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Zurich Herald, 1945-07-05, Page 3OKINAWA ARK CAUGHT IN DELUGE Flash flood caused by tropical torrent caught this AAF liaison plane and it took the whole crew to fish it out. Weather is typical of ob- stacles Allies found in exterminating Japs on the island. 74 -YEAR-OLD SEA HERO .gage is no barrier to gallantry in wartime Merchant Navy service it is proven by Chan For Sui here receiving the British Empire Medal in his 74th year. This Chinese veteran of Canadian Pacific Steamships—he now is serving his 53rd year v4ith that company at his own request—is a survivor of the sinking of the Princess Mar- guerite, one of 12 Canadian Pacific vessels lost through enemy action hha this war. UNFINISHED BUSINESS M�0.S MI .. r) • Luzon 2200 Mi. Paci;ic Ocean 0 FALAS N. E. Pass.v.> MoEN LALUo ? dog DUBLON O U ' TOL Fk�'FAN �„ s EN 9w a UMAN MILES 200 MARShIAy S Atli) I. GWRY Ott ADMIRALTY 600 MI. BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO v NEW IRELAND NEW BRITAIN SOLOMONS 900 ML 8OUGAINVILLE Nrci Some unfinished business in the Pacific received attention when, according to Tokyo, British carrier planes bombed Truk islands, once -vaunted Jap stronghold. Consisting of many small and heav- ily fortified islands encircled: almost completely by coral reefs (small scale map above) Truk would be difficult and costly to attack by sea. So Allied forces by-passed the island long ago, rendering it impotent, by seizing surrounding strongholds. G'BYE SON Lena and six of her record litter of 26 fox hounds bid adieu to bro- ther Lawrence who will be mascot for War Loan drive. Dogs are one year old. JUST LIKE CARTOON Thick glasses buck teeth, tiny hat and deceptive grin—this Jap, captured on Guam, is typical of the character all cartoonists portray in preserving the "superior" soldiers of Japan. NEEDS NO NOTES One of the most amazing minds revealed at the United Nations Conference in San Franscisco was that of Lt. Andre Kaminker, of France. An interpreter, he sat through all English speeches and, without making a note, repeated them 'verbatim without a mistake. In upper photo he is shown con- centrating; below, .interpreting. MOVING DAY FOR MA ROBIN: FROM TRAIN TO TREE Plight of the mother robin who was raising 'a family under a railroad car was alleviated when the train-. man and a passenger removed the nest and placed it in a tree 30 feet from the right-of-way. WINNING, WEATHER. OR NO• Sticky clay ... water knee deep ... and the pound, pound of Jap shells. It isn't a pretty picture war paints on Okinawa for these Marines who wade through knee-deep water following a cloudburst that sent a stream over its banks, inundating a command post near Shuri. They're using stretcher to carry office equipment. WANTED! Back in 1900 you could have picked up $125 for turning in Winston Churchill to any arm `of the Dutch. law. At that time "Winnie" was a war cor- respondent in the Boer War, and the Boers, as bottom fac- simile indicates, put that value on the capture of his head. At right, the cigar -smoking, non- chalant Prime Minister of Eng- land is shown as he appeared as a scrivener at that time. £ 25 (Twenty-five Pounds etc?) REWARD is offered by the Sub•Commieaion of the fifth division, on behalf of the Special Constable of the said division to anyone who brings the escaped pruwner of war deed or alive to this offrca. For the Sub -Commission of the fifth division. (Signed) LoDK de HAAS, Sox SUPPLY CHIEF Man-size job of supplying troops, food and• equipment for the Pa- cific theater has been delegated to Lt. -Gen. Wilhelm D. Styer, above, by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. FRAGRANT HOBBY Actress Ptggy Ann Garner is shown with variety of perfumes and colognes which she collects as a hobby. Many rare scents are gifts of fans in appreciation of 13 -year-old girl performances in film ver- sion of "Junior Miss." INGENIOUS CHINESE Allied soldier looks on with interest as Chinese soldier knits and purls while industriously whipping up sweater in Kumming, China. We I IOIVIE HOME, S'�IEET There's nothing like a front porch to wipe out memories of the front lines. Here Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his son, Lt. John Eisenhower, learn all the home town news at Abilene, Kans., from Ike's mom, Mrs. Ida Eisenhower. MOTOR OF FUTURE k Simplicity of jet motors is indicated in this sketch of the P -59-A propellerless fighting plane. Note that basically the motor consists of a drive shaft, impeller and turbine wheel. Air flows into intake (A), is compressed by impeller (B), and goes to blast chamber (C), where fuel is ignited and temperature raised. Turbine (D) is propelled by air pressure and in turn gives power to air compressor at front of engine. Air flows at high velocity through nozzle (E) creating by reaction the force which drives plane forward, This plane uses twin turbo -jet engines,