London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1945, London, Middlesex                                1945 War week m Are the Frost of by Michael seamen War week staff writer inside j War Wise and weather toughened of the Golden Goth infantry division Are too Busy fighting to wiry foots loggers of Titis outfit could puff out their chests like pouter in Well earned at punching two enemies at the same the hard Winter warfare to which they Kre committed Ujj a two isted with one hand Frey feat Back nazi with the other frosted hand they give Winter the both enemies Are on the ropes from a combination of they Are proud of their score against the they Are a Pale Shade less proud of the Way they have figured ways and Means to make frontline living bearable under cruel in numbing mud or a mixture of these weather they have fought efficiently and kept reasonably automatic Wear cons men of the eighth were Quick t4 pick up the old Hunters trick of fishing lubricants or not at when the temperature skids below the very first Day the Ine Cury took a Fco Sedive below 3j2 degrees they Learned that Light the action locked spare the Oil and keep the works working became a Dow theline and manually operating the arms a few times each Day to keep the action Loose became a i when doctors orders Are give a dose of Lead the weapons fill the prescription their medics Learned the nervy kids with the Brassard found that by tucking morphine Syrette under the hot could keep them from plasma is another critical item that one Bright medic figured that by putting jars of plasma under the Hood of a jeep the heat from the motor would i prevent tie tick is now a medic its in clothing that the widest use of Dodges known to Hunters and trappers of the North Woods find the most Fertile the Gunt Oters discovered after one Days use in bitter weather that the knit or leather covered Issue gloves must have been designed for use at Palm by cutting four oversize Mitten patterns from discarded blankets and sewing them together they keep their fingers from becoming useless Blue some Cut slits in the right this makes a Handy exit for the trigger Finger when the Kraut asks for Quick firepower his by tying the mittens on a Long Cord and drap ing them around the like dog sled Drivers the mittens dont go using the same they have made muffs for their feet from old at night they take off soggy combat boots and Massage their then pull these Tootsie warmers on the Bare by pulling overshoes Over the muffs they get extra Protection to keep feet dry and warm while taking on some shut shoes and socks dry this old stuff to outdoors men has Cut Trench foot John a frontline with the 121st infantry regiment of the uses an old guides trick to dry his shoes and when j a cellar to sleep in i get a fill it with pebbles and heat the can and pebbles Over a they switch shirts when sleeping in a cellar for the night they take off the shirt next to the perspiration oozes from the body even on the coldest makes the shirt next to the body cold and they agree is a Good a few sheets of paper wrapped around the upper part of the Between the is a Buffer to keep the biting wind from gnawing at the a few sheets of paper slipped Between blankets makes sack time sessions a lot paper stuffed Between shoes and oversize Wiser lads knew from Hunting insulates the keeping the body heat in and the numbing cold and anchors the misfit footwear heating and cooking Donald Colt a buddy of does some tricks with a Flambeau Worth passing just before i turn in for the night i dump the hot pebbles into the then i stuff the socks into my when i get up shoes and socks Are dry and this trick Means More frequent but offsetting that is the fact youll not get Laid up with Trench two Wool shirts Pugh offered another tip to Wallop the i lined my Field jacket with a piece of old heres How to do spread the Blanket open the jacket and Lay it on the Cut a pattern around the outside of the dont bother with the lining can be pinned or sewed to the inside of the most of the weather bitten doughs of this crack outfit follow the old guides theory that two Wool shirts Are the less the weight and of one shirt and an for the Benefit of reinforce ments he explains How to make this which May also serve As a stove for heating take a bottle with a narrow fill it with gasoline to within three inches of the make a Wick from twisted rags and stick it in the it makes a Good Light for a in a Pinch it can be used to heat make a grate by stacking rocks on cans alongside the on this grate you can warm your even Coffee made from the powder can be heated Over a Ive heated the water in my canteen Over a Flambeau and tucked it in the blankets at my its surprising How quickly the rest of the body heats up when your feet Are it didst take an act of Congress to make the doughs of the Woods mans theory about oversize shoes or combat they ask for footwear a size or two larger than they ordinarily this gives enough room to Wear two pairs of they get a Cushion effect that keeps the feet from getting and the dead air space Between the socks keeps the lads from getting a dose of purple foxhole life is the toughest Condi Tion under which the doughs have had to lick Herr Jerry and an Joe of the 266th Field advises newcomers to dig woman heres his sound me and my buddy dig a Trench wide enough for two men to sleep by using a woman Hole we have ten blankets to keep us warm instead of which is the Case if you sleep we sleep on four and have six for covering our shelter halves go on the Over when we can get or Over a mattress of fir we had no trouble getting boughs for backs nature mattresses in the Hurtgen this tip is for men who prefer blankets to the sleeping which is hard to get out of when Lime is nothing new in that every camper who has slept under a lean to has used Balsam fir or Pine boughs As Matress the tips of the boughs should Point to the head end and the Butts of the boughs toward the feet for maximum Gus Steelworker turned passes along these important Dos and fonts to newcomers to foxhole when digging your stay away from Trees that have been riddled with tree we thought two of our Guys were awol when they didst show up for Chow later we found crushed by a Shell ripped tree that fell across their shallow foxhole during a High wind in the has sound logic is a tree hit by shrapnel May look Good on the especially if its a Gummy slivers alone May be holding the tree a Good puff of wind May blow it dig holes deep pfc Alvin Cut in with More dig the foxhole until you get dry enough so that anything falling across it wont Hurt on the inside Border of the Hole dig a shallow Trench for Brace the sides with if you Are in a Forest and put logs Over the top for overhead remember to its easy to cover with when theres no Snow use anything that blends with the there Are Many elaborate foxhole stoves in use among the foxhole citizens of the the one made by two Stanley Bay and Anthony is a Good pattern to they took a 155 howitzer punched a Hole in the primer end for a stove pipe made from tin cans flanged in at each end so they could be nested and by battering the Flange on the Case cover had a Good opening for foxhole stoves should be set at the head they there the heat dries the ground and most of it is a medic tips off these Dos and fonts were suggested by of the surgeon generals office do Wear Loose one pair of Loose gloves is Wanner than two pairs of tight do anything will a Small piece of Candy might make the difference Between your being warm or do sleep with As much insulation below your body As do Wear your Field jacket above your Cotton should always be worn on top of dont Wear Sho Epacs or combat shoes for More than 24 solid remove them occasionally to Massage your dont Wear ski socks in combat when wet they shrink and become too dont Wear less than two pairs of socks in your dont Wear so much clothing that you perspire retained in the the Entrance end has More of a Chance to dry by they Are Hep to the modern treat ment of frostbite rub the Frozen or ears to Start the old Way of rubbing Frozen parts briskly with hands or Snow damages tissue and opens the Road to keeping hands warm their method of keeping the hands warm that get cold in spite of mittens is Worth passing on to men of the eighth poke their Bare hands under the right next to the where the heat of the body soon a climbers cold stiffened when pinned in a foxhole by enemy artillery the men use the North Woods guides trick of gripping the soles of the shoes with the relaxing the toes and repeating about a dozen done about every ten minutes this method keeps the blood circulating in the Gerald an artillery offered a parting suggestion to reinforcements about sleeping take a about eight feet of Strong Cord and a Needle whittled from a piece of fold the Blanket in the sew along the open Edge and Bottom and you have an effective sleeping two such one inside the Are nearly As warm As four blankets which Are just from the Rawest replacement to top drawer men of the Golden Arrow eighth Are walloping the wehrmacht and the weather by using  methods up at the coming tips from men who know How to keep House in a plus prelude to by John army