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Show Hard Fighting . At last Germany and England and France are engaged in a death struggle, and have been fighting on tho sea with a ferocity not exceeded in the World war. The British naval men are doing a fine job. The British navy can hardly be called for skill and heroism, hero-ism, but it would seem that the British had not learned to act with the same speed with which the Germans go ahead in their blitzkreig war. The Nazis succeeded in about one day in landing a large army in Norway. Their plans operated like clock work, as they seized important munition centers, airports, and radio stations. sta-tions. On paper they had cveryting in lino for a quick subjugation subjuga-tion of the country WHicre they seemed to fail was in underestimating what the British fleet could do. It is not sufficient for thope too smart Germans to land an army in a foreign land. They also have to keep a steady stream of food and weapon:; of war rolling toward that army. The preparations for doing this safely seem to have j been somewhat at fault. j Fears have buen expressed that the Germans, having con- j quired Denmark, may lay claim to Iceland tind Greenland, which where under Danish sovereignty. Greenland ii reckoned as a part of t!ie American continent. The United States would not tit down and see this land of snow because a possible air base for attach on the United States, but that appears a remote possibility. Mr. Hitler is a man who can't wait. He is a powerful and astute thinker, but he seems to act on hunches, and often finds thinking too slow for his impatient nature. Probably he has acted too hastily in invading Norway. When Hitler lost seven destroyers destroy-ers In one day at Narvik, it began tio look as It he had beea too smart tor his own good, i - ' |