China Appeals for Help as Japan Presses War Fronts
China warns the world that the future is grave and urgent aid is needed as Japan accelerates plans to knock China from the war. Battles rage from Burma and Yunnan to Chekiang, with Chinese forces delaying a broader Japanese advance while British lines shrink in Burma. Along the Salween and Mekong, heavy casualties mark clashes near Mong Hai, Mong Lin, and Kongkum as Chinese troops push west of the Salween road, signaling intensified fighting in the coming weeks. The report notes gains to clear Japanese forces near Tongrueh, with continued action reported 250 miles north of the Burma front.
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Chungking
Japan
China
Ching
Burma
Yunnan
Chekiang
Thailand
Salween
Mekong
Mong Hai
Mong Lin
Kengtung
Lamps
Kongkum
Tatiao
Burma Road
Routea
Lungkianchao
Tongrueh
Movement of War Materials To Be Withheld From Reports
Montana railroad and public service commission will exclude strategic war materiel from the monthly car loadings report. Copper, lead and zinc ores and concentrates are halted to keep enemy informed. Interstate Commerce Commission requested the action. Also, Montana denied lifting free car storage time limit from five to two days for less than carload shipments. Eight MAC motor carrier permits revoked for non compliance. Licensees include Allen Wright Stevensville Harold F Elsensohn Spokane John Pitman Belgrade Sig Spennichsen Whitewater W Glidden Browning William R Abbott Lewistown Emil Q Bauer Mis Zola John Chaney Livingston.
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Montana Railroad and Public Service Commission
Defense Industries
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D.C
Montana
Central Freight Association
Chicago
MAC
Commission
Allen Wright
Stevensville
Harold F. Elsensohn
Spokane
John Pitman
Belgrade
Sig Spennichsen
Whitewater
Details of Raid on Tokyo Told by Hero Leader
Washington's senate farm bloc split in a five hour debate over government sales of livestock feeds. Senator Cotton Ed Smith denounced supporters as reckless. Russell offered a compromise allowing sales at no less than 85 percent parity, drawing support from Bankhead and McNary, while Gillette Lucas and Willis attacked it as window dressing harming farm protection.
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Senate
Ed” Smith
8. C
Russell
Gai
Bankhead
Ala
McNary
Ove
Smith
Gillette
Iowa
Lucas
Ill
Willis
Ind
Rep OConnor Seeks Reelection to Montana Seat
Washington reports Rep James F OConnor a Democrat from Montana announces his plan to run again for the eastern Montana congressional nomination. The Livingston lawyer jurist and rancher pledges to continue wartime production policies and support for President Roosevelt. in Congress since 1936.
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Washington
James F. O'Connor
Mont
O'Connor
Livingston
Montana
Roosevelt
Congress
Planes Sweep In At Rooftop Level In Doolittle Raid
Washington May ASP reports a new account of the Doolittle raid on Japan. B-25 bombers flew at house top height over Tokyo area within sight of the imperial palace and destroyed factories, shipyards, fuel depots, and docks from Nagoya to Osaka. Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle led the operation praised by President Roosevelt.
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Japan
Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Tts
Jeader
James H. Doolittle
Jimmy” Doolittle
Roosevelt
White House
Mitsubishi Aircraft Factory
Nagoya
Okesuke
Kenagawa
Kobe
Osaka
America
Woolittins Behalt
War Department
United States
Doolittle
May
Emperor Wwirohito
Two Montana Fliers Helped Drop Bombs on Tokyo
Washington May 19. Fliers from Billings and Brusett Garfield County Montana were among those who raided Tokyo. War department release lists Corporal David J. Whatcher Mr and Mrs Joseph H Thatcher how 207 Billings ser Edward J Saylor of Brassett Garfield County.
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Washington
Billings
Brusett
Garfield County
Mont
Tokyo
War Department
Corp
Davidk J. Whatcher
Josepl H. Thatcher
How
Ser
Edward J. Saylor
Brassett
Memorial Day Parade Plans Led by Veterans in Helena
Helena veterans map out the first Memorial Day celebration since World War II entry led by General Phil Greenan, Spanish American War veteran. The May 30 parade begins at 10 am on Main Street with Helena fire and police squads, color guard, city band, veterans groups, and civic clubs in procession.
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Helena
Helena City
Veerans of Foragn Wars
American Legion
Dorothy Langdorf
Hellena Nave
Vichy Air Defenses Turn On Lone Aircraft Over City
Allied and Axis air activity reported in Europe with Vichy anti aircraft batteries firing at a lone unidentified plane as British air forces skirted toward Italy. Malta claimed further dogfights with ten Italian pirates shot down and several others damaged in renewed aerial action. London reported a German raid on a northeast coast town that flattened flats and killed some residents. Paris said five Jewish hostages were shot by German authorities after attacks on occupation forces. Australian Allied commands noted only reconnaissance in the southwest Pacific.
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Vichy
France
Italy
Valletta
Malta
England
London
Paris
The
Geremans
Kharkov
Lozovara
Kalinin
Moscow
President Roosevelt Hints At New Invasion Force Increase
President Roosevelt suggested a larger American troop presence in Northern Ireland during a press conference. He acknowledged the implications of increasing deployments, prompting speculation about a second continental front against the Nazis. Reporters linked the move to tensions in Europe and reactions abroad.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Northern
Ireland
Navsty
Iresland
Llott
Buck
South Pacific
Trucks Needed for Vigilante Parade Call 1848
Kelena Nigh shoal speaker Principal Wahl appealed last night for truck owners to donate vehicles for the Vigilante parade. He said 106 floats are already rotered and about 600 more trucks are needed to ensure success. Call 1848 to donate.
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We We Wahl
Kelena Nigh Shoal
Wahl
Doolittle Raid Warned Not Bomb Emperor Palace
Sidelights report Major James H. Doolittle ordered US fliers not to bomb Emperor Hirohito's palace as they neared Tokyo. The piece notes his son, 21-year-old Second Lieutenant James H. Doos fittle, served under his father’s command while the raid was planned. German broadcasts claimed Shangri La was the raid base, with American reporters noting the operation's bold yet cautious execution.
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James HH. Doolittle
Kelly Field
Texas
Paterson Field
Increase in Normal Income Tax Rate Approved by Committee
Washington reports the house ways and means committee approved raising the normal income tax rate for individuals from 4 percent to 6 percent along with higher surtaxes to raise about 2.74 billion dollars in new revenue. The panel indicated the lowest rate may be 11 or 12 percent on the first 2,008 of net income and the top rate could reach 80 percent, with final votes due tomorrow. The committee also weighed Secretary Morgenstern’s request for discretionary authority to withhold up to 10 percent of a taxpayer’s income as a credit toward the March 15 tax bill.
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Washington
House
Doughton mm
Thhey
Morgen- Vian
Invasion Demands Flare in British Commons Debate
London May 19 The Dominions Secretary Clement Attlee promised in the house of commons that Allied invasion would come “in due course” though he declined to specify a western front opening date. Insurgent Conservative MPs and Churchill loyalists pressed for clarity on war strategy as U S troop arrivals bolster Britain’s position. Attlee warned transport limits shape timing while noting momentum toward offensive action in western Europe.
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London
Dominions
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
Germany
Churchill
Britain
Ulster
United States
Western
Europe
Commons
Attlee
Arthur Greenwood
Min
Nazis Resist Fiercely At Kharkov
Soviet and German reports battle reports from Kharkov and Kerch Peninsula conflict areas. German counterattacks and use of parachutists mark intense fighting as Red Army advances on key fronts. Tass notes 220 German tanks broken through then repelled amid heavy artillery.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Ivyuin-Barvenkova
Kerch
Fedor von Bock
Russia
London
Semeon Timoshenko
Davis Narrowly Trails in Keystone State Governor Race
Philadelphia May 19 Davis James J. Davis runs behind Maj. Gen. Edward Martin in Republican governor nominating contest with Char Toss and Ralph J. Smith among leaders. Early returns show Davis trailing with fractions of Philadelphia and Allegheny districts reporting while party candidates rake in votes and results continue on page 2.
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Philadelphia
James J. Davis
Tonigh
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Siste Audnor
Walph J. Smith
Phusburgh
Lucher A. Marr
Bituminous Coat Consumers Counsel
gaye_ Republicans
Allegheny
Marty
Davis
Germany Feels Pinch from Two Bad Harvests and Ration Cuts
Lisbon May 19 Germans face hunger after three war winters and two poor harvests. A new ration card shows only 10.5 ounces of meat weekly and 7.2 ounces of fat per adult. Bread allotment stands at 4.37 pounds weekly with cookies and rolls reduced. Frankfurter Zeitung notes many heavy workers and armed forces consume more than the city ration. Farmers and dairymen see further cuts. city dwellers and food producers lose meals once allowed.
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Angus M
Frankfurter Zeitung
Interpretating the War By Kirke and Simpson
Wide World War Analysts describe how a joint American British Canadian striking force in the British Isles aims to deter Hitler's invasion plans. Recalling Crete’s 1941 disaster, the piece notes reinforcements arriving in Northern Ireland and renewed parliamentary focus on invasion anxieties. Churchill officials offer cautious statements as tensions mount.
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Simpson
British Isles
Hitler
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France
Crete
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Europe
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Northern
Ireland
London
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