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DAILY NEBRASKAN Tuesday, November 24, 1942 The War Day 2 RUSSIAN FRONT The outlook on another of Hitler's warf routs has changed radically in the past 72 hours. Jicd military leaders, taking advantage of the African situation, successfully launched an at tack three days ago to encircle axis armies battering at Stalingrad and in those three days, the Reich winter scene Adolf had en visioned at Stalingrad was completely reversed. Hitler today is faced with choosing between isolation of his crack European troops thru a Russian double envelopment which would trap German forces between Stalingrad and the Don or a withdrawal. "Withdrawal across the Don would mean the end of his 1942 winter campaign against the main Russian armies. This, with a look at the records, recalls the decision made under similar circumstances last year. At that time, red forces in besieged Rostov outflanked the enemy in a pincer movement. Hitler preferred withdrawal to an isolation of large numbers of his troops, thus ending his '41 winter cam paign. With o75,000 well trained, hardened troops between the Don and Stalingrad, the decision is a hard one. IAFRTCAN FRONT Unless history repeats itself, the German armies in El Aghelia corridor will wage a losing battle witn General Alexander's British Eighth army in the bat lie stage now approaching. Last year, British forces had backed axis forces into the El Algbelia defile after a running iilesert fight. Before a majar assault could be launched, they found that they bad out distanced their supplies and were forced to withdraw. Two months ago, the British, 700 miles east of the present scene of action, started their real offensive. In the past three weeks, Rom mel's forces have covered thatvdistance going west this time in a wildly disorganized retreat. It seems unlikely that the British will make the same mistake they made a year ago; if the supplies are there, at the right time, the end of the present East African campaign cannotr be too far distant. On the West African front, unconfirmed re ports declared the collapse of defenses at Dakar, key West African Atlantic port, was near. Enemy forces defending the city, pri marily French, are now ready to "co-operate." PACIFIC FRONT There was no significant news from the Pa cific area. One report said marine forces on Guadalcanal were advancing "slowly in the face of stubborn enemy resistance." Big question mark in the Pacific now is "What will the Japanese do now?" With their fleet practically blown out of the water in the Solomons area, and at least three definite at tempts made to establish bases in that region failing, it hardly seems logical that they will continue to concentrate most of their activity there. Nip military leaders may turn their eyes to the west, and launch a major land, sea and air offensive against India. While most of the activity in the Burmese region in the past few months has been primarily establishing of bases, the possibility of a major offensive is a material one. Efo ..V JULL,.LI.LL.UJ Qjaz - i-i-' Hi MTrn 4 If you find that travel conditions have changed, please remember bus lines are doing a big wartime job. DO yOU KNOW THAT ' I 90,000,000 personi rely on motor transportation? 2 Because of cat and tire rationing, million! mora are now riding buset? 3 That but line must carry this tremendous load witk the name number of butei they had in peace-time? You and millions of others can make travel more pleasant by observing these simple rules: HOW TO HAVE A BETTER TRIP 1 Travel only when really neceisaryt then, plan trips well In advance. 2 Travel leu crowded schedules; go week dayu 3 Get tickets early! take only 1 tuitcaee. II 1 u 1 u H H H H Union Bus Depot 320 S. 13 2-7071 union pacific sthces H n Dick Arnold Asks For Names of Ball Coiiiiiiittecmcn All Military Ball committee chairmen must turn In a list of their committees to the commit tee advisor immediately, according to Cadet Col. Richard Arnold. Uni form for the military ball has been announced also and will include khaki shirts and Sam Browne belts. Senior oficers are to draw sabers as soon as possible. UNEB-1600 10:30 Campus Varieties (in cluding campus gossip.) 11:00 Music Makers. 11:15 Daily Nebraskan of the Air. 11:30 UN EB Sports Pa rade. 11:35 Your request pro gram. 12:00 Grave yard fables. 12:15 Good Night. wFRI. NOV. 27 Itl - I ill Jim (Daily. TMhadJuuv FORTY -SECOND TSAR Subscription Ratwi are S1.00 Per Semester or 11.60 for the College Tear. $2.50 Mailed. Single copy, 5 Cents. Kntered as second-class matter at the postoffice In Lincoln, Nebraska, under Act of Congress March 3. 1879, and at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3. 1917. Authorized September 30, 1922. Published dally during the school year except Mondays and Saturdays, vacations and examinations periods by Students of the University of Nebraska under the supervision of the Publications Board. Offices Union Building. Day 2-7181. Night 2-7193. Journal 2,833a Editor Robert W. Schlater Business Manager Phillip W. Kantor mm 1 - i i in gg EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT. Managing Editors ? Marjorte Brunlng, Alan Jacobs News Editors George Abbott. Pat Chamberlin. June Jamieson, Bob Miller, Marjorie May. Sports Editor Norrls Anderson Member Nebraska Press Association. 1941-42 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT. Circulation Manager Jim Vanlandlngham Assistant Business Managers Betty Dixon, Morton Zuber All nrne4 editorial! are the eiin, f Ike edIUr tfcealS c4 fc nre U reflect the Tiewi ef'the dminiirti r f the aaiversUy. We've Got A Job . . . Many Nebraska students will be spending Thanksgiving holiday at home this week-end, but it should not be a complete holiday in one sense. Those students can perform a service to the university during those few days if they will only take the time and effort to do so. People over the state must be told by students from their own community just what university students are doing during this war year. Too many individuals think that the university is merely turning out football teams, and that the students are kept bury turning out Kosmet Kiub shows and attending parties. Those individuals believe this because these events are carried in the newspapers. Students must impress upon their parents and the people of their community that the university has greatly curtailed activities of this type and that we are seriously operating on a war curriculum. Naturally, we have a few social events, mainly to keep up morale, which is proving a major factor in the success of our war effort. People over the state must also develop a deeper loyalty to the university than has ever been shown before. It is im perative for the welfare of the state itself, that the university continue during he war. It must continue in order to turn out men and women who will take vital jobs in both industries and the actual combat. Few people realize that the university repays the late many times what is appropriated for its maintenance by the legislature. The college of agriculture, in itself, has saved the stale of Nebraska's farmers more money thru research and experimentation than the legislature has appropriated for the whole university. Every college in the university is turning out well trained men and women who will be the future leaders of this state. This in itself is an investment not to be sneezed at. We know what the university is doing. Many citizens over the state do not. It remains our task to inform them of the work we are doing here this year and the work the uni versity as a whole is doing, in order that the university program will be completely understood over the state. nnnnn.OiO, . (fl) ! . : i i - , i4 it its i A f Jl1ii4' trntit runts rsr rcnciMmiaLTa nufcTJtftuaia, 66 Baffle niter TiirillsSmoRers USED IX KEDICO PiTES, CIGAR, AND CIGARETTE K SIXERS Absorbent filter bas contnbtitca mightily to the smokin pleasure of millions of men an women who hare switched to Medico Filtered Smoking Actually, the smoke must travel throurh 6 "baffles" before reaching the mouth. Flakes and In mm m jb a nnsH siil f K m smoke is whirl-cooled as it winds it way through the filter.