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They've Now Joined Up With the Enemy WISCONSIN RAPIDS TRIBUNE CO, PuHUbtr The War Today Six Nominees as Assistants I Knwed M ttcMid etew Bitter March 1, 1*20 at tlw pcwt BY DEWITT MACKENZIE • atrte* at Wlttontla Eaplda, VlMontln. undw tb* act «t March ltd. M97- _ The great German drive out of the Rbiwland Published every afternoon except Sunday at th» bears the earmark* of being a colossal gamble in To Secretary Stettinius Give TribuM building. an effort to disrupt allied plans for an offensive Member of and so achieve an indefinite delay out of which Berlin hopes might grow a compromise peace. Good Accounts of Themselves Speculation at this juncture regarding the imme- •BY PETER BOSON- THE ASSOCIATED diate future of the attack should be cautious, since WISCONSIN I>A1LV NEWSPAPER t-EACCB The senate foreign relations com tor* were rightly opposed to any- XOKTHWBST DAILf PRESS ASSOCIATION the security news blackout imposed by the allied THE INLAND DAILY PRESS ASSOCIATION mittee combined greater three ring public inquisition of the president's high command leaves us without sufficient facts third degree sideshow and investiga- AMERICAN KEWSI'APEB PUBLISHERS' ASSOCIATION upon which to base a studied judgment Taking a nominees for top jobs in the state The Associated Prea* 11 eirtuaiTclj ep titled to tb* KM longer range view, however, we can say that allied tion of President Roosevelt's six department and may have refrained of publication of tb« newi dispatches credited to It or not nominations for assistant secretaries from asking embarrassing questions otnerntM rrtdited la Ihii paper and «!so tS» local new* superiority in manpower and materiel insures our of state couldn't have turned out published herein. victory. Therefore, while it would be folly to re- for that reason, did the senate for- better from the department of state eign relations committee member* Subscription ratea:— By carrier on afternoon of publlct- gard the situation lightly, there certainly is no tloo ID WlwonstD ftapids. Biron. Nekoosa. Port Edwardi. occasion for developing "nerves," standpoint if it had been arranged who did speak tip conduct themselves AHirohito in power after defeat of Japan. The ATTENTION CARRIER SUBSCRIBERS famous "backs to the wall" order of the day to his tinius, all gave splendid accounts of armies. That was the kaiser's final fling, and it themselves and came through clean. same goes for Senator Murray's If you &> not receive your paper by 6:00 p. in. all but crashed through—but the allied line held. In addition, the senate's public asking James C. Dunn about his at- phone your carrier boy whose »»"&« *»» » exhibition served to put all six of the titude towards Franco and it was found on your collection card or call No. 10 and Could Be Dying Effort equally enlightening to have Senator a newspaper will be delivered to you immediately. nominees in the limelight, gave I'm not suggesting the present situation is as them a publicity build-up of inesti- Pepper ask General Holmes to clear Office closes each night ai 6:30. _ bad as was that in the spring of 1918, but there mable value, made the names of up the part he played in dealings are similarities. The beautiful thought about the Grew, Clayton, Dunn, Holmes, between Robert Murphy and the And she brought forth her firstborn son, Somme show is that it was there the kaiser broke Rockefeller, and McLeish much bet- French in North Africa. and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and his back. The same thing could easily 'Jiappen to the Germans in the present battle. ter known than they were before, And on the Other Hand- laid him in a manger: because there was no served to spread on the record their' But consider the spectacle of Sen. room for them in the inn, —Luk e 2:7. achievements and views, cleared the * » * The way it looks to me now, one of two things Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota ask- is likely to happen: Either Nazi Field Marshal You air of a lot of malicious misinforma- ing Secretary Stettinius to "Explain What babe new born is this that in a man- Eundstedt is going to achieve his object of upset- tion, and in general did the depart- what our foreign policy is?" and ger cries? ting allied plans so that the war will drag along, ment of state no end of good in asking Grew to "Give us your defi- Near on her lowly bed his happy mother or he's going to get the beating of his life. making its reorganization, needs, nition of diplomacy." aims and policies matters of common lies. The German commander (and don't let anybody What do you make of Sen. James knowledge. Tunnell of Delaware asking Grew Oh, see the air is shaken with white and tell you he isn't a capable soldier) is flinging into Get the Incongruous Picture heavenly wings— this battle all the resources available—infantry, the to give a definition of a "Liberal"? There is another aspect of the sen- To what purpose did Sen. Hiram This is the Lord of all the earth, this is the long inactive luftwaffe, masses of tanks, and even ate's little pre-Christmas probing King of Kings. paratroops. Along with that he has massed much Johnson of California ask Jimmy party which does not look so good. Dunn where the Atlantic Charter —R . W. Gilder. heavy artillery—and he's being aided by a mysteri- By comparison with performances of ous new V weapon which apparently is being used was now ? Johnson then got further the six nominees, performances of tangled up by inferring that the four wholesale along the front. The allied command is Qermans Slay Helpless Yanks the senators themselves were noth- silent as to the exact nature or efficacy of this freedoms were part of the Atlantic FIVE STARS, ONE GOLD weapon, which presumably is some type of flying ing to shout about. charter, and had to be set straight Now this'is a matter of some con- by the man he questioned. As The Tribune almost daily records cas- bomb or rocket—either of which can be plenty BY HAL BOYLE cern. Get the picture. The foreign ualties, we have to muster all the restraint nasty. An American Frontline Clearing Station, Belgium— (De- relations committee is perhaps the Does Senator Murray really be- we possess in order to refrain from penning In short, the German high command may have layed)— (£>)—Weeping with rage, a handful of doughboy sur- most important committee in the lieve the V. S. state department is a tribute to each gallant soldier or sailor decided to make this offensive the decisive battle in vivors described today how a German tank force ruthlessly PURMEN senate. In the days ahead its re- under domination of Churchill and who has given his life for his country. Al- the west, instead of waiting for it to be staged on poured machine gun fire into a group of about 150 Americans sponsibilities for shaping the future the British foreign office, as he in- though we have not done so, we want every the open plain of Cologne just west of the Rhine. who had been disarmed and herded into a field in the opening ^ ! IN- of the world will be tremendous. ferred in his questioning of Dunn? reader to know we have it in our hearts to It's a great and dangerous gamble, but it's diffi- hours of the present Nazi counteroffensive. As such, its should have the best Sen. Bennett Champ Clark, of cult to criticize the decision as an act of despera- "We had to lie there and listen to German non-coms kill with pistols minds in the senate, the most search- Missouri, introducing an utterly speak out the sorrow we share with the tion. SERVICE ing intellects, men of clearest vision, frivolous autobiographical sketch of families who have sustained these losses. It every one of our wounded men who groaned or tried to move/'said T-5 William B. Summers, of Glenville, men who can rise above trivialities. Archibald MacLeish, merely defeat- is simply because we do not know what to Nazis Had Little Alternative Granting that some of the sena- ed his own end by cheapening the The Nazi alternative wasn't attractive in any W. Va., who escaped by playing say that will be helpful that we have not dead. Pvt. John Louis Hodgden, Jr., son whole performance. way. As explained in yesterday's column, Von of Mrs. Luella Hodgden, 331 & West In summary, the investigation spoken up. . Eundstedt has been sitting in a huge trap along The Americans were members of LEAVES FROM A WAR an artillery observation battalion Grand avenue, has reported at Kees- gave a chance to look at not only But today we can restrain ourselves no the western Rhineland. Eisenhower had continued ler Field's unit of the army air the assistant secretaries but also it longer. There is a fine American home on to tighten his lines and improve his positions until ambushed and trapped at a road CORRESPONDENT'S fork by a powerful German armor- forces training command for reas- gave a good close look at the sen- • First street north in the city of Wisconsin he apparently was about ready to swing a hay- ate foreign relations committee. If maker that would put his First army across the ed column of Tiger tanks, whose signment to new military duties. He Rapids displaying a sendee flag with five heavy guns quickly shot up the two NOTEBOOK will remain at Keesler Field, Eiloxi, the latter was perhaps the less in- Soer river, inaugurate a turning movement against spiring sight, in that respect the in- stars. These stars were all blue. Now a gold the German line to the north, and precipitate the dozen American trucks and lightly- Miss., for a short period of time star will shine brilliantly in that noble flag. armored vehicles. BY FRANKLIN BANKER until his new assignment is determ- vestigation backfired. battle of the Cologne plain. ined on the basis of a review of his MEATS, FATS, ETC.—Book four «United States Atlantic GASOLINE—1>-A coupons" good every men have gone forth from this home to risk "They had at least 15 to 20 tanks. fleet, amphibious training base, Lit- waere for four iraHons each tbroilpB Eundstedt has gone hunting it Boys at the Lightning base com- Dec 21 14-A coupons \rill become their lives for God and for country. One They disarmed us and then searched manded by Col. .Clinton C. Wassen, tle Creek, Va. valid Dec. 22 and TV ill be good everj-- Wishing •wbere lor lour gallons each tbronch Billings, Mont.— (*) — Cpl. dead and another missing and three more us for wristwatches and anything Route 1, Dover, Ohio, getting wind The seaman entered the navy at JLircn 21 B-4, C-4, B-3 and C-3 cou- to cany on the fight against the foe. Words else they wanted. of a big German lumber depot near Great Lakes, III., in April, 1944, pons food everjirbere for five snllous Rudy Hole of Wheeler, Mont, FfEL OIL—Old period four and fire sent his draft board a V-mail simply fail us as we search for something "I guess we were lined up along Metz, sent seven trucks. Cheers and was transferred to Little Creek, coupons owl uew period one and tun to say that will bring comfort to this be- that road for a full hour. Then they went op when the convoy returned July 1. coupons good throng boat current Christmas cheer from "some- beating yejr. In midwest and south, stood us all together in an open from the 250-mile round tri__,pr wit..._h Willis Winchell, S 2-e, of Adams, where in India." reaved home and to people of this commu- SO THEY SAY! 135 period tbree coupons also good now nity who know this splendid American fam- field. I thought something was* enough prefabricated building parts P been transferred into the quar- and valid throughout beating season. He addressed them: "My Dear ily. We have watched these boys grow up, wrong. As we were standing there to construct a mess hall, hospital termaster service school at Great Draft Board." and informed them gain their education the hard way and then For all the assistance when the barbarous enemy one German soldier moving past in headquarters and other huts, Lakes, III. which 40 enemy aircraft were de- he was working on the Ledo road •was crowding onr northern islands we shall remain a tank column less than 50 yards Staff Sgt. William 0. Orr, Mottnt Receives Promotion troyed. near Burma. He added this post- become solid, valuable citizens. Their pass- eternally thankful and sight of the British battle away pulled out a pistol and emp- Sinai, N. Y.. directed construction Stanley Lepak, former grade At Ploesti, despite an unusually script; "Wish you were here." ing is not only a deep personal family loss fleet in these waters will not cause forgetfulnese of tied it on our fellows." with the aid of captured blue-prints. school principal at Adams, was re- heavy smoke screen which had caus- but a genuine community loss as well. its forerunner, the Stars and Stripes.—Sydney, Aus- A grimy soldier sitting in the lit "We found that Belgian impressed cently promoted to the rank of ser- ed other units of the attacking force Hungry Goat tralia, Herald. tie room here with Summers ran his labor had taken pains to fix the Ger- geant at his base somewhere in In- to seek alternative targets, his Ev$nston, III.—(JP)—Until the vVhat we have said here today must not * * * hands through mudcaked hair and dia. owner of a hungry billy goat claims be dimmed by omitting the names of all the mans up by designing beams that group stayed on its course and Before the take-off the briefing officers tell you broke into sobs. There were tears didn't fit, putting notches in the Pvt. Harold D. Adams, son of dropped its bombs on the refinery him, he's got to lead a dog's life in others from our community who gave their how to get back to the base if jou happen to bail in Summers' eyes as he went on: wrong place and leaving out certain Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williams, Friend- with exceptional, devastating accu- the city pound. lives in this global conflict, for we want to out over China, but if you have to bail out over panels," Orr said. ship, has arrived at Camp Chaffee, racy. Three bombers of the group John Borre, city dog warden, let it be a matter of record that each one, Japan—well, you're strictly on your own. — Lt. Unbelievable Slaughter Ark., where he is assigned to the caught the stray billy after reports "Then they opened up on us from Were Promised Pass were lost to the heavy anti-aircraft irrespective of his rank and responsibility, Thomas B, Friedman of Cleveland, 0., B-29 flyer Wallowing in nrad up to two feet 16th armored division's 64th arm- fire of the enemy. to police said the goat appeared to back from China. their armored cars with machine- ored infantry battalion. be eating tires on parked automo- has earned the fullest measure of respect * * * guns. We hadn't tried to run away deep, they kept plying hammers with The twice-cited unit has made for the unselfish price he has paid for our alacrity through almost daily rain Harold York, son of Mr. and Mrs. more than 175 attacks against wide- biles. Borre put the goat in a priv- For us at home there is a supreme responsibility or anything. We were just stand- ate cell at the pound but it quickly safety and protection. The debt we owe our ing there with our hands up and because the base executive officer, Charles York, Adams, has been pro- spread targets in the crumbling soldier dead and those who have suffered —to keep faith with the men in our armed forces. Lt. Col. Harry L. Wackman, of The moted from corporal to sergeant. He Nazi empire. broke out, joined the dogs in the The purchase of extra War Bonds during the Sixth they tried to murder us all. And compound and ate all the dog ra- •wounds of battle can never be repaid. All they did murder a lot of us. Dalles, Ore., promised them a pass is stationed in New York, Sergeant Rucinski's wife, Bertha War Loan is little enough to ask.—Secretary of in the nearby town when they were Eucinski, lives on Route 4, Wiscon- tions in the bins. Then Borre locked we can do is to bow our heads in humble and State Edward R. Stettinius jr. "There was nothing to do but flop Receive Second Citation the goat in a stronger cell, with * * # and play dead." finished. sin Rapids. reverent thanks to each and every one. Most living quarters are pyramid- S-Sgt. Donald C. Rucinski, son of Robert J. Greeneway, the 20- iron bars. The Red army is undoubtedly the most powerful "I never saw such slaughter be- Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rucinski, 241 fore in this war," said Pvt. William al tents and the Yanks have been year-old son of Mr. and Mrs, Gar- and one of the best trained armies in the world.— busy boarding up the sides and lay- Twelfth avenue, is serving as an ret Greeneway, of 641 Ninth avenue Maj.-Gen. G, Isayeff, Soviet general staff. F. Geem of EHzabethtown, Pa, ammunitions workers with a heavy FISH HARVEST LAW AND THE PRESS * # * ing wooden floors. south, has recently been promoted "They were cutting us down like Instead of the usual four-foot bombardment group, which recently IN VICTORY GARDEN guinea pigs. Then those German from the rank of staff sergeant to Riverside, Conn. —(/P)—Victory A new one for the bookshelf is "Legal Nazi Germany is hoping to win an eight-month •walls, an enterprising trio built a was awarded a second war depart- technical sergeant. Control of the Press," written by Frank respite mainly by emplojing 16-ton rocket bombs non-coms began walking around wail six feet high with a canvass ment citation for outstanding per- Gardeners with "green thumbs" knocking off our wounded. I kept He is serving with the veteran like to boast about their giant cab- Thayer, who is professor of journalism at and jet-driven planes—for which they have not a tent over the top. On the first floor formances in the Mediterranean 305th bombardment group, based at sufficient number of pilots—but e\en the Germans my head down, but after they had there is a small bar, desk, chairs, theater of operations. bages, tomatoes, and pumpkins, but the University of Wisconsin and also is a emptied their pistols I could hear an Eighth air force bomber station an amphibious gardener here catch- member of the Illinois state bar. no longer believe she can.—Former member Ger- lounge and even a sink with faucets He is now authorized to wear an in England. man legation in Berne, Switzerland. them click fresh cartridges in their Oak Leaf cluster on his Distinguish- es bass from his garden. attached to a tank outside. A lad- Henry P. Savage, S 1-c, has just Andrew S. Wing, secretary of Mr. Thayer not only presents a volume • •• o hands while they were reloading. der leads up to "second floor" sleep- ed Unit badge. This second citation Then they went on looking for more was for a daring and successful at- returned to Little Creek, Va., fol- the National Victory Garden Insti- of value to newspapers and newspapermen ing quarters. lowing his graduation from the nav- tute, was hoeing his community but devotes considerable space to such sub- of our fellows to shoot." Few of these boys make any sin- tack on the Concordia Vega oil re- "We just hoped and prayed while finery at Ploesti, Rumania. The first al training school on the campus of plot when a fish began jumping on jects as the historical background of the cere complaints about the mud and the University of Wisconsin. ; the adjacent pond. He armed him- we lay there listening to them shoot cold. They just look around and try was for an attack on the railyards press and its qualified right to freedom of every man that moved," said T-5 at Bucharest, Rumania, during A brother, Harry Savage, S 2-c, self with a fly rod. A few caste expression, as guaranteed by the constitu- A R B S to improve their lot. For example is at sea. netted a black bass. Charles F. Appman, Box 136, Ver- members of an antiaircraft battery tion. By way of introduction to his guide on ona, Pa. "What to Do Until the Lawyer Comes," Mr. Buying War Bonds is just a matter of dollars found themselves a little trailer of German officers. This they con- Thayer says: and sense! Less than 20 Left about the size of a Toonerville trol- verted into a warm and dry "mess » * * The survivors lay in tense, rigid ly which used to belong to a couple hall. Private Breger Abroad By Dav* Br*g*r "Newspapers unfettered and unafraid in- Mussolini was reported dead some time ago; now silence in the freezing mud. For an sure the principles of democratic govern- he's reported ill. What has happened is enough to hour before cautious glances showed FUNNY BUSINESS BY HEKSHHERDER make him turn over, but not come back to life, all the Germans had moved away ex- ment. In the "United States and component * * * states there are guarantees of a free press, cept one Tiger tank. but any serious student of journalism and Cold shots are worthless, a medical group has "It wasn't more than 100 yards concluded. The same is true of a lot of eo-called away, but we decided we had to government realizes the relativity of such "hot shots." make a break for it then or never," guarantees. There are restraints upon the * * * said T-5 Harold W. Billow of Mount newspaper and periodical press, as well as German and Jap rulers are in grave danger—the Joy, Pa. "We jumped up and scat- upon the radio. The various means of kind with a little white marker on top. tered for the woods. The tank open- thought communication have rights, but * * * ed up on us, but I don't think it got these rights may be abused and so cease in New York butchers are about ready to close up many that time." particular cases to be rights or privileges. shop for a while. Anyone gets tired of just saying Three hoars after the slaughter "Sorry," or "No!" fewer than 20 survivors had made "Fields for regulation of the press are le- o their way back to the American gion, for certain legislative minds are alert lines. to find new restrictions, and additional Jack Belden, of Time magazine, means of augmenting public funds. Sinister and I rode back to this clearing sta- attempts by some officials and some adver- tion with the first survivors picked tisers have been made; consideration of such VIEWS OF PRESS up by our reconnaissance jeepa. attempted controls lies, however, in the realms of ethics and business policy. Poten- COMMENDABLE PROJECT ALEUTIANS ARE SIBERIA tial and actual controls of the press exist, The Wisconsin Historical society proposes to pub- TO TREE EXPERT but such controls do not necessarily mean lish during the next few years a series of biogra- An Aleutian Island Base—(JP>— contaminated, grasping, or dishonest influ- phies devoted to the great citizens of Wisconsin's Even before Mt. Cleveland volcano ences. past; politicians, explorers, businessmen, teachers, on Chuginadak island spurted rocks clergymen, agriculturists and others. A list of 34 and lava at him, Sgt. William Big- "Legal controls serve as a protection to candidates for such full volume sketches has already rs of Chapel Hill, N. C., felt out the press as an institution of honest news been drawn up, and it extends from Claude Allouez, of place. He came into the Army portrayal and fair comment upon public af- the Jesuit explorer, to Gen. Billy Mitchell, military after being graduated from the fairs. Laws regulate conduct and establish aviation pioneer. The project is a commendable University of North Carolina with rights. The press needs the protection estab- one, for Wisconsin history is incomplete without a degree in forestry. The Aleutians lished through these controls in order to biographies of the men whose leadership and vision are treeless. "Sir, 1 would like to point out that over three years ago function as a private business for the public and pioneering made this state what it is. That the Tm from across the hall! Hind if I show you how to I started my military career at the bottom, and I'm interest," work will be competently done is assured by its sponsorship.—Antigo Journal. Buy More War Bonds! tune-your, radio down?" rtill there!"