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Continues
London, Jan. 2^-Ngii "fee plea*"
?turned to the attar* late 1m* night
afty**'^ b*nihlnnt British. New
dropping incendiary bombein several
Englairi sectors. ,
T^Avn W its first two alanas at
1941 during the night hows. The
MM *?? ^ iSS
Sunday eight. During the secona
storm, wWcb followed quickly after
the 4at *^11 deer" ?*"?*? I***?1*
iateiy from the fee bombs m the
easfcernKagland localities, and they
^ dibit with promptly by the fee
bombs dropped
in one London district, erasing dam
im mm! some casualties.
After a long period of quiet,>Jhe
dear signal sounded again aboefc- * I
^Haiders cruised over Jiverpool and
other - Merseyside cities for several
boon, dropping some bombs, r
No antiaircraft gunfire was heard,
but night fighting pi*** )?
Ueved to have operated agamst tne
G^^r* toe first night raid in that
area since December 27.
Dover Straight over which many
German raiders must fly?was lash
ed by * bitterly cold northeast wind.
A mist limited visibility to mid-chan
The British announced a senee of
I; daylight raids against
whieh neutral obeervers regarded as
the most daring and significant blow
of this Winter's air war.
Attack* Tuesday on selected on
^cttwHrom the DMrty
to toe Bhinelasd were disclosed
by the Air Ministry to have been
carried out with the loss of only two
pi^!!Lml sources said the accom
Tjiihmenb?on the last day of 19*0?
not only the growing
rtMth of *6 B. A. F.'. bomber
bat tho .bait, <* ""
SZ?.r??btor? to protect ? ctrife
Im^ force far from home airdromes.
Narrow Tobacco IJgjt
Bed la Recommended
Wour good, raasens construct
ing a iffFnwb tobacco jfeat bed^are
bated in
pathologist Stote
?J^J?T??n Z
toe piaat bed.
"If ?a tobacco bed is buBt ear
raw," Dr. Shaw
are fpodnced per
danger of t?a?pii?g P*eg?
weedmg or peffiuf ? *****
pbmts cm be- more eesily
^^."^Te^way Id inch?
. ^ let aim mriM ? Xfe, flv
< . __^tiau) TYV AnyflH||
- 'jp
* **?
fJSImdativa, whBa toefm^^
, . :l-L -V.^'*i
Tbes; Jfeflt* College speciaa**
- i j. ?.
the develc^m
K
HT service has been
- 7*" "7 ~ .
Haril&: according to
emafj? reliable ad
He fiom Brasov.
Hqgere have been
Hthan 18 hours m a
Ht trains to Bucha
Ithat the main line
Hi for special Ger
Hs, it was said. .
Hof Rumanian rail
I 3erraauFneflfc<' ia
I its into the Reich
I trams from Ger- I
He Danube now is
H all oil shipments I
Hop trains brought
I other German "in- I
I returning to Ger< I
Hbrought additional I
Hne German hispi- I
Hrived was report- I
Htached to the Ru- I
H I
Hand porters in Ru- I
Hg the border were I
Hpret the meaning 1
Hire in the number I
Brains. I
.? .' ?
^^?pliet: I
Greeksl
Mussolini's
m en From
Isitions A t
I
H? A government I
Hlay that Greek I
Hthe Italians from
H positions in the
?Qisura, southwest
H great stores of H
H I
H routing the Ital- I
I positions, includ- I
Hers hewn out of H
Hounting of "" the i
Huns, 15 machine H
I arms and. B
Hon, the apokes- j
withdrew
its companion
Hrae days ago and I
I in nearby rugged I
I ' " H
Haid a number of I
Hd or /destroyed
Hong the coastal I
H Kbimara, last j
Hthe path of the I
H on VaJona. I
Hay battle in that !
H successes of the I
Han said. 1
Hie Greeks were I
Hng under "terri-H
Honr to new posi
Hr north around
H snow was said
Hbilized the forces,
Haking any signi
I
H Fapagos, Greek
I in an order of
Hmy, praised the
Hbe troops and I
them on to further suc
" ceseee.
' g "Heroic troops who hare fought
victoriously end successfully for two
months against a cowardly, enemy, I
all the world admires you and your I
country i? ^ sftid*
l| "I fc?p? tt? New Xpa m?y befell
#4 ^fnifUlhalhf i* AUa tlttilitftr
V. ^ ' ? ...
_ -M /? p | ?, " ?i< V
f iWf^Pfe||.| I
of "leetaietw lecal operation*^ an?
?Mfcaaii??*.- 2','-' i ^"v3
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jk in _ > _ __ Pniljiiiu.i nAu
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fe? Washington, Jan. l.?With Presi
dent Roosevelt's plan for lending- war
equipment to England and the whole,
question of American policy toward
the European conflict providing a
I seething controversy, >_ the Severity
Seventh Congresig". wfli convene for
mally on Friday.
Although technically a new ses
sion, it actually will be a continua
tion of the one which began a>ear
ago, approved the beginnings of the
nation's huge defense program, ?*?;!
acted the conscription law, quarrel
ed endlessly over the Roosevelt for
lefen policy; and at the insistence
of House Republicans and a few
I Democrats, refused to adjourn.
Friday's program will be hrief and
formal. As Usual on the opening day,
lit wiD .consist of toe administration
?Of toe oath of office to new members,
?the election of Congressional of
ficers, and toe altogether UHB6C6S- I
saTy formality of notifying the
I President that the session has be
!*?&?
? On Monday, Mr. Roosevelt will ad
Idress the Congress in person from
?toe rostrum of the Hoouse. His "Fire
side Chat" of last Sunday outlined
?his views on aid to England in gen
eral terms, and many expect the I
speech to toe national legislature to I
go into the details on which he. did
?not touch at that time ? especially
Iwhere the "lease-lend" plan for help
ling Britain is concerned. <1
New Tax RUL
I While that obviously will furnish I
the central controversy of the ses-r
Ision, toe double-headed question of I
?federal finances?taxes and appro
Ipriationa?has already taken on anor- ?
Imoua stature. There is to be a new
? tax bill, and there is-much disagree-1
ment as to what it^should contain. ?
I Probably and really hard work it I
will be postponed until the Mangh I
15 income tax returns can be in- I
spected. House committees, how-1
lever, will make a start upon the I
?appropriations at once. . I
I Some leaders have indicated that
?the general objective would be to I
pare non^^t^ta* expenditures and I
increase tax rates and revenues to a I
poipt at which toey will bring the I
government enough money to pay fori
j everything except the d&ense and
aid-to-Britain program at least I
The latter, it is expected, will be
costly. Some, in a position to lmow,l
have estimated that it will requital
an outlay of $2,000,000,000 to $2,500,
000,000 over and above the cost of I
America's own defense plan.
The idea behind it is simple. It tol
that when England's.resources here
run low, toe United States govern
I ment shall pay for the construction
? of tanks, planes, guns and other
fighting equipment and then, lease
or lend them to Great Britain. After
the war is over, the latter is to re
turn or replace them, with an added
I ^possibility tfckparffc the repayment
may be mai3e in such raw materials
aa rubber and tin.
It already is apparent that toel
I plan has the approval of the large
Congreaskmal group which has
backed the idea of helping England
on the ground that an English vic
tory would assort the security of ttal
I United States. Th? opposition, while
always a minority in the past, is a
closely knit, fighting Woe, . ^already
preparing for a lest.ditch battle. .:V^I
|r
i A corn crop of lower quality that
' TEMPTATIO^TOO 1|UC8?- |
g-tM- ' 1 I
f Willow Smim*. Mo.?After beiii
f! g*f in,, trnont rtpgi
J
^UPP^^BS VITAJL#
;.'TKftyp jg GV6TV fAflfiAn fjO - "bftl
I Britain in her present fight
"
urse, the purpose of the Unit
es is-to assure the defeat of;
iy by ?U steps "short of wpr," j
should not be overlooked that
stkvn of ww or peace between
led States and Germany will
entirely upon Hitlers reac
this American policy. I
I ran some people in the I
l&ates who believe that our
attitude toward the cctoflictl
pe will result in war. These i
?ontend that we an alienat
many and Italy and that, con
Ifewe cannot expect, their
Ip if they win the present
v This is undoubtedly true,
jioiterg of the present policy
at the American system can
t peaceably in the same world1!
my and Italy compel the rest,
oridTto accept their doctrines. I
juently, the argument Is that I
ntry loses nothing whatever I
g Great Britain but stands I
ice of insuring peace if the I
rin.
?
1
Ian many indications thai!
5 now beginning 4o appre
enormous importance of tha I
a policy. It is confidently
? that he will attempt to de
Hisoe of tiie proocnt war be-1
Inflow of supplies from this I
guarantees British success,
id if Hitier wins his war in
He Geiman leader will have I
nine his attitude toward the I
tales. ? s
present defense program is
erway and if our productive
has been enlarged, as a re
Iritish orders, then is little
I suspect that Hitier will im-l
r challenge the Americans.!
basis for the belief that he
npt to utilise the vast pro-;!
capacity of all Europe and!
for a decisive show-down!
Western world. :
. |
hile, the United States is
concentrating its resources
sat task of complete defense.
9 of this hemisphere will be
regardless of who wins the
War, only if we possess
armed strength to make it
kt tiie totalitarian comhina
umch an attack aginst the
Hemisphere. -? v I
? '? x>- I
Ack the means of complete
?{defense, we invite aggression against
I, us as soon ^Germany, Italy and I
I Japan find that they an unengaged
. Because of this truth, it is essential
, for the present defense of tjie United
, States, that we extend material a? I
, sistance to Great /Britain and Gbitii
? in jwtder that their struggle againsl
I; the aggressors may continue unim
IllllBMliiH
In the Far East, the Japanese poll
, cy of eggression insures an ultimate
j clash with the United States unless
J try and Japan, y . > j?l
I
w V ; ,y" j , ? . ^ ^
YlCc W ucriu?p/*mci
I . ?
? ? ? ,t, , ,
. ' . . . , ' m. - .t.
ization, patterned after feie rutn
I ?
I Gennany.
ahak^e fait!*/' wflltoTt^nsk their
lives in'opposition to "Jewiah-Marx
isro"^or in defense of "everything
The manual went on to say that
the uniformed Od was not "a mili
tary order/' but that "some drill ia
necessary in order to develop a
disciplinary spirit." Members of
the 0d> it added, most defend with
their lives the flags of the United
States and the bond.
- In a statement, the committee said:
"While this oommittee has had
the bund undo: investigation for
almost three years, and has, as a
result of its investigation^ clearly
established the-fact of the bund's
tie-up with Nazi Germany, this is
the first time that the completely
military character of the organisa
tion has been exposed
"Thp document also' shows the
absolute loyalty which la demand
ed of the .storm-troopers in the Ger
man-American Buni?a loyalty which
comes before everything else arid ex
tends to ths minutest details of the
storm-troopers' life."
In a lengthy set of drill regula
tions, the *T,,Trnnl, set forth such
commands*as "signal to attack: three
short blasts. Od men off-duty end
the roller command attack." The
'manual gave no explanation of who
might be "attacked," but said that
the duty of the "roller dettfl" was to
remove "disturbers" from bund meet
. '
tags. ^
LUNCH ROOM MENU
january ??10
Monday t-Sausage-cakes, string
beans, slaw, tfaked sweet potatoes, bis
cuit, apple sauce, lOfe; Chocolate pie
6c. ,
Tuesday ? Meat loaf with -gravy,
creamed potatoes, collards, glazed
potatoes, corn meal muffins, , 10c;
Lemon pie, 5c.
. Wednesday?Stew beef with car
rots and potato*,, baked sweet pote-l
toes, apple-cabbage salad, biscuit,
16c; Caramel pie, 5c.
Thursday ? Salmon cnxpiettes,
creamed potatoes, green peas, daw,,
candid yams, biscuit, 10c; Raisin pie,
6c,
Friday?Spaghetti with cheese and
tomato sauce, carrot-cabbage salad,
baked Irish potatoes, stewed prunes,
biscuit, 10c; Banana pie, So.
?
employment
pJs&$ ; I
Employment on United States
farms declined approximately lfirper
j cent during the month df-November,
lees than the usual seasons! decline,
1 reports the U. S. Agricultural Msr
^ I ketin^^ ^ "
- ly 3,000 mra'wereat work today al
ihe anti-aimaft firing center a1
Holly Kd?e, according to c. c. Hines
r MfimrjTrcn
led up a radio broadcast by Joseph
Stalin in which; the Banian dictator
declared "Soviet Russia is ready for
every eventuality, and Mr this pur
pose is in a state ot total mobilip
tion."
(This broadcast bad nta.been re
ported from any other source at toe
th? a. mi m it)
I TWOmiBWWwaSHOT
Snow HilCMd.-While driving
along a Mghwdfc B. Oaj Chapman
saw two peasants flying over a field.
He stopped, got his t rifle and fired
ohf shot Both birds fell, the slug
having passed through the head of
5e into the head of the other.
AVERAGE FAMILY 8.8
PERSONS
I Washington.?The size of families
in the United States has continued to
l&cline until now, for the first time
in history, the average American
?fimxily numbers 8.8 persons per
family, according to the Census Bu
reau. Here's the way the decline has
been recorded: 1890,t 4.9; 1900, 4.7;
1910, 4.5; 1920, 4B; 1980, 4.1, and
1940, 3A
Ibpirtlirmes
Hnds of Britain
| ' I
| Foreign Policy Group
Says America Only Na-|
tion That Can Give Re
quired Aid
~ I
Washington, Jan. 1. ? Estimating
British needs and American ability to
fill them, the Foreign Policy Assotia.-.]
tion said today thai 4hia country
alone .was able to fnsaiab assistance
[ on, "the scale required."
~ And, it added, "our ability to fur
nish material aid depends on thei
I rapidity with which we can con
vert our peacetime economy tp a war
basis." The* report expressly did
\ioi attempt to pass judgment en, the J
fundamental question of whether the
United States' Should , of should not
resort to measures which might be
I regarded as acts of war/Vbui; it
sought-to "clarify the purpose, $??
means and the dangers of such afc|e" ?
The association, a private research
organisation, listed the following
among British needs:
Iron and steel: "England readied
her maximum productivecapacity
I of 14,000,000 tons annually last Bum
mer and *hiy fall* short of domestic
requirements."
Food: "Serious shortages .... have
Financial needs: Britain has not
yet? reached the end of its financial
resources, the association reported,
I but "the constant town* compels
her. to consider future^oDligations."
Current Production
I "Since the output of the Amari
can munitions industry cannot, at
best, be increased very rapidly," the
report said, "the United States can
help Britain in the immediate future
only by assigning to. it a larger share
of current production."
Such proposals as arising Axis
merchant shipg, in American porta,
to rn* .t American worships ?
convoy escorts, and the extension
of the neutrality patrol, the report
said,; would jtayohm "the risk of w?
which could be precipfcatod through
lwafc&e German reaction * weBayby
WHO KNOWS?
- ' I
1. Is ?isrr a ban on dancing in
? -Germanyfir
4 2. Bid
E U. S. entered thd WorfABfarf -
' tidnal Uw todSw w auppliee to
I a H&GOU w W3T T
Wio?U viw
{campaign b$1917 ? - B
k' successfully defended 'hto . heavy
rrojposals 51/ 5^ c*
Tomorrow; Flood Of a
Tn ^1B
ti HIVl AlHB ' nB
creased 'noticeably in official; glides
tonight as the government awaited
amid rumors of ruptured negotiations, -03
Adolf Hitler's reply to the proposals V - :
of tiie Chief of State Petain for lim
A Reuters, British news agency
dispatch from Libson to London said
negotiations between the two coun
tries fed been broken off, hot this if.
dispatch was not confirmed from
other sources.
. The government met all reports
with silence; and at Marshal Petain's
Hew Year's reception of foreign di
plomats there was no indieation of; .
new friction in the negotiations. But.
Petain did tell those assembled:
"I am certain my country will re
sume its place among nations."
Negotiations between Petain's gov
ernment and Germany,have been- at
a standstill since Naval Minister Jean
Dorian took the roM marshal's latest
proposals to Hitler somewhere in oc
cupied France on Christmas Day.
Flood of Boaum
A reply was not expected before
January 8, and the subsequent dead
silence from the northeast- has caused
a | flood of rumors in Vichy.
?' In informed quarters, however, -a
German move, to occupy unoccupied
France suddenlyJsnotexpected. In
stead, these sources foresee a possi
ble closing of the line of demarca
tion to cut communication betwedn
the two rones and thereby cut off v
food to occupied France except
through Germany.
Germany might use thiT atetation
to force establishment of a friendly
government in Paris (possibly un- i
der ousted Vice Premier Pierre La- I
via.)
Laval still ia in Paris. |
Offsetting the possible food wea- f
pan of Hitler is the question of what
might become of the French fleet
and what the colonies, particularly
those! in North Africa, might do.
The fleet and most of the empire
have sworn fealty to Petain, and in
North! Africa General Miaxime Wey
gand has at his command a sizeable
colonial army at ^Jus disposal.
A few parte, of the empire have
Joined General Charles de Gaulle's
"Free French" movement, which
probably would join forces withWey
STABTLING DEVELOPMENTS
NOW POSSIBLE IN FRANCE
? ? ' ; ..-v.
n; -O. >_? . '? ? ? < ? ?
Washington, Jan. 1.?Reports of a
Franco-German .crisis hint at start
ling new developments m the war
before t^ef foung year 1941 more
than gpts its eyes open.
The Tumors of a break between
Berlin and Vichy oyer undisclosed
Nasi demands that France cooperate^
with the; Axis sgsinst Britain earned;
from British unofficial sources and.-? |
are subject to-the suspicion of wish
ful thinking. Yet, there has been
too. much smoke in advance 'from
Berlin and Vichy recently and in
paralleling reports from neutral ob
servation points to doubt that a fine
the conflict as Britain's ally. There, h
are evenjffee of that from Rome.gr'-.
Italy's "Lictor lint* .her Alpine
frontier defeases ;! facing ^ France,
Switzerland and Germany, is recetv- ;
. ... , ? ml. ts
nig offical ^Fascm attention. The
conflict,
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