The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-12
They Missed Hitler

Adolf Hitler, as represented in wax,
missed destruction at the hands of
one of his own bombing planes by
a hair of his mustache.
So did such f1gures-all in wax in
one group at the famous Mime. Tus-
saud's waxworks-as Joseph Goeb-
bells, Hermann Goering, Joachim
Won Ribbentrop and King Victor
Emmanuel and Benito Mussolini of
Italy.
If Hitler and the others had been
is feet farther advanced they would
have been cut to pieces by a sky
light which German bomb sent
crashing.
They would have shared the fate
of group of medieval figures in the
next hall, many of which were top
pied about and cut by glass and
other flying debris.
The famous waXworkS was not hit
direct. The bomb struck in street
at one side, completely demolishing
the auditorium of the Mime. Tus-
saud Movie Theater in the building
and severely damaging buildings
round about.
Wretched Attempts
Berlin, Sept. IL = (U.P) - Prime
Minister Winston Churchill's speech
to the British nation yesterday was
called by the official news agency
today "a wretched attempt to play
the strong man.. His statements, 1t
said, were arguments of madness"
"wishful dreams" and "the stutter-
ing, quaking fear OF a German in
vasion, the final overwhelming of
England and the end of British
domination of the world" In its
peroration the agency said: "This
imaginative war monger, criminally
thoughtless, left the British people
in ignorance of the true relation
ship of British and German power.
Now when London stands before the
naked facts with paralyzing horror,
Churchill begins to grasp the peo-
pies lack of courage and despera-
ton, proclaims message of courage
and even drivelS of future victories
Czech Bombing Plane
London, Sept. IL - (U.P0-A re-
Gently formed Czech bombing plane
squadron, in its first raid on Ger
man dominated territory, had taken
part in a successful attack on rail-
road freight yards at Brussels and
two Czech planes dropped bombs
direct on their target, the air min
istry said today.
Fell In Piccadilly
London, Sept. 12.-(UP)-A TIM
bomb which fell recently in Piccad.
lily exploded last night and shat.
tered plate glass windows in many
fashionable stores in the neighbor.
hood.
Glass Uttered the sidewalks anc
roadway but there was little appar.
ent damage to buildings.
The exploding bomb caused 6
large crater and blew out many
store fronts. When the bomb wa.
discovered the whole area wa.
cleared and guests evacuated hotel
when the bomb exploded there
was big bang" the hotel manager
said. There seemed to be some vi.
bration, otherwise there was moth
ing"
London, Sept. 12.-(Up) - Two
more hospitals were bombed during
the night by German planes, it was
disclosed today.
Four bombs struck an isolation
hospital in southeast London anc
demolished three sectional buildings
one Of which was set afire.
Although 500 patients were in the
hospital, the wards destroyed, re-
served for infectious cases, were
empty and there were no casualties
A bomb struck the male ward Of
another hospital.
British Make Attacks
Cairo, Sept. 12.-(UP)-The Royal
Air force said in a communique to-
day that Raj planes yesterday at
tackled Italian positions in North
Africa and that four italian planes
which attempted to bomb the Brit
ish in Egypt were shot down.
RAJ bombers attacked Amseat
where four fires were started, the
Derna landing grounds, where bombs
fell among aircraft, and Bardia,
where several fires were started" the
communique said.
1t was claimed that the Italian
planes which were shot down were
Savoia 79's and that they were in
tercepted while attempting to raid
Marsa Matruh, Egypt.
Paul Revere an Italian
Rome, Sept. 12.-(UP)-The news
paper II Messaggero said today that
Paul Revere was an italian who
hated the British and was chiefly
instrumental in driving TENN out Of
the United States during the war Of
independence.
The newspaper called him Paolo
Revere and said he was born in
Italy in 1735.
ERIE NOT INVADED
Dublin, Sept. 12-(UP)-Authori-
ties said today that there was no
foundation whatever to rumors that
Fire had been invaded. Such reports
were understood here to have been
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