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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
DUCE TOLD OF MOVE
Rome Convinced There Is
No Danger Oh ltaly's In
Movement In War

ROME, April 9.-LR-Belief that
had won a major tactl-
cal victory by invading Denmark
and Norway was linked in the
comment of authoritative Italians
tonight with the conviction that
there still was no immediate dan
ger of Italy's involvement in the
war.
The official Rome radio news
~broadcaster put the general Italian
view of Adolf Hitler's stroke in
Scandinavia this way:
First Round"
"The war between Germany and
Great Britain and France started
this morning. The first round was
won by the Germans when they
stole a march or the Allies n
occupied Denmark"
German Ambassador von Macken-
sen informed Premier Mussolini OF
Germany's latest move in a call at
d., Ill. \fAuIllOl lAaIA'S
Berlin intimated that II Duce mad
no advance knowledge Of the Scan
dinavian COUP
Virginia Gayda, who often speaks
for Mussolini, said in II Giornale
d'Italia that there was no reason
to dramatic the new phase of the
war.
Signs of apprehension visible
among Italians in the streets were
lacking in government quarters,
where it was said that Italy would
continue it's wait-and-see attitude
until it's own interests became In
yolved. Scandinavia, like Finland IN
it's war against Russia, was con-
sidered too far away for repercus-
sions to reach Italy.
Italian and foreign observers
alike failed to share the anxiety
felt in the Balkans that General
Maxine weygand's Allied army in
the Near East might be drawn into
the war by the opening OF a new
fighting front in the north.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10

man army divisions numbering
about 100000 men now are
q%uartered at Bruck, a German
frontier station ON the Buda-
pest Vienna railway.
With another 1O8, 900 German
troops reported at Krakow, in
Nazi-occupied Poland, informed
military quarters expressed the
opinion these forces could easily
be used if the need arose in
southeastern Europe.
One explanation of the pres
ence of the Nazi troops at
Bruck was that they were
Prussian units sent there for a
"rest" from war activities.
1t was understood that Hun
gary was not prepared to re-
fuse Germany's demands for
police powers on the Danube i'll
view of a reported offer by Der.
{.A,F
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
GERMANS OCCUPY
MILITARY BASES
Air Force Conducts Raids
On Allied Warships From
Newly Won Airports

BERLIN, April 9.-P)-The Ger
man sir force, raiding from newly
won Scandinavian airports, tonight
was reported by the high command
to have struck a heavy blow at com-
bined British and French naval units
on the stormy North sea while the
Nazi army reported the occupation
of all important military bases In
Denmark and Norway on the same
day those neutral countries were in
vaded.
A high command comnlunique said
the air raid on the allied warships
occurred off Bergen in the northern
most area of the North sea. 1t gave
this report:
"On the basis of radio reports SO
far, the following first partial results
have been established: Two battle
ships were each hit directly by
bombs of heavy calibre; two heavy
cruisers likewise struck by direct
hits; one ship, listing heavily, lies
motionless and another is burning.
"Great oil patches cover the sea"
British official reports said nc
battleships had been hit but that
two cruisers received very slight
damage)
(Co.fsn-oJ 49, n.~a rL,.. ~ ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
Permits Total
S2O3,396 In
Three Months
Increase Of $172,417 Over
Corresponding Period
Last Year Reported
THEATRE IS INCLUDED
Inspector Yates Says Build
ing Activity Is Definite
ly On The Upgrade

New construction and repairs in
Wilmington during the first quarter
af 1910 showed all increase Of $172,-
Az over the same period of 1889,
/ ", Yates. building inspector, said
yesterday.
Building permits issued during
January, February and March of
this year totaled sos 1896, while the
same period of 1889 amounted to
$3o,979.
of the permits during the first
ouarter Of this year, s116,359 was
for non-residential construction,
$4,000 was for residential construc-
ton, and STOPS was for construc-
ton and repairs.
New Theatre Included
Included in the figures for March
of this year is the new theatre
building to be erected on North
Front street, which will amount to
something over 100000
Yates said these figures are
somewhat above normal and will
not continue their sensational rise
throughout the year, but added that
notwithstanding the theater and
other large construction, building
in Wilmington is definitely on the
upgrade.
Included in the 1910 figures are
four store units being built at III
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
F. D. R.. Wins
Over Garner;
Gains
President Scores S To !
Victory Over Vice Presi-
dent In Illinois
VANDENBERG TRAILING
Early Returns Give Dewey
ITO Lead Over Sena-
tor In Nebraska


President Roosevelt defeated Vice
President Garner by a margin
ranging above 5 to 1 in yesterdays
presidential primary balloting in
Illinois, while on early returns
Thomas E. Dewey vas running
2 to l ahead of Senator Vanden-
berg (R-Mich) in Nebraska.
Julius Smetianka, manager of
the Garner anti-third term forces
in Illinois, conceded defeat but nev-
ertheless said he thought the size
of the Garner vote made him q
very strong contender"
Returns from 1861 of the states
1886 precincts gave Roosevelt 208,-
626 and Garner 1854.
Thomas E. Dewey, running un-
opposed on the republican side,
gathered a large percentage of his
party's vote in his bid for the en-
dorsement of Illinois republicans.
Returns from 1867 precincts gave
Dewey 1851.
Nebraska returns were fragmen-
tary, but as far as they had gone,
showed Dewey repeating his Wis
consin success Of last week, when
he won that states "a republican
delegates from Vandenberg.
Other returns gave Senator
Burke (D-Neb), seeking renomina.
ton, a lead over Governor r. L.
Cochran. Hyde Sweet (R) was run
ming well ahead of Charles A. Da-
foe (D) for a Nebraska seat in
the house.
In Illinois, meanwhile:
Harry B. Hershey held a long
lead over Lieut.. Gov. John STEELE in
their race for the democratic gu,
bernatorial nomination.
Senator James NJ. Slattery (D),
seeking nomination for the post to
which he was appointed on the
Continued on Page Four; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10

BELGRADE, April 9.-R-
Dread of a quickly spreading
war gripped the neutral nations
of southeastern Europe today as
the German invasion of Sean
dinavia was coupled with re-
ports that the Nazis had de-
manded the right to police the
Danube and that the Allies
were preparing to strike in the
Black sea area
Authoritative quarters said
Germany was pressing Ru-
mania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and
Hungary to accept a strict Ger
man guard along the entire
n~avigabIe length of the great
international river by which the
Reich imports vast quantities OF
oil, grain and other supplies.
It was learned from these
same sources that seven Ger
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
NO ACTION IS TAKEN
Chief Says He May Issue
Proclamation Applying
Neutrality Act

WASHINGTON, April g. C9-
President Roosevelt, after hurry1ns
back to the capital tonight, con-
ferred with his advisors on Ger
many's lightning strokes in scandl-
navia but took nc immediate acton
to invoke the neutrality act anew
or extend the combat area from
which American ships are barred.
At a press conference aboard his
special train this afternoon, the
President had said he might issue
shortly a proclamation applying the
neutrality act, with is provisions
for cash and carry" trade, to Nor
way and Denmark.
However, the word was passed at
the White House later that no
proclamation would be issued to-
night. Whether it would be issued
tomorrow Or later was not stated.
Met By Hull
The President was met at his
special train by Secretary of State
Hull, Underseeretary n e r
Welles, and Louis johnson, assist
ant secretary of war. They held a
long conference.
If the neutrality act were applied
to Norway and Denmark it would
put exports to those nations on a
cash and carry" basis, would bar
loans to them and invoke other re-
strictions.
On the train, the President told
reporters gravely that the events OF
the last 4S hours would undoubtedly
cause a great many more Amerl-
cans to think about the ptentlal1'
ties of the war in Europe, and ne
expressed the view that that would
be a good thing.
While a number of senators called
on the people to remain calm in the
face Of the spread of the war, and
to maintain their resolution to stay
out, it became increasingly clear
that the repercussions in this coun'
try would be swift.
Army To Ask Funds
For one thing, well-informed con-
gressional sources predicted that
the United States army would ask
Continued or Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10

lin to keep its gunboats in the
middle of the river and not al
low their crews to land. IN
formed quarters said, neverthe-
less, that such a move by Ger
many would be at least a tech
nical violation of Hungary's
neutrality.
Rumanian gunbOats were de-
tached from the Black Sea force
for Danube patrol duties as an
aftermath of the detention by
Rumanian police of British
barges which Germans charged
with carrying dynamite to de-
stroy the harrow Danube chan
mel through the Iron Gate"
gap in the Carpathian moun-
tains.
Amid German allegations that
the British barge plot was a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
WARS SPREAD BAD
news TO BUSINESS
American Investors Own
$l54,OOO,OOO In Danish
And Norwegian Bonds

WASHINGTON, April 9.-O'--
The spread Of war to Denmark n
Norway was bad news for most
American business today, but C.
nomic experts in the Commerce de-
Dartment said England might turn
10 the United states for some OF the
large bacon orders formerly placed
in Denmark.
To a lesser extent, they said, the
United States might furnish some OF
the butter and eggs for which the
Danes were famous.
The chief blow to American busl
ness, they said, was the potentlal
cutting off of a special kind of Scan
dInavian wood pulp vital to the
Iayon Industry. Japan's rayon n
dustry may be similarly affected.
American investors own bo
$1,000, 600 of Danish bonds and
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
Believes Germany
Has Won Tactical Point
Danish Naval Vessel
Docks At Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, April
9.-LP-A tiny arm of the tiny
Danish navy lay in port here
today awaiting instructions from
the Danish minister at Wash
ington as to its status before
yenturing to sea-.
OBVIOUSLY we could not leave
port without knowing what Jul
status would be while at sea-"
said Captain Knud l.. Hansen,
rudy checked shipper of the
three-masted naval training ship
"Danmark' with its 16 officers
and 100 cadets.
The vessel was scheduled to
sail for home tomorrow after
an absence of 10 months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
MAY SEEK
NAZI AGREEMENT
Parliament Names Commit.
tee To Negotiate Accord
With German Officials

LONDON, April 10 wednesday,.
-LR-Reuters (British) news agen'
cy, in a dispatch from Stockholm
early today said the Norwegian par
lament had named a committee of
three members with the aim of ne
gotiating an agreement with Ger
man authorities" The committee
was suggested by the government
of Premier Nygaarsvold.
Reuters said a Norwegian news
agency dispatch disclosed Norway
was ready to negotiate with Ger
many.
The agency said the parliament
met at the small town of Elverum
east Of Hamar, to which the Nor
wegian government was removed
yesterday when Oslo was occupied
by the Germans.
DR.. John l.. Mowinckel and Ivar
Lykke, former premiers, and M.
frork.o 80 Do~a ULroo. ToJ eN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
WHITEVILLE BOND
ISSUES APPROVED
PROPOSAL To Issue $4,000
In Sidewalk Bonds Is
Passed, 24S To 40

wHITEVILLE, April 9. - White.
vi,,e,s voters voted 24S to 40 today
in favor of issuing $4,000 in bonds
for sidewalk improvements in the
city.
Voting was extremely light.
The funds will be used for further
having of sidewalks here at the
netition of the property owners.
w. r. McRacken was registrar in
the downtown precinct with Miss
Carrie Taylor and Ramon Heath as
Judges. J. E. Gilmore served as
registrar in the uptown precinct
with Mrs. D. H. Horton and SaD1
Baldwin as judges.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
FIGHTAFFECTS FUTURE
Possibility OF Allies Get
ting Aid To Norway De-
ponds On Outcome
WATCH WEST FRONT
Chamberlain Pledges Full
Support Of The Allied
Armies To Norway
By DREW MIDDLETON

LONDON, April g. (AP)
"A fierce naval battle was
reported raging between Brit
ish and German warships in
the storm-tossed, fog = en-
shrouded North sea tonight
with the possibility of the
Allies getting immediate aid
to invaded Norway resting
on the outcome.
Whether or not the British
expected the nazi surge in
Scandinavia to be followed
Immediately by an offensive
on the western front, the war
office and air ministry an
nounced all leaves from the
British expeditionary force
and air force in France had
been stopped until further
orders"
Deny German Claims
The British denied German
announcements that the COM
bined British-French e t
had been heavily damaged by
the German air force off
Continued on Page Four; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
German Warplanes Report
ed To Have Inflicted Dam.
age On Allied Fleet
NORWAY OFFERS FIGHT
Sweden Remains Untouch-
ed By Nazi Thrust; Dutch
Cancel Army Leaves
By LOUIS P. LOCHNE

BERLIN, April 9-(AP)-
Adolf Hitler's mighty Ger
man army streamed today
with speed and precision into
and Norway by
land, by sea and by air,
seized the venerable capitals
of Copenhagen and Oslo,
brought about a new, nazi-
headed government in Nor
way and extended the war;
time protection of the
third Reich to two kingdoms,
3,750,000 Danes and nearly
10000 % Norwegians.
Pouncing on assembled
British and French men
o'war west of Bergen, Nor
way, German warplanes were
reported by the German high
command to have dropped
heavy bombs several times"
on two battleships and two
heavy cruisers, dealing out
"heavy damage"
Norway Offers Fight
Denmark met the invasion
with disciplined non-reslst-
ance; Norway met it with
scattered fighting which the
termed "local' and
"slight," principally at Oslo.
After the Norwegian CAPT.
tai had capitulated in mid
afternoon, D. N. B., the Of
ficial German news agency,
reported that the regime OF
Premier Johan Nygaarsvold
had turned over its powers to
a cabinet headed by Major
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian
nazi leader, as premier and
foreign minister. Quisling, in
a radio proclamation at $3.50
p. m. (2:3C p. m. E. S. To-
called upon the people to
cease resistance to the Ger
man army and avoid Grim
inal destruction of property
and demanded that the Nor
wegian army obey his ma
tional government"
Quisling said he had taken
over to "protect Norway"
Earlier the Nygaarsvold
government had retreated to
the Lake Hamlet of Hamar,
north of Oslo, and half the
population of the capital had
Continued on Page Three; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
FEAR OF QUICKLY SPREADING WAR HITS
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE'S NEUTRALS

fragrant breach of Rumanian
neutrality the Rumanian gov
eminent was reported to be
making diplomatic representa-
lions in London.
Oil circles have long under.
stood that French and British
petroleum companies in Ru-
mania were ready to plug or
blast their wells and to destroy
their refineries in : Sc Ger
many invaded the country.
Bulgarian officials denied a
report that German river police
were already guarding the Bull
garian bank of the Danube,
which forms two-thirds of the
Bulgarian = Rumanian frontier,
but it was understood that Bull
garia had agreed to the Ger
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
ALLIES PUSH PLAN
TO HELP NORWAY
Move Swiftly To Bring Mil
itary And Naval Aid To
Invaded Country

PARIS, April 9.-GP-France and
Britain moved swiftly today to bring
military and naval aid to invaded
Norway.
A French foreign office spokes-
man emphasized that the war as
sistance from the Allies would be
as complete as possible, although
the details remained a national de-.
tense secret.
The semi-official Tolerance agen.
cy said:
"The necessary measures from a
military and naval point Of view
have been taken. They explain
themselves in the combats which are
occurring off the Norwegian coasts.
They will explain themselves by
Continued on Page Three; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
ROTC INSPECTION
PLANNED FRIDAY
Major Kenneth Althaus, OF
State College, Will View
High School Unit

The annual federal inspection OF
the New Hanover High school Re
serve Officers Training Corps unit
will be held Friday morning, be-
ginning at 8:45 o'clock. Major Ken
meth Althaus, of N. C. State college,
will be the inspection officer.
Major William Van Dyke Ochs,
professor of military science and
tactics at the school, said last night
the cadet unit is now in better shape
than ever before, and he predicted
it will reach it's greatest heights Of
achievement this year.
after three years." he said, "we
have reached our peak"
The major issued a cordial invi-
tation to the public to be present
at the inspection. 1t will be held
in front Of the school, in the ROTC
drill field at Thirteenth and Ann
streets, and in Pembroke Jones
Continued on Page Two; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
GERMANS EXTEND WARTIME
PROTECTION TO DENMARK;
ALLIED WA RSHlPS BOMBED
Scandinavian Chronology
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Ass0CIated PTessJ
APRIL 5-Britain and France hand Norwegian and Swedish
ministers notes, contents undisclosed, which give rise to fresh
alarm in Scandinavia.
APRIL 6-Norwegian Foreign Minister Koht says Norway
twill at once be at war; if free shipping in Norwegian waters is
interfered with; authorized Berlin spokesman say weekend is
suspicious one for "Anglo-French and other activity directed
against neutrality of Scandinavian area"
APRIL S-Alies lay mines in Norwegian territorial waters
to halt iron ore shipments to Germany; Germans predict tire
mendous" reverberations; Norway protests minelaylng as VIOLA
ton of international law, demands their removal; German fleet
steams through Skagerrak, British sink one troopshlp.
APRIL 9-Germany invades Norway and Denmark; Allies
promise full support o>Norway, which elects to fight; Allied
German warships and planes engage in major battle IN North
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
HOLLAND DEGREES
NEW PRECAUTIONS
Of Absence Of All
Army And Navy Person
mel Are Cancelled

THE HAGUE, April g. Up -
The Netherlands government, aft
err a special cabinet session devoted
to developments in Scandinavia,
decreed today precautionary meas
ures" more sweeping in scope than
those issued January IL when Bel
GUM and the Netherlands feared
violation of their neutrality.
The cabinet began a second spe-
cial session tonight following aft
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
Roosevelt And Advisers
Study Nazis' New Moves
Nazis Deny Rumors
Of Bremen Sinking

BERLIN, April 10 (Wednes-
day-.-R German authorities
today said they knew nothing
concerning r,1mors circulated in
Amsterdam that the liner Bre.
mel had been sunk.
Such reports, they said, were
Tremendously spread by the
enemy to bring a reaction from
u.s."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
WEATHER

FORECAST
North Carolina: Fair, slightly warm
ef IN interior Wednesday,; Thursday
increasing c~loudiness, showers in west
portion Thursday afternoon or night,
warmer on the coast.
Meteorological data for the "a hours
'1ulhg 7:3O p. m. yesterday.
Temperature
l;5O a. m, 81; 7:30 a. m. IS; 1:30 p.
III TO; 1870 p. m. 81; maximum 81;
MINIMUM 81; mean 60; normal go.
Humidity
~ a. m. 80; 7:30 a. m. 81; 1:30 p.
LII 81; 7:30 p, m. A.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 7:30 p. m,
n n5ae total since first of the month,
7e9 inches.
Tides For Today
IVA. High Low
wilmington --- 11:33a 6:46a
M,. lisp 6:37p
'''son0oro Inlet s:12a s:1ea
ris @u1fdSe 5:47a; sunset 6:39p; moon
'00a; moonset 9:25p.
APE Fear river stage at Fay
"'eVllie, 1855 feet.
"0n'lnued on Page Two; Col. 81
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-12
Respect Due the Law

We have neutrality law in this land which provides thai
all beligerens shall be treated alike; law the intent
spirit of which generally contemplaes that the United States
shall remain neutral regardless of what
voved in AS part of this law, and to insure that
Go become financially involved and have to make debt
collectors of and navy have adopted law which
provides that begerents purchasing materials from
shall clay the money the line and take possession of the
materials the borders of country and transport them to
their destination at their risk
During the last week ten days, have witnessed the
sorry spectacle of responsible officials openly
expressing their Indifference to the provisions of the neutrality
act by public expressions of sympathy with side of the
conflict raging in Europe Moreover have witnessed
the of and administration obviously deb
planning to crcumvent the provisions another law
the cash and carry pan have noted planning to sell to
combatant munitions and machines manufactured for
government while Historically abjued to
every effort of which able to develop
defenses
Tn Voice contends that the American public has right
know at what price these arplanes and munitions de-
vered to the United States government to U.s. please
what WE paid for them We have right to know what OUR
property sold back to the factories for and what
these factories in turn require from the to whom they
esod and what it going to cost US to replace em for
our use for protection in this emergency"
We have representatives in Washington Let them
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-12
FRAhKFURTER UPH0LDS
FLAG SALUTE, STONE
BITTER DISSENTER

WASHINGTON.-FP)-A Pennsyl-
vania statute compelling children to
salute the American flag was upheld
by the U. S. supreme court here in
Ian 81 decision Justice Frankfurter
wrote the opinion of the court while
Justice Stone wrote a vigorous dis
sent
In holding the statute constitutional
Frankfurter said that the issue was
whether legislatures and school boards
were to be barred from determining
the appropriateness of various means
to evoke that unifying sentiment with
out which there can ultimately be no
liberties, civil or religious"
In his dissent, Stone asserted, Ellis
tory teaches us that there have been
but few infringements of personal lib
erty by the state which have not been
justified, as they are here, in the name
of righteousness and the public good,
and few which have not been directed,
as they are now, at helpless political
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-06-12
To the Editor
Peoples Voice, Helena, Montana
CHER MAJESTY"
MONTANA
MONTANA
(Seal of the State)
The Land of Shining Mountains, a Sovereign State

(Oedl OF
The Land of Shining Mountains, Sovereign State
Will it become the land Of 'reincarnation Huey Long
regime and the pawn of political bigotry?
Long have the tools those behind
the scenes: "Jumpngacks they pull the strings jump
Will continue to fawn at the feet of Mammon and be
the "prey" of intellectual prostitutes?
Will eve the people, cast votes bndfolded, believing
chant of the professional politician and his henchmen
put forth effort to become enlightened to
the administration of 'our' State affairs?
Legislature the people of the State reduced in
bers convenience Democracy in action showing forth
its strength suggest and beseech all to
thoroughly Reports of the Special Investigating Com
rnttees the 26h Legislative Assembly, 1t the report
representatives how the affairs of your State
being administered and refers to the Liquor Control Board
Highway Commission and other Boards Bureaus Offices and
Officers don't know Montana POLITICALLY speaking)
you these Printed copies of the
procured from the Educational Cooperative
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many any voter regardless of political affia
ton or belief.
1t has been said: TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION
NOT POLITICAL PROPAGANDA, BUT A SINCERE DE-
SIRE THAT "YOU" KNOW MONTANA WHEN YOU CAST
YOUR BALLOT.
THOS. o. PEASLEY, A Lake County Farmer.