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Show that the advantage which Germany Ger-many and Japan have in operations opera-tions extended from the middle of j a circle. Example: the Japs can strike the United Nations anywhere any-where along a huge circumference. While the enemy supply line is being gradually lengthened, it is only about one-third as long as that of the United States and Great Britain in sending supplies and men to the Far East. In Europe, the Germans can transfer troops and materiel from Western Europe to Libya in two or three weeks. The journey in- volves only a short sea passage. The British, on the other hand, have to ship men and supplies around the Cape of Good Hope to the Middle East ,which requires from two to three months. The same transportation advantage advan-tage assists the Germans in throwing throw-ing the bulk of their strength against the Russians. Supplies from the United States and Great Britain, going to Russia, travel, thousands of miles overseas. SHIPPING SHORTAGE HAMPERS U. S. PLANS FOR OFFENSE The president of the United States recently reminded correspondents corres-pondents of a "lesson in geography," geogra-phy," saying that it takes a long, long time to get anything out of the United States to Australia. Mr. Roosevel emphasized the shortage of shipping everywhere in the world, which complicates the task of the United States in speeding up preparations for an American offensive. It is interesting to note that Viscount Halifax, the British ambassador, am-bassador, recently pointed out that only the number of ships limit the shipment of supplies and troops from England. Lord Halifax insists that "immense supply lines" have the last word in "what we can do with our army overseas." It is important to understand |