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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
THE PERISCOPE
BY SARUNAS.

THE LONG AWAITED BOOK,
"Timeless Lithuania', began to be
distributed with the opening of the
Congress of Lithuanians at New
York City, February and 6. The
first copy was auctioned off and
was purchased for $235 by the
Lithuanian American women's or
ganization, the Moteru Vienybe, Of
Brooklyn, n. Y.
Containing foreward by Sena-
tor Murray of Montana, the book
was written by the United States
Minister to Lithuania, DR.. Owen J.
c. Norem It's table of contents
follows:
/. Introduction;
2. The Early Formative Period;
8. The Year of Our Lord. to
1900;
4. The Golden Age from 1900 to
1850;
5. Interim Period;
6. The Divided State, Lithuania-
Poland;
7. The First Russian Invasion;
8. Lithuania and the World War;
8. The Period Of Restored In
dependence;
10. The Second Russian Invasi n:
II. Lithuanian Revolt and Ger
man Occupation;
u. Dual Problem of Vilnius and
Memel;
13. Thumbnail Sketches of Great
Lithuanian Leaders;
ID. Agriculture, Trade and Com
merce of Lithuania;
Is. Studies in Lithuanian Culture
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
To the Editor of The Times:

10 Cne EQlLOf or Ihe Times:
Many people believe that Lithu-
ania's history goes back only as far
as the last war, when she was one
of the new nations carved out of
the Russian Empire. Actually this
is not so. Lithuania has a past
that reaches back before the dawn
of history. Lithuanians were living
on the Baltic shores long before
the Christian era and were men,
toned in the writings of Tacitus,
who lived in the first century. AL
SO a German archaeologist, Lis
sauer, affirmed that even in the
first to third centuries, Lithuanians
used domestic implements of high
technical development and made
beautiful ornaments in bronze and
silver.
For many centuries they lived a
quiet life engaged in pastoral and
other occupations. In due course,
however, the Crusades to the Holy
land came to an end. Many Knights
finding themselves idle and looking
for new excitement enrolled under
the banner of the Teutonic Knights.
They attempted to conquer Lithu-
anian tribes and thus, several CEN
turies passed in continual struggle.
Finally in 141O the Knights were
checked in one of the bloodiest bat
ties of the Middle Ages. In the
18th and 14th centuries Lithuania
reached the greatest period OF her
existence as nation. Her boun-
daries literally extended from the
Baltic to the Black Sea and she was
the largest state in Europe at that
time.
In 1886, when the territories un-
der Lithuania we're about three
times as large as those of Poland,
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03

democratic principles of the At
lantic Charter as Moscow is toot-
ing for the totalitarian imperialis-
tic ambitions of Russia. Moscow
is doing everything to establish a
Sphere e-of-influence" policy in Eu-
rope. This policy, according to
many observers, is sure to bring on
another World War. Do the Amer
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
PHONE: ENdicott 4486

ican people want another war? If
not, their leaders better speak up
and give some realistic hope to the
small nations of Europe. The ex-
ample of Czechoslovakia. raises
many pessimistic forebodings. Not
trusting her friends in the demo-
cratic West, she turns to totalita-
rian East.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
sMIESTO gatvekariu at

sMIESTO gatvekariq atnau-
iinimui susisiekimo komisija
sake reikes virs 10 milijonu
dolariu. Jau prizes kara ture.
ia prastus gatvekarius, dabar
gi jie dar daugiau nuseno. j
dauguma lures butt ismesti il
nupirkti nauji, kaip tik karas
baigsis.
Su pereitu sekmadieniu pa
naikinta gatvekariu rasai va
zinetojams. Priimta viena nau-
ienybe tai kad tam tikrais die
nos laikotarpiais galima va
ziuoti tik uz SC.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
sDzIOVOS tyrimus darant

sDzIOVOS tyrimus darant
tarpe darhininku CT " elando
dirbtuvese pasirodo tik mazas
nuosimtis dziovos paliesti. IS
24,736 isegzaminuotu asrenu
tik 80 turejo pradines d 10
vos zymes, kurios lengvai is
gydomos, jeigu tie da~hininkal
patys neuzsileis ir rupinsis Cy-
dytis.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
SVEIkINA KAZIUS

Sveikinu Lietuvius Kazius
cia Amerikoje ir Lietuvoje ir
skiriu auka 81 Lietuvos reika-
lams.
Kazimieriai, atminkit, jusu
patronas Sv. Kazimieras su-
mintas svetimu priesq. Kas
galit skirkit auka jo zemls
Lietuvos iSvadavimui.
Alekas Banys
LVS LIMO SIX. organic.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
LITHUANIA's HISTORY

(hs History 19year old Lithuanian boy who
Lithuanian The Hartford Comm Times
February the Dirva NJ Colney
of Waterbury, Conn.,
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
VYKSTA ! PHILADELPHIA

Sekmadieni, Kovo 5, Phila.
delphijoje atsibus svarbus po-
sedis New Yorko Seimo iSrin-
kto Vyriausio Komiteto. Ten
vyksta sic Clevelandieciai: Ju-
Illus Smetona, DR.. S. T. Tamo-
Salts, P. J. Zuris ir K. S. Kar-
plus.
Sia proga Philadelphijos Lie
tuviai rengia masini mitinga,
kuriame bus pradetas Penkiq
Miliionu Dolariu karo bonu
vajus ir Peticiju pasirasymas
uz Lietuvos nepriklausomybes
gynima nuo bolseviku.
Lankesi Dirvos redakcijoje
poni S. Ciurlionyte Douvan is
Detroito, kuri atvyko j Cleve-
landa su reikalais ir apsilanke
pas savo broli Lakewoode.
Chemikas Edward Mill e r
Miliauskas isvyksta j New Yor-
ka, kur gavo kita pozicija.
John C. Potter, Mo. NJ. M.
&c, is U. S. Navy, parvyko
keletui dienu pavieseti pas sa-
vo tevus Polterius.
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eMIESTO mokyklu

sMIESTO n,okyklu tais7
mui prireiks isleisti apie por2
milijonu dolariu, kaip pranesa
direktorius Brown. Mokyklu
tarybos zinioje yra apie 3}1
ivairiu pastatp, kurie reika-
lauja dag ivairiu taisymu kad
butu pirmos klesos stovyje.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
REEKIA DARBININKO

Senyvo amziaus, Mazoje Lie
tuviskoie farmoie; alga ir pra-
2yvcni. as; randasi netoli Gle
vclando. Adreso klauskite
TTRVOS Admin. (lO)
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
SUNKIAI SERGA

Stasys Stepsys sunkiai ser
ga miesto ligonineje; jeigu ku
rie io draugai turf laiko jis no
retu sulaukti JUS pas j atsi-
lankant.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03

Is. Short Religious History of
Lithuania;
II. The Problem of Minorities;
18. The Future of Lithuania;
19. Chronology, 1917-193S;
90. photography
xFs
WITH THE BOOK letter is
enclosed which says:
Our deepest desire is that YOU
read Timeless Lithuania and weigh
the facts on the scale of Justice
and bear in mind that liberty is
just as sweet to small nations as
to large ones. We do hope this
will help to make more friends for
the cause of Lithuania's indepen-
dence and thus support American
war aims, which are so amply ex-
pressed in the Atlantic Charter.
The letter is signed by P. J. Zu-
ris, President of American Friends
of Lithuania; DR.. S. T. Thomas,
President of the League for the
Liberation of Lithuania, and X. S.
Karpius, Secretary of this League.
These three men made up the Press
Committee Of the League, under
whose efforts this book was pub
lished.
TlMELESS LITHUANIA is a
fitting reply to the propagandistio
tissue of distortions slapped to
gether by Gregory Meiksins in The
Baltic Riddle. The book reviewe
! of the American Mercury (March)
says this about the "Riddle":
written entirely from the Kren'-
lin viewpoint, it is worthless as
history but instructive as a case
study in propagandist distortion"
THE SAME March issue of The
American Mercury contains an
honest and fortnight article, "Will
Stain Dictate an Eastern Munich 2"
by one of the foremost students of
Russian history and politics, Will
liam Chamberlin. 1t should be read
by all Americans, since it calls up
on American public opinion to "be
alert and resentful" of attempts
by dictator to prepare another
huge land grab, on the style of
Munich. Mr.. Chamberlin rightly
says that "the average American,
even if reasonably we'll educated
is unfamiliar with the history, eth
nology and international relations
Of Eastern Europe.
This was proven by Prof. Ray
mond Moley who by his two ar
ticles on the Baltic States in News
week became the laughing stock of
all who know something about the
subject.
AMERICAN public opinion and
the press is becoming more vocal
to urge Washington to start as ac-
tive political offensive for the
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03

sMOTERYS po karo steng-
sis palaikyti darbus: bent trys
ketvirtdaliai dabar dirbanci,.
karo darbuose moter rupinsis
darkais ir karui pasibaigus.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03
PARSIDUODA NAMAS

PARSIDUODA NAMAS
S seimu: visas su rakandais;
ineigu $3.50 menesiui; parsiduo-
da uz $1,000, greitam pardavi-
mui. Kreinkites Ill
MANAGER, 1888 E. 10th St.
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LIETUVIU SALEJE

Ateikit Lietuviu sale pasi-
losti ir smagiai praleisti vaka-
Ia su savo draugais. Sios su-
eigos buna antradienio, kctvir-
tadienio ir sestadienio vaka-
rails, nuo 8 val. lygiai. Parem-
kit savo kluba ir Lietuviu sa-
le, vietoje eiti kitur.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-03-03

AMERICAN public opinion and
the press is becoming more vocal
to urge Washington to start as ac-
tive political offensive for the
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
Victory Pledge
Of An American

am an American. | and my
sons have a big stake in victory.
While my sons are fighting for
freedom, will work hard here at
home that food and weapons in
abundance will ever fight on the
side of America.
l will do my part to keep our
country financially and economi-
cally strong. All income from my
work, above the need for necessary
expenses, will be invested in War
Bonds to buy the equipment that
my sons--the sons of all Americans
will use to speed the victory. In
making this investment in victory,
| am also laying up the financial
reserve for peace and against the
day when my sons will come
marching home.
When that happy day comes
and my sons will build a better
and stronger America in world
where liberty and justice have been
made safe for all. My thinking -
my money---my time will stay in
this war until the finish.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
1t. Waters Expected
Home BY Christmas

First Lieut.. John HI. Waters, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bowie F. Waters
of Germantown, navigator on a
B-24 bomber, is enroute home and
after joining his wife, Mrs. Doro-
thy Rogers Waters in Pocatello.
Idaho, they will come to Maryland
for a visit.
An attorney in civilian life, a
graduate of Southeastern Univers-
ity, Lieut.. Waters left for over
seas last January and saw service
at Guadalcanal, Admiralty Islands,
Dutch East Indies and in other
South Pacific points. Having COM
pleted his quota of missions, on
his arrival home he will be as
signed to duty in the United States.
His wife will accompany him to
his new post.
Lieut.. Waters was recently given
the Air Medal in recognition of
courageous service. He was cited
for meritorious achievement while
participating in aerial flights in
the Pacific area from May to
July 20.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
Henry Mateny Gets
Commission, Youngest
Member of Yale Class

Henry Mateny, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. H. Mateny of German
town, was graduated from Army
Air Force Command School at Yale
University, and received his COM
mission as End lieutenant on No
vember 18th, being the youngest
member of the graduating class.
Lieut.. Mateny will shortly assume
his duties as an engineering officer
in the Air Transport Command.
Prior to entering the Army as
an Air Cadet, he was graduated
from Shenandoah College, Dayton,
Va, where he took prominent
part in athletics, starring as a
basketball player. Lieut. Mateny
is also a graduate OF Gaithersburg
High School.
The training course which Lieut..
Mateny successfully completed at
Yale is one of the most difficult in
the Army. Its graduates are
charged with the all-important
duty of keeping 'em flying" under
the hazardous conditions of the
present day warfare. Overseas re-
ports on officers graduated from
this school indicate that they are
the backbone of every flying mis-
sion undertaken by the AAF.
The many friends of Lieut.. Ma
teny will follow his career with
keen interest.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30

newspaper, Stars and Stripes, de-
clares, "There just isn't enough
blood being given by folks back
home" The paper intimates that
the medics have been able to store
up only two pints of blood for
every man in action, although they
have a quota of five pints Of blood.
We call attention to this mat
ter, although it should be recog-
nized that no serious effort has
been made to secure blood dona-
tions in many areas Of the nation.
Evidently, donations in established
centers have equalled the imme-
diate demands of the service, but
it is just possible that heavier cas-
ualties will make it necessary to
call for a greater response.
The Stars and Stripes points
out, however, that blood donations
rise "wihen the war news is bad
and fall when it gets good" but
adds that "when the war news is
good is when the blood is needed,
because it takes blood - lots of
blood-to make it good.'
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
Better Education
For Postwar Era
Planned By State

"The future of this country de-
pends on the public education,
said DR.. Thomas G. Pullen, Jr.,
state superintendent of schools as
he spoke of post war education to
the Gaithersburg PIT. A. He ad-
vocated that our interest in citi-
zenship and government must sur
vive because of the responsibility
of the state for education.
DR.. Pullen stated that every
child to become a future citizen of
this state shall have minimum
of education; ignorance cannot be
tolerated in the postwar world
After DR., Pullens' address, Mrs.
Schneider, County supervisor of
High schools, revealed that Mont
gomery County has committees of
students, principals, and superin-
tendents to plan post war projects
in the county.
Previous to these talks, Mrs. Ly-
curgus Griffith, president, conduct
ed the regular business meeting.
After a request by Robert Otte
the PIT, A. decided to donate
money to the boys athletic de-
partment for purchase of new
basketball uniforms. 1t was de-
cided to continue the subscriptions
of the county paper to service men
from. the school. A report on safe
ty was given by Mr.. Thomas V.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
In Time, Perhaps
THERE ARE MANY people

THERE ARE MANY people so
busily concerned with the prob
lens that confront the world that
they fail to concentrate upon the
problems that confront them.
No matter what issues may
arouse the emotions, the main
occupation of an individual is the
business of becoming an improved
human being. This is not linn
tied enterprise. 1t requires full
time and full power.
The cynical point out that the
rewards that men bestow upon each
other, through various forms, dc
not flow to individuals upon the
basis Of what may be considered
higher human development.
This is true, very often but there
are rewards that come to human
beings without the intervention of
others. In time, however, the ma
terial rewards that aid living will
be in proportion to human develop
ment.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
Mrs. Edith Allnutt
Elected To Head
Democratic Club

Mrs. Edith Prescott Allnutt, Of
Potomac, was elected president of
The Women's Democratic Club of
Montgomery County at dinner
meeting held Tuesday evening at
Hayden Farms. Mrs. Allnutt sue
ceeds Mrs. Roger Shaw of Rock
vile. About one hundred persons,
including State officers and coun-
ty officials attended the dinner, a
unique feature Of which was mo
speeches..
Elected to serve with Mrs. All
mutt are; Miss Laura Gilliland,
Chevy Chase, first vice-president /;
Mrs. Ralph Wells, Silver Spring,
second vice-president; Mrs. Shaw,
third vice-president; Miss Mar
garet Dronenburg, Rockville, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Townley
Gamble, Silver Spring, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Eloise Gra-
ham, Cabin John, treasurer; Mrs.
Willard Smallwood, Silver Spring,
parliamentarian, and Mrs. Joseph
Betterly, Bethesda, and Mrs. j.
Forest Walker, Gaithersburg. aud
itors.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30

. TREATMENT Of wounded
en, in the present war, is far
i than that given fighters in
previous war. This is espe-
true Of the men who fight
h the American flag, because
hation has put their welfare
every other consideration.
! news comes from San Fran
that It is now possible to de-
fluid blood to Leyte Island
Eeight hours after it is drawn
d donor in that city. More
the blood is seventy-ive per
efficient twenty-one days
being donated.
have no expert knowledge
. the difference between blood
n and fluid blood, but we
tand that there are cases
i wounded man, who has lost
as sell as blood, requires
blood for recovery.
this connection, q dispatch
Paris says that the Army
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
Suggests Careful
County Planning
Editor, THE SENTINEL,
Rockville. Nd.

Rockville, Md.
my purpose in writing this art
icle is to stimulate throught and ac-
tion which may result in the solu-
ton of any of the host of problems
which are involved in planning the
real estate future Of Montgomery
County.
During the past few weeks
much has been said about Postwar
and County Planning by such aut-
horities as Commissioner E. Brooke
Lee and Planning Director Fred
Tuemmler. Being an erstwhile
builder on small scale, am par
ticularly interested in the future
of the detached residential comm
unities north of Silver Spring and
extending toward Baltimore. It is
my considered opinion that the
Master Zoning Plan should include
the greater part of Montgomery
County.
"The system of Express High
ways in the county will result in
unprecedented real estate activity.
The farsighted property owner will
carefully review the plans of pro
spective purchaser of lot or lots.
Too much cannot be said on this
score. have seen lovely old houses.
ruined by the building of a new
house merely because the building
restrictions did not fix setback
line. Property owners should keep
in mind that rigid restrictions at
tract the better class buyer. OF
course, there must be variety of
types of home sections in the
county to accommodate the different
classes of residents, nevertheless,
low income groups should insist
upon quality construction and arch
itectural charm.
Restrictive covenants in deeds
to residential property and strict
zoning regulations affecting bust
ness establishments are helpful to
any community. However, the real
answer to our problem is in the
hands of the present-day property
owner. He must have sincere de-
sire to see Montgomery County de-
velop advantageously and artisti-
cally. This can be accomplished by
constant effort directed toward
controlling the development of
Montgomery County in an orderly
manner and according to a well
conceived plan"
CHARLES E. CONNER,
Sandy Spring, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
Home Loans To
Veterans Speeded

American communities have a
stake in the fact that the Federal
Housing Administration has acted
to speed the making of insured
home loans to veterans by private
institutions under the terms of the
G. 1. Bill of Rights. The FHA IS
now accepting at its field offices
from private lending agencies APP
plications for the insurance Of
principal loans supplemented by
loans under Section sos of the G
l. Bill. These are cases where tha
Veterans Administration guaran-
tees an equity loan not to exceed
$4,000, and where the principal
loan, which must comply with FILA
regulations, is insured by FHA.
The federal agency seeks all pos
sible protection of veterans in
what may be the most important
single financial transaction in their
life.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
Raymond A. Fink
Awarded Bronze Star

T/5 Raymond A. Fink, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Fink, former
ly of Washington Grove, but now
living in Washington, D. c., has
been awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for heroic achievement in
connection with military operations
the enemy in the vicinity of Kas-
serine Pass, Tunisia on Feb. %
1943. When his truck loaded with
valuable signal equipment was sub
jected to heavy enemy fire, Pri-
vate Fink refused to abandon the
vehicle, and at great personal risk
drove across the exposed terrain
to position of safety. He is a
T/5 in the First Division which
still maintains it's tradition of be-
ing the first in every operation,
being the first to land in Africa,
Sicily, France, the first to break
out of the Normandy Beach Head,
and the first to force the Siegfried
Line.
Since its first landing in Africa,
the Division has captured more
than 1850 prisoners, most of them
in France and Belgium. This does
not include the tens of thousands
who surrendered at the end of the
Tunisian Campaign.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
NelUs OF Service Men & Women

Sic Nathan S. Jack) Gardner
has been sent to Newport, Rhode IS
land, and would like his friends to
write to him at the following adj
dress General Delivery Bid. 4l02,
N. 7. S, Newport, Rhode Island.
X
Pvt. CAME B. Lytton, Jr., A. S. N,
33o0S649, Co. A-2O5 Bn. o4th Regt.
r. T. c., Camp Blanding, Florida,
who was inducted Aug. rs, 1874, and
is taking his preliminary training in
Florida, writes that he would like
to hear from his friends in and near
Rockville.
X
Pfc. d. H. Rosenberger, son Of
Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Rosenberger,
Rockville, has been shipped over
seas. Anyone interested in writing
to him may obtain his address from
Rev. Rosenberger. He would like
very much to hear from any of his
friends.
X
Judge Harry Hunt, 4th, of Rock
vile, has had a letter from his son,
John Conway Hunt, telling of his
promotion to Lieutenant Comman-
der in the U. S. Naval Reserve Fly
ing Corps. He has seen service in
the Italian African and Mediterran-
can theaters.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-11-30
COLESVILLE WSCS
ELECTS OFFICERS

The Women's Society of Christian
Service, Colesville, has elected new
officers. They are president, Mrs.
Claude Hobbs; vice-president, Mrs.
Paul Boerum; treasurer, Mrs. AL
bert Sager; recording secretary,
Mrs. John Elgin; corresponding
secretary, Miss Helen Ziegler;
spiritual life, Mrs. William Firth /;
missionary education, Mrs. Gran
vile Thompson; Christian social
relations and local church activ-
tiles, Mrs. Floyd Suthard; steward
life. Mrs. George Burroughs; liter
ature and publication, Mrs. Lewis
Hobbs; supplies, Mrs. Harry
Daily.