Bn nr St et 5 + Gravina, Italy. and gath at Gravina. ered in the village square. This scene shows the tremendous welcome that awaited Canadian soldiers when they entered The liberated residents of -the town brought out American, British and Italian flags Men of a Western Canada reconnaissance unit were first to arrive THE WAR . WEEK -- Commentary on Current Events Moscow Pact Provides Pattern For Peace The results of the Moscow Con- ference exceed the most optimistic hopes and must be hailed as a great victory for the United Na- Alongs, matching any victory yet § achieved on the battlefront, says The New York Times. Meeting at a crucial moment in the war, when the approach of military victory began to raise,.all the separate interests and ambitions that have 80 often divided victors In the past and lost the peace for them, the conference not only dispels any latent anxieties on this score but reaffirms and further sirengt- hens the unity dmong the three, or rather the four, main Powers among the United Nations--Russia, Great Britain, the United States and : China. Moreover, it gives in- creased scope to their resolve to prosecute' the war by "united action" against all their respective enemies. It thereby not deals a knockout blow to what- ever hopes Hitler may still have entertained of splitting the Allles and winning a separate peace from one or another of them, as did Hitler's sglf-selected mode), Fred- erick. the 'Great, but it likewise provides a basla from which the Allie can now lapnch an.immense political offensive that # should blast the crumbling remnants of the Axis 'and start the last of Ger- many's satellites on the trail taken by Italy. This reaffirmation of Insepar- able unity and the pledge of united action in war and peace is so important that for the present it overshadows all the detalls of the agreements reached. 0. [J * « By far the most important of these agreements is the Joint Declaration of the four great Powérs, which provides not only for their united action in war but also for the creation at the earliest practicable date of a 'general International organization, based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all peace-loving states, and open to membership by all such states, large and small, for the maintenance of International peace and security," This pledge redeems the Atlantic Charter. It avolds exclusive alllances in favor of world democracy. Pending the general security, the four Powers will consult with one another and take joint action, together with other members of the United Na- 'WACat Complete with dog tags is Pri- vate Puss, inducted into the Air WACS at Denver, Colo, mayhap to relieve a dog for combat duty. only - establishment of such a system of Throughout The World tions, to ° maintain international order. © 'But thls undertaking is specifically subjected to the pro- "viso that after hostilities cease "they wlll not employ their milit- ary forces within the territories of other states" except after joint consultation. To Hitler's maining allies this proviso is likely to prove decisive, For it assures them that, contrary to Nazi pro- paganda, no Allied Power intends to overrun their country. Pro- perly brought home to them, this declaration should' pave the way for their final break with Ger- many. * * * For the rest, the agreements cover many of the most difficult problems of Europe and the post. war 'world, and provide methods and organizations for handling these questions, Including those which affect the future of France, Italy, Yugoslavia and Greece, Agreement has clearly been reached on the Russian demand for another front, and this agree. ment is expressed in the wel- come .decision for _the closest military cooperation between the three countries In the future. The problem of the Baltic states is not mentioned, but the agreements 'themselves are evidence that this problem mo longer divides the United Nations, and that the final disposal of it will depend largely on how the international collaber- ation launched at Moscow func-. tions. * LJ * The Moscow agreements are driven at a Germany which has been fighting on until this moment in the hope of. winning a draw through . Allied wrangling which would give them an "out" from the consequences of a two-front war. But Russia renounced any separate peace. Russia subscribed to the complete overthrow of all Axis powers, although Russia Is not at war with Japan. Russia agreed on the principle of '"un-- conditional _ surrender." Russia Joined wholeheartedly in the de- cision to hold war criminals giillty and to send them to the scene of' thelr crimes for trial after the war--Russla agreed to the re- establishment of Austria as a sovereign state, ---- <i Each one of these act 'Rusela's part was a denial to Germany of what the Germans have been hoping, Each one stated In unmistakable language 'that Russia commits ftself to the complete . and final overthrow of Nasi Qermany and even to the breaking up of Hitler's "Greater Germany." . : A Loyal Seaman And His Sovereign An English magazine, in a story referring to a recent visit of the King and Queen to Glasgow, re- lates an incident at a Merchant navy hostel in that city: : Here the Queen asked Hugh McCutcheon, a stoker; how long it 'would be before he went to sea again. Saluting, the man re- lied: "I eanna tell ye that, Your ajesty, It would be careless talk." There followed a brief chat and a Yoyal handshake, What a picture of an alert and loyal seaman, and his graciously _courteous Sovereign, A smiling .apology, and a handshake in re-- cognition of a true man's worth. x ~Halifax Herald, n re- . VOICE ONE CERTAINTY There is an argument on as to whether depression will follow this war. One thing is as 'certain as the run rises, there will be dis- location, and those who have a nice bunch of Victory. Bonds in the bag will be better prepared for it.--St..Catharines Standard. be STRUGGLE 1S ON Now comes the struggle be- tween Junior, who wants to have the annual bonfire . leaves, "and Dad, the Victory Gardener, who thinks in terms of a compost pile, --Christian Science Monitor. -- OH YEAH! Not 'so long ago, the Italians 'gloated: "In future the govern- ments of Germany and Italy will decide the fate of Europe." That was before old Macaroni dropped out.--Windsor Star, 2 Ege . POET'S LICENSE 'ONLY "Man wants but little here be- low," sang the poet. = But we don't see why. Ilsley has to take him-so literally. --Winnipeg Tribune. --0-- BACK TO BEGINNINGS -- A scientist says life on earth a _ began in hot water. Well, well-- we're right back where we 'star from, aren't we? Ni --XKitchener Record. TO ENFORCE "FREEDOM" Japan has given - freedom to of fallen - ~ the Philippines and will keep its -. army right there to see that free- dom is enforced, ~--St. Thomas Times-Journal, Jy SR CONTINUING NUISANCE Changes galore are expected in the post-war auto, But there'll still be the same back-seat driver. --Kingston Whig:Standard, --0-- MUCH LIKE US Don't expect too much of the people. They belong to the same weak race as we do. --Brandon Sun, Canadian Soldiers Perform Miracles Tribute to Canadian soldiers _ fighting in Italy was paid by a "Reuters news agency correspond- ent writing -about the progress of "the British 8th Army near the mouth of the Trigo River. "Canadian forces operating on the 8th Army's left flank have particularly distinguished them- selves," the British correspondent wrote, © "Canadian infantrymen "have been performing miracles in the heart of the. Apennines where tanks cannot operate." Searchlights Spot Nazi Submarines One of the big secrets of the Battle of the Atlantic against the U-boats has at last been re- vealed -- the million candlepower .searchlights carried by Royal Air Force Coastal Command' planes which turn night into day over - big stretches of the océan, wip- ing out "the underses prowler's " "refuge hours of darkness form- erly used for essential surfacing to recharge their batteries. Use of the "weapon" which had been kept secret for more than a year, means that the submarines either have to risk the glare of the searchlight to recharge -- which must be done on the sur- face--or attempt it by daylight when they also are very likely to be spotted and bombed. Tho searchlights were so suc- cessful" that on their first tryout they spotlighted two Nazi sub- marines, which were attacked immediately under favorable cir- cumstances. A U-boat n.ay be cruising along on the surfaee in the dark, with- no warning that an Allied plane is closing in until it suddenly is engulfed in a 'great white glare of light and a shower of bombs, This is credited with being an im- portant factor in sapping the morale of the U-boat crews. Australia To India By Non-Stop Flight U. 8S. Army transport planes can now fly -non-stop between Australia and India, a distance of some 3,000 to 4,000 miles, depending on- the route, says The Ottawh Citizen, Before the war it was at least a three-day flight, carried outiin daylight only, and with overnight stops for crews and passengers. Under the pre-war schedule oper- ated by Imperial Airways, it was a one-day flight from Calcutta to Singapore, another to Port Darwin and a. third to Brisbane or Sydney. - The fact that planes are now flying non-stop right "over and around Jap-held Burma, Malaya and the Datch East Indies mereiy gives an indication of how post- war flying schedules in that part of the world may be speeded up. It also indicates what can be ex- pected in post-war developments in the northern hemisphere. Van- « couver to Sydney is 7,800 air miles, or a two-day journey, com- pared with two wecks by the fast- est ship. Montreal to London is 3,200 miles. Mankind stands on the threshold of a new age of communication and travel. TE SOLDIERS V Cambdyflage-clad soldiers from New Yo! exercise their fran- chise by marking ballots for that State's elections while on in the Panama Canal Zone. duty send over OTTAWA REPORTS That Returns to the Farmer Per Unit Will Be Higher in Fifth Year of War Than in Any Other This statement was made by the Minister of Agriculture, Hon, James G. Gardiner, when he re- viewed Canada's food situation before members of the Chamber of Commerce on October 28, He also stated that with ceiling con- trols operating, costs to the con- sumers should not be higher in 1944, ' In a brief but comprehensive survey of food production, export and consumption, Mr, Gardiner said that farmers were being ask- ed to make whatever changes are necessary to obtain the highest net returns in exportable goods under all the conditions which prevail on their own farin, . . An appeal is being made for the same, production in 1944 as in 1948 and it is expected that it will be forthcoming although it is believed there will be some shift from one product to an- other, According to Mr. Gardiner, there will be a drop in the ton- nage of pork and possibly dairy products even with the best co- operation from all, but it is hoped that therc will be some net in- crease in beef, poultry and grains, The latter, of course, depends almost entirely on weather con- ditions. -. . . Looking at the facts on Can- ada's; food production during 1942, there is ample: justification for Mr. Gardiner's remark that he doubted if any nation in the world could show a better record. "After meeting all Canadian re- quirements, after supplying the contracted requirements of our Allies to the beginning of 1942, during 1942 we exceeded every preceding year. We actually did 40% more food or potential food. to our Allies dur- ing' that year than during the last year before the war and had at the end of the ycar 18,500,000 tons of food or potential food which can be shipped at any time," said Mr. Garliner. "We had almost two and one-half times as many tons in reserve as we have shipped in any one year during the war. Then with -all this food lying about we have so regulated our own appetites as to consume only 6.5% more food in 1942 than in 1938." Ll * * Speaking of the future Mr. Gardiner said that in 1943 suffi- cient grain was produced to take care of 1043-44 requirements if properly distributed. = Sufficient is in store to take care of at least two years' probable shipments both for direct human consump- tion and for the feeding of live- stock. -So that with two more crops to come and barring a crop failure, there should be enough to supply any .demands equal {to those which have heen made of us in the past, for three more years. The Agriculture Minister stated also that experiences of the past four years suggest that, unless weather, equipment and labor are in much more favorable sup- ply in the future than in 1943, Canada had reached her peak of food production in the 1942-43 crop year, It's A Small World And Getting Smaller vy No more effective -testimony concerning the development of the safety factor in trans-Atlan- tic flying could be desired than the report of tha British 'Air Min- istry covering the year ending September 30. During that period, the report --says; the- percentage of losses of aircraft making the North At- lantic crossing was less than one- half of one per cent. These fig- ures include crossings. both ways by military planes of both the United States and Britain and by the British Overseas Airways Corporation with civilian traffic, The figures are all the more impressive "when- it is recalled that as recently as 15 or 16 years ago flying the Atlantic was an particular Pa WANTED LABOURERS OLD ESTABLISHED FOUNDRY IN TORONTO AREA A IDEAL WORKING CONDITIONS WAR WORKERS NOT ELIGIBLE J APPLY NEAREST EMPLOYMENT AND SELECTIVE SERVICE OFFICE REFER TO C.R. 309 extremely hazardous undertaking and many a life was lost in attempting it. Nowadays, however, flights to what used to be considered the ends of the earth are almost matters of course. And trips by air across the Atlantic or Pacific instead of being the subjects for, columns of newspaper type, are now vritually ron-of-the-mine ex- cursions, "It's a small world" is a phrase which was never truer than the moment. And it's gettingesfmaller all the time. Two Cunninghams; One Coningham One of the minor iproblems of the armchair strategists and of war news readers generally will be keeping straight on their Cun- ninghams. There are now two of them 'in top-ranking positions in the British Navy--Admiral of the Fleft Sir Andrew Browne. Cun- ningham, First Sea Lord, and Ad- miral Sir John H. D. Cunningham, Sir Andrew's .cousin, newly ap- pointed commander-in-chief of the Allied fleet in the Mediter- ranean. And just to add an extra hazard to the risk of confusion, especially for those who get their news by word of mouth over the radio, there .is Air Vice-Marshal Arthur Coningham, commander of the Northwest = Africa Tactical Air Force.,--Montreal Gazette. Land Mines Hidden In '"Loud-Speakers" The discarded German "loud- speakers" which Allied soldiers presented to an American Signal Corps outfit were just a little too powerful, The Signal Corps hastened to make a present of them to the Ordnance Department -- when it was discovered the oval-shaped objects were land mines--which only by chance failed to explode. German radio equipment was reported to be five years behind our own in design. Captured equipment in Africa showed Ger- man radios were not built for use under conditions in that theater, lacking both water-proofing and dust-proofing features, British 'Soldiers To Wear Berets A new beret type of cap has . been approved for the British Army and will replace the field service cap in units not already weaving berets, Sir James Grigg, Secretary of State for War, told the House of Commons recently, Maj. Maurice * Petherick, Con- servative Member of Commons, pressed for the replacement as soon as possible, complainiip that the present caps are "not prac ticable, extremely ugly and offen worn on the back of -the head, pushing down one ear." I FORMER PRESIDENT § en HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured former president of the U. S. A. 12 Dines. 13 Operatic solo. 14 Any. 15 More sensible. 16 101 (Roman). 17 Ten (prefix). 19 So be it, | 21 Half an em., 23 Guardian, * Answer to Previous Puzzle death by ---- 6 Parsonage. & 7 Carat. 8 Iridium (symbol). 9 Move refined, 10 Has been put down. 2 11 Young men. 18 Genus of plants, 20 Movements, 22 Relative. 24 Anesthetic, 26 Chemical suffix. 24 Exclamation. 25 Narrow inlet, 27 Symbol for. caesium, 28 Belonging to it. 29 Boredom. 30 Unit of length. 31 Highest card. 32 Symbol for: manganese. 33 Snaky fish. 35 Compass 36 By way of. 50 Small particle. 31 Reply 37 New Mexico 52 Holds. 34 Lake. (abbr). 53 Go aboard a 36 Musical 39 Sun god, train. instrument. 40 Haze. 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