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NEWS PARADE ... 4 »• » "Arm-chair generals" in the sev. enth week of the war didii'c have much military action to talk about, so little was happeninf^ on the Western Front. They found time hanging; heavy. It becamv increasingly apparent dur- ing t>tt course of the week that in t^:e current stage, military con- flict wao to be vastly inferior in importance to economic conflict. The course of the war could no longer be traced by sticking col- ored pins on the map. Chief events centred about the Allied blockade of Germany, and the Reich's efforts to break it. That's what all, }\\e sinking of merchant ships, subftiarines, bomb- ing of naval objectives, on both sides, was about. Great Srltain and France, on the offensive here, were hoping that cutting off of all Germaay's trad by sea woul.i re- sult in the collapse of the Hitler regime and the end of the war. Blockade, Counter-Blockade Would Hitler, however, sit down unler the blockade and see the war lost before his eyes? Would he content himself with institut- ing a successful counter-blockade? Would he sell out to Russia more extensively stil! in order to se- cure possible further supplies of raw materials? Would the Nazis attempt to break Allied morale, thence the blockade, by perpetrat- ing sudden mass air attacks on densely-populated centres? Would they try "Blitzkreig" on the West- ern Front, thrusting through Bel- gium, Holland or Switzerland? The world last week waited tense- ly for the answers. What Kind Of Peace? Foci of interest on the diplo- matic front during the same pe- riod -were the Russo-Finnisli con- ferences from which Russia was expected to eme"ge as the unchal- lenged master of the Gulf of Fin- land and the Baltic ; and the An- glo-French-Turkish mutual assist- ance pacts, a trltimph for Allied dpilomacy, by m-ans of which Germany, and Italy, too, can be blocked from further expansion in the eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans. (Worthy of note. here is that, contrary to first belief, Germany can still get supplies from Russia via the Black Sea without interference). An illuminating comment was made last week by Dr. Melcliior Palyi, former economist of the Deutsche Bank of Berlin, speaking in Windsor, Ontario: "The big question mark in Europe is not who will win the war (Germany cannot win) but who will make the peace that follows, and what, spe- cifically will that peace do for the German nation? It must be a just, democratic peace. What the Ger- man people are interested in now is what the Allies have to offer them once Hitler is overthrown." Anybody'. Gue*. Speculations and prognostica- â- â€¢ tions about the future course of the war were rife last week. We give you these for what they are worth: Early renewal of the An- glo-Japanese Alliance was fort- cast in Paris by .Alain Song, ex- pert on Far East affairs: A real "second world A-ar" is looked for by Roger W. Babson, noted busi- ness consultant, but when it comes he expects 'o see Germany and Japan lined up with England and Prance, all against Russia; Alfred Duff Cooper, former First Lord of the British Admiralty, predicted revolution in Germany shortly, followed by the restora- tion of the monarchy; (ru- ;• bad it that a new moderate German Cabinet is being groomed in Lon- don); some observers look- ed for the war to end by Christ- mas, or next March at the earliest. A Dangerous Job For Cout-guarcU of Neutral Holhuid |D^' ^*Sain Brownes" Are Abolished Was Long One Of Marks Of Rank â€" New Army Dress Regulation Does Away With Shoulder Strap The Sam Browne belt. Ions one o( the marks of rank in the British armies, is being abolished, at least for the duration of the war. It was worn by commissioi ^1 and war- rant officers an ' consists of a very 1)road leather belt around the K'atsit with a diagonal strap passini; over the right shouldar. A new dress regulation abolish- es the shoulder strap for all otfi- rers ex:"ept those in taounted units. For tha time being officers may wear the belt lorflon of the Sam Browne, but new officers need not provide themselves with one. Instead, they will wear a cloth belt of tho sa, " material as their uniforms, much like the belts that are worn In the Royal Air Force, except that th will be detach- able. The Air Force cloth bells aie allached to the jacl els. Shorn wool production in Can- ada for l!>3!t is estimated at 13,- 015,000 pounds compared with 13,386,000 pouafc in 1938. Old man sea himself is no respecter of Dutch neutrality. He frequently violates that neutrality by washing stray mines on Dutch beaches. On such occasions the Dutch coast-guards are faced with the dangerous job oi reir.oving the mines and rendering them liarmles.s. Here you see a coast-gruard squad hauling a German mine to a safe distance before destroying it by gunfire Those hofns sticking out from the side of the deadly ball arc the contacts. When struck by a ship, or by anyth' ng else, for that mattex, these contacts break tubes or chromic acid into a glow cartridge, producing an electric current which sets off a fulminate of mercury detona- tor that explodes the charge of trogyl with which the mine is loaded. o NTARIO UTDOORS By VIC BAKER BEAT THIS ONE! Any person who has fished or hunted to any extent will haye a certain experience that he will not relate to friends because of the possibility that .e might be brand- ed a liar. Many strange tales have been whispered over camp fires, but one which came to ^haiid re- cently and is verified by reliable witnesses stands undaunted as the fishing tale of all time. It concerns a young chap, sev- eral years ago, having experienc- ed poor luck, and drowsy with the warm August sun, tucked his rod in his row-boat and leaned over the side idly observing his reflec- tion in the still water. Another boy was was dozing in the bow of the boat was aroused by a cry of pain from his companion. He look- ed up in time to see his friend jump backwards and a five pound trout flop into the boat. The -fish had leaped at the boy's nose and sunk its teeth into the bridge! The boy's name ii Harry Morse and for many yeai's he was th« captain of a boat plying the in- land waters of New York State. He caiTied the scars on his nose al Ithrough his life. Edison Sch- uyler Lott, chairman of the board of the United States Casualty Company, saw young Morse and the fish immediately after the in- cident and will tell you that the boy's nose was still bleeding at the time. There may be stranger stories but we haven't heard them! Sane Gun Law Ontario hunters will be glad to know that automatic shot-guns may carry three shells this fall for any kind of game. This news will be found very welcome in an age when there is so much hysteria and "anti" legislation. MICKIE SAYSâ€" IF -^Oa WERE HlRIKl' ASAUESMAM, VOU'P VVAMT SOmeBOPV 'AT LjOOKEO iWVPORTAkJT 'M PACKED SOMB GOOO OL' PRESriG-E AMP OlGkllT/t:* SAME WAV ' WltWRRIKlTEPSALeS-j MAMSHlP,OR. APi?* THEM'RE MORE^j-.â€" ^^ "J IKAPORTAWT / ?\J IM OUR MeWSPAPER. Warm Colors for Rooms On North A room having a north light or northern exposure receives no di- rect sunlight and is a shadowed room. The reflected light from its walls will be of a cool quality. Therefore, for painting the walls of this type of room the following warm colors can be used effect- ively. Yellow, gold, yellow-red or orange, cherry, rose, and, in fact, all the colors that are known as "warm" colors. The vivid colors are "grayed" slightly to soften them. Deserters To Be Pardoned Providing '^hey Surrender and Re-enlist in Dominion Deserters from the permanent force are pardoned on condition they surrender and re-enlist in the Canadian active service force be- fore the end of Novembe:-, the Na- tional Defense. Department has an- nounced at Ottawa. An official statement said: By an order-in-councll, No. P.C. 3093, dated October 12, 1939, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to grant pardons to those men of the permanent force who, on the 10th September. 1939, were in a state of desertion from that force and who, on or be- fore the 30th November, 1939, sur- render themselves in Canada and re-enlist for service in the Canad- ian active service force. Such In- dulgence, however, is not to extend to men who are undergoing impri- sonment for other than military offences. HE WON'T LIE ON IT Adolf has made his bed, but ap- pai'ently he doesn't care for tha -mattress. â€" St. Thomas Times- Journal. Storing Fruits And Vegetables SimpI* Rules For Housewife To FoUow Given In Bulletin la- sued by Agricultural Depart- ment Household storage of fruits and TSgetables is relatively easy, IC a faw simple rules are carefully tol- lowad, it is pointed out in a bulle- tin prepared by II. E. Eobiosoa, the chief of fruit and vegetable field services, department of agri- culture, Ottawa. The bulletin Is an endeavour to assist tha housewife who desires information ia this re- gard. Tha Storage Room A portion of the basement or the cellar ot any house may be adapt- ed to tha purpose ot a storage room. This space should be select- ed in that portion ot the basement which provides a double window leading directly outside, thus per- mitting the intake ot fresh air and the escape ot foul or stale air. The containers for the vege- tables should be constructed ag- ainst the outside wall, where cool- er conditions exist, and these con- tainers should have slatted sides and hottom to provide for ventila- tion. If possible, construction t!-?n should be In a collapsible manner to facilitate cleaning. All fruits and vegetables select- ed for winter storage should be well grown, fully mature, and free from damag caused by insects. dlseas' rough handlintr. mechani- cal Injury, ' eexiug aud chiUiog. Greai care ust be exerciicd la the grading and sorting of pr»- duce, to eliminate decayed or tfea partly acayed spec! :ns. It is ess3ntial that all specimei^ ba thoroughly dry and clean, sinea moistura allowed to remain on tha produce induces decay. /7i^/u BEEHIVE LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neh«r WHAT SHALL WE DO? Question is, whether to have tha coalbin filled or reinforced as an air-raid shelter. â€" Toronto Tele- gram. PADDED GUEST - ROOM The story that the ex-Kaiser is preparing a spare room at Doom for Hitler, has got a new twist. It seems that Wllhelm is having the room padded. â€" Saturday Night. FARIVIING A WAY OF LIFE Farming Is more than a business â€"it Is a way of living. Rural folk are now beginning to realize that they can live better without farm- ing any less effectively. â€" Farm- er's Advocate. DODGING FIRE-CHASERS A training school for firemen is to be opened at the University ot Toronto. It will include, we assume, instruction in how to dodge all the automobiles that try to beat the apparatus to the fire. â€" Peterbor- ough Examiner. Once a smugglers' rendezvous, a thatched barn, 400 years old, in Hope, England, has just been con- verted infx) a movie theatre, and is claimed to be the oldest picture house in the world. "Let'« go it'« the first one you tried on, that's where we came ia.** Ontario's Lieutenant-Governor Reviews Toronto Scottish ^tUSi^ 1 I \ V"^** Destined to form an arm of the fiirst Canadian divi.sion to go ovi-i.-ica.', the T; loiito Scottir^h Kegiment (M.G.) has beon broi time strenfrth and is now undergoing a rigorous training course at Toronto. The regiment was recently visited by Lieuter hews, who is shown, LEFT, with Lieut.-Col. C. R. Thompson, O.C, as the troops marched smantly past the reviewing station. REG'LAR FELLERSâ€" An Error By GENE BYRNEJ HOT DOG.'WELL , GET THERE. BEFORE AN-raODY ELSE AN' EAT OUR LUNCH UNDER , . , .THE QRANSTAN / BOY, THIS 15 CJREAT/^ WE'VE ONEY COT TWO MORE HOURS TO WAIT BEFORE THE CROWD GETS HERE AN' THE QAME STARTS/