ON THE SPOT AND KNOWING IT?
GERMANS INACTIVE: LULL BEFORE STORM?
Paris, To-day. Despite the splendid wea- "Only the United States ther of Thursday and a fine
Berlin, To-day.
can now still intervene and clear night, German activity prevent the most horrible in the past 24 hours has been almost nil on the whole shambles in history," declar-
front. ed Dietrich, head of the Nazi press section, in a statement to foreign correspondents in Berlin.
Dietrich added that Britain, through the mouth of Mr. Chamberlain, only dared to give her shameless answer to Hitler because she relies on help, from the United States.
the The United States can finish war if they unambiguously tell Britain that they will not support her until efforts are first made to settle the bones of contention at a conference.
"I FEEL SURE"
There have been a few raids and
no apparent drive behind them. Ar- tillery has also been distinctly less ac-
tive.
Military observers are asking whe- ther this is the lull before the storm.
Meanwhile French patrols have been active and have ambushed several parties of Germans in the Haardt. Forest. Reuter.
"FOGGY" AND -RAINY"-. A communique issued yesterday evening states that the weather at the front has been foggy and rainy.
There has been little activity on the Front.
South of Pirmasen, the enemy sent "I feel sure that Hitler would even now delay giving the order for begin-out several patrol reconnaissance par- to withdraw without ning the Western campaign on a gig-ties which had antic scale if there were any indica-obtaining any results.-Reuter. tions that President Roosevelt
would
tell Mr. Chamberlain that he must ex- press willingness to meet Hitler at a conference table!
"Mr. Chamberlain is determined, as his speech shows, to exterminate the who German nation but let us see will be exterminated.
LONG CONFERENCE
"It would be easier for Germany to blockade England than for England to starve Germany.”
SIR JOHN DILL
PROMOTED
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London, To-day,”
It is announced in the "Gazette" that Lieutenant-General Sir John The German News Agency states Dill, K.C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., who is in that Dietrich made the statement after command of the First Army Corps in a conference with Hitler lasting se-France, has been promoted to the
rank of General. Reuter. veral hours.-Reuter.
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Suspected of having.deserted, two seamen have been reported missing from their ship, the m.v. Formosa, since 1 p.m. yesterday. The seamen are L. Jamcdahiper Gigread, 32, and Stennson Suen Ragnar, 24.
Changsha, To-day. Chinese troops continue to ex- ert pressure on Yoyang, 88 miles north of Changsha in north Hu-
nan.
Yanglowsze, 37 miles northeast, was recaptured at dawn yesterday. Pailokl, across the River, where the Japanese military supplies at Yoyang bad been removed, was bombed by Chinese planes.-- Central News.
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A general strike throughout the whole of the Corporation's-plants, - which will affect 70,000 workers, is threatened next week, and dis- cussions regarding the Union Automobile Workers' new con- tract demands are under way.- Reuter.
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Chungking, To-day. Towns in Hunan and Szechwan spent nervous day yesterday on account of Japanese ruthless air raids.
Yuanling, in western Hunan, was subjected to two attacks by 18 and 15 machines, which dump- ed many high explosives.
Nanchwan, near the Kweichow border, suffered heavily. Demoli- tion and incendiary bombs were rained at random by 18 Japanese planes. Over 100 civilians were either killed or maimed, and several fires were started, de- vastating a vast area.
Another fleet of 38 machines raided Liangshan, dropping many deadly missiles indiscriminately.— Central News.
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