The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-16

twenty NAIL DOIuDeTS.
American air attaches in Lon
don have sent back glowing re-
ports of British success, telling how
sometimes even one British pur-
suit plane would put to flight an
entire Nazi squadron. Nazi planes
about-faced and fled so easily
that it was suspected they had
standing orders from Berlin not to
engage in battle.
Now the mystery of these Ger
man tactics has been solved.
Enough German planes have now
been shot down in raids over
England to establish the fact
that most of them are not
equipped with regular navigation
instruments. Apparently, only the
leader in every German squadron
carries navigation apparatus, and
the other planes follow him.
Therefore, should the leader be
shot down, the other planes are
under orders to head for home,
flying blind. Also whatever the
leader does, the other pilots must
do. ..,,..,
On the other hand, every Bri-
fish plane is a complete unit in it.
self, fully equipped, and can act
independently of any squadron.
Reason for the failure to equip
Nazi planes presumably was
Hitler'S haste to build them, and
also the desire to cut down the
expense.
NOTE =. It was a character
istic of German soldiers during
the World War that they liked
to fight elbow to elbow. American
doughboys found that when they
got separated from their COM
pany, even in fairly large groups,
they were much easier to cap
ture.
STRAIGHT SUMNER WELLES
One lady who really worked at
Pan Americanism during the re-
cent Havana Conference was Mrs.
Adobe Berle, wife of the Roosevelt
Brain Truster who is now assist
ant secretary of state.
Mrs. Berle took tea with this
delegation, lunched with the next
and organized swimming parties
with the third. She was real
Good Neighbor.
Lunching with some Of the Ar
gentines one day, the discussion
turned to MI. Berle's colleague and
superior, Sumner Welles, Under
Secretary of State. Remarked
Sonora zuberbuhler:
ooh, I can't get over his fig
ure. He is so tall, SO erect, SO
straight"
"Yes," replied Mrs. Berle, "he's
too straight for me-"
CONGRESS POKER
Favorite relaxation after hard
day in Congress is a snappy game
Of stud poker.
The Capitol Hill poker frater-
nifty, of which Vice President Jack
Garner is the dean, includes all
shades of political affiliations. Re-
publicans, Progressives, Democrats,
anti-New Deal Democrats, isola-
lationists, national defense advo-
Gates, all play around the same
table. .~
One reason for this is a strict
rule that controversial issues are
never discussed. This wise ukase,
however, was temporarily violated
the other night when some of the
boys got together.
Players Included Senator Burt
Wheeler Of Mont, isolationist
leader, who sat next to Senator
Ed Burke, co-author of the con-
scription bill and Willkie- Demo-
crat. Near them were House
Democratic Whip Pat Boiand of
PENN. and handsome Senator
Scott Lucas of Illinois, champion
Of Roosevelt's foreign and defense
policies.
During the course Of the even-
ing Wheeler and Burke found
themselves frequently ain the
middle; that is. stuck with los
ing hands between raises and re-
raises by Lucas and Boland.. For
them the evening was expensive.
After contributing literally for Q
long time, Wheeler finally COM
mented TO Senator Lucas:
s'say, this Il getting UNI
eanny. Burke and ! seem 10 be
getting nowhere. We contribute
70 every pot, but either you or
Pat always hold the winning
hand. You boys aren't using
signals On us, are youf'