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Show BARGES OF DUTCH SAIL RHINE UNDER FRENCH, NAZI GUNS BASEL, Switzerland. Sept. 20 ( A score of barges flying the Netherlands flags sailed calmly down the Rhine river today between be-tween guns of the powerful French and German forts, en route to Rotterdam. The barge captains and their families, stranded at Strasbourg since the start of the war, sat on the decks and waived gaily to soldiers on opposite banks. They were the first craft of any kind authorized by French and German authorities to navigate the river since the war started. |