Unrest Sweeping Paris
Received Tuesday, 9 p.m. LONDON, Mar. 8. Twenty-three Crei/man officers were killed wnen rrenen guenon as attacked tne Lille casino witn nana grenades and withdrew wiunout loss, says tne jt'ignting ±rencn Headquarters iu London, unrest is sweeping rans where within a few days guerrillas four times attacked German-occupied ouilding3. They surrounded the nouses at nignt and threw grenades through the windows. How many Germans were killed is unknown but several ambulances drew up. A battle in the Paris streets is also reported between German sentries and guerrillas wno overpowered the sentries so that they were unable to give the alarm. They then entered a. German garage, occupied it for an hour, destroyed all the vehicles and set the garage on fire. Not a French men in the neighbourhood reported the attack to the police. The outbreaks are associated with the Gestapo’s rounding up of deportees. A Danish official in London stated that hundreds of Danish boys between 14 and 17 have formed “Churchill Clubs” which are actively sabotaging the German army’s equipment. The existence of the Churchill Clubs was discovered when three boys were arrested at Aalborg following the theft of German rifles and bayonets. The boys had accumulated an arsenal of light weapons, ammunition and grenades. The leaders were sentenced to 2$ years, but by an extraordinary conspiracy they left the prison at night and carried on the sabotage. This was eventually discovered but the Gestapo has been powerless to stamp out the clubs.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 68, Issue 58, 10 March 1943, Page 5
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