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A popular military n-ilitary n ilitary - I'J IJ ' song ong now beIng be beIng behag Ing hag widely suo't.b suot.b suotb autgbe uni ' ' , . hxa , . . ia in it a line tith to tothe tothe the * triumph triumphs * ofyAmerican rAnter1can oEAnienIcan of < soldiers soldiersin soldiersIn in Africae Africa ltr [ * ? e ' AfricaThe The Tb * answer Ii Ii laprue . , tue ' ttue " But do not notbe notbe nob be * alarmed alas-used alas used - th tht * gorig OJ o g Is th the * hymn otha of ofthe the United State States * . marines mannes and aud th thUna the theUne theline < Una Une line la Is ' From 'From ' the hall halls * of Montezuma Monte Montezuma Monterussia zuma russia to the th * shores of Tr'p-o-li Tr'p Trp o li Tr'p-o-ll ll Tr1p-o-li Tr1p ' - - - - - ' It Itrefers Itrefers Hrefer refers * to our OUl ' fight tight with the Barbary Barbarypirates Barbarapirate pirates * In 10 1C01 1801 Nevertheless th4United the theUnited theUnited United States army anny ann ) ' is I . now celebratIBC celebra celebrat- celebrat celebratleg t- t - thB - hB leg ) another Amerlcsn American triumph 01arms of ofarms IU'Tns IUTns arms ' in Atrt Africa-riot Africa riot Africa a-not a not - not human arms armsbl1t armsbut armibut bl1t but tank tanks * Whether the Britishcan British can candrive candrive cardrive drive those tank tanks * to victory againstone againsione against againstone one of Germany Germany's Germanys ' * ' * foremost gencriliis generalsis generals is another matter , but the superiority superiorityof of our little 13 ton iron Is-on Is on - wagonj wagona wagons In IntlJtI intli irtUk tlJtI tli early engagement engagements * of this Brit Britisb Britlab British isb lab offensive offepsive is evidence military nsilitary militaryexperts nsilitaryexperts mllitarexpert ) experts * say that tb the * United States Statestill StatesstIll still till ha has * the mechanical mecsariica1 mec aQlcal genius thatcan that thatcan thatcan can outmatch outmatcb outmatck , , An1 any siy In the th * world worldI I kav have just talked tatked with a high of ofdcer offleer offleer dcer fleer who baa has aa 4'J'Ved 4JVed served ' ' erva with Amer Amerlca Amerlea Amerlea lca lea a iaw new flrat drat first armored A\'n1Qred A 'n1Qred n1Qred gTnored \ ' divisionlie divisionH division divisionHe He lie * says ays that America Jnertca 44nerca . ; has haa a II mechanized mech sn-eels sn eels mechanized sneelsanized - anized army anny in tn tha the making anakJDg that wUl will wUlbe willbe willba be auparior superlO1 superior ' to way f JY > fly Hitler flitler can pro pro- produce produce produce - - duce this 111t . omc ofl1er omcer r credits our suc sue- sue sueecu . - - ce cess ecu l to an old Amelcan Ameican Ainelcan character character- characteristic characteristic characterIstle - - istic Istle which loma some .om om . people were afraidhad frald afraId afraIdhad fraldhad had run to seed * eed la in this push button buttonage buttonage buttonage age , the th * ability abfUty to do things thlngs with withour withour withour our hand hands * Fin Firs Fine * . 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The "The 'The " ' new army armyf armysaid f said the omcer"I omcerI officer officer"is officer"is "is is " * developing the th * finest set olmechanical of ofmechanIcal ofmechanical mechanIcal expert experts * I ever saw sawAmericans sawAmericana sawAmerican Americans Americana * are naturil natural mechanics mechanicsand mechanicsand mechanicsand and it la II is coming out a as * a result oftb of ofthe ofthe the * training of our motorized units unitsWhen unitsWhen unitsWhen When the th * army laid aside May MayWest MayWest MayWest West , . , " the tb * heavy beavy tank the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States built buUt rst first , , and concentrated concentratedon on th the * smaller ImaUer and tar far more mobile13 mobile 13 ton too unit mounted with a 37 mmgun mm rn-rn rn mmgun rnrngun - gun many people wondered If 11 it itcould itcould itcould could stand up against the heavier heavierGerman heavierGerman heavierGerman German tanks with their much high higher higher higher er caliber callber : weapons In the firstweek firstWeek first firstweek week s fighting in the present offenslva of offensive offensive fensive in Libya the th * American crea creatIon creation creatlon tIon proved superior uperior The anti antitank antitanIc antitank tank tan-Ic tan Ic : - guns It carries cardes because of their theirhigh theirhigh theirhigh high muzzi muzzle * velocity have a greaterpenetrating greater greaterpenetrating greaterpenetrating penetrating quality quallty than the German Gtc'r Gtcr Ger Gtc'rmans Gerznans ' mans zn-an-s zn an s - - * heavier gunsBut gunsBut guns gunsBut But the uperior luperlOr superior mechanlc mechanical l In Integrity integrity integrity tegrity the greater speed and the theI theother theother I other quaUtle qualIties qualltiea * that go Into theAmerican the theAmerican theAmerican American product are only halt half thebattle thebattle the thebattle battle Just as a * horses have to bewatered be bewatered bewatered watered and fed ted so tanks must be"cared becared be cared "cared " fosMaintenance tor for fos- fos - Malntenanc Maintenance * is I * a vital vitalfactor vitalfactor factor And this I is * wher where * themechanical the themechanical themechanical mechanical genius lenlus of th the * individualis individual is important lmportanl . When a tank divisionrolls division divisionrolls divisionrolls rolls out out , , , tools tool * spare spar * parts lOa ma lOachlnery machincry machinery chlnery chin-cry chin cry - must follow after And the theAmerican theAmerican theAmerican American ordnanc ordnance * unit . , really reatly arolling a arolling arolling rolling machine T-op T op stop slop - which wl ch movesin moves movesIn movesin In the wake of the mobile units isable isable Is Isable able to make any repairs short of ofthose ofthose ofthose those requiring the equipment of an anarsenal anarsenal anarsenal anarsenalAt arsenal arsenalAt At home American motorizedunits motorized motorizedw1lts motorizedunits w1lts units have been submitted to allpractical all allpractical allpractical practical endurance tests in the thefield thefield thefield field that they would have to meet inhattie In Inbattle inbattle battle hattie except being shot at in action actionNow actionNow actionNow Now thanks to the fact that tha t theBritish the theBritish theBritish British in in- inAfrica - Africa are using Amerlean Amer American AmerLean ican Lean tanks they are , . getting g.ettmg gettmg gptting , the necessary nec necessary neeessary essary final test without risking riskingAmerican riskingAmerican riskingAmerican American livesThat livesThat lives livesThat That is one reason why army offlcera of officers officera ficers ficera ar are * celebrating celebratmg America sbloodless s sbloodless sbloodless bloodless battle of Africa Afnca Perhapslomeoody Perhapssomebody Perhaps omebody lomeoody somebody will write a song about itSleeIe it . . . 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' " ' ' Passes Passe . Tests Tesla Teses TestsWeaver TeslaWeaver TesesWeaver Weaver Associates took the joland job joband joband and produced the th sleek Sea < ; ea Ottera Otter a creature which has now passed dll all dlltests alltests dltests tests a characterl characteristically tlcally Amenc-m Amenc m Amersc-m Amersc Amencmenterprise Amerscmenterprise Amenciienterprise - enterprise because becau'le becaule ' It was concelvecand conceived conceivedand conceivedand and executed on private initial Inltlat vea ve ye vea yea a result of typicil typlc11 American invenlive Invcn inven Invcntive inventive tive geniusThere geniusThere genius geniusThere There are many m ny remarkable tech techolcal technical technical olcal nical qualities of this revolution revolutioncraft revolutionary revolutionarycraft dry drycraft craft which to the layman seems t tb to tobe tobe < b be * a glorified glorl ed outboard motorboatAside motorboat . . Aside from trom technicalities some of ofthe ofthe othe the feature features * of the achievement are areI areworth areworth anworth worth mentioning Instead of making mak making maklog I ing log us use * of the large steel plate plates platesfor : ! tor for th the * hull bull usually used in shipbuilding ship- ship shipbuilding shipbuilding - - building a smaller plate plat * has been beenI beenadopted beenadopted beeradopted I adopted These small plate plates * can be bemade bemade b bmade < made in small steel ste l mills mms rn-ills rn ills - many ofwhich of ofwhich owhich which up to now hav have been unablito unable unableto unableto to get materials because they are noequipped not notequipped notequipped equipped tor for the work required by bythe bythe b ; the th * big shipyards sblpyards In order to do doa doaway d daway < a away way with the need of expert hand handwelden handwelders hamwelder welden welders * a special .peclal peclal . device has beeicreated been beencreated beencreated created so 10 that th the * welding can bedone bidone be bedone done automatically Because the theships theships thichips ships are ar * only 250 feet long they theycan theycan thejcan can be b * taken through the Great GreatLakes GreatLakes GreaLakes Lakes They require such a shallovdraft shallow shallowI shallowdraft I draft that iruand Inland factories on river rivers riverscan riverscan ! , can be utilized utiilzed So simple Is their construction constructionthat constructionthat constructionthat that great speed In manufacture can canbe canbe canbe be attained And when it comes tooperation to tooperation tooperailon operation operailon instead of a skilled engineer en englneer engineer glneer gineer any good auto mechanic wIs wIdoean wl wi s ) idocsn doesn doean t get ge ' seasick can take care ot of otthe ofthe ofthe the engines englOes The automobile engn engl engir ! e eIs eis eis Is virtually tool fool proof and is so chnpthat chf"lp chflp chesp chf"lpthat chespthat ' " that it can be replaced economicallywith economically economicallywith economicallywith with spares which can be carrlld carnid carrlldon carnidon carnidon on boa board boardThese rd rdThese boardThese These sleek little otters cost less lessthan lessthan lessthan than one third of ot the ordinary ordmary sh pof p pof pof of the same size sizeAs sizeAs sizeAs As soon sooo ai as the practicability practIcabil1ty pracucability ot of otthe ofthe ofth the * Sea Otter Otier was established the theplans theplans theplans plans were wer * submitted to the nn navy vy de department department department partment . . Like all revolutionary revolutionaryideas revolutionaryideas revolutionaryidea ideas * many obstacles were thrownin thrown thrownin thrownin in th the * way of ot its consideration conslderatkm butit but butI butit I it appealed to President Roosevelt Roosevelt'immediately Rooseveltimmediately RooseveltImmediately 'immediately immediately ' immediately who with Secretary Secretaryof of the Navy Knox pushed it through ilirough throughBritish . . . British Reason Reasons ReasonsFor ReasonsFor . For Hope of Victory VictoryIn In th thf thp last few weeks American Americanofficials Americanofficials Americanofficial officials * have been telling us hereIn here hereIn hereIn In Washington Washmgton Washusgton that the British BritIshare aretaking are aretaking aretaking |