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or any deviation
from propriety or
conventional be-
havior.
In either case
she is helping per-
petuate the spirit
of the woman who
ruled Great Brit
ain longer than
any other mon
arch-64 years
until her death in
1901. When VIII
liam Nv died in
1887, his 18-year.
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debtors houses,
dressed in an odd
and colorful cos
tune, to attract
the attention Of
the neighbors.
Sometimes he
would walk up
and down in front
Of the debtor
house broadcast
ing to the whole
neighborhood the
nature Of the debt
he was sent to
collect.
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Victorian

" HEN you hear a woman say
w "Oh, she's so Victorian!' you
know Immediately what she means
-or do you? For she may mean
that her friend is hopelessly old
fashioned or out-of-date in her cloth
ing or her taste in furnishing her
house. Then again, she may mean
that she is prudish and easily
shocked by frankness in speech
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old niece came to the throne and
during the next half century Queen
Victoria gave her name to an era
which was ga strange gap between
the enlightened Eighteenth century
and our own period of progress"
It was an era Of self-complacency
and dignity maintained in spite Of
everything. Most of all it was an
eminently proper" period-when
criaolined, sheltered females" en-
broidered sofa-cushions, painted
china, made fringed lampshades and
gilded cockle-shells.
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Pancake" discov-
cred two Irish
men, Peter ORR
ley and Patrick
M C L a u gh i n,
cleaning up the
rocker" they
u s e d in tn cir
placer mining.
There was 5000
worth of gold dust
in it.
you've struck
it rich, boys!" he
shouted. "But the
@ro,,h1o Is vyC,,,vya
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DUN

II ACK in the days Of King Henry
- VII Of England, a famous bailiff
named John Dun, lived in the town
of Lincoln. He was one of the earli-
est opponents Of the 'treat 'em
rough method Of dealing with Of
tenders against the law. He was
also unusually proficient collecting
rents, duties and general debts. He
originated the idea Of calling at
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ROSE BUSHES
WELDING OUTFITS

WELDING OUTFITS, se7.7s; ELECTRIC
Welders, S59.62. Superior Oxy-Acetylene.
Mail order Dept, HAMILTON. OHIO.
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THE STORY THUS FAR


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Houghn had
Todd
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IT'S HOT! Big repeater with plenty irnme-
diate and repeat commissions. No invest
ment. Sells to every type retail dealer
and service station. Sales kit free Hurryl
Universal, 2e22 Diversey ID ept. Ola Chicago.
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!" The Nam
Is Fumilidr0
BY
FELIX B. STREYCKMANS
and ELMO SCOTT WATSON

VIRGINIA CITY, New, was once
the greatest mining town on
this continent" It got its start with
the Comstock Lode, vein of gold,
that was named for a ''lanky, loud
voiced, boastful, bullying prospec-
tor" named Henry Thomas Paige
Comstock, who was called "Old Pam
cake" because he lived mostly on
flapjacks. ASIA
One day in the spring of 1859 "Old
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-29
Mayor Trial
Before High
Court Today
Coin VS.. Tennent
Cose Under WuY
At Olympic

Whether Harry Cain will be
sworn In a. Tacomas mayor next
Monday. along with other city Of
ficials was 10 be determined Tues
day II Olympia. where attorneys
were arguing the matter before
the state supreme court
Before state turists was the APP
peal OF Melvin @. Tsnnsnt. who
was defeated for the post ~ mayor
last March n, after Gains name
was placed on ballots following
the death March Of Or, @. n.
Kerstetter. VINO was primary nom
inee with Tennent.
After Gains name was placed on
ballots and he polled the largest
number Of votes. rennent launched
legal battle charging his OPP
ponent was not rightfuIly entitled
TO the office.
Tennent was rebuffed by Judge
". G. sutton. OF Kitsap county.
called in to take the burden from
local judges, who dismissed the
suit Of Tennent for q writ OF man
damus to the county election board
TO certify him ~ mayor-slect.
After Judge sutton ruled the
ex-mayor and defeated candidate
was deprived Of no legal rights BY
substitution Of Cams name for
Kerststter. Tennent appealed 10
the state supreme court.
Assisting Tssts In Arguments
before the STATE court Tuesday
was George vandsrvssr, Seattle
attorney. Representing Cain was
Charles Hunter. Tsooma lawyer
Pierce county election board was
not represented At the hearing.
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lis Humane
Act, Declare
Nazi Chiefs
Proise King for
His Surrender:
Rebuke French
ADOLF HITLERs HEAD

ADOLF HITLER's HEAD
QUARTERs-King LeopoId's Bel
gian army surrendered uncondi-
tionally today 10 the German
army, II was announced here.
Authorized German quarters
said the Belgisns had been
crushed after very heroic fight
ing both in the homeland and
after they had been pocketed BY
the Germans In France"
Those quarters rebased
French Premier Paul Reynaad
for his lack Of taste In eriti-
Giving his Belgian comrades"
The announcement BY the
Germans Of the Belgian sur
render said: The Belgian
army thus today laid down its
arms and ceased 10 exist"
Leopold therefore sceeded TO
the German demand for unoondi-
tional equalization" II added.
Under the destroying effect Of
the German weapons. the Belgian
king decided TO end further point
less resistance and TO request an
srmistlee."
The report from Hitlers
headquarters said the number
of Belgian troops ordered To
surrender totaied about soo.-
900. German troops we're
ordered to treat the Belgian
king and army ~ brave
soldiers"
II was understood Leopold had
not expressed any wishes regard
ing his place Of residence. and. a.
result. Hitler placed a Belgian
palace at his disposal temporarily.
Hftler's headquarters said that
now the German army Will drive
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column u
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Gasoline Prices
Drop in Tacoma

Effective TueSiay q cut in gaso-
line prices was. made in Tacoms
and other Padnd Coast cities By
all ma jor oil companies.
Ethyl brands were cut IA
cents. regular grade III cents and
third structure 2 cents. New re-
tail prices are az, 1871 and II
cents a gallon.
The reductions are attributed 10
the Increase in production Of diesel
oil and aviation gasoline caused by
the war. II was explained that
automobile gasoline must be made
along with other petroleum pro-
ducts and that spsed-up has re-
suited In a surplus. II was re-
ported that Southern czlifornia
independent companies cut prices
first, and that Tuesdays reduction
by major companies was for the
purpose Of meeting competition.
1t was Understood that the price
drops would not be effective In
some parts Of Eastern Oregon and
Eastern Washington.
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|4th War
e TR A
An Expert
|Appraises
The Battle
BY j. w. 7. MASON
United Press War Expert

The precarious situation
of the Anglo-French troops
in Flanders, due to King
Leopold's arbitrary sur
render, is the second tragic
military blunder the impet-
uous young monarch has
made, to the detriment of
his country, during his brief
reign.
In 1886, two years after
he became king, Leopold
cancelled Belgium's military
entente with France and
Great Britain.
He showed his forceful,
headstrong character by
this act. trusting to his own
immature opinion, rather
than to expert opinion, just
as today he has disregarded
the judgment of his min
CONTINUED on Page 5. Column 5
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Premier Sarcastic
Admiral Land
Visits Yards

With a brisk two-fistedness sell
dom encountered among high
naval officials small. dapper Ad'
miral Emory S. Land (U. 5. N, re-
tired). chairman of the U. s. mari
time commission, made a busy
time OF his visit here Tuesday.
Exchanging a rapid-fire Of ques'
tons and information with Walter
L. Green, manager Of the Seattle
Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. piast
Rard made a thorough--if amaz-
ingly swift-inspection Of the two
415-foot ships under construction
here.
In return for the fact that Hull
No. l Is presently 81 per cent COM
plete and 10 be launched early IN
August. and that Hull No. is
81 per cent complete, Land de-
clared:
1T is the commissions belief and
hope that shipping interests OF
Puget Sound and Columbia river
areas are about to get under the
tent with US to consolidate their
efforts and operate a single eight
ship line between the Northwest
and the Orient"
He further pointed out it il
logical and reasonable" that the
two ships being built here no"
would become a part Of that sers'
ice.
Calling attention 10 the fact the
commission is finished with operat'
ing ships itself and il concerned
only with building a merchant ma
rine for world trade and for aux
Continued on Page ). Column ~
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Paul Saiko' S Ark
Leaves Nanaimo

SANAIsfO. n. C.--Paui satko's
home made ARK o. Juneau" sail
ed from here early Tuesday on IL
trip to Alaska
The sstko family vas given .
send-on ~ local yatchmsn. who
watched the oumbersoms vessel
cross the ehoppy waters 81 the
gulf ssiko said he may stop fl
Tsxads island. 70 miles northeast
OF here in Georgia strait
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New LevYing
Of Taxes TO
Be Asked!
F. D. Seeks More
Gosh, Increase
In Debt Limit
(BULLETIN)


WESTINGHOUSE was under
stood late Tuesday that the pro-
posed new defense taxes probably
will take the form of flat per
cent Increase In all present In
ternal revenue levies. Including
personal and corporate income
taxes.
WASHINGTON - The admins
tration will ask the present ses-
sion Of congress for new national
defense taxes, yielding up to $780,
ooo,o 900 a year. and 5000, 000, 900
increase in the national debt limit.
This was announced today IN a
Joint statement by congressional
leaders, including Chairman Robert
L. Doughton, of the house ways
and means committee, and Chair
man Pat Harrison, Of the senate
finance committee, and Secretary
of the treasury Henry Morgen-
thau, Jr.
The announcement followed
n three-hOur conference IN
Morgenthau's office. The
statement said President
Roosevelt had been advised OF
the conferees' conclusions and
had approved the program.
Doughton and Harrison said
they would summon their commit
tees into early meetings, to for
mulate details Of the national de-
tense finance program.
Congress will be asked to levy
additional taxes, to yield between
$500 600, 900 and 500, 1000, 900 an
nually over a five-year period
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column ~
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Army Bomber
Falls; 6 Dead
MARCH Field. RIVERSIDE,

MARCH FIELD, hftLh>fDkl
Cal. Army air corps hsadquarisrs
today announced that . B1sA
Douglas bomber crashed IL Mnros
Dry Lake Iast night. killing ala
members 81 the crew
Cause " thu crash was not an.
nounesd The army spokesman
ssld the accident occurred during
night flight msnsuvsra
Only one person. Frtyais John
u. Stewart. Of Midway. Ala.
survived. he vas flown 10 Let
termAn hospital IN San francisco
His condition ~as reported critical.
The desdi lieut. ge@s A.
smith. 20. ~ weedSss. Cole.
the pllei. Lieut.. Charles A.
slsbett. Is. ~ Alton. IiL. os-
pilot. Thurman 7. Owens.
Ardmore. Okla: Nayns u.
kauffmsa. Burlington. Ia.
DosIe d. Beaa. kirbysiIis.
Tea EsEeas A. schulz. Twta
Fails. Ida
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SEvEN-MAN j. S. war DEFENSE
COMMISSION IS NAMED BY I'd.

sen. Of General Motors. and I'd
ward r. stettinius. IT,, Of u. s.
Steel. TO supervise industrial pro-
duction and material.
The board. created under the old
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Roosevelt. pledging not 20 dis
organize normal processes Of
American life in the rcarmament
drive. assigned these additional
five persons 10 key posts on the
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Prominent X. c. Killed

ALBANY. Ore.--John y. Dooisy.
Of Albany. state secretary Of the
Knights Of Columbus. wzs killed
early Tuesday In an automobile
truck collision on Pacific highway.
near Hahey,
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1915 national defense act. viii
meet Thursday 10 begin work with
Roosevelt. Its technical name viii
be the advisory commission to the
council OF national defense.
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Crane Operator
Has Close Call

Nearly trapped in a fire at the
St. Paul e. Tacoma Lumber com
pany plant Monday night, Clifford
H Champ. -, electric crane oper-
ator. suffered serious and painful
N-s--a
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Waller Connolly,
Actor Is Dead

HOII.fWOOD-NAifsr c08nol-
y. famous on both ths isKitimats
stage and IN motion psetgres. died
suddenly here Tuesday.
Hs Nas 81.
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Worker.
Farm rreds<tss Chester C.
Davis : Koeefnor ~ the federal
reserve h~eard.
Traa.rersssls@s Ralph noad.
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eh@lrm.n - cnsssxe. pararxsan
and Quincy fsilFe<d.
Esw Materials Hrs rsse~ ss~sll.
ss.ss.@i L<ea sssaasrsea. mems~s
u The a~uaflsse. sna Kxsh&nxw
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Hard and Heavy Tidings"
Must Be Expected Nov, +
Churchill's Solemn Word
Killers Mschonissd LsqIcns Pour Down
The Chonnsl Comt Dunksrque. fsunce.
Reported In Flomss Under Dombmdmont
touLLnINsl

DuHIIN-Prime Minister Eames N vnIsrs. ~ ktres
said tonight that regular army reserves ns1 rse ue ve
unteers beng called the ealn ~ hat rampo9n
had been started for Thousands II fsen n rn 6efsnne
corps
LONDON-Ministsr Of lnformation Alfrsd Duff
Cooper said in broadcast spee<h Tonight 4 wss
necessary to withdraw the British expsditionary
force from the positions they now eeeupy-but Il
viii not be defeated army"
PARIS--Affsr Meeting ~ rsfsgss Hsl9aH paflses~f
leaders here spokesman sad We tHsu the people ~
Bsgiam bssrs the king gp " frsasoH What The coventry
Hssds How - a nan iiks NJ father. Ming Aibsyf."
BERIiN-The high command ts6sy r<pnrf<1 ~ Gsrmaa
army within u miles ~ thu ty ~ IIe rrenrh tsxtte
center Pep 2ooooo). the south. m spprse<hiax ~
city from The north. too.
IONDON-Ths cir ministry sid isalrkf BrlHk plnass
had raded sx big German Industrial cities h bskarx
msnts Of military ebjsctlvss"
pARIs-Min,ary source. .ad .sslrAs sA.s me rns<k
sl held the channel por Of Dunkerque. The city
ported In flames under Cermss cir bsmhardment.
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tsf game
wsshiassss tee eel eBs-- 4 ~ >
sess fsrk "a iee isx--iI "A 4
Hayes. Hudsoa 80 ard Fsfrsil.
Russo. harphx 80 ard nssksy.
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THE ALLIES LOSE A coMRADE IN ARMS

King Leopold surrendered the HeIrsn army todny and
Adolf Htsrs mechanical sgons moved down ths channel
coast III assault designed 70 deal death blow to trapped
allied armies In Flanders.
The refugee Belgian cabinet met In Paris and declared
Leopold had been deprived u hs throne he inherited from
The 5s-ysar-sd monarch. Who refused 10 desert Nj.
battered bot dsfed bis cabinet. demand that they
fight had violated the H~IxaH constellation ard hsd
been taken prisoner that he could not ssstnus 70
reign. Belgian Premier Hubert pssriss said in radio
speech from Paris.
The refugee cabinet viii take over Periot said snd
Belgium viii fight until victory. Whatever happens.
will remain worthy Of those who fought from 1914 10 1919
Great Britain and France fighting on snhhorny and
with good heart according 10 British Prime Minister VIM
ston Churchill and French Premier Paul Rsyns1d and
pect TO triumph In the end.
But. charehln warned, the people mast szps<t -ksrd
and heavy tidngs" These tidInxs. Il believed WOOD
concern the tragic plight Of ne irsep.d British 50
fighting msn-bsting Nan attacks frsm thrs< sL6ss
and from the air and faced with - festru<fiss ~
their last remaining ssmmssisstsss Iis<s thrsagh ne
Only an allied eountsroffsnslys from the southland
there II definite Of successful thrust from thsk
likely 70 save ihs trapped srmiss wss
said by British military which Indicated there
little hope VI retreat this ehannsl IL present
Furthermore. while the Belgian collapse permitted the
Germans 70 advance toward BruTss Ossnd and Dunksae
the German offensive from the south squeezed the trapped
armies tighter by advance throash French foreatoss
Vasnesnnss and the capture Of Doas End Orehes
eordlng to the Nazs
~ h only . matter Of day. o. even hssr-- n wss
asserted in Berlin. 1T would not he sarpFi=inx II The
terrible bios wsrs 10 cause the allied armies 10 throw
After that. the Naxs Indicated. wsud ssme fhe
eimaeiie bios against Engiand
That the British expected such attack evt-
dent every hour and the admiralty took over management
Britain part of The preparations 70 fight of an invading
army.
eay Paris but Churchill warned that ne should b
fcentnssd On Fsxs o. coaemn -
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sEYEN-2 LINE s-ee

SEVEN LINE s-e6 :. =. -.
WASHINGTON -Presiden
Roosevelt Tuesday named a seven
man national defense commission.
He appointed William S. Knud-
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Plot L. Charged

Yantis asserted at the trial
Monday that Wilson and Officers
Ed Roush. Schamerhorn, Marsh
Wardall and John Bucsko then
plotted" In secret meetings how
they could frame" Cole before the
Continued on Page 3. Column ~
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Empsayu~nt, sidney Hillmsn.
vice president Of Congress 81 IN
dassrlal Organizations and press-
dent Of AmaIgamsted Clothing
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Six on Stand

Brodie called six witnesses the
opening day to testify that Cole
used state patrol paddy-wsgons or
trucks to haul produce from all
parts of the state to his farm near
Olympia.
Yantis' charge referred to the
Baker-Berry kidnapping case. in
which Cole was accused by DR..
Kent w. Berry Of advising him to
emasculate Irving Baker.
Cole suddenly ordered state
patrolmen working on the case to
stop work, 1t was charged at that
time. but Inspector Ed Wilson
ordered them back on the Job.
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rarity sss.-ay ssSxAs. rsur<
Tsmp<rssar~si HlEh. a. is~, a.
sua rsss@. 49, $50 ia
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Asv>s~< - 0~apnupx py~>rre1nn1
Harriet Nlzletf. 60 a wom<e -
University - Eexth f'4reiIne 60
sxp<sf - p<s<> trmts II esesensv
masksks
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Inner-Pairol
Plot Hinted
In Cole Case
Ex-Chief's Lawyer
Charges Effort
At "Froming"

OLYMPIA - Charges that Tor
mer State Patrol Chief William
Coles grand jury indictment grew
out of an inner-patrol feud during
during the Baker-Berry kidnapping,
in which patrolmen swore to get
Cole, were voiced as his triai
opened on charges OF using state
property and employees for private
p.ofit.
The assertion was made by
George +. Yantis. Coles attorney,
in ross-examining F. II. Schamer-
horn. employee of the state patrol
garage. who was on the witness
stand most of the opening day OF
the trial.
Special Prosecutor Doane Brodie
said today the state might COM
plete its case in time to give the
case to the jury before this week.
end.
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Twas King !
Idea, British
Leader Says
Sent EmissorY
To Germuns.
Churchill Ayers

Prims MINISTER winston
Churchill said today that Leopold.
king Of the Bslgisns. sent an srnis-
sary yesterday 60 the German
eommsHa asking for a suspension
Of fighting on the Belgian front
Churchill told the house 81 com.
mons At London that ~ result the
French and British governments
had Immediately instructed thsir
geaefals 10 dlaassoclate themselves
~lfh this request. Ne announced
also That the Belgian government
had dlsaasoclatsd itssif with Lao
pold's action.
Il have no Intention 20 suggest
To thu house that ~s should at
tempt 81 this moment 10 pass
Judgment on the action Of the king
Of the Bslglsns in his capacity -
eommandsf.in.ehi of tbs Itslgiaa
army the prifns minister said.
Praise. Allied Armies
The situation ~ the British and
Preach armies now engaged In the
most severe battle and bsnst On
three sides and from tho air n
evidently sxtrsmsty grave.
Surrender ~ the Belgian army
appFselably aided 10 their grave
peril
Churchill aasied that the allied
Armies ssrs in good hsaft and
said they are fighting ~iih the
almost discipline and fsnaciiy"
The prime minister said tbs Bel.
xian srmy fought srsysly and IN
flletea heavy ioasss on the snsmy.
I.assks ~ Future
Regarding the Belgian govern
msnts decision. cBefebiil said ~
has declared Itself 10 b. shs only
legal government Of Belgium. and
has announces SIS resolve H. con.
tsnas the Nsr at the side ~ shs
allies
Whatever oar feelings may be-
lcontlnusd on Pags .. Column ~
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rench Chief
DenounCes
Act Of KIM
Cove Allies no
Warming. Asserts
Paul ReYnoud
FRANCE

Premier Paul Reynaud OF France
announcing Belgian King Leopold
surrender to the French natior
in bitter. contemptuous speech
said Leopold had made his decision
without consulting the allies or
even notifying French General
Blanchard, the allied northern conn.,
mander-in-chief.
Reynaud said Leopold had sur
rendered against the unanimous
advice of his cabinet, and that the
Belgian government was determin-
ed to fight on and organize a new
Belgian army in France.
A Belgian parliamentary dele
cation in Paris, in an announce
ment in its own behalf. repudiated
the SURRENDER. calling 1t shame
to the country. and called on every
Belgian in France to rush to the
aid Of the allies.
Dark Days"
I'VE knew dark days would
come" Reynaud told the nation.
They have come. France has been
invaded hundred times and never
humbled. 1t is in the trials which
await us that we shall form
frances new soul and make II
greater than ever. Our faith in
victory is intact.
The strength OF each soldier,
each Frenchman, each Frenchwom-
an, Is multiplied. Misfortune has
always made France greater >. we
shall hold. We shall conquer be-
cause we shall have held"
The French premier was unspar-
ing in his denunciation Of Leopold.
1t was an event unprecedented in
history, he said.
Premier Sarcastic
1.-The Belgian army has laid
down its arms on orders OF its
king-the same king who appealed
to the allies to come to his help,
the same king who in December
last year refused to have any staff
talks with the allies, the same king
who. up to May 10 professed to
Continued on Page 3. Column 81
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NATIONAL LEAGuE
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IN IAN - r, - $4,000. On 90 Day
DRrACsr,.s.s.z.. INTENTIONAL nrurrv
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