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WHO SAYS SO? WHY, BIG OTTO-

THE MAN WHO RESCUED MUSSOLINI

Lisbon.

with Colonel

"They are called the German to be true-and no ope would HAVE just caught up Advisory Group, but you must have a better opportunity for

not inngine them in uniforms getting to the truth in Egypt. Otto ordering the Egyptian Army Skorzeny, the airborne about, or even living and work. From this, I should concluda privateer (remember he ing together.

that rescued Mussolini), who has

.

been adding to his legend month each, and live where they trying her strength against "They are paid about £100 a Egypt has no intention of

1 with a visit to Cairo, where, please or can. In office hours. Britain; it was said, he gave advice they

to the Egyptians on how to various services; Infantry, Z

дго scattered among She has not the means to doj fight the British with

armour, was, paratroop opora- commando tactics.

Dual-scarred Skor- zeny, 6ft. 4ins., huge, was reluctant to Talk about his travels. Not, sa he insisted, because their purpose "W48 80 secret but because anything he says only seems to feed the rumours which follow him.

£0;

tions, general staff work, and so 3 The German military officers

by CHARLES

FOLEY

on. If they meet together if IN socially."

He recalled, somewhat to my discomfort, that he had

"Paratroops that Rounds once told me of his wartime used for an attack în oște. Canal interesting. Might they not be Becret missions

011 my Zone?" assurance that publication would end the guesswork which surrounds his activi-

ties.

"No, because they have

по

parachutes yet, and hardly any planes. There la talk of build- ing a parachute factory--I don't know how long that would take.

On the contrary, now his past is public, the world,, he

"Of course, they can never says, is all the more curious idea of the

build planos. People have

complexity of

no

are. frustrated textbook soldiers who have nothing of value to offer the ill-armed and Inexperienced Egyptians.

As for Skorzeny, I am rather glad he did not take that com- mando job in Cairo. If it was offered to him.

PALACE GUARD

HOW MEN WHO PLAY

It is

an appropriate moment to tell this story. For talk of treason dominates the news and the tale that is now disclosed drives home the lesson that a man cannot serve two loyalties.

to know what he is "up to" modern equipment and Egypt's by A. K.

now. Surely, he asks, a man lack of industry. For instance,

is entitled to some private even the special clasp-knives CHESTERTON

life?

I

used to skash off a trailing parachute after landing cannot be made in Egypt. And there is no foreign currency to import all these things."

asked

I suggested that the seriousness of the crisis in

"How do the Germans advise Egypt, which flured

the Egyptians?" up immediately after he was

"They turn out papers on reported thera, justified a technical matters. For instance, degree of British interest. an offer might spend two of

three weeks, it he were for such information, on ducing a scheme for training a machine-gun company or a tank

But for lack of equip corps. ment-there is hardly any am- munition even for training rifle- men-these schemes have to be pigeon-holed."

Perhaps it could be cleared up with a few questions. So I asked:-

"Did you see Colonel Nuser?" (the real strong man of Egypt).

"Yes, I went to see him at the new army headquarters In King Farouk's former summer polaco

pro-

"It sounds as if they are not

on the Nilo. I was greeted by getting for. How would you do on alde who said, 'I hope you it yourself?" have

stay come to with us this time. I

replied, 1 can

much more to help

Egypt as in Indapen- dont

staying outside.""

tran

"How can you help Egypt from outside?”

"For instance, by conveying my con- deco that the

regimo will last on

that ananciers will SKOBZENT

the country; many German firmá are interested in carrying their export drive into Egypt."

HIGH STAKES

TRIP UP OVER TRIFLES

曝

cast for the Germans, but "Blimey," said the porter who

these days."

a

ONLY NOW THE TRUTH COMES OUT

nater to enduro. When

77ILLIAM JOYCE

OF THE BROKEN PROMISE THAT. Forty-aight hours later was an American citizen when he station to bid the Joyces good-

HAW - HAW, small group gathered on Victoria REALLY HANGED LORD began to brond- byc.

"Darling, I'm frightened," said him. Being on intelligent woman, succeeded. But was adjudged guilty of high read the word "Berlin" on their Margaret Joyce. "I! I have to the probably treason to Britain because, luggage, labels, "that's a rum be imprisoned, at least let me that did not make his outbursts they having entered Germany sort of place to be going to in be imprisoned somewhere where

I can understand the language." finally became intolerable sho with a British passport, he "Oh, I expect everything will "My dear," replied Joyce, "if left him. They were divorced, was considered still to owo blow over," replied Joyce you think we should go back to

England, then back we'll go." allegiance to the British lightly. Crown.

#Well, there's nothing

His wife reflected, "There's being a bit optimistic, is there?" really nothing else to do," she One of his friends, after sea- ruminated the porter. tence of death

had been pro- Next morning-a Sunday—the nounced, begged him, to rejoin | the Catholic Church which had left at the age of 10.

"No, old chap; I cannot that," replied “Joycė.

he

do

"Don't tempt me to being ushered out of this world discuss it. The last on the strength of a false pass-

Bauer

like

It was a strange divorce. The couple celebrated it by lunching and dining together, Rarely a week passed when they did not meet for lunch or dinner,

Remarriage

said at last.

They went to the tourist couple were borne by taxi agency to buy tickets for the But they had through the almost empty streets return journey, of Berlin to their modest hotal, no Sterling. War being im TUEY drifted together again, Joyce lost no time in telephoning minent, the agency would only and then it seemed absurd accept marks in payment for a not to remarry. But that was The line was engaged. He journey as far as the frontier. more difficult. To get a divorce

The Joyces, in search

of hud meant filing in three forms;

the British Embassy, The Em to be filled in. At length the to bassy was busy packing, and in business was completed.

any case this was a question for were remade man and wife. the Consulato. But the routine at the Consulate was coming to an end.

time I thought about port. It would not be well for Fang again and again. At last be advice, presented themselves at to remarry, over 30 forins had

got through.

We've

Egypt I was planning me to seek admission to the

"Hullo, Christian! to blow up

ships next world with a passport arrived," he said, relieved crossing tho Suez which would be equally false."-hear his friend's voice." Canal during World War Two. But my military career, such 05 It was, is behind me. I offered no ad- vlce; today I am a man of peace.”

There was a silence. "William and Margaret;" ex-

Self-possessed HERE can have been but few plained Joyce,

There WAS a noise which scaffold with such wit and ley

men who approached the sounded very like a gasp of

dismay. self-possession.

They

Almost at once Joyce's dread- ful outbursts of temper began all over again, but this timd his wife determined to put up with them. She knew that they

by were caused

his (Over-

'We stay...* 10 an for as Cologne," of British Consus there may have his inscription of a copy of his

einis advised them, "Tho

time has, some suggestions."

"I had your message to say it "When wni the Yet, in the stillness of the would be all right if I judged be willing to put capital Into Egyptians come to their senses?" prison night, Joyce must have the time had come," continued

Joyce. "I think the influential coma” was told. But had supposedly they say that Arst they must be German friend boon as good as treated as an equal. Only then

the fatal passport bis word, would they be willing to strike would have been invalidated

"Does that not hurt British interesta?"

"There is room for both coun- tries in a peaceful Egypt."

"will tell you. I know many of them, and they are certainly not the officers I would choose for commando operations or guerilla warfare.

"They are settlement,

reflected with bitterness

that,

anxious for A

a

I

What now?

received the England without cathusiasm, German

an international army Info a compromise which would put some days before the war be- DAVER

loft He had the gan. Canal Zone."

assured of Immediate citizenship.

to me without delay."

pause,

news

whelming sense of doom..

That Joyce himself knew

what was wrong suggested by

But supposing he hadnt In- book, published in 1941, to the ternment in Cologne would be German official who supervised certain, whereas in Berlin there his work. He wrote: might be a chance of official "From Faust to Mephisto

pheles."

But it was not Mephistopheles

acceptance.

"Darling," sald Margaret, ro-

The end

That night, entertaining the gaining hor not Inconsiderable who exacted the price. That Joyces to dinner, Bauer said to courage, "we shall have to stay was done by a judge and jury "What about the German Colonel Skorzony, what took

them:

and sex this thing through here at the Old Bailey. officers who are helping the you to Cairo?"

in Germany" His closest personal friend, "It there is no war, it will ba Egypilans?"

business tour. I was on a

John Angus Macnah, spent his lovely having you here. But

This was the decision taken. Nothing sinister. In Cairo, 1930 summer holiday in Berlin. should there ba war, I'm afraid Or did events decide?

Three weeks later the German WHEN the fatal sentence was stayed at the famous Semiramis

"See Christian Bauer while you'll both be interned."

passed pathing remained for radio bijed, Joyce", not a3 UR, Hotel, under my full name you are there," Joyce had re

oise?" Anything

"Well," commented William brain. but as a voice. Only William Joyce but to make the quested of him, and find out Joyen, after

"that after some months did the der best possible from the "It was an expensive tour?"

world where, for all his intellect, "You mean, who paid for it? whether, if I come to Germany, would at least keep us out of mans discover that he had

he had behaved like a bead- on't resent the question since naturalisation will be avaliable harm's way. I take it we would brain...

child strong and vary. I paid for it myself, more than

be interned together."

William Joyce was a Uttle Hẻ did

botter DAO,

Thousand dollars

Bauer was on the staff of "Not so," said Bauer, "Mar- fey. He soon began to hear ever done anything pafore I am no man's servant; I like Goebbels paper Der Angriff, garet would be sont A within him the bugle-blast of One of his brothers, fuffering "Their chief is a ciyllian Dr my freedom. Although I act as and also had some

kind of women's camp."

doom. It played: havoc with his from a temporary Infection of Voss, who was head of the an agent for several big arms, position in the Ministry of

the glands, visited him in. the Skoda arms works under Hitler. and although naturally most of Propaganda. The senior officer is General them are German, I don't belong

Into the mow of the German endurable the life of the woman swathed in bandagesé van Fahrmbacher, who served in to any of them. I belong to Ten days before war began, Army.

whom he deeply loved. Ko Rommel's Afrika Korps.

"Tut, tut!" Joyco chided. He myself."

Macnab returned to London and

for "So much

immediate quarrelled incessantly with her, "Fancy coming to sto me lika reported to Joyco

naturalisailon!" said Joyce to picked to pieces everything she that! Don't you know that "Bauer has scen Goebbels, his wife when he returned from said and few lato towering necks are a very sensitive sub- For her 34 yer and Now, it seems to me that who promises you and Margaret the phone. "And so much for rages.

Ject in this part of the world.” şama of them may be leaving A Skorzeny, för all his beetle | immediata citizenship should you immediate employment. What Margaret Joyco tried to under-

Such was la spirit on the. edge of eternity. to spy past, is saying what he believes go to Germany,"

was always an administrator, never a combat officer.

|toon-it is not for me

why."

"What do these actually do?"

Germans

SHELL

COCKROACH

KILLER

DOES

kill cockroaches!

JOHNNY HAZARD

"HOW'S IT LOOK

TO YOU FRCÍA HEES

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