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Show The Cache American. Lojran, Cache County. Utah Pane Three SEWISG CIRCLE NEEDLEWORK For 169 Years U. S. Marines Have Been Fighting Hostess Apron in Heart Design Their Country's Battles on Land and on the Sea Anniversary Finds Corps in Forefront Of War Against Japs Due to an unusually targe demand and current war conditions, slightly more Uma is required In filling orders fur a few el Uie must popular pattern number. Send your order to: f v?:. fy. corps celebrates its 169th anniversary this November 10th, without pause and with no fanfare. For the relatively small marine corps this has been a year of herculean tasks, never Before equalled in the long and heroic history of the corps. Over thousands of miles of Pacific ocean, Leathernecks d to within have bomber-rang- e of Japan itself. Behind them lay the heaviest HAT are big league snd what ere minor league cities? This lituatlon today is something of a While the Cardinals uke. and 3rowns were playing the sixth game if the recent world series before 11,630 spectators, Baltimore and Louitvilie in two minor eagues were playing to 52,833 fans' n Baltimore. Baltimore has no big league team ind St. Louis has two big league' earns. Yet Baltimore outdraws St. Loui by a wide margin. Baltimore 0 rill draw over . The United States marine . V, - if- ii i V "i '.-- marine casualties in history but small when weighed beside one of the greatest military sagas ever written with- v t "' - '' - A. 1 V, ; I V v: A new-bor- n ' Leathernecks, recently returned from overseas, often debate the relative fierceness of the battles in which they have engaged the enemy. All admit that Guadalcanal rates with the toughest. For weeks the marines fought on short rations and with the enemy fleet and air force in almost constant attendance. When the marines finally moved out for a rest, they had secured the first toehold on the Japanese perimeter of defense. Bougainville, Makin, New Georgia followed. Then came Tarawa. Here the marine corps fought its costliest battle. Moving In on the shattered island the morning of November 20, 1943, marines found the preliminary shelling had failed to dislodge the Japanese. The first 24 hours saw the marines clinging to a beachhead 100 yards long and 10 yards deep. Surmounting almost certain catastrophe the marines rallied the second day to drive inland. By the third day they had completely secured the Island. Leap to Marshalls. Moving northward, the marines next invaded the Marshall Islands, meeting with less resistance because they had learned at Tarawa to land on flanking islands before assaulting the enemys main positions. Marines in this period also were fighting on New Britain Island, Cape Gloucester standing as their chief campaign. But they soon withdrew from this theater. Weeks passed before the marines struck again. This time they leaped forward 1,700 miles from the Marshalls to the Marianas. This, the world realized, was a blow to the Japanese stomach, for Saipan would bring U. S. bombers within range of Japan proper. The ensuing battle was waged on land, sea and air. The Japanese fleet, drawn out to meet this e threat, was turned back by carrier - based bombers. Ashore the Second and Fourth marines, aided by an army division, ran into even harder fighting than they had met at Tarawa. Saipan, a large island with mountains, posed an entirely new kind of tactical problem to marines. But, versatile as ever, they soon had secured their beachhead and were moving across the island. The enemy fought to a suicidal end at Saipan. Even the native population joined in the battle and, when they saw their cause was lost, leaped into the sea. Tinian and Guam followed soon Guam the after. In Leathernecks evened the score for the marine garrison which was overwhelmed on that island at the outbreak of war. This series of successes Saipan, Tinian, Guam caused an upset in the Japanese government and led to a bad fright for Tokio. The Japs were not given much pause to swallow the implications of these victories. The marines struck next at Peleliu in the Palau group. The Japs quickly saw that this was a blow aimed at the Philippines. long-rang- The U. S. army and navy are assigned and use a total of 4,337 radio frequencies, 2,648 of which have to be shared with other government agencies and privata organizations. . Splendid Cough Xavy and Notre Relief Is Easily Dame. It will draw rom 40.000 to 50.000 .'or any good pro s Thus the Japanese tide of conquest ebbed. The past year has taught the Jap to dread the marine. In one important operation the fact that marines were involved was withheld as information of value to the enemy. The enemy who learned his lesson from the Leathernecks on Guadalcanal now may agree with Allied observers that the United States marine is the most superb fighting man In the world." First Hours Ashore On Peleliu Cost Marines Heavily By TSgt. Benjamin Goldberg PELELIU, PALAU ISLANDS (Delayed) The island was covered with a pall of black smoke as the Marines landed. Each wave of Leathernecks was met with intense enemy fire. Mortar shells knocked out amphibian tractors. From the rocks flanking the beach came machine gun fire. From the groves came rifle fire. The Jap was everywhere. In caves, in pillboxes, in foxholes, under brush, concealed In palm trees, wrapped in fronds. And he took a heavy toll. One marine reeled to the beach, arms dripping blood. As he was about to drop into a foxhole, he was slain by a Jap sniper. A corporal led his machine-gu- n squad into action. In 20 paces, he lost six men. An officer lay in a shallow foxhole speaking over the radio telephone A mortar shell plopped nearby. The officer was killed instantly. A cor poral beside him was chipped by shrapnel. In the first four hours, the Leathernecks advanced only 150 yards. One unit found a cave with three openings. Twenty feet away was a marine, lying on his side. He had been wounded at the front line and was returning, alone, for treatment when a Jap shot at him from inside the cave. A sergeant raced to aid him while the other men of the unit covered him with rifle fire. The sergeant crept to the mouth of the cave, emptied his clip. A second later he was dead from a bullet between his eyes. A lieutenant inched forward. He too, was shot dead. Flush Japs. One Jap was flushed out of the cave by He was shot. A second one charged out. Grenades He, too, was killed. were thrown into the hideaway and chased out a third enemy soldier. He was killed. There was one who refused to budge. Twenty pounds of explosive in one cave mouth and the flame-throwin the other two accounted for him. At dusk, the Japs counter-attackeOne of their tanks and some infantry broke through, almost but not quite to the beach itself. Two of our amphibs came up to meet the assault. They were knocked out A third came up and put the Jap tank out of action. Two Japs leaped out and were filled with bullets before they reached the ground. The Japs lost 50 men and withdrew. All night the marines stayed In their foxholes, while mortar shells fell about them. From the rear came sniper fire. These snipers d our positions with rifle fire. and light machine-gu- n Flame-Throwe- Jl Army, Navy Airways jame, especially a .'onicst involving 1 weary machine gunner carries his gnn on bis shoulder snd bis rifle ized world. Ad iny big football most difficult kind of amphibi- in his hand, as he trudges slong s soggy trail on New Britain island. Another Marino slogs slong behind him, with s cats of lubricating oil ous operations against an eneIn each hand, while s Jeep bounces past. Marine units made their first to did who how not know my on New Britain on Christmas, 1943. It took many bitter weeks surrender except in death on landing to clesn out the Japs. the point of a marine bayonet. Wake Island. On Bataan they fought with equal courage. At Midway they helped stem a major enemy invasion. Then on August 7, 1942 they were again chosen by their country to spearhead an offensive. Guadalcanal was the first offensive blow struck by the Allies against Japan. First Division marines fought ashore carrying with them the hopes and prayers of the entire civil- fur Pattern Homo spectators at t. narijc neediewoec New Montgomery Ik an rtuttoct, CaUf. Enclose IS cent no 60.-10- in a period of twelve months. Since November 10th, last, marines have advanced the front on Japan by at least three thousand miles, all the lit f ; i leap-frogge- Since the year 1775 when Capt. Robert Muliin recruited the first marines In the Tun Tavern at Philahave exdelphia, Leathernecks pected as their share the hardest type of fighting. The first two battalions of marines were promised nothing more than six dollars a month, a liberal daily ration of rum, and plenty of action. For the last 169 years Leathernecks have seen action In virtually every corner of the world. In the War of Independence the marines served creditably an land and sea. Their first recorded action was a raid on New Providence in the Bahamas. A detachment fought with Washington in the Battle of Princeton and in the second Battle of Trenton. Marines were also present for the historic crossing of the Delaware and were part of the force that surprised the Hessian garrison on Christmas Eve, 1778. Among their earlier admirers was John Paul Jones who saw them la action and openly spoke his admiration. Reorganized In 1798. With the coming of peace, the marines were disbanded, not to be formed again until 1798. It was seven years later that they set out on their first overseas venture an operation that was later to be recorded n the Marine Corps hymn. This scUon (shores of Tripoli) was made notable by Lieutenant OBan-- a on who led seven marines and a handful of natives in one of the most daring raids In military history. Always busy, the year 1812 found marines in action again. They fought n many engagements, from Lake Erie with Commodore Perry to New Orleans with Andrew Jackson. It was remarked even in those days that such a small force numbering icarcely more than a thousand could fight so effectively on so many fronts. The marines were still a very small force when they went into action in 1845 in the War with Mexico. But despite their numbers they look a major role in the attack on the Fortress of Chapultepec, and, joining with a small force under Lieut. Ulysses S. Grant, marched to the gate of Mexico City. For the next 50 years the marines were relatively idle. They played an occasional part in restoring order In Central America, but they didnt get into action on a serious scale again war. In antil the Spanish-America- n this contest they struck the first blows for American arms; they won the first victories; they electrified the nation with their skill and daring. Rarely has such a small group of fighting men received so many decorations for valor. At Front In World War I. World War I also demonstrated the high percentage of individual marine heroism. One thousand, six marines rehundred and sixty-eigceived awards despite the fact the marine corps was still a relatively small organization. The first American to win the Congressional Medal af Honor was a marine Gunnery F. Hoffman who Sgt. Charles silenced five enemy machine guns In Belleau Wood. Typical of marine spirit was this report: 5:30 a. m. Four officers and 78 prisoners arrived at brigade headquarters brought in by Marine Private Leonard to whom they surrendered in the Bois de Belleau." Marines entered World War II on the firing line. "Send us more Japs wired the beleaguered marines on sewing I iootball game. Baltimore Is a itronger sporting center than St. Louis, yet Baltimore has no big eague club and St. Louis has two Jig league clubs. If this Is to be jontinued suppose we droo the names Major league and Minor league. It doesnt make any sense. This doesn't apply only to St s Louis, a good sporting city. It to several other cities who certainly do not rate any two major eague teams. Attendance figures ind general Interest In major (ports can prove this statement. ap-Je- Los Angeles' Future In baseball lingo Los Angeles is rated as another minor league city. Yet Los Angeles, in major sport, ran outdraw any major league city I know, and I'm not jarring New York. On the tame afternoon Ive seen Los Angeles send out 91,000 fans to I Rose Bowl game and over 60,000 racing follower! to Santa Anita. I've never seen New York or Chicago produce over 150,000 spectators In ne afternoon, and I doubt that Ill ever see this happen. As a sporting capital Id rate Los Angeles on a par with New York and Chicago. It is only a question of i short time before Los Angeles will have over 5,000,000 inhabitants. There are now 10 big league cities. Chicago, St. Louis, Boston and Philadelphia each have two big league clubs. New York has three. Most of these big league cities cant even compare with Los Angeles and Baltimore in the way of iporting interest or probable attendance figures. There have been changing tides in population and sporting interest, that have made the old order look worse than foolish. What Is going to be done about It? 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This cant go on forever. s. er criss-crosse- Yale's Team rr$; it"?- v The landing craft opens up, and folly equipped Leathernecks dash onto the beach at Bougainville In the northern Solomons. This scene was repeated thousands of times as the marines attack island after island, driving the Japs from the south Pacific. The third marine division, members of which are pictured here, bore the brunt of the savage fighting hi the Bougainville Invasion. They fought five engagements ia the first monh ashore, enduring an the misery of the rainy season. j Who is the best football player you've seen so far this season?" I asked A1 Marsters, who was one of the best backs in Dartmouths history. He has been officiating this fall. Id pick Walker, the big Yale He is tall, big, end, A1 said. strong, and fast. He is also on the alert side. Walker is a fine football player. He knows what its all about, As a player and an official. I've seen many fine ends. 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