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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
British Empire Will
Fight Alone To Finish
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Petain announced that France had
asked for German peace terms, 1t
was not even known what would
happen to the fleet, and whether
Frances naval bases in the Medi-
terranean basin would be turned
over to Germany.
Before France Quit
The British cabinet had met at
II a. M, 90 minutes before Petain's
announcement, to consider stu
alton which 1t was known would
arise at any moment.
Every ofriclal statement had en-
phasized that Britain would fight
on alone, If necessary, 100000
people against the 125,000,000 OF
Germany and italy.
It was up to the government to
decide what the effect Of the
French capitulation would be,
whether the United States might
send sufficient aid to make fight
possible that would not end in total
ruin for Britain and its empire.
Though well informed people
here had expected the French deci-
sion when Petain took office, there
had been no indication this morn
ing that 1t was coming.
French Communique
Just before Petain spoke, the
French high command had issued its
morning communicate:
"Combats continue in the region OF
L'Aigle and Chateau Dun on the
line Of the Loire river ORANGES final
defense line) and south Of Avalon.
"The enemy crossed the Saons at
certain points and Is advancing in
the direction of Doubs.
THE situation is without change In
upper Alsace, where the enemy had
not succeeded in crossing the canal
leading from the Rhone to the
Rhine"
1t read like any other communique,
but for France 1t was the end. Ger--
many had cracked the Maginot Line
separated 1t from the main armies,
and enveloped 1t from the rear.
Petain had made a midnight COM
munication to the Spanish national
list government, and 1t was indicated
that in this communication he had
urged General Francisco Franco
his old friend from Moroccan war
days-to advise the German high
command that France cold not fight
on and sought peace with honor.
Fighting Stopped
He indicated that fighting already
had stopped.
(The United Press Bordeaux bu-
reau in o dispatch filed at 6 a. m
EDIT, 90 minutes before Petain spoke
said that there had been rlmors that
France sought separate peace. Al
that hour. however, 1t was asserted
fighting appeared to be going on
with undiminished fury and French
men and Germans were dying hours
after the machinery Of surrender had
been started,
A British military spokesman
speaking Just before Petain. said
here in apology for his lack Of news
at Is now question Of high policy
from the situation that had forced
Reynaud from once.
fseynald's departure. and with him
the departure Of Georges Mandel
minister of interior. meant that the
two men who above all had demand
ed q finish fight against Germany
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
THE WORLD WAR
rs YEARS AGO,
JUNE II, 1915

BY United Press
Third battle Of Lemberg started
ON Eastern Front.
British forces advanced ut
Hooge as French pushed forward
north of Arras.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
Italy, Allies Bombing
Planes Still Active

BY REYNOLDS PACKARD
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Rome June 17.-UP)-Allied planes bombed cities
and airports in raids northern Italy last night the
war communique said today. The communique Sal Gag
ar on Sardinia and Pamero the north shore of Sccy
also were bombed. One civilian killed and number
wonded in the raids in northern Italy around Savona,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17

Ere Is buying many supplies from
the United States formerly obtained
IN Great Britain,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
Britain to Fight Alone

the smashing German offensive.
Britain to Fight Alone
Britain grding herself to face alone the full might
of the military machine of the axis powers-140 000 900
Germans and the conquered resources
of these nations overrun since last September L.
Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxen1-
boug and France Plus the previously acquired resources
of these nations: Ethiopia, Albania, Austria, Czecho-
slovakia.
Europe Held In Thran
Britain was with the fact that for the first
time since Napoleon conquerng enemy held Europe in
thra and gathering forces for attack the British
Isles themselves But the British held in mind another
fact, that tomorrow marks the 125th anniversary Of
Napoeons endhis defeat the battlefield Of Waterloo
What happened 1875 years ago. they felt certain hap
men
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
ELEVEN FLYERS
|. KILLED TODAY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
Marshal Petain Makes
Defeat Announcement
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ton French soil been damaged beyond repair by
the smashing German offensive.
Britain tn Fight Alone
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17

from the situation that had forced
Reynaud from once.
Iseynald's departure. and with him
the departure Of Georges Mandel.
minister of interior, meant that the
two men who above all had demand
ed q finish fight against Germany
and ITALY. had been eliminated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
TuFminK POINT.

The cabinet change marked a
turning point not only In the con-
duct Of the war but in Frances his
tory.
The makeup Of the new ministry
was regarded as aimed ct giving
France the strongest government
possible In tho tragic circumstances
Of today. one that could face do
nestle difIaculties which might arise
Evening star., 1940-06-10

There are children in Washington
who have never spent a day be-
yond the sound of streetcars and
who have never slept in bed of
their own.
There are children who have
never seen their fathers completely
sober, who have never lived in the
same place more than a few months,
who have never seen a rabbit or
frog or a turtle.
No one has ever answered their
questions or tried to solve Their
problems. Their parents are either
too tired or too uninterested. Their
teachers are too busy.
Things happen to child like
that He might get into trouble,
serious trouble. Or he might, by
a lucky chance, 60 to a summer
camp.
Rabbits Change Camper.
A boy like that did go to camp
last summer. The counselors say
he didn't get along at first They
knew little about him, that his
father had gone away year before,
that his mother worked long hours
and had no time for him, that he
often was q truant from school.
A group of the campers went for
a nature walk one day and caught
Evening star., 1940-06-10
First Couple Is Wed
In New Church

The recently completed auditorium
of the Little Church of Fort Lincoln
had its first wedding ceremony yes
terday.
First to. be married in the church
were Miss Ercell Lorenia Carrico,
Warrenton, Va, and Lawrence Lee
land WEIGH, 1904 Thirty-second
street Sc.
The church minister, the Rev.
Dale Crowley. who performed the
ceremony. said a number of other
couples had asked to be married
in the church this month, several
of them next Sunday.
Though completed only a few
weeks ago, the Little Church of
Fort Lincoln, non-denominational.
won an architects award several
years ago. Its cost approximated
s250,00O.
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Demonstrations Seek
Passage Of Youth Act

A week of demonstrations designed
to persuade Congress to pass the
American Youth Act at this session
opened here today.
Plans were completed meanwhile
for the first Of a series of meetings
on problems of youth in getting
jobs. The opening session will be
held tonight at the Y. w. c. A. A
panel of the Washington Youth
Council will listen to young peoples
experiences in finding employment.
Mrs. Roosevelt was expected to at
tend the second annual dinner Of
the Council Friday night at the
Y. w. c. A. Senator Murray of
Montana and John P. Davis, execu-
tive secretary Of the Natioal Negro
Congress, were listed as speakers.
A legislature Of youth will be held
Saturday afternoon to consider .
wide range Of youth problems.
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Church of the Nativity
School Graduates IS

Fourteen scholarships were award
ed to graduates of the Church OF
the Nativity School yesterday aft
ernoon at commencement exercises
at the church, 5000 Georgia avenue
NV. The Rev. John Fannon. pas
tor of the church, addressed the 70
eighth grade graduates. Twelve
girls were graduated from the COM
mercial school in exercises last
night.
-Four year scholarships were
awarded to Angelo zanger, Con-
zaga: Francis Craven, Curley Club
scholarship to Gonzaga; Patricia
Conley, st. Cecelia's Academy:
Dorothy Voith, Immaculate Semi
nary; Mary Scanlon, Notre Dame
Academy, and Patricia Ritter,
Holy Name Academy.
Half scholarships were awarded to
number of other students.
Evening star., 1940-06-10
New Rules banninu
Sale Of Fireworks
Hits Prince GEORGES
Companies Making
PIons to Fight
Regulations

Several Prince Georges County
Md fire companies will be de-
prived of the major portion of their
outside income this year by set
of regulations from the State In
surance Department, which forbids
the selling of fireworks that are
dangerous"
Unless firemen are able to find
legal loophole in the regulations
the Washingtonians who usually
step across the District line into
Prince Georges County to get their
fireworks will have to go to Fairfax
County, Va. where they may be
purchased legally.
The regulations are so strict that
it is a violation to sell firecracker
any larger than three-quarters OF
an inch in length, or one-eighth of
an inch in diameter.
Casualties Pointed Out.
Each fire company in the State
has received a letter from Insur-
ance Commissioner John B. Con-
trum inclosing copies of the regu-
lations pertaining to fireworks. The
letter reads. in part, as follows
These rules and regulations are
designed to reduce the large num-
ber of casualties heretofore result
ing from indiscriminate use of fire.
works.
The rules have been prepared
after careful consideration of the
various types of fireworks.
I'VE respectfully request your CO.
operation and assistance in enforc-
ing these rules in your section of
the State and thereby save many
persons. particularly children, from
death and injury"
Plan to Fight Action.
According to an estimate made
by a fireworks sales official there
were II fire companies in Prince
Georges County selling fireworks
last year and IS independent deal
ers. Some of the fire companies
had hundreds of dollars worth of
fireworks stored and ready for sale
when the announcement was made
by the insurance commissioner.
Action on the matter is due to
be taken when the Prince Georges
County Volunteer Firemen's Asso-
citation meets Wednesday night at
College Park. Some of the COM
panies have already made plans to
employ counsel to fight the regula-
tions.
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Band Concert

BY the United States Marine Band
at Walter Reed Hospital at $50
pm. tomorrow. Capt. William F.
Santelmann, leader; Henry Weber,
second leader.
Program.
March, Second Connecticut
Regiment" .-- Reeves
Overture, Morning, Noon and
Night" ---- ---- Suppe
Descriptive, Fair at Kara Crist
Trombone solo, Starlight" Pryor
Musician. Dale Harpham.
Selections from This Year of
Grace" - Coward
Spanish dance, "Jota".. -Granados
Saxophone solo, "Athwi' ---Douse
Musician, Kenneth Douse.
Valse de concert, Love and Life
in Vienna" --- Komzak
Finale from symphony No. L."
Tschaikowsky
"The Star spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Greek |nsuIted Flag, Veteran
Says, as Both Get Fight Fines

block Of Washington Boulevard,
where the latter is employed. He
said the restaurant man called him
a "bull-headed American"
II told him that no foreigner can
talk to a freeborn American that
way. Then he insulted the flag, so
I hit him and chased him down the
street."
MI. Thodos denied any insults to
the flag and pointed out that he
had taken out his first citizenship
papers. He said he was attacked
without provocation.
Police separated the battlers a
few minutes after the fight started
and led them away from q crowd
Of about Is persons who had been
watching the fight.
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Three Persons
Killed in Traffic
Over Week End
Fourth Dies of Hurts:
Four Roadside
Players Injured

Three persons were killed and
nearly a score injured in weekend
traffic accidents in Washington,
Maryland and Virginia, the injured
including four members of the
Roadside Players who were hurt
early today in head-on collision of
two cars near Bethesda, Md A
fourth person died as result of
injuries received June 7.
In the District a colored purse
snatcher died yesterday of injuries
received when he ran into a street
Car as he fed the scene of a robbery
and 40-year- -old colored man died
of injuries received more than a
week ago in an accident near
Bowie, Md.
The Bowie victim was identified
on District Morgue records today as
Leo Blanford of 1907 Ninth street
NV.
The purse -snatcher was uniden-
titled and his body was removed to
the morgue from Freedmen's Hospi-
tai. He died early yesterday, few
hours after being knocked down by
the street car near Thirteenth and
U streets NV.
Police say he was fleeing with a
purse he had seized from a woman
containing less than a dollar in
change.
Naval Reservist Killed.
Roland I. Keller, 81, of Baltimore,
United States Naval Reserve, died
of aspirated pneumonia and marsh
gas poisoning in the Calvert County
Hospital yesterday six hours after
an automobile in which he was
riding from North Beach to Chesa-
pake Beach overturned into a road
side stream
Eugene McDonough and Carl
Frederick, both II, also of Balti-
more, Naval Reservists, were injured
and removed to the Marine Hospital
In Baltimore.
State Policeman C. F.. Schleuter
said the three, along with two other
Baltimore Reservists, Leroy Collins
and George Abbott, left an Eagle
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Many Children Need Chance
7oSee Their First Rabbit
Your $3.50 Will Give One Child
AWeeks Comp Vacation

some rabbits The boy who didn't
get along any place else in camp
was put in charge of those rabbits
He took better care of them than
hen does OF her chicks. He only
left their cages long enough to eat
and sleep.
He never forgot to feed the rab-
bits. Knowing what it was not to
get enough to eat himself, he fed
the animals until one or two died
from overeating. But most of the
rabbits lived and he cherished
them. The other campers would
come down to the cages to ask about
the rabbits and he would answer
their questions with some pride.
He didn't fight any more.
Maybe feeding rabbits isn't
very important thing The coun-
sellors think differently. That's be-
cause, they say, the boy who had
been given something to care for
wasn't quite the same boy when he
left camp as when he came. Some
body understood him, somebody
cared.
$500 Is Goal of Drive.
Children come to camp with all
sorts Of problems. Some are like
that boy. Others are painfully un-
derweight. Some just need a good
dose of sunshine and fresh air.
To make it possible for these
needs to be answered the Washing
ton Council of Church Women is
sponsoring a drive for the Needy
Children's Camps" fund with a goal
OF $500. Funds already available
in the community, they feel, are not
sufficient to take care of all the
children who desperately need camp
life.
1t costs only $3.50 to keep a child
in camp a week. only $25 to take
care of child at camp three weeks.
The Today campaign for funds
starts today. Its success depends on
the people of Washington.
Won't you help?
Evening star., 1940-06-10

boat at North Beach and were walk
ing toward Chesapeake Beach when
they got ride in a car driven by
John R. Sens, 10, of Arlington, Va
Collins and Abbot got in the car
with Sens ana MS two passengers,
Eugene and George Hamilton, also
of Arlington. while Keller. Nc
Donough and Frederick stood on the
running board.
Three Pinned Under Car.
Policeman Schleuter said the ma
chine apparently struck post and
overturned into about four feet of
water, the three standing on the
running board being pinned under
the car. McDonough and Frederick
were released. suffering from cuts
and bruises, but Keller was uncon-
scious when taken from the water
and had to be revived with artificial
respiration.
None of the others was injured.
Policeman Schleuter filed a reck-
icSS III uIlSils Clldi &c oSoAlop yooAA6
Sens and said hearing would be
held before Justice Clyde l. West
at North Beach on June "a.
James Middleton of Nottingham,
Md, was killed early today when an
automobile, said by police to have
been driven by Emory L. Spencer.
colored, of Naylor, Md, overturned
on the Aquasco road near Brandy
wine. Md. Maryland State Police
man Pearson charged the latter with
reckless driving
Two Seriously Hurt.
The four members of the theatri-
cal group, two of whom are in seri-
Gus condition at Georgetown Hos
pital, were returning to their homes
Evening star., 1940-06-10
y . Stat. Correspondent Of the Star

BY Stan Correspondent Of the Star.
ARLINGTON, Va, June 10.-A
World War veteran and q Greek
restaurateur paid fines of IS end
costs each in Arlington County Po-
lice Court today as a result Of a
fight Saturday night which started
after the veteran accused the res
taurant man of insulting the Ameri-
can flag.
The veteran was Charles w.
Fortney. 40, Of 2104 North Nine
teenth street, Arlington. and the
restaurant man was Pete Thodos, 81,
Of 716 North Cleveland street, Arl-
ington.
Mr.. Fortney testified that he got
into an argument with Mr.. Thodos
near the restaurant In the 800
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Alumni of u. G. L. A.
To Dine Wednesday

Alumni of the University Of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles will hold an
informal dinner at pm. Wednes-
day at the University Women's Club
in honor of DR.. Earl j. Miller, dean
of men at the school, and Mrs.
Miller.
Several members of Congress are
expected to attend the dinner. ac-
cording to Mrs. Frank M. S. Miller,
who is in charge of reservations.
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Virginia Howe Is Chosen
Miss Washington of 1910
Will Represent City
At Atlantic City
Beauty Contest

Miss Washington of 1910 Is
blond, 22-year-old Virginia Howe.
1t took six judges more than an
hour to make selection from
among the 20 Washington girls who
competed for the title last night on
the decks of the S. S. Mount
Vernon.
Miss Howe is a member of the
Rhythm Rockets at the Capitol
Theater. Marianne Guide was second
and Mary Nelson, third.
The new Queen" weighs only ll2
pounds. Her home address is 1928
E street Sc.
Attired in red bathing suit, Miss
Howe did tap-dance as her con-
tribution to the talent program,
which included dances ranging from
the Hawaiian hula and the rhumba
to torch singing.
Promoter Al Stern required each
contestant to appear before the
judges in evening gowns. bathing
suits and finally in their individual
tdlCilt peilOI UldIC6S.
Miss Howe was born in Washing
ton but at an early age moved to
Cumberland, Md, where she learned
to dance.
She expects to make dancing her
career and it has always been her
life's ambition.
The other contestants were: Anne
Oakley. Sally Ruggieuri. Hazel Ham
ley, Dolores Welsh, Jerry Griffis,
Anne Hillow, Dorothy O'Shure, Es-
ther Divine. Sarah Norris, Myra
Phillips, Olga Anderson, Anita Mar
cure. Charlotte Lustig. Alice Stats.
Jean Hanlon, Fern Almquist and
Betty Smallman.
The judges were Paul Ream of
the Washington News, Emile Beau
vais, local beautician; Joseph Dom
nelly of the National Talent and
Beauty Scouting Corp; Bernie
Harrison of the Washington Times
Herald, Mary Harris of the Wash
ington Post, and Harry Macarthur
of the drama department of The
Star.
Miss Howe will represent WASH
lngton at the annual Miss America"
Evening star., 1940-06-10
All D. {. Pupils
Now Enlisted in
Red Cross Drive
Fund at S 1882;
British Ambassador
Will Speak Tonight

All school children of Washington
now have been enlisted in the Red
Cross war relief fund campaign. it
was announced today as parochial
schools joined the public schools in
raising funds for the suffering chill
dren in Europe.
The participation of the parochial
schools follows letter sent to these
schools by Msgr Lawrence J. She
han, director of Catholic Charities,
at the request of Archbishop Curley.
Public school officials last week au-
thorized the solicitation of funds in
the public schools.
Lord Lothian to Speak.
Lord Lothian, Ambassador from
Great Britain, will tell of the work
being done by the Red Cross in an
interview over Station WJSV at
l0:l5 o'clock tonight. He will dis
cuss the Nationwide campaign for
$40 100000. of which Washington
share of the goal is 100000.
Mrs. L. c. Stevens, who last week
talked about the war relief fund
drive before the Washington Res
taurant Association, today was to
receive check for 81 500, the results
OF the associations campaign among
its membership.
A benefit performance will be
presented by quartet of the Cham
Der Music Guild at 4:3O pm. to-
morrow at the Raleigh Hotel for the
Red Cross campaign. The quartet
includes Frank Gittelman and Alex
ander Levin, violinists; Benjamin
Sosner, viola, and Marcel Ancher,
violincello.
Funds received at the District
Red Cross headquarters over the
week end amounted to S4202.45
bringing the total to date to $751;
88219.
Additional Gifts Received.
Among the gifts were:
War Department, s677.10: Depart
ment of Agriculture, 81 1,08657; Mari
time Commission, s219; Civil Aero
nautics Authority, s472.O8.
Other gifts recorded were: Frank
r. Jelleff, Inc, $40; United Mine
Workers, $3.50: Langley Junior
High School, s4245; Takoma Park,
D. c., booth, S55; Southern Diaries,
s447.25; Thompson's Dairy. s25;
Embassy Dairy. s25; General Elec-
tric Co.. s128; Sears-Roebuck,
$163.33; the Hecht Co., S623.17.
The Red Cross reported today a
cable from Paris urgently request
ing blankets, bed sacks, shoes, socks,
underwear, dresses, towels, un-
bleached muslin, laundry soap,
canned milk chocolate and cocoa
to care for the millions of refugees
pouring into Central and Southern
France. These items, the cable said,
cannot be obtained in France be-
cause stores are being rapidly ex-
hausted.
The cable was received from Rich
ard Allen, European Red Cross dele
gate now in France.
Evening star., 1940-06-10
OrotoricoI Club to Honor
Contest Winners

Andrew Shreve, IS, and Anthony
Marmo, II. who won second and
third places, respectively, in the
Optimist International oratorical
contest recently at Roanoke, Va,
will be honored by the Oratorical
Club of the Boys Club of WASH
ington Wednesday evening at the
annual dinner at the Brooke Farm
Tea House
After the dinner. which starts at
$50 pm. there will be a theater
party at the Roadside Theater.
Evening star., 1940-06-10
Kenyon Gives Degrees
To Stone and Johnson

Honorary degrees OF doctor Of
laws were conferred today on JUS
tice Stone of the Supreme Court
and Assistant Secretary Of War
johnson in commencement exer.
cises of Kenyon College, Gambler.
Ohio.
Scott Turner, former director Of
the Bureau Of Mines, received tbs
degree Of doctor Of science.