BRITISH TROOPS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20070, 17 October 1939, Page 7

BRITISH TROOPS

THE MAGINOT LINE POSTS IN PILLBOXES CONSTANT WATCH KEPT THOUSANDS OF GUNS Reports from British war corrcspondents in France state that the troops are now in their section of the Maginot Line, which consist of frontline fortified zones and secondary works of considerable importance. In the event of the enemy breaking through the first line they will be met by converging fire and thrown bade to their starting point. The British soldiers have -taken over pillboxes and other works and are keeping watch night and day. The right wing of the British sector is held by a Scottish regiment. Trenches are being dug and gun emplacements built. British guns are to be seen everywhere. Thousands are in position and many thousands more of all calibres are to be seen on the roads. Observers comment on the strength of the anti-tank obstacles and the effectiveness of the camouflage. One correspondent says that at no time during a day's visit did he see a single horse drawing a military vehicle or a single soldier on foot. Everything travelled on rubber at 40 miles an hour. Towns behind the lines, where a week ago there was not a cat, are now busy markets doing good business with the troops. In the midst Of all the military activity peasants continued to harvest their crops and some even to plough for the next. Some Polish troops have taken up positions on the Western Front. —By radio.