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...Fleet is Increasing...
...long time to come. English babies are fed on a mixture of milk, pap, and Britannia-rules-the-waves; and the grown babies are not likely to surrender the guiding principle of their life without a struggle. The Empire will fight to the last ship, and with her fleet will go to Davy Jones many a German vessel as well. One may then reasonably wonder how dangerous to American liberty an enervated and depleted Nazi navy will prove, even assuming English defeat...
Boasting a considerably stronger fleet than a year ago, Tech is out to win tomorrow and promises to battle the Crimson all the way. The B. U. powerhouse with high hopes of victory has yet to prove its worth in open competition...
...that event," he added, "the Italian fleet could provide some marine diversion in case of a thrust through Hungary into Rumania, and could hamper the shipment of supplies to the Weygand forces in Asia Minor...
...other hand, some doubt is justified as to the scope of Italian operations in case of Italy's entry into the war on the German side for the reason that an eventual paralysis of the Italian fleet would leave the country in a perilous situation entailing the loss of all African colonies and total suspension of overseas supplies...