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...Axis nations. The President remarked that their meeting had been unprecedented in history; the Prime Minister added that it surpassed anything in his World War I experience. The President had some good morale-building words for American troops abroad: "I have seen the bulk of several divisions. I have eaten lunch in the field, and it was a darn good lunch, too. . . . Our soldiers are eager to carry on the fight and I want you to tell the folks back home that I am proud of them...
...Army defenders and the civilian population, which at first had swelled to 9,000,000 (three times normal), was desperate. During much of last winter there was no regular water, gas or electricity supply. After the dogs and horses (all but a few saved for transport) were eaten, the people had to get along on a few slices of bread a day. Up to last summer 1,750,000 died of starvation, epidemics and air raids...
...insane folk. They will bring scurvy, trachoma, malaria, typhus, and dysentery from eating grass and earth. Starvation may be so prevalent that the cannibalism of 1919 may again strike eastern Europe. Railroads that should carry these desperate people will be totally disorganized; horses may all have been eaten. No reserves of fuel and clothing will be on hand; no state authorities will exist to guide them. China, Japan, Malaya, The Netherlands East Indies will repeat this picture in other versions...
After he'd bought and eaten two toasted cinnies and a cup of coffee, the Freshman pushed into his coat again, and started out. The Navy man was ahead of him, and was putting on his gloves outside when the old-type Yardling walked through the second swing door. The officer, waiting, turned around. He hesitated. "I want to shake your hand," he said. "I've been in this place for three months and you're the first Harvard man that's spoken...
...rest of the cast wanders through the thin story suffering badly from general cases of meatless Tuesdays all week. Thin, raw-boned and badly undernourished, their acting mirrors the effects of having to eat turnips for eight years on the nation's stages. If you've ever eaten too many turnips, you know the symptoms...