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CLEANING UP IN TUNISIA I Handy horse trough somewhere in Tunisia makes a wash basin for British paratrooper cleaning some of that embattled country's mud off his boot.". GIVES UP PRECIOUS DISHES, PANS TO CAMOUFLAGE MINES False Holes Dug in Roads To Delay German Advance. What Have Canadian* To Sacrifice, So Precious To Them? Money Means Relatively Little But We Can At Least Give It. By Gregory Clark The Russian .sergeant was ex- plaining to the woman by the roadside that his 20 men who kad come in three trucks were op to. "We are mining the road," he said. "A whole regiment ot Ger- rnan tanks has broken out of .Stalingrad. They may come this road. We have been sent to delay them." "Why are you sweuHug?" the woman asked. "Because what can I do with 18 mines?" cried the sergeant bit- terly. "When they hit the first one, they will all stop while the ntoneers get out and search and and the other 17 . . ." "They can't leave the road." taii] the woman cheerfully. "If they get out in these drifts, the swamps will .swallow (heir 'anks like frogs." "I know, I know." said the ser- geant. "Then don't hide the mines," aid the woman. "Just pretend to hide them. Dig here 20 holes, and yut three mines at . random in three of the holes. The rest are dummies. But 11 will take them Jiret as long to test the dummies." "You're a smart woman." said the sergeant. "What can we put on top of the dummy holes?" "Plates, tin pots, anything," atd the woman. "I'll get mine." And while the mine layers dug holes and buned only three mines at random In the sett, the woman The Pacific Ocean Calm and Peaceful Greater In Area Than En- tire L.ind Surface of Globe The Pacific Ocean wag named fcy Magellan, the great Portuguese who was the first man to cross ft ninety-eight days under sail, from the Straits of Magellan In South America to Guam, W. B. Courtney writes In Collier's. He called It "Pacific" calm and peaceful. In this respect. Magel- lan was lucky as many a Yank fighting man could testify. o:it of bis green-faced misery. In Its storms, as in all other things, the Pacific drives the most conserv- ative to superlatives; It Is bigcesf. widest, deepest, bluest, oulftest. grandest and \vi!det. Its area is greater than, the en- tire land surface of the gobe. Yon could drop the whole United States in any one of several ex- panses of the Pacific, and n->ue of Its frontiers would touch as much aa an Islet. Yet its niap in places !s as salted with islands s the Milky Way is with stars: all hough even here you may cruise among them for days, as our transport did, and not sight land so far are they apart. * The Pacific is nearly twice as large as the North and South At- lantic combined, and it hn* more than double their total amount of water. It contains more than n.ilf of all (he water on *M;-th. In- eluding oceans, seas, rivers and takes. It is more than 9.000 miles long from Hehring Strait to the Antarctic Circle; aud it is 10.000 miles wide at the equator. It takes the sun ten hours to cross It, or early one-half of i;s d.iy's toiir- nry. It has the greatest Known deeps the Philipnlne. t til of (be l:.I:ind, and the Nero, o.'f Cuarn, for Instance, bi-ih goins liown six miles or mure. Us avtv;iv i'e-;>th Is over two and a half ni : l> a, I'.y contrast, evrn the ' i:, i: tfl U-boals iMiii.i,! si:li:n .... ' safety more th:;u l>i : \) i came buck with a sack full of her precious dishes and pans. At half-mile intervals along that ravaged road, the Russian ser- geant and his party due setts of 20 and more holes, burying only enough mines to make the sett deadly; the rest they topped with tin pots and plates that would ring dangerously to the German's probing rods . . . and delay them another half-hour. For a dummy takes as long as a real mine to investigate. The Germans cajne. They were delayed. And the Russian anti- tank troops arrived In time to wipe them out, body, soul and hardware. But you have nothing rou pos- sess which Is as precious to you as those dUheg were to that Rus- sian woman living In a shanty. What's your gift to the cause? Address it to the Canadian Aid to Russia Fund, 80 King Street West. Toronto. Let Skeeters Bite To Aid Science Six men sit; tug for hours every day in a sealed tent in Northern Australia encourage a cloud of mosquitoes to bite them, prefer- ably at the rate of 10 a minute. They are entomologists racing against time to develop a more ef- fective repellant of the malaria- carrying anopheles mosquito as the rainy season closes up north. A repfllant must be discovered, manufactured in large quantities and distributed to the troops. The main objectives of the research- ers are to protect the troops in the New Guinea jungles and over- come the ever-present danger of malaria outbreak on the Aus- tralian mainland. Malaria can put put of action large numbers of troops for a prolonged period. Guerilla Warfare Within France VOICE OF I H Watch for reports of organized guerilla warfare withir. France not unlike th:it in Yugoslavia, though on a smaller scale, says Xev.-sweek. Information leaking out of the country indicates that planned resistance is already under way. Disbanded French soldiers have been turning up at prearrange.! niccting places in re- mote sections, notably in Auv eix'ie and the Pyrenees. These men have been responsible for several acts of sabotage that have slowed up traffic between France and Spain. There is one known instance of a German infantry patrol's exchanging t'ire with nijrht raiders aiul suffering casu- alties. PRESS ARMY P.O. EFFICIENT Owen Soami Pilot Officer has just recently received a letter with a record. Mailed to him in England in October, 11)41, it fol- lowed him to Malta, Egypt, Libya and back to Egypt to West Af- rica, back to England and then to Ca:' -.ida where '.t caught up. But it i .Vjfht up. The Army Post Of- fice knows its business Owen Sound Sun-Times. GOOD ANSWER An old ^ady in Holland gave a clever answer -vhen charged with listening to BBC broadcasts. "The Fuehrer," she said in her own defence, "announced he would be in London in -Tune, 1940. Since then I've listened to London every day to make sure I wouldn't miss what he said when he grot there." Toronto Strr. ALL IN ONE JUMP A 16-year-old Toronto boy, missing since October 1, has been found in Georgia, where he is training with the First Canadian Parachute Battalion. His is a modern succes* story. He took off from his mother's apron strings and landed in parachute harness. Windsor Star. OUR OWN ENEMY For high taxes, crowded street- cars, the shortage of gasoline, rubber, sugar, coffee and tea, we can blame Hitler if we like. But for outter rationing we have only ourselves to blame. Ottawa Citizen. THOUGHT FOR STRIKER When his son asks him, ten years hence. "What did you do in the war, Daddy?" surely no father will relish having to an- swer: "I went on strike in a war industry plant."' Stratford Bea- eon-Ht?rald. IT'S WORTH SAVING And don't take too much stocn in that rumor that the Germans are planning to scrap the Eiffel Tower. It's such an excellent jumping-off place for Adolf when the time comes. Ottawa Citizen. WHAT A QUEER WORLD Sufficient evidence of the al- location of the world: The Japa- nese are just as busy making gasoiine out of rubber as we are making rubber out of gasoline. New York Sun. THE GERMAN HEELS News stories say the Germans are being rocked back on their heels. The heels, no doubt, are Hitler, Goering, Himmler and and (roebbels. Kitchener Record. An instrument has been devel- oped that enables blind persons to make precision inspection of certain machine products in war Industries. Air Base Built In Three Days Engineer* Uie Air-borne Road-building Equipment Home from North Africa Brig.- Gen. Sti art C. Godfrey disclosed a new weapon of his- aviutiou en- ginfey? air-borne road-building equipment which makes it possible to construct advanced air bases almost overnight. \Vhen it became necessary to f.-;ii>!is!i advanced airdromes to support the action in Tunisia, Gen- eral Godfrey said, a call was put in for the air-borne > era. With their equipment, they were flown in cargo planes to points as close as possible to the selected sites. Within three days. Flying Fort- resses were taking off from the first base, and a second base was completed the next day. "Our Allies couldn't believe their eyes when they saw equipment be- ing unloaded from airplanes ami going right to work." he reported. Portable Hangars This kind of forehandedness. he said, is going a long way toward solving the difficult supply prob- lem :n North Africa, where :'or 1.000 miles there are only a single railroad and a narrow 'lighway system along the coast. Among the equipment, specially designed for transportation in planes or gliders, are light-weight, portable hangars, a gasoline-oper- ated Hunting unit for night con- struction work and lighting the field for night flying, a road scraper which can be hauled by a jeep, and rollers to be filled with water or land. The ai-'-borne aviation engineers were first organized last summer. Their training was so rapid. Gen- eral Stuar; said, that within six mouths they were ar work in Eng- land and ready for rn.- North Afri- can campaign, where most of, their work has been pioneering. Tough Training "Th idea behind them.' he ei- piaaned. "is that they can get into fields captured by paratroops or on invaded islands nglr. with the attack units to make rai!y for air operations with a minimum of delay. "Th* saving of a few hours or days in the construction of uch airdromes may have a great bear- ing 011 the outcome of a whole campaign." The .ur-born aviation tugiueers go through a tough training course. They are chosen from the Air Forces personnel for Their stamina and special skills. They must have both basic combat and engineering training. Then they are instnn ;<?<! in operations of thei- specialized equipment. special engineering courses, advanced 'ruining with uch weapons as submachine guns, carbines and rifles, and a CO > in Commando exercises. SIDE GLANCES By George Clark "I don'l tliink you're i-ven frying to le-v-h u:e to drive." THE WAR - WEEK Commentary on Current Events Churchill, Roosevelt Meet In Africa Leaders Agree On 1943 Strategy Prime Minister rh'i:-ch:U and Prt-sident Roosevelt, together with their i-hiefs of staff and other military and civil officials, have concluded a ten-day conference at Casabiama. Morocc-o, iu which a general programme of military strategy for 1943 was worked out. It has been disclosed that the United Nations would be satisfied with nothing snort of the enemy's unconditional surrender, excluding the possibility of a negotiated peace. T!i:s was q.uaUfie'1 by Mr. Roosevelt's staremen' f':iat the de- struction of populations was not intended, but rather the destruc- tion of a philosophy bse<l on con- quest and terror. General Olraud. High Commis- sioner for FYench North Africa and General de Gaulle, leader of Fighting France, were also pre- sent at the conference. For obvious reason.", no details of the decisions i-eachetl at this historic Casablanca conference have been given :o -':i<? public. French Problem It ;s evident from the p. ace chosen for this meeting, aeld with- in a few iours' airplane flight from the African batilefront. that the French problem was upper- most . n '.he m:ads oi both Mr. Churchill and Mr. Roosevelt. Nei- ther t'ei: it safe to temporize long- er with a situation which found French factions in an open quar- rel anJ British ami American op- inion drifting dangerously apart. Fortunately Mr. tlous*?v>lt and Mr. C'lir.-chi!! have more in com- mon iian have most ot their :ritics. ou ooth sides of the At- lantic, when any question regard- ing France becomes the issue, sav the New York Tunes. Both Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Churchill know France intimately, under- stand France, and cherish a !ong friendship with the Frtnrii people. Both are men of action, impatient with words, and th* 'iisagree- ments growing out f words, when there is fighting to be done. Both passionately desire the re- birth of tiie French Republic. French Leaders Meet Sharing this faith, and meeting on French soil, they could noi fa:i to end the schism which a> dlt'.<iel Frenchmen bearing arms against a common foe. The joint statement made by General de Gaulle tr.'l General Giraud has :n it *!1 i" . ^ential elements of an understanding that will suffice un- til the war is won. The two lead- en have met. They have talked. The.v are 'in en'ir* 1 a^i -meat on tie end to be achieved, which is the libe"ty of the Freiuvi people and the rhiniph of human liber- ties by ;h.< d^ft-at of Uie .jnemy." They w.l! itraia riis end 'by the union of a;; Frenchmen fighting id* by side with their allies." Th: is as much as we need ask. Nor have we tile right to ask more. We fannot eipett Fenchmen, In France itself or in any part of the Freni h Empire, to surrender hou- uvictions about the pui needs of post-war Fi-.mce. We can- not expect the political disagree- ments which so d--;>ly i!:.:.. : yre-war France, and so dangerous- ly Capped the strength of Third Republic, to vanish miracu- lously overnight, merely, because we mould like to see all Freucii- men un: n! in * i.-.-y hope ^nd every purpose. What w 0:1:1 :isk and what we can now expect, is that Frenchmen oi --.cry party ind of every (action will subord- inate JMiliticai ::ic!l .-> 'o the immediate and r^sential ta.-rf of driving from the soil of F .. the arch-fiend. Hi 1 ':- -< who pois- ons and coi-.-unis an>! tyru:: . the Frer^-ii people A Fair Bargain We an- entitled '.o bfliew the agT'-pment reu ceil hf General de Gaulle ai:.l G^ri'-r. rand A' Casablanca .inder t!:i- an--- pices of 'V ci;:-:s of *tate of lii* two -Treat Englisu-s-^jlcnjr democ- racies ('a/ri^s r -n>- - x-oiuisi". Certainly it car:->- on ou a ommitmeiu from .viiicn we can- not es.-a,)..' \v:th iioij.i. .t COB mem to rse all o;;. 'ntellisf n> * and all our power :o :nakt? cei that no post-war sro'.v runic:. set up in France e-c., 1 ;' i ance with tae t'vefly expr n of the French people. This s the fair ' i ^a ii - - ; - :blanca. Complete Agreemgent Concerning Uie iiii'.rary de' :- ious ~eache<l at tae .'onferencn \\ i* are not entitled to go beyond ;:;* language of the communique But tuat language is .:rtsp. c.-n*':- deut and p.-omising. "Theatre by :he.r t rhe eu.i.t field of tiie war wa surveyed, "and all resources were mars for more intensive prosecution of the war by land, sea and air." There was "complete agreen:-.r upon war plans and e n.-'>-es "o be undertaken durliig the campaign of m.l acaiust Ge: many. ra!y and Japan, with, a view to drawing the utmost advantage from the markedly favorable I of events at the close of 19-Ji The Americans aad British we/e at all times in close touch with, Stalin and with Chiang Kai-shek. Attending 'he conference w.-ru field off'cers from -UP A: campaign. :'resh from espe with tie newest weapons and the latest tactics. The whole <i-- sion took place in the reality of. present battlefield from I tacks may be la-inched in a ha!f dozen directions a" -jt Cm of Europe. The comm.uniu.ue *u>i- on a bus- ines->Iike note: "The PresMe.ii'. the Prime Minis;*-:- ,i:'.1 'lie com- bined staffs, aav: :ij: ''on:: their plans for the offensive cam- paigns of 1943. have no*- sep.i:a ed in order to put them .mo a and concerted exe-.r THE UNCONQUERABLES They Still Retain Their Sense of Humor f continues to be a po- lent seore" weapon of Europe's conquered peoples, and the grim Nazis have yet :o find armor thick enough to ward off the thrusts of wit, sarcasm and sati-e directed In Norway meiuy t!i? (juigling- 'si had to forbid all newspaper mention of Oslo's rat-extermination camp<ii)fii. One leading journal lent enthii":;i>it C <upport of the drive Iwo jreara .ico. \\iili a ~rroug edi- torial ! "Out With the Ha--: ' To -ea-lers vs iio substi- -.ii.d -hv word "Nazis" :.>; "rats." the i -irfivial tvovided no *-nd of :!iat the writer :ia,l t>!:i:i:it>d it -;>j; way. When vi'i-'-i! :ii;'s ofhYi... newspaper an a:: ';. i : ~;i,ii!t .|.;n.-'al 'ii re- ' i > . ; > i D o.ider. In ni<v- sober vein, .1 Swed : h news: .1 . eport! :'!< N'azis lia-. i - - ' of M rl.:> i.iM.'it i- < -'.c-i.V - nyuin \ Mighty K<u nvss Is Oil" '',:\\." -.n ^' - .1 . i-!nu-ches becaup of the ,*-;i!izu PO B Their dreaded jjrimv >i,> mve (.'an h.ivin us ;ts ni ... H-s ig( e .ill c,!-r.-p, Kw. lo! His .loom s- - .. Suspicions Nazis fear ;:ut the Norwegians may a: mes of Hitler when they s-ng about the "dreaded prince." MeanwhiV in 'li^ N?Uit" : the able siibjei."s o; <J -iH.-n \v mina coirinue to lia ! wa> - drowuiujf out unwelcome Nazi speakers. When a. crowl Jcv peal its bi>->c'e iic'U for This pur- po*. it may resort to -u.-ti ing and applause :'.-.a; the <: " K^HS 'IP '.II . But a new st:-.i-a-'.:n ua.- ;o bai; a Huii'li N.;.- who sougiit. by !o,i l-i>f-.ik" add:-e<s ' -.>\vi i>f Ili^ni-.vi! No ><on> ,- ii.ui lie ^ than the carillon v' .\ m ' - tO " The N i.-.i >'', re-: .... ' . '! . .' ial] ii aas ; - iwir o ' M-| I'll" Ry such tricks a subtl;. -i'ii -.isi-d men-*, aud >: .1:1;. jokes ;.:i it spr< :nci)iii[uei'a!)!e : -,. m.ui- r;:iio: and deria n a ;>uw- e:-f;ii !>a-i o leii "wm of n- i jgs DSI Nazis. Bluey and Curley of the Anzacs 'Careless Curley" By Gurney (Australia) COVE CURLEY C-.ETS PAIR OF SOCKS SENT HlH PQOM '. HOME , HE HAD PLENTY OF SELLS ME A t-'Altt j I PUTS tut SOCKS IF I DONT FIND STUCK DOVJN foE .. WtTU LO^E FROM HS KA HA //I ( NOU'LL COUC-H THVT CJUlD ^'OU COW IF- i ^ C,OT "fo CHASE YOU N^ONTH /// I