New York, Sept. 17.
German troop-carriers, it is reported here, are still stealing along the French coast, possibly preparatory to an invasion.
A sudden deterioration of the weather and the unsubdued performances of the Royal Air Force, how ever, have aroused renewed speculation whether Herr Hitler is hesitant and inclined to wait until spring.
R.AF. Creates Confusion The contention that recent R.A.F. attacks on German bases had thrown Nazi invasion plans into confusion is borne out by reports of Americans returning from France, according to e special correspondent of the erald-Tribune," who thinks it possible that thousands of German soldiers under tarpaulins in barges may have been killed by British bom!
A "Herald-Tribune" message from London. states that the "industrial heart of the- Midland is still beating with a pulse not far from normal."—Reuter.
Goebbels Sees Short Campaign Madrid, Sept. 17.
The British campaign will. be settled in a few weeks and the offend sive against the island will last only three weeks or a month, Dr. Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda, is reported by the press here to. have told, Belgian. correspondents.
The newspaper "A.B.C." says his words had no official or semi-official character because they were uttered privately.—Reuter.
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