European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 6, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes july French revise theory on size of army Force july 5 nation that before the placed its Trust in one of the strongest armies in Europe guarding frontiers has now radically changed its ideas regarding the needs of National which intends to occupy its zone in Western Germany for an announced minimum of 20 years and to stay in Germany West of the Rhine has according to recently released troops in her Security Force although French officers decline to make a breakdown of this figure into effective combat it is reliably reported that the former do not number any More than three two facts Are the of 1940 has definitely con Vinced the guiding spirits of the new French army that strength does not lie in numbers probably the most important indication in this regard is the fact that Charles ele although now out of Polit ical office and highly unpopular with most of the present official rulers of fathered the new de a believer in modern mechanized forces who suffered for his ideas in the mass minded army before the appointed All the present commanders of the army of occupation while still in Power after the end of the and most authoritative observers say that his in fluence still Cream of grop while numerically the occupation troops represent the Cream of the fighting Power built up in the wartime first French armed with modern american equip ment the Soldier knows that his presence in the army of occupation May go a Long Way toward pre venting his son from having to fight in another in this Hilly and wooded zone capital City of for sex estimated 60 per cent of the Best houses and hotels of what was before the War one of Europe most famous luxury resorts have been taken Over permanently for the germans occupying these were simply told to find somewhere else to live and that they might As Well forget about the idea of Ever moving Back with such ideas of permanence in the French Are Able to feel that a Small elite corps will efficiently guard the occupation How the Southern germans feel about the Prospect of being under French occupation for As far for Ward As they can look into history is another but the germans feelings dont particularly bother the r the British Are planning to use thousands of tons of explosives to blast the once heavily fortified Island of they also plan the destruction of the Island of near which was used As a Landing strip for German fighter Helgoland was a former German vacation army Stamps ouf narcotic Industry in Japan to reduce world drug Supply 90 per cent july 5 up japans once far Flung narcotics Industry has been stamped Cut Ting off 90 per cent of the worlds illicit drug the army Dis poppy once a major japanese agricultural has been eliminated in the course of the army health program in every one of the country poppy farms plus others promoted by the japanese in source of huge stores of have been wiped Craford Mac Arthurs Public health and welfare reported that the army pre world students plan meet july 5 second postwar world student Congress will be held in Prague from August 17 to radio Moscow the Congress will draw up a charter for the formation of a new democratic student organization and elect an executive the radio Sentive Medicine program in Japan was raising the health of the Jap anese far beyond the level attained under japans own but he reported while the japanese As a nation Are becoming nearly japanese scattered throughout the country face starvation unless the japanese army aided feeding program works effectively in the coming on surveying japanese army Public health experts Dis covered that japanese Farmers were successfully growing wheat and Rice in farmlands of the Nagasaki and occupation by Shep europeans begging to join even ask for up july 5 United states army May have a Tough Job Selling itself As a career to the Young men of but europeans beg and scramble in vain for the privilege of joining Usset recruiting officers said one officer declared that applications from All parti of Europe have been coming in at such a rate that a form letter of refusal has been devised As an Exene Mies and neutrals alike show an enthusiasm to become though Many of the hungry ones specify that they want to do up and Kitchen enlist for life the most willing applicant thus far is a German boy from Koblenz who said he wanted to enlist for More cautious was the polite in Quiry from a French factory worker who would make no commitments until he determined rate of pay and hours of officers from other armies have also including a major of engineers of the Irish Republican who was willing to Trade his Job for that of an infantry poles far outnumber All other dozens of turndown letters have been sent to them through the military attache in Hiroshima areas destroyed by atomic the War department exploded reports that the farm lands where the atomic bomb fell would be unproductive due to radio Sams said army in their attack on the country narcotics in destroyed a Cache of illicit other stores of drugs were seized and await proper the army much of japans narcotics was distributed to China and other parts of Asia with the deliberate intention of revitalizing the people of those dutch Cabinet posts filled the july 5 representation Between the Cath Olic and labor plus three no party has been announced As the composition of the new dutch Cabinet which will be headed by prime minister Louis the Cabinet is made up of the following ministers Pieter Lieftinck social of Willem dres communications and Hendrik Vos Sicco Man Sholt overseas Jock Ryan foreign Baron Van Boet Zelaner Van oosterhout Van Kief fens Johannes ringers Van Maar Steveen Ca Trade and Gerard Huysmans Art and Jos Gielen it Fievez relaxed syntax t and she aint even loll she says Shes lower Slobozian july 1946 european Edt Uoo is cubits feed Bear for the armed forces the auspices of the information and education numbers civilian Altdorf Correoso Tidence to this edition should be addressed to Apo 0 s new York my Washington St this to not an official Publ Catlon of u army entered As second class matter March at the Dost Offlee new yonder the Art of March 1879 Lytle Berlin District address All letters to b bag the stars and u army incl urn name and nun deleted on Reou Sii to letter Mav lie pm for provided Nurt editing does not alter the meaning of the Orl Cinal menace on wheels i am not a combat but i have been in the it ions enough to realize that if something int done to curb further some of these army we will jeopardize our chances for German respect just As surely As if we ordered them to Salute a Drunken american each time they passed to one who does any amount of travelling in its not uncommon to see trucks roaring through Small often without the motor through narrow winding streets they come careening around Corners blowing their it is a doubtful respect the germans show when they dash far driving which amounts to driving is one of the simplest ways in the world for us to show decency toward the we Arent pampering or being when we drive slowly enough to avoid killing their chickens or startling its one thing to whip along the autobahn but quite another when yours int the Only life in the the psychology of the whole thing is one would think the Drivers Are anxious to arrive someplace to do More the Square of the amount of work they do seems to be inverse in proportional of the Speed with weft Irwy j drive to get to that wants arc club the Columbia a red Cross club in closed on june this club is the last decent place for gis to attend in with this club the cd rate in Paris will undoubtedly double in a very Short we have on this base about plus those stationed in town and in the there Are also a lot of men who come to Paris on fur and who appreciate the hospitality of the we would like to know if there is some Way we could keep this club from closing Iso signatures editors note this letter was referred to the arc director of who replied in keeping with the of the army to reduce installations and numbers of military personnel in liberated coun the Columbia club in Paris was closed on May the closing of the Columbia j club has been port of a Gen eral reduction of red Cross installations necessitated by reduced this forced reduction required the closing of Many clubs which were stir filling an important in the face of this Situa the american red Cross As a policy is retaining clubs which Are used by occupational and hence will be More or less permanent and of More lasting value to the bachelors speak regarding a wondering sgt Are married men with no and who want to go we feel for but cant quite reach How about us 19yearolds we have parents and Sweet hearts wed Tike to be with not Only that we have College and a career which the army we deserve to get out lust Asil not than five bachelors