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GERMANS’ OLD TRICKS BOMB EXPLODED ON TOMB FRENCH CLEAR UP TRAPS (United Press Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Sept. 23, 11 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 22 The Germans are using the old tricks they employed in the llindenburg Line in their retreats on the Western Front in 1918, says the Paris correspondent of the Times. , Mines concealed by steel helmets explode when the helmets are picked up, and others detonate when the doorhandles of abandoned cottages are turned. The Germans buried a French officer who was killed during an attack and erected a tomb upon which they laid a wreath. Then they exploded a mine when the French, after a counter-attack, reached the grave and knelt in homage to their comrade. The French are gradually clearing up these hidden traps. The mobilisation of 5,300,000 French reserves has been completed. Mr Chamberlain announced that the House of Commons will meet on Tuesday, when he will make a statement on the general situation.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20917, 23 September 1939, Page 7
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