The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-20
French Plenipoieniiaries
Are Selected to Receive
Nazi-Iialian Truce Terms
German High Command Announces
Subjugotion OF Froncs Almost
Complete; Chsrbourq Occupied
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| wAsHINcToS-An authoritative SQUIRE said today Inc
L. army intelligence division has received sr6 h ehsehing
urcoumed that the frsnek government v hssss
removed TO Tuni-ia. In North Africa
nERtINA special high camsuniaas
cathedral
significance capital
Nancy they captured
the great Toul fortress tnnsvile ais. occupied
BORDEAUX French pisaips,.n,l.r,.. a.. .sA.sssA
ers term. for an arml.se. probably Tomorrow msvnms
II WAS stated tonight
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sdsic.s from bordeaux tonight
claimed the NJ Premier Marshal Henri PetaN
had adopted sf.r attitude toward Germany result
Of said 10 have been brought by French semsws
opposed 10 abandonment Of the struggle.
CONTINUES
France named plenpoteniares today to receive Adolf
Hitlers terms for an armistce but the war In
the French provinces, North Africa, in Germany and
in the British Isles.
Two days and perhaps more will eIapss before the
armistce termsexpeeted To call for completes eapulaton
and surrender Of the French navycan be received and
Tn. swift sdvane. Of tn. German srm.. through
France. however. made u unlikely that the cabinet u
! Marshal Henri Philippe Petsir could do ohsr thas
accept the condition.. agreed upon BY Hitler and
Henito Mussolni nj Munich.
Great Britain, bombing German industrial areas more
extensively than and fighting off Nay planes that
scattered explosives the British Isles nths bgxest raid
OF the war; insisted the struggle would to victory
| In support of the British determination 10 carry
on. dispatches from London quoted authoritative
source claiming the German conquess would bs
seriously menaeed neat winter by food shortages.
Harvest prospects In southeastern Europe IL
asserted and the strain of carrying the warpus
continuation of the British bIockadewiIl Greats "des~
perate" situation
That the armisiies terms 10 he dictated BY The
All. powers would he harsh. calling for complete
| esptulatioa and probably surrender of the Frsssh
| fleet. was taken for granted In Berlin.
An armistire however viii be designed merely 10 end
the warfare in France leaving the final peace
be established at later datspresumsbly At The end Of
the European
Fighting went in France and the widespread
bsttlefields Of Africa
The Berlin high command said .ubjusssa IL
French provinces almost complete. with the
turs of Gherbourx Nancy and many othsr is~ns.
m well as an advance toward the big industrial
center Of Lyon.
French forces continued To resist In ths Msgisst
line area, hut were eneireled.
Determination Of Great Britain and the British Empire
to fight remained unshaksn and there indi
cations that part OF the French fighting forces might
tinur the
French arplsnes reported flying TO North Africa.
The French fleet Of set.7oe toas-.heh both
Britain and Germany seek Ut possible decisive
Importance In outcome Of the war-was stiu
accounted for although units under
stood 10 be- fighting under British command In The
/ Mediterranean.
/ In the Near East the French forces carried on.
The French government Of Marshal Henri Pstsin how
seemed 10 be in position where refusal o hs German
Italian terms for srmsties could not b. CONSIDERED.
The conquest Of France, al isast sast u the
nation left Hiiiers armies dominant from the vstaia
river frontier With Soviet Russia 10 the Pyrspses
and Scandinavia 10 the balkans. With ths cooper
alton Of Mussoin and The Friendship Of Zen. frss-
cisco France Of Spain. The NsA sway continental
Europe Ii. un<hsleaxed, except for Russis's grip
the baltic and Ukraine.
The effect of the German dominance in Europe. on
scale comparable only tc the Sspoieonc felt
seusIy the Far East where Japan reported
threatening military action against French Indo-chnz and
IN ,n~ Americas wAsss eompur
Tx..r. Will Gail .oy military s~ryses plans were