TRIPES Dally Newspaper ofofU.S. Armed Forces inin thetheEuropean Theater ofofOperations Vol. 44 No. 102 New York, N.Y.—^London, England Forts Raid Brunswick Without Wednesday,aaFightMarchMarch1,1944 Guns,Planes InInvasionvasionAAirirPlansSet,Set,ClirnaxClirnaxScene ofofBig Battle Are Blasting To War IsIsNearing—Sinclair Allied air plans for the invasion oC Europe are ready, Air Minister Sir- Jan.1111Hit;LuftwalFe Archibald Sinclair told Conimons yesterday. "We are approaching the Pskov Nazis climax of the war—a period wRich will demand the greatest concentration ototetton.etton.We havehavemademadeourourdispositions," hehedeclared RedsNowinSight ofofBaltic Sinclair said air supremacy that could "paralyze German war industry IsIsMarkedly Absent and transport and clear the road to Berlin" now was "clearly attainable." Gateway; NewNewDriveDriveilans ininprepared for many months, he revealed,-were behind the great Nevel SectorSectorOpenedOpenedoffensive last week when Anglo-American bomber commands combined Huge U.S. Fighter Escort Accompaiiiss both day and night operations, asaswell asasoperations from both Italian Fighting forforPskov gained ininfury andandbritishbritishbases, toto strikestrike atat Germany'sGermany's vitalvital aircraftaircraftHeavies;Heavies; factoriesfactories BlowsBlowsWeekWeekPossible LastLast yesterdayyesterday asas threethree SovietSoviet.. "I"Ihave the columns,columns,impression," said the Air Minister, "that our bomber offensive .. nownow withinwithinthat sightsightBalticBaltic ofof gategateis sometimes thought ofof asasififititwere producing nonovisible results for the Factor ininLack ofofOpposition wayway andand onlyonly sevenseven tototime tentenbeing, milesmilesbut might away,away,lead suddenly to the enemy's collapse—as ififwe turned heavyheavy siegesiegebombers gunsguns andandwere hammenng atataadoor in the expectation that the lock might suddenly The German airplane-manufacturing center of- Brunswick, scene six weeks againstagainst thethe city'scity's outeroutergivegive defensesdefensesway. inin aa .. ©© // ago ofofone of the greatest aerial battles of the war, got its fourth heavy blow strong bidbid toto wipewipe outout thetheOn junctionjunctionthe contrary we are steadily pushing the door open, inch by inch, ofofthe naonth yesterday from Flying Fortresses, and returning otot meetingmeetingvirtually nonofishierfishier •• •'•' -- and smash theirtheir waywaymtomtothetheBaJticBaJtic OaJy oneone.bomber was lost, andandAllied fighter pilots claimed only three States. Ws-hle^me^^iSviSiDie, measurao/ethrough.ancfancfprogtvssrvc."Our offensive is producing results which.Me enemy planes destroyed—one by U.S. fighters and two by RAF. Six Even as the battle inin the north Sinclair gave Commons aadetailed picture, of some of the damage American andandtwo RAFRAFescort planes failed totoreturn. moved swiftly toward aaclimax, German done mm[he battle to finish the Luftwaffe. The recent raid on Stuttgart AAmammoth fighter escort and heavy clouds—plus the terrific battering the radio satd that seven Red divisions had knocked out "for many months" the Bosch factory producing most ofof launched aa new offensive northwest of the magnetos, sparkplugs and fuel pumps for the German AirAirForce. The Luttwaffe fighters suffere'd last week—combined to prevent any semblance Nevcl. J50 miles toto thethesouth. ofofthe combat over Brunswick Jan. 11, when 60 American bombers, five Col.Col. ErnstErnst vonvon Hammer,Hammer, militarymilitary com-com-iCoiitmuediCoiitmuedonon pagepage 4}4} nn -a 11TkTk•• 11 American tighters and 152 Ge'rmaa mentaior TorTorGerman NewsNews Agency,Agency, dede fightersfightersshot wereweredown. scribed the newest attack asas"an out Tax Taps Higli Brass Only KabaiiiKaiciers Some crews saidsaid theirtheir escortescortshep ofof flankingflankingoperation onon aa largelarge scale"scale" andand herding P38s, P47s andandP51s was sosogreat saidsaid thetheRussians struck withwith "many"many tanktank ititmay well have setset aarecord, andand andandinfantry ..divisions, employing aa Unmolested for oneoneForirejsForirejspilot,pilot, Maj.Maj. LouisLouis W.W. remarkable amount of artillery andand battlebattleMarch 15 IsIsOne Day inin366 Dolan,Dolan,ofof Denver,Denver,typified thethe remarksremarks planes."' ofof manymanyothers whenwhensaid; hehe "We hadhad Front-line reports totoMoscow from thethe 7tli7tliDayDay illilliheihemostmost RowRowbeautiful fighter escortescortI'veI'veeverever PskovPskovfighting saidsaidGermansGermans thethe were putput We'veWe'veGotItontheHomeFront seen.seen. Thunderbolts,Thunderbolts, LightningsLightnings andand •• tingtingstiffstiff upupresistance, butbut "beginning"beginning toto Over 200 Bombers Paste Musiangs were ahead ofofus, beside us, show signs ofconfusion" as Red bombers Urfless you're atatJeast aamajor, unmarried, no children, you don't have overover us,us, underunder usus andand everywhere."everywhere." pounded pillbox defenses and s/nasJjed to worry about 1943 income-tax statement that is going to cause so Battered Base;Base; LibsLibsThe HitHitonly enemy aircraft shot down by railways leading into Pskov from soudi many headaches back home the J5th ofofthis month. ih^ Americans was aaJu52, aatri-motored and westwestlolodisorganize troop movements.movements. 22N, Guinea Targets transport, which apparently hadhadbeen Two Rail Lines Menaced Under federai law, soldiers overseas are excused from income-tax pay- Hung itiio the fray as aafighter, according TwoTwosouthbound lineslinesleading toto ments until the war isisover, ororuntil ihey return totothe United States. ALLIEDALLIEDSouthwest HQ.HQ.Pacific, Feb.Feb.10 Maj. Gerald Johnson, ofofOwenton, WacsaiK. oafi- Ky,Ky, 39—For thethe.seventh.seventhsuccessivesuccessive dayday thethe \^v\^\^v\^tor pWox. \\ have any btick \\meet the well over 200 U.S. bombers II whichwhich yesterdayyesterdaysm'ashed atatRabaul,Rabaul,iheihe Coast Offenshe GoesGoes OnOn was within 1515n>iles of vhevhePskov-Polotsk to pay onononnis hishisreturn, sincesincesmce it is generally irw that men below vhevherank ot bomb-guttedbomb-gutted NewNewbase,base,destroydestroy BritainBritainWhile the Fortresses were striking again \ine atatNovorzhev, aa minor hedgehog ingingharbor buildings,buildings, blowingblowingatat GermanGermanupup ammuammuproduction-hammered lighterlighter guarding UieUieBaUic. The other, moving 'Test' Planned majormajor areareearning notnottaxabletaxable incomesincomesnitionnition inin dumpsdumps andand sinkingsinkinglastlast severalseveral weekweek mm barges.barges. thethe mostmost severesevere scriesscries ofof airair west of Novo Sokolniki, was about the viewview ofof thethe specialspecial exemptionsexemptionsOnly one bomber forforfailedfailed serserretuhn toto toto itsitsattacksattackswar—otherwar—other ofof thethe AlliedAllied airair forcesforces same distance away from the same line vicemen. Solomons base,base, beingbeing forcedforcedwerewere downdowncarrying onon byby ananall-day aa assault onon thethe at Idritsa. Both were about 40 miles Proponents Hope toto HaveHaveTheseThese workwork outoutS1,500 atatplusplus aa basicbasichit scored byby weakweakJap anti-aircraft fire.fire.rocket-gun coast"coast" ofof France'sFrance's PasPas dede from the Latvian border. ananextra $500 personal exemption forforSome quarters inin Gen. MacArthur's Calais.Calais.TheThe raidersraiders includedincluded AmericanAmerican AAdispatch totothe Moscow Red Star Courts Pass on Bill's single men.men. MarriedMarried menmenheadquarters getget anansaid extraextrathat Rabaul had ceased Liberators ofof thetheEighth AirAirForce:Force: from the Pskov area said the Red Army's SS1,2001,200personal exempiion plusplus S350S350toto forfor beberegarded asasserious aa menace—land, medium, light and fighter bombers ofof thethe progress was hampered byby wrecked Constitutionality eacheachchild. InInaddition, ihereihereareare thethesea, or air—to Allied operations. rhL rap""rap"" similar aircraft ofof German trucks, cars and tanks. Red regularregular allowancesallowances forfor charitycharityIn New Guinea, andand churchchurchFifth Air Force thethe RAF,RAF, allall underunder escort.escort. Star added that the Russians were giving WASHINGTON, Feb. 29—Congres donations andandother permissiblepermissibleLiberators, items.items.escorted byby P47s,P47s,struck TheTheFortress attack ononBrunswick ter-ter- thetheenemy no rest."rest."carrying out raids inin sional proponents of aa uniform federal AllowancesAllowancesquarters forforandand;aiions;aiionsareareWewak withwith 8080of tonstonsbombs,bombs,destroying minatcd aarecord month, ininwhich 19 the middle of the night. ballot forforsoldier, voting overseas today not taxable. fivefivegrounded aircraft andandprobably four -heavy attacks had been made on Germany Gen. PopKJv'sPopKJv'stroops, approaching AA mastermaster sergeant,sergeant,basic paypay drawingdrawingmore. and military largets in the oSS Pskov fiom the southeast, were reported proposed aa "quick test" of the measure's AtAtAitape, 9090 milesmilesof westwestWewak, countries inin2929days. constitutionality totoanswer charges that itit ofof5165.605165.60forfor overseasoverseasreceives duty,duty, to have swarmed across the Cherekha annuallyannuallySI,987.20. '' Single,Single, hishis twotwoother Libs exex dumped 7373tons of bombs ..Airmen returning from thetheGerman River and advanced fivefivemiles beyond would deprive the states of tlietlieright toto destroying oror damaging 1818grounded aircraft center expressed astonishment atat make their own election rules. emption allowances stillstillobviate aa taxtax it,it,fighting their waywayacross thethe1,200-foot payment. AA firstfirstlieutenant, unmarried, planes. thethe JackJack ofof GermanGermanopposition fighterfighter Sudomsk heights, most important feature Sen. Carl A. Hatch (D., N.M.) said thethebill's backers planned aa testtest longlongpullingpullingdown S2,199.96 willwilltaxable bebe onon nnV'V'rr McKnight, ofofOzone of the terrain ten miles southeast of onlyonly5199.96,5199.96,whichwhichprobably willwillbebe 11ark,ark, L.I.,L.I.,who ledled oneone FortressFortressgroup, Pskov. before the fallfallelections totoprevent anyany saidsaidnotnot aa singlesingle GermanGermanshowedshowed fighterfighter challenge of the procedure after thetheabsorbedabsorbed inin thosethose charitycharity4040 donations,donations,Pet. ofJaps' etc.,etc., Fail of Pskov would givegive thetheRussians thatthat aa firstfirstlieutenant alwaysalways makes.makes. IfIf up totoattack his formation. thetheenemy's main Baltic base, an imim voting. He did not explain howhowthfy "The"TheLuftwaffe mustmust bebe gettinggetting bashbash proposed totoplace the matter before thethemarried, of course, hehe isis wellwellunder thethe ful;ful;IIdidn'tdidn'tsingle seeseeJerryJerry aa day" allall portant railway junction withwithdirect railrail taxabletaxablelimit, asaswould bebemarried aa capcap Sliipping Gone connection toto Riga, Latvia, 165165miies courts. taintain andandmajor. AnAn unmarriedunmarried majormajor saidsaid Sgt.Sgt. MurrayMurray Rubinfeld,Rubinfeld, ofof NewNew distant, and aacenter of timber and leatlier AASenate and House conference com York. mitteemittee isis stillstill atat workwork attemptingattemptingwouldwouldhave totodig up totothethe rere taxtaxon S640S640WASHINGTON, Feb. 29—Well-over -S/Sgt.-S/Sgt. JustinJustin S.S.Buffalo, Berrick,Berrick, ofof industry. The city,city,dating back toto thetheconcile differing measures passed byby:he per annum. 3,000,000 tons ofofJapanese merchant ship 12th12thcentury, with aa cathedral, many tailtail gunner,gunner,said:said:"We"Wewerewere hithit byby '' two houses. If aa soldier has aa private income,* hehe ping—better than .40 perpercent of the flakflak andand lostlost twotwo enginesengines nearnear thethe targettarget churches and monasteries, was Russian stillstillallowed isis the basic .SI,500.SI,500exemp 7,500,000 tons Japan had ononhand at the headquarters fromfrom 19151915 toto 19171917 inin WorldWorld soso wewe flewflewacross homehomeGermany withwith N.D. to Act on Vote tion, plus personal allowances, ininaddition beginning of thethewar—haswar—hasbeenbeensunk, three Mustangs for escorts." War 1. BISMARCK, N.D., Feb. 29—A special to which there would be the earncd- Navy Secretary Frank KnoxKnox saidsaidtoday. 2/Lt. Joseph Majcinni, of Wichita session of thetheNorth Dakota Legislature income credit the Treasury Department Asserting that thetheenemy waswassufTcringsufTcringFails,Fails, Texas,Texas,Thunderbolt pilot,pilot,said.said. 55O'clock Whistle at Front has been called for Mar. 20 to enact allows on outside income. from aa growing shortage ofofcargo andand TheThe onlyonly excitementexcitement wewe hadhad waswas dodgingdodging •• MOSCOW, Feb.Feb.(Reuter)—Might 2929 legislation totopermit absentee voting byby Authoritative advice then isis totoforget transport vessels. Knox disclosed that in our own bombers and fighters, which shiftsshifts ofof speciallyspeciallytrained Soviet troops service men and "women. thethewhole business and leave the worrying February alone thetheJapanese lost 189189war seemed toto fillfillthe sky. We saw aa fewfew areare takingtakingovgrovgrfromfrom thethe regularregular forcesforces asas totothe folks who still get fresh eggs back shipsshipsmerchant andand shipsships sunk,sunk,probably Jerries inin thethedistance, butbut theythey werewere notnot darknessdarkness falls,falls,the'battle keepingkeepingforfor upup home. '' Even if there should be aa few sunk and damaged. close. Apparently they were afraid toto PskovPskovround-the-clock inin aa offensive. FDR Asks Some U.S. Jobs taxable dollars and cents stacked up "American submarines arearedoing anan inintackle aa crowd like ours." against you, it's just possible that further creasingly skilful job," hehesaid, announc- BeBeOjfteredOjfteredOnlyOnly totoallowances VetsVetsmay be-be-forthcoming whenwheningingthatthat theythey hadhad sunksunk 1414moremoreJapJap supplysupply Finn Decision Johnny comes marching home. vessels. .. Swede Says Ruhr Mills WASHINGTON, Feb. 29—President Roosevelt today urged that only ex-ser- Still Going Despite Raids May Be Near vicemenvicemenbebeconsidered for certain jobs inin STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2929(AP) —— AA the Civil Service now and for fivefiveyears Judge Brushes AsideAsideCharges Swedish cavalry officer returning after aa WithWithParliament itsits meetingmeetingmmsecretsecretafter the war. tour ofof GermanyGermanyPoland andandsaidsaid todaytoday session inin Helsinki,Helsinki, accordingaccordingGerman The proposal toto was made inin aaletter toto OfBias, OjjensOjjensLonergan Trial that'the Ruhr industries werewereworking NewsNewsAgency, FinlandFinland appearedappearedthe House totoCivil bebeService Committee. At fullfullblast despite terrificterrific AlliedAlliedbombings. Hearing aadecision yesterday >vhether totothethesame time, the President directed allall Capt. Jan Wilhelm Kuylenstierna said hehe make peace with Russia andandbrave Nazi heads of departments and federal NEW YORK, Feb. 29—Charging thethe Denying allallthethemotions. Judge Freschi was surprised toto seeseefactories operating retaliation ororstring alongalongwi^wi^Germany agencies, asas wellwellas the Civil Service, toto court with bias and the police with fraud, declar^ thatthat "nothing"nothing thatthatafterafter hashas beenbeen havinghaving saidsaidreports readreadof diediegreatgreat give preference immediately totothe em- WayneWayneLonergan's attorney demanded orornothing thatthat hashas beenbeenshould donedonebebedamage there. andand suffersuffer more,more, andand probablyprobablyploymeiu ofofveterans. heavier,heavier, todaytodaythat Judge John J.J. Freschi disdis prejudicial.to thetheadministration ofofjustice Soviet air attacks. He declared thetheGermans were able toto Helsinki'sHelsinki'sannouncement thatthat thethe FinnsFinns qualify himself and dismiss thethe juryjurytoto asasLonergan." getget plantsplants backback intointocondition workingworking thethestate opened itsits casecaseagainst thetheRCAF InInanswer totoBroderick's request that within two or three months. hadhadsigned aanew tradetradeagreement with Medics FightFightLowering immediate action bebetaken on the icon- GermanyGermany forforyear thethewaswas nextnext notnot cadet accused of murdering hishisbeautiful KuylenstiernaKuylenstiernamilitary waswasmissionmission onon aa regarded ininLondon diplomatic circles asas DraftDraft PhysicalPhysicalStandard 23-year.old wifewifePatricia. tempttempt proceedings,proceedings, FreschiFreschistudyingstudying saidsaid GermanGerman thatthat thethe useuse ofof cavalry.cavalry. HeHe saidsaid committing thetheFinns toto aa stronger Edward V.V.Broderick, defense counsel, matter would be considered later. thetheNiizisNiiziswerewere usingusingconsiderable forces contended that his client's cnances of Assistant District Attorney Jacob of cavalry ononthe Eastern front. alliance. ^^ •„•„ WASHINGTON, Feb. 29—Warning Grumet's announcement that the 25-year- The treaty, under whichwhichGermany willwill gettinggetting aa fairfair trialtrial hadhad beenbeen endangeredendangered continuecontinue toto provideprovide foodfoodthat forforSelectiveSelective herher.Service.Service northernnorthernphysicalphysicalstandards bybyFreschi's comments lastlast weekweek whenwhenoldoldairman thethehad confessed thethemurder ofof mustmust notnot bebe lowered,lowered,specialspecialmedicalmedical aatrial'strial's scheduledscheduledopening waswasposti>oncd hishis estrangedestranged1313hours^hours^ wifewife afterafterofofAnti-BadoglioAnti-Badoglio'Strike' ally, was.believed merely insurance thatthatcommission set up bybyCongress totoin-in- grillinggrilling putput ananwidely endendpublicized toto aa FinlandFinland wouldwould continuecontinue toto receivereceive because of Broderick's abscnce. Won't Halt Production vestigate draftdraft requirementsrequirementsInIn advocatedadvocated aasensational auack onon thethej'-olice,j'-olice,manhunt. ~~ ,, supplies ifif-her-hernegotiations withwith thethetodaytoday thethe conscriptionconscriptionmapymapydeferreddeferred ofof For sixsix daysdaysquestions policepolicesuspectssuspects Soviet broke down. BroderickBroderick chargedcharged thatthat LonerganLonergan hadhad beenbeen NAPLFS, Feb. 2929(AP)—A ten-minute menmenR> meetmeetmanpower needsneeds ofof thetheluredlured milimili totoYork NewNewonon thethepre(e

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E.C.4 (Tel.(Tel.Cen.Cen.2000).2000).BinincssBinincsslipsticklipstick toto anan AmericanAmericanNapks. andand soldiersoldier BritishBritish inin invasioninvasionunique troopstroops withwith out ctrciilallon 3737Upper BrookBrooki/,. movingmoving targetstargetsotjotjthethe atat thisthiscoast rangerange London. KMKMiTel.iTel.ETOUSAETOUSA2133).2133). ofofEngland'. Vol.Vol.No. 4,4, 102,102,Maich 1.1. 19441944 The range, considered one of the best ininEngland, waswasconstructed bybyU.S. Aerial Attrition Army Engineers. British and American soldiers,soldiers, livingliving"working andandtogether, dodo Every monih the Allied air armadas thatthat swoopswoopEurojikEurojik overovergrowgrow inin sizesize andand the maintenance work. strength.strength.Commenting onon thisthis fact,fact, thethe SixSix gungunpositions givegiverange aa variation New York Times remarks: '-We'-Wehavehave ofof fromfrom300 toto1,300 yards.yards. InIn addition,addition, r^ched aa pointpoint inin thethe conflictconflictwhich atat there isis ananemplacement wherewheretanks can airair powerpower hashas developeddevelopeddecisive asas thethe WW factorfactor inin thetheIfIfplajiesplajies war.war.atoneatonecafinotcafinot blast atattlietlietargetstargetswithwiththeir three-inch winwin it,it, aa dearthdearth ofofcertainly planesplanes cancan guns atat 1,5001,500yards. loselose it.it. WeWe areare threatenedthreatened byby nono suchsuch TheThetarget-carrying trolleystrolleys areare runrun byby dearth. InInfact wewehave been able lolo two-cylinder gasoline engines, andandrequire sendsend RussiaRussiaplanes 7,8007,800ininaddition toto nonooperator whilewhile theytheythe arearetarget onon those Britain has sent. "What shade do youyouwant?" shesheasked. run. "But"ButGermany andand JapanJapan areare losinglosing atat TheTheGi answered, "I don't carecare whatwhatDug deep intointo thethe groundgroundalong thethe aa rate whichwhichcompels both nations toto shadeshadeis—^jiist itit soso ititla.siesla.siesgood!" reducereduce theirtheirand defencedefencedipdip deeplydeeply intointo 4c4c a|ea|e 9|c9|c shorelineshoreline thethe trackstracks areare wellwell protectedprotected theirtheir reserves.reserves.TTiat processprocess leadsleadsBrother, straightstraightit's cold inin thetheETO—brrr- against stray shots. However, ononone to disaster. Neither nation's air force brrr! occasion aa largelarge shellshellthrough rippedrippedthethe V(\W completelycompletely fromfrom thethe skies.skies.4^4^ ^^ 4:4: Surprise! AA U.S.U.S. ArmyArmyprotecting chaplain,chaplain,bank, tearing upupsome of thethe Tliat won't bebeneccssary.neccssary. track. Repairs werewere mademaderange byby thethe needneedcontrol toto thethepathways of thethe airairTvwVi inin thethe ETO,ETO, waswas guestguest atat aboveabovemarching ourour armies toto speedspeedaa themthem largelarge formalformalYctWtvft occasion.occasion.xavhttxavhttTOaiuietvatice crew. lonesome ininthe vast crowd hehelooked toward finalfinalvictory." eagerly for someone hehemight chat with.with. Guns usedused onon thetheinclude rangerange.50-.50- And yesterday inin thetheHouse of FinallyFinallyspotted heheaa gentlemangentleman whosewhosecaliber machine-guns,machine-guns, garbgarb 37mm.'37mm.'anti-tank Commons Sir Archibald Sinclair, AirAirindicatedindicated toto thethe ncwcomerncwcomerguns, three-inch thatthat heheguns mightmightmounted on tanks Minisier. said: "There lieslies beforebeforebebeof us,us,thethe BritishBritishclejgy.clejgy.EagerEager forforandand aa 75mm.75mm. pieces,pieces, whichwhich hurlhurl 25-pound25-pound now clearly attainable, the glittering prizeprize Slars and Sulpes Photo chancechance toto talktalk toto aa "fellow"fellowclergyman,"clergyman,"projectiles. hehe ofof airair supremacysupremacy... thethe talismantalismanstepped thatthatupupand said,said,"Pardon me,me,I'm HolesHoles inin thethe swastika-adornedswastika-adornedraobiTe targettarget attestattest toto thethe accuracyaccuracy ofof AmericanAmerican andand can paralyse German war industry and chaplainchaplain So-and-So.So-and-So.."Yes," repliedreplied .. Targels GoGoFast BritishBritish anti-tankanti-tankgunners onon ananEnglish const range. SmallSmallgasoline engines drive thethe war transport, that will clear the road tank-shaped targetstargetsswiftly acrossacross thetheprovide areaareapracticepractice toto foefoegunsgunsplaced 300300 thethestranger politely—"I'm thetheLord EvidenceEvidence ofof thetheobtained accuracyaccuracybyby forfor thetheprogress ofof thethe AlliedAllied armiesarmiesMayorMayorLondon." toto ofof (And(And hehe was!)was!) toto1,500 yardsyardsaway. Berlin." 4:4: :|c:|c ## practicing gunneisgunneiscomescomes fromfrom1/Lt. Surely this indicates weweare nearer USO-Camp ShowShowstar SidSidMarion andandHoward L.L.Fleming, 2*6, ofofOlney, 111., heheexplained, "so"so wheneverwheneverleave, soldiers, theythey soldierssoldiersfind whowholiving andand control today than we have ever been. hishis fellowfellowartists havehave runrun upup aa newnewwho pointed sortsortout ofofthat on one occasion 8989 thethe engineersengineers putput thethe roadsroadsworkingworking backback togethertogether inin shapeshape aa likeablelikeable cxpericnce.cxpericnce. Over Germany the heavens are already •'consecutive events" record. The show targets were shot upupbeyond repair. Lt. again." "All the British ranks here are learn playedplayed eighteight campscamps andand suppersupper eacheach nightnight falling, and thethesame storm isis blowingblowing Fleming, American liaison officerofficerwork Sgt.Sgt.Baudoin, aa veteranveteranof twotwo yearsyearsinging inin totoAmerican," talktalk commentedcommented jovialjovial toward Japan. waswas hothot dogsdogs andandTheThe sauerkraut.sauerkraut.groupgroup hithit thethe BigBig TownTownfew days'days' forfor rest,rest,aainging withwith thethe BritishBritish rangerangethethe commandant,commandant, ETO,ETO, supervisessupervises rangerangeCapt.Capt.Donald maintenance,maintenance,Wright,Wright,London, ofof hastenedhastened eagerlyeagerly toto anansaidsaid officers'officers' anan averageaverage messmess forfor ofofp^rp^rdayday 3030 targetstargetswhichwhichincludes makingmaking targets,targets,AdjutantAdjutant clearingclearing toto thethe RangeRange Commandant,Commandant, andand Korean Independence supper and found—hot dogsdogs andandsauer are constructed atat thetherange workshop. thethe trackstracks ofof mudmudlow-fired thrownthrownMaj.Maj. byby F.F.Flood, H.H.ofof Swanage.Swanage. kraut.' shells,shells, puttingputting derailedderailed trolleystrolleys backback onon sfssfs sfssfs^^ sfesfe TheThe targets,targets,burJapburJaponon aawotidwotidframe,frame, KP Slnffs Alternate OnOnMarch /,/, 1919,1919,Korea declared JlsJls Signs ofofthe Times, The foUowing jjare !2!2feet long und 12 high from base /he/he tracktrack andandthethe keepingkeepingrange's eighteight independence from Japanese domination. notice appeared ininthe persona! column //tototurret top. .. ,, trolleystrolleysinin repair.repair. AllAlleat Brit/sh rai/ons. Cooks, how At aa prearranged hour her Jeaders read II FiringFiring isis donedone towardtowardever,ever, thethealternate, coast,coast,withwith andandBritish aa kitchen II The troJJey tracks, W,SOO feet Jn length, stall inincommand one dayday andandAmericans 33(/ec/jinuAff?(/ec/jinuAff?to crowds in every ciiy /Jjaf OUfposts have been estabiishesd on either setsetu{7 aaprovishnalfcpu6?Jc. Foffowmg [[ [provide[providerun-s forfor fourfourseparate targets. side ofofthe range CorCorreporting bybytele-tele-the next. aa pnllern ofoftK»t\-\io\e.nce.tK»t\-\io\e.nce.1313oioi\V\cse Sgl.Sgl.William B.B.Haught,Haught,n, ofofFau- leaders t/ien save ^^themselves upupand Mws0ffs/hfi/yforfortkpeace zone: in slicn an event,"all tinng is mmmm IItracks with aahop at either end. Other diatelydiatelyhaltedhalted untiluntilvessel thetheproceedsproceedstenance, likes ihe English vaiions well ful uprising, hoping loloavoid reprisals. targetstargetsmore arearecomplicated, changing enoughenoughbut isis"getting aa liitleliitletired of Bui Japan struck backback atat onceonce ""andand beyond thetheliiie ofoffire. TheThedanger zonezone directiondirection asas theythey zig-zagzig-zagisisdetermined overover thethebyby terrain.terrain. thethe rangerangeshells ofofpotatoes.". thethe v\cious\v.v\cious\v.TensTensoi thousandsthousandsvjctevjcteWA\e(i TheThe rangerange isispractically inin useuseeveryevery byby\Vie police, ovhciovhcii\\ousat\ds vievevieve \ulomalic switchesswitchesVeepVeepthethe tracktrackbeingbeing openopenfired.fired. arrested, imprisoned, and in m&vcjm&vcjcases asasone ot thethegasoline-jjowered cars enter dayday with,with,ffoopsffoopscontinuallycontinuallyinin movingmoving tortured. thetheloop. AnAnautomatic device then Anglo-American Crew andandout. WinterizedWinterized tentstents provideprovide InInthe 2424years that have followed throwsthrowsswitch, thetheandand thethetrack isisopen NerveNerve centercenter ofof thethe rangerangetemporary isis ananhomes observaobservaforfor thethetroops when •• Japan iiasiiasusedusedKorea asas aa"bridge toto toto thethe carcar againagain asasloop itit leavesleavesfor tiontion thethe postpost overlookingoverlooking thethethey'rethey'reon-on- entireentirethetherange. layout.layout.Many soldiers can Asia" and her methods of "Japanizatioa itsitsreturn journey across thetheline of fire. AA telephonetelephoneswitchboard inin thethekeeps postpostbebe accommodatedaccommodated atat once.once. BuildingsBuildings areare are now^being employed ininmore recently itit inincontact withwiththe two coastal availableavailable forfor kitchens,kitchens, showersshowers andand washwash occupied countries. InInthis respect, asas inin OnOn thethestraightaway, thethecars travel observation points,points,guard threethreepostspostsroom. onon other.N, Korea isis thethescreen against whichwhich about 1414miles an hour. Levers between nearby roads,roads,positions gungun andand targettargetTheThe menmen whowhothis,this, comecomerangerangeriotriot toto other nations should project thethepicture of severalseveral NewNew YorkYorkthe newspapers:newspapers:tracks slow the car down to nine pits. onlyonly learnlearn howhowla'nk totololobits.bits. blastblast aa 6E6Etheir own future—as planned bybyJapan. "Julius, you're 1-A.1-A.Come home. miles per hour on thetheapproach toto aa Maintenance ofof thetherange isisaccomaccomTheyTheylearn that American and British InInanalyzing thisthisfuture wewe findfind KoreanKoreanMother." plished byby 5050British and 1515American soldierssoldiersworking areareshoulder totoshoulder. children being tau^t only tlial amount curve, and totofour milesmileshour ananononthe It happened atat aaquiz contest. The curve. ofofJapanese officiaUyofficiaUy-named-named"national thethe question was,was,"Who wouldwouldrather youyoubebe language ofof Korea." ThisThisjusljusl isis ifif youyoucould bebe somesomeother person." Sgt. Elvin J.J.Baudoin, 25,25,of Paradise, sufficient lo make them useful tototheir Most of thetheanswers werewererunning true La., assisting withwith rangerangemaintenance, Reporter Rides With Flood Tide rulers. The leaching ofofthe old Korean lolo form, Roosevelt, Churchill, Hitler's said thethe EngineersEngineers arearekept continuallycontinually language isisstrictly forbidden. AndAnd forforwidow, etc. But ihe contest reached itsits Koreans, ricericehas sosolong beenbeen rationedrationed busybusymaintaining thethe rockrock andandroads dirtdirtOf PowerPowerPouring Into Britain peakpeak whenwhenpessimistic aa GI, withwiththoughts leading toto thetherange."range." that town dwellers cannot buy enough for of hishisGl insurance' policy ininmind, com three meah aa day, while soap, matches, "The tanks tear up thetheroads when ByByCharle.sCharle.sLynch several Polish Army girls andandsmall aa dede mented, "I'd rather bebemymynext ofof/c/n!" tachment ofofCanadian WRENS aboard— shoes and fuel are allalllargely unavailable. J. C. W. ever theytheycome herehere forforpractice," targettarget Spccial Reutcr Correspondent Medicines have become exceedingly SOMEWHERE IN THE ATLANTIC rcached the hand-holding stage; scarce and milk isissupplied onlyonlylolosmallsmall (delayed)—By seasea andand air,air, reinforcementsreinforcementsAAsnake dancer billed as M^adame La children and invalids. PRIVATE BREGER areare streamingstreamingAtlantic—multi acrossacross thetheZonga made die biggest hit in aaprogram ButButin^spitein^spiteofofrigid Japanese coniroJ plyingplying hourlyhourly thethe forceforcearranged ofof thetheby the blowblowauxiliary services toto "She" over aa long period of years thethenational be smashed atatContinental Europe. turned out totobe aacook aboard aaBritish spirit runs highhigh -among-amongallallclassesclasses inin From thethedecks of our troopship, proprosubmarine. Korea, and thisthisspirit may yetyet proveprove tected from U-boat attacks bybyair and seasea Attendance at nightly prayers reached dangerous totoJapan, forfor asastJjetJjewarwarinin fighting units,units, II havehaveswarmS watchedwatchedofofaapeak at mid-ocean, when the seas were the Pacific sweeps nearerKoreans maymay rise'rise' heavyheavybombers streakstreak toto EnglandEnglandtotoaddaddrough-but tapered off as the ship neared again, andandt^ist^istime,time,inin aamanner farfar toto thethe mightmight ofof thetheEightii British-basedBritish-basedher destination. Ever present was the from peaceful, strike back atattheir hated and Ninth Air Forces. thought of what aaprize the ship would masters. AnAn AtlanticAtlantic crossingcrossingstrikinjstrikinj suppliedsuppliedmake for aaU-boat, and one man who evidenceevidence ofof thethe strengthstrengthopened ofofaa thetheporthole UnitedUnitedduring ihe blacko ,r,r Nations. II have seen at first hand thi was mobbed by his cabin mates Fuel Horizons manpower,manpower, warwarship.> equipment,equipment,andand planesplanes pouringpouring in.in. shipchvchvkk^^brought over has been ofofdispersedtroops ourourin Coal, itit isisconfidently predicted, willwill Our troopship joinedjoinedgreat aaconvoy— bases throughout Britain. become aa much more efficient and imim aa convoyconvoy whichwhich II knowknow nownow reachedreached portant fuelfuelAmerica inin inin thethe yearsyears imim Britain unmolested, thanks toto itsitstretre mediately ahead, for research indicates mendous seasea andandprotection. airair ThisThis that thethe"cracking" of oil, whichwhichdoubled protectionprotection mademade ourouraa triptrip seemseem likelike thethe yieldyield ofof gasolinegasolinefroipfroipaa securedsecured peace-timepeace-time crossing,crossing, exceptexcept forfor thttht barrelbarrelof "crude," willwillinin timetime dodo asas muchmuch cramped quarters.quarters. MenMenalmost aii ofof thetheUnited Nations werewerepacked together foi coal. likelikesardines, andand theytheygot along line Before long,long, wewe areare told,told, itit willwill bebe Making upup thisthis greatgreat teamteam werewere memmemMy PrayerPrayer drilleddrilled intointo thetheconsciousness publicpublicthatthat bersbers ofof thethe U.S.U.S.Navy, ArmyArmyBritijI:BritijI: andandAn April day will come again burning rawrawcoal inin aafurnace ininorder toto ArmyArmyanSanSNavy,Navy, FleetFleet AirAirR.AF, ArmArmWhen trees andandall winter bare keepkeepwarm isisabout asas sensible,sensible, andand Canadian Army,Army, NavyNavyAir Force.Force. andand wm^^garb Ihe,. boughs „i,h g,ee„ oncc beyondbeyondquestion equallyequally asas wasteful,wasteful, 11 Australian andand NewNewZealand Air Forces.Forces. asasburning down thethehouse totoroast thethe Czechoslovakian and Netherlands AirAirAnd, dariing, you'll be there pig-pig-'' Forces andandwomen's division of thethe In the not too distant future raw coal day will greet the earth Polish Army. With bounteous sun to 'sp;,re willwillnot bebehauled toto city gasworks, ItIt waswas farfar fromfromluxifryluxifrycrossing, aa buibui butbut generatedgenerated atat thethe minesmines andand pipedpiped the men diddid notnotgrumble. There werewereAnd, darlmg, you'll be'"Id'"Idtheresandssandswill callcall'' totottfie greatgreat commercialcommercial centers.centers. InIn onlyonlytwotwomeals aa Jay,Jay,served tentenhounhoun .steel.steelmillsmills"fluid"fluidcoal," aa suspensionsuspension ofof apart inin fourfour shifts.shifts.wen'so ThereThereman\man\ finely pulverized coalcoal thatthat burnsburns likelike gasgas officers onon boardboard.ihift.ihiftarrangement aa hadhad inin aa furnace,furnace,willwillcompete withwith gasgas andand toto governgovernujicujicofof thetheolliccrs' lounge. oil,oil,forfor thethetrail ofofnew discoveries points TJieTJieshipship becamebecamealmost aa floatingfloating (0(0'limitless po-ssibilities asasthe necessity Casino asas soonsoon asasport, wewedespitedespite leftleft isisJiowJiowseen,seen, owingowing toto thethe presentpresent exhaustexhaust II prohibitionprohibitiongambling ofofinin loungelounge andand ingingdemands made upon ouroursupplies oiloil '' rccreationrccreationrooms. InIn almostalmostroomroom everyevery byby thetheneeds ofofwar. dicedice andandc^rd games weie ininfull swing, AndAnd wewe areare remindedreminded ofof whatwhat maymay usually untiluntil threethreefour inin oror thethemorn ultimatelyultimatelyexpected bebe fromfrom thethe ing.ing.was ItIt common toto seesee American,American, "chemistry"chemistryof coal"coal"byby thetheprocesses Canadian,and BritishBritishmoney ininthe samesame whichwhichhave already beenbeenachievedachievedfor"for" Copf.Copf.19<3. KingKingFfiiufMFfiiufMSyndicjttSyndicjttWoflrf Kills KicrvcJKicrvcJ pot,pot,sometimes atatdubious ratesrates ofof exex convertingconvertingcoalcoalga.so}ine. intointoWithout aa change. knowledge ofof thesetheseprocesses, Germany At IcjfetIcjfetfivefiveromances—there were BelemaBelemaS.S.Reiner.Reiner. wouldwouldlostlost havehavethe warwar ininmonths. sixsix "Show tb€ Admiral that attack formation yoa had last week! AAsoldier's wife.wife.