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WOMEN INFLUENCE HISTORY
All through history, from Helen OF
Troy to the Duchess of Windsor,
women have influenced the tides of
fate. And if it had not been for a
woman in the life of Gen. Douglas
Macarthur he probably would not
have been in a position to perform
his heroic defense of the Philip
pines and command Australia today.
Just after the last war, the belle
of Washington society was vivacious
Louise Brooks, step-daughter of the
millionaire Edward T. Stotesbury,
partner of j. P. Morgan. She was
the toast of Washington. General
Pershing, just returned from France,
was one of her most devoted attend
ants. Admiral Beatty, hero of the
battle of Jutland, was another.
Once, after a dinner at Mrs. Mar
shall Fields both Pershing and
Beatty escorted Louise to her car,
nearly had an alteration over who
was to take her home.
But General Macarthur, then SUI
perintendent of West Point, stepped
in and married the lady. Shortly
thereafter, General Pershing, not
at all happy over MacArthur's VIC
tory, transferred him to the Philip
! pines.
Macarthur and his wife were sta
toned in the Philippines for several
years. And although the marriage
later ended in divorce, it was Mac
Arthur's tour of duty in Manila
which acquainted him with Filipino
leaders and later brought about his
return as field marshal of the Philip
pine army.
BORED BY WASHINGTON
AS a reward for selling $4,000
worth of war savings bonds and
stamps, Delbert Hudson, Reno,
New, newsboy, recently was given
a free trip to the nations capital
by the Kiwanis club.
For several days young Delbert
led the life of Riley.
He was entertained by Vice Presi-
dent Wallace, U. S. senators and
high treasury officials. He lived in
an expensive hotel, toured all the
showplaces and polished off numer-
Gus ice cream sodas.
"Well, Delbert," asked Sen. Pat
McCarran of Nevada when it was
all over, "what do you like best
about Washington"
''My bed," yawned Delbert, "I'm
| tired"
SOLOMON ATTACK-A TEST
Inside fact about the attack on the
Solomon islands is that.it was very
carefully planned six weeks in adj
vance, and was different from any
other naval action in the Pacific.
U. S. naval raids on the Gilbert
and Marshall islands were hit and
run affairs. There our navy had
no idea of enemy strength, but de-
pended on quick surprise hits and
speedy withdrawal.
In the battle of the Coral sea also,
we were able to take the Japs by
surprise. And in the battle of Mid
way, we knew the enemy was COM
ing, while the Japs did not know we
knew.
But in the Solomon islands battle,
our reconnaissance planes had made
advance surveys and we knew fair
" accurately the size of the enemy
knew also that we were up against
tough job that would exact heavy
cost.
There is every reason to believe,
too, that the Japs knew about our
preparations, because troop trans
ports cannot be loaded and brought
within striking distance without enc
my scouting planes sighting them.
Therefore, this was a real test In
more ways than one.
For instance, this was the first
time land, air and sea forces all
have co-operated in single strik-
ing force.
Upon the final outcome of that CO.
operation will depend whether the
| United States follows the advice OF
many high army-navy strategists
and concentrates more on the Pa
cific than on Europe.
BRITAIN'S FUTURE
A U. S. official, back from Lon.
don, tells of standing in line for
breakfast at the Hotel Waldorf. Just
ahead of him he heard an English
lady say:
"After this war is over, we'll have
to fight a war of independence to
save ourselves from becoming the
49th state of the United States"
This semi-good-natured, semi
grousing attitude, according to
Americans returned from London, is
rather typical of the apprehension
which exists as to what will happen
to Britain after the war.
There is no hostility in this, but
realistic awareness that the war is
Strengthening United States ties,
and weakening British ties, with