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follows the famous Schlief- fen Plan of 1914, an en- veloping sweep on the right flank.

(1) The German airnien dropped parachute troops on and around the air bases in the North-west of Holland, trying to seize them all, as they did in the Norwegian campaign.

(2) The German army ad- vanced westward Into Sonth Holland, between the Dutch ́“waterlino” and the Belgian floodable préa of La Campine.

Their objective was the North Sea, and they reached it near. the island of Walcheren. Then the strategic conception of the German thrust was to turn southwards, always holding the North Sea on the flank of the advancing armies.

By this manoeuvre the Ger- mang hope to secure sea bases

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and also to turn the flank of the Belgian defences.

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IN 1914 the German mander-in-chief Von

com-

Moltke,

pursuing the same plan, lost his nerve and refused to take in

Terve All rights and forbid-republication Holland in his sweep to the West. |Gorman strategists have always

The Choice Of Ruin

declared that,orror cost Ger- many tho last war.

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When the history of Herr Hitler isHitler-accepts this criticism, written it will record that no other ruler refused so many opportunities and he is resolved to secure his

The Dutch had 700,000 men mobilised. These troops were equipped with machine-guns, anti-tank, and light field artil- lery. They lacked heavy

to avert ruin. The diplomacy aver right flank on the North Sea. each, conquest has revolted the rest of the world. There was doubtless riever any weakening in the Fuehrer's | purpose to hold fast every inch and every creature that his aggression has stolen. But to meet the uneasiness of Germany it was necessary to find an excuse in the responsibility of the. Allies. Calculations have been con- : founded by their determination to The Dutch always planned, in redeem Europe from the fear of Nazi the event of German invasion, to brigandage. It remained to represent retire beyond the "water line,"

this

for German consumption-the

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fare is elsewhere Inedible as which was flooded at 4 a.m. on sabotage of peace. Never can the the morning of the invasion, in- honour of the Reich, we are told, to old Holland, letting the Ger- permit, the surrender of any of the

plunder of Poland. Czecho-Slovakia, man thrust, continue towards Austria, Scandinavia and the Low- Belgium. lunds.

The honour of the fing of the

They then intended, sustained Swastika is indeed dyed dark with by the British Navy from the the blood of innocent victims of coast, to harry the Germans massacres for which there can be no from the flank. But the Nazi atonement. It is the singular dis attack was like nothing the Unction of Hitleríam to combine with

brutality the most fatuous hypocrisy, world has known before, and There have been many examples, but Holland crumbled in four days even the living voice of the Fuehrer

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THE Belgian defences threefold,

can hardly surpass the unofficial after terrible losses. whine from Berlin regarding the sacrifices which Germany has made. The self-sacrifles of the murderous burglar is a new conception in ethics, Mankind knows only too well that Germany is doing her best, as Berlin proclaims, to create a "new order." The nature of that new order. has revolted the conscience of civilization and leagued the great alllance of free- dom against Hitlerlam. Even in the inmost circles of that faith they should by now be tried of threaten- ing dire attacks on Britain. No one ever doubled the desire of tho Fuehrer and his cabal to wreak their hatred on all who oppose them. They will assuredly do the world as much dainage as they can before they are overthrown...

Boer War Rifles Found In Chapel!

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system running south through the Belgian and Dutch forces. the Ardennes forest to the for end of Luxemburg.

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Dutch fields. Housed these boats

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In an attempt to get at the gold be-

The Belgians then retired to-"fore the Dutch got it away, wards the French frontier,

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As for the vast Dutch possessiona

ngainst hostile action. For the U.S. flect is on manoeuvrOS in that vicinity,

(b) Concreto fortifications where they have now joined the in the West Indies, they are secure running south from Antwerp Allied forces. to the Meuse, and then behind. that river to the French fron- strength with which the Allied armies MUCH depended on the speed and

were able to advance north-east THE Belgians are not so wenithy through Belgium, soeking to forestall as the Dutch. But the Belgians had the German thrust at the entrench- arranged, remembering the lessons ment, running west from Antwerp to leamed in 1914 when the Germans Ostend.

captured valuable material in Brus- sels, that all their movable assets In But the Nazi mechanised machine the form of gold and securities should was too swift and in a week we saw be carried into France as soon as the the Germans coming first through Germans crossed the frontier. Beiglum and even piercing the forti-

(c) Trenches running west from Antwerp to Ostend. The Belgians have nearly one million men under arms. They are well trained and well equip were ped, but without heavy tanks.

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In fact, the Belgian army is a cations in France behind the Bel- No doubt these plans are already defensive force.

gian frontier, which the Allles have effected. spent the last eight months construct-,

(a) The Albert Canal Ink- ing the Scheldt Estuary and We had to expect, therefore, ing. the River Meuse; the fortress that the German thrust through. MEANWHILE the British and area of Liego; and a pill-box South Holland would separate. French air forces are already, In action. It is unbellovable that the Germons will be allowed to make use Jof the majority of the Dutch and Belgian airfields, captured, as in Nor- way, by German Fifth, Columnists.

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ho can be held even much nearer to Paris, and If severo fossos can be inflicted on Elm, It En likely that the batilo now being waged will be na decisivo na thé Baille of the Marne..

ONE word in conclusion. The wo see the German advance bombing of "Lyons. Indicates that harried and bombed by Allied afe- Hitler may be launching an attack planes, while we look for adequate on the whole front, from the North protection agahiri hostile air attack Sea to the Alps. We shall see in a our troops hurryiur into their few days, even a few hours, whether,

he-means-lo-invade Bwitzerland.

...poslilona,

THE conquest of Holland will we paid her about £2,500,000 a year have two important effects on the for it. warring nations. 1. It will deprive of cheese, and she came

She was our fourth largest supplier next to Britair of a small but Important Denmark as a supplier of eggs. source of food. 2 It will add to Every year we bought about 720 Hitler's difficulties i feeding not 000.000 eggs from the Dutch and paid only his own people but those in 2009,000 for them.

Holland was our biggest supplier What booty will Hitler obtain in A thrust may be made from near Eight rifles of a type used in the the conquered countries.

the shore of Lako Constance along condensed milk and her exports of Holland and Belgium? ** Boer War were found in the fire- Holland. Is country of 8,610,000 dairy produce to Britain were worth

the river valley of the Aur, and place of in room at the Dalston acres, of which about 0,000,000 acres more than £8,500,000, a aguro sur-Ho may have succeeded in grab- behind the screen of the Jura moun=" Methodist Mission Chapel, Mayfield are producing some kind of food. It passed only by Austraila, New Zea- bing the large store of Dutch gold, tains. rond, Dalaton, E

of

The fireplace had', not been used has been a valuable corner, of Bri land and Denmark LOVE IT ON (well as foreigaa' securities to the

She sent us £3,000,000 worth of value of several millions of pounds. Such aliirust would be aimed over

at tomatoes.

for many years old Mr. E. Watson,tain's larder. who was in the room when the dis- In peace-time it was not so im But, like Denmark, Dutch agricul- the pass to Fortarlle and south covery was made. "It was boarded portant, as Denmark, but during the tural production depends on the low his treasure was stored in the towards Lyons, as well as through up, and when the boards were re-last six months Holland has sent of ferifisers and feeding stuffs from clifes of Amsterdam, Rollerdam, and Geneva and, down the Rhone Valler moved the rifles were found stand more and more food ships to Britain. abroad. Every year Holland needs The Hague, so they are all on the towards Marseille M BMGA DAY Ing on their butis at the back of the They carried bacon, butter, cheese, 750,000 tons of cake, ells, arid special west side of the Dutch water line. It chimney, KENA

They seem to have bear there a of vegetables and fruits. Their car-pigs; wheat for her chickens to Britain General Biatt, are bearing all there eggs, condensed milk, and all sorts fodder for her calls; malce for her is probable the Dutch removed them In such a situation Italy might also long time. The room is known RI Hoer, were worth about £13,000,000

katsammenbe tempted to move.isThəbi: Trench the band room, and hark been und a-year

Britain can stop thom supplies, and

tellowstresitation.adilla dentier.

Hitler was known to have a feet consideratan una minangara! SHARMA CASTLysate miston, bald HULCANDA inpence. Uma, was tumble to a point where Holland will tal-bottomedy bößt "Tent) which aldent of, lolz-down;;

for practice

#dierontions to. heldur fourthi, largest mourns of bacon, not be able to food her own people could be peddled across the flooded, meet any emergency