Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               We Dew a May 30/ 1949 Page 4 thi stars and Striks i rate at 3.9 percent of Apphy mat Oil 376,000 Battle casualties hospitalised in the Eto during the mat 220,000 have been returned to duty and less than 13,000 died according to a report made Public by maj. Gen. Paul r. Hawley chief surgeon of the us. Fee throughout the european Campaign. Desc Rifi amp a the work of the medical service in world War h a the Quot most outstanding in the his fat tory of Medicine in warfare Haw Ley pointed Dot that in world War a of All Battle casual died As compared 3$ percent in this War. The Quot several factors re this remarkably Low Hawley cited Quot the de the medical officers and the combat troops of them were killed in action and approximately 10,000 Cimi mm4 Wama another Factor he explained was the a a ample Supply of whole blood and of blood plasma thanks largely to the people Back Home. More than 330.000 pints of whole and nearly 1,000,000 pints of Itu ted blood plasma were used in caring for the wounded. The states furnished 105,000 pints of whole blood which was flown directly from new York. American soldiers in the Peto furnished 140, 000 a bits. V a -. Hawley also paid High tribute to american doctors whom he described As Quot none finer in the . Quot then too he added Quot our soldiers were Given excellent nursing care. A a great Deal of the credit for the Clow death rate must go to our nurses and who handled much 4>f the Hospital  Miracle Suffa Dmn Quot other vital factors in the Low death rate were the Miracle sulfa drones and Den Cillin the fact that american soldiers today Are bigger stronger and tougher than their 1010  of 1,375,000 american soldiers and Sailon hospitalized in the Eto from the beginning of the War to the present time 1-4 of whom were Battle casualties fewer than 100,000 remain in the Hospital according to the general by july 10 the remainder will have been restored to duty in the the states. He a tel Tinort More from the a rope to returned to  Center moves 200 Miles London May m Reuter a Standard corrections in All. Naylar Ilona maps and charts will have to be altered to give a True Compass position observations made by a Lancaster Crew from the Empire air navigational school indicate. The Crew determined that the North magnetic pole has moved it to 300 Miles Northwest from its last planet position on Boothia Peninsula in Northern Canadas Franklin Strait. The newly discovered magnetic pole is on Sverduk Island other discoveries made during the Crews flight have far Reachie if importance but cannot be revealed now because of Security needs. It. Winant to Terne Paris May 23�?first it. John o. Winant jr., recently liberated prisoner of War and son of the  ambassador to Britain has been sent to Berne to work with the american attache to the Swiss government v two of the outstanding pictures of the War in Europe wore of Medios at the front. A 26th inf div. Medic is Piott Wod hours darting Down a Street in what is loft of Saar autom Germany to Roooto an infantryman wounded when a Shell exploded nearby. To the right a Bazooka Van first an a German petition. The taper photo it of a paratrooper medic giving first Aid to a who was wounded after Landing near Issel River. Gas equipment to be shipped Paris May 23�?More to it half of the 166,006 tons of chemical warfare equipment now in etto will be sent to the Pacific. Eto chemical warfare service Yas Torday Sald equipment to be sent includes Gas masks smoke generators and mortars but a certain amount of masks shoe impregnate and decontaminating materials will be needed Here by the occupation forces. A cw8 spokesman said that As far be is known the japanese pave no chemical agents for which Protection is not furnished the american Soldier. British reveal Aid to Russia u boats scuttling is possible piracy Lisbon May 23 Reuter a charges of piracy the first against a German submarine Crew in this War May be in the offing for the 47 men of a boat 363. A the Crew was handed Over to British authorities after they scuttled their Craft off the Portu. Guese coast. To Clear themselves the germans must establish that they knew nothing of the surrender instructions. A Cologne site of two spans. London May 23 Reuter a Britain supplied Russia with More than 120 million pounds Sterling Worth of goods Over the persian Gulf Road route it was disclosed today by sir Francis Joseph chairman of the us commercial corp. Items ranged from 35,000 ton Power stations to packages of Needles and included 257,000 tons of food 130,000 tons of rubber and 3,000.000 Naira of shoes. With 15th or. Army May 23 a a second Bridge across the Rhine at Cologne has been opened to two Way military traffic. The new Timber pile Bridge was built by Advance Section engineers and turned Over to the xxv corps. The Only other existing Structure at Cologne a floating Bailey Bridge will handle civilian traffic. Staging units to get leaves Marseille May 23�?As Many As 15,000 combat troops at one time will be Given rest leaves to Nice on the Riviera after completing redeployment processing at the Delta base staffing Jurea if plans work out successfully dibs chief of staff col. Roye p. Gerfen biggest problem is securing sufficient transportation to keep Large numbers of men moving to Aix from the staging area to the Riviera. Lbs Headquarters also is attempting to secure a portion of famed Monte Carlo for use As a rest and leave area. Berlin railways restored London May 23 up a soviet engineers have restored rail service from Berlin to Frankfurt on Oder Buestrin. Witten and Dresden in la b dec lie k in e up to Hamburg Paris May 23�?minesweepers have cleared the approaches to the Elbe River and the Elbe itself up to Hamburg shape announced today. Channels into Wilhel shaven Bremerhaven Kiel and Weser Munde also Are Clear of mines it added. The Kiel canal has been cleared of obstructions and is believed Clear of mines division soon to enter lbs vets stay Brief at reversed Poe new York May 23 am8 Quot your stay is Short at the new York port of  that piece of news contained in a publication called Quot Welcome Home Quot appeals to men returning to America More than the Tbone steaks ice Cream and milk for overseas veterans. During their Brief stay at new Yorkus Poe which now operates in reverse and receives thousands of men from the Eto every Day. The average Soldier according to maj. Gen. Homer m. Groninger Poe commander stays no More than 24 Uwi a at a Camp. Then he is Given a furlough. Returnees May talk to newspapermen. But Are asked not to reveal anything they know of plans to fight the japanese. New Navy aeronautic chief Washington May 29 ans a rear adm b. Sallada of Norwood Ohio naval aviator since 1921, has been named chief of the Navy a Bureau of aeronautics by Dan Regan stars and stripes staff writer Marseille May 29�?the first combat division tested and proved in the european War to enter the Delta base staging area in route to the Pacific soon will be in the 100,-000 capacity Cantonment at an Early Date it was disclosed today. Only a comparatively Small number of troops has been in the staging area As yet and no soldiers have completed processing in the newly opened area. Units now being processed Are mostly engineering and service outfits which arrived in Eto Only a few months ago. To one May be reduced under the present setup processing would take anywhere from one week to one month but when the. Area is functioning at its Best 15,006 men a Day could be shipped out and the total processing time would be reduced to less than five Days. Since the lbs area will be the last step before Landing in a com. Bat zone units heading directly to the Orient will be completely checked both men and equipment. Arriving in the staging Are either by 40 and 8s or by their own be hides units will be assigned to blocks which have winterized tents with Concrete floors and Wood frames mess Halls latrines showers and Wash rooms Day rooms orderly room Post exchanges and other facilities. Final physical checkup All unit vehicles will be immediately turned Over to ordnance Section for Complete overhaul and water proofing. Each individual will be Given a final physical checkup shots and dental work those not meeting the physical Quot profile Quot minimum requirements will be withdrawn from the shipment. All records will be brought up to Date. Men leaving for the Pacific will receive a Complete Issue of tropical clothing and other special equipment necessary for military operations in the Pacific areas. After processing is completed the men will await their turn to Board ship. The Poe is at Marseille and the men Are to be transported from the staging area to the docks by truck marching from the trucks to their allowed space on ship