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By Ernie Bushmiller

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COLOURFUL STORY OF VICTORIOUS The Lady With The

BRITISH INVASION OF LIBYA

CAIRO, DEC. 17 (REUTER).—BRITISH IN-

FANTRY WERE TO-DAY PREPARING TO PAR- Britain

TICIPATE IN A BIG PUSH ACROSS THE FRON- TIER INTO LIBYA, THEY WERE WEARY BUT TRIUMPHANT WHEN THEY OCCUPIED SOL. LUM YESTERDAY AFTER DAYS OF CHASING THE ITALIANS OUT OF EGYPTIAN TERRI TORY.

Sollum is only a tiny port surrounded by a few white houses. Above the port is Upper Sollum, the main feature of which is the large barracks belonging to the Egyptian Army but long ago blown to pieces by British bombardments while the Italians were in occupation.

With a little group of British correspondents and one American, I spent the last few days watching the final stages of our assault on Sollum, the tactics for which were just as well thought out as those at other points in the present campaign.

In Arms Till

Europe Is Freed

could never accept any arrangement having the effect of per- petuating German domination of Europe and the British Govern- ment are resolutely determined to do all in their power to deliver restore their former Independence and prosperity." the nations now under the heel of Germany from that yoke and

LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter)—"The Brillgh Government

This statement was made by Lord Snell in the House of Lords to-day, replying to a request by

Lord Nocl-Buxton for a Govern-

since

Woman Is Convicted Of Treachery

ment statement with regard to any suggestions purporting to be aimed at peace terms which had been made to Britain by the

Government German

Capital Sentence Italy's entry into the war.

LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter) Lord Sncil recalled the statement-A woman, was sentenced to, Sollum was first imperilled a officers and men, marching down week ago

when &

British "Victory Avenue" through Egypt. by the late Lord Tryon on November armoured division, after dealing two or three hundred of them being had frequently suggested that she Winchester-the first of Buch But they marched as prisoners, every 20 that during recent years Germany death for treachery to-day at with a whole series of other ob- guarded by a single cheerful Cockney would be happy to maintain good sentences to be announced as jectives, came smashing through private and the "Victory Avenue" relations with Britain provided that Bugbug from Sidi Barrani so down which they marched was the Germany was given a free hand in Passed on a woman since the

outbreak of war. Europe. road between Sollun and Sidi quickly that the whole Catanzaro

Barrani which Marshol Graziani hus Division under General Giuseppe been build.ng several monthy past, Amico, which had been happily The road, which will now be a uice en route to Sidi Barrani on present the

Tur

Egyptians, would normal relief duty believing the have cost at least £60.000 to build.

A fantastic sight met our eyes as war to be miles away, was taken our car came over the rising ground completely by surprise.

near Bugbug. We ยอพ the entire Majority Captured valley shrouded in clouds and dust, the evening sun

Lord Snell added that more serious The majority of its men were token through which prisoner and nearly all its material flowed while from the dust emerged suggestions to this effect from the was left strewn along the sides of a seemingly endless stream of dark-rmans were naturally made prior green unitormed figures with khaki- to the outbreak of war. From time clad British soldiers marching to time there had been indicatiens that Germany was prepared to renew these suggestions but not with sufficient authority to justify any statement by the British Government,

the road.

These British tanks swept on up Sollum while others were coming up smartly at their side. across the escarpment from interior.

the

Cheerful Prisoners The Italians were chatting, laugh- A hail of fire was poured into the ing and smoking, apparently com- defenders of Bollum by the British pletely heedless of the fact that the tanks while the BL.A.F. continued in-whole Illusion created by Fascist cessant bombings. A slight check_to propaganda has been swept aside in

the British forces occurred when a singletory

some tanks became borged in the The

salt fields outside Solium but this

Wey" to Sidi Barrani, a typleat straight Roman

did not seriously hamper our offensive road whose rapid construction was a

The British Government had never been prepared to discuss such an arrangement since it could only be at the expense of her former French ally and other free European countries which are at present British allies,

Serious Approaches

India-To-Intern- Italian Prisoners

Gaudy Past

(Continued from Page 3). "Why, of course?"

was

"Well, what happened was this! Otto Weiss, the fellow who has made a practice since this war started of masquerading as some kind or other of British officer-this time he posing as a captain of the Tank Corps-pulled up to the fair Bianca Jon board the Channel steamer, asked her to have a drink, dropped zome- thing in her coffee, and then when she collapsed, claimed that she was his sister, who was subject to fainting nis, and had her removed to a private cabin. There, with a a little aid from a stewardess, also in the Nazi pay If the name she goes under, by the way, la Annie Higgins-but the won't do any more Annie Higgins-Ing!) he turned a girl of 10 into a woman of

100

"What about passports?"

"You don't think a little thing like that would stop Otto Weiss and com- jpany, do you? Haven't I told you

that the Germans arc усгу

efficient?"

"Go and boli your hemûl its oce of the most extraordinary things I've heard of since the war started.

"Extraordinary, but true. The girl ld have the plans but she got the wind up-and who can wonder at it After what she went through in Ger- bank at Basic." many7-so she popped them into u.

"Good God!"

"It's all right, B.,-I wired Y.38

he's on his way here now." "With the plans?",

thru 1 W 2 S

"Of course, you old fathead! Can

Bellamy growled 'assent. He didn't care for authority to be taken out of She is Dorothy Pamela O'Grady, his hands. 42 years old.

"I forgot to tell you that I read the Countess of Millenden-what n The charges on which she was hag!-quite a lecture on moral h |

found guilty were that in the Isle of haviour. Or should I say immoral Wight she made a plan likely to assist behaviour?. Thanks to the military operations of the enemy work, she accepted me without quib- and that with the object of helping bie

your staff

the enemy, she cut a military tele-ble as the new butler-and so liked | Shone wire.

my manly beauty, it seems, that she The case was heard in. camera and H

invited me to share her bed the very the Court was open to the public only first night! I told her that in my at the pronouncement of sentence. capacity as a super-official of the O'Grady, a short, dark, bespectacled Gestapo, u kind of travelling super- woman, showed no emotion when the intendent, that I had to keep my

adge passed sentence.

Aryan Idents unsullied. That was

Chinese Playwright Passes

why

the

was able to prevent her from spilling

the beans to Oito 'Welss when

e

called,

"How did you manage to convince her about that?"

Woll-I-flashed-a-coln-and-pro- tended it was a Gestapo badge; I was very rude and

CHUNGKING, Dec. 18 (Central) yesterday of Mr. Shen Sl-ling, well-sw-lowed it whole. NEW DELHI, Dec. 17 (Reuter).-known Chinese playwright, who suc "

sce. I recited

News).The death occurred here spoke German:

I 'helled' Hitler. 1 tell you ahe

operations. The British tanks dashed / considerable engineering feat, bears internment camps are being prepared cumbed to typhoid fever. He had let her thinking hard. You on to occupy the consial territory be- many the road are stones erect-in India for the reception of at least written several popular plays which passage trom, Dr Hermann Rausch-

of

this propaganda.

All along

yond Bardis, 30 miles or more laside Libys

While they did so, an Infantry brigade moved up with instructions up even before the road was finished brought to India soon. not to attack Sollum directly but recording that "The 12th Artillery contain it, letting nobody escape, Company, in the face of the malice Fort Charged, Taken of the enemy, the burning sun and By Sunday, the defenders

wind, made this road to the biner the sands of Libya and Solium, alarmed at their precarious position, had moved up to the top Egypt."

ed in honour of Mussolini and at the 20,000 Italians Sidi Barroni end is a memorial put Desert who

of

link

of the escarpment, blowing up the rond forms a useful line of

Though it is not yet orphalted, this road leading from lower. io Upper munication for the

ecm- Sollum.

British foreca advancing into Libya. The Briish Infantry pressed in on Bollam despite fire from the excar- ment and occupied Lower

Sollum

Empty Bugbug There is hardly anything at Bugbugi

now

thal

from memory from the Western were made into films. Two of his ning's book, 'Hitler Speaks you are expected to be best known pictures are "Children know the one; it runs like this:

of China" and "Within One Year,"

am having a

a comprehensive card index compiled of every in fluential persons in

In the world. The cards contain every detall of im- portance. Will he lake money? Can he be bought in any other way? Is he valn? Is he sexual? In what way? Is he homosexual? That is of the utmost value, be-

Vichy Hopes Italy May Lighten Peace Terms

cause it provides close associations that can never be escaped from. Has he anything in his post lea LONDON, Dec. 17 (Reuter)-Though internal policy is

conceal? Can he be subjected to without heavy casuallies by Monday itself-just a solliary house and ä helleved to be the chief cause of M. Laval's dismissal, reports morning, and by the same afternoon, series of Italian watertanks

pressure? It is on the strength of these reports that I choose the Italians on the escarpment had guarded by British sentries distribut from Vichy fall entirely to clarify the reasons. given up.

ing water to the prisoners as they It is probable, however, that Darion is the leader, that a separate

That really is politics, my men. "And I told her that what applied All arrangements to receive fresh stream through. prisoners from Sollum were com- Several more thousands of prison- Laval's efforts to make Marshal peace between France and Germany to men, applies with equal force to may be concluded. The grounds for women," Tiger wound up. "She nd- pleted yesterday (Monday) at Bugera had been gathered round the Petain a pliant tool for his pro- the hope are that Italy has been so mitted then that she had been forced bug, where over 12,000 had already water tanks last night. An Infantry German policy encountered in-greatly weakened that Germany may to cellar-room. to the captive been fed and watered before passing major was in charge of their feeding creasingly stubborn resistance, now be able to persuade her to Blanca.

on.

"Victory Avenue" I have just watched 8,000 Itallan soldiers, officers, non-commissioned

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"And what did you say?".

"I said: "Thank you, slut! You

While we were talking to him en which

renounce most of her claims against Italian officer came up, saluted and

the France.

The rock on which earlier asked for transport for u medical situation in the Mediterranean. Franco-German negotiations came to should have seen her face-that in, olcer to take seven wounded men

hospital. The major fixed him up laid far-reaching proposals for in-

It is reported that Laval last week grief might thus be removed.

Nazis Suspicious

If you enn call it a face!" with a lorry which an Italian doctorternal reform before the Vichy

On Saturday In the "Tele- Owing to the complete failure of was allowed to drive himself.

Meanwhile the crashing to bombs peace offer, both of which were re-to move cautiously in the direction of Sidney Horler atory, continuing Cabinet together with a new German Laval's policy; M. Flandin is bograph," there will be another and the roar of anti-aircraft firejected. has been making Bardia look like Marshal Petain is reported to have

ruch a polley. The fact that Herr the series, "Tiger Standish On Hamm in Germany when the Royal summoned M. Flandin after this, to Abetz has gone to Vichy sug- The Warpath." Air Force are having a busy night. The latter is held to be anxious to satisfied with Flandin's nomination gests that Germany In not entirely Bardia Assailed

adopt a more dignified policy than and indeed it is rumoured that Ger- From a height on the const east of Laval, and it is thought that he would many may feel obliged to send troops Sollum I watched the hottest firework colonial bases at the d.sposal of

never consent to placing French to occupy Lyuns, display of faming onions and anti- Germany. aircraft fire and bombs that I have seen in this part of the world. It was all part of the encouragement to

Reports from italy show increasing ¡confusion and uneasiness concerning the war altunilon An example is the Mediter- rumour current in Italy that Marshal

Separate Negotiations Nevertheitss

Britain's

the Italians at Bardia to capitulate ranean successes have revived hopes Badoglio and other generals have

[among the group, of which Admiral (been executed for treachery,

rapidly.

The only reply of the Italians was to send a small number, of long buT- ber to harass the British troops.

INVASION PORTS ATTACKED

BPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH” LONDON, Dec. 17 (UP)-Ifcavy Explosions from the direction of the French const shook the Dover area at 2 o'clock this afternoon.

They are believed to have been cauard by daylight raid by the RAF. on the invasion ports.

The explosions rumbled continu- ously and bright red flashes were seen through the sea mist.

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