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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-05-06
Yachisrnan
Saves Men
From Death
Paul Riggs Houls
TipsY Bootsrs Out
OF Boy 10 SoietY

Thanks 10 the klsrtnsss Of
kesn-eysd smsltsr workers
and the prompt action Of Paul
Riggs. . trio Of lnebriatsd
boaters escaped drowning In
the harbor Saturday evening.
Fishing from = ru~bost rented
fiom the foint Defiancs bostheass.
three unidentified men dsflsd nsn-
teal dsoornm In favor n bolster
Gus tipping and In the process
eapriEed their skiff near the smell.
ter alag dump.
NeaFks werkmes WITNESSED
ne accident and frasflusliy
fessed their locomotive whistle.
hoping 10 sttsses help - the
sccne
Paul Riggs. salesman for stand
and Brands on weekdays and cap
tain az the cruiser picarnon fl
ell other times. thersupon lmmedl.
atsly put n from the middle 81
the hay.
- dldn't knew What had
happened and esaldsr - any
heas.- he said sfferward. nut
the~e whistles sure sounded
IKE bn.ine~si"
Upon arrival. ths three victims
none ~ whom could swim were
found struggling IN ths water
while their hat slowly sank BE-
yond reach. An we're hauled
aboard the psesroon ana given
first aid
The trio refused b. dsselas< their
Identities. Their beat was lotsr
salvaged and lowed 10 safety.
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Young BieYelisi Dies
After Being Hill by Car

CENTHALIA-Harold Be . ..
II. was fatally injured sunday
xlhsn ar automobals struck his
bicycle.
The driver. Gladys Pressy. vss
nof hsld. BEERS death marked
centrailss third traffic fatality
slacs 1s91.
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B0eTON = Germany msIn-
talned Antarctic naval repair
shops 1t Deception fsIsnd
harbor-only 600 miles from
South America - until they
wers blown up = few Months
ago. II was reported when
members Of the United States
Antarctic expedition arrived
here Monday.
p~eeption Island IL . velesnt<
formation near ne nouth sheti.nd
islands. sssth - Caps tfara. Thsrs
u q dep lsks - N lslsnd. whleb
slso has not Servings
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who ws< smanz 30 rsfscns 80
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hls sxpedlflor aboard to saossv-
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Fl. Lewis Soldiers
Hurt in Auto Crash

VANCOUVER. Wash II
Hugh WEIGH. Is. 15th Coast Ar
tiIlery. and Wesley A. Smith. 20,
pharmacist. both Fl Lewis, Wash.
were In the army hospital here
Monday a. a result u = Sunday
morning three-csr crash IN Port
land.
1t. Welch sustained chest snc
hand injuries, and Smith vas SUI
ferinE from injuries u his bach
and foot.
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The Belfast attack started rag
ing fires that brought Fire fire
units across the North Ireland
frontier to the aid Of the city. The
action inspired a wave Of good
feeling between northern and
southern Ireland such as residents
had never known in the long, Bit
ter history Of the two parts OF the
country.
In Iraq the British were moving
forcefully to win control Of that
vital middle eastern area. London
reported heavy air attacks on
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
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Mayor Harry p Cain New n
from Washington. d. c. Monday,
arriving just IN time 10 attend >
msstinE - the eity council. bring
with him oral hack pats Tar Usih-
ties Commissioner n ID o'Nsii and
= mindful u pertinent information
gathered IN the nations capitol
Ne praised o'Nsil. as well - his
engineers Light Superintendent
vsrn Kent. and J. v. Consvsr--
for their vork in reaching = hsF-
nonloas understanding with fed
srai Officials on Taeoma's proposed
tiI .00o. 900 power project Said
Cain
There was SONS doubt On the
part of Secretary - Interior bsr-
old Ickss and hls snginssrf a. n
Tacoma attitude toward federal
power. wh~n IL ~ss explained that
Taeomas only purpose in building
new plant wss ~ supplement
federal power. ths federal men
came over 10 our ssds-
The assumption baek thsrs.
however Cain continued. "a that
this power project should have
been aons TWO Or three years ago.
that the big question nav 10 how
tina city viii 70 about getting ths
nsesnsary materials 10 eomplsf<
thu 700. In effect. 80 we're told
Your IDEA IL fine. couldn't - bsts
Ter. us up 10 you boys 70 find the
means u going ahead
Have FIns chsses
'-Taeoms has al equal ehancs
With eli the other cities ~ ne y.
4 10 get things accomplished
Wen 70 shsad and zee shat ne
shaH zee. Thsrss no reason Why.
Ia this nstionsi emergency. that
~s should 1llst at stiil and % moth
ing
Cain sid the Tacoma delegation
waa brought bsfors Iekss and ma
snginesrs ~ Sen. Homer 7 Bone
ard that Iekss had given them an
extremely cordial hearing.
Arrsagss fee Deiisery
with the proposed proJset clear
- .p. o1ssi neat mads arrange
nsnt for the delivery u approx
nAtsly $50 600 worth Of condenser
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|Snow-Clogged
Naches Pass
Now Open

ot.yMrrA Ths stats highway
department radio repsrted II
snow-eloTHed Hschns ps.s high
wsy wss open TOE travel Monday
after . srofs NJ cars had h<en
stuck ~ the summit over ths week
end ~ ssowdrifts and ley roads.
Snow and les nn ne roadway
maks@ chains necessary from The
summit 10 five miles vest. Nia<
lachss ~ new snow fell the isst
"a hours. but three ~aowpiosss
from Crystal creek ard Ledsspcis
camp highway stations kept Ne
road cleared.
state ratrnlm<n psis Gray -
ported fram The ps.s naalsy thzt
N ears which I'D hssn stalled -
ths icy going had bsen pulled cut
and sent On their way.
So
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son FOR PUBLISHER

SEATTLE - A son was born
Monday in Swedish hospital 10
Mrs. John Jessup. wife Of the
editor Of the Bremerton News
sesrchlikht The baby weighed
i've pounds, six ounces.
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The War
In Brief
BY UNITED PRESS

LONDON: British report direct
hits on scharnhorst and Gneisenau
at Brest: Belfast and Liverpool
heavily bombed; Raj attacks mil
itsry detectives at Baghdad. key
points at Basra seized, Habbaniya
airdrome holds out: believe Adolf
Hitler has lost confidence in early
war victory.
BERLIN: Hitler indicates war
may nun into 1912, denies threat
TO United States: high command
reports repulse Of British counter
attacks At Tobruk. claims $1,000
tons Of shipping sunk In British
waters. heavy damage at Belfast
including airpIsne works and
Yickers-Anmstrong wharf.
BELFAST; Terrific air raid or
Belfast. casualties probably higher
than 500; Fire fire fighters rush
70 northern Irelsnd's aid; Dublin
arrsnges relief and refuge for
homeless: goodwill between south
and north Ireland hits unprece-
dented high
CAIROs Dust storms iunnobllixe
fighting In desert, Tobruk resists
strongly.
TOKYO: Foreign Minister Yo-
Euks hstsuoks suggests President
Roosevelt or Secretary q State
cordel Hull come N Tokyo rather
than that he Wait Warrington.
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DIS N OBsCURTTY

sEATTLE - Riza KuH Mira
refugee artist VINO claimed 70 -
prince Of Persia and heir % the
throne Of Iran. died In ooseurfty
here hts Sunday.
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THE WAR TODAY

Great Britain and Germany fought the air from North
Ireland to the Mediterranean and the Near East Monday
Royal air force bombers raded the raqi capital and
the uftwaffe again heavily pounded Belfast
In the Near East British imperals still fight
ing lraqi troops but details meager and develop
ments were confused by many conflicting reports.
hundreds of bombs dropped the
destroying workshops building
artillery
troops
points definite indication whether
Britain fields before the
in.
Mediterranean RIA reported that
fighter planes bombers
attack a
while
by antiaircraft
British attacking the Benna
enemy troop
military
besieged British forces interrupted by a
In Europe Raj bombers again made raid the French
Atlantic attacking St Nazaire
on battleships Scharnhorst
Another big on and
Merseyside for the fourth successive night.
Aided by briance
into action German bombes
reported shot down. bringing nights to
British night fighters
German airdromes Northern to
planes departing and arriving bombing trips
The pattern of the
the weight bombing against vital
shipping
funnel
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Air War RACES From North
Ireland to Mediterranean;
Baghdad Severely Bombed
Brillionce Of Moon Is Aid to Both
Axis and Allied Roiders: Iroqs
Close In on HdbboniYo Airdrome
BULLETINS

kTAAsUL-rURkisH FOREIGN MINISTER sukRu sAsAcocLU
WAS REPORTED TONIGHT TO NAVE oFFEREp stRvlcts NJ
AIpiATlhe TVS sRITisH-RAo DISPUTE.
BEIRUT, syrs-toq eIaiwsd MsrSsy mot British
he'd killing ~ end
reported shot lndsn in res he'd deserted the Bfih
cAlso-nupolr EAST HrAoouAsrtss MONDAY REPORTED
THAT coUkrER-ATTAcks HAD sRoktk UP AXIS
PREPARATIONS ASSAULT UPON eEsE6Ep ToBRuk
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CAIRO: Dust storms insrnobilize
fighting In desert, TObruk resists
strongly.
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Win the proposed proJset clear
81 up. O,ssll neat mads arrange
nsnt for the delivery u approx
mAtsIy $50 600 worth Of condenser
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-10

Lesis c. Kleins, Eststs--Sale sf nsss
Estate-Apsia 81, 1871.
State OF Michigan. The Probate Court
for the County of Macomb.
Al Q session Of said Court. held at the
Probate Office In the City Of Mt. Glenn
ems, In said County. on the 35th day Of
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AND WHEREAS. Q certified COPY Of
said application has been served upon
VIM. Wurzel County Drain Commits
sioner Of the County Of 81. Clair. County
Drain Commissioners Of the County Of
Macomb. and the Commissioner Of Agri-
culture. and notice Of the receipt Of
said application has been served upon
the County Clerks and the Chairmen
of the Boards Of Supervisors Of the
Counties Of Macomb and ST. Clair by
George T. Smith. County Drain Com
missioner Of the County Of Macomb.
AND WHEREAS. the Chairmen OF the
Boards Of Supervisors Of the Counties Of
Macomb and 81. Clair have appointed
Otto Hiliock. Guy reeple. Edgar Crib
bins. Chas. Stable. Prank Biehl and
Fred Breitmeyer. Jr. rs members of
the Drainage Board for said drainage
district.
NOW THEREFORE, in accordance
with Act No. SIG. p. A. 1929. rs amend
ed by Act No. 3is. p. A. 1929 and Act
No. l2l. p. A. 1881. . meeting of the
Drainage Board OF said drainage dis
trict will be held NJ the residence of
Raymond DeBuck In the SEA- Of Sec. -
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vocuugn Cisones Spscio;
Ne YIN cssan - gsuoss ases1, nsaa1
nsv - - bs1t. - - n sueo0 ougo
cnanplsss sssvsee ~ say masa.
ND LaCH0U 0Al1D = oGDVlCD
On svsn1nm pnons ~ 6. -
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Fights
Last Might

BALTIMORE - Leo Kodak,
l34, Chicago, outpointed slugger
White, l34, New York (10).
TAMPA, Fla.-Henry Cooper,
1872, New Haven, outpointed
Marty Clark, 189, Macdill Field,
(10).
PERTH AMBOY, N.J.-Ernie
Vigh, l57, Newburgh, NH,
stopped Larry KellLn l55, New
York (3).
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- = - - 49,
n = oslSpo6 - 0{ = =
= hssshy ssss'nAe IA ~ IL;
Il rmsh. - -
notice thsssef - etgo9 II - .
Of . eoDy - ~ eso8s - "a
ce0ive woe1gs pBoxtono - ks1of y
hearing. y IL 0u1y II 49, Y "a
nswspepsf prhtsd nd'sseu
County. rs "a ~ Xst.kff.
Jn1oe - ~
ELEANoR1 vAL0gToW1cx ~. .8s
Deputy Rsgistsf 81 Ysehgea. Il x : y !:
Mar. -. AvEu = 1o<1
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Downs U. S. Approved Chicks

ORDER YOUR BABY chicks today from
one ot Michigan's oldest haschsrtee n
business rs years rrapnestsd Leshorns
for 10 ~ n White Leshorn. 6arrrd Rock.
White Rock and New Hampshire chicks
Phone orders collect n you wish 8exed
bullets and cockerels Get ouI prices and
free folder Visitors welcome. Downs
Poultry Farm. Phone 260-J. Romeo n No
g.
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+. DUBUQUE, April 10 Bert
Lesak, an Indian from Meta
Katla, Alaska, will captain the
Dubuque University basketball
team next season.
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HOME BULBS on COU83
CHICAGO. April lo--Weoeern
Confsrence basksthall ties N
scored On average q AL points
st home end 3e.3 a OGunOs
coustA Nc SIX eembina11nno ~
espo0d - - homa I'd ~ ~
60. = v8 80 49,
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$50 BARRED ROCKS. two weeks old. lie
each. $50 Road Island Reds. 50 Leg
horns. All straight run. Call after 8
pm. Roseville 1868. Apply 25638 Pack
ard, Roseville.
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H.l4 POULTRY
NEUHAUSER HATCHERY

8 now Matching Good Luck y. s. Ap-
proved chicks. Hatch out Monday end
Thursdays. each week. Brooders and
supplies and DR.. Salisbury's poultry
remedies on sale.
Telephone +04l Utica
Better still call In person. II you are
looking for quality we have IT,
Arthur Bruboker, Mgr.
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Legal Notices

NOTICE or MEETING OF DRAINAGE
BOARD
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that on
the Sth day of March A. d. iSli, an
application was filed with George T.
smith County Drain Commissioner Of
the County Of Macomb. asking for the
laying Out and Designating . Drainage
District for certain drain In the
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FARM EQUIPMENT

FOR SALE-McCormick-2 horse cult
vator. grain and corn binder and
spreader. Nearly new. 2 horses. and
IL yrs. Z colts. and yrs. Oats. Nor
man Haase. slS0 Card Road, mile
north French Road.
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FINANCIAL

Business Opportunities LII
BUSINESS OPPORTUNrTY-Co Connection
cry store and soda fountain, good To-
cation. will sacrifice. 70 No. Gratiot,
Mt. ClemenA
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In the rownship a Lsnsa. csunNy -
Macomb. On NE md day g Apg1l 4,
d. lSal. st 1000 c'elocl. II ~ 1Dfsnoon.
TO determine he prsetteahnin u -
NOW THEREFORE,. IN pssscns swn-
ing lands lisn1e = a aeSs,snsnt -
by said proposed drain, Of any muniei-
patty affected. are requested - -
present ct said nesting. u they -
desire.
Dated 1t Lansing. Michigan. this S5th
day OF March A. .. lo4l.
ELMER A. BEAMxR.
Commissioner of Agriculture.
BY JOHN HUDSON,
Deputy.
MON.-April TO-
STAR--April L.
Louis c. Kleine, Estate--SaIe 81 Real
~
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-12-19

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#yg
The weekly echo. (Meridian, Miss.) 1931-1942, 1941-12-19

GIVE THANKS UNTO THE
LORD; CALL UPON HIS NAME:
MAKE KNOWN HIS DEEDS A.
MONG THE PEOPLE. Ps. 1851.
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I was glad when they said
unto me, let us go into the house
Of the Lord. Ps. 122.
Praise We the Lord. o give
thanks unto the Lord; for He is
good: for His mercy endureth
forever. Ps. 106.
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He that dwelleth in the secret place
of the most high shall abide under
the shadow of the Almighty. Ps. Oil.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Opportunity Seized in Iran
Occupation by British and Russions Means
HitIers Lessons in Timing Now Are Appreciated

uncertain and of low capacity. Full
use will be made Of them as op-
portunity allows. but full depend
ence can be placed on none.
Under such circumstances, an ad-
ditional route, even though present.
ing difficulties of its own, Is GER
tain to prove Of very much value
and may make the difference be-
tween defeat and victory. Such a
route is offered by the Iranian rail-
way system.
The main line CTrans-I -Iranian
Railway runs from the Port of Ban
dar Abu Shehr, on the Persian Gulf,
to the capital, Teheran, and thence
to the Port of Bandar Shah on the
Caspian Sea. OF vital Importance,
and 50 far unnoticed in the news,
Is the line from Teheran to Tabriz,
the second city Of Persia. This con-
meets the Trans-Iranian with the
Russian railway system, which has
q branch line to TabrlZ.
This means that a direct rail line
from q water port on the
Persian Gulf to the interior of Rus
sia will be available, once the oc-
cupation OF Iran is completed or
the Iranian government has yielded
transit rights to the Allies. There
are. however, several flies in the
ointment.
One is the low capacity of the
gulf port Of Bandar Abu Shehr. Only
one ship can be handled at a time
alongside the single wharf. Rail
and cargo-handling facilities of the
port are limited. 1t will take time
and work and material to develop
them.
The Persian railways are standard
gauge, the Russian lines broad gauge.
This means transshipment of all
goods at Tabriz. The rail haul from
Tabriz into Russia is q long and
arduous one. The alternate route by
way of Bandar Shah and the Caspian
Sea to the Russian ports of Baku
and Astrakhan is made difficult by
the bad condition of the port of
Bandar Shah. where the sea has
receded, leaving the port works high
and dry. Again good deal of work
would be needed before the larger
Russian steamers of the Caspian
service could operate there. The
Russian Port of Krasnovodsk might
be used, with roundabout access to
the Ural region by way Of the Oren-
burg and Turk-Sib railways; but
instead Of Caspian service, access
to these lines might be had by truck
through the Iranian province of
Meshed.
There are thus a number OF routes
available, once free transit through
Iranian territory is arranged for.
Copyright. Ip4I' Nev York Tr1bunAr Iuc G
Evening star., 1941-08-28
This Changing World
Stote Department, Reluctant to Antosonze Viehy,
Looks WuriIy at De GuuIIe's Offer Of Buses

having anything to do with Do
Gaulle or mis- representatives
officially. Unofhcially, Of course,
the representatives of the Free
France movement are seen by
officials and are courteously re-
ceived. But they are always ac-
companied by q British official.
This is q diplomatic indication
that we know them only as Brit
aims proteges. Whatever war
material is sent to the Free
French forces is cleared through
Britain.
Aid Discussions Dropped.
During the last few weeks,
there were discussions about
giving direct help to De Gaulle.
These discussions were started
when it appeared that Vichy was
going to sign a complete surren-
der to the Reich. Since such an
agreement has not been signed
(ofncially at leasD the matter Of
direct and official assistance to
the Free French has been tempo
rarily dropped.
Now the generals statement.
in quotations, that he has offered
the United States the use Of the
Guinea Gulf bases has created
a natural stir. Questions are
being asked why We don't accept
the offer. An explanation that
Vichy may not like it is hardly
acceptable to the public at large,
which does not care a straw what
Vichy likes or does not like.
1t appears that the Navy would
like to have the bases which De
Gaulle is offering gratuitously.
This offer is said to have been
known by the Navy Department
for some time. In spite of the
Evening star., 1941-08-28
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

by CONSIANIlNE BhOWN,
Surprise was expressed yester-
day in some diplomatic quarters
on the State Departments lack
of knowledge Of the De Gaulle
proposals to allow the United
States naval and air arms to
use the Free French bases in
West Africa in the Gulf Of
Guinea. According to these dip
lomatic sources the De Gaulle
representatives several times
have approached Government
departments other than the State
Department, with the suggestion
that the United States take over
these bases in order to provide a
protection against a Nazi coup at
Dakar. The question is said to
have been broached sometime
after the failure of De Gaulle
himself to take Dakar.
Evening star., 1941-08-28

onicial statement from Vichy
that not a single German is at
present at Dakar or in any port
in West Africa, there is a strong
feeling among military men In
Washington that German forces
may appear almost overnight
when Berlin thinks that the time
has come to take over Dakar.
1t is inconceivable that the Nazis,
who so far have broken every
known pledge they have given
the vanquished nations and their
former friends-as is the case
of the U. S. s. R.-will hesitate
to occupy Dakar should they de-
eide the time has come for such
action. The French admit frank
ly that they have no means Of
defending the city against Ger
many. The Axis has enough
forces in the Spanish Morocco to
: swoop down on Dakaro without
dWeygand being able to- ofier'th
slightest resistance-even If We
were to assume the sincerity Of
in3 stayemeelsy thak hfTillies
fend Africa against all.
Neither the United States nor
Great Britain has at present the
necessary force to occupy that
important French base. But the
ports offered us by De Gaulle
could be made into Satisfactory
naval and air bases to worry the
Germans when they decide the
time is ripe to establish them
selves on the western coast Of
Africa.
Evening star., 1941-08-28

had the advant- MAJ. G. Fielding Eliot.
age in point Of time. Nothing
would have been more stupid or
perhaps suicidal than to wait, as
in the past 50 often has been the
case, until the Germans were ready
and then be compelled to attempt
at great cost action which could be
easily successful if taken in time.
1t would appear, at long last, that
the bitter lessons Adolf Hitler has
read the world as to the value Of
the golden moment are being ap-
preciated.
The reasons for the strategical
Importance of Iran are several.
Probably the most compelling at
this time is the problem Of sup
plying Russia. This was q serious
problem in the last war, during the
period when Russia was one of the
Allied powers.
The ports on the Arctic Ocean
are difdcult Of access; the railway
to Murmansk Is vulnerable to at
tack from Finland; Archangel is
icebound during the winter, which
is now approaching. The Black Sea
ports can be reached only through
the Dardanelles, and even were the
Turkish Government inclined to al
low free passage Of the Straits, this
action would doubtless be a signal
for German offensive against Eu-
ropean Turkey. with which Turkey
might not be able to deal effectively,
and which the Ankara Government
seems unlikely to wish to precipitate.
The Pacific ports, Vladivostok and
Nikolaiev, are far away, and a long
rail haul across Siberia is involved.
This is nevertheless the best means
now available for sending supplies
to Russia. Its value is impaired by
the uncertain attitude of Japan,
which commands all maritime access
to the Russian Pacific ports.
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