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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
THEY SAID LAST
WEEK:
Elmer Davis, director of the Office
of War Information:

Elmer Davis, director of the Office
of War Information:
IF there still are Germans who
love freedom not freedom to
tyrannize over others at home AMI
abroad. but freedom of thought
and the right to speak out like free
men - it there are Germans who
feel that way, let them show their
feelings by their actions in time.
Mere words after they have lost
the war will not be enough. Let
the Italian people and government.
if there is government in Italy.
remember that if they want to re
gain their honored place among
the nations of the world. the first
thing to do is to throw out the
Germans. Now Mussolini is gone.
but the Germans are still there"
The Most Rev. Francis ]. Spell
man, Archbishop of New
York:
Il had opportunities during a
$4,000 mile trip abroad) to know
OF the tremendous entity of Amc-
ricas war effort, the loyal. deter
mined spirit and contribution of
all men and women in our armed
services, the quality and quantity
of supplies produced and deliver
ed by our men and women in in
dustry and in agriculture. ! saw
abundant evidence of the close
collaboration of Americans with
the forces and the efforts OF their
allies. This cooperation is some.
thing that is reassuring not alone
for victory but also for peace. .
Naturally. | hope that Italy will
find it possible to accept the offers
made to her. For Itaiv's surrende,
would bring nearer the peace for
which the world yearns. 1t would
spare the lives of American, Bri.
tish and Canadian soldiers. a:
well as Italian lives and Italics,
cities. 1t would spare the lives o.
many soldiers and civilians of al
nations. 1t would also provide al
opportunity and a challenge to til,
United Nations to show how they
intend to keep faith with tn.
world. with their words and will
| themselves"
President Roosevelt:
F! The plans we made for tn,
knocking out of Mussolini and hi
gang have largely succeeded. Blu
we still have to knock out Hitle
and his gang and Tojo and hi:
lgang. No one of us pretends thi!
twill be an easy matter. We stii
have to defeat Hitler and Tojt
on their home grounds. But thi
will require far greater concen
tration of our national energy an(
our ingenuity and our skill. 1t il
not too much to say that we mus
|pour into this war the entir,
strength and intelligence and viii
power of the United States. w
|are a great nation - rich na
ton - but we are not so great O
so rich that we can afford to vast
our substance or the lives of ou
men by relaxing along the way
1--WE shall not settle for less the
total victory. That is the detel
mination of every American O
the fighting fronts. That must b.
and will be. the determination {
every American here at home
| Lieut.. Cornelius w. Wickershar
Jr.. with the u. S. Army Al
Forces in New Guinea:
: I'VE never got any polite
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
N O T &c E
All +. S. ]. A. Secretaries.

Letters are being sent to every
l''al club in regards to the head
lax for your organization. 1t was
decided at our last T. S. J. A. Con-
,tntion, held in Cleveland. Ohio.
N 1912, that each club pay the
mead tax for boys from their club
now in servic.
Most Of you have sent your
membership lists in. but will vol!
please re-check them and send in
new list signifying whether they
are an old or new member. and il
they are in the service. Also. if
YOU have not send in your check
or money order for your head tax
OF Zoc per person, please send it
IN with your list. Mail them to
Katy Gotzmeister. Assistant Sc
c~etary, 1857 f. Whittier Street
Olumbus 6. O. Make all checks
or money orders payable to or
Treasurer Edith Bodendorfer.
| would appreciate very much il
these lists would be sent in as
soon as possible in order to mai
the 1. 5. J. y. membership cards
Katy GOtzmeiSter.
Assistant Secretary
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
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CAPITAL CITY BITS
By Katy Gotzmcister

Columbus, Ohio. August 10 -
The next regular monthly busi-
ness meeting of the Columbus Jr.
Saxon Club will be held next
Thursday, August 20. at theSaxon
Hall. at 8 go p. m. There has been
very poor cooperation at the last
few meetings but let's have "a 100
per cent turnout this time. We
will have some very important
matters to discuss and therefor
will need everyone's cooperation
Come, Juniors. young and old
and if you see any lost or strayed
members on the way bring them
with you. Don't forget the date
Thursday, August 20. at the Saxon
Hall at 8 90 p. m. Well be look
ing for each and everyone OF YOU.
---p----
- The planet Mars has two
moons.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
CLEVELAND EAST
NEWS
By Emile Schneider

Cleveland. Ohio. Aug l9-It sure
was good to see some more and
almost all the clubs represented
III the paper last week Just like
old times. Oh for the day when
we can all meet again. Perhaps
the I. ). J. A. meeting on Sept.
5th at the Westside will bring
out some old faces.
Attention Singers
Everyone is especially urged to
attend Singing rehearsal this Sat.
at the church at ! 80 p. m. Moth
ing else should come before this.
Names in the News
Sunday certainly was red let
ter day for the boys on furlough.
Everyone was more than glad to
see Pvt Martin Stamp, Pvt. Fred
Cngar, Staff Sgt. Ed Faith and
Lieut.. George Daatz.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
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THE CANTON
COMMUNIQUE
Bv Rose and Shirley

Canton, O., Aug. l9--Most Jrs.
spent the weekend attending the
wedding reception OF Corporal and
Mrs. Martin kelp. who were re-
Gently married on August 9TH in
the First Lutheran Church in
Louisville, Kentucky. The recep-
ton was held on Saturday night
at the Sachsenheim Club. Mrs.
kelp, die former Betty Moesle,
will Join her husband who is sta
toned atFt Knox. Ky. in the
fall. - Congratulations.
OFT BahmilIer left for his camp
in Tennessee on Tuesday. after
spending a Short furlough at home
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19

We were glad to have you with
us, OFT, even if it was for only
a short stay. - Good Luck.
Social Meeting
This months social meeting
will be held tonight in the Sach-
senheim Club at 7:3O. If we all
come out and really make the best
of the games and refreshments,
we will not only be living up to
the Social part of our meeting
but we will also be keeping the
club together.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
CEDAR POINT

Ray Herbeck, youthful and
handsome maestro with his famed
Music with Romance. will offer
Dancepation at Cedar Points
Grant Ballroom for the week
starting Friday, August 10th. Pret-
ty and pert Lorraine Benson will
pep up the program with her
original song presentations.
Only southpaw saxaphonist in
the country. Ray Herbeck and his
Orchestra will offer a brand Of
rhythm that appeals to exponents
of both sweet and swing.
With an aggregation of talent
ed soloists and entertainers. Ray
has won national popularity with
his coast-to-coast broadcasts.
This orchestra is the tallest in
the entertainment world. The
average height is well over SIN
feet, with the genial maestro him.
self tipping the tape at six feet
three inches.
Ray organized his orchestra OF
the University of Southern Cali
fornia campus where he stude,
to become dentist.
AS August nears its close vaca
tionists and week-enders ar.
thronging to the famous lake re
sort with its 1000 room Breaker.
Hotel. overlooking the seven-mil,
bathing beach. Lake steamers arr
carrying capacity crowds on eacl
trip from Toledo and Detroit t,
Cedar Point, while the bus ant
rail lines are bringing increasin:
numbers of "inlanders" for week
ends and vacation visits. The fer
| ry from Sandusky to the Poin
gets its share of passengers goin!
hourly from the city to the resoc
and return.
On August 18th the musica
spotlight will focus on Hell McIn
tyre. America Newest all,
Grandest band. (which comes t
Cedar Point for an ATTENDED stay
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
SALEM NEWS
Bv Sue Herman

Salem. O.. August l9-Also our
meeting was not we'll represented
it really rNas success. We read
some very interesting letters from
boys in the service and plans were
discussed for our next socialwhicn
we hope. will be we'll attended.
All members Gesiring transporta-
ton to the Country Club are re-
quested to meet at the club by
7:3O p. M. on August y. And
please bring your own lunclA
Paper on Sale
We are hoping to have the pa
per completed this week and
copies will be on sale. so get
yours. We are sending copy to
all the boys in the service who
are Junior members only. so ii
you desire copy for your son in
the service. please buy one 70,
him. We are sure he will enjoy
this issue as it really has been i'm.
proved from our previous one.
Call for Pictures
The Honor Roll will be opened
starting August y. SO if you want
your sons or daughters picture in
Guided, please submit the picture
to the committee. No one is going
to keep reminding you to hant
them in SO please do so before it is
too late.
SOLD; ;iers in the News
Pvt. Gus Falk who is stationed
at Fort Jackson, South Carolina
is expecting his furlough the lat
ter part of August.
Opt. John (Huntz) Fritzman
stationed now at Fort Hayes, Co
lumbus, spent 10 day furlougl
here at home and we sure wer,
iglad to see him.
Rumors
Mr.. Dan Weber. our former I
S. ]. A. president and ex-presiden
of branch l9 and his wife had ;
swell weekend vacation in tn,
Saxon Metropole Cleveland. the,
| parked at the Hotel Allerton. wer'
Iguests at the famous Alpine Viii
!age. visited our Editor Schneider
attended at st. Johns Church ser
vice, listened to the Oper Car
men, at that day given in Publi
Auditorium and came home Sun
day night TO their twin sons an
lately arrived beautiful daughter
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19

news and l have heard politics dis
cussed only once. The coal strike
made most of us mad but one pi-
lot who had been a coal miner
took up the cudgel for the miners.
saying that they had been SO i'm
posed upon by the coal companies
that he felt they had the right to
take every means at their disposal
to raise their incredibly low
standard of living But even he
had no use for (John L.) Lewis.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
SIXTH u. S. CIVIL
SERVICE REGION
+. w. Luikait, Ass. Regional Dir.

A wide variety of openings in
var service and old-line federal
agencies in Cleveland, Washing
ton. D. G., and throughout the
United States was announced to-
day by F. w. Luikart, associate
regional director of the Sixth
~. S. Civil Service Region.
Applications are not desired
rom men or women who are al
ready employed full-time in war
work at THEN highest skill. The
list follows
MachinistS -- $1,000 to $500.
Toolmakers - $1,000.
Typewriter Repairman. $3.50.
Metalsmiehs - $1,000.
Maintenance Mechanics $1,000
Under Machinists $500
Principal Pipchtters - $500
Principal Electricians - $500
Electrical Craftsman - $1,000
Further information and appl-
cation blans are available at
Room l74l. Union Commerce
T uilding. Cleveland IA, Ohio.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
QUESTIONS?
(See Answers on page ~

/. For what do the stripes in our
flag stand:
?. Who was the young Harvard
graduate who wrote the poem
"Old Ironsides"
3. What is the name OF the pic.
ture showing three marching fig.
ures-an old man and a boy beat
ing the drums and a middle-agec
man blowing d fife. above whom
floats the American flag:
~. To what historic piece of pa
per did President Roosevelt put
his signature at 4:lO p. m. Dec
8, l94l:
5. What United States neighbo,
was a signatory with us to tht
Rush -Bagot Treaty. signed il
1917?
8. What American posses
sion did Christopher Columbu:
discover on his second trip across
the Atlantic:
J. What artist painted the orig
inal painting of George Washing
ton, the reproduction of which il
used on our ST. bills:
8. What poem written in l8S.
by the Boston clergyman. tht
Rev. Samuel r. Smith, will neve
grow old?
9. Who was the author of tn,
Bill of Rights:
10. What is the youngest repu
bic in the Western Hemisphere
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1943-08-19
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
PITFALLS OF LOVE
RINGING

JOHN HAYES looked at mt
helplessly. as he asked what an
i TO tell here"
Tell her the truth" I said.
"that you came 10 me and de-
llvered her message, that l told
you Mrs. Beckett was I'll and
could not be disturbed for a day
or two"
THAT may satisfy her" he
said obviously.
There II nothing she can do
about IL II IL doesn't" / told him,
"She cannot get at me Or at Mrs.
Beckett. and a. long a. you have
secured a promise for me Ia send
an answer 10 her. she will not
try 20 punish You"
SHE'S BLUFFING
81 hope you're right" nc said.
I'm sure i am" / told him,
land i am sure of something else
also. She was playing a colossal
game OF blum. For instance, Jack
Beckett has not filed suit for d.
vorce. i know that 90 he n fact.
II know she was" he said, but
she claims To have proof of
something dreadful--which never
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05

happened, but which could ruin
me-"
LET me assure you again." 1
said, that she has proof of
nothing, either against Mrs.
Beckett or against YOU. You may
be sure also that her every
movement is being trailed. and
that IL she should try 10 do any
thing unpleasant 60 you, she
would be stopped at once.
Il can make no specific prom
ise now" ! went on, "for / do
not know my fathers plans. but
am virtually sure that Ruth
Hayes will not keep her APP
pOintment with YOU day after to-
morrow. because before then
she will be- made powerless TO
harm anybody"
OFFERS TO HELP
He evidently thought he saw
something sinister in my promise
and looked shocked.
"Do you mean she will - be
dead?" he asked TREMENDOUSLY.
NO, not now" / said. Even
tually, " she il guilty OF all we
think she II, she may pay the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05
By ADELE GARRISON

extreme penalty, but for the
present she will only be put
where she cannot do any one the
slightest harm"
Thank God" he said fer
vently. "And now, my dear Mrs.
Graham. I know how busy you
are. Is there anything else ]
can do for yOu?"
Not a thing" I told him,
land thank YOU 80 much for
coming TO me-"
ut Is who should be CRATE
full 10 YOU" he said. But ! do
wish to know something. How
Is Mary"
"She il getting along IA
mously," | said, keeping up the
fiction of Marys cast-bound
ankle. "She is seeing no one,
however. but i will tell her you
asked about her"
give her my very best,
please" he said, rising. but l
waved him back 10 his chair.
SPENCER CONSULTED
81 cannot let you 60 for an
other minute or two" l said.
"My father will want 10 know
what you have told me, but I do
not think IL will be necessary
for YOU TO see him However,
he must decide that. VIII YOU
please wait here until / come
back ."
l did not wait for an answer
but hurried into the other suite.
Ny father rose quickly as l en-
tered.
"Well?" he said.
I told him swiftly what Johr
Hayes had told me, and what
had told him 10 do.
do you want 10 see him ." I
asked, and flushed with pleasure
at his reply
d" NO. IL will not he necessary"
he said. "HOu have covered the
ground thoroughly. Tell him we
NAV need his testimony against
this woman later, butt will
not he public testimony"
Continued tomorrow
--....a---.-- -
Like sending him n gift every
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05

ERE Is pleasant little that will give you message
day 1t numerical puzzle designed to spell
fortune Count the letters first the number
OF letters subtract the number less
add g. The result key number Start at the upper left
hand OF the rectange and check
numbers left to right Then read the the letters under
the checked figures give you. SIS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-05

Like sending him n gift every
day. Order The Detroit Times
mailed daily 10 your man in the
armed forces.
Detroit evening times., 1943-08-30

Answer 10 Saturday puzzle:
Evening star., 1943-08-12
SeIective Stocks Up,
But Many Leaders
Lack Support
By VICTOR EUBANK.
Associated Press Financial Writer

4
NEW YORK, Aug. l2-Scattered
peace-rated stocks, apparently aided
by the persistently hopeful war news.
made fairly good showing in to-
days market. but a wide assortment
of leaders failed to achieve any
worthwhile progress or fingered in
the losing ranks.
Dealings were slack from the start
and. with the ticker tape frequently
at full stop, turnover of around
450,G GOO shares was one of the
smallest of the past two years. Near
closing trends were notably sketchy
with price changes, on the whole,
exceptionally slim.
Many potential purchasers. while
theorizing that the recent reaction
had stiffened the markets technical
position, still were disposed to hold
aloof on the idea that big events
might stem from the Roosevelt
Churchill conferences and that the
Russian picture, so far as the other
Allies we're concerned, was far from
clear
International Business Machines
was up 7 points on the first sale
since last Monday and Eastman Ko-
dak hardened on meager trades. Oc-
casional lifts were given American
Export Lines, Bethlehem. Southern
Pacific, Sears Roebuck, Montgomery
Ward, Western Union, North Amer
ican and Standard Oil of Indiana
Stumblers included United States
Steel, Chrysler, General Motors,
Goodrich, Westinghouse. Anaconda,
! Douglas Aircraft, General Electric,
Pepsi Cola and Chesapeake e. Ohio
Evening star., 1943-08-12
BONDS
PUBLIC UTILITY
STOCKS

Ter & W cp 1st 414s Is4s 1o3h -.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
PUBLIC UTILITY

Amer Tel &, Tel (9) l53ss
Capital Transit lal,oo' - ,ao14 311a
Pot Elec Power So pfd t6).117
Pot Ell Pwr 5l2fo pfd (5 500 'll5
Wash Gas Light com Il 500 ..3A 23s4
Wash Gas 1t GU CIV pf 4.5O 1O3h ~
Wash Gas Il cum pf t5.o0l 1861 --
Wash Ry6GEl com talS.00) $3.50
Wash Py&El pfd t5) .1lAi,
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Market Averages
- -
STOCKS.
BONDS.
BONDS,
FOREIGN Exehonoe

tCompiied by the Assoc
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Washington Produce

From the War Food administration
Prices paid net fob Washington
EGGS-Market f1rm. Prices paid for
Federal-State graded eggs received from
grading stations august 12); Whites-U
S; grade A, large, 1880: average, 49la;
45l2 u s grade B, large, 4-45; average
As. Browns-U. S. grade A, large, $3.50;
average, 49la; y; S. grade A, medium, a.
44-45; average, 44l2: U. S. Grade B, me
dium, 39l2; U, S. grade C, 30. Current re-
ceipts, nearby ungraded eggs: Whites, 40i3
mixed colors, 4017 Receipts, Government
graded eggs, 179 cases.
LIVE POULTRY-Market FIRM. Some
broilers and fryers, 2Sia.
Evening star., 1943-08-12

NEW YORK, Aug. IL CP--Late foreign
exchange rates follow tGreat Britain In
dollars. others in cents):
Canada - Offcial Canadian Control
Board rates for United States dollars. buy
Ing. 10 per cent premium: selling 81 per
cent premium Equivalent to discounts
on Canadian dollars in New York of buy
ing, a.9l per cent; selling. q. 90 per cent
Canadian dollar in New York open
market. pa per cent discount, or 90. O.62I "a
United States cents, up .06A
Europe-Great Britain. oficial Bank
ers' Foreign Exchange Committee rates.,
buying, 4.02: selling. 4.04.
Latin America - Argentina, ofhcial,
20. free. 25.12; Brazil ofrcial, soon
free 5.20n; Mexico. 20 65n.
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
indicated. Nominal
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Baltimore Stocks
Special Dispatch to The Star.

EpttIaE DISpHttH % 7 Ilt pVEIs
BALTIMORE. Aug. l2.-
Gales. STOCKS. High Low Close.
ls s a.fsd:E A.ss Hrsssl SssR 55s" bs" l5s 5!ss"
b1a BALTIC Transit pfd - s3s o
10 Fidelity Deposit 40 14n 40
30 New Amstsr " !. Gas ca: sah ssh ssR
BONDS
d 600 Halto TT deb As STA 5ih 51h
Evening star., 1943-08-12

+Unit of trading 10 shares: sales printed
IN fuD r In bankruptcy or recetvership or
being reorganzed under Bankruptcy Act.
Rates Of dividends in the foregoing table
or securities assumed by such companies
are annual disbursements based on last
quarterly or semi-annual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted special or extra divi-
dends not included. XXX dividend
xr Ex rights. Also extra or extras. Cash
or stock. Paid last year. payable in
stock. Declared or paid so far this year
lated dividends paid or declared this year.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Commodity Prices
Commodity Prices

Commodity Prices.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The Associated
Press weighted wholesale price index Of 80
Previous day. 1O5.6s; week ago. 1856
month ago, los. 40: year ago 99.1S.
1898 1912. 1a41. 193a-40.
High 106S2 10322 q512 7S2h
Low 1883 a554 7703 1918
u926 average equals 1909
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, Aug. u tN.--Dividends
declared:
Accumulated.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Washington Exchange
SALES

Washington Gas commons at 1914
25 at 23lz
Woodward g. Lothrop common-1o at 80.
10 at 80, at 80
AFTER CALL.
Washington Gas 81 so pfd.-1O at l04.
Evening star., 1943-08-12
Approxtmate saI,. Tod.y,

100 AM 22760 12:u0 Noon l69.l60
1:00P 23S.090 ZOO PM. 302O2S
Total ~ 454OSS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-09

of his generals.
Within the city itself, reduced to shambles,
small bodies of German soldiers continued to
hold out. The Nazis had implanted in the minds
of many of them terrifying ideas of what would
happen should they fall into the hands of Russian
troops One by one, however the pockets of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-09
Ruined City Re-estabIshed

IIitlcr's proud boast that "stalingrad would be
taken"
The history of warfare has never known
such an example of encirclement and annihila-
ton involving such large number of regular
troops, fully equipped with all modern arms"
said a special Soviet communique issued after the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-09

resistance were overcome and those surviving
were marched away to the comparative comfort
of a prison camp
But there were heavy casualties on the Rus
sian side, too. On one day alone 1t General
Chuikov lost 81 staff officers, killed or wounded.
Yet the defenders never faltcrcd. BY means Of
RATS and barges they brought in their ammuni-
ton and supplies by night across the Voga. They
were continuously bombardcd. They kept to
their job through it ALL
When the Germans were finally. defeated
General Chuikov was able to say Give days
ago the Germans were only 800 yards away -
now they are nearly 800 miles!'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-09

IT TOOK siXty.tmee days for the Battle of
Stahngrad to reach its furious, unforgettable
climax. Within that space Field Marshal
Won Paulus Sixth Army, % divisions, repre-
senting 100000 men, was trapped by the Russians
and annihatcd.
Within that period thousands of Germans
were killed, thousands died of the appalling con-
ditions under which they fought, thousands more
were taken prisoner. Before the end and final
surrender, the surviving crack troops, of which
this army was composed, were reduced to pitt
able state Of despair and exhaustion.
None remained at the end, to carry out