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IS WEYGAND PLANNING TO FIGHT?
UNREST IS VISIBLE in France, the De Gaulle cause is increasing in popularity in France proper and in all French colonies, and Gen. Maxim Wey- gand has been impressed enough by recent changes in German prospects to summon all his aides and . counsellors in Africa for a review of the entire world situation, according to information received in offi- éial quarters in Washington.
-This change in the French situation is attribut- ed to the supine Vichy surrender of Indo-China to Japan without a fight and to the fact that Hitler's armies are tangled in the midst of Russia instead of being in London as Germans had generally been predicting for months.
The Government of Vichy was also be sure that airplanes and of course predicated on the ex- tanks now labelled for Britain pectation of a quick German vic-would be shipped at once to those tory. It based its policy on that same ports. He has not asked how expectation from the beginning much would be given him, and no and it always defended itself one has tried to make him any within France with the argument promises. There is no need of that the Allied cause was hope that. He knows approximately less
what could be expecled. It is his decision.
Allied Cause
Brighter
But the Allied cause looks brighter to-day than at any time since the Germans broke through the French defences at Sedan.
Britain has had two months of respite in which to catch up
craft
on lost s'eep, increase its air. reserver, bring supplica in from the Atlantic. The United States has gained
While he is trying to make up his mind Washington holds back an extending the benefit of "lend- lease" materials to the forces of General de Gaulle. There is heavy pressure for this step, but it could have an extremely adverse effect North the deliberations in
on
mains even
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THE FLOOR WILL BE DIRTY
"We shall wipe the floor with the Ger- mans."
The Belgian Ambas- sador said that in London to the Ameri- can Ambassador to the Governments alli- ed with Britain.
END OF
BISMARCK
-BY
THE NAVY
The end of the Bis- Africa which might turn to the marck--her guns shot out Allied advantage. It is considered of her and "drooping like a question not of probability, but only of an admittedly remote a smoking, lurching, possibility. But as long as it re- black ruin, a thin trickle
possibility Wash- ington is determined to close no of men already jumping General Wey-to safety over her side- was told by an officer and a gunner who took part in the battle.
opportunities for gand.
two months which may prove to have been the most important two months in current history. At the beginning of the two month period most of the new airplane and tank factories were beginning to- RII with idle & machinery. To-day they are fill- ed with men, the machinery is humming. and new, superior models of planes and tanks are rolling.
If Germany had attacked Bri- tain this summer the new Ameri- can arms plants would have been worthless. The issues would have been decided without them. But no military issue future will be unaffected by the arms from American plants which have come into production dur- ing the past two months.
in
the
"PUT
DARLAN TO
FLIGHT"
"We need to start a re- volution in France and have had a powerful impact in force Darlan to fly to his
All of these considerations
France and on Frenchmen
throughout the world. With the spiritual home men of Vichy losing in prestige many,". declared daily the freer Frenchmen of mander Stephen
North Africa are reported to bo
"She was like a dog that had been run over. Someone had to finish her off," said one. Here are some of the points from their stories:-
The Commander - in - Chief, Admiral Tovey, saw the Bis- marck first. He put on his tin hat and cut poured a little cascade of water all over him. He just grinned, undisturbed by that or any other Incident of this five-day chase,
a
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for
shells flying through the air
I actually Baw the Rodney's in Ger- some seconds after they left the Com-guns, like little diminishing foot-
balls curving up and up into the King- sky.
were
deba ing whether the time has Hall, M.P. and publicist. come to cut the strands with Speaking of our broadcasts to Vichy.
France, he recalled that Parlia- There are two main obstacles. | ment was told the French They know that if they do it will being invited to "manifest their bring German armies into the extreme disapproval" of Vichy. unoccupied area of France. Also General Weygand himself finds it extremely difficult to face co- operation with General de Gaulle,
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The Admiral kept saying: "Close the range, get closer — 1 can't see enough hits." So we closed the range.
་
Merciless Hail
"That," he said, "is not enough.
"For lack of a sustained, well The Bismarck, with a fire on the thought out, and ruthless attack fo'csle which seemed to envelop.. on the minds of our enemies, an the upper turret, turned away, For these two reasons no one attack which would bring com- then back, under the most mer-. in Washington seriously expects
fort and hope to the minds of ciless hail of high explosive arm- General Weygand to take the
our friends now oppressed in our-plercing shells any ship has initiative at this moment in de-
the occupied territories and en-ever faced. nouncing the German armistice
courage them to resist theour fellows just went on pump- and resuming the war. But every
Nazie, we are needlessly delaying it out.. German tank and
Ing final victory." German airplane lost in
King-Hall, who was speaking Russia makes the Weygand in his constituency at Ormskirk, forces in North Africa just that Lancs.. spoke of the Hess affair, much more potentially powerful and added:
every
THE TIME MAY COME, IN "From the propaganda point of
FACT MAY HAVE ALREADY WHEN A JOINT AT- COME, TACK ON LIBYA FROM THE BRITISH IN EGYPT AND THE FRENCH IN TUNIS AND AL GIERS MIGHT CRUSH THE ITALIAN AND GERMAN FORCES BETWEEN
Washington Watches -
Closely
There was no escape
After twenty minutes some of her secondary armament · and two of the great turrets were still firing. Racing across her quarterdeck were little, human : figures a little steady trickle of them jumping Into the sea.
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view, Hess was a great big unex- ploded bomb sitting in every Ger- man. brain.
One fierce flame shot up as high. "But we've de-fused him and as the Bismarck's spotting top- made him into a dud. He's no every man there must have been longer news either here or in incinerated. Germany."
OLD SCHOOL TIE
SECOND HAND
If General" Weygand is ever to take his chance this may be the The old school tie in futuré may right time for it. At least there is be second-hand. One school, enough weight behind this Worksop College, is to open a thought among Frenchmen to second-hand clothes, shop." have caused a complete reassess-
Well, we just shot the guns out of her and left a smoking, lurch- ing black ruin. Only her. slow、 wallowing speed seemed still to give her life, and those little. fumping figures at the stern.
SUB SINKS TRAWLER
While returning from a fish, ing trip off. Cape Blanco, on the ment of the whole situation in The headmaster, announcing West African coast, a Portuguese North Africa. General Weygand this at the recent Special Day, trawler from Lisbon was fired on called in all his economic, politi- gaid Sunday suits would no longer by an unidentified submarine and cal and military subordinates for be compulsory,
sank. Two of the crew were kill- ed-Reuter:
u general conference.^
Washington watches with: In-
tense interest. If General Wey-
gand should decided to make the experiment and take his great
NAZI REPRISAL
gamble he can be assured at once. Haiti consulates in Germany
THEY'D NEVER SEEN
A COW!
of supplies of oil and gasoline for have been ordered to close on Cows, shown in New York Zoo his motor units. Dozens of tanic- September 5 in retaliation for so that city children shall know ers could be diverted at once to Haiti's recent action closing Ger- what thoy, look like, attracted Casablanca and Dakar, He ̈ could, man consulates.--Reuter,
crowds, says Columbia radio.