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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
February 20, 1940:
By Walt
BIG Nazis reply to
BERTHA
FIRES 150 MILES
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PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).- Belgian despatches report that the Germans have test- ed a new "Big Bertha" off the Baltic coast. It is capable of firing 150 miles which is practically twice the distance attained by German guns which fired on Paris from the Laon Forest early
military
in 1918.
nu
no
French thorities say they have confirmation of the report.
According to Belgian reports the new gun has a barrel 110 feet long which fires at an angle of
French document
on
war origin
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BERLIN, Feb. 19, (UP).—Official quarters to-day, published further documents designed to refute the French "Yellow Book" version of how the European war began and purporting to show that French authorities planned the dismemberment of the Reich and destruction of the Italian expansionist aims. French Minister of the Navy, M. Cesar Campinchi, who was des cribed as representing the leading French authorities as having decided last spring to bring the European situation to a head by the use of arms and to form a coalition against the Reich.
Pointing out that the French
The documents related to alleged statements made by the
"Yellow Book" attempted to show that the Allies were on the defensive and fighting for stabilised pence, the German documents said:-
"War Mongering Group" "We present two reports from the German Charge d'Alfairs in Paris in April, 1939, willch reveal the aims of gained the upper land in the French Government.
means," he was quoted as saying.
"Therefore M. Campincal believed
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BIG NAZI WARSHIP Suggests
NEARS COMPLETION
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Roosevelt Intervene
Arbitration Court Over Altmark
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PARIS, Feb. 19 (UP).—Coincident with unconfirmed reports that Germany is building a 40,000-ton battleship to be named “Deutschland” and to carry armaments superior to France and Italy's four new 35,000-ton ships of the Line, Vice Admiral Jules Docteur to-day publish- ed a warning that Germany, by working day and night, has gained a considerable advance over France in ships and demands that shipyard workers be demobilised from That the Norwegian the army to enable France to overhaul German naval Government should propose that President Roosevelt building by concentrated
not to exceed 35,000 tons to pre-preside over an arbitration' effort.
vent the expensive naval build-|court composed of neutral ing race.
Undor a tacit agreement be- tween Berlin, Paris and Rome. which existed before the present. war, the three Powers promised
U.S. Embassy in Berlin
Hungry on Nazi Diet
OSLO. Feb. 19 (UP).-
Ench Power was building four new experts to decides the rights of the Altmark case. is ships of that tonnage.
France has three under way-the suggested by the newspaper Richelieu, now receiving its arma ment, Jean Bart, soon to be launched "Sjoefarts Tidene.” and the Clemenceau which is barely started.
could be altered to
Inid down, greater tonnage.
70 degrees which can throw G00 | the war-mongering group which has difficult to solve the pin Germany. Commissary which will import on the same system which the United viously planned,
lbs. of shell of 280 millimetre calibre.
Travels In Stratosphere The initial velocity as the shell leaves the gun is 3,500 feet per
the
these
The paper declares: "If Lord that such steps as probably would
Halifax believes that England is The fourth ship, Gascogne, not yet right in this case, then he could be taken by Cermany against Poland
not object to such a court, nor would be n cause for war. He be- lieved it was obvious that Germany
Two Near Completion
could Herr von Ribbentrop." hut delayed the solution of the Polish
Germany has two ships, the Bis- The comment added that any re- corridor problem until the last be-
mark and Admiral von Tirpitz, now fusal to participate in an arbliration cause the world generally would reel,
nearing completion but it is now re-court would be an admission of guilt. that it was Illogical to separate Don-
The opinion wag niso udvanced that zig from the Reich and that Germany
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ported that at least one or two re- matning battleships will have in- President Roosevelt would be willing therefore believed I would nut be BERLIN, Feb. 19 (UP).-As a result of the German wartime creased tonnage to carry 16-inch guns to accept the idea.
problem.
Support For Norway food restrictions the United States Embassy has organised a Central, instead of the eight 15-inch-guns pre-
10 LONDON, Feb. "The miscalculation in
(Reuter)
less however, lay in
in the fact that
Accordnt to unconfirmed reports, Sweden and Denmark more or Hitler's announcement of re-naming support Norway's vlow vi the "M. Campinchi is one of the most Western Powers had reached the States Embassy in Moscow has used since 1933.
and state where under all circumstances Ninety-seven Embassy employees with diplomatic status will, the Grat Spec's sister ship Deutsch-Altimark incident, if their newspapers Influential Radical Socialists. played an important role as a deputy they were forbidding any attempt at contribute amounts carrying with salary to capital with which the land, she is now called the Luetzow to any criterion, although they are before Premier Daladier appointed a forcible solution of such problems." second,
M. Compinchi was described as Embassy will secure a steady flow of butter, eggs and meat from is for the purpose of reserving the not impressed by the frenzled out- The shell travels 120 miles in him Naval Minister."
Outside of ship.
countries, the stratosphere during project.
The report of the German Charge saying that there was not the sligh-Denmark and will organise the selling of coffee, chocolate, cigarettes, name Deutschland for Germany's bursts of the Naz! press and radio,
bindey and a few
If it does not attain or surpass British action is felt by three noted 1930. dated April 10,
test doubt that France would go to soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, pepper, razor According to Belgian sources tests d'Affaires
war for Poland, not out of sympathy standard brands of liquors and other items difficult to obtain.
40,000 tons it will be bigger than Amertean jurists to have been entire- ere successful only at a distance of reads:-
for the Polish
any British ship now afloat except ly Justified. people but because; 213 kilometres-128 miles--but the! "M. Campinchi in
doys recent
France desired to bring German! German engineers hope to attain 150'stated his views to trusted person, mulles and point out that such a gun who in turn informed me as follows: expansion to an end,
this con
connection, M. Campinchi installed in the Dutch coast near West the treatment Kiven
Czecho- Kapelle lighthouse could fire
Slovakat by Germany, according to was described as saying that Colonel Hitler Beck, Foreign Minister of Poland, London.
M. Campinchi, proves that
A football belonging to Mr. L. J. had adopted a pulity he could not and Hitler might rench an agree Castilho of 14 Fort Street featured in abandons and that even if he werent in Prut it he did not believe u Jarceny charge against Au Cheuk,
principle on Polish-German questions satisfied with the present
state of
Beck would net against the with of 28, unemployed, who appeared before affairs that would be no argument in
the of Polish people. favour of maintaining peace,
"Colan
Mr. H. G. Sheldon at the Central "Germany's hegemony had become might, in M. Campinchi's
It was added, Magistraey this morning. Beck,"
opinion, -PARIS, - Feb. 19 (UP). The an acute danger. There consequent-
suddenly resign--some-day-and- --It. Del-Sergeant. Bentley said Mr. French and British Governly remained ally the alternative of would be likely that the Poles would Castilho was playing football when
necepting German hegemony in ments have agreed to apply Europe or offering resistance. Eng- consider maintenance of the status the ball was kicked into Middle Road Feb. 19 (UP)It has been summer time on February 25 land and France were determined to quo in Danzig as a vital question and picked up by Au who ran away learned that the date of Mr. These were the reasons why and, in that case, France and Britain with it. He was chased and caught. Sumner Welles' interview with instead of late in April as in resist.
Au was placed on a year's bond of Count Ciano and Mussolini may would automatically march against other years.
Germany."
be announced before he dis- embarks at Naples on February
SUMMER TIME NEXT WEEK
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
on
The carly advance of clocks of an hour will save hundreds and thousands of tons of coal in lighting alone.
The authorities have announced that at present the coal shortage in Paris is due to the recent cold spell and the shortage of transport due to requisition.
There is no shortage of coal at the mines and to insure the delivery the Army
is Jending hundreds of auto- trucks to Paris distributors.
Negotiations have been concluded
to Increase Belgium's sual export to
to
M. Campinchi for some weeks has considered that war is inevitable.
"He was not unaware, he said, that Germany did not fear war and that she believed her superior air force would win it. This however, was nn beenuse Germany would Illusion have the whole world against her with the exception of Italy and Japan.
Result In Defeat "The result, according to M. Cam inchi, would undoubtedly be the de- feat of Germany."
M. Campinchi is quoted as stating|
that the peace treaty which would
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Eyewitness Account Of Altmark Epic
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OSLO, Feb. 19 (UP). The shooting down of a
end this war would take the West British sailor as the boarding party from the destroyer France in exchange for other raw phaliun Pesce as an example and|
materials which Belgium Incks and
which France can spare:
26.
MAY TALK PEACE
Mr. Welles' Visit To
Rome Significant
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the 42,000 ton Hood and of greater Dr. Sellers, of the State Univer- tonnage than the five new ships of sity of Leyden (Holland) states that the King George V class, now being the Altmark was in Norwegian waters bullt, and of the Nelson, Rodney legally. Brinin was entitled to in- and Renown class and the Royal sist on a more thorough search. He Soverein and Queen Elizabeth does not feel that the British should classes.
have removed the prisoners them- selves.
Die From
ABOARD THE LINER REX, Gun Wounds
Double Tragedy In Scottish Castle
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
New York, Opinion SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH“ NEW
19 (UP).--- YORK, Feb. "Germany screams bloody murder.
But and promises dire reprisals. what would Germany do If her own warships trapped a British naval full of enptured Germans using neutral waters on a perjured pre- tence," asks the "World Telegram's". editorial on the Altmark incident to-day.
The "New York Sun" said: "The"
LONDON, Feb. 19 (UP)-Sirrald was daringly conceived and
The outcome of the talks in Rome Charles Cayzer, third baron of brilliantly carried out. Obviously the the family British Secret Service operated in may have an enormous bearing on Rotherwick, and
the success of Mr. Welles' trip, since butler, Benjamin Wexham of the most efficient manner. An ex- Italy is one of the biggest neutral London, were both found dead, planation for the raid in Norwegian countries which, like the United
-WAR."
States, is destined to have a voice yesterday with gunshot wounds waters is to be found in three letters
pence which is certain to reach in the head in Kilpurnie Castle, beyond merely the interests of the the family home in Angus, victors and the vanquished.
In
Italians Pleased
Scotland,
Sir Charles, who was 44 years of age, was found lying just inside the It is understood that the Italiana cor of the butler's pantry with a between his were pleased when Mr. Sumner double-barrelled gun
The builer was in the far would completely dismember the Cossack prepared to invade the Altmark was the signal Welles stressed the possiblity of legs. Reich-recking to set up a pence bloc
in recent announcements, corner of the room where apparently Belgian miners have agreed to that would last for a relatively long for a concerted rush by British tars, according to peace plans pace that the United he had been filing the water carafe Sir Charles accompanied his wife work an extra half-hour to increase period.
States is too pro-British und pro- French for peace
be developed just on a walk through the estate yeater national production sufficiently in
the now.
day afternoon and was found dead order to allow the increased surplus to be exported to France,
Rather than fostering uny desires shortly after his return.
Nervous Breakdown for 21 peace move, Mr. Sumner
A member of an old Scottish family, Wellen may be seeking to hold off
aberLive peace Sir Churies suffered a nervous break and other nt this time any
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In regard to the Balkans, the Gercyewitnesses..
in statement represented French authorities ns being convinced that
The Britons poured
stream nchore
a
huve returned from shelter of the German Consulate,
Impressive Coremony
The German Minister German offlelals with part
Violent Nazi Pross LONDON, Feb. 10 (Reuter).—— There is, of course, a violet cam- paiga seething through the German Press and wireless over the Allmark Incident.
The campaign, which has reached is peak, bears very favourable re- semblance with similar campaigns
this Coupled with
fre vague gainst Czecho-Slovakia and Poland. Britain will have threats that Great to pay for this, with moro subdued hints to Norway that it will not be enough just to protest
To support this violent campaign, the Nazis have naturally invented all kinds of secusations.
One of these is that the Allmark was an unarmed merchant vessel.
"the integrity of Rumania, Greece of bullets onto the decks of the and Yugo-Slavia" must be maintain- Altmark and followed with ed or even enforced on these countries gallant rush which soon gained regardless of whether they wanted for them the upper hand.
down at the outbreak of war. At that to accept any allied guarantees.
Mr. Welles states that he does not time he resigned his commission in The same eyewlinesses aver that Altmark's crew, stood, to attention Superior To Axis Float
when the Altmark ran aground she while the coffins were brought ashore. Intend to talk with the Pope and does die Army on account of his ill-hel This allegation was repeated in the
and visit Belgium M. Campinell was described as overturned an
He was married in 1910 to Beatrice electric light post A detachment from a Norwegian not intend to saying that the Allied Mediter-which resulted in blacking out a farm warship paraded ushore and over 70 Holland. He stresses that his mis-Elleen, daughter of the late Mr. James Sunday night broadcast to German rangan Fleet was unquestionably in the neighbourhood.
motor-ears followed the comins to sion is not connected with Mr. Myron Meakin and of the Counters Sondes They had two sons and two daughters, superior to the Berlin-Roma Axis However, the inconvenience to the Sogndal, a small neighbouring vilinge Taylor.
Ilis eldest son bad heir to the estate Fleet in the Mediterranean and farmer was slight on the searchlights in which the burial took place.
ts Nigel John who was born in 1920. that the Allies were able to close from the British destroyer kept the The vlear of the German church at
Sir Charles, who was formerly a and district as light as day, and all the Oslo officiated at the funeral
Lieutenant in the 19th Hussare, nerved It also quoted M. Compinchi in details of the fight on the Altmark short speeches were made by the
in the Great War from 1916-1918. directly By saying that England
German Minister, the Coptale of the needs only a press a button to were clearly visible.
Altmark and #
the Captain of Norwegian Navy.
that sea at any time.
bring about the collapse of the
Italian
Empire
·In'
the tallan
Built Socratly
colonies especially Ethiopia, the According to a "Reuter" meusage, natives are merely waiting for riftes.", the Altmark was built secretly.
The latter placed a wrenth with the Norwegian colours on the grave Wreaths were also placed on behalf
The French Navy Minister was de- Of over 12,000 tons, she was of the of Hitler and the German Navy. scribed as saying that it was a mis- tanker type, with one large funnel take to believe that France was
aft.
afraid of war, as General Gamelin When stopped by R.A.F. planes, alie had energetically opposed giving up was painted grey, but her name could Czecho-Slovakia and that he had re-be picked out on the stern.
emphasised
hls bellef that the
general situation did not allow any
question as to the outcome of war.
Naxia Sailors Buried
More Talos From Rescued
10 LONDON, Fab. (Reuter) Home of the rescued British sallora from the Altmark visited the Press Bureau in London this afternoon and gave their experiences.
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POLES IN
NAZI ARMY
ERMANY has added yet again to the mounting list of her breaches of International law in Faland by Incorporating large number of Polish prisoners në war in her own army.
listeners although on Sunday after- noon an official spokesman had told the foreign prosa that she was a naval auxiliary.
Another is that HMS. Cossack opened her machine-guns on the Allmark's unarmed crew.
This of course, bas no basis in fact. The only violence shown, was when the boarding party forced the cape tain away from the engine roc telegraph. He was still trying to
ink the Cossack.
Varied Account Later a British culliver was stand und wounded. Only then did the British ELITOPE open Bre after the sYENİ from the Grad Spee Jnd quad ashore and 2nd throatives openin fire to the thija,
Then str Wich neemuise vir GENE The War Offer has issued this British woman win the Klume pe Park The that minetut beratenito statement. Charge d'Affairs in Paris concluded the zovén German sailors killed on that he was taken aboard the Altmark
Germany's action is a direct vkoka, ? suže môžu 150 MM 195 with, the statement that the French the Altmark were buried at Josing on February 7. Ave days after the Government generally acted as if Flord yesterday ofternoon. The sinking of his ship.
treated, and in the words of the tion of the Hague Convention of 1997, va board," Came in wies antenaskan
that in Mentari, sailing, we can the ained by her. war were inevitable,
German Minister at Oslo attended the
men narrator, the captain was given On the following day, the The second report, dated April 20, ceremony.
panded on deck and the
This forbids a belligerent is compd | Ati. Ne undilisun was YAN German "raspberry," to which the captain ta again quoted a a conversation of a
The Altmark, which is still stuck captain made a short speech in the reported to have replied that that the subjects of a hostile party to take akis ờng tàng Units, man be
said: "Your does not Impress trusted person" with ML. Campinchi on the mud, flew her Swastika flag course of which he
no in the least" part in military operational feitað brendienak vane minu the thi
riven for thinking tab, they werter in which the. Minister was alleged to at half-mast. Her propellor and Government has taken away our Asked with regard to the arming their own country.
Other Naxi violations of the Hague only tourists
Pinadly I wETED CHMAIERAnd 'Duk KEY Poland include In- have said that a majority of the rudder are believed to be damaged. colonies, but we will get them back." of the Altmark, the sailor said that French Cabinet agreed with his view
príromers Local people say that it may be In reply to this, a
run all the sailors carried revolvers. The Convention In of the situation.
some time before she can be re-round tho Brilian sailora of ship had, two pom-poms, a number of varion without notice, bombing of British
machine-guns and a cargo of shells (natt-military objectives in undelend- Allmark. -- The actual fact is that Cause For War
"Perhaps," floated.
The German captain ates main which were far too large for either ed towns, and eviction of Poles from about twice that number, were nor
tually taken DIL "The time had come to counter Norwegian marines are guarding
property without compensation. Bed, tained that, the Boers were being, ill-'cinas of weapon. any German dynamism with all her. The German sailors who
murmur
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