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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1944-11-25

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06

army and Stain will be in position at the
neace table to enforce his wishes with ex-
ceptional power.
II he should prevail at the peace table and
as result Germany should enter the peace
era with any part of the Prussian element
surviving, we may be sure that era will be
of short life and the rest of the world be
plunged into another conflict as, soon as the
Younger generation in Germany arrives at
the age for military service.
Hitler and Nazism are but passing phases
of the Prussians' long Lived ambition to rule
Europe if not the world. They will be dis
posed of shortly. But if the Prussian element
of the population is not also eradicated the
world will have no enduring peace.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Be Patient

The capture of Antwerp gives the Allies
great port for puring in supplies from England
in the campaigns headed for the German
border.
It is much nearer the Reich frontier than
Cherbourg, being but about i25 miles from
Aachen, where Allied armored divisions are re-
ported near if not actually stationed. This
means that the Allied supply line can be SUBJ
stantially shortened in comparison with the
line maintained from the Normandy port.
But its value in the near future is still profile
matical The Germans are reported to have
flooded the Low Countries az they did when
they invaded Norway, to protect their defenses
from attack in that direction The usefulness
of Antwerp, therefore, will depend somewhat
upon the extent of this flooding and the de-
tours it might create. The same conditions will
hold good and perhaps be more difficult to
surmount in Holland, when Amsterdam is lib
Grated.
1t is one more reason to be patient and not
assume that victory in Europe is to be ex-
pected overnight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
False Capitulation Report

When the Brussels radio reported yesterday
morning that Germany had capitulated
it seemed as if everybody everywhere called
the Star-News
Telephone lines to this office were going at
a great rate, new call coming as fast as the
last one was disconnected. Nobody waited for
the denial, but took it for granted that the
report might hold at least modicum of
truth.
The interest shows how impatient the Amer
lean people are to have the war ended.
BY good fortune it was only reported by air
and did not cause the newspapers of the
country to publish extras, as happened when
the false armstice message was received in
advance Of the capitulation in the former
World war, which started wild demonstrations
everywhere full week before the end came
Lest further runors similar to that from
Brussels create false hopes the public would
do well to consider that as soon as Germany
actually surrenders the news agencies serving
the American press will flash the news to their
members and papers will be forthcoming in
short order.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Nazis Burn French Grain

With defeat staring them in the face, it would
seem that the Germans would consider their
need to soften the attitude of their conquerors
and suspend their habits Of destruction and
ruthlessness. That they have not, probably is
due to their belief that by pillage and fire
they can force the Allies into a negotiated
peace. Thus we learn that in their quick re-
treat in northern France they took time to
burn granaries filled with wheat. ~. =.
A correspondent with the Allied forces pur-
suing the enemy in that battle zone reports
that he saw at least dozen laden barns in
flames and learned from French farmers that
German soldiers on bicycles rode through the
district and threw hand grenades into the
barns. Fortunately the retreat was so fast and
the pursuit so hot the destruction was not as
widespread as it might have been. French
farmers, says this correspondent, are cutting
grain and digging potatoey along the trail be-
hind the advancing Allied forces, clear to the
Belgian frontier.
There is thought in this our federal econo-
mists could we'll ponder. Some of them have
favored unlimited spending Of American tax
payers money for feeding the French Would
it not be we'll for them to discover, before
placing this extra burden upon the American
public, just what Frances actual needs for
food are and just how much the French farm
ers can do toward meeting the need?
We bungled the feeding of Italy as badly as
it could be done. If we are wise and really
wish to stop the unnecessary waste OF tax.
payers cash, we will make careful, not an
emotional, survey of Frances plight and con-
fine our aid to meeting needs the French can
not meet themselves.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
on private enterprise instead Of national mobi

on private enterprise instead Of national mobi-
lization Of public works ana controls.
It will insist on immediate Treasury
economy This does not indicate, we believe,
that the federal government need be exclude
ed from the planning, but does mean that
government dictation which has prevailed
throughout the war should be ended with the
war in favor of state programming in line with
the states needs.
If this should be the final decision of Con-
gress, as it should be, the States and munich
palties which have laid by funds for postwar
expenditure upon projects within their boun-
daries will be in an advantageous position.
Best Of all, they will be relieved Of Washing
ton domination which has, perhaps, been
necessary in the emergency of war but can
not offer satisfactory substitute for private
initiative once the war is ended.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Montgomery

Many fine tributes have been paid to General
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery since he turned
the tide of battle on the Egyptian border and
OF north Africa They were merited the more
by reason of the fact that he was the first
Allied commander to show the particular
brand of skill in battle needed to defeat the
highly trained forces of the Reich.
Now that he has been given the highest rank
accorded military leaders by the British En-
pire, that of field marshal, the New York Times
adds it tribute to the many laid at his feet
The new title, says the Times has been so
amply and nobly earned that it will be well
coined and applauded by the armed forces
and the civilians of the United Nations. ITO
the people Of his own country he is an IDOL,
adds the Times, which goes on to say:
Appointed general officer and chief of the
Southeastern Command of England late in 1871,
he nodded an army to his hearts desire. He
made his men physically fit and they must
have cursed him while he was doing it. Ev-
erybody had to take dose of physical train
ing at am. Once week everybody up to a
brigadier had to take six mile run. He
hardened his soldiers. So far as it was possible
in rural England he accustomed them to the
desert fighting for which they were preparing.
When they got to Africa they realized his
plans and his hopes. We all know how he
went at his task in North Africa, one of the
hardest of military tasks, a frontal attack
against strong defenses in depth. Rommers
army became the driven instead of the driver.
The Eighth Army, which had been called the
Army of the Nile. went on from victory to
victory, to Libya, Tunisia, Sicily and Italy,
Now prudent now daring, Montgomery had
the boundless confidence of his men, They
knew that he knew what he was about They
may fear him, but they love him too. The
Helmet of Navarro has long been in h e
museum. The black beret is likely to be IA
NOUS in future history
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
The Literary Guidepost

was prepared, it it hadn't to sell
the film rights to another interested
company at a price of $50, 600. :"
If Mr.. Mealand is correct, this is
the first time in the history of ''ten
an agent ever turned
down sure thing.
The book is an excellent lob in
a popular field, that of the semi
precious English novel. That is,
Miss Goudge is less precious than
Mrs. Woolf, for example, but
more so than Daphne du Maurier.
Green Dolphin street is on one of
the Channel Islands, it is highly
enameled by Miss Goudge's prose,
Its people are just unreal enough
for fictional comfort, and its Be-
Rod is insisted upon very firmly.
Miss Goudge has taken a real
in which handsome
boy falls in love with one of two
sisters, goes away to New Zea-
land, and sends back for wife
Unfortunately, he asked the
wrong sister to come out, but
fortunately he and she made
go of it. I liked the novel, al
though it is pretty typical per-
formance, and runs pretty long
275, 600 words or more. Most of
The surplus wordage is devoted to
owing description of non-essential
characters and places. It is a wo.
mans book, supremacy so.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Strong Army Their Goal

The captured German generals in Russia
who want to see the end Of Nazism but stand
out for strong German army after the war
are running true to form.
Ihey are OF the element which plotted for
war from the day the former World war
closed and probably endorsed Hitler and his
national socialism as the best means OF pre-
parlng for the present war. When they saw
the war could not be won against the odds
OF America British-Russan fighting strength
and production they changed their tune and
are using what influence they have to turn
sentiment against Hitler, but without yielding
an inch in their demand for strong army.
Inc sinister aspect OF this is that if he has
oeen correctly quoted Joseph Stalin the Rus
sian dictator, also favors a strong German
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
BY JOHN SELBY

"Green Dolphin Street." by Eliza
beth Goudge (Coward-McCann; $3)
Some time back Motro-Goldwyn-
Mayer thought up a smart scheme
to get first look at the novels to be
published in the IL months from
June of this year to June of next.
They offered $125,o00 outright for
film and radio rights to a novel,
which is peanuts on the Gold Coast.
In order to eliminate the lunatic
fringe, they stipulated that only
novels for whose publication a
contract had been signed would
be considered. They offered a $780,
600 bonus to the author, contin-
gent upon sales of 3OO,000 in the
trade edition, and a tip Of $4,000
for the blushing publisher.
Perhaps the scheme didn't work
as well as expected, since many
agents and writer's were afraid 70
antagonize other film companies,
and only SO novels, a fraction Of
the years good novels. were en-
tered. In any case, the award has
gone to an English writer, thus
winning a $40 bet for this depart.
ment. She is Elizabeth Groudge,
her book is Green Dolphin St."
and according to Richard Mealan5,
writing in Publishers Weekly,
Miss Goudge's American agent,
Ann Watkins, believed in advance
her clients book would win, but
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
3230TH ORDNANCE
WINS CAMP TITLE

CAMP DAVIS, Sept. 5-Climax-
ing two months of carnpwide soft
ball play the 323th Ordnance
Company eliminated Btry D-561st
Bn. in two-out-of-tnree games Sc
ries, and thus captured title hon
ors at this Antiaircraft center.
Enroute to the championship the
323Oth won % straight which
streak was nipped last week by
the selfsan1e Btry D-561st. Bn.
But the Ordnance softballers re-
sumed their winning ways and
prevailed, Al, in the decisive play
off encounter.
The losers tailed in the opening
frame on Buser's double, a field
er's choice and Cartoons long
hoist. In their turn the 3230th as
sumed the lead with two markers
being registered by Baltronis and
Zieman.
After singles by Hartge and Po-
lett, interviewer with Kraly's
walk, hao loaded the bases in the
second, Baltronis' timely basehit
produced two more counters and
wound up the scoring for the fray.
Winning pitcher Bill Hegele was
touched for seven hits but spaced
them nicely. His undetermined
Singing was a formidable factor
in elevating the 3230th to the top Of
the IA softball heap at Camp
Davis
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Bolivian Mine Owner
Admits He Was Kidnapped

NEW YORK, Sept. 5-IR-MauFr
clio Hochschild, wealthy Bolivar
tin mine owner, acknowledge
publicly today that he and ms 5 -
Paz business manager, Aa .i,
Blum, were kidnapped in BollE Il,
last July 80 and held captive u
days. ~,
Although he did not express al.
opinion as to the motive or hal .
the persons responsible Hoe"
child told a press conference; Vi.
1.-THE kidnapping did occur s m.
it was a most disagreeaole Va a,
perience. No ramson was aSAeu "
paid. believe the persons res s,Ot.
sible now realize how unfortaa..
the incident was and that si''
injustice was done" .;,,.d
The mine owner. who arrl ".
here with Blum Saturday H.sr a,
denied he had participated =. IN nd,
financed "any revolution VI .oIt"
against the Bolivian goVefnlile- N
Hochschild said he mac come II
the United States in the nope ~,
effecting basis "wheFeps +in,,,
Allied war program will c9" o+5e,
to receive sufficient tin ana Oval tr,l
metals from Bolivia until IHe n
victory is won" He aoueu 40
would return to Bolivia ana .ov,
my part during the dlfllc'4,
that lie ahead for that couii'1'
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Mail Early

Supplementing the appeal of the post office
!: department for early mailing Of Christmas
: remembrances for the troops oveseas it is time
!. ly to remind the people at home that early
Christmas mailing within our own boundaries
will be helpful.
The post office department is overworked,
as are all other business concerns in the coun-
try and for the most part performing its
duties with either unframed help or employees
too new to their tasks for hundred per cent
efficiency. That it has been able to clear the
heavy mails during the war emergency ranks
among the miracles of these war times, parti.
cularly as the government itself has issued
so many and such heavy directives and bulle-
tins and addressed them to so many firms
Of special bureaus and agencies were set up
after Pearl Harbor.
1t would be unfair to the postal workers to
expect them to clear the additional Christmas
mail in time if most of it was posted only a
few days in advance. BY shopping early and
mailing early the people will confer major
blessing upon overworked post office stats.
Packages may be sent even during the autumn
and if marked mot to be opened until Christ
mas the donors purpose will be accomplished
nine times out of ten, as well as If the pack
age could not arrive, In the ordinary process
Of delivery, until Christmas Eve.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Back To The States

Congressional discussion of means to bridge
the gap between war and peacetime prosperity
indicates prevailing sentiment to place the
problem in the hands of the states with private
enterprise and local initiative taking the lead
ing roles instead Of federal RECOMMENDATION con-
troll = or dictation.
There is some difference in the views held
in the Senate and the House but the under
living philosophy in ench. il substantially the
same. AS the debate now stanes 1t is probable
a compromise will be reached which will pro-
vide a program based on state and local,
rather than federal basis, and place emphasis
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
interpreting
The ar
BY K1RKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War An.,

Assoc'a'ed fress War Analyst
The pattern Of Allied air .+..',
on Rhine valley COMMITMENTS
centers lends credence to unoa,
cial reports that American tro.
had smashed through the M.,.'
riot and Lorraine gasewavS a.;
Germany to capture Aacben IN INV n
north and Saarbrucken in th e
South. '"e
The big planes poured 49,.
wrath on Stuttgart. Karlsruhe. rvN
ZACH and Ludwigshafen MssI '
helm, each a vital TRANSFORMS
network for the foe east of ' ~.
Lorraine gateway. Obviously tb 'as
were paving the way for Any MY
power blows to break tbrans sa
the Nazi Siegfried line west of -
Rhine and reach the Rhine itself y.
a front that would put the indNN
trial heart of Germany from Fsss'
to Frankfort utterly at Allied NOV
cy.
The Rhoneland loop Of the sis,
fried line bulges westward rs
tween karlsruhe and the Rbn W.
following the contours of N.,;
frontiers with France, Luxembonr.,
Belgium and Holland from the In.
raine gateway to the Maastrch,
gap. Aachen is its northern ancho,
age and Saarbrucken is souYasr,
strong point.
Large scale German maps sho,
a broad belt highway partianr
completed well inside the frontier.
and stunning all important town,
and cities. It could have no eco,
nonic value and is obviously in.
tended to link together Siegtried
line outposts west of the Rim.
for quick shutting of reinforce.
ments and supplies.
The main Siegfried line La,
along the right bank of the Rhine
giving it river front protection. \
seems clear, however, that its I'm.
per sector from the Swiss horde,
to Karlsruhe where the Rhineland
loop takes off northwestward is Al.
ready feeling Allied pressure a,
well.
Meantime British Canadian
hopping up operations on the 70.
bot bomb hatchery coast to the
north and the British sweeu
through Holland to German from.
tiers went forward swiftly. In the
East, Moscow finally revealed that
the drive to break through across
the Bug and Narew rivers north
of Warsaw is gaining ground
A further inkling of possible new
Allied moves to tighten the screw,
of Nazidom came with British ad.
miralty disclosure of renewed and
effective air attacks on the German
battleship Tirpitz in Norwegian
waters. 1t seems clear that re.
Gripping of that sea monster would
be essential if an effort is to be
made to trap in Norway both Nah
garrison troops stationed there and
those retreating from SURRENDERED
Finland. The new air raids on the
Tirpitz must in any case increas.
Nazi uneasiness and stir Scand.
navian Patriots to intensified resis.
lance activities, whatever else they
may portend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
Daily Prayer
FOR THOSE WHO WRITE

We have a prayer today for all
that vast company of encourages
and inspirers who serve our Cause
by the written word. As Thou didSt
move upon the minds of prophets
and psalmist of old, whose words
in Holy Writ nave nouriShed the
souls of uncounted millions, So y
Great Inspirer, do Thou incite the
thoughts of all who have been call
ed to the high ministry OF writing
Inspire them every one with no
BILE sense of mission. May no dis
couraging or cynical or falthles
words flow from their pens. Be 1t IN
books or articles or editorials Or IN
personal letters to service men,
may each message written be ON
Of faith and patriotism and hearteh'
ing cheer. Breathe upon all Wrlt
ers Thine own inspiration ana
make them true warriors Of the
Spirit. Amen.-W. TIE.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
With Ernie Pyle

great general in every sense of the
word. And as human being, he
is just as great. Having him in
command has been a blessed good
fortune for america.
I cannot help but feel bad about
leaving. Even hating the whole but
ness as much as I do, you come to
be a part of it. And you leave some
of yourself here when you depart.
Being with the American soldier
has been a rich experience.
To the Thousands of them that l
know personally and the other hun
dreds of thousands for who I have
had the humble privilege of being
a sort OF mouthpiece, this then is
to say goodby-and good luck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
rs Years Ago
Today
(FROM THE FILES
OF THE STAR-NEWS)
SEPTEMBER 6, 1919

j. o. Carr, Of council for Alex
Sprunt and Sons, Inc, accompa-
MED by D. H. Lippitt, connected
with the Sprunt firm and in charge
of the company's Bremen, Ger.
many, office prior to the war, will
sail for Liverpool, September II,
with the object of settling the COM
pany's business that was interrupt
ed during the war and which is
still held in allegiance. Mr.. Carr will
visit number of countries on the
continent while away, combining
business with pleasure. He will re-
turn to Wilmington in the late fall
or winter.
General James I. Nets has ap-
pointed Miss Halle Mae Belk,
daughter Of DR.. J. M. Belk, of Mon
roe as maid of honor for the North
Carolina division at the general re-
union of the veterans, which will
be held in Atlanta Octobe ITO.
Miss Annie Mae Dement, of this
city and Harry Ferre, stationed
at Fort Caswell, were married last
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06

PARIS (by wireless)-This is the
last of these columns from Eupbpe.
BY the time you read this, the old
man will be on his way back to
America. After that will come a
long, long rest. And after the rest
well. you never can tell.
Undoubtedly this seems to you
to be funny time for fellow to
be quitting the war. 1t is a funny
time. But I'm not leaving because
of whim, or even especially be-
cause I'm homesick.
I'm leaving for one reason only
because 1 have just got to stop.
1--WE had it," as they say in the
Army. l have had all l can take
for while.
I've been 20 months overseas
since this war started; have written
around 100000 words about it; have
totalled nearly a year in the 'front.'
lines.
l do hate terribly to leave right
now, but I have given out. I've
been immersed in it too long. My
spirit is wobbly and my mind is
confused. The hurt has finally be-
come too great.
All of a sudden it seemed to me
that if I heard one more shot or
saw one more dead man, I would
60 off my nut. And if I had t;
write one more column I'd collapse.
So I'm on my way.
1t may be that few months OF
peace will restore some vim to my
spirit, and l can go warhorsing off
to the Pacific. Well see what a
little New Mexico sunshine does
along that line.
Even after two and half years
of war writing there still is lot
l would like to tell. I wish right
now that I could tell you about our
gigantic and staggering supply sys
tenn that keeps these great armies
moving.
I'm sorry I haven't been able to
get around to many branches OF
service that so often are neglected.
l would like to have written about
the Transportation Corps and the
airport engineers and the wire
stringers and the chemical mortars
and the port battalions. To all OF
those that have missed, my apol-
ogies. But the Army over here is
i sV,~ %oo HI 4@ oil
know the first question every
one will ask when I get home is:
when will the war be over?"
So I'll answer even before you
ask me, and the answer is: II
don't know"
We all hope and most of us think
it won't be long now. And yet
there's a possibility of it going on
and on, even after we are deep in
Germany. The Germans are des-
perate and their leaders have moth
! ing to quit for.
Every day the war continues is
another hideous blackmark against
the German nation. They are beat
en- and yet they haven't quit. Every
life lost from here on is a life lost
to no purpose.
If Germany does deliberately
drag their war on and on she will
so infuriate the world by her in
human bullheadedness that she is
apt to be committing national sui
eide.
In our other campaigns we felt
we were. fighting, on the whole. a
pretty good people. But we don't
feel that way now. A change has
occurred. On the western front the
Germans have shown their real
cruelty OF mind. We didn't used to
hate them, but we do now.
The outstanding figure on this
western front is Lieut.. Gen. Omar
Nelson Bradley. He is so modest
and sincere that he probably will
not get his proper credit, except
in military textbooks.
But he has proved himself a
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-09-06
PROPOSES ENBLEMS ,

WASHINGTON. Sept . al IN
Senator Davis (R-Pal propos,,or
the Senate today that the ssorvice
ment award local selectlVe pn1.
board members certificates ", Of
blems signifying apprecla,,.inn
their contribution "to the "'-
Of the war"