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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10
France 10 Submit
New Constitution
To Popular Vote
Group in Senate Calls
For Investigation
Of War Origins
By the Associated Press.


VICHY, France, July 10-The
French National Assembly decided
at a secret session this morning
that the nations new constitution,
when drafted, will be submitted to
the people for their approval in
nationwide referendum.
The Assembly met this afternoon
to vote on proposal to give Mar
shall Henri Philippe Petain, as chief
of state, full power to promulgate
new constitution guaranteeing
"the rights of work, the family
and the fatherland"
The constitution will be ratified
by the nation and will be applied
by the assemblies which it will
create" according to the bill up
for Assembly passage.
The assemblies referred to ap-
parently are cooperative bodies to
be set up on the Italian Fascist
model to advise the government
and exercise some of the powers of
a legislature.
The precise manner of ratifca-
ton for the new constitution is to
be fixed by the constitution itself.
War Origins to Be Published.
Earlier, resolution asking the
French government TO investigate
''the responsibilities for origins and
conduct of the war" was voted unani-
mously by the National Defense and
Foreign Affairs Committee of the
French Senate.
The resolution was voted Just be-
fore French Senators and Deputies
met in joint secret session to deliber-
ate over the bill to "remake" France
by giving Premier Marshal Henri
Petain full powers.
A decision was made to provide for
q stenographic report of the morn
Ing proceedings, which in reality was
a secret meeting of the National
Assembly.
1t was made clear, however, that
the report would not be published
until after an official meeting OF
the Assembly in the afternoon
and then only if Parliament votes
to do so.
Marshal Petain and Foreign Min
aster Paul Baudoin received United
States Ambassador William C. Bull
lit for brief conference.
Blum in Vichy.
French newspapermen reported
that Leon Blum, former Socialist
Premier. who variously had been
reported prisoner in Germany and
a refugee in Great Britain, actually
is in Vichy. He was said to have
been present in yesterdays chamber
session with other Socialists.
In all meetings of the chamber
and the Senate here the usual seat
Ing arrangements by parties and
tendencies has been abandoned.
Pierre Etienne Flandin, before
the war the sworn political enemy
of the Socialists, sat beside a So
cialist deputy.
Pierre Laval, who dissolved the
extreme rightist leagues while he was
Premier, now is usually seen with
deputies who once were leaders of
those leagues.
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90 of the crew and injured SO; loss
of a submarine and four Italian
planes, one of which was forced
down on Greek territory and three
which failed to return to their base
The theater of battle was the
length of the Mediterranean, which
Italians like to call Mare Nostrum'
Our Sea-
~ Zones of Fighting.
There were three general zones
of the fighting which ragged in the
air, undersea and on the surface.
Engagements centered in the
Eastern Mediterranean, near the
Greek Island of Crete: in the Gen.
trail Mediterranean or Ionian Sea of
the instep of the italian boot, and
in the Western Mediterranean south
of the Balearic Islands and east of
Gibraltar.
The last seems to have been purely
test of British sea power versus
italian air power Three italian
planes failed to return from this
clash, but yesterdays day-long
bombing of the British naval form
alton which had left Gibraltar gave
evidence of effective results" as the
Italian high command expressed it
The eastern and central engage
ments tested both the naval and
aerial strength of the two bel
ligerents.
The Italians declared the main
British naval force was turned back
from its apparent objective of raid
ing the Central Mediterranean and
thus the Italians claimed victory.
(The British Admiralty de-
clared, however, that the British
came off unscathed and that the
battle turned into a chase Of
Italian ships)
British Sighted Monday.
The Italians official communique
related that the main British force
itself divided into three groups, was
sighted on Monday by Italian air
scouts. moving westward between
the Islands of Crete and the North
African coast.
Further confirmation" was forth
coming a little later when an Ital-
ian submarine reported it had sunk
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carry a surgeon, nurses and emer-
gency equipment.
Possibilities of recovery from
wounds are greatly enhanced by the
aerial ambulance, the German
physician said. An injured man is
not jolted as he would be in motor
JrucE CT train. He suffers less from
shock. Moreover, he gets proper
treatment quickly.
How many thousand injured men
have been carried by air to hos
pitfalls is unknown. However, DR..
Tonnis reported that $500 were
transported during the Polish cam
paign. He mentioned the case of
one man who was on the operating
table at the University of Breslau
two hours and half after he had
been wounded at Warsaw. He re-
covered.
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Flying AmbuIonces Speed
Nozi Wounded to Hospitals
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Nazi airplane ambulances have
been employed effectively in rush.
ing wounded soldiers back from the
front, says report by DR.. w. Ton
mis-, staff surgeon of the Ger.,,c.:
air forces, reprinted by the Military
Surgeon, official journal of the Az
ISOLATION of Military Surgeons of
the United States.
The German Army Medical Corps
is using its field hospitals only. for
emergency work, he wrote. The
seriously wounded are put into Ay-
ing ambulances for immediate
transfer to back-area hospitals
equipped for major operations and
complete care.
At least several hundred planes
are believed to have been in con-
slant use as ambulances. They
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10
Third OF d series.)
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER,
Associated Press War Correspondent.

.
BERLIN.-The question I have
been asked most frequently since
returning from four trips to the
zone of operations in the west is:
How do you explain Germany's
military success?"
Though all Of these trips were
undertaken since the start of the
great offensive May 10, invariably I
must point out that I am no mill
tary expert. My views simply are
those of an observing layman.
Yet it seems to me certain facts
are obvious to any one who, like
myself, could move freely among the
troops, go to the very front lines,
see what the retreating armies left
behind and how they left it and
talk to prisoners of war.
In a nutshell, 1t can be stated
that perhaps no nation ever was
prepared more completely, more
scientifically and with greater at
tention to detail than was Germany
Strategy also played a leading role.
Beyond that Germany had the
dreaded Stukas (dive bombers)
weapons for which the Allied powers
apparently had no match. 1t also
seems German shells and bombs
were filled with explosives more eff
fective than anything the world
had seen.
Radio Used Everywhere.
I shall try to develop more con-
cretely various ideas gathered dur
ing my visits to the front:
Take, for instance, Germany's sys-
tenn of communications. Various
officers agreed in telling me that,
during the gigantic tank fights,
every Nazi tank was connected with
the surrounding ones and with the
air force above by wireless.
This meant that the Stukas' de-
scent to the scene of a tank battle
could be timed In such a way that
the bombs fell at the critical mo-
ment and on the Allied tank most
dangerous to the German force.
During artillery duels, such as
that which preceded the fall of
Dunkerque, noticed German scout
ing planes directed the Nazi artillery
fire by wireless. The French, on the
other hand. seemed content to fire
anti-aircraft guns at the German
planes.
Again, in observing an encounter
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Bridge for Pedestrians

ANNAPOLIS. Md, July 10 Dr.
Gov. O'Conor said today arrange
ments had been made to permit con-
tinued use of the present Susque-
hanna River bridge by pedestrians.
Had this not been done, the Gov
ernor said. residents of Havre de
Grace and Perryville wishing to
cross from one town to the other
would have had to walk 3 or miles
to cross the new span.
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Swedish Destroyers Near Port
After Two British Attacks

regrets, saying the action was a
mistake.
The communique said German au-
thorities "in many ways" facilitated
the homeward voyage of the de-
stroyers by advising them Of mine
areas.
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the battle of Jutland and rebuilt re-
Gently at a cost of $12 500, 900, went
to the Mediterranean after leading
the bitter sea fight in Narvik Fjord
early in April.
Accompanied by destroyers, the
Warspite smashed through heavy
German fire from warShips and
land forts to storm the narrow in
let to the Norwegian iron port.
The British claimed seven German
destroyers sunk in the battle and
acknowledged damage to three
British destroyers.
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French Parliament Ready
To Yield All Powers

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10 (F
The Parliament of the Third
French Republic. which grew out OF
Frances defeat by the Prussians of
Bismarck in 1870, stood ready tc
yield its powers formally today to a
new totalitarian state, born of
Frances defeat by the Germans of
Adolf Hitler.
The Petain government, in an
outline to Parliament of its plans
as published by Havas, French news
agency, declared France must un-
derstand and accept the necessity OF
national revolution"
Marshal Petain is expected to
emerge as figurehead, with ruling
powers vested in a triumvirate OF
Gen. Maxine Weygand, Vice Pre-
mier Pierre Laval and former La
Dor Minister Adrien Marquet.
The Petain outline said France
now is "integrated into the CONT
mental system Of production and
trade" and that it therefore will be
necessary ito put an end to present
economic disorder by a rational or.
ganization of cooperative institu-
tons"
Work Is Only Merit.
The declaration concluded:
only one aristocracy will be rec
ognized, that of intelligence; only
one merit, work.
The government will direct the
country toward its new destiny, that
of imperishable France, in order to
continue the sacred work of ages
So our land, instead of allowing it.
self to be crushed by trial, will
again by its efforts and in its tradi-
tons find the pride of our race"
Senators and Deputies did not wait
tor the new state to seek scapegoats
TOR Frances downfall. Groups COM
posed principally of extreme right
list leaders met in committee rooms
(the former baccarat rooms) ir
Vichys Grand Casino last night anc
this morning to draft plans.
The Probable Scapegoats.
Conservative Senator Charles Rel.
bel introduced yesterday a bill tt
provide machinery for finding anC
Furnishing "all those responsible fol
the origin of the war, for INSULT.
cience of means to conduct opera.
lions and for prolongation of hostili.
ties at moment when military
leaders considered it impossible"
Political leaders expressed belle
that former Generalissimo Maurice
Gamelin-whose fate and where
abouts still are uncertain-would b.
one of the scapegoats, along will
former Premier Daladier and mem
bers of his cabinet.
Like Gen. Gamelin, their where
abouts are not known publicly. The,
were reported to have left Franc
June 16 on the steamer Massilia
which was turned back from Nortl
Africa and later reported missing
Almost all extreme Rightists
Centrists and even a few Leftist
who now are backing Marsha
Petain agreed on one other scape
goat-Leon Blum, Socialist Premie
Of the Peoples Front government
of 1896.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-10
Nevada Population 110,014

RENO, New. P).-Nevada gained
1906 population in the last decade,
put remains the most sparsely set
tied state in the Union. The 1910
census figure was announced as
1l0,014. 1t is the only State with
out streetcar line.
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Rome

Continued From First Page.)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28

his position, and edged around a
little behind them as they stood by
the bar, to try and hear their con-
versation.
Well" he heard the girl say,
wed better go along and see to
it, right away"
An educated. cultured voice,
with very clear diction. Prescott
inclined more strongly to the &C.
tress theory. and felt all the bet.
ter for being able to do so.
The two finished their drinks,
and moved toward the outer door.
Prescott's quick eyes had already
noted an inner one, which led to
the lavatory, via a passage into
which other bars opened.
He made for this, and finally
emerged from the door of the pri-
vate bar adjoining, just as a taxi
drew up to the curb where the two
were standing. not a couple Of
yards away from him.
He heard the man give the driv-
er his directions:
"Brixton road. Stop at the cor
ner of Angel road" He spoke al
most perfect English, but so care
fully as to suggest the foreigner
Angel road?" queried the driv-
err. That's by the White Horse,
isn't it?"
The man hesitated and looked
inquiringly at the girl. Evidently
he didn't know the geography Of
the Brixton road, but he anticipat-
ed that she would.
Just past It," she said briefly.
They got in and drove off, with
out glance in the direction of
Prescott. A bit of, luck, hearing
their destination like that-saved
a lot of trouble.
Prescott walked quickly along
the street, surveying re empty
taxis he encountered with a criti-
cal eye. At last he saw the one he
wanted and hailed It.
Corner of Angel road, Brixton
road" he directed. And double
rare II you Dreak all records
"Sez youl" said the driver, who
was a youngish man. you Just
watch me splinter 'em!"
They started Off, and Prescott
noticed the maneuvers Of his driv-
err with approval. He had both
speed and cunning. and saved
couple OF hundred yards or more
by the judicious use Of side streets.
Halfway along the Remington
road, Prescott, who had a memory
for such things, saw the number
OF taxi ahead of them; he leaned
well back in his own a. II passed IL.
Then he lit another cigaret.
Ito Pc Continued)
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28
Bible Discussed by
Presbyterian Group

Discussion OF the topic. THE In
fiuence OF the Bible OF Music" was
led by Robert Urqunart when men,
bers OF the Westminster League
met at the Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening for their regular
luncheon and meeting.
Mr.. Urquhart pointed out that
music is a language less accurate
than the spoken or written word
but far more subtle and powerful
as an expression of the emotions.
THE development of the forms and
soul OF modern music was brought
about by men and churches, nurtur-
ed by the Bible" he said.
Most of our great musicians
have directly or indirectly gained
their inspirations from Christiani-
ty," continued the speaker. He
gave examples from incidents in
the lives OF some OF the most prom
inent musicians.
Mr.. Urquhart further stated that
THE Protestant reformation swept
both the Bible and music to the
common people. The greatest con-
tribution of Jesus that could be
used in music was sincerity. Mod
ern music is the heritage of the
Bible and the Christian church"
Miss Marion Korson led the de-
/ votions with appropriate music,
readings, and prayer.
Open house will be next Sun
day afternoon from 200 to 1880 at
the home OF Miss Barbara Geddis
by the League for members and
Alumni
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28
EDITORS NOTE: This is the
fourth OF a series OF six articles.
BY EUGENE F. GLEASON
CanfraI BRASS XNritar

Central Press Writer
TEDDY ROOSEVELT. in hand
ing the presidential reins to Will
liam Howard Taft. naturally eX-
pected Taft to keep on driving in a
Rooseveltian direction. He intended
to assist in the selection OF Taft's
cabinet. and considered his sue
cessor morally obliged to continue
the big Stick" policy of vigorous
liberal reforms Confident that Taft
would cooperate in these matters,
Roosevelt departed. in 1908. for a
two-year African hunting trip.
Roosevelt returned from Africa
in 1910 to find his old favorites
gone from the White House Under
Taft, the rousing battle against
"malefactors of great wealth" had
dwindled to an uneventful skir-
mish. Roosevelt observed the many
changes with growing anger.
Justly or unjustly. the aggres-
sive Roosevelt regarded his sue
cessor as unduly conservative and
therefore unfair to the liberals who
had backed him in 1908. Taft, for
his part, suffered from the unfor-
tunate contrast Of Roosevelts dy-
manic administration with his own
quiet and methodical one. Soon the
liberal Republicans had branded
Taft an "Old Guard" candidate,
and were seeking elsewhere for
their nominee in the IL election.
Roosevelt. holding back from the
race, because he had said in 1904
that he would rot run again, yield
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28

ed to the pleas Of his friends and a
direct request from seven Republi-
can governors with the famous
words. MY hat is in the ring"
Rallying liberals Of all kinds on a
platform advocating the initiative,
referendum and recall. Roosevelt
stumped the country and won
enough primary victories to divide
convention delegates almost equally
with Taft.
The Taft-controlled convention
was ready for Roosevelt. Over 200
seats were contested, and the work
of deciding which delegates should
be seated was given to the Repub-
llcan national committee. The COM
mittee, 20 Of whose members rep
resented either the south or terri
tories where the Republican popu-
lar vote was insignificant. or who
were lame ducks, awarded 233 con-
tested seats to Taft and six to
Roosevelt. The convention present
ly nominated Taft by wide mar
gin. while Roosevelt's hackers
withheld their votes and marched
from the hall en- masse.
The convention boilers formed
the Bull Moose" Progressive party
Immediately, and met in Chicago
during August to nominate Roose-
,olt apI uirop, Tobponn NO ~ q
standard bearers amid cheering,
hymn singing. and patriotic en-
thusiasm.
When the Democrats met at Bal
timore. Champ Clark, speaker OF
the house, was the favorite for the
nomination. Woodrow Wilson. his
torian and New Jersey governor
constituted Clark's strongest lib
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28

Mr. and Mrs. Paul simons. Patsy
and Janice. left Friday to attend
the golden wedding anniversary Of
Mr.. Simons' parents at Cheboygan.
Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Swegles spent
Friday nigat with group OF friends
on the yacht OF Mr.. and Mrs. John
Schiller, their daughter and son-in.
law, on Lake st. Clair.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28
Mexico Described
by Miss AitchiSOn

An especially large group attend
ed the meeting OF the Wesleyan
Guild Sunday evening at the Meth
odist Church to hear Miss Grace
Aitchison. secretary of the Y. w.
C. A. at the Michigan State Normal
College, speak on the topic,
"Glimpses Into Mexico. Miss
Aitchison and DR.. Glenadine Snow,
head OF the health service at the
College, Travelled through Mexico
this summer. Miss Aitchison show
ed beautiful colored pictures OF ty-
pical scenes in Mexico, emphasiL-
ing those picturing life among the
Indians. quaint old cities. streets,
and cathedrals. and one in which
Mexican festival was being held
when the speaker stopped there.
Miss Aitchison closed with some
pictures taken OF missions in San
Antonio. Tex. including the Alamo.
Previous to the talk, the devc-
tional service was led by Miss Mar.
garet Vroman. with Miss Irene Me-
Cutcheon at the piano. Luren
Strait led in prayer, and Miss lila
Shick sang a solo.
The supper committee included:
Miss Margaret Vroman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Milberg. Miss Beatrice
Norton. Alpena. Miss Barbara Hue
bell. Plymouth Delmar Crisp, Fay.
cite. o., and Stuart Gable, Ypsi-
lanti.
Members OF the Wesleyan GU d
choir group, under the direction of
Miss Irene McCutcheon participaf
ed in the o'clock Sunday School
class.
Next Sunday the Guild will ne
addressed by missionary FROM
China, who has been doing medical
| work In the East
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-28

who attended the conference are;
Miss Mary Scott, Miss Mildred
Mack. Burdette Pillsbury. Blake
Ferris, Francis Hoetlinger, and
Miss Anne Frankenberry.
Topics discussed at the confer
ence We're reported on and again
discussed by the group.
Election OF officers was held.
the following being elected to lead
the group for the ensuing year:
Burdette Pillsbury. president; Miss
Anne Frankenberry. secretary.
Francis Hoeflinger. treasurer.
Blake Ferris and Miss Adele Math
ewson, Student Religious Council
representatives.
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by Rupert Grayson

went he kept his eyes on II, and
saw that Pullinger did not turn
around and, consequently, could
not have seen him. But, on the
other side, he seemed to change
his mind, and turned down the
same street, but on the opposite
pavement to the man he was fol-
lowing.
He saw Pullinger look at his
watch again, and then quicken his
pace. He turned into Shaftesbury
avenue, with Prescott still tight on
his trail.
Making for Soho, for dollar"
said Prescott to himself, as they
crossed st. Giles Circus.
He was right. His quarry led
him along New. Compton street,
then left, right and left. Prescott
still was on the opposite side Of
the street, but as Pullinger drew
level with a public house he also
crossed the road, paused to leek
at the name of the pub, and then
recrossed and entered the saloon.
Pres scott crossed also, and
strolled past the doors of the sa-
Icon. As they opened to let some
one out he saw that the place was
fairly crowded inside. So, without
further hesitation, he entered. In
side he behaved in his usual I'M
obtrusive manner, for which he
had a flair. 1t is doubtful If a sin
gle person in that bar noticed him
at all--even the barmaid who
served him with his bitter would
have forgotten him a moment
after.
But he observed much.
Pullinger was talking to a girl.
An interesting looking girl, Pres
colt decided. She had fame-colored
hair. and the creamy complexion
that so often goes with that color,
when it Is natural, frank blue eyes,
and a generous mouth. Good fig
ure, and held herself well. Co.'S
tune, good and probably expen-
sive. Good legs in fine silk stock
lnRS, and well Shod.
Prescott, who liked to classify
people into types" and mentally
label them and tuck them away in
pigeonholes, found some difficulty
in placing her exactly.
She certainly was not the type
Of girl one usually encountered in
Soho pubs-in fact, she was hardly
the sort Of girl you would look for
in a pub anywhere although, of
course, all sorts used them today.
. She might be an actress, or
a mannequin. Didn't look like
the ordinary type Of business girl
"a secretary. or anything Of that
sort. And yet she might be one.
Unobtrusively Prescott shifted