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4ar5 4a,bul siipna.

4ar5 aba. siIpna. Emau
9.)5l.te oct JAZZ nieko is must
Fasil2re vy4u niekas nebesaudo.
"a pas.dairyti. Ka bedarysi?! Musiskiu
lar nes l2ato.
Uzstkaoinau sautuva ant kaires rankos r,
itverdamas zoles, rankomis emau siauzti.
} koja auksciau kelio tinsta, ir jauciuosi bio
aai. Kraujas net per kelnes zliuga. Wis be-
slauzdamas, prisiauziau pusyna. Saauju ir cia
neradau Tx isgirdau kad musu kulkosvaidziai
toll. bent uz dvieju kilometru plepa. AS ir vel
sliauziu per aukus ir kur galedamas, grioviais.
Buvau apalpes. Pakeliau galva is griovio,
gi ziuriu - pin laukai bolseviku su baltomis
palaidinenis. Pamate name ir bolsevikai ir at
leke. AS labai issigandau. Ka gi man daryti!
sautuvu ranka pasiremes, atsistojau Du bol-
sevikai, durtuvus ant sautuvu uzsideje, prileke
prie names Manau kad jie name subadys. AS,
visas kraujais issitepes, rekiau nebesavaimu bet
acu Dievui, pirmutiniai bolsevikai pasitaike geri
xmones. Jie man nieko blogo nedare ir dar ra-
mino:
- Neboisia, neboisia! Streliat nebudem.
(Nebiiok, nebijok! Nesaudysime).
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zMoNlJOS ISTORIJA
Gus daugiau)

bIU puSI. uIutImO Knyga - kama SZ.UU
sta didziausia knyga kokia tik galit tike-
tis uz $500 gauti: paveiksluota, tvirtais au-
dino virseliais, populiariska lengva kalba
parasyta, stambiom raidem. Apsakoma pa
saulio istorijos eiga, didieji karai, kurie to
darbu pedsakai. Napoleono uzpuolimas Ru-
sijos ir tt. Rasit aprasyta joje kaip EMO
Mia gyveno, kariavo nuo pat pries-istori-
niu Iaiku, per visus amzius Xxi musu dienq,
kokios buvo didzios ir galingos tautos ir
ju valdovai.
Siuskit laiske $500 SUI savo adresu ir
prasykit prisiusti jums 610 puslapiQ
didumo znlonijos Istorija.
ReikaIaulTztt Dirvoie
682O Superior Ave Cleveland, OhiN
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-11-16
Man, suzeistam, spjove j axis

WAN, SuZelstan,s SpJOVe I axis
Besededamas pas ta moteri, pamaciau at
nesant, taip pat ant sautuvQ paguldyta, kita
Lietuvi kareivi. Jis buvo pusgyvis. ziuriu -
mano kuopos antro burio grandinis jaunesnysis
puskarininkis Jonas Navikas, kiles is Krekena-
vos miestelio Jis buvo vienturtis. Isejo j ka-
riuomene vien is pasiaukojimo, pakdamas Sc
mute motina ir sesele Buvo aukstas, grazus
jaunuolis.
Dievuliau mano, kaip jis sunkiai suzeis-
tas, - galvoju - AS nors is Strides esu svei-
lkas!
Jam kulipka buvo tekusi is kaires puses
antaki ir likus zandkaulyje desinej pusej No
sis suardyta, lezuvis perskeltas ir dantys isbar-
styti Su juo niekas negali susikalbeti, kaip
tik bent kick as. Bolsevika ir vel eme name
klausineti zinoma, Rusiskai:
- Ar tn esi savanoris? - klausa name.
Ne, - atsakiau as.
- Kick tau metu?
- Dvidesimt vieneri, - atsakau jam.
Sakydamas sau tick rnetu naniau belsevi-
kus apgauti mes mobilizuoti kareiviai buvo 21
metu, mes, savanoriai, buvome ivairiu metQ.
Bolsevikai savanoriu labai Mckenzie, mes jie sa-
vo noru stojo kariuomenen ir samoningiau negu
mobilizuotiej kovesi
eIsOo
zodzius j axis ir piktai sake:
-- Ka tu, pienburn sakai! Tau nedaugiau
kaip 1s metu Sakyk teisybe
Man tuomet kaip tk ir buvo Is metu. O
bolsevikai zinojo kad Panevezio batalione visi
savanoria
Komsarai kalbasi Latviskai
Pavare dvi pastotes ir nuveze mus puko
staba. lnese name j vidu, o mano drauga Ma
vika, palko ore. Pasodino name uz didelio ap-
skrito stale kartu SUI bolseviku komsarais. vi
81 jie savo tarpe kalbejosi Latviskai. Vienas
is ju mokejo ir Lietuviskai. Pradejo rasyti il
ga protokola. Tas komisaras Lietuvis name
klausinejo Lietuviskai bet su kitais komisaras
Wis tick kalbejosi Latviskai zinoma, as jiems
teisybas nesakiau
ReraSant rrotokola, vienas bolsevikas pa
@a1@. log TIs 20 - ~2.<vs~s2. 1G2t k2d2ise as
T L. -%G1rlQ ]
.=.. eU, res
..@ r. alaDes gal
=.a ..@: ...tasar-. Hc3o n ane i$nest
! veIr1g.
,~, 1aoar, stai is&yste, ra5ysAlUes rau-
d2n@J3: arraj2, tare vienas is bolseviku 49,
Jus YES j tvarstomaji punkta.
Mano koja buvo jau sustingusi kaip baslys.
Negaejau nei pasijudinti. Vezant labai krate
ir del to buvo dar didesnis skausmas.
Privaziavome kazkoki ddeli dvara ir ten
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ziaurios kautynes
Buvo taip.

buVO Calp.
Mes stovejome Baltmuzes dvare netoli nuo
Tamosiunu kaimo. Guledavome pilnai apsi-
renge. Sekmadieni, lnksma is vakaro padai-
nave, suejome guilt. Vidunakti, apie II VAL,
mus staiga pazadino surikiavo, vadas isdanc
NUNS dar po viena papirosa, ir isejom jieskoti
boseviku. Ejome ejome, bolseviku Wis kaip
nera, taip nera.
Kur yra bolsevkai? - klausiames Emo
niu.
- Vakar buvo, mus apiplese, paeme kiaules,
aveles ir kazkur dingo, atsako NUNS EMO
mes.
Austant priejome didelius murinius namus.
81 vieta, kadaise buvusi smukle vadinasi Mura-
vanka. Is cia buvo matyti trys vienkiemiai.
Viduriniame, kaip sake NUNS zmones tikrai
esa boseviku.
Mes pasipilame grandine uz penkiu zngs-
niu vienas nuo kito ir einame apsaudyti vidurini
vienkieni. Beeidami is po dumtraukio pasto-
ges pamateme viena bolseviku sekeja. Prize
to vienasedzio beliko ne daugiau kaip 100 zngs-
niu. gi kad papils NUNS bolsevikai is ketu-
riu kulkosvaidziu! Visi, kaip vienas, kritome
ant zemes. Laukas kur mes suguleme, buvo
uzsetas zirnias.
Patekome keblion padetin: jie slenyje. O
mes ant kalno, ir jie mus mato kap ant deno.
O sautavu ir kulkosvaidziu is ju puses pepeji-
mas ir patranku staugimas! Abu musu gran
3inzs &rarnu priesas paeme kryznine ugni.
i rs soviaa keleta desimeiu kartu. sautuvas
.yog, kai tik priglaudi prie zirniu
l,sca. Prieso kulipkos apnk zeme
@e3 IS aoiajQ pusiu girdeti musu
-lHi&1ua@.
. -@ 8rolia gelbekite,
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slEo r1us isakirste j frontus. As
25rmc oataliono 3-eia kuopa. Ne
dalEvaVau kautynese SUI bolsevikais. 1919
Ugpulcio men. Is d. Daugpilio rajone --
latVijos teritorijoje - ties Muravanka bu-
u sunkiai suzeistas ir patekau nelaisve. Pr
ia syki teko tokame ziauriame musyje daily
vauti.
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Vir5ue: dabartin5 nrezcenteIe p0n Truman, Baltojo
Na1no senninke. zl,au seka paeiu, is kares desine
esios prmau buvusu prezdent zmonos krq vyrai sena
vyras prezdentavo 1ss993) Mrs Grover Cleveland pres
TONI Mrs Theodore Roosevelt; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs
Calvin Coolidge r pastaroji nase Mrs. F. D. Roosevelt.
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d3usJ<: arrnij2, tare vienas is bolseviku. 49,
JUS YES tvarstomaji punkta.
Mano koja buvo jau sustingusi kaip baslys.
Negalejau ne pasijudinti. Vezant labai krate
ir del to buvo dar didesnis skausmas
Privaziavome kazkoki dideli dvara ir ten
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1945-11-16

4 ecainiQ nieste. !
10 &5toje 1919 m.
( i.&#.a-irtas ] Pane
.F.u
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

the folks spoke rather good Eng
ish. Then again, the soldier made
casual remark to the effect that
some of the girls were nice look
ing. did not pay much attention
to this because this fellow had just
moved in from Bouganville Island
and I did not think he was in a
position to discuss feminine beauty
clearly. Another thing was, 1
knew that beautiful women did not
interest the average service man,
especially officers, so 1 did not
press for any further details.
Even, in your case, you did not
mention whether it was the men or
the women who did your washing.
1t plainly shows how immune our
men are to native allure or charm.
I doubt very much if you have
ever noticed. Could be, you know?
Things back home are beginning
to undergo a change, Clarence.
Some of the Boys who have the re.
quired number of points are being
mustered out of the u. S. Army,
whereas others are returning from
the European theatre of war and
are receiving thirty-day furloughs
before further assignments. Be-
tween the two, we are now meet
ing up with fellows that we have
not talked with for several years.
This renewing friendly relations is
a mighty pleasant job I can tell
you. Wish there could be even
more of it. 1t is big lift to just
know that our Boys are well and
safe. I know that their families
and friends must share this feeling
with me.
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09
The Smyrna Times
Phone 52,1 SMYRNA DELAWARE

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or. Jr., from February 10. 1907 to Decem-
ber "a. 1889.
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Subscription price. Sl.60 per year. strictly
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Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

Corps undergoing training at
Miami Beach, Florida. From here
Sergeant Hopkins went to Buck
ley Field. Colorado, and then on to
Lowry Field, in the same state.
From there Harold continued his
instructions at Kingman, Arizona,
Salt Lake City, Utah and Langley
Field, Virginia. Following this, our
records show, that early in Janu-
airy 1914 the Sergeant was shipped
overseas, using an army post office
number. As a member of the
743rd Bombing Squadron, 455th
Bombing Group, Harold served
with the United States Army Air
Force in Italy. He was attached
to the 18th Air Force which made
such fine showing against Axis
opposition. Dribbles happened to
have an opportunity to talk with
Sergeant Hopkins for only a few
short moments since his return,
but it was long enough to note
that the young man was wearing
his campaign ribbons with three
bronze battle stars and Silver
Star; the last mentioned is only
awarded for meritous service.
Here's wishing you the very best
of luck "Hoppy' in all future as
signments, and hoping that you
will fully enjoy your furlough back
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

reation camp, Private Allen asked
First Sergeant Gordon c. Bryson,
1S9 Madison Avenue, Clifton, New
Jersey, for permission to groom
some of the neglected steeds of
war into riding horses. At his
corral on the shores of an Alpine
shadowed lake, Private Allen con-
ducts two riding classes each day.
Between instruction periods he
gives the battle-weary horses the
same expert care that the thor
oughbreds back at Fort Myers,
Virginia formerly received.
Private Herbert P. Aliens wife,
Mrs. Erma Allen, is now living
with her parents at 1908 South
18th Street, Arlington, Virginia.
Staff Sergeant Arthur E. Syl-
vester. son of Mrs. Edward r.
Knight, Clayton, Delaware is home
enjoying a 30-day furlough before
being re-employed in further Army
operations.
Sergeant Sylvester is one of the
old timers in this column, his name
having been entered June 18th,
1912, shortly after we started list
ing Our Boys and Girls in the Ser
vice.
Dribbles wishes to take this op-
portunity in welcoming Sergeant
Sylvester back to his family and
friends. 1t simply goes without
saying that Arthur is very happy
young man, having a full 80 days
in which to renew old ties and ac-
quaintances. Perhaps, when he re-
ports for re-assignment conditions
will be so that Arthur may be sta
toned here in the States. I know
that everyone hopes this will be
true.
Another of our column Boys to
be returned on furlough is. Ser
geant Harold A. Hopkins, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Hopkins,
Clayton, Delaware. According to
our records the Sergeant reported
for active duty on January 26th,
1913. His first assignment was
with the United States Army Air
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

home here with your friends. If
the fates are kind, perhaps the
Pacific war will not call you to
serve overseas again.
And last, but not least, we learn
that Pvt. Paul L. Coverdale, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Coverdale,
Clayton, Delaware has returned
from the Pacific area. For quite
some months Paul was a member
of the 9th Field Artillery. This
was the same outfit that fired the
first artillery she'll at the Germans
in World War I, and is rich in ira
dition.
Paul entered the column under
the date of June 4th, 1912, and at
that time was stationed at Fort
Bragg, North Carolina. Our next
change of address showed Paul on
the high seas, moving out in the
Pacific with an army post office
address in care of the Postmaster.
San Francisco, California. This
gives the young soldier quite
long term of overseas service in
the Pacific war zone, and judging
from the little we know, the 9th
Field Artillery faced a mighty
tough assignment for many long
dangerous days. They were out
there when things looked the worst
Continued OF. rage rour)
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09
Philippines

Philippines
Dear Dribbles:
I know that you will be quite
surprised to hear from me. For
over three and one-half years I
have promised to write you a let
ter, but somehow never seemed to
get around to it. Well Here it
lis now.
How are things going in good
old Smyrna 1t does not seem to
have been SO very long ago that I
paid you visit. That, you will re-
call, was before I shipped out of
the country. Actually, it has been
about one year.
Shortly after my return from
furlough, I found myself in an up
per berth of a Pullman somewhere
between South Carolina and Cali
fornia. We really had swell trip
out to the West Coast, since the
countryside was beautiful at that
time of year.
Following my arrival in Cali
fornia, I spent several nights in
San Francisco, and what a town.
After a week or so in this location,
we headed out into the blue Pa
cific. Our ship was new and we
all thought her honey. 1t was
her maiden voyage, and to all of
us aboard, she appeared to have
everything. We had turkey sever
al times throughout the voyage,
and with every meal it was either
steak, veal, lamb, roast beef, chick
en- or ham, and l could name other
varieties. This includes breakfast
which was steaks every Sunday.
And all our meals were served
with all the trimmings, from delic-
ious soups, cocktails, salads, and
on to the desserts and fresh fruits
to take out. The one desert we
liked perhaps best of all was fresh
Strawberries and ice cream. We
could eat the combination separ-
ately, or make sundaes if we wish
ed. Think of having to put up
with such a menu for over % days.
This of course was the Navy Offic-
er's Mess. The Navy aren't bad
feeders.
When we crossed the equator,
the usual ceremony was held for
everyone, and we all had swell
time. During the course of affairs
we became plenty wet, and the
show lasted for two days. Outside
of setting watches back every day,
the voyage was uneventful as far
as surface craft was concerned.
The sea was very calm all the
way out with the exception of two
storms. The strange part of il
was the fact that we soon discov.
cred that the Pacific Ocean is al.
ways blue. I missed only one
meal because of seasickness.
think this was very good. We haC
a radio in the Officers lounge tt
keep us up with the news.
Finally we dropped anchor in ;
New Guinea port, and remained
there about week and a halt
Then once more we were on Mig
seas, and after due time landed il
the Philippine Islands.
1t is amazing to see the fin
work that has been done by ou
fighting men, construction mer
and everyone who has had bit @
a part in things out here. Really
you can't believe it until you hav
seen it yourself.
Right now we are having it pret
ty nice here in the Philippines. Th
weather is ideal. Sometimes W
have plenty of rain, but it 500
dries up. We bathe in the ocea
every day, and sometimes even be
fore our breakfast hour.
Each Sunday we can spend NOR
time in the surf, which everyon
seems to enjoy.
In this part of the world W
have millions of cocoanuts, in fac
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

welfare OF her people, and his books are
concerned with the poor and oppressed.
The first of his novels to be published
here is "ickshaw Boy" which the Book
of-the-Month Club has selected for Au-
gust. Told in simple and colloquial style,
"Rickshaw Boy" is novel of major stat
ure, worthy to be ranked with the best
of modern classics.
This is the story of Happy Boy, coun-
try lad who came to Peking at the age Of
eighteen. He is big, handsome, strong, a
little slow-witted, convinced that his
strength, his abstinence and his patience
are sufficient for him to make success
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

bound to a father and two small brothers.
In the end, when Happy Boy is i'll and
aged far beyond his years, he finds her
again, but under tragic circumstances 1t
is hard, he has discovered, in the world
he lives in, to find even few moments Of
happiness =.
Yet this is not altogether a sorrowful
story. With all his suffering, Happy Boy
has learned, dinly and slowly, but with his
own kind of steady faith, that he is not
alone in his wretchedness. that he is one
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

Word has been received from
Headquarters Communication Zone
European Theatre of Operations,
United States Army, that Private
Herbert P. Allen, son of Mrs. Cert
rude Allen, South Pearl Street,
Smyrna, Delaware is conducting
riding classes at Gmunden, Aus
tria.
Private Allen, with the s0th In
fantry Division in Austria, found
that even in an Engineer Com
pany, the first love of an old cav
alryman is his horses. After two
years of motorized training war;
fare with thte ''Blue Ridge" Divi-
sion, Private Herbert P. Allen, vet
eran horseman and nine years a
cavalryman, is back on the saddle
again as riding instructor at A
Company, 305th Engineers recrea-
tion camp at Gmunden, Austria.
Born in Washington, D. c., Pri-
vate Allen worked for several of
the famous stables until enlisting
in the cavalry at the age of nine
teen. In the cavalry he became
an expert rider. Later at Fort
Myer, Virginia, he was assigned to
the stables where horses of the
Chief of Staff and other high rank
ing generals are kept.
In 1888 Private Allen left the
service to return to Smyrna, Della
ware where he lived until the out
break of the present war. Soon
after Pearl Harbor, little 135 lb.
"Herbie," as he is fondly known to
his fellow A Company men, came
back to the Army saddle. But
when the unconquerable Jeep and
the armored half-track became
the steads of the new Cavalry, Pri-
vate Allen found himself away
from horses for the first time in
his life. Soon after this he came
to the 305th Engineers.
Private Allen served with A
Company through France, Luxen-
bourg Germany and into Austria,
where the blue Ridges came
upon hundreds of horses abandon
ed by the retreating, surrendering
Wehrmacht. After We Day, when
his Company set up a rest and rec
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

bandits with which get started again. But his troubles have really
just begun.
Fourth Master LUIS hdeous and shrewish daughter Tiger Girl
dead getting him husband and tricks until she
succeeds When she dies Happy Boys second hardrned kshaw
go pay for her funeral There girl whom Happy Boy
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

One thing quite sure, Clarence,
were all behind you fellows back
here in the States. Reconversion
is slowly getting under way in in
dustry, but not to the extent that
war needs will in any way be ne
elected. Your government will see
to it that all necessary men and
materials, to fight successfully the
Pacific war, be there when you call
for them. There will never again,
in this war, be a case of too little
too late. Even at the best, war
is everything that General Sher-
man said it was back there in the
SOS, but it's twice as bad when
supplies are short. The Japs will
find this out before they are
through.
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

of many striving for better world "Rckshw Boy" book
be read quickly and forgotten quickly the story
that will back yoa again and again. long after you have
finished it.
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

Of his own. This would put him out OF
ambitious boys, who rent their rickshaws
each day from Fourth Master Liu at the
ihed called Human Harmony.
At the end of three years of hard work
and frugality. Happy Boy saves enough
money to buy his rickshaw-only to have
it stolen from him by bandit soldiers who
hold him in captivity. He escapes, and
when he does, steals three camels from the
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09
READING & WRITING
BY 6m Samvs AND RsMnMzSm'

One of China's most read and loved noveli is Lau
Shaw, who regarded pioneer of modern Chinese novel writing
He passionate advocate for the freedom of his country and the
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09
DRIBBLES
FROM
Our Boys and Girls
in the Service

David C. Harrison Post, No. IA,
American Legion, and Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary.
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

Matinee Saturday at 200 p. M.
BIG DOUBLE FEATURE
Sponsored by Smyrna Girl Scouts
A Wac Doesn't Get CT Sweaters. :.
But She Doesn't Need Them. See
What the Wacs Do to Lana Turner
and What Lana Turner Does to the
Wacs.
Smyrna times., 1945-08-09
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Smyrna times., 1945-08-09

of his Life What Happy Boy by is owning ckshw
Of bis This would put him of the class Of the other less
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-25
Reds Established
 Oder Bridgeheads
tcontinued from Page D

lte hordes, Is in the ofYing.' It said ali Nazi barriers were crumbling under the inexorable advance Of fhe Red Army.
 A German military spokesman ulioted in a Berlin broadcast said .he Russians had established at least two bridgeheads across the Oder, and the river crossings at cap- tured Oppelin were in Russian hands.
 Moscow broadcasts said 1t was quite likely" that the Red Army lad crossed the Oder south of Op- peln, and If so, the battle for Breslau cannot last long"
 "The Red Army probably Is breaking into the outskirts Of Bres' lau in the face of desperate resist ance," an Exchange Telegraph dis patch from Moscow said.
 The German high command saio that Russian attempts 10 force the Oder were mostly smashed" by counter blows, but acknowledged fighting for individual bridge fheads."
 The Polish cities of Poznan and Torun were held against strong Soviet attacks" the Berlin com munique said.
 Complete victory over the enemy, 2 total rout of the Hitlerite hordes, s ,s in the offing," declared the Rus ] sian army newspaper Red Stan
 "The f-cd Army is moving mex Orably west, 1t added. All barriers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-25

on Silesia where Adolf Hitler had ordered his forces to hold Breslau and the Oder line at all costs. Op- peln, one of the main Oder bastionS on the east bank AT miles below Breslau, already had fallen to the Russian invaders and Soviet armored Spearheads were reported across the frozen river on both sideS of Op- peln.
 Burning and wrecking their fac tories, mines and homes as they retreated the Nazis fell back across the Oder from a point just south of Breslau down to within Is miles of the Czechoslovak border and braced for death stand on the west bank.
 Breslau now outflanked by Soviet tank columns that ragged northwest of the city to threaten the Oder line at new point only l48 miles from Berlin, was brought under siege last night by units of Marshal Ivan s. Konev's First Ukrainian Army that pushed l2 miles up the east side of the Oder to take Mar gareth, four miles to the southeast.