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Evening star., 1945-01-26
A Canadian Point of View

A Canadian Point of View
TO the Editor Of The Star:
AS Canadian wartime resident of
Washington, may offer a suggestion?
Following your recent frons-page
publicity given the very regrettable
and indeed shameful conduct of our
"draftees' in Canada. Canadians liv-
ing here have been subjected to some
very embarrassing questions and in
situations, all due to lack of under
standing (on the part of Americans)
of our Canadian system of drafting
men.
AS you doubtless know, Canada is
drafting men at a rate comparable
to any other of the United Nations.
Upon being drafted, her men are
asked to volunteer for overseas serv-
ice. Thousands upon thousands do
so volunteer and, since our entry into
the war in 1889. Canada has MAIN
tanned a completely voluntary army
overseas. Only a very small per-
centage of men refuse to "go active"
and it is this group of men who now
are being sent overseas against their
wishes
So, if you must give front-page
space to the actions of this small
part of our population, why not also
use some of that same front page to
familiarize the American people with
what we are doing to win the war?
Tell them about our men who vol
unfairly have been fighting since
1899 and that deferment from serv-
ice in the armed forces is not easily
come by and indeed is granted only
to those in key positions; and that
upon receipt of their draft notices
the great majority of our men do
"go active"
Let them also know of the war
materials Canada is turning out day
by day, Of the materials we send to
the United States, that Canada is
the only one of your Allies who hasn't
accepted anything through lease-lend,
and that Canada is the United States
best cash customer.
In short, if you must publicize our
bad points, and all countries have
them, try also to be the great friend
you claim to be and say little about
our good points also.
Let the people know more about
their "neighbor to the north"
A CANADIAN SUBSCRIBER.
Evening star., 1945-01-26
Letters to The Star
Distrusts a Federal Union
As Device for the World

To the Editor Of The Star:
Every normal person is anxious to get
rid Of wars and to live in peace. Many
remedies are being propounded to elm
mate future wars by removing the causes
ofwar. This noble endeavor.
One of the favorite remedies pro-
posed to prevent future wars is the es-
tablishment of a general world govern
ment as the basis of world peace. Ger
tain political areas are cited as examples
where general governments are now
operating in peace among their various
sovereignties. The examples cited are
the United States, with its 48 sovereign
States, and Canada, Australia and South
Africa with their respective provincial
sovereignties. 1t Is suggested that
similar general government could be
organized for all the nations Of Europe
as United States of Europe, and on
similar basis a general government could
be organized for all the nations of the
world, and that such a general world
government would insure peace.
But we must not forget that most
bloody war was fought in Lincoln's day
between the States and in the South
African Union among the provinces
against the general government. An
other thing we must remember, and that
Is the different antagonisms that exist
between the various nationalities-the
antagonistic ideals, the divergent state
established religions, the dissimilar Ian
guages and the different forms of gov
ernment. In the United States, Canada.
Australia and the South African Union
no prevailing dissimilar languages, no
prevailing antagonistic nationalties, no
dissimilar state religions and no dis
similar forms of nationality or national
ideals exist to disrupt peaceful func-
tions at every turn in the political
Wheel
When the founders of the general
government of the United States and
the trainers of our matchless Constitu-
ton evolved the Bill of Rights, they
did not have these various antagonistic
elements to contend with. They had
only the perverseness of human nature
confronting them. But an international
federal union is an incongruous, ponder
GUS machine that never has worked for
long. 1t has been tried seven times
during the past 1000 years, and each
time general world government has
been overthrown or dissolved The
Roman Empire was the last and it was
divided into 10 kingdoms
C. S. LONGACRE,
Evening star., 1945-01-26
This Changing World
By Constantine Bro,yn

The blitz Of the Red armies and the
failure OF the Germans to attempt to
stem it is matter OF the greatest salts
faction to military circles here.
American observers are frankly puzzled
at the failure of the Germans to put UP
fight In areas which were considered
favorable for an extensive resistance.
They had expected, for instance, strong
German reaction in East Prussia.
The Red forces appear to have met
less opposition than anticipated Since
the start Of the offensive they have been
advancing at a rate Of more than Is
miles day. This indicates not only
that they have encountered no organized
resistance, but also that even the bridges
and roads had not been destroyed or
mined.
The Germans performed a similar re-
treat last summer in France, but the
conditions were totally different there.
The enemy had decided to give up an
occupied country and concentrate on
the defense of the Reich itself behind
the Siegfried Line. 1t is logical that
under the pressure of the long expected
Russian offensive the Germans should
give up Poland, but it is hard to figure
out why they are not fighting on their
own homeland, particularly in that the
Todt line on the Oder does not protect
Germans to the same extent as the
Notifications on the Rhine.
y
There has been good deal of specu-
lation about German morale On the
western front the Germans, in spite of
recent defeats, continue to attack in
Alsace. Thus it Is difficult to accept the
theory that the morale of the Wehr-
macht has deteriorated. Even on the
eastern front they are showing good
deal of residence at Lake Balaton, where
they have made counterattack which
has led them back to the Danube.
The fact that the number of prisoners
claimed by the Russians in two weeks is
still very low-about 25,000 men-shows
clearly that there have been only light
rear-guard engagements.
The Germans are no longer In a
strategic position to take the counter
offensive to save East Prussia, which
besides being the cradle of Junkerdom
is highly important to Hitler because Of
its strategic position and because it is
Evening star., 1945-01-26

industrial region from the rest of the
Reich save by one circuitous railway,
and the Russian frontal attack is also
making progress, the industrial city of
Gleiwitz being in Russian hands. It
seems rather unlikely that Silesia any
more than East Prussia can now become
center for great German counter
effort, and Marshal Konev's troops are
across the upper reaches of the Oder and
in the suburbs of Breslau.
In between the two major Russian
efforts on the f1anks, the troops of Mar
shal Zhukov are pressing westard. They
have outf1anked but not captured, the
important fortress of Torun (Thorn) at
the base of the old Polish Corridor, and
they apparently have laid siege to the
city of Poznan, which guards the direct
approach to Berlin Zhukov's principal
mission, however, is at the moment to
guard the flanks Of Rokossovsky and
Konev.
Rokossovsky has the clear and definite
mission of cutting off the province of
East Prussia and trapping the German
armies within it so that they may be
captured or destroyed. Konev has the
clear and definite mission of occupying
the Sflesian industrial district so that
German war production may be crippled
by its loss, with such Incidental capture
or destruction of German troops as may
accompany this operation.
zhukov, meanwhile, thrusting down
the center, has the task of preventing
any major German counterattack from
being launched against either Of his coll
leagues. When the two f1anks have been
taken care of, the time will then be at
hand for all three armies to drive west
ward into Germany. Whether this can
be done without supply pause" is
uncertain; probably much depends on
the degree to which the Germans are
able to offer opposition along whatever
defense line they may have chosen. The
stronger the opposition, the greater the
drain on Russian supplies.
That is why it viii be interesting to
see whether the Germans can hold onto
Torun, Pozln and Breslau for time, and
whether they can make these places
the shedgehogs" of new east wall, or
whether, as Is more probable under the
conditions, they are stil fighting delay
Ing actions in front of the zone which
thov have chosen to defend.
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Evening star., 1945-01-26
Might Poy Him to Move
FroEl the Topeka Capital.

FroE1 the Topeka Capital.
Grandpa Albion Jaramillo, according
to 1 dispatch from Bogota, Colombia,
has just become the daddy of quadru-
plets, the latest four being added to
43 children previously fathered by the
75-year-old artisan.
Achievements like these undoubtedly
make Grandpa Jaramillo an outstand-
ing man in his community. But if he
packs up one of these days and moves
to Canada, he may obtain financial re-
ward. Recently, there was introduced
in the Canadian Parliament a bill pro-
viding graduated payments, according
to age, ranging from SIS month for
each child less than to So for children
between 13 and 16. 1t is not known
here how many of the Jaramillo chill
dren are in the proper age brackets to
make them financial assets, but great
many of the Al probably are.
Papa Dionne will shrink into obscurity
If and when Grandpa Jaramillo goes to
Canada
Evening star., 1945-01-26
Now, Through the LeofIess
Trees

NoaD, through the leatless trees, these
winter nights,
Beginning early, seeming Without end
Here, from my quiet room, ,oatch the
lights
OF her aUho Is my neighbor and my
friend
The gallant lights that shine beyond her
grief
For one ,Dho shared her home not long
ago
Sure, steady lights, so like her o,on be-
lief,
Frightening each rainy night, each
night OF snoaD.
Ho,o much they ten, those lights beyond
despair!
oh, surely, they are shining pery far,
And one iDho shared that house must
see them there;
In spirit often drntpn to where they
are.
Dear God, blessing on their epery
spCrki
Please neuer let my neighbor's house
0rofo dnrki
VIOLET ALLEYN STOREY.
Evening star., 1945-01-26
Vacations Needed
From the St. Louis post-Dispatcn.

From the st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Cincinnati city government is
making mistake in sacrificing the vaca-
tions of municipal employees in order to
make up manpower shortages.
Vacations aren't luxuries; they are
necessities. They aren't secondary to
war work; they are part of it. WPB
pointed out these facts last summer and
the summer before, in speaking up for
vacations.
Rest and change OF scene enable work
ers to do more and better work. This is
truer than ever now when extra demands
are made on workers -on, among others,
employees of Federal, State, county and
municipal governments.
Evening star., 1945-01-26

There is no truth as yet to the
report that sporting goods dealers
are trying to sell bayonets to fit
on shotguns for use when out of
ammunition.
Evening star., 1945-01-26

Germans know by now that the
final history of the war can be writ
ten in three words found on rubber
stamps in post offices: Opened by
mistake.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06

Mrs. C.. E. Gilbreath, who had
spent six weeks with her sister,
Mrs. C. L. Galloway, returned to
her home in Livingston.
Mrs. Gladys McLarnon, a member
of the graduating class of the
Eastern Montana Normal school at
Billings, and Mrs. Val Matross, an
alumna of the school, attended the
senior dinner and program Monday
evening in the rose room of the
Northern hotel at Billings.
George Ruff, %gunner's mate sec
ond class and son of Mrs. Elizabeth
Ruff, listed among the wounded in
a recent army-navy release of the
European and Pacific theaters of
war, arrived home this week.
Corporal Russell Stadalman of
the army air corps at Fort Douglas,
Ariz., and Mrs. Stadalman arrived
to spend a furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. l.. Stadalman
and her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lut-
gen.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06

front line with a rifle. l was
scratched twice, but not badly
enough to go to the hospital.
Today we stand a formal COM
pany formation in honor and respect
to those who fell there. / lost many
good buddies.
/ hope this finds you well. L
wish / could be heading home.
Staff Sgt. Bruce S. Bliss, Phil
ippines, May %, to Mr.. and Mrs.
S.. S. Bliss:
l have had several passes to Ma
Mia, but it is so badly wrecked I
spend most of my off-duty hours
in other places. / was surprised
at the amount of damage and
wreckage in the city. Imagine the
Continued on Page, Six)
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Letters From
Our Boys
and Girls

United States Marine Corps,
Butte, Mont, June A, 1915:
Marine Chief Cook Arthur Alvin
Armstrong, son of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
bert Armstrong of Park City, has
been given a furlough after over
seas duty with the Third marine di-
vision.
The leatherneck, former Laurel
high school student, served at New
Zealand, Guadalcanal, Bougainville,
New Hebrides, Marshall islands,
Guam and Two Jima.
Armstrong got his biggest thrill
at Two lima when he learned after
coming from the front lines that
most of buddies were safe. He got
another at Two when he received a
picture of his girl friend.
PFC. Herbert Kindsfater, Phil
ippines, May 1, 1915:
First l want to apologize for
not writing you NJ II seems
that every time / decide to drop
you a line something important
seems to come up. l now have a
few spare moments and decided to
get on the ball and write to you. l
want to thank you and those who
make it possible for me to receive
the Outlook. Although mail SER
vice isn't the best here, the Out
look seems to come through. The
news isn't exactly the latest when
it reaches here, but the part of the
paper 1 enjoy the most is the do
ings of my former friends in the
different branches of the service.
l am referring to "The Letters
Column"
The Philippines r a very nice
place and in most ways their GUS
toms are very similar to ours. The
people seem very patriotic and they
are really willing to fight for their
freedom.
l was in on the beachhead on this
island and l hope my next n will
be in San Francisco harbor.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06

that | am wounded-just a scratch
in the palm of the left hand. / am
feeling fine as ever, so don't worry.
I will be in the hospital awhile and
will be able to write almost every
day. Whenever one goes out of the
lines the army sends home a tele-
gram, so l hope this letter explains
all. 1t was just a small piece of
shrapnel.
Staff Sgt. Chester Herbert, Aus
tria, May %, to H. E. Herbert:
Today is a special holiday for this
division, for it was just a year ago
that we broke the Anzio beach
head and headed for Rome. Dad,
l am one of the very few men left
in this outfit that was on Anzio
during the four months of hell.
1 landed with my transportation
Give jeeps and trailers) just be-
hind the first troops, and had just
got off the beach when Jerry came
over with his dive-bombers. / will
tell you the whole story some time.
Anyway, 1 spent four months of
hell, and a large part of it on the
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06

Sgt. Terry ]. Davenport, Ger
many:
Having been r~eassigned since l
landed in this country will give you
my new address in hopes the paper
will catch up with me. l am now
with a signal battalion.
1t was quite a surprise to be
taken from the infantry and put
into the signal corps, but l think
l will like it.
| have seen several old buildings
and many historical things of in
%terest, only haven't had the oppor-
tunity to look them over as we'll as
| would have liked.
Thank you.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06
Laurel Happenings

Mr.. and Mrs. James Hatten were
among the guests at Joliet when
Mrs. Chris Ward entertained in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kress
and sons of Holtville, Calf.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06

/ finish this short visit by saying
Hello to everyone" and l want
you to know l appreciate what you
are doing by sending the Outlook.
1t sure gives my morale q big boost.
Keep up the good work and I'll try
to do my best over here.
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06

Lieut.. Leslie d. S~tenersen, Chico
Army Air Field, Calf, May %:
Another change of address puts
me back in California again. 1 am
at the Chico army air field taking
a 150-hour training course in the
PISS. We also have the new jet
propelled P-59 here which l hope
to fly upon completion of my 38
training. l am now in the Fourth
air force and hope that my next
address will be an A. p. o. num-
Der. The last three years seems
like a lifetime and l am plenty anx-
ious to be a civilian again, but
would like to get a crack at the
Japs before this is all over with.
1 receive the paper regularly and
again want to thank those that
make it possible.
With a Fifteenth air force SER
vice command air materiel squad
ron, Italy, by Cpl. Frank A. Nan
toni:
Doing his share to maintain the
American army's reputation for be-
ing the best equipped in the world
is Corporal Clifford M. Bice, %,
of Laurel, Montana.
Nearing the completion of three
years overseas service, Cpl. Bice
works in the supply section of an
air materiel squadron which helps
service a B-24 bombardment group.
Cpl. Bice came overseas in Sep
1912, and prior to arriving
Italy, was stationed in England
and North Africa. He enlisted in the
army in. January, 1912, shortly after
his graduation from Correction
vile high school in Correctionville,
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorin Bice of Laurel. Cpl. Bice
wears the European theatre of oper-
ltions ribbon with three bronze
tars and the army good conduct
medal.
PFC. Keith Brown, Okinawa,
DAY 10, to Mr.. and Mrs. r. C.
It's been a long time since l last
,rote, but many things have hap
ened to me since l left the Mar
ma Islands. | am now on Okina-
"a and at present am in a rest
rea.
T., or oor,bo+ axnar;anoa +biorc
ere not too bad for me at the
ront, but I saw many horrible
1ings which | hope | shall never
ave to witness again.
/ have met many of the fellows
l my new company and they are
aally swell. CARRIER and the rest
f the boys are now gone, but some
re still on the island, though diff
divisions.
1 have some souvenirs l shall try
, send home. One of my prizes is
pair of beautiful shoulder flaps l ,
,ok off a Jap officer. |.
What happened at home when !
ermany surrendered? 1 expect I
lere was a big time. We were all
ute happy about it over here. x
Today, here on Okinawa, is really {
The water is about six |
deep and the mud is about {
foot deep. +
Yes, l was on Saipan when l was $
the Marianas. There is some
going on there, for the is
nd has never been completely .
eaned up since it was taken.
In the past few days l have been
ping some tipping in the orderly q
,om. A request has gone in for !
y promotion to PFC. and also a =
quest that 1 receive the combat /!
fantrymen's badge. !
1 have a new job. I am no long u
a rifleman but a .radioman, and
assigned to company headquar- I
rs n
xooo;,oJ n ob,,rob letter yactpr- q
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06

S/Sgt. Roscoe E. Branstetter,
Goldsboro, N. c., May 81, 1915.
l know it has been a long time
since I've written and thanked you
for the paper, but, until now, I was
so unsettled I didn't have a perma-
nent address.
1 am now stationed at a PAT
base in North Carolina. 1t is so hot
and the natives of this state say it
hasn't even started to get warm
yet.
There is not much to say as it's
quiet down here. Thanks again for
the paper and "hello" to everyone.
PFC. Herbert Kindsfater, Phil
ippines, May II, to Andrew Kinds
fater:
Just a few lines to say Hello and
to tell you I now receive your let
tiers regularly. Also I wish to tell
you, before you receive a telegram,
Laurel outlook., 1945-06-06

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Motor Oil 10 q great,
modern oil for hard
working tractor oRd
truck motors. h Aows
f~rssIy,stonds up TO hsst,
rssisfs sIvdgs formo-
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sbls engine protection.
Evening star., 1945-06-06
Mrs. Dorothea townsend.
Federal Emp|oye, Dies

Mrs. Dorothea Snodgrass Town
send, SIS, sister-in-law of Rear Ad-
miral w. o. Spears, died yesterday
in Doctors Hospital after four
months illness. She had resided in
Washington since the outbreak of
the war, when she came to work in
the State Department.
Mrs Townsend was native of
Chattanooga. In 1917 she was
married to 1t John Dunham Town
send, U. S. A., at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Spears, at the Washing
ton Navy Yard. After the World
War she resided in Paris during her
husbands assignment as Assistant
Military Attache at the American
Embassy. They were divorced in 1881.
Since coming to Washington, Mrs.
Townsend had lived at 419 Fourth
street NV.
She is survived by her sister, two
nephews, 1t. w. C. Spears, jr., U.
S. N, war prisoner of the Jap
anese, and 1t. q. g. Marion Spears,
U. S. N. r., on sea duty; a grand
nephew, John Pratt Spears II of
Waterbury, Conn; two half sisters,
Mrs. T. O. Trotter, sr., and Mrs.
w H. De Witt of Chattanooga, and
brother, D. L. Snodgrass, jr.,
of Chattanooga.
Funeral services and burial will be
in Chattanooga.
Evening star., 1945-06-06
Is u. 5. Paratroopers
Landed in NORWAY
Sunday Before Easter
Continued From First Page.)

chute, including tons of explosives
The party's main job was to sabo-
tage the Northland Railway, the
single communications line con-
Meeting the north and south o1
Norway. Their first assignment was
the blowing up of a bridge. This
was accomplished the first Sunday
after their arrival. and was preceded
by 100-mile ski trip as the German
guard was relaxed due to the fact
that most of the soldiers were at
church.
But the sound of the explosion
broke up the services and resulted in
a long chase, during which the Ger
mans were outwitted by woodsmen's
tactics and were outrun over the
snow One German patrol pene-
trated as far as the parachute camp
on land, but were killed to the last
man, while none of the YankS was
hurt.
Chased Four Days.
The chase continued through four
days in a binding snoW-storm with
no rest for the pursuers or the pur-
sued.
The partys next exploit was the
demolition of three miles of rail-
road track They infiltrated
through the German guard lines in
a storm, placing their timed de-
molition charges, The Germans had
no inkling of the impending eX-
plosion until it occurred.
T'hereupon chase started, with
200 men on skis after the American
Evening star., 1945-06-06
Il More Washington Men
DISCHARGED al Fort Dix

Eleven more Washington men
have been discharged from the
Army at Fort Dix, N. j., it was an
nounced today.
They are: 1t. Everett r. Clark
l2l7 Twenty-eighth street NE:
Corpl. James E. Folger, 1346 Twenty
ninth street NV: S Sergt. James
E. Britton. 460l Sixteenth street
NV: S/Seret. Sidney w. Williston
1901 Connecticut avenue, T 4 Harry
G. Neff, 43l0 New Hampshire ave
nue. NV; Pvt Robert F.. McDer
mott, 66l4 Eastern avenue NV.
T /Sergt. Oren E. Ruefly, 4025 Liv-
ingston road Sc; Sergt. William
Willis, 1901 F street NV: T/Sergt
Ashford D. Wade, 1927 Champlair
street NV. Sergt. Samuel w
Smyth, 4l05 Wisconsin avenue NV.
and Sergt. James M. Tonker, ass
First street S.W.
Evening star., 1945-06-06
Control Council
Continued From First Page. J

down to business at once after the
signing of the declaration and decide
upon its permanent headquarters
and other matters.
The meeting was cut short, how
ever, they said, when the American,
British and French representatives
learned that Marshal Gregory Zhu-
kov, Soviet member of the council,
had no instructions from his gov
ernment to carry on further discus
sions until the withdrawal of Amer
lean and British troops from the
zone to be occupied by Russian
forces is completed
The correspondents disclosed that
the signing of the four-power decla =
ration-a ceremony which required
only Is minutes-was held up ap-
proximately six hours when the
Russians unexpectedly interposed
laSt-minute objections to article 10
of the 2,500-word document, which