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Evening star., 1940-02-23
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HENRY ROGERS WINTHROP
LEEDS MITCHELL
THEoDolE E. CUNNINGHAM
yoHN ]. FAeAN
HAllY c. Setback
GEORGE R. THolNroN
ALFRED !. PREsroN, II.
WALTER ScHurrLEl
RICHARD F. BABcocx
HENRY F. GODFREY
RICHARD P. LoAsBY
MILToN w. HOLDEN
THOMAS MILLER
ARTHUR ]. G. LILLIAN
JAMES ]. MAsrERsoN
WILLIAM P. S. EARLE. In.
Henry w. BULL
WILLIAM ]. CUNNINGHAM
GEORGE F. BRENNAN
GRACE c. BABcocK
HARRJsoN K. BIRD
CLARK WILLIAMS
.FREpERIcK H. CLARxsoN
FRANCIS ]. RIDcEwAY
FRANK R. ScHUMANN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
RELIGIOUS SECT
ALMOST MOBBED

Litchfield, Ill, June 17.-(UP)-
Sixty one men and women, members
Of a religious sect opposed to salut-
ing the American flag, most Of them
from st. Louis, returned to their
homes today after escaping a crowd
of angry churchgoers and vigilantes
who attacked them when they at.
tempted to distribute literature.
Police fingerprinted the "a women
and ~ men after giving them tenn
porary shelter in Jail, but Police
Chief George Taylor said they had
been given their freedom with no
charges against them.
Fifteen Of the men were beaten
and bruised and IS automobiles
wrecked In rioting that occurred
when a throng Of 1000 attacked the
sect members at church time Sunday
as they distributed pamphlets ex-
planning their opposition to saluting
ANY nag"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
Some Of Reynaud's colleagues,
however, rejected this scheme and
Reynaud was obliged to resign.

Some Of Reynauds colleagues,
however, rejected this scheme and
Reynaud was obliged to resign.
Petakn Elected
The choice of Petain foreshadow-
ed cessation Of French resistance.
The Marshal, like Weygand, believed
that militarily 1t was impossible 10
continue the struggle with the
French army almost destroyed. The
exclusion of bitter-enders like Rey-
maud and Mandel from the cabinet
also showed the imminence Of COL
lapse.
Every British official pronounce
ment In the last few days had en-
phasiZed that Britain would con-
tinue the struggle.
Extensive preparations had been
taken to repel the invasion of Bril-
tain. Level spaces, parks, sports
grounds had been ploughed or
straddled with obstacles to prevent
German plane landings.
Road signs and railroad station
signs had been removed to confuse
any invaders. Barricades and barb
ed wire entanglements had been
prepared and aliens had been
cleared out Of coastal regions. Para
shooters had been trained in addi-
ton to the regular forces to repel
parachute troops
Ireland had attained national uni
ty at last In fear Of an invasion by
Germany.
Britain now awaited the German
Blitzkrieg.
Fate of All In Balance
Newspapers warned that the fate
Of every man, woman and child in
the British Isles lay now in the BAL
ance. It was reported that the gov
eminent planned to conscript wor11-
en- as well as men to work In the air.
craft and munitions industry.
The Paul Reynaud government in
France, pledged like Britain to fin
ish fight, had fallen. The possibility
was discussed that Allied resistance
In France might collapse.
This had been envisaged even be-
fore Reynad fell. With this possibility
had been linked the hope that the
French empire would fight on, new
ertheless, an dthat Britain would
have the aid of the French navy, one
of the great navies Of the world.
AS late as ] a. m. today, after the
succession Of the Petain cabinet In
France, French quarters here had In
sisted that In no circumstances
would France make a separate peace.
A few hours before an authoritative
British source had asserted that Bri-
tain would fight until Germany was
defeated.
There was no knowing here what
was going to happen in France.
Prime Minister winston Chrchill
had promised a full statement to-
morrow in the House Of Commons on
the new situation.
For the present, clear indication
of the attitude Of Marshal Philippe
Petain and his colleagues was await
ed. Pending that, officials were re-
luctant to comment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
PRESIDENT MAY
UNITE NATIONS
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though the White House would not
comment, that the plan envisages
an economic collaboration among
the II American Republics and per-
haps Canada which would enable
the major corps and SURPRISES Of the
Western Hemisphere to be sold and
disposed Of through a central me-
dunn.
Gigantic Monopoly
The agreement, II approved. It was
learned, might even take the form
Of a gigantic "cartel"--or monopoly
lin which the 81 American Repub-
lies and Canada would operate joint
ly to WELD q maximum economic
effect upon world economy.
Commodities to be affected by the
plan appeared to be such Important
items as wheat, copper, cotton,
meats, coffee and other commodi-
ties around which the Americas are
building up great surpluses but
which the war devastated economy
of Europe shortly will be in urgent
need Of obtaining.
Organization Of such q cartel. II
appeared, would place the Western
Hemisphere on the offensive in
world economy where totalitarian
states appear to be gaining the up
per hand and to be moving into a
position where they can dictate the
terms on which world trade will be
conducted.
The White House, however, gave
no indication Of the immense sig
nificance of the move in announcing
its outlines. White House Secretary
Stephen T. Early, without comment
ing, released the following state
ment:
Meeting Today
"There will be held this afternoon
a meeting Of the secretaries of state,
treasury, agriculture and commerce,
in order to conclude the study OF
the research which has been urgent
ly undertaken during recent months
into the most effective manner Of
disposing profitably of export sur
pluses in the Western Hemisphere.
"This study will include the inves-
tigation of the problem as 1t effects
the American Republics as well as
such other countries as may be COIL
fronting similar situation and as
may desire to join with the Ameri-
can nations in an efficacious solu-
ton Of 1t.
'"The final study in the form Of
a report with recommendations will
be submitted at once to the Presi-
dent.
IF it is approved by the Presi-
dent, the report will be transmitted
to the other American governments
in order that the government Of the
United States may have the benefit
of their views and their Sugges-
TONS"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
SEEK BODIES OF
TWO DROWNED

outset, Mass. June l7.-(UP)--
The search for the bodies Of Mar
garet Long, 10, of Falmouth, and
Peter D. F. Winslow, 10, Of Orlando,
Fla, believed drowned in Buszards
Bay, continued today.
Miss Long. daughter of the Rev.
Ralph e. Long, and Winslow put oft
Friday in a sailing dinghy. Coast
guards, notified when they failed to
return, found the craft overturned
at West Falmouth Saturday.
A coast guard amphibian, private
airplanes and boats searched the
area during the weekend without
success.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
BULLITT SENDS
WORD ON PARIS

Washington, June 17.--(Up>-The
State Department today received in
direct word from William G. Bullitt,
U. 8. Ambassador to France, that
the German occupation Of Paris
took place on June is without disor-
der or loss Of life.
His brief message was relayed
through German military authori-
ties to the American embassy In
Berlin and thence to this country.
It said:
Occupation took place entirely
without bloodshed or loss of life.
All members Of this mission are In
excellent health. Bullitt."
Bullitt remained In Paris after the
French government requested him
to notify Germany Of their wiling
ness to surrender the city rather
than risk 1t to further bombardment
or destruction. His companions we're
the American naval and military at
taches and six embassy secretaries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17

days raiding In southern France, the
only section OF that country Ger
man airplanes had not raided con-
tinually.
French Were 10 Aid
1t was understood here that the
French were sending heavy REIN
forcements to their Alpine front
In expectation of an italian attack.
and although italian cornmuniques
had made only vague mention Of
italian operations In that region,
the newspaper Gazzetta Del Popola
at Turin pointed out that Italy was
serving the axis caused there by
keeping so French divisions inactive,
preventing their use as reinforce
ments against the Germans.
Italian flyers were reported active
in the Mediterranean, North Africa
and the middle east. Yesterday
war communique said French air
bases and ports in Corsica, and the
Burmula arsenal at Malta had been
bombed; that violent action pro-
ceeded against British troops who,
supported by armored cars, had un-
leashed an attack on Libya in the
direction of Sidi Azeis; that italian
planes had bombed an air base at
Berbera, on the Gulf Of Alden, in
British Somaliland. At Massawa, in
Eritrea on the Red Sea, two Bri-
fish planes we're shot down, the
communique said.
Submarines Sunk
(The British admiralty said ir
London that four enemy" submar.
ines, presumably italian, had beer
sunk In the Mediterranean. Report:
from Alexandria, Egypt, said "sev.
eral" Italian submarines had beer
sunk in fighting. The command
of the British middle eastern army
said at Cairo that British bomber
had damaged the airdrome a
Diredawa. on the Djibouti-Addi!
Ababa railway Saturday and tina
other British flyers had bombed tn,
Macaaca airdrome near Assab ant
had machine-gunned an Italia,
frontier post at Elwak during (
flight over the Kenya- Somalilans
frontier. Allied headquarters a
Cairo had announced that italian
naval planes attacked Salum, ii
northwest Egypt, wounding 2.
Egyptian troops and that Egyptian
civilians had been killed in ar
italian raid on Sidi Barrani)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17

cars and trucks were destroyed and
troops dispersed In the Moyale area
on the Kenya border Of Ethiopia by
the Raj Sunday"
German planes are aiding the 1tal-
ians In the Mediterranean area, the
middle east command reported.
give Heinkel bombers were en-
gagged by our fighters near Malta"
the command reported. 1.-THE enemy
Immediately released their bombs
and made OF without doing any
damage"
London, June 17-(UP)-Radio
Berlin said today that German ad-
vance units had captured Orleans
where In 1870 Joan Of Arc relieved
the besieged town-and crossed the
River Loire, pursuing "the dissolv-
ing and heeinS French armies" south
and southwest.
Madrid, June 17-(UP)-Reliable
sources said today that any posi-
bility that Spain would seek to aid
negotiation Of peace between France
and Germany had been precluded by
the action Of French Premier Mar
shall Henri Philippe Petain.
London, June 17-(UP)-The Bank
Of England today suspended deal
ings in the French franc.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
rather than Of military operations"
No Confirmation

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No Confirmation
He said that he had heard, with
out confirmation, that the French
were leaving part or all OF the Mag
mot line after rendering 1t useless.
Frances decision was received in
Britain with the deepest regret but
without surprise. AS the French
army had crumbled, during the past
week, the British government had
intensified preparations to repel a
German invasion which was now
believed imminent.
The man in the street also had
become reconciled to the French
collapse and the resignation Of Paul
Reynaud had been taken generally
to be the signal that France had
decided to abandon the struggle.
1t is possible now to give some of
the background Of the French col
lapse. 1t was understood that when
Weygand tok command Of the
French army, Upon the dismissal OF
Gen. Maurice Gamelin at the start
Of the German blitzkrieg, he said:
"Militarily the situation can not
be repaired"
He was speaking In the technical
military sense and he meant that
France with the military means then
at her disposal could not hope to
ward off the Germans with their
superior numbers and weapons.
Had Little Hope
Despite all that, the French had
resolutely faced the new German
offensive. 1t can be told. now, that
they had little hope Of stopping the
Germans on the Samme- Aisne line.
But Weygand had hoped to keep
the army intact and gain time In
which the increasing arms output of
Britain and the United States would
make itself felt.
At the same time Premier Rey-
maud contemplated q direct appeal
to the United States to increase its
aid to the Allies.
He suggested a joint broadcast by
King George and President Albert
Lebrun to the United States.
The British government believed
1t was unwise to appeal to the
United States, fearing that it might
be interpreted as a sign of dseper-
alton and cause an unfavorable re-
action among Americans.
His Last Appeal
Reynaud refrained from appeal
ing to President Roosevelt until
week ago, when he appealed by
cablegram. Then when 1t became
clear that the French army was
collapsing he made public radio
appeal on Friday.
The French cabinet weighed the
Presidents response during the
week end, and also messages from
the British government, trying to
ascertain what the pledges Of the
United States and Britain meant In
terms of planes, tanks, guns.
Reynaud communicated frequent
ly with Prime Minister winston
Churchill. It was understood that
the leaders reached complete agree
ment on scheme by which France
would continue the struggle with Its
navy and air force In the colonies,
even though the mother country
were completely overrun. Under this
scheme the French government
would have cooperated even more
closely with the British government
than the exiled governments Of Nor
wav and the Netherlands have done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
ONE INJURED
IN PLANE CRASH

Norwalk, Conn, June 17.--CUP)--
One person was injured and three
others escaped unhurt when cabin
plane crashed In landing a Norwalk
airport Sunday night.
The sightseeing cabin plane
struck q stone fence when caught
In q downdfaft. according to walter
J. oNeil, -. Stamford, the pilot
owner.
Nathan Lepofsky, q was injured
seriously u the accident.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
HITLER MAY ASK
full SURRENDER
Continued from Page u

contact with Hitler's headquarters
was that recent authoritative
statements had indicated that q
settlement with France was a mat
ter Of capitulation rather than
negotiation for terms.
marshal Petain's proposal was
for honorable" terms Of peace.
The German army, meantime
continued to sweep through France
at high speed, indicating that 1t
would be in dominant position
everywhere by the time Hitler and
Mussolini complete their discussion
The German press opened up a
bitter attack on Britain for "a GRIM
inal viewpoint" in having urged
France to continue the fight.
1.-THE English choke the French
on worthless promises and silly de-
ception," the newspaper Nacht Aus
gabe said.
This was the military situation as
France sued for peace:
The Germans had $50 divisions
driving southwark, pouring through
the ruptured Champagne front and
pushing toward the Burgundy coun-
try. One column was across the
Saone river and nearing Douhs
close to the Swiss frontier.
Another, starting from the Troyes
region, had swerved southwest to
the River Loire. Other troops in
filtrated south Of Avalon at the
confluence Of the Loire and the Al
lier.
Another, pushing through the
Charles country, drove toward Or
leans, Blois and Trous on the Loire
Another was sweeping around
Dreux to the important rail CEN
ter Of Lemans and Nantes at the
mouth of the Loire.
These drives had practically cut
off the northern half of France
from the south.
Advancing Rapidly.
The Germans advanced rapidly
through Bergundy and Langres
striking deeply into the south anc
southwest toward the great indus
trial region of Lyons.
German air forces Continued thu
humiliation Of the retreatine
French columns" the communiqug
said, destroying by bombardment 6
number Of bridges across the Loire
river and blasting large groups Of
enemy forces near these bridges.
The German forces also were de.
scribed as making triumphant
progress" across the Rhine-Rhone
canal and as arriving before st
Mihiel, in northern Lorraine's IA
nous World War sector.
The resistance OF French units 1,
being smashed with heavy losses, the
copmunique said.
Two air fields, from which thirty.
nine French bombing planes were
about to take of, were captured In
Southern Burgundy, the communi.
que said.
French Resisted.
Stubborn French resistance con-
tinued despite the peace offer from
Bordeaux in the direction OF the
Rhine-Marne canal, the commune
que said, and on the western bank
Of the upper Rhine where the Ger
mans are moving across the Rhine
Rhone canal toward the vosges
mountains.
In Alsace, German fighting planes
and dive bombers as well as anti
aircraft guns are supporting the ad.
vance by terrific attacks on FORTH
cations and Dill boxes Of the Magi.
not line defense system.
Eight enemy airplanes were de-
stroyed, including i've shot down in
air battles and three by anti-aircraft
guns. Three German planes were
reported missing.
The communique said that Ger
man submarines in the last few
days had sunk more than 100000
tons Of enemy shipping.
The German advance to the Swiss
border completed enlightenment Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17

the communique said. Six aviators
were killed and about 30 wounded
Ia the raids on an air base AZ
Cn0liari, according to the COM
munique. It reported enemy aerlal
action" at Palermo.
italian planes bombed Malta,
Corsica and Tunisia, the COM
n,,ni0ue said. 1t claimed deStruc-
ton Of one Allied plane IN the RAD
IN the British and French Meoi-
terranean Islands.
Reconnaissance activity was IN
creasing on the Alpine frontier, the
communique said.
Increasing aerial, naval and land
operations against British forces IN
northern Africa were showing favor
able results, according to the COM
munique.
Notable Results
The communique reported notable
results' in aerial activity IN East
Africa against sea and air bases In
the Sudan and Kenya.
A number of enemy planes were
DESTROYED on the ground in the East
African raids, the communique said,
and military detectives were DAM
aged.
Allied air raids over Ethiopia
slightly damaged the Addis-Ababa
railway at Diredawua, 1t was as
serted.
AS Italy's part in the war was IN
tensified on land and in the air,
It was reported her war machine
was massed along the French Dor
der, in position to charge into the
Riviera and across the Alps to join
the Germans coming south behind
the Maginot Line.
italian planes were said to be
bombing and scouting southern
France necessarily, preparing for a
general assault. :,
Yesterdays war communique sald
40 French planes, many OF them
newly arrived from the United
States, had been destroyed IN one
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17

the Maginot line, the communique
said.
On that basis. the Germans had
advanced go miles overnight, streak
ing down from the Langres Plateau
to cut off the Maginot line from the
rear.
Pontarlier Is southeast Of Besan-
con. It is so miles north Of Geneva.
The Germans now had only to con-
tinue south go miles along the Jura
mountains. then turn east below
Lake Geneva for so miles to be at
the Alpine border of France and
Italy.
Last night 1t had been announced
here that the Germans racing
southwark behind the Maginot line
had another go miles to go before
reaching the Swiss border. A COM
munique this morning said:
Rapid troops today reached the
Swiss border at Pontalier, southeast
Of Bensarcon. Thus, the ring
around the enemy in Alsace-Lor-
raine Is closed"
The newspaper Zwoelf Uhr Blatt,
predicting the enlightenment before
the high command reported 1t, had
said that Allied Generalissimo Max
line Weygand's "invincible defense
work has become q mouse trap"
German sources also had said that
hundreds Of thousands Of French
troops were being trapped In the
Maginot line, through which one
la-rnile gap, between st. AVOID and
Saaralbe, below Metz. already had
been cut. The whole Maginot line,
from Luxembourg to Switzerland
also was being assailed In q frontal
attack. Germans said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17

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r.S.i p. Man, vorr
Drosoway. Ne% ,oi a. MN .o,,.r..d
m uii,uI.'ileu n.aJoa maT 49, "a W ~
70 nave Daleu ous SucceoS , a,'u 80, "
havs suuereo q DroAen les, o"' 'iiA0
was not ofncially confirmed.
Nea fnDlic Scnool
One OF the snips crashed Witnln
Q dock OF pubic scnooi ana the
second smashed nnto one-s0ory
residence which instantly went up
n flames which spread 70 an ao-
Joining mouse. Az lcast one resloent'
q woman, was severely injured.
Cpl. douglas p. NetnerWooo'
commanding officer a. Mitcnei Iield'
SAID ne feared IL. not ~ Flyers may
nave been kilied IN the crash.
The names OF the victims were
not Immediately learned.
residents OF tne neaViiy popu-
lated SUBURBAN area toid OF near
ing great crash IN mld-air ABOUT
q. m. Ed ana OF seeing tne SHIPS
plummetng 10 eartn.
One flyer attempted 70 bale out
Out MS parachute Durst mo flames
as ne leaped from the snip, an eye
witness said.
The ships were Tying In lorna
ton when the crash occurred, u
was Learned at Mchel Ilelo army
base.
MRS. Laura Chatterton. one OF me
first at the scene, described tne
Tanning houses as an Inferno:
She said one bomber sliced through
the frame mousse Wnlcn immaculate
~ sent up waves OF flames, pre-
sumable from the SHIPS flaming
gasoline.
Crashed Into House
One burning wing OF the snip
that crashed INTO the mouse DroKe
of and careened crazily IN an arc
Of flames across the 'front.' lawn.
One flyers body could be seen on
the back stoop OF the house, partly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-17
Europe Held In Thrall

The British Isles were being bat
tened down for q storm. Whatever
terms Hitler gives to France 1t was
felt here that he will move on
against Britain, and move swiftly.
Britain's total available man power
and women, too, were being mobil-
lied for the defense Of the British
coast from invasion by sea and Of
the interior against invasion by air.
The wars dramatic development
left outside Of totalitarian grasp
only Sweden and Switzerland-sur-
rounded on all sides Spain, an ally
Of the axis, Portugual, Aloff and
distant, the Balkans, hastily adjust
ing their alignment to Berlin and
Rome, and Finland, convalescing
from the war with Russia and not
without worry over what the next
Soviet moves might be. Nv
Italy's part in the war today was
almost side show. Rome admitted
that Allied airplanes had made re-
peated raids on italian cities and
bases but claimed her own aviation
was equally active. The French ra-
do asserted that the industrial
area Of Turin had been wrecked by
Allied bombing.
The French army, considered UNI
til a few months ago the greatest IN
the world, now was irretrievably lost
to the anti-totalitarian cause. The
big question raised Immediately was
what would happen to the French
navy. 1t Is a formidable force,
second only to Britain's In Europe.
Some French sources, fearing
Frances surrender, thought on the
possibility that the fleet might be
turned. over to Britain, forming a
combined sea force that could still
blockade the continent.
There hal been no indication
from Berlin that anything short OF
complete French surrender would be
accepted. The official German News
agency had stated two days ago the
only "terms" acceptable to Adolf
Hitler: every Allied soldier on the
continent must surrender uncondi-
tionally or die"
other German quarters had held
a less harsh view, however, saying
that Germany's fight was primarily
with Great Britain, and that France
had been destroyed Only because she
had aligned herself with Britain.
It was a foregone conclusion that
the German blitzkrieg now would be
turned full force on the British Isles.
The British had the support Of their
whole commonwealth of nations and
the promise of whatever materials
the United States could send.
War Bulletins
Cairo, June 17-(UP)-The Royal
Air force middle east command re-
ported today that italian mechanical
columns moving toward Moyale on
the Kenya border, from Ethiopia
have been bombed and strafed.
The Raj reported that "armored