When they see one of your balloonsalways supposing that it has any other end in view than of depositing repentant communists in safe, snug corners, pass the lines of the Versailles troopswhen they see one of your balloons, they simply exclaim, "Hulloa!

The communists also attempted to infiltrate the area held by the Nationalists, who in turn were interested in preventing the communists from becoming too strong; so, Nationalist troops guarded also the borders of communist territory.