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FAIR BALANCE SHEET
A review of the events of the past weeks or two gives
WAR DISCOVERY Aviation More Important
Shock Cured
In Few Than Naval Convoys In
Minutes
By T. R. HENRY
Battle of the
Atlantic
Air power can fight enemy nvintion.
RICHMOND, Va.-A method
Naval convoys alone cannot break Germany's to ocean traffle than naval escorta. by which thousands of shell- shocked German soldfors were blockade of Britain, Major Seversky says in this dis over water routes, which navigs can- cured in a few minutes was patch, pointing out that the new expanding threat to not do. It can also spot and sink U-boats more quickly and expedi described to
the
American shipping is from the air. Bombing and pursuit aviation addition, Its advantages of speed,
-air
than surface craft can. In
Psychiatric Society here by as more important than naval escorts in protecting occe visibility and manoeuvrability Hungarian army doctor of the Jast war, who is placing all his traffic over the vital last third of the Atlantic water, router power to act as the com Information at the service of his to Britain, he contends. adopted country.
· By MAJOR ALEXANDER P. DE SEVERSKY
manding element in guiding and directing navat units below, Whlio
the convoys seek to reduce
total damage and thus, win time, the ultimate answer In the battle of the
No Surpriso
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He is Dr Sandor Rado, now a prominent Chicago psychiatrist, When the tide of battle was NEW YORK, July, 4 (UP),— craft from the skies. The hope for Atlantic will be given by aviallon. turning against the central Not since the outbreak of the accomplishing that rests largely on.
Contrary to the popular concep- powers in 1918, thousands of war have the Americari people the British and American output of men were brought to hospitals and their leaders been more repower to tackle Hitler's block; commerce from the skies is not a aviation having the reach and the tion, Germany's assault on occan Buffering from a strange condi-
"surprise." except to military lenders tion in which they could not sharply aware of the decisive aders in the
who kept their minds hermeileally walk and could not use their importance of aviation in shap-
sealed against new ideas,, Experts in hands because of extreme ing the further development and
aerial strategy for years have fore- the final outcome of the epochal of this truth, and in effect described seen and warned against the cer- tremors.
that blockade, in the past a.
Stop-Gap
Mc Stimson seems quite conscious.
struggle. The increasing amount American naval Intercession as a British stop-gap measure while the real of damage inflicted on
The history in most cases was the
job, would become in- same. The victims had been under
They were ignored only because in inost countries, including our own, cases had been knocked senseless range bombers has probably are being built. and buried for some time under earth been the strongest single fact in About two-thirds of the distance the plans for defence were dominated or debris before beint found
bringing about this awareness, across the Atlantic is still free of by men who had not caught up with rescuing parties. Usually
neriai dangers. In that section naval the rapidly moving progress of 'mill- they renched the hospitals nt the rear It has been indicated by semi- units can operate as in the past. In tury aeronautles. weeks or even months later. All official sources. that at least half the last third of the ocean, closest to
Only a few years ago our army that could be done was to discharge the tonnage being sent to the England, where most of the real
dan-
and navy made a little Intimate them from the army. They usually
sky regained the use of their limbs in bottom of the Atlantic must Her to merchantmen is conc could "pence treaty" delimiting the
our naval convoys and patrols could about four
their months in
own be attributed to air raiders. force through a larger total of ship areas where their respective homes.
The proportion is growing with ping, but at the cost of a larger arms" could operate. Under the However, arrangement, army planes could fly every week, as Hitler is able to amount of destruction.
of his from the tactical viewpoint in order no more than 300 miles off shore, be.. throw more and more
to gain me-it may be considered over, to protect its prestige as the
yond which point the
takes four-engined Focke-Wulf Kurier worth the Investment,
nation's "outer defence.” aircraft into the blockade of the British Isles.
a trench bombardment and in mony | commerce by Hitler's long- monna for meeting the Nazi blockade ngly the job of air power.
Starvation Threat
navy
some
air-
to
Turning Point The turning point came. De Rado maid, when a German psychiatrist,
But let no one underestimate that of our newly acquired bases, army Dr Kauffman, devised treatment in
investment. Any American naval and navy build their own which stiff shock-but not suff-
forces thrown into the effort at points dromes with a fence between cient to produce unconsciousness was Lent through the patient's body,
within range of the Gennan bombers prevent mutual trespassing. This was preceded for several In his recent broadcast, Secretary will be as exposed to sky attack us The absurdity of such artificial duys by
column technique." "arth
of War Henry L. Stinson drew the merchantmen they are protect division of America's aerial forces Altendants at the hospital elreulated pleture of the British Isles menaced ing. In a duel between
destroyers umours of a wonderful new cure not only by direct aerial attack but and cruisers on the surface and avin becomes increasingly obvious as an
ever larger portion of the alone tion overhead, the advantages are formerly entrusted to the army or No! actual starvation. which had just been discovered and by care was taken that these rumours munitions "but the supplies of food overwhelmingly on the side of avia the navy is taken over by air power. reached the prospective
are tion. patients. necessory
for her po
The present life-and-death struggle by the At the same time they were quar being cut off from
Both Britain and those in Amerien in the Atlantic, clearly dependent on anteed four-months' leave froin mili-Nazi blockade. He therefore urged who favour noval assistance in the aviation for ita final chapter, under- tury service.
the necessity for American
naval battle of the Atlantic must be pre- scores this situation. - Copyright The average time required to cure help in keeping the sea lanes opc pared to pay a huge price in war- 1041, by the United Press.
To savour its drama his picture was SEVEN ease. Dr Rado sald, minutes. The condition of the pa
must be seen in the
has a great derance of
air-
gency, of course, is so great that they signs of encouragement for the tients was something deeper than a that Britain sill light of the fact ships sunk and damaged. The emer- Set power as come may consider, any price worth pay= | Aircraft-carriers, of course, Allied cause.
sub-conscious pretense to get out of with Germany. What we are watch- The Germans - are ·
the front lines, he belleves, gaining
in successes
the
ing, in effect, is the spectacle of the will be extremely useful, but judging Russian campaign. They had For several minutes before a sol-world's mightiest seu-power nation from the experience of the "Ilus- trious." their prolonged operations in dier was actually knocked uncon- being slowly strangled by an
Our flotillas of destroyers and the tremendous advantage of scious on the battlefield, he said, power upstart.. How unthinkable it rain of bombs is highly doubtful. launching an unexpected offen- there had been intense fear. The would have been a
a generation ago man's legs threatened to cave in that the nation which rules the cruisers would be the units endan sive all along the thousand milender him and he wanted to turn waves would be faced with the pro- gered. Capital ships have not been frontier and it would have been and run Military discipline prespect of starvation by a country vir used in convey duty. They are in- vented this. He grilled his teeth and tually devoid of naval strength I efficient for such a purpose, except strange indeed if their masser of
stood firm. Then the period of un-wonder whether our Secretary of when confronted with other battle- aircraft and tanks had not made consciousness came, creating a chasm War himself was conscious of the ships, of which Germany happens to
with the past.
historical significance of his S.O.S. In love exceedingly few. some inroails. The Russians,
behalf of British sea power menaced
Air Power Advantages from the skies. however, are inflicting heavy loages as they fall back. That is a cause of great gratification to us. The Germans have as yet made little penetration of Russia proper and have not yet met the natural-obstacles of the terrain which await their fur- ther advance. If the Red Army the winter can hold out until Hitler will have suffered a very serious blow indeed,
When he enie to, his sub-con- scious nervous system proceeded to live through again and again the ex- perlence of those terrible few min- utes-but with the inhibitions of dis-
cipline removed..The soldier felt internally the same fear he had felt during the bombardment.
Polish Gold Held By Vichy
than
enthusiastic
Cinema Showing "Smellies
tasks
"Smellies"films put over with. our accompaniment in the audi- torlum-have long been jokingly expected as the next development in the cinema. Now they are a fact.
Not even the most
It is interesting to observe that, For several weeks they have been advocates of naval convoys or patrols Hitler's most feared and clusive regularly in operation at the Vogue for trans-Atlantic shipping should raiders of the sea, the Scharnhorst Theatre, Detroit, U.S.A.: believe that these measures can solve and Gneisenau, apparently are being A coffee pot is seen boiling over, blockade, Anished off by the Royal Air Force, and the fragrance of burnt coffee the problem of German Were we to mobilise the full strength after the British Navy had failed to assalls the nostrils of the, audience. of both the British and American end their depredations. When they The Sea tinwit" is about to sail, to Ravies in the Atlantle we still would were spotted by air reconnaissance the aroma of ozone and tarred rope. be unable to eliminate the most de- in the harbour of Brest, it was not and so on
up structive and expanding half of the the British Navy which steamed threat to shipping--the threat from to destroy them, but the air force." the air.
It is one more item in the cumula- tive evidence that aviation is dis- Aerial strategists are by this time pincing navies in more and more of farther; special ones going with each nearly unanimous in recognising the their former functions.
principal character. Cact that only air power can effec-
The perfumes of Hedy Lamarr and In the face of excitement on the Claudette were distinctive; Clark tively fight air power. Anti-aircraft artillery on warships may help keep convoy issue, we should German bombers at a higher altitude, sight of the fact that bomber and Cable recked of tobacco and Spencer thus interfering with the accuracy pursuit aviation is far more import-Tracy had a whift of pine-needles. of aim, but it cannot drive the Nazi ant in overcoming the German threat |
Armoured Tank
...
Against Nazi
not lose
Destroyers Panzers
Another cause for thankful- ness in these days when a crumb of comfort is like an extra ration of food at Home is the LONDON, May 21-Representa- respite that Britain has had tives of Vichy are still holding more 50,000,000 pounds sterling from intensive bombing. It worth of Polish gold at a point 120 chance to miles south of Dakar, and have al- gives the people a smile, it gives our air defences ready begun to dispose of on even an opportunity of readjusting greater quantity of Belgian gold themselves, and our land and air which was left in trust with France a year ago, Gen, Wladeslas Sikorsk), forces 11 chance of training Polish premier, told correspondents manoeuvres. There is good here to-day.
By Mack Johnson, "United Press" Staff Correspondent reason to hope that the Battle.
WASHINGTON, July 1 (UP).—Maj, A. C. Wedemeyer, of the Atlantic has lessened in tempo of late. For one thing we
one of the army's foremost students on German mechanised have 80 consistently blasted Part of the Belgian gold has alwarfare, advocated swift armoured "tank destroyers" as the U-Boat bases that we must have ready been shipped back to France most effective weapon against the crushing force of Nazi
from its hiding pinec, the general reduced their facilities. and
said, and there is grave danger, in Panzer divisions. secondly our much damaged view of Vichy's latest capitulation to Wedemeyer said the suggested weapons an anti-tank run on armoured, Writing in the latest Issue of the authoritative 'Field Artlilery Journal" docks have had a few weeks in the Germans, that the same steps self-propelled mounts-would give the army a swift striking force com-
connection with which to take in and despatch will be taken in
parable to the navy'a ́destrayer and light cruiser units. Poland's reserve. cargo without interference. Wo have received substantial rein- forcements from Canada where also this summer will see a large
"It is no secret," the general stated, gold "that France has stolen, this
from us."
Sikorski Optimistic
has
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Personal Touch
For Doom Town," odours went
The invention of a Swiss chemist, "amellics" consist of cartridges filled with volatile compounds, crushed and sent round in the cinema's ven- tilating system.
4
Skilful operation has produced five different smells in 00 seconds.
than
With Emotion Emotional scenes,. rather swift action, are most suitable.
An audience poli disclosed that 00 per cent of the customers approved, 20 per cent thought the effert not strong enough.
General Alm trade-opinion, how- ever, is that good films are not to be
sniffed at.
Tankers Torpedoed
By Enemy
He niso proposed that all tanks and armoured cars for this army units be equipped with purpose," he continued. "This In- Gen. Sikorski was highly optimis special mines capable of destroy-roduces a new conception into the tie regarding his recent trip through ing any armoured vehicle which field of armoured warfare. number of finished airmen turn-
"Heretofore the anti-tank gun-- the United States, from which he just returned by plano. Germany's could be sown in wide-spread the principal enemy of the tank ed out. We can expect them in mighly fifth column la the United fields in areas where an attack was merely a small but high velocity England in the autumn.
States, lie sald. is now opposed by a is expected by mechanised cannon which was lowed behind" a
{motor vehicle: Now modern armies | Although nothing has been including more than 5,000,000
Very den store than 5,000,000 Toynt chemy forces.
Wedemeyer was graduated from may expect to employ anti-tank
NEW YORK, armoured self-propelled
May 17-Eight. citizens of Polish extraction: Nine- said of our strengthening our
the Gennan war college in 1938, the Runs on position in the Middle East it is tenths of these people of Polish breed reasonable to expect that in thusiastic
are American citizens. He was en- next to last foreign onicer to receive mounts, which will be able to keep American-owned tankers operating under the British flag have been lost. Like Destroyers about his reception. Instructions there, ond now in at-up with friendly inriks.
by torpedoing or bombing, the fulfilment of Mr Churchill's Chienge, where he addressed 75,000 tached to the training section of the
These chasers, as, they are cali- Socony-Vacuum Oli Co. reported to- chief of Infantry's office:. His article statement a tremendous supply | people.
was entitled "The Secret of Success-ed, will be to the army armoured doy.. ful Defence against Armoured At-groups what destroyers and light
cruisers atu to a naval force."." tack.".
Ho Co-ordination Needed
Kald Germany's
All in all June, a bad month for fitta, brings its measure of consolation for us. It has been game and, like good sportsmen, we have wisely refreshed our selves for the final half.
FAR EAST ALLEGIANCE Shanghial, July 4,
successes
•
Four wero owned by Socony- Vacuum, the others by Standard- Vacuum Oil Co., a 50 per cent-owned "If, in a division or larger unit, showed that one of the most urgent" subsidiary. Their names were not
disclosed.
which ench fighting component-Infantry, problems was to devise an effective discle artillery, engineers stands alone defence against the "latest combat In addition, Sorony-Vacuum against the tide of tanks, the result team" of armoured forces and air had 19 lankers running under the British flag, had two detained. or. cardinal power. be defeat in detali, a military sin," he wrote. "Only by "The moral stamina of the fighting seized In French ports. Standard-
will
Frenchmen employed in the Muni• \ co-ordination of Amcana cón the man, sound strafogical concepts and Vacuum find. 10 British-flag-tankorn,: cipal Polico or other administrative adfender assure himself a reasonable auroit. Toadership will nkways three of which were damaged and
services of the French Concessions In Shanghal, Canton, Hankow and chance of success against to-day's fundamental," he said. "Given these are now repaired or under repair.
attributes, I still remains that God The torpedoing of the Norwegian Tientsin must awear loyally to serve ainult by men in armour."
The best Marshal.Petain and abstain from any
delenco against the is with the biggest battalions and motor freighter Fernplane on May 11
circles activities or propaganda incompatible thrusts of the powerful panzer-type the modern interpretation of biggest reported in maritime c with French unity, according to an divisions, he said, is to meet fire battalions meansy vast numbers of day.
and armoured vehicles, Word of the loss of the 4,310-ton and unity of purpose must tuguese: Guiana, where 35 survivors are be fully exploited to, mest this of the ship were lorded. No othat The Germans apparently
detalls wore, available. Making use of captured and obsolete challenge."
a sort of half-time in a grim order issued by the French Ambag with fro?" the most effective single american - Innonully, tromendous ship was received from Bissau, Por
sador, M. Hanri Cosme. Unless they weapon will be a tank chaser deciare allegiance to Petain within destroyer. eight days they will lose their jobs.
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