One of tender-hearted Adolf Hitler's first acts after he became Chancellor in 1933 was to declare the northmost end of Sylt Island in the North Sea a "bird sanctuary." Last week the hardy islanders, who for long months have ably kept their mouths shut, decided that the secret of Sylt no longer need be kept, what with Realmleader Hitler blustering about the parts he is assembling into new naval armaments in violation of the Treaty of Versailles.
"It's this way," a droll Sylt salt observed. "We've got a bird sanctuary all right and the...
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