European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pit 2 the stars and stripes january 1945 51 new Torh 1945 daily newspaper for 0 armed published mondays through saturdays for troops in under the auspices of the information and education special and information Tousa the Dijon edition of the stars and stripes is printed at the Plant of be 12 Rue Marechal Dijon offices editorial and 12 Rue Marechal Conad 389 Paris the new York Herald Tribune 21 Rue de Elysee 4149 new York 205 East 42nd Street acknowledgement is made of editorial services supplied by army news United nations news service and army signal staff w l officer in charge Harry managing editor Jerry Robert Mark Hugh up front by Mauldin open 1000 to movies Familia theatre 1800 and 2000 hours National barn with Jean Heather and James Palace theatre 1900 and 2100 hours strange with Allyn Joslyn and Evelyn transient mess go Joes 5 Rue chateau for pm Only free meals Tor Gas presenting a one or an authenticated trip ticket open from 0700 to music and Beer and wine except daring meal hours you clubs arc enlisted mens club Rue Marechal Foch snack bar pastry and 1000 to 2130 officers snack bar same hours As enlisted music Wash message Box Bouse in enlisted mens club sitting daybed for a Little girls Bath real hot connection for Allied officers club 17 Roe de i Galite open to All Allied officers 1100 to snacks but the serv ing of luncheon and dinner has been bar open 1130 to 2230 Baths arc Bath House hot showers 1000 to 1800 bring your own Towel and also press sewing and Shine information Center 58 Rue de la English speaking French girl staff for puzzled museum hotel de Rue de to French paintings and sculptures one franc sports boxing Arena 5 Rue Audra fights every Friday night at 1930 open daily for workouts and stadium pare Des sports available wednes for reservation Call athletic special gymnasium 175 Avenue Victor Hugo 0900 to reservations special Library fiction and technical books Avail special service 10 Rue Marechal Foch band concert municipal nights to Gerardo Del Rio and his 399th ask band Start the performance at 2000 no tickets needed bring your civilian radio program news hourly on the hour 1204 249 7th army 1500 pc in the modern manner from Canada Miller bag Tun time request program from the movies for strings while you work Martin journal streamlines band of the ref Hope of music below Zero to the editor we had an argument about temperatures and it was about the temperature being 50 degrees be Low Zero in the area around Mich new York City and one sergeant said it never got be Low but i know darn Well it does get below this and it is about that Over Here in France i would be very glad if you would Tell us something about James Halper the lot Oest official temperature Ever recorded in new York City was 14 below on other Lotos Are 24 and if you think its 50 below Zero you must really be pacing Carnegie to the editor one of my buddies was visiting me in my he was from a different Ward in the same Hospi the nurse told him he had to have a visitors have i a right to Bitch will you please Send me a Book on How to get along with the rear Echelon and a Book on How to make friends and influence peo ple Star a frontline medic Felix to the editor its probably a waste of time sending this so called but you cant blame a Guy for my hours on guard duty seem so Long that my mind concentrates on just about especially some of the experiences we have had in the maybe if youll kind of Correct some words or you might be Able to stick this poem in some space you have left Felix Nihon take a look at Pup tents and dont be so didst we meet at the Cooks an Bakers school in 41 Green division loses men in two Days with the 106th division in 23 was a quiet sector they handed the 106th infantry fresh to the front and eager for Battle last the quiet ended in a shattering eruption of fire and steel five Days in another two Days two regiments and supporting artillery and Armor of the Golden lion division were put out of Only a handful came Back from the 422nd and 423rd this Little than 300 pitched in and helped the remain ing make Gallant delaying stands before and they said one Bright and sunny Day in the merry month of May a suspicious character kept looking my he walked up to my door and i could plainly see this suspicious character was looking just for by the greeting papers he held in his hand i knew darn Well that he was that draft Board weeks of marching followed with my heavy put those aches and pains in my restless at Safe and i reached the other Side praying thanking god that i was still but cheer fellow soldiers the War will shortly end and Well be right Back All civilians again Felix Nisco Oil production to the editor please name the first five states ranking in Oil we have been having an argument on this Evans in order of Illinois and now just a thought when this War is Over and the worlds again at rest ill quit being a Rover and be Headin where its its Back across that Ocean to one of the forty eight and Ive got the notion Pennsylvania is the in Goin to my Hometown nestled in the Hills 111 be Warre bound where peace your heart theres a certain three awaiting to Greet me at the door i Pray that ill be dating that Irish girl once plat Natt wish to return across the sea Means the world to John Rurak let there be peace among open special restaurant far chauffeurs tomorrow army truck Drivers making Long hauls through Cas territory Are in for a new Deal in the Chow depart it was disclosed yesterday by Ralph special service the first of a Chain of special i dining rooms Lor chauffeurs will be opened to Morrow morning at about two Mike South of Drivers from Lyon or with proper trip will be Able to Swap their cold rations for hot service will be maintained 24 hours a Day and there will be facilities for overnight Bil t4 William Tucker will be in charge of the new dining similar establishments will he opened along the roads North of Dijon at locations to be announced it was up to now censorship has stopped these Secretary of War Henry Stim son announced thursday that the 106th suffered casualties in the German offensive including 416 killed and he said most of the divisions missing men were presumed to be the Story of the 106th disaster started in the foggy Dawn of 16 As it occupied positions in and around Schnee a Rocky wooded Ridge ten Miles Long and two Miles wide astride the Siegfried the division was spread thin along a the attack started at am with a tremendous artillery bar rage against the 106th line which curved northward from the Center of the Schnee Eifel in the sector held by the 14th cavalry an armoured outfit attached to the in then the barrage moved across to a Field artillery battalion which was also by am More than 100 rounds had hit squarely among the pieced withdrawal the germans turned their guns on the 422nd and 423rd and followed with infantry and tank As by Daybreak 17 Ger mans had thrown two divisions into this part of the front and by mid morning the enemy columns were swarming around Schnee they swarmed the 422nd and 423rd and forced the 424th to with at pm 18th the radio reported All units of the two regi ments needed food and parachuting supplies was the last message was at 6 both messages were Are now destroying our that was presumably most of the two regiments were taken the germans then headed for Vith and were stopped temporarily by the 81st and 168th who fought they were outgunned Many times Over and it was mainly by sheer courage that they held the germans off All night with three tank destroyer guns and three 57 my phony maps Early on the morning of 18 division Headquarters began moving West of some units were by maps who had on Ameri can uniforms and talked with mid West the maps turned out to be one of them fired a rocket which signalled the open ing of a terrific barrage against the halted that was my first artillery am Bush and i Hope it was my said major Matthew new after a stiff fight by the 424th the 9th armoured which had moved up and the 28th 112th the sorely exhausted and badly depleted 106th pulled Back to reorganize on 23 but the next Day were thrown Back into the line and finally helped halt the germans on the North Side of the salient Between stave lot and out of the question because of lil Abner by Capp if y0 the gun Afore a docs or is Aptt kill two arms is o1 Voth St fourth Del rio8 band presents varied program tonight to Gerardo Del Leader of the 399th ask announced yesterday that tonight concert at 2000 hours at the municipal will have the following pro Gram March Rifle regiment overture la forza Del Destino Verdi Oriental fantasy in a chinese Temple Garden a Etelbo selection Les millions harlequin suite Atlantis Safranek selection Irish tune from county Derry selection Jeanie with the Light Brown hair select in s