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Evening star., 1942-10-11

hundreds of thousands of men there
every month. The japanese are as nu-
merous as the Germans, but, their losses
are comparatively few. Their principal
drawback in raw materials, and the small
territory of their islands does not permit
them to develop the same production
capacity as the Nazis, who have the bulk
of industrial Europe under their boot
We hear great deal about the danger
of Hitler consolidating the peoples of
Europe under the Nazi wing Nobody
however, says much about the danger of
the Japanese consolidating the Malay
slams, the Chinese and possibly the
Indians under the new order in the
Orient.
The Asiatic population, which may be
forced under japanese domination, is
close to billion. Is that mass of people
less dangerous to the United States, the
British Empire and the world in general
than consolidated Europe?
We do not know whether it is possible
to consolidate the many nationalities of
Europe for any length OF time. 1t has
been tried and has invariably failed.
Even regional alliances for self-defense
have not succeeded. We have only to
look back a few years to see what hap
pened to the Little Entente and the
Balkan bloc to realize how difficult it is
for the European nations to get together.
Napoleon tried coercion and ended q
broken man. a prisoner at st. Helena.
The strategy of a war like the present
one, in which we stand chance of de-
feat unless we abandon, at least tempo
rarily, all ideologies and League of Ma
tions" thoughts, must be one of stark
realism.
Our armed forces are getting more and
more prepared every day. Their training
is being perfected, the weapons with
which they will fight are coming from
the assembly lines with greater speed,
and soldiers. sailors and flyers are aching
for good fight.
Militarily an all-out attack on the Jap
anese is considered far better gamble
than any attack on Europe could be-
From the point of view of the future the
New World-which includes the British
Empires more important than Eu-
rope. This, one of Britains greatest
statesmen, Benjamin Disrael, saw
clearly 80 years ago.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Sweden, in the Middle, Ready to Fight
Unofroid of Nozi Sober-RottIing
By John Grover.

Recent events in Sweden, plus German
sabre-rattling directed at the Swedes,
are making strategists resurvey the po-
tential Of the only neutral left Of the
Scandinavian nations.
Sweden has said she will fight invading
forces, either Axis or Allied There is
little doubt she will. The Swedish Army
numbers 5000 troops under arms. Re-
serves are in training along with the
regulars, who have been on maneuvers
for months.
The Swedish Navy is built around three
armored cruisers, relatively small but
mounting 11-inch guns. A feet Of fast
destroyers and submarines makes 1t
formidable force In the Baltic.
The army and navy are supplied by q
munitions industry that is small but
model of quality production. Bofors guns
and other Swedish lethal manufactures
are tops in their field
Traitors Purged.
That's what any invader faces, plus
the fact that the Swedes are on the
alert, have purged their military of pos
sible Quislings and cannot be surprised.
Sweden Is completely surrounded by
Axis or Axis dominated territory Therein
lies her military strength and weakness.
While vulnerable to Axis attack, she Is
also in position to deal damaging
blows to Axis industry and is in the rear
of all the Axis fronts in the north.
Sweden is not so vulnerable to Allied
invasion. 1t would be necessary for the
Allies to push through Norway or Fin
land before touching Swedish soil. Al
lied invasion is secondary possibility.
But as an ally of the United Nations,
Sweden would be a military trump of
great value. Unless Germany could oc-
cupy Sweden in an overnight surpise ac-
tion-highly unlikely with the suspicious
Swedes on 24-hour alert-it would be
military suicide to provoke Sweden and
push her into the Allied camp.
A Serious Threat.
With strategic Sweden as base, easily
garrisoned by air from England, what
the Allies could do to the Axis in Nor
way, Finland and the industrial con-
centrations on the Baltic ittoral would
be strictly wonderful from an Allied
viewpoint.
Southern Sweden is within minutes by
air of Hamburg, Stettin and other Ger
man production centers. Now the Allies
must use their long-range bombers to
fly the round trip, but with Swedish
Evening star., 1942-10-11

cease fighting. But Europe has not been
able to resist wars. ..:.---
The responsibility for war can be
argued pro and con till doomsday. The
truth is that from the days of Napoleon
and even earlier-until the advent to
power of Adolf Hitler, the States of
Europe have borne collective guilt for
its wars.
Britain's wars in the last $50 years
have for the most part been imperialistic,
aimed at conquering new colonies from
Backward peoples and exploiting their
riches. She was dragged into the Napo-
leonic wars, into the Crimean expedi-
ton and into World War I by her desire
to maintain balance of power on the
Continent so that no other nation would
become strong enough to challenge her
empire.
Britain's colonial expeditions are not
considerably democratic standards to-
day-as strictly ethical, but ethics in
politics changes with the times and is
relative, according to the standards of
each age If, for instance, India had
not been brought within the British En-
pire she would not today be ripe for
self-rule and would still be under the
exploitation of the tyrannical Indian
princes.
Dipsomaniars can be treated and once
in while appear cured, but often the
cure does not last long. They often suffer
relapses into their former craving and
in, vuprfh1occvoocc
seems to be the case with Europe She
has been fighting so hard for so many
years that it Is doubtful much can be
done for her.
Body of Europe Exhausted.
The body of Europe is practically ex-
hausted. Millions of men have already
died in this war and millions more will
die before the holocaust passes. Starva-
ton hovers over all parts of the conti-
nent, and this is only the third year Of
the war. The American press naturally
plays up the important war news and
scant space is devoted to the horrible
tragedy which is now taking place in
Nazi-occupied territories such as Poland,
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piles who are going to suffer most this
winter.
The Greek nation is on the point of
extinction So are the 100000 Rus
slams in the territories occupied by the
Nazis and some 10000, 900 Poles BY some
miracle pestilence has not yet broken out,
but there is a great probability that
within year or so the whole continent
will suffer from inevitable disease caused
by starvation and privation.
The greatest tragedy history has ever
recorded Is likely to occur in Europe.
| From humanitarian point of view we
ought to do everything in our power to
relieve the situation. But If we, who are
| also involved in life and death strug-
gle, do not start looking after the real
interests of the American people-whose
interests in the future will be regarded
as the interests Of the entire civilized
world-we may not be able to play the
role of good Samaritan
| All our enemies are No. enemies. To
| say that Hitler is worse than Hirohito or
that Hirohito is worse than Hitler Is to
ignore the fact that each IS 4 mortal
enemy of the United States and its peo-
| pie. Enemies are enemies and must be
classified together and disposed of as
| best we can and as speedily as possible,
Hitler occupies Europe, but he is losing
Evening star., 1942-10-11
New Lifeline to China Needed
Real Offensive Against Japanese Waits on New
Route to Bring Urgent Supplies
By Dan De Luce.
Wide World.

China keeps on fighting a war with
CUTS and gumption"-as one admiring
American Army officer phrased it-de-
spite the fact that her troops literally
have to make their own bullets and her
civilians endure nightmare economy of
scarcity.
An ordinary japanese infantry regi-
ment, it's computed, has nearly 300 per
cent more flrepower than any elite regi-
ment under Generalissimo Chang Kai-
sheks command. Japanese artillery
often fights completely unchallenged.
There are few counter battery duels. The
Chinese simply haven't got the guns.
AS long as Burma road existed, China
had lively hopes of eventually equipping
her millions of young soldiers with mod
ern arms. But the old Burma road has
become a japanese asset.
A small hard-working fleet of Ameri-
can cargo planes flies few tons of sup
plies daily from India, over the eastern
spurs of the Himalayas. But they can't
be expected to outfit a Chinese army
Their job of carrying fuel, ammunition
craft in China is huge in itself
New Land Route Needed.
Chinese frankly say that until another
land route connects China with the out
side world, Allied nations hardly can
expect China to acquire real offensive
punch.
Chinese regard that the winning back
of Burma is requirement number one for
ending China's discouraging role of her
NIT. The British agree If Gen. Sir
Archibald Percival Wavell had his wish,
he would be leading the Indian Army in
a Burma campaign today. But he has
said that he, too, is on "the wrong end
of the supply line
Geographically, Burma was much cas-
Ter for the japanese to invade from the
east than it is now for the British from
the wet. Rangoon was figuratively a
hop-skip- and Jump from the initial Jap
anese base. Any invader must get RAN
COON in order to make Burma pay divi-
dends.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

The Chinese civilian, Tightening his
belt another notch, has many other
things to worry about besides Burma.
Chinese currency has been in tailspin,
in regard to its purchasing power. Com
modities are so scarce that prices are
fantastic. A Chinese dollar at the bank
is quoted at 1-20 of United States doll
lar Economists say it's power to pur-
chase locally produced goods is rela-
lively only 1-100 of United States doll
lar
A pre-war 12-cent chicken in Running
now costs the equivalent of So U. S. A.
pound of timed butter brings $3.50. A
tin of cigarettes is variously quoted at
from 81 to SIT. A quart of whisky is
worth $40 and hard to find. A rumor
spread that 53-gallon drum of Bur-
mese gasoline was still available. One
bidder offered l,400 U. S. He had diff
t1culty concluding the purchase.
China's New Life" movement, spon.
sored by the Kuomintang party with
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's full
support, strives to spartanize the life Of
the wealthier classes. so that every scrap
of China's resources will be sure to 20
into the war effort.
Thus the authorities have banned the
sale of ice cream, cold drinks and coffee
in humid Chungking, where tempera-
lures last summer fingered stifingly
above 100 degrees. A few "ice cream
speakeasies" opened-never more than
four. Foreigners also discovered one
coffee speakeasy." 1t was raided by DO
lice and patrons tossed their coveted
drinks out the window to get rid of the
evidence"
What Americans regard as necessities
tooth paste and razor blades, for ex-
ample-are rare luXuries in the Target
cities of free China The things that
can't be bought are legion.
Vigilant Chinese and Indian customs
officials have stamped out numerc-.s
smuggling rings that have tried to c.
rupt the air transport system between
China and India, to divert cargo space
for war supplies to items on which snug
glers could make fabulous profits. One
smuggler in Calcutta offered an Amer
ican Army pilot en- route to China in a
P-40 pursuit plane, ST 900 cash to carry
a 25-pound package to a friend" The
pilot promptly reported the incident.
Still Fight Spiritedly.
Recently Calcutta customs men frisked
a suspicious civilian trying to board a
China-bound airliner. They found $685.
600 worth of gold bullion. In China he
might have realized profit up to 1860
| per cent
Despite Axis propaganda that the
Chinese have been betrayed by their
Allies, despite the famine Of arms with
which to fight and of food and clothing
with which to live, despite the immediate
darkness of the wars outlook, Anglo-
American observers in China say the
nations will to resist is amazingly un-
diminished.
Chinese look back on the Toxic air
raid as harbinger OF the new style of
war to come. They idolize Brig. Gen.
Claire L. Chennault and his American
bomber and fighter pilots. They trust
1t Gen. Joseph w. Stilwen to plead
their case incisively with the United Ma
| tions' high command.
The Chinese, however, are admittedly
fed up with promises. They assert they
will do their part, Notwithstanding. They
will be in there fighting, no matter how
long they have to wait for further help.
! But the sooner help comes. the better.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

bases. they could shuttle back and forth
with three or four loads a night.
The Swedish land forces are within so
miles of the Norwegian coast on the
panhandle at Trondheim. 1t wouldn't
help Germany to have her occupation
forces in Norway cut in two. From
Swedish bases, planes could wipe out the
Nazi bases at Trondheim, Narvik, North
Cape and Varanger ford which have
bedeviled Russian bound conveys 1
Likewise, it wouldn't take much, Of
demonstration from Sweden in the Nazi-
Finnish rear to destroy the threat to the
Murmansk railway which carries Russ
supplies south after they've been landed.
Plus all that, Sweden in the enemy
camp would deprive Germany of millions,
OF tons of the rich iron ores which regu-
larly move to the industrial centers IN
Germany. Germany also gets much
pulpwood for her ersatz manufactures
from Sweden.
Odds With Allies.
Within the last fortnight, the Swedish
people went to the polls and threw out
the miniscule Nazi party representation
bodily. At the same time, Communist
candidates made extensive gains. It's
indicative of the temper of the Swedish
people. 1t made German propagandists
squawk to high heaven. So far, the
Swedes haven't scared bit.
It's almost too much to hope that the
German threats against Sweden will be
implemented by Nazi invasion. That
would make Sweden an ally, with her
invaluable strategic position in the rear
of the Nazi fronts available for United
Nations use. 1t would open Northern
Germany to shuttle bombing attack.
In short, it would give the Allies a
French coast" to harass Germany from
close at hand, duplicating the advantages
Germany enjoys now in possessing the
French coast
1t doesn't seem likely that the Nazis
would make such a mistake. However,
there's always Russia to prove that the
Nals do make military mistakes.
| Sum up the situation this way: Sweden
has little to fear from Allied invasion,
because the Allies can't get at Sweden.
| The Nazis could, but they risk the whole
| north unless they can pull off coup to
| gain absolute control of Sweden in mini
| mum time. Otherwise, the United Nations
| gain a potent ally with MOTTO -be-dis-
| counted army and navy, and the strong
est central position in the Nazi- dominated
] northland.
Evening star., 1942-10-11

WV AedVy. Already Germans nave
paid 100000 lives on account.
This week Hitler announced a
change of tactics. Tanks and in
fantry would be withdrawn. Instead
the heaviest caliber artillery of the
German Army would be brought up
to blast Stalingrad some more from
a safe distance before other troops
were wasted in street fighting.
So Stalingrad, Germany's major
1912 objective, stands, barrier
against a secure winter for the in
vaders, symbol Of Russian deter
mination
Not that Hitler was overcome by
sentiment over the deaths of his
soldiers. He needs them in another
theater, the Caucasus, where victory
is just as important as at Stalingrad.
Many probably will be shifted there.
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Russians Take Heavy Toll Songrod Another Verd Holds
Americas Forty-Fourth Week of War
N62d Week of World War I'D
By Thomas r. Henry.

X
The defense stalngrad
OF history.
Inc naming torch Verdun
RECORD OF fighting
are what left OF the
Volga.
Two weeks saingad
German infantry
rounded into ubble Russian soldiers civilians making
fight against insuperabe
lhn the tide stood STILL
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Pacific Front

Hidden in the sWirling fog, Japanese
troops have remained for four months
on territory of the United States in
North America-the desolate Kiska
Island in the Eastern Aleu-
Americons tians.
Close in They have been fairly
secure, because of the
blanketing fog and the long distance
from the nearest American naval base
at Dutch Harbor. This week, however,
the. position became one of constant
peril to the estimated 10000 men landed
there. The United States had estab-
lished an air base on one of the An
dreanof Islands, halfway between Kiska
and Dutch Harbor, thus reducing to
about 80 minutes the flying distance
for bombers.
A series of successful raids was re-
ported. The invaders of Kiska can be
kept under almost constant fire. Their
camp and seaplane base has been dam
aged. Five seaplanes have been shot
down. In the last raid about Is tons
of bombs were dropped.
Az LIE Sdluc GllIlc, IL Was
the japanese apparently have aban-
doned as toeholds two big clumps of rock
sticking out of the sea west of Kiska-
Attu and Agattu Islands. 1t was diff
cult to understand why the enemy
bothered with them anyway since they
we're unfit for air bases.
The object of japanese occupation of
Kiska has been much discussed 1t may
be chiefly psychological. The Aleutian
outpost may have been intended as a
foothold for an invasion of Alaska which
would have put the Pacific coasts of the
United States and Canada in continuous
danger of raids.
Whatever the intent, the cost has
been heavy. Up to date, the Navy re-
ports, 38 japanese ships have been sunk
or damaged Now, it is likely, the foe
soon will find the position too hot to
hold
The mystery thriller of the Pacific
war is being enacted in the mist
shrouded, jungle-covered, reptile-in-
Tested Owen Stanley Mountains north
of the Allied base at
Many Decd Port Moresby in South
In Mystery ern New Guinea.
Two weeks ago the
Japanese were making rapid advances
through the dank Efogi Gap. Austria
lians counterattacked and advanced
only to find that the foe had disappeared
as If the jungle had swallowed them
Along the trails were many corpses
showing no signs of wounds nor OF
undue hardship. Although hard-pressed
the enemy had suffered no reverse which
would have forced headlong retreat.
There can be little doubt that the
abandonment of the campaign was vol
untary-but why was it attempted if 1t
was to be given up so easily? And what
killed the soldiers?
in the two-month long battle to recap
ture the vital Guadalcanal airport, now
in the hands of United States Marines
In the face of the severest sort OF
straflng enemy reinforcements were
landed. To date it has cost Toxic FAC
planes shot down and 80 ships, including
a heavy cruiser, sunk or damaged.
Americans staged an unexpected
counterblow $50 miles northwestward
Just south of Bougainville Island. when
they smashed or sunk five ships, including
heavy cruiser and destroyer, brought
down eight planes, and bombed an air
field
Evening star., 1942-10-11
Biggest Roid
For Daytime

planes were lost. The next night the
target was the Ruhr rail center of Osna-
bruek, one of the most congested towns
In Europe. The shower of bombs lasted
for As minutes. It was the 42d time
Osnahruek has been raided.
On Friday the biggest force OF bolnoers
yet sent out In daylight-l00 american
ships accompanied by 500 Allied fighting
craft-bombed Lille in Northern France,
home Of big steel and locomotive works.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-13

BOYS odore them for school
weor-smort shirts in ton,
blue and green. Plain color
fobrics of fost color. Sizes
8 TO 10.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-13

Sturdy mode Of indigo blue
denim sonforized 50
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over oeoin without feor of
shrinking. High book style
overall, strong unbreokoble
buttons throughout.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-11-13

Regulation. full fit
ting, lightweight iockets.
Processed TO shed roin. But
ton fly front. Small. medi-
um, Ioroe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-20
Canton Ladies
AwardedStar,ps

Defense stamps were awarded a.
individual table prizes yesterday by
the Ladies' Auxiliary Of Canton I
r. Martin at its dessert bridge. Ms
Lillian johnson and Mrs. Martha
Cady were in charge of the party
which was held at Odd Fellows hall.
The door prize, a sampler, was do
mated by Mrs. Lillian johnson
Among the players were Mrs. Fred
Houghtaling. Mrs. William Dick
Mrs. William Hornbecker, Mrs.
George Hornbecker, Mrs. Harold K
Hadley, Mrs. George H. Manviile.
Mrs. Alfred Murtagh, Mrs. Harold E..
Manville, Mrs. Burrus Bradford,
Mrs. George Reed, Mrs. j. William
Gardner, Mrs. Ernest Faulkner, Mrs.
E. Logan, Mrs. Martha Watkins,
Mrs. C. Phillips, Mrs. E. T. Garrison
Eleanor Clyde johnson, Mrs Forrest
Ross, Mrs. Harry Bronson, Mrs
Thomas DenniSon, Mrs. Mary Code
roe, Mrs. Carl Loether, Mrs. James
Mcclure, Mrs. Theodore Kirsch, Mrs
Eric DeBarba, Mrs Alton K. Irwin.
Mrs. M. E. Kraft, Mrs. j. Mullaney,
Mrs. F. Wehinger, Mrs. J. Howe.
Mrs. David Dillon, Mrs. John
Kirschbaum, Mrs. r. c. Frink, Mrs.
c. Marggraff
Mrs. Frances l.. Owens, Mrs. Cora
Kanny, Mrs. Lettie Flood, Mrs. Mae.
Spearo, Mrs. Louise Clarke, Mrs.
Thomas Trepanier, Mrs. Anna Book.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-20
BY WILLIAM f. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Gin Rummy makes a lively and
entertaining team game, and is SO
played at many card tables. Any
convenient number of pairs may
participate, SO long as the number
on each side is the same. Matches
with from two to five pairs per side
have been played, but the COM
monest match is between just two
pairs.
To explain how such a match
is played, let us call the four play
ers A, B, G and D. Players A and
B are in partnership, also c mad
D. In the first round Of the match,
A plays a regular two-handed
game of Gin Rummy against c,
while B plays against D. In the
second round, A plays with d and
B with C.
Each round consists Of COM
plete game, not just one hand.
There is little difference in the
scoring here. In the ordinary two
handed contest, "the game" is 100;
that is, the game ends after one
player reaches or passes 100
points, and the winner is credited
with the difference of the total
scores, plus bonus of 100 points,
In the handed contest, the
game is 1875, but the game bonus
remains 100.
During a game, both pairs COM
mence a hand at the same time
that is, when the first paid finishes
the play of hand, that pair waits
until the other pair finishes before
beginning the next hand. 1t is
necessary to wait because he
scores made by the two partners
are combined and go as one item
into the running scores of the two
sides. For example, if A goes down
and wins l3 points against c, and
If D goes down ard wins points
against B, the partnership ABB is
credited with 5 points for that
hand.
The players who finish play first
who are still playing. Of course
may then advise their partners
this privilege may not be exer-
cised by a player who has seen ar
adverse hand.
A point to be noted is that 9
player may not count out" as h,
does in some two-handed games
For example, suppose that AE
have total Of 100 points. In the
next hand, A adm D finish first
and A wins 9 points. His side
does not thereby count out" ano
win the game. Game can be won
only after the score from both
matches is taken into account
Should B now lose by points tc
G, ABB would win only points net
and would remain a point short OF
game.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-20
Waterbury Student
Committee Member

Miss Dorothea Medford, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Med
ford of Circuit avenue, is men,
Der Of the annual Junior Glass Tea
10 be given at Albertus Magnus col
ege.
Miss Helen Brady of Bridgeport
s chairman of the affair, which will
take place on February % from 4-6
o'clock at Lambert Hall. The COM
mittee includes the Misses Virginia
Bracken of Branford; Patricia
Burke. Marie Duffy, Marguerite
Flannery, Frances Mccormick and
Catherine Pierson of New Haven;
Winifred Carocari of West Haven;
Marguerite Condor and Rita Nelli-
gan Of Ansonia; Marietta Pagan
and Mary O'Brien OF Meriden; Peggy
Leet and Gladys Testo of Bridge
port; Dorothea Medford of Wa
terbury; Mae O'Dell of Derby, and
Virginia Sculy OF Naugatuck.