New York—London Ici On Parle Frangais —Rennes Vous allez beancoup me mauquer Friday, Sept. 23, 1944 THE ST; Voo zalay boKOO muh monKAY Vol. 1. No. 69 I am going to miss you very much Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forcesj^gj*^, the European Theater of Operations Allied Tanks Over

First Photos of Yanks in Holland and Germany Key Bridge In Holland IsCaptured

British tanks last night were across the Rhine in Hol- land and on the road to Arn- hem to the north following the capture of the vital bridge across the river at Nijmegen following a bitter battle. Seizure of the great bridge there gave the Allies a golden opportunity to outflank the Siegfried Line defenses in the north and pour straight through into the Ruhr, and its significance was evi- denced in the fanatical battle waged by the Nazis at Nijmegen. The span was taken in a combin- ed frontal attack by British armor at one end and paratroops of the First Allied Airborne Army on the U.S. Army Signal Corps Photos. rolls into the outskirts of Boctgen, Germany, where the only sign other. Tanks were crossing the American troops are fighting in four countries of western Europe— of life is a white flag hanging from a second-story window. (At bridge last night and moving on France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. In the first pictures right) a U.S. infantry platoon follows a column of tanks toward Arnhem where, although reports received on the U.S. entries.into Germany and Holland, a jeep (left) Dalhem, in the Netherlands. were meager, it was evident a big German attempt to smash other airborne troops' positions had Nazis Report Stream of Allied Convoys Reich Already failed. May Trap Big Force Crossing of the Rhine—the Dutch 'Chutist Attack GettingFood to HungryParis Seen Planning call it the Waal in that sector—also developed the possibility of a trap The U.S. and Britain are furnishing 500 tons of food World War III for a large force of Germans be- On Warsaw tween that area and the coast, a daily to feed Paris, and in addition, thousands of tons of The German high command is force estimated to be as high as German News Agency reported locally-produced food for the city's millions of people are urging German generals to save 100,000 men. yesterday that Polish paratroops brought in on French trucks using U.S. Army gasoline and themselves and their officers down Enemy resistance gained fana- had been dropped on Warsaw by "a to the rank of company commander tical proportions along the entire oil, it was disclosed yesterday at Communications Zone Allied front in the north. Troops large formation of Anglo-American headquarters. as a nucleus for an army to launch a third world war, Joseph Driscoll of the Third U.S. Army knocked bombers" in daylight and had been To feed the capital, officers said, said yesterday in a copyrighted out' 105 tanks in a swirling three- shot up while floating to earth. the U.S. and British Armies have day battle in the valley, Officer 'Pros' stored in Prance 26,000,000 pounds front-line dispatch to the New York Herald Tribune. possibly breaking the back of the There was no confirmation of the of food. panzer force hurled desperately report from Allied sources. Bringing food into Paris from Driscoll said proof was found in against this single one of the Allied Meanwhile, Russian armor and To Go Abroad the stores is a convoy of 1,600 a secret document, bearing the masses threatening the Reich. shock troops strove to cut German trucks, provided by the U.S. and high command seal, which said:— WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (AP).— As Lt. Gen. George S. Patton"s communications between Estonia British Armies and driven by "The present turn of the war A new Army directive requiring a men hurled back counter-attacks and Latvia. Soviet divisions were volunteer French soldiers who wear forces us to be extremely conserva- and made some gains, troops of the said to be eight miles from Riga, tour of field or overseas duty for British uniforms and carry Amer- tive with expending our officer First U.S. Army destroyed at least all physically qualified regular Ar- capital of Latvia, following reports ican equipment. From four to five material. Our final complete victory 28 tanks in their sector. that Red reconnaissance units were my officers was revealed today. convoys are dispatched daily from was so certain even a short time Fifty-three of the 105 tanks bag- in the city's outskirts. Purpose of the program was said the Normandy area for Paris. ago that we can prepare ourselves ged by Patton's men were knocked In Estonia, Russian infantry was to be the building of an experienced Hitched to the trucks are Amer- wtih fresh courage for a new, later out in the last 24 hours. The Ger- officers' corps in case of future storming over marshlands to con- ican one-ton trailers. fight. mans concentrated their tank as- verge on Tapa, 45 miles east of wars. The convoy staff, composed jf 17 "In order to prepare for this un- saults in the Dieuze area east of Tallinn, the capital. The directive affects regular of- Civil Affairs officers and 50 French avoidable third contest for leader- Nancy, where Third Army troops Two Red Army groups were push- ficers of "troop age" who have not officers, is commanded by a U.S. ship of the world expertly, we need ing toward Tallinn. The first, been in an active overseas theater were forced to withdraw slightly, quartermaster officer. our officers. At all times, we have sweeping over the Baltic highway since the start of the war and who but another heavy enemy assault ir; The tonnage of food shipped to found troops in great quantities. from Narva, was within 65 miles of have completed two years of staff the Luneville area failed to brea! Paris is expected to climb sharply Meanwhile, German Forces Ra- U.S. positions. the city, while the other, slightly assignments in America. "Troop dio broadcast a statement from a age" was defined as 42 or under when a few key transportation farther away, was striking north- problems are solved. The French, Wehrmacht spokesman saying:— Six Miles from Metz west above Tartu. for majors, 45 or under for lieute- according to a quartermaster of- "The word 'capitulation' must not Other units of Patton's army nant colonels, and 48 or under for exist in our vocabulary in this pre- colonels. ficer, will be handling the entire pushed within six miles of Metz, CHURCHILL TO MOSCOW? food and fuel problem "in no time sent phase of the war. We are now where forts were attacked by planes LONDON, Sept. 21 (AP).—Prime Lt. Gen. Ben Lear, chief of the fighting to defend our wives and Army Ground Forces, was reported at all" as soon as tires and gasoline using rockets and bombs. Minister Churchill has left Quebec are provided for thousands of idle children, our homes and soil. First Army troops were fighting for Moscow after concluding his to have been a leading advocate of Further retreat is impossible. the program. French trucks. fiercely in the Hurtgen forest talks with President Roosevelt, Ger- against bitter German resistance, man radjfl said today. with the enemy using reserves on Rail Yards in Germany this front. House-to-house battling Combat Flier Goes Through raged in Stolberg, east of Aachen, Are Bombed by Heavies while in Aachen itself loud explo- Name Attorney sions were heard amid reports the Portresses and Liberators bombed Siegfried Line With Troops Gestapo was forcing residents to Head of Legion rail yards at Mainz and Coblenz evacuate the battered city. yesterday, as well as a synthetic oil A Thunderbolt pilot who went mal quality, in western Germany, Front-line dispatches from Lt. Gen. Courtney Hodges' Army said CHICAGO, Sept. 21.—The Amer- plant at Ludwigshafen and other through the Siegfried Line with at least. targets in western Germany. Thun- an armored infantry division of the The unit which Stucky accom- (Continued on Page 4) ican Legion wound up its 26th an- panied went from Luxemburg to nual convention today by electing derbolts and Lightnings escorted First Army was back at Lis base the heavies and supported Allied today, convinced that the Germans Echternach, on the German border, Edward N. Scheiberling, of Albany, in two days, and entered the Sieg- Big Flying-Bomb Plant as national commander. Scheiber- aircraft continuing airborne opera- "just haven't got it." tions in Holland. 2/Lt. George W. Stucky, 23, of fried Line at the border. He ac- ling, an attorney, was a World War companied the troops beyond Wal- Uncovered by 3rd Army I infantry captain who had been Trier rail yards, tightly packed Dover, Ohio, a member of the P47 group commanded by Col. William lendorf and saw 15 or 20 miles of serving as vice-chairman of the with troops and supplies waiting 1 WITH THE THIRD U.S. ARMY, shipment to the front, were hit D. Greenfield, of Dayton, Ohio, the Siegfried terrain before he re- Legion's national legislative com- 1 turned to his group. Sept. 21.—The largest flying-bomb mittee. Wednesday by Marauders. has these impressions after 17 days assembly plant yet found has been as air-support control officer be- I For many miles around Wallen- In a broadcast, the new com- dorf, Stucky reported, the Sieg- overrun by American troops near MAY RAISE 'TOMMY'S* PAY tween the division and fighter mander said that universal military ' fried Line consisted of a myriad of the Luxemburg border according to training would be the Legion's ma- LONDON, Sept. 21 (AP).—British bombers of the Ninth Air Force:— Eric Darnton, Reuter correspondent. The Germans have not had ' pillboxes containing no heavy guns jor objective in the coming year. servicemen who remain in the | but capable of accommodating 100 The underground factory, located He pledged the organization to a forces for the war against Japan enough time to man and equip the in a French iron mine, was to pro- Siegfried Line; German civilian ! infantrymen. The concrete struc- program which would protect rights will get a pay increase, the Cabinet 1 tures were six to seven feet thick, he duce 700 bombs daily, workers said, is understood to have decided. The snipers are killing American sol- of World War II veterans, work for ' said, "but they cracked under but the U.S. Army's rapid advance speedy administration of the GI average British private now receives diers; the German soldier is afraid prevented the beginning of produc- of the American fighting man; I several shells and the Krauts came Bill of Rights, and demanded about one dollar a day, excluding tion. peace "with teeth in it." family allowances. food in Germany is of a sub-nor- I out." Page 2 THE STARS AND STRIPES Friday, Sept. 22, 1944

An Editorial THt< BAG Will We Gum Up the Victory? BLOW IT Pardon us for mentioning it, but oor H£RE now that they are cleaning out the A CCORDING to our fav- So what happens when we buzz-bomb area and have reached roll into the Fatherland and Brussels, couldn't they clean out ■f*- orite newspaper, the the sprouts, too? ' i "any gum chum" racket has start passing out the gum? D-Day Papa • • • To Germans it's more proof I found upon reading the Sept. 6 Signs of the Times. A fish- • now been exported to Ger- B Bag that a Capt. Biglow claimed monger posted these words on his ! many. Which poses a neat of how rich the Americans to be the first one in the ETO to window : "Today's Fishy News. ' are—and how dumb. Why become the father of a child on Hitler ' will sink—he has lost his problem. D-Day, and also that the wife of a Finns." Jumb? Because only dumb, • • . j * Lt. Wolfe gave birth to a child on decadent people would cross D-Day at 0150. I am interested in Sgt. Henry Malone tells us that the article because I am forwarding GIs in Paris who know how to ! Your old man and mine the Atlantic Ocean, fight the information that on D-Day at speak "high school" French meet fed gum to the German kids across half of Europe, leave 0025 I became the proud papa of a baby boy, James Ttwmas Rust. in 1919. We're back fighting several tens of thousands of .So with this bit of information I these kids today. One of their best manhood in ceme- iay claim to being the first D-Day daddy in the ETO until someone the reasons is that Germans teries—only to turn into else proves he has the honor.— are convinced that we have gum-dispensing machines Cpl. Thomas P. Rust. gum and they haven't. * *' #, . the minute they hit their New Papa We're a "have" nation— target. Please tell Pvt. Luther James they're a "have-not" nation. Williams, of St. Louis, Mo., that we We own lots of gum trees * * * are the parents of a baby daughter born Aug. 24. Her name is Alice or whatever it is gum grows Ike Eisenhower laid down Yvonne. We are both doing well.— on—while Germans are the line on the gum-chum His wife, Dolores Williams. (To all expectant papas: If you once a week and test their grasp of squeezed into a small, gum- business. In his proclama- the language—and nobody i.an un- will arrange to have word sent to derstand them. less area without enough tion to the Germans, now The Stars and Stripes, Paris, or * • • spearmint, peppermint or being posted in German our New York office—The Stars Chalked on the supply room door and Stripes, Paris edition, c/o Army of the Mustang Squadron com- tutti-frutti to make life towns, he says: "We come News Service, 205 East 42nd St., manded by Lt. Col. W. O. Jackson as conquerors." Not as pals. New York 17, N.Y.—we will an- are these words: "Abandon all hope, bearable. nounce the blessed event in The ye who enter here." Not as liberators. Not as Stars and Stripes. Get them to * * • ^ ^ tell us the date, weight, sex and Fun of the Home Front. A dis- suckers. But as conquerors. name of the new arrival.—Ed.) couraged travelling salesman wired The Germans' hankering it * * * -:t * his home office: "If Hitler wants for gum—or land to grow more territory, he can have mine!" We Gotta Win First * * * gum and other stuff on— Far be it from us to yank Signs of the Times. One British the gum out of a German Whatever idiotic psychology youngster was heard to remark to has led to five wars in 75 prompted the publication of your another, "Yeah, she certainly knows kid's mouth. But we sure Sept. 20 editorial, belittling the years—all started by Ger- which side her bread is margarined very prevalent I-want-to-go-home mans. This time we're out to of the Germans once and do hate to see us gum up theme among us? It surely dis- knock the gum-hunger out for all. the victory. gusted this reader to the core. It looks like they are planning The one and only reason we fight to blow the lid back home when . is to mend the world so we can the shooting stops over here. Some begin to live our lives and work of the nation's department stores for better things from an ordinary have already sent directives to perspective. their personnel on how to behave The first necessity for building anything is a foundation and the foundation for a good world begins with conscientious, interested civi- lians working at constructive ob- jectives; not with raving praise for VT. Louis de Pasquale, a former a necker," he said, explaining that Germans, just prior to a full-fledged destructive militarism. So let's not P Broadway barber who trimmed barbers are classed either as "nec- entrance by Americans. Sizing up jriticize the boys when they look the locks of many of the leading kers" or "toppers." the situation as he steered his jeep forward to this first step toward stage and screen stars, is busy clip- Most important client now on through the crowded streets, Mc- a better world. We Wanna Go ping an average 25 GI heads a day de Pasquale's list is his command- Quade noticed one character who Home!—Pvt. Vern Simon. in France. ing general. Incidentally, the gen- stood out from all the rest. The * * * A veteran of 17 years in the eral does not tip, but the private man's clothes were ill-fitting, he tonsorial profession, de Pasquale described him as "a fine man." was obviously nervous, and he wore London Echo paused while trimming a GI to a pair of large, dark glasses. Many officers who have been on make a few observations on the * * Getting out of his jeep, McQuade ■"maneuvers" in the London area business. When an ack-ack unit brought decided to investigate the man. As for the past four months have on V-day. • Most call for closing the "Movie stars, brokers, bankers down a German plane near Ste. he approached, the stranger took much experience to gain from the store, removing merchandise from and doctors give the biggest tips," Mere VEglise it also downed the initiative and, speaking English, book in military courtesy and he said, remarking that John Bar- a seagull. Sgt. Leon Zalcberg, whispered he was a German major discipline. Every day one can see show windows, boarding up the windows. Employes of Milwaukee's rymore and John Garfield were of Brooklyn, nursed the bird and begged for safety in the Amer- all kinds of unorthodox uniforms, "dollar tippers." ican lines. pink battle blouses, pink hats and famed Boston Store got the curtest back to health, named it Sad note: "Finish waiting on your cus- He figured it took about three Sack and now can't get rid Glancing around at the hysterical pink shirts—even a sun tan hat years for a man to learn how to French, McQuade exhibited as with a winter uniform; buttons tomer; then get out and celebrate." of it. Those people back home are with give a fair haircut, and 10 to be- The gull spends most of its much warmth toward the German unbuttoned; officers walking along come an expert. Even in the field as he could muster, so as not to with hands in their pockets, hat on us all the way, aren't they? Hope time sleeping near the tents, we haven't delayed their celebra- in France, he tries to give "the de but it's pretty much of a chow arouse the suspicions of the towns- the back of their head with a Pasquale touch" to his work. "I'm people, and led his captive toward cigarette in their mouth. (EMs tion too long. hound and waddles to the line the jeep. Before he could pull away, find particular delight in saluting when it hears the mess kits the vehicle was banked with cheer- these officers.) rattle. It will eat practically And saluting—there are more The Wolf By Sansone anything. ing French, all striving to shake ideas of the correct salute than a hands with the American and his Zalcberg himself has a special "comrade." cat has lives; the "high ya, bub,"' reason to hope the Russians type, the "thumb your nose" type The German, though pretty shaky soon take Warsaw, Poland. He about the whole business, played and the "Veronica Lake cover up was born there. one eye" type, with no idea whether his role well and accepted the ^ the elbow should be in the pit of * * * French gratitude before being driven to a PW cage. the stomach or behind the back. For three years Pfc Manuel Enlisted men were subject to fine Gonzolez, now serving with the * i: * for improper dress, but how in the Eighth Infantry Division here, Gary Sheehan, Chicago Trib- world can they be expected to do corresponded with his brother une artist, returned to his old what officers can't even do? at Tampa, Fla. Suddenly the outfit the other day, but this It's about time we got on the letters from home stopped com- time it was to paint and sketch beam. We can do much better in ing. pictures. setting an example for our men, in In Battery C of the same dispelling this reputation for slopp- The other night Maron Elliot, Second Division field artillery iness and at the same time improv- former Mutual Broadcasting ing our self respect and esteem of System orchestra leader, brought battalion, Sheehan had his day others.—Frederick C. Clarke, Jr., an all-soldier orchestra to en- as a GI in , when l/Lt. Sig. C. tertain the men in Gonzolez' the outfit fought through St. outfit. There, playing the Mihiel and the Argonne. THE STARS AND STRIPES drums, was brother Larry, in * * * Printed at the New York Herald the Army with a Special Ser- /ANE of his dog tags was shot off Tribune printing establishment, 21 rue vice company. de Berri, Paris, and at L'Ouest Jour- " in an engagement, but Pvt. nal, Rennes, for the U.S armed torces * * * Paul Dumas, of Somersworth, N.H., under auspices of the Special Services believes he got the best of an ex- Division. ETODSA. Not for distribu- A German major shared the tion to civilians. change with the Germans. He came heartfelt congratulations of out of the fight with a German Contents passed by the U.S. Army French citizens of a newly-liberated and Navy censors; subscription, 260 officer's pistol. francs per year plus postage. ETO city and, with an American lieute- edition entered as second class matter Dumas, member of a field artille- nant beside him, was the worried ry unit in the Fourth Armored Mar. 15, 1943. at the post office, New recipient of all the kisses, wine and York, N.Y., under the act of Mar. 3. Division, fought with 10 Frenchmen 1878. All material appearing in this handshakes which accompany a publication has been written and liberation celebration. who had 30 Germans on the run. edited by members of the Army and *Oh... I'm terribly sorry! You put the acsent on the In the night-long fight Dumas lost Navy except where stated that a civi- Lt. John S. McQuade, of River a dog tag and got a bullet crease in lian or other outside source is b#ng wrong syllable!" side Drive, N.Y., a CIC man in the his helmet, but he's mighty proud quoted. Vol. 1, No. «» Eighth Infantry Division, entered of that pistol, which he got after,% the town on the heels of the fleeing killing a German officer. Friday, Sept. 22, 1944 THE STARS AND STRIPES SPORTS Page 3 Nazi Defeat in '44 Felt Sure, But U.S. Tempers Optimism Tigers Defeat Yanks Again

By the Associated Press. The temper of the U.S. as its armies edged into Germany Gal Netter Trout Hurls this week was cautious optimism. A nation-wide survey found few who would venture to Seven-Hitter name a date for the war's end either in Europe or the Pacific, but nowhere was there a popular belief that Germany would ; : 1 fight into next year. Opinion For 25th Win ranged from an expectation on the DETROIT ,Sept. 21. — Dizzy Complete Plan Pacific Coast of a momentary col- Trout, Steve O'Neill's No. 2 meal- lapse to the South's guess of Jan. 1. ticket at Detroit, duplicated Hal As to Japan, there are many who Newhouser's performance when he For Return to would not be surprised if the con- handcuffed the downtrodden Yan- flict endured well into 1946, but kees with seven hits yesterday to the general expectation was peace give the Tigers an 8-2 romp over Peace in U.S. within a year after the Nazis the champions. The setback, their give up. fifth in a row, shunted the Bombers WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Con- The survey uncovered no general four games off the pace. gress claimed a victory today in its inclination to shrug off the war as Although the Bengals advanced race against time to prepare the already won. Only in scattered a full game away from the New U.S. economy after the collapse of spots was there fear of a letdown Yorkers, they failed to increase Germany, polishing off the last of after V-Day in Europe. But under- their American League margin as four pieces of legislation marking neath this surface "stay-on-the-job" the Browns defeated the Senators, out the road to peace. The law- atmosphere there were bubbles of 5-2, last night. makers probably will recess late preparation for peace. Wakefield Starts Rally this week and return home until Here, section by section, is a sum- Dick Wakefield, Detroit's $52,000 after the November elctions. mary of the present U.S. attitude chattel, shoved his club ahead with Walter P. George (D., Ga.), chair- on the war and the prospects of a 415-foot inside-the-park homer in man of the Senate Post-War Com- German defeat: the first and Trout had little trou- mittee, said that "we have drawn East ble cementing his 25th triumph. a general program for the release swatted a four- of war-time economic controls and Boston merchants were mapping bagger for the Yanks, but the blow a return to our free-enterprise sys- advertising and sales campaigns on was hardly enough for Mel Queen. tem and American way of life." the premise that the European war Wakefield also ignited the big The four-point post-war !egisla- would end by Oct. 15. six-run eighth inning, opening tive program embraces: In Pittsburgh, a steel company the frame with a single. He took 1. Creation of an Office of War president said he had noticed no third on Jim Outlay's one-bagger Mobilization and Reconversion to sign of a letdown among workers, and scampered home on Bob Swift's co-ordinate the program for shift- but a public-relations man repre- carbon copy. On the next play, ing from war to a peace-time eco- senting several manufacturers coun- Swift slid into second and spiked nomy. seled: "Wait until Germany quits, Baseball Cooks' Tour George Stirnweiss, forcing the 2. Machinery for the disposal of you know human nature." Yankee speedster to retire for the day. $100,000,000,000 of war-accumulated South government property under the Singles by Trout, Pinky Higgins supervision of a three-member War workers were showing some Major Leaguers to Barnstorm and Rudy York completed the board. letdown in Atlanta and Memphis. damage on Queen and Floyd 3. A system of terminating war Shipyards at Jacksonville and New Bevens, who arrived after Higgins' contracts involving millions of dol- Orleans, pointing for continued In War Theaters Next Month hit. lars which is intended to facilitate Japanese fighting, didn't relax a The Browns remained a game Industry's shift from war to peace- whit. There was a pronounced sen- NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—GIs on the fighting fronts will be treated and a half in arrears of the Tigers time production. timent that the Pacific war might to a look-see at major league ball players as soon as the current base- when Jack Kramer scattered eight hits while the Brownies collected 11 4. The GI Bill of Rights provid- last through 1946. ball season ends, USO-Camp Shows disclosed today. ing benefits for veterans. Rental agencies in Memphis were from Mickey Haefner and Alex refusing to renew leases and going Five troupes of major leaguers, including their own umpires and Carrasquel. The Redsox dropped a on a monthly basis in the belief a group of sports writers—not to send stories back to the home front 13-inning 11-10 slugfest to the In- Ba ttleship Nevada the fall of Germany would end but to act as entertainers and to answer questions about the diamond dians as Yank Terry bowed to Jim OPA controls. sport—have been organized for the Bagby, and the White Sox whipped Back in New York junket. the Athletics, 6-1, last night, Orval Midwest Although their itineraries are Grove beating Russ Christopher. After Hectic Tour Chicago's LaSalle St. felt the Eu- "military secrets," five war theaters Pirates Retain Chance ropean war would be over within will be visited. The ETO and South- The Pirates prolonged the Na- Stars and Stripes U.S. Bureau. two months. A Dodge plant, mak- west Pacific are believed to rank tional League pennant race by de- NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—The USB ing B29 engines, reported an in- high on the priority list, which feating Leo Durocher's hapless creasing loss of employes within means servicemen on the Continent American League Nevada, first American battleship Detroit 8, New York 2. hooligans from Brooklyn, 2-1, while to return to a home port from the last few weeks, but Douglas Air- can prepare for a session with the Cleveland 11, Boston 10 (13 innings). the Cardinals were rained out at' ETO since D-Day, is in New York craft said workers were sticking St. Louis 5, Washington 2 (night). Boston. Nick Strincevich chucked Chicago 6, Philadelphia 1 (night). harbor after five months in the to their jobs. W. L. Pet. G.B. a six-hitter to register his 14th con- Atlantic and Mediterranean, where Detroit 80 62 .563 quest of the season. Fred Wells, it participated in every major en- Southwest St. Louis 79 64 .552 l'A Dodger rookie right-hander, was New York 76 66 .535 4 gagement involving sea support. Texas was engrossed with the Boston 74 68 .521 6 the victim. Presence of the battlewagon here problem of giving jobs to its home- Cleveland 68 75 .476 12'/, After the Phillies captured the was disclosed by the Navy in a press coming fighters. The demand for Philadelphia ... 67 77 .465 14 twilight decision, 3-2, the Reds Chicago 66 77 .462 1414 interview with her skipper, Capt. peace-time goods was expected to Washington .... 61 82 .427 19'/, bounced back behind Bucky Wal- Powell M. Rhea, of Payetteville, take up much of the slack. Twenty National League ters, who chalked up his 22nd vic- Ark., and Cmdr. Howard A Yeager, Dallas firms were ready to open Philadelphia 3-4, Cincinnati 2-6 (twi tory, in the nocturnal windup, 6-4, of Salina, Kan., executive officer factories as soon as building and light-night). to shatter Philadelphia's six-game and former Annapolis football star. Pittsburgh 2, Brooklyn L winning splurge. Charlie Schanz priorities on materials were avail- Other games postponed. The Nevada came back into ser- able. A question mark was "What W. L. Pet. G.B. took the early verdict, while Ken vice after being out of action a year will the women do?" Dallas County St. Louis 96 .681 ... Raffensberger had the ill fortune at Pearl Harbor. She supported Pittsburgh 83 .589 13 had 100,000 women working. Cincinnati 80 .567 16 of opposing Walters in the night- ground forces on D-Day and also gents they used tr pay $1.10 to see. Chicago 66 .475 29 cap. at Cherbourg. Rhea revealed that Pacific Coast The tentative lineup follows:— New York 63 .450 32/, at one time the Nevada fired from Boston 58 .414 37/, The big post-war anxiety was Players.—Leo Durocher, Dodger man- Philadelphia ... 58 .414 3714 15 miles out to sea at Normandy ager; , Yankee first baseman; Smythe Turns Down shipyards and aircraft plants. Brooklyn 58 .408 38/2 targets only 500 yards ahead of Freddie Fitzsimmons, Phillies manager; Leading Hitters ground troops. Business and industry were firikof Frankie Frisch, Pirates manager; Lefty Hockey League Offer plans and looking for wide develop- Gomez, former Yankee hurler; Don Gut- American League ments out of war-time discoveries teridge, Browns second baseman; Harry G. AB. R. H. Pel. Heilmann, former Tiger outfielder and Johnson, Boston 132 479 103 157 .328 TORONTO, Sept. 21.—Maj. Con- "^Divorce Boom Seen in oils, chemicals, plastics and light American League batting champion in Doerr, Boston 125 468 93 152 .325 nie Smythe, recovering at Chorley metals. Migration of workers from 1921 - 23 - 25 - 27; , ex-Giant Fox, Boston 114 468 70 152 .325 Park Military Hospital from wounds On Return of Veterans mound ace; Billy Jurges, Giant infielder; Boudreau, Cleveland.. 138 538 89 173 .322 war-production centers has been Joe Kuhel, Senators first baseman; Dutch Stirnweiss. New York 142 592 114 187 .316 received in Normandy, said today noticeable for several months. Leonard, Senators pitcher; Johnny Lin- National League he would refuse the presidency of CLEVELAND, Sept. 21.—A pre- dell, Yankee outfielder ; Joe Medwlck, G. AB. R. H. Pet. the National Hockey League which diction that the post-war divorce VALVES, BUT SMALL TOOT Giant outfielder; Bing Miller, White Sox Walker, Brooklyn 135 490 75 175 .357 was offered him two weeks ago. coach; Steve O'Neill, Tiger manager; Mel Musial, St. Louis 135 520 104 181 .348 rate will be high because of dif- WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—"R" Ott, Giant manager; Luke Sewell, Browns Medwick, New York... 123 477 63 162 .340 Smythe, who managed the To- ficulties of servicemen in adjusting season returned and oyst for manager ; Rip Sewell, Pirates pitcher ; Hopp, St. Louis 128 487 104 162 .333 ronto Maple Leafs and was general themselves to marital life was civilians are here again, but Secre- Tuck Stainback. Yankee outfielder; Dixie W. Cooper, St. Louis 102 359 51 115 .320 manager of the Maple Leafs Gar- Walker, Dodger outfielder, and Bucky Weintraub, New York 100 341 53 109 .320 made today by Dr. Carl R. Rogers, tary of the Interior Harold L. Walters, Reds pitcher. Hitters dens before he entered the service, American. — Etten, New York, 20 ; Ohio State University psychologist. Ickes warned they would be smaller Umpires.—John "Beans" Reardon, Na- explained, "I have my business to and fewer. He said the marketable Stephens, St. Louis, 19; Johnson, Boston, think about and I have my job at Many returning veterans, he tional League, and Bill Summers, Amer- and Lindell, New York, 17. declared, "will find it difficult to supply in New York and New Eng- ican League. National.—Nicholson, Chicago, 32; Ott, the Gardens, or at least I nope I give affection after being in a land waters was less than ucual, Baseball writers.—John Carmlchael, Chi- New York, 26; Northey, Philadelphia, 19. have." situation so long where such feel- although 2,000,000 bushels were cago; Tom Meany and Arthur Patterson, Runs Batted In again expected from Maryland. New York; Jack Malaney, Boston, and J. American. — Stephens, St. Louis, 101; ings were unnatural." Roy Stockton, St. Louis. Johnson, Boston. 96; Lindell, New York, 92. Minor League

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By Russell F. Jones Draft Men Say Stars and Stripes Staff Writer. What do the French think of the American soldiers? WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (UP).— More than one-third of all Amer- If you're the average Joe, you're stuck there. French ican men 18-38 are not physically sounds like so much oral shorthand, and you can't tell qualified for the armed forces, Se- whether the people are laughing with you or at you. One lective Service officials told a Senate sub-committee on war-time guy treats you like a long-lost brother and the next one health and education today. cells you calvados as rare old brandy Col. Leonard G. Rowntree, chief and charges you twice the price. of the Selective Service medical If you could read the French division, and Col. Francis Keeshng newspapers you'd be surprised to Yanks Across Jr., liaison and legislative officer, realize what a guy you really are. said that in addition to 4,217,000 Since Paris was liberated, the news- TheApemiines, already classified as 4F, 4,000,000 papers have devoted eolumns to the more o. the 32,000,000 draft regis- Yanks, their weapons, their food, trants would be so classed in phy- their COs, their equipment—almost Heading for Po sical examinations. everything about them. Pictures of Other me leal authorities warned the American flag and American American Fifth Army troops in the sub-committee that medical tanks have been given a bigger play care for returning veterans should than even Gen. de Gaulle. Without Italy, extending a six-mile break in not become a "dole."' any exceptions, the stories and pic- the Gothic Line, yesterday surged Dr. John Radford Boling, presi- tures have built up the U.S. dough- over the crest of the central Apen- dent of the Florida Medical Asso- boy. The people seem to like the nines and battled their way down- ciation, advocated limited medical Yanks. hill into the Po River Valley. care for veterans "except in cases of A Study of Press Views On the eastern coast of Italy, injury and disease actually sus- But, being the average Joe, you Greek troops of the Eighth Army tained during active duty." He can't read the papers. So here's continued to fight off German recommended issuing each dis- some stufl from a report that some counter-attacks against Rimini air- charged serviceman a paid-up hos- not-average Joes in the Psycholo- field. The Germans were reported pitalization and medical-care con- gical Warfare Section of supreme to have thrown nine divisions into tract to cover a period of not more Allied headquarters made on the a last-ditch stand to hold Rimini than 10 or 15 years. Paris press' views on the U.S. Army. itself. ROSS BACKS FDR Jacques Debu-Bridal, writing in NEW YORK, Sept. 21—Barney the Front National, says that the San Marino Joins Allies Armed with American carbines, two members of the Belgian under- Ross, Guadalcanal Marine hero Americans have conquered Paris WITH EIGHTH ARMY IN SAN ground show a Yank the route taken by the Germans on their and former welterweight boxing v.ith their good-natured manner. MARINO, Sept. 21 (AP).—Sharp- retreat to the Reich. champ, announced today the for- In common with other writers, he shooting mountaineers of this tiny, mation of Young Americans for notices that the Americans aren't rocky republic have abandoned Roosevelt, which he described as a doing much saluting and that few their neutrality to aid British troops Carrier Planes British Tanks nationwide, non-partisan organiz- of them bother to walk in step. clearing crags and steep pastures ation to enlist 100,000 young peo- However, he writes that off with of Germans. ! the observation that you whipped The republic's toy army, consist- Bomb Sumatra A.cross !R.hine the President. the Jerries and their robot-like pre- ing of several hundred men, moved cision. To him, this easy-going dis- THE PAY SCALES OF JUSTICE up passes and steep slopes carrying Allied carrier planes in a surprise (Continued from Page 1) cipline is a sign of democracy. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. — The antiquated weapons. They were sweep smashed at railway repair there appeared to be more co-or- L'Aube, another Paris daily, is acting as snipers and artillery capital's slow-moving mass sedition a little puzzled that the Americans, depots at Sigli, in the northwest dination in the German attacks trial would cost taxpayers $65,000 observers. than at any time since the Nor- who sprang from such a diversity It has been impossible to contact tip of Sumatra, a southeast Asia if it ended by Christmas, Arthur R. of races, should all be broad-shoul- mandy campaign. At one point, 28 San Marino government officials to communique said yesterday. Pilkerton, District of Columbia dered, tanned, have an open-air of 41 German tanks, thrown against auditor, estimated today. The trial, learn if any diplomatic maneuvers Meanwhile, the heaviest yet at- American spearheads sitting solidly appearance—and a "gum-chewing preceded their cessation of neutra- which began Apr. 17, may end in smile." tack by land-based planes against throughout the Siegfried Line de- December, Pilkerton said. lity, for German machine-gunners fenses, were knocked out. Claude Blanchard, writing in the are still resisting in the town. the Philippines was reported in Defense de la France, and Paul Gen. MacArthur's communique. Da- Meanwhile, Canadian forces were APPROVE SEAMEN'S BENEFITS Lebar, of the Franc-Tireur, have vao Island was the target. mopping up isolated German posi- WASHINGTON, Sept. 21— Legis- written articles describing the Se- WAR CN ITALY'S MOSQUITOES Allied troops continued to make tions north and south of Boulogne lation to authorize payment of life- lective Service Act and how the WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. — Crop progress against bitter resistance in after clearing the Channel port time benefits to merchant seamen Army grew from 250,000 to millions. dusting methods employed in the the Peleliu group of islands, where itself of enemy resistance. Six permanently disabled through cau- They were particularly impressed U.S. against the boll weevil and 7,045 Japs have been killed. thousand prisoners were taken at ses related to the war effort were by the fact that your next-door other insects are being used in the Warhawks of Gen. Stilweil's com- Boulogne, an inspection of which approved by the Senate Commerce neighbor sat in on the draft board Mediterranean theater to combat mand attacked Jap installations after the Canadian entry revealed Committee today. that gave you the nod. the mosquito menace. In marsh- and gun-posts in support of Chinese that the German garrison had been They liked the idea of the Amer- lands and flooded areas of Italy, troops in Kwangsi. The Chinese well stocked and could have conti- ASK AIRLINE PERMIT ican OCS setup and praised the Sardinia and Corsica — prolific have stopped the enemy advance nued to hold out. RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 21. — system under which a mechanic breeding grounds for malaria-car- along the main highway to Kweilin, Other Canadian units have skirt- Piedmont Aviation, Inc., of Wins- may become a competent officer in rying mosquitoes—low-flying A20s the capital. Targets in French ed the eastern end of the Leopold ton-Salem, N.C., applied today to a short time. K-rations were de- strew the dust. Indo-China and south Hankow pro- canal and crossed into Holland, the Civil Aeronautics Board for scribed in detail and the order vince, and coastal shipping, were while Polish elements of the First a license to operate nine local and which forbids Americans from de- also attacked. Canadian Army crossed the Hulst feeder airline routes in this area. priving the French of their food by Greetings Fourteenth Air Force bombers canal into The Netherlands, reach- eating in restaurants was men- sank 14,200 tons of Jap shipping in ing Terneuaen, on the banks of the UH—CHANNELS, YOU KNOW tioned. an attack on a convoy in the For- Scheldt estuary. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. — The mosa strait. The Canadians, operating to the Army likes War Mobilizer James F. Opposes Price Jacking' west of the Poles, passed through Byrnes' "V-Day" expression to de- If you're still sore about the guy the town of Philippine and were scribe the time when hostilities end who stuck you with that calvados, about two miles from the estuary. in Europe, but it is continuing to you should read Le Figaro. A Nazis Jail 1,700 In the most southerly of the use its own "X-Day" term in all of- story points out that a good many sectors in which Allied forces were ficial communications. Americans went home in 1918 bitch- smashing either toward or into Ger- ing about the way the French Danish Police many, supreme Allied headquarters New U.S. Armored Car jacked up prices. This paper prints reported last night that the Seventh the pay scale—the old $30 basic one STOCKHOLM, Sept. 21.— More U.S. Army was making slow pro- Taken Off Secret List —and says that it doesn't want to than 1,700 Danish policemen from gress toward the gap and hear the same story after this war. Copenhagen were shoved aboard a Belfort itself, near the Swiss fron- DETROIT, Sept. 21.—Production But if the people are impressed steamer by Germans today and de- tier. Liberation of five small towns of a new secret weapon, a high- by you, Joe, they are even more ported to Nazi concentration camps was announced. The Seventh was speed armored car called the "stag- impressed by the stuff that you are following a nation-wide police strike, reported to be less than 12 miles hound," was disclosed today by bringing along with you. They are the German-controlled Danish ra- from the gap. General Motors. Because of it^K amazed by the quantity and quality dio announced. speed and fire power, the vehicle of American equipment and declare After dissolving the force, Ger- combines features of a tank and a that it beats the German machine mans rushed Gestapo agents, SS Caffery May Be Named reconnaissance car. ■ age a thousandfold. troops and Schalberg (Danish The car weighs 14 tons, is about Nazis) into stations throughout the U.S. Envoy to France 17 feet long and carries a crew of Tommy Dorsey, Wife country except at Aalborg Aarhus, five. It is armored on all four sides in Jutland, and Odense, on the Fyn WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Jeffer- and mounts cannon and machine- Are Indicted in Brawl Island. son Caffery, American ambassador guns. Meanwhile, unconfirmed reports to Brazil, is believed to be President HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 21—Indict- disclosed King Christian considered Roosevelt's choice as first U.S. am- ments naming band-leader Tommy abdicating today in favor of Crown bassador to liberated France, ac- Nazis Offer a Truce, Dorsey, his shapely starlet wife, Prince Frederik, mainly because of cording to reports from Rio de Ja- 3rd CollectsWounded Pat Dane, and sportsman Allan failing health. neiro. Smiley have been returned by a Caffery, returned from his post, currently is consulting with State WITH THIRD U.S. ARMY, grand jury here in the latest after- NEAR METZ, Sept. 21 (Reuter). math of the now-famous brawl on Jap - Americans Starting Department officials. The first step toward his new job is expected to —The battle in the woods had Dorsey's balcony. The indictments A Return to West Coast been in progress for three days charge all with assault with intent be his appointment to replace Wil- liam Phillips as political advisor to and nights. to do great bodily harm. A U.S. infantry lieutenant and Testimony filed with the county SEATTLE, Sept. 21 (AP).—Jap- Gen. Eisenhower on French affairs. anese-Americans, banned from the his men were up against crack clerk here revealed that actor Jon German troops on the Moselle's Hall, while in a fog as to what Pacific coast defense area since 1942, have started to return under Ex-Rome Police Chief west bank. Some of the Amer- started the battle royal, was quite icans had been killed, others sure it was Dorsey's wife who lop- an Army-approved program for screened individuals, the Rev. U. G. Sentenced to Death wounded. ped off the end of his nose with Suddenly, the German ma- a knife. Murphy, chairman of the Evacuees Service Council, disclosed. ROME, Sept. 21.—Pietro Caruso, chine-gun fire ceased and a voice Fascist police chief in Rome dur- called out, in perfect English, BRAZIL TO MAINTAIN POLICY International. He described the plan, also being worked out in Portland, San Fran - ing the German occupation, was "Get your wounded out and RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 21.— Cesar Romero, boatswain's mate we'll carry on with the fighting." cisco and Los Angeles, as an infil- sentenced to death by an Italian Brazil will continue her policy of second class, is greeted by court today. He was convicted of The wounded were removed solidarity with the United States Betty Grable upon his return tration program to "ease Japanese- Americans back to test community torturing political prisoners and The battle went on. 3 after the war. President Getulio to Hollywood on leave after eight handing them over to the Germans. Vargas said in a speech here. months in the Pacific. sentiment."