STOPPING ARMY THEFTS
SEVERE AMERICAN MEASURES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.
Pilfering army supplies in Northern France is being reduced following the use of methods found successful in other areas, said Brigadier-General Joseph Dillon. Provost Marshal-General in North Africa, Italy and Southern France. .
General Dillon said the only way to prevent looting was to place armed guards in trucks with orders to shoot. Racketeers in France and Italy sometimes paid army truck drivers 30,000 dollars, a month for diverting a trucklead of supplies daily. There were numerous pitched battles on the highways between Italian gangs and soldiers, but after 22 Italians had been killed in six weeks the situation was brought under control. General Dil'lon said he regretted that a substantial number of Americans had succumbed to temptatios. Some soldiers earning 50 dollars were sending 1000 dollars a week to the United States and were thus trapped.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 31, 5 January 1945, Page 5
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