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C GERMANYS GERMANY'S FRESH TROOPS Some startling facts have been gathered by Allied war strat strategists regarding Hitler's ability to throw reserves into the western front They give one orie explanation as to why the war against Germany has lasted so much longer than the war planners expected It has been estimated that since day D-day when Allied troops landed on Normandy the Germans have lost men killed d wounded or taken prisoners This is a terrific loss in a period of six months However despite that heavy loss war strategists estimate that a greater number of Nazi troops now face the Allies than on D The total of day D-day June 6 was 65 di di- di visions But today Germany has 75 divisions on the western front It is also estimated that Germanys Germany's total strength on all fronts is just under men men This Increased strength on th the western front has not come from the Russian front It is known that some divisions have been beet transferred from the Russian front b but t they have been replaced reo re re replaced placed by other troops and the eastern front has been kept at full strength It is too risky to take chances there Therefore war strategists estimate es Cs that th the tha I chief Increase of strength on on the western front has come from the dier divisions These Include boys boy of around 16 and old men of 46 which Hitler started forming Into groups around September 1 There Ther are men In a a division division divi divi- sion slon they have little training poor liaison and are short of arms especially machine guns But they fight with considerable ferocity when mixed In fn with units from the regular army German youth has had military training for years which has been a abig abig abig big help Reports are that these new troops fight in bursts furiously bursts furiously for a while and then are exhausted They have no stamina Another factor which has helped the German high command is the withdrawal of about 20 divisions from the Balkans thus the shortening shortening shortening shorten shorten- ing of the front line in Holland Several Several Several Sev Sev- eral Finnish divisions also have been thrown into the western front However it remains an encouraging ing fact that as of today a dwindling percentage of the German army is made mad up of men of the proper fighting fighting fight fight- ing age from age from 18 to 38 I TROUBLE IN ITALY Premier Bonomi of Italy has written written writ writ- ten President Roosevelt a page letter outlining in great detail many Italian complaints against the Brit Brit- ish When and if this is published it will make some of the Greek troubles troubles trou trou- bles with the British look relatively trou-I trou p pale e. e Among the grievances Bonomi outlined to the White House are the terms of the armistice forced upon Italy by the British with British with American acquiescence The armistice terms have never been published and one big reason is that the Allies are fearful of public reaction to the frankly imperialistic demands of Churchill It calls for the ceding by Italy to the British of the island of Pantelleria Pantelleria Pantel- Pantel leria Just south of Sicily This tiny island only island only 58 square miles would miles would make the British a constant military threat to Italy Churchill demands it however in order to safeguard the jugular vein of the British empire the sea sealan lane lan through the Mediterranean to Suez And considering the difficulty British shipping had going around Africa during the early part of the war some U. U S. S leaders think he is right The Adriatic port of Trieste will willbe willbe willbe be taken from Italy and made an International International international in In- free and the armistice armistice ar ar- ar also provides for relinquishing relinquish relinquish- ing a part of the Italian breadbasket the Piedmont to France To sweeten the pill the Italians were promised that the terms of the armistice would be lightened in proportion proportion pro pro- proportion portion to the degree of help they give the Allies in the rest of the war against Hitler So complete is the British control that last spring when Soviet Russia announced recognition of the Badoglio Bado- Bado glio government Badoglio was advised advised ad ad- a few days later that he had hac no right to tOdeal deal with any other government government gov gov- Allied or not Author 01 of this note was Gen Frank Noel Noe Mason MacFarlane then deputy president of the Allied control commission commission commission com com- mission for Italy Result was that although recognition of Italy was announced announced announced an an- in Moscow no ambassador has Ihas been sent to Rome nor has Italy ever been permitted representation in Moscow s e CAPITOL CHAFF C CJ Certain administration lead leaders ere have been urging dynamic E E. E A A. A Stephens of New Orleans to run for form form m of that city olty Stephens had hac dinner with the President and Mrs Roosevelt recently C. C Sen Claude Pepper whose senate subcommittee on wartime health and education has had American Medical association moguls tearing their hair because of its progressive proposals for postwar medical care has been invited to address the AM AMA A convention IB is Chicago in hi Fe February brua rv |