GERMAN MANOEUVRES WARNING TO PRAGUE French Interpretation Of Military Activities Berlin Alarmed By
Extent Of ̈*
Publicity
Paris, To-day.
"Let us keep calm and not be panicked by the Ger- man troop movements which really means the threatening of Prague without saying so." This epitomises the Paris press comment on Ger-
man military manoeuvres.
M. Le Jour in the "Echo de Paris" says: "Neither Britain nor France will allow herself to be dis- turbed by unjustifiable threats."
The "Oeuvre" says: The Ger-, man display of force seems to say 'if necessary, we are prepared to go the limit."
ised in Berlin as well as London and Paris." Reuter.
FRONTIER REGION CALM
Metz, To-day.
·CZECH AIR- LINER DISASTER
Berlin, To-day. Reported to have been named Marie Kretner, the stewardess, sole survivor of the ill-fated Czech airliner which crashed into the- Black Forest on Friday, killing 12 passengers and three members of the crew, died yesterday.-Reuter.
quainted with and proficient in more of the advanced knowledge of military defence is the new task of the Army Command.
PAST PRECEDENT
FILM COLONY IN HOLLYWOOD SEEING "RED?"
Washington, To-day.
Allegations that some of the members of the film colony of Hollywood are using their high salaries to finance Communism, was made in a report of an investi- gator for a Congressional Commis- sion which has been studying “un- American activities" in the United
Terrorism is raging from crop sabotage to kidnapping and mur- der. Reuter.
In this matter, it is pointed out States. The frontier region is not duly here that Germany is merely fol-
The report says that the evid- Yes, but if necessary we will excited with regard to the Ger-lowing the lead set by other coun-ence tended to show that “all. also stand firm. So that neces- nian manoeuvres and
fortifica- tries who, unhampered by the sti-phases of radical and communis- sity must not arise. That is real-tions.
pulations of the Versailles Treaty, tic activities are rampant in thè ridiculed have devoted during the last sever- workmen al years, much attention to building studios," and also says that an fortifica- up a strong force, of Reservists. investigation of subversive acti- vities along the Pacific Coast re- Re- France, for instance, made start vealed "the seriousness, of a
in September, 1934 in carrying out
startling situation." than manoeuvres with a Reserve divi-
are sion brought up to war strength. and These manoeuvres which will have thus be carried out under conditions
made as realistic as possible, and tion to estimate the value of com- will last over the period of several mandeered means of transport, and weeks, but will be confined to the test the efficiency of the Reservist districts of the various Army Com- observation and signalling posts. mands.
THREE-YEAR CYCLE The terrain for the exercises has In the future, German Army been chosen as to formations com-manoeuvres will be held in a three posed of local Reservists. In this year cycle, first a small-scale exer- way, interference with the round of cises, as in this year, then medium: affairs of the civilian population manoeuvres and in third year-thus will be reduced to a minimum, in 1940 the mass manoeuvres of whereby however, the Military au- the- combined Military, Naval and thorities will be placed in a posi- Air Forces. Trans-Ocean. 1
A competent observer the reports that 300,000 are engaged in building GERMANY ALARMED
tions and that a half-million Berlin, To-day.
servists had been called up. German press reference to Army manoeuvres has suddenly 50 to 60 thousand workmen It is believed that no more ceased as the authorities are ap-working on the fortifications parently alarmed at the pro- perhaps 100,000 Reservists minence given thereto.
been called to the Colours. Meanwhile, reports reaching Out of the 30,000 Germans living Berlin confirm the reported whole- sale conscription of labour, and on the French side of the frontier, motor transport wherever required for six weeks' military service in 250 young men left yesterday night by the military authorities, who
the garrison at the Palatinate. are now taking extraordinary steps
Reuter. to obtain labour for fortifications, roping in not only active bricklay- ers, carpenters and builders, but many who had previously done such work.
GERMAN STATEMENT
Berlin, To-day. A test mobilisation of large masses of German. Reservists is being carried out in Germany as a The conscripted men are grum-final preparation for the Army bling at being separated from their manoeuvres. which begin the mid-' families and having to leave their dle of August in various parts of jobs so suddenly.
the Reich.
They also complain of the scale of pay, but there is no arguing with a court-martial-Reuter.
VAIN EFFORT TO SAVE LIFE
OF STEWARDESS
Freiburg, To-day.
It is also in part the mobilisa- tion of wide sections of the civilian population for National service of all: descriptions carried out in ac- cordance with recent legislation relating to National preparedness which has to be both "in mind and "spirit.".
"It is the duty of the civil population," writes "Voelkische Beobachter" in this connection, "as war experience has taught them to place their services, personal as well as material, at the disposal of the troops."
The sole survivor of the aero- It goes on to say, however, that test plane disaster near Offenburg, although conditions of this namely the stewardess, Maria mobilisation will be made as realis-. Kieuter, of Vienna, died of her in-tic. as possible, responsible mili- juries yesterday so that the num-tary authorities will not apply ber of deaths from the catastrophe measures which are apt to encum- reached 17.
ber private and public life in all places, to the same extent.
The Czech plane, on. the Prague- Paris line, struck a hill slope in REASONS FOR RESERVISTS the Black Forest during a fog on Whereas last year the big scale Saturday. The stewardess, was 60 Army manoeuvres were carried out badly injured that both legs had. 19 on bccasion of the visit of Musso- be amputated In-tha. Offenburg lint to Germany, this time they will hospital on Saturday: -
beson a smaller scale.
--The inquiry into the cause of the First and foremost, there will be Reservists in disaster was continued the whole the assembling of day Sunday, conducted by a com- consideration of the fact that no mission from the Reichs Air Min Reservists have been assembled no Reservists in istry and a Commission of Investi- since 1934 and gation from Prague.
corporated in the reorganised Ger- man Army, whereas since that date the number of men who have Of the dead, only five have so been tranferred to the Reserve been identified by numerous after completing their Military friends and relatives, who arrived training has been constantly grow- at Offenburg yesterday, Trans- ing.
make these Reservists ac2
An official report on the investi gation has not yet been issued.
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