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PAGE FOUR ALTON EVENING TELEOfcAPH 1944 ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH Published by Alton Telegraph Printing company P. B. COUSLEY Managing Editor Entered at second-class matter at the postoffloe, at Alton, ni, act of CongreM, March 3, 1879. MKMRCB Ot ASSOC1ATCO PH Tht Awx-tittd Prm nciuiiifcly MitKIM to tlu for of all newi diipitcMs emllud to or aot othomtM to tltlt uxl to Uw local Local and contract Information on cation at TeKgrnph offka, 111 Bnndwiji. Allen, in.

National York, Oilmen, DflroH. Keeping Them Guessing General D. Eisenhower, commander in chief ol (the army of invasion to move from England, bids farewell to army he commanded in North Afri- ta, then in their invasion of It.ily, and now starts for England. It is 3 new way of keeping a military secret, I this novelty of broadcasting an invasion to come Frankly, it appears, the Nazis are being given what appears to be information that they must prepare i to fight a great invading force of Americans anc Britons who have been assembling in the British Isles and are poised for a jump off. The publisher I announcements are short on a few details, notably information as to when and where the army of in- is to embark and land, When we consider the care with which military eecrcts arc guarded in our own country, recall the I oft-repeated reminders that we are to guard carefully against repeating any facts which may be ol value to the enemy, we may wonder why so much i publicity is being given to the fact that the invasion is near at hand and that very soon great air, land and sea forces will be opennig a way for invasion ol from England.

It might have been viewed as just a war ol 'nerves, and certainly the word that hat been broad- Jy published has been hard on the nerves of the TTazis, coupled with the near continuous bombing great German cities. I 1 It might be that it was to help the Russians deli the Nazi forces, through scaring the Nazis into withdrawing troops from the Russian front and casing off pressure on the That explanation taight be acceptable, since Germany learned to her jjorrow the success that attended other great moves (by United Nations, notably the invasion oi Africa. There can be no doubt that the invasion of 'tinental Europe from England is going to take place Stalin believes it and approves. The Na2i high inand believes St and has maade patient, thorough preparation to meet the invading United Nations forces. Naziknd has been given great difficulty in providing defense against invaders, by our air force "bombardment of great manufacturing centers when -war materiel was produced by the Nazis.

It may be matter of a few days, or a few weeks, before Al- jied forces ure going ashore to meet the defending We have teen vaifnea that the invasion is to be costly in casualties, as there can be no doubt that the Nazis desperately resist. It may be a Dun! querque.in reverse. 5 Time and place of the invasion will be made when it happens. Until then guessing would be futile. Red Tape Confusion OPA has spent the last few days try- to inform the public of new ration values ol fpork.

When it found the market glutted with this commodity, it reduced point values, then' found it could not have new charts printed before the new regulations went into effect. 5 To delay the program would not solve the problem. Hogs were flooding into stockyards and taxing their capacity, but inability of housewives to pur- chase normal quantities of this meat prevented the livestock industry from moving the animals out at a satisfactory rate. Demands came from all sides, urging that OPA declare a moratorium on pork rationing iiritH the market had returned to normal and rationing again "was necessary, but the bureaucrats turned a deaf to this sound advice and contented themselves with reductions in value. However, the problem of getting out new charts "remained.

OPA put pressure on local boards; they turn put pressure on local newspapers. Charts published in the papers, and local officials hoped sufficient number would get into the hands of tailers. OPA, supreme among government bureaus when comes to mass production of red tape, hnd reached new high. It had created complications and noyance when a simple and logical solution prcscnt- itself, A brief announcement that pork would be sold point-free until further notice would have avoided a of unnecessary trouble 1 They Wail Without Cause' i Senators and Wheeler, who react as if they wired to the same circuit, arc wailing loudly the reported allotment of the invasion The allotment, which has no official confirnu- w'on, is reported to be 74 percent American troops and 26 percent British. It may be that Nye and Wheeler are wholly justified in their complaint.

We don't know. falso think the two senators don't know. We believe they are squawking, not from any well-grounded beliefs, but because they have a blind prejudice 'against Great Britain and Russia. Great Britain is a much smaircountry than the United States, and jhe has been fighting for a much jlonger time. Consideration of this fact unqucstion- determined the invasion allotment when it was jdrawn up by the best military brains of this country of Great Britain, The long, bloody African campaign was flargely a British effort.

sod Wheeler held their tongues then. They had nothing to say about the al- fiotmcnt of forces in that drive. British casualties in djWsily heavily outweighed S. casualties. Again two senators wete silent.

Eighth spearheaded the Italian Invasion, during a by Wheeler and landing at i 25 Years Ago January 3, 1919 Joseph Droomgoole member of the Hitorlal staff of the Telegraph. Part of the post-New Year's activity of Mayor Sauvajfe and Police Magistrate Magulrc was the rinsing of saloons In which gambling was found. Many saloons were merely limping along anyway, some changing hands, being sold -1o now men who either, hoped to reap a quick harvest or that national prohibition would In somo manner be blocked by wealthy distillers arid brewers. Two licenses were revoked by fho mayor today, Hie result of raids by the police department. The George H.

Smiley Co. agency received a letter from Lieut. J. B. Mnxfield, U.S.N.R., who said that he would be home on leave In a few days.

He was the former head of the Alton Naval Reserve unit. After the outbreak of the war and a stretch of sea duly, he wax assigned to Officer-Material School at Hampton Ronds as an executive officer. Many coal miners were Idle and newspapers were blaming Fuel Admlnlstrntor Garfleld for "guessing wrong again." Garfleld had advised the public a year ago to stock up coal because of threatened shortage. The result was that, everybody had coal on hand and the miners wore out of work. Benjamin Johnlsee of Milton Heights, who had been run over by a train near the Western Cartridge was reported recovering at St.

Joseph's Hospital. The Rev. Theodore Gates of Wesley Methodist Church went to Collinsvllle to assist at the dedication of, a Miners' Temple. Prior to coming to Alton the Rev. Catei had been at Colllnsville and had helped lay the cornerstone of the $200,000 The Telegraph carried a story predicting that Samuel H.

Wyss, former East End banker, would run for mayor against William Sauvage, incumbent. Samuel Leigh of Lamport street received word that his brother, Chief Yeoman Andrew Leigh, U. S. Navy, would arrive soon on a 16-day leave. The'Comstock-Elllott was presenting "Oh, Boy," a musical comedy, by P.

G. Wodehouse, at the Temple Theater. Music was by Jerome Kern. Lawrence Hale of East Alton was ill of pneumonia. Peter Joest brought to the Joest Fish Market 500 pounds of fish, which were judged to be the finest "catch" ever brought to Alton.

The fish weighed from 10 to 25 pounds each and were caught near Portage. 50 Years Ago January 3, 1894 The sound of pile driving reverberated over Alton hills as the bridge work proceeded. One pile driver was engaged in extending the government trailer- dike; another was at work near the south wing-pier of the draw-span; and a third on the trestle job at the foot of Lnngdon. Two dredgeboats continued pumping away the bar In the bridge draw. Iron- worltejpf were ereptlnggateel and a icorjf 6t riveters were engaged spans.

Marriage of John Struble and Miss Louise Brandewiede took place at the home of the bride with the Rev. Father Foerster performing the rites. The bride was a daughter of Court Clerk Brandewiede, and the bridegroom a member of the Struble coal firm. The couple was to occupy a newly-built home on East- Eighth street, just east of Henry. Mook who long had operated under their own firm name, had dissolved the old Alton Print- Ing Co.

corporation which had been chartered by W. N. Danvers, and later bought by the Mooks. Henry Ringemann moved his family into his new home on Main street. Joseph Miller, grocer, was having running water piped to all rooms In his build- Ing at Second and State, and planned to make a rooming house of the upper floor.

Charles Trabue had captured a mink that had been killing poultry of Main street residents. Trabue had lost a dozen fowls; J. Booth, 17. Taking part In the program at the Unity Club sociable were Mrs. J.

B. Shlfflett, Miss Jessie Roper, E. C. Hayward, and Mrs. G.

H. Lane. A surprise party at the D. C. Terry home on Bond street honored his guest, Reedy.

The School Board 'named Messrs. Pen-In, and Gai-vln a committee to study and report on a proposed change in school districts. A new chemistry text was adopted for high school. Kennedy remained in serious condition after a surgical operation. Miss Lulu Monaghan, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. William Monaghen of Eastern tel, became the bride of Richard Jett of Caldwell, tho Rev. Father Fallon performing the ceremony, EAST ALTON. In addition to Equitable Powder Co. mills, 'three business buildings, a church, and 12 new homes had been erected here in 1893.

The business structures were the Ben Crews hotel, $2800; and the buildings of F. G. Brooks, $1300, and William Henry, $700. The Baptist Church was completed at cost of $800 on donated William Gillham had erected three $1000 dwellings. Other residences were those of M.

Jameson, $1200; Jeff Bright, $1000; George Patterson, $800; Lon Jones, $300; Ben Padflock, $500; Charles Ferguson, $800; and H. Hendrlcks, $600. George Foster and Albert Jones were Improving from Injuries suffered at the tile works. The Big Four was boring a supply well here for Its locomotives. So They Say- The war Is now reaching the stage where we shall have to look forward to large casualty dead, wounded, and missing.

There is no easy road to victory. And the end is not yet in sight. President Roosevelt. We will win the war In Dwlght D. Elsenhower.

Salerno, by a nominally American Army, was nude ay one American and two British divisions. There no record that Wheeler Nye found tlut inequitable. But now, on wholly unconfirmed report, they cry loudly for a JO-JO division of the burden. Their silence during the long months when the British bore the heat and burden of battle makes their outcry inspect. It a demagogic appeal to prejudice, an ttempt to disunity by using the coming edy of wir 1 coat ia Uvei.

I Calling Railroad Strike Was 'Blunder Of the Worst Sort' By DAVID LAWRENCE. WASHINGTON, Jan. tragedy of sfnsatlonal proportions has just, beon revealed to representatives of a substantial section of the American press in an Informal but nonetheless official manner. It this Is an official mothers and fathers of and tho families of many thousands of American boyg whose lives arc about to be sacrificed have a right to be Indignant he cause If the leaders of the mil road and steel unions had not suddenly broken out with their strike wave, thrre was a a good the war in Europe might have been brought to Its climax ih February without the necessity of a costly Invasion. The reasoning, as Imparted to a number of correspondents who have never before heard the term "tragedy" and "crime" used so vehemently In describing a blunder on our home front, Is that matters were taking a favorable turn for the Allies In the Balkans and that among the peoples In neutral and occupied areas, progress was being.

made toward an explosion that might havti put.the whole of southeastern Europe In arms against (he Nazis. Then something cracked on America's home front. Disunity appeared and the internal situation became so serious that the entire transportation system had to be taken over by the clrcum- stajice which, It' is contended showed clearly to the peoples abroad that the United Slates was torn by internal strife and coulc not be counted upon to deliver promptly the supplies needed to support the rebellions in the Balkans and possibly the entry of certain neutral countries into the war. The theory of what might or might not have happened can be debated but there can be no denying the fact that the attitude of our labor union leaders has reached the point where the men in the armed services are demanding action. It Is too late for certain labor leaders to cry "antiunion propaganda." Lives'are at stake and when men In a position to know actually talk of needless loss of lives and point the finger of blame at union leaders, it is time to concentrate on averting further disunity.

For if some labor leaders do not understand what they have done, and want to force the issue Into the open, they will find spokesmen for the army anc navy overseas and doubtless in this country saying a few things about the union leadership which wll give a to trade unionism for decades to 4 come. Nobody who "knows the splendid job the great majority of workers have done and the cooperative spirit of so many of the laboi leaders wants to see trade union- Ism injured. But at the same time some one in authority must soon tell union leaders they have gone too far and that the recent calling of a strike on the railroads was a blunder of the worst sort and cannot be overlooked. As far as responsibility for oui present labor mess is concerned i is only fair to say that the President and the Congress must share much of the blame for failing in the past to make allegiance to the government of the United States a higher obligation than allegiance to a union or its strike call. Likewise a measure of blame must attach to the politically minded who have developed almost unworkable formulas in economic stabilization and have permitted injustices, such as are suffered by railroad work ers, to fester to the point of i strike call.

But there Is one mistake that is unforgiveable and that is to In terlpt or threaten to interrupt transportation or steel production of coal mining, and no matter what the blunders of the President 01 his advisers or Congress, no prov ocation was great enough to let down the mothers and.fathers and wives and relatives of American boys by unduly prolonging the wat through manifestations of economic rebellion that injured us abroad. These charges are sensational and the press must present them, for the moment, anonymously though authoritatively, but it must be regretted that the commander- in-chlef of the United States army and navy has not felt It desirable as yet to speak out plainly himself. For it can hardly be that what was told the press by Informed sources last week must have been known to the President (Reproduction Rights Reserved) 242 Accident Deaths Over the Weokend By A8SO( IATKD The nation awoke from another gay New Year's weekend today to find violent accidents had taken at least 241' lives. During 54 hours preceding last midnight-150 persons were reported killed In motor vehicle accidents, and 92 died in fires, drown- ings, gas poisonings and other mis- Imps. Gasoline rationing and other Factors was believed to have kept deaths down The National Safety Council estl- uated the normal automobile leath toll for a three-day holiday lerlod would have been" at least 5, Highest death loll for any state was that of California, where 39 sons were killed.

Pork production in 1943 was about 25 percent larger tlian SIDE GLANCES MM. IY Ntf tUVICI. INC T. M. U.

MT. OFT. 1-3 "Now you sit up and enjoy this symphony, or I'll take care of you when the loud music starts!" WASHINGTON 1,1 CM MERRY-GO-ROUND DRIW MAR30N Coming Offensive Expected To Be Costliest in History WASHINGTON, Jan. the beginning of the new year, Washington officials who watch the trend of the war admit privately that "things will happen very fast" in the next few months. If pressed they even make flat predictions that Germany will fold before summer.

Publicly, they stick to the line that it will be a long war. This is the only sound position to take as an official line, since no war can be successfully waged if the people spend their time peeping around the corner for the approach of peace. But the facts allow a hopeful expectation. Unquestionably the Invasion of Europe will be a 1 winter invasion. For many reasons, spring will be too late.

February is the likeliest month. The exact time will be no secret to the Nazis, because we will be pound- Ing the French coast well in advance. The offensive will be a tremendous operation, combining a crpss- channel invasion with heavy drives from Russia and Italy, plus all-out air attacks everywhere. (The Balkan invasion urged by Churchill is doubtful). Some experts go as far as to name the length of days this big operation will require, before the end.

One highly placed official says it will take three months and 20 days. Thus, if the invasion starts by this would mean the end by early June. But military experts won't say such tilings out loud, because they fear the public will overlook the fact that the days between February and June v.ill be the bloodiest in the history of all the world's wars. Army Postal Service Lt. Gen.

Mark Clark has one technique with private soldiers; Lt. Gen. George Patton another. On a recent visit tc- the front lines, Gen. Clark found a soldier busy scribbling a V-mail letter on his mess-kit.

The soldier looked as though- he had lost his last friend, so Gen. Clark asked him what was wrong. "Oh, I'm getting a little weary of this life, sir," replied the sol dier. "What's your trouble?" asked Gen. Clark.

"Why, I haven't received a letter in five days, General," replied the soldier. "What does the Postoffice Department think we are over bunch of archeolo- glsts?" "Personally, I think five days is pretty good service from the United States to the front lines, son," replied Clark. "But I'll talk to the postal service officials and see if you can't get your love letters quicker. I see yoUr point, sol dier." The army postal service, which has done a good job in the war, is still chuckling over the incident. Jap-American High executives of the War Department are proud of the way In which Japanese-American soldiers have responded to the call, of American patriotism end done a good job in the army.

Enlisting American-born Japanese in the U. S. Army was frankly an experiment and many old line officers were skeptical. However, Under-Secretary of War Patterson and Assistant Secretary Jack McCloy insisted tliat they be given a chance. The performance Japanese-American troops in battle lias more than justified this confidence in them.

Reports from Italy pay tribute the bravery of one Jap-Amer- can battalion which was under leavy fire. Most of its men were from Hawaii. They fought with great heroism anfl 'he casualty lisU were very heavy. When Under-Secretary of Wir Patterson was in the -southwst Pacific not long ago, General Ocar Griswold asked him to met his intelligence unit. Pattersin stepped into the intelligence teit and there met five grinning Jap.

They were not prisoners, but Hi- waiian-born, and were entrustd with the vitally important job translating intelligence informattn picked up from the enemy. The Japanese-Americans are ill carefully investigated before thy enter the army, but in no cae has one of them, after enteriig the army, betrayed Mrs. Bennett Clark Last year, at a school trak meet in Washington, two twlis aged about 14 took high honos. Both perfect physical specimeis, they won every event. As they'were handed silver la- ing cups, a friend remarked their mother, Mrs.

Bennett ClaK, wife of the senator from Missoui: "How thrilled you must be to hae two such fine, active boys." "Yes," admitted radiant Ms. Clark, "I am yiti see, I myself cannot walk." Mrs. Clark died the other dy. She had been crippled from ii- fantile paralysis most of her lie and, in recent months, from cai- cer. Few knew how much she sif- fered.

But she never let her ovn suffering interfere with her of being a mother. And she ws happy when she died in leaving fa- hind three fine now in tie Marines, and the twins, Marh and Kimball. Capital Chaff Only eight states out of 48 no mally hold meetings of their legk- latures this year at which thy could vote to send ballots to sd- diers. They are: Kentucky, Louil- ana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Nw York, Rhode Island, South lina, Wisconsin. Few peore realize what a great job the sd- dier-ediled camp newspapers ae doing for morale.

There are scons of them, all packed with rende- appeal. One entertaining soldie-- sheet just celebrating its first ai- niversary is "G.I.", edited by Hary Brandschain at the U. S. Amy Reception Center, New Cumberland, Pa. Max Gordon's nev show, "Over Twenty-One," featuns a synthetic Herbert Bayard Swo)e and his struggle tp keep a libeul newspaper alive, while its editir, a synthetic Ralph Ingersoll, is the army.

Japs' Second Defense Lines Broken: Chiaiu CHUNGKING, Jan. 1. CDelayef) Generalissimo Chiang Kii- Shek, declaring that the fate of tie Axis was sealed in 1943, today that 1944 would see "tho b- glnning of the derisive stage" the war again Japan and disclose! that President Roosevelt with him that the Japanese peojle should be allowed to choose thdr own form of government if thy overthrow their military regime. In his New Year's 'message the Chinese army and peojie Chiang added that "with the Allied landings in New Bl- taln and other strategic pokts Japan's second line of defense the Pacific from Solomons the Bismarck Sea had been bra- en." In 1942, 23 percent of our dl went to the military forces, aid in 1944 It Is probable that 52 pe- cent of all gasoline producd east of the Rockies will be allottd to the military. In September, 1908, Wilbir Wright made a new world's recod flight at Le France, flyhg 00 miles in one hour and 31 mli- utes.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS efl To FR EDERIC J. HASKIN WA (HINOTON, D. O. is meant by the "call A sea" In Tennyson's A ThV al ne sea an old term for a groundswell. VVS'i this occurs on a still nleht th( sound Is sometimes heard for' lilcs Inland.

Inhabitants of seaside towns looked on "it as a summons sv death. Tennyson refers to tfs phenomenon again in Crossing one clear call for list the cities In the United States that are independent. The" are 26 independent cities TW are: Baltimore, St Louis and hi Virginia, Alexandria. Bue.na Vista, CharlottfsviHe, Clifton Fdrge, Danville' Fredericksburg, Hampton, HarrisonWg, Hopewell, -Lynchburg, Martinsville, Newport News, Norfolk, Petersburg, Portsmouth, Radford, Richmond, Roanoke, South Norfolk, Staunton, Suffolk, WilliamstHii'B. and Winchester.

Q. How many persons can be commodaied in the National Cathedral in Washington, D. O'R. A. The present seating capacity on the main floor including Chapels of St.

John and St. Mary is 1500, About 400 can be seated in the Bethlehem Chapel and the Chapel of St. Joseph of Armathea and Chapel of the Resurrection When completed the Cathedral probably will provide standing room for 27,000 or seating for 750). Q. Eow long has Sanijrlngham House been a possession of thj King and Queen of England? E.

A. Tie estate, of some 7000 acres was acquired in 1861 by the lati King Edward, when Prince Wales, for about $1,250,000. Sand ringhan House is a picturesque buildirg of brick ahd stone in Eliz abethm style, standing in a park of 20C acres. On a tablet is in scribet: "This house was built Albert Edward and Alexandra, hi wife, in the year of our Lore 1870." Q. Vhy does the chevron as usei in thf army point upward whil that (f the navy points down? D.

M.E. A. The War Department say that tie use of the chevron wit the p.ak pointing upward in Unit ed Stites 'Army insignia is borrow ed fnm the medieval practice using the chevron as a symbol the saddle of a war horse. Th Navy Department says that revers ed chevrons are used in the Unitei States Navy insignia to distinguisl them from the chevrons of cor responding ranks in the army. Q.

What occupied the site the eld Madison Square Garde before it was built? F. E. C. A. It was the site of the Hip podrome, opened in 1873 by Bai num and supplanted by Madiso: Square Garden in 1890.

Original! thj site was occupied by the ol Harlem Railroad Station. Q. Has a naturalized citizen th same rights and privileges as on who is a citizen by birth? J. E. A.

Once naturalized a perso stands on the same footing as citizen by birth except, in two re spects: he is not eligible to th offices ol President or Vice Presi dent; and in the event his nativ The New Testament all the words of the Saviour printed In red. Contains a specially prepared sec- ion giving the names of trees, waters, mountains, musical instruments, and birds that are named in the Bible. This unusual volume of 254 pages Is printed on thin Bible paper and bound In a flexible black cover. Only 25 cents postpaid. USE THIS COUPON The Telegraph Information Bureau, Frederic 3.

Haskin, Director, Washington, D. C. I enclose herewith TWENTY- FIVE CENTS in coin (carefully wrapped In paper) for a copy of the NEW TESTAMENT. Name Street or Rural Route City State (Mail to Washington, D. and lias any just claim on him, as 'or military service, he will not be protected.

This is not so Important as formerly because in recent years numerous treaties have jeen concluding freeing such persons from claims. Q. Did Cyrano de Bergerac real- ly exist? M. C. R.

A. Savinlen Cyrano de a French romance writer and dramatist, was born in Paris on March 6, 1620. At the age "of 19 he entered a corps of the guards and began the series of exploits that were'to make him a hero of romance. Cyrano's ingenious mix- ture of science and romance furnished a model for many writers, such as Swift and Poe. He died in Paris in September 1655.

M. Edmond Rostand's romantic play "Cyrano de Bergerac" (1897) revived interest in him. Q. Who is the only great woman mentioned in the Bible? F. B.

N. A. II Kings 4:8: "And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman." This Shunamite woman is not mentioned by name. How many men of Irish extraction are on the Notre Dame team? C. P.

E. A. Out of thirty-three men making up the first, second and third strings of the Notre Dame team, thirteen are of Irish extraction or descent. Q. What is the distance between the north magnetic and north geographical'poles? C.

R. D.I A. The north magnetic pole is approximately 1,300 miles from the true or geographic north pole. Q. What kind of land is called a down? P.

C. A. A down is an expanse of high rolling ground bare of trees and covered with fine turf. The term is occasionally used for a smooth rounded hill. The system of chalk hills in southern and southeastern England is known as The Downs.

Q. What is the latest official figure for the number of aban- farms in the United States? J. E. A. The latest Census figures are for 1940 and the total number of abandoned and idle farms was 76,704.

Q. Who wrote "Drink to me only with thine M. G. A. A.

It is from the Greek of Philostratus, translated by Ben Johnson. "Sulfa, Please!" A WOUNDED AMERICAN BOY lies on a jungle trail in New Jjwmea. A companion stoops over him. "What cau I do, fella?" Swlfa, please. They got me pretty bad." And into the stricken man's wound goes the wonder drug that will fight off infection.

Few American women know that the same used cooking fats they iniheir fctchens to provide this boy with shell, and bullets also help to ixmke sulfa drugs, vaccines and scores of other battlefield essentials. No material of war that can neip provide means more in terms of his life or death, Are you savmg your cooking fats? Even the WadWIt fat yield! cenne The need is so urgent that for every Pound of you turn in, youf butcher will give and 0111 1 free Save thwn to kind tj them to your meat dealer, Start doing it todayl 4ffnnd by WPB.