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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

TffF, American people arc be-
i inc conditioned by official
spokesman TO take the shock Of
prodigious losses in the military
operations that lie ahead Of US.
These warnings are fully Jus
tilted The amphibious strategy
10 which we seemingly have
been committed Is the most eX-
UTUr att IF TT7r1frtt7rry -prucrttrt-'S.-
The percentage of casualties
In the Dieppe raid, the price we
paid. recently for Tarawa and
other episodes are, sufficient IN
dieationS OF what a major lnVa-
sion Of long and strongly tortl-
fed coast lines, whether in the
Atlantic or the Pacific. might
involve.
No matter how gloomily the
picture is drawn. II makes more
sense than the optimistic bra
vado of recent memory. when
officials were predicting the de-
feat, of Japan by last Christmas
and ai1nen were promised an
appointment in Berlin by Febru
AIRY. 1914.
II should he recalled that our
humliating defeats in the Pacific
in the wars first year were pri-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
One Word Led fO Another
Bv ARTHUR "BUGS7 BAER-

Mention the name Of Brooklyn anywhere and it's
good for Of daphragmic exclamation with an
extra chorus Of abdominal optimism known as the belly
laugh
Way back in 1919 two Dutchmen named bankers
and Suyter left civilization far behind and got to Brook
lyn where the natives stared amaZemcnt at their shoes
Here's account after crossing the East River from
New Amsterdam:
Then went 9long open roads and LITTLE
woods, through the rStNilage, called Brueelen which
has a small and ugly little church standing in the middle
of the road.
Having passed through here, struck of 10 the
right in order 60 Gouanes We went upon several
plantations where Gerrt acquainted with the people
who made very welcome, sharing with u> beautifully
whatever they had. whether il milk, cider, fruit or
tobacco, and especially, and first and most of all miser
able brandy which had been brought from Bar
BADGES and other islands, and which is known TO the
Dutch ki-DeNil.
"il these people of Bruelelen and Gouanes very
fond of it, and most Of them eNtraNagantly although
il il very dear and has bad taste"
Bruekeen OF course. is Brooklyn. but who would
think that Gouanes translates into GoWanus Even POO
years ago Bruekeentes extended the right hand of fell
loWshp before hooking with the left
And that favorite drink of theirs called Kl-DeVll,
ages with the years but mellows nix
As former BrIekelcnite there are some people who
will think have rated Well that has always been the
rap against most historians
Cafsrer. b Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

situations and a fairly intensive
course OF instruction IN mental
hygiene.
COME of the problems the adj
-i-v1Sr-r-S rT7rV-e 10 tt77'r-iTtt- srr- fts
follows
Private X. was emotonally
distressed. cried frequently and
was obviously getting little out
of his training The adviser
learned that be- was excessively
attached 20 his mother and had
never been away from home.
Moreover. his mother wrote him
almost daily pathetic letters
complaining Of her suffering
and btr difficulties in adjusting
herself 10 his absence
Private X. was gwen an in
sight INTO Tho exaggerated ma
tgrc Of his dependence on has
mother. and a frank letter was
sent 10 me mother asking her
not 10 upset the boy with her
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
RETTETI HEALTH


"gripcS." The boy was thrown
with groups who undertook 10
socialIze him so that he would
become a mature man.
Private y had a great deal
-tiitt
and especially IN dong double
time The adviser was con-
WINGED he was not neurotic
and was not trying 10 get out
Of duty
Long questioning revealed
that in childhood he had had 4
fever which WaS followed by a
prolonged weakness ot the mus
Giles OF the legs Although this
had not bSen discovered ION a
routine [4LAical examination 2
special consultation revealed
that be had eftee-haA fHtantlle
paralysis which left him W.tH q
residual weakness Of e0-ordn5-
ton Of his leg muscles and he
was reclassifcd for limited
service.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
MAJOR DE SEVERSkY

marilv the result of stratrrir,
surprise. The Japanese, We
anticipated. would send their
navy Zainst ours and would he
quicZ defeated in an old-faSh-
ionx naval battle.
INSTEAD they Embossed a new
n type of warfare against Us
HrnpiubiUuS- tactics, striking 81
simultaneously with closely CO.
ordlnated land, sea and air
teams. Because we were to-
tally unprepared for this, we
were helpless.
our present plan Of offense in
the Pacific is seemingly based
on the very same strategy tao
ties and weapons with which the
enemy beat uS. We are simply
reversing the iSland-to-island
procedure.
Military experience tells us
that the quickest and cheapest
way 10 achieve victory is by
springing intellectual surprises
on the adversaIy-by striking
with weapons and in a manner
for which he is entirely unpre-
pared
In this day and age such sur
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

EIGHTING along our present
lines, we are told, victory is
assured because our troops will
have "overpowering superiority
in every kind of weapon and
fighting equipment" in the
Presidents words.
The flaw in the argument,
= however. is its assumption that
the Japanese will continue 10
use the same procedure in de-
tense that they did in offensive
action.
The apparent light-hearted-
ness with which the japanese
are sacrificing sea and air equip
ment in lavish amounts on the
fringe of their empire should be
viewed with suspicion.
Is it possible that they are
getting rid of obsolete stockpiles
of equipment and preparing an
other intellectual surprise when
we puncture their inner de-
Tense? If So our strategy OF
Numbers may prove futile.
In any case, the forecast OF
large losses is dictated by the
realities ofNthe strategy chosen.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

QUERIES from clients. @
W Here in Iceland the sol-
diers are arguing whether Boris
Karloff played the title rolc in
The General Died at Dawn"
How about IL? Al believe
Nils Asther played that part.
Q-Your Kentucky Derby Sc
lection. Platter, viii not oe
trained for the race Now
,pAat.2 At net platteE=it=s2ta-
be PenSlve,
Q-Arc you still claiming
Gen. Montgomery of the Brit
ish Eighth Army was not born
in Ireland? A-YeS, sir. Con.
Montgomery was born 10 Lon
don within the sound OF the
Bow Bells.
Q-Bet you a half dozen
stogies you can't write a four
lire poem without using the
letter f" A-No bet ! think
/ can do il but haven't the time
right now.
However. I know that Frank
ViloIelly wrote an eight line
poem withouS using the letter
r. The first four lines of this
poem are:
A jouial svain should not conf
plain,
II any burom fair,
Who mocks his pain and thinks
IL gain
To g1liz his G1rkUGyd air.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

ON BROADWAY

Trade Mark Registered. Copyright. 1874
later he said: Howia like the
coat ?"
"Get me 20 more like IT," was
the reply. II sold that one for
S5Owl
MerciIess Truth: TED Lewis
says: IF you ask the price of
anything you can't afford it,"
Form of Criticism: Joe Laurie
Jr. remembered another of the
tate Wiiiic G0iirf'S saiiieS.= CIV
ing the hammer 10 "A certain
ham, Collier cracked: That guy
couldn't draw a crowd If he was
a gutter on New Years Eve.
EOR Kibitzers Only. Senator"
L Ed Ford relays the one
about the three New Workers
who before the war; were big
game hunting in India.
After a long hard day they
played cards outside their tent.
one or tnem fOOKCd around
now and then before deciding
which card 10 play.
The others made no comment
until he had turned around the
Stccnth time
sam" finally said one OF the
irrltatcd players. What does "A
tiger know about pinochle?"
Heheheh: Russ King wonders
il you've heard what happened
10 The observation-disclosures who
hid his head in the sand? Light
ming struck his antenna!
Hawi- Bob Bum -trtts about
the defense attorney who eau
toned "A witness that the ID. a.
was very smart and that he'd
Try TO ti1p him with seemingly
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
AnsMer to Question SO. !

Probably women as a general
rule. Experiments show women
average more sensitive in their
feelings than men. More women
than men arc emotional intro
VcrtS and are, therefore, more
easily hurt than men. Far more
women than men consult pst-
chiatriStS about their feelings
and troubles. One study shows
women are more likely than
men to confess things Of which
they are ashamed My personal
observation IS that women take
the truth about physical ills.
such as being told they have
T. 3. or cancer better than men
40
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
T.. ". HbURLING
ON THE SIDE


1siroat,a by KING Features synd Inc.
male golfers outnqmbcr the
female 20 TO ]. But ON the
Palm Springs, Cal. course and
some courses IN Florida where
feminine golfers wear shorts
there are always more women
playing than men.
At 4 recent London WEDDING
y -ttfrft-- bridesmaids Wnrn rod.
That must have been an inter-
cStug spectacle Am informed
by the local butcher that one Of
the butchers in his shop was
drafted and immediately as
signed 10 the medical corps.
b About eight weeks later he was
IN the southwest Pacific,
They seem 10 be getting the
draftees 10 the front much
quicker now than IN the past.
But don't ask me why they as
signed butcher 10 training
with tt1c medical corps.
How can YOU stay angry
more than FIVE minutes with a
springer spaniel? Our pup ran
out and chased an automobile
down the highway in opposition
10 strict orders. l gave HIM a
good calling down. He hung his
head and then looked up at me
w1-r1 those ing brown eyes as
much as 10 say: What more
can | say If l say In sorry"
lie certainly can soften me up,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
EDEAEe BOSS:
LETTERS FROM TIMES SOLDIERS

consequences they woul d Mt
understand. Their attitude IS
that they are hungry and the
Americans have got 10 feed
them. OF course, that true
they are hungry and If we
don't feed them they will stay
hungry. SO we feed 'em.
They're like the Arabs-they
didn't like the Gernans or the
French but they ,Hked US. If
we got driven out they'd like
the French and the Germans
again. ~
JOHN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

DEAR BOSS:
MY "POkAIR has been uni
VI formly successful, that is
until last night, when strong
counterattack 10y sergeant re-
gained all ground lost IN three
previous attacks. l have seen a
streak of heat IN poker, but tins
was the most brilliantly sus-
tanned tour dc force of them all
! don't remember ever seeing
a man draw four OF a kind IN
Straight. stud game, five cards
He did it and ne kept on doing
lust about as well from { until
midnight.
What this place needs is the
arrival Of the Italian spring.
The constant ram makes every
thing look pretty dismal. II gets
cold as only a southern climate
can.
You wondered about the rela-
ton between the civilians and
the soldiers. We'll. the North
African French dldn t like Us.
This was a defense mechanism
because the average American
regards them as a beaten nation.
The French were pretty chilly
and there We're several iHdic9--
tionS that il was all one 20 them
if the. Americans or The Ger
mans were IN control. The Arab
was regarded as a dirty and lazy
eyeSore and nothing more.
Questions regarding treat
ment of French FasciSts, liberal
government of the victorS free
lng OF political prisoners reten-
ton of pro-FaSclSt or PetainiStS
I'M office interested the soldiers
precisely not one whit. Cues
tionS of that nature are not dis
cuSScd IN any Allied publication
supplied 20 the soldier.
IN ITALY. the soldier and the
L civilian Int it of perfectly.
The Italians arc often chldlikc
They are undcrcducated and ~
is quite apparent chat they
could no more do anything
about man like Mu>Solini
when he rose 10 power than
they could Go 90 the British
Eighth Army Most OF the time
the soldiers and civilians stand
laughing IN each other They
think were nuts and we know
tbov are
N They 8h,OluNly refuse to hec
have Nike Az defeated nation
The French were sensitive and
,ulky perhaps embittered Tie
italians must have some native
fatalism that makes them take
lthe attitude than nobody can
do ANYTHING about anything
SO what The hell. have some
more wine
The have no national war
guilt on their conScienCeS II
YOU told them they had been
defeated and must now pay The
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
Answer so Question No. ?

IL is often more important 10
know your liabilities than 10
know your abilities As Prof
Edward IS Strong says in his
neW book Vocational Intcrc>tA
of Men and Women A man,
>trikInEly inferior traits are
more significant than ms supe-
rior traits, FOR the reason than
what a man cannot Go he can't
do but what ne Is capable Of
doing. he may or may not do.
Therefore. the first most impor-
tant thing is 10 find out what
YOU can't do. Hosts OF parents
literally drive children through
college. hoping 70 make them
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
Connolly Answers

-fb): . (c) B. la) I tblt
5-tcl. 8 tal mother ~
Lincoln. obi made "A trip
around the world CO.. hung
the Union flag over the Con
federatcS' heads, I'D created
insane aSylumS. te) made
The American flag.
CePyTiETT. TSFF. ~ f77Ts TFarUTEs
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

Cog him rof old eFose 1doqyy
Ihr0iH
Holds DER the Posf i's Vdwdcd
reign,
IN him IN rain thecgrioi&fc1-
sons roll
Who bears eternal svmWcr IN
his soW.
-1olmes.
The foregoing is quoted in
honor or my friend, Col Matt
Vim, who AT the age of 81 has
taken upon himself a new Job
and twice as much work as he
has been doing.
90 AN attempt Will be made
y 10 make billiards popular
with women. / am not optimiS-
tic about the success of this
campo ign. For sport 70 bee
generally successful in attract
ing women there must bc
giamorous costqPc that goes
with n.
zt1y game that calls fOr -wcaT-
Ing shorts has the best chance.
Women didn't 60 much for
bowling until some Of tho iadioS
donncd bowling costumes iCa-
turing shorts
Same way with tennis. Since
girls started wearing shorts for
that game the number OF tenl-
nine tennis players ff7dg -TT1rr1-cfi-
Most of the newcomers are
girls with beautiful legs
Take golf. Ordinarily the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
Quick Answers

90 Poland
Abraham
double portion
1t participates IN every RAJ
bombing operation on the
continent
5-A mixture Of rum and tea.
She largest bone IN tho uD-
per extremity: 1t adjoinS the
collar-hone tclavClcl.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
BROADWAY BALLAD

You are a fame for those trho
are like me-.
Strange lOonderers IA mists
that sWdy and sWtrl, -
You are the pqdk of erery rhQp-
sody...
U You are the sum Of srerB
lovely GIRL.
And though I make my softest
songs for you.
And though I sing your beauty
doion the skV,
still, ! must change, for you are
ever neW---
And I must find nei0 hires n
hold yoa By.
Yet for these moments, golden
With delight,
r eaa gtre -tAaubs iis shy ard
humble prayer.
And for your beauty, perjlous
and Ohite,
-Hean te-eittf -tthtat az, thlsrs
10 care,
There can he high e,'eAat,tesest
through the tolca
Before n lorclB fame like this
dies dorai
n. tIrL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
THE BRIGHTER SIDE
BY DAMON RUNYON

the service j. Just a sop mat
statesmen hope VIII quiet them
for The time berg
And I also think that If cn-
phaSlzeS the importanCe 81 my
recent advice 10 the veterans 10
consolidate their onormous vot-
lng strength after The war ~ a
manner that viii make II cot-
tam the o'd soldier and SAILOR
VIII gGt a square deal from the
nation.
TIVE measure that would have
i given the discharged nan
his service pay for a year vas
quickly Knocked out on the
ground IL would cost $1,000
100000 This nation can loan
out that kind Of money with
>cant hope OF getting u back
but il seems II Is too much 20
spend on our fighting men al
though they would have crCu-
lated itright here az homo.
oddly enough. $lUoOV0OJ 600
j. the amount some think a ma
uonal lottery would return 10
the treasury every year and l
suggested recently that tho lot
terry be- used 20 give the Vetcr-
ans pay continuance for year.
regret 10 say the statesmen
did not bother 10 give my plan
the slightest consideration
TIVE bill passed by the House
i provides for a flat payment
OF Sl00 immediately Lnnn dis
charge with an additional 500
to be paid in two monthly in
stalmentS for those serving
moro tran 60 days. T hose St.t'7---
ing less than so days would re-
colve only the 500. | do not
like This bin. but as 7 say IL is
probably better than nothing
and ! hope and trust IL makes
some provision 10 prevent loan
sharks protiting on u by dis
counting the payments
That is 10 saw by giving the
veterans cash Tor their claims.
loss a neat interest This is
sometime that must be guarded
AGAINST I think iaH penaltv
for ebarks should ~ ,ncorpor-
TOD - tho hin
And Of course if is generally
r,dors,ood that tho 500 mus
u'l'i'l : W. Wv" '.
'tl INK -"u' pay VIZ ''''
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
Answer to Question No. 5

Answer TO Question No. y
I think so, especially the
Horatio Alger rags 10 riches"
kind of biography. Jean Shep-
herd, eminent employment di-
rector, argues that such stories
often make those who have
made a million" feel Snobbish;
that they possess qualities far
above ordinary mortals. They
usually do. but when a success
ful man begins 20 feel successful
he is likely 10 look down on
ordinary folks as lazy" and in
competent" Critical biographies
OF distinguished men are stimu-
lating but many success
stories" make me feel I've al
ways been a dumhead.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28
Detroit Times Rationing TimelahI,

GASOLINE
Coupon lna-l,nHf 'hr.u-1
" And oupnns
~ and 81 inpun-
B-a aud C Coupons sale cF.r
FETL oil
Period 40 sails "a unlt \ trN -h
Feb
Period $50 ct.s.fa AnIt ts4ta
March
IIQt uR
Nj. gald
~ t-.L tr.4
NJ HFiit Fgr $50 uau
~WOt~
stamp ~ and Nrplane stamp j.
valid indefinitely.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

YOUR conception Of the aver
L age soldier or sailor is prob
ably that Of a fine. muscular
physical machine Unless YOU
happen 10 own one q member
f7er-rrrt 5rrrttt ttrrt-rr rJ,
know he is also bundle Of
mental and spiritual problems
The authorities OF the armed
forces recognize this and have
set up methods OF trying 10 help
out these troubles for, while
they are. not Sentimentaly con-
cernpd over the personal happi-
ness OF Private a. or Sailor q,
they are concerned with morale
And In order 10 keep Il AT a
high levei they apply what the
man IN the street very. properly
calls psychology
WHERE can the soldier or
w sailor turn for help in his
private problems The Soldiers
Handbook says that II q man
wants 10 see his company COM
mander all be needs 30 DO is 30
request permission from the
FIRST sergeant, The company
commander may help but he
has many other duties and he
may not want 10 put his reIa-
tionship 10 the soldier on such
a personal basis
The doctor, or psychologist az
a training center has about all
he can do 80 tend TO the severe
neurotlc patients among 5000 10
1900 men So. as by present
ARRANGEMENT a crnuD IL adNIs--
erS has been appointed, usually
non-commiSSioncd officers Se-
leCicd by the sergeant IN charge.
The advisers are ci'"n tram
inc by lecture, IN the nature q
the services they can render
the regulations covering fhc~"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

TRo't~~tD IupO~>
Grrrr q, ~ lv-Nt5 t\ fob
b. md VI tHf Fer .trs-n
Na-.l tU
MAS. co. Isl. tNT>
Brown y, =. T. t-Fa. Il, leh
N'Ir %
w I tl..H F.f -0
~IGAW
stamp 3n ~. . hunh r1
TIRt iN~PICtioN ~ NptiNiS
t--Eeh. 20, A-NaF. sd. B-fco. 29.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

innocent questions. Bring hun
on" said the cocky guy.
So at the trial the d. a said:
What's your name"
"Foist or iaste" he replied. I
Il want your full name"
Joe ZiIch"
whats your address ."
winter or summer
are You trying 10 make an
ass Of me ?"
"SiIIy or jack
YOU'VE Met HIM: 4 New
L Yorker just back from "A
month in Miami Beach was
talking about the high rates
there.
did you hear him? ." said an
eavesdropper. He said he paid
SIS "A day"
WAS he complaining
"No. Dragging"
For Joe r. Lewis: For all We.
know Joe may be Using II, we
haven't enjoyed seeing him m
ages. 1t came IN the mail today.
About the famous old song
oh BE Down 10 Gclcha ina
Taxi, Honey" which the con-
tributor says is so silly.
The lyric says he'll be down
10 get her In a taxi--that she'd
better be ready bout half-pastI
-eight.-And dnn,t he Late ~ thsr-
wanna he there when the band
starts playing.
THE finish Of the lyric SAYS:
Tomorrow night AT the dark
town strutters ball What's his
hurry: It's TOMORROW
night
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

journalists, d o ctors, lawyers.
etc. when they do not have the
abilities for these professions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

EDITORS NOTE-This is a
letter to the gang at the oHlee
from one. Of the so editors, re-
porters and photographers Who
haze gore into service from the
Times editorial department. The
writer. LIST Sgt. John n. O'Brien'
reporter, Uho Was IN Italy at
the time of uritIng.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

prise can he obtained only
through strategy based on air
power as the dominant force,
with everything else in auxiliary
roles.
Airmen, who plead for switch
ing our strategy TO the third
dimension, reason tts follows:
Should the enemy be taken
by surprise by an all-out air
strategy, then victory will be
swift and losses slight. But
even if the enemy is prepared,
we could still win by reason of
the same factors on which we
are counting in the present sur
face strategy, namely superior
technology greater natural re-
sources, more skilled personnel.
The element Of risk is therefore
al a minimum.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

uAW! AL JolSon sent his
IL father a swell camelS hair
overcoat costing $3.50. Al knew
the Old gent wouldn't wear IL
comfortably if he knew the
price. 80 A pinned hete 10 th4
coat II read
Here's nice present, II was
bargain. Cost me only $50
When Al saw him a week
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-28

IT WAS common knowledge
L for months IN every city and
hamlet M the United States
that thousands Of mon. many
~ them disabled were beng
dismissed from the service right
along with only a few dollars
la iul-r pockets and that the
economic situation OF the ma
lorI'y OF @th"m became ccs-
pcrato almost immediately
The situation stN prevails.
hut what ! am getting al lS
that IL was only a few weeks
40 and possibly under the in
fuencc 90 public OutcrN that
numerous members 0f Congress
suddenly commenced taking no.
tice OF the matter and saying
MY goodness. this is in
credible We must do some
thing about IT,"
TTHY talked Us It it had just
L come 10 thsU attention
though. mark You, several bills
had long before been presented
10 them providing remedies for
the relief OF The veterans after
discharge. j. was when ! heard
TINS I-am-SurpriScd line OF CUFF
that I know INC statesmen were
making ready for The old. old
game OF cutting the veterans
around again
! suppose II is better than
nothing at all. but l think the
$500 MAXIMUM muStcrlng-out
pay 10 the mon and women OF