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Show V U. S. Scouts in Guianas Jungles r a K ' v i 1 Ba?e Goes to British r These famous Indian scouts stationed at Ft. Iluachuca, Arizona, uere originally mustered into army units shortly after the Civil uar. The government no longer recruits these scouts as there are only seven left. IT hen they retire and are discharged this once j famous organization t nil be only a memory. Today the members 1 of the detachment are performing valuable sen ice as reservation range and fire guards. Many tales hr.v e been told of the bravery of Indian scouts attached to regular army units. u f Naal French Testifies Famed Indian Scouts of Arizona Share Memory of Glorious Past l wee 5 I fV tf I .V 4 i X4 s ' h t V i rv i 1 J .,v - J Protected from horde of ferocious mosquitoes by helmets, a party of U. S. troops is shown (left) scouting In the tough Jungle country of Surinam, better known as Dutch Guiana, one of the places where we now maintain forces to protect American Interests. Right: A U. 8. army lookout high In the trees of the Surinam brush. The keen eyes of the observers posted there spot any strange activity In the jungle. Students Go A-Farmi- Endersecretary of Bar Robert Patterson testifies before the house military affairs committee in oppo- 4 sition to the amendment of Representative Faddis, which would prohibit placing civilians as officers without military training. He said certain types of construction jobs demand a type of civilian skill which only the older men can supply. at Farmingdale, L. I. ng Corporal Jim Lane, V. S. army scout, second from right, shakes hands with John Rope (Black Larnet) retired V. S. army scout, u ho tells of the many battles in which he has fought. r- - Photo at top shows a portion of the harbor at Diego Suarez, French naval base on the strategic island of Madagascar, which was wrested from its French defenders by British forces. Below, left. Is Maj. Gen. R. G. Sturges, in command of the military forces at Madagascar. Right: Rear Admiral E. N. Syfret, In command of the British naval forces. FDR Greets Peruvian President I Stay With My Men y - s aA A i - p t t r - v : A 1 4 X t v. . , f w- V i A There is a threatened shortage of are needed this summer, and some of these are being trained at the State students at work in the dairy section la farming. farm labor this year. In upstate New York alone 25,000 men and boys 7,000 bojs from city high schools have enrolled for farm training. Many Institute of Agriculture in Farmingdale, L. I. At the left you see of the Institute. Right: Some of the students who are taking a course 48?wt i ) a, . id Sgt. Sinew L. Riley typifies the and ears of Indian scouts in this century. shown scaling a tangerou, peak for a better look-out- . eyes Lieut. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, commander of G. S. forces on Cor. regidor, which fell to Japs after a y defense. Bainwright heroic said: "I will stay with my men. Office on Wheels a - . r X' lirst president of a major South American power to visit the C. S. during bis term of office, President Manuel Prado of Peru visits Washington, shortly after the two countries joined in a reciprocal trade agreement. Shown, left to right, are Secretary of State Hull, Senor Manuel Prado, Capt. John McCrea, President Roosevelt, and White House Abandon Ship Drill on Atlantic Convoy Herring Army to Satisfy Army Appetites Skippered Lifeboat r t ! ' 'w A 3 s X V K. ' t .1 4 4. r y Y-3- f ' . These grizzled Indian features make a very interesting picture. Left to right: Corporal Jim Lane, John Rope and Kassey A F X 4 I , jr I. MW"". r cj k. , i Every year millions of herring have swarmed up (be Taunton river to spawn at the headwaters near Middleboro, Mass., and have been caught by Indian trap, and white mens net,. This year, the U. S. army has put In its order. Photo shows hnndreds of herring being pulled In with a dragnet. In this spot the daily catch runs up to 1,000 barrels. Salter Samcnov, 27, of Riga, Latvia, was a handy crewman to have on the lifeboat of a torpedoed U. 6. ship. He is showing bow he rigged a sail of blankets. He steered the ship by the stars and made a camera record of their three-da- y La Ft it Land of the Free Hold It, Goodfellows! This being a war of movement, Lient. Gen. Neil Ritchie, general officer commanding Britains Eighth army in Libya, believes In mobile quarters. He has fitted out a big At Sea . . . Ton are somewhere on tbe broad Atlantic aboard a unit caravan to serve In this capacity. of the C. S. navya Atlantic task force, currently doing a Job of convoying. Above be is shown working at bis What you are now looking at Is an "abandon ship" drill. In which the desk In bis office on wheels. Tbe ship's personnel go throngb aQ the motions without actually going over-aid- e. In the background are other ahipa of the convoy. (Approved by whole outfit Is mounted on a track C. 8. navy.) body. '1 f,t U Manpower Chief - '4 21 f h J Heroes of World Battle Front 1 I These Indian scouts are filing up the mountainside looking for anything that looks like trouble for brush fires, and so on. n r yj. ' Aviation cadets at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas, grapple with billowing parachute on a windy day. Ton'll appreciate the difficulty f their task if you have ever opened up an umbrella in a gale. Lord Halifax, British ambassador to the U. S., pays his first visit Here hi to the Statne of Liberty. gazes at the symbol of freedom from the boat that took him to Bedloei Island. V V V TS - . , .'f c 6 "s f - L 4 V - 1 vy I -- ,V e, lu. . 1 Privates William Major and Andrew Faxson look for suspicious movements from lofty peak of Iluachuca mountains. Paul V. Mc.NuU, chairman of the new war manpower commission, is shown (right) greeting Leo Krrwki, of tbe Amalgamated Clothing Work era, at an American-Sla- v viitory rally In Detroit. At left Is Dr. C. M. WasscII, through whose skill and tourage 12 badly wounded men were gotten safely out of Java, In the face of Invading Jap hordes, and safely to the Australian coast. Capt. H. T. Whe-le(right) went out to attack Jap transports off the Philippines. He was attacked by Zero planes but proceeded on bis mission, emptied bis bomb racks on six jap transports, then fought off it Jap planes tor 7$ mile. sa |