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ANY HUSBAND-TO ANY WIFE,

I can't give you

anything but NUMERIA

by

love, dear..

FEY M. HAWKE

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WHAT'S THE IDEA? I WAS COMING ANYWAY"

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“THE WINGE OF FATE”

CHAPTER 38

OMEBODY from Wales

more Without any

talk of

bless her -com- award, they knuckled down and menting on how humi- scrubbed and cooked and swept and darned. And damned well linting it is for women to sill go on doing it.

bo

so dependent on their husbands, proposes that men be compelled by law to give their wives a reason. jable part of their earnings.

This isn't a new suggestion.

On the 'run'

MEN have been clever about

this. They cald, in effect. "We'll go out to work, darling --and you'll runs the home."

The operative word was

I wouldn't mind laying a bet that the first female who got "run"-and women have bees

etubbed OVCT the head und dragged into a cave by primi- tive man, to skin wild bears and cook his meals for him for the rest of her life, at one time or other dug her teeth into his hand and screamed: "Just what do I get out of this, chum?"

I think I know what she got 100. Just another crack over the head.

It must have been a terrife whack too. It successfully knocked the spirit out of women for thousands of years, if not for all time.

THE END OF THE NORTH

AFRICAN

On April 6, 1943, the Eighth Army attacked the German positions across the Wadi Akarit and by the next day to advanced elements had joined up with Ameri- can troops. The whole front wan now under the com- mand of Gen. Alexander.

O

The

CAMPAIGN

By Winston Churchill

ted the flank of the advance. The Allied air forces again put forth a supreme effort, with 2,500 sorties in the day..

The

ficent, and all troops are in terrific heart,

The 6th Armoured Division, followed by the 4th British Divi- The Axis Air Force had been sion and with the ist Armoured gradually worn down over many on their right, drove

cast, wecks, and at this

through crisis was

and beyond Tunis. able to

make only 60 sorties in The

They were held by a hastily

up N April 7 a patrol of reply. The climax was at hand. organised resistance at a defle the 4th Indian Divi. The relentless blockade by sea by the sea a few miles cast of and air was fully established. the city, but their tanks charged sion met one from

Enemy movement over the sea through and at nightfall on May the US. 2nd Corps. was at standstill, their air 10 renched Mammamet, on the American greeting effort ended. To

To quote from a east coast. Behind them the 4th "Hello, Limey," although subsequent German report:

Division

swept round the Cape Anglo-American air forces Bon peninsula, meeting no op played a decisive part in the position. All the remaining

enemy operational success enemy were which led to the destruction to the south. of the German-Italian bridge- Gen. Alexander to Prime hend in Tunisia. They took

Minister part in the ground fighting to

10 May 43. an extent never before at Coningham and I have just re- lempted.

turned from motoring and und flying

between arca Bizerta and Tunis. where ground is littered with enemy vehicles,

and guns,

equip- ment of all sorts, some aban- doned and much destroyed. 50,000 prisoners

already

tot understood, was accept- d-with-the utmost cor- inlity. The two armies Which, had started nearly 1000 miles apart were now

t last joined together.

The enemy's withdrawal be- ore the Eighth Army was skil- lly conducted. Stax, important its port facilities now that

taken

Clean break

The 9th Corps made a clean break in the enemy front. The two armoured divisions passed through the infantry and

poll was 300 miles behind, on April 10, and Sousse two days later. On April 13 contact was made with the enemy's final position on the reached Massicault, half-way to mountains north of Enfidaville. Tunis.

Next day, May 7, they The first probing attacks found pressed on, and the 7th Armou them strongly held.

We had possession of the for- ed Divison entered Tunis, and

then

forces.

swerved north to

Join

ward alracids, and Gen. Eisen- hands with the United States hower could intensity the sea

Resistance on the main Tunisia, American front had cracked at

their

her, the same time, and their 9th In-

and air blockade of

The enemy had increased

use of air transport as our sen fantry Division reached Bizerta. blackade tightened; large con- Three German divisions voys of transport aircraft, es-

were

thus trapped between the Allled corted by fighters, were arriving troops, and surrendered on May

Our own fighters, . every day. British and American, given these tempting targets as a primary task,

were Gen.

Convoy scattered

On April 10 and 11, 71 trans- port aircraft were laimed as destroyed. On the 18th a great convoy 100 strong was set upon by our Spitfires and four

of American squadrona

War- hawks off Cape Bon. The con- voy was scattered in confusion; over 50 were brought down.

Alexander

to

Prime Minister

8 May 43. Things have gone even better than I could have hoped. So as to give The Americans Bizerta for themselves I had reground and as you knotu, they entered it at the seme hour as the First Army took Tunis. I have sent a French regiment into Tunis to tako over the guards and to run up the Tricolour,

Next day South African Ky Deception plan

hawks destroyed 18 out of AB; and finally on April 22 a further 30, including many laden with petrol, went flaming into

the

This virtually ended Hitler's obatinate attempt, which Ger many could ill afford. No more transport aircraft dared to fly by day. Their achievement had been great. In the four months December to March they had ferried more than 40,000

of supplics-to and 14,000 tons Africa

men

It was

clear that yet one more heavy punch would be

needed before the enemy would break. A final attack by the

we had a deception plan to mis- lead the enemy into thinking the blow was in the Bouth, and It worked well, as they sent the majority of their tanks and a number of their

down 88 mm. guns

opposite the British Armoured Divi- front weakening the facing 9th Corps. Ninth Corps attacked

with

weight a huge

suppor- the entire real Force: It was

result 9th

of arms

armour,

ted by practically

thunderbolt. As n Corps reached Tunis, a dis- lance of 30 miles, in 36 hours. completely col-

Eighth Army on April 24 had The front has

proved that the Entidaville post- Hon was too strong to be over- come without, heavy loss. Gen. Hexander transferred to the of their

had divisions who fought in the Desert

since the @tho earliest days. On May culminating attack by the First

was launched.

Trst Army three

teran

principal assault,

front

on

the

9th Corps made

a narrow of the aholther sido Medjez-Tunis moed. The leading and Infantry,Uio 4th British 14th Indian Divisions,TOTO. closely followed by the 6th and Armoured "Divisións. ~ On

nave

to

mop up

We

counted

German

over

Advanced

20. The reopening of this route to the Middle East reduced the length of the journey by nearly

8,000 miles, represenung passed we could not help saving of about 45 days in the laughing and they laughed time spent by an average store

The whole affair. was ship on passage. more like Derby Day. The all sorts will equipment of take some time to count up; some is destroyed. but a lot Intact.

too.

No one has got away except a We mere handful by air. have recovered 2,000 of our including DWT prisoners. wounded. It is all very satin- fying and augura well for the future.

caught in the net Solid foundation

through cages,

and

still coming in.

Nint SO generals

far. elements of First Army reached Gromballa by 6 p.m. today. With luck all Axis forces opposite Eighth Army

will be completely surrounded.

Military model

Prime

Minister -to Gen.

Alexander

10 May 43 It has fallen to you to conduct series of battles which have ended In destruction of the German and Italian power in Africa. All the way from Alamein to Tunis in ceaseless fighting and marching of last six months you and your brilliant ileutenant Mont- ve added a glorious gomery have chapter to annals of British

obstacles

On May 12 I received following telegram:

Gen.

Alexander

the

Prime to Minister

12 May 43 The end 15 very nicar. Von Arnim has been captured, and prisoners will most likely be over 150,000. All organised resistance has collapsed, and only pockets of enemy are still holding out. It appears that we have taken over 1,000 guns, of which 180 are 88- and many mm., 250 tanks, thousands of motor vehicles. many of which are service- able..

Prime Minister to Gen.

Eisenhower

11 May 43 Let me add my heartfelt con- gratulations to those which have been sent to you by his Majesty and the War Cabinet on the brilliant result of the North African campaign by the army under your supreme of Alexander's despatch: direction.

the

The comradeship and conduct with which you have sustained the troops engaged in fierce and prolonged bottle In Tunisia and the perfect un- derstanding and harmony preserved amidst the shock of war between British and United States forces and with our French Allies have proved solid foundation of victory. The simultaneous advance of

British ant United

States armies side by side into Tunts Dizerta is an augury full and of hope for the future of the world. Long may they march together, striking down tyrants and oppressors mankind.

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run off their feet from morning to night ever since. It was women, undoubtedly, who in- spired the title for us of the human race............

As it turned out, they were in fact expected to be super- human-to keep going not only every day, all week, but like- wise Saturdays and Sundays.

Too true, the injustice of having all work and no pay is that no matched by the fact trade union insists that wives should down tools at 5.30 pm. -or be sackedi

... and no pay

IMAGINE most wives' idea of heaven would be a sont of golden door which they could bang on their work on Saturday and forget about till Monday morning just like their husbands' office door.

In our earthly paradise, if a wife bangs the front door she knows she'll be opening it again in about half an hour, either Because she has to go in and cook the dinner, or clean the front step, or let the dog out or the cat in, or possibly just let herself in becauso € heavy basket is about to drag her arms out of their sockets.

Can you imagine any typist applying for this job?:.........

Wanted, a lady to work from 7 a.m. u bedtime. No week- ends of. Food supplied. Live

Clothes provided

cm-

ployee has any spare cast to buy them. No pay.

Wouldn't they queue up?

Old clo's man

EFORE my own marriage, I

remember visiting a young | wife and listening to her haggle at the hall door with an old clo's man for half a crown for pair of her part-worn shoes. I advised her,

in to have дпу Ignorance, never truck with these second-hand

a

"

That day the 6th Armoured door merchants, Division joined hands with the "How else do you suppose, Eighth Army. The encircling she asked, "that I would ever ring was closed. The enemy laid have any money? Wait till you down their arms.

You'll sall In the words are a poor wile.

your shoes to buy stockings, and a few weeks later you'll be

buy shoes."

It was an astonishing sight to trying to sell your stockings to

see long lines of driving themselves in their

Germans

own transport or in comman- decred horse-carts westwards in search of prisoner-of-war cages.

Africa cleared

All that's left

WHAT can we do?

WH

Our money goes on food,

the laundry (in fact, so much

At 2.15 p.m. on May 13 he on the laundry there isn't much sigmatted to me.

18

for food), end on getting our shocs mended (a colossal sum this, because we're always on our feet).

Sir: It is my duty to report that

the Tunisian campaign over.

All enemy resistance has ceased. We are masters of the North African shores.

No

the one could doubt

of the victory to Prime magnitude

Tunis. It held its own

the of

of

One-

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And with what is left we buy innumerable tins of wax polish to shine up our shabby homes.

But there la an awful snag.

How can

any husband

who

the gns,

Gen. Eisenhower

Funny as hats may be, we with st01

can't Minister

with get away 11 May. '43 Stalingrad. Nearly a quarter of dazzling our husbands with an Vesterday I wrote you a letter very heavy loss of life had been our heads.

million prisoners were taken.empty tin of furnitura polish on attempting to express in some infileted on the

enemy small degree the depth of my third of their supply ships had appreciation for the unwaver- ing support and the confidence been sunk. Africa was cleared One continent had of our focs. that you have shown in

mo and in this Allied force. To been redeemed. In London there has paid the rent, day your heart-warming was for the first time in the war, electricity, coal, and rates bills,

"the housekeeping," real lifting of spirits. Parlia and a telegram arrived, and I regret

elso in received the Ministers been stripped of every thal

tell I have no words to

ment with regard and enthusiasm. Income tax, pay any more - you how pleased am. 7.

Thank you." and recorded its thanks in the except his bus fare home? can only say. pd pesure vou that this army warmest terms to the comman. will never stop pounding until ders. Hitlerism is abolished from the earth.

Commonwealth and Empire. Your combinations in the final great battle will be judged by history as a model of the military art. But more than this

you have known how to inspire your soldiers with confidence and ardour

oll which overcame

all and outlasted fatigue

They and hardship. and their trusty United States and French Allied soldiers and airmen together can now be told of the admiration and gratitude with which entice Empire nation and

the revard them .and

The generous ordered

naval following gracious message from rivalry in arms of the First forces to patrol the straits to the King:

13 May, '47 and Eighth British Armirs has achieved victory, full honour for each and all.

British

famous deeds.

Derby Day

Alexander

Minister

hera

Final collapse

I had asked that the bells of all the churches should be rung. their I was sorry not to hear chimes, but I had more impor

on the other tant work to do

Admiral Cunningham had side of the Atlantic.

I was already at the White made full preparation for the their final collapse, and on May 7 he House when I received

oll available

Axis prevent

any

attempt to

stage a "Dunkirk" qvacuation. Now that the campaign in

The appropriate code-name of this operation was "net

On the 8th he signalled,

and destroy. Lot nothlag to Prime pats. But only a few barges tried to escape, and nearly all 11 May 43 were captured or sunk. Day and

night

destroyers and I expect all organised re-

constal cmft, together with the RAF sistance to collapre within the next 48 hours, and anal continued the ruthless work. In Hquidation of wholo Axia all 670 men surrendered to the forces In the

or Navy, next two

and

only 653 are known I calculate that to have escaped, mostly by air three days.

Our prisoners. Up

to date exceed and at night,

Casualties 100,000, but this is not you, were negligible... conormed, and they still. The first through convoy to

arg coming in. Toaterday. I saw complete

Janerd and disintegrated. shall have of Germans but up to date provably 20,000 prisoners Gen.

been taken. besides many guns, lorries and dumns. Our casitalties bath in mon and tanks are Hght. First Army casualties are estimated at some 1.200, [Air Marshall) Conlngham and I have just returned from Tunis where wo, were greeted anthusiastically, by the popu- Intion. Our main object now Is to cut off as many enemy na possible from gaining that Cana Bonneninsula. I.AF, work has been "quite "mastal-

Africa has reached a glorious conclusion, I wish to tell you how profoundly I appreciate the fact that ita Initial con- pro- cepilon and successful

due to secution are largely

to your un your vision and dinching determination

d'Meulties.

the face of early

The

the

hins and

African campaign Immeasurably increased debt that this country, Indeed all the United Nations owo to you.

GEORGE RI.

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