Cairo, June 21.
The French colony here has sent a telegram to President Albert Lebrun. and General Maxime Wey-and, Minister of Defence and Com mander-in-Chief, urging France to continue the struggle and offering to place the entire services "and pro= perly of the colony at the disposal The French colony in Alexandr also (olegvaphed to ME. Lebon, Mar~ shal Pelain and "General Wey stating that they join the " French colony in Cairo in the appeal to con~ Hinue the struggle with the "Franco-British union, which) will ensure final vielory."—Reiter, Forms Announced in a nal drive against Britain, This Would allow England time to obtain badly needed war materials at-home and "from abroad and, in. addition, would keep alive much resistance in Africa, which otherwise might cease, naval quarters said.
The "French, "it, was pointed out, have many colonial troops who are considered good, loyal fighters.
One of the most important effects, it the reported move succeeds, would be the possible frustration of the Ballan alm to cut the Mediterranean two, aval quarters declared. Tunisia is Jess than 100 miles. from Germans Use Red Cross as Target Now York, June 21.
Mr. Robert Montgomery, the film actor, who has been driving an American ambulance in France recently, said on arrival om Europe: "I thought the stories of the strafing of am= bbulances and hospitals were pure propaganda, but now I have seen it with my own eyes.
"It was so bad that we had to ask permission to take the vod crosses off our ambulances, These crosses made perfect targets, and they would pick us out and chase us until they got us," he concluded.—Reuter.
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