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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1945-01-03

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Ohio Waisenfreund. [volume] (Pomeroy, O. [Ohio]) 1874-1953, 1945-01-03

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fein 8eibnadten uno ein Neuiabr of.
ne @ott bringt fetnen Segen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22

unusually large trout in the Koote-
mai river. And as is the way Of fish
ermen. the urge was great within
their breasts to catch that big one.
But age had given he old fellow
wisdom and all attempts to land
him failed One fisherman had
made repeated attempts to catch the
old fellow. Let's designate him as
Fisherman No. l.
Recently Fisherman No. 2 decided
to try some ice fishing in the Kootc-
mai He chose as the site spot
just above the long gravel bar above
the Bob Baker place. He cut hole
in the ice and dangled into the wa
ter a choice morsel of bait. In due
time the bait was struck and what
was his JOY and excitement to find
that he had the big old trout on
the end of his line. But Joy gave
way to CONSERVATION when he saw
that the hole in the ice WASH large
enough to permit landing of the
trout Whereupon he tied the line
to nearby log-or something
started to chop the hole largor.
Ended in cutting the line and free
ing the fish! !
Says Fisherman No /, in an ex-
asperated tone of voice, Now, darn
it, | never will catch that trout"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22
News Telling Of
Lincoln Co.
.Servi(ennen
Bits of News from Here
and There About the Boys
from Home.
COLLECTED FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE WORLD

With the 3rd Armored Division.
France.-Marshall G. Candee of
Jennings is a member of battalion
medical detachment composed of %
enlisted men and two officers who
performed heroic service under al
most continuous gun fire and aer-
ial bombardment for four days as
the German escape gap at Falaise,
France, was snapped shut last Au-
gust, have been awarded a unit
Presidential citation.
The unit was serving with the
First Battalion of the 3rd Armored
Division near Ranes and Fromental
where German Field Marshal Won
Kluge's army was trapped and beat
en- in wild battle that ragged from
August Ia to II.
The men worked day and night to
keep pace with the rapid advance
of the spearhead tank battalion as
it engaged in one of the most bitter
battles of the campaign in western
France. Casualties were numerous,
and because the fighting was at
such close range. with many units
cut off. the medics had great diff
ficulty in evacuating the wounded.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22

Carson, Colo, he had worked as
stock clerk for the Lockheed Air
craft Corp, in Burbank, Calf He
has received the Good Conduct Rib
bon and both the Expert and Com
bat Infantryman Badges.
Herman Dolezal, son of Mr.. and
Mrs, Adolph Dolezal, will leave
Sunday for Missoula after enlisting
in the armed forces. He will be sent
to Seattle from Missoula and there
will be assigned his place in the
forces.
Pvt. Alvin Nichols, youngest son
of Mrs A. E. Rockwell, is now sta
toned somewhere in Germany ac-
cording to word received from his
mother. Pvt. Nichols who is in the
Infantry left for the armed forces
last August and was shipped over
seas in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. G. Murray have
received word from their son, Pvt.
Orville Murray, that he is now sta
toned in Hawaii.
--.-
Pvt. Dorman Nolan has been
transferred from France to Belgium.
1t. Charles M. Shanahan is a
prisoner of war in Germany, ac-
cording to a wire received by his
aunt, Mrs. Walter Collars. She also
received copy Of a card 1t. Shan
ahan sent to his wife who lives in
Toronto, Canada. The card had been
written by him and stated that he
Continued on page y
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22

When a German counter attack
drove the Americans out of From
entail, members of the medical team
went boldly into the flaming town
in search of wounded who had been
left behind. They remained on the
job, though they were frequently
to bombing and strafing
from the air
Pvt. Candee was serving as coun-
ty attorney of Lincoln couny at the
time he enlisted in the United
States army. He is the only mem
Der of this heroic battalion from
the state of Montana.
Bill Williams, P. F. c., is here
from Ell Centre, Calf, spending a
l5-day furlough with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w e. Williams.
Following is an item accidentally
omitted last week: David Pluid,
MOMMC lie, is on leave from the
Naval training school at Bremen
ton. Wash, and is visiting friends
and relatives in Libby and Troy
With the 104th TimberWolf Di-
vision in Germany-The promotion
of Raymond P Rubard, whose par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs John Rubard, re-
side in Libby, Mont, has been re-
Gently announced. Raymond is
working as clerk with Company
c Of the 4l4th Infantry now active
ly engaged in Germany. Before at
tending Glendale Junior College in
Gendale. Calf. he had graduated
from high school in Libby. Before
entering the l04th Division at Camp
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22
Views on the
Passing Parade
Comments on Matters
Important and Unimp0rtant,
Wise and Unwise
BY Chas. d. Rowe
NEEDS IMPROVEMENT

"The people adopted the primary
election system and | feel the leg
islature had no right to deprive
them of it by arbitrary action" said
State Representative Krall in dis
cussing with the writer one of the
hottest disputes to come before the
recent Montana assembly.
That sizzling dispute was whether
the convention or the primary sys-
tenn should be used to nominate
party candidates for congress from
the Second Montana district, to
succeed the late Congressman
James F. O'Connor. There's an I'M
certainty in legal minds as to what
the law requires in this connection.
The legislature attempted to settle
that uncertainty but failed. And
now Attorney General Bottomly
has brought action in the supreme
court asking the high court to rule
that the direct primary, and only
the direct primary. can be used to
nominate candidates for congress
for the special election to be held
June S. Arguments are being made
today before the supreme court on
this very much disputed matter.
Those Of us who were opposed
to the convention system felt it
would be an entering wedge in the
effort to do away with the direct
primary and go back to all the evils
of the old-time political convention. =
said Representative Krall. Il feel
that if the people want to 60 back
to the political convention, they
should first be given chance to
vote on it. On the other hand,
those who argue for the conven-
ton said its use would be confined
to this one election and that it
would save the state a primary
election expense of about $4,000 90.
The old-time party convention
was discarded because of its many
evils 1t was hoped the direct pri-
mary would do away with most of
them. But it must be conceded that
the primary election method has its
own grave faults 1t Weakens par
tv organization, which is needful
thing under our two party system.
And every Tom. Dick and Harry
can run for office, regardless Of
qualifications. and often be elected.
1t has been charged, with consider
able merit. that the primary re-
suits in election Of a less able type
Of public officials. Here Is a fault
in our political system that needs
Improvement Who will work I.
OUT
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22

and that shameful record is grow
ing worse. Listen to this appalling
report.
In every day of 1914 % murders.
80 eases of rape, $50 cases of az
gravated assault were reported to
police. In addition each day left
100 persons robbed, SIS with auto
mobiles stolen. TAO with business
houses or homes burglarized. Dur
ing the average 1914 day, there were
2l76 lareenies.
At some uncertain time American
standards started slipping. Today
many people live without definite
standards or principles. The only
question is whether or not "a certain
conduct is expedient; can it be got
ten away with. Some don't give it
even that much consideration.
The result of course was newt
able-as it always has been. It's an
old story We sowed the wind, now
we are reaping the whirlwind.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22
THE EXPECTED is HAPPENING

A we'll known national publica-
ton carries weekly report on CUR
rent trends with information
cleaned from behind the-scenes
sources. Writing of the President,
it recently said in effect that the
President is no longer in crusad-
ing mood, is not looking for a fight
Age is leaving its mark; his urge
for reform is no longer as keen as
it once was. He does not show as
much interest in new ideas as he
formerly did
The report also says President
Roosevelt has not had the force to
stand UP against Churchill or Sta
lin on questions in which this ma
ton disagreed with the English and
Russians. He's even taken Gen. de
Gaulle's batting and smiled a. it.
The report remarks that the Presi-
dents vitality is not up to the
strain of battling against opposing
men with more vigorous and more
persistent minds.
That's what a lot Of us feared
would happen That's one reason
why many thought it was time last
fall to replace Roosevelt with 4
younger and a more vigorous man.
IT'S TOO BAD
Once upon a time there was an
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22
RECAPING THE WHIRLWIND

Again It's the same old thing
only worse this time The f. B I.
is out with another annual crime
report. 1t shows crime in the II. s.
to be increasing at an alarming rate.
The u. S. leads the world in crime
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22
WHAT ONE SOLDIER THINKS

Inc writer has another letter
from Sill Sacco, one-time Western
News printer. Sill went into Africa
with the first invasion, fought
through Africa, Sicily. Italy, south
ern France and is now in Germany,
in the infantry. He is a member of
the famous Rainbow division.
Much has been written concern
ing what the American soldier
thinks of this war. Here is what one
soldier thinks. Says Sacco, speak
ing of his being transferred into
the infantry:
Il don't mind so much, anything
to bring this damn war to an end
soon as possible because I'm really
fed I'D and Disguised with this life.
It's still the same miserable, bloody
affair and it will be till the final
hours. The boys in the Pacific are
doing fine but it's costly price in
American lives that we have to pay
to eliminate those yellow BID
and | hope that this trip we an
initiate the whole damn nation
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mauer and
Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. LeDuc spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Mis-
soula where they attended to bust
ness.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22

A Libby lady remarked the other
day that she was afraid to buy a
new Easter hat with flowers on 1t.
When asked the reason, she replied
that with Easter Sunday so early
in the year and on April Fools Day,
she much feared frost or severe
freeze might spoil her chapeau!
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22

Forecasting by American states
men of when peace will come, has
of late been rather conspicuous by
its absence.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-03-22

And speaking Of the American
Legion. No organization in the
world is more democratic nor a. the
same time so select The reason for
this paradox is simple. It's member
ship is not chosen for popularity
nor for the prospective member S
share of this worlds goods. Each
man who is eligible to become a
legiannaire has one most import
ant bond in common; he has served
his country in time of war, and be
he from the gutter or from the
upper crust" he is equally eligi-
BILE to its ranks.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12

for which our gratitude is un-
bounded. But we prefer our own
tanks--T-34S, and Kim Voroshi-
lows - and our own artillery
Katushas and 1872 INNS - which
we know TO be the worlds best.
One Of the greatest limiting
factors Of our advance was the
difference in railroad gauge be-
tween Russia and Germany.
We had 10 broaden the German
gauge for our trains and this took
time-that was another reason
why American lend-lease trans
port was so valuable.
SLEW FOR CHILD's BLOOD
Your air forces helped very
much. I have seen cities attacked
by your bombers and know of
the effectiveness of those raids.
We prefer direct aerial tactical
support, however, using Stormo-
viks, (American-made) AiracobraS
and tanks to clean out the roads
ahead of our troops.
But we Of the Allies each have
contributed in different way and
each has helped the other to total,
mutual victory.
Our war task now is almost
completed but our task of peace
will be of even greater dimensions.
At Stalingrad the Germans
killed our children to provide
blood for their wounded soldiers.
Inside Germany they have tor
tured and manned millions OF
people from all over Europe. That
barbarism must never again be
permitted in the world.
We have met in great victory
and we must remain together for
the permanent peace Of the entire
world
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
Ndzi Chief Calls
Ydnksliberdtors

WITH THE L. S. SEVENTH
ARMY, May IL (INS)-Gen.
Nicholas Won Falkenhorst, COM
mander OF all German air, land
and sea forces in Norway from
the time of the German invasion
of Norway until the middle of last
December. was captured today.
Won Falkenhorst was taken
prisoner by the 42d Rainbow
Division Of the u. S. Seventh
Army.
In talking TO the American di-
visional commander after his ap-
prehension. the aged Junker said:
you have liberated US from
system Of gangsters."
The division commander was
Mai. Gen. Harry j. Collins.
Gen. Won Falkenhorst, as in the
case of other apprehended Ger
mans, asserted that the Nazi
"gangsters' had held him and
others in totality these years.
"Now we can think and speak
our minds" he declared.
1T Is a national disgrace that
we were unable 10 liberate our
selves"
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
QuisIing
Trial Due

OSLO, May II (UP)-Vidkun
Quisllng was due to 60 on trial
today for treason, but il sp-
pcarcd that the Nazi governor of
Norway, Josef Terboven, had
escaped a similar fate by blowing
himself to bits.
Some mystery still Shrouded
the death Of Terboven, but the
likelicSt explanation was that he
had dynapited himself 10 death
in his Secret underground fortress
at Skaugum. near Oslo.
The cellar hideout where he
was believed 10 have died was be-
meath his official residence,
castle which the Germans seized
from the Norwegian crown prince.
Three more on the list OF Nor
ways top war criminals-Pollce
Minister Jonas Lie, Minister ot
Justice Sverre RiiSnaes and Po-
lice Chief Henrik Rogstad-stlll
were holding out in castle in
OSlOS suburbs
The Norwegian government was
expected 20 arrive At Oslo to-
morrow.
ON Monday newspapers will be-
gin rcappcarlng regularly.
The first 80 British paratroop-
erS entered Oslo at noon yeSter-
day and more are expected to-
dav and tomorrow until 5000
have arrived They will include
lao Norwegian paratroopers. 4
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
Six Killed by Fire
In Kalamazoo Home

KALAMAZOO, May II (UP)-
The toll of a kerosene explosion
and the resultant blaze stood at
six dead today.
The victims were Donald Abbey,
a war worker, and five of his
eight children. Abbey was
burned in a futile rescue attempt
and died last night in Bronson
Hospital as did Donald Jr., II.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12

many to the Czecho-Slovak underground, with
nerve-wracking months in Prague, recapture by
the gestapo and reprieved death sentence.
The story begins with British bomber mis-
sion to Berlin in 1943 and ends with my liberia
tion and arrival in victory-intoXicated Paris Is
months later.
flew in an RAF Lancaster to watch Berlin
burn in one great attack on the night of Dec. .,
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
Escape Made
By Hinnnn|er
FIees Austrian Fort
Just Ahead Of Allies
By MALCOLM MUIR JR.

MITTENDORF, Austria, May
II tUP)-The commander Of
Heinrich Himmler's SIS Guard
surrendered 10 US today, but The
hangman himself fed while we
laid new plans TO catch him.
Himmler arrived at this Alpine
town by plane Tuesday, according
10 accounts here, but he was gone
when We arrived. While we
hatched a plot for following him
into a new mountain hideaway,
his SIS commander, Karl Rieger,
came in 10 surrender and 10 say
that Hinmler was not on the hill.
CLUE TO HIMMLER
1T looks like your bird has
hown," said Wehrmacht Or.
Karl Wahlster. a former Wen
nese specialist, who was help
- ing US.
The first clue to Himmler'S
whereabouts came from a Mitten-
dorf resident. Albert Sickmann.
who was brought 10 the Third
Division command post 10 tell of
the gestapo chiefs arrival Tues
day. Sickmann said he was en-
ployed at Hin1nler's hideout. but
fed after he was beaten by SIS
troops for damaging vehicle
CONSULTED COMMAND
Sickmann said the hideout was
IS miles east OF Salzburg and that
there were IT'S SIS troops there.
He said they fortified two farm
house strongpoints. but that they
only planned TO stop over there
and Himmler was due 10 go
deeper into the mountains late to-
day.
Mai. Hugh Scott, Portland. Ore,
and an interpreter. Capt. Henry
Huguenin Of New York City, re-
layed Sickmann's report 10. the
Thirds commander. Mai. .Gen.
O'Daniels. However. he decided
70 consult army headquarters be-
fore giving orders that might risk
even a single American life after
the end Of the war.
g Two other correspondents and
J were assured, however. that a
task force would be sent out, so
today we jeeped into the Salz-
kammergut Alps until we reached
this hospital village at ? p m.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12

interrogators encouraged nnuendo and ! was
taken to Berlin for another questioning. There
was placed in the Hotel Espanade with
double guard. asked one guard to take mes
sage to the hotel lobby and sent the other out
to buy matches, and while they were momen-
tarily absent went out the window, and down
by the fire escape.
With revolver in my civilian overcoat trampe
Continued IN Page Six)
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
Thinks HoIdup Joke,
Plant Cashier Shot

Because he thought a holduo
man was a fellow employe playing
a Joke. Joseph Ross, 50, night
cashier Of The Vernon Ginger Ale
plant 239 Woodward. today Il
IN critical condition in Receiving
Hospital suffering bullet wound
in The abdomen
Tho robhcr fed IN = car after
tho shooting without getting The
money He and 4 companion are
sought hy police
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
REPORT HENLEIN SUICIDE

LONDON. May IL GNS)-
Konrad HcnlcIn, Nazi gauleiter ot
the Sudctcnlano Who was taken
prisoner by United States forces,
was reported today by a Reuter-
correspondent with American
forces 20 have committed suicide
an prison al war cage by slash
INC his wrists
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12

1943., Flax and German fighters exploded our
bomber four miles above the Reich capital
With other rescued airmen was taken to
an interrogation center called Dulagluft near
Frankfort -the-Main where spent six days in
solitary confinement while German questioners
tried to sweat out information ranging from air
force statistics to my opinion of Soviet-Alied
relations.
General distate for my surroundings and
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
sTETTIN BLooDIEST

Our capture Of Stettin climaxed
one OF our most difficult and
bloodiest of battles.
My divisions fought waist-deep
in muddy marshes. A frontal as
sault was impossible. So brought
up machine operated saws. With
them my troops cut down trees in
the woods and built many boats
and in them my units then crossed
the Oder River in a mighty flood.
Many Of our tanks were hit by
German artillery fire and many of
our tankmen were drowned in the
river until adequate pontoon
bridges were built But we pushed
around Stettin and forced its
German commander TO surrender.
During the following six days
and nights we drove west through
Pomerania without opposition.
except for a few SIS men. The war
actually lasted weeks longer than
II should have. because the SIS
(elite corpsl men knew they
would be killed anyway, so they
fought on.
Many Of them escaped 10 Rugen
Island in the Baltic Sea. I called
up the air forces to exterminate
this rats nest, but they sur
rendered.
We in the Red army employ
great quantities Of American
equipment, particularly transport.
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
FLIERS WAIT TRANSFER

The Eighth already is IN the
process OF deployment from one
theater 10 another. SAID Gen.
Doolittle.
One section Will remain In Eu-
rope. he said, while the other Will
60 10 the United States for re-
conditioning before proceeding 10
bombing bases of the shores OF
Japan
While he did not reveal his eWn
plans, II is assumed that Gen.
Doohtue will 80 back 10 The Pa
cifc with the bomberS.
II was he who led the first
American air raiders on Tokyo
more than three years ago m a
spectacular surprise strike from
the old carrier Hornet, later sunk
in action in the Pacific
Meanwhile, the 2lst Bomber
Command at Guam revealed that
B-29 planes had heavily mined
Japans inland sea and major har-
bors in drive 10. bottle up
enemy shipping
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
Red Hero's Exclusive Story:
General Traces
Trek To Stettin

Foowing dramatic article wrten Exclusively for Inter-
Moy by Maj. NikoiaeU Borsor
command Marshal Konstanttn r. RokossoUsky ch
OF The Second White Russian 4Syeor-od
ronded the kieU Stalngrdd Danzig and Sten
battles commands SoUeoccupied northern Powana
Germany. He highest Russian including
tho coreted gold star Hero Of the Soviet Union
ictded the article Lowell international
Nes pondcp former German
Bnrth PomerGria shortly
N0si cdpuy The article dictated oH0h Raj
Fhaht II. UeLagc. mho scrred as INTERPRETER. -
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
General distate for my surroundings and
Complete Control
OfNaZiS Starts

WASHINGTON, May II QNS)-The United States today
on phases defeated Germanys domestic life with
rigid people aimed at exactng just punishment
and nsuring their democratic rehabilitation
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
PROTECT FINE ARTS

PREPARATIONS. DELIVERIES
AND RESTITUTION DIVISION
To carry out policies suggested
by its title under the direction
of the control council, handle
property control and the super
vision of monuments. fine arts and
archives.
INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND
COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
TO supervise public safety, con-
troll civil police forces, public
health and safety, postal. telc-
graph and telephone Communica-
tions, military communications.
civil service and local govern
ment, education and religious af-
fairs; elimination Of the secret
police.
LEGAL DIVISION TO advise
on legal question: the COM
mander and the other divisions,
prosecute war criminals and exer-
else proper controls over Allied
military courts, German ordinary
and military courts and persons.
I PRISONERS OF WAR AND
DISPLACED RSONS DI-
VISION-To supervise the ie-
patriation of war prisoners and
slave laborers IN the Reich
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
By LOWELL BENNETT

PARIS May II GNS)-This is one of those
now it can be told stories.
Ii has to- do with my escape through Ger
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
BY MAI. GEN. NIKoLAEv BoRIsov

(Second Command Of the Second White Group
BARTH Germany. May (Deayed) QNS)-Greetngs
to American friends and allies, Together have
beaten and DESTROYED the Fascist wolves and together
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12
CLAY NAMED DEPUTY

1t. Gen. Lucius Clay, the army
West Pointer who previously was
deputy director of war mobiliza-
tion and reconvcrSion, will serve
AS Eisenhowcr's deputy on the
council
The Stimson plan provides for
the establishment of a group con-
troll council. divided into u divi-
sions paralleling the L divisions
of the German central govern
ment. They will control the
American occupation zone and will
represent the American interests
in the control council for Ger
many.
They are:
MILITARY DINISION-Army
ground. naval and Air forces 10
Detroit evening times., 1945-05-12

EDITORS NOTE-Hcre is the first fuu story Of
one of the most dramatic journalistic achievements Of
the tor-that OF Lolce Bennett OF international NecS
Serrice who pordehuted from flaming British bomber
into Berlin escaped from custody and later roS recap
tived 10 spend almost rs months German prison camps.