Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote d�?TAzur                               Wednesday August 1, 1945 the stars and stripes release fathers with four or More children m not to lower the age for automatic die toy would lose 25,000 men and in the age age to 8ft. Indeed a and How Many would tre men Over so now being drafted Are men so we know that the army cannot discharge All men Over 30 but what we do not know is Why the same class of men Are not now being inducted. As Long As a Man in a Cea Tato group is not to be inducted a Man i the same group should not be required u remain in the army. A is sgt Milton p. Schaefer and 23 others dear editor anybody need Points it seems i have More than ample enough to get me separated from the service because All the Tjay it i pick up a paper i read Here so and so exchanges i garb for civilian attire by virtue of either 85, 86, 87, and sometime up to 92 Points and Beaucoup fanfare. Well if there is some sad Soldier wbk has 78 Points and is searching futilely for sons ratings and now the liquor rate my such a waste rules in pm care dear editor there have been reports that we Are studiously abiding by the Geneva convention in our treatment of German War prisoners in spite of the violations of the convention by the late German government i do not suggest that we should lower ourselves by starving and brutally treating the pcs but i can to see that we Are in any Way obligated to treat than differently than was the custom before the Geneva convention was ratified. Since there Are Many cases where it would be to our advantage to ignore the Geneva convention in our treatment of German pcs it would be Good sense and our sound Legal right to do so. A sgt. Harold p. Emrich dear editor our policy of leaving German cos in charge of their men in our pm Camps has contributed a great Deal to the maintaining of the nazi spirit among prisoners. Now it has come to our attention that German officers have been Given the Opportunity to Volunteer for administrative positions at German pm labor companies under american control in our Humble opinion it would be better to release ail the krauts in our prison Camps and to let them draw their own conclusion from this War than to deliver them int i of Tirfe hands of the men who led them in bringing disaster upon themselves and a All Mankind. �?t-5 Harold h. Baldauf dear editor in a Usa depot which my company is operating we were told in a meeting by the operating officers that they could run this depot without the Aid of american soldiers. But with pcs. They even went so far As to Tell some higher officials that they could do it. These officials gave them the authority to commence hiring and firing. Since when did the army Start firing its personnel those fired were immediately replaced by German officers. Do they know More about Usa material than we americans a an american help wanted dear editor i am a medical officer with 91 Points and 27 months overseas service with no leave at Home. I am now at a staging area to go to the Pacific directly and not via the states. I have requested a Transfer from my co but have been informed that i must Supply a suitable replacement in order to be released. Will you kindly run this and for me. A capt. M. H. Geshwind wanted a medical officer with some knowledge of anaesthesia. Plenty of work guaranteed. Please apply at once As Speed is of the utmost importance. A capt. M. H. Geshwind Sui a. It m a 1 m a views aired on air mail dear editor lets get together on this air mail business. Ever since in be been overseas i have always sent my letters via air mail but lately i be been getting reports from Home that my letters have been taking Over a month to get there and via air mail too. If this keeps up it will certainly pay a Man to Send his letters free. A Cpl b. M. C. Dear editor. We Are pets. On is from the 155th Gen. Hospital to the 43rd Gen. Hospital we done to receive any mail or sign the payroll regardless of our rank we Are still human beings. We want to know the score. A disgusted Joes thanks dear editor All my thanks to maj. Wilson the nurses and the boys of Ward a i of the 48th Gen. Hospital they Are a swell Bunch. A pfc vie Latten dear editor we note that Congress rejected the Bill to release and the War department stated its intention not to charge. In the first instance it is said the army matter they would lose 700,000 by lowering age the army lose if they lowered the age to 30? Are men Over 80 with four or More children now being inducted first in line dear editor in regards to furloughs i had an emergency furlough Back in the states and at the time was told that it would not count against my having a regular furlough by company roster. We left for overseas shortly so Sill the men were Given furlough Home except myself and i was told i would be the first on the list when we got overseas. Now in be been told that in a not eligible for a furlough on my record. What s the Deal �?t-5 d. G. Hall dear editor in be been overseas three years and up to Date i Haven to even had one three Day pass. Its True that my organization has been on the line a Good Deal of the time or was in places where a pass of any kind would have been out of the question but now that Quot the War in Europe is Over How about a furlough a pvt. Robert James dear editor the army has been kind enough to establish rest Carters in the Eto. It does seem that there Are Only a chosen few who Are sent to these areas. Often times those people who Are sent Are taken from the top three grades. Is there no Way to have these leaves run legally Why not give everyone a Chance to get to see some of these places. A a combat Joe propaganda dear editor i received a letter from my wife telling me that she heard Over the radio in the states that a service Man gets three Points for his wife. Why do they give stuff like that Over the radio when its not True we never got it a Cpl Fred Penman is sgt. John a. Korteg dear editor i can to understand Why it is that a Many a mail can get so tied up in this army. In be been stationed in one place for the past six months and i will venture to say that out of the few letters which i received Over half of them were dissent to about a dozen different places. Can to the Apos get on the Ball enough to get a soldiers mail to him without sending it All Oyer the Eto before he receives it a pvt. Rex Moore if Yon can to Tell a pvt. From a maj dear editor in regard to the article that appeared in the stars and stripes a Short while Back titled phony majors i have this to say to the Soldier that wrote the article. When i was on Corsica natou8a he. Put out an amendment to Cir. No. 24. The amendment was in Cir. No. 80 dated 18 june 1944, which read As follows a a when the Garrison tavernas sap is worn by enlisted personnel the Metal dish hearing the letters 118, a Iii be worn on the Tefft Side entered on the curtain with the Mentor of the dish one and ene half inches from the front furthermore any Soldier who Oan t toll Tho difference Between the disk and the major s Leaf should have Hie Basio training again. A a pile clerk i pick up a virtue to 92 Wei 79 Means to reach the critical Acore please Stop because in a the answer to a Low Point. Eros prayer. I will gladly donate 15 Points to the first 70 Point applicant. I am trying to get in the going Home category. A excessive Pointer dear editor As always the infantrymen gotten men. They should Points if they had been on or More. A a Pew would live Long enough to Benefit by it anyway so the com z Guys need not Bitch about this. A so infantryman dear editor today i received a Home and i read with disgust a which stated that All men with 98 More Are either Home or in staging areal Wattig to be so idled. Can Xvi inf Tell me Why tide so called army should gift Tine to feed this tripe to our Parette 9d sweethearts who have waited to faithfully for the Laet three years we have been Ewe until his ears Fly off dear editor on the to this much reviled sneered at individual is designated 405. The table of organization is often changed revised and altered but the 405 invariably comes up Corporal either t or line. The Battery company clerk or clerk typist whichever the title May be at the moment depending upon the current Caprice of the aforementioned to must have knowledge and skill in various Fields. He must be a typist know filing system be Able to handle Large amounts of Money without error or loss he must know something of Law and Legal precedent and he must be Able to draw up a comprehensible and Well constructed letter report or Survey. He can earn Points till he turns Blue and his ears Fly off but he cant get out. He will remain behind to make out furlough papers. Yet bitter sarcastic reference is made to him As Quot that Damn Gold Brick that chair borne i doing wac work a and other terminology far less suitable for publication on the printed Page. A Cpl Bob Dohner purple heart yets ask own order dear editor several of us a sex combat men who Haw received Tho purple heart have derided to form a sort of veterans association no primary purpose of Tola Ehva purple heart veterans Assil is to insure for All veterans with   and ailments the proper medical attention and treatment in the future when we win be civilians again. Now the company commander has called upon the casual Pool to fill the vacates instead of advancing the men at handsome of us have been with the unit two years and feel As though we should have been shown a Little consideration or if we Are incompetent Why not release us �?t-4 . And others feels for him dear editor i cannot help but feel for pfc Stenback who recently requested that the files be looked into As to whether his British wife and son had left the us for the a As yet. We who have enough Points to get Home read about things like transportation difficulties and yet it seems As though someone can arrange enough space for the foreign brides to go to the states now. A tired Engineer-95 Point most editors letters Are about Points dear a Bac lower age and Points is plea to a bag Section