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Evening star., 1944-11-21

discovered recently that they are as
good and much cheaper than the SIM
liar French products.
Moreover, because of war conditions
in France, the quality of the French
wines admittedly is no longer the same
as formerly Many vineyards have suf-
fered because of the war Most of them
do not receive the same care as in peace
time and the famous vintages which
once were the pride Of France are now
just memory or can be found mostly
under newly manufactured labels.
The French economic experts are
seriously concerned over this situation.
The American market was one of the
most important foreign. markets of the
French winners. The French are afraid
this market will shrink to something
nominal. There is the same concern re-
garding other luxuries which formed an
important item of export to the United
States.
The French government possesses
more than $1,000,00O000 in gold assets
in this country. But that is a drop
in the bucket when we consider the
enormous quantities Of reconstruction
goods that France will require from
the United States. There are no agri-
cultural products or essential raw
materials which we can purchase in
France. In order. to meet the require
ments for everything needed by their
people, the French must have a large
export trade balance with this country
And they have been relying on the
old stand-bys such as the luxury articles
and their exclusive dominance of the
wine market.
The American Government is most
willing to cooperate with the French
in every way possible to permit them to
sell their wares in this country. But
while the administration may be willing
drastically to cut down import taxes
or even place Frances products on the
free list it is not possible to force
the American people to consume
things which they may no longer like
because they have found the home
products more to their taste
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Andorru

A hint of further trouble in the
little autonomous state of Andorra
Is contained in dispatches from
Paris to the effect that gendarmes
have occupied the territory The
Andorrans do not like interference,
especially when it comes from
France. There were clashes in 1928
and 1888 as a result of which the
local police were disarmed-and the
civilian population left in possession
of guns and knives well suited to
guerrilla enterprise without the for
mality of notice.
No more stubborn people exist on
the continent of Europe. Andorra
originally was inhabited by mys-
terlous race which since has been
merged with, refugees pressed up
from the plain" and deserters from
Spain as we'll as from French towns
and villages to the north. The
present generation is famous for it's
distrust of foreigners" of all varie-
ties. A tradition of independence,
dating back to Charlemagne alleged
ly, Is the unwritten law of the land.
The tiny country-one hundred and
nlnety-one square miles in area-is
not a republic. It's title really is LES
Vallees ct Suzerainetes," and in
theory it is controlled by French
delegate" and the Bishop of Urgel
on the Spanish side. The heads of
families elect the twenty-four men,
bers of a council general" and this
body chooses first syndic," who is
"the supreme executive" and "sec-
ond syndic,' who is his deputy. An
DORA a-le-Vieja, a community of six
hundred residents. is the adminis-
trative capital.
To understand the problem of An
dorian psychology, however, it is
imperative to remember that the
basic factor is a combination of
terrain and climate. Andorra is iso-
lated from the world by the high
walls of the Pyrenees, and it's
weather is uncongenial during three
quarters of the year. Heavy SHOWS
fill the upper valleys for months.
Torrential floods limit agricultural
activity in the lower levels. The
best soil is on artificial terraced
slopes. Barley is the principal food
crop, and tobacco is grown for more
or less Illicit export Great flocks Of
sheep and numbers of goats are
raised for their wool and hair as
well as for slaughter. The natives
migrate" from permanent to tenn
Evening star., 1944-11-21
How Long Can They Last?
Bv Maj. Georpe Fielding Eliot

volksgrenadiere could not hold the West
Wall forever when the full-scale Allied
offensive came; they knew there would
be brec,,through somewhere, and they
knew trc.r only. hope of stopping that
breaktnroCgh was to have in hand a
few armored and motorized divisions
which could he thrown against it when
the time came.
**
So the German army on the northern
part of the front is now in this condi-
ton: The half-trained volksgrenadiere
are trying to hold their prepared de-
fensive positions and are dying in them,
because they cannot retreat. Once
they are out III the open, their train
ing and equipment does not fit them for
mobile warfare. They are supported by
strong artillery forces, and by a few
scattered battalions of good infantry
which are used for local counterattacks.
Behind them, somewhere, is mobile
reserve composed of such armored and
motorized units as the German high
command has been able to get together.
These elements together form the last
German army available for the defense
of Western Germany. Once it is broken,
once it has suffered such heavy losses
that it can no longer hold its front,
once that front is broken through and
the flanks turned and overrun, the de-
fense of Western Germany must dis
solve into series of local combats and
into guerrilla fighting. A deep Allied
penetration into the heart of Germany
and perhaps a total military collapse of
the Reich may follow.
Now let us examine the situation in
which this German army finds itself.
1t is fighting with the Rhine River at
its back. The bridges over the Rhine
are still intact. Across them, the Ger
man forces west of the Rhine may be
reinforced. Considering the strategic
air power at the disposal of the Allies,
and the efficient manner in which that
air power broke down the Seine and
Loire bridges to isolate the chosen
Allied battlefield in Normandy, we may
we'll ask why it is that the Rhine bridges
are still standing. 1t is difficult to
escape the conclusion that Gen. Eisen-
hover desires to fight as many Ger
mans west of the Rhine as possible; that
he considers the area between the
Rhine and the Meuse to be the most
favorable battlefield in which to wage
the decisive struggle for Western Ger
many. If that is so, as Eric SEVERED,
CHS London correspondent, pointed out
in broadcast Sunday afternoon, it is
easy to see why the Rhine bridges are
still standing, but 1t is by no means
certain that they will continue to stand
when the break comes and when the
German army west of the Rhine Is
faced by the desperate necessity of put
ting that broad stream between them
selves and the Allied pursuit.
tCopyrisht, 1e44.)
Evening star., 1944-11-21
The Western Front

400-mile western front are signifi-
cant enough to create the impress
sion in London that we may be on
the eve of events as spectacular
as those following the Normandy
breakthrough. BY driving through
the Belfort Gap to the Rhine, the
French First Army-the first of our
forces to reach that historically
strategic river-has knocked loose
the southern anchor of the German
defensive line and made possible a
northward outflanking march of the
utmost Importance.
How the Nazis propose to cope
with this threat remains to be seen,
but SO pressed are they in every
sector, from Holland southwark to
the Swiss border. that they seem
scarcely in position to react
strongly without weakening them
selves to the north at a moment
when any weakening anywhere may
spell disaster. In the Aachen area,
the British Second and the American
Ninth and First Armies are steadily
grinding forward toward Cologne
and the vital Ruhr industrial region;
in the center, General Patton's
Third. Army, with most of Metz al
ready in its hands, is now rolling
ahead in the Saar; and just above
the French First, the American
Seventh is winning most of the
passes through the Vosges. Indeed,
the power and momentum of the
Allied offensive from one end of the
front to the other are so great that
the whole Nazi line appears to be
cracking, with some reports indicat-
ing general retreat and suggesting
that the enemy may suffer tremen-
dous losses in any effort to get across
to the other side of the Rhine.
Moreover, as if to prepare the
German people for just such a with
draWal, the Berlin radio has begun
filling the air with talk about a new
fortified zone behind the present
front. Presumably, if this zone
exists anywhere it exists across the
Rhine but if the far more formid-
able West Wall cannot stop our
forces, there is scant likelihood that
the NaziS will gain much from any
suddenly improvised line. Accord
ingly, the great significance of the
news today is that the mightiest Of
Germany's defensive areas seems to
be beginning to fall apart and that
the disintegration may be rapid,
opening the way for a vast forward
movement by our armies and thus
ending the enemy's capacity to wage
anything but guerrilla war.
1t would be mistake, however, to
expect too much too soon. 1t may
be that our prayers will be answered
and that all organized resistance
will be smashed before the new year
comes, but it would be imprudent
and over -Wishful to bank on that.
For the supply problem, wintry
weather, mud and difficult terrain
are important factors in the picture,
and even when the Rhine is reached
in force at every sector, it will still
be barrier tc be crossed against a
desperate and reSourceful enemy
pledged to battle to the death. In
the circumstances, although we may
hope for the best, we must be pre-
pared for the bitterest and bloodiest
kind of fighting, possibly for many
more weeks on into the spring.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Before Nights Curtain FoIls

There is skangeness tn these silent
days,
Your kingdom ,uaits for you, o mock
ingbird;;
Fountains OF music noU are st!Hed,
nor heard
Your melody through all the garden
1D1yS.
Only the silken sound of rustling leaues
Stirred By a Hitting ,oind as t1ilight
closes,
That softly scatters the late blooming
roses
And sun-,Darnsed fragrance from sweet-
olive trees.
Tall lilies lift their scarlet flames to
light
The pale. green gloom. Candles Of
goldenrod
Rise in great clusters from, the leaty
sod
And give their aid In holding back Tho
night.
The afterglou OF sunset fingers long,
And ttnts the scene Nth saffron, rose
and gold.
Before nights curtain falls and the
air grotDs cold
Cannot this beauty tempt you into songf
EDITH TATUM.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
CriticiZes Entertainment


To the Editor OF The Star:
The Catholic paper, the Pilot, has
rendered a much-needed service in rais-
ing question regarding the essential
decency, fitness and value of Bob Hope
very questionable morale JOB"
Hilarity is no proper preparation for
death; salaciousness is no proper prelude
to the judgment; suggestivenesS does
not shrive the soul; ribaldry does not
improve morale; indecency is not bull
wark to courage.
Bob Hope, however, is far from being
the only offender. The Government has
provided chaplains as morale builders.
Entertainment agencies and troupeS are
making the chaplains work increasingly
difficult by the positive obscenity, smut
tiness and grossness they are purveying
to servicemen. and then posing as con-
tributors to morale, when what they are
doing is impairing morale and destroy
ing morals. CARLYLE B. HAYNES.
Differs With MIR. Lawrence
To the Editor of The Star:
This is my first complaint to any one
about an editorial in newspaper, but
1 wish to enter a formal protest against
the editorial by David Lawrence on
November Is, 1914, entitled War Seen
Lengthened by Philippines Invasion"
The evidence" presented in this ar
ticle is ridiculous and the writer himself
comes back with another editorial pre-
senting another rather inconsistent
thesis again entitled Surrender by
Japan Seen as Possibility"
FRANK FRASER, M. D.
Cites Confederate Constitution
To the Editor of The Star:
Every four years, the New Dealers in
South Carolina bring up the reconstruc-
ton era following the Civil War as an
excuse for re-electing Mr.. Roosevelt.
But this is just one more connivance
on the part of the Southern politician
to capitalize on the ignorance of his
fellow citizens.
To put the record straight, the Con-
stitution of their beloved and long
revered Confederate States specified one
term and no more than one for their
President.
A SOUTHERN AMERICAN.
Evening star., 1944-11-21

controls over industry, trade and
finance, together with frank sociali-
zation in certain fields such as pub
lie utilities. The eventual British
economy which will emerge from the
present ordeal must present many
collectivist and authoritarian aspects.
Evening star., 1944-11-21

The Federal Trade Commission
says that bread is more nutritious
than beer. The news is of little
value to those accustomed to drink
ing their nourishment.
Evening star., 1944-11-21

Three years ago motorists wanted
a nice new coupe. Now they will
settle for a coupon.
Evening star., 1944-11-21

There, in the sand, they came upon his
grave,
Buried in olive shade, mile from shore;
These English schoolboys, called again
to war
In life's young springtime, came upon
his grave.
A little wooden cross engraved in black
It said just Rupert Brooke" his dates
of birth
And death, little mound of crumbling
earth,
A lonely wooden cross engraved in black.
And, standing there. they wondered If
he knew
About the bitter intervening years,
How England fought, the blood, the
sweat, the tears,
Her greatest hour. They wondered if he
knew.
Lemnos was freed. His dust at last
was theirs.
That poet son Of England, long-since
dead
Now slept in peace. No vulgar tyrant's
tread
Should break his rest. His dust at last
was theirs.
DOROTHY DUMBRnLE.
Evening star., 1944-11-21

porary homes with the changing
seasons. Catalan is their language.
Both French and Spanish currency
and postage stamps are used.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Letters to The Star
Calls for "the American Way"
of Pulling Together to Win

To the Editor of The Star:
Your reader, Edmund K. Goldsbor-
ough, pointing to the problems that con-
front the President in the next four
years, argues that Gov. DeWey's defeat
was "a blessing in Disguise" This strikes
me as typicap defeatist talk, utterly un-
becoming an America at war ana COM
pletely contrary to the American spirit.
We rightly have prided ourselves on
being Nation which does not shrink
from difficult tasks The President has
typified that spirit. We have war to
win and we mean to win it. We seek
lasting peace and we mean to get it.
We know the obstacles in our path and
we mean to overcome them.
The electorate has spoken The man.
date is clear and convincing. II Mr..
Goldsborough wants to sulk in his tent,
that's his business I am convinced that
real Americans will roll up their sleeves
and give the President all the support
he deserves.
OF course we have difficult days ahead.
That does not mean that those who are
disgruntled by the results of the election
should now chortle in obvious joy when
the going gets tough and say it is
blessing because their defeated candi-
date does not have to solve the prob
lens.
The administrators problems are the
problems of all of us, including Mr..
Goldsborough. Let us forget blind par
tisanship and embrace real patriotism.
That's the American way.
ELEANOR JOAN PLATT.
Praises Editorial on DIR. Carrel
To the Editor of The Star
1 wish to thank your excellent news
paper for the editorial on DR.. Alexis Car
rel. He was a very old friend of mine,
and I had followed his work and his
scientific career for many years.
therefore am we'll aware of the tremen-
dous services that he has rendered to
humanity. He was a real genius and
an admirable person in every way, and
I was happy to see that you had paid
so proper tribute to his memory. 1t
will be appreciated by all those who
have known him and the many thou
sands who have read his writings
F. R. COUDERT.
: New York City.
Applause for American Writers
To the Editor of The Star;
AS a native of Massachusetts, may
express gratitude to Frank Kent for his
kind words as to the craftsmanship of
Senators Byrd of Virginia and Walsh of
my own State?
I always enjoy Mr.. Kent's column. I,
indeed, think that most of our best
known and established American jour-
nalists and commentators are men of
integrity, faith and vision. I know that
they are far more honest than those of
other lands, with perhaps the exception
of Great Britain. In fact, the longer
the writer has lived in other lands, the
more apparent has become to him the
rectitude and forthrightness of our
homespun writers. This fine quality also
is apparent in the Associated Press
reports. May all of them long endure.
BACK BAY.
Evening star., 1944-11-21
Forever England
From the Montreal Star.

From the Montreal Star.
The capture of the Greek island OF
Lemnos from the Germans by British force
is announced. Here Rupert Brooke, great
English poet, was buried, after his death at
Schryos, April %, 1915. He wrote
IF should die, think only this of me:
That there's some corner of a foreign field
That is forever England"
Evening star., 1944-11-21

Entered at the Post once. Washington D. c..
as second-class mail matter
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
Guild May Disband

For the purpose of discussing plans for disbanding or reorgan- izing, a special meeting of the Ladies' Guild of the Griffin Memorial hospital has been call ed for September 19, at ? pm at the hospital
 The Guild has lost so many members it is reported, that it is felt the few left cannot continue the responsibility of aiding the hospital unless the membership can be increased and more peo- pie are willing to help in the work. All persons interested Tn seeing the Guild continue are asked to attend the special meet ing and express their wishes.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
Young Hospital Patient Wants Own Kind Eggs

Michael Nauploff, age II, is preparing to leave the Griffin Memorial hospital after receiving treatment there since July 2, when he was admitted after be- ing accidentally shot by a small CT brother, while playing near their home on Chief Cove near Larsen's Bay.
 Michael was swimming on a lifesaver and his brother, age z, was playing on the beach with a gun, supposedly unloaded, when the gun went off. The bullet hit the corner of the lifesaver and struck Michael in the right side and came out his left side It hit his spine passing through and Michael IS still unable to move his lower limbs.
 The Navy responded after the accident and brought Michael to Kodiak in a plane.
 Michael has two brothers and two sisters and his parents living at Chief Cove and he IS anxious to be back with them although the hospital has meant many new experiences for him. He ate his first ice cream at the hospital and he says he just loves it. But he won't eat the hospital eggs, which come from hens-Michael just likes seagull eggs, which he is used to having. -Edythe Butler
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
Pioneer Loses Life Hunting

Cordova (SpeciaD This com munity was saddened Wednesday by the sudden passing of one of its oldest pioneers, Lew H. Smith, who drowned near his cabin at the mouth of the Eyak river while on duck hunting trip A sudden Iunge of his skiff when he started the outboard motor ap- parently threw him off balance, causing him to fall overheard. A large number of boatmen and fishermen are still dragging the muddy Eyak for his body.
 Lew Smith was born March 15, 1872 at Ottawa, Minn., which itself was a frontier at the time. The pioneer spirit in his blood caused him to seek new adven- lures in California in '98. He headed for Valdez in 1908 but he and a partner met a man on the boat who talked in glowing terms of prospecting on the Susitna SD the close of the first summer saw him and his partners exploring the Yukon country. With closing in fall he came to Cordova but moved almost at once to Chitina because building of the Copper River Northwestern railroad made the local district too civil ized. He "kept 6 months aheae of the steeP' all the way to th' famous Kennecott mines.
 He later joined the famous gold stampede to Chisana where he prospected and freighted oyel Scolai pass for 2 l-2 years. He settled down in Cordova in 1916, working at the rail- oad shops. He married Mrs. Ida Freeman m
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
Next Week
 i! {! {! '! Roosevelt Pictures Fishing At Kodiak
Over $4OO Made On Benefit

After expenses of $65 were de- ducted net profit of $40S.40 was reported this week as derlved from the benefit dance given at Blinn's hall week ago by the Russian Ladies' Club. The mon- ey is for a fund for decorating the interior of the new Russian church when it is rebuilt.
 Another benefit dance is plan ned by the same organization for sometime in October.
 Members of the committees and the club wish to thank everyone for their help and at tendance and especially the Navy personnel who provided the floor show.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
". Bat government of fife people, by he people, for fife people shall not perish from fife earb Lincoln

1917 and later started Cordova's first photo shop, which burned out in 1927. He then engaged in a ladies' wear store until 1889 when that store also burned.
 Despite his 72 years he was an active sportsman and always took in the duck hunting season. He was a successful seal hunter, a business requiring expert boat maneuverlng.
 He is survived by his wife and step-daughter, Mrs. Clyde lhrig, of Seattle, who had just arrived for her first visit in several years.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
Parents or Son

Reverend and Mrs. Gregory Sears Morony are the parents of a boy, weight 8 pounds, born August 3l at the Griffin Memor- iaI hospital. The new arrival has been named Carroll Hart. It is their third child and first born in Alaska.
 Rev. Morony is pastor of the local Community Baptist church.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
Couple Wed

Frances Roman, former local teacher and now a stenographer at the base, and Irving A. Bow man, manager and buyer for Ships Service, were united in marriage at the base Septem- Der 5.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
Alaska Airlines

Major J. E Rice, Wm. Osle. keff, H. L. Lucas, MT. and Mrs. F. c. Ayers, Marie Cox. OUTGOING
 Charles German, Henry Wink CT, Ada Shields, E. B. McGinty, Shirley Reid, Capt. Dunn, Leo Tyler, Sgt. Dezell.
 Robert Jillson.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09
cIossifieds

FOR SALE Transfer bushes 2-year lease.
 1 Vs dump truck, 1 V8 moving van, 1 V8 flat bed, 1 VS panel delivery, 2 KS International steel bs dumps
 Parts & garage equipment See w. F. Lewis, Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09

WANTED-Can represent sdS
 itional Alaska merchants, s1. yers & others on share-ex bass. Plan going Chicsp
 New York, Washington, DC & points between. Thorough familiar with mercantile, h apcial, legal & equip. bushes Large personal acquaintslc in departments and BuNsv Washington & States. Alast ref. Want to go Oct. & retU in Nov. Dan Hightower, Fsl banks. 9-lb
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09

FOR SALE Furnished Broom house, shower, toilet & built-in cabinets. Close in, channel view. No. 565 Mission road, 5000
 Furn. house just beyond city limits. No. Al. $500. Log house nearly complete just beyond city limits. No. Al i-2 $400. Both I6x24.
 Large Flamo range. $50. Half int. Brooklyn Ave. Gar age. See Ken Fuller, No. 565 Mission I'd.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09

FOR SALE-Warm, furn. house & 2 lots, water, lights, fruit trees, garden, tool house, rab- bit & chicken houses, tools, etc. Cash or terms. Also cabin & lot for sale. Mrs. Nellie Holler, Mission I'd.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09

Annie Zearoff was admitted to the GM hospital this week for medical care.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-09-09

Seattle Representative = The Alaska Newspapers,
 1O11 American Bank Building, Seattle, Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-04-08
Music Will Feature
Radio Rally Toniqht

A gospel music program will fea-
ture the Christian youth and
servicemen's radio rally tonight
at Douglas Memorial Methodist
Church. Many outstanding Wash
ington musicians will sing and play.
Homer E. Phillips and Mrs. Phillips
will direct the music.
A free canteen for service men
and women will be open at 7 pm.
There will be a broadcast at 8 pm.
over Station VOL.
The program will be directed by
Glenn Wagner, president of the
Washington Bible Institute.