Show Light Tanks Proved Best A r i TI v nv Army Anny R Tacticians J. J H VJ Q C Declare n O D I OT i Infantryman Still Supreme Strategists Agree Washington Operation Operation of tanks In the Chinese and Spanish wars has shown that one of ot their greatest contributions is to crush enemy lines after alter two powerful forces are arc stalemated army tacticians here agree Observation of tank activities in these two conflicts has demonstrate demonstrated dem ed that the tanks cannot win wars by themselves but are valuable as auxiliaries to man power mili miJi military tary experts said These two wars have served as testing grounds for tanks and have brought out certain weak weak- weaknesses weaknesses nesses both in use and construction which military strategists and engi engi- engineers engineers are striving to correct Infantry Still Supreme They have disproved some army I observers believe the contention of i tank Lank enthusiasts that future arm arm- armies armins ies ins would be completely mech War reports have shown they assert that the bulk of the fighting particularly in a drive to gain territory must be carried on onby onby by by- bythe jy the infantryman The present trend army officials believe is toward lighter smaller ORGANIZES GRANDMAS M I I II Mrs John Wesley Gray lecturer and the only woman to run for may may- mayor ma or of Chicago who was elected see see- secretary of the newly organized Grandmothers Grandmother's club The organization lion ion comprises 39 grandmothers I each active in a business or pro- pro profession to prove that this is not ex ex- exclusively elusively a mans man's world Mrs Gray Grays Is s the youthful grandmother of two children and a charter member of the he club The United States has fewer tanks In proportion to the rest of Its mili military tary strength than most other major powers army officials but they contend this country's high in in- industrial industrial development could assure speedy production in a crisis They also point out that it probe probably probably ably would be wasteful to produce large quantities of tanks at present because of the rapid obsolescence of such a comparatively new war weapon Officials also have been watching closely the developments of anti antitank tank weapons These include three three- inch guns to be used in direct fire against tanks and a rapid firing weapon to pierce the tanks tank's heavy armor |