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Oct. 31, 1914, The court at Sarajevo has sentenced; ve men, to death by hanging in con noction with the nsxasination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Eleven others were sentenced to varying terms, of penni servitude, including the man Princip, who shot the Archduke, and Gabrinavie, who threw a bomb. Each of these men was sentenced to twenty years Imprisonment, Princip died in prison, Ed.).
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A letter from an officer serving with the Expeditionary Force confirms the stories which have frequently been} told of German troops driving women and children in front of them. Hiero in the extract:---
At one place this division was hold- ing a bridge which the Germans conla. not get across. They therefore drove a lot of women and children over in front of them, and our fellows-natur- nily would put fire. To the Germans got nerone. (This was the Brat 1914 "horror propaganda" story.-Ed.)
In a due in the air between French and German neroplanes, the Frenchman) manoeuvred to get the upper position of the German, and after about 10 minutex or a quarter of an hour the Frenchman get on top and blazed away with a revolver on the German. Ho Injured him so much as to cause him to descend.
10 YEARS AGO
Oct. 31, 1928.
The persecution and execution of
in Russin alleged to be
of the Soviet Government;
регзопа ponent continues.
The Oppa (the Secret Police) today shot Ave persons, including a priest, near Kostroma, un a charge of having encouraged an anti-Soviel movement.
Work has been temporarily stopped)
THE NAZI ARMOUR
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If London is bombed, this control room "somewhere in Lon- don" will be the clly's nerve centre. Workers in this cellar' room will control blackouts and mark location and damage caused by bombs on the wall map,
Half Germany Now
Oppose
Nazis
IGNORANCE, depression, and opposition to the Nazi regime
are the main characteristics of life throughout Germany to day, according to an "absolutely reliable" report in Weltwoche. Switzerland's leading political journal.
A Swiss citizen who returned from Germany said opponents of the ad- ministration now constitute hair the population.
Spying and supervision by the
In the construction, at Bellant, of the Gestapo have reached unbelievable! leesale, the 00,000 tora vessel which limits, and reports of the shooting] the White Star Line had ordered from of disobedient Nuzl Meiols and mass Mesara. Harland
Wold. The executions of opponents of the re- and Oceanic destined to be the world's gime are persistent. largest liner.
5 YEARS ACO
Oct. 31, 1994.
One report says German organisa- tion is cracking everywhere under) the strain of Allied pressière.
Most Germans are still unuwarej A straight talk was given to Herr Hitler by thirty Nazl Bavarian farmers that Russia has taken half Poland.
Dayurian Pro representing 200,000 testant farmers, when this delegation When, on top of the heavy German
that
of solid clirens visited Der Fuchter losses in the Polish campaign, this to-day to tell him "what was going on" news leaks out, it is believed
there will be serious repercussions. in the Evangelleai Church.
LONG WAR FEAR
RADIO
THE "German, Freedom. Station,"
Tbroadcasting agun declared that
-National Socialism cannot win the
war.
"In the utterances of Hitler und Goering," said the announcer, "we can hear fear and desperation concerning
a long war.
In
Recruits Did:
Not Know Their Visitor
A VISIT by
die Duke of Gloucester to a little town "ximilar to any other in France," is described In the "Paris Solr."
"The Dake" says the paper, "carried his gas mask with him as any private would do, held a leather cane in his hand as do all British officers, and talked with colleagues away from in- discreet cars.
"Ito then got into a car and was driven off, without even arouring the curiosity of the re- erulis who were lounging about in elvilian clothes in the public 1qgare."
From Harold Cardozo
PARIS.
The Allies' armaments have proved, after the tests of seven weeks' warfare, to be better than those of the
| Germans.
In the air the Nazis thought they had great superiority-a belief that was instilled into them and into many neutral observers by Field-Marshal Goering.
It is true that Germany has hun- dreds of airmen who took part in the war in Spain, where Germany sent a number of her flyers for three- month periods, so that as many as possible should have practicn) figlil ing experience.
Loken Nearly 2,000 others have part in the Polish campaign, which, though brick, gave them a lesson ins air warfare.
These Eastern squadrons have now come back, in great part, and are frontier. flying along the Rhine
They have met British squadrons and| French squadrons and often been more: numerous; but in no case have either German pilots or Cerman machines shown themselves better than Ailled men and planes.
of
the I can speak especially French squadrons and can say that In all cases the French machines showed themselves just as speedy, while their armaments and fighting! qualities were distinctly superior.
Heavy Tank Lossos German planes have been more numerous, but this has been an acct-j dental superiority, due to the fact
that the great British and French air armies have never yet been engaged,
dividual squadrons. but only the frequently changed in-
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Now as to the land forces.--Ger- many has tried out her tanks and some of her artillery in Spain. She crashed through Poland with her AN EXCLUSIVE SELECTION OF motorised armoured divisions, Drst because of her treacherous attack, and, secondly, because. Paland had not enough anti-tank and anti-air-} craft guns.
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German tanks have been slow. They have had poor ft recontrol and they have been terribly vulnerable. This was shown in Spain, and has; ese been repeated each time they havo!
The come up against the French. French links are heavier, better con- trolled, and for better protected. They
also
more one-third speedy.
Already, in the casual day-to-day cutpost brushes and small raids many German tank units have been des troyed. French losses have been slight. No tanks have been lost to enemy at any point, but more than a score of burned-out frames of Ger- man tanks are now well behind the⠀⠀⠀ French front lines.
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In the same way the French light, (Continued from Page 4.) Broadcast by have not stopped for one day. The
heavy, and medium artillery, used Radio Progrumme
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at a range heavily, but in spite of capsized and sank with her colours this their fire was accurate from the The rest is soon told. Under cover of night the Glasgow and Otranto beginning.
The broadside fire of the Germann made good their escape. Cradock's SHRAMEK, 70-years-old armoured cruisers was from 12 8.21a sacrifice had been vain in the sense has arrived in squadron could bring to bear only from being disabled, was practically Paris after escaping over the Polish two 0.2in guns and 17 din guns, but untouched,
owing to the low position of the gun frontier.
FALKLANDS REVENGE "When I left Prague," he said, "the ports not more than half the latter
When the grim news'of the disas- ♦♦ Government of the so-called Pro- could be worked in the ugly sen then tectorate was nothing more than a running. The action was essentially ter reached the Admiralty, Lord mockery. The Gestapo was in ab a heavy artillery duel, in which Fisher, who had just returned, there solute control, carrying out a reign Cradock was outnumbered by six to as First Sea Lord, acted so energe- one, and in view of the German ships' fically that in less than six weeks of terror.
"Each day the oppression was be shooting record the result was a fore-after Coronel, Spec's squadron, ex- coming more brutal, with arrests and gone conclusion. So devastating was cepting one light cruiser, was at the Even in the German cannonade that the action bottom of the sea, and the survivingį 6.03 Mendelssohn "A Midsummer, executiona mounting up.
the most moderate circles exaspera- may be said to have been decided in ship, Dresden, was eventually sent to
Jain her consorts. Night's Dream”—–Overture.
Berlin State Opera Orchestra con- tion was nearing boiling point, and the first 10 minutes.
I am not at all surprised at the ducted by Dr. Leo Blech.
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AL 743 n terrific explosion took
But this swift and dramatic van- sank shortly afterwards. An hour centration of force which left us later the disabled Monmouth was dangerously weak in the North Sea, found by the Nurnberg, which made where for a time we had no more ERMAN texile miile are being Dashlight signals inviting the British than three batile cruisera against to surrender. There were Gennany's four. Had only a trac- reorganised to produce yet an-ship
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