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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
MARBURY SPEAKS
BEFORE EXCHANGE
$4,000 Expansion OF Bag
Company's Plant Re-
ported Here
MA Service. Inc

A SIS, 900 plant extension for the
Wertheimer Bag company will step
up production from co. 900 to $4,000
bags daily, S. L. Marbuy, plant
manager, told members of the Ex.
change club in weekly luncheon
session yesterday at the Cape
Fear hotel.
Marbury said the addition to the
local plant, the only one of its kind
in the Carolinas, was rapidly near.
ing completion and would be
placed in full-time use in the near
future.
Development of the burlap and
cotton bag industry at the local
plant, which is continuing to ex.
pand to serve a growing trade area
in the southeastern section of the
country, was outlined in detail by
the speaker.
Three million bags are used
alone in the city annually, Marbury
said, and the plant is being
equipped to produce rs, 1000 bags
daily or 100, 900 yards of cloth,
From 30 to 100 employees, the num'
Der varying with the seasons, are
mostly local labor, he said.
Marbury discussed the com,
pany's profit sharing plan for its
employees, the origin of the various
raw materials, details of the manu-
featuring processes, and the prin'
clpal outlets for burlap and cotton
bags.
Charles S. Lowrimore, president
of the club, presided; Henry A.
Foster, of Columbus, Ga, was IN
troduced as the guest of E. L.
Brooks; Richard A. Dunlea served
as secretary in the absence Of Leo
E. Sykes; and Wilbur D. Jones
presented the report of the treas
urer.
j. Arthur Brown, entertainment
committee chairman announced
the club will hold an outing, includ'
ing a dinner session and entertain
ment features, on Friday, July Il
at the Paris cottage at WrightsVlle
Beach.
The clubs annual Sunshine spe'
cial for the benefit of underprlveg'
ed girls of the community will De
held August 16, o. w. MesslcK'
project chairman announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
Commissioner Maxwell
Is "A Little Better

RALEIGH, July 12.-lR-Rev,i'
enue Commissioner A. j. MaX"es.
was "a little better today, sa'N
DR.. W. B. Dewar, his physician,
Doctor Dewar expressed hopSI
that he could get Mr.. Max"en
up and into a rolling chair IN wv
or thre days" .
The revenue commissioner Nd,
been desperately ill since sutfeTh.s
a stroke of paralysis late in May
while making an unsuccessful cdLn
paign for the democratic gupefn@
torial nomination. He is on le8'I
of absence without pay.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
TOP O. THE

Who does Gor's work will get Gods pay
However long may seem the day,
However weary be the way.
He does not pay as others pay,
In gold or land or raiment gay,
In goods that perish and decay.
But Gods high wisdom knows the way;
And that is sure, let come what may,
who does Gad's work will get Gods pay.
Quoted by Mrs. Audley Morton.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
Italian Planes Leave
To Bomb British Ships

ROME, July 12-tREThe Steia-.
italian news agency reported -"
day that heavy Italian oompeLs
loaded with large bombs, tooh
yesterday from all MediterrdiG,,
airports,, to participate in coL"
uing attacks on British Warshlp'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13

discomfort for the affected person while a
search for his relatives is conducted.
Only those who have reason for wanting to
conceal their identity would object to having
their fngerprints on record. Is this not a very
good reason for making it compulsory?
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
Man About

By George tucker

NEW YORk-July IA NEW
York hospital has voted to offer
its facilities to the British govern
ment. in New York, Canada, or
overseas, for the care of wounded
British soldiers.
This is a generous impulse and
will be approved by all who have
the Allied cause at heart. B u
there will be some people around
this city who will wonder why New
York hospitals do not distribute a
little of that milk of human kind
ness to the mass Of people who
make up the vast reservoir from
which their own clients are drawn.
The red tape surrounding hos
pitfalls in Greater New York is no
torious. Not long ago a man was
permitted to die in a taxicab in
front of a New York hospital be-
cause he didn't have the proper
credentials to get in. Naturally the
story made the headlines, and nat
urally an investigation vas promis-
ed. What results were obtained
from this investigation I do not
know.
There have been other instances
in recent years of people being
denied entry into hospitals for fin
ancial reasons. When a man is i'll,
he is i'll. If he needs medical at
tention, he needs it. There a r e
clinics in New York for the pood,
and there are many doctors who
devote a share of their hours to
charity. But there is never any
excuse for red tape when a human
life hangs in the balance.
A diminutive, toy-like Chinense
figure is Blodwyn Ching, wife of
Robert Ching, 20. l boy at
Monty Proser's Beachcomber club
on Broadway. She is only a little
over four feet in height and she
looks as if somebody plucked her
from the embroidery of a Kwang-
tung fan. But she is from the
west coast -. And her pride and
jo y are her young twin sons, Ray
mand and Robert, Jr., .. That first
name, Bloydwyn, is WEIGH. {.
Maybe, she tells you with a twinkle
in her eye, maybe back there
somewhere among my ancestors
there was a visitor from Wales"
Something tells me I'm going to
get awful tired of politics between
now and November Most I'M
usual record of the month: Tom.
my Dorsay's Victor) "T'n Never
Smile Again. Franchot Tone
is in the Old Dominion and, while
filming a picture there, will make
a study of the historic points OF
interest in Virginia. Eve
Curie's new book has been named
"Atlantic." She is in London
now. And SO is Daphne du
Maurier, who wrote "Rebecca".
-. Her husband is Major F. A. M.
Browning of the Grendaier Guard
Walter Hagen thinks Horace Heidi
could earn a grand living playing
golf if he wanted to give up direct
ing a dance band
-. Heidi gets into the seventies
with the greatest of ease.
A couple of seasons ago a little
girl named Ann Beasley won a
society singers" contest and was
proclaimed the most pleasing war
bier among the rich girls of the
metropolitan area. She went into a
club called Armand's and did quite
well. Now she is back at Armand's,
and her star is rising. You can't
get into the place at night. It isn't
often that one person like thi S
carries such a wide cash-customer
following.
However, when you inquire O t
Ann about the days when she was
a society girl before she won the
contest She smiles. I'm not, and
never have been, a New York SO.
ciety girl" she says. I'm from
Athens, Ohio" 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13

Tax revenues from operation of
motor vehicles today exceed the
total OF federal, state and local
taxes In 1896 when the automobile
was a sideshow curiosity
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
LA McErA
calm6 en- riento. , sucedi6 uns

calm6 en- viento, ? sucedi6 wna
= t~>,a--;', :. Marcos 1:39.
12 vida es como una travesia
II { mar. No enfrentamoa con
pempestades y arrecifes al ma
vegar hacia ell puerto. La trave-
n Que emprende Ia Tglesia. ell
Estado Y ell individuo sara feliz
y ~a,canzara exito 81 Sc lie enco-
mienda ell tim6n al Photo Divi-
no.
E. meneSter que dependamos
5e la Sabiduria de aquel que CO
noce las rutaS del mar de la vi
la y cuya pericia nos libra lie
los bancos de arena y de los ARE
cites traicioneros, y, sobre TODD,
urge que confiemos en- el poder
de quien calma toda tempestad
o nos capacita para soportar To-
da onda de aflicci6n. Els verda-
"eramente tragico que multitu-
des de sereS Sc estrellen en- las
rQcas del fracaso Y Sc hundan en-
las profundidades de la OBSCURE
I'd Y la desperation. La TRACE
dia eS causada porlue mes atre-
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
Ell FAMOSO BOWDEN NO Sc
PREGENTO A L E
Gomez tiso tabjds con Woody
Jca"x

Una nueva burla para ell pd-
blico. Jim Bodw-n, ell ''barri-
g6n" de Jacksonville, que Sc dijo
habia llegado ell jueves, no hizo
acto de presencia en- Benjamin
Field, anoche, donde Sc habia a
nunciado que pelearia con Tom
my Gomez.
Sin perGer la ecuanimidad,
con su flema de Siempre, Ell en-
presario concerto inmediatamen
tie una "peleilla" entire Tommy
Gomez : Woody Jones.
Trago el pGblico ell anzuelo, co
mo de costumbre, y las pesetas
siuieron ell curse de siempre.
Los senores del poder judi
cial declararon un empate entire
Gomez y Jones y.......
Venci6 en- ell semifinal, en- ell
cual tampoco pele6 Raymond, a
pesar de que Sc habia anuncia-
do, frankie Roberts, de Nueva
I~nglaterra. En- ell septimo asal-
to ell Sr. Bob Monin paso de nue.
vo por la cuenta de diez y el
brazo de Roberts sc puso en- al
to.
Dos 'sombras' del pugiliSmo,
Jose Rodriguez y Tony Monin,
ofrecieron una pelea acceptable,
quiza la mejor de la noche. Ro-
driguez perdi6 "esta nina" en-
los dltimos asaltos y sc procla-
mo triunfador a Tony.
Young Allen derrot6 por no
cant tecnico al veterano Mario
Santana, de Cayo Hueso. Bill
Scollaro superb a Larry Cross
man.
Indignadfsima, la Comisi6n
de Benjamin Field acord6 sus-
pender a Bowden y a K. o. Cole
man por no haberse presentado
a cumplir sus contratitos de tan
tos por cientos.
La Comision local, que noso-
tros sepamoS, jamas Sc molesta
con los empresarios.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
CCNFERENCIARAN
WELT Y WALLACE

Washington, Julio 20.-La Sc
mana pr6xima Sc efectuara aqui
una conferencia entire Ell presi =
'ente Roosevelt, ell s~ecretario
Wallace v miembros del Comi,6
Nacional Democratico, con Ell
fin de escoger al hombre que ha
de sustituir a Jim Farley en- In
Dresidencia del Partido.
Para decidir csc particular
con los candidates a la presiden
Ella y vicepresidencia Sc reuni =
ran, en- representation del Eie-
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
PRESENTA ~ACUSACIONES
LA 0FICINA DEL FISCAL

~@W
Basandose en- pruebas apOrta.
das por ell gran jurado, ell fiscal
Williams present6 aver acusa-
clones, en- la corte de 10 criminal
contra 8 individucs.
Los nombrados en- ell eScrito.
Jose PleScia, Jose Figarrotta
Antonio Acebo, Jose Rodriguez.
Patsy Suarez, Tony Dominguez
John Doe (a) Tralatana y Pace
Lopez, agredieron a M. NJ. Frost
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

vemos a naTegar en- Ell mar de
"a vida sin cara nj hrtjgla, q
MERGED de las olas turbulentas
! del ~repentino huracan, III lie
var en- el timon a Cristo JeSis,
''El divine photo"
PcRSdmiCRtO para Cl diI
"Desconozco el canine que me
marcas para este dia, pero bion
eonocido para mi es ell Guia."
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
presndente del gran jurado,
Noah Bell v Felix Pelaez.

Frost sera uno de les princi-
pa.cs testiQCg dc cargo.
Acusaciones por delitos de ro-
hos fueron presentados contra
Winston Bourgeois, Vernon
Brooks, L:slie Brooks y Alfredo
Langston; Luisa Galloway, hur-
to de ropa valuada en- IS; Jack
Patterson, robo de metal valua-
do en- cinco d6lares, y Joe Norris
y Arts Green, por haber entra-
do violentamente, a robar, en- la
casa nGmero 1914 de la Gale de
Kay.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Joe w. Barta, q, Y Sara Ed
ma Edmonds 81; Alvin Lee Dyal
q, y Mary Elizabeth Barnett,
20; Hugh F. Pyle, 81, y Ester
A. Weber, 10; Charles Lester
Holloway, %, y ROsalie Betty
Brown, Is.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
UN RAY0 MATO "A LA MA
DIRE Y SUS CUATRO HUGS

Newberry, Michigan, Julio
20,-A tres millas de aqui, un
ray6 mat6 a la Sra. Williams
Keip y Sus cuatro hijos, ell ma
yor de z amos. La casa qued6
reducida a cenizas por ell fuego
que la descarga electrical origin6.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

UnO que Sc marcia sacrifica una
casa que vale $4,000, en- Nebraska,
por$4, 900. Mil pesos al contado y el
resto a plazos. Cuatro habitaciones
de dormir, sala de sol, c~ocina, coche-
ra, DEGRADE, teeho de pizarra.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

les Sres. Edward j. Flynn, lidel
+, Brcnx, New York; D1vid
Fitzgerald, ST., de Conn; VII.
,lani II Halves. de Sou.n Dako-
ia, y Sras, Mildred jasper. De
Ohio, y Beatrice Cobb, de Caro-
lima del Norte,
Son mencionados para ese car
go ell senador Byrnes, de Carroll
ma del Sur, y Frank Walker, de
New York.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
Secci6n dc CuItos

Mission Memorial" 1910 "a.
Aqs., Rec. j. Pau S~o7tnier, pas
tor.
Cultos 10 a. m. y $50 p. m.
Microbes s p. m. Cultos de ora
sion.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
Venta de Propiedades

Dos locales para establecimientos
Y n ASA de vivienda con 3 cuartos,
en- Tampa Heights, $2,760. Una ter
cera al contado y Ell resto a plazos
faciles.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Cinco casas en- Ybor, de esquina, /
de 2 pises. Custro de un piso. Todas
en- buenas condolences, con aoeras
Alquiler de $S6 por mes, Precio de
venta $4,000.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

"TemplO BGutiStG", 1909 Is
St., Req. J. B. SilUG, pastor.
Escuela Dominica 9 AS a. m. ;
quito y sermon 8 p. M; Mierco-
les 8 p. m, quito de oraci6n; Es-
cuela Bfblica de verano de lunes
a vierneS.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Mission PcHtecOstGl," 1901 "a
Sa. Are, Rec. d. VGldes, pastor
Fscuela Dominica 10 a. m.
Cultos de predicacion 8 p. m.
Martes Y Viernes 8 p. m. cultos
re oraci6n.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Una casa con 4 apartamentos. Al
quiler de $32.50 al mes. Precio dc
venta 1900. $3.50 al eontado y Ell res
to comOdamente.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Casa pequeha, dos cuartos de dor
mir, Tampa cerca de Columbus DR.,
$500. $3.50 al contado y $40 al mes.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Casa de dos pisos en- Taliaferro 3
c~uartos, sala, c%ocina, baho, arboles
frutales. 75x126 $500. $3.50 al con-
tado y 10 meses para pagan.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Cerca del parque Robles, dos casas,
de estuco, de dos apartamentos cada
una. Alquiladas en- $40 al mes. Pre-
clio $2.260.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

"IqleSiG MetodiStG" dc West
Tampa, North Albany D Union
Street.
EScuela de "a Iglesia 945 a.
M; Quito en- ingles II a. m.
quito en- espanol g p. M; Lunes
8 p. m. Hermandad Wesley;
Martes Y Microbes 8 p. m. Es-
lu:la Biblica de Verano; Jueves
s p. m. quito de oraci6n.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20
MENSAJE E~VANGELICo

"E1 DiVino Photo"
Texto: "Y habiendo desperta
do, reprendi6 al viento. Y die
a la mar: icallaI isociegate! Y
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

"SaR Pablo, IgIesia MetOdis-
ia ItaliGnG de YbOr City, Gale
81 q IS GUenidG, Req. Amadeo
N. D. RiggiO, pastor.
Escuela de la Iglesia 9 AS a.
M. quito y sermon IL a. M. cul
to y sermon 8 p. m.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

"Lce PeregTinos," igiesia Con
gegacionaI dc Vest Tampa,
$3.50 Laurel St., Rec. V. A. We
nezid, pastor,
Fs.r...a de la IgleSia 9 a. m. ;
quito 10 a. M.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

"San Marcos" IgIesia Meto-
dista de YbOr City, Gale Is q II
ace, Req. r. J. Parker, pastor.
Escuela de la Iglesia 80 a.
m. /; Quito en- ingles 1920 a. m.
quito en- espanol 8 p. m. Mierco
les 8 p. m. quito de oraci6n.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

"lliSi6n PresbiteT1dna," 95S
II avenida, Req. w. B. Pasiglid
pastor.
Escuela dominica 9:45 a. m. a.;
cdltos IL a. m. y 8 p. m. mierco-
les 8 p. m. quito en- espanol.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

ia Union" IgleSiG EVGngS-
IicG de Los Glen, S4OS Gomez
Ace, Req. OSlGndO N. COrWin,
pastor.
Quito y sermon IL a. m, texto
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Mission EVang6lica Presbite-
riana", 2916 Is St., Req. H. E.
Pressly, miniStrO.
Escuela dominica $50 a. m.
quito y sermon 8 p. M; Martes
8 p. m. reunion de las Senoras.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Mission ia EspeTanSG', 2S22
Laurel St., Req. c.. H. COr1Oin,
pastor.
Cultos en- espanol 9 a. m. y
8 p. M; cultos en- ingl&s 1G:45
a. m. Y $50 p. m.
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

Tenemos para la venta Fincas, Boz
degas, Gasolineras y 10 que listed
La gaceta., 1940-07-20

l"Orar6o FL por sRs amigos; J
lrxrccicio>G Rfb-ica.s s 2, m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
Tacoman Wins Honors
In Marine Institute

Arthur r. Sessions. private in
the U, S. Marine corps, aboard the
U. S. S. Wichita. has earned a dip
Iona which qualities him as in
spector of customs. according to
word received here today.
Sessions. who prior to enlistment
seven months ago resided with his
mother. Mrs. Josephine w. Ses-
sions. 270s East c st. won the
award through a correspondence
system with the marine corps in
stitute in Washington. d. c.
His diploma was forwarded TO
the Wichita, along with letter
from Maj. Gen. Thomas Hslcom,
commandment OF the marine corps,
praising the local boys work as a
student.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
A0UW Lodge Plans
Picnic Wednesday

A business session. TO be followed
by picnic. will highlight a meet
ing of Tacoma lodge. Ancient Order
Of United Workmen, Wednesday.
Members will meet in Eagles hall
at $50 p. m. under leadership of
George w. Johnson. Later they
will adjourn to the new picnic beach
at Point Defiance park for a wiener
roast
Members without cars will be
provided transportation to the pic
mic grounds from Eagles hall. In
charge of the picnic will be Mrs.
Herbert Sprenger. Mrs. William
Simons and Mrs. Louis Erickson.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
Suspend Sentence
OF Injured Man

After testifying in police court
that he befriended soldier during
fight and was not responsible
for the injuries the man received.
Thomas II. Cupit. 1856 Pacific
ave, drew Today suspended
sentence on a drunkenness charge
Monday afternoon.
Cupit. with Robert W. Adams,
a soldier, were arrested early Mon
day morning in connection with
injuries inflicted on Harold L.
Barker. 80, another Fort Lewis
soldier. Adams, the alleged ag-
gressor, was turned over to mill
tary authorities for further action.
The injured man. who was cut
when a bottle was broken over his
head. was under continued obser-
walton In the fort hospital.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24

Professional Women's club. with
arrangements under the direction
of the Guardians association and
the sponsoring committee.
Registrations are open to girls
over eight years of age. Campfire
members will have preference in
the event that registration ex-
ceeds accommodations, which II
probably not be the case as there
are accommodation for 100. Fee
for the week will be $3.50 for
Campfire Girls and $3.50 for nom
Campfire Girls.
A group of ten councillors, men,
bers of the Guardians group spon-
soring committee. Campfire moth
ers, and the B. p. w. c. will SUI
pervise the camp period. A well
planned program is being ar
ranged.
All girls must provide their
own bedding. They should take
warm clothing and wraps. The
evenings are cool. They must take
towels. soap and similar articles,
and the addition Of such things
as flashlight. camera and films.
nature book tfor Campfire girls).
note book and pencil. Singing
Sealth" or other song books, and
instruments mouth harp.
banjo. etc, will add greatly to the
fun and comfort of camp.
Sunday, Aug. rs. will be visit
ing day. and at that time parents
and friends are invited to bring
a picnic lunch and spend the day
at Snoquera.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
PAPERS
STILL PRINT

There was comparatively little
excitiment. but some pathos in the
change-over from French to Ger
man rule. French poilus. to their
dismay, learned they had two
hours in which to don civilian
clothes and leave, or otherwise be
made prisoners.
They managed TO leave on time,
but they looked like scarecrows in
the cast-of clothes they begged or
borrowed.
The Bordeaux civilians carefully
minded their own business and
avoided anything that might lead
to discussion with the Germans.
They accepted marks in trade
without any demur.
Both the temporary and the
permanent residents of Bordeaux
eagerly scanned the newspapers,
but they found little more than
ministerial DEGREES.
The other columns were filled
with ludicrous, ancient boiler plate
material.
Most of the Paris papers con-
tinued publishing in Bordeaux.
From the presses of La Petite
Gironde" alone rolled 30 editions
daily, They were filled with COL
umns of personals in which sep
arated families sought reunion and
business houses sought to contact
their employees.
The University of Nancy was
seeking the whereabouts of is
members OF its faculty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24

forms were to be seen bobbing
along the Rue st. Catherine, tie
shopping thoroughfare of Bor-
deaux.
Along the highways. which led
to the country. metal flags planted
at the lanes indicated the various
Nazi regimental headquarters.
Dispatch riders on motorcycles
lodged in and out and srmored
cars dropped off loads Of the oc-
cupying forces. Commissary Off
GERS were busy buying food at the
neighborhood stores, paying in new
marks.
BY nightfall. the Germans were
completely installed. 1t was their
turn to sing. Stirring college
songs and beer hall chants rose
from the wooded hollows after
supper and until midnight, when
three lusty "Sieg Heils" ended the
serenade.
Then in silence Bordeaux began
its first Sunday in history under
control of German army.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
Fifth Child Is Born
In Less Than Yeor

KANSAS CITY. Mo. - Mrs.
Mary Perry. %. wife of James
Perry. a wPA worker. today gave
birth to her fifth child in less than
4 year.
Twin boys were born 10 the
Perrys Monday. Eleven months
ago triplet girls were born TO
them. They also have two other
children.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
BY JEAN CRAFTS
Manager. Paris Bureau, Acme
Ncwspictures

Sh<I<RBO4~ II EhARAlN ~, y rance
--(By Wireless) Power and or
ganization- he German military
machine has those two vital COM
ponents of conquest in amazing
quantity.
] stood on the Bordeaux water
front July ] for two and a half
hours and watched General Won
Kleist review 'panzer" divisions in
their new headquarters more than
800 miles from the Fatherland.
] counted roughly $500 motor
lied units. carrying $4,000 soldiers
completely armed for battle. The
reviewing group of German Off
GERS was the only part OF that
host which was .afoot.
Along the quays before very
few natives of Bordeaux purrcd
every type of motorized equip
ment needed for the stern pur-
suit of war. including heavy guns,
anti aircraft artillery. machine
guns and light mortars, followed
by rifle squads, radio cars, motor
cyclists, commissary wagons and
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-24
SONGS--AND
MORE SONGS

Whether this huge show Of mill
tary power was the German meth
cd OF displaying to Bordeaux the
strength Of the invading forces or
merely a special review for the
German staff was unrevealed, but
an unbiased observer was forced to
conclude that no excuses were nee
essary for the armistice appeal the
French made.
For drab, sullen military power
this parade eclipsed anything seen
in modern warfare. 1t was organ
lied in the short space Of a day
and half after the Germans Off
cially took over Bordeaux.
For week after Paris fell. the
French army streamed through
Bordeaux afoot, on cycles, in mo-
tor lorries. The poilus slept in the
fields and in barns on the road
side. They foraged for bread,
vegetables and timed meat and
ate their meals with red wine at
cafes. stopping sometimes an hour.
an afternoon, a day or longer.
During their. last night at
southern railway junction they
chanted the theme song-"When
Tn beside my blond"--until the
last evacuation train left at dawn.
The next day the Germans en-
tered in force. Bordeaux cafe
loafers had hardly reclaimed their
customary seats, which the French
soldiers had occupied. before Hit
ler's men moved in. genially sur
veying their new world.
Their dark greenish gray uni