NmIot — Addreaa NOVA 9 O 3 A 6233 St, Clair Avenue Cleveland 3, Oklo (Tel. HEnderson 3888) NOVA DOBA (NEW EEA) URADNO GLASILO AMERIŠKE BRATSKE ZVEZE — OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION Entered as Second Class Matter April 15th, 1926, at The Post Office at Cleveland, Ohio, Under the Act of March 3rd, 1879. — Accepted for Mailing at Special Rate of Postage, Provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3rd, 1917, Authorized March 15th, 1925 ŠT. 42. Marna katastrofa V CLEVELAMOU ^liki požari se od časa do ča-Pnpetijo v enem ali drugem eriškem mestu, toda vpričo rfežnosti naše dežele vzbujajo ^ bolj lokalno pozornost. Požar, Je sledil eksplozijam plinskih ;k°v East Ohio Gas Company fevelandu, Ohio, v petek 20. ' °°ra, pa ima gotov pomen za ^°vence po vseh Zedinjenih drli!. *“• To iz vzroka, ker biva v Velaudu več Slovencev kot v erem koli drugem mestu na ^ er>skem kontinentu, in, ker astrofa zadela del najsta-® slovenske kompaktne na-ine v Clevelandu ter segla . tudi na St. Clair Avenue 0 Vhodno 55. vzhodno 65. j. a St. Clair aveniji, v razda-omenjenima cestama, je eksplozijah povzročeni zrač-. Pritisk zdrobil večino izložbe-^°ken trgovin in drugih pod- 1 Kolikor- je vašemu poro-a cu znano, je požar na St. I Avenue uničil le dvoje po-Twilight Ballroom in zna-rdinovo dvorano, kjer so se leti vršile mnoge slovenske i reditve. V ostalem je bil požar s eJen na nekoliko oddaljeni se-del prej omenjene sekcije, Je proti jezeru, oziroma na Sredno okrožje eksplozije. |avni del “saintclarske” sloven-naselbine je na južni strani St. Clair, v smeri proti Su-°r Ave. K sreči je veter pihal ^uga proti severu. Sekakor so tudi na severni St. Clair Avenue bili pri-^ eti nekateri Slovenci; koliko L,.^rtvih ali poškodovanih in Ijj 0 slovenskih domov je zgo-' 2a enkrat še ni ugotovljeno. k&že, da je največje število mrtvih in ranjenih bilo j^.-^no v napravah plinske in pa v bližnjih domo-)j. ’ ^atere je plamen od eksplo-® hipoma zajel. , 0 Poročilih do ponedeljka je atastrofi izgubilo življenje V.°*eb, 108 pa se jih pogreša. ^lria mrtv^ trupel je tako o-litj ^a jih je nemogoče iden-j^.lrati. Slovenskih imen je v J. Mrtvih kakih pet; znatno . število pa jih je med polnimi. ^jegasci so z veliko brzin Velikem številu prišli k og er ga hiteli omejevati. Kms ^ bili na mestu tudi policist Ulance, delavci Rdečega kr ^^Hičnici in mornarji. Iz pr ® ih ter iz neprizadetih, pa ( t^ij 6nih krajev so »omenjeni hist,, opremljati civilno prebivalka ’ ki je dobilo začasno stre-V i v % 1 šoli in deloma pri znan- ^ ?otem je bilo vse okrožje •ijrj f^°no 2 vojaštvom in poli-j H-' ^1° Pot;rebno, ker je 1 ta- e^sploziji sledilo še več na-in so ognjegasci dobili Pod kontrolo šele pozno ^1er- Zastraženo okrožje je o-! W ° “prepovedano ozemlje” za ^ Clviliste, ki niso dobili poseb- ] ^el ^°V°^en“a za Pose^’ P°' CS02i.ja se je pripetila v fc * ^0. oktobra malo pred tret-ij. r° Popoldne, dobra dva blo-ve^daljen° od uredništva No-?^e, v smeri proti jezeru. U-*v0^ka sta bila zamišljena v delo, ko je hipoma zamol-I* 11 gromu sledil močan po-« |w' Poslopje se je večkrat za-\ čvrsto streslo. Prva Vj je bila: potres! Toda že pr-^ °gled skozi okno je ugotovil, ■le vzrok potresa eksplozija (Dalje na 6. strani) CLEVELAND, OHIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 — SREDA, 25. OKTOBRA, 1944 VOLUME XX.—LETNTK XX. kat, J« kat ^jše Po SPLOŠNI TEDENSKI PREGLED I NESLAVNA IN TEŽKI POT NA SEVER NAZAJ NA FILIPINIH Američani, ki so pred več kot dvemi leti vpričo velike japonske premoči izgubili Filipine, so prišli nazaj. Vodi jih general MacArthur, ki je obljubil, da pride nazaj in osvobodi Filipinsko otočje. Ameriški napad na Filipine je bil izveden pretekli teden nekako v sredini mnogoštevilnih otokov. Ameriško vojaštvo se je izkrcalo na otoku Leyte, kjer je hitro in brez velikih izgub okupiralo važne pozicije. Invazija je bila izvedena v velikem slogu, baje z 250,000 vojaki in 600 ladjami. Osvoboditev Filipinov bo zahtevalo še mnogo naporov in žrtev, toda dober začetek je storjen. BEOGRAD OSVOBOJEN Pretekli teden so ruski vojaki in jugoslovanski partizani dokončno porazili Nemce in kviz-linge v Beogradu in osvobodili glavno mesto Jugoslavije. Prihodnji cilj ruskih in jugoslovanskih čet je baje zavzetje Zagreba. ZAVZETJE AACHENA Ameriške armade so po hudih bojih zavzele nemško mesto Aachen na zapadni fronti. Mesto, ki je pred vojno štelo nad 160,-000 prebivalcev, je zdaj samo kup razvalin. Nemci so mesto fanatično branili in poveljujoči nemški general se je podal šele, ko mu je ostalo samo še 800 vojakov. Zavzetje Aachena je pokazalo Nemcem, kaj čaka vsako nemško mesto, kjer se bo posadka trdovratno upirala. K Hev. St: RUSI V NEMČIJI Dolgotrajna želja Rusov, da se spoprimejo z nemškimi vpad-niki na pravih nemških tleh, se te dni izpolnjuje. Nemci poročajo, da so ruske armade od treh I strani vdrle v Vzhodno Prusijo in da so ponekod že do 20 milj globoko v deželi. Rusi, kot je njihova navada, molčijo, dokler nimajo poročati velikih uspehov. Tako se pričenja krušiti trdnjava Germanija, po malem, pa gotovo. DRUGE FRONTE Situacija na Madžarskem je nejasna, vendar gotovo je, da so Rusi zavzeli važno madžarsko mesto Debrecin in več važnih postojank v južni Madžarski. Na jugu so baje Rusi dospeli do Skoplja. Nemci se hite umikati iz Grčije in njihove postojanke zavzemajo Angleži in grški gerilci. Na zapadni evropski fronti in na italijanski fronti ni važnih iz-prememb. Na severu baje Rusi nameravajo napasti Nemce na Norveškem. Na Pacifiku so aktivne ameriške in britiške pomorske in letalske sile. KONFERENCA V MOSKVI Deset dni trajajoče konference med maršalom Stalinom in premierjem Churchillom, ki so [ se vršile v Moskvi, so bile zaključene 21. oktobra, in premier Churchill, s svojim sprem-| stvom, je odpotoval domov. Ba-! je je bil dosežen popolen spora-! zum glede odločilnega porazf Nemčije, kakor tudi glede koč : ljivega poljskega problema. A meriški poslanik W. A. Harri 1 man, ki je prisostvoval konfe rencam, je odpotoval v Wash ' ington, da poda svoje poročile predsedniku Rooseveltu in dr i žavnemu tajniku Hullu. (Dalje na 6. strani) V sezoni, ko se ptice selilke selijo na jug, odhajajo naciji in kvizlingi iz južne Evrope proti severu. Neki korespondent švicarskega lista Journal de Geneve opisuje svoje potovanje iz Beograda na Dunaj, ki je bilo zaključeno 14. avgusta, sledeče : “Novi vojni razvoji so se pričeli kazati v Beogradu v začetku avgusta, ko nemške divizije niso več y vzornem redu mar-širale proti Grčiji, ampak so hitele proti Nemčiji. Nekatere formacije so marširale kot v paradi, medtem ko so druge, posebno infanterijske, sličile poraženim edinicam. Pošvedra-ni čevlji, zaraščeni obrazi, raztrgana obleka in trudne oči so bili tipični znaki teh vojaških edinic, ki so se peš vračale iz daljnih garnizij, vedno napadane od grških, albanskih, bolgarskih in jugoslovanskih gerilcev. “Vračajoči se vojaki so kazali vse znake izčrpanja svoje bojne moči. Dva komandanta avstrijskih edinic sta zamenjala svoji uniformi za civilno obleko in sta se ponudila seljakom za delo na polju rajši kot bi se še nadalje bojevala za propadajočo Nemčijo. Ini takih (primerov je bilo več. “Ko sem zapuščal Beograd je bila disorganizacija popolna, vendar sem se še mogel poslu-žiti vlaka, ki je bil natrpan z vojaki, bežečimi nemškimi civilisti in nekaterimi Srbi. Potrebovali smo 72 ur, da smo prevozili razdaljo 200 kilometrov do madžarske meje. Na neki mali postaji v Banatu smo stali 36 ur in tam sem videl nemške koloniste iz Banata, ki so s svojimi stradajočimi ženami in otroki čakali ha vlak pet dni. “Tekom, naše vožnje nam je bilo večkrat povedano, da .je železniška proga zabarikadirana, in čez čas je naš vlak spet pričel voziti naprej. Največja hitrost vožnje je bila 15 milj na uro, ker je mala lokomotiva morala vleči 20 železniških vozov. Ko smo privozili na madžarsko ozemlje, je postala .vožnja še počasnejša. Madžarski vojaški in politični uradniki morda simpatizirajo z Nemci, toda nižji madžarski uradniki se poslužujejo vseh vrst sabotaže. Naj so (Dalje na 2. strani) ; VSAK PO SVOJE j Slava in priznanje navadno prideta šele po smrti. Ljudje, ki se nesebično trudijo za blagor splošnosti, so redko kdaj deležni priznanja, dokler so živi. Naš prvi predsednik George j Washington ni hotel kandidirali za tretji termin, ker je imel i toliko političnih sovražnikov, Ida se je bal, da ne bo izvoljen, j Zdaj mu vsi slavo trobentajo. Približno isto velja za predsednika Lincolna, katerega ,ie le I krogla atentatorja rešila političnega poraza. Danes je ime Lincolna med najsvetlejšimi v imeniku naših predsednikov. I Mnogi so še spominjamo, kako je bil napadan predsednik Wil-|son zaradi Lige narodov, katera bi bila morda preprečila sedanjo vojno, če bi se ji bila pridružila tudi Amerika. Danes mnogi javno, drugi pa na tihem priznavajo, da sd bile Wilsono-ve ideje z ozirom na vzdrževanje svetovnega miru zdrave. V starem kraju je bil znan 1 pregovor, da kdor hoče bit i grajan in obrekovan, naj se ženi, j kdor pa hoče biti hvaljen, naj i umrje. V Ameriki pa velja: i kdor hoče biti napadan in obrekovan, naj ponovno kandidira ~xa kak politični urad, in, kdor j hoče biti hvaljen, naj umrje. Dan za dnem čitamo s časopisju, ki ga vzdržujejo velike finance, strupene napade na delavske organizacije, ki po dolarjih zbirajo fonde v podporo njim naklonjenih kandidatov. Veliki finančniki, ki prispevajo tisočake za' kampanje svojih kandidatov, so pa označeni vji stebre ameriške demokracije. Dvoličnost kapitalističnega časopisja je v letošnji volilni kampanji tako očita in debela, da jo more otipati vsak .slepec. * O slovanskem vplivu na vsem ozemlju vzhodno od črte med Rigo in Trstom so nekoč sanjali slovanofili. Pa morda tiste davne sanje niso bile čisto brezpomembne. Rusi so že v Rigi in na drugi strani nimajo več daleč do Trsta. * Nedavno je na nekem shodu v New Orleansu govoril demokratski podpredsedniški kandidat senator Truman. To ni bilo nič nenavadnega, toda nenavadno je bilo, da se je shoda udeležilo 300 mladih mater z dojenčki. Vsaka je pričakovala, da bo senator poljubil njenega malega državljana v plenicah, kot zahteva stari običaj ameriških političarjev. Pa se je mož izkazal za brihtnega politika. Izjavil je, da ima hud nahod in ne mara z njim okužiti 300 nedolžnih državljanov, ki mu niso nič slabega storili. Kdor zna, pa zna. Mi, ki nismo politični kandidati in tudi ne več “sweet eighteen,” nimamo potreb za take izgovore v nobeni avdijenci. * Angleži so zasedli Korint na Grškem. Sveti Pavel je svoje-čašno pisal pastirska pisma Ko-rinčanom, praktični Angleži pa so jim pismo osvobojen j a osebno prinesli.. * • . Pred vojno je bil ameriški dolar v Grčiji vreden 125 grških diahem, danes pa se valuta posameznega ameriškega dolarja ceni na 150 milijonov drahem. Kdor hoče postati milijonar, naj gre hitro na Grško. (Dalje na 2. strani) MOŽNOST VOJNE MED ROSI IN JAPONG! > Mnogo'je ugibanja v vseh di-plomatičnih krogih, da-li bo Rusija napovedala vojno Japonski ali ne, čim bo Hitler premagan v Evropi. | Govorice pravijo, da so tako i trdili nekateii soudeleženci konference v Quebecu. Tri druga 'dejstva so dala novega gradiva 'tem domnevam: Prvič, je to, da j je rusko časopisje kazalo v zad-injem~času mnogo več zanimanja za dogodke na Pacifiku in •\Daljnem Vzhodu, in celo naravnost povedalo, da je položaj I Japonske jako težak, a da bo v , j bližnji bodočnosti postal celo j obupen. Drugič, pripovedujejo J korespondenti, ki prihajajo iz Rusije, da bi našla sovjetska J vlada vsak dan več zaslombe v i javnosti za udeležbe v vojni na Daljnem V/Jiodu. Tretjič, in to ! j e najbolj važno, vojna na Ki-,j tajskem se razvija jako neugodno. Ako se bodo stvari na tem bojišču nadaljevale kot do-zdaj, utegne nastati na Dalj-,1 njem Vzhodu tak1 položaj, da bi bila vojna proti Japonski jako 'dolga. Skrajšati bi jo mogla edino le Rusija, s tem, da aktivno poseže vmes. Dvoje stvari govori proti te-. mu, da bi se Rusija udeležila , vojne proti Japonski. Prvič, noben narod ni tako strašno trpel v tej vojni kot Rusi. Jasno je, da si žele miru, in priložnosti, da posvetijo svoje sHe obnovi svoje dežele. Drugič, Rusija je 1 podpisala dne 13. aprila 1941 z j Japonsko pogodbo nevtralnosti, ki veže obe deželi za 5 let. Ta pakt nevtralnosti najbr-že ni treba preveč resno upoštevati. V interesu obeh držav je bilo, držati se tega pakta striktno, dokler ni bila vojna med osiščem in zavezniki odločena. I Toda Rusi niso tega dogovora' ,nikdar tako globoko spoštovali., da ne bi pošiljali orožja kitaj-\skim armadam. A na drugi | j strani je tudi dobro znano, po-; sebno pa v Moskvi, da Japonci j j ne bi bili čakali niti trenotek, ! ako bi bila Rusija v Evropi poražena, in bi ,io bili takoj na-j padli izza hrbta. Poleg tega pa obstoja malo negotovosti glede j zadnjega leta tega pakta/ Ako 'namreč ta pogodba ni obnovi j e-! na leto dni predno poteče, to-! rej v prihodnjem aprilu, je popolnoma jasno, da mora slediti tDalje na 2. strani) I MEDNARODNE ZMEDE Vojna je prinesla brež števi-i la mednarodnih zmed vseh vrst. 'Ena teh se tiče vojnih ujetni-j kov. Na primer, mi vemo, da je med italijanskimi vojnimi ujet-; i niki y Ameriki znatno število slovenskih fantov, iz krajev, ki !so bili po zadnji vojni krivično j prideljeni Italiji. Ti fantje so bili primorani služiti v italijan-’ ski armadi in so kot ujetniki le-; galno smatrani za Italijane. To jih boli in na^ tudi, toda za enkrat se ne da pomagati. - j Znano je dalje, da je v nekaterih taboriščih za nemške vojne ujetnike v Ameiiki tudi nekaj slovenskih fantov, in sicer iz slovenskih krajev, ki jih 'je zasedl.a Nemčija. Smatrani so za Nemce in se jim v tem ozi-i ru godi krivica, ker so bili silo- • ma uvrščeni v nemško vojsko in so se morali proti svoji volji bo- • l ili za svoje zatiralce. Slične neprilike imajo tudi ; pripadniki drugih narodnosti, • ki so bili prisiljeni 'služiti v • nemški vojski. Na primer v ta- (Dalje na 2. strani) RUSIJA BODOČNOSTI Pierre Cot, zastopnik francoske provizorične vlade pri sovjetski vladi v Moskvi, je nedavno zapisal o bodočnosti Rusije: 1 “Po tej vojni bo Sovjetska Rusija presenetila svet s svojo izkušenostjo inzmernostjo. Ona želi mir zase in za druge. Ona hoče nadaljevati z velikimi socialnimi in kulturnimi razvoji, ki jih je pričela. Vzeti ne mara nobenega ozemlja, ki ni njeno. Toda zahtevala bo, da bodo vojni kriminalci kaznovani in da bo fašizem uničen. Trudila se bo za ustanovitev mednarodne organizacije, katera bo onemogočila vsako agresivnost Nemčije v bodoče in katera bo garantirala svobodo in rfiir vsem ljudstvom. Dva temelja te smernice bosta demokratična uredba Evrope in tesno sodelovanje Sovjetske Rusije z Zedinjenimi državami. Od konference v Teheranu naprej je bilo sodelovanje teh dveh velesil največji faktor v mednarodnih smernicah. Prijateljstvo med njima bo velika sija za mir.” 0 SESTANKU RUSOV S PARTIZANI V naslednjem podajamo v prostem prevodu zanimiv članek, ki ga je za Information Bulletin napisal ruski major R. Tokarev: “Sovjetske čete, ki operirajo na jugoslovanskem ozemlju južno od rumunskega mesta Turnu-Severin, so se združile z Jugoslovansko ljudsko osvobodilno armado. “Oddelki nemških gorskih strelcev v tem okrožju so se posluževali naravnih ugodnosti za obrambo in se trdovratno upirali. Pogosto so tudi protinapada-li. Vsekakor, ruske edinice, razvijajoče svoje uspehe, so jih podile z njihovih pozicij, zasledovale in uničevale. “V prvih dneh ofenzive je bila razsekana ena nemška divizija gorskih strelcev in velike izgube so bile zadane eni alpinski diviziji in drugim sovražnim edinicam. Ofenziva v teh goratih in gozdnatih krajih, kjer so prehodi otežkočeni, se mora vršiti istočasno v raznih smereh, vzporedno z glavnimi cestami. “Prvi sunki sovjetskih čet so pometli sovražnike s severne in vzhodne krivulje Donave. Odločilni dogodki pa so se razvili nižje proti jugu, v široki gorski dolini, preko katere vodi železnici in dobra cesta do Niša in zapadno. Prelaze, ki vodijo v to dolino, so Nemci besno branili. Poti in irorske steze so bile pod neprestanim topovskim ognjem. Nemci so se posluževali tudi mnogih strojnih pušk. "Proti tej nemški obrambi smo se posluževali topništva, letal in posebnih napadalnih čet. Besni boji so se vršili v gorskih soteskah in v vsakem obljudenem kraju. Z obkroževalnimi manevri so končno sovjetske edinice pregnale Nemce z njihovih pozicij. “Pogled na zemljevid nas uveri o težavah obkroževanja na gozdnatih pobočjih/ ki obkrožajo dolino. V mnogih primerih so mogli prodirati jlaprej le mali, lahko oboroženi oddelki. Dostikrat ni bilo mogoče rabiti težkih transportnih trukov, ker ni bilo nikakih poti. V znatni meri srno rabili konje, in, kjer konj ni bilo na razpolago, mu-j le in bivole. Nemške čete so bi- j le zdaj v resni nevarnosti in so j se začele umikati pred priti-: skom sovjetskih edinic od spre-j daj in od strani. “Značilno je bilo, ko so so- j vjetski napadalni oddelki pro-; dirali po dolini Donave v seve-j rozapadni smeri in so se spo-1 prijeli z Nemci na vzhodnem ro-'bu nekega naseljenega kraja. Na tej točki so oddelki Jugo-[ slovanske ljudske osvobodilne! armade prodirali od zsrpada, da , se pridružijo rdeči armadi. Jugoslovani so se-spustili v doli-|no, stopili v stik z rdečo arma-, [do in so napadli Nemce od za-. ;pada. Tako so Nemci prišli med 'dva ognja in se niso imeli kam 'umakniti ter je bila vsa nemška ;garnizija skoro pooplnoma pobita. n “Sovjetski vojni korespon-denti z rdečo armado v Jugoslaviji poročajo, s kakim navdušenjem je prebivalstvo sprejelo rusko vojaštvo. V vsakem mestu in vasi so jih z največ-jim veseljem sprejemali Srbi, Hrvati in Slovenci. “Prebivalci so prišli iz vinogradov in njiv, kjer so iskali zavetja pred streljanjem, ter so prinašali velike vrče vina, groz- (nnlio no O ctranil .1 Današnja izdaja j en dan zakasnela Člani Ameriške bratske zveze in naročniki bodo prejeli izdajo Nove Dobe tega tedna en dan pozneje kot po navadi. Vzrok tej zakasnitvi je požarna katastrofa, ki se je vsled eksplozije plinskih tankov pripetila v prilični bližini uredništva \Nove Dobe in tiskarne. Katas-\ trofa je nekoliko opisana na drugem mesiu. Poslopje, kjer sta uredništvo Nove Dobe in tiskarna, ni bilo prizadeto niti po eksploziji niti j po požaru. Vsekakor pa so var- j Inostni organi zahtevali izpraznitev velike “nevarne” zone, v kateri je tudi omenjeno poslopje. Z delom v našem uradu smo prenehali v petek 20. oktobra i popoldne. V urJ° člane ali članice v odrasli ali mladinski oddelek Ameriške bratske zvez ^0f, grade so izplačljive, ko so novi člani vplačali vsaj po šest mesečnih ases __ * ! revolucije in vdrla v sibirske Nič ni lažjega kot kritizirati | obalne province. Od tega časa ali omalovaževati dela drugih.! naprej ni bilo nikdar več trd-Izvršiti jih tako dobro ali bolje inega miru v tistih krajih, in pa ni vselej lahko, včasih šploii j Rusija je ponovno s težkimi nemogoče. Taki namišljeni vse-| žrtvami ugodila rastočim ja-znalci so bili vedno na svetu, j ponskim zahtevam, ter jim pred Najbrž tudi v tistih davnih si-j vsem prepustila mandžurske že-vih časih, ko so se naši predniki leznice. Revolucionarna ruska še guncali med afnami na dre-i država je čutila, da je mnogo vesih. j bolj resno ogrožena v Evropi * in je radi tega popuščala, čim Američani so v splošnem na- ■ pa bo grožnja v Evropi s poru- vdušeni za baseball, včasih ta-;šenjem Nemčije odstranjena, je ko navdušeni, da se nam staro- popolnoma jaspo, da bo Ruiija k:...jskim grčam zdi skoro pre- posvetila takoj mnogo vec po-tirano. Seveda, nekateri so pa zornosti azijatskemu delu svo-tudi glede tega ameriškega jega imperija. Bližajoči sc ne-' športa bolj hladni. Eden takil*! izogibni padec imperialistiine je bil J. E. Pedeji v McFaddenu, Japonske je velikanska sreča za iWyoming, po poklicu klepar. |sovjetsko Rusijo. Toda se ve-Zato je bil potihoma nekoliko dno ostane tu vprašanje, kdo bo ! nevoljen, ko ga je neki njegov | napolnil praznino, ki bo nasta- prijatelj poklical iz kleti po-1 la, ko bosta Anglija in Amerika slopja, kjer je popravljal cevi uničili silo Japonske? MEDNARODNE ZMEDE (Nadaljevanje- s 1. strani) borišču za nemške vojne ujetnikov v Houltonu, Maine, je 67j Rusov, ki so nedavno dospeli tja iz Francije. Oblečeni so v nemške uniforme in so oficiel-110 smatrani za Nemce. Ujeti so; bili prvi dan zavezniškega vpada v Francijo. Stari so od 17 do 35 let. Pripovedujejo, da so bili leta 1941 prisilno odvedeni h' Rubije in prideljenim delavskim bataljonom v Nemčiji. Od tam so bili pozneje poslani v Francijo, kjer so jih vtaknili V nemške vojaške uniforme in jih namestili po obrambnih napni-i vah na obali. Ko je prišla zavezniška invazija, so se takoj podali in so bili z nemškimi vojnimi ujetniki vred poslani v Ameriko. Takih primerov je mnogo. Poveljniki taborišč za 4- • ne spravijo vozilo iz bi a a' * le, ko je vozilo spet na *lC r tleh, se nasmehnejo v oC^°'zil na zahvalo ruskih vojak0' ^ pomoč. In potem dolg0 c^r mahajo za njimi z rokami kmečkimi klobuki in čepica NESLAVNA IN TEŽ*A POT NA SEVER (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani • i j tak0 se nemški elitni vojaki ° _ jezili, se brzina vlakov ni P čala. “Zaradi te madžarske ^ taže nemškega vlaka sem P1 del na' madžarski civilni \ od tam naprej smo se ^ mnogo hitreje do ®uc*'nlAeieZ-kljub temu, da so mn°ga niška središča zavezniški ci močno poškodovali. i ‘i kup “V Beogradu sem ^ nekaj švicarskih frankov P ni 750 dinarjev za en fran te, nisem želel potrošiti Pre'^upjti ga denarja, s*m skušal ^ cigarete z nemškimi ]ia. pa jih nihče ni maral. _ ^ daljni vožnji proti DunaJ_ ^ videl posledice bonibaic 11 zavezniških letalcev: veC,aZt)ite metrov žsiezniške proge 1 in poslopja v Gyoru P0111 ji ^ “Na Dunaju sem jz- mnogimi meščani, ki sp '^a-ražali mnenje, da bo vojne lu konec. Razstavna °kn liko vas in jo držali več dni, je 1 - vse prebivalstvo po skrivnih! i stezah in skozi koruzna polja : - odšlo iz vasi v smeri proti so- I vjetski črti. šele, ko so po dalj- ; ' ši ofenzivi sovjetske čete osvo-' bodile vas, se je prebivalstvo i vrnilo. “Povsod na potih, ki so izpra-• na od deževja, je videli skupine i mož iz bližnjih vasi. Ako kak - vojaški truk ali tank obstoji v blatu, prihite vaščani takoj na s pomoč. Delajo tiho, hitro in brez nepotrebnih besed, dokler [CTORY BUY UNITED STATES •WAR /bonds [if AND (\STAMPS ENGLISH SECTION Of Ojjicial Orga0 of the American Fraternal Union AMPUFVING THE VOICE OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING MEMBERS WHAT “PAID TO BENEFICIARIES” ' MEANS There is much talk these days of extending the ^visions of the Social Security Act to include all citi-PS, in every trade, business or profession. For more 3n 50 years the fraternal benefit societies have been oiflg this very thing. That was the basic idea of the first .eternal benefit societies — to provide funds for those eft destitute by the family bread-winner. Through the pt half century this original plan has been developed 0 Sound and adequate protection of home and family. . To many “Paid to beneficiaries” are familiar words 1 ®°i*e 01‘ less hazy meaning. Average readers, especially young, fail to grasp their import. If you would hn?W their true meaning, ask the widow or orphan who jj8 been one. Their word? will melt your heart and make (u ashamed of your callous indifference to fraternal life prance. . To the young man enduring the most harrowing ex-fjfnce that life can inflict upon him in the far-flung i ^fields of the world today the word “beneficiary” is ms daily thoughts. It may not be under that name. It 3 take the name of “Mother,” “Dad,” “Sister” or It kut in any event it is a loved one whom he ^ °Ws will be protected should he be called upon to make 6 supreme sacrifice. There is a great consolation in the ,eaning of the word “beneficiary” to the man in the fox-,les of the Pacific islands or on the bleak, ice-clad 0l'es of the Antarctic Circle, k.. To date the fraternal benefit societies have con-|jQ ted to this backlog of social security close to $6' bil-{ n- Although no one within the life-span of man could j even one billion, those astronomical figures broken f°)Vl1 into hundreds and thousands have meant the dif-jjlence between dignified self-respect and charity to mil-o0tls of women and children. They have provided for j.e care of little children and carried on with an educa-^ to prepare them to take their self-supporting place j*nong the esteemed citizens of their community. They jjIVe provided much needed hospitalization, they have pi cl the mortgage and freed the home and they have rVen the widow, helpless and in despair at the loss of •^ lifelong mate and provider, an opportunity to read-JSt herself to her changed economic condition and re-her hope and courage to face the future. No one can ie§m to tell the story behind the thrpp wntrls “nm'rl tn ^^ficiaries.” — Fraternal Monitor. ^omen at work and Lodge 4 AFU to Hold Dance October 28+h Presto, Pa. — Once again Lodge No. 4, AFU and all its members have the pleasure of inviting our neighboring AFU lodges to attend our lodge dance which will be held on October 28th at St. Barbara’s Hall in Presto, Pa. There will be refreshments aplenty for all. The music will be furnished by the ever popular Les Faulk and his Slovene Trio. I appeal to all members to try to attend our regular meetings oftener. It is always the same old story: only a handful of members attend and then if we can’t hold a meeting, some of them say, “no meeting again?” How can the president, secretary and treasurer hold a meeting by themselves? We need the cooperation of all members. So don’t forget our next meeting and also join with us in having a good time at our ance on Oct. 28th. We’ll be ooking for you. Anton Subic, Committee member Lodge No. 4, AFU Presto, Pa. * * oAmerican Fraternal Union iMembers Serving Our Country 2,185 AT WAR ^he first woman judge ever ^Pointed to a Federal Cifcuit ®Urt of Appeals is Judge Flor-Q,Ce E. Allen of Cleveland, > 10 who just recently cele-rated her 60th birthday anni-i-sary. ' ' * k^’s. Lenore W. Smith, trus-of Washington Public Li-.rary, has been cited by the jtiierican Library Association r outstanding service. She jj^ssfully directed a victory campaign which produced . 5,000 books for the armed 0l>ces. Start of each workday 78-^ar'°ld Lena Loeber steps in-Brooklyn taxi. A few min-es later she is doing her bit to ake Army and Navy officers Porous. er nimble fingers fashion eagles, maple leaves, stars i, h adorn the uniforms of ^Kh-ranking officers. They call .ei‘ the glitter girl of the serves. began that work 50 TO COUNT POSTHUMOUS BALLOTS Holding that a vote is cast when it is mailed, New York and New Jersey election officials have stated that the ballots of servicemen will be counted on election day even if those who cast them.are killed in action before that date. It was pointed out by the officials that the decisions were not final but that it is logical to consider such ballots as eligible. Massachusetts will not count absentee ballots of service personnel killed between the time they cast their votes and Nov. 7, is was announced in Boston, Oct. 9. However, ballots of men subsequently missing in action will be counted. Pennsylvania also will not count votes of men killed before Nov. 7. years ago in a little shop near her home. From that she branched out and now does a big part of the\vork on all emblems of higher rank. A few of the generals she has “starred” are John J. Pershing, Douglas MacArthur and Dwight Eisenhower. LIFTING THE BLACKOUT. Prisoners of War Services Cleveland Suffers Largest Fire in History Nova Doba Office Building Rocked by Blast By Frances J. Erzen Mrs. Strnisha Escapes Fire Cleveland, Ohio. — Cleveland suffered the most devastating fire in its history when on Friday, Oct. 20 the East Ohio Gas Co. liquid gas storage tanks ex-ploded-and became huge flame throwers, igniting the area from E. 55th St. to E. 65th St. This area north of St. Clair Ave. was a mad rush of confusion when residents ran from burning buildings and flying liquid gas which ignited everything in its path. To date the number of dead is 121 and 70 missing, the coroner expects about 100 more to be found dead. The area which was the scene of this terrific explosion is a part of one of the largest Slovene settlements in Cleveland. It is estimated by Red Cross officials that 1000 were made lomeless. These people have nothing left but the clothes on their backs; their homes completely destroyed and burned. Business establishments were rocked by the explosions which shattered their plate glass windows and several Slovene establishments are burned beyond repair. Mr. Terbovec and I'were sitting at our typewriters when suddenly at 2:39 p. m. the uilding shook, the windows rattled and the very floor trembled beneath our feet. We jumped in alarm and both thought it was an earthquake, ?s did the majority of other people in this area. I ran to ge+ my coat and purse when a second blast came. This one seemed louder and m u c h stronger than the first. We ran tor the stairs which seemed to be swaying beneath our feet. When we reached the walk, we could see screaming crowds of people dashing about madly. An intense heat seemed to cover the whole area and a dark red glow lay over the whole outside. Suddenly everything thing around us seemed to be on fire. Across the street an awning began to burn, next to our office the telephone pole was afire, behind our building we could see the house burning. Mothers were hunting for their children; children were trying to find their parents. One woman on E. 63 St. ran down the street carrying a baby in a towel having grabbed him from the bathtub when the explosion came. Sirens shrieked as fire engines went roaring past. Machines parked by curbstones were afire. One woman ran past clutching a batch of War Bonds, the only thing she could salvage from her home which was quickly going up in smoke. As I ran away from the fires I saw huge balls of fire,- which I later learned was liquid gas burning, falling from the sky as if it were raining fire. Wherever they dropped a huge fire immediately burst into flames. The man-hole covers on gas mains in the street started to pop, their heavy iron lids shot high into the air and then a burst of blue flames gushed out of the gas mains. We had to keep out of tne street to avoid this danger. When we ran along the sidewalks the window panes cf the stores kept crashing Through the cooperation of the American Red Cross, special optical, dental and orthopedic services are being provided for American prisoners of wax*. The ARC reports that in all uropean prisoner camps the detaining power provides eye examination service. Prescriptions prepared by the camp optometrist are sent to Geneva where a large pool of lenses has been established. When Geneva cannot fill the prescription, it is filled elsewhere in Switzer-and. Reported also is the news that each camp usually has its own dentist—a German, American or another Allied dentist who is a prisoner. To meet shortages, dental supplies valued at about $12,000 have been shipped to the International Committee of the Red Cross. When special dental treatment is needed it is paid for out of a revolving fund. Temporary replacements are provided by their captors for prisoners who have lost a leg or arm. The British and American Red Cross societies follow through by providing the best permanent mechanical limbs as soon as possible. To accomplish this, a Swiss Orthopedic Mis sion visits all camps and measures the prisoners for artificial limbs. These are constructed in Switzerland at the expense of the American Red Cross for American prisoners. VN<0_1«WJ- A surgeon, an architect and a politician disputed which belonged to the oldest profession The surgeon claimed the distinction becausp Eve was made from Adam’s rib. That, he said was surgery. “But,” said the architect, “before the advent of Adam, order was made out of chaos and that was architecture.” “Admitted,” said the politician, “but who created the chaos?” Today’s Issue One Day Late Due to Cleveland Fire Members of the American Fraternal Union and subscribers will receive the issue of the Nova Doba this week, one day later than usual. The reason for this being the Cleveland fire catastrophe in which liquid gas tanks exploded which were in the near vicinity of the office of the Nova I)oba and the print shop. The building w h i c h houses the Nova Doba pf-fice and print shop wan not damaged by the explosion nor by the fire. However, we are located in the “danger” zone. Our office was closed on Friday, Oct. 20 in the afternoon. We were not allowed to enter our building until Oct. 23. On Oct. V4, we came to work as usual but were sent home immediately. The authorities were in fear of the two remaining tanks exploding. However, on Oct. 25tli we were allowed to re-enter our offices. Any articles which do not appear in this issue will be published the following wpek. We hope the contributors will understand that we did the best we could under the circumstances. , —Editorial Staff of Nova Doba. WACS in New Guinea More than 1,200 enlisted women and 50 WAC officers recently arrived in New Guinea. This was one of the largest con tingents of the Women’s Army Corps ever shipped overseas, according to a War Department announcement. Us- •DONT BE FRIGHTENED, MRS RIDGEWAY-HERBERT ANO I ARE JUST SAVING FUEU* Cleveland, Ohio — Mrs. Dorothy Strnisha and her husband of 6505 Bonna Ave. were both lucky enough to escape from being trapped in the Cleveland fire. Mrs.* Strnisha is the well-known secretary of Lodge No' 137, AFU. Mr. and Mrs. Strnisha were at work at the Steel Improvement Co. at E. 65th St. when the first blast occurred. Mrs. Strnisha first felt an intense heat surrounding the building she was in. Then she heard the first blast and the sky suddenly grew bright red. She ran for the door and saw that the wire on the window screens was melting away. When she reached the outside she said the heat was almost more than she could stand. She met her husband who had come to look for her and together they ran toward the'fence which surrounded the company yard; the gate was locked. Other men employees were scaling the 8-foot fence when they saw she couldn’t make it. The men then literally lifted her up and tossed her over the fence. She struck some barbed wire which tore into the flesh of her legs and bruised her arm. Her husband was burned on the back of his neck during his escape. Both were treated for minor burns and injuries at the Emergency Clinic. They say they shall never forget this horrible catastrophe. down around us. It seemed as if the whole world was on fire.-We finally reached the safety area and from there we could see five blocks of houses burning. The Red Cross, Coast Guard, National Guards, police, firemens and other similar organizations were there in no time at all. The work which they did in j saving'and helping the homeless is worthy of the highest praise which could ever be given to an organization. They rounded up the homeless and took them to Willson Jr. High School. Here mothers found their children who had been led there by strangers. Some did not find all of their family for some were trapped before they could leave the burning building buildings. I shall never forget the looks of horror and shock on the faces of these people who had lost everything Ihey owned. The area was immediately evacuated and only workers were allowed to go through for it was thought the remaining tanks might blow up at any time. At Norwood Rd. and St. Clair Ave., the whole street up-heaved and caved in; the intersection became a thirty-foot hole in which a fire engine had been caught. The engine lay at the bottom of this huge pit which was, a few minutes before, a level street. I tried to call home to let the family know I was all right but the telephcfne was out of order. I finally stopped a passing motorist who drove me home. The next day 1 took my camera and returned to the scene, I was stopped by the Coast Guard patrol who finally let me in when I presented my reporter’s card. Where yesterday was a mad scene of shouting, rushing and confusion, there was a deathly calm, broken only by the noise of a Red Cross truck motor and the footsteps of the militia and Coast Guardsmen who were guarding the stores and homes. In front of the Slovenian National Home I found Mr. Rogelj, AFU Supreme President, who was also wear-■ ing bandages on the back of his . neck owing to minor burns. , As we walked along we could see window after window with-, out glass, buildings partly de-: molished and others completely i gone. When I reached the huge . hole at Norwood Rd., the exca-s vating crew was still attempt-,! ing to remove the fire-engine • | from the cavity. I started down |; the street toward the gas tanks i which had exploded when I was . I told I had to get special per-[ I mission to go there. I, finally i found a police captain who assigned a policeman to accom-? pany me to the scene of the explosion. What horrors I saw along that street could never be described in mere words. The only thing left standing at one place was a furnace, another home razed to the ground had a metal bed in it which had melted down to a twisted mass As I approached the tanks I saw n u m e rous ambulances which were standing by to take the charred bodies to the morgue as fast as they BOOKS ON THE CEILING If. you want to read, flip a switch, press a button and there it is on the ceiling. This is the latest convenience installed at a Battle Creek veterans’ hospital for patients who cannot sit up. Books and magazine pages, and even comics, are microfilmed then flashed on the ceiling by a portable bedside projector. A non-profit organization, “Projected Books, Inc." developed the process. were uncovered by the crew. I saw several bodies burned beyond recognition. I saw a twisted, melted mass of steel which they told me was the first tank which exploded. A parking lot nearby, which had about 150 cars in it, was nothing but a ghost-like scene of burned frames, all that was left of the cars, the tires had melted right off of them. Immediately I compared this scene with the photos I had seen of bombed cities and the resemblance was striking. It was a sight I don’t think I shall ever forget. The homeless were fed and sheltered fjt the high school. The Waves, Wacs, nurses aides and others were doing a wonderful job caring for the unfortunate people. Everybody helped out. Clevelanders offered their homes as temporary, refuge to the homeless. Donations were pouring in from all over the city. In conclusion I wish to add that War Chest agencies such as the Visiting Nurse Assn., Institute of Family Service and 19 child care institutions, 18 Community Fund Hospitals which helped our people in this crucial moment are the same agencies which are supported by our community War Chests. Won’t you keep that in mind when you pledge your contribution? 4 NOVA DOBA, OCTOBER 25, 1944 AMERICAN FRATERNAL UNION Founded July 18, i&US HOME OFFICE: ELY, MINNESOTA SUPREME BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: President: J. N. Rogelj .......... 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland, 3, Ohio; 1st Vlce-Pres’t: Frank Okoren ............ 4759 Pearl St. Denver, 16, Colo,; 2nd Vice-Pres’t: P. J. Oblock _______ RD No. 1, Box 506, Turtle Creek, Pa. Jrd Vlce-Pres’t: Joseph Kovach ___________ 132 East White St., Ely, Minn.. 4th Vlce-Pres’t: Anton Krapenc ............... 1636 W. 21 PI., Chicago, 111., 5th Vice-Pres’t: Joseph Sneler __________ 5322 Butler St., Pittsburgh, Pa.; 6th Vice-Pres’t: Mary Predovich ___________ 2300 Yew St., Butte, Montana. Secretary; Anton Zbasnik ...................... AFU Bldg., Ely, Minnesota. Assistant Secretary: Frank Tomsich, Jr............... AFU Bldg., Ely, Minn., Treasurer; Louis Champa ................................... Ely, Minnesota; Medical Examiner: Dr. F. J. Arch _________618 Chesenut St., Pittsburgh, Pa Editor-Mgr. of Off’l Organ: A. J. Terbovcc, 6233 St. Clair Ave.,Cleveland, 3, O. TRUSTEES President John Kumse _________________________ 1735 E. 33 St., Lorain, Ohio. 1st Trustee F. E Vranichar _________________ 1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111. 2nd Trustee* Matt Anzelc ______________*------ Box 12, Aurora, Minnesota. 3rd Trustee Andrew Milavec, Jr._________________________Box 1*5, Houston, Pa rtb Trustee F J Kren___________________________21«—67 8t.. Pittsburgh. Pa FINANCE COMMITTER J. N. Rogelj ________________________ 6208 Schade Ave., Cleveland, 3, Ohio; Anton Zbasnik, Secretary ______________________________AFU Bldg., Ely, Minn., John Kumse _________________________________ 1735 E. 33rd St., Lorain, Ohio, Frank E. Vranichar __________________________1312 N. Center St., Joliet, 111.. Andrew Milavec, Jr._____________________________________Box 185, Houston, Pa SUPREME JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: <* Chairman Anton Okollsh ............... 1078 Liberty Ave.. Barberton, Ohio 1st Judiciary: Frank Mikec ................. P. O. Box 237, Strabane, Pa.; 2nd Judiciary. Rose Svetich ............................... Ely, Minnesota 3rd Judiciary: Steve Mauser ........... 3511 Humboldt St., Denver 5, Colo. 4th Judiciary: Ignac Zajc ___________ 683 Onderdonk Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y Yugoslav Territories Under Italy Foreword The Americans of Yugoslav descent, especially the Slovenian Americans, are deeply concerned in the just solution of the problem of Italo-Yugoslav frontier. They are firmly convinced that no lasting peace is possible in the Balkans, until the people of each nationality are^ given the right of uniting within the ethnographic and geographic borders of their own autonomous state and under a form of government they themselves have selected through democratic processes. Almost 500,000 Slovenes lived for the past two decades under the Italian rule which means under the fascism and all the evil complication it may i imply. Thousands of them were made subjects of Austria and Hungary, and the rest, about 1,300,000, remained unde r Yugoslavia, their common country. Thus a nation of over 2,-000,000 people, small as it was, was divided among four different countries, and only one friendly toward their destiny. After the enemy invasion of Yugoslavia, these people decided that their opportunity for liberation and unification has arrived: They were to live either as free people—or die in their struggle for liberty and against the oppression. The epic battles of heroic Yugoslavs— the Serbs, Croats, Slovenesfc Montenegrins and others, united in the National Liberation Army under Marshal Tito, and their tremendous sacrifices in lives and property damage, ; will be recorded in the annals | J of history as one of the out-;' standing examples of human;* struggle for freedom and dem-i] ocracy. Their aid to the Allies | ... . • ‘ in crushing the axis is incalcu- ‘ lable. In postwar world the Yugo-jJ slavs want to live in a free-! democratic federated Yugoslavia, each of the peoples retain-! ing the sovereignty which is j their just due. The Slovenes j now under Italy, Austria and! • Hungary, and the territories m I which they lived over thirteen i hundred years, must be united! under one state and become a . part of the Yugoslav Federa-| ition. Therefore, the Italian; i frontier problem must be solved J in the best interest of the ma-j jority of people concerned. As Mr. Winkler so correctly | points out, the just solution of this problem “. . . would mean no material loss to Italy, since the (Italian) nation would lose nothing important to its economic life.” The following article was i written by Paul Winkler of Alliance Press, Inc., and appeared in August 17 issue of “Washington Post.” Mr. Winkler’s permission to reprint the article is hereby gratefully acknowledged. —Slovenian American National Council. Mirko G. Kuhel, Acting Secretary. Chicago, 111., Sept. 1, 1944 I Italy’s Territory By Paul Winkler After twenty years of Fas-' cism, the Italian population is | slowly recovering from its effects. But it will certainly require a considerable period for j it to recover also from its na-I tional jstic conceptions,. which | date back to the pre-Fascist pe-| riod and which prepared it to ' accept Fascism precisely be-; cause it succeeded in appealing to 'Italian nationalism. First i and foremost among Italian na-Itioriist ideas is the theory that the Adriatic should be an Itali-[ an lake: “II Nostro Mare.” The Italian peninsula forms th western border of the Adri-’ atic. The eastern coastline is Yugoslav. The northeastern corner, the so-called Julian March (Venetia Julia) which ends in the Istrian peninsula, is of mixed Italian and Yugoslav population. It was partly because of this racial situation that Italy was able to lay claims to this territory and obtain it in the peace settlement following the last war. The chief reason for Italian rejoicing after this acquisition, however, did not reside in the correction of an ethnographic injustice. The Yugoslavs might have complained of that with more force. There were 400,000 Italians among the population of the Julian March—but there were 600,000 Slavs, who were subjected to Italian administration after the peace arrangements. Italians were pleased at acquiring this territory chiefly because possession of the Julian March assured them of virtual domination of the Adriatic even though the rest of the eastern coastline remained in Yugoslav hands. With its important ports of Trieste and Pola (with Venice on the opposite side), the Julian March controls the Adriatic. Yugoslav View During the period between the two years, Yugoslavia has consistently regarded the attribution to Italy of this territory as a grave injustice. To the Yugoslav point of the numerical predominance of the Yugoslav population over the Italian, the Italians answered that the chief cities, Trieste, Gorizia and Pola were strongly Italian. But geographically the j Julian March could hardly be ! considered part of the Italian peninsula, and economically its | main port, Trieste, could not | survive from traffice diverted ! to it from Italy, Yugoslavia be-;ing its natural hinterland, j Through the previous centuries, 'the development of Trieste as a i port had been a phenomenon! of I Austrian economy, all the sea traffic of Austria and a good ipart of that of Germany with j the Mediterranean and the East passing through it. The Slovene jand Croat territories of which the Julian March is an integral j geographical part were in those j days, of course, a part of Aus-! tria- Hungary, not of Yugoslavia, as is the case today. It was largely due to political improvisation while the last war was still in full swing that the Julian March became Italian in its entirety. It was promised to Italy in the “secret” . treaty of London, concluded between the Allies and Italy on April 26, 1915, in which were j set down the terms on which j Italy agreed to come into the ! war on the Allied side. There was no difficulty about making such a promise to Italy at the time, since those who might have protested against it, the Slovenes arid the Croats, were still subjects of the Austrian Empire, and consequently enemies. Their inclusion in a Slavic state which might, once constituted, have been able to formulate a claim to this province,! I had not then been envisaged as ! an immediate possibility. ! The United States, on entering the war, did not subscribe to the London Treaty, and President Wilson, as a matter of fact, was opposed to its provisions. Nevertheless, at the peace conference Italy obtained the entire Julian March, with Gorizia, Trieste, Istria and the ; surrounding t e r r i t o r i es, to which d’Annunzio’s coup added the neighboring territory of I Flume, with its excellent port, though this area had not been granted to Italy even in the London Treaty. Although these concessions I were considered by many to ihave. gone beyond what would ■have been reasonable in satis- I fying Italian nationalist aspirations, it was not sufficient to end the agitation of the nationalists for further positions along the coastline of the Adriatic, such as Dalmatia, which belonged to Yugoslavia, and Albania, which was eventually seized. The Fascists clamored loudly for these territories, and their identification of themselves with this cause helped considerably in making the advent of Fascisip. possible. It should not be assumed from this that all Italians approved unreservedly of the acquisition by Italy of the Julian March. Many of them were opposed to a gain which they knew could only be held at the cost of permanently bad relations with Yugoslavia. But even these Italians did not propose to return the whole territory to Yugoslavia, preferring a solution reminiscent of King Solomon’s most famous decision. They suggested giving the eastern territory to Yugoslavia, but retaining the western coastline, including Gorizia and Trieste, for Italy. They recognized that this would not settle the ethno-prahic problem entirely, for many Yugoslavs would still remain within Italian boundaries, but they held that the populations were so ’inextricably intermingled that there was no perfectly just solution from this point of view. Also, 9!' course, it would not be in accord with the economic fact that Trieste was the natural port of Yugoslavia. Armistice Terms Today, the same Italians are concerned because they suspect that the secret Italian armistice gave the whole of the Julian March, including Trieste, to Yugoslavia. They are concerned I in particular about Trieste, be- j j cause Italian possession of this | port has become a sentimental j question for the Italian people. ! Before the last war, it was an J (important center of Italian an-! ti-Austrian irredentism. Be-j cause of the emotional connotations which were thus built up , about the name of Trieste, it is j alleged that the Italian people will never acquiesce freely in the attribution of Trieste to Yugoslavia, regardless of the ' merits of her claims. That is the situation today. ■ Practically all Yugoslav groups maintain that the frontier should be approximately that ; which existed between Italy and ; Austria-Hungary until 1919, - which means they would hold - Trieste andt he Julian March. ’ As for the 400,000 Italians who .vould remain 011 Yugoslav ter-, •itory, some advocate a trans-, fer of populations while others ; nstead propose granting them j full guarantees of minority j lights. Still a third solution j (this one is advanced chiefly by ! outsiders who are neither Italian nor Yugoslav) is to internationalize Trieste and the sur-; founding territory, preferably j under the aegis of some future world organization. Those liberal pro-Allied Itali- j ans who regard with apprehension today the method of set-: tling such important and far- • reaching questions by secret] agreements which, when published, will take the Italian people by surprise, might, of course, be reminded that there was a time when Italy was willing to settle this same question to her advantage by means of a secret treaty. But whatever the justification provided by this precedent, it is still true that open public discussion of the question would be a more equitable solution, one in accord with democratic principles, and, from the standpoint of practicality, one which would have many advantages for the future. Not the least of these advantages would be the preparation of the Italian people for the realization that however Uncle N Sam’s Comer Armed Forces Dentists Released: The War Department is re" leasing several hundred lists to private practise, reason is that the Army s e tal work is over the hump a fewer dental officers are nee ed to keep soldiers’ teeth up par. Signal Corps Photo Reeling out wire from an RL 31, in the steaming, jungles of New Georgia—rain, insects and the everlasting muck. The jungle is definitely Jap infested as well, but your War Bonds can be a mighty effective JaD insecticide. Buy them and hold "’em! U.S. Treasury Department a Central European ] News 1 Slovene Newspapers Are Printed and Distributed Behind j Enemy Lines Washington — Slovene news- ‘ papermen of the Patriot forces regularly print and distribute 1 64,000 copies of newspapers behind the Nazi lines in occupied j Slovene sectors of Jugoslavia, M BBC said recently in a dispatch ; reported to OWI. Quoting a report from its 11 correspondent James Matthew, j j who has just completed a seven- j: week trip through Patriot-held ;: areas in Slovenia, the BBC;' broadcast said that the four j-main Slovene newspapers produced by the resistance forces j are circulated from 120 secretI, distribution points throughout Slovenia. “It is incredible that these j serene 1 o o k i n g, beautif ully printed newspapers .should be produced at all,” the correspondent was quoted as saying.; “And yet each of the four has j a circulation of 16,000 copies in territory overrun by the Wehr-, macht. . “The editorial offices of the Slovene Herald, which is the official paper, are high in the | forests. The printing' is done at! three main centers. Th\-ee centers for printing must be main- i tained because it is impossible! to’carry large numbers of news- j papers over tlife Sava river or the Graz-Trieste railroad. So a courier slfys over these higlily-! defended obstacles carrying j i only the manuscript with him. j “The idea is,” Matthew con-1 j eluded, “that 110 one who speaks j 1 the Slovene language, even if I ihe lives within the old Austrian ; j border, shall lack the chance of 1 keeping contact with his own people and their allies.” —Office of War Information ---------- A young couple asked the ; minister to marry them immediately following the Sunday I morning service. When the time i came, the minister arose to. say-: j “Will those who wish to be 1 united in Holy Matrimony please come forward.” There was a great stir as 1 twenty-three women and one man approached the pulpit. I ----------------------------- Ismail its responsibility as whole for the events of the last twenty years may be deemed to have been, nevertheless it must sac-rific the dream of aggrandizement which contributed so im-Iportantly to making Italy dangerous to her neighbors. It would also permit the Allies to point out to the Italian people that even the loss'of the entire Julian March would mean no material sacrifice for Italy, since the nation would lose nothing important to its economic life. Grow Herbs and Drug Plant? for Victory: If you feel an urge to gj0^ dandelions, the governmen ^ right in there pitching f01 , Just order a copy of Faimel Bulletin 663 from the DepJl! ’ ment of Agriculture. The bu tin tells how to pick up a 1 spare money by growing h®* and drug plants such as 1 . talis, cascara, arnica, 8'inse and pennyroyal. Limited Reconversion to SupP^ Home Gadgets: Vacuum cleaners, wire c hangers, metal Venetian b 111 and other househouse et*u^ ment, which has been cut 0 the market for some time " ^ soon be available, at • leaS some quantity, it was ^ nounced by Eugene S. Plea ^ ton, regional deputy director the War Production Board. He disclosed that within last two weeks the WP£> given permission to 13 iru ^ facturers in the New York & ropolitan area to begin i|Iin ^ diate^production of these and several others, inC^u 1 j table and floor lamps,- ash garbage cans, fishing rods a^ tackle, picture frames, pressure gauges and C1C e heating pads. The manufac ' of electric irons had previoU been authorized. Return to Normal: Zippers, maternity supP0^.£; and brassieres are coming b‘l Recently, 10,000,000 zipped j sizes from 4 to 108 inches rebought by manufactures ^ I surpluses in the Army Qual master Depot. A sizeable tity of these will be, sole ; stores, others will be use ^ j children’s snow-suits, I wear, men’s jackets and gage. After Nov. 1st, lr.anu^ iturers will again produce ternity supports and brassi * * % RATION CHART: Sugar: Sugar stamps No. 30> 3l> { and 33 are valid indefinitely ^ , five pounds of sugar. Sufjv,e j stamp No. 40 is valid f01 ^ pounds of c a n n i n g ' through February 28, 1945-Meats, Fats: p Red stamps A8 through and A5 through K5 are valid indefinitely. No nioi'e^ji stamps will be validated 11 October 29. Processed Fruits and Vegetables: • Blue stamps A8 through^, and A5 through R5 are !l^e valid indefinitely. No more ! stamps will be validated 111 ; November 1. Gasoline: In the 17 States of the ?^ jern shortage area, A-11 c0ltl;cIjr I remain valid through ^0% st' ’ ber'8. In States outside the ei 11 area, A-13 coupons, ” insured for 81,000 death benefit, $ 5.00 award; For Plan “D” insured for $1,500 death benefit, $ 7.00 award; For Plan “I)" Insured for $2,000 death benefit. $ 9.00 award; For Plan “D” insured for $3,000 death benefit, $12.00 award; For Plan “E” and “F” insured lor $ 250 death benefit, $ 2.00 award; For I’lan “E” and “F” insured tor $ 500 death benefit, $ 3.00 award; For Plan “E” and “F” insured for $1,000 death benfefit, $ fi.00 award; For Plan *‘E” and "F” insured for $1,500 death benefit, $10.00 award; For Plan “E" and “F" Insured for $2,000 death benefit, $12.00 award; For Plan *E" and “I ” insured for $3,000 death benefit, $18.00 award. Awards for enrolling new juvenile members: For Plan “JA” $1.00 award; for Plan “JB” $3.00 award; for Plan ”JC” for $500 insurance, $3.00 award; for Plan “JC” for $1,000 insurance, $5.00 award; tor Plan “JD” for $250 insurance, $1.50 award; for Plan “JD" for $500 insurance. $3.00 award; for Plan “JD” for $1,000 insurance, $5.00 award. All members who enroll new members In the adult or juvenile departments of the American Fraternal Union are entitled to these awards. The-• wards will bu paid wlieu the ucw members have paid six mouths due«. WOMEN TO SERVE OUTSIDE OF U. S. By the signing recently of 1 S. 2028 by the President, mem- ■ bers of the Woman’s Reserves of the Navy, Marine Corps and ; Coast Guard will be permitted ; to serve throughout Hawaii and j Alaska 011 a voluntary basis. I: They will not, however, be al- ' lowed to serve on war vessels ; and in aircraft when taking ! part in combat missions. The i: Navy Department has ex- 1 pressed its intention to use : them at present only in Hawaii, 1 where there is adequate hous- ; . ing for them and where their service Will release large num- < bers of Navy personnel for sea duty. —Army-Navy Journal Doctor: You’re not really a sick man. You need more exercise . . . more interests in life and activities. You should SIGHTLESS BOWLERS Even the blind can now bowl, thanks to a direction finder device. The gadget consists of a headpiece, worn by the bowler, and a sound apparatus set above the pins. Once on the 1 unway of the alley, the bowler moves about until he catches the sound waves the apparatus ; sends out. As the bowler lines himself up directly with the j sound beam the intensity increases. It decreases when he moves to either side of the beam. He then guides himself j accordingly. Once 011 the beam, it is only a matter of the bowler’s taking a few steps toward the foul line and releasing the ball. —Pathfinder j . throw* yourself into your work.1 Lazy Man: No, Dcc, that i can’t do: I’m a grave digger! NOVA DOBA, OCTOBER 25, 1944 In the Yugoslav Villages By Konstantin Simonov jjPai't of the Yugoslav bank a 'eady been cleared of the rnians, and the little tug tow-e ^ heavy flat-bottomed ^ietly crosses the Dan-’ mi’ddy-gray with the in-downpour. Our mucl-J ered Willys rocks slight-the water’s edge. . e descend the gangway to ,°w. eroded bank, and after a few yards find our-"s in the main street of 0v> the first inhabited jj!.011 the Yugoslav side of anube. A battle recently i» ace here, as evidenced ^ e gaping holes in the ^ s f^d the shattered glass t>tfr. walls. It is the usual this ViUage re" it ® thousands of others ijji which the battle is ’ Wh ^ I en We turn a corner we see two-story building re '"tilln? a sch°°h Across the > I side of the building, at I jjs e’g^t of a man, two leg-w aVe keen inscribed in L,°^s letters: “Long Live Jal Stalin!” “Long Live «tr ,a^ Tito!” At the entrance ls a knot of partisans in Hj8^ cl°thes, but with broad ,aj ®lts and army caps—and in, °st every case, German *6uld gUnS un£ over their C° °^’ exhausted-looking ^ ai'e ^eaninS from the ^ess window in a neighbor-°Use and one addresses us °ud voice. Through the j.311 language differs from Uj111 general structure, it has ^ familiar or almost fami-! j]^rds> and when the wom-1 . ustrates them with ges-{ ,'Ve can easily grasp what ' fed* to say. She is l because she cannot treat jj0 anything. The chagrin on | „ ace is sincere. She points I r°om, which is. bare and 1 t red, and repeats the word .^aiis.” The Germans have ^everythin g—clothes, j ’ and all possessions—and ^n°thing but bare walls. . ask when this was done the last few' days before or much earlier* We I it was done day by day iti,6Se three years. The Ger-j.® hoped to bring the undated country to despair °bbing the poor of their and taking the bread ^the mouths of the hungry. e stamp of ruin and pover-u»ears all around us in this te 'llage. Nevertheless, these ^ are calm and proud, and i are very weary> v °°k happy. Involuntarily ?es,eCa^s the Byelorussion vil-^ and the proud and weary i s that greeted the Red . y there. % leave Kladov the pass-^ touch their caps to us or % '^em after us. At what to be almost the only ij Window in the place, an I,1*** is standing with a j beaded year-old child in ^rrriS' h°lds tier tiny ri(j P hand in his withered one ^aves it to us. Thus he and randdaughter salute us. ry * * * Uv* 4- ^ cr°ops have made a big !f«Jee *n this sector and we % 6 riying to overtake them— Matter because recent H] ® turned the roads in-^ Pools so deep the ruts -iii^t visible. Our car now ^es> now' rears over the with a roar. The river’s % i are cul'ious and unex-fye every few kilometers it ars in front of us or on our f'h Hif, vv*ading mountain road y * dizzying turns. It is evi-battle must have been t around this sole highly/ Shells and empty car-, \| in the deep gullies '^ht-caliber German auto- who is operating not far from us. matic guns are scattered here and there along the roadside. A baggage train clatters past with cases of ammunition for the front line. The artillery sergeant on theen captured and the troops have moved on. Are You Interested? SHAKE-VO UR CAR Cleveland, Ohio. — Are you interested? Interested in what? In the welfare of your friends and neighbors, in the intei’ests of your neighborhood, that runs from East 55th to East 79th St. If so, you will be one of the many that will attend the next Norwood Community Council Meeting at the Inter-cultural Library, East 55th, St. Clair Avenue, starting at 7:30 p. m. Thursday, October 26th. The City Planning Commission headed by Mr. Howard and his staff will be on hand to outline some of the plans that they have drawn up for the Norwood Area. Your property may be affected. Location of streets, playgrounds, re-zoning and and restrictions will be discussed. The plans may not materialize right away but they can be brought about in the future, if the neighborhood so decides. If you are not a member as yet we suggest that you come prepared that night to sign up the necessary application blanks. Remember the date! Thursday, October 26th, 7:30 p. m. Inter-cultural Library, East 55th and St. Clair. J. F. Fifolt '•xii tv) k M-145 "CAR POOL, MILDRED! I SAID CAR POOL!!" Notice to All Contributors to Nova Doba BRIEFS PW’S IN THE U. S. NOW TOTAL 243,848 Washington — There were 243,848 prisoners of war held within' the continental limits of the United States as of Sept. 1, the War Department reported. Breakdown as to nationalities was as follows: German: 192,-856; Italian: 50,272; Japanese: 730. The Provost Marshall General’s Office stated that the prisoners w'ere held at 125 base camps and 243 branch camps located in all sections of the United States. The branch camps are designed to place prisoners near current work projects. A social will be held on the evening of November 12, 1944 at the Slovenian National Home in Lorain, Ohio. The proceeds will be used for relief for the needy people in Slovenia. The public is cordially invited to attend. The American Slav Congress, Cleveland Chapter, is sponsoring a Forum and Festival to be held October 29th, 7:30 p. m. in the Music Hall of the Public Auditorium. The theme of the Forum and Festival will be “Victory and a Lasting Peace.” Price of admission is 50 cents. Local Cleveland Slavic cultural groups are busily preparing for the Festival part of the program. Singing, dramatic and dancing »presentations will be presented by the Lumir-Hlahol Tyl, Glasbena Matica, Croatian Folk Dancers and others. The public is cordially invited to attend. The formation of right habits is essential to your permanent security. They diminish your chance of falling wher assailed, and they augmenl your chance of recovery wher overthrown. — John Tyndal ---- To live and let live, withou clamor for distinction or re cognition; to w'ait on divim Love; to write truth first oi the tablet of one’s own heart — this is the sanity and per fection of living, and my humai ideal. — Mary Baker Eddj Members contributing articles to the Nova Doba are asked to please cooperate with the following rules: 1. Deadline for all long or- 1 ticles is the Monday of each week. During these war times, the mail is slow so we suggest you get your mail in early and be assured of your article reaching us on time for publication. I < 2. All articles must be personally signed by the sender. This is in accordance with our AFU by-laws. 3. Write on one side of paper only; if typed, please double space. 4. Mail all articles to Nova Doba, 6233 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland 3, Ohio. JUVENILE PAGE CONTRIBUTIONS 1. The deadline for all juvenile contributions is the first { Wednesda)j of each month. i 2. Sign your name and lodge number to every article. i 3. Write on one side of paper only. 4. Mail your article early. 11 __________________ FOR VICTORY------------ f Buy U.S. War Bonds > dopTsi Waukegan-North Chicago, III. 1 Skupna odborov podružnice št. 9 JP0.3S in podružnice v | št. 36 SANS se bo vršila v ne- deljo 29. oktobra ob 2. uri popoldne v Slovenskem narodnem domu. Za rešiti bodo zelo važne reči v zadevi pomoči1 našim rojakom v starem kraju. Zdaj je prišel čas, da lahko pomagamo. Pridite na sejo vsi, ki se za to zanimate, in bodite točni! Za podružnico št. 9 JPO,SS in podružnico št. 36 SANS: Anton Kobal, predsednik.; Jennie Keber, podpredsednica; dr. Andrew Furlan, predsednik; Frank Jerina, podpredsednik; Joseph Zorc, tajnik. Indianapolis, Ind. — Na sep-temberski seji delničarjev tukajšnjega Slovenskega narodnega doma, smo ugotovili, da delničarji že kar štiri leta nismo priredili nikake zabave, da-si smo ves čas pridno delali za naš Dom. Ravno zdaj je minulo štiri leta, odkar smo imeli slavnostno otvoritev novega poslopja S. N. Doma in v štirih letih smo ves dolg plačali. To je gotovo vesela novica za vse, ki so delali in se trudili in prispevali za naše narodno svetišče. Zato mislimo, da po štirih letih dela se končno spodobi, da si privoščimo enkrat tudi nekoliko zabave. Taka zabava z okusnim prigrizkom in drugimi okrepčili bo za delničarje in delničarke S. N. Doma prirejena v nedeljo 29. oktobra ob 2. vri popoldne. Ta zabava bo ebenem tudi naša božičnica, in sicer priredimo našo božičnico tako zgodaj zato, da ne bomo v tem oziru napoti drugim društvom in klubom. Na svidenje v nedeljo 29. oktobra ob 2. uri popoldne! — Za pripravljalni odbor: Louis Žnidaršič. In the village w’here the neighboring staff is stationed we are told that four partisans from a Yugoslav Division operating nearby arrived last night, oringing with them two Germans. They handed over their prisoners and remained in the village to get warm and rest awhile. We tried to see them, but our search proved fruitless. They had allowed themselves no more than two hours of rest and then w'ent away into the mountains by paths known only to themselves. Soon we, too, are on the move. We are about to cross the bridge when our attention is attracted by an unusual sight. Beside a Soviet tommy gunner stands a man, hatless, wearing a black leather jacket with a red rosette, and with a tommy gun slung over his shoulder. Thinking he must be a partisan, I halt the car. When I question him he says a few' words in a language we cannot place. The tommy gunner replies for him, ‘No, he isn’t a partisan . . . he’s a man from my platoon.” “How can he be from your platoon?” “Well, he is. He’s been fighting alongside me right from the Danube, for I don’t know how many days.” A few moments later the question is clear'ed up.' The man in the leather coat is a Slovak from Bratislav. The Germans put him in a labor 'battalion, but he swam the chill autumn waters of the Danube just be- Fuel Oil Period 4 and 5 coupons remain valid throughout the heating year. Period 1 coupons remain valid also throughout the heating year. Shoes: Airplane stamps No. 1 and No. 2 in Book Three remain valid indefinitely. Teacher: I said the compositions on milk were to be two pages long. Yours is only a half a page, Betty. Betty: But teacher, I wrote about condensed Milk. Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Help to make earth happy like the heaven above. —Julia A. F. Carney Pueblo, Colo. — Dve igri, in sicer ena v angleščini' in ena v slovenščini, bosta vprizorjeni v nedeljo 29. oktobra v tukajš-nem Narodnem domu. Vrata bodo odprta ob 7. uri zvečer. U-čiteljica iger je dobro poznana Rose Radovich. Igri bosta prirejeni pod »avspicije tukajšnje postojanke št. 20 JPO.SS in vseh postojank SANS v Pueblu, in dohodki prireditve so namenjeni našim nesrečnim rojakom v starem kraju. Mrs. Kogovšek in Joe Krall pridno nabirata darove in oglase in upamo, da bosta imela veliko uspeha. Vsi tukajšnji Slovenci in njihovi prijatelji so vljudno vabljeni na po-set omenjene prireditve v nedeljo 29. oktobra zvečer. Prireditev se bo vršila v plemenit namen. Poleg tega vemo, da sličnih prireditev že dolgo ni bilo na slovenskem odru v našem mestu. Na svidenje! — Za odbor: Anton Kochevar. THERE’S a LOT ABOUT B003Y TRAPS IN THE PAPERS BONOS OVER AMCKICA fore the offensive, joined our unit and fought with it. A Slovak from Bratislav is fighting in a Russion platoon of tommy gunners on liberated Yugoslav soil. Thus in daily fighting, naturally and without highflown talk, flourishes -the Slav brotherhood whch the best people of the Slav world dreamed and thought and wrote of for centuries. —Information Bulletin, Embassy of USSR. Unknown Soldier When Spring trips north and scents the budding apple trees of Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley the folk of Winchester bring flowers to Stonewall cemetery where stands the figure dedicated to the “unknown and unrecorded dead,” of the Civil War. 'Our “unknown” dead are being buried n j today on many battlefields but the “un- JlUy JbXCt ana known” who will never be honored is the /n worker whose name is “unknown” to IWeCp *iltl the rolls of War Bond buyers. TURN THEM PRODUCTS AND BY-PROO-UCrs CIF FATS ANO OILS GO INTO MANY MUNITIONS. Chicago, III. — Chikaško kegljanje postaje čedalje bolj zanimivo. Posebno zadnji petek smo imeli nekak “Blitz Krieg”. Krogle so švigale in keglji so padali in se skrivali po jarkih, kot se skriva japonski Hirohito s svojimi igračami po morju. Napredovali smo skoro vsi, posebno pa sta se odlikovala Anton Krapenc in Louis Dolmovieh. Podirala sta jih, da je bilo veselje gledati. Dolmovieh jih je podrl 220 v-posamezni igri, v treh igran pa 539. S tem je on prišel na prvo mesto v obeh teh oddelkih. Krapenc jih je podrl 205 v posamezni igri, v skupini treh iger pa 509. On ja seduj v skupini na drugem 'mestu, v posamezni igri pa na tretjem. .Sledili so jima po sledečem redu: V skupini treh iger — Frank Kovacio 501 in Jennie ZorkU 470. V posamezni igri pa — Walter Jingle in John Gottlieb, vsak po 184. V skupinah je pa izpadlo sledeče: Skupina Liberty Bell je prekosila Spolarjev New Market - Blue Island Hotel dve proti eni in enako Gott-liebova cvetličarna Hujanovo gostilno. Bratski pozdrav! John Gottlieb, tajnik kegljaške iige. DOPISI (Nadaljevanje s 5. strani) Denver, Colo. — Bilo je že pred časom poročano v Novi Dobi, da bo naše društvo priredilo društveno veselico na večer 18. novembra v Slovenskem narodnem domu. To je ponovno opozorilo. Vstopnice se morejo dobiti v Narodnem domu ali pa pri društvenih uradnikih. Zaradi pomanjkanje gasolina ne bomo prodajali vstopnic od hiše do hiše. Vsakega člana dolžnost je, da si preskrbi vstapnico kot gori omenjeno v naprej, ali pa na večer prireditve pri vratih. Vstopnice so po 30 centov. Otroci so vstopnine prosti. Kakor sem svoječasno že poročal, je čisti dobiček veselice namenjen za prireditev dobrodošlice našim članom-vojakom, kadar se po doseženi zmagi povrnejo domov. Društveni odbor bo storil vse, kar je v njegovi moči, da bodo posetniki veselice v vseh ozirih dobro postreženi. Torej, bratje in sestre, udeležite se omenjene veselice na večer 18. novembra ob 8. uri zvečer v Slovenskem narodnem domu. Ako pa bi se pa kateri iz tehtnih vzrokov ne mogel udeležiti, naj kupi vsaj vstopnico; saj stane samo . 30 centov. ' Obenem pozivam člane, da se udeležijo seje dne 9. novembra, ker tista seja bo zadnja pred veselico in bo potrebno eno in drugo reč urediti. Dalje bomo na seji 9. novembra volili delegate, ki bodo zastopali naše društvo na konvenciji Narodnega doma 3. decembra. * Sedaj pa še nekaj, kar upam, da mi tukajšnji rojaki ne bodo odrekli. Dne 29. oktobra popoldne ob pol treh pridite v Narodni dom, da se pogovorimo glede zbiranja obleke za naše rojake v starem kraju. Saj čitate v listih, kako se rojaki v drugih naselbinah zanimajo in zbirajo. Tudi mi moramo nekaj storiti v tem oziru. Privedite'svoje prijatelje s seboj, in če morete, prinesite tudi kaj obleke, ki je ne rabite, ki pa je še dobra za nositi. Na omenjeni seji bomo izvolili odbor, ki bo vse to vodil, in sploh ukrenil vse potrebno v zvezi s tem. Naš narod v stari domovini potrebuje materialne pomoči kot je še ni nikdar prej tako potreboval, zato je dolžnost nas ameriških Slovencev, da storimo v tem oziru vse, kar je v naših močeh. Torej, ne pozabite in pridite v Narodni dom 29. oktobra. — Za društvo št. 21 ABZ: Frank Okoren, tajnik. White Valley, Pa. — Naj še jaz nekoliko opišem moje potovanje na konvencijo v kock Springs, Wyo. V Greensgurgu smo sedli na vlak 13. avgusta ob 11. uri zvečer, Frank Novak, Louis Šuster, August Stipetich in podpisani. Imeli smo spalni voz do Chicaga, in sicer tri postelje za štiri; dve sta bili zgoraj, enai spodaj. To spodnjo sva si morala deliti s sobratom Šuštarjem. Kmalu sem opazil v isti kari še dva druga delegata, nam-; reč Turka iz Conemaugha in šs enega drugega. Nasproti mene je bila še ena postelja prazna in jaz sem bil radoveden, kdo jo bo v Pittsburghu okupiral. Njen začasni lastnik je postal v Pittsburghu sobrat Kosoglav iz Cla-ridgea, ki je prišel na vlak ves premočen, ker ga je bil dež na-pral. V Chicago smo dospeli ob 9. uri zjutraj in ker smo morali čakati do našega vlaka do 5. ure popoldne, smo najprej spravili naše kovčege, nato pa smo se odpeljali do restavracije Pavla Bergerja na Lawndale Ave. Mož je sedel na klopi pred vhodom in čital ter nas je skraja nekoliko začudeno gledal. Kmalu pa smo. se spoznali, ker smo bili nekateri z njim že na konvencijah sku- ke. Vendar smo celi prišli v Greensburg ob pol petih zjutraj, tako,da sem bil doma že ob petih. Kar se tiče konvencije, je na isti vladal precej lep red. (Tukaj je prepisovanje dopisa prekinila eksplozija plinskih tankov le nekaj blokov oddaljenih od u-rada; prekinjenje je trajalo od nekako tretje ure popoldne v petek 20. oktobra do desete ure dopoldne v ponedeljek 23. oktobra. Op. ured.) Z zaključki konvencije so nekateri zadovoljni, nekateri pa tudi ne. Vsem se seveda ne more nikoli ustreči, pa ma-gari, če bi se konvencija vršila vsako leto. Več ne bom omenjal, saj je vsakdo lahko čital v zapisniku, kaj je bilo sklenjeno. Da bi pa vsi dobili stolčke ali vsi v enem mestu, pa tudi ne bi bilo prav. Nekdo se je izrazil, da v Pennsylvaniji sami sebe po glavi bijemo, pa se je sam zbil. S tem naj končam. Še en lep pozdrav vsem Rockspringčanom in vsem Poljancem, s katerimi sem bil prišel v dotiko. To velja tudi za Šubcovega Lovreta iz Hotavelj. Pozdrav od Jurija iz Bele doline, j desetkratnega delegata. , Jurij Previc. Moon Run, Pa. — člancfm in članicam društva Sv. Frančiška, št. 99 ABZ, ki niso bili na seji 15. oktobra, naznanjam, da je bilo sklenjeno upoštevati tozadevne prošnje in pozive ter zbrati nekaj pomoči za naše nesrečne rojake v starem kraju. Člani in rojaki, ki imajo ponošeno o-bleko, ki pa ie še porabna in ne-raztrgana, naj jo prinesejo na dom podpisane. Jaz sem za gospodarja in gospodinjo in ne morem priti takih reči kolektati po hišah. Društvo me je pooblastilo sprejemati tako pomoč za staro-krajske rojake. Čitali ste dosti v raznih listih o potrebi te pomoči, Ifakor tudi, kam naj se po-! šljejo denarni prispevki tistih, ! ki žele v pomoč starokrajskim ! rojakom prispevati v denarju. Sestrski pozdrav! Za društvo št. 99 ABZ: Frances Koritnik, tajnica. Chicago, lil. — Na zadnji seji podružnice št. 2 SANS je bilo sklenjeno, d a priredimo n a “North Side” v Chicagu veselico, v soboto zvečer 20. januarja 1945. Razume se, da bo ves prebitek poslan za naše trpeče ljudi v stari domovini. Že sedaj apeliramo na vse, zapomnite si ta datum, da pridete in s tem poma-1 gate za boljši uspeh. Apeliramo tudi na vsa društva in druge or- ■ ganizacije, da določite svoje pri- j redbe na kak drugi dan. Več o tej prireditvi bo še objavljeno. Posebnega kolektanja na tej veselici ne bo, ker to bomo skušali narediti že poprej. Čas je prišel, ko je potreba nam vsem iti na delo in zbrati skupaj kolikor največ mogoče, za prvo pošilja-tev našim ljudem v stari kraj. Vsak dan lahko citate v naših! časopisih, kako je pomoč nujno | potrebna in da že imamo dovoljenje za pošiljatve v Jugoslavijo, zato ne bomo na tem mestu \ ponovno potfdarjati. Sporočamo pa sklep naše zadnje seje: ta te-1 den dobite posebna pisma od nas,‘v katerih vam bo pojasnje-; no: na prihodnji seji bomo izvolili odbore, kateri bodo obiskali vse Slovence v tem delu mesta, katerih koli moremo dobiti naslove. Torej bodite pripravljeni, da pomagate vsak po svoji moči, to je z denarjem ali z obleko ali z obojim. Za podružnico št. 2 SANS: Louis Volk, predsednik; John Turk, tajnik; Ludvig Katz, blagajnik. Presto, Pa. — Društvo št. 4 ABZ spet enkrat vabi sosedna društva na plesno veselico, ki se bo vršila 28. oktobra v dvorani Sv. Barbare, Presto, Pa. Na razpolago bodo v s a k o v rstna okrepčila in ^a dobro godbo bo poskrbela slovenska trojica Les Faulk. člani našega društva so vabljeni, da v večjem številu pose-čajo društvene seje. Ako pride tako malo članov, da se ne more seja vršiti, pa slišimo potem pregovarjanja da zakaj spet ni bilo seje. Kako naj obdržujejo sejo trije uradniki: predsednik, tajnik in blagajnik. Nekoliko več sodelovanja od strani članov bi se vendar lahko pričakovalo. Torej, člani in članice, ne pozabite priti na prihodnjo sejo in ne pozabite na veselico v soboto 28. oktobra. — Za odbor : Anton Šubic, tajnik. • POŽARNA KATASTROFA V CLEVELANDU (Nadaljevanje s 1. strani) kake tovarne, ker se je ozračje močrfo razsvetilo in ker so se po telefonskih drogih preko ceste zvijale goreče kače in po kratki videl, dasi sem bil že na mno-l gih. Tudi v Slovenskem domu je! bilo dovolj zabav. Naj še omenim, da mi je Mrs. Kershisnik poslala krasno sliko; prav lepa; hvala. Sploh naj bo izražena lepa hvala vsem tamkajšnjim rojakom, ki so mi na en ali drugi način izkazali svojo prijaznost in naklonjenost. Dne 22. avgusta zjutraj ob 7. uri smo dospeli spet v Denver, kjer pa smo morali čakati na naše rezervacije do Chicaga dva dni in eno noč. Odpeljali smo se do Slovenskega doma, ki pa je bil še zaprt, in potem smo šli še malo naprej, pogledat, če je glavni tajnik ZSZ že v svojem uradu, pa ga še ni bilo. Pri nekem rojaku smo potem dobili dober zajtrk in zelo poceni, nakar smo se podali v Slovenski dom, kjer je bilo že več drugih delegatov. Tam smo se začeli spraševati, kje bomo prenočevali. Sobrat Steve Mauser je telefoniral v neki hotel, pa so mu povedali, da imajo vse sobe oddane. Potem pa pride gl, tajnik ZSZ, sobrat Anton Jeršin, in pove, da ima prostora za prenočitev za štiri. Tako smo se podali z njim na njegovo lepo stanovanje. Po nekolikem pogovoru reče njegova soproga, da bi bilo lepo, če bi nas nekoliko popeljal po okolici. Res smo zasedli njegov avtomobil in odpeljal nas je visoko v gorovje, menda tja, kjer je bil Bog pokopan, odkoder je jako lep razgled na Denver in daleč okoli po državi Colorado. Cesta gori in nazaj doli se vije v ostrih ovinkih, in bila je prava sreča, da smo imeli dobrega in izurjenega šoferja. Ako bi tega ne bilo, bi morda danes spali kje v kakšnem colo-radskem prepadu. Mrs. Jeršin je spotoma vzela več fotografij in nam jih je obljubila poslati, pa dosedaj nismo še nič dobili. Morda so naši obrazi izražali toliko strahu, da niso za med svet. j Prav lepa hvala Mr. in Mrs. Jer-1 šin za vso naklonjenost in po- i strežbo. Od Denverja do Chicaga smo imeli rezervirane sedeže in smo se jako komodno vozili, dasi je bilo ponoči. V Chicago smo dospeli okrog 10. ure dopoldne in smo morali čakati na zvezo do 5. ure popoldne. Od Chicaga do Greensburga nismo imeli rezervacij, torej smo si poiskali sedeže, kjer smo pač mogli. Vožnja je bila precej hitra, toda ne posebno komodna. Premetavalo nas je, kot da smo polni elektri- j pa j. V-prašali smo, če bi se dobi-i lo kaj zajtrka, in je dejal, da naj i le vstopimo, se bo že kaj dobilo. Nato smo se nekoliko pogovarjali in potem pokrepčali z zajtrkom in še nekaterimi drugimi okrepčili. V družbo je prišel tudi sobrat Joseph Oblak iz Chicaga, katerega sem poznal že s prejšnje konvencije. Nato smo stopili v sosedno poslopje, to je v urad SNPJ. Na vstopnicah nas je sobrat Rak vprašal, kaj želimo, nakar smo se mu predstavili. Dejal je, da naj podpišemo svoja imena, nakar je bil takoj pripravljen, da nam razkaže poslopje. Najprej nas je peljal v spodnje prostore, kjer je vzorno urejena tiskarna. Razkazal nam je stroje, kjer se tiskata Prosveta in Mladinski list in predstavil nam je delavce, ki so tam uposleni. Njihovih i-men si seveda nisem zapomnil. Tiskarna je zelo moderno urejena. Potem smo odšli še v gornje prostore, kjer so bili uradniki in uslužbenci jako zaposleni. Vendar smo pozdravili sledeče: Cankarja, Godino, Vidra, Verhov-nika, Kuhela, Bernika in urednike. Pogovorili smo se o marsičem. Od tam smo se vrnili še k Bergerju in sobrat Oblak nas je peljal še h Golenkotu in ob 5. uri popoldne smo bili na postaji, kjer smo zasedli naš vlak. Od Chicaga do Denverja smo imeli rezervirane sedeže in v Denver smo dospeli nekako ob 10. uri dopoldne. S postaje smo vzeli taksi do Slovenskega doma na Washington St., kjer smo bili dobro postreženi. Tam smo se sešli tudi z večjim številom drugih delegatov. Iz Denverja smo se odpeljali okoli šeste ure zvečer in v Rock Springs smo do-. speli ob 4. uri zjutraj. Na postaji sta nas čakala sobrat Valentin Marcina in ena deklina z dvema avtomobiloma. Od tam sta nas odpeljala v Slovenski dom, kjer smo se registrirali, in prej omenjeno dekle je izjavilo, da , jaz pojdem kar na njen dom. Bila je namreč hčerka sobrata Louisa Taucherja, kjer je bilo zame pripravljeno stanovanje za čas konvencije. Ob petih zjutraj sva bila z mojim tovarišem že v stanovanju. Mrs. Taucher je „ najbrž mislila, da bo dobila na ) stanovanje dva fina gospoda, pa i je dobila dva premogarja. (Kdo ( pa je večji gospod kot go premo-1 garji ? Brez njih bi vsi zmrzova- ) li pozimi! Op. ured.) Vsekakor ’ sva bila v vseh ozirih postrežena kot prava gospoda. Prav lepa hvala Mr. in Mrs. L. Taucher in posebno še njuni hčerki Angeli, ki naju je večkrat peljala domov. ' • - Ko smo odhajali iz Rock Springsa, smo hiteli pospravljati naše reči, ker konvencija je bila zaključena ob peti uri popoldne, vlak pa je odhajal neka-1 ko eno uro pozneje. Rečeno nam 1 je bilo, da če pohitimo, bomo ’ morda dobili sedeže. V tej na-* glici sem spravil v moj kovčeg ‘. en telovnik gospodarja Taucherja, pozabil sem pa tam moje hlače. Te zaostale hlače so bile še 1 več kot en teden na stanovanju 1 ' pri Taucherju, in še ne vem, ko- 1; liko renta bom moral plačati od '! njih. Zdaj sta zamenjana kosa 2 oblek spet v svojih domovinskih e državah, toda, kadar koli po- j 1 gledam tiste hlače me prime, da 3 bi izbruhnil izraz, kakršen ne ‘; spada na papir. Mesto Rock Springs je lepo, dasi ni veliko, in ljudje so prav s vljudni in postrežljivi. Naši tamkajšnji rojaki so po večini doma iz Poljanske doline in iz ), Gorenje vasi, oziroma iz tistega - okoliša. Kar se pa okolice me-e sta Rock Springsa tiče, se mi ni [i prav nič dopadla; samo kame-l- nje in pesek in nekaj revnega a divjega pelina. V nedeljo popol-iž dne nas je sobrat John Putz peni ljal kakih 20 milj daleč v Green o i River, ki je prilično prijazen o.'kraj. Zvečer smo šli pa na ban-ket, in reči moram, da bolj vzorno urejenega banketa še nisem e foz mere ffa&b e ta>/ Pair of Wires in Cables Pair of Wires * \ to the Pole wmF m v : • vsi mislili, kadar smo prošeni . prispevati v pomoč našim, po vojni prizadetim rojakom v sta-- rem kraju. In stokrat naj bi se hvaležno spomnili tudi naših vo-. jakov, ki drže grozote vojne tisoče milj daleč od naše srečne dežele. VESTI12 bojnega polja in o splošnih dog0 kih širom sveta, lahko dnevno čitate v ENAKOPRAVNOSTI Kadar vaše društvo potrebuje tiskovine, o^T^e\0 se na našo moderno urejeno tiskarno. Vsako točno in po zmerni ceni izvršeno. ■ ~ * - KOLIKO JE SLOVENCEV ! N (Nadaljevanje s 1. stranl! nem slovenskem ozerolju j® '* pred vojno okrog 1,600, ^ ^ vencev, od teh v juijj. *©* nekaj nad en milij°n- t ski Krajini jih je bilo sk°J A V milijona, v Avstriji na et soč, na Madžarskem Jr. H tisoč. Drugi so bili raztresen ^ ven strnjenega ozern ja tu \P atriji, Italiji, Nemc!J1’., dria-in Ameriki. V Zechnje ;vah so nas računali na s°č- , „0 5eda- } Gornje številke bodo P ^ nji vojni nedvomno-zn ^ irj.fe je, vendar nam daJ° „ £jvlj» bližno sliko slovenske y na svet«. Poleg Luž®*. 4. V Nemci.! 1 smo Slo ^ ^ manjši slovanski n* tfnj temu nas svet pozna, ^ ^ bilo 50 milijonov. 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