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Evening star., 1942-04-05

Dust clouds rolling from behind sand
dunes in the deserts Of the Southwest
are storm clouds for the Axis.
The clouds are swirling from tanks and
other fighting machines manned by units
of the United States Army. Battle prac-
tice under desert conditions WAS an
nounced recently by the Army high COM
mand. Which way will these storm
clouds blow?
There are desert areas in Australia,
where Gen. MacArthur's American and
Australian fighters are preparing to meet
any japanese invasion thrust.
There are deserts in Africa and the
Middle East, likely spots for a German
spring offensive.
Closer home, there are the deserts Of
the Pacific Coast of South America-a
coast which Japan has boasted she would
control one day through victory in the
South Pacific.
Control of these desert coastal plains
would be necessary prelude to the jap
anese dream-smashing the Panama
Canal.
These Latin deserts run from lower
Ecuador through Peru deep into Chile,
between the Andes and the sea. From
them come nitrateS which play a vital
role in New World defense. To the re-
publics having sovereignty over them the
japanese now are directing nerve
war" campaign of predictions that jap
anese conveys before long will be carry
ing food and finished products to South
America and buying the raw materials
South America has to offer.
These raw materials are the sinewS of
war, which this country needs to keep
war production going. Japan was out
bidding the United States for them not
too many months ago
Japan's desire to maintain conveys
eastward cannot be doubted. South
America before the war was an expand
ing market for cheap Japanese goods and
an increasingly productive source of raw
materials. Japans prestige would be en-
hanced If Jap ships could steal United
States trade on this hemisphere.
Australian leaders have argued that if
AuSCTdlla SHOULD 1dll, GIle IOdQS 10 SOuCIl
America would be impeded only by a few
small islands.
Any realistic approach to the question
must recognize that. No matter how
much they want us to win, Chile and
Peru would have to trade with Japan If
Nipponese control of the seas extended
to the South American coasts. Unless
the Pan American Highway should be
opened, and there is no immediate prom
ise Of that, although work is proceeding.
South America must export or starve.
Galapagos Islands First.
Acting Secretary of State Sumner
Welles pledged at the Rio de Janeiro
Conference that American warships
would smash any attempted Oriental
conveys. He repeated the pledge in
Washington after the Japs made their
boasts to Chile. Soldiers trained to
fight In deserts could be used to buttress
that pledge If necessary.
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Forces Move Toward India Cpps Of Freedom Offer

that q Pacific War Council had
been established. It held Its first
meeting Wednesday, and IL will meet
again this week. This was a step long
sought by the Australians, New Zea-
landers and Dutch, all of whom wanted
political control Of the war against
Japan centered in Washington rather
than in London, where a Pacific Coun-
Gil of a sort has been functioning for six
weeks. Two weeks ago the Australian
Minister of External Affairs, Herbert
Evatt, arrived here to seek the councils
establishment. The councils members
are the United States, Australia, New
Zealand, the Netherlands, Great Britain.
China and Canada.
The Navy Department on Friday made
the belated announcement that In late
February and early March the United
States lost the ships Langley, 11,0o0-ton
aircraft tender; Peary and Pecos to
Japanese bombs IN the Java-Australia
region, with q loss Of 100 men and
officers.
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was said. might have been able to hold

was said. might have been able to hold
Toungoo.
For day, an anonymous military
spokesman in Chungking had the Allied
world thinking that the
Bow Of japanese had effected a
BenooI troop landing at the Burman
port of Akyab on the Bay OF
Bengal and 800 miles by air from CAL
cutta. He made his announcement on
Thursday. and on Friday the British in
New Delhi denied the report, saying that
Akyab remained in British hands.
Comments on the report suggested that
troops there could turn the British flank
on the Irrawaddy. but the terrain around
Akyab is so difhcult that it Is useful for
one purpose only-an air base for bomb
ing Calcutta.
For the first time, American flying
fortress bombers based In India took of
Friday. flew over large expanse of the
Bay of Bengal and bombed Japanese
holdings at Port Blair in the Andaman
Islands, hitting four Jap ships.
While the Japanese, British and Chi
nese struggled for Burma, Sir Stafford
Cripps in the country next door. India,
was conducting what might be the
worlds most important negotiation
India may not be attacked this spring
or summer, but India certainly will be
attacked sometime.
Sir Stafford mace public his plan Sum
day-in brief, promising dominion status,
with the right to secede, as soon as the
war should end; providing for two do
monions, one of Hindus and one Of Mos
lens, If such an arrangement were
wanted, and retaining the defense Of In
dia in British hands. The British
emissary made the offer with take-it-
or-leave-it statement:
"Our proposals are definite and pre-
else. If they are rejected, nothing can
be done until after the war"
On Tuesday the son of Mohandas
Gandhi wrote in the Hindustan Times
that the defense proposal
Cripps' might cause the An-1ndia
M;ssion Congress, dominant politi-
cal party in India, to reject
the offer put forward by Sir Stafford
in the name of the British government.
Because of the defense proposal, the
Sikh All-Parties Committee on Wednes-
day issued the first fiat rejection of the
Cripps offer. On Thursday the Executive
Committee of the congress issued its
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Far Eastern Front

The war in Burma centers along two
rivers, the Sittang and the Irrawaddy.
The japanese accomplishments of the
week were climaxed by the capture of
Prone, on the Irrawaddy, and Toungoo,
on the Sittang and on the road to
Mandalay from Rangoon. Both these
towns are in Southern Burma, far from
China and blocked from India. on the
west, by mountains difficult to pass. The
United Nations defenders of the Burma
region think that if they can keep the
Japanese from reaching $50 miles north
of the Toungoo-Prome front by the
time the monsoon rains arrive, the Jap
anese will accomplish no more major
strategic objectives in Burma before
autumn. The monsoon rains, lasting all
summer begin invariably between May
10 and 16
British troops are defending the IRA
waddy Valley and Chinese forces are
defending the road to Man.
Burmu dalay. which is about go
se-tor miles east of the Irrawaddy.
At the weeks beginning the
British mechanical forces were fighting
japanese troops at Paungde, 80 miles
south of Prone in what was described
in London as the first phase of fight
for the oil fields of Western Burma
However, the oil fields are a good 100
miles north of Prone. although the pipe
line southwark passes through Prone.
The Chinese forces on Monday gave
their principal attention to defending
the eastern section OF Toungoo after the
Japanese had seized the western part of
the town In a circling movement from
the north. The Chinese main problem
was to prevent their Toungoo's force
being surrounded by the enemy. The
Chinese recaptured Nangyun and Kyun-
gon Airfleld, 10 miles north of Toungoo
taken by the japanese in their circling
movement.
The Toungoo fighting was fierce A
Chinese communique said the Japanese
lost 5 900 dead there in two days. The Chi
nese captured heavy guns. mortars, gas
Evening star., 1942-04-05

masks and horses from the Japanese.
But the British on the Irrawaddy Jared
poorly. The British communique in
New Delhi said on Tuesday that a
mixed force of japanese and Burmese
had penetrated to within 10 miles of
Prome-to Shwedaung, deep behind Brit
lsh mobile units in the Paungde area, 20
miles farther south.
This enemy gain was made by force
which crossed the Irrawaddy at Tonbo
and established roadblocks at Shwed-
aung, despite fierce resistance in which
an Indian force inflicted 300 casualties
and captured 10 Burmese prisoners The
operations of the British were hampered
by lack of air reconnaissance and by the
fact that the local Burman population
actively supported the enemy.
The Chinese abandoned Toungoo on
Wednesday, escaping a trap and making
their way to other Chinese
Tounqoo forces which the American
Trop 1t. Gen. Joseph w. stilwell.
was leading toward their re-
lief. The Chinese crossed the Sittang
from Toungoo under almost point-blank
fire, cutting bloody swath through the
invaders lines, and scattered in the
wooded hills northwest of the town,
whence they made their way to the main
Chinese lines. At Gen. Stilwell's COM
mand, boyish rifemen and machine
gunners from China, spread in thin
khaki lines through the brown Jungle
fanking the road to Mandalay, counter
attacked repeatedly against the re-
enforced Japanese positions IL miles
north of Toungoo Gen. Stilweu, who
reached an advance post near Nangyun
Sunday, ordered every Chinese soldier
available into the fight to open a way
for the Toungoo garrison to withdraw.
Friday brought the sad news that the
British had been forced to fall back to
fresh covering positions" north of
Prone, the western anchor of the Allied
defense line in Burma The next main
line of British resistance was not identi-
fed, but presumably 1t was set up be-
tween Prone and the Nation tributary
of the Irrawaddy. 20 miles north of
Prone. The British communiQue from
Evening star., 1942-04-05
Americas Seventeenth Week of War
135th Week of World War III
By Blair BoHes.

This the and Toxic and
the fight against the London
lngon Chungking Delhi
know the nature
to be able to
for its spring pushes Will
strike for Turkey? 1t will not be weeks
The fighting almost desultorv
last
Sir Stafford Cps worked urgently
would of the the
threat of Japan His first
Roosevelt Pacific
political develop the
of Australia
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Brandt
Continued From Page B-1)

abandoned because of opposition within
the Government and because Of the fear
that straight news would be tainted by
close association with outright propa-
ganda.
AS yet, the White House advisers have
not worked out final plan to be passed
on by President Roosevelt, nor have they
agreed on a recommendation Of q man
to fill the thankless position. When the
President finally approves the plan, the
legal details such as probable executive
order will be drawn up by Judge Rosen-
mann, the Bureau of the Budget and
the Department of Justice.
There are no known candidates for the
job of administrator of the co-ordina-
ton and the new policy. Whoever takes
1t will need intelligence. experience. de.
termination and the hide of . rhinoc.
ros.
Evening star., 1942-04-05

New Delhi said Japanese spearheads
were thrusting west of the railroad on
the Sittang front and had reached a
point southwest Of Yedashe, which is Is
miles north OF Toungoo. But the Chi
nese were still in control Of the railway
between Yedashe and the point imme-
diately north of Toungoo.
During the coming week the Japa-
nese objectives probably will be Yedashe,
on the Sittang, and the mouth of the
Nation, on the Irrawaddy. The arrival
of Gen. Stilwell on the Sittang front
meant the arrival also of heavy REIN
forcements, whose presence earlier, it
Askov American., 1942-04-02
Croningen

Easter services will be held Sun.
day, April S, at 1:30 p. m. Hinckley
choir will render song. Special col
lection will be taken.
Don't forget the meeting of the
Elm Lutheran church Tuesday, Apri
Z, at the church.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Severt Haglin Thursday
April 9. You are all cordially in
vited to attend.
Mrs. Robert Nelson and children OF
Hinckley are spending a week with
her mother, Mrs. E. Erickson.
The school children and teachers
Mrs. Langstrom and Miss Upgren, are
enjoying a week of Easter vacation
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Klein and sor
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Anderson, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ploegar and
baby and Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Gustaf-
son and daughter visited the Jake
Ploegar family Sunday afternoon.
Saturday evening A. w. Haglir
and son Gilbert and daughter Flor
ence and sister, Helen Haglin, at
tended the reception at the w. Kaupp
home at Duluth for their daughter
Miss Lorraine Kauppi, who was mar
ried that evening to Gunnar Bertlin
There were about so guests present
Askov American., 1942-04-02
Brook Park

Mrs. Joe Pechacek and family left
for Superior, Wis, Saturday to visit
Mr.. Pechacek for week.
Stanley Peterson spent last Thurs
day with his family here. He is en-
ployed in Superior, Wis.
Mr. and Mrs Hubert Parsons left
for Minneapolis last Thursday where
they will receive medical attention.
Miss Esther Lillienthal spent the
weekend in Duluth visiting at the
VIM. Karsch home.
Art Scofield received word re-
Gently that Ed Gillette, the Jack
Sprat salesman, passed away at Min
neapolis Friday of heart attack.
The funeral was held Sunday at Min
neapolis and burial was made at
Litchfield.
Joe Harapat took Miss Ress and
Marcella Szymoich to Cloquet Sat-
urday where Miss Szymoich took
part in the speech contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Peterson
motored to Pine City Friday to get
Mrs. Petersons mother, who has been
staying with Mrs. Walt Glasow for
some time.
Christ Bergwitch and John Ander-
son visited VIM. Anderson Sunday
The local basketball team, accom-
panied by Dean Fisher, AL Sholton
and Mr.. Phiel, motored to Mime
apolis Saturday and attended the
state tournament.
Miss Ethel May Alderman left
for Cambridge Saturday for few
days visit with her folks.
Stanley Fohrman and Robert Cad
des transacted business in Mora Fri
day.
Les Nowling left for New Brighton
last Thursday where he is employed
A. F. Nuetzman and son Edwin
took Mrs. c. E. Hunt to Minneapolis
Sunday. From there she will con-
tinue on to Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Hanson visited
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Carlson at Pine City
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elstrom of Wahkon
are the new caretakers Of the A. l.
Derry farm.
Elmer Chase and Harley Finn were
Hinckley callers Saturday.
Askov American., 1942-04-02
Health Ward
Information furnished by Pine COUNTY
Nursing Service
MantOux Test to be Given.

The Pine County Nursing Advisory
board met at the Hinckley high school
last Thursday evening. Mrs. H. John
son called the meeting to order and
called for the secretary's and treas
urer's reports. The Mantoux testing
which is to be done the last part OF
April, was discussed. This test will
be given free to all seventh and
eighth grades and the high school
students, teachers, janitors and the
bus drivers in the county and paid
for out of the Christmas Seal fund.
A physician from the State Public
Health Association will do the test
ing, which will require two days
work. He will be assisted by Miss
Laura Nelson, the county public
health nurse.
We hope that every parent who has
a child in these grades will cooperate
in this most worthy cause, and give
their consent to have their child
tested as there will be no cost. The
X-rays of those who are positive re-
actors will also be paid by the Christ
mas Seal fund. Look in the Health
Ward column next week for sched-
ule of these clinics. We also wish
to include all the seventh and eighth
graders in the rural schools and hope
that the school boards or parents will
provide transportation for them to
one of the town schools. After the
Askov American., 1942-04-02

nurses report, the meeting was adj
journed. The next meeting Of the
board will be on Thursday evening,
April 2. Mrs Harvey Reid, vice presi-
dent, treated the board members to
doughnuts and coffee.
This week Miss Nelson, county
nurse, inspected the children in the
Hinckley high school.
Miss Freda Hoffman arrived this
week from the University of Mime
sofa in order to take her rural field
work in public health nursing. She
will be in the county working with
Miss Nelson for about six weeks.
This week the Home Nursing class
at Hinckley, which was taught by
Mrs. Noble Hall, finished the course
of "a lessons. The final test was
given on Thursday afternoon. Seven
teen women finished the course. The
home nursing class at Beroun is
being well attended in spite of the
bad road conditions One member
walked three and one-half miles to
attend on Wednesday evening.
Meets at Denham.
! The Northwest subcommittee met
at Denham Friday at the home of Mrs.
F. E. Anderson. Because of the poor
road conditions, the attendance was
not as large as usual. There were
Is present. Mrs. Kenneth Gay, chair
man of this group, called the meeting
to order. Mrs. Kaeder of Finlayson,
acted as temporary secretary in the
absence of the regular secretary. Mrs.
Charles Hendrickson of Finlayson,
treasurer, gave her report. This
group decided to give two dollars to
the WPA housekeepers project to
help start training center for them.
Mrs. E. B. Linsley of Willow River,
was appointed to act on the central
committee to plan a joint meeting
of the nursing auxiliary committees.
| Mrs. Walter Thomson of Rutledge,
was appointed program chairman for
the coming year. After the business
meeting Miss Nelson gave talk on
the control of tuberculosis in con-
nection with the coming Mantoux
testing campaign. A short first aid
demonstration was given by Miss
Nelson and Miss Hoffman on the
control of severe bleeding. Mrs. An
derson served a delicious lunch.
Askov American., 1942-04-02
Bruno

Miss Edna Zern returned Friday
from two weeks vacation spent in
Illinois.
Albert Kleiss returned last week
from Rosemount, where he had spent
the winter.
Nath Degerman returned last week
from California where he spent the
winter with his children.
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Stafford and
Donald Rose of the Twin Cities, spent
Sunday with home folks.
The choirs of Oak Lake, Vilstad
and Bruno had their regular practice
at the Bruno church last Thursday
evening After the routine work was
over, Rev. j. F. Anderson was in
vited to the kitchen where very
delicious lunch was waiting in honor
of his birthnay. A very pleasant So
cial hour was enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arne Leskinen and
children were Cloquet visitors last
Thursday and Friday.
A group of the young married peo-
pie enjoyed house-warming party
at the Joe Dracy home recently.
c. o. Billman and H. j. Berglund
attended a meeting of township Of
ficers at Hinckley Saturday.
Art Dracy of Minneapolis spent a
few days with home folks last week.
Joe Ames of Camp Barkeley, Texas,
spent from Wednesday of last week
until Tuesday with his aunt, Mrs.
Laying. Mrs. Ames of Sandstone, was
also here.
Chas. Ames of Faribault, was in
Bruno Saturday and Sunday to visit
his brother and aunt.
The c. o. Billmn and VIM. Ames
families spent Sunday at the Mrs.
Laying home.
Norman and Ada Miller of st. Paul,
who spent last week with their par
ents here, returned to St. Paul Sum-
day evening.
VIM. Pearson of Duluth, spent from
Sunday until Monday with his broth
er, F. o. Pearson and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Nelson of
Duluth, visited his mother here Sat-
urday.
Marvin Johnson was home from
Sturgeon Lake Sunday.
Mrs. Laying was in Sandstone Tues
day afternoon.
Clarence Nelson and family of Min
neapolis, were Sunday visitors at the
home of his aunt, Mrs. Olaf Nelson.
Miss Louise Rupp of Glen Lake,
came home Monday for visit with
home folks.
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lean farm families cultivated Is mil
lion more acres to feed the u. S. A
and her allies. And in 1912 we will
make history repeat itself.
The 18th meeting of the Bruno
Grange was held March Is at the
schoolhouse. In spite of bad roads
there were 26 members and two Wis
itors present.
The regular business meeting was
conducted by Fred Bade acting as
master.
A program followed which had been
prepared by the lecturer, Elaine Fair
child. AS an opening number the
group sang "God Bless America y
Mrs. Otto Wernowsky read a poem
by Edgar Guest, which expressed the
idea that 1--WE must not rest until
this war is won."
Mr.. Dyer enumerated the ways in
which the farmer can help with ma
tional defense and the important par,
the farm mother plays in keeping her
family well and happy during these
strenuous days. Mrs. Billman gave
reading about "Sockery's Little
Black Cat With the White Stripe
Clayton Cahoon gave most interest
ing talk on safety First" and first
aid and how they both support and
strengthen national defense.
The group then sang stunt song
which proved to be lots of fun.
The Grange decided to support
wholeheartedly the effort being made
to have first aid classes at Bruno.
A delicious lunch was served and
the remainder of the evening was
spent in social way. The next meet
ing will be on April 8, at $50 p. m
Askov American., 1942-04-02
CrindstOne Lake

John Ahl has the sympathy of
friends in the death of Mrs. Ahl who
passed away early Tuesday morning
after a lingering illness of several
months duration.
Mrs. Earl Jamison is on the sick
list this week.
John Zajicek was home from Min
neapolis over the weekend.
Mrs. Carrie Tucker and Bette are
spending this week in Duluth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Tucker of Du-
luth were Saturday visitors at the
Tucker home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Sjodahl were
visitors at the Ole Olson home in
Sandstone Sunday evening. Arvid
Olson was home from the army a few
days.
Laverne Sjodahl is now stationed
at Fort Bliss, Texas. He writes that
he likes it there very well and wishes
to send greetings to all his friends
here. His friends send best wishes
to him.
Mrs. Earl Jamison being ill, the
Sewing club has been postponed until
April IA.
Mrs. Clifford Watrin returned home
Saturday evening after six weeks
vacation in Los Angeles, Calf, and
Missouri. In Los Angeles she visited
her sister, Mrs. Wayne Smith and
family and brother, Joe Lentsch and
family. She had a very enjoyable
trip and likes the west very much.
Askov American., 1942-04-02
Rudedge

There will be services at the Bible
church at 1890 a. m. Good Friday.
Everybody invited to attend.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Geo. Nelson April 8,
at 2 p. m, Mrs. A. E. Jones, assisting
hostess. Everyone welcome. Bring
your Bible for Bible study.
There will be an Easter program
Sunday, April S, combining the Sun
day school and church, so be on time
at $50.
Joe Salkiewicz and John Jaros and
son George were ST. Paul visitors
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Norman Matson, Mr.. and Mrs
Carl Wegwerth and son John visited
Askov American., 1942-04-02
Bass Lake

Mrs. Herbert Olson, Mrs. Clarence
Swanson and Mrs. Elmer Nelson
helped with the paper hanging at the
Ernest Nelson home last week.
Mrs. Ben Carlson helped Mrs. Geo.
Smith last week with meat canning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Schroeder and
son Jerry were here for the Paul
Schroeder wedding. They were also
overnight guests at the Richard Swan
son home Saturday. Evelyn Swanson
and Phyllis Johnson accompanied
them back on Sunday for visit dur
ing their Easter vacation.
Mrs. George Smith helped her
mother Monday while the men sawed
wood there.
Richard Swanson visited Mrs. Ben
Carlson Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Paul returned
to Ely Sunday where Mr.. Paul is
employed.
Elvera Carlson was home for the
Paul-Schroeder wedding, returning to
Pine City Sunday.
Mrs. Richard Swanson and Mrs
Ben Carlson were paper hanging for
Mrs. Clarence Swanson, at their new
home, known as the Victor Carlson
farm which they have purchased.
A party was held at the c. E. Erick-
son home Monday evening for their
son Orlow who was to leave for the
army Wednesday.
Mrs. Name Peterson was called
to Sandstone last week by the illness
of Paul Hayworth. He is much bet
ter at this writing.
The Bass Lake school is having
Easter vacation this week.
Donald Peterson was home over
the week end, returning Sunday to
st. Paul where he is employed.