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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-03-11

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ben, @elunobeit 1mo Elm iidere5 9rot
geben lie fir ein triigcriihc5 8ilo,
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fiebergliibenoe Iugen, bloiles @elibt
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lunoe 2ano feline iiberid)iiilieen &in-
ser begrd6t. Su Sen Spitdlern oer
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menbal,iern lieden Tie trant ,mo per-
lolien oabin, bis iie bergeiien in IT.
geno einen Waiiensrab peribmiuoen.
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ser freien Sdolle. 8on olBen ldeint
lie ibnen ein Baraoies, Der Snbegriff
alles iroiibeu @liides. Sic 1eben sic
&inos, Sbeater, San5balleu uno Ser
gniial1ngen oller Mrt. Sir oen 8ii'
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beuer, Oas ieine eigenen Rinoer per>
idlingt."
Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-03-11
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fallen lDie leu6tenoe Sltnfen in sic
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oen Bergen Ser Sd)pei5.
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ter ibr lduft Ipieleuo Elm Sl'uo.
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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1942-03-11

grel15eHlolen @rIatgefii6len idtpelgt,
ie naG Inlage, M0glibfeit l,no lint
ltanoen: gieriger SebenSlpiQe, maB-
loieS @eltlmgs6eoiirinis, blinoer 3a-
tenorang, roltloier slrbeitSlpiac, l,t-
beldrdnttcr 2ebenSgenllB, betdubenoes
3erltreltngS6eoiirfniS, llultillbare Ber-
sniisun9Slu6t, bontlheue Oberiloh-
libfeit; ierner sSrieoenslebuluht.
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felt, in Ben slutagsbetrieb, in Ole
Sdonbeit oes 0aieiuS, Ole sSreibeit
oes Sebens, fl1r5 in ale ln0glihen
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lr9eno ein DermiBteS> entbebrtes, per-
lorenes Sebensgltt berbeilAafien, er.
'eben ooer ie nadoeut> pergellen lol-
ien lolleu.
9as @eImttergcbnis oieler tpioer-
'prl1d3pollen @ruuo5iige int Seelen-
lebeu oes n1obcrnen Wcnlden lit, oft
nnter Ser aubern $5iille einer geidlii.
tenen SebensfornlrlA eine inuere
33ii9elloligfeit sic bis sur itrupelloicn
@clpIlle1loligfeit fiiDren fann uno
oann nidt ielten SEN uuBern Gbre,t.
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cine ltorfe GntIremol,ng 5tpi
Sitler lm0 @enerol 0rauco eingetre.
tet ieiu, oie eiueu baloisen offenen
8rudJ nidt ouslblieBt.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
CALLING
WARTIME EDlSONS
Jacksonville Register)


In ordinary times. the amateur inyen-
tor. unless and until he chances to click
with something big is likely to be re-
Farded among his acQuaintances as bit
on the ScreWball side of the mental fence
But these aren't ordinary times. And
right now Uncle Sam. through the Ma
tional Inventors council, set up in Wash
ingtOn To examine all mechanical inVen-
tionS and suggestions for the war effort
is glad TO receive every idea, plan or mod
cl that any sincere citizen concocts.
Tens OF thousands of inventions have
been turned in already. Significantly,
ten per cent OF these ideas. after expert
preliminary study. have been Judged of
sufficient merit to pass on to army or
navy for further examination. How many
of these have been adopted for actual
use is a military secret; but Patent Com
missioner Conway p. Coe intimateS that
many contributions have proven Of high
value
Not long ago California shipyard
worker Carl Graesch of Alameda, in
vented Il ball-bearing roller by which
heavy steel plates can be moved about
easily for fitting and welding. His device
eliminates considerable use Of cranes and
manpOwer on ship assembly ways, and
is being installed throughout the yard
where he works,
The call is out for all Inventions If
you're of an inventive turn of mind, and
have something you think might be
worthwhile turn it in to Uncle Sam. The
neighbors might grin-but he WON'T And
if your idea shouldn't pan out-well,
Edison himself invented more duds than
successes And one success might con-
ceivably prove vital factor in the Win
ming of this mechanical war;
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
By RRYDON c. TAVES

GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia, Dec. 10.
(UP)-Gen. Douglas MacArthur's
American troops opened a heavy
new attack today on the rectangu-
lar japanese beachhead at Buna
Mission on the north New Guinea
coast.
Field guns and mOrtars opened
a bombardment and while enemy
guns replied the infantry advanced
against the strong system Of pill
boxes and machine gun nests pro-
tecting the southeastern end of the
Japanese positions.
In the attack area, the japanese
are now confined to an area about
l % miles long between the Buna
Mission and between IL and Ia
miles deep. They have a strong de-
fense line, flanked b" pill boxes,
only a few score yards from the
new American positions at the old
airplane landing strip.
A mixed American Australian
force was still held up northwest
of Buna, where they met fierce re-
siStance by strong force of Japa-
nese whom they had pocketed.
Near Coma, up the coast, which
the Australians had taken, Allied
patrols were active around the
mouth of the Amboga river, feeling
the strength of an apparently strong
enemy force.
Allied planes continued to give
strong support to the ground force
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Evacuation Craze
Sweeps war-weary
Italian Citizens
Ry ALDO FORTE

BERNE. Switzerland, Dec. ~.
UPl-British and American bomb
ines have started an evacuation
craze sweeping italian cities, rell-
able adyices said today.
It began last month in the north
industrial centers of Milan and
Turin, spread west to Genoa, swept
ia Naples and now has seized Sicily.
Southern italians are afraid OF
United States Flying FortresSes,
.ased in North Africa.
CHILDREN SENT OUT
The newspaper La Stampa OF
Turin said 100000 persons already
had fled from Turin to the country
side Benito Mussolinis own Popolo
DItalia said 350,000 children had
been sent from Milan to mountains
and seashore escorts.
It was understood that order had
teen issued for people in Rome TO
start moving. unless the had some
!easOn of importance to keep them.
Although the FascistS have not
admitted it. it also was understood
that all ministries and armed forces
left Rome months ago, while it was
officially announced a week ago that
tho mir. of the Bank of Italy had
been transferred to Aquila, 90 miles
nor; heast O. Rome.
TARGETS ELIMINATED
The Russian lass agency re-
gOrted yesterday that $4,000 Ger
man troops had occupied RomeD
Generally, however, it was said
20 be believed in Italy that Rome,
Florence and Venice never would
/ be bombed During the Italian
Greek war, Prime Minister winston
/ Churchill Of Britain announced that
] Rome would be bombed oriy if the
/ Italians bombed Athens Cairo
/ with the Greek campaign included
and the Afrika Korps fleeing west
i loWard Tunlsia, Athens and Cairo
seemed eliminated as Axis targets
Despite the fact that Mussolini
personally has called upon the
mayors Of small towns to eliminate
/ all Bureaucracy and facilitate eVac-
uatous. Italian government employ
Is are knee deep in red tape.
Numerous prODiems confront au-
thorlties, principally, transportation
! the banknOte shortage, localized ra-
ton cards and war prOfiteering.
Besides the lack of food in the
~, ntryside, to supply hundreds OF
i4yusands of eVacueeS, the FascistS
$50 must feed thousands of militar-
i2ed war workers who remain in
Industrial centers to keep war pro-
duction going.
A big percentage CT fCOdshops and
restaurants have closed, because OF
bomb damage or the evacuation oi
/ icir proprietors. The government
row is trying to keep war workers
lappy by allowing them an extra
.ticn Of one-quarter of a pound
II mtaa ana bread a week and two
pounds Of spaghetti a month.
At the same time, authorities
have opened public kitchens foi
workers in Milan, and Milan
newspaper reported that GOO were
in operation, feeding 10000 persons
a day.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
IN DEFENSE
OF HENDERSON

Leon HenderSon's successor as admins
traitor of the Office of Price Administra-
tion will do no better than Henderson
did, unless there is a change in the basic
philosophy under which he operates
This is not to say that Hendersons 5
resignation should not have been forced;
probably the move was ali to the good.
it is merely to point out that lot of the
criticism which Henderson received was
generated by policies which We're typi-
cally New Deal, rather than typically
HenderSonian
1t was the farm bloc in congress which
forced HendersOn'S resignation. The
farm bloc could not have done it without
powerful support from actual farmers.
The support was forthcoming, the farm
blOcS power increased immeaSurably,
and Henderson was tossed out on his ear,
preserving the formalities by ''resigning.'
The basic cause Of dissatisfaction has
not been removed. however. That basic
cause was not Henderson. 1t was the
New Deal belief that labor" by which
the administration means the mOnOpoliS-
tic labor unions, is more important than
the farmer, and deserves more cOnSidera-
ton.
That the danger still exists. and will
not be overcome by mere appointment OF
another man to succeed Henderson. al
ready is apparent. New Deal inner cir
cles in Washington are already predicting
that labor" will make new demands for
wage increases, as the result of an agree
ment to increase farm parity payments.
The New Deal view is that the cost of
living will go up, and labor" will have
a Just demand for wage increases to meet
the higher costs.
The theory is rotten to the core
1t is rotten for the simple reason that
it ignores one fact: the farmer must
meet the cost Of living, too
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Macarthur Opens
Bio eW Attack

and Douglas APO attack bomberS
ranged all along the north coast.
They machine gunned five barges
at the mouth of the KumuSi river
and dropped more than 100 frag-
mentatiOn bombs on enemy troops
at Kurenada village in this area.
JAP PLANES RAID
Eleven enemy planes raided the
Dodura area, behind the Allied lines
at Buna, without doing any dam
age and single Japanese flying
boat raided Port MoreSby, the Allied
base on the south New Guinea
coast, without effect.
In the northwestern Australian
zone. Allied medium bombers at
tackled Japanese installations at
MaobiSse and Mindelo in Neither
lands Portuguese Timor island.
Reports from the front said that
American troops, who on Thursday
repulsed a japanese counterattack
near Buna, and counted the bodies
of 81 japanese dead among cap
tured pillboXes and machine gun
nests.
The reports also said that Amer
ican army surgeons who examined
the bodies of enemy dead found
that some of them had been i'll of
scrub fever. The disease is trans
mitteu by an insect which infests
thick scrub and rank grass 1t is
prevalent in Korea, Formosa, Mala-
va, India and especially Japan
where the death rate is sometimes
as high as 60 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20

and 80 miles above Akyab.
The enemy, who had been in
occupation of this area since our
withdrawal from Burma, and who
had prepared defenses, Withdrew
without offering resistance the
Communique said.
1t was indicated that the British
ADVANCE continued toward Asyab.
80 miles inside Burma.
Royal Air Force planes, closely
supporting the ground forces swept
ahead of the army and heavily at
tackled Akyab and Rathendaung
village 90 miles north Of it at The
mouth of the Mayu river.
TOWNS BOMBED
The British left wing was moving
down the river from Buthid2ung
toward Rathendaung.
Big Blenheim bOmberS blasted the
entire Rathendaung WaterfrontS
ard left many buildings III flames,
and fighter planes made q savage
offensive sweep along the Mayu.
Wellington bomEers followed up
With a night attack ON ,he A!;yab
a'ca.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
TANKS REPJLSL y

In 4 tWu-day battle west Of R2neT
Lssian guards wiped out 800 Ger
mans and destroyed six tanks. On
another sector, the Russians re-
pulsed a strong group of tanks try
ing to recover strong point.
Around Velikie Luki 253 miles
west and slightly north Of Moscow,
the Russians forged ahead. The
killed 200 Germans yesterday, cap
tured two tanks, nine guns four
radio transmitters, % trucks. 10
machine guns. two equipment
stores and shot Gown 26 enemy
planes.
The noon communiquc reported &
Substantial Russian success north
east of Tuapse naval base in the
west Caucasus. There. the Russians
captured SO pillbo"es and killed l50
Germans.
The Russians were reported cc-
,eloping their successes in the Rely
region, 85 miles northwest 0! the
key German position Of Gmol""aE
on the central front.
The German were fr&G-Cai'y
trying to supply their cncifc!cd
garrison at Velil;ie Luki with huge
transport planes. These were being
shot down l.. tic dozen.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Germans Break Out
OF Desert Trap TO
Continue Flight
BY HENRY T. GORRELL

/ PRITISH EIGHTH ARMY HEAD
f QUARTERS. FL Agheila. Dec. II -
. DELAYED up - Field Marshal
erwin Rommel's fleeing rear guard
i has reached . point near Sirte, l75
miles TO the west, reconnaissance
reports said today. and it was be-
le,ed that the next few hours
"culd show whether he would try
tc make a stand short of Tripoh.
Eommers 18th armOred division
and part Of his crack Goth light
cvision have escaped from the trap
between the Marble Arch airdrome
ana Wadi Matratin.
Gen. Sir Bernard Montgomery
advanced forces nearly succeeded IN
VIplng them out.
There we're thousands OF German
troops in the trap which Montgom-
el. set by sending a strong arm
oled force in sudden sweep 10
the west to flank them.
But the nature OF the ground, cut
by dried river beds, was such that
the Germans were able to escape
ty night between two British brig
AIDES.
1t was a we'll executed breakout,
somewhat like that of British
guards division which had been
similarly trapped at Tobrug last
June.
The Germans escaped just in
tine for the advanced force was
really the vanguard of the main
British eighth army whose march
westward continued as rapidly as
thicklv soWn mine fields permit.
1t seemed certain that Rommel
had intended to make a determined
stand here at FL Agheila, in the
bottleneck between the coast and
the marshes.
The Germans StreWed the whole
desert for many miles with MINES
and BOBBY traps. There were thou
sands Of BOBBY traps beside the road
anq in villages.
An infantry officer told me that
a couple of his men who turned
over the corpse of an italian soldier
with a shovel, starting TO bury IT,
we're severely wounded by a mine
which the Germans had attached
t. the body.
In houses. the British troops have
found hundreds of Jumping jim
mics" mines with antennaS shaped
like fish hooks. They the equipped
with some sort of spring SO that
when they are touched they jump
several feet in the air and eX-
DlO6o
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Royal Fleet Free
In Mediterranean

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRICA, Gee. l9.-fU.P -
The British fleet rev is able to
move freely in both ends of the
Mediterranean and 10 supply the
ADVANCING Eighth Army frcm the
sea, Admiral Sir Andrew p. Cum
nineham. naval commander in
North Africa, said TODAY.
Cunningham said he believed
units Of the French fleet at Alex
andria eventually would come over
10 the Allied side. althouph he added
there h3d been 10 indications, Of
ficial OF otherwise, that they would
do 50.
The damage done by scuttling to
The French Warships in Toulon
eased the British naval position in
the Mediterranean considerably,
Cunrineham said, and added:
While they we're aflOat they
were always an uncertain quantity.
I ucvcr believed, however, that we
Woul@ have them against us
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Nuziis
Alto ck
Reds
BY VI. =. HANDLER

MOSCOW Dec l9-tUPh -- The
Soviet high command Indicated to-
day that the Germans had begun
. second by scale drive to free
their armies trapped between The
Don and Volga ON the Stalin.rad
front.
The Soviet noon communicate re
ported that the Red army had beat
Ell off fierce nfanu. and tank at
tackS southweS; of StalnSlad. The
Germans retreated, leaving many
dead and l. guns and other i'm
portant material.
This report was preceded last
midnight by official accounts OF
earlier free tank and infantry ac-
tions southwest Ct Stalingrad. II
that fighting. the Germans sue
ceeded in capturing : village, bat
Qid not hold ii lore. A Russian
counter attac}. took it back. killed
hundreds" of Germans and de
StrCVed seven tanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE

LONDON Dec. 19.-oUPl-Gen
Sir Bernard Montgomery Eighth
British Army, SO miles along its
475-mile road to Tunisia from FL
Agheila, has occupied Nofilia port
and air base and his advanced
forces and planes are haraSsing the
fleeing German Afrika Korps
scores of miles to the west, it was
announced today.
Radio Morocco reported that the
most advanced flying columns of
Montgomery's army were within 20
miles of Sirte, 1870 miles west of FL
Agheila and about 300 miles from
TuniSia.
British armored columns slashed
mercileSslv at the rear elements of
Field Marshal Erwin ROmmel'S
fleeing army as it struggled west
ward. strung out all the way from
the area west of Nofilia to the vi
cinity Of Srte, rs miles to the west.
PLANES IN ACTION
Allied planes moved up directly
with the main British forces and
fighter -bombers, operating from
new advanced bases each day. raked
the fleeing Germans and Italians
with bomb, cannon and machine
gun day and night.
A wild, chaotic battle was III
progress for miles west OF the main
Eighth Army as the annorcd col
umns closely pressed the Axis
stragglerS.
Even fighter r-bombers were now
operating as far west as the Ras
Sultan area, 20 miles east Of Sirte.
The big Axis airport at the Marble
Arch airdrome, 40 miles west of
Agheila, was now being fully utiliz-
ed by Allied planes and equipment
was moving to Nofilia
The rear of Rommel's main force
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
NAZT PLANES DESTROYED

On an adjacent sector seven more
/ German tanks were disabled, and
one Russian lieutenant Knocked out
six additional tanks with an anti
tank rifle.
Even more indicative of the Ger
man effort was report III last
midnights Soviet cCmmunique that
So German planes had been de
stroyed yesterday, among them
eight transports in the Stalingrad
alea.
The first German attempt to free
the Nazi forces facing almost GER
tain determination on the stcppes
before Stalinggad began almost 4
week ago.
Near Verchne KumSky, 60 miles
southwest of Stalingrad, where to-
days fighting presumably took
place. the Germans drove a spear
head in Soviet positions. The Rus
SLAMS. after q hard battle, nipped it
cit, and wiped out 3.0O0 Germans
and so tanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-12-20
Flying Forts Set
Italian Cruise!
Attire Off Bizerfe.
BY DONALD coz

ALLIED H EA ID @ u 4 r 7 f r s.
North Africa. Dec. 19.-CUPD-
United States Army Flying Fort
resSes set an Italian light cruiser
afire Is miles off Bizertc todav
with a direct bomb hit and, aided
by their Lockheed Lightning P-38
fighter escorts. shot down at least
three and damaged six Of IS planes
which challenged them.
A formation of the great B9cin"
BIT bombers was approaching l}i-
zerte for the daily raid ON docks
and shipping when the cruiser was
sighter. Some of tho FortrcSSoS
were diverted and left the ship
aflame.
RAILROAD ATTACKED
one Fortress was lost in the rae.
North American Mitchell B-2J's
and Martin Martan B-25S. escort
ed by P-38'S. attacked the raiIro1l
wards at SOlSSc on the Iuui&ian
east coast.
They scored hits all along 2a10
feet of track-filled wards. Ih"V
hit the railroad station. . build
ing near it. and a freight train.
One fire they started was visible 80
miles away.
The STRONGLY reinforced Axis anti
aircraft batteries shot down two CT
the M9rtjanS. A third was dam
aged but landed safely.
LOSSES HEAVY
TodaYs plane losses were the
heaviest suffered by the American
Air Force since the start of its
bic bombing offensive Sunday The
Axis air forces have lost heavily
each day.
on the ground, improving wealth
er brought steady intensification OF
patrol activity by both sides and
speeded the flow of supplies to the
Allied lines.
There we're clashes at several
points. including the area near
Medjez-El- Bah. 80 miles south
west of Tunis. where the Allied pa
trolls destroyed Axis mine fields.