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Show Berlin Is Using Trees as Shield Planted Atop Buildings to Fool R. A. F., Says U. S. Minister to Greece. NEW YORK. Extensive camouflaging camou-flaging is being carried out in Berlin, Ber-lin, with trees planted atop conspicuous con-spicuous buildings to shield them from the view of British bombers, Lincoln MacVeagh, .United States minister to Greece, reported on his arrival here recently. Describing the safeguards being taken in the German capital, Mr. MacVeagh declared: "Evidently they are expecting something big. Along the bicycle roads to Potsdam and such places everybody uses bicycles and the track is as wide as a room. The tracks, which were white, are now being painted green. "On the outside of Berlin the ponds and sheets of water are being covered with reeds so that they will look green. On the tops of conspicuous conspic-uous buildings like the stadium, where they hold the flower show, they are planting live trees." Lack of War Enthusiasm, Referring to the feelings of the natives of Berlin, Mr. MacVeagh said: "On the Sunday that the Russian war broke out there was no enthusiasm enthu-siasm shown by the people. They apparently had expected Russia to come to some sort of agreement at the time Turkey did. But when the Russians did not the Germans expected ex-pected that war would come." Mr. MacVeagh and his wife and daughter were in Athens while the Nazis made ready for their invasion inva-sion of Crete. Preparations for this campaign began immediately after Greece fell, he said. The Mac-Veaghs Mac-Veaghs left Athens on June 5, went to Berlin, proceeded to Basle, Switzerland, Switz-erland, from the German capital, continued to Barcelona and then to Lisbon. They made the overland journey by train and automobile. He described the food situation in Greece as "a progression toward famine." Disruption of communications communi-cations also had upset the country, he added. Characterizing the Greek spirit, even in defeat, as "magnificent," he j declared: "I'm proud of that country. They are not whimpering a bit. They are defeated but unconquered." Greeks Cheer R.A.F. I During British air raids over Greece at night, he disclosed, the Greek people cheered the R.A.F. from streets and rooftops, despite Nazi admonitions that such demonstrations demon-strations would lead to arrest. Another passenger, Michael Gut, a United States citizen, who worked in Gdynia, Poland, since 1022, disclosed dis-closed that that port was used as a naval base by the Nazis. He said he had seen 40 German submarines subma-rines there six months ago, and added that the German liners Deutschland and Cap Arcona were among the ships moored in the harbor. har-bor. Henry Kahn, 8G-ycar-old United Slates citizen, born in Alsace-Lor- |