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Show NAMES . . . in the neivs The woodchopper of Doom, Holland, Hol-land, figured again in the news. The ex-kaiser was skirted by the Nazi invaders, guarded and ultra-courte-ously treated. This was to keep the still monarchist army officers East Prussian Junkers contented and happy. Gossips have had it that the ex-kaiser, deeply religious and anti-revolutionary, is mildly pro-ally and intensely loyal to his kindly refuge of Holland. It was said that Prussian Wilhelm nearly fled to England with Dutch Wilhelmina! Known as the "right hand" of Generalissimo Ferdinand Foch in the last World war, French Gen Maxime Weygand, now 73 years of age, is named commander-in-chief of the Allies in their present conflict with Germany. He comes to the Western West-ern front from the Near East where he was in top command and replaces re-places General Gamelin. Born in Belgium he became a French citizen cit-izen and was head of the army from 1931 to 1935. Dorothy Thompson, columnist urged that the Republican party support Roosevelt for a third term George Sokolsky, columnist, strongly strong-ly opposed the urge of Miss Thompson. Thomp-son. He said that war under Roose velt would turn these United States into a totalitarian unit. Both columnists col-umnists write for the New York Her aid Tribune. A Long Island cat, Tessie. adopt ed a baby hyena, name unknown The hyena babe belonged to Frank Euck's well-known jungle camp, and Tess:e was nursing it, along with five bnna-fide kittens |