Middle East Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 2, 1944, Cairo, Egypt T Sherman Roll 4 i Over tanks on Pacific Isle weight battered and burned out Jap tanks strewn on the Sands of Biak of the coast of dutch new Mark the scene of the first engagement of nip Armor de forces with general Sherman in the new Guinea the Short lived tank Battle follow d in the Wake of the allies newest Landino which has carried them to within 800 Miles of Philippines 1800 Miles from the Eastern most the Jap Advance in the this new Allied operation described by Macarthur As the of the new Guinea Campaign is toeing bitterly contested and Jap snipers Are taking a Ris Inar toll Anping the american two of the islands three airfields have already been Cap tured and the japs threw tank Force into Battle in a Des Perate defense of the third Airfield whose fall is pattern of other amphibious Waves 01 list boats hit the beaches under a protecting rain of fire from destroyers and slight damage was suffered by destroyers in a Duel with Jap article by during the first hours of the in repeated blows on Buriles throwing another Gate on the Jap escape route on new Allied infantry have made a new Landing at Midway be tween Tana Emera Bay and Lee Meta in the Hollandia while aus sies in British new Guinea Conti nue their push from taking a heavy toll of this week the japs were reeling under another Surprise assault when a Large Carrier task Force rammed Home a one two punch by administering assault on Marcus Miles Southeast of then went on to Piaster the Init High command was presented with another growing con Cern As Navy and Ramji bombers have put the North of on a regular bomb ing four assaults on a Shi Mushu and Mathu a in one week deposited the heaviest tonnage of bombs that the backyard islands of the nips have experienced furious fighting rages in streets of burmese City enemy resistance has stiffened As Allied troops have reached the Center of the big entry base of myst Yina following we Klong Moody Street the enemy Garrison is now trapped behind Strong barricades which Are completely ringed by Allied a second Force of chinese and american Dri Viii South toward my Itkina has isolated a mag and Cut off Mog Aung from three Allied troops this week repulsed a number of Strony enemy counter attacks near the Village of naga in the Khinia Chiang Kaish eks valiantly attempting to Stern the ene my in chivas Honan Are faced with the of stopping a three pronged offensive that the japs have launched in tie 1ungking Lake 375 Miles to he this new drive advanced to within 80 Miles of Changsha which the japs failed to Lipold in three previous Roosevelt honoured London for his outstanding work in the North african Cam Elliott son of the president and Comman Der of an 8th Saaf photo recon Naissance has been awarded be third highest recognition of Merit for no British the decoration was presented by air chief marshal Trafford be Ignal at chief for the ailing ape ins Strong by Arthur Benjamin High in the Hills of two american soldiers Are spending their of hours in one of the most interesting and worthy hobbies to be found a real zoo of their beginning practically on a Piaster with sick at and Francis Crook of and Richard Smith of have created a pin size zoo which now includes an imposing Selec Tion of animals to which a new member is added every there Are three two grif Fen a spider two Clipp surf hers Antelope Spe ten Guinea an Aintree three elephant a dog 70 Birds of native with a couple of thrown in for Good the idea for the zoo came one afternoon when Crook and Smith ran across of group of natives who were torturing and taunting a frightened Little a zoology teacher in civilian bought the Baboon and car ried him Back to despite their the Baboon he aroused their How and three Lively Baboons were Chatt Riner around one was Adolph who later turned out to be female so they named her but Ada soon turned out to be not much of anything her in and since or was a problem it was turned Loose inthe Benito cashes in there was also Short for who sickened and died after a Short the first two members of the threesome seemed thoroughly jinxed by their name Sakes and conducted themselves however the third is still going Croo and Smith added to their collection As often As possible and a considerable men Crerie was soon hopping around things were Fine until the co that the Camp was not Large for gis and an army of monkeys he the Ani Mals will have to the zoo might have thus died in its infancy had not Crook and undaunted found a deserted zoo on the grounds of the governors after fast they got permission to use the they pooled their sergeants pay and stretched it As far As possible buying food and More Ani when the people of the town began visiting the a few civil ians in the area became so inter ested that they helped the two gis with their when the any leaves Crook and Smith will leave the zoo for the local populace with one minor said t i we arc going to have one helluva banquet and those Guinea Bens Are going to be guests of honor1 stars and Middle Richard Smith rests momentarily amid the companionship of inmates of Hie too Ami two most faithful nonce his Young italian Friend is Lucia a Del Monte the turban tied native n who helps care for the growing assemblage of Guinea dog native chameleons and the two godfathers and benefactors of the budding Richard Smith and Francis feed nuts to a pair of Clipp members of the while another elephant express the Dusky Friend draped Crooks is a spider poisoned Hootch kills 9 in new York nine men Are dead and a woman is critically ill As result of drinking Poison liquor pin chased in a Bio Uklyn Candy owned by George police Are searching for set Raj other persons believed to have bought liquor in the after the Kristi Mas wife asserted that the liquor was bought at a reliable police reported finding 55 Gallons of denatured alcohol at the Krisuinas Krisuinas has surrendered and his Mother of a Fivey Earold Lias been arraigned and held without bail on Chari re of Krisuinas admitted Selling 15 bottles of the Al Coholic in More than 150 per including 103 were treated for food poisoning As both Navy and City health authorities Liberty ship bags three German planes the United states Liberty Pierre shot Down three attacking German planes and helped destroy three others in a recent attack by 30 German Lle Inkel ers on an Allied Convoy in the the Pierre Lenfant describing How a Stern gunner scored a direct hit on one of the nazi it was a sight to see a great Ball of fire with plane parts flying in All Diree investigated several restaurants in a certain Loop Navy officials disclosed that tin ill sailors had All eaten either Rice pudding or milk in one of the suspected there were no fatalities and All victims were scheduled for an Early release from the music for All Robert Andreys famous play Thunder Rock will played by the proscenium club tuesday and wednesday june 6 at in the music for All Audito other even is for the week at music for All include a Complete re cording sunday evening at 7 of the magic flute under the direction of sir Thomas the seventh in series of Mozart and Beethoven piano recitals by violinist Catacchio and Rosette monday and a Xvi guest recorded program Friday night of Schubert mass in g and Faures now they Are ten the Dionne quilts celebrated their to Fli birthdays last sunday with a big family a cake and pre now Worth a million Dol the five girls will no longer wards of the Canadian govern ment next june 13th australians grateful for american help Australia will never forget the timely assistance Given by the United states in helping save Australia from being overrun by the Fred chairman of a delegation of australian news Paperman visiting de Smith said the americans came with a Stream of equipment and courageous fighting men to save the Day after the fall of every that when this Job is finished we shall March together with our american Ajmo with other members of the British Pire toward a relationship of Laak ing Friendship and collaboration Tor Louis Browns passed his physical at Barracks and was accepted by the
