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The victory was gained at Kwa- Jalein Atoll in the heart of the Marshall Islands. This direct as- sault, cracking Japan's main outer shield of defenses, Brought to full scale the offensive which has been so long in preparation and which in its preliminary stages has meant long, hard battles on the outer fringes of Japan's conquests, Strike For Hjgh Stake Invading the Marshalls, the Navy was strik Lhe highest stake yet in Pacific strategy. Japan holding the islands under mandate since World War I, had made them into air and sea bases and knit them into her great scheme for war, About 2,150 miles Tokyo, they flank the sea road to Hawaii and may__ have been the rendezvous for the fleet which at- tacked Pear! Harbour. They also flank the route to the Solomons, In American hands they will flank the Japanese positions in the Caro- lines, due west, where the great bases of Fruk and Ponape are ma- Jor bastions. ~~ : "Softening Up" That the attack on the Marshalls was coming could hardly hdve been in doubt to the Japanese. Long- range Army and Navy planes had been bombarding the islands stead- {ly since mid-November, a campaign stepped up through January, It was "softening up" on a_ scale greater than the Pacific had ever seen Shipping, shore defenses, docks, runaways, seaplane ramps, hangars, fuel and ammunition dumps and gun positions were blasted day after day. For two days before H-hour came, . carrier planes, long-range bonibers and heavy units of the fleet subjected the® islands to a staggering bonibardment. The Fleet Moves In The invasion came in the form of a great two-pronged attack from north and south, Carriers, the largest and newest battleships, transports, 'cargo ships, tankers, landing craft for tanks and infan- try--a total estimated as at least 2,000,000 tons--had been drawn from the mainland of the United States and from every large Paci- fic 'base. » When the landing forces swept ashore they encountered stiff resist- ance at some points, but it was limited to small-arms fire, Artil- lery had apparently been blasted out .of existence. Not one enemy plane was sighted during the ap- proach to the islands or daring the invasion, Continuous bombard- -ment of airfields throughout the Marshalls kept down the threat of "aerial counter-attack. What was, gained was of first importance. Kwajalein Atoll is the largest in the Marshalls, in fact th its northeast corner are Roi and 'Namur islands, linked by a tidal strip and a causeway, On Roi was : : "OLD BILL" y largest 'in the world, At. from , J "ooking or the largest Japanese*airfield in this ' area. It was captured in four hours, Winning Kwajalein knock- ed out the keystone of the Japanese structure in the Marshalls, Battle for Japan Up to the present the Japanese Navy has been the principal inhi- bition on the full development of our amphibious strength, But with the taking of Kwajalein, we are reaching the point at which it can be - effectively neutralized; either Japan will have to risk it in battle or 'it will sink, like the German Fleet after Jutland, into strategic impotence. In the Pacific, the battle of the remote outposts is beginning at last to give way to the _ battle for Japan, And the Pacific is still only one.side of the equa- tion; for all this says nothing as to what may be preparing in India and the Bay of Bengal, Japan Itself Attacked Last week United States naval forces, for the first. time, steamed within shelling range of Japan it- self and bombarded Paramushiro, at the extreme northeastern end of the Kurile Island chain. Pararmdhire is not a part of Japanese conquest. It always has been Japanese soil. It is Japan itself. It has been reached and hit - now--not only by long-range bom- bers, but also by American surface ~vessels," It is nearly a thousand miles north of the main, thickly in- habited parts of the Japanese Ar- chipelago. But it is Japan. The Japanese Fleet is no longer able 'to defend its own home islands from our naval forays." What does it mean, this unex- pected and only twenty-minute- long attack on Kurabu Point? Was it just-an isolated hit-and-run af- fair designed to befuddle an enemy at a time when he has reason to be looking for blows from the 'South and East; or was it the prelude to an all-out 'drive, -even possibly " landings on this farthest North of the Japanese bases? The War Lords of Tokyo will ponder this one carefully, for_ it might be either. It is no secret that the United States has been building up Northern bases, includ- ing, no doubt, substantial improve- ments .to the Aleutians. Warm Fabric Made Of Skimmed Milk It's not always bulk that, makes for warmth, And now along' comes aralac, a test-tube fabric interlining, made of skimmed milk, that keeps coats slim and figures warm. Af- ter being made in blends with other fibres such as wool or rayon, this season it is on the market for the interlining of coldweather coats for the first time as a 100 percent aralac, Now you can be warm without feeling bundled up, thanks to an inner layer of light aralac. This astonishing fabric is made from the protemn in skimmed milk, 'belongs to 'the animal king-= dom, and is the first man-made fibre that has the mnsulated proper- ties of wool. Indeed tests prove that aralac linings are just as warm as wool interlinings of the same construction. _ Many of 'the new. untrimmed coats look as slim as dresses with this warm inner layer of aralac inter- lining. This makes for good news, too, when used for extra warmth with fur-lined coats, and partciular- 1y where the sleeves are concerned, for these are seldom fur-lined and hive always been a little on the cold side. Z And That Was All There Was to Tell 'Identified as the Mustang pilot who single-handedly waded into a formation" of thirty German fight- ers attacking the Fortresses during the January 11 raid, Major James H. Howard tried to hide his em- barrassment by shrugging It off with; "I just seen my duty and I done it" Would that more on 'the home front could say as mntch! ~~New York Sun, SCOUTING... Scouts of Sydney, N.S. have had charge of salvage collections in that town for the past two years. In that time they have collected 1,300,000 pounds of needed salvage. This is believed to be a record for all Canada, * Two Yorkshire Boy Scouts, Patrol Leaders George Willis and Wilfred + Atton, have been awarded the Certi- ficate of Gallantry for their prompt- eness, efficient boatwork and gal- lantry in rescuing two children and thre¢ adults who had gotten into difficulties during a storm on Lake Windermere. » . Major the Rev. Roy Durnford who conducted Christmas services in Ortona, during the Canadian as- sault on that City, and Lieut, W, Gildersleeve, who played the organ were both active in Boy Scout Work before enlisting. Major Dufiiford was Scoutmaster of the Sedl Cove Troop at Prince Rupert, B.C, and Lt, Gildersleeve was Assistant Scoutmaster of the 6th Vancouver Troop. These Christmas services during the height of the bitter battle, with shells falling about as | the men sang carols was one of the thrilling stories of the battle for Ortona. * Ld * A British sergeant, stationed at a North African hospital tells of the way in which Boy Scouts helped the allies when they landed in Algeria, A hospital was set up, he says, and the adult popu- lation fled from the district. But a little band of Boy Scouts, aged 13 to 16, stayed on helping in every way they could with the sick and wounded. "Never once" he adds, "did 1 see any fear although the bombing was concentrated on this small target. The story just shows that the spirit of Scouting still lives in the occupied countries, It's Only Sensible To Be Cautious Those living in danger get so accustomed to it that they get reckless, - They forget, or refuse to acknowledge that it is the gun that is "not loaded" that usually goes off and kills someone; that it is the "gentle" bull that unex- pectedly gores someone to death; that it is the speed fiend who runs the auto into a pole, over a bank, or on to a track ahead of a train --and-that it-is-the little injury that may develop 'blood poisoning or lockjaw. If guns were regarded as dangerous as gasoline, fewer ac- cidents would result. If all bulls were considered as dangerous as mad doys they would not claim, so many victims, Bombs No Excuse For Late Workers The Nazi press, plainly reflecting the effectiveness of the latest RAF attacks on Berlin, demanded that workers _return to the factories on time after air raids as an "hon- orable duty." : Referring to the "Berlin front sector," newspapers arriving in Stockholm, Sweden, said that no one, man, woman, young or aged, could use th. excuse that blocked streets «or absence of street cars kept them from arriving at work on time, OTTAWA REPORTS That Present Coupon Value of Maple Syrup Is At Rate of One Coupon Per Quart Watching the weather signs, maple syrup producers are begin. ° ning to wonder about prospects for the coming season. Ottawa has nothing definite to report on that score, but with this commodity now rationed, Wartime Prices and Trade Board requires that produc- | ers collect coupons from their cus- tomers. The rate, now in force, is one coupon a quart, (40 ounces), or four coupons a gallon, Come the first of June, when the main mark- eting period is over, the value will revert to 24 ounces per coupon, The coupon value of maple sugar, now two pounds per coupon, will remain in effect throughout the year, Gummed sheets for pasting up coupons are available at local ration board offices. This season's prices per gallon for maple syrup set by Wartime Prices and Trade Board (producer to consumer, including container) are: Canada fancy $3.40, Canada light $3.15, Canada medium $2,90, Canada dark $2.65, Canada ungrad- ed $2.40, + 0» Farm families who have not used their preserves coupons will be able to use these to obtain extra canning sugar when summer comes 'round (at the rate of one * half pound for each coupon), in addition to the ten pounds canning sugar allotted as last year. The first of this latter amount will be available June 1, and is obtained through surrender of ten I' cou- pons in the present ration book. * * L Last wonth's mild weather sent egg production soaring in all parts of Capada according to a report of the Special Products Board which buys for British contract purposes. Up to January 22 the total number of cars offered to the Board was 284 conipared with 121 for the same period last year. All provinces shared in the increase. 0» . On selecting hatching eggs, Dr. S. S. Munro, Poultry Division, Central Experimental Farm, Ot- tawa, advises, "Don't incubate eggs weighing less than 24 ounces or more than 26% ounces a dozen. Pullets hatched. from the smaller eggs will tend to lay small eggs while large eggs will not hatch well on the average. Eggs with sound strong shells should be chosen." - . * * Fight down that urge to start indoor seeding that comes with the arrival of the first seed cat- alogue, About six to eight weeks before plants are set out in the field is about right time for sowing #indoor seeds, according to agri- cultural experts. Further advice is to choose gnly the best sced of recommended varieties. * . » Since May 1 of last ycar, sub- sidies on dairy products paid to ilk producers throughout Can- ada have totalled .approximately $25,000,000, Dr. Ay<E. Richards, Secretary of the Agticultural Food Board announced recently at the annual meeting of th. Dairy Farm- ers of Canada. He stated that dis- tributors and manufacturers acting as agents for the government in 'making claim for the subsidy and distributing the subsidy payments to their producer patrons are not paid for this service except for in- Sufferers of Painful SINUS ~Get Quick Reliet! Results are so Relieve:Staffiness . + Ta \\ 5 a oc You Confort It's grand how Vicks Vastronol clears congestion from nasal passages--gives sinuses a chance to drain. So good because Va-tro-nol is alized mediation that works right where trouble is--to "Wi lieve painful congestion and make breathing easier, | CKS itn dione WATRO-NOL FIRST PORTRAIT OF THE KING by a Canadiah photographer is this camera study by Yousuf Karsh of Ottawa, reflecting the quiet, graceful courage and role, strength of His Majesty, a spirit which throughout the war has been a symbol of hope and* + encouragement to the peoples of the British Empire, It is one of a series of photos of war leaders of the United Nations made by Mr, Karsh during his recent visit to British Isles, The King is wearing for the first time, on his sleeve, the insignia of the Fleet Alr Arm. Ee apis rd --Copyright by Karsh, Otlawa, > SIN ; direct compensation insofar as the subsidy has maintained or increas- ed their volume of business. The whole program has been carried out without adding to the prewar executive staff of the Dominion Department of Agriculture, - » * Asked in the House of Commons if he has received any request from Britain to increase Canadian exports of butter, Hon. J. G. Gar- dineg, stated, "Last year we shipp- ed Irom this country to Great Britain since the beginning of the war, (7,000,000 pounds). The ship- ment was not made as a result of any intention on our part, or any desire expressed previously by the British Government. Our present "position is that Britain desires all the cheese she can get from Can- ada, and has expressed no desire that we should take any milk from cheese production in order to pro- duce a supply of butter for her. Our present intention is to fol- low her wishes in that regard, and to produce as inuch cheese as pos- sible." . Gyros Help to Keep Planes on Course Electricallyzdriven gyroscopic flight instruments help keep air- | planes on their courses under con- ditions so confusing that pilots "might fly in circles and not real- ize _it," the American Institute of Electrical Engineers was told Jan, 27. Describing the working of the gyroscopes, Albert Hansen, Jr, of the General Electric Company, _ explained: "Any pitch, roll or yaw--that is, lengthwise or crosswise tilt or turn--prodtices an electric signal in the automatic pitot. This signal is amplified and converted into mechanical power which moves elevators, ailerons and rudder to bring' the airplane back to its correct attitude and course." VOICE PRESS OVERDOSE OF NICOTINE Reporting the theit of a large quantity of tobacco at Simcoe, The St. Thomas Times-Journal shys the thieves must have "puff- ed" quite a bit in caryiig- it away. On the contrary, we understand they used a plug to pull it. When he lit out they just stood by and watched his smoke. Or are we pipe-dreaming? ~ --Ottawa Citizen. --0-- THEY WON'T CHANGE Tokyo announces that the Japa- nese policy on the treatment of prisoners will not change. No one expected it woutd. After all, a polecat retains the smell through life, unless it is subjected to a surgical operation.--Windsor Star. rs BETTER NOT TO KNOW "Animals do think," asserts The St. Thomas Times-Journal. In that case, onc wonders rather appre- hensively. what they must think of some human beings.--DBrantford Expositor, -- SILENCE OF IGNORANCE If folks refrained from talking about things they do not under- stand, the oppressive silence of this> world of ours would becomes insufferable. --Kitchener Record. --0-- WILL BE NO TERMS Goebbels says peace terms will never be discussed in Berlin, No, they will be settled in some small town where there is still" a good hotel. --Brandon Sun, Wi ---- CAN'T BE WRONG A Canadian in Italy has learned to forecast their weather; if the tops of the mountains are visible it is going to rain, when they are in- visible it is raining. -- Quebec ~& Chronicle-Telegraph, Don't Worry About Kits | That Little "If" £2) \ If your efforts are criticize! you .. --- must have done something worth' while, : If someone calls you a fool, jo into silence and meditation. He ~ might be right. If the world laughs at you, laugh right back. It's as funny as you are. If you have. tried to do some- thing and failed, you are vastly better off than if you had tried nothing - and succeeded. -- "The Hub," Boston, 'FOLDUP' BOAT 3 Photos above show _ half-size, rough model, of new assault boat developed by Travelodge Cor- poration, Lynchbure, Va. makers of pre-fabricated housing. Folded - as in top photo, six of ;the new boats would occupy~¥pace on n.other ship taken iby one of as sault boats now in ~ use, Trans formation from flattened package to navigable boat takes three mine utes, with no bolting necessary, REG'LAR FELLERS-A Family Affair SEE THIS GIRL COMIN' DOWN THE STREET ? THAT'S JESSIE M$COY~ HER FATHER OWNS THE CANDY STORE WHERE YOU ~, E13 AT VHUAY SHAKY i TRI) CY As By GENE BYRNES YJ ' YOU GOT A NAWFUL GALL=TIPPIN' YOUR HAT TO A GIRL AN' YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW HER! An 3 AN rights eed BUT MY BROTHER KNOWS HER, AN' THIS IS HIS HAT!