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ROOSEVELT'S

OBSERVERS

BLITZKRIEG MUST

By FREDERICK. KUH

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

FAIL

out. An incendiary bullet struck 20 yards from their vantage point and a one-pound shell from an airplane cannon exploded near them.

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Nazi Arithmetic

Those who listen to Shanghai or Manila radio commentators on the war news know how they record the rival claims made by British and German official com- miniques affecting losses. Then these commentators say they do not know who is to be believed,

and zince that is the case the value of what they have to say on happenings of the war be- comes so much the more useless since it is obvious that they cannot discern its trend.

in

fully.

was understood that the Winston

to

that rocks and

a German landing, while the re- maining third has been rendered almost Impregnable since mid- Dover. August.

Imission believed that only six While Churchill was abobrver.

Barring the sudden appearance

weapons a

THINK

ROOSEVELT

weeks more remain in which an warship in the channel, members Invasion could be launched, after of the mission stood on top of a of some unconceived weapon or normal continuance of every-day- which increasing fog will make hill watching a withering aerial undreamt of combination of life in the teeth of the intensifted this impossible.

dog-fight.

successful Cerman bombing. The mission last Wednesday They saw German planes shot overwhelming of Britain, in their accompanied Prime

Minister down, and one German pilot bale reported opinion, is already im

* * probable if not actually excluded. Reliable quarters said the mission Atain's leading centres of military Sa result of their tours of Bri- anticipated that Hitler's activity effort and conversations with Chur- against Britain during the coming chill, War Secretary Anthony Eden, winter would hardly exceed First Lord of the Admirnity A. V. "nuisance raids."

Alexander and chiefs-of-staff, as well

I know this fifth COLUMN

BY HEINRICH LOWE

(Former Attache at the German Embassy in Bucarest)

I KNOW the German Fifth Columnists.

saw the building up of the German Fifth Column in Europe. I know how it works.

THE German word for Fifth handsome, monocled "mystery Columnist is simple: it is man," who spoke English, "splon," and that means "spy." French, Polish and Hatian, flew I can tell you how the Fifth a plane, and drove a fast cur Column was being organised in

He threw a champagne party Britain before this war started.

iri fl Mount-street (Mayfair)

I paid a visit to Britain, be- flat, rented for the night. Many fore the War, as guest of Baron of the Mayfair snobs thought von Lahrmann, known in Liver- he lived there, but his German pool simply as "Mr. Larman." salary did

not.

to run

such We had a nice little Fifth things. He lived in

A much Column set-up in Liverpool, more modest hotel in Kensing

ton.

Baron Ernst von Lahrmann

was district leader of the Nazi At that champagne party we Labour Front. He got 48-hours entertained eight of the biggest notice from M.1.5 to leave Bri- friends of Germany in Britain.! tain—and just handed the whole One was a Member of Parlia- "works" over to Herr Walther ment. They have all been laken Reinhardt, the Consul-General into custody since.

He in turn was asked to go. and the

Fifth Column THEY were all fools, but not, I new

think, very dangerous fools. Gauleiter for Merseyside

Was They had grand ideas about the; Herr Egon Harnisch, another "cleanliness" of Nazi ideology member of the Consulate staff. compared with the "dirt of

When we got tipped off that Capitalism. Many of us Harnisch WHA on the M.1.5

ideas like that once. black-list. A young German master at a grammar school, was put in charge.

bud

Chief of all German Fifth Columnists in Col. Wilhelm von Nicolai.

England a record has been kept QUITE openly he held “ten-

I first met him at a secret of German official reports deal which all sorts of labour-chiefs, troops.

parties" in Liverpool, to demonstration by parachute ing with naval losses. The com-cranks, social-welfare-ites and pilation would indicate that the others were invited. British Navy has been more than

At that demonstration gather-

ed the first band of German

wiped out, that capital ships Local police thought we were Fifth Columnists, who were to

quest.

"If it were necesanry for the German Army to occupy enemy

Wilhelm Col,

have been destroyed that never just a nuisance, but behind the existed, and, to make the assur-scenes we were checking on all prepare Europe for German con- ance of enemy

propaganda people who might be useful on doubly sure, some vessels have the "E.I. schedule" the Nazi been sunk over and over again. invasion plans.

Since April 9 and up to August 15, the German and Italian communiques lay claim to have sunk or damaged British

men-of-war as follows:

Capital ships ..... 20 Aircraft carriers Cruisers

Destroyers Submarines

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It is obvious that M.1.5 were territory,"

You

ne soldiers, members of the mission have collected information expected to prove of notable value to Ünited States reactament. Their observa-

ACCORDING to information reach- tons unge from the most desirable

Ing the mission. It was under- types of tanks and guns to details on stood, the German air attacks have anti-gas equipment. proved utterly Indecisive, never put-

ling more than two or three of the After their departure SOON, n. estimated 200 to 300 airports out of stendy Irickle of United States army, commission at any OBC Ume. The navy and air force officers is expect- damaged airdromes have also been ed to flow into Britain for purposes repaired in one or two days.

of continued constant observation.

Two United States air officers, Col. The mission was said to have been Carl Spaniz and Col. Frank Hunter, impressed by the uninterrupted in- after two months of Investigation, dustrial activity, the unhampered are winding up their work and pre- transport, telephone, telegraph and paring to return home shortly to. mail service, nud the generally report.

FUNNY SIDE UP

By Abner Dean

L'oya, Leto by Untied Frutors Prodiesti, Des

+

"It's my new headlight

when we pass a girl it winks!"

U.S. Pilots

Pilots Find

Find a

Way to Join the R.A.F.

Facilities for · selection and for

not such fools as we thought. Nicolai told us, "our troops Not one of my former friends would occupy strategic points. fact, went down in the "Aran is now at liberty. Three, in by parachute.

"They would occupy power- dora Star." The whole of that stations, water pumping sta- Fifth Column net-work on tions, telephone exchanges, Mersey-side was broken up. newspaper offices, Radio trans-

Baron von Lahrmann, typical mitters and studios, all detailed; of the many titled Nazis in the on this schedule EM15. They The attitude of "Official America" to the British in- Fifth Column, had a very good will be a suicide squad! The foregoing figures indicate, run for his money, and so did

vitation to American fliers to join the R.A.F. is one of both in the case of capital ships another German Baron, who are successful, die in glory or

"But whether they live and discreet and, presumably, benevolent silence. and cruisers, mumbers in excess managed to run his job of be- are massacred and unsuccess- of what Great Britain possessed ing contact man at the German ful depends not on them but on not lose their American citizen-commissioned duties in the air and That such volunteers would; Trained wireless operators for non- at the outbreak of the war. "Braunhaus" in London, though you-the secret agents." Also the claim is that the entire well known as A friend of Germany realised years ago the law which forbids United medical examiniation are provided at

ship seems to be indicated by on the ground are also wanted. aircraft strength of the British Ribbentrop.

that even the most powerfully-States citizens to take the oath stations of the Royal Canadian Air Navy has been either sunk or

armed paratroops would be use of allègiance to any foreign Force damaged. It is true that the THIS

man was the real Oppen- leas. without efficient Fifth Power-a difficulty which is action contrary to US law. Ameri- cnemy claims to have "sunk or heim idea of a spy-tall, Columnists, damaged," not to have destroy- ed all these ships, but the reports in this respect are so fantastic as to be beyond all reason, for if they were true the Royal Navy would have been shattered almost beyond recognition. These reports, obviously design- ed toimpress the German people : and noutral countries, are accom- panied by others which say that the tonnage of British merchant shipping sunk up to the end of June was 4,829,213. This la four times in excess of the actual loss from enemy action, and, as

as

a matter of fact, the Germans and Italians, by capture, sinking and scuttling, have had heavy a losa in merchant ton- nage as they have been able to Inflict on Great Britain.

It Is Said of Knowledge

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it.- Confucius.

Knowledge is a treasure but practice is the key to it. Old proverb.

Whatever I did not know, I was not ashamed to inquire about, so I acquired knowledge. Persian Philosopher.

Imparting knowledge is only lighting other men's candle at our lamp, without depriving ourselves of any flame. Jane Porter.

The more extensive a man'a knowledge of what has been done, the greater will be his power of knowing what to do.- Disraeli...

There is nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little. Bacon......

The more a man knows, the more he is inclined to be módest.---Fielding, gir

⠀ I envy no man that knows more than myself but pity them that know less:-Sir Thomas Browne.

The Government will take no apparently being overcome by can citizens must enlist on British instituting merely an oath of soll. allegiance to the R.A.F.

Four Years For

Bank Manager £10,000 Unaccounted for

Sentence of four years penal

Five hundred Americans bave already enlisted in the Canadian Air Force, and transfers are open for the qualified pilots desired by the R.A.F. Officials in Canada hesitate to com- ment on Britain's invitation to American pilots because the delicato question of relations with the United servitude was passed by Nottingham States is involved..

Assizes on Percy Henry Towlson, United States Neutrality Law for-aged sixty, a former manager of the bids the enlistment of Americans for Eastwood branch of the Midland

Kelowna Bank, for forgery and theft-involving; foreign service.

Change Of Addres Since the war started Americans have been able to join many branches of the Canadian service by furnishing a Canadian address.

In London, meanwhile, it is pointed out that there is a long waiting list of British applicants for training as

a total of about £10,000.

Passing sentence, Crocm-Johnson sald

Mr. Justice

"You must have known that the day of reckoning would come and. that you would never have the smallest chance of making restitu

RAF. pilots-for more than "can Mr. Norman Winning. (defending) Immediately be absorbed by the R.A. said that: Towison attributed his F. training organisation for position to living above his income..

But trained pilots are needed. He also lent money.

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