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J PAGE TWO THE PIATTSMOUTH EVENING JOURNAL THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1942 Submergence of Japanese to Government Complete Submission to the Mili tary Clique of Country fcy the Citizenship. By H. O. THOMPSON WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP) The people of Japan in recent years have been called upon for complete submergence to the dictators of the military clique. The present military rule in Japan is comparable to chapters in Japan's history when power-usurping "sh guns" laid down arbitrary rules of conduct, even to the extent of prom ulgating the exact dimensions of dolls children might play with or prescribing the death penalty for mistreatment of a dog. While depriving the people of their individual liberties, the regi mentation of Japan gives the advan tage of unified action and utiliz ation of all human and material resources to the nation's war ef fort. The Japanese people accept the situation with a shrug of the shoul ders and the word "shikataganai" meaning, "it is fate and nothing can be done about it." There are cases of non-cooperation but they are dealt with harsh ly. A man on a street car asked a fel low straphanger, "Have you heard that our forces lost considerably at the battle of Nomonhan?" He was overheard by an informer and was put in jail. Even the once powerful financial group has had to give in to the dictates of the army. Wealthy men have also surren dered all the gold in their posses sion, have relinquished their large automobiles, have given up all sump tuous entertaining and placed their businesses at the disposal of the government. The working man has given up the right to strike and accepted the 12-hour day for the duration of the war effort. The labor movement in Japan never achieved any great strength, but it was the Japanese that develop ed the technique of the sit-down strike. They called it the "go-slow" method. The tax schedules reach down and tap the pockets of wage earn ers who make $200 or more per year. In the higher brackets - the rates are practically confiscatory J "I think the people would stand for almost anything as long as their leaders obtain food for them," said an American official who had watch ed the Japanese scene for several years. "They could rip up the street car tracks or tear down build ings to obtain steel, if it should be come necessary, and the people would not grumble greatly. If the results at 'the end are not considered suf ficient reward for the hardships un dergone then there might be trouble. ' "But while the fight is on they How to Distinguish Nationality of Aircraft (3) UNITED STATES ARMY Win and Fanlart Blue dislt with white (tar and ti center Bidder HorlMnun red and white tripea; blae laid UNITED STATES NAVT Wing and Fnielre Blue disk with white iter and red jeenter Bndder Blue, white and red vertical tripea GREAT BRITAIN. R. A. F. Wlnr Bine circle, whit circle with red center Rodder No identification 1 vertical red white and blae stripe on fin. Enemy Submarine Is Reported Off the East Coast (Continued from Page 1) RUSSIA VTfe and Fasciae Red star Rudder No tdentl 6 cation MEXICO Wine Red triantie. white triangle with mall green trianrle In center Rodder Green, white and red vertical tripea -JlL nLlr o 4 GERMANY Winr Black croea Rodder Black swastika circled la red aeld ITALY Winf Roman fawes, yellow, la white disk Rodder -f.'reen, white ana red vertical tripes with royal anas in center JAPAN Wine Red disk Rodder No identiflcatiea Civilian air raid spotters will have no difficulty distinguishing Axis planes from those of the United nations if they memorize the markings illustrated above. American and British planes have designs of red, white and blue, and Russia has a red sUu. Watchers on the southern border occasionally may see the red triangle of Mexico. Axis raiders are easily spotted through the familiar black cross and swastika of Germany, the round red rising sun emblem of Japan and the Roman fasce Insignia borne by Italian planes work together." The Japanese farm boys, from the age of 10 upward, work from be fore dawn until after dark. Farm ers do not have trucks or wagons as a rule, and produce is hauled to mar kets by boys with trailers behind their bicycles. The boys dismount and push up the hills, sometimes, covering 40 miles a day. The farm population provides a reservoir of manpower for the army and for manufacturing needs in the cities. It is a fluctuating affair, with boys who havs left home in boom periods going back to the farms in times of depression. ARMY STRENGTH GROWS WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UP) Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson said today that President Roosevelt had authorized an increase of the arm's strength to 3,600.000 men this y$aT, The army now totals about 1,700,000. Stimson told a press conference that it would involve doubling thf number of armored units, more than doubling the air combat units, and adding 32 new triangular divisions, a large proportion of them com pletely motorized, to the present 27 infantry divisions. . "You can see from this picture that plans already are under way for very great enlargement of the army, but they are based upon the same balanced requirements that we have followed in the past," Stimson said. "The air force will have a large part in this program." Add 22 Acres to Fontenelle Dr. Harold Gifford, Jr,, Makes Gift of Virgin Timberland South of Omaha Monday. Twenty-two acres were added to the virgin timberland of the Fon tenelle forest south of Omaha Mon day, when Dr. Harold Gifford, jr., announced donation of a tract of land at the annual meeting of the Fontenelle Forest association at the Chamber of Commerce. The additional tract, which ad joins the Mary Millard Gifford tract given by Dr. Gifford's mother, will be known as the Mary Elizabeth Jonas tract. That was the maiden name of Mrs. Gifford, jr. The forest land now held by the association amounts to approximately- seven hundred acres. ' i Dr. 'Gifford's' was 'thV first gift of land to the forest since March, 1940, when George T. Morton, association secretary, gaxe it 10 a. res adjoining the tract. Mrs. John Bath was elected a di rector to fill the unexpired term of the late Edwin S. Jewell and W. LeRoy Wilcox v.as elected replacing Dr. E. H. Eruening, who left the city. Re-elected were Frederick J. ; Adams, president; Roy N. Towl, vice president; George T. Mortonr secre tary; L. O. Horsky, treasurer; Ed S. Miller and W.L. Steele, members 1 of the board. World-Herald. SETTLE FOR LAND WAHOO, Neb., Jan. 15 (UP) Following Federal Judge J. A. Don ohoe's notice to Saunders county fanners that the government will brook no delay in construction of the 25 million dollar bomb loading plant, the real estate branch of the army engineer corps announced that own ers who were holding out now are signing stipulations to accept the amount offered on original appraisal of value. Most of the holdouts were clients of Former Congressman William Lemke, co-author of the Frazier Lemke law. As a result, about 13,500 of the 17.2S0 acres involved now are under option, according to Kenneth F. Reed, acquisition project manager. LIVES THROUGH MANY WARS SCOTTSBLUFrV- Neb,, Jan. 15 (UP) The present national emer gency is just another war to Mrs. Nancy Ann Sipes Ware, Scottsbluff's oldest resident, who celebrated her 10 m birthday today. Horn in Martinsville. Indiana, January 15, 1841, Mrs. Ware re members the Mexican war, Civil war, Spanish war, first World war and the various Indian affrays. The centenarian admit hearing and eyesight arej failing somewhat but she still, enjoys the visits of her friends. Most of her time is spent locking' in her favorite chair in front of a west window. tip of Long Island, and approximate ly 150 miles from New York City, at 1:30 a. 111. yesterday. It was the second attack within a few days off the coast of the North American continent. A 10,000-ton merchant ship was torpedoed prev iously 160 miles off Nova Scotia with a loss of 91 lives. The loss of the Norness recalled German submarine activity off the coast from May to September in 1918, the last year of the World war. One came to the surface off Rhode Island and lobed a few shells into a town. Others attacked mer chant ships and schooners in coast wise trade. On June 2. 1918, one submarine sank six ships off the New Jersey coast. Japanese submarines menaced the Pacific coast during the first two weeks of the war. An army bomber blasted one to bits and there have been no reports of submarines being active there since. The Norness was almost a new ship, having been completed in 1939 in Hamburg, Germany. Erling D. Naess, president of the Tanker cor poration, her owners, said in New- York that her master was Captain Harald Hansen, a Norwegian. He was not at liberty to disclose her port of destination or from whence she had sailed. The company is own ed by American, British, and Nor wegian interests. Of her crew of 40, her master and eight others were taken to New Bedford, Mas3.. in the fishing boat Mai vina and then to the naval base here by naval automobiles. Thirty others, including six officers, were picked up from their lifeboats by naval vessels and brought here. No American was in the crew which was Scandinavian, chiefly Norwegian. Nothing was known of the missing man. One of the rescued men had been seriously injured. Others were suf fering from shock and exposure. All were put in the naval hospital here. The navy did not release their names or any detail of their experience. PLACE AND DATE OF SECOND CLINIC Following is the schedule of the second clinic of the Cass-Sarpy Health Unit for Sarpy and Cass counties: Papillion School, 1 p. m. Feb. 6. Springfield School, 1 p. m., Feb. 10. Louisville, 1 p. m., Feb. 13. Gretna, 1 p. m., Feb. 17. Murray, 1 p. m., Feb. 20. Weeping Water, 1 p. m., Feb. 24. Chandler, 1:00 p. m., Pleasant Hill, 2 p. m., Westsidc, 1:30 p. m., Lilly, 2 p. m. Feb, 27. Elmwood. 1 p. m., March 3. Riverview, 1 p. m., Avery 2 p. m., Fort Crook 2:30 p. 111. La Platte 3 p. 111. March 6. Union and Rural 5 Dist. 11 Dist. 12 and Dist. 14 March 10 (Dr. Ty son.) Nehawka 2 p. m., March 13 (Dr. Anderson.) Union, 1 p. m., March 13 (Dr. An derson.) Cedar Creek, Dist. 47, Dist. 79, Dist 76, Dist. 88, and Dist. 30, March 17. Alvo, Dist. 101, 1 p. m., March 20. Eagle, 1 p. m.t March 20. Avoca, Dist. 63. 1 p. m., March 24. South Bend, 1 p. m. March 27. Greenwood, 1 p. m. March 27. Manley, Dist. 9, 1 p. m., March 31. Murdock, Dist. 25, 1 p. m., March 31. ?lattsmouth Evening Journal MRS. ROBERT A. BATES Owner and Publisher . FRANK H. SMITH Editor Published Daily Except Sunday Entered at the Post orrlce !n Plaits mouth, Nebraska, as second class mail matter in accordance with the Act of Congress of March 3. 179. ESQ CHRIST rOH ALL-AL1. ro CHHI1T TO THE FAITHFUL THERE IS NO DEATH: The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. I Cor. 15:2G. PIONEER POULTRY CLUE NO. 2 The Poultry Progressive Pioneer club b-!d their meeting at the home of Carl Kra:ger on December 6th. The members gave the flag salute, thn were called to order. The U-xHon wan read. Robert Kraeger, the fiong and yel! leader had the mem bers v.UtV, songs as a part of our program. The bunch v.as served re frfeKhmeutH by Frances Kraeger. CLUB REPORTER. PATRONIZE THE C. C. 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Ask Any Sales Department Employee MM BP SAILE V DEFENSE K I BONDS g 1M- Last Time Tonight - Thursday, Jan ,15 Jeanette MacDonald and Brian Aherne in 'SMILIN' THROUGH9 Don't miss this outstanding motion picture! One of Ihe most important features of the new season! Also Comedv and Novelty. ADULTS 28c (Inch Tax) CHILDREN lip Friday - Saturday January 16 & 17 DOUBLE FEATURE filled tahl ,nr"'- X 1 W L - - PETER B. KYNE'S mi A Paramount Picture with CHARLIE RUGGLES ELLEN DREW PHILLIP TERRY-Joseph Schildkraut-Porter K; Henry Kolker Janet Beecher Paul Hurst Directed by William McGann A Harry Sherman Productic Here comes that Fightm' Parson and a whole flock of Action the big outdoor drama kind with six-guns blaz fists flying! And thrills! ing and HOT ON THE TRAIL OF INCENDIARIES... to scorch the screen j ro scorcn rne screen with flaming thrills! .t mil wilh Jonnthnn HAIF Han II 5cr.n play by Albert DeMond wirvcrva oy LEWI) u 1.UILIN5 It's arson . . . and a three-alarm blaze of thrills ... as the criminal trail leads through a maze of mystery! Also Last Chapter of 'King of the Texas Rangers' Serial 'llie wiiiihvind finish of this excitin? play. Mat. Sat. 2:30 Night Shows 7:00 & 9:30 ADULTS 28p (Inch Tax) CHILDREN 11c Sunday - Monday - January 13 & 19 I Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall in Technicolor Special 'Aloma 0 The South Seas9 The greatest of all romantic tLrlll-spectaieti! H .-- ; i ....... ; ' , nn