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Evening star., 1944-06-01
Threshold of Rome

I'VE now stand on the threshold
of Rome. Before many days have
passed we shall have freed this first
of the European capitals from Nazi
domination"
Those heartening words, spoken
by Lieutenant General Mark w.
Clark, commander of the Fifth
Army, at Memorial Day service in
the American cemetery on the
former Anzio beachhead seems a
justif1able forecast of coming events.
There can be no reasonable doubt
that Marshal Kesselring, the Ger
man commander, is conducting a
general retreat from all of South
Central Italy and that his next
stand will be somewhere we'll north
of Rome. Current operations, from
the German viewpoint, are rear
guard actions to enable the bulk of
their troops and equipment to escape
the insistent Allied offensive, which
seeks to outflank and destroy much
OF the retiring enemy forces.
The key to German strategy is
the Alban hills, a block of rough
country Immediately south of Rome.
Indeed, the famous seven hills"
whereon the Eternal City is built
are spurs of this Alban formation.
The Germans must hang onto their
Alban position, which is the hub
OF the big wheeling movement they
have undertaken. That logically
implies that every yard will be stub
bornly defended almost to the gates
OF Rome itself, until German units
still far to the southwark have made
good their escape. But much of
that retirement must pass through
Rome, because 1t is a bottleneck
through which most Of the north
south railways and high roads pass.
All this raises the grievous pros
pect that the Eternal City may soon
come within the battle zone and be
seriously damaged in the process.
Anguished appeals to spare Rome
are being raised throughout the
world, and the Vatican is straining
every nerve to- effect an arrange
ment by which a terrible tragedy
may be averted. The difficulty lies,
not SO much in possible German
attempt to hold Rome against an
Allied assault as in continued use
OF Rome as a vital transportation
link: Berlin has offered to remove
garrison troops and equipment If
the Allies will consider Rome an
"open city" and leave it alone. But
this the Allies decline to do so long
as Rome's railway terminals, freight
yards and broad highways are used
by the Germans for military pur-
poses. Those important objectives
have been hit several times by Allied
flyers in daylight precision bombings
so carefully conducted that few nom
military points have been damaged
But this naturally handicaps aerial
attacks, and such selectivity could
not be maintained If Rome came
within Allied artillery range with
the Germans still holding the city
for strategic purposes. The fate Of
Rome thus hangs in the balance.
Evening star., 1944-06-01

centrated troops in Central China on
an unprecedented scale. The initial
moves were made in late April on
the line of the Yellow River, and
these have been successful especial
ly through the capture of Loyang.
The second phase now starts with
the drive from Hankow southwark
from the Yangtse. The poorly
equipped Chinese armies are gravely
handicapped in their fight with the
invaders, and summer in that region
is the best season for mechanical
warfare, wherein the japanese have
such an advantage. This summer
will apparently be Free China's SUI
preme testing time.
Evening star., 1944-06-01
The Political Mill
By Gould Lincoln

HERSHEY. kPa-For four days 81
Governors - "a Republicans and Is
Democrats-meeting in the 36th annual
Governors conference have shouted
aloud their opposition to the growing,
and at present very large, Capitalization
of governmental power in the hands
Of the Federal Government in WASH
ington. The Democrats have been as
yociferous as the Republicans.
To listen to these Governors Ii to gain
an impression that there is a vast up-
heaval against the New Deal. do not
mean against all the principles Of social
advancement for which the New Deal
has stood. I mean against the thing
the New Deal has come to mean to
many people - the GENERALIZATION OF
power in the hands of Federal officials,
headed by the President, and the
bureaucracy which has been erected
Nearly everything today Is weighed In
terms OF politics and the coming ma
tional election. It is natural, therefore,
that this feeling against the national
administration should be viewed as
possible, or probable, obstacle to q
fourth term for President Roosevelt.
State governments and State execu-
sAsNS AAs"fSt 6ASWA oSAOAAHCX - tllC kllk6ki-
cial situation OF the State governments
has improved during the last two years.
Many Of the States have today large
surpluses In their treasures. For ex-
ample. New York has . surplus OF
$163. 600, 600, and Ohio, $l00 1000, 900.
Nothing makes for more independent
spirit than safe bank account. The
Governors do not intend to relinquish
this position to the Federal Govern
ment without struggle.
The Governors conference also. has
been very largely Republican show,
although everything possible has been
done to give the Democratic State execu-
tives their places in the sun. Numer-
ically the Republicans have been pro-
ponderant. Gov. Nicely OF West Vir-
ginia, vividly painted the picture when
he said, loosely, there were "only two
gentlemen present who might give the
conference information regarding Fed
eral policies" after the war, "the Gov
ernor OF New York and the Governor
OF Ohio" He was naming the two lead
ing presidential possibilities. He was
also calling attention to the fact that
no Democratic Governor has look-in
Evening star., 1944-06-01

with President Roosevelt as q sure
nominee.
The two outstanding Republicans, who
held the interest Of the Governors them
selves as well as that Of the crowds who
came to look at them, have been Dewey
OF New York and Bricker Of Ohio. And
Tor the most part, Gov. Dewey stole the
show, just as he did at the Governors
conference in Columbus last year and
ct the Republican meeting on Mackinac
Island last September-the only two oc-
casicns he has left his State since he
became Governor year and q half ago.
Still, there was much interest In the
silver-haired, ruddy-faced Governor Of
Ohio. who still sticks to the idea he may
win the. COP nomination and has re-
fused TO give up. One of the dramatic
incidents OF the conference was his
challenge, issued at press conference,
TO th0s New Yorker to come out into the
open and discuss all the issues as
presidential candidate. It intrigued the
other Governors, even though 1t did
not cause Mr.. Dewey to change his
firmly held position that he is not
candidate.
The physical contrast between the two
men Is remarkable. Bricker is q e.
footer: Dewey, medium to small In size.
Bricker has more the look of tradi-
tional President. There is no nistaking,
however. the dynamic personality OF the
New York Governor, nor his ability to
more than hold his own in any gath
ering.
Further, 1t Is clear that Mr. Dewey,
whose chances Of success in 1910 were
hurt by his youth-he was only SO years
old-is inclining more and more to rely
upon that youth--he is now 42--as an
asset in the coming campaign. He hits
more and more at the tired old men"
now in control of the Government.
Gov. Dewey's chances of nomination
appear to be even more certain in view
OF the attitude of the Pennsylvania
Republicans. The keystone State has
the largest delegation in the national
convention next to New York Nearly
all of the 10 delegates today are ready
to vote for his nomination II they do
his nomination on the first ballot is al
most sure. While some of the Pennsyl-
vania delegates do not like him, they
are ready to vote for him.
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Not An Incident"

The fact that President Roosevelt
has seen fit to go out of his way to
speak his mind on Spain in language
which may seem to put him at odds
with Winston Churchill is interest
ing, but, as the President himself
has said, there is no basis in it
for discovery of an international
incident.
MFR. Churchill is a practical man,
not noticeably troubled by the ideo-
logical considerations which cause
some men to forget the facts of war.
He has proved himself to be a great
leader and wise one. No reasonable
person, having in mind the caliber
of the man, can suppose for
moment that be is unaware of the
true color of the Spanish Falangists,
or that he was lacking in good and
sufficient reason for the unexpected
warmth of his recent references to
the Franco government.
BY this time the experience of
war should have conditioned us
against hasty conclusions which de-
pend for validity on the naive as
sumption that things really are as
they appear to be. When our forces
moved into North Africa our agents
did business with Admiral Darlan.
When this became known the shrill
cries went up that we had made a
deal" which pulled us down toward
the level of fascism, that it would
have been far better to have kept
The theological banners high-even
at the price of thousands of young
American lives This was nonsense
and we have seen the proof. But
there remains vociferous minority
which has never been convinced.
Mr.. Roosevelt has shown in his
approach to the problems raised by
the war that he, too, is a practical
man. If MIR. Churchill had what
impressed him as good reasons for
his gesture toward Spain, the
chances are that MFR. Roosevelt is
not unimpressed by these same
considerations. The President, true
enough, has taken occasion to give
expression to an apparent unwill-
ingness to go as far as Mr.. Churchill
has gone. Perhaps this was due to
q greater personal distaste for
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Russian Activities
BY Maj. George Fielding Eliot

The sudden flare-up of German of
fensiVe activity in the Jassy region of
Romania looks very much like a Ger
man attempt to throw Russian offensive
preparations off balance by local coun-
terdrive. This is classic German pro-
cedure; they have done it again and
again, though they did fail to beat
Gen. Alexander to the punch in Italy.
1t may serve to remind, us, as we
await the news of the great Anglo
American invasion and as we watch
the progress of the fighting in italy, that
these operations involve only one-third
of the German army, and that two
thirds of it is still tied down on the
long Eastern Front from the Gulf of
Finland to the Black Sea. 1t is as cer-
tain as anything can be in the uncer-
tain business OF war, that a new Rus
sian offensive is in the making, and
will be launched in coordination with
the Anglo American drive in the west
I'm coordination with" does not of
course. necessarily mean "at the same
moment as" it means that the Rus
sian offensive will come when it will
impose, within the framework of Ger
man capabilities on all fronts, the most
painful and difficult decisions on the
German High Command.
The long six weeks pause on the
Eastern Front has not been exploited
by the Germans In any attempt to i'm
prove their positions, probably because
they lack the means to do so. They
are seeking to avoid a decision. They
are not now in a position to take risks.
In the north and center, where they
still hold certain amount of Russian
territory, they can give up territory in
order to gain time-when they have to.
In the South, they must stand where
they are or they will be face to face
with serious trouble if not with
disaster.
On the part of the Russians, the in
terval has doubtless been we'll employed
IN the enormous task of preparing for
the new blow. The time out" period
was badly needed; the wonder Is, that
the Russians had been able to keep up
sustained offensive for so many
months on end, almost without pause.
Now they have been doing all the
things that have so long needed to be
done. Tired and decimated divisions
have been taken out of the line for
rest, refllling of ranks and equipment
Fresh troops have been moved UP to
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Transition

She loued the blade She Iored the
bud and bloom
She loDed the de,o, diaphanous, In
the morn
She lored the honeysuckle, crotcn to
groom
The old rail fence, each spring In
beauty ,Dorn.
And all the cobblestones which from
her door
Made small high,Day to her carden
Pressed With the tread Of all the years
before
Into the pery heart and soul OF her -.
The years passed by -. She came, and
found the blade
Had risen high and pierced The skies
in tDdin,
In that bright sphere had budded and
had made
A blossomtsg tohere rainbo,Ds oft had
lGin--
And all the cobblestones her feet had
trod
Led uptoard into the realm of God.
u EDWARD D. GARNER.
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Chino's Danger Deepens

The launching of what appears to
be new drive of major proportions
southwark from Hankow is none the
less onlinous from having been ex-
pected. 1t is the logical next step in
a campaign obviously designed to
gain control of the trunk railway
which runs clear through the heart
OF China from the far north to
Canton, the port-metropolis on the
south coast.
This ambitious project has been
in the minds of the japanese high
command since the very start of the
war with China seven years ago and
was tentatively tried In the wars
early stages. But supply problems
were so great and Chinese resistance
was SO stubborn that it was not
given priority. With war against
the Western Powers in the ofing,
Tokyo was content to occupy key
points in China and isolate Chung
king from the outer world, relying
on strangling blockade to ham
string its striking power and wear it
down by economic pressure.
That long-range process was JUS
tiflable so long as Japan's control of
the sea lanes along the China coast
was assured. But the rapidly grow
ing threat to japanese sea power
presented by American victories in
the Pacific raises for Tokyo the
dread prospect that it's sea commu-
nications with its southern con-
quests may be cut, and even that
landings of Allied troops and sup
plies on the China coast may ensue.
There Is also the likelihood that
Burma may be lost and the overland
connection between Burma and
Chungking, broken two years ago,
will be restored.
The best way for Tokyo to check
mate such moves is to gain control
of the north-South trunk railway,
|, thereby not only establishing an
overland route to it's southern con-
quests but also cutting China in
twain and SO crippling Chungking's
remaining strength that 1t would
become a relatively negligible factor
or be knocked out of the war alto
gether. Such a result would be worth
the price of heavy japanese losses
in men and equipment. So the
Japanese high command has con-
Evening star., 1944-06-01
Or Coin?
By Dapid laurence

From the Topeka Capital
Bakers at Joplin, Mo, are on strike
just trying to raise little dough.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
SOCIETY


Miss Imo Ruth Watson. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Watson OF
Glasgow. and Nord Patten Mag,
ship service man, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Mag of Glasgow. were
married at the home of the brides
parents. Sunday afternoon at $50
in the presence of rs relatives and
friends. An altar, decorated with
candles and baskets of flowers
formed the setting for the cere-
mony. The Rev. T. T. Doe officiated.
A wedding march was played by Mrs.
G.. M. Lindberg.
The bride wore a white satin we'd
ding dress with veil, and carried a
bouquet of red roses and white POM
poms. She was attended by Mrs.
Robert Jensen, who wore a black
and white formal gown and carried
a small bouquet of roses. Boyd Mag,
a brother of the bridegroom, was his
best man. Warren Watson was an
usher.
A reception followed and a three
TERED wedding cake was cut by the
bride. A TERED ice cream wedding
cake. the gift of Jon Papazian, was
also served. The serving table was
centered with a bouquet OF autumn
flowers and roses. Mrs. j. S. Bardell
and Mrs. N. c. Briggs poured. Two
sorority sisters of the bride, Miss
Pauline F-rederickson and Miss
Edith Derry of Billings, were guests.
The bride was graduated from the
Glasgow high school in 1912 and
has since been a student at the
State university in Missoula. She is
a member of Alpha Phi sorority.
The bridegroom was a member OF
the same class in high school but
left in March of his senior year to
enter the navy. He arrived Friday
from Norfolk, Va. and will return
there Sunday. Mrs. Mag will re-
main in Glasgow for the present.
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low prizes in each game were coun-
try products. A luncheon was served.
Arrangements we're in charge of
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Lamphier, Mr.
and Mrs. o. Pidwerbecki, Sam Pos
naIa and Mrs. Hans Jensen. The
party was the first of a series of
rnree. The other two will be next
Tuesday and Nov. %, and will be in
charge OF town members.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
Miss Knauss Honored

Mrs. c. D. Knauss entertained a
group of young people at her home
Thursday night in honor of her
daughter, Geraldine, who was home
on a vacation from Gladwin, Mich,
where she is employed. Mrs. Will
liam Raymand and Miss Sarah lid
stad also were guests. Games were
played and a luncheon served. Miss
Knauss left Sunday morning for
GladWin.
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Mrs Rumble Honored

Mrs. Pete Sofus entertained 16
friends at her home last Wednesday
night in honor of Mrs. Robert
Rumble. Mrs. Arthur Parke won a
prize in a scrambled word game
and Mrs. Donald Moore and Mrs.
Willis Peterson received prizes for
high and low scores at Bingo. Mrs.
Rumble received a gift shower. A
luncheon was served.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
Two Are Surprised

A. B. Friedund and j. w. Frazier
were honored guests at a Surprise
birthday dinner served at the EAT
Shop Tuesday night. Each received
several humorous gifts. Later con-
tract was played at the Friedlund
home. Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hocking
received a high score gift and MI,
and Mrs. Dan Oakland a low o
gift.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
Mrs. Dunnell Hostess

Mrs. C. A. Dunnell entertained
the Double Deck bridge club at her
home Wednesday night. Contract
was played at two tables and Mrs.
C. j. Carney received a high score
prize. Mrs. Jess Angstman received
a second high prize. Refreshments
were served. The club will meet with
Mrs. N. o. Agneberg tonight to
avoid meeting on Thanksgiving eve.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
DR.. Margaret Kroner
Optometrist
203 Rumble Building

We could go through our files and locate a number of letters
whlch W e have written in past years to other refractionists in the
country OF your sex, always holding you up as an example of how
far a woman can go in her chosen profession if she elects to stand
by the principles of good quality merchandise. careful and consci-
entious service, and ethical procedure throughout. We believe that
in our own correspondence with you from this office, we have COM
mented in this manner, and have mentioned to you definitely
some women in optometrc practice to whom we have spoken and
written about your successful practice because of the principles
laid out above.
CIhe above is an excerpt from a letter received from an officer of
one OF the largest optical supply houses in the West)
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
Mrs. Mas Showered

Mrs. Galen Mas was surprised BY
a group OF friends at her apartment
Thursday night. She was given a
gift shower and the evening was
spent playing Bingo. A luncheon was
served. Her husband, Serg. Galen
Mas, who was home on furlouoh
was present. He left that night for
MaXton, N C.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rice. who are
leaving to spend the winter near
Tacoma, Wash, were given a fare
well surprise party at their home
Saturday night by a group of
trends. Whist and other card games
were played and a luncheon served
Eighteen participated.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
Miss Cassidy Speaks

Miss Cassidy Speaks
Miss Catherine Casady spoke on
"GeopohUlcS," at a meeting OF the
Glasgow Woman's club at civic
center Tuesday night. The program
was arranged by Mrs. Leslie Han
son, chairman of the education COM
mittee. Mrs. Paul Friedl presided at
a business session. The club voted
a contribution to the Valley county
war fund and planned to send its
annual gifts to the veterans hos
pital at Fort Harrison. Mrs. G.. A.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Honored

Mr.. and Mrs. Ike Simon of Tam
pico We're honored on their twenty
ninth wedding anniversary last Sat
uruay' When Mrs. Leona Thill en-
tertalned at dinner in their honor.
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Clark was appointed to represent
the club on the veterans advisory
committee. Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Cecil
Harrison and Mrs. H. H. Morton
served a lunch.
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State Officers Honored

Mrs. Eva Brandt of Anaconda,
state organizer of the P. E. o., was
honored by Chapter U members at
a banquet at Dunn's lounge Monday
night at 6. A meeting followed at
the home of Mrs. c. N. Gray, presi-
dent of Chapter U, and the ritual
istic work of the chapter was exem-
plified. Mrs. Brandt spoke on P. E.
o. projects. Mrs. Annette Wells of
Colfax, Iowa, who is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. K. Near, was a
guest.
Mrs. Gray entertained officers of
the chapter at dinner at her home
Sunday night in honor of Mrs.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16

Brandt and of Mrs. Leslie Hanson
OF Glasgow who is state vice presi-
dent Covers were laid for nine.
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Plan Christmas Party
A Christmas party, Dec. 10, for the
juvenile lodge was planned at a
meeting of the Royal Neighbors at
the R.N.A. hall Thursday night.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
Card Party Series Opens

A card party sponsored by rural
members of st. Raphael's church
night. Whist, contract and pin
ochle were played and high and
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1944-12-07

Wyandotte, Michigan, December 5,
1914.
Resolution by Councilman Harry G..
Rouse.
Resolved by the City Council of
the City of Wyandotte.
That it is necessary public i'm
provement and deemed beneficial
to the City of Wyandotte, and its
inhabitants, that a water main be
constructed and installed In
Perry Place from Clifford Street
to the Detroit River
Resolved Further that the City
Engineer having prepared detailed
plans, profiles, specifications, dia-
grams, and estimates of the work
and Of the locality to be improved,
the same shall be deposited with the
City Clerk for public examination;
and
Resolved Further that the cost of
said improvement be betrayed by
Special Assessment upon the lots,
parts of lots and parcels of land,
fronting and AUDITING upon the said
Improvement; and that the lots,
parts of lots and parcels of land set
forth above. are hereby designated
as Special Assessment District No.
489 for the purpose Of said i'm
procement.
Resolved Further that after said
detailed plans, profileS, specifica-
tions, diagrams and estimates of the
work and of the locality to be i'm
proved have been so deposited with
the City Clerk for public examina-
ton, said City Clerk shall give no.
tice, according to the city charter,
Of the district to be specially as
sessed for said Improvement, and
of the time and place when this
Council will meet to consider said
detailed plans, profiles, specifica-
tions, diagrams and estimates, and
to hear objections thereto; and shall
publish notice of said meeting to
hear objections thereto once in each
week, for two successive weeks, in
one of the newspapers of the city,
the first publication to be at least
two weeks before such meeting.
1 move the adoption Of the fore
going resolution.
Councilman Harry G. Rouse.
Supported by Councilman Kelly.
Yeas: Councilmen Brohl, Burke,
Kelly, Mason, Rouse, Schultz.
Nays: None.
Adjournment
Motion to adjourn at nine fifteen
o'clock p. m. by Councilman Rouse.
supported by Councilman Kelly.
Yeas: Councilmen Brohl. Burke,
Kelly, Mason, Rouse, Schult.
Nays: None
FORD WAGAR,
CITY Clerk.