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To Keep U.S. Out of War Is

HITLER'S FIRST OBJECT

By Major George Fielding Eliot

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noted American military expert

Some notes on the grand tive is, as always, his guiding begin his strategy of this war as it star. He cannot appears to be developing litical and psychological reasons, pence offensive, for obvious po. may be of value at this until he has gained at least the appearance of victory over Rus- sin, and he does not have that Grand strategy embraces

yet, may not be able to get it. not only military, but poli- Even if he does get it, his peace tical factors. Probably the otTensive may fail; the Ameri- main effort of German can people may be brighter than grand strategy at this mo- he hopes they are. Against ment is directed toward these contingencies he must

provide in military ways. keeping the United States Here his pressure on France. from becoming an active is also of value to him, It has participant in the war. This already gained his Asiatic part Hitler must fear more than ner, Japan, a foothold i11

French, Indo-China. any other development. It has a direct bearing on his This is a strategic advantage which will be of value just as course of action in Russia, long as superior naval power. for he may well have cal- backed by the will to use it, is culated that many Ameri- not present to oppose Japan in cans would be willing to ally the South China Sea. Should themselves with Great Bri- such power be gathered there, Japan must fight and be beaten, FUNG KONG UN. On Sunday Sep-tain might recoil from aid- or yield. The power exists in

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the British and American fleets. Therefore distraction is neces- sary.

French Fleet

Kong-Un (owner of Fung Tang), Likewise, his pressure on nged 68 years. Funeral will take place on Wednesday, Sep- Finland to join him had not tember 17 and last respects will only a military but a politi be paid at the Farewell Pavilion, cal aspect; American sym-

Unfortunately for Hitler, his pathy with Finland was to

own navy has been pretty well be mobilised on his side, and used up; he has lost the Bis- ammunition furnished to marck, the Scharnhorst, Gnei- our isolationists, who could senau und Prinz Eugen seem renew their insistence that unlikely to be ready for sca for the European situation is some months, if ever; only the now so confused that there Tirpitz and a few cruisers re- main to him besides his subma- is no course for America rines, British has sixteen ships save non-involvement.

of the line, will soon have nine teen. The United States has seventeen. Japan has only ten. If three or four battleships

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A like consideration at- will suffice to contain the Tir tends the present Nazi pres- pitz or produce immediate and sure on France. Hitler is overwhelming combination against her if she gets to sea, well aware of the strong and if, say, five more bonds of sympathy and adequate. to contain the of Italian naval WORLD WITHOUT COLDS traditional friendship which remnanta

IF the war produces a cure for the unite the French and Ameri- power in the Mediterranean, common cold, as foreshadowed by a can peoples. If he can make there seems little reason why British Cabinet Minister, medical it appear that France, too, of battle-line strength cannot overwhelming superiority selence may well consider that it is has joined him, he may hope be gathered in the Far East to not being fought in vain. The cold to count on further confu- deal with Japan; and there like- Is not regarded as a serious com- sion in the minds of Ameri- wise seems little reason why Ja- -death-rate-perhaps--o--larger one cans, on a reluctance to act pan should then choose the than is suspected. Many deaths as forcibly against France. accommodation, merely to sup- Already the course forced port an ally that would be upon the British in Syria powerless to aid her. has been used by American But if the problem of the isolationists to sow doubts French fleet can be added to. and hesitations in the minds Britain's Mediterranean anxic- ties, some check might be placed of their hearers.

on transfer to the East of heavy

plaint, but nevertheless it has a

cribed to other causes can be traced

back to a neglected cold. The new treatment appears to be a combina tricity. A success of 70 per cent, is claimed on the basis of about 1,000 persons treated. The scope of the test is not large enough to warrant undue optimism. Further, no details

tion of short-wave radio and elec-

are given as to the type of symptom exhibited by the persons treated;

there are colds and colds.

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- Probably Hitler's maxi- British ships; while if the radi mum objective at this time us of action of Axis submarines in a military victory over and aircraft can be extended to

Dakar and Casablanca, addi Russia, followed by a "peace tional British and American Any belligerent nation that can offensive" which will give cruisers, destroyers, aircraft- produce even a reasonably success him a breathing space with- carriers and patrol aircraft in which to recoup his might be detained in the Atlan-

tic. Colds are going to be commonerlosses, organise Russian re- than ever during the war winters, sources, refill his depleted add in other ways to the South Moreover, such a move would Extra work, disturbed steep, add!-oil tanks and reorganise his Atlantic anxietics of the United tional worry, and a restricted diet, military and political fronts. States at a moment when our will all play their part in diminish-

Should he succeed in this Asiatic dificulties are likewise the human body lowers its Brat line he might well hope that the increasing,

enemies.

ing body resistance, and as soon as

of resistance defence, the common American armament effort

cold attacks at once and usually would wither away, and Counter Moves

manages to secure a foothold. Then that he might then resume

the sufferer attacks the cold, and

and might produce in occupied

Thus Hitler might gain time there are more different methods in his favourite process of ac- for his yet-to-be-won military operation (including a number of quiring one small objective victory over Russia, which in more-or-less secret weapons) than after another, without for- turn would immensely lessen were ever devised in the whole his cible opposition, until he the present pressure on Japan tory of warfare. Recommended re- medies vary from Russian tallow (to had reached a point where Europe a resurgence of despair be spread brown paper and opposition either would be from the present dawning hope plastered on the sufferer'a chest) to no longer possible or would and stirring of unrest, which a couple of aspiring followed by be possible only under cir- would set the crown upon his hot' whiskey; quite frequently the cumstances highly disadvan- new order as far as Europe is

tageous to his adversaries.

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Chinese Jade

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By T. PAUL GREGORY.

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all precious stones, in many ways, so that if one OF

jade possesses the does not know what constitutes most romantic history. To genuineness, one had better deal with firms of repute the Chinese people, it has rather than shop in the open been esteemed from remote market in the hope of secur

a bargain at the price antiquity as the symbol of ing all that is supremely excel- of the proverbial song. Even lent. The Chinese language "Jade Market" in Canton in the so-called Yuk-hei-hui abounds in metaphorical ex- before the days of the Japanese pressions, in which the word occupation, good specimens of for jade is employed in jade were never cheap, although many fanciful forms to ex- the variety of cut pieces in this press ideas of perfection, wholesale emporium was rarity and costliness. To usually large and fine,

A spurious jade is said to this day, the Chinese scholar have been one of Germany's ex- will allude to a sumptuous ports to the Chinese market in repast as "jade food," and pre-war days, and so excellent in addressing a letter to a was this ersatz imitation that friend be certain to enquire when mounted in Chinese gold detect. Specimens of chryso- after the health of his "jade rings, it was most difficult to body."

prase, a beautiful apple green To the mineralogist, jade is stone, are stated to be somo- one of three varicties of silicate times palmed off on the unwary of alumina occurring in all por- as the finest jade, and as the tions of the globe, but which, to resemblance between these two have value in Chinese eyes, gem stones is so striking, con-' must, however, come from stant vigilance must be em- either Khotan, in Chinese Tur- ployed in making purchases.

In addition, jade is some- kestan, or from Yunnan, in China's great Southwest. Rough times "doctored" to hide, other- pebbles or small stones found in wise obvious flaws. Even the dried-up beds of streams in Chinese pawn-brokers -and these sections of the Asiatic there are none shrewder in the continent are often bought up profession are sometimes by Chinese lapidaries-"on-spec," swindled by their unscrupulous- and it is only after the pur- compatriots who hock meretrici- chases have been cut up that the ous pieces of jade at prices value may be determined. Oc- worthy of the meritorious ar- casionally, a boulder of the most ticle. Chinese confidence" men unpromising appearance may, who work the pawn-shop angle like the ugly duckling of Ander- invariably employ pretty women sen's well-known fairy tale, confederates to do the actual turn out to be a veritable awan, pawning, and it is surprising astute and yield a fortune to the lucky how frequently even jade merchant.

"Uncles" may be fleeced in the matter of purchasing Jade,

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CHINESE jade is, as everybody knows,

IN addition to jade of the tough compact stone of a colour ordinary colours, Chinese varying from the soft whitencas virtuosi esteem that which has of lard to the dark green hue of changed its shade through being sea water. Excellent specimens buried in coffins with the dead. recovered from of the pure white variety are Jade thus generally known as yan-chi-yu, graves is distinguished by its or "mutton fat jade," and are unusual range of colours-red, occasionally met with in the brown, black and grey-and collections of connoisseurs bears the distinctive appellation worked up into various knick- of Kwu-yuk or "old jade." So knacks such as snuff-bottles, so highly prized are these pieces popular with the Chinese gentry that forgeries are numerous, of a few decades ago.

unscrupulous, Individuals. Jade to command the highest tempting to simulate by arti- price on the Chinese market ficial means the wondrous tints must be of a greenish-white that can only be obtained by colour-n shade which experts physical contact of the jade like to describe as a "fine apple with decaying corpses. green." The most common

One of the methods widely colours, however, are greyish- employed by Chinese counter- green and a dark grass green, feiters is to bury a number of and it is probable that the fairly good jade in the ground greater proportion of the so- with an animal body, such as called "jade" utilised in the that of a dog or cat. A liberal manufacture of Chinese jewel- application of lime and the lery are stones of these plebian passage of a few years complete hues.

the process, and it is said that In addition to being used in jade ornaments thus prepared the manufacture of jewellery, will appear to be the same as Chinese jade is much employed those obtained from human by Oriental lapidaries for graves. However, as few for fashioning exquisito bits of gers care to wait four or five- bric-a-brac so highly esteemed years before they can put their by admirers of Chinese arts wares on the market, they usual and crafts. Some of the best ly resort to quicker methods of work of this type was executed producing spurious "tomb during the reign of the Emperor Jades." One of these is by boil Ch'ien Lung (A. D. 1785-1796), Ing inforlor specimens of Jade and fine examples are contained in peanut oil so that they may In the collections of many of the acquire the peculiar colour of great museums of the world, the genuine. In other instances,

these pieces of jade are heated over a;

ngo charcoal fire to produce the de- TATURALLY, a stone so sired colours, but these specious highly prized will have imitations are generally so ons Like the dia, crude that they can be readily.

dado is simulated détected.

concerned und make doubly plausible to the unthinking his colds leans to the view that the

appeal for "pence." Like all virus, or germs of the common cold

German, offensives, this one may is always present. In every body's

well succeed if the victims do To gain this immediate ob- what is expected of them. system at "favourable" times. This theory makes a distinction between jective of a breathing spell, once

It can be countered only by different types of cold, calling one Russian military resistance has

and vigorous "true" and the other "false." False been broken, he would probably expected moves on the part of

perhaps un colds are the more frequent. They are merely the result of physical be willing to grant terms which those states which still retain in the body tissues produced would appear to be extremely not only the will to be free, but changes by variations In temperature, As "generous, on' paper, and some measure, of freedom of ac- of would only turn out to be less tion to safeguard their libertica. the body possesses no means building

Immunity against these so when it came to their actual Fortunately, in Winston Chur- variations, false colds can recur a translation into fact. To give chill and Franklin Roosevelt, frequently as the individual is sub- lected to temperaturo variations with one hand and take back those free people have two Notwithstanding is shortcomings the with the other is a technique of leaders who posscas clear minds THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO., and folge" theory of colds which the Nazi leaders are mas- and a comprehension of grand

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strategy equal to Hitler's own. tecont years in this subject. It pro- vides a logical explanation of con-But it is not only on the po. In prophesying that shortly. Tel. 29953'|' tradictory facts that have baffled litical front that Hitler is we will see events and changed Tel: 68543 || previous theorists, and it may serve manoeuvring. The doctring of bf major importance, the British. its

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