The Archive · 1940

A. A, Takes Impressive Toll

Furthermore, he adds, British antiaircraft batteries, "which were once the weakest part of British defences, are bow speedily taking a more impressive toll of the Germans."

Describing how a bomber, trapped by British planes, loosed its bombs on the poorest section of London, one correspondent declared that though everyone was watching and could see the bombs coming, they stood in the streets and cheered their own pldhes.

The "New York Times" correspondent, in a cable headed "Nazi bombers "kt can be said with assurance that unless the Blitzkrieg becomes far worse, Hitler can never break ti country from the air," conch correspondent of the "Times.

Another correspondent, after a 150- miles' tour from Margate to Southamton, said that te "ineffectiveness of German air attacks puzzled inhabitants all along the way."

The writer declared that he could not find a single military objective of any importance which had been tut, but almost in every case destruction was in the poorest working-class residential districts, "It is easy to see." he added, "how the moral of the people of Portsmouth has not been affected. The Germens have failed to do any military damage or dislocate the normal routine of the population or terrorise them"—Reuter chin, another well-known left wing authoress and head of the Cultural Aflairs Department of the National Women's Supervisory Committee under Madame Chiang Kai-shek, has left Chungking after resigning from her post. It is derstood that she has joined the New 4th Army in east Two Years' War Hinted By Sig. Gayda Rome, Sept. 2.

Indications that Italy is preparing for a two year's war, into which the United States may be dragged, were seen when the first anniversary of the European War was celebrated throughout Italy yesterday.

The mouthpiece of Premier Mussolini, Sig. Virginia Gayda, declared in an editorial that Italy is ready for

ress.

more years of fighting.—United

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