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TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,

MAY:* 5, 1938.

ITALY HAS MOST ALERT MILITARY ORGANISATION IN EUROPE

FOR THE BEACH CAN MUSTER ARMY

OF 2,000,000 MEN

Salm

WOR

41

Miss Arling Trophy for the most original bench attire at the famed Alm

resort at Arrowhead Springs, Cal Her suit, as above, was of silk jersey embroidered aquatic designs. hool are of red, wine and blue

toweling

Cape

with

and

Would Not Try War Comrade

Twenty years 1041 Calonel Alex Ragosiu,

Russian of the Guards, fed from the Suviet. escaped to England, and joined The British Army

a private.

A few days ago he appeared at Clerkenwell County to answer summons for debt.

IN THREE DAYS

(Editor's Note: Italy probably has the most alert war machine in Europe, Stewart Brown, manager of the Rome bureau of the United Press, reports in the following dispatch— the third of a series on the armed strength of the principal European powers. As a result of vast mobilisation in the Ethiopian War, Mussolini already has an immense trained army and all the equipment necessary to send It speeding to the war front within three days).

By STEWART BROWN

United Press Staff Correspondent

ROME.

WAR SHOULD BE DECLARED TO-DAY, PREMIER MUSSO- LINI WOULD HAVE 2,000,000 MEN ON THE MARCH WITH- IN THREE DAYS AND WOULD DARKEN THE SKIES OF EUROPE WITH 3,000 COMBAT PLANES.

ITALY MAY NOT BE THE STRONGEST MILITARY POWER IN EUROPE, BUT SHE UNDOUBTEDLY IS THE MOST ALERT. SHE HAD A DRESS REHEARSAL FOR THE NEXT WAR WHEN SHE INVADED ETHIOPIA. SHE WOULD TRY TO SWING INTO THE OFFENSIVE QUICKLY AND DEAL A KNOCK-OUT BLOW BEFORE SLOWER NATIONS COULD MOBILISE.

Every Italian knows what is expected of him when the bugles blow. Every able-bodied man employed on public transportation systems would go to the colours and women would supplant them. Army reserves would

stream out of barber shops, factories and stories. Women virtually would take over the industrial and commercial life of Italy. With incredible speed, 11 Duce would put |7,000,000 men under arms, and 450,000 tons of fighting eraft would be steaming into the Mediterranean on errands of destruction.

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PART OF ITALY'S WAR MACHINE

UFS

When Premier Mussolini of Italy recently asserted that his country could put 2,000,000 men into warfare--which was much disputed by millory experts later-his statement included these officers of the famed Italian cavalry school at Tor de Quinto. Here they display their riding technique, as they plunge down a practice slope.

AUTHOR "BLUE LAGOON”

MARRIES AGAIN AT 74

"Spirit Of My Dead Wife-Her Sister"

Mr. H. De Vere Stacpoole, author of “The Blue Lagoon" and other romantic best-sellers of pre-war days, has married again at the age of seventy-four.

He said recently he felt at the parish church of Cobham,

"Yesterday we were married aguin Surrey, where the clergyman is an old friend.

that his bride was the re- incarnation of his first wife, writes a reporter in the 'I would never have married any- I was devoted lo iny first body etre. Daily Express.

wife. For thirty years we had lived Mrs. Strepoole died four years happily together, separated only by

found "Now I feel I have

her

labourer of The Itampart. Genes ago; on Monday he was married her death, Lines, has given noiler in the Lotion at the register oflice in Newport, fiazette that by deed pall she had Isle of Wight, to her younger again, that a new life is opening up and abandoned" the sister, Miss Florence Robson. for inc. I have worked better ! "renounced

With one arm around her, he said maine Keren-Happuch.

has to me as he stood, tall, white-hatred, was a test of supply. aviation and been Keren-Happuch in the hope, and stetely, in the lounge of White

forces, Foreign that

called bail-court, S.W.:

More than any other major power Exupe, Haly has been able to test are mulilary thrones in the fires of

The Ethlopken war | Betal const

the

mechanized

For twenty-five years Irene

rich

antherself

have just published a book of poems. and in a few weeks my new novel, High Yaller, a story of the West Indies, will be published."

"I ever felt my Arst wife | observers estimate Mussolini has sent Keren-Happuch-would reward her,

The dark-haired bride look up the 2,000 plures to Spain to add rebel |

But the nunt died. There was no dead-her presence was always there chi May. 1918, he was sent to A Generalissimo Pranersen Franen,

nheritance, Now Keren-Hippuen in our home at Cif Dene, netr New-story said: "1 feel I am taking my sister's place. I was devoted to her. taining camp.

port. Italy is more than a "beot in the becomes plain Irene.

"Anime passed I realised that I am sure that is what she wished Mediterranean" now; she is an Jane's inoties, Mrs. Willkom 1:3 empire, and to protect that empire | Mackmin, said recently: "When she spirit was centred in tier sister. for."

Mr. Stacpoole and his bride had Other people noticed it, too; com- che is expanding her armen fures was born her grandfather persandemented on it, said, as I did, that every Just returned from a theatre. After to challenge Britain's dominance

us to give her that name because it along the water route thai Italiaus

was Biblical and because, so he said, day Miss Robson became actually a few days in London they will con- tinue their honeymoon on the Con- call "Maro Nostrum-our Apparrully most of her reliance

her sich und in Huddersfield would more and more like her.

"Now the physical resemblance is tinent. bearve her a race lat of money if we

to Then they will return Clim Their interests are the will be plared on airplanes and

amazing. dad.

that

when I was with Dene, will take daily walks to Bon- submarines.

Same: 1 felt

Conservative

Miss Robson I was with my dead wife. church Pond, a bird sanctuary which That

"Then- don't know how it was, Mr. de Vere Staepotde gave Ventnor a memorial to his Arst how these things happen-1 Just Council as

wife. know was in love,

He looked at Mr. Registrar Friend - recognised him as his platoon! commander at the training comp.

Mr. Friend looked at him closely. "I think there is some objection

to my dealing with this case," the remarked. "Didn't you come from Russia and nerve in the British Army?"

Mr. Ragosin: Yes.

IMPARTIALITY

Mr. Friend: I believe we served together? We did.

"Well, I am very pleased, indeed, to incet you again," said he Registrar. teaving the Bench and warmly shalt ing Mr. Ragosin by the hand.

"But I am not going to try your case."

Said Mr. A. Burnett, solicitor for 1he

clients plabitiffs: "My

and

I have sufficient Inith in your

observers

Service

say

aud

TJK

"The just died two years ago, her Italy now has 5.000 plunes, 2,000 of affairs have been cleared up, and It's certain there is nothing for Irene. which are transports and auxillery 5,300 ships. The air ininistry has

"I decided to rid the girl of pilots in active

"I told Miss Robson, found she had 1,000

the name. I never did like it any- this same belief that the spirit of her more trained fliers could be called

way." 1941,

sister had entered into her. notice. By day'a

"We decided to marry. The name-from the 42nd Chapter according to trustworthy information, Mussolint expects to have 5,000 com- of Job-is that of the youngest of no secret of it, but we desired no

whom it was fuss. bat planes in service, most of themJob's daughters, uf

written in the Bible high-speed, lung-range bombers.

out on a

Particular attention is being pald to submarines, apparently o the theory that they are formidable weapons in the calm MediterranC- an. Italy has 120 in service al- ready and by 1941 will have 170. The button now has 600,000 regular troops under arms in Italy and the

Impartiality to say that we would colonies. In addition, there are 200,-

wish you to deal with it."

ANOTHER COURT

Mr. Friend: "That is a very high compilment, but I must still say no You get to like a mun very much

private in the Army,"

0100 armed militiamen available. Buck of that jg A vast trained reserve of 6,500,000 and by calling up fresh classes of recruits, Mussolini could add another 1,000,000 to his

We made

"In all the "On Monday, with two friends, we

RIFLE MEETING

ABANDONED

land were nu women found so fab went to Newport register once: ALDERSHOT COMMAND

as the daughters of Job: and their Later we held a little gathering of father gave thens inheritance among friends at Cliff Dene and told them their brethreů.“

about it.

BOY STARTS 12,000 MILES

WALK TO TOKYO

From A Special Correspondent

legions. Italians under Fascism be- THE world's most amazing pedestrian has left when you have known him as a as eight years of age and no youth London on a 12,000-miles walk to Tokyo. He hopes

ile transferred the action to the judge's court, where a reillement was reached.

Mr. Ingosin, who lives in Abbey

Road N.W., does film work now.

He was the Russian waiter in "Cafe Colette," and in "Forbidden Territory."

BR

IN 1906

ex-

tho

uni-

●ROKEN-DOWN German convick Wilhelm Volgt, shoemaker, known as the "Cap- tain of Keepeniek." sot the whole world laughing when he hoaxed the town of Koepenick.

He masqueraded in the form of an officer of the guard, and with ten guardamen, whom fo ordered to follow him, pre- schied himself before the burgo- master, and commanded him hand over the contents of municipal treasury. Ho dismissed flo guards and vanished.

He was arrested a week later, gol 1010

but years.

released after serving twenty montis.

IN 1988

WAS

to

the

gin marching and drilling as early

ever gets entirely away from the

to arrive there in time for the opening of the Olympic martial spirit.

During the current financial your Games in September 1940. Italy will place under construction 200,000 tons of Bghting craft. It

of 36,000 tons each

whleit,

for a lime

the current fiscal year is £01,000,000, but the government would

propriation if needed.

DECISION

NOT ENOUGH TIME FOR PRACTICE

The Aldershot Command Smal): Arms Meeting, which has had an un- interrupted run for many years, is This this year to De aandoned. decision has been reached by L- Gen. Sir John Dill, General OMeer Commanding-in-Chief.

The primary reason advanced is

that the re-organisation of units and the work it involves do not allow the necessary time for target practice either with the light automatic or the riẞe.

Fritz Steininger, a fair-haired youth, is an amateur walker

Rearmament, too, has a bearing on few selected will include two superdreadnaughts and was appointed by the Olymple Sports Association to walk the decision. While a

units will fire their regulation course with the Bren, the new light automa- at least, probably will be the most from Switzerland to Tokyo. powerful fighting ships in the world. I met him in the Helvetia Club, Shaftesbury-avenue, W.

le, the majority of units will have Italy's regular defence budget for

to use the Lewis gun, The 2,600-odd miles that hep

The letters are large enough to

Although the decision relates only not will cover by boat will have to

take all the stamps they will even- on hositate to call for a special ap-be made up with detours tually

carry, but they are already to this year's meeting, it is probable that it will apply to other years, foot. That is why he is in Lon-showing signs of wear, Civiliane have not been forgotten don now.

Ka was dressed in his national; because the meeting has been held at in the midst of all this war-like

The "stroll" from his Zurich home costume-black Alpine coat trimmed period that interferes greatly, with preparation. The government Is

London and thence through with red and while cord, and above the normal programme of training. storing cerenia as insurance against to

the pocket "Schweiz-Tokyo,"

troops It is pointed out that the possible bad harvests. Use of coni, France to flome is the detour,

I asked him the way to Tokyo. will have all the competitive practice It is quite corough France to the Army Rifle Association Central "he said. "You they require through participation in

the Italy, back through Greece, to Egypt, and non-Central meetings, and Palestine, Syria, and Irak, across the National Rifle Association meeting at deserts (with native carriers) to Per- Bisley. sin, and then on through British India, China, and across the sea to Japan."

a precious commodity in this nation, ls being reduced by electrifention of railways and industry. Within a few

to years the nation expects

manTM ufacture

and synthetic rubber cellulose. Arucial wool already is being made from milk, Scientists are trying to find substitutes for oll and wer metals, but much work remains

to be done.

NO "LIFTS"

■

No "lifts" are allowed on the keep straight on Journey, and the rules insist that 110 carries a largo unfurled Swiss flag over his shoulder and a mini-

mum weight on his back of 41b. At each capital he must call at the Legation of every country in his Itinerary, and remain in the capital The National Air Defence Unlon at least two weeks.

outsize in His "passport," an lue taken a census to determino which residents shall be allowed to sketch-books, is stamped at every remain in largo etiles during air Legation, and a score of letters given ralds. All others hayo been to him at Zurich have to be posted Instructed when and how to leave on to the next capital.

He prefers to walk in the night when there is a moon, and rests about 15 hours out of every 24. Between the capitals he cats only fruit and drinks lemonade or water, A crowd from the Swiss colony in London will see him off early to- morrow morning..

Competitive matches for medium tanits and light tank sections of the Royal Tank Corps and for armoured earn are included in the non-Central Army Ritio programme of the

Is also the Association. There Middle-East match opot to troops or The platoons of the Irak Levies, Transjordan Frontler Force and the Aden Protectorate Levies.

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