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again to Mr.. Lear and said: "Dou you
understand me?" Mr.. Lear replied:
yes" This WELL" he said. The
generals hand fell from his wrist.
took it in mine and pressed it to my
BOSOM DIR. Craik put his hands over
his eyes and he expired at 1920 o'clock
without q struggle or a sigh"
Other Prominent Doctors
Coming down to q period within the
recollection of many we find practicing
here such eminent physicians as Samuel
Clagett Busey, Joseph M. Toner, James
Dudley Morgan, j. Ford Thompson,
Nathan s. Lincoln, Robert King Stone.
physician to President Lincoln; D. w.
Bliss, one of the physicians who attend
ed President Garfield; w. M. g. Hazen.
j. B. Gregg Custis, G. Wythe Cook, Dan
lei Webster Prentiss and a good many
others equally as prominent.
The latter was born in Washington in
1843, and received his medical degree
from the University Of Pennsylvania in
1864. He was the son of William Henry
Prentiss and Sarah Cooper daughter OF
Isaac Cooper Prentiss of Washington,
and grandson of Caleb Prentiss of Cam
bridge, Mass.
Health Conditions Here
Occasionally we hear it said that
washington is not healthy city to live
in, and though the death rate here may
seem high, yet this does not apply to
the native population, which numbers
we'll upward of 100000.
Back in 1881, when conditions here
and elsewhere were certainly not as SAN
itary as they are today, DR.. Harvey
Lindsly, in speaking before the Medical
Society, stated that while travelling dur
ing the summer through the North and
East he met gentlemen who took it for
granted that malaria prevailed at the
Capital to an alarming extent. Every
newspaper that he read was full OF the
subject, and much blame, he thought,
must rest on our own newspapers, and
more especially on the correspondents
of outside papers having ofnces here.
He thought it would be wise for our
citizens to take cognizance Of the mat
ter, and the medical profession should
take the lead.
Many, especially the older members,
remembered well how persons talked
about the old canal. He had lived on its
very banks for IS years, and no MEM
ber of his family, consisting of 8 or 10
persons, had ever suffered from fever
or ague. Indeed" he said. there were
very few cases in the peighborhood"
AS for the pestilential atmosphere Of
the White House, history proved the
opposite. When he first came here,
John Quincy Adams was President. Dr.
Lindsly doubted If any President dur
ing these 50 years was ever unable to
attend to business or ever suffered from
malaria.
DR.. J. Z. Morgan agreed with DR..
Evening star., 1944-06-11
Marine Rembrandts With Rifles

was one OF them. He came out of the
nine days Of fighting with 81 drawings
and l6 excellent water colors. Marines
amid the ruins Of the former japanese
stronghold, strafhng planes. bomb
crazed Japanese, wrecked planes.
Capt. George Harding.
Several of the artists are profess
sionals. In civilian life they were art
directors. mural painters, teachers, and
cartoonists.
One such Is Capt. George M. Hard
ing, of Philadelphia, who has spent
most of his adult life wandering around
the world-the gold fields OF Australia,
Labrador, Yucatan, Singapore, and
Yokohama.
His work has been shown Mt the
Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington,
the Carnegie International Gallery in
Pittsburgh, and the Pennsylvania Acad-
emy Of Fine Arts. He has murals in
many Of Philadelphia's public build
ings.
Tech. Sergt. Hugh Laidman.
Another of the professionals is Tech.
Sergt. Hugh Laidman of New York City,
vice president Of James j. McMahon,
Inc. His work has appeared In most of
the top national magazine and in trade
publications and galleries here and
abroad.
In the South Pacific, he and patrol
went into japanese bivouac area and
Laidman had himself q fine time SAL
vaging Japanese writing brushes, colored
inks, china bowls and field desks until
he noticed that his bodyguard had
picked up two starving, malaria-ridden
Japanese in the bush.
I'VE gave them chocolate and some
Of our rations," Laidman said. "They
called us good guy and good Merrican
boy and, when they saw my intentions,
gladly offered to pose for me.
The list Of Marine Corps artists is
long. 1t includes such men as Tech.
Sergt. Victor p. Donahue of Omaha,
former newspaper cartoonist and COM
mercial artist; Pvt. Paul Robert Ellis
worth OF Dekalb, H.: Sergt. John Rich
ard McDermott of Hollywood and Glen
dale, Calf, former cartoonist for Walt
Disney - =.
But no list long or short would be
complete without mention Of 1t. Col.
Donald L. Dickson Of Cambridge and
Worcester, Mass.
He spent four months on Guadal-
canal drawing marines Just as they are
tired and dirty, rough and sometimes
scared, but with the best damned spirit
In the world"
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Back in March, 1899, the worlds
smallest nation became the first to
crack Hitlers knuckles and get away
with it
Five months before invading Poland
Hitler craftily proposed to set up an
! 4airbase in Iceland, fianking the North
y Atlantic sea lanes. The airbase was to
be for Commercial and scientific pur-
poses," the Nazis said.
Icelanders--who have the oldest de-
mocracy in the world-weren't fooled
The answer they gave was a sharp
mol" And the mol" stuck. BY this
bold decision Iceland forestalled threat
to the security OF the Western Hemi
sphere and to the vital ocean routes
through which Russia was supplied and
the invasion mounted in the British
Isles.
Eve of the Republic
Today Iceland is on the eve of an
other bold step. Punctually at 2 pm.
next Saturday at Thingvellir, site of
the ancient Parliament founded in $50
AID, Iceland will be proclaimed an
independent republic. Now kingdom,
though under the rule of an Icelandic
regent, this island the size of Ohio will
re-establish the independence it held
for more than 800 years.
President Roosevelt, King George VI,
King Haakon of Norway and other
heads of states will be represented at
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UTCEtIEECL VI tHC WIStftht
Capitol.
coming, Dr. Craik had DR.. Elisha Cullen
Dick sent for. Again the general was
bled, without, however, any noticeable
improvement.
DR.. Dick came about o'clock and
DR.. Brown soon thereafter. After
consultation he was bled again.
About 5 o'clock DR.. Craik came again
into the room and, upon going to the
bedside, the general said to him: DOC
tor, I die hard, but am not afraid to
CO. believed from the first attack that
I should not survive it. My breath can
not last long"
The doctor pressed his hand but could
not utter q word. He retired from the
bedside and sat by the fire absorbed in
grief.
About 10 o'clock he made several at
tempts to speak to Mr.. Lear, who was
with him nearly all the time, and at
length he said: IT am just going. Have
me decently buried and do not let my
body be put into the vault in less than
three days after I am dead"
Mr.. Lear bowed assent. He spoke
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a feeling for the United States that is
characteristic Of many Yugoslays. 1t.
stems not only from blood ties with
the thousands of Slavs who emigrated
to America, but also from their innate
love Of democracy and their conception
Of the United States as great demo-,
cratic country. Tito talked about how
ne had wanted to go to America when
he was young, but was too poor to make
she trip.
He talked about the Partisan Army,
-oudly and with conviction. He point
Evening star., 1944-06-11
BY Tech. Sergt. Ben Price,
United States Marine Corps.


These are their tools. q stubby pencil,
a scrap of paper, target cloth, battered.
makeshift brushes, paints from jungle
plants.
The marines are grimy and need
shaves Their shoulders are calloused
from the chafing of pack straps and rife
slings. Their dungarees are worn
through from kneeling in too many fox
holes. Their faces are lined with the
fatigue of too much fighting, too much
work
But these marines are artists.
AS marines, they have fought from
Guadalcanaps mosquito-in-
tested jungles to Cape
Gloucester's gray-black Il
swamps.
AS artists, they have sketched
and painted under ponchos in
tropical downpours, by the light W
of burning planes, behind the
enemy's lines, amid shrapnel
bursts and in water-f1lled fox
holes.
These men draw because they
must. The majority have no spe-
cial privileges. A few were enlisted h.
by the marines for the specific pur- M
pose of portraying marines at war v
and are known as Marine Corps
combat artists" but most Of the
contributions TO the corps growing
gallery come from men who paint and
sketch in between working details and
fighting.
Corpl. William Gum.
Corp. William John Gum Of Wey-
mouth, Mass, would rather be an artist
than anything else, but he found time to
be hero.
The Japanese were attempting des-
perately to drive the marines from the
New Britain bridgehead. Bill Gums
outfit was on the front lines. Twice the
marines had beaten of direct frontal
assaults. Gum was busy at the COM
mand post. The call came through:
Were running low on ammunition. The
Japs will be coming back"
Bill Gum spoke up. 'Ill carry that
ammo"
He grabbed Two ammuntlon poAeS,
containing $50 rounds Of machine-gun
bullets each and started out. He made
three trips and when the japanese at
tackled again, Bill Gunn stayed on the
line running from gun to gun, shouting
encouragement.
Then the war ended for Bill Gum.
He went down with bullets in his leg.
Probably very few people outside
Weymouth know about Gum now, but
they will. Before he was injured he
did number of beautifully sensitive
pen sketches of the men with whom he
fought and lived. When he is we'll
enough. he will do more.
Corpl. James Jones.
To some, the war strikes no respon-
sive cord as an art field. There Is one
artist, for example. Corp. James Ellis
Evening star., 1944-06-11

December IA, 1899, Gen. Washington
awoke Mrs Washington and told her he
was very unwell and that he had had
a chill Mrs. Washington wanted to
call a servant, but the general would
not permit her for fear that she herself
might take a cold in doing 50.
However, as soon as it was daylight
servant was sent for Mr.. Rawlings. one
of the overseers on the place, to bleed
him, practice then generally followed
in illness of this kind. Another servant
was dispatched for DR.. James Craik In
Alexandria.
Before DR.. Craik arrived, at Mrs.
Washington's request, DR.. Gustavus
Brown Of Port Tobacco was also sent
for.
AS DR.. Brown was seemingly long in
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ed out that they have no discipline
problem. The major problems of his
army are physical: Food and tanks and
antitank guns and an air force OF Its
own, however small.
He talked briefly about the hardships
of the people, speaking without senti-
mentality and with great pride in what
they have done. He spoke particularly
about the young girls in the army,
marching day and night over mountains
and then going straight into battle.
He regards this as something not de-
sirable in itself; it is only necessary be-
cause other Yugoslavs ran away or re-
fused to fight when the Germans in
vaded the country.
asked Tito about the quality Of the
Fascist opposition. He said the Germans
were unpredictable, sometimes good,
sometimes not so good. 1t depended
largely on how much superiority they
thought they had. They don't like to
fight at night, and night fighting Is
right down the Partisan alley. Tito said
the Ustachi were good fighters because
they know they will be killed If they
are caught.
The Bulgarians were also good he
said: there is a Bulgarian corps fighting
against the Partisans in Eastern Yugo-
slavia and they are fierce fighters. The
Chetniks are not so hot, Tito added
there are only about $4,000 of them at
this point, and they are dwindling rap
idly. Unless bolstered by strong sup
porting force of Germans or Ustachi, he
said, they do not have much stomach
for fighting.
Will Continue to Fight
We talked about an hour and then it
was time to 60. stood up to leave and
Tito rose to shake hands again. We
stood for moment without talking
and then he said, half to himself:
"Our people will continue to fight
against the invader, no matter who he
Is, whether German or Chetnik or
Ustachi"
We shook hands and I turned to go.
I opened the door and the young 1ieu-
tenant moved into the room, holding
the door open. It was very dark outside.
The noise of the waterfall was suddenly
loud, and the cool wet spray drifted
lightly into the room. Marshal Tito
was still standing behind his desk as
I went out. He Is not tall man but
he filled the room. Then the door
closed.
tcopyrisht. NORTH American Newspaper
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EnO2Dn washington pHySIctuU
and first president of the Co
lumbin Historical Society.
I,indsly and knew these reports to be
false and said that "if person has the
toothache, got drunk or suffered from
a boil. all we're attributed to malaria" :"
DR.. Morgan continued by saying thaS
Last year one of the outside papers
stated that half the population OF
South Washington was down with fever,
which has assumed continued FORM"
He consulted the physician of that Sec
ton and found that not single case OF
malaria existed.
He also stated that one outside paper
said there were 30 cases of typhoid
fever in the immediate vicinity of the
White House, when there were not 80
families in that neighborhood, and that
the statistics of the Board of Health
showed us to be the healthiest people
in the United States. Dr. Noble Young
agreed with the other physicians and
said there never was case OF fever
caused by the canal.
Others who agreed with DIR. Lindsey
were Drs. Toner, w. w. Johnston and
8. Townsend, then health officer.
No Healthier City
Back in 1921, Tom Wallace, corre-
spondent for the Louisville Courier
Journal, speaking Of Washington, said
editorially in that paper: IF broad
urban spaces, beautiful flowers, mag
nificent trees, great boulevards, delight
full parks watered by brawling streams
do not make city tolerable to man
in summer 1t Is because that man is
by nature tntolerant."
Samuel ]. Randel, when in Congress,
said: There Is no healthier city on
the Atlantic coast than the City Of
Washington" and George Washington
has said, TT is situated in latitude be-
tween the extremes of heat and cold"
And 1t may be further said that when
members OF Congress and Government
ofdcials come here they find the climate
so much to their liking that they want
to remain here the rest of their lives.
And why shouldn't they?
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to the fact that after the United States
entered the war 1t did not protest oc-
cupation by American forces. Thus
Iceland took moral stand on the side
of democracy in which 1t has always
believed.
The day for proclamation Of the new
republic is the birthday anniversary of
Icelands revered statesman, Jon
Sigurdsson. Under sigurdsson's lead
ership, Denmark's attempt to restrict
Icelands liberties was finally defeated in
1874. In the square IN front Of the Par
lament Building In Reykjavik stands a
monument to this statesman, on which
is engraved: "Iceland's Beloved Son, Her
Honor, sword and Shield"
An Historic Day
Next Saturday at am. Prime Min
lister Bjorn Thordarson will place
wreath on this monument to launch the
days historic ceremonies. At 1880 pm.
the Althing will convene at Thingvellir,
80 miles from Reykjavik and now q ma
tional park. The ceremonies will be
opened with an address by Gisli sveins-
son, president Of the Althing. DR..
Sigurdur Sigurdsson, Bishop OF Iceland,
who recently was in Washington for the
conservation Of Bishop Angus Dun at
Washington Cathedral, viii conduct q
religious service.
Shortly before Z pm, minute s
silence will be observed all over the
country. This quiet will be broken by
the ringing of church bells and the
proclamation at Thingvellir Of the Re-
public of Iceland. The Althing then will
elect President to serve for one year.
The Icelandic people subsequently will
choose Presidents for four-year terms.
u. S. Minister to Speak
Before ceremonies at Thingvellir close,
the new President will speak and ad-
dresses will be given by Louis G. Drey-
fus jr., former United States Minister
to Iran and Minister designate to Ice
land, and other foreign representatives.
Iceland's national choir of 200 men
and women will sing ancient Icelandic
airs and, to top off the afternoon pro-
gram, athlete contests will be held. In
the evening there Will be state dinner
at the Hotel Valholl for members of
the Althing and other officials. Next day
at Reykjavik, the new President will
address the people and at every public
place in the capital an official program
will celebrate the establishment of the
republic.
AS Iceland prepares to separate from
Nazi-held Denmark. her relations with
the Danish people are cordial The Ice
landic Minister, Mr.. Thors, said: 1--WE
will part the best of friends with Den
mark and will continue close relations
with all the Scandinavian countries
after the war. Our nation, after ALL is
closely allied with the Scandinavian
peoples and our language is the Latin
Of the North"
"On Her Own Again"
Far from being frightened to be on
her own again, Iceland looks to the
future with confidence She is full
f1edged nation with population about
the size Of Camden, N. j., but that
doesn't worry her.
We're small, yes,' Mr.. Thors said
But we're hard working, persevering
nation that has proved through the CEN
turies 1t can Withstand hardships and
difficulties. After the war, we'll have to
rebuild our means of production and
reorganize our society in many ways.
But we have friends to the East and
West and we believe we can depend on
their friendship as we steer our course
ahead"
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One of Marine Artist Dick
sons aD1ter-coI0r sketches OF
one OF the Little Guys"
worth Jones Of Milwaukee, Wis, who
has sent in nothing but audubon like
paintings OF South Pacific birds.
Sergt. John Fabion.
When the Marines invaded Kwaj-
alein, Sergt. John Fabion of Chicago,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-18
Allied Force Is Landed
By Glider Behind laps

On 'n" ira. I;.rnI 'FRONT.' March
!" 'Nir American cugr"r.. and
British u'm'rym"u iuHdcd. by Amer
irau gUd"rs and Transports hnC
carved "ut "u airs'lrp and land b1,"
behind japanese tines IN r"rih rcr-
tra' Burma and placed o s,roug force
GHu"ul Is across supply lines linking
ihc "n"my'S northern and southern
armies.
Details Of this daring assault, were
disclosed today, nearly two weeks
after the operation established -
strong Allied position more than 100
miles south Of where Ii. Gen. 10
scph StilwCll. with his Chinese and
American regiments. is driving south
wa"d ~ clear thC war for new S,,p-
ply Enc f. China
The British and Indian infantry
forces were flown into the Burma
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-18
Air assaults Resumed
In Force On Germany
With Daylight Sn10shcs

London, March IS-- (ArD -
Hundreds, ~ American and Bri-
fish pIaEcN Wrrc thrown against
The continent in an aerial ufl"n-
SiVc resumed with inrrr tuday
aud Ecrlin brOadcnTtS said Strnng
American bomber formations
we're rearing over southwestern
Germany At nom.
Tie dryl'ghi i".H?, followed might
blows by Mosquitoes of the RAJ
aEains' unnamed targets in western
Germany.
Tho Berlin brpadcaS's said the Am
Crlcan b"mDcrS were cScur,,. biz
fighters and were engaged in viz
lent BEETLES by strong forces al the
German air defense. The procession
OF day light attackers was joined
shortly aitcrward by fighter planes
StrcakInG out in force toward Bou-
lognc on the bOmbcrs' flank.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-18
Soviet Push
To Dniester
On
Great Advantages
In Communications
Result From Drive

Moscow. March lS-(AP)-
MaSscd cavalry. infantry and
tanks of Marshal Ivan Konev.
pouring deep into the valley of
the DnieStcr. across flooded
streams and muddy fields, were
within sight OF Bcssarabia to-
day.
Tho --latest Soviet communicates
SAID The Rcd .r0y had smashed for
ward t. within eleven miles o: the
D-lCS'Cr Che prc-Wnr boundary of
RumaMia) and ;hc offensive was I'M
checked
In one sector Russian units cap
turcd TomaShpol and drove to
within twelve miles nf good
highway which extends north
eastward tn an ancient border
town ana i highway confer OH
the rHiVGih Cf roads running
L. Eu:nrrit and .ZcChosi0vakia.
II 'Nn rotn"ru emf o.. ,rC Ukrain-
ian aou1 M.G.n.l Grc-,rY Inukkov'S
ne" dive sweep .u from Dubno in
eastern Tairnd threatening the large
"y,'u cost o. ill.,. g-adwatcrS Oi the
| E@ river. Ills 'rr.p. were les, than
>'' aa- tu.m 80" Ctrlpu iny and
@rpyIr"a To- ro spreading ~ several
| 0Ircolous.
Bad weather. prevailed between
| puhn' and the bug and the great
| wheat !CIOs WCrc i;ncC deep i'll mud
The most significant feature OF the
| cap'ur" OF Dubmo WIS tn" commune
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-18
Churchill And
Roosevelt To
Meet Shortly

Tendon. March iS--- cav -
President EonTt"''l AL Prime
.JiniS'cr Ihurchill may rrc":
after I've InIid"u visit nf Edward
y. Sirt'inius. Jr., unGc. sr"r" AIRY
nf state. 10 iron UHt political
ruc"iior>. and the possibility or
another three power conference
with Premier .'rsri Stain was
suggested friday by reports from
I'rItiSh diplomats
Tho uC"d l,r Churchill and rr"."-
Welt - ret together again was aC-
rcu'cd by The itrl,au-Yugr&luv ar.i
Polish political situations and recent
discussions Of terms with Finland and
some of Grrwauy's satellites
The ground work for the talks ma
bc laid in Stc'tnius' conference
here with British Leaders
Aftcr Roosevelt and Churchill do
eide their position ON such quest 1Hs
It is likely they will seek Stains
accord.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-18
HelsInki CIings
To Faint Hope of
Peace With Reds

IclSiTki, March iS-(APD-
Finnish politica! quarters today
still cling Co the hOpc-admittcd-
~ very iaint-Of rcScuing the
peace negotiations with Russia.
despite general pcSSimiSm here
following parliamcnt'S action
Wednesday.
Recognizing that time is run
ming nut fast, these sources said
Finland still warts to negotiate
an armiStiCc, hut at the same
time felt she ought to have an
opportunity To get more precise
idea Of the terms before going
To t,ic Krcmlin.
These quarters said il is quite
likely that this is the essence of
lnland'S new reply to Moscow,
which rCrOrtcdly now has been
delivered.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-18
Planes Blast
Germans On
Anzio Front

With the Fifth Army a. the Nn1l1
Beach, rad. March l&-tNpD-Wayc
after wave Of Allied briubcrs struck
AT German dCfCnSC$ ringing tn"
bCachhcad below Rome today.
The first wave L. rear over NuI'p
were barely pCrCCptIDlc in the carly
morning lIgh, as they broke out OF
the clouds hanging over tho h"rb"r.
and dumped their bombs on the Ger
man lrcs just fcw miles away.
The return Of Allied humbCrS 10
this area lifted morale on tho entire
hcachhCad. since the Germans for
the third night III a ROW had stepped
up their own air activities. keeping
troops in foxh"lcs and shelters.
The Germans apparently were
making a determined night effort +"
Knock oui these inStnllntiu"S. Th"
rnmcy planes were led into thC target
area by determined "pathimdcrs.
Tho tcnacity of the p@'Iiindrrs ~
tn, iIak-fiIcd skies led one ranking
officer 10 remark that tNo Germans
were using their First team.
Ono stick of bombs fell in an adj
vanCCd ambulance aid clearing sta
ton, killing Twelve persons and
wounding IS. This bombing appar-
entity was not intentional.
The German raiders made moro
than thirty passes at the port after
the flares were dropped before UNI
loading their bombs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-18
Wartime Problems
Presented to OBJ
BN Motor Carriers

Charlotte. March 70 (NrD t.N-
ccwtrrrs Z. approximately 100 motor
carrier cumraulcs ~ -" tm"IndS
presented 10 officials If ~" DclcnS,
TRANSPORTATION today 20 list 81 their
wartime problems a"d IL request !pf
rcl;Ci.
y. +. Siragsc OF Henderson. prcsi-
dent Of INC North Carolina Motor
Truck Operators Association. said the
truckers particularly wanted relief
from their mIrpuwCr. finance. main
,craucc and other difficulties. The
manpowcr problems, he said, arc the
n.Ost e, ere.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-03-18
Churchill Hopes
ForDcCisilc Turn
OF War This Year

LGu.iop. March y thPb -
Prime Minister thurchill CN-
pressed the hope to-day that the
war in nearly every theatre
would reach decisive phases
this year.
In message Ia the salute
the soldier" fund campaign, The
Prime minister said:
During this year III" mrn ~
the EritiSh armies will br Gu
Eacrd in nearly every theatre "f
l,rouginut the world in what
"" hope may prove ~ he the de-
cisivr stages, in this great con-
ilict."