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During the war the Allies and the enemy bombarded oach other with millions of scraps of paper. Even forged books wore circulated in neutral countries by the Nazis. In an English country newspaper office, a German "daily" newspaper was produced-it had a circulation of a million
LEAFLET WAR
THE soldier away at the
THE
BY
PETER LAWRENCE
After the real Invasion had been
the
The Germans produced propaganda war has to fight many!
and leaflets until nearly the end of.. things, Bullets and shells,
the war. The presser In Hamburg monotony and mud, sometimes
One, aimed to appeal to
were working for Goebbels until early in 1945. There is one leaflet depression and not infrequently produced & newspaper called "The in flowery phraseology a Christmas thrust in
going for some time the Germans American troops in Italy, described which the Germans should have fear. And in modern campaigns Other Side" which they dropped on
their faces to-day. It there is a new weapon-pro-England. It only ran to two issues party given to POW's in Rome. It mirror. The image he eces is sup- shows an American looking into a paganda.
and each one was rather humorous quoted troops ns saying: "It's
In this world knockout! fi's a wow" and "Well, I
posed to be himself in later life a in its way. "Never The Germana, with little club will we Germans lay down our arms"
Ince henvy with lines and the corners footed Goobbela as their propaganda said one. "Didn't the full-stop at
am #ggered" (rather than "I'm of the mouth turned down, the left chiet, irled desperately hard to the frontier of Germany give you Jiggered"); and someone should have shoulder resting on a crutch, a ple-
an idea how long the war will go told Goebbels that "Gee-whiz" found ture of pathos and depression. It nn? Your military exports are talk-its way into the mortuary of Ameri-icture of the average German
in feet and in about advances
break the morale of our men. falled. On the other hand, it has been proved time over again that our leaflets and radio broadcasts went A long way to reduce the Hun to a state of misery, and thousands were persuaded to desert their lines for the comfort of the Allied prisoner of war cages.
If you remember, we started the leaflet war on a large scale as soon as hostilities broke out Night after night the RAF was out over enemy territory dropping not bombs, but Thousands of places of paper. There was always a lot of security about the messages they contained-why.
по
told:
1
inches. Get out your foot-rules and can slang back in the late twenties. check the distances to Berlin. You Spelling, ton, was not the Germons will see that it will take you 10, 19 strong point, or 20 years to get there."
The other issue gave some hints on house-to-house fighting. move in the streets. Use
"Never Instead cellar entrances or partitioned walls." No troops found that very enlightening.
holes in tho doubt Our
Front Page Box
of to-day.
Red-Hot Stuff
and
POCKET CARTOON
"The butcher offered me somo prime English beef 10 help our whale ration no further..
The Stately Homes Go To Ruin
By BARBARA WACE
Prices and taxes are high, there
Lords of the English manora can more likely be found in the stables PRITISH leaflets were more of the or the villages these days than in Another leaflet which the endmy B red-hot news type. When the big houses. hoped would help his cause was one Germans were in spot-latterly giving easy lessons in how to report they were nearly always in a spot are death duties, a lack of domestic istek. It gave hints on how to work leaflets pointing out their predica servants and a shortage of coal for
up
ment and suggesting surrender the symptoms of Imundles. the only alternative were hurriedly heating, just to mention a few recens nervous troubles, inflammation of the printed and despatched. Mixed with why these noblemen are not anxious
massive
homes. eye, alight affection of the stomach, them were sate conduct passes of to dwell in the'r
Many particularly those of the one knew. They contained THE Germans, it has been said, are temporary paralysis and sore throat tvp varieties-individual and unit
a nation without any sense of (only for those who still had their types. They nearly always worked, younger generation, say not even an You are surrounded," "The Allies abundance of heat and servants would nothing sensational. Just simple. humour, but the following "bax" tonsila)-all of these were "recom-are closing in each side" straightforward messages to the Ger- from the front page of "The Other mended to those who think they only escape route is. the "nd "Your/make them want to occupy the enor-
sca" were mans stating our side of the argu- Side" is worth recording.
mous buildings--life in more compact
ment.
need a thorough recovery from the printed in bold type and fired either and simple now. "George came home to Hack hardships of war. In pleasant sur- in a shell or dropped from the air It is doubtful if they had any ney & here from Holland. He had
on to the hard-pressed
As one heir to a title and a vast Huns in insting effect in face of the promise one leg, one arm and one eye left.
roundings with affectionate treat-isolated pockets." The Germans run-down estate said: by the Germans that the war was Is the house okay?' he asked hisment and good food." It has been holding the front lines were
told
"My father is pigging. It In our going to be over' within 崩 few months, but some amusing stories wife as she met him at the station. said that the Instructions contained repeatedly that their Eastern armies huge, cold house in the country. He
were
bogk falling "Yes George, our bouse is still in this leaflet were "borrowed" fram were told. One was of a member of all right. And George went home similar one we dropped
there in trying to keep up the place and bla was no stopping the Allies reaching standards of carly morning tea and a bomber's crew who had the job and his
on the Berlin. Day after day of this paper muffins in a wife looked after him Germans.
a silver dishyou know." of feeding out these leaflets in a lovingly. But that night a flying
war soon undermined the resistance Ho added: "It is pathetic seeing him rice steady stream. One night lie bomb shattered Georgo's house. broke the monotony by letting go When they dug him out they found to the neutrals Goebbels relled main-
For the propaganda which he fed of the most hardened SS men.
setting the table, and then solemnly
consignment still
Leaflets such as these were printed going upstairs to put on his dinner packing. Afterwards he was
done up in its him as chirpy and cheerful is everly on hand-out photographs of the both in the field and in England, Jacket for dinner, *Nothing would You are careless.
"My poor darling' said his wife, war on land and at sea. In the early One firm of printers which turned over induce me to live there.” killed someone."
You might have You've already lost one arm, one leg days America was flooded with pie-out leaflets until after VE-Day was Wartime living changed the Iden and one eye and now our home has fures of British soldiers, covered the "Luton News," which also proof many of theso landowners who no with oil, being rescued. from rafts duced airborne newspapers. The Nuts sald
George. They're and swamped lifeboats, and these re-object of these papers was to give selves with butlers and servants,
longer "can hardly imagine them- US the German troops the unvarnished It's the main thing ceived a big coverage in the for the
That is we get Danzig press. Some of the pictures were truth about the military and general even if they could, get them, sald real and some were fake, and It was situation on the war and honic Earnest Preit, well-known London which provided at faked productions that Geest "Nachrichten für die Truppe" (News more But the problem is, what to do
fronts. One of them Goebbels with his number one leaflet backroom boys achieved their most
was called architect. "They want to live in a house and sensible man- war when the tommy-gun first made come from London. Early in the remarkable results.
for the troops). Its circulation ner. But started at 200,000 coples dally
and with the houses its appearance ns the machine-
to 800,000 and eventually One of the more fortunate ones is carbine of the British Army, Winston
1,000,000. They were packed In Lord Inchiquin, whose seat at Drome- usual Interest which Churchill was shown one. With the
special bombs which exploded 1,000 land Castle, County Clare, has been OOKLETS Premier B the
which looked took in
feet from the ground, cach bomb in the family since the 16th century. our latest weapons
though they had been written holding 10,000 copies, he
has half the house and rents the He has handled one and posed for a photo- and printed in England were circu- grapher. With great glee the Ger- fated outside Nazi-occupled Europe. Ing and despatching of this news-
The block-making, setting, print- other half to Pan-American Airways. Lord Halifax hopes to convert his heading: "WANTED for incitement called "Post-War Troubles" wrillen any information reaching people out- and his family, having given his mans printed the picture with the One of these was a "Penguin" book paper had to be carried out without stables into a residence for himself
one knew we had planned to do so,
by J. F. Drummond" which was clr-
side the "Luton News" oflice.
ancestral home at Hickleton Hall, anyway) and various sholy of pri-
culated in Stockholm. Its mala One evening in a local Inn a near Doncaster, to the Sisterhood ui coners being marched aff. Closer
purpose, of course, was to show that soldier on leave from BLA had with the Order of the Holy Paraclele for examination revented that in most
the Alles were not really Allies and him a copy of "Nachrichten." To Lise as a
a girls school, meanwhile. "ERMAN leaflets can be divided
that
Russia and Britain lived in four his friends he described how cases the prisoners in the different.
the he resides in u village cottage over. pletures were the same men, snapped troops and our people at home, and misquoted) Churchill, Anthony Eden, lines carrying copies saying, "Look,
into two classes-those for Allled of one another, and quoted (or rather Germans came over to the British looking the property. from different angles. The caption those for the neutrals. On
"At least I can be sure. It will not to the leaflet, fell very flat: "Britsh whole, these for our Bchting
the Laski, and various Belilah writers. this paper promises us safe.conduct. go to wreck and ruin like so many Invasion of the Continent." From
men The book is a good example of for- is it not our own newspaper? We other magnificent buildings of this the moment the raid started the BBC were crude and lacked the finished gery except for one allp-up. The shall be out of the war. There 19 district," he explained. had informed listeners at home and ingenuity of the various formy of imprint shows that it was "printed" good food waiting for us as pri- But many owners £nd they cannot in France that this was no invasion Propaganda which found their way at Hardmansworth instead of Har- coners." nttempt merely a large-scule ra 4.
into non-belligerent countries.
even give away such huge unwieldy mondsworth (Middlesex).
The soldier continued, "This is a houses, some of them with hundreds newspaper the Germans produce for of rooms, Many are too far from the their own troops. Why can't the British do the same?" In the pub rail transportation to be of use, s source of needed pubile utilities and
Germans Fell Flat WHEN the Germans started their advance into France and the Low Countries they produced sonic leafels
bearing the lines: "The French have let you down." French some more were produced For the binming the "let-down" on the Bri- tish.
In neither case did this form of propaganda carry any weight.
From then on leaflets were dropped on Englund-most of them rather poor productions both in contents and paper. After the Dieppe rald,
ali na we left behind our ambitious, and distributed pictures
however, the Germans became more
that co polen" ""
The
material
to MURDER."
Two Classes
False "Penguin
CROSSWORD According To Culbertson
ACTOSS
1 and 6. Master and mistress
Toby. (5. 9, 4)
6. Bort of thing
treat Too. 18)
10. Walk. (5)
with which to
11. Even it is peculiar. (3)
13. Many ab have rested on thi iron. 14 14. The ash-howk. (d)
16. To get a solution teaches from nahes sounds untruthful. (3)
17 and 20. It may have come from
an old-fashioned musket or a lady's handbag. (04)
11. May be sean in the House of
Lords, (3)
22. Submitted. (0) 23. Gives up. (7) Down
1. A ragout of meats, (9)
2. Extract of a chronic ribble. (4) 3. May he used as a boundary, (5) 4. Benna to be a Doctor of Divialty
Euring the day.
Capuve, 18) 6. Bee 1 Across, Bis political party makes recordn. 9. Mode of dressing, 15) 17. s Pope was made to resist ja
Surprising to and a sash in the
Navy, (6)
18. A place in need. 16)
10. Measures. (4)
20. Boo 17 Across.
Bakilion of yesterday's pursio—-keraUNI
23
Piss: 11, Jitu book: 12. Rib: 18. Aint 9. PINE! 14. Gel: 15. Tier: 17, Cappirali: 10. Toecap: 1, Tok; GENUnt Bese ver town: 1, Lubriesten V, Alli-
ator: S, Greatnets: 4, Habit: 5
Hen Acrons; 0, Tuberoen: 0 Pom
H: 10. Ivan: 10. Apt. 20 Via
(Copyright, 1947, by Ely Culbertson)
In to-day'a deal the declarer risked, monds. East smothered the diamond | bis contract on a 50-50 finesse instead ten and, not unnaturally, shifted to; of taking a different finesse that was
clubs. Declarer's club king was sure to win.
North, dealer.
East-West vulnerable
The bidding:
NORTH + Q 10
A Q 10 AQJ 10 $704
WEST 78
954 $ +972.
4 A 3 8 5
EAST
K 8 7 6 3
+ $43 + 9 10 D SOUTH
4A KD & 435
י
J +86
4K 37
The bidding:
North
Santh
ADRUPS
Pas
ipatro
.row
1'44d
Sooth gave considerable thought to bidding over North's tour spades, but finally decided to "play it safe." This
rose
whe
a machine-minder from the
"Luton News." He longed to say
"For months I have been spending my days and nights watching that paper pour out of the presses," but he had to keep silent.
"Sheaf"
public institutions.
During the
merr
the government numerous such buildings for forces quarters offices,
children's schools and other purposes. Now they are empty again and steadily depreciat- ing, jewels of a forgotten era.
trapped, and the contract went down A Germany a new paper, "Shaef," unfurnished bulldings and a great
une trick.
British taw naks no taxes on empty. FTER the Allies had entered
number of awers have moved away, which contained Instructions for
permitting their buildings to decay It required very little thought to German civilians, DP's, and POW's, while they
rent for something pay analyse that the diamond finesse was "Nachrichten" was printed by the Many
was printed in the same office, and smaller and save money. extremely dangerous. Of course It Sun Engraving Company until
ancestral Janaowners bre there had not been any other play last issue on VE-Day. "Shael" was National Trust, a voluntary snelety it anxious to give their houses to the for the contrast, that finesse would printed in English, French, German, have had to be risked, but there was Polisi and Russian and its circulation which seeks to preserve for the nation another play-decidedly! Morcover, rose to the million mark. It ceased the land and houses. The Trust is his other play had just as much in July, 1945, when Occupation more able to do this well than are chance for immediate success, and no newspapers were
individual started in Ger- the
owners Associated chance for eventual failure.
Press, many.
After drawing two rounds of In addition to these
newspapers trumps South should simply cash the the Luton printers ran off Gome hear, ace and lead the heart king 1,300,000, leaflets and set type for through East.
Dutch the later covers newspapers for the French, South ruffs, lends a diamond on the and other occupied countries. These ace, throws his last diamond on the extra newspapers were printed by heart ten, then leads the, diamond other firms.
Of all the lenfiets which we pro- queen through East.
If East covers duced perhaps the most interesting South rulls, goes to dummy with was one in beoilet form showing on trump, and discarda two clubs on the
alternate pages pictures
taken established diamonds.
both the 1914-18 and 1930-45 wara,
in
was sound philosophy in view of wine to lose the trick to West, who for dishevelled prisoners rounded up
If East falls to cover the heart One page showed our tanks in 1917 queen or the diamond queen docs and on the next our prevent day not bother South-he
The next two pages showed merely dis- tanks. cards the diamond on • the heart smashed up German planes from anyway, because he is quite both wars; then would follow shots handling of the cards, but unfor- tunately, conservative as
the con-connot launch all attack on the club in 1016, and 'equally dishevelled tract was, it was not quite conser-king. The same applies, of course,
The German soldier who picked up: to the diamond quten if East does this little booklet could visualise in vative enough!
not cover South merely discards clubs. At no time, it should be ob for the same defeat as befell
a flash that his army was heading the army in which his father served. marked And that was what we wanted him
1
West not wanting to break any elde, suit, opened the trump seven. (served, is the contract In the The ten won, and South overlook the slightest danger, when this spade jack in order to finesse dia- line of play is employed.
NANCY And in a Natural · Poso
AUNT FRITZI--
DID YOU STUFF THE
TURKEY
YET?
NO-- I'VE BEEN TOO BUSY
MAYBE I CAN HELP
AUNT FRITZI
prisoners of this war,
to visualise,
By Ernio Bushmiller
TAXIDERMIST
WE
STUFF
ALL KINDS OF
BIRDS
„ZERNÉ ŽIARNAULLETU = 27
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