Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 22, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press blood chilling picture nazi officer writes diary of despair by David m. Nichol Moscow. 22. Special can German Artil v officer Vii jotted notes in his pocket diary has left a direct Odood chilling picture of what a red army looks like from the other Side. His Maurice Eyford has arrived overseas according to received his wire who re sides at 119 do a Street Lance Corporal syr re mrs. B. Syferd. Or. And Ruby Street Winnipeg Friday january 22, 1943 retreating motor caravan was one of those caught in the snowy Middle Don Steppes by raiding column of soviet tanks deep behind the nazi front lines. When the Brief Savage clash had ended the officer was dead and the notebook found in his pocket. It is a picture of a few Short Days in one offensive but it might be applied to any of the others under Way. The officer s account tells of a series of sudden alarms spreading rumours frantic efforts to maintain communications Snow cold rain lice and uncertainties until As he says the human body can t stand j much i Early in september his Battery was in sight of the Volga. Between entries about the heavy shelling and the efficiency of soviet snip ers he oddly notes the Lovely enlisted . In May 1942. Egg Shell uses Are described for egg de Siru non which Hui been worry ing producers of powdered eggs in Hij advocated Friday morning by Sally Warnock Secretary of the Winnipeg humane society. Calling up Aid. William Scriba Irinio a wednesday afternoon s Hes the , suggested that or. M. S. Lougheed take up the problem with he University of Manitoba miss pointed out that shells could be used As Chicken feed and secondly and probably More important As a bleach for clo Sci sent to laundries. At the committee meeting officials of the Borden milk company limited. Hails , Salter Street complained a they were finding it difficult to get rid of the shells and explained thai beginning next month they would be cracking about 10 tons of eggs a Day. Feeding ground shells to chickens does not make cannibals of them. Miss Warnock said despite the fact that Aid. Scraba thought this might be the Case. Shells should be crushed up. Shipped to farms and mixed with suit. Which is so necessary in the healthy life at a Hen. She said. Bleaching process As for the bleaching miss War Ock explained that while in France some years ago she had laundries placing a layer of clothes then a layer of egg shells and then a layer of clothes in Wash tubs. To this was added water and the clothes were let stand in this condition overnight. In the morn ing they were washed in the usual manner. And i never saw who or declared miss Warnock. Mis Warnock also Felt that manufacturers of clothes bleaches could make use of egg shells if they gave some scientific study to the matter. Autumn and then checks himself. I dare not think too much because i am seized with i such nostalgia that my heart might not go on in the Middle of october his Battery was advancing against the Stalingrad tractor works. Never seen horror like this in the officer writes. Only o men were left in his com Pany. Damn he notes vehemently. The month s end brings bitter recrimination. Youngsters Are bleeding to death because the unit in the next sector is not doing its he explains. Two weeks later the appearance of cossacks on the opposite lines provokes the bewildered comment who would have thought we would find them shoulder to Shoul Der with the then savagely a week later front line troops must freeze while gentlemen favouring a Long War sit now the Tempo picks up. He writes nov. 18 state of alarm. Russians preparing to nov. 20 russians have broken through with tanks and infantry. It s indescribable How the rumanian without a halt and mostly without cars and munitions Are running Back. How in hell to Block the russian attack moving South one gun nov. 21 tank attack in Early morning. Moving Back nov. 22 infantry alone can t hold this p acc. Waiting desperately orders to change later got away by the skin of Teeth. Supposed to be surrounded. Horrible feeling. Nobody believes it i nov. 23 russians formed great pocket. Is Road hardly it s a to Don fearful still open and Para Lysing mood. Future seems mean ingless hopelessly dead. Ordered blow up away. Now ame s up. Emergency group of tanks and heavy arms has formed to Lead column for break through. An eerie spectacle burning nov. 24 "2 . Ready to March. Is Bridge still there he Don hearts. St. Boniface airman s death held accidental Sydney x.s., Jan. 22 ;