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Show Poland's Rifles Reljcs of J The Franco-Prussian War ;J continued to hold Jobs la the German administrative and dvll services. Pressure on the nazia for restoration of their "ancestral "ances-tral homes" has been unceasing. Uncomfortable political bedfellows, bedfel-lows, these Prussians will be sped on their way from Berlin at the earliest possible moment. Their jobs will bs filled by less "difficult" "diffi-cult" people. Question The latitude of many reported German submarine subma-rine attacks and their free use of torpedoes raises a sharp question ques-tion among our naval men. Only a limited number of these missiles can be carried. How are replacements secured and refueling re-fueling performed? A mother ship is improbable, but not wholly Impossible. Spain or the Azores could provide a base. The British navy Is expected to settle set-tle the point at an early date. Handicaps The equipment of 1 the Polish army, well Informed New Yorkers say, turned out to be far below general expectations. expecta-tions. Polish-Americans sum It up thus: "Most of the stuff originally orig-inally came from France and they must have sold the Polish government the most antiquated material at outrageous prices." Some Polish units were reported report-ed as equipped with rifles dating from the Franco-Prussian war, while some weren't even fully uniformed. Reservists fighting under that handicap showed the utmost in courage. Unpopular A visiting' Spanish businessman who is well connected con-nected both on the Iberian peninsula pe-ninsula and in France discounts the widely - publicized British statements that the war will last several years. He tells his New York banking associates that, after consummation of the Polish Po-lish campaign, popular pressure for pesce may force all the governments gov-ernments to consult their people. peo-ple. In spite of the output of propaganda prop-aganda by both sides, emotional enthusiasm for war or even antagonism an-tagonism is at an all-time low, the Spaniard insists. The breakup break-up of families in cities Is a source of grief not to be endured be-"Jond be-"Jond lnecapabIeTImIts. Incidentally, since the stock and commodity markets have been moving into higher grounds, with more or less justification, informed New Yorkers are seriously seri-ously concerned about the effect a possible "peace scare" might have. Specialist Hitler's recall of General von Frltsch to active . service he lived in retirement and had been in disfavor for some time is the direct result of the Russo-Oerman pact, insiders in-siders report. He is scheduled to be sent as principal German liaison liai-son officer to the Russian army. The Soviets, it will be recalled, have scores to settle with both Poland and Rumania. Rumania seized Bessarabia while Moscow was engaged elsewhere and Poland Po-land waged war against her former for-mer overlords shortly after the last World war. General Fritach Is understood to be one of the authors of present pres-ent military strategy in Poland, is quite pro-Russian and hence admirably adapted to "explain" and to "coordinate." Solution Official Berlin will rid itself of a 20-year headache if the Polish corridor becomes German territory again. Under the Treaty of Versailles a minority population of Poles was given power to oust the German landholders from this 20.000 square miles of countryside. country-side. " Impoverished and importunate, impor-tunate, the fugitives demanded and received special consideration considera-tion from the republic. They were given and thousands have |