Evening star., 1942-08-09
Second Front Tension
Is Reported Growing
Among Europeans
Nuzis Said to Be Sending
More and More Czechs tc
Work on Fortificutions

B. the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 8.-The peo-
Piles of Europe were reported
tonight to be in a state OF mount
ing tension as their NaZi con-
querors took strong preparatory
measures against the threat of
an Allied invasion and at the
same time tried to persuade
them a second front would fail.
A Czech government source said
the tension was particularly acute
in Bohemia and Moravia because the
Germans were sending more and
more workmen to Western Europe to
labor on Notifications. Prague re-
ports showed a belief among the
people, this source said, that de
cisive events will take place this
year." -..
Aerial Intervention Points.
Travellers reaching Istanbul, Tur-
key, we're quoted as saying the Nazis
were so fearful of a possible in
vasion somewhere along the exten-
sive coastline from Norway to the
Pyrenees that they had established
large aerial intervention points far
behind the probable front lines from
which veteran parachute troops
could be swiftly carried by. transport
planes.
These concentration points are
scattered through Westphalia in
Western Germany, the Rhineland
district and Southern Norway.
Planes and troops are held in con-
stant readiness.
A report from Ankara, Turkey, last
night, said that between 10000 and
10000 Germans and Italians in
Greece, destined for service in
Northern Africa, were being held
there temporarily lest a second front
be opened and they be required
elsewhere.
Stockholm press reports quoted by
Reuters said the whole Norwegian
coastline has been under a state of
alert since August l, while the Ger
controlled Norwegian press
emphasized that the party of Maj
Vidkun Quisling would not ALLOW
themselves to be moved down
either by Americans or British Boil
sheviks or their satellites here in
Norway"
Raeder Inspects Bases.
The Norwegian government In
London said the Germans were con-
structing great air base in the
Vesteraalen Island area apparently
for Use of Focke-Wulk bomber.
which could operate against Ice
land and conveys bound for Russia
over the Arctic Sea route.
The Berlin broadcast a DNB re-
port that Nazi Grand Admira
Erich Raeder, had spent the past
week inspecting numerous nava
bases on the English Channel anc
the Atlantic Coast to see how
strongly they were fortified.
The Free Belgian news agency
reported many hostages have beer
arrested in Belgium and quoted TIN
Nazia authorities as warning tn,
people they could guarantee thu
lives Of these hostages only If they
refrained from sabotage and othel
hostile acts.
Other Belgian sources said tn,
Flemish Nazis were prepared to de-
fend themselves with arms If the,
were attacked by the population.
Prisoner Negotiations Halt.
Fighting French headquarters IL
London asserted that German fear
of French uprising in the even
of an Allied landing had brough
to halt the negotiations for re.
lease of French war prisoners.
A spokesman said "since Lava
came to power not over 1000 pris.
oners have been freed and they art
all sick or wounded At the same
time only $4,000 French worker.
have gone to the Reich although
the Germans demanded 350,0OO."
The Netherlands news agency
Aneta, declared the German au.
thorities in Holland today offered
a reward of $4,000 for information
leading to the arrest of Sahofal1r,