Zurich Herald, 1944-11-09, Page 3`PRETTY SOFT' FOR POSTWAR TRAVELERS
DECORATI D
INTERNATIONAL BABY
1
;Brigadier John M. Rockingham,
who was awarded the Distinguish-
ed Service Order for gallantry in
the field, by His Majesty the King
in a recent royal investiture held
et a Canadian Headquarters in the
field in Belgium, is shown here
wearing his medal shortly after 1
being decorated, Brigadier Rock-
ingham resides in Victoria, B.C,
NEW COMMANDERS
Folks forced to -travel these days in overcrowded trains will find some satisfaction in the postwar
promise of comfortable railroading de luxe, pictured above. Photos and sketches show some of the
innovations the Pullman Company has now in experimental service. Photo at upper left shows
new type car, with compartments for six passengers. At night, compartments are converted into
sleeper's, with berths in three tiers, asashownin diagram, uppper right. Cutaway sketch at lower
left shows new "Threedex" commuter coach, with two game rooms at left on middle deck, and stair-
ways leading to upper and lower seat decks. Baggage is stored under stairs. Diagram at lower
right shows new "day-nite" coach, which provides Pullman comfort at minimum cost. Baggage is
removed through chute, without interfering with disembarking passengers.
THIS CHICKEN DIDN'T MAKE IT
These boys didn't miss when the chicken crossed the road and it's
a mighty nice change, they'll tell you, from bully and M. and V.
Getting their dinner ready are Tprs, Johnny Cunningham, Toronto,
and Bill Watson, Oakville.
TOWN CRIER CROONS AGAIN
In the little village of Hatrize, tucked away in the Moselle Valley
- of France the few remaining townspeople are summoned to the
village square by the ringing of, a handbell. Then the postmaster
reads to them every day the latest war news received by corn -
an till ique.
HERO
"One -Man Task Force" is what
they call Lt. Van T. Barfoot,
above, of Carthage, Miss., who
wears Silver Star and Congres-
sional Medal. of Honor,, and was
raised from sergeant to second
lieutenant on the field for his
heroic exploits in France, He
walked into nest of 60 Ger-
mans and three machine gun
squads, killed seven, captured
17 enemy soldiers, destroyed a
tank, broke up an armored at-
tack and saved two comrades.
TO MEDITERRANEAN
Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney,
above, United States Army de-
puty chief of staff since March,
1942, is the new deputy supreme
Allied commander in the Mediterra-
nean, under Gen. Sir Henry Mait-
land Wilson. Succeeding Lt, Gen,
Jacob L. .bevers, now in Prance,
he will aIso be commanding gen-
eral over U. S. forces in Mediter-
ranean theater.
Lt. Gen, Daniel I. Sulton, upper,
and Maj. Gen. A. C. Wedemeyer,
lower, have been appointed to
command American forces in the
China -Burma -India theaters of
war, succeeding Gen. Joseph Stil-
well. CBI Operations have been
split, with General Sultan head-
ing forces in India and Burma, and
General Wederneyer commanding
the China wing,
The baby tank pictured above was built by Allied ordnance men
from salv4ged parts of German, French and American tanks and
other vehic?es, They found the four -ton baby mighty handy for
creeping along behind hedges and crawling in and out of shell
craters.
HITLER'S NEW HOME GUARDERS
• `EITHER TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD°
ws
The words of the popular song aptly describe Hitler's new Volk-
sturm—the home guard army he's raising among youngsters and
old men to make a last-ditch guerrilla fight when the Allies overrun
the Reich itself. In top photo, teen-age Volksturm recruits are
instructed in the use of the military compass. Oldsters, below,
many of whom had never handled a gun, are lined up for target
practice. Photos from neutral sources.
ALLIES HAVE LIBERATED DOZEN EUROPEAN CAPITALS
NORWAY FINLAND
ATHENS
brr, 14th,
Map above shows where, in 140 days of figrt:t,g-..June 4 to Oc.t 21 -- Allied armies have liberated
ars even dozers European capitals from the Nazis yoke.