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# -- = vears younger, formerly of Black - ~~ that company, for example, shows ~~ to discourage «- ,mot eat thtmtelves Into the river Men: Get Married _ tor, Nazis Use Butter x o Grease Tanks LW An Englishman, Escaped ' From _feance, Speaks of Horrors of Invasion I fabri Major, the Hon. Neville Lytton, #on of a former British ambassa- dor In Paris and brother of the ent Lord Lytton, is the latest glishman to escape from France. He is lucky to be alive. At the Bast moment he obtained a seat in ®n air liner from Lisbon. The ship Be was to travel In was torpedoed snd lost, ) With drawn features from un démourishment and limping heave @y from an aggravation of the thigh wound he received in the Mast war (he wasganentioned in dis- patches four times), he sald: "I wish more Englishmen could rea- Mze the full horrors of invasion." He described how * Nazis used Oharente butter (the world's rich. est) to grease thelr tanks. He told , Bow Nazis threw food they. could wather than let the starving French have it. : As the war against Russia went en trains rumbled all day and . might taking the occupation troops eastward. A Nazi who had been quartered for a year with a French family sald good-bye to them,. adding, "I'm very sorry to be leaving you." "Why so?" asked the French family. "Beeause," answered the Nazl oflicor, "I would have loved to stay-long enough to. sce you all die of hunger." . 'The Nazi soldiers showed blue funk as the mounting casualties in Russia bocame known. In a French eity Nazi soldiers formed groups, whispering angrily when they learned they were to be sent to tho front. , For a few hours they even ve- fused to salute their officers. Major Lytton said that It is impossible ~ to describe the utter loathing that French people now have for the officer Nazis, Of Spain, he remarked: "There are no words to convey adequately the appalling condi tons." Canadian's Husband New * Ta Chief La Major-General Neil Metheun Ritchie, husband of the former Catherine Taylor Minnes, King- ston, Ont., is successor to Lieut.» "General Sir Alan Cunningham as commander of Britain's 8th Army, fighting the Axis in Libya. Prime Minister Churchill, in announcing the change, said Sir Alan had been under great strain, Ritchie is 10 atch with service in Sudan. And Live Longer An old joke says that a married man doesn't really live longer than a single man--it only seems long- er. But he really does, according to the' statistical bulletin of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com- pany, which offers proof. The industrial experience of that 19.1 per cent. of all deaths among single males at ages 20- 24 are cauged by. tuberculosis, but only 11 pep cent, of the deaths among: mmirried men of those ages. ~Algohdlism and cirr- hosis of the liver "take more vic- tims among single men. The "married, these statistics show, are Jess liable to-death by accident than single men, aril more single men than married take their own lives. Pneumonia and influenza find more victims among those who travel alone. . The explanation would appear to be obvious--the married man takes better care of his health, if not voluntarily then under certain "you recall that not so long ago to VOICE - PRESS DREADFUL DRUMFIRE < Behind the 'roar of the flaming hell that is the Russian front, be- hind the clangor of the clash in Libya, behind the steady boom of . bombs flattening a score of Eur- ope's cities," thero 1s a dreadful obligato of rifletire. It is the Ger- « man executions in conquered lands, As 'many as 100,000 men. and women have died before these Naz! firing-squads, the Iuter-Allied Information Committéo in London estimates. Whether that is au ac- curate figure we do not know. No one knows, net even the Nazis, In Poland alone 82,000 people have been executed during two years of occupation, this committee estimates, Every conquered coun< try his contributed its toll of those who'were led out to d!€ unarmed, unconvicted of any offense. In no modern war has anything like this," or anything approaching such a scale, been permitted to happen. It Is the measure of a Nazi future. --Guelph Mercury, ---- NOT LOUSY IN ENGLAND The Canadian soldiers overseas are not bothered by lice. That is gomething for which they must be grateful. No matter how clean the troops tried to. keep them- selves In the last war, .when they were in the front line areas, they were troubled with body lice, . Bplendid sanitary arrangements have been made. "Hot baths are provided and the quarters are kept gcrupulously clean at all times, The men are provided with clean underwear -and' steam units go from camp to camp to give dirty clothes a thorough cleansing, And, In case. there is any man in a company who just does not want to take a bath, the men of his section sce to it that he does no go bathless. . --Windsor Star. ' ; ---- : "THEM. WERE. THE DAYS" A placard on the wall of a Cali fornia hotel in the goldrush days of '49 stated:--"Board must be paid in advance. With beans, $36; without 'beans, $12. Salt pork free; potatoes for Sunday dinner, pock- eling prohibited. Extra charge for seats around the barroom stove. Lodgers must find their. own straw. Beds on bar-room floor re- served for regular customers, Lodg- ers must rise by 5 a.m. in the barn by 6 a.m. No fighting at tables. Anyone violating the above rules will bo shot." - f ---Belleville Intelligencer. --y-- REALISM AND SACRIFICE Many men -and women in Bri- taln's war plants work sixty and seventy hours a week, with no day of rest either. They do It heartily, not because they particularly liko long toil, but because they know it is the only way that victory can be won. On this side of the Atlan- tle, how far we are from realism-- and sacrifice! ---Hamilton Spectator, --y-- . FINE YOUNG CANADIANS In this country but three years, and Unable to speak English when they arrived here, two Czecho- slovakian children win the annual speaking contest -in the public schools of Wentworth "County: Theirs is a remarkable achieve ment and In them the Dominion has two fine young Canadians. : --Hamilton Spectator. .- --Y-- WHY BOTHER? ~~Yocal choruses are not suitable for broadcasting through factories to relieve the strain of close work, because the workers grow tense trying to catch the words. After hearing the words of some of the popular gems, we wonder why they. bother. ; --Stratford Beacon-lerald, ---- sSoLILOQUY : The change that has come over America can be appreclated when convoy or not to convoy was the soliloquy In every hamlet, . --Windsor' Star. Yas : UNUSUAL EGGS From Pembroke comes news of an egg with ten V's on Its shell, That's almost as many as some oggs have on thelr car windows, --Ottawa Citizen. : --y-- REALLY BETTER OFF When, a fellow is -turned. down by a girl because he isn't well off, he really Is.' . - _,.. --Kitchenor Record. That Word "Panzer" . Two requests about panzer reach me from different quarters, One is to say what it means; the other is to get. the term dropped domestic pressure, He is reminded of his rubbers and umbrella, and told when to put on his winter underwear. If a cold persists he has to do something about it, and a persistent ailment means a doc- The married man, generally speaking, lives less dangerously, and he has a sense of responsi bility to his family which tends 8 taking chances with his health and 'life, (unterseeboote) Jnstead of Ger- in favor of good plain English. Well, panzer, means armor and since the German armored 'divis- jons have been more conspicuous than any other down to the in vasion of Russia, we have adopts ed the German name for them, much as we habitually speak .of the German Luftwaffe instead of the German air force oprU-boats man submarines. » TE Eh CANAL A Claiming that they were already in possession of Kowloon, HONG KONG -- \ QUEEZED IN JAP TRAP Ira the mainland section of the British crown colony of Hong Kong, seen above in the back ground, Japanese said they were preparing an attack i on Victori Island, foreground--the location of the city of 'refused Jap demand that colony surrender, fong Kong. British governor reportedly Tell Whitest Lie "Says First Lady Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt says she believes in telling the whitest lie of them all, the fib about Santa Claus. ' In her question - and - answer page in the December Ladies' Home Journal, the First Lady says she subscribes to the telling of fairy tales as well as children's stories based on scientific fact. "I certainly do believe in tell-- ing children to believe in Santa Claus," she wrote. "They learn soon enough that Santa Claus is mother or father, or some other kind person." Why not let them have the joy -of believing that Santa Claus does "come' to all children and that he is such a jolly old saint?" Dog-drawn Taxis Appear In Paris Dog-drawn taxicabs have ap- peared on the streets of Paris, be- cause the lack of fuel has forced the withdrawal of motor vehicles and most harness-horses have been sent to the slaughterhouse. A 1926 law prohibiting the use of _dogs for traction power has been cancelled and a new police ordinance permits "canimobile" {axis, provided they be drawn by huskies fitted with painless har- nesses, : The use of terriers or smaller dogs for traction is still forbid- den, ' pied by Japan for ten years. "Mongolia. Fewer Gadgets On New Car Models . | Demand jtor materials "in the armament | program may require the U. 8. automobile industry to produce he two and fourdoor sedans witout -brightwork, wool upholstery, fubber floor mats, and other gadgets 'and finery. Station wagons, limousines, roadsters, coupes, . convertible models may disappear. . Automobile officials said the "Victory" - model automobile would have no double-bar bumpers and bumper , bars, clocks, cigar light- ters, radios, dual tail lights and extra parts. It will come in fewer colors, with" fewer coats of en- amel, Jap Empire Exclusive of conquered parts of China, which varies constantly, Japan controlsa Far Eastern Em- pire that totals almost 900,000 square, miles, although the area of Japan proper is less than 150,- 000 square miles; gays Pathfinder. Japanese territories include Kor- ea, the southefn half of the island of Sakhalin, Hormosa, and a group of more thin 1,400 islands in Oceania th formerly belonged to Germany. ' Manchoukuo, al- though not formally a part of the Japanese Ampire, has been occu- In addition, Japan occupies parts of French Indo-China = and Inner LIFE'S LIKE THAT A A % S DIARY. a ---_ ARAN By Fred Neher ee > WY NN NR IN NN Some Opinions . About Géjerals After the latest reshuffling of her generals, Russia seems, tem- porarily at least, to have found a winning combination. Perhaps Stalin has begun to chime in with several of his distinguished pre- decessors on the subject of gen- erals, ~~ Lincoln had a sour view of them. On one occasion, when it was reported to him that the Con- federates had captured a briga- dier general and 12 mules, he "said: "Too bad, Those mules cost us $200 apiece." Margot Asquith once said to Gen. Pershing, after the first World War: "Thé only reason we won the war was because there were generals on the other side." And President Paul Kruger, giving instructions to his Boer soldiers in their war against the British in South Africa, said: "Kill as many officers as possible, but for God's sake spare the gen- erals." - Saving Ontario's Natural Resources CANADA'S FUR TRADE No. 69 The value of the furs sold ia this country at the present time is quite large, probably about the same as it was a hundred years ago, but the emphasis is away from the beaver, martin and fisher to the muskrat, skunk and red fox. The number of people engaged in the industry is probably much greater, than was the.case a cen- tury ago but, as 1 said, the ag- gregate value of the fur is about © the same, Muskrat and skunk sold for a few cents In the early 1800's and red fox and raccoon seldom went over a dollar. Nowadays, these are the mainstay of the trade but they sell, individually, for much more. Too, the fur ranches have come into the picture and a great deal, of our fur' is ranch raised. This fur- is "probably better quality for it is taken when the animaf is at its best and on the better ranches it has been produced -un- der almost ideal conditions, About 25 important fur bearers occur in North America and a number of others may be taken at times. The weasel family are the most hunted and contribute the major share of the pelts, Musk- rat lead all others in total num. bers taken. Beaver were almost extinct on the market a few years ago but are now coming back, .8kunk, red fox and mink are of considerable value to the trapper. Altogether the fur trade of Can- a Is an Important asset, How- ever, as I stressed In a previous article it must be handled intel: ligently or it will be losf, The anl-. mals must be protected when they . are scarce and they must have places to live. I will write more A a THE WAR . WEEK -- Commentary on Current Events Two dramatic items show the "deadly parallel of the Russian Campa'en, The first, a description of the French campaign in Russia in November 1812, reads: * "The road was even more thick: ly covered with dead horses than on preceding marches. There were many human corpses, too; and at every bivouac one saw |grge nym- bers that had died of suffocation from the fumes of fires, because * they had dragged themselves too close when already frdstbitten and half frozen, Others stil moaned but could not drag themselves away.' The other item is from a Nazi radio broadcaster's description of the German campaign in Russia in November, 1941: "Grey fis the country, grey the sky, everything grey and empty. With its aspect of forlornness, the whole country Is frightening. The road to Moscow resembles one vast soaked sponge along which men, horses-and lorries slog painfully and strenuously, Slowly they mniove, dragging themselves step by step. Time after time they are bogged down. This is Russia." Everywhere - from the Arctic to the Sea of Azov the Germans are' retreating and, in many cases, re- treating in disorder, The myth of the invincibility of the German army is being torn to shreds by the Russians. What will the people of the Reich think now of Hitler's boast made in Berlin two months ago that Germany's eastern enemy was crushed and would never rise again? Russian Army Reorganized The German failures before Mos- cow and at Rostov were evidence 'that the Russian army had. been reorganized in the midst of a ter- rible campaign. Special Guard di- visions were formed, vast reserve armies trained in the valley of the Volga and important shifts made in the High Command. Stalin is Com- mander-in-Chief of the Soviet fore- es and lie is said to have person- ally worked out detalls of the Rus slan counter-offensive. The vast masses of the people of Russia were _ totally mobilized to work wherever needed, ahd to work even beyond their powers of endurance. Every civilian in Russia was in the _front line. LH f The Cossacks Ride Again Horse-power as of old, was a definite factor in dispersing the enemy. The Russians have for some time been building up a strong cavalry corps, especially outfitted for winter service. These wild, bard-riding Cossacks were loosed when Rostov was recaptur- ed. They were on the Germans be- fore a defense line could be estab- lished. 118 German tanks were among tho booty surrendered -- the horse Is certainly still in the War. - Perhaps the lowly louse will take a decisive part in the war on the' Eastern front. The Swedish capital reports that lice-borne typhus has * infected some German troops, al- ready suffering from cold, hunger and exhaustion. The epidemic, which can exterminate as many men as all of Stalin's - battling _ forces put together, is spreading eastward from the Ostmark area of Poland. "Bitter Cold and Russian Power Halt German Drive on Moscow Germany Blames the Weather A spoKesman for the German Army has admitted a alt in the Nazl drive, He sald that Moscow would not be captured this year, that during the winter German troops would have to abandon the war of movement, that all ap and down the 2,000 mile front they were digging in, "The cold is so terrible that even the oil freezes in. the motorized vehicles," he' sald, "Soldiers trying to take cover simply freeze to the ground, Fight- ing under these conditions is prac. tically impossible." It is 'a fact that when the weather is below zero, the steel of a rifle barrel burns 'like fire and a man firing from a prone position is apt to freeze to the snow before he can gather himself for the next rush, Moscow's Version - Moscow had a different version of "the fighting. It was not cold alone that caused the Nazi halt but fighting Russian soldiers and / an organic defect in the work of " the German command in planning the war, Sturdy determined Rus- slans are advancing ceaselessly through bitter 'cold against a be-' wildered and benumbed enemy, The Germans are fleeing before bayonets and hand grenades and bullets of the Russian army while the artillery follows close behind pouring shrapnel and high explos- ives info 'the hard pressed ranks. The German High Command speaks of "local actions" and "'or- derly retirements" but Moscow claims that the retreat has be- come a rout. A Long Way To Waterloo? The significance of the Russian successes does not lie in accounts of ground recaptured, says the New York Herald Tribune. For some time there have been hints in Berlin quarters that rectification of the German lines would be necessary in order to stabilize a winter front. This would probably involve withdrawals from the sal- fents driven north and south of Moscow and might mean extensive movements westward along the whole of the northern sector. _ There Is no very clear natural de- fensive line for the Germans in that area, and the ability to take up strong posts must depend large- ly on the skill and energy of their engineers. : Hpi But it is clear that _the Red Army is not allowing the Germans to complete their search for win- ter quarters in peace. A retreat is always a -difficult operation. Military observers have been won. dering, since the power of the. Ger- man offensive was first displayed, what would happen when this com- plex mechanism went into reverse, and {it As possible that the Rus- slans, fcting under climatic con- ditions highly favorable to them- selves, will now give a spectacular answer. The Germans are being pressed hard at very point they 'are suffering new losses in addi- tion to those inflicted during the . may well prove that the Napoleon- fc experience will be repeated, Let it not be forgotten, ever, that'it was two years f{rém the time -of Napoleon's = retreat from Moscow to the Battle of Wat- erloo. 'The Book Shelf SARATOGA TRUNK By Edna Ferber __Baratoga Trunk is a movel of the 'eighties, the days of the rail- road builders. Set-against a back- ground of the old World city of New Orleans and the New World city of Saratoga, the history of this period is vividly "presented. Into it is woven. the romance of Clint Maroon and Clio Dulaine, Clio Dulaine, the daughter of a New Orleans aristocrat" and his French mistress, grew up in Paris, her young mind filled with the un. Just treatment of her mother. She returned to, New Orleans and there met Clint Maroon whose father had been ruined by the rallroad bullders. 7 Each had one great purpose in life--Cllo to avenge the Injustice to her mother -- Clint to avenge the loss of his father's fortune. venge. Launched on a romantic and re- lentless career, they leave the old cultured city of New Orleans and go north to test their wits against the pleasure-loving . soclety of fashionable Saratoga. This latest, and perhaps best, of Edna Ferber's many outstanding novels paints a dramatic picture of the American way of life, and 'makes historical America live again for this generation. - Saratoga Trunk . . , by Edna. Ferber . .. McClelland & Stewart, Limited . . . 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