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LARKF, Ownee and people, there is tendency to. forget the _sett.ledl policy of doubleâ€"dealing and selfishness that has dominated every move of Russia in recent years. Pohndandli‘mlandarestemeummestothe world.that Russtan gangsterism is no whit difler-a ent from that of the Huns. The record shows thw Russia has been assisting Germany in many ways to recent days. It is no altruistic attitude on the part of Russia that has severed: the parmership j Hitler in his need requmm food and oil that'f . Probably the chief question is: "How long can‘ Russia hold out against the Naziâ€"invader?" Hitler has boldly announced that ne will subdue Russia: in a month. Others give him two months and a week, but the general authoritative opinion is that Hitler will be facing final defeat unless he can conquer the land of the Soviet in the next three months at most. If the Russians can hold out for. three months, or even for two months, the chances are all in their favour for final defeat of the Hun. The Russians have the same advantage that the Chinese have over the Japaneseâ€"an immense terâ€" ritory and an immense population. Ja.pan today is further from conquering China than she was two years ago. The realization of this is being. forced upon the Japanese more and more every. day. The destruction of any material part 0f Rusâ€" sia‘ will take more than a.â€"month from the limits of the immense size of the country and the way the industries are carried on in widely separâ€" ated centres. While immense destruction can be done by the German air force, even this form of damage will be limited by the great distances. The conquest can not be made solely, or even chiefly by the use of the air force. On account of the great distances concerned Germany will have to establish new air bases in conquered territory. before moving further inland. On account of the terrain of the country, the lack of adequate highâ€" ways and other means of communication, the inâ€". vasion of Russia will present much greater diffiâ€" culties than encountered anywhere else in the long list of lands invaded. The fifth ‘column in Russia will be of less strength to Germany than in any other of the invaded countries, for Russia knew the proper procedure to take to cripple the fifth column. The Encyclopedia Britannica estiâ€" mates Germany‘s total armed forces at around seven million men, while Russian forces on the same basis may be placed at more than double that number. In addition to this it is well to reâ€" member that Russia can use all her forces to deâ€" fend the Soviet territory while a considerable portion of the German military might is necesâ€" sarily tied up in the territory, a.lready overâ€"run. There is evgry reasonâ€"to beueve that the German air 8trength, both in numbera and quallty 4s vastly superior to t.hat of Russia, but air torce alone can | not conquer a.determined country as has been amply proved by the case of Britain itself. Russia has a navy that ranks next to Germany and . though there will be little likelinood of the navy. playing much: direct part in the war it will have considerable value in. keeping the way open; for. commetce and supplies. Study of the statistics avulablu suggests that Russia has a better chance f against Germany than China had against Japan.| This fact, however, brings up other questions. Will|. Russia fight? Is Russia equipped to fight? Has| Russia the same troubles that hampered her. in|. the last war? Has Russia enough skilled generals|. left after all the many "purges" to organize and| direct a successful defense? And. above al}, the question suggests itself:â€"Has Russia been sold out by her leaders to the enemy? In the seorn roused by the treacheryâ€"6fHitler to the Russian If Russia is not an actual question mark toâ€"day at "least it is the sign of innumerable questions, and they are questions to which there are many answers, most of them based. on the hopes or fears of those who speak This week Russia is as much a subject for question and d}scusslon as Rudolph Hess was a few weeks ago, And the answers in cases may â€"beclassed as. equally questionâ€". o+ s es June 26th, 1941 isin? Ts it not worth at‘least a thouglit to conâ€"| were trial or sentarice. mmmmcmwmumumumuammâ€"nmm reltp | treach ,“.fifiomummm{mfi-mmmmum Most of them _‘ |hates?" Already Russia has offers of help f , from are fellows who now strut with pride because they nrlom sources. One mighty aid handed to them| murdered women‘ and children and defenceless Mmmmewadngotmfim-lmbn mmmm Somecrmw!eum Jn c A conference of those interested would show that the defence of the North is not only a vital necessity, but that its cost would not be very maâ€" terial. The chief danger seems to be in the estabâ€" lishment <of air bases in the far North. Planes patrolling the area would make this practically impossible. The chief work could be done without any new expense. Moving some of the air training depots further north would do the trick. The air fields (some of them superior to those in the unâ€" suitable areas of the south) are all ready for, use: It is not apparently the lack of money that stands in the way of the defence of the North, but rather the lack of appreciation of the situation and the absence of desire to attend to a necessary duty.. â€" . ~Oone ot the. excuses put forward by some newsâ€", papers for neglect of the ‘defence of the North 48 to say that. any money . spent to defend the North woiuld ‘be robbing the people of Britain of help. The Northern Tribune of Kapuskasing seems to have the silly idea that there would be some; virtue in the people of Canada allowing themâ€" selves to be bombed because that would mean, in the strange reasoning of the Northern Tribune, so many fewer Hun bombs there would be to fall on the gallant little island. Under the same rea-‘ soning Canada should send its whole navy overâ€" seas so that these defenceless shores might abâ€" sorb some of the torpedoes that would otherwise, perhaps, strike closer to Britain. Also, by the same reasoning, every man in uniform on this: side of the ocean should be nearer the scenes of battle, no matter ‘how defenceless Canada might be left. Of course, the truth is that the greates-tf: service Canada can give the Empire is to look to. ts own defence at the very least and relieve the Motherland of the anxiety of having any part of, its area defenceless and unguarded. It would be: an unnecessary added horror for the people of Britain to know that any part of Canada was being bombed. Canada might well make further sacrifices for the great cause, but these sacrifices should not take the form of neglecting its deâ€" fences. Instea,d some political expenses should be dropped â€" that unnecessary railway station in Montreal, for one. Another might be the avoidâ€" ance of such luxuries as censusâ€"taking in war time. There are no doubt hundreds of places where the sacrifice of political perquisites for the duraâ€" tion of the war would provide welcome millions for defence and other war purposes. ' ‘pmvtng In fihe meantime, there is the aevmtage for Britain that some of Hitler‘s energy and maâ€" terial tmust â€"be directed against Russia, whether it is all bluff or sheer brutal treachery. Time fights on the side of Britain and her allies, and in the meantime Russia can do something to prove her spirit and ‘her good faith by destroying, before moving back, all the material for which Hitler appears ~to . have risked all. ; dollars of Russian funds in the United States. who kicked and fought their fellows in effort to mmbeameymmunmwmem _ rush the Hifeboats when their ship was torpedoed mouth of Hitler. DEFENCE OF THE NORTH W‘~TfiMMWQN‘MMmmunMdfiM ts it not worth atileast a thouglit to conâ€"| miileden Te wing wesre awniting trial or the s| Going to New Northern io The Ontario deposits of »ligrfite in the Onakawana area are very large, running into "nfingreds of millions of ~tons. ‘l‘hey have been extensively tested by drlmng test-nitting and shaft A test is now being made in North Bay: of a method for producing the higher grade material and a shipment of the raw lignite has been delivered for the purpose. The machine deâ€" signed for the removal of the excess of water is â€"a glorified autoclave which will develop a pressure of 400 pounds. When practical applications have been made â€"of the system a series of larger scale units=: ‘will be constructed and ! commercialâ€"production will be achieved â€"â€" At the present time certain experiâ€" ments are being made in Chicago on Ontario lignite, in connection with briâ€" quetting. This process is almost esâ€" sential in relation to storage facilities and for the use.of the fuel in railway work. So far the results of this work have been highly encouraging Mr. Nixon reports. There is a keen interest in the North country in the expeumem.al work now being doneâ€" on the Qnokawana lignite. Mining compames are naturally inâ€" terested in‘ the posslbmfies of a fuel supply which lies, close to their doors and which would not be interrupted by international situations which might develop.. ‘The provincially owned T. N. O. Railway is, of course, another interested party as experimentation has been done on the development of a fire box which would give satisfacâ€" tory performance.on steam locomotives. of the first practical tests to be made at North Bay, headquarters of / the line, .will be on a speclally designed locomotive fire box.. where transportation problems which are incident to the Onakawana deposit do not exist. Tests of the Ontario material made by the Department of Mines and Natural Resources at Otâ€" tawa, indicate that the content can be brought up byâ€" 15% which would inâ€" crease very importantly the economic value of the fuel. °. That Ontario is definitely.:convinced of the. .commercial .pofsibilities ‘of its lignite deposits lying to the north of Cochrane in the Onakawana area adâ€" jacent to the Abitibi River is the inforâ€" mation given to The Northern Miner by W. G.. Nixon, Industrial Commisâ€" sioner for the Temiskaming and Noerâ€" thern Ontario Railway. Financial supâ€" port for the experimental work now being done is provided by the gbvernâ€" ment and the present indications dre that production on a relatively small scale will begin in the present fall, with larger developments to follow. The raw lignite runs 50%‘ carbon and states Mr. Nixon, material averâ€" aging 37% to 40% is being used in The Leamington Post and News had a typoâ€" grdphical error in its columns last week that was both inaccurate and lnadequate, Itâ€"referred to a great city as "battleâ€"scared London." If ever there was a city "searred" by ‘battle, but still "unscared" that‘s London,. Expect to Produce Lignite This Fall â€" The Amheretbunc Echo asks: the followmg pein‘tefl qnesfion â€""If the government can reduce the: raiiw.ay fare to soldiers why doesn‘t it accede to popular demand and allow the men who ha.ve1 ‘offered their lives to protect that same railway. free transportation?" Perhaps, if all newspapers: keep on askimg pointed questions in this matter the government may eventually be forced to meet the popular dem:and that the soldiers be given a fair deal in this affair of free transportation on leave. # fir BSome of them are teitows near Webster and m run name is, Chaugog is , , n "‘- It m\e‘n"‘ mmexrupmm ‘Youthhnnwafle,xmunyw - By theit brother Huns. They are in no ways .d.{;hm fith in the middle‘" To ‘The mnoo _,Mflmd‘,mtmgmd surly attitude makes looked as if a rival had been found to that pla them no more likable. There might be some exâ€"| 80 dear to the hearts of Welsh peopleâ€"sb . Mntummmtdflutmeycmswwlymmm’ , mlec mtmmmormem They has been published more than once m‘meAd- are simply lowâ€"minded fellows, ready to take aa-jvance. but to save huriting all through the/ fyles, vantage of Any lenlency, and to pelieve kindness‘ the matter was looked up in Cassell‘s,/ World shown them a sign of weaknessâ€"which it may be.| Qazetteer. Thewholestoryandthewholé.mm They should beâ€"watched and guarded and kept in this paragraph: "Llanfair, Village of Amlener; punishment for the laxness that made it possible.| full name, ‘Llanrairpwuswnsvfixozerchwrndrob- i | wiltysiliogogogoch." This isâ€" generally h xrtened® L AND SANDâ€"AND PLACER‘ locally to ‘Lianfair Pg.‘ Population 992." Lsm ~ who t pink that all the "big" things are on t ‘ â€" The Amherstburg . asks: the following,| of the bGceean must admit that at least in t mnt pomtefl qnesfion â€""If the government can reduoel ter of namesâ€"little Wales has it all over ity the rafiway fare to soldiers why doesn‘t it accede" America. The lake Chaueteetra in Massac usetts to popular demand and allow the men who have,! has a mere 39 lebters while the town Landtahrand- " offered their lives to protect that same rallway‘ soâ€"on in Anglesey has an imposmg total of| 52. 4 free transportation?" Perhaps, if all newspapers * § % Se keep on asking pointed questions in this matter L F6 anvnmmnni- TT To uP\ P0 OM 1 n e Y 2. s $ 1 . P o Lt h on e d w 7 ' Still Sta'nds the mOttO Of the mng mmeaem / During the past few months one sternâ€"wheeler, three power boats espeâ€" clally adapted for use in shallow water and forty barges measuring fiftyâ€"five feet by nine were constructed at Vanâ€" couver. These were shipped in a knockedâ€"down condition to Dease Landing, where they are being assembiâ€" ed and some are already in operation in freighting supplies up the lake. These river boats as well as the 800 tons of aerodromeâ€"Lbuilding machinâ€" ery, airport equipment and supplies for the construction â€"crew at Watson Lake, were shipped north from Vancouver to« Wrangel Island where theyâ€" were unloaded. From Wrangel Island the 430 mile transportation problem began. Local water transportation facilities were used to move the large consignâ€" ment of freight destined for Watson Lake along the 163 mile stretch of the Stikine River to Telegraph, Creek. Transportation by trucks over the 72 mile road to Dease Landing at the head of Dease Lake was the second step. Trucks included in the consignment for use at Watson Lake and assisted by local transportation facilities, have already moved a considerable part of the consignment to Dease Landing. The 72 mile Government road between Telegraph Creek and Dease Landing was originally a pack trail, built during the early days of the gold rush, to cirâ€" cumnavigate the unnavigable stretch of the Stikine River and the magifiâ€" cient but little known "Grand Canyon of the Stikine." ‘This original pack trail has since been developed into a truck road ‘by the joint efforts of the Provincial and Dominion Governments. â€"~BDease Lake lies at an altitude o1 2,200 feet above sea level and is neasly 2 miles long. ‘The lake and the Dease River which connects with the Liard <River, : 140‘ miles ‘downstream, is navigable, and the shalowâ€"draug:t boats, eqnbped with turnnelâ€"protecied ;propellers, will freight all of the 800 tons of machinery, equipment and supâ€" plies to the vicinity of Watson Lake which lies 25 miles overland from the Liard. This overland journey will be iken by the trucks over a romda practically completed through the In the meanwhile, work has been proceeding at Wa'toon ‘Lake for severâ€" al weeks. Engineers and workmen and 17 tons.of freight, including a portable saw mill, were flown in from Whiteâ€" horse. Treées have been felled and the buildings required for the camp nave been constructed. The grounda is being cleared of trees and scrub, and moatofthepmnmimry‘workeompbt_ adaouutbythemmetrdchtu- rimviathestikme Dease and Liard Mvermte actual"grading and leve::â€" ing eperzfion's‘on the land will be commenced> without delay. ,. # Phone 164 umum Included in thip shipment now 0n 16 > Mhâ€"ereâ€"arecerecececececerscecacerenscerer I t 08 1 Tt Automobile Tru« Do not take the rnk of put truck in use without in Insurance rates available and prompt clain . NATIONAL uonm ACT SULLIVAN P 800 tons of machinery, equipment and supplies to the site of the new airâ€" port to be constructed by the Departâ€" ment of Transport at Watson Lake, 430 miles inland. This is one of a chain of aerodromes under construcâ€" tion in Northwest Canada for defence punposes. The joint defence commu»â€" sion of the Canadian and Unitet States Governments recommended the construction of this chain of aeroâ€" dromesâ€"for the rapid transfer of fightâ€" er squadrons to Alaskan bases in case of emergency. The aerodromes will be available for civilian use, but in an emergency <~for hemisphere defence they would be ready for ‘use by the Royal Canadian Air Force and U.S. Air Corps. Transportation of this freight to Watson Lake which lies within Yukon territory, immeâ€" giately north of the British Columbian Boundary, necessitates extensive use of the river and lake transportation as well as a 72 mile portage and a final haul of 25 miles over a road being constructed through the bush. Fate has a funny "way of evesnmg up matters Germany has Italy for a part.ner And now Britain has Russia on her side. "Put into your task whatever it mé.y be ‘all the courage and purpose of which you are capeble Keep your hearts proud and your resohre nmhak ‘ en. Let us go forward to that task as‘one‘ man, a smile on our lips and our heads held high, and with God‘s help we shall not fail," s i way to Watson Lake are four trac a number of trucks, ploughs rollers. whippers bulldozers. grading units ann Committed for Trial on Four Murder Charges Victims of the fire were the four motherless children of Henry Van Tent, Louise, 17; Ccoba, ‘14; Rita, 18, tween Canada and the United States was consideredâ€" earlker this year, with the experience amcquired in Transâ€" Canada airWways, and :the 100/‘or more aerodromes for use in training airmen under the British Commonwealth Air ‘Training Plan, the airway engineers of the Department of Transport were called upon to undertake the construtâ€" tion in Canadsa of airmports required for the joint defence scheme of North America. Other airports included in this Northwest airway are located at Whitehorse, Fort Nelson, Fort . 6t. John, and Grande Prairie, connecting with Edmonton and Lethbridge with the Transâ€"Canada ainways. â€" «Linking in with this system is another airway giving direct communication to Vanâ€" couver via Prince George. and Oliver 10. Police said that Devilliers, a ndgh- Last week at Haileybury, Jereme Devilliers, 77 years old, of Buck townâ€" leged to have confessed to setting fire to the farm home in which four young lives were lost May 31 last, wis comâ€" mitted for trial on four charges o1 two of the large “Letomeau” grading units, capable of movlng ten cublc yards at a time. Constructing the atr» port at Watson Lake, once the: tx'ans-. portation problerm ‘has been overcome, will not present any more difficulttes than‘ the constructionâ€" â€"of any ‘other aerodrome in Canada dn selectin; the site, local soil condibions were studted and the ‘aocessibility of grave! pits and stone quarries were. recordéd. The construction unit is self contained and when the work is completed 3t ; will likelv be retained at Wateon Lake : for use in repair work or for Iutu.pe‘ "gonstruction of emergenoy landmg g fields in that vicinity. " When completed, Watson Lake will‘ be in keeping with other first Aclass airports constructed throughout. Canâ€" ada by the Air Services Branch ‘of the Decpartment of ‘Fransport, and will be.: capable of accommodating the : largest and most modern aeroplanes" It will be equipped with full length landing strips, with gravel surfacedâ€" runways. Included «in the freight are radilo equipment and a ocmplete power plapt _ which will supply the necessary trical power for llg‘hting the : rerdâ€" drome, buildings, and radio range to provide the latest radio aids to alr navigation. Inasmuch as the possbilities of a Northwest airway. was envisioned by the Department of Transport severai years ago and all possible aerodrome | sites investigated, the Department was j in a position to submit complete plans Do not take the risk of putting your car or truck in use without Insurance protectmn Best rates available and prompt claims service. ATTENTION Automoblle Truck Owners NATIONAL HOUSBJING ACT LOANS SULLIVAN NEWTON dfolirand ‘ ‘W‘n wromits! Officials said that the trial 0f¢f DYâ€" mdrop. ; villiers will be listed for next "l'remiskaslng assizes, October 6. P ravrilHioare shawmnd litHla amatian ADrTas Sense and Nonsense:: Somebody will always offer a light to the man who wants to burn.â€"his candle at both ends. Sixteen Boys at Court for Breakmg' Windows in School There were sixteen boeys in Juvenile Court on Tuesday charged with thrmv- ‘ing stones at Mattagami school apd breaking a large number of windows. Some of the boys were found to be responsflole and these were ordered to pay for the damage done to publlo property. All the boys were given sertâ€" ous warning and told that any repetiâ€" tion of such costly tricks would have serious results for them. She couldn‘t seem to interest herâ€" self in anything. Her eyes wouldn‘t let her read for long and her head ached when she did much knitting or fancy work. Her puttering areund the house nearly drove us mad. However, proper glasses pré--, sceribed by Mr. Curtis restored our happy home. Mother is eontent now, and the cost was sur- prisingly low." LIBERAL TERMS MAY BE _ ARRANGED AT Those Responsible Ordered to Pay. All Warned. â€" "Mother W as Always Irritable OPTICALCOMPANY 14 Pine St. N. ... ... Phone S# Devilliers showed little motion durâ€"« ing the hearlng Tents, and among the first to arrive at the scene of the fire, told court that when he arrived, Louise still breathing when he removed her body from the ashes of the home. She died about 20 minutes later, he