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GESTAPO ACCUSED OF WANTON MURDER

CONTINUED TERROR IN POLANDCHARGED

ACCORDING TO A statement issued by an anonymous diplomatic source in Washington "wanton murdering of Poles by the Gestapo under the pretext of legal passing of death sentences” has not ceased in that Nazi-occupied country.

The statement declares that eight men were executed recently at Zamosc for illegal possession of guns, and continues:

***Danziger Vorposten' of April trial establishments is to be ex- 25 reports that Kowal Laczkowski plored to the utmost and in cer- was sentenced to death in tain cases to be extended so as to Inowroclaw, Province of Pomorze, facilitate the most speedy execu- for having denounced a German tion all orders of a military eco- spy to Polish

authorities before nomle nature. Productive capacity German troops entered the city. of such industrial plants as have "Ostdeutscher Beobachter' of April not yet received

UNCENSORED LETTER

The Nazi censor let this through from a prisoner of war in Germany to the wife of a British airman:

"Tell Bill that his pals are doing fine

over here." army orders

24 states death sentences passed from the Reich is to be maintained on several Poles charged with to replace those industrial enter- various offences ranging from at- prises in the Reich which, being tacking a German man in Wolynia of military importance, have been to singing Polish anthems. Jozef or are to be evacuated.' Kozak, a Polish painter, was exe- cuted for singing of the Polish national anthem.”

The statement Bays that the Hitler youth-In-Poland is train-- ed in various methods of per- secuting Poles" and quotes ...a. 'Nazi newspaper containing "laudable comment" on two members of the Hitler Jugend .who aided German authorities In the capture of men wanted by the police.

Description Of Recruiting

Recruiting for

work

in the

Reich is described as follows:

gan anew the

cruiting Polish

.. ne-coale dlsmantling was forthwith suspended and re- placed by a programme of development for war produc- tian on .an ever-increasing scale."

Intensified Terror "Charged

The statement terms the follow- ing excerpts from the latest re-. ports from Poland: "Intensifica- tion of terror, with purpose to exterminate Poles and weaken their psychological and political resistance.

toward Poland's in- pre-war activi-

But none of Bill's pals are "over there"

-as prisoners..

WOMEN SEARCH FOR

COSMETICS

Women will have to use less make-up. Supplies of cosmetics are shorter than ever to-day.

"In January, 1941, in four days alone, 1,000 people have been "With the coming of Spring, the arrested in Warsaw under suspi-

of: German authorities in Poland be- Icion

activities (1) of re-the restitution process

of working forces (dependence; (2)

"We have less than two weeks' for the Reich. Undoubtedly, ties in the social domain; (3) supply in stock-and it's got to months," said the German actions in this respect being leaders of the intelligentsia; last for two will undergo several stages. First, (4) belonging to Boy Scout manageress of one London firm. the Germans tempt the hunger- organisations. stricken population with various | "Early in February, in Warsaw promises, then, gradually, they alone, an additional 5,000 people employ more radical measures of were arrested, Prisons are over- force, finally it ends similarly to crowded.

the last year's procedure-brutal | "In the , concentration camp 'man-hunting' in the cities, near Oswieoim the death rate villages and streets.

amounts to 25 per cent.

"The first stage in this pro- cedure is characterised by a com- mentary in the 'Krakauer Zeitung' of April 23, which states that the Polish workers have changed their attitude and are enrolling voluntarily to leave for the Reich. The inducements are bet- ter wages than those received i

"The worst kind of terror is applied against the Jews, par- ticularly in compulsory labour, camps near the Soviet border. The death rate amounts to 10: per cent-from this quota 4 per, cent executexi."

in German-occupied Poland. NO CLAIMS

"Workers wishing to jove their employment, in face of bad conditions and brutal

treatment, are forced to remain.

If they escape they are sen- tenced to long terms of Im- prisonment.

Death sentences have been im- posed in several instances.

It 16

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LOOTING ·

Insurance

"We are allowed

to produce only 25 per cent, of our pre-war

and the demand output, reached colossal proportions.

has

"Not only do We have to supply women who used to scents buy Imported French and cosmetica. We have another big new aliontele-munitiona workers. They want the best face-creams they can afford.

"And there is no doubt about it-women are hoarding-casme- tics. We do not allow any one client to buy more than a half- pound jar of face cream at a time, but there is nothing to prevent her getting athers by sending friends for them."

There are still far too many varieties of cosmetics. With more economical production, more women would get their fair share. one make of "lipstick was obtainable in 40 shades be-

companies Where

not surprising. therefore, that are refusing to .meet fore the war, it can now be got workers in occupied countries are claims by people who in 20

reluctant to work in Germany.

Fifteen-years-ago-Women-had

In consequence of Germany's have been victims of to be content with two flo labour shortage, recruiting offices looters. have been opened in all occupied Glaims

countries,

those suffering

the

ceiving the most attention-no

running into thousands of pounds

several have been

greatest distress naturally re- made, and the refusal of the companies is likely soon to be the subject of litigation,

fewer than 250 recruiting offices have been opened in the Warsaw district alone."

New Plants

The effect of the attacks of the Royal Air Force on industrial plants in Central Western Ger- caused the Nazis to many has |organise,a new industrial centre in the remotest districts of the eastern part of Nazi-occupied Poland, the statement declares,

It continues:

Insurers contend that they should be protected against loss by looting under their normal policies covering loss by burg- lary, theft or larceny.

-stick colours—a .light and La dark. They will probably be limited to the same .choice again.

A lavish variety of powder colours is offered, too. There are ten shades of one brand still avail- able. Before the war there werè 30 or 40.

Women go from shop to shop. hunting for the precise shade

Against this the companies they want. argue “Looting" is a risk.com- sequent upon enemy action. War laks are not covered. Looting is a definite war-risk." An insurance expert told a re- the "Govern- porter that under ment's War Commodities Insur- ance scheme, goods destroyed by bombing were covered.

"I do not see how any claim

"Industrial plants already there (Eastern. Poland). have been taken over by Nazi productive capacity

increased evacuation of indus- for loss caused through looting tries from Reich into safety can be maintained,” he said. zones is proceeding at accelerated

tempo, Germany's war industry

fa

on the retreat, Germany's organisers are seeking safety in Industrial contres of Poland.

"When Germans Invaded Roland they began at once to dismantle and breakup factories, plants,

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newspaper men visiting French re- fugee camps were rushed through admittedly modern barracks at Le Vernet.

The Internees stood at atten-, tion and were forbidden to talk.

“But despite the severe pun ishment. Poftan minted out ...in this camp, they organised a allent demonstration, sch sholding out a handful of besad. to show-the-size of thelriday's.

“Le Vernet "prison inmalas, re-

order of Goering through Ger (brated American soldier who op¬ man Governor Franck, German posed the British in 1775, authoritiös in charge of execution, This latest Nazi propaganda of the four-year plan in Poland move indicates just how close to main there indefinitely, and tre reserved significant instructions, an open-break are German sent there without being tried:

lated Press. hamley:

capacity of indus-American relations,