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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
INDEX HOLDS LEAD

Norman Halleen's Index chung
to it's one-game lead In Johnny
MiIlettS House by sweeping
Augic Janknwsky's Union as Her
man Stcinke'S Virgo blanked
y A. { Penobscots Lou
Keep IN came up with 237-223-l9l
for 65l Ray Blossoms 235
and ~ Olszewski's 500 were tops
as Administration seized first
place in the Detroit Police when
Fourth Precinct lost two.
Joe korblickS go for second
and Kozaren 27s0 for third arc
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
BerteIIi Best
Says CriisIer

BUFFALO. Dec 7 tUP)-Her-
bert O Fritz Crlsler Michigan
University football coach last
night rated the passing Of Notre
Danes Angelo Bertelll over that
OF Sid Luckman the Chicago
Bears stellar pigSkin tosSer.
"Of course. can base my
opinion only on what Bertelli
did 10 Us, which was plenty"
the coach of the co-winner Of
the Big Ten championship this
year SAID in an address 10 the
Michigan Club Of Buffalo.
Angelo was hotter than
l0-cent pistol that afternoon in
Ann Arbor"
Notre Dame was tho only team
10 beat Michigan this Gear.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
Stroh Tackles
0|d-Tirne link
In Coke Five
STANDINGS
ToNIGHT's MATCHES

1850 r. Berger vs.. sackman's, alleys
la Musdock vs.. Palm Beach Recreation.
"a Twentieth Century Recreation vs.
Parisclean. SIS, De Luxe W. ". Krakow
rs.
Gaaket vs. Chene- Tfomhy Recreation 81
Gasket W. Chene- Thombly Recreation, 81
Ekhardt A Becker vs. Pepsi-Cos SIS
stroh's Va. Coca Cola, rs.
Matches a. wayne's School 1929 school
craft a. Grand River
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
By HAROLD KAHL

One team will be out 10 break a
ink, the other 10 continue IL when
Stroh's and Coca-Cola tangle in
the headliner of tonight's matches
in the Detroit Times All-Star
Classic at Wayne Spaulding $
Bowling School formerly Strath-
moor Recreation.
Had Stroh's found every other
team in the league as hard 20 beat
as Henry Ehrle's Coca-Cola was
last season. Joe Norris and his
mates never would have carried
off their seventh championship in
eight years. Coca-Cola won four
out of six games and lost one by
single pin. feat no other club in
the Classic could match
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
I'm WOmen'S Pin Loop
Three Changes Occur

new records in the Continental
Local $50 Grace Wulbrecht
shot POI as Moehrings hit 2077
for a new third high in the New
FairView Senio Ladies d. Nick
Manuals 233 featured as Timber
posted a record 95l in the Cadil-
lac UAW-CIO.
Fred Lettering rolled 227 as s
e. ID. Benefit Reds shot 25l3 for
a new third high i'm the ST. Pauls
Lutheran Joe Bommarito's
629 is new third in the Cadil-
lac $50 which James DiStefano
left 10 enlist i'm the marines
Vida Hopes pa in 5l3 and
Helen Buskos DIS were highlights
in the Northwestern l. d ie S
Classic.
MESSNER GETS 255
Howard Messner wheeled out
2o5 in the American Legion
Gail Moore 226 and Irma Forth
500 in the Log Cabin Ladies Ma.
lor Ida Zeop 200 and Pearl An
derSon 548 IN the Ramona Ladies
Ed Place DAG in the Palm
Beach Senior and Ed WohlfeiI
235 IN the Junior 49,. Irving Klein
245 and SOC in the Bohnalite.
Other league highs go. Carl
Trocki's pa and Gil Mayberrys
633 in the Riviera House Joe
HachlinSki'S 248 and 633 in the
Beacon House Joe Greene $
and Don Elliott'S PATS in the Muir
ray Inter-Plant and Naples Senior
Ed Pugia's 235 and sos in the
Palace SChoenherr House
Harry Coifee's GA in the West
Detroit l. A and Bob GaSs
222 in the r /. Jacobs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
IN nRnUNps

Weather. cloudy track. tast
FIRST Rsce--Lost Cold Masculine
Happy Choice. PoVerhouse. on Guard,
Annie Alone
second Race Faust H. Valdiua Rex.
Third Race Burning Chips
seventh Race-Valdina Zephyr, free
spender
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
Niqh+ Edition Code Kew

The Detroit Times daily prints in Night Edition only the
name OF horse which experts feel the outstanding
bets of the dsy
The code key appears night Eight Star and Red Line
Editions with number corresponding each letter Of the alphabet
The horses appears ONLY IN TIE NIGHT EDITION
AND 1T IS PRINTED IN CODE
TomorrowS code follows
AL B-14 ca G-4 H-64 LA J-S4
K-9i-L- LIZ MEG N-32 Q6I Il g
U-9S W-23
Clip code key enable decipher the of
code appearing ONLY IN THE NIGHT EDITION
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
Sixth Victory Gained
By Suffrin Cagers

Suffrin boasts its sixth basket
ball triumph of the new season
following 1924 victory over
Brown Bombers last night al Red
ford Union High Although he
played only the second half, Art
Lapointe of the winners was high
scorer with Ia points George
Peak showed the way for the
BomberS with 9 points.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
OUT FOR REVENGE

BygoneS may be bygones. but
Strohs is thirsting for partial re-
venge and intends 10 get II de-
spite the fact that Norris will be
Sbsent due 10 the all-Star tourna-
Inent in Chicago On the other
hand the "Cokes" are confident Of
maintaining their spell. especially
since II was al WaYne's School
they posted their highest score
1928, last season against Sack
mans
Stroh's can't afford 10 lose and
expect 10 hold second place since
George Bryant'S Ekhardt g. Becker
is out 10 bounce back after the
three-game setback Al the hands
of Dick krakow's Five LAST week
Herman Bengell'S Pepsi Cola *
marked as the victim. r. e. B.
Will be without Fred Buiack and
Herman Gibson. who also are IN
Chicago
There is a chance Joe Paulus
Chene- Trombly Recreation may
increase rs four-game lead as n
crosses alleys with Rog over
myers Detroit GaSket Overcon-
fdence may Seep IN and the Gas
kets are hoping il does for they
are entertaining the idea Of spring
ing a surprise
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
MAY FOOL BERGER

Minus Phil Bauman. also. in Chi
cago. Charley Goodrow's J r..
Berger Is 10 check Cy Goralczyk :
fast stepping Sackman'S. which IS
only game behind f. e. b, but
may be fooled. Elwood Blake s
Murdoch. 4 team that will bear
watching every week. should get
the better of Joe Adams Palm
Beach Recreation
Harold Aliens Mineralites hope
20 advance by taking Charley
KotarSkiS Fife in tow Spanked
by their victories Of last week
Bill David's De Luxe and Krakow
should put on a good battle Even
without Johnny Crimmins. also in
Chicago, Nal Gilmour'S Parisclean
Nhould breeze over Charley Ra-
Gaut's Twentieth Century Recres-
ZION unless the latter doesn't like
that remark and steps out.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07

HERE AND THERE Gale
Frisbee umbled 11l-293-21i for
67S and Al Holden us in Howard
Bridges Redford House Dave
Blocks Altes rolled S6l-S62-S63
in the Crest House -. Carl De-
Saints and Joe Tocco each
Speared 252 in the Rainbow 900
House Leo Leblanc made the
1910 in The Briggs Vernon. al
ROYAL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
WOMEN HIT 1883

IN. AROUND CHIC A G O --
Cocktails For You team scared 10
1888. high for the country, IN the
Bowling Lanes Ladies Major .
Pla-Mor Lanes No !. known as
Logan Square Bucks in other
women's leagues. hold what IS be-
leved a record-26 straight VIC
tories Rheingolds have made
il n straight on the South Side IN
the Pla-Mor Tuesday Ladies.
Buddy Bomar, the transplanted
Texan. shot 300 in practice for
tire all-star tourney Harold
George has extended his eX-
tremely popular Herald-American
Women's Classic 10 April 9 and Is
planning on a big Detroit entry
Reservations are being taken
now Hal Tottcn Is conducting
huSband-wife tournament Dec.
lS-Jan. 2 g.. First prize may be
$3.50.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07
Sheppard Wins

BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. 7 (UP)
- Curtis Sheppard, lS6, Pitts
Rurgh, scored a first round knock
hat over Clint Conway, 1sl, New
York, at the the Baltimore Coli
scum before 5000 last night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07

Al COMA REC. 'sos MICHIGAN ave;
OPEN BOWLING TODAY FROM 10 A. n.
UNTIL p. ~ Saturday.. Sundays Until ?. ".
/ BEACON REC. ". v1Rs st At wAT Iass
DIHVVN hIu' ~ Alieyt W. 2-soso
OPEN BOWLING TODAY UNTIL $50 p. ".
opsnin0s for Morning and Afternoon Leagues.
BOWL 0DR0ME !. s'p a. Ss"'1s r.. no p.r sisS
OPEN BOWLING At ALL riMEsi
Fsw League Reservations LETT Cocktail Lounge.
cLnIIILc l32 EAST CONGRESS
VHplLLHu 20 ALLEYS. Tables CT. 3ls3
GPTs '0S So AI IOOo oGv Os SAL isO sus
CASINO REC. us7 WOODWARD AVE
Open Bowling at All Times!
CHENE- THOMBLY SIS; - cs sl,S
Tourney. Entries Close Dec. s. Event Dec. ~.
CREST LANES 'O y slteYs 40 40 s ssss
A sowisr's Paraditsi visit Our stage Bar and
Cocktail LOUNGE NEVER Dull MOMENT
DETROIT RECREATION s tAIiTtT c1. a.. a.
oPfT s.s sSSt sssts At AII Iin1s FEW
6AR1FN RE-. ago WOODWARD. IE. 2.sSst
OPEN BOWLING TODAY NOON uNTiL6P ~
ALI DAY SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
6LENEAGLES REC. t i1.1S slytS. so at: At
opsr Alleys TO-DAY ic A. n. Until p N and
After g. Sat. Sun All Day Plenty ot Plnboys
GRAND CENTRAL 10" ~ ItR :, ,,j PARK
Pleasure to Bowl At ouistsa Alleys IN osuot
Transportation Facilities 6ood-Bus and ST. Car
cpCLT IIYEc 10 BALTIMORE
UHLHi LNhIo at Woodward. Ma $3.50
opsn BoStihs-40 Alleys IN a Row-UntH S 0l
p. n. and After 100 p, ~. Cocktail Bar
IMPERIAL REC e5 ess1s., s9TO Gs.I sLOa
~ MODERN AtLtYS
opsn EvsD oO Unul Midnlght hA. Sss
J. ]. MlLLETTS "'' T "a. ,,s,is AVE
You Are Always Welcome Here!
| nWE'S RE- % Bowling ALLEYS
lVWL hIV' 10 BILLIARD TABLES
1895 t,,, I,t.nOu At ts,iiss'
LUCKY STRIKE T Tt s sISo W. ~. 71ssss
OPEN BOWLING DAILY FROM 10 A N. ON
p BRUNSWICK LANES. sAR
MT, ELLIOTT REC. >'7s7o Nj s!sioTI
Opsr ALLEYS TODAY tom sAs UntH So "
vish Our Cocktail Lounge. Excellent FOOD
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-12-07

VICTORY '1 70 A IatIi s O -. $50
orgy BOWLING TbDAy BFrlL Y ,. n.
AL DAY SATURDAYS Aso SUNDAYS.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-15
DEDMON BECOMES
u. S. MARINE

From working on the biggest
wheat farm in the world to serv-
ing with the United States Mar
Inc corps is the transition ex-
perlence by Earl Gene Dedmon,
ID, who Friday completed his
enlistment in the United States
Marine corps.
Pvt. Dedmon selected the Mar
Inc corps at Montana recruit
Ing headquarters at Butte Fri
day. Following 14-day fur
Tough, he will report for active
duty at the Marine Corps base,
San Diego. Calf.
Pvt. Dedmon's mother, Mrs.
Eula Dedmon, resides at Han
ford, Cal. Prior to being en-
ployed at the Campbell farming
corporation at Hardin he had
worked in Oklahoma. His broth
er, Joe Dedmon. is with the
ground force of the Marine av-
latiOn branch.
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GLENN HELMANN
Continued From Page y

The letter states that Hell
mann served under Col. Larsen
Tor two years and was during
that time IAN outstanding SOL
dler, both in his attention tc
DUTY and his sincerity in his
work"
Other portions of the letter
read as follows: las a corporal,
In my opinion, he was the out
outstanding MOO in the COM
pany at the time I left the or
ganization.
Corporal Helmann is in
dustrious and never has to be
ordered to do something in or
Ger to be busy. His popularity
With the officers, as well as the
enlisted men in the company, is
exemplary.
Important duties have been
Entrusted to Corp. Helmann with
confidence that they would be
done well.
The men under him were al
ways in good spirits and main
talned high state of morale.
despite the fact that the men
under him always produced
more than other positions.
More recently Corporal Hell
mann has been in charge of a
peach rs nm. gun. During one
lowed target demonstration he
was personally complimented
and congratulated for having a
superior gun crew by Gen.
Hodge and Col. Bledsoe, al
though he had had the gun but
two weeks and none of the men
had had any training longer
than two weeks"
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which won the Battle or Britain
and is now giving us air sup
eriority on various fighting
fronts. Yet, the principle Of this
widely hailed device, which To-
Gates planes when they are
miles away, actually was dis
covered on a lonely Virginia
farm thirteen years ago, before
Hitler came ito power in Ger
many. There, a former Navy Re-
searcher, L. A. Hyland, now an
executive engineer of Bendix
Aviation Corporation, a major
producer of radar and other
equipment, located the dirigible
Akron when it was thirty miles
away by bouncing" radio waves
against the blimp and catching
them on the rebound with
equipment located in a closed
truck parked in the midst OF
beet field.
BITS O,BUSINESS - Belden
Mfg. Co. cut its idle machine
time by 80 per cent merely by
installing a system of signs
which, when one order was
nearing completion on a mach
inc, tipped off the foreman to
get material for the next order
started from the stockroom;
The first frigate launched on
Lake Erie since the days of
Commodore Perry in the War of
1872 has just slipped down the
ways of American Ship Build
ing Co.'S yard at Cleveland;
Sperry Corp. as diScoSed de-
tails of an automatic comput-
ing sight which enables Flying
Fortress machine gunners to
make an enemy plane caught
within its range "as good as
duck soup"
THINGS TO COME Combin-
alton radio-television sets which
can sell for 5000 as soon as the
war ends; Flying tank cars to
speed fresh milk and certain
precious drugs and chemicals;
Another ration-free shoe,, a
dress style pump for women,
having plastic heel and a syn
thetic sole; A cosmetic for war
workers which is said to elimin-
ate the danger of various skin
disorders; And, for the postwar
world, glass that won't break
and will float, wood that won't
burn, machinery bearings that
contain no metal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Weir re-
turned this week from Denver,
Colo. where they have been Wis
iting
They give their lives you
lend Your money. Buy war bonds
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Chinese Jujitsu Expert
Trains American Officers

So far the Japanese strategy. the
strategy of the little fellow against
the big one, has been to hit his op-
ponent when he isn't looking.
And that philosophy goes back a
long way with Japan. Back to the
art Of jujitsu. Some say that this
is an indigenous Japanese institu-
ton, dating from Seventh century
Nippon. My friend Joseph Chang
has another story. Chang is Chi
nese newspaper man in Washington
and he says that jujitsu is Chinese.
The Japanese copied our language.
They copied jujitsu too" he says.
According to Chang it was used
first by the peaceful Buddhist
monks to defend themselves and
their monasteries against bandits.
1t is primarily an art of defense al
though it can make the aggressor
break his own neck if the jujtsuist
isn't careful.
The feat consists of clutching or
striking such part of the enemy S
body as will make him numb or
incapable of resistance. Its objec,
is not to kill but to incapacitate for
the time being"
That is definition by Inanzo Nj.
tobe, in "Bushido, the Soul of ia.
pan."
What the expert does with his vic.
| tim after he has incapacitated him,
Mr.. Ntobe does not say, any more
than MIR. Kurusu mentioned what
the Mikado was going to do after
Pearl Harbor''
Whether the Japanese stole the
idea from the Chinese or invented i,
themselves they have made good
use of it. 1t has long been part oil
the training of the Japanese police
and is now part of the training Of
the Japanese soldier. No wonder
The Jap fighter weighs an average
of l26 pounds. He may be equipped
with fanatic zeal but it takes more
than that to meet a six-foot Ameri
can or Britisher in a hand-to-hanc
combat. Something must be addec
to put him on equal terms with ;
] heftier adversary.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-15
Behind the Scenes
In American Business
BY John Crdddock

Suppose you are earning $50 a
week. The treasury and some
Senators have designs on you
Beginning in July, you'll pay 20
per cent withholding tax, under
the new pay-as-you-go system,
and it will be taken out of your
pay envelope. That's $40 a week
Secretary Morganthau wants us
all to start deducting Is per cent
each week for purchase of war
bonds. That's $3.50 more. And
Senator George wants to up the
Social Security level to 6 per cent
that's 50 more. Withholding
tax at $40; War Bonds at $3.50;
Social Security at 50; that's a
total of $3.50 out of your pay.
leading you a tidy $2450 to live
on. Sounds fantastic. doesn't it.
Well, it's not as bad as that. If
you have dependents, you'll get
pay-aS-you-go exemption for
them, perhaps cutting your tax
down to S. a week. And the Is
per cent War Bond idea hasn't
become more than a suggestion
as yet. Meanwhile, the President
talks of a compulsory savings
plan in which the forced savings
will be higher for those whose
income has advanced since the
beginning of the war. Chances
are that this is what will be
done, so that, unless you are now
earning substantially more than
before the war, you won't have
to submit to a great deal of fore
ed savings. And Senator Georges
proposal was made as an anti
Initiation measure, which isn't
likely to be needed if you're al
ready paying weekly taxes and
forced savings.
JEEP IN CLASS &C., When
we reach that happy day for
beating swords into plowshares.
there's one type of equipment
which won't need any CONVEX
sion. it seems from tests now I'M
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ORGANIZE GROUP

(COIlIlIlueQ rTOlII rage -
the river and its tributaries, re-
gal0lesS OF state lines.
Off; cerS of the projected as
social on would be selected by
ballot and fully instructed, he
sad. Their duties would be to
speak for the interests OF the
basin before state and national
legislative bodies, at all hear
ings called to consider problems
of the Missouri or Mississippi
river basins, and at other con.
ferences or meetings where pro-
blems directly or indirectly at
fecting the basin are under dis
cuSSiOn.
The organization is to COL
laborate in planning the dew
elopment of resources in the
basin, protect the overall pla1
against infringement and to in
sure its final execution. Anothe.
objective of the group will be I,
bring about full and fair dis
cussion of questions bearing OF
the project in order to place as
ISOLATION influence behind ra
tings as to priority of develop
! ment within the basin, Hay
said.
He added that the organiza
ton would review and apprais
all plans, reports and propos
ais made by state and fedora
agencies to determine Whethe
they advance or forstall ulti
mate pans for complete bash
development. This information
obtained is to made availabl
to all members of the group. H
stated that the organization
would provide the membershi
with an open forum for discus
sion and decision and the iron
ing out of conflicts and disag
! reements within the basin.
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der way. WillyS-Overland work
ers at Toledo, where the mighty
Jeep is being made, have put
one of these famous battle-wag-
ons into selective service Glass
sc" - deferred for essential
farm work-and are using it to
pillow and cultivate a 90-acre Vic
tory Garden provided by the
company. The Jeep being used is
one of the early experimental
models. It can cut a seven-inch
furroW in 1.72 hours per acre. US
ing only slightly more than 2R
gallons to the acre, according to
tests by the Department of Agri-
culture at Auburn, Ala. Other
tests showed it could pull as
much as 1900 pounds without
wheel slippage in soft sail Haul
ing a 100 pound wagon loaded
with 4.500 pounds of corn for IL
miles. DR.. Carl G.. Mundy, living
just outside of Toledo. found the
Jeep used only a gallon of gas
for this IL miles and return trip.
Farm boys who are now busy at
the Job of moving down Axis op-
position will probably come back
with still other ideas of how the
Jeep can help down on the
farm.
THINGS TO COME spray
for killing poison ivy and other
noxious weeds the way you now
use spray on insects; Simplified
air-conditioning systems for
small homes; A lens glass made
from boric acid. zinc oxide and
aluminium hydroxide; A new
ceriel beverage containing both
malt and vitamins; Synthetic
flavorings, developed for war use
and now being adapted for a
permanent place in civilian life;
Abaca rope, made from plants
grown in Panama which give
strength equal to manila hemp.
BITS o. BUSINESS it's
1893 million in aircraft and parts
Wright paid $3.50, 100000 to sub
contractors to vendors; Jones
Laughlin Steel Corp. and Whit
ing Corp, joint owners of pat
ents on the Bessemer flame con-
troll in operation of a side-blow
concerters for producing steel
castings have waived royalties,
letting other companies use the
process without payment: Borg
Warner Corporation and it's sub
salaries are now 90 per cent on
war production. the other ten
per cent representing a few re-
pair parts for trucks and autos
and some appliances for idust-
rial use.
RADAR'S ORIGIN mill
tarv sensation of the day is
radar, that "secret weapon"
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MARRIAGE LICENSES

July 7, Gustave Jorgenson and
Bernice B. Holt both of Hoover,
So. Dakota.
July 7. Stephen M. Driftwood,
Jr., of Wyola and Hazel Little
Owl of St. Xavier.
July 8, Orlando Veninciano
and Lilah o. Bakken, both of
Billings.
July 10, William Carlton
Shaver and Della Bridges, both
of Sheridan, Wyo.
July il, Donald Lowell Welton
and Eleanor Gene Waive, both
of Sheridan, Wyo.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1943-07-15
RECEIVES NOTE
OF APPRECIATION

The MNlntainview club re-
'eived letter from Pvt. Charles
R. CoWan, stationed in the Haw-
hin Islands, thanking the
yroup for an army kit that had
,een donated by the club to the
American Red Cross.
The letter is as follows:
Dear Folks,
II wish to thank you for the
1ice and very useful articles
hat I received from the Amer
can Red Cross of Big Horn
ounty. Hardin, Nominal.
These articles were donated
~ your club, to whom I am ev-
y grateful.
This is really just a note of
hanks. at which I do a very
Door job of expressing myself.
Thank you again.
Sincerely.
Pvt. Charles R. Cowan"
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i. :. Backs Fair Trials
For Axis War Criminals
President Hopes for Punishment by Process
Of Law for Perpetrators of Crimes
Against Subdued Nations.
BY BAUKHAGE
Np,ps ANALYST and Commentator.

denced in the last war and has been
a part of all wars.
This week l was talking with Will
liam Bird, a former foreign CORE
spondent who is keen student Of
human nature and who spent some
time with an organization in France.
in the early days of the present war.
called the ''groupes francs" These
consisted Of about two dozen men.
divided into squads of six. Each
squad was quartered in single bar
rack room, and each was complete
ly autonomous. The members Of
the squad had no contact with the
rest Of the battalion. or even with
the members of other similar
squads, except in the planning and
execution of operations involving
more than one squad. They did not
even attend the company mess. but
cooked their meals on the barrack
room stove.
You know" Bird explained to
me. what gives zest to big-game
hunting is the element of danger to
the huntsman. Some men will trav-
Ell half way around the world for the
thrill of risking their lives in battle
with a tiger or an elephant.
The same kind of man gets an
even bigger thrill from war. be-
cause man is a deadlier foe than
any beast The Commands and
the Rangers are made up largely of
men who thrive on mortal danger"
The Personnel
One of the groupes francs which
l came to know" Bird went on.
included:
A champion racing driver.
The son of multi-millionaire
manufa cturer who. until the war
came along. was often in the ia
nous salon prive" at Deauville,
where fortunes changed hands
nightly on the turn of card.
A Montmartre hoodlum who had
done time for stabbing rival in a
fight.
A bookkeeper from Lyons.
A farm boy from Normandy.
A garage mechanic.
They had no tastes in common eX-
cept taste for risking their lives.
In peace time scarcely any two of
them would have spoken to each
other. But in war they were boon
companions, and each was ready to
die for the others
War to them was simply the SUBJ
FINEST sport in the world"