German Motors Using Wood Gas

Northern Advocate, 14 November 1941, Page 5

German Motors Using Wood Gas

LONDON, November 13. The Berlin radio says that only lorries designed for the use of wood gas are now being built in Germany. Frivate cars are also extensively using wood gas.. There are now 50 wood gas producing centres and 700 filling stations. More than 2,500,000 cubic metres of timber have been used for the production of the gas this year.

fore the armies must retire to. or otherwise occupy defensive positions until oil supplies again accumulated. The Freedom Radio says that when these reports were communicated to the German generals they were furious and General von Leeb declared: “Oh hell. This is not the moment to retire or become defensive. “If we have oil for only 10 weeks we must immediately push ahead with more determination than ever to the Caucasus and get new oil.” Incapable Leadership Describing the hardships of the German soldiers through bungling by incapable men, the announcer asserted that capable leaders must be given control-men capable of rescuing the Germans from their terrible plight. Defence means standstill, then negotiation, then compromise, and German soldiers did not fight for this. Smuts Thanks Churchill (British Official Wireless! tßec. noon) RUGBY, Nov. 13. The following message has been received by Mr. Churchill from General Smuts: “Your great Mansion House speech had a worldwide tonic effect, and we are deeply grateful to you for your most forceful and direct message.”