Vast RAF Raids Continue Across German Coast
In a massive daylight operation the RAF mounted four major sorties along the German-occupied coast from Belgium to Brittany. American built Boston bombers attacked Ostend and Le Havre while Spitfires hit Abbeville. Bouquets of destruction followed on Morlay Lannion and nearby airfields as bombers returned to base.
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London
Air Ministry
French Channel
Belgium
Brittany
Calais
Dunkerque
Ostend
le Havre
Morlai
Lan
Morlar
Lannion
Morlay
Serman
Abbeville
Johnson Lets Speech Emphasize Postwar Unity at DAV Banquet
Howard A. Johnson chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court was the keynote speaker at the Disabled American Veterans and auxiliary two day convention banquet in the Montana club attended by about 200. He urged not repeating postwar mistakes and said victorious servicemen deserve meaningful gains, stressing that sacrifices won in war must be repaid with restored rights and that democracy is best for peacetime living. Johnson warned leaders, not soldiers, erred after the last war by failing to consolidate gains and warned against turning people accustomed to autocracy loose to govern themselves. He cited Lincoln on nations not existing half free and half slave and noted the world has grown smaller. (Continued on Page 2)
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Disabled American Veterans
Montana Club
Howard A. Johnson
Montana Supreme Court
DAV
Josée
Orld
Justice Johnson
Lincoln
Albanians Round Up 200 Over Attempted Assassination
Albanian sources report Italian authorities arrested 200 people in Tirana in a bid to kill the Italian‑dominated quisling premier Mustafa Merlika Kreja. A bomb was said to have been thrown at Kruja. The bomber was captured, imprisoned, and killed there.
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Jerusalem
Fine
Tirana
Quisling
Mustafa Merlika Kreja
Kruja
Reporia Anid
Roosevelt Warns Japan on Poison Gas Use Threatens Retaliation
President Roosevelt said Japan uses poisonous gases in China and warned of immediate retaliation in kind if it continues. He cited State Department notes and stated the United States would act decisively, with chemical warfare experts ready, including Major General William N. Potter, head of the chemical warfare division.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Japan
America
China
State Department
United Nations
United States
Army
William N. Potter
U. S. Bombers Strike Rangoon Harbor Raid
Major General Brereton announced that American heavy bombers raided Rangoon harbor, engaging 12 Japanese fighters. Two enemy planes were shot down and a third is believed destroyed. One American bomber did not return. Captain Frank D. Sharp led the raid amid heavy anti aircraft fire with unclear due to overcast damage assessment.
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Washington
Lewis H. Brereton
Rangoon
Burma
Frank D. Sharp
War Department
Allied fliers sink two Japanese subs for week total seven
Allied fliers sank two submarines and probably a third in a week’s actions near Australia. Four midget subs were sunk around Sydney harbor. Dutch and American air crews from two squadrons tracked subs on the east coast locating three subs. two were destroyed and a third likely sunk.
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Allied
Australia
Eafeins
Sydney Harbor
Douglas MacArthur
Netherlands East Indica
United Nations Reinforce India With Large Convoy
New Delhi officials announced a vast UN convoy reached India a month ago bringing ships heavy with U S and British armor weapons and troops. Japanese forces were reported near the Indo Burma frontier while British authorities said there was no immediate threat despite the large arrivals and US advisory troops already in India.
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New Delhi
India
United Nations
Japan
Burma
East India
Great Britain
U. S
Louis’ Johnson
United States
Homalin
Mrs Margaret Daly Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Margaret Daly Knuth Daly a former Helena resident died at St Johns hospital after a brief illness. Born in Stewart she taught in Helena as a young woman. Her maiden name was Hyan. She married William Knuth in 1893. Surviving daughters Vivian and Ethel Knuth and husband live in Butte. Funeral mass at St Helena Cathedral and graveside at Holy Cross in Butte. Body at Hermann and Company mortuary with local pallbearers listed.
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Margaret Knuth Daly
Butte
Helena
St John's Hospital
Stewart
Margaret Hyan
William H. Knuth
Palladino
Vivian
Ethel Knuth
Alfred Dorner
Chicago
St. Helena’s
Holy Cross
Hermann and Company Mortuary
Alex Meagher
William Medlin
Edward
William Renonard
James Carrigan
Duncan McRae
Red Bombers Pound at Nazi Dromes
Moscow dispatches report the Ned air force striking German Arctic airfields in a major counter attack aimed at cutting the midnight sun supply line. Initial claims put German losses at least 40 aircraft, with further raids on Tirpitz and Hipper noted by Norwegian sources in London. Russian reports also claim two Red air assaults on German airports deep in occupied territory, totaling 37 aircraft destroyed in two waves.
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Ned
Germany
Arctic
Russia
London
RAF
Trondheim
Tirpitz
Hipper
Trondsheim
Murimansk
Murmansk
Red Air Fleet
Red Fliers
Blast at Ordnance Plant Kills Many in Joliet
An explosion at the Elwood ordnance shell loading plant near Joliet leaves 51 dead or missing as 21 bodies identified 12 hours after the blast. One building destroyed at 1:45 a.m. 41 injured, 5 serious. No sabotage suspected. Debris clearance needed to determine cause.
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Ordnance Plant
Ordnance Departments
Llwood
Tunstall
Pay rise on basic sea privates proposed in conference
Washington reports a unanimous Senate House conference recommends raising basic pay for Buick privates and apprentice seamen to 48 dollars a month, with debates over higher rates continuing. House and Senate figures ranged from 42 to 50 dollars, and the final compromise targets 55 dollars for some ratings, amid swift conference action and further fight anticipated.
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Washington
Senate-House
Buick
Senate
House
Rubber from Russian dandelions eyed for Montana cash crop
Montana farmers may grow Russian dandelions as a new rubber source. Seed imported from Russia will be planted by the forest service and Montana agricultural experiment station on plots near Missoula and at Fort Beach near Miles City to test viability and seed production. If successful, large scale plantings could follow, with 150 to 200 pounds of crude rubber per acre possible from the roots.
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Forest Service
Montana Agricultural Experiment Station
Missoula
Fort Beach
Milesity
Russia
Ando
President Probes Rubber and Gasoline Problems Amid Uproar
President Roosevelt and his aides examined rubber and gasoline issues as a noisy gathering of about a hundred House members opposed blanket gasoline rationing without proof. Archibald Macleish hinted a statement from the president in a few days while lawmakers pressed for hearings and accountability on the rubber program and rationing methods.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interpreting the War by Kirk L. Simpson
The article surveys Allied views on Japanese aims in the north central Pacific as naval forces contest Midway and the Pearl Harbor memory fuels hope for counterstroke. It reflects Admiral Nimitz's cautious assessment and notes possible Japanese task forces in the northern Pacific region. Continued on Page.
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Midway Island
Chester W. Nimitz
Dfawaii
Chester M. Nimitz
Manney-in
Aildway
Nimitz
Washington
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Alaska
United States
Panama Canal
Midway
Hawaiian Islands
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Margaret Daly
Will Fide
Johnson
Cole
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House Coinage Committee
Okraine
Office of Price Administration
Andresen
Minn
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