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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05
Past Noble Grands
Club Meets Thursday

A meeting of the Past Noble
Grands club Nc. 3, Letitia Lodge,
IOOF. will be held Thursday eve
ming at 8 o clock at the home of
Mrs. Nell Dicksey, 100 Castle
street. At this melting a memorial
service for a former member, Mrs.
Minnie Long, will be held.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05
Ladies C0ncordia
Society Meets Today

The Ladies Concordia Society
will hold the regular meeting
Wednesday t e IN 90 at $3.50
o'clock in the vestry rooms of the
Temple of Israel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Mrs. b. G. White entertained her
daughter, Synaughn on her fourth
birthday ar he1 home in Sunset
Park on Monday afternoon from
5 until o'clock. The dining room
table was centered with lovely
three tered cake using the color
scheme of pink and white and each
little guest was presented with an
easter basket and hats as favors.
Games and contests were held
and prizes awarded Judy Simon,
Janette Taylor and Gene Jackson.
Mrs. White served an ice course
and birthday cake to the following
guests:
Judy Simon, Carol Spivey, Peg
gy Jean Applewhite, Pug Stokeley.
Marguerite Shackelford, Linda
Stoudenmire, Gay Hatchell, cry
Hatchell, Carolyn Murphy, Miri-
am Hickman, Patsy Ship, Pat
Fryar, Sara Bell Dye, Joyce Tay-
lor, Janette Taylor, Erin Niblett,
Foster Bordeau Bruce Sellers, Jr.,
David L wi is, Gene Jackson,
Wayne Steljes, Melvin Stouden-
lnire, Max Fryar, Mortimer Neb-
lett, Gregory Davis, Grie- White,
HRS. W. L. Taylor, Mrs. Mary
Harded, Mrs. C. M. Stoudenmire,
Mrs. R. c. Shackelford, Mrs. Mort
inner Neblett, Mrs. Murphy and
Hrs. White.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05
st. Johns Church
Services Announced

Holy Week services will be held
at St. John Episcopal church as
follows:
Maundy Thursday, holy COM
munion at 7:30 a. m. and 8 pm.
Good Friday, Morning prayer 10
I'm. three hour holy service from
IL to 3 o'clock. Holy baptism Satur-
day at 3 pm
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05
James Walker Alumnae
Will Meet Thursday

The monthly meeting of the
James Walker alumnae will be
held Thursday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock. A report of the advisory
council meeting held in Winston
Salem will be given at this time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05

The first lighthouse in America
was tail masonry tower built in
1716 by Massachusetts at the en-
trance to Boston harbor2
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05
NETTING POSTPONED

MEETING POSTPONED
The meeting of the Myrtle Cove
orssbvteria7 courcil scheduled for
Wednesday, has been postponed
With the date ii meeting to be
.nnoInced later
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05
On" % & the % best home way: .s% to
VMXVA To Get More Strength II You
w. Lack Precious BIood-Iron!
To Get More Strength II You
Lack Precious BIood-Iron!

You girls and women who suffer
from simple anemia or who lose so
much during monthly periods that
you feel tired, weak, dragged out"
due to low blood-iron-
Start at once - try Lydia Pink
hams TABLETS-one of the great
est blood-iron tonics you can buy to
help build up red blood to give more
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05

Miss Sarah Carson of Windsor,
Va, was the weekend guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Raney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-05

strength and energy-in such cases.
Taken as directed - Pinkham's
Tablets is one of the very best home
ways to get precious iron into the
blood. Just try Pinkham's Tablets
for at least 80 days. Then see if you,
too, don't remarkably benefit. Fol-
low label directions. Pinkham's Tab
lets are north trying!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Us. Fleet
Hits AnZiO

NAPLES, May s ms --
Stepped-up artillery action on
many sectors OF the main Fifth
Army mont IN Italy was reported
today colncident With lombard
mentS OF German supply dumps
and positions in the Anzio beach
head area by United States de-
StroyerS
British destroyerS az the same
time were revealed TO have
blasted Nazi transport along a
road on the Albanian coast south
of Valona.
Headquarters said that tho
Smelling of enemy supply bases
and defense points IN the battle
area Immediately below Rome by
the American warShips obtained
good results.
Allied planes also hammered at
German shipping and supply
points along the Dalmatian coast
in support OF operations by Mar
shall Josip Tito Broz' Yugoslav
Partisan forces.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
j. 5. Awaits
Fire Protest

WASHINGTON May 8 (INS)
An official protest by the Irish
government against the blacklist
ing of Irish nationals by the state
department was expected today
based on charges that some of
the blackliSted persons are above
suspicion and that no aid 10 the
enemy from Ireland is possible
because OF the blockade
Dublin -waS expected 10 put up
a defense against the listing Of
the firm of solicitors Little
O'Huadhaigh and pfetfd, Of Bdw=
son street, Dublin.
The action of the l. s. Govern
ment in adding 3S Irish names
TO the list of $4,000 blocked
nationals carried with il the
accusation that they we're aiding
the enemy.
Another Irish name which al
traCted attention was the dry
goods firm Of Kingston. Ltd OF
Dublin It's proprietor. Mrs. Cathal
Brugha. and her daughter Noirn
and son Rory. Twas in The
Brugha home that German
paratroopcr was reported hidden
after he had landed on Irish soil
IN 1910
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Blockade Thrust
By AXIS Fooled

AEN WORK Ntzy s tlNS)--
The ANS is desperately trying 10
send ships through the south At
lanuc blockade with rubber and
other goods FOR Germany a Blue
Network broadcast from ReCife,
Brazil. reported
American and Brazilian sea, and
8U forces ON there successive days
recently intercepted three block
ado runner, from japanese Asia
and The East Indies sand the
broadcast
The ANS submarines previously
penetrated south Atlantic waters
n wolf packs of from 10 10 y,
hut suffered 0otCat a. the hands
Of Brazilian and American sea
and air forces Eight Nazl SUBJ
marine, were sunk another prob-
ably wa, destroyed and threa
were destroyed According ia
Adm Ingram tbe submarine war
now is definitely under control.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Charges Allies
Sacrifice Poles

WORCESTER, Mass, May QNS)-Msgr
B. A. Bojanowski, Catholic authority Russians
Polish questions, charged today that the Rev. STAN
slaus Orlemanski'S mission to Moscow indicates
that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister.
Churchill have agreed to 'lend-lease Poland to'
Russia"
The sacrifice of Poland" the Polish born clergyman
charged apparently to be made to keep the SOvets
armies moving west after they have reached the Cuzon
Line i'm Poland
Msgr. Bojanowsks statement added new fuel to the
raging controversy caused by the mysterious flight
Russia of FIR Orlemansk proSoviet shAmercan priest
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Reds Pound
SevdsfopOI

MOSCOW. May 8 QNSl-In-
tensifed aerial blows against be-
leaguered Seyas topol, possibly
,presaging an all out attack on
the last German Crimean strong
hold. were reported today by the
Soviet high command.
Destruction of four German
transports totaling 10000 tons,
sinking of four other craft, and
-tiarnagfng of two other transports
in the Black Sea were also
revealed.
On the first Ukraine front. sur
render of an entire platoon OF
the oath Hungarian infantry was
announced.
Over SevaStopol Red bomberS
struck al masses OF German-Ro-
-manian troops, airfeidS. supply
centerS and ships in the port
Twenty-Five German aircraft were
destroyed on the ground or in the
air.
A total Of II German planes
were destroyed on att sectors.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
WORKED FOR PARENTS

Tony who is 81 and lived al
PIG Trowbriige, spent his spare
time working in his parents floral
shop al 2615 Canin He entered
the service in June. 1913.
In a recent letter 10 his par
cnls. Tony said.
I'm feeling swell and the
plants are growing nicely.
II was glad 10 hear the Holt
day flower business was good
and guess | am the only florist
hat didn't sell a single flower
Tor Easter. My greenhouse E.
full of lovely ones, but they
aren't for sale"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
kURILES POUNDED

PEARt-HA r BQR-AIay S
ms - TodayS communique
rom Adm Nimitz announced
aerial strikes against PaTa-
muShiru and Shimushu in The
cnemy'S chain of home islands
and against Ponapc and Marshall
Island detectives.
Navy Ventura search planes
bombed Paramushiru and Shi-
mustn't in the kTItcS Friday night.
starting large fires among ground
installations -
On the same. day. MitchellS OF
the Seventh Army Air Force
struck Ponape al the eastern ap-
proaches 10 the Caroline Islands.
Filters unloaded 90 tons of eX-
plosivcS on enemy held detectives
in the MarShallS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08

10 insist an stteh- eentitttor1-he
SAID, gave Russia the upper hand'
through her ability TO threaten
to conclude a separate peace"
He declared il was the historic
mission of Russia 10 conquer
Europe. and that the carving
up of Poland would pave the
way"
III Russia is given the Polish
territory east OF the CurZOn
Line he said "it will leave
Poland 30 economically weak
that she could not last as an
Independent nation more than
a few months. She would he
forced 10 fall tn Russia, or
Germany"
And when that happened ne
said, the historic barrier to Rus
sian conquest Of Europe would
be removed
MSgr Bojanow came 10 tha
United States as youth from
that part OF Poland then owned
by Russia, after being forced 10
fee the cars soldiers who sought
to arrest him because Of his acs,
tivitieS in behalf of an independ-
ent Poland He was closely
associated with the late Ignacs
PadereWski.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Nip.DapS
I'm India

HANDY \Ceylon. May S tlNSl
japanese forces IN eastern India
have opened a general offensive
on all sectors Of the Maniput Hills
front ne Southeast Asia Com
mand headquarters reported to-
day
Tho laps concentrated
strongly against British md In
dian troops Seeking TO ou>t them
from Eastern India
in cAcIA- casa Mhcrc -lAc- LAPS
sought 20 regain positions from
(which they have been pushed re-
Gently they suffered heavy casual
.ttC- the cOmmunlque sand,
a Strategic retirement by troops
under British command from
E.!.Al.!.4.4g.,ss -4eEt h|peSt --4}HFHaa
was carried out 10 place the Allied
hne in a more favorable position
and vas not made under enemy
pressure headquarters empha-
sized
In the kohima area, India
British units consolidated newly
.AHnn- positions and held their gains
against repeated Jap counterat-
taCkS.
Around Imphal capital OF
Manipur state. 90 miles 10 the
south the JapS were reported
retiring to the northeast.
Allied patrols penetrated .
miles north of Imphal on the
Kouma road. the communique re-
pprtp9 CaDturinc two villages
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
THEY READ WORDS

! read those words aloud as
Tony stood silently beside me
Then he said slowly
Pretty swell. isn't IT."
yeah" / replied, just as
slowly And 80 are YOU, Tony.
For taking care Of things the
way YOU are"
He grinned that baShful grin
And / left him And that's all
there S TO the story Of Anthony
CYL the machiniSt from Detroit,
who is now Sailor Tony CYL, the
florist Of Tarawa.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
GUIDED BY FLAMES

Guided by flames started in a
Sunday afternoon assault by
American heavy bomberS, they
hammered factories. railway yards
and other military installations
Thirty AXIS aircraft were shot
down yesterday Al Bucharest and
in the Balkans Two Allied heavy
bombers and l. other craft were
rcportC missing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
RUIN PARKED PLANES

American heavy and medium
units hit kupang and Penful air
dromes at Timor with over 30
tons of explosives. Two parked
planes were destroyed in the at
tack, and fires and explosions
were observed
Medium units struck Namlea
township on Buru Island IN a
night attack while other medium
bombers hit Tual and surrounding
airdromeS on Kei Island.
In the Dutch New Guinea area
four-engined bonn berS blasted
Blak Island i'm the Schouten
group and m e dunn bomberS
bombed anr Strafed keaukwa VII
LACE OF Timlka.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
POLISH SETTLEMENT

MOSCOW. May s GNS)-The
visit 10 Moscow OF the Rev StanI/
islauS OrlcmanSkl and his doublsN
reception by Marshal Stain left
little doubt today that new
effort Is being made by the Soviet
government 10 reach a settlement
OF ne Polish problem
Observers m Moscow SEQ Russ
SID AS ANXIOUS 10 ETTgCT a Aellles
mcnt which viii satisfy both vital
Russian interests and legitimate
Polish aspirations
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Dems Dine al $50 Per

NEW YORK. May s 1NS) -
The Thomas jefferson Dinner in
New York tonight-at $50 per
plate-will hear addresses by Sen
aior Barley Of Kentucky, Senate
majority leader and National
Democratic Chairman Robert E.
flanagan.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
; Sailors Who Gao
Police Chief Recalled

NORTH BEND, Orc. May
tINS) Three sailors who bound
and gagged the chief of police in
their own cell Saturday were
back in custody today after eS-
Gaping in the towns police car
They are James r Speaker, %,
William Rose. 26. and Clifford
Bingham. 20, originally charged
with possessing an automobile
stolen from Seattle
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
CRABS ATE THEM

lie guarded them babied them,
nursed them. almost prayed over
them. He had visions Of a Tarawa
covered with American flowers IN
the years 10 come And then
one night. the sand crabs sam
pied those precious plants and
found them 10 their liking In
the morning there was nothing
left.
Strange. isn't 10? SO small a
thing to US back home And yet
so very tragic 10 d dreamer on
Tarawa.
What are Tony'S plans after
the war? Well that, an odd
angle. He doesn't want 10 be a
maChinist any moro so hes gong
TO be a florist when he returns
10 Detroit You see il took the
most horrible of all wars TO make
him realize how much he loves
flowers.
But right now he isn't thinking
much about ms home town lie d
love 10 feel young RonnicS arms
around his neck. because no
father ever had sWelleE son.
And he sure does miss Adele Bui
those graves around TaraWa are
mighty important. too That ,
Why he works on them almost "A
hours cay
As he figures II. it's going n
axe seven years or So Tor the
uetelIeS 20 look as Tony CYL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
BonnbsSmdsh
JdpConvoy

GEN. MacARTHUR'S HQ
NEW GUINEA, May s UNS)-
American end Australian bombers
were revealed today 10 have
blasted Jap positions from the
Dutch East Indies to BougaIn-
vile with more than t3322 tons OF
bombs.
Gen Macarthur regular COM
munlque announced Allied raids
nom Tim0T 10 Kicia and dis
persal of Jap convoy. with
damage 10 5000 ton frelghtCr
of Mangole Island. Dutch East
Indies by Australian homberS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
BATTLE Is JAPS

one bomber WaS lost IN combat
with ID Jap planes, over the
Schouten group.
In British New Guinea ATTACK
planes bombed and Straied the
Wewak-HanSa coast with more
than 80 tons of bombs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
KAVIENG BOMBED

Solomons based bomberS struck
at Kavieng. on New Ireland and
hit defense position in S1ellen
Strait, at Borpop and Rabaul's
alrdromeS at Lakunai and Tobera.
One bomber was lost in the four
attacks.
Light naval units. IN a night
attack of Bougainvillc. destroyed
ar damaged -leHr Jap bargcS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
$4,000 Planes in Year

SHEFFIELD. England May s
INS) First Lord OF the Adj
mralty Alexander revealed to-
day that the l.. S and Brit
planes IN the last year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Audience Applauded

BOSTON May 8 CUP) So at
tcntlVe were children during a
performance that Boston SYM
phony Orchestra members con-
cluded by applauding the youth
fuI audience
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08

Two war maps, top show
ne how D-Day jitters have
forced Germany to impose
a travel block on all resi-
dents of Iceland, the Hol-
land province which lies
Just north of Belgium and
lbOttOm) the Danish in
NasiOn COAST. once con-
sidered safe by the Nazis
but which is now protected
by a three-mile mine field.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
RUssIA'S UPPER HAND

MNgr BojanoW>ki said u Va, un-
fortunate that fidelity of Russia
10 the Atlantic Charter had not
been made a condition 10 the
granting Of lend-lcaSe. The failure
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08

from Springfield, Mass, who
is now on his way hacktothe
United States.
"Fr. OrlemansI1fs mission is
TO convert the six million
Americans who are OF Polish
origin TO Russla's program for
Poland, "a hfsgr. B0tanoWski said,
recalling that Boleslaw Gebert.
Detroit Communist leader, and
other Communists, had APP
peared publicly with FIR. Orle-
manski many times at meetings
OF left wing Polish-Americans.
MAY GET HIGH POST
MSgr Bojanowski said F'r or
lemanskiS Communist supporters
expect a high post TO be given
him in whatever Polish regime
Russia is successful in setting up.
Some of Fr-. 6rfemauSkT-S parish
toner's predicted he might even
be made president or premier Of
a new Soviet-spOnSored Polish
government
These same American Com
munIst leaders," Msgr BojanoW-
ski said. helped FIR. Orlemansh
to organize the kosciusZko
League I'm Detroit last fall. Fr.
0rlemanski was made honorary
president of the league, the adj
vanced guard OF StaliniSm,
camouflsged by the name Of a
Polish hero. in order To hypno-
the the Polish people.
MSgr Bojanowski cited these
passages from the leagues Off
-cial declaration. as supporting
his charge
g. We (the leaguel recog-
niIe the right of the UkraiHiaHS
and Byelo-RusSians who found
themselves within the Polish
borders before the war, to join
with their brothers In the
Ukrainian and ByelO-Russian
Soviet republics
ALLIANCE WITH REDS
%. Protected with treaties
Of alliance with the Soviet
Mon aud CZeCho- SlOVakia,
witt M abtc 10 aSSumc
its share Of mutual response
bility -.
Msgr BoianOwSk said even tho
Russian government A t+5t+-ttf-rrt-
the Polish Covernment-in-eXllc arc
echoed by the league
g. The Polish government
in London" he cited from the
league declaration. els prisoner
Of reaction. and does not de-
fend the national interests Of
Poland"
Churchill indicated the terms OF
the international bargain. MsEr
Bojanowski said. when m a recent
speech he "scrapped Britain ,
treaty with Poland by declaring
Britain vas not bound by that
treaty 10 guarantee specific
boundaries OF Poland
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08

Buy War Savings Stamps the
convenient way. Order them
delivered TO your door from Jour
Detroit Times carrier salesman,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Murray Stops
Forennen sPaY
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Continued from Page One)
refusal by loo Kelsey Hayes
workers to obey JAW executive
board and WLB orders TO get back
on the lob.
Tn Windsor, Justice J. b.
O'Connor. chairman Of the Cana
dian Wartime Labor Relations
Board, visited the Ford Motor Co
of Canada,s idle var plants te
confer with company officials IL
his attempt TO settle a dispute IN
which 14.000 arc on strike and an
additional 1000 idle in feeder
plants crippled by the walkout.
One thousand office workers OF
the Canadian Ford plant voted 10
return to work pending the out
come of O'ConnOr : arbitration.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08

couldn't find anybody better.
Nv folks run florist shop back
in Detroit. hut | was never In
the business myself Just got 10
know q little about IL by hang
inc around
They gave me the job fast,
hut that didn't mean much he
cause found out later that |
was the only volunteer" Tony
talks Shyty. WITH a warm ETrI1
"It was no CinCh at first, be
cause what ! didn't know would
fin a library. But with the help
of ru7rpir uf natives, 1 rot
gonig.
NOTHING ON ISLAND
There was nothing on this
island. Absolutely nothing. 30 l
had 10 get mys turf from the
other islands. made my own
compost pile out OF everything
you ever saw, and a lot OF
things YOU haven't. And pretty
soon we were under way"
tttftAitet--piA tFe-tire proper
words. Today. some four month,
after he started, machinlSt-iloris'
Anthony CYL has il natives
working for him. The graves arr
orderly now, and beautiful II
their simplicity. No grass, nor VII
there be any. But from out OF The
sand, in obvious harmony grow
tiny Gilbertese roses and Teme-
mento flowers. which resemble
our polnSetlaS
The sand crabs are Tony
greatest enemies today They've
replaced the laps as far as he's
concerned. and ne hates them
almost as much The chaplain. tol
example. was able TO get some
seeds from the states and Tony
managed to grow them TO an inch
OF so.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
BUCHAREST HIT AGAIN

The daylight raids followed
strong Raj night attacks on Ger
man airheldS and ammunition
dumps IN France, the chemical
center of LeNerkusen in western
Germany and Bucharest capital
of Romanla
Z. s. and RAF planes based
here and in Italy were believed
TO have dropped more than 1900
tons of explosives on Hitler'S
Europe in the iatS two days.
One-thTd OF the total-4.000
tons was dropped on Berlin IN
the two American raids ycster-
DAY and -lndaA-
Fertfe>ses made up t1e bulk
OF the force that hat the German
capital tetiav wt1ttC EIbCratOTS
went 10 Brunswick. McSScrSchmltt
aircraft center. 100 miles TO the
west LIghtningS Mustangs and
Thunderbolts provided the escort.
LOSE NINE PLANES
About 200 l. s AfaHaHAefS at
tackled northern France. includ-
ing a rail bridge ON The outskirts
or F0QCn
The RAJ craft which struck
France hammered a Nazi aIrfield.
administration buildings and an
ammunltinn-aun n-Fls=-t4-- i2sshi4e>,
attacking an airiield and buildings
at Nantes and Tours, and an am
munition dump ar Salhris 35 miles
south of Orleans. Nine British
craft were reported missing from
the night operations
ltalIan-baSed bOmbcrs returned
over the Balkans 10 batter Bucha-
rest. capital Of Romania which
has been under almost continuous
bombing assault for IS hours.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Bonbers Rip
Berlin Again

Continued from Page One
fighters. Allied medium bomberS
hammered Germany Atlantic
wall defenScS. communications and
airieldS in occupied France and
Belglum.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-08
Gilbert Roses Grew
On TaraWa Graves
CONTINUED from Page One)

" ants them 10 look. He isn't 60
ing 10 be able to stay that long,
OF course. But-well, the govern
ment might send him back some
day or he might be able 10 afford
trip.
He'll make it, too. One way or
another...
We took short walk around
the main cemetery. The one with
The simple eigH that reads. -------
"On this site, memorial serV-
ices were held on Dee. /. 1913,
for the 1925 gallant officers
and men of the Second =.
Marine Division who fell during
the capture OF this atoll. Prot
eStant. Catholic and jewish
services were read"
Tony pointed TO a sign on a post
directly opposite. This was a new
inscription. ne said, and his favor
lie on the island.
AUTHOR NOT KNOWN
The author is not named, but
these arc the words
Here lie officers and men OF
the Second L. =. Marine DNi-
sion who fell in action on This
atoll, Nov. coca, l9i3.
so there let them rest
On their SuR-Sc0Rred afoN.
The lcHd for then. thatcher,
The rdrcS for their Shrold,
Where palm and poHddmus'
Shall jchispcr torcrcr
4 requiem fitting for
Heroes so proud