European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July the stars and stripes Page 55 potato bin sin recalls Bathtub Gin july 2 German equivalent of Bathtub Gin is coming from the potato bin and the whey bucket in the american occupation zone where liquor of any is hard to get and a Good drink cant be germans who Are living in a Tea imposed prohibition Era turn out a colourless concoction known As schnapps that will Knock the neophyte Drinker Flat and bring a smile to the lips of the hardened such use of Hardt Oget Pota toes being strictly the bottled lightning has All the attractions of the brewed Bathtub a bavarian food and agriculture official explained potato schnapps production As follows Good whole potatoes used to be used for but the food shortage stopped the germans used to feed potato peelings to their but the grunter get Side if the peelings have started to rot mixed with a few spoiled these same peelings make pretty schnapps bavarian also have added a bit of ingenuity and serious research to the problem of and have come up with old and crazy brewed in the whey bucket cheese producers in Munich and Rosenheim developed production to almost quarts most of it going to i night clubs after Dairy research men developed the byproduct but output later was slashed and the ingredients diverted to fodder and medical alcohol Many germans still have a Reserve of wine hidden in the basement in Bavaria a Small amount of wine recently was released to German in Berlin the problem is solved by liquor production in the russian zone which is sold through restaurants at prices ranging from 50 cents to per Small the nicest compliment paid to German postwar Beer is its very running wine across the French zone Border is a profitable business which satisfies the thirst of a few but Black Market offerings of wine generally Are paid for in Hardtop items such As food and clothing with the coming of sum Mer the use of every thing from apples and other fruits to Thor Bush buds and anything else that will look More to their local sources to get a substitute for a Good food aids in bolstering czech ration by Robert Rodgers staff writer july efforts to bolster the substandard daily ration of the Cross roads country in Central has already provided Worth of to raise the daily ration of each individual in the nation by 300 chief czech governmental deviate to told a press with Nemec said for Mally Czechoslovakia admitted that american contributions to its Wel fare had nation to come As far As it despite transportation bottlenecks which prevented 70 per cent of 900 trains scheduled in june to move supplies from european ports to Nemec stated strict rationing and Selling of Urra supplies had maintained a National average of calories per 4 theft loss Low he disclosed that three per More than Worth of theft and pilferage of supplies had reduced the total goods received from he pointed How that this loss rate was the lowest of All countries receiving help from the he described some other countries As having theft losses As High As 30 per cent czech citizens Are aware that the supplementary supplies Are from even though the foods Are sold through Ordinary store channels in order to prevent their filtering into the Black Market and to increase fair distribution to All each store has a placard Urra Urra foods Are sold to the pop Wilace at National Price he and the minister of finance Banks the of which have already been used to Reha Blitte and repair czech hospitals and charitable he reported that there was no unemployment in the ravaged country whose liberation was aided by Amer ican troops from the and All citizens can afford the supplementary rations Given by Trade unions in boast members by Nadeane staff writer july to the necessity for maintaining military Freedom of press and religion shall he permitted and religious institutions shall be subject likewise to the maintenance of military formation of free Trade unions shall be per Potsdam under the second half of paragraph 10 of the Potsdam of Tore than 500 free Trade unions atom scientist use German born nuclear has received an honorary degree of doctor of science at the University of Rochester Meitner played important part in the develop ment of the atomic Blarney questions american right1 to Manns base july 2 sir Thomas Blarney asserted in effect recently that if the United states won control of the strategic Island of Manus in the admiralty group Britain had a claim to an Australia mandated Island into which America poured millions of pounds to build a Mas Sive for the War against is now the subject of negotiations Between Canberra and Wash the former australian who now holds no official told reporters that Australia wants Only Friend Liness with but have every right to retain control of Manus for the British Australia menaced he said Australia could be menaced from the Island if it were out of her and there might not be any objections to letting America use Manus under British if the right of nations to Terri tory depended upon the amount of Money spent on them during the Britain certainly has claims to Syria where she spent millions on railways and other Blarney suggested that Britain would use this As an excuse for acquiring territory where her troops fought during the filipinos Given army command july 2 Wilhelm commanding general of army forces in the Western today transferred command of the philippine army to the philippine government president elect Manuel Roxas accepted Styers presentation of arms and equipment during an impressive ceremony in Plaza Roxas said the Transfer of com Mand Marks the practical beginning of our scheduled for july equipment and supplies involved in the Transfer were reportedly valued at than 500 free Trade have blossomed in the american occupation to enrol a member ship of More than persons not including Berlin and the Bremen the 53 flourishing unions Are not unique to the american zone the British zone has an even larger membership because of its concentration the russian zone claims Union member ship of Over a american military government Trade Union extremely enthusiastic about the growing say they Are the Backbone of democratic development in Ger and the Only group in Ger Many which is now actually prac Tising democracy in everyday Active in the the unions strength has already been demonstrated by three work stoppages which were settled before they reached the status of strikes suppressed by Hitler one of the first victims of Hitler suppression unions were outlawed and their properties confiscated on May after they had participated prominently the Day before in May Day free Trade unions were one of the first pre Hitler institutions to make acome they got underway As soon As occupation troops came expanding from nuclei which had existed during the War As an Active the new unions Are sparked by a few old time leaders who managed to authorities in line with its policy of encouraging the my tries to Clear away obstacles and exercises just enough supervision to see that unions Are formed on the wishes of the workers that no nazis Are admitted to membership and that elections Are Trade Union publications will be and the workers Academy is being re established As a part of Frankfurt although Union organization has been restricted to a local basis thus provisional committees on a zonal level Are already and zonal organization is expected to be approved a repaired dutch ship will sail despite damage july 2 dutch destroyer Piet Hein left Sydney today for Java despite damage still ship repair unions refused to work on the this picture is three Usset employees in Frankfurt display the new army License plate for passenger the relaxed Young ladies Are left to right Janie Jeanne Daws and Wynn egyptian senator seeks in action july 2 Bill calling upon the egyptian Senate to approve a halt by the egyptian government of the Anglo egyptian treaty revision negotiations and to submit the Case to the United nations Security Council was introduced yesterday for immediate the offered by Fouad Serag Al said that the negotiations had been virtually Cut by the Coke sales put on Cash basis special to the stars and stripes july Pur Chase of coca cola from authorized bottling plants and warehouses must now be made on a Cash Accord ing to an army Exchange service this new policy will completely eliminate the drawing of coca cola by the tally out method and coca cola will be sold for Cash at the Plant at the following prices units and or Community Exchange stores will Purchase coca cola at 80 cents a officers no pm american red Cross army operated clubs and pm commissaries will Purchase the beverage at a other military organizations and individuals will Purchase each Case for Scarcity of bottles makes it Neces sary that a Case of empty bottles be exchanged for every full con will be Given for changes n unit strength and Normal bottle Petain Case May get review july 2 Jacques one of the lawyers who de ended marshal Henri announced that he intends to ask for a review of the aged marshals British army of Nile used two july 2 a famed British army of which advanced 500 Miles and destroyed nine italian divisions in two was never More than two divisions Field marshal lord Wavell disclosed in a report published the printed As a London Gazette was submitted to the War ministry in 1941 by then Middle East Comman it covers the whirlwind counter offensive against the ital ians which began and ended with the surrender at Benghazi on in those two months the British captured 400 tanks and guns besides vast quantities of other War these the report were obtained at a Cost of 500 wounded and 55 italian Advance unopposed Wavell said Little opposition had been offered to the italian Advance to Sidi bar Rani in accordance with our prearranged in novem Ber the British forces staged desert training exercises for the offensive under the noses of the unsuspecting practically nothing was put on and not More than a dozen senior commanders and staff officers knew of it until shortly before its Wavell the Day before the attack the British made a preliminary move ment in the open desert to within 30 Miles of the italians without attracting the enemy Wavell said he used about men and 275 tanks to defeat an italian army of men and 120 tanks at Sidi bar Rani the victorious onslaught on Bardia and Obruk the 7th known As the desert spearheaded the entire the australian 6th relieved the 4th Indian after the Sidi bar Rani Terry and the pirates by Courtesy of news Syndicate by Milton Caniff i sent the pka60n whipping boy away in the 5ajzon be if i May say you displays skill w handling him i it was rather he if definitely a Windfall y he suite sensitive and the pj2a6on lady vha5 Hurt his Pride up Ely resisnn6 his by actually shootin6 him in the and you iso0thed his Pride 5v t2eatjn6 him As if he were really a Mah of in a Dijon he Cam Mace 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