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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
SireamIine British
Foreign Office Plan
War Conditions
Bring Many Changes

LONDON - W.p - The Brit
ish Foreign Office, which critics
charge lives physically and
sometimes mentally in the Vic
torian era, is undergoing dis
Greet. refined streamlining 10
cope with postwar Europe.
Before the war all Europe
was divided into four parts in
the eyes Of the Foreign Office
northern, southern, western and
central. Now the European
countries have been reshuffled,
and the central department has
disappeared. In its place has
risen d new department called
Germany-Austria.
Under the new alignment, the
northern department includes
Poland and Czechoslovakia, both
formerly in the central depart
ment, Scandinavia and the Baltic
area. In the strengthened west
ern department are France, Hol-
land, Belgium, Spain, Portugal
and Switzerland. The southern
department includes Italy,
Greece, Turkey, Hungary and
the entire lower Danubian basin.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15

A set Of dominoes can be
combined in 24,528,211 $40 DIFF
ferent ways.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Press Furious
Aerial Attacks
Messed Bombers
BIudseon Reich

LONDON, Feb. 15-(P-The
Allied aerial offensive against
Germany reached unprecedent-
ed proportions today as fresh
fleets of bombers roared over
the Reich following overnight
assaults by 1900 Raj planes
which included a smashing at
tack on the Eastern Front rail
center Of Chemnitz.
Five powerful waves of heavy
bombers, each with a strong
fighter escort. were reported
participating sin the new day
light raids, giving Germany
scourging exceeding anything
she previously had experienced.
In the 80 hours up to dawn
today more than 5000 Ameri-
can and British planes had loos-
ed thousands of tons of explos-
ives and incendiaries upon Ger
man cities, supply lines and
troop concentrations.
Chemnitz, main target of the
Raj assault last night, is stu
ated 35 miles southwest of Ores
den and is one of the largest in
dustrial cities of Saxony. 1t had
been hit only a few hours earlier
by $50 Flying Fortresses-part
Of the great armada of 1850
American bombers out over Ger
many yesterday.
British heavy bombers also
attacked a synthetic oil plant at
Rositz, just south of Leipzig,
last night while Mosquitoes hit
refugee-packed Berlin.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Blind Family Keeps
Home in Neat Order
Four Deof Mutes
Spurn Hondieaps

STOUGHTON, Wis. - WD -
One Of the neatest homes in the
neat little community of Slough
ton, Wis, is cared for by four
persons who never see the re-
suits of their labors.
The four-brothers and two
sisters of the Erdahl family-all
are deaf, dumb and blind, yet
they manage their household
chores with practically no assist
ance.
The youngest. Mabel, has the
job Of keeping her brothers and
sister in touch with the outside
world because she has learned
20 read Braille. She also adds
TO the family income by selling
her dainty crochet work.
The task of caring for the fur
mace and supplying the house
with kindling falls to Clarence,
48, who can split wood as easily
as if he could see his woodpiie.
Earl, 81, is the family garden
er. He also fetches water from
a next-door pump by following
a clothesline as a guide.
The family's meals are pre-
pared by Clara, SO, who can cook
q tasty dish on the stove in
visible to Ter. Moving with sure
steps, she also keeps the home
in first-rate order.
Born deaf and dumb, the Err
oahls early learned to become
independent despite double
handicap. Then, as each neared
the age of 20, his eyesight began
to fail and he had to learn 70
live in an invisible as well as
silent world.
The only assistance the Err
dahls now receive is from a
neighbor woman, who talks with
them through the "hand" lam
guage and who helps buy their
groceries, handle their finances
and assists with the washing.
The rest of the chores, including
ironing. are managed by the Err
dahls alone, and they frequently
help their niece with the field
work at her farm.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Explain vets'
War Benefits
Public Meeting I.l
Set for Monday

Work of the Macomb County
Council of Veterans Affairs, and
benefits applicable to returning
war veterans will be explained
to the general public at a reg
ular meeting of Harry Ollrich
Post No. 4. American Legion,
scheduled for Monday at $50
p. m, at the Legion's North Ora
tiot clubhouse.
The speaker will be Major D.
w. Yonkers. recently appointed
counsellor, whose offices are in
the Monitor-Leader building.
Major Yonkers will explain at
the work of the counselling CEN
ters; veterans legislation and
will answer questions.
In addition to all veterans of
World Wars ! and 2, parents
and kin of veterans are invited
to attend the opening meeting.
The clubhouse is on North Ora
tiot avenue a short distance
north of the city limits.
At Mondays meeting a new
class of war veterans WI be
admitted to the Legion post, ac-
cording to Post Commander H..
E. Moore. Refreshments will be
served after the business session.
All post members are urged to
be in attendance.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Hospital

the county, the architectural
firm of Harley, Ellington g. Day
has designed the attractive struc-
ture which generally takes the
form of two letter Els back to
back. with the lateral arms as
the wings of the building pro-
viding maximum amount of
sunlight for health purposes.
The building, whose depart
ments and wards have been sci
entifically planned in accord
ance with the best medical-ar-
chitecture methods, will con-
tain a maternity wing, complete
with delivery room; 25-bed
contagious wing shut off from
the rest of the hospital; and
many wards adjustable for sim
gle-bed, double and larger
groupings of patients. The hos
pital will have its own labora-
tory and operating rooms; mod
ern nurses quarters; offices, re-
ception rooms and a number Of
solariums or glassed-in porches.
Complete service departments
and laundry will be fitted into
the general operation scheme.
PROVIDE FOR FUTURE
At recent board meeting su-
pervisors stipulated that the
building foundations should ne
constructed to allow for the ad-
dition of a second story over
the two center nursing wings
and the center north service
wing. A special enclosed am
bulance entrance will be pro-
vided.
AS revealed in architects
sketches, the new hospital will
have an imposing entrance.
Landscaping in the area will
be designed to conform with the
attractive entrance to the pre-
sent County Infirmary, which
stands some distance from Eliz-
abeth street on a curve, with
winding driveway approaching
it.
QUARTERS INADEQUATE
Present over-crowded condi.
tons of the County Infirmary
have neccssitated construction
of the new hospital. Supervisors.
also faced with the problem Of
providing some type of juvenile
detention accommodations, plan
to re-vamp a section of the pre-
sent infirmary building for this
purpose, until conditions war
rant acquisition of larger,
permanent detention home.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Blaze Of Action
Along West Wall
is CrimIy Told

News of what one Mount
Clemens serviceman was doing
during the pre-holiday German
onrush in the European theatre
of operations comes to his wife
through the columns Of Stars
and Stripes, army publication.
Pfc. Bernard Schock sent his
wife, Mrs. Mildred Sharrow
Schock, of IS Gallup avenue. a
clipping telling how the engineer
general service regiment to
which he belongs, and three
others, were rushed from Com
munications Zone sections into
front-line positions to plug a gap
in the u. S. Army's defense
along the Meuse River during
the counter offensive.
The engineer regiments took
up their positions as the only
organized defense forces behind
the highly fluid front lines and
the open roads to Paris and the
interior of France.
Quartermaster trucking units
swiftly transported the regi-
ments and issued machine-guns,
hand grenades, ammunition and
other supplies. The orders TO
the engineers turned combat :
troops were to throw back any
German attempt to thrust a
bridgehead across the Mouse.
Two days after being alerted,
all the regiments were well
dug in. Barricades were assign
ed on the approaches to all
bridges and they were wired for
demolition. Road blocks were
set up, reconnaissance and Sc
curity patrols operated deep in
side ''no-man's land"
The particular regiment to
which Pvt. Schock belongs was
strafed and bombed almost
nightly, but the counter-offen-
sive was successful.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15

The cloth in four "zoot suits"
would make five victory suits.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
West Front
Continued from Pare One


hundreds of Field Marshal
Montgomery's big guns and
huge fleets of Allied planes par
alyzed every German attempt to
regain ground and exacted ter
rible casualties.
The Rhine was reached at HUI
rendeich. There the river is nor
mally 3,270 feet wide but
breaches in dykes in the desc
late iowlands have made the
Rhine even more imposing.
At low points north of Kleve
and west of Emmerich, the
Rhine was as wide as the Eng
lish Channel between Calais
and Dover and flood waters
were eight feet deep, leaving
only islands of sunken villages.
The Canadians used amphibious
tanks to advance.
Three of Gen. EisenhoWer's
Armies to the south watched
with satisfaction a gradual re-
cession Of floods on the Roer
,river barring their path to the
Cologne plain.
The British Empire troops
crept forward in the wake OF
blows struck Germany by 10,-
600 planes in 36 hours, much OF
their might loosed upon the
area between the Rhine and
Gen. Eisenhower seven ar
mics.
German resistance stiffened
on the eastern and southern
flanks Of the oozing battle
ground between the Rhine and
Meuse. Two bridgeheads were
w dened and strengthened
across the Niers river along
which the Germans had hoped
to shield Goch.
Scottish vanguards, bagpipes
skirling, were advancing down
the eight mile Kleve-Calcar
highway east Of the Reichswald
and along the main lateral from
Nijmegen. Against heavy oppo-
sition, they also edged forward
on the Kleve-Udem road.
Curiously, there was little in
dication that the Germans were
trying to establish new line
of defense west of the Rhine in
that area, although British pilots
reported some digging between
Goch and Calcar.
AP Correspondent Roger D.
Greene said the logical explana-
ton was that the Germans had
been hammered so violently
and necessarily by artillery,
planes and infantry that they
had no time to throw up new
defenses.
with another three or four
days of good flying weather
such as yesterday, it is posi-
BILE that the Germans will be SC
dazed, dispirited and bomb
happy that they will not longer
be able to maintain a coordinat.
ed Defense" Greene wirelessed
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Brutality
Continued from Page One

second-rate hotels in Intramuros
Filipino and Chinese hostels-
and one good American hotel.
Dotted in all parts of the city
are Catholic churches and edu-
cational institutions. On the
northern side is Fort Santiago
Before the war, the old fort,
with its damp. underground
torture chambers, was used as
American army headquarters.
It's inquisition chambers in
those days were but for sight
seers. But when the Japanese
came in they revived use of the
dark torture dungeons, below
the level of the Pasig river.
The walled city stretches
about eight blocks along Burgos
aveune on the east; about Is
blocks along the Pasig river on
the north and the west; and
about 10 blocks just inland from
Manila Bay on the south.
ANCIENT MOATS
In ancient days 1ntramuros
was surrounded by deep meats
These were filled in by the
Americans in the early 1905
and later the ground became a
municipal golf course.
The better known of the
churches within Intramuros,
nearly all of them Catholic, are
the Cathedral of Manila, the I'M
maculate Conception, Our Lady
of Lourdes, San Augustin, St.
Nicholas, Santo Domingo, San
Francisco and st. Ignatius.
The leading colleges in the
walled city, most of them Cath
Ollie also. are San Juan De Let
ran, Santa Catalina, Santa Rosa,
Santa Isabel, Colegio De Beat
eric De La Compania De Jesus,
Colegio De Ninos De La Iglesia
Cathedral, and Cathedral Free
School.
Intramuros Hospitals include
Saint Paurs and San Juan De
Dios.
The headquarters of many
Catholic religious orders also
are inside the walls.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Quotas
Continued from Page One


ert Harrison, st. Clair Shores;
Earl Tallman, Warren township;
and Rev. M. l. Johnson, Rose
Vile.
Other community chairmen
named by Winslow are Mrs. A.
w. Torrey and Mrs. Cora Dun
ham, Armada; Fred Thompson,
Romeo; Mrs. Vernon Kerwin
and Adolph Veryser, Chester
field; Frank Munt, Clinton; Mrs.
Floyd Rosso, Harrison; Edward
Beier, Lenox; Charles Stade,
Macomb; Mrs. A. j. Pearsall,
Memphis.
Louis Pingel, New Baltimore;
Mrs. Marvin Weideman, New
Haven; Ernest Wangelin, Ray
township; Miss Mabel Winkel
and Mrs. Waldo Hermann, Rich
mond and Muttonville; Leslie
Harvey, Romeo; Rev. Versile
Bentley, Utica, Sterling and
Shelby; Grover Powell, Wash
ington; and Jack M. Flaacke,
Mount Clemens.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Demand Probe OF
lend.Lease Stories

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-(Pl
"A demand for investigation Of
Army officers overseas 70 r
spreading false stories about
British reverse lend-lease poll
cies was made today before the
House Foreign Affairs Commit
tee.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15

There are no insects to polli-
nate the blossoms of the pine
apple in Hawaii. On this de-
ponds Hawaii's pineapple in
dustry, for when the flowers
are pollinated, they produce
fruit containing hundreds of
hard seeds.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15
Opening

Continued from Page One
teriologist, Will talk on "The Ri
Factor" Approximately 80 doc
tors from the Thumb district are
expected to be present and tour
the new hospital.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15

A revolutionary substitute for
structural steel columns is
stronger and cheaper than steel,
light as aluminium and composed
chiefly of concrete. 1t will con-
serve iron ore reserves, reduce
building costs and be especially
useful in rebuilding war-torn
cities in Europe.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-15

From Gibraltar to the Suez
canal, by way of the Mediter-
ranean, is about the same dis
lance as New York City is from
San Diego, Calf.
Evening star., 1945-03-14
TheG Great GameofP Politics
Caliber of Administration Key Men
Is Decreasing Steadily, Observer Asserts

terest him now. Domestic affairs
have become an increasing bore.
Whether the men selected for
domestic posts are the most compe-
tent to be had seems to him now OF
trivial importance. His place in his
tory will be measured by what he
achieves in global war and global
peace, not in the domestic field.
That Is said to be his attitude
and perhaps 1t is a natural one. His
lowered vitality (due to advancing
years. and his increasing deafness
enhance his tendency to push aside
controversial home matters-par-
ticularly those concerning finance
and economics, in which fields he
was never happy
What thrills him these days are
international conferences. Upon
these he thrives. They are a tonic
mentally and physically. BY con-
trast, domestic affairs are dull and
drab, a strain on his patience, de-
pressing to his spirit.
All of which is easy to understand
but unfortunate for the Nation as
whole. After the war our domestic
problems will be great, grave ano
acute. If they are not effectively
dealt with, the consequences could
be only less disastrous than military
defeat.
After the war will come the most
critical peacetime period in our his
tory. That, then, we should be In
the hands of incompetents is an
appalling thought.
Evening star., 1945-03-14
Latins Now Welcome
IL. ). as a 'Partner,'
Bar Association Told

Latin American nations which
formerly resented Americas partici-
patton in nter-hemisphere discus
sions because of its dominant power
are now beginning to welcome this
Nations role in Pan-American af-
fairs and are following its lead in
bettering relations, Green H. Hack
worth. legal adviser to the State
Department, told the District Bar
Association last night.
Addressing the Association at a
Mayflower Hotel meeting. he said
that at the Pan-Anerican Confer
ence in Mexico City there was a
general wholehearted approval Of
the Dumbarton Oaks proposals by
the Latin-American nations, and
that these proposals are expected to
be discussed further at the United
Nations Security Conference in San
Francisco on April 25.
Discussing the current enthusiasm
Evening star., 1945-03-14

OF our neishboring nations for inter-
hemisphere solidarity. Mr.. Hack.
worth said the United States is no
longer "the octopus Of the North
but now "a copartner."
"They literally pulled us into Il" !"
he declared, in describing the en-
thusiasn displayed by Latin-Amer-
ican nations for the "Act of Cha
pultepec," through which the United
States and its neighbors have lined
up against aggression.
Conway Coe, commissioner OF
patents. who also spoke. urged that
inventors be encouraged to produce
new ideas by preserving the system
through which an invention remains
the property of the patent holder
for II years.
James r, Kirkland, chairman Of
the District Bar Committee on
Americanization, reported that in
the past nine months 638 persons
have been naturalized in District
Court, and that on April a group
Of persons taking the citizenship
oath will be addressed by Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1945-03-14
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

ny lhE hAShlN SEhtlCE.
@. Who was the sculptor of the
statue of Washington which is in
the capitol at Richmond, Va.?-
G. F. S.
A. The statue is >by Houdon and
was modelled from life. 1t Is con-
sidered to be the most valuable piece
of marble in America.
@. Where was Chopin buried?-
E. M. B.
A. Chopin was buried in the Pere
Lachaise Cemetery in Paris after
funeral services at the Madeleine
The Polish soil which had been CIV
en- to him when he left Warsaw in
1880 was buried with him.
@. How old Is the diocese of Can
terbury, England?-F. M. P.
A. The diocese was founded In
j597 AID.
@. What are the gauges of Rus
sian and German railroads.
R. R. B.
A. The gauge Of Russian railroads
is 5 feet. while that of German
railroads is feet BIZ inches.
@. What is meant by the white
mans burden?-K. l..
A. This is the name of one OF the
best known of Kipling's poems. II
was written for the inspiration o1
all who recognize the responsibility
OF the white to the colored races. II
was originally published in 1899.
@. Has the Government recalled
silver dollars?-K. A. w.
A. Silver dollars have not beer
recalled although they have not beer
minted for several years.
@. What is the age limit for vet.
Grams who wish to take a refreshel
course?-M. Mob.
| A. The age limits specified in tn,
CT Bill of Rights do not apply to re.
fresher or retraining courses. Such
courses may not exceed one year II
duration.
@. What Negro units of the Army
received the Croix de Guerre IL
the last war?-F. o. B.
A. -Four entire Negro regiments
the 369th. 370th, 371st and 372d, anc
the first battalion of the 367th In.
fantry were awarded the Croix d.
Guerre for heroism in action.
@. What amount is deducted
from the pay of soldiers in tn
Regular Army for the support o
the United States Soldiers HON,
in Washington. D. C.?-M. e. M.
A. At present the sum of 10 cent.
is deducted monthly from the pa,
of each enlisted man and warran
officer in the Regular Army.
O. What Is meant by the expires
sion convenience of the Govern
ment' when it appears on an hon
orable discharge from the Army?-
S. P. E.
A. The War Department say
that the term convenience of tn,
Government" is defined as follows
"O Reason given for an actor
not specifically covered by regula
tions, such as holding a man beyont
his term Of enlistment becaus,
convenient transportation is no
Immediately available; (2) all
purpose reason for discharge i,
cases not specifically covered il
the regulations. If the actual rea
son is favorable it is stated, if un
favorable it is withheld"
Evening star., 1945-03-14

ness OF It's poll
cieS. An argu-
m e n t C a n b e
made both ways
on this, but cer-
ta1nly the per-
centage OF COM
potency at the
start not only
was below aver
a ge ut t n e
trend mas been
down.
Attention to
this again has
been drawn by
recent Roosevelt
ntmentS.
Evening star., 1945-03-14
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Eve
ming Star Information Bureau. 316 ]
street NE. Washington 2. D. c. Please
tnclose 8 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1945-03-14
By Frank r. Kent

1t has been contended that the
real trouble with the Roosevelt ad-
ministration Is more the caliber of
its key men than the basic unsound-
Evening star., 1945-03-14

More than ever before, keep the
Angel Of Mercy by his side-Support
the Red Cross.
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-01
HONSHJJ ISLE
is RAIDED BY
SUPERFORTS

HEADQUARTERS IN THE
PACIFIC, Jan. 1.-Honshu Is
land was raided for the first
time by American Superfortress-
es from their base at Saipan on
New Years Eve, it has been re-
ported.
Throughout the night Tokyo,
Nagoya, Yokohama and Yoko-
suka naval station were also
raided.
The Japanese radio was re-
corded as saying that other
places on the east coast of Hon
shu were struck with American
bombs.
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-01
THIRD ARMY
In GAINS ON
7-MILE FRONT

PARIS, Jan. 1.-Two miles
have been gained on seven
miles front by the Third Army,
with tanks and infantry, it was
reported today. The gains have
been made in the Bastogne area
against the southern flank of
the German Ardennes bulge.
The attack, which they started
on Saturday, ran into heavy re-
sistance, but latest reports today
state that they are still making
progress. RS
A new thrust in the southwest
corner of Libramont and the
capture of Rochefort, at the
western tip of the bulge, have
further CONSTRUCTED the German
salient.
In a futile attempt to cut off
our supply line, the Germans
have been furiously counterat-
lacking for the past 70 hours,
between Arlon and Agai.
Eighteen German tanks We're
destroyed in attacks north OF
Lutrebois, which is three miles
southeast of Bastogne.
Other enemy drives were hurl-
ed back near Chenogne.
In the air the British rocket
firing was concentrated on Ger
MAN transport columns in the
st. With area.
Spitfires and German fighters
fought over Brussels for 40 min
utes, it was also reported.
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-01
STET'TINIUS
URGED TO SEEK
LIFT OF BAN

NEW YORK Jan. 1.-Secre-
tary of State Stettinius has been
requested to ask British authori-
ties for the removal Of the ban
on a London broadcast, soon to
be made by Doctor Juan Negrin,
who was the last premier of the
Spanish republic, it was report
ed today.
This address, which Is to be
broadcast, is to be made to the
anti-Franco people.
At a mass meeting in New
York, Fred Kirchwey, president
of TIE meeting, said that the
British ban was unwarranted
interference with the rights of
American people to hear whom
they choose.
The Nome nugget., 1945-01-01
PROVISIONAL
GOVERNMENT
PROCLAIMED

LONDON, Jan. IA provi-
sional government of Poland has
been proclaimed, which calls it
self the Polish Committee Of Ma
tional Liberation. This was an
nounced last night and it is ex-
pected that Russian recognition
will soon follow.
This action was challenged al
most Immediately by the Poles
in London, in what they term
ed an attempt against sovereign
rights of the Polish nation.
Edward Osuba Marawaski was
named prime minister and for
eign secretary of the Lublin
government.
The communist or workers
party have four members among
the new ministers and the So
cialist party has five members,
the peasant party five, and the
democratic party two.