PAGE SIX _ nt————— THE COMMON DEFENSE ANTI-BRITISH PROPAGANDA There is a kind of Nazi propaganda that misses no opportunity to drive a wedge between us and our British allies: It seeks to make us hate the British and to be full of suspicion toward ta@em. One of the Nazi rumors you hear is that the British have left their allies to fight alone while they them- selves have kept their armed forces In England. The people who spread this untruth never give you facts and figures to prove it. But that is for the very excellent reason that they haven't any facts or figures to give. Let us look at this falsehood and expose it. Before the Nazi invasion of France, Britain had promised to send twelve divisions of fully equip- ped troops to that country. Was that promase kept? It was—to the letter, and beyond the letter. After Dunkirk the British sent more troops to France in an effgrt to help her in a situation that was becoming hourly more desperate, and many of the British soldiers who went to France after Dunkirk were those who had but a short time before escaped from France. Tell that to the people who say that the British have failed their allies and have kept their army at hame. Once more, after the fall of France, the British were left alone in the Middle East. Their forces numbered only 40,000 men. And, contrary to what the Nazi propagandists say, these troops were not all New Zeland- ders, or Australians or Canadians. More than one-half of them were men from the British Isles. The Italians had 360,000 soldiers in Abyssinia, and 260,000 in Liybia as against the total number of 40,000 Empire Troops. Yet, despitt the British inferiority in numbers, their army—more than one- half of which came from the British Isles— inflicted: severe defeats upon the Italians who were driven out of Eritrea, Somaliland, and Abyssinia with a loss of 250,000 men. Victory in Lybia against the ftal- | ians was within the grasp of British when the Nazis began their invasion of Greece. The Greeks called for help and who responded? The British ag- ain—this time at the cost of calling a halt to the campaign on the Lybian front from which troops were with- drawen to be sent to Greece. ‘And one-third of those Empire Troops which fought in Greece were from the British Isles. Tell that to the péo. ple who spread the Nazi falsehood that the British have left their allies to fight alone. And tell them something else. 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You can get back every cent you put in after sixty days if you sud- denly need money. You get a handsome interest, 2.9% compounded—ls more money back at maturity Inflation is the dreaded threat of every American. Systematic savings in War Bonds by each and every American is our major protection against inflation. Think ahead to that day your bonds mature. It will be wonderful to have that money then, instead of frittering it away now. When you think of what you have at stake, 109% seems almost too little. So make it more—if you can! Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie No. 1244, Patton, Pa. Bakerton Supply Company, Bakerton, Pa. United Mine Workers of America, District 2; Office: Clearfield, Pa. Walter McCoy Post No. 614, American Legion, Patton, Pa. Central Trading Corp'n, St. Benedict, Pa. nearly one-half of all the British for- ces engaged were men from the Brit- ish Isles. Tell them that for three years British troops have fought on fronts all over the world and that up to January, 1942, 71 per cent of all the casualties suffered on land by the whole British Empire were men who came from the British Isles. Tell that | to people who talk this nonsense | at home. a eV ’ l dustrialists). That tend to make us| face each charge as it is made and that no one knows exactly where or| REE! assume our neighbors have alien sym- learn what are the facts. This is the | Now the hemlock, the state tree of ing power. Our morale is under an enfilade from all angles. Of course when we stop to analyse what we hear we can usually recog- nize divisive propaganda. We are ma- ture, thinking people. We know from whence stem the stories that make | us distrust our leaders and criticise the policies of our government. That vi tend to make us look upon our fel-| about the Britilsh keeping their army | ow citizens as bop greedy, avaricious | men, intent only on their own profit | minds, and when the constant repe-| know we are hearing the whole truth | species name “canadensis” means tition of divisive charges, of slarring | remarks, of accusations, of half- trruths will find us believing in spite of ourselves. If that happens to en- ough of us at the same time—it will mean a dangerous break in the line of public morale. | There is one sure way in which we | can successfully fight this danger— | | that is by administering the truth| WI consistently and constantly. We must | division of management, state depart- | —(be they workers, farmers, or in-|go directly to the point. We must| ment of forests and waters, states! we can take it-——because we can be- lieve what we are told something worse. Only the truth can make men free from fear. y- eee GOSH ALL TSUGA, ORIGIN OF HEMLOCK NOT KNOWN William Montgomery, chief of the pathies or ulterior motives depending | only way in which we can quench| Pennsylvania, got its name. The syllable “lock” and its deriva- not fear | native to Canada. Most trees receive common names because of some outstanding charac- teristic that makes them easily iden- | tified. Yellow poplar refers to the | light yellow color of the sap wood. | Pitch pine is so named because of [the high resin content of the wood. | White birch refers to the light grayish color of the bark. in Ma a amp ag bs he bial no matter the size or location. A na- upon how pronounced their participa- | fear—because we will be discarding | tionally known scientific method. No| As the fortunes of war wax and |tion in the war effort on to Be half lies in favor of the truth. 8 tives are common in botany, as in the under straps or cumbersome arrange- | wane all over the globe, there is one| We can recognize these things as| We must guard our speech. Let ev-| names of charlock and garlic, and it | ments and absolutely no medicines or attlefront that is under constant fire. | enemy propaganda when we stop to|ery thought of divisiveness end with | means plant. The origin of the first | medical treatments. Our minds are always in the front|think. Unfortunately there are occa- | us. Let us have no defeatism, even syllable “hem” has not been explained | Mr. Shevnan ill be glad to dem- Hine of attack. oe poison gas of | sions (and they will be more frequent | in talk at home. We must be our own | to date. | onst withou ge. contlicting disruptive rumors are dai. |as the war continues) when we are “Rumor Clinic,” searchi i i ifi Add. 6509 XN. Artesian Ave., Chi- | ly let loose over our heads. Enemy | so tired and disturbed by the press | “why” of every Sees ou aloe OF cleniinie Name of oe) cago. Large incisional Hernia or rup- | sappers are constantly attempting to| of things, that we won’t take time to We as a nation cannot govern our-| two sources, says Mont, CO. The ture following surgical operation es-) tunnel through from all directions | analyze what we hear—when we will selves by deceits and frauds — we | word “Tsuga’ z the. HAT re | pecially solicited. to undermine our courage and stay- listen with our ears and not with our | must know the truth—and if we!'genus, and its meaning —~ ef HS U.S.WAR BONDS
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