The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-16
Observations
Three New Fronts
May be Seen by
Next Summer
BY Helen Essary


Anglo American fighting strength,
now gathering momentum in Nolth
Africa. the Middle East and Eng
land Na. fall on Iit'er's Fortress
Europe next summer The Allied
aim +, fo crush The German armies
by early winter Of 1874
Besr opinion in Washington IS
that opumi~t- Who expect the Ger.
man, to clumbIr this winter are
pIe.doomed 10 disappointment \
real second front tual Will satisfy
Soviet Russian demands and this
ID ans landing IN full strength
in Western Europe come next
spring Where and when is a
secret known only 10 President
Roosevelt. Prime Minister Church.
800 and the combined chiefs OF staff
committee.
Already The tinted states and
England have gathered together
on their African and United King
dom bases more planes. artillery,
mcdaniel equipment rapid nre
weapons. shells and bombs Tor the
opening of the supreme effort indu
we're unlea against the II n
denburg Line IN the final Allied
drive in the autumn OF 1918. When
the Allied blow falls IN 1874 don
look for Just second front, There
will he al least three Ang.o'Amer.-
can fronts and the fourth front hy
Russia on the east.
MOSCOW MISSION-Hull. Eden
and Nolotoy will talh politics and
postwar arrangements between the
United States. Great Britain ana
Soviet Russia. The war pow-woW
will await the first meeting be-
tween Roosevelt. Churchill and Sta
lin
The Russians would like the big
neering to be held in Moscow. and
are holding out for il. Do not *
pect the conference 10 be held n
Moscow however. II Will be some
where near Russia but not in Rus
STA itself. There's a tricky bit or
protocol al the bottom. The Presl'
dent is head OF state, while
Churchill, and Stain, who actually
run Britain and Russia. stu are
premiers. King George VI is the
British head OF state and little
known Soviet President Kallnln'
the head OF state in Russia.
II IS 0. k. for Churchill to 20 10
Moscow 10 confer with Stain. but
for President Roosevelt 10 go there
for Joint conference with Stain
and Churchill would he a sort or
hat in the hand gesture. There
fore. look for the Big Three
meeting 70 be held elsewhere.
PRESIDENTIAL HOBBY-Like
King George OF Britain, =. D. Rs
hrst love is the sea and anything
that sails on II.
Before the war is ended, the
President will have added 10 his
seafaring collection an entire fleet
OF fighting ship in miniature, from
battleships down TO the smallest OF
the swift, deadly assault boats.
Latest addition Is an array OF
perfect scale models OF tank land
INK craft. personnel carriers and
PIT boats presented by Shipbuilder
Andrew Higgins.
DOUBLE DRAFT CALL For
the first time in World War II,
local draft DO rds will get double
call for selectees next month. Local
boards first will be asked 10 call
all men possible from the no1-par-
ent category.
Then. later in the month, boards
will be told 10 begin drafting pre-
Pearl Hsrbor fathers on a basis OF
the mum Der OF such men In their
areas October father call should
get about > 600 fathers. with rapid
increases in Nocember and Deem
her 10 take 44s. 900 by Jan. I.
THE HOPKINSES STAY on
Everything was set a few weeks
ago for the Harry Hopkinses 10
move out OF the white House. The
word was out at the White House
that the man closest 10 President
Roosevelt was at long last going
10 move from 1900 Pennsylvania
Ave 10 a charming. old colonial
house in fashionable. Georgetown
But little Diana Hopkins IL still
playing on the White House lawn
with the Presidents Scottle. Fala
The Georgetown house had been
selected by Mrs Hopkins, the
former Louise Mack OF New York
II was being redecorated and furn-
ished for the presidential adviser
and his small family
Then something happened The
work OF redecoratins was halted
The doors Of the house were lock
ed and plans for moving were stop
ped Owners Of the GEORGETOWN
home We're noncommittal Neither
Mr. and Mrs Hopkins would tax
But a White House official admit
ted that the Hopkins were still II