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'AY AFTERNOON, JUNE 5, 1940
NO. 254
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OPPOSE FOREIGN!
to Be Holding
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in France May
Determine War
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Boy and Hit Dog
Show Police How to
Apprehend Burglar
Russia Would
Remain Neutral
Jane 5.—<to
minister
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cJmatr with ot
Four young men of Denton are
'going to town in a big way -now
somewhere in Canada beared for
German
through
The war of the future become* Um
high-powered wings over Europe Th
came suddenly when Hitler's alrmaa
Allied planes retaliated with ratal* or
Today's War Map shows where the 1
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The moon-man. Joe Altins, not
sa tuned with moon-guesses, has
taken to guessing on the census of
Denton and he puts his estimate at
11.200 How about you - have you
been listed in the census—do you
know of someone who hasntf B C
Robertson. supervisor, or O. L Fow-
ler, phone number three, will be
glad to have information as to
anyone who has not been enumer-
* ated.
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tremely demoralizing effect" in at-
tacks <>n Frencii tanks south of Ab-
beville on the Somme front
Many French tanks were report-
ed 'completely disabled*
Paris tppareni Objective
Paris and the lower Seine River
were the apparent objectives, seem-
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DENTON R~
WASHINGTON Juns S—Oto—A
resolution recording Congress as
opposed to .the transfer of any re-
gion in this liemUphare from one
nou-Aauxtoan II at Mm . to auattoer
was approved rtdfa} today bv the
foreign committees of both Senate
and House
Supported by Secretary Hull, who
endorsed it in a letter to Chairman
Bloom <D-NY> of the House com-
mittee. the resolution won unanim-
ous approval of the Senate group
Bloom then announced that on
the House committee, too. Demo-
crats and Republicans alike had
supported it and that all but two
committeemen voted for it. Those
J. were
(R-Pa)
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___ LONDON. June 5—cto—Soviet
un Rumis n circles ta London declared
is Uy. todter that the Alltoe* tntareet* in
the Black Sea and the Eastern
And if he smite him with an in-
strument of iron, so that he die, he
is a murderer; the murderer shall
surely he put to death —Numbers
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One murder makes a villain; mil-
numbers sanctify
Traffic (top say*.
In the hospital are you go
wonder. "Why did I take
chtowet-
IN EAST PARALLELING ALLIES'
MAY KEEP ITALY OUT OF WAR
The "Student Editions" of the
Record-Chronicle will be Thursday
and Friday of this week, when extra
copies of the paper will be issued
in ordef to place them at both col-
leges to welcome the Hummer Stu-
dents of Teachers College and Tex-
as State College for Women If
you wish to welcome' the students.
*a Denton in either or both of
these issues, just phone M or IM
and ask for the ad-man. who will
be mighty glad to call on you and
• help get up the copy and lay-out,
if you wish
WASHINGTON, June 5—0P1—
The Federal Communications Ocrn-
mission today prohibited amateur
radio communication by stations
tn this country with foreign sta-
Uon:.
A formal announcement did net
say why it was taken but a spokes-
man declared that '"undoubtedly" it
was due to the European war.
There are approximately 55.000
amateurs licensed by the commis-
sion
Issued instruc-
tions for blackouts in case of air
raids.
An Athens dispatch to II Messag-
gero today reported that Turkey,
deaplte her denials, had sought per-
mission to disembark troops on the
Greek islands In the Aegean Sea
The troops were said go be already
concentrated and ready to embark
while allied war vessels were cruis-
ing among the islands
Tension was reported growing be-
tween Greece and Turkey M a re-
sult of the supposed demands
The Fascist press continued to
publish reports of alleged allied
persecution of Italians
Rank and file Italians, admitting
privately that the on-and-off state
of ItaiyU war preparaf'
Ung on their nervea, I ____
today that "if we're going to nght.
let"* get rt over with.*7.
to carry aid td tbeit alUes
hammering British Industrial
the Germans thus tar havMt had
much success in getting by the
anti-aircraft defenses and British
fighting planes
However, destruction
Industries, ports and
essential if Hitter ultu
achieve Ms ambition
England and putting
ashore So one would
heavy assault* igatlwl
air ta conjunction wttl
slve against the Frenci
PARIS June 5.—Premier
Reynaud declared today that the
Allies "can hope for a favorable is-
sue of the struggle" launched to-
day with the new German drive
toward Paris.
The premier laid information on
Adolf Hitler's greet new Offensive
from the Aisne -Somme front before
the army committee of the Cham-
ber of Deputies
A communique issued after the
committee meeUhg said Reynaud
told the deputies that Prance " has
decided tn fight to the end with her
British ally for, the liberty of the
erortd.*" •
Thr^premter ***t^y^
war. with special attention to the
conditions in which the great allied
retreat from Manders was carried
cut. He paid a tribute to the "hnr-
tdsm of our troops and the morale
of the French nation.-
GARMENT WOBUB^TO BB-
JOIN U
NEW YORK. June 8 —By a
vote of 0*0 to 12. delegates to the
goth convention of the tatarm-
tional Ladies Oarment Workers Un-
ion vosed today to reaffUlate with
ths American Federation of Labor.
Full Seeps Uncertain
When ths Nasi chieftain set M*
great war machine roiling
this morning he headed for quick
victory or defeat, for he hasn't re-
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France Ready
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in Safe Blowing;
20 Indictments
BRITISH MAKING POWERFUL
NEW TANK
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♦ new 14-ton tank with armor- ♦
♦ rd power controlled gun tur- ♦
♦ r*A to under produette by the ♦
♦ British, it wm disclosed today ♦
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“Fifth Column” Activities in
PARIS. June 5 —tJP>—Authorised
sources said tonight the French
were holding everywhere against
the German offensive on the Som-
me and Atone front with the excep-
tion of a few points where "they
may fall back to mqre favorable po-
sitions. " ->
This operation "will be nothing
to worry abput." the same sources
stated The French infantry, as
late as 2 p. m. (7 a. m., CUT) was
stated to be holding solidly in the
great battle of the Somme nerth of
Parts.
Nearly two million men were en-
gaged in thto new battle of the
Somme, with the German divisions
pressing massively <n the lower
Seine and Parts
Strike at town
Without so much as a breathing
spell from their conquest of the
north, the Germans struck at dawn.
Dive bombers and heavy artillery
smashed into the mi Mill French
infantry along 12b miles of tbs I
Homme-Aisne line, and. especiaL.
ta the rectangle formed by the
.nwoti ciuet qf La Fere.JLacu. A«p>
ROME. June 5 —<*>—Fascist stu-
dents attempted to organise new
anti-allied demonstrations today as
Italy marked time on the edge of
war but were disbanded by police
In the vicinity of the British con-
sulate.
Armed troops were stationed at
doorways near the consulate, and
the guards at the French and Brit- j
Lsh embassies were reinforced
The soldiers were withdrawn la-
ter.
About 30 British, mostly members
of the embassy's commercial staff,
and their families left today for
home. Fellow countrymen who
bade them farewell shouted “Hur-
rah for England I"
The government
Msyor Tom Miller of Austin and
Edward Clark, former Secretary of
State under Governor Allred, will
stag's a "Harmony" Democratic
barbecue in honor of Hon Alvin J.
Wirts. Undersecretary Of the Inte-
rior, and Col Myron Blalock. Dem-
ocratic National Committeeman of
Texas, in Austin on the evening of
g June 7 at the Austin Country Club.
A number of Denton citizens have
been invited to the barbecue, which,
no doubt, has been arranged to iron
Out some of the sore spots of the
b State Convention at Waco, and that
to as it should be.
see the end of to* read.
The full scope of the Naxl drive '
a wasb-t apparent at ths outset. The
“ initial assault was against ths Al-
East and improvement of British-, positions on the Romms and >
Boston reSSTSSt havTaX' **”“ ----*------ —
terrent effect of any Italian plan
to enter the war
Nevertheless, the British still re-
garded Italian entry aa a matter
of time.»
A Soviet source said that Russia
“has no intention of being thrust
onto one side or the other" ta the
war
He indicated that Russia * policy
would continue to emphasise inter-
nal affairs but that ’he U. 8. 8. R.
ta keeping alert against any en-
croachment on any of its interests
by one power or another. -
R. A Butler. British undersecre-
tary for foreign affairs, told the
House of Commons today it ap-
peared from an official Rusaian
communique that the appointment
of Sir Stafford Cripps as new Brit
tah ambassador to Moscow bad
been accepted by the Kremlin al-
though formal notice had not yet
been received.
Informed quarters doubted that
Russia's acceptance of Cripps sig-
nified any Intention to drop her
partnership with Germany.
Russian circles hintad that there
to at least a good possibility of dip-
lomatic co-operation between the
Kremlin and the Allies tn the Near
Bast.
Russian source said, howevr. that
Britain "must show by deeds as
well as words an honest desire for
friendship With Russia."
Mt Partly etogfiy to
taatag and aftanwsa
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dnri Motor to nerth portion iMMF
•to.
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• The ioclai activities of the 'debs'
of Denton will pick up from now on
out during the summer months,
since the boys and girls have come
home from college, and a part of
them will enter TSCW or T-C for
the summer term These present-
day students In the colleges made
good in the public schools of Den-
ton. as one of the hlgherups in
Denton High ■"’aid that he had nev-
er had a brighter graduating class
of boys and girls
Snow In June in Denton—believe
it or not Denton people who
passed along North Ixrust Street
Tuesday afternoon saw what they
considered snow in front of the
Smith Frosen Foods Co. In fact, it
was snow, but snow that had accu-
mulated in the refrigeration plant
^jt Brituh Bomb
Germans Again
LONDON, Juna »—The air
ministry announced tonight that
Rovil Air Force heavy bomber*
again had attacked military objm-
ttv** in Germany Tuesday night
'Oil rvfineriea and fuel depot* in
the Ruhr and elsewhere “were sub-
jected to intensive bombing at-
tacks" One British aircraft to
missing. • f
FRENCH CLAIM LINES HULU
two. voting “preaent," said.
Representatives Corbett t.
and Chiperfleid <R-I11)
At its session today the Senate
committee also rejected 19 to 2.
a proposal by Senator Pepper <D-
Flai to direct President Roosevelt
to aid the Allies short of actual
participation in the war. The com-
mittee previously had rejected a
similar Pepper resolution 12 to 1.
Senator Guffey (D-Pa) joined Pep-
per in support of today's proposal
Radio Amateurs
May Not Contact
Foreign Stations
was a
tlon b
and the Allies In the Black Sea and
the Eastern Mediterranean
If true, a new herd of Anglo-
Russian friendship might M*Uy
counter the preasure of Italy in the
Mediterranean.
With Belgium cruahsd m * M-day
camaplgn. Hitler sent his legions to
strike into the heart of France with
a hint that he had offered the Al-
lies some kind of psiKie term* p<w-
slbiy * separate peace to only on*
side and had been rejected
Thu*, ta hi* “order of the day.**
(Sto RAKS LAUNCH Pegs «)
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Recently moving to Denton for
the summer are Mrs Edna Medlin
and two daughters. Misses Frances
and Edna Lou. who are living at
1931 North Locust Street
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pC'«V President Roosevelt to mo-
b’ltto the national guard in case of
neoOtaHy without congroasional ap-
proval. The president's request for
thto authority has drawn some
rongremman'* fire.
Mtothsll mid the legislation was
reeded beceuae there were "dan-
ger* that might be serious, specif-
Icalty with relation to the Panama
Cmm1.“
On* high official later emerted
that the ream Mr. Roosevelt ask-
ed the power to call out the na-
tional guard we* the possibility
the* Ngvlor army troop* might
have to cope with an emergency
elsewhere on the hemisphere
IT it was neeeeaary to r----
the guard, thto official ;
would bo uood to relieve regulate
who might have to be aant to the
Panema Canal Bone. Puerto Riccx
or wwne other point outside the
imited watae.
There wm a hint yeatorday from
chairman Welsh <D-Mm*> of the
Senate naval committee that the
United Statm might bo nreottattoH
for military baoea ta Central and
South Amorim. This was dented,
however, by Mr RooeeveR at hi*
pram contemn
• the famed "honey moon resort ' Nia- lo >t^rwL cspture them
gara Falls, on their way to the Big ' - “
City
“We may or may not have suffi-
cient storage capacity to take care
of the needs of the Denton Milling
Co." said Curtis K Scott. Mann-
•grr. "but if we find that we haven't,
well certainly build more In the
future Tn fact, we have plans now
for extension if such is found nec-
essary We have ■ capacity of
• nearly *00.000 bushels now'"
Mr Hcott has been manager of
the Denton mill for the past year,
coming here from Paris, where he
was iwoclated wtth the Kimball
Mills H H Womack is Assistant
Manager of the Mill
SOVIETS EXPECT U. S. T* IN-
1KBVKNE IN WAR
♦ MOSCOW. Jung <JP>—The ♦
♦ newspaper Trod Soviet labor ♦
♦ organ, mid today that "there ♦
♦ are ream* for believing that ♦
♦ the United States will no* re- ♦
♦ main tmpaaaive to th* Burn- ♦
♦ pean war and thto may f
♦ oartaln extant decide its
♦ «uit“
WASHINGTON, June B. —<Jto— atatton of a bUl that would
A secret statement from the army
high command on "fifth column"
acUvltte* In several Latin Amer-
ican countries kept hemisphere de-
fense problems to the fore today
tn the crush of preparedness con-
sideration*
There was added emphasto in the
declaration of a cabinet member.
Secretary Wallace, that "the dicta
tor nations have definite doaigns"
on the New World.
“If England and France are con-
quered." Wallace aald ta a mech
last night “th* Americas will be
the naxt objeottva."
Reasons for the army's concern
over potenUallttee df condition* tn
*MW part* of the Western Hmn-
isphere were outlined ymterday ta
a dosed meeting at the House
military committee by Genera),
Gsorge O. Marshall, chtef of ataff.l
General Marshall, some mem
bare said later. named five countries
in Latin America where he declar-
ed “fifth column" activtttm were
cause for apprehension An tatan-
■IficHUon of effort* might be «■-
Meted. Maretea WM quoted, if
Great Britain and France appear-
ed certain to ba defeated
Th* btoouMtea binged ch WMk-
Twenty Indictments, all on felmy
charges, were reported late Tuesday
by the summer term grand jury,
making !t* first report to District
Judge Ben W Boyd.
Included were bills voted against
Ray Sellers of Dellas charged with
burglary and felony theft alleging
he participated in the safe-blowing
at the 7-Up Bottling Company
plant in May.
Charges agains' four other Dal-
las men held in connection with
the same case were held back for
further investigation by the grand
jury. Assistant Attorney Earl L.
Coleman said
Others Billed
Of the 20 indictments, defend-
ants in four forgery and six chicken
theft cases have not been appre-
hended and their names were with-
held Other bills reported, besides
those against Sellers, were: Oliver
Weatherly. burglary; Herschel
Maugham, assault to rape: Charles
Ray Keller, arson and burglary:
Jack Shirley arson and burigary.
Robert A. OUwcXi. wilfully burning
insured personal proparty: H D
Btaith. theft; Ben C Varner, driv-
Fascist Rioters
BERLIN. June 5.—by Radio)
—A Swtas-Oerman air buttle wm
reported today by * German spokes-
man to have resulted tn the shoot-
ing down <f one German and four
tefito planes
The spokesman intrtod the Swim
attacked fire*
The battle, wtiich occurred either
Monday night or earty Tuesday,
was aald to have taken place over
French territory where the Ger-
man* were "carrying out opera-
tions “
(The Swiss high command an-
nounced yesterday that "two eg
three" German planes were believed
to have been shot down by Swim
fighters over thq Swiss Jura Moun-
tain* The tarn of on* Swim plane
wm acknowledged).
Material is being hauled to the
Fred Freeman farm, west of Den-
ton. for * five or six thousand foot
tert, deeping the 3AM foot test that
wm made there several yean ago
Maybe that’s the first big well to
come In for Denton County
By DEWITT MMKKMteB
Aamctatod From Writer
The outcome of the war likely
hinges on this second phase of Hit-
ler’s blitakrieg which was launch-
ed at daw* against the Allied left
wing in Northern France.
If the Allies can stand up sgainst
this new onslaught—not to talk of
throwing it back—until Ito fury Is
spent, they will have advanced
their cause immeasurably, even
though they have to give much
ground
But if Hitler 1* able to achieve
his announced purpose of crushing
the French armies, which are the
Allied land bulwark just aa the
British navy 1* the bulwark of the
sea*, then to all intent* he will have
rsvaoiisnea n» position m vontm-
ental Europe
It to difficult to om bow Britain
single-handed could oust him once
he conquered France.
The Allies have made it clear
they are expecting to am more dark
days before they see better. That
doesn’t mean they are whipped,
for they are not. but they are in
for *omr teesiona
Certainly the world will be forced
to witnem another blood-bath.
Prof Jackson talked to th*
Gainesville Rotary Club Wednes-
day Hl* aubject was “God. the
Universe and Other Thing*"
Mrs Joe 8 Gambill. Or . ha* re-
. turned from Dalia* where she via-
Ited relative* and attended the fu-
neral of B. M. Andereou. owner of
the Anderson Furniture Oo., who
WM a coualn of MTa Gambill
"France has decided to tight to
the end with her British ally for
the liberty of the world." Reynaud
declared
German infantry in massed grey
assaulted the desperately
fighting poilus. who knew that a
major break through now would
Unpei U their beloved capital 70
miles distant
Toward nightfall, the battle in-
creased in violence in the stifling
heat, smoke and dust of the ileld*
German bombers meanwhile raid-
ed an unidentified area in Central
France, and French fighting plane*
and anti-aircraft struck back.
Hiller Laanehea Attack
Touched off by the German fueh-
rer lilmself from hl* headquarters
on the western front, the massive
attack began at *:M a. m. <9:0* p.
m. Tuesday. OST) with a furious
artillery barrags against the French
lines
While th* Hurt air force thun-
dered overhead, bombing and *traf-
ing. masses of uniformed German
forward through
flank of the main Maginot line.
German dive-bombers and heavy
artillery blasted at French infantry
massed along the front, with the
heaviest fury uf the attack center-
ing in the Laon-Hoissons sector.
The whole battleline extended
from Laon to Abbeville. 12 miles
from the English Channel.
With the conflict still in too
early n rtage for decisive results.
Premier Reynaud of France cortfl-
Mrs [ dently predicted that the Allies can
Medlin is a teacher of band and "hope for a favorable issue of the
music in the Cold Springs High I struggle "
aSchool, and will study toward her
master's degree at T. C Miss Fran-
ces. new high school graduate, also
will attend college this summer
• Mr Medlin will remain in Cold
Springs most of the summer where waves
he has business interests
lines to start
dashes deep
front.
Toward nightfall the battle was
raging with increasing violence in
the stifling heat, smoke and difet of
the fields aom* 70 miles north of
the French capita).
Central France Raided
Simultaneous with the assault.
German bombers raided an are* in
Central France, not identified by
name French fighters and anti-
aircraft struck back
In Paris, before the army com-
mittee of the Chamber of Deputlea,
Premier Paul Reynaud voiced hta
confidence that France "can hope
for a favorable Issue" of the new
struggle.
"We will fight to the end with
our British ally for the liberty of
the world."" he said.
Infantry moved
the dawn haxe.
The heaviest blows were directed
at the region of Amieu* and along
the Allette Canal, between Laon
and Soiason* The latter 1* only
5* miles from Paris >
Berlin declared Parte—the appar-
ent target of the new bllUkrieg—
lay "practically exposed to the
German onslaught.
A highly significant development
on Che diplomatic front wm repott-
ed meanwhile in London, where So-
viet Russian circle* indicated there
good possibility of oo-nperq-
;ween the Russian Kremlin
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ter of the present aa Death takes
ie algnal to start bombtag* of cities
apattered Pari* wtth explosive* and
(fl*1l| and German-held etttea
MHr of the air struck the two sides.
DURHAM. N. C., June 5 —VT)
—There were many red face* at
police headquarters todav, all
because of Roger Upchurcn. 13,
amt his dog, Zip
A burglar, sought by the offi-
cers on several house breaking
charges, was seen entering a
home. The neighbor* started
screaming, frightened the bur-
glar and he Jumped from a
wtndqw and escaped
Roger got hi^ 22 rifle, whis-
tled to Zip and they started
out. In a few minutes they
came back, marching the bur-
riar before them
ALEXANIJKIA.
—The Italian minister te
Efvpt, Seraflino Maavotini, to-
night pnstpaned hte retarn to
Ilaiv. giving rise to belief in
allied circles that - Premier
MuisoUnl might retrain from
any war movr until the rhanee*
for German victory further
'•ryatalHae.
Usually, such German unit* are
not supported by infan try
Berlin reported that Nasi dlve-
Residents of Denton for the sum-I homblny stuka plane* had wrought
mer are Mr and Mrs Irvin Hill and "Rrrat destruction" and an “ex-
eight month-old son. Russell Ed-
win. who arc located *t 517 North
Locust Street The Hill* are re-
cently from Nocona, where he was
coach of the Nocona High Indians,
but next year will reside al Bridge-
•flort. Mr Hill having be»n elected
principal and coach of the high '
.school there Hill will study toward ingly Ui a mighty smash to turn the
hl* master's degree at T C An |
alumnus of Trinity University. Hill.
« known a* "Rusty" on the gridiron,
is remembered by North Texas Ea-
gle fans as the fleet backfield *cc
cf the Trinity Tiger elevens from
1927 to 1930 under Barry Holton.
BERLIN. June 5 —Oto—Adolf Hit-
ler at dawn today sent his armies
of the west plunging into France
on the Somme-Alam line to teach
a historic lesaon" to the Allie*, as
the fuehrer said, and speed '"the
bloom of a new and better world "
"In the early morning hours to-
day." aald Hitler's high command,
"new attack operation* began from
the preaent defense front in
France "
Thia second phase of Germany**
"total war" In the west—following
closely upon the Allied disaster in
Flanders—transformed a nearly 200-
mlle section of Northern France,
from the channel coast to the shat-
tered junction of the Magtnot line
with Ito northern extension, into
one great field of raging combat
Hitler today ja note insert hte
' bowndteaa" confidence tn German
armed foroea and asserted German
victory would answer "the pluto-
cratic rulers of England and
France" who. the fuehrer aald. have
irtedgad each other to avoid with
all gleans the bloom of a new and
bettor world. • • •
Authorised spokesmen were
served about the new offensive
They intimated it might be several
day* before detail* are forthcom-
ing.
That heavy fighting wa* under-
way wm taken for'granted by Ger-
mans. who saw the Reich** flags
waving and heard bell* toiling tn
celebration of the toanders victory.
Associated Preaa Izued Wire EIGHT PAGES
LIFE TERM FOR BLAYINO CUS-
TOMS OFFICER
BROWNSVILLE. June B.—(Jto-
ffineterto Chaaco Corona of Mm
faced a 99-year sentence tndsv for
■laying U. 8. Custom* Patrolman
Joneph T. Brown near Harlingen
the night of May 2. A jury return-
ed the verdict last night FMeral
Judge James V. Alfred taatriKted
a verdict of not guilty for IgMoro
Crua of Elsa. Oorona** companion
the night of the shooting
The French stand virtually alone
on the line, although there are
some British divisions there
Allied sources say that effective
help cannot be forthcoming from
Britain until British industry can
replace the vast stores of supplies
and war equipment lost in the
Flanders disaster
Soon after the thunder of the
dive bombers and the German ar-
tillery had reached a crescendo, the
German Infantry swarmed into th*
attack, charging tn great, grey
waves'
Armored "panser" columns wait-
ed for openings in the French
their characteristic
behind the French
VOL. XXXIX
GERMANS LAUNCH DRIVE ON PARIS
■rW--------------------------------
TODAYS
By DEWITT MacKENZlE
Aaaociated Frees Writer
The statement in London today
by Soviet circle* that Russia view*
her interests in the East as parallel
to those of the Allie* strike* me
as a break of highest importance
fqr the Anglo-French Allies, pro-
vided it represents the official po-
sition of Moscow
Thia statement was emphasized
by the hint that there te possibility
of at least .diplomatic co-operation
between the Allies and Russia in
the vital strategic area of the
Black Sea and the Eastern Medi-
lerBnetn.
If Russia takes this stand it
means that she is signaling Musso-
lini not to trespass
That in effect would be a warn-
ing to him to keep out of the war, I
since his entrance most certainly
would Involve action in the Near
Eastern sone
One can even envision possible
Soviet-Allied military co-operation
should Russia's Near Eastern in-
terests be jeopardized
The Allies recently have been
holding the door wide open to rep-
prochement with Russia An indi-
cation of this ties in the British
appointment of Sir Stafford Cripps,
left-wing laborite. as ambasMdor
to Moscow, and the French move
to name Bkik Labonne. former
French ambassador to Republican
Spain, as ambassador to the Krem-
lin
(By Associated Press)
Gen. Maxinie Weygand’s French poilus were reported
“holding solidly” late today in a titantic battle of 2,000,000
men raging along the 125-mile Somme-Aisne front aa Hitler
launched a violent new blitzkrieg into the heart of France.
By contrast, authorired German
sources in Berlin asserted the Nazi
army's right wing was sweepUig for-
ward "on the broadest front'*—
heading south snd east along the
»♦♦*-»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*»*♦**♦*-»
t PARIS. June 5 —Oto—The ♦
♦ war ministry spokesman Mid ♦
♦ tonight that German tanks ♦
♦ had filtered through the ♦
♦ French lines at a few points in ♦
♦ the German army's great of- ♦
♦ fenslve from the Somme Riv- ♦
♦ er front toward Paris but that ♦
♦ the main Allied lines were ♦
♦ holding The spokesman told ♦
♦ his night press conference ♦
♦ that the general situation on ♦
♦ the Somme was "favorable" for ♦
♦ the French at the end of the ♦
♦ first day's fighting. ♦
mlnaUon to remain neutral in the
European war.
A British source intimated c
hope Russian interest tn the Near
I Aisne Rivers along ■ front at 125
mile* between the English Chan-
nel and the vicinity of Laon. All
this area west of Amiens on the
Somme saw some of the fierce**
fighting in the Worid War
It looked very much as though
the Osman* aere headed for Pari*
ty way of the well-trodden valley
of the Otoe. ■*
The Allied front in this sector
has been newly couaolidated and
strengthened under command of _
Generalterimo Weygand. Over a *.
considerable streteh of the line un-
der attack this morning the Allies
had the Somme River between them
and the enemy, and at numerotek
nnirtfa tXm Blltaa alarv BamLM
on the northern
bridgeheads whfc
during the part___ _
Them advantage* the Alltoe will
need, tor the Nasi assault wm de-
scribed as violent.
Bnm* *■ FlMMh
The brunt of the land fighting
murt. of courea, fall on the French,
since the British BnadlUonarv
Itoroe as a whole wm temporarily
put out of action tn the battle of
Flanders If the French can hold
the onrush for a bit. the English
wiU be able to reorganise and get
reinforcemente to their cnileaguea.
There has been no indication
that Hitler intends to try his in-
vasion of England nfrw. It would be
the wildest sort of gamble to un-
dertake such an operation before
the German* have consolidated
their positions in Flanders and
have reconditioned the channel
porta
There can be little doubt, how-
ever, that Hitler will order inten-
sive bombing of channel shipping
and Brtttth port* and industrial
areas. The Engitth wUl have to
fight their way across the channel
against the Nasi afrtorce tn orBar
to cany aid W theii allle* Aa to
*•■*>*>• ***•*♦♦»♦♦♦ wee
English Ciiannel coast toward Le
Havre and Rouen.
Le Havre, the vital link between
France and England, wa* bombed
by German plane* in an apparent
"softening up" attack yesterday.
Rouen is about 25 miles inland from
Havre on the Seine
The German thrust was aimed at
separating France from England
GrrmaNs Paaa Amiens
A* the struggle surged to new
______... heights of nien-against-man feroc-
New York and other point* east 1 lty- London reported that German
_ Billy Floyd Theo and John Brooks | "armored vehtelea’-probabiy swift
“ and Finis Robbins are the four that I striking motorcycle vanguard* -had
are touring together They took oil I reached both side* of Amiens.
from Denton by bus but later Billy Thi's '‘'ould uMllcate * typical
Floyd picked up a new Buick and j bfitekneg^ tacUc J ~
they ell headed east Thevll seeletrongly fortified
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