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FROM THE NOVEL BY JAMES

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WAS in Calderbury a few weeks ago and we I passed the corner of Shawgate I noticed that workmen were pulling down the old house. One of the inside walls was exposed to view, and on it hung what seemed, at a distance, to be a picture Even while watched, it was that no one had bothered about. taken down by a workman, and Inter I saw it handed over to someone in the little crowd which, in days of unemployment, and especially in a place like Calderbury, always collects around nny scene of activity.

He was a young man at prehaja thirty, slim and not at alt robust.

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and Father alty I he took the pickue, wrapped in a newspaper that he carried, and tried to slip away unobserved. But the crowd turned their slow curious eyes on him and someone celled out: "Let's have look, mister.” At that he almost bolted, crossing the road at tangent, and colliding with the on the opposite curb. The picture fell with a tinkle, and I made some apologetic remark, though

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really his own fauli. He answers ed: "Oh, it doesn't matter--the glass was smashed already."

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ildy gesture which I liked in him he began to klek the Kutter, glass fragments into the

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"Do you mean that you no longer believe he was guilty?" He shot the question at me Su abruptly that its awkwardness came as a challenge "The evidence I gavo was true enough, as far as it went." "Yes, of course, I never doubled You saw my mother going into the house at a certain time, und you saw the other two leaving the house at $1 certain time. Ample opportunity. And a surgery full

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poison. Logle. What inore could you ask? He wasn't pullly, She wasn't either,"

"I must admit if had known what use was going to be made of my evidence I'd have kept it to myself. I always ked the little dtctor."

The picture Gerald found in the ruined house,

trafic. I joined him in this use- fulness, and while we were both busy, I said: "I don't know what sort of treasure you're gol, but I suppose you know who used to live in that house they're pulling down

"The "Oh, yes," he answered. little doctor.. Did you know him?!, Fairly well, I liked him. He cured me of asthma,"

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He laughed. "Well, that's cer- tainly a good reason for liking him. I wonder if mine is as good. He brought me into the world." .

We walked along some way in silence,juwondering perhaps who- thereach was › Inclined for the other's company. Presently he wald: "I suppose you remember the

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You mean the-tha Calderbury case?"

"Is that what you call 117 1 didn't realise it was quite so famous, I've been abroad a long timot

"Simple enough. I'd been quar- fered with an aunt and uncle who Ilved at the other end of town. I was longly and misérable with them. Just a prisoner in an en- shabby vicaruge. That ormous evening war was declared-every- one was so excited that I had my first chance to escape. I went to the surgery. It was always fun there, but that afternoon more than usual, because well, because a. cupboard usually kept locked was halt open. B

"Ah, dence about that.".

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October 16, 1940.

By Walt Disney

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U.S.A. Plans Mechanised Army

By JULIUS C., EDELSTEIN

United Prose Staff Correspondent

Representative Ross A. Collins, Mississippi Democrat and long-time advocate of a mechanised army, recently outlined to the House of Repre- sentatives a detailed prospectus on changes which have been made neces- sary in the Army by the development of the "blitzkrieg" technique in modern warfare.

Colline pointed out that he had advocated expansion of the air force and mechanian- tion of the land armies since 1930, and that the United States to-day faced the task of completely overhauling and streamlining its armed forces.

Collins denounced the theory of He urged the "Mily armies creation of a comparatively small, bighly mechanised, powerfully equipped land force, preceded by clouds of planes and beaded by columns of lunks,

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He urged amy leaders to plan to an army which would be bet- ter than the German forces, more mechanised, and pon- completely assed of greater "Aring power.

Be demanded the United States acquire vast eet of pursuit planes, long range bombers, and swift fighting or attack planes. He said that ДП army air force of 10,000 to 20,000 combat planes, with the pilots to fly them, would be a reasonable compromise be- tween the present air force and President Roosevelt's goal of 50,- 100 planes.

Collins said a highly mechanised army, with properly equipped and trained technicians, would displace the need for military conscription, Ur for

mass infantry forces. He unißration of the army urged branches, and the abolition of the "separatism" of the air corps, the infantry, the cavalry, and signal corps,

Highlights of his comprehensive statement to the House follow:

"Up to now the desire of the War Department has been for men and still more men. Let us pray that those in charge to-day possess the courage and the wisdom to forget the obsolete idea of the power of numbers and begin to plan to fight according to the 1940 model.

"Men without the equipment for fighting modern battles are very Sorry objects. The modern fight- ing machine is measured in terms of its fire power, or ability to dis- charge explosive and throw pro- jectiles, including gas, just as the modern machine is measured in terms of horsepower.

"We would think very little of the latest stream lined automobile if it had a motor with only one, cylinder, even though it was all nicely decorated with fresh paint, a radio that played, and car- had rled a lot of flags and insignia of rank. Similarly, I think very little of an army implemented with; rifles, no matter how well its blue uniforms fit and no matter how well it can execute the ceremonics of the parade ground.

"Further, I cannot imagine any- thing more tragle than, nicely trained marching men in front of machine-gun fire, much less 00-ton armoured tanks, flame-throwing land-battleships, and diving air- planes. China, Poland, Denmark, Norway Holland, and Belgium were sume of the nations that pre- pared for war according to the obsolete 1914 plans,

"It will not be a white- collar war but one using the latest machinery and new and unheard of devices to inflict casualties upon its adversary. Marching men do not frighten anyone in this day and age. They are only targets, help- for less and confused, fit slaughter.

"Let us not hark back to the lenchings of a hundred years ago and assemble multitudes of young men trained to "four right" and "fours left with equipment that should have been junked many years ago. Instead let us truin these young men to be scientists, chemists, mechanics, and skilled workers in order to bring into be- Ing modern war weapons that will inflet the maximum of death and destruction upon the enemy and at the same time save the lives of our own fighting forces.

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give preparation muist evidence of inclination and copa-

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than merely more struggle up to the standards and achievements set by the German Anny Our congressional and military leadership must so develop mental and physical capacity that it creates and brings into be- in a military force of such war Initiative and foresight that is superior to our potential enemies, It is not a question of becoming It must be "better "as good as. than." Anything else is, of course, an absolute waste of money.

"A mere handful of combat airplanes or tanks will simply be lost in the first clash, with the result thut we will be forced back to unarmed man- power and the battle axe can- non-fodder system with which we are so farmillar,

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We ore going to have n tremendous air force and sufficient mechantred divisions to be worth while, we cannot pay, equip, and Lake

care of a tremendous mass of infantry; pelther can we provide more than about one-sixth of the Beld artillery necessary to protect thest Infantrymen if we are for- tunate enough ever to get them Into a battle position. The targets presented by such masses would

other simply be meat for the fellow's fast-moving air and me- chantsed elements.

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"We should aim at nothing less than 25 mechanised divisions of about 1,000 men to the division. This is probably the canlest part progminime to get through industry because of our tremendous automobile

Me- plant copacity. chanised divisions must be ht various types and their tanks must range from the light to the heavy types.

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"Those with the light types will possess but litle armour protection. Their object is accomplished by what may be tenned concentrated diversion that no targets are presented

onek, or only fleeting Those divisions with heavy types, where the armour of the tanks is capable of standing up against the normal anti-tank gun now handled by mass infantry, will require actual artillery, not anti-tank guns, to stop them.

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"Division motorised vehicles for light infantry must be provided. By light infantry is meant real sharpshooters, and in comparatively small numbers, armed with the best of rifles. They are men who will present almost no target but who will be able to hit the smallest whenever they do use their weapons,

"Machine guns for these forces- should be on low, small, armoured cara operated by not more than two men. The Air Corps has pro- vided a fine example in having one man operate the pursuit airpinne and be its pilot, crew, gunner, and bomber. In other parts of the army we are inclined to the great- cal waste of men.

"The tremendous value of me- chanised units has been amply proved in the land warfare abroad. Lightning warfare, of the type we are now seeing so powerfully dependent, executed abroad, first of all, on highly mobile armoured columns which cut them- selves loose from supply systems as we have normally understood them and which break down re sistance from the rear in a way. new to warfare."

ORDEAL BY SPITFIRE

ON THE S.E, COAST. High above the white cliffs of England throughout this brilitont summer's day German and British airmen have been fighting out one of the greatest air battles of the war, now in its lenth day.

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On no previous occasion during this period of tremendous air war fare have I seen and heard so much activity.

Wave after wave of German bombers have passed over my head. Air Ighting has been In- cessant. The woop of boribs still rumbles in ears and even' now I can picture the most terrify-, ing sight of the day-a direct hit by an anti-aircraft shell on a Dornier loaded with bombs,

"I had a nice game with some bottles, taking the corks out and sniffing. Suddenly I heard foot-

besides THE ONE-WAY STREET "A manpower army, besides steps in the huil. I was scared. I

lacking fire power, and modern shut the cupboard as quick as I

methods, is also deflelent in pan- 'could- and pushed away tlie bottles on the shelf where there were other respect; it lacks the most

ties. Presently Mother other, bottles,

vital attributes tjof a successful in and саме

fighting force, mobility and sur- and found me. "You head as much as I'd expected.

she began, but she didn't prise. These are, two factors that are paramount in armed conflict grumble

Is that squad- rons of Hurricanea and Spitfires: are how slowly and calfly patrol Hng the Channel: great, woo out to sea whilst fire-engin military and RAF are dashia for miles around the countrysid clearing upwreckage of Messers- BENE LEARNchitts and Dornier inve To get then an army must, bou prinese

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It all began soon after break- fast, when scores of bombers es- corted by fighters tried to approach the coast but failed to penetrate the barrage. The ILA.F. engaged them at a tremendous height, and in a few seconds planes were fall- ing from the sky in all directions.

Four Nazis fell in a nearby town, two more crashed into the sca, and a third broke up into frogments after the pilot had baled out I watched him drift slowly downwards, at first. nilny: speck of white high in the blue. He took nearly 15 minutes before be reached the

Then I saw, one of those gallant. rescues for which the Navy and RAFA deserve highest praise: The Nazl pilot, was bobbing about In the water two miles from the beach when

amator-bost-risk- Ing the now fumillat treachery, of German'dive bombers and machine- ners set out to the rescue at

Two Hurricanes showed the tor-bout the way by circling und the airthan and diving re- forwards him Thanks, to' unoeuvre the wallors BOON aboard. They were re- their humanity jan" Ermalin'^byss-being able to pilot: who short- is down into the

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