| Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS by farnham F r dudgeon allies stage big counterattack counter attack in attempt to check nazi drive senate passes huge army bill EDITORS NOTE when opinions are expressed in these columns they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper released by western newspaper union N 0 V 11 X because they fear invasion of great britain by the advancing german forces english officials are taking concrete steps to defend their homeland in the above picture beyond war age veterans of the last world war are shown receiving equipment and arms to be used against parachute troops that might be dropped from the sky while the younger men are fighting beside the french on the continent these older men are vulnerable spots throughout england THE WAR revised edition on the fields of northern france and belgium the story of 1914 18 continued to unfold itself in new grim and bloody chapters this time the forces of adolf hitler were playing the leading german role as they made their bid for paris capital of france and for ports on the english channel gateway to britain for a time as these forces battled their way through the netherlands across belgium into france it looked that there would be no stopping them until they decided to write the final chapter themselves even the dispatches from the allied war camps told of the constant advances made by the invading legions jittery harassed and worried the british french war council switched control of the army to gen maxime former commander of the french army in the near east veteran of the world war general swung into action with a dramatic plane dash across german lines lines a return trip to paris and the issuance of an order to launch an immediate counterattack counter attack directing this new move the first major attack of the allies with all the vigor for which he is famous and respected he was successful in stalling the german machine for a short time at least two important key points near the channel arras and abbeville Ab beville were reportedly retaken from the nazis soon word came through however that the germans were pounding at the gates of calais which is only 26 miles across the strait of dover from england this fight for the channel ports may well be the most decisive battle of the current conflict for as long as the english and french control the channel they ar are e really united should these ports fall into nazi hands however hitler would be in an excellent position to launch his threatened air and land attack on britain at home waiting evidence that england was worried and preparing for such an at headliners HEAD LINERS in ibi the news shadows of frederick the great fall from the person of adolf hitler in the opinion of his henchman meld field marshal goering in berlin on a short visit from the fighting front he compared hitler to frederick and pictured him as a master military strategist from boston came word that senator bridges rep N H had declared that city to be overrun with nazi bundsman bunds men and he called upon president roosevelt to clean up this fifth column before proceeding wit the national defense program and another senator this one from massachusetts itself senator lodge republican came a suggestion that the united states regul regular ar army be increased to a standing force of men he figures the present goal of men will be reached by fall tack was apparent on every hand winston churchill prime minister was given a virtual dictators power over all phases of english life every resource of the nation was being mustered to resist the attack that was in the offing while the governments power to press the war across the channel was being approved internal defense measures were also being substantially strengthened beyond war age veterans of the last war were being equipped with arms to aid in battling parachute troops or other invading forces in 2 hours and 50 minutes the parliament passed legislation giving the government control to mobilize all cash property labor agriculture and industry it was a totalitarian measure designed to meet the totalitarian germany on even ground the drastic action was necessary the government said because the war had reached the stage where every available resource had to be used to wage the fight against the enemy U S DEFENSE in the groove president Roosevel ts request for immediate action in speeding up activity on the U S home defense front is meeting with widespread approval what is even more im important por tant definite action is taking place As the senate passed a record peacetime army supply bill calling for expenditure of by a 74 to nothing vote jesse jones federal y loan administrator was telling U S business men that the reconstruction N finance fin ance corporations tion I 1 s huge credit resources were virtually at the their I 1 i r command for any jesse jones slon sion which would aid the defense program full credit backing to american business enlisting in the defense drive came as jones head of the called on the count rys banks to give fullest col operation cooperation co in all loans of this typed type and his lending agency would underwrite them in the amount of 75 per cent from detroit center of the nations automobile industry came word that spare plant capacity of that industry may be utilized to speed arms production army and navy technical experts have visited detroit and have completed detailed studies on how these plants may be used it is understood that the war department has in its files mobilization plans for the industry should need arise for a hurried production of fighting tools and equipment the 74 to nothing vote which the senate gave to the president in passing the army supply bill indicates the manner in which that body has swung behind the preparedness plea this bill provides for a full peacetime army of men about planes pla zes tons of munitions thousands of guns and a blank check in the amount a m 1 dunt of for the pr president e sid ent to spend as he sees fit in building up 1 the arev |
