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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
STATE DEPT.
 STATEMENT
 HITS BACK
Denies Jdps Arranged 10 Have Our Navy in
 Pearl Harbor

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. = The State Department declared today that Japanese peace envoys in the immediate pre-Pearl Harbor per iod,never raised any question about the disposition of American naval forces.
 The State Department issued this statement as comment upon as- sertions made by Rep. Warren G Magnusen who told the Seattle Post Intelligencer that reports from both Washington and the Pacific Coast indicate the "Japs made a patsy out of our State Depart ment by contriving to have our fleet bottled up in Pearl HarboI where it could easily be dealt a death blow" in 1941.
 The State Depar tn It's an nouncement said that "at no time did Kurusu during the course of his visits here in l941, or did any other Japanese representative raise the question to this government of the disposition of our naval forces in the Pacific, likely to prejudice the success of conversations then taking place between the two gov ernments.
 Furthermore, the State Depart ment didn't at any time raise the question with the Navy or War Department"
 Saburo Kurusu, special Japanese envoy, came to the United States for peace talks and according to Magnuson, protested to Hull that American naval operations in the Pacific were giving the militarists of Japan reason for blocking Kur- usus peace efforts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
NEWAIR
 SERVICE
 COMING

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Aug 26.-The Western Airlines plan to inaugurate a passenger and mail service from Alaska and Canada to the United States via Great Falls on September 1, District Traffic Man ager R. E. McKenna announces.
 McKenna said the merger of the Inland Airlines and Western Air lines made possible a revision of the schedules to provide direct connec- tions at Lethbridge, Alberta, with the Trans Canada Airlines reaching Canadian and Alaskan points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
HITLER OIL
 PLANTS HIT
 TN BIG RAID
Thousand U. 5. Planes in Smashing New Aerial
 Offensive

LONDON, Aug. 26.- Nearly 1,00C U. s. Flying Fortresses and Lib orators today carried a smashing new aerial offensive against Eur Iope through the third straight day most of them battering oil targets lin Germany. Others dealt the be- sieged Brittany port of Brest it's third pounding in 36 hours. Seven hundred and fifty heavy bombers and as many escorting fighters ranged over northwest and southwest Germany for the third consecutive blow at Hitler's oil plants. Daylight blows followed overnight operations in France and Germany. Fourteen hundred RAF' bombers made hundreds of flights Friday from British and French bases.
 Clear weather over France and Germany enabled the American air force to drop bombs visually, and the RAF, before dawn, dumped nearly l700 tons of bombs on the Opel Motor Works at Russelsheim between Mainz and Frankfort.
 The RAF lost 27 planes during the night while the Allied Air Forces lost a total of 78 planes yesterday and last night. How ever, the Allies totalled IA Ger man aircraft destroyed on the ground and in the air.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
NIP SHIPS
 SENT DOWN
 AT MANAD0
Light Cruiser, Freighfer Transports Bomb
 ed df CeIebes

GENERAL HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug, 26.-Mitchell bombers, attacking at mast height, probably sank Japa- nese light cruiser and destroyed five medium freighter transports near Manado, northern Celebes.
 The attack was made Thursday but only reported this Saturday.
 The bombers made the attack dur ing a ceaseless hunt for Japanese shipping withdrawing from the Phil ippine- Halmahera line.
 When last seen the cruiser had exploded at the stern and was blaz- ing with 20 degree list and was be- lieved sinking.
 The freighter transports averaged between 2,000 and 5000 tons.
 Two other vessels of this class were damaged and it is estimated that 40 luggers and barges were rid- dled with machine gun bullets.
 All vessels were at anchor near Manado, some 250 miles west of Halmahera. No interception was en- countered and all Allied planes re- turned.
 This is the heaviest assault in weeks against shipping in the Celebes.
 Another assault on Thursday was made by Liberators that hit Halma- hera with 59 tons of bombs. A big ammunition dump was blown up in the attack which centered on the Lolobata airdrome area in the north ern part of the island.
 The Japanese again failed to of fer any interception in this fourth of series of raids on the southern stepping stone to the Philippines.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26

The committee started its work with single $25,000 appropriation and a single employee, Robert E. Stripling, as it's secretary and chief investigator Appropriations to date have totaled $652,000 Employees have run as high as 40, now number 20, including Stripling.
 Latest scheduled work of the com- mittee, and perhaps it's last, will be the investigation shortly of the in- fluence and role the labor unions are playing in the current political campaigns. It's looked on by some as a "grudge fight" inasmuch as the CIO is given credit or blame, as you view it, for the defeat of Starnes and another committee member, John M. Costello, Democrat, of Cali fornia, and for having possibly help ed influence Dies in deciding not to seek reelection.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
RED ARMY ADVANCES,
 FAST CLIP
Soviet Spedrheads May Reach Rumanian Capi-
 fdI by Sunday Night

MOSCOW, Aug. 26. = Rumanian troops are reported turning on the Germans, taking them as prisoners, as the Red Army sped through Galatai Gap toward Bucharest at pace, if maintained, will carry the Soviet spearheads into the Pu- manian Capital City by Sunday night.
 The charging Russian troops were last officially reported a little more than 100 miles from Buch- arest, and barely 75 miles from the Ploesti oilfields.
 The Siret River was crossed 20 miles south of captured Tecuci
 A Red Star dispatch said a pitch ed battle between Rumanians ana Germans had been witnessed by Soviet Army observers. indicating the Rumanians have announced intention to fight on the side of the United Nations. The fight cc- cured beyond Tirguniamiu where the Germans were gathered on line of pillboxes. Several hundred Germans were captured by the Ru- manians
 East and northwest of Warsaw the Russian position has been bet tered although the Germans are using tanks and infantry. On the East Prussian front Russian pres sure is increased.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
Fighting Continues To-day on Paris Bouleuard!
New Flame Thrower Is
 Revea|ed;Can Hur| Blaze
 450Feef Around Corners

British and Canadian forces.
 The crocodile" flames can be richocheted off nearby surface and also go around corners in the manner of billiard shot,
 The flames have been used to burn out pillboxes and trenches 100 feet away.
 The new weapon is called the most powerful flame thrower in the world. In cases of emergency the flame apparatus can be jettisoned from the tank and thereafter operated as orthodox with no cut in fire power.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
The Washington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON nA. Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army)

WASHINGTON-Congressmen who have heard the inside story of Gen. eral Benny Giles kow-towing to the British in Egypt are all burnt up, some talk of probing the whole Near Eastern picture.
 One thing which especially burns them up is General Giles instruc- tion to Americans in Cairo last month that there should be nc celebration of the 4th of July. The General sent out word that celebra- tion of American independence from Great Britain might offend our British allies and there should be no dinners or parties among those under his command.
 AS a result, Cairo was so quiet on July 4 that one Britisher ap- preached an American friend next day and said: Very inhospitable of you fellows, not to invite us to any of your 4th of July parties We've always been invited before J
 NOTE = Many Britishers do not agree with Churchilps Empire pol icy of throttling the Greek liber- ation movement; also have no great respect for General Giles subser- vient attitude toward Churchill policy.
 WASHINGTON COLD AIR
 An engineer at the Navy Depart
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
Aniones(u Isvittin1 of
 Assassin

BERN, Aug. 26-A dispatch from the Swiss-I Italian border said that Marshal Antonescu, deposed Ru- manian Premier, had been assassin ated during a coup d'tat at the palace in Rumania.
 The allied camp dispatch, which came from the Swiss telegraph agency, quoted the Italian News Agency, Stefani. There is no con- firmation from Berlin broadcasts, which said that Antonescu had fled from Germany after King Mihai of Rumania had accepted the allied surrender terms.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
ELY5E KNOX AND
 TOM HARMON WED

ANN ARBOR, Aug. 26. - Before 500 guests who crowded St. Mary's Student Chapel, Elyse Knox, film actress, and It. Tom Harmon, Army flier and former University of Michi- gan football player, were married this morning by the Rev. Frank J. McPhillips, Chaplain, and an old friend of Harmon's.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
TWO KET(HIkAN TRIPS
 FOR ALASKA COASTAL

Two Ketchikan trips were made this morning by Alaska Coastal planes, the first carrying Maxwell Ewald, Miss N. Nelson, M Hannah. and A. D. Lawrence to that city. and the second carrying Jess Tate. c. H. Goodwin, and MT. and Mrs. Joe Wykoff.
 Fred Geeslin and E. B. Fisher were passengers to Hoonah on an- other flight early today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. = The British took the secrecy wraps off a fire breathing Alton Churchill "cro- codile" tank mounted flame thrower capable of hurling a lethal blaze 450 feet ahead, and even around corners.
 This flame thrower was used on the Germans on the Normandy beachhead in a small way but has since been used with deadly effect, " according to the British Information Services, in burning path for the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
WON KLUGE REPORTED
 AS KILLED
Stockholm Newspaper Claims Field Marshal,
 Western Front, Dead

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 26. = Field Marshal Gen. Guenther von Kluge has been killed, the newspaper Dag ems Nyheter says in its Saturday edition, passing the information re- ceived from Germany.
 Circumstances of the reported death are not known.
 Von Kluge has held command Of the German armies on the western front since July 6 when he suc- ceeded Field Marshal Gen. Karl Rudolph von Rundstedt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26

Edward Kennedy, As- sociated Press Correspondent with Patch's Seventh Army in southern France, has arrived here in an Am erican jeep, with one American soldier as a guard, travelling we'll in advance of the American Army.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
Dies Committee 10 passAway Unless COP
 Gets Control of House

across, in the event of a Democratic House, is question.
 Should the House refuse to con- tinue the committee, you can expect good fight over what disposition is to be made of the l75 file cabinets full of highly confidential informa- tion Various Federal agencies would like to acquire portion of all of these records, which include the names of 100000 individuals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
By TEX EAsLEY

During Jack Stinnett's vaca- tion, this column is being written by members of the Washington staff of The Associated Press.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. - The Dies UnAmerican Activities Investi- gating Committee, built up around the personality of an individual, may go out of the picture unless the Re- publicans get control of the House in the November election.
 Started in 1888, it has been con- tinued from year to year largely through the last-minute appeals of Rep. Martin Dies (D.-Tex.), who is retiring voluntarily from Congress The next ranking Democratic mem Der, Joe Starnes of Alabama, lost out in his bid for renomination.
 A sore spot with the administra- tion, the committee has won five new leases on life. The, last in 1943, continues it until January 3, 1945.
 Republicans and anti-administra tion Democrats have rallied behind Dies leadership to see that the issue came to the House floor for roll call vote.
 The top ranking Republican of the committee, J. Parnell Thomas of New Jersey, and the Democrat next in order to Starnes, Wirt Courtney of Tennessee, both have expressed their intentions of pressing for con- tinuation of the Investigating group if they are reelected.
 There's little doubt Thomas could succeed if his party holds the ma jority in the House, for the Repub- licans unanimously have backed the committee in the past because of it's not infrequent disclosures embar- rassing to the Roosevelt administra- tion. Whether Courtney, new member of the committee, could overcome the opposition of the labor element and line up enough Demo- crats to join Republicans to put it
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
COULTER HERE

E. F. Coulter. of the Ellis Air Transport in Ketchikan, is guest at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26
LATE WAR
 BULLETINS

EDMONTON-WP Chief Donald Nelson and Maj. Gen. Patrick Hur- ley, enroute to China to discuss military problems, arrived last night and left today on the second lap of their journey.
 ROME-French troops at Toulon have captured two forts leaving only organized Nazi resistance within the naval base city centered in the so-called Six Fours District"
 Bulgaria has ordered withdrawal of all German troops on Bulgarian soil. The Germans may be disarmed if they care to remain.
 LONDON Ankara radio says the German Army has left Sofia and the only Germans remaining are two liaison officers. WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN FRANCE A strong force of British troops have established a new bridgehead across the Seine at Vernon after brilliant maneuver in which 40 miles were covered in six hours.
 PARIS-Edward D. Ball, late to- day says Paris is free but the old town has fierce hangover but the final unconditional surrender was signed at p. m. today in a dingy baggage masters office in the Mont Parahasse railroad station.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-08-26

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
Four Holmes Churches
Meet BMC Quote

Blue Mountain, Miss. (SpeciaD With
all but $35,000o0 of the $500, 100000 en-
dowment sought by Blue Mountain Col
lege in its present campaign in hand,
Baptist churches in Mississippi are be-
ing requested to obtain their shares of
the fund this month and help complete
the campaign by the end of the year.
Horse Shoe, Lexington, Tchula, and
Pickens churches in Holmes County As
ISOLATION are on the Glory Roll Cruger.
Durant, Goodman, and West are on the
Helpers Roll.
Churches on the Glory Roll have OBJ
tanned all or more than the amounts
asked of them; on Honor Roll No.
1870; Honor Roll No. 9, SOC; Helpers
Roll, less than 500.
With the successful completion of the
campaign this year, Mississippi Baptists
will have memorialized two worthy
lives; Mother" Berry, by naming the
Professorship of Bible in her honor
and DR.. w. T. Lowrey, by creating the
Professorship of Social Science in his
memory.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
County Agent S Notes

Not a great deal of farm work is car
ried on in this area between Thanks
giving and Christmas. This is sort of
a holiday, hunting and visiting season.
One Of the jobs that is usually perform
ed during this period is to kill the
farm meat. The past week, weather was
Just meat. The past week, weather was
have reached their proper flesh. You
could see along the highway people
busy with their meat killing. II there
is a shortage of gatherings in Bolivar
county, as indicated through the coun-
ty agents column, Holmes county farm
ers will be glad to help supply the de-
mand.
In considering 1945 production, the
War Food Administration feels that if
a choice is to be made, it would be far
better to take a chance on having too
much, rather than too little; and, work
ing on this basis, this body is asking
he farmers of Mississippi to increase
he cotton acreage six percent, decrease
he corn acreage slightly, increase the
hay acreage seventeen percent, increase
oat acreage eight percent and sweet
potatoes three percent. The other war
crops will be about in line with these
as compared to 1914. 1t is assumed that
this schedule will be handed down to
the counties on approximately the same
basis as for the state.
A November report published by the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics at
Washington indicates that beef cattle
in 1914 reached an all time record, but
his number is expected to be slightly
lowered in 1945 and will possibly de-
cline for several years. 1t is expected
that during the next two or three years,
slaughter will continue at higher lev
ell as breeding stock is reduced. The Of
fetal number of animals slaughtered
this year is now indicated at close to
81 million head. This same report goes
on to state that 1915 prices for cattle
and beef as well as calves and veal are
likely to remain at 1914 levels, but may
decline in 1916.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
Dr.. Boswell Endorses
Xmas Seal Cumpuion

DR.. Henry Boswell, superintendent of
the Stat tuberculosis Sanatorium til
day strongly endorsed the Christmas
seal campaign. He said:
During the past SO years l have seen
the Christmas Seal grow from com
pelling idea into powerful public
health force. 1t helped to promote our
Sanatorium and thousand others in
he country. 1t has maintained public
interest in the whole life-saving crusade
against tuberculosis.
The case-finding, educational and
other programs of your Tuberculosis
Association prevent untold suffering. |
nope public response to its Christmas
Seal sale this year will be both gener-
Gus and prompt.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
Holmes Needs $4,000.
|"E" Bond Sales To
Meet $4,000. Quota

Holmes county needs $4,000 sales in
"E" bonds to meet the $273,0o0 quota
in the 9th War Loan drive, according
to reports early today. Citizens who
have not yet bought their az" bonds
are urged to do so without further de-
lay.
The quota for "other" bonds has al
ready been over-subscribed in the 9Th
War Loan drive.
With quota of s367,0oo in other
bonds, besides "E" bonds) Holmes
citizens have bought 100000 in bonds.
Community standings in the "E''
Bond sales follows:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
Holmes Junior College

Monday evening at 700 o'clock Miss
Martha Turner's freshmen physical edu-
cation classes put on a drill in the gym.
Among the various forms of drills used
~ere tho countermarch and the form
ing Of the "v" followed by the playing
of the Star Spangled Banner.
The girls we're dressed in white Stacks
and shirts and each girl carried can
die. No other lighting except spotlight
was used.
Carolyn Harris, Alice Adams, and
Elizabeth Thomas directed the drill.
Other features of the program were
acrobatics by Carolyn Harris, III. ]. c."
played by the Holmes Junior College
Orchestra. and physical education girls
forming pyramids.
This was a very interesting program
and proved the value of cooperation.
At the meeting of the "Y" during as
sembly period on Wednesday morning
Mr.. S. L. MCCULLOUGH gave the opening
prayer.
Mrs. G. j. Everette, who made a very
inspirational talk on Buy the truth
and sell it not-buy wisdom, instruction
and understanding.
Mrs. Everette pointed out that if one
is to buy the truth, he will have to give
up certain things to have the means
wherewith to purchase truth. Among
L., l. - Al,
telling of white lies, and the drinking
habit.
Things one should do to gain truth
are to honor his parents in the Lord,
study the Bible, and take Christ as his
example and follow Him.
The program was closed with prayer
led by John Tucker.
After the singing of "In the Garden"
and standing on the Promises, Kelly
Maxwell took charge of the joint prayer
meeting service held each Wednesday
evening in the Girls Lobby and made
short talk on "The Value of Being
Christian.
The program was closed with prayer
led by Euell Dickard.
Mr.. Robinson, the Presbyterian minis
ter, spoke to the student body Friday
morning on the subject of "Irreverence
through the Use of Profanity.
He read as his Scripture James 3:1-12
and chose as his text the first petition
IN the Lords Prayer, "Hallowed be they
Name.
The sin of profanity, as pointed out
by Rev. Robinson, is the most common
evidence of irreverence of today. Yet it
has helped no one solve any difficulty.
Nor does it give one more confidence in |
a mans word. Only to God, not to man,
does one owe an apology for the use
of profanity.
Mr.. Robinson stated further that by
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
Xmas Packages To Be
Sent To Foster General

All Christmas packages left at the
Mississippi Power and Light Company
will be delivered to the soldiers at Fos-
ter General Hospital in Jackson on De-
cember 22nd. This move is sponsored
by the Business and Professional Wo-
mans Club of Lexington.
If you have gift packages, take them
to the Mississippi Power and Light of
flee in Lexington and they will be de-
livered by the company on December
age on the outside.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07

cultivating a reverence for God and His
church. by remembering that God is the
Creator, that He died for all men, and
that everyone owes all that he is to
Him, can one rid himself of this habit.
The Holmes Junior College and Hol-
mes County Agricultural High School
honor roll for the third month has been
released.
, Sophomores making the honor roll
were: Hellon Barlow, Ruth Ellen Fetch
err, Wilma Gamble, Margaret Harris,
Lurline Roberts, Esther Helm, John
Bennett Tucker, and Robert McGovern.
Freshmen listed were: Edith Alvara-
do, Bette Everett, Frances Guidry,
Anna Madden, Evelyn Hand, Jerryline
Nail, Jean Roebuck, Mary Belle Treloar,
and Betty June Worrell.
High school seniors listed were:
Christine Covington, Elwood Edwards.
Nahle Terrence, Virginia Holder, and
Mildred Killebrew.
Members of the 18th grade making
the honor roll were: Cicero Covington
and Henrie 10 Hawkins.
Listed in the 10th grade honor roll
was: Bobby Jean McMullen.
The International Relations Club
met last Tuesday afternoon at 4:3O o.
clock and had very instructive and
interesting program on What are We
fighting for?"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
Patients At The Hospital

Baby Cox, Cruger.
Pattie Fitzgerald, Lexington
Mrs. Arthur Edwards and baby boy,
Lexington, Rt. 4.
Mrs. T. E. Powell and baby girl, Lex
ingtin, Rt. 2.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
STRAND THEATRE

Friday 4 Saturday
"THE PEARL OF DEATH"
Evelyn Ankers, Basil Rathborns,
Nigel Bruce
HANDS ACROSS THE BORDER"
Gene Autry, Ruth Terry
Serial
OVERLAND MAIL"
Monday & Tuesday II 3 18th
ROGER TOUGHY CANISTER"
With Preston Foster
Wednesday & Thursday
MASH OF DlMITROS"
With Sydney Greenstreet and
Peter LORE
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-12-07
Relief At Last.
For Your Cough

Circumcision relieves promptly be-
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe
and heal raw. tender infiamed bronchial
mucous membranes. Tell your druggist
to sell you bottle of Circumcision with
the understanding you must like the
way it quickly allays the cough or you
are to have your money back