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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
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quarters Battery. Please be present
or we will beat your head in"
It was the day before my furlough,
so I got the general drift. The vul-
lures who were contributors to the
furlough would probably stand
around frowning and figure out
some sort of budget for my vaca-
ton. / could picture the blue-nosed
demons slashing away at my enjoy
ment.
The meeting had an Unexpectedly
small attendance: Maury Sher,
mess sergeant Of Battery D of the
Third and chairman of the ways and
means committee of the Union; Pri-
vate Bushemi, principal stakeholder
and president; and Private First
Class Thomas James Montgomery
Mulvehill, chaplain.
Private Mulvehill beamed. Ser
geant Hart sends his regrets. He
has a heavy heavy in Ellington. He
is with us in spirit, though"
"Come in, drip" said Bushemi.
OcISSdlL ouSI SOt OoWA W DSA
ness. give got to hand it to you,
son." he said. "Gone through this
much of the month and still haven't
tried to get any of your furlough
money back from the chaplain!
We're all proud of you"
'Shucks," / blushed. "'Twern't
nothin'. I was able to bum ciga-
rette here and there"
"McGee," said Mulvehill, clearing
his throat, "you leave tomorrow for
New York, where there are many
snares to trap the unwary. Don't
buy any gold watches in the park
or any stolen furs anywhere. You
know, I presume, about buying the
Brooklyn Bridge"
''Now, we don't have any restric-
tons about the way you use your
money, said Bushemi. -"Only last
time you spent too much money -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
bu Morton HufgrOve

THE STORY so FAR: Private Marion
Hargrove, former newspaper feature edi-
tor, has been indicted into the army
and is nearing his completion Of basic
training at Fort Bragg. N. C. He has
been classified as cook and in addition
his failure to master some Of the funda-
mentaIs Of army training have resulted
in considerable extra KIP duty for him.
He has also learned the finer points OF
"goldbricking" and shooting the breeze"
Hargrove has become editor Of section
OF the camp paper and these duties have
kept him away from lecture series.
As we pick up the story, his sergeant is
assigning him once more to KIP for this
infraction. Hargrove is trying to explain.
He speaks:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
QUESTION. BOX

Q.-What causes lack Of balance,
dizziness?
A.-Lack Of balance, dizziness, Is
often caused by some disturbance
of the ear.
Q.-What causes pain between the
ribs?
A.-Pain between ribs and along
the right side when pressed, is called
intercostaI neuralgia, false 7leurisy,
muscular rheumatism, etc, Heat in
any form is helpful.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
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SS easooooIy lesson

BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. d.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
released by Western Newspaper Union.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

Lets be reasonable, Pvt. Mulve.
hiI," 1 said; Gas you know, l am
working on Capt. Wrinkles sympa.
thies to get furlOugh."
Miss Winkel was dressed like the
Navy and looked entirely too ener-
getic for such a drizzly morning.
''I'm to be the Valentine" she
said, ''and Johnny's going to take
my picture and you're to take me
up to the Service Club and carry
Johnny's things for him and wait
for him to get there so you'd bet
ter put on your jacket and cap and
let's 60.
''I'm going to have my picture
taken with Spud Parker" she add
ed. Spud Parker is the generals
son and is considered quite an eligi-
BILE bachelor by the younger set.
There's Tom in the cafeteria, -
she said. Lets 60 see Tom -
Thomas James Montgomery Null
vehill, Pfc, was apparently making
his morning rounds in search oil
news. He was, at the moment, en-
gagged in his daily research in the
Service Clubs toast and coffee.
Hello, Sis" he said. Hello, Nc
Gee. Pull up a chair. MCGEE, gel
the lady a drink. Something tall
and cool. Such as a chocolate milk.
What's the deal, sis?"
I'm to be the Valentine" she
said, land Johnny's going to take
my picture and old Hargrove has to
take care of Johnny's stuff until
Johnny comes and I don't like him
anyway because he makes faces and
sticks out his tongue and says sticks
and snails and puppy-dog tails
that's what little girls are made Of
and he's not my boy friend any
way"
mo punctuation" I said. / wag-
gled my ears and stuck out my
tongue at her.
THE next time / come" she said,
''I'm going to bring some soap and
every time he sticks out his tongue
I'm going to put soap on it because
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

1Shlng foouS some OF
which require chew
ing before they viii
dig e st re adily
Therefore if the in
dividual has but a
few or no chewing
teeth = grinders-he
should be fitted for
artificial teeth by his
dentist. In his book,
1.-THE Patient Past
Fifty" DR.. Ernest
P. Boas states. ut
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

There was a little note stuck in
my typewriter when came back
from proving for news. 1t looked
like Private ("One-Shot' Bushemi,s
tipping. ''The stockholders of the
Union of Hargrove's Creditors" it
read, twill hold business meeting
this evening about seven o'clock in
the latrine Of Barracks No. 2, Head
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

Little man." she said, twill You
please ask the waiter for more wa
ter?"
taxicabs. You'll have to use the
buses and subway more this trip.
All the shows you want to see, all
the books you can buy-but taxicabs
only for very special dates"
Somebody has been exaggerat-
ing this taxicab-" I began.
"Taxicabs," Sher broke in, "only
for very special dates. You may go
to the opera once if you sit down.
stairs and twice if you sit in the
Fannie Circle. You are not to buy
more than six theater tickets. In
uniform, you can see all the movies
you want for two bits EACH"
"And be conservative in tipping
the walters" said Mulvehill, tapping
his glasses on the window sill. Every
conservative. Short-change them, If
necessary"
"Tell him about the budget" said
Bushemi, with unnecessary impa-
tience.
Gas the matter stands on the fur
Tough deal," said Sher, ''you owe
Bushemi % dollars, me 10, Mulve-
hill 10, Hart 10. That's So dollars.
Counting the ten you'll wire Bushemi
for before the weeks over, it's 81.
With what money we have taken
from you and given to the chaplain
during the past few weeks, you
should make out all right"
"Must be treated as a child?"
I asked.
"When you get back broke, Nc
Geo." said Mulvehill, "you are not
to eat breakfast, at the Service Club.
You are not to take out any post
exchange books. You will get your
cigarettes from Sergeant Sher, who
win ration them out to you as per
budget"
Sergeant Sher, Private Bushemi,
and the other members of the Union
of Hargrove's Creditors would have
been quite pleased at the sight. In
stead Of spending their money lavish
" on taxicab sightseeing trips and
expensive shows, was dining quiet
ly in a conservative grillroom with
the Redhead. We weren't even dis
cussing ways to spend their hard
earned money.
Little man." she said, Twill you
please ask the waiter for more
water?"
81 beg your pardon" he said,
rather unctuously. "There is a fif-
teen million gallon shortage in wa
ter at this very instant. On the other
hand, madame, all supply ships to
Great Britain use Scotch whisky as
ballast for the return trip. Perhaps
madame would like a glass of Scotch
whisky?"
The Redhead lifted an eyebrow.
81 wonder" she said, what they
use in the finger bowls here-rub-
bling alcohol? / do not want Scotch
whisky. want water"
'"It is as madame wishes" the
waiter said, bowling from the knees.
He walked away and returned again
to lean against post. The Red
head drummed her fingers on the
tablecloth.
Don't be afraid Of him." said the
Redhead. 'tCall his bluff"
lTo BE coNTTNUEDD
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DIET FOR THE AGING
Released BY western Newspaper Union.

1t is true that as we grow older
we need foods easy to digest but
many as they grow older still have
physical work to do and need nour-
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Lesson for October 10

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se.
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education: used by
permission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
Wedding Salute

Wedding Salute
It has lately become known that
when Warsaw, Poland, suffered its
heaviest bombing by German
planes several years ago, more
weddings were performed than
any other day in the city's long
history.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
Assistant Pastor
Deoth Claims
 John Coombs

Rev. John R. Coombs, assistant to Rev. Dr. John c. Walker, pastor of the Second Congregational church, succumbed this morning at the Waterbury Hospital following several months illness.
 Funeral services will be held Mon- day morning at Il o'clock at the Second Congregational church with Dr. Walker officiating, assisted by Rev. B. Kenneth Anthony, pastor of the First Congregational church Interment will be in Riverside cem- etery at the convenience of the family.
 Rev. MT. Coombs was born in Prince Edward Island, August g, 1892. His first ministerial assign ment was at the First Congrega- tional Church in Meriden Is years ago where he served under the able reins of Rev. Dr Albert Lord. Tn 1925 he was transferred to the Sec ond Church in this city to serve as assistant pastor under Rev. Albert Buckner Coe. predecessor to Dr. Walker. He has been assigned at that church since.
 The deceased was a member of the Masons and served in the first World War with the U. S. Army,
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
|Jops At Lac
 In Bad Spot
By DON CASWELL

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, Sept. 11-(UP)-A commun- ique said today that Japanese forces trapped at Lac were in desperate straits and that Australian patrols hd crossed the BuSu river, last strong natural barrier before the enemy's New Guinea coast base.
 Allied siege lines ringing Lac were rapidly closing in on the main citadel of defenses," the communique added.
 Hundreds of airborne troops were pouring into the Markham valley daily to reinforce American para troops and Australian artillery units who had stabilized positions west of Lac and famed out north and south to prevent any possible escape a "n'nr bv the enemy garrison.
 Small enemy parties tried vainly to s.Jp the DGsu crossing effected by patrols about four miles east of the base and near the Malahang airdrome. The river was swollen by heavy rains.
 Nowhere had the enemy put up strong resistance although 20,00C troops were believed pinned in the area between Lac and Salamaua Continuous pressure at Salamaua 25 miles southeast of Lac. prevented the Japanese from breaking out there.
 Aerial activity was minor. the communique said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
Greatest NaDaL Operation Orderly As Pleasure Sail

Hewitt of the United states had ex- pected heavy opposition, particular ly from the air. This operation long had been planned and would have been carried out regardless of Italy's attitude.
 Promptly at Q. m. the large force landed on the invasion beaches and quickly seized all immediate ob- jectlVes despite fire from German shoFe batteries.
 As l wrote this at 2 D. ns., the WaEship flores still was standing bs the invasion armada and scores Of aeaglFes end maFilefs were being Fe. leased from carriers in relays e patrol.
 when our carrier force reached the Invasion area We could see Ire Wnrka adhere nH tho Italians erie' bEaled iile armialiee Mish honklFaa torches ana Feekelf. Once [ a4E ElAilans aanelng NEliFleuelY 1u fFcH' fcea''aHsa 0 N6Es 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
ITALIAN BATTLE ESH|PS AT MALT TA City Of SaIerno Falls To Fifth Army L0nbardy Province Gives Up To Nazis
Details Of Surrender Lacking But Menace
 To Allies Removed

Malta, Sept 11.-(UP)-Seventeen Italian war ships, including four battleships, have arrived as Malta after escaping from the Germans in Italy,
 The main part of the Italian fleet appeared to have escaped although the Nazis had reported that they sank one battleship and probably cruiser and destroyer in an air attack off Spezia and forced other Italian units to turn back to Greek ports. he snPs @ arg mere were; From r1 Iarano w destroyer British forces seized Taranto inside the heel the Italian boot Thursday evening.
 From Spezia = two battleshps five cruisers and five destroyers The Germans seized Speza in northern Italy, late this week
 Italy presumably had seven battleshipS but some Of them damaged earlier in the war and counting the the Nazs claimed sunk it appeared that the Ger mans gained little of the Fascist fleet Two light cruisers two destroyers and two aircraft ship were reported yesterday to have arrived at Gibraltar
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
Watch Out For Sabotage

Boston, Sept. 11,-(UP)-Fearing possible sabotage, extra guards were assigned to duty today at important communications centers of the New England Telephone & Telegraph O., in Boston, Cambridge and Arlington.
 Assignment of extra military guards as well as municipal police details came as result of a com munication carried on police tele- type circuits here that read:
 '"To all divisions and units-In- struct all officers to be especially vigilant of telephone buildings, ex- changes, plants, etc, for persons acting in a suspicious manner. In- formation has been received that these persons may attempt Sabot- age"
 The message was signed by Capt. Hugh D. Brady of the Boston police Bureau of Criminal Investigation would not elaborate.
 John w. Chapman, telephone company publicity supervisor, said the message was authorized after he received notice from New York officials to take special precautions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
Sudden End
 To The War

Boston, Sept. l1.-(UP)-House Majority Leader John w. McCor- mack, D., Mass, thinks that the European war could come to sud- den eIid.
 Speaking yesterday at the New England Councils 72nd quarterly meeting yesterday, Mccormack summed up the situation in this fashion:
 "The German people are mass minded. When they lose confidence in their leader their morale will col lapse quickly. There is evidence that this is going on now"
 Mccormack said the nations in- dustrialists are in the front line trenches as far as postwar employ ment Is concerned" He said he planned to give business all the help he could in congress.
 My maximum contribution as legislator will be to turn back our wartime economy as quickly as pos sible to a peacetime economy" he said.
 Mccormack said that when he re- turned to Washington he was going to introduce a resolution setting up joint committee to handle post war problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
Dr.Andrews OfYoIe Dies

New Haven, Conn. Sept. 1l.--Dr. Charles Mclean Andrews, Farnam Professor Emeritus of American His tory at Yale University, died last night in the New Haven hospital after long illness. His age was 80.
 Widely regarded as the leading authority on the American Colonial period. pr. Andrews won in 1885 q Pulitzer Prize for the first vol ume of his four-volume major work. "The Colonial Period of American History" He was also the author of many other histories and the successor to former Presi- dent Woodrow Wilson as president of the American Historical Aso- citation.
 He was an active college educa- tor for forty-two years, having served on the faculties of Bryn Mawr College, Johns Hopkins Uni- versity and Yale. He retired from his teaching post here in 1881.
 Other Works
 Dr. Andrews was also the au- thor of 'SThe River Towns of Con- necticut," publisheS in 1889; "The Old English Manor" ''The His torical Development of Modern Europe" Contemporary Europe, Asia and Africa" "A Short His tory of England" British. Com tees, 1622-T5," "The Boston Mer- chants and the Non-Importation Movement" and many other works. With his wife he edited 'srhe Jour nal of Q Lady of Quality"
 Besides his widow. he leaves 8 daughter, Mrs. John Marshall Harlan: a son. John W. Andrews. and . sister. Miss Elizabeth An drews of Pomfret, Conn.
 A funeral service will be con- ducted on Monday at Battell Chapel here by the Rev. Sidney Lovett. Burial will take place pri- vateiy in Cedarhill cemetery. Hartford, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
Report King
 And Queen
 Now In Sicily
BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON United Press Staff Correspondent)

Province in northern Italy, including Milan followed Rome in surrendering to the Germans Italian broadcast acknowledged today, and Swedish dispatch said King Victor Emmanuel Queen Elena and Crown Prince Umberto have fled to Sicily.
 Other roundabout reports reaching London from Sweden and Switzerland said Allied armies have captured Naples Salerno Spez Leghorn Civtavecchia and Gaeta the Italian west coast well Island of Sardinia An Allied landing at Osa the port for Rome 15 miles to the west, also was reported.
 However all these purpoed victories appeared at least premature since the only confirmed Allied landings the there has been authoritative information to indicate that the U S. Fifth Army has approached the outskirts of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
Local Plants Stort Drive
 ToGet Help

With all areas of the country now stabilized and with housing short age acute 1t is almost impossible to bring in new workers to local indus try, Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, WING area director, said today, speaking of the gigantic labor recruiting campaign which opens in the Waterbury area tomorrow. we have to turn right back to our own area with our problem" she said, adding that If everyone makes an effort i've will get somewhere"
 Shortage of housing facilities here prevents hiring of in-migrants to any large extent, the area director who is also co-ordinator of the re- cruiting drive, pointed out. She said also that similar labor shortage ia other localities has resulted in vide spread job stabilization and as Q result the possibilities of importing labor are still further lessened.
 Orders, however, continue to pour in as the governments needs for war equipment increase, the official stated. It Is this situation which led to formulation of plans for the extensive recruiting efforts which will be made over Q six-week period starting tomorrow. Fifteen indus trial concerns are working with the War Manpower Commission in an attempt to secure the critically needed workers.
 Persons who are not now employed and those who work in establish ii1ents which are not essential to the war effort will be asked to register at the U. s. Employment Service during the six week period. Officials of the drive stress that persons in all age groups and those with no previous experience can do their part in the war effort and all who
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
BY HENRY GORRELL United Press Staff Correspondent

Aboard Flagship. Naples Area, Sept. 6. 8.-(Delayed) -(UP)-Ameri- can and British warships operating off the Italian mainland with the orderly ease of pleasure cruisers car- ried out one Of the greatest naval operations Of all time today.
 4 huge invasion force was landed in the Naples area barely co miles from the city itself from a miles, long armada of converted luxury liners and invasion craft.
 The exhibition was a tribute c the flFmneas Of the Allied control q the Mediterranean.
 BattleKhips. crnlsers, destroyer and aircraft carries ziG-zaGged through fhe waters of the invasion beach unmlolealed alnee dawn. Tlae German high command must bs punohsaFunk,
 0Rpaaltian MNpsefaa 4Ns Esn.z we1zH Admiral #
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11
Surrender
 Was BetroyoI'
By PHIL AULT

United Press Stan COrrespOndent)
 London, Sept. 11.-CUP)-Adolf Hitler apparently reading with great rapidity from prepared man. uScript = broke an oratorical silence of almost six months yesterday aft ernoon to denounce Italy's surrender as shameful betrayal of the Axis and of Germany.
 Hitler again said that Germany would strike back and that Allied air attacks will be broken and re- paid by the luftwaffe, but he com plained that nobody in Rome ilac tipped him of before the govern. ment of Marshal Pietro Badogllo surrendered to the Allies.
 May the blood of German sol- diers be upon the treacherous Ital- ians." Hitler said in q strange. i0- minute speech that was in marked contrast to his previous two-houI harangues to the German people.
 Experts who have listened to many Hitler broadsasts were somewhat puzzled by his latest speech which
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-11

RY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN
 United Press Staff Correspondent
 SalernO Captured
 Allied Headquarters, North Africa. Sept. II. (UP)-The U. S. Fifth Army, smashing new German counter attacks, captured the per- and railroad Junction of Salernr. 2ll miles south of Naples, and pushed steadily inland today as tna10A portion of the Italian fleet sur, rendered to the Allies.
 Two hundred German prisoners have been captured by the Fifta Army in the Salerno area, a spokcsr man said, and the British Eighth Army to the south has rearchcd Maida in Q 15-mile advance into the Calabrian bottleneck between the. Cuffs of Eufemia and Souillace.
 A special communique announced that Italian battleships possibly all seven of them--cruisers and "cers tain other units" had arrived at Malta under escort of an Allied fleet. Though the number of war ships involved was not stated, 1t was learned that the Italian fotilla was larger than the escorting fleet.
 London Broadcast
 GA London broadcast quoted agency messages as saying thnt four Italian battleships, seven cruia~ CTS and six destroyer had arrived 60 Malta, protected in the last phase of the trip by Allied long-ranae fighter squadrons.)
 Gondon understood the hattle- ships comprised two of the S5,-0o0- ton Littorio class and two Of the pre-World war 2S,622-ton Cavour or Cesare, class, all four of which had been at Taranto. All fleet units sta ticned at Spezia and Tararto now have been accounted for, it was be- lieved)
 No other details of the warships' surrender were disclosed, but 1t was obvious that the action removed the last formidable Axis threat to Allied mastery of the Mediterranean.
 Salerro, 8 town of 34,l25, fell t0 the Fifth Army under Lieut.. Gen Mark w. Clark after an apparent 1V-Hl4C push up tliC Atd14a2A WEoN Coast. A dispatch from Henry T. Gorrell, United Press war cores pendent who witnessed the Allied landings Thursday from the inpa- sion fleets flagship, revealed that the troops drove ashore some 60 miles south of Naples.
 Initial Objective Achieved
 With the capture of Salerno. the Fifth Army achieved its initial oh- jective and won a harbor that win prove most valuable in supplying the inland advance.
 GA Cairo broadcast said new Allied landings have been made near Salerno)
 (Radio Aleiers reported that Brifs ish forces which landed at Taralilo on the Italian south coast had oes cupled several airdrones around fiiH city and were flaming out ln three directions.)
 Prom Salerno railroads rn6imA& north toward Naples, east tps
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