Imperial Valley press., 1942-01-04
Occupied Nations
Growing Restless

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LONDON. Jan. 3. CUP)-Authen-
tie reports are reaching London of
rising unrest in occupied countries,
notably Norway, 1t was revealed
today.
In Holland. according to reports,
a 24-hour-a-daY watch IS kept By
patriots on an estimated $4,000
cuisines. who are to be executed
summarily when their German pro-
tcctors arc driven out.
The Serbs are keeping a list OF
Germans who Kill Serbs Ill Jugo-
Slavia.
Polish guerrillaS were reported to
have raided a German army post
in the important city OF Lublin re-
Gently and after they killed sentry
they took away all weapons and
ammunition in the post. Isolated
German garriSonS are Ialded Ire
quently, it was said.
BroadcaStS of the German Official
radio seemed to show mounting
Nazi anxiety even as regards regimes
which are nOminally cooperating
with them.
FRANCE UNEASY
An item from France said: The
official announcement ina lIie
president of the supreme coGrt a
Riom has resigned has caused some
sensation here. PoStponement oil
the whole trial of men accused ol
war guilt has already led to inc
belief that influential forces arS
at work trying to postpone TINS
trial until after the war Polltl-
cal circles do not quite believe the
official version that the court pres
ident resigned for reasons OF health.
The Berlin radio reported also,
as from Turkey, that civilians in
Siberia were to undergo general
military training, especially IN street
fighting, hand grenade throwing
and machine cunning.
The Jugoslav legation here re-
ceived a report from the archbishop
of the JugoSlav orthodox church
that the Germans and the Croat
Government" had slaughtered more
than 10000 JugCSlavS. This report
contained details of sickening afro
cities perpetratcd by Germans and
Croat Quisllngs.
BAVARIA INDIGNANT
A report reached here also that
about q month ago pastoral letter
condemning energetically persocu-
ton of the Catholic church b. the
Nazis was read in all Bavarian
churches. The letter said:
"A wave of INDIGNATION sweep
over Bavaria because the cross mas
been removed from all BaVarlan
schools. We Bavarian Catholics have
made great efforts to MAINTAIN
peace in Bavaria. We have borne
much with great patience. But II
we kept silence now we would 1ali
in our duty to the church and to
Catholics. who would not understand
our attitude"
Col. V. Britten," the mysterious
V-for-Victory broadcaster who leads
the British directed campaign OF
sabotage in German occupied coun-
tries, introduced new phase OF
his campaign by naming Their cltl-
zcns who are cooperating with the
Germans.
After naming those openly Coop
Grating with the Germans as lead
rrS Of Nazi-hke parties or regimes,
he said:
TRAITORS NAMED
Smaller traitors are more dan
gerous than big ones. We are watch
ing them and we will go on watch
ing them. Mr.. Douccllc. of AK Les
BainS. France people WHO WorN
50 ardently with Hitler as Eou do,
take great chances.
"Another one is Fritz Nelson,
once sub-manaGor Of the Oslo bank
and today chairman of the Oslo
municipal administration.
Capt. VcrmuYlPn of Brussels, an
officer Cf the Beleiam ali force, who
pretended = holp Bcl2ians to ca-
cape to Io"don, denounced them
tc tn German authorities For this