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TheSouthwestYour Evening NewspaperConsidered A Member Of 98 Per Cent Of Pulaski Homes'.VIK 37—NO. 83AsHorluted Press nnd Wide WorldNews RervlcenPULASKI, VIRGINIA, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1912ASSave This NewspaperN’ewaprJnt Is valuable. Ton ran aid Insaving the nation's resnurres bv glv-im? this newspaper to (In* Hoy Scouts other organizations who are col-i— ting old paper..Ui•m3mSiO:'. *1* U VISINGLE COPY o CENTS.yi'v.lM .••.*5*17:1 *•■ OV-VM'wm' v.:-lCM ,SomervellVNeedednother EnemyJapan Expected To Make Attack To Pay Back Tokyo StrikeimiTAIN'S FIGHT FOR FOOD:haze of early morning shows aStriking picture taken throughBritish convoy ready to faceenemy terror of the sea irv the battle to kee’p supply lanes openNote barrage balloons in upper background.U. S. ProvidesWorld’s Needs1 .case - Lend Is Enabling Allies To Let Ample(inns And TanksVirgiimaDusk-To-DawntBlackout Set June 17th;Traffic Will Be HoodedWASHINGTON. UP) — Agigantic pooling of economic resources on a worldwide scale, first for the winning of the war and later for the winning of theponce, is indicated in leas'e-lend agreements consummated or in process of negotiation between the United, States and more than a score of anti-axis countries.The broad principles of lease-lond assistance and cooperation in the achievement of victory and establishment of a healthy world economy after the war were laid down in the agreement signed last February by Great Britain and the United States.Russia On List Tuesday the draft proposal for a similar agreement with. Sovietttnfisin wns handed to AmbassadorRICHMOND. t/P) — Virginia has selected June 17 asthe date for its first dusk to dawn statewide blackout. Announcement of the date was made by state defense co-ordinator, J. H. Wise, and John J. Howard, chief of airraid precautions.The test is being made at the suggestion of the first interceptor command and it will affect all of Virginia except that area warned from Bristol, unless that area in the deep Southwestern tip of the state decides tohold a test in conjunction withthe rest of Virginia.Traffic to Move Traffic lights will remain on and vehicular traffic will continue to move, provided dimmers or parking lights are used instead of regular headlights. Street cars and buses also may operate. All other exterior lightsmust be cut off and stores remaining open must arrange their lights so that none will be visible from the outside.At some time during the night, at an hour which will not be made public in advance, the air raid sirens will be sounded and during this period traffic will come to a halt and pedestrians must seek cover.Actual air-raid precautions mjjll be taken during this period. • Essential defense industries will not be molested. Railroad stations will burn only such lights as are necessary.Gas RationingFight LoomingCongress May Attempt To Block Natioji-W ide Act To Save RubberWASHINGTON. {.V) — Congressional action to block nationwide gasoline rationing was projected today as Senator Connally (D-Tex) called colleagues fromoil producing states together to organize for a fight against the proposal.• While Connally declined to predict what course the group would take, Senator Thomas (D-Okla) said he and others might seek to attach to pending legislation a rider specifically prohibiting the expansion of gasoline rationing orders beyond the 17 eastern states now affected.Given Study Extension of the rationing area to include all of the United States has been considered as a measure to conserve rubber and Secretaryof the Interior lekes indicated inWASHINGTON. i/P) — Secretary Stimson said today the war department considered a Japanese air raid on the United States to be inevitable as a return blow for Brigadier General Doolittle’s attack on Tokyo and other Japanese cities. ...The secretary told his press conference the army was doing everything possible to meet the expected attack, which he indicated was anticipated on the west coast.May Hit Capital , “Whatever happens, we shan’t relax our most effective defense —our preparations for a major offensive.” he said.Stimson also told a questioner that despite the great distance the east coast lies from Japan, an attack on the national capital was “not inconceivable.” He did not discuss the possibility of attack by Japan’s axis partners.The “loss of face” Japan suffered from* the army air attack led by General Doolittle made a vengeance blow inevitable, Stimson contended.‘The United States, through General Doolittle, inflicted a stinging, humiliating, surprise blow on the Japanese as evidenced by their boasting of Japan's invulnerability at the veryAXIS ADVANCESNEARER TOBRUKIN DESERT»rlt;-ft®VAT.. •«»LSJaps Say Kinvvha In Their Hands; Was Springboard BaseNowfJ\\V.CHUNGKING. (.P — Thebitterly contested city of Kin-wha in Chekiang province still ^ is in Chinese hands after thter^ failure of attacks by heavily;^ reinforced Japanese columns,!** the Chinese higli command an nounced tonight. .4HOW NAZIS SEEK TO TRAP REDS: The above map showshow. by surprise counterattack from the vicinity of Izyam. Germans seek to ilank the powerful Russian forces that are vir-i •tual!y hammering at the gates of strategic Kharkov. Farther, south, the Germans are apparently organizing on the Kerch peninsula f o a drive to the Caucasus oil fields.BV ROGER D. GREENE.AMMoiUnted Press Wiir I-tdltor1 • / -fiv,Lieut.-Gen. Brehon B. SomerAT• V jp.* • |fveil, general commanding thU U. S. army service of supply declared in London today that £ United States 6tands ready tq|| supply “men end materials orj|| a large Scale to a European®battlefront.” even as Adolf HitTAN'tU'Mstatements(Continued onPnjre S. Column 4)- v-Pay Bill BackIn ConferenceLittle Hope Is Seen To. ii:l ~ « T„i„THE WAR TODAYi T. tv.-i t u t *\ oiiidiu-t'-dh\ !. Will Ma. Kt'iuit* Wide \\ .-* \\ •• .miilvsi. is h. inj; writ-,I. , I : 1 - . Iisenr.- fur :i lot III in lit)i\ | • | \ , r11i• -1 tch moll ).The opening phase of'-the fifth major conflict in the African desert is more like a great battle at sea between powerful fleets than anything else.* -x* *,Sweeping over trackless sandr_____a.___is the key to any general advan.« into Egypt.* * *It is a touch-and-go affair.almost impossible to follow inits evolution. The Germans nndItalians, cagily, have not evenmentioned in their communiques that an attack has begun. The terrible heat of this season is an imoortant hazard which theler's : i eld headquarters claimed^ victory in the critical battle southsof Kharkov.Gen. Somervell’s coinciding with a rising British! clamor for direct action a gab Germany, said the United staffs was able to send men and jaup?§: plies despite the shipping ehotbffage and large commitments' -iitf Australia and India.Vxis Makes Moves K (i-sin has frequently urged j l’ r:; a:: i and the United StftteS: t - open a second front against^ H‘tier’s armies this summer.While the bloody battle Kharkov lt;wirlelt;l toward a climax^;- - Vv\t i ii ii (i II it(I onPu*re :L- v-Column-*)]»f* iBonus, Salary Yn•j'v,ExposeWillFlatiial
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