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January 31 Is Next 'Lucky Day' Of Adolf Hitler MAY BE SIGNAL FOR BIG PUSH

GERMANY

CAUGHT UP IN DILEMMA

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New York, To-day. Germany is cought be tween an obvious lack of a military opportunity to launch a large-scale- of- fensive under the present

circumstances and the need to "do something" for reasons of internal po-

VIOLENT ATTACK ON WIDE FRONT BEING PREPARED

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CO PENHAGEN, TO-DAY. TRAVELLERS ARRIVING FROM GERMANY CON- FIRM THE IMPRESSION GAINED IN MILITARY CIRCLES THAT GERMANY IS PREPARING SIMULTANEOUS ATTACK AGAINST THE WES: TERN PART OF THE FRENCH FRONT, BELGIUM AND HOLLAND.

af troops – such as was not wit- nessed even in the Great War has been noted. Seventy divisions have been

massed on the French and CANADIAN Belgian borders and. 18 on the Netherlands border. AIR FORCE

Travellers note that the

licy, according to Otto To- thrust might be postponed OFF TO WAR

lischus, Berlin correspon- dent of the "New York Times.

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He declares that certain military chiefs are urging an offensive now, despite the un- favourable conditions, be- cause they feel that the situa-

until one of Hitler's "lucky days," in which the supersti- tious dictator firmly believes.

"The next such day is Jan- uary 31, the anniversary of his ascension to power."- Havas.

Logical Steps

London, To-day.

tion is deteriorating daily, Mr. Chamberlain, in the House of

and because inaction and Commons yesterday, said that the pre-

and

Ottawa, To-day.

The first unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force designated for overseas service is the City of Toronto Army Co-operation Squadron, whose aver- age age is 24 to 25.

NOT TO BE

TAKEN AS PRECEDENT

Washington, To-day. President Roosevelt, in a state- ment, on the proposed: financia! gift to Finland to aid in the fight against Soviet aggromion, sald that any nation · taken by the United States In this direction must not be construed as a pre- cedent for American-Intervention In The Küröpean War-Reuter,

BOOMS FOR AMERICAN HARBOURS

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San Francisco, To-day.

The "San Francisco Examinar" ré- ports that the United States Navy is This was revealed in a broadcast soon to Instal in all Important Ameri- last night on Canada's, war effort, can harbours steel nets against sub- Reuter

marines Havas-

constant threats not follow-cautions taken by the Belgian HAVE AN H.B.-

ed by an attack strongly af-Netherlands Governments were logi-

fect the Army's morale and discipline also, the superior- ity in armaments which Ger- many possessed at the begin- ning of the war is diminish- ing daily.

The same circles point out that the only alternative to an attack is a long, economic resistance and wonder which form of warfare 'would èlalmay

more German lives.

Hitler probably instinctively favours a desperate, armed action, but up- parently such a step is opposed by almost all his leading generáls and by Field-Marshal Goering himself.

MORE VOLUNTEEI

FOR FINLAND.

Reports

cal steps by both governments.

In spite of the obvious Interest in the preservation of peace and their neutrality, they were faced

by formidable concentrations of Ger- man troops and the II-omen of German prose campaign against

them.

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The Premier spoke with admiration of the calm and courage which mark- ed the actions of the two governments and the reaction of the Dutch and Bel- gian peoples-Reuter

DUTCH MILITARY ́MISSION · IN ITALY (SPECIAL TO: “CHINA MAIL”)

Amsterdam, To-day. Netherlands military mission, feneral Hasselmann, in Italy and is” at

talian

placing important (the Dutch

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