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Highlights the emergence of a Socialist movement linked with the British Social Democratic Party in Hamburg, Germany during the regime of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler as of 1945. Involvement of Socialist trade union representatives in the movement; Role of British Major Francis J. Dwyer as the supervisor of the Socialist movement; Significance of recruiting Hamburg youth by trade union representatives to their movement.

The article profiles political cartoonist David Low. He made a cartoon about the failure of British politician Winston Churchill in an election. He viewed his creation as political articles written in figures instead of words. The "Evening Standard" publishes his cartoons despite having philosophical differences between Low and the owner of the paper.

Focuses on the attitude of the citizens of Berlin, Germany during the occupation of Allied forces following World War II. Antagonism of the citizens toward the Russian Red Army; Significance of the procession of Russian peasants to Germans in the city; Link between the reconstruction of Berlin and the reconstruction of the Reich for the citizens.

Focuses on the possible termination of the Allied Military Government in Northern Italy. Authority and responsibility of the Allied representatives in the country; Support for the middle class citizens by the government; Key ministries in the cabinet system of the Communist Party.

The article relates the homecoming of French soldier Raymond Bourdonney. Bourdonney belonged to a motorized reconnaissance unit of the 71st French Infantry Division of the army. He saw action in Belgium where he was captured and held prisoner by the Germans for five years. After he and other captives were freed by the Red Army, he returned home to his family only to be disappointed by the changes he has observed in businesses and in the people around his town.

The article features the work of war correspondents John O'Connell. As war correspondent for the smallest American newspaper represented in the European theater of operations, O'Connell occupied a unique position among the many high-powered, by-line representatives of the Allied press. O'Connell is interested to political and military developments.

The article discusses the challenges facing American Military Government officers in administrating towns and villages as a post war movement in Germany. Reliable Germans is essential because every Military Government team in the American zone has been so desperately understaffed that it could not dream of operating without civilian assistance. Finding trustworthy German policemen is the toughest job for the officers.

Focuses on the challenges facing Second Lieutenant Mary Ferrell in attending to the patients of the shock ward of the 101st Evacuation Hospital of the U.S. Army during World War II. Types of patients treated in the shock ward; Facilities of the evacuation hospital; Background on Ferrell.

Features insurance company Lloyd's of London in England. Information on the insurance issued by the firm for Nazi leader Adolf Hitler; Characteristics and abilities of the underwriters of Lloyd's; Sources of the transatlantic premium income of the company.

Focuses on the life of German prisoners of war. Invitations received by a correspondent who spoke German from German prisoners of war; Responsibility to feed, clothe and shelter prisoners under the Geneva Convention; Psychological cycle being experienced by a prisoner of war.

Examines the economic problem facing Scotland. Factors that can be attributed to the Scottish pessimism; Role of poverty and silence in the personality of Scots; Number of Scots who emigrated since 1860; Challenges posed by difficulties in transportation on the potential establishment of industries.

Focuses on the gradual return of the city of Cherbourg, France to normal living several years after World War II. Historical significance of the city; Description of the city after the German occupation on June 27, 1944; Celebration of the Bastille Day on July 14.

Relates the experience of a count and countess who witnessed the invasion of the Nazis in France and the country's liberation during World War II. Impact of the war on the city of Normandy; Intrusion of the German soldiers at the Château Martinvast; Damage caused by the war to the castle after the Americans and British attacked the Germans.

Focuses on the role of the Women's Army Corps (WACS) in the U.S. military mission in England during World War II. Responsibilities of WACS during the war; Ability of the WACS to fulfill their tasks as their male counterparts; Femininity of its members despite their involvement in the military.

Focuses on the war efforts of China. Reasons behind the skepticism or critical attitude of U.S. citizens toward China; Information on the C.C. clique; Background of Chen Kuo-fu, head of the personnel department of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's headquarters, and Chen Li-fu, head of the party's organization board.

Discusses the impending military attack of the U.S. against Japan. Strategy of the United Nations in attacking Japan; Problems with the British-U.S. cooperation in the battle against Japan; Need to open a port along the China coast for the supply of Allied troops operating through China.

Features Rustam-i-Dowran Arastu-i-Zaman Muzaffar-ul-Mulk-wal-Mamalik Fateh Jung Nizam-ad-Dowla Nizam-ul-Mulk Asaf Jah Sultan-ul-Uloom Sipah Salar General Nawab Sir Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, the Nizam of Hyderabad, India. Characteristics of Osman as a ruler and the richest man during his time; Estimated value of his crown lands; Views of Osman on the Moslem community.

This article discusses the contribution of the Indian army to the allied force in fighting against Germans and Japanese. Indian soldiers are making news in the battlefront, from the 4th Indian Division, the 2nd Gurkha Rifles to the selected Indian soldiers who infiltrated the Japanese lines in Burma. The differences in various elements make the Indian army unique from other armies.

Focuses on the training of several Chinese army students by U.S. military instructors during World War II. Deployment of a small, highly qualified group of U.S. Army personnel that would prepare Chinese Allies for the war; Advantages of the training; Efforts of U.S. Army personnel to equip the Chinese army with the best U.S. weapons.

Relates the experience of American soldiers in living in the China-Burma-India theater to fight Japan during World War II. Foods served to American soldiers; Available transportation around the theater; Challenges faced by the soldiers in improvising military equipment

The article discusses the condition of students at Southwest Associated University in Kunming, China. The damage caused by Japanese on universities influenced the formation of Southwest. The male students are encouraged to take up engineering while females enroll in accounting or English courses. Poverty has forced faculty members to take up quarters for themselves and their families in near-by villages.

The article focuses on inflation in China. The country's war with Japan has impacted its financial economy. The blockade brought by the war is the main reason for the country's inflation. The average income of a Chinese was one seventieth of what average U.S. citizens earned even before the Japanese invasion.

The article describes the health condition of Chinese president Chiang Kai-shek as of August 1943. He has gray hair and wrinkles on his face, and he makes no effort to live up to his photographs, most of which give him a look of cast-iron severity. He was considered the supreme commander of China's army, navy and air force.

The article reports on the treatment to foreigners in China as of June 26, 1943. Foreign capitalists in the country are not being looked up to by Chinese. Despite the illiteracy of several Chinese, they are aware of their changed relationships with other countries. Foreign assistance is important in the reconstruction of Shanghai.

The article focuses on the conditions of Chinese soldiers. Chinese soldiers are faced daily with hardships and adversity. In terms of military weapons, they are only provided with rifles. There is no military planes or big guns. Military trucks are few. Soldiers, even casualties have to walk for miles. In terms of food supplies, their only meal consists of rice and salt. Bits of vegetables and meat have to come out of their salaries. Their uniforms consists of cotton trousers and coarse putties for winter wear and khaki shorts. They had no shoes. They wear only sandals.

Presents an article on the ability of Russia and Japan to avoid the declaration of war between them. Efforts of German chancellor Adolf Hitler to plunge Japan into war with Russia; Background on plans of battle between the two countries.

Presents the short story "Chinaman's Chance," by Ernest O. Hauser.

Provides information about the Japanese. Problem with the Japanese army; Code of the Samurai; Bureaucracy in Japan; Traditions in courtship and marriage.

Focuses on the cause of the dispute between France and the U.S. in 1957. Allegations raised by the French government against the foreign policies of the U.S.; Reasons behind the hostility of France to the U.S.; Anticolonialism issues raised by France against the U.S. government.

The article focuses on the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco in Madrid, Spain. Franco decided to sign a military pact with the U.S. in September 1953 to support its battle against communism. The accord with the U.S. meant a great deal to Franco. During his regime, strikes are illegal in the country as well as free trade-unions, collective bargaining and wage agreements.

The article focuses on the condition of Algeria during the revolutionary war. Guerillas have been active during the beginning of the revolution. The development of the North African rebellion proved that the French are faced with a genuine nationalist liberation movement. As of February 1957, negotiation on peace between the two countries might still produce an understanding.

Features French architect Charles Edouard Jeanneret also known as Le Corbusier. Characteristics of the architect; Overview of some of his architectural plans, drawings and projects; Family, education and career background; Interest of the Soviet government in his radical approach to architecture.

Reveals why communist leaders all over the world accepted the degradation of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Concentration of communists in Western Europe; Action taken by the U.S. against communism; Promotion of communism by the Soviet government.

Profiles hairdresser Antek Cierplikowski. Significance of his wife Marie Berthe to his business; Background on the job of Cierplikowski of braiding human hair into false tresses in the cellar of Monsieur Decoux in Paris, France; Views of the hairdresser on the psychological effect of careful hairdressing.

The article discusses the condition of Southern Italy during a period of conflict between communism and democracy. In the elections held in May 1956, Italy registered a slight decline of the leftist vote to 35.1%. Less than thirty seven children finish primary school in Southern Italy. 54,00 of inhabitants in Cerignola are farmers who are all poor.

The article talks about the Dominican Order founded by Saint Dominic in 1216. The priests in this orders are called friars and their aim is to improve the mind and spread it to the world. Those ordained as priests are addressed as fathers, who vowed of lifelong poverty, chastity and obedience. Photographs of Dominican friars are also presented.

The article features the city of Copenhagen in Denmark. It is said that almost all people in the city smiles. Stroll is a street in the city that is a chain of four or five streets and connects the Town Hall Square with the King's New Market. History of Copenhagen is claimed to be intimately bound up with pickled herring.

The article focuses on the eruptions of Mount Vesuvius located in Italy. The eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. has been the most talked about, most investigated and most advertised as of 1956. At least 400 people were killed on its second eruption on December 16, 1631. Its last eruption was on March 13, 1944 during World War II.

The article describes the city of Florence, Italy. During the second World War, the Germans blowed the bridges across River Arno which bisects the town, including the old bridge of Santa Trinita. There were an estimated 360,000 foreign tourists who paid a visit to Florence's palaces and churches in 1955.

The article profiles French congressman and mayor Edouard Ramonet. He receives an annual salary of $7,288 and owns two homes and has a part-time typist for his correspondence. Aside from his native French, he can also speak Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian. His leadership in the House Economic Affairs Committee is attributed to the long-standing association of his party to the business community.

Talks about the Rothschild family in London, England. Information on the N.M. Rothschild & Sons Ltd. banking firm; Background on the founding of the firm by Nathan Mayer Rothschild; Involvement of the Rothschilds with Judaism.

Profiles Shah Mohammed Riza of Iran. Sincerity of Riza as a king; Escape of Riza from assassination; Crises faced by Riza in his reign, including the Azerbaijan revolt of 1945.

The article presents the author's experience during a crisis in North Africa. The region was originally settled by the Berbers and was then invaded by the Arabs. The region is also the last great Moslem area still under colonial rule. A nationalist movement known as the Destour was organized after World War I.

The article focuses on the differing attitudes of the allies Great Britain and the U.S. over the national policy that should be adopted towards the People's Republic of China. The primary concern is the possibility that Chinese leader Chang Kai-shek may attack Formosa, which is under the occupation of the allies. While the U.S. considers PRC as a dangerous aggressor that needs to be controlled, Great Britain maintains that the conflict with PRC should be taken with diplomacy.

The article focuses on the death of Wilma Montesi, a 21-year old girl and a daughter of a carpenter whose death remains to be a riddle that enabled the Italian Reds to accuse the entire "ruling class" in Italy. The case is said to be dismissed three days after her body is taken into the morgue as her family suggested that the girl died of drowning while wading. However, rumors came in that Deputy Premier Attilio Piccioni, a son of a Demo-Christian politician caused the girl's death.

The article provides information on the political career of Prime Minister Pierre Mendes-France in Paris, France. In his comeback from a trip in Canada and the U.S., Pierre's political rivals welcomed him with a dislike manner. But, his proposal for the solution of the Saar question has brought cheers from an appreciative French public. The trouble of Pierre in politics exists when a specific project requires a parliamentary approval.

The article focuses on the contribution of Rajani Palme Dutt, vice chairman of the Communist Party in Great Britain. Dutt joined the party in 1921 and led the bourgeois-democratic movements founded by Joseph Stalin. In 1921, he wrote his idealism in Pravda to inform Europe and America about the Communist front.

The article focuses on the possible loss of Italy's democracy to the communists who are continuing to gain strength worldwide. The country is extremely organized and is commanded by a group of brilliant leaders. The success of the communism has made the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to move its base back and has also endangered the French democracy. The organization is planning to eliminate the unification of Europe.

The article presents the short story "Will Persia's Oil Wells Flow Again?," by Ernest O. Hauser.

The article presents the short story "The Case of the Quick-Witted Millionaire," by Ernest O. Hauser.