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Evening star., 1940-05-27
Hold Out Just One Month";
Weygond Begs Allied People
There Is Something Big in the Air
In Poris Now, GeneroIissimo Asserts

one could have imagined earlier in
the week.
"The Allies are going through a
period Of holding the Germans at
any cost and readjusting their troops
and their lines In the situation
forced by the great German break.
through. Gigantic work has been
done In this direction, and the
French, all Of them. with their COM
mander in chief, are convinced that
they and their Allies will not have
to wait long for their chance to
come. There is something in the
air In Paris now-it Is something
big"
Gen. Weygand did not refer to
the trend of battle In the Channel
bulge" but described intensified ac-
NyxN -
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Foreign
- - .

Foreign
Naxis throw massed forces into
Flanders battle. Pase Al
British naval guns protecting Calais
from Naxts. Page Al
Breach In Allied lines near Ypres
claimed hy Nazis. Page Al
Prince Wilhelm OF Prussia dies from
battle wound. Pare Al
Airmen report bombing Of q. s.
hospital In Belgium. Page A-3
British order internment Of enemy
4. alien women. Pare As
British send Laborite on economic
mission TO Russia. Pare A-4
Flight to England shakes Hollands
faith In Queen. Page Asl
Naxis say Allies plan attack On liner
j Roosevelt. Page A-l
Ireland rushes to bring army up to
war strength. Page Al
NoticNol.
Congress drives to complete defeuse
legislati0n5 this week. page Al
National deferse keynote . AVIS
hon forum 0pens. rAge Al
Congress seeks 70 wind up work 81
two weeks. HA3o As
Lechs sces "a trisl n 1suisi6na q
6at1d ctaxxoe. IAGo ~
I'm ~ Nv iAci,nbonte Mn North
Carolina HouD es4ts. - -
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Gen. Marshall Warns
Against lmpatience
In Building Defense
Should Promise Only
What We Con Achieve,
Chief Of StoH Says
Pictures on Page BIZ

A warning that impatience on
the part Of the American people
with delays in overcoming defic-
iencies In national defense may be-
come "a destructive force" was
sounded by Gen. George G. Mar
shall, Army chief Of stan, in an
address at the opening session Of
the National Aviation Forum today
in the Commerce Department Audi
torit1m.
I'VE must approach this present
situation In q state Of calm deter
mination not to be foiled by the
emotions Of the moment for any Of
the multitude of difficulties which
are certain to be involved in q tre-
mendous and. sudden expansion, /"
Gen. Marshall declared.
My thought Is that we should
promise only what We can reason
ably expect to achieve. The impulse
Of patriotic America Is wonderful
thing, but Its impatience to over
come the DEFICIENCIES Of past neglect
(See AIR FORUM, Pare A-2.]
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Senator Austin
On Radio Forum

= + = ! i Is +
Senator Warren r. Austin,
Republican, of Vermont will b
The 1uest speaker tonight on the
National Radio Forum over
Station WMAL.
Senator Austin, the rankiaf
Rspabiiean. MsmbsE of IL Scr
~ Military Alaifs CenmittosI
will 1isenss ssMuaisseas, Mes
M MsraIs.
Asl prsfrsn b sssaa6ed ~
~ Ssar - q lr1 svse =
! t-te. eeet aeewsfk ef ~
o. 6seia n. I.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Rodio Reports Mutiny
Of 800 Austrions
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May 27.-The British
Broadcasting Co. said in q German
language announcement this morn
ing that 300 Austrian soldiers with
the German forces at Oslo, Norway,
had mutinied and had been imme-
diately executed during the night.
The program was picked up here
BY N. B. G.
Evening star., 1940-05-27

Expeditionary Force in France.
LONDON. May a R.-A Brit
ish 6onmunique toisifht said the i
Germans during the day ~yio-
lently attacked" French and Bel j
gian forces on the flanks Of the
British Expeditionary Force and
that British infantry counter
attacked successfully In co-op-
Grafton with French tanks.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 27.-Britain and
her Allies battled savagely on land
and sea today to save Calais from
the Nazi invaders and, at the same
time. strengthened English coastal
defenses to hurl back into the mar
row channel any attempted thrust
at British soil.
Naval guns pounded the Nazi
columns pressing into the Channel
port, just % miles from Dover, while
the Allied land troops met the adj
vance units in deadly street fighting
and the Royal Air Force hammered
German airdromes and communica-
tionS.
More speed in training Britains
reserve man power was demanded by
Lord Beaverbrook's Evening Stand
ard, which declared 750, 600 conscripts
have not yet been summoned to
training stations, and thousands Of
conscript age have not been regis
tered.
1T seems that the whole system
OF training needs to be overhauled, .
said the Standard.
The Air Ministry announced that
throughout last night heavy bomb
ers Of the Royal Air Force contin-
ued their attacks on enemy commu-
nications. Airdromes occupied by the
enemy in Belgium and Holland also
were attacked. We sustained no
losses in these operations" !" .
With the battle for the Channel
ports brought SO close that flashes
Of gunfire on the continent could
be seen from England's southeast
coast, Great Britain intrusted her
home defenses to Gen. Sir Ed
mund Ironside and placed 1t. Gen.
(See LONDON. Pare A-61
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Di Maggie Hits Homer;
Yonks, Lead Mats, ! to 0
BY BURTON HAWKINS,

NEW YORK, May 27.-A home
run by D Maggie in the second in
ming gave the Yankees q 1-to-0 lead
over the Nationals In the opening
game Of their series here today.
Chase was pitching for Washing
ton and Chandler for New York.
Evening star., 1940-05-27

The committees action was the
first development on ! congress
sional schedule designed to CON-
plete action this week on nearly al
OF the pending bills to build up
American defenses.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, chairman Of q subcommittee
that recommended the alien regis
Evening star., 1940-05-27

tration proposal Saturday, expects
p have II ready for the Senate by
Wedefisday.
While the committee was acttng
on the subversive influence bill,
Senator Lodge. Republican, Of Mas
sachusetts took the floor in the
Senate to urge that the standing
(see DEFENSE, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Summary Of Todoy's Stor

Philadelphia Navy Yard rushes ships
to completion. Fage A-9
Glenn Frank may head d. o. p
Platform Committee. Page A.2S
Washington and Vicinity
Two Washingtonians killed In Vir-
ginia auto crash. Pare B-l
Elderly couple found dead In gas
dlled apartment. Pare nj
Fire alarm headquarters In Mcmillan
Park dedicated. Page DLS
Editosiol and Comment
This and That. Page Ale
Answers to Questions. Page A-lo
Letters to The Star. Pare Ale
David LAwrencs. pase Ali
Jay Franklin. Paee ALI
Sports
Veteran Hudlin rated likely to brace
Mats slab STAN. Pare A.le
Catcher banning Of Giants filnll-
ing hopes Of Mcdraw. Pare Ais
Seven ex-chAmps tn fleld Of l.132 In
open gon tests. Page All
DanstArs Marlborough win rates
him as coming jumper. Page AIS
Miscsllany
City News ii Brief. Page A.
Service OtdeSS Page Ala
6erixi Story. Pare Ills
Naturess children. Page Els
Ietter out. Pare Els
Dedttue otory. paee Els
inntise Ceutxoet. raeo D-lo
Unele Nayse Ooeaae paS6 D-1e
sC1cooWurd IunI1. Fa&e D-1o
Evening star., 1940-05-27

TOXIC. Nay ~ n fty Jap-
nnoeQ cal pninezS Nero bgr1a6 a1iye
tuf1ay uiIst 81 ! mine cavU-in IT
nkura 1ukuo1x pFsfe ecturs.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Wife Of Dr. Schocht Dies

HERLIN, May n tR.-Mrs. Luise
6cfAcht, wife of Dr.. HjalmAr
schacht. former president of the
Heichshank, disd today after . long
Illness. The schachts were married
IN 1904.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Law Aimed at Fifth Column
Wins Committee Approval
Lodge Urges Stondine Army Be Increased
To 10000, Purchase Of 1000 Tonks
BULLETIN.

Reports that Congress be kept in session to raise
taxes to meet the defense heard in reliable
quarters on Capitol Hill this afternoon both Houses
planned to complete action this bills
to enlarge the Army and Navy
Evening star., 1940-05-27
'Stote Of Emergency
Declared in Turkey
By the Associated Press.

By the A330ciated PftB6.
LONDON, May 27.-An Exchange
Telegraph agency dispatch from
Istanbul yesterday said Turkey had
issued an of11cial decree that as from
yesterday the nation is In - state
OF emergency"
Turkey is q acknowledgement ally
OF Great Britain and France.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
BY j. A. OIEARY.

Legislation to require registration and fngeprintng
aliens and provide other safeguards against fifth
tiles IN this country won prompt approval Of the Senate judiciary
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Britain Urges. Fronce
To Shun Nuzi Peuce
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May T.-Information
Minister Alfred Dun Cooper, broad
casting In French, warned the
French people last night against
being "beguiled" into accepting q
German peace.
Germany" he. said, has never
kept the terms Of any peace treaty -
He declared that everything is at
stake. United we are bound to
conquer, separated we might be de-
stroyed. All Germany,s efforts nov
are centered upon effecting azsepa-
ration"
BERLIN, May n B.-Nazi
sources declared today they regard
ed Alfred Dun Cooper's message to
the French people as an admission
that a cleavage already exists be-
tween France and England.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Troops FolI Bock
To New Line for
Coast Defense

PARIS, May n R.-The
Germans have succeeded in
crossing the Lys at several
points, . Ministry Of Informa-
tion spokesman said tonight.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
British Naval Guns
Pounding Germans
Besieging Calais
Sewage Bottle Under Way;
English Strengthen
coost Defenses
BULLETINS.

LONDON, May 27 R.-The
War Once announced tonight
the temporary cancellation Of
telegraph service to the British
Expeditionary Force in France.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
BY the Associated Press.

tsee PARIS. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1940-05-27

(See LONDON, Page AS.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Weather Forecast

Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow:
showers tomorrow night; little change
IN temperature; lowest tonight about So
degrees. Temperatures today--Highest,
73, at pm: lowest, 50. at Z am.
From the United states weather Bureau report
Full details on Page Az
Evening star., 1940-05-27

(See DEFENSE, Page A-30
Evening star., 1940-05-27

tsee WEYGAND, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-05-27
"a Juponese Miner, uried

Ga ROosKVKET: paes 4
Evening star., 1940-05-27

Most people In Washington have The
Star delivered TO their homes every
evening and Sunday morning,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
TALK SHIP RELEASE

The best way 10 stop the war.
ne declared, is through maintain
ng the British merchant fleet and
on seeing that there is swift de-
livery of supplies TO the British
Empire" =,
Purvis, il was learned, discussed
f with the secretary the suggestion
that the United States take over
some 10i foreign ships tied up in
american ports and release them
to Great Britain to help make up
|for losses incurred by German sea
raider and submarine attacks.
The possibility that legislation
be proposed in Congress authoriz-
ling the government TO sell some
LEI its new ships TO the British was
said 10 be one of the subjects dis
|cussed.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Admiral Stark Asks
Citizens Aid Defense

ASHIN GTON, Dec. Is
GNSt-Adniarl Harold r. Stark
today appealed 10 every citizen TO
Join in the drive for stronger ma
tional defense declaring I'VE must
exert every ounce Of our national
energy TO inf Ire that the words
10 late be net chalked up as the
final reckiniHg on our own ma
tional scoreboard :
Meanwhile. in the inner circle Of
the defense high command. II was
learned the belief is growing that
instead Of business as usual, plus
defense" the slogan for l941 will
be defense first" Civilian buyers
will have to give way to the buy
ers for defense in many industries.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

eth his sun TO rise on the
evil and on the good, and
Sendeth ram on the Just
and on the unjust.
For If ye lore them
achich lore you, whot re-
tcdrd hare pc? do not eren
the public0ns the. same?
And If ne salute your
brethren only, 1chdt do pc
more than others? do not
eueR the publicdns so?
BE pc therefore perfect,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
dope Plus THE TWELFTH

DOPE Plus THE TWELFTH
i makes q more all embracing
plea and asks the Christian world
to pray at Christmastime for the
sufferers of war and to remember
In charity those little brothers
who are without bread. without
clothing, and without family"
He expresses the hope that the
warning nations will do honor to
the good traditions of civilized life
by not permitting the children of
beifigerent countries or those in
any way involved In the war to
suffer unwarranted pain"
Continuing, the Pontiff said:
"The sad echoes Of the
Devastating 1Odr come from
all sides even IN the great
festiual Of peace-the ma
tivity Of our Lord-and
they are the uoices Of our
sons lCho are struggling IN
grave suffering and implor-
ing aid.
Among all the sufferers
1re point out the children
those Uho IN these days
bring to mind the Child of
Bethlehem, Friend Of the
small and innocent
In conclusion. the Pope quoted
from the words of Christ in the
gospel of st. Matthew:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
2 Sisters
Killed i'm
IHit-Run
CONTINUED from Page onel

ftOOntinutu IFOiu Thkc OncJ
the store by their parents to pur-
chase. food for the Christmas
dinner after an expected delivery
OF a Christmas basket by a charit-
able organization had failed TO
arrive. .
Bruce Woods, Al. the father, has
been unemployed for a month. The
family lives in a crowded fiat over
cement block garage where a
gas station is being constructed.
BARE OF FURNITURE
The home is without room par
titions and is heated by a small
coal stove. There are no curtains
ON the windows and the beds are
without sufficient covering. The
only furniture in the room table
and two broken chairs. An old
radio is on the table. One dirty
light illun1inates the room.
Virginia had decorated the little
Christmas tree a few minutes be-
fore leaving the house. She had
strung pop corn on the tree which
had been purchased for a few
yennies and covered II with imita-
ton snow.
when the. Christmas basket
didn't come" said Mrs. Bridget
Woods. Al, the girls mother.
1--WE sent them to the store.
shouldn't have done II because
knew something terrible would
happen. I felt II In my bones.
"Oh, why did this terrible
thing have 10 happen 10 me:
We haven't got much In this
world. but II would have been .
merry Christmas anyway If my
girls were alive"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Howard Hughes Hurt
In Intersection Crash

HOLLYWOOD. Dec 25.-GNS)
Howard Hughes, noted aviator
and motion picture producer, was
in the hospital today after an auto
mobile in which he was riding col
lided with another az a Hollywood
intersection. Hughes is suffering
from cerebral conclusion and Sc
we're cuts and bruises about the
head
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

UdS hungry ana you
gave me food.
81 1Cas without home and
you took me in.
II 1Cds naked and you
clothed me"
WHAT higher appeal IL possible
w than the Pope makes to the
charitable Christian peoples Of the
world?
What nobler deed Is conceivable
than n prompt unprejudiced re-
Spouse to tho Pope's inspiring
prayer?
Liberality, generosity. charity
are the Christian virtues-and the
American virtues.
The American government, says
Secretary Hull, will keep alive its
policy Of feeding the hungry wher-
ever 1t can,-and II can do so
wherever 1t wills to do so.
II in this Christmastime the
thoughts of the Christian people OF
the world turn to the establish
ment OF peace on earth, they must
realize that 1t Is gentleness and
charity which will end wars,-not
savsgery and brutality.
1t is the teaching of the gentle
Jesus which will establish univer-
sal and enduring peace, and Will
abolish the hatreds and resent
ment which lead to war.
The trouble with the Christian
world Is that most of us profess
Christianity, but do not believe
in II.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATrREs

The sun vii sst tocsy a. 5:07 ? H.,
and rise tomorrow a. SO A m.
ina moon sets fadsv a. AT 3 n.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
NEED U. S. SUPPLIES

COLLAPSE ." he CALCULATED, ito
anybody coming from England
f. that words not In the diction-
ary. I've never seen such quiet
determination TO go through. OF
course, bombing Is objectionable.
but the Britisher takes II In his
days work. He has a sort OF
feeling-an exhlliatation that he
is on the front line"
But Purvis did emphasize the
necessity for increased American
production OF war supplies fol
Brotain.
"Ail we ask from America"
he stressed, 'fs production and
more production. We want an
enthusiastic approach TO produc-
ton, and from what information
I have 1 believe we are get
ting it."
He said reports of American
production were very discourag
ing" to the Germans.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
MANY IN PROSPECT

Present law restricts the sale OF
vessels owned by the government
to those in disuse. Already, the
last of the World War merchant
fleet, some Is craft. are to be re-
paired and sold to the British.
There are scores of others, how
ever. owned by private lines that
might be turned over to Britain.
Purvis described his conference
As preliminary" particularly
with reference 10 President Roose-
velt's new proposal to lease or lend
war materials TO the British. He
said he did not know much about
the plan, but that IT was wei
coined in Great Britain"
Purvis scoffed at the recent
statement by William S. Knudsen,
defense production chief, that Brit
ain would face collapse unless war
material production was speeded
in this country.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

epen os your Father Which
is in heoren is perfect.
BLESSED are the meek:
for they shalt inherit the
earth.
blessed are the merci-
ful:: for they shall obtain
mercy.
BLESSED are the peace
makers: for they shall be
called the children of God"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

my Five Years as a Red
Spy In Russia" Edmund Ru-
zanski, Former GPU Agent, Re-
veals How the Soviet Regime
Has DECEASED Its Children and
Turned Them Into Predatory
Packs of Homeless Ones"
Read How These Unfortunates
Have Become the SHANE of
Russia" in The America n
Weekly, the Magazine Distrib-
uted With This Sundays Issue
of The Detroit Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Churchill Speech
Given Publicity
By Fdseists
International News service Cable

ROME, Dec. 25.-Italy would be
reduced ito a vassal state" II she
submitted to a compromise peace
with Britain, the authoritative
Fascist editor. Giovanni Ansaldo
warned the Italian people.
z Climaxing a wave of comment
following the speech of Prime
Minister Winston Churchill. who
pleaded by radio with the italian
people to overthrow Premier Mus
solini, Ansaldo's stern warning
was, delivered in a Rome broad
cast.
"ChurchiIPs message" he de-
clared Sarcastically. was aimed
10 produce the effect which a
British advance In Egypt failed
to achieve-capitulation."
Ansaldo. editor of the newspaper
II TELEGRAPH of Leghorn. thus
fulfilled an earlier promise Of the
italian government that Prime
Minister Churchills speech would
be given the widest publicity, thus
affirming solidarity
KING, DUCE STILL PALS
Earlier. the Rome radio broad.
cast an emphatic denial of any
differences between Premier Mus.
solini and King Victor Emmanue
and termed the British prime
minister's broadcast IAN insult II
the intelligence and honor. the
chivalry. memory and common
sense of the italian people" add
ing:
"Churchilrs masterpiece OF
hsif-truths and misinterpreta-
ton of motives does not
convince the italian people
Churchill wants us to side with
our king against our duce -.
I'VE are sorry. but we cannot
oblige There are no sides
to take There are no d.
vergences and no opposition
Churchill has made q mis-
take"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

VffHEN you read the Sermon on
w the Mount again, think OF
1t not as an idealistic theory but
as a practicable principle suitable
to every day life and the solution
Of all human problems.
"Ye have heard that it
hath been said, Thou shalt
lore thy neighbOr, and hate
thine enemy.
But I sag unto yo1t, Love
your enemies, bless them
that curse yOat, do good to
them that hate you, and
pray for them tohich de-
spitefully use you, and per-
Secute you;
THAT ye may be the chill
dren of your Father 1Ohich
is IN heaven, for he MAX
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25
Purchasing Aide
Asks Speedup
In Shipments
By CECIL u. DICKSON

SHINGTON. Dec. IS
Sheer weight OF arms production
the United States and the
United Kingdom and ships TO
ransporbihem are the keys to the
|sefrat Il Germany. according 10
kflfar paRls. head ot.,say British
,nrchasre 1nissiA=inatbe United
statesy
At 4 speciNls, arranged Christ.
|iiasEv confidence with Secre-
airy Morgenthau "a hours after
bis return from England. PurVis
|lsked the treasury chief TO speed
more ships and war supplies for
Britain. Morgenthau Is the gov
|,rnment's war supply co-ordnator.
II did say Ito the secretary,
Purvis told reporters. what 1
|. think to be the key to our situa-
tion-the rapidly increasing pro-
duction of weapons in the United
Kingdom and In Canada and the
United States. That is the key
note to stopping this war-by
sheer weight-by driving home
the realization m Germany that
she cannot achieve her ends. In
war for which she has prepared
for wears"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-25

CONTINUED from Page one)
search for a method of their
Saving, and there is no need
to feed Germans in that
saving"