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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

The Ten Commandments (the last
one of which we study today are
characterized by their brevity, their
comprehensive touch with all Of
life, and fidelity to the right. But
they are also unique and different
from all other laws in that they
reach into the inner recesses Of a
mans heart, a realm where only
God can Judge and act.
This last commandment against
covetousness) emphasizes that point.
for it does not expressly require or
forbid any act, but deals with the
motive Of mans action. Man can
judge another mans acts, but he
cannot judge his motives, desires, or
thoughts. God must do that
But man can, by the grace of God,
control his motives; and hence we
have this Commandment and its In
depreciation.
I. The Sin-Covetousness eek.
20:1D.
1t may be a surprise to many to
learn that coveting-or desiring what
belongs to another-is sin. It has
become one of the respectable
sins" accepted in the best circles
and practiced by many church peo-
pie.
AS a matter of fact, this sin I'M
derlies all the other sins against
which the commandments speak. He
who has a love for money and an
evil desire to have his neighbours
possessions will hate, lie, steal,
cheat, kill, in fact, as DR.. Morgan
says, 'The whole realm of human
interrelations is disorganized and
broken up by the dishonoring of the
tenth commandment"
If you have become a lover Of
money, or one who longs to have
what your friends own, beware. You
are in real danger.
ii. The Result - A Ruined Life
duke IL: 1920.
To have such a spirit makes a
man greedy ". 49,, callous and
selfish wv. 17-19), and foolish ". 2O),
both regarding this life and that
which is to come.
The yardstick of success in the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

The supposed American compro-
mise was a temporary regency, that
is, a liberal regent such as Count
Carlo Sforza who was in exile from
the Fascist regime and who left
America shortly after the surrender
of Italy. The little son of the crown
prince would remain the symbolic
head Of the state. Many said that
neither Russia nor Britain would ac-
cept this suggestion.
However, although no definite step
has been taken, semi-official sources
have indicated that when Rome is
recaptured and Marshal Badoglio,
now premier, steps out, there will
be virtual agreement on the part Of
the three victor nations on the Amer
lean compromise. All that remains
will be an agreement on the part Of
the Italian people. Even If the lat
ter is not achieved, there is evil
dence enough already of tripartite
compromise and unity to seem to
confirm the success of the Mission to
Moscow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
Economic Questions


The ways and means committee
Of the house has only been able to
agree on methods Of raising one
fifth Of the money which the govern
ment says it is necessary to have
to continue the war. Not only has
it been unwilling to tax the higher
brackets further but it also is afraid
to recommend the sales tax be-
cause that affects the largest group
of voters-everybody.
Naturally the first thing that citi-
zen leaps to defend is his pocket
book. The administration has at
tempted to lay down as a goal a
maximum net income of SOS, 900 in
wartime, perhaps twice as much in
peacetime. Now perhaps the Amer
lean people don't want to put any
limit whatever on incentive. Never
theless, there is always an outcry
against the accumulation of wealth
and we know that when wealth be-
comes concentrated, panics result
If the various influences resisting
taxation which will bring down their
ceiling on incomes succeed in fore
ing congress to defeat such laws, and
granted the rest of the people ac-
cept the defeat, democracy Is not to
blame. The selfish group has won
and 1t has won, not because con-
gress wants to please a few voters
but because congress has been con-
vinced that the special interests are
represented by majority Of voters
lin other words, the majority wins.
Another current issue which Is
very much before congress is the
threat to little business. Right now,
70 per cent of the war contracts are
held by about 100 firms.
Senator O'Mahoney is proposing
measure which would produce an
incentive on the part of the invest
ors, that is, those with large capitals
to spend, to invest in small rather
than large business; that would be
done by making taxes on big busi-
ness so heavy so that the profits re-
sulting to the investor would not
be as large as il he had his money
in small business.
Small business has to be protect
ed. it is admitted, if free enterprise
in America is to continue. II any
single group or groups manage to
convince the elected officials of the
country that they can muster
enough votes to defeat the people
who are responsible for such a tax
plan, it is obvious that the majority's
will viii be frustrated. There again
1t goes back to the individual. In
dividuals who do not vote destroy
the democratic processes by permit
ting minority Of the people to be-
come the majority Of the voters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

The Japanese are having good time, broadcasting
claims of many American ships sunk around Bougain-
vile and the yarns going over big in Japan
Secretary Knoxs denial will not reach the people
of the enemy country but it is just well that the head
of the Navy has taken occasion to assert that all losses
of warships have been reported by the U. S. Navy.
There are always people in this country ready to
believe that maybe after ALL Tokyo telling the truth
and our officials delaying official announcement
for strategic reasons.
The Navy announced the loss of four destroyers
last week and Secretary Knox is record that these
announcements all losses of warships suffered
in the war.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
International Unity Aided
By Moscow Conference
Results of Famed Tripartite Meeting Con-
tinue to Grow; Spirit of Compromise
Achieved in Moscow.
By BAUKHAGE
Nelcs ANALYST and Commentator.

under hail of attack from one Sec
ton Of the press which labeled him
"anti-Russian. II there ever was
justice in such a charge, which Mr..
Hull emphatically denied, he came
back with 10 such feeling. In fact,
he made it clear that he was now
convinced that few countries had
more in common and less in con-
fiict, especially in the economic field.
UnconUinced
Although all of the official state
ments issued in Moscow and in Lon
don and Washington after the dele
gates had returned to their respec-
tive homes, stressed the accomplish
ments of the conference, their i'm.
portance and the probability Of their
effect on future negotiations, still
there were those who chose to see
great gaps yawning and unbridged
between the three nations.
OF course, only time can tell how
thorough the common understanding
really is and how far the respective
nations will be able to 60 to hold to
a unity Of purpose through the
stormy times ahead. But there have
already been evidences that spirit
Of compromise was achieved which
did bear actual fruit.
This was true in the case Of Italy.
Some time ago, magazine article
appeared which purported to out
line the plan by which the countries
liberated from Axis domination
would be governed by the successful
Allies. The plan was a pretty rigid
one. with the AMG tAllied Military
Government seeming to be rooted
deeply into the governmental fabric
Of the liberated nations. There was
criticism here to the effect that the
United States was taking on the re-
sponsibility of running the world and
1t was predicted that there could
never be an agreement between
three victors. one with a hereditary
monarch, Britain; one with a COM
munistic form Of government, Rus
sis; and one, democratic republic,
the United States.
The test came in Italy. After the
parleys at Moscow, the AMG was
limited in its functions, taking over
only the districts nearest the front.
An Allied military commission was
formed which is making maximum
use of the local native civilian off,
Gals.
Italian Government
But what about the government
which the Allies would accept as
satisfactorily representing the will
of the Italian people? Surely Britain
would demand that monarchy be
given a chance to remain in power.
Surely Russia would have no traf-
fic with kings and would instead de-
mand stro~ = 'eft-wing - Up.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
A Hitlerite Lie

when the war began" asserts Adolf Hitler, ''the
President of the United States asked me not to
wage air war. This agreed to and have kept my
promise But all this was done only in order to give
others time to prepare"
That the German leader can make such an asser-
ton in broadcast address demonstrates the extent to
which propaganda has concealed the truth in Germany
The bombing of Poland the Low countries, France and
Great Britain refute the false boast but, evidently, in
Germany Der Fuehrer has fooled the people into beiev
ing that air warfare an invention of his enemies
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, d. G.
Some weeks before Secretary Hull
left for his Mission to Moscow. l
interviewed him in his Office in the
state department. Shortly after he
returned, he received a number Of
us in that same Office and gave US
an informal talk about his trip.
One of the things which impressed
me greatly as I heard the secretary
in the course of the hour-long meet
ing, telling US sidelights on his re-
markable experience, was the way
one word which he had used in his
talk with me kept cropping up again
and again. 1t was the word under
standing" He applied it to personal
relationships and exchanges be-
tween the members of the tripartite
meeting and to the whole discussion
and the decisions which grew out
of it.
1t seemed to be case of progress
sive understanding.
In our first conversation, the Sec
rotary, indicating the papers which
covered his great desk. said they
all dealt with Russia. I did not know
then that there was to be a Moscow
meeting. Ands he made the point
with considerable emphasis. that
there was so much suspicion on the
part Of persons discussing the Rus
sian situation that 1t was exceeding
ly hard to work toward an agree
ment.
Open Discussion
Then, In his talk on his return,
he repeated this thought, saying that
many people. because of their deep
prejudices, had made it hard to
bring about an understanding be-
tween the three nations. He said
that when he left for Moscow, he
felt that much of the misunderstood
ing was due to transformation which
all the parties shared concerning the
others. In order to correct that,
every effort was made at frank and
open discussion and. as a result,
questions which had been consid-
cred most difficult to solve auto
matically disappeared.
And the secretary pointed out that
as the conference progressed many
points Immediately developed where
what might be called the selfish in
terests" Of each nation were dis
covered to be common interests.
He explained how military coop
Grafton had been achieved as the
need for It grew and how, with this
development, 1t became clear that
similar cooperation must be estab-
lished along political and economic
lines, especially regarding an in
ternational organization to preserve
peace.
The secretarv set off for Moscow
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

.Id-for a. idual, an organI-
cation, or a nation; yes, even for
many church-is the possession of
wealth. or property, or ether
things" Write it in large / tiers
on the hearts and minds of our boys
and girls, "A mans life consistent
not in the abundance of the things
which he possesseth" ". 15).
The one who was known to his
friends (and to HIMSELF as "a rich
man" ". 16), but whom God knew
as a fool ". 20), had more than
he could use for himself. He had
to build new and bigger barns. and
could not see the barns" that were
already prepared, for, as Ambrose
says, Thou hast barns-the bosoms
of the needy, the houses of widows,
the mouths Of orphans and infants"
He was fool who loved money for
himself. One wonders what he had
to say for himself when that very
night he was called into the pres
ence of God to give an account Of
his stewardship ". 20). If you are
similarly situated and have the
same attitude, what will you say in
that day?
An important point which we
must note is that Jesus expressly
repudiated the connecting of His
name with the so-called social Cos
pel' in His reply ". Ia.
iii. The Cure-Trust in God duke
12:22-25).
Because covetousness destroys the
best in life, we ought to shun 1t like
poison. The best antidote Cor cure)
if we have been poisoned by it is
to go about in our trust and con-
fidence in God.
We who are children of God are
to take no anxious thought for the
morrow. This does not forbid prop
er preparation and forethought, but
it does rule out fretful anxiety. The
reasons are very clear and cogent.
First of all, while food and cloth
ing are important, they are not Of
first importance. The vital thing is
that one have life. Otherwise things
are useless ". 23). We must keep
our sense of proportion. of relative
values.
Then too, God is the One who must
care for every one of us. And He
does care for us! Why not trust
Him? He cares for all creation;
can He not care for you? II then
you trust the all-powerful One, what
occasion is there for worry, or COW
etousness?
And finally comes the devastating
argument. Worry never accom-
plished anything. Anxiety does not
help anyone, anytime, anywhere. So
why be anxious?
1t is clear then that desire for
that which belongs to others is q
sin which destroys mans happiness
and usefulness. 1t is needless-as
is all anxiety-because only God can
provide, and He will provide If we
trust Him.
Life becomes simple, pleasant, USE
full, confident, yes, really Christian,
when we get our eyes off things eud
on the Lord.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
Too Early

Nobody would be happier than the writer if the
Red Army cut off and annhilated sizeable segment
of the German army in Southern Russia.
Just the same, there is little to indicate such good
fortune The Germans have managed to escape coolies
of traps" set by the Russians and it is too early to
speak of "a third or more of the whole German army
"being trapped against the Rumanian border and
the Dniester."
There is outside chance that this will happen
but so far in the fighting, the Nazs have managed to
hold open escape corridors for the vast bulk of their
men,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
B r l E F S :. by Baukhage

Declaring that the German regime
in Austria is opposed by practically
everybody, the Swedish newspaper
Nya Dagligt Allehanda reports that
Austrians are now greeting each 9TH
er with the salute TX d F." a pun
on the German expression Kraft
Durch Freude" (''Strength Through
Joyo. TX d F." the paper said,
stands for ''Kaputt Durch Fuehrer'
c'Defeat Through the Fuehrer").
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
Unanswerable

The argument whether air power defeat Ger
many will not be answered in the present
The only issue available under present conditions
is whether combination of the Russian Red Army,
the Allied Mediterranean forces and ncessant bombing
stop the Nazi machine.
There may be OCCASION in some future war; to
test the extreme boasts of the air experts 1t may be
possible to smash nation through the exclusive
of aircraft but will have to wait for another
fiict to the proof
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

WPB has directed manufacturers
Of fashlight batteries to distribute
approximately 20 per cent of their
fourth-quarter production to farmers
to assist them in the care Of young
stock during the winter months.
Even under point rationing, Amer.
lean kitchens viii use enough tin
cans in one year to provide steel
for almost $4,000 medium tanks or
900 destroyers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
The Nassau Trial

The newspaper space given to the trial of Alfred de
Marigny is an excellent example of wasted effort.
Just whose brilliant mind conceived the plan to
report the from Nassau in the Bahamas, is not
known to We cannot imagine that many individuals
in the United States knew about him. or cared about
him, until the junk was put on the wires
Most Americans would have preferred additional
war news or any other news. This goes for us.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

Advertising continues to be a
good buy but the successful adver-
tiser puts more than money in his
advertising program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
Fighting To Get Back Home?

Walter Lppmann seems to think that the German
armies are fighting to get back to Germany, where
they safely surrender to the Allied forces and
cape the vengeance of oppressed peoples.
This is somewhat startling but reasonable if the
military leaders of the Nazis convinced that they
cannot gain any advantages by continued resistance.
Nevertheless Prime Minister Churchill warns that
Hitler still commands 400 divisions.
1t is bit early to believe that the German soldiers
fear the vengeance of the people in the lands they
occupy This will come later without doubt, but
long as the Nazi commanders retain control of discp
lined fighting they have little to fear from unarmed
and unorganized people.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
Hitler's Nerve

Hitler declares that he will not lose his nerve.
Mussoni, we recall, was also confident that he
would not lose his nerve
We do not know what happened to II Duce's nerve
but we do know that he lost his country.
The same thing will happen to Adolf.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

American labor, in opinion, is solidly patriotic
and willing to make any sacrifice that other Americans
are called upon to make in connection with winning the
war OF course you would never suspect this from
what labor leaders assert.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

The smpied, pay-as-you-go income tax plan will
bother you again December Is. AS near as we can
nor but it travelled in Congress- just the
same.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

Well! there's one good thing: Tiny tots in America
can look for Santa Claus usual on December 25th
without knowing what is happening across the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
THE SIN OF covEToUsNEss

LESSON TEXT-Exodus 2O:17: Luke
12:13-25.
GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt not covet
anything that is thy neighbor's.-
Exodus 20:17
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

NE finest CHRISTMAS pres
en- you can give ID one Il
Uncle Sans WAR BONDS.
Keep ON BACKING THE
ATTACK.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
Lesson for December S

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
lected and copyrighted by Internationa
Council of Religious Education: used By
permission.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02

Soldiers and sailors, not to mention WACs, would be
glad to receive this newspaper while service
One hint ought to be sufficient to smart readers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-12-02
Improved 4 SUNDAY
Uniform c~ryo0r
= LESSON :

By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D..
OF The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
S1,232 Stolen in Baltimore
Found in West VIRGINIA
By the Associated presS

BY the Associated Press.
WHEELING, w. Va, Sept. IS
Sheriff Thomas Padden reported
that Donald Wurster, 1S-year- old
Wheeling resident who was recap
tured along with Francis Paugh, 1e.
also of Wheeling, after a weeks
freedom from the county jail, had
admitted that 1892 found in their
possession was from a Baltimore
cafe.
The money was part of $4,000 TAX
en- from an establishment located
near the Bethlehem shipyards,
Sheriff Padden stated. The sheriff
said earlier he was informed that
the money was stolen from an inn
on the Baltimore Washington high
way.
The young men were among five
prisoners who escaped September 5.
Walter Kozdron, Hugh Lynn and
Oscar Shaw, the other prisoners,
are still at large.
Sheriff Padden said there had
been no accounting of the remain
der of the $4,000.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Nozis Mount Guard
In St. Peters Square

NEW YORK. Sept. Is ga Ger
man-controlled broadcast from
Rome today reported that since
yesterday afternoon. two German
soldiers have been mounting guard
in st. Peters Square exactly on
the marble line which divides the
square itself from Italian territory. -
The troops took their posts after
negotiations among the secretary
of the German Embassy to the Holy
See, and the commander of the
papal armed corps and some Ger
man officers" said the broadcaso
recorded by United States Govern
ment monitors. Two italian police
men have been stationed at each
of the three entrances to the Vati-
can, it added
An article of the Lateran Treaty,
it was explained, "establishes that
st. Peters Square, although part of
the Vatican City, remains normally
open to the public and that policing
is arranged by Italian authorities
CA SNss Telegraphic Agency
dispatch from Chiasso reported
that the fate of Pope Plus XII
and other high church prelates
who had taken refuge in Vatican
City is at present unknown)
Evening star., 1943-09-15
Rome and Other Cities
Held by Nazis Face
Threat OF Famine
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, Sept. Is
The specter of famine hangs
over Rome and the Nazi-occupied
cities of Northern Italy, dis
patches from the Italian frontier
said today.
Nazi authorities in Rome broad
cast proclamation telling the
Italian people that after the treason
of Badoglio and the rupture of the
treaty of alliance between the Reich
and Italy, the Germany military
have taken Italian territory under
their protection
The proclamation admitted that
resistance had occurred even in
Rome to German occupation, but
declared that order now had been
restored, 1t ordered all persons to
deliver their firearms to German
authorities by today or be shot.
Saboteurs to Be Punished.
German Gen. Stein, who signed
the proclamation declared that
saboteurS and franc-tireurs would
be punished serevely, the dispatches
added.
The Rome radio last night ap-
pealed to food producers and farmers
in the vicinity of the Italian capital
to bring food to Rome, promising
that it would be used solely to feed
civilians. All Rome schools have
been closed indefinitely. it was said
Diminishing food supplies were
reported in the north where the
Germans have requisitioned all
available supplies The Swiss tele-
graphic agency said that Como yes
terday was totally without fruit and
that the Italian people were fearful
of the possibility of country wide
famine.
Many Arrested in Milan.
Following the arrest of Gen. Wit
torio Ruggero. Italian military
commander at Milan. the Lombardy
capital was occupied by stronger
Nazi military contingents who were
reported conducting vast requisi-
ton program and arresting many
persons.
Evening star., 1943-09-15
herd street NV, after a long illness.

herd street NV, after long illness.
A native of Baltimore, Md, Mr..
De Fontes came to Washington to
take job with the General Land
Office about 38 years ago. He re-
tired in July, 1912 He was a men,
ber Of the Holy Name Society and
Of the Sacred Heart Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Rose Craven De Fontes.
A requiem mass will be sung at
the shrine of the Sacred Heart,