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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Insist Germans
Lost 100000 Men

LON ON-An authoritative
British statement, commenting to-
day on Germanys claims that its
forces lost only $1,000 dead be-
tween May 10 and June 25, said
that German killed and wounded,
excluding prisoners, were approx
mately 100000.
Recalling that the German an
nouncement specified approximate
ly 10000 Germans killed between
May 10 and June 4 and 1900
killed between June and June IS,
a British spokesman said this YER
sion was most improbable since
French resistance between June 5
and rs was slight. In the previous
period, however. it was claimed
that the British. French, Belgians
and Dutch inflicted heavy losses
on the Germans.
The British admitted that their
earlier estimate Of German casual
ties at 500 900 may have been an
over-estimate since 1t was based
on the assumption that French re-
sistance had been greater than II
was.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Luxury Liner
Strikes Huge
Mine Sinks

NEW YORK 4 German radio
broadcast said the French luxury
liner Champlain, famous in the
TRANSATLANTIC service, struck a
mine on June 16 and sank off the
port Of La Rochelle, France.
fFrench embassy spokesman a.
Washington declined TO comment
The embassy had only press re-
ports and no official confirmation,
they said
The Champlsin, 2s124 tons. one
Of the most popular cabin passen-
ger vessels in the north Atlantic
service. is the largest passenger
vessel reported sunk since the war
began. She is listed as an auxiliary
cruiser in the French navy.
The Champlain, built in 1882,
was $50 feet in length, 81 feet
from keel to sundeck, So feet in
breadth and capable of carrying
1.O75 passengers. She sailed for
New York from lie Havre on her
maiden voyage in June, 1882.
1t was reported that she carried
a cargo OF munitions and several
hundred French naval reserve OFF,
GERS and seamen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Charge British Put
Knife in Frenchmen

BERLIN -Nazis charged Great
Britain with knitting France IN the
back" today by opening fire on
French wsrships which were sunk
with all hands" at orsn while
slegedly being demohilized and
unable TO fight back.
The British action was described
as the meanest' in naval history
and as bolstering German foreign
office white book" which charged
that the British had betrayed
France by leaving the French
army in the lurch" in the battle
Of Flanders.
Churchill knows nothing but
the cold British interests II was
stated in an authoritative COM
ment on the British action. Eng
land does not hesitate TO stab q
mortally wounded ally"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
ENGLAND

German planes raided the Brit
ish Isles in daylight for the fourth
successive day today. They
dropped inoendiary and explosive
bombs and fired their machine guns
in power dives.
One German plane flying over
A northeast coast town went into
a power dive and fired explosive
bullets before dropping bombs.
Other planes bombed villages
and hamlets in southeast England
in what appeared to be a plan TO
create terror.
Incendiary bombs destroyed some
property, il was admitted.
A Joint communique Of the min
istries OF air and home security
said German bomDers ranging over
eastern England last night dropped
"A few bombs al random with
no serious damage.
The German planes flying over
the southwest coast in waves OF
three this afternoon heavily bombed
several areas. About 20 planes
participated and were attacked by
British fighters, which were be-
lieved to have shot down two OF
the invading craft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Attorneys Sue
To Collect Fee

The lawyer in the case will get
his fee, even IL he has TO sue
for ii, somewhat protracted
trial in superior court here proved
Wednesday afternoon.
When the Consolidated Engi-
neering Co. of Tacoma, operated
by Eivind Anderson. declined 10
paw more than $500 of fee Of
s617.s0 which a Portland firm of
attorneys claimed was the agreed
sum. the attorneys elected to sue.
The lawyers. Wilbur. Beckett.
Howell & Oppenheimer, repre-
scented Anderson when he was
sued in connection with his Grants
Pass, Ore, post office contract
In February, 1888.
He disclaimed responsibility, in
sisting his bonding company re-
tanned the attorneys. A Pierce
county jury, however, decided
Anderson owed Wilbur, Beckett
Howell & Oppenheimer s217.6O.
Attorney Dix II. Rowland OF
Tacoma served as acting superior
court Judge for the case which
was tried in Judge Robert K.
Evans court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05

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nightesp at S 30. both in Athletic
park.
The Stadium show, major fire.
works display and pageant Of
drills. dancing and a military spec
taole. will start at Z o'clock. This
event is sponsored annually by the
Tacoma Junior Chamber Of Com
merce.
Here l. Program
From 6 o'clock on for an hour.
aerial bombs will be fired every Is
minutes 10 herald the elaborate
program built up by Chairman
Tim kimball and his gang.
After Z o'clock events VIII in
clude the following:
Concert music, Sumner high
school band.
Drill by drum and bugle corps,
Daughters Of United Spanish War
Veterans, John r. Thomps n
camp; accompaniment, daylight
fireworks and aerial bombs.
Drill, White River Valley post
V. F. w.
Daylight fireworks display.
Anti-aircrsft lsfenss exhibition
Battery G, 205th Coast Artillery
(AA), w. n. G.
Music by junior band Elias J
Messenger post, V. F. W., South
Tacoma.
Junior drum and bugle corps
william c. Thompson post
V. F. w, Steilacoom.
Daylight fireworks.
Junior band, Ray c. Robert.
post. V. +. w, Tacoma.
Flag aerial bomb bursts.
Dance routine, 40 Tacoma girls
Drum and bugle corps, White
River Valley post, V. F. w.
Display of water streams anC
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
New Cabinet
For Rumania
RUMANIA

The government Of Premier
George Tatarescu resigned today
and a new cabinet, headed by Ion
Gigurtu, pro-Nazi, was formed,
according 10 official sources.
The Gigurtu government super
sedes the proposed cabinet of Gen.
Ion Antonescu who, up to the last
minute. was believed assured of
the premiership.
The formation of the Gil
gurtu cabinet, made up pri-
marily OF pro-Nazi elements,
was repeatedly delayed by de-
mands OF the Fascist Iron
Guard members for posts
higher than those they had
been assigned. The new cab
met Is described as anti
Semitic and pro-Fascist.
The cabinet includes General
C. Mihail, adjutant Of the royal
palace, as vice premier. The post
of foreign affairs minister was
assigned to Mihail Monolescu, min
lister of interior TO General David
Popsecu and minister of eduea-
ton to Professor Caracostea.
Gigurtu. former foreign minister
and personal friend Of Herman
Goering, will include in his new
cabinet the post of minister of
minorities, which will be occupied
by Hans Otto Roth, leader of the
German minority in Rumania.
The new cabinet will take office
amidst increasing political tension.
Evidence of the seriousness of
the situation was seen when the
British legation said Rumania had
ordered all Britishers working in
Rumanian oil fields TO leave. The
legation estimated that about Be
men. including the directors of oil
companies and refineries, chief
drillers, and the like, would be
affected by the move. The order
however. does not affect oil COM
panies with offices in Bucharest.
1t is understood that the order
was the result OF German desire,
to have free hand in Rumaniar
oil fields.
1t was pointed out that German
quarters in Bucharest recently ex
pressed fears OF possible British
sabotage in the oil producing areas
Other reports indicated that thu
personnel of the French legation il
Bucharest were packing up anC
preparing to leave at a minute
notice.
/ New drastic defense measures
were taken. Citizens were ordered
to watch for parachute troops anC
report them to military authorities
Soldiers were ordered to shoot al
parachutists ION the spot" Ru
manians were forbidden TO TAX
photographs Of any kind. The,
were warned to guard against thei
conversations being overheard; AM
TO report to the military any anti
Rumanian conversations the
heard.
The new orders, issued by Gen
Constantin Argeseanu. militai.
commander OF Bucharest, Jarre'
RumaniAns out of their passiN
mourning over the loss of Bessa
rabia and northern Bukovina prov
inces TO Russia.
Il was understood that the de
Tense measures were directed a
Russia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
U.Boat Sinks British Air
craft Carrier Illustrious
Ship Carried Crew of l.600: British
And Germans Renew Air Rdiding

BERLIN - The high command
said today that a German U-boat
had hit the newest British air
craft carrier Illustrious of $4,000
tons with a torpedo. The Illus
trious has a complement Of 1900
normally.
The Illustrious was completed
April 5. 1889, one Of SIX ships IN
her class, according to James
fighting ships
She has an overall length Of 753
feet and carries 16 IS dual purpose
guna She has a speed Of 30 knots.
Two Others Sunk
Two British aircraft carriers
were sunk previously by the Ger
mans, the Courageous and the
Glorious, both %, 500 tons. The
Courageous was torpedoed early in
the war and the Glorious was sunk
recently in a naval battle with the
German battleship Scharnhorst.
The Berlin high command also
announced that the German air
force continued its attacks on
British harbors, coast defenses, air
fields and arms factories.
German planes succeeded in
bombing exercise grounds at
Aldershot, airplane works at Read
ing and a heavy coastal battery at
New Haven. the communique said.
Children Killed
British air attacks on Germany
continued, resulting in the death
of IL children and three women
and the wounding of IL children
and nine women in the suburbs
OF Voebeck and Brumoeck, the
high command reported.
Six enemy planes were destroyed
and four German planes were miss
ing, the eommunique said.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Four Burned When
Trapped by Flames

NORTH BEND. Ora family
Of four persons WAS in hospital.
with at least one Of them not eN-
pected 10 live. after winds swept
sparks into their tent near Gardi-
ner, Ore, early today. trapping
them inside.
The father. Albert Johns, was
least seriously burned. his in
juries being chiefly about the
hands and face. His wife was
grsvely injured while their one
yesr-old son. Bobby, vas given
small chance 70 recover. Their
other son. Jimmy, aged 2, also
| was badly burned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Speeder Crash
Fatal 10 Two

CHEWELAH, Wash.-TNso men
are dead and third Is IN the
Chewelah hospital after a railroad
"speeder" and a Great Northern
freight train crashed head-on near
here yesterday.
The dead are Armando Greedy,
so. Seattle. and Carlo Monte. As,
Spokane. The injured man, John
Aielle Of Spokane. suffered both
arms broken and severe cuts and
bruises
All three men were members of
a Great Northern railway section
crew.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
NIGHT Show in Stadium Ends
Six-Day Tacoma Celebration
City Once Again Will Settle Down To
Serious Business After Week OF Fun

colored lights. city fireboat, in
harbor off stadium.
sham battle. L. s army: Five
light tanks. company Of infantry
and battery field artillery, Fort
Lewis.
Night fireworks. rockets, bombs
setpieees and protechnical now
elites.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Hiccoughs Threaten
Life of Yokimdn

YAKIMA - Claude Petit. 81.
was in the market today for .
surs-fire hicecugh remedy.
Badly burned IN q fire destroy
ing the Yakima County Horucui-
turai Union plant at Teton last
week. Petit began to hiceough at
Yakima hospital Sunday.
He hasn't stopped since ana
physicians feared his chances for
recovery were seriously threatened
by the strain.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Children Killed
Air Industry
Goes Forward

WAShlNG lON - Inc dNldlloii
industry is producing 1000 air
plane engines and 500 military air.
planes a month, official sources
revealed today.
These officials, who are close to
the airforce expansion program,
said that while these figures looked
small compared with the admins
tration's goal of $4,000 airplanes a
year. they represent n great for
ward stride by the industry.
They declined to reveal the
exact rate OF gain In airplane
output but left the impression
that production has at least
doubled since the beginning of
the year. The rate OF engine
production -- which had been
considered n potential bottle
neck in the industry - has
more than tripled since Janu-
AIRY 1899, the officials dis
closed.
OF the 5000 planes ordered here
by Britain and France since late
last summer, deliveries have been
made on nearly 5000, officials esti-
mated. The British government
has taken over all French plane
orders since Frances capitulation
TO Germany.
Meanwhile, a new source of air
craft engine production has been
arranged by the national defense
advisory commission. Subject TO
the approval Of its board of direc-
tors. the Packard Motor company
OF Detroit has agreed To build
5000 Rolls Royce engines for this
government and 5000 for the Brit
ish government.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05

considerably stronger than the fleet
We had at Oran, kept out Of our
way.
I'VE trust their turn shall come
during operations we shall take
10 secure effective command of the
Mediterranean"
Churchills statement ended the
mystery Of the French fleet. fourth
largest In the world, which had
been ordered by the French govern
ment of Marshall Henri Philippe
Petain to accept terms of the ar
mistice with Germany.
The British prime minister pre-
viously had said fate of the French
warships was q factor of great,
although not decisive importance
in the safety Of the British isles
and that he had no faith in Adolf
Hitler's promise to France that the
ships would not be used against
Britain.
Many Reach England
He said also that many French
naval units which had been un'
able TO reach African ports hac
entered Plymouth or Portsmouth
about 10 days ago and they were
taken over by the British Wednes-
day.
In taking over the French sub
marine Surcouf. the largest under
sea craft in the world, a scuffl'
arose due to a misunderstanding
the prime minister said, and one
British sailor was killed, two Brit
ish officers and one sailor wer'
wounded. and one French officel
was killed and one was wounded
The Surcouf was in a British port
Resistance slight
Two French battleships. tw'
hight cruisers. some submarines
eight destroyers and approx
mately 200 smaller "extremel.
useful craft" most of them lyinI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Killed in Collision

PORTLAND - Edward Besaw,
-, was killed late Wednesday
when he was thrown from the
turtle-back Of 4 coupe during a
collision with . truck. His death
brought Portland's 1910 traffic
toll to 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
People in
The News

Gertrude Lawrence, British stage
star, celebrated her birthday and
American Independence day by
getting married Mt Dennis, Mass,
10 Richard Aldrich, Boston social
lite and New York theatrical pro-
Queer. Miss Lawrence Is 80, &C.
cording to the 1910 British Who's
Who. but Who's Who in the theater
says she Ii ~. Aldrich. 81. il 4
director Of the Cape Playhouse.
Miss Lawrence was divorced from
Francis Gordon Hewley in 1927 -.
The names OF Barbara Hutton,
Woolworth heiress. Frederick
Henry Prince, American million
aire. and other Americans are be-
ing used at Mexico City by an or
ganization recruiting Mexican avi-
ators for the British Royal Ali
Force. Both Prince and Miss Hut.
ton were said To have contributed
money to the organization ;.
Metro. Goldwyn Mayer studio
disclosed at Hollywood that Actor
Cary Grant is turning over his
entire earnings from his next pic
ture to the American and British
Red Cross organizations. The do
nation will be between $i25,00t
and $3.50. 900 :.
High Commissioner Francis d
0Ayre in an Independents Day ad
dress at Manila bitterly attacke'
the primitive and utterly barbari
philosophy of force" dominating
Europe today. He said the u. )
vas profoundly concerned wit
European developments because
vas . showdown between the phil
asophy Of force and = PHILOSOPHY
presuming that the world shoul
he safe for peace-loving peoples
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tContlnued From Page One1
port on our casualties, but Somer-
ville's fleet in every military re-
spect Is intact and ready for serv-
ice" Churchill said. The Italian
navy, for whose reception we had
made arrangements, and which was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Nazis Angry
.AtNavyCou
OF Britishers

BERLIN British Mafsnlpk III
ing on French men o war a.
Oran have set fire to the battle
ships Duukerque and Provence and
the flotilla leader Mogador. the
official German news agency DNB
said today.
The agency said that the French
battleship Bretsgne apparently
had been blown up after striking
a British magnetic mine. II
claimed, however, that the battle
ship Strasbourg, five flotilla lead
ers and number of torpedo
boats and submarines had sue
oeeded IN breaking through the
British ring into the Mediter-
ranean.
The sea battle, which began off
oran late Wednesday when the
French refused British six-hour
ultimstum 10 surrender to their
control. still was in progress, DNB
indicated.
The British fleet opposing the
French was described as consist
ing Of three bsttleships. one air
craft carrier. three cruisers and a
light flotills.
Can Sink Any Ship
Coincident with reports OF the
Orsn battle, Adolf Hitler gave the
French government permission To
sink any units Of the French fleet
TO prevent their falling into Brit
ish hands.
The Germans ordered all French
naval vessels in British ports TO
put 10 sea, by force If necessary.
and proceed to Brest, great French
port In German hands. French
naval units at Alexandria were
ordered to attempt TO reach BIZ
zerta. French North African base.
Hitler issued his orders after
members OF the French armistics
commission at Wiesbaden informed
the Germans Of the naval battle off
Oran.
Had No Steam Up
ID. n. Il. said that when the
battle at Oran began at I so o'clock
last night. the French naval force
did not have steam up. But the
French rejected the British de.
mand, accepted battle and the Brit
ish opened fire. Most of the French
ships were in harbor. unable Il
maneuver. They could not use
their heavy guns. The British wert
firing from a distance, ID. N. b
said.
German accounts OF the event.
leading up TO the battle said thai
the British had demanded that thu
French surrender or scuttle theil
ships. While awaiting the French
reply, Nazi quarters claimed, Brit
ish sirplanes laid magnetic mines
Some German quarters were in
dignant over the British measure!
to capture or sink as much OF tn
French fleet at possible. and the,
described the admiralty's order a
an "act of piracy"
Other quarters, however, ap
peared to welcome developments
rs likely to discredit the British Ia
the eyes Of neutral nations.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05

LONDON-A communique Of
the air ministry and ministry
Of home security reported to-
day that enemy planes had set
IRE to a naval auxiliary vessel
Ut Portland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
Fire After Ultimatum

Churchill said that the negotia-
tons continued all day and that
the French admiral refused the
demands. So, Churchill said. 4
British battle squadron under Ad-
miral Somervills opened fire at
5;5S p. m.
Describing the Oran engage
ment. Churchill said that n battle
ship Of the French Bretagne class
was sunk, another heavily dam
aged. and two French destroyers
and an aircraft carrier were sunk
or burning.
THE battle cruiser Strasbourg
or Dunkerque succeeded in sailing
out of hsrbor and was pursued by
our aircraft" Churchill said. He
said that the strasbourg or Dun
kerque was hit by one torpedo
but was joined by other French
vessels, all of which reached
Toulon before they could be over
taken"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05
French Fleet Is Seized
By Great Britain; Sea
Warfare Gains Momentum
One Buttleship Sunk When Admiral
Refuses Demand to Continue Fight
Against Ituliuns and Germons

off Plymouth, Portsmouth and
Sheerness were boarded by su-
perior British forces, Churchill
said.
The operation was carried out
without resistance or bloodshed
except in the case of the Sur
couf." he said.
French sailors in the main
cheerfully accepted the end OF
their period OF uncertainty and
500 or 900 Of them expressed an
urgent desire to continue the war.
"A French battleship. four
cruisers and a number OF smaller
ships at Alexxandria have been
informed that they would not be
permitted TO leave harbor and thus
fall into enemy hands.
Volunteer Services
Several French submarines
also joined ua-.ndependently and
we have accepted their services.
The prime minister disclosed
that when the French signed the
armistics they turned over 70
Germany more than 400 German
fliers-priscners.
Many Of them had been shot
down by the Royal air force"
Churchill said.
Churchill told commons that the
French bsttleships Dunkerque and
Strasbourg, several light cruisers
and q number of destroyers and
submarines and other vessels were
at Oran, Algeria, and adjacent
ports Wednesday when a British
officer asked to interview the
French admiral.
He presented document de-
mandlnE that the French fleet
continue to fight against the.
Germans and Italians or sail
with reduced crews 70 .
British port.
III these conditions were re.
fused we must require that YOU
sink your ships within six hours.
the document said, according &c
the prime minister.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-05

1.-THE French ships fought with
the characteristic courage Of the
French navy" he said.
II fear that the loss OF life
among the French and in harbol
must have been heavy as we were
compelled to use very sewers
measures and immense explosions
were observed"
He said that none of the British
ships was affected in gun power
or mobility by the heavy French.
fire"
Lies and rumors that we ha'
some intention of entering int
negotiation with the Italian gov
eminent or the German govern
ment should be completely swep
out Of existence by the yer,
grievous, drastic action we hav
felt ourselves compelled to take.
There is no talk here of peace
We shall, on the contrary, prose
cute the war with the utmos
vieor."
Discussing the British actio
against the French feet, church,
said:
81 leave II TO the nation.
I leave II TO the United States
/ L leave Il 10 the world and
history.
1--WE must, Of course. expect
be attacked, even invaded. W
, are making every preparation
our power TO repel the assaults
our enemy, whether directed ape
britain or Ireland"
Tears in His Eyes
There were tears In Churchill
/, eyes when he sat down at u
conclusion Of his speech. His hes
was bent and his face WAS flushe
Members of parliament rose ar
cheered. Even the galleries,
which the Argentine and Chiles
ambassadors were sitting, joins
in the cheering.
Immediately after Churchill
speech, commons went into seer
session.