The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-03

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 One prisoner, recently returned from Oflag Camp No. 6s in Oc- cupied Poland. reports that the diet given American prisoners is as follows:
 BREAKFASr-Nsthing lserved
 atih water if yes ganG 80.
 LUNCEI-A bON1 of thin ssup and enc thin slice of biack
 bread foncasionally snouldy and invariably staie).
 SUPPGR-TWo pslal0eS.
 These reports disclose that. if it were not for the food packages supplied every week or ten days by the Red Cross. prisoners could not live. As it is, most are re- ported suffering from malnutri- tion.
 One American prisoner. trying to describe conditions through the Nazi censor. wrote on a post card: '-Food k plentiful and good. They treat ms fine. We have nc com paainas. Everybody Is happy. Don't forget to lesl this tO Sweeney.
 While American boys are living on potatoes and water, German war prisoners in the U. s. A. are accorded the best Of treasnent. minimum of work. good clothing. food and shelter. They are even pernlitetd their own camp news papers, are generally accorded en- tertainment and almost luxurious treatment.
 NOTE - German relatives Of American citizens used to eyade censorship by letters similar to that Of the U s. war prisoner. one such letter said: Everybody is very well over here nov. Anna is well, Esther is well, and so is Joseph, but Grandmother is hap piest of all" Grandmother had been dead for five years.
 HEAVY ARTHLLERY
 COMES BACK
 Uncens0red dispatches from the Russian front reveal that one big reason for the current Red Army success is the Russian ability to mass all types of artillery in un- precedented quantity before every major offensive.
 The Red Army IS a carefully tailored organization, never u1- duly excited about new weapons of war. Each Red Army division is well equipped with balanced number Of tanks. planes and heavy guns. Never throughout the en- tire course of tine war, has pfodue- tion of any type of weapon been cut down in favor Of others, as We sometimes have stopped tanks and artillery in favor of aiTplanes.
 TD the early days of the war, when "vietOry lbr0ngb air p0w- CT" was so popular. the Russians continued building planes. but also continued strong emphasis on ar' tillery,
 Meanwhile. the British and the American high commands put such stress on air power that they 6lighled heavy guns and tanks. Artillery production was never great. Tank production has been sporadic. Now, air power IS not nearly as effective ip Nor mandy as had been hoped. Air corps officials blame tt on the weather. However, artillery men point out that their big guns are never silenced by the elemnets, are more accurate tn closeSFange warfare than anything else iD' vented,
 Fact is, air p0weg has geFy
 AefinilR NseS, but eBiv So EeiaS
 tieBsbip tO ground f0gees. One 0f tbe mat0T myths new being exploded ip France is she tle' aFy Of Sdea1iy ReeNfste precision hombing,' While AiT Corps pub' Ilelsls sll0w pnmeHevs Feeoo' nalssanae ph0t0s te pFeye tbe accuracy 0f precision bombing, they den't shNw the plany pie lMFes of bombs going wbee 0f tbeiY naark by many miles,
 For example, one unit sent out to bomb Germany dropped tts efl' tire boWb-lOad on q Swiss village more than 30 miles from its tars get, This Is not ag isolated case, Rsnle thing has happened 70 France, Hungary, Rnmapta ailo Czeeh0sl0yakie,
 RESULT Is the War Depart now has Q hurry call tn for vastly increased orders of aTttllery, fore' ing gaF plants to work round the clock to catch up with the demand round, yet every day aims their power and brings them closer to retirement and death, The future lies with the boys and girls Of the