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item. This year, a ine reacs. s fthe 50th annmversary of tli fali of Constantinople-an event which shocked and frightened aIl Western Europe as mucb as any event since then. Yet the effect was iargely symbolicaL The Turks, Séijuks and Otto- mans had been undermining the old Eastern Roman Empire for tour centuries.. The Ottomans held most of Asia Miner, botb sides of the straits, and were firmly establishéd in the Balkans. The city founded by Constantine fic Great w h had withstood aIl attacks for 1,10 years, ex- cept that of the piratical Fourth Crusaders m the year 1204, had imposed Roman laiw, spread Hel- lenie culture and its own form ot religion over a vast part of Eur- ope and Asia, coflapsed in a single day under the assault of the huge polyglot army of Sul- muerican tan Mohammed I, called fle mond is Conqueror The date was May 29, 1453. ed head~ Gibbon tells the story as the Sas the fragie ast act of a great drama aris floor which began: "In the second cen- tury of the Christian era the Empire of Rome compriehended the fairest part Of the earth.and tory the most civilized portion of mankind." By hei middle of the Lfifeentb century the [ast of the Caesars was making a hopeless eon once stand irn his beleaguered capital iri read- "Amidst these multitudes the in which Emperor (Constant ine XI), who rom the accomplised allthe dutles of a generai and a soidier, was long thor and seen and flnaliy lost; * * ' his ded, and mournful exclamation was heard, cor dîed 'Cannot there be found a Chris- tian to cut off my head?' and bis ndiug se [ast fear was fiat of falling he asked, alive info th hands of the infi- lain his dels. The prudent despair of ai if his Constanfine cast away the pur- lar case pie: amidst tlie tunult Ue fell by find the an unknown band, and his body disease. was buried under a mountain of gree'd to the sain. After his death resist- e serial's ance and order were ne more." lived. The shock of the fali o Con- >de of tle stantinople to Western Europe, me doc- one ea easily imagine, was estion is much greater flan the shocik onpd ho tht f1e îeinn Cnm- 94, o n avents, nuw- Stratc fli securreut ohi pressure from ithc land of Eurasia have ipon thec peninsula Western Europe over srelve centuries. In a ward look, Arnold J. i the current issue of fairs recaefllistat Eur- unt feeling of being Sfrom th East is cone as experienced three re in the years since Sthe Roman Empire. Ugols and Turks, cadi Own expansive era, n fe Continent on uwrnest was in Since the Turks were turned back from the mals cf Vienne lu 1683 Western Europe bas been able te 'take tli offensive. In this brief modem period West- ern civilization lias bea carried around flc world, This modern period isî the only ne we are intimately acquainted with, Mathematical "Osrac"-AL-Connie Hodgson, above, dropped n one, and mode an error cf a trillion while trying to compete with General Eiectrik's new computer, "Oarac." She multiplied 8,645,392,175 by itself, in nine minutes, Oarac did ithe job in four one-thousandths of a second, "Oarac" stands for "Office of Air- Reearch Autotic Computer," ond the 1400-tube machine wil be used by the Air Force's Research and Develop- ment Commcvnd, Try the problem, The correct answer s 74,742,805,859,551,230,625. ides of Maric, A. D. 1946, the West found itsclf confronted by another offensive from fthe East from a tofally unexpected source, viz., the Russie of Peter fli Great, of tc reforming Czars, and an ally of the First and Sec- ond World Wars. Communist Russia bas some- tbing et cadh of flic three grat forces which havc assailedi thc West since the fall o'flthe Ro- man Empire in flic West. Like flic fanatical Arabs if lias a f aith thiat it feels bound te impose on the world by fire and sword, or by "purges" and prison camps. Having virtualiy aunexed China, Moscow now rules aimost thi same vast demain as tlc Great Khans cf flic Mongols. Like flic couquering Ottoman Turks [t hiascreated a gystemu thiat must bie contiuually cxpanding and ou flic offensive. The Turks, after fakiug Constantinople 500 years ago, pressed on te swallow the Balkans and Rungary - as ti Russiaus bave donc in our ime. Thé Turks reached tie outskirts cf Vienna - where f utheRussiaus lord if over the Austrians today But fihere fthe Turks were stop- ped and lieir decline began. We cannot say ct csame of the Rus- sians, For five hundred yea Con- stantinople bas Ieen Istanbul. Ift is ne longer a capital Its superb position for commerce mneaus littie, since trade with Biack Sca ports lias dwindled. Lt le stillic hguardian of tlie arrow strait bbetween Europe and Asie aud if bas a definite place in the defensive strategy of flic West aganst lhe offensive of lh East - a place which Emperor Cou- stantine, its foundlers or Sultan Mohaummed IL, ifs conqueror, neyer dreamed cf. -Front The Neto York Times ABLE HALS Here's a real old-fimer, tfolkse- itpo e recipe that's supposed te have sup e bee anded do from earlypris pioncer days. But ifs daver andatr tempting qualifies laveu't aged Cram sUe: u thef lightef, and you fiS and dMapp If mall worth tie time epent lni raisiS Ci CHOCOLATE APPLESAUCE CAKE i cup sagar cup shortening i egg, slightly beaten i cap thick sweetened apple- sauce i ean sous maTik hhiot siitect c shallow, for 70 n water of tartar , Mge cook fo so of fartai vanille a Stir lu .u per. Pull tin. s cup an corn syrup i cup nilk Vs cftp butter Nuts, if desired Combine sugars, syrup, milk and butter and cook te soit bail stage; beat until consistency ta pour. Add nuts just before pour- [ig. When almost cold, eut lut o squares. Makes about 2 pounds. Cat Wonten On The Prowl Again Death stalking threugh the Jungle on silent cat-Jike feet the screan and mtoans of dyiug men and women whose mutilated bedies bear stark testi- mnony te violent and painful death. Such is thc triai ofterror lft i c wake of the Cat Woman. For this mysterious and savage eult stilliourishes ln Africa to- day and ail attempts by fhc au- fhorities te suppress it have met with failure. The dark continent has aiways heen the bore of strange cults and secret societies ln Keuya, the Government is struggling dcsnŽrn~1vtc,>I ttnmn ni()U-,n seemedi large." mari >f ail e m gemner anui auui iug mixture elfe cour milk. Add raisins. Pour lu tîc iis n Ç lt 1 *nare s a recipe wmcu to make, inexpensive ai you the sort cf cookies tln be iappy to serve, MY OLD-FASHION COOKIES i cup lard or vegeab a shortening 2 caps brown sugar, pakedci 6 caps shfted fleur 2 tablespeons baking i tablespoon vanille ½ teaspoon sait I cup milk ' en t w- 'E b. le firmly powder as a cat's clame. Te-day, .they st ill prom jungle, thir ouly though torture and kilL Andi the authorities r ihat fiey are up agaii euamy quite as elusive as -but infiniteiv more dandi of the, Changed Saved A fl La found ing a thie h saie d asse< was bn fi see pi present fein. D dprirder