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Show LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHL UTAH f Malta, at Mediterranean 'Crossroad,' Still Remains Target for Nazi Bombs NATIONAL AFFAIRS Rtviewed bf CARTER FIELD o o . WHO'S NEWS ? f 1 German Admirals Still Wnnev and Some of Its Uses Hoping for Big Sea Battle , . . Will Morale Of Japs Hold? . . . (Bell Syndicate WNU Senric.) Most surprising report hwa Germany in many months is that the Nazis ara feverishly building battleships. Coming at the time when most of the defenders of the big war wagons are downcast as a result of the disasters o big ships from air attack in Pearl Harbor, off Malaya, etc., this puts heart in some of the old admirals who still insist that "when everything else is destroyed, the hulk of the battleship will still be there, and still able to fire some of its guns." Assuming the report to be correct, and there is no earthly reason to question its honesty, it shows that the German admirals are still hoping for a big sea battle, which, if successful, would mean the crushing of Britain beyond any possibility of relief from any other part of the world. This hope was very strong in the early part of the war, as pointed out at the time in these dispatches. What the German admirals hoped was tc whittle down the British navy to a size which would" give the Nazi a reasonable chance for success in the event of a major sea battle. They have always been sure that they could fight better, and particularly that they could shoot better, than the British. This is based not merely on their conceit as a super-rac- e for some reason the German naval officer has never had as much of this conviction of racial and class superiority ae the German army officerbut on better optical glass. This means, they believe, better aiming. But the whittling down process did The not proceed rapidly enough. British navy has taken some hard blows, but so has the Nazi fleet. The spectacular cruise of the Bis marck encouraged the German ad mirals more than ever, though the loss of the ship postponed Der (Naval) Tag. The fact that she hurt the Prince of Wales seriously enough to delay her speed, and that she sank the Hood without difficulty, and that it took so much trouble for the British to sink her even after they had crippled the Bis marck s own steering gear, proved their every contention. WASHINGTON. -- Very Bad Trade Evidently the shooting of the Bismarck in her engagements with the Prince of Wales and the Hood was superb, even admitting that the explosion of the Hood's magazines was a lucky shot. But the Prince of Wales could be and was repaired (only to be sunk by the Japanese later). Whereas the sinking of the Hood at the expense of the Bismarck was a very bad trade for the Germans, the Hood being an old battle cruiser, a type which did not show up well in the First World war. So the news that there may be a z whole fleet of Bismarcks (the is the only one completed) may turn out to be very serious indeed if the war continues long enough. Applied to the Pacific situation it becomes serious in that it will tend to hold all British naval strength possible in Europe. Which would mean that handling the Japanese, as well as keeping the line of communication across the Atlantic, will become a U. S. navy job. The extraordinary capacity, of Germany to produce armament continues the wonder of the ages. Imagine her being able to supply big naval guns for the new ships in addition to supplying her army. However, German efficiency never takes into consideration certain human factors. The Graf Spee ought to have sunk the three little British ships that attacked her, instead of being smashed into uselessness herself. And maybe the Japanese fleet will not be so important by the time the new German fleet is ready. Tir-pit- Can Japanete Really Take it? One thing that nobody is qualified to talk about is Japanese morale. It is something we simply know nothing about. But it is a very interesting object of .speculation. We do know something that has been proved many times, in various ways. We are very much like the British in that we seldom do things efficiently in a war. We make hor rible blunders, but we always mud dle through. Now, as we keep fighting the Jap anese, perhaps rather ineffectively. but nevertheless annoyingly, will there come a day when the people of that country, or even its rulers. begin to wonder whether all this is worth while? Certainly the econom ic profit from looting the Dutch Indies will not be satisfactory as long as they are losing ships and cargoes to submarine and airplane and raid er attacks. We are assuming for the moment that there will be no great naval battle in the Far East for a long time. II there is, and we are vie torious, that would hasten peace. If . LEAVES' horn of In these days of rising prices now and especially foods, hwnmin? increasingly ik. Balconscious of the importance of quesfirst the of one anced rations, to tions to be answered in regard is its "What food of is, article any .;..oi frwl value?" "Like all sweets," says a recent government o bulletin, "honey is an energy-prchemical composi ducing food. Its tion varies consideraDiy, cm uu of honA average about meas- for Measure ey is sugar enmore yields honey ure, however, heavier. is it for ergy than sugar, Vi tablespoons of For example, over an ounce trifle a ' honey weighs and will . furnish tne Doay 9iuu AnartTV ones, ine same amuum t""6 two would be supplied by or 1 ounces of sugar, by ltt molasses." of tablespoons It is interesting to renecx inai, 1 until a comparatively snort lime 30C 400 100 tOO 0 ago, honey was the chiel sweet iooa I sooj L available in the temperate zone. It I I I Qt&ly)" STATU.TC MIL" holds an important place, partstill ?! LONGITUDE 10 EAST Of 6 GREENWICH eo 0 ly because of its distinctive flavor and perhaps chieny Decause oi we Even though the United States army and navy fighting forces have been battling far to the other side romantic associations woven around of the world, and thereby shadowing the importance which Malta (see arrow above) has in Its pivotal point it in history and literature. in the Mediterranean, this regularly bombed spot is, like Singapore and Gibraltar (other very important Brit- GRADES OF HONEY e ish "life line links"), constantly on "alert" orders. This map also shows how almost all important Commercially, the grades of non- north and south and east and west sea traffic is within striking distance from this island. On the left edge of ey have nothing whatever to do with the map is shown Gibraltar. South of Malta, in North Africa Libya, is the territory where the Nail and British its color, being Dasea upon iree-nehave been thrusting and from foreign matter (in extracted honey) and upon the finish and whiteness of cappings in comb- Forming One of the World's Smallest Island Groups, section honey. Nevertheless, con About 150 Miles Southwest of Italy's Toe' sumers continue to buy honey on tne basis of color, since the light hon And Attacked Over 200 Times. eys are usually mild in flavor ana the darker ones oi stronger navor m-- 5 f JZ b n W't7-- R 1 '$ ('Syracuse three-fourt- , i m t WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTfiN (Conaattdated features "NJEW YORK. "tius at the WNU Servtctj Something H. bridge, or the lite. cw Air Cireue Pilot naultandhii Ha Winge Spread Over Burma Road lots, Aroerican g the Bur. ma dropping the Japanese as rnarf fast A I sea-born- -- -i y Their score is more than 60 nese planes downed, including w bombers, with a possible score of around 100, taking into account the enemy planes hit but not downed iuvjr ic uumg au uuswith antiquated planes, and so u. they.'ve lost only 10 of them. Six years ago, Colonel headed the army team of precision acrobats which spread heart-failuamong the crowds attending the Seventh Annual Army Air races at Miami. Be and his mates, Lieut. J. H. Williams and Lieut. William McDonald, put on probably the dullest air show ever seen and at the same time a demonstration of the amazing maneuverability of airplanes under highly expert control. The colonel, a lean, dark, ouiet wiry man, was 45 years old when the above air show came off. fu retired from the army and holed up ia a neat little house at Waterproof, He had his books and his &n La. COOKING WITH HONEY to enjoy life with was and he Housewives whose memories go his friends. going he However, up 1917 that recall will to during his studies of air tactics andkept back strate the rationing period of the last war. gy, having written two authoritative honey was frequently substituted for text books on these subjects. of cane sugar in the preparation In 1937, he was approached' foods. Experience is required how ever in the use of honey in place by a representative of the Chinese government who proposed of sugar, if best results are to be secured. Since honey differs from that he become air adviser to the Chinese government. This sugar containing three sugars in led to his four years' service in stead of just one as cane sugar does China in which he orraniziii and is of a the product given recipe commanded the present A.V.G., ' different when honey is used instead or American Volunteer group, of sugar. The fact that honey is which is now outfighting the Jap--, indi to h would seem water cate that the user would include anese along the Burma road. h less other liquid in any rec When he was here in January, ipe where honey is used in place of 1940, he said that the Chinese planes d sugar. Experience, however, indi were and at a great cates that such is not the case and disadvantage against any that the usual amount of liquid must machine. A quiet, reserved officer, be reduced more than the differ- with no dash of the swashbuckler ence between the water content of in his make-uhe says that he and the honey and the dry sugar. In his boys can hold the road if they can the bulletin to which reference is just get a few more fairly fasmade at the end of this article, a ta- hionable planes. ble will be found giving the proper United States marine corps adjustments in liquid contents. TpHE Although some experience and did not need the saga of Guam careful measurements are required and Wake island as a reminder that for success in using honey for sweet it is an old established, firm. The it ening in cakes and may be used readily and with de Gen. Holeomb Deep yjars 'older lightful results in the preparation of in Tradition of than the cinnamon toast, candied vegetables, U.S. Marine PCorp. salad dressings, baked ham, baked apples, custards, puddings, and pies. government, and on November 10 of It affords a pleasing change in fla- this year will celebrate its 167th an vor when it is used in such foods. niversary. SOME USES FOR UNCOOKED Its anchor, globe and eagle em HONEY blem and its "Semper Fidelis" have n In addition to its affin- been pretty nearly everywhere, and, ity for hot biscuits, hot cakes and historically speaking, it will be old waffles, it may be warmed a little, stuff to the marines, wherever they to make it pour easily, and used to land. sweeten beverages and cereals. It Just now it has its highest is also very acceptable in making ranking, commandant in history, a variety of sandwich fillings, as, with the President's elevation of for example: Commandant Thomas Holeomb Beaten with butter and mixed from the rank of major general to lieutenant general. General with chopped nuts or grated orange Holccrnb, 42 years with the peel; heavy-seMixed with chopped dried fruits, corps, Is a business-lik- e with or without nuts; officer who, Mixed with thick cream, or with like his "Leathernecks," bis been around a lot and has a way cottage cheese; Mixed with peanut or almond butof making himself at home unter. der inhospitable conditions. It is fine, too, in hard sauce, if His World war honors, won in the sugar is omitted and France, include a citation by Gethe equivalent in honey used. It neral Pershing, the Navy Cross, the may be served as a sauce for ice Silver Star, the Purple Heart and cream, using the following recipe: the Legion of Honor ribbon. 1 cup of honey, IVi cups of finely He entered the marine corps chopped or grated fresh orange as a civilian. His cup or orange juice and peel; later military education course tsp. of salt. Combine, and let the was a supplemented by mixture stand over hot water, withand general out cooking, for about 30 minutes, to in the command1925. He saw staff school in blend "the flavors. Philipthe service in China and FOR MERINGUES of days dawn in back the pines, If it is desired to use the honey the in and "manifest destiny," flavor for a gingerbread topping, World war he commanded the make a meringue by stirring to Second battalion of the SixW Vi cup of honey (depending upon marines in the St. Mihiel and strength of flavor desired) with offensives. H tsp. of salt in a bowl with one egg was Cuba in the to assigned white, and beat until stiff; add 2 post-wand, by 1935, had tbsps. of melted butter to 1 cup of attained years of brigadier the rank the meringue. made general. In 1936' he was tiiitiimii ialoratUou. with rtciots. a major general and commandant of the marine corps US. U. S. Dtpvtmmt tt Atriculturm. ..nm-ses - UP in.. - set tug vuuuiicuuu mini."-branch the oldest marines, the THE FRINGED GENTIAN In low woodlands, in moist mead- the American armed forces. Aa7 back in 1802 they took Derna, ows and in wild marshes, you the Britmay sometimes find the fringed gentian, Libya, recently taken by w ish. were pirates fighting They although it is rather rare. This the Dutch 1335i in Indies East flower consists of a long tube which rripoli in 1840 and Formosa in iw' spreads out into four lobes. Their range has been north ana south from the Arctic to the tax THE BIG TREES South Seas, and east and wen These trees, called Seauoias a talented Cherokee chief, have been around the globe. Without dispahave mown to attain a height of 365 feet, ragement to other forces they - tough fi6"I :ome to symbolize although their usual height is about jrowess and capacity for fast 300 feci. The age of the oldest specmilling anywhere. imen known is 4,000 years. -- I pj. guar. J, w ,MsJiC R hs 4-- taoie-spoo- ns r Chea-nau- lt re ss counter-thrustin- g. Enough Vitamins For All in U.S. Despite the continual pounding by the Nazi air force during the past six months, Malta still remains to fight back as one of Britain's important naval bases. This "hot spot" of the Mediterranean ocean, lying athwart g the sea lanes between Gibraltar and Suez, Europe and Africa, has been called the most bombed spot on earth. News of United States' army and navy forces fighting on the other side of the world from Malta have dwarfed in significance the daily reports of bombing raids at this Mediterranean base. Military authorities, though, seem, to think that Hitler will marshal all his military might for a "knock-out- " blow here. ine Malta islands lorm one or criss-crossin- the world's smallest island groups. Made up of three islands, an islet, and a rock, it covers a total area of only about 122 square miles. The "title" island of Malta itself, whose "Grand Harbor" of Valletta is big enough to accommodate the entire British fleet, is less than 100 square miles in extent. Geography Makes History. Yet these Mediterranean stepping stones have figured in history and legend since before the Apostle Paul was shipwrecked on their shores. The Maltese say that Ulysses came Phoethis way. Ancient nicians founded on Malta's deeply indented coasts useful ports from which to base their trade and exploration activities in the western Mediterranean. The Carthaginians moved in six centuries before Christ, followed by the conquering Romans. Greeks, Saracens, Normans, and Spaniards all had a hand in the rule of the strategic Mediterranean is lands and left a 6hare in its mixed heritage of blood and culture. It was under the Maltese Cross of the reigning Knights of St. John, however, that Malta saw its most colorful and romantic period. For nearly 300 years this Crusading Order upheld its rich and feudal aristocracy of castle, church, and fortress. In the famous battle against the Turks in 1565, the besieged with 10,000 followers, Knights, turned back some 50,000 would-b- e invaders. On Napoleon's Path. Napoleon was one of the conquer ors of Malta. On his way to EevDt in 1798, he took the islands from the declining Knights as an easy prize. Soon afterward, following an upris ing against the French which was assisted by the British fleet, they were annexed by Great Britain, and finally were awarded that country in 1814 by the congress of Vienna. During World War I. Malta acain became an important place name in international annals. It was not only a leading base of Allied military operations but also a hospital and re cuperation center. The entry of Italy into the present war saw the island among the first enemy objectives. In six months the Maltese capital of Valletta suffered more than 200 air raids. It is only 58 miles south of Sicily, according to the National Geographic sea-goin- g The old castles and fortresses were reported reinforced; and secret anchorages and submarine bases set up in outlying inlets. Like Gibraltar, Malta has innumerable coast and battershelters and ies, bomb-progalleries where men, munitions, food, and water supplies may be stored. Beneath the island's surface, a network of ancient underground passages and catacombs also is reported now put into service as part of the defense and fortifications system. Although its status as a vital British base carries the wartime penalty of enemy attack, Malta, in peace, enjoys the economic advantages of heavy payrolls there for workers and members of the armed forces. The islands (which must support a population of nearly 270,000 people) are themselves far from even in normal times. Intensive cultivation of the thin but fertile sofl provides crops of grain, vegetables, and fruits, but the supply is inadequate to meet domestic ognized. anti-aircra- ft rock-tunnel- of self-sufficie-nt A SUBSTITUTION In its campaign to conserve materials classified as "critical" and "strategic," the army quartermaster corps has introduced substitutes for 800 articles in the past six months. Critical materials are defined as those available in this country but in insufficient quantities to meet our emergency needs, while strategic materials are those which must be . we should lose, it would merely delay it, though perhaps for years. Imported. MINNEAPOLIS. The United States, unlike Europe and Japan, is richly supplied with all the vitamins necessary for health, vigor and morale; Americans need only eat the right foods in order to get them. campaign Japan, after an in food produc for tion, is still a desperately under nourished nation. German research has been driven to the limit to im provise "ersatz" foods and to find new sources of necessary vitamins. Britain is importing vitamin concen foods from trates and vitamin-ric- h the United States. Reports filtering out of the occupied countries in dicate that deficiency diseases there are already widespread. But in the United States, vitaminbearing foods are abundant and many are still cheap, a study by the Northwestern National Life Insur ance company says. Americans can practically eliminate danger of vita min deficiencies merely by eating enough of the simpler foods, and by getting enough sunshine. or other Milk, and whole-whewhole-grai- n breads and cereals, con tain between them practically the entire list of needed vitamins and min erals, and in ample quantities ex cept In the cases of vitamins A, C, G, and D. Inexpensive green and yellow 'vegetables furnish the extra A, C, and G. Sunshine will furnish the D, except in the case of growing children, who need a little extra in the form of fish liver oils or other D concentrates. Prevent Eye Trouble Epidemics The expansion of our already vast dairy production is being pushed so as to take care of our armed forces, build reserve stocks for army and re navy bases, and meet lease-len- d quirements, without too great a reduction in the domestic supply. We have an enormous reserve of wheat in storage. , Now available to the many who prefer white flour is the new "enriched" kind, which aDDroximates many of the values of whole wheat or graham flour. There has been some worry over tne growing scarcity of vitamin concentrates. Chief source is cod liver oil, and trade with Norway our major source of supply, was cut off early in the present war. Butter is another important source of vita min A; Denmark exported practically all her dairy products during uie lasi woria war ana suffered epi demics of eye troubles and blind ness as a result, uermany s policy resulted in similar epidemics there, during the years of preparation for the present 18-ye-ar cy at - L A scene in the harbor of Valletta, capital of England's island of Malta, showing a few of the vessels of the British Mediterranean fleet at anchor. Hidden in the hills in the background are important defense weapons which would make any attempt to take it suicide for any enemy fleet. needs. In one recent prewar year, Malta imported nearly $20,000,000 worth of goods, compared with exports which amounted to less than society. a million and a quarter dollars. GibraltarUke Defenses. "As a result of the war, a number While the intricacies of the mod of women and children were evacuern fortifications of Malta are close- ated from Malta. of its young Many ly guarded secrets, its general de- - men are serving with the British xensive strength long has been rec forces." THE AlttlY TRIES Just Eat the Right Food And You Have Them. In many Instances where galvanizing has been the standard finish, zinc is being conserved by using paint, porcelain enamel, synthetic enamel, and black japan as the finish. As a base material in a few quartermaster procurements, zinc is being replaced by galvanized iron or steeL As a substitute for nickel plating, paint or synthetic enamel is being widely used and bronze or porcelain finishes are being used in place of monel metal, which contains much nlckeL . . conflict. However, two carrots will deliver a whole day's supply of vitamin A for one person. So will half a cup of cooKea aaie, turnip tops, spinach or other greens. A small serving of uver iDeei, porK, iamb, or poultry liver) deposits enough A to last two or wree days. Apricots and peaches, cannea or iresn, are rich sources oo are cantaloupes. . Potato and Citrus Crops. iie trerman potato crop is the backbone of that nation's food supply; the Nazis have also caused the planting of great stretches of wild rose bushes along their railroad not for spiritual beauty, but because the wild rose hips the seed part of the plant-ha- ve been iouna 10 De a rich source of C concentrate. In this country we have enormous citrus crops and vast production of other fruits and vegetables. The daily grapefruit, orange or tomato juice is uie most enjoyable source. rights-of-wa- y, - one-fift- one-fift- liquid-coole- te p, quick-bread- s, - well-know- quiet-spoke- t, n, one-ha- lf rough-and-read- Meuse-Argon- ne ar rt -- -.- y |