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GERMAN GENERALS INDICTED

Crimes Against Humanity

Nuremberg, Nov. 21. Fourteen German military leaders were indicted today for helping Hitler plan and wage his wars of conquest, and for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by troops under their command. **These German military and mistreatment of prisoners of lenders, in collaboration with war, deportation and enslavement certain political and industrial of civilian populations and wan- lenders. brought about anton destruction and devastation enormous expansion of the Gernot justified by military neces- man armed forces and organized sity.

the entire nation az a great po. It la follow-up case on the The itical and military army in pre- German High Command. paration for the German con- International Military Tribunal quest," the indictment, filed by sentenced Col-Gen Alfred Jodl-

►

EIRE AND

"Cocoons"

THE WEDDING For The

Dublin, Nov. 27. -

The Eire Government was not invited to the wedding of Princess Elizabeth, and. the Duke of Edinburgh, and did not send a glit on be, half of Eire, Mr. Kamon dé Valera, Premier, Bald in Parliament today.'

The Eire diplomatie ro- presentative in London re- ceived an invitațion and at- tended the ceremony. added-Rester.

Abortive

Brig-Gen Telford Taylor, stated. and Field Marshal Wilhelm Air Talks

Defendants Include three Keltel to death for their part in Field Marshals, ten Army Gen-helping the Nazis conquer erals and one Admiral of the Europe. German Navy, Missing from the

Field Marabels Fritz militarlata Jint are

were{

Royal Navy

Giant

London, Nov. 27.

"cocoons" of laths, plaster and web- bing are being built

be around

Geneva, Nov. 27. The International Civil Avin-

the exposed

MANILA

mechanism of Britain's CONNECTIONS laid-up warships to keep the crewless ships in bat- tleworthy condition.

Details of the process were revealed In the House of Com- mons today when Sir Ronald Ross, Conservative Member for Atrocities with

which the tion Conference ended a 24-day mentary Secretary to the

Londonderry, asked the Parila- were charged

Ad- Manstein, Walter von Brauchitsch committed chiefly in Russin and meeting after failing to reach mimity whether the United States

an agreement

commercial method of preserving

ships by air rights.

means of air-tight covers had gave up attempts to draft such

Representatives of 29 nations] been considered.

Karl von Rundstedt, ail France, In another generals' British prisoners. Their namen trial, already under way here, the 11 miliarists are charged with appear on every page of

committing Atrocities in the lengthy, indictment.

Balkans.

1935 Talks

The indictment accuses tarists of particpating in ferences, an early an 1935.

mili-

The indictment to the final con- to be filed here againat

by Gen Taylor. in criminals

to

Mr. Dugdale replied that similar 'un agreement because of ap measures had been adopted and parently irreconcilable differ- had proved very successful, ences between groups of na- war

one

It

tiona. The United States, Bri- It was stated that Britain, in tain and other nations with States in this

Laci, was ahead of the

United technique, winge

which Hitler planned aggressive brings to 184 the number of per- highly developed airlinca insist-methods perfected after months

wars. It charged them with sons brought to trial here. breaking by clandestine means limitations which the Versailles trenty imposed on the German armed forces.

ed on including the right of of experiments. Famous Names

long distance airlines to carry Cocoons are being built over Many famous wartime names passengers between citien out-exposed deck equipment and gun appear among the list of accus- side their homelands. They turrets. After skeleton cocoonя ed. including Field Marshal were out-voted by smaller na have been built, they are toped The indictment also said, "The Hugo Sperrle. He is best known tions which wished to make the over and a wax substance spray- creation of a Wehrmacht so large as commander of the bomber issue subject to separate agree second layer of wax is then ap

ed on to form a delicate skin. A and powerful that

Germany fleet which attacked London in menta between countries-As-plied, and this hardens to a solid could expand her geographical 1940.

waterproof cover-Renter. boundaries by force and threat of force was the prime objee

tive of Germany's military leaders and Nazis alike and was

collaboration.

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Other famous names among the accused are: Field Marshal Wilhelm von Loes, who com- manded an Army Group during the Battle of France, Field Mur- shal Wilhelm yon Kuechler. "In the course of planning who commanded armies both In war, Germany adopted a policy Russia and France, Field Mar- of strengthening Fasclat poli-ahal Blaskowitz, commander in tical movements in other coun-Holland, General Hermann Hoth, tries. When civil war broke out chief of the Fourth Panzer Army

Murder

Lesser known Naz! officers) among the accused are: General Hans von Salmuth, who took!

sociated Press.

INVINCIBLE RED ARMY AN ILLUSION?

Washington, Nov. 27. "invincible" Red Army is "one of the greatest illusions of our time," a military expert who has fought both with and against the Rus- sians, said today in a magazine article.

He said the Soviet military | Cavalry Journal that 10

well-

the

in Spain, Germany's military in Rusein, General Hans Rein- The and political leaders sent troops hardt. another Panzer comman- and arms for the purpose of ex der who served in Russia. tablishing a regime in Spain which would support Germany in its aggressive policy. Also, the Spanish civil war was used as part in the invasion of France, force is poorly armed, poorly equipped mechanised armies kept.

German General Karl Hollidt, who served equipped, poorly trained and has by the Russians in Europe could #testing ground for planes and armaments and

invade the entire contineat in 48 Russia. nin

General Karl von d low morale."

The soldier-writer,' a former hours, training ground for German Rogues, who commanded in

Estonian Army cflcer named He sold Russin defeated pilots and other troops,"

south Rumala, General Hermann Arnold Purrs, declared that "the Germans Бесливе Germany's Reineckel, Chief of Staff of a Soviet leaders, whose undisguised troops were improperly equipped Nazi organisation attached

nim Is world conquest, are mak-for the intense cold of the north- headquarters of the

the ing every effort to catch up with ern winter and because the Wes- Wehrmacht.

and to outdistance the Demo tern powers, particularly the The only naval figure on the cracies."

United States, wers sending sup- list is Admiral Otto von He sounded this warning in an plies to Russia at the same time Schnlewind, former chief of Ger article published by the Reserve that they were wrecking Germany man naval weapons office.-Unit-Omeer, a monthly magazine: "The by air attacks,

Soviet Union will profess peace- "Pure added the Rusalons fought ed Press and Router.

ful intentions only as long as she so badly that "there are numer- does not feel strong enough to at- qua instances of email Estonian tack. The moment, however, she detachments fighting and beating feels assured of victory, she will Russian forces at a ratio of one strike. Her military power in- Estonian against 10 or more Rus- creasen, surely and inevitably, slans."-Associated Press. with every year that passés,"

The Indictment also charges the militarists with the murder

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13 DEAD IN

AIR CRASH Yakutat. Alaska, Nov. 27. Thirteen wore, killed when a with the Estonian Army until the Purre, the magazine said, served DC-3 commercial cargo airliner Soviet occupation cf his country crashed and burned during a in 1940. Absorbed Intà, the Red pre-dawn landing attempt two Army, he escaped in 1941 and miles from Yakutat airfiold. took part in Estonian guerilla war- The plane ploughed into the fure against the Soviets. New liv- hillside shortly after 4.20 a.m. ing in Sweden, he la described as PST as the pilot made his land- one of the country's best experts

on the Red Army. ing approach through light fog and drizzling rain,-United] Press,

Scornfully Purre dismissed as "very far from the truth" a recent

statement in the Armoured

Army Officers In Cairo Plot

Cairo, Nov. 27.

Mortada El Maraghy Bey, Director of Public Security, stated today that 12 Army officers and non-commissioned officers, belleved to be implicated in the alleged plot to blow up the home of Lt.-Gen. - Ibrahim Attalah Pasha, Chief of Staff, and assassinate other high of- ficials, were arrested on Monday.

He said that the arrested men · wore suspected of being ment- | bers of the Communist Party and added: "I cannot divulge any- thing more at the present stale, of the investigation.”.

Denylag reports circulated in Egypt and abroad that the plot was aimed at the overthrow of the Government and that 50 of- flcers had been arrested, tho Director of Public Security sald that such allegations were the "product of some one's irrespon

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His statement appeared confirm the opinion, held by `rès- ponsible circles here, that, the plot was a purely Army affair, directed against Army leader- shipate

Seven Lucky Elizabeths

London Nov. 27. Seven lucky Elizabeths who are cach to receive an American dress from Princess Elizabeth: were announced today by the Women's Voluntary Service.

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