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C AXIS US MORALE IS CRACKING Military reports that have leaked out of Germany in the past two or three weeks indicate quite definitely that Nazi morale is cracking These reports through channels which cannot cannot cannot can can- not be revealed were quite definite even before Propaganda Minister Goebbels delivered his give-away give speech warning that saboteurs on the home front would be beheaded the Reports also are definite that German army no longer has the reserves reserves reserves re re- re- re serves no longer has the fighting backbone for a long war Resentment Resentment Resent Resent- ment meat against Hitler boils beneath the surface in the German army German soldiers will keep on fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing and are toughly trained desperately desperately desperately des des- hitting adversaries But their heart isn't in it anymore All these factors plus powerful wallops by the Allies have created an atmosphere in which anything night might happen It is an atmosphere lot ot unlike that which existed in the autumn of 1918 There are those in ligh places who think the war in Europe might be over anytime this winter depending entirely on Nazi morale But in Asia the war is moving at ata a snails snail's pace In Burma though the rains are already over nothing has happened Many observers think that nothing will happen until late this winter vinter and that the real drive through Burma toward South China will be reserved for a year fromI from now the now the fall of 1944 I C S WILL ROGERS IN LONDON Congressman Will Vill Rogers of California California California Cali Cali- fornia son of the cowboy humorist came back from London singing the praises of British American-British cooperation cooperation cooperation oper co in England American troops which he described described described de de- de- de scribed as the new U Army of Occupation Occupation Occupation pation live off the fat of the land and are treated royally by the Brit Brit- ish There is nothing too good for them Only trouble is they occasionally occasionally occasionally occa occa- take a girl away from a British Tommy Wills Will's father was a frequent visitor visitor visitor vis vis- vis- vis in London and everyone remembered remembered remembered re re- re- re him So it was like old home week for the young congressman congress congress- man from California a a a BRITISH IDLE OIL Maines Maine's eyed eagle-eyed Senator Brewster Brewster Brewter Brew Brew- ster ter met Gen B. B B. B Somervell chief of the army's service forces on the Pacific island of Fiji immediately tackled him on on the laden dynamite important all question of why the USA U.S.A. was supplying nearly 70 per percent percent percent cent of all Allied oil though we have only 25 per cent of the worlds world's oil reserves Right around the Persian Gulf reminded Senator Brewster the British have oil refineries and limitless limitless limitless limit limit- less quantities of oil Why dont don't we get more oil out of the Near East instead instead instead in in- stead of hauling it all the way from Texas We Weare are rushing refining equipment equipment equipment equip equip- I ment to Arabia as as quickly as we can replied General Somervell I Yes countered the senator from I Maine but why use precious shipping shipping ship ship- shipping I ping space carting refining equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment half way around the world when the British already have a refinery refinery refinery re re- re- re finery at the Gulf of Persia The manager of the Persian Anglo-Persian oil company told us that his refinery could produce 60 per cent more oil Why not put it to work instead of exhausting exhausting ex ex- ex- ex our own oil reserves Furthermore Brewster continued continued contin contin- tied the crude oil from Persian wells is so good that it can be pumped right into ships as bunker oil without refining If we dont don't get busy and use it well we'll wake up after the war to find the United States with no oil left and dependent on the British Empire CABOOSE SLEEPERS Senator Ed Johnson of Colorado got his start as a railroad telegrapher still proudly carries a union card So he was well qualified to preside over the War Mobilization committee when A. A F. F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Rail Rail- Railroad road Trainmen testified on oi manpower er en and other railroad problems Whitney objected to the policy of some railroads in refusing to let train cr crews ws sleep in idle c cabooses I Trainmen away from home frequently frequent frequent- ly cant can't get hotel accommodations but railroad officials argue that it is unsanitary and on also dangerous J- J for them to i sleep in cabs which S sometimes have to be switched When I was a working trainman w we always lived in our cabooses Whitney said not because rooms were not a available lable rl at hotels but because il it if was more convenient Many the time I have cabooses n self reminisced slept in son s Joh John John- ROUND MERRY E. E L American doughboys in Iran found have military a good way to dodge U. U S. S police and get out of oi at night They take camp the Mohammedan advantage of custom of veiling their women and length slip on a full full- cover all veil which Iranian women wear from police have been head to toe Military Mil Mu- instructed protect Iranian to wom women n and all flirting toting so soan they dont don't prevent dare a veiled stop figure to ask her to lower the veil or him and see an American African do whether doughboy is behind it |