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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN nil j;. Allies Ponder Possibilities Of Russ - Nazi Peace Treaty Soviet Offensive May Mean Sudden End of War With Germany; Stalin Holds High Cards in Diplomatic Game. I. . -VMk 1 WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Jap Forces Smashed in Sea and Air As Allies Pound Main Supply Bases; Germans Fall Back to Massico Ridge; Higher Dependency Allotments Fixed (ritlTOK'fl NOTF.': Whrn oplnlana art agpraaa In theae ritlumna. tbtj art Ihoa at Wtatrra Mtarapapar I nlaa'a tin aBalyita an Bat aacexuily of Ihli pawipapar.) Hfleuaed by Western Newspaper Uii.n - By BAl KIIAGK Nru-s AnnlyU and Commentator. .Service, I nlon Trust Building, Washington, I). ('. Washington watches the swift march of events across the Russian plains. The leiiewcd offensive, inoie thnn half a month before even the Russian people dreamed it was possible, pos-sible, has quickened all nerves. : For t ho Russians, it means the pos- , sibility of a sudden peace. I And while Moscow dreams of the end of the war just around the first j snow-covered mound on the battle- i field, the Allies are considering the j really the thing which can win the peace, as it has made the winning of the war possible, whatever credit may justly go to others who have battled our common enemy. Visitor$ to U. S. The war has brought a great many Kiiglishiiien to the United States who otherwise might never have known any more of America than they learned from the movies. Many are highly trained specialists, others are broadly educated, like those in news- i possibility of what it means to them. J ,)ap(.r and radio work j haye met For there is always that haunting memory of a remark of Stalin's In the hack of their minds the remark that the destruction of the Reichs-wehr Reichs-wehr was not condition of German surrender as far as the Kremlin is concerned. In addition there Is the realization of the presence of those German divisions still Intact beyond the Alps, not to mention the others still nearer. Not (we are assured) that Stalin will make a separate peace with Germany but If a peace treaty Is written on the stalwart backs of a victorious Russian army, what terms can the Allies insist upen that Stalin need feel called upon to approve ap-prove unless his own many possible desiderata are agreed to by Britain and the United States? It does not make the task any easier for the gentlemen in London and Washington now carefully selecting se-lecting what the well-dressed diplomat diplo-mat should wear in Moscow. One thtaf li very certain, no old fashioned fash-ioned regalia will be in style. There win be no opportunity for the polite game where one can risk a little bluff with fair assurance of drawing wild Joker to four of a kind or color if Russia holds all the card. What Russia Want$ The optimists say that Russia wants nothing that an honest world cannot afford to offer, and is willing to give in return all that an honest world need ask for. The pessimists ay that even if Britain and America can be converted to full faith In such an attitude and Intent on Russia's part, how are you going to convert communist Russia to an equal faith In the attitude and intentions of the capitalistic nations? Unfortunately, Britain and the United States have a somewhat painful pain-ful diplomatic record in dealing with Germany when Adolf Hitler held his aces the strongest air force in the world add a sizable army. We all bowed down at Munich and. Indeed.' (though It baa been forgotten) there was some rivalry for the credit in achieving a peace In our time that waa no peace. However, with the help of Russia, the Allies were able to take Hitler aces in the end. And so In certain discreet circles tt has been suggested that the Allied weakness In the diplomatic field as far as things to trade with Russia art concerned, might become a Strength If the Allied Joint general ataff became the negotiators. These gentlemen might be able to offer what Russia wants most (which is what we all want) security. And these gentlemen might likewise make demands which Russia would desire to consider, namely, co-operation with compromise, refusal of which could lead to nothing better than what Hitler got In the end. And Hitler's own words, spoken when he addressed a meeting of his party chiefs and generals recently, are worthy of note. The fuehrer uggested for Germany what Britain and the United States might well contribute to negotiations with Rus-ia Rus-ia in addiUon to their diplomat and their armies and navies. The Fuehrer Sayt "The (Nazi) party' tniggle for power." said Hitler, "set an example for today' truggle of destiny of the German people . . . arm alone mean nothing if not backed by the will of men." The Germane made a fatal mistake mis-take twice to one generation. They failed to count on the will of the American people. If that will is made clear today, if America's intention in-tention is written clearly that all may see. the intention which we pro- xess a decent peace. Justice and security se-curity for all and If that will and Intent i backed by the force we have, nothing can resist it That is a number, especially of the latter group. And I am struck by one thing which they comment upon ! the widespread education in Amer-ica. Amer-ica. That is one thing which will make t up one of England's No. 1 postwar reforms a real public school sys. tem. We, in America, underestimate our own schools on the one hand and overestimate our literacy on the other. At first, the army demanded that a man be able to read and write or he was deferred. This lost nearly a million men to the armed forces-four forces-four states have 36 per cent or more adult Illiteracy. According to latest information. 85.000 illiterates have already been reclaimed for army service which means that they have been taught to read and write and do simple arithmetic. It Is said that there are facilities for giving the same basic instruction to 750.000 more. But that is by no means the extent of army education. A statement from the Office of War Information the other day said, speaking of the serviceman: "Unless he comes from a well-to-do family, his educational education-al opportunities are in fact rather better in than out of the services." That is probably something that few parents thought of when they waved good-by at the station. They did not realize that the army and navy are operating the largest adult school in the world. One out of every ev-ery ten adults in the country, 11 out of every 14 able-bodied men between 18 and 38 will probably be students in that school system by the end of this year. A million boys will be In the preinducticn courses, the sys tem's prep schools. Nine out of ten of these men will receive advanced training as specialists. The Future Much of the education received will be carried over as useful in civilian life, for one out of three of every army and navy Job is Identical with a civilian Job and over two-third two-third of the men In the service develop de-velop skills that can be used In civilian civil-ian Jobs. These figures alone, I believe, show that when "D Day", comes! the millions discharged wlli not be a careless, riotous lot, good for nothing noth-ing but to fight. As a matter of fact, the vast majority will have, if they have anything like the feeling I and j most of my comrades in the last war had, an overweening desire to settle down to a Job and the build- ' ing of a home, "no mare to roam." j Some, of course, who had the itching j 1, chronl ZVopo.se AW Allotments cases, but it Js doubtful if those roll- ' ing stones "-Would have gathered Wlves of Arncrican servicemen much moss anyhow. ' would continue to receive $50 month- ir, -v.. i,i.. .u ! '-v trom tne government, but pay- tor the majority of the men who " . . . . . u , , , . ,-t,- ., . . . ineiiis ior support 01 cnuuren wuuia make up our armed forces who want ! K ,ic, ,', . nnd $20 for all others, according to new dependency allotments established estab-lished congressional bills. ITALY: Tough Going Rooted from their Volturno river line, the Nazis fell back on prepared pre-pared positions along the Massico ridge, 2,500 feet high. Following their usual tactics, the Germans were expected to hold out until the Allies take the time to concentrate superior numbers along the different points in the mountains to overpower the rugged outposts. When driven from Massico ridge, the Nazis were expected to retire to the Garigliano river, some eight miles distant Behind the Garigliano river, it was thought they might make a stand in the mountain, which dip almost into the sea in this sector. Although the Nazis' action is of a delaying nature, it involves bitter fighting, since German artillery planted on the mountain sides can fire down on Allied forces fighting their way up, and Hazl machine gunners and mortar batteries can hide in the rugged country and spray U. S, and British soldiers crawling forward in Jhe open. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC: AVto Fight Following Gen. Douglas MacAr-thur's MacAr-thur's grand strategy of crippling the position of the enemy in a cer tain area by knocking out the main base from which it operates. Allied aircraft pounded the big Jap supply center of Rabaul on New Britain island. is-land. , Once the feeder point for Jap troops in the central areas of the Solomons and New Guinea, Rabaul has lost much of its strategic importance im-portance with the enemy's surrender surren-der of these territories. But it still is being used to supply the Japs in the northern areas of the Solomons Solo-mons and New Guinea, and as a base for enemy shipping and aircraft air-craft can endanger any Allied move northward. Concentrating on Rabaul, Allied bombers sank more than 100 vessels lying, in the harbor, and destroyed more than 200 aircraft. Striking close to Japan's home waters. wa-ters. U. S. U-boats have sunk 98 more enemy merchant ships, to bring to 460 the total bagged. DRAFT: V. 8. army engineers clear path through ruins of a large town in aeuthern Italy, where bitter fighting has raged along the road to Rome. Picture shows streets piled high with rubble, against background of blackened and hollow buildings, stripped to skeletons by bombings. ALLIES MEET: Talk in Moscow Swooping down over Moscow, two brown Liberator bombers finally came to rest on the Russian capital's capi-tal's chief airdrome. From the planes stepped American Secretary of State Cordell Hull and British Foreign Minister Anthony Eden. Waiting to greet them was Russian Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Mo-lotov. Mo-lotov. Although the officials were expected ex-pected to discuss the possibility of U. S. PLANES: Production Lags Because of change in models, engine en-gine shortages, labor needs, faulty distribution of raw materials and plant reorganizations, American aircraft air-craft production for 1943 will fall below be-low President Roosevelt's announced goal of 125,000 planes, the Office of War Information said. War Production Pro-duction board officials have cut estimates esti-mates of output to 90.000. In reviewing the aircraft program, OWI noted that the period of experimentation experi-mentation has passed, with the result re-sult that production is now being concentrated on proven models. Engine En-gine Improvements have given American fighter planes increased speed and climb, while developments develop-ments in armor and gunnery have added to the strength of heavy bombers. bomb-ers. Dwarfing even the famed flying fly-ing Fortress, a new long-range bomber capable of carrying heavier loads will soon make its appearance. JAPAN: Expand Industry Japan has moved for maximum Industrialization of East Asia as Dart of her program to meet the Allies' ! toe last moment The show is mak-impending mak-impending onslaught on her ram- j tag nothing but money. bling empire. j By recent order, the famous busi- ! When Mountbatten was In Wash-ness Wash-ness house of Mitsibushi was directed j tagton recently they say he had a to double the capital of its subsid- ession with Admiral King, who gra-iaries, gra-iaries, with the Japanese govern- j ciously said: "If there is anything ment itself Diittinir in SO ner cent of 1 you want you may have it. Just The Private Papers Of a Cub Reporter: The Cafe Society Uptown proprietor, propri-etor, who is so proud of the mural there, said to Mjkt Romanoff: "Prince, who did toe decoration ol your restaurant on the coast?" . . . "Decoration?" replied Mike. "I am the decoration!" "Yes, I know that" was the re- tort delightful "but who did the interior in-terior that pales into Insignificance when you are not around to give it a glow?" Betty Smith, whose first novel. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn," Is a best seller, will soon be a grandmaw, and she's practically a girl herself . . . Last Laff Dep't: A West Coast biggie withdrew his 25 per cent interest in-terest in "Laugh Time," the hit at THE "Sunflower- u 1 easiest of the quSW make-the diamond S are easy to cut nnd aZS up quickly. Use-brow' calea, tiny patterned crT LW1 ana expect to fill civilian jobs, the i careful classification of skills which Is a vital part of the army and navy j system Is going to work in reverse in getting them jobs afterward. In ! preparation for this, experts are al- i ready assembling accurate descrip- tlons of Jobs which men learn to do in the service, keeping a cumulative ! record of the work they do. prepar- Ing additional tests which will give i a clear picture of their achieve- I ments and talents to the prospective employer. They are also preparing to tell the serviceman what Job he la best fitted for and offering help which will better prepare him for It I doubt If ever before in history the military has taken on such a responsibility for fitting the boy back into his natural groove when the fighting is over. This is a total war, everybody i In It and those who have been forced to take over the abnormal duties of fighting are not going to be set adrift BRIEFS . . . by Daukhage Motorist should endorse their gasoline ration.couponaimmedialy and not wait until they buy gas. in a recent broadcast Tokyo radio ra-dio announced that "the military administration over the Philippines has been terminated." The broadcast broad-cast quoted an announcement from Lt Gen. Shigenori Kuroda, Japanese army commander of the Island. Under the present system, wives receive $50 monthly, but only $12 is paid for the first child and $10 for every other one. The new allotments allot-ments also would boost payments in most cases to collateral dependents, depend-ents, such as parents, grandchildren, brothers or sisters. Payment to one parent for chief support, for instance, in-stance, would be $50 monthly instead in-stead of the current rate of $37. Under the new bills, regular dependency de-pendency allowances would be paid to the husbands and children of the WACs or WAVES, if they relied on them for chief support. The government govern-ment would make the whole of the first monthly payment, instead of waiting for the soldier's contribution of $22. and payments would be expanded ex-panded to include the top three enlisted en-listed grades in addition to the present pres-ent four lowest. . . BaO. Edta and Maletev. the U. S. and Britain opening a second sec-ond front in France, it was anticipated antici-pated that the chief consideration would revolve around re-establishment of European boundaries after the war, with emphasis on Russia's claim to the Baltic states and parts of Finland, Poland and Rumania. Meanwhile a new lend-lease agree ment signed In London, pledges the U. S.. Britain and Canada to in crease supplies to Russia this winter win-ter to help her avert famine and carry on the war against Germany. Dnieper Battle Rages The titanic struggle on the Dnieper river increased in violence as the Russians poured more troops across the broad waterway and the Nazis rushed reinforcements to bolster theit sagging lines. Although apparently successful in stabilizing their lines in the north, the Germans found the going rough in the central and southern sectors. The Russians were successful in shifting their attacks from one point to another and keeping the Nazis off balance. These tactics were evident in the Kiev, Melitopol and Kremenchug regions. re-gions. After being held near Kiev, the Reds switched their attack to Melitopol to the south. When the Germans rushed reinforcements to the area, the Russians then shifted to heavy attacks on Kremenchug to the north. OL' MAN RIVER: Bark in Business America's Inland waterway systemonce sys-temonce a principal artery for transportation and freight has come bark into its own in World War II. Addressing the 25th annual Mississippi Mis-sissippi Valley association convention conven-tion in St. I.nnis, Mo., Defense Transportation Trans-portation Director Joseph Eastman declared America's inland waterways water-ways will carry 157 billion ton-miles of freight in 1943, a ton-mile being the movement of a ton one mile. With 95 per cent of the freight on the Mississippi consisting of essential essen-tial material. Eastman said the river's riv-er's system embraces 5.000 barges from 100 to 3,000 tons in capacity, and 1.000 tow boat from 200 to 2.500 horsepower Last year. Eastman revealed." re-vealed." 16 1; billion ton-miles of freight were carried over the system. sys-tem. The waterway system has been moving record loads despite a decrease de-crease in facilities because of the transfer of many Great Lakes and inland carriers to ocean service. the new money. Further, Mitsibushi's shipbuilding, steel and aircraft industries are to be reorganized, with vital plants moved to China and Manchuria to escape Allied bombing. The other 10 financial houses which share their rule over Japanese business with Mitsibushi are also expected to come under close government control. FOOD: 1944 Outlook Although food production in 1944 will probably equal or even exceed this year's, civilian supplies may be smaller, the bureau of agricultural f economics reported. Military, lend-lease lend-lease and other government requirements require-ments will more than offset any increase, in-crease, it was said. Supplies of cereals, chickens, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables, pota- L toes, dried beans and peas should be as plentiful as this year, the bureau bu-reau declared, with greater enrichment enrich-ment of bread and flour promising more iron and B vitamins. However, shorter supplies ol meats and dairy products are in prospect the bureau reported, with a resultant decrease in calories, protein pro-tein and calcium. Stocks of fats and oils should equal this year's production, pro-duction, lt was said. name it" . . . The Admiral, oi course, was speaking of ships, etc. . . . Mountbatten replied: "There's Just one request. I hope you will grant me a favor" . . . "What is it?" asked Admiral King . . . "1 would like." said His Lordship, "a top button from your tunic" . . King seemed puzzled. Mountbatten continued: "You see, I have Gen eral Arnold's wings and General Marshall's top button, and I am cer tain that with yours we will have good luck. Nothing, sir, can then happen to us." Happy Meeting "Salt Lake City, Utah. Oct S: Walter Winchell. New York City: Thought probably the politicians in Washington who are endeavoring to speak for the young men of America would be interested in the following resolution: Whereas: We the Utah State Junior Chamber of Commerce represent a cross section of the young married men of draft age in Utah. And Whereas we fully realize real-ize our responsibilities to our country coun-try in this time of war. "And Whereas: Acts and statements state-ments made by misinformed persons per-sons have created the false impres-sion impres-sion that draft age fathers wish special spe-cial consideration from the selective service system on a dependency basis ba-sis notwithstanding military requirements. require-ments. Be it resolved: By the Utah State Junior Chamber of Commerce, In State Board meeting assembled this third day of October, 1943, that Sunflower Qoflt yellow calicoes, grass-pta teai-green cottons. Do flaj in vivid yellow. Quilt hailJ;; blocks, each 14 inches iqa plain blocks. To obtain cutting patterns krt Sower Quilt (Pattern No. 51D1 a piecing and finishing direction! . of all materials specified, teal) in coins, your name and sddnaaj HOME NEEDLEWOtt 149 New MontEoaur K Baa Francisco, CtS. This Rookie aJnVY, Of Any Ruminant Aim iJL 1 lr ) n ) we urge the defeat of all legislation V TsJH X S which -"empts to defer heads of 0 m 15 ! families on the basis nf riorwnitMn TpJ only and reaffirm the fact that we 1 have been and are ready and willing 3.1 In answer tho rail fn when we are summoned. Pres., Provo Jr. C. of C. Provo, Utah." v .mm!. .V.. i-f When Pvt. Mary Elisabeth El-Hot, El-Hot, Kingston. N. C. (pictured at right) arrived In England with a WAC contingent, she met her fiance, Sergt. Wallace R. Best, Raleigh. N. C.. (at left), also on overseas duty. Reunited, the couple decided to serve I'ncle Sam as husband and wife, and they climaxed their romance by marriage, which made Pvt. Elliot the first WAC to be wedded in the European theater of war. Now that children no longer auto matically become American citizens when their parents are naturalized, toe 11-year-old daughter of Gerhart Seger, former member of the Reichstag, was up before the Immigration Immi-gration and naturalization examine . . . The child, who has lived most of her 11 years in the U. S., was asked the usual questions: "Have you ever been a member of the German-American Bund?" . . . "Do you favor anarchy?" et and cetera. The child looked a little confused ror a moment and then, smiling, said: "Oh. a quiz program!" Whereupon the examiner stamped her papers and replied: "You don't want to beoome an American you are one!" A young candidate for fin was being put through i iri a ... - 1 Knowledge test by a board i. mirals. "What kind of aninus grass?" one of them asked. The candidate fidgeted stared out of the window, botfl nothing. The question was m ea but he still remained "Surely," said one of the of iners, kindly, "you can urn simple question like thatfl repeat it. What kind of oh eat grass?" "Animals!" gasped the "Why, I thought you were k "admirals.' " CATTLE: I jess Slaughter Because cattle slaughter for tht first nine months of 1943 dropped tc 7.962.000 head from the 9.067 005 killed during the same period last year, 700 million pounds less beef have been produced. During the first few weeks of October, Oc-tober, however, cattle slaughter eiiowea an increase ov The Eyebrow Raiser of the Week: Common Sense magazine's editor ppeals for subscriptions from Americans to "repair any damage" we may do to Tokyo and Berlin Editor A. M. Bingham says a group of vigorous thinkers and fam. writers will contribute articles to that end. They Include: Pearl Buck, Stuart Chase. Thomas Mann. Quin-cy Quin-cy Howe, Lin Yu-tang ,nd John Haynes Holme, . . . .Tokyo oon be destroyed." say, Mr. Blng-ham. Blng-ham. "The world's third largest c ty wiu not be of destruction like stone and steel-built steel-built London and Berlin. It will b Uterally gutted and 7.000,000 human u nomeiess ... To re. Relief At La4 For Your Coi; Creomulsion relieves pragtf cause lt goes right to the a, trouble to help loosen and Kerm laden phlegm, and ink? to soothe and heal raw, teak! flamed bronchial mucoul V branea. Tell your druggist to at .' a bottle of Creomulsion with ttti demanding you must like tat quickly allays the cough orjoi to have your money back. . J CREOMULSIO for Coughs, Chest Coldt Height of Dust Stona Ttt un.TA Kami fl ed as reaching to a height iK miles in the United StatA Certificate will be awarded to all soldiers who successfully complete '' clallzetl" training program at col- i leges and universities, according to the war department. It is anticipated anticipat-ed that college credits will be granted grant-ed if the trainee returns to college after termination of the military service. HIGHLIGHTS n the week'i newt ARMS: The United States is supplying sup-plying arrh'ti'. equipment and' food to' ;-?2 .IJtecajlii. M,vl:fiMiMwt fee reveals. Some, it was said, are us much us "17.000 miles from the point of origin." SPAIN: Exited Spanish loyalists will form a "government in exfle" possibly in Mexico, according to a statement by Diego Barrio, tx-presi-dent of the republic i I UK :. Lusnea resulting, from fires during September were the lammi J tor wywyrmwrm&vnsx? 'arid1 per a it higher than the same i) nil last year, the National Board "f rue Underwriters announce. l ai-. ..nted to $26,488,000. i tllllTI.K: Paris newspapers re-;Poit re-;Poit the deatii of Romain Rolland. "V a Fnnch writer and winner of the N'tibel peace award. er DrereHino .....jv,. ..idineis re wm reau re real --- manshlp and an application of gen-ulne gen-ulne democracy. Are you read? h"P do it, or shall we crucify d" mocracy on the cros, 0f hate?" We just want to know one thins before we send in our check . n ? " will mark .;. k v. , Kyo where ur fliers were beheaded? .i in me President's mind And som ct (v,-. nr.... . "anQ- Ana . . , y srungton big tm4 accent th. n f ' England wiU ccept the Beveridge Plan after th, Tre enm ' ?' RiP'ey: thej October 19. )0'n nnn . v. I'diur ior a record 1LWlth Kansa5 C,ty ol 57.000 setting nn all-time mark According to reports, many thin grass-fed cattle were finding their way to the stockyards instead of tr the feed lot, of th. Midwest's corn belt. Prime fed catilp only slightly below the July peak." WAR BONDS .i luinoauons reveal (, ,( 15-billion-dollar Third WJr 1 , ,'. over-subscribed by n,.,r,. , ' . Wlhe src.-JM.'ooiMHio taken hi ' Imi. ',. ... ' 'Scries K" hniis !m , .,, 1 ", 472.000,000 of tins Krx -Treasury o'!.r..i!,, ,, ,, the response, bora is.. ,, '.', tention to nntk-t th,,, ,v .' " individuals, estates .vvi '. ''r' ' portions large" an'Yvm possible. : Jif the w a s hil, orll--i ... Wris If back aches froi ned of diuretic do1 At 1 1 t 1 J' . L.. ' ruoEuonai nancy oi!ii"7r of diuretic aid mr cu achat May cause nrintfy yVy"i quest, r scanty and iminiaiV dm sleep from "g ettin P JrEk' t may feci dizxy, otrrou. . 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