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Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
French Motorized
Units vi vic&orious

motor units in The first test of
strength. the French spokesman
said.
Tie Germans were reported using
the motorized technique of the Pol
ish campaign The columns which
broke throuah the Albert canals
alone the TongrcS road We're said
to have been almost entirely mecn- I
ani2cd.
French reports said allied air
forces had bombed and machine
gunneG the advancing German COL
mnns and had smashed The last of
the MqaStrcht bridges over which
thn Germans crossed into Belgium.
Thc{ also were said to have bombed
Germm infantry in the rear Of
the mechanzed columns.
These reports indicated that the
Germans were making little progress
L. The Maaslrcht sector. TongreS is
ONLY 70 miles southwest of Maas-s
picht and the Germans apparently
had DOT reached there vet.
The French military spokesman
SUD that the Iiege Notifications,
10 mile south of the MaaStricht-
Ter. "es ra2a. were still holding out
exceDt fer the F'pemalle tEben
+, ,,1arh fer which the Germans had
tiken IN tie first thrust. The Bel
eiaas pcre said TO have tangled up
German operations around Lego by
DESTROYING all bridges.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Germans Penetrate
Begiai, 1st Line;
British Move Up
BY RICHARD d. MCMILLAN

WITH BRITISH EXPEDITION
AIRY FORCES, IN BELGIUM, May
l3 CUPD-Thc slcdse hammer at
tack of the German army pene
trated the first line of Belgian de
fenses today and paved the way
for major battle in which BrltlSt
mechanical forces rushed to the
aid of the Belgians.
The Beleians fell back only after
stubborn resistance in which they
inflicted heavy casualties on the
invading armies
The second line of defense in
Belgium is not as long as the
original defense line and therefore
the Belgian forces. supported by
British and French, will be less
scattered and more powerful.
The Germans claimed capture
of Licgc and the penetration Of the
Albert canal, man Belgian defense
lnc. at two points Maastricht and
northwest of HasseitD
The German forces. which were
engaged With the French in the
Ourthe river sector of south Bel
GUM. have used excellent mechan-
ized units in forcing the Belgian
and Dutch first line defenses.
L was stated that the German
troops that broke through the Albert
canal at MaaStricht spread out in
mushroom fashion to threaten the
flankS of the Belgian nam line.
The Belgian troops were forced to
fall back
Parachute troops were used by
the Germans in these operations
and IN operations further in the
interior but Allied sources said that
practically all of them had been
rounded up before they did much
damage
British troops moving towards the
acGm passed Belgian wounded on
fhelr way to the rear Refugees
ireamlng past the advancing troops
AID The fighting was furious
Royal air force planeS assisting
the Belgian defenders doWncd 81
German planes bringing the total
10 an estimated 200 during the first
three days of British action in the
war in the loWlandS
Thousands of refugee jammed
the roads, forcing British troops To
act as traffic officer Nuns ac-
comDanied hundreds Of children 10
the rear.
Refugees said that German planes
attacked a refugee train forcing it
to halt. Men and women took to
the fields. One woman refugee said:
The German planes began to
machine gun US. Il was terrifying.
In the distance We could hear the
big guns"
The main body of the expedition
ary force has nearly completed its
advance into Belgium The vast
rear guard which must accompany
the force in the field was moving
rapidly on its heels. Military ex-
pertS described the movement of
thousands of men and their cauip-
uent without accident mJ with
perfect protection a. a WONDERFUL
accomplishment
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Lie9e Fortress
Fo!IS to Germans

BERLIN May l3. tUP) = The
high command claimed today that
the German flag now flies over the
citadel of Liege but admitted that
The outer forts still are resisting
The high command asserted that
German columns were sweeping for
ward through Holland and Belgium
and that one detachment had con-
tacted troops which had been land
ed by alrplane near Rotterdam.
The contact With the Rotterdam
forces was made west of the Sued
Wlllem canal. the high command
declared
l. asserted that fast flying motor
led columns had cut their way past
the ring of l6 major fortreSSeS
which protect the city of Liege and
fought into the city Itself. There Was
no claim that the Llcge fortresSeS
had been reduced or captured With
the exception of the important
Eben Enael fort. taken Friday and
Saturday.
German troops also have made
another crossing of the Albert can
al-kev to the Belgian defense sXs-
tem-the high command declared
This crossing was northwest OF
Hasselt The canal previously ha@
been crossed at Eb2n Emael. j9St
south OF Maastricht on the Dateh-
Belgian frontier
Several hundred prisoners were
-, N
IN fighting south of Saarbulcelle@
ana southeast Of ZWelbrucckcn, a3-
narently in front of the MaeI0os
Inc.
The German heh command E
realed that French troops are 'iaA
battling the Germans in souGerG
i Belgium. near the Luxembourg Co.
j nei west OF the Ourthe river.
It asserted that about 320 cneE.S
airplanes had beer destroyed. IS III
air battles. - by antl-alrcraft tire
and the remainder on the grou d
j One group of 25 British planes
were said to have been shot IL NJ
when the Raj attempted to carry
out bombing attack on TIE Lii
portant bridge a Maastricht. ke}
to the German push on the L}one
defenses. The Germans lost g,
planes yesterday. the high eli
mand said
On the naval front the high con :
mand contended that German ar
attacks had scored further succy>s- :
eS. 1t said that one enemy crlas"f
had been damaged. that cruise n1
the Southampton class had y en
sunk, that transport ship a1G
been sunk and that seven other mef-
chant ships had been set afire OF
the Dutch coast. In the water
around Narylk. it contended that
an enemy destroyer had been dam
aged and cruiser badly damaged
From tho German account the
'Yiege situation appeared to be de-
.cloping in fashion similar 10 Ger
man movements both in Poland anG
Norway. A fast. heavily armed col
umn apparently was pressing for
ward with great speed, leaving Bel
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

eian strong points 10 lis rear to be
reduced later.
Fresh German c.almS OF gains
at Lieee and victories over the
British and other enemy ar forces
followed indications i'll we'll M
formed quarters that German
troops. holding the east coast ol
the Zuyder Zee after having over
run northeast Holland. probably
would attempt crossing by boat
to northwest Holland To attack
Amsterdam ard the Dutch Wata.
defenSeS from the rear.
It was believed here that GER
man troops who repeatedly broke
through the first pateh defense
line in the Ammerssoort-Ihenen
sector along the Yssel River, were
now at the cdse ot the Dutch III
undatlon defcnses in central Hol-
land. within 35 miles ot Amster-
dam. This section is below the Zl&-
der Zee, which forms Il huge Gull
through north central Holland.
BY crossing tire mouth of Zu.. der
Zee into north province. either by
boat or alrplane. the Germans eoa,a
outflank the inundated area and
establish themselves on tne Daten
North Sea coas; W.tl#a 80 4
Great Britain
II was Indicated TIA tie q, :
mans had met little opposition -
Groningen and FneSland provinces
in northeast Holland winch tie
Dutch had Only heHtlX tofaA"ai
and the German hs&h remmaal
said Harrington. Al tie moalf ot
the Znyder Zee had hee3 taosa
carly yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
London Says Nazis
Stalking All on
BIitzkrieg Hopes

LONDON May 13. CUP) Brit
iSh air and land forces increased
attacks ON the German invaders of
the low countries today and high
quarters expressed belief that the
Germans were stalking almost
everything ON an attempt to win
the war quickly.
The air ministry disclosed that
last night German troops i'll Bel
gium had been bimbed heavily by
Royal air force planes and that
important German communications
III Germany between the Rhine and
the Dutch frontier had been at
tackled from the air.
German planes destroyed i'll air
combat by anti-aircraft fire or
rendered useless by attacks while
ON the ground. were believed in
we'll informd quarters To total more
than 200 since the start of thu
bhtzkries against the low coun-
tries.
British cayalrymcn have c!ashed
with the Germans III Belgium III
fighting resulting in ADVANTAGES to
the British general headquarters as-
serted IN Conlmunlque.
We'll informed sources aSsertin !
that reports from the battleiieldS
showed German attempt to VIII
the war quickly said ii was too
early To estimate the strength Of
Germany's latest punch.
But there is no question that
the German offensive is being n-
dcrtaken With the strongest forces.
4 uoS said
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Wilson Machine
Shop Equipped
ToDo Anything

There are two especially in
tercsting features of the Will
son Machine Shop, 1922 Main
street, operated by Nj. A. Will
son. One is the history of the
proprietor. and the other is
the interior of the shop.
Mr.. Wilson served in the
aviation service during the
World war, and afterwards,
came to the valley. first to go
To work for Edgar Brothers
company as shop foreman. and
later to start hi, present bust
ness i'm 1928. He has been at
the same location ever since.
lie is a native of Lincoln, Neb.
Wilson describes the wealth
of machinery and equipment
in his plant as "Thc most
complete machine shop in the
valley II can do any kind
of frame and axle straightcn-
ing, and any kind of machin-
cry repairing, welding, lathe
work, etc, he says.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

TOKYO NAV 3. Great
Britain. threu-n Ambassador Sir
Robert Cra-5ie lla, assured Japan
that she has 10 intention Of inter
venine in the Netherlands Fast IT
dies. the foreign office sad today.
Britain fully shares the japanese
government concern ever ne East
Indies. a foreign office statement
said. The British We're represented
BY the japanese rs belie1ne ti.at
Dutch forces IN the East lno!e> We're
sufficient 10 maintain til status
quo.
Britain has 10 lnfealion q il
tervemne the foreign off, 5aad
after CrMgIc Lad esnfeMf5 With
Foreign Minister H&2hlro Az.
japanese new papers. II add4t III
to indicatIa- continued concern over
the East Indies, sad that allied
troop landings in the Da.en West
Indies were 4 menace 10 the Last
Indies
They had forecast HAT allied
troops might a,fsHp1 Z occupy the
DulCH E.tat 4i3tit's - -
Dutch request - Ps4t6ct.o9,
Arita Satue5aH .ates@ed o.n.e-
matte represeafat1yes at - bfsa-
gerents and uf The U.uted Staies AID
Italy il.al Japan W aeeHsY con-
cernad 1T maintenance Of tn7 s.afus
ou9 in the F. Indiae Sas ;hH
press pcrslste3 III CEpHcsslne fear
that the War = Eara9e m.snt sp.etd
10 the Far Fast.
The Asahl sh.a.5.a ehasse7 tat
Holland had la.aed d dea23a c.ts*-
ing" statemels 10 Japan &p9i d
saying Holland Wogld To, f&'r1st
the protection e tae Ouch E.. Il
dies 10 arv cpf.frT - aeeep' A.
offer Of protection.
Tno KokmnIn sHanhan sala thofe
were lad.ea}.a2- fi.at Japan would
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

PARIS. MAY 13. oUP) French
and German mcchanized forces have
clashed for The first time in the
war ON the road near Toneres. Bel
gium 10 miles north of Lieee. and
the French Won the battle. French
military sources reported today.
II WIS said that the French motor
i1cd unit had sonr to the aid of
BeleianS trying to hold the road
from MaaStricht. Holland, to Ton@reS
i'll the face of 4 furious German
drive When the French ar"iVcd, thc
BelgianS counter-attackcd. Ffenrh
adYiccs said The famed German
panzar motorized units were halted,
proving the superiority of Frances
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Churchill Gets
Confidence Vote

LONDON. May 13 up The
House of Commons today voted
confidence in the government ei
Winston Churchill after the prlme
minister III Il speech had said that
we are in the preliminary phase
Of one of the greatest battles IL
history
The vote of confidence came on
a motion introduced By Churchill
himself and saving that This house
Welcomes the formation of coy
ernment representing the United
lnfleXIble resolve of the ration II
prosecute the war with Germany
- a victorious conclusion.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13
Britoin Assures Japanese
Allies Have No Plans to
Change Status Of Indies

g lie East indies.
The Dateh legation here eommu-
eics.s3 y'tn the japanese foreign
ost.es DENYING a report supposedly
hraa3aa. from the United. States
d.. 'aa Frerrh an3 British had
laaaea N tic Dutch Fast 1ndies.
The Da,ch stid tha report was fam
taSflc
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

a4e.ss. . Hole aea!nsf III nv
..ts#.5a L. the West Indles.
N.chi Nlcls. said Holland res. W.
:, ALLIANCE With Britain ans FRANCE
a. lice W. TO guarantee a-"araSt
silla} aeflo,s II tha .nutcA F.as. L.
81. i sa.a tia mGnr 10 c,@cllm-
sjanco> could Japan recognize AZ
such acton "a change fhe stanlS CO
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-13

For reaching most people at
mallcs. cost usc Po5t-PreSs want
Evening star., 1940-10-09
Doctors Told Of New
Test 10 Detect Rickets
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Oct. "a new test 10
detect ricketS even In newborn
babies was described today before
the annual meeting of the American
Public Health Association.
The disease. due TO too little vita
min D, the sunshine vitamln. causes
malformation of all the bones of the
body and results in retardation OF
growth
Dr.. Don J Barnes of Harper Hos
pital. Detroit. told members of the
association It is possible to discover
the earliest cases Of the disease by
measuring the amount Of phosphate
in the blood of children.
This test, he explained. detects the
development of rickets long before
it is found in X-ray or other exami-
nation. 1t is also cheap and read
lily available for physicians who do
not have an X-ray machine avail
able.
During the first and second
months of life the disease cannot
be detected by X-ray examination,
Dr. Barnes added and this Is a
critical period in the absorption Of
calcium and phosphorus in growing
bones.
Evening star., 1940-10-09
Typothetae Choose
Reilly as President
And End Convention
O. T. Wright Of District
Is Named Treasurer
Of Master Printers

Walter B. Reilly of Lowell. Mass,
was elected president of the United
Typothetae Of America today at the
last session OF the organization s
54th annual convention at the May
flower Hotel
Mr.. Reilly succeeds B. B. EiSen-
berg Of Cleveland as chief executive
of the master printers trade group.
Other new officers are Donald L.
Boyd of Huntington. w. Va, first
vice president: H. F. Ambrose OF
Nashville. second vice president: ::
R. w. Bradford of Denver, third
vice president; William T. Grieg OF
Minneapolis. fourth vice president.
and Raymond Blattenberger Of
Philadelphia. fifth vice president.
Oscar T. Wright of washington,
D. c., was named treasurer.
The printers also named % di-
rectors, including Charles E. Hoff-
man of Baltimore, for the fourth
zone, which includes Washington.
Reports of the president. treas
urer, Neurology Committee, Creden-
tials Committee and other commit
tees were heard.
Following the election of officers
the three-day session adjourned
The Board Of Directors and Execu-
tive Committee were to meet later
in the day.
About 500 members from Canada
and the United States attended the
convention. which commemorated
the 50oth anniversary of the inven-
ton of printing.
Evening star., 1940-10-09

yer. Rocky Mountain spotted fever
cholera and typhus fever.
Typhus did not hit American
troops in the World War. 1t killed
20 .OO0.000 persons in Eastern Europe
shortly afterwards. 1t is spread by
lice Great as were the delousing
precautions taken by the Army
Medical Corps. any veteran will
confirm that American soldiers were
far from free of lice. Absence OF
typhus must be considered partly a
matter of luck.
Venereal Diseases q Problem.
Venereal diseases. it is expected
will remain a problem. The Army
doctors have to look at it realisti-
callv, since it is likely to become an
extremely important factor in the
efficiency of troops. A number OF
innovations in prophylaxis and
treatment are under consideration
by the civilian committee CO.
operating with the Army on this
question. Prophylaxis proved fairly
effective in the World War, so long
as the soldiers reported to prophy-
laxis stations. Now the same rules
will be in force but in addition, the
sale of various prophylactic devices
will be permitted and encouraged In
post exchanges. For the most
prevalent of these diseases, gonor-
rhea. sulfanilamide is proving an
effective remedy.
One of the most dreaded maladies
of the last war was meningitis.
which had nearly a 40 per cent
fatality rate. For this no means of
prevention has been found. The
seriousness of the disease, however,
has been diminished greatly by sui
fanilamide and sulfapyridine and by
the use of meningitis serum. One
of the problems now under discus
sion is whether to continue the use
of both. The chemicals have proved
very effective in civilian life. In the
concentration of Army camps, how
ever, the dreaded meningoccus has
a tendency to become more and
more virulent as it passes from per-
son to person. The chances are that
serum treatments will be retained.
Evening star., 1940-10-09
Navy Duty Gives Barclay
Background for Posters

McClelland Barclay, noted illus
traitor, will participate in maneu-
vers of the Virginia capes to get
background for a series of Navy
recruiting posters, it was announced
today.
A Reserve officer for three years,
he had to 60 on active duty to par
ticipate in the maneuvers, accord
ing to naval regulations. Beginning
October 10 he will spend week
aboard the battleship Arkansas.
Evening star., 1940-10-09
Pennsylvania UphoIds
Standing Of Osteopoths
By the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 9.-Up-
holding a lower court ruling. the
State Superior Court decided IL
censed "osteopathic physicians are
entitled to the same privileges as
licensed physicians"
In his opinion yesterday, Judge
William E. Hirt said:
The comparative merits of osteo-
pathy and medicine as scientific
systems for the treatment and cure
Of bodily disorders raised a contro-
versial question in the public mind
That question is not for us to
attempt to discuss. It Is
enough to say that the Legislature
has seen fit to recognize osteopathy
as a complete and independent
scientific system and the various
acts of Assembly have given osteo-
paths the standings Of physicians. "
The Bucks County Court had
quashed an indictment charging DR..
Theodore H. Rohen. a licensed os-
teopath. with prescribing a drug in
violation Of the Pennsylvania anti
narcotic act.
Evening star., 1940-10-09
Mural on Concert
By Marian Anderson
Sought in Contest
Sl,700 Item Included
In SCI 100 Total for
Five Competitions
A mural commemorating Marian

A mural commemoratlng Marian
Anderson's Easter Sunday concert
on the steps of the Lincoln Memo
rial is one of five projects in COM
petition Offering American artists
private and Federal-Sponsored COM
missions totaling s6l100. according
to announcement yesterday by the
Federal Works Agency.
The artist will be paid sl,700 for
the mural, funds for which have
been raised by popular subscription
The picture will be placed in the
Interior Department here.
Federal allocations for the five
competitions total s56,40O, while s4,-
TOO will be awarded from private
funds The Carnegie Corp. of New
York has donated $4,000, according
to the F. w "A.
Award for Water COl0rs.
The first award totaling 50 900,
will be made for 300 water colors
to be displayed in marine hospitals
throughout the country. Two hun
dred water colors, carrying $4,000 in
awards. will be hung in the Carville
La Marine Hospital for lepers.
A 50-foot mural, the largest ever
offered artists by a Federal art
project. also is included in the COM
petitions. It will be installed in
the new War Department Building
here and will cost $4,000 Two
sculpture groups. paying $4,000
Evening star., 1940-10-09
Defense Amortization
And Excess Profits
Bill BecomesLaw
low-Cost Insurance
For Conseriptees Also
Approved by President

President Roosevelt has signed the
excess profits-amortlzatlon tax bill.
one OF the major legislative steps
in speeding the Nations defense
program. The signing which oc-
Cured late last night, was an
nounced shortly before IL o'clock
this morning.
Estimated to affect about $4,000
firms. the taxing provisions of the
law would impose from Is to 50 per
cent extra levy on profits considered
above the normal earnings of the
individual concerns. In a full year
OF peak industrial activity it is be-
lieved the tax will yield approx
mately sl,00O,000.000
Because of this tax. applicable
principally to firms which will be
filling defense orders, the law re-
peals the Vinson- -Trammel Act linn
iting Army Navy contract profits to
8 per cent.
Five Year Write Of Provided.
Generally considered more vital
to the defense program than the
taxing provisions is the amortization
section OF the new bill-givlng to
firms which expand their facilities
for defense purposes the privilege
OF writing off the expansion costs
through five-year tax credits. IN
dustrv was promised this statuatory
protection in the early days OF the
defense drive. but coupling of the
issue with the excess profits tax
caused delay in the enactment.
Bv terms of the law. concerns are
given two alternatives for computing
their normal earnings prior to appll-
cation of the excess profits tax.
One is to take the average earn
ings between 1886 and 1889 in
elusive. To 95 per cent of that aver
age figure, 5000 may be added and
the excess profits tax would then be
applicable to all earnings above the
figure reached.
Insurance Plan Included.
The second method is to calculate
8 per cent on invested capital, add
$4,000, and apply the tax to the ex-
cess.
A section providing low-cost in
surance for National Guardsmen
and conscriptees, comparable to the
insurance privileges of the World
War period, also is included in the
bill.
Among other measures signed by
the President last night was an act
authorizing the conveyance to the
Commonwealth Of Virginia of a por-
ton of the naval reservation known
as the Naval Proving Ground at
Dahlgren, Va.
Evening star., 1940-10-09
Norman Thomas AssoiIs
Roosevelt 'BIunderinq'
B, the Associated Press.

BN the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY. Oct. e-Norman
Thomas asserted the United States
has launched itself on a program
of Imperialism as Englands Junior
partner" under what he termed the
'uncommonly blundering states
manship of Franklin D. Roosevelt" "
There is no economic Justification
for our militarization, the Socialist
presidential nominee said in a cam
paign speech last night. 'other than
the cold fact that when all other
means fail under private capitalism.
the last turn is toward military
stimulation"
He predicted the most likely
theater of war involving the United
States" first would be in the Far
East. and declared. Il think when
1t comes We shall win naval battles
in the Pacific, but the big area will
be in Europe.