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Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Chinese in Drive
ToPush Foe Back
Across Burma Line
Bv ROBERT p. MARTIN

CHUNGKING, May % (UP) -
Chinese forces launching a general
counter offensive in western Yum
nan province, have encircled the
enemy-held cities of Tengyueh and
Lungling while the besieged Chi
nese defenders of KinhWa. 1900
miles to the east, still hold out
against 10000 Japanese attackers,
military quarters revealed today
The Chinese drive in Yunnan
was viewed as an all-out attempt to
hurl the remaining japanese in
vaders back into Burma.
A military spokesman said Chi
nese troops were closing in" on
both Iungling, key enemy base on
the Burma road 40 miles inside
China, and TengTueh, a city OF
10000 north of the Burma road
2 JAP REGIMENTS
Our forces are molly three kllo-
meters d.6 niles away from Teng-
vueh and the west bank OF the
Salween river has been cleared OF
the enemy" the spokesman said.
He estimated that the japanese
force remaining in Yunnan con-
sisted of less than two regiments,
about 5000 men
The official central news agency
and the spokesman agreed that
Kinhwa still was in Chinese hands
following a third japanese frontal
assault on that capital of Che
kiang province.
The spokesman flatly denied
claims that the city had been cap
tured and said the Chinese had
been resisting "gallantly' since
Monday.
There is sed-saw fighting in
Kinhwas outskirts, mainly along
four routes he said. "On each
of the four routes the JapS have
been driven back
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
WayeII Declares
India Ready Now

NEW DELHI, India, May %. CUP)
Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell, COM
mander in chief of India, said to-
day that India had been saved by
the Allied defense in Burma from
a dangerous situation and I'VE now
look forward to the day when our
strength here and elsewhere will
make possible a counter offensive y
Some day we shall refight the
Burma campaign-the other way
around" he promised.
At a press conference, Wavell
explained that the Allied defense
in Burma, in a delaying action
against great odds, had afforded
time for a substantial strengthening
of India's defenses.
Air defenses of the two import
ant points of Calcutta and Ceylon
are now stronger than the best that
Singapore had during the Malaga
campaign" he cited in evidence.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Martinique Scene
OF fU.Boat Attack

SAN JUAN. p. r., May %. CUP)-
The United States destroyer Blake
lev was torpedoed by an Axis sub
marine last Monday while on patrol
an hour out of Fort de France,
Martinique, the 10th naval district
revealed today.
"A United Press correspondent re-
ported from st. Lucia, British West
indies, that the submarine had been
destroyed and that there was ground
for suspecting that the enemy was
using Martinique as a U-boat base.
He said 10 men were believed to
have been killed and 13 wounded,
when the Blakely was torpedoed in
the territorial waters OF Martinique.
cThe Blakely was able to reach
port.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

forward position.
The communique said the opposi-
ton forces clashed early yesterday
morning cSld battlee' throughout
the day.
THE Royal Air Force throughout
the day vigorously attacked the
enemy and supported our land
force4 continuously by attacking
enemy transports successfully and
intercepting enemy air attacks
against our troops" it said.
There was no mention of the eX-
tent of losses inflicted on the Axis
columns that swung south Tuesday
from Tengeder and swept eastward
toward the British south flank.
The communique said the en-
gagements covered wide area and
that so far it was impossible to
assess the results"
The British command did not
speculate whether the enemy at
tack was the spearhead of q gen.
eral offensive or merely as a
"feint" to divert British strength
from the coastal area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Nazis Plan Final
Russian Offensive

ANKARA May %. (UP)-Infor-
nation reaching military quarters
here today indicated that the Ger
mans. steadily gaining the initiative
on the front south of Kharkov, hope
to launch a big assault in about 10
DAYS aimed at the liquidation of
the Russian offensive.
These military quarters said that
the Germans appeared to be exert
ing strong pressure in the Izyum-
BarvenkoVa sector south of Kharkoy
and that there seems to be little
in the situation to justify strong
optimism regarding the Russian
operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

GrcmlinS arc all males. As the
legends grew and the observation
Of the life and habits of the Grcm-
Inns became more scientific, il was
discovered there were females Oi
the species. But the females arc
Fifinellas. A Fifinella is rare in
deed, being good bit like q Queer
Bee. The males all seek her out
but she is very elusive, proud ano
naughty as a Queen should be
Baby Gremlins are known as Wild
gets and a baby Fifinella is a
Flippertygibbet. The story goes on
from there.
My authority on Cremlins
tells me that there are new
GremIins i'm the United States.
This is strictly in confidence,
but or boat recently arrived
i'm America from England, a
Fifineila slowed away in the
Captains cabin. There we're
number of GremliDs on board,
too, and when they found out
about the Fifinella,--It was the
principal topic of conversation
all the way across. Anyway, this
Fifinella is now i'm Canada at
an R.A.F training school, and
its probable that more will be
heard from her later.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Reds Check N al
FIankin9 Attack

some as many as so times-to bring
reinforcements. In the end, it was
asserted, the Russians succeeded in
pushing back the Germans from
their bank of the river and estab-
fishing so firm a bridgehead that
it must disrupt German plans in
the entire area.
RuSsia's noon communique said:
During last night our troops
operating in the Kharhov area
consolidated positions and in some
Fectors took up more favorable
positions. In the Izyum- -Barenkova
sector our troops fought stubborn
battles against enemy tanks and
infantry. In other sectors there was
nothing Of Importance"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
CAPITAL TALKS
by
Peter
Edison

This piece will tell you about the
Gremlins and the Fifinellas, the
Widgets and the FlippertyglooetS.
You never heard of them? Then
read carefully. -
First there were the Gremlins.
British pilots of the R.AF. saw
them. Gremlins are only a few
inches tall They have horns grow
ing out of a triangular face. And
little spiked tail. They can't fly,
but they wear tiny black vacuum
cup boots that enable them to walk
on the ceiling and walls, or even
stand on the wings of a dive bomb
er as it goes screeching toward its
target at 400 or 500 miles an hour.
Every British pilot has his
personal Gremlins.. Airmen Will
sit at tea or at beer and talk
about their Gremlins by the
hour. Where Gremlins came
from originally, nobody knows,
nor who saw them first. But
right after the war broke out.
young lads of the Raj. began
to see Gremlins dancing on
their plane wings as they flew
off to Germany with their
loads of bombs, or they would
find Gremlins in their pockets,
or upsetting their beer at mess.
Gradually the stories about the
CremlinS began to grow until, to-
day. they constitute an amazing and
fabulous folklore of flying. British
pilots going out to Libya, the Near
East, India or Australia have
found that their Gremlins went
along, so Gremlins are now ,prac-
tically all over the world.
The Gremlins are not Nazis. Oh!
definitely notl And they are not
bad either. Just mischievouS. For
instance, Gremlins like to jam the
triggers on machine guns When a
pilot has to bail out, the Grem-
Inns like to keep the parachute from
opening. Gremlins like to fray
strands in control cables, and jump
up and down on struts till they
weaken them to the breaking point.
GremlinS also like to break Sec
tions of the transparent cowling,
so that pilots and bomberS catch
cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
RommeI Drive RepuIsed

CAIRO, May 2S (UP) - British
armored units have repulsed and
inflicted losses on Col. Gen. En-
win RommelS attack forces in a
fierce bank battle 40 miles south
west of Tobruk in the Libya des-
ert. a Middle East headquarters
communique said today
The eommmique revealed that
the British definitely had the ad-
vantage in the opening phase OF
what was regarded as Rommefs
long-awaited general offensive.
THE attack by enemy armored
forces on our defenses at Bir
Hacheim was repulsed with loss, y
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Bv UNITED PRESS

Tokyo radio Thursday broadcast
what it termed an interview with
japanese lieutenant aboard the
submarine that plopped shells into
the Goleta oil field, IL miles north
of Santa Barbara.
Although the unnamed officer de-
clared "all the oil tanks in the area"
we're set afire, a survey of the scene
made by newspapermen at the time
showed one derrick damaged to the
extent of $500, and no fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

the Imperial command said.
Enemy tanks approached our
position south of Ell Ga2ala and
suffered casualties. tthe communi-
que continued our position re-
manned intact"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

of Ell Gazala and a major British
Hating the 90-mile Axis dash
across the blistering desert, the
British met two main enemy col
umns northeast of Bir Hacheim, an
outpost about so miles southeast
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
FULL OF TRICKS

Gremlins like to crawl inside cy-
Under heads and foul the spark
plugs. Or get inside the recess of
retractable landing gear, and just
when the pilot gets ready to land
the GremlinS will brace their feet
against the wheel to keep it from
being lowered, so that the pilot will
have to open his throttle. circle the
field and come back to make crash
landing. When GremlinS behave
like this, you have to talk to them
and explain very patiently that
they mustn't do things like that
again. Gremlins can be trained.
There are even good Cremllns.
From incidents like these,
you begin to see why the Grem-
lins came into being. They are
psychological letdOwn for
young pilots, to relieve them
from the greatest, most con-
centrated nervous strain known
to man. Gremlins are some
thing to help q young bird
man explain away his troubles
and laugh about them. They.
are change of subject from
this grue5ome business of war.
Gremlins are fun. But if you
want to get pedantic or didac-
tic or psychiatric about them,
you can say that the GremIinS
are one of the greatest psyche
logical allies the United Ma
tiOns can possibly have.
For instance. Suppose a young
flier comes in from a job with a
few bullet holes in his wings. He
has had tough going on this mis-
sion and been straffed plenty. He
doesn't want to report to his flight
mechanic that he was hit, that he
maneuvered his plane badly, that
he didn't see the enemy that got
him. That would be bad for his
own morale. The human element
must be considered Young pilots
must be kept relaxed and self
assured
So, when the airman comes back
with a hole or two in his wings,
he is apt to talk to his mechanic
something like this:
Sergeant, I'm afraid one Of my
Gremlins is up to a new trick.
While I was out over Sidi Barrani
after that convoy, l saw the Grem-
lin walk out on the wing there. A
moment later l noticed he had a
brace and bit and was boring a
hole through the wing. Frightfully
sorryi I spoke to him on the way
back, and he's promised not to do
it again. Cheerio!"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28

Fundamentally, the world has no need
for new order but only an honest APP
plication of the historical Christian ideal.
Prime Minister Jan c. SHUTS of South
Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The follolcIng edit
orials are presented as interesting opin-
ions Uoiced by editors eiseIChere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
Germans Round Up
Scores for Attack
Made byTwoM Men

LONDON, May %. CUP)-Czech
quarters disclosed today that only
two men were involved in the at
tempt to assassinate Reinhard Hey
drich, deputy chief of the German
Gestapo, but the Nazi secret police
were rounding up countless victims
throughout Czechoslovakia for mass
reprisals.
Heydrich lay in grave condition in
Prague, where two middle-aged men,
according to Czech sources here,
fired automatic rifles at his auto
mobile yesterday as it sped along
a street leading to the Berlin high
way.
The assassins both escaped. One
fled on a bicycle and the other on
foot under the eyes of the Gestapo
They left a brief case, which the
secret police examined carefully for
clues, Czech quarters said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

The Willow Run bomber plant is an
invitation for Adolf Hitler to commit sui
cide-Charles E. Sorenson, motor COM
pany executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
DETAILED PLOT

Swedish reports said Heinrich
Himmler, chief of the Gestapo, and
many other high officials of the
secret police had flown to Prague
to conduct the investigation into
Heydrich's shooting. The Zurich cor
respondent of the Stockholm news
paper Socialdemokraten said Berlin
authorities believed the aSsaSSinS
were German oppoStionists who had
carefully studied Heydrich's route
and made detailed plans for the at
tempt on his life.
The Nazi protectors" of Bohemia
and Moravia ordered a general cur
few throughout Czechosloyakia from
9 pm. to am. and the GeStapo
was making a grand-Scale round
up of suspects and probable retail
iation victims for the attempt on
Heydrich's life.
Heydrich, THE Hangman" who
had executed more than $50 CzechS
within two weeks after he was COM
missioned by Adolf Hitler last Sep
tember to quell Czech unrest, fell
before an assassin in the former
Czech capital yesterday.
The German radio insisted that
his wound was slight, but Vichy
reported that his condition was
grave.
The Stockholm newspaper Tiding-
ems said Berlin observers expected
new reign of terror in Czechoslo-
vakia because the assassination at
tempt destroyed German confidence
in the CzechS completely"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-05-28
AS TO THE LADIES.

And that's that.
The Nome nugget., 1942-11-13
"Will of People" Reflected in Congress

Washington Nov - If there is any doubt what in- huence the Twill of the people exercise legislation just recall the Senate action on the antiination bill
 In spite of the Presidents ultimatum that some sat- sfactory anti-infation legislation would have to be passed immediately the Senate farm bloc was in the saddle In the early days of the battle it appeared that the farm boc with it's Thomas amendment ordering a redeinition of parity prices, couldn't be defeated
 Then on a single weekend the farm bloc balloon col Iapsed The so-called Compromise amendment was passed with only four dissenting votes and the anti-nfation bill sponsored by Administration legs lators, was voted unanmously-82 to O.
 Back of this is another of those heartenng stor es of the triumph of democratic system. It is cumbersome as ox-cart a superhighWay Often it appears just about that ridiculous But whenever it tanges with any subject that the real interest or ire of the public it whips into line with the speed and drive of modern tank. AS matter ot fact, the farm bloc fight collapsed before the favorable vote on the Thomas parity amendment, The vote was flor the record proof in print that the Senators who have to face their farm constituents had done their best
 Proponents of the amendment knew already that they were beaten. Why? Because the mail bags day after day gave proof of two things: ) That he public n general almost our-square back of the presl- dent in demanding legislation tha would halt the spi railing cost of living; @ That the farmers themselves weren't "het up" about redefin son of parity. One of the big four farm organizations was, in fact fight ing with the Administration.
 Sitting in Washington, watching the often tedious, dayto-day hour-after-hOur maneuVering, the cloak room and flor the-record politicng it's easy to lose sight of the effectiveness of that intangible something called public demand" But old timers, hashing over the Senate anti-ination battle are saying tnis national emergency arose Never before has cubic o. inion been quickly effective in rammng legislation through. Actually tke antnfstion scrap 1T tha Sss- ate, in spite of all the thunderea6s pre-+ tame affair Except for the ma5terfull speech in Waca Sel Prentiss Brown introduced the bill Of which hs co-auhor and the calm plea of Majority Leader Aben Bafkley, there were no verbal bteWocf5 f&a l-@ gz bags had carried the load--by jac3 5tnaat..
The Nome nugget., 1942-11-13
Seymour Bench Placer mining claim

Beginning at Cor. No. l, idcnti cal with Cor. No 3. Survey No. 1891. Birthday Claim from Wheue US.L.M No. 1C bears S. 47 deg, l5 mIa. w., 3406.55 ft. thence N deg. 28 min. w., 558.30 fl. 10 Cor. No. ?, identical with Cor. No. l Sharon Bench. thls survey, thence N. 3G deg. B min. L., lll3.85 1t. to Cor No. 3, identical with Cor No. 5. Sharon Bench this survey; thence s. l3 dea. 26 min w., 524.25 fl. to Cor. No. i, identical with Cor Nc. 3, Survey No. ll37 North Star As soci3um Placer; thence s. deg. 2l min F.. 243 IS fl. to Cor. No. 5 identical with Cor No. 3. Sur vey NJ. 1891, Electra Bench thence $. T deg. 47 nm. W. 323.90 it. to Cor. No. 6, identi- cal wif1 Cor. No. ?. Survey No. 1891. Electro Bench placer; thence N 7i deg. co min. w, 704.l5 ft ta Cor. N9. l and place 0f bgelminc containing aa area If i6.T6J Acres.
The Nome nugget., 1942-11-13
BIuiit Bench placer mining claim

B2ginning at Cor. No. |. idonti ed Wilb Cor. No. ?, Survey No. 1891. Lockhped Fraction. from whence U.S.L.N No. 1C bears $. t3 deg. 25 min. ". 292I8 f.; thence \ IA deg. 30 min. W, ll025G fl. to Cor. No. ?, identical with Cor. No. 3, Survey No. 1873, Goodluck Fraction, thence N. 75 deg. % min. E., 710,D0 feet to Ger. No. 3, identical with Cor. No. ?, S1aron Bench, this survey: thence $. 1 deg. r min. F., 50l .65 IL t9 Cor. No 1 identical with Cor. No. l. Sharon Bench, this survey; thence 5. deg. 9 min. F., 55830 fl. to Cor No 5, identi- c@l Wih Cor. Nc. L Seymour Bench, this survey; td1encc s. 68 deg 30 min. W. 523.50 f.. to Cor. No. 1 and place of beginning. containing an area of l5148 Acres.
 There are no conflicting claims,
 The adjoining claims are
 On the N.. Survey No. l155, Linda Association Group. Sur Vcy No. ll56. Beauty Aessocia- tlen Placer and Survey No. 1873. Lonesome Placer.
 On the F. Servcv No 1137, Nortd Star Association Placer. Survey No. 1173. No Bench Placer Claim.
 On inc s. Survey No. 1891. Electra Bench. Survey No. 1891, Birthday Claim. Survey Ne 1891, t.ochhecd Fraction.
 On tine w. Survey No. l156 Beauty Association Placer and Survey No. 1873, Good Luck Fraction.
 The location certificates for sad placer mining claims are re corded in the cftice of the record or of the Cape Nome Mining Dis lrict Territory of Alaska as fol- lows:
 Cupid Bench placer mining claim in Vol. 2l6, at page l45.
 Shareu Bench placer mining claim in Vol 2l6, al page 13O.
 seymour Bench placer mining cIaln in Vol. FIG, at page l29,
 BIuitt Bench placer mining claim in Vol. 2l6 at page l27.
 The mineral monument to which these claims ar1 tied is de scribe1 as follows:
 U.SL.M No. 1C to which these claims are tied is situated in Lat. G4 deg. 90 min. 90 sec. N, and Long. l65 deg 25 min IS sec. w.
 Dated the l6 day of Sept. l942
 Amer Rydeen. Register
 First publication Sept. 16, 1912 and ending Nov. l6, l942.
The Nome nugget., 1942-11-13
In the United States Land Oflict For the Nome Land District
 Nome, Alaska.
Notice of Application for Patent
Mineral Survey No. 1899 Mineral Entry No. 096O

Notice Is Hereby Given that the United States Smelling Re fining and Mining Company, a M aine Corporation, by and through it's attorney-intact, A, M. Hartford, whose post office ad dress is Nome, Alaska. has made application for a United States Patent for the Cupid Bench pla- cer mining claim Sharon Bench placer mining claim, Seymour Bench placer mining claim and Bluitt Bench placer mining claim situated on. the Left Limit of Center Creek in the Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and desig- hated as United States Mineral Survey No. 1899 and particular ly described in the official plat and field notes now on file in the said Land Office, with magnetic variation at each corner of the survey of mean value of l8 deg. 30 min. E., as follows:
The Nome nugget., 1942-11-13
Placer Mining Claim

Beginning at Cor. No. 1 idant- cal with Cor. Nc. l. SurVoT No ll20. East Bench Placer, from whence U.S.L.M. No. II boals N. 2l deg. 27 min. F.. 254L89 ft.. thence 5 9. deg. 5l min w.. a6620 ft. to Cor. No. ?; thence N 73 deg. 54 min. w. 356.30 f. 10 Cor. N. 3, identical with Cor. No. 1. Survey No. 69l. Bench No. Placer: thence N. 13 deg 40 min. E. 1043.75 fl. 10 Cor. No. 4, ,denG cal with Cor. No. 1. Survey No 689. Northern Queen placer. thence s. 64 deg. 02 min F.. 292.35 f. to Cor No. l and place Of beginning, containing an area of 7.455 acres.
The Nome nugget., 1942-11-13
Sharon Bench placer mining claim

Beg ming If Cor. No. from whence U.S.L.M. Nc. 1C bears s. 70 dcq 36 min. W, 3777.95 it. :. thence x. 1 deg. r min. w, 501 s r. to Car. Ne. ? identical with Car. N. 3. Survey No. 1156. Beauty Association placer; thence N. 76 deg. o8 min E.. l074 10 fl. to Cor NJ. 3. identical with Cor. Nc. 1. Cupid Bench Claim. this survey. thencc N 30 deg. l2 min. r.. 2&7 29 f to Cor. No. 4, idcnti- cal With Cor. No. 1, Cupid Bench claim. th.S survey: thence $. 13 deg 26 min. w.. 759.9O fl. 10 Cor. No. ,, thence s. 86 deg. g min. w. ll13.85 it. 10 Cor. No. and place of beginning. containing an area of 17294 Acres.
The Nome nugget., 1942-11-13
Illinois Bench Claim Placer Mining Claim

Beginning al Ger. >c. 1. idani- cal with Cor. No. l, Eag.1 Bench placer claim. this survey. from whence U.S.L.M. No. 4 bears N. 64 deg. 57 min. E, A759.23 f.; thence S., 1 deg. 0D min. E., 568.80 fl. to Cor. No. 2. identical with Cor. No. l, Surrey i255. Louise Bench placer, thence s. 85 deg. 06 min. W, 1135.70 it. 10 Cor No. 3, identical with Cor. No. 3. Bullion Placer mining Claim, this survey; thence N. 5 deg. 21 min. E., 296.00 ft. b Cor. No. 1, identical with Cor. No. 2, Bullion placer mining claim, this survey; thence N Fl deg. IT min. E., 1155l0 ft. to Cor. No. and place of beginning. containing an area of 10.981 Acres.
The Nome nugget., 1942-11-13
America Discovers Alaska

The nations press Al Joson his trip to That country gpld oil than dreamed of Lots fpeope nil be going live the thc garden spot o tue The sportsman it's paradise
 a is indeed E,otDe with interest before. The geography which beatedy going year gob geography will show bot n peace and war-Ketchikan Chronicle