The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-25
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Banfield said. ut Is fantastic how
they do 1t. It Is not o question Of
courage but Of blind obedience"
To illustrate this blind obedi-
ence," he told Of carrying German
as we'll as French wounded TO hos.
pitfalls. A French officer questioned
three Germans, dying but still con-
scious. One, whose chest was riddl-
ed with bullets, struggled up from
his stretcher, clicked his heels,
jerked his arm up to the Nazi sa-
lutte and declared:
"our leader told us not to talk"
The other two wounded men, una.
BILE to rise, lifted their arms TO the
salute.
Banfield said he was amazed at
the "uncredible" success Of German
espionage on the Lorraine sector,
where he was working.
At 2 r. m. one April day, OF
Roughling, the ambulance drivers
were notified to stand by because
French party was going over at
0 o'clock In search Of German pris-
oners. At 8 p. m. the German radio
broadcaster, In his usual cnumfny
manner, addressed by name the
lieutenant who was TO lead the
French party.
"Don't come through the way you
planned, lieutenant" the broadcast
er said. I'VE have guns covering
that spot. But you might try 1t q
little to the left. It's 20 exposed
there we can't put up O FUN"
Another time, Banfleld said,
when an inspecting colonel was
lunching with his officers, the Ger
man broadcaster told him he was
sitting too close to his neighbor and
proceeded to name In turn each
man at the table, concluding with
an expression Of hope that the COL
onel was enjoying his food.
Americans From France
Madrid, June 2B-(UP)-The first
Americans from France entered
Spain today and many others were
on the way.
The first group totailed 7e persons
and q second group Of 800 was not
far behind.
The first group included Robert
Casey OF the Chicago Daily News;
william Byrd Of the New York Sun;
Hazel Macdonald Of the Chicago
Times; Eugene o. Meyer Of Menlo
Park, Calf. william Henry Cham
berlain Of the Christian Science
Monitor; and Arthur Sachs Of New
York.
Three F,renchmen who Unidentified
themselves as secretaries Of Former
French Premier Paul Reynauld were
held by Spanish police along with
secret documents and O fabulous
fortune In gold they had carried into
Spain.
Spanish officials said the French
government at Bordeaux had been
advised Of the seizure, since the
money was believed to have come
from the French treasury.
The fortune, estimated OF several
million francs, was In gold coins,
bullion and bonds. It was discovered
by Spanish border police during
routine inspection Of the French
mems baggage.
Baggage Of thousands seeking en-
try into Spain from France waa
carefully examined and all refugees
except Americans under the SUPER
vision Of United States diplomatic
officials, were required to show pro-
per papers. Hundreds were refused
admittance but hotels from the
broder to Madrid were jammed with
riotables from many lands.
Brief War Bulletins
Bordeaux, France, June 26-(UPJ
- A German submarine torpedoed
and sank the 8,000-tone freighter
villa Mamur, formerly the United
States liner American Merchant, on
the night of June 10, survivors Of
the British crew disclosed today.
Fifty-nine seamen, and 5l1 horses
destined for the French army when
the ship left New York June Z, were
missing. The 20 survivors drifted
four days in open boats before O
French cruiser picked them UP and
brought them here.
Second Mate John Hollis, when
told of the French capitulation, said
that If ! had known how things
were going ] would have jumped
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