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Evening star., 1940-05-22
ALLIES COUNTERATTACK, RETAKE ! TOWNS.
BRITISH CABINET GIVEN DICTATOR POWER
French Claim Anas and Abbevi||e:
English to Conscript Resources
The War at q Glance
BY the Associated Press.


dictatorship bill to marshal all of Britans wealth and
in the fight against Naz invasion rushed into
law today the French claimed ecapture of Arras and Abbe
vie which the had penetrated in their drive
toward the English Channel
Parliament quickly passed the emergency bill
after the had demanded because of the
empires peril The House OF Lords waiting to give its
final approval.
Across the Channel, allied couneraacks apparently
relieving of the pressure British troops fighting
with their backs to the in pocket in Belgium.
A French military spokesman said German advance
guards had chased OUT Of Abbeve IL miles from the
Channel that to the east also had been reaken
Optimism spread through France in the wake of the days
Fiercey counteratackng French troops by recapuring
Arras eased pressure pocketed" British and Belgium
army $4,000 fighting with their backs to the Amens
IS miles away apparently still in German hands.
The German high command however, claimed lightning
paced Nazi hrustsdarng motorcycle raids apparently
unsupported by nfantryhad wdened the corridor reaching
almost to the Channel.
sudden renewed alarm in Southeastern Europe mean
while from Rumania King Carols rich little oil king
DOM the general staff called 100000 resevsts to the
"a hours notice-virtually full mobilization
The French destroyed all bridges along the Somme River
in move to block the German march to the sea.
report by Uniformed circles" in Berlin the Nazs have
passed sossons World War battleground-ony so
miles northeast of the French capital.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Brisk Buying Spurt
In Aircraft, SteeIs
Halls Rout in Stocks
Investors, Long Out Of
Market, Return to Goin
Borguin Prices
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 22.-The stock
market, along with major sensitive
commodities, improved today, after
yesterdays severe price cracks.
Trading continued in fair volume
in the stock exchange. and price
trends were mixed, but brisk buy
ing Of aircrafts, some steels and mis-
cellaneous industrials stemmed the
recent selling rush.
Brokers said the slump of 20 to
Is per cent in prices in the past
fortnight had begun to bring in sub
stantial buying, some on the part of
investors who had been out of the
market for a long time.
Stocks up 81 to more than 81
toward midday included Douglas,
United Aircraft, Martin, Allied
Chemical and Johns Manville. At
the same time, Du Pont was off "a,
and Goodyear, American Telephone
and Standard of New Jersey, 81
to 81.
Wheat and corn futures at Chi
cago were more than cent a bushel
higher, and cotton at New York rose
about so cents a bale.
In foreign currency dealings Brit
ish sterling and other allied cur
rencies improved.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Landon Conferrinq
With Roosevelt on
National Defense
Possibility Of Coalition
Cabinet Seen Remote, as
Leaders Oppose PIon
picture on Page AZ
BY g. GOULD LINCOLN.

Former Gov. Landon of Kansas,
titular head of the Republican party,
Is at the White House today con-
ferring with President Roosevelt
presumably on the drive for in
creased national defense and the
situation created by the European
war.
Mr.. Landon declined, on his ar
rival here this morning, to make any
comment until after his conference
with the President.
It has been assumed that the
President, when he issued his orig
inal invitation to Mr.. Landon to
come to Washington to talk with
him. would offer the Kansan a place
In his cabinet or some other impor-
tant post having to do with the
program of national defense.
Mr.. Landon, however, will not &C
cept place in the cabinet-if it is
offered him. He does not believe in
ANYTHING that smacks Of a coalition
Government, as he announced in
Topeka before leaving for Wash
ington.
Favors Increasing Defense.
The Republican 1886 presidential
nominee is strongly in favor of in
creased national defense and is
willing to do anything he can to
further it. If he were invited to
have a place on a board having
to do with the necessary mass pro-
duction of arms and munitions, the
situation might be different.
Col. Frank Knox, Chicago pub
Usher, Mr.. Landon's running mate
in 1896, is reported to have been
offered the post of Secretary of the
Navy, which is to be relinquished
soon by Secretary Edison, now the
Democratic nominee for Governor
Of New Jersey.
1t was reported today that Col.
Knox will not accept.
The President, unable to obtain
important Republican leaders from
the Midwest to serve in the Cabinet,
may, it was rumored, turn to the
East.
Representative Wadsworth of New
York, an authority on military af-
fairs and head of the Republican
committee of the House set up to
report last year on national de-
(see LANDON. Page A-2J
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Roosevelt Requests
Speedy Approval Of
Reorganization Plan
MiIitory Procurement
Advisers Also Culled
In Defense Move
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

COntlnulnG MS swift pace In
directing the rebuilding Of America s
defenses, military and civil, Presi-
dent Roosevelt today asked Congress
for speedy approval of a NTH de-
partmental reorganization plan,
summoned military procurement ad-
visers for a late afternoon con-
ference, and considered naming
three additional administrative
assistants to coordinate various
phases Of the board mobilization
program.
BY the terms of his reorganization
proposal, first announced late yes
terday, the President suggested that
immigration and naturalization
functions Of the Department of
Labor be transferred to the De-
partment of Justice.
Informing Congress that previous
thought had been given to this very
transfer, Mr.. Roosevelt said that
"the startling sequence of inter-
national events has necessitated
a review Of the measures required
for the Nations safety"
Accordingly, this particular plan
Is being submitted Immediately,
rather than deferred, as had been
earlier decided.
Civil Liberties to Remain.
II am convinced" he said, "that
under existing conditions the immi-
grafton and naturalization activi-
ties can best contribute to the ma
tional well-being only if they are
closely integrated with the activities
of the Department of Justice.
This plan provides for transfer
ring the immigration and Naturali-
zation Service from the Depart
ment of Labor to the Department of
Justice. While it is designed to af-
ford more effective control over
aliens, this proposal does not reflect
any intention to deprive them OF
their civil liberties or otherwise to
impair their legal status. This re-
organization will enable the Gov
ernment to deal quickly with those
aliens who conduct themselves in a
manner that conflicts with the pub
lie interest"
The President specified that no
monetary savings are anticipated,
but asked that Congress act speed
lily to make his proposal effective.
Earlier, the White House indicated
that Mr.. Roosevelt may name as
many as three more administrative
assistants and take some "dollar-a-
year" men into the administration
as a step toward implementing the
Industrial mobilization program.
BY the terms Of one of the early
reorganization orders Mr.. Roosevelt
was authorized to appoint six ad-
ministrative assistants at $4,000
yearly. Only three have been named
thus far.
No New Bureaus Planned.
At a press conference today
Stephen T. Early, presidential secre-
tary, emphasized that the industrial
aspects Of the defense program do
not comprehend establishment Of
new Government agencies or bu-
reaus, nor the superseding Of pres
ent administrative personnel by OUT
side aides. He said "the President
has no intention whatever Of Great
(0nn BNN0WvYrY n noU~ WON
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Hy the Associated Press.

Senator Smathers, Democrat, OF
New Jersey, in a statement today
called on Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
to tell who wrote or who collaborat-
ed with him in the preparation" Of
his recent speech on the inter-
national situation.
when q national figure like Col.
Lindbergh takes to the air and adj
dresses the American people on the
important subject Of foreign policy
and refers to the Governments
efforts Of national defense as hys-
terical chatter" Senator Smathers
said, the American people were en-
titled to receive the information he
asked.
"One Of my constituents" Senator
Smathers said, suggests that the
colonel's speech may have been
written BY Senator Nye Of some
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Byrnes on Air Tonight
To Answer Lindberqh

Senator Byrnes, Democrat, Of
South Carolina win 90 on the air
tonight to answer Col. Charles Lind
berghs widely discussed speech on
national defense last Sunday.
Speaking on . Columbia Broadcast
ing System Nationwide hookup,
the talk viii be heard locally at
$50 pm, on Station WJsV.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Nazi Forces Brace
For Counteratiack
In Northern France
Motor Column Drives
Toward BouIoene as
PIunes Bomb Ports
BY the Associated Press.

BERLIN, May 22-Twc curving
prongs of the German Army ripped
northwest toward the bottleneck Of
the English Channel and south to
within some so miles of Paris today.
But while Nazi bombers showered
down death from Channel seaports
to interior backgrounds, the main
German Army in Northern France
braced itself for hard counter
attack by the allied armies now
under the supreme command of
Gen. Maxine Weygand.
1T may be that our present move
ments will come to a temporary
halt" Gen. Walther Won Reichenau,
German commander in the field,
acknowledged. "Weygand has or
dered every man to stand his
ground. That may mean hard
fights ahead"
Holding between SOC, 1000 to 1,0O0,-
900 allied troops in what they call a
huge sack in Northern France and
Belgium, the main German forces
now are making their major job the
systematic destruction of these
divisions.
Channel Ports Bombed.
The northwestward prong of the
armoreds advance forces, after
brushing by Abbeville, on the
Picardy coast, II miles from the
Channel, drove on today toward the
port Of Boulogne, on the shoulder of
the narrowest part Of the Channel,
while the air force punished this
and other ports where British forces
might embark for home.
Another German force swelled out
its bulge" into Northern France
at the same time, informed circles
said, with swift southwestward
drive toward Paris, which may have
passed through or around scissors,
World War battlefield only about
56 miles northeast of the capital.
The Nazi drive toward the channel
was pointed toward st. Pol and
Montreuil-M a line toward the
Straits OF Dover where only "a
miles Of water separate the British
Isles from France.
| Water fronts Are Bombed.
Ahead of 1t roared German war
planes, the high command reported
bombing the water fronts Of Ostend,
Dunkerque, Boulogne and Dieppe-
the chief ports behind imperiled
British forces fighting with their
backs to the coast.
Blazes started by Nazi air bombs
also swept through the railroad sta
tions at Compeigne and Creil, on
the line from st. Quentin to Paris.
Both are beyond Scissors, where,
It was reported, the Nazis may be
applying pincer tactics by surround
| ing the city without occupying It.
Authorized sources indicated that
the swift-charging Nazi combat
units were driving to close q pocket
around between 10000 and 1,000,-
600 allied soldiers before undertak-
ing the next move presumably di-
rect action against England.
The high command acknowledged
that 'in Flanders the enemy COW
ering the retreat on the Scheldt
River still offers strong resistance .
The Scheldt flows west Of Char
leroi, valenciennes and Maubege,
at the bottom Of the deep sack
(See BERLIN. 4a9e A.l.)
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Boys Three-Yeor Fight
Against Fever Is Futile
NJ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
!, WATERBURY,, Conn.,, May a.
The, little boy In the big window .
o-year-old Kenneth L. Andrus, is
dead after a 3-year fight against
rheumatic fever.
The doctors prescribed care and
plenty of sunshine for Kenneth
whose parents. unable to afford the
expense Of q sanitarium, put his bed
beside an unusually large window in
the front room Of their home. The
curtains always were drawn back.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Last Of Liege Forts
Capitu|ates After
Nazi bombardment
'Swustikus Ruised
Above Butice 20 Minutes
After Beginning Of Attoek
By LOUIS p. LOCHNER,

Associated Press War Correspondent.
WITH THE GERMAN ARMIES
ON THE WESTERN FRONT, May
GA gigantic fort capitulated un-
der our eyes today as we stood on
heights between Eupen and NAL
medy with q superb commanding
view of the whole region, now Ger
man.
It later proved to be Batice, last
of the great major fertilization works
around Liege, Belgium.
Artillery, followed by bomb-divine
warplanes, made it easy for the in
fantry to force its entry.
Stukas (bomb-divers) began their
attack at 3 pm. and we saw the
Nazi swastikas raised atop the main
fortification 20 minutes later.
Reichenau Waits Order.
Col. Gen. Walther Won Reiche-
nau waited in peaceful old castle
today for telephone call from
Adolf Hitler which would send the
powerful right wing of the German
Army westward against a half-mil-
lion allied troops in Flanders.
The object: To drive back toward
the English Channel the forces
which block a direct Nazi attack on
England.
Expressing confidence in the out
come, Won Reichenau, while he
waited, checked through his general
staff plan once more.
The West Flanders town of Ypres
which the British Tommy of the
first World War called "Wipers,
appeared to be one of those to be
struck when the newly accumulated
fury Of the German mechanical
forces is released.
Hitler's plan for incirclement o1
Paris presupposes this strong right
wing movement in the southern
sweep and to Won Reichenau wa.
ntrusted the job of seeing Il
through.
| Won Reichenau's challenge will b.
to the English, French and Belgian
troops caught in the German pincel
between Abbeville, at the mouth O
the Somme River in France, ant
Antwerp, big Belgian port.
| Yypres lies just about halfwa,
between these two points, about 2!
miles In from the English Channe
and about miles above the French
border not far from the industria,
city Of Lille.
| Main Force Not Contacted,
| The Germans are aware that they
have not yet contacted the mair
allied force, as Won Reichenau dis.
closed to American newspaper CORE.
spondents yesterday.
Every German soldier knows why
he's fighting" Won Reichenau told
American newspaper correspondent,
during our call on him. 1T is to b.
or not to be for Germany.
II have talked to many Englisl,
and French prisoners in their owr
language. They do not really know
what 1t is all about. Our men have
supreme confidence in our military
leadership. Others don't In theirs
There can be no doubt Of the out.
come.
Have you looked at the faces al
the end Of days Of enormous marches
! (see LOCHNER, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Tropical Storm Moves
North, OFF Hotterus
BY the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Pre-
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, May a.
The Weather Bureau reported today
that a preseason tropical disturb
ance which formed in West Indian
waters last week end had moved
northward and this morning was
about 20C miles east of Cape Hat
teras.
Forecasters said the storm, ap-
parently moving almost due North
probably was of gale force near the
center.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
|Navy'sDefense
Share Boosted
$154,776,o00
$100, 900, 900 Provided
To Expedite Orders
For Aircraft
BULLETIN,

The Senate this afternoon re-
fused to create a joint congress
sional committee to check the
Presidents spending of the $132,-
0O0,00 emergency fund given
him for discretionary use in
speeding the defense program in
the pending 81 3,252 900 Army
bill. Passage Of the bill was
near.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Big PIone Orders Given
U. S., Commons Is Told
BY the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOCIATED PresS.
LONDON, May 22.-Col. J. j.
Llewellin, parliamentary secretary
in the Ministry Of Aircraft Produc-
ton, said In the House Of Commons
today that large orders for the latest
type warplanes had been placed In
the United States and delivery was
being rushed.
He declined to answer . question
whether there were other countries.
such as Italy, where Great Britain
could purchase planes.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
B uII e ii n

The National Symphony Or
chestra's sustaining fund drive
was ofncially called . success
today, with $102 ,564.31 on the line
and sufncient additional funds
in sight to insure the continuance
Of the orchestra.
earlier Story GA Pase B-1.)
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Porochuters at Nurvik

LONDON. May "a tP.-The Ger
mans are using big seaplanes to land
parachute troops In the region Of
Narvik, Norwegian Arctic port b.
siesed by the allies, Reuters (Britaah
news agency reported from Stock
holm today.
Evening star., 1940-05-22

LONDON, May 20 tP).-The inner
iron railings Of London's famous
Hyde Park were being turned into
munitions today. The government
expects to get hundreds Of tons of
metal from this and other parks.
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Wave Of Optimism
Stirred by New
Successes
BULLETIN.

ROME, May % (P.-Telephone
communications between Rome
and Paris were interrupted this
afternoon. Previously those be-
tween Rome and London had
been broken. There was no inn
mediate explanation.
Evening star., 1940-05-22

(See POWERS, Page A-S.)
Evening star., 1940-05-22

(see ROOSEVELT, Page Ala,
Evening star., 1940-05-22
Weather Forecast

Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow:
occasional light showers; little change
In temperature; lowest tonight about "a.
Temperatures today-Highest, Is, at
PM; lowest, IS, at 4 am.
From the United stites weather bureau repoSt
Full details on PAGE Az.
Evening star., 1940-05-22

(see PARIS, Page A-30
Evening star., 1940-05-22
RoiIinqs Make Munitions

(See I4ANDON, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1940-05-22

Most people in Washington have The
Star delivered to their homes every
evening and Sunday morning.
Evening star., 1940-05-22

(5ee GOCHNEES. Page A-o0
Evening star., 1940-07-28
TUESDAY

1.-THE Human Mon
ster' and knights
Of the Range"
Evening star., 1940-07-28

to the altar-as well as to the
divorce court.
Ineligible.
Jean Arthur-First and current
marriage to Frank J. Ross.
Joan Bennett-Married three
times, currently to Walter Wanger.
Divorced twice. Two children.
Joan Blondell-Married three
times, currently to Dick Powell.
Divorced twice. Two children.
Claudette Colbert-Married twice,
currently to DR.. Joel Pressman.
Divorced once.
Marlene Dietrich-First and cur
rent marriage to Rudolph Seiber.
One child.
Irene Dunne-Frst and current
marriage to DR.. Frances Griffin.
One child.
Joan Fontaine-First and current
marriage to Brian Aherne.
Paulette Goddard-First and cur
rent marriage to Charles Chaplin.
Carole Lombard-Married twice,
currently to Clark Gable. Divorced
once.
Myrna Loy--First and current
marriage to Arthur Hornblow, jr.
Merle Oberon-First and current
marriage to Alexander Korda.
Maureen O'Sullivan-First and
current marriage to John Farrow.
One child.
Ann Sothern-First and current
marriage to Roger Pryor.
Barbara Stanwyck-Married twice,
currently to Robert Taylor. One
divorce. One child.
Margaret Sullavan-Married three
times, currently to Leland Hayward.
Two divorces. One child.
Eligible.
Lucille Ball-No marriage record.
Once reported engaged to AL Hall,
now keeping company with Desi
Arnaz.
Madeleine Carroll-Married once,
divorced. Reported engaged to
French Army flyer.
Constance Bennett - Married
twice, divorced twice. Now courted
by battery of swains.
Joan Crawford-Married twice,
divorced twice, Courted by several
but no steady suitor at this writing.
Bette Davis-Married once, di-
vorced. Recently broke engagement
to Robert Taplinger. Devoting time
exclusively to current film.
Olivia De Havilland-No marriage
record, although some say she and
James Stewart have been secretly
wed several weeks.
| Deanna Durbin-No marriage
record. Insists there's no engage
ment to Vaughn Paul. Intimates
think she'll marry him before end
of this year.
Greta Garbo-No marriage rec
ord. One suitor follows another;
latest, Gaylord Hauser. Anybody's S
guess okay here
Brenoa Joyce-No marriage rec
ord. College deb star true to school
boy sweetheart, Owen Ward, but
no engagement announced.
Rosalind Russell NO marriage
record. No escort reports.
Ann Sheridan-Married once ed
die Norris, divorced. George Brent
exclusive escort last three months.
(Released, 1910, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance)
Evening star., 1940-07-28

They almost always "go away from
there"
Fifth method, and an effective
one according to this fair expert, is
such excuses as, MY brother always
takes me home" or MY folks are
waiting outside for me-" If the case
looks desperate enough, MY hus-
band wouldn't like it," With that
last line, she adds. one should look
toward the top of the door as though
expecting very tall man to enter.
Ann herself never uses this method.
She's not timid.
Sixth method advised by Ann is to
play deaf. Don't hear the proposal,
the invitation or the argument that
accompanies it. This works best
with timid males. If one makes
them shout their request, they
quickly lose heart and 60 some
where.
Fury Sends Them Away.
Seventh way to avoid date, the
oomph girl says, is to start talking
about how hungry you are, how
good q double sirloin steak would
taste, or how much you love lobster
and champagne. That cures most
of 'em.
Eighth refusal involves pretended
loss Of temper.
"Who do you think you are, any
Evening star., 1940-07-28
There's More Than One Way to Say No!
Being Handy Guide for Girls Who Don't Want Date Witt
Detailed Instructions in 10 Ways of Refusing

! way? What's the big idea? If I
were a man I'd" are few Of
the tried and true signs of fury that
will scare the average masher half
out of his wits, thereby leaving
the cupboard bare. This is method
Ann never uses.
Ninth way, thinks Ann, is the use
of tears. Turn your back and sniffle
Cor pretend to- into your handker-
chief. The man, unless he has more
than normal courage, will apologize,
swallow his words and leave. But
quick.
Tenth system Ann lists is the "Not
if you were the last man on earth"
line. Ann thinks. the men who are
told this usually come back and ask
again. 1t Is no more a permanent
refusal than is. "call me up next
week" Cor next month or next year,
according to the way the girl feels
about it,.
All Of these will solve the problems
Of declining unwelcome dates, thinks
Ann, and most of them are not so
severe but A1at the girl can, If she
eventually wants to, change her
mind.
Every woman is permitted that
privilege" she adds in passing.