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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-04

should we attempt the impossible"
But not in uar. In war we strive to excel in all things,
even in sacrifice. The men in our armed forces offer up
The most-their jobs, their comforts, their liberties, their
lives. At home we pay our taxes, lend our money, give
our money deprive ourselves of many a possession deemed
necessary in time of peace. Thus bound together in a
brotherhood of sacrifice, we exercise anew our privilege
to pledge-as did the founding fathers in l776-not only
our lives and our fortunes but also our sacred honor.
To do consistently more than is expected of them.
rather than less, IS a point of honor with the railroads.
Even before the war they were fighting off the manifold
discouragements of the depression, striving to maintain
their properties in readiness and schooling their organi-
cations for an increased traffic that at times threatened
never to reappear. Thus fortified, they have successfully
weathered up to now their wartime tests, facing traffic
levels and tendencies dismayingly unprecedented. They
have even met with composure the recent ruling that
further expansion Of the railway plant would have to be
limited by the greater priority of supplies for our fight
ing forces.
Faint heart might have considered that the final
blow and the one great justification for doing a poor job
or a small one. Yet the railroads say:"We're not going
to be licked. We have discovered wells of capacity within
our plant which we did not know existed. We have found
new car space and new power in the planning Of our
government and our managers, in the loyalty and lnven-
tiveness of our family of workers, in the cooperation
of our customers, in the consideration of our courts and
commissions, in the public's will to win. Well carry on to
victory-and beyond"
And that's the kind of productiveness-unde diff
culties-that viii win hath the war and the peace.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-04
The State of Mississippi:

The State of Mississippi:
To Moses Saffold, A Non-Resi-
dent, whose Address is: 1926 LAT
ayette Ave-, Chicago, Illinois.
You are summoned to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court Of the ccuE-
ty of Holmes, in said state, on the
End Monday Of July, A. D., 1912 to
defend the suit No. 6417, in said
Court, of Matte Saffold ct al, where
in you are q defendant.
This 3rd day Of June 1912.
PARHAM H. WILLIAMS
Chancery Clerk
June 4, 4 times.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1942-06-04
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
IS Jap Divisions
Menace Siberia

CHUNGKING, Sept. l0-tUP) -
japanese military leaders have IS
divisions available for action against
Russia in Siberia, Well-informed
Chinese military sources said today
These sources reported there were
"a Japanese and 10 mercenary di-
visions in Manchuria, six Japanese
and Is mercenary Chinese Mongol
divisions in Inner Mongolia, and 10
Japanese divisions held in reserve
in the Hopei and Shantung area for
reinforcement wherever required in
a possible northern theater
The Chinese press reported to-
day that the japanese authorities
had introduced conscription in
Manchuria and forcibly were en-
listing all men between 18 and 40
while roughly 10000 Chinese work
ers have been commandeered dig
ging an dinStalling underground
Notifications at all points inside the
Amur and USuri rivers. The Chin
eSe papers referred to the new de-
fense line as Japan's modern great
wall"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
ENEMY MOPPED UP

In the MoZdok area OF the eastern
Caucasus, where German forces had
broken across the Terek river and
tried to advance on the Grozny
oil fields, Soviet troops mopped up
enemy units on the south bank of
the river.
During the last three days, So
Wet troops have destroyed SO tanks,
three armored cars, l3 trucks, 10
guns and more than a regiment
$1,000 mem of enemy infantry" the
noon communique said
1t also said that Soviet troops, in
their central front offensive. had
killed more than 800 Germans on
one sector.
The Russians seemed to have
brought up plane reinforcement in
the Stalingrad front. Dispatches
yesterday had said German planes
were cruising leisurely over Rus
sian positions, but latest advices
said StormoViks were now giving
the defenders valuable support.
They dived low and machine
gunned attacking German forces
on one sector, dispensing them be-
lore they could reach Soviet lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
Enemy Driving
= Toward Moresbv

coastal country still lay several
ridges rising to 4,600 feet or more
Allied planes were doing all they
could to aid the ground forces,
bombing and machine cunning
troops, supply lines and installa-
tions on the north side of the
mountains.
But only about three-quarters OF
mile from Efolgi there starts a
road which will take the enemy
steadily toward Port Moresby. They
had passed the most difficult
stretch of the mountain trail lead
ing to it.
The Port Moresby road winds
down from the mountains tortuous-
ly for between 25 and 30 miles
and then straightens out across
comparatively flat country to the
coast.
So far the country had been ad-
mirably suited to the japanese
sneak tactics, and the moonless
nights had further favored the enc
my.
Ihe japanese were using only
hight weapons, supplemented by
small mortars and machine guns
since the country precluded the use
of artillery.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10

ecuted and many among the thous-
ands sent to prisons or concentra-
ton camps have died under German
torture or because of sub-human
conditions.
Ten NorWegians have been SEN
fenced to death this week.
So far the Germans have been
able to conScript only about 90
OCO Norwegian workers for labor in
Germany instead of the 10000 they
wanted, because the workers prefer
prison to slavery.
More than 1000 workers were ar
rested at the important Lista air
drome in southern Norway recent
ly for opposing their Nazi taskmas-
terS, and rs were arrested on sab
otage charges at the Vaemes air.
drome near Trondheim. AdVices to
Norwegians here said that go
slow" tactics among men forced TO
work in Norway for the Germans
had brought production to the point
of paralysis
British adviceS said {. general
strike was spreading among workers
of Luxembourg, one of the worlds
10 largest steel producing coun-
tries, despite Nazi threats to exc
cute those who refused to work.
This striking is an immediate
and magnificent answer by the
Luxembourg people to the an
nouncement that Luxembourg had
been incorporated into Germany
and that Luxembourg youth would
be conScripted for military service, -
the ministry of information said.
Belgian sources had reported in
creasing sabotage against LuXem-
bourg railroads. Workers fail to
oil rolling stock or mix sand with
oil They do all they can to slow
traffic and cause blocks,
A Vichy dispatch reported that
railroad guards found railroad ties
and logs piled on the rails of the
main line railroad between Mont
pellier and Mines, on the Mediter-.
ranean coast of unoccupied France.
The distractions were placed so
that train which struck them
would be forced onto other main
line tracks and wreck the entire
right of way.
British sources reported the dy-
namiting of a railroad line near Ga
brovo, Bulgaria, by anti-AXis pa
triots. The German radio was
quoted as reporting 100 arrests as
theh result.
Indications continue to multiply
that the day of retribution will be
n stern one for the Germans
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
BY DON CASWELL

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Sept. TO-
CUP)-Japanese forces in their big
gest land operation of the war in
New Guinea are only Al airline
miles from Port Moresby, the Allied
advance base on the south coast,
and are still advancing after flank
ing the defending Australians at
two points, it was announced today.
At the moment the enemy troops,
using their favorite infiltration and
development tactics, are driving
SouthWard through the remainder
of the owen Stanley mountains af-
ter crossing through the highest
pass in the range.
Immediately before them-if they
have not already reached its the
terminus of a road which ends in
mountain trail and leads direct
to Port Moresby.
STILL ADVANCING
Gen. Douglas Macarthur an
nounced in a communique that the
enemy were still making progress
IN drive which appeared now to
nave committed them to a frontal
attack on strongly defended Port
Moresb9, which is only 275 miles
from the northeast tip of the Aus
tralian continent.
In an advance which started
Aug. q from the hoKoda area lust
north OF the mountains the Japa-
nese had broken through the high
gap in TIE Owen Stanley range.
They were now sneaking forward
III nfiltration tactics seeking to
enVelop and overwhelm Australian
detachments holding the formidable
hills on the south sioe o. the noun
! tainS.
OUTFLANK AUSSIES
The enemy troops had outflanked
the Australians under Lieut.. Gen
Sidney Rowell in the Myola Lake
district i'll the gap area.
Then they had driven their way
another y miles along the tortuous
mountain trail to execute another
successful thanking movement at
/ Efolgi.
Efolgi is 812 miles on the Port
Moresby side of the mountain gap
and a airline and SO road miles
from the Allied base.
Between them and the lower
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
MacArthur's S Men
Down 477 Planes
In Seven Months

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, AUSTRALIA. Sept. 10
-'UP)-Allied planes under Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's command have
destroyed or damaged at least ATT
japanese planes in less than seven
months, q review of the first $50
communicates of his United Nations
headquarters showed today.
Of the total. 300 were DESTROYED
70 SO severely damaged that they
probably crashed and 1O7 were dam
aged.
The real total probably exceeds
500 because on many occasions
when bombs were dropped on park
eel planes results could not be seen.
Allied air and naval forces under
MacArthur's command have sunk
one enemy aircraft carrier, two de-
StroyerS, seven submarines and II
transports and cargo vessels and
have damaged one carrier, three
destroyers, two large submarines
which probably sank and 26 cargo
vessels including three tankers.
Other allied forces in this zone
have sunk three cruisers and dam
aged four and smashed five gun
boats. They sank many landing
barges during enemy landing oper-
ationS in New C,&inea.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
Hard Luck Hits
Shipwreck Victim

GLASGOW, Sept 10 up -
James Campbell, Is, lost his right
foot, the toes of his left foot, four
fingers of his left hand, and all
his hair as the result of four daya
in an Arctic blizzard off Murmansk
in an open boat.
While he was recovering, he was
operated on for appendicitis. Now
he is recuperating in a hospital.
I'm feeling fine now" he said,
grinning, and I intend to go back
to sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
Steel Production
Exceeds Axis

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10. up
Steel production in the United
States is far ahead of the best the
Axis nations can do" and IS per
cent of the monthly output of 5000 =
Geo tons is going into direct war
use, the war production board re-
ported today.
Estimated ingot production for
1912 is 86,O0O,OO0 tons, with about
10 per cent t.~5,ined fol finished
steel products. All steel not needed
for war products is being used in
essential industries such as railroads
aid machinery manufacture, the
WPB said.
The WPB estimated Axis ingot
production, including that in Ger
man controlled countries, at H.
000,G00 tons in 1911, when the Unit
ed Nations were producing 65 per
cent of the worlds steel output.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10

N in war pictures. Many pub
fishing houses say the same thing.
and the radio people say there's too
much war on the air already. They
still want love"
The makers, in turn, say
that martial songs just don't seem
to fit into the realistic war pictures
being made today.
Maybe this just isn't a singing
war, or perhaps nobody has yet
caught the new, grim rhythm of
lurching tanks or the irregular tenn
po of an aerial dogfight. This is
a mechanized and not a marching
war, and even jeeps don't jump in
four-four time Besides, Mademoi-
selle From Armentiers isn't a SIM
bolic individual this time, and you
can't write a sock tune about the
girls along all our fighting fronts
At that, though, there ought to be
one titled "Saucy Little P.ussie"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
Phone 300

Il possible actresses, is going toev
be a burly stripper in a picture be-
ing prepared by her produeer-hus-
band, Sir Alexander Korda
And then there's The Powers
Girl" with George Murphy being
edged into the background by II
cuties All over movietown. the
gals are having things pretty much
their way-except for dates.
WAR SONG PROBLEM
Some time ago the Office of War
Information asked the nations
songwriters to get busy and bat
out some war ditties to stir up
fighting sentiment and the war eff
fort in general But there still
aren't any new hits.
Consequently, the tunesmiths
mostly blame the movies we can't
get any outlets for EN-" they say.
Talk to studio about a war song
and you're told they're not wanted,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
WiIIkie Confident
OF Turkish Stand

BEIRUT, Sept. 10. CUP)-Wen-
del Willkie, special U. S. envoy
touring the Middle East, said today
upon his arrival here that he was
confident Turkey would maintain
her neutrality and would NOT per-
NIT the Axis to pass through her
territory.
Willkie said after arriving from
Ankara that he had great admira-
ton for Turkeys firm, unshaken,
S.eadfast neutrality despite great
German pressure"
A Pan-American plane brought
Willkie and his party here after he
had completed three days of talks
with Turkish statesmen and deliver
ed message from President Roose-
velt to President Ismet Inonu.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
Red Bombers Hit
Budapest With End
Raid Within Week
BY SIDNEY ). WILLIAMS

LONDON, Sept. 10. CUPD-Rus-
sian planes bombed Budapest for
the second time in a week during
the night and Hungary admitted
casualties, including some fatal
tiles, and damage to dwelling
houses
The Russian planes, operating as
far as 1000 miles from bases, also
bombed targets in eastern Germany
in raids which, in connection with
those of British and American
planes based in the British Isles
have now brought all of Nazi-held
or Nazi- dominated Europe within
the Allied attack zone.
Several towns in Hungary were
bombed in addition to Budapest
which had its first raid of the war
Friday night.
INDUSTRIAL TARGETS
British sources reported that the
targets included iron and steeI
works, engineering factories, rail
roads and freight yards.
Radios in Germany, Hungary and
CzechosloVakia were silent late last
night, indicating the extent of Rus
sian raids which may have gone
beyond Hungary and eastern Ger
many.
Budapest was last heard broad
casting air raid precautions orders
in code as if Russian planes hac
been reported on the way.
1t was believed here that the Rus
slams were using new secret type
four-motored bOmberS such a,
brought Russian Foreign Commits
Sar ViacheslaV MolotoV here for his
recent visit.
Aviation quarters reported thai
these giant long range bombers
were now in fun production at fac.
tories somewhere in the Ural noun
tainS.
Bad weather grounded the bis
night bombers of the Royal all
force during the night, but single
planes of the bomber command at.
lacked targets in western German,
last evening and returned.
A coastal command Lockheec
Hudson plane of the Royal air force
hit and set fire to the largest shir
IN a German convoy it attacked of
the Netherlands coast during thC
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
Norweg egions PIon
Indoors Strike

LONDON, Sept. 10 - UP) -
Throughout Norway, in cities and
villages, men, women ana children
patriots will remain indoors after
7 o'clock tonight in a silent nation
al protest against Nazi terrorism,
secret advices to Norwegian sour
ces said today
The mass protest was organized
to commemorate the first anniver-
sary of a ruthless German terror
campaign as part of which more
than 100 NorWegians have been eX-
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
120 Arrested In
Indian Outbreaks

BOMBAY, Sept. l0-UP)- Ar
rests of Indian independence DEM
onstrators here reached 100 today
as leaders of the Hindu Mahasabha
minority faction conferred with the
Viceroy over a role for them in set
Ting India's troubles.
Thus far disturbances had been
reported only in Bombay and New
Delhi, and had not approached the
level of the riot,ng which followed
the arrest of Mohandas K. Gandhi
early in August.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
PuuI Horrison's Column

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 1O-It had
to happen-a cycle of pictures with
predominantly feminine casts, or at
least with feminine stars anC minor
male players.
The studies haven't found any
thing as exclusively skirted as The
that scores of writer's aren't trying.
Women but this doesn't mean
In choosing stories to star women.
the producers haven't neglected
the war theme. Sam Goldwyn has
a script about the invasion of Rus
sia in which Teresa Wright will be
a fighting heroine. And United
Artists is getting Russian Girl, -
an adoption of The Girl From
Leningrad." City Without Men
is a wartime yarn with almost an
all-Woman cast.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
BY NJ. S. HANDLER

MOSCOW, Sept. 10. (UP)-The
Germans opened general attack
on all sectors of the west and south
west approaches to Stalingrad yes
terday as the first of the autumn
rains fell, but the Russians, after
giving up two occupied localities at
the outset, were holding today.
The first of the fall rains, after
summer that had baked the
steppes to the barrenness OF a des-
ert, gave hope to Stalingrad's tired
defenders, because, if they continue,
Adolf Hitler's hundreds of tanks
may soon be bound by mud.
The general attack opened early
Yesterday dispatches said. The Ger
mans began hitting on every sector
with greater tank units and with
greater frequency.
The biggest battle developed on
q sector west of Stalingrad where
the Russians repulsed two attacks
and forced the enemy to retreat.
AERIAL COVER
Covered by dive-bombers and
fighters in groups of six and eight,
the Germans resumed their attacks,
with infantry and tank reinforce
ments. Russian fighter planes in
tercepted the German planes at
tacking Soviet positions and a vii
lage-the focal point of the attack.
Again the Russians repulsed tank
thruStS
The Germans regrOuped and threw
40 tanks against the narroweSt
point. Seven tanks broke through,
followed by infantry, but the Rus
slams closed the breach and cut off
the Germans. Tanks again broke
through, again followed by infantry.
Although the Germans were subject
ed to violent flank attacks. they
forced the Russians to abandon two
villages and retreat To new posi-
tionS.
Fighting for the villages, how
ever had been going on for several
days before Tho general attack was
opened.
GER MANS KILLED
The government organ IzVestia
said more than 1000 German bodies
were lying on the ground before
Russian positions west of Stalingrad.
and that the Russians had com
pletely wiped out" several German
regiments.
West of Stalingrad, Soviet troops
fought fierce battles with enemy
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
LOSSES TABULATED

The Soviet bureau of information
announced that the Russians had
routed 70 German, Rumanian, Ital-
ian and mixed divisions and annihi-
lated more than 10 per cent of their
effectives tperhaps 765, 100 mem
from May l to Aug. 81. During the
same period, AZ Soviet infantry divi-
sions and 25 brigades suffered con-
siderable losses.
The situation seemed slightly inn
proved in the area of NovoroSsiSk,
the Black Sea naval base, where,
last midnight's Soviet communique
said, German units had penetrated
the northwestern outskirts.
In the region Of NoyoroSSisk
our troops fought tense battles" the
noon communique said. "On the
northwestern sector a unit in the
last "a hours has repelled several
enemy attacks
Soviet troops were first pressed
back, but counter attacked and
threw back the enemy, destroying
nine tanks, four armored cars, IA
trucks and more than 1000 Of the
enemy"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
IT'S A WOMAN'S WORLD

Rosalind Russell, in Stand By to
Die" is starring in the story of a
famous woman flyer. And all the
major companies are preparing bids
for the war experiences of Ruth
Mitchell, sister of Gen. Billy Mitch
ell. She worked with the guerillas
in occupied Yugoslavia and was
captured by the Germans.
David Selznick soon will film
Claudia" and Jane Eyre" probab-
ly starring Ingrid Bergman and
Joan Fontaine, respectively. Bar
bara Stanwyck is all set for The
G-String Murder" a cleaned-up
version OF the burlesque yarn from
tie lusty. pen of Gypsy Rose Lee.
incidentally, Lady Merle Oberon, of
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-10
Rains Come TO
Aid OF Russians

tanks and infantry" the Soviet
noon communique said. "A rifle unit
repulsed a number of attacks and
destroyed seven tanks and 200 TOM
my gunners. On another sector, an
enemy attack was repulsed by ma
chine gun and trench mortar fire
and more than 750 Rumanians kill
ed.
Southwest of Stalingrad, Soviet
troops repulsed several attacks and
inflicted considerable losses. On on
sector alone, eight German tanks
were destroyed and one company
of infantry wiped out
Again, the communique did not
mention the northwestern approach,
but it said there was no material
change on sectors not named.
La gaceta., 1942-06-26
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