Washington, Oct, 23.
Mr. William Philip Simms, foreign editor, of the Scripps-Howard chain of-newspapers;' today" declared' that he had "confidential advices from un~ occupied France' which reveal that high French naval officers are convinced that the Nazis may endeavour to invade England between October. 25 and November 25." Mr, Simms said that this date was selected; bes cause the "channel is usually calm" during this period. "This coincides with reports from Norway alleging that the Nazis have deliberately de= layed their invasion until the October to November fogs.'—United Press.
British Courage Praised London, Oct. 23.
Prominent Germans stated five years ago that in the event of war between Germany and Great Britain they would plan an attack on London to coincide with Presidential elections in the United States, Mr. Ralph Ingersoll, owner: of New York evening newspapes, said he was given this information five years ago in conversations with Captain Wiedemann (Herr Hitler's aide-de-camp) and with the German -General in New York, Mrs ing a short visit to bewildered by the calmness courage with which people were standing up to it and would return: to America with a message of good cheer and admiration for the British people.
During a motor tour, Mr, Ingersoll continued, he saw railways, factories, airports and harbours where shipping went on normally and cranes were loading at top speed., Yet, there was, not a single scar on any of them. Throughout his journey he saw only: 18 bomb craters. On the other hand, he found more damage to non-mili-~ tary objectives in London than expected.
"The way your people are accepts ing this is staggering: I do not know: what they are made of but they certainly display. a unanimity and calmness which surprise. Nobody seems to be ina hurry- I find people queuing for buses, standing patiently and reading newspapers, apparently absolutely unconcerned."
He had been around a shelter' at bight during air raids and had not seen evidence of any" panic any= where, Mr. Ingersoll stated. He had talked with 300 or 490 people and had not found more than three of four depressed.—Reuter.
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