Show td G OR W Eq Washington D. D C. C NAZI PEACE FEELERS Reports that the German generals revolted against Hitler only after peace negotiations with Russia failed have caused Washington dip sources to reveal that on two previous occasions German peace feelers were extended to Rus Bus sia sin In fact there was a very deep fear in U. U S S. S arm navy army n vy circles that Russia might be tempted by these earlier offers especially during the days when no second front had been started and when Stalin was bitter against the Allies for not starting it it Nazi peace offer number 1 was made several months after Stalingrad Stalin grad during the early winter of 1943 The peace proposal was made by the Japanese ambassador in Moscow Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow who being neutral was in a position to lay the matter before Foreign Commissar Just what was in the Nazi olive branch is not definitely known though Hitler Hitler Hit Hit- ler was reported ready to give back to the Russians all of their pre pre 1939 1939 territory except the Ukraine is reported to have torn up the offer and thrown it into the the- waste Nazi peace offer number 2 was made in the summer of 1943 in a avilla avilla avilla villa on the outskirts of Stockholm It was made by Hans Thomsen German German German Ger Ger- man ambassador to Sweden and arid former for far r- r mer charge in Washing Washing- ton Thomsen who speaks perfect English was born of a Norwegian father and married a Hungarian who was openly bitter against Hitler and constantly damned him at Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington dinner parties Washington Wahington hostesses never knew whether Frau Thomsen really hated Hitler or was putting on an act to show that there there- could be freedom of expression among Germans At any rate Hitler HiUer later gave her husband a position of great trust as his own personal interpreter then sent him to Sweden where Thomsen Thomsen Thom Thom- sen handled the peace discussion with the Rus Russians ians The Stockholm olive branch also was as rebuffed by the Russians though they didn't hesitate to let the Allies know that something like this was being talked about even about even intimated that if the second front wasn't opened before long the next olive branch might be more acceptable Churchill never took any stock in these intimations claimed the Russians were bluffing and would never make a separate peace with the Nazis His Ills thesis was that Stalin would be thrown out of Russia if he did This was one reason why Churchill kept pulling back from starting a second front Roosevelt however felt that 1 it was only fair to the Russians Russians Russians Rus Rus- to carry out what we had bad promised them and the world as early as 1942 19 that 2 a second front was the one way to keep Germany busy on two fronts and end the war in a hurry DESTRUCTION OF TIlE THE ROBOT Authentic London reports pore are re not too encouraging regarding destruction destruction tion of the robot bomb Greatest success has been in knocking it out in the air with fighter planes However However How How- ever it takes a robot just minutes minutes min min- mn- mn utes to cross the channel so the fighters have to work with terrific speed Total Tota time from the bombs bomb's launching until the time it hits London London London Lon Lon- don is estimated at 10 minutes If they knock the bomb down over London it explodes with just as much damage as if they had let Jet it alone so there is only one place t to I go after it over it-over over the channel I Once a robot escapes the fighters i and passes over London antiaircraft anti air antiaircraft craft fire is as stopped and the only I thing to do is to let the bomb take its course and explode wherever it hits I Furthermore it is not easy t to knock down a robot over the channel I Gunfire must strike its nose in orEder or or- t der Eder to explode it A cannon ball baU in the body of the robot plane however however how how- ever will usually knock it out taut Some intrepid fighters have flown up very close the close the robot cannot fire back and and tipped up its wing with the wing of the fighter NOTE The The Germans recently have perfected a clock which goes off otI inside the robot about ten minutes min mm- utes ores after it leaves France or about the time it is s over London This clock turns the robots robot's tail rudder so that it makes an eerie graceful curve as if someone were inside piloting it or as if it were radio radio- controlled This sudden turn is calculated cal cal- colored by the Germans to send it in ina a 0 a different direction from that in which the British are preparing to receive it it RO ROBOT OT BOMBS 1101 IN LONDON The uncensored diplomatic pouch I from London reports that the pro pro- i portion of Americans being killed by byI I Hitler's robot bombs is greater than the proportion of British This is isI I I because Americans in London haven't learned to adjust themselves La to living in a city where death lurks at et every corner Because Americans arent aren't trained Ui Di watching for menns means of protection in M the street they lose that split seconds second's sec ond's nd's time necessary to get out of the way of flying glass arid and bricks |