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The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-10-27
Signs Of Fatigue

When a man gets too exhausted
 to go on, when he gets hysterical, or develops dizziness, blindness or perhaps inability to move an arm, he is sent to the rear, either to clearing stations specializing in the nervous exhaustion cases, or to an
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-10-27

case. If psychiastrists should miss him. the other men give him away by their reactions. They won't have anything to do with him.
 Medical men have respect for tae exhaustion cases. They are men who have stayed in until they could take no more, said Mai. Swank. Maj. Harmier went even further. They should be decorat- ed," he said.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-10-27

and then sneak off and cash it in as soon as the law allows.
 The war bond campaign is an im- portant phase of financing the war, it's considered by many even more important as a means toward avoid ing imitation and laying by funds to keep prosperity rolling when peace comes again.
 Buying bonds and cashing them in as soon as possible doesn't help. However, Treasury officials aren't alarmed. Already there's a big tap eling off.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-10-27
GIS
 Rehabilitated
 Modern Way
By Ruth Cowan CAP NeWsfeafures9

WITH THE US. ARMY MEDI- CAL CORPS IN FRANCE-From a layman's viewpoint. there's a bit of modern medical magic-symbolize by blue pills-in the US. Army's approach to rehabilitation of what used to be called "shell-shock" in World War I but now is called com bat exhaustion"
 CT Joe calls the pills blue 88's" or blue heaven"
 Two-Fold Goal
 The objectiyes of the Medical Corps program are:
 Restoring for active military service, either combat or valuable back-of-the-lines duty, men who mentally have cried enough"
 Giving to these men stability to resume civilian life.
 The treatment is based on experi- ments in treating heavy bomber crews of the US. Army 8th Air force, stationed in England. who developed flying fatigue" and on findings of British medical men. especially Dr. William Sargant and Dr. Eliot Slater, in treating war neuroses in the British army after DunkerQue.
 The study in connection with American airmen was made under direction of Maj. Roy L. Swank of Boston, Harvard university staff member and chief of the neuro- psychiatrie section of ths military hospital which is now in France.
 It is Maj. Swank's opinion that all people will break down under sufficient stress. Some break sooner than others-that's the only diff ference.
 The blue 8S's" therapy is not applicable to potential m enta l cases, but only to those stable, or comparatively stable individuals. who temporarily have blown their tops" as CT Joe puts it-under too much stress.
 A radio operator in an armored division, landed in North Africa on D-Day, was in the Sicily invasion and landed in France on D-day- plus 4. He was in a tank when a German explosive charge struck the turret killing two men. Their bloody bodies fell on top of hinrl That was all he could take. He l doesn't quite remember how he got to a hospital
 Signs Of Fatigue
 When man gets too exhausted to go on, when he gets hysterical, or develops dizziness, blindness or perhaps inability to move an arm, he is sent to the rear, either to clearing stations specializing in the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-10-27
CIVIC FATHERS
 HIT THE ROAD

HOBART, Tasmania-A bend in one of Hobart's roads was said to be dangerous so seven of the city x aldermen piled into a car and went to investigate. When the car hit the curve it skidded over the edge and deposited the civic fathers among blackberry bushes in the bed of a creek
 Their on-the-spot decision was unanimous. The work was declared urgent.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-10-27
ON THE WASHINGTON FRONT
By Jack stinnett

WASHINGTON - Few moves in the war on the home front caused more consternation in Treasury de- partment and banking circles than the results of the Treasury's. we'll intentioned order to let the banks make immediate cash-ins of war bonds.
 In Washington and good many other cities throughout the country banks were swamped with persons hastening to get rid of their small denomination bonds. Figures on the run" won't be available for some days yet, but some of the req sons for it already are drifting in.
 In the first place, the decision of the Treasury to let the. banks handle immediate redemption of the bonds was for purely psychological reasons. Numerous bond buyers had complained that when they needed ready cash for emergencies, they had to wait days to get their money. Others objected to waiting in long lines while the slow process of Identification was made by clerks with whom they had never had any contact.
 There was another factor. War finance agency officials in the Treasury concluded that nothing would stimulate war bond sales
 tI the holders had to do was to take them ito their bank tellers, lay them down and pick up their money.
 The Treasury anticipated a rush to cash in as soon as it was made easy. Neither they nor the banks expected what happened.
 Why? In the first few days, that became the paramount question in war finance agency circles. Most of the answers are in now. Broadly they fall into two groups. One is amusing; one isn't so funny.
 The funny one is that a lot of people holing war bonds got the idea that the Treasury wanted them to cash in the bonds now. How this misapprehension arose, despite the fact that nearly all buy bond" publicity in news papers, magazines and on the radio in recent months has been accom- panied by an almost equal amount of "hold-your-bonds' urging.
 The not very amusing reason given by some small denomination holders was that they were working for firms which drowned on not being 100 percent in employe de- auctions from wages for bond pur- chases; that they were afraid of losing their jobs unless they agreed to such deductions and consequent ly had gotten behind in payment of personal bills.
 This is something the Treasury has never urged. It is glad to make it easy for those bondholders to catch up on their living expenses.
 Out of some of these reports from the banks has come verifica tion of something else the Treasury has known all along: that there are a lot of turnover" bondholders: show-offs who wish to impress their neighbors and friends by say ing T bought another bond today"
The Wrangell sentinel., 1944-10-27
Your capital in wartime:

Your capital in wartime:
 Far eastern experts at the State department won't talk at all for publication, but it is intimated that the primary cause of recent military setbacks in China is lack of transportation.
 You cant fly big trucks, little trucks, tanks and half-tracks over the Hump" and there has been no other way to get them in since clos ing of the Burma Road.
 This, it is said, is the reason China's northern armies cant get back to the south and east to stem the Japanese drive in that area. When war front refugees, arriving in Chungking recently, wanted to know why a Japanese column Of only 5000 men was allowed to ad- vance 100 miles in ten days, the alibi was simply that the Chinese didn't have a division equipped with sufficient transport to cut them off.
 If it's true, preparations are being made so quietly that it hasn't leaked out yet officially, but the rumor is persistent that thousands of Italian prisoners of war soon will be sent back to Italy to be released, after which they will immediately join Italian legions to fight with the Allies against the Axis.
 The Italian prisoner situation has caused the army plenty of grief. Most Italians sincerely desire to be- come active co-belligerents, yet several efforts to establish their status as even nOn-cOmbatant troops here in the United States have met with considerable civilian criticism. especially when they were allowed a certain amount of super yised freedom and recreation"
 Sending them back to Italy, where they could fight for the AL lies or work for rehabilitation, would cause much easier breathing in a lot of army circles.
 If this plan is carried out, it will not include known Fascists and re- calcitrants, of which there are many.
 Political observers are watching with keen interest the next few campaign speeches of Gov. Thomas E. Dewey. What they are looking for is something more than meets the eye: Has he definitely aban- doned the organizational policy of playing ball with the 26 Republi- can governors?
 Some think (and among them a number of COP senators) that prior to his Oklahoma City speech Gov. Dewey had been dipping too much into state situations rather h a n going all out on national and in- ternational problems.
 Promising the west coast a new industriaI empire and greater rep .resentation in government may make friends there but will find little favor in the industrial east; while direct attacks on the admin istratiOn and its policies might find favor in both areas.
 The question now is: Will he continue with the broad policy att tacks he began at Oklahoma City?
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evacuation or a general hospital.
 Half Can Fight Again

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 The idea Is to treat man as near the front and as soon as pos sible. Roughly half the cases can be returned to combat afterward.
 Before a patient is given the blue 88" therapy, the core of which is continuous deep narcosis, he is studied to make sure his is a case that would benefit and he Is also given a physical eheck-up to make certain there is no organic basis for his complaints. Some pa tients, for example, feel they've de- veloped heart ailments.
 The sedative is so spaced that the effect wears off sufficiently for the patient to be aroused for breakfast and supper Between time he is in a state of deep sleep. This phase is generally from 24 to 48 hours.
 Then there is a period of recoy- cry during which the patients diet is supplemented and he is encour- aged to take outdoor exercise.
 To get an idea of the trends Mai. J. Watson Harmeier and Capt. Edward Grendel, both attached to general hospitals in France, made a study of 500 men which is the first sampling made in the western invasion. Both doctors stressed 1t is only indicative.
 First Days the Hardest
 They found that Y percent of the 500 had broken after being in the lines from one to ten days. 20 percent broke after II to 20 days.
 From the third through the sev- enth week, only 37 percent cracked. The psychiatrists deduced these men had gained battle experience and also that those with a low breaking point had been weeded out. The remaining 30 percent held out 50 days or more
 Out of the 500 cases, 39 had been wounded previously and after recovery had returned to the front. Of this number 30 lasted ten days Or less: seven stayed in from seven to 20 days; one from 20 to 30 days and one for 60 days.
 A "goldbrick" doesn't stand d much chance of getting out of the front line as a combat exhaustion"
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
LAPS 10 EXECUTE
 AIRMEN
Captured Allied Pliers Fall ing in Japan to Meet
 Instant Death

NEW YORK, July 15.-A Japanese broadcast directed to the American forces in the Southwest Pacific and recorded by the Federal Communca- tions Commission, says several Am erican airmen captured in the first Superfortress raid on northern Kyu- shu, have been executed and warned that "any Allied airman who falls or balls out over Japan will be executed and this is an Order of the Day."
 The broadcast further said all Americans captured in the raid on Tokyo over two years ago were executed and similar fate awaits all others who fall in Japan
 The announcement was special talk and reception was poor, only a few excerpts in English being in- telligible. Apparently the broadcast was from Singapore, now controlled by the Japs.
 The Office of War Information, which issued the original story, later announced the broadcast suggested the "airmen might have been ex- ecuted or at least were being held for execution"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
gy JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON. July IS. = Why the "old folks" in this war effort have been neglected I don't know. They're doing a magnificent job. Men and women between the eos and 7Os-most of them retired on pensions = are making a big con- tribution to industrial lbaor.
 After trip across the country and talking to scores of these oldtimers, I checked with the Department of Labor on statistics. Youth in war time labor has been given plenty 10 attention; the oldsters little. Actual ly, the Labro Department says, there normally are around 100000 per- sons over 65 in the labor force. Now there are half a million more than that.
 These half million can be divided into two classes-those who want jobs and now find they can get them and those who are just willing to help out. The second category is by far the larger Labor officials here estimate that around 350,00O persons over 65 have returned to work solely for patriotic reasons.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
The W ashingt ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON ct. Col Robert s. Allen now on active service with the ArmyJ

WASHINGTON-Out of the bick- ering, scrambling, wire-pulllng over who should be Roosevelt's running mate has emerged backstage whisper, at first almost inaudlble, but now growing to a point where party councils take it seriously.
 It is the idea of nominating Wen dell Willkie for Vice President on the Democratic ticket.
 Behind the idea are several fac- tors Most important is the White House feeling that any wartime Administration must be non-parti- san. Henry Wallace, son of a Re- publican member of the Harding Cabinet, now is classified as full fledged Democrat - espite wry faces made at him in the South.
 This non-p partisan idea is one reason for the Presidents leaning toward Ambassador John Winant, former COP Governor of New Hampshire, as his running mate.
 Advisers say he has in mind the last wartime election, when Abra- ham Lincoln chose Andrew John- son, a Democrat Born in North Carolina and former Governor of Tennessee, Johnson had opposed secession and sympathized with Northern epublicans though maintaining his official position as a Democrat. He was nominated for Vice President by Republican convention which called Lincoln and Johnson a Union" ticket.
 Some of the Democrats about to gather in Chicago seem to think that, with Roosevelt nominated they will have a walkaWay How ever. Democratic Chairman Bot Hannegan and those nearest the President expect very tough fight feel that the candidate for Vice President must be selected with great care on the basis of winning votes.
 And when it comes to vote-get- ting, there is a unanimous feeling that Willkie could powerfully pull voters away from the Republican ticket
 Another development which has surprised party chieftains has beer the reaction of Southerners to Will kie. In the last few days, some quiet soundings of Southern lead CTS have been made, and they have been almost unanimous in thell approval of Willkie for Vice Presl- dent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
VIRGINIA BOY PHOTOGRAPHED
 JAP MAINLAND

HEADQ UARTER RS OF THE FOURTEENTH AIR FORCE IN CHINA, July 15. After several months secrecy it has been disclosed that Captain Winfree Sordellette, 24-year-old Virginian, flying an un- armed P-3S reconnaissance plane, photographed areas in Japan, in- cluding the Sasebo Naval Base, which was bombed by Superfort- resses on July T.
 After his Nagasaki flight on Octo- Der 21, 1943, he returned to China with his precious film and weather data, probably the first American photo reconnaissance of the Jap mainland.
 The former Hopewell, Virginia post office clerk, won the Dis tinguished Flying Cross for his g. 200-mile round trip across the East China Sea. On his return trip he attracted fighter enemy planes and antiaircraft fire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
5. S. FORCES NOW NEARER
 TO LIv0RN0
Are Within Artillery Range of Seaport = Capture
 Town of Chianni

ROME, July 15.-American troops have driven to within three and one-half miles of the seaport city of Livorno, in the wake of sudden melting of German resistance, and captured the town of Chianni, 13 miles inland on the west coast.
 These most significant gains of the past two weeks of heavy fight ing has put the Fifth Army within artillery range of Livorno.
 The French forces, celebrating Bastille Day with the capture of Poffibonsi, today moved in direct assault against the enemy now at tempting to escape to the north ward.
 There is possibility the Germans plan to fall back to Arno, an aerial reconnaissance indicated.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
GUAM STRUCK HEAVY BLOWS BY SEA-, AIR
Important Developments Impending as Guam Hit
 on 10th Straight Day

UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET QUARTERS AT PEARL HARBOR, July 15.-For the tenth straight day Guam has been ripped by bombs and rockets and Vice Admiral Marc Mitscher's task force on Thursday was still con- tinuing the action, which suggest ed impending developments against the former United States outpost, Admiral Chester w. Nimitz an- nounced today.
 The firing of ammunition dumps, gun positions, and other installa- tions at Guam on July 13, and an attack by carrier planes on Thurs day, was told by the Tokyo radio, adding that a battleship also twice bombarded Guam on that day.
 The raiding force also hit Rota, an enemy-held island between Guam and the newly conquered Saipan All planes returned from the Guam and Saipan attacks, demonstrating mastery of the Mar ianas' waters.
 An American destroyer, which moved near Guam on the night of July 10, sank a Japanese coastal transport.
 Neutralizing the attack, the Marshalls- -based Army Liberators bypassed Truk on Thursday. Six teen to nineteen Japanese fighters were sent against the bombers and four were definitely shot down, four probably. and five damaged Four Liberators sustained minor damage"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
NAzIS NOW
 FACE FIGHT
 0N0WN SOIL

MOSCOW, July 15.-The German Army is facing the prospect of im- minent fighting on their own soil in East Prussia and are preparing a street by street defense in at least three of the five key cities lying in the eastern battle line.
 Front dispatches indicated that they are throwing up baricades and defenses at Grodno, Beilystock, and Brest Litovsk
 The Nazi line is reported wide open in numerous sectors from the Velikeya River, last barrier to the middle Battles To the south in the Pripyat Marsh region, Germans appeared unable to hold anywhere, as five Russian Armies spilled westward in growing momentum.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
 0NFR0NT,
 5OOkILES
Germans Admit Soviet Forces Now Threaten
 Homeland Forts

LONDON, July 15.-The Germans today announced the Russians have launched the long-awaited offen- sive in Southern Poland, extend- ing to a 500-mile front, which III the north challenges the last ditch of the string of forts guarding the bunker homeland in East Prussia.
 The Germans, in Berlin radio broadcast, says the German High Command announced the Russians have struck from the northwest of Ternopol, where last reports were that the Red Army was within 30 miles of strategic Lwow and near ing Lublin, which guards the south east approaches of the town scar red by two wars.
 Moscow is silent on new opera tions an dprobably will not men tion them, especially the new drive south of the Pripyat Marshes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
EYE WITNESS TALKS

SEATTLE, July 15.-Capt. Jack Beardwood, Gen. Clark's personal aide, here on leave, discussed the incident and said that the officer was standing beside Clark when he was killed
 T was lying flat on deck,' said Beardwood, "muttering this is fin ito. I don't see yet how we got out, but I'll say that that American gunner was a good shot,"
 Beardwood said that the PIT boat was coming out of morning sun and "the minesweeper was un- able to identify us, although we gave her signal" He said that the minesweeper threw fifteen rounds at us"
 Beardwood is a former member of the Associated Press staff at Salt Lake City, at Seattle, and in Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
GIVEN STIFF FINE
 FOR FISHING IN
 RESTRICTED AREA

Dick Thompson, fisherman and owner of the fishing vessel Norma, plead guilty to charges made by Wildlife Agent Dan Ralston at Ket- chikan and was fined $250. Each of the crew of five were fined $1OO, and 662 fish were seized from the boat and sold by the Government, according to advices received by the Fish and Wildlife office here.
 The boat was apprehended July 12 for fishing in the area of Boca De Quadra, canal indenting the mainland coast, east of Revillagi- gedo Channel This district is re- stricted to commercial fishing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
ARMY PLANE CRASHES; 5
 ARE KILLED
Victims Include Major Gen. eraI, Two ColoneIs,
 Two Other Persons

CHATTANOOGA, July l5.-Maj. Gen. Paul Newgarden, Commander of the Tenth Armored Division, two colonels, and at least two other per- sons were killed last night when an Army plane crashed during heavy storms. One of the other colonels is believed to be Col. Renn Lawr- ence who was enroute to a troop review at Camp Gordon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
2 Killed by
 AC(id ental
 Guniire

ROME, July 15.-The U. s. Navy disclosed today that the accidental fire of U. s. minesweepers killed one officer, one man, and wound- ed three others on a PIT boat carry ing Gen Mark Clark and other Army officers to the Anzo beach, head on January 28 last.
 The official announcement said an inquiry established that the boat escort entered the area while a red alert was On' in anticipa- ton of Nazi raid.
 The craft had not been identified captain, who was exonerated ot any blame.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED xPEDITI IONARY FORGE, July 15.--American dough- boys, striking forward four miles and strengthening out their loop center, hammered at the Germans today in the triple bastion road line in western Normandy and are fighting within one mile from Les say and two miles from Perirs and St. Lo. {
 Three towns fell into the hands of the doughboys in the four-mile southward drive from the marshes of Plessia toward Perirs.
 The closing-in of the American line menacing Perirs, the middle stronghold, was the largest single day advance since Cherbourg.
 During the past 24 hours l6 towns and villages on the Ameri- can front have been seized.
 The enemy, according to front line dispatches, poured the toughest artillery fire yet encounter c d against the American column north of St. Lo.
 After a 600-yard advance, the British captured more than 1000 Germans, and the full bag of the British and Canadians is now 54,- 900.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
E BOND PURCHASES
 STILL BELOW QUOTA

With only slight change in yesterdays tabulations, today's bond sales total $456, ,72575, for all series.
 Series E tabulations are at $l76,- 57725. The quota in this series is $2l0, ,000,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-07-15
AMERICANS DRIVING0N
 3BA5TI0N5
Sixteen Towns, Villages Seized in Normandy
 Campaign al St. To

ULLETIN SUPREME HEA GUAR TIERS ALLIED EXPEDITE ONARY FORCE, July I5. = American troops smashed to the outskirts of Les say soon after noon today and are battling in the suburbs of the western German anchor in Normandy and at the opposite end of the flaming front edged to within little more than one mile of the key road junction to St. To.
 British troops at the eastern end of the front recaptured Hill 112, scene of bloody sec-saw fighting last week, and struck into Malto, four miles south west of Caen.