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Show i . . ! Poland Would Be No 'Pushover for the Reich 1 A' . , ' .; V I 't - - . , H - " - . ' v . V; ..v Though Germany U tremendously stronger in "armored" division like that shown at right, Poland's superior cavalry (as at left) is ideally suited to the ter ram ot eastern r-urope. (i ..' .' ' . ; r-':' v M j -y . " A- .5: Germany would, of count, b compelled to leave 'a considerable force to cuard ber western borders: probably not len than 25 divi-ione, divi-ione, reinforced by landwebr brigade! brig-ade! and epecial formation!. Thii would slve her about (0 divleione for the PolUh affair, to which must be added her four "armored" divisions, divi-sions, a type of unit in which she is tremendously superior to Poland. Po-land. Oh the other hand. Poland la superior su-perior to Germany In horsed cav alry, Ideally suited to her terrain, which has few good roads and plenty of "wide open spaces." Her army Is trained for a war of movement. move-ment. The human material of the Polish army Is good, but the fact that about " one-third of her population is Included In-cluded in the Ukrainian, German and other "minorities" Is a source of weakness. Poland's bad communications would hamper her mobilisation and concentration. The chances of Germany making a quick Job of overwhelming Poland Po-land are not good. She can probably take the Polish corridor. She may be able to Invade slll sBst as amsa AasatJMbhnlaabAnhlaa UllWleS. DW WltW -I 1 1 eVI I Swiwvij break the back of Polish resistance by these moves. If Poland's western allies stand by her, by the time these things are accomplished Germany Is going to have troubles of her own to think about. The German military situation In the east si complicated by the detached de-tached position occupied by the province of East Prussia, cut off from the rest of the releh by the famous fa-mous corridor Poland's window on tbe sea. ' The so-called free city of Dansig adjoins not Germany proper, but East Prussia. Probably the first move would be to pinch off the corridor, not so much to shut off the Poles from the sea (the German navy could blockade them any way, as the Polish fleet is Insignificant) as to relieve the dangerous military isolation of East Prussia, and prepare pre-pare the way for a drive on Warsaw. If the corridor were overrun, the next German move would probably . lake, the -form of a conrerlsd . ad-vance ad-vance ea Warsaw. The second principal theater of operations, besides the corridor, would undoubtedly be In the southwest. south-west. Here lies the great Industrial region of Silesia, with Its coal and iron. Its manufactures, and Its not Inconsiderable German population. Behind Silesia, to the eastward. Is the Polish Ukraine, amongst whose people German propaganda has long been active. Here also is Poland's chief supply of the precious petroleum petro-leum r Could Poland successfully resist these German attacks? It Is pos-sibls. pos-sibls. Her air force is weak not more than 1000 first-line planes. Her army has 30 first-line divisions and probably prob-ably as many reserve divisions (the latter somewhat short of artillery). wi"--wy wyir,' -y'''r i'iiwaw'.IWa,s mfimmv9WmTmm " nm'm Dean of ail the American adjutants generals, is Brigadier Briga-dier General Maurice Thompson, Thomp-son, head of Washington's state military affairs. This is his twenty-fifth year of service serv-ice in that capacity. . Shortly after he resigned after 13 years as chief of the Washington Wash-ington state patrol, William Cole, left, was indicted by an Olympia grand jury on charges of misappropriation of state property. E. Pat Kelly, right, state director of labor and Industries, was named in similar Indictments. A remarkable camera effect obtained during the Belmont Park, L. I., races makes this set of horses look as if they were cast In bronze for an equestrian statue group. Nancy Carol Majesti, 13 months old, was taught to play harmonica by her father, an idle miner, during the shutdown of the coal mines. Shown In PittsburgH, Pa., she can't say , more than "goo-goo" but she can carry a tune and kicks her , feet to the music. Note the fingers in the oval picture. if''', -""r r- " . ' - ' A- ' J j;"i v'r ,, ' i; (T -(Mb.:- - V llliV. '.to lli'ii , a fosis)ssWa (II in nwmfyvwpif.wvvi . i.JblL ft SLMJlI j A new slant on muunery, leaning to high style, is displayed ' by Elizabeth Royce, American visitor to Pisa, Italy. Her hat I was designed by Italian milliners after the famous leaning j tower, right. The 1930 graduation class of the Tooele high school, exercises for which will b held May 17. (mi , .... ....... i inn 1 ' ' ! '' La" ' K : '-VI 'Z' - w - -- . .t?xv - , -T - . , ' i If-. . . ' . ' . ., ft: .Wr .:fvv. r, . ".. ' -,.- i rJ-wr '-"v . - y ' ,r: - f : . ;! With King George VI and Queen Elizabeth delayed at sea by fog and ice, little Georges Edaid, age 1 1-2, looks pretty depressed de-pressed as he sits on the doorstep of his home in Quebec, Canada, holding a Union Jack, all ready to join the welcoming throng. The royal visitors are scheduled to arrive early Wednesday morning. . . r The 1939 graduation class of the Jordan high school, exercises lor wrucn win dc neia May ii. .. . . . . |