Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1941-07-17

tiny drops as do present devices.
Tests have indicated that the new
device will double the flying range
of planes. Flying fortresses with a
range of 1000 miles, when equip
ped with the new device would be
able to fly four tons of bombs from
New York to0Germany and return
without stopping. The recently test
ed 80 ton Biz Douglas bomber has
a range of $500 miles. With the
new fuel injector, this plane could
fly nonstop round trip with IL
tons of bombs from California to
Toxic, Japan.
New Landing Gear
Americas outstanding inventor
and designer of military equipment,
John w. Christie, is the inventor OF
the second device. Some time ago,
Christie invented tank capable OF
speeds as high as 80 miles per hour
over rough ground. 1t is now pro-
posed to use the same carriage
mechanism as landing gear for
planes SO that the necessity OF
smooth landing fields for military
operations will be eliminated.
With this new landing gear, even
though landing fields are destroyed
planes will still be able to land
safely and get back into the air
Hitler's airmen have contributed
largely to German successes by de-
stroying airfields thus making it i'm
possible for enemy planes to take
off or land without cracking-up
The Christie device will make al
most any field landing field.
HitIer's Motives
With the war between Russia
and Germany rounding out it's first
month and the Red army more sue
cessful than anticipated, Hitler may
! find himself in the predicament OF
the hunter who shouted Il have
caught a bear but he will not let me
60"
Many are wondering why Hitler
grabbed the Russian bears tail al
this time. 1t now appears obvious
that the German-Russian friend
ship was one of convenience for ap-
pearance and that while Hitler and
Stain were shaking hands, each had
a knife behind his back awaiting the
time to catch the other at disad
vantage Practically the entire time
| since the Russo-German agreement
was reached, vast German manpow-
er and equipment has been kept sta
toned opposite the Russian bor-
der and the Russians have likewise
kept millions of men stationed op-
posite the German border.
Hitler's motive for attack was
likely one or a combination of three
reasons First, it may have been
imperative that he secure needed
grain and oil which Russia had fail
ed to furnish. Or, with Russia de-
feated and all Europe under his
control, Hitler may have believed
that he could then present himseli
as a man of peace and accomplish
Munich of 1871 or suit his fancy
and thus have a breathing spell td
consolidate his conquests. Or, final
ly, he may have desired to extend
his operations into Asia minor and
Africa but feared to divert his arm.
les from the Russian border because
Russia might strike when sufficient
manpower was withdrawn from
Germany and scattered over vas1
areas hundreds of miles away.
Propaganda Artists
To read the war announcements
of the Russian and German war OF
fees, it would appear that each i!
giving the other a bloody beating
| However, Hitler is one up on Stalll
! in propaganda. After Hitler's ap
peal to the world that he is fight
| ing to save the world from th'
| bloody monster of communism, al
/ that is needed to make the propa
ganda picture complete is an appea
to the world by Stain that he is
"fighting to save the world from
the bloody monster of Nazism."
Panama vulnerable
Military authorities frankly ad
nit that it is impossible to defen"
the Panama Canal against possible
destruction. The only question i
whether the invad 2r would be will
ing t. pay the terrific price 20 ae-
complish the stoppage of traffic
through the link from the Atlantic
to the Pacific.
Should Britain be defeated and
her navy destroyed, the sizeable
Axis minorities in South America
would undoubtedly become active
If they were successful in gaining
control of a single country, Hitler
would have perfect base from
which to carry on his activities
Once Hitler became established with
sufficient air power and if he were
willing to gamble heavily, it is
likely that he could close the canal
by bombing. Our best defenses are
the new air bases being established
in the Atlantic and the Caribbean.
AS further precaution, all night
traffic through the canal was re-
Gently prohibited.