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While a corporal on bended knee ltrums out a tune, these British Tommies pose cheerfully as they en- ll trained at London for a secret embarkation point on the English coast, for France and the Western s front. In this picture radioed from London, the neat messages to Hitler are plainly shown on the door and side of the railway carriage and tho troops seem determined to see that they are "delivered."

General I-onsldo

General Sir Edmund u t chief of Britain's overseas forces, was first English officer to reach France in World ,War went over as captain to organize mill- tary railways became ms- _ior general at age of 39 is 59 now more than six feet tall, weigPs more than 250 pounds graduated from regular serv- ice to South Africa artillery unit in Boer War legend has it that he once squeezed a Boer to death in hand-to-hand encounter once disguised self as Boer. tricked Germans into making him officer of African army dur- ing orid War service, was almost alway accompani by pct buil- doz: canines collar was decorated with the Mons ribbon com- manded Allied forces in Russia dur- ing i919 war against Boishovists

knows more than 20 languag- hecded British guard at during recent civil war

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London after Warsaw was

To rush the evacuation of miiions of defenseless non- combatants from to carry hospital patients to

bombed by German airplanes, even trucks werepressed into service a the English countryside. ' I

German fliers made five attempts on Warsaw before they got through its defences and dropped bombs on the city. At other centres where there were no special defences they bombed ruthlessly. Here are three of their targets, top right, Warsaw‘; (you Theatre Platz; top left, Gdynla, the Baltic seaport, with the

motorship Pilsudski at her dock; lower left, Grodno. in Northern Pollvll.

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That roadsign points to nearby Warsaw-and just to the left of it-is Adolf l-lltier, trailed by generals and staff officers after a con- ference. Thirpicture, passed by German censors,

was taken near the front during the Nazi drive on Poland's capital. V s

Nazi airplane, _. t r‘, in __ " lg forced down by neutral Dutch off Netherlands-owned Island of Ameisnd in North Sea. Shown flytlll over

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Rpeorted somewhere in France in the major generals uniform he wears here, the Duke of Wind- nor is in active service with the British army.

l-‘ourth partition of Poland, fixed by Gennan and Russian military

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Lord Chattield

Admiral Lord Emle M. Chat- ficld, British minister for oo- ordination of defense, advanced from commander of the fleet to present post in January 65, he's navy to the core . Ion of an admiral and assigned to shlp when 18 ,, .. drafted Great Britain's sea rezrmamcnt program as young lieuten- ant, once brought destroyer up Thames to London at 20 knots: thought superiors, shoutinll from bank, were pleased at his “full speed ahead" instead of yelling at him to slow down .i'lag captain to Admiral Beatty during World War fought in battles of llcligoland. Dogger Bank. Jutland . in 1909, a captain; in 1925i, hooded the Atlantic fleet . . . . .. only naval officer granted pct-rage during peacetime and one oi‘ few knighted before achieving flag rank last year went to India to check troubled con- ditions for his government .. likes football matches , _ . . . ,. has frequently been British

representative in diplomatic.

talks with other powers. “L-i- .__;_-.-;,~_~_— . :4. ;.—. _ commands, il shown by the heavy line. The Russians owl occupy all Poland mist I-i ' lino, the ucrmans taking the area to the west. The line fol- lows the course of four river! indicated. Later, a Polish buffer

state between Russia and round may be set up.

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This young English girl originally planned s bicycle ride through the quiet countryside but when she encounte ed the troops on their way to embark for France, she couldn't resist marching alongside. Note the neatly encased gas mask she is_ea.rrying over her shoulder.

. mmtic was action rsdiophoto shows one of two British Royal Air "cc flying boats descending to save Iii-man crew of sinking Eng- ‘: tramp steamer Kensington Court, torpedoed off coast of "Sand. Entire crew, shown in lifeboat, was landed on shore by "ws in first rescue of kind ever effected.

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reet to esli on Premier Chamberlain, instead of summoning the

Prime Minister to him, it was a distinct svsnt in London newspaper circles. The photo indicates the way in which British press photo- graphers swarmed to record the scene aa llis Majesty, at the door of the famous house, bid farewell to Mr. Chamberlain after their con-

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