As Brazil Tunes Up Her Defenses
Spurred by the torpedoing of the Argentine motorship "Victoria" in
the Atlantic, Brazil speeds up her defenses. Her army will soon be in
creased to 1,200,000 trained men. A light tank of the Brazilian army's
armored force is shown (top) supporting advance troops in the field during
maneuvers. Below: A young infantryman using a mortar in an assault
maneuver. '
American Supplies Flow Into Africa
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The long arm of American production reaches out to East Africa, to
what once was a part of Italy's East African empire, and dumps cargo
after cargo of vital supplies for the United Nations at the great supply
base established there. Above is scene at the unloading depot. Soon these
tracks will be working against the Axis in Libya or elsewhere in the
jMlUle East.
y Churchill Spends Day With His Troops
Winston Churchill recently spent a day Inspectinf several thousand
British IfMing men and watched them go through various phases of
their training. One et the things that interested the prime minister was
the exercises by troops on the Commando lines, and he Is shown here
examining a knife used by one of the men with blackened faces who
teak pert la the exercises.
Attend Pacific War Council Meeting
8km left to right are Dr. Eratt of A 01 trails, Dr. T. V. Soong of
China, aal Dr. dlarsadiir London of the Netherlands. The trie has Just
toft an lai>sr(ant Meeting at the White Dense, dealing with the war strategy
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In Laval's Cabinet
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Above are shown two leading fig
ures in the Axis-dominated cabinet
of Pierre Laval, new chief of the
Vichy government. Top: Pierre
Catbala, minister of finance, and
(below) deputy Albert Chickery,
French minister of communications.
'Over the Hump'
Donald Nelson as he told the Tru
man defense committee that the
17. S., England and Russia are now
producing more weapons than their
enemies. The hard-hitting WPB
chief likes to smoke his pipe in tense
moments, as this picture indicates.
Taken on Bataan
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Two of the top ranking officers re
ported by Jape aa captured on Ba
taan are pictured here. At top is
Ma J. Gen. Edward P. King Jr., com
mander of the C. 8. forces on Ba
taan. Below: Maj. Gen. Albert M.
Jones, commander of the First
army corps.
Speaks on Labor
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Nivy Secretary Frank Knox tells
members of the boose naval affairs
committee he opposes any chances
in present labor laws, asklnc, In
stead, "a chance In the spirit o#
workers."
Tin Cans Do Their Bit in War Program
Carloads of tin cans are pictured at the right, en route to a de-tinning plant, where they will be reclaimed I
for their content of that vital metal. San Francisco housewives, co-operating in the nation's drive for tin,
saved their tin cans so that ISO tons were gathered on the opening day. In photo at left, Martha Quenther
and Helen Anderson (right) check ingots of tin reclaimed. The ingots weigh 100 pounds each.
Merrily They Sail to Continent Down Under
There's many a happy smile and cheer from these U. S. soldiers (left) as they look on Australian soil
from their transport ship. They are now fighting under command of General MacArthur. Right: In the lore
of the sea a "pollywog" (one who hasn't crossed the equator) should be hazed by a shell-back as the ship
passes the imaginary line. No exception was made on this Australian convoy. Here Neptunius Rex and his
court are in costumes, officiating. j
Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet the 'Beep'
The Jeep end the Peep have become famous in TJneie Sam'i army,
hut there if something new?the "beep." Pretty Elaine Gunderson, a sec
retary at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho., delivers a package to technical
sergeant James Ladd, from the carrying box of a "beep." With a speed
of'15 m.pJi., this auto-glide scooter is the army's answer to the rubber
shortage.
Chilean Midshipmen Visit Texas
Midshipmen of the Chilean navy, on a practice erniao aboard their
eonntry's naval vessel, Rancague, watch the recording "crab" of a link
trainer at Ellington Field, Texas, daring their visit to the world's largest
multi-motor flying school. The future Sooth American olflcers had vis
ited Caba and tha U. 8. and were homeward hoond.
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Dog Sentry j
Scenes like this, with a soldier
and his sentry dog, may soon be a
reality at monitions plants. The
army has asked tor 200 trained dogs
for sentry work. Dogs are especially
nsefnl as sentries becanse they can
detect the presence of intruders.
Ready for Japs
Dressed to kill Is Johnny Boyer,
214-year-old son of Capt. R. D. Boy
er, stationed in ponolnln. Johnny
pat on this war paint in readiness
for the Japs in ease of another aneak
raid.
Three North American '
Game-Birds
THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN:
The prairie chicken?often called
partridge?is now common only to
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, the
Dakotas, and Manitoba although the
time was when this beautiful game
bird was much more widely distrib
uted. The hunting fraternity them
selves who?one would suppose?
would be first to protect the game
birds?have been very largely re
sponsible for the extensive destruc
tion of the prairie chicken.
It should be noted, however, that
this beautiful wild bird is more than
just a game bird; it is of such def
inite value to the farmer that, as a
recent government publication
states, "any farmer would profit by
having these birds reared on his
place."
The same bulletin declares, fur
ther, that almost 15 per cept of the
food of the prairie chicken consists
of weed seeds, including those of
such pests as foxtail grass, smart
weed and ragweed (which sufferers
from hay fever should also note).
Another 15 per cent of the bird's food
consists of insects, largely grass
hoppers. The prairie chicken showed
itself particularly useful at the time
of the terrible invasions of the
Rocky Mountain locust. Sixteen
birds examined at that time were
founds to have eaten 866 locusts.
Among other pests destroyed by this
bird are the Colorado potato beetle,
the 12-spotted cucumber beetle, the
sugar-beet leaf-beetle, May beetles,
cotton worms, army worms, cut
worms, the yellow bear caterpil
lar, and the chinch bug.
If for no other reason, the prairie ?
chicken should be beloved as the har
binger of the lovely northern spring.
THE CALIFORNIA QUAIL:
Of all the charming birds in the
world, none, probably, is more ap
pealing to the bird lover than the
little, scuttling quail, with its plain
tive, peeping cry. Like the well
known Bob White of the eastern
states, the quail is fond of cover,
delighting to dwell on unimproved
land where trees and scrub alternate
with small natural parks of open
land. The author of the bulletin re
ferred to above states that he has
"seen a female quail sitting upon
her eggs in a garden within 30 feet
of a house, between which and the
nest foot passengers passed many
times each day. In winter a covey
frequently feeds with the farmer's
chickens, and if not disturbed will
continue to do so until pairing time."
It must be admitted that quail are
sometimes destructive, especially in
vineyards: they love grapes. How
ever, under normal conditions the
farmer and orchardist have nothing
to fear from its ravages. It must
always be remembered, in favor of
the quail, that vegetable food con
stitutes 97 per cent of his diet, and
that such food consists mainly of
seeds of plants which are of noxious
or troublesome species. Quail, when
young, eat large numbers of insects
including beetles, bugs, caterpillars,
grasshoppers, flies, spiders and
snails. They will also feed joyously,
if given the chance, upon various
kinds of scale insects. Adult quail,
as well as the young ones, are par
ticularly fond of ants.
THE HORNED GREBE:
The grebes belong to one of the
most interesting groups of water
birds. It may be said, in passing,
that the most remarkable fact about
the feeding habits of the grebe is
that these birds eat great quantities
of feathers. Grebes have been ac
cused of living exclusively upon
fishes and of doing, therefore, great
mischief in fish hatcheries, but care
fully collected evidence does not
support this charge against them.
Examination of many grebe stom
achs shows they eat large numbers
of insects including aquatic bugs
such as caddis-flies, dragon-fly
nymphs, etc. They also eat a great
many crawfish and other Crustacea,
together with snails and spiders. In
spite of his fondness for fish, which
constitutes probably one-fourth of his
diet, the grebe is a useful bird, since
he eats quantities of crawfish which
often severely damage crops, and
consumes those aquatic insects
which are known to devour both
small fish and the food of such
fishes.
Common names for the grebe are
hell diver, sprite and water witch
because he dives like a fish, or,
when he wishes, simply submerges,
leaving not so much as a ripple to
mark the spot where he was.
Farther information concerning game, aqua
tic. and rapacious birds may be secured by
sending 6ve cents to Superintendent of Docu
ments. Washington. D. C., and asking for
Farmers' Bulletin Mo. 497.
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THE DEODAR
A particularly symmetrical coni
fer is the deodar (Cedrus deodars)
which is a native of Asia but has
been very successfully grown an
the Pacific coast and in the warmer
parts of the Middle West and some
of the Eastern states.
ROSE CULTURE
Roses are heavy feeders and must
have rich soils if good results are
to be obtained. The soil must be
carefully prepared and heavily fer
tilized, the best fertilizer to use be
ing cow manure.