ALMOST NORMAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 November 1942, Page 4

ALMOST NORMAL

CONDITIONS IN ALGIERS , MEASURES OF CONTROL. , THE PROBLEM OF REFUGEES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received. This Day, 10.0 a.m.) RUGBY, November 15. Algiers is almost back to normal, as far as is possible under war conditions. Correspondents report that the number of troops in the streets has diminished since the armistice terms were agreed upon. Many 'thousands of British First Army troops and airmen, who had been moving through the city, have now been dispersed and settled in barracks A blackout has been enforced in the city and sniping at the troops, which occurred sporadically during the first night or two, causing American - casualties, has died away. Difficulties thrust on the city after the fall of France were increased by an influx of a host of refugees, doubling the normal population of 300,000. Strict measures for the equitable distribution of all provisions have been taken. Allied troops are living on food brought in with the convoys and instructions have been issued that they must not buy in shops. BELIEVER IN ATTACK “BLOOD & THUNDER PATTON.” (Received This Day, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, November 15. General Patton, whose forces captured Casablanca, is known to his troops as “blood and thunder Patton,” says a correspondent at Allied headquarters. General Patton always wears two ivory-handled revolvers, one on each hip. He arrived at a peace conference with General Michelier with his armour reinforced by a tommy-gun. He laid the tommy-gun on the table and said: “Sorry we had to fire on y°u-” . , , General Michelier replied: “You had your duty as a soldier —we had ours. Now it is. over we must be friends.” General Patton, before his departure from America, told his troops: “We shall attack and attack until we are exhausted then we shall attack again.