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British Land
At Archangel
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Reported landing of a British
expeditionary force of 40,000
men at Archangel recently is.
fraught with significance.
Although British authorities re
fuse to comment on the matter,
the purpose of such a movement
is obvious. As the first sizeable
armed British force sent to aid
the hard-pressed Russians, the
expedition serves the two-fold
puropse of supporting the north-;
ern wing of the Soviet defense
line and satisfying the British,
element at home and abroad
which has been clamoring for
aggressive action to relieve Rus
sia from the brunt of German at
tack.
jAJthxjagtr errmprfsmg~ 0 n ry-1
about two divisions, the British
force now reported at Archangel
may be followed by reinfore
ments from the same source. Ar
changel lies in a distinctive strat
egic position, in an area bearing
the same relation to northern
Russia as Alaska does to the
United States.
Located on the southeastern
shore of the White Sea, and near
the mouth of the Dvina River,
Archangel is on about the same
parallel as Fairbanks and Nome,
and close to 700 miles south ot
the northernmost tip of the Scan
dinavian Penisula. To reach Ar
changel, ships from Britain must
sail considerably farther north
than Point Barrow. Russian ice
breakers and commercial ships
are familiar with the waters, and
navigate the region the year
around.
From Archangel, British forces
can move southward ovr th Rus
sian railway, through the pro
vince of Vologda, population ex
ceeding a million, to a position
well back of the Russian line
near Leningrad. If sufficient re
inforcements, including planes,
tanks and troops can come to
Russia’s aid in that region the
movement may prove of tremen
dous advantage to the beleagur
ed northern Soviet forces.
Finland, lying opposite the Ar
changel area, doubtless will join
the Germans in combatting the
new inasion. It wil be remember
ed that an American expedition
ary force served effectively in
this region, and another in the
Vladivostok area in the first
World War. It was in this cam
paign that General Wilds P. Rich
ardson, long in Alaska, served
wdth distinction. The movement
inaugurated in this instance by
Britain suggests a part America
may play should she become a
participant in the present war.
Although tardy in her under
taking in the White Sea area,
Britain may have started some
thing that will go far in deciding
the momentous issue now so
much in doubt in the embattled
region from the White Sea to the
Caspian.
PORTRAIT OF
MIGRAINE VCTIM
Most common complaint ol
mankind is the periodic sick, oi
migraine, headache. Dr. Harold
G. Wolff of the New York Hos
pital has drawn this portrait ot
the migraine sufferer:
He is a perfectionst, the hard
drving, ambitious type of person.
He has difficulty falling in love
because of inherent caution to
give him up to anyone. He har
bors strong resentments. He
dresses immaculately.
Migraine comes when the arter
ies of the head are distended by
prolonged tension.
The best way for the sufferer
to obtain relief, Dr. Wolff advis
es, is not to take drugs but !
simply to let down his hair and
relax. (
Butter vs. Oleo
Debate Likely
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Get Better Soon
By SIGRID -ARNE
WASHINGTON—There’s quite
a brawl brewing here over the
oily subject of butter versus mar
gerine.
It’s no new brawl. The current
fracas dates from spring, when a
committee on food and nutrition
met to devise new methods for
feeding America better with the
hope of making the citizens strong
er. The problem is part of the de
fense program so far as Washing
ton is concerned.
The committee issued, among
other things, a sample day’s diet
wnrcn would furnish the neces
sary vitamins and minerals, and
still would cost only 32 cents for
the three meals. The menus—all
three of them—mention marga
rine, but not butter.
That prompted the Consumers’
Counsel of the Department of Ag
riculture to arrange one of its
weekly radio programs for a dis
cussion of margarine.
One of the characters on the
program said: “Many people are
finding out they can save quite a
bit of money by using margarine
instead of butter. It’s quite a lot
cheaper. . . .
“Both butter and margarine are
chiefly fat. By law or govern
ment ru es, both must be at least
80 percent fat. Butter is made
from the fat from cream. And
margarine, accbrding to new
standards, just set up, can be
made from animal fat or oil or
vegetable fat or oil or a com
bination. . . .
“There’s little to choose be
tween the various kinds of pure
fats. They are all, more or less,
equal’y digestible and equally
rich in fuel value.”
PROPAGANDA SAYS
ANDRESEN
That brought Rep. August H.
Andresen of Minnesota to his feet
on the House floor. His state, in
1940, earned $68,090,000 from but
er.
Andresen spoke of the program
as "government sponsored prop
aganda” and called it “virtually
a consiparcy against the farmers.’
He said the radio performers
did their level best to put over
the idea that oleomargarine, un
der the new formula promulgat
ed by the fod and drug adminis
tration, was equal if not super
ior to butter in food value, and
added that “they coldly urged
consumers to buy oleo instead of
butter.”
Andresen asserted that in the
past decade he has seen much of
“the subversive work of lavendar
lawyers, pink economists, and
mauve home economic ladies.”
He demanded an investigation,
and further, he wanted the De
partment of Agriculture to stop
its employees from “scuttling of
American dairy farmers.”
THE OTHER SIDE
Rep. W. R. Poage of Texaisl
arose to remind his fellow mem
bers that there is another set of
American farmers quite interest
ed in the popularity of margar
ine — the men who supply the
fats and oils, such as livestock
1 men and soy-bean growers.
So the fat is in the fire, quite
literally. A group of retailers
. are rattling around Washington
| asking that a tax on margarine
be removed.
Don’t be surprised if that mar
garine tax argument turns into a
serious defense matter. That’s
the way these Washington brawLs
develop.
'SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY ,
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U. S. Supplies For
Russia to he Sent
To Archangel
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WASHINGTON. Oct. — Vladi
vostok as the main port for the
shipment of American supplies
to aid Russia in her war effort
has been abandoned in favor of
Archangel, according to an an
nouncement made by the United
States Maritime Commission.
The change is being made be
cause of the increased volume of
goods which will be furnished
the Soviet war machine. The reg
ulation will become effective
October 28, it was reported.
There have been charges that
the move was done to appease
Japan, but Washington spokes
men deny that the tense Pacific
situation had anything to do with
it. They point out that the new
shipping schedule will permit the
use of better port facilities.
The sailings to Archangel will
be made from Boston. It is not
known whether the plan will
apply to the shipments of oil.
Archangel freezes over in about
a month, but the expectation is
that the port will be kept open
throughout the coming winter
with ice-breaking craft.
Germans Advised
Quit Russia and
Attack Britain
TOKYO, Oct. —Domei, the Jap
ariose news agency, in a special
statement urged the Axis pow
ers to terminate their war ag
ainst Russia so as to conserve
German resources, manpower
and equipment for an all-out as
sault against Great Britain. The1
news agency warned that if the
war against Russia is extended
over a long period, the Axis pow
ers may be faced with a dearth
of materials. Domei said “the
have-not" nations will not have
sufficient supplies and will be
come weaker while the “have”
nations, namely Great Britain
and the United States, will con
stantly increase their supplies
and will become stronger.
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baby carriage, coat, trunk at a
profit.
To Buy that ice box or rug,
piano or suit, car or accordian at
low cost.
To Rent that room, garage,
apartment or that house to de
sirable tenants.
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Rehabilitation
Planned For Re
jected Draftees
WASHINGTON, Oct. — Presi
dent Roosevelt announced that a
rehabilitation program for about
200.000 rejected draftees will be
undertaken by the government.
Mr. Roosevelt announced that
program in disclosing that about
1.003.000 of the young men ex
amined for the draft had been re
jected for physical or education
defects. This figure represents
some 50 percent, and 900,000 of
them had physical defects.
A total of 100,000 were not
educated beyond the fourth
grade.
Mr. Roosevelt said 200,000 of
the men had physical defects
which can be corrected at gov
ernment expense.
The President indicated a na
tion-wide health program will be
undertaken some time in the fu
ture.
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