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AMERICAN ATTEMPT TO EXERT INFLUENCE
IN VICHY
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AMERICAN POLICY towards France was stat- ed by well-informed circles in Washington yesterday to be threefold:-
Firstly, to make it widely known that American friendship would be sacrificed in the event of French military collaboration with Germany;
Assist Germany:
UNDER-5'S FIRST
"Any country
that does not
SOLDIERS'
PAY HINTS
Almost all delays in the receipt of soldiers' allow- ances are due to one of
two the
causes; failure on part of the soldiers to fill up the...necessary forms correctly, or failure on the part of the orderly room of his unit to make a proper return to the re- gimental paymaster
Secondly, to give some tangi- ble evidence of goodwill, for. ex- ample, the distribution of milk for French children and me- dical supplies for French sick; :|
Thirdly, to strengthen. he French colonies -and enable. .them better to resist. M.
Laval's efforts to induce them might as well pack up," declared
care about its small children quickly. to join any arrangements to Mr. J. B. Priestley in a broad-reached at a conference at York These were the conclusions It is now generally accepted der Aves."
cast appeal on behalf of the "un and several "de's" and "donts" in Washington that the appoint- ment of Admiral William Leahy the Save the Children Fund, the
It was a combined appeal for were then suggested for soldiers
and their wives. as Ambassador to Vichy is least partly designed to streng the Nursery Schools Association our Exchange clerk when
at National Society of Day Nurseries, "Don't forget to tell the Lab. then the influence of Marshal Pétain at the expense
of Great Britain and the
National Council of Maternity that you are married or wish to register,. or. the rearuiting officer, Axis-minded Laval,
and Child Welfare.
"Hurricanes, Spitfires, bomb-apply for dependant allowance," erg, tanks, battleships-these are the Northern Command.
said the Command Paymaster. of
around our ancient liberties," he all very fine; â wall of steel said.
of
North Africa Trip Now comes, a report that M; Robert Murphy, newly-appointed Counsellor of Embassy to Vichy, will visit North Africa en route, ostensibly to examine conditions there, but he will doubtless see General Wevgand and, discuss the sconrmic needs of the North African colonies.
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and then
the
Promise To Mother
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you
je vou get married after' registering and before you are. called up, don't forget to tell the Labour Exchange at which you registered.
"But unless within that wall the babies and small children are doing well, on the way to
becoming healthy,
sensible citizens, it is all nonsango." The little "under five" had come into a world where every- According to another report body was busy and every now to give her an allotment. don't "If you promised your mother Cordell Hill, the Secretary of State rccentiv
there had placed wailings of
were terrible before General Weygand such a of guns and bombs.
forget to fill up the form. sirens and banging Arm statement of policy 'hot
"If we are not
"Never send marriage or birth Weygand was quite astonished,
fighting this certificates without he indicating be had not been. dren, what on earth are we fight-including
a securely war on behalf of our small chil-fixed note giving full particulars, adequately or accurately inform ing it for?" he asked.
regimental number ed by his colleagues in Vichy..
Economic Warfare
It is reported in Washington, hat the French press under M. Laval has sedulously spread the idea that America favours the new order in Europe, and Ad- miral Leahy is expected to take very opportunity to make the American position clear,
FIRE WATCH MADE
COMPULSORY
and regiment.
"Always notify immed'are- tv any change of address, any change in domestic circum- stances, and the arrival of a new child.
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"Remember that increased compulsory allotment consequent upon promotion is not payable until the end of the probationary period, which may be from three-to-twelve months."
Fire watching has been made compulsory by the Ministry of It is thought the United States Home Security. mavanuroach the British econo-Watchers must be present at mic warfare authorities in re- all times in all premises in which gard to allowing milk for French more than thirty, persons work "Most important of all is to children and medical supplies for or in any premises the whole or remember to quote the regi- the sick through the blockade, any part of which is used as a mental number and name of the if it can be ensured that the warehouse of greater capacity regiment in all correspond- Germans cannot divert these than 50,000 cubic ft, and any once. | supplies-Reuter.
saw mill or timber yard con- taining more than 50,000 cubic ft. of timber.
The prder, does not apply to a
COUNCIL DISPUTE warehouse when it is empty, or
WITH COMMITTEE
to, premises which form part of any mine.or quarry.
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LET OFF: HELMET
WAS GIFT William Philpott,
~ntheti attack or an pretor.
garage pro accused at 4 North air raid warning, the fire watcher Western police court of failing to must be in readiness to attack an report the finding of a German Reeth (Yorks) District Coun-outbreak of fire and summon as flying helmet and moving it from
cil has accepted the resignation sistance, and to use such fire the scene of a crash, was let off appliances as may be on his plea that the helmet was
of the local Billeting Committee fighting
and rescinded a motion that all available. persons refusing to accept billet- ing notice would be prosecuted.
It was also decided to postpone summonses on four people who were alleged to have refused to billet evacuees.
The decisions followed a letter from the billeting committee alleging that the council had failed to carry out its duties in enforcing the law.
Two members of the council. will act as voluntary helpers to the chief billeting officers until a new committee, is appointed.
DIED TRYING TO GET CUP OF TEA
An Essex woman left her shel ter during a lull in a night raidy to make a cup of tea and was killed by n bomb which crashed on her house.
She was Mrs. Wright, and her husband and four of their chil- dren who were in the sheltér cs-
caped with their lives.
A fifth child, "eight-year-old David Wright, was suffocated. In the shelter when the mattress on
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Five other bombs dropped in the vicinity causing several. casualties.-
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