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Evening star., 1940-05-27
Wholesale Raids
Follow Officials
Sudden Decision
Germans and Austrions
Rounded Up, Will Be
Sent to Isle of Man
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 27.-The Home
Secretary today ordered interment
on the Isle of Man of all German
and Austrian women who previously
had been under police restrictions.
Under the decree, all enemy alien
women between is and so, who have
previously been in "B" category
will be interned as well as men. It
was explained that the women can,
If they wish, take children under 16
with them.
Approximately 5000 German and
Austrian men and women now in
termed sought immigration permits
to go to the United States.
A gigantic police dragnet swept
hundred of women into custody in
IN the early morning while censor
ship yelled the raids.
The great roundup started at 7:3O
am. Police cars, manned by more
than 1000 detectives, sped to the
women's homes, waited while they
hurriedly packed their luggage, and
then took them to headquarters.
The action followed a sudden de-
cision of Sir John Anderson, Min
lister for Home Security, to intern
the alien women without reaxami-
nation by alien tribunals. Most of
them were taken from the thickly
populated areas of South London.
Enemy alien women previously
had been classed in category B,
which placed them under minor re-
strictions. These forbade possession
OF automobiles or cameras, as we'll
as travelling more than 5 miles from
home. Special police permission
was required for changes of ad-
dress.
Evening star., 1940-05-27

In the general staff talks with
France and Belgium which followed
Germany's remilitarization of the
Rhineland in March, 1896, he was
one Of Britains representatives, and
under Defense Minister Sir Thomas
Inskip he was active in drawing up
plans for British rearmament.
Fellow officers have described him
as one of the most brilliant men in
the British Army and a master
strategist. For a time he was direc-
tor general of military operations
and intelligence, serving in that
capacity from 1894 to 1886, when he
resigned to take supreme command
in Palestine. He remained there for
one year.
He later commanded Britain's huge
infantry base at Aldershot, and last
October went to France as COM
mander of the 1st Corps of sthe
British Expeditionary Force. Last
month he was appointed vice chief
of the imperial general staff to
relieve the strain" on Gen. Ironside.
Upon the appointment he moved
from France to London.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Germon

German
BERLIN, May 27 LP.-The fol-
lo1Ding Is the tert OF today's high
command communique:
In Flanders and Artois our troops
continued their attacks and have
further hemmed together encircled
enemy armies.
North of Menin an especially deep
breach into the enemy front was
made which brought us close to
Ypres. AS on previous days strong
air force units participated in the
fighting in the west, facilitating the
army's advance.
The severity of the attacks was
most effectively centered on the re-
gion where the enemy armies are
trapped. German troops attacked
northeast OF Lens and later repulsed,
with bloody losses for the enemy,
counter-attacks by French colonial
troops.
Calais Is Captured.
AS previously reported in a spe-
cial announcement, Calais, which
was encircled behind and in front,
fell into our hands after hard fight
ing. At Boulogne First 1t. VAN
jaworski of an armored regiment,
whose tank was a target for several
enemy warships, set one destroyer on
fire by gun fire.
To frustrate attempts of the Eng
lish to bring parts of their encir-
cled troops across the Channel to
England the air force again raided
those ports on the Belgian-Frencn
Channel coast which are still in
enemy hands. The port facilities of
Dunkerque are burning. No special
events on the southern front.
In recent fights south of Sedan
1t. Mueller of the anti-tank de-
tachment of one infantry regiment
incapacitated of II heavy enemy
tanks and damaged the others so
seriously that their attack foun-
dered.
Airports Near Paris Attacked.
The raids of the air force were
also concentrated against airports
in the vicinity of Paris, against
traffic facilities south of Reims and
against enemy troop movements.
On one airport alone 20 enemy
planes were destroyed. Enemy losses
yesterday amounted to 73 planes, of
which 80 were shot down in air
fights, Is by anti-aircraft guns and
the rest destroyed on the ground.
Fifteen of our own planes are
missing.
On the Narvik battlefields, noun
tain chasers were again landed yes
terday by parachutes. An enemy
airplane carrier which on May "a
already was heavily struck by q
bomb in Ofotfjord near Narvik, was
sunk May Is off Harstad after hav-
ing been hit anew by three bombs,
one of which was of the heaviest
caliber as already announced.
Furthermore we succeeded in
sinking by bomb hits one merchant
Evening star., 1940-05-27
British Imperial Commander
Once Had Price on His Head
1t. Gen. Dill Termed
Master Strotegist by
His Fe!Iow-Officers

Ry the Associated Press.
LONDON. May 27-The new
British imperial staff commander
is said once to have had a price of
So 900 on his head.
For the rebellious Arab chieftain
who offered the prize, $4,000 was
probably a lot OF money, so he
wasn't understanding the value of
1t. Gen. Sir John Greer Dill, then
supreme commander of the British
military forces in Palestine. Gen.
Dill's reputation for energy and
quick decisions had preceded him to
the Near East in 1896.
The story may be apocryphal, but
in any case it's told still in British
Army circles and it served to illus
trate the character of the man
chosen today to replace Gen. Sir
Edmund Ironside as head of Britain S
Army and her chief strategist.
He's an fisherman, born So years
ago on Christmas Day to John Dill
of Belfast and his wife, Jane. His
army career has been successful
from its beginning.
He studied at Cheltenham College
and at Sandhurst and entered the
army in 1901. While serving against
the Beers in South Africa, he won
the Queens Medal with five clasps.
A tall, well-made man, with trim
mustache and smiling eyes, he be-
came a captain in 1911, major in
1914. He served in the World War
and was decorated with the Distin-
guished Service Order for bravery.
He became a colonel in 1920, a
major general in 1890 and a lieu
tenant general in April, 1886. After
the World War he commanded the
I'd Infantry Brigade, had two years
as army instructor at the Imperial
Defense College, and was later COM
mander of the staff college at
Camberley. He also served one year
in India as principal staff officer at
Quetta.
Evening star., 1940-05-27
War Communicates

ship of 5000 tons, besides hitting
with heavy bombs, with apparent
fires and explosion effects, one large
warship and two cruisers, as we'll as
one transport of $4,000 tons.
Several airplanes were destroyed
on the ground in an attack on an
airport at Barduvos. The enemy,
during the course of the night of
May 26-27 continued aimless raids
against military targets in
Western Germany without causing
greater damage.
French
PARIS, May 27.-The French
high command communiQue to-
day said:
In the north the enemy is con-
tinuing his attacks, particularly in
the region of Menin.
French and Allied troops are
holding his advance.
Fighting is of extreme violence.
The Germans are throwing into
the battle large and powerfully
armed units without regard to
losses.
In the Valenciennes region we
withdrew during the night the
troops which had been established
on the Escaut (Scheldt River) to
prepared positions.
On the Somme and Aisne fronts
and the east no important event.
Evening star., 1940-05-27

FRENCH WITHDRAW IN ONE SECTIONAL French Withdrawal
in the Vaencennes sector 60 and German thrusts
Courtrai N southwark to meet column coming
from Arras and heading toward Lille marked the latest
fighting today with powerful German drive centering
on Menin west of Courai and Fearful England
started series of excavations Cd the
zeebrugge Osend and Dunkerqe claimed to have
Calais (3) springboard attack England The
Allies denied the capture admitted the Boulogne
Claiming Calais the Germans they
Gravelnes and Dunkerque The Northern Allied Army
the French Southern Army continued hammer the
neck (5 between Bapaume through
German Army and its supplies poured westward.
"A. P. Wrephoto
Evening star., 1940-05-27

So-oAy uMiT, coAcNlS ONLY.
On ssls dsiiy. Coed On oil reins,
Sslns end Fssvrnins. 3.-
Evening star., 1940-05-27
Attacks on Red Cross
AmbuIonees by Nozi
Flyers Reported
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. May 27.-An ofncial
of the American field service
operating in conjunction with
the French Army said yesterday
the service had ordered Red
Crosses on 20 ambulances paint
ed out because they "only at
tract the attention of German
pilots" and do not protect our
men"
For the last 10 days our cars
have been bombed and machine
gunned sometimes by planes
flying as low as so. feet" the
oflcial said.
The American Volunteers Am
bulance Corps is leaving crosses
and United States flags on their
cars for the time being.
Evening star., 1940-05-27

completely equipped hospitals in
Europe, repeatedly disintegrated in
wreckage. The fire spread rapidly
few seconds, after which a second
wave of planes came hurting down
to drop incendiary bombs on the
and completely, and was told it
seems unlikely that any person
came out of it alive.
This story has been confirmed by
Belgian representatives in France
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26

On recommendation of City Clerk
Neal Gavin, the November and
December accounts of 76 water users
we're cancelled Most of them had
paid their accounts. but Mrs. Little,
then water clerk, had failed to post
payment.
Mrs. Little is now serving term
for embezzlement in Tehachapi pris-
on for women.
Regarding the oregon ranch prop
erty, City Attorney Dorsey White
law reported that the city had ad-
vertised in Los Angeles and San
Diego newspapers and received ap-
proximately 30 inquiries. The ranch
property was taken over from Mrs.
Little shortly after her arrest.
Councilmen considered an offer
from c. F.. Axtell inquiring through
attorneys at Eugene, Ore, in which
he suggested total price of $4,000
with several years to pay. The city
attorney was authorized to close
a deal if he could obtain the entire
price within year.
Considering a mortgage on the
property and expenses incurred al
Continued on Page 2, Col g.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
Johnson, linn New
Zone Commission
Members for City
Street Lighting Study
By Council Sets Off
Competitive Dicker

Two new members of the
Planning and Zoning COM
mission in Ell Centre were
named Wednesday night by
Mayor Robert Hatton, thus
making a full commission for the
first time in months.
Duke johnson and Milton linn
we're selected to fill the positions
held by John B. McNeece and L.
R. jefferson, who resigned.
Other business transacted in a
dull session of the city council
included discussion on new street
lighting setups, plans for consider
alton of a code of city ordinances
drawn some months ago, and dis
cussion of quiet title actions on
delinquent property in the city
Fireworks simmered below the
surface when Willis Johnson, repre-
senting Nev-Cal Electric appeared
before the council as we'll as E. C..
Schlender of the Imperial Irriga-
ton district. Their business was
street lighting
Schlender's proposition, consider
ed before, was for installation of
lights at certain corners where more
illumination is required. Johnson,
in turn, informed the board that
Nev-Cal intended to lower street
lighting rates in the city to the
extent of $29.75 month. The re-
duction apparently was surprise.
He said that Nev-Cal engineers
had made a tentative schedule for
increasing illumination to the ex-
tent of $29.75 month and was
prepared to lay the plan before
the director of public works.
At present, Nev-Cal serves the
overhead street lights in the city
and the district serves the alleys
and the ornamental lights owned
by the city on Main street and
Wensley.
Johnson explained Thursday that
the Nev-Cal reduction would apply
on street lights all over the county
and in Coachella as we'll. The dis
trict reduced rates in similar fash
ion Just after the first of the year.
The Nev-Cal offer, in brief, was
that the city could either accept
Continued on Page 2. Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
Olson Gusts -Four
From Prison Board
After Long Row

SACRAMENTO. June % tUP)-
Gov. Culbert Olson today signed an
order ousting four holdover men,
bers of the state board of prison
directors on charges of maladmin-
istration of San quentin prison.
Olson named three new members
of the board and announced a
fourth appointment would be made
in a few days.
The new members are Hugh l..
Spears, hotel owner of Grapevine
Kern county, and manager of the
East Bakersfield branch of the
Bank of America; Christopher T.
Merchant, San Francisco retired
contractor, and George A. Briggs,
of Los Angeles whom Olson describ-
cd as sociologist and criminol-
ogist.
Those dismissed by the governor
as the result of charges brought
against them by Director of Pencil
ogy John Gee Clark were A. r.
O'Brien, Ukiah, president; John D,
McGilvray, San Francisco; T. N.
Harvey, Bakersfield, and Edward L..
Abbott, Santa Barbara.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
French Volunteer
Legion May Garry
On Empires Fight

LONDON, June 26 CUP)-The
headquarters of Gen. Charles De-
Gaulle said today that a French
volunteer legion would be formed
in Britain with full support Of the
British government
The legion will consist of French
officers and mon in Britain who
volunteer for active service, the
statement said.
1t was also decided to create a
French center of armament and
scientific research in Britain. the
statement said.
1t added that plans for forming
a French national committee to
carry on the war were well adj
vanced"
The committee. it said, will be
fully representative of the French
people and entirely independent OF
all previous political activities"
Names of members cannot be re-
vealed at present. it added. Pail
Reynaud. former premier, has been
mentioned as a possible leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26

"wednesday in the Americas and
the Far East.
British land, sea and air forces
cooperated in landings at various
points on the German-held coast
of Europe, attacking German troops
and inflicting casualties, the Lon
don ministry of attenuation stated.
The raids we're of a reconnaissance
nature, carried out while British
airplanes unloaded tons of explo-
sives on bases from which the AXIS
powers might launch their expected
blitzkrieg on the British Isles.
1t was understood that British
landing attacks occurred on the
French coast, in areas where Ger
mans were believed to be preparing
bases for attacks on Britain and
in an effort to secure information
on the German preparations.
Adolf Hitler, disclosing the terms
by which the Axis powers hope to
cripple France throughout their
offensive against Britain, sent Ger
man bombing planes against the
British Isles again, killing five per-
sons, injurng nine and striking at
airfields fand airplane plants in
the midAnds presumably around
Birmingham in another foretaste
of the long threatened blitzkrieg.
In London, an authoritative source
commenting on the suggestion by
U. S. Sen. Key Pittman of Nevada.
that Great Britain move its gov
eminent to Canada, said that the
proposal faile4 to appreciate the
confidence with which Britain faces
the coming struggle against the
Axis powers.
British airplanes struck at Italy's
coast and the big southern port OF
Naples, the Rome war cOmmunique
said, but were driven off, and also
repeatedly failed in bombing raids
on the Italian East Africa bases
of Asmara and DiredaWa.
British airplanes continued to
hammer with tons of high explosives
Continued on Page 2, Col a
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
Yamatoda RepuIses
Defense Attacks
On Kidnap Story

LOS ANGELES, June Is (SpeciaD
Another day of cracking cross
examination failed to shake the
story of H. Yamatoda, japanese
gaming magnate. today that he was
kidnapped and taken from Los Ange-
les to Mexicali by defendants that
include j. Sterling Oswalt, former
Ell entro police chief.
Yamatoda testified that he be
lieved" five $500 bills that he had
in his possession disappeared when
he was searched by Raul MateuS,
formerly an Ell Centre special Of
ficer.
Yamatoda said he was searched
by Mateus when they reached Mex
icali and that some papers were
taken from him. He thought the
money was among the papers, he
testified.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26

ment prohibiting any president
from serving more than two terms.
The important national defense
and foreign affairs plank. over
ShadoWing all domestic issues and
evolved only after 10 days of bit
ter controversy between iSoat HON
lists and advocates of giving mate
rial aid to victims of aggression,
declares:
The Republican party is firmly
opposed to involving this nation in
foreign war E.
The Republican party stands
for Amcricanism, preparedness and
peace. We accordingly fastcn upon
the New Deal full responsibility
for our unpreparedncss and for
the consequences of involvement IN
war.
we declare for the prompt. or
derby, and realistic building of Ollr
national defense to the point at
which we shall be able to defend
the United States, its possessions,
and essential outpoStS from for
cign attack, but also efficiency to
uphold in war the Monroe Doc
trine."
The 1O-page platform read to
the convention by Chairman Her
bert K. Hyde of Oklahoma, was a
Gcathing attack upon President
ROoScvcltS administration.
Tho New Deal has failed Amcri-
ca" the platform said.
1T has failed by scducing our
people to become continuously de
pendent upon government, thus
weakening their morale and qIcnch-
ing the traditional American spirit,
1T has failed by viciouSly attack
ing our industrial system and sap
ping its strength and viGOr
1T has failed by attempting to
send our congress home during the
worlds most tragic hour, so that
VIC might be eased into tho war by
word or deed during the absence of
Continued on PagC 3, Column ~
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
Home Defense to
Organize Tonight

War veterans of Imperial
county were slated to meet We'd
nesday night at the Imperial
fairgrounds to form plans fol
home defense.
The meeting was in response
to a call from Charles Sperry OF
Calipatria interpost commander
of the American Legion, who said
the gathering was to form a
nucleus for home defense units
in the valley which could be used
by the federal gOernment in case
of a national emergency.
Sperry stressed the need for
attendance of all veterans, re-
CARELESS of any affiliatiOn with
any veterans organizations. The
meeting starts at pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26

with the Packard Motor company,
administration sources said today.
That disclosure came after Will
liam S. KnudScn, the commissions
production coOrdinator, had disclos-
cd that the plans for the produc-
ton of the engines by the Ford
Motor company had fallen through
because Henry Ford had refused
to manufacture them for Britain as
we'll as the United States
1t was understood that Knudsen
already had begun preliminary ne
gOtiationS with the Packard firm
to take over the American and Brit
ish orders.
White House Secretary Stephen T.
Early said Ford was within his
rights in deciding what contracts
he will take or reject. He pointed
out that the government, except in
war emergency. has no power to
force contracts on any manufac-
turerS.
Ford consistently has said that
he would manufacture war imple-
mcntS for this country only.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
Two U.S.Liners
To Haul REFUGEES

WASHINGTON, June IS CUPD -
The United States today prepared
to send two liners, the Washington
and Manhattan, to pick up Ameri-
can refugees stranded at Galway
Ireland, and at Lisbon, Portugal
The washington will leave New
York Friday, arriving in Galway
on July 4. The Manhattan will leave
New York for Lisbon as soon as
she undergoes repairs Both ships
previously were pressed into special
refugee work.
State department officials said
that the Washington's voyage would
be the last attempt made by this
government to evacuate Americans
in Britain and Ireland.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
Unions Adopt New
Sunday Ruling

Organized labor announced We'd
ncSday that carpenters and painters
engaged in repair of earthquake
damages in stores of Imperial Valley
may work two Sundays each month
in any one store without collecting
overtime wages.
This action was taken by the
unions so repairs of stores interiors
will not interfere with the trans
action of business on weekdays
Union rules demand that workmen
receive time and a half for work
on Sundays.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
Accident DAMAGE
Suit Filed Here

Damages totaling $500 were
asked by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin P.
Baker in damage suit filed We'd
nesday against Melvin Putnam and
others.
The suit was based on a traffic
accident which occurred last May
10 near the intersection of highway
80 and the Alder canal.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
Ham-Eggers Frantic as Deadiine on
Petitions Near with 81 900 Names
Lacking; Court Battle Threatens

mated as the petitions are checked
over, however, that pension leaders
expressed fear there may not be
enough left.
Kerr said the cancellations on
the supplemental petition were run
ming very heavy" and observers
estimated at least half are being
eliminated. In a previous petition
of 1856 filed by the pension group
Kerr threw out 14,912.
If the surviving names on the
supplemental petitions are insuffIci-
ent, it will be too late to obtain
more, because the checking will
take a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26

LOS ANGELES, June 26. tUP)-
A court battle was threatened by
Ham and Eggs pension forces
today when many names were
voidcd on petitions they filed with
the county registrar of voters in an
effort to place the pension proposal
ON the fall ballot.
A total Of 212,117 signatures is
needed throughout the state by
midnight tomorrow. The latest
check al Sacramento showed $1,000
names lacking.
In ar. effort to fill the gap
supplemental petition of 77,849
signatures was filed with Registrar
William NJ Kerr of Los Angeles
county.
So many names we're being elimi-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
NEW IMMIGRATION
PATROlMEN DUE

First of the new immigration
border patrolmen destined to double
the personnel in the Ell Centric
district were expected to arrive late
this week.
Officials of the department of
justice revealed that the new men
to begin reporting for duty before
July /. Others will arrive as soon
thereafter as arrangements can be
completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26
BRITISH TROOPS Land ON ENEMY COAST
FISH STORY

ing about anything in particular.
Suddenly a huge trout took his
hook but at that same instant
he noticed he had set his foot
down on coiled rattlesnake.
Obeying the first impulse of
natural born fisherman, Larson
ignored the RATHER and yanked
out the trout. Fortunately, the
pull of the fish was so great
that his foot was pushed half
yard into the earth, crushing the
RATHER to a pulp.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26

Will receive one months training
with the fleet, without pay, at the
end of which successful reservists
will take three months additional
training for ensign commissions.
In addition, navy headquarters
called about 10 reserve officers each
day -~assist in recruiting the can
didates for midshipmen. and said
that five or six" enlisted men from
the voluntary naval reserve were
being called each day for volunteer
duty of from three months 70 =
year.
Recruiting offices for the. army
and the marines received lnstrue-
tons TO enlist 800 recruits.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-06-26

q II CNiliS Cdliiol ma
The first appeal went to men
holding commissions as enSigns and
licutenants Junior grade to enlist
Immediately for one year active
duty "Or the duration of the ma
tional emergency The call ap-
piled to men who took training in
ROTC courses in colleges.
Members of the merchant marine
reserves, with rank from ensign
through lieutenant, were called for
one years active duty with the
fleet at full pay and option to serve
longer. The third call was for
youths between 10 and 26 years of
age, who have at least two years
college preparation. to enlist for
midshipmen training. This group