"FEMALE OF THE SPECIES"
PITCHED BATTLE FOR MEN Rec. 10.30 a.m. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Dusky maidens fought pitched battles for the few remaining men in the Loyalty Islands, where the war has caused a manpower shortage, said Major Cotton, an American medical officer imNoumea, after a visit to the islands. He added that the battles were so fierce that many women suffered broken bones.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 37, 13 February 1943, Page 5
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