davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Communist Leader
Arrives in Chungking
To Talk With Chang
Correspondents Leuve
In Some Plane to Inspect
Northern Territory
BULLETIN.

CHUNGKING tR. -Japa-
r1eSe vanguards, throwing a
huge loop 125 miles west of
the north-south Peiping-
Hankow railway and 40 miles
south of the Lunghai line,
appeared to be fashioning a
vast trap today for Chinese
forces fighting bitterly in Loy-
ang in Northern Honan Prov
ince of Central China. The
sweeping advance was re-
ported by the Chinese high
command which said, how
ever, that Loyang remained
in Chinese hands despite fur
ious infantry and artillery
assaults.
BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, May 17.-Hope
for at least a provisional agree
ment between the Communist
and Central governments, en-
abling China to throw greater
strength against Japan, was
stimulated today by the arrival
of Lin Tso-han, Communist ad-
|ministration chairman, to con-
fer with Generalissimo Chang
Kai-Shek.
Lin came by plane with Vans
Shih-chieh, one of Gen. Chang.
most trusted advisers, from Sian ir
the northern Communist dominated
area where preliminary discussion.
had been held
The 6l-year-old Lin. once promi.
nent member of Chiang's Centra,
Government Party, who aligned
himself with the Communists ir
1927, was guardedly optimistic ovel
prospects of a settlement of differ.
enceS.
Preliminary Talks Go Well.
"The preliminary talks went well,
he said, "but I can't predict whether
results here will be satisfactory"
"We must have cooperation" h,
added, declaring the Communist.
were ready to cooperate with gov.
ernment forces against the japanese
in Honan Province.
He said the problem of medica
supplies for the Communists wa
serious
The governments blockade agains
Communicated northern territor,
has remained unrelaxed, but toda,
party of foreign correspondent.
left Chungking for the Communis
area on fact-f1nding trip and tool
with them consignment of medica
supplies for Communist hospitals.
Wang declared that "I have beer
optimistic and I am optimistic, bu'
things will have to be decided here.
Three Main Problems Remain.
Three main problems, the degree
of autonomy for the Communist.
dominated area, the degree of par
ticlpation of the Communists tr
the central government and the ex-
tent of cooperation in the wal
against Japan apparently remain te
be solved in the discussions.
CThe Communists and Kuom-
intang, the government parry,
have observed a truce since the
japanese invasion of China, but
fought bitterly for years before
that when Gen. Chang led the
Central Governments forces
in civil war against Communist
armies.)
The foreign correspondents lef
for the Communist area in tht
north on the same plane which
brought Lin to Chungking.
A directive by Information Min
lister Liang Han Chao to the cor.
respondents stipulated: % Any mill
tary information of value to tn.
enemy will be deleted, (2) anything
hindering consolidation of Chimes,
unity Of settlement of Kuomintang
Communist problems by politica
means will be deleted, 80 on con.
troversial points the Chinese gov.
ernment should be given a chanc.
to rebut. ''if you send such matter
you should give both sides of tn.
case"
Evening star., 1944-05-17
Fall Of Casino Believed Near
As Allies Close In on Fortress;
British Begin SheI|ing Abbey
Entire South End
Of Gustuv Line
Is Destroyed
BULLETIN.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY
IN THE LIRI VALLEY. Ital,
&.-Hundreds of British guns
opened up this afternoon and
sent thousands of shells into
the haze-enshrouded Bene-
dictine Monastery above Cas-
sino. The town appeared
closely hemmed in by Poles in
the hills to the north and the
British reaching around from
the south.
Evening star., 1944-05-17

See SEDITION, Page A.;
Evening star., 1944-05-17

Continued Page A-20, Colt
Evening star., 1944-05-17

NO cOunterattack has yet
oped," the bulletin said.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
DRAWS TERM

NEW YORK, Ja... %. up
Corp. Arthur Clifford Read, 80.
who pleaded guilty to charges of
acting as an unregistered agent Of
the japanese from Dec. 1888
through Dec. 10, l941, was SEN
fenced to two and one-half years
in the federal penitentiary today
by Federal Judge Henry w. God
dar6
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Bond Drive Chief
Gets Tough

WAHOO, Neb., Jan. 20 CUP) =
Names of persons in Saunders
county, Neb, who fail to buy their
quota of war bonds will be turned
over to selective service and ration
boards for possible retribution, Emil
E. Placek, chGirman of the county
war finance committee said.
Il won't tell who issued the
crder," Placek said, but you can
say it came indirectly from Wash
ington."
The state war finance committee
at Omaha denied that instruc-
tions had been given either by
Washington or the state office to
county chairmen instructing them
to prepare a list Of persons who
either have refused to buy bonds or
have subscribed for less than their
quota.
! Il don't care what other coun-
ties do" Placek said. Il only know
what we're going to do in Saunders
county. The policy of this county
lS " pl cJdlC tt 4ioC VI PCAoNiio wiz
don't buy at all, or fail to buy their
quota. The list is going to be
turned over to the draft board and
the ration board.
"An the government boards work
together in this town and county.
If the people don't buy bonds like
they should, then maybe some of
them are going to be drafted, and
maybe some of them will have a
little trouble getting gasoline
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
ri Tires Quote Cut
In Imperial

Imperial county will have to get
along in February with fewer tires,
autos and bicycles, the distric5
OPA office disclosed Saturday, in
announcing new quotas.
The quotas revealed new item
hardship" gas, to be issued in
meritorious cases which no regula-
ton seems to cover Imperial coun-
ty will get 1000 gallons of this gas
The county will get 431 Grade
l tires against 525 for January; 577
Grade three tires against ol1 and
742 passenger tubes against 814.
The truck tire quota is 379 fol
February as compared to 396 in
January; 373 truck tubes increased
from 332; a decrease Of eight auto
mobiles from l9 to II in February
and only eight bicycles as compar-
ed to "a in January.
Stove quotas were varied some
larger and some less. Only as coal
and wood stoves as compared to 65
this month. A quota of ia oil
heaters increased from 80 in jan
uary; 90 gas heaters as compared
to 80; coal and wood cooking
stoves decreased from II to II;
oil cooking stoves increased from
10 to 100; and gas cooking stoves
was doubled from II to "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
California Firm
Fined $4,000

NEW YORK. Jan. 30 CUP)-The
highest fine TO be levied for viola
ton of Office of Price Administra-
ton ceilings prices was assessed
against the RiVerbank Canning Co.,
Califcltia corporation with Of
fices in New York, by Federal
Judge Henry w Goddard
The company, which pleaded
guilty to a 1C-count information,
was fined $4,000 for sales which
netted $iO5,92750 over allowed
ceilings during a three month
period.
United States Attorney James B.
NJ. McNally told the court that the
company, which manufactures to-
mato paste for sale to wholesalers
and distributors, had been forced
into the violations by 20 per cent
rise in the California farm price of
tomatoes, which is not subject to
ceilings. All the profits, he said,
had gone into the corporate funds
and there was no individual profit
in the illegal sales. He pointed
out further that the fine and the
income tax TO which they now
would be subject would result in a
loss of $4,000 to the corporation.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
DISILLUTlON VS.. SECURITY
(Christian Science Monitor)

European border disputes-at the mo-
ment highlighted by diplomatic fire
works in MoScow-give the United States
an excellent opportunity to test its own
readiness for the role it must play in the
postwar world. Already one can discern
a fear that postwar settlements will
cause disillusion and prevent the United
States effective cooperation with other
nations for peace.
Apparently some Americans even feel
that postwar decisions not in line with
justice would Justify their nations aloof-
ness in the postwar years. Others who
do not agree with this point of view
nevertheless believe that disllusiOn over
the secret treaties and some of the pro-
visions of Versailles caused the United
States, rightly or wrongly, to stand aloof
from the League of Nations. They be-
lieve dislluson may have a similar eff
feet again.
The history of the years between the
wars needs to be re-read by all who be-
lieve that aloOfness is either justified
or inevitable in the event of international
Embellishments in the peacemaking.
1t will be useful for Americans to keep
clearly in mind that it was not simply,
or even largely, their disillusion with the
peace of 1919 that kept the United States
out of the League. 1t was rather a COM
bination of 0) the severe rule that re-
quires a two-thirds majority in the Sen
ate to ratify treaty, (2) maladroit
handling of political factors by Presi-
dent Wilson, (3) the determination Of
"a little group of willful men" to i'm
pose isolationism on America, (4) an
increasing public apathy as the dead
lock continued, 60 the back-to-normalcy
urge of a war-weary but boom-minded
public.
In 1920 both political parties were
convinced of the necessity of planks in
their platforms pledging them to parti-
cipation in an international organization
to secure the peace. The seeds of disil-
fusion were present, but their cutiva-
tion remained for later years and the
well-meaning-an the not-so-well-
ing-attacks on Versailles.
There can be no settlement in Europe
so lopsided as to justify American with
drawal from effective collaboration in
world order after this war. This is a
basic fact of national security which no
American can afford to minimize. The
United States is going to collaborate
with other nations not simply as ben
efactor but as country that knows its
own interests are vitality served by col
laboration and may be fatally Observed
by any other course.
The less Americans like the postwar
arrangements the more necessary it will
be, for their own sakes as for the sake
of Others for the United States to take
part in world machinery which will in
sure order and provide for long-term
peaceful readjustments of any peace
settlement
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Editorials and Comment

holds that failure to divulge the Bataan-
Corregidor murders only encouraged the
Japs to pile up their brutalities. The
policy, he says led the Japs to believe
that Washington was afraid to give the
facts and this tended to build up the
arrogance of Hirohito's killers. Hoyt
further declares Washington hasn't be-
gun to tell the whole story-that most of
the $4,000 Americans taken prisoners
have been killed, together with many
Filipinos and British.
Is the government at Washington try
ing to control what the people shall
think and to exercise this control by tell
ing us what it pleases or nothing at all :?
We think so.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Officer Talks
To Kiwanidrls

Major Charles p. Delp who IS
home on leave and who has round
ed out 100000 miles of transport
duty. was guest speaker at the
Kiwanis club luncheon Friday noon
at the Barbara Worth hotel.
Major Delp described the trans
port service in the South Pacific
and the mess of which he has been
in charge. He said that from his
own experiences the service is con-
siderably better than it was in the
last war.
The speaker described the work
servicemen are doing as steVedores,
paying tribute TO their skill and
efficiency, also praising the work Of
retired seamen who have been
called back into the merchant
marine service in Australia.
In conclusion Major Delp re-
counted a number of incidents in
his experience, the majority on the
humorous side.
r. D. Hoy was chairman of the
day and E. c. Missildine, president,
conducted the business meeting
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Order Tightens
Tire Rations

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. CUP)-
The Office of Price Administration,
admitting a serious tire shortage,
Saturday drastically revised its tire
rationing regulations to make only
motorists who do highly essential
driving eligible for new tires after
Feb. l.
The eligibility of motorists for
new passenger car tires in the
future will be based on the "pur-
pose" of driving rather than the
distance" driven.
OPA notified local boards that
the present tire supply situation
makes it impossible to continue the
practice of letting motorists who
drive more than 601 miles a month
apply for a new pre-War or new
synthetic tire.
The new program will divide mo-
torists into three categorles: l.
Highly essential occupational driv-
ers: 2. less essential occupational
drivers: 3. Non-essential drivers.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Coast Cities Vie
In Flea Count

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2e tUP)
City Health Director j. c. Geiger
has taken official cognizance OF a
Les Angeles claim that San Fran
cisco rats carry more fleas than
Los Angeles rats.
Interesting, if true said DR..
Geiger. But the number of fleas
per rat doesn't mean thing. Some
rats may be more attractive to
fleas than others
DR.. Geiger's coup'dgrace:
"Of course, if Los Angeles is just
starting to count fleas-we do it
all the time-they'd better look ou'
for the zenopyslla cheopis, because
it is the plague flea. And If they
are worried about the rat situation
! I'll be glad to return some OF our-
to them"
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Order Reduces
Point Values

WASHINGTON, Jan. 90. (UP)-
Price Administrator Chester BoWles
Saturday announced general point
value reductions for major canned
vegetables in February but coupled
his announcement with a warning
that less processed food will be
available for civilians this year
than last"
The reductions, effective Sum-
day, will range generally from two
to four points a pound although
for four categories of canned fruits
the point value will be increased.
BoWles explained that the reduc-
tions are designed primarily to Sti-
mulate the flow of slow-moving
commodities and are not, except in
a few instances, based on any i'm
provement in supplies.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Personnel Unit
Gets Rating

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 90 CUP) =
William K. Smith, an officer of
the state personnel board for more
than 10 years, Saturday was ele-
waited to the permanent position of
executive secretary Of the board on
the basis of a nationwide eXamina-
ton.
John Fisher, personnel officer for
Los Angeles county, was rated sec
ond on the eligible list, and Louis
j. Kroeger, former executive Of
ficer of the board, was sL.rd.
Smith had been acting III the
executive position, which pays 5000
month, two and a half years. His
appointment ends long fight for
reinstatement by Kroeger, who was
dismissed during the administra-
ton of former Gov Culbert Olson
after hearing of charges against
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30

EDITORS NOTE: The folio,cing edit.
oriais are presented as interesting Opih-
ions Uoiced by editors eiseUhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
Five Youngsters
Perish in Fire

CHICAGO, JGr. 30. fUP)-Five
children, ranging n age from five
months to II years, were burned to
death early Saturday when their
home, a one story frame building
located outside the limits of sub
urban Melrose Park, was destroyed
by fire while their parents were at
work in war plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Porter,
the parents, had left their children
in charge of their oldest son, Son
NY, g, early in the evening to go
to work. The fire, believed to have
started from an overheated stove
consumed most of the building
while the children slept. Sonny was
the only one who escaped.
The victims were Laura Jean
five months, Selma, 2, David, 4
Paul, Z and Grace, Il.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
AWARD OF $1,000 SLATED
IN FREE PRESS CONTEST

CLEVELAND, Jan. 20. (UP)-An
award of $1,000 will be given the
American newspaper making the
outstanding contribution toward
maintenance of freedom Of the
press in 1914, it was announced By
Western Reserve university.
The award, created by Edward
l.. Bernay, famed Cleveland pub
licist, will be presented in Cleve-
land in 1945. The prize is to be
called the Edward L. Bernay free
dom of the Press award.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
ALASKA SALMON PACK
SHOWS BIG DROP

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UPD-
The 1914 pack of Alaska salmon will
total about 100000 cases, or some
100000 cases less than last year,
DR.. Ira N. Gabrielson, director Of
the U. S. fish and Wildlife service,
announces.
The decrease is due to a number
of reasons, he said, including many
war-created problems of the Alas
ka salmon industry which now are
well on the way to solution An
other contributing factor to the
smaller pack is the severe winter
of 1928, which is believed TO
have killed many fish which nor
mally would mature and return to
the streams as spawners in 1914.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-01-30
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE


NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
that the Purchasing Agent of I'M
perial County will receive and
open sealed bids and award the
contract for the purchase of one
used model lob Bucyrus machine
with dragline and shovel attach
mentS and bucket equipped with
Buda engine and Butane carburetot
and two tanks on January 81, 1914.
at 10 o'clock am, payment to be
made on regular County demand.
The right to reject all bids g
reserved.
DATED at Ell Centro, California,
January 26. 1914.
r.. l.. BAKER,
Purchasing Agent.
mo. 42} (J26-31 inc.)
Evening star., 1944-11-08

men, all prisoners of the Germans
appeared in The Star on the dates
indicated:
Pfc. Roy M. Harbit. husband of
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Harbit, 413 Ham
ilton street NV, October 8.
Pfc. Costas S. Michos, brother of
Lucas s. Michos, 423 Massachusetts
avenue NV, August IS.
Raymond A. johnson, 23, tech
nician fifth grade. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin N. johnson, $500 Marl-
boro pike, District Heights, Md, is
reported a prisoner of Germany, the
War Department announced today.
The Star carried the story October 8.
First 1t. Wilbur b. O'Brien, hus-
band Of Mrs. Frances v. OBrien,
TAI Longfellow street NV, August
"a.
Staff Seryt. Gordon A. Zimmer-
man, son Of Mrs. Katherine N. Zim-
norman, 1910 Twenty-third road
North, Arlington. October 3.
Sergt. George c. Priddy, son Of
Mrs. Viola v. Priddy, sos Ninth
street Sc. September Is.
Pfc. Charles b. Canter, son of
Mrs. Cora L. Canter, Upper Marl-
boro, Nd, October 3.
Stan Sergt. Bernard d. Spicer,
husband Of Mrs. Edna Z. Spicer,
Upper Marlboro, August ~.
Staff Seryt. Martin r. Styer, r.,
husband Of Mrs. Doris E. styer, 1876
East Falkland lane, Silver Spring,
August as. s
stan Sergt. Charles C. Tuttle, son
|of Mrs. Anna s. Tuttle, 5l1 Main
street, Laurel, Md, August a.
Second 1t Rebert G. Tayler, son
OF Albion q. Taylor, 1909 South
Thomas street, Arlington, August IS.
ard vacation plans of corporations
operating on Nationwide basis, !
said J. Holmes Davis and walter
T. Margetts, the Industry members,
IN the opinion.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Randolph Reelected
After Hard Struggle
In West Virginia

Few changes in the makeup of
Senate and House committees han
ding District affairs were expected
to result from yesterdays elections.
Chairman Randolph of the House
committee won reelection after a
stin contest from his Republican
opponent in West Virginia.
Representative Smith, Democrat,
Of Virginia, and a majority of other
members of the House District Com
mittee also won reelection.
|. OF the 20 members of the COM
mittee, only Representative Rohr-
bough, Republican, of West vir-
ginia was defeated. Further re-
turns were awaited to determine
the status OF Representatives
Feighan, Democrat. of Ohio and
Rowe. Republican, of Ohio.
The returns of all members of
the Senate District Committee
who were up for reelection ap-
peared assured on the basis of late
returns.
Representative Coffee. Democrat.
OF Washington, chairman of the
District Subcommittee of the House
Appropriations Committee, was re-
elected.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Kissing Candidate Charge,
IRREGULARITIES at Polls
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. &c g n
John w. Benson, Republican, op-
posing Representative D'Alesandro,
Sd district Democrat, made COM
plants Of election irregularities yes
terday to State and Federal officials
and threatened q contest in at least
one precinct.
Ensign Benson's campaign tactics
included kisses for his feminine sup
porters.
The candidate and his attorney,
Maxwell Suls, went to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and to the
office of the board of election super
visors where the candidate and a
challenger, Joseph Schloss, COM
planned that supposedly disabled
persons were aided in voting by a
Democratic Judge alone, in violation
of the law.
Ensign Benson asserted that a
disabled person must be given as
sistance either by some member OF
his immediate family or from two
judges-one Republican and one
Democrat.
The maritime service purser, who
won his nomination while serving
in the Mediterranean, also said the
Democratic Judge had been seen
wearing Roosevelt campaign but
ton earlier in the day, in violation
Of the law.
John j. Nowakowski. chief clerk
for the board of election supervisors
said off1cials at the voting place de-
MED the Irregularities.
Evening star., 1944-11-08
Army and Navy Form
Disciplinary Board 10
Serve in Maryland
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 8.-The Army
and Navy announced yesterday
formation of joint disciplinary
control bard to handle in Maryland
problems relating to prostitution,
venereal disease, liquor violations
and other undesirable conditions as
they apply to service personnel.
The announcement was made
jointly by Maj. Gen. Philip B. Hayes.
commanding general of the 3rd
Service Command, and Rear Admiral
D. Med. Lebreton, 5th Naval District
commandant.
The board. composed of two repre-
sentatives of each service, will meet
the first Tuesday of each month in
Baltimore ito inform itself and re-
ceive and consider reports on condi-
tions in the area within It's jurisdic-
ton relating to prostitution and
the like"
1t will report to the two COM
mandants any detrimental condi-
tons and recommend action, CO.
operating with civil authorities in
dealing with problems subject to It's
Jurisdiction.
Gen. Hayes said the board would
recommend designated places or
areas to >be placed on limits" or
"out of bounds" at its own descre-
ton, with or without previous
warning to the proprietor"
In addition, the board will serve as
hearing agency, with the public
free to attend any of its meetings.
. Representatives of the Coast
Guard, the United States Public
Health Service, the Maritime Conn.
mission, the judiciary, State and
city police, Liquor License Board.
division of social protection OF the
Health Department and other offi-
cial and nonofhcial agencies will be
invited to attend meetings, Gen.
Hayes said.
The area covered by the Maryland
board includes all of the State ex-
cept those portions under the Navy's
Potomac River and Severn River
commands. Representatives of these
commands will be invited to board
meetings.