Show I Great Britain Plays Safe I I 41 4 Lr Picture VM r Though En England land has not been invaded for 1000 years modern airplanes bring danger of bombing bomb r r in ing g b and 1111 g gRaid gas Us raids So ARP Air Wt 4 Raid Precautions has been organized to teach l civilians how hOlD to wear masks nas and nd defend themselves them selves against bombs Most masks sell for or 75 cents and the govern government overn k ment has an all extra 40 million on V hand for emergency use lIse 4 t t f j M This year ear Britain is spending o t on rearmament b building u II i l I tl d i n g anti anti air antiaircraft era jt g guns gun u n s above and 1111 fixing cut t out defense troops with oilskin suits right n as protection against disastrous mustard gas Though the nation is outwardly calm ARP has R a n perfected perfect erf eel an lit amazing b organization tion o of f community fl wardens who io will have charge w t x ARP 1 R 1 b. b I fi first me aid Afy o of f I. I fi fire Ire brigades es J units tints luts evacuation alle and I contamina contamination 3 3 J Jho t t i. i I ho tion squads 11 Moneyed ll classes are building underground b bomb bombproof f proof shelter where they will mill retire re- re r i tire lire to live in ill in comparative comfort cornI com corn v. v I fort ont during raids lint But poorer t classes cannot afford this luxury indeed cannot even evell afford gas masks masTs thereby creating a dei defense defense de de- i w problem of major r x A i tance a 1 tc n v rr Y s y s k k t v. v I y England hopes her coastal t defense mea measures will ivill drive away planes to forestall a repetition of oj World War raids which tailed killed 1414 1411 people One phase o of oj this defense is is fa the tIre artillery Mother another the tie fantastic fan F 1 t true mesh supported b bi by i i balloons which would surround sur f round London anti and possibly r scare o off ff planes A third phase J is fast trans of troops by planes enabling g England g TY w r 4 to move man power forcer to 10 an any t 9 part of the coast in the event s of f invasion n. n Though h. h she sIre hopes llOpes for the best realizes do C rs the tire En English li sli channel is not so Y 4 r r wide toile as it used to be lIe that an anat 4 event enemy can I nock at her front rout door a few feio minutes after leav leaving tire the co continent Post haste British pilots see how fast Jast they can take lake off 00 0 |