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The Choice Of Ruin
Hitler is following the Schlieffen Plan
By A Special Military
Correspondent
HITLER'S THRUST through France is develop- ing in two directions. It follows the famous Schlief- fen Plan of 1914, an en- veloping sweep on the right flank.
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(1) The German dropped parachute troops on and around the air bases in the North-west of Holland, trying to seize them all, as they did in the Norweglan campaign.
(2) The German army ad- vanced westward Into South Holland, between the Dutch "waterline" and the Belgian floodable area of La Campine. Their objective was the North Sea, and they reached it near the island of Walcheren. Then the, strategic conception of the German thrust was to turn southwards, always holding the North Sen on the flank of the advancing armles,
By this manoeuvre the Ger- mans hope to secure sca bases only 120 miles from Harwich, and also to turn the flank of the Belgian defences.
IN 1914 the German com- mander-in-chief Von Moltke, pursuing the same plan, lost his nerve and refused to take in Holland in his sweep to the West. When the history of Herr Hitler is written it will record that no other German strategists have always ruler refused to many opportunities declared that error cost Ger--- to avert ruin. The diplomacy ever many the last war.
each conquest has revolted the rest
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of the world. There was doubtless Hitler accepts this criticism, never any weakening in the Fuehrer's and he is resolved to secure his purpose to hold fast every inch and right flank on the North Sea.
every creature that his aggression has stolen. But to meet the uneasiness of Germany it was necessary to find an excuse in the responsibility of the Allies. Calculations have been con- founded by their determination to redeem Europe from the fear of Nazi brigandage. It remained to represent this for German consumption-the fare is chewhere inedible as sabotage of peace. Never can the honour of the Reich, we are told, permit the surrender of any of the plunder of Poland. Czecho-Slovakia, Austria, Scandinavia and the Low-
lands.
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-The Dutch had 700,000 men mobilised. These troops were equipped with machine-guns, anti-tank, and light field artil. lacked heavy lery. They
guns.
The Dutch always planned, in the event of German invasion, to retire beyond the "water line,” which was flooded at 4 a.m. on the morning of the invasion, in- to old Hollend, letting the Ger- thrust continue towards
man
The honour of the flag of the Swastika is indeed dyed dark with the blood of innocent victims of Belgium.. massacres for which there can be no
They then intended, sustained atonement. It is the singular dis- tinction of litterism to combine with by the British Navy from the brutality the most fatuous hypocrisy. coast, to harry the Germans There have been many examples, but from the flank. But the Nazi even the ilving voice of the Fuchrer attack was like nothing the ean-hardly surpass the unofficial.
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Frankfurt
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Heavy fortifications Light fortifications Fortified cities
system running south through the Belgian and Dutch forces. the Ardennes forest to the far end of Luxemburg.
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POSSIBLE ROUTES OF INVASION
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Dutch flelde. He used these boats
In an attempt to get at the gold be-
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The Belgians then retired to fare the Dutch got it away. wards the French frontier,
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As for the vast Dutch possessions (b) Concrete fortifications where they have now joined the in the West Indies, they are secure running south from Antwerp Allied forces,
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against hostile action. For the U.S. that fleef is
monoeuvres In On to the Meuse, and then behind
MUCH depended on the speed and
vicinity. that river to the French fron- strength with which the Allied armies
THE Belgians are not so wealthy were able to advance north-east tier.
through Belgium, tecking to forestall us the Dutch. But the Belgians had the German thrust at the entrench- arranged, remembering the lessons- ment, running west from Antwerp to learned in 1914 when the Germans
captured valuable material in Brus Ostend.
sels, that all their movable assets in But the Nazi mechanised machine the form of gold and securitler should was too swift and in a week we saw be carried into France as soon as the the Germans coming first through Germans crossed the frontier.
No doubt these plans are already Belgium and even piercing the festi fications in France behind the Bel- glan frontler, which the Allies have effected. spent the last eight months construct-
(c) Trenches running west from Antwerp to Ostend. The Belgians have nearly one million men under arms. They are well trained and well equip were ped; but without heavy tanks. In fact, the Belgian army is a defensive force.
whine from Berlin regarding the world has known before-and- sacrifices which Germany has made. Holland crumbled in four days The self-sacrifice of the murderous after terrible losses. burglar is a new conception in ethics. Mankind knows only too well that Germany is doing her best, Berlin proclaims, to create a new ordor." The nature of that new order has, revolted the conscience of civilisation and leagued the great alliance of free-
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Inmost circles of that faith they should by now be tried of threaten- Ing diro attacks on Britain. No one ever doubled the desire, of the Fuchrer and his cabal to wreak their hatred on all who oppose them. They will assuredly do the world as much damage as they can before they are. overthrowa
Boer War Rifles Found In Chapel
THE Belgian defences threefold.
(a) The Albert Canal link- ing the Scheldt Estuary and
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We had to expect, therefore, ing.
the River Mouse; the fortress that the German thrust through
MEANWHILE the British
and
area of Liego; and a pill-box South Holland would separate French air forces are already in
The Dutch larder
nction. It is unbelievable that the Germans will be allowed to make use of the majority of the Dutch and Belgian airfields, captured, as in Nor- way, by German Fifth Columnists.
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Hitler is checked in his tumalions outburst to tito West, if ho can be held even inuot nearer to Paris, and if severe lower can; be inflicted on him, it is likely that the battle now being waged wür ba - Le: decisive as the Baltic of the Marne.
ONE word In conclusion. The So we see the German advance bombing of Lyons indicates that harried and bombed by Allied air Hitler, may be launching an attack planes, while we look for adequate on the whole front, from the North protection agahst hostile air attack Sea to the Alps. We shall see in a on our troops hurrying into their few days, even'n' few hours, whether
ho means to Invade Switzerland. positions.
A thrust may be made from near, the shore of Lake Constance along the river valley of the Aur,' and '
THE conquest of Holland will we paid her about £2,500,000 a year! have two important effects on the for it--
She was our fourth largest supplier
• next to warring nations. It will deprive of cheese, and alio come Britain of a small but Important Denmark as supplier of CRAI add to Every year we bought about 720- source of food. 2 It will Hitler's difficulties in feeding not 000,000 egg from the Dutch and paid
What booty will Hitler obtain in only his own people but those in £2,000,000 for them.
Holland was our biggest supplier of condensed milk and her exports of Holland and Belgum?, Eight rifles of a type used in the the conquered countries.
Holland in a country of 0,010,000 dairy produce to Britain were worth Boer War were found in the fire- place of a room at the Dalston acres, of which about 0,000,000 nares more than £8,000,000, a figure aur- He may have succeeded in grob- behind the screen of the Jura moun- Such a thrust would be timed over Methodist Mission Chapel, Mayfield- are producing some kind of food. It passed only by Australia, New Zen-bing. the largo. More of Dutch gold, tairs.".
Dalston, E.:..
has been a valuable corner of Bri-land and Denmark.
Sho sent us £2,000,000 worth of as well as foreign securities to the
Ovalue of several millions of pounds.
CARE the pass to Portarlieu and south fireplace had nal been used
tomatoes. tain's larder,-
This casure was stored in the towards Lyons, as well as through for many years," said Mr, E. Watson,
In peace-time it was not so im- But, like Denmark, Duich agricul. This who was in the room when the dis- covery was made. "It was boarded portant as Denmark, but during the tural production depends on the flow cities of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Geneva and down the Rhone Valley
last six months Holland has sent of fertilisers and feeding stuffs from "up" and when the boards...were res
Every year Holland needs The Hague, so they are all on the towards Marseilles....... moved the 106 were wound standenore and more food alps to Belfala, 45,000ake ells, and special west side of the bath water line. It ing on their butts at the back at the They carried bacon, butter, cheese,
be tempted to move.) The French chimneys, condensed milk, and all sorts fodder for her cattle; maize for her is probable the Dutch removed them in due a auttori Italy might nine- General Staff are bearing all there Tiby, Joem to have been there a of vegetables and fruit Their car-pigs, wheat for her chickens,
Britain can stop those supplies, and to Britain. S Tong UmbThe room le known or goes were worth about £19,000,000 Dutch food production will doubtless Hitler was known to have a feet consideratione in mind, and are con the band room, and has been used for many years by the mission bund HOLLAND, În pasch-uma, was tumble to a point where Holland will of flat-bottomed boats ready which fident of theirown, dispositions lo for practice."
our fourth largest source of bacon, not be able to feed her own people. could be paddled across the flooded meet, any emergency
a year