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The Glasgow courier., 1943-08-26
Il UNDERSTAND"
"Guadalcanal, 1912
DelaVedl

Delayed
Dear Family ~
from you after such long period of
time unpleasant learn your changed conditions
living which readily understand from the change of
conditions
bad that limited in the
mobile know how it is to walk through miles of
swamp and jungle. So I understand.
bad have choice of food limited have
experienced this except there is choice un
deTstand.
bad that Willie has many hours dav
defense plant have work night day at
defense So I understand.
1T is bad that Willie has little time ause-
ment deprived of amusement too So I understand
1T is too bad that you have to wait the rain for
transportation have to wait in the rain post and nv
transportation and destination uncertain un-
dersand.
1T is too bad that being paid little work
ing hard only fraction of pay. I under
stand.
Winning this is hard o all You work long
hours and do understand. during these hours
I get shot at. Do you understand?
Your loving son,
BILL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
WASHINGTON, c, FRIDAY,

tied to service personnel in this city
for various reasons.
NV two companions were dis
patched to patrol Gale Sol. or Sun
Street. the length of which is entire
ly restricted to American service
men.
Previously, I had Tipped coin
with Platoon Sergt. Brewton for the
honor of covering a smoky cabaret
that hardly could be called quiet.
Fights are not infrequent.
When I arrived it was still day.
light and there were few service
men.
I walked up the high, murky STAIR
way and entered. slightly nervous
since 1t was my first experience with
police duty of any sort, although I
was captain in the Auxiliary Police
Force in Washington prior to enlist
ing in the Marines.
Warned to Stand BY.
The three Navy shore patrolmen
were surprised to see marine COM
ing to work with them, but they
looked pleased.
Thaxler. one of the SP's, said we
wouldn't have much to do until later
when the fun" as he put it, would
begin. Then, he said, Stand by for
ram, Cyrene, things will really
pop. It's been too quiet tonight"
I. for one, was hoping it would
stay quiet. While awaiting for the
fun I tried to review all the jul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

jitsu I had been taught in recruit
training. I began to wish I paid
more attention 70 the tricks I saw
once when covering a story about
the training of Army MPs at the
Arlington Cantonment, Va, during
my reporting days.
The first bit of trouble was brought
to our attention by a loud crash; a
glass had been hurled by an angry
Puerto Rican girl. AS Thaxler and
I hurried to the table. we saw her
start to heave another glass. Thaxler
twisted the glass from her hand and
I caught her other arm just as she
was about to strike him. ThaXler
and I held her securely as she
scratched and kicked until the man
ager came.
Short Lived Trouble.
ThaXler told the manager to get
the girl out of the place or he'd have
the place closed. She went in a
hurry.
Later, in another corner, two men
began trading punches because they
had bumped into one another. The
other two SIPS broke that one up
and made both parties shake hands.
A shore patrolman will rarely ar
rest serviceman unless he is violent
or refuses to listen to reason. Most
times, a recalcitrant man will be
spirited outside and sent on his way.
The club is rarely used. Sometimes
it becomes necessary to protect ones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

self. Most SIPS poke the trouble
maker in the stomach with the end
of the club :. which makes a drink
ing man too sick to fight D.. rather
than hit him over the head or
shoulders with it..
Meanwhile, the place had become
damned. 1t was full of choking
smoke and an orchestra was blaring
out Latin tunes.
Smoke Stacking"
There were several near fights, but
we nipped them in the bud. Shore
patrolmen have found that most
men will do more smoke stacking"
than fighting >. Navy term mean
ing big talk, little do. Several ma
rines came in and asked me to be
sure and make them leave at II
o'clock, I did.
Following our orders, we began
siding soldiers, sailors and marines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
D. {. Auxiliary Police Captain
Has WhirI as Marine N. P.
Tour Of Duty on Shore Petrol Gives
Sergt. O'Leory New Experience in San Juon

racks was prepared from which to
draw the men, my name among
them.
Later, Platoon Sergt William
BreWton, U. S. M. c., of Jacksonville,
Fla; Corpl Russell Schreckengost,
U. S. NJ c.. of Meadville, Pa, and
myself were ordered to stand by. A
Navy Shore Patrol truck was to pick
us up We were dressed in full khaki
and had IN. P" military police
brassards. duty belts and clubs when
we climbed into the truck with the
young yeoman who came for us.
With the exception of Platoon Sergt
Edward j. RAIDER, U. S. M. c., of
Easton, Pa. who has been assistant
patrol officer with the Navy, We were
the first group of marines to assume
this duty in San Juan.
Noted Restricted Zones.
We were shown a map Of the San
Juan area. with all restricted zones
and establishments indicated, be-
fore setting out. Nearly half hun
dred bars and cabarets are prohib-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
Glen Echo-Cubin John
PorleY on Schools

Edwin w. Broome. superintend-
ent OF Montgomery County schools,
will confer Monday at pm. with
the Glen Echo-Cabin John Parent
Teacher Association in the Glen
Echo-Cabin John School.
School problems. including that
of the budget, will be discussed. w.
J. Stearns, president OF the asso-
citation, will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

toward the door near the end Of
liberty. The place was deserted in
no time.
A shore patrol truck came after us
and we sped down the Avenida de
Pone de Leon toward SP head
quarters, stopping at bar after bar
to make sure all servicemen had left.
We reported in to the chief on
duty; it was quiet night.
I have now the utmost respect for
men of the shore patrol. They have
a difficult job-a job they did not
ask for. But they do good job of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05
New Class in Frederick

FREDERICK, March 5 (P,.-The
second class of Navy officers has
arrived in Frederick to attend q
basic training school similar to the
first school held here for about three
weeks in February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-05

THE following story ,Uas 1prit-
ten by Sergt. Jerry OLeary
IT,, OF 1922 Quincy street NV,
Washington, a Marine Corps
combat correspondent and Jor-
mer Star staff reporter
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (By
MaiD Il was a marine shore patrol
man in Puerto Rico.
The Shore Patrol, men who are
designated both to supervise and
protect men of the naval service
while they are on liberty, is probab-
ly the most unsung outfit in the
service. It's members are sometimes
distrusted and disliked because
other servicemen misunderstood
their duties. The following is an
account of my experience as a tenn
porary member of the Shore Patrol
here.
One day recently marines here
were ordered to provide additional
men for shore patrol duty, one S. P.
for each 80 men on liberty. A list
OF the special duty men in the bar
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
jsps Admit Loss
In China Fight
BY UNITED PRESS

The Japanese, defeated by the
Chinese in their drive along the
south shore of the Yangtze river in
central China, tacitly admitted
their retreat Wednesday with the
announcement that their troops
have now returned to their original
positions"
Tokyo radio broadcast an i'm
perial headquarters communique re-
porting that the Japanese opera
tions west of Ichang had en-
countered Chinese forces some
100000 strong, which infested the
natural stronghold on the opposite
bank of Ichang.'
The communique claimed 18.6O0
Chinese troops were killed in battle
and 2.678 prisoners were taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Many Dutch Shot
For Strike Wave
BY UNITED PRESS

Hundreds of Dutchmen we're shot
after wave of strikes throughout
the country in protest against the
rc-interment of Dutch soldiers by
The Nazis early in May. the British
radio declared Wednesday i'm a
broadcast reported by the CHS
listening post.
There were also collective pro-
tests against German brutality in
efforts to suppress Dutch churches.
Two days after the Nazi order
was published on April 20. the
strikes flared throughout Holland
and martial law was declared by
the occupation authorities. Armed
revoltS followed, the British radio
said, baSing the broadcast on in
formation which has just reached
London.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
n Days Need
To Build Vessel

WtLMINGTON. Calf. June .
tUPl-Reflecting progress in Amer
lCan shin construction during re
cent months, the 10,5OO- ton Liberty
Freighter S. $. Billy Mitchell slid
down California Shipbuilding Cor
poration ways today, % days after
the keel was laid.
The 200th ship launched by the
yard, the Billy Mitchell entered the
water in one-siYth the time rcuuir-
ed 10 construct the first freighter
built al The plant the John G. Frc~
mont which Was on the ways 126
days
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Bombs Shower ON
jap-HeEd Bridge

NEW DELHI, June ? CUPD-Am-
eriCan lOur-engincd Liberator bomb
crg dropped six tens of bombs Mon
day on the ShoWeli suspension
bridge. over which the Japanese
move much of their supplies from
Burma into southwest China, and
scored damaging hits, commune
que announced toda%, All planes
returned safely.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

In addition. Soviet artillery OF
the Iisichansk front in the Ukraine
was credited with dispensing ano
partly annihilating almost an en-
tire battalion OF German infantry
normally 1000 officers and men.
Russian long-range bombers also
carried the battle to the enemy by
bombing the railroad functions Of
Polotsk and Bryansk ON the central
front, touching off fires and eX-
plosions in ammunition, fuel and
supply dumps, and railroad install
lations. One bomber was lost
A smaller force raided an enemy
airdrome near Lisichansk and dc
stroyed or damaged Ia German
planes on the ground Five Ger
man fighters were shot down IN
dogfights and all Soviet planes re-
turned safely
No details were given of the rout
of the Germans from the stronghold
on the Smolensk front. where near
ly 600 enem% troops we're wiped out
in unspecified actions during the
past "a hours.
Soviet Scouts launched a surprise
attack on the SeVsk front. west of
Kursk, and smashed two enemy
dugouts, killing Il enemy troops
and taking prisoners.
On the Leningrad front. Soviet
detschments smashed % German
dugouts. 10 blockhouses and four
observation points.
Other patrol and artillery Skir-
mishes were reported south of Bal
akleya, where 200 Germans were
killed.
Continued fighting was reported
northeast of NoVorossisk in the
northwest Caucasus. but no details
were given.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Jap River Ship
Sent 10 Bottom
BY UNITED PRESS

Berlin RadiobroadCaSt a DNB
German news agency dispatch
Tuesday night reporting the sinking
OF the japanese ship Kozeduro
Maru plying the Yangt2c river in
central China with the loss Of al
least 229 lives.
The Dispatch recorded by the
Federal communications commits
sion, said 80 of 270 Chinese aboard
were saved along with Al japanese
but did not give the cause of the
sinking or the number Of japanese
aboard.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

Alrforce helped in the counter
offensive started last week.
The Chinese air force raided
Ichang twice yesterday.
The aerial attacks were part of
the steady pounding coordinated
with the successful Chinese counter
offensive that stopped a Japanese
drive through western Hupeh pro-
vince
Supply points and shipping at
Iohang were bombed in the first
raid while in the second the Chinese
fljers made strafing attacks
American Air Force flierS were
assisting in the central China OPP
erationS.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Cir oud Dec Guile
e. Swords Points

AIGIERS. June 2.-CUPl-A new
political crisis precipitated by Mar
eel Peyrouton's resignation as gov
ernor-general of Algeria resulted
in postponement of a scheduled
meeting Of the French executive
committee today and brought to Il
head the struggle between Gen.
Charles De Gaulle and Gen. Henri
PCnOrC Giraud for wartime leader
ship of the French empire.
The meeting of the committee,
which will rule the empire until
France itself is liberated, originally
was scheduled for Tuesday, but was
postponed when an impasse devel-
oped between De Gaulle and Gil
raud.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
FDR's Aunt by
Marriage Dies

NEWBURGH, N. Y, June ? tUP)
Private funeral services were held
yesterday for Mrs. Matilda Pess-
ley Delano, 40. wife of Col. Frederic
A. Delano. chairman of the Nation
al Resources Planning Board.
Mrs. Delano, who was an aunt
by marriage to President Roosevelt.
died Monday at the Delano home,
Algonac. near here.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
FIRES STILL BURN

Smoke from fires set IN Monday's S
raid still shrouded the runway area.
a spokesman said Sharp andair-
craft fire was met but no aerial
opposition appeared and all the
bombers returned safely.
The Fortress fight took place over
Finsch harbor. on the New Guinea
coast. Monday 1t lasted 35 minutes.
Firing 4,500 rounds of ammunition
as the zeroS made IL to Ia passes
each, the Fortress gunners shot
down five enemy planes and prob
ably got another The others fled.
Three crewmen. including the
pilot and co-pilOt, were injured.
Che big bomber had one motor shot
out and two others hit, but the craft
got home from its reconnaissance
mission.
This is the largest number of
japanese fighters ever stood off by
a single bomber. the spokesman
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Lac Hit Again;
Fort Stands Off
Il lap Fighters

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. Aus
tralia. June .. tUPl-The second
36-ton raid on Lac. Japanese New
Guinea base. IN as many days and
a battle in which a Flying Fortress
crew fought off l6 2eros were an
nounced IN a CommuClUue today.
Two groups of Liberators attack
ed Lac. UP the New Guinea north
east coast. during daylight yeSter-
day. dropping $4,000 pounds of eX-
ploSiyes on the airdromc runway
and dispersal bays that took slmi-
lar pounding the day before
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

ton will be taken"
Meantime. a de Gaullist press Of
ficcr protested that French morn
ING newspapers published only the
texts of the letters exchanged by
Peyrouton and Giraud and barred
those between Peyrouton and De
Gaulle.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Japs Lose 10000 Troops

CHUNGKING, June , eUP)-The'
defeat in western Hupeh
Irovince cost the enemy 10000
casualties and the victorious Chinese
forces arc pressing toward Ichang,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
SENDS NOMINATION

WASHINGTON, June up
President Roosevelt today sent to
the Senate the denomination of
Mary D. Briggs as postmaster at
Los Angeles. Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
Reds | oke Over
Nozi Stronghold

MOSCOW, June ,. (UP)-The Red army has disodged
the Germans from stronghold the Smoensk front and
killed than 200 enemy troops series of patrol
and artillery skrmishes from Lenngrad to the Black
the Russian high command announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
HallkoW.
CHINESE STALINGRAD'

The council said the Chinese high
command ordered the troops to
make western Hupeh "Chinas
Stalingrad" 1t said the American
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
TRUCE ARRANGED

An apparent trtce was arranged
by Gen. Georges Catroux late yes
terday. but Peyroutons dispatch of
letters of resignation to both De
Gaulle and Ciraud with each gen.
eral acting Independently on them,
forced further Indefinite postpone
ment of the meeting. Girauds fol-
lowers were said to have been par
ticularly indignant over De GaulleS
action.
De Gaulie. who has been demand
ing PcyrOutOn's custer as former
Vichy Collaborationist, was first to
respond to The resignation letter
In bid for political leadership of
French Africa he told Peyrouton to
tl-n over his office to the secre-
tary-general of Algeria and to con
slider yourself mobilized" as a cap
tain of colonial infantry in the Mid
die East
URGES CONTINUANCE
Giraud. on the other hand, urg-
ed PeyrOutOn to continue as gov
ernor- general "provisionally" until
llIt tAtNullht tDitlllillitt ildS COIl~
pleted its organization. Then, Gil
raud said, he would place Peyrou-
ton in the colonial infantry with his
old rank of captain, as requested
by the governor.
While the letter To De Gaulle
and his response were revealed by
the Fighting French late last night,
that to Giraud and his reply were
not disclosed until this morning.
A spokesman for Glrauds press
bureau said that PeyrortOns letter
to Glraud did not arrive until 3
am. and could offer no explanation
for the apparent delay.
ONLY AUTHORITY
The spokesman insisted that Gil
raud is the only legal authority"
in French North Africa and inn
piled that De Gaulle had no right
to accept PeyroutonS resignation
since the executive committee has
not organized officially.
THE entire mix-up Is being in
vestigated and We hope to clarity
who is responsible. he said. "Ac-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02

major Yangtze river base, the Ma
tional Military Council said today.
The statement said the 40th and
58th japanese divisions had been
thrown into the battle south of the
Yangt7e trying to rescue four other
divisions, poSsibl 10000 men.
DIVISIONS RiDDLED
Two of the divisions have been
riddled with losses while the two
others are threatened with en-
CirClCment.
The western Hupeh counter
attack that forced back Japanese
spearheads not only strengthened
the Gateway to Chungking" but
opened the route to eventual vic
tory, the council said.
The estimate of 10000 enemy
casualties was based on a review
Of fighting since May l8 The
statement said 10000 enemy wound
e0 had been sent back to Ichang
since Sunday and that the Japa-
neSe left 1900 bodies in the Peiou-
chang fortress opposite Ichang, and
countless" more at other forts.
The combined American and
Chinese air forces were reported
making daily raids on enemy forces
crossing the river toward Ichang
OIL the north shore, to which the
Japanese command was said to
have brought headquarters from
Imperial Valley press., 1943-06-02
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St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-22

MISS Gertrude w. Brown.
Mrs. Helen Lewis, $40 Bryant
Ave. N, returned from Newark,
New Jersey, and New York City,
accompanied by her niece, Mer-
cedes Brown, who is employed in
the War Department in Newark.
Miss Brown and a group of her
friends gathered in the Sumner
Field Social room Sunday after
noon, Oct. 16, for an informal visit.
The Booker T. Washington Club
met at the home of Mrs. J. E. Jones,
1900 Portland Ave. &c., Tuesday
evening, Oct. 10. Mrs. Lulu Cratic
led a discussion on Council of
Church Women organization"
Pvt. Johnnie Freeze, Scottsfeld,
ILL.,, left Wednesday,, Oct. 20, after
spending two week vacation visit
ing his wife, Doris, 2614 31st Ave.
So.
Pvt. and Mrs. William Earnest
Mcintyre of Des Moines, Iowa,
visited Mrs. Maymie Burrell, S545
4th Ave. &c., last week. Pvt. Nc
Intyre was on his furlough. Mrs.
Mcintyre is the niece of Mrs. Bur-
rell.
The Minneapolis Urban League
Auxiliary held election of officers
at their meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10,
at the Phyllis Wheatley House. At
ter which the delegates gave their
reports of the National Urban
League conference. Mrs. Wallace
Chambers was elected president,
Miss Villa Booker, secretary, Mrs.
Mabel Bell, assistant Secretary
Mrs. Elizabeth Ewing and Mrs
Felix Fogg, treasurer and assistant
treasurer. Mrs. Essie Mason, who
has been the secretary for the past
five years, was commended for he1
excellent work.
Mrs. Lucille Jordan, $50 Bryant
Ave. N, left Saturday, Oct. 6, fol
a two week vacation in Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Underwood
1920 4th Ave. &c., are back in the
city after visiting in Illinois and
Michigan.
The Friendly Ten Club met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Tuck
er, 2201 9Th Ave. &c., Saturday,
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-22
"WNTCH YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER u! Z"

Seven Year Old Winston Bell was
a happy youngster Monday, Oct. 10,
when he was surprised at birth
day party at the home of Mrs.
Grace Jordan, HOO Fourth Ave. N.
Besides his little brother, Adrain,
other guests were Donald Bradson,
William Faison and Richard Kon-
kal. Winston, his brother, Adrain,
and their grandmother, Mrs. Rady
Weatherall, are from Kansas City,
Kans. Winston was brought here
for his health.
Miss Bernita Yancy, who is en-
ployed in Chicago, ILL.,, is in the city
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oran Yancy, 8O2 Aldrich Ave. N.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1943-10-22

be the hostess at their next meet
ing when their husbands join them
later in the evening.
Accident: Mrs. Jose Sherwood,
971 st. Anthony, is in the st.
Joseph Hospital recovering from in
jures sustained from a fall Tues
day, Oct. 10, while leaving the
American National Bank. Mrs.
Sherwood's shoulder and leg were
broken in the fall.
Pvt. and Mrs. Hyland AshmOre
Stokes, New York, and Kenneth H.
Stokes, Keeslerfeld, Miss, are in
the city visiting Pvt. Stokes par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Stokes,
757 st. Anthony.
Houston Jackman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Jackman, 966 St. An
thony, has been made captain of
the police force at Maxfeld School.
New Homes: DR.. Ollie Grant
ham has purchased a home in the
900 block on Iglehart. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lyman H. Mayors, formerly
of 994 Iglehart Ave-, have pur-
chased home at 1872 Rondo Ave.
Mrs. NJ. X. Mcknight, $50 Fuller
Ave-, was hostess at a luncheon
Wednesday, Oct. 10, honoring Mrs.
Elsie Anderson, visiting in the Twin
Cities from Denver, Colo. Other
guests were Mines. Eva Neal,
Gladys Smith, Bruce Lucas, John
Shepherd, Mary Brown, Clarence
Roper, Courtney Hilyard, Wallace
Chambers and Carl Harris.
Pvt. Arthur E. (Artie) Boyd,
former proprietor of Nifty Cafe, St.
Paul, has been stationed in North
Africa for the past nine weeks.
Eddie Hatton, Lawrence Walton
and Buster Beasley," all of St.
Paul, are also in North Africa.
Forty Little Guests attended the
birthday party for Lydia and San
dra, daughters of Rev. and Mrs.
C. T. R. Nelson, 631 st. Anthony
Ave-, at the ODER Boys Club. The
girls received many gifts for their
fifth birthday. Mrs. A. Smith con-
Quoted the games for the occasion.