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IRON CROSS HEROES ON

OUR SIDE

BY BERNARD GRAY

GERMANS who were awarded the Iron Cross for bravery against us in the last war are now in Franco wearing the uniform of the British Army.

And their one complaint is that this time they are fighting with picks and spades, instead of machine-guns and risses,

They are Auxillary Military Pioneers-a labour unit-ongaged in vital work in the B.E.F. lines of communication.

Altogether there are more than 600 Ger- mans, and others are on the way.

I found them singing as they worked, “It's

a Long Way to Tipperary," which many of them learned between 1914 and 1918 through hearing it floating across No Man's Land from British trenches.

"Fighting For Wifo"

"They never sing German songs," the C.O. of one company told me. "We don't mind if they do, but they themselves refuse. Most of them have had such a bad time in Germany that they want to forget about it.'

Some of the stories I heard eons- titute a damning indictment of the Nazi system, if any further evidence Is needed, I can give no names. Most of these men still havɑ relatives in Nazi territory who would suffer f their identity were disclosed.

One fair-hulred sergeant was nearly beaten to death in a concentration camp after the Nazis had 'stolen his business and his money. Turned out of the country, a homeless wanderer, cut off from wife and friends, héj found refuge in England,

"My wife is still-in Germany." he told me. I got a letter from her Just before war broke out, saying that if it happened she wanted me to Join the British Army. I feel as if I am Bghting for her, as well as for Britain.”

a prosperous

Another had been solicitor. "I was lucky to leave the concentration camp alive," he said. To this day 1 don't know why I was sent there. The Nazis beat me and shot many of my friends. Let me get at them!"

Crossos Lüft Behind

All these men with whom I spoke said they had hoped to be able to join the Army as fighters. But all of them realise the value of the work they are doing and tackle it with great enthu sins.

May 21, 1940.

WAR COUNCIL MEETING

M. Reynaud and M. Corbin, the French Ambassador, seen off from No. 10 by Mr. Chamber- Iain. Below: General Sir Ed- mund Ironside arriving for the meeting. He wore hits Cross of the Legion of Honour for the

first time in London.

Their discipline is among the smartest I have seen since I came to France alx months ago. And when one malf was reported for overstay- ing his evening leave by-á quarter of an hour, the rest gol together and The Iron Crosses have been left in sent an apology to the Commanding England with their personal belong

Meer.

ings,

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Neutral Press Visualise

Nazi Defeat

Cite German Failure Of 25 Years Ago LONDON, May 20 (Reuter). The Cairo paper, "Wafd Elmasri," gays: "Hitler is sacrificing colossally men and Imaterials in a massed mechanised offensive and has succeeded in breaking through the French lines, though not the Maginot Line.

"Those thinking that it is cause for persimism

shoutet remember the Great War when twice large-scale German offensives took the German armies within measurable distance of Paris. the Arst leading to the great German defeat at the battle of the Marne, and the second leading to the complete collapse of the German army.

"In

Ignominious Defeat

Lactical suvċcases fact the achieved by the Germans in 1910 con-- Iributed in the long run to their defeat. The enormous losses they suffered. and the salients created by those successes rendered them In- capable of standing up to the Allied counter-strokes.

"The Germen Bystem has produced Ultimate Fletory but üldmate

·HOT

defeat."

Leading Syrian dailles, summing. up the events since the Low Coun- tries were Invnded, strike an opti- mistle note, expressing entire faith in the Allies and ultimate victory,

confidence In

War Not One Battle Under the beading "No Justißen- tion for Pessimism," the "Annator,"

in an editorial, states that war is not one battle, especially the current history: It is a series of battles in

AN official of the National Broadcasting Company wor, whose parallel is unknown in told in a shaking voice of the strange and menacing visit of a woman with English accent who said she was "Catharine Howard, of the B.B.C."

She stalked into the studio at Station WEAF while a play was being broadcast, threatened the actors with an

which the belligerents face defents for those who can stick to the end. and victory, but the last word will be Concluding, the paper says that Germany will pay very dearly for very inch they advance. She is in a hurry while the Allies are nol.

German udvare Ол the

The

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western Front is much less than in axe, contributed derisive hoots, and left after delivering a the last war. Therefore there is no short lecture on the general ineptitude of the production. (reds of reasons that the Alites will

roam. for pessimisın. Never before has the smooth efficiency of N.B.C.'s nation- tions will sing their victory for ages ultimately win the war and genera- wide net work been so disturbed,

The interrupted play was ጎ

highly educational affair about the early history of man.

Half the United States was on the hook-up.

Actors Ducked

Eluding attendants outside

the

N.D.C. tuliding, the woman burst into;

the studio while the play was going

on, seized from the sound-effects

to come.

HIS FIRST

We have bund-

FIGHT

WAS HIS LAST ONE

table an axe which was there to pro-: SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Patrick Edgell fought his duce a nolac resembling wood-

chopping, and made a succession of first fight at a Nottingham tournament, and won. But

almost lethal swings over and around the actors' heads.

They ducked and turned pale, but heroically went on with their lines, while the woman roamed about the studio, falling over cables, uttering" exclamations, and repelling attempts to aject her,

When at last the play ended, the visitor

addressed a series of dis- paraging remarks to the trembling cast and producer; then swiftly left) and, before the officials recovered, was in the street, mingling with the crowds.

A B.B.C. official said to a reporter that he had no knowledge of a Catharine Howard employed by the Corporation.

[In English history, Catharine Howard was fifth queen of Henry VIII. Married July, 1540: beheaded 1042.1.

ROAD TO BE WIDENED

The Government is going ahead with plans to widen the roadway at Causeway Bay, to the same width na other portions of the now King's Road,

is intenda-ter remako"u"length" of approximately 1,400 feet. Ten- dera have been called for the work, and will be received until June 8.

he will never box again.

LATE

Less than half an hour later he saw his brother Dennla, aged

NEWS 19, fall from the ring and dis.

Dennis, who lived at Trent-road, Beeston, Nolfingham, did not go to the tournament to box, but to see how Patrick got on.

For, as a winner of 41 fights out of 45, he had been coaching Patrick.

Jumped At Chance'. But-he-took his-boxing-kit-with-him

on the offchance that ho might act} ne a substitute.

Patrick won easily, the relores stopping the bout.

Then-lt was the last fight of the

evening--there was an appent for a (substitute, au one of the boxers billed

to appear, had hurt his hond.·

Dennis jumped at tho, cliance,"

It was a the second round when he fell from the ring. Seconds carried [him, unconsclóun, to a dressing-room. A doctor was at his side within a few minutes, but Dennis died,

Pointing to a dozen allver cups standing on the plane at their home. Mrs. Edroll said that Dennis hid won them ndiqjalikud k "Patrick has told me he will never enter a ring again," she, added,IT should be terrified; it, he did."

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