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Show PEACE RUMORS STIR BERLIN Nazis Blame British in Denying Reports By FREDERICK C O ECUS NEB BERLIN, Oct 10 (UP) Rumors Ru-mors of the resignation of the British government and the declaration dec-laration of an armistice swept Berlin today and brought a charge by the German official wireless that the British secret service had spread them deliberately deliber-ately to aid "war mongers." Before the radio denied the rumors, there was a rush on wine and liquor stores by persons per-sons preparing to celebrate the "armistice." Business was proceedings as usual this morning when suddenly, sud-denly, all over Berlin, people be-4 gan discussing excitedly the Impending Im-pending end of the war. Radio authorities denied they had' made any announcement Then came thousands of telephone tele-phone calls to newspaper offices and government departments by eager seekers of Information. By early afternoon there were rumors that Adolf Hitler would make an official announcement In mldafterncon. Then crowds were urged to assemble In front of Hitler's chancellery for a personal per-sonal appearance by the fuehrer. Then came reports that Benito Mussolini and Vtacheslav Molo-tov, Molo-tov, Russian premier foreign com mi wax, were oa their way to Berlin. Next was a rumor that Field Marshal Hermknn Goering, Hitler's official heir, was on his way to Rome. The rumors began to spread through the entire country. The excitement they caused was almost al-most Joyous hysteria. Then came the official denial by radio, one without precedent It was asserted that the British Brit-ish secret service was spreading the rumors of an armistice and the resignation of the British government . These rumors serve only to Increase world uneasiness and facilitate the pursuance of the dark plans of British war mongers," mon-gers," the radio told the public, ' |