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Show INDIAN LANGUAGE TO BAFFLE ENEMY i ' V-Nck' -. L . -I"; i f v ' t" ?y rf r'si - ft,". - ' ; TAMA, IOWA Mesquaki Indians from the Tama reservation liuve joined Uncle Sam's fighting- forces and will employ their native language to confound enemy forces when they signal from front line positions to general headquarters. Above, Capt. Jolui Potty is copying down a message from the front lines as translated trans-lated by Dewey Young-bear. Theoretically, Yoimgber has received a Mesquakie message, via the army's new "walkie-talkie" units from another Indian assigned to an officer in. the front position. Army officers are certain that foreign powers will not be conversant con-versant with the Mesquakie tongue and that the use of Indian broadcasters will eliminate chances of intercepted messages being deciphered. |