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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C Washington, D. C. GERMANY’S FRESH TROOPS Some startling facts have been gathered by Allied war strategists regarding Hitler’s ability to throw reserves into the western front. They give one explanation as to why the war against Germany has lasted so much longer than the war planners expected. It has been estimated that since D-day when Allied troops landed on Normandy, the Germans have lost 1,000,000 men killed, 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-day. The total of D-day (June 6) was 65 di visions. But today Germany has 75 divisions on the western front. It is also estimated that Germany’s total strength on all fronts is just under 6,000,000 men. This increased strength on the western front has not come from the Russian front. It is known that some divisions have been transferred from the Russian front, but they have been re placed by other troops and the eastern front has been kept at full strength. It is too risky to take ehances there. Therefore, war strategists es timate that the chief increase of strength on the western front has come from the Voiksgrana- dier divisions. These include boys of around 16 and old men of 46 which Hitler started forming into groups around September 1. There are 10,050 men in a divi sion; they have little training, poor liaison, and are short of arms, especially machine guns. But they fight with considerable ferocity when mixed In with units from the regular army. German youth has had military training for years, which has been a big help. Reports are that these new troops fight in 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 shorten ing of the front line in Holland. Sev eral Finnish divisions also have been thrown into the western front. Hov'ever, it remains an encourag ing fact that as of today a dwindling percentage of the German army is made up of men of the proper fight ing age—from 18 to 38. • • • TROUBLE IN ITALY Premier Bonomi of Italy has writ ten President Roosevelt a 100-page letter outlining in great detail many Italian complaints against the Brit ish. 4Vhen and if this is published, it will make some of the Greek trou bles with the British look relatively pale. Among the grievances Bonomi outlined to the White House are the terms of the armistice forced upon Italy by the 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 Pantel- leria, just south of Sicily. This tiny island—only 58 square 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 lane through the Mediterranean to Suez. And considering the difficulty British shipping had going around Africa during the early part of the war, some U. S. leaders think he is right. The Adriatic port of Trieste will be taken from Italy and made an in ternational free port, and the ar mistice also provides for 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 pro 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 Bado- glio government, Badoglio was ad vised a few days later that he had no right to deal with any other gov ernment, Allied or not. Author of this note was Lieut. Gen. Frank Noel Mason MacFarlane, then deputy president of the Allied control com mission for Italy. Result was that although recognition of Italy was an nounced in Moscow, no ambassador has been sent to Rome, nor has Italy ever been permitted representation in Moscow. • • * CAPITOL CHAFF C. Certain administration leaders have been urging dynamic E. A. Stephens of New Orleans to run for mayor of that city. Stephens had dinner with the President and Mrs. Roosevelt recently. 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 AMA convention in Chicago in February. Lint From a Blue Serge Suit: Before Morton Downey departed for overseas he was the only enter tainer invited to perform before all chiefs of staff in Washington. Gen. Hap Arnold threw it. . . . Tony Martin, the screen star thrush, is now a staff sgt. with the Army in France. . . . Eileen Barton, Si natra’s new canary (and so easy on the ears, too), is making beautiful melodies with an up-and-coming j swoon-singer named Tad Bruce. I . . . Radio reports a 400 million dollar “take” for 1944. Highest in come in radio history. . . . Wendell Corey (he plays the lead opposite star Gertrude Lawrence in her new i touring show) had a tiny part as a sergeant in “Follow the Girls.” . . . Wonderful little Margaret O’Brien is waiting permish from her movie boss to do her own radio program. Heading a panel of quiz kidlets. . . . According to an OPA bulletin there are 30 billion cigarettes in stores in the U. S. right now. The Intelligentsia: John B. Ken nedy is one of the few news analysts who can take the teletype’s prosaic reports and turn them into words that march like armies. He steam rollered American bigots and left them flatter than their heads. . . . CBS reporter Bill Downs’ deft de scription of captured Nazis: “They have the look of men caught steal ing.” . . . Criticism over the film, “The 7th Cross” (alleging it por trayed “good” Germans), astonished author Helen Deutsch, who points out that the action in it takes place in 1936 when the underground Ger mans were trying to purge the na tion of the wicked, etc. The good Germans, she adds, included the Manns, Einsteins and other refu gees. . . . Pert Lee Carson, the INS girl correspondent covering the war in Europe, inherited the spot vacated by the ailing Richard Tre- gaskis. She’s with the -Ist Army. Richard was invalided home after more years of war than most men would care to have any part of. . . . Irving Berlin, his own music pub lisher since Sept. 15th, has already sold 700,000 copies of two songs: “White Christmas” and “Always.” The latter is 18 years old. Long, Long Trail to Russia More than 4,380,440 tons of war implements and goods from Ameri ca’s factories to Russia, have been shipped through the Persian Corridor. The goods are sent by rail and truck across some of the most varied and difficult terrain in the world. This is the only theater where the Russians, British and Americans are fighting together. Quotation Marksmanship: H. G. Wells: Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo. . . . Anon: Snow slowly laundering the countryside. . . . The quote recently credited to H. Broun, “Experience is what men call their mistakes," should have been credited to O. Wilde. Then we are informed that Musset once penned: “Experience is the name men give to their follies or their sorrows.” . . . Alan Gale: Was it the Atlantic Charter or just so much Atlantic chatter? . . . Bob Bums’ advice to after-dinner speakers: Stand up to be seen, speak up to be heard and shut up to be appreciat ed! .. . Eggleston: Journalism is organized gossip. The Wireless: We liked the re union with Roy Shields’ show. This listener hasn’t had an opportunity to enjoy it for some time. It re mains A-onederful, displaying silky music trimmed with literary lace continuity. . . . Ethel Barrymore’s regular spot on the dial proves ra dio drama has emerged from the knee-pants stage, despite soft soap operas. Amazing how ordinary dia logue glitters when it comes in con tact with Ethel’s magical voice. . . . Within three hours one station stabs the air with 25 singing commercial smellodies. One dose of that and you turn into Marconi’s sworn ene my. . . . Wheezes about shortages skidded into deserved oblivion re cently, but the ciggie shortage spoiled it. If you recall the cracks about sugar, coffee, meat, et all, you know all the cigags. The Story Tellers: For those wrapped in the illusion that fame comes on a silver platter, Pic mag traces careers of various celebs and proves no one climbs the ladder of success without picking up splinters. ... In the Atlantic Monthly, W. Lippmann examines the stumbling blocks that might become tomb stones for the post-war world. You don’t have to wait for tomorrow’s events to confirm his warnings—just read today’s front pages. . . . Ira Wolfert turns in a vivid job of trans lating soldiers’ emotions with his typewriter via Esquire. A GI’s long ing for home is something so great “it takes the mind up as with teeth and shakes it and bangs it and rakes it with aching.” . . . Drew Pearson gets as much out of tea- leaves as Aladdin got from his lamp. His forecast in Cosmopolitan of Al lied diplomatic troubles in 1945 has already come true. The Magic Lanterns: A cinematic B-29, "Winged Victory,” is zooming into town loaded with dramatic blockbusters exploding emotional dy namite. This is a stirring tribute to America’s 4-mile-a-minute-men who have made the skies safe for 48 stars. Long may they fly! . . . “Hollywood Canteen” displays a starring jamboree running the diver sion gamut from ah to zing. Listing the film’s mighty names is all the praise it needs. They provide the most potent example of amusement since laughs were invented. Army officers and an agent of the FBI are shown here, with parts of the Japanese balloon found recently in Montana. They are bolding parts of the base of the balloon. Its explosives failed to go off. Another mysterions balloon was reported drifting inland from the ocean over Santa Monica, Calif. These men of the army, navy and submarine patrol, are more con cerned with winning the war than visiting the barber. Upper left, Pfc. Thomas Gilgore, near Hurgen, Germany. Upper right, Pvt. James L. Poust. Lower left, TMl/c G. H. Boss of underground water patrol, and Coastguardsman Jack P. Smith, lower right, on alert lookout. Tots Raise Cubs on Bottle Judith Snow feeds “Diana,” who is being held by Neil Smith, while “Donna” on the scales, looks on. These two lion cubs are three weeks old, and because they were deserted by their mother, they were “adopt ed” by Mrs. Herman Scow, San Francisco. When they can feed them- i elves, they will be returned to the zoo. • Admiral a Lawyer The honorary degree of doctor of laws was recently awarded Adm. C. W. Nimitz, USN, by Fordham. The citation read, "modest, patient, bril liant ahd courageous. He has proved himself an admiral’s admiral—and American’s American.” Mindoro Leaders Rear Adm. - Arthur D. Struble, USN, (left), commander of Mindoro attack force, confers with Rear Adm. R. S. Berkey, USN, command er of the navy support force, just before weighing anchor to launch recent assault on Mindoro. Hero-Mayor at Sea The above photo of Carl Zeidler, the last taken before he was lost with his ship, when it was sunk off the west coast of South America, was carried all over the world. It was just sent to Milwaukee where he was elected mayor at the age of 34. Ike’s Driver Weds WAC Corp. Pearlie Hargrave, Pil lager, Minn., chauffeur for General Eisenhower, who recently married Sergt. Michael McKeogh, the com mander’s orderly. Ike attended the wedding. ,om JMANTIAND MCE A SWIMMING enthusiast, of which there happen to be several mil lions, wants to know more about the Yale-Kiphuth swimming combina tion and what they have done. ‘Also,” he writes, “can you give me the history of the 100-yard swim ming record? I’ve been in the navy for two years where swimming is a big part of our training, and where ability to swim has already saved thousands of lives. Not only every navy man, but every army man who sails on transports must be inter ested in swimming. It can easily mean life or death to us.” Well, Bob Kiphuth has been with Yale 28 years. Yale has won 32 col lege swimming championships in the last 36 years. In the last 27 years, K Yale has won 350 college meets, los- EiMMM ing only nine, one of the greatest rec ords in sport. Cer tainly uo football coach or football team has even ap proached this mark. And it must be ad- Grantland Rice mitted that swim ming is not only one of our great est sports, but our most important sport in war. No one can deny this, especially when you consider the vast spread of the Pacific ocean. Now concerning the change in swimming records that have taken place in the last 47 years in the 100 yards free style — the greatest test in speed—here are the records. World’s 100 Yard Free Style Record: Seconds 1897—60 —J. B. Derbyshire fcotlsnd 1902—59.6 —P. C. V. Lane England 1904—$8 —Richard Cavill Australia 1904—57.00—Cecil Healy Anstralia 1900—50 —C. M. Daniels U. S. A. 1907—55.04—C. M. Daniels U. 8. A. 1910—54.08—C. M. Daniels U. 8. A. 1915—55.8 —Duke Kahanamoku V. 8. A. 1922—52.0 —Johnny Weismuller U. 8. A. 1927—51 —Johnny Weismuller U. 8. A. 1945—50.0 —Alan Ford (Vale) D. 8. A. 1944—49.7 —Alan Ford (Vale) V. 8. A. These records show a change of more than 10 seconds for the 100 yards in these 47 years. They show a drop from 60 seconds to 49.7, which is further proof that about 99 pet cent of modem athletes are better than the old timers. It was not until 1906 that the United States began warming up. Before that Great Britain ruled the water and the waves. But in the last 38 years the U. S. A. has dominated the water by a wide margin with C. M. Daniels, Duke Kahanamoku, John ny Weismuller and Alan Ford in front—not overlooking other U. S. swimmers who were close along side. Swimming is not only one of our greatest, but one of our most important sports. For it is a sport every young American should learn. Above all else, it is a life-sav ing matter, which few other sports ever are. • • • No 'Greatest* There is always an insistence, year after year, from the general sporting public that the word “greatest” should be brought in. There is no such word in sport. Not even the Greeks had a name for it. This has been brought to mind by the number of letters that have come in lately asking us to com pare the Red Blaik army squad with the best college teams of the past. Several have asked if Army wasn’t “the greatest college team” of all time. Once again we’d like to repeat— there is no such animal. The Army backfield with Blanchard, Davis, Kenna, Minor, Hall and Lombardi was magnificent. So was the Army line. But we call your attention to the fact that some of those Bemie Bierman Minnesota teams were also terrific—also a few in other years belonging to Jock Sutherland and Pittsburgh, Rockne and Notre Dame, Howard Jones and Southern California. The Leahey-Notre Dame squad of last fall with Bertelli as quarterback was as good as any I remember. Considering what Army did to such good teams as Navy, Notre Dame, Duke and Pennsylvania it is quite possible that Army was the most destructive of all football forces. It was certainly too de structive for any competition col lege had this fall. Red Blaik of Army doesn’t agree with me — in ranking the Notre Dame team of 1943 over the Army 1944 outfit. Rip Miller does. So does Ed McKeever, who was Leahey’s assistant last year—who turned in such a fine job this season after be ing completely outclassed in materi al by Army and Navy. 1944 Summing Up Giving Army and Navy due and full credit, it must still be remem bered, in justice to other colleges, that they had the pick of over 20 fine backs from 12 colleges. Few schools had even one man who could make the grade on an Army or Navy team this season, Ohio State being the outstandine^exception. In time of war it was Afine thing to have Army and Nmjr as good as they were. They ■Gfenged U p front in what is knowKas a "morale way.” But they affiw had the pick. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT HELP WANTED • Persons now engaged in essential industry will not apply without state- went ot availability from their iocai United States Employment Service. Lumber Yard Help Wanted, white pr col ored. full time, overtime, should live in Hol lywood. permanent work. Apply Doc. Hamp ton. 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