Show WEEKLY MEWS aai bs allied aed invasion 0 of yugoslavia Yugo slavi a poses another threat to reich plan for small standing army released by western newspaper un union EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns they are those of western newspaper unions news new analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper X ni am J I 1 1 1 A jpy AK 9 4 entering chamblis chambois Cham bois france the allies found abandoned wrecked and burned german equipment common sights along the battered retreat route to the reich EUROPE vew front for the little man with the clipped mustache there seemed to be no end of trouble although his broken armies in the west were reorganizing for a stiffer stand against the U S and british onslaught and although his battered armies in the east were slowing the russians from the black sea to the Carpathia ns the allies posed still another threat to his narrowing defensive circle by an invasion of yugoslavia As russian troops tore across romania onto the eastern yugoslav border near the capital of belgrade U S and british forces landed an on the western coast for a drive in inland As the two allied armies armies worked forward for a junction marshal josip titos partisans were active in ha harassing german troops and sabotaging communication lines the twin offensive in yugoslavia doubly imperilled imperil led the harried legions of adolf hitler first the U S british and russian drives promised to link the allied armies for a concerted attack against southern austria and hungary and also to outflank the nazis manning the gothic line in italy to the west and second an allied junction would cut off an estimated enemy troops remaining ina ining in lower yugoslavia greece and the aegean islands stiffen at border bleated bleared the german radio to fanatical nazi rearguards rear guards resisting the U S and british drives to the western frontier every day gained now amounts to a reinforcement of our national strength for the defense of the reich itself partly because of such r resistance es istance partly because the fast moving allied armies had outrun their lengthening supply lines the U S and british thrusts in the lowlands and france temporarily lost their whirling momentum fighting was bartic particularly heavy in northeastern B belgium before the fortress city of liege and in the rugged ardennes ardennis Ar dennes forest and directly to ill the east cast of paris where american troops drew up along the moselle river tor for an assault on nazi defenses guarding the rich industrial basin mounted thickly in the precipitous wooded heights east of the moselle mosel ae the german artillery maintained a steady drumfire against doughty U S troops seeking to establish firm bridgeheads across the river farther to the south gen alexander patcha seventh army driving up from the mediterranean for a juncture with gen george pattons Pat tons third army along the moselle drove on the belfort gap the low lying plane between the mountains of F france rance and swiss border leading into germany costly fighting reflecting the strong pre pressure assure the he russians were exerting to the northeast of warsaw the germans acknowledged their withdrawal across the carew river to avoid the danger of a russian breakthrough on the southern border of east prussia in withdrawing across th the e carew the nazis continued their pi policy licy of economizing their forces by giving ground when the superior weight of their opponent promised to grind down their manpower because of the proximity of the russians to german soil however the nazis no longer we were I 1 e free to make whole wholesale ale withdrawals but now nov faced bloody front line fishtine fieh tine CIVILIAN GOODS Post postwar ivar formula manufacture of civilian goods wi will 11 begin in earnest with the fall fal I 1 of germany with war output due to drop about 40 per cent and workers freed for other jobs the war wa r production board revealed at the present time a limited program has been instituted with emphasis placed upon preparation for the eventual because of the U S s record breaking production of tons world steel output rose to tons in 1943 while production increased here it dropped from to tons in germany and from to tons in russia tion of civilian production under current regulations manufacturers are permitted to develop working postwar models and order machinery for civilian output in allowing those manufacturers manufacturer S not engaged in war work to start turning out civilian lines fines after the nazis downfall the will maintain priorities for military production alone and will relax most of its controls over materials furthermore it will provide assistance for manufacturers in switching over to civilian work demobilization discharge plans total length of service time served overseas combat record and dependency will govern the demobilization liza tion of soldiers following the defeat of germany the army announced noun ced under the ardys plans for releasing surplus men each of the first four mentioned factors will be worth a cirtain certain number of points with release going to doughboys dough boys with the highest ratings however it was pointed out men with qualifications needed for the war in the pacific will be transferred to the far east regardless of their status because the war in the pacific will receive first call on shipping it may take many months for men eligible for demobilization to return to this country the army said since men in in camps here are expected to have the lowest priority ratings they will constitute the principal pool for replacements since the U Ss full sea power will be needed in the all out war against japan there will be no demobilization of the navy when germany falls future army declaring that a large standing army has no place amo among ng the institutions of a modern democratic state gen george georg e C marshall told officers planning the postwar military organization to work on a small efficient force with a re serve of well gen marshall awn trained citizens in issuing his directive rec tive general marshall assum assumed L d that congress would pass legislation requiring every able abl e bodied american lean youth to und undergo ergo training before placement in the reserves by advocating a small efficient force with a large pool of reservists general marshall marshal said that there alier was more ore opportunity for advancement in such an organization than there was in a big standing arm army yo where the size made it necessary to maintain a large professional officers cast eft 04 au all times PACIFIC tougher going with U S forces edging closer to the philippines and japan itself through intensive operations against the berlins benins lying miles from tokyo navy secretary james forrestal warned the country that the going would become increasingly tougher as the enemy concentrated his forces for a fight on a shorter front in speaking of the air force forrestal said the japs have obviously been saving their planes for the engagement to come except for the battle of th the e eastern philippines they have not risked a big aerial battle for months in addition to concentrating burn nurn numbers the japs have also been improving the quality of their pl planes arles forrestal revealed said he jap planes of every type now have greater fire power armament speed range and load capacity united states navy planes have been improved too but we dont now have as big technical advantages as a year ago CANNED FOODS remove rationing because war food administrator marvin jones advised that available and prospective supplies justified the step the government removed from rationing all canned and processed jams jellies fruit butters asparagus lima beans corn peas pumpkins squash mixed vegetables baked beans tomato sauce and puree and all varieties of soups and baby foods at the same time a spokesman declared that heavy runs of cattle may permit the removal of commercial grade beefsteaks beef steaks and roasts from rationing in october or november at present sizable of grass fed stock have resulted in ample point free supplies of utility grade meats lighter runs of prime cattle on the other hand will make continued rationing of top cuts necessary charts quake S using a cross sectional rn model odel of the globe rev joseph lynch director of the observatory ob of 0 Ford fordham harn university sity charts course of recent earthquake which shook northeast corner of U S and extended as far southwest as wisconsin according to reverend lynch anch disturbance centered near eastern end of lake ontario CATTLE war prices As the war entered its sixth this month price levels of meat animals were from 45 to per cent higher than they were in september 1939 on the chicago market cattle that brought 12 per hundredweight six years ago sold at 1835 steers that averaged 1030 then drew 1585 the rise was equally marked in hogs with head under pounds which brought 8 per hundredweight six six years ago selling for the 1475 ceiling As a whole the average of 7 of 1939 was far below the 1944 figure of 1435 against the top of 10 in 1939 lambs drew 1465 per hundredweight with the average of six years ago below this months mar mark k of 1425 FURLOUGHS shipping factor As a demand was made in congress for an investigation of the w war ar departments handling of furloughs furroughs especially in the pacific a letter from gen douglas macarthur stated that the scarcity of shipping hindered a more liberalized policy citing the shipping shortage general macarthur said the return to the united states without replacement of all men who have served a specified length of time would of course halt our offensive against t japan and might indefinitely inde finitely prolong the war while the demand was made for the investigation rep carl hinshaw calif urged that that soldiers stationed in alaska be rotated by units to other posts |