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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1939-11-02, Page 3(NEWS PARADE ... "Arm -chair generals" in the sev, enth week of the war didn't have much military action to talk about, so little was happening on the Western Front, They found time hanging heavy. It became inereasingl',v apparent dur- ing the course of the week that in the current stage, military con dict was to be vastly inferior in importance to economic conflict. The course of the wag could no longer be traced by sticking col- ored pins on the map. Chief events centred about the Allied blockade of Germany, and the Reich's efforts to break it. That's what all the sinking of merchant ships, submarines, bomb- ing of naval objectives, on both sides, was about. Great Britain and France, on the offensive here, were hoping that cutting off of all •Germa.iy's trad by sea would re- sult in the collapse of the Hitler, regime and the end of the war. Blockade, Counter -Blockade Would Hitler, however, sit down under the blockade and see tbe war lost before his eyes? Would he content himself with institut- ing a successful counter -blockade? Would he sell out to Russia more .extensively still in order to se- cure possible further supplies of raw materials? Would the Nazis attempt to break Allied morale, thence the blockade, by perpetrat- ing sudden mass air attacks on densely -populated centres? Would they try "Bjitzkreig" on the West- ern Front, thrusting through Bel- gium, Holland or Switzerland? The world last week waited tense- ly for the answers. What Kind Of Peace? Foci of interest on the diplo- matic front during the same pe- riod were the Russo-Finnish con- ferences from which Russia was .expected to eme"ge as the unchal- lenged master of the Gulf of Fin- land and the Baltic; and the An- glo -French -Turkish mutual assist- ance pacts, a triumph for Allied dpilomacy, liy m>ans of which Germany, and Italy, too, can be blocked from further expansion in the eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans. (Worthy of note here is that, contrary to first belief, Germany can still get supplies from Russia via the Black Sea without interference). An illuminating comment, was made last week by Dr. Melchior Palyi, .former economist of the Deutsche Bank of Berlin, speaking in. Windsor, Ontario: "The big, .question mark in Europe is not who will win the war (Germany cannot win) but who will make the peace that follows, and what, spe- cifically will that peace do for the German nation? It must be 'a just, democratic peace. What the Ger- man people are interested in now is what the Allies have to offer them once Hitler is overthrown." Anybody's Guess Speculations and prognostica- tions about the future course of the war were rife last week. We give you these for what they are worth: Early renewal of the An- glo -Japanese Alliance was fort.. cast in Paris by Alain Song, ex- pert on Far East affairs: A real "second world war" is looked for by Roger W. Babson, noted busi- ness consultant, but when it comes he expects fo see Germany and Japan lined up with England and France, all against .Russia; Alfred Duff Cooper, former First Lord of the British Admiralty, predicted revolution in Germany shortly, followed by the rcatora- tion of the monarchy; (ru- r bad it that a new moderate German Cabinet is being groomed in Lon- don); some observers look- ed for the war to end by Christ- mas, or next March az the earliest. A Dangerous Job For Coastguards of Neutral Holland 7 ft s�ta fyy3�ii�'/ r.. Sr Yif i•''YIC' +r-;rM�`i R.S'kWS`.,`.':i:#n�tt'4 Y-..H..r. ^'Ck A}Y.Yv:4. s c cvrvpvn ....nu ....:. ........ 1111.-. Old man sea himself is no respecter of Dutch neutrality. He frequently violates that neutrality by washing stray mines on Dutch beaches. On such occasions the Dutch coast -guards are faced with the dangerous job of removing the mines and rendering them harmless. Here you see a coast -guard squad hauling a German rine to a safe distance before destroyingit-by gunfire Those horns sticking out from the side of the deadly ball are the contacts. When struck by a ship, or by anything else, foe' that matter, these contacts break tubes or chromic acid into a glow cartridge, producing an electric current which sets off a fulminate of mercury detona- tor that explodes the charge of trogyl with which the !nine is loaded. NTA MRIO (OORS By VIC BAKER BEAT THIS ONE! Any person who has fished or Bunted to any extent will have a certain experience that he will not relate to friends because of the possibility that ,e might be_brand- ed a liar. Many strange tales have been. whispered over camp fires, but one which carne to hand re- cently and is verified by reliable witnesses stands undaunted as the fishing tale of all time. It concerns a young chap, sev- eral years ago, having experienc- ed poor luck, and drowsy with the warm August -sun, tucked his rod in his row -boat and leaned over the side idly observing his reflec- tion in the still water. Another boy was was dozing in the bow of the boat was aroused by a cry of pain from his companion. He look- ed up in time to see his friend jump backwards and a five pound trout flop into the boat. The fish had leaped at the boy's nose and sunk its teeth into the bridge! ' The boy's name is Harry Morse and for many years he was the captain of a boat plying the in- land waters of New York State. He carried the scars on his nose al 'through his life. Edison. Sch- uyler Lott, chairman of the board of the United States Casualty Company, saw young Morse and the fish immediately after the in- cident and will tell you that the boy's nose was still bleeding at the time. There may be stranger stories but we haven't heard them! Sane Gun Law Ontario hunters will be glad to know that automatic shot -guns may carry three shells this fall for any kind of game. This news will be found very welcome in an age when there is so much hysteria and "anti" legislation. "Sam Brownes" Are Abolished Was Long One Of Marks Of Ranh New Army . Dress Regulation Does Away With Shoulder Strap The Sam. Browne belt, long one of the marks of rank in the British armies, is being abolished, at least , for tbe duration of the war. It was.. worn by conimissim xl and war- rant officers an consists of a very broad leather belt around the waist with a diagonal strap passing over the right shoulder. . A new dress regulation 'abolish- es the shoulder strap for all offi- cers except those in mounted units. For the time being officers may wear the belt-ortiou' of the Sam Browne, but new officers need not. provide themselves with one, Instead, they will wear a cloth belt of the sal e material 'as their uniforms, clinch like thebelts that are worn in the Royal Air Force, • except that th- will be detach- able. The Air Force cloth belts are attached to the jacl.ets. Shorn wool production in Can- ada for 1939 is 'estimated at 13,- 615,000 pounds compared with 13,388,000 pouleds in 1038. MICKIE SAYS— If -you AVER -E Y u�D' A SALESMAt,1, WAKIT SOmEBOPY IAS` WOKE() IMPORTAIsIT'' PACKED SOME GOOD Ol_' PRESTIGE ANCA P1G1.111-Y SAME \VAY WtT1-1 PRIM -TED sAtzS' MANSNIP) OR- ADS'' -1-t;E4'P MORS IMPORTANT IM OUR NEWSPAPER, Warm Colors for Rooms On North A room having a north light or northern exposure receives no di- rect sunlight and is a shadowed room. The reflected light from its walls will be of a cool quality. Therefore, for painting the ,wails of this type of room the following warm colors can be used 'effect- ively. Yellow, gold, yellow -red or orange, cherry, rose, and, in fact, all the colors that are known as "warm" colors. The vivid colors are "grayed" slightly to soften then. Deserters To Be Pardoned Providing They Surrender and Re-enlist in Dominion Deserters from the permanent force are pardoned on condition they surrender and re-enlist in the Canadian active service force be- fore the end of November, the Na- tional Defense Department has an- nounced at Ottawa. An. official statement said: By an order -in -council, No, P.C. 3093, dated October 12, 19'39, His Excellency the . Governor-General has been pleased to grant pardons to those men of the permanent force who,'on. the 10th September, 1639, were 'in a state of.iiron '. from that force and who, on or be- fore the 30th November, 1939, sur- render themselves in Canada and re-enlist for service in the Caned= fan active service force. Such. in- dulgence, however, is not to extend to men who are undergoing impri- sonment forother than military offences. VOICE f o of the PRESS t' _ HE WON'T LIE ON IT Adolf has made his bed, but ap- parently he doesn't care for the mattress. — St. Thomas Times - Journal. WHAT SHALL WE DO? Question is, whether to have the coalbin filled or reinforced as an air-raid shelter. — Toronto Tele- gram. Storing Fruits And Vegetables Simple Rules Fur Housewife To Follow Given in Bulletin Is. sued by Aeric ultural Depart orient Household storage of fruits and vegetables is relatively easy, g few simple rules are carefully fol- lowed, it is pointed out in a bilile- tia prepared by Ii,, E, Iteblaisen, the chief of fruit and vegetable field services, department of age - culture, Ottawa. The bulletin is an endeavour to moist the housewife who desires information in this re- gard. The Storage Room A portion of the basement or the cellar of any house may be adapt- ed to the purpose of a storage room. This space should be select- ed in that portion of the basement which provides a double window leading directly outside, thus per- mitting the intake of fresh air and the escape of foul or stale air. The containers for the vege- tables should be constructed ag- ainst the outside wall, where cool- er conditions exist, and these con- tainers should have slatted sides and bottom to provide for ventila- tion, If possible, construction tL:n should be in a collapsible manner to facilitate cleaning. All fruits and vegetables select - ad for winter storage should be well grown, fully mature, and free from damag caused by insects. diseas- rough handling, meohani- PADDED GUEST - ROOM The story that the ex -Kaiser is preparing a spare room at Dgorn for Hitler, has got a new twist. It seems that Wilhelm is having the room padded. — Saturday Night. FARMING A WAY OF LIFE Farming is more than a business —it is a way of living. Rural folk are now beginning to realize that they can live better without Ifaarmm- ing any less effectively, er's_ Advocate. DODGING FIRE -CHASERS A training school for firemen is to beopened at the University of Toronto. It will include, we assume, instruetion in how to dodge all the automobiles "that try to beat the apparatus to the fire. — Peterbor- ough Examiner. Once a smugglers' rendezvous, a thatched barn, 400 years old, in Hope, England, has just been con- verted into a movie theatre, and is claimed to be the oldest picture house in the world. cal injury, ''eezing and chilling, Great care not be exercised in the grading and sorting of Dro" duce, to eliminate decayed or the ,partly "ecayed spec! sus. It is essential that all specimens be thoroughly dry and clean, since moisture allowed to remain on the produce induces decay. 414 /04 BEE HIVE LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher "Let's go ... it's the first one you tried on, that's where we came in?" 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