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True Georgian Colonial home in new
day; large living room, dining room. kitch--
en- on 1st floor: bedrooms. baths and
small study on End floor; finished room
tic: ' close i to Buses. @'u schools, shoppins; m M
F. A TWEED CO, 55o4 Conn. ave. until
BRADBURY HEIGHTS sPECIAL-Really
lovely home and location; brick . bed
sG9mf rfpass RossR MaR % s euy 3
SILVER sPRING-Cape Cod brick, ready
for occupancy Dec. 18th; living room has
eaapped aha eitehen dnIns room alse T bed
rooms and bath on 1st floor; beautiful
studio room. bedroom and bath on End
Hf M aacn Iemer EafeEs ss 1a LoWERY yes
kEsSN sN sn4 s. saa saaP s aeossa rooms n
co; ossi, LoWERY / MELTON. sH.
SoNHAfs S5a saiS SrfaeIsFics GsssSsa aTf bedrooms.
fenced ICED beck os yard sch9Gf
shsi'sss as ston ara s's I aq'k eSS1Ssos Ell
TON. 81. o141. s415 Georgia ave. ;.
ANACosTIA, AN 1sI5 T t s, Sc. ss.1 SIT -fr9nt
insulated. weather. -stripped: built-in gar;
HARTMAN REALTY, INC, 1888 Good
CHE CHEVY Y CHASE. y. c. This beautiful
stone home, located near Conn. ave, is in
excellent new-house condition; large living
room, dining room. sunroom and modern
oe luxe kitchen on first floor; four bed
rooms ana 2 tile baths on second floor;
| gas heat; two-car garage; priced under
$4,000. Call EN-. 1890 Sunday and week
days. F. A. TWEED CO, 5504 Conn. ave.
/ room brick home, oil heat. Close to
churches, schools and shopping cente5.
| For further Inf0rcration call SH, 1349.
COLLEGE PARK-Modern 7-rm. Cape
Cod style home. on 9 lovely fenced @ lot lot.
I ftli dry basement, Priced at only S12,a5Q.
TED L. PRICE. Ma 1883; ewes. EN-. 47So.
CHEVY CHASE, d. C.--Modern brick
/ Georgian Colonial home. In most ae-
/ iliahtful restricted subdivision. Living
Irm 14xe4. paneled den and, pcwder rnl,
s twin-size bedrms. and 2 full baths iooen
have shower and tuhl on End moor, lovely
recreation rnn with stone nrepiace ana
/ built-irl bar: new -house condition tnToaEn-
! OUT oil afr-condition heat: los 5oxl ~
i TED =. PRICE, MA, 13SS, ewes. EN-. = . ~:
! (Continusd on Next PaeeJ
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days and Thursdays until Q pm. ALTA.
FPgTEsITuRE PT MT TSE CO. e21 G ST. NV. D1. 3737
and SsTey ns ACNE an0 ufsS 5Tss seSS eo
l015b 7th st. NV. MA. s952
Gas RANGE; fully insulated. heat control
four porch screens. ss; brass andiron an,
fe5seplase sersss' asss' s12' baby bed mattress
sAs Gas hASeE S5d KA o5iss ssss atons modern ta0l
GAS RANGES-No priority: new and re
built, al sizes: terms. LEFEvRE STOW.
SPNERsToRs.sTaRrEhs, H IA 3 sTs Z $3.50 up: lars
est assort.: install immed.; small charge
e. z Asrp sfS tab
kitchen cabinet chairs, mise houseware
RocnRy Hs assIsSs sq14 o.s st. n
dola. 3433 Benning I'd. ne. 20.
GUNS; repaired, rebuilt and parts. Ais
af 1St sff pkANTs. American Amer Radiator c,
and National Radiator Co.-oil and coal
spTans pste1 oR4ER eeans DsSts
Esss,, siiss $5sS or siigo $500 'o'
W5sb QUIET rbs1 sHmplsss .as sga
aII prae; new. Ho. G754 2i:
iSf tsfs yaE'is' IS ACNE a ss sUSsyyguRr ssy co
kimsul and zonolite. It's easy to insulat
your home. Time payments to 80 mos
Phone orders; .,;,,A1,i At 400; HEcHIMeER &c
2 stations. A good one. Also Westing
house portable oven roaster. ME. 1885
LAW BOOKS. so odd vols. Corpus Juris
S25. Call co. 1859. 22s
LIONEL TRAINS !2l, complete with track
lfN fGpfI.tgp pRo66Mn 6sn az 4B Bs5sSt,,, has sI,.e
living room groups for only $6995 in
deposit and IL months to pay. This
the opportunity you have been waiting for
All inner-spring construction throughout
Lowest prices Fuarranteed. Open evening
9 pm Atlas FuRNiTURE Co. aS1 {
st. NV. DI. 3737, DI. 373s, DI. 373e
LIVING ROOM-Alperstein has the three
piece leather modern. living room suite Il
red and blue with exposed blea ched woode
arms. also two.piece brown leather liyin
room suite: and two-piece Lawson. Low
seat covered in brocatelle in rose and blu
with matching fringe. truly q masterpiece
denSery. AfPERsTiEINs cUT-PRfcE FUR
EITURE STORES. 1920 and 1923 1T
.. nv. MA. s606, Ma. 1858. MA. $500.
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sIDEBoARD, with mirror back: glass chini
glass shelves. serving table, extension table
n IN ca m feqaE 1877 chest k
SOFA BEDS. S49- Brand-new, in man
months to pay. Atlas only entrance j
directly underneath the large Atlas neol
sign. Be doubly sure you are in Atlas fo
NruRE CO.. i0Tssf as orsss st. nx A'Lb M
DI 1898, DI 373a
i sTovES-Alperstein has the electric heate
fan creating force draft Approved by tn
Ie RsffESFeTs PFsa fq5E
S66s. Ma. $3.50. MA. $3.50
STUDIO COUCH, maroon. excellent eondi
| ton, cushions. Phone NO. 1925 afte
sTUDio coUcHEs. ss4-Brand- new lux
uriously upholstered studio couches wit
is not a felt mattress, but an inner-sprin
into double bed or two individual singI
ton Of fabrics. Free delivery. Open ii
II pm. Mondays and THURSDAYS. till
n@ n% ST bTlAs 49, FqaN!TysE pf sTss D fo 7ss 81
and 2 piece dresses. Call after s pm
SUIT, interlined. beige. black persian lam
plaid tuxedo. black velvet collar; dresses
TAILOR EQUIPMENT and store fixture.
cash register. showcases. huorescent light.
pressing machine, blind stitcher. electri
sewing machines. etc. 1911 Nichols ave-
IS.e. 22s
4 TICKETS for play. "oklahoma!' in Ne,
York Moy g, evening: RA. 1888.
| TINE CLOCKS, several, used. most in goo
/ working condition: also penny scale.
| THE PALAIS ROYAL, 11th and G sts
NV See Mr.. Downing
| TRACTOR, Fordson, with cutoff saw rie
Chain saw. Diston, complete with tool XII
1 and extra chain, used only three week,
| no priority necessary. Call ME. 3430
TRACTOR, 1871. international, ks. wit
4 power winch, 22-ft, machine trailer excel
| lent condition, with recent overhaul o
motor and brake system Internationa
chassis, 1899, D-40, 5-ton; motor recentl
4 loverhauled. Tractor and trailer I941
i International D-40.s recent motor over
i haul. Tractor and trailer, 1941 GMc, re
Gently rebuilt. Call Me. 1880; evening,
TTRsANssFooRMER. oE, converting fror
i ITO Y. dc, to ITO v. &C. power, $50 watt,
.( Phone Columbia 1910 S2s
j TYPEWRITERS. portable. new. all make.
i Samples on display Place your order now
CIRCLE TYPEWRITER CO.. lila l4th nv
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DOGS, PETS, ETC.

COOKERS, reds, blacks, pedigreed, S25,
$50. S35; cookers, cross breeds. So, $40.
DOG HOTEL. 7344 Georgia ave ia 4321
COCKER SPANIEL PUPPIES. pediereed,
male and female. for sale. Call Republic
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-11

soon to farm near PhariSburg.
Several from this community at
tended the Friends Aid on We'd
nesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Mae Herford, of near Rich
wood,
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Davis, Mr..
c. c. Clark, of LaRue; Mrs. Helen
Davis, daughter, Jane, sons, Lee
and Larry, of New Dover; Mrs.
Startling Mead, Mrs. Neva Harger,
of Redwood, spent Wednesday ev-
ening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clark and daughter, Phyl-
lis, to help Mrs. Clark celebrate
her birthday and their 18th we'd
ding anniversary. She received
several nice presents. Home made
ice cream and cake was served and
after a social time all left for their
homes wishing them many more
happy events.
Mr.. and Mrs. John SidIe had for
their Sunday afternoon guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Allmindinger and son, of
Marion; Mr.. and Mrs. George Sid
lie and daughter, of Columbus;
Reynolds Moore, of Broadway, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Disbennett.
Other callers were Maxine Sidle
and daughter and Helen Cramer.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Davis spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark and
daughter, of Redwood. Other call
ers were Chaplain and Mrs. Now
ry, Tillie Beach, Mrs. Helen Dav-
is and children of New Dover
Mrs. James Howard called on
a number of neighbors, Sunday
afternoon in regard to the U. S. o.
drive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Matlack will
entertain the Work and Win class
on Friday evening, Oct. Il at their
home.
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: ALLEN CENTER
NEWS NOTES
BY MRS. HAROLD KENT

Mr.. and Mrs. Lorain Reed, of
northwest of MarySville, entertain
ed with a dinner Sunday in honor
of the birthday anniversary of Mr..
Reed and the Dunbar twins, Earl
and Murl Dunbar, nephews of Mr..
Reed. Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Dunbar
were among the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Polling en-
tertained with surprise birthday
dinner Sunday in honor of the
eighth anniversary of their grand
daughter, Nancy Polling. Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Har-
old Polling and children and Mrs.
Alice Bidluck, of Marysville; Mr..
and Mrs. Gail Polling, of Colum-
bus; Connie Kent, Marilyn Smith,
Betty Lou Trout, Avis Kay Caryl,
Nancy Price and Shirley Polling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Kent and
Mr.. and Mrs. James D. Hastings
visited Sunday with Mrs, Kent's
sister, Mrs. Jessie Storts and
daughter, Mrs. Jack Woods, in
Chillicothe.
MIR. and Mrs. Glen Stillings en-
tertained their Farm Bureau coun-
Gil Monday night. Fourteen men,
bers and four visitors were pres
ent. .-....
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Stanton and
daughters spent Sunday with the
formers parents, near West JEFF
ferson. Cousins from Columbus
were also present.
Harold Bishop expects to re-
turn home from Grant hospital,
the latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Robinson
and daughter, Eunice, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Herd were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Cline.
Mrs. Lowell Robinson and sons,
of Detroit, are visiting with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Still
ings and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Tarleton and
son, Jimmy, spent the weekend
with their son, Tommy and his
grandmother in Caldwell.
The October meeting of the AL
len Home and School union was
held Tuesday evening with the
president, Mrs. Forrest Edwards,
presiding. MIR. Tarleton introduced
the teachers and the new parents
of the community that were pres
ent. Mrs. Harold Kent, in behalf
of the Allen Progressive Literary
club presented to the school libra
ry three of their books: Loon
Feather" "The Lieutenant'S La
dy," and keys to the Kingdom" "
Special numbers were two vocal
solos by Roberta Lockwood and
the piano solo by Connie Kent. The
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-11
: RAYMOND
NEWS ITEMS
B YMRs. e. c. JACKSON

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bushong, Mr..
and Mrs. Kermit Bushong and
children, were in Kenton Sunday
and called to see an aged aunt,
Mrs. Julia Robinson, who has been
confined to her bed for several
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clutter and Mrs.
Rinehart were in Bellefontaine
Sunday and spent the day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rambo. Mrs. Rambo
returned home with them for sew
eral days visit.
Mrs. Mary jackson and daugh-
ter were shopping in Bellefontaine
Friday.
Mrs. Duke, of Columbus, is Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
BURNS Bushong. They were all
dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sumner Bushong, and family.
Cpl. Eldridge Thomas, who serv-
ed in the 7th Army division over
seas for 3 years has returned home
and is discharged from the army.
He was in the service one year
before going overseas. He and his
wife have moved into their fine
new residence in Raymond.
Rodney Bowersmith spent Sun
day night with his grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hoffman,
of Columbus; Mrs. William Myers,
of Marysville; Mrs. Tronnie Price,
of Broadway; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Brehm and Mrs. Molly Hoagland,
all of Raymond, came with we'll
filled baskets and had dinner with
Mrs. Margaret Collinson, it being
her birthday anniversary. Callers
during the day were Mrs. Frank
McCurdy, Mrs. Leslie Bault, Mrs.
Tom CollinSon, Mrs. Dan Long
brake, Sr., Mrs. Jake Bowers, Mrs.
Cora Dempsey, Mrs. John For
sythe, Miss Francis Turner, Mrs.
Ruth Phipps and Mrs. Gertie
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Campbell, of
MarySville, and Mrs. Forsythe call
ed on Mr.. Marion Inskeep and
family, of East Liberty, Sunday
afternoon.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-11
KNOXVILLE
CENTER
NEWS NOTES
BY MRS. j. L. WALKE

Mrs. Ada Guiton, of Columbus,
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Rich
ard Nicol.
The w. S. c. S. met with Mrs.
Losey Thursday.
Book and Needle club met with
Miss Mayme Finnin, of New Dow
er, Friday evening.
Mr., and Mrs. Neal Finley and
son, Joe, of Columbus, were week
end guests of Mrs. Ruby Wetzel.
Rally Day was held at the NJ. E.
church here Sunday.
Mrs. r. H, Boyer spent Satur-
day night with her son and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Elton
Boyer, and family, of Plain City.
Miss Virginia Reynolds, of Orr
vile, was a weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. c. B. Stahlnaker and
family.
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figures as well as projected en-
ployment trends through April Is,
1916. The data collected on a state
wide basis will be made available
to the Ohio Postwar Program
Commission for its use in determ-
lining the extent of postwar en-
ployment and to recommend steps
wherever necessary to provide en-
ployment.
The completed reports should be
forwarded by employers to the Ad-
miniStrative Office of the USES
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-11
URGE PROMPT RETURN
OF EMPLOYMENT REPORT

Cooperation of Union county en-
ployers in the prompt preparation
and return of a special report on
employment trends in their re-
spective establishments was So
licited today by Frank r. Holy
cross, manager of the United
States Employment Service office
here.
The forms-51,0O of them
were being mailed earlier in the
week to all employers in Ohio
asking for significant employment
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-11
NEW OPA TIRE RULE

New regulations by OPA eli
inmate the necessity of making
inspections of all tires on a pas
senger car, when an application for
a new tire is made. The only tire
that must be inspected and re-
ported is the one for which a re-
placement is requested.
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: VALLEY ROAD
BY MRS. EFFIE DAVIS
NEWS NOTES

Mrs. Nellie Sidle spent from
Wednesday till Saturday with her
sister, Mrs. Blanch Bumgarner, Of
Columbus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence F. Davis
and Mr.. A. w. Hoover were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Heading
ton, of near West Mansfield, on
Tuesday.
Ben Jolliff has sold his farm to
j. T. Reed and expects to move
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1945-10-11
PILES
ARE NEVER MILD
DANGER IN NEGLECT

DANGER IN NEGLECT
No one SHOULD veer think of
piles (heniorrhOidsl as mild"
disorder.
Although they may seem a
"mild'' ailment, especially when
not giving pain or inconvenience,
piles are I'm fact tun0r fOrma-
tioRs without tendency to heal
themselves, instead, they are
likely, if neglected, to keep in
creasing I'm size, involving more
and more of the rectal area.
Even q sO-caIled "mild" case
may be expected to undermine
ones health, by inviting, pre-
dispOsing to or aggraVating 9th
er ailments, such as: Indigestion,
biliOusness, stomach trouble, con-
stipatiOn, headaches, pain i'm the
back and down the legs, second
ary anemia with its rundown
tired feeling, and general ner-
vOus irritability.
Removal of piles Is the only
permanent relief-written guar
antee. My method produces little
or no discomfort, does not re-
quire the use of knife or drugs,
and seldom is the patient re-
quired to lose any time from
work or other duties.
Write for References and Folder
WHAT YOUR
O. NEIGHBORS SAY"
A Postal Card viii Do
Why not call and learn of this
method? The examination is
free,
No appointment Needed
Cost of Service Within Your Means
DIR. p M. SARVER, EFT.
SARVEE CLINIC
EectaI Diseases Only
Ashley, Ohio
Just 9 n..lss rott. .-ce- Cs!4Nafe
q. S. Ecgte 45.
Ecgrs 10 an. 20 8 PR
Closed Sunday and Thursday
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THE UNION COUNTY JOURNAL. MARYSvILLE, OH

Bureau of Unemployment Com
pensation in Columbus, Mr.. Holy
cross aSid.
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Senior high school will have charge
of the membership drive which will
end by the next meeting, the Sec
ond Tuesday night in November.
Evening star., 1945-07-08
Chinu's Ninth War Yeur

China has entered its ninth con-
secutive year of armed conflict with
Japan. This interminable struggle
began when japanese troops at
tackled Chinese soldiers at the
famous Marco Polo Bridge near
Peiping on July 7, 1887, and that
local clash was the signal for an
all-out Japanese invasion aimed at
China's complete subjugation.
In the first two years, the Jap
anese offensive rolled over the open
country of North and Central China,
occupying virtually the entire coast
and thereby isolating the govern
ment headed by Chang Kai-shek
from normal contact with the outer
world. Free China retired to the
western highlands, where it was
precariously supplied from abroad
over the Burma road until that last
avenue was cut by the japanese
invasion of Burma in 1912. Curl
ously enough, this vast struggle,
spread over a huge territory and
costing millions of lives, remained
an undeclared war until China for
mally proclaimed hostilities against
the entire Axis the day after Pearl
Harbor, when the United States and
Britain became it's Allies. And
equally strange was it that this al
lance at first worsened China's po-
sition, owing to the sweeping Jap
anese initial victories over Britain
and America. Only in the present
year has the tide of war turned
definitely in China's favor.
All this is we'll known in the west.
What we usually forget is that this
eight-year war is merely the cli-
mactic phase of cycle of Japanese
aggression against China which goes
back full half century. 1t was
in 1894 that Japan first tried out
its new western-model weapons
upon China, then a ramshackle
Oriental empire under the decadent
Manchu dynasty. The revelation of
China's military weakness encour-
aged the ambitious rulers of Japan
to plan the eventual subjugation of
its huge neighbor. Victory over
Russia decade later gave Japan
continental footholds in Korea and
Manchuria which it exploited when
the Western World erupted into
World War I.
Shortly before that catastrophe,
China had overthrown the Manchus
and established a republic along
western lines, but this revolution at
first produced dissensions which en-
couraged Japan to attempt a diplo-
matte coup by its famous Twenty
one Demands" that would have
made China a Japanese dependency.
Although baked in that ambitious
scheme, japan never ceased aggres-
sive tactics, involving combined po-
litical, economic and military pres
sure, which reached its logical cli-
max in the Marco Polo incident"
when Japan threw off the mask and
struck for the attainment of its
ultimate objective by naked force.
1t is this half century of Japanese
aggression which China remembers
and is determined to terminate so
decisively that 1t can never be
resumed.
Evening star., 1945-07-08
Bond Concert

Many men and women living and
working in cities think of the band
concerts that were an accepted and
expected part of the summer social
season in the country. Every We'd
nesday evening the Centerville Town
Band climbed into the circular band
stand on the village common and
gave concert. For ten months the
band had been working and rehearS-
ing for the summer evening concerts.
In their blue coats with the yellow
braid and big yellow buttons, freshly
pressed white duck trousers, and
snappy visored caps that reminded
one of high naval officers headgear,
the town band presented an impos-
ing appearance. Hard to realize that
the handsome, dignified man blow
ing the tuba was jeff Smith, who ran
the grain mill, or that the tall, dis
tinguished- looking conductor was
Eben> Jones, who published the local
weekly. Soft. golden light from the
kerosene lamps with the big refiec-
Evening star., 1945-07-08
Trouble in Berlin

The food and boundary difficulties
between the Anglo-American and
Soviet forces now in Berlin appear
to be more irritating than serious.
Presumably these particular mat
ters will be ironed out in few
days, but, under the zone system of
occupation which is being put into
effect, the current friction may
prove to be merely forerunner Of
greater trouble to come.
From the information made
available here, it seems that the
Russians are still in control of the
zones which had been set aside for
British and American forces. Our
troops moved into what they thought
had been designated as the Ameri-
can zone on July 4, and planned to
take governmental control of the
zone by midnight Wednesday. Ap-
parently, however, the zone bound
aries are still unsettled, and, in ad-
dition, it is reported that the Rus
slams have refused to make food
reserves in their zone available to
any district controlled by the Allies
until there has been an agreement
for repayment" in kind. Mean
while, the news reports indicate,
the Russians may be continuing to
move food out of the American
zone.
There has also been report from
the head of the American Cham
ber of Commerce in Germany that
German factories owned by Ameri-
can interests have been stripped of
their machinery by the Russians.
This does not appear to have any
direct connection with the prob
lem of the occupation of Berlin.
But it can hardly be described as a
course of conduct that is indicative
of a spirit of cordial cooperation,
nor is it a policy which we would
expect our forces to adopt If the
situation were reversed and If Rus
sian-owned interests were in the
area under our control.
There is no occasion, however, to.
exaggerate these incidents. Any at
tempt to split a large, conquered city
into three or four zones of occupa-
ton, and to move the troops of one
nation out of the zones assigned to
the others, is bound to produce
q number of misunderstanding
and administrative muddles. What
should be of real concern is not the
relatively trivial difficulties so far
encountered, but the larger ques-
ton of whether, under this zone
system, there can ever be co-ordi-
mated and satisfactory administra-
ton of conquered Germany.
There has already arisen in the
British press a concerted demand
for a unified Allied control over all
of the Reich. That may or may not
be feasible at this late stage of the
game, but it would seem to be a
matter deserving the attention of
Premier Stain, Prime Minister
Churchill and President Truman
when they get together later this
month.
Evening star., 1945-07-08
glance" was another Of perry's

glance" was another of Perry's
problems.
In the instance of the Bonins, the
Japanese asserted a claim to sover-
eighty on the theory that the archi-
pelago-twenty-seven islands having
a total area of only twenty-nine
square miles-was discovered by a
certain Ogasawara in 1898. BY 1851
they established regular steamship
communications, and from that date
onward European settlements in the
area gradually declined to the van
ishing point. Commodore Perry
nevertheless seems to have had the
right idea when he proposed setting
up an American base at Peel if not
at Okinawa. A glance at the map
of the Western Pacific shows a close
and logical relation between the
islands mentioned in 1853 and Guam
and Wake, outposts of American
defense since 1898.