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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
JAPANESE ARE TRYING GTOGET
 SOLOMON IS. Setback by Japanese Here Would Lose Them
 Control in Pacific MARINES STAND BY
 POSITIONS THEY WON Jap Navy Has Already Suf= fered Some Terrific Loss
 es in Raging Battle
BY FRANK TREMAINE vUnited Press Staff Correspondent)

" ~>S NoSSAA OVAA~SpVAA~NAV
 Headquarters, United States Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, August 26. - (UP) - A determined Japanese attempt to dislodge the United States Marines from their offensive base in the southern Solomon Islands is developing into a big 0cale air and naval battle overShadowing the original Marine landing, well informed quarters said today.
 A Navy communique issued at Washington yesteSday made it plain that the Japanese despite their heavy losses in the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway had thrown an important area of the Solomons which the Marines, with Navy and air force support, seized in the drst big Allied Pacific offensive.
 A setback for Japan in this bat tle, it was asserted here, might reduce the Japanese Navy to a point where 1t would not, be able again to challenge a United States fleet which is growing steadily in power.
 The Solomons battle was being fought out in an area where, on Guadalcanal, the Marines had seized the whole air base in the southern part of the islands.
 From Secret Places
 United States carrier borne planes were supported by Army Flying Fortresses, based on emergency air. dromes hacked out of jungle palm forests in South Sea Islands whose locations are military secrets be- cause there is every indication that the Japanese do not know where they are.
 The result was that new Navy dive bomber and torpedo carrying planes, together with the Flying Fortresses and other Army craft, were believed here to be losing a devastating attack.
 No attempt was made, however, to depreciate the importance of the enemy attempt to rewin the south ern So1omons, or to minimize an apparently serious threat to the Marine position.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
YANKEE FLYERS
 IN DESERT FIGHT
They Are Expected to Be i'm That Battle That Is
 Soon Coming
Bv LEON KAY

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Cairo, Aug. 26-(UP)-When the desert flames into warfare again and all signs indicate it will be soon the United States air force will be fighting alongside the Royal Air Force.
 Flying Fortresses and consolidated bombers already have proven their worth over the desert and American fighter squadrons are working out daily with the veteran fighters of the RAF, learning the tricks of de- feflse warfare and studying terrain.
 The RAF won desert air superior ity from the Germans last spring and have maintained it during the Hull in land fighting with attacks on enemy harbors, shipping, airdromes and supply lines over an 800-mile
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
FORCES
 SMASHING LAPS
Are Now Attacking Walls of Most Important Air.
 port Center
(NEA 'Telephoto)
By GEORGE WANG
United Press Staff Correspondent

\Onltcu freSS StaH COrreSpOndent)
 Chungking, Aug. 26.-(UP)-Chi- nese forces are attacking the walls of Chuhsien, important airport center in Chekiang province and already have captured several strategic points around the city, a Chinese army communique said to- day.
 Chinese attacks have been partic- ularly heavy in the southern and western suburbs of the ancient town which the Japanese captured last spring when they made their drive south from Hangchow to clear the Chinese from coastal areas that could be used by the Allies as bases for direct bombing attacks on Tokyo.
 Chuhs1en, Kinhwa and Lishui were the three most important air fields and the enemy took all of them. But now the Chinese have
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
Twenty-Five Armored Divisions Leading Powerful German Hordes
Duke Of Kent Crashed
 To Death In Scotland
Kent, Was Youngest Brother of King George, Duke of Windsor
BY NED RUSSELL United Press Staff Correspondent

London August 26. 6.- (UP) = The Sunderland flying boat in which the Duke of Kent the IA other pants died in northern Scotland on flight to iceland crashed in desolae country after it had flown but 60 miles, was understood today With the duke died his private of Lowther and his Royal Air Force ae Michael Strut second of Lord Beper and husband of the former
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26
U. s. EQUIPMENT
 PROVING ITSELF
It Is Already Being Felt in War-Enemy Is Due
 for Surprises
By LOUIS F. KEEMLE

V
 American fighting equipment is beginning to make its weight felt in the war and the enemy may be due for some unpleasant surprises when more of our military developments are unveiled in action.
 A hint of this was given in Lon- don today by Brig. Gen. G. M. Barnes, head of the design division of the War Department, who said that i've have many surprises" As assistant chief of ordnance of the Army, he declared that our ord- nance production already is suffi- cient to support a full sized Army in the field in Europe.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-26

Yt takes stenOgraphers and typists to win this war. Post Junior Col '-~e oE Commerce.
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Askov American., 1942-01-15
AN ADDED TAX BURDEN
Editor Askov American:

EullOT ASkOF f1IlleIlCdIl.
The passing by the county board
of licensing of all dogs over six
months of age at two dollars per year,
such tax to be paid before February
l, 1912, came as a surprise as an
other tax burden, especially now
when we are called upon to pay every
other kind of tax for national de-
fense.
The law passed by the 1889 session
seems to be somewhat one-sided,
otherwise the 25 per cent of the live
stock raisers could not have gained
the power, even with petition, to
dictate to the other rs per cent of
the livestock owners, as well as the
numerous village residents who own
dogs.
Petitions were circulated about
three years ago, and signed by many
with the understanding that only one
dollar per year be charged per dog,
and was only to apply to dogs of the
more vicious types than a house pet.
Surely not with the understanding,
that you would have to pay two dol
lars per year for a family pet who
spends its days looking out a window,
and snoozing on a pillow at night; nor
a youngsters pet that wouldn't harm
fly, as well as good cattle dog
which will hardly look at an animal
without being told. These dogs have
fhn Of
killing domestic n i m a s. There
should be a provision within the law
for exemption for such dogs that
never leave their owners premises,
and all dogs are already included in
personal property taxes so can not
see any reason why we should add
more taxes as we have more than
sufficient already. No doubt the
claims for indemnity will be many,
and queer.
l would therefore suggest that all
who signed petitions for licensing
dogs and are not satisfied with its
method of passing, write the county
auditor and ask to have their name
withdrawn from said petition.
We still have democracy and have
the right to change our opinion.
The annual meetings Of the town.
ships are but a couple of months
away, SO it may be advisable to bring
this matter up then, if not before.
Would like to hear other opinions
on this subject.
ANDREW ENGEBO.
Sandstone, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-01-15

We all recognize the stupendous
problems which now face our country
at war, and long to find ways to
serve which will truly help America
and yet not violate our dearest con-
victions. The President himself has
given us our direction when he de-
clared: "We shall win the war and we
SHALL WIN THE PEACE" The
great majority of our fellow-citizens
will want to narrow their interests
and their efforts to winning the war.
OUR focus must be on winning the
peace. This is no small task calling
for small capacities. At times we
shall have to rise above ''the curbed
intelligence and thwarted goodwill
which may come when these two
tasks may appear to conflict.
But, whatever else we do, our CEN
trail and primary function will lie in
the field of attitudes. We must 60
forward with high resolve to try
to serve our country from the devas-
tating results of another punitive
peace, for only if America is freed
from the misdirected energies and
waste of hate and fear can new
World order be born. Ours is the
task of breaking through the circle
of violence and war with creative
goodwill, which while not opposed
to reason, yet transcends it and re-
leases the best in human capacities
One of the great gifts of maturity is
the knowledge that after every cruci-
fiXion there is always resurrection
morning. Some time the war will
be over, for peace is the great in
evitability.
Askov American., 1942-01-15
Encouraging Organization
And Work OF Boy Scouts

Plans are being laid out over the
country to enlarge the scope and in
fluence of the Boy Scout movement.
In connection with this meeting
of more than so Scout leaders, buSi-
ness and professional men was held
in Duluth, last week, where plans
were outlined to increase the men,
bership of present Scout troops in
the North Star Council, as well as to
encourage the organization of addi-
tional Scout troops.
The North Star Council, of which
Attorney l. K. Lewis of Duluth, is
the president, embraces the city of
Duluth, southern st. Louis county,
Cook, Lake, Carlton, Kanabec and
Pine counties.
1t was the privilege of the writer
to be in attendance at this meeting
and to hear the excellent address
of Mr. Lewis, who was also toast
master at the dinner. Mr.. Lewis
emphasized the importance and need,
especially now, to build up good
morale among the boys of our nation
and to build for future good citizen
ship. He spoke in thoughtful man
ner of American democracy and the
work ahead to save the American
way Of life-our civil liberties of free
speech, free press, and freedom Of
religion. Mr.. Lewis said that bad
citizenship anywhere in the world
affects the balance of the world, and
as between individuals there must be
cooperation between governments.
Short talks were given by others
in the audience, the various districts
in the North Star Council being we'll
represented. H. S. Alvord, deputy re-
gional Scout executive of the st. Paul
district, described the plan whereby
the council can obtain financial as
sistance in its new program, founda-
ton fund having been set up for that
purpose.
The Boy Scout movement had its
inception in America more than 80
years ago, and is a movement that
has been well thought of by our
citizens in general Several of the
speakers at the Duluth meeting spoke
of benefits to themselves through
membership in Scout troops and later
as Scoutmasters or leaders in the
movement One of the notices of the
Boy Scout is to do a good turn each
day.
Committees were set up to further
the plan proposed at Duluth, so that
Scout troops may be available fol
the membership of boys in all of the
counties coming under the North Star
Council. P. L. Hamlin and Michael
B. Hurley of Pine City, A. E. Eddy
of Hinckley, and Frank Powers Of
Mora, were selected to do organiza-
tional work in Pine and KanabeC
counties.
Askov American., 1942-01-15

Furthermore, when evidence of
poor work is seen, there are many
possible reasons for this. Do not be
too quick to determine the causes of
poor work. Usually you will find
one or more causes among the fol-
lowing: l. Poor equipment, books,
ETC., at school. (May date back years
2. Pupil slow for this type of book
learning. 8. Poor teaching, may date
back many years. 4. Poor health or
poor attendance of pupil. 5. Lack of
industry or reasonable effort on the
and heredity. 7. Pupil not prepared
for the grade in which he is placed.
One fond parent told me the other
day that he thought that their new
teacher was not so good as the one
they had last year, because the chill
dren were not doing so we'll, the
marks on their report cards were
much lower, etc. We happen to know,
however, that the work done this year
in that school is much better and
much more thorough than last year.
The marks are lower because the
teacher tries to keep closer to the
normal average curve.
Report cards are messages sent by
the teacher to the parents. These
should be as accurate as possible,
otherwise it is wasted time and eff
fort in tabulating. Parents and
teachers should also talk over the
specific problems from time to time.
Much good is often accomplished in
this way too.
Askov American., 1942-01-15
WILL ELIMINATE POVERTY
Editor Askov American:

ASkOt fAIIi0IlCdIl.
Taking his customary position of
criticising anything that may relieve
the tragic plight of our senior citi-
zens, Paul Mallon, in his daily COL
umn of January 3, takes the social
security economists to task because
they are considering the idea of larger
pensions for those over IS, in order
to increase the demand for consumer
goods, following the war.
Mr.. Mallon writes: "This pensions
idea looks like a rose to them, but
it smells something vaguely like a
Townsend plan, the fishy scheme
which made them shudder a few
months back"
1 make no attempt to defend the
fallacy of the social security act, but
l am very proud indeed to champion
the sound and scientific pay-as-you-
go principles of the Townsend plan
"a plan which has successfully with
stood all the vicious attacks and mis-
representations leveled against it by
it's biased critics since its inception
eight years ago.
Mr.. Mallon implies that these PEN
sions will penalize the "good work.
err. Does he not know that our i'm
poverished elders of today were the
"good" workers of yesterday? That
we good workers of today will be
the unwanted economic cast-offs of
tomorrow?
The Townsend plan will eliminate
Askov American., 1942-01-15
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
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That part of it must be a source
of qualification to the British, for
enemies do not disappear like that
unless they concede defeat or the
inevitability of approaching defeat.
ROut.
On the Russian front it does not
look whit better for the axis than
in Libya. Here, the Germans are
withdrawing all the time, and their
hopes of being able to establish
firm line for their winter campaign
seems to have been crushed by the
terrific Russian counter-offensive,
now augmented by the arrival of huge
reserve forces.
1t remains a possibility that
the Russians will continue their
onslaught until they have forced
the Germans back into their own
country.
In connection with the unprece-
dented German retreat rumorS have
been heard of beginning mutiny
among the troops as well as among
lllC lClu1 SOlOlCIS VIII
had been compelled to fight under
the nazi swastika. AS yet, there
are only unconfirmed rumors, but the
vehemence with which official Ger
many denies them seems to show that
here is one of those cases where
fire. 1t is too early to count definitely
on such stories, but there is this
background that revolt movements
are fostered by defeats; when you
win, and as long as you 60 on from
victory to victory, you do not have
to fear unrest in your ranks.
DefectiOns.
In this light, also, must be read the
increasing number of stories coming
out of Europe regarding the proba-
bility that Finland will seek a sep
arate armistice with Soviet Russia
and release herself from her COM
pulsory alliance with Germany.
Another fact, interesting here, is
that the Vichy government of unoc-
cupied France appears to have adop-
ted a somewhat defiant attitude
toward Hitler: Old Marshal Petain
does not accept all orders from Ber-
lin, and is now being accused of
flirting with the United States and
Great Britain
Shaky is, likewise, Spain as a po-
tential ally of Germany, for the
Madrid government has limited that
it may not be willing to let nazi
troops march through its territory
on their way to Africa.
Thus, Hitler suffers not only mill
tary defeats, but also deep diplomatic
disappointments.
Askov American., 1942-01-15
Mora Bank Sets
Surplus Increase
New Cashier and Assistant
Cashier Elected at Annu-
al Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Kanabec
State Bank of Mora, was held last
Thursday with most of the 70 stock
holders present. The directors ad-
wise that deposits had increased
900 during the past year, and as
of December 81 were $1,23O,8O6.5O.
Loans and discounts at the present
time are approximately equal to what
they were year ago, namely $685.
l25.48 despite the fact that local loans
have been reduced by $4,000 since
September l because of improved
business conditions.
The employees were paid two extra
salary bonuses at the year-end, and
regular salaries have been increased
to meet the higher cost of living
which is in accordance with the gen
eral practice of most banking insti-
tutions throughout the country.
Increase Surplus.
1t was decided to transfer $4,000
from undivided profits to surplus
which will make capital set-up con-
sisting of 100000 capital, 100000 SUR
plus, and S14,277.33 in the undivided
profit account after the payment Of
the 21st consecutive dividend to the
stockholders.
All directors and employees of the
bank have purchased one or more
defense savings bonds, and the stock
holders went on record in favor of
urging every stockholder who has
not already done so, to do likewise.
Immediately after the meeting, the
directors organized for the coming
year by electing the following off,
GERS: Frank P. Powers, president;
K. E. McIlhargy, vice president; R. P.
Campbell, vice president and mana
ger Of insurance department.; Byron
Anderson, cashier; V. w. Peterson,
assistant cashier.
Succeeds H. r. Ness.
Mr.. Anderson succeeds H. R. Ness
who recently resigned. He has had
II years banking experience, having
been with the institution the past
Az years, two years of which time
he has served as assistant cashier. He
is a graduate of the New Ulm high
school, and the University of Mime
sofa, and is unmarried. Mr.. Ander-
son is son of Henry Anderson, CASH
ier of the State Bank of Hanska, and
is a nephew of S. E. Anderson, Deputy
Superintendent of Banks of South
Dakota.
Mr.. Peterson was cashier of the
First National Bank of Mora for %
years, and recently has been execu-
tive secretary of the Kanabec Coun-
ty Welfare board, from which posi-
ton he resigned this week. He has
lived in Mora all his life, has wide
acquaintance, has been very active
in civic affairs, and is married.
Askov American., 1942-01-15
TAG BEAR ALSO

Editor Askov American:
February first all dogs without a So
tag will be shot How about the
bear? Let's tag them also.
l hate to see dogs shot as they are
valuable. My dog Jack is valuable.
He killed so many woodchucks last
year the man from the soil conServa-
ton program who called every other
day said our crops were fine, but
taxes and interest leaves no two
bucks for Jack, so best wishes in the
happy hunting ground, old boy.
If chuckS eat next years crops
there will be nothing for someone to
check so best wishes to you also
while you are looking up new hunt
ing ground.
This dog tax is all right isn't it?
Well, Jack, you and have seen some
tough times together with all Of
ficials eating at the first table and
you and l as taxpayers eating at the
second. Sometimes those birds were
awful hungry. But now that you
have Joined the union all you need
do is crawl into any old bearskin and
a large well-fed game warden will
ride around protecting you and a
not-so-fat township official will ride
around looking for you.
l favor the dog tax and my three
dogs will not be over six months of
age in the next few years but l dis
like to see my friends forking over
two bucks every year as state tax for
protection to livestock when state
laws protect the bear and bear killed
26 sheep on two farms near Oak lake
last fall, not to mention many other
losses. 1 know it's not polite. Neither
will l receive all the answers when 1
inquire where are big game license
fees and all the money collected from
someone who does not distinguish the
difference in the many kinds of meat.
Now 1 ask you, if there is not
enough money left to pay for those
sheep should the taxpayer pool his
few remaining nickels and pay a
bounty on-well, take your choice,
bears are costly also.
believe we will see a much larger
loss from bear in the near future and
loss of stock from bear will be much
more serious than dogs, SO which do
you prefer as neighbor, a good farmer
and taxpayer or the bear and the
game warden?
R. L. RIEHM.
Kerrick, MINI.
Askov American., 1942-01-15
The Task Ahead

Under the above caption, Doro-
thy Deter, executive secretary of
the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom,
emphasizes winning the peace,
in the following article:
The war which we all have dreaded
which our branches throughout the
country have struggled SO long and
so valiantly to prevent, has finally
engulfed us. But in this dreadful
hour, certain facts stand out clearly
We can be deeply grateful and we
can be glad that America, with its
present power and potential might
did not strike the first blow. We can
be grateful that our government, in
the midst of negotiations when Japan
attacked, was offering terms of settle
ment which might well have been q
basis for real peace in the Pacific. Te
carry that extra burden of shame
which japanese pacifists have to bear
has been spared us.
But the present war, we all recog-
nize, did not come suddenly on that
early Sunday morning of December
The attack on Hawaii was the in
evitable outcome of a foreign policy
which belonged to past era. The
dramatic act of war is only the i'm
mediate and extreme expression of q
situation which has long existed. For
tunately, in America there is belated
recognition of this fact, but the time
lag of history-doing the right thing
too late-has again brought it's tragic
consequences.
Our role is now difficult. Miss
Addams put it SO clearly in her book
Peace and Bread, when writing OF
the events of 1917. Indeed, she
wrote, "the pacifst in war time, with
his precious cause in the keeping OF
those who control the sources Of
publicity and consider it patriotic
duty to make all types of peace propa-
ganda obnoxious, constantly faces two
dangers. Strangely enough he finds
it possible to travel from the mire OF
self-pity straight to the barren hills
of self-righteousness and to hate him
self equally in both places" We shall
want to avoid those two humorless
pitfalls. But grief over this war, and
sympathy for the suffering of all
people, our enemy's as well as our
own, should be spur for our future
work.