POSSIBLE LURE
VOYAGE BY COLUMBUS AMERICAN SUSPICION (Reed. Dec. 16, 1 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. The sudden departure from Vera Cruz ytesterday of the German liner Columbus is viewed by experts in Washington as a possible attempt to . lure the British warships into a trap or force their withdrawal from the River Plate, where they are waiting for the Graf von Spee to put to sea. The Mexico City correspondent of the; New York Times states that the Cblumbus is carrying 25,000. barrels of oil and is reported to have been supplied with special equipment for refuelling submarines. She also has 4in. guns which she can mount at sea.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20123, 18 December 1939, Page 7
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109POSSIBLE LURE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20123, 18 December 1939, Page 7
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