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HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH January 31, 1940.

FRENCH STRAIGHTEN OUT WESTERN FRONT: WITHDRAWAL FROM GERMANY

They Call Her Gasolene

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 picknamed her “Gasolene" when she volunteered as a Red Cross driver and announced she, would pay for her own petrol,

New Way To Fight

The War Advanced

N. Y. CITY'S BILL FOR DINNER

Judge May Cost City Millions

SOMEWHERE ON THE MAGENOT LINE, France.

The situation along. the 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 inte Germany, ironing out the projections of German territory into France, notably around

Warndt Forent, west of Forbach, Now the French have with- drawn from Germany and are endenvouring to straighten out The irregular frontier line to their advantage.

Such French Frontier towns

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›90++++++++ highest French intitary decorations, the Croix de Guerre and the Medaille Militaire for having resetted the body of a fallen ofleer under heavy Ger mon fire and held out with a smell patrol against a larger German force, in Forest Warndt. These "reconnais- nance groups" represent the elite among the French cavalry and are regularly filled with the most daring and promising nokters. ·

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effect

American newspaper Coffe- spoutenis swapped business mults for khakl uniforms for their re- cent oficial visit to the front- but the absence of detailed in- structions produced wonderful to behold.

Some of the correspondents had boots, Rome had slacks,

bail Sam Bome

Browne belts, had raincoats lined withi some sheep's wool, Others had great- cats big enough to skelter family of midgets.

Map cases, Hell glasses, gas masks, tin hats-all fairly dripped from the fully equipped corre- spandent. Atni brassards vertic- ally striped in red and white added a barber's pole effect.

Once fully installed In the equipment it takes two men and a large boy to get the average correspondent out,

patrols occasionally clashing in their ske occupying them firmly and with rakls. This change, however, in the main roads. neighbourhood Juring

nocturnat knee-deep in mud, after stepping off

character

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LONDON.-A plea that the Allies should make a declaration “renouncing military assault as a means of Forbach and Saarguemines 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 by Capt. Liddell Hart, acknowledged British authority on military strategy and tacties.

dientes nothing as regards the future

The troops are well fed, receiving course of the war, because a large- In an article entitled "Is there seale Collision between the two

meat, usually beef, twice a day and a new way to light this strange armies, with their modern weapons the French officers have not for- war" in the Express, Captain The Frenet.dk not touch the Sienimy marches on its stomach. One of destruction, has not occurred. gotten Napoleon's dictum that an ing had considerable influence advance and the Germans at cook, and allowing the men to net Hart, who is recognised as hav-fried Line during their September Cotonet conceived the ingenious idea on the formulation of British point touch the Maginot Line to-day as the jury.

Bombay 50 YEARS AGO

Calculin military policy, contends that

Jon. 31, 1800. Colombia Still "All Quiet" the present war has so far con-

The French Army officers are now alte firmed

armed with revolvera: during the war the contention

Ability, of Officers The war that

retains its singularly

with Germany in 1870 they had none. defence is the master of attack where mild and gentlemanly two well-equipped modern forces with conspicuous absence of fierce French Army is impressed by the Society dying a natural death? A crid

Incidentally, the visitor to the

Sir, the Itongkong St. Andrew's! meet. He therefore looks for a new bombing raids which were generally ability of many of the higher regi- and miserable annual mertlak, a till Exchange Business transacted, technique in countering present day ticipated at the outbreak of hos-mental officers to treat the men in on more miserable ball on St. Andrew's NEW YORK (UP)-Serene

spension.

tilities. The fighting activities have extremely human "he advocates, besides advanced patrols with

been restricted to akinishes between fashion while still preserving the think so. "Scotsmen to the front-AN Briefly

democratic and no celebration of Buena ann- and sure, Magistrate Henry 11. noun military it and oral pres- arullery duels and air combats.

would atmost fead one to occasional fullest dipity and maintaining the ETUMANTIC SCAT. Curran mounted his bench to

of economie

most efficient discipline. During the Loss off a miracle. He intended test disparition of the Allied military to several combat units which now serves as a private in the German-pergents and sergeants of the A

rure to the full while makinst the

trip I I have just returned from a visit the unusual background of having was the quadrille party given by the

I met en Alsatian who possessed to force the city of New York to meet any German attempts) are resting in Lorraine after being Army during the World Wow and S. Highinnders to their friends, it Very enjoyable, if not ultra-select, to pay for the $40 dinner and to break through such pressure. entarted in the earlier fighting.

forers to the $25 hotel sito Mr. and Mrs.

The Alsace Lorraine belonged to Germany James C. Lewis enjoyed.

moudaged war" during the murale and physical condition of Captain in the French Army. Ques

25 YEARS AGO the lost three years thereby 4314* Only Magistrate Curran knew the heuvr its opponent, It

out-the French troops were excellent tioned regarding the major differ-

Jan. 31, 1016. They were quartered in barra in

To-day Is the difty-ninth anniversary New York, through its represent the traditional war methods by "a

--the highert nward which Britain bus Hives, ak it most certainly would

replied. "Discipline is the first char- policy of not pay the bill. The city's contre-excommunication"

Pronorate and

Ita fer her sons for gallantry in the acteristic of the German Aunty and field or in naval warfare.. Such for, the Merritt-Chapman and Stutt ture from the

a depar-į

initiative of the French, Andi traditional military Corporation said they must certainly prosecution of war would, he be

French officers are much more agree-

10 YEARS AGO would not pay.

Jan. 31, 1930, Heves, have the additional advantage

officers."

The Military Dictatorship In Spot may be regarded as virtually at an end. But the Lewis' were not at allf of being likeller to obtain the, co-

The general health of the troops resulted in the resignution of General following a bloodless revolution which worried. They had merely followed operation of the United States, and Curran's advice and relied on hiaj other countries.

is excellent. The effect of regular Primo de Rivera and the members of promise that the bill would be paid So far the Allied polley seems to

meals and outdoor life has more than his Cabinut. The movement which in fuishment of Curran's principle have

offset the blenk, rainy weather and brought about the downfall borne out the conclusion

of the of justice that the punishment must reached by Captain fart in “De-

cramped, hare quarters. This of Pictator was started in Seville by the More than 200 Czechoslovak course, is not true of the unfortunate Infante Carlos (the King's cousin) who 11 the crine,

fence of Britain," a book published women are training in London victims of mines and shells of whom reed to continue in his command. just before hostilities started in for service in field hospitals in I saw a number in the well-equipped his own retirement ofter rumours had The Lewis' hauted Charles which he said, "Our chief risk of

(ienerni Primo de Rivera announced Richardson, engineer of the Merritt-lostng the war lies in trying to win France as part of Chapman and Scott Corporation be- the war by pursuing the mirage of slovak military contribution to tremely light on both sides.

the Czecho-military hospital at Saverne. But been rite all day. Ille successor le to casualties thus far have been ex- be General Berenguer. fore Magistrate Currat on a charge decisive victory on the battlefield." the Allies. of violating the unli-noise ordinance, Among the problems which it

French officers with whom I talked

5 YEARS AGO The corporation, under contract with seems would arise from a defensive! The women

Jan. 31, 1996. the city, is building a motor drive war, are these:

taking generally expressed the conviction arc

In regard to the petition by the the Enst River, and the din is

language lessons in French and that the present enlin could not Just Government of Western Australia to be

indefinitely. They also generally be-permitted to accede from the Common Moreover, it goes on day sunlee to achieve the Allied aim of training for the nursing service. without a decisive military victory as shallar petitions had been addressed

Would an economic blockade alone English as well As technical leved that war could not be won

won wealth, the Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. and night, Sunday, and holidays, defeating Hitlerism and outlawing! Much of the work is carried on and were confident of the Franco- to both Houses, he reslined there would 1. Thomas, sald in the Commons that| and the Lewis, together with other aggression? residents of exclusive Sutton Place If the German interpretation of in the evening as many of the ability to win this victory, bu advantage in consideration of the have found sleep impossible for days, stalemate on the Western Front Czech refugees are employed by whether the war might be won by and be proposal to explore the pas. although opinion differed ns to question by n Joint Select Committee Richardson said hd men were should lead it to advance alone or day as domestic servants. building a monolithte core for a cof-in co-operation' with Russia. into

spring or would require much sibility of adapting such a course, for dom and that the concrete had to the Balkans, are Britain and France "I am looking forward impatiently

longer time, be poured continuously. The Lewis prepared to transfer surplus armed to the moment when I shall be able said their home was uninhabitable.,

forces from the west to the threaten- to start work and make use of what Curran told the Lewis to go out

ed countrient

I have learned," the wife of a doctor and have the best dinner in town of Allied war aims, Captain Hortsband she escaped from

In advocating an explicit statement told the United Press. With her "and with the dinner, have abur- Hundy, I'd suggest Clus Vougeot, the German fear of another military

says that such a pelley would remove after the German occupation. 1923-then go to the best show occupation and a vindictive peace. town, then atop by a club for al

"I am glad that I shall be allowed it is to keep in constant contact with prepared to sabotage industrial enack and a drink, then to a good

to work in a field hospital," a young the enemy and to engage in raida and being shipped to the Allies, said Mr. with production to prevent war supplies hotel.

girl, formerly a shop assistant In

ascouting

expeditions. I met Bohemian country

terfic.

Castly Dinner

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

paid.

The Lewis' went to the Colony Re- stourant. They had two dry ma tinis at 50 cents each. They had two

Heral

Czech Women able to their men than the Cernian

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Reconnaissance Groups

Nazi Sabotage Plot

Revealed by Reds

A branch of the French Army, organised some years ago, which has come into, great prominence during the present war is the so-called "re-Nazi agents in Detrolt and Michigan connaissance groups" whose function

NEW YORK. Communist

and

Duchess at entrant ou sing town said, an young soldiers who had commitice, investigating the Ame

Will Not

"Take Cover”

THE Duchess of Windsor has orders of beluga 'enviar at $3.50 an not taken refuge in a bomb. order. Then two lobsters New-proof cellar during any of the burgh at $2.50 each, a pressed duck half a dozen air-raid alarms that at $5, two 15 cent salads, a bottle of Paris has had so far, nor does Curran's favourite

ourite burgundy which came to $0.50, two souffica at si cach, she intend to take refuge from

wo cups of coffee at 50 cents each, Nazi bombers.

, and bought cocktails for persons who "I suffer from claustrophobia"

visited their table. The total bili, (fear of confined spaces), she ex-! with tax and a $0.03 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 never get too bad I might go into the $25 suite.

Bois de Boulogne. (The woods came Entranced reporters watched the almost to the door of her Boulevard Lewis' wade through the Colony Suchet home.) menu and by telephone gave, the Magistrate what amounted to a play- by-play report.

Just ordered a pressed duck,

a reporter exclaimed, "five bucks worth of duck.”

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

"Anyway, if you are at war you must accept your chances. Being killed by a bomb is something like being killed in a motor accident if careful driver. A sort You are

of act of God. It is unpredictable. and there isn't much you can do about 1"

The reporter adds: I understand If Curran was not worried, the there was a strong difference of

opinion between the Duke

and

ometala of the elty of New York and Duchess on the question of her re- the corporation were. They would not 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 the 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 Kayo, 21,

was committed

to the State Hospital for Vie

Criminal Insane.

Police said he

told them he had set 115 Ares since 1034 because he liked to sea them burn." Tho fres caused $2,000,000 damage;

The Duchess won.

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twa Martin chairman of House

long as I know that I can do some man town of Ludweller during the

ean activities to-day. thing for my country,"

French invasion of the Sant and ear-bad forced him to make a special He said that knowledge of the plots ried Many of the women

off as trophy the banner of the journey to Detroit to hold a hearing came from German Association of Radio Users behind locked doors, and added: "My homes of wealth in Czechoslovakla. ornamented with the German swas- informants They do their own hottsework now or tika. I also mel a young noncominis munists who dislike the alliance be- are disgruntled Com- work as the servants of others. sloned omcer who had won the two, tween Germany and Russin."

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