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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-03
|Air Gamble
BY Japs; Seen

ALLIED HQ., PHILIPPINES,
Nov. 2 tUP)-The japanese to-
day were massing air reinforce
ments In the Philippines, evidently
for a last-ditch effort to prevent
Gen. Macarthur from smashing
north from Leyte and Samar
springboards to Luzon and Ma
Mia.
The japanese radio broad
cast a report that a small
American task force had been
sighted 200 miles east of Luzon.
1t gave no other details. The
japanese also claimed their
planes, including the "Kami-
kaze" mystery planes. had sunk
or damaged IA American war
ships in intensified attacks on
Leyte Gulf
BRING UP PLANES
Their sea strength crippled by
the American victory in the battle
of the Philippine Sea. the Japa.
nese appeared TO be gambling or
air power in a desperate attempt
to halt MacArthur's offensive.
Fresh japanese air squadrons
were reported hopping down from
the japanese mainland along the
chain of wrecked air installations
which were the scene OF Adm
Halsey's carrier strikes that pre-
coded the Leyte invasion.
BOAST OF SINKINGs
Japanese broadcasts claimed
one American battleship or
carrier and three cruisers were
sunk and three battleships dam
aged in one air attack in Leyte
Gulf. In a second attack by
"Kamikaze" planes one battle
ship or cruiser was sunk. two
cruisers and two destroyers
were sunk and another battle
ship and another warship were
damaged. the radio claimed.)
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
Chinatown Whispers

Your Rambling Reporter could
not help but notice the loyalty of
Miss Betty Gilbert of Auburn.
Wash, TO almost all the Filipino
dances in Seattle. If you con-
slider how foggy it is from Sc
attic to Auburn and vice versa
Chat is how our editor got his
black eye when he was driving
from Auburn one foggy Saturday
night you can appreciate Miss
Gilbert's attendance in any dance
in Seattle. She and her family
always have to drive home in
oceans of fog among romantic
little hills to Auburn after ate
tending dances in this city. 1
wish l were a millionaire. Such
loyalty must be compensated
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
WOMEN'S SOCIETY MENTIONED
FOR DISTINGUISHED WORK DURING
SIXTH WAR BOND COUNTY DRIVE

The Filipino Women's Society
was given honorable mention for
its contribution in war bond sales
during the Sixth War Bond Drive,
according to Mrs. John Locke,
chairman of the women's division
of the King County War Finance
Committee.
The Filipino Womens' Society.
under the presidency of Mrs. Leo
S. Domingo, sold over $4,000
worth of war bonds during the
drive. Assisting her was Mrs.
Mary Estigoy amid other mem
bers of the Society.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE

There is something wrong somewhere when instead
unity there is disunity instead of strong leader
MP there is divided leadership When people are dis
falSlled they always find means to show thaV
NSacsfactlon. When they no longer believe IN one
leadership, they attempt to find and follow him.
hen that happens then it is an unmisakabe evidence
SV here Is something wrong somewhere The spirit Oh
democracy sanctions the expression of dissatisfaction ana
noones any attempt to remedy the shortcomings found
$HS"here. When the people dissatisfied with one
leadership, especially when they happen to be IN
mocracy, you better watch out There is no place IN
HeT midst for dictator, publicity maniac, nncom-
Op getting dizzy with little authority put IN his OF
her hands
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
EDITORIAL
TO THOSE ON THE FRONT LINES

The second Battle of the Philippines is now arrest
ING the attention of the whole world To the ndomtabe
courage and skllful strategy of the invading Fill Amer-
ran forces under General Macarthur is added the heroic
resistance of the Filipino and American guerillas in the
hills and valleys of the Philippines. Women children
old men-al virtually the front lines of attack
against the Japanese invader. Lacking in ammunition,
they make up in ingenuity and resOurceuness cunning
and deceit to outwt the enemy on their soil. For
these people the front lnes-civians and armed
orces-one would look in vain for words adequate in
full vgor to express the debt of gratitude that we owe
them for making possible for life blessed with the
four freedoms.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
WHAT SEATTLE FILIPINOs NEED

We have heard inaudibe whispers about the Gre
Iaton of a Philippine Center in Seattle much like those
Established in New York Washington D. c., and other
cities of the country If may be allowed to speak
from observation and experience, would like to say
that what Seattle Fiipinos need is not much of a
CENTER, as an OFFICE, which is extension of the
Resident Commissioners Office in Washington, vested
with authority to intervene in behalf of Filipino nationals
lin this part of the country and therefore recognized
1.-THE spokesman of the thousands of Flpnos that stay
land (or) pass through Seattle from time to time. Such
fce will have charge of the routine job of looking into
undy official needs of the Fpinos here and to offer
Tits services to them in a thousand and ways
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

to tell you. The plight or our
people. the conditions we met
here. the suffering of conquer
ed people who won't submit, the
struggle of the brave GUERREL-
LERoS speak volumes.
Tell the boys there that we
here are dedicating all that we
have in the liberation OF our
country. 1t may be very insig-
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
The Filipino Forum

Community Newspaper of Filpnos in the Northwest
published monthly circulated of pnos
Uosbngon Oregon, California Idaho Montana Alaska and
the Union, Hawaii
column inch ISSUE Address 70 tho
Tdo and Publisher King Street. L. Washington
yICTORIO ACOsTA VELAsCO Editor and Publisher
rI ISayIon Editor AmadO A Albano, ADV Mgr
D.hara Dianala Society Editor Staff Photor
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
FIRST AND FOREMOST is CHARACTER

The mark of a real man is not much his AGA
demc degrees (Which any dumbell one way or
nOther) his membership in long list of fraernitleS
nd so-called learned societies (Which could be attained
oentmes by accident), his exhibition of bombastc
Oraggadocio and boresome egotism (Which only fools
e capable off, but first and foremost is his character
Character is the total of all thoughts ideals and
aspirations translated into action, deeds and achieve
|nentS Character is what Emerson means when ne
says: What you are is loud l can not hear what
say Forget your gold forget your degrees forget
What you think of yourself First and foremost as the
ardStick by which you measured is your character
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

pines Free Press, and several
other publications in Manila. She
Is married to Luther Parker.
poet and educator, who also saw
long service in the field of educa-
ton in the Philippines. Both MIR.
and Mrs. Parker are retired Phil
ippine teachers and are now en-
joying quiet life in Sta. Cruz,
Calif.)
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

IldIlNG ldllu,
Johnny Maala, Business Man
ager of the Valley Vegetable
Growers Association, who has en-
gineered the idea, told the Forum
that NOW is the time to think of
Philippine Rehabilitation prob
lens. and this initial meeting
will serve to make possible an
exchange of ideas from yariou
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
Letters To the Editor

Somewhere in Leyte,
Philippine Islands
December 2. 1914
ny DEAR VIC:
NV, We IN the Philippines are
W.. .Ous to hear from you guys
VI mere. I have lots of things
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

nificant; still, it is part of it.
Yours,
Sgt. Marcelo Velasco Milo.
Somewhere in France
December 1, 1914
DEAR VIC:
Everything is we'll up here. We
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
FILIPINO GROUP TO DISCUSS POST WAR
PHILIPPINE REHABILITATION PROBLEMS

vitality conscious of postwar rehabilitation problems
in the Philippines number of Seattle Fipinos plan to
meet at dinner in down town hotel to discuss the
why and the wherefore of postwar problems in their
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

individuals, which ideas may be
translated into action and into
achievement"
The dinner-forum will serve as
free and unbiased exchange of
ideas, without making any def
mite resolution for action. V. A.
Velasco, editor of the Forum, will
serve as moderator of the forum.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

We met our contemporary, DR..
Disodado NJ. zap, energetic, am
bilious, and a live wire. Serving
as our guide, we visited Airing
ton Cemetery in Virginia and saw
where the mortal remains of the
late President Manuel L. Quezon
lie for the duration, to be trans
ported to the Philippines after
the war. The learned Doctor took
us to the Library of Congress. to
the National Press Club, to parks
around the Washington Monu-
ment. Then dinner at the Manila
House, with PANCIT MALABON,
ADOBE, ar al that kind.
We paid cur respects to the
officials of the Commonwealth
Government on Massachusetts
Avenue, Jaime Hernandez, Sec
rotary OF Finance, and Manuel
A. Adeya, Chief of the Nationals
Division of The Resident Commits
sioner'5 Office. We met all their
staff members. At the Philippine
Center We met an old acquaint-
ance from Los Angeles, P. c.
Morante. There was Manuel
Abella, also from l.. A. Mr..
Adeva tried unnecessarily to get
us hotel accommodations. This
was Washington! Our good
friends from San Francisco, Mr..
and Mrs. Melecio Vera, now re-
siding in the capitol, came to
our rescue.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

are now somewhere where people
speak both the French and Ger
man lingo And it is hard to tell
which is our ally or enemy. All
signs (traffic and stores) are
written in German and l can't
understand a thing.
Pfc. Pete G. velasco.
Dear NJ. Velasco;
Many thanks for your FILL
PINO FORUM. l have enjoyed
reading it as it keeps me in touch
with the work being done by
your people in Seattle.
We receive many papers from
different parts of the U. S. and
enjoy them all, and are glad to
know of the fine work being
done in America by your people.
We join you all in the great
joy of Gen. MacArthur's return
to the Islands. We know that
Filipino and American boys will
avenge Bataan and Corregidor
and soon there will be reunited
families and happiness in the
hearts of all, with no more fear
hanging over the homes by night
and day.
If you have a woman's club
in Seattle. please send me the
name and address of the presi-
dent and ask her to write me of
her work.
Very sincerely yours.
MAUD N. PARKER,
(Sta. Cruz, Calif.)
Editors Note: Mrs. Maud n.
Parker. while a teacher in the
Philippines in the early part of
the American regime, had been
active in women's club activities
as well as in Red Cross work.
In this field she had written
numerous articles for the Philip.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01
WASHINGTON DIARY
BY V. A. V.

A few days ago We happened
TO be around Washington, D. c..
The fame of the national capitol
was too great to permit us of
any successful resistance to pay
1t a visit. The attraction was
doubly great when Resident Com
missioner Carlos P. Romulo,
fresh from the battle-smoke of
Leyte, was scheduled to speak
before the Congress on the third
anniversary of the Pearl Harbor
attack.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

By noon of December 7, 1914,
we found ourselves seated in the
gallery of the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, listening to a small
fellow reciting the story of A-Day
in Leyte, That was Commissioner
Romulo in civilian attire, other
wise a one-star Brigadier Cen
eral of the United States Army.
Brown faces dominated the gal
lery attendance. Taxicab drivers,
office workers. clerks, messen-
gers, housewives, and sweethearts
of Filipinos were there to listen
FILIPINO SEVEN
to the story the General travelled
1000 miles to tell.
Filipino forum. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1928-196?, 1944-12-01

In the evening we enjoyed the
hospitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Me-
lecio Vera at their home on 2233
18th Street. What more could we
ask: There were former Governor
General Francis Burton Harrison
and Brigadier General Romulo
reminiscing of Philippine affairs
ANTE Pearl Harbor. While the
two were animatedly tete-a-tete-
ing, we were seated around lis
tening interestedly to their con-
versation punctuated here and
there with humorous remarks.
During the buffet dinner, Captain
Felix Vera saw to it that the
General was supplied with his
favorite TAHITIAN cocktail. We
were glad to meet that evening
Colonel and Mrs. Guillermo j.
Rustia, Miss Pura Hernandez,
daughter of the Secretary of Fin
ance of the Philippine Common
wealth, General and Mrs. Robert
Wylie, USA., Captain and Mrs.
G. Winfree, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
MacCarmile, and Captain and
NTrc Foliy Vara
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
Glasgow Pilot Lands B-24
Safely ON Single Engine

The lieutenant was making a des.
perate effort to reach friendly ter
ritory before attempting a crash
landing. Lieutenant Oakland finally
settled his flak-damaged plane down
on a bomb-pocked runway in France
without serious injury to his crew.
men.
Just as they we're unloading their
demolition bombs on enemy install
lations in Misburg, Germany, intense
flax knocked out the number three
engine, forcing the pilot to still the
propeller Immediately.
The bomber, however, was able to
remain in formation until further
mechanical difficulty caused the
propeller governor on his number
two engine TO cut out. Knowing that
crossing the English channel en-
tailed danger of ditching, the pilot
headed his plane towards France
with expert navigation supplied by
Second Lieut.. Paul Corporation, Of
Elmora, Penn.
Another Engine Goes
Slipping down from $4,000 feet to
l 5000 feet, the Liberator began pull
ing heavily in the wind-swept skies
and suddenly lost the use of its
number one engine. Because of its
burned out generator the propeller
could not be feathered and the en-
CINE was in constant danger of eX-
ploding.
1T was then" stated Lieutenant
Oakland, that I began giving orders
to jettison everything possible and
what a job the boys did. The first
thing I knew, they had thrown over
board all the flax suits. radio equip
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16

ring gasoline from one tank to n
other, shifting equipment, and max
ing general preparation for the ex-
pected crash"
Upon, reaching the airdrome,
Lieutenant Oakland with the aid of
a hurriedly manufactured wind-tee
situated in the far corner of the
field, gently lowered his plane to the
runway manipulating the controls
so expertly that it remained under
full control although powered mere
ly by the number four engine.
After spending a day in Paris, the
airmen, overloaded with souvenirs,
hitch-hiked a ride aboard a CAT
transport plane and returned to their
home base weary but able
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16

to give a glowing account of their
experiences.
The only comical incident on the
whole trip occurred when I tried to
pull some French on a hotel land
lady," said co-pilot, Second Lieut..
G.. w. Ford, of Lake Charles, La. II
was really floored when she snapped
back, Can't you speak English
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16

ment, waist windows, and ammuni-
ton. In fact, they stripped it so
clean that all I had to fly through
France was the bare structure of a
plane"
Over country villages and towns,
without further enemy action, the
battered four-engined bomber stag
gered, making a last laundering at
tempt to reach the small landing
strip only twenty miles from the
front lines.
Engineer Keeps Busy
IT guess the busiest person on the
plane vas the engineer, Technical
Serg. George Hager, of Harvey, N.
D." said the pilot. He was constant
ly darling around the Lib, transfer
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16

has been active in that field, was
named chairman Of the state aeron-
autics committee. S. L. Click is on
the state publicity committee while
Otto H. Bundy is a member Of the
Sons Of American Legion group.
Appointed to serve with the World
war II liaison committee is Charles
Ziege of Fort Peck
The commanders selections have
been approved by the department
executive committee and appointees
have been notified.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
HELP NEIGHBOR

GRANDyIEW A group of men
from this community helped build
a barn at Abe Unger's. Mr.. Unger
has been sick and is unable to work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Unger plan to leave
soon to consult SPECIALISTS.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16
L~egionnaires Of
County Named
to State Groups

Four Valley county Legionnaires
are among members of Montana de-
partment American Legion COM
mitteeS announced this week by
Commander George Wright Of
Havre.
Paul j. Campbell of Glasgow. who
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1944-11-16

AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE LIBER-
ATOR STATION, England.-.Pow-
cred by one faithful engine and
rapidly losing altitude, a nameless
B-24 Liberator, piloted by First
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-15
S0vIETS win
BRIDGEHEAD
ON B|EBRzA
River Dark with Enemy
Blood as Reds Wage
Furious Battle

MOSCOW, Aug. Is. Russian
forces have started attacking freshly
dug German entertainments in front
of Grajewo, two miles south of the
East Prussian border, after crack
ing the steel concrete forts around
Osowiec and winning bridgehead
across the Biebrza River.
Gen. Zakharov threw the full Of
fensive might of his Second White
Russian Army group against the
Germans attempts to reorganize
their frontier line just below the
Masurian lakes.
A laundering bombardment by
air supported the Red Army attack.
1.-The waters of the Biebrza ran
dark with enemy blood" the front
line dispatches to the Izvestia said.
Zakharov smothered a series OF
tank counterattacks with his high
powered drive which struck directly
in the rear of the large enemy forces
tied up in the Suwalki triangle
which East Prussia annexed in 1883.
Not only Grajewo, but Lyck In
East Prussia, IL miles north, are
menaced by the two Russian army
groups. Should these communica-
ton centers fall, the German with
drawal in the northeastern corner
of East Prussia will be imperative.
The Red Army continued to
squeeze defenses in Warsaw and
fought bitterly for larger spring.
board west OF the Vistula River, in
the area threatening Krakow and
Kielce, 100 miles south of the Polish
capital.
Wide advances in the Baltic States
gave evidence of crackup of enemy
divisions in Estonia and Latvia,
which are separated from the main
German army by the corridor to
the Baltic west of Riga.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-15
American Arrnor Is
Now Demonstrating
lis Striking Strength
BY DON WHITEHEAD

MORTAIN, France, Aug. l4.-tDe-
layed) There is a strange sense of
unhealthy about the American surge,
across the beautiful green country
side here
American tanks, troops, jeeps and
troop transports are swarming over
the roads in an unbelievable mass
movement like a tornado cuts
swath of destruction, then jumps
for miles before striking again.
There are miles of green fields
and rolling ridges untouched by
war, then suddenly you come on
town where the Germans made
stand. Mortain is one of those little
towns crucified by the war. 1t was
captured a week ago by the Amer
leans, recaptured by the Germans,
then retaken by the Americans.
Bulldozers are now clearing what
was left of it's smouldering ruins
from the streets as few disheart-
ened civilians wander aimlessly,
staring at the ruins of this once
beautiful village that was once the
show place of southern Normandy.
Once outside of the town though,
sadness gives way to touch OF
exhilaration as one watches the
Army driving hard after the with
drawing enemy.
Mile-long conveys roar down the
road where three weeks ago the line
was static. Now divisions are NOV
ing so fast even MPs at information
centers are unable to keep track of
them.
For the first time since the Am
erican Army went into action, the
armor has been able to break into
the open maneuverable country and
exploit it's strength fully. The armor
has never been able to do this in
North Africa, nor in Sicily or Italy,
where infantry did most of the slog-
ging through the mountains, but
now tanks are having their day and
making the most of it.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-15
NELSON LIFTS
BAN;pRI0RITY
GRANTED NOW
One Hundred Civilian Arii-
tIes May Be Manu-
featured by Order

WASHINGTON, Aug 15.-Donuld
Nelson has issued the long awaited
War Production Board order lifting
the ban on 100 civilian articles
where local surpluses and labor
machinery will permit.
The order was effective at mid
night August IA and provides pri-
ority aid for plants to produce
scarce and badly needed items in
Guiding vacuum cleaners. electric
ranges, washtubs, oil burners and
some scores Of other items.
Nelson warned there will how
ever be no great increase in civil
ian production to be expected inn
mediately as plants must be
changed and men suitable for the
jobs secured.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-15
; KURILE
isles ARE
ATTACKED
Paramushiro, Shum ushu
and Araido Raided on
oDdys, Navy Says

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Pound-
ing of the North Pacific Kuriles on
two consecutive days by American
bombers that blasted shipping, air.
fields and other installations in
Guiding defense positions on Para
mushiro, Shumushu and AraidO
islands on Friday and Saturday is
announced by the Navy today.
Shipping was struck near Para
mushiro and Araido, northwest of
Paramushiro both days. One patrol
boat was strafed near Araido in the
first reported attack ON Jap posi-
lions there.
Between Is and 20 enemy fighter
planes attempted to halt the Elev-
enth Army Air Force Liberators
from carrying out the attack on Fri
day but succeeded in inflicting only
minor damage on two big bombers.
Three enemy planes were shot
down, five were probably downed
and two damaged.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-08-15
3RD ARMY
In ACTION
In FRANCE
United States Now Has
Greatest Fighing Force
Mdssed Under FIaq

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
ALLIED EXPEDITE ONARY
FORCES, Aug. l5.-Lt. Gen. Omar
Bradley discloses that the overall
Commander of the whole American
fighting forces in Frances, which
besides the original First Army in
cludes the new Third Army, which
the German radio asserted is in
the field, is under the command
of 1t. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
The Allied announcement made
no mention of the Commander of
the Third Army but the first an
nouncement was that 1t was in the
field and had effected the cutoff
on Brest Peninsula and then made
a spectacular sweep mort h war d
from Lemans closing the trap on
the German Seventh Army.
The two full armies give the
United States the greatest fighting
force ever nassed under the AM
elican flag.
Since the Third Army has been
in the fighting there has been
taken $1,000 prisoners taken $4,000
wounded and 5000 killed.
Some of the tanks of the Third
Army have already covered 600
miles. One column wheeled Sc
miles in "a hours and another
wheeled 100 miles in IL hours.