Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 December 1942 — Page 2
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* TEACHES LESSON
Surprise Landing Shows U. Organizers but Have Much to Learn of Blitz Technique, Stowe Reports.
By LELAND STOWE’ Copyright, 1842, by The Indianapolis Times and The Chicago Daily News, Inc.
The fact that allied divisions and bombers are still besieging the approaches to Tunis, almest two months after American forces took over Algiers (only 400 miles away), clearly shows that we have some valuable lessons to learn from the North African campaign. This is another way of
admitting that our North African operations, even though brilliantly launched, has not been anything like a
90 pér cent success to date. We may as well admit this fact plainly—and the censors will do their country a service if they let us admit it—because. we may be able to avoid a good deal of future trouble, if we clearly understand and detert mine to profit by the shortcomings and mistakes of our military debut i across the Atlantic. North Africa has shown that 2 Mr, Stowe the Americans and British, co-operating together, can organize and organize extremely well. Surprised by Darlan Deal
Since I was in Moscow when our
star-spangled balloon shot up | over | bert R. Wald funeral home.
. Morocco and Algeria, and | was traveling through Iran and| the
Middle East as our occupation developed, I had immediate contact with the reaction of Russians and of Iranians and other neutrals to our North African operation. Everywhere they were impressed by the speed of the initial American landings. But almost everywhere, as the allied thrust against Bizerte and Tunis seemed to lag and falter, there was a natural tendency to be Jess impressed. In the minds of . Iranians, for instance, there was " genuine surprise that the Americans had apparently made a deal with the late Admiral Darlan.
Norse Seizure Recalled
Communication and supply oObstacles have certainly been very great in North Africa. Nevertheless the average neutral observer in Teheran, Bagdad, or Cairo, is ' puzzled by the fact that Tunis and Bizerte were not occupied by the allies within. the first two or three weeks at the most. These outside observers do not understand why several thousand allied paratroops were not ‘landed near these cities before the Germans had recovered from their sur “prise and begun to nil¥e in transport planes. : Lest Americans shotild be overcomplacent about our very important achievement in occupying North Africa, there are several points which can be extremely instructive for future reference.’ First, the allies did not make a real blitzkrieg in Morocco and Algeria—there were no enemy forces ‘ of serious proportions to be met anywhere on the North African coast, even in Tunisia. Therefore our armed forces still have to prove . themselves against territory and positions where the enemy is already entrenched. :
“Delayed Seizure of Radio
It seems to me that it is even of greater significance, however, that _our American forces certainly displayed a considerable lack of political and propaganda-control aptitude when we first occupied Algeria. No German army in the world would ever: occupy a city like Algiers without seizing that city’s radio station in the very first hours =-and using it immediately. Several . weeks after allied occupation, it is astounding to read in American newspapers - that prepared OWI (office of war information) broadcasts in French had not been made to France all this time simply because Admiral Darlan, or some other local persons, raised objections.
Russ Asking ‘Questions’
. Certainly, no American war correspondent wants to pour a single drop of ice water on our army's real ‘achievements in North Africa. For all that, however, factual reporting requires the further statement that neutral Europeans have been baffled by the way the political side of the allied occu- ~ pation. has been handled. The Russians were frankly dismayed by Admiral Darlan’s emergence as ‘supreme French official in. North Africa. : Already the Darlan incident has cost us dearly with the Russian
ONE DIES, THREE
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HURT IN TRAFFIC
Woman Pedestrian Killed; Fatality Boosts Toll In City to 83.
One woman was killed and three! others injured in traffic accidents over the holiday week-end. Mrs. Josephine B. Washer, 65, of! 341 8. East st., was fatally injured! early last night at Virginia ‘and Lexington aves. when struck by an automobile driven by a 16-year-old youth. Mrs. Washer is the brother of Charles T. Kaelin, 5244 N. Pennsyl-
vania st. The body was taken to the Her-
#$3d Traffic Death
The fatality boosted the city traffic deaths to 83 and the citycounty total to 118 as compared with 134 in 1941. Myrtle Stafford, 835 N. East st., is in City hospital with a broken left leg. She was struck by a car at Washington st. and Colorado ave. early last night. She was 56. A .locked, left front brake on a Greyhound bus; in-bound {rom Paoli, caused a freak accident iast night in which one woman was sent to City hospital with body injuries.
Bus Strikes Pole
Carrying 37 passengers, the bus approached West and Raymond sts. The driver, Kenneth Tingle of 1601% S. Meridian st., applied the brakes at the intersection, The locking of a front break caused the bus to swerve into a utility pole and injured a passenger, Mrs. Elsie Phillips, 35, of 957 N. Dearborn st., police said. Early this morning Mrs. Carrie Barton, 560 Drover st. was admitted to City hospital with arm and head injuries after she was struck by a car at Oliver ave. and Drover st.! She is 53. ’
OFFER 104 CLASSES AT 1, U, EXTENSION
A total of 104 classes will be of-| fered for the second semester beginning Jan. 11 at the Indiana university extension division. New courses of wartime emphasis will ‘include Russian, Japanese, geography of ‘Asia, a refresher course in high school mathematics
and cryptology and the making and | reading of codes. A lecture course | in problems in international peace will also be offered in co-operation with the Indiana committee for victory. The percentage of women students during the: past semester showed a marked increase, according to Miss Mary B. Orvis, executive “secretary of the center. This was due to the demand for trained women in war jobs, government offices and business concerns, Miss Orvis said.
CITIZENS TO ENLIST OFFICERS FOR NAVY
Activities of the Indiana civilian advisory committee to the office of naval reserve officer pro-
at a noon meeting of the committee Jan. 5 at the Indianapolis Athletic club. The committee will help the navy obtain qualified men for officer positions. The executive order stopping recruiting did not affect the procurement of officer personnel by navy officer procurement offices. Members of the .committee are Nicholas H. Noyes, state chaifman; Walter I. Hess, W. A. Hanley, Frank A. Montrose and A. Kiefer Mayer, Indianapolis; Fa:ntress Tucker, Richmond: T. R. Johnston, Lafayette; Thomas J. Morton Jr., Evansville; Rodney G. Hayler, Muncie,
Jeaders. They asked themselves: If and G. L. Rathel, Kokomo.
the American will make such a deal today, won't they be capable’ of ‘making a deal tomorrow with Mussolini; and the day after with Goer-
What A Cough!
howit hurts, and nags
nd disturbs your sleep.
HUNTINGTON SOLDIER
FAIRFIELD, Cal, Wee. 28 (U. P.), —J. M. Russell, 26, of Huntington, Ind., was one of five crew members of an army transport plane who perished when the plane crashed and burned near Cordelia, Cal, 40 miles
| northeast of San Francisco.
"Bodies of the crew members were recovered yesterday from the transport, missing since Tuesday from its {base at McClellan field, Cak The Solano county sheriff’s office reported the plane crashed in rugged mountain country.
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