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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1942 THE PLATTSMOTJTH EVENING JOURNAL PAGE FIVE Nebraskans Tell of Being Jap Prisoners Missionary and Attache of the U. S. Embassy Tell of Treatment At Hands of the Enemy OMAHA, September 2nd, (UP) Cue of the more fortunate of Amer icans held prisoner by the Japanese was the Rev. Raymond Hohlfeld, M. M., a missionary at Fushun, Man chukuo, according to the story he related here yesterday. Rev. Father Hohlfeld, who was returned to the U. S. on the ex change liner . Gripsholm, stopped here on his way to Hastings, Neb., where he will visit his parents. Father Hohlfeld told of being ar rested the day of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. He said that those arrested with him and himself were allowed exercise and were able to buy their own food since their money was not confiscated. Another repatriated Nebraskan, Charles Cooper of Humboldt, told a different story yesterday while vis iting his parents at Humboldt. Cooper, third secretary of the U. S. embassy in Tokio, said the interned Americans in Japan were extended no courtesies. While em bassy personnel were not mistreated, he said they received many first hand reports of cruelties and tor tures administered by the Japs. President Works on Program WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UP) President Roosevelt continued wor k 1 on his new anti-inflation program today as the Congress of Industrial Organization called for immediate enactment of his original seven point plan which it charged had been sabotaged. The CIO executive board also bit terly protested rumored plans to ap point a "czar or supreme dictator to regulate the economic affairs of the nation." Mr. Roosevelt presents his new pro gram to the nation on Labor Day, Sept. 7. It is understood to contain further provisions for stabilizing wages as well as for studying the ra tion between prices and cost of living. In Air Service ARMY AIR BASE, LINCOLN, Aug. 2'.) Private Howard II. Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Kraeger, RFD, Plattsmouth, recently began the airplane mechanics course at the army air base, Lincoln. Upon gradua tion. Private Baker will be rated as a fully qualified airplane mechanic and will be assigned to a perman ent air force squadron for active duty. j j: if S More Butterfat Wanted With the Government asking for more Butterfat, the time is at hand for feeding and caring for those yong heifers, and make long er cow-life by feeding Wayne's. Keep Wayne Complete Calf Feed before the calf at all times from the age of one week. After one month old feed Wayne Calf Teed in dry form with hay, block salt and water, to produce well built milch cows. ' For the milk producing cow, feed Wayne Dairy Feed and watch the increase in milk production. SEE US FOR PRICES We buy Cream, Poultry and Eggs Brink Hatchery On Chicago Ave. Phone 107 Plattsmouth Because of the tire situation it will be almost impossible to call on all of you personally. We are buyers of alfalfa, red clover, sweet clover, brome grass, timothy and forage crop grains, also pop corn. We want to make an offer cn your seed and suggest that you mail us a fair average sample of your seed for our bid. Mention to your neighbors that we are buyers, maybe you and your neighbor would deliver the seed at one time. Ask us for bags, we will furnish you the bags 'so you can ship or make delivery of the seed. We have three cleaners, elevators and bin capacity to handle ycur seed promptly. EDWARD BARTLING SEED COMPANY Business Established 1671 hone 37 Nebraska City, ITebr. Recovering from Injuries Alvin Smock, who is at the St. Joseph hospital in Omaha, is report ed as doing as well as possible from the effects of injuries he sustained on Thursday afternoon. He fell from a box car while working at the BREX shops and suffered a jaw fracture as well as a severe head cut. He was taken to the hospital for treatment. STATE FAIR SALUTE TO 'FOOD FOR VICTORY' The 1942 Nebraska State Fair will be held September 6 through 11, at the fair grounds in Lincoln I and is designed this year as a salute ' to farmers of Nebraska for their outstanding production record in the "Food for Victory" drive. Fair Secretary Ed Miille reports that crop and livestock exhibits will be of unusually high quality. A big 4-II club show is also scheduled and it will demonstrate what the boys and girls of rural Nebraska are do ing to aid the war effort on the home front. The 4-H baby beef show prize money has been raised by the fair board from $1,000 up to ?1,S50. Members of the 1942 fair board of managers are: J. S. Golder, Oak land, president; Edwin Schultz, of Elgin, first vice-president; A. A. Russell, Geneva, second vice-president; G. C. Hueftle, Eustis, treas urer; E. Preston Bailey, Carleton; D. W. Osborn, Pawnee City; Roy W. Johnson, Sumner and William St ever, Florence. On Sunday. Sept. 6, the fair's open-, ing day, the Original Death Drivers will present a thrill crash show feat- tiring headon collisions, auto somer saults and car broad-jumping. Wreck ed jalopies will be given to the metal salvage drive. Thursday, Sept. 10, the fair will feature a parade with the usual sec tions going without gas or rubber motive power, but with a big display of military vehicles climaxing the parade. Thursday is war bond and stamps day at the fair. Men in uni form will be admitted free to the grounds throughout the fair. The 1942 fair features include the Barnes-Carruthers nightly song, dance and novelty extravaganza in front of the grandstand, the Goodman Wonder shows on the midway featur ing new rides and a wild animal cir cus, and the ninth annual state fair horse show which this year will in clude the Ak-Sar-Ben futurity classes. There will be six or more running races each afternoon with free acts between the races including Selden, the aerialist who work3 high above the ground on a tiny steel pole. Would Apportion Calls WASHINGTON, Sept. 1, (UP) Selective Service Director Lewis B, Hershey warning of the "serious military situation"' today instructed state headciuarters to apportion in- iduetion calls so that the heaviest i load will fall on boards with the ! most single men or men with only ! "eolateral" dependents. Hershey said that "insofar as is ! feasable" no board should call one type of registrant with dependents ! substantially in advance of other boards. At the same time, he directed local boards to complete by October 1C the necessary classification of all registrants liable for military ser vice so that the selective service system will be prepared to fill calls during the coming year which will be equal to or in excess of the month ly calls made in August, September and October of this year." PROTEST PLANE RAIDS VICHY, Aug. 29, (UP)- -The that ! 2-overnment reported toaay Royal Airforce planes have bomDea a passenger train at Menares near Elois, killing 26 persons and wound ing 56. An immediate protest was forwarded to London through the Madrid embassy. Just arrived. Atlas of the World Eates Book Store. Chairmanship Fight Looms in GOP Convention Joe Wishart of Lincoln Shows No Disposition to Yield to Wish of Governor In Matter By T. W. Ingoldsby OMAHA, September 2nd, (UP) There is only one thing which will avert a battle over election of a re publican state chairman at the par ty's convention here tomorrow. That would be for someone to convince Joseph D. Wishart of Lincoln that his remaining in the race would hurt the chances of electing his friend, Kenneth Wherry, to the United States senate. "Governor Griswold has demon strated clearly by his utterances of the last few days that he wants com plete control of the party in Ne braska," Wishart said here today. "This is one thing I will fight against to the bitter end." "Of course, everyone in the party knows that Ken and I have worked together on the state committee for more than three years. They know that he wants me as his successor as state chairman," Wishart contin ued. "But if I am convinced that it would hurt Ken's chance of elec tion, I would drop out of the race right now. However, I do not be lieve that it would hurt him and so I am in the race tooth and nail." Griswold, informants said, has called a meeting of all candidates on the republican party ticket for 10 o'clock tonight at the convention headquarters. These same infor mants declared he will attempt to rally support from the candidates for Ira Beynon tonight and prevent an open split at the convention. The governor, however, declared that while he has asked the candi dates to convene tonight, it is not for the purpose of deciding the chairmanship. Rather, he said, it is merely a gathering to determine how the campaign should be con ducted. Democrats, meanwhile, untroub led by such problems as confront the republicans, held arrangements meetings today. The democratic camp appeared calm and confident Democratic leaders believe that they can successfully handle the situation created by the fact that Senator George W. Norris again may seek re election. However, it was believed certain someone would try to introduce a Norris resolution. Edgar Howard, veteran editor of the Columbus Tele gram who will be chairman of the resolutions committee, is next to James E. Lawrence, Lincoln editor, the most persistent democratic edi torial booster of Norris in the state. The convention may be confronted with a situation where they will be called upon to commend Norris for what he has done in the past six years as a pseudo-democrat, mean while refraining from indicating in any way that he can do so in the next six years. Approve House Revenue Bill WASHINGTON, Aug. SI, (UP) The senate finance committee today approved a treasury proposal that no corporation be required to pay taxes of more than SO per cent of its tax able income and approved in sub stance the corporate tax rates in the House revenue bill. The committee rejected efforts of the treasury's to increase the cor poration nominal and surtax rate of 55 per cent and of congressional ex perts to decrease it to the original House committee figure of 40 per cent rate finally adopted, on the House floor along with the House 90 per cent rate on excess profits by the senate committee providing that in no event shall the combined taxes exceed 80 per cent of the taxable income. The committee rejected the House action in increasing the flat excess profits credit from the present $5,000 to $10,000. Voting to con tinue the present credit, this raise an estimated $SO,000. wili Draws 30 Years as Spy NEWARK, N. J., Sept. 2 (UP)- Herbert Karl Friedrich Bahr, of Buf falo, who returned to the United States from Germany aboard the Swedish liner Drpttningholm, was sentenced today to 30 days impris onment as a spy. Federal Judge William Smith im posed the sentence on Bahr who turn ed Nazi spy after he won an ex change scholarship at a technical school in Hanover, Germany. A jury of six men and six women convicted Bahr of conspiracy to com mit espionage on August 24. Phone printing orders to No. 6. To Do Concrete Work From Tuesday's DaPy This morning William Kief and son, Franklin, departed for Bellevue where they are to look after some concrete work at the residence prop erty owned by Mrs. William Grebe. Mr. and Mrs. Grebe are here from Portland, Ore., and while "here de cided to have their property im proved. Allied Forces Batter Japanese in New Guinea Desert Warfare in Egypt Also is Resumed on Increasing Scale; Chi nese Hold New Positions CAIRO, Sept. 1 (UP) Ameri can bombers and fighters blasted at Axis forces attacking in the south and central of the El Alamein line today and an American tank de tachment awaited with other allied units for its first taste of battle. Amerioan B-25 bombers carried out night attacks on enemy concen trations in the battle area and American fighters flew wing to wing with RAF planes in daylight operations. The first 25 hours of fighting after a two-months lull in the desert left observers here still uncertain whether German Marshal Rommel actually had start ed his all-out offensive or was merely engaged in an attack of limited objectives. Bitter fighting in the western and the southwest Pacific today marked the third anniversary of the war with hints from events in Tokyo that the Siberian front may soon blaze in to action. The Siberian hint was contained in the sudden resignation of Japanese Foreign Minister Togo. Togo, as a minister, was a comparative moderate in the Japanese cabinet and may well have opposed plans of military ex tremists for attacking Russia. It was noted that the retirement came at a time when any Japanese action in Siberia must be launched almost immediately or be postponed until next spring. First reports indicated that Mar shal Irwin Rommel's desert offensive was gathering momentum slowly and there still was some doubt in certain British quarters as to whether he ac tually had launched his all out at tempt to reach the Nile and the Suez. There was heavy fighting all along the front north of Australia. Gen. Douglas MacArthur's forces were stamping out the remnants of the ill-fated Japanese expedition to Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea. It was revealed that MacArthur's men had erected a secret airdrome which was employed to deal heavy blows at the Japanese landing parties. In the Kokoda sector just across the tower ing Owen-Stanley mountains from Port Moresby, the Japanese sudden ly began their southern thrust of some forces despite the terrain diffi culties which included 8,000-foot mountain passes. However, the mountain passes still were filmly in the hands of Australian defenders. In China, a communique reported that Japanese troops at Kinhwa in Chekiang province, have launched counter-attacks against the Chinese forces converging on the city. The Chinese still held their newly won positions around the city, including the towns of Tangki, Lanki and Lungyu, the communique said. SAVE YOUR VISION SAVE YOUR YOUTH Save the energy that straining eyes waste. Walk and act with the youth ful sureness of motion that good vision gives. Free your face from the winkles and fatigue that poor eye sight, plants there.' Work efficiently andeasily; play happily. Enjoy life with good vision.Yes, save your vision, save your.youth! ' HAVE YOUR EYES EXAMINED BY A SPECIALIST CREDIT Dr. Leonard Fitch OPTOMETRIST 112 H. 5th Phone 41 Fourth Year of War Viewed by Joe Alex Morris United Fress Sends Foreign Editor To Londan to Act as Observer at War Centers EDITOR'S NOTE: Because of the increasing importance of the Euro pean theater of conflict, the United Press has sent Joe Alex Morris, its foreign editor, on temporary as signment to London to assume charge of the flow of news from Europe. Morris, whose undated war roundups have been an out standing feature of the United Press report since the outbreak of the war, has been devoting his time since arriving in London to a first hand study of the problems facing the United Nations. In the follow ing dispatch written as the war is about to move into its fourth year, he assesses the chances for victory and reports on America's role in the coming second front. By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign Editor LONDON, September 1, (UP) This fourth year of war begins to day for the United Nations with the occent on attack. It is the year for the second front. How soon that second front will come in Europe can not be estimat ed. But there are other sectors where the Axis might be engaged in major battles. One of those is Africa. Offensive strength from America now is pumping into the scattered battlefronts of the world. It is felt against the enemy spearhead on the sweltering beaches of the Solomons. It is massing on the hot Egyption desert at El Alamein. It is striking by the skies over western Europe and it is bolstering the Red army with machines before Stalingrad. But we have made only the rreagerest beginning. A second front success and all that means is up to America probably to an extent far greater than we realize at home. It is up to us whether the lifeblood of the allies men, tanks, guns and planes pours into the world-wide system of war arteries in a stream vast and steady enough to seize and hold the initia tive. This may well prove the grimest year of the war. It would be foolish to suggest that the tide of conflict is going to turn suddenly toward us or that the lessons of Dieppe point to anything except how tough the go ing will be. But the British, after showing they are able to take it, now are waking up to the sacrifice and effect required if they are to go all out. They hope America, too, is waking up. Because this is a frontline capital and because its people are front line people it may be possible to assay the stern anniversary from the can tage point of the British Isles. They lack inspiration for the mo ment; something that will inspire that still unwritten war song for which London has waited for three years. NEED ENEMY DISLIKE MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 29, (UP) Dr. A. H. Martin of the Institute of Industrial Psychology said today that allied soldiers need ed a reasoned intellectual dislike of the enemy instilled in them dur ing training instead of blood lust and hatred which were likely to cause an "intellectual blackout." "We need a judicial condemnation of the enemy rather than blinding hate which is a sheer emotional level," he said. Dr. Martin cited the Germans as good examples of what he was talk ing about. He said there was "plenty of evidence to believe they encourage tendencies which led to individual action rather than mass deeds of hatred." AMERICAN FORTRESS IS SAFE LONDON, Aug. 29, (UP) A joint British-American communique re ported that American flying fort resses escorted by fighters bombed the air drome of the Weveighemen near Courtrai in Belgium. The min istry reported that sweeps weVe carried out by fighter squadrons which included units of the U. S, army airforce. None of the flying fortresses was lost, the communi que said. WILL BAN CALLS WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, (UP) Termination of all radio-telephone calls of non-government nature to and from points outside the western hemisphere originally scheduled for midnight Monday was postponed to day until September 30 by the board of war communications. :CMCHEMxllflyjGHED SET,, IINlNGjJiorisecoin hos- -r less Knows noisucn cnarm a lovely Hand-crocheted luncheon set can add to mo5efTei!rrounding6Tand;s!ffipleIfareThe',St,' shown includes ; centerpiece; pkce. doilies," bread and butter plat?doilits and irlass doilies.' centerpiece; p The suggests duty any. Russians Hard Pressed on Front Near Stalingrad Vichy France Nervous As British Planes Reported Near Dakar Unrest in Ireland There was continued nervousness today in France over French Africa possessions notably Dakar and French North Africa where Vichy reported the fourth British recon naisance planes of the last few days was shot down. Moscow dispatches reported that the Stalingrad defenders were suf fering heavily under new German pressure which opened a dangerous break in the southwestern defense zone. A Nazi communique claimed that German columns have reached the Volga north of the city. It ap peared the German attack was driv ing the defenders in toward the city of Stalingrad itself where the red army presumably plans a last ditch stand like that at Sevastopol if possible. A possible hint of forthcoming allied moves to relieve Nazi pres sure on Russia came from London where Lieutenant General Dwight Eisenhower absented himself from ceremonies honoring American troops. In Ireland, both Ulster and Eire there were outbreaks and disorders in connection with the execution in Belfast of a member of the outlawed Irish Republican army. Belfast was declared out of bounds for American troops but a few who were in the city were -given the Nazi salute by women members of a crowd of dem onstrators around the Belfast city hall. In China, a communique told the recapture of Kinhwa, Japanese oc cupied airport city within bomber range of Tokyo, is imminent". It added that combined Chinese attacks by troops pressing east from the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway and units previously placed behind the Japa nese lines had reached the approaches of Kinhwa. Willkie in Egypt CAIRO, September 2nd, , (UP) Wendell Willkie today arrived in the near east on his good will tour as an official representative of Pres ident Roosevelt. The 1940 presidential 'candidate landed at Cairo accompanied by two officials from the Office of War In formation, Gardner Cowles, Jr., and Joseph Barnes. Willkie was met by British minis ter of state Richard Casey and Amer ican minister Alexander Kirk. Nebraskan Back from Japan HUMBOLDT, Neb., Sept. 1 (UP) Charles Cooper, third embassy sec retary at Tokyo who ' was interned when war broke out, has returned home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cooper, sr., who met him in New York when he arrived in the Gripsholm. -. , . Subscribe to The Journal open-u.K cmrai rnoniaesign! against a bacmcrjnei oi dark wood e!cancen4deu'cacy7et4these:doiliescan fce iised for daily because; toeyiWihlwithstandlnnmerousilaundep'nss'vrithout losine of the'f.r:g?nj ReautyA State W. C. to Meet The state convention of the Wood man Circle will be held in Lincoln on Friday and Saturday of this week at the Lincoln Hotel. Delegates from here are Mrs. Hillard Grassman and Mrs. W. J. Hartwick who plan to go to Lincoln in time for the open ing of the sessions on Friday morn ing. Miss Marie Kaufmann, who is the state auditor for this organiza tion, also plans to attend the meet ing in the company of the regular delegates. An interesting and in formative session is anticipated by tliese ladies from which they will gain many ideas to bring back for the use of their home lodge. Extra Gang Moved G. E. Ford, Burlington extra gang foreman, came here with 54 men. Saturday, when the crew dwindled to 21, Mr. Ford decided it was time for a move. The men, who occupied 14 cars south of the depot, were moved up the line to LaPlatte. The foreman hopes to have better luck with the gang now. Vote for Closing Members of the Otoe county bar at a special meeting of the organization voted to continue the Saturday after noon closing indefinitely. The at torneys have been observing this rule during the summer season and like it very much. NOTICE TO PUBLIC The Insurance office of Duxbury and Davis and the Law Office of J. Howard Davis have been moved to new and more convenient quarters over the H. M. Soeunichsen Co. store. Sept. 2,3,5,7-d & w Read Van's "Dear Folks'' column with its news about former -Cass county folks now in California, All Joking Aside Hogs to Market Early is not just an idle thought, but an urgent Request from Our Gov ernment. Hogs have a mighty im portant part in the Food for Victory Program. Already .cur Government is buy ing 40 of the Pork and 60 of Lard processed by the Federal-inspected Packing Houses. The idea now is to get these hogs fattened and to the market Gooch's Best Hog Fatener is an efficient grain balancer. Only one-half pound per hog daily, balances full feed of grain. PLATTSr.lOUTU CREAMERY Lower Main St. Phone 94