A VOLGA STEAMER 



"As the clear waters of the Kama, itself an imperial river, flow into the turbid Volga, 

 keeping distinct for a time, like the waters of the Yellow Sea and the Pacific, but ultimately 

 blending, so the Volga River basin represents the great blend of the diverse races that go to 

 make up this marvelous Russia" (see text, page 255). 



Photographs by William T. Ellis 

 LANDING GRAIN FROM A VOLGA BOAT 



Germany's scheme in the East is to open up the wheat fields of southern Russia by the 

 separate peace route and move foodstuffs up the Danube into the heart of the Teutonic Alli- 

 ance. Therefore, every ounce of butter, every pound of flour, every piece of meat, you save 

 for the Allies is America's answer to Teutonic designs. 



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