'French intelligence division' submitted information of mass German troop movements behind the Siegfried Line, it was reported today, Jand heavy!, Nazi reinforcements Within the Line itself, The German activity was believed to be the: possible fore-runner of a major offensive by German forces, French military observers today estimated that Germany had 2,000,000 troops in or immediately behind the Western Front. In addition, they believed Germany to have numerous divisions billeted in concentrations of unknown strength elsewhere.
in view of this information, the Cabinet was making a detailed study Big Defeat for Pacifist.
Candidate at Polls London, Oct. 14.
An overwhelming defeat was suffered by the pacifist candid ate at the Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire by-election. Voting resulted:
Paris, Oct, 14, In_no way does the present war resemble the last than at night, when front-line positions spring to life after appearing dead and deserted during the day, according fo Reuter's special correspondent on the Western Front.
Patrols leave on perilous pilgrim= ges, working. parties put up more herbed' wire and dig trenches, and trees and bushes seem to move. Every visible move awakens machinegun or artillery fire.
The astonishing feature behind the front in these days of mechanized warfare is the Jarge number, Horses ud. mules in service, "Horse waggons bring rations, Other sup-piles are conveyed in horse-drawn Vehicles of all shapes and sizes, and Tong convoys of horses carry ' machine-quns and ammunition, Mr. Arthur Weodburn (Labour) 18.648 Mr: Andrew Utewart (Pacifist) 000
The pacifist candidate forfeited his deposit.
The by-election was caused By the death of Mr. MacNeill Weir, who had been the Labour member for the conslituency since 1935—Reuter. of the military situation, it was, understood, The German mass movement was a sequel to extensive patrol activity during the past four days, which, according to an official "announce. ment today, ceased suddenly last night, Fretich outposts and" bases in the Rhineland wore not molested last night, the announcement de-lared, except in five isolated places along the front.
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