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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Italians Fleeing to Libya, Pounded By British Manu-
Two Divisions Trapped Near
Sidi Barrani Believed
Already Captured
THREE GENERALS. OTHER
HIGH OFFICERS CAUGHT
Greeks Also Push Forward
AS Germany Bombs
Birmingham
tBy United Press)
n In

London, Dec. 10 UP British
military quarters said today that
the greater part OF two Italian di-
visions 9S.000 TO $4,000 men -
were believed 10 have been bottled
up and possibly captured % near
Sid Barrani.
The admiralty said the British
Mediterranean fleet was Smelling
Italians fleeing from Egypt into
Libya.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Affsble. Alert

The IS year old Philip Henry
Kerr. marques OF Lothian, was six
feet OF affability, alertness and Dip
lomatic skin.
He came here in August, 1888, TO
become Britain's ambassador 10
the United States and presented
his credentials at the White House
four days before the outbreak OF
the European war.
At home as any Englishman In a.
silk hat, he was not high hat, and
became at once one Of the most
popular persons IN the diplomatic
section at Washington.
Lord Lothian learned about war
at the knee OF Lloyd George. Brit
aims world war prime minister.
whose secretary and right hand
man he was from 1916 to 1921.
I'm recent months his major task
had been 10 convince Americans OF
The necessity Of sending material
aid to Britain as soon and in as
great quantity as possible
Only son OF the late Maj. Gen.
Lord Ralph Kerr. no spent his
formative years In South Africa
after being educated at the oratOry
school, Birmingham, and new col
lege, oxford.
He held various public posts, and
finally. I'm 1908, became editor Of
the state. South African Publican.
He returned TO London 10 edit the
ROunt Table from 1910 until he be-
came Lloyd Georges secretary.
He served as director OF United
Newspapers. LTD, after leaving
Lloyd George. held various public
positions aud served as parliament
tary underseoretary in the India Of
flee from 1891 70 1882.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12
Natural Causes

Natural Causes
Washington. Dec. p UP-Lord
Lothian. British ambassador to
the United States, died suddenly
at the embassy today The coron.
er's office said death was due to
natural causes.
Lord Lothian was reported
slightly Ill" Wednesday when he
cancelled an engagement to speak
al Baltimore Wednesday night. He
was taken worse during the night
and died at a. IN.
Lord Lothian, in a message read
to the American Farm Bureau con-
vention at Baltimore. had put I
squarely up to the American peo-
pie to decide whether this country
should help Britain k ep her com
munications lines open.
The British ambassador had
said America has a chance TO save
itself from becoming theater OF
total war, predicted that Hitler
was planning to deliver a knock
out blow" at England's communities
tons TO prevent the British Isles
from getting food. raw materials
and airplanes necessary 10 continue
the war at full strength.
According TO Lothian. the Ger
mans will use new submarines. bat.
tleships and long-range bombers 10
attack British conveys in the At
lantic to cut Englands life line.
" re had declared that both tho
United States and Britain have Il
vital interest in decisiyely defeat.
ing Hitler's new plans.
IT is the way OF preventing
spread OF the war" he had writ.
fan
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

WASHINGTON up. Edgar
Hoover reported today that Fed
eral Bureau OF Investigation dis
closed no evidence OF sabotage IN
the Sept. ~ explosions at the He.-
cules Powder Company plant at
kenvil. y. j., in which 50 workers
we're killed.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

NEW YORK-INS Its new Ell.
gines and propellors functioning
perfectly, the Pan American Air
ways flying boat Yankee Clipper
was nearing Puerto Rico early to-
day on 9,000-mile engineering test
flight from New York.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

MEXICO CITY-UP-Isidor zetina.
celebrating the day Of the Virgin OF
Guadalupe. bought handful OF toy
torpedoes from two firecracker ped
dlers early today. The first few be
threw against the sidewalk were
buds. In rage he hurled the 9th
ers into the peddler's basket. They
exploded, set off the fireworks in
the baskets and injured nine per-
sons just outside the famous shrine
of tse Virgin OF Guadalupe, three
miles outside the capital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

CHOIR LAST CHRISTMAS CONCERT UNDER ALEXANDER
Tonight 2jc early 70 avoid rush. Pease Aud
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

BUENOS -UP-Lack Of
ships will prevent Great Britain
from taking the full quantity Of
Argentine meat provided in its
purchase plan during the second
year Of war. the ministry OF agTi-
culture announced today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-INS- Not
unlike couple on their honeymoon,
the Duke and Duchess OF Windsor
were secluded today in palm-shaded
St Francis Hospital where the
Duchess had an infected tooth
pulled and His Royal Highness un-
derwent a physical examination
which showed he is in tip-top con-
dition.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

LONDON-INS-For the first time
since the war began, the British
air ministry revealed today that
cannon-firing British fighting planes
are taking part in the war in the
skies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

LONDON-AP-The Norwegian
Telegraph Bureau reported today
that General Otto Ruge, who was
commander-in-chief OF Norway
forces. had been interned in a
concentration camp near Dresden,
Germany.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

SHANGHAI-AP-Domei, Japa-
nese news agency, said in a dis
patch from Marking today that DR..
Chu Mini, foreign minister in the
Chinese government of Wang
Ching-Wei. had been named am
bassador TO Japan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia-AP -
Informed sources said today they
expect Hungary and Yugoslavia
would sign friendship and consul
tatlon pact this evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

BUDAPEST-INS Exiled King
zog Of Albania has arrived in Tur-
key to organize an Albanian army
10 fight alongside the Greeks
against the Italians. reports reach
ing Budapest from lstanbul said
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-12

Observation-Disclosures Fo, son
OF sun Vat Sen and president of
the legislative Yuan (counciD. urg-
ed before the Yuan today that the
government take action to reduce
the war-swollen price of rice as
start toward government control
of food. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
FUTURE OF WANG'S
REGIME UNCERTAIN
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support Marking to the limit, but
realistic Japanese leaders r talk
ing otherwise, even though the
Wang regime is but one day old.
1t is said on usually reliable au'
thority that there is a strong group
in the japanese army which favors
a prompt settlement with Chang
Kai-Shek provided the g~eneralissi-
mo would agree to accept minimum
peace terms calling, first, for agree
ment to participate in the anti
comintern alliance and to recognize
Manchoukuo, and second, for recog'
milton Of Japan's special position"
in north China.
The second point, it was ex'
planned, practically would mean sew
ering the northern provinces of
Hopei, Shansi and Shantung from
the rest of China and handing them
over to complete control of the jap
anese army, whose primary purpose
of invading China in 1887 was held
to be to get north China's coal, iron
and cotton.
If Chang could be induced to sur
render the three provinces, some
sources contend, Japanese CONT
mental army chieftains would favor
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
LA CUARDIA FIELD
TERMINAL OPENED
Crowd Of 10000 Gathers For
Ceremonies; Letter From
Roosevelt Read

NEW YORK, March 31.-R)-A
crowd of 100000 gathered at the $780,
100000 La Guardia field today for
the opening of the international air
terminal, replacing Port Washington
at the New York end of regular
Clipper flights to Europe.
The 74-passenger Yankee Clipper
nosed into a stiff westerly wind and
over the strains of the National An
them and the cheering, flag-waving
throng roared off to Lisbon, Portu-
gal.
President Roosevelt said in a let
ter read at the ceremonies, this
magnificent terminal will assure
New York's pre-eminence in service
to the Clippers of today, the Clippers
of the air, on their peaceful mis-
sions to Europe and the rest of the
world"
The President paid tribute to
American aviation skill, which, he
said, makes this country "a strong
man armed"
And a strong mar armed in this
modern way of the air and in this
democratic way Of peaceful COM
merce is indeed one who keepeth
the peace" he added.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Problem Of Aiding Jews
Discussed Al Conference

ATLANTA, March 31.-R-The
problem of receiving and assisting
fo~reign-born Jews, many of them
emigres from warning nations of Eu-
rope, engaged attention of the south
ern interstate conference of the Ma
tional Council of Jewish Women to-
day.
Headed by Mrs. Florian Strassbur-
ger of Montgomery, Ala, president
of the southern group, representa-
tives of seven states met in panel
discussion, opening a three-day insti-
tute on local and national social
work.
Study of naturalization and Ameri-
canization of the foreign born,
meeting of emlgres at ports of en-
try, and assistance of newcomers in
learning their new environment was
led by Mrs. Harry Rubin of Charles
ton, S. c., following a dinner gath
ering.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
new YORK SUBWAY
WALK0UT AVERTED|
Union Says No Strike Will Be
Authorized For At
Least IL Hours

NEW YORK, March 31.-LR-
A strike of $1,000 employees of two
of New York's three subway sys-
TENS which would leave millions of
New Workers without a way of get
ting to work was averted for at
least - hours tonight.
The Transport Workers union
(CIO) announced through a spokes-
mar at 10 p. m. (EST):
mo direct strike action will be
authorized for at least the next u
hours"
Earlier TWU officials said "all
preparations had been made for a
Walkout.
The union is in conflict with city
officials owe the employees union
rights when they become civil serv-
ice employees under the projected
municipal operation of the subways
in a unification plan.
The announcement, with no fur
ther details, was made by the presi-
dent Of the union, Michael Quill,
after an all-day conference of union
and CIO executives.
No time has been set for a strike,
and Quill noted that the prepara-
tons were contingent Upon the
unions executive committee find
ing such action necessary.
Mayor LaGuardia, informed of
strike preparations, said, II don't
see any necessity for any such
preparations. 1t will all be ironed
out"
The general membership of the
union and a majority of the joint
executive committee have voted for
a strike unless there is a settle
ment of a controversy with the
board of transportation over the
rights of the union after the city
has acquired, through %unfication,
the In~terborough Rapid Transit
company and the Brooklyn -Manhat-
tan Transit corporation,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
BRITISH REPULSE
GERMAN AIRMEN
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set off a 40-minute alarm in the
Orkneys, where anti-aircraft shells
fell in the streets. Both groups OF
islands are off northern Scotland.
Later the ministry of information
stated that a German Dornier bomb
err was caught mapping and was
disabled by a single pursuit plane
far out over the North sea. The
Dornier was reported last seen fly
ing low over the water with black
smoke pouring from one engine.
The German air activity caused
only a slight stir despite yester
days warning by Winston Church
i'll first lord of the admiralty, that
IAN intensification of the struggle Is
to be expected" Public discussion
remained fixed on the reconvening
of parliament Tuesday and the dip
lomatic offense of the Allies now
taking shape in the Balkans.
Tightening of the naval blockade
in northern waters and economic
action in southeastern Europe were
heralded widely as indications of a
general popping up of British war
policy. The foreign office denied,
however, that Turkey had given
the Allies permission to send ships
through the Dardanelles Straits to
the Black Sea, as reported Saturday
in Bucharest.
1--WE have not asked for permits
sion and they have not given it," a
spokesman said.
(French foreign office circles in
Paris said they were unable 10 con-
firm the Bucharest report).
Extensive agitation for cabinet
changes continued as the reopcning
Of parliament approached, but there
was no indication that Prime Min
lister chamberlain would announce
any results Of his Easter recess
meditation on this problem, at least
in the immediate future.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
FRANCE LOSES 7
PLANES ON FRONT
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camping to a new spot before the
French counterfire can locate them,
military ource said.
North of Bitche and in the Neid
regions the German launched three
attacks. In addition to inflicting
casualties, French said their troops
took some prisoners"
The firing also broke out in the
upper Alsace along the Rhine when
ever the Germans hoisted pacifist
posters or turned on their loud
speakers.
At ca, the French said German
planes had attacked an unnamed
French warship but failed to dam
age it and that the planes eventually
were driven off by a squadron of
the French coastal patrol planes.
General Maxine Weygand, COM
mander of French forces in the Near
East, arrived yesterday for a mill
tary conference.
The cabinet formed by the new
"push-the-war" premier, Paul Rey-
maud, will meet tomorrow morning
with President Albert Lebrun.
The exact significance of Wey-
gand's visit was not Immediately
apparent, although attention recent
vi has been centered on the Near
East as the next possible "theater of
war;"
Weygand's army in Syria has
been generally understood to be
something under 200, 900 men-which
neutral observers consider insuffi-
cient for a major offensive action.
However, there also are large Brit.
ish and Turkish forces in the Near
East.
Whether Weygand came to talk
over a sizeable increase in this force
or to give his opinion on the situa-
ton and possibilities in the Near
East was not disclosed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
CLEAR SKIES FORECAST

SAN FRANCISCO, March 31.-R)
Clearing skies and a forecast of
fair weather tonight and tomorrow
brought cheer today to wet and
weary northern Californians in their
fight to keep flooded rivers within
bounds.
E. H. Fletcher, weather bureau
meteorologist at sacramento, said the
situation looked much better, with
river levels receding at most danger
points.
The state bureau of water resour'
ces reported only two breaks in
patches in levees which gave way a
month ago when floods caused $12,-
900, 900 damage to farms, highways
and communities. One of the patches
gave way on the American river
levee opposite Perkins. Nearly 5000
acres of truck gardens were mum.
dated, but no homes were affected.
Water remained about three feet
deep in Tehama and roads in that
area were cut off.
Both the Western Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads reported
traffic moving on schedule. The
Western Pacific said its Feather
river canyon route would be open
tonight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
F. D. R. AND GARNER
FACE MAJOR TEST
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convention will be selected at a con-
district of Kansas.
In a statewide convention on
Thursday, Kansas republicans will
select four delegates-at-1arge and
confirm IA delegates chosen in dis
trict conventions. Maine republi-
cans will meet the same day in a
state convention to pick Is dele
gates to the national convention.
Democrats in Arizona will hold a
state convention on Saturday to
select their slate of six convention
delegates.
Thus far, a total of "a democratic
national convention votes have been
chosen, all pledged to the President.
They are Maine, 10, New Hamp.
shire, 8, and Alaska, 6.
The New York primary offers
few important contests. In the 18th
district, Garner forces are backing
Alfred E. Smith, Jr., and State Sen
ator John J. McNaboe against Rep
resentative James H. Fay, a strong
Roosevelt supporter, and John T.
Eagan. Both Fay and Eagan are
Tammany district leaders. Garner
ties also are giving nominal sup
port to candidates in the First and
Twenty-second districts. Among the
republicans only minor contests are
scheduled.
Despite President Roosevelt's ST.
lence On the third term issue, two
states of delegates pledged to him
will be on the Wisconsin ballot. One
is known as the Roosevelt-Farley
ticket, and is backed by National
Committeeman Charles E. Brough-
ton. The acknowledgements name
was included, supporters of the
ticket say, as a complimentary ges-
ture. The second Roosevelt group,
calling itself the democratic party
organization of Wisconsin,, is pledg-
ed to support whomever Mr.. Roose-
welt desires as his successor should
he not run himself.
Backers of the Garner ticket are
out-and-out anti-third termers.
Dewey closed a whirl-wind two
day campaign for Wisconsin dele
gates with a speech in Madison in
which he said his objectives were
to end unemployment, restore "econ-
omy in government" and keep the
country out of war.
Vandenberg made no personal ap-
pearances in the state, and his sup
porters said this was evidence that
he was more concerned with his
duties in congress than with his
personal ambitions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
FLOODS REACH
CREST, DAMAGE
IS NOT GREAT
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\OO11UA1loSu xAo11A NSS o4AS
into the Golden Triangle" business
section of Pittsburgh, 1.3 feet over
flood stage at noon.
Several highways in upstate New
York we're inundated and closed to
traffic. Deputy sheriffs dynamited
the Genesee river to free ice jams.
The Ellicott Creek road, north OF
Buffalo, was closed.
Families Leave Homes
Many families left their homes as
Onondaga Creek continued to spread
south of Syracuse, N. Y. Firemen
and volunteers manned rescue boats,
and about 20 city blocks were barri.
caded to traffic.
A meteorologist in Binghamton, N,
Y, said the flood emergency in
southern New York was over. The
Chenango river, more than three feet
above flood stage, and the Susque-
hanna, more than a foot over flood
level, forced many families in the
lowlands to leave their homes.
Scores of Pennsylvania towns or
the banks of the Susquehanna, ris
ing a foot an hour, were on guard
against repetition of the destruction
of the 1886 spring floods. At Wilkes.
Barre it was expected to approach
the 30-foot flood stage.
Pennsylvania police took to row
boats to rescue nearly 100 families
who were driven from their homes
above Wilkes-Barre by the rising
LackaWanna river.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
Cleveland Noses Out
Atlanta Club, 2 To 0

ATLANTA, Ca, March 31-R-
Strong on the mound but weak t
he plate, the Cleveland Indians
hosed out Atlanta of the Southern
association 2 to 0 today for their
18th victory in Is spring games.
Bob Teller and AL Smith held the
Southerners to four hits, one less
than the Tribe collected off two op-
posing hurlers, only one Indian run
was earned.
Teller, who yielded three of tt e
Crackers four hits, and his veteran
left-handed staffmate allowed only
one man to reach second base.
Working six innings, the young fire
baller registered six strikeouts, rails
Ing his total to II in Is innings this
spring.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
RUSSIA BOOSTS
DEFENSE FUNDS,
FORMS REPUBLIC
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mission, told parliament the new
republic was being created in con-
Torrance with the desires of the
Karelian autonomous Soviet Gocial-
list republic.
Viipuri Included
Stressing the historic and econo-
mic ties between the newly-acquired
territory and Soviet Karelia, Zhdar,
off said the republic would include
the former Finnish cities of Vyborg
(Viipuri), Sortvala, Suojarvi, AND
Kuolojarvi.
He disclosed that Russia already
has built a new railway to join the
two areas. A line has been installed
linking the Sortavala. Vyborg line
with railway between P~etrozavodsk,
Karelian capital, and the Murmansk
Line.
Another line is under construction
farther north to Link Soviet Karelia
with the Kuolojarvi region.
Creation of the new republic is "a
forward stride in the consolidation
of our multi-national Soviet state
said Zhdanoff.
I'm the epoch of imperialist
slavery and national colonial oppres-
sion which became extremely in
tense in connection with the Imper-
ialist war, a time when the rights
and interests of small states are but
small char ge in the hands of i'm
perialists, creation of the new union
republic with especial force accen-
tuates the fundamental advantages
of the Soviet system which ensures
small nations the full possibility of
free national development"
Zhdanoff declared Karelia already
was "a flourishing Soviet land" but
that with the inclusion of new ter
ritory Karelia raises to a new level
her weight and Importance and sets
new important tasks for her nationu
economic and cultural development"
Regarding the choice of Karelo-
Finnish as the name for the new
republic, the deputy said "the dis
tricts which pass to Karelia are not
only Karelian, but some of them are
pure Finnish.
1.-The Finnish and Karelian peo-
pies r bound by racial and ma
ito al blood ties. Transformation of
the Karelian autonomous republic
into the Union Karelo-Finnish re-
public will contribute further to the
economic and cultural development
of these two kindred people.
ut will put an end to the enmity
and discord that were cultivated
many years by the enemies of the
Finnish and Karelian peoples"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
ECONOMY ADVOCATES
PREPARE TO SLASH
u. S. DEFENSE FUNDS
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comparatively minor cuts in most
bills.
Aside from the house slash of
Sill 500 in the navy measure,
the largest was a STA, 704, 473 cut in
budget recommendations for the in
dependent agencies of the govern
ment-a reduction agreed upon by a
joint committee of both houses but
not yet made final by formal ap-
proval of the two bodies.
Congressional action has been
completed thus far on only three
monetary bills. An emergency def,
cheney appropriation bill was cut
2O,176, $685., a minor deficiency bill
$2,7S3,7 700, and treasury-postoffice
OUTLAWS, $40, S45, AIT.
The Presidents budget contem-
plated enactment of $3.50, 000, 900 of
new taxes and the congressional
drive to cut expenditures was
launched with the aim of avoiding
either new taxes or IN increase in
the $45, 600, 000, 900 statutory debt
limit. Even with new taxes, the bud.
get figured on an increase in the
debt to just short of the limit.
Although economy advocates have
given up hope of trimming $780,
600, 900 from the budget estimates,
indications are that both tax and
debt problems will be left for the
new congress.
Once army and navy bills are out
of the way, the major appropriations
question left will be the amount to
be allotted for relief. The budget es-
timated that ST. 600, 900, 900 would be
needed, but already there have been
demands both in and out of congress
for an increase in this figure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-01
OBITUARIES

MOHR. - Funeral services for Ger
hardt J.. Mohr, who died at his
home at 712 Grace street Satur-
day afternoon were held from the
chapel of Andrews mortuary
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock with
the Rev. Walter B. Freed Off
ciating. Interment followed in
Oakdale cemetery. Honorary pail
bearers were DR.. V. T. Sullivan.
John F. Rulfs, J. T. Benton, Sher-
man Schulken, John Doscher and
Marshall Wescott. Active pail
bearers were the following neph-
ews: Gerhardt J. Whilden. Wal
ter E. Whilden, Jr., Ferdinand H.
Whilden, Norman B. Whilden,
Frederick M hr and Andrew
Mohr. Arrangements by Andrews
mortuary,