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ASSAULT TEAMS CRACK WALLS OF FORTRESSEUROPE Tactics Perfected in North Africa, Sicily and Italy Are Used in Invasion Washington, June 7 (U.R) Specially trained, picked assault teams of the U. S. army made the initial attack on Fortress Europe knocking out pillboxes and other fortifications of the vaunted Atlantic wall, the war department said today. Putting to use tactics perfect ed in North Africa, Sicily and Italy, the assault units hit the beach under cover of heavy na val artillery fire These units, actually infantry men, were given special training to spearhead the massive as sault. These men were equipped with special engineer weapons. The war department in re porting that these men were the first to land in western Europe and rap on the doors of the west wall, told how such an assault operation is carried out. Artillery First The preparation was provided by artillery by naval guns, by air bombardment and by water proof tanks firing hull-down in the water. The purpose of this is not only to knock out pillboxes but to tear up the enemy's field of fire b yproviding shell craters as cover for attacking units. Each assault section Is com posed of 30 men one officer and 29 GI Joes. This Is the ca pacity of the assault boats and it is also the most convenient size unit for attacking a single pillbox. As the landing craft comes into the beach, under cov er of heavy naval and artillery STUBBORN CASE OF CONSTIPATION BONE ''No more salts, oils, every day," writes ex-sufferer Want to stop dosing and yet keep regular? Then read this un aolicited letter from Mr. Lowe. "I am 71 years old. Today I'm in tin fct of health. But, for lb years 1 had a atubborn case of constipation had to rely en salts or castor oil every day. Got so weak I could hardly walk. Five months so I read one of your ads and niy wife advised me to try your ALL-BHAN. After first week my passage was normal. 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Torpedo Wires It Is the job of the first man ashoreyto locate the mines, and mark safe lanes with special trac ing strips. As part of this oper ation, the barbed wire itself must be cut, and American sol diers have an efficient weapon for this purpose. It is the bangalore torpedo, which comes in long sections capable of being made into any length necessary, depending up on the depth of the barbed wire. One member of the assault team, under cover of small arms, fixes the bangalore, sets the fuse and ducks for cover. The torpedo explodes with a terrific blast, blowing a wide swath through the wire The other members of the team follow through the wire and move up the beach. An assault section is composed of seven separate teams of vary ing sizes, beginning with-riflemen who build up a line of fire to protect the others. The rifle team is equipped with Garand rifles, grenade launchers, anti-personnel gren ades, bangalores, wire cutters and other normal infantry equip ment. Five In Team There are five men In this team and, upon the initial land ing, they move forward into po sition and attempt to silence fire from the pillbox by employment of rifle fire and grenades. They are followed by wire cut ters who clear out wire not blow by the bangalores. They also pro vide fire support to the initial group. Next In line of approach is the Browning automatic rifle team, whose mission is to de liver fire on portholes of the em placement and keep the heads of the enemy down. There are four mn in this team. Then there is the next team the rocket gunners, firing the famous bazooka rockets. Their mission is to attack the pillbox aperture to silence enemy fire. "The accuracy of American rocket gunners is remarkable," the war department observed. "They rarely miss the target." Flame Is Climax The climax of the entire oper ation is played by the soldier with the flame-thrower and the man with the demolition charge. These are engineer weapons, but the infantrymen have become proficient in their use. After en emy fire has been neutralized, the flame-thrower goes through the wire and takes a position as near as possible to the pillbox. He opens up with a jet of flame which creates terrific heat with in the concrete and keeps the enemy out of action for the final assault. The final assault Is accom plished by the demolition men. equipped with what are known as "pole charges." The "pole charge" Is a device resembling an ordinary brick layer's hod and upon it is placed a block of TNT The purpose of this design is to enable the demo lition men to lean the entire charge against the pillbox aper ture. As scon as the pillbox blows up, the entire section moves for ward for another attack. During a landing operation, these tactics are repeated by many squads along a considerable front. MACARONI CASSEROLE By George Rector A popular time and point saver is this all-in-one main dish I created to help you busy homemakers. Pop it into the ovan and by the time the rest of the meal is ready, out comes the main dish ready for first honors. fNo points are needed except for the small amount of meat and margarine. Here's how I make it: 6 to 8 or. macaroni 2 tbsp. fat 1 tbsp. salt 1 cup soft bread 6 cups boiling water crumbs 'j lb. hamburger 2 eggs (or meat ground 1 Yi cups milk. leftover) scalded Vz tsp. salt 3 tsp. B-V 3 tbsp. minced 4 tbsp. margarined onion crumbs Cook macaroni in boiling salted water IS min. or until tender; rinse and drain well. Brown meat (which baa been salted) and onion In the hot fat. Mix macaroni, meat, bread crumbs and beaten eggs. Add hot milk in which B-V has been dissolved. Mix well, transfer to well-oiled casserole, sprinkle margarined crumbs over top and bake in moderatt oven, 350 F for 50 min. or until a knife, inserted in center, comes out clean. Serves 6. Complete the menu by serving green beans, a tossed salad and milk with chilled rhubaib sauce for dessert. Looking for time savers? Why not bake cup custards for tomorrow's dinnei whilo the casserole is baking? If you have any of the macaroni casserole left over, simply slice and brown in bacon , drippings. It makes ft delicious, quick luncheon dixh. GI's In London Found Naive But Their Zest Is Admired The Bay of Monterey, Call-fo-nia, was discovered by Ca brillo in 1542. By Dudley Ann Harmon JUnited Press Staff Correspondent London (U.R) One of the last persons Joe Doakes of Pa ducah meets in London is Lady Cholmondeley (pronounced Chumley.) Such a person not only actually exists, but answers an aver age of a thousand questions a day from GI's at the Red Cross Mostyn club here. This charming Englishwoman, who joined the Red Cross "be cause I didn't know a thing about Americans and wanted to learn," says that the famous pronunciation of her name has reached the remotest ranches of Texas, so that GI's do not com ment on it. But in her two years of dealing with them she has achieved her purpose of getting to know Americaas,.and here is what this titled Englishwoman has to say about Joe Doakes: "He's the most eager person to learn I've ever seen. His ques tions range from sightseeing to 'Why don't the British give independence to India?' "He is under the impression that England got herself en tangled in a mess and that he was sent over here for the sole purpose of rescuing us. "He comes to England with an anti-British chip on his shoulder. He expects to find us rude, superior and snobbish. I'm glad to say he takes those criticisms back after he's been here a few months. But he never gets over the impression he is here to save England. "He's the most homesick man in the world. I really feel ter ribly sorry for your boys because they have such a difficult time adjusting themselves. The other foreigners In our midst are hap pier. They left Europe as re fugees and to them this country is a haven of peace. "Your soldiers strike us as very naive. They are completely unsophisticated. But we envy them their whole-hearted enjoy ment of things. They have far more zest than we. "The two things your soldier dislikes most about England are the climate and our habit of understatement. He never gets used to the latter no matter how long he stays here." Lady Cholmondeley said It was encouraging to see how much happier GI's are after they have been in England several months. "Most of them finally settle down and form warm English friendships, she said. In two years of answering queries Lady Cholmondeley has never boon stumped. Her most difficult question came her first day at work when a GI wanted the address of a Mormon church. She found him the only one In Ennland at Bristol. The majority of questions fired at her fall into three cate gories: sightseeing queries, look ing up ancestors born in Eng land, and requests as to how to get an English present to send to the folks back home. "Sometimes," she sighed, "I wish your countrymen weren't such ancestor worshippers. They frequently bring me an address such as Shepherd's Lane, Lon don. There may be half-a-dozen Have a Coca-Cola Come on over ,.,or keeping youth happy at home Keeping young folks happy at home is mostly t matter of having a bouse In which they aad their friends feel welcome. So don't forget Coca-Cola . . . it's always a bi attraction for the young crowd. It .ys better than words, Cam on over to our bouse.. . we're glad to let you. Be sure there's "Coke" in your icebox. There's no more cordial invitation, Dor one more refreshing, thai! the three simple words . . . Have a "Coke". OtUtO UNDll AUTHOIITT Of IHI COCA-COIA COMPANY IT Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Medford mm It'i narural for popular names to acquire friendly abbrevia tion. That'i why you hear -i J Coca-Cola called "Coke", Shepherd's Lanes. One of them may have been renamed In the past 10 years. But fortunately for my job, I happen to know all the twistings and turnings of old London pretty well." Because id's ask so many questions about politics centr ing chiefly on the India question Lady Cholmondeley arranged a series of forum discussions for them. She has obtained many of the leading allied statesmen to appear and talk informally with the soldiers. Paratroops Catch Germans Napping In Invasion Drop By United Press Ninth Air Force Troop Car rier Base, England, June 6 (U.R) American parachute infantry spilling from troop carrier planes with deadly stealth ap parently caught German de fenses by surprise before dawn Tuesday and struck the first American blow at selected tar gets in Normandy. Thousands of paratroopers were dropped "dead on targets" by hundreds of Dakota carrier planes operating in three wings from myriad bases in Britain. The surprise was shown in the lack of opposition to the first plane arriving over the drop zone and the moderate and in accurate flak encountered by those which followed. Night fighter opposition was negligible, although the big C-47's and C-53's which carried up to 18 men each, were es corted by allied night fighters and intruders. More than 20 quarts of cul ture fluids are requi.cd to yield one gram (.033) of an ounce of penicillin. AXIS AGENTS HAY TRY SABOTAGE, IS San Francisco, June 7 (U.R) J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today warned the people of the western hemisphere to stand on guard against "dramatic" sabo tage attempts by agents of axis nations now under pressure of allied invasion. All German war prisoners in this country are potential sabo teurs who must be carefully guarded by law enforcement of ficers, Hoover said. "The public must be constant ly alert as the invasion advances so there will be no backwash in our security against the axis," the FBI chief said. "We can't afford the delusion that every thing is going so well now that the war is practically over. It isn't over. When the enemy is in a corner we must expect drama tic and intensified attempts at sabotage by enemy agents in this hemisphere." Hoover urged the public to report suspicious persons to FBI or local law enforcement agents. However, he asked individuals not to personally investigate such suspicious persons. Wednesday, Jun 7. 1844 MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE 'Kid naped' H usband Ordered. 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