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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11
wARpoc GEORGIAN GENERAL
Wants u. s.
10 Start
Something
Ne EsTfEMs AMERICAN PEOPLE

This Is the sixteenth Of series Of exclusive articles b.
Leland Store wfn about the dovs he has Just spent
nth the Red Armvdt the front THIS the longest period
of time foreign er has been aith the Russians IN The
battle zone)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11
" LELAND sfowr
Speeiol Wireless. Copyright 1947

WITH THE RED ARMY on THE RZHEv FRONT
Once got under w there soldiers everywhere This
time approaching Rzhev from still another direction
and it startling how the terrain had changed. Here
instead of prairie bands the earth lay succession of
long, rolls, with many crevces tucked in between and
crevee hicky ppuated with of the Red Army
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11

the Mediterranean Again IN 1918
they were In the sgusdrnn which
stephen Decatur led IN Tripoii to
eliminate attacks m aur eans-
merce.
To thu share. II Tripaii. u =
phrase known fhruunhouf fh<
sSprid because nj lts Inclusion In
the marine hymn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11

Georgian vino Dy the uknt OF
tiny electric lamp and with a
Russian army girl holding a tele-
phone To her ear. sitting almost
motionless In a corner of the dug
out, hour after hour.
ONLY ONE WORRY
As we talked the generals en-
ergy and laughter both seemed
to threaten the solidity of the
dugout's rafters.
In the midst of one story. the
general turned suddenly to me.
pounded my knee and exclaimed:
Darn 1t. when are you Americans
going TO begin to fight7"
Then he was off again. telling
what his men had done to Fritz
that morning. A little later. he
was called to the telephone. I'm
mediately all business. the gen.
eral gave couple Of curt orders
and went out.
we hau AsaEHf4 SMBukA ~
know that nobody around here
was worrying about anything
except worrying the Germans
To death and that the gen
erals guard division was oh
yiously contributing iis fun
share 10 that end. The bri-
gade commisar. n big. quiet
spoken man. turned On the
radio and the lilf Of THE Blue
Danube" waltz filled the dug
out.
That's international - not
Nazi.. smiled the eommissar.
After n while he went out.
urging us TO catch . little
sleep.
I knew I couldn't sleep. but
stretched out on a bench with an
arm over my eyes. We hadn't
had much sleep for seven nights.
now. In the adjoining outer room,
several orderlies were sitting. I
lay quietly for nearly an hour and
all this time the orderiies car
ried on a conversation In low
whispers.
I got to thinking Of the extra
ordinary consideration Of the Rus
sian people In little things like
this. This front sector head
quarters was in the middle Of the
war. yet its occupants were chief
ly concerned that no unnecessary
noise should disturb their viaitor.
THINGS GET LIVELY
Explosions came fast and heavy
now. Above the front lightning
flashes scared the darkness
.sFritz-mines." said the orderly.
Big ones - $50 nm"
Again q big orange bioteh
giowed, lowered and danced
over Rxhey. I watched for 10
minutes The thunder of the
guns maintained its quicken
ed tempo. Then ! went down
until Iva Ehrenburg came
hack with the general
II developed that the general
had just had the pleasure Of hand
ing out decorations 10 Is Of his
men who had been cited for con-
spicious gallantry on this front
In acknowledging his medal one
Of the Russian soldiers said: "our
Job Ia clear. We must kill ths
German soldiers. Because II We
XIII enough German soldiers. then
Hitler viii have TO XIII hls gen
erals" That idea tickied ths
Georgian general no end
HAS VODKA QUOTA
Before leaving. the general
thought We ought 10 have another
vodka. for this vas a sharply cold
night for a ride in an open 1eep
But I thought I'd had my quota
Of vodka for one evening.
@AH right laughed the
general. pouring himself three
times - much a. he had pour
] ed into my glass @sincs We
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11

Although now the rear. bis was
the Russians front line uail their
offensive in August. and What a
beautiful front line il ha been.
II runs for miles. a sharpline of
red earth carved out of IL roll
ing ground and hillsides.
Parapets twist and tun and
are 80 neatly banked behind that
the narrow. hard-clay siowalk
meanders on and on acros the
landscape. Every few yard this
red slash in the earth's shoaders
has black rectangles psinta on
1t. They are the doorways ofhun-
dreds of dugouts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11

This front sector IL also
held by q Red Army guard
unit and I heard a good deal
about the Georgian general
who commands IL. After one
particularly hot engagement.
he barked out. Bury the
dead. send baek the wounded
ali the rest 20 forward"
Maj. ten. rshantshebadxa
looked like a kind Of wsrdog
when We met him. lie II n
powerfully built man of Is,
bald as a billiard balI-aetu-
ally without hair on his head
with an eagles beak for a
nose. deep wrinkles around
his eyes and two gold teeth In
front 10 illuminate his laugh
ter. The general, I noticed.
wore two red-banner decora-
tions and three other medals.
We arrived at the generals dug
nut at sunset and remained unit
Midnight. II was just an ordi
lary rough dugout and you couls
rarely crowd eight persons int
he generals alcove, but we man
,red dinner there very nicely.
Later, we had music over
captured Germany arm,
ield radio. The general had grea
pleasure in using that German
ado. In fact. he seemed TO b
having the time of his life. Geor
gians are renowned for their higl
Ipirits and their sharp-bladed wit
Is Churchill learned when he me
Stain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11

Your postmaster can tell you
how 10 invest In u. O. WAR
BONDS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11

technical ability. We've always
admired you for Il. But N the
worlds most advanced industrial
power. what excuse can yon make
for not being ready 10 fight now =
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11
COMMUNITY OF CAVE
FAMILIES

As our Jeep oounces forWard we
see that this whole countryside is
inhabited by earth-dwellers. In
each little declivity and wrinklsof
terrain, the caves of Russian el-
diers are tightly packed.
In zigzag patterns, stove.
pipes sprout and turn above
and parallelling the parapets.
Soldiers are carrying wood
and water, or washing clothes
In small streams. They be-
long to units now held In re-
serve but these caves give
them snug, safe shelter within
. few miles Of Rzhev itself.
Under the November sun al
this makes q magnificent pano
rama that might be entitled, 9TH.
Red Army in the Red Earth.
And the steady traffic along thu
road to the fornt is another par
Of It. Here is the leveled carcass
Of another Russian village, razes
by shells and bombs so thorough
ly that only the broken walls o
two cabins remain above th'
ground.
STARS OF SLAIN HEROES
In the midst of this desolatior
stand two slender red obeliski
freshly painted and each crowned
with a star - the graves of Rec
Army officers who were killed II
the recent fighting.
Along the rutted roadway sew
eral tractors are crunching for
ward. They are moving up mor'
big guns. These are the sam'
kind of guns I have already seer
I'm action in another sector. Theil
mates are growing regularly VI
ahead.
Everywhere around us. however
there is no sign Of a furry. Sol
diers all move at a steady unwor
ried pace. a. II German planes di'
not exist.
OF course, the Nazi bombers d.
exist and we hear their motor
now and again. But we didn'
see any enemy planes until jus
before we reached headquarters
Then they were Messerschmitts
very high and anxious to get some
where.
In another few minutes, W
were cutting across open fields
Finally, an officer led us to an
other bunch of wheat chaff. scat
tered on the ground. 1t lookei
like the remnants of an old hay
stack. Actually. 1t was the head
quarters its roof, that is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11
THE GENERAL KNOWS

IHfs 1fSfsAlAI nNONS
I told the General about isola.
ZIONIST senator's ana congressman
who had voted against the fortify.
ing Of Wake and Guam. and who
had opposed the enlargement d
our army even after the world
war was well under way.
There. something In the
structure of democracy which
seems 10 make II impossible
10 prepare adequately for the
disaster of war" I said.
The general listened
thoughtfully.
Believe me- insisted.
The great majority Of Ameri-
cans want 10 fight this war.
and intend 10 fight this war.
n didn't know that. I'D b.
ashamed Ia be an American"
The general grabbed my should
er In one huge paw.
Il see You understand. he said.
and refilled the vodka glasses
again. We had an excellent Rus
sian kind of hamburger with real
Georgian wine by the light of a
tiny electric lamp and with q
Russian army girl holding a tele-
phone To her ear. sitting almost
motionless in a corner of the dug
out. hour after hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11
HAS VODKA QUOTA

Before leaving. the general
thought we ought 10 have another
vodka. for this was a sharply cold
night for a ride in an open 1eep
But thought I'd had my quota
"a .,.4l<. g. 80 ~...~t-r
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-11
THINGS GET LIVELY

Explosions came fast and heavy
now. Above the front lightning
flashes scared the darkness
Fritz Mines" said the orderly
Big ones - $50 MN"
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Montgomery Liquor Board
Nets S160,96O Profit

Because of the Labor Day holiday
the meeting of the Montgomery
County Liquor Control Board will
be advanced to Friday afternoon in
stead of Monday of next week, it
was announced yesterday by Ralph
H. Chase, general manager of the
dlspensary system.
Mr.. Chase said the board has ex-
pressed its satisfaction with the re-
port made for the fiscal year, which
shows a net profit earned by the dis
pensary system of $160, ,96O88. This
is nearly 100000 net profit, more
than any other preceding year.
In explaining the high profit, Mr..
Chase pointed out that the current
years profit includes $83,170.20 from
the wholesale distribution of beer
which the county distributed for the
first time during.the past fiscal year.
Part OF the increase comes from a
is per cent increase in county popu-
lation since the 1910 Federal census
and part from the fact that larger
proportion of alcoholic beverages
consumed in Montgomery County
are being purchased in the county.
Mr.. Chase said.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Presbyferians Set
Records for Donations
And Membership
2,0, ,492 Listed
On Rolls Of Church,
Highest in 236 Years
b, the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. New
records for membership, baptisms
and contributions were established
last year by the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of
America.
The annual report, made public
Yesterday by the Rev. DR.. william
Barrow Pugh, clerk of the Presby-
terian General Assembly. shows
membership reached 2,040, ,492 In the
church year ended March 81. 1942,
the peak mark for 236 years of
organized Presbyterianism in this
country.
A net increase of 27245 members
for the year was reported by Dr.
Pugh. Infant baptisms totaled
T,521, highest in the history of the
church
A nine-year record for contribu-
tions was broken, with the 8,674
churches giving total of $44,758,-
104, or $2,55766l more than the
previous year.
More than $50 ministers enrolled
IN the church are now serving in
Evening star., 1942-09-02

the armed services, DR.. Pugh re-
ported. The number Of candidates
for the ministry increased in the
last hve years from 1,l28 to 1,193.
In addition to regular contribu-
tions. the churches raised total of
s7S5, 900 during the fiscal year for
war emergency work, the report
said.
Evening star., 1942-09-02
Toll on Virginia Highways
Shows Decrease Of 27pct.

Gasoline rationing and enforce
ment of new speed limit reduced
fatalities on Virginia highways to
397 during the first seven months of
1912, drop of 154, or 27.9 per cent.
over the corresponding period of last
year.
The decrease, according to Mai.
c. w. Woodson, jr, superintendent
OF State police. was accomplished
during May, June and July when
there were l16 deaths, compared
with 275 for the same period of last
year. Preliminary figures show there
were AZ deaths in July, 1912, against
8S for July, 1941. Police officials
anticipate that the deaths for last
month will be less than the LOT for
August, 194l.
Pointing out that the reduction in,
accidents and deaths have been due
in part to the 40-mile speed limit,
Maj. Woodson issued a plea for con-
tinued observance of the limit.
Evening star., 1942-09-02

A War bond Is a vote for victory.
Vote early and often at the nearest
post office; In this election ballot
box stuffing is legal.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

The announcement said that,
beginning three days ago, the
japanese forces in those prov
inceS started to move to a new
field of operations"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Leningrad Fights On

The Russian defenders of long
beleaguered Leningrad were re-
ported engaged, meanwhile, in a
new drive to break the siege of
Russia'S second city.
Flinging another aEk and All i'm
fantry division into the struggle
northwest of Stalingrad. Nazi
Field Marshal Fedor Won Book re-
stunned massive assaults behind
waves of dive bombers Saturday
His armored hordes sought al
sacrifcial cost TO extricate a NaZi
tank and motorized infantry spear
head that had been virtually
trapped after wedging itself deep
into the Soviet defenSes.
Prepared to resist siege, the
City of Stain" was undergoing
virtually ceaseless German air
bombardment. But the pattern of
the metropolis, laid out with many
parks and open spaces. was absorb
ing the aerial hammering without
serious effects, according to mes
Sages from the city.
In the Caucasus the German ad.
vanceS into the mountains and to.
ward the Grozny oil fields appar.
emily had been checked. To the
West the NaZi drive below Kras.
nodar on the Black Sea naval base
OF Novorossisk likewise encoun-
tered unyielding opposition.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Allies Attd(kinQ
0nEgYpt- Front

CAIRO, Aug. % GNS) A JOLT
ing Allied sortie into Axis posi-
tons on the FL Alamein front west
of Alexandria. accompanied by
American and British air blows at
enemy supply ports, marked the
approach tonight of the momen-
tarily expected resumption of the
battle for Egypt.
United States Army medium
bombers, operating with naval
aircraft" were disclosed officially
10 have pounded an Axis airfield
in tho forward area of FL Daba,
only Is miles behind the FL Ala
mein front
Raj bonn bcrs. meanwhile,
struck al the enemy'S main supply
port OF Tobruk. Direct hits were
scored on three and possibly four
ships Two others were set afire
the official bulletin related.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Reds Stand Up
To New Drive
On StdIingrdd
Cross VoIea River
in Kelinin Sector;
Na1is al Rzhev PeriIed
BY JAMES r.. BROWN
News service stan Write

MOSCOW, Aug. 30 Sunday 49,
After pushing the Germans back
more than a mile on the blood
drcnched northwestern approaches
to Stalingrad. Soviet troops are
standing their ground in the face
of renewed nonstop Nazi on
SlaughtS. il was announced today.
While the battle for Stalingrad
attained its highest pitch, Russian
forces on the offensive northwest
of Moscow were declared 10 have
crossed a strategic river (prob-
ably the upper Volga) in the
Kalinin sector.
The Soviet armored formation
continued To advance after fight
ing lis way across the stream,
the midnight Russian communique
declared. This advance. forming
part of l9-day-old Soviet often
Sive northwest and west OF Mos
COW, appeared TO have endangered
the northern flank of the German
forces opposing Russian troops in
street fighting at Rzhev, vital
railway junction and one Of the
principal bastionS of the German
Notifications on the Central Front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Duchess Near Collapse
At Rites for Duke of Kent
BY JAMES CHAMBERS
United Press Stan Correspondent

LONDON, Aug. 29.-The Duke
of Kent, youngest brother of King
George, was buried today after a
simple war time ceremony at st.
Georges Chapel of Windsor Castle,
resting place of England's royal
family. He was killed while flying
to Iceland on active service.
King George sprinkled earth on
the coffin. which was shrouded
with the Dukes red and gold per-
sonal standard, as it was lowered
slowly into a vault beneath the
chapel.
The Dukes widow, the former
Princess Marina of Greece. sank TO
her knees as the king performed
the final ceremony, and was in a
state of near collapse.
The service was attended by
members of the royal family, four
foreign kings and a foreign queen,
few personal friends and old
servants.
The chapel echoed to the strains
of the Last Post" and "Reveille"
as Raj trumpeterS ended the
service.
AS the Duchess of Kent passed
the vault While leaving The chapel,
by Queen Elizabeth, she
paused to look down at the coffin
for the last time.
Then all the Dukes relatives
and friends filed past to pay their
last respects.
The coffin, on which rested the
Dukes gold-braided Raj air COM
modore cap. two wreaths from his
cottage garden, and flowers from
his widow and the king and queen,
was borne into the chapel by sin
Raj sergeants. Among the flow
ers on it were red carnations
which the duke invariably wore.
Abide With Me" was sung as
the procession entered the chapel
for the service.
Tears welled In the eyes Of the
royalty as they passed the bier.
Queen Elizabeth and the dukes
mother, Queen Mary. entered the
chapel with the Duchess of Kent.
They helped her up the steps into
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Record Maintained

Thus the FortresSeS maintained
their perfect record TO date of not
losing a single bomber since they
joined in the air offensive against
Germany.
The Allied air offensive was
further advanced Saturday morn
ing when Raj crews, manning
twin-motored American-built Bos-
ton bombers, smashed at the Nazi-
held Belgian docks of Ostend.
Other Raj bombers plastered
Nazi communications in the North
ern French districts of Lille and
Lens.
Last nights raids on Nurem-
berg and Saarburecken accom-
.plished considerable damage. II
was stated. although detailed re-
ports were not released.
The air ministry d lit . q
that 30 British planes were lost.
and, on the basis of recent losses
of between 4 and per cent OF
the attacking force. the Raj sent
al least 600 bombers against the
two German strongholdS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
U. S. Chaplain Baptizes
Dying Jap Prisoner

broke the resistance OF a sick and
weary band of gallant defenders.
One of the prisoners, on his death
bed. asked and was given a Chris
tan baptism.
Chaplain Talbot reported he also
attended Sc funeral services for
American-Filipino soldiers at Ba-
taan's General Hospital No. l
during the month.
He was one of "a army chaplains
assigned to the Philippines. All are
presumed TO have fallen into en-
emy hands.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

the Soviet entering that body
of water.
The Axis nations have the
Aegean Sea completely cut off
by the island Of Crete and en-
tirely in their control.
Further, than this, immedi-
ately after the fall of Greece,
Hitler seized the small stra-
tegic Greek Aegean Islands
which are a stopper 10 the en-
trance Of the Dardanelles.
Therefore, Russia's desper-
ate battle today is not only to
save Stalingrad, the Volga
River. and the Caucasus oil,
but TO keep the main portion
of her battle fleet.
In my opinion Stalingrad
will literally battle to the
death, and the fall of the eau
casus area north Of the noun
taIns, and even the cutting Of
the Volga, will cause no more
than a temporary paralysis Of
Southeastern Russia.
! believe that since June,
1871, Stain has been steadily
moving his production and
supplies 10 the center and
largely to the east of the Ural
Mountains.
However. l do not think the
Nazis can capture Stalingrad.
THE MAIN oil fields are
Immediately north Of the eau
caSus Mountains, and there is
an oil pipeline in this same
area from the Black Sea to the
Caspian Sea.
| do not believe the Ger
mans have penetrated the
Caucasus Mountains anywhere
except perhaps at one or two
places in the northern fringe.
But, further than this, there is
oil production and there is an
oil pipeline south of the eau
casus range, also from the
Black to the Caspian Sea, and
this again in my opinion can
not be taken.
Furthermore, the re- e n t
shakeup in the high command
in the Middle East was not
occasioned by inefficiency, but
1t is because Of preparations
by the United Nations, in par
icular Great Britain and the
United States, to give assist
ance 10 this Russian Caucasus
Mountain front.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

WASHINGTON, Aug. % tUP).
The story of an army chaplain
with American and Filipino troops
on fallen Bataan who baptized a
wounded Japanese soldier before
he died was revealed today in a
sheaf of reports received from
the Philippines by w. r. Arnold,
chief of army chaplains.
The chaplain, Albert d. Talbot
of Fall River. Mass. reported that
he visited % japanese prisoners
on Bataan last February, before
the overwhelming encmY hordes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
90 Red Bombers
Attack He|sinki

LONDON, Aug. % GNS).-At
least 90 hnmbcrs carried out a
night attack on lIelsinki. Finnish
capital, tho Berlin radio reported
today. according 10 Reuters. The
broadcast gave no details Of the
raid
Exchange British Telegraph
Company quoted the HelSini;i
radio as declaring that Russian
bomberS carried out tho assault.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
back at Point No. ! -.
.U-Bodt Seized
/ Sunk by Ydnks

HAVANA, Aug. % CUPl.-The
newspaper FL Crisol reported to-
day that United States bombers
sank one Axis submarine and cap
tured another with 35 of its crew
members off the coast OF Oriente
Province at the eastern end OF
Cuba.
FL Crisol said the battle occur
red between Cnited States air
forces and the submarines when
the undersea raiders attacked a
United States convoy departing
from a port on the south coast
of Oriente PROVINCE.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30

the choir stalls, where she knelt
in prayer. weeping as the Dean OF
Windsor intoned the burial service
over the coffin being taken to the
vault.
(The Duke and Duchess of
Windsor attended memorial
services today for his brother,
the Duke of Kent. at the cathe-
dral in Nassau. The duke wore
an admiral's uniform, with a
mourning band on his arm, and
the duchess was dressed entirely
in black.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Chinese Retdke
I'd Airdrone

CHUNGKING, Aug. % (UP).-
Chinese forces pressing Chekiang
Province offensive against retreat
ing japanese were reported to-
night to have recaptured Lishui,
last but one of the strategic air
bases in that areaswithin bombing
range of Japan.
The airfield at Lishui ranks Sec
ond only TO that at Chuhsien
which the Chinese had retaken in
a swift drive which had cleared
almost $50 miles of the vital
Hangchow-Nanchang railway.
Also reported captured was
Sungyang, Is miles west of Lishui,
as the Chinese pushed up the WI
River valley from recaptured
Tsingtien. The japanese are in
retreat northward from
that area. the Central News
Agency asserted.
The Toxic radio admitted Satur-
day that Japanese forces were
abandoning their entire field of
operations in the important Chi
nese provinces of Chekiang and
kiangSi. -------
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-08-30
Allied Cargo Ship
DESTROYED by Fire

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. % tUP)
A small United Nations mer-
chant ship was destroyed by fire
of undetermined origin early to-
day AT south Philadelphia pier
The ship was the former John
Cadwalader of the old Ericsson
line. and was used until carly this
year overnight for passenger and
freight service between Philadel-
phia and Baltimore.