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interpreting
The War
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON
Associated Press War Anal.

FAhdlNSt
Synchronizing with Moscow ira
nations that complete CAPTURE y,
Budapest IS very near, German y. .
ports that a full scale Red ARM,
attack has been launched in sonS
ern Poland are credible. ~
Even in the absence Of p,.
sian confirmation of those renort.
there has been much to ind E~,n
that the long awaited main pr'
sian winter offensive to match AZ
lied pressure from the west w..
waiting only on the fall o, t5 4.
Hungarian city. '
Meagre German accounts q, T.,
Russian action did not 90 bavora
placing its scene in the 7usg.s
Baranow bridgehead area west -.
the upper Vistula. The last knovn
Russian positions in that wide avn
deep thrust beyond the river war.
within less than 10 miles of Kr.
kow and only twice that dist2nr.
from German Silesia, rich in co,,
and iron.
The Russian Baranow bn,,,
seems the logical site for frS,
moves in an about Russian wints,
campaign to crack the center a,
the German eastern defense linz,
AS last indicated, the north far.
Of the bulge reached westward IA
within 20 miles or SO of the i'm,
portant road-rail hub city of Kelc,
in central Poland. 1t gave bs
Russians an east-West front Sons
125 miles south of Warsaw. near.
ly go miles wide, as a base IA,
northward thanking operations n
turn the foe out of Vistula west
bank defenses
Now that the Allied forces have
fully absorbed the shock Of hs
German counter attack in Belgium
and are grinding the foe back and
|inflicting losses upon him, he can
ill afford, it seems clear that a
major Russian offensive on the PO.
fish plains could be even more Ell
fective now than at some earlier
time. Coupled with the close dan.
ger facing The Nazi command il
the Danube gap in the southeast,
it would tend to dry up the stream
Of reinforcements or replacements
for badly mauisd German armies
in the west.
| Quite aside from it's strictly
military significance, the opening
of a Russian offensive in Poland
at this time also would tend OH.
erwise to help American-British.
Russian relations. 1t would Ger.
tainly lessen suspicion on either
! side of the Atlantic that Moscow
is playing a lone hand in the
Balkans to the detriment Of the
joint war effort against Germany.
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jeeps, they looked not so much
like military men as like expert
technicians in some giant indus.
try. 1t was shrewd observation
The primary consideration ir
this question OF military training
| is, it seems to me, our national
defense. Senator Vandenberg sum.
med up what is. l believe, a com.
mon determination when he said
that we will never go back to the
state of military impotence tina,
prevailed during 1910 and Al, when
we found ourselves almost alone
in hostile world
General Marshall recommended
universal military training to Con
gress in a memorable document
which expressed his own faith in
democracy and his fear that a
large standing army of profession
al soldiers might jeopardize the
foundations of American democra-
cy. All who know that great SOL
der know his adherence of all
that militarism means.
Yet the layman remembers that
France had CONSUMPTION for many
years. Young men did their mill
tary duty and then returned from
time to time for brief training
periods. When the test came,
France went down. Universal mi
litary training is far from being
a guarantee OF military security.
France Lad a Maginot Line. too.
The French people threw up that
fabulous barrier of steel and con-
crete and thought they were safe
when they hid behind it. The ag-
gressor could never get through,
We could make the same mis-
take when this war ends We will
be so determined never to let it
happen again that we may fall into
a Maginot Line psychology. And
in so doing we will build up de-
lenses for the last war and not
the next one.
l talked the other day with a
distinguished scientist just back
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WITH THE AEF:
By ROMNEY WHEELER
Substituting For Kenneth L.
DixOn)

DA%AVhy
EIGHTH AIRFORCE BOMBER
BASE, Jan. r. up We try to
make our boys blind as bats
1t. Col. Earle Aber of Racine,
Wis, paused for his statement to
take effect and chuckled. Sounds
silly" he said, but it's true. Their
job is to see at night"
Aber motioned toward black.
painted Liberator, one of several
on the field. I'VE are over Ger.
many and occupied territory nearly
every night bombing t h enemy
with leaflets. The squadron is the
only American outfit in this theater
trained exclusively for night oper.
atoms and those crews are sc
adept they can pin-point a cross.
road on a moonless night
The Eighth Air Force disclosed
October 20, the existence of the
"newsboy" squadron of Liberators
and Fortresses, which has carried
on a leaflet bomb war against
the Nazis. 1t is probably the bust
est outfit in the European theater,
its pilots flying as many as 20 mis-.
sions a month under conditions
which would drive most American
airmen to distraction.
Most U. S. heavy bombers fly
daylight missions in tight forma-
ton behind designated leaders;
Aber's boys fly alone in the dark
with not one, but five or six tar
gets to hit.
The Fortresses carry ten, and
the Liberators ID massive card
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THOUGHT FOR TODAY

The hymn "Our God Our Help in Ages
Past" has frequently been called the great
est hymn in the English language. When
Jouwett of Oxford asked group of pro-
fessors to write down a short list of the
"best hymns this hymn, nd thtis alone.
was common to each list.
During recent years this reassuring hymn
has meant more than ever to Christians in
need of faith in the eternity of God.
We look back to a Help in ages past; we
look forward to a hope for years to come;
we have a shelter from all stormy blasts;
we need guard while time shall last; and
oil the time we have a home in God.
From "Day by Day"-19A. IN. B., Crom-
artie Clam
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BY w. G. ROGERS
The Science of Man in the World
Crisis" edited by Ralph Linton
(COlun,hi.. GAY

Columbia; SAY
Here's a book weighted with ia.
bleS, equations, charts. footnotes
induces and even Latin quotations:
authored by more than score
OF leading scientists who make
very few concessions in style and
treatment to the average mans
desire for reading matter which
will at least keep him awake;
stretching to more than 500 pages:
sounding in short just like the book
you couldn't be hired to read.
But it's the exact opposite of
what it sounds like and I'd rather
nlre you to read this than most
OF the books which cross this desk.
rms is an essential book for the
American who understands that if
his government is to be wise. ne
must be; and that if victory in
World War II is to be worth the
fearful price, the organization OF
peace can be entrusted only TO
men with a passionate devotion TO
facts.
The book starts with sort of
housekeeping; out the window fly
the prejudice and bias and myth
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The Literary Guidepost

which some of US cherish ON
which serve to becloud any eAFs
tive study. The book does moi nav
all the answers, but it tells W.
which way to go. Science puts w.
best foot forward and invites Wv
to get in step. Dismissing H'p,
tional taboos, it discusses SUM
tough problems: minori'ie$, ray
food, natural resources. ! =
lates, colonies, communlcatioA5'
DR.. Linton is more accomnoud!
ing than most of his co-ieag1.!
with an occasional light toucA az a.,
smartly turned phrase. The 0oo@,
main impact is in the subject N,a Law
ter, not the manner. When Sclem ,
lists get together, they come
with ideas that shock anyone Nv, ~.
staying awake. And for our ".
venience they have packaged 'aS,.
neatly, SO that we may tackle W. y,
ly one essay at time II '''
seems easier.
The authors are or have oesa
on the faculties of Columbia Ha.'
ward, Yale, Smith, Chicago, NoIn
western and Stanford, or hola ~
search posts. The more reaoS. ..
they get, the more chances Wv,
shall have of living in a Oe'"
ordered, wiser world
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Plastic Dilemma

For time it seemed that the end of this
war would usher in an era which some already
were calling the Age of Plastics and Synthetics.
By and large it promised to be quite an era
filled with light. durable, inexpensive comforts
md conveniences achieved through wonderful
new feats of alchemy.
Even before the era arrived we could ina
CINE archaeoiogists of some distant millennium
beginning new subdivision Of mans history
ut about 1850. cThey'd probably call it The
Age of Plastics and Synthetics, too) They
would consider the date significant as marking
mans abandonment of the quaint old notion
that the edible fruits of the field were useful
only fooc
1t was then those distant archaeologists
would say that our semi primitive Goth
century ancestor found that the grain which
he ground and baked to ease his hunger, or
distilled to easeg his troubles, could be COM
bined with oil to make tires for his land
Journeys; and that the humble bean he fed
to his animals and occasionally to himself
could be cooked and pressed and nodded into
vehicles and other useful objects.
But it seems now that such chapter in
mans history may never be written. For our
inventors. though full of wisdom and ingenuity
had overlooked one thing. They forgot that
the race of man shares this earth with some
old and hiehly respected inhabitants who still
,o.;nt.in the uncomplcated idea that some
.h;no IN eat is something to eat. Period.
And thus, before the Age of Plastics and Syn
thetics is even upon US, we read that in one
Mace dogs have eaten the soybean license
mates off an automobile, and that in another
hears have devoured set OF synthetic rubber
tires with apparent relsh'
Mt noanv wears ago man travelling Siberi;
=. troika ran the chance of having boil
-. Leas and himself consumed by ravenou
wolves Today the horses and sleds are disap
Wearing Modern civilization Is moving in o.
those frozen Russian was'es'
But at the rate things are gong it vii
on,v he q question of time before the Siberia
,ootorist starts dreading the thought OF havin
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SOLDIER TO HANG
FOR EARL'S DEATH

ATTLEBRIDCE, Eng, Jan. Il,
P-Pvt. George E. Smith, Jr., =
Pittsburgh, Pa, described as a
|happy-go-lucky ''homicidal degen-
erate,' was convicted by an Am
erican Army court martial today
and sentenced to be hanged fol the
Staying of British diplomat, Sir
Eric Teichman.
An insanity plea by his defense
counsel failed to save the 28-yeaF'
old soldier. At the climax Of the
defense presentation today, Smith
disrobed before the court and e&'
hibited II tattoo marks with which
he had been decorated from neck
to knee, including a strange cross
a baby's face and an upside-dovl
"l3"
Smith, who had been chatting
happily with guards while the u
man court was reaching II YER
dict, sWayed noticeably as tie
sentence was read. He struggle
Ito regain C m p o S u e, walked
smartly to the table of the OIL.
Ger who defended him, eXpressel
thanks and then managed a smls
as he was lea hand-cuffed froA
the court.
The soldier, who was portage
as mentally only nine years old ana
who admitted he shot TeichmaA
still has chance for life lNs
sentence must be reviewed by is
commanding officer and by Gen.
Eisenhower's staff. He also ha'
the right TO appeal to the PTeA'
dent
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Washington Calling
By Marquis Childs

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-UP)-
Educators meeting in Atlantic
City have expressed strong oppo
sition to the proposed universal
military Consumption act, and what
they have to say deserves the
careful consideration of the Con
gress that will consider this legis'
lation.
The opposition comes particu'
larly from the small colleges that,
as in no other country in the world
are scattered throughout America,
Often these freshwater colleges
are narrow and hidebound. The
education they offer is often pathe.
tically inadequate.
But for all their weaknesses
they have been one of the sources
of strength of America free en-.
terprise system. They typify the
individualism and the deep faith
in the power of knowledge that
have helped to make this coun.
try great.
The presidents and the trustees
of those little colleges feel that
universal military training imme-
diately after high school will di.
vert young men into other paths.
They fear, as do others, that it
would tend to-accelerate the pro-
cess of Capitalization, further
build up the vast power of a cen
trail government.
They fear, tee, that it would end
with the kind of militarism which
has so long bighted Europe We
have never been in the remotest
sense militaristic nation. The
whole concept, as seen in its ul-
innate development in Prussia, is
repellent to the average Ameri-
can.
Our soldiers. even after their
thorough training, do not look very
much like professional soldiers.
Walter Lippmsn quoted an OBJ.
server in France as saying that
when they rolled across that coun.
try in their tanks and trucks and
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WITH THE AEF:
Their Job Is To See At Night

Ileg wounds from flax over til e
Belgian bulge.
HE wouldn't give up or let us
give him dope to ease the pain, -
said the pilot, 1t. John Maddox
Of Oakland, Calf. "Our radio op-
orator fixed a tourniquet to stop
the flow of blood and he took us
within a few miles of an emergen-
cy field before passing out. He's
recovering now and on his way
home"
The Fortress miss Mickey Finn
has flown nearly $50 missions and
is going still. Her present pilot,
Capt. James R. Bailey of Seid Val
ley, near Ureka, Calf, was award
ed the Distinguished Flying Cross
for bringing his ship home after
it was shot partly out of control
by flax over Germany. On the re.
turn trip his crew knocked down
a Nazi night fighter who had
thought the crippled plane an easy
victim.
Active pilots with Aber's squad
ron include Maj. Robert H. Gaddy
Latta, S. c.; 1t. John C. Rankin,
Belle Vernon, Pa; 1t. Tommy F.
Leftwich, Pinebluff, Ark; 1t. Hill.
burn Richards, Mobile, Ala; Capt.
Richard M. Watson, Los Angeles
1t. Eugene H. Mould, Concord
Calf; and 1t. Lloyd L. Marshal,
Sc nta Cruz, Calf.
Navigators include 1t. Edwin A,
Larson, Kanyon, MINI; Capt. Paul
S. Stonerock, Logansville, Ind: 1t.
Harry T. Fisk, St. Laconia, N. H.:
Flight Officer Warren w. Hedstrom
Oak Park, ILL.,, and Flight Officer
Robert V. Yeo, Pittsburgh. Pa.
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from the war fronts, where he was
working on one OF our new secret
weapons. He said that the Ger
mans were using some materials
in their newer weapons which our
science couldn't possibly repro
duce.
In German laboratories they have
been working 20 years to perfect
the new techniques of mass muir
der. Our scientists were hastily
assembled with the outbreak of
the war. Given the handicap of
such a late start, they have done
wonders.
Isn't it more important TO keep
a nucleus of scientific research to.
gether than to put all young men
into uniform for a year? This is
a question that is bound to occur
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board bombs, each crammed with
80, 900 leaflets and equipped with
barometric decorators which ex-
plode the cylinders about 1000 feet
above. their targets. BY allowing
for wind drift, the crews are able
to plaster an area as small as a
hamlet with leaflets, Aber says.
Tactical leaflets include such
missions as the squadron's bomb
ing" Of Walcheren Island to warn
residents to flee before Allied at
lacks, and the leaflet shower of
French coastal areas at dawn on
D-day, telling Frenchmen of the
invasion. Strategic work is the
bombardment of enemy cities and
front lines with news bulletins and
safe conduct passes for surrender.
AS many as Is big ships may
be out on single night, but usual
ly the squadron sends out six or
eight. They fly high, fast and alone
Flax and enemy night fighters give
some trouble, but crews highly
trained for night vision have knock
ed down too many Nazi intercept
tors to be regarded as good hunt
ing.
There have been numerous close
shaves,'' Aber said, But only one
plane has been lost thus far by
enemy action"
The bomb cases used by t h e
squadron were designed by Capt.
James L. Monroe of Lubbock, Tex
as, after early dumping methods
proved uncertain.
Recently navigator brought his
plane safely to an Allied airfield
lin France after suffering severe
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to many. We could, of course, nave
both; but there is a real dangeI
it seems to me, in the asSumplou
that CONSUMPTION solves every
thing.
Our present military planners
have no desire to put the nasoa
into a military strait jacket. lna'
lis farthest f1cm their thougn's
But once this tremendous step ~
taken, a great many consequence
can follow.
Copyright 1915 by United fea'u'
Syndicate, Incl
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Fair Enough

accept no responsibility for the personal
views of Mr.. Pegler, and often disagree
with them as much many of his read
ers. His articles serve the good purpose
of making people Think
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-18

. NOW THAT GERMANY has surrendered. Washington is watch'
larry the BPS superfortress bombers-to determine just nc" long
Japan viii last.
Observers recall how the ar forces laid the groundwork 1or mo
swift Allied ofensives in France after D-Day, NOW Army e\Pi'
fun extent of damage to Japans vital industries WIN In" ol
Of the war, the air forces a now bring to bear on ne Nlppohese
homeland UNNECESSARILY larger fleets than ever scared e INC
Reich
Q THE GOVERNMENT EXPECTS that many of the consumer
after Pearl Harbor-win reappear before long at no increase III
prices. ,
That's the objective of the OPAs reconverslon pricing pros ia.I
But it isn't likely that any new prices will b e hlgher sN ~
IS per cent over their former levels, A price lncfeas 1r au'"'o
hles. for example, should be held to six per cent ST nj q ga
formerly costing $1,000 would cost only $oo "oe '"
war. OPA officials declare.
Q ALONG WITT MENTAL CASUALTIES on the ONT IS 'he
sad fact that mental diseases among civilians are m 'e "'N e",o
About 1858 out of every 10000 patients in hosp'alS "e "S",
patients. according to the census bureau >-A
. BEST BET IS THAT THE United States will not intervene IN
have figured turbulently in Europes history. Onde s."
made a s early as Casablanca. this country agreed Una "s $3.50
did not extend bevond the middle of the Adriatic. TOO the ports
are now Italian both may go to Yugoslavia -S'hNe $50
insist N their being in hands friendly 10 IL oo"'
to members of his party in Congress to ne
administrations reciprocal trade program 70 oe-' ee'p'0eo'
Tea or emasculation. rrodo
The threatened detection of three Democrats 3"
Doughton bill to extend the reciprocal .au' .,.- ..u,e
agreements act until June IL. l048. and authorize further 80
reductions. 1t was felt that only a personal appear o 'S"
the president could save the bill from defeat IN committee
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-18

tinuation of the drug. Let me ask
you, have you been watching her
carefully since her illness?"
She got up swiftly, her face blaz-
ing. What + you trying to say,
Dr.. Mccormick"
Just this There was a
strange smile on the old mans face.
And then he told her why!
Gail came out Of his ofiice-walk-
ing like a woman in a terrible
dream. She stumbled into the phone
booth. and rang Reyna Thayer.
"Reyna," she said. there's been
a terrible mistake-an unforgivable
careleSsness on my part. Reyna, you
must call off the trial. You must
pay your bill instantly. And come
to see me-right now-at my office.
It's H'gcHt, Rcyna!'
Then she Went swiftly to Burke
Gentry's office. She was shown in
Immediately. Good Lord.' Burke
cried, at the sight of her face.
whats happened? What's wrong?"
Burke" she moaned. Burke
I've been such a fool. Such a stupid
fool.'
He put his hands firmly on her
shoulders. Nov calm down, dar-
ling. Then tell me what's up
It's about Reyna Thayer,' she
cried wildly. doctor Mccormick
was right about that drug. and |
was wrong. Oh, Burke-it may still
kill her!"
you're not making sense, CALI
"She had a long and serious i'll
ness years ago, when she vas a girl,
Doctor Mccormick took care of her
then. She was terribly anemic; she
has always had a tendency to ane-
mia. He as known it and thought
knew it. But | was so blind, SO
stupid didn't check back far
enough. | didn't question Regina
enough didn't"
Il still don't get it," he said
bluntly.
"All her life, Reyna's had a tend
ency toward anemia.' she repeated.
"And if there's one danger with this
new drug, it's this-it may aust
fatal anemia in exceptional cases.
And Reyna's is exceptional"
But hasn't it been rather de-
layed?" he asked. II mean, she's
been out of the hospital a couple Of
MONTHS
at sometimes works that way"
she said. Burke, I've been Grim
inally negligent. | should have been
treating her for anemia ever since
she got out of the hospital. But |
haven't"
"Gail-Good heavens, this is pref
ty bad. Why-if it gets out tomor-
row at the trial"
There viii be no trial. Reyna's
paying her bill"
''That's ever worse. The story
will spread like wildhre. It's apt to
ruin you.'
Il deserve it," she answered grim
ly.
ITO be continued)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-05-18
THIRTY

A fortnight passed. Tomorrow
vas the day of the trial. 1t fright
ened Gail. yet she couldn't control a
SENSE of triumph. 1t wasn't really
ur. CaSsius Mccormick rerSas Rey-
MA Thayer. 1t was DR.. CaSsius Nc
Gurmick rtrSus Dr.. Gail Benton.
She looked at the notes on her
memo pad UcddUg present for LIZ
.tnHe Lucieune was getting mar
tled Just as planned, a church we'd
lng at st. Marks, a lavish recep-
.lun at home.
Gail didn't know what Howard
Thavcr had said to Ralph Kramer,
II how much Lucienne knew about
Lily. Whatever had happened, not
a ripple Of gossip had appeared in
Bcauchamp.
In the women's ward that after
noon, Gail stopped by Lily Lana
mans bed.
Hello, Lily. How goes it,"
Miss Lanahan raised her head
YEARLY. All right, Doctor Ben
on"
We're YOU up todaE?'
"les. | was in the solarium."
What torture that must have
3een, going through the familiar
corridors; wondering if Ralph kra-
met we're around, if she might run
.uto him.
He hadn't been in to visit Lily. but
he had been in touch with Gail.
Lily she said now, Ralph came
10 see me yesterday. He said if
there was anything You wanted-'
Il don't want anything.'
when you leave here, what are
your plans?'
Il don't know. | haven't any,"
"Instead Of going back to your
fat-why don't you come and stay
with me? ! have a guest bedroom"
Lily's smile was self-reproachful.
THE way | used to act to you, doc
tor. ! don't deserve this"
Nonsense! My housekeeper will
be crazy about you-she dotes on
thin girls who need lots Of custards
and buildings and milkshakes-"
When Gail was leaving the hos
pital, she collided with Agnes Thay-
er in the front hall. on her way
home from d committee meeting.
"Well,' Agnes SAID grimly, "tomor-
rows the day Reyna is determined
to make ID fool Of h~erself!'
Gail was no longer inundated.
"Well, you can't be blamed for Rey-
mas actions" she said s~oothingly.
But you cam" Agnes replied
tartly. She went on, disagreeably,
by the way, | saw Mrs. Gentry
this afternoon. She says that when
her son receives his commission. she
means to close her house and take
q small fiat wherever he's sta
tl0ned.'
How interesting," Gail re-
marked blandly, and moved on.
Amos Niles caught up with her
before she reached the front door.
Doctor Benton.' he said. putting a