Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Austria takes Jews into custody

Earlier today, the Austrian officials took 40,000 or so Jews in protective custody. It is unknown what protective custody means, the ages or gender of the people arrested or where Austria intends to place the Jews.

State of United States Forces

Yesterday, Secretary of War Harry Woodring was able to report encouraging improvements in the military establishment. He declared, however, that there were still deficiencies in organization, equipment, and personnel that required correction. The Chief of Staff of the Army, General Malin Craig, pointed out at the same time that the Regular Army ranked only eighteenth among the standing armies of the world.