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. _ ll i L , 1‘ " _ i Storm of Hurricane proportions causes severe damage in New York and its suburbs-halting street traffic, cflllil"! lllfiimflslon oi’ " t 1 _ service of some subwny lines, responsible for failure of power and light, the gnlc raging along the Eastern seaboard creates thousands ‘ I . a l '..-,. ' 3g, ' I ' "' ~ v dollars worth of damage to New York City and its suburbs. Dinning over trees, blowing away house's and cottages, the storm has taken ' Y - _ _ ' w V‘ “'“'“l ' l ' many liven. At left is a pleasure craft beached at Port Washington, L. I., a partial wreck. At right, trolley (El-fl on 42nd street, In New _ ‘ ;i of war against the magniflient hni-iulrop of the Bohemian rnountains.... Czech batteries York‘ “he up was‘ Fmh Avenue, u m: power “m.

the German border during recent meneuve-s.

Republids- War Forces I Ready to Act

The Czechoslovakian army. mobilized and crouching on the borders waiting word m (Ic- fend the frontier, is one of the most effluent armies of Europe. Though comparatively’ small, it is well-armed with the most modern weapons; it is highly mechanized. and th roughly trained. Many of its higher of- ficers fought in the World War, and French strategists have been active in laying out its de- fense plants. Universal service for men between 20 and 50 has been in force since 1930, each recruit serving l4 months, then passin to reserve_ Almost 2,000, 0 men have been mobi- lized in the present crisis The weakest spot is the air force, numbering between 600 and 1000 effective planes. but with rather inferior airfield facilities. Artillery, tanks infantry and three lines of defense fortifica- tlonr between the frontier and Prague are regarded as strung and effective. Though motor- ized in general. most of tie Czech lightly artillery is horse- drawn because it is believed this transport is more reliable in the mountain regions. Much of the Czech infantry in fur- nished with light shoulde. ma- chine guns and is regarded as highly mobile.

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Filllllwlnl ""4 dkllimlli V15" l1! the hurricnne to New London. Conn, fire broke out, gutting eight city blocks. This air view shawl some of the fire-destroyed are: along the waterfront, with some oi’ the ruins still smoldering. Note the debris in the water, piled up by the fury of the storm.

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Two passenger trains collided head-on recently at Nlland Caiii‘ when a switch was o - v -- v pened sending one speeding into u siding on which trite otheriwu waiting for it to pass. Both locomotives were virtually demolished by the’ impact. More than 100 persons were h1- mul’ ‘my n!‘ W's‘!- This picture, taken from the air shows the tangle ("f derailed

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About to begin a lecture tour oi the Dflmlnion. Mallk Sir Firozkhun, Noon. l(.C.i.l-l., M.A-. iiizh Com- mlmloner for India in the United Kingdom arrived nt Quebec recent- Lv in the Empress ct Australia.

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lurk Vfrom a three-month stay in lirliain on business in mn- i. n ivilluthe estate he inherited but November. the Ven. Arch- !'n Mr l-ranris IIeathr-ote, Vancouver, arrived l|| Quebec re-

Lillian Gish. noted American ac- ‘Formerly chief of the French tress, arrived In New York aboard military mission of Czeehonlnvuklu,

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