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La gaceta., 1942-01-30
LOS DE GOMAS
DPERAN CON UN COMMON

La policia avisa a los duehos
De automobiles que los ladrones
de gomas, en- estos dias de que
ira, operan con la ayuda de un
cpmi&n y en- un santiamSn le
quitan los pneumaticos a un CO.
che.
Varios hombres que t~rataron
anteayer de robar los pneuma-
ticos de un coche estacionado
junto al edificio de la compa-
MIA telef6nica Peninsular, fue-
ron sorprendidos por un sere-
no y huyeron en- un canton que
que les agusrdaba. va lie ha-
bian quitsdo Ell aire a una de las
gomas, para dsr Ia impression
Do que iuteutabaa repararla.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
ACUSACIONES PRESENTA-
DAS POR Ell FISCAL

La oficina del fiscal del con
dado present6 aver las siguien
ties acusaciones: por jugar al
prohibido, contra Eugenio
Gardner, Zeb Collier, Harry
Burgess, ]. B. Daniel, Will Ma
this e |. s. Fleming. Para go
gar de libertad provisional, ca
da uno debera prestar fianza
de $1,000.
Harry X. Brown fue acusa-
do, en- otro escrito, de robar
un autom6vil propiedad de
Mary Baird Shackleford.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
CHUNGAS Y No CHUNGAS
Otro heroe.-En favor de la Cruz Roja.@China
y la Observation-Disclosures para ell
deber.-"Bouts".

La Florida va tiene otro he
roe: ell teniente Alexandra r..
Nininger, de Fort Lauderdale.
Pereci6 en- la Batalla de Ba-
tan y a su padre, kecino de
Lake Worth, sc lie entregara la
medalla del CongreSo.
OtroS muchos heroes ven
dram despues, por cuanto la jul
ventud americana, impulsada
por su devotion a la libertad y
la justicia, no lie teme a la muer
tie.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
HITLER CULPA A WILSON
Y AL ~PRESIDENTE ROO
SEVELT

Berna, SuiZa, enero 3d.
Hablando hoy en- Alemania, ell
canciller Hitler arroj6 la cul-
pa de la presente guerra So
ell difunto presidente Will
son, ell presidente Roosevelt y
otras numerosas personals.
Ell ejercito nazi, segGn ell
Fuehrer, esta siendo sometido
a la prueba de severos golpes;
pero ell destino solo premia a
los que pueden hacer frente a
la adversidad.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
UN NINO
DE Ia AMOS

Moscu, enero 30.-La Orden
de la Estrella Roja fue conce-
dida al niho Kolya Andrianov,
de Ia amos, por actos de vaien-
tia realizados bajo el fuego del
enemigo. Ell muchacho Sc pre-
sent6 entire las tropas del gene
raj Yebrenov y ayud6 al ejerci-
to roio a librarse de peligrosos
nidos de ametralladoras.
DID 81 a los artil,eros ruSos
la exacta posici6n 1e las bate.
rtaS del snemigo,
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
SUBMARINE ATACAD0
FRENTE A LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles, elero 30.-A
eorta distancia de Punta vi
cente, frente a la bahia de Los
Angeles, fue divisado aver un
Submarine enemigo, Los bu-
ques de Estados Uni1os arroja-
ron cargas de profundidad, pc
70 sin aparente resultado. Cen
tenares de personas oyeron las
explosione.
Deputies de divisado, el su-
mergible desapareci6.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
F~ELICITACION DE MAC AR
THUR PARA Ell PRESI-
DENTE

Washington, enero 30.-En
su nombre y en- ell de su ejer-
cito, ell general Macarthur,
her6ico defensor de Batan, fe
licit6 hoy al presidente Roo
sevelt, con motive del 60 cum
pleanos de este. Los hombres
que combaten a mis- 6rdenes,
dice ell despacho, al igual que
70, deseamos que Dios bendi-
ga al presidente de los Esta-
dos Unidos,
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
UNA POR
CADA TAXA DE CAFE

Miami, enero 30.-El presi-
dente de la Association de Res
taurantes de esta ciudad lie ha
pedidO a sus companerOs de
industrial retiren las azucare-
ras de las mesas y den por ca
da taxa de cafe solo una Gu
charadita de az1ear. Sugiere
tambi6n que los restaurantes
traten de usar miel en- los pas
teles Y otros postres de diario
consume.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

China no hsra "a paz por Sc
parade con les iapore as, pero
no debemos o,vijar estas pal9-
bras del Dr.. Sun Fo, p~resjdente
eel Conse.o He-ctivo ia 60
bierno de Chungking: "Apr9-
ciamos la determination del 60
bierno de los Estados Unidos
en- cuanto al prcp5sito de Sc
guir ayudanlo a China, pero
20 creo sera muy dificil man
dar la ayuda a su destino 81
Singapore cayese, exponiendo a
Birmania y presentando la po-
sjbilidad de que la carretera de
Birmania, la Inca de vida de
China, sea cortada".
"Como aliados contra un enemi
go comln nos parece razonable
v deseable que Sc de la mas com
pleta cooperation en- las opera
clones militares 10 mismo cue
en- los fines politicos''.
Lo que pide ell DR.. Sun Flo, hi
10 del glorioso Sun Vat Sen, es
muy razonable.
Brasil lie ha puesto "vitola"
al abe: Argentina, Brasil y
Chile.
Ell gobierno de Vargas cort6
anteSyer sus relaciones dbplo-
maticas con las potencias del
Bje.
Castillo, ell p~residente argen-
tino, lie ha ofrecido a los nazis
que no Sc movera de la posici6n
que ahora tiene.
Nosotros creemos que des-
pues de la derrota de Carlos
Ibahez, ell fascista, Chile Sc uni
"a a las naciones de la Ameri-
ca en- contra del Eje.
~ entonces la hermana ar
gentina, tan noble y tan gra-
ciosa, Sc Quedara "apartadi-
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

Adonsejamos nosotros a las
sociedades latinas que de todas
sus fieStas, mientras dure la
guerra, den un tanto por cientO
a Ia Cruz Roja.
Los "negocios como en- item
pos normales" no responder a
las imperiosas necesidades de
Ia patria.
La guerra requiere ell concur
so de todos Y las s~ocie1ades mu-
tualistas, tan poderosas, no de-
ben c~onformarse con la compra
de bonos.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
DERRIBADO UN AVON DE
PASAJEROS

Batavia, N. E. l., enero 30.
-Aviones japoneses derriba-
ron un aeroplano comercial
en- ell dia de hoy, matando a
los tres miembros de la tripu-
laci6n y a los dos pasajeros
que llevaba.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
FELICITACION DE CHUR-
CHILL PARA Ell PRESI-
DENTE

Londres, enero 30.-El pri-
mer ministro Churchill envi6
hoy un expressive mensaje de
felicitaci6n al presidente Roo
sevelt, con motive de cumplir
este go amos de edad.
Tambien lie mandaron con-
gratulaciones ell rey Jorge y
la reina Isabel,
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
LA LEY DE CON
troll DE PRECIOS

Washington, enero 30.-Cri
ticando algunos de los puntos
que contiene, ell p~residente
Roosevelt firm6 hoy la ley de
control de precios.
Condena ell jefe de estado
la clausula que permite au-
mentar los productos agrico-
las hasta en- IN 110%,
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
EMBARGO Ell SUBSECRE-
TARIO WELLES

Rio de Janeiro, enero 3d.
lei subsecretario de Estado de
los Estados Unidos, Sumner
Welles, regres6 hoy a su pals,
por aeroplano. Mahana arri-
bara a Miami.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

81 un bale rinde 5000, por e.
jemplo, justo y conveniente nos
parece deiicar un tanto por
ciento a la Cruz Roja.
Los dias de guerra deman-
dan mayores esfuerzos y hasta
SACRIFICES.
Bailamos.... pero dando prue
has de que no olvidamOs a los
que por noSotros combaten.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

Felicitamos a la Secci6n de
Recreo del c. Espanol por su
baquete de anoche.
iY que Sc cumpla la promesa
de ayudar a la Cruz Roja Anne
ricana!
La gaceta., 1942-01-30
Ia. por culpa de los maneios
de CaStil.in y sus compinches.

Uruguay ha prohibido las lu-
chas que tanto nos GUSTAV por
AGA, las llamadas esi.ilo laga4
ira por donde puedas", y dice:
SIS un eSIpectaculo ~teatral o de
cirqo y tiene las card:teristi-
cas- de 10 irreal o una parOdia".
Son luchas "arregladitas";
muy rudas en- la apariencia Y
"suavecitas" en- ell fondo.
Luchas.... sin mas honores de
portivos que los garbanzos ga
nadoS.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

Por la radio aullara Hitler,
en- la manana de hoy.
va nj siquiera puede enga-
mar a los nazis!
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

diendo con ell noveno aniver-
sario de la elevation de Hit
Ter al poder, ell %gobierno russo
anunci6 hoy un avance de SO
millas y perdidas por parte
del enemigo, en- muertos, de
%, hombreS.
Llevando la caballeria cosa
ca EN- la vanguardia, ell ejer-
cito sovietico destroZ6 tres di-
visiones Y tres r%egimientos de
los nazis, pulverizando so has
tones de MADEIRA y TERRA y
capturando a Lozovaya, a 70
millas al noroeste del gran co
do del rio Dnieper, Ell la Ukra
MIA. Las unidades derrotadas
Sc componian de $4,000 hon.
bres y restos de otras cinco dl
visiones que sufrieron conside
rablemente.
Ell mando russo anuncia que
Sc arrebataron al enemigo 65S
canones de campaia, 40 tan
.ques Y carros blindados, S4S
ametralladoras, 6013 automo-
viles, 437 camiones de abaste-
cimientos, 2400 carros y $500
caballos.
En- ell codo del RIO, frente a
las puntas de lanzas del So
Wet, esta situada Dnieperope-
trosvk, ell importante centric
industrial.
Los flancos alemanes estan
amenazados hasta Kharkov,
20 millas al norte; a Stalino,
Taganrog y Mariupol.
La marina Soviet esta dan
do nuevos y grandes ejemplos
de heroismo. Alexander Syso-
yev, un marino russo, fue ro-
deado por los rumanos. Cansa
do por ell duro combatir, con
las ropas destrozadas, cuando
sc lie pedi6 que Sc rindiera, fl
j6 sus ojos vidriosos sobre los
del enemigo y repiti6 con dig
nidad: "Yo soy un marinero
del Soviet"
Los fascistas Sc disponian a
matarle, cuando un proyectil
explot6 a corta distancia. To-
dos fueron esparcidos por la
explosion. Con un esfuerzo So
brehumano, concentrando la
poca energia que lie quedaba,
cogi6 una granada
que sc hallaba cerca del alcan
ce de su mano y la trio EN- me-
dio del enemigo. Esto lie salv6.
Memetov, un joven marine
70 en- su primer aho de servi-
clos, fu6 mandado a salir con
una patrulla de reconocimien-
to. SGbitamente Sc %presenta-
ron dos ~finlandeses, %levanta-
ron los brazos y Sc lie rindie-
ron. No sospechando NADIA, ell
marino march6 hacia ellos.
Esto result6 ser una falta de
precau:i6n. Una ametraRadora
empez6 a disparar desde la
espesura.
Tres marines cayeron y Qua
tro hombres Sc arrojaron so
bre Memotov. Logr6 desasirse
de sus manos, corri6 hacia la
ametralladora, sac6 las balas
las trio tan lejos como pudo.
Despues empuh6 un rifle,
con el pogo a uno de los fin
landeses, derribandolo, y CO.
rri6 a ocultarse en- ell bosque.
Otros marinos salieron a res
catarle, atacando al enemigo
con las %bayonetas y las cula-
tas de los rifles, y matandolos
todos.
Sivkov, un joven marino de
la escuadra del Norte, estaba
rodeado.
Armada con b%ayoneta y gra
NADIA Sc dej6 caer a 25 pies de
sus enemigos, anhelando ocul-
tarse; pero los nazis siguieron
presionandole hasta hacer su
situacidn desesperada.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

Sc continda anLnciando que
hiler invadira a urquia antes
&c la p%rimayera.
LIE guerra de nervios Sc man.
tiane; pero los turcos afirman
que 81 son atacados sc defende-
ran con todos los recurSos a su
alcance.
Fl tirano aleman Sc prOpone
Lsar a los b1lgaros, "Se pulcros
blanqueajos', contra la; Repd-
blica mahometana.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

Todos los que Sc han ofreci-
do para la Defensa Civil cum
pliran las 6rdenes que sc les
den en- beneficio de la Repdbli-
ca.
Por la parte que corresponds
a la colonia latina, podemos a
segurar que no hay "tibios" nj
traidores.
Y ell derrOtiSmo no tiene ca
bida en- los cerebros de los ciu
dadanos de origen espanol, Gu
bano g italiano.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

Raymond Sheldon contra Pat
Whitaker.
La decision sera rendida, por
Ell pueblo del condado, en- ell mes
4e mayo.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

Derr0tismO.... Con los derro-
tistas cuep,an los totalitariOs
para extenjer su malsana pro-
Ipaganda.
Ahora bien, ell descuido, a
exceso de o~ptimismo, no es me-
nos danino que ell derrotismo.
La gaceta., 1942-01-30

En- esta esquina, Rex Fa-
rrior, fiscal del estado, hom5re
cOnsecuelta " liberal.
IQuien Sc pondra los guantes
y tomara asiento en- la esquina
c~ontrario, esperanto la bora de
que Suene la c&mpana?
iLos aspirantes deberan "fir
rar" ante5 del dia primero de
febrero!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
Mr.. FIXIT
He Fixes THINGS

To receive attention IN ths col
umn letters must give name and
address Of writer. Only initials
Win Be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit; WIN you please
tell me whom 20 write % NJ
Fort Lewis to find out n my
son b In the army there.
MRS. II. Y.
You'd have to know At least
what army organization he
serves. II you know any pre-
vious address for him. you'd bet
ter write TO him there and ask
that the letter be forwarded.
The army could not go through
its thousands Of names without
more than q mere name TO iden-
tify a man.
Mr.. Fxit: Can you please
tell me what day Of the week
April 10. 1908. was. Also Dec.
10. 1909. oRTING.
Both dates fell on Friday.
Mr.. Fixit: I understand some
one was trying TO locate me
through your column but can't
find the paper which contained
the question.
MRS. LLOYD SEAMAN.
Ri. I. Boz $40. Tacoma.
As far back In our records
a. we have looked. we can't find
such a letter. but II someone
was inquiring. she should see
the address here.
Mr.. Fixlt: I heard Gov. Lang
lie say on the radio. Don't waste
= scrap Of paper. save n al for
the government" Some people
think he meant offices 10 do that
but not individuals. I think he
meant for everybody. What do
you think. Also can you tell
me what station and what time
Bill Henry IL on In the evening?
We used 10 get him but lost him
the last two weeks. M. II.
We think the governor meant
that all persons should save pa
fF4L.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
FOXES FUN AT
SMITHS CRITICISM

Editor The Times: ! have
read Assessor Smiths criticism
in the Jan. Z issue. l am really
sorry for those county employees
having their rest broken up like
that when there is no use OF it
In q city like Tacoma. l live
six miles east OF Shelton on Post
SO and have been on watch from
IL to 8 a. m. and am perfectly
willing to continue.
Sure, il is different with far
mers; We haven't anything TO do
but work and not much OF that;
very seldom put in more than is
hours a day and sometimes not
quite that. OF course. no one
expects q city such as Tacoma,
Seattle, Bremerton or Fort
Lewis to be bombed; but we
farmers are scared TO death for
fear a Jap will come over and
drop a bomb on one OF our old
cows and there would 60 $50
or more.
II makes me boil. Here I am,
81 years Of age. can give s hours,
the worst shift of the "a, for
the safety OF people like Mr..
Smith and his crowd. I'm sure
my old COW is in great danger.
II. L. MILLER,
Rte. 5, Shelton
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
Practical Resolution

Rhodes Post Of the American Legion in formal resolu
be taken and impressed upon the consciousness of
loyal American. The resolution first praised the magn
cent stand of Gen. Macarthur and his intrepid soldiers
the Philippines splendid tribute gallant soldier Then
went on to point out that the primary lesson armed
conflict Is that the best defense good offense" and
resolved:
That the American Legion lend its best effort to the
development of America the offensve-on the farm
IN the factory in the shpyard in the arpane and muns
lions plants, as well with armed forces"
This practical approach to life death problem is
worthy OF emulation everywhere. We trust that similar
resolutions not only prepared but exemped in con-
crete fashion throughout the entire country.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
The Numbers Nuisance

The itch for the cheap prestige that goes with low auto
license number plate containing only ones initials
telephone number the date of his agrandmothers
BIRTH has always been nuisance II worth the
time it took public employees to handle it.
Now there Is important work to be DONE and time at
al for such monkeyshines Florida is charging extra
dollar for special plates Of this kind Indiana has had
many 900 applications for special plates nuisance for
whose existence there in normal
times One way the taxpayers money is to the
time public employees hitherto spent in catering to this pc
cuiar form of megaomania
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
The News Carriers Came THROUGH

Newspaper carriers have for many years set up adj
mbe record Of dependabty and service In all weathers
In al conditions of disaster and disorder they deliver the
news
1t is pleasure to read tribute to its carrier boys by the
Honolulu SarBuletn Despite the confusion attendant
the sudden and unexpected attack the islands by the
japanese the carrier boys missed delivery "A
around the island the StarBuen reported directly after
and in most time ahead of time Because the
StarBuletn is the only comprehensive and authoritative
the islands, these boys of every have
performed public service and added sprg to the
aurs of that American institution the newspaper
carrier boy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
HOROSCOPE
THURSDAY, JAN. is

Heart and Home: Women who
enjoy substantial incomes will
be forced to turn to homework
in their homes, for servants will
be few and wages will rise.
Again experiments In co-opera-
tive kitchens and other methods
Of outside service for homes will
be tried, but there will be a gen.
eral need for housewives TO serve
rs their own cooks. Less form
and ceremony will be employed
In everyday routine among pros
porous families who will find
many features Of the simple life
most practical.
National Issues: Warning 10
given against careless words
that may offend nationals Of
European countries engaged in
the world war. II must be re-
membered that Americans in
clude representatives OF all the
worlds peoples who may retain
precious memories Of their
fatherlands. even though they
are now loyal. patriotic citizens
of the United States. Wartime
offers opportunities to put into
practice many of our cherished
theories regarding democracy.
International Affairs This
month the Philippines will be
prominent in the deliberations
Of Washington statesmen. naval
and military officers. for the
islands are the key to the situa-
ton in the Orient. Loyalty to
the United States and complete
unity Of purpose In war aims
viii b demonstrated by the
Filipinos. As soldiers. they are
splendid fighters feared by Jap
anese who realize their courage
and resourcefulness.
Persons whose birthdate II 10
have the augury Of a year Of
varying fortunes. Good luck will
predominate. but extravaganza
should be avoided.
Children born on this day
probably will be energetic and
ambitious. talented and able to
win success They may like
luxury and have extravagant
tastes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
StOriesin
Stamps
Territory Of Popuo
Escapes Wor TO Oote

ONE Of the few outpostS Of the
~ British empire untouched so
far by the greedy hand Of war Is
the Territory Of Papus. or British
New Guinea.
Most common among the ships
in Pspua's three ports Is the ma
tive vessel shown on the stamp
above, issued by the territorial
authorities about 1908.
Papus is part Of the island Of
New Guinea. just Of the northern
coast of Australia. A professionals
was established over the territory
in 1884 after the Government Of
Queensland annexed the land in
1898.
In 1906 1t was named the Terri
tory Of Papus under the jurisdio-
ton Of the governor-genersl Of
Australia. with a heutenant-eov-
ernor Of its own
approximately 200. 900 natives
and 1900 Europeans inhaeit the
land. which Is cultivated chiefly
for eocosnuts. rubber and sissl.
Recently copper mines have been
J worked there with exports reach
nd nearly ;i.ooo. 100 annually.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
VaShon TO Get Bus Service

Inauguration of bus service from downtown Tacoma
Vashon Island via the Pit DefanceTahequah ferry start
ing Thursday will be welcome not only to island resi-
dents but Tacomans we'll The service should fill long
expressed want and should be the building up
extending already growing trade between the island
communities and Tacoma The city has lost much trade
Seattle because of the inability TO provide adequate
large part
At first three complete round trips will be made daily
II and when traffic justfes greater service be pro-
vded Those responsible for beginning the service deserve
congratulations the venture.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
DELAYS CAUSING
UNEMPLOYMENT

oPM and army-navy delay in
clearing contracts is causing
more unemployment and vast
ing more man hours of work
than the labor disputes which
provoked a series of White
House protests a few months
ago. Although IT is only one of
many similar bottlenecks, here
Is 4 graphic story of bureau
cratic inefficiency which retards
the war effort and creates hard
ships:
On November Path the Muske-
gon area In Northern Michigan
was designated a distressed
area" because lack Of raw ma
terisls and priority rulings
threatened to make 10000 peo-
pie jobless. On that day the
war department opened bids for
the manufacture of $24. 000. 900
worth of flare bombs. Four
companies in the Muskegon dis
trict banded together and sub
mitted an estimate for the job.
About 5000 employees of these
firms are out of work or on
part time because they cannot
obtain materials for their peace
time products. But the man
agement showed remarkable re-
sourcefulness in preparing to
handle military jobs. So far.
however, there has been no ac-
ton on the flare bomb contract,
10 the disgust OF the Mukegon
member, Albert Engel. He ex-
pressed the sentiments OF many
colleagues when he wrote TO
Under Secretary Patterson:
The result OF production
stoppage is the same. whether
the men have gone on strike or
whether someone in the govern
ment is holding up this con-
tract through procrastination,
inefficiency or some other rea-
son II this is an illustra-
ton OF the speed with which
We are going to produce the
planes, tanks and ships the
president has asked for. our
grandchildren will have to use
the weapons we are making.
provide the Jsps and Ger
mans have not burned our capt.
tol before that time"
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRUGGLE
Adolf Hitler may not have
planned II that way but his
break with his generals over the
Russian campaign has trans
formed the German-Soviet clash
into a firece psychological duel
involvin ing himself. Roosevelt.
Churchill and Stain These
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-15
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Can you answer seven of these
test questions? Turn to the
women's page for the answers.
/. An explosion outside
building Is likely to cause the
window panes TO be blown in
ward or outward =.
2. Hitler's original followers
wore brown, silver or black
shirts?
3. Who was president when
the Hawaiian Islands were an
nexed to the United States?
4. What was the official name
Of the troops sent overseas for
service during the World War I?
5. What city was famous for
its gladiatorial combats.
6. A follower Of the yoga
philosophy is called a yokei.
yogo. yogi. or an ogre?
Z. Name the author Of these
familiar lines; SAN on. o ship
OF state. Sail on. o Union,
strong and great"
s The process Of joining two
pieces Of metal without rivets
is called w-ing7
O. James C. Blaine Was secre-
tary Of state in the sdministra-
tons Of which presidents7
10. What was the relationship
between Eve Cure and the dis
eoverers % rsdiuml
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three now have chance to
show that they are better men
than der fuehrer.
The Berlin boss has had many
unhappy moments with his
Junker generals. They argued
against the march into the
Rhineland. his intervention in
Spain, his pact with Russia.
But he overruled them. Eventu-
ally they came to regard him
as "prescient," although he calls
his military faculty in an in
tutive gift" They protested
bitterly when he ordered the
original attack on the Soviet
but they were still under the
spell OF his earlier triumphs.
They obeyed grumblingly. His
October End insistence that they
try to take Leningrad. Moscow
and Rostov sngered them. They
advised q winter dig-in on the
Smolensk-Odessa-Kiev line, and
subsequently urged him not 10
declare war on the United
States; 10 let the Jsps and our
selves fight it out alone. On
both points he refused 70 listen
70 the military.
Now he is the sole comm&n-
DER and the Russian campaign
is his baby In a sense he
has staked his reputation on its
success Should il result in q
major debacle, il may lead 10
his overthrow. The allied lead
ers are determined to win this
psychological struggle. II posi-
bic. The high stakes at issue
explain why MesSrs. Roosevelt
and Churchill still regard Rus
ala a. the major battlefield.