Show I V Will Hitler March Again I I L LV V W WASHINGTON The reason military experts expect Hitler to become dissatisfied with his present present pres pros ent situation is is oil Careful computation of Germanys Germany's Germanys Germany's Ger Gem many's domestic joil oil production places it at an outside limit of tons annually In a war that amount even if available all at one time tithe would last Germany six to eight weeks Military sources quoted from abroad estimate estimate estimate esti esti- mate Germanys Germany's war time consumption consumption consumption con con- would be tons as a minimum and possibly 20 tons At present Germany can buy from the United States and o. o In event of war with England those sources would be cut off by block blockade de Then what That question explains why every German move is interpreted by military observers as directed toward gaining access to the Rumanian Rumanian Ru Ru- manian oil fields one of the worlds world's best That field could not be cut off from Germany by the British navy Could Make It But But But- It is one of the sorrows of central cen cen- Europe that despite its wealth in iron coal and food it h has hab s al almost almost almost al- al most no natural oil resources There is little in taken from Czechoslovakia Germany Germany Ger Gem many has employed its most skilled scientists to make fuel fuei oil from coal but has been only moderately successful The fuel can be supplied but it would take an army behind the lines to make fuel for an army In the field The consumption of coal in making the oil on would rob other industries almost equally Important in war time Just how long Germany could continue to fight ov oi without an adequate supply of fuel oil is In the World war ivar the she he got along very well vell for four years with her major supply sources cut of off Since then motorization of armies has proceeded rapidly Germanys principal striking weapon the air force would woud be grounded Wi without ho t oil An And one of i V V V i j J JJ t J By Preston Grover Grover- Grover Grover- the disappointments of synthetic oil is that it is not satisfactory for airplanes V A Reserve Horsepower Consumption of oil in other motorized motorized motorized mo mo- wings of the army is much greater even than in the air Germany Germany Ger Gem many boasts of the fast striking power of her motorized armies Yet its military chiefs have recognized recognized recognized rec rec- rec- rec the crippling possibilities of a shortage of oil by retaining a considerable body of horse cavalry caval caval- ry my and horse artillery Nothing much ever is said about this particular wing of the ice It is known among military men to be G Germanys Germany's ace in the hole against a time when fuel no longer would be available and the fighting and hauling would have to tobe be done with horses which could be fed from the countryside I Access to the Rumanian oil oilfields oilfields oilfields fields would solve Germanys Germany's oil problem Rumania ranks fourth among the great oil producing countries It now produces 10 tons annually and could be expanded It would be a long haul from Rumania to the western west west- V ern era front or to a Russian front but the Danube provides a water route and railroads another The battle for the Rumanian oil oilfields oilfields oilfields fields might transfer the major war front far to the east In that that event England and France would be hard pressed to defend them from unless Russia should step in m as an ally |