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The rude, uncomfortable U.S. barracks in China were scorching last week with well-rounded curses against Jap interference with soldiers’ already limited social life. Lieut. General Joseph W. Stilwell had ordered his men not to buy Scotch, rye or brandy ($30 to $50 U.S. per fifth). Reason: Japanese bootleggers were smuggling phony “American” brands into Free China. Some of the whiskey was poisoned.
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