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Manila Wracked, Gutted by Spiteful Demolitions
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»tudy the intricate problem of Ger­
man politics have now come to the
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conclusion that if it hadn't been for
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the July 20 putsch against HiUer.
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we might have been saved six
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months or so of fighting.
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The attempt on Hitler’s life gave
him the excuse, to clean out every
Address.
m ilitary man not in sympathy with
the war, and his military leaders
since then have lacked the courage
to suggest an armistice — even
though they knew the war was hope­
less.
Here is the inside story of what
happened.
The Hitler plot had been clev­
erly arranged by the British.
They had been working for
months with a small secret seg­
ment oi anti-IIitler officers in­
side the German army. Actual­
ly. their pipelines into Germany
had been laid even before the
Once-proud Manila joins the cities of the dead, wracked and gutted by battle and the spiteful demoli­
war started. Weeks and weeks
tions of the Japs. The stately buildings which formerly boosed government and Industry are now largely hol­ A N OLD-FASHIONED garden.
of the most minute planning
low shells. The marts oi trade echo only to the crash of falling timbers. Reins of the civil government return
quaint und charm ing, bloom s
had gone into the plot.
in natural colors on sh eet and pil­
to the Philippine commonwealth, and the battered capital binds its wounds and looks forward to a rebirth.
However, as in anything as
low ca se s. Worked m ainly in lazy-
dangerous as an attempt to as­
daisy stitch.
sassinate the world's chief mad­
man, something went wrong at
the last minute. A high-up Ger­
man officer on the general staff
had agreed to place a brief­
case containing a time-bomb
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alongside Hitler's chair during
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a meeting of the general staff.
A General Quiz
He did so. But either HiUer
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moved away or else did not sit
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where expected. At any rate
1. What two brothers signed the
when the bomb went off, it
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D eclaration of Independence?
killed several officers, but Hitler
was only wounded in the hand
2. How old w as Joan of Arc
by a bomb fragment.
when sh e led the F rench arm y to
the relief of O rleans?
delicious N E W breakfast idea
That incident, however, touched
3. Who started the construc­
off the bloodiest blood purge in his
• Good? It’s delicious! It’s a ma­
tion of the P anam a can al in 1879?
tory. Neutral sources estimate that
gic combination of nut-brown,
4. Who, according to legend,
100,000 German officers and other
criap-toasted Post's 40% Bran
helped the S w iss gain their in­
high-up officials suspected of anti-
Flakes plus lots of sccdles? rai­
dependence by killing G essler,
Hitler bias were killed. Any Ger­
sins . . . right In the same pack­
the
tyrant?
man leader who had grown cool re­
age. Better ask your grocer for
5. How m any sin s are nam ed as
garding the war or was slightly
the big blue-and-whlte package
‘deadly
sin
s”
?
critical of Hitler was included.
today. Your whole family will
6. What does the abbreviation
In the last war, it was the Ger­
go for Post’s Raisin Bran.
‘ign” m ean?
man general staff who demanded of
the Kaiser that he sue for peace
T h e A n a w e ra
as early as September 29. 1918.
1. R ichard and F ran cis L ee of
The German civilian government re­
Virginia.
sisted. In this war it was expected
2. Seventeen years.
that the professional military caste
3. The F rench started the con­
would seedhe futility of further fight­
struction of the can al in 1879.
ing and also sue for peace after the
4. W illiam T ell.
Normandy invasion last June.
5. Seven — pride, covetou sn ess,
But as a result of the July purge
lust, anger, gluttony, en vy and
the military leaders who survived
sloth.
dared not brave Hitler’s wrath.
6. Unknown (ign otu s).
POSTWAR CONSCRIPTION
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sleeper, to be used in postwar period, is shown in upper left. Lower left.
Although no final decision has
* e duPlex-roomette railroad car is one of several new designs being presented to railroad officials by
been made by FDR personally.
the Pullman company. Lpper right, the traditional rectangular table arrangements give way to a modernised
Undersecretary of War Bob Patter­
scheme in the new diner. Lower right, a redcap captain examines revolutionary method of handling luggage on
son and several other White House the new coach model.
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CALLING ALL
advisers are urging him to press
for immediate congressional action
on a postwar compulsory military
training law covering all men 18
to 26.
Patterson and some of the army
brass hats want Roosevelt to jam
the conscription bill through con­
gress before the war is over. They
are using the line with FDR that
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passage of a peacetime conscription
bill by congress now will be further
evidence to the United Nations that
this country will maintain a sizable
m ilitary force to help keep the
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PHILIPPINE
peace.
/IS L A N D S
Congressional leaders so far are
against immediate consideration,
says the
feel they’ll have their hands full in
High
Command!
the next few months getting more
urgent postwar measures through
43,000 experienced tea­
capitol hill, such as jobs, without
men
now working in shore
starting up a terrific controversy
ASMSAl LAN». “ Ships can’t sail w ithout
jobs are vitally needed
over conscription.
experienced men — and we just don't have
back on ships — if our
enough men for our expanding M erchant
Note: The White House is be­
M arine. I f you have ever been a M a te ,
fighting men are to get
ing deluged with mail against
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Engineer, Radio Officer or “ A B ,” you r
supplies to finish the job I country
postwar conscription. Most of
needs you now I”
the public seems to be against
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Postwar Sleeping Cars to Show Radical Changes
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ANOTHER
American Farmer in Germany
G.I.s Nearer Japan
EXPERIENCED SEAMEN
BACK TO SEA!
"The Need
is Urgent,
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CAPITAL CHAFF
C The German people have been
ordered to kill all chickens in order
to save feed.
C A secret report has been cir­
culated among top WPB officials
showing that, as of February 1, the
manpower situation was excellent.
Manpower Commissioner McNutt
has told the senate military affairs
committee privately the same thing.
. . . Senator Chandler of Kentucky
quoting Vice Chairman William Batt
of the WPB “That we have already
out-produced our enemies and our
Allies ”
<1 Representative Charles La Fol
lette. liberal Indiana Republican
and a close friend of Wendell L.
Willkie, never had met his son,
Philip Willkie, until his recent trip
to London where Lieutenant Will­
kie was stationed. A few days later
La Follette bumped into Philip acci­
dentally in New York, and a few
days after that Willkie arrived in
Washington and was a guest at La
Follette's home.
C The Norwegian embassy has pro­
tested to Louis B. Mayer against
Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer's plan to
screen "Victoria,*’ by novelist Knut
Hansun, wbo turned quisling. The
Norwegians don’t want any book by
any quisling featured in Hollywood.
Three weeks have now passed and
the Norwegian embassy is wonder­
ing why Louis B. Mayer has not
replied.
< The California Veterans of For­
eign Wars have requested Roosevelt
to drop deportation proceedings
against west coast labor leader
Harry Bridges.
PACIFIC
OCEAN
Even in conquered German territory. Pvt. Harold W. Barnes of Cen­
terburg, Ohio, finds time to put into practice the knowledge acquired
on a farm at Centerburg. He was right at home when he found the new
litter of pigs at a farmhouse near Sindorf, Germany, and helped to
pull them through their first days under American occupational rule.
American navy, marines and In­
fantry, supported by tank corps,
continue to advance Island by island
toward Tokyo. Map shows how new
landing gives the American forces
control of the entire Philippines
Nazi Type Air Raid Shelter
New Big Ten Chief
"Up-Grading
is Fast,"
say
Men Now a t Seal
What are your chances
for ad van cem en t in a
shore job when the war
ends? R ead w hat th is
seaman says and you’ll
get a hint o f what the
Merchant Marine oflersi
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The Future
II
is Bright,
L O. waaam, a Captain at 27, says: “I
came up from T h ird M a te to Ship M aster
in three years because o f the big oppor-
tu m ty now in the M erchant M arine. I
know I d never have made th a t rate of
progress in a shore jo b .”
■W
say
Industry Leadersl
Government heads, large
shipping companies and
union leaders agree that
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t h e I M tW ^ h P r * * M :t* / Or
Ch8nt M a rin e f"« *ib lte : “ W ith " n e a rly
the Merchant M anne
exceed anything ever
before known.
^ c r y country in the world to be rebuilt,
tn c re js every reason to believe the M e r-
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M e rc h a n t M a rin e , re p o rt to y o u r naareat
n u S-h,pP 'n‘ A d m in is tra tio n Office, y o u r m a ritim e unio n
V . S. E m p io y m a n t Sarrica o , - i r e collect to M e rc h a n t M a rin e ,
W ashington, D . C.
German air raid shelters have been working overtime thanks to the
American air forces. Photo shows Pfc. Archie Bakay, Akron, Ohio, left-
and Pfc. Charles Smart, Franklin, N. C„ with gnns alert as they
inspect one of the typical shelters in Duren, Germany. They are infantry­
men of the 104th division of the U. 8. 1st army.
Photo shows Kenneth “Tug WII-
son, former athletic director at
Northwestern university, who _
_
has
Just been appointed commissioner of
the Big Ten conference. He has re­
signed from Northwestern.
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