The Washington times., 1938-12-30
BASLE CABLES
Barred BEATING
OF GOEBBELS
Wife Reported to Be
Planning Divorce

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Details
Of the beating given Nazi Minister
Of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels by
. beautiful actress husband were
told today by the New York Daily
News in a copyrighted story from
Basle, Switzerland.
The News correspondent at
Basle wrote:
For his King David theft of
the 'BathSheba,' wife Of one of
Germany's leading young film
actors, DR.. Goebbels was beaten
almost to death seven days ago.
"Since December %, Nazidom's
second most powerful man has
lain in a closely guarded Berlin
clinic, swathed in bandages, his
head cut and bruised, both eyes
blackened and with at least one
Of his prominent teeth missing.
Wife Plans DiOorce
"The hospital may well be the
prison Of the little doctor for the
scandal has caused his wife, Frau
Magda Goebbels, Reichsfuehrer
Adolf Hitler's official hostess at
most state functions (Hitler him.
self is bachelor) to prepare to
depart for Denmark repeatedly to
sue for divorce.
The doctor, director Of Hitler's
anti-Jewish campaign. was "or-
dered to bed" a week ago today,
according to an announcement by
DNB, the official German news
agency, because Of an attack of
acute intestinal influenza. Goeb-
belS' Christmas activities, DNB
said, had been cancelled.
But Goebbels was taken to the
hospital because loyal friends of
Gustav Froelich, actor.husband of
the Czech cinema star, Ida Baa-
rova, surprised him in the Froe-
lichS' flat and there sought toI
Avenge the imprisonment of blond
and handsome Froelich in a con-
centration camp so that the doctor
might make love to the eXotically
lovely Baarova.
"Oniy the intervention Of Goeb-
belS' chauffeur, it was said, saved
the doctors life.
Hitler Acts
"Reichsfuehrer Hitler's dis
pleasure is evidenced by the fact
that all films in which Baarova
appears have been withdrawn,
without explanation, from circula'
ton in Germany.
"And it is the second time in
less than three months that Frau
GoebbelS, who is without doubt
the most influential woman in
Germany, has decided on a di-
vorce because Of the Baarova at.
fair.
Gas minister Of propaganda, 1t
is one of the little doctors Of
fices to pass upon the qualifica-
tions and eligibility of all actors
and actresses in Germany, and
it is here that the Goebbels-
Froelich- -Baarova triangle takes
semblance to the Biblical story OF
King David's great sin.
BAAROVA JAILED
"Just as King David saw Bath
Sheba as she took a bath and be-
came so smitten that he sent the
beauty's husband to certain death
In battle, so did Goebbels sue
cumb to his fascination for
Baarova.
''Froelich, instead Of being sent
to battle, however, was thrown
into a concentration camp last
October after he had hotheadedly
challenged the all-powerful minis
ter to a duel because Of Goeb-
bels' attentions to his wife. His
fate today is not known.
''News Of the challenge, however,
reached the ears of Frau Goeb-
bels, who packed her things and
went to Zurich, Switzerland, de-
termined to obtain a divorce.
Herr Hitler succeeded in recon
Cling the couple, and Nazidom'S
first lady returned with her five
children to Berlin.
ITO quiet persistent rumors, Hit
Ter even visited the GoebbelS home
and there posed for photographs,
showing the dictator in the happy
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