davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-07-23
Premier Churchill mluvf o
Atlantickem charter,

Premier Churchill rekl DO
sianecke snemovne, re "Atlan-
t1cky charter nenf smlouvou,
ktera by vyzadovala ratifikace
nebo formalnfho potvrzenf L.
stavniho razu ma obou stra-
mach Atlantickeho oceanu."
Premier odpovfdal ma dotaz
2 poslaneckych rad, IDA Allan
ticky charter, ktery nebyl rati.
flkovan %kongresem Spojenych
Statu, ma 'nejakou moe, vfzfci
'Spojene Staty a Velkou Brita-
nil vzhledem k nebezpeef mi
rovych smluv,jez snad prijmou
pc valce."
Churchill pravil, re nebude
zadati, ably Atlanticky charter
byl opatfen dodatkem while
dem k vzrusenf, jez panuje v
teto a jinych spojeneckych ze-
mich, re nektere z jeho ustano-
vent vazne ohrozf svobodu Jed
mani Spojenych narodd pri kla-
deni podm1nek m1ru."
Premier prohlasil, re Allan
tlcky charter je "projevem 81
rokych nazor1 a zasad, iez
Jsou nasim spolecnym vodft-
KEN pr nasem postupu v
pred"
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-07-23
Milionar ubit We SVEN palaci
Zetem.

Nassau, Bahamske ostrovy. =
Hrabe Alfred de Marigny, muz
36lety, byl zatcen ma obvinen1
re ubil k smrti sveho sp1clho
tchana, mnohonasobneho mill
onaTe, Sira Harry Oakse, a by
10 vyjadreno, re vrazda byla
vyvrcholenfm dlouhych hadek
mezi onemi dvema muzi.
Eve Spojenych Statech bylo
oznameno, re Sir Harry cinil
namitky prot snatku francouz-
skeho hrabete S jeho 19letou
dcerou Nancy a vydedil il. Po-
zdeji svolil k usm1ren1, kdyz
on a Nancy Cakes pTijeli do
Mexico City k lozi jejich dcery
a jej1ho manzela, kter1 oba by
Ii nemocni tyfem. Neshody Wy
pukly vsak znova a prav1 Sc,
re Sir Harry svolil k usmfreni
jedine kdyz jeho dcera nikdy
sc nevrat1 k hrabeti. Brzy po-
tom prijela do Spojenych StatG
a vstoupila do dfvc1 skoly V
Bennington, VT, pode jmenem
Nancy Cakes. Hrab6 zGstal v
Nassau. Jeji matka, pf. Oake-
sova, rovn6z dl1 We Spojenych
Statech, v Bar Harbor, Me-
T6lo Sir Harryho bylo obje-
veno v jeho nadhernem palaci.
Poole vseho vrah udeTil jej ne
kolikrate t6zkym obuskem,
kdyz spal, a pax zapalil loznl
pradlo. Chen vsak brzy uhasl.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-07-23
Pennsylvania chova smlouvu $
lndiany o pT1stupu k iezerHm.

We sb1rkach historicke 500.
lecnosti okresu Erie, odpociva
nynl stara smlouva, ktera kdy-
81 byla dana jake zaruka "a
pujcku $40. Poole teto smlou-
Wy dostalo Sc Pennsylvania prf-
stupu k Velkym jezer1m.
Tato smlouva, staffm celia
zezloutla, nese podpisy % in
dianskych nacelnfkd, v jichz
cele byl nacelnfk Cornplanter,
a podpisy statn1ch komisard,
Inkoust ma podpisech jest uz O.
vsem take slime vybledly.
Smlouva tato je potvrzenfm
paktu z roku 1889, o nemz by
ly vyhotoveny vlastne dive
smlouvy a tato byla p1vodne
dana jake zaruka "a p1jcku
pouhych deseti dollar1. Dru-
ny opis teto smlouvy je zacho-
van v archivech statu Pennsyl-
vanie.
Poole znend tohoto paktu do
stale sc Pennsylvania 1zemi,
ktere je nynl znamo jake
chimney corner, komfnovy
rob, hranic1c1 S jezerem Erie,
kde take lei mesto Erie.
Toto dzemi bylo pTipojeno k
Pennsylvania hlavne 1silim ma
celn1ka Cornplantera, ktery
byl mluvcfm sesti indianskych
kmen1 Seneca. V uznani jeho
sluzeb statu i narodu pennsyl-
vanske shromazdenf roku 1891
venovalo mu k trvalemu uzfva-
nj kus pozemku v okresu Erie.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-07-23
Hrozny jedinym ovocem, ktere-
no Dude letos vice.

Winnie hrozny Poole zpravy
Department. zemedelstvi isou
jedinym dGlezitym ovocem, je-
hoz 1roda roku 1913 Poole vse
no Dude dobra. Letosnf pro
dukce Poole nynejs1ho stavu Sc
odhaduje ma 2,621,7OO tun pro
tt 2,402, $50 tunam roku 1912.
Zlepsene vyhl1dky ma vetsi
produkci v Kalifornii vice nez
nahradily mensf letosnf tonaz
proti roku 1912 We vsech ddle-
zitych produkcnfch oblastech
ma vychode Spoj. Statd a ma
stredn1m zapade.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-07-23
Male moznosti obnovy monar'
chic We Spanelsku.

Mexico City, (ONA)- Die
go Martinez Barrio, byvalJ
pfedseda republikanskeho Spa
nelskeho parlamentu, ktery Sc
vratil We spolecnosti generala
Jose Miajg, obrance Madridu,
cesty pc JIM Americe Sc dom
nfva, re sance ma obnovu mo-
narchie We spanelsku jsou vel
mi male.
Barrio vyslovn6 prohlasil
Obnova spanelske monarchie
pod natlakem cizfch velmocf
bude okamzite p~rovazena Cd
porem vsech Spanel1 jak donna
TAX "a hranicemi.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-07-23
Vykaceni lesI zahybilo f1$i
MavHE.

DR.. Cooke, znamenity geo.
log, byl pred 10 lety vyslan
geologickym zemskym 1sta-
VEN Spojenych Stat1 do Qua
temaly, byval6ho hlavnfho 81
ola rise May1. PTisel tam svy-'
mi student k zaveru, re temef
dobra polovina 1zeml zmlnene
rise byla pTi SVEN zaniku po-
kryta mocaly a bahnem, kde
drive Sc rozprostfrala hluboka,
jasna jezera, ma nichz jezdily
lodi Mayd, ably r~ozvazely zbo-
Ii a hospodarske produkty pc
zemi. Ma bTehu jezer byla bo-
hata mesta. Horni cast 1zeml
byvala pax drive pokryta vyso-
kymi lesy = ale elm vice writ
stal pocet obyvatelstva dole, u
jezer, tim hojn6ji byly kaceny
lesy, ably Sc z1skalo osevne p1-
dy pro kukuTici a obilf. Ma
sledek toho byl, re az do te do
by Iesy chranena kypra, cerna
p6da v milne byla tropickymi
desti a prqtrzemi mracen zpu-
sobenymi pr1valy odplavovana
do jezer. Urodna pdda byla
znicena a jezera byla ucinena
nezpGsobila k plavbe, nebot sc
ma Mich usazovalo bahno a vo-
dy mocalovely. Mimo to stala
Sc bahnita jezera semenistem
malarie, zlute zimnice a jinyeh
nakazlivych nemoc1. Nastalo
hromadn6 vymfranf obyvatel a
ii, kdoz pTezili, utfkali re zamo
rene zeme.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-07-23
Spojenci nepusti MAJESTY k je
jich ukrytym pokladHEm.

Britsky ministr zahranicf An
thony Eden v poslanecke sne-
movne prislfbil, re britska Via
da ucini vsechno NONE, ably
nazistickym vGdcGm pc jejich
vyhnan1 z 1radG zabranila po-
uzfti jejich pokladI, ktere 81
Poole informaci ulozili ma
"bezpecnych mfstech."
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1943-07-23
Ctsi zajati u Belgorodu.

Londyn (CTK) = z Mos
kvy je hlaseno, re mezi valec-
nymi zajatci, kteTf byli zajati
v belgorodske oblasti, byli Ia
Ike Cesi.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25

had ordered constant srpuilre
against the possrnrlity pi n surprise
major assault DUi the chance ct
catching either Of gDard wr. con-
SidCrCd remote IN view pl IN" ..hri,
nights and long spring days
(Sharp artillery action occurred
during the night along the ..n'ih
central front from SCv,I;. northwest
Of karkov. down the Duuct. ri.ri.
ir The lower front northeast o.
NovoroSSisk. said the midday COM
muniuuc us broadcast from Mo.rrw
and recorded by the Su,ICt Monitor
IN LondouD
Air battles south uG Rusrur and on
tho Tar Arctic front were dc crihcd
in The midnight CunmwlniUu". THU
teen NalI boHbcr. were duwucd OF
the ROstuv front against loss Of
three Russian planes. while artillery
fire downCd ten and drove off 20
German craft in - raid ON the Ry-
bachi peninsula area in the lar north
near Petsamp, II said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Government
Would Bar
AP Evidence

IT," York. May -. (NID In
,l''' ''H.i procedure without prCcc-
~ ~. Inc government asked the
''''" fi court to-day Tor summary
,r'"iH'n' against The N%Suciatcd
without The taking of tc,ii-
n"ny by witnesses in open court
70" motion vas made in a civil
h'hiihE before special three
,,'' r'0i. Il seeks an Injunction
'l @"'Id require The Ns.uCIH-
'""" I" furnish its news and
service to any newspaper
I'''"H; 10 bear its prnpurtionatr
~ cost of gathering news.
d, ''rll for Tho Associated Pres,
''uu'd 10 comment on the govern
d. latest move. but il wa, I'M
,'.. ''" mat The government con-
'h mai there were no natcrIu;
,.. men remained lnconirrvCrtcd
..',, he vigorously challenged by
49,. was also understood that prur-
..o'E 'hirtv days would be required
I'd prepare and file answering al
..,lg'S in support of the APPS ro-
&C
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Subsidies Bon Removed From
SIS Billion Le71d-Zease Bill
Senate Committee
Hold That Subsidy Is
Matter of Policy;
House Cut Item Out

Washington, May 25-(AP)
"A $6.273.629,0OO lend-lease
appropriations bill was approved
by IL Senate appropriations COM
mittcc today after elimination
of Il lIouSc-apprOved prohibi-
ton against the Use of any of
the FUNDS 'Cr payment Of suDSi-
dies ON agricultural products.
Senator Mcclellan ID, Tenn
told reporters the subcommittee
thought subsidies wcic proper
subject Ton general legislative ac
1Iuu by Congress" since they in
vuivc "mattcrs OF policy The bill
Viii bc reviewed by the full COM
m"i'vc tomorrow.
House adoption OF the prohibit."h.
by vote of PA 10 &c last Friday.
wrs regarded as significant in view
OF Food Administrator Chester Da-
Wis recent request for an additional
81 .Unn uGn.rOU IN borrowing author
I;y tor the Commodity Credit Cor
p"rHt."n. which nUw is substituting
production - some foods.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Russian Front Quict
BW For Air ACtiUitv

Moscow. Man 25.-(NP)--tI-
though sporadic artillery fire
and scouting was reported along
some sectors Of the Russian front
today. tho significant lull which
has prevailed generally remain
cd unbrokrn and the air war
continued to br the battle of the
moment
Both the German and Soviet
ground and air forces were hacking
away ~ transports and communities
ton facilities. but II was obvious that
'hc uppp Iug armies were getting
iHrg" quantities ui supplies through
80 strategic sectors i'm preparation
for the summer campaign.
n" Rod army held stubbornly tu
uCVl ~ wun inc. west of tee DonCtS
river near LiSiChansk and northeast
ni Nnv"r"Ssisk IN the kuban. but
thrrC have been no major changes
along tho long front in days.
Renewed reconnaissance indicated
that the commanders on both sides
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Dozen More
Planes OF
Foe Downed
300 u. S. Craft Join
Strafing; Full
Striking Power Held,
Losses Are Few

Allied Headquarters in Nurth
Africa. May 25-(APD-Thr
Allies bludgconcd the Italian is
land of Sardinia with ,hcir big
stick-thcir air pOwcr-ycStrr-
day, sending more than 300
American planes to attack nine
important defense targets on
that stepping stone to Italy.
Bomb-pittcd Pant"llcria. the
little fortified island - miles
off Cap Bon which WAS under
almost continuous attack much
of Sunday and Sunday night,
was raided again Monday ny
American fighter bombcrS in
the steady air offensive against
the Axis southern 'front.'.
Twelve enemy aircraft wC:" de-
Stroycd IN combat during these on
crations of the past - hours. and
il was officially stated that an I'M
estimated number of others were
wrecked on the ground.
(This brought the number ui dc
~AlpN'u .NNaS hll ~ az .tA CIV 'f'''' ~
days to nj least 800 as the result
of operations by the north west A.
rican, Cairo ard Malta air iurCc.D
Waves of Flying F"rtrrSs",.
MarauderS. NIitchcllS. LightninGS
and WarhawkS reared over Sar-
DINA where German troops were
announced yesterday To have
landed. The planes unlcaShcd
.t. nf he .,..I
dealt their heaviest blows to this
vital Axis base west of the Ital-
ian mainland.
Docks. shipping and a:r:icids SUI
fcrcd heavily. One supply ship ~
plodcd. four small vessels were -Gi',E.
and seven others damaged 10y TING
cascade of bomb hits.
The Americans lost only :hfc"
planes during the Sandman sw""ns.
The present Allied air often -ir'.
unlike the German air forces a.
tempt 10 ncutrali2c tn" British TO.
trcSS island of Malta last year. wh"H
Erwin Rnmmrl VA, pressing toward
the Nile. maintained lis Gull stirling
power with negligible cost 1a.lu.
full advantage Of Tho FDrIrcs,c> anii-
ity To carry on. high level precision
bombing while defending Them -"ly"-.
Fires visible for fifty miles hldlni
from TCrranuyu hHrDpy ON IN" north
cast COaS: OF Sardinia WiIvu tho four
cngincd bombcrs hit dpCk ir,irilI-
lions. warehouses and an HmwuuI-
ton dump. on" aunpiy ship Wa,
blown up there. another burst into
flames. and 'hird wus badly
smashed
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Flood Crest
Is Falling
In illinois


I,cvClIng off Of the flood Ch"l;cd
I...IOIS river at two danger points
today Chccrcd thou: and, al weary
lCvCc workers and residents Of r.vsr
towns who were compelled To SUI
cndcr their homes to the rising crest
IN the last week.
Tho Mississippi continued. how
ever, To threaten further disaster -
an already iloOd-SrtiCiCn section of
Illinois and Missouri.
The Red Cross al ST. Louis 70
ported that in Missouri. Illinois. Ar
kansas. Kansas and Oklahoma. D.
100000 acres of land have bcCn
flooded. Tho homeless were csti-
mated at 100000.
The critical area in the SiX-Stltr
midwest flood zone was along -
mile front OF the Mississippi i!""G
St. Louis Ia Cape GIrardcau Mo.
and along a 100 min stretch of the
Illinois from below Peoria. Ill.,. q
the junction with the Mississippi.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
G:v The Associated Press

IT." ,rhulcut Mississippi and the
'"... uui unrtlv Illinois river.
'f'wulrC their devastating course
"''n . wild" lection. today threatened
'.'nor disaster Ia an already fIoou-
& |.el section of Illinois and Mis-
O.. '.p @'c'hiNg streams p.urgu
.N' % torrents "i water ulrl.
.. n.' protective vail and there
g .n immediate indication they
lHi ..n' tEcir fury.
I'. concentration IN tho siN-.i.'r
H'H'' hood zone was along It 10
n.s 'rn' "i The Mi;:sissippi rive!
l.' ~. Louis tu Cape Girrnd"HlI.
it,. md along lOo-milc stretch
~ '.r Illinois from below Peoria H.
'' junction. with The Father ul
N'...
.'.. -" - CROPS. property and
a..'.r!., already IN tn" millions oi
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Knox States Japs
Hcnncd in on .Attu
AS Battle RACES

Washington, May 25.-tAPl--
Secretary oi the Navy KnUN said
t0day the battle for Attn island
is continuing with japanese
troops pressed back on the north
cast extremity of the island.
The secretary told Il press
conference ne had no fresh in
formation 10 add Ia yesterdays
communicate. which said the
pressure Of american soldiers
against the pockets of Japanese
resistance on Attu was cOntinu-
ing and that Il number Of enemy
points ol resistance had been
liguidaicd.
"Thc fighting is continuing"
Knox said. we have those men
c0rralcd out there on the pen
insula."
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Rock Women
Both Are Indicted for
First Degree Murder

Buckingham. May 25-(Ap)-M"S.
Bcllc Harris Norton and her dau-h-
r'r. Me-. Margaret Harris Bruwn. =
bride 81 three days. were Chpri.Cd
with m1T5,cr IN the first degree III
the death of r. j. Flake. elderly Drcr
parlur operator. in indictments re-
turned to-day 10y tho Richmond rruu-
IS grI"d Jury ~ superior Cour; hero
Marvin Norton. SO. husband VI
Mrs. Norton, had been indicted on
q similar charge yesterday o. the
grand jury.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
80 900 Rubber Workers
Are On Strike Ia Akron

.H.|"n pHIr. May -. C.NiD ..
I'.'' rHI"g rubber companies ic-
l0''. nil production reared tudt:
'' '1.wn'r ri CID employees
d. .H protest against the War
i..." E|rd" wage decision I".,
Zoo "''.h Gle. i,IiC Il War Department:
'.. To- i' unuptIpn of HurE.
.''aI hundred pirk"rs, forming
idcrtu--huuld"r bHrrICnuc u.
.I'"F T. Gu"dyCar Tire HTu
J. ..'..'.r 'HurIuy'a M. | plant. turn
,' ..'"'. workers employed ON the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Huge Sums Are to
Be Spent at Once
On State Railroad

Raleigh. May 25-tAPD--(om.
mandcr W. =. IIOuscr of the Fifth
Naval District. his staff. and Of
ficials Of The Atlantic and North
Carolina railroad conferred with
Governor BrOuGhton today on
details of u large scale program
for the line. which runs from
GoIdsboro to Morclcad City.
The Navy has proposed to
spend SiOO. 900 and the state. I'm
der legislative act, authorized
the expenditure of s299,000 for
that purpose.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25

OF Japs
Bottled Up
Six U. S. Fighters Get
Five Of 16 Jap Planes
Bombings Continue
in South Pacific
(By the .l$%ocjaicd PirxY)

American troops were report
cd Tightening the pressure on
trapped remnants Of the Japa-
ncSc garrison on Attu island
today, while United States
Fighter planes kept vigil 10 bca;
off any new attacks 10y japanese
planes attempting 10 aid their
bclcagucrcd ground forces.
Fighting from rock hcwn
caves and ridges. comprising the
toughest barriers Of natural de
Tense, the Japanese We're put
ting UP ii suicide stand rather
than surrender despite ,hc hope
lcssncss Of their position, but
the navy announced that United
States troops were closing il
and that several enemy ..tr"nr
points had been iiIalGa;rd.
Five OF IL Japanese tviu-cu. ned
hOmbcrS were shot oui o! the SKY
over A;tu by six American fighter
planes Sunday. Two United States
planes were dnwncd. but the pilO;
Of one was rescued.
Al the southern. end of the Pa
cif.c battle theatre. General
Douglas MacArthur'S hcaduuar-
tiers announced that far ranging
United States Flying FOrtrcsS"S
and LibcratOrS dropped more
than six tons of bombs in an al
tack on the key Japanese banc
at Rabaul, New RritI;n. setting
fires visible for 100 miles.
The raiders struck III two waves,
pounding RabaulS three aIrdronir,
ard Scaplanc base tor - and 20
minutes.
Other United Nations dirnc-
bombed tn" enemy base at ,;n.mrtL
New Britain. Tor the ihir'Ccr:h day
in a row. and also attacked - rrTHr,,
ul japanese occupied Tin"r Island
and FinSChnicu. New Guinea.
ON the burma front. E'f WA
planes made three b"mhira atiaCl;
on japanese troops south "f Mnun"
daw. on the Bay of Bengal coast. and
siraiCd the enemy near BIth"darm..
No land fighting WAS reported.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
WEATHER

FOR north CAROLINA.
Occasional showers This aft
crnoon and tonight. Little change
In temperature except slightly
cooler in the mountains.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25
Mcdonald Tells Mere chants
OF State Financial Plan

Raleigh, May 2i-tAP-Dr.
Ralph Mcdonald. candidate los
governor. told the North Caro-
lima Merchants Association ludIr
that "thc time 10 pay off the
state deb; is when money i c'irap
and we have the funds avail
able"
He advocated ihlTc-pnu' fiscal
program of debt retirement. iIv rC-
duC.i"n and increased wages To- bower
raii state employees.
Speaking on tuc morning pr"arru,
with him were Joseph II. Lisbon
chic; -! WpH- speakers bureau. amd
DrnIId Il. luu%muu. chic! CT tn,
distribution branch -! the Offs" q,
civilian supply.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-05-25

COMMISSION nc docs adop;
Continued on PAGE Two)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-22
The Flying Tigers: 43 .Baps Ragged
by AVG i'm Last RansOOn Battles

the priests in their orange robes
,tood guard against flame and
Vandal.
In these final Rangoon battles
the Tigers had destroyed not less
than 43 japanese airplanes with
the loss of a single man' and a
single Tomahawk.
Ed Liebolt had bailed out near
Moulmein. and, they guessed, was
now a prisoner of war. His loss
was the one shadow upon the
greatest two-day February 25-26)
execution the Tigers had wrought
in two months of fighting.
Ed was a likable fellow and a
fine pilot. He had made himself
famous in the AVG for the tea
party given 10 Madame Chang at
Running early in February.
GUARDED FROM ABOVE
Final evacuation began. The
ground crew under Harry Fox
started northward in touring cars
and trucks, with the Tigers guard
ing them from above.
This ground crew Of nine men
had won the eternal gratitude of
all the Tigers during that last
game stand at Rangoon.
Night and day they had worked
amid bombings and straflngs TO
get the Tomahawks back into
action.
Most OF the Tigers took off for
Magwe early in the afternoon of
February 28th. Neale and Snuff
fy" Smith got away late. lost
Magwe in the overcast, but for
tunateiy survived forced landings
north Of the city.
In Magwe they were besieged by
newspaper correspondents for the
details Of their last heroic battles
at Rangoon.
"Snuffy' Smith explained it
thus;
I'VE had more fun than you
could shake a stick at. Nothing
to 1t. We just sat up there In
the sun and picked off the Japs
as they came In.
But gosh. /. we'd had Kitty
hawks or Republic or Nultee
fighters, how much easier II
would have been"
IF we can knock 'em off with
our Tomahawks when they have
a climbing speed and maneuver-
ability superior TO ours, what
wouldn't we do with newer. bet
ter ships OF our own"
Ito be continued)
Copyright 1892 by Russell Whelan;
Distributed By
King Features Syndicate Inc,
by arrangement with
The viking Press publishers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-22
Chapter Xxx
By RUSSELL WHELAN Z

On the morning of February 25,
with the British gone, and the
Jsps advancing across the Sittang
and Salween Rivers, the aerial de-
Tense of the great capital of RAN
coon was in the hands of IL pilots
and eight crewmen of the Adam
a. n Eve" Squadron.
They stood by for orders from
Chennault. The orders read:
Conserve materiel and per-
sonnet. Retire from RangOOn on
last bottle of oxygen"
That message was 10 be famous
forever in the AVG. The materiel
consisted of seven Tomahawks,
patched. old, and overworked. The
flight personnel was composed Of
Bob Neale, Charley Bond, George
Burgard, Bill McGarry. Jim Cross
Bob Prescott, Ed Liebolt, Dick
Rossi, Bill Bartling, Johnny Black
burn of Amarillo. new 10 the wars,
and Bob Little of Spokane.
JAPS CAME OVER
About noon on February 25. the
Japs came over with 30 new Zero
fighters and a dozen bombers.
Only three Tigers got into the
air before the invader appeared,
but these knocked down four Jap
fighters and kept the bombers
away.
The JapS put up very little fight,
apparently content with having
measured the defending force, but
AZ 5 o'clock that evening they
came over in earnest, 40 bomberS
and 20 fighters strong.
The Tigers had plenty Of notice
and every one Of the seven planes
was waiting in the sun. They had
field day Neale got four Ger
tains" and one probable. his high
mark for the war.
"Snuffy' Smith, Bond and Bur-
gard got three apiece, while others
of the JapS fell 10 the marksman-
ship Of Jim RoSsi, Bill McGarry.4
Bill BartlinG Bob Little. John
Blackburn, Joe Rosbert, and Bob
Prescott
Two Tigers were missing Ed
Liebolt and husky Jim Cross. They
waited, hoping they might have
chased some Japs and would turn
up soon.
After an hour a car drove up
and opt stepped a figure IN flight
overallS,- covered with bleed, hts
face as yellow as a lemon.
HIT BY sHRAPNEL
II was Jims The medical officer
hurried him 10 a rough board bed
and started digging Shrapnel pieces
from his head and shoulders. The
boys gathered anxlouSly around for
Jlm'S report.
y made the mistake Of taking
on the most popular boy I'm the
Jap air force. / guess" said Jim
soon as | went for him. Is OF
his friends ganged up on me"
But despite his wounds Jim had
brought his precious Tomahawk
down safely on John Haig field
and the Tigers still possessed
seven plane armada
The Tigers were on the alert
a. dawn February IS and when
no Japs appeared Neale decided
20 pay them a visit He and seven
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-22
SMELLS OF DEATH

They roamed the city, shrieking
in crazy choruses. throwing burn
ing brands into the windows Of
buildings, destroying and desecrat-
ing The smells Of Rangoon were
now the smells OF embers and of
death.
about the famous ShWe Dagon
pagoda with its priceless jeweled
BuddhaS and its sheath OF gold.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-02-22

others headed for the Jap base
at Moulmein
Hurrying to the main airdrome.
they caught three Jap pursuits
preparing 10 take off and 20 others
warming I'D