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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Times Hearst
Meet Produces
Mdrksnnen
Civilian RiHemen
Are Being Developed
by Big Tourney
BY Don GILLIES

Civilian riflemCn Of Michigan.
under the impetus Of the William
Randolph Hearst Citizens Marks
manShip Competition, sponsored
by The Detroit Times. are produc-
ing hundreds Of TlilcmCn every
month for use IN the armed Serv-
ices. Michigan State Troops plant
protective forces, and auxiliary
police.
This lob is beng done without
asking Uncle Sam for a dime II
is true that many Of these men
and women, boys and girls viii not
be outstanding target shots but
when the preliminary matches are
concluded and the final tOurna-
ment is held in NaN every one
Will know the fundamentals of
shooting
Bul despite the fact that Times.
Hearst shooters may MOI he expert
shots, all OF them VIII be able 10
hit bulleCyC. three or four times
out Of every Hte-~hrt-
MtctriCaUv CrTTtrVt pr . y J 2 m
when the ll.Wei-Ilmo~ matches
were first nauura'cd was the
lack Of range faclli'io, Through
such far sighted public spirited
leaders as NarIcn- RnA- assistant
superintendent q! The board Of
education all high school ranges
in Detroit were made available for
night classes u mark -WauSf!p
ADC+IDr MAN "a Ep ii o. s. q q A. r <
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Bruins Faces Rubi
On FdiryieW Mat

Bobby Bruins VIII face Ecrt
Rubi in the mat feature IN Far
view Gardens Tuesday night.
Walter RoNcv Will oppose Pat
Ho3lN. giant IrIShman, IN the TWO
m thrco.fall >cm,WIndup.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
OtkI.AWN

i-AiP ACTRESS. Hsda star. Rrght
and EaI
FIRST BRAFTEE. Hututs- QUIZ kIf.
n MULLEN SIR KID Rue Lily.
Straight Lead Marriage.
ESEMPLtFI Alhslor Bulpark
OFF GUARD, Chance Yen. Royal
Business
MISRt'lF NaIc.rA Joe Scfooge
.CONVILLE Eecoatna. Wise Duke.
FtST- fJTKR Nt'O.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
OAkI.tMN

: HADf STAR. DEM Dan DAVID Jr
SOLAR STAk E-i-tusTs Bfseh
SIR KID Come II Welesie,
MARRIAGE Po'raucr NarCEay.
RE BLUE Ou.'s' BulVsrk
6-VAIDi%N PAUL. Pernle Chance Yen
s-NAIpINA JGE. Dta uip Chr Ats
rule
5 RECOAT%A Fssv Gosr. our Wine
RFS1 SIR KID
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Rinq 10 Diamond

Willie Schaefer. trainer Of the
New York Giants fought more
than 100 boxing bouts. including
lO-round no-deciSion contest With
Benny Leonard
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Cagers Seek
NOtre Dame Victory
Three Local
Elves TO End
Their Season
BY CLAYTON HELPER

Michigan state. already &C.
claimed ~ tho host collegiate bas-
IctbalI team In the state. Will
attempt 10 bring It's season to a
glorious close Saturday when 1t
takes on Notrc Dame at East
Lansing
Victory over Tho Irish. who won
a $40 decision AZ South Bend
earlier IN tho season, would give
its most successful season in his
tory. Both teams have defeated
HE cifeat- Lakes Wonder Five,
and their meeting IS without doubt
tho outstanding game Of the week.
II not of the season.
. Chef Aubuchon the All-Ameri.
can guard who has come back this
season TO play a major role in the
Spartan rise. will be playing his
last collegiate game. as will Joe
Gerard Bill Burk and Mel Peter
son. all regulars. If any additional
incentive is needed, these seniors
Will furnish II
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Nature in February :: By CLAYTON II. Smith
THE BRIEF FEBRUARY THAW

until wc hold Il in the sun
light Al the doorway where all IT'S
beauty vas revealed in Tho fo"
seconds before u sailed away The
undcrWincS were mo color Of dead
leaves within the yellow border
on tho upper wings a row OF
hin. -yptc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Is II True?

Did the cardinal really say
that ." YOU ask. Well. we think
SO, wc truly do
Fields beyond tho GJlilcy were
muddy, too, but beneath was a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
HiaIeah Results

FiRST RACE 81 200, allowances. ?
,sar-olas N.mue.
Merck tArcarup 70 20 80
Free Ar MEADE $50 au
Mad Tine tJsuesl 10
Time % on % =
Listing NJ i7hrfl Joe RurEsr Jotun
Denim seavaro Bound ana Rsapirs Cold
also ran
SECOND rk~E-S 200. claiming. 4.
Moo tArcsro' % 900 pp 10
CastIEada tDat1 so 10
Who Rei,h tIamesl > 10
T T,g. 2 6Gi 81. ~ rs, J.r.,.o,,our
Wicket, Bis JACK and KuFdis'an also ran
THIRD RACE $1,000. allowances, ;
Equinox 0Arcarot S eo 30 50
rHp Clrp tS'nHfi ] 50 20
By Cons,'apt ,Yolnc) 30
Tine 2s &c. oT 3 90
LIT IT. ships Fur This England Devil.
'r> srt ir'ruolre Also ran.
FOURTH RACE g 700. clslr.rs. :
S-ss-.1 Nj Nd M. "I'; CON or ~ On
Gallant T'aS ,NcCrearyJ 40 $50
Robert lee tnayf D.
Time . a. rF 3 ~
Exploration ard PcuspherN Also rar
FIFTH RACE g ooo. allowances. 8
Nesr-o'ts. "a. miles
incoming NFflf'f'F@i lV .'
EeLllaSiaA 4AHnat4-4- = ~ 81
American Wolf Meade1 80
Time 80 f-5. uT 0s
Alon0r', Sweep Svinrer and ST. Wa also
-ar
SIXTH RACE $40 600 addcd McLennan
Memorial Handicap 3.>"at and up.
) - miles
Narke, w,so ,Ead.) 10 10 $40 so
Cramps Meade $50 90
beet or ,Woo'f On
Time ! fO IS ~ t.t2-
War ReLc- Out Bl..5ts--F9tt-r p Farrts
T7'ofs Port,. Rcd Dock Third cow,
Rnya Man Walsr 'NinnelusA d.Choppy
Sea and Liberty Franc also ran
n.Cfr.e VI Ranch entry
4 D.. Tufano en'r, Fie'd.
SEVENTH RACE q 200 claiming. {
.rar-o.ds and uo 3.l6 miles
refaero tCIaECe'ft 20 ~ % on IS e0
Raj, b., tBreenl % 2 "a
Re- .uus tDavt s qo
Time i.-ai.S. or 81
Iunso pear Yarsee Raharcs FIHrs
Legion. Yankee Party. re Man and WISE
Horhv also ran
EIGHTH RACE 81 zoe clatmirE
,cst.oIds and Up ~ mH.s
pNatesun tAtkrstnt p on ? % M
Pause tNcgrcstY So 3 ~
Hsreshecories tStrlrkle-I 20
Time 81 "a. toT 5.42
Hsda Nour War VISION Priority.
Fpartrordus. T-speze Artist and scarei
also ran
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Muskrat Common Here

The muskrat j. Tho common
commercial fur animal IN the
United States
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Tried Navy First

Raymond Murphy, West Point
football captain last season. was
given an appointment TO Annapolis
but failed 10 pass the eye test.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Sund ay's
Best Bets
BY LOU BINDMAN
(By International News Service
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SPANISH DOT, on Wisconsin. Chilly
Mac
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$50 sfiertIonSi.
DlNAMITA Termorrne Full y Run
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s-AtST CAROL, Chronology. The
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IlNX BUSTER. Pob e Toby TYLER.
BEST LETSEIOHE
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
Parents in Philippines,
Writer Asks to Fight
BY LEWIS II. WALTER

That dull thud was Harry
hitting the mat Harry He'll.
mann is getting heavy play from
the racing Information boys at
IIialeah
Bright Willie. the 3-year-old
which recently ran AlSab dizzy,
was one of the juvenile stars Of
the last Detroit season All the
horses which run al the Fair
Ground, aren't fugItives from milk
wagons. a> sometimes claimed.
Bright Willie will probably no
back for the long Detroit sea-
son which will open in May
Homer Travels
Fred / Ianor general manager
~ OLYMPIA is down n Washington
with President Frank Calder of
tho National II key League
strengthening oui income tax de-
tails for the Canadian-born play
cr> Tho government thinks
many OF them won't be here next
year hut viii he serving in their
own army like Bostons famous
kT8ut Line e.
Despite President RooseveIrs
encouraging sport as Usual@
message 10 baseball two coaches
ot professional sports teams who
don't want their names revealed
just Vet are planning on enter.
ing night school To learn weld
ing or some trade at which they
can make their living In defense
plants go. They suggest several .
sports writers join them.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22
HiaIeah Entries
FIRsT RACE VI 200

s-Mf- M.IUam T Cane and /. Tam
Zero entr,
ny F.uar4ei auc B'crhe,u Farms entry
Ok. + Head.e, and l.. J.. Hageln
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22

Bright Willie will probably bs
back for the long Detroit sea-
son which will open in May
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22

Nesr.nits and up. lis m o.
Nir Master tneeiInEr 80 = tu s.
Idle sui. tNnifanttst = 50 8
Kansas tGuer'0f =
Time IS 3-t. off > .oI'
Par Sucre i0klmar Tra0smi'ter, Ma
b Eh and a-Suu Lover also ran
AM I.Isdaie cr'rt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-22

re W Rocks PrustiEert Sea
ler, Color Bearer and Harvey also
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Willis Thornton's
Personal
ObServdti onS

tional. He has never done the re-
frcsher flying required OF reserve
Officers, since his civilian flying
was regarded as an equivalent. He
learned much of European air forces,
did considerable valuable eXplora-
tory work on routes abroad, all OF
which has been reported on and
is presumed to have been available
TO the Army for several years. He
is 80 years old, too old to fly active
~ in combat CT TO assume field
command, for which he is not train
ed anyway The Army has plenty
of officers who trained as cadets at
the same time as Lindbergh who
have devoted the whole intervening
II years to the air service.
Lindber9h's experience, unique as
it is, should be used, and used in
whatever Eay the Army authorities
believe it NEST serviceable. The day
val came, Lindbergh became just
another man like all other men,
with certain qualifications which
the country should use to the best
advantage
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
TIE SIDE OF THE
HEAVIEST BATTALIONS

VINO SAID 1t ilrSt IS not clear.
Cynical Voltairc is generally given
credit: 1T is said that God is al
ways on the side of the heaviest bat
talions." Napoleon is said to have
cracked that Providence is always
on the side Of the last reserve"
Leaving the theological aspect out
of consideration for the moment,
Libya and the British Commando
raid on VaagSoe Island suggest that
the Germans are not invincible
when confronted with equal or su-
periOr force.
All men are brave, and our own
performance at Wake Island, Ha-
waii, and in the Philippines suggest
that the valor has not run out OF
American veins. Our job is to pro-
vide that superior weight of arma-
mcnt and men which means vic
tory. We already have God and
the right on our side. What we
must develop is force such as to
evidence our faith in both.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

ne agency SalC the engagements
TOOK place so miles northeast a..
ChangSha. from which TIE Japunc>,
we're thrown back il heavy ,.EiiM-
attcr the.r thIrd failure % capture
tAe Human province capital They
lest upwards Of $4,000 men IL .aat
fighting
The Chinese captured artillery.
radio equipment. important dosu-
mentS and Japanese officers MO
were wearing Chinese clothing IL
tie new engagement lie dispatch
aid.
The Japanese We're II the main
hoGy OF troops retreat.n4 from
Changsha ana that those H0j k....
e or captured were dispersed.
CHINESE ON MOVE
Meanwhile. heavy Chinese t@or0
movements into Burma. with taas
alid motorized a,tiue!r We're ..-
1,rtrd by travellers
! saw thousands and thousands
Ct well-equlpped Chinese troops
moving il 4 constant stream west
Md into Earma.' one Briton sa.d.
II had been announced from
CNM sking that Chinese troops were
beIne sen; 20 bolster the defenSe>
e. Burma @nd protect the allie,
E;elne the Burma Road 10 Free
Chlna forces
a War cOmNunique broadcast BY
i..e news agency told OF successful
C,ineSe acuen on four other :ron,s
~, tie " 5tSpread and scatter cU
battle lines OF interior China
HORSES CAPTURED
Far out ii inner Mongolia, d
, chinese attack on q Japanese stron-
hold IN central Suiyan resulted N
capture Of many war horses, Mon
gols serving with the Chinese
greatly welcomed the horses as
the Mongols are great horsemen,
The communique said.
In central Hupeh. northwest OF
EanEOW, the japanese attempted 10
send reinforcementS 10 their ha-
raSSed troops but the Chinese cut
off the reinforcementS and inflicted
f.eavy casualties. the war depart
nicnt reported. In western Hupeh
Chinese shock troops penetrated
enemy defenses around Ichang anG
killed and wounded over 200 enemy
soldiers
In eastern Honan. four successful
al6cks were carried out. One CHI
nese unit rscaptured more than :
core of villages on the outskirts
= Hwaiyang" and another storm
ed Luyi, inflicting many casualties
in street fighting, the communicate
said
The war department reported
that two separate units of puppet
troops. fighting for Japan. desert
ed the Japanese and joined Chinese
forces in attacking the enemy in
east Honan. The communique said
each unit consisted Of 1000 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Jehovah Witness
Founder Succumbs

SAN DIEGO, Jan. - oUPD -
The wish of Judge Joseph Franklin
Rutherford 72-year-old leader of
Gehoyah'S Witnesses. that he be
quietly buried at sunrise the day
after his death was thwarted by city
and county laws it was learned to-
Gay.
Eventually the leader OF the inter-
national religious organization may
be buried in a private plot as he
desired, creating a shrine for his
follow ers, but not without the pub
lie notice he had wished to avoid
Rutherford, who had an estimated
2 100000 followers in the United
States and 80 foreign countries, died
Thursday at his Kensington Heights
estate. He had been i'll for l8
months. News of his death was not
released for almost three days.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

HUSBAND SURPRISED
Mrs. Cars husband, j Clarence
Carr. realty broker and psesIden.
Cf the board CT trustee Of the
Roseville Methodist church was
clrplised by the Investigation an
sid he couldn't believe the Inns
! ow being brought out"
Wackenfeid said Carr Was entire
iguoran. Of his Wife criminal
career, which, he said, continued
lfter she married him and became
;ctive in the affairs of hIs church.
Her pastor, the Rev. Fdaon r.
Leacn, said he was amazed
For the past five year I iavo
watched her doing all aort Of
charitable work and in ever way
&Cting the role Of a good church
woman" he said "Thereiorc the
story of her long criminal record
comes as a great surprise 70 me
FBI records showed Mrs Cafr va
born Amelia Mildred E,'seta in
Philadelphia. but had used more
IN dozen aliases. The rcn,
showed she had served time III San
Quentin, New Jersey, Penns.yania,
and Washington State prison..
According to Waohcnfcld aar in
duced persons 10 inve'' !HG. IL
worthless oil lands and Other o.tcs-
tIOnablc enterprises on rhr ss3iulSC
Of large returns.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

NEWARK, N. j.. Jan. q up
Mrs Amelia Carr, &c. awaiting trial
On charges Of defrauding = fellow
church worker of s470O was de-
sCibed by Prosecutor w. A. Wacn-
CAfeld today as the nations out
standing confidence woman"
He said a complete investigation
Light reveal she had obtained 81,
CC0000 from her victims during =
career which began in 1901 and in
cluded 20 arrests and prison sen
tcnces in four states.
A federal bureau Of investigation
checkuI r-"ealed Mrs. Carr's record
efter she was arrested Christmas
CAS- charged with sWindling Ms.
NJ bel Burnett. II Of S47OO She IS
in ESseX county Jail in default OF
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Candidate Throws
Hat in Ring

SACRAMENTO. Jan. =. Up
Carl s. Kegley. Los Angeles after
ney and runnerup in the 1898 cam
paign for Attorney General, TO-DAY
announced his candidncy for the
same office TINS year on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Under existing conditions" Keg-
ley said. the office Of Attorney
General assumes enormous i'm
portance. To support the efforts
of the state and national admins
trations 10 destroy Nazi anG Ease
ist tyranny and power, both
abroad and at home"
Kegley polled 463 900 write IN
votes in 1888 after losing the Demo-
cratic nomination by narrow mar
gin. He Is native Californian.
overseas World War veteran and a
graduate Of the Stanford Law
school
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Add famous boners

Add famous boners:
A 46-year-old Negro man wheeled
into Mayor Bob Hattons gasoline
station Saturday afternoon for 6
bit of free service, and something
about the mans behaviour aroused
the mayors suspicious.
Hatton turned TO Chief Of Police
Ronnie Voyles, who happened to be
handy at the time, and said that
guys drunk"
And that's not all said the chief.
Hes driving I. stolen car
The machine had been reported
stolen from the OlGsmobile agency
lin the Barbara Worth building.
So Fred Robertson landed in the
hoosegow, which will be his address
for the next 37i2 days. Police Judge
Lee Nuffer imposed the sentence in
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Old Jail Doors
Prize for Filler
Who Bombs Tokyo

LOS ANGELES, Jan. IL. tUP)
Another prize for the first
aviator to bomb Tokyo was an
nounced here today. Three iron
cell doors from the famed 1840
Los Angeles Jail will be auction
ed and the funds held for the
flyer.
The doors were found by Lee
Mead, contractor, bricked into
a wool of an old structure he was
tearing down. One person sus-
gested that the whole works,
bricks and all, be sent along to
drop on Tokyo. but the more
conservative plan was decided
upon.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

1t is not n time to harbor past
grudges, to brood over past mis-
takes. 10 moon over might-haVe-
beens. A lot of states were wiped
clean on December 7. l94l. In a
sense everything began from the
beginning Oh that day. II is what
we do now and hereafter that
counts Whal We thought or did
not think. did or did net do, before
that day when actual war came,
is all tinged with unrcality.
In this war for our existence,
every man and woman must bear
a share; every hand Will be needed.
A man named Charles Augustus
Lindbergh trained II years ago a.
an Army flyer Later the holder OF
. reserve commission which he re-
signed April %, l941, he now wishes
to be Of service again. Though this
man was against American involve
mcnt in war, so were many others
Yet since war has come, the wish
to serve. Though this man repeat
edly said that the war could no;
be won, and that to send militarS
supplies to the Philippines Was tc
strip American homo defense, h,
probably realizes now that the wal
MUST be won CAN be won anc
WILL be won.
1t would be a mistake to rcjcc'
the services Of any man today who
can prove by action that he i:
willing to help. II IS today's action
not yesterdays word, that IS the
measure
Nothing would be gained by max
ing an issue of Lindbcrgh's case
AS a matter of fact, 1t Is not highly
important.
iindbergh trained as an Army
flying cadet at Kelly and Brooks
fields II years ago. He flew tho
mail briefly. He became captain
IN the Missouri National Guard
After his civilian flight to Paris he
was given a colonelcy which was
largely honorary He served bricl
tours of active duty in 1925, 1927
and 1889, the last largely inapec-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Job Insurance Fund Up

SACRAMENTO. Jan. -. CUP1---
CaAfornia's unemployment insur-
ance fund has passed the record
breaking total of more than $780,
000OOC P. G. Wagenet. unen ploy-
ment department director, said to-
Ga
Walenet attributed the fund s
unprecedented growth to defense
stimulated employment which has
materially reduced applications for
unemployment payments.
Despite the surplus. however
workers will no. have their contri-
buttons lowered because the huge
fund viii be needed as a cushion
for postwar unemployment and the
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12

is shown by the l94l quarterly col
Iections. which were $l9,454 ,286;
$22 pol ,5O2; SPA 4,359,O ,O26; and 25,537,-
G27 Through NOV 30
Tie corresponding quarters show
ed Il sharp decline in the number
and value OF checks written, as fol-
lows: 1.340,767 checks and $18,543,-
366; 1,009,12l checks and $780,
All; 716.788 checks and $9908,9ll;
and 436,700 checks and $6073,576,
The month average of check pay
mcnts is about $3,000000 as con-
trasted to Il high of some $6,500 900
in March, 1910 and the approx
mate $2,0OO.00O of last month.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Youth Parks Auto
In Wrong Garage

Charges OF tresspaSslng were chs
missed Monday against Bob Keller
her, when the youth was hailed be
fore e Centro Police Judge Lee
Nuffer on complaint Of Manager
Tom Flnney of the United States
employment office.
Finne" filed the charges after
he had found Kellerher's Model A
Ford parked snugly in the Finney
garage Saturday night. Young Kel-
lerher wasn't quite sure how his
car got there Judge Nuffer, on
commentator of Finney, released
Kellerher with a warning TO keep
his heap off other peoples prop
erty. u
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Males Steal March
On Fashion Gals

PALM SPRINGS, Cal. Jau p.
up Male style cXperD sfo.c a
march on the ladies todar %I1h the
first local style show Of tlc new
year-the first annual Los Angeles
mems sportswear roundup
Buyers and merchandise mcn of
the nations leading store attended
the shOWings at the Fl MIrador no.
tel. A flock Of Earl Carroll airls
from Hollywood provided relief from
the all-male fashion exhibit.
A trend toward more slIbdurd
tWeeds and darker cOlors wa midi
Gated for mems sports%car.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-12
Today S
WarMoves
By Louis +. keemle
of the United Press
War Desk

Speed is he essence q. japanese
strategy IN the southwestern Pa
cfic. Even while the frs phase Of
trc @ar- reduction OF Singapore
md the Philippines Yet TO be
cuInpletcd he japanese are making
preliminary moves in tie second
IIaec Whl,h is occupation OF all
. { rI-h Eat Indies.
The new landings on Borneo ana
The adjacent island of Celebes are
lot Il sufficient force to suggest
the beginning OF the major assault
GN the Inules. They are preliminary
tiving the Japanese another foot
old a. lhev inch their way from
vest cid east towards Sumatra and
Java
First the japanese took over Sa-
lawak. which was not strongly de-
fpl ded Then they made landings IL
British North Borneo. to the east
and now have descended on Tara
kan CT the east coast. II they can
consolidate this last position they
are in fair way to gam control
OF the entire northern half OF the
ls'arG r. ToIlcC IN Q "ilO"t time.
SIZED WI Ell 'TfNE
Two reasons lor tic ass;c pre-
stn, =, .1es.s0e. C@c : &c sl.0.-
mous I~,aa Ct be.ng firmly ell
trenched before the British and
Americans. caught Improperly pre-
pared can bring their full weight
10 bear and stem The tide. The 9TH
er is the STATE OF Japan's resources,
strained by more than four years
OF major warfare IL China
Il Is doubtful that Japan could
q through q long war with the
united nations if she went At il
more cautiously II is imperative
fol her 10 get her hands on the
resources Of the Indies and do il
soon. so that "scorched earth dam
age car be repaired and enable
Japan TO settle doW.l fo- long
war.
So Japan shot the works in
Well-conceiyed plan to deliver tell
inC body blows in the first round
OF the fight So far they are sue
ceedine. Despite the wide range OF
their operations, there IS no sign
that they have spread themselves
TOO thin. There is no ground for
optimistic hope that they have shot
their blot and will begin to lose
steam.
SINGAPORE IMPORTANT
If Japan takes Singapore, the
allied task of defending the Indies
will be made vastly more difficult.
The loss Of its naval and air base
facilities Will be keenly felt. Su-
matra. separated from Singapore by
a narrow strait, would be open TO
assault by land based planes and
by parachute and Water-borne
troops.
Even 50, the Indies would be no
pushover for the Japanese The
Dutch have built up their defenses
strongly. They have a large and
vell-trained army and an efficient
navy and air force. The latter has
given an excellent account Of it
self in current operations IL the
South China Sea.
The second phase OF the war
might extend into the unpredictable
future If the japanese win it in
4 reasonable time, however the
united nations will face a much
more formidable foe The japanese
already have coal In the Indies
they would find all the oil they
need plus. rubber, tin and other
l-?.porant supplies.
Japan still would be short of iron
ere ana some other basic metals
bat probably not enough TO ham
st"lnl hel war effort. Moreover, by
tak,ng INT Indies she will have de
J. ived Britain and the United
States O! ,AeIr main source Of
some yital materials, notably TN
and rubber