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BACK ALLEY FI0HTING goes to war. Sweeping aside niceties, American troops are being trained to nieet a vicious enemy at his own game—free for all, and anything goes. PRODUCED 2004 BY UNZ.ORG Pages 10 and II m ELECTRONIC REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED YANK The Army Newspaper • JULY 1

^) •i^'"*^^^ 42 Billion Bux WTL U-Boats Plague For War Dept. U. S. Shipping WASHINGTON—The largest Adolf Hitler started playing single appropriation bill in the his around in our back yard again dur tory of the world is well on its way ing June. to becoming law. Every cent of it His own submarines, and maybe goes to our War Department. a few he got on axis-lend-lease It's more dough than Croesus from his friend Musso, sank 14 ever had in his sock, and it's all United Nations ships between June strictly G.I. 3 and 14 in the Caribbean. The measure calls for 42 BIL Five were U. S. vessels. LION bucks. We hit back hard. The Navy dis It's to carry the War Department closed that it has been convoying through the fiscal year beginning ships off the Atlantic coast for more July 1, and already it has been than a month, and for the first tiriie passed by the House. The vote was the role our own Army is playing 352 to 0. in the Battle of the Atlantic was The bill in itself is a fair indica divulged. Army minesweepers, it tion of what Washington thinks is now disclosed, are plowing right about this war. It's here to stay alongside the Navy through the awhile. The only safe thing to do, blue waters of the Caribbean. one representative told newspaper They've gotten a number of subs, men before voting yes on the mea this Acmy and Navy maritime sure, is to assume the war will last team, but how many we don't know five years at least. Of course, that is yet. not an official opinion voiced by a Being able as Americans to take board of strategy, but it is some in these things in stride, Washington dication that we are not expected to admits our losses but lets the axis get out of the trenches, as they used guess how many of their corsairs to say, before Christmas. will ever return to get the Iron The bill breaks down like this: Cross. We confess the loss of 242 Ten billion bucks goes for Army merchant vessels sunk in the North personnel. Atlantic since Pearl Harbor. In That includes your monthly pay, cluding losses in Canadian and the clothes on your back,' your DEPTH CHARGE. U. S. naval vessel convoying merchant ships in Atlantic South American waters, the total chow, medical care (shots included) lets go with high-explosive in spot where enemy U-boat is believed lurk is more than 300. and welfare. ing. Army minesweepers have now joined battle against submarines Inauguration of the convoy sys The air corps gets 11 billion bucks which have taken heavy toll in coastal waters. tem has foi'ced the axis to change —and that ain't million, either, its tactics, and they're now on the brother—while ordnance is sched defensive somewhere on a watery uled to buy a lot of stuff with al five-yard line, trying to punt for most 10 billion bucks. Transporta Service Club Is Finally Opened distance. tion is going to cost almost 4 billion, They're planting minefields, and and that ought to get us a hell of a at least three Allied vessels have long way toward those super auto- In Australia, Thanx fo Reef Cross been sunk by such explosives. bahns that Adolf Hitler taped all plete theater which can be stripped An International News Service SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA. reporter aboard a sub chaser with over the face of the Third Reich. —They've finally opened a Service for dancing, and there's an orches The appropriations committee of tra that hangs around permanently. the Atlantic patrol wrote vividly Club in one of the cities here, the of the rescue of the American crew the House explained in its report first of four to be provided. The club Dances probably will be held al that funds for the air corps will most every afternoon and evening. of a mine-stricken collier. was prepared and equipped by "We picked up eight survivors. build 23,500 airplanes, including American business men, from Red In an adjoining building parlor spares and accessory equipment. athletes can find ping-pong and pool The first man we hauled over the Cross funds. side was John N. Shea, of Balti This will complete the War Depart.- The club is a beauty. On one floor tables, as well as checkers and chess ment's part of the program enun for a really wild time. more, a quartermaster. Shea, who there is a 150-bed dormitory, hot had been below deck when the mine ciated by the President On January showers, first aid rooms and even a 6, 1942, which calls for the produc exploded, was wearing a pair of clothes-pressing service. Another pink and white striped shorts. tion of 60,000 airplanes for the floor has a restaurant which will calendar year 1942 and 125,000 air From the minute he grasped the provide breakfast and the usual Stork Circles Nazi Ship, line thrown to him to the time he planes for the calendar year 1943. snacks, including coffee, doughnuts, That's a hell of a lot of airplanes, was on deck and had blown the salt apple pie and ham sandwiches. Drops Babies—Tough Ones water and oil out of his system, he Adolf. It's an oasis in a desert of mutton. The pilots of a Netherlands You, too, Hiro. cursed a steady stream—divided There's even a soda fountain, and squadron serving with the R.A.F. equally about the Nazis and the American cigarettes. Coastal Command have storks fact he had lost his papers." Another floor has a lounge room painted on their planes. They also where a guy can write letters or have a pilot named Stork. read or just slink around; and Not so long ago Stork found him Axis Agents Donate there's also what they call an In self over a German merchant ves formation on Hospitality desk sel. Swooping low to insure proper June 30 Pay Call $102,240 to U. S. where arrangements are made for delivery in the correct stork tradi NEW YORK — Germans, Japs any dogfaces who want to accept tion, he droDoed three babies on Brings More Dough and Italians who sailed for home some of the invitations they're the ship. The babies exploded. The on the Swedish liner Gripsholm throwing at us. One floor has a com ship sank. WASHINGTON — President have added $102,240 to U. S. gov Roosevelt has signed the bill raising ernment funds which probably will the pay of privates and apprentice be used to help defeat their coun seamen to $50 a month and grant tries. Don't Promise Her Anything— ing increases for all grades of en When the Gripsholm sailed she listed men. Pay and allowances for carried 1,097 Axis nationals bound Marriage Outside U. S. Is Out commissioned personnel also were for an East African port. They were boosted. The raise in pay dates to be exchanged for United Nations WASHINGTON — Be careful able, but some Washington sources from June 1, meaning that it will citizens interned by war abroad. what you promise from now on. are inclined to doubt that com show up at the June 30 pay call. Before the ship sailed, Capt. Will The book now says: manding officers of expeditionary iam J. Pedrick, U. S. revenue of "No military personnel on duty forces will approve marital ven ficer, boarded the ship and collected in any foreign country or posses tures except in rare instances. Entire Issue Copyrighf, 1942, by YANK, from everyone who owned money sion may marry without the ap They say here in Washington The Army Nei)vspoper. to Uncle Sam. proval of the commanding officer that the ruling was established to Printed in U.S.A. The ship was to sail to Portuguese of the United States army forces East Africa via Rio de Janeiro. She stationed in such foreign country eliminate conflict between army Pictures: Cover, Sgt. Bushemi; 2, Acme; 3, carried 495 Jap and Thai officials or possession." and civilian authority on such ques INP; 5, U.S.A. Air Corps; 8, Bushemi; 9, W.W., tions as citizenship and immigra Acme, P.A.; 10, 11, Bushemi; 12, Sovfoto; 14, and 602 private citizens. About 403 That's the new War Department INP; 19, P.A.; 20, Howard Hughes Productions; more were to be picked up from ruling just handed down in Wash tion laws and to avoid complica 21, Universal Pictures; 22, P.A.; 23, W.W.; 24, the Brazil port, all scheduled for ington. tions in the sudden and frequent U.S.A. Sig. Corps, INP. exchange. There's no official comment avail movements of troops. Full 244our INS leased wire service.

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YANK The Army Newspaper • JULY 1 Tank Expert 2nd Front Chief EisenhowerPlans European Push WASHINGTON —It won't be long now before we get our crack at the Nazis. Momentous announcement was made June 25 by the War Depart ment, that a European theater of operations has been established, in command of Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. This means that Eisen hower, 52 years old, a smart hom- bre and expert on tanks, a former assistant chief of staff, will be C-I-C of the long-promised second front. It also means the second front, with this announcement, is defi nitely in the works. Gen. Eisen hower is in London now—-already planning how best to smack the Nazis on their home grounds. Follows Churchill Visit The announcement followed a flying trip to Washington by British Prime Minister Churchill. For five days he conferred at a sefcret ren dezvous with Pres. Roosevelt, JAP CASUALTY. Cruiser of the Mogami class burns furiously after American bombers complete their work chiefs of transport and supply, leaders of our Chinese, Canadian, in Battle of Midway. Deck is mass of wreckage and vessel lists badly. Many Jap seamen lost their lives in rough Russian, Dutch and Australian al water when they dived overboard rather than be burned alive. lies, and war production heads. The definite second-front organization apparently was decided in these conversations. Army Cuts Credit Air-Cooled Nazi Tanks; Reds Say Nazis Need for speed was evident. Contrary, Just Hot Air While Churchill was in the U. S., 50% After Aug. 1 Lost 10 Million Tobruk fell to the Nazis, Sevastopol CAIRO — Nazi tanks in was shaking in the Crimea, and WASHINGTON — You'd better North Africa are not air-con MOSCOW—Ten million casual submarine warfare became more stock up at the Army Exchange ditioned, despite Berlin radio ties have been suffered by the Nazis intense in the Caribbean. It was during July, because starting Aug. reports to the contrary. Brit since they attacked Soviet Russia definitely time to hit Hitler where 1 your credit is only half as good ish armored unit officers say a year ago, according to an official it would do the most good—with a as it has been. this is just a "hot weather Soviet report. The Reds admit they strong attack. It's only an experiment, unless story" which gets around have suffered 4,500,000 casualties. Mechanized War Expert it works. For three months there every time the mercury Of the 10,000,000. approximately Some guess at the nature of war will be a basic training course in climbs above 120 degrees. 3,500,000 were killed, according to we can expect from now on can be a new Army pay-as-you-go {X)licy. Captured German tanks the Soviet figures. Russia boasted made from Gen. Eisenhower's ap All charge accounts will be cut in have fans but no refrigeration that 70 per cent of her wounded pointment. He believes in fast- half, including the Exchange, the or air-conditioning apparatus. had returned to active duty while moving, mechanized war. He went barber, and other such services. If Closest any tanks come to the Germans have returned only to London last month with Maj. it goes over, credit will be aban actual air-conditioning are 40 per cent. This discrepancy as- Gen. Arnold, chief of our air forces, doned entirely. certain American models sertedly was caused by the inability and Gen. Somervell, chief of SOS, The regulation affects all sol which have air-cooled en of Nazi ambulance facilities to meet for a quick look-see at mechanized- diers, overseas and at home. It's gines. transjjortation demands. and-air possibilities. He helped designed to reduce the Old Man's Materiel losses of each nation Gen. MacArthur plan the defense paper work to the bone and make were listed as follows: of the Philippines. Texan by birth, life easier for the topkick. The Russia Germany West Pointer in the class of 1915, soldier will benefit by receiving Desk Jobs Going Planes 9,000 20,000 graduate of our tank school in fatter pay checks at the end of the Tanks 15,000 24,000 1921, graduate also of the General month. Guns Not given 30,500 Staff School in 1926 and the War At Fort Bragg, N. C, there won't to Over-Age College in 1929, Gen. Eisenhower be credit of any kind after July for WASHINGTON — Army officers knows his stuff. privates, corporals and buck ser who ai;§ trained in combat duty The new European theater will geants. Ft. Bragg will be proving but are now behind desks in Wash have headquarters in London. That ground for a 100 percent cash-on- ington may soon be able to return moves the focus of our European the-line experiment. Army ex to the field. A.E.F. from Ireland to England, changes, theatres, barber shops and Secretary of War Stimson has some 300 miles and one sea closer pool tables will listen only to cash. announced they will be replaced to the Germans. If the test works, company collec in the paper work jobs by men in Brief Announcement tion sheets will be discontinued throughout the Army and credit the new Army Specialists' Corps The announcement that we are will be as extinct as wrapped put who are past combat age but are closing in on Hitler came in a com tees. well qualified for desk jobs. munique which wasted no words. "There are too many combat It merely said: "The War Depart To make the switch easier at officers in Washington," was the ment today announced the formal Bragg, a partial pay distribution way Stimson stated it, but he did establishment of a European will be made in mid-July. Ex not announce the number who theater of operations for U. S. change books will be sold, with would be released for combat duty. forces. Maj. Gen. Dwight D. Eisen their 5 percent discount, and War The men to be named to the Spe hower, formerly assistant chief of Department theatre books with the cialists' Corps must have special staff in charge of operations divi usual 30 percent discount. And qualifications for the jobs to which sion, War Department General that's all, brother. Sales will be they will be named, Stimson said. Staff, has been designated as com handled by the Exchanges and the He emphasized that politics will be manding general, European thea theatres, not by organizational out, that the appointees will not ter, with headquarters in London, commanders. receive higher pay than they made England. There is nothing to report If, come October first, you can't in private Jife, and that the Spe from other areas." get credit for beer and butts over cialists' Corps won't be a loophole They didn't need to report from seas, you'll know the experiment for men trying to avoid selective anywhere else. This is what we've at Bragg was a success. sen^ice. iMof. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower been waiting for.

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PAGE 3 PRODUCED 2004 BY UNZ.ORG ELECTRONIC REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED By Cpl. Harry Brown I sat in the body of the bomber, on the i have just come back from an anti-submarine patrol, bowling out over latrine. A bomber's latrine looks like an or the Atlantic in a bomber. dinary seat, even having a rubber cushion The bomber was part of a Bombing Squadron, stationed at an East coast on it. But the top lifts off, and then there is nothing between the sitter and the ocean but airfield. very thin air. There are windows on each The field is a war front, just as Egypt and Australia and China are war side of the latrine. fronts, and it is on a complete war footing. The men are in a front line. Mas The motors make a hell of a noise. Be ter mechanics, staff and technical sergeants slog along with .45's strapped to fore they really got going their waists. Dietz said, "Ever been up in one of these before?" AT any hour of the day or night, planes The bombardier was a sergeant, and the "No," I said, "not this l\ from the field may wing over the radioman-engineer, a guy named Dietz, was type." JL X. ocean to unload a cargo of bombs on a private. "Then hold on tight. the submerged, brittle hull of one of Hitler's This is a southern outfit. It has been drop She takes off fast, and it's • subs. The planes are always ready to take ping them on the target for a year and a half liable to knock you right off. Their guns and bomb racks are always now. Most of its personnel come from Florida, out of your seat." loaded. and the pilots' lounge and the hangars are Taking off at dawn is This alertness has paid dividends. An un heavy with southern drawls. a weird experience. We disclosed number of Nazi submarines are When the men go up they wear any old roared down the runway now coffins for their crews at the bottom of thing. They don't go in for flying suits or fly toward the red horizon. The sun was not yet the Atlantic. ing boots or fancy helmets. The whole crew up, and everything is suffused with a faint Bombing subs, however, is not the only of our plane were in fatigue clothes, from the glow that is light and yet isn't light. We went business indulged in by the men from the lieutenant on down. Parachutes are not worn. into the air easily, gaining altitude slowly, airfield. They must investigate everything The sole concession to safety is the life jacket, swinging over highways and houses. on the face of the ocean. A quiet tramp the "Mae West," that each member of the Now it was light enough that I could look steamer may be a disguised raider. There is crew puts on. When I got in No. 4, Dietz threw down and see the sleeping houses nestling always the possibility of locating a raft or an old parachute at me. "Sit on this," he said. against each other. Here I was, in a loaded lifeboat* crowded with survivors of a tor bomber, soaring out over the ocean to a pos pedoed ship. sible battle, and below me people were sleep The day's first flight is the Dawn Patrol, ing peacefully, secure in the knowledge that on which I went. It may take off at any hour because of planes like No. 4 they were safe. from 3 o'clock to 6. The Air Force likes to As we approached the sea I could see the stagger its patrols. If patrolling planes began long sand bars and the shallows that are so taking off at set intervals it would not take numerous on this part of the coast. The air the Axis long to discover that fact. was smooth, and the transition from flying Enlisted men co-pilot planes at this field. over land to flying over sea was unnoticable. The co-pilot on my plane was a tech sergeant. Flying over water is very deceptive. The

M6C 4 PRODUCED 2004 BY UNZ.ORG ELECTRONIC REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED By Cpl. Harry Brown I sat in the body of the bomber, on the i have just come back from an anti-submarine patrol, bowling out over latrine. A bomber's latrine looks like an or the Atlantic in a bomber. dinary seat, even having a rubber cushion The bomber was part of a Bombing Squadron, stationed at an East coast on it. But the top lifts off, and then there is nothing between the sitter and the ocean but airfield. very thin air. There are windows on each The field is a war front, just as Egypt and Australia and China are war side of the latrine. fronts, and it is on a complete war footing. The men are in a front line. Mas The motors make a hell of a noise. Be ter mechanics, staff and technical sergeants slog along with .45's strapped to fore they really got going their waists. Dietz said, "Ever been up in one of these before?" AT any hour of the day or night, planes The bombardier was a sergeant, and the "No," I said, "not this l\ from the field may wing over the radioman-engineer, a guy named Dietz, was type." JL X. ocean to unload a cargo of bombs on a private. "Then hold on tight. the submerged, brittle hull of one of Hitler's This is a southern outfit. It has been drop She takes off fast, and it's • subs. The planes are always ready to take ping them on the target for a year and a half liable to knock you right off. Their guns and bomb racks are always now. Most of its personnel come from Florida, out of your seat." loaded. and the pilots' lounge and the hangars are Taking off at dawn is This alertness has paid dividends. An un heavy with southern drawls. a weird experience. We disclosed number of Nazi submarines are When the men go up they wear any old roared down the runway now coffins for their crews at the bottom of thing. They don't go in for flying suits or fly toward the red horizon. The sun was not yet the Atlantic. ing boots or fancy helmets. The whole crew up, and everything is suffused with a faint Bombing subs, however, is not the only of our plane were in fatigue clothes, from the glow that is light and yet isn't light. We went business indulged in by the men from the lieutenant on down. Parachutes are not worn. into the air easily, gaining altitude slowly, airfield. They must investigate everything The sole concession to safety is the life jacket, swinging over highways and houses. on the face of the ocean. A quiet tramp the "Mae West," that each member of the Now it was light enough that I could look steamer may be a disguised raider. There is crew puts on. When I got in No. 4, Dietz threw down and see the sleeping houses nestling always the possibility of locating a raft or an old parachute at me. "Sit on this," he said. against each other. Here I was, in a loaded lifeboat* crowded with survivors of a tor bomber, soaring out over the ocean to a pos pedoed ship. sible battle, and below me people were sleep The day's first flight is the Dawn Patrol, ing peacefully, secure in the knowledge that on which I went. It may take off at any hour because of planes like No. 4 they were safe. from 3 o'clock to 6. The Air Force likes to As we approached the sea I could see the stagger its patrols. If patrolling planes began long sand bars and the shallows that are so taking off at set intervals it would not take numerous on this part of the coast. The air the Axis long to discover that fact. was smooth, and the transition from flying Enlisted men co-pilot planes at this field. over land to flying over sea was unnoticable. The co-pilot on my plane was a tech sergeant. Flying over water is very deceptive. The

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plane seems to be only 100 feet the turret. Dietz was crouched off the water, when in reality below me with a G.I. breakfast it is much higher. I crawled —two bologna sandwiches and forward to where Dietz sat. an orange. I crawled back to "How high are we?" "Five the latrine and ate. When I had thousand feet," he shouted finished I didn't know what to back. do with the sandwich wrap The sun broke over the hori pings and orange peel. I ges zon and we flew directly to tured helplessly at Dietz, and he ward it. Below us the swells of 3» grinned and came back to me. gunner sits on that did it," I said. the sea glowed red. I watched Dietz opened the camera "No, it wasn't that," Dietz said. "It was just out the windows, searching for port directly under my feet, sitting and watching. A lot of guys gets sore a ship, the track of a periscope, a circular hatch a foot and a legs that way. It's the watching that does it. anything that showed life. All was quiet half in diameter. A great surge of air ripped You sit looking for subs and you get im below. into the fuselage. In spite of it, Dietz disposed mersed in what you're doing, and you forget There was mist on the sea, and visibility of the debris of our breakfast. to shift your position. It's a quiet kind of was only about three miles on each side. I Again the plane veered. "We're on our way excitement that gets you up there." watched Dietz. He was completely relaxed, back," Dietz yelled. "Pretty dull trip." Almost as soon as the plane stopped roll reading a magazine. It was not his business The sun was quite high now, and at our ing mechanics came running out from the to keep a lookout. backs. It was 7:30 A.M. It had been a quiet hangar. The B-24 had taxied up to a gas At the rear tip of the fuselage of our ship is a glass-enclosed observation bubble. I crawled back and peered down, looking back in the direction we had come. There was nothing on the sea. Behind us the mist closed down, hiding the coast. We were alone. The roar of the motors drowned every thing. I shouted, but I could not hear my voice. Yet the motors were warm and friend ly. Their very sound gave courage, as though they were saying to the crew, "You fight, and I'll bring you home." Suddenly one wing of No. 4 dropped as she veered on a new tack. I crawled back to my seat, and Dietz came back to see me. "See anything?" he shouted. I shook my head. "Ever get anything on these trips?" Dietz drew a cigar-shaped diagram in the air and then held up three fingers. No. 4 had sunk three subs. Dietz crawled back to his position and picked up his magazine again. The face of ""^SB- the sea was tricky. A couple of miles away a rolling wave would take the shape of a sub, night and a quiet dawn on the Northeastern tank that was level with the floor of the field. conning tower and all, and I would stare at Atlantic. Had a ship been torpedoed, a shore The mechanics started refueling her right it for some time before the shape faded. Then station would have radioed us its position away. below I saw an odd breaker, a school of por and we would have gone to investigate. If "Any luck?" one of them said to Dietz. poises, leaping and playing in the early sun, any subs were around, they had been asleep "I tell you, Charlie," Dietz said. "We got unconscious of the plane, unconscious of that night. seven subs. It was just like ducks in a shoot the war. The sandy coast swung into view. As we ing gallery. And on top of that we got seven No. 4 veered again, and then settled down came over it the air grew bumpy. The plane Heinkels. They were lost, those Heinkels. to a long, straight course. Nothing broke the took sudden rises and The most amazing thing about it was that I surface of the sea. All was peace below. Yet sudden drops. Below only used one bullet to each Heinkel. I'm a there was tension in everything. Any mo us automobiles were marvelous shot. I'm a credit to the Army." ment we might sight a sub. craw-ling over roads The mechanic said something cheerfully I crawled forward again and hoisted my and highways, and unprintable. self into the rear gunner's turret. There were sometimes I could see "Why do they load her up again so soon?" two .50 caliber machine guns there, pointing figures moving on the I asked. their ugly muzzles back in the direction we lawns. "Because she's going up again soon," Dietz had come. The plane circled the said. "We don't want her to get out of prac Quarters here were very cramped. I could field twice, then made tice. She's a sweet old crate." hardly turn my head, and I could not raise a beautiful landing. We walked slowly back toward the hangar. my arms. But the view When the motors stop "Sorry you had such a dull time," Dietz said. was good, and the ped there was an amaz- "That's the way it is, though. That's the way slipstream whistling ing silence. I said all war is, I guess. Duller than hell until through the gun open "Hello," just to hear my there's action, and then exciting as hell. All ings was friendly. voice, and it sounded we do is watch and hope. Yeah, that's it, I felt a tug on my leg very faint. Dietz opened the door in the floor watch and hope." and came down from of the plane and together we got out. He started to take off his Mae West. To my surprise, my legs felt very stiff, and I bent and massaged a thigh. "Sore?" Dietz asked. "Very," I said. "You get used to it. Funny about flyers' legs, though. They hate to use 'em. Most of the guys in the outfit gripe because they have to walk from the hangar to the plane. They're worse than cowJx)ys. Think they ought to have little cars to get them around in." "It was that bike saddle the rear machine-

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Pink Elephants Useless At Plowing, Lapp Finds AURORA, 111. — Homer Lapp is a former county plow Columbia, Mo.—uoors ot tile Univer Son Jose, Co/if.—Civilians here, who canyon, is paying eight boys with bur ing champion but, according sity of Missouri were closed to citizens have no chaplains to tell their troubles ros to fetch them back. So far, they've to his wife's court testimony, of countries at war with the U. S. Ex to, are providing a comfortable income brought up eight tons. he likes to put the quart before ceptions may be made in individual for Mrs. J. E. Bishop, professional Augusta, Go.—C. O. Murpheree topped the horse. His wife, Maxine, cases upon appeal to the board. listener. his drive on a municipal golf course. charged in divorce proceed Beverly Hills, Co/if.-WiU Rogers Jr., Washington—The Federal Bureau of The ball bounced down the fairway ings that he was often intoxi slated to go into the Army, is the Dem Investigation bought 48,000,000 finger some yards and hopped right into the cated and she had to do most ocratic candidate for Congress in the print cards this year. There is a strong pocket of Murpheree's caddy. of the farmwork — including 16th California district. Friends will possibility that Congress will make do his campaigning for him. Portland, Ore.—There will be plenty the plowing. fingerprinting mandatory for every of chittam bark for everybody this Poland Springs, Me.—Soft drinks may man, woman and child in the country. season. It's selling for 15 cents a pound sell for 25 cents and ice cream sodas Springfieid, Mass.—Mrs. Nora Shaugh- now and the 1942 crop will soon be for 75 before the war is over, Hugh P. nessy reported to police that someone pouring to market. Chittam bark is the war effort. She is giving a pint of Beirne, president of the National As stole a potted rubber plant from her the stuff they make cascara out of. blood every eight weeks for the dura tion. sociation of Retail Druggists, predicts. front porch. Oklahoma City, Ofc/o.—When a bed fell Topeka, (Cons.—Sen. Clyde M. Reed Cofumbvs, Ohio—Mayor Floyd F. apart during Mrs. James F. McMur- Boston, Mass.—A $93-a-week shipyard announced that he is a candidate for Green laid off half the city's police and ry's housecleaning, she couldn't get worker, convicted of drunkenness on nomination as governor on an anti- firemen and cut personnel in other the mattress fixed in place at one end. the job, was ordered to buy an $18.75 labor-racketeering platform. departments after voters turned down, Her husband explained later that he War Bond each week, give the rest of his pay to his wife. Ravenna, Ohio—Two years after his four to one, a tax levy of a fourth of had taken the slats to his first-aid wife left him, Norman A. Thompson a cent. class to use as splints for broken legs. fort McClellan, A/a.—Pvt. George Wong of Mantua is suing her for alimony. Camp Bfanding, Ho.—Through the still New rorfc—The Duke of Windsor ar of Turtle Creek, Pa., was whisked off Asking for "support and mainten night air came the challenge: "Halt! rived here from the Bahamas to dis to camp before he could clear the ance," he says that a paralytic stroke Who's there?" Loud and clear came cuss military and economic questions shelves at his laundry. No one could has made him unable to work. the answer: "HeU, you wouldn't know growing out of Caribbean war activi decipher his laundry markings. After me. I just got here!" ties. He was met by the Duchess, who appeals from customers, USO and the Hollywood—A two-piece outfit with a had been visiting in Washington. Red Cross, his commanding officer bare midriff worn by Hedy Lamarr in los Angeles—A Doberman pinscher gave him a furlough to go home and "White Cargo," consists of two pieces named Tarzan points planes for his Philadelphia — Edgar Bergen made straighten things out. of chiffon weighing a total of eight master, an aircraft spotter. Tarzan can $282,000 in 1941. Charlie McCarthy, he said, got 75 cents a week as an allow New rorfc—A Bronx tailor departed ounces. Since it has more alliire than hear plane motors two or three min for Sing Sing, leaving his five wives a sarong, it will be called a lurong. utes before they become audible to his ance. owner. Dr. E. B. Alexander. behind him. Said Wife No. 5: "He was Woferfoo, Ind.—George Froboese, 42, New ITork-Time Magazine chose its a good man and he was treating me Milwaukee bund leader, committed Newport, ». I.—A motorized beach title-of-the-week: the Biscuit, Crack well." suicide by putting his neck on a rail chair appeared on the scene. Accom er and Pretzel Subcommittee of the Washington-The U. S. fleet was road track as a train pulled out of the modating two passengers and a chauf Baking Industry of the Division of In ordered to cut in half the number station. Froboese, who once called feur, the contraption does 80 miles to dustry Operations of the War Produc of typewriters it uses and to elimi himself the Midwestern fuehrer, had the gallon. tion Board. nate unnecessary correspondence. The been subpoenaed by a Federal Grand New Yorfc—Ralph IngersoU, editor of Goodfef/ow Held, Tex.—Pfc. Joe Pfluger order was designed to release more Jury. the newspaper "PM," received a 1-A received a warrant advancing him men for battle duty. New Bern, N. C—A druggist explained "classification from his local draft "from private first class to the rank of fort Riley, Kan.-Pvt. Robert Ward of to the customer that he couldn't buy a board. IngersoU, who is 41 and has no colonel." Before buying his shoulder Cleveland is winner of the publication dependents, will not appeal the classi eagles, he made a check-up at head award of the JuiUiard School of Mu tube of toothpaste without putting up fication. an empty tube. "I don't know how I'll quarters. Result; corporal's stripes, sic in New York. His winning com get it," the man sighed. "My old one Preston, Arix.—A service station which and another success story shot to hell. position: his First Symphony, recently went down when the tanker I was on for years has disposed of old tires by Van Ntiys, CoW.—Mrs. Mary Surina, broadcast nationally by the Eastman got torpedoed." rolling them into a 1,000-feet-deep housewife, wanted to do her bit for Symphony Orchestra of Rochester, New Haven, Conn.—The Yale Univer N. Y. sity medical unit, which has 105 Baton Rouge, la.—The State House of nurses, 55 physicians, three physio Representatives ruled that women therapists, three dietitians, a chaplain don't have to serve on juries unless and a mess officer, will be placed on they want to. Said one legislator: "My active Army duty July 15. It will be wife h£is too much authority abresady." known as the 39th General Hospital. New rofJi-Grover Cleveland Berg- doll, now serving time in Leavenworth Arianiic City, N. J.-The Press-Unlon as a draft dodger in World War I, was newspapers, to save time and space, sued by German refugees for legal have dropped all periods after abbre services in Germany in 1926. They ask viations. $5,000 plus interest. Kennebunk, Me.—Edward Webster, Columbus, Ohio—Rejected as a naval fishing in the Mousam River, reeled in aviation cadet because of a stiff finger, his line and discovered an 18-inch Guy Vaughn spent $15 to have the of pickerel had swallowed a six-ounce fending member amputated. Re-ex trout which had swallowed the bait. amined, he was accepted for flight in Bay CHy, Midi.—Christian Loeffler, 64, struction. tailor of Clair, Mich., drew six years Washington—Steve Vasilakos, White in the clink for urging insubordina House peanut vendor who was born tion of soldiers. Loeffler, a German na in Greece, was granted an audience tional, had told Negro soldiers that with George II, exiled king of Greece. they were foolish to fight for this coun President Roosevelt is still the greatest try, that Hitler would free the colored man in the world, Vasilakos decided, race. "but da King, he's a pretty good boy, fort Benning, Go.—Georgia has the too." most intelligent mosquitoes in the HoMywood—Cpl. George Russell of a world, according to a camp paper here. nearby Army camp came in for a rib Before attacking, one of them makes a bing from his skeptical sergeant when reconnaissance flight around the dog- he got a letter with "Rosalind Russell" tag. If the blood type is all right, he on the envelope. "I suppose next signals the rest to bear down on the thing," said the sergeant, "you'll be victim. telling us she's your sister." She is. Washingfon—John Ford, motion pic Concord, N. H.-Gov. Robert O. Blood ture producer, was in the battle at won a pewter coffee pot when his six- Midway, making task pictures of the year-old cow. Crystal Spring Keri, battle. The films will be seen by Presi brought a top price of $320 at the dent Roosevelt and the General Staff, spring sale of the New England Ayr then stored in the archives until the shire Club. war ends. ANNISTON, Alo. —William Hoppe, Taos, N. M.—The small mountain vil Detroit seaman, passed 10 days on a lage of Questa has a mechanized town raft after his ship was torpedoed. crier. Over two loudspeakers on the Thinking over his domestic problems, roof of the rectory, the parish priest he decided to ask his divorced wife for broadcasts war news each night at another ch&ace. Mrs. Hoppe declined. 9:30. The sound carries two miles. She had already remarried. WASMNGroN—A special five-cent Camp Blanding, Ho.—Pvt. O. BrUCe stamp will be issued July 7 to com Little of Manchester, Ohio, heard such memorate China's five-year resistance strong rumors that he was about to to the Japanese. Abraham Lincoln and be rtiade a corporal that he went to Sun Yat-Sen will be pictured on the town and bought four sets of stripes. stamp, and "Of the people, by the peo He returned to camp to find he was a ple, for the people" will appear in sergeant. 'Hello—tall, dark and handsome!" English and Chinese.

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PRODUCED 2004 BY UNZ.ORG ELECTRONIC REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED YANK The Army Newspaper • JULY 1 Rags Takes Nip Smallest World War Vet Toted Full Paeh of Woes Now and Then NEWARK, N. J.—Nick Casale, ing Nick three kilometers, amid the who went through the World War howls of fellow doughboys, to a Rags has become quite unbear with the sorest feet in the AEF, is hospital where his feet 'were pat able since he knocked over that a glutton for punishment. He's try ched up. German shepherd last week. "I ing to enlist again. Shoes were by no means Nick's want to get out of here," he keeps Nick was the smallest American only concern. saying. "I want to get where there's soldier to face enemy fire in France, and has a scroll awarded to him by "The rifle was too long — I some action." couldn't reach the trigger," Nick "You're out of shape," we tell a Congressional committee in 1940 to prove it. He was four feet 10 recalls, "so I sawed an inch or two him. "You wouldn't last ten min off the stock. It would never do, utes." inches tall, two inches under regu lation height. How he got into the of course, to fall in for inspection "Gwan, I'm in the pink," he Army not even Nick seems to know, with a sawed-off gun. I had to find snaps back at us. but once he was in no one ever me a second gun, and I'd use one "You're short-winded," we say. thought to kick him out, and Nick to shoot with and one for inspec "You can't even bite the managing had a miserable time. tion. editor's leg without panting." to chase some poor old cows. Some "At the front I thought my size "Aw," Rags says, "It's the sum Shell-fire, mud, rain, cold and soldier, you are." cooties were nothing compared might be a real advantage. There mer heat." was so much less of me to get in "Go lie on your bed," we say. "Aw," he answered, "I wouldn't with the discomfort of Nick's shoes. chase cows all the time. Just when His trousers, shirts and stockings the way of a bullet. But it didn't "Go dream about some rabbits." work out that way. Whenever there "Rabbits!" Rags exclaims. "The I was off-duty." all were too large, but his shoes "Beat it," we said. "Go lie down. were like 10-ton tanks. He stuffed was some nasty job like squirming hell with rabbits. I want to bite me paper and cotton in the toes, but out into No Man's Land for listen a Nipponese." Go dream about rabbits." ing post, or crawling out to toss a Rags walked away, shaking his still his feet swam. His short legs There's no doubt about it. Rags couldn't negotiate a full 30-inch few grenades at a machine-gun wants to be a war dog. The other head. Today he came up to us and nest, who did they pick? Well, who day the news editor, who is lousy put his head in our lap. His eyes would you pick? The littlest guy. with facts and figures, was telling were very soft and mellow. "How him about some of the dogs who about that India business?" he An Infinitesimal Guy carried messages in the last war. asked. "Dammit, I was so small they Rags was spell-bound. He hasn't "How about those sacred cows?" even forgot me once—left me out bitten the poor guy since. we asked right back. on a listening post when they were "It ain't that I want to be a mes relieved from, the line to go into His eyes lost a little of their soft rest billets. I didn't know nothin' senger boy," Rags says. "That's for ness. chumps. But I envy those guys be step, and at the end of a 15-kilo about it till some French soldiers ing in action." "I got it from a friend," he said, meter march poor Nick was pain came out to take over the post. So we asked him: "Where would "that there's more dogs in India fully aware that he had indeed been Naturally I wouldn't quit until you like to be shipped?" than anywhere in the world. Now, walking. properly relieved, so there I stayed "I don't know," he said. "Almost I go over there—and in my off- When the war ended, the little all night and all the next day. duty hours, mind you—I take on fellow curled up blissfully in a anywhere, so long as I get a chance these babies one at a time. I'll "Finally I decided they really to sink my teeth into something." corner of his billet and hailed him had forgotten me, and I started knock their ears off. I'll be Cham a passing Frenchman. "How about India?" pion of India. I'll eat tenderloin back for the lines. I had a hell of "Now you're talking," cried Journey's End a job getting back. Those Frogs every day. What an idea! What do "Brother," Nick said in his best Rags. "Boy, could I have fun chas you think of it?" were suspicious because I was so ing those sacred cows around. pocket-dictionary French, "if you small; they just couldn't picture When do I start?" "Go lie down," we said, "or we'll want to earn five francs, just wheel an American soldier my size. Every We frowned. "You don't," we ship you to Iceland." me to the nearest hospital. My dogs sentry from the lines to the billets said coldly. "The minute we sug "I'm numb," Rags said. He went hurt." gave me a going over." gest a place you start making plans and lay down. The Frenchman obliged, wheel- The discomfort was not all phy sical. Some of it was mental, too. Nick didn't mind the other soldiers calling him "Tom Thumb," but he GAL OFFICERS READY FOR TRAINING still becomes nettled when he thinks of this incident: DES MOINES, la.—This pleasant month, and maybe increase the Because these future officers are General Pershing, reviewing the mid-western city soon will echo to quota later. hand-picked, there won't be a 37th Division after the war, walked the tread of G.I. feet, feminine The first call" was for 375 top guard house on the premises. And along the ranks, giving a cursory gender. notchers to attend this officers' no K.P., either. The girls will be glance to each soldier. When he busy enough studying military Carpenters are busy brightening candidate school in Des Moines. reached Nick he stopped, looked More than 40,000 American women courtesy and other aspects of army him up and down once, shook his up the old brick barracks at Fort life. head in puzzled fashion and walked Des Moines for the first shipment tried to get in. It was just like a dress sale at a bargain basement No Chintz of girls who will enter officer's counter. training courses at the new Wom That goes for this class of officer en's Auxiliary Army Corps School. Many applicants were turned candidates only. In the future, the girls studying to be WAAC leaders Maybe there are a few men in down in a rigid mental test. Then Mrs. Hobby went through the sur will go on K.P., empty the garbage the back of the hall who haven't vivors and selected 500 girls that and haul the coal when the Mess heard about the Women's Auxiliary fit her standards. She was begin Sergeant says so, just like any Army Corps because they've been ning to cut that 500 down to 375 other G.I. on. At the end of the line he glanced too busy with K.P. or didn't get for the first officer's class when The barracks at Fi «• Des Moines, back, said something to the lieut the home town paper in the last something drastic changed all her according to one of ihe officers in enant accompanying him, then couple of months. plans. charge, will be "somewhat on the walked away. Try as he might, severe side but comfortable, light Nick never was able to find out Well, the Women's Auxiliary The Feminine Touch Army Corps — known as the and clean." In other words, fancy what the general said. WAAC'S to save wear and tear on Grumpy corps area and division embroidered spreads on the bunks Credit Where It's Due tongue and tonsils — is the new commanders, who were expected and chintz draperies on the foot lockers are out. Nick was convinced by friends women's army. to snort at the idea of having in 1921 that he ought to get rec women in their outfits, flooded the There will be regular Saturday Their Jobs ognition from the government for War Department with requests for morning inspections, too. Most having served in a war when he It will train women to take over these girl G.I.'s. The army decided women are used to inspections at did not have to. Somehow the behind-the-line desk, Switchboard . that it could use a woman's touch, Saturday afternoon bridge parties movement grew, and in 1935 the and chauffeur jobs, cooking, laun after all. and Saturday night dinner dances New Jersey Legislature petitioned dry, air raid duty and the million at the Country Club but this Satur Congress to give him a medal. The Now Mrs. Hobby and her male day morning primping up before other soldier tasks that could just superiors in Washington are work medal never materialized, but the as well be handled by bright young the mirror will be brand new stuff Senate military affair^ committee ing late nights on new plans to to them. ladies. double or possibly triple the origi awarded him a scroll testifying that The War Department appointed nal strength of the WAACS before The P.X. at Fort Des Moines is he was the shortest fighting man Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby, smart wife next winter. Meanwhile, Fort Des ready for rush business. It has in in the A. E. F. of a former Texas governor, to di Moines gets ready for the 375 efn- stalled a complete line of lipstick, Now Nick wants to serve again, rect the corps. She planned at first bryo officers. Under the new ex powder, uniforms and bobby pins. Not, however, in the infantry. This to take about 12,000 hand picked pansion program, the class may be Imagine things like that being time he wants to entertain the volunteers, beginning at ^21 a enlarged. bought with a canteen check. troops—by tap dancing.

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MAIL CALL. Wherever the Army hangs its hat, there are things a soldier likes. Mail from home is right up front. Here are jeeps in North Ireland who hit the jockpot. Those grins are the McCoy.

CHOW! There are better ways to consume a can of peas than by lining them up on a bayonet, but as long as he's feeding his face the Gl is usually satisfied. So happens this is a Marine on recent California maneuvers, but notice he's a gentleman: wears cravat with pack and turns knife blade in—not out.

SHOTS. And there are things the soldier dislikes. You've only to look at the poor guy's face to see how much fun this operation is. The picture, taken aboard an Australia-bound transport, is sort of a char acter study of medicos: Sadistic babies, ain't they?

MAIL CALL. Wherever the Army hangs its hat, there are things a soldier likes. Mail from home is right up front. Here are jeeps in North Ireland who hit the jockpot. Those grins are the McCoy.

PAY DAY! Only difference here is that the CO is paying off RECOGNIZE THIS? it's K.P., pal, and it's the same in Aus in English money. Using the coin of the crown saves exchange dif tralia as it is at Camp Upton, Long Island. They don't hire union dish ficulties in North Ireland, in another moment the next soldier will washers at Upton, and they don't call in aborigine maidens from the grab his part of the national debt and move out. Happens that way bush to do grease duty "down under," either. ail over—and it happens regularly. MW 9 PRODUCED 2004 BY UNZ.ORG ELECTRONIC REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED YANK The Army Newspaper • JULY 1 Fighting Dirty This is a mighty mechanized war, they say. This is a war in which hand, turn so that you're facing the same way that he is and pull his great machines ruin great cities and destroy great armies and hand back to his shoulder. Hold his elbow close to his body. The sim the individual soldier is as nothing. But in the training camps plest tweak of that thumb will of Britain and in some of the stations of America, men are being make him cringe and obey. The Japanese strangle hold is a taught to fight the fight of personal enterprise. They are learn good one, from the front or from ing a simple but terrible hand-to-hand technique, the ruffian behind. If you approach your op ponent from behind, put your left tactics of thugs and bullies—the art of dirty fighting. arm around his neck, with your forearm bone pressing against his Using the Japanese tactics of the job by stamping with all your Adam's-apple. Put the back of your judo and jiu-jitsu, and perfecting weight on his foot to smash its right arm on his right shoulder and new and equally deadly techniques small and delicate bones. clasp your right biceps with your of their own, American and British If he's lying on the ground, take a left hand. Place your right hand on soldiers are learning how to elimi flying jump at him, for the "bronco the back of his head. Pull him back nate the individual enemy by goug kick." Keeping your feet together, wards with your left forearm and ing his eyes and twisting his arms draw them up by bending the press his head forward with your and kicking him in the groin. knees, and then, when they're eight right hand—and strangle him. The American Marines learned inches above him, shoot your legs If you approach him from the I. A FIRM STANCE and a quick left long ago a lot of this technique. out straight and drive both boots front, grab his right shoulder with arm are the two important things in tak The Commandos and the parachut into his body, smashing the be- your left hand and his left shoulder ing a knife away from the enemy. There's ists who do their deadly Work on jaysus out of him. with your right hand. Push with no time or reason for using hands. the invasion coasts of Europe have He can't parry a kick like that. the left hand and pull with the been trained thoroughly in it. The He can't do anything but try to right, spinning him around quickly 2,000,000 men of the British Home escape by rolling away from you or before he knows what the hell's up. Guard receive daily lessons. In its to protect his body with his arms. You're almost in position now and, physical education course at Fort But 150 pounds of man and 150 besides, he probably has his legs Meade, Md.f the Special Services pounds of flying impetus will drive crossed. Fix the clenches that you Branch is teaching the tactics of your boots into him with a force would use in approaching him from dirty fighting to officers of the that will probably kill him. the rear and do the same deadly Army of the United States. job. Never use the fist, they are In close fighting, do the dirtiest It's dirty fighting, the sort you'd taught, when you can use the edge and most revolting thing a fighter expect to find in the nastiest street of your hand. Strike with the little- ever did. Put the weight of your brawls. But it works! finger side of the hand, making body on one leg, bend the knee of the other by drawing your heel And that's the main thing to Re contact with the hard edge half member. Maybe dirty fighting isn't way between the little finger and back, and drive your knee as hard as hell into his testicles. the American way of fighting but the wrist, using a chopping action we are not coming up against men from the elbow, with the full Aim at his chin. Crack at it with who play the game according to weight of the body behind it. the heel of your hand and the full the rules. War is a lot different from Strike swiftly at the enemy, blow force of your body, spreading the a high school basketball game. after blow as quickly as possible. fingers to reach the enemy's eyes There won't be any referee around Hit the sides or back of his wrist; for gouging. Never draw your to send the Jap to the penalty box the forearm, halfway between the hand back to betray your intention or give you a free throw at the wrist and elbow; the biceps. Crack of striking. Make every movement basket to keep him in line. So you'll at the sides or back of his neck or as quickly as possible. just have to get rid of him by giv below his Adam's-apple. Get at his Learn the thumb hold, which is ing him a good strong dose of his kidneys or the base of his spine. more effective than any other. own medicine. Use your boot on him, always Three or four pounds of pressure So kick him and choke him and kicking sideways so that you can will make the opponent helpless, give him the thumb in the eye. put more force behind the kick and will make him do anything you That's the kind of treatment he de 2. RIGHT ARM acfs as a lever below make it reach farther. Kick at his want. serves. his right shoulder. Left arm, twisting leg, just below the kneecap. Fol Grab his left thumb with your And remember, when you get in back his right, paralyzes it, throws him low through by scraping down his right hand in such a way that close to him. bring that knee up shin with the edge of your boot you're able to bend it backward. into the place where it hurts most. off balance. Note the knee action. from the knee to the instep. Finish Take his left elbow with your left And bring it up hardl

3. RENDING the knees and moving 4. ON HIS^ RACK„ ,, with his arm, twisted 5. IMPOLITENESS is essential in taking over a sentry's forward, you throw the enemy complete behind him and his knife gone, a Japanese rifle. Grab quickly, diverting his attention by kicking him firmly off balance and he's on the way down. soldier is much more agreeable, much quicker ly in the groin. The rifle doesn't seem so important to him then, Paralyzed hand has dropped knife. to listen to reason. He wishes he was home with mother.

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If you approach your op ponent from behind, put your left tactics of thugs and bullies—the art of dirty fighting. arm around his neck, with your forearm bone pressing against his Using the Japanese tactics of the job by stamping with all your Adam's-apple. Put the back of your judo and jiu-jitsu, and perfecting weight on his foot to smash its right arm on his right shoulder and new and equally deadly techniques small and delicate bones. clasp your right biceps with your of their own, American and British If he's lying on the ground, take a left hand. Place your right hand on soldiers are learning how to elimi flying jump at him, for the "bronco the back of his head. Pull him back nate the individual enemy by goug kick." Keeping your feet together, wards with your left forearm and ing his eyes and twisting his arms draw them up by bending the press his head forward with your and kicking him in the groin. knees, and then, when they're eight right hand—and strangle him. The American Marines learned inches above him, shoot your legs If you approach him from the I. A FIRM STANCE and a quick left long ago a lot of this technique. out straight and drive both boots front, grab his right shoulder with arm are the two important things in tak The Commandos and the parachut into his body, smashing the be- your left hand and his left shoulder ing a knife away from the enemy. There's ists who do their deadly Work on jaysus out of him. with your right hand. Push with no time or reason for using hands. the invasion coasts of Europe have He can't parry a kick like that. the left hand and pull with the been trained thoroughly in it. The He can't do anything but try to right, spinning him around quickly 2,000,000 men of the British Home escape by rolling away from you or before he knows what the hell's up. Guard receive daily lessons. In its to protect his body with his arms. You're almost in position now and, physical education course at Fort But 150 pounds of man and 150 besides, he probably has his legs Meade, Md.f the Special Services pounds of flying impetus will drive crossed. Fix the clenches that you Branch is teaching the tactics of your boots into him with a force would use in approaching him from dirty fighting to officers of the that will probably kill him. the rear and do the same deadly Army of the United States. job. Never use the fist, they are In close fighting, do the dirtiest It's dirty fighting, the sort you'd taught, when you can use the edge and most revolting thing a fighter expect to find in the nastiest street of your hand. Strike with the little- ever did. Put the weight of your brawls. But it works! finger side of the hand, making body on one leg, bend the knee of the other by drawing your heel And that's the main thing to Re contact with the hard edge half member. Maybe dirty fighting isn't way between the little finger and back, and drive your knee as hard as hell into his testicles. the American way of fighting but the wrist, using a chopping action we are not coming up against men from the elbow, with the full Aim at his chin. Crack at it with who play the game according to weight of the body behind it. the heel of your hand and the full the rules. War is a lot different from Strike swiftly at the enemy, blow force of your body, spreading the a high school basketball game. after blow as quickly as possible. fingers to reach the enemy's eyes There won't be any referee around Hit the sides or back of his wrist; for gouging. Never draw your to send the Jap to the penalty box the forearm, halfway between the hand back to betray your intention or give you a free throw at the wrist and elbow; the biceps. Crack of striking. Make every movement basket to keep him in line. So you'll at the sides or back of his neck or as quickly as possible. just have to get rid of him by giv below his Adam's-apple. Get at his Learn the thumb hold, which is ing him a good strong dose of his kidneys or the base of his spine. more effective than any other. own medicine. Use your boot on him, always Three or four pounds of pressure So kick him and choke him and kicking sideways so that you can will make the opponent helpless, give him the thumb in the eye. put more force behind the kick and will make him do anything you That's the kind of treatment he de 2. RIGHT ARM acfs as a lever below make it reach farther. Kick at his want. serves. his right shoulder. Left arm, twisting leg, just below the kneecap. Fol Grab his left thumb with your And remember, when you get in back his right, paralyzes it, throws him low through by scraping down his right hand in such a way that close to him. bring that knee up shin with the edge of your boot you're able to bend it backward. into the place where it hurts most. off balance. Note the knee action. from the knee to the instep. Finish Take his left elbow with your left And bring it up hardl

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1. THERE ARE SEVERAl effec- fiVe methods of strangulation. In this one, the top man merely wraps a hand around the Adam's-apple and squeezes.

GOUGIMG IS CRUDE and has long been frowned upon, but to hell with that now. Go ahead and gouge. 2. THIS OIVE uses the little hollow between the victim's shoulder blades. A Go ahead and knee him in the groin. Go ahead and burst his eardrums by cupping your hands and striking finger or two, pressing firmly, will cut off him simultaneously and hard above both ears. The Marquis of Queensberry isn't writing the rules for this war. his wind in no time at all.

6. THE MAN WHO rears back to kick at 7. OIVtE THE OPPONENT is down, his foot is the thing 3. PRESSIBiG with the heels of the you is playing into your hands. Grab heel and you want to work on. Forcing it back into the small of his back, hands below his ears, in the little valley toe for a quick twist outward and you can spin twist at the same time. Note the exquisite Nipponese facial between chin and neck, renders him help' him over like turning the page of a book. expression. less by paralyzing the hell out of him.

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the Caucasus, which produces one- tenth of the world's oil supply. Hitler Needs Grease It is not fuel for motive power that Hitler wants from the Cauca sus. This is available in Iran and Iraq.which'are much more accessi ble. The crude oil around Baku is Nazi Big Push especially suited for high-grade lu bricants, and Hitler is desperately short of lubricating oil and grease for his mechanized forcfes. How deeply he has already dipped into his reserves is proved by Axis tanks' use of olive oil for lubrication in Is On Libya. Should Axis armies conquer the Caucasus, they would then be in a Axis Launches TWHI Drives Toward Near East; position to strike through Iran, meet the southern Axis column and advance into India, where they plan Britisii Lose ToBitic, Russians Meet New IMves eventually to meet the Japanese. Major obstacles stand in the way. Bitter resistance from a strength ened Russian army is one of them. The possibility of new battle fronts is another. ELATED hell, with a little bed- smacked Rommel in the rear. Ben Those were the facts and that's all The question of the week, there , lam thrown in, broke out dur gazi is the chief Libyan coastal base there was to it. fore, was where Adolf Hitler in B ing the week of June 21 in the supplying Rommel's forces, and the Suez, next stop? tended to go on his spring drive. Mediterranean. U. S. action was an aerial hot-foot That had been Hitler's objective Toward the Caucasus and its oil? General Erwin Rommel, who and no getting around it. all along. Rommel turned in that di Or to Suez to choke off the re takes to desert warfare like the lit Whether such blows would rection, only 300 miles from Alex maining British lifeline and use the tle foxes that cluster around the stretch the line of Rommel's com andria. famed canal with which to gorge water-holes of the Libyan desert, munications thin and smear his The Libyan losses were a heavy Europe with part of the overflow worked out of a British trap and water-thirsty troops and oil-thirsty blow to the British, but by no means (if any) of Japanese booty from the won a major victory that carried to tanks across the desert was purely forecast defeat in North Africa. Far East? the Egyptian frontier. problematical at press time. Besides the battered British 8th His now-celebrated Afrika Korps There was little likelihood in Army, the 9th and 10th Imperial Both of these were possibilities. slammed into the historic garrison anybody's mind that air power Armies are in the Near East, from But there were some who saw the of Tobruk on the Libyan hump alone would do it. On the other which reinforcements were arriv drives as part of a more grandiose faster than the Australians origi hand, all the experts sitting 6,000 ing as Rommel's armies reached the master scheme. The Chinese had nally took it under the auspices of miles away agreed in their own pe Egyptian border. Then came the seen it first, long before the first General Wavell back in the dear, culiar experting, way that a job first U. S. warplanes, with U. S. snows were melted by spring on the dead days when the war was con of work couldn't be done against fliers at the controls. frost-bitten steppes of Russia. The fined to the shores of Europe and Rommel without air power. Whether the British would make Chinese, openly and officially, the jungles and deserts of Africa. That sounds like a redundant ar a stand on the border was not voiced the prediction that Hitler The situation at week's end was gument for this late date. After the known, but it was considered more was driving straight for the heart gloomy for the United Nations. day of the Stukas. After the Battle likely they would withdraw to the of British India, that he would Nowadays a shot spattering in the of Taranto. After the innumerable vicinity of Matruh,. about 100 miles launch one pincers of a still vaster sands of Libya can ricochet around battles of the Libyan desert. But eastward. This point is connected movement to meet the Japanese the world. certain quarters were just getting by direct rail lines with Britain's who would try to push up through And it did. around these last few weeks to rec centers of strength in Egypt and has Burma. General Rommel's eastward drive ognizing the primary power of the a fortress at least equal in strength In the Pacific, where United toward Suez was coupled with a airplane, not only in land warfare, to Tobruk. And if the Nazis should States air and naval forces have fierce and frenzied German drive to but on the sea. reach Alexandria, they would find scored three smashing blows at the north in Russia. The hun ham The fact that America had pow the city about as tough to take as Japanese fleets—in the Coral Sea, mered at the gates of Sevastopol, erful bombers to cut loose over the Sevastopol. at Midway and in the Aleutians— and threw his weight against Khar Libyan desert was a big help. How 100,000 Casualties in Sevasfopol there was relatively minor activity. kov to the north in the Ukraine. many they were and how hard they The war news showed, however, will hit is unknown, bi;t their work Sevastopol, on the southern tip of Vessel Shells West Coast that we were in there slugging. helped assuage the loss of Tobruk. Crimea, still held against Nazi at An enemy vessel, apparently a tacks as the second year of war Japanese submarine, lobbed nine For the first time during the war What made it really tough was began in Russia. At least 100,000 of in the Libyan desert. United States that Tobruk went out so quickly. the attackers, according to Soviet shells in the ^laeral direction o- Army Air Corps went into action Rommel's men slappi'd through the sources, fell, dead or wounded, in Fort Stevens on the north Oregon against land objectives in North defenses, weakened b\ the long two weeks of assaults more furious coast, but all fell harmlessly in sand Africa, after the fall of Tobruk. campaign and suddenly newspapers than any the Nazis had previously dunes and scrub pines. Big, hard-hitting Consolidated throughout the world iidmiltcd in launched in their eastern campaign. Twenty-four hours earlier, there bombers were disclosed in Cairo to the stark immutable vviiy ul head Still wave after \yave of tanks and had been a similar attack on Van have sliced into the Axis base of lines: infantry was hurled at the city in couver Island, in Canada. Bengazi, four motors roaring, and "Tobruk Falls; 23.0(H) raptund." a desperate attempt to carry out As a result, the entire West Coast Hitler's command: Capture-Sevas was kept on the alert. topol at any cost. Farther north, in the Aleutian By sheer weight of numbers, the Islands, where American forces Nii/.is pierced defenses north and thwarted a Japanese invasion via south of the city, filtered through Alaska, small enemy units still held the streets and into underground the sparsely settled islands of Attu tortifications, fighting the defenders and Kiska, far out from the main hand-to-hand, bayonet against ba land. At Kiska American bombers, yonet. They smashed wedges into taking advantage of one of the few the defense lines, but the principal breaks in fog, damaged a Japanese fortifications still held. cruiser and sank a transport. Enemy The Nazis also launched a new positions were not believed to be ofl'ensive in the Kharkov area to strong, and American newspaper the north, apparently confident that readers expected daily to learn that Sevastopol would fall momentarily American marines-and soldiers had and the path would be open for a landed and that the situation was drive through the Ukraine toward in hand.

Si:\ ASIOPOI. OIRI_ Senior Sergeant Lyudmilla Pavilcbenko has killed 300 Germans. Sleeping by night on floor of dugout where Red army machine-gunners are entrenched, she moves out by day on assignments from superior officers: fo get Germans in a machine-gun nest, snipe at officers in a field headquarters, pick off troops in enemy lines. An historian in civilian life, she is making history now.

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* - —This is the southern route the Nazis plan to take. Hav ing captured lobruk, field Marshal Rommel is massing forces to drive through Egypt to Alexandria, Cairo and the Suez Canal. Should the Nazi master plan succeed, Rommel would join the Axis column emerging from Russia and advance toward India for an eventual meeting with the Japanese. Strong British defense awaits him, probably near Matruh, 150 miles inside the Egyptian border.

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the brilliancy of the steel, and amorously caress the naked blade Double Trouble with a white silk handkerchief. Nobody spoke during this sword-' cleaning process, which was in the —Mail and Female Portrait of Pvt. Moto nature of a rite ..." By Cpl. William Harkaway In some ways, Mr. Moto has an Foriget those Cock-and-Bull Stories army as modern as it is old fash I am sitting on a coral strand ioned. It is possible that half his 70 somewheres in the South Pacific, About the Jap—Here's the True Do|ie or 80 divisions are triangular. His 6000 miles from Brooklyn. I got a streamlined outfits consist of about tan, and 57 fish in my jeans which 12,000 men, and compared with I picked up last night in a little ours are weak in automatic weap game of jackstraws with a couple ons. Strangely enough, he has no of Jersey bouncers, but I'm still not Five-feet-three; weight, 117 tims of a premature explosion, but armored division; his only armored happy. I got troubles. One trouble pounds. that is not the point. stuff so far used in the South Seas is mail. The other trouble is dames. Drafted for two years' service in "Fashion" Is Spinach has been tank regiments. Not in that order, though, believe peacetime. me. "The point is that the Japanese His Shootin' Serap-lrOn Draws $2.36 a month overseas, of authorities seized on the incident, His rifle, the Arisaka, is a M1905, The mail situation is in worse which eight-tenths is sent home. developed a suitable version, and shape than the last half of the weighs 10 pounds, 2 ^ounces. But he Carries a pack weighing 60 glorified it to the skies. The three can't get rapid fire' out of it. He Giants' batting order. I just don't pounds. 'heroes' were cast in bronze-and- get any. Everybody else nails doesn't use the sling and he grabs Has ten times as many horses as stone, and set up in 'shrines' over the piece just ahead of the trigger plenty of letters, but not Little motorized stuff in his division. the land. It was and is the fashion Willie. When the boat comes in I guard when firing. The slack sling Does without field kitchens be for any Japanese soldier to betake and the action cocking on the clos say "Today's the day. I'll get five himself to one of the shrines occa first classes and a special delivery." cause his army has none, but eats ing thrust of the bolt makes it too rice and meat which he carries with sionally and steep himself in the of tough for the little guy to keep the But nothing comes. I get mad. ficial version of the glorious deed." "Whaf^s the matter," I say to the him. rifle on his shoulder while operat company clerk, "are you holding Struggles 35 miles on an average Another emotional shot in the ing the bolt. out on me, you dope, you?" No, he march, and wouldn't fall out be arm contributes to Pvt. Moto's The most practical Jap small arm says, I ain't holding out on you, cause he'd lose face. amazing physical hardiness. On long is his M1925 Nambu automatic pis Willie. You just didn't get anything, Does his fighting and builds his marches a flag is carried at the head tol. Modeled after the Luger, it's that's all. Maybe nobody in your equipment according to the dictates of the column. To the Jap this flag issued in 8 mm, eight round ca family can write. "I'll slug you," I of the territory in which he will is not only the image of his country pacity for noncoms and 7 mm, seven say to him. He's an illiterate him fight. Something of a copy-cat—but in arms, but the incarnation of im round capacity for officers. Two self. a good one. perial divinity, of the supreme chief types of holsters are supplied: one Emotionally high strung, he may of the race. Plenty of people in my family ordinary pattern, the other having be eccentric in combat—but hardly "The determination not to lose a telescoping section which can be can write. My Uncle George wrote a fool. himself right into Dannemora, a Is a brave, tough fighter, but not prison in case you don't know. so hipped on suicide missions as Oc Because of the mail situation I cidentals believe. He wants to see have not heard from my girl, Jua- the sun come up next morning just nita, which is something that de like anybody else. presses me more than the Top's The Real Info face. What is Juanita doing? Some times I lie down at night and I That's your average Jap as de think. My God, maybe right now scribed by U. S. Army men who've she is walking in Prospect Park seen him and who know him from with a 4-F. Or, maybe she is off long association. They've written a carousing somewheres in Flatbush book, "The Jap Army," distrib with a bunch of tannery workers. uted by the Army Orientation My heart bleeds. I run cold. I'm as Course, which makes 142 pages of depressed as a skunk with a busted the most informative reading—and stinker. Every day I write to Juanita, the most entertaining—yet pub and the letters pile up, and when lished about an outfit generally the boat comes I ship them all off. classed as the Great Unknown. Two lieutenant colonels, a lieu tenant and the staff of the Infantry Journal have gone a long way to debunk the sensationalism and pure bull which has been spread around about Pvt. Moto. They've done their job from a soldier's angle without making it sound like a training manual. Lieut. Col. Paul W. Thompson, Engineers, starts off frankly and truthfully: "It is safe to say that no Ameri Maybe she'll write pretty soon, but can understands the Japanese Army whether she does or not, when I get in the way that many Americans back to Greenpoint I'm going to understand, say, the German Army. JAP PRISONERS} These Japanese soldiers were photographed'in a U.S. give her a hit in the head just for However, by making the best of prison camp on Bataan peninsula. They are eating American food, which making me chaw my digits. Not that many sources, we are able to build explains the absence of rice. Jap soldiers have no field kitchens to supply I'm a dame smasher. I'm strictly a up a general picture of our Far clean living guy, but I got my feel Eastern enemy, which, though lack them with food; they carry rice and meat. ings. Right now I got the angries. ing details, is likely to be helpful." There are natives here, but they And it is. face is strong enough at any time; pulled out far enough to use as a are very fuzzy all over, and some Old Draftees but it reaches the life-and-death . shoulder stock. Of them got bones stuck in their The cornerstone of the Jap Army stage when the soldier is picking Trickiest arm the Jap groimd noses. I don't know what kind of is conscription, which was begun in them up and putting them down pounders have is their "heavy bones, but they better not be hu 1872. The Jap accepts military under the eyes of the emperor, as grenade-thrower." It's a 10%- man. "The natives stand around and service as an inevitable and honor symbolized by the flag up ahead." pound simplified mortar, and is the watch us work all day and jabber in able estate. He is an extraordinary The Magnificent Jerks best idea Japan has had for an in a lingo that sounds like something little cuss on two counts: physical Jap officers are described as fantry weapon. Easily carried by out of the upper Bronx. The female endurance and emotional qualities, "magnificent leaders of men," tech one man who can handle a good girls are awful. They droop, if you but there is some evidence of smart nically less sound than ours but supply of ammunition too, it's is get what I mean. Right now our la publicity rather than sheer nerve possessing "magnificent nerve and sued six to a company. Because it bors is concerned with sanitary fa in regard to his "suicide" acts. For fighting ardor." Along with that, lacks the big mortar's bipod mount, cilities, and believe me, you never instance: an eye-witness describes another it is aimed by one man who holds saw so damned much sanitation in "We can ring in the hallowed in characteristic which illustrates a it at a 45-degree angle while an your whole life. I don't know what cident of the three living torpedoes distinct part of their makeup: other drops the grenade in. Fire is we're going to do with all this sani of Shanghai, who are alleged to "Every evening during the cam by lanyard. tation. have converted themselves into a paign (in North China) . . . the With all his peculiarities and his If you want to look up Juanita, bangalore torpedo, stretched them Japanese officer put on his kimono unorthodox >vay of doing things, tell her that I am unhappy and that selves under the Chinese wire be and took his saber from its sheath, "The Jap Army" carefully gets it I am going to give her a hit in the fore Shanghai, and lighted the fuse. with infinite care to preserve the over that Mr. Moto is a trained sol head. On second thought, though, Actually, evidence adduced at the fine edge of its blade. He then would dier and one who has been worked you better not tell her that last. I time indicated strongly that the tie a handkerchief over his mouth over pretty thoroughly. He's tough want to surprise her. three engineers were simply vic so that his breath might not tarnish because he has to be.

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As a fashion plate the Jap soldier is from hunger. His uniforms drip. He has a talent for being messy. Jap uniforms look alike. The only way one LIEUTENANT can tell an officer from an enlisted man is that the officers talk more. About INFANTRY less. They also got swords longer than their own legs. They use the sword to disembowel themselves when they lose face, which is going to be often.

Re^eadin g from left to right, on the who is raging because he has the ground, we hit first a Second Class hives. Besides, he has lost his horse, Private. The reason he is only a which was eaten by a bunch of in Second Class Private is because he fantrymen. It was the only horse in lisps when he says "Banzai."** 15 miles. Next to him we have a Superior Leaning against the tree is a very Private. He is superior because he calm Colonel. He is leaning be can actually see when he takes off cause, full of saki, he can't stand up alone. When he dies he will leave a HE LOST wife and seven concubines. He will die soon. Standing back to you, and read ing up on how to be a general, is a simple private, and boy, is he sim ple. He is wearing a full field pack, which contains everything except his poox old grandmother, who is carrying her own pack somewhere. Up the tree, hanging by his left ii^r mitt and scared as hell at what he sees through his binoculars, is a Lieutenant Greneral, and behind his glasses. He once won a prize for him, scanning a map, is a Lieuten bayonetting prisoners. ant. The lieutenant is bow-legged, The guy in the overcoat, is a Pri but you won't be able to tell until vate First Class. He doesn't lisp he stands up. when he says "Banzai." He is very At the very top of the tree is a proud of his teeth, and likes to Jap replacement. He will be called gnaw table legs with them. up any day. Meanwhile he stands The gesticulating mug with the around and waves the flag. So does long sticker is a Major of Cavalry, his wife, who isn't in the picture.

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THE POETS CORXERED Norti// your piety and wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line. TWO Omar K., Pfc. 1st Pyramidal Tent Co. CENTS WORTH Chow Call He walks in the rear Chow call was blown. The line soon When we're out on the march OR several days now we have formed. And never relaxes F been amusing ourselves won It stretched for half a mile. To "Route Step, Harrch!" dering about the Italian sailors re Those at the tail were full of groans, action when they looked up and While those in front did smile I do not like the Sergeant's views saw American planes flying over And first in line, the first of all, On Army Life and such, them on June 13. "Santa Maria," Our hero proudly stands. But what I think about the Sarge we can imagine one of them saying, He holds a battered messkit Don't seem to matter much. "It'sa too mooch. We came in on the In his outstretched, eager hands. The K.P.'s and the cooks depart, wrong-a side. Oh. pastafazoola!" And steal into the night. The Italian, for all his bombast, is The chow is on, the doors flung He can still pull his rank But still our hero lingers on. a logical man. When he sees he can't wide. To have just one more bite. When I enter my pleas. win, he quits—at least, that's what Cooks yell, "Come eat, by heck!" And when at last he is full gorged. And I find myself stuck he's been doing these last-two years. Our hero races in so fast And staggers through the door. With the chronic K.P.'s. There's something heartening in He damn neai- breaks his neck. He still is game enough to try Pvt. Joe Sims the way Italians surrender, they He grips his plate. A yearning look To finish one bite more. do it with such verve. Perhaps a Has crept into his eyes. Full-fed and surfeited, he stands PLAINT lot more will be surrendering now. A cook, in pity, swears to feed And fills the air with groans. We think we can find room to tuck Our hero 'till he dies. "I never saw such lousy chow. The colonel has his eagles, them away somewhere. He walks away, his plate heaped I couldn't eat," he moans. high The captain has his bars. With soup and meat and beans, Pfc. James Hinson The major has an oak leaf. E'RE not so sure the pay Potatoes, corn and gravy, The general has his stars. W raise is a good thing, but be Rice pudding, cake and greens; THE SERGEANT fore you start throwing canteens at A cup of G. I: Java, And if you're counting chevrons. us. let us explain. It isn't our idea; He drinks his coffee neat. I do not like the Sergeant's face. The topkick has a slew. on the contrary, it comes from a (There is no man can drink two I do not like his chatter. The bugler has a single one, friend who is in the Engineers. He's cups And what I think about his brain The corporal has two. been getting along pretty well on And stay upon his feet.) Is censorable matter. The marksmen have their medals. $30, and says, "When I am making A brief three minutes' chomping, Technicians have their "T," $30 per, everything's O.K. I only He sits in a tent There must be some insignia spend $34 a month, which ain't so And our hero's plate is bare. At the end of the street He grabs it up, runs to the door, For everyone but me. bad. Four bucks a month in debt And clutters the desk only adds up to $12 for a quarter. Breaks through the chow line With his oversized feet. there. I'm not marked out in any way But with $50, I'll be going in debt Another gobble of his grub. I do not like the Sergeant's nose; And that's why I don't see about $6 a month. That's $18 a Another chow line run. It would look better broken. How all those gol-durned chiggers, quarter, a criminality. By the time Our boy is soon at work on "thirds," I do not like his tone of voice Can head right straight for me. the war's over I am going to be ow Before most "firsts" are done. When drill commands are spoken. Camp Wolters Longhorn ing a lot of fish." Figure it out for yourselves, chums. ^gjse. roys.^- A Caribbean Base HE Gestapo would have us be DEAR YANK: T lieve that they got the assassins Never mind how a sailor got a copy of Heydrich just as their ultimatum of your first issue, which I didn't like expired—said ultimatum being that much, except for the cartoon on page if the assassins were not turned up 15. \Vhat I want to know is: I read the at a certain time, all Czechoslo m Cgil editorial and one sentence in it got vakia would suffer. The Gestapo me. The man who wrote it says "When was very fortunate, we think, in Drop us a line. We'll print your letter and illustrate it if we can. Just there is poetry it will reflect our getting the culprits, who happened address Mail Call, YANK, 205 East 42nd Street, New York City, N. Y. poetry." Now what the hell does that mean? I'm not dumb, just cagey. to be the first two people seen at Right, ifs a good idea and we'" do it, and SIGNALMAN T. S. ENDICOTT the expiration of the ultimatum. many thanks to screen actress Dunn. Pvt. Poets are queer guys. You have to appeal We have a feeling, though, that all Rossen gets the subscription. to them in language only they can under Czechoslovakia will go on suffer ing, just the same, and that Heyd Ireland stand. Our editorial write' is a poet, so he tcnows the tinao. rich is much hotter where he is DEAR YANK: • A Reception Center now than he would have been dur . . . You guys going to carry any ing the Prague summer. crime news? Any juicy murders? Dear Yank: WISTFUL Do you fellows know whether it's Hawaii Sorry, but no one interesting is being done okay to paste your girl's picture in DEAR YANK: in these days. We only have so much space, side your foot locker cover, or can you Our outfit got a big disappointment and what crime news we report will usually get gigged for it? in Hawaii. We haven't been able to be tied up with the Axis in one way or an Pvt. John Fannoli find any grass skirts. The natives claim other. Can't you get any nice, gory detective Depends on what she looks like . . . and that they went out of style in the 19th story tnagazines where you are? the officer who's inspecting. Century—which is a lucky break for them, I suppose. Somewhere in the Caribbean Aruba We have been working quite hard DEAR YANK: Deal* Yank: lately; no Sundays off, and 10 hours a Down here where we are we've Why don't they let the men at West day at work. There are plenty of blist heard from several sources about your Point grow mustaches? ers on my hands, and I don't mean paper. We're on an island. What we YANK Pvt. Dutch Guinan Managing Editor, T/Sgt. Bill Richardson, Sig.; girls. They only let us remove our want to know is, will we be able to get Vou hnow what Hitler looks like. Asst. M.E. Corp. Harry Brown, Engr.; News, S/Sgt. shirts for 15 minutes at a time, be YANK? Robt. Moora, Inf.; Feotures, S/Sgt. Douglas Borg- cause of the heat of the sun. CPL. MILTON SCHWARTZ Somewhere in the Pacific stedt, SU; Photos, Sgt. Ralph Stein, Med.; Makeup, S/Sgt. Arthur Weithos, DEML; Sports. Corp. Joe I am located on top of a rugged cliff. Vou wiH. Island bases or wherever; makes DEAR YANK: McCarthy. F.A. Washington: S/Sgt, D. A. McGwire. We long for incoming ships and the no difference, Is the rumor true that Hirohito F.A. Stotf: T/Sgt. B. H. Scott, Inf.; S/Sgl. G. A. Clipper, and are always hoping that wants to buy our glass-bottom boats Aarons, Sig.; Plat. Sgt. Riley Aikman, U.S.M.C; there will be msril for us. What do vye Newfoundland at Catalina, so that he can review his S/Sgt. David Breger SS; S/Sgt. W, M. Capp, Air have to do to assure the presence of DEAR YANK: fleet? Force; Sgt. E. J. Cunningham, Inf.; Sgt. R. A. YANK among that mail? Ghio, FA; Sgt. T. C. long, MP; Sgt. M. M. Morriss, Those pictures of the four British PvT. EMORY EDWARDS Inf.; Sgt. F. M. Brandt, Med.; Sgt. i. A. Bushemi, PVT. JOHN ROSSON heroes in the first issue were beauts, Yes, it's true what they say about Fish-eyes. FA; Sgt. I. Shearer, SS; Corp. G. T. Frye, Engr.; and you've got a damned good photog Corp. M. L. Hargrove, Jr., FA; Corp. P. M. Paris, That lost question is easy, old boy. Jusf V^ ,:,'^w« e<*B«R. Aa tMnnan Engr.; Corp. F. Rosen, SU; Corp. D. E. Cooke, FA; read the next letter. rapher. I'm' an amateur photographer Corp. G. S. McBride, Inf.; Corp. W. T. Potter, SU; myself, working under certain diffi Corp. P. B. Woolley, SU; Pfc. J. Hay, Inf.; Pvt. Hollywood culties here. Would you tell me what A. B. Hine, Jr., Engr.; Pvt. T. Cronin, 2nd, Inf.; kind of camera was used on these Pvt. B. W. Frazier, CA; Pvt. H. N. Olipjiont. Engr.; DEAR YANK: Pvt. J. G. Wright DEMI; Pvt. C. Brond, Air Force; I read about YANK in the Christian shots Pvt. W. t. Froier, Sig. Science Monitor, and I want to do my S/SGT. TOM WLLIAMSON Officer in Charge, Lt. Col. Egbert White; bit to help out. I am enclosing a dollar, The camera was a Speed Graphic, and our Business Manager, Major Franklin S. Forsberg; and I wish you would use it towards a photographer's name is Sgl. John A. Bvshemi. Executive Editor, Copt. Hartzell Spence. subscription for some soldier. He's glad you liked his work. You'll be seeing EDITORIAL OFFICE: LAURA EVANS DUNN more of it. 205 EAST 42ND ST., NEW YORK CITY, U.S.A.

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The Bigger Battle This has been called the War of Liberation. It is no baloney to say that our kind of democracy is today the hope and guide of a world that wants liberty and peace. Look at the list of White House visitors: Soviet Commissar Molotov, British Prime Minister Churchill, Greek King George, Netherlands Queen Wilhehnina. They did not come on social calls. They came because our kind of democracy is the world's cham pion refuge against oppression, with all the sock and kayo punch that go with the champ: fighting spirit, stamina, power. They look to us not just because our kind of democracy can produce materials of war better than anybody else, but because our leadership can be trusted to use our power for the good of all men. Commissar Molotov, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill did not just talk about war. They discussed PEACE. And that is perhaps the most significant fact that has yet emerged from this war. They are making sure, this time, that what we are all fight ing for is worth the fight, and that the victory of the peace table will be lasting and humanitarian. will be in there swinging before he gets set to hurt anybody. That gives us something to fight for, all right. It proves that this Now it's up to us to win the war. time America has courage to be a world leader for a lasting peace, But that's not enough; After the war we've got to back up the be as well as for military victory. It insures that what we are fighting ginning Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Molotov and Mr. Churchill have made, for on many fronts will be won at the council table, too, and that after and see to it that nobody throws a wrench into the peace table ma this war, if any twerp arises politically to threaten our peace, we chine. We've got to remember to keep in. that fight, too.

A Day In The Field With The Axis PRO Boys Model Nazi Odessa or the Balkan coast—were wop opera to us. If we remember expressed annoyance that the recently sighted by two Russian right, it was Mussolini, entering this speech had been picked up in "He was one of the best Nazis," rpwboats. One of the cutters was war, who was looking for some America. Hitler said. reported damaged and towed away. thing for nothing.—Ed.) "The speech was destined for the "His was a character of rare The submarine was said to have French Nation and not for foreign purity," Himmler said, "with an in crash-dived in the face of machine- consumption," the Nazi said. telligence of penetrating greatness More Static and clarity. He was filled with gun fire. an incorruptible sense of justice. German shortwave radio, broad Wisecrack Truthful and decent people could casting from France, says Ameri Nazi agents send home American always rely on his chivalrous senti Static can reception of war heroes is, an slang slightly mangled. Berlin ment and humane understanding. Just in case you want to know, insult to British dignity and pride. shortwave tells England, "There's During months as a deputy Reich here are some prize comments Nazis object strenuously to our an American wisecrack applicable Protector, he displayed his gener made by Axis radio stations lately showing the boys a good time. Be to U.S.A. today—'You're not really ous qualities extensively." and picked up by YANK for your cause they met President Roosevelt tough. You only just smell strong.' " entertainment. They must think and were entertained in principal You're not really clever. Dr. The "character of rare purity" American cities, the whole tour belonged to Reinhard Heydrich, as our intellectual level is pretty low Goebbels. You just can't forget if we would believe such stuff as: was called Hollywood sensational German syntax. sassinated No. 2 Gestapo chief, ism, put on at a time when the war called "The Hangman." Already German Radio: Gen. MacArthur was being lost by Britain and 700 Czechs have been murdered in was chosen chief of staff of the "her somewhat disreputable al "Bars" of Freedom revenge for his death. United Nations in the Southwest lies." Even the Nazi radio didn't German broadcasts to England Rowboat Warfare ern Pacific because he is hand deny that the British and U.S. "dis ajiention American convicts who some, and the Americans know that reputables" were heroes. want to fight against Hitler. Nazis The Russians still control the most of the women will like him. say convicts are "the only people Black Sea, according to latest re But, says CJerman radio, "ask him in the U.S. who have a real reason ports from Sevastopol, even against for some bread and he'll shoot you." to fight for freedom." This sounds terrific odds. (Some German asked the General Pierre Sounds Off like an admission that America is a Two swift German torpedo cut for bread, likely.—Ed.) "I hope for German victory." free country. Germans didn't men ters and a German submarine— Tokyo Radio: Prime Minister The speaker was Pierre Laval, tion that even a convict in U.S. feels coming either from Nazi-occupied Churchill came to the U. S. because Vichy Chief of Government, the superior to Nazis. he and Mr. Roosevelt were so lone man who now sits in the saddle some in their respective capitals and lashes France with a whip. CAN YO/ DRAW, PAINT, that they had to console each other The occasion was a radio speech ARE You A rPOSTGATCD oe MAKE" CARTOONS ? with a reunion. (It will console directed at French workers. Tokyo also to see the results of that Laval asked French workers to POCT? meeting.—^Ed.) leave their families and volunteer German Radio: American offi en masse to help German factories cers are expert at stealing but know produce. nothing about military strategy. "Workers of France," he said, (Sure. They can steal the shirt off a "it is for the liberation of our pris German sentry's back.—Ed.) oners that you are going to work German Radio: The Pacific Ocean in Germany. It is for our country belongs to the Japs. (That's funny. that you will go there in great We thought the Germans had heard numbers. It is to permit France to about the Battle of the Coral Sea, find her place in the new Europe and Midway.—Ed.) that you are going to answer my Rome Radio: American minis appeal." YANK wants your poetry, even if your YANK wants artist contributors! If you ters have practically requested best pal won't read it. Long or short, can draw cartoons or moke action from the altar that Irish girls sub funny or serious, mail it to us from sketches of what goes on where you ject themselves to the pleasures of ... and Gets Patted by Adolf wherever you ore and we'll print all are, send It to us at YANK, 205 East American soldiers in Ireland with we con. Just address YANK, 205 East 42nd St., New York City. Berlin had high praise for the out hope of becoming married or speech in which Pierre Laval said 42nd St., New York City. even acquiring American citizen he hoped Germany would win, ship. (Sounds like the plot of a though a Wilhelmstrasse official

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YANK HAS THE: ^ROBtwmrz Here are a few questions that may O. How long will the water in the cooling addition to these, self-propelled as come up from day to day. Questions of tank of a .30 caliber machine gun lasf? sault, antitank, and antiaircraft ar routine, administration, the war in A. There are too many factors in tillery, and armored personnel car general. They may settle arguments, volved in this for a direct answer. The riers have some of the characteristics bets. climate, rate of flre, all play an im of armored vehicles. portant part in the speed of evapora ... to your problems. We'll settle oil Training School Salute on Guard tion. An afternoon of short bursts, not arguments on militory etiquette, love too closely spaced, shouldn't dry the Q. Does the Army -Aave a school to train affairs, the National League ond how Q. When I'm walking guard and an of cooler. But half that time of more ac men in mililary government and liaison? to cook beans. We'll sound off on ficer approtKhes, do I give him the Rifle tive fire may leave you with a redhot A. A new school is being set up to who's right and who's wrong, ond Sofufe? train officers in the tricks of military A. Nb. To be G. I. come to Present barrel. you can beat us up after the war's government and liaison. This will be over. Write to YANK! Arms. If he stops to talk, shift to Port Q. Is the khaki or O.O. visor cap aufhor- the objective of the School of Military Arms. Return to Present when he ~ized for off-garrison wear? A. Not officially for enlisted men, Government at the University of Vir leaves. Some units give the Rifle ginia. , Salute, but it's not G. I. since it's no longer an article of gen eral issue. Most skippers don't frown Q. What is fhe estimated number of den the face flushed; the pulse is rapid on it for off-duty dress-up. tists now looking into the teeth of Army men? and full; the temperature is high, often Engineer Insignia A. Approximately 3,550 dentists, ranging between 107 and 110 degrees. Q. T/ie U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has Shelter Half Patch regular, reserve and National Guard. Q. Can enlisled men, get free legal advice? on insignia, said to be modeled after the A great deal of drilling undoubtedly A. In the U. S, there are local civi Q. A rip in a shelter half makes rainy days galea of Verdun, in the form of a caslie. Has takes place off the parade ground. lian organizations that offer free legal hell on bivouac hikes and I can't salvage the any other unit a similar insignia? Travel Pay aid. Overseas, in the absence of these, A. Not in the U. S. Army, but The wreck till new supplies arrive. What's the best your best bet is the office of the Trial Royal Suffolk Hussars, an English way lo patch it? Q. What is the rate of travel pay received Judge Advocate. A. First cut evenly around the rip to by a soldier upon being discharged? Yeomanry Regiment, has a castle in Insurance Policies signia that's almost a dead ringer for make a clean hole. Cut a canvas patch A. Upon honorable discharge from the Engineer button. slightly larger than the hole. Then call the service you will be entitled to Q. I've taiien out G. I. insurance and in in the motor pool for help; borrow travel pay at the rate of 5 cents per structed that the policy be mailed to my Q. ff I buy a bond, may I have it mailed some inner-tube patching compound mile for the distance from the place beneficiary, but she hasn't received it. What's to me oultide the U. S.? and apply your canvas with it to the you are discharged to the place you the score? A. No. Bonds will not be mailed out outside of the shelter half. Allow to were accepted for enlistment, enroll A. Policies are mailed as directed. side the continental limits of the U. S. dry. You'll sleep sound in rainy ment, or muster into the Army, not in There have been so many policies or District of Columbia, but you can weather. cluding sea travel. taken out lately, that clerks are buy them and have them held for you snowed under. Your beneficiary should at home. Q. What is the best way to sight for fir Furlough Allowance ing at airplanes? receive a certificate that the policy O. What are the "four section*" of fhe A. Don't use the peep sight in firing Q. Under what conditions may a soldier has been made out. Later she will get Generai Sfaff? not be paid furlough atlowcince? the policy itself. at airplanes. You can't use the peep A. If you are granted a furlough, A. G-1 is Administration; G-2 is In sight and see the target too, which you Heat Prostration telligence; G-3 is Operations and must do to apply the required lead. If you are entitled to an allowance for Training; G-4 is Supply. your weapon has a battle sight, use it. rations during the period of the fur 0. Is the treatment for heal prostration the With other weapons you aim by sight lough. It will not be paid if you over same as for sunstroke? Nurses stay your furlough unless you are ex A. No. Heat prostration is caused by ing over the top of the rear sight and cused by your company commander. sweating out too much salt, and can O. I* H true that an enlisted man can't dale the front sight in a manner similar to happen in any hot place, not neces an Army nurse? that used in firing a shotgun. Sunstroke sarily in the sun. The main treatment A. Technically it's true. A nurse is Q. What are some of the types of armored Q*. what are some of the reactions a soldier is salt water to build up the patient's a commissioned officer; is out of our vehicles? may have lo sunstroke? salt content again as quickly as pos league. But remember that superior A. In general, armored vehicles are A. The symptoms are headache, sible. This is all in the field manual, officers are supposed to encourage in clarified as scout cars, armored cars, dizziness, oppression, and sometimes so it's a good idea to look it over in itiative on the part of enlisted men.... and light, medium and heavy tanks. In vomiting; the skin is hot and dry, afad odd moments—if any.

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Cities Broadcast CLtP ANB SAVE TIME IN IMPORTANT AREAS To Their Troops OF THE WAR WORLD When it i> noon (Eastern War Time) - A series of shoi't-wave broad in New York City: casts, each sponsored by a news Place local STMDAgD Time paper in.a different city and intended Aleutian Islands .. 5:00 AM to interest soldiers from that city, 5:30 Alaska .... 5:00-7:00 will start this week. Titled, "Men in 5:00 Service," it will be presented each 6:00 7:00 Saturday night for a year and will 10:00 be carried by the most powerful 11:00 11:00 short-wave outlets in the West 11:00 ern Hemisphere, General Electric's 11:00 KGEI, WGEO, and WGEA. Aruba (D.W.I.) ... 11<30 Nova Scotia 12:00 Noon Under the plan, one station in an 12:00 12:00 American city will present a show Trinidad 12:00 with a local atmosphere. The pro West Indies 12:00 Dutch Guiana . .. 12:19:25 PM gram will consist of music, a chat by Newfoundland 12:29 the mayor, a word from the editor Brazil 1:00 PM of the sponsoring newspaper, and Greenland 1:00-2:00 PM Iceland ..... 3:00 personal regards from some of the West African Coast 3:00 mothers and sweethearts. England 4:00 Northern Ireland 4:00 Some of the newspapers which Egypt 6:00 will sponsor programs are the Syria . 6:0« 7:00 Bangor (Me.) News, July 4; Buf Lower Red Sea falo News, July 11; Indianapolis 7:00 India (except Star, July 18, and Rochester NEWS FROM HOME. Trocps in a Pacific outpost end a long, hard day Calcutta) 9:30 Times-Union, July 25. Calcutta, India .. 9:53:21 PM around the radio, waiting to hear short-wave news beamed out from home. 10:30 Other papers which will sponsor Philippines . .. 12:00 Midnight programs are the New York Sun, 12:00 Mid.-2:00 AM next day St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Knoxville Perth & West News - Sentinel, Albany Times - Australia 12:00 Midnight Radio Table Designed For Troops Overseas 1 ;30 AM next day Union, Minneapolis Star-Journal, 1:30 AM next day Atlanta Journal, Richmond News- On this page is a radio .schedule posite that hour. To find what pro Sydney & Leader, Kansas City Star, Memphis designed especially for the men in grams are on the air at 2 p. m. on Melbourne 2:00 AM next day Commercial-Appeal, Boston Trav foreign service. Unlike the week's any given day, merely look at 2 New Zealand . . . 3:30 AM next day eler, New Bedford Standard-Times, radio schedule in your Sunday p. m. and check in the next column Manchester Union. Jamestown newspaper at home, it does not list for that day's program. The pro Post-Journal, Hartford Times, separately each day's programs. To gram marked M is Monday's, T is Bored to Death Syracuse Post - Standard, Ehiiira do so would involve much repeti Tuesday's, W is Wednesday's, Th is Clark Gable walked out of a ball Star-Gazette, Niagara Falls Ga tion, so this arrangement was de Thursday's, etc. game recently at the Polo Grounds zette, Watertown Times. Worcester vised to permit publication of the News is heard at intervals too between the Giants and the Cardi Telegram, Waterbury Republican, largest possible number of pro frequent to list. Broadcasting news nals when the score was tied Portland Press-Herald, Battle grams. seven days a week, everv hour on 3 to '.i in the last of the ninth. He Creek Enquirer and News and The entire week's programs for the hour, are Stations WDJ. WDl. was probably disappointed because Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. each hour of the day are listed op WJQ, WDO. WCW and WLWO. there was no Mickey Mouse.

9:15 AM- 9:30 AM. -Your Grand Stand Seat- - S NBC 10:20 AM- -11:00 AM-- - Kay Kyser Th NBC 9:15 AM- 9:30 AM- -Bill Stern Su NBC 10:20 AM- 11:00 AM- - - Schoeffer Revue S NBC A. E. F. Radio Schedule 9:30 AM- 9:45 AM- - Swing Music M-F WGEA 10:45 AM--11:45 AM- -Army Hour M KGEI 930 AM- 9:45 AM- -Ben Bernie M-F CBS 11:00 AM -11:30 AM- -Command Performance - - Su KGEI Time Program Day S(o. 9:30 AM- 9:43 AM- -Your Grand Stand Seat--S WGEA 11:00 AM -11:30 AM- . -Solute to Men in Service. - S KGEI 12:00 AM-12:30 AM. . . Here s News from Home, . T-S WW 9:30 AM- 10:00 AM- -John Freedom Su KWID 11:00 AM -11:30 AM- . . Hour of Charm - . . . T KGEI 12:00 AM- 1:00 AM. -11:30 AM- - Big Town . Su KWID 9:30 AM- 10:00 AM . Band Wagon Su NBC 11:00 AM -Rudy Vallee F KGEI 12:00 AM- 1:00 AM. . -11:30 AM. .Brush Creek Follies M KWID 9:30 AM- 10:00 AM .Great Moments in Music. S 11:00 AM -Truth or Consequences- . . T 12:00 AM- 1:00 AM,. CBS -11:30 AM- NBC -Crime Doctor T KWID 9:30 AM 10:00 AM - Major Bowes Su 11:00 AM- 12:00 AM- 1:00 AM.. CBS 11:00 AM- -12:00 N .. - Fanny Brice S NBC 12:00 AM- 1:00 AM.. -Gay Nineties W KWID 930 AM 1000 AM .Here's News From Home.MS iWDO - Born Dance Su NBC .Freddy Martin Th KWIO 11:30 AM -12:00 N .. 12:00 AM- 1:00 AM.. IWCW 11:30 AM- 12:00 N -. - John Freedom Su KWIO .Andre Kostetoneti .. . . F KWID 9:30 AM -10:00 AM. Command Performance - . Su 12:00 AM- 1:00 AM.. IWDO 11:30 AM- -12:00 N - -Aldrich Family - S NBC 12:30 AM- 1:30 AM. . .Duffy's Tovern S KWID 9:45 AM-10:00 AM. .Sports Roundup M-S IWCW 12:00 N -12:30 PM -CommanMarch of dTim Performance e . - SSu CBS 12:45 AM- 1:00 AM. . -Army Hour M KGEI 10:00 AM -10:30 AM. - Fomous Jury Trials Th WGEA (WGEA -Fred Woring T F 1:15 AM- 2:00 AM.. KGEI 10:00 AM 10:30 AM. -Command Performance - . Su NBC 12:00 N -12:30 PM- - Ellery Queen S IWGEO -Baseball Recreation , Su-S 1:30 AM- 2:00 AM.. KWID 10:20 AM -11:00 AM. Information Please T NBC 12:00 N - 1:00 PM. . Bing Crosby Su NBC 1:30 AM- 2:00 AM.. -Variety Show M KGEI NBC NBC 1:30 AM- 2:00 AM.. -Cavalcade of America- - - - T KGEI 12:30 PM- 1:00 PM Here's News From Home. .MS fWRUl 1:30 AM- 2:00 AM.. -John Freedom Th KGEI ^WRUW 12:30 PM— 1:00 PM--.-Commond Performance . . Su 1:30 AM- 2:00 AM.. -Rudy Vallee F KGEI IWDO KAHIO I.Ot0 12:30 PM- 1:00 PM Solute to Men in Service. . Su 2:00 AM- 2:30 AM.. -Herbert Marshall S KGEI WDO 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM- -. -Burns and Allen S 2:00 AM- 2:45 AM.. .Overseas Jive W, Th, KWID WGEA CBS Beamed on 1:00 PM- 1:15 PM News Su-S 2:00 AM- 3:00 AM.. .Hit Parade T KWID NBC Europe and latin America 1:15 PM- 1:30 PM- - - -Your Grand Stand Seat- - . S 2:30 AM- 2:45 AM.. .Matinee at Meadowbrook - Su KWID WCBX 15,270 KC-—19-6 M NBC 1:15PM- 1:45 PM - - - - Johnny Presents Su 2:30 AM- 2.45 AM.. - Press Box Sports S KWID WCRC 11,830 KG—25-3 M Europe ond lotin America WW 1:15 PM- 1:45 PM Musical Steelmakers M 2:30 AM- 2:45 AM. . -Glen Miller W, Th, KWID WCDA 11,830 KC-^25-3 M) NBC 1:15 PM- 1:45 PM Dr- I. Q T 2:30 AM- 3:00 AM. -Henry King S KWID Europe and latin America NBC 17,830 KC-—16-8 M) 1:15 PM- 1:45 PM Treasure Chest W 2:30 AM- 3:00 AM.. - Hour of charm M KGEI NBC NBC 1:15 PM- 1:45 PM Three Ring Roundup Th 2:30 AM- 3:00 AM. -American Album of Music- T KGEI NBC 2:30 AM- 3:00 AM. . 1:15 PM- 1:45 PM-..-Inner Sanctum Mystery-- F -Aldrich Family F KGEI WRCA 15,150 KC-—19- 8 Ml NBC 2:30 AM- 3:15 AM.. -Walti Time S KGEI Europe and latin America 1:15 PM- 1:45 PM Al Pierce S 9,670 KC—31. 02Mi NBC 3:00 AM- 3:15 AM. -Hit Parade Su 1:30 PM- 2:00 PM Swing Music S 3:00 AM- 3:30 AM. . KGEI NBC - Your Grand Stand Seat - - - S KGEI WNBI 17,780 KC-—16 8 M/ 1:30 PM— 2:00 PM- - - Command Performance - - - Su 3:00 AM- 3:30 AM. Europe and Latin America 1:45 PM- 2:15 PM - - -Here's News From Home- - MS WW -Here's News From Home- - M-S KWID 11,890 KC-—25 -3 M( 3:30 AM- 4:00 AM. -Command Performance . - Su 3:30 PM- 3:00 PM- - - -Here's News From Home- - MS WGEA 3:30 AM- 4:00 AM. KWID WBOS 15,210 KC—19 -72M| North Europe 2:30 PM— 3:00 PM- . - -Command Performance - - - Su WBOS 3:30 AM- 4:00 AM. . . Hour of Charm M KGEI 11,870 KC-—25 .26Mi Latin America 3:00 PM- 3:15 PM News MS WC8 3:30 AM- 4:00 AM. . -American Album of Music. T & S KGEI . -Aldrich Family F 3:00 PM- 3:30 PM Here's News From Home- . MS WCB 4:15 AM- 4:30 AM. KGEI General Electric Co. 4:30 AM- 5:00 AM. . .Walti Time S 3:00 PM— 3:30 PM- . - -Command Performance . . . Su WGEA KGEI 3:15 PM- 3:30 PM Sports Roundup MS 4:30 AM- 5:00 AM. ..Hi Neighbor T, Th, WGEA 15,330 KC---19. 56MI WCW KGFI Europe and Latin America 5:00 PM- 5:30 PM March of Time S 4:30 AM- 5:00 AM. . - Telephone Hour T 9,550 KC--31. 41Mi WCW KGEI 5:15 PM- 5:45 PM Here's News From Home- - MS 4:30 AM- 5:00 AM. . .Burns and Allen W WGEA KGEI WGEO 9,530 KC--31 .48M Latin America 5:15 PM— 5:45 PM----Commond Performance . . Su 4:30 AM- 5:00 AM. . .American Melody Hour- - . Th fWGEA 4:30 AM- 5:00 AM. KGEI KGEI 7,250 KC--—41 .38MI 5:30 PM- 5:45 PM Variety T - - Fanny Brice F Far East and Latin America 1WGEO 5:30 AM- 6:00 AM. KGEI 15,330 KC---19 .56Mi 5:30 PM- 5:45 PM Weekly Sports Review Th WLWO 5:30 AM- 6:00 AM. . - Salute to Men in Service - - S KGEI --Command Performance . . Su 6:30 PM— 7:00 PM. - . -Command Performance - . . Su WLWO 5:30 AM- 6:00 AM. KGEI World Wide 6:30 PM— 7:00 PM- - . -Commond Performance . Su . .Variety Show M WW 5:30 AM- 6:00 AM. KGEI . .Cavalcade of America. - - T WRUL 11,790 KC—25. Ml WW 5:30 AM- 6:00 AM. KGEI Europe and Latin America 6:30 PM- 7:00 PM- -Salute to Men in Service- . S 6:30 AM- 7:00 AM. . -John Freedom Th 11,730 KC—25 WW KGEI M( 6:30 AM- 7:00 AM. -Rudy Vallee :f 6:30 PM- 7:00 PM- -Hour of Charm- M (WGEA KGEI WRUW 9,700 KC-—30. Ml 6:45 AM- 7:00 AM. . -Herbert Morsholl S Europe and Lotin America 7:00 PM- 7:15 PM- - News Su-S 1WGEO 6:45 AM- 7:15 AM. . -Here's News From Home- - M-S KGEI 17,750 KC —16- M( 7:15 PM- 7:45 PM. -Command Performance - . . Su (WGEA 6:45 AM- 7:30 AM. . .Commond Performance - - Su WJQ WRUS 6,040 KC-—49 M Europe and Latin America 7:30 PM-- 7:45 PM- -Wendy Davis. Sports M-S 1WG'=0 7:00 AM- 7:30 AM. WJQ - 8:00 PM- - Your Grand Stand Seat. . . Su . . Your Grand Stand Seat. . . S WLWO 11,710 KC—25. Ml 7:i-5 PM- WGEO 7:00 AM- 7:55 AM. . We, the People at War. . T CBS Europe and latin America 7:50 PM- 8:00 PM. - Jim Britt. Sports M-F WBOS - 7:00 AM- 8:00 AM. 15,250 KC.19 . . 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Amateur and Pro Tennis Groups May Make Up Soon Movies for All, nn There may be an open tennis tournament, with pros playing Ci against amateurs for the first time Red War Policy in American court history, before (All pictures reviewed in this boys are on the desert this tinie. the summer is over. The Russians are seeing a lot of column are scheduled for distribu They meet up with Dorothy La- With Don Budge, Frank Kovacs movies these days. tion to overseas forces by the Spe mour who is the sheba of a sheik and Bobby Riggs now in the money Soldiers along the 1,500-mile cial Services. This is designed as but that don't last. Funny as a making class, there isn't a single front, workers in the factories and a brief preview of what's in the sergeant's face. Crosby ends up by big name left in U. S. amateur ten farmers in the fields are enjoying works.) ' joining the Marines, a fact that may nis, except that of Frank Parker. more feature pictures and defense well change the whole course of the And so the professionals are at last shorts than they ever saw before True fo fhe Army (Paramounf) war. Their next will be "The Road in a position to tell the amateurs off the war started. They even show To Tokyo." about the management of big tour Typical Army - camp musical. naments. movies to the women and children You'd think we never did anything Hollywood is making at least one in the Moscow and Leningrad sub but soft shoe dances. Perha{)s a 13 movie as kissless as weekend K.P. "We are well organized and the ways during German air raids. It's a Navy story and there isn't a amateurs need us," says Charles weeks basic training course for The Soviets consider moving pic movie executives might change woman in the cast, but even with Wood, president of the professional out dames it's run into censorship. group. "In England a number of tures a necessary part of the war some of the odd ideas they have program. Film studios in Russia are about Army life. Anyway, this The studio wanted to call the opus matches have been held between "Come Hell Or High Water," but amateurs and pros for war relief. operating 24 hours a day, turning could be a worse picture. It has Ann out full-length features with war Miller, who dances on a very pretty censors disapprove of "hell" in a There is no reason why it can't hap movie title. pen here." time themes and technical shorts on pair of pins. It also has Jerry Co- such subjects as "Camouflage," lonna, concealed behind a mus "Organization in Air Raid" and tache of epic proportions, who "How to Tell Enemy Planes from spends most of his time cross Our Own." breeding parrots with carrier pig eons to produce a bird that can car The Russians also go big for fic ry verbal messages. It also has tionalized newsreels, with a famous Judy Canova, who reminds us of screen star acting as master of cere an aunt of ours. monies. One of these, called "The Firm Handshake," dramatizes the The Gay Sisters (Warner Brothers) alliance with Great Britain. As if you'd never seen anything Another series along that line, like it before, the movie covers a showing old Revolutionary heroes span of years from the Lusitania returning to the present day scene, sinking to right now. Barbara Stan has been a big hit. These pictures wyck strides around a great deal would be like American movies and tells oflf everyone in the cast, showing George Washington re which includes good old George turning to the Armored Force at Brent, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Don Fort Knox or Admiral Dewey giv ald Crisp, someone named Gig ing the Japs hell at Midway. Young, and Nancy Coleman. Un- suited for sergeants. The Russians feel that movies have the same effect on people in Jvke Girl (Warner Brothers) wartime as a good Knute Rockne Warner's took up the option on fight talk used to have on the Notre "King's Row" as soon as it left the Dame football team between the two-a-day and slapped a couple of halves of the Southern California its stars into another picture. The game. stars are Ronald Reagan and Ann And judging from the way they Sheridan, and the picture is about are dishing it out to the Nazis, itinerant fruit and vegetable pick maybe they're right. ers in Florida. They're tough peo ple. If we could only get them all NEAT DISH. It's Carol Bruce, sensational hit on Broadway in "Louisiana in the Army we'd win the war in a Purchase," now signed for pictures. First movie job was "This Woman is walk. The supporting cast includes Mine." You'll see her soon in "Keep 'em Flying." She is 5 feet 5 inches, Richard Whorf, George Tobias, weighs 112 pounds, has black hair and dark brown eyes (m-m-m-m-m-m). Gene Lockart and Alan Hale. Troops will Get Holiday Inn (Paramount) released disc of St. James Infirmary RECORDS is out of the top drawer. An O.K. job. Irving Berlin music, Solid strings predominate, weav Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, and a ing into the background a socko More Jive on Air new slant on the back-stage story pattern through which he and, lat makes this a definite must. It's a er. Hot Lips Page thread inspired Pvt. F. E. Miller of Scotch Plains, bonanza. N. J., now somewhere in Australia, zest and drive. If this masterpiece wants to hear more solid jive on Eagle Squadron (Universal) is eventually hung in swingland's the shortwave radio. If you can forget the plot, you'll gallery of fame, don't be surprised. see some good shots of air attacks It's that good. Pvt. Miller's request was in and manoeuvers. Of course, if Ooch Ooch A Goon Attach . . spired by the arrival of nine hot you're in a spot where you can look Woody Herman .. Decca phonograph records, a gift from up every day and see the real -ffiZj This screw-ball conception, Miss Laura Childs, his girl in the (When your platters from Rec U. S. He played them in an Aus thing, there's no sense in seeing the ords for Our Fighting Men, Inc., which undertakes to describe in picture. The cast is good, with the double-talk what happens when a tralian music store and the crowd start rolling into your bivouac^— went wild. possible exception of Diana Barry- as they will, soon—keep an ear out song is done in reverse (spell the more, who has a name and not for these headliners.) title backwards), should hand you Miller and other members of the much else. a laugh or two. Moreover, under Australian task force, voiced their By Pvt. H. N. Oliphant the zany lyrics by Woody et al., opinions to an American news Friendly Enemies (United Artists) St. James Infirmary Blues . . there's a load of jump rhythm that paper correspondent. "Why don't Right out of the corn bin, and a Artie Shaw . . Victor rides well. All told, a clever, amus the broadcasts from home have flag-waver to boot. Charles Winn- On June 19th Artie Shaw loos ing job. more hot jazz in them?" they inger and Charlie Ruggles play ened his mouthpiece, unhooked his Come And Get It. . Harry James .. asked. The correspondent wire what they like to believe are comic agony-pipe, took off his low-down' Elite Label lessed the story back to the U. S. roles. They ain't, Mac, they ain't. blues, and changed to navy blue, and directors of the C.W.I, radio becoming in the process a Seaman Here is a blues-plate special of The Road to Morocco (Paramount) sizzling jive that will delight the show, "News From Home" took 1st class for Uncle Sam. But he's the hint. Another Hope-Crosby opus. The still making records. This recently rhythmic palates of everyone from a hep general down to a pill-roller. Henceforth, its programs will be Even New Jersey corporals will spiced with an extra helping of 4" Movie Star-Without a Movie like it. music. There will be more record Jane Russell, as if you didn't know. Technically a movie queen, Jane's James served this platter back in ings of both hot and sweet num one and only picture, "The Outlaw," never was released. Miss R., never the days when as a bandleader he bers. All records reviewed in theless, rode high on a smart publicity job. She's now one of the most was damp behind the ears, but YANK will be shortwaved over don't let that discourage you, be seas by C.W.I. If you, like Pvt. photographed starlets in America. She probably has graced the underside cause the solid drive on this re Miller, have any favorites, write of more foot locker tops than any other gal. So just in case any of you pressing job is still piping hot in them in to us and we'll try to get guys lost her on the way across the wax. them aired.

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PRODUCED 2004 BY UNZ.ORG ELECTRONIC REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED YANK The Army Newspaper • JULY 1 EXTRA! YANKS LOSE 5 GAMES «»««"»»=««, ^atKcmmu fhi-40m SPORTS Hedy Lamarr didn't bleach her hair blonde and Hitler didn't bite Goering in the leg but something just as sensational happened in the American League. The Yankees lost five straight games, including ,^^5* a couple of shut-outs. Two of these defeats occurred in Detroit and the third, under lights in Cleveland, was marked by a particularly disgraceful episode. v,2B^ ' A vZ-J 21 5 «9,i Joe DiMaggio struck out in three successive trips to the plate, a per formance unequalled in the seven

Wk' years of his major league career. "^^Tl^.r 8* Only One Hit Then next day, came the pay-off. DiM&ggio got a hit but was the only *"• **t., Yankee on the premises who did. The rest of the world champions ^8 couldn't even connect with a decent foul tip. Who was the Cleveland pitcher causing the Bronx Bombers so much embarrassment? A 34- year-old left hander who was ^!«k^^^:«:5f* dropped out of the National League three years..ago—Al Smith. Beating Yankee ace Ernie Bon- r/ifs fine old-fashioned Flatbush tree-tor-all took place at Ebbetts Field during the opening game of the recent ham for the second time in recent crucial Dodgers-Cardinals series. Joe Medwick slid into second base with his spikes high and one word led to weeks, Smith let only two New another, with both teams rushing on the field for a 10-minute Donnybrook Fair battle. Questioned afterwards Yorkers get on base. First, DiMag about casualties in the fight, Manager Leo Durocher of Dodgers innocently raised his eyebrows and said, gio with the only hit of the game "What fight?" and,later Buddy Hassett on an error. Then with Hassett waiting on hit them and outwitted them. The second, the old Giant cast-off only bet now is that New York will struck out DiMaggio and Joe Gor Can't Somebody have another nickel World Series." Waner Reaches don to retire the side. Bronx Is Worried Cards Look Silly Beat Dem Bums? 3000 Hit Mark Things like that happen every There is something in what Mr. day to other ball clubs but when By CPL. JOE MCCARTHY Doyle says. The Cardinals blew in BOSTON — Big Poison Paul they happen to the Yankees, every Yank Sports Editor to Brooklyn—fresh from a pro Waner, the former Pirates star now body in the Bronx, even the mon keys in the zoo, lie awake nights Nothing, except maybe an epi longed winning streak, only four playing his 17th season of National League baseball in the Braves out worrying about it. Joe McCarthy's demic of the measles, will stop and a half games behind the Brook- men still hold an adequate lead them Bums from winning the Na lyns and ready to take over first field, has collected his 3,000th base hit. over the second place Boston Red tional League pennant again this place. But the Dodgers changed Sox but the team is in a slump. summer. Only six other players in major their attitude. league history have reached that DiMaggio isn't himself and Char That is the cold and unprejudiced Leo Durocher and his boys did mark — Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, ley Keller was benched during the opinion of Mr. Jack Doyle, the emi middle of June. The veteran Lefty nent Broadway betting commis everything but pick the Cardinals' Honus Wagner, Eddie Collins, Na pockets. In the first game of the poleon Lajoie and Cap Anson. Gomez has been beaten in his last sioner who makes his bread and Strangely enough, the 39-year- two starts. butter on such predictions. He had series, the two teams engaged in "They tell me I'm not throwing an old fashioned free-for-all Flat- old veteran was facing his old team, just finished watching the Brook the Pirates, when he cracked out the ball hard enough," Gomez says. lyn Dodgers ruin their only danger bush fight when the Cardinals were the 3,000-hit ball. Umpire Tom "They're nuts. I'm throwing it ous opposition, the St. Louis Card leading 2 to 1. After order was re Dunn haltcid the game to present twice as hard as I used to but it's inals, in the recent crooshxil series stored, the Dodgers came back to him with the ball, while his wife not travelling half as fast." at Ebbets Field. win in the eighth on a squeeze play, and 13-year-old son stood in the As a matter of fact, Mr. Doyle 5 to 2. stands and applauded with the rest is so positive about Brooklyn that The next day, Pete Reiser caused of the crowd. for the first time in 40 years he ab Waner's long-time rival, Frank LEADING BATTERS solutely refuses to give June odds much embarrassment among the (AS OF JUNE 33) St. Louis squad by stealing home Frisch, now the Pittsburgh man on the Dodger chances of reaching ager, rushed out of the dugout and the World Series. with the winning run for a 4 to 3 shook his hand. AMERICAN LEAGUE decision. That's the way it went G. A.B. R. H. PC. "I would have given you some But the sweetness and light de Gordon , N. Y .69 221 30 81 .367 thing a few weeks ago," he says every day. You can't blame Mr. parted soon afterward as the close Doerr, Boston .... .63 211 26 74 .351 Doyle for not risking his dough on Spence Wash. . . . .62 262 8« 86 .328 calmly. "But after what the Brooks game developed into an 11 inning .65 238 36 78 .328 have done to the Cards, naming a a team like the Dodgers. thriller. Dickey N. Y .39 132 12 43 .326 price against them would be utter folly." NATIONAL LEAGUE G. A.B. B. H. PC. Predicts Subwtiy Series Reiser, Brooklyn . .51 202 42 72 .356 LEAGUE STANDINGS Medwick, Brooklyn ,.56 203 25 71 .360 This is high tribute to the Larry (AS OF JUNE 23) Lombardi, Boston . .48 185 43 .319 MacPhail Marching and Chowder Owen, Brooklyn . . .44 129 2n1 41 .818 Academy. Usually Mr. Doyle will AMERICAN LEAGUE NATIONAL LEAGUE LaManno, Cincin.. .44 143 19 46 .315 bet on anything. He has even been U) n n B •B a » »> S! 3 n A known to offer 5 to 2 that hot and o ST (ft sr 0 a; o « p*- » f* a ft" 1 < 3 1 n » o ST a E cold running water is just a pass e o o ft m r s> » HOME RUNS S 5" 9 sr n &, S. g 5" o e o a 9 (AS OF JUNE ») ing fancy and will be replaced s s* o a a. sr 9 pr •a eventually by th'e old town pump. n m n e sr AMERICAN LEAGUE But Mr. Doyle won't risk a nickel 3 i 1 i Willianris, Boston 15 against the Dodgers. He feels same Xew York — 5 6 4 9 43 19 .«94 — Brooklyn — 5 5 6 4 9 8 8 43 17.717 — York, Detroit 14 way about the Yankees in the Boston . . 3 — 4 6 4 35 25 .5*3 7 St. Louia 4— 5 9 3 5 4 5 35 24.593 7% Doerr, Boston 11 American League. The present Cleveland - 3 7 35 31) .538 9M rincin... i 6-- 2 6 3 10 6 35 2« .556 9 "4 DiMaBKio, N. Y 10 Yank slump, he declares, is merely Detroit . e 37 32 .336 9^ N'e« York 5 3 6— 4 B 4 5 33 32.508 12% St. Louis 3 3 4 31 35 .470 14 Plttsbeh 2 3 2 4—58 83032.48414 NATIONAL LEAGUE temporary. 0 3 CIlicaKO . 2 3 5 5 7—4 53135.47015 ChiraKO . 5 25 3B .41« 1714 Miie, N. Y 11 "But the Dodgers are hotter than Phlla. . . 5 28 41 .496 l»% Boston.. 0 3 15 4 5 — 10 28 40 .412 1» Camilli. Brooklyn i.. 10 the Yankees," h? declares. "They've Wash'ton 4 4 5 — 24 40 .375 20 Phlla... 2 14 14 2 4—18 45.286 26% F. McCormick. CHncinnati 9 whipped the Cards at every phase Games lost 19 25 30 32 35 36 41 to - Game.< lost 17 24 2S 32 32 35 40 45 West. Boston 9 of the game, brow-beat them, out- Ott, New York 9

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PAGE 22 PRODUCED 2004 BY UNZ.ORG ELECTRONIC REPRODUCTION PROHIBITED YANK The Army Newspaper • JULY 1 Dodds Wins A. A. U. Championship Games Aid SPORT Army Fund The closest thing to Olympic games in the world this year, the National A.A.U. track and field champion ships at Randall's Island, New York, iSHORTS were attended by only a handful Aqueduct paid of the biggest of spectators. And still it was a daily double in New York pari mu- complete sell-out, a smashing suc tuel history at its June meeting— cess both athletically and finan $1,405.40—and most of the lucky cially. ticket holders were women. One of Sounds daffy, doesn't it? them was Mrs. Jackie Westrop, Well, it happened like this. The wife of the noted jockey. She used meet was an Army Relies Fund to be Nan Grey in the movies. benefit. The program with a cover by Walt Disney made an advertis St. Mary's College in California ing profit of $65,000 and the public has hired Jimmy Phelan as football bought 20,000 tickets for service coach for the duration. An old men at a dollar apiece. The com Notre Dame quarterback, Phelan mittee sold a few thousand more formerly coached at Missouri, Pur tickets, thereby making a fine profit due and Washington. for the fund. Although the house was a sell Fred Perry has retired from pro out and the weather was fine, only fessional tennis because of a chronic half the bought-and-paid-for tick elbow injury. Vinnie Richards, the ets were used. Which was a shame old court star, is a lieutenant in the because the track meet was terrific. New York State Guard and J. Gil Misses World Record bert Hall is in the tank forces at Cornelius Warmerdam, the Babe Fort Knox. Ruth of pole vaulters, broke his A.A.U. record, clearing the bar at Clark Shaughnessy may coach 15 feet, 2Vz inches on his first try. the Western All-Army football Later he just missed breaking the team that will play the New York world record at 15 feet, 9 inches. Giants at the Polo Grounds in No Gil Dodds, the divinity student vember for the Fresh Air Fund and who wears the Boston A.A. colors, Army Relief. collected revenge for the indoor Sgt. Jim Turnesa of the famous golfing Turnesa family spent his June furlough at Ridgemoor Country Club, Chicago, competing in the Hale beatings he took over the mile route Horsemen at Suffolk Downs in from Leslie MacMitchell last win America tournament, wartime substitute fot the National Open. But Ben Boston struck because the track ter. He breezed home winner in the Hogan won it, with Jim's brother Mike and Jimmy Demaret tied for second. wouldn't raise its claiming event featured 1500 meter event, the purses from $1,000 to $1,200. After metric equivalent of the mile, 14 the State Racing Commission re yards ahead of Leroy Weed of Louis-Conn Fight Postponed as Joe viewed the case, they won the raise. Southern California, with Mac- Mitchell a badly beaten third. The The Phils have released Cy Blan- time was 3 minutes, 50.2 seconds, Goes to Cavalry at Fort Riley ton and the Cleveland Indians have about the sarne as a 4:08 mile. dropped Clint Brown. Little Gregory Rice, rejected by Cpl. Joseph Louis Barrow, tice, his first opponent will be Fred die Mills, the new English sensa the army because of a double 32193789. won't be doing much The Navy announces that its ath hernia, romped off with the 5,000 bo.xing this summer. The heavy tion who has the whole British Isles in excitement. letes will not be allowed to partici meter championship for the fifth weight champion has packed his pate in commercially sponsored straight year. barracks bags and left New York Mills has something that no Eng to join the cavalry at Fort Riley, lish heavyweight has possessed in sports events. And they may take Davis Wins Twice Kansas. many years—a punch. He knocked part in non-commercial athletics Len Harvey completely out of the only if they can return to their Harold Davis, from the lettuce The Brown Bomber's departure regular duty within 48 hours. growing section of California, won stopped all talk of a warm weather ring in his last appearance. both sprinting events, thus proving All-Army championship bout with Ben Kish, quarterback for the that salads are a source of speed— Pvt. Billy Conn. Mike Jacobs has John Borican, the great Negro mid Hein To Quit Giants Brooklyn Dodgers last fall, is back been trying to arrange a title match in the Ninth Division at Fort Bragg dle distance star, won his first so that Joe will be able to pay the Mel Hein, the outstanding center A.A.U. title, beating the National in professional football, will leave as a corporal. He was released from government that $117,000 he owes there on dependency last summer Collegiate champ. Bill Lyda, as well for 1941 income taxes. the New York Giants at the end of as Charley Beetham and Campbell their next season to coach the 1943 but joined again a few months ago Kane in the 800 meters. But a Louis-Conn fight may be Union College football team in and requested duty with his old arranged after the corporal finishes outfit. He got it. Among the other new champions his basic training at Fort Riley. Joe Schenectady, N. Y. A married man are Lt. Joe McCluskey in the 10,000 with two children, Hein is doing his was glad to go because he always bit by working in a Long Island Mort Cooper of the Cardinals, meters, Cliff Bourland of Southern wanted to get into the cavalry. California in the 400 meters, Al aircraft factory this summer. with the best major league pitching Blozis, the ex-Georgetown heavy Somebody told him, as he was record of the season, is expected to weight, in the shot put and Billy turning in his bunk to the supply give the National League an edge Brown from the Norfolk Naval sergeant at Camp Upton, that Fort The All Star battle between the over the American League in the training station in both the run Riley has the best boxing team in two major leagues, incidentally, big All-Star game at the Polo ning broad jump and the hop, skip the army. will start this year at 6:30 in the Grounds, July 6th. That means the and jump. '"Well, maybe I can make the sec evening. The gate receipts will go Nationals will probably be the ond team," he grinned. into a fund to buy bats, balls and winning team that will meet the And, oh yes, the New York A.C. Joe recently received a letter gloves for the soldiers, sailors, ma All-Service nine in Chicago, on the won the team championship. from a Russian heavyweight named rines and coast guards. next day, July 7. Nikolai Okorolyov. It seems that Nikolai had just returned from the How the High School Pole Vault Champ Made His P.F.C. Gas Cut Affects Football German front lines and he gave Restrictions on automobile and Louis a lot of inside dope on how to train travel because of the war may fight the Nazis with guerrilla war change the location of many a big fare. football game next fall. Dartmouth Three New York managers im and Cornell are planning to meet mediately tried to contact the Rus in the Yankee Stadium instead of sian and arrange a bout between Hanover, N. H., and Princeton is him and the champion after the war considering shifting the Penn game is over. from its Palmer Stadium to Phila But if Louis plans to meet any delphia. European heaVies after the armis

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The program with a cover by Walt Disney made an advertis St. Mary's College in California ing profit of $65,000 and the public has hired Jimmy Phelan as football bought 20,000 tickets for service coach for the duration. An old men at a dollar apiece. The com Notre Dame quarterback, Phelan mittee sold a few thousand more formerly coached at Missouri, Pur tickets, thereby making a fine profit due and Washington. for the fund. Although the house was a sell Fred Perry has retired from pro out and the weather was fine, only fessional tennis because of a chronic half the bought-and-paid-for tick elbow injury. Vinnie Richards, the ets were used. Which was a shame old court star, is a lieutenant in the because the track meet was terrific. New York State Guard and J. Gil Misses World Record bert Hall is in the tank forces at Cornelius Warmerdam, the Babe Fort Knox. Ruth of pole vaulters, broke his A.A.U. record, clearing the bar at Clark Shaughnessy may coach 15 feet, 2Vz inches on his first try. the Western All-Army football Later he just missed breaking the team that will play the New York world record at 15 feet, 9 inches. Giants at the Polo Grounds in No Gil Dodds, the divinity student vember for the Fresh Air Fund and who wears the Boston A.A. colors, Army Relief. collected revenge for the indoor Sgt. Jim Turnesa of the famous golfing Turnesa family spent his June furlough at Ridgemoor Country Club, Chicago, competing in the Hale beatings he took over the mile route Horsemen at Suffolk Downs in from Leslie MacMitchell last win America tournament, wartime substitute fot the National Open. But Ben Boston struck because the track ter. He breezed home winner in the Hogan won it, with Jim's brother Mike and Jimmy Demaret tied for second. wouldn't raise its claiming event featured 1500 meter event, the purses from $1,000 to $1,200. After metric equivalent of the mile, 14 the State Racing Commission re yards ahead of Leroy Weed of Louis-Conn Fight Postponed as Joe viewed the case, they won the raise. Southern California, with Mac- Mitchell a badly beaten third. The The Phils have released Cy Blan- time was 3 minutes, 50.2 seconds, Goes to Cavalry at Fort Riley ton and the Cleveland Indians have about the sarne as a 4:08 mile. dropped Clint Brown. Little Gregory Rice, rejected by Cpl. Joseph Louis Barrow, tice, his first opponent will be Fred die Mills, the new English sensa the army because of a double 32193789. won't be doing much The Navy announces that its ath hernia, romped off with the 5,000 bo.xing this summer. The heavy tion who has the whole British Isles in excitement. letes will not be allowed to partici meter championship for the fifth weight champion has packed his pate in commercially sponsored straight year. barracks bags and left New York Mills has something that no Eng to join the cavalry at Fort Riley, lish heavyweight has possessed in sports events. And they may take Davis Wins Twice Kansas. many years—a punch. He knocked part in non-commercial athletics Len Harvey completely out of the only if they can return to their Harold Davis, from the lettuce The Brown Bomber's departure regular duty within 48 hours. growing section of California, won stopped all talk of a warm weather ring in his last appearance. both sprinting events, thus proving All-Army championship bout with Ben Kish, quarterback for the that salads are a source of speed— Pvt. Billy Conn. Mike Jacobs has John Borican, the great Negro mid Hein To Quit Giants Brooklyn Dodgers last fall, is back been trying to arrange a title match in the Ninth Division at Fort Bragg dle distance star, won his first so that Joe will be able to pay the Mel Hein, the outstanding center A.A.U. title, beating the National in professional football, will leave as a corporal. He was released from government that $117,000 he owes there on dependency last summer Collegiate champ. Bill Lyda, as well for 1941 income taxes. the New York Giants at the end of as Charley Beetham and Campbell their next season to coach the 1943 but joined again a few months ago Kane in the 800 meters. But a Louis-Conn fight may be Union College football team in and requested duty with his old arranged after the corporal finishes outfit. He got it. Among the other new champions his basic training at Fort Riley. Joe Schenectady, N. Y. A married man are Lt. Joe McCluskey in the 10,000 with two children, Hein is doing his was glad to go because he always bit by working in a Long Island Mort Cooper of the Cardinals, meters, Cliff Bourland of Southern wanted to get into the cavalry. California in the 400 meters, Al aircraft factory this summer. with the best major league pitching Blozis, the ex-Georgetown heavy Somebody told him, as he was record of the season, is expected to weight, in the shot put and Billy turning in his bunk to the supply give the National League an edge Brown from the Norfolk Naval sergeant at Camp Upton, that Fort The All Star battle between the over the American League in the training station in both the run Riley has the best boxing team in two major leagues, incidentally, big All-Star game at the Polo ning broad jump and the hop, skip the army. will start this year at 6:30 in the Grounds, July 6th. That means the and jump. '"Well, maybe I can make the sec evening. The gate receipts will go Nationals will probably be the ond team," he grinned. into a fund to buy bats, balls and winning team that will meet the And, oh yes, the New York A.C. Joe recently received a letter gloves for the soldiers, sailors, ma All-Service nine in Chicago, on the won the team championship. from a Russian heavyweight named rines and coast guards. next day, July 7. Nikolai Okorolyov. It seems that Nikolai had just returned from the How the High School Pole Vault Champ Made His P.F.C. Gas Cut Affects Football German front lines and he gave Restrictions on automobile and Louis a lot of inside dope on how to train travel because of the war may fight the Nazis with guerrilla war change the location of many a big fare. football game next fall. Dartmouth Three New York managers im and Cornell are planning to meet mediately tried to contact the Rus in the Yankee Stadium instead of sian and arrange a bout between Hanover, N. H., and Princeton is him and the champion after the war considering shifting the Penn game is over. from its Palmer Stadium to Phila But if Louis plans to meet any delphia. European heaVies after the armis

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