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THE LLOYD GEORGES ON HONEYMOON lt Tho radiophoto above, flashed from London, shows 80-year- ""old David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister during World War T, with his bride, the former Frances Louise Stevenson, 55, at Churt, Surrey, the Lloyd George estate where they are honeymooning. Mrs. Lloyd George had been the stateman's private secretary since 1913, THE WAR : WEEK -- Commentary on Current Events Russian Victory Looks Like Their Greatest Of The War The Germans have lost the bat. tle for the lower Dnieper and the c Crimea, * The ultimate extent of the Russian victory now depends on how well the Gerfhans can ex- tricate their. forces from an ex- tremely dangerous position. From' now on, the area of Rus- sian territory to be regained by the Red Army is not as important as the fate of the German forces within that area, Russians recon- quest of all the lower Ukraine and the Crimea is almost a foregone conclusion. The question is, how much of German armed strength in South. ern: Russia. can be smashed In the progress of the enforced re- treat. It has a .vital bearing on the future course of the war in Russla. If the Germans can be made to pay heavily enough for their {ill-advised - attempt to hold the line of the Dnleper, the conse-. quences could be tremendous. The. Russian victory already looks like their greatest of the war, It might in the end turn out to be a decisive one. Campaign In Burma , It is no secret that the Allies are aiming a blow at Burma, says The New York Times. The Mon- soon rains are ceasing and both sides have reported patrol clashes along the Burmese border. But it will be many weeks before the waterlogged river valleys dry out, and: even limited operations can hardly begin until Admiral Mount- batten, Allled commander In gouth- east Asla, returns to India from his conferences with Generalls- simo Chlang Kal-shek. The map is a poor guide to the coming campaign. The contiguity of northern India and Burma is deceptive. On paper it may. look like an easy thatter to. march a strong army from Assam into Bur- ma, drive the Japanese invaders back in one grand wheeling move- ment and open ' China's supply routes again. But this approach is one of the most difficult in the world. It leads through a road- less angle of 8,000-foot mountains into country which would do us very little good to regain. The strategic approach to Burma is by sea, thrpugh Rangoon and up the river. valleys which sligg 'the land Into north-and-south strips. "This was the path of Japanese conquests, An Amphibious Project It is because the invasion of~ Burma must be chiefly an am- phibious enterprise that the Brit. "undertake It. fsh have hitherto been unable to Neither: they nor the Americgns had the fleet and cargo, ships to clear and bridge ~ the gan Ocean. With the sur: render' of the Italian fleet and the opening of the Mediterranean both are now available, the Indlan Ocean, Japan will have to risk splitting her fleet, hard pressed by the .Allies in the Pacific. This Is not' only to say _that we can 'now move boldly on Ragoon and take it by assult, It will first be necessary to. seize the Japanese-held Andaman and Nicobar islands as air bases. After that Admiral Mountbatten may _ prefer the' broader- strategy of a direct attack on the Kra penin- sula, that narrow neck of land which connects the Malay States .with Thailand and Indo-China and eventually free the South China coast. < Such' an ambitious project, re- quiring a huge force, may seem beyond present hope. But it is not too much to expect that before the monsoons start ~ again next May the Allles will have made a real beginning. - The Road To Rome Further Allied advances in Italy represent successes against the Nazls, the weather and the ter- rain. : Rl I Reports of the fighting above the Volturno River Indicate that the American and British troops are faced with a grim tenacious adversary whose Intention is to make capture of Rome a costly and protracted action for the Allies, ~ The enemy, being on the defensive, is aided by the moun- tainous character of the country, and has dug himselt into high positions from which his artillery tire gains effectiveness. Rain has hindered the Allied advance and has hampered air operations. It is plain that this battle is a thorough test of the fighting quall- ties of Allled troops; one reads magnificent personal histories be- tween the lines of the news reports, The public should. pre- pare for periods in which progress seems to be small, as measured in miles. ,But if the fighting on the land Is sometimes a slow business, _there are points ahead at which new amphibious thrusts will be- come feasible along the coastline of Italy. These ventures should have the effect of drawing oft and confusing the Nazls who are now resisting frontal attacks. DIFFICULT DECISIONS By GLUYAS WILLIAMY: ro A OTTAWA REPORTS To..defend . od Wit Sarl is bie And wl cA he 4 3 That Sheep Ralsing In Canada ls Belng Given More Attention Canadians are going to tind more lamb and mutton on thelr menus and it will be from sheep and lambs bred and ralsed fin Canada. 'Through special efforts momentum was given. to sheep production last year and this year .to expand the Industry in those. parts of Canada best adapted to sheep raising. This situation has of course been brought about by the war and the uncertainty of the wool supplies reaching Canada from other countries. "Although the situation in regard to transportation of wool from Australia, New Zealand and South America has improved, and sup plies are now more easily avail. . able. the food angle must still be considered. 3 . . * High production of lamb and mutton in Canada Is necessary to fulfil our present obligations In connection with the world food supply. Our supply of meat must be kept flowing for-the duration of the war and be sufticlent to meet potential markets in post. War 'years. The overall meat situation .in Canada and the tremendous world demand for meat products ot all kinds is-such that large quantities ot lam and mutton are required for domestic use and as much as possible for reledse to other coun- tries. LJ . . The nation-wide campaign for in. creased sheep production was hs undertaken in 1942 by the Dom- Da in co-operation. with all thd Provincial departments of agri. culture, This has resulted in a considerable increase .n the pro- duction of sheep and wool in all provinces. . The assistance given by the Dominion "under this pro- gram {is being continued this year. Farmers following this program and breeding for wool evclusively, must bear in mind that quality is essential, says the Agricultural Supplies Board, . Ottawa. Wool - producing countries have through ~years of careful breeding produced ~fine wool of high quality. It Is only through this careful breeding with improved methods, and also through improvement In the care and merchandising of the fleece that Canadian = farmers will be _ able to complete with foreign mar. kets on an equitable basis, "The Book Shelf FREE TRIP. TO BERLIN By Isabel Guernsey «This is a unique war book. In it, a Canadian woman describes her 'adventures during the fifteen months she spent in Gerpiany after being torpedoed aboard the 'Zam. zam In 1941 en route to Capetown _ to join her husband. After the horrifying experiences of a crowded Nazl prison ship and a variety of German jails, the wo- men passengers from the Zamzam were finally housed at ayfiptern- ment camp. and after five months of endless petitions and protests, they were released to the care of the American Embassy in Berlin, The author's description of Ber. lin in wartime is most enlighten: ing. She sald of that enemy cap- ital: "It was a-sad city, that city of 'Berlin, and grew progressively sadder." The Canadians left Berlin June 13, 1942, for Portugal, salling for home on a.8wedlsh ship, a journey of two weeks and two days from the heart of Germany to the Statue of Liberty. Free Trip to Berlin... By Isatiel Guernsey . . . The Macmillan Com: pany of Canada ... Price $3.50. Champioh Cake" Maker Is A Man W8men cake bakers figurative. ly curtsied to Langdon C. Mer- chant, of Columbia, N. C., who bested them in a. cake-baking com. petition at the South Carolina fair. Mr. Merchant, over six feet tall, credited his blue ribbons and prizes as South Carolina's best cake. maker to a chahce remark he once heard a woman make to her maid: "Tha secret of baking a good cake Is to cream the butter and sugar until it's fluffy." -8Ix years ago, Mr. Merchant, then a young bridegroom, took up cake-haking as a hobby because he could have his cake and eat fit, too. Here's the prize-winning recipe for devil's food cake: Three squares of unsweetened chocolate, 2-3 cup water and four tablespoons of sugar mixed In a double-boiler, Whip that Into a batter prepared from two cups of sifted cake flour, one teaspoon of vanilla ex- tract, two teaspoons baking pow- der, 14 teaspoon soda, spoon salt, 2-3 cup butter, 134 cups sugar and 3 well beaten eggs. Bak in a slow oven for 80 minutes. Training films created by Walt isney, "father" of Mickey ouse, are used by the Canadian Army. VOICE OF THE PRESS | THEY'LL CATCH YOU A California girl announces her engagement to marry - Gunder Haegg, the fastest runner in the world. Whereupon a columnist comments: "Which only goes to show, boys, that no matter how "fast you run, they'll catch up to you." --Strattord Beacon- Herald. sve es IMPORTANT QUESTION Then there's the story of the Chinese laundryman who telephon- ed a dentist for an appointment. "Two-thirty all right?" asked the dentist, o "Two-thirty all right?" asked the entist, "Yes," replied the Chinese. "Tooth hurtee all light. . , . What time I come?" ge . -0-U-T SPELLS "oUuT" The shopkeeper"s prewar motto, "The customer Is always right," has given way to what might be called the eeny-meeny-miney-mo policy: "If he hollers let him go." --Christlan Science Monitor, , ---- FOR HIS COUNTRY y A Salvation Army lassie whisper- ed to a young veteran of a naval action: "I'm sorry you lost your arm." He shook his head and re- plied: "I didn't lose {t, ma'am. I gave ft." --Dunnville Ciwonicles --~ly-- NEED FOR BOND SALES Each soldler must receive one to one and a halt tons of supplies each month that he remains. over- seas. This illustrates the need for successful Victory Bond cam- palgns. - --~Chatham News, ayn COSTLY FIRE Every bonfire burning leaves at this time of year robs the soll ot humus the Creator Intended to go back Into the land. - --London Free Press. . Objects To Use Of Flag As Drape A clergyman, Rev. D, L. Ritchie, has made public his objection to the use of the Union Jack as a pulpit drape, and he has been severely criticized on this account, We are in complete agreement with his point of view. We do not like to see the flag used as a drape for a pulpit, or a chair- man's table at a public -meeting, or for any such purpose; that fs not what a flag is for. --Peterborough Examiner, IT'S THE LAST BLOW THAT COUNTS Year in and yedr out we have toiled and sweated waiting for this moment. Now the boot is on the other foot. The chance is here. Pa Nh Busy on the production of precision parts which will direct many aerial torpedoes to their targets, We Slits Canada's FIFTH VICTORY LOAN through whi every Canadian can have a hand in striking The Final Flow SRanlian SHOE COMPANY OF CANADA (IMITED BATAWA, ONT. 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