"The makers of the miracle were Generals Joffre, Foch, Petain, Weygand and others now gone. But two, Petain and Weygand, remain and the French man in the street firmly believes the 'Angel of the Marne' is watching over them still. Weygand was aide and spiritual son of. Foch and im Weygand the French are soying Foch is among us again."
Mr. Simms reported that the French were perfectly aware of the situation and that their calm was not due to ignorance of what was happening at the "gates of their capital"
French newspapers, according to Mr. Simms, have clearly revealed that the determined to win or lose by one unprecedented throw of the dice.
The French, said Mr. Simms, "know Hitler's will is to stop at nothing to win and that the terrors of aerial warfare may only be just the beginning.
Mr. Simms said that in the countryside outside Paris he saw farmers harvesting and raking spring hay and peasants plowing their fields, making them ready for the next crop. He added that youngsters, women and girls were still working on the fields between Paris and the Invaders. That they will drive the Nazis from French soil nobody for an instant doubts."- United Press.
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