Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-22
7 erms Secret, As
French Fly To Rome
TO Seek Armistice
Ccrn1an-French Armistice Will Not Go Into
Effect Until Six Hours After Italy Has Reach
ed An Armisficc With France; French Dele
gallon Leaves For Rome Immediately After
Signing Pact in Ccmpiegne Forest.

New York. June o. An)A National Broadcasting Com
pany report from ComDnc said today armStice has been
signed between France and Germany
The broadcast received here Jointly by NBC and Co.
!mIia BroaCcaStirg SYSTEM
It said the amist ce was signed $50 p. m. Gil 80
ost)
William Shircr. CIS correspondent in special broadcast
from the Ccnpic!nc forest, announced the signing
The anisticc broadcast said would not take effect
until six hours after Italy has reached amsce with France
The French representatives who agreed to the armlstlce
leaving by plane fer Rome
The toms Of the 1lrl#ce nave not been disclosed
The a.msce reported signed by Colonel General Will
Kictc chief Of the German high command for Germany
and General Charles nziger of France head Of the French
delegation.
William Kcrk@r the NBC reporter with the German forces
declared in the broadcast that the terms would not be revealed
n the Itaorcnch amHcc has been effected and may not
&c made public then for me time.
Keer said the osties between France and the German
Italian armies would six hours after the taorench pact
signing.
He added that the French cmissares left at for Rome
in plane flown by German pilot They will seek French
italian settlement at once
Kerkcr said Adolf Hitler was not at Compegnc for the sign
ing.
Signing Of the German French armisticc following long ne
gotaons the Compcgnc Forest, of the signing OF
the amStice Of November H. 1918 which ended the 1rSt
World War.
The French delegation it was reported Berlin, held four
long conversations with the French government in Bordeaux
last night
Deliberations of thc French commission ended late in the
and went TO DaflS Tor lC lHcS
returned this and brought technical assistants ana sec
etare indicating they intended to make written declaration
of sort. :, 81
France announced meanwhile that her delegates would fly
70 italy and discuss terms with the Italians before general peace
ARRANGEMENT is reached with both her enemies.
communiqle that the cabinet dclbcratcd most OF the
morning and into the the text Of the German arm
c terms handed yesterday the French representatives IN
COmpiegne forest
From the English Channel to the SucZ Canal came accounts
of air raids Indicating tremendous accGcra0n III ar acLy
tay5 bombcr hrWcrud explosives Alexandra harpor
seeking the British French fleet based there the BRUSH bombed
Berlin nurng pcso and attacked rclcl lnurng t"o
Naz waplancs blasted at Britain during the nlght
killing three civilians bringing the Ourdy total to II Killed. 93
injured, in the United Kingdom.
The British fought Off the attack.
In the Mediterranean, British planes struck at orbruk'
as they reaked away knocking out two Italian fighter
planes that came ut Them
The Italians reported they staged series of air and naval
attacks in the Mediterranean sinking three enemy ships by SUD-
marines and heavily bombing Bzertc unlSa and Aarsele
France $ great harbor on the Mediterranean.
There still was bitter fighting on the soil OF France
Strong naz motorized forces took the mountain town OF
carde and pressed to storm cuse Gbrater or the
Rhone In the Vosges Magno line troops were trying
to cut their way out. .
French sources reported later that the French defenders OF
Ecuse only repused attack on the mountain ctadel pu
drove the Germans out Of Belegualde