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Evening star., 1940-06-20
Brest EnquIfed

BERLIN. June 20 P.-German
military might surged further over
France today, engulflng Brest on
the Brittany coast and Lyon near
the Alpine frontier, even as con-
tact was made with French peace
emissaries and an aerial "blitzkrieg"
was launched against England.
Significantly, the German high
command declared that its air force
"now has begun reprisals against
England"
1t reported capture of Brest, a
port OF entry for thousands of Amer
ican doughboys of 1918, but it re-
manned for the French to acknowl-
edge occupation of Lyon, their third
largest city.
The German high command an
nounced that Badenweiler, in Lor-
raine, had been taken. French
reports through Bordeaux said Ger
man motorized units had cut north
east from Lyon to Bellegarde, on the
Swiss frontier, only Is miles from
Geneva
A snow-white plane carried the
French ENJOYS to an undisclosed
meeting place behind the German
lines to receive the German price
for peace.
The word, that Gen. Charles
Huntziger, Leon Noel, former French
Ambassador to Poland; Vice Ad-
miral Leluc and Aviation Gen. Ber-
geret had been named by the French
government to receive the terms was
relayed through Spain.
Message ReIayed to Hitler.
The message reached the German
government at am. and was re-
1ayed to Adolf Hitler three hours
later.
THE high command Of the Ger
man forces thereupon gave the
(See BERLIN, Page A-3o
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Hopson Indicted by u. 5.
On Tax Fraud Charge
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20.-Howard c.
Hopson. founder of the giant Asso-
ciated Gas & Electric system; three
other individuals, and an investment
company owned by Hopson and his
family were indicted by a Federal
grand jury today on charges Of con-
spiracy to defraud the Government
of 81 $50, ,4O5 80 in income taxes on
profits of more than $1,000, 900 in
1929.
Named with Hopson were Garrett
A. Brownback, George M. lie Pine
and Edward F. Huber, all members
of the law firm of Travis, Brown
back & Psxson, and the internation-
al Public Utility Investing Co., Ltd.
The indictment alleged that sew
eral Associated Gas & Electric sub
salaries were co-conspirators, but
they were not made defendants.
Hopson, Brownback, Charles M.
Travis and Frederick S. Burroughs,
a banker, were charged by the same
grand jury on May 9 with having
used the mails to defraud the Asso-
ciated system, its security holders
and customers out of more than
$40, 600, 900 through q series of COM
plicated securities transactions.
Hugh A. Fulton, Special Assistant
to the Attorney General, said today's
indictment was a companion bill to
the mail fraud indictment in that
the mail fraud bill charged the de-
PENDANTS made illegal profits at the
expense of the Associated system,
while the incometax bill alleged that
the Government was defrauded OF
taxes due from 4 lose Illicit profits.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Bx DON S. WARREN.

Nearly 1000 men on the District
w p. A. rolls are being transferred
at the request of the War and Navy
Departments In order to hasten pre-
paredness projects at the new
Washington Airport, the Navy Yard
and Boiling Field, 1t was learned
today at the District Building.
About 300 men already have been
ordered transferred and nearly TOO
more will be transferred shortly, it
was said.
Meanwhile, Supt. Edgar A. Bocock
at Gallinger Hospital was preparing
q list of Gallinger staf members
including physicians and surgeons,
dentists and nurses, who are to be
nominated for designation - Z
military evacuation hospital unit, to
be ready for service II ever needed
This Is one Of the many prepared.
ness plans being put down on paper
ut the request of the War nepart-
ment, affecting city hospitg stafii
throughout the country.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Mexican Plan to QuodrupIe
Army With u. S. Aid Reported
American Credit Of $40, 900 900 and
Use Of so Technicions Expected

power, and 1t was understood the
American credits would be made
available on generous terms.
Points In Defense Program.
The American determination was
said to have been communicated to
President Cardenas before Tuesdays
cabinet session, at which universal
military training and "other defense
measures" were Endorsed for submis-
sion next month to an extraordinary
session of Congress.
This defense program was reported
on high authority to include:
Increase of the standing army to
more than 100000. The Mexican
Army now counts 10000 men, in
cluding those on reserve lists.
Increase of the ofhcer corps by
approximately 10000, of whom 1000
(See MEXICO, Page ABB
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Italians Are Reported Planning
To Occupy frances Savoy Region
Windsor Leaves
Riviera in Auto,
Bound for Spain

By the ASSocis ted Press.
CANNES. France, June 10 (De-
layed The Duke of Windsor left
his Riviera residence by automobile
today headed for Spain. The Amer
ican-born Duchess already had de-
parted.
The Duke had been in Southern
France since late May after leaving
his post as liaison officer between
the French and British Armies.
With the Duchess he was staying
at their villa at Cap d'Antipes, near
Cannes.
Of1cials in London denied, how
ever, that he had left the army and
on June 8, said he was visiting
French troops on the nearby Italian
border and would return shortly to
"the headquarters of his mission
This mission" was not explained.
Shortly before the Duke departed
today he was reported to have told
the British Consul at Cannes he die
not plan to return to England, but
probably would 60 to Spain.
He mentioned using a yacht OF
plane, although he left Cap dan
tibes by motorcar.
Exact destination of the Duke and
whereabouts of the Duchess were
not known here.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Nozis Occupy Lyon, Start
Air Repriso|s on British;
Berlin Also Claims Brest
By the Associated Press.

y
French peace emissaries flew today to meet German
officials and to receive the terms under which the Nazs
will agree to halt their 'blitzkrieg"
Contact had been made behind the German lines be-
tween the German military and the four French pleni-
poentiares who used plane painted white to guard
them from German gunners: But the terms apparently
had not yet been received by the French the time and
place OF deveryto be decided by the Germanwere not
disclosed
However the official Italian news agency stefan reporting
that hoslies expected Saturday
the that the French already had
received the terms and their back Bordeaux
frances Premier Marshal Henri Philippe Petan a. old
World War hero of vedun told his counymen radio broad
cast why he had been compelled to ask for peace
France lost the fight Germany said they had
"fewe friends" than young men,
too few allies"
The French force he said, ounumbered six
and he added sorrowfully:
To-day France sad days
lesson from the lost battle"
Berlin blaming "he difficulties news" transmission via
Spain said French communication Frances
four plenpotentares did the
until today.
transmitted only am," the
high thereupon gave necessary
Immediately and made preparations for receiving the French
armstice delegation"
High Command Announces Fall Of Lyon
Htlers high command, meanwhile the fall Of
Lyon Frances third largest CITY, 200 miles north Of Marse and
the capture of than 100000 prisoners including Gen. Alt
meyer commander of the 10th French Army
Fifty thousand French pous from the Eastern Magno Line
surrendered their this morning Swiss soldiers and poured
the Swiss frontier.
planes attacking from midnight to dawn,
raned death and destruction England in the opening
phase of the Battle for Britain"
The French admitted Na troops have occupied Lyon rich
industrial CITY, 200 miles south of Paris but dispatches from
Geneva simultaneously the first hint that the German mech
anzed machine has begun to out and falter.
Nevertheless dwndling French resistance Htlers
swept into France the high command
Brest French Atlantic port Cherboug
Expedonay landed tens of thousands of in
19l7-8 columns the official communique said
Cross Lower Loire River.
RverFrances intended line OF defense the
fight goes on-between Nantes and Tour.
While warplanes bombed England others
capital Bordeaux four
times during night, killing wounding go persons
Evening star., 1940-06-20
German Plane Fleet
OF More Than 100
Raids British Coast
Hundreds Of Bombs Ruin
On England, ScotIond
And WoIes; 6 Die
BY the Associated Press,

LONDON, June 20.-A Nazi air
fleet authoritatively put at consid-
erably more than 100 planes,
dumped hundreds of bombs on Eng
land, Scotland and Wales last night
and early today in the most extern
sive air raid of the war on this is
land kingdom.
At least six civilians were killed
and some so" injured, the govern
ment announced. 1t was the second
raid in as many days on Britain and,
considering the number of bombs
dropped, the reported damage was
slight.
The Nazis apparently changed
their line of attack and aimed more
at the industrial areas than on
Tuesday night, when II were killed
British airmen exacted their toll
Of the raiders. downing three bomb
ers while other aircraft were, the
government reported, wrecking
hangers and destroying aircraft on
the ground at German
airports in France.
Anti-aircraft fire accounted for
another Nazi raider while several
others were badly damaged.
Meanwhile, more help has ar
rived for Britain from Australia
and New Zealand. Thousands of
(see LONDON, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Foscists Expect
To Join Nuzis
On Lyon Line
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, June 20.-Italian troops
plan to occupy the Savoy regions of
France while awaiting the outcome
of armistice parleys between France
and Adolf Hitler, Italian sources in
dicated today.
Savoy is one of the regions Italy
has demanded from France. along
with the City of Nice, the Island Of
Corsica and Tunisia. in Africa.
The military expert Of the Rome
newspaper, II Tribuna, said the
italian action in Savoy would be
Joined" to that Of the German
Army along a line through Lyon,
st. Dizier and Clermont- -Ferrand,
which would bring the Germans to
the edge Of Savoy.
Italy's Aviation Active.
1taly's air power was flung mean
while into operations over a vast
zone in the Mediterranean and far
down the eastern coast of Africa
as Stefani, official Italian news
agency, declared that by Saturday
at the latest there will be no more
fighting between the axis powers
and battered France.
French plenipotentiaries already
have met the Germans, said Stef-
AMI, and are en- route back to Bor.
deaux. presumably with harsh Naz
terms for peace in their hands.
The Italian high command de.
clared its widespread air raids had
caused great damage at many points
and had destroyed British tanks In q
fight on the frontier between Egypt
and Libya.
Italians. said the command
bombed such points as the French
Mediterranean possession, Corsica,
and the previously attacked French
naval base at Bizerte, in Tunisia.
Italian Coast Bombed.
Acknowledging that her home ter
ritory had been bombed on the Lii
gurian coast and in Sardinia, the
Italians reported they had bombed
British bases at Alden, Zeila. across
the Gulf of Alden in British Somali-
land; Port Sudan, on the African
coast of the Red Sea. and other
points in Sudan and Kenya.
In the sea war. said the Italians, a
2,500-ton French destroyer was sunk
by an Italian submarine.
Italians described as highest per-
sonages who put on uniforms to full
I'LL their duty as soldiers" have taken
part in air raids on Corsica, the
Milan newspaper II Corriere de la
Sera said without disclosing names.
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano, Propaganda Minister Pavolini
and Ettore Mutt, secretary general
of the Fascist party, all are flyers
with Ethiopian war experience who
went into active service in this war.
1t has not been disclosed whether
Mussolini's sons, Vittorio and Bruno,
also veteran army flyers, are in ac-
ton again.
take 1t or Leave It."
A competent Italian source indi-
Gated the axis peace terms would
be presented to France on a take
it or leave it" basis.
Fascist circles considered it prob
able France would be occupied
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Plan 10 Join America!
In Trade Pact Goes
To President Today
Quick Approval Seen
Before Departure
For Hyde Park
BULLETIN,

A s1.777.4ss, ,7ss emergency de-
fense appropriation measure
last major money bill In Presi-
dent Kooseveit's defense pro-
gram to date-was passed by the
Senate today on . voice vote.
Planning to leave late today for
a week end at Hyde Park, President
Roosevelt this afternoon was ex-
pected to accord quick approval to
a report and recommendations on
creation of an all-American trade
fund in order that the program may
be submitted to the other Western
Hemisphere republics within few
days.
Drafted by four cabinet officers,
the report is to be submitted to the
President by Undersecretary OF
State Sumner Welles and is ex-
pected to propose formation Of a
giant hemisphere commercial cartel
for dealing with the totalitarian
states of Europe.
The Secretaries of Treasury, State,
Commerce and Agriculture and
their economic advisers co-operated
in drafting the report.
1t was not definitely known wheth-
er details of the recommendations
will be made public before their re-
view by all nations concerned.
Cabinet Session Called.
Because of his contemplated de-
parture, the President called his
cabinet into session this afternoon
In place of the usual Friday meet
ing and likewise planned to see the
members Of the Defense Commits
sion.
BERNARD Baruch, financier and
head OF the 1917 War Industries
Board, was to be luncheon guest
ct the White House. ..
Wit hall phases of the defense pro-
gram under way, progress is expected
(see DEFENSE, Page A-20
Evening star., 1940-06-20
1000 w. P. A. Workers Here
Assiqned to Defense Jobs
Airport, Navy Yord and Boiling Field
Work Will Be Expedited

The call on the District govern
ment for assignment of w. p. A,
workmen on Federal projects came
Unexpectedly and number Of Dis
trict ofiicials were detailed to work
out the specific arrangements.
Principal District services to feel
the loss of the w. p. A. gangs will
be the Highway, Sewer and Water
Departments. Also, it was under
stood, about 40 men who had been
detailed to the mosquito control
program have been ordered trans
ferred to the Federal jobs.
DR.. Bocock said the Commits
sioners had Informally approved the
principle Of the plan suggested by
the War Department for establish
ment of q register of men who
might eventually be commissioned
on the Washington evacuation hos
pital unit.
The proposed unit would be 4
mobile organization Will b would
receive casualties from md 1cal field
houses.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, June 2O.-A high
source declared today President
Lazaro Cardenas had approved a
program which would more than
quadruple Mexico's armed forces,
with the aid Of the United States.
This source asserted that within
a few weeks a credit of more than
SIC, 900 900 from the United States
would be made available to the
Mexican government to carry out
this expansion under 60 technical
experts from the United States Army
and Navy.
Additional millions would be allo-
Gated later by the Mexican Finance
Ministry. it was reported.
The United States Government
was said to be determined that
Mexico should not be used as an
avenue Of invasion by any aggressor
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Terms Still Awaited

BORDEAUX, June 20 R.-France
gave up her third largest city, Lyon
to German invaders today while a
snow white plane carried her sup
plicants for a soldiers peace to a
rendezvous with Adolf Hitler or his
agents.
It was announced officially this
afternoon that the French delegates
assigned to discuss peace terms had
left to meet the German delegates
The meeting place was not divulged
however.
(The German high command
said the French delegates were
Gen. Charles Huntziger, Ambas-
sador Leon Noel. Vice Admiral
Leluc and Aviation Gen. Ber-
geret)
The Reichsfuehrer's terms fol
halting the "blitzkrieg" still were
undisclosed publicly.
The French Council Of Ministers
meeting with President Lebrun, pom
dered the grave situation Of France
amid unconflrmed reports that the
French somehow had previewed the
Hitler terms, had found them too
harsh and had decided to continue
the fight, possibly from French
North Africa.
A communique said the Presi-
dent and ministers went into an
hour and half session at 8 am,
but the announcement gave no rea-
son for the meeting.
Laval May Replace Petain.
The presence of Lebrun at least
amended one phase of the France
will-Aght-on rumors, for 1t had
been said that the PRESIDENT as well
as other leaders had gone or were
ready to go to Algiers, = department
of France in North Africa, there
(see BORDEAUX, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Reich Declared in Accord
With Monroe Doctrine
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June 20.-Authorized
German sources said today the
United States note invoking the
Monroe Doctrine Is In accord with
the German conception Of America
for Americans and Europe for Euro
peans."
These quarters said they saw
nothing sensational" in the note
delivered Ito Germany and other
belligerents, informing them that
the United States win not coun-
tenance any change OF 1Rrritory In
the Americas from one Jon Amer
lean sovereignty to anottkr.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Official French Radio
Silent Since l::55 AM.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 20.-The Bor-
deaux Lafayette Station of Paris
Mondial, ofl1cial French short-wave
radio, has not been heard since 1:55
am. (E. 8. T) today, the Columbia
Broadcasting System reported.
Normally, Columbia's listening
station picked up five frequencies
from France. Three went off the
air when the Germans captured
Paris. The other two had con-
tinued from Bordeaux.
The Associated Press continued
to receive dispatches from its staff
in Bordeaux, however.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
House Committee
Urges Navy Force
Of $1,000 Planes
Recommendation Made
After Towers Says Fleet
OF 10000 Is Too Small
BY the Associated Press.


After hearing testimony that
10000 planes would not be adequate
for a proposed two-ocean fleet, the
House Naval Affairs Committee
recommended today Navy air force
Of 5000 planes.
The testimony was given by Rear
Admiral John H. Towers, chief of
the Naval Air Corps. who recalled
that a new law put a 10,0O0-plane
ceiling on the Navy. But that, he
reminded the committee. was before
a new $4,000, ,000, 900 expansion of the
fleet, designed to give it the size of
a two-ocean navy, was projected.
The committee agreed to have
Representative Mas. Republican, of
Minnesota, who first advocated the
15,000-p plane figure, offer the neces-
sary legislation as an amendment
when the bill providing for the new
fleet expansion comes up in the
House.
. The amendment also would au-
thorize the Secretary of the Navy to
plan for whatever additional aircraft
strength changing world conditions
might dictate.
Admiral Towers testified that he
hoped a new naval air training base
at Corpus Christi, Tex, would be
completed in nine months, instead
of the year scheduled. and that
training would start January l at
the new base at Jacksonville, Fla.
He said training probably would
start at Miami, Fla, about Octo-
ber /.
The Navy now has about 1900 air.
planes, Admiral Towers told the
committee. There are 1900 others
on order, he added, and bids were
opened yesterday for an additional
1000. He said 1t was proposed to
buy approximately 3.l00 with funds
which will be available for the year
starting July /.
The l0.000-plane goal originally
set was part Of 4 four-year pro-
gram, he testified. He said 1t would
be four years before some Of the
ships with which the planes are to
operate will be completed.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Rumors Of Wi|Ikie
Strength De|uge
6. 0. P. Delegates
Tuft Friends Contend
= Ohioon $ Chances Have
Picked Up Materially
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
Star STAFF Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA. June 20.-As
the Republican organization today
cleared the decks for action in the
party's national convention next
week, completing public hearings on
platform planks and winding up
hearings of contested delegations,
those party leaders already here,
plus the managers of the various
candidates for the presidential
nomination asked each other: "Who
will be our nominee?"
If the claims made by the en-
thusiastic supporters of Wendell l..
Willkie, president of the Common
wealth & Southern Power Corp.
should come true, the rest of the
candidates might as well pack up
and 60 home. There are practically
no delegations to which they do not
lay claim, at least in part. It is
whispered that even in the Ohio
delegation, pledged to Senator Taft.
a number of delegates are already
straining at the leash, ready to
jump to Mr.. Willkie. Another
rumor is that large bloc of New
York delegates, supposedly for
Thomas E. Dewey of New York, will
take a hop, skip and a Jump and
land firmly in the Willkie camp by
the end of the voting on the first
ballot in the convention. And still
another bit of gossip-unconfir
is that Senator Vandenberg of Mich
igan, one of the three leading con-
tenders. is about to throw up the
sponge and turn his delegates over
to the power president.
These are rumors-and yet they
spread through the convention
quickly-and many more of them.
including one that the big Pennsyl-
vania delegation is to leave Gov.
Arthur H. James, the favorite son
candidate, and plug for Willkie on
the second ballot.
Causes Shudders.
There is no doubt about the
fact that all this sound has alarmed
sSAAsS "a WIG AAAnAAd8CIS VI GltS OLl1SE
candidates-and has given cold
shudders to the more realistic party
men, who fear they will be COM
mitting political suicide If they
nominate a public utilities presi-
dent who has the avowed backing
OF big interests in Wall Street.
Some Of the older heads among
the Republicans say flatly that the
nomination OF Mr.. Willkie just will
not happen. They discount all these
rumors of Willkie strength, liken-
ing Mr.. Wilkes support to that
accorded Herbert Hoover back in
1920, when he was backed by a
large number Of admirers but few
delegates. Some doubt was ex-
pressed at that time as to whether
Mr.. Hoover was a Republican or q
Democrat, a matter that was not
(See G. O. p, Page A-4.)