Milford chronicle., 1942-02-06
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OBy ROBT. H. YERKES ~

n OBy ROBT. H. YERKES I'm
Hab you ebber tried to compose
column with a cold in your head.
1t is almost as bad as trying to
talk. The old noodle just seems to
be top-heayy and thoughts refuse
to gather.
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1t is almost impossible to get an
accurate picture of the war from
current dispatches. One thing, how
ever, stands out, the British policy
Of too little, too late, has resulted
in a most critical situation at Sing
apore, with that great Far Eastern
naval base being blasted day and
night by the Nipponese invader
The British, however, have their
tails" up and we predict that
Pownall will defend this port, the
maintenance of which is so vital to
the Allied cause, to the last man.
Elsewhere in the Pacific theater of
war the Filthy Japs" are having a
hard time of ii. The American
fleet rejuvinated since the Pearl
Harbor debacle, is prowling the far
reaches of the Pacific, carrying the
war to the very gates of Japan.
The doughty Dutch, who foresaw
long ago the aims of the Japanese
war lords and took all possible
precautions to defend their rich
island empire, are smashing hard
at the invaders and exacting a ter
rible toll for every gain. Out of
the smoke and stencil that arises
from the battlefield on which the
brave defenders of Batan, outnum-
bered 20 to 1, are making such a
gallant stand, is coming hope that
Macarthur, the greatest living Cen
eral today, is not only going to win
his fight on Batan, but, in the not
too far distant future, he is going to
lead the offensive that will smash
the "Japs" for all time. Macarthur
has everything successful leader
should have-courage, skill and the
loyalty of his subordinates. Watch
Macarthur.
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In libya the forces of Field Mar
shal Erwin Rommell are again on
the offensive, driving back the I'm
perials at some points nearly two
hundred miles. However, this may
be stragetic removal on the part
of the British, an attempt to again
draw out the German lines of COM
munication and cause them to ex-
pend more of that precious fuel,
that cannot be replaced.
/s/S/
In Russia, the Germans seem to
be preparing to make a stand. Cor
respondents in the know, say that
they are withdrawing troops to re-
inforce their Russian line from
France. Let that be as it may. af-
ter seeing a recent news reel of a
German column, which was over
whelmed by General Winter, aided
by a crack Siberian Ski Patrol, l
am convinced that could the Ger
man common Volk, but see how
their youth has been and is being
ravaged by the terrible Russian
winter, through the medium of
films, am sure that the war would
end much sooner, with Hitler get
ting his richly deserved hanging at
the hands Of his own. people. thus
saving the Allies the trouble and
expense.
/s/s/
Returning to the home front
Next Thursday evening the city
will experience its first semi-black-
out, with only residences and
stores being affected. One extreme
ly interesting feature of this hall
and half affair, will be the demon
stration of how to handle incen-
diary bombs, with the actual thing
available for demonstration pur-
poses. Also along the home front,
water front and all points East
West, North and South, the cam
paign to secure old metal, tin cans,
ETC., is tagging. Remember the
bombs used at Pearl Harbor were
made out of scrap, our industry is
just as capable as the "Japs" and
we can make just as good bombs
out of stove lids, fruit jar tops, and
tin cans to drop on Toxic, Osaka
etc, as they did to use on us. The
only difference we will let them
know we are coming, and smash
their efforts to stop us.