Frida^OctobG^JO^J941 SOUTHERN OREGON MINER Page 2 Plriitx of Action in World Scries NEWS THIS WEEK Defends Statement Washington. It. C. l»4l's -GREATEST TRAGEDY' You don't have to wait tor his­ torians to record the fact that the greatest tragedy of the year 1941 as far as tins war is concerned is the way the British have twiddled their thumbs, watched the Russians, By LEMUEL F. PARTON and done almost nothing except iConsolutated Featur»e--WNV Service.) cheer. X'EW YORK.—Back in the days of Over three months Have passed toothpick shoes, peg-top pants, since Hitler sent his mechanized the guards-back play, and "label” masses hurtling across the Russian heads in newspapers, a young border, and in that time the British man was sent only a trickle of help. Blocked Channel drummed to Yet the British knew that pro­ With Hobton, He fame in a longed Russian resistance was the modest 14- biggest chance they had of defeat­ Now Cleart ’Em point cap ing Hitler. They also knew that italic headline—but a line which Hitler's tactic always has been to was quite a splash m those days. pick his victims one by one. It was: Yet realizing this, the British have done virtually the same thing Poland "Heroism of Cadet Powell." Joe Gordon of the New York Yankees Is tagged oul at home in the did when Czechoslovakia was in­ second Inning of the second game of the World Series, played at Yankee Young Joseph Wright Powell, vaded. what Jugoslavia did when not long oul of Annapolis, had stadium. New York, before a crowd of 66.248. Umpire I’inclli and Yankee Bulgaria was invaded, and what commanded the little steam Johnny Sturm are alao shown In the picture. Gordon was forced Turkey did when Jugoslavia was launch that tagged into the invaded. They have merely sat on when he tried to score on Chambers' single down first base line. Whit­ channel of Santiago harbor the the sidelines, sent 200 airplanes, plus low Wyatt hurled for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who won this second game of Collier Merrimac, sunk by Rich­ a mission to Moscow, taken a good the series—3 to 2—evening up. For 21 years Dodger fans had been wall­ mond Person Hobson to block long rest—and cheered. ing for their beloved "bums" to play in a world series p'ayoff. Were the escape of the Spanish fleet. Second Front? they happy? They were delirious, and the old towu fairly biased with The launch attracted heavy fire Meanwhile, the general stat? ad­ excitement. from* the shore forts, as Cadet visers of both the British and Amer­ Powell searched for Hobson and ican armies have bluntly warned his men. and its commander that the Russians were sure to be was highly praised for his skill defeated unless a second front was and courage. He went back to j created against Hitler. Oswego. N. Y.. married a honie- This second front against Hitler town girl and swung into an meant, of course, a British expedi­ illustrious career in and out of tionary force landing in France. the navy. Holland or Spain. This question Four decades later. Joseph Wright has been discussed carefully behind Powell, special assistant to Secre­ the scenes, but the British have tary Knox, is busy, not obstructing wanted two things: one was tanks, but clearing a channel, as he helps most of theirs having been de­ bring through this swarm of novel molished at Dunkirk: the second little "sea otter" freighters to get has been an American Expedi- food and war gear to England. He | tionary force to help them. is a director of the newly organized The British did not really push government - sponsored company, this idea of an A E.F.. for they which will rush construction on the ' knew politically it was impossible revolutionary little ships. His par­ for Roosevelt. But nevertheless they ticipation. linked with that forgot­ did want company in attempting to ten headline, gave, to this depart­ land troops on the Continent. They ment at least, a sense of historic had plenty of troops in England—in continuity in our common enter­ fact so many that there has been prise, at a moment of great par­ restlessness and bad morale be- ticularization and controversy— cause of inactivity. "participating and continuous" as It is true that these troops are the life-insurance policies say. ! not completely equipped and are I sadly lacking in tanks. But there is Mr. Wright has long been one considerable belief that they were of America's leading naval ar­ Holding a cigarette. Lord Halifax, British ambassador to the United equipped sufficiently to make a land- States (right), apparently is amused by a reporter's question during chitects and shipbuilders, hav­ I ing in Spain from Gibraltar; and ing taken a post-graduate study a press Interview on his return to America after spending a number of that in France the local people in naval architecture, after his weeks in England. He and his wife had just stepped off the Dixie Clipper w-ould have risen up to welcome graduation from Annapolis, in New York. j them. under Captain Hobson before However, all summer long the their service on the flagship British have maintained an "after New York. He continued these you, Alphonse" attitude. Meanwhile studies at the University of the situation in Russia has become Glasgow and was assistant darker and darker—as every mili- U.S.N. naval constructor until ! tary expert knew was inevitable. 1906, when he withdrew from All of which brings up the vital the navy to take up his ship­ building career with Cramp's ' question of exactly who is the dom- I mating factor in the now virtual Shipbuilding corporation. Anglo-American alliance. We have He was president of the Emer­ thrown a very large pile of chips gency Fleet corporation in 1921 and into the gamble on a British vic- 1922. i tory; yet no one seems to know whether the British are taking ad­ V\THO is the highest ranking vice from us or whether we are tak­ * ’ woman officer in the United ing orders from the British. Presi­ States army? Come, come—what! dent Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins you give up? may know, but if so they have not In­ The Quiz It On; Well, the an­ formed those closest to them. • • • Take Two Dollart swer is Ma­ HITLER'S OIL PROBLEM jor Julia O. Or Try for Four? Flikke, su- Most of the reports from Russia perin tendent of the army nurse look black; and to U. S. army ob­ corps, at a time when the corps servers they have been that way membership is mounting toward for some time. However, one en­ 6 000, with new members being couraging factor stands out. This is widely recruited and diligently the question of oil. Without oil no army or navy can trained to gain the goal of 9.000 set move. And despite the tremendous for next June. The peak of the corps member- 'areas taken b* Hitler ln al* EuroPe’ . ___ , , F*-* •♦•11 «till V-V4VA0 faces, • tmn two ’ voorc years , nftnr after cfort. start- ship in the World war was 24,927. r he ------------------- Under the active and experienced *n« 1116 war- almo,t the same 011 command of Major Flikke, the base , shortage^ as before. _ _ _ Rumania, seized chiefly for her oil is being broadened for even a larger membership to meet the require­ fields, has a capacity of 8.000,000 tons annually. However, the Rus­ ments of our expanding army. sians bombed the Rumanian oil From her native Veroqua, | fields so badly that production is Wis., she went to Chicago, mar­ : now down to about 4,000,000 tons or ried, was suddenly left a widow I less. and prepared herself for nurs­ Germany itself has a synthetic ing at the Augustana hospital, in gasoline production of about 3,000,- The "liberty ship,” the S. S. Louise Lykes, is pictured going down Chicago. After a post-graduate 000 tons, making a total annual pro­ the ways at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock company, at Kearny, I course in nursing education and duction today of about 7,000,000 tons. N. J., after her christening. She was one of the 14 new ships which slid administration at Columbia, she On the other hand, Germany is us- J down the ways of shipyards throughout the country In the largest mass returned to Augustana and be­ ■ ing oil and gas to operate its army launching since World War I. came assistant superintendent. at the rate of about 25,000.000 tons She “joined the army” in the a year, most of which has come World war, and served a year from reserves. It is estimated that in France, a year in China and Germany still has reserves on hand a year in the Philippines. She of 10 or perhaps 15 million tons. was with the Walter Reed hos­ All of which means that the real pital in Washington for 12 years, pinch will come next spring. In succeeding Maj. Julia C. Stim­ othee words. Hitler has enough oil son, as superintendent of the and gas to last through the win­ corps, on May 29, 1937. ter, but by the end of the winter he Officers of the nurse corps have absolutely must take the Russian a rank somewhat comparable to oil fields of the Caucasus. In fact, male officers—they can order the he is sure to stage a terrific drive arrest of a recalcitrant soldier—but to take them even earlier. The tre­ their pay is less and they are car- mendous Nazi sacrifices to take Kiev ried as "singles," that is, they are and Odessa all were because those provided no allowances or pensions two cities are the path of the Nazi march to the Caucasus. for their families. Russian Chances. During the coming winter, howev­ rover loening , eminent aeronautical engineer, has tor er, the Russians should be able to years been wearing out pencils hold out. The Caucasian mountains showing how ocean freight carriage are high and rugged. The Russians was just over the horizon. The have a huge force in this area. other day, Pan American Airways The British also have rushed started its transatlantic air ship­ troops through Iran to the border of ments. Mr. Loening has contrib­ the Caucasus. However, if Hitler’s gasoline situ­ uted much of the gradual tech­ nical buildup. His experience as a ation is even more desperate than Groups of high Nail officials and their retinues are quite common designer and builder of airplanes indicated above—which may be in Paris these days. Lone Naxi functionaries run the risk of assassi­ Is almost began with, the Queen Aeroplane quite possible—then he nation. Lieut. Gen. Von Schaumburg, second from right, commander company of New York, in 1911, and sure to put the pincers on Turkey of greater Paris, is shown as he inspected the markets. He Is ac­ in order to harder than ever before he was thereafter an executivs U companied by Admiral Bard (third from right), prefect of police in Paris. drive on the Caucasus. many other aviation companies. A ‘Liberty Ship* Hits the Water Paris a Changed City Nowadays Gets Around Sully (duncmit)—You’d belter watch thut arm of yours. Draftee Oh, it know« its wuy ■round. The clock watcher upon being given outside work, becomes the , whistle listener. Took Ills Choice “So you married thut plump lit­ tle girl who used to giggle so much?” "Yes, I alwuys did believe in a ■hort wife and u merry one." J. J. Pclley, president of the rail association, (above) tells senate oil shortage committee that hr still stands on his original testimony that the railroads have 20.000 lank rars ready to relieve the supposed oil shortage on the East coast. Secre­ tary Ickes, appearing before the committee, liramlrd Pclley and his associates "storm troopers'* for claiming that the lank cars wcro 1 available. I lull Reaches 70 That's Good "Il hrn I a/iplird for a fob ihr mult- tfrr hud th» aerie to tab if my /nutrii»- alt on uu> food." “Ind ubai did you lull himF* “/ raid I'd nei rr burn lulu for uurb in my lift.“ To Conform "What's th<- matter with Charles? Got lumbago or spinal curvature or something?" "No; he hns to w’nlk that wuy to | fit some shirts his wife made for | him." "Mail call sounds as sweet ns pay call when the folks back home send a carton ot < <-tt>-.s or a tin of tobacco.” This to the con­ census umong men in oil brunches <>f the service who hart ranked tobacco first in the gift line. Actual sules records from service stores— , in the Army, Navy, Marini* Corps, and Coast Guard- showing the fa* I vorite cigarette is Camel. The popular smoking tobacco to l’rin< s Albert. Local dealers huve been featuring cartons of Camels and pound tins of Prince Albert as most welcome gifts from the folks back home to the boys in the service. —Adv, Cordell Hull, who has served as secretary ot state longrr than any other man In U. H. history, cele­ brates his seventieth birthday. The cake was presented by Washington correspondents. On \ aratimi QJ our u»u Tir ADLXB IRA—«a aSaceva blaad ot « ca> mln«u>«< Sa4 A IsisMva« lo» bollili srBaa ADLSXIKA raUavss gas. bb 4 | h U> b«.val MUoa esiikly tillo»« Zaal «ake tkla a4 le ytnu dregglst- More Audacity What we need for victory Is au­ dacity, and audacity and forever audacity.—Danton. /-FOR WOMEN-. ONLY.' 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