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Wm*. )Indian Language toBaffle EnemyTama, Iowa, Special CFI photo to the Echo by Harold Benzing— Mes-quakie Indians from the Tama reservation have joined Uncle -Sam's fighting forces and will employ their native language to confound enemy forces when they signal from front line positions to general headquarters. Above, Capt. John Petty is copying down a message from thefront lines as translated by Dewey Youngbear. Theoretically, Young-bear has received a Mesquakie message via the army’s new “walkie-talkie” units from another Indian assigned to an officer in the front position. Army officers are certain that foreign powers will not be con-jversant with the Mesquakie tongue and that the use of Indian broadcasters will eliminate chances of intercepted messages being deciphered.
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Elgin Echo
Elgin, Iowa, US
Thu, Mar 27, 1941
Page 7
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