Evening star., 1939-10-27
General Enlistment
Starts as Britain
Girds for Winter
London Expecting
Germans to Widen
AirpIone Attacks
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-Great Britain,
grimly tuning her war machinery
for the winter campaign against
Germany at sea and at home,
opened her lists today for volun-
teers in the first general call since
the war began, September 3.
Enlistments only of specialized
classes have been asked previously.
Age limits were set at % to 35 in
Great Britain and 20 to 35 in North
ern Ireland. Those accepted will be
ordered to report November Is.
Expect Air Attacks.
Hints In the Nazi press of broad
ening air attacks, which SO far have
been confined to warships at anchor
or on convoy, and intensitication Of
surface and submarine raids on al
lied shipping were regarded by the
British as pointing the direction the
winter warfare will take.
In the belief that war on the
western front would continue stale
mated by mud, rain and cold
weather, British experts said Ger
many naturally would be expected
to hammer at Britain by bombing
raids and action against shipping.
Naval sources said it was probable
that German surface craft other
than the pocket battleship Deutsch-
land and whatever other raiders are
already at sea could slip through
the North Sea blockade. Visibility
In that area even on the cleareSt
winter day is only 5 miles.
Submarine Wreck Found.
A wrecked German submarine
containing between so and 60 bodies
was found on the treacherous Good
win Sands, 6 miles off the Kentish
coast in the Straits of Dover.
Gunfire was heard at nearby Deal
on Wednesday, but nothing could be
seen until the ebb tide yesterday
revealed the wreck.
Raiders, the British pointed out
cannot operate indefinitely without
refueling, and they are hopeful they
can detect mid-ocean rendezvous OF
get wireless warning Of attacks in
time to catch the raiders.
Prime Minister Chamberlain said
October 3 that raiders would be
dealt with according to prear-
ranged plans" Many persons felt
this meant by means of strategically
located patrols.
Britain has more warships build
ing, and mass-production system
permits completion of 3000to
merchant vessel in four months.
Gun Accuracy Increasing.
In the air, military experts said
the accuracy of anti-aircraft gun
ners was improving rapidly.
In support of this. the British all
ministry announced it now was
known that at least seven of the
u German planes that raided con-
voy Saturday had failed to return
to their bases.
German losses may yet prove to
have been even greater" the min
istry added
While bad weather makes it diff
cult to spot submarines and air.
planes. the British said it also ham,
pered the aim of bombers, and one
naval man remarked. 1T is no picnic
to handle submarine or ease one in
and out of mine fields in stormy
seas"
Labor Leader Sees King.
King George vi received Deputy
Labor Leader Arthur Greenwood in
audience this morning.
Maj. Clement r. Attlee, leader OF
the Labor party, was received by the
King october "a and last winter the
monarch became acquainted with
leading figures among his majesty's
loyal opposition at private dinner
arranged by Earl Baldwin.
The Daily Express warned the
British people and government,
against "exaggerating the weak
nesseS' Of Germany.
Don't belittle the strength o1
Germany ',' the editorial said
I'VE should not spend our time
looking for floods in the SiegfrieC
line and looking for signs of discon-
tent among the German people We
should look to our own power, mar
shal our overwhelming might against
the forces which Hitler can muster
-. 1t is far wiser to treat Hitler
as dangerous maniac than as 8
harmless lunatic."