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May 27, 1941.

ITALIAN WAR EFFORT COLLAPSE DESCRIBED

Italy was on the verge of collapse from "Army vs. Party" conflict and mili- tary "dry rot" even before she attacked Greece, according to Saville R: Davis, former Rome correspondent of the "Christian Science Monitor,"

The army, led by "anti-German" Marshal Pietro Badoglio, chief of the general staff, was "betrayed from the rear" by the pro-German Fascist party, Davis wrote. Bnd generalship of Gen. Rodolfo Graziani in Libya was demonstrated, he said, when Italian troops frequently were found in trenches"80 deep that they couldn't look out to see the enemy coming."

Davis also wrote that:

Jof aiding another... They fought Badoglio was opposed to the as isolated units instead of as a entire war. He tried to

united army." per- sunde Mussolini to delay the Greek expedition. - Mussolini demanded immediate action,. saying, "I have spent $7,500,-

They Sent

000 bribing the Greeks in key The Dean

positions. They will not re-

Mist."

While Dadoglio was waging a war that he had opposed, the pro-German Pascists led by Roberto Parisert of

a

100 Fakes

an

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HITLER'S

TOTAL SOLDIER

Hitler's latest invention is the "Total soldier." He I training thousands of them in the snows of the Bavarian Alps and the Harz and Silesian Mountains.

It is believed that the iden of the "Total soldier" was given to

When the lult bejgan fast autume

the Fascist Grand Council, saw The Very Rev Edgar Rogers,Hitler by General Dietl, who chance to smash the "old guard" Dean of Bocking. Essex, has was the Nazi commander at teatters

Farinacei Brat waged a quiet the love of old coins in his blood Narvik. campaign secusing Badoglio of being

This new type can be used as a ancestor of his was a traitor who wouldn't fight on Ger- Master of the Mint in Queen knows how to handle anti-aircraft parachutist, pioneer or ski-patroller, mony's side.

"When the bribery In Greece Elizabeth's reign.

guns and heavy artillery, is able to falled and the army was in 15 Fifteen months ago, the dean repair engines and can be used us shambles, Farinacel saw his chance went to a meeting of the Duke her, to pin the blame on hils arch enemy.

He prepared un arilete for his newspaper denouncing the chlef of staff for competence" When Badoglio read the article he went to Mussolini and said, "I am resigning, Mussolini replied that you are already out, your resignu- tlun was arrepted some time ago." Davis told of a soldier he inter-

When his appeal was made coins viewed. The soldler had been inbegan to roll into the denery. Albania 16 months before the attack

Found Gold

...

of Gloucester's Red Cross and the German High Command decided St John Fund. "Why not raise to use the time to organise an "army money by asking people to give of specialiais." their old coins?" he suggested.

More than a million coins and medals-three tous of them, All- ing 129'mallbags-bave been the

answer.

Hothouse Training

OFF FOR ENGLAND Major. General Henry H. Arnold, U.S. Army Air Corps chief, bids good-bye to Mrs Arnold as he leaves New York on ocean-hopping clipper for England. He's to serve for four weeks as special observer, of war.

BLIND

V.C. AIDS CIVILIANS

FIVE war-blinded civilians are learning to conquer, despair and to make a fresh start in life under the care of Captalu Sir Beachcroft Towse, the blind V.C. Sir Beachcroft, now 76, has opened the greater part of his home, Long Meadow, Goring-on- Thames, as a civilian St Dunstan's.

While Colonel Tschirmer began training troops for colonial warfare In his famous hothouses, General Guderian reorganised, the notorised units, which form two-thirds of the German Army at present.

The remaining froops were sent to on Greece and he was quoted ከና A sorting deput

tie the

for "total training.” Mountains London, and the dean went up to

They were given some time to get Soldier's Story

It will be eventually a train- | town every few days, took off his accustomed to the heights.

at and sorted hundredweight after]

Afterwards they were trained ining centre for between 15 and hundredweight of dusty coins,

mountain warfare-ski-ing. pioneer 20 people who have been blinded work; ele.

in air-raids,

follows:

"That Arst day (of the Greek campaign) we went ap into the Pinus mountains, into" a world of lee and snow. I shall never forget the appalling cold as long as I live. The show was three, four, five feet deep. They sent us into that with summer clothes.

Wits

opened

He has deiccted 100 elever for- geries of ancient coins. A parcel of Sunday-school medals, worth- Jess except as scrap, contained a valuable Spanish gold coln.

in

During manoeuvres with this new- ly organised force, three new inven- Είσης

were tested,

New Inventions

The first is a tank which can move

est snow.

His present charges are four women and one man.

"In one of the

early bombings al Portsmouth, the man completely los! the sight of one eye, and has been

the

rare Persian gold coin was con- "Next day, we were ambushed cealed in a bustul of Belgian cen-with considerable speed in the deep-left with only a glimmer of sight In by the Greeks. 1 had a gun. times worth only a few pence. But a plece of the mechanism' was

The gems of the collection were Jacking. They hadn't any spare to be sold under the hammer at parts in stock. The gun wouldn't Sotheby's.

"There were about 500 men in my wilt. Only 38 of us survived. We had no food for five days, up assistance while struggling back. At the base, I saw docks loaded moun-! tain high with cases of ammunition, food and supplies. But no one was

Carry Grant To Wed Barbara Hutton

distributing H. It wasn't that we Cary Grant, British-born film! lacked things. It was just that no actor, looks like being the third one got them but to us,”

Davis said he heard many similar husband of Barbara Hutton, the

Woolworth heiress.

versions of the war.

Bewildered Peasants "The

in Albania tirmy bewildered mass of peasants.

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Their romance has been brew-

ing for about nine months, and

bold Leach.

was they have been seen appearing Leking in those essentials of supply at Hollywood's night spots to- lines, staff work, co-ordination and gether, common sense eficiency," he wrote, The milltary had sonie excuse for the Albanian flaseo. It was campaign which the high command neither prepared nor wanted. But there

was no such excuse in Libya, Was clear military defeat." Davis sald Graziana "gent his

men

The second is a small sledge which a soldier can carry on his back. It van be folded and unfolded with one movement of the hands.

The third is a new type of tent heated with special instruinents that do not cause any smoke.

AMERY'S GIFTS

Many Languages

Spoken

Cary Grant's real name is Archi-j Mr L. S. Amery's linguistic and lived there until he was 15. He recently when he broadcast to He was born in Bristol powers were put to a new use was fonntly married to Virginia the Serbo-Croat people in the Cherrill, the actress.

Barbara Hutton has been married B.I.C. programme. The num twice before--to Count Haugyitz-ber of languages the Secretary Reventlow

Prince and

Alexis for India speaks is commonly

|believed to be 'beyond computa

tion.

like medieval garrisons Into towns Miyani where they lucked themselves—up-

—Pha-húire...-avba-inherited-about: from the Woolworth)

and tried to fortify their positions. £10,000,000 The desert areas between the towns estate married Count Reventlow the There was an ocension at an inter- were left unguarded. There were day after she had divorced Prince

no defended lines of communica- Mdivani in 1945 and renounced her tions.

One camp was incapable United States cinzenship.

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Rational conference when he had to meet a large number of journalists from many countries. The gathering was-informat, and he spoke to each

in his own language, to the growing wonderment of those present.

other," said Sir Beachcroft. "Then he was in a second bomb-| ing, and was deafened,

"Despite these disabilities, he is remarkably cheerful and is making

Poem Gift To His War Bride

Ronald Howard, 23-year-old son of film star Leslie Howard, and a "Sunday Chronicle" re

an excellent job of sawing wood. porter before he joined the "From my own experientes I have Navy, was recently married to learned that the best possible thing Miss Patricia Horsman in Lon

Kive for blind people, is to

them don. something to do."

Reunion Soon

Mr Howard wrote a poem to There will soon be a reunion at his bride. The poem ís the Long Meadow of wife and bus- "introduction" to a brief two- band, both blinded in an air raid. day honeymoon, after which "The wife, who is a mother of two Sub-Lieutenant Howard went children, Is already with us," saud Sir Benchcroft, "and her husband, back on duty on a naval trawler. who is still in

will

Mr Leslie Howard was unable to hospital,

her Join as soon as he is convalescent.

attend the wedding, as he was work-; Sir Beachcroft, who was blinded in Ing hard at Dentiam, in the film the South African War, has since 40th Parallel." Mr Richard Circene, learned to play goif, to become an the film star, who is at present un- expert typist, and to do all kinds of dergoing an O.T.C. course, was

handiworks.

INVASION COMEDY

IN FLAT

Crossed 'phone lines, a mys-

The Jast to meet him was a Serb, tery message, a patriot and the I was supposed that at last we would police were involved in an inva- be beaten. Mr Amery, however, not sion drama in London the other only spoke to the man in his own night. language but quoted some of his own. folk-lere to him.

One Man To Direct All Railways

In

a. Tottenham Court-rond flat a 'phone bell tinkled.

"All ready for the invasion?" uskel hoarse voice. "The parachutists are coming with the stuff

"Click, Somewhere neur, a patriotic Bri- ton, also making a phone call, heded this on a crossed fine. Promptly he warned the police.

Police Called · Squads uf strong-arm police swooped on the flat. They beat the

A supreme directing chief paratroops" to it by seconds. will be appointed to run all brellas with beer-cures of it-under The "invaders" carried open um- British railways, writes the their arms. They were late-comers "Daily Herald's" Political Corto a party, and their 'phone call was respondent.

Just a joke.

Although railway, spokesmen say that they know nothing about plans for the central con- trol of the four main lines, they are going forward.

I learn that they do not pro- vide for nationalisatioh or any form of public ownership.

Rented To The State

A new holding company may take over a financial interest of the four independent companies, and the Government may then "hire" the rojlways for wartime usc.

Operational direction will then be put in the hands "railway com- responsible to the

mander-in-chief," resp

Government through a newly con- stituled railway executive.

There is no indication that rall- way employees are to have repre- sentatives on this executive.

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This is Ronald's poem to his brido:...

The Bridge That Spans Your Ups and eyes. your bones

hali,

Your idealistic hands:

These and your heart you bave.

Kiven

To tie with marriage bands.

Such beauty, love, is therein

held

That I am grown afraid; For I could never equal, dear, The love in you God made.

My heart shall be a chalice

strong

With salt sea water round,

And you will take that chalice

up

That it may not he drowned; For I shall drink your love in It

When I am seaward bound.

That drink will guard me from

the snares

The enemy has sel And when I triumph over hin

I shall repay the debt.

For though ## woman's

Always

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After the "platinum blondes" and the "comph girls," Hollywood is now cultivating "strawberry blondes," publications. The "strawberry blonde" is · girl advertising "Little Blue Books," list with hair that is something between "Herbert Hoover, The Man" under that of the blonde and the redhead: "Social Problems."

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Alteration Medal Design

Though 32 George Crosses and över 350 George Medals have been awarded, it has not yet been found possible to distribute any of themi.

No information is forthcoming as to the reason for the de- lay, but it is understood that a minor alteration in design is being Big economies in operation costs considered before the King, gives his full approval. When that and the speed up of transport will is done the Royal Mint will be able immediately to prepare the be achieved by a far-reaching pool- dies and carry out its task.

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The first awards were made coins for the Royal Mint, designed Rationing of transport, both for six months ago, and since then the Cross, which is of silver, bear goods and passengers, may be intro-lists of fresh recipients have tive of St George and the Dragon,

ing a central medallion representa- duced. Essential war supplies will

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priority, and then coal and appeared at frequent intervals. Mr George Kruger Gray modelled It was on Sept 23 last that the and adopted the Medal after a book- In many qu

quarters

King announced his dealsion to re- plate designed by Y.Mr Stephen held that the Government should cognise deeds of civilian gallantry Gooden for the Royal Library at Introduce a comprehensive scheme by creating the George Cross, rank, Windsor for a national publicly-owned ing next to the Victoria Cross and

allvor, bears the Arktisport service, Hoking the fall, the George Medal for wider distri- crowned effigy of the King,--On-the- wayn will long-distance rosa bution.

reverse side: St Georges depicted designer of blaying the dragon..

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