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"We Are Not Alone

FROM THE NOVEL BY JAMES

HILTON

WAS in Calderbury a few weeks ago and as I passed the corner of Shawgate 1 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 that no one had bothered about. Even while I watched, it was taken down by a workman, and later I saw it handed over to someone in the little crowd which, in days of unemployment, and especially in a place like Calderbury, always edilects around. any scene of activity.

He was a young man of perhaps thirty, slim and not at 11 rebast.

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look The petture wrapped it in a newspaper that he carried, and tried to slip away unobserved. But the crowd turned their slow curious eyes on him and someono called out: "Let's live a

look, mister." At that he almost bolted, crossing the

road at a fangent, and colliding with me on the opposite curb. The pleture fell with a tinkle, and I made some apologeile remark, though it was really his own fault. He answer- ed: "Oh, it doesn't matter-the glass was stashed already."

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"Do you leur that you no longer bellove he was guilty?" He shot the question at me to ubruptly that is awkwardness came challenge. "The evidence I gave was true enough, as far as it went.” "Yes, of course. I never doubted it. You saw my mother going into certain time, and the house af you saw the other two leaving house nt certain time. Ample opportunity. And n surgery full of poison. Logte. What more chuld you ask? He wasn't guilty. She wasn't either,"

"I must admit if I had known what use was going to be made

of my evidence I'd have kept it to myself. I always liked the little doctor,"

The picture Gerald found in the ruined house.

traffic. 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 got, but 1 suppose you know who used to live in that house they're- pulling down."

"Oh, yes," he answered. "The little doctor. Did you know him?"

"Fairly, well, I liked him. He cured me of asthma."

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

We walked along come way in silence, wondering perhaps whe- ther each was inclined for the ather's company. Presently he "sald: "I suppose you remember, the

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shabby vicarage. That evening war was declared-every- one was so exelted that

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 half open.”

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 16, 1940. By Walt Disney

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U.S.A. Plans Mechanised Army

By JULIUS C. EDELSTEIN

United Press 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.

Collins pointed out that he had advocated expansion of the air force and mechanisa- 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 creation of a comparatively small. My mechanised,

powerfully equipped land forve, preceded by louds of planes and hended by rolumns of Tanks.

He urged army traders to plan E me try which would be bet.. ter than the German forces, more completely mechanised, and pos- versed of greater fring power

He demandert the United States actuaire £1 vost Beet of pursuit planes, long range bombers, and He swift ghting ur attack planer sold that an army air force of 10,000 to 20,000 combat planes. with the pilots to dy them, would be a reasonable compromise be tween the present air force and President Roosevelt's goal of 30,- 900 planer.

Collins said a highly mechanised army, with properly equipped and trained technicians, would displace the need for military conscription. for iness infantry forces. He urged unification of the army branches, and the abolition of the "separatism" of the air corps, the infantry, the cavalry, and "sigun) 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 mochilde is measured in terins of its fire power, ar 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 IR Jind o motor with only one cylinder, even though it was ult nicely decorated with fresh paint, had &

radio that played, and car- ried a lot of flags and insignia rank. Similarly, I think very little of an army implemented with, rlies, no matter how well its blue' uniforms fit and no matter how well it can execute the ceremonies of the parade ground."-

"Further, I cannot imagine any- thing more

nicely tragic than trained marching men in front of machine-gun fire, much less 60-ton armoured tanks, flame-throwing: land-battleships, and diving air- planes. China, Poland, Denmark, Norway Holland, and Belgium were some of the nations that pre- pared for war according to the obsolete 1914 plans.

"A manpower army, besides lucking fire power and modern methods, is also deficient in en- other respect; lacks the most vital attributes of a successful

"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- less and confused, it for slaughter.

the "Let us not hork back to teachings of a hundred years ago and assemble mullitudes of young men trained to "Tours right" and "fourn left with equipment that been junked many should have

years ago. Instead let us train these young men to be scientists, chemisia, mechanics, and skilled workers in order to bring into be- ing modern war weapons that whi inflict the maximum o death and destruction upon the enemy and at the same time save the lives of our own fighting forces.

"Our preparation must give evidence of inclination and cupa- elty to do more than merely struggle up to the standards and achievements set by the German Army. Our congressional and inilitary leadership must so

develop in mental and

physical capacity' that it creates and brings into be- ing a military foree of such war initiative and foresight that it is superior to our potential enemies. it is not a question of becoming as good as." It must be "better than," Anything else is, of course, an nusolute waste of money.

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

"If we are going to have a tremendous air force and sufficient mechanised divisions to be worth while, we cannot pay, equip, and take care of a tremendous mass of Infantry; nellher can we provide more than about one-sixth of the field artillery necessary to protect these infantrymen if we are, for- tunate enough ever to get them Into a battle' position. The targets presented by such masses would

simply be meat for the other fellow's fast-moving nir and e- chantsed elements,

"We should aim at nothing lesa than 25 mechanised divisions of about 9,000 men to the division. This is probably the easiest part of H programme to get through industry because of our tremendous Automobile plant capacity, Mc- chonised divisions musi be various types and their lanka musi Langs from the light to the heavy Lypes.

"Those with the light types will Jassess but little armour protection, Their object is accomplished by what may be termed concentrated diversion so that no targets are presented or

or only fleeting ones. Those divisions with heavy types, where the armour of the tanks la expable of standing up against the normal anti-tank gun now handled. by muss infantry, will require nctual artillery, not anti-tank guns, to stop thein,

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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 cors operated by not more thou two men. The Air Corps has pro- vided a fine example in having one man operate the pursuit airplane and be ils pilot, crew, gunner, and

bomber. In other parts of the army we are Inclined to the-greal- e waste of men.

is droendent,

"The tremendous value of me- chanised units has been amply proved in the land warfare nbroad. Lightning warfare, of the type we ire now seeing 50 executed abroad, first of all, on highly moblie 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 brillant summer's day German and British airmen have been fighting out one of the greatest air baltics of the war, now in its tenth day.

On no previous occasion during this period of tremendous ale war- fare have I seen and heard o much activity.

Germant

Wave after wave of bombers have passed over my head. Air fighting has been in- cessant. The woomp ofborgbs still rumbles in my ears and 'evda now I can picture the most terrify ing sight of the day-a direct hit- by an anil-aircraft shell on a Dornier loaded with bombs, PARTHE ONE-WAY STREET

The end of it all is that squad rons of Hurricanes and Spitfires are now slowly and calmly patrol ling, the Fhannel in great swoops

It all began soon after break- fast, when scores of bombers ei- corted by fighters tried to approachi the coast but failed to penetrate the barrage. The R.A.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 fragments after the pilot had baled-out. I watched him drift slowly downwards, at first a tiny speck of white high in 'the blue. He took nearly 15 minutes before he reached the sea.

Then I saw one of those gallant. rescues for which the Navy and RAF deserve highest praise. The Nazi pilot was bobbing, about in; the water two miles from the beach when a motor-boat-risk- German dive bombers and machine- eing the now familiar treachery of

gunners set out to the rescueyat,

whlist fire engines, high speed,

fighting "forco, mobility and nur-out to NEM FRAME, are dashing Wo

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