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couraged from talking shop-"theirs not
to reason why"-they lose the habit OF
thinking about war, convinced that in
the army there is nothing to be done
but to do as you are told. They get out.
They 60 into politics, business eXploita-
ton and even science. According to
their abilities they do other things and
when war breaks out. the army is in
the hands of the unenterprising re-
siduum.
This deteriorat ton of the generals IS
a matter of common observation. AS
Field Marshal Lord Ironside has pointed
out, there is hardly commander in the
German Army who was more than a
subaltern in the last war. Lucky Ger
many. Russia had purge. They are
even having purge in America.
The clue is plainly that, in peace time,
an army has practically nothing to do
except parade and polish its buttons.
The Navy and mercantile marine are
practically on active service whether we
are at peace or at war. The sailor must,
in fact, weather all the tricks of the
sea, the navy must shoot at targets and
SO on. 1t may be caught short of suit
able ammunition, as ours was in the
Mediterranean during the Abyssinian
crisis, but that is soon remedied. And
unless we take our air force right out
of the air and convert it into household
guards or something of that sort, it is
ri ~, o1a of
reality. You can't fool about with a
ship at sea or an airplane in the air.
The army has no such stimuli.
Plainly the one thing the British pub
lie must demand is young men and in
telligence and the scrapping as soon as
possible of these encumbering old gen.
tlemen who still hold back our full ma
tional energy.
Antiquated Leadership.
Now that we are tackling the problem
of waste material so strenuously and
are collecting every scrap of old iron, FL
our old pots and pans, pulverized brick
and waste paper, the utilization of gen.
erals who have to be scrapped tempts
the imaginative mind. We can hardly
set them to dig for victory. because
most of them no longer hinge at the
middle; few of them are sufficiently alert
and decorative to stand outside motion
picture houses, and they would prob.
ably be more inclined to insist upor
salutes and passwords than to facilitate
admission; nor can they be trusted tt
trick out as sandbags. They have 6
high standard of honesty and it has
been suggested they should collect money
on flag days and relieve young womer
for more serious war work. But they
have little of the charm that conjure!
money out of people. They might bt
dropped by parachute into Germany tt
create overconfidence and provide ma.
terial for atrocities
But my present topic is not the prob
lem of blimp disposal but to inquire
how this remarkably high level of mill
tary incompetence has been attained.
is not a mere incidental phenomenon
1t goes back to the very beginnings O
history. The story is, in brief, the his
tory Of organized warfare. 1t begins will
! the invention Of discipline" Nat,ra
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BIGGEST TRANSPORTATION JOB IN HISTORY
Engineers Close Gaps Russian Aid Routes Through Aso

American engineers are doing the pre-
liminary brain work for what might be
the biggest transportation job in all his
Forgetting S1,0000000 900 worth of lease
lend war supplies, and probably great
deal more, into the Soviet Unions back
door.
Streams of military materials already
are pouring into Russias ebbing reservoir
from the north, west and south. But
these streams must become torrents if
the task is to be we'll done; and if ice
end the japanese close the channels at
the north and the west this winter, the
whole mighty flood of war aid must be
sent from the south.
There in India. Afghanistan, Iran and
Iraq the military engineers already are
accommodating, planning for such mighty
feats of construction that the digging Of
the Panama Canal. by comparison, seems
simple operation. The job will be to
create within few months a great
transportation system over vast areas
lacking the simplest modern facilities,
over high, rocky plateaus swept by bitter
winds; through snowbound passes amid
some of the highest mountains in the
world.
Crossed by Old Caravan Routes
They will be returning to the mother
land of the race. these engineers who
have just finished spreading their net
work of rails and highways over the
North American wilderness. The Garden
of Eden was somewhere in Iraq. in the
valley of the Tigris and the Euphrates
Rivers, according to the legend, and the
ethnologiSts surmise that the human
race was born somewhere in that region.
Some historians say that 1t was on the
Persian Gulf. through which the supplies
will be shipped, that mankind first
learned to sail. The water routes on the
gulf were already old, they say, when the
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value to Germany Of to billion tons
of untapped iron ore they said were in
the Kerch Peninsula.
A gentleman from Japan. Saburo
KuruSu, arrived in San Francisco after
flight from Toxic ct last weeks end
and headed for Washington. He is a
special emissary. bringing a message on
which by now many observers think
turns the issue of war or peace in the
Pacific.
Evening star., 1941-11-16

Russia needs and ,UiH continue
to need Anglo American goods and
munitions to stay in the 1Uar 1rith
the Nd2iS.
The route through ,Carm 1Cater
to the head OF the Persian Gulf,
thence across Iran and the Cas-
plan Sea to Baku. affords q rela-
tirely safe road for those supplies.
A more difficult route is from In
diQ across rugged AtghaniStan.
These and other supply lines are
discussed in the accompanying
article Map by A. P.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
} McKENNEY ON BRIDGE
"counting Down" Finds Weak Spot in Strong Hand
BE WILLIAM E. McKENNE1
 Americas Card Authority

Tn winning the world champion Rhip Masters team-of-four contest this year, Waldemar von zedtwitz and his teammates, Sam Fry, Jr, and Edward Hymes, Jrs of New York and A. M. Barnes of Atlanta, Ca, might be said to have settled q grudge that originated year ago. They were favored to defeat the saD40 winners, Bertram Lebhar, Jr, of New York, Sam Katz of Newark and A. R. Roth and o. J. Brotman of Washington, D. c. This year kl1ese two teams met in the semi 4lnals and the Won Zedtwitz team won by 3S40 points, making up for khe sting of last years defeat.
 Won Zedtwitz, generally conceded tO be the worlds outstanding player from the days of auction and through contract, claims that any, one can play better bridge by simply concentrating on the game. Care lessness is a definite weakness in any players game. Today's hand de- monstrates the care with which Von zedtwitz counts a hand down.
 East won the opening lead with the ace of spades and returned the 6nck. Won Zedtwitz (South) played Khe queen, and West let him hold khe trick. A diamond was led and She queen fell to the ace. East exited with the other diamond and Von Eedtwitz held the trick with the Sen, in order to start the hearts. On elis heart lead, West played the sight, dummy the nine and East the
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PATTERN 407
 ROUND-NECK TWO-PIECER IS NEW

The round neck, the two-piece dress are Fashions favorite detailS! Claire Tilden combines them in this smart run-about frock for an active young miss, Pattern 407. You'll love the easy, down -the-front buttoning on the jacket, the way the slashes at the waist give a suggestion of fullness to a young bosom. The round little yoke is top-stitched with thre darts below it on either side. The easy-to-make skirt has a front panel that may also be eff fectively cut on the bias. A smart young girl could very well make this pretty pattern herself-there's an up-to-date Sewing Guide that helps you with every detail. One of the several possible versions is all of one fabric, with long sleeves-nice in a soft checked woolen for school and playtime activitiets. Another has that mix-mate look with a stur- dy skirt, a contrast blouse either of which you can wear with other things. A serviceable gray skirt with a smooth white blouse would have that clean-as-a-whistle look you want! Either version will prove itself good companion" and go everywhere with easy poise or- der your pattern todayl
 Pattern 407 is cut in misses sizes l2, 14. 16, 18 and 20. Size 16 re- Quires 3 3-4 yards 39 inch fabric.
 Send FIFTEEN CENTS (lsc) in coins for this pattern. WRITE CLEARLY SIZE. NAME, ADDRESS AND STYLE NUMBER.
 Send orders tp the Waterbury Democrat Pattern Department 70 wifth AueHmM sau Tnrk. ~. F.
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WOMAN,S REALM F
GlOrifing Yourself
By Alicia Hart
MIA servIce staff Wrlter

NEA Service Staff Writer
 The other day I heard young career woman say: I'm too tired after work to do anything, even to go to the movies with Jim" The trouble there, and the trouble with many women who feel listless and even weak, is that they do not re- lax completely even during sleep.
 One of the best ways to gain strength is to rest, and exercises can help one to relax and rest. If you're one who needs rest, try these exercises:
 stand with arms hanging loose at sides. Shake arms loosely at shoulder points so that fingers wrists and forearms shake ilde- pendently. Do this for a minute.
 Now bend forward with knees bent slightly and spread apart, arms hanging down loosely. Shake arms again and at the same time rock the shoulders from side to side. One minute. i.
 Lean on a bed or against a wall with one hand, raise left foot oil floor, and shake 1t loosely from the hip joint. Reverse to right leg One minute.
 stand with feet two feet apart, left foot in front of right foot ana bent at the knee. Raise right arm to shoulder level. Suddenly, com. pletely relax right arm, letting 1t drop. The arm will not stop ct your side but will sway several times. Reverse position of legs and do the exercise with the left arm DO this ten times with each arm. LEARN TO REST
 BY RELAXING
 Stand with feet about 18 inches apart, knees bent little. Relax muscles of abdomen and lower back, and muscles of the waist, per- hitting the upper body to dror forward. It will sway as the arms did in the exercise above. Try this ten times.
 Lie on the back, legs straight arms at sides. Close your eyes ano imagine yourself getting heavier and heavier. Think of yourself get. ting heavy enough to sink right through the bed or the floor. Il YOU do not succeed in this at first practice 1t with your attention con centrated on various parts of the body separately.
 Do this for ten minutes. YouIl be surprised at the result--at the end of the session you will feel much freer of that tired feeling If you can master this last exer- else, you may discontinue the first five-you will have learned to re. lax sufficiently to be sure of real rest when you lie down and when you sleep.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
Exercises Soon Reduce
 Noticeably Thick Legs

Men notice, your legs, even when they don't seem tol So be realistic and DO something about those hea- " calves, those fatty pads around the kneegl
 You can, in a surprisingly shert, time, by doing leg exercises. Legs ---and hips and tummy, too - ges large and out of shape when the muscles are inactive. Even when you're active you may not be using the muscles that special exercises like this can get at.
 i--Extend left arm and step for- ward on right foot, bending both knees and taking as long Q stride as possible. 2-Extend right arm and step forward on left foot. Continue for lS to 20 steps.
 You not only reduce your calf measurement in this way but you reduce your "age." Slim contours make you look 10 years youngerl
 Start 0 "youthifying" exercise routine todayl Our 32-pagO booklet has exercises to give you slimmeg waigtline, hips, thighs, legs, love- Her arms, neck, shoulders, bust, posz ture. Also has . general YUutinQR exercises for constipation, acalin feet, nerves.
 Send loo in cOin for yogE eaEw of Best Exercises for HeAith a Beauty" to the Waterbury DeHn@s crat Home Service, 63S Sixth Ave New York, N. Y. Bo surc to wEasa plainly your name, address, azS name of booklet.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04

OO yOu AHVSAN
 to keep your letters to your hus. band free from all grouching and complaining-since you know exact- ly what you are letting yourself in for?
 DO you think that you will have as much respect for your husband even though he Is ar- able to support you for c period of time as though he were buying your clothes and paying your rent?
 Do you think that you have enough faith in your husband 20 that you will not be miserable wondering if he Is keeping his promise not to date2
 Do you think you can face the you poor dear" sympathy of your friends without feeling sorry for yourself?
 HELPING YOUR
 HUSBANDS MORALE
 Do you fully intend to do your utmost to keep up your hus- bands morale, instead of encour- aging him to feel that he is being victimized?
 Do you intend to spend the period during which you and your husband are separated in seeking to grow into the kind of person who will be even more compau- ionable to your husband, instead of getting into a rut because you can get by with drifting along?
 It would be foolish for a girl to attempt to make a long-dis- tance marriage work if she can't honestly say T do" to those ques- tions. Yet only superior type of girl could say T do" to all of those - and keep her self-made promises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04

mixture is brittle when tried in cold water, then set the pan containing the syrup in a larger pan of hot water. Good eating apples (wine- saps are especially good) should be cleaned thoroughly before the sy- rup is made. Insert a wooden skewer in the stem end of each ap- pie. Dip at once in the syrup and place to harden, blossom end down, on well buttered plates.
 e. How can the squeak in a bed Dc eliminated?
 A. If the squeak is in the springs, it is caused by metal surfaces rub ping together and the remedy is to spray the springs with Q light lu- brlcating oil or kerosene. If the squeak is in the wooden frame. pos slhly paper zialms in tho joints will tighten them enough Co elllninnte ksa@ unlNA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04

ChlOrinAGed Pod
 Is bathing in chlorinate6 p0Ce harmful to one with sinus? tNkfs & L.)
 Answer-Not more 30 than bath- ing in clean water. But one with sinusitis should not be- allowed co enter swimming pool used by other persons. Every one bathing or swim ming where other persons batE1e or swim should wear @ nose cup or plug the nostrils to prevent entrance of water, breathing through the mouth while in the water.
 You Asked for It
 We still hope to have c. doctor book by or Doc Brady some day. The appearance of the book might be announced in your column like this: You Asked For It and Here It Is." c. L)
 Answer--Why not save the nexS thousand clippings of this column and we'll remain good friends? Copyright, 1e4l, John E. bile Col
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ten. East exited with a low heart and the queen forced the ace.
 Won zedtwitz now took stock. He inferred from East's risky heart exit that he held no more diamonds. That placed West with four dia- monds originally, plus six spades and two hearts. Hence West could have no more than one club. So Von zedtwitz backed his conviction by cashing the queen of clubs, lead . ing the eight and letting 1t ride when East played low. When 1t won he claimed three more tricks with diamonds and clubs, making the contract.
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tons.
 DO you intend to turn thumbs down on even occasional dates, no matter how lonely you get7
 Do you realize that troubles and worries cans not be success fully shared in a ng . distance marriage, and that you must be prepared to shoulder your own troubles2
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Cream Pitchers to be extraordinarily pothoders by thousands of women-and know youu them
 Cocheted in quick stitch, the pitchers and looking and highly practical right inside the croheted when you are srasping the handle of cooking utel
 The rack on which the exactly 12 nSes Just crochet over an old wooden ruler a piece of stick
 Set makes grand inexpensive kitchen shower for bridge them in coos to match decorations trouble ct a to make heyoun have done while you're listening @ radio in the evening
 crocheng instructions
 attern No 6ao8) send 70 in CON- YOUR NAME e PATTERN NUMBER to Anna Cabot Waterbury lo8 Seventh Avas New xQzk cty 2 6s
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Of Interest to Women

e. Please tell me how to make the sugar-coated apples on stick" that are sold at fairs and carnivals.
 A. Caramelixe i-4 cup sugar and add 1 cup boiling water. When the caramel ha adissolved. add 2 cups Of nranuIated Eaear and teaspoou ef aNaAaA of tartar, Hnii nssIAi Alae
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Say we children young should have the privilege of Apr think and -withn the bounds of Che their fathers and mothers dress talk and be- without expressing their children should not endure dapproval golden between tns odfashioned of the modern parents Wise are the uarents whOc an strike the golden
 CAROLINE CHATFTELD.
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CAROLINE CHATTTELD.

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} MODERN MENUS
One Dish Puts Monday Meal
 On Even Keel

butter, 3 tablespoons red pepper, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons green pepper, finely chopped; 1 1-2 tea soopns grated onion, i-2 teaspoons salt, cup grated American cheese, 1 l-2 cups scalded milk, egg yolks well beaten; 3 egg whites, stiffly beaten.
 Cook. macaroni in large amount of boiling water, until tender. Drain. Combine bread crumbs, butter, red and green pepper, onion, salt, and cheese. Add milk. Pour over egg yolks, stirring well. Add nacaroni; then fold in egg whites. Pour into wel-greased casserole, set In pan of hot water, and bake in moderate oven (3500 degrees F) 1 hour, or until knife inserted comes out clean.
 LAMB EN CASSEROLE
 (Serves 6)
 One pound breast of lamb cut in small pieces, 1-2 cup sliced onion, l tablespoon butter, 1 cup boiling water, 1 cup carrots, 1 cup diced potatoes, 2 cups canned tomatoes, 1 l-2 teaspoons salt, IA teaspoon pep per, 3 tablespoons quick cooking tapioca, 6 to 8 unbaked baking pow der biscuits, rolled 1-4-inch thick
 Brown lamb and onion in butter; add water; then place in casserole Cover and bake in moderate oven (350 degrees F) hour, or until meat is tender. Add remaining veg etables and seasonings, cover and until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle tapioca over top and mix thorough ly. Place baking powder biscuits on top. Return to oven and bake 12 to IS minutes longer, or until biscuits are Drowned.
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Say I Do to These Questions Before Saying Yes to Draftee
BY RUTH MILLETT

The girl who is seriously consid- ering becoming the long-distance wife of draftee ought to be sure she can conscientiously say T do" to every one of the following queS-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
MONDAYS MENU

BREAKFAST: Sliced bananas, brown rice, cream, toast, coffee, milk.
 LUNCHEON: Baked mac- aroni, and cheese, radishes, ap- pie sauce. tea, milk.
 DINNER: Lamb en casserole with vegetables, assorted rolls, lettuce and cantaloupe salad, French dressing, chocolate cake, coffee, milk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
HE'S A NEW MAN

Wallace Ford, who plays 6 char acter role in "Blues in the Night" had to spend two hours in the make- up chair every morning befor ap- bearing on the set.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
Latest Styles
HozO To Keep WelI
By DIR. WILLIAM BRADY, MD.


  in CK eters xeovs@ answered fin this column No reply cg Madison Street. Chicago m
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
By ELEANOR RAGSDALE (NEA Service Staff Correspondent

(NEA Service Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Washington.-"This means YOUl"
 Such might we'll be the slogan of Mayor LaGuardia's Office of Civilian Defense. The OCD Is starting to get personal in its campaign to en- list every American in our home defense forces, according to Eloise Davison, the recently chosen assiset- ant director of the OCD.
 This doesn't mean that the mayor or Miss Davison or their newest OCD recruit, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, will write you heart- to-heart note saying, Dear Mrs Jones: We hear you aren't giving your family enough whole-wheat bread"
 But 1t does mean that the OCD's Bureau of Facts and Figures is working on regional data to tell each community home truths-through window posters and through local defense councils.
 For instance, you'll probably be seeing figures on just how many draftees from your neck-of-the- woods were rejected for bad teeth, poor posture, shaky nerves. These figures will be accompanied by sug- gesetions as to the kind of diet and health measures you can take to remedy or prevent such defects. MODERN
 PAUL REVERES
 "We've got to wake up even the remotest town and city to the emer- gency," says the blue-eyed, effi- cient Miss Davison. And she stresses the fact that building community health and services-nursing, day nurseries, recreation--is every bit as vital as training the protective air warden and fige-fighting forces.
 Eloise Davison has done her stint as home demonstration agent among the rural women of her native state of Ohio. SO she understands the farm picture pretty thoroughly She has also been director of the Home Institute of @ large New York city newspaper, so she's wise in the ways of the city dweller, too. In fact, she's about as up-to-the- minute in her knowledge of home economies as anyone in the cour1- try-with training at N. Y. US engineering school and experience as consultant for the National Electric Light association and T. V. As domestic electric service pro- gram.
 Whats more, friends point out that the highly trained home ecol-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
BY MRS. GAYNoR MADDOX
 NEA Service staff Writer

Plan to combine several toods Into one main dish for Monday dinner There's no trick quite so easy on the checkbook as well as the familys appetite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-04
''This Means You!' Says Assistant OCD Director, Starting Campaign To Swell Home Defense Forces

omist practices what she breaches. Her own households-whether her New York and washington apart- ments or her beloved remodeled farm house in Bedding, Corn.--re- fleet the efficiency of their mistress. Careful arrangement of sinks, stoves and closets is proof that she has taken to her heart her studies in time and motion"-i1o connection with Einstein-to make housework easy.
 A VERY
 LUCKY BREAK
 T never collect things-throw everything away" adds Miss Davi- son characteristically. She feels that she gains more than she loses by a ruthless weeding out of non- essentials. Whether her OCD meth ods will be as clean-cut as her home management she can't say yet-shes too new at the game to predict.
 She can predict one thing with enthusiasm, however. That's the important part No. l Volunteer, Eleanor Roosevelt, is going to play in her new role as fellow assistant director of the OCD.
 Recruiting Mrs Roosevelt for her daily 9 e. m. offlce.hour service is our luckiest break so far" smiles Eloise Davison.
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Caroline Chatfield
It All Depends On Whose OK Is GOred.
Says Today
Title Registered. U. s. Patent office

Since the world children have been growing up minds of their own palng el naren by implying they the children who once uug e nts ne omnent omnpotent have now discovered s' m parents are ordinary beings full Of faults @ t1 h but capable of being brought aore"S' VI w ~ knnur- -it-anY youngsters.
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T. mighty easy for brought children into the world ordered them around and otd ue early and think of herself as one who always give them offer criticisms but never receive them the crown wed the sceper She n o a this she her children But she cannot do through any power agne parenhood has bestowed
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MACARONI IMPERIAL

One cup uncooked macaroni broken in 1-inch pieces; 1-2 cup soft bread crumbs, IA cup melted
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WE, THE WOMEN.