Curtis
ANA his wife, Lee, are already on their
way to TERRA Libre when JeR re.
eeives note from Fora Mitchell warn
ing them mot to come. IL Is too late 70
turn back, 80 JeR decides mot TO tel
Lee, who was opposed to their return.
ding TO the tropics. She finally agreed 70
70 only after JET had persuaded her
that the Job Of chief engineer TOR
newly organized fruit company Is the
chance Of a lifetime. He nearly changed
mis- own mind about going after talking
Tong distance to Jerry McInnis, q former
associate Of his in TERRA Libre, who
told him that Fora Mitchelps husband
had been killed. Il is MitchelFs JOB thas
JET has been called to hI.g They are
docking now at Cabeza de Negro, Jeh
thinking Of Zora's note, ''Don't come"
NOW CONTINUE WITH THE STORY
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10
-QbtMQhna|H|1||I!jIyy'||
linn $50 IS

Tiny pearl onions make tempt
ing garnishes for vegetable salads
or canapes.
When ironing no matter what
the article, the important thing Il
to iron 1t until absolutely dry.
Use q whisk broom, kept for the
purpose, and hot water to sprinkle
the clothes. They will be more
evenly dampened than when sprin-
killed. by hand.
Equal amounts of coffee and
heated milk, sweetened to taste,
make an appetizing drink.
Old army and National Guard
cloth covered canteens, which
may be purchased at army and
navy stores, may be used in place
of rubber hot-water bottles.
III you perspire too freely, throw
a handful of salt into your bath
water.
TO make q Jelly bag, use a piece
of thin muslin, hem the top after
scanning it. Leave the hem open
little at each end. Run two
strings or pieces Of tape through
the openings and fasten the ends
Of the tape. This leaves you q
string to pull at either end. When
fruit is in the bag, pull up each
string, tie them together and hang
on hook to drip.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10
CLASSIFIED
D E p "A r T M E N r
MONUMENTS

A most welcome gift to any
pipe-smoker or roll-your-own fan
now in our armed forces is q
pound Of his favorite tobacco. Nu-
merous surveys have shown that
tobacco is the No. ! gift on the
service mans list. A favorite with
many Of our soldiers, sailors, ma
rines, and Coast Guardsmen is
Prince Albert, the largest-selling
smoking tobacco in the world. II
you have a friend or relative in
the Army, Navy, Marines, or
Coast Guard who smokes a pipe or
rolls-his-own, send a pound can Of
Prince Albert. Your local dealer
is featuring the National Joy
Smoke as an ideal gift for service
men.-Adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10
HALF THE WAY

If you are the sort OF person
sDho is careful to go halt the sUay
TOWARD making life pleasant for
those around you. Kathleen Nor
ris has q message especially for
you. She turtles this soeek OF
those who hesitate to go three
quarters of the soay. or eDen all
the sUoy if necessary, totoard
making themselves useful and
agreeable. We never LiUe conn
pletely alone, she says. for there
are always telloto employees.
neighbors and Others soifh sohom
,Ue should remain on friendly
terms. So zoe must inevitably
learn to do not only our share.
but little Bit more.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10

to live in all this confusion and
noise; your Mommy would have
everything so quiet and orderly for
you'll But she never gives baby
bath or picks up toy.
worst Of all, she implies to all
her friends that Joe married very
much beneath him. I think, every
thing considered, Inga does very
WELL she win say purringly. Or,
Suppose we pronounce that word
this way, dear?' And she keeps tell
ing me Of the rich, fashionable girls
Joe might have married. Also !
get sick Of her saying, When my
son came to live in my dear old
home On her SIS month she
couldn't keep up a place like this;
Joe paid off more than 5000 in bills
for her when we moved in.
Seeks q Solution.
My solution for your problem,
Inga, would be the suggestion that
you and Joe study the plan Of that
old house, to see whether there is
a possibility Of dividing of suite
of two or three rooms for his moth
err, giving her her own entrance il
possible. her own small kitchen unit
If it is only two-ring gas burner
land her own bathroom. In word.
her own establishment.
This might cost some hundreds in
the beginning, but it would be a
good investment, keeping this I'M
reasonable woman in the house she
loves, keeping her near her son and
grandsons, but separating her
housekeeping from yours. Once she
is removed from inevitable contact
with you, it is an easy matter to
say Hospitality to her, when you
have the babies out in the morning
sunshine, MEAT cakes for lunch
con today. Want to join us?" Then
II she comes, she comes by her own
choice, and cannot very wen criti-
CHE.
A Frank Daughter-in-Law.
The other day young wife Of my
acquaintance had to write hard
letter. She wrote it to the jealous,
critical, unreasonable woman who Is
her husbands mother. In effect it
said: Because have protected you,
my husband and my little girls love
you. But am going to protect you
no longer. Please don't come to my
house again unless you can refrain
from heckling my foreign-born, won
derful father. who has been for forty
years a loyal American. Please
never again ask my nurse whether
my husband and I ever quarrel.
please eat what is served at my
table as you. would eat whatever IS
served at the table Of any friend.
Please don't tell my daughters
Mama Is unreasonable and nervous
when ! correct them. Please don't
tell my son that his wife's neglect of
him Is town talk"
Confident of his partisanship, the
mother-in-law dramatically showed
this letter to her son. He read il
through with serious face: read Il
again. Then he took pencil from
his pocket and marked it with big
check. eoa b
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10
What Choice?

II the choice Of remaining at
peace rests with us, we are bound
to do so. But if another person,
with sword in hand, talks of peace
but wages war, what is left but to
defend NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-07-10
Gas on Stomach

Aslleved In 5mlnntes or doGhle mooney beck
When excess stomach acid causes painful, suffocat
prescribe the fastest-acting medicines known for
Symptomatic reef-medicines like those In Bell ans
Tablets No laxative. Bell-ans brings comfort in Q
affy double your money back on return Of bottle
70 o. &c ct all druggists.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-20
To Be Active
In Victory
Garden Plan

On March ninth, the Minneapolis
Lawns and Gardens Club and the
Phyllis Wheatley House were rep
resented at a short course in home
gardening given at the University
Farm in cooperation with the
garden committee of the Mime
apolis Civilian Defense Council.
Later these representatives will
act as leaders of their garden
group in stimulating interest in the
Victory garden plan. A series of
meetings to be held in the schools
will be announced later.
At Phyllis Wheatley House plans
are being made for community
gardening by John Moultrie, head
Of the Consumers Center there.
Those attending the short course
were Mrs. John Shepard, Mrs.
Bruce Lucas, Mrs. Talmadge B.
Carey, Mrs. Forrest Mckinney,
Mrs. Hobart T. Mitchell, Mrs. Cecil
E. Newman and Herbert Howell.
Mrs. Eugene Shepherd, who could
not attend the course, will also be
a leader.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1942-03-20
Two Minneapolis
Girls Employed
BY Garment Co.'s

Lillian Schofield and Grace Hen
derson who have received work ex-
perience in power machine sewing
under the National Youth Admins
tration have received private en-
ployment in the garment manufac-
ture field in Minneapolis, according
to C. B. Lund, State Administrator.
Miss Schofield is with Cartwright's
and Miss Henderson with Judy
Ann Frocks. The opening of this
field to our young women is en-
couraging and should stimulate
others to obtain this type of work
experience under the NYA.
HARVESTER UPGRADES MEN
International Harvester Co. has
upgraded Robert Shoffner and Har-
vey Pittman of Minneapolis and
Leroy Martin of st. Paul to ma
chinists. The men were formerly
employed and classified as janitors.