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~~ the money he" earns. ee Life In Germany As War Goes On Everybody Would Be Glad If War Could Be Ended Conditions inside Germany as the war draws near to the end of its third year are described in. an article in the Zurich newspaper Volksrecht, . " ENE The writer who describes his . first-hand experiences, records these three sallent impressions: 1--The. food situation in Ger- pany is serious, . . 2--There is no present chance of a revolt, i 3--The German people are less {interested in victories than in the war ending. LI 'I met acquaintances whom .1 had known for years", he says. "Their suits hung loose on, thelr bodies, They had lost about four stone In weight. : "They feared the worst for the coming Winter. People expect that many will collapse. "The worst off seom people over 45. In the industrial west under-nourishment Is becom- ing ever more serious." The writer was astonished to see everywhere wellfed and well. clothed S.S. troops--Hitler's Black --Guards--who did not need to go to the front, They do police duty on the inner front. They were there, the writer was told, "as guarantors that there will not be 'another 1918." The writer inquired of a manu- facturer friend why he looked so well, The friend replied, "I am a sell-provider. I bought a little farm early, as did many of my colleagues," That farm feeds me, It is all legal." . . * L * There is much grumbling even among the parly members about the injustice and inequality -in the distribution of food and goods. One member of the party whom the writer met was particularly concerned at the numbers of 'moneyed people idling in the wat. blood. Again and again the writer heard it said, "The worker is al- ways the fool". As there is nothing to buy, the worker cannot do anything with worrying already about what is going to happen to their savings. The fear that money will become valueless 1s widespread. When the writer told a friend that. the Reichomark abroad was worth one-seventh "of its normal value, he said alarmed, "Have we already sunk so far?" * * . To the question whether there will bo enough woollen goods for goldiers at the front this Winter, the writer received the reply: - "The .Nazi authorities ought to search the houses of those who brought car and goods-wagon loads from Franco. There everything would be found, even' furs." The people of Germany are ab- surdly grateful for the smallest present. A_minute quantify of tea, coffee or chocolate, or a piece of - | toilet or shaving soap seemed such riches that the recipients did not know how to express their thanks. - The shops are empty. Desirable goods are invariably ticketed "Re- ------gerved." Nobody dares to question who or for whom they are re- served. - * * Ld Everywhere he was asked, "What is the opinion abroad about the war situation?" "I noticed," he said, "only slight enthusiasm or joy about big vic tories. I got-the feeling that every- body would be glad if the war could be ended somehow." There is much dismay at the ' thought that Germany might lose ----tho-war.-It-1s-feared-that- the Ger-- mans might sink to the level. of Goolies, and have to bulld up everything that has been destroy- ed. This fear binds many to the Nazi regime. ry "I was very surprised to learn that almost nobody knew anything about the reprisals in occupied territories. The case of Lidice was absolutely unknown." ~ Courtship Ends ; Up In Court A breach of promise sult re- sulting from a courtship which started 36 years ago may now be heard by a jury as a result of a decision handed down in the Onm- tario Appellate Court recently. The suit was brought by Ethel Troit of OIl City, Ont, and the appeal was against a judgment of Mr. Justice J. C. Makins who dls- missed her action against Kilmer Mott, BEuniskillen township bee- keepor, without allowing the case to go to a jury. A three-man court of appeal yesterday ruled the case must be heard by a jury." "The action lavolved a promise of. marriage made 36 years ago and which W. A. Donohue, counsel for Miss Trolt, contended was ro- newed fn 1919, ] Judgment was rosorved, and ater in the day judgmeot was give on that the case must be. heard 'by a jury, to be ering places. This is. creating bad | _ Many are "Canada" This American boy and girl find that punting as_done on the Thames has nothing to do with football, The boy in the background is doing the punting--or paddling--of the boat while Pvt. Edward - Correll of Reading, Pa., and Eleanor Shaw of San Francisco relax. Both are automobile drivers for U. S. forces in Britain, 2! J MAURICE IRWIN / A Weekly Column About This and That in Our Canadian Army "Several young gentlemen of my acquaintance have dropped out of sight In local circles. No more are they scen at the sqare dances that have recently become very popu. lar at -a-dance pavilion not far away. The local "hot -doggery", where boys and girls who never have any appetite at meal times stuff themselves at odd hours to' the detriment of * pocket money that can't stay in pockets, will have to struggle along without them, No longer, will these par- ticular young gentlemen--three of them English -- three French speaking -- strum thelr guitars - and other musical instruments in my living-room. No longer, that Is, until thelr tirat "leaves" roll around and they turn up in uniform, heavier, more erect and bronzed, te earn--and deserve--the admiration of thelr dancing partners, _ They have gone oft fn several directions, the Infantry, the Alr Force, and to work on the con- struction of a strategic highway. . The girls who have swum and bl- cycled and hiked and danced with them all summer set' me right when I made some rather acld comments upon the boys who are apt to be paid almost as much per -_ hour In highway construction--at-- the soldiers and airmen get per day. : . "They've been -turnod down for the Army", was chorussed at me, "and, anyway, by the time they pay for board and room and clothes there won't be much dif- ference in their pay." Another point mae by the young ladles in putting this old soldier to rights was that the road-mak- ers, will probably be In almost as great danger as their pals in uni- form, "It all goes to prove two things ~ --that even an old soldier haa no right to jump to conclusions--and that there is more than one way to be of service to the Dominlon int this fight for self-preservation. Probably the most illuminating feature of this sudden exodus-- _and six yung men fom a small comunity ledves a noticeable gap --I{s the tranquility that has re- scene' upon those who play the stellgr roles, ""Wo6 older people don't realize the problems with which we have faced our juniors. From our set ideas and politically muscle-bound brains, we evolve a series of mys- _tifying regulations and conditions. Then we. expect youngsters just out of school to understand what we haven't courage enough to tell them when their minds are busy trying to adjust themselves to a life that has none of the pro. tection with which we surround thelr school days. ; gr Put yourself in the position of a 'teen age hoy. He suddenly be- comes consclous of a world that {8 peopled mostly by contemporar- fes in uniform, He learns that a khaki uniform minus the word "Canada" is the badge of the "drat tee", : : Others fn khakl are volunteers. They will be accepted at the age of eighteen but will not go overseas until they are nineteen. But if they do not volunteer i { 1 the private soldler but wearing ""they" will-not be called until they 'are twenty. i What shall he do? We can't tell him. We should be able to tell him what we want. We are the people, aren't we? We govern the country, don't we? Wo've got to wake up. If we are going to ask our young gentlomen - to enlist to save us from an enemy who will spare no one, tho least we can do is to make quite clear what wo expect of - them. That's why I say that the most flluminating feature of what has been happening in our village is the descent of tranquillity upon the young gentlemen. Thero are no perplexities left for them. Now they are in uniform the Personnel Selection - directorate will see to it that they are em- ployed where they fit in best-- which means they will have great- er opportunities for advancement and promotion than was the lot of before this war. They have no decisions of a major character to make. They are doing their duty and are Im the hands of men trained to em- ploy them to the best advantage, men who know that .their own future, their own safety, thelr own lives will be In the hands of "these youths they are training. What about. us? We are older. By now the perplexities of Iife, should not be as troublesome to us as they are to the 'teen age world, We can't rely upon an Admin {strative and Training Staff to dl- rect our activities into channels where we can be of the greatest gervice to.our country and, there- fore, to oursolves. Which makes our duty all the more plainer! Most Needed Items Listed In Britain Most needed clothing In Great Britain includes wool sweaters, undervests, underpants, overcoats, pajamas, socks, stockings and boys' shorts, for ages from six to sixteen, The need is greater for boys than for girls. , More thgn 50,000 babies have been . born in the emergency homes for mothers established under Britain's evacuation pro- gram, v 0 1¢ E PRESS "FORGETTING" ABOUT THE WAR There are some people who say they do not want to sce a film about the war, read a book about it, or do anything else that re- minds them of it. They say they want to forget about the war, They even say they are .tired of reading about it in -the news- papers. . , e These are the people who are selfish, self-centred and indul- gent; who hate to be reminded of anything that Lig their peace of mind, Thatyis not the mentality that will ule war. We can only win it by easuring up to our responsiblities to the utmost of our capacity, in the interest of others as well as of ourselves, -- Stratford Beacon-Herald elms COULD LIFT BOOKS Ottawa hints that the gas ration for pleasure motoring may be re- duced soon, A good start might be miade at the ration board if it would lift for a few weeks the coupon books of motorists convict-. ed of exceeding federal speed limit of 40 miles an hour. That would compel these individuals to save gas and rubber by not using either at all, for a while, ---Edmonton Journal --0-- ? ANY GERMAN A GOOD TARGET Ideas of targets have changed vastly since the war began. At the first the British airmen were not permitted to bomb certain military targets, because they were go close to civilian centres of po- pulation, -a number of. civilians might be killed. ._ But, since Hitler started in-. discriminate bombing, the British idea is that any German is a good target now. --Windsor Star =~ : COMMANDO MATERIAL Wild disorder continues to mark local wrestling. matches, with spectators battling each other here and there and storms "ing the ring, while the odd con. __testant claps a hold on the ref- erce," There seems to be plenty of Commanda material there. --Montreal Gazette TN FOR DOG-OWNERS No normal person is happy about hitting a dog with his auto- mobile, and sometimes it is very ~ difficult to avoid some of the little rascals~ who haven't been taught not to chase cars and to keep out of the street. Can't dog owners think of the feelings of | motorists, too? '= Christian Science Monitor The Indian rupee is worth ap. proximately 30.05 cents. Australia Moots War Emergency An example of the remarkable progress made by the Australian yiunitions industry in speeding up production since the Japanese en- tered the war comes from Queens- land. When the. Japanese launched their attack against Pearl Harbor, the biggest munition factory in Queensland was in course of erec- tion, By thie end of January ijt had begun the production of small arms ammunition on a small scale. Today the factory is producing all classes of ammunition in enor- mous quantities, and it is going direct to the firing line. Cart- ridges of all kinds and big shells are being turned out at this fac- tory in an ever-growing stream and output will continue to in. crease day by day and week by week until maximum production is attained by the end of this year, : Girls In War Plants In four months the staff has grown fourfold, from hundreds to thousands, and before de end of the year the present number will be doubled again, Hundreds of 'machines are being operated by girls who a few months ago were typists, clerks, factory hands, waitves daughters of farmers and graziers, and the like. Few of them had ever handled machinery before but, after a few weeks training, they are now doing a job which the factory executives cannot praise too highly, Some of them are on work that has never been done before by women. In munitions the greatest precision is necessary and had early production at this new factory been below the rigid standard demanded, it could have been excused, This was not the case. On the contrary, from the beginning of production in Queensland, the ammunition has been passed by inspectors of the three fighting services. Miracle of The Age This is only one cxample of what has been happening through. out since war began. The change-over from civil to de- fence production by Australian industries has been described as one of the miracles of the age. _ With no previous experience to guide them, Australian industrial- ists are today turning out every type of armament and defence equipment in staggering quanti- ties for a country that a few years ngo was considered purely from 'a primary production point' of view in the world cconomy, Today Australian industries are making things which, even as late as 1940, could not be made there. A melting pol for optical glass instruments in a Canadian factory contains about 2,000 pounds of glass at cach melt. After the vari- ous operations, about 500 pounds of usable giass is obtained. LIFE'S LIKE THAT a ---- a nr DD (Copyright, 1009, by Fred Neder) "You'ré moving into the nicest neighborhood. . . . We all have the best times--talking about one another." " © Continent that By Fred Neher - BRIEF WAR SUMMARY On long-range, there's hopeful feeling: Russia shows signs of holding out, despite Stalingrad situation, keeping Nazl army busy on Eastern front. Bombings of (Germany are slowing down the Nazl war production, The Nazis have a big reserve of finished war equipment, but the air ralds on factories and communications will delay the replacements months hence. /Japan has overextended her supply linds. They are vulner- able, and ~ Japanese shipping 1s faring badly, These factors add up té a plus for the Allies on the long pull, but the, outlook fin. the next few months 1s probably not so good. Axis Campalgn Jn Russla Hitler. appears about to bring his campaign in southern Russia to a conclusion which may be satisfactory to him for the pre- sent. He has not annihilated the Russian armies, as he set out to do, but he has immobilized them in the south for the time belig at least. And, since Russian terrl- torial, material and manpower losses on other fronts have made large-scale, successful Russian of- fensives improbable, without "strong Allied support, Hitler sen- sibly might be expected to offer the Russians peace so that he could consolidate and, capitalize on his extensive.gaing while there is yet time. A Nazi peace is utter- Iy unacceptable to Stalin, how- ever, and Hitler is preparing Win- ter quarters for a holding army in Russia prior to turning else- where in a sink-or-swim effort to finish the war quickly by en- trenching himself so firmly on the further fisuting obviously would be impractical. It he Ja permitted the initiative, the focus of activity Is expected to shift to the Middle East, where he presumably anticipates an Allied atfempt to clear him out of North Africa, open the Mediterranean and launch an offensive against his relatively unprotected flank in Europe. There are iKcreastngty definite and detailed indications, however, that the initiative Is about to be taken away from him, Allied Naval Power It may now. be stated author {tatively that British naval power is greater than when the War be- - gan, and that American naval power la considerably greater than it was December 6 last. Admiral King has fntimated that the Am erlean two-ocean navy will be "ready" by June of next year. Some Important seafare Adevelop- ments are wisely kept secret. As to fallyre .to reveal fully certain losses, they are hardly in excess - ot .the expected co st of oper ations. However, as somébody has put it, "whichever side pulls the "tower 'bopers' will win the war," Censorship vells the actual Slt ation fu India, The Nazis "put everything they have into attacks on convoys in ald of Russia. Talk of an Allied Generalissimo con. tinues. The British inflationary threat is largely checked by strict rationing, in contrast to American velianee mainly on other controls. Fxcess purchasing-power--becomes "forced savings" when allowable purchases. are rigidly restricted. It should be repeated that the Am- eriean tradition favpre offense and it may be assumeg that the high Allied decisions which Presi dent Roosevelt fecently referred ars In accord therewith, Canada At Dieppe Canada's complaint that its part in the Dieppe rald and other fight ing has been underrated, partiou- larly In U.S. newsreels, 1s not $0 bo minimized, Canada 1s not & large country, but its contribu- tion to the war is a large one and its troops did shoulder the major burden at Dieppe. It would be wise tor Canada, England, the U. 8, and all of the other United Na tions rto remember that they are fighting the war collectively, that separately they might not be able to figlit It at all. PITTI ITI OT IIIT OI LISTEN TO "COUNTRY NEWS" ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ONTARIO WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS EACH SUNDAY AT 2 P.M. CFRB - 860 On Your Dial ATS DT IIS ISO OIE Socialists In Italy Rising . Against Fascism The Socialist Party in Italy, which Benito Mussolini's follow- ers in early days forcibly disband- ed was reported today to be rals- ing its head against Fascism. ~ A dispatch from Zurich? quoted Swiss Socialist circles as déclar- ing that the Italian Socialist Par- ty in recent months had been re- organized with "illegal units" mul- tiplying in factories in the great er part of Italian territory. Tho Socialists recently in a strike at the Fiat where they suddenly quit their jobs and demanded an increase in. pay. Six hours later, according to this account, company officials ac- ceded to 'the demands and the strikers went back lo work. Although strikes are prohibit ed in Italy, the newspaper said, "not a policeman or soldier show- ed himself" during the strike. Flowers Forechst Mild Autumn The ~ veteran Johuny Thomas, well-known Fort Brie prognostl- cator, does not agree with several other old-time weather forecasters here that folk in the Niagara Dlis- trict are in for an early Fall. "It is my belief that we will have a mild October and November, too." Mr. Thomas commented. "One reason is that the wild asters are just commencing to bloom, and as these flowers are sensitive to frost, it is my beliel fhat old Damo Nature knows bet ter. than 'the agerage human does." helped works, - Women Likely To Stay On Farm Farm women are not likely to be directed into other occupations because the work they now are doing has a high priority rating, 'Mrs. Rex Eaton, assistant diree- tor of National Selective Serviee announced. Farm women from 20 to 24 years of age, inclusive, are: re- quired to register with other women in the same age group, This registration is compulsory." ~ Postmasters have béen author ized to act as registrars in rural ~ districts. Women now working on farms will be registered as "farm women." "But this does not mean that they will be "frozen" Im their present jobs, Mrs. Eaton says." Farm work usually tapers off during the winter, and Mrs. Eaton urged that young women who are free to turn to other work in slack seasons do so, Killings In Greece Daily Occurrences -- A high German official who escaped to Palestine informed the Greek government that 3,000 of the islanders have been executed by the Germans and that terror- ism "of the most grave char. acter continues, Arrests and shootings occur daily on Crete, the big island south of Greece, this official whose name may not be disclosed reported. He said condemned persons were forced to dig thelr own graves and that the people were forced to witness executions of their townsmen, THERE'S THAT GUY _ | REG'LAR FELLERS_ Slow Collections WHY, YOU LITTLE RUFFIANS! 1 OWE NOBODY BUT MY TAILOR AND HES TOO POLITE TO REMIND ME OF IT! ' GENE BYRNES 8 ol IFN ATE AU RRR, a NAL * A '7 GEO ORE SIO LE Ta IN A Reg ps - ! er me