The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-28

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 Their objective undoubtedly was to get time to form 100 new divi- sions to be ready for next spring. They have been scraping up man. power from every conceivable source. and already have organ ized several new divisions.
 Our winter drive was for the purpose of taking the west bank of the Rhine including the Siegfried Line we'll before the Spring. Now that is definitely out. Those who are close to the war planners figure that the time gained by the Nazis cannot help but prOlOng the war by at least six mOnths-pOSsibly more.
 Another possible result may be the slowing down of the Philip pine offensive. MacArthur's men are in no danger and can hold out indefinitely. They also have plenty of reserves in New Guinea and Hollandia. Butt he big of- fensive they had planned against Luzon may be held up.
 WAR NOTES
 The Nazis have now done what the Dutch did not do in 1940- opened the dikes and flooded large sections in front of the Bri- tish army. This means It will take Dutch farmers 50 years to get the salt out of their soil in order to raise crops again Military observers are puzzled by the fact that the Japs have been so slow in opposing Macarthur on Mindoro Island. Dense jungIes and mountains haven't stopped the JapS from attacking in other cases Meanwhile MacArthur is fitting Mindoro out as an eX- cellent air base which eventually can accommodate B-29S for at tacking the mainland of China. The Nazi breakthrough put a terrific crimp in the U. s. sup ply of artillery shells. Not only have the Nazis captured lot Of U. s. stores, but the First Army on the defensive has been using up shells at a rate equivalent to a major offensive.
 The supply problem can't all be blamed on American workers however. Ships have to wait their turn in line to be un- loaded in Europe, after which the French railroads are another bottleneck A handicap to the supply problem mas been German mines which Nazi E-boats lay in the English Channel every night. Formerly British airplaneS spot ted the speedy German E-boats by the white wake left behind. Now, however, the Germans have learned to remain absolutely still when a RAP plane approaches, thus the plane sees no tell-tale wake Latest RAF system is to send out a special plane which drops flares on the water. Once a Nazi E-boat is sighted. the RAF plane calls out Want Willie, Want Willie" This is the signal to bring up patrol planes to polish off the E-boat.
 CHURCHILL'S OLD GRUDGE
 Ex-Foreign Minister Count Sforza knew all too well what he was up against when he returned to Italy, according to private let ters he wrote to members of the Roosevelt cabinet. Sforza has now been barred by Churchill from serving as premier or foreign minister of Italy. despite the long and valiant years he spent bat ting for Democracy and against Mussolini.
 Before he returned, Sforza wrote to Secretary of the In- terior Ickes, Septmeber 30, l943, prophetically indicating the trou- bles he would have with Chur- chill.
 "I am leaving with the worst apprehensiOns about the peace"
 Count SfOrza wrote Ickes. Probably the worst fault will be with Churchill. But the fact is that the leaders of the De- mOcracies, afraid as they are of Russia, are preparing the tri- umph of Russian diplomacy with their cheap schemes of Dl- vision of colonies. naval bases, and other 18th century cOncep- tlOns.
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