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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
JUNEAUB0Y IS KILLED
 IN FRANCE
Sgt. George F. Alexander Jr., Meets Death
 November 21

Juneaus first war casualty in France, as far as is known, is Staff Sgt. George Forrest Alexander, Jr., 23, word of whose death was received this morning by Judge Alexander in a message from the Alaska Depart ment, War Department, Washing ton, D. c.
 With the message: "The Secretary of War sends his regrets and wishes to inform you that your son, Staff Sergeant George F. Alexander, was killed in France November 21. Let ter follows word of the death of the Juneau boy was learned.
 Sgt. Alexander was born in Port land, Ore, March 21, 1921. With Judge and Mrs. Alexander and his two sisters he came to Juneau in 1883 at the time his father was ap- pointed Judge of the District Court. He finished grammar school and high school in Juneau and attended the University of Washington where he was pre-law student for two years. The day war was declared he left the university, came to Juneau and enlisted in the infantry at Haines.
 He was, stationed in. Haines and Juneau and left here in 1922 to attend officers training school at Fort. Benning where he finished his course but was rejected on account of his eyes.
 From Fort Benning, Sgt. Alex ander was transferred to Camp Shel- by, Miss, and then to Fort Meade, N J., preparatory to going overseas.
 Sgt. Alexander was married Aug ust 26 to Miss Phyllys Moller, daughter of Capt and Mrs. J. P. Moller, at the home of his uncle, Preston c. Alexander in Bethesda, Md. Judge and Mrs. Alexander went South by plane to attend their sons wedding.
 After a short honeymoon, the young infantryman was sent over- seas September 10.
 His bride returned West with Judge and Mrs. Alexander and makes her home in Seattle with her mother. Capt. Moller is in the army in France.
 Sgt. Alexander had received med
 
 als as an expert rifleman and an expert infantryman.
 He was a member of Zeta Psi fra ternity, DeMolay Lodge and the Episcopal Church.
 Sgt. Alexander is survived by his wife, his parents, and two sisters, Jane Alexander and Mrs. Dean Sherman.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
PERKINS WANTS
 POWERFUL NEW
 LABOR DIVISION

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12-Secre- tary of Labor Frances Perkins to- day called for a powerful postwar Labor Department to include work now being done by the War Labor Board and the National War Man. power Relations Board.
 "The fixing of wages and prices should be abandoned as soon as possible and the various activities of the Government for the proven tion of industrial disputes or their settlement should permanently be attached to the Department of Labor" said Miss Perkins in a speech at the National Conference of Labor Relations.
 The Secretary is rumored to be ready to quit if the President can find suitable successor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Dec. 12 - Closing quotation on Alaska Juneau mine stock today is 6, American Can 90, Anaconda 28h, Beech Aircraft 1878, Bethlehem Steel 63s, Curtiss- Wright 57s, International Harvester 81A, Kennecott 36h, North Am erican Aviation 37s, New York Central 211s, Northern Pacific 20, U. s. Steel 59as.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 15l.2l; rails, 45.18; utilities, 2571.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
MORE FACTS ARE FOUND IN SF0RzA,
 CHURCHILL FIGHT

ROME, Dec. l2 - Count Sforza today declared British Prime Min ister Winston Churchill brought strong pressure" on him to accept King Emmanual as the reigning sovereign of Italy.
 The former Italian Minister Without Portfolio was left out of the newly-reorganized Cabinet of Premier Bonorni after the British voiced objections to him. He said Churchill's influence on behalf of the King was brought to bear i'll a two-hou conference in London on October II, l943.
 In a 500-word statement replying to Churchills charge that Sforza intrigued against the Government of Badoglio and couldn't be trusted, Sforza said he left no doubts" on his attitude toward monarchy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
OFFENSIVE
 INCREASES,
 WEST FRONT
Seventh Army Scores New Advance in Major Drive
 Against Siegfried Line

ON THE WESTERN FRONT, Dec. 12 The United States Seventh Army advanced swiftly toward Ba- varian Palatinate after capturing the supply base of Haguenau and reach ing within two and one-half miles of the boundary at one unspecified point.
 The Germans asserted that the army has opened major offensive against the Siegfried Line on 40- mile front between Haguenua and captured Sarreguemines, using IS infantry and several tank divisions of perhaps 250,000 men.
 The enemy said that "at no place was the Palatinate frontier reach- ed" although great tank battles were reported around Woerth.
 Patton's Third Army fought slow ly and deeper into the Siegfried Line and industrial Saarland at Dillinger and beyond Saarlautern, which were virtually cleared of the enemy after nine days of violent combat. Pat tons heavy artillery moved up just behind the infantry to shell the Saarland cities of Zweibrucken and St Ingbert at the northern end of the First Armys 15-mile curving front.
 General Hodges advance was held up by fire of all types, blocking the approaches to Shophoye and Hoven, less than two miles northwest of Duren and Mariaweiler and mile west of Harbored. An especially heavy nest of self-propelled German cannon and antitank guns intense fire held back the American ad- vance.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
ALLEN 5HATTUCk, CANDIDATE F0.
 SENATOR, TRAv

Allen Shattuck, candidate fo 1 ritorial Senator in the special 'e ton December 27, left early morning by steamer on cam n trip to Petersburg, Wrangeh Ketchikan.
 A veteran of four terms in the Legislature, Shattuck announced his candidacy soon after the date for the election was set. The election is being held to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Arthur F. Walker.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
WOULD INCREASE
 PRESIDENTS PAY

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. - In- crease of the Presidents salary from 5000 to $100,000 a year is urged by Representative Vinson, who also proposed bin to pay $20,000 year. ly to the President, House speaker and cabinet members; and $l5,000 to Congressmen.
 Vinson said the President actually received only about $27,000 year now.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
PLANS ARE AF00T FOR MEETING OF
 BIG } LEADERS

LONDON, Dec. l2-Without elab- orating, Foreign Office commen- tator said arrangements are being made for a new Roosevelt Church ill-Stalin conference. There are now plans for meeting of the three countries foreign ministers, he said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
HELLAN GOES SOUTH

Walter Hellan, Deputy U S. Marshal, left aboard the North Sea for Washington, Colorado, and Utah. He will take group of prisoners from Ketchikan and in- sane persons from Wrangell and Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
SUITS FOR DIVORCE

Filing action for divorce in. the Federal District Court today on charges of incompatibility were Jas per Frambaugh vs. Nellie Tram baugh, and Arthur Ramberg vs. Luella May Ramberg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
REPAIR WORK STARTS

Workmen are busy these days put ting on new braces on the big hoist at the Alaska Coastal Airlines. This lift is used to hoist the planes onto the dock where the hangar is To- cated. sfs
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
sTARLING ON TRIP

H. W. Startling, Acting Super visor of Education, Bureau of In- dian Affairs, left last night on a supervisory trip to Southeast AL aska. He plans to be gone about two weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
SNOW TIES UP STORM

TORONTO, Dec. 12-The stock exchange closed today because of a traffic tie-up due to heavy snow in southern Oontario, which is gripped by the worst pre-Christmas blizzard in years The storm claimed at least six lives, and schools were closed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
TWO TREMOR5 ARE RECORDED MONDAY IN ALEUTIAN AREA

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-1he Ford ham University seismograph record- ed two distinct earth tremors, Rev Joseph Lynch. Seismologist, said.
 They apparently originated in the Aleutians. They were recorded at 9:26 D. m. and 9:36 p. m. last night. The distance was approximately (45OO miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
CHRISTMAS TREE UP

One of the first outdoor Christ mas trees to be displayed this season was erected yesterday over the doorway to the Columbia Lum- Der Company, on Admiral Way.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
MRS. MAHoNEY LEAVES

Mrs. Dan Mahoney left this morn- ing for Seattle where she will spend the next few months attending busi- ness college.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
CPL. HARVEY SIMS
 IS HOME ON LEAVE

Cpl. Harvey E. Sims, son of Mrs. Lillian Uggen, is home on 30-day leave from Fort Richardson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
BURKsToN HERE

Louis D. Burkston is in town from Hoonah and is staying at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12

Lois M Mercy is in town and is registered at the Baranof Hotel from Anchorage.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
TOKYO IS EVACUATED AS BOMBS DR0]
Nips Being Wiped Out By American 70


 , THIS Is GOOD } SnowpIows wanted by the , Army in Alaska have been } located under matched roofs } in the tropical heat of one , of the Mariana Islands. Read } today's Washington Merry
 , Go-Rcund.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
NIP CAPITAL IS SMASHED
 FOUR TIMES
Twenty Thousand Moving Out as Continual Raids
 by Supers Occur

LONDON, Dec. l2.-The E radio says Tokyo is being eyacua
 The broadcast said the evaer tion of the city of 100000 pel which has been bombed repea t by American Superforts will l at once
 The broadcast then stated measures for evacuation ar progress according to plan and 900 persons will leave the capital today. especially the old and in sas well as children and expeo mothers. No workers in the industries or transport service leave. Workers in essential in as tries such as gas, water and elec- tricity will remain, also doctors, chemists. nurses and civil defense forces must also stay"
 The broadcast, quoting a Trans ocean dispatch, said American bombers appeared over Tokyo again today, apparently from the Mariana bases, but dropped no bombs. A sec ond group of bombers is reported over Tokyo tonight dropping iIs cendiary bombs.
 : DROPPING BOMBS TONIGHT '
 NEW YORK, Dec 12.--The Tokyo radio reports American Superforts dropped inccndiary bombs lon two or three places" tonight. The broad cast was recorded by the Federal Communications Commission.
 The broadcast said the raid was the fourth incursion over Tokyo by Superforts today but this is not con- firmed by American sources
 The broadcast also said one or two raiders from the Marianas flew in on Tokyo over, the Izu Schichi'o island group and penetrate Tokyo skies about ' o'clocl time) tonight The Supers tn southeasterly over the sea dropping incendiary bombs. broadcast also says that b' midnight and 5 a. m., Sup made three visits to Japan.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
MADSEN IN TOWN

Charles Madsen, from Kodiak, is registered at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-12
1000 YARDS RIVER BANK
 SEIZED NOW
First Army Captures Huge Portion Roer Line
 Closes in on Duren

BULLETIN-PARIS, Dec. 12. The American First Army in fantry and tanks tonight moved within half a mile of Duren, capturing six fortified villages in the advance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-10-08
Fire Prevention Week
Launched With Safely
Appeal by Chief E Porter

Declaring that every IRE today
is a bridgehead lost in the war
against the home front enemy Of
fire." Fire Chief Stephen T. Porter
yesterday called on District resi-
dents to eliminate as far as pos
sible all potential fire hazards"
Chief Porter made his statement
In connection with Fire Prevention
Week. which begins today under q
presidential proclamation. Recalling
that the District had 4,s75 fires last
year Chief Porter said:
"Carelessness with smoking. care
lessness with the use Of infiammable
liquids, carelessness with heating
and cooking appliances, and care.
lessness In allowing rubbish and
trash to accumulate, contributed te
this large number Of fires"
Chief Porter then presented the
following rules for safety:
Gasoline should never be used
for cleaning purposes. Many per-
sons are severely, and almost always
fatally, burned from this practice.
Remove all accumulation of rub
Dish, old furniture, mattresses ano
the like, from the attic. closets anc
basement. Even though the IRE
may start from these sources, II
will greatly add to the intensity Of
the fire.
Never smoke in bed, as this prac-
tice has been the direct cause Of
many fatal and disastrous fires.
Use metal containers with metal
covers for ashes and trash"
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New Sulfa Drug
Compounds for Sinus.
Skin. Scalp Trouble

Three new sulfa drug compounds
that bring hope Of .relief from con-
ditions due to sinus infections not
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All three are applied externally. They
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A full sized, complete treatment OF
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Just inclose check or money order and
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Births Reported

Ihomas and Erma Anderson, boy
george ana Florence Baldadain, boy.
Earl and Mary Brown. Boy.
Jonn anc Marian Cannon. girl.
David and Elizabeth Crawford, boy
orval and Marguerite Crawford, Tirl.
Stephen and Eeanor Deyoe' girl,
Joseph and SOPHIE Di Angelo. boy. :.
Edward and Leila Duty, girl.
Sidney and Hamilton Edleman, girl.
Robert and Mary Evans, Boy.
Stephen and Alice Earis, girl.
Me4naro ana Ellen FORTRESS, girl.
Miliiam and Joan Fortune, boy
H Sqsan and Georgislee rnrniss. boy.
Ausust and Bernies Gysan. boy boy.
John and Wipfred Huber. girl.
w WiIlism and nd RUBY vs;. auasins, girl;
Gwin and Nora Hyder, girl
Marshall and Barbara Jones, girl.
Joseph and Geraldine Lowe, boy.
Walter and Beverly Miles, twin sirls.
John and Helen Mcleod, girl.
Kichard and Martha O'Hare, boy.
toward and Laura Peter, girl.
Julius and irma Peters. girl.
Joseph and Gertrude Roberts, boy.
Eugene and Eleanor Rogers, giri.
Leslie ana Doris Rucker, girl
howard and Eileen Runs, girl
Mora aps sn W, Rosos an,d Sharp girl
Ben fnd Marsuerite Stephens. boy.
Sagnar and GRACE Sundstrom, girl.
Edward and Ruth Talley, girl.
Rasmond ana and S Mars Tdh9 Taton r
Frank and Erma Troha. girl.
John and Madeline west, sirI.
Glimord and Saidee Wood. boy.
, w lam and Bessie Woolard, boy
Henry and Francis Alexander, boy.
Alonzo and Ellie Aston, BOZ.
Mililam and Elmira Austin, Boy.
Earl and Margaret Bennett. girl.
lanes lanes ana 81 Thelma Carter. boy.
Willie and Bernies Edwards. boy.
ernest and Molly Finnell, girl.
James and Lillian Floor, girl.
henry henry and Mary Fuller. girl.
Henry and Cora Hailstock, boy.
Jonn and Fannie Hall, boy.
william md Volta jackson, boy.
; r.sora. s .a Doris JENNINGS. boy.
Arthur. and Mabls Luckett, girl.
frederick and Mary Maddox, girI.
Joseph and Ethel Martin, Girl.
Joe and Jessie Morris, boy.
L. Roy and Lola Noble, boy.
John and Lucille Patten. rirl.
lanes and Catherine Ransford, girl.
NlcholaS and MAble Sistrun, girl.
Nathaniel and Desarie Smith, eiri.
Woody and Lucinda Taylor, giri.
Merrill and Hazel Thomas, girl
clyde and Edna Washington, girl,
Earl and Jean Weaver, boy.
William and June White, girl.
Franklin and Viole williams, girl.
Raymond and Helen Young. Girl.
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Ipublie Library, a2oe NAede Island
avsnue Nj. , pm.
II1UR9DAY.
Congress Heights - Recreation
Building Of Congress Heights Play
ground, Alabama avenue and RAN
dali place Sc. pm.
Park view-rark View school,
Newton and Warder streets NV,
70 pm.
FRIDAY.
Bradbury Heights - Bradbury
Heights Methodist Church, 1877
Bowen road Sc, IS pm.
Brentwood - Paul Junior High
School, Eighth and Concord avenue
NV, 3 pm.
Washingtonians - Hyland Apart
merits, California and Connecticut
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q Citizen Groups to Meet

brentwood Terraoe-l500. Bryant
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Burleith Gordon Junior High
School, Thirty-nfth and r streets
INV. 3 pm.
Fort Davis - Hyland Methodist
Church. Branch avenue and 3 stree,
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Metropolis view--2O0 Rhode Island
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Mount Pleasant--Bancroft School
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Standardization School, Sixth
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National Gateway--Ayalon Heigl1t.
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A straw vote on the coming IA
tional election will high light the
Metropolis View Citizens' Associa-
ton meeting, one Of n citizens
groups meeting this week.
Six groups Stanton Park, Bright
wood, West End, Benning, North
Randle Community and Bradbury
Heights will elect ofncers. while
Summit Park and Congress Heighta
will nominate officers And elect them
at their November meeting.
The place and time OF each mee.-
ing follow: I
MONDAY.
American University Park Chill
drens Museum, 42l5 Massachusetts
avenue NV, Sis pm.
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Nebraaka, Nevada, New Hampshire,
New York, North Carolina, North
Dakota. Ohio, Oklahoma. Oregon.
Rhode Island. Tennessee, Utah, YER
mont. Virginia. Wisconsin and
wyoming.
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Reds to Mine Cool, Oil
Now Under Siberian Ice

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Oct. Z. - The Soviet
Union is establishing a mining CEN
ter on Taimyr Peninsula, northern
most extremity Of the Siberian
mainland, to work rich coal, oil and
salt deposits lying under q thick
layer Of ice, 1t was announced today,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-22
VETERAN REFEREE
QUITS THE GAME

BALTIMORE, June 21.-(Rt-Herb
Armstrong, veteran official whose
whistle has been heard in well
over 900 football games in the last
Is years, announced today that he
was retiring from that field.
Armstrong, instructor and athlet-
ic director at McDonogh School and
business manager of the Interna-
ticpal League Baltimore Orioles,
said II hate to do it but I
feel I've reached the age when an
official should quit. Running, ouch
as is necessary in football officiat-
ing, requires top condition. ;"
Armstrong, in the last ten years,
has Enthusiastically as referee
at many of the outstanding games
in the east and south, including
many naval academy contests. He
has been a member of the Eastern
intercollegiate Football Officials
Association for 16 wears. Armstrong
withdrew from the Southern Foot
ball Officials Association a year
ago.
He said his retirement would be
made official by notifying the east
ern group. He still is director
of the Eastern Association n d
served as president of the Balti-
more Washington chapter
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-22
CLEVELAND LICKS
TIGERS, 9 TO 7

DETROIT, June I'll H The
Cleveland Indians smashed out
IA hits today to make it two
straight over the Detroit Tigers
with a 9 to victory. The Tigers
used five pi cheers, Johnny Gorsi-
ca submitting to his sixth defeat,
while Ed Koieman, second Of
three Cleveland pitchers, received
his fourth victory.
Rudy York belted his seventh
Hhomer of the season, three run
drive in the first inning, and
Mickey Rocco got his fourth round
tripper in the ninth. Rookie Paul
O'Dea he'd perfect day for the
tribe with four hits.
Cleveland ........ 204 600 201-9
Detroit ...... 400 010 110-7
Harder, Kliemaa, Having and
McDonnell; Corsica, Mooty, New.
houser. Orrell, Bee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-22
GIANTS LAMBAST
BROOKLYN, ll-2

BROOKLYN, June 21-REThe
Giants made it two out of three
from the Brooklyn Dodgers to-
day, as Bill Voiselle gave up six
hits to give the New Workers an
11-2 victory. It was Voiselle's
ninth win of the season.
Johnny Rucker and Manager
Mel OFT paced the Giants IS hit
attack on three Dodger hurlers,
with three hits apiece. Together
they accounted for nine of the
Giants II runs, Rucker scoring
three times and batting in as many
runs, while OFT scored once and
drove in two others.
RUDE Melton, who failed to last
through the first inning Tuesday.
pitched the first seven innings,
and gave up four runs. The Giants
added the other seven runs off
Rockies Ralph Branca and Clyde
King, in the ninth inning.
The Dodgers scored single runs
in the third and ninth innings.
New York ........ 1O2 100 COIL
Brooklyn ......... DOL 600 0O1- 2
Voiselle and Mancuso: Melton,
Branca,. King and Melton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-22
: SPORTS TRAIL

OF starting gates for snr;nters ,o,,,
-, you o. probably are pretty well uo
on me major league races. I don't
need to tell you the Cardinals are
SO Tar IN front in the Natio,a1
league that the other clubs look
IKE a detached tail. The Americsn
league race is closer than tomor.
orw' though, and the Red Sox who
we're flirting with last place week
first. '1s WIN
The Yankees are so far back in
tne American it takes a sleeper
Jump to reach them, and your
Doogers have been seeing some
rough days, too. Even Leo Duroch-
er IS gong around with his lin at
nan mast. The Reds got Harry
Gumpert from the Cardinals in a
deal nobody can figure, unless the
Caros wanted the money and the
Reds wanted the pitcher. Come to
think OF it, that's logical rea-
son, amt it?
Ihey had golf tournament for
tne Red Cross at Wykagyl, near
New Rochelle, over the weekend.
and Byron Nelson won, which isn't
exactly news, as it's news when
he doesn't win.
Well, Joe, that's about all for
now. l see by the papers you are
pretty busy, SO if 1 don't hear from
you I'll know why. You broke your
pencil writing finish" to some of
those Nazis.
Keep punching, Joe. Your pal
Whitney.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-22
MARINE GOLFER
TAKES TOURNEY

CAMP LEJEUNE, N. c., June
21.-Marine esprit de corps was
at its athletic best here when Pfc.
Ben F. Lswoncyzk of Newington,
Connecticut, won the enlisted cham
pionship of this camps first golf
tournament.
1t wac the spirit of Lewoncyzk'
caddy, Marine Pfc. Curtis H. Graft
Of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, h t
had all the gallery buzzing.
The Dutch" as he is known to
! intimates, is a fine go'fer himself.
But he was eliminated in the sec.
ond round of the tourney. Undaunt-
ed by his won defeat, he took up
the banner of his friend, Lewcn-
cyzk. ~.
Dutch appointed himself mana g.
er, trainer, caddy, and personal
aide to Lewoncyzk. For two w,,aks
he watched over his charge. When
the men of his company were clean
ing the barracks the night before
the final match Lswoncyzk stopped
over to lift mop.
III ey, Ben,'' Graft shouted,
don't do that. You might hurt
your wrist. I'll do the work here.
You win the tournament. =
Lewoncyzk d d win, trouncing
Corporal Tom Armstrong one up
on the thirty seventh. And the
spirit of The Dutch who didn't win
himself helped to pull him through.