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By FREDERICK KUH

(United Press Staff Correspondent)'

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- muniques affecting losses. Then these commentators say they do not know who is to be believed,

ROOSEVELT

understood the mis-

emphasize. that rocks and ness has now reached a stage where any German swamps render about two-thirds invasion of the islands could be resisted success- of Britain's coast unsuitable for fully.

a German landing, while the re- maining third has been rendered almost impregnable since mid- missión believed that only six While Churchill was aboard a

Barring the sudden appearance 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 Ute in the teeth, of the intensified this impossible.

dog-fight,

weapons a successful German bombing. The mission last Wednesday They saw Gorman 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 AS Sa result of their tours of Bri- anticipated that Hitler's activity effort and conversations with Chur- tain's leading centres of military against Britain during the coming chill, War Secretary Anthony Eden, winter would hardly exceed First Lord of the Admiralty A. "nuisance raids,"

Alexander and chiefs-of-stoff, as well as soldiers, members of the mission have collected Information expected to prove of notable value to United Slates rearmament. Their observa- CCORDING to information rench- tions range 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-

I know

this fifth COLUMN

By HEINRICH LOWE

(Former Attache at the Gorman Embassy in Bucarest)

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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, "gpion," and that means "apy." French, Polish and Italian, flew I can tell you how the Fifth a plane, and drove a fast car. Column was being organised in

He threw a champagne party Britain before this war started.

in & 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| yon Lahrmann, known in Liver- he lived there, but his Germani pool simply as "Mr. Larman." salary did not run to such We had A Column set-up in Liverpool.

nice little Fifth things. He lived in a much 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.' talo-and just handed the whole One was a Member of Parlin- "works" over to Herr Walther ment. They have all been taken

into custody since. Reinhardt, the Consul-General.

and since that is the case the He in turn wna asked to go,

were all fools, but not, I value of what they have to say and the new Fifth Column THEY

Gauleiter for Merseyside was They had grand ideas about the think, very dangerous fools. on happenings of the war be-

Herr Egon Harnisch, another "cleanliness" of Nazi ideology comes so much the more useless member of the Consulate staff, compared with the "dirt" of since it is obvious that they When we got tipped off that Capitalism. Many of us had

black-list, 巍 young German master at a grammar school, was put in charge.

cannot discern its trend. In Harnisch was on the M.1.5 England a record has been kept of German official reports deal- ing with naval losses, The com- pilation would indicate that the

British Navy has been more than wiped out, that capital ships have been destroyed that never existed, and, to make the assur- unce of enemy propaganda doubly sure, some vessels have been sunk over and over again.

Since April 9 and up to August 15, the Gorman and Italian communiques lay claim to have sunk or damaged British men-of-war as follows:

Capital ships

20

Aircraft carriers Cruisers

8

77

78 44

Destroyers Submarines

The foregoing figures indicate,

at the outbreak of the war.

QUITE openly he held "tea-

ideas like that once.

Chief of all German Fifth Columnists is Col. Wilhelm von Nicolni.

I first mot him at a secret parties" in Liverpool, to demonstration by parachute which all sorts of labour-chiefs, troops. cranks, social-welfare-ites and others were invited.

At that demonstration gather- ed the first band of German Local police thought we were Fifth Columnists, who were to just a nuisance, but behind the scenes we were checking on all prepare Europe for German con-

quest. people who might be useful on the "EI. schedule"-the Nazi "If it were necessary for the invasion plans.

German Army to occupy enemy]

It is obvious that M.1.5 were territory," Col. Wilhelm yon not such fools as we thought. Nicolai told us, "our troops

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ting more than two or three of the After their departure soon, estimated 200 to 300 airports out of steady trickle of United States army, commission at any one time. 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 minston was and to have been Carl Spaatz 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 retum home shortly mail service, and the generally report.

FUNNY SIDE UP

lo.

By Abner Dean

Lớp, (940 63 Voted Pullore Destinos, de

+

"It's my now handlight. when we pass a girl it winks!”

Not one of my former friends would occupy strategic points U.S.

is now at liberty, Three, in by parachute. fact, went down in the “Aran-

"They would occupy power-

dora Star." The whole of that stations, water pumping sta-

Fifth Column net-work on tions, Meracy-side was broken up.

telephone exchanges, newspaper offices, Radio trans- Baren von Lahrmann, typical mitters and studios, all detailed

Pilots Find a

Way to Join the R.A.F.

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! vitation to American fliera to join the RA.F. is one of

run for his money, and so did "But whether they live and discreet and, presumably, benevolent silence,” another German Baron, who are successful, die in glory or managed to run his job of be- are massacred and unsuccess-

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That auch volunteers would, Trained wireless operators for non- ship seems to be indicated by on the ground are also wanted.

Facilities for selectim : and for Germany realised years ago the law which forbids United medical examiniation are provided at that even the most powerfully- States citizens to take the oath stations of the Royal Canadian Air armed paratroops would be use- of allegiance to any foreign Force,

The Government will take no Fifth Power difficulty which is action contrary to U.S. law. Ameri- apparently being overcome by can citizens must enlist on British. instituting merely an oath of soil. allegiance to the R.A.F..

THIS man was the real Oppen- less without heim idea of a spy-tall, Columnists.

efficient

It Is Said of Knowledge

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

Four Years For

both in the case of capital ships and cruisers, numbers in excess 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 Also the claim is that the entire "Braunhaus" in London, though you the secret agents."

friend of aircraft strength of the British well known

Ribbentrop. Navy has been either sunk or damaged. It is true that the enemy claims to have "aunk or '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 to impress the German people and neutral 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 is four times in excess of the actual loss from enemy 'action, and, as a matter of fact, the Germans and Italians, by capture, sinking and scuttling, have had as heavy a loss in merchant ton nage as they have been able to Inflict on Great Britain.

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.—Jone Porter.

The more extensive a man's 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 mora a man knows, the more he is inclined to be modest, Fielding: h26

I envy no man that knows more than myself but pity them that khow less.Sir Thomas Browne.

Five hundred Americans have already enlisted in the Canadian Air Force, and transfers are open for the qualified pilots desired by the RAF. Officials in Canada hesitate to com- ment Britain's invitation American pilots because the delicate question of relations with the United States is involved..

on

to

United States. Neutralliy Law for bids the enlistment of Americans for foreign service.

Of Address Change 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 RAF pilot-far more than Immediately be absorbed by the RA. 78 training organisation

But, trained pilots are needed.

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Bank Manager £10,000 Unaccounted For

Sentence of four years" penal. servitude was passed by Nottingham Assizes on Percy Henry Towlson, aged sixty, a formed manager of the Eastwood branch of the Midland Bank, for forgery and theft-involving a total of about.

of about. £10,000 Passing sentence, Croom-Johnson auld

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

Mr.

Justice

Mr. Norman Winning (defending). sald that Towlson" attributed ha position to living above bls -kocome. He also lent money.

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