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THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock, Texas
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Saar: Scene Of French-German Battles
Fleet-to-Fleet Naval Battles May Be Scarce;
British Blockade To Feature This War On The Sea
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Center of the French attack on the western front is the Saar region, where the main forts of the
German Siegfried Line swing back to the German side of the Saar. The lines of French attack into
German territory are shown by solid arrows. The German counter attacks are indicated by dotted
arrows.
*Germany Vows Match
Britain “Eye For Eye”
In War Against Ships
England's King
in War Feathers
BERLIN,—Informed sources were
emphatic in saying Germany would
•■always let Great Britain set the pace
in a blockade but that the Reich
would match "an eye for an eye.”
They declared submarines and
other craft would be used in pre-
venting contraband goods from
reaching England only to the ex-
tent that Britain herself blockades
Germany.
It was pointed out, too, that
American steamers carrying contra-
band might not be immune from
•German submarines.
Since Germany is not likely to
have warships in the open sea that
would be capable of towing neutral
contraband-bearing vessels into port,
such ships, if sighted by submarines,
probably will be warned and then
sunk, these informants said.
The supreme navy command was
preparing some sort of communique
so that the public would learn just
how the Reich intended to combat
•Britain's blockade. Until this com-
munique has been issued, govern-
ment spokesmen were unwilling to
commit themselves as to how the
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submarine warfare would be con-
ducted except that it would be wag-
ed in accordance with international
law.
| As an example of “correct” sub-
marine warfare the sinking of the
I British ship Olivegrove was cited.
I Similarly, it was pointed out, a dif-
ferent set'of war rules applies when
a submarine is fired at. As a case
in point the British steamer Manaar
was cited. \
(The Olivegrave was sunk off Ire-
land Sept. 7 after the crew of 33
was allowed to leave in lifeboats.
All members were picked up by the
United States liner Washington. The
Manaar was sunk the same day off
Portugal. She tried to fight back
with a deck gun. Of 88 of the crew,
two were known to be dead, three
were wounded and 17 missing.)
Informed sources declared they
would let Britain take the initiative
regarding the designation of contra-
band goods. If England is willing
that neutral shipments of food reach
Germany, then Germany will not do
anything to interfere with shipment
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German Navy Probably Strong Enough To
Hold Baltic, Even Though She Can’t Get Out
By BRUCE CATTON
Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON, — Unless expert
naval opinion here is greatly mis-
taken, there won’t be much full-
dress fleet-to-fleet naval action be-
tween England and Germany in this
war. Both geography and relative
sizes of the fleets are against it.
The most direct route to Poland
from her ally, England—the only
water route—leads across the North
Sea, through the Skagerrak (the
broad sound between Denmark and
Norway), down through the Katte-
gat (the sound between Denmark
and Sweden), out through a chain
of innumerable islands and into the
Baltic.
Up to the Skagerrak, Britain is
complete mistress of the seas. Be-
yond, the waters get progressively
more perilous. And although Ger-
many's fleet has not a third the
strength of Britain's, naval men
here are unanimous in believing
that British warships will not ap-
pear in the Baltic at all (except,
perhaps, for an occasional ultra-
daring roving submarine).
On declaration of war, the Brit-
ish navy immediately went into
action to block the Skagerrak with
a line of fighting ships — which
already were in position, it is be-
lieved, before war formally was an-
nounced.
Old-Time Camp
Meetings Still
Being Conducted
Wearing uniform of Royal Air
Force marshal, with gas mask
kit strapped to his body,
Britain’s busy King George vis-
its headquarters of R. A. F.
Fighter Command. Picture was
flown from London to New
York.
FORT DAVIS, (UP) — Another
half-century of yearly religious ga-
therings at Bloy's camp meeting
grounds high up in the Davis Moun-
tains has been promised.
Middle-aged ranchers and young
cowboys of the Big Bend country
pledged to carry on for another 50
years the old-time camp meetings
founded in 1889 to give inhabitants
of western ranges "at least one day’s
religion a year.”
At a men’s prayer meeting tradi-
tionally held under a great oak tree,
they promised at the reunion's re-
cent golden anniversary session to
carry on the week-long reunion that
started with five families and grew
to this year’s attendance of more
than 2,000 persons.
The four-denominational gather-
ing was begun by Dr. W. B. Bloys,
who got together five ranchers and
their families and preached a series
of sermons designed to last until
they could meet again the following
year, rolling their covered wagons
to the camp ground from their wide-
ly-scattered West Texas homes
Annually since then the meetings
have been held, growing from a ga-
thering under an oak tree to an
association owning a square mile of
land and a tabernacle seating a
thousand persons. At the 50th re-
union, 21 persons attended who had
been present at the Initial meeting.
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Nevada has the least population
of any state in the Union.
Channel Ideal Defensive Area
British warships could get in only
by channels ideally designed for de-
fensive action by submarines and
light craft and for obstruction by
mine fields. In addition, the Great
Belt channel is within easy reach
of Germany’s great air fields.
Swarms of bombing planes could
come into action swiftly
Naval men here say Britain
might possibly force an entrance
to the Baltic Sea if she threw hex-
whole fleet into action and disre-
garded all costs (as Lord Fisher
suggested doing in the World
War); but no one believes she will
care to pay the price.
If the British can’t get in, the
Germans ca%’t well get out. It is
assumed here that Britain’s main
naval strength will be kept on the
job of bottling up the Skagerrak.
A secondai’y blockading line is ex-
pected to be maintained at the "top”
of the North Sea.
The famous Dover Patrol has
been, of course, l’e-established to
guard the English Channel.
It is also expected that cruisers
and destroyers will patrol the North
Sea off the German coast, with a
submarine screen maintained as
close inshore as possible.
That the German fleet would
try to break through this cordon
is considered utterly out of the
question. It simply isn’t strong
enough.
Germany today has seven capital
ships, including the “vest pocket”
battleships which are no match for
the British dreadnaughts. Britain
has 18. Much more nearly evenly
matched during the World War,
Germany tried to break out only
once—at Jutland—and was turned
back.
Kiel Canal Major British
Air Objective
One key naval objective of Brit-
ish air power is expected to be the
Kiel canal, which gives the German
fleet quick, easy access to the Bal-
tic from the North Sea. Naval ex-
perts here confidently expect Brit-
ain to try to Ijjock this canal by
extensive bombing raids. The forti-
fied German island of Heligoland
also will be a major objective, it is
believed — either naval or air, or
both. Bombs already have been
dropped at Wilhelmshafen and
nearby.
What Germany will do with her
submarines is a deep riddle. She is
known to have 50 or more; enough
to make the Baltic forbidden ground
and to harass the British blockaders
considerably, but not enough to
blockade the British Isles effectively,
as the experts here see it.
They point out that Britain has
200-odd destroyers, and that anti-
submarine tactics are more effective
now than they were in the last war.
No one here, of course, has any
exact knowledge of the naval plans
of either side, and the predictions
above made are assumptions based
on strategic considerations and
knowledge of the general picture.
It is not known here where
Germany’s fleet is — whether in
the Baltic or the North sea — nor
is it known whether any German
cruisers or pocket battleships are so
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But if for instaxxce, butter is on
the contraband list and a Finnish
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land, Germany certainly will seize
or sink the vessel—more likely seize
her, as the Reich’s navy is master
of the Baltic.
“It’s an eye for an eye, tooth
for a tooth and butter for butter,”
observed one spokesman.
When asked whether a neutral
vessel halted in the Atlantic might j
be given the opportunity to turn
around and go back home, one in-
formed source replied:
"Certainly not. Then it would
simply look around for some other
way of reaching England. So there
is nothing left for us to do in such
a case except sink it.’’
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and Altus, Okla., about September 1.
Tlxe federal elassers will class cotton
of the 1939 crop without charge for
members of approved cotton im-
provement gx-oups.
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hearing to understand what is said
in classes.
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As recently as last April, Nazi “pocket battleships” steamed peace-
fully through English Channel, as shown, on way to maneuvers oft
Spanish coast. The Graf Spec leads, followed by the Deutschland.
Present location of the German ships is a mystery.
situated as to be able to slip out
and become roving commerce de-
stroyers, a la Emden. Possibly the
sinking of the Athenia points the
way this phase of the war will go.
Hie one thing the experts here
feel pretty sure of is that there
won't be a real clash between the
rival fleets—principally, as they see
it, because it would be suicide for
the Germans to come out and sui-
cide for the British to go in.
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BEFORE They
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• Sight Examination
• Licensed Optometrist
Defective vision is a handi-
cap to good school work. This
condition will be aggravated,
now that the new semester
starts. Constant reading and
writing under artificial light
is a further strain on their
eyes. Before they go back to
school, bring them here for a
complete eye check.
Teachers are Interested in the welfare of the children.
Listen to them.
DR. V. R. JONES, Optometrist
214 N. Main St.
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Montgomery, Arval. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 14, 1939, newspaper, September 14, 1939; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth528265/m1/3/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.