Show WAR NOTEBOOK Down Third Army Settles Settles' Comfort bly in B By HOWARD nOWARD COWAN WITH THE THIRD ARMY IN GERMANY fit JP- JP You'd You'd hardly hardly hardly hard hard- ly know the Third army men since they settled ettle dows ow to oc occupy occupy oc- oc cupy this corner of ot Germany They are strictly gentlemen the soldiers the G. G Ls generals and all KP a Is a a thing of ot the tho past German soldiers peel the spuds and wash the dishes Mess kits and canteen cups have been put away Meals Meats are served on honest to goodness plates and n eaten eaten with knives el and forks There are arc usually flowers flow- flow flowers ers erg on the table and the waitresses waitresses wait watt arc are not bad to look at In most outfits it Is compulsory nary sory for the men to participate 1 In of I an afternoon recreation recreate Play softball 11 or or vou oU y bIJ go horseback riding ming Dr Or r I Plenty olBy ol of Help By shifting hitting duties lUo of work schedule has been so that most of the I arm a five and a a half halt or cr a I X I week 1 There are arc hands to tc take care plenty ofas of g gas of 1 hi as laundry boot poI l I making beds but The they are Bre trying q a valC fj are II a 18 battle They a a n new c of varnish to their shin Y mets every day or so 80 and with around their In n chins jeeps leepa thrust lOOking f fan ct is 1 menacingly But the there re ait 1 for them to do They hide In the i bu bUh bushel het t aJ the autobahn and try t tal tOJ someone driving faster fater faster thi miles mUes per hour Q O they catch a 8 fellow t helmet liner j Regulation j A helmet liner 1 la is a pl plastic coated d head cove t cow which fits Inside the tin hit wont won't stay on a mans mana h he is riding In a Jeep or war wil d' d too fast It Is part of the them tel get tion lion uniform for tor the occurs i army C Peace In Europe al also o haY 1111 haYa haf hafa i i a long long- longway way in erasing the i line Una between the enlisted I and the officer There is p pi of help to go around and j u Jj accommodations are just juat i equal j j But the man In brass brus enjoys a few minor ri Ji especially officers of fi field ld r g r There is a p p. p ai m. m cc to for the German population G Ls is have to bo be in by ip a lieutenant colonel can ati at all night If it he wants i Vl Visit Hitler's Boost l Tens of thousands of J K aoi J have visited Ing up the mountain to ueler's m ue lers ler's Berghof and DI peak to the eagles eagle's nest The last few hundred 3 are rocky and rugged d g 8 It takes about an hour on en Hitler's elevator ele is re renow rep now and negotiates negotiate the l d distance stance In about three n mix t But it is reserved far for of oil o of field grade |