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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

No discharges of Maryland Minute
Men or elimination Of present units
will be made, Governor Herbert r.
O'Conor has announced, following
completion of survey made by
officers OF the Military Department
at his request and checked by the
Third Service Command.
Instead of discharging any of the
Minute Men, the Governor announced
that Reserve Unit will be formed
for each Minute Men Company, to
which will be transferred a number
of the enlisted men, who the Com
handing officers conclude need not
be kept in the active units. The re-
naming members will constitute the
active strength and 1t is calculated
that approximately 5000 members
will remain ON active duty.
At the present time 10,341 enlist
ed men and 519 officers constitute
the Minute Men organization. Gov
ernor O'Conor made known that
Major General Milton A. Reckord,
Commanding Officer of the Third Ser
vice Command, had given his ap-
prevail to the new Table of Organi-
cation, General Reckord conferred
with battalion commanders of the
Maryland State Guard and other Of
ficials of the State Military Depart
ment before the arrangement was
effected.
In his announcement, Governor
O'Conor also revealed that $4,000
is now available for the exclusive use
of the Minute Men Units. The fund
will be used for the purchase of am
munitions and articles of clothing
and equipment for the various units.
War Department officials have indi-
Gated their approval of the procure
ment of ammunition for all the Min
ute Men units in the full amount that
has been requested. A number of the
units are already fully equipped and
uniformed.
The Governor further stated that
1t is his intention to maintain the
Minute Men units throughout the
present emergency. Their assign
ments will be determined by the
number of vital installations to be
guarded and, also, to be determined
by large population.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01
Chinese Civilization

Contrary to popular belief, Chinese
civilization is not so extremely an
cient. It was decidedly later in
starting than the civilizations which
developed in the Nile valley, in
Mesopotamia, and In India. Archie
ologists can employ with confidence
the date 2900-3000 B. c. for both
Mesopotamia and Egypt, but the ear
lest date that can be mentioned with
an equal degree Of confidence for
China is about 1400 B. C.-and
this may be incorrect by century.
According to historical tradition it
was about then that a ruler Of the
.Shang dynasty moved his capital to
q place now known as Anyang, in
the province of Honan. Archaeology
picks up the trail Of the historical
Chinese at Anyang where some of
the palace area, the royal tombs,
and certain archives have been SCI
entifically excavated. Any date CIV
en- for q site that was inhabited
earlier Is an estimate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01
Now CamouAage Reflects
Infra-Red RAYS of Sun

New camoufage finish reflects the
infra-red rays that, along with ultra
violet, represent the unseen three
fifths of sunlight. It shows up light
instead Of dark in aerial infra-red
photographs. In contrast, ordinary
green paints appear dark in aerial
photographs, revealing details to the
enemy.
Detection of camoufiage depends
chiefly on visual observation and
lens work aloft. The military value
of infra-red photography is based on
the fact that common objects reflect
visible light and infra-red rays in
a quite different manner.
Most green vegetation, for exam
pie, reflects infra-red light. A mill
tary target blended into the land
scape by the artful use of orthodox
green paint would not escape detec-
ton by the infra-red aerial camera,
because the painted surfaces would
stand out in marked contrast to the
foliage, black against white in the
photograph.
Now, however, the camouf1eur Is
one jump ahead of the recently de-
veloped infra-red technique. He may
use green paints that not only visibly
match surrounding natural greens,
but also equal their infra-red reflect
ance powers and accordingly match
in the infra-red photograph as well.
Other colors-olive and field drab,
loan black, earth red, brown and
yellow-are also possible in the
range of paints that are more than
they appear to be to the human eye.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01
Ear Sensitive

Believe it OF not, the ear is so SEN
sitive that it can detect the changes
of less than one part in a million,
according to DR.. Harold K Schilling,
associate professor Of physics at the
Pennsylvania State college. The Or
binary air pressure against the ear
is equal to the weight Of a million
mosquitoes per square centimeter
(about one-sixth of a square inch).
A change in pressure caused by
adding only one-thousandth Of a
mosquito to the pile could be detect
ed by the ear, DR.. Schilling said.
If only two or three molecules Of
air move against the ear, and dis
place the drum a distance Of only
one Of the molecules, the ear would
notice it, the physicist stated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

DR.. and Mrs. s. A. Kotz entertain
ed Saturday evening in honor of
DR.. and Mrs. Blue and DR.. and Mrs.
Jordon Of cambridge, Md. A delight
full evening was spent and tempting
refreshments served.
Railroads expect many ghost cars
to appear in the fall. With traffic so
great we may even need few night
mares to help out,
Representative Fish says MacAr-
thur will be the next President. The
way ito Washington leads through
Tokyo. vi
Nazis show a picture depicting
Mussolini in the center. No picture
was necessary to prove he was in the
middle.
Europe IL warned to be ready. The
Allies cannon bali servire IL about
to begin.
Wonder II the bombed-out refu-
gees from the Ruhr recall that pleb-
isefte day when they all voted to pc
incorporated in Germany.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

A simplified foot-measuring ma
chine which measures both feet at
ence ard assures q more accurate
at Of so diers' shoes has been adapt
ed for army use. The machine adj
justs itself to the position Of both
feet at one time SO that the operator
can measure them accurately. BY
measuring both feet at once, with
The mans weight evenly placed on
both, the operator Of the machine
can assure the soldier Of a more
perfect at In shoes. The measuring
operation with the new device re-
nuires, less than ten seconds for both
feet. a$ compared with nearly 30
seconds Tor present equipment.
General Marshall says that Ger
many's fate ii sealed. Must be eaA-
ming sssson ipAN psppettess
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

Last year someone was acciden-
tally injured In one out Of every
seven homes In the nation, and So.-
500 deaths resulted from home &C.
cidents. About i6, 600 Of these deaths
were caused by falls. and about
5000 persons died from burns. More
than half of those who died AZ
result of burns were children four
years of age or younger and adults
who were 65 years Of age or older.
In addition to these deaths, there
were 4,500, 900 injuries to persons In
homes, 120, 900 Of which resulted In
permanent disability.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

Unhealthy" will be the subject
of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches
of Christ, Scientist, ON Sunday Oc-
tober 3.
The, Golden Text viii be from
Romans S:S1-"M God be for US,
who can be against us?"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible-Isaiah ASS
81 am the Lord. and there is none
else. there is no God beside me: I
Girded thee. though thou hast not
known RA.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

Guinea value Of. old used to be
only twenty-one shillings but this il
far from the estimated value Of q
Nsw Guinea TO The United Nations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01
Everybody Working

Cucutilla, Colombia, of 10000 pop
ulation, boasts that it has no un.
employed persons and no mendi.
cants. With India cut off as the
source Of jute bags for coffee, Gu.
cutilla, In the center of region
which specializes in the production
Of coffee bags made from q wild.
growth fiber, is now working at top
speed to provide substitute material.
The fiber In use is known as 'fque, |"
which resembles the henequen OF
Mexico. Supplies from wild growth
are supplemented by cultivation.
The making Of coffee bags to meet
demands OF neighboring coffee-pro.
ducing republics is a household In
dustry In Cucutilla. Every cottage
il a ''bag factory" and entire fami-
lies work from dawn to dusk. The
output is more than 10000 bags each
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01
Courtesy Los Angeles Examiner.

Now that It has been shown how
much a nearby British island con-
tributed to the Anglo-American VIC
tories is Sicily, Ita1ians are possibly
beginning to rk&iise what It means
to make . Maltese cross
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01
TO fhe People
Of This Community:
HURRY-UP JOB!

The Third War Loan Is a
hurry-up job for the home front.
The government must rush bill
lions Of dollars to the fighting
fronts in the form Of extra mu-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

nitions.
It's actually
q matter Of life
or death for
Am ans in
uniform. Once
the invasion got
under way we
committed our
selves to the
use of large
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01
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numbers Of troops and great
stores Of supplies. Any let down
or crack-up in the supply trains
could prove fatal.
Your job is to see to it that
there is no shortage of anything
needed to make the invasion
swift and sure. We do not want
another Bataan or Corregidor.
Get that extra War Bond to-
day. Show that you are with
our boys in this critical hour of
invasion. THE EDITOR
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

Blitnp throws eggs ON a family
Getting In practice for the 1914 cleo
ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

British food director buys up all
non-Axis tea. 1t is the only kind At
to drink.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-01

4 Many an unopposed italian tour
as tskt1+ more thSn six' days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04

Because Congress is about TO
make a new declaration we must
not suppose that the United States
alone needs to alter its foreign
policy. Britain and Russian, eacn
in its own way, and all the other
United Nations as well, are taceo
with the need of revising as radl-
cally as We need to the guiding
lines of their pre-war policy.
None of the three powers at Mos
cow can look back upon its course
since 1918 and fail to see how very
nearly it led to disaster-Britaln's
to a war for which she was I'M
prepared and without sufficient al
lies Russia's to war W h c n
brought upon her one of the most
devastating invasions in history,
Americas to a war in which we
have suffered hunil;ating defeats
snd have at gigantic cost to fight
all over the world. Il must not
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04
Krke Simpson Says:
Fresh Disasters Impending For Foe
Just Year After Ell Alamein Battle

It is just year since the ebb
tide set in against the Axis at ell
Alamein in Egypt-and fresh dis
asters are impending fo~ what is
left Of that bloody fellowship in
Russia, in Italy, in the far Pacific,
in the Bay of Bengal theater-and
on the German home front.
Within the IL months since the
British Eighth Army break-through
at ell Alamein November 3 last,
Nazi victory hopes have plunged
from their highest crest to t h e
depths of despair. The signs are
many and portentous that German
morale is beginning to crack, that
Japan's leaders know the doom
that awaits them and the nation
they, have sacrificed to forward
their military ambitions.
Next Sunday, November Z, is
the anniversary of American and
British landing in French North
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04
GIANT u. s. RAID
GERMANY
Wilhelmshaven And Other
Points SIN a S h e d In
Mighty Attack

LONDON, Nov. 3.-lR-The lar
gest force of heavy bombers ever
sent out by the U. S Air Force
probably 500 or more Fly i n g
Fortresses and Liberators - bat
tered it's way with Lightning and
Thunderbolt protection through
strong German opposition to smash
the important port and naval base
of Wilhelmshaven and other tar
gets in northwestern Germany to-
day.
Without detail, a DNB dispatch
broadcast by the Berlin radio and
recorded by Reuters said the Raj
attacked Cologne, Germany's most
bombed, city, after nightfan. The
Rhineland industrial center previ-
ously had been raided liz times.
The American raiding force de-
stroyed "a German planes, 10 fall
ing to the heavy bombers and 16
being shot down by the escorting
fighters. In other daylight oper-
atoms over occupied France and
Holland Spitfire pilots knocked
down IL German fighters, and Ma
rauder bombers two, bringing the
total loss for the day to 48 for the
Nazis.
The total Allied losses for the
day were five heavy bomhers, two
medium bombers and three fight
ers, a joint Air Ministry and U. S.
Air Force communique said.
The cross-channel air war con-
tinued after dark with short
alert in London-indicating Eng
lands 18th German raid in 10
nights-and German radio stations
went off the air, often a sign that
the Raj is raiding the continent.
The record raid by the Fortress
es and Liberators followed earlier
sweeps over the continent by the
Eighth Air Force Marauders es-
corted by Raj, Dominion and Al
lied Spitfires in attacks on enemy
airfields at st. Andre de L'Eure
and Tricqueville in France a n d
Amsterdam-Sch1pol in Holland.
In other operations Typhoon
bombers raided shipping along the
French coast, damaging IL barges
and four boats.
Today's attack was n sixth
American raid on WiJhelmshaven
and the third assault on which es-
corts went all the way to the tar
get and back with the bombers but
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04
CAKES FAMILY
TRAGEDY Barred
Crown Rests Case Against
de Marigny AS WI
dow Testifies

NASSAU, Bahamas, Nov ST.
Sir Harry Cakes widow told her
story of bitter family tragedy
today in highly-emotional climax
to the trial of Alfred de Marigny,
and the Crown rested its c a e
against the son-in-law who is
charged with the murder of the
aged northumberland.
The calm, poker-faced de Marig-
ny almost Immediately started for
the witness stand to defend himself
against the accusation, but Chief
Justice Sir Oscar Bedford DAILY de-
cided to postpone his appearance
until tomorrow.
Thirty-four witnesses had testi-
fled and the deposition of another
had been read when Attorney Gen.
eral Eric Hallinan announced at
1913 pm: That's the Crowns
case, your honor"
Sir Oscar gave de Marigny the
choice of remaining silent, of CIV
ing an unsworn statement from
the barred prisoners dock, or Of
testifying under oath from the wit
ness stand and submitting to cross
examination.
II will testify came the clear,
loud voice of the defendant from
the dock.
The first witness for the defense
was surveyor John Cox, who in
troduced a plan of de Marigny's
Victoria street cottage. AS he fin
ished his brief testimony, de Ma
rigny arose in the dock and made
ready to go to the stand and tell
the story he had signalled report
ers that he was anxious to reveal.
Sir Oscar decided, however, that
jurors first should see the cottage,
and they were taken there upon
the immediate adjournment of
court.
The courtroom was bedlam as
the crier announced adjournment,
and spectators realized that the
most dramatic day of the sensa-
tional trial had ended.
For Il days of de Marigny's
trial, Hallinan had built his case
of circumstantial evidence, and to-
day he called upon the broken,
grieving woman best able to tell
the jury about the family under
currents which might establish a
motive for the crime.
Lady Funice Oakes-her voice
occasionally breaking with the sor-
row which came to her when her
husbands beaten and burned body
was discovered here last July
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04

snip ana upon our experiences as
far eastern correspondents and as
war prisoners of the Japanese.
Now that we are released from
internment and our meals of crack
ed wheat mush and stews, now
that we are away from the pow
erty and filth of the Orient and
have arrived in a clean and friend
ly land of automobiles and tele-
phones-short, now that we are
flee-We can tell the story.
The best evidence indicates that
the Japanese militarists are put.
ting all East Asia on total war
fare basis with sharp eye out
in anticipation Of attacks by the
Allies, constructing a series of de-
tense lines and using as fully as
possible the great manpower re-
sources of the lands they have
overrun.
Japan boasts CT having all the
raw materials she needs, but she
is sorely lacking in high octane
gasoline and high grade lubricat-
ing oil, neither of which is avail
able from the Netherlands East
Indies oil fields.
The people of Asia are being
assailed with propaganda attack
ing British and American ''imperi-
alism" and are being told that
long, defensive battles lie ahead
for them, under Japan's benevo-
lent guidance, to prevent their be-
ing strangled by the Allies.
Nippon's militarists anticipate a
big land smash against Burma but
expect no trouble from Soviet Asia.
Nevertheless large JaJpanese fore
es are kept along the borders Of
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04
Three Jap Destroyers,
Eight Merchantmen
Sunk By Allied Fliers

SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AL
LIED HEADQUARTERS, Thurs
day, Nov. 4@HGen. Douglas
MacArthur's air arm inflicted
the worst defeat yet admins
tered to Japan's sea borne DOW
er at the New Britain strong
mold Of Rabaul Tuesday, send
ing three enemy destroyers and
eight large merchant vessels to
the bottom of Simpson harbor.
The devastating attack &C.
counted for $4,000 tons Of enc
my shipping-5O,000 tons sunk
outright and $4,000 severely
damaged-and, in brushing off
frantic enemy interference in
the air, the Allied bombers shot
down 81 Japanese planes. Nine
teen Of the raiders were lost.
Only $50 miles southeast Of
kabaul in the top-most Solo,
mon islands, U. S. Marine as
sault forces expanded their
beachhead on the west central
shore of Bougainvi1le where
landings were made at dawn
Monday.
The raid on Rabaul nipped q
Japanese counter-attack which
was being prepared to contest
the Bougainville invasion, Gen
eral Macarthur said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04
SEE
VICTORY in 1914
Trend OF Elections Give
COP New Cause For
Hope

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-LP)-
The Republican party's sweep in
yesterdays off-year elections in
New York, New Jersey, and Penn
sylvania and its close race for
governor in normally Democratic
Kentucky encouraged most G. o.
P. leaders today to predict victory
for their party in the 1914 national
elections.
simultaneously. the stock of
Gov. Dewey of New York for the
Republican presidential nomina-
ton appeared to turn upward de-
spite Dewey's press conference
statement that nothing had hap
pened to change his intention not
to be a candidate.
A main issue in the New York
election was Dewey's record at
Albany and the outcome of the
balloting led to renewal Of
draft Dewey" talk. New York
Republican county leader, w.
Kingsland Macy, said the vote
SHOULD increase the already
spontaneous demand over the
country for him dewey to take
the Republican nomination for the
presidency"
However, Wendell L. Willkie, c..
o. P. standard bearer in 1910, is
one of those who believe Dewey
will not run under any circum-
stances and that no one else at
this time is a serious contender
against him (Willkie) for the
nomination.
New Deal Democrats were not
saying much about the elections,
but they had previously express
ed confidence that President
Roosevelt could halt the Republi-
can trend, if he runs again with
the war still on, as he did in 1910
after the Republicans had scored
heavily in the 1888 elections.
James A. Farley, New York
Democratic state chairman who
broke with President Roosevelt
over the third term issue and is
quietly opposing a fourth term,
was the first Democrat to COM
ment. He said the American peo-
pie are 'still dissatisfied for any
one of a number of reasons" He
expressed hope that the results
would have SOLDERING effect on
those who guide the destinies of
the nation"
The Republicans now have 2OS
House members, counting the
two they elected in yesterdays
voting in New York and Pennsyl-
vania, against 221 Democrats.
Hence, they would need only to
hold their own and unseat six or
seven Democrats next year to
Continued on Page Two; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04
Germans Order Drive
To Keep Rotor From
Being Invasion Gate

LONDON, Nov 8 LIP In an ap-
parent effort to keep the great Yu-
goslav port of Rotor from becom-
ing an invasion gateway to the
Balkans, the Germans were re-
ported today to have ordersd a
fresh drive to crush patriot re-
istance from Dubrovnik to the
Greek frontier.
Both Partisan ana Yugoslav
government sources confirmed that
strife between the forces of Gen.
Draja Mihailovic and Gen Josip
Broz had surged up in bloody
form, but despite this internal
division, heavy Nazi forces are
tied up in thus far futile efforts
to stamp out Guerilla. activity.
Besides carefully nurturing
strife between Tito's Partisans and
the Chetniks, the Germans also
are spreading false reports of AL
lied landings and patrio successes
to lure more Yugoslavs into overt
resistance so they can be trapped,
the Yugoslav information office
in Cairo said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04

Africa to clamp down the western
jaw of the vast Mediterranean
pincer attack that has sheared It.
ally away, totally eliminated dan
ger of Nazi-Japanese junction,
and paved the way for the de-
veloping three-Way Allied
advance on Berlin It was on No
vember 8, year ago, however,
that the grim curtain raiser for
the stupendous drama came at ell
Alamein.
The British army of the desert
victory, now linked with the Anglo
American Fifth, still is pressing
the pursuit that began at ell Ala
mein. 1t is storming up the Adri-
attic flank of the Italian peninsula
with 1000 miles of unbroken VIC
tories behind it and Rome all but
in sight.
Just ahead of the center of the
Allied line in Italy where the Fifth
The Wilmington morning star., 1943-11-04
new RETREAT Sill.
Enemy Confronted With
Necessity OF Forming
New Line
APPIAN WAY GRASPED
Clark's Fighters Follow
Closely Behind Gre
made Attack

led HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Algiers, Nov. 3.-(F
The second of a series of
major German defense lines
before Rome - the Massico
ridge bastion - has been
punctured at two points by
1t. Gen. Mark w. Clark's
Allied Fifth Army, head
quarters announced today,
confronting the Nazis with
the imminent necessity of
falling back at least IA more
miles to new mountain posi-
tions.
Clark's fighters made Sc
rious breaches in the enc
my's front by smuggling their
way onto dominating heights
both of Massico ridge and
San Croce mountain, four
miles to the north. The ad-
vance made the valley be-
tween the two slopes unten-
able for the enemy and gave
the Allies possession of an
other stretch of the vital APP
plan way to Formia, Terra
Gina and Rome.
Artillery Moves Up
Following closely behind the
grenade throwing infantry, Fifth
Army heavy artillery moved onto
commanding positions from which
to hammer the enemy's expected
withdrawal across the Gargliano
river valley toward the 4,600-foot
Aurunci mountain range.
There was scant prospect, how
ever, that Allied troops could move
out into the mine strewn valley
swiftly enough to trap any SUBJ
stantial portion of German forces
retreating from Massico ridge.
Continued on Page Three; oil. 81