London, Nov. 21.
Neutral observers have remarked on the fact that "The Times" still publishes the hours and the wavelengths of German broadcasts from Hamburg, Cologne and Zeesen in English.
They consider this an illustration of how little responsible British quarters fear the influence of German Propaganda, This contrasts with the practice of German authorities of threatening and arresting Germans who listen to B.B.C. broadcasts in German—Reuter.
Berne, Nov. 20.
Stern protests were lodged against German violations of Swiss territory by the Swiss Government today in a formal Note handed to the Wilhelmstrasser by the Swiss Minister in Berlin, Dr, Hans Froelicher.
An official investigation, it was also announced here, established that the shells which fell in the streets and vicinity of Basle on Saturday were German anti-aircraft shells, A seventeen-year-old Swiss girl was injured in the minor bombardment, "Today's protest, it was declared, mentioned mot only this shelling but also repeated violations of the Swiss frontier by German warplanes, some of which even scattered anti-Allied propaganda leaflets, Shortly after the Swiss Note was handed in at the Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin, the Reich's Minister here, Dr. Foreign and tendered his Otto Koecher, called at the Swiss
/s regrets for the "involuntary violations" of Swiss territory.
The Army Staff announced that foreign warplanes flew over Switzerland several times on November 17. They were heard clearly but were seen only for brièt moments because of thick banks of clouds. In the brief glimpses that observers had of the craft, they were identified as German. The Army Staff added that the propaganda leaflets dropped by the planes proved their German origin.
"Our territory was again violated on November 18," the Staff com-Said: "Weather conditions did not allow our own planes to chase the invaders away and our antiaircraft batteries alone entered into action. The same day, our territory was violated near Basle by a single French aeroplane which was shelled by German anti-aircraft batteries."—Havas.
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