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port. Their main advantage was

port. Their main advantage was
as a diversion.
Development Of our existing
fighting tools, plus mechanical
gadgets, radar and sound instru-
ments, was responsible for ruin
ing the Nazi "Superman' myth.
Full details must still be secret.
Our anti-aircraft guns, some
times used as anti-tank weapons
too, reached miles into the sky
to bring down Nazi planes. Me-
chanical brains" sat in the mid
die of group of A-A, calculat-
ing height, speed, direction,
windage and half dozen other
factors.
BAG OF TRICKS
When the long retreat TO Ber-
lin finally began, the Germans
dipped deep into their bag of
tricks. They tried to slow the
land pursuit with mines and
BOBBY traps, to halt the pulver-
izing long-range bombing with
rockets, flying bombs and sill
yer fire."
Silver fire, a flaming mass Of
phosphorus discs, was dropped
on bomber formations by en-
envy planes. Glider bombs con-
trolled by radio and rockets
fired by enemy planes were also
used. The answer again was fire
power. We knocked down the
enemy planes by arming bomb
ers with longer-range guns and
by providing long distance fight
ers.
Rockets made comeback,
despite their inaccuracy COM
pared TO orthodox shells, be-
cause lack of recoil made them
natural for launching from air.
planes or by infantry.
Nazi mines and bobby traps
were murderously ingenious.
The Germans wired the bodies
of dead, both Allied and their
own, hid death in doorknobs,
stairways, faucets, toilet han
dies, wine bottles, whistles, ra-
dos and apple trees.
Nazi sea warfare was waged
almost exclusively by a huge
fleet of submarines, many using
magnetic or sonic torpedoes de-
signed to blast at the nearest
mass of metal or throbbing pro-
pellor. The British discharged
floating magnetic mines by fly
ing over them with a huge steel
hoop slung below a plane.
Airplanes found and de-
stroyed hidden subs. When we
had enough warships for convoy
work, the submarine menace
faded and was never again a ma
jor threat.
EMPHASIS ON BOMBERS
In the air, emphasis shifted to
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By ROBERT Nj. HARRINGTON
AP Features Writer

WASHINGTON - Germany's
success was responsible for her
defeat.
Because she did not have the
resources to wage too long q
war successfully, the "blitz.
krieg" idea incorporating a
much-heralded arsenal of "se'
cret weapons" was adopted. Ac-
tually the only thing secret was
which weapons were going to
be used next. Aerial blitz, dive
bombers, panzers, parachute
troops, magnetic torpedoes, roc
ket guns, "silver fire" and flying
bombs were simply tactical sur
prises.
The Reich strategy anticipated
a fast sweep through all Europe
before the United States and
Great Britain could mobilize full
strength. It failed because it was
too ambitious.
Germany's strategy had rough
ly three main parts: clever pro-
paganda, a sudden attack and
a mop-up designed to crush
seeds of future revolt.
Significantly, the turning
point came when Hitler's troops
finished their sweep across the
continent from Poland by lick
ing France. His warlords were
not ready to follow up Dunkirk
with an invasion of Britain, for
they had not anticipated sweep
ing success so quickly.
The Luftwaffe hammered and
blasted England in familiar pat
tern-but there were no plans
to enable ground troops to fol-
low up.
BATTLE LESSON DIFFICULT
The breathing spell proved
sufficient time for the Allied
war machine to get under way.
Next for the Allies came the
Job Of learning how to beat the
enemy's weapons. The lesson
was not simple.
The formula for hating an
aerial blitz was painfully work
ed out in blood and broken
cities. Barrage balloons and an
ti-aircraft defenses, though i'm
proved tremendously, were not
enough, so the Raj met the
Luftwaffe out over the Channel.
The powerful battery Of ma
chineguns in British wings
blasted the swastika planes from
the sky-underlining the mill
tary axiom: you've got to meet
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big, heavily armed and armored
bombers. Fundamentally, this
was the same thing as had hap
pened in the evolution OF artil-
lery guns-an increase in range
and size.
Constantly one type Of weap-
on has had TO be improved to
meet the threat of another. In
American arms, anti-aircraft
range has been increased over
100 per cent; tank speed, 700
per cent; bomb size, well over
800; individual soldiers fire.
power, over $50.
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Better Allied Ordnance
and Tactics Win the Edge

firepoWer with firepower."
The job was not one of having
TO invent new weapons but OF
getting enough basic guns as
sembled at the right time and
place--the oldest military head
ache in the world.
Dive-bombers, tanks and pan
ger divisions crushed France and
sent the u. S. public into a tiz-
zy, clamoring for similar weap-
ons. Actually all France needed
was more powerful anti-tank
guns and greater mobility for
her famous IT'S" field piece.
Later, desperate Russians,
fighting with "Molotov cock
tails" (gasoline-filled bottle),
TINT and grenades probed tank
weaknesses.
We developed the tank-de-
stroyer, essentially a standard
cannon on a fast truck. The IDS
waited in ambush and popped
out at sure-death range.
Gaping the tank-mashers,
came the bazooka, a two-man
contraption for firing a power
full rocket which enabled our in
fantrymen to convert any tank
into scrap metal.
MACHINE GUNS DEADLY
Another German surprise, the
Stuka dive-bomber, was king
until we learned to murder it
with heavy caliber machine
guns and quick-sighting anti
aircraft. Trucks were easy meat
until we mounted fast-swiveling
machine guns above the cabs.
Because it had to follow a GER
tain path to plant its bombs, a
path that could be anticipated by
a cool-nerved gunner, the Stuka
became a clay pigeon.
Our machine guns, though lit
tie mentioned in the headlines,
became truly terrible weapons
because of improved firepower
and sighting devices. In the
hands of masters they have
stopped tanks, planes, ships and
submarines as we'll as troops.
Parachute troops, another
surprise, were ineffective
against strong ground resist
ance. Further drawbacks: they
could not get through a heavy
screen of fighter planes en- route
to their target; in broken or
wooded country they could not
land uninjured nor locate their
equipment and food; once on the
ground, they could not hold a
captured position without sup
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Nazi Secret Weapon Scare Proves Largely Empty

was able to hold fast to the de-
termination expressed at the
start of the war that neutrality
was his peoples best hope for
the future.
Switzerland revolving pres
idency brought a different man
to the helm during each year of
the conflict; but each was an
elder statesman. stood ready to
blast the tunnel entrances to the
mountain n ation. Opponents
again found Switzerland valu-
able as a listening post.
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found his mastery OF practical
politics was aided in keeping
neutral by the desires OF the
warning forces to have Portugal
as listening post.
Sweden'sl King Gustaf V In
World War l talked tough, but
in World War II managed to
keep out of the conflict because
Germany got supplies from
Sweden without invading.
Fires American-born prime
minister, canon De Valera, be-
cause his nation was located out
side the strategic mainstream,
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role, in steering between the
warning forces.
Turkeys Ismet Inonu resisted
Axis pressure when Allied
hopes were lowest, for years
held against Allied efforts to
sway him off the fence.
SPANS Francisco Franc o
found his hands tied in a ma
ton exhausted by its own civil
war; signed commercial pacts
with England, signed an accord
with Germany.
Portugal's Antonio de, Oil
veira Salazar, long-term premier
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Six Clutch
|StraWS of
Neutrality
AP Features

AP Features
Six nations clutched the straw
of neutrality as the riptides of
conflict engulfed the rest of Eu-
rope, and the leaders o. each
played a vital, il not decisive
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
TO CONVEY REAL PROPERTY

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth Judicial District of the State
OF Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
In the matter of the estate OF
A. w. Fox, deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that Earl
B. Angel the administrator of the
Estate of A. w. Fox, deceased, has
filed in this Court his petition ask
ing for an Order authorizing him
to convey certain real estate to
Vergil L. Backus in compliance
with certain contract entered into
between said A. w. Fox and said
Vergil L. Backus on March %, 1914.
The hearing of said petition has
been set for Friday, the 22nd day
Of June 1915, at $50 a. m. at the
Courtroom in the Court House in
Libby, Montana, when and where
any person interested in said Es-
tate may appear and file written
objections to the granting of said
order and for further reference is
hereby made to said petition on file
with the Clerk of said Court.
Dated May Is, l945.
FRED F. CLARK,
Clerk of Court.
BLACKBOARD & BLACKBOARD,
Attorneys for Petitioner,
Libby, Montana. 4t-m31 -j7-14-21
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

| Bids will be received by the
Mountain States Power Company at
its office in Albany, Oregon, for the
construction of an arch concrete
dam and clearing reservoir site in
Sections 20 and 81, T. 80, N. R 81
W., in Lincoln County, approx
mately three miles southwest of
Libby, Montana. The dam to be
approximately SIS feet above bed
rock, and approximately 125 feet
long at crest. Reservoir requires
clearing approximately % acres Of
brush with some trees.
The project requires approx
mately 1920 yards of concrete, IL
yards of rock excavation, 1000 lineal
feet OF fence around reservoir, and
small amount OF steel and pipe.
Plans and specifications for bid
ders may be obtained by writing G..
Mcclellan, Chief Engineer, Noun
tain States Power Company, Al
bany, Oregon. Bids will be opened
July 2, 1945.
The right is reserved to reject
any or all proposals, or to accept
tie proposal deemed best for the
Company or to refuse acceptance of
proposals at any time Company so
desires.
MOUNTAIN STATES POWER co.
G. MCCLELLAN,
Chief Engineer
1t-jl4 Albany, Oregon.
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National Forest Timber for SaIc

Sealed bids will be received by
the Forest Supervisor, Libby, Nom
tana, up to 200 p. m, June Is,
l945, for all merchantable insect
damaged sawlogs marked or desig-
mated for cutting on an area em-
bracing about 300 acres within UNI
surveyed Sections | and 2, T. 80
N, R. 33 W., Pete Creek Drainage.
Kootenai National Forest, estimat-
ed to be 200 M feet b. m. of white
pine. No bids of less than $500
per M feet b. m. for white pine
will be considered. Bids with rates
in excess Of those permissible UNI
der MPR-460 will be reduced to the
allowable maximum in making the
award. The sum of $3.50 must be
deposited with each bid to be APP
piled to the purchase price, refund
ed or retained in part as iquidated
damages according to conditions Of
sale. The right is reserved to re-
ject any and all bids. Before bids
are submitted, full information con-
corning the timber, conditions Of
sale, and submission of bids should
be obtained from the Forest Super
visor, Libby, Montana. 2t-j7-14
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Ly only, and good cause being

ty only, and good cause being
shown,
1t is therefore ordered by the
Clerk of this Court, the Judge be-
ing absent from the County of Lin
coin, that all persons interested in
the said estate of said deceased, ap-
pear before said District Court on
Friday, the 22nd day of June, A. D.
l945, at $50 a. m. of said day, al
the Courtroom in the Court House,
in Libby, Montana, to show cause
why an order should not be granted
to said administrator, determining
the legacies in said estate and to
whom distribution of the proceeds
of said estate should be made.
And it is further ordered, that q
copy of this order be published in
the Western News, a week. ~.
cation, printed and published H.
Lincoln County, Montana, for fou,
successive weeks prior to said date
of hearing said petition.
Dated May 10Th, l945.
(SeaD FRED F. CLARK,
Clerk of Court, the Judge being
BLAcKFoRD & BLACKBOARD,
Attorneys for Petitioner,
Libby, Montana. 4t-m3l-j7-14-2l
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
RExFORD NEWS
In the Service of the Nation

In the Service OF the Nation
Arthur Lee Martin spent short
furlough at his parents home the
past week. Arthur Lee is in the
Navy and was at Los Angeles prior
to coming home.
Cpl. Robert Byers is here from
Texas, visiting at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Byers.
Mrs. Harry Owens and children
of Plains was a caller in town
Thursday.
Little interest was shown at the
special election held here Tuesday,
Only Is votes were cast
w. F. Cox of Kalispell, Raleigh
Products representative was a call
err Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Bolles and two daugh-
tiers were guests of relatives, and
friends in Troy last week.
Mrs. Matt Griffiths of Whitefish
visited her daughter, Mrs. Barney
Myers, and family few days last
week.
Mr. CARRIER, a member of the
board of health from Helena, was a
business caller Thursday.
Mrs. Hedge Hammons and son,
Pvt. Fred Hammons of Ural, were
Thursday callers.
Mrs. Olive Pagan and children of
Eureka were guests at the Alden
White home last week.
O. T. Beagle was a business call
er in Libby the last of the week.
Doug Truman Of Port Orchard,
Wash, is visiting friends in this
vicinity.
Viola Williams of Libby is a
guest at the home of Mrs. Harry
Kins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nolan Of
Kalispell were business callers
Thursday.
Jack Call was taken back to the
Clark Hospital the last of the week
Mrs. Mary Leighty spent the
weekend at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bud Leighty near Gateway.
Mrs. L. Brown of Priest River,
Ida, was a guest at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Guy Crane and
her son, Louie Brown, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wellington Brock
moved to Eureka Sunday.
Mrs. Joe George went to Kalispell
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Lynn Workman, re-
Gently of Portland, were callers
here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Birmingham
of Libby were calling on relatives
in this vicinity the first of the week.
Mrs. Anthony Joy and daughter
Dolores of Troy were weekend
guests at the Fred Marvel home. !.
Sgt. Chas. Sumo is home on fur
Tough.
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CALL FOR BIDS

Trustees of School District No. 5
are calling for bids for the trans
portation of all elementary and
high school pupils in District S, and
other children on the route, to the
Eureka town schools. Must be a
bus that conforms to the school
law, with seating capacity for %
children For further information on
route apply to the clerk.
Bids will be opened June %, 8
p. m at the home of the clerk.
Trustees reserve the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
CLARA M. FLEMING,
Clerk School District No. 5.
3t-i7-14-11
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of County Commissioners
Lincoln County, Montana, will re-
ceive sealed bids on the following
One CD Addressograph Machine
Bids to be opened June 81, 1945,
at 2:30 o'clock p. m. All bids must
be addressed to the County Clerk,
Lincoln County, Libby, Mont, and
must be delivered to him not later
than 200 o'clock p. m, on the day
bids are to be opened.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners, Lincoln County,
Montana.
Dated this oath day of May, 1945.
G. G. EARLE,
3t-m3lj 7-14 County Clerk.
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

In the District Court of the Elev-
enth Judicial District Of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Lincoln.
In the matter of the estate of
A. w. Fox, deceased.
Earl B. Angel, the administrator
with the Will annexed, of the estate
Of A. w. Fox, deceased, having filed
his petition herein praying for an
Order of this Court. determining
the legacies of said Will, and the
persons to whom distribution Of the
proceeds of said estate should be
made;
And it further appearing that said
estate consists of personal proper
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of Belle 0. McGill, also
known as Belle Olive McGill, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the UNI
dersigned, the administrator of the
estate of Belle @. McGill, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication Of
of this notice to the said admins
traitor at the law offices of Oliver
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
CERTIFICATE GIVING NAMES
OF PERSONS ACTING UNDER A
TRADE NAME

State Of Montana, County Of Lin
coin, SIS:
We, the undersigned, hereby Ger
tify that we are the persons who
conduct and transact an electrical
and plumbing business in the city
of Libby, county Of Lincoln, state
of Montana, under the name and
style Of Libby Electric and Plumb
ing Company; that the full and true
individual name of each and every
person who is in any way inter-
ested in said business under said
name, together with postoffice ad-
dress of each of them, is as follows,
to-Wit:
Walter G. Eller, Libby, Montana
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
CARD OF THANKS

It is with deep gratitude that we
express our thanks for the condol-
ence offered us at the passing OF
our husband ind father, George w.
Rouse, and also for the affection
and friendliness shown in the floral
contributions.
We wish to especially thank the
force at the local Great Northern
depot for their unceasing efforts in
trying to locate one son in Sand
point.
Mrs. w. G. Rouse and Family.
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CALL FOR BIDS

Troy, Montana
June IL, 1945.
Trustees of School Dist. No. 2,
Lincoln County are asking for bids
for the transportation of pupils
from the Caraway Ranch on Lake
Creek to School House in Dist. No.
l and return, for the school year,
1945-46.
The successful bidder must furn-
ish standard bus of at least ten
(l0) passengers
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Bids must be in the hands of
Clerk of district by the 25th day
of June, 1915.
LESLIE S. HURD,
Clerk School Dist. No. 2, Troy,
Mont, Star Ri. 3.
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James M. Archer, Libby, Montana
WALTER G.. ELLER.
TAAHEC NJ ApCuEP

JAMES M. ARCHER.
State of Montana, County of Lin
coin, SIS:
On this LIST day of June, 1945,
before me, Oliver Phillips, a No
tary Public in and for the county
and state aforesaid, personally APP
peared Walter G. Eller and James
M. Archer, known to me personally
to be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the within instru-
ment, and acknowledged to me that
they executed the same.
In Witness Whereof, l have here
unto set my hand and affixed my
Notarial Seal the day and year first
above written.
(Notarial SeaD
OLIVER PHILLIPS,
Notary Public for the state of Mon
tana, residing at Libby, Mont. My
commission expires March 1,
1947.
4t-i7-14-21-28
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14

Phillips in Libby in the County OF
Lincoln, State of Montana, the same
being the place for the transaction
OF the business of said estate.
FRED r. McGILL,
Administrator of the Estate of said
Deceased.
Dated at Libby, Montana, this
2lst day of May, 1945.
OLIVER PHILLIPS.
Attorney for Petitioner.
4t-m24-31--i7-14
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1945-06-14
Legal Notices
SALE OF COUNTY PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that the
Board Of County Commissioners
Lincoln County, Montana, will on
the tenth day of July, 1915, at 1890
A. NJ, at the front door of the
Courthouse, Libby, Montana, sell at
a Public Auction, to the highest
cash bidder, the following prop
erty:
Lots Is and is Of Block 10, South
Libby.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
Dated this Thirteenth day of
June, l945.
G. G. EARLE,
County Clerk and Recorder.
4t-j14-2l-28-jl5
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LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Gray fender skirt, teardrop
type, with Buick emblem. Reward.
Phone 2478-R. (236OC)
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IN MEMORIAM

IN MEMORY of Sarah B. Bowman,
who passed away one year ago,
october 80, 1914.
Our mother is gone, We see her
no more,
She left this land for the other
shore,
We see the labor of her dear hand,
We miss her in the family band,
We see the path she so often trod,
But it's joy to think she rests with
God.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Bowman
(24O6C) and family
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PERSONAL

I WILL not De responsible for any
debt contracted by my wife. JOS
ephine Calderone. John j. Calder
one, Box 222. Wyandotte. (2385C)
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THE FAMILY of Edward H. Aft
hotter wish to express their
thanks to neighbors and friends for
the kindnesses shown them in their
recent bereavement. (2438C)
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BUSINESS SERVICE

TOMS Trailer Service-Light de-
livery service and trailers for rent.
Phone 1249-W. 1915 18th st.
(242SC)
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LOST-CuShion off sofa on Eureka
between Fort and Dix. Call wy.
IT'LL. (2448C)
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CARD OF THANKS

7 WISH to thank my many friends
and neIghbors for their kindness
es shown during the sickness and
death of my wife. Special thanks
to the Doctors and nurses.
(2405C) Charles Kohler