1940-01-31 — Page 17

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH January 31, 1940.

FRENCH STRAIGHTEN OUT WESTERN FRONT: WITHDRAWAL FROM GERMANY

SOMEWHERE ON THE ** MAGINOT LINE, France.

They Call Her Gasolene -The situation along the

MISS PEGGY HARRISON, an American girl, on holiday in England when the war started, was largely responsible for fitting out a British Red Cross rest room, in Edinburgh. She handed over a cheque she had received from her father. And then they nicknamed her "Gasolene" when she volunteered as a Red Cross driver and announced she would pay for her own petrol.

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New Way To Fight The War Advanced

narrow Franco German front between the Rhine and Moselle Rivers to-day represents the reverse of what I found on a previous visit to the front two months ago.

Then the French were edging into Germany, Ironing out the projections of German territory into France, notably around Warndt Forest, west of Forbach. Now the French have with- drawn from Germany and aro endeavouring to straighten out the irregular frontier line to their advantage.

This

N. Y. CITY'S war?" in the Express, Captain of destruction, has not occurred.

BILL FOR DINNER Judge May Cost City Millions

The

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********** highest French military decorations, the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire for having rescued the body of a fallen offleer under heavy Ger- mun Aro and held out with a small patrol against a larger German force in Forest Warndt. These "reconnais sance groups" represent the elite among the French cavalry and are regularly filled with the most during and pruinising soldiers.

LONDON.

sllect

American newspaper corre- spondents swapped business suits for khak uniforms for their re- cent oficial visit to the front but the absence of detalled In- structions produced wonderful to behold.

Sobic of the correspondents

had hind boots,

Blacks same bad Sam Browne bells, sonie some bad raincoats lined with sheep's woot. Others had great- coats big enough to Blicker family of midgets.

Map cases, field glasses, gas masks, tin hais-all fairly dripped from the fully equipped corre- -spandent. Arnt brassards vertle- ally striped in red and white added a barber's polo effeci. -

Once fully Installed in the equipment it takes two men and a large boy to get the average correspondent out.

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Ability of Officers

Incidentally, the visitor to the

LONDON.-A plea that the Allies should make a

Such French frontier towns as declaration "renouncing military assault as a means of Forbath and Sparguemines are to- curing aggression" and simultaneously should issue anday in No Man's Land with neither explicit statement on Allied war aims is advanced here side occupying them firmly and with patrols occasionally clashing in their neighbourhood during nocturnal knee-deep in mud, after stepping off' by Capt. Liddell Hart, acknowledged British authority

the main ronds. change, however, on military strategy and tactics..

dientes nothing as regards the future

The troop are well fed, recolvingt course of the war, because a large meat, usually beef, twice a day und In an article entitled "Is there scale collision between the two

the French pilteers have not for- a new way to light this strange armiles, with their modern weapons gotten Napoleon's dictum thai an

Colonel conceived the ingenious iden Hart, who is recognised as hav- The French did not touch the Sieg-army marches on its stomach. One fried Line during their September of holding a competition for the best ing had considerable influence advance and the Germans on the formulation of British point touch the Maginot Line to-day.cook, and allowing the men to net

as the jury. military policy, contends that

Still "All Quict" the present war has so far con- firmed the contention that

war relpins its singularly

characteri and gentlemanly mild defence is the master of attack where with a conspicuous absence of fierce two well-equipped modern forces meet. He therefore looks for a new beinting raids which were generally techniquo in countering present day anticipated at the outbreak of his

lities. The fighting activities have NEW YORK (UP)-Serene aggression,

The advocates, besides re-been restricted to skirmishes between ocensional and sure, Magistrate Henry 11. muncing military unault, the dove-dvanced patrols with Curran mounted his bench to lopment of economie and moral pres- artillery duels and air combats. toss off a miracle. He intended sure to the full while making the to force the city of New York forces to meet any German attempts best disposition of the Allied military to pay for the $40 dinner and to break through such pressure, the $25 hotel suite Mr. and Mrs. Germany, he says, bas skillfully em- James C. Lewis enjoyed,

ployed

camouflaged wr

during The last three years thereby out- Only Magistrate Curran knew the manoeuvring its

upponents. It formula of his miracle. The city of time, he says, that the Allies replaced New York, through its represents the traditional war methods by “a tives, said it most certainly would policy of econtunic aud moraf not pay the bill, The city's contrac-excommunication"." Such a depar-1 tor, the Merritt-Chapman and Scott; ture

ture from the traditional military

Corporation said they most certainly prosecution of war would, he be- would not pay.

Heves, have the additional advantage But the Lewis were not at all of being keller to obtain the co- worried. They had merely followed operation of the United States and Curran's advice and relied on his other countries.

So far the Allled policy seems to promise that the bill would be pald

borne

the conclusion

In fulfilment of Curran's principle have

fit the crime,

war,

of

lies

British Troops

British troops are stationed farther Northwest near the Belgian border. Some foreign observers find that the British troops ore

more exuberan! than the French, whose dominant mood is one of resigned, determined conspicu- aus contract between the pay of the British and French since the French private recpives the negligible sum of 75 centimes, unless he is front Ines, when he gets 10 francs a day still much less than the British. However, one French officer told me his men appreciated the point when he told them It was not the French but the British Government which was paying the soldiers to that British people must ultimately foot the bill.

..

stolclam. There is rather a

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French Army is impressed by the Socirty dying a natural death! A cal ability of many of the higher regi- and miserable annual meeting, at Exchange lusincas transacted. mental oficer: to treat the men in animore misernile ball on St. Andrew's extremely

human and democratky and no celebration of Burns anni- versary woull almost lead Come to fashion while still preserving the think so. Scotanter to the front.-Ax and Fixed Deposits at Itates that may be fullest dignity and maintaining the Estiumastie Sent. most efficient discipline. During the Trip met an Alsatian who possessed Very enjoyable, if not ultra-select, i have just returned from a hit the unmaal background of having was the quadrille party given by the are resting in Lorraine after beint Army during the World War when the City Hall, last evening. to reveral combat units which now served as a private in the German stuff-sergant and sergeants of the A. engaged in the earlier fighting, The Alace Lorraine belonged to Germany visit conveyed the impression that and who is now holding the rifnk of the monde and physical condition of Captain in the French Army, Quer- the French troops were excellent.

regarding the major differ They were quartered in barna inences between the two armies be villages where one sometimes sinks replied, "Discipline is the first char

Jacteristic of the German Army and initiative of the French. And ¡French 'officers ore uitch more agrer- able to their men than the German officers."

Czech Women Join Up

LONDON. More than 200 Czechoslovak

The general health of the troops is excellent. The effect of regular neals and outdoor life has more than offset the bleak, rainy weather and quarters. This of is not true of the unfortunate

course,

25 YEARS AGO

Jan. 31, 1915. To-day in the Afty-uluth naniversary of the institution of the Victoria Cress the Bighest award which Britain has to offer her sons for calinntry in the feld or in naval warfare.

10 YEARS AGO

Jan. 31, 1930. The Military Dictatorship in Spain) nny he regarded as virtually at an end, following bloodless revolution whleb resulted in the resignation of Geuerul Primo de Rivera and the members of his Cabinct. The movement which brought nbout the downfall of the letter was started. in Seville by the Infante Carlon (the King's cousin) who refused to continue in his command.

General Primo de Rivern announces

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5 YEARS AGO

Jan. 31, 1035. In regard to the petition by the

wealth, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J.

ramped, bare by Captain Hart in "De- of justice that the punishment must recuf Britain, in book published women are training in London victims of mines and shells of whom

just before hostilities started in for service in field hospitals in 1 saw a number in the well-equipped his own retirement after remours hd The Lewis' hauled Charles which he said, "Our thief risk of France as part of the Czecho-military hospital at Saverne. But been rife all day. 11in succesker in to Richardson, engineer of the Merritt-losing the wa In trying to win

been ex- casualties thus far have Chapman and Scott Corporation be the war by pursuing, the mirage of Slovak military contribution to

light on both sides. tremely fore Magistrate Curran on a charge a decisive victory on the battlefeld," the Allies,

French omcers with whom I talked Among the problems which it

convletion of violating the anti-noise ordinance.

generally expressed the The women are taking that the present calm could not Just Government of Western Australia to be under contract with reema would arise from a defensive | The corporation, the elly, is building a

a motor drive

language lessons in French and indefinitely. They also generally be permitted to accede from the Common- these: are

as well as technical lieved that war could not be won II. Thamas, sald in the Commons that Would an economie blockade alone English along the East River, and the din is terride.

Moreover, it goes on day sumce to achieve the Allied aim of training for the nursing service. without a decisive military victory as similar petitions had been addressed and night, Sundays, and holiday defeating Hitlerism and outlawing Much of the work is carried on and were confident of the Franco-to both ilouses, ho realized there would -and-the-Lewis', together with other aggression? residents of exclusive Sutien Place If the German interpretation of in the evening as many of the British ability to win this victory, be advantage in consideration would

although

differed us to question by a Joint Select Committe opinion

the pon have found sleep impossible for days, stalemate on the Western Front Czech refugees are employed by whether the war might be won by and he proposed to explore

spring or would require were thould lead it to advance alone or day as domestic servants.

much sibility of adopting such a course. Richardson said his men

longer time. building a monolithic core for a cof-in co-operation with Russia Into

"I am looking forward impatiently ter dum and that the concrete had to the Balkans, are Britain and France be poured continuously. The Lewis prepared to transfer surplus nrned to the moment when I shall be able forces from the west to the threaten-to start work and make use of what

A branch of the French Army, said their home was uninhabitable.

ed countries?

I have learned," the wife of a doctor Curran told the Lewis' to go out

In advocating an explicit statement fteld the United Press. With her organised some years ago, which has come into great prominence during and have the best dinner in town-

of Allied war aims, Captain Hart husband she escapeption. Prague the present war is the so-called "re- "and with the dinner, have

connaissance runs whose fut with gundy, I'd suggest Clos Vougeot, says that such a policy would remove after the German occupation.

constant contact 1023" then go to the best show in the German fear of another military

"I am glad that I shall be allowed it is to keep in town, then stop by a club for a occupation and a vindictive peace. sunek and a drink, then to a good hotel.

Costly Dinner

"Come back here to-morrow morn- ing with the bill for the night's en- tertainment and sleep. This will be an oral bill. We will take your word for it and Mr. Van Venn (of the city of New York) will see that the bili is paid.

Duchess Will Not

"Take Cover'

The Lewis' went to the Colony Re- staurant. They had two dry mar

THE Duchess of Windsor has tinis at 50 cents each. They had two orders of beluga caviar at $3.50 an not taken refuge in a bomb. order, Then two

lobaters New-proof cellar during any of the

burgh at $2.50 each, a pressed duck half a dozen alr-raid alarms that

at $5, two 75 cent salads, a bottle of Paris has had so far, nor does Curran's favourite burgundy which

cure to $0.50, two souffles at $1

she intend to take refuge from

two cups of coffee at 50 cent chawi bombers.

and bought cocktails for persons who

"Ly

suffer from claustrophobin") visited their table. The total bill, (fear of confined spaces), she ex- with lax and a $0.93 tip came to $40. plained to an International News Then they went to the Waldorf As Service representative. "If things toria where they slept soundly in a ever get too bad I might go into the $25 suite.

Bois de Boulogne. (The woods enme almost to the door of her Boulevard Suchet home.)

Entranced reporters watched the Lewis' wade through the Colony menu and by telephone gave, the Magistrate what amounted to a play- by-play report,

"Thioy just ordered a pressed duck, Judge," a reporter exclaimed, "five! bucks worth of duck."

Curran said benignly: "Sufficient unto the day is the din- ner thereof."

"Anyway, If you are at war you must accept your chances, Being killed by a banh is something like being killed in a motor accident if you are a careful driver. A sort of act of God. It is unpredictable, and there isn't much you can do about it"

The reporter adds: I understand

It Curran was not worried, the there was a strong difference of oficials of the city of New York and opinion

between the Duke ni

the corporation were. They would Duchess on the question of her re- hot mind paying for the Lewis' enter-maining in Paris. tainment, but 1,000 other residents

He wanted her out of any potential

of York Avenue, along which the air raid regions, but she wished to drive is being constructed, have the be where she could see him on his same complaint about the noise and visits to Paris."

1,000 dinners at $40 each would cost $40,000,

Woodbury, New Jersey (UP). James Kaye, 21, was coinmited to the State Hospital for tho Criminal Insane. Police rald ho told them he had...sot 115. fres since 1934 because he led to see The fires caused

tiem

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The Duchess won.

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Reconnaissance Groups

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NEW YORK.---- Communist Nezl agents in Detroit and Michigan are prepared to sabotage Industrial production to prevent war supplies to work in a field hospital," a young the enemy and to engage in raids and being shipped to the Allles, sald Mr. met LIVO Martin Dies, chairman of the House girl, formerly a shop assistant in a scouting expeditions. I

soldiers' who had Bohemian country town said. "I am daring young

Committee investigating un-Ameri- not afraid of most hard labour as slipped, Indian fashion, into the Ger- ean activities to-day.

He and that knowledge of the plots long as I know that I can do some man town of Ludweller during the

French Invasion of the Sear and car-had forced him to malte a special thing for my country."

ried off as trophy the banner of the journey to Detroit to hold a hearing Many of the women

from German Association of Radio Users, behind locked doors, and added: “My homes of wealth in Czechoslovakia. ornamented with the German was-informants are disgruntled Com- They do their own housework now or tika. I also met a young noncommis-munists who dislike the alliance be- work as the servants of others. sioned officer who had won the two tween. Germany and Runsin."

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