Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-08
Times star Correspondent

:. Times star Correspondent
-. PONTIAC, March s-British
: planes flying over Paris have boil
: Stored the morale OF Frenchmen
and lowered the confidence of the
Nazi army of occupation. Claude
Osborne, who has just returned
: from France. said here today.
=: when the French see British
:. bombers flying over Paris after
:. beIng told by Goering such q
:. thing couldn't happen" said Os-
:. borne, "they take heart and are
= resigned to making the best of
Z. things until they are free again.
Osborne, friend of Governor
Van Wagner. with his French
born wife and eight children.
landed few days ago in New
York and came to Pontiac. He has
lived in France p years and was
the owner and operator of two
factories.
HAD TO BORROW FOR TRIP
The plants are now being oper-
ated by relatives under Nazi direc-
ton, and although he had funds in
French banks Osborne was not
able to leave Paris until he bor-
rowed funds at the American
consulate. He landed in New York
with Is American dollars in his
pockets.
Britain will win this war"
Osborne said. Il do not mean IL
will be an easy job or that the
war will be Q short one. But the
French know they have been de-
ceived. The French people are
{. experiencing great hardships
(. md have spent q cold and
I: hungry Winter. But nevertheless
they are sure some day they will
be free again.
Right now one can read de-
. feat also In the faces OF the
German soldiers who are occupy
ing Paris. The help America is
giving Britain Is lowering their
confidence. The Nazis also are
bearing reports Of hardships Inn
posed upon their families In
Germany" D
The entire Osborne family is
now staying at the home OF Os-
Sborne's sister, Mrs. Maude O'Con-
nor. at Waterford. They know only
a few words of English.
20 YEARS CHANGE
Osborne. formerly Pontiac
efhletic star. expressed surprise at
the change in Detroit and Pontiac
:::bi the last 20 years After serving
..seiith the Marines in the World
War he decided TO stay in France.
- We're home" he said. This
twas always home. We went
Through many hardships to get
here. Some day after the war Ii
over we may go back.
But until then we must make
our own way here and get
started at II at once. i need
5ob right away"
Osborne declared that the British
are preserving Paris as the ter
mans did, but that more British
planes than German are seen in
that region. The Germans, he
added are handicapped because
the British, through their alliance
with the French. know the loca-
lion and layout Of every French
field now being used by The Ger
mans.
america is not hearing OF
the pounding from the air that
the Germans are taking from
the British. because the British
are just going about the Job In
q businesslike manner, doing II
effectively and saying nothing
PUZZLED BY NAILS
He agreed with correspondents
overseas that the Germans muffed
their chance 10 invade Britain
when they failed 10 follow through
al Dunkirk, and declared himself
puzzled by what the Germans ex-
pect 10 gain by continuing 10 con-
centrate boats and soldiers at
French ports 10 make targets for
British bonbers.
THE havoc II terrible"
Osborne said. The British are
alert and smart and they are
simply letting the German.
make the targets for them to
pound from the air. And the
British are better bombers than
the Germans
The Belgians are holding
their heads. They are resisting
every German move, but pas
sively. They know what would
happen II the resistance were
not passive"
son SAVED FROM GEsTAPo
Osborne told Of his rescue of his
Oldest son from the Gestapo in
Paris after the French-Germsn
aTnistice.
The boy had been arrested In a