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To M ount Twin Drives on Reich;
Thousands Homeless From Floods
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EUROPE:
PACIFIC:
Span Harriers
Stubborn Foe
From the west and from the east
the great battle for Germany was
begun, with a sorely pressed Nazi
command, which once marshalled
Its legions In triumph, desperately
attempting to stem the Allied tide.
Most significant of the Allied
moves was the U. S. crossing of the
Rhine in pursuit of a disorganized
enemy, who hud broken off the bat
tie to the west of the river and at
tempted to flee to supposed security
behind Its broad span, previously un
crossed since Napoleon’s time.
Smashing quickly through enemy
rear guards, who tried to slow up
the U. S. and British advance and
give the main body of their troops
a chance to escape across the Rhine,
Allied spearheads not only reached
the historic river in short time but
also spanned it with the intention of
affording the disorganized enemy no
opportunity to reform his ranks for
a stiff defense of the waterway.
To Lt. Oen. Courtney Hodges’ 1st
American army went the honor of
being the first Allied unit to Jump
the Rhine below Cologne. Crossing
where the river measured a quar-
From 8/Sgt. Thomas J. Defilbaugh
af Cumberland, M d„ came the
latest story of Lt.
Gen. George 8. Pat
ton’s personal in
s p ir a t io n of his
troops under fire.
During the Allied
comeback
against
Von Rundstedt's of
fensive In January,
Yanks reached the
swift and Icy Sure
river, and fared the
Gen. Patton task of crossing it
to reach the strategic town of Betten
dorf, commanding the countryside.
When Patton saw that boats offered
• perfect target for German gunners
while It would be difficult to draw a
bead on a man swimming across,
he Jumped Into the swirling water
and swam ovrr to prove to his
troops It could be done. Inspired,
they followed, capturing Betten
dorf.
ter mile In width and its banks flat
tened out, Hodges' men steadily ex
panded their bridgehead for a thrust
across the rolling hill country lying
just below the vital Ruhr valley.
As Hedges’ troops poured across
the Rhine in the wake of Germans
straggling inland, the enemy tried to
chop up the American beachhead
with mortar and artillery Are, and
armored elements launched limited
counterattacks in an attempt to trim
the expanding foothold.
While Hodges' famous 1st attained
the singular honor of becoming the
first m ilitary force to cross the
Rhine since 1813, the U. S. 9th and
British and Canadian armies to the
north and the U. S. 3rd army to the
south also drew up to the r,ver in
record time, poised for the leap after
having cleared huge pockets of en
emy troops to their rear.
Meanwhile, the Russians launched
a broad all-out assault on Berlin, with
Red infantrymen, paced by armored
columns, smashing deep into the en
emy defenses west of the Oder.
Thus did the Allies breach the
Germans’ two river barriers guard
ing both ends of the Reich to carry
the battle into the flatlands lying be
yond. where the comparative level
ness afforded their armored columns
opportunity to wear down an enemy,
whose recent strategy had called for
extended use of terrain to economize
dwindling forces.
(See Recipes Below;
Despite the loss of over 225.000
men in the Philippine and Iwo
Jima campaigns, the Japs contin
ued to offer stiff resistance to
American clean-ups in these sec
tors.
Indicative of the 'tenacity of the
enemy- was his withdrawal to the
hulks of battered ships in Manila
Bay to continue the fight with small
arms fire after having been driven
out of Manila itself. Although they
already had lost over 212.000 men
on both Leyte and Luzon, an esti
mated 60,000 Japs fought on from
natural strongpoints against Yank
attempts to compress them in the
mountains lying to the east of
Manila.
With more than 12.000 Japs al
ready killed on Iwo Jima. marines
still were forced to inch forward on
the northern part of the tiny Island
to flush enemy remnants from the
rocky hill positions. Because the
Japs could retire to underground
shelters during heavy aerial or
artillery bombardment, the Leather-
necks were compelled to root them
out'ln close-in fighting.
FLOODS:
/ housands Homeless
MANPOWER:
Showdown Near
With the senate still strongly op
posed to compulsory labor, "work
or fight" legislation headed for a
showdown In conferences with the
house, with sentiment strong for
the grant of additional power to the
War Manpower commission to con
tinue to exert pressure toward the
channeling of workers into needed
industry.
At the same time, congress
moved to draft unmarried nurses to
provide the 20,000 needed to attend
the growing battle casualties. Under
legislation considered, nurses would
be given the right to appeal induc
tion, would be offered commissions
even if drafted, and would be eligi
ble for benefits under the G.I. bill
of rights.
Vigorously opposed to the house's
"work or fight” measure providing
for army induction or fine and jail
for failure of 18 to 45 year-old men
to accept war essential employment
the senate pushed a substitute
bill under which the WMC would
set the lim it on the number of em
ployees any establishment could
have, and regulate the hiring of
people.
anti-aircraft guns against incoming
enemy raiders between unloadings
of supplies.
As bombs ripped Capt. Andrew
W.
Gavin’s
cabin,
“Skippy,”
wounded by shrapnel, was blown
into his master's room, where the
officer lay unconscious amid the
wreckage. Licking Captain Gavin's
forehead despite his own injuries,
"Skippy" revived him.
Meat Magic
In 1044 the average civilian ate
143 pounds of meat. This year the
outlook per civilian is estimated at
about 134 pounds per person.
It doesn't take mu-h mental arith
metic to make us see that we'll be
doing with less
meat this year
than before—but
then, you’ve prob
ably already no
ticed that trend
at your butcher's.
As a n a tio n
w e ’ re g r e a t e r
pork eaters than beef eaters, says a
recent survey made by the govern
ment, but that will have to change
at least for this year. Pork loins,
hams, shoulders, spareribs and ba
con will continue to be scarce. The
higher grades of beef are going to
armed forces, while lower grades
beef. though not abundant, will be
more abundant. Veal supplies are
scarce as are the top grades
oi ,amb
All of this means one thing for
Mrs. America. She will get less
meat, and if she wants to get meaty
flavor it will have to be stretched.
u she doesn t do that she will have
Fam iliar but tragic scenes were
reenactctl.jigAUJ as the Ohio river
and tributaries rose over their banks
to flood surroundiog lowlands and
send thousands of homeless refu
gees scurrying to safety.
Operations of war industries in the
rivers’ paths were seriously affected
as the waters rose, and residents of
the great cities of Pittsburgh, Cin
cinnati, Portsmouth and Louisville
anxiously viewed the broadening
crests, which threatened to spill
over and flood their environs.
Of all the big cities, Portsmouth
with its 40,000 people, was most seri
ously endangered, with rising waters
lapping at the 63-foot flood wall while
state troopers and volunteers strug
gled to reinforce it with a sandbag
levee.
With rain-swollen rivers flooding
acres of low-lying farm land in Ten
nessee, Arkansas and Mississippi
thousands of residents of these areas
also were forced to move to the up
lands.
Wounded Pet Revives Stricken Master
This is the story of “Skippy,”
• Boston terrier that shared in
the heroism attending the saving of
an American freighter bombed off
Leyte.
Though fired amidship by Jap
explosives, with 14 members of
the armed guard casualties, the ves-
ael was saved by the crew’s quick
control of the flames and the m er
chant seamen’s manning of the
Stew and Dumplings Are a Point-Saver
Due to an unusually targe demand and
current w ar conditions, «lightly more tim e
is required in filling orders for a few of
the most popular pattern numbers.
Lynn Chambers’
Point-Saving Menus.
•Lamb Stew with Dumplings
Fresh Pears-Lime Gelatin Salad
Bran-Raisin Muffins
Orange Marmalade
•Chiffon Pie
Beverage
•Recipe given.
Sift together dry ingredients. Cut
in lard. Break egg into a one-cup
measuring cup. Beat slightly with
fork and add enough milk to make
1 cup liquid. Add liquid to dry in
gredients. Stir lightly.
Drop by
spoonfuls into boiling broth or stew.
Cover tightly and cook for 15 min
utes without peeking. Do not re
move cover. Serve at once. This
recipe makes six large dumplings.
Liver is known as a variety meat
because it has variety of texture and
flavor. Here is a grand way to fix it:
Liver Supreme.
(Serve« 6)
114 pounds Uver, sliced
14 cup french dressing
4 carrots, sliced
6 onions
1 green pepper, sliced
14 cup water
a few meals with meat and gthers
"Itlarinate (soak) liver in french
without.
There are good ways to stretch dressing for 30 minutes in refrigera
meat — old-fashioned ways like tor. Brown liver
dumplings, bread dressings and in' hot drippings.
stuffings, rice, macaroni, noodles and Top with vegeta
spaghetti. For those of you who bles and add the
choose having meat "as is” in your water. C o v e r
menus, there are delightful fish tightly and cook
dishes to fill in the days when meat slowly until both
liver and vegeta
is unobtainable.
When you want those precious red bles are tender.
points to do the most work for you, Beef and pork liv
buy the low-point cuts and dress er require 45 min
them up with herb?, flavorful gravies utes cooking time while lamb and
and colorful vegetables. Here's a veal liver need 30 minutes
lineup of recipes you’ll well appre
Whenever it’s possible, use a com
ciate these days:
bination of veal, pork and beef in
Lamb Stew With Dumplings.
your meat loaves. In the following
(Serves 6»
recipe, the tastiness is increased by
2 pounds lamb
using sour cream, prepared mus
2 tablespoons flour
tard, paprika and Worcestershire
Salt and pepper
sauce. Lemon juice adds piquancy
2 tablespoons lard
to the meat when used, while brown
6 small potatoes
sugar gives a bit of sweetening that
6 carrots
you will enjoy. Use a large sized
6 small onions
loaf pan for baking or shape into
1 cup water
loaf when baking in a utility pan.
Cut lamb breast, flank or neck
Spicy Meat Loaf.
meat into 1% inch cubes. Dredge in
(Serves 6 to 8)
flour, then brown 1 pound ground beef
well on all sides 1 pound ground pork or veal
in hot lard. Sea 114 cups bread crumbs
son, add water 2 eggs, slightly beaten
and simmer 114 1 cup milk
hours. Add vege Salt and pepper
tables. Cover and 14 cup sour cream
continue cooking 1 teaspoon prepared mustard
until vegetables are tender. Drop 1 teaspoon paprika
dumplings on top of meat and vege 14 cup lemon juice or tomato catsup
tables. Cover and cook without re 2 teaspoons brown sugar
moving lid for 15 minutes.
Dash of Worcestershire sauce
Dumplings.
14 cup hot water
2 cups sifted flour
Combine ground meat or have it
4 teaspoons baking powder
ground together. M ix next four in
1 teaspoon salt
gredients into meat mixture. Pack
2 tablespoons lard
into a loaf pan. Mix remaining in
I egg
gredients in order given and pour
About M cup milk
over loaf. Bake in a moderate oven
(350 degrees F.) for 1% hours.
You’ll like trout whether you’re a
Lynn Says:
fish lover or not. Enhance its subtle
taste with these seasonings:
Meat Needs Stretching: Bread
and cracker crumbs are natural
Baked Trout With Tomato Sauce.
for extending ground meats like
(Serves 6)
lamb, beef, pork or veal. Use for
2 pounds trout
meat loaves and patties.
2 cups tomatoes
Vegetables should start coming
1 cup water
into their own for stretching
1 slice onion
stews, short ribs, roasts, etc.
3 cloves
Carrots, onions, potatoes, green
14 teaspoon sugar
beans, tomatoes and cabbage are
3 tablespoons bacon drippings
all mighty fine.
3 tablespoons flour
Don’t neglect such dishes as
14 teaspoon salt
meat pies with biscuit or mashed
14 teaspoon pepper
potato crusts. The meat mixture
Cook tomatoes, water, onion,
may be extended with gravy
cloves and sugar 20 minutes. Melt
and vegetables.
drippings, add flour and stir into hot
Make surprise meat balls with
mixture. Add salt and pepper. Cook
rice tucked inside. Or, stretch
10 minutes and strain. Clean fish and
the roast or braised meat with
place in baking dish. Pour half the
noodles and rich gravy.
sauce over it and bake 35 minutes in
Spaghetti and macaroni make
a moderate oven, basting occasion
a meal complete even if only a
ally.
Remove to hot platter and
little meat is used. Use cream
pour remaining sauce (hot) over
sauces with diced egg, seasoned
fish. Garnish with parsley.
tomato sauce or tasty gravy.
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