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L eee] ', Card Index Keeps Track of Sailors --- eer ~ ~En (By A. J. McWhinnie In Magazine "Britain") From the windows of thelr eighth floor office, the clerks whose "duty it is to maintain the card index, that essential part of the DEMS, (Defensively Equip: ped Merchant Ships), can gaze over the roofs of the whole of London. But their work takes them fap beyond the River Thaines, which flows within a fow minutes' walk of their office. Mentally they 'ravel in a single day from the frozen wastes of the Arctic to*the blistering heat --of tropical seas, Day by day they follow British convoys as far north as Murmansk, as far south as Cape Town, cast to India and Australia, west to Iceland, Canada, the United States and South America, The chdks, of whom the large majority are girls, are responsible for up-to-the-minute news and de tails of 15,000 naval 10,000 gunnors and soldiers of the - Maritime Regiment who sail with the Brit. fsh freighters, manning the do- fensive guns wherever tho enemy show up. These men are the MACDONALD Fine Cut Wakes o ett - 'Daily Atlantic Passenger Planes -" To London in Fifteen Hours THE WAR . WEEK -- Commentary on Current 'Events One Road Into Fortress Of Europe Lies Through Salonika and Balkans In the presently popular game of guessing where the Allies will strike against fortress Kurope the Balkans generally and Salonika In particular have .not heon ignored, states the Now York Herald Trl bune. A large fleet of -Amerlcan Liberators, hitting at Salonika's alrdrome, have just emphasized tho strategic possibilities of the eastern Mediterranean, already brought into promiuencoe by dip- lomatic and military activity in the Near East. wa Long Sea Haul Salonika is a familiar port of entry into the interior of German- dominated Europe. It lies at the mouth of the Vardar Valloy, the most practicable route to the open country of northern Jugoslavia and the Hungarian plains. A victorious advance along that line, would jeopardize the whole southorn complex of Axis satellites--Hun- gary, Croatia, Rumania and Bul garia--and would also liberate Jugoslavia and Greece. It would menaco Germany's access to Ru- Courler-Express, is about 1,260 miles by air--an easy flight for long-range planes. They've cover- ed the route many times, carrying troops and high-ranking Allied of- ficials, Now British planes have made ft into a bombing run--with a two-way payoff. . The British Air Ministry has just disclosed that soveral squadrons of Lancaster bombers havo coinpioted a round-trip flight from Kngland to Africa, bombing the old Zep- pelin works at Friedrichshafen on the way down and the big Italian port of La Spezia an the way back aftor refueling and replenishing the bomb racks, Shuttle System This mew technique is important fn that the bombers don't have to fight their way back" hrough alert- od enemy defences after attacking thoir target, They just keep going, heading for predesignated ale- fiolds at the ends of the Kngland- North Africa run. In addition, the straight-line overland route allows them to attack targets at any point along the way without the neces- sity of flying so many long miles may RT % oon manian oil and that important ar- Joe wolses of the 0reans, sng For $100 {Ae of Akin Gaffe, the Dantle thousands o miles away rom PR. 4 = thelr admirals and generals, and Dally passenger planes Across ~The uncasy political situation in track must be kept of tliem. That's the job of the people in the eighth floor London office, In 30 seconds any one of those DEALS. headquarters they look AB. Bloggins is at any time. Their vast card-index system, which stretches round the world, indi cates whether AB. Snooks has*re- covered from his operation, to which new freighter Petty Officer Smith has been transferred, what successes Marind Jones has hind againt enemy aireraft and why funner Williams has heen taken out of his ship. How Sytem Wosrk The system works 1ikd thls: Wherever British steamers sail there are D.ILM?S. naval officors or officials waiting to meet the ships and collect reports about the DEMS. men during the trip, Any changes are signalled back to Britain, to that eighth floor of- fice, and the man's personal card is marked accordingly. When a DIMMS. man leaves a ghip, the place and date ot hls leaving are entered on his card. His conduct throughout each trip is indicated, and reported by the merchant navy captain under whom he serves. wr F ped * Records of ship movements are given in a secret lst published daily. Then, in addition to a filing system of 25,000 D.E.M.S. person- nel, there is a ship index. In a moment it is possible to look up S.S. Anonymous. and discover how many DIAS personnel sha car the Atlantic will leave London at 4, 6, 8, 10 pm. and midnight (plus at least three flights daily from the Continent). That was the post- war schedule predicted last week. lying {ime from London to the U.S. will be 15 hours. In all, some 200 persons a day will fly west- bound (with an equal number headed east) in luxury airliners capable. of carrying up to 67 pass- engers, plug heavy loads of mail amd frojght. - This picture of the plane pre- empting the passenger traffic of the steamship shortly after the war was drawn by Edward Pear son Warner, former Assistant See- retary of the Navy, now vice chairman of the Civil Aeronautice Board. Said Warner: *" , . . Just as statesmen and soldiors have: learn. «1 in the past two years to run back and forth across the. Atlan: tic when there is need of discus- sion, go in the future businessmen of London or Birmingham having negotiations afoot in New York or Detroit will board a plane where once they would have sent a cable- gram." To all promised three things: (1) reason + ablo fares--ahbout $100 each way; (2) safety--a long-term average of one fatality per 100,000,000 pass- engor-miles; (3) dependability-- 91-07 per cent. on schedule flights in winter, the almost perfect rec- ord of 99 per cent. in summer. ries, who they are, and how many changes thore have bee, Supposing you want to discover the whereabouts of Smith. At D.E.M.S. headquarters thye look up first his name and the latest news of his ship. There Is an im- 'mediate double-chock on looking up the ship's index. The dally secret list indicates where that particular ship is, either sailing or in port. If she is at sea there will he an indication when she is likely to sail into port and where. In any special emergency a signal J could be sent to the man through "his ship. Meanwhile, what might be an overwhelming mix-up over pay is looked after by the naval staff, including 260- W.R.N.S. in H.M.S. President 111, a naval shore estab- lishment In the Home Counties. Here a duplicate of the London card index is mafntained--it- 1s far too precious to risk being bombed without such a duplicate being kept elsewhere--and hero "they tussle. with the pay problems of_25,000, men scattered over the world's oceans. i To a certain extent the difficulty 18 overcome by the masters gf the merchant ships being authorized to pay the naval or maritime roegi- ment gunners and to reclaim later ~ from the Admiralty. bookkeeping system less necessary. In a matter of minutes these two establishments can tell the position about D.EM.S. men the moment it is announced that a certain freighter "has been sunk. They know how. any were on board, their names, flow much pay is due to them----and then signals are awaited for indications of sur- vivors. is neverthe- Germans Confiscate English Grammars Germans are grabbing up all the English grammars from dis. ~~ "tricts bordering the North Sea and the Channel, according to a 'news report. The idea behind -the confiscation is to prevent the people of these localities from learning English and thus being ' able to help Allied troops in case of an ifivasion of the Continent. Quite a far cry, says The Win- . nipeg Tribune, from the confi- 'dence of a couple of years ago "when the Naeis were studying English in 'readiness for the con- quest of Britain, : But a vast Menace Of Spruce Sawfly Is Reduced Agriculture Minister Gardiner said .in the House of Commons recently that the spruce sawfly, which has damaged large eastern lumber stands, appeared to be "under control, with the scourge gradually being reduced in differ- 'ent areas. 'Some 800,000,000 parasites which combat the sawfly have been distributed, and the" use of this method of fighting the pest had proved successful. - Now, the infestation was being reduced rather than spreading. The minister said no means have been found of combatting attacks on hardwood trees by the bronze birch borer, but his de- partment" assisted in the salvag- ing of wood 2'_ft a. a result of the insect's activities. travelers Warner _ the Balkans could be capitalized upon by the invaders, who would also have the aid ol guerrilla arm- ies already in being. Moreover, the successful conquest of the Balkans would opon many possi: bilities of direct altack upon Gef- many in a region where such at- tacks would- have immediate re- percussions upon the fighting in Russia. But the Balkans do not form a comfortable theater of operations. The paucity of communicalions; which would hamper Axis defens- es, would alse militate against a rapid Allied advance. The terrain which enabled Serb and (Greek guerrillas to keep the field long after their lands had been over- run, offers many possibilities for effective the enemy. And Salonika itself, tho best base for an advance into the Balkans, lies at the lend of a long sea haul from Alexandria (800 miles or more), nearly half of which Is flanked by islands now in Axis hands. The Greek Islands The outer rim of these Islands conslsts In the main of Crete, Sar- manto and Rhodes. It is hard to see how an expedition. could reach Salonika unless this first line of Axis defonso was eliminated with its facilities for attacks by planes, light naval vessels and submar- inés; To what extent the many islands of the Greok archipelago, lying north of the first three, have -}--also been prepared as bases for harassing convoys, is not known to the public. To put it mildly, however, It may be assumed that Hitler is ready to make naviga- tion of the route to Salonika dit- ficult and costly, But it the bases on Crete and the larger Dodéc- aneso Islands are turned against their present possessors, the less- er nuisances might be neutralized. In all, an attack upon Salonika is clearly hazardous and complox, unless Turkey should enter the war against the Axis or the military potential of Germany should be so dopleted in the great air baltlos over western Kurope as to loave the southern flanl of her Europ- ean position weakened and over- extended. Neither of these are impossibilities; both intensify. the critical nature of these present days of preparation and suspence. Two-Way Pay-Off - The distance between England and North Africa, says the Buffalo By Galbraith SIDE GLANCES : 1942 BY NEA SEAVICE. YM. REO. V. 8. PAT, OFF. 15 "He wins ~we'll have to let him ride in the tank as the x gunner. He's the only one with a helmetl" = 7, 13 defensive operations by. puck ome, For example, if a tar- get 48 700 miles from England, tho round trip would be 1400 miles. This way tho bombers travel 1,250 miles on each run. This new British shuttle system brings out another valuable angle of tho Allied conquest of North Africa. The Axis may have the shorter communication lines when it comes to invasion--bhut the Axls is very definitely in tho middle when it comes to aerial bombard: mount, V 0 1C E PRESS VOICE OF THE PRESS HE WALKS HUMBLY Mr. Churchill undoubtedly had more than one purpose in going again to North-Africa. But one of his principal objects must have bebn to walk humbly in the pres- ence of the fighting mon who brought us victory there. His homely phrases to the troops at Carthage testify to the humllity of a great soldier-statesman in the presence of successful troops. --DMontreal Star. --0-- LONG DISTANCE CAMERA An aerial camera has recorded a picture of a landscape extending as far as 620 miles. And some peo-. ple thought Jules Verne had a wild imagination! NER. ~~ --Rrantford Expositor. si fyee PEDDLER"S PACK The modern improvements are wonderful. Instead of standing on the doorstep listening to a ped- dler, you just sit down in a chair and turn on the radio. . --Farm Journal, == IMMOBILE Cows The embattled farmers of Lans- ing would gladly waive a change in time if anyone knows of a cow that can be sot ahead. --Detroit News. o-- PROBLEM SOLVED Well, it wom't cost much for transportation. St. Helena isn't far from Italy, and Napoleon's. old quarters are still available. --Kitchener Record. WE, TAKING THE COUNT Mussolini says ltaly will "fight to a finish." And If the Duce can count to 10 he is probably up around 8 by this time. --Ottawa Citizen. : ues gui - is THOSE ELUSIVE 'DOLLARS Donald Gordon says Canadians as individuals will havo 400 mill. fon dollars moro to spend in 1943 than in 1942, Who, us? --Toronto Saturday Night, + In The Bag Yon Arnim, Von Arnim, well, this ought to larn him How slight were the chances he stood; When Rommel departed he ought to have started . And gone while the going was good. Instead he stayed= hating English and prating Of sieges for long carried on. Which left the lad stranded on what might be branded (For Arnim)™ the Cape of No Bon, . For Rommel the Rover the race was long over a op But, lo! in one shattering week A Blitzkrieg descended, one never intended' , i By those who devised the tech- nique. * The trap it went wallop, collect- ing its dollop, And there in one masterly haul "Were guns and positions and Panzer «divisions = ; And Uncle Von Arnim ahd all --Lucio in The Manchester Guardian, * the . A Great Victory For The Chinese Japanese Fall To Capture Free China's "Rice Bowl" While our (ntentions have been focussed elsewhere, says The Winnipeg Free Press, our Chinese allies" have fashioned themselves a victory which may be one of the most important yet In the war against Japan, Late in May the Japs launched & major offensive into Hunan province In an effort to capture one of free China's last remaining rice fields. This is the area west of Tunking Lake. It this offensive had succeeded, China might possibly have been driven out of the war, The crop in the Tunking Lake rice bowl thls - year 18 a bountiful one, When har- vested fn July it can be used to make up for the food deficiencles* which result from poor crops in other major rice producing sec- tions. . . . The Japs timed their offensive so a5 to-turn-the 5,200 square miles of rice land into a battlefield and ruin the harvest, They had In mind too that it could be developed into a direct assault on Chung: king itself. But the Chinese, show- . ing a new offensive spirit and ald- ed by the Chinese and American alr forces, stopped the Japs cold and embarked upon & counter offensive ot their own. If they can hold the Japs back for another month, it will give the Chlnese peasants a chance to harvest their rice and prevent starvation for per- haps millions this winter, Don't Rush; There's / Plenty Of Time In Lile, an audacious little street arab stopped a German officer to ask him the time, The Nation re- lates, : "Twenty minutes to twelve," the German answered politely. "Okay," sald the boy, "it Us twenty minutes to twelve, then at twelve sharp you can go jump fn "the lake." After which the lad tore | down the street: with the Nazl aby his heels. Rounding a corner too ' sharply, the German ran into & gendarme, ~ "That ragamuffin told me that at twelve sharp I could go jump in the lake," he panted. The gens darme calmly studied hls watch, "Well, what's your rush?" he sald. "You still have twenty min- utes." ' > We Present | (NO PERSONAL LIABILITY. 602 ACRES . NORSEMAN MINES LTD. ' * 800 ACRES - } ) croup G croue FP LA CORNE . = . MOLYBDENITE PRODUCER INDIAN Development of the Norseman Properties, in this bulletin, East. ment"s Account, : June 12, 1943 wards production, : It {s with the utmost confidence in this enterprise that we. "purchase of Norseman Mines Limited at the market. 404 VICTOR MOLYBDENUM PROPERTY OF DOME EXPLORATIONCO. 500 TON MILL REPORTED 70 START PRODUCTION JULY 1943 " 800 Acrea adjoining the Indian Molybdenum Dome Exploration which is now nearing production. Latest roports state that a 600-ton mill on the Indian will bs In production by July ot this year. To quote Norse- man's Consulting Geologist, Paul D'Aragon: "The same granitic formations in which Molybdenite deposit is located extend through -. There 18 one outstanding property almost ri Development known as Indian Molybdenum, The properties of Norseman Mines Limited are closel both geologically and from the point of view of location This, batholith contains numerous Mol A crew working under the direction of Paul D'Aragon, Norseman Property conducting a geophysical survey with Acros will bo subjected to this Magnetic Test and regular reports each week or ten days may be expected on the results of this scientific exploration} = This work has been undertaken fn order to determine area of this large acreage may warrant concentrated énd | GORDON-DALY C0 BUILDING LIMITED Capitalization, 3,000,000 Shares. Par Value, $1.00. ' __Vendors (Pooled), 1,000,000. Sold for Cash 240,000. Treasury; 1,760,000, --e-- A MOLYBDENITE DEVELOPMENT OF MERIT --_-- GROUP A NORSEMAN } MINES LTD. = OPERATED BY 51SCOE FOR THE ACCOUNT OF THE | DOMINION GOVERNMENT REPORTED MILLING 1S TONS PER DAY JONES orove B NORSEMAN MINES LID, [335 ACRES Company the Dome There are only 3 producers of Molybdenite in all of Canada and the largest of these is the Dominion Government Property known as the Lacorne. GEOLOGIST'S PRELIMINARY REPORT ON NORSEMAN PROPERTIES--GROUPS A, B, G and F. CA largo batholith of granitic rocks occu; They are situated astride the North-South belt of sediments in which aro. located the Intru. slves containing Molybdenite on the Government property, ation of tho Molybdenite-bearing formation on. the claims now belng operated for the Govern. Geological conditions sare favourable on both groups for the deposition of Molyb in commercial quantities, Groups G and F, 800 Acres, Tis oes erty. The same granitic formations in which the Dome Molydenite Deposit is located extends through your Preissac Property known as Groups G and F, . (8igned) PAUL D'ARAGON, ILC, B.Sc, Associate Mines Institute; Professor of Mining, technle School, Montreal; Consulting Geologist, d / 3 PRESENT OPERATIONS. 1,937 Acres adjoining the Lacorne Molybdenum (Dominion Government Development) on the North, South and East. Latest reports show La- corne producing at the rate of 176 tons per day. The Norseman Properties, in the words of Paul D'Aragon, Consulting Geologist: "Cover the con- tinuation of the Molybdenite bearing formation . on the claims now being operated for the Gov- ernment's Account." eady for production on a 500-ton basis; the Dome y related to both of the above enterprises, as may be noted from maps and reports Rigs most of the surface of Lacorne, La 'Motte and Proissac Townships and ft Is in and about this granitic mass that the above four groups of proper- tles, A, B, G and F, are located, as well as the Molybdenite Development of Dome Mines Limited and the Molybdenite Property being operated by Siscoe for the account of the Dominion Gov't, ybdenite showings and it Is with these granitic bodies forming part of the mass that' are located the two Molybdenite Deposits Aecond only to the Cll- max in Colorado--the largest in the world. I refer here to the Dome In Preissac and the Gov- ernment property at the four corners of Lacorne, La Motte, Malartlc and Vagsan Townships. _ Blocks A and B. adjoin the Government property; A on. the North and Bon tho Sotth 'and In other words; they cover a continu- lie North of and adjoining the Dome prop- Norseman Mines Limited, Consulling Geologist, 18 now on the Magnetometer, Every one of the 2,11 at tho earliost possible moment which diate Poly- ; 19¢ BID -- 22¢ ASKED TELEPHONE AD. 4921.2 Kindly sond me complete fatormation on Nofseman Mines Limited, without obligation, NAMA ADDRESS strongly advise the Immediate MPANY develop t, looking to- TORONTO, CANADA ' : "Wp,