The Archive · 1941

Bold British Raids

Bold bands of British guerillas, ferried over the Channel in destroyers or mosquito boats, conducted these forays, aimed in the destruetions of gun emplacements, barges and ammunition dumps, These men received four times the pay of ordinary soldiers and take ten times the risk.

The men are mostly Glasgow Irishmen whom Mr, Klemmer describes as among the toughest and most dating fighters in existence, Australians and Canadians also make up the bands of raiders, Mr. Klemmer's book is e harrow-ber of Mr, Hottelet's papers, inch nding [ing eye-witness story of bombing and of British defence efforts, It is an list of United Press staff corres-attempt to evaluate the sources of pondents and also a membership list of the Berlin Foreign Press Associa British resistance, to describe the social and economic changes that the tion, of which he was a member of war has brought and finally to esti-the beard of governors. mate the British prospects for carry-Secret police officials arrived at the ing on, United Press office on Unter den Lin-"They'll Never Quit" den shortly before 8 a.m. and took the names, addresses and birth dates The conclusion Mr, Klemmer or-of all employees, They notified staff rives at is the title of his book—members that henceforth they could "They'll Never Quit." speak only German in making teles "Hitler may succeed in occupying phone calls, the British Isles," Mr. Klemmer wrote, "but that will not be the end Papers Removed of the war, The Navy will steam away. So will the hundreds of merchant vessels constantly lying in These officials searched Hottelet's port in Britain. They will be loaded desk end removed papers. However, with military men and technicians we general search was made of the chosen for their value in carrying on office. They questioned Mr. Frederick Oechsner, the U.P. Central European the struggle. manager, and Grigg about the staff "The bombers will fly away to new members os well as Mr. Hottélet and; bases, Fighter pilots will hurl them-stayed about four hours, The afternoon newspapers displayed Mr, Hottélet's photograph and the story of his arrest on the front pages.

It wes stated officially that Mr. Hottelet's arrest was connected wit purely personal and private activities and had nothing whatever to do with journalistic activities or—the Urited Press. Tt also was denied that the arrest was in reprisal for the arrests of two Transocean (German rows agency) employes in New York ard that United Press activities were being curtailed in any way.—United Press. selves and their machines to destruetion against the ranks of the invader, Everything that cannot be removed will be destroyed. Starvation and serfdom will be the lot of those who remain, but the war will go on. I don't think Hitler is going to take Britain, but this is what will happen if he does,"

The Nazis eventually will try to invade Britain, Mr, Klemmer is con-vineed. He believes that were all prepared to try on two distinct occasions during November, but their barges were blasted by the R.A.F. Ruined barges and Nazi bodies washed up on the English coast were proof of these attempts, Mr. Klemmer said,

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