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Evening star., 1940-06-06
Planes 5woop Down
On Advancing Nazi
Tanks From Rear
Destruction of 40
In Single Sector
Is Reported
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER,


Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
PARIS, June eff the French
Army can hold for 48 hours more
against the terrific drive by two
German armored divisions of
about 500 to 1000 tanks and sew
eral infantry divisions in one
small sector the situation is
probably saved.
The second day of the German
drive for Paris found a heavy Ger
man offensive in the Peronne-Sois-
sons area met by vigorous French
counter offensives. Tank met tank,
the French tanks usually the larger
and often superior in quality, if in
ferior in numbers.
But at noon, the German advance
was nowhere great. In some places
German tanks. which had advanced
ahead of their infantry, found them
selves surrounded and were then
subjected to air, artillery and anti
tank gun attack.
Planes Armed With Cannon,
At Chaulnes, 40 German tanks
were destroyed, airplanes fitted with
cannon sweeping to only a few
meters over the monsters and
emptying their cannon into their
lightly armored rear.
In at least three regions German
tanks were cut off and completely
isolated, apparently having ex-
hausted their gasoline.
The French counterattacks came
at moment where they apparently
disturbed the German assailants
most.
This fighting is not like the battle
OF Flanders. The French no longer
attempt to oppose tanks by rifles.
They take shelter in strong spots
and allow tanks to pass, trusting
that they will be stopped and de-
stroyed by French tanks and air
forces before they have gone far.
Quickly adapting themselves to
the new situation, the Germans lin
tied their thrusts in depth and in
same cases returned almost to their
point of departure.
Gain Only at One Point.
The advance into France was, ex-
cept in one spot, no deeper at noon
today than it was last night-in
some places less deep. The German
infantry divisions following the
tanks had mached all the way from
the German border in the last three
weeks and showed some signs of
fatigue. Moreover, they were of diff
erent units which had been united
for the purpose of this attack.
North of scissors the fighting
was also heavy. A third German
attack south from Abbeville along
the coast has made some progress.
but the intruders were being fiercely
counterattacked this morning.
The morale of the French troops
impresses this correspondent. OBJ
viously, the Germans cannot hope
for a repetition of the panic they
created on the Meuse.
tCopyright. 1910. by Chicago Daily
News, Inc.)
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Mechunized Forces Couoht
In angle Of Fire in
Battle J Miles Deep
0y the Associated Press.


PARIS, June 6-French "75s" and anttank guns
caught harddrving German tanks in tange Of fire
the Somme front today in a battle miles in depth.
Other German tanks pushing recklessly far they
could CO. fought through the battlefield into the
only to be cut off from their support
Nests OF French machine
ported to have successfully held back the
preventing motocyclsts and infantry
Ing In the wake of the tank spearheads
The main German Armies striking both and
IN the west toward still to go to the French
capital
Hitler weather" fine hot dry, held Poland
Germanys mobile ortresses pushing far ahead the
battlefront fueng military
and equipped detachments which
especially from French 75untl they
iron
Penetration of Front Lines by Tanks Permitted
Ihe quagmlre defenSeSome of the French called
paper deens-caled for suicidal attempt
pose the heavy tread of the blasting yielding
which permitted penetration
initiation.
Frenchmen declared that the
the battle for Pars which engaged proved
the efficacy of the "quagmire" defense.
Paris commentators declared "Panzer" divisions
warriors wheels caterpillar heavy
west of Peronne the agency reported
The Abbeve region at the mouth of the
OF some of the hercest German attacks.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Premier Now Sees
Reason for Hope
In Battle News
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 6 (via radio) -
Frances Premier Paul Reynaud
declared tonight that hundreds
and hundreds" of enemy tanks
had been destroyed since the
Germans launched their drive at
dawn yesterday toward Paris
the heart of France.
In an address to his countrymen
Frances one-man director of the
war told them that there was now
reason for hope" and said that
"the battle of June, 1910, may decide
the fate of the world for hundreds
of years"
The Premier declared that "the
regime of oppression will disappear
forever and that German dreams of
control over Europe are going to
disappear under French resistance y
France Calm and United.
Germany accused us recently of
being divided but today France is
calm and united"
Every country in Europe today
has one common interest, to avoid
the control of Germany.
France is looking forward to the
reconstruction of Europe in which
the order and safety of all peoples
will be guaranteed. The other peo-
Piles of the world must understand
soon-because our task is immense. -
M. Reynaud said that in the last
two weeks he twice had spoken to
his countrymen and that both times
his news had been bad. Then he
told of the better news.
M. Reynaud ridiculed claims that
Allied morale had been smashed by
the German successes to date, add
ing that 1886 900 Allied troops had
been able to evacuate Dunkerque in
the teeth of the German assaults.
The French soldiers and British
soldiers fought with valor worthy
OF their ancestors" he added.
Weygand "Well Satisfied"
Hundreds of fighting planes and
bombing planes from Germany have
flown recently over Paris. Women,
old men and children are struck
down like all others. I watched
our men and women. I noticed
their faces were bright and confident
of victory.
GAS you we'll know we have not
left this (bombing attack without
answer. British and French planes
have attacked great centers
of Germany
Every French village or town
attacked will find an answer in a
German village or town attacked
likewise.
Hitler has just started his latest
offensive and has brought into play
every plane that he has"
He added Gen. Maxine Weygand
had expressed himself as well sat-
isfed" at the French answer to the
latest German offensive on the
Somme.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Hatch Bill Granted
Right Of Way in House
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Rules Committee
granted legislative right of way to-
day to the Hatch bill regulating DO
litical activities of State and local
employees paid in part with Federal
funds.
The Rules Committee action
greatly enhanced the chances OF
House action on the Senate-ap-
proved measure, despite administra-
ton leaders plans to wind up this
congressional session by June %.
Besides forbidding political activ-
ity on the part of thousands OF
workers, the bill also would limit
the expenditures of national cam
paign committees to $4,000 and
would place top of $4,000 on per-
sonal and corporation campaign
contributions.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

The Germans used one mech
Anized division at each of four
principal points of attack, as
well as in at least two less i'm
portant sectors, Telefrance said,
adding:
Each must be far from the
theoretical strength of 500 tanks
because of heavy losses suffered
In the Battle of Flanders"
Positions Declared Holding.
French positions along the bat
tlefront stretching 200 miles inland
from the Somme's mouth, were de-
clared by military spokesman to
be holding in the face of Nazi tank,
plane. artillery and infantry as
saults.
Two million men were locked in
the battle for Paris"
Sources close to the government
said information from Berlin was
that German leaders had expressed
hopes Of reaching Paris within IS
days through the Valleys of the
Oise and Aisne.
The Germans strongest smashes
on the front north of Paris ap-
parently aimed at opening up these
highways to the capital.
French authorities announced to-
day that the German bombing
squadrons which raided France yes
terday lost seven planes and prob
ably lost three others.
The reports said the seven Nazi
planes were shot down in the re-
gion of Normandy. Three others
were believed to have been brought
down in Central France. (Here "a
words were censoredD
Fighting in the great battle
opened by Hitlers great offensive
yesterday was resumed at dawn to-
day along the lower Somme River.
Soon the French high command re-
ported a slight withdrawal of ad-
vanced French units.
The principal fighting was under
way over a 100-mile sector of the
big northern front, that is, between
the mouth of the Somme to the
vicinity of Anizy lie Chateau in the
Pinon Forest.
Outposts Blasted.
German artillery blasted at French
outposts and defense lines. The
German gunners, particularly in the
Rethel region of the eastern sector
of the front, touched off large num-
bers of smoke shells.
The same three regions as yes
terday-Amiens, Peronne and the
Pinon Forest-bore the brunt of
today's attacks. German tanks
pointed their blunt snouts into
French defenses and filtered
through to be destroyed by point
blank fire from French 75-millimeter
field pieces.
The battle toward Paris.was, how
ever, far from it's full intensity.
French sources expressed belief it
would develop along both eastern
and western wings of the German
drive.
Heavy German artillery lombard
ments were reported by the high
command east of the Disc and along
the Ailette River. A spokesman
said this might indicate new at
tack there was being planned.
German warplanes, he reported
bombed certain points around Paris,
the northwestern region of France
and the center of the country late
yesterday and during the night. No
alerts were sounded in Paris.
A heavy German raid in the Saar
region was repulsed, the spokesman
(See PARIS, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Kirk Reaches CAPITAL
From Berlin Post:
Silent on Situation
Charge d'Affaires Is
Expected to Confer
With President
picture on PAGE B-1.)

Alexander c. Kirk. charge DAT
faires of the American Embassy ir
Berlin, arrived here shortly after
noon today. He had returned from
Europe aboard the Atlantic Clipper
reaching New York this morning.
Declining to make any comment
on the international situation, Mr.
Kirk, who had been in Berlin during
the German drive to the Channel
was accompanied by the secretary
of the Embassy, Albert w. Horn.
Asked whether he brought with
him letter from King Leopold of
Belgium to President Roosevelt, he
replied There simply is nothing
that I can say"
John Cudahy, Ambassador to Bel
GUM, disclosed on Tuesday that
President Roosevelt would get the
inside story of the capitulation by
King Leopold to the Germans from
a personal letter which the King
wrote to the President.
1t was reported Mr.. Kirk would
confer with officials at the State
Department, and no doubt would
have a lengthy conference with
President Roosevelt on the Euro
pean situation.
Mr.. Kirk has been charge as the
head of the American Embassy at
Berlin since the withdrawal of the
American Ambassador. Hugh Will
son. about two years ago.
Mr.. Kirk had started from Berlin
to Rome for a vacation about the
time the Germans invaded the
Netherlands and Belgium. He re-
turned to Berlin, however, and re-
manned there until May Is, when he
again left Berlin for Rome From
Rome he and the secretary went to
Portugal, boarding the clipper at
Lisbon. They arrived in New York
this morning and Immediately flew
to Washington, arriving about 1920
o'clock.
Mr.. Kirk, veteran of the dip
lomatic service, was stationed at
Moscow prior to his service at Berlin.
He recalled that he was last here
on leave in 1888.
Evening star., 1940-06-06

75s and Cannon-Armed Aircraft
Leave Panzers' Crump|ed Masses
Windsor Reported
ReIinquishing Post
As Liuison Officer
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, June 6.-Informed
sources said today the Duke of
Windsor had relinquished his
post as liaison officer with the
British and French armies.
No explanation of the change
in the former King Edwards
assignment was available i'm
mediately.
Previously it had been re-
ported that Brig. Edward Spears
had taken over most of the
duties performed by the Duke
before the Dukes recent re-
turn to his residence on the
Riviera.
Spears attended a recent
meeting of the Supreme War
Council.
The Duke and Duchess have
gone to their residence at Cap
d'Antibes indefinitely" the in
formant said.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Terse Communique
From Berlin Hints
French Strength
Ey the Associated Press

BERLIN, June 6.-The German
high command announced today its
troops, on the offensive and push
ing toward the heart of France, had
gained ground everywhere" in a
sweep toward the southwest.
This. however, was the only in
dication of the course of the Somme
offensive to be given in the high
commands daily communique.
The communique related success
full German raids last night and
early today on Cherbourg, big
French Channel port; on airdromes
in Central France and on the east
and southeast coast of England.
1t reported total enemy airplane
losses during the last "a hours
as 143.
The high commands terse state
ment of the southwesterly direc-
ton of the drive supported previous
German indications that the i'm
portant French Channel ports of
LIE Have and Cherbourg may be the
! AiAoe obJSSlifCo VI lllC Ol1cllSlVe.
May Turn Somme Flank.
BY such an operation the Ger
man armies might turn the Somme
flank, block off Paris from the west
and cut off France and England
from effective communication or
contact.
LIE Havre is west and slightly north
of Paris; Cherbourg is on the jutting
peninsula reaching toward the south
OF England, almost due west of LIE
Havre.
However, it is conceivable, from
the terseness of the communique,
that the French defense is proving
harder to solve.
The high command reported the
number of Allied prisoners taken at
the port of Dunkerque, France, had
Increased to $1,000 from 10000, and
(See BERLIN, Page A-30
Evening star., 1940-06-06
u. ). Lifts Arms Ban,
Selling Surplus War
Stocks 10 British
$50 75-mm. Guns
And 500, 900 Lee-EnfieId
Rifles Are Released
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The War Department has in
formed Arthur Purvis, head of the
Allied Purchasing Commission in
the United States, that the pro-
hibition on sale of surplus war ma
terials to belligerent nations has
been removed.
Meanwhile, Secretary of the Treas
ury Morgenthau revealed that the
Allies are considering vast new pur-
chases of military aircraft in this
country, the Associated Press re-
ported. The Anglo-F'rench Purchas-
ing Commission has completed its
first $4,000 10000 plane buying pro-
gram and has discussed with him
the possibility of a new program, he
said.
The law of June S, 1920, permit
ted sale of World War surplus arm
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Brituin's S New Envoy
Leaves for Moscow
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, June 6.-Sir Stafford
Cripps, Britain's new Ambassador
designate to Moscow, left by plane
today for the Russian capital, in
tending to make stops at Sofia and
Bucharest.
Sir Stafford reached Athens last
week en- route to Moscow as a special
trade envoy, but remained here
when the Russian government de-
clined to receive him as such, in
sisting on negotiating only with .
fully accredited Ambassador, -.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Dewey's First-BoIIot
Strength Set at 400

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 6.-Thomas E
Deweys first-ballot strength in the
forthcoming Republican convention
was put at 400 votes today by his
manager, j. Russell Sprague
1t takes SOL votes to obtain the
presidential nomination.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Rabbi Condemns Jews
Evodinq War Service

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 6.-Britains chief
rabbi, DR.. J. H. Hert, issued a state
ment today condemning Jews who
claim exemption from military serv-
ice on conscientious grounds.
DR.. Hertz said:
There is no basis for such claim
in Judaism, which ranks defense of
country among the supreme duties" Z"
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Anti-Aircruft Asked
For New York Guard
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSS.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 6.-Gov
Herbert H. Lehman asked the Wal
Department today for authority tc
establish three anti-aircraft regi-
ments within New York's National
Guard, two of which would protect
New York City. The third would
be located in the western part OF
the State.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Roosevelt Gets
Pleas 70 Speed
Aid 10 Allies
Hears From ENJOYS
Before Meeting
Defense Body
BULLETIN.

The Senate this afternoon
completed action on the ST.
473,756,0o0 naval appropriation
bill, a major part of the defense
program, and sent 1t to President
Roosevelt for his signature. Ac-
ton came on approval Of the
conference report, previously
agreed to by the House. The
corresponding supply bill for the
Army, carrying s1,323252.0O0, is
still awaiting approval OF the
conference agreement between
the two Houses.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
U. S. Envoy to Denmark
Is on Way Home
Nv the Associated Press

By ASSUCIdCeu FTeSS.
COPENHAGEN, June 6.-Ray
Atnerton, the United States Minis
ter to Denmark, left yesterday for
home, 1t was learned today.
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Summary of Todoy's Star
Foreign

Foreign
British and Germans trade smash
ing aerial blows. Page Al
French "quagmire" defenses trap
Nazi tanks. Page Al
Italian mines sown in 12-mile
danger zone. Page Al
Belgian cities declared returning
rapidly to normal. Page Al
Canada ready to give homes to war
refugee children. Page Ais
National.
President gets pleas for aid to Allies;
sees defense group. Page Al
Prohibition on sale of surplus guns
to Allies removed Page Al
House subcommittee favors boost in
income tax payments. Page Az
Measures to thwart fifth column
activities rushed. Page Al
Chief Of stan urges Regular Army Of
100000 men. Page A
Evening star., 1940-06-06

(See BERLIN, Page A-30
Evening star., 1940-06-06

(See LONDON, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-06-06

(See BROWN, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-06-06
Weather Forecast

Fair; continued warm tonight and to-
morrow; gentle west winds. Tempera-
lures today-Highest, 81, at lis p.m.:
lowest, 68, at 6 am; 80 at 2 pm.
From the United states Weather Bure.p r.nor.
Full details on Page Al
Evening star., 1940-06-06

The circulation Of The Evening
Star is 1000 daily greater than at
this time last year and $4,000
greater than years ago.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-27
Local News

MIR. Fred Moore of St. Louis,
Mo-, is here visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Washington.
Rev. ]. w. Fairman, of Cleve-
land, visited Rev. and Mrs. A. Fl.
Howard, Thursday.
Miss Vera Fields was on the
sick list Saturday.
Mr.. G. v. Thurmond and son
Maurice (Baby Ray) motored to
SCOTS, Thursday.
Mrs. Pearl Bowman was on the
sick list Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Brown mo-
tored to Delta, La, Thursday.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1940-07-27
School Faculty Selected
(Reprinted from last weeks final edition)

At a recent meeting of the trustees of
the Mound Bayou Consolidated School
District, the following named persons
were elected as the faculty of Mound
Bayou High School for the l94o-4l
session:
Mr.. c. M. Greene, Prin., Mound Bayou
Mr.. L. S. Knox, Mound Bayou
M. A. L. Richardson, Mound Bayou
Mr.. PL. Slaughter, Mound Bayou
*Mr. Aurelius P. Hunter, Vicksburg
Mrs. Alice L. Bolton, Mound Bayou
*Mrs Lucille Hibbler, Mound Bayou
Miss Susie +. Bivens, Greenville, Miss.
Miss Allie " Parker, Tchula, Miss.
Miss Juanita L. Wallace, Laurel, Miss
*Miss Thelma Lytle, Nashville, Tenn.
*Mrs. A. r. Pipes, Fort Valley, Georgia
*Miss Louise King, Clarksdale, Miss.
G. V. THURMOND, Secretary,
School Board
*New Teachers.
Evening star., 1940-04-26
By 7. A. O'LEARY.

A prediction that the Senate Civil
Service Committee will strike from
the Ramspeck bill the House amend
ment barring civil service status to
Government workers from over
quota areas was made today by
Chairman .Bulow as the committee
ended public hearings on the meas
ure.
Senator Bulow also revealed that,
while he favors uniform applica-
ton of civil service to all employees
in permanent departments, he is still
in doubt whether temporary agen-
cies should be brought under the sys-
tenn.
He said his present opinion, at
the close of hearings, is that the
measure is very broad" but ex-
pressed belief it will be. reported to
the Senate in some form.
The House quota amendment
would affect thousands of civil
service workers appointed from the
District, Maryland, Virginia and IA
other States. Those areas have
more jobs than their quotas under
the apportionment law. The amend
ment provides that incumbents from
them could not be brought under
the merit system until all other
Jurisdictions reach their quotas.
Senator Bulow said he would call
an executive session of the COM
mittee to act on the bill as soon as
the testimony has been printed.
The committee heard two more
witnesses today, Mrs. Margaret
Hopkins Worrel of the League OF
American Civil Service and Miss
Theresa F. Scanlon, who spoke IN
behalf of former Government en-
ployes and discussed problems that
confront them in seeking reappoint-
ment.
Mrs. Worrell advocated bringing
all employees in permanent depart
ments into the civil service, but did
not favor the bill as written. As it
passed the House the bill would vest
discretion in the President to ex-
tend civil service to any non-civil
service group, with incumbepts
passing a non-competitive examina-
ton.
Evening star., 1940-04-26

lOllS anu COSTLY affair, llOW llldt Gllt
western powers have lost full two
weeks before landing real expedi-
tionary force in the northern war
theater.
1t looks like an exceedingly tough
military setup for the following rea-
sons.
l. Because the British and French
expeditionaries have only two roads
and one railroad down which to
transport troops and equipment,
2. Because 3 feet of fast-melting
SHOWS have rendered at least one of
the two roads virtually impossible
for transportation, and these quag-
mires will remain as terrible, or
more so, for at least another month.
3. Because the Germans. by driv-
ing the British out of Steinkjer, can
now use one or more cruisers and
several destroyers to shell the shore
road More than half of the 6O-odd
miles from Steinkjer down to the
outskirts of Trondheim can be
blanketed ruthlessly by the Nazis'
naval artillery-perhaps two thirds
of the route.
4. The only ways that the Ger
man naval guns can be put out of
action would appear to be two:
Either allied warships must silence
Evening star., 1940-04-26
Injured Boy, Left to Die.
Identified by Sister
BY the Associated Press.

by tIc ASSOCldlcu HTcSS.
STOYSTOWN, Pa, April 26.-The
victim of what Coroner F. E. Sass
described as the most brutal death
in his experience was 13-year-old
Kenneth Putt of near Huntingdon
Pa.
A sister, Miss Leah Pitt, made the
identification yesterday nearly "a
hours after the boys body was found
between two vacant summer cabins
on the Lincoln highway near here
She said he left home Tuesday to
hitch-hike to visit another sister
near Pittsburgh.
DR.. Sass theorized the youth had
been struck by an automobile and
left to die by frightened motorist.
Placed under one of the cottages, the
boy revived sufficiently to crawl into
the open before dying of shock and
exposure. The coroner said cuts and
bruises on the body would not have
been fatal.
Evening star., 1940-04-26
Couple Burned 10 Death
In Fire Near Dumfries

A man and his wife were burned
to death early today when flames
leveled frame house about miles
north of Dunfries, Va.
The charred bodies of the VIC
tims-Owen Carroll, So, employe of
the District disposal plant at Cherry
Hill, Va, and Mrs. Nettie M. Car
roll, 51-were found in the ruins by
flremen, hours after the blaze was
discovered.
Although the fire could be seen
easily from the heavily Travelled
Washington Richmond highway, the
house had burned almost to the
ground before firemen were sum-
moned. Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll were
believed its only occupants.
Investigators were at a loss to
explain the origin of the fire.
Mrs. Carroll is survived by four
children of a former marriage, Ray
mond and James Brammell, both of
Arlington County; Mrs. Laura Oliver
of Woodbridge, Va, and Mrs. Lena
Griffin of Indianhead, Md.