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Newspaper Page Text; two. THE REQISTEll-GUABP. SUGZNE. OKIG01C Fifth Column Said Downer Of France- (CONTINUED FKOM PACE 1) (ind certainly not pro-German), they were hostile to the third re public; many had come to believe that an authoritarian regime like that of Italy and Germany was really preferable. It would, they thought, lave the position of the privileged classes; and really save France from the disagreeable ne cessity of defending itself. If there was to be a war, then let it be against the bolsheviks. In other words, at least half and perhaps the majority of Influential French citizens had come to believe what Hitler wanted them to believe, How had Hitler accomplished this? By patient activity. For years his agents in France, Friedrich Sieburg the author, Otto Abetz, "pro-French" consuls like Nolde, many others, had "worked" the French leaders. When necessary they were assisted by beautiful women: The Baroness von Einem, the Princess von Hohenlohe and others of lesser brilliance. They "got in" with certain of those leading French women who, at the moment of defeat, exercised such a devastating influence on certain French statesmen. They went everywhere, sew everybody, came to knew everything, dipped into French politics through scanda lously venal French newspapers. To the weak and the cynical they preached defeatism; to the unsuc cessful, hatred of the jew; to all the possibility of living on good terms with Germany it only France would break relations with the bolsheviks and "money-minded" Britons, cease meddling In central and eastern Europe and propitiate the Italians by the gift of tome "unimportant" French territories. . For years this sort of thing Went on more oc less In broad daylight. During the appeasement period the Germans were actually aided by certain members of the British embassy In Paris. Not until two month before the outbreak of the war did anyone dare to take ac tion against the numerous German agents and then the vacillating Salidier talked big and did-little. A hesitant officer class brought about such defeat for the army, the army's defeat frightened the army leaders lest the soldiers seek eeapegoiti among the general. And a majority of cynical and cowardly politicians rushed their country into one ot the most con temptible surrenders on record Just as Adolf Hitler had said they wouM. What of Hitler's "fifth column" In Great Britain? Short ot the su preme test, It Is impossible to say for sure. What Is evident is that during the appeasement period, the Germans spun a web of friendship for Nazi Germany among the guilllble and dissatis fied members of the ruling class. It la obviously a triumph In to proud a country at Britain to have created even to weak a satellite part at the British union of fat dstf. Organisation! like the link, the Anglo-German fellowship, the Christian fellowship, duped any number ot highly placed English men. Female members of British so ciety were induced to look kindly upon Hitler's alms by the flatter ing attention of handsome young German aristocrats. British vltl- MNTUI.lZI MAMS lOOM HATH fir cnuintrAaiv . w wmi Jniaanta ntmmt DawTUK -at ta w In their Ioom nlataa eulekly-aaill. ElBNTUX-Btl, thaaew plaatlcflaatfvial, M not powrW-nnF B ptt Koannml cl ta ut. Bach tuba coetataa aneuth fc aavaral vliaatlAni-nn ttplfUttn Ja.ra lot waaft a. Amaaaat naulta. Na rlak. Qt a tufca today. At your dnuj rountar. Fsit tttnicontintntil, cotnpltttly eir-roidilionfd train, daily from Vancouver. ..through 600 miles of Alpine mountain scenery, the vorloVtmoui Canadian Rockies , , , to St Paul and Chicago. Sommar ncuraion nil (area new tl(tctive...Firat Clan, Intermediate and Coach Cltsa. Stnp-ovtra at Banff, Ldi Loum ind Fiald on through sleeping car tickets if dttirtd. "Mountsinetr" equipment include Stsndtrd Sleepers, Double Bed Ream and Compartment cart. So larium Leung ctr.TouristSletpert, CeechtndDininCar...OpnObNr vat ton car Vancouver to Calgary. )ar Amttlnm alaJlara t erfkaa III Canarf lltla year. Complete Information, tickets end ratervatloni (rota your egeni, or tort to Germany never lacked congenial guidet. The tact that the British polk found it necessary to arrest a member of parliament, Captain Ramsay on the charge ot having transmitted to the German lega tion at Dublin treasonable. infor mation given him by Tyler Kent, cipher clerk at the American em bassy in London would teem to ehow that some of the many finely-spun threads from Berlin to the Londoners still remain. One heart hints of a persistent "pro Germanism" In the London city. But it must be stated emphati cally that the vast majority of the British, unlike the r rencn, under went radical change of heart af ter It became apparent that Hit ler had duped Chamberlain at Munich, althouih there were still appeasers ready to try to bribe the nlila to be good with a Hud-eon-Wohlthat plan lor economic concessions to Germany. More over, with British patriotism at the white hett of today under threat of Imminent Invasion, the fate of confessed "fifth column ists" in Britain would be short and unenviable. Thlt time the BriUsh police were prepared for the war. At the opening of hostilities they jailed some 400 of the best German agents. Later raids tended to show that the backbone of the orgenlta tion was broken then. The Invol untary confinement of over thousand Britishers, mostly fol lowers of Mosley, further cleared the air. All In all, foreigners in Britain have the impression that the sev eral branches of the very compe tent British police are masters of the situation, and that the Brit ish soul was never really tainted by nazl propaganda. Everyone listens to Lord Hawhaw but his words arouse more laughter than belief. A nation that faces mortal peril with the grim joke: "well, at least Britain has reached the finals!" seems sound. Nonetheless, many foreigners believe that if the worst should happen and an invasion of Brit ain occur, some positive and hith erto unrevealed fruits of Hit ler's propaganda would appear in the shape of a not entirely insigni ficant Briisht 'fifth column' which like the French, would find nu merous reasons why Britain should rather "come to terms" with Hitler than continue tingle handed a desperate struggle the outcome of which is bound to Con tain tome social change. Whether such a "fifth1 column" could at in France come to tupreme power it quite another story. . Vida Timber Faller Dies From Injuries Herbert Wells of Vide, timber faller for the Elk Creek Lumber company, died Wednesday morn lng at the Eugene hospital from injuries received when he was struck on the head by a falling limn while working in the woods near Blue River. He wat admit ted to the hospital at 7 a. m. and died at 7:35. Mr. Wells was unmarried and made his home with his stepfather and hit mother, Mr. and Mra. D. J. Donoho of Vida. He was bom Dee. 3, 1909, at Vida, and was gradu ated from the Vida high school in 1827. He was a member of the Eagles' lodge ot Eugene. Besides his mother and lien- father. Mr. Wellt is survived by a brother. M. C. Wells ot Vida: a half brother, D. J. Donoho Jr.; two half titters, Mrs. N. A. Atherton of Vida and Mrs. Ed Dlmewood of McKensle Bridge. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p. m.' at the Poole enapel in Eugene. Interment will be in the Greenwood cemetery. At Marcola Hock War Described By Eugene Youth (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) bags that night when the order came to pack up-In' live minutes. This was done, to the tune of much grumbling. Our designation was the Nisqually river, which was reached after a three-hour march. It was to cold and foggy that any sleep was impossible since our bed rolls had not been brought up. Several "enemy" ps troll were reported seen, but there was no actual fighting. That day, Thursday, was spent in cat napping, running to cover when airplanes appeared, and hiking back and forth between two dif terent positions a mile apart, five different times. We moved again that night, this time by truck to the town of McKenna which was In a central position on a de fense line about 50 miles long. It was the job of the 188th to defend three bridges as long at possible, and then blow them Up, When a bridge was blown up, it was counted out of commission for IS hours. Friday morning the first contact was made with the enemy when it tried to cross the bridge, but they were repelled by machine guns. The bridge was de fended until 3:30 Friday, when it wat considered prudent to blow It up. When the enemy finally broke through with Its Cavalry the defenders had retreated to a new defense line 'about a mile back. We lost about 100 men in prisoners In this action. Fighting thlt evening was of a guerilla type and more than once there wat serious hand-to-hand fighting. Until the armistice Saturday, our Red army fought a steady battle of retreat, with the enemy outnumbering us by 10,000 troops. During the five days, actual battle conditions were prevalent, eating timet varied and far be tween, and many times we had to eat "dog biscuits" (hard tack) and "dog food hash." The total amount of sleep probably would not have exceeded 10 heurt dur ing (he entire five days. The kitchen staff ot Company M made heroes out of themselves when they captured two enemy armoured cart. McNary's Party To Draw Eugeneans (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) MARCOLA, Aug. 21. (Special A surprise birthday party was given aunaay in honor of Mrt. W. J. Miller at her home near Donna. Part of the group from the Church of Christ went down for a picnic basket lunch. Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Miller, Miss Ella Miller, Mr, and Mrs. T. J. Wllley, Mr. and Mn. N. R. Workman, Mist Neva Workman, Mr. Leo Woodruff of Eugene; George Landert, Mr. and Mrs. Chat. H. Paris. Ervln Neff, Miss Louise Martin, Mrs. Mollle Martin, Mrs. Faye Sundermtn, Mrs. Hat tie Sunderman. Mrs. C. H. Landers. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Windham and son Jimmy Windham tnd Mr. A. R. Sunderman. Frank Crenshaw has been calm ing his house and the beauty par lor Inside and out and having other repairs made. Kenneth Werner and John Blum have had a deep well electric pump system Installed at their home. Darwin Nell It remodeling, put ting on a new root and more rooms on the house recently vacated by the Goodman family. He plant to put in a deep well electric water system and pipe the water to the home of his mother, Mrs. Nettle Neil. This properly will he known to old timer as the Pearl McDon ald place here. Mr. ind Mrs. Ctrl Martin hive bought Mrs. Fischer's place that she purchased from th Sim Wer ner estate. Jamet Wheeler has gone to Cot tag Grove to work on the con struction of the new mill for Woodard'S there. The Wheeler't plan to move to Cottage Grove about Sept. 1. here Wednesday, the events ar ranged following: Program Outlined At noon Luncheon at th Ma rlon hotel for precinct commit teemen and committeewomen, Dr. B. F. Pound, chairman. Speakers will be Governor Statsen of Min nesota and Rep. Joseph W. Mar tin, Jr., chairman of the national republican committee. 1 n. m. Picnic luncheon at Fir Cone, home of Senator McNary, for members of the press and members of the notification com mittee, Senator McNary as host. 3:43 p. m. Musical program at fairgrounds, Eugene Gleemen singing. 4:30 p. m. Notification cere mony at fairgrounds: National anthem; invocation: Represent' tlve Martin's introduction of Gov ernor Stassen; Governor Stas ten't notification address; accep tance speech by Senator McNary. senator McNiry will rma n at the fairgrounds after the cere mony to greet the public. special But Going The sneclal bus beine arraneed by Pro America here will leive at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday, thut accom modating precinct committee oeo- pie planning to attend the noon luncheon for them. Tickets for the but are on sale at the Rodman Realty company office, 826 Willamette ttreet, Mlti'M. Ethel Taylor Ming in charge of the ticket. For further information, those wlthing to make the trip on th but are asked to telephone Mitt T. Ina Burgess, 3629. All interested are invited to go whether or not memberi ot Pro America. . New Button Arrive A new .supply of Willkie McNlry buttons, .5000 of them, arrived her Wednesday.' Already, 12,000 of these buttons hav been dlstriuted in Lane county. For the past few days workers in the Willkie - McNry organization have been out of buttont, but 5000 new onet now art availabU at the offices of C. A. Huntington, county republican central com1 mittea-chairman, and at the Na tron Printing company. Other placet of distribution will be an nounced later. O'Brien Autopsy Raises New Mystery (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) tempiited taking hit Own lit. The note has been sent to handwriting experts in Salem to determine whether or not it wat a forgery. . While most of the officers in vestigating the case exprett them selves of the belief that it was sui cide, members of hit family say they cannot believe it. They de clare that Mr. O'Brien wat not ot moody disposition and express the belief that he met with foul play. Mr. O'Brien's death occurred tome time After midnight Monday. He returned to Eugene from Port land on a train and it is believed he want immediately to hit More. Doors of the store were locked when Vivian Goldsworthy, in em ploye, went . to - work - Tuesday morning. She found the not and afterwards th body. t unerai services will be held Thursday at 9 a. m. at th Poole chape!, Rev. Francis P. Liepzig of ficiating. Interment will be in Mount Calvary cemetery. Rosary will be held at the Pool chapel Wednesday at 7:39 p. m. Mr. O Brien was born Novem ber 19, 1882, in St. Paul, Minn., and hid been in Eugene 34 yetr. He IS Survived by two sitters. Mrt. L. J. Kalker and Mrt. Harry Shea, both ot Eugene. Klamath Falls Youth Held After Wreck With Stolen Machine A Klamath Fills bey, II, It be ing held in the county jail pending his hearing on Stolen car charge. The boy was arrested in a dazed condition by Eugene polk Tues day night after witnesses said they pulled him tree from a wrecked car on the highway between Oak ridge and Lowell. The boy signed a statement ad mltting the car, a 1939 Oldsmobile coupe, was one he hid stolen. The witnesses, Lloyd Klhg, Lowell, and Gilbert Biln, Westfir, slid they brought the boy to Eugene for hospital treatment, but he re fused to enter th hospital. He wat treated Wednesday morning In the county jail for a broken ehoulder, suffered In th accident. Trotsky Dying After Attack (CONTINUED rtOM PAGE 1) tky Wat rushed after th attaek late yesterday said that his con dition wat most grav. ... .Trotsky's pulse had riten to 140 beats a-minute, a rise ot 10 beats in an hour. Hit temptfature also was up a degrtj and One-tenth. Trotsky's pulse was rising Itaadily, certain sign Of the fait ebbing Ot his strength. He wet breathing heavily and with difficulty. Hit chances' 6f survival were placed at one in ten. The assailant, a trusted friend who had been given the freedom of the villa, was known at Frank Jackson, an American,-and-was said to hav an American Wife, but he told Gen. Manuel Nunez, police chief, at the hospital, that he was Jacques Mornard van den n.a,kjl . hArn at Tehran. Per il, ot Belgian parents, a newt paper mn oy profession. He told Gen. Nunez also: "I would give nt life blood for TrOtlky." It was reported that Dretchd had dis agreed violently with Troteky In recent weeks on th "fourth In ternational" which Trotsky had organized to .oppose th "Stilin ttt" third internatienal. - -- . .Ever since hit arrival' here, in 1137 irem .Norway.. On hit.ldng Odyssey of exile, Trotsky had had himself, guarded. Since May. 24, when, in men armed with machine guns burst into the grounds of his villa and tired inter his bid room without wounding him, the guard had been ttrongly reinforc ed. Thit machine gun pill boxee had bn mounted on the 15-foot villa wall, and a steel door had been built into th front door frame. Late yesterday afternoon cries were heard from Trotsky's study. The guards and his secretary ran in, led by heid guard RobbtrtS. They found Troteky desperately wounded, lying on th blood ttetn ed carpet Standing over him, a pistol in hi hand and a British made raincoat on his arm, was Dretchd. - - - Route F Progress Presented By Ransom (CONITNUID FROM PAGE 1) torn s4id.. Other work, gridihf, clearing, etc., hi been don 411 alont th rout, he said. Sv the end of the year, only the construction of th tunnel will keep the route extending its tull length, he said. Thi commute working on this route--whleh reduces th"' dis tance to th" sea from Eugene ap. proxifnilely 19V4 miles and takes travel on a straight route hat worked On th plan of taking what 14 can gtt, bit' by bit, to get th highway completed, then atk tor more, and the way work It progressing gradually it appears it will be not to terribly long to wait-for the celebration marking tn opening or Route r, Mr. Ran torn commented. In reports compiled In 1934 It uria oointed ut by Jbighway of ficial that, among 6Uwr tactort, tralllo along hw auuaiaw iuu would have to increase 450 per cent Over its average daily travel of 84. vehicle through Hi be tor it was practical and feasible to make adjustments lor a more direct route. Thit past week, Mr. Ransom said he- receive-sr letter reveat- ina that during 193 an average ot 468 vehicles had gone ever, the route daily, or an increase of 550 per cent over the 1933 figure. While originally th plan lor Route F wat worked on as a means to pring cheaper ireigni rates to this section, and corn tjuent irt creel . in bulihes . tor producers ana Business men -oi this area, it appears now that on Prime Minister W. L. MacKenzie King, which resulted id a decision to establish a Joint defense board, but tatuf action-wa evident. There were report here that the conversation! progressed to the hypothetical nival detente of Can ada and th united Statu in the (vnt th British fleet were lost ahd aerial detente not only on th .seaboard but from United States bases on tne pactiic such as Sitka the - tourist business . atone this and northern, Alaska.. route would pay out, Mr. Ransom said. It meant a great deal to the travelling public to know that this rout will cut the tlrn to bring th 6cn, an hour nearer Eugene, as wl ts doing away with many curve and steep grade. TriDttt to court High tributt wit nitd by Mr. Rintom to Clirenc V. Simon. chiirman Of th original Rout t committee, tor hit, effort! on th project; ana to th cooperation and effort on th part ot Frd Ftik, former county iudge. and County Commissioners Cal Young ana waiter Holland during th period th thre mad ud th county court. Without their effort and the of Mr. Simon ind other commlttM werktrs, Rout t would not b at far along is it it today, Mr.- runtom tiid. Th totakar briefly triced the history ot th project and how it obtained it nm. The nam Rout F comet from the highway renorta. several routes were tur- veyed, th 6n4 designated 4s Route F being determined at th most ftlbit, Mr: Ranaom recalled. Lloni Official Gueat Lelend Knox, Medford, district governor of the Lions club, and Mrs. Knox wer guests at the meeting. Mr. Knox pointed out Lions clubs r facing One ot their grtttt yeirs in their community service ana patriotism work. Announcement was made re girding th local Lions picnic at Swimmer Delight, Wednesday evening. . American Legion Ship Out Of Danger Zone WASHINGTON. AU. .-()-fh4. state dpirtmnt nid todty the refugee ship Amerlcin Legion wat about 400 miles wet of the British coast tin nd thut will out of th area which Oerminy hid described a highly dangerout. . . i . Adult pedestrians walk about five feet per. second, or a little more than three miles per hour. -. J. DRAPES CLEANED Electric Cleaner Phone 300 BUTTER-KRUST THAT GOOD BREAD . BAKED- BY WILLIAMS Britain Said After U. S. Arms Pact (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1) It it a logical progression from these talks to a military alliance with Oreat Britain,'1 said on re liable person. "I think we may regard th present Canadian- American talk at similar to those which, In, the early nineteen hun. dreds: preceded creation of the en- tent corotaie between France and his majesty's government" Official British reluctance to Comment may be explained by the pretence ot puouc opinion in Eng land that a non-belligerent United W: l'ter event w 'M Unite S? Thk grout, .!?. Powerful UUT more vmsjL? !p.rta.ofArSJ m -at callin, "ST? todeed therisn,, meni in u""! ment In Am?6"! member f iS " V as W.,, tactlw-. T"""" ' I aalnsu. WASHINGTfiTZi in .u-Beiow tm,w.7 Of th. tTnr,,'M - -.; tcicorBiea proachint end r long winter night i ton, o'thttaJ Cht V o What new car C I A J I ' .HI I ror i74i wm nave a c typo of steering ge:r cc struction that doubih er triplos the time befen stcorlng wheel 'play chvelops? "J8L til YOUR NIARIST BUICK DIALIt IIPT.F ???????????????????!! SCHERER MOTOR 942 Olive H'ejm 'i ca TtltphsiJ lenrous Restlessi 111 I la 2 "".' tr flaatla tuaauaati "dlaordari" 104 aaoatkly eutn than try Lraia, . Fiakbsm't vt. tafcl Cempeua. ftaaham'a Ceia peuntf la fanaut far halala sues ruadewn, narrow rndtlni. Ma4a CLKS S W. troatvay.rnrtlaiM'. IS OMtJ I... ll'tlii 1-1 CT1 uk:-- will There ire approximately 40. 0O0 retail gasoline outlets in the United States. t'F.nc NATS RF.F1NISHKD a CLEANED tueetrlri cleaner Phone 104 MORE AND MORE KruGon PRAISE CONTINUES HERE Mr. Stewart Adda Her Kama Ts The Many Throuejheut Thlt) section Who Are Qiad To Publicly Laud KruGon Merit) Other Should Profit From Her Experience And still they come . . . state ment after statement from well known men and women not only of Eugene but throughout this entire section. Former sufferers are glad for the opportunity to MIS. M. STEWART publicly prtlse KruGon tor its ac complishments in bringing relief in cases ot so-called rheumatic pains, night risings, backaches. poor digesUon, toured-gassy ttom- icn aiter eating, nervousness, headaches or diuy spells which to frequently accompany faulty Dowel action. "I highly recommend KruGon to all people ailing at I wat the nut teveral yean." Mid Nrs. M. Stewart, Goshen, Oregon seven mues soutn ot Eugene), a respect ed local lady who It an active member ot the First Christian Church. "Com tip tion began my health problems," continued Mrs. Stew art In talking with the KruGon Man at Hlron'4 Everybody's Drug Store. "Soon I wit suffering dreadfully with gat and bloated stomach after every meal I at. Then my kidneyt begin frequent action wnicn would call me up It all hours ot the night Back aches developed and I never knew what a good nighta rest and sleep was. I developed nervous ness and my housework became a hard task for me , . . often it was more than I could handle. My sister has used KruOon and hav ing received such good results she finally persuaded me to give u a iriai. nruuon certatniy held a pleasant surprise for me." "Soon after I began the KruGeej I wis niving proper elimlnetlon, continued Mrs. Stewirt, "My health problems began to Improve in I manner that wis very satis factory to me. I now sleep tine throughout the nights without the least disturbance and with tuch rest my nerves are calmed and 1 seiaom notice any pain over my body. I relish the faedj I at and I am not troubled with any dittres after my meal. No on er KruGon Oat become so Beau lr . . , it proved ltslf deserving tit Its nrftita tn m atukHMM a 3 KruOon Is sold by Hiron's Ev. erbody's Drug Store. M Willim- ette Street. Exigtne, ind by lesd lng druggist In surrounding Liowns XJIJ fataM M - I Tf 0 k tm rtua. atom j n. ja aaw, aM 3L Snjr Caaaaf aaa. aMtat . 7 aw laaw taa ataaat I . 1:"- UJ For picnicsor for hot Weather tunchet at horn took at the good things your grocer has to offer you. Aod look in his refrigerator, too, for good old Columbia Beef and Ale. They make the best foods taste better. In every case of Columbia Beer or Ale it Mewey-Beck Guarent Beei lis. ' ' , makes you the sole judge. U dtet I trial cat (uiin u many botuei - r with) you do not agree that Columbia Beer or Ale U u fine "f J"." drank we'll return your money. Could anything be ftirerr m "aai aaaaaajaap r-v. r I