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The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-02-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Snyder, 1907
w. King street, Martinsburg, w. Va.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-03-31
DrObne Pov1dky a Obrazky

A Ease chodil pax pc dvore
a Ease sedal ma SADIE a ma Law
ce pTede dvorem. Ale pravici
tam uz ma slunci nevyhTfval.
Pres pahyl jejf visel rukav vo-
jensk6ho plaSte, ma nemz Sc le-
ski d6lovy kT1zek.
Vraskovita tvaT stareho Ky
rysn1ka nebyvala jiz tax "a
smusila a mrzuta.
ma ted chudak stara jiste
pokojnejsi sv6domi'', Tfkal syn
SafaT a dokladal: "Vsak take
zkusil a jiste vytrpel vic neil
ten ubOhy Francouz."
Kdyz tax n6jaky CHI vid6l
stareho velikeho kyrysnfka a
prazdny jeho rukav mfsto pra-
vice, tazal Sc vzdy soud6 die
d6loveho krfze ma je prsou:
"To jste pTisel O ruku We
francouzskych valkach?"
Starry Week neodpovedel re
ne, nybrz fekl:
"To nam z francouzskych
valek."
A mel pravdu.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-03-31
pOukazan OeskOslovenskemu
GQPVQD6mn KT1H y opJXp6

poukazan 0eskoslovenskemu
Cervenemu KTfzi v Londyne.
Dale je We vestnfku zprava
O manifestacnf schGzi student
stva vsech fakult university ma
Haiti "a predsednictvi rektora
Pierre Liautauda v uctenf pa
matky obeti studentskeho ma
sakru v Praze a Brine z roku
1889 a O koncertu ceskeho hOu
slisty Emily Friedmana v pred
MIN divadle v Port-au-Prince,
ktery Sc konal pod zastitou pre-
sidenta r~epubliky a zanechal
v umeleckych kruzich hluboky
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-03-31
Zpravodaj Krouzku Cechoslo-
vakHH ma Haiti.
(Tiskova sluzba Csl. N. R.

Krouzek Cechoslovak1 v
Port-au-Prince (republika Hal
ti) vydava Zpravodaj zajfma-
veho obsahu. V prave doslem
elsie je zprava o bazaru spoje-
mem S vystavkou, ktery uspo-
radaly csl. zeny v %prosinci We
vojenskem klubu a ktery zaha-
jill Ia velke 1casti clenG diplo-
matickeho sboru a vynikaj1-
c1ch osobnostf z vladn1ch kru-
hi president republiky Ellie
Loscot. Cisty vynos bazaru byl
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-03-31
P. E u S A c H .
(V6novano pT1teli
Dru. Zikmundu Wintrovi.)

Novicove a klerikove jedno-
no klastera prazskeho, z jehoz
oxen je utesena podfvana ma
Vltavu i ruch Karlova mostu,
ma Malou Stranu, PetTfn i kra-
lovsk6 Hradcany s milohrad-
KEN kralovny Amy, zamestna
vail Sc CO rok horlive tim, jak
by pronikli tajemstv1 patera
Eustacha.
Size take jeho bratTf Tadovf,
starSi knez1 i sam prevor, byli
z pocatku dost zvedavi a toho
zadostivi, ably zv6deli, proc Sc
P. Eustach tax podivne chova;
nez casem vidouce, re marno
jest jejich snazenf, ochabli We
vselik6m zvfdani, a take proto
re svemu podivfnsk6mu bratru
Teholnimu jiz privykli.
y nOvicG vSak sc zv6davost
co rok obnovovala, nebot P.
Eustach razem vzbudil podive-
nj kazdeho z tech mladych
muzG, kteTf Sc do klasternf sa-
moty uchylili. Kazdy z novi-
cG Sc jist6 zarazil, kdyz popr-
We spatTil dlouhou, vyzablou
jeho postavu, s hlavou do pre-
du nachylenou, v cern6m rehol
MIN rouse, beroucf sc zvolna a
jake by mdle dlouhou chodbou
klastern1, kdyz sc mu udalo pc
hledeti do knezovy tvaTe jake
vosk zlute, zrovna pergamena-
We, vpadlych tvaTf a mdlych,
Sedomodrych velkych ocf, jez
pod hustle obocf hluboko zapa-
die, m6ly vyraz tax zvlastnf.
Novincdm Sc to jeSte nejspf-
Sc podafilo. Tech 81 P. Eustach
kdyz je ma chodbe potkal, ami
nevs1ml, AMI jejich pozdraveni.
Jake by jich ami nebylo. Ia to
kdyz mel 'potkati n6ktereho z
knezf, lined, nemoha Sc jiz o.
bratit, ustoupil cd vyklenku O.
kenn1ho, a tn MAZE huben6 ru-
&c v klerice zastrcene, hledel
ven ma nadvoT1, obklopene bu-
dovami klasternfmi, a stall tn
s Sill do predu pozahnutou, ne
odvraceje zrakG svych S neko-
lika stromd, jake by kdoz vi
co IA Mich videl. Tu zGstal tax
dlouho, az ten, ktereho mel
potkati, ma dobro Easel. TAX
ucinil kazd6mu i sam6mu pre-
vorovi. Jen u tabule nebylo
MONA spolecnosti sc vyhnouti.
Do refektafe mezi ostatnf mu-
sill. Nez AMI tn 81 nikoho nevsi-
mi. Pfisel nejposlednejsf, pred
samou modlitbou, usedl pc nj
ma sve krajove misto a pax sc
uz jen ma tal1r dival. Jinam
skoro zrakG svych ami neobra-
til. Ma tal1r Size hledel, ale ia
life sam6ho 81 malo hled6l. Je-
dl skrovn6, nejedno jfdlo wy
nechal, jsa neduziv, jak zlute-
.popelava barva jeho tvaTe sved
ella. Pc j1dle vstal, Easel row.
nou do sveho bytu O dvou po-
koj1ch a zavTel "a sebou dive
re. Pc druh6 iodine odebral
Sc do klasterni kancelafe, kdez
jak mt jake knezi deficientovi
ulozeno, konal rozlicnr lehcf
prace, jmenovite pfehlfzenf L.
ct1 a dopisG re dvord klasteru
patT1c1ch. Sedel tam vzdy al
do soumraku a v praci sv6 po-
kracoval opet dopoledne. TAX
Sc dalo den co den. Byl-li We
byte, byl jake v pevnosti,
v doupeti rad6ji. Vzdycky
tam meskal pr zavrenych dve-
rich a nikoho nevpustil, prani-
Ami ne starou pradlenu
klasternf, kdykoliv 81 pTisla pro
.radlo. Ia jak ma dvere zakle-I
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1944-03-31

by ma to pablo, ma sama kosta-
ia, kartace a smetaky, kdyby
jich kazdy pan tolik spotrebo-
val, jake pan pater Eustach."
"Tak 81 snad media ami pokli-
dit?"
"Za vsecka ia leta v jeho po-
koji nebylo, pros1m, ami steti-
ny, nerku-li smetaku. Mic -
ami prach 81 utrft media, ami Wy
NEST, ami podlahu umyt."
"To ono to tam pekne vypa-
da -"
"Take ffkam, re tam je jake
v pousti."
Kdyz no mladi PAM nabada-
Ii, by Sc vynasnazil, ably do po-
koje aspon nahledl, branil Sc
sice pokazd6 a r1kal:
"To je marne. To je marne.
To je jezevcf doupe. Kdoz by
Sc tam dostaly" Nicmene sc do
sti namahal, pozoroval P. Eu-
stacha, cfhal u dver1, zrak ma
pfnal, kdyz Sc pootevrely, a We
Ger vlezl take pod okna bytu
knezova i pozoroval je, kdyz k
MIN primo a do mich nemohl
nahlednouti. Nikdy vsak mic
zvlastn1ho nepTinesl a oznamil
jen, re videl svetlo, ale stfn v
mem zadny.
ga bylo to v obou oknech?"
me, jen v jednom. U pred
niho pokoje. We druhem byla
tma."
Nez asi dvakrate spozoroval
re Ear z prvn1ho okna Sc ztra-
tia a re pax proskocila v SOU
sedn1m okne. To preset knee
samotar z prvnfho do druhe-
no; omeskal sc tam pokazde
drahnou chv1li, jak bylo lie
souditi die zaTe v okne.
A vice mic. AZ tn posledne
Cyterak vsechen vzrusen "a
stavil mlade pany ma chodbe,
patrne jiz netrpelive ma ne &C.
kaje.
"Neco MANI" ohlasoval.
"Neco mani"
Tusili hned, re neco o podi-
v1nskem, mrzoutskem P. Eusta
chow; skupili Sc kolem stareho
sluhy, jenz 1--WE jal Sc vypravo-
vati:
"Sel chodbou z kancelaTe-
kyv' ma mne a Sci. Ale ami slo-
va; on mic, ia take mic. On ma
pred, ia "a MIN. PAX otevfel
dv6fe a vessel do pokoje. Pro
pen1ze ma tabak. A nezavrel
"a sebou, racte povazit! Jen
pfivfel a nezavrel. To asi my
sill, re sc hned vratf. ia stall
venku a cekal. Mysl1m 81:
"Kdybys sc jen trochu omrkl!"
A juz Sc krcim a d1vam; ale
mic = skulinka byla mala. V
tom slys1m, re otv1ra nejakou
skrln a V tom uz take saham pc
dveffch, pootevfram je poma-
loucku. Krc1m Sc, oci vyvalu-
ju = Ale tn mas bouch, bac
= uz je pTirazil, klfcem cara
chotil, a zavTel mne zrovna
pred nosem, a ia stall venku.
Chvlli cekam, re snad spustf,
ale ono mic, AMI hlasku. Cekam
jeste, ono Ease mic. A tax jsem
sci. Ale pro tabak uz ne. To sc
nejak tuze rozehTal. Ami uz
tabak nechtel! Nenf-li pax
eco jste prece videl?" ozva-
10 Sc dychtive z nekolika 1st
najednou, a zraky vsech upTe-
ne tkvely ma starem.
eco jsem videl. Poust. Jak
jsem Tfkal, poust. Jen Sc mne
to mihlo, nebot velebny pan
hned mne postihl. Byly tam:
still, stare kanape, idle, skrfn,
vsecko nejak sede, popelave;
vsecko V pokoji, i podlaha, ale
tn, draz1 PAM, tn bylo neco div
neho. Sem tam nejake cerne
skvrny, BGh mily vi, CO to by
10. Kdyz jsem Sc nemohl ami
trochu rozhlednout. TAX jen
vim, re tam je vsecko nejak Sc
dive, jiste cd prachu; jak by
ne, jake V pousti, a pax ty GER
To bylo vse, CO proniklo v
sirsi znamost O tajemnem by
te P. Eustacha. Ale smelec,
jenz Sc ma ten vyzkum odvazil,
take to zaplatil, odpykal.
Vfcekrate nesel P. Eustacho-
vi pro tabak aniz smell pTijiti 81
k nemu pro boty a saty. Ty
vzdycky stara pradlena odne-
cIo ohdrzovSi 10 nOdOhnXno
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
The Literary Guidepost

was the beginning of Leo's career,
Idho was member of the John.
son family, which was his way
of saying he was a good crook.
There are Johnsons in the under.
world and there are the others: =
Johnson does not mix with the
others. Moreover, Idaho had an
education and social ideas. He in
sisted burglary was not a crime
but means of adjusting the oh.
vlously maladjusted social scheme
and also a profession demanding
careful study. He taught his ap-
prentice well, and for a while the
team prospered.
But Idaho's carefully prepared
armor had one weak spot, which
was that he thought he could beat
roulette, and the sudden poverty
folling a squirt of gambling was
the turning point in the history
of Smith and Mcclure. It is unfair
to map Leo's career through to the
end, but fair to suggest that most
readers will follow it eagerly until
they reach that point. Mr.. Davis
has very easy, warm informative
in him that fits perfectly this sort
OF story. He sometimes is writing
with wink in his eye, but serious
ly just the same, and persuasive
ly. Lastly.he knows his burglars
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
COLONEL HINDLE
HEADS GUN STAFF

CAMP DAVIS, June % - Col.
Clifford Dean Hindle has been ap-
pointed head of the gun depart
ment of the Antiaircraft Artillery
school, it was announced today by
Brig. Gen. Bryan Hilburn, COM
mandant Of the AAA school here.
Colonel Hindle, a graduate of
Brown university, worked as an
engineer in Panama until the out
break of World War l, when he
joined the regular army and was
with the Nth Coast Artillery regi-
ment training in France. After the
war he was stationed at numerous
posts including Hawaii, San Fran
cisco and Portland, Me. He was
also on ROTC duty in Pittsburgh
and at the University of Ciacin-
natl.
Prior to his present assignment,
Colonel Hindle was commanding
officer of the 62nd AAA group at
Camp Heaa, California, and AAA
officer of the11th Corps at Fort
Riley. Kansas.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
Daily Prayer
PRAYER FOR A LONG LOOK

In the midst of fierce struggles
on the battlefields, with all their
woe and hurt, we cry aloud to
Thee, O Eternal and Overrullng
Father, for the gift Of vision, that
we may see the glorious goals Tor
which we war. May Thy helpful
Spirit sustain us in a clear con-
temptation of the great obJectlves
we seek. We pray continually 1or
Thy sustaining strength in battle;
but we would not lose the larger
conception of a world remade &C.
cording to Thy revealed WILL we
thank Thee for victories ALREADY
attained by Thine aid; and YET we
plead for still more of Thy succor
in the days to come, When we
confront the vast task of estaollSn'
ing unselfishness on the earth. our
sons have proved their valor ana
resourcefulness in action; now may
they, with us, rise to the hlghef'
harder duty that lies ahead. De-
liver us from all self-centeredness'
and grant that we may attain 10
the level of loving the whole world
For without Thee we can but re.
lapse into the old wicked ways OF
smallness and selfishness. Glorl1y
Thyself by this victory, within nu'
man hearts. Amen.-W.T.E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
STYLE EXHIBITORS
FORM ASSOCIATION

CHARLOTTE, June 29.- III
Manufa cturers' and jobbers' repre-
sentatives attending the three-udy
Carolinas Virginia fashions eA,
hibition here tody organized lhe
Carolinas Virginias Fashion hA.
hibitors and elected John Dining
of Winston Salem president
w. H. Scott of Sanford was nam,
ed first vice president; Bernard
Schneider of Atlanta, Ca, secohu
vice president; Bruce Maddox o.
Charlotte, treasurer; j. l.. DAVIS
Of Greensboro, secretary.
Directors named were r. MI
Cousins of Charlotte and Atlanta
George M. Cohen of Miami, u. A.
Cohen of New York, John Duncan
of Charlotte, Robert Click of NaSh'
vile, Tenn, M. H. Raab OF Allan,
ia, N. o. Wardrip of Wilson ana
N. H. Scott of Winston Salem
It was decided to make fashion
exhibitions a serniannual affair.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
Can It Be Dewey?

The Republican party is in the strange posi-.
ton Of having a presidential candidate who
after steadfastly refusing to commit himself
senting vote, and a vice presidential candidate
who as steadfastly denied that he would &C.
cept that nomination up to the very last min
ute. But for all that, Dewey and Bricker will
make strong team.
1t cannot fail to be apparent to anyone who
has followed the course OF national politics
during past months that Mr.. Dewey was sim
cere in his wish not to be the Republican
candidate for at least another four years and
succumbed to the pressure Of party leaders
only when he was convinced that no one else
could make so strong an appeal to the rank
and file Of dissatisfied Americans who have
grown weary Of the harsh decisions and obvi-
Gus incompetence Of the bureaucrats at Wash
ington No one else, certainly, could be equal
ly capable of DETECTING so many Democratic
votes from the fourth-term target.
But it still remains to be seen it his per-
sonal popularity, il the returning strength Of
Republican leadership and increasing public
dissatisfaction with the Roosevelt dynasty
combined, can overcome the tremendous han
dica2 of the huge federal payrolls created by
the Roosevelt administration the CLOS cam
paign fund and other financial backing of as
Economical proportions which would be solidly
behind Mr.. Roosevelt who now more than
ever is likely to seek continued tenancy of the
White House.
Dewey constitutes too great menace for
him to refuse once more to put his supremacy
to test at the polls With the support he
would be able to muster, granting that he be-,
comes the Democratic partys nominee, it
seems very probable that he could be re-
elected
Whether this would be the blessing his
friends will claim for it, or the curse the re-
publicans do not hesitate to term it, it is
obvious that he would face graver perils than
have ever confronted him. For one thing there
is no reason to doubt that the next Congress
will have sound republican majority, which
would raise barriers that even he, adroit pol
Instead of debating legislation he would have
to accept what Congress gave him, and like
it or veto it.
president who goes against an antagonis-
tic Congress gets no place fast. Wilson had
to learn this with bitterness. So did Cleve-
land, particularly in his second administra-
ton. So would Roosevelt if he should win
fourth term. On this score alone. it is prob
able that many thousands Of American voters
will back the Dewey-Bricker ticket who or.
dinarily support the democratic candidate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
BY JOHN SELBY

1.-THE Rebellion of Leo Mcclure"
by Clyde Brion Davis Farrar)
Rinehardt $3.50.
I am not sure what the moral
of Clyde Brion Davis new novel
is, but this is not important. Pro.
badly he is trying to say, in THE
Rebellion Of Leo Mcclure" that
the ancient truism about crimes
not paying is more or less correct,
but not for the reasons usually
given. The book is the story of an
honest burglar.
Leon McGurie's father was a
newspaper reporter who made so
little money he felt he might as
well drink it up. His mother was
a Polish woman of character but
no advantages" The family lived
in Buffalo, and Leo, being half
Irish and half-Polish, was rather
maverick. But he was not bad;'
he was just unlucky, and because
Of this he landed early in Buffalo's
Industrial Home. There he work
ed in the laundry and met a kid
named Johnny Hurst.
Presently Leo was h ping
Johnny and his father row liquor
across from Canada. Presently he
was in jail, meeting a middle-aged
man named Idaho Smith. And that
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
With Ernie Pyle

towns in our area are tongue twis-
ters for our troops, so the towns
quickly become known by some
unanimous application of Ameri-
canese. For acknowledgement is
often called Bricabrac. And Isigny
was first known as Insignia but
has now evoled into Easy Knee
which is closer to the French pro-
nunciation.
I hear a funny story of one of
our young fighter pilots who had
to bail out one day recently, high
over the English Channel.
1t seems the pilots carry small
bottle of brandy in their first aid
kits, for use if they are in the wa
ter long time OF have been hurt
in landing.
Well, this young pilot, once he
was safely out of his plane and
floating down, figures he might as
well drink his before he hit the
water. So he flshed it out of his
pocket and drained her down while
still many thousand of feet in the
air.
At high attitudes liquor hits you
harder than at sea level. Furth-
ermore, this kid wasn't accustom-
ed to drinking. The combination of
the two had him tighter than a
goat by the time he floated down
into the Channel.
A destroyer had spotted h i m
coming down, and it fished him
out almost as soon as he hit the
water. Even the cold plunge didn't
sober him up. He was giddy and
staggering around and they could
Mt keep him in one SPOT long
enough to dry him off.
The captain of the DESTROYER
sensed what had happened, and be-
ing afraid the kid would take cold
wandering around the deck he
came up and said with affected
harshness:
What the hell are you doing
here? Get below where you be-
long"
Whereupon the wet young lieu
tenant drew himself up in indigna-
ton and with all the thick-tongued
haughtiness Of plastered guest
who's been insulted by his host.
replied:
Il assure you I don't propose to
remain where I'm not wanted"
And forthwith he jumped over
board. The destroyer had to res
cue him again.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
A Frenchman On De Gaulle

Through letter published on the editorial
page Of the New York Times readers are
given a Frenchman's view Of General de-
Gaulle whose political campaign during the
height Of battle has turned many former
friends against him.
the French parliament. M. Kerillis explains
that he gave his full confidence to deGaulle in
l940 after he had had several conferences
with him, and went so far in his behalf after
coming to America as to found a Gaullist
paper and to publish book in support Of the
general. He adds that he broke with deGaulle
when the Americans invaded north Africa.
Why? Let M. Kerillis tell it in his own
way:
AT that time regretfully became aware
of the fact that he no longer considered him.
self French general; in duty bound to lead
to battle the gallant soldiers who had hocked
to him from the four corners of the earth in
order to fight to the end. I had supported
General de Gaulle as fighting soldier. But l
disapproved of him. and withdrew, when he
relinquished active fighting to become a 2oliti-
clan, and when. in the absence of the French
people, he proceeded to seize power according
to tine-honored methods of South American
juntas.
I firmly believe that such methods in
evitably would lead to serious divisions among
the French; that they would slacken the mill
tary effort in North Africa (where knew that
it would have been possible to raise an army
Of from 100000 to 100000 mem, and finally
would become a cause Of disturbing disa gree
nents with the Allies
To-day my fears are justified The French
are more disunited than ever. The Trench
Army, whose leader, General Gicaud. was
ousted on the eve of invasion, is reduced to
a skeleton and is not participating with the
Allies in the battle of Normandy. Franco-Ameri.
can dissension have become so acute that
General de Gaulle went so far as to broad.
cast to the French people instructions which
were directly opposed to those OF General
Eisenhower. In addition, in his order Of the
day Of June 8, General de Gaulle did moi
see tit either to greet or to thank the valorous
Allied soldiers who were about to fight and
die for the liberation Of France, and who have
no responsibility in his disappointments.
ITO justify his attitude, General de Gaulle
reproaches the American Government for not
recognizing him ~ chief Of the Provisional
Government. But since the liberation Of France
is about to become reality, why make such
grave decision before ascertaining on the
spot what is happening inside France? The
constitutional law Of the republic Treveneue
law provides for such an emergency-inva.
sion, occupation and liberation Of French terri
tory. Why decide in advance to violate this
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
New Wrinkle

There's been lot written about CT Joe
waiting to return home to find everything just
as he left it. And the ladies' bless their hearts,
being literal lot, have written to Republican
Sen. Owen Brewster Of Maine asking that
face-lifting and plastic surgery be lend-leased
to wives and families Of men in the armed
services. For, as they point out, ''what woman,
wife or mother, among us wants that man to
return to wrinkled face, dried up, habby
neck; knowing men do not age as quickly
as women"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
jap Airfields In Mexico

Ever since the war with Japan started Mex
leo has been recognized as a favorable area
for japanese war activities. Many Of the little
yellow men were already in the country, and
where Japanese abides becomes suspect by
his mere presence.
Lower California particularly was well
adapted to secret enemy operations. 1t is
sparsely populated. It possesses great shore
lines both on the Pacific and the Gulf OF Cal
ifornia. Both the Pacific and the Cult are
fishing grounds OF the best Sort And Japa-
nese are good fishermen. Parts OF the PENN.
sula are good for farming And Japanese are
good farmers, too. All in all Lower California
was swell for Japanese agents.
And now it is shown that they were making
have been discovered. Their existence is
vouched for by one Leopoldo Toguero Dimari-
as, of the staff of the Mexican newspaper
Excelsior. They were built, he says, by Japa-
nese farmers.
Senior Dimarias, who has just returned to
Mexico City from an Army-sponsored tour OF
Lower California, says two Of the fields were
near Ell Carrizal, close to the Mexican naval
base on Magdalen bay, one Of them having
a landing strip nearly four miles long. The
other four, he adds, were in the Liral valley,
well sheltered from casual observation, and
fully developed. The builders ostensibly we're
engaged in growing cotton.
Their work was stopped and the builders
herded into the immigration camp at Perote
on the Mexican mainland We can only hope
that the Mexicans are more successful II
handling the new prisoners than our authorl
ties have been in dealing with internees, say
at the Tule lake reservation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-06-30
Back To The Maginot Line

When the French built the Maginot line and
believed themselves forever safe from attack,
they overlooked one vital factor, to wit that
the line might be turned" at either terminus
and they be defeated behind its defenses.
So sure were they Of its impregnability that
they placed their guns so as to fire only east
ward. Consequently, when the Germans in
vaded the Low Countries and started toward
Paris behind the line, its guns were useless
and the only opposition was offered by Marshal
Weygand who, called in too late, placed artil-
lery in the edge Of French forests to halt
enemy tanks and armored units for all of two
days.
But, to get back to the Maginot line, and
its complete failure to interrupt the German
advance, it is interesting to learn that the
Germans, now occupying France, are doing
what the French failed to do. They are re-
vamping its defenses and rearranging its guns
with the purpose of firing them at Allied
forces now engaged in iberating France.
They have every intention of holding the
coal and iron of northern France when they
are driven out of the coastal region. Maginot
line guns will be firing westward before this
war ends. That is they will be unless the Rus
slams make such speed in their campaign
from the east that the Germans forsee thei,
entry into Germany before the American.
and British can get there and surrender tt
the latter In preference to the Russians from
whom they could expect no mercy.