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a major Allied invasion OF Europe had
been advanced in tempo.
But the landing at Anzio seems an
indication of resumed offensive intent
In the Italian operation for it cannot be
interpreted otherwise than as a move
for the development and destruction
OF Won Kesselrings forces. It is by the
eventual outcome of the operations of
which 1t Is part that Its success ar
failure must be judged.
Meanwhile. the Germans are badnr
compelled either to accept defeat or to
put more chips into the Italian Dot.
an unpleasant alternative which they
already have had to face in Russia and.
not long ago, in Yugoslavia.
This is consistent with the major
Allied policy Of the constant absorp-
tion Of the German reserves and of
playing game which constantly forces
the Germans to choose between dis
persion and overextension, with all
the attendant risks of local disaster
Gas in Tunisia and at Stalingrad) and
abandonment of positions which i'm
mediately become useful to the Allied
forces for further offensive operations
by land and air against Germany.
In so doing, the Allies are able, with
entire safety, to use outlying active
sectors Gas in italy, for the training
and battle hardening Of their troops.
This is most essential process when
1t Is remembered that great masses Of
troops must be used to accomplish the
final defeat OF Germany and that the
western Allies, In particular, have had
little experience in extensive land fight
ing during the course Of this war The
Germans cannot, when the day OF de-
cision comes, be safely permitted to
have all the advantage Of experience.
Copyright. 1914, New York Tribune. Ine.)
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WLB Members

There is certainly q measure OF
justification for the statement by
Secretary of Labor Perkins that the
labor and industry members of the
War Labor Board serve in the pub
lie interest and that they are not
influenced by the interests of the
groups from which they were ap-
pointed. On the record, however,
it also seems evident that this is
something of an overstatement.
On certain issues, such as the
matter of refusing to consider a
complaint while strike is in prog
ress. the industry and public men,
bers have combined with the public
members to present united front.
But on other questions, such as
rates Of pay in the case of labor
members and union maintenance
in the case Of employer members,
there Is evidence that the non-pub-
lie representatives have been in
fluenced by the interests of their
own groups. In the main, however,
the record has been a good one, and
it may reasonably be said that all of
the members have evidenced COM
mendable sense of public RESPONSE
bility.
Yet this is not apt to satisfy the
complainants among the independ-
ent unions. Miss Perkins says that
representatives of the AFL and CIO
were placed on the board because
Of their long experience in and
knowledge of the problems with
which the board must deal. No
doubt they have this experience and
knowledge with respect to their own
unions. But there Is no one on the
board with any special knowledge
Of or sympathy for the problems of
independent unions, and when
dispute arises between an inde-
pendent and CIO or an AFL union
it is quite understandable that the
former should be reluctant to leave
the decision to an agency on which
its opponent is represented. but on
which 1t has no voice. Miss Per-
kins Is right in saying that as
practical matter it would be difficult
to provide for independent repre-
sentation on the board. But the
solution would not be too difficult
if the will to find it were present.
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IN the least by the Wallace oratory.
The only question is whether, for pur-
poses of Strengthening himself for a
fourth term, Mr.. Roosevelt will ditch"
his 1910 running mate. There is noth-
ing else to the situation, and Mr.. Wallace
might make speech every night from
now until the convention meets without
improving his chances at all.
\ \
For sheer futility the campaign he
now is making is almost a record
actually, it is worse than futile-it in
creases the opposition to him among the
practical politicians who argue that what
the fourth-term ticket needs is at least
one new name and one new face.
Unquestionably, this has been pre-
sented to Mr.. Roosevelt by his fourth
term strategists 1t is known that he
has discussed with some Of them the
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Unknown Cumpuiqn

This worldwide war has so many
battle fronts that it is hard for the
average man even to locate all of
them, much less to understand what
is going on at every one of them.
So, from time to time. our news
papers casually spring a story about
a campaign which we had either
never known or had forgotten in the
press Of other fronts startlingly
headlined or regularly publicized.
One Of these surprise stories has
just come into the open, and it is a
tale of special interest to American
readers, because it concerns Ameri-
can leadership and equipment on
one of the wars most remote and
least featured fronts. This virtually
unknown battle-ground is Northern
Burma, where for several months
Chinese force, operating from India
under command Of our indefati-
gable General Joe" Stillwell has
been making noteworthy progress
against the Japanese.
Northern Burma is a contracting
tongue OF territory wedged between
towering, jungle-clad mountain
ranges which wall it of from China
to the eastward and India on the
west. This narrow neck of land, it.
self tumble of high hills gashed
by deep river valleys running gen.
orally from north to south. finally
comes to dead end against the still
loftier mountain barrier which shuts
1t of from Tibet. However, near
this northern extremity there is
a practicable route from India to
China, and it is this line of COM
munication which is being painfully
perfected into a partial substitute
for the blocked Burma Road"
However, before this new route,
known as the Ledo Road, can be
completed and put into running Or
der, the japanese must be driven
from Northern Burma. That was
the Job assigned to the survivors
Of the Chinese army which was
caught with the British in the Japa-
nese invasion Of Burn, nearly two
years ago and escaped over the
mountains into India This Chi
nese force, kept as unit and re-
cruited to fresh strength, was placed
under the command of General
Stillwell and outf1tted with the best
American equipment. Soon after the
close Of the monsoon season last
october it crossed the Indo-Bur-
mese border and began a series of
operations which have gone far to-
wards driving protecting wedge
between the Japanese invaders and
the construction gangs on the Ledo
route. The going is tough, for the
japanese are contesting every
league of jungle country with all
the wiles and tenacity they have
shown In New Guinea and the Solo,
mons. But the Chinese seem to have
made q better and more consistent
showing than have the British and
Indian troops In their campaign
along the 1ndo-Burmese coast,
where attempts to take the Japa-
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al has been a carefully planned oper-
alton.
The lack Of reliable information from
the eastern front makes a thorough
estimate OF the situation mostly guess
work. Neither the British nor Ameri-
can mission in Moscow is permitted to
follow the military operations at close
quarters. They are treated with ut
most courtesy by the Soviet general
stan and are given certain information
which also is available to the general
public few days later. They visit
Russian armies headquarters weeks
alter the Germans have withdrawn
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curious thing about
Mr.. Wallace's fever
ish efforts is that he
should feel that pop
ular appeals, through
speeches, as absent
ing himself from his
vice presidential
duties, he stumps the
country, can help
him.
The fact, of course,
Is that the decision
Is wholly in the
hands of one man
Mr.. Roosevelt who
will not be affected
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a a, emphasizes
one important use
which the Allied
high command is
making of the Italian
flghting-the battle
seasoning Of troops.
We have noted
that various new
American divisions
have been appearing
in dispatches from
the Italian front for
some time, and some
Of those formerly
there have been no
longer mentioned
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And Now Truk

Ine carrier DOrne attack on the
supposedly unassailable enemy base
at Truk demonstrates once again
that American power is supreme in
the Southwestern and Central
Pacific, and that the japanese slowly
but surely are being brought closer
to the day when they will have to
send their navy out to fight for
their national existence.
AS yet we know nothing of the
Truk engagement except that the
attack has been Commenced" with
several hundred of our planes par
ticipating. That means that num-
Der of carriers were used and these
undoubtedly were escorted by
naval force strong enough to risk
an engagement with the large
japanese fleet believed to have been
stationed at Truk. 1t is most un-
likely that a landing has been
attempted, or that the warships
accompanying the carriers ventured
within gun range of the Truk islands.
II this operation was cut to the
pattern set in the past, the main
blow was struck by carrier-based
fighters, dive bombers and torpedo
planes. If our maximum carrier
strength was employed, however, the
japanese took a terrific pounding.
This demonstration that Truk,
obtained by the japanese under a
League mandate after the last war
and secretly fortified, can be
reached by the long arm OF Ameri-
can air and sea power will chill the
hearts of the Toxic strategists. They
may keep its significance from the
Japanese people, but 1t will be evi-
dent enough to the high command
that Truk's useful days are num-
bered. Truk is of important value
to the japanese only to the extent
that it remains invulnerable to at
tack. Consisting of some 200 small
volcanic formations and four main
islands, the Truk Atoll is surrounded
by an easily defended coral reef.
This reef incloses a lagoon some
forty miles in diameter, affording
ample anchorage for the entire Jap
anese Navy. From this central posi-
ton the enemy fleet has been able
to sally out and return for refueling
and repairs. Enemy merchant
vessels, upon whose operations the
life OF the empire depends, have
used Truk as the core of their
transport system with complete i'm
munity. Likewise, enemy planes and
submarines roaming the Central
Pacific have heretofore had the as
surance of a safe haven at Truk
when their missions were completed.
But now all of this is changed.
Truk may remain invincible to
frontal assault, but it has lost much
Of Its value to the enemy. The
American fleet has struck once in
great force and It can strike again
in as great or greater force AS an
inevitable result the Japanese, un-
less they are willing to risk their
fleet now in decisive combat, must
face the fact that their great CEN
trail base is being neutralized and
that they must find new havens for
their warships and their merchant
fleet. This, in turn, will become an
increasingly perplexing problem for,
go where they will, they cannot
escape the expanding power of the
United States, and they know it.
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A young mother who ardently de-
sires some film wherewith to take
snapshots of her child for the
father who, perhaps. has never even
seen his offspring finds it almost
impossible to obtain. Yet if she
walks through the business section
she may be snapped a dozen times
by sidewalk photographer.
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OF the mass Of Rus
sian manpower and
gunpower is too
much for the Nazis,
who reluctantly are
yielding ground in
order to avert COM
plete military disas-
ter; others take the
view that since the
defeat at Stalingrad
and the failure of
the Nazi high csm-
mand to catch Rus
sian armies sepa-
rately and pulverize
them the Withdraw
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selves into adVO-
Gates of a tough"
or q soft" peace
and under these cat
egories the entire
literature Is labelled.
But the writer's
S art from the
wrong point-which
Is not Germany.
Their writings pre-
sumo a total victory
OF politically-united
Allied powers and
assume that after
this war the Ger
man question, in it.
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nese-held port of Akyab have been
blocked for the second season. At
their present rate, General Stillwell
and his Chinese veterans may have
attained their strategic objectives
before the renewal of the monsoon
In May renders further campaigning
impracticable until next autumn.
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wife of Consular Official to
Speak" reads a headline. On the
man-bites-dog principle, however,
real news would be the announce
ment OF any wife who wouldn't
speak.
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This Changing World

Military opinion in Warrington and
London is divided in regard to the Ger.
man retreats In Russia.
Some strategists believe the impact
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The Great Game of Politics

The outlook for the denomination of
Henry Wallace for the vice presidency
appears to be growing less bright as his
campaigning becomes more intense The
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On the Record

There Is now plethora Of books and
articles on What to Do With q De-
feated Germany"
THESE and their critics divide them.
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Seasoning of Troops

The announcement that the I'd Polish
Corps, under Gen. Anders, is fight
ing in Italy, following so closely on
the appearance of French troops in that
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21
4O6th Ordnance on Moneuvers

and the next meal may not be at
the appointed time.
Recovery Section on the Ball: The
Recovery Section was seen in ac-
ton for the first time by members
of this company when a vehicle
turned over in front of our bivouac
area.
1t was one cf U1ose freak acci-
dents where death was cheated by
hair. When the vehicle turned
over we we're sure that someone had
been killed but the occupants
crawled from under the car one by
one.
CPL Willie j. Pegler, acting sec
ton leader, and his men gave an
interesting demonstration in right
ing the vehicle with wrecker. The
skillful way in which Pvt. Henry
Jenkins operated the cables held
the crowd speechelesS. Among the
other members who were helping in
this operation were Pfc. Eddie
White of Belzoni, Miss, Pvts. James
Spencer of Rochester, NY, James
R. Doss of Buena Vista, Miss, and
Charlie Walker of Chicago, Ill.
The Magic Beam: This week the
magic beam is focused upon Pfc.
Eddie White of Belzoni, Miss. Pfc.
White plays large part in the Re-
covery Section of which he is a
member He is a type of soldier
who works hard and has little to
say. His deadpan face is somewhat
like that of Sgt. Joe Louis.
Before being inducted into the
army, Pfc. White, son of Nathan
White of Belzonia, Miss, did public
work at Gulf Port, Miss. His post
war plans are not known but he
feels that the technical training
that he is receiving in the army will
be of much value.
His favorite sports are baseball
and basketball He also said that
dancing is in his bones and when
the jive music starts jumping his
legs are trained to react according
ly.
USO Mobile Units: We have been
entertained by USO Mobile Units.
They bring to us, in the deep
swamps, movies, music and other
items for entertainment. We ex-
press our thanks to these units.
S/SGT. RICHARD D. MASSEY.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21

NIGHT SCHEDULE
Theatres No. 1-2-5 $3.50 and $3.50 pm.
Theatres No. Sd, 600 and 500 pm.
Saturday, April %
"The WhiStler"-Richard Dix Gloria Stuart 7 Carol
Nash Shorts-The Yoke's on Me, Melody Garden
Barber of Seville.
Thousands Cheer" = Kathryn Grayson, Gene Kelly
Kay KySer. Shorts-Tick, Tock Tuckered
Follow the Boys"-George Raft Vera zorna All Star
Cast. ShortS-Paramount News No. IS.
Sunday, April 23
'Follof the Boys'-George Raft Vera zorina, All Star
Cast Shorts-Paramount News No. S.
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble"-Mickey Rooney Lewis
Stone Shorts-Paramount News No. &C.
Weird Woman'-Lon CLANCY Anne Gwynne Evelyn
Ankers ShortsWells Fargo Days, Night in Mexico City
Monday, April "a
Same as Sunday
Same Sunday.
Thousands Cheer'-Kathryn .Grayson, Gene Kelley
Kay KySer. Shorts-Tick Took TIIckered
Tuesday, April 25
Weird Woman"-Lon Chaney Anne Gwynne Evelyn
Ankers. ShortSWells Fargo Days. Night in Mexico CITY
Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat-Sidney Toler Joan
woodbury. Wyoming Hurricane"-Bob Willis Russell
Hayden.
Andy Hardy's Blonde Troube"-Mickey Rooney Lewis
Stone. Shorts-Paramount News No. &c.
Wednesday, April 26
Thousands Cheer" - Kathryn Csravson Gene Te1lv
Kay -KySer Shorts-Tick Took Tuckered
Her Primitive Man'-Louise Abritton, Robert Paige
ShortS-Paramount News No. 67 March of Time NO. g.
Same Tuesday.
Andy Hardy's Blonde Troube"-Mickey Rooney, Lewis
Stone Shorts-Paramount News No. &C.
Same Wednesday
Charlie Chan in "The Chinese Cat-Sidney Toler Joan
Hayden.
Friday, April 2S
Same as Thursday.
Moon Over Las vegas"-Anne Gwynne. David Bruce
ShUtS-Stars and Violins Radio Rampage
Her Primitive Man''-LouiSe Albritton Robert Paige
Shorts-Paramount News No. g. March of Time No. 9.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21

Pal is the bands barber. He carves
mean wig plus sliding the slip
horn like mad. You should pen him
closing his pepper and footing "Star
Dust" ever so the same as maple
sugar. He's great, he's wonderful,
he's fine, he's cool and he's
good, too!
The time has come for me to stop
kicking Webster'S gong around. So
look out, I got to cut. Gone like
SeabiScuit-zIP!
Dig, Chop and Pick Up: Shark
Gas if you didn't dig)-Pfc. Edward
Hall; Clue-Pfc. William Mcclure:
Peola-Pvt. Herbie Gordy; Hop
Along-Pvt. James Deadman; The
Tiger-Pvt. Eugene HUT; Sunday.
Monday, Always-Pvt. Jimmie Mum
dy; Leather Chops-Cpl. Walter
Williams; Pal-Pvt. Booker T.
Christian.
BY THE SHARK"
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21
Dig MyMeIIow Spiel

Gimme some ham, Sam! How
do you get away with it? In other
words, the Shark says ''hello" to
all Gates.
Pick up on this, will you? Clue
and Peola went out to the BOOM
boom field to tussel some fire sticks
on order of the Head Knock The
Shark is on a wonder as to how
many suits of underwear they cop
ped from a chick called Maggie" !"
Well, even Daniel Boone missed an
ace or deuce-so it's okay.
Hop Along has come back to the
band, and he blows just as fine as
ever. I heard he has had chick
trouble, but we don't beat our gums
about that. But, say, man, did you
ever dig the chop-chop about the
cat with the rod and reel who said,
"the big one got away? Well, he
didn't stop fishing. Get hep! Get
hep!
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21

The Tiger has a second fiddle in
the art of roaring in the person of
Sunday, Monday and Always, that
mad music merchant who scratched
those fine -four best gasSerS'' for
the Count of Basic. 'Tis true he is
here and he spiels in his nod Now
amt that gobs of kick and how
about that shoot?
Leather Chops is now CPL. If
he keeps on blowing fine horn, he
may look like a zebra some day.
Did you ever dig him bust those
high notes on the nose when we
play "Jeep Blues? Solid, amt it?
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21
D Around Tonker
own
By THE TOWN CRIER

Corporal John H. Boiling says,
THE reason sleep with my glasses
on is to make more clear the vision
of THE Girl of My Dreams"
Since Private Sam White is such
a Chow hound" everyone is won
derlng why he has lost five pounds.
I've always heard that rubber
wheels beat rubber heels, but ap-
parently certain lieutenant of
758th Tx Bn thinks otherwise. They
say everything is fair in love and
war, lieutenant, so how about show
ing the RANK, just to show who
is Boss?
The sergeant with a Thousand
nick-names has just adopted an
other, "WAC's Pin Up Boy" Please
take bow, Sgt. Harold T. Collins.
Kentucky Red" better known
as Pvt. John Broaddus, is going to
be married soon; that is, if his girl
friend gets divorce.
Who is the sergeant who is called
the Mayor of Fry? Could it be
Sgt. Willie Skillings?
What or who is responsible for
the grey hairs of Cpl. Orion S.
Bennafie1d? Could it be that recent
furlough he spent in Florida? Say
it isn't so, Corporal.
Why has 1st Sgt. Alexander stop
ped visiting the Station Hospital?
Could it be the recent return of the
92nd Division?
Why was Private Harris so jubi-
liant over the recent letter he re-
ceived? What did he do with the
contents thereof?
just who is the soldier in 758th
Ligt Tank Battalion who calls him.
self James LAMAR? I can tell you
this much; he is in Company &C."
Why hasn't Cpl. WAC Hughes, a
member of the Apache Sentinel
staff, answered the question that
appeared in the paper few weeks
ago?
Since WAC Dorothy Jackson has
been on furlough, TISgt. Fred (F'ox-
Wolff Westbrooks has been staying
in the barracks and writing letters
every night. Sorry that you will be
in school when she returns, old boy.
Who is YOUR best friend?
Where did Sgt. Wilfred H. Miner
adopt the name of "Popeye," Poppy,
for short? He is better known as the
"Kid From the Bronx
! What has happened to WAC Cpl.
Mary K. Butts? Don't see much of
her these days.
Since Sgt. George c. Leigh has
returned from furlough, it has been
noticed that certain young lady's
picture has been missing. What's
up, sergeant; have you found an
other girl?
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21
USO Tabloid Troupe No. 81,
Latest Camp Show At Fort
Promises Good Entertainment

One of the snappiest of USO camp
shows, Tabloid Troupe No. "a, will
provide entertainment for Fort
Huachuca G.I.'s during the next 80
days. The new troupe arrived here
last Friday, coming in on the heels
of the departing Tabloid Troupe
No. 83.
Members of Troupe No. "a in
clude: Victoria Vigal, blues and
rhythm; George Williams, come
dian; Bobbie Vinscon, tap dancer,
known as the Lady of the Jump
ing Jivie;;' Roscoe Dyla, master of
ceremonies and dancer; and Judy
Latimer, pianist and accordionist.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21
FL n! 4!..R @l


Saturday-Theatre No. Only starts pm.
Sunday-Theatres No. 1-2-5, at pm
Theatres No. Sd, show at m
tuesday and Thursday-Theatre No. Only
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21

The Louisiana mosquitoes have
started on their biting tours. The
men are beginning to use their mo-
squito bars and head nets. Some of
the fellows who were here last year
said the mosquitoes were not as
large as they were at that time but
much smaller. Maybe they are on
rationS to help the war effort.
T/Sgt. Willie Singleton, an old
witness of louisiana bites, agrees
that they are much smaller but
states that the little insects are
more dangerous. He said one night
after retiring to his pup-tent a mo-
squito tried to bore hole into the
top of his tent. With only his steel
helmet available, he knocked the
insect from the tent. Thinking
nothing of what he had done, he
laid back down to rest only to to be
awakened later by funny noise.
Using all precautions he peeped out
side of his tent, thinking it was a
snake, to see what was happening.
To his surprise there was the same
mosquito that he knocked from his
tent with his steel helmet. This
mosquito was screwing out his old
bill, which was bent when hit by
the helmet, and replacing it with
a new one that was taken from a
bag.
An officer called Sgt. Singleton so
he was unable to complete his mo-
squito story.
Cleanliness Hurts: Cleanliness
helps and cleanliness hurts also, .
said Sgt. Philip Robinson. Sgt. Rob-
inson decided to take a bath one
day when he was feeling very tired
He went to a nearby bath station
and took a bath. Later he devel-
oped bad cold over night. The
next day he said, mo more baths
! for me while on maneuvers." Sc
far Sgt. Robinson has been true to
his word.
Experience Sounds Off Blessed is
the soldier on maneuverS who not
only eats at each meal but is always
on time There may not be enough
The Apache sentinel., 1944-04-21
Members of Tucson USO Staff
Council Are Guests of Post
Chaplains at Fort Huachuca

Several members of the USO
Staff Council of Tucson were guests
OF the chaplains of the Post Thurs
day, April 13.
Those present included: Miss
Matred McKissick, chairman of
council and assistant director of
the Twelfth street USO club; Miss
Marie Gleaves, secretary, assistant
director of the Downtown USO
club; Mr.. Emmett Quinlan, chair
man of public relations, director of