The First 2,000,000

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Russia tried to buy 2,000,000 artificial legs on the American market last week.

The small U.S. factories, already far behind on domestic orders, could not help out--none of them produces more than 5,000 artificial limbs a year. The Soviets, who must step up their own small output, are already studying American methods. For 2,000,000 false legs was only a starting estimate; after three and a half years of continuous fighting, the number of war cripples in Russia is unknown.

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