Show Nazis Hint Invasion o of Britain As Rommel's s Day D Surprise LONDON May 12 P Nazi lP-Nazi Nazi controlled radios apparently surprised by the allied Italian offensive declared Friday that the day D of the allied invasion had come come and and hinted strongly that a of Britain might be Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's defense The gong has already aready sounded for the to rise rise rise-if if in fact it has not already risen Jean said over over the Paris radio as France waited tensely and her conquerors of four years ago braced for blows of the onslaught from the outside and an uprising from within Axis press reports reaching Britain where BritaIn where the jar of ot explosions explosions explosions from the French Invasion coast Thursday night was felt as asfar asfar far Itar inland as London said a picked German at attack ack force spearheaded spearheaded spearheaded spear spear- headed by paratroops would strike at England the moment the al allied allied allied al- al lied invasion began These accounts insisted that Rommel who was described in a aBerlin aBerlin Berlin BerHn dispatch to La La Suisse at Geneva as is c commander mander I in chief In western Europe from the tulip fields of the low countries countries coun oun- tries to the Mediterranean could be counted on to defend by attacking attack- attack Ing Most London observers took this with a grain of salt salt believIng believing it more likely that the nazi press was putting out dispatches of feigned confidence rather than risking disclosure disclosure disclosure dis dis- dis- dis closure of any real German plans for the defense of the continent Another report said that Rommel Rommel Rommel Rom Rom- mel had demanded the appointment appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment of a German with extraordinary police powers to take charge of France on the grounds that Vichy may be unable to control the French population when the allies aUles invade This report came through European European European Eu Eu- underground channels after French quarters In London announced announced announced an an- the Germans had shifted Marshal Petain from Vichy to a chateau 40 miles from Paris The underground advices advice said Rommel's Ro-mmel's demand was being opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed by the German foreign of of- fice The field fied marshal who is in in- over all command of or sion Zion forces was said to have stated stated stat tat ed that the Vichy police would be useless to th the Germans because many were little better than gangsters On the allied side meanwhile General Dwight D D. Eisenhower supreme commander of at invasion forces Corces revealed that the G 5 civil aff affairs irs section of at his command was was set to march into Germany with the conquering troops and rule the reich Teich with a military Iron hand as well wen as operate temporarily temporarily temporarily tempo tempo- in the countries presently German Underground sources with close European contacts said the Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans still were feverishly making a variety of preparations preparations preparations in western Europe British Author Dies FOWEY Cornwall England May 12 UP Sir JP Sir Arthur Quiller- Quiller Couch British author known to his readers as Q Friday at atthe atthe atthe the age of 80 at his home here |