Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-04-16

these Frenchwomen fought the Invaders for
their men and their country.
One Of the most dangerous of these French
women, and the woman who stood directly between
Edit Won Coler and the biggest man she was sent
10 get, was Countess Helene de Portes, mistress
10 Paul Reynaud, the last of the French Premlers'
But Edit had made friends with french
actress Corinne Luchaire, whom she won over TO
the Nazi side. The leader of the Blond Battalion
and the French actress Joined forces against
Edit, who could no longer afford to lose her
heart, had turned hard hearted indeed me
French actress was just as hard headed Ihelf-
collaboration TO cost France much
A few weeks after the two women united
against Helene de Portes, the French Premier
and his devoted woman were driving In ms car.
Suddenly ar1d-for Sornc-fcason th9t-has- not
been entirely cleared up, the car ran wild and
turned over
When police and passersby, Mortified to see
their PremcrS car wrecked ran to help they
found Reynaud alive. But Helene de Portes was
Edit Won Coer went on giving charming parties
TO Frenchmen high in political circles. Her Bat
talon went on making conqueStS. But they also
met defeats. Edit Coler made two lists. one
became known later as the White List, the other
the Black Roll.
When Hitler decided that his agents had dug
deeply enougtt Under the foundations OF the prln-
cipal countries he meant 10 conquer, he named
zero hour. AT the tick of the splitsecond hand OF
that hour the world had on its hands the SECOND
World War.
Marshal Rommels tanks, rolling into Paris,
brought death 10 those Edit Won ColerS Black
Roll and rewards to those on the Whlte LlSt.
Heading the latter was the actress. Corlnne la.
chaire on the death list were the men whom the
Blond Battalion had not been able TO WIN over 10
the NaZ viewpoint
Much bloody water has flowed under bridges
since then and the grim tide has turned against
Hitler But his Blond Battalion threatens The
security of South America and this country more
than ever before.
For as far back as 1884 Edit Won Coler and
some of her Battalion began ferryfng to South
America on big private yachts, and later on
specially chartered transatlantic planes. Their
chief objective was Argentina, where there has
always been a large German colony.
This time Edit was a director" of a German
corporation selling shipping insurance. But the
chief Of the Blond Battalion stayed at the Off
NaN Ambassador 20 Argentina. Edit was squlred
about Argentina by the NaZ Naval and Air
Attache Captain Dietrich Niebuhr
Key men in Argentine politics and industry
were delighted with Edit and the bevy OF beauu-
full blondes from Germany that descended on their
capital Buenos Aires. But their delight became
mixed with anxiety when they noticed that wher.
ever the Blond Battalion went treason TO Algen
tina flourished.
Soon the Argentine government had to expel
Baron Edmund Won Therman and his attache
Captain Niebuhr. But many Of the Blond Bat
talon are staying in Argentina.
And up 10 a few weeks ago Argentina, alone
Of all the South American governments, had
stayed friendly TO the Axis. Meanwhile some
of the Blond Battalion moved on TO Bolivia. And
in February Of this year, Bolivia was confronted
with a palace revolution which ended in favor
of the Axis.
So the banner Of the Blond Battalion is still
riding high in the Western Hemisphere.