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Amerio'in history, I believe, has begun to repeat itself as the Allies Btart to write the last chapter of the European war. By the time this is in print I hope General Patton's boys (the Third army), pushing down the winding valley of the Moselle river, have cap-tured or at least invested Trier, key city of the defenses of the Eifel. As they progress across those ancient highways or down the deep vulley of the twisting Moselle river where Ro-man legions, equally as homesick, once marched in the opposite di-rection, they will be reenacting the steps of the victorious American army which moved eastward to the Rhine in the last war. Then as now, it was the American Third army which occupied the ancient city of Trier at the close of 1918. It left in 1923. I may be wrong in my premoni-tion, but I believe that this approach to the Rhine, which only an Amer-ican army ever used to enter Ger-many as victors, will be the thor- - and towns where each house was a foit. On the flat plain the use of armor is an advantage, but in hilly country, once possession of the heights is gained, artillery can dom-inate the objectives below toward which the s are moving There are plains in the Eifel, too, but it would seem that the chief ar-teries of advance would be along the valleys and the roads the Romans once used in their advance in the opposite direction. It was westward, the course of Caesar moved when he conquered the Treveri, the tribe from which Trier (Treves in French) gets its name. The Roman legions marched in 56 B. C. By 14 B. C. they were fortifying Trier. Today the famous, blackened height of the Porta Negri, the city's Roman gateway, has been bastioned with modern fortifications. The ancient brick basilica in the town and the renaissance fountain (Petersbrunncn) will be remem-bered by thousands of American vet-erans of the last war. Trier, seat of the electorate, became a center of monastic learning in the Middle oughfare of the victors of 1945. This country of the "Eifel," north of the Moselle and west of the Rhine, Is of particular interest to me for I have invaded it twice, peacefully to be sure; both times before World War I. Secluded Villages Sprinkle Countryside The Eifel is a stretch of terrain of volcanic origin, of some bare and bleak hills and some tiny, secluded villages. It is also a country of towns on beautiful lakes and rivers, in valleys with the terraced "morn-ingside- " (where the sun touches first) on which vineyards have grown since the Romans first plant-ed them in the early centuries be-fore Christ. Part of the Eifel was "remote" even when I visited it. On the mod-ern highways, many of which follow the old Roman routes, there were re-sorts favored by tourists. But there were lonely villages which breathed an age forgotten by the "modern" Germany of 1912 when I first saw them. There were tall crags ages. Let us hope some of the landmarks will be preserved and when our bombers smash the bridge across the Moselle, the ancient buttresses remain Intact as they have these two thousand years. Perhaps they won't have to be bombed, but rather the destruction of buttresses than one American life. Remember what Bismarck (of all people) once said of a piece of foreign soil? A square foot of it was not worth the bones of a single Pomeranian Grenadier. In the hope that our men can march the rest of the valley unmo-lested as their fathers did, let's turn up the valley where the Eltz river pours into the Moselle not far from the Rhine. (I quole from my diary, April 2, 1912.) "We started out on foot, the only means of locomotion . . . the old vil-lage with its plaster houses, the crooked, cobbled street, the old trees and the church, older than the trees . along the meadows, past the mill and across the stream and the huddle of houses which cluster -- I 14 U- - nnh..ntinn iinllau crowned by the ruins of medieval monasteries and castles, there were quaint and comfortable inns, there were meandering mountain paths, walled by thick fir trees beneath which I slept in my "lodenfabrik" cape, resting on a thousand year old mttress of pine-needle- dream-ing of goblins and kobolds. In a moment I'll take you up to see an enchanted castle that might have come straight out of a Maxfield Parrish painting or an illustration from Grimm or Anderson. But now, let's get back to March, 1945. As this is written the fighting has been along the western rim of the Eifel, which is really the western rim of the German frontier from south of the River Roer to the city of Trier. Trier is 69 miles from Coblenz on the Rhine. The fighting has consisted of the parallel advance of columns along a wide front. Patrols first move into the hills overlooking the valley villages. They secure the high points so their artillery can domi-nate valleys, up which the infantry advances on the villages which are its objectives, protected by the artil-lery in the hills. It must be remembered that all along the German frontier stretches the Siegfried line. Therefore, the Americans have to advance against its fortifications and will have to do so perhaps halfway to the Rhine. This means that pillboxes and other fortifications have to be taken as the Americans advance. Tanks cannot be used in this rough country. It is the n fighting, with ri-fles, grenades, dynamite, flame-throwers and hand grenades. Rugged Terrain Calls For Close-U- p Battle In these early stages of the Amer-ican push the fighting has been in sharp contrast to the First army's move along the Roer river toward and into the Cologne plain. Once the Roer was bridged and tanks could cross, armor could come to the aid of the doughboys who were scrapping it out in the villages wooded with beech and birch, the hurrying Eltz below, and the green meadows, underfoot the brown leaves that fell last fall and will lie like those beneath them undisturbed until the ones still green cover them. Down a dip in the path and across a stream until the somber ruins of Trotz Eltz' appear. (Trotz means against.) It is the relic of a fruitless effort to destroy the real castle of Eltz below. Moat, tower and but-tress were built with the sole pur-pose of destroying a rival, (just as the modern artillerist seeks to take the height to destroy those below). "Then up the path until suddenly, as if the ascent were planned by the architect who built the poem in stone below, the fairy castle of Burg Eltz, turret and tower, pinnacle, portal and drawbridge appear." That is the end of the quote, as we say on the radio. May it be the beginning of new dreams of a more glorious world, of which some day the valley of the Moselle will be a part. The deaths of many Nazis, notices of which are ap-pearing in the German papers (one man died at two different places on two different dates) are taken to mean that the alleged late and gentlemen have either es-caped to neutral countries with a new identity or have become some-one else at home. However, it is also pointed out by persons familiar with conditions in Germany that it is highly probable that a number of real deaths which are unreported are likewise taking place. In the first place, the con- - centrated Allied bombing on locali-ties where high officials congregate (Berchtesgaden and Nuernburg) is bound to catch somebody some time. In addition, various "inside jobs" are probably getting rid of a num-ber of persons Negroes constituted almost one- - tenth of all the employees on the federal payroll as of March 1, 1944. However, they were disproportion-ately concei-trate- in the lower grades. This Sign Proves No Idle Jest MBnwaHlHHilliMHw Jdm .4mmwsmWsMmmWsmmmymmKm Since men of the Black Watch regiment of Canada heard of the speed of the Red advance into Germany, they are cautioning their comrades with signs, as above. Meanwhile, the "Ladies From Hell" are putting on good show themselves and have mopped up much of the strategic Sieg-fried defense hub of Goch. Lint From a Blue Serge Suit: Confidential gov't statistics reveal that Hitler is losing the war, but winning his biological aims. He has been able to stunt the growth of ten children of the million n next generation. . . , Marilyn Cantor one of Eddie's five daughters, will soon make her debut as a night club singer. ... A new Byrnes edict, they hear, may be the discourage-ment of dog shows. That overworked simile, "As per-sistent as an insurance man." is de-bunked by the news that ninety-tw- o per cent of all private American dwellings have no insurance against burglary. . . . When you hear any-one say that a man is a member of the RCF it means "Rocking Chair Fleet." . . . The big laugh these days is walking through Yorkville and seeing all the Italian spaghetti places which replaced the beer halls where the Bund boys plotted their putsches. Some Americans are urging a world-wid- e free press. It's a good Idea. But there are still many ob- - stacles to be overcome before the American press can be as free as the Constitution says it should be. . . Sudden Thawt: The American ifar optimists aren't among the imtricans taking part in the bitter truggle at Iwo. The end of the ciggie shortage Will be a relief. Not because it will give us smokes but be-cause it will stop the epidemic of unfunny gags. Those quips are harder to bear than the shortage. ... Of all things. The other day a solon attacked those who censor newspapermen. He was one who attempted to muz-zle us! . . . Law and order can stop rabble-rouser- s. About a year ago Boston hate spreaders were running wild. A new po-lice chief was appointed, be cracked down on the trouble-makers and they scurried back to their holes. . . . The Red Cress reports that our men (held prisoner in Germany) are being neglected terribly since German officialdom has broken down. That our men are freezing be-cause of lack of proper apparel. . . . Over here, instead of put-ting Nazi prisoners in the North (in Wintertime) we bunch many in Florida to trim palm trees! That's dumbocracy! Unity Dep't: Sumner Welles is making literary history. Two of his tomes are among the first ten best-sellers. . . . Memo to those who e war workers can be recruited via voluntary methods: A reliable daily reported that the voluntary methods were tried in one Massa-chusetts town two weeks ago and they flopped. ... So did the drive for war workers in Phila. You think our radio soap operas fug at the heart? You should hear the show called "The Robinson Family," a tear-du- dilly which BBC shortwaves to our shores. . . . "Jodie Mann" is a name said to have been coined by Louis Arm-strong. It Is spreading among GIs. It refers to a guy who thefts your girl while you're in uniform. ... A cop on a coast movie lot, now over 70, has been sitting at the gate for years complaining of the inactiv-ity. He recently had a heart attack. The doc recommended: "Complete rest." ... Of all things! A dep't store on Wilshire Ave., Los Angeles, offers women's kerchiefs for $125 each! Next to rationing Sinatra has be-come the pet subject for radio wheezes. One recent week four suc-cessive NBC shows twitted him. . . . Those jabbing blue pencils at news-casters who express opinions should remember Oscar Wild's common sense: "One can give a really un-- I biased opinion only about things that io not interest one, which is no doubt the reason an unbiased opin-ion is always valueless." . . . Are drama critics losing their power? A play that opened a few days ago rated raves from two aisle-sitter- s and it shuttered after two perform-ances. The Newspaper Story of the Week: A Chicago newspaper considered a campaign to name the city's new airport after America's highest ranking General. . . The publish-er, one of the New Deal's bitterest foes, was pleased with the idea and started to promote the plan. Until someone pointed out that the new airdrome would then also be named after the New Deal's best Chicago booster-"Mars- hall Field"! The Magazines: One of the newer midget mags frames a nifty pen. portrait of an American who has ef-fectively battled Nazi propaganda buzz-bomb- s aimed at your mailbox He is Henry Hnke, author of "Bhck Mail." . . . Harold Ickes leaves be hitlers punch-lin- e drunk via a digest piece that unleashes a wallop in ev ery paragraph. Mr. Ickes certainh has the ability to make words show heir muscles. . . . Mugs are no loaded with fiction based on Ma,r, Stem characters. Most of them are echoes of Damon Runyon's classics Not 'Destructible' Lt. Alexander Vraciu, East Chi-cago, Ind., shown aboard a carrier as he had just returned after being shot down over Luzon. He was picked up, after his forced landing, by guerrilla bands who aided him in returning to ship. Twin Powered Hockey Players I afl siiwltistfrf " fe &jaHB ftgSw'ij bssBsFt Mb BBMiir Bj5 JiLXmmJtmm- jHaWLWHWaHlaMMalaMS f 'S il Pete Long, left, and his twin brother, Frank, who provide the power on the Pasadena Panthers' Bearcat line, come to grips with Connie Hill of the Hollywood Wolves, right, in a recent ice hockey clash. They are said to be the first twin powered hockey players In this country. They have proven a big factor in the Panthers' scoring record. Indication of What Is to Come - -- - r"TrrHnt .... jL aaLEASTf0 'XmW'lllf jU Jff ""YfiSC. f Bk HMaeSei'WNIMM Mm ht - . r r 9L r rEi!tS&kJttikm " '" '" SEEESiippiH IAaf)ck twoti As marines wipe out Jap airfields within 750 miles of Tokyo on Iwo. the clearing of Manila bay for American ships continues and pattern of two-wa- y thrust on Nippon grows steadily clearer. Some observers con-aid-the thrust up from Iwo to be the quick way, but others insist the mash must come from the South China coast and Formosa. Many ob-servers seem to think that all indications are that the Japanese islands will be conquered before attempting direct combat in Asia. Dragon's Teeth Prove No Barrier Infantrymen of the 90th U. S. division demol'sh part of the dragon's tc-et- of the Siegfried line in Ilabscheid, Germtnv, as they move to the front. Most of the barriers were made of reinforced concrete, but had ' little effect on the forward march of American troops. TNT and new tank guns were able to clear the way without great difficulty. Admiral of Texas Admiral of the Navy Chester W. Nimitz, in charge of present opera-tions in the Pacific, in his college days was described as "a man of cheerful yesterdays and confident to-morrows." He Is a big favorite with the navy enlisted personnel. Premier Assassinated B j 'w IIWmb Shortly after he had asked the Egyptian parliament to declare war on the Axis, Premier Dr. Ahmed Maher Pasha labovel was assassi-lated- . He was h. B ARBS . . . by Baukhage A broadcast from Tokyo said that the Japanese fleet would be only too glad to grapple with the American navy. Sounds like grapple-sauc- e to us. a e You will be glad to learn that a children's music school has been opened in Novgorod, Russia, with classes in piano, violin and accor-dion. j Explosive Ben Marsh, secretary of the radical People's lobby, calls the Yalta conference "a compromise with intelligence" and says that "only ignoramuses of the New Deal and the Old Deal can see much but a threat of World War III in its en-cyclical." Conservative David Law-rence also dislikes the Yalta deci-sions. Which leaves the middle-of- - fairly happy. |