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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
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such as grew up IN the World war
would be created to train men for
service as rapidly as equipment
can be turned out.
Such drastic measures seemed
necessary on the basis of the Ger
man claims. which were not dis
puted in general dispatches from
Paris. The Germans asserted that
their advance was so swift that the
break up of the French main armies
was threatened and. in Paris. II was
admitted that the Allies were forced
TO fight desperately 10 maintain
their forces as they withdrew. But,
the French said. they were Stlll
fighting and would keep on fight
ing.
German military quarters said
Thursday night that the fall Of
Paris was drawing near,
German troops, It was claimed.
are now on three sides of the city
Military sources and neutral
quarters agreed that step-by step
defense might delay the fall of the
French capital but il was not be-
lieved in Berlin that the German
onslaught could be checked
Authorized German military quar-
tiers said they had not yet been Of
ficially informed that Paris had
been declared an open city but SAID
such 4 declaration would be well
coined.
The great German objective. it
was said by German military quar-
tiers. is the destruction OF the re-
naming French armies. The taking
Of Paris Is a secondary considera-
ton. It was SAID
The French were described as
greatly weakened by the heavy loss
es of motorized ana armored equip
ment and the Germans now have a
three TO one superiority IN man
power on the fighting front.
That great German superiority, it
was said. will be hurled with ut
most force against the remnants
of the French army after Paris
is taken or the battle skirts around
the French capital
German military quarters secuted
the idea that the French might be
able to fall back. fighting in order
and maintain continuous front
while retreating to the south IN
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
Worst Crisis Of RisforyFaces
Allies As Relentless Nazi Army
Rolls Over Defenders Across France

an action similar to that of the
Spanish LoyahStS.
They said that the Germans were
pushing ahead too rapidly TO allow
the French to retreat in orderly
fashion.
Despite the rushing OF every man
and gun that Britain could muster
for the new eXpeditionary force IN
France and despite new blows by
Allied bombing planes on a wide
front, the German offensive rolled
ahead slowly but crushingly.
Directly before Paris. the Ger
man encircling movement squeezed
the defending armies increasingly
and the French posted statements
i intended to make the main part OF
the capital an open city Thus it
appeared that they would fight on
the suburbs before Paris but il
forced back there they would avoid
defending the heart of the city
and hope that the Germans would
not seek TO destroy 1t.
NJr the moment the Germans did
not seem to have advanced closer
TO the suburbs than the Beaumont
region. - miles north. that they
reached yesterday But on both
sides they were bearing in power
fully. ON the west the Nazi forces
that crossed the Seine river spread
out both toward Paris and LeHavre
while their main spearhead pushed
south toward PaCy in the drive TO
circle Paris.
On the east, the Germans broke
across the Marine river at 4 num-
Der OF points and swept down To
Chalons Sur Marine, which the high
command SAID was captured Chal-
onS is 70 miles southeast of Rheims
Thus the Germans were not only
Seeklng-deSplte tremendous losses
in men and material-to keep their
offensive going until they had en-
circled Paris but to cut off the
main French army from the north
ern part of the Maginot line. The
French admitted Withdrawing eight
miles in this area.
lHtIt Was one report tnaC a
French counter"at had pushed
the Germans back five miles on
the front of Paris but it was de-
layed by radio through London and
picked up in New York-lacking
any confirmation from French or
British military or official sources,
Italy Still was playing minor
role in the conflict, although Brit
lsh sources reported that Italian
troops had been sent into Germany
two weeks before the declaration
of war. Whether this was to re-
lease German forces in the rear
for front line duty to keep up the
momentum of the offensive into
France was uncertain.
An Italian communique said that
the Fascist air force had flown over
the French Riviera had bombed the
big French naval base at Toulon
and had attacked the French naval
base at Bizerta, on the north Afri-
can coast.
Inc communicate said that big
fires were started at BHerta. which
Is modern and important base
opposite Sicily. Nine French ar
planes and part of the airdrome
were reported destroyed.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
Sweden Watches
Russian Moves

STOCKHOLM, June 10. up
The Swedish press today devoted
attention to Russian moves in the
Baltic which were believed here
to be designed to strengthen the
Soviet military position in event
of involvement in the war.
What form this Involvement
might take was not specified here
but speculation centered on the
possibility that Sir Stafford Grips.
new British ambassador to Mos
COW, may be seeking to persuade
Russia to come into the war ON
the Allied side. )
1t was said the Soviet is seeking
to strengthen its present Baltic
bases, particularly those in Lith-
uania and Latvia.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
oswald Defense
Story Attacked
Inl. 4. Courtroom
Continued from Page |


to the Mexicali police station about
> am. and told his story to officers,
who got him room at Il hotel.
During the trip to the border ne
yelled for help al one point, Yama-
toda testified. and he quoted Sono-
da as saying:
If you holler again, you'll be
shot" When he was put out OF
the car in MeXicali, SonOda warned
Get out or I'll shoot you!" YUMA
toda testified.
That same night pressure was put
upon him to get rid OF Jerry Gles-
Ter. Los Angeles attorney who had
defended him on a manSlaughter
charge He quoted Lieut.. Henry as
saying:
"Geu a japanese attorney to rep
resent you and keep away from
Moe Sheffield and you may be able
to go back TO Los Angeles
A statement Yamatoda made to
Mexican police at Mexicali shortly
after his asserted kidnapping was
introduced into evidence after AS
sistant O. S. Attorney Harold Shire
said he wanted to bring out the cir
cumStanceS under which it was
signed.
In this statement Yamatoda said
he had gone across the border VOL
unfairly and that no one else was
responsible.
The government charges that the
statement was made under dureSS.
Yamatoda testified that the Jap
aneSe consul at MeXicali who was
in the police station at the time,
told him:
The government is different
from the USA. If you present such
case here it will take maybe three
years before you can go back to
America
Yamatoda said he signed the
statement and remained in Mexicall
for some time, finally finding his
way back over the border at Noga-
les, Ariz., where he related circum-
stances to federal Authorities.
In questioning Yamatoda as to
the conversation at the Mexicali
police station, Shire asked:
DO you speak SPANISH"
Only a few mouthfuls." the wit
ness replied.
Defense attorney Samuel Rummel
sought unsuccessfully during the
day to gain from the witness an
admission that he was head of the
Los Angeles Tokyo club, gambling
resort de luxe. Yamatoda denied
any interest in the club bat ad-
mltted he had acted as advisor"
for the four japanese who jointly
own it.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
France Desperate,
Soldiers NEARING
Final Exhaustion
Continued from Page y

port.
6. The fresh troops brought into
action by the Germans are OF such
strength that there can be no
question of any counter-offenSlVe
by the French at this time.
The military spokesman said that
the French forces were now fight
ing fresh German troops some OF
whom had been III action only two
or three days. These German forces
are in ratio of to to the eX-
hausted French divisions.
The Germans have maintained
their superiority in the air, the
spokesman said despite the arrival
of American bombing planes. These
American planes have been eX-
tremely effective but he emphasized
that steady stream OF American
planes must arrive if the present
ratio is to be maintained or any
thing like numerical parity with
the Germans obtained.
The spokesman said:
! ALI along the front attacks have
been made by individual units which
nearly always succeeded in extri-
eating troops from dangerous posi-
tons. enabling a fall back to occur
IN this situation the French high
command made the decision not
to carry on a street-by street, block
-by-block battle for Paris. Instead
the fight will be carried as far as
the suburbs and then south of the
city in an effort to spare its treas
ureS from bombardment.
Thus, it was said, the reSpon-
sibility will be on the Germans il
the city should be damaged
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
L.t.5th Column
Tips Keep Peace
Officers on Run
Continued from Page u

ferently. There was the one that
reached Undersheriff Rodney Clarke.
The informant mentioned two rath-
er prominent citizens and limited
that they were plotting against the
government. Clarke investigated
1T turned out to be two good
friends quarreling over a political
bet he related.
But regardless of how far-fetched
some of the tips might be, Head,
as we'll as The sheriff's office, ap-
peared happy to get them.
You never can tell when we
might hit something, and I don't
want to discourage citizens from
bringing in tips, no matter how triv-
ial they may SEEM" Head said.
One case that may or may not
mean something is still under con-
sideration. 1t involves an alien who
made some drunken remarks con-
corning the United States govern
ment and what would follow when"
Germany invaded North America,
The alien is in Jail. Maybe it means
something, maybe it doesn't. but
Head isn't taking any chances.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
HeaWCricket
Season Forecast

Ell Centre is in for a bad cricket
season. Grant BriStoln, deputy
health inspector, predicted Thurs
day in urging close attention in
cleaning sidewalks.
The city would like to guard
against heaps of dead crickets
gathered in CUTTERS he said,
Please don't brush them into the
streets where they must lie for at
least day before the street sweep
er picks them up. Gather up the
bodies and put them in the ash
can in the alley"
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
Federal Engineer
Takes CityPost
At $500 Per Month
Continued from Page y

which he served until 1884.
In 1885 Heinecke went with the
forestry department as project su-
perintendent in the Angelus forest
and from there to the WPA west
coast staff. With WPA he served
on major projects, including the
Griffith Park project in Los An
geles. In 1888 he came to San
Diego county as deputy area engin-
eer and from June year ago to
March he was area engineer for
all San Diego county WPA opera
tons. Since then he has been area
engineer in Imperial county.
Heinecke was unanimous choice
of the city council for the position
formerly held by Phil knights, who
resigned after the April elections
Mayor Hatton said. Heinecke will
receive a salary of $500 a month
SIS more than that received by
Knights or his successor, Davis.
The added expense will be more
than made up for by economies in
this department, Mayor Hatton
said.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
Impetus Given Movement to Keep
Congress in Session During Summer
For Work on Defense, Tax Bills

that President Roosevelt "clean up
his own house" as a part of the
defense program. He said that the
president should get an liable and
competent" secretary of war and
an active" secretary of the navy
and discard Secretary of Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins and Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins.
san. Sheridan Downey, Calf,
introduced resolution which
would designate a senatorial CO.
originating committee" of q SEN
ators from key committees to re-
main in Washington and advise
the president on defense and for
eign relations while congress is in
recess or adjournment. The COM
mittee would meet each week day
While congress is not in session and
would consult with the president.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
Egypt Warns Italy
AGAINST Hostility

CAIRO, June Is. (UP)-Premier
Aly Maher Pasha declared today
that while Egypt's policy basically
is defensive, she will declare war,
presumably on italy, If her terri
tory is invaded or any Egyptian
point is bombed. His statement fol-
lowed severance of Egyptian diplo-
matte relations with Italy.
Egypt Is resolved to reply If SO
much as an inch of Egyptian ter
ritory is invaded or if any objec-
tive, military or otherwise, should
be involved, the premier said. He
said that any act causing Egyptian
casualties would certainly cause the
country to declare war.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
Robert Watson. II,
Dies at Hospital

Robert Watson of Imperial, 70,
native of Virginia died Thursday
morning in an Ell Centre hospital
Funeral services will be conduct
ed from the funeral chapel of 3.
E. Lemons, probably on Friday, al-
though the hour has not been set
as yet. Burial will be in the Imper-
ial cemetery.
Watson had lived in the valley
for number of years and was
we'll known in the Imperial dis
trict.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13
SCHOOL BALLOTS WILL
Be CANvASSED FRIDAY

Ballots cast in last weeks school
elections will be canvaSsed Friday
at y. m. at a joint meeting of the
FL Centre high school and elemen-
tary boards.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13

SPY SENTENCED
NANCY, France, June Is. (UP)
"A military tribunal today SEN
fenced Paul Luttinger, textile mill
employe, to death as a spy.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-06-13

The poisnied scientific Apex Spiral
Dosher woshes clothes u cleonsr,
v foster. Everything you wont in
owosher. speed. efficiency. gentle
ness. and lonq-liie. Enjoy the best
,..sss an Apex before you buy.
.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05
Mari!yl1 lngie
Wins Fiirstin
Speech Contest

Marilyn mglC, junior at Central
Union hiah school won first place in
the speech contest at the schoo,
Thursday ni-ht, defeating contest
ants from live other high schools
in Imperial county.
She VIII represent Imperial cOun-
Il at the S2mi-tiNalS at Santa Ana
and if winner there will compete
in the state tinals next month. If
She WIS the state contest she vii
let a trip To Honolulu. The contest
is sponsored by the California
Bankers ASSOCIATION.
Her subject was Keeping Faith
With America. She Will deliver
tine speech At the teachers institute
in FL Centric Saturday morning
She is q daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
T.. B male.
Other contestants were Elizabetn
HucGCncl of Holtvllle, Ruth Cox Of
Imperial Jimmy Edmunds of Cal
cXieo, Charles Ritter of Brawlev,
and Amy KOnishi of Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05
Theft
Plea
Entered
Richards-LittIe
Trial Sche duled
For May 9th Here

Lillian Richards and John
Little will go to trial in SUI
superior court May 8 on a
grand jury Indictment charg-
ing them with embezZling
S28500 Of the $650O0 missing from
the Ell Centre water department.
Friday morning in an almost de-
serted court room they pleaded not
guilty to all charges in the 28-count
grand jury indictment returned
against them last month
Only five persons besides the regu-
lar court officials and attorneys
heard the couple enter their pleas
to the charges.
Mrs. Richards said not guilty"
in an almost inaudible voice. Little
answered all questions in a loud
voice.
A demurrer filed by A. C. Finney,
attorney for Little. was overruled
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05
Bratton Takes Up
Exalted Rulers
Duties for E|ks

Charles A. Bratton was installed
as exalted ruler of the Ell Centre
ElkS lodge. No. 1925, Thursday night
to succeed Cal d. Rector. who has
served during the past year
Other officers installed we're: H.
&. Buehner. esteemed leading
knight: w. d. Hudgins. esteemed
loyal knight; Carl J. Rogers. esteem
ed featuring knight; Henry Swan
son, secretary; Arno G.. Yaeckel.
treasurer: Allen p. Nuffer. trustee;
Edward A. Diehl. tyler
Appointive officers installed were:
Noel B. Smith, esteemed esquire;
Grover NJ Baker. esteemed chap
lain; H. @. Tackett, inner guard;
Wesley B. Rauenzahn. organtst.
Harry w. Horton. assisted By
other members of the El Centre and
Calexico lodges. representing the
grand lodge, acted as installing a..
ficer Horton had previously INSTALL
ed officers of the Brawley and CAL
exico lodges this week.
More than 100 members attsmao1
the installation.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05
'Singie-Shoi' Drive
Features Election
Campaign wind-up
Power That Be- Put
Entire Strength Behind
Single Candidate
BY LOGAN JENKINS

Single shot.
The election phrase was
passed along from lip to lip
in Ell Centre Friday as un-
dercover campaigning took a new
turn in preparation for the munic-
ipal vote Tuesday.
In what appeared to be a desper-
ate attempt by the police machine
and the "old administration" to
remain in power, The word was re-
ported passed along to vote for a
single man, ignoring the other five
men seeking council positions.
BY throwing the police" vote to
single candidate, and ignoring the
others, the one candidate would be
given a substantial advantage over
The others, machine politicians were
7cllcVed to reason.
Police backing in the campaign
was apparently matter of elimina-
ct as well as the two Johns" slate
were already definitely committed
10 a change in the police depart
ment. That leaves H. l.. (Joe) Bush
as the only candidate who has not
taken firm stand against reten-
ton of the police chief. Apparently,
Bush was the police departments
only hope.
Opinion was varied as to the eff
fcctiveneSs of the single shot tao
ties. Some seasoned observers were
impressed and predicted that Bush
would show amazing strength, while
others pointed out that the variety
of issues involved might wreck the
plan. Bush should draw support not
only from the police department
Continued on Page 8; Col -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05

North Sea coast. 1t was raided
by the royal air force shortly after
the outbreak of the war.
The air ministry said that the
Raj 5Onbers also attacked fou!
ueStroyerS beyond Wilhelmshaycn
and it was believed that damage
bad been done.
The raids occurred yesterday aft
elnoon, the air ministry said.
The air ministry said that the
RAE bOmbers penetrated enemy de-
lenses on the Jahde estuary. on
which the German naval base Is
located, and made successful recon-
naiSSanCeS.
Then, the announcement said, the
planes bombed a Warship and later
attacked the four dcstroyers
All British planes returned safely
to their bases.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05
Pof-Hunters Freed
By Federal Jury

LOS ANGELES. April 5. up
Five mon accused of pot hunting"
were exonerated today by a federal
Jury verdict Acquiring them Of
charges of hunting game birds anG
ANIMALS in violation of migratory
bird laws.
The jury elaborated only half
hour before reaching a not guilty
verdict.
Acquitted were Frank Cummings,
Charles Pierce, William KeSter, Ce-
ell Troutman ana Frank Brebbs.
They pleaded as their defense that
they had been trapped by federal
agents, wined and dined lavishly
2nd then induced to obtain the
game birds.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05
Baker Funeral
Set for Sunday

Funeral services for Judge John
Il. Baker, 1S, of Imperial will be
held at the Lemons chapel i'll
El Centre at $50 pm. Sunday
with the HOl;ville Masonic lodge
in charge of the rites.
Friends arranged the funeral
in compliance with the instruc-
tons he left among his papers
in the court room at Imperial
city hall. He was charter
member of the Holtyille lodge
and asked for a Masonic funeral.
lie also requested that he be
Cremated and his ashes scattered
over Imperial Valley where he
lived for 81 years.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05

Added cause OF death, the coroner
reported, was a head beating adj
mlnistered by Chloe, 1l-year-old
daughter, who was the only survivor
of the four small Davis children.
Chloe, held by juvenile authorities
on suspicion of murder, told police
that her mother used a claw ham
mer to kill Daphne Davis. 10. De
borah, s, and three year old Mark.
Then, according to the calm recital
of the pretty and precocious Chloe,
her mother lay down on a mat
treSS, set it afire, and forced Chloe
to beat her. to death with the same
hammer
While her mother still was con-
scious. Chloe declared, Mrs. Davis
instructed her to hit little Mark
a couple of times with the hammer
Ito put him out of his misery.
Chloe complied, and after Mark
was dead, she said she got her
mother a drink of water and had
one herself before she resumed
striking her mother about the head.
The knife slashes on the wrists
of Mrs. Davis were not discovered
until the autopsy was performed.
Police and psychiatrists, who were
divided as to the truth of the girls
amazing story, admitted that dis
covery of the knife cuts had an
important bearing on the case.
While the autopsy was in progress,
Chloe was taken from juvenile hall
Continued on Page 8, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-05

clos Angeles would recover, but Sne
/ is suffering from exposure. Edward
Pruett, %, was in less serious con-
dition. He was not detained at the
hospital, but Mrs. Bowman was I'M 4
der observation.
Pruett was located first at 7 pm.
Thursday evening about Is miles
southwest of Mt. Signal by ground
party of searchers headed by Joe
Lopez, Mexicali policeman. The res
cuers had followed tracks leading
from an automobile abandoned early
this week by Pruett, Mrs. Bowman
and two others.
The others, Elizabeth Dietrich of
Los Angeles and Luis Selby Of Zaca-
tecaS state, Mexico, reached safety
Monday and returned to the dis
abled car Tuesday only to find that
their companions had set off on
their own to find water When Miss
Dietrich and Selby left to find help,
the agreement was for Mrs. Bow
man and Pruett to wait
Mrs. Bowman was located at 5
am. Friday near foothills to the
west of where Pruett was found. It
was 10 am. before she was brought
to Mexicali for treatment by phys
ician. She had sufficient strength.
however, to walk from the automo-
bile to the hospital at Calexico.
Attendants were amazed that, in
view of her age, she had withStood
the hardship in such manner.
Mrs. Bowman said she had no
real food or water for a week. She
and Pruett managed to find enough
cactus plant to keep them alive.
They cut the viznaga plant into
strips and obtained moisture in that
way.
The survivors said they suffered
from heat during the days and cold
at night. Hunger and thirst drove
them to leave the car and set out
walking.
The pair first searched the foot
hills and canyons on the desolate
desert region south of Mt. Signal
but were unable to find water.
Finally, in desperation, Pruett left
his companion in a canyon and
started walking across the desert.
where he was later located.
Both said they saw the rescue
plane, piloted by Elmer Little Of
the Calexico police department, on
its two flights over the territory,
Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
morning. On both occasions the
pair was in canyons, and out OF
sight from above.
RescuerS estimated Mrs. Bow
man walked about 10 miles. Pruett
had no idea how far he had walked.
The automobile in which the
four were riding, repeatedly on an
expedition to locate rare minerals
on the desert, broke down a week
ago when rocks punctured the gas
oline tank. Sunday Miss Dietrich
and Selby decided to walk for help.
They reached Mexicali Monday and
arranged to return with a truck.
They failed to report their difficult
ty to authorities until they had gone
back to the stranded automobile
and found note saying that their
companions had set out in search
of water and food.
Returning to Mexicali Selby and
Miss Dietrich reported the pair
missing and American consular Of
ficialS combined with the Mexican
government to organize search par
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