Mediterranean Algiers Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1943, Algiers, Algiers                                Page 4the stars and stripes a wkly saturday july 31, 1943 the stars and stripes weekly newspaper Al in 0. S. Arase purees published la Ike Nurto african theater Al operatic. The stars an stripes la Africa is Eite a pm Lishe by an far the personnel of the i. S. Amie farces in the Narth african theater of operations. It is printed he la echa do Alger 2� me de la wherte Algiers. Mailing address ii Boulevard Boudin Algiers. Telephone . Christens eat. To capt. Neville. Eat. Is Cir latian to sgt. . D. Ysuff eat. Met. Cal. White. Rat. Iii. Casablanca Bare a me Georges mercies sgt. Edward m. Dos her or. Oran Bureau to Rue hotel de Ville 8-sgt. Glen Hedges telephane�?-2371. Constantine Bare a special service Constantine 8-8gt. Jim Evans. Amateur Bureau special service Amateur 8gt. Joe comforte. Entered As second class matter at the Post office at new York n. Y., under act of March a. 1879. Subscription rate to the United states Ich francs a rear. Contents passed by the i. S. Army censors. Vol. I no. 34 saturday july 31. 1913 staff officer in charge m. Col. Egbert White editor capt. Robert Neville business manager capt. Robert j. Christenson managing editor to sgt. Dave Golding Art editor 8t. Gilbert Sweeney editorial staff 2nd it. James a. Burchard. Trot. Milton Lehman to sgt. John m. Willig t-8gt. Hilary la. Lyons a sgt. Ralph g. Martin 8-sgt. George Hakim 8-8gt. Phil Stern sgt. Richard Bruner. Sgt. Jack Foisie Cpl. Clarences Honnoll Cpl. Stanley melts off but. Paul 8. Green but. Edward  All Thingwall about wearing ribbons Alaska Clos and Arab singing Al Ette  the following excerpt is from tie letter of a British girl to a Soldier Iii n or the Africa whom she met while he was stationed in England. The letter mag strike a responsive chord to Many of the american soldiers who were stationed there before coming to North Africa editor. England a pretty quiet place these Days but a funny sort of quiet something like the feeling we had after Dunkirk Only versa if you know what i mean. Instead of wondering where the blow s going to hit us we Are wondering where its going to hit them. We know it s going to be Damn hard once its started but we also know that we re going to get them in the end preliminary blows by the Raf and the a of Are certainly going to save the lives of lots of infantry. Knowing How it feels to be under air bombardment we can guess at a Small proportion of what the nazis Are getting in the Ruhr but i for one am certainly not a bit sympathetic toward them. I Only count myself Lucky that i live in Hertfordshire England and not the Ruhr Germany. Ifs a grand sight to Sec the Waves of flying fortresses going out and returning from their Day s work with the june Sun shining on them. One feels like blowing them kisses for Good Luck and waving at them on their return but the conservative British always feel such fools when they do anything like that openly i crazy in t it so we just say a Little prayer for them in our hearts. We certainly feel when we see you yanks Riding our skies like that that at last we really Are working together. We feel just As deeply when your aircraft Are reported missing As when ours Are. When you first came in we Only worried about our losses pretty mean of us i admit but we Are ashamed of that thought now. Wish i could see a Little action somewhere Buas i mentioned in my last letter i let myself get in a pretty bad Way with my nerves etc., so it May be a while before i can get in the forces and get a Little of my own Back on Jerry. In a starting a new Job at Colchester Essex which should help to bring me Back to Normal. Hours will be pretty Light and i m billeted right out in the country so should be Able to get plenty of fresh air and rest and 1 11 do my hardest to get fighting fit again and As soon As i get the Doc s of ifs off to join the waifs or ats or Wrens am i. Sincerely Iris ail Cal native customs dear editor i am a tunisian moslem and As Well As All american soldiers Over Here i have read the a Blue  no doubt this pocket guide has been of great help to Uncle Sam s ambassadors giving them a Clear and intelligent understanding of these mysterious arabs. Also i confess that with All my people i do feel keenly grateful for this generous human thought. But now that we have kicked out the German fascists from the French Empire i should like to Correct some few Little mistakes of the Blue Book As far As it concerns the native customs. A a if you come near a masque keep moving and done to loiter says the Blue Book. I do not agree because any american gentleman if he has time to waste or if he is interested can get in after he has taken his shoes off in order to leave the carpets clean. A a eat with your right hand never with your left even if you Are a  this int so. What would happen if you were entertained by a left handed Host a a drink liquor somewhere else never in the presence of  Why not they May even crave a drop. It won t Hurt their throats. A a Don t kill snakes and Birds some arabs believe the souls of departed chieftains reside in  this is simply nonsense. Whatever they Are wealthy or poor clean or dirty cultured or unlearned dressed or ragged the moslem believe Only in god and in his prophets. The arabs like snakes a much As they adore Mussolini. A a if you Are stationed in the country it is a Good idea to take cigarettes and sweets with you when you visit an Arab  if you can afford it. I think it would be better to bring a Nice Good looking piece of soap. Ours As All been picked up by the fascists. These Are my Friendly remarks i suggest them to prevent misunderstanding Between people fighting for the same ideals against Mutual enemies. It is the Best Way to counteract Axis promo Ganda and to build up a new Strong free and Happy world where East and West will have a Chance to meet. Sch j Kry Bey great invention dear editor everybody has heard of that fighting signal company in noun Africa. If they can to buy it beg it. Borrow it or steal it they make it themselves. This time its a washing machine the brain child of pee. Malicky and pvt. Senger. Assisted by sgt. Gay. Most of the parts were requisitioned from the scrap Heap a barrel sawed in half does duty As a tub and the other half of the barrel is used to heat water. The tub is lined with corrugated Metal which formerly served As catwalks Here s the machine in a bomber of ancient Vintage. A contraption that looks like a Dairy aids a Stool is suspended in the tub and actuated by a rack and Pinion from another plane. With a few pieces of pipe and some welding thrown in and a Strong Arm to move the handle Back and Forth. It becomes a very efficient washing machine. 8-sgt. L. I. Shelgren officials Are noticing that service men tither do not know or Are careless about How to Wear ribbons on their blouses and shirts. Here s the Correct dope ribbons Are worn above the left pocket in the following order i from the wearers right to his left medal of Honor distinguished service Cross distinguished service medal legion of Merit Silver Star purple heart. Soldiers medal distinguished flying Cross air medal individual citation device la Blue ribbon surrounded by a Gold Frame service ribbons and lastly the Good conduct ribbon. Concerning the Correct order of the service ribbons the before Pearl Harbor one is worn ahead of the african Middle East or Pacific theater ribbons. If a Man has been in two or More Heaters he wears the ribbons in the older in Winch he was on duty in the various Heaters. The ribbons Are worn four to a Row the first Row to be at least four inches below the shoulder and at least three eighths Inch space Between rows. The medals themselves can be worn Only on special occasions or by Speed in order of the commanding officer. Under no circumstances Are they to be worn in combat. Lost medals can be duplicated through the adjutant general in Washington with the medal owners certifying by affidavit that the medal was lost through no fault of his and that an honest attempt was made to recover it. There is no charge Tor replacing it. Out of style soldiers in other Heaters of operation come across difficulties Winch North african service men can hardly even imagine. For instance gigs stationed in Iceland have been informed by the War department that the old Eskimo custom of lending wives is a a out of  a a in the old Days a relates an army guide Book for american forces in darkest Alaska a a an especially Good Hunter might have needed two wives to take care of ail the game he brought Home. In those Days a male guest might have been loaned a wife to repair his clothing or a traveler might have borrowed a friends wife to go with him in a Long journey a besides wife borrowing u. S. Troops Are warned against. Sending Home Eskimo tanned fur they a smell out loud especially in a warm  believing stories about White be Worms that crawl out of the glaciers on sunny Days and chirp. Giving liquor to a native who prefers Candy. Lying to an Eskimo who like an elephant never forgets and is a stickler for the truth. Throwing away their Eskimo underwear which a a can be boiled in a pot and eaten if you Are starving on the  meeting Brown bears the largest meat eating animal on Earth. Going Between a female Black Bear and Lier cubs. Alaska is described As a country where sportsmen done to lie because the truth about game is incredible. And service men Are informed Wood totem poles Are worm hundreds of dollars. It takes All kinds of problems to make up a cd world. Ron to r a it i r a cartoon by Cpl. E. B. Henderson Pup tent poet Algiers meeting she walked like water rippling Over Sand sped from a churning turbulent sea. Our glances met and quickly fanned a sleeping flame at last set free. We stood impacted for a moment quite Sublime. Long muted Bells were sweetly ringing and As our thoughts went swiftly winging we stepped Back from that Brink and smiled Good Bye. T-5 Tungsten Cheek with a song canny Arab youngsters Are learning to sell themselves with a song. Three shoe Shine lads in Phillippille have discovered their take can be greatly increased with the help of a Little music. The Trio wins customers by rendering slightly mutilated versions of such items As Mademoiselle from a me Tieres a a its a Long Long Way to tipperary a and a a god bless  Down at souk Elarba another Urchin stands at the curb As conveys pass and holding up a handful of Sticky plums he exclaims a buy souvenir yes sink like Brink  evidently theres nothing like a song to soothe Ute Savage yank breast. T. S. G. Ducks out of water with tales of Battle on the seas Between ships of Fame and glory the Navy chief Recruiter held us tense with his dramatic Story a a no mess kits packs or tents to lug a real place to Call your Home no Dusty Plains or Muddy roads a deck on which to  but wow the morning after when the Bubble burst we cried for us poor dopes n. A. F., confused i it Down shanghaied Thev shipped us off to Distant shores with loads of queer contraptions and gave us Khaki Pup tents too. Packs crammed with army rations. So Here we Are a Motely Crew the Navy a ugly duckling. Just Call us nays or pm ibs. What can we do about this mucking. If some a sea going a mate mocks at the funny gear we re Biggin. Well step aside and beam with Pride cause we Are in there slugging so 3 c c. S. Herbert epitaph of glory How whiter than White is the mosque How Clear is the Call of the Muezzin How near is the greatness of Allah How pregnant the evil of Man. A faithful bends Low on his Knees he brushes the Sand with his brow. His hands extend East toward Mecca to Caress the Black Kuba Stone. How tense is the Wail of Mit Raille. How sharply the Cannon dogs bark How thunderous the blast of the bombs How raucous the rifles Quick Stab. A buddy fires from a Date Palm the blood of a Hun stains the land. A burst clips fronds from his tree Perch his body Falls broken and Limp. How proudly our Brave Banner floats. How fair is its red White and Blue How fiercely the Savage Boche strives How firmly our Young men resist. The moslem watches and wonders Why christians fight thus on ins soil Why god who fathers All humans resolves in this fashion their sins. How soon will this strife reach an end How soon will the Axis see Light How soon will aggressors desist pow soon will right Sunder might no human can answer for god nor can god bring Victory to us we must strive better fight better die better Yea and Pray better. Pm sgt Charles Vav Mason Mussolini once said la Duce when he was Italy s Strong Man was not silent. As of last year his collected speeches and writings Lilied Viz volumes All of which you can probably buy in Italy now for one Small piece of slightly used garlic. Time was though when the world listened when ii Duce thundered and the now defunct fascist party had As one of its chief slogans Mussolini a sempre rag Lone Quot Mussolini is always right i. Ila is just the word As you can see for yourself if you read the follow  prophecies and utterances made to i Duce in the Days when he thought be  be wrong War alone keys up All human energies to their maximum ten Sion and sets the Seal of nobility on those people who have the courage to face  pre War statement. A it was Only one life. What is one life in the affairs of a state Quot a ii Duce after running Down a child in his automobile As reported by Gen. Smedley d. Butler in a speech 1931. Quot democracy is a wingless regime infested by Many Kings who Are sometimes More exclusive tyrannical and destructive than one it he be a tyrant Quot a pre War statement. The peace will be. An Axis peace. Germans and italians form a bloc this bloc is already  nov 19, 1940, five months Aiti i Italy entered the War. Quot great Britain cannot win the War. I am prove this  feb. 23. 1941. Quot the Hussian Soldier has fought Well but the germans fought better because they have beaten the russians dec 3, 1942