davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
RUSH THE DEFENSES!

m In spite of the fact that there time when it seemed important to form in Alaska Territorial Guard organization to aid in meeting what then impending invasion of Alaska by the Japs-it seems foolish at this time to spend the Teritoys money for this purpose when is said to be needed sorely for other governmental pursuits suited to a postwar living.
 But from where sit it looks is that whispered-about special session of the Legislature slated for February if it is called by the Governor is going to be needed to appropriate more money for the Alaska Territorial Guard, the civilian army of volunteers referred to Governor Gruening Guerrillas because he is commander-in-ch
 While some legislators didn't think that any more funds should be appropriated this year, now that the regular U s. Army and the Navy and Coast Guard and Marines had things pretty well in hand some horse trading resulted in appropriation of $49200
 However, the commander -chief is eating into that fund quite recklessly.
 bargain" found in some surplus property. Five, or perhaps "quonset huts," those barn roofs which have become familiar sight in Alaska during the war were located near or at Nome and purchased by the commander for the insignificant sum of $538.
 But that only the beginning.
 Bills approved by the Governors Office for nails tools screws, drayage freight and labor the $53t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29

both oral and written reports warning that the Belgian Bulge attack was coming
 Finally, there is absolutely noth- ing in the Marshall report to show that Maj. Gen. Edwin Sibert, the man who flouted Col. Dickson's warning and wrote a report over- ruling him, was later promoted despite his blunder. Completely ignoring Col. Dickson S inter- views with prisoners, Sibert wrote a memo that the Germans could not attack. Whereupon, they did at a cost of 60,000 American cas- ualties.
 Gen. Sibert, the man who was wrong, got promoted to command Military Intelligence for the entire European area, while Col. Dickson, the man who was right, was per- mitted to retire.
 Those are the kind of things taking place inside the Army today which need to be rectified and cleaned up before we even con- slider building up big, new Army.
 Even though we proceed with conscription, no army, no matter how big. will operate efficiently unless it is built on a solid founda- tion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
Escorted Tour
(Alaska Fishing News)


 The military aide of the Governor needs to be taught a lesson. And not above trying to do it. He came here to meet Edward G. Arnold repre- senting the Office of the Division of Territories, Of Washington D. C.. who is making an official visit to the Territory and wants to meet people. That was all right-a courtesy, it might be assumed extended to an important official. But the aide went further than that He rode herd" upon Arnold, allowing "only favored ones' to meet him. After closely guarding him at the boat, he had MT Arnold whlsked away to a private residence owned by one of the favored where only few safe and sound ones we're invited to meet him. One of the 'undesirabes" heard about the private conference and crashed the gate MT Arnold said before leaving for Juneau on his return he expected to remain longer Let us hope that he can make his appointments and will not need ''bodyguard." The same tactics were used of riding herd" the visiting Congressmen by political puppets and rubber stamp agents to offset anything which might reach their ears through Alaska rough l necks.n
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
BRASS HAT MISTAKES

Many officers inside the Army, including West Pointers, believe it would be extremely healthy to have frank scrutiny of Army mistakes. They point to the fact that some records of the Civil War are still kept under lock and key because they would reflect on certain com manders. The errors of World War never have been taken out of the top secret category. And the tragic mistakes of this war, some of them costing thousands of lives, are carefully locked up in War Department vaults
 For instance, one of the most significant items in Gen. Marshall's much-heralded recent report is a brief paragraph on page A. Refer ring to the Belgian Bulge, Marshall says:
 On Dec. 16, von Rundstedt at tackled with a force of 24 divisions He had been able, because of heavy fog which continued for days, to assemble his forces in secrecy in the heavily forested foreground .
 With those brief words, Marshall kisses off the tragic error which cost 60,000 casualties, added bil- lions to the taxpayers war burden and very nearly let the Germans retake Brussels
 There is not the faintest indi- cation in the Marshall report that Col. B. Abbott Dickson, Intelligence Officer for the Second Army, warned that the Germans were about to attack and urged his superiors to be ready. There is no hint in the Marshall report that captured German prisoners had given us the tip off. Marshall entirely omits the fact that two colonels on his own staff, Truman Smith and Percy Blair. submitted
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
HOROSCOPE "The st0rs incline
 but do not c0mpep
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30

Benefic aspects dominate today The stars seem to smile on high government officials, especially on the resident of the United States.
 HEART AND HOME
 Mental vision should be keen un- der this sway which is favorable to decisions and planning. Emotions should be stabilized after recent ex- citement. The stars seem to presage serious occupations for women for merly interested in society. Impor- tant public service will he continued by many.
 BUSINESS AFFAIRS
 Regimentation considered neceS- sary in certain lines of business will be irksome as the most eventful year in history end. Washington will pay special attention to small concerns and offer practical plans for hastening return to normal con- ditions.
 NATIONAL ISSUES
 Various race problems will be nu- merous. Widespread discussion of selfish prejudices should be sternly repressed, the seers declare, since they emphasize consciousness Of outmoded distinctions which should be forgotten.
 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
 Diplomacy will be put to the test in the Far East where complex sit- nations will be many and needs end- less. Food will be of principal con- cern at this time when failure Of some crops adds to the difficulties of helpless war victims.
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of a year of many un- expected experiences in business af- fairs which will be fortunate after delays and disappointmentS.
 Children born on this day will use their hands well. They may be sur- geons or violinistS, carpenters or painters.
 (Copyright 1945) z
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29

FortresSes for the entire U. 5 Army in the 1940 appropriation bill
 It was under Marshall also that the General Staff only this spring recommended a peacetime air force of only about 18,000 men, though simultaneously planning tre- mendous old a h toned ground army. Eighteen thousand men was the size of the air corps in 1886 Yet Marshall's General Staff, even in 1945, despite the atom bomb which they knew about, plus rocket bombs which nearly ruined Eng land, was planning to go back to a tiny air force with huge, slow moving ground army.
 Yet it is Gen. Marshall who has sold President Truman on the idea of peacetime conscription and a 4,O00 ,OO0-man Army just after fin ishing a war which was to have brought peace to the world.
 Today, of course, Gen. Marshall is no longer the energetic young captain he was under Pershing. He is over-age, has performed great things in the past and deserves a rest. But certainly if past recom- mendations are a criterion, his cur rent recommendation for conscrip- tion should be examined carefully
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
20 YEARS AGO fTE TIT EMPIRE
OCTOBER 29, 1925


 Steve the southbound steamer Alaska from Westward
 About Lodge entertainment the cedng Tuesday held observance of Mosehea Lodge made short talk on inc meaning of the commemoaton first this by fall the earliest snowfall recorded since 19l8 when fell from October to October 26
 Gastneau Hotel had returned to Juneau after a hunting trip in Skagway and Haines local troops of Boy Scouts were starting this night patrol aid the police in keeping the damage This was the first time that and good results anticipated
 Weathe Highest lowest 31;
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29

Weather: Highest, 38 lowest, 31; snow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN not T don't hardy think so or
 MISPRONOUNCED Pronounce em-poi-e final n last syllable second syllable
 NfISSPEILED Beach shore).
 Arraign charge cite ndlct summon Use word three times and it is yours Let us each day Today wod easily percptbe obvious Here papable
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
MODERN ETIQUETTE 'y RoRERrA LEE

Is a inside of the pavement accompanying woman? oi Only they their through rough jostlng better keeping 5a,sYf teg} 5tzf
 introduce to elderly 
 time to have the wedding rehearsal?
 A. The day evening preceding wedding day
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29

investment have obligated the Territorial Treasury for Sl9O95 and the $539 bargain has skyrocketed to $l9633 blunder-a tidy sum.
 However this includes only the bills up to October Is and there will be more coming.
 While the of the nation attempts reconversion from war to peace Alaska rushes the detenses full speed ahead.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
The W ashingt ion Merry -Go- Round
tContinued from Page OneJ

would have appointed a commis- sion of civilians as well as generals and admirals to study the whole thing and pick the flaws in our present system.
 Certainly. if Harry Truman had been clicking as in the old days, when Hugh Fulton of the Senate Truman Committee had him in tow, he would have done this him. self.
 GHOST-WRITER GENERAL
 The man who wrote most of President Truman's able speech on peace time conscription was the Chief of Staff, Gen. George c. Marshall, to whom this column many times has paid tribute.
 George Marshall's greatest mili- tary contribution was in 1918 when as captain he executed the most brilliant military maneuver of the last war in transferring 100000 men from St. Mihiel to the Mouse -Argonne front, plus 40,000 tons of ammunition, 34 hos pitals, 93,000 horses, 164 miles of railway and 87 depots. It was a great job.
 Marshall was then Pershing's favorite young officer and always has been. Some of the anti-Persh- ng-Marshall clique-and there are violent cliques in the Army-are not so generous toward Marshall as his good friend Harry Truman But looking at both sides, it is prob- ably fair to say that Marshall though a great military organizer made serious mistakes when he stepped out of his immediate role of military strategy into long-range planning. In recent years his prophecies have been about 10C per cent wrong
 It was Marshall who made the serious error of giving the Rus sianS about six weeks to last, after the Germans invaded in 1941 Il was Marshall who told newsmen just few days before Japan sur rendered and even after the atom bomb had been dropped, that wt would still need around 3,000, 0GC men to defeat Japan.
 It was Marshall who didnr bother to telephone Gen. Short al Pearl Harbor that the Japs were about to attack, but sent him z slow-moving commercial cablegram His judgment in this might be for. given. But his lack of organization inside the General Staff by which the cable was held up all night anc then delayed further until Marshal returned from his Sunday horse back ride seems hard to forgive.
 It was Marshall also who in 1940 one year after Germany started thu war in Europe. was so ground army minded that his Genera Staff recommended only six Flyint
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
HOOK and LEARN Sy c. ,,lt, GORDON

appointed National Administrator World elrooa0 3. the Middle Ages? par the most beautiful pert the world? is between "indict" indite"? What is the science of photography?
 ANSWERS: "A a5sf l.
 century DO b the Renas. (about 1500 o10- At3 Rio de Janero
 charge with offense, and ndite is to write or compose. rsare
 5. writing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29

Steve incoming passenger on the souhbound Alaska from the Westward.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-10-29
DOROTHY'S DANCING SCHOOL

Glasses now enrolling. Baton- twirling. tap, acrobatics. toe-ballet, moderne, eccentric, toe-tap, charac- ter and social dancing for be-
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09
Swaps Pants
To HHiasG Guilt

A thug who police believe broke
into a house and stole a pair Of
trousers 10 replace his own which
had become bloodstained in a
strongarming was being sought
today.
The strongarm victim, Arthur
II. jackson, 55. of 1922 Cooper,
was cut on the face and head
when attacked and robbed of S45
Yesterday in front OF -6l63 Mt.
Elliott.
A short time later a young
man, believed TO be the bandit,
forced his way into the house at
6l63 MI. Elliott and stole a pair
Of trousers, leaving in their stead
a pair of bloodstained khaki
trousers.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09
Fulton Praises
Cdno| BIockers

Senator Ferguson and the
then Senator Harry S, Truman
halted the costly Canol oil prof.
ect after Investigation disclosed
it was a "boondoggling expert
ment' fostered by Gen. Brehon
Somervell. it was charged here
today.
This was the assertion of Hugh
Fulton, New York attorney who
served as chief investigator for
the Truman committee. in an adj
dress yesterday 10 400 members
Of the Detroit Bar Association.
Fulton charged that Gen. Som
crvelrs "StubborneSS' led 10 the
waste of S150,OO0,00O of the tax
payers money in the Arctic oil
venture. He said Gen. Somervell
insisted no using money and criti-
cal materials on the project de-
spite warnings that the plan was
impractical
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09
Body Recovered

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. s tUPt
The navy reported today that
the body Of Stewards Mate Ray
Civils. 33, Of indianapolis, had
been recovered near a dock on the
waterfront. lie was one Of II
sailors lost Oct. 30 when a launch
capSiZed
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09

Women's Fur Trimmed Coats
Flatter in Many New Ways
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09
COP in Georqia

ATLANTA, Nov. S (UP)-
Georgia Democrats prepared to-
day 10 battle the threat of Edgar
L. Schukraft, 5l-year-old florist.
who said he would run for mayor
of Atlanta on the Republican
ticket in the Dec. ) election.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09
QUILT PIECES

My big bargain psekare besuttfui fAEt cOl0I
auilt pieces includes giant spool thread
free, Is selected quilt patterns, plus enough
assorted colorfui goods Ia make over 1900
quilt patches; special ~. GOD. plu'
postage. 1000 Satisfaction money back
guarantee, send Ro money. Pay postnan
Mary Caldwell. Cran Remnant Co., Dept
fsIB. Bloomington, IN. Free for prompt
sction--latest Trail RlaIsrs' Almanac
Cnp this
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09
S~eatsr R%ghtsnsr,

Color Flattery and Toasty Warmth With Skirts
woo give you cosy comfotthese atng wardrobe bright
collection cardigan
and swea-from comfortable coor-den group
Left Misses cardigan Chinese CHERRY pink, blue,
uool ersy-be in aqua,
boun, black red American bIne So A. $795
Ribbed uod metal buttons gray fucbd
red, blue, pink In sizes 81 to 49, $8.95
Grand dRhn-Sr
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09

pyics, Sab'cct 10 jcc Sale TAI.
Tbn Is on The ba'e buce only
not including Fedeyh Tn.
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09
RsqporAoned Suit
Sized to Height for the

Sized to Height for the
Small, Average and Tall Miss
Wonderful wool serge, cxpertly tailored and cut in
three carefully proportoncd lengths to give every
miss thar coveted, custom tailored look and a
minimum of alterations Navy blue cardigan
with neat hand picked edge. Misses sizes $29.75
SUIT sHoP-Si,tb Observation-Disclosures. ?
Detroit evening times., 1945-11-09
e Leading Lady .
Softly Tailored Dress That
Pleases a Woman's Public

Leading Lady" is good troupcr for your ward
robe because it performs well on any occasion, has
color drama and knows its lincs Rayon crepe
button-f frontier with pretty rocco pocket. Amer
lean blue Chinese cherry turquoise black. In sizes
1914 to 2611. $S.95
HUDSoNS-S,tb Fioor-Lrrmer Srcet-Sectior
Evening star., 1945-02-04
UarAH nf Chunks

HANCOCK, r. ELMER. We wish to
thank our many friends and relatives for
their kindness. sympathy and floral tributes
Il the time Of our bereavement
HIS DEVOTED FAMILY.
" HOWARD. ELIZABETH. The family OF
the late ELIZABETH HOWARD wishes to
express its sincere thanks to the clergymen,
neishbors and friends for their expressions
the beautiful floral tributes and cards of
Condolence extended us during her illness
HUSBAND AND FAMILY.
/. JARVIS, w. ERNEST. We wish to ex-
press our sincere thanks and grateful ap-
probation to our many friends, clergymen,
business associates and neighbors for their
expressions OF sympathy and many kind
loved one. THE JARVIS FAMILY.
MALLORY, CHARLES S. We wish to
express our sincere thanks and grateful
appreciation to the clergymen, relatives
sympathy and many kindnesses upon the
passing of our loved one.
THE MALLORY FAMILY.
MARSHALL, ELLEN tNee MATTHEWS),
The family of the late ELLEN MARSHALL
tnee Matthews) wishes to acknowledge
snd express its sincere gratitude and ap-
preciation for the beautiful floral tributes
fnd varied expressions of sympathy offered
by her church and neighbors and COM
munity friends during its recent bereave-
nent. THE FAMILY.
REDDICK, GERTRUDE. I wish to thank
my relatives and many friends for their
kind sympathy and floral tributes at the
death Of my mother, GERTRUDE RED
DICK. LORETTA JONES.
TATE, PVT. ROY ALLEN. We wish to
extend our sincere thanks and apprecia-
ton to the many friends, relatives and
neighbors for their thoughtfulness and
kindness to us during our recent bereave-
ment.
Mr.. AND MRS. JAMES TATE, sr., AND
FAMILY
Evening star., 1945-02-04

nouncement Of the attack stated,
"and at disorganizing control of
military forces within the Reich at
this crucial time"
German radio stations went hay
wire after broadcasting a warning
that Allied bombers were approach
ing.
Meanwhile, Col. Ernst Won Ham
mer, German military commentator,
made three false starts on his
broadcast. The German communi-
que was an hour late and the DNB
agency was off the air for an hour
and half. jumbling two programs
when it returned.
Radio Avoids Mention of Attack.
But even after the broadcasts
were resumed. nothing was said of
the results of the air attack.
Although no enemy fighters In
terfered with the Fortress and Lib
orator formations, some of the more
than 900 Mustang and Thunderbolt
fighter planes screening the attack
shot down at least 81 German air
craft in wide-ranging sweeps.
One Thunderbolt group caught
Is single-engine enemy fighters just
after their take-off from a field
east of Berlin and shot down nine.
A group of Mustangs shot down IL
Nazi planes. There were several
claims of German aircraft destroyed
on the ground.
In straffing attacks in the Ham
burg area, troop train and 20 To-
comotives were hit and seven oil
cars and Is freight cars were de-
Stroyed.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
|Sendie Wallace Truce
May Be Broken BY
Battle Over Williams
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The armed truce under which
Senate Democrats suspended their
civil war over the Henry Wallace
Cabinet appointment may be shat
tered this week over Aubrey Will
liams, another presidential nominee.
Mr.. Williams appointment to
head the Rural Electrification ADJ
ministration comes before the Sens
ate Agriculture Committee Tuesday
for public hearings. There are
signs that the same lineup OF Re-
publicans and Southern Democrats
which came within one vote of
forcing a Misunderstanding show
down on the former Vice Presidents S
appointment as Secretary Of Com
merce has formed ranks against
Mr.. Williams.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, OF
Tennessee, who went of the ad-
ministration reservation to fight Mr..
Wallace, already has assumed lead
ership In the battle against Mr.
Williams, former National Youth
Administration head. Senator Nc
Kellar calls Mr.. Williams "waste1
of Government money"
To many of the Southern Demo-
Gratis, Mr.. Williams stands as a
symbol Of what they call the left
wing element of the party group
headed by Mr.. Wallace.
Their assault, as in the Wallace
attack, will be against the gov
ernmental spending theories they
attribute to both men. Both also
have strong backing from the CIO
Senator Wherry of Nebraska
minority whip, predicted Repub-
licans may give more solid support
to the Williams opposition than
they did against Mr.. Wallace.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Il. Col. RiHenhouse Dies;
Rites 10 Be al Fort Myer

1t. Col. Basil N. Rittenhouse, S.
retired Army ofiicer who made his
home In Hillandale, Silver Spring
died Friday night at Walter Reed
Hospital after q months illness.
Born In Elizabeth, N. j., he was
q graduate Of Bucknen College.
Shortly after graduation he entered
the Army and served in the Philip
pine insurrection, the Spanish
American War and the World War.
He was retired for disability about
Is years ago and for the last eight
years had made his home on Rod
ney road He was a member of the
Army and Navy Club here and was
a Mason and Shriner.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Lorraine
G. Rittenhouse. he is survived by q
daughter, Mrs. Lanier Gray, OF
Alexandria, a son, Comdr. Basil N
Rittenhouse, jr., now on sea duty
and sister, Mrs. A. T. Clifton, OF
Los Angeles. Funeral services will
be held at pm. tomorrow at Fort
Myer Chapel, with burial In Airing
ton Cemetery.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Lars N. Eidsness Dies;
Once Amateur Sports
Leader in District

Lars M. Eidsness, 56, assistant
superintendent Of the Department
Of Agriculture building group under
the Public Buildings Administra-
ton, died at Doctors Hospital yes
terday after a weeks illness.
= He once managed the Mohawk
football team and took an active
part in Department of Agriculture
baseball as a pitcher and manager.
One of his teams won the Depart
ment League and city champion
ship. "A native of Holstein, Iowa, he
attended Graettinger High School in
that State, then came to Washing
ton about 1914, and entered the
employ of the Agriculture Depart
ment.
Mr.. EidsneSs was a member of
the Association of Government
Buildings Superintendents, and also
belonged to the Fourth Buildings
Branch Credit Union. For many
years he attended the Lutheran
Church of the Reformation. His
home was at 22l4 Newton street NE.
He married Georgianna Sander
son In 1916. She died in 1888. Their
surviving children are: Lars M.
Eidsness, IT,. of the Navy Depart
ment; Adelaide M. Eidsness, of the
Aircraft Research Service, Phoenix,
Ariz.; Midshipmanl George w. Eids-
ness and John E. Eidsness.
Also surviving are his father,
Magnus l.. Eidsness of Alexandria,
and his sisters, Mrs. Arthur Berge-
son, Arlington; Mrs. Lee D. Hall,
Falls Church; and Mrs. Thomas c.
Gale and Mrs. Gerda Klucken, Arl-
ington.
Funeral services will be held from
the Hines funeral home, 29O1 Four
teenth street NV, but the time
has not yet been decided. Burial
will be at Graettinger, Iowa, where
his brother, Michael l.. Eidsness,
late superintendent of the Division
of Stamps in the Post ONCE De-
partment, was buried in 1887.
Evening star., 1945-02-04
Fortress Crash Kills
4 Flyers at Yuma, Ariz.
By the Associated Press.

BY tHe HsSocIdted PTesS.
YUMA, AriZ.. Feb. 3.-Four Army
airmen were killed last night when
"a Flying Fortress crashed and
burned shortly after taking off from
the Yuma Army Air Field. The dead
were identified as:
1t. Peter K. CULLEN, "a, Yuma,
Ariz.; Second 1t. George K. Myers,
20, Decatur, H.; Second 1t. Daniel
A. Rice; 20, Phoenix, Ariz., and
Sergt. Donovan U. Oseth, %, Erdahl,
MINI.
Evening star., 1945-02-04

ptal q t e r 4
brief illness.
sMr. r e nick
came to Wash
! n 6 ton several
years ago as a
pro c ur e m e n t
specialist W 1t h
the War Produc-
ton Board, later
transferring to
the Smaller War
Plants Corp. He
had been associ-
ated with Army
Times for the
last year.