The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-28

However, here is an illustration of how scantlly the Navy hitherto has kept the Army informed about its important losses.
 Shortly before the Navy an- nounced that 1t had lost three heavy cruisers and one Australian cruiser on the second day of battle in the Solomon Islands Hanson Baldwin, crack naval correspon- dent of the New York Times, re- turned from the Solomons and was asked by joint strategy board of the Army and Navy to give a newspaperman's observations on the Solomons.
 Near the start of his re- marks, Baldwin stated that of course everyone knew the Navy had lost three big cruisers on the second day of battle.
 Whereupon one of the naval officers present hastily interrupted to say that he was the only one there supposed to know that. The Army officers present knew noth- Ing aDOuC Ckle lOSS.
 MRS. ROOSEVELT AND
 QUEEN ELIZABETH
 Now that Mrs. Roosevelt is in England being entertained by Queen Elizabeth, one story of how the Queen was entertained in the White House can be told. Mrs. Roosevelt herself relates the story.
 She says that ordinarily she doesn't pay much attention to White House rooms, since the very efficient White House staff keeps them spick-and-span. However, before the arrival of the King and Queen, she thought it would be a good idea to inspect their suite.
 She found everything perfect except for the book case. 1t was filled with books pertaining to the American Revolution.
 Hastily the Revolutionary War books were replaced.
 U. s. AMBASSADOR IN CHINA
 The State Department isn't ad- mitting it, but one factor which seriously hampers U. s. relations with China is our American am- bassador, hard-working. unimagin- ative Clarence E. Gauss.
 Unacceptable fact is that Gen eralissimO Chiang Kai-shek just doesn't like him. Ambassador Gauss grates on his nerves. And since Chiang- Kai-shek is the Chinese government, this is a handicap.
 Also, Gauss has not been too diplomatic among the Chinese. He has served in China more than a quarter of a century. However, he virtually makes it a boast that in that time he has not learned to read, speak or write Chinese.
 During one Chungking recep- tiOn recently, he remarked to some Americans - and Chinese could not help 0verhearing- that the sooner he got out of the place the better.
 Gen. Stilwell and Gen. Chem nault, chief U. s. military defend- CTS of China, are just as unenthu- siastic as the Generalissimo about Gauss.
 NOTE. chiang- -Kai-shek would like very much to have Lauchlin Currie, White House secretary who has so consistently and effectively pleaded the cause of China, come to Chungking as Ambassador. The two men are warm personal friends. but Currle is inclined to think he can do more for China by remaining in Washington. el-A-YEAR MEN
 Here is the latest story told about si-a-YeaF men la Washing ton.
 A chicken farmer was given 6 serocious watchdog by a neigh bor. But after that, chickens were stolen every night.
 Finally the mystery was solved. The chickens were being stolen by the man who had given the dog to the chlcken-ow
 The dog, according so some Waahingtoninns, was an ullssls- pected ef-a-year servisor. COMPULSORY MAN.
 POWER CONTROL
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