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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Piqford Named Chairman
OF Pender County Board

BURGAW, Dec. s. The Fender
county board of commissioners
met Monday and organized by
electing K, D. Pigford, of Willard,
chairman, J.. T. Wells, newly in
Quoted member, county manager,
and Clifton L. Moore, attorney.
The board appointed George F.
Lucas as auditor for a period Of
two years, and the appointment Of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Hoey Leaves To Speak
In New York TONIGHT

RALEIGH, Dec. 5.-CP-Governor
Hoey left here tonight for New York
city, where he will speak tomorrow
night at an annual banquet Of the
Southern Society of New York. John
B. Glenn, a native North Carolinian,
is president Of the society.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06
Hoey Plans To Reuiew
Troops At Fort jackson

RALEIGH, Dec. 5.-R-Governor
Hoey said today he planned to re-
view North Carolina troops at Camp
Jackson, S. c., probably before the
end of this month.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-06

L. Sawyer Of Great Bridge, Va,
fourth vice president, and DR.. Clar-
ence P. Jones, ST., of Newport News,
secretary and treasurer.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1940-04-11

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the Allies side or wait for further
developments. Jugoslavia was nerv-
Gus over reported Italian troop
landings at italian islands on her
shore.
Italy kept silent on her military
movements which were said to be
| underway. A conlmunique was
promised this afternoon. Special
efforts were being made to preserve
art treasures from the rigors OF wa.
The British predicted trouble for
italy in Africa, particularly IN
Ethiopia where the possibility Of a
native uprising was stressed. The
country already was said to be suf-
fering from a water shortage.
London military quarters believed
Italian attacks on Corsica, Malta
and Tunisia were likely but pre-
dicted that Italy would suffer heav-
lily and lose her empire II the war
continues for any length Of time.
President Roosevelt's address, won
cheers In Britain and France while
italy regarded 1t as the gravest
criticism which had ever been level
led at italy by q nation with which
1t was at peace.
The Balkans continued fearful
that the war would spread In their
direction but there was no definite
indication Of military Developments
in that area except for calling up
Of more reserves In Greece and
Hungary.
The uncertainty In the southeast
was expected to continue until
Italy's military operations became
clear. Mussolini took over command
Of the italian armed forces, the
government issued various wartime
DEGREES and Fascist officials, in
GLIDING Foreign Minister Count
Galeazzo. went to the front TO join
their units.
May Be Revolution
Geoffredo Pantaleoni, former head
Of the italian Tourist Information
Service In New York, predicted to-
day that there will be o revolution
In Italy as soon as 1t suffers It's
first major defeat In this war"
Pantaleoni recently resigned in
protest against Italy's alliance with
Germany TO devote himself TO build
ing up an anti-Fascist organization
and TO exposing NTH column activi-
ties.
He said he based his prophecy on
what he knew was the mani n-the-
street reaction In italy to war a.
gainst France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11
BISHOP LANE IS
CONSECRATED

Lawrence. Mass. June ll-(uP)--
The Most Rev. Raymond A. Lane Of
the Catholic Foreign Mission Soci-
ETY. Of America. . native Of Law
renee, was consecrsted at 81. Mary's
church today a. titular bishop Of
Ipepa, Asia Minor. and vicar apos-
tolic Of Fushun. Manchukuo.
The ceremony was performed by
Bishop James Z. Walsh, superior
general Of the society at Msryknoll.
". X, assisted by Bishop Joseph q.
Mccarthy OF Portland. Me-. and the
most Rev. Richard J. Cushing. aux
iliary bishop Of Boston. Bishop Lane
had been IN the Orient since 1898
and returned here for a brief vaca-
ton and his conservation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11
French Determined To
See Paris Destroyed
Wave On Wave Of BOmbers
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Wave after wave of German bombing planes raided the
Paris suburbs during the night taking heavy death TOLL
The eemans sent great waves Of bombers over the
SUBURBS blasting at railroad ceners, and road functions
throughout the Paris area.
with wreckage of German bombers and German pursuit
ships shot down by the French during the raid.
American Aid Means Victory
In London Lord Privy Seal Clement r Attlee speak
ing for Prime Minister Winston Church. told the House
az Commons that the material aid Of America would assure
victory for the Allied cause.
Twentyour italian ships have been seized and three
others scuted he said and Italy is already feeling the
power Of the Allied fleets which will squeeze her in the
grip of the blockade.
Italian Waters Are Mined
The British admiralty said that Italian waters - in
GLIDING the upper Adriatc - had been mined The state
ment claimed that mines had been in waters which
would cut off or endanger operations around virtually all
italian naval bases but in view of past statements by
admiralty concerning mining Of German waters the effect
iveness of the mining operations remained TO be
The British navy was described ready to strike with
all Of its power against Italy in the Mediterranean but
what operations any had been undertaken other tnan
mining were still unknown.
Italians Are In Action
Itays armies estimated in London at 1900 900 men
and in Rome at 100000 went into action on fronts
First report Of italian action came from the Belgrade
newspaper Vreme Entirely without Official confirmation
naval base and that big naval battle between the Allied
and Italian fleets was in progress IN the Mediterranean
Battle With Ferocity
On the Western Front the conflict ragged with full
ferocty The French reported their lines from the Eng
sh Channel to the Disc counter attacking against
terrific German onsaughts but the Germans still inched
forward Preparations for the defense Of Paris were in
full swing Barbados being erected and military
authorities preparing to battle the Germans street.
by-street for possession of the French capital.
rs or 80 Miles From Paris
German advance elements drove to within Is or 30
miles from the CITY, German asserted they were
pounding from the northwest at the capitals outer ring of
Notifications French reports gave specific information
on the German advance striking force.
But within Paris the military was in full charge Tee
phone communications interrupted by the army and
the military extended to departments adjacent to
the Italian border On the Alps frontier the French army
was the alert against Italian attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11
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ated q special department to deal
with food supplies and increased
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ated q special department TO deal
with food supplies and increased
surtaxes from as to 100 per cent.
Roosevelt Criticism
Authoritative quarters regarded
President Roosevelt's speech OF last
night as the graveSt criticism ever
| directed at italy by the head Of a
state not at war with italy but news
papers carried merely a line saying
that in a speech Mr.. Roosevelt had
referred to 1taly's entry into the war.
AS commander In chief Musso-
lini issued his first order Of the day
in which he confirmed the posts of
air, land and sea commanders and
said that from today our arms and
hearts must be directed toward one
goal, victory"
Count Ciano, who headed an air
squadron during Italy's conquest Of
Ethiopia, became q soldier again to-
day with the rank Of major general
In the air force.
Authoritative sources said that the
initiative was taken by the Italians,
who attacked shortly before dawn.
Italy's declaration Of war against
Britain and France had become ef-
fective at midnight.
A communicate regarding the
first days operations will be issued
this afternoon, II was said. Mean
while there was no indication as TO
where hostilities had broken out.
King Is At Front
Diminutive King Victor Emmanuel
was believed to be In the field with
his troops as Italy's land, sea and
air forces, at war with the Allies
since midnight, received secret battle
orders today.
The kings proclamation appoint
ing Premier Benito Mussolini com
mander of all troops operating on
all fronts" was dateu Fin the zone Of
operations" indicating that Victor
Emmanuel personally was in the
| field.
Romans meanwhile awaited word
that 100000 men In Italy's legions
had attacked on land at sea and In
the air.
When the king appeared on the
Quiriral palace balcony yesterday In
| response to the acclaim Of huge
throngs he was dressed In a field
uniform, and 1t was learned that I'M
nediately after acknowledging the
cheers he had gone TO the zone OF
operations.
His proclamation as king-emperor
left him nominally commander In
chief, but It made Mussolifi the &C.
tive chief Of all italian armed forces.
Mussolini remained in Rome and
at 10 q. m. presided over an extra
ordinary meeting Of the council Of
ministers at viminale palace. Out
side his people waited for news Of
the war.
There had been no hint Of Mus
solini's tactical plans, but 1t had
been rumored that the French RI
viera, Corsica, Gibraltar and Dbl.
bouti, capital Of French Somalilarid
and chief railroad outlet for italian
Ethiopia, would be attacked at once
U. 8. Takes Over
The United States embassy on
cially took over the interests Of the
British and French governments
soon after Italy's declaration Of wal
became effective.
! Members Of the embassy staff
went to the British and French en-
bassies and took charge Of archives
which they sealed. They posted pla-
cards on the embassy doors an
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11

Inc German nlgn COMMAND as
serted that the battle for Paris was
raging "at full force. Pursuit Of
the beaten French army" was al.
legged to be continuing without
halt. But the Germans, like the
French. couched their commu-
nique In general terms for the most
part.
The Germans claimed they had
smashed through the natural
French defense lines Of the Bresle,
tha Leliger and Bethune to the
northwest, punching oown to and
across the Seine and cutting of
communications between Paris and
the important western port Of lie
Havye which was under heavy Ger
man air bombardment.
London described the conflict as
~ second verdun on a bigger
scale" and praised the fierce resist
arlce Of the French. The British
predicted that II the French could
hold their army intact for three or
fetir days more the Germans would
exhaust themselves and be forced to
slow down their offensive.
But today there was no sign Of
respite.
The Paris suburbs were reported
to have suffered heavily under Ger
man air attack and many fires were
said to be burning, casting q heavy
pail Of smoke over the city.
French government departments
have been removed from Paris. Pre-
mier Paul Reynaud went to the
armies IN the field but high cabinet
oflcials were said to remain In
Paris.
Overshadows Italy
The crisis Of what the British
called the Battle Of Paris and Lon
don" almost overshadowed Italian
entrance into the war. Italy's move
caused alarm and worry over q wide
area. The Swiss were concerned
despite Premier Mussolini's promise
to respect their neutrality. Resi-
dents Of Basic were awakened today
by the crash Of heavy artillery
laundering on the Maginot and
Sieefried lines adjacent to 1witzer-
land. French cannon started nu-
merous fires In German villages
across the Rhine.
Turkeys cabinet met. It was be-
lieved to have pondered whether TO
come into the war Immediately at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11
Nv RONALD q. VAN TINE

ny HONAAD 0s SNA =,
United Press STAFF Correspondent
washington, June ll.-(UP)-
President Roosevelt today carried
the United States close to total
"snort-of-war" aid TO the be-
leaguered Allies.
He appeared to have the back
ing Of a majority Of congress IN
his renewed pledge to throw this
country's material resources" into
the Anglo French struggle against
Germany and italy.
A small bipartisan group urged
still further aid In the form OF
repeating the johnson Actt o per-
nit credits to the Allies.
Former President II er b er t
Hoover was reliably reported to
have told friends that he favored
scrapping the johnson ban on
loans to World War debt-dafault-
ing nations. Sen. William H.
King, D., Utah, said he might in
troduce q repeal resolution today.
Sen. Hiram w. johnson, r., Calf.
author of the act, said he would
fight such a move with all the
strength have left In my body"
Blanket Power"
Sen. Claude Pepper, D., Fla,
who agitated successfully for
transfer to the Allies Of Surplus"
United States war planes, guns
and ammunition, announced that
he was drafting q resolution ito
give the president blanket power"
to disregard all restrictions in ex-
listing statutes, save those dealing
with mobilization and actual dec
1aration Of war.
Pepper, whose proposal would
open q wide field Of authority I'M
der which Mr.. Roosevelt could
suspend the johnson Act and I'M
dertake other broad Allied-aid ac-
tivities, said congress ought to
tell the president that these
are crucial times and we trust
MN"
The United States, put on rec
ord by its chief executive as feel
ing that Italy, by its belated entry
into the war, had thrust a dagger
Unto the back Of Its neighbor,"
seemed to have abandoned Its
status as q real neutral, In the
view Of many officials.
When the war began last Sep,
tember, Mr.. Roosevelt declared
this nation will remain a neu-
trail nation, but I cannot ask that
every American will remain neu-
trail in thought as we'll" Now,
many senators said. neutrality In
action as well as thought has been
put aside. They viewed Americas
status rather as one Of non-bel-
ligerency, like Italy's was until
she took the final plunge.
Mr.. Roosevelt's pledge Of full
material aid to the Allies was
made In his address at the grad
uation exercises Of the University
Of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va,
late yesterday. To a cheering au-
dience OF graduates. students and
visitors, and to millions OF radio
listeners, the president praised the
magnificent valor" with which
the Allies are fighting aggressors,
and added:
Democracy Endangered
LET us not hesitate-all Of us
to proclaim certain truths. Over
whelmingly we, as nation, and
this applies to all the other AM
erican nations, are convinced that
military and naval victory for the
gods Of force and hate would en-
danger the institutions Of democ-
racy In the western woodland
that equally. therefore, the whole
Of our sympathies lie with those
nations which are giving their life
blood in combat against these
forces.
TN our American unity. we will
pursue two obvious and simultan-
eous courses: we will extend TO
the opponents Of force the mate
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on the lower Seine and we're ham,
mering at first lines Of French for.
tifications defending Paris from the
northwest.
The German air force bombed the
Allied rear communications and
succeeded In hitting and partly DIES.
troying several bridges across the
Marine and the lower Disc. Hinder
ing what the Germans described in
their communique as the French
retreat.
French Power Dwindles
The high command said that the
French powers of resistance were
beginning to dwindle because Of
heavy losses.
German dive bombers, the COM
munique asserted, repeated their at
tacks on harbor piers and docks at
lie Harve, destroying locks and
sinking one destroyer and two TO-
900 ton transports.
Between Reims and the Argonne
bitter fighting still is continuing
but with German successes" the
high command claimed.
II said that at many points strong
enemy forces had been cut OF and
surrounded and were faced with
humiliation.
"One cruiser and four transports
were bombed In the northern ocean
on June 8 so heavily that majority
OF these ships were burri.t Sdy,- ac-
cording to the communique, which
claimed also that yesterday the
Allies lost 20 planes.
AS for several days the high COM
mand gave no details Of Its on.
slaught against the defenses Of
Paris and contented itself with con-
tinued claims Of advances and
smashing plunges into the Weygand
line.
JubiIant Over Italy
The Germans, jubilant over 1tal-
ian assistance asserted they were
making steady gains with airplane,
tank, artillery and infantry blows
against the Allied lines on BIO
mile front from the sea to the
Mouse.
The shell-rocked and bloody bat
tlefront was said to be overrun by
an estimated 1,600,0 900 Germans. Nil
itary sources here said the Allied
line was bent back at both ends, In
the extreme west near the channel,
and In the extreme east near the
Maginot Line.
Military sources, admitting that
French resistance had put German
troops and equipment to severe
test, said nevertheless, that In the
FIRST week of the offensive the Ger
mans had smashed So miles deeper
into France.
As result Of the German tank
advance to the Seine northwest Of
Paris, these sources said, 1.-THE
French natural defense line north
OF the lower Seine, along the Bres-
lie, Leliger and Bethune rivers has
been cancelled out" The advance In
western France already has cut
communications between Paris and
lie Havre, 1t was added, thereby de.
priving the French Of q vital COM
munications line.
Authorized Spokesman said Ger.
man bombing planes were rsidine
the French ports of lie Havre anc
Cherbourg and were strafing the
hard-pressed British and French
forces drawing back on the lower
Seine, They attached considerable
Importance to the western drive
saying that 1t eventually would put
France out Of direct supply ant
troop line communication with
Great Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11
Italian Forces Have
Started Engagement
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nouncing the United States was look
Ing after British and French in
terests.
william Phillips. American am
bassador, had made arrangements
last night with Andre Francois Pom
Get and Sir Percy Lorraine, the
French and British ambassadors, to
take over their countries interests.
A terse announcement was made
today that Mussolini's daughter,
Countess Edda Ciaro, wife Of Count
Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister,
had entrained to assume her post
as q Red Cross nurse In a field hos
pital on the western fronr--the
front at Frances southeastern bor-
der.
Ettore Mutt, secretary general Of
the Fascist party, had left for a
secret air base, ready to lead raids
today II was understood.
Mussolini's sons, Bruno and Wit
torio, were expected to join the air
force sQuadrons at once, and Foreign
Minister Ciano planned to leave for
the front with the air force as soon
as he had cleaned up his diplomatic
work here.
Inspired newspapers, hailing Italy's
entry into the war, asserted that
italy would win and would satisfy
all Of Mussolini's aspirations on
land and sea. 1t would be a hard
fight, the newspapers said, because
Italy was entering the war when the
Allies were still strong.
Americans All Out
New York. June 11.--(UP)--Capt.
George v. Richardson Of the United
States liner Manhattan, which ar
rived here yesterday from Genoa,
italy with 1907 passengers. said
every American who wanted TO leave
Italy had been evacuated when ne
left.
or the passengers, 1852 were
American citizens. The rest were
refugees from Germany, Denmark,
Norway, Poland and Belgium.
The passengers included Mrs. My
ron G. Taylor. wife of President
Roosevelt's special envoy to the
Vatican; Mrs. George Cabot Lodge
of Boston, mother Of Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge, Jr.; w. J. Darlington
Macaulay, Irish minister TO the
Vatican, and Ramon Noyarro, mo-
ton picture actor There were 200
Roman Catholic clergy and 60 nuns
aboard.
The Holland American Line
steamer Delftdyk, SCARED BY Ger
man bombs, also arrived yesterday
With a messengers and $500, 600 Ii
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11

French aviation struck back strong
ly, shooting down 30 enemy craft
and dropping rs tons Of high ex-
plosives on German communication,
lines.
The now familiar picture Of refu-
gees on the march was seen again
last night and early today when
thousands crossed the Loire River
here In a flight from the invaders
A stream Of automobiles, driven by
women whose husbands are at the
front, poured over the bridges lead
ing across the Loire, putting dis.
lance between them and the sount
Of battle.
Women drivers are carrying tn,
burden Of rescuing families from
the provincial towns near Paris
threatened by the Nazi drive.
All car tops have mattresses on
them to protect the occupants from
strafing by German rnachine-gun-
ners In low.fying airplanes.
Hotel accommodations here and
in nearby cities and towns mrs al.
most nonresident Thousands sleep
in their cars and in the public
parks. The residents here are doing
their best to aid the refugees, CIV
ing them food and shelter as best
they can.
Down Through Normandy
Massed infantry advanced into
massed artillery and machine gun
fire, sweeping down through Nor
mandy in the Rouen- Beauvais Sec
tor northwest Of the city and at
lacking simultaneously in the Oul-
chy lie Chateau-Fere En- Ttardenois
sector 40 miles northeast OF 1t.
In close pursuance Of the Sch
lieffen blitzkrieg plan, the Germans
sought now to approach the capital
by circling the forests which pro-
tected 1t on the north side.
This mornings high command
communique, issued at 1890 a. m.
$3.50 q. m. EDIT said that Italy
had not attacked on the southeast
frontier.
It indicated that the Germans
were being held northwest Of Paris
and that they have been checked,
at least for the moment, northeast
Of the capital. The communicate
said:
Between the sea and the Disc Il
Is confirmed that enemy efforts on
the opposite side of the Seine were
held. Between the Disc and the
Ourcu the enemy ATTEMPTED during
the course of the night to make
! contact with our new positions
| There was nothing important OF, the
Aisne and the Mouse. On the AL.
pine front our troops are installed
on their positions and have no,
bee nattacked."
| Greatest Battle OF All
French military experts now call.
ed the battle the greatest of al
time. They said that Germany hac
thrown an unbelievable number Of
Fresh troops. and tanks into thu
battle-reserves which. it was indi.
Gated. the Allies did not know Il
possessed.
Realizing that the situation wa,
critical and might become desper.
ate. General Maxine Weygand or.
dered a yard by yard defense Of thu
entire country between the from
and the capital.
All the way from the sea TO thu
Oise river, French troops wer'
thrown INTO series OF counter-at'
tacks,. s.rlking s"ut ana haro .
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11
Presidents Speech Ranks Nation As
Non -Beligerent In World War Crisis
Nations Chief Executive gn6cen Valor Of
Allies Praised in Pres idents Fiery Address.

Of freedom, all Of these are pos
sible."
"And the love Of freedom Is still
fierce and steady in the nation to-
day." he said.
The president coupled his de-
nunciatton OF the totalitarian
leaders with bitter criticism Of
American isolationists. The lat
ter, he said, dream of the United
States as a lone island In q world
dominated by force.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11
LAUNDRY MIsCUEs ON TURBAN

Berkeley, Cal. Charan
Singh, q Sikh student at the Uni
versity Of California, and who lives
at the international House there,
sent his turban to the laundry to
be cleaned. It came back, stretched
out full length, neatly starched and
marked Curtain"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-11

rial resources Of this nation and,
at the same time, we will harness
and speed up the use Of those re-
sources in order that we ourselves
in the Americas may have equip
ment and training equal to the
task Of any emergency and every
defense"
Mr.. Roosevelt called for effort,
courage, sacrifice and devotion"
and said that granting the love