The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-20

before cir raid precautions men had
finished sending their three min.
ute warning, after receiving reports
that the raiders were approaching.
Shipping In the dironde was 0
special target.
The cabinet, sitting as O formal
council Of ministers, met at 0 O. n.
a .. m. EDIT 10 examine the mil
itary and political situations.
Al this hour II was reported that
the Germans had entered the city
OF Lyon In eastern France.
(T'he French radio announced, In
broadcast picked up In London,
that the Germans entered Lyon this
morning)
The government and the people
still awaited news Of the Plenipo.
tentiaries who left yesterday Tor an
an unknown destination 70 treat
with the Germans.
(RAdio France reported N o
broadcast picked Up OF London that
the Pienipotentiaries had left Mer.
ignac airdrofne, Bordeaux, yester"
day In O White piane3
Bombings Only Begun
II was forecast that tho bomb.
ings OF Bordeaux had only begun
but nevertheless the people Of tho
city went about their work aS usual
and there was panic only among the
refugees from the north.
The city Is taking care Of 10000
people altogether instead OF itS nor.
NAL 2Se,o00. All are being fed but
the refugees are sleeping where they
can. Further evacuation has been
forbidden. Motor cars are forbidden
except for official use and there 10
nothing for the refugees. and the
normal population, 10 do but take
what the Germans have 70 offer.
After o sleepless night, the gov
eminent awaited Adolf Hitlers' con-
djtions, expecting them during the
day and hoping for the possibility
that the order cease firew might
be given after Al days OF blitzkrieg.
(2e8 words censored).
The French are watching with
enormous interest German and
Russian days OF blitzkrieg (20
words censored)
Naxis, soviets Watched
The French are watching with
enormous interest German and
Russian troop movements In Lith.
uaria and East Prussia, where the
German high command Is reported
TO have transferred 20 divisions
100000 mem from the western
front after the concentration OF an
additional 100000 Russian troops TO
Lithuania, making O total OF 2l6,0 900.
According to reports received via
Spain, Hitler had rejoined his field
headquarters, and the latest mill
tary dispatches indicated that Hit.
Ter had ordered no lessening Of
German pressure until negotiations
with the French had been conclud.
ed.
It was reported that Hitler and
Benito Mussolini would meet In
German town again as soon as the
French reply to German conditions
had reached them (eight words cen
sored).
Polish and Czech, as well al
French divisions, are retreating or
Derby and methodically, chiefly By
motor truck, down all roads from the
Loire valley 90 words censored)
| (This might indicate q general mas
withdrawal from the Loire front
the last defense line)
Refugee French Government
London, June 20.-(UP)-A refu.
gee French government may bt
formed outside France TO carry or
the war with the French air force
navy ana colonial resources, even Il
1.-The petain government accepts peacs
on Adolf Killers terms, It was re-
ported today.
Any such government would as.
sumo power on the assertion tina
Martial Philippe PetaiB peace cabi'
net had never been given q vote o.
confidence BY the French parlia.
lment.