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Anxious Hours Of 1918 May Be Repeated

Nazis To Make

Desperate

Attack In The West

LONDON, April 8 (Reuter)-Those people who are sure Ger- many will or will not attack in the near future are either very........ foolish or very bold-perhaps both, says the military respondent of the Times in a B.B.C, broadcast, «

can

COT-

The correspondent says, that he Holland, or against the Maginct himself doubts whether those with Line, but wherever it falls the blow the best information

be will be one of terrifle violence. certain one way or the other, änd thinks that possibly the Nazis themselves have not yet made up their minds.

GENERAL

Spoke In The KEENER EDGE TO THE

Wheel?

ALLIED WEAPON

RAPPROCHEMENT IS Anglo French Co-operation

LIKELY DOOMED

AMSTERDAM, Apr. 8 (Havas) - The Impression prevails here that the recent speech by M, Molotov has considerably handicapped German efforts for an Talo-Soviet rapprochement which was the main object of the Brenner con- ference between Herr Hitler and Signor Mussolmi,...

conclu-- Furthermore, since the sion of the Finnish peace. Ruisla The speaker said he thought it apparently wishes to curtail her may well be that the Allies could participation in Western European ask for nothing better to inflict a affairs.

major defeat and reach a decision. Finally, Rome points out that The other day Gicering said that, The Allied Command has not all indications are that the time the German victory would be under-rated the formidable nature is, not ripe for collaboration with won in the West. It is obvious that of the task it may have to face. Moscow. the Alles will not base the plans The general public should not do on this statement, but nonethe-

so either. It will be a ferce and less it has brought the problem grim struggle. We may be cun- into the foreground again.

fident, but it will be in our favour all through,

1

GERMANS MASSING There is every indication that arrangements for

German offensive on a large scale are "ready: all along the French.

Luxemburg. Belgian and

Dutch frontiers the German army massed and all the best troop formations are there, including mechanised and motorised divi-

mons.

is

TEST FOR GERMANS The anxious hours of March, April and May of 1918 will be.. repeated. and from the Ger-

point

view of

the casualties will be enormous.

KLADI

It has yet to be proved that the German morale can face these casualties, for they may be so great as to make it not worth the

Significant perhaps, is the fact that the latter two crack units while. are facing neutral countries. Plans! If the Germans, make such a have been drawn up and the am- drive it will be in sheer despera munition dumps are full. It will tion. We are ready to face the only need a few days for the final attack. preparations to be made.

There are to be no further warnings to the Allies, or at most only the slightest warn- ing. Yet this concentration is" natural and does not mean that a mass assault is certain.

MUCH ALLIED.

ACTIVITY

MORE MEN NOW

CALLED UP LONDON, ADMI 8 (Reuter)-Men registering for the Colours, who on being medically examined were placed in Grade Three, dre now to be called up for Army Service. According to the Ministry Labour the affected are who, but for defects in eyesight, would have been placed in Grade. One or Grade 2a.

of

those

Approximately 56,000 men have been placed in Grade Three since the outbreak of the war until February 2, and they will probably replace those in the higher medical categories who are now doing clerical work.

...

MINE FIELDS OFF NORWAY BERNE, April 8 (Havas)-Ac- LONDON, 8 (Reuter)-The comcording to the Berlin correspon- ing week is expected to provide dent of the Basler Nachrichten, even greater Allled development general opinion in semi-official A COLOSSAL push The Nazi threat must be kept up than last week. Talks have al- German circles is that the Allies and that of the Alles faced. ready begun between Lord, Halifax will probably lay mine-fields in Furthermore the German railways and the British diplomatic repre- the immediate vicinity of Nor- are no longer as effective as they sentatives of the Balkans and wegian territorial waters,

and the had been and therefore, stocks Danubian countries.

Such an action will greatly re- because Secret Session of the House of duce deliveries of Swedish iron ore be must

concentrated otherwise they could not be con- Commons on Thursday will discuss to Germany and is regarded with centrated quickly.

the economic blockade.

apprehension, and German official Make no mistake: the attack, if M. Paul Reynaud is now holding quarters intimidated that the It should come, would be colossal conversations with the French Relch may be compelled to resort in weight. The German Command Ministers of the Balkan countries to drastic action against neutrals knows the technique well and has and a Secret Session of the "who accepted the threat of war studied every possibility and tried French Senate will be held on and whom Britain is unable to to And every weak point. The Tuesday. German artillery Is "Mrst class". and of exceptional range.

A GAMBLER'S THROW If Hitler makes an attack, he will be making a gambler's throw since the result will decide the issue of the war if not tm- mediately. Everything, therefore, would be thrown into the balance.: It might fall on Belgium or

FOOT ITCH

...

protect."

OH. WOULD THAT IT WERE

TRUE!

Basis For Lasting Peace

*

LONDON, April 8 (Reuter)—The developments of the last few days in the Allled economic policy has given an even keener` edge to their deadliest weapon this is the consensus of opinion in Sunday's British press.

Comment is chiefly confined to two things, namely the tight- ening of the blockade measures and the ever deepening co- operation of the British and the French.

The latter is described as not military forces must be used to

inaIn source of break it. only the Aines power, but also as destined to be the permanent basis for building

a new Europe.

:

VALUABLE FACTORS

THE FIRST PHASE `Commander Stephen King-Hall, In his weekly news letter, mug-

In the view of the Press, ever gests that if the Allies can reach since the last meeting of the the first anniversary of the wir Supreme War Council, a new

in a state of deadlock they will fighting spirit has been clearly have passed the first phase. The evident in the punching speeches job then will be to develop their of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the resources to the full behind their British Prime Minister, and. Mr. defences so as to live as full and as civilsed B fe as possible. Winston Churchill, who has been described as the most hated and This is the second phase. most feared man in Germany.

We must remember, he says, that during the greater part of The Allied notes to Norway and our recorded history man has Sweden, the" Anglo-French talks, lived and worked with his wea- the British drive in the Balkans pons at his side. This state of last three years or and the hastening to London of affairs may the Balkan envoys all form one more and during this time the of the most valuable factors in main task will be the develop- the defeat of Hitlerism,

|ment of Anglo-French co-operation The main problems lle in North-with. the objective of providing an west and South-west Europe. As Impregnable defence and liberty the Sunday Times puts it, the re- and freedom in modern Europe. lations of neutrals to Germany is

A MODERN ARCADIA, that of threatened men.

In the North-west, Scaridinavia

At the same time they will have to show the world that behind and Holland see their ships des-the barriers Britain and France troyed, their seamen murdered and their neutral waters abused with impunity but they dare not retaliate.

War

If Germany wins the not one of them will survive, yet here they are hardening the rod for their backs by supplying Germany with iron

ore.

TWO METHODS" OF HELP

bave created new, world- world of steadily increasing economic and military, strength, and that subject to fulfilment of the war alms, the German people can co-operate in that new world. If this happens, Commander King Hall suggests that the poš¬ sibility of a military struggle may never be needed.

UNITY RE-BORN AGAIN

If the neutrals are unable to defend their interests, the Sunday

The Catholic organ, Tablet, Times continues, our job is to look to the future from the basis study how we can persuade them of Anglo-French unity. This unity to do so.

is much more than that of allles against a common foe. It is a "In South-eastern Europe the unity from which, with the help position is quite different. We of other nations, we hope that must help the neutrals face up to the unity of Europe will he re- Germany by two methods. We born again.

aust" buy their goods and we must give them fim guarantees against military destruction.

The "amco," the new British Balkan Trading Company, is a

Gestapo Agents

THE GERMAN PUBLIC poter to the first. General Wey. Arrest Dutch

BERNE, April 8 (Havas)-"Paris will be taken in the first week in June and by July 1 peace will have been concluded.". Such is the kind of news that is being forced on the Ger- man population by Nazi propagandists, the Neue Zuerchers Zel- tung's correspondent reports.

Nazlisin apparently distinguishes between official slogans and those equally Inspired, but are being dir- culated only by word of mouth, and unofficially.

The last category of propaganda

is extremely significant of the

gand with his Allied army in the Middle East is the pointed to the second.

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The Economist says that while

Chauffeur

AMSTERDAM, Apr. 8 (AVAS) the Alles have every sympathy-No information is available as for the predicament the neutrals

are in, and do not intend to de- to the fate of the Dutch chauffeur; named Lemmens, "who was cap- prive them of their rights, it is

tured by Gestapo agents at Venlo November 25, together with two Britons. Captain Stevens and Mr. Best

The Guns Now only place a village on the Dutch border, in

Begin To Boom

state of mind of the German PATROLS SHOW MORE population.

Thus the correspondent further declares that the new unofficial

ENTERPRISE

LONDON, April 个 (Reuter

slogans correspond to the bellicose From Reuter's correspondent with feelings on the part of the populathe French Army comes the news tion, coupled with the sufferings that increased Eveliness has been brought about by the economic noticeable ois the Western Front two or three situation, the recent departure of during the past more men called to Colours and weeks, but whether it is a prelude with the sinister forebodings into sterner action remains to be connection with the extension of seen. the Allied blockade.

A notable intensification of The new propaganda may also artillery action has occurred at serve to prepare the public for the the western end of the front and

-three big offensive "the Germans will probably

or four times

ATHLETE'S FOOT eventually be launching on the more shells are being used now

According to the Government Health Bulletin Western Front.

No E-28, at least 50% of the adult population of

the United States are being attacked by the dies

* ease known as Athlete's Foot

Usually the disente alaria between the to Lite watery blisters form and the skin cracker and peels After a while the itching becomes Es- tense and you feel as though you would like to scratch of all the skin,

ZAMIE

Beware of it Spreading

Offen the disense travels all over the bottom of the fast. The soles of your test become red, and watien. The skin, also cracks and swels, and the itching becomes vocas and worse, MD A

¦ Get rid of this disease as quickly as possible, be pause it is very contagious and 11 may go to your hands or even to the under arm or crotch of f the

***Most people who have Athlete's Foot have tried all kinds of remedies to run it without success, Ordinary germicides" nåtæptita... Alive, or "oint= mente, šeldom do any good.

Russian Air Casualties

FINNISH CHIEF'S

ESTIMATES LONDON, April 8

than a month ago.

VILLAGES SHELLED Observation posts on roads and even in villages in No-man's-land for a long time more or less immune from destruction are now receiving unwelcome attention.

Working parties are more con- stantly interrupted in their labours and have to show more caution than formerly,

common

to

that the only effective blockade is a whole-hearted; une.

The Sunday Express says "that the wisest polley is that of a cat to watch every exit, for the rat cannot live without water and must come out,

Inquiries by Lemmens wife were forwarded to the Reich Chancel- lery which merely replied that her requests were being examined The Economist says that if the by the Gestapo thereby leading to net is really tightened, German the bellet that he is still alive,

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all escorts is the increased deter- (Reutermination of the patrols both in 22 Apart The Finns brought down 240 Rus-the'r attempts to capture prison- The Aurm that causes the disease is known asian machines during the Finnishers and to obtain information,

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tlasues of the skin and is very hard to kill A

Tines Arichophyton. It buries hierit deep in the Soviet War, declared Lieut-Colonel Encounters are more severe and made shows it takes 15 minutes of being to kii Lorentz, Commander of the Fight their objectives more daring.

The Fern, 20 you can see way the ordinary, sem er Squadron of the Finnish Alr

dies the unsuccessful

UH F. was developed solely for the purpose of

thealing Albiste's Foot ita quld that pme. Force, in an interview.

frates and dries quickly * You Spal paint the af- facted parts. Il peels off the Esme of the sidin where the germ breeds.

Itching Stops Immediately

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Col. Lorentz added that until

the middle of January, the Rus-

sian bombers undertook raids un-

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