Bismarck Tribune, The (Newspaper) - January 26, 1943, Bismarck, North Dakota Thought In u in we more happy from the things we are ignorant ot than from those we art acquainted THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE North Dakota's Oldest 1873 The Not quite so cold night and Wednesday morning VOLUME 70-NUMBER 21 N. JANUARY PRICE FIVE CENTS Russ Army Pushes Battle Lines Ahead in Ukraine and Caucasus French Fight Germans in Marseilles London Press Jumps Gun On Allied Battle Bitterly Against Leaving Old Port City authorities have proclaimed a state of siege in the Vichy radio reported dispatches from Switzerland told of angry Frenchmen fortifying their homes in the old port district of the city and firing on man soldiers ordered to the The German News Agency DNB said in dispatches to Madrid and Lisbon that persons had been arrested in the city The Vichy which placed the number of arrested at was making an obvious effort to minimize ties in the old and historical city of second largest in Shortly after reporting the state of siege the radio that Marseille was calm and the evacuation of the old port had taken place without Earlier it had anyone disobeying an order or at- to shoot would be to Nads Use Artillery A Reuters dispatch from Zurich said Germans had brought up artillery to shel revolting men into submission If necessary and that fighting was in progress German occupation authorities ordered and razing of the as a de fense against possible lied invasion from North The Germans have been fortifying the coast in the Marseille area since completing the occupation of German dispatches reporting the arrest of persons said the move was necessary be- cause there were among them many criminals whose activities were against the security and Interest of the state Refugees Sent to Thousands of it was were being sent to a town 75 miles east of A broadcast by the trolled Lyon radio to the French reported to the office of war was quoted as Marseille by their calm and have greatly facilitated the evacuation of the northern area of the old port. The regional perfect of Marseille ex- pressed his warm gratitude and thanked them for the understanding they May Safeguard Personal Material entrusted with Bereaved Bridegroom Learns of Murder Governor Moses Signs Of 1943 Session Action on routine bills marked a quiet session Monday in both North Dakota houses on the 21st legislative day as the senate honored the ory of 13 departed members who have died since the close of the 1941 The senate took final action on only one while the house passed three bilk and a concurrent the latter asking congress to call for investigation of the present marketing and transportation tem of farm products from rural areas to the BUI Would Reduce Vote Age Three new bills were brought into the upper house as well as a introduced by Senator Young of which would reduce the legal voting age from 21 to 18- The house received two new proposals and three concurrent In addition to the voting age Senator poses to provide dally per diem and travel expense for public fare board members to attend ings and in another he would ate the necessity of a wife's Ensign Richard James learns from railway investigator C W and an officer of the murder of his bride aboard speeding mainline Southern Pacific train near Klamath Ore Marine private Harold B Wilson who occupied berth above Mrs Richard James when she was slain aboard a southbound limited near Klamath was held as a terial witness in the Wilson said he heard a scream and saw the body tumble from lower 13 into the Nazis Fight Back as Allies Develop Squeeze on Tunisia LONDON Field Marshal American a dare Erwin Rommel's Libyan army and i broke through to only the Axis Tunisian forces under Col. Gen. Jurgen fought back to back to retain a foothold in Africa Tuesday as the British Eighth army pressed relentlessly after the retreating Rommel in the south and British and French forces held firmly a bristling line on the While it was assumed that some of Rommel's forces already had joined Von the vulnerability of the Axis corridor up the east coast of Tunisia was indicated Monday when Yank Bombers Hit Jap Munition Ship By VERN HAUGLAND NEW A small Japanese ship probably munitions exploded with carrying towering ing order showed a great spirit of i flames that lighted the entire humane and social baul Harbor area Monday night as 35 miles from the coastal and seized 80 Axis French holding their positions in the important sector of central threw back German attacks In the mountains to the east and with the arrival of U. S. ar- mored strengthened their hold north and northeast of the a French communique Rommel was believed to have sent he Mareth Irrigated Gardens In Strong Demand the demand for space in Bismarck's irrigated victory dens will be strong this year was voiced Tuesday by Kenneth W. chairman of the Bismarck Association of Commerce irrigation committee following numerous tele- phone calls from prospective deners are being made now by the staff of the State Water Con- servation commission to bring more land under cultivation in the garden signature on bills of sale for threshed grain A new public welfare in the introduced by the public fare would provide for other state public health tories to conduct serological tests for venereal diseases before riage contracts are completed upon approval of the North Dakota lic health 3 Bills Go Through House the eighth army pounding westward toward the The position there was further threatened by the approach from the south of Fighting French forces under Gen Jacques Le Clerc reported to be within 50 miles of the Jebel a long range of hills stretching from Libya into Tunisia south of the Mareth line The greatest problem of the two Axis armies in Tunisia will be in The two main ports since additional acreage can ditch system in- fais the demand and the time available be- tween the date the frost goes out of the ground and the date when rangements were made to safeguard Flying Fortresses unloaded more as far as possible me material than 15 tons of bombs on airdromes j ting supplies of the evacuated inhabitants and shipping in the is why everyone is definitely Describing the Major Eugene are in the extreme north and are until further to i Flying Fortress pilot from enter the evacuated and anyone disregarding orders and starting to pillage will be Im- mediately arrested the state of siege declared by the French the death sentence will be Those entrusted with maintaining order have been given strict orders to use arms against anyone who does not reply when challenged Mystery Woman In Minot Hotel Fire Identified MINOT N D. tion had been completed Tuesday by Police Chief w. E Mi- establishing the identity of Beatrice who is believed to died in the Waverly hotel fire last night as Mrs. of Wis Trip police chief has informed her s Mr and Mrs loseph route 1 that she i- pbt in t IP u With rf sa o other also bellei pd w in the has not said hit a chantman of with two bombs and there was a large explosion that lighted up the entire harbor area Capt Kenneth McCullar of was pilot of another plane which a vessel at the a direct hit and leaving a ing hole in the ship's side A third ship at the wharf was but results were not ob- served Other bombers gave New another hammering and three machine-gun and anti- aircraft posts Four to six Japanese raided Port Moresby Jan 23 and almost constant aerial attack by Allied planes The harbor lations already are badly Heavier Allied bombings of the main Axis supply base for and all over many and Italy were expected by many It is even they for bombers to leave blast targets in Germany or Italy and land in North The airdromes on the North African they make ex- bomber bases as they are rarely made by mist or fog The American thrust at apparently a small operation designed to test Axis was Wants Six Acres prospective user of ground in the area will be St Home for the which has asked for six acres of irrigated land to raise the vegetables needed for that In nearly all of the persons who had irrigated gardens last year have asked that space be for them this year and there have been numerous inquiries from persons who wish to obtain irrigated 30 near the made after German planes dropped but the damage was negligible and there were no casualties the challenge Why don t the Americans come out and Gen. Douglas MacArthur Celebrates 63rd Birthday dens for 1943 Production in the gardens was it was impossible crops on time and satisfactory last year but is expected to be even better in 1943 Last year plant some water was not available until the end of June This year water will be available from the beginning and planting can be- gin at the usual time In the fertility cf the tract has been increased by the application of nure will be made at a later date as to the time when for garden sites will be received by the committee Won't Be Rationed the meantime the news fiom the ration board is the best possible propaganda for the idea of jour own food this year tor imai passage in the house went through without change as the lower assembly proved for the state game and fish to com- plete the work of the North kota code and another to exemptions on steads from estate The single passed by the ate would permit the use of game and game bird fur and for arts and crafts where game is raised by the senate ways and means committee has voted to bring in three committee bUls to adopt some phases of the Governmental Survey Commission which was created by the 1941 Recommends Consolidation The of which a recommends con- solidation of all agricultural including grain and under a department of agriculture Senator committee said a majority of his group also favored bringing in a tee to establish a department of audit and another to create a new department of These three which do not include a to set up a uniform ing system for North Dakota ties are the only phases of the survey commission which will come to the senate as tee Young He other points contained in the report may be introduced as bills by individual senators Moses Signs School BUI For the department of agriculture the department of agriculture and Young explained it would be the purpose of a to place the commissioner of ture as supervising head of all cultural duties including the stock sanitary poultry im- provement state seed de- soil conservation ind lion registration The first 1943 to become law became effective at p m day when it was signed by Gov. John Moses Stalin Rallies Russians on to By E. C. DANIEL report that Joseph Stalin was fully on recent Allied implying that he did i I DC not attend appeared today in the London anticipated an official announcement about the talks within the next 24 has been revealed that an important announcement is expected tonight at 9 p. m. It is to this that the London press apparently refers when it time p toito OA preme commander of the Red Russia's fighting forces pushed lines ahead i T- i MOSCOW Premier Stalm for the announcement about the talks within the next 24 Presumably because of ship restrictions on premature dis closure of the strategy all morning newspapers which the subject attributed their reports to United States not British Typical headlines Daily ex- dramatic statement of to be made Daily talks of S. ex- big Daily 8. expects news to stir The Man's in The Star understand that Stalin has been American Forces Kill 293 Japs On Guadalcanal kept fully informed of all that has taken place during of supreme importance between the lied nations in the past American I are speculating on the formation of an Allied war but I doubt whether the official about to be issued mil an an- on this question Others like the have been given a preview of the official could appreciate the basis for The s in the Evening Standard said the question of who will be Gen Sir Bernard L s commander-in-chief in Tunisia soon would be and hinted would not be prising if Alexander Sir old and Montgomery were separated now Gen. Charles De Fighting French and Gen Henri ore Giraud high in French North were reported in the Ukraine and the casus Friday and battled against growing German re- sistance in the lower Don to The premier's praise was ecl in an order of the day broaden by the Moscow radio and reported here by the Soviet Monitor Praises Red Army In it he cited the Red army for 1 diking 245 miles in two months of i the Russian winter offensive and I capturing more than I w hile rolling tue Germans j back from the Volga and down from tne Don Premier signed tne order I as 'the supreme He I singled out the armies on all tne I in language that began like congratulate the Red army the commanders and political on their victory over the I German Fascist leaders and their Allies and WASHINGTON American forces have consolidated positions In Japanese headquarters on and control the village and beach after killing 293 enemy the navy reported In a communique the navy told also of a force of Japanese dive bombers being intercepted and turned back by American fighter The text oi the navy's No. Pacific rail dates are east On Tuesday reached an my appreciation ment as. a result of mediation the United States and Talks were understood to be parti of far-reaching plans of the Allied nations Military leaders the United States and it was re- played a part in the Fighting Fiench sources heie had maintained weeks that any dis- agreements could be quickly ironed out if representatives of the two factions command and to the gallant the Nazi routing of the Geiman invaders and their sion the boundaries of our motherland Tins praiseful exhortation came after the ur special and regular told oi re- claiming all of strategic Voronezh from the Germans who had octa- us western section since tne of the Axis ot- The principal barrier between the culminating In tne DeGaulle and Giraud tamps has siege of Stalingrad been the Fighting French charges i The Russians also reported the that Vichy men had not been capture of Belava in the A large force of Japanese i entirely from key positions Northern putting one of grown vegetables are not subject it was senate 25 which rationing food can be tides for for employes used without reference to rationing aries at the Grafton State school It the emergency clause and is effective immediately upon approval IK l M preven t i nr hut street were r IP that fell from the bi i i of sent bv t i nf use s ts trip in clinching thr of the woman c said Mrs Sander had in Minot for or nine months HP was unable to find any reasons any other than some which may have bee i entirely which caused Mrs Sander to have taken the name of Beatrice Meyers sT A T VlacA 61 l rt T ir mi nn ff m rs f I A i rrr but of his as ngn iff m al m fl Tuesday to listen to re greetings from President n i i o his of- d-u to jav their uas in le A ear ago fren di- i FT Ire of the 1 ark and forth in a tin n 1 nn or tapping the Hoot 1th I i av nlv It slso WTS e there would br a bir cake hp TOI iri bp with Mrs A iiir ind son i in that of- ri not to t eir cm imit rii ig general but close sonM in the him The seldom kepps cigar but as he the floor during his firr military conferences AT o r oso tn Gpn a restrictions diversions and amusements are curtailed bj gas ra and other considerations It by the all arMs up to the biggest gardening in history for and the ir- gardens will ba I It was decided last vear to eive LT. those who had gardens IT 1942 fust choice for 1943 and arrangements In in will be made to carry out this in- struction f dive bombers and which was headed for was intercepted and attacked by U S aircraft The enemy planes were driven and no bombs were dropped on C. S. Four Japanese were shot No U. S. planes were Two units of U. S. ground forces joined at on Guadalcanal after one unit had en- tered the village from along beach to the east and the other had encircled a strong enemy pocket and entered from the The maneuver resulted in giving U. S. forces unrestricted use of and the beach to the east. Two hundred ninety-three Japanese were killed and five were taken during the Several supply three six-inch artillery seven 77mm two 37mm one several three 40mm. anti- aircraft guns and various other field pieces and small arms were cap- operations against en- emy resistance continues in North Africa DeGaulle and Giraud themselves were always understood to have a high regard foi each their armies within 40 miles of a rail junction 90 miles south of Spearheads Aim At Rostov Other Spearheads aimed at tov weie said to be 56 miles to the east of the city and 70 miles to the north Forty miles south of another army which advanced up the railroad from Baku to capture now was reported The body ot Charles L 59.' another railway Northern Pacific conductor was Mandan Conductor Found Dead at Home Plans for Polio Drive Announced Residents of N started the ball rolling m Burleigh county this year in the annual drive to raise funds for the National dation for Infantile Paralysis A check for all collected in membership was received by Frank president of the Burleigh county Tuesday was a mighty big Milhollan said hope the rest of tne county can do as There are four wajs in which money is being raised Milhollan i said in outlining the program First there is the national of campaign in which money is mailed directly to the White home of the president on found in his home here Monday night and Morton Coroner John K. Kennelly said Smith had been dead since sometime Saturday night Kennelly said an inquest was un- necessary The body was found bj T Smith's who said he had last seen Smith early Saturday Rotnem told he found the lights burning and the radio when ne to Smith's home Monday night at the request of railroad officials was laving on the bed Mrs Smith is visiting in Seatt e Funeral services will be held day afternoon at Mandar I COMMANDOS RAID NORWAY authoritative British source said Tuesday that a small scale commando raid was made last Saturday night on the coast of and was very Enters Service center The advancing columns there were placed bj latest dis- patches at nine miles northwest of Armavir on the railroad Hanking unit of this was reported to have takea and a group of towns about 25 miles noun of Armavir and east of the and thus wao about to The latter column may be which pushed west from Russ Advance in Ukraine In tne the Russians re- had pushed to 10 miles of Voroshilovgrad and pen ted out that their occupation of and at once gave a kev to the approaches to Voroshilovgrad and to ire Ukraine capital and one of the man front strong In the middle Don the Russians said that the Germans still were throwing heavy infantry and tank forces into which the Russians re- ported they were turning back OSWALD YORKE DIES NEW actor of the American and British stage who played with John Drew and Maude died Monday in his New York His most recent appearance was with Jane Cowl in thp victorious Papua s present was p hox and in health of clears hari been hp from a tng black en- for the U s ambassador to thp headquarters building and Joseph C Grew With and the States at war diplomatic mail addressed to Ambassador Grew at was held up in the Philippines and when ted was found to contain a box walked to the elevator to start day of work Awaiting him were messages of u 1 a t i o n from Australia's prime minister John Curtin dent Manuel Quezon of the Philip pines and others Earlier he .md listened to a B then U S high broadcast of greetings from to the Philippines presented bers of his class at West Point them to the general Jackie Coogan Must M i i. Captain Hublou is stationed now Monthly Alimony OS ANGELES Sergeant Coogan former movie actor now stationed at an army air field in Has ordered bv Judee William S Baird to pay his second wife Flower a month for support of their infant son understand Jackie is broke again Lawyer Charles Katz told the court His present pav amounts to about a but it may be increased f he passes of cigars for the diplomat So on tion for officer Gen s Francis Coogan remarried in 1841 after his divorce from Betty Irable but the venture ended in a tion last whose birthday the drive is made v through direct donations fror tho individual to the local cfn of Foundation for In- fant ii Thir bv membership dues Bismarck dentist for vears rm been promoted to Jlc nrn Mm vear raptam in the United States anm j fourth means of the received here by dances and programs held in honor of the president's Although mam of the rural com- n been able to ar- range a celebration this vear a ger and bettor affair is being ned in the Capital A dance his been scheduled for Saturday meht in the World War Memorial Milhollan said Music will be furnished Arnold Christiansen and his A program of several vocal selections at Canp Bowie and his wife and three children are there with him They are making their at near Camp Bowie Captain Hublou entered the army last May May Buy Fuel Oil Without Coupons Office of Price Administration authorized emergency sale of 50 lons of fuel oil to anyone in the 30- state rationed pons if necessary The string to thp was that thp IP applied for o Tt P loral f is expected rip urt the 50 gallons Irom i ri ons Thp on pui rn ions or r u w n heat me period be made once in a heating spa son of- OU JEWS ARE WARNED LONDON Japanese tary authorities have addressed a to all Jews living in the Philippine a DNB dispatch from broadcast bv the Berlin said The said that Jews there had been guilty of black market lations and DNB re- has also been arranged Tickets are on sale now for tl a THE ROAST STAYED GREAT MONT Wallace Olson her oven door to put in a roast Out hopped a sparrow It ruffled wings and flew out the back SPEVCER C. Entering in division of i iir corps sda 1 S C sor of M- M-s S S Boise filS w est Boi e w i o Ft He u then be sent to a n o p f the ak schools A 1942 eria Bismarck s 100 lias beer c in college for pas lit er IJe is a former k school football J having been to the team in 1940 and 1941. Firs Destroys of trip r H Prpst co t show I V K IM
