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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
NEW FRONT IS FORMED
French Say Allies Advanc-
ing From North Sea To
Moselle River

PARIS, May 11-(Saturday)- Up
Widespread air alarms sounded
throughout France this morning as
Adolf Hitler pressed his sweeping
western offensive against the low
countries and British troops
raced to positions on a new front ex-
tending 200 miles from the North
sea through Holland, Belgium and
Luxembourg.
An alert was sounded in central
eastern France at 3:05 a. m. (9:05
p. M, E.. S. T. Friday, and this was
followed by antiaircraft shooting.
Another alarm reused the south
eastern region Of France at 2:30 a.
m. 1t came to an end 80 minutes
later.
Allies Advancing
The French high command said
the Allies we're advancing on a front
that reached from the North sea to
the Moselle river at the German
French border.
It reported continuing progress in
Belgian territory while in tiny Lux
embourg military advices said there
were SHARP combats" as vanguards
of the Allied and nazi war machines
contact.
At the same time, while German
warplanes Numbered into France in
Continued on age Five)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
PARACHUTEMEN SLAIN
Dutch Receive Reinforce
ments From Shiploads
Of Allied Troops
100 PLANES DOWNED
Germans Able To Hold But
One Airport; Fight
RACES In Rotterdam

May IL
(Saturday)-AP) Fighting
to arrest Adolf Hitler's light
ming, the stalwart Dutch early
today announced their forces
were standing on their de-:
fenses near the eastern from
tier, making progress in wip-
ing out swarms of Nazi "men
from Mars" who parachuted
to strategic positions in the
interior, and receiving rapid
reinforcement from ship
loads of British and French
troops.
A Netherlands communi-
que said more than 100 Ger
man planes had been shot
down in the first day of the
blitzkrieg, and that the Dutch
had retaken all but one of the
airports which the Germans
seized yesterday in their pre-
dawn offensive by parachute
and air transport. Fourteen
Nazi planes were captured
when these airports were re-
taken.
Germans Hold Airport
The one airport still in
German hands was Waalhav-
en- at Rotterdam and there
the Nazi parachutists were
reported fighting with their
backs to the wall.
The German troops at Rot
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
DESTROY
TROOP AIRCRAFT
Raid German Planes On
Beach Near Hague And
Field Near Rotterdam

LONDON, May II - Saturday.
Up - The air ministry announced
early today that German troop-carry-
ing aircraft had been destroyed by
Royal Air force fliers Friday after
noon on the beach near the Hague,
the Netherlands, and on the air field
near Rotterdam.
The communique said the raids fol
lowed so quickly the German occupa-
ton of the landing areas that the
Germans had no time to establish de-
lenses.
At Waalhaven airdrome the at
tacks were concentrated on a large
number of German planes, including
so troop-carriers, the British report
ed. Numerous direct hits were noted.
In one dive bombing attack alone,
four German planes were destroyed.
The communique said:
German troop-carrying aircraft
on the aerodrome at Rotterdam and
on the beach near the Hague were
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Belgian Seamen Express
C0untry's Determination

Little Belgium's defiance in the
face of Germany's invading hordes
was strongly asserted yesterday by
the captain and members Ct the crew
of the Hainut, Belgian freighter in
port here, all of whom agreed: Hit
Ter and his nazi armies will have a
fight on their hands # they go
through our country"
Scarcely IS hours after German
troops marched into the little coun-
try, the freighter arrived here from
Jacksonville with a cargo of ferti-
lizer materials and with the flag of
her homeland flying defiantly at the
mast. She tied up at the foot of
Bladen street.
And within 80 minutes after her
arrival here. orders were received for
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
LOCAL SEAPLANE
BASE DEDICATED
Assistant State NYA Chief,
Several Others Take
Part In Ceremonies

The first NYA-built seaplane base
in North Carolina was formally
launched and dedicated with ap'
% ropria e ceremonies at 2:3C
o'clock yesterday at the Liberty
Shi- DIS.
Warren T. Davis, Of Raleigh, as
sis ant administrator of the NYA
in North Carolina, made the pre-
sentation. , liam B. Campbell,
city attorney, accept in behalf OF
the City of Wilmington.
Despite inclement We ther condi-
tons, a large crowd attended the
exercises. James E. L. Wade, COM
missioner of public works, was
master of ceremonies. One of the
planes, commanded by Lieutenant
Leroy C. Simpler, was present for
the { -rcises.
The project was sponsored by
the City of Wilmington, was ap-
proved by the Civil Aeronautics
Authority, and constructed by the
National Youth Administration.
Ceremonies were climaxed when
Miss Anne Feenstra, secretary and
treasurer of the Wilmington Aero
club, christene l the float. She had
been appointed sponsor for the
ev-nt.
Rabbi M. M. Thurman pro-
nounced tt in cation and the
New Hanover High school ROTC
band furnished music for the oc-
casion.
Com Missioner Wade introduced
the following officials who spoke
briefly: Addison Hewlett, chair
m of the board of county COM
missioners; Lieutenant Comman-
d. O. F. Cooper, retired, United
States Navy; Colonel R. S. Nc
Clelland, John Alexius, Louis T.
Moore, manager and j. K. Sum-
(ront;uuod IN PAGE FiVe)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
TROOPS ARE CHEERED
Proclaims Belgians
Battling Foot By Foot
To Halt Invaders
REFUGEES QUIT ZONES
Traps, Blown-Up Bridges
Stop Land Drive; Eight
Nazi Planes Downed

BRUSSELS, May II. -
(Saturday)-(AP) British
and French troops, pelted
with flowers by the cheering
populace, moved last night
and early today int othe most
important centers of Belgium
while King Leopold, a fight
ing king in command of his
own army, proclaimed that
the Belgians were battling
foot by foot" to halt the
German invaders.
The kings proclamation
declared "the power of our
country today is infinitely
greater than in 1914" and
said the fight to GUST the
Germans would be hard "but
no one can doubt the final
result"
Location Secret
Exact location of the Allied
troops was a government Sc
cret.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
BRITAIN MARCHES
DIM AIIV
R. A. F. Planes Bomb Enc.
my-O Occupied Airdromes
In The Netherlands
CHAMBERLAIN TALKS
New Cabinet Expected To
Be Formed Today AS Ma
ton Boosts War Effort

LONDON, May 10. (AP)
Britain marched to meet
Adolf Hitler on every front
tonight under the leadership
of Nazi-hating, hard-hitting
Winston Churchill, who took
from the faltering hands of
Neville Chamberlain the REIN
of the empire plunged into
it's greatest battle.
Swiftly fulfilling Britain's
pledge to fight for Europe's
newly-invaded low countries,
British troops marched with
their French Allies into Bel
GUM and the royal air force
bombed enemy-occupied air
dromes in the Netherlands in
a commensurate to Ger
many's lightning, pre-dawn
invasion ordered by Ger
many's fuehrer.
Final Pagan Of Hate
The dramatic clash preli-
minary to the first great
blood-letting by the contend
ing powers was accompanied
by Chamberlain's resignation
as prime minister and a final
pagan of hate against the
man he trusted at Munich
to "give us peace in our
time"
, Ris voice breaking with
the II year = OLD
Chamberlain said he would
serve in any capacity under
his 65-year-old successor
he predicted would be
successful in forming a new
government of all parties. The
laborites already had decided
to Join a cabinet under a
prime minister other than
Chamberlain.
Chamberlain called upon
the nation to flight and work
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Mighty Impact Of German
Total War Descends Up-
on Western Europe
OUT AIR HELL
Swarms OF Bombers AT.
tack Brussels, Antwerp,
Rotterdam, Amsterdam
By LOUIS P.

BERLIN, May 10-LR-The thun-
derous impact Of German total a
descended upon western Europe to-
day.
Adolf Hitler, proclaiming the start
of a fight to decide the fate If the
German nation for the next 1000
years." pushed his tremendous arm
les by land and air across the from
tiers of Holland and Belgium,
through the tiny grand duchy OF
Luxembourg and gave these coun-
tries and his great enemies, France
and England, their first real taste
of hell form the air.
Penetrate Lowland
Superbly-equipped platoons, fer
ried by sea and land planes or drop
ped by parachute, penetrated the
lowland seaports and airports on the
very western coastlines of the low
countries. They formed enemy is
lands within the carefully-prepared
land and flood water lines Of the
little defenders, while by land the
German columns beat across eastern
frontiers.
Swarms of bombers smashed at
airports at Brussels and Antwerp in
Belgium and near Rotterdam and
Amsterdam in Holland. Others,
streaming into eastern and central
France, were declared by the high
command to have RACED the airport
at Metz, and to have bombed air.
dromes at Saint Amer and Vitry-le-
Francois.
Other planes darted straight for
the heart Of Eengland, to drop bombs
and engage defense fighters. One
British Spitfire pursuit plane was
shot down north of the Thames, in
the vicinit yof London, said the high
command.
Hitler At Headquarters
With Hitler, himself, at secret
general headquarters somewhere
in the west" directing operations
along a fighting front that now
stretches 1900 miles, from Basel on
the Swiss frontier to Arctic Narvik,
Norway. the army tonight announc-
ed resistance on the Luxembourg
MISUNDERSTANDING frontiers "brok-
en- everywhere in the first attack"
Within these frontiers, the high
command said, the Germans smash
ed across Hollands appendix" pro-
vince of South Limburg, seized
Dutch Maastricht and the vital AL
bert canal bridges on the Belgian
frontier; penetrated to the lJssel
river east of Anthem in east cen
trail Holland; crossed the Mas hiv-
er at several Dutch points; seized
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11

the ship to complete its scheduled
voyage in this hemisphere and then
to return to a port in England or
France to receive further orders.
Captain ]. Bon declined to make
any statement regarding the orders,
but the crew seemed to take it light
ly. Maybe We'll get a swim in the
channel" one remarked.
Captain Bon sat in his cabin and
remarked: II don't have much of a
story to tell. The Germans have
gone into my country. That's ALL"
He reaffirmed the sentiments of
the entire ship when he said "They
have no easy job on their hands.
1.-THE Belgian army is now much
Continued on Page -Four Col; y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11

The population Of Wilmington
and it's immediate environs was
estimated yesterday at the office
of the Housing Authority of the
City of Wilmington to be 1921.
The population OF the city proper
was placed at 80 1880 in preliminary
1910 c n S figures announced
earlier this week by J. H. Bar
rington, district census supervisor.
The Housing Authority estimate
included Chestnut Heights, Forest
Hills. Country Club Pines, Brook
wood. Oleander and Sunset Park,
all outside the city limits, and was
based on a housing survey made
last year which covered these en-
virons as well as Wilmington
proper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
J.. s. IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH DEFENSE
Roosevelt May Ask For
Immediate Expansion OF
The Army And Navy

WAsHINGTON, May 10. -P-
Inc new European war explosion
produced strong indications today of
d quick accelleration of American
national defense preparations.
win many members apparently in
y MOOD to disregard expenses, con-
oIess heard that President Roose-
.et contemplated asking both an
immediate expansion of the army and
nav, and reviving a war department
augmentation for reserve arms
n nno supplies costing altogether $780,
VOc 900 Or more.
Aaoeo to appropriations already
maui Or pending, this would raise
N'htlhued on Page -Four Col; y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Il DUCE UNSHAKEN
BY new OUTBREAK
Italy Firm In Nom elliger:
ency As War RACES In
The Low Countries

ROME, May 10-R-1taly, linked
with Belgium by ties Of royal blood
and with Germany by a pact Of steel.
was firm in it's non-belligerency to.
night, mistaken by the outbreak Of
real war in Europe.
Threatened itself, through the Ger.
and Luxembourg, to be drawn even
tually into the conflict over western
Continued on Page Three COL; 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Wilmington's Population
Estimated To Be 1921

FINAL totals on the housing sur
vey were received yesterday by
the Housing Authority from W.
H. Levitt, state supervisor OF the
real property survey project, with
offices at Raleigh.
They showed the following divi-
sion of residential buildings IN
Wilmington:
White ........''''''''' s' a5e
Negro ''e1o
Vacant o1o
Total $3.50
Excluding vanancies, there was
a total of 1869 occupied residential
buildings, and in making the estl-
Continued on Page -Four COL; 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
F.D.R.W Warns
World Is Goal
0fConquerors
Disputes Contention That
Distance From Europe
Gives U. S. Immunity
TALKS TO SCIENTISTS
President Declares That
American Republics Must
Act With Unanimity
By RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, May 10.|PN
President Roosevelt warned the
Americas tonight that modern con-
uuerors seek to dominate every
mile of the earth's suface' and
disputed and contention that this
hemisphere's distance from Eu,
rope gives it a magic immunity
In terms of modern invention, he
asserted, the distance is less than
that covered by the "chariots OF
Alexander" rolling from Mace
donia to Persia; or the ships and
legions of Caesar" moving from
Rome to Spain or Britain" u.
Must Ponder Problem
He questioned whether the new
world could continue its policy OF
peaceful construction if another
principle of life spread over all the
rest of the globe. The American
republics must ponder the prob
lem deeply, Mr.. Roosevelt added,
and act with unanimity and sin
%sleness of purpose"
He spoke before the Eighth
American Scientific Congress. His
a hence was composed of scien'
lists from all sections Of the hemis-
phere. The address followed an
anxious day of reading dispatches
telling of the Nazi invasion OF
Holland and Belgium, and confer
ring with his advisors on how best
% shield America from the i'm
pact of the broadening war in
Europe.
At a press conference during
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
Many Air Raid Alarms
Are Sounded In France
Dutch Ordered To Cut
Their Food Purchases

AMSTERDAM, May 10.-R-
Netherlanders; perhaps the worlds
greatest gourmets, were forbidden
to buy more than they need for
their families for one day.
The order was issued by the
economic ministry.
The government also limited
ordinary bank withdrawals to 3
+ ent of total deposits each
month, or a maximum of so gulden
(rormally about $26. 500 weekly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-11
WEATHER

North FORECAST
sligbtirl Carolina Partly cloudy
day. 4'sS warmer in west portion satur-
'unoay generally fair.
endjna ggi .9d data for the "a hours
$50 p. m. Yesterday.
Lao temperature
m. a.. . II. III, co. $50 a. m. So; 1:3O D.
minimum '?9 p. IN. So; maximum 70;
'uil %; mean 81: normal So.
130 Humidity
IN. a. a: .a ~ %; 7:30 a. m. 81: 1:3O D.
Totol Precipitation
D.36 inch io[ - hours ending 7:3O D. m.
N41 i incb total since first Of the month
CFrou Tides For Today
:. Cooonal Tide Tables published NV n
N'aS' and Geodetic Survey. u
Wilmington High Low
Masonboro 1n, 12:36p 6:51p
s:4 aanrise 5:1sa; sunset 7 :o39'p moo 4;Sep
iloonset 1o:51p. "oonrise
'''"''''ued on Page Four Co..; s,
Evening star., 1940-08-28
Quotas for FIue-Cured
Tobacco Announced
By the Associated Press.

Secretary Wallace proclaimed
yesterday flue-cured marketing quo
tas for the first of three years be-
ginning July l, 1941. after officially
determining that 861 per cent of
the growers voting in a referendum
favored a long-range program.
Wallace set the quota for 1941-42
at 6l8,0O0,0O0 pounds, or 10 per cent
more than the quota of 556,0O0OO0
which had been proclaimed before
the referendum.
The Secretary explained the long
range program made it possible to
spread the adjustment needed to
eliminate excess supplies, and thus
the 1941-42 quota need not be so
small.
The quota for the 1928 mar
keting year will be announced some
time between July l and December
l, l94l, and the quota for 1943-44
between July l and December /,
1912.
Wallace said the official canvass
of the vote showed 174.779 of the
203,059 farmers voting favored the
three-year proposal
The election was held among f1ue-
cured growers in Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida and Alabama.
Evening star., 1940-08-28
Electric Production
Declines From Peak
OF Previous Week
Widespread Cool Weather
Is Blamed for Drop
Against Seasonal Trend
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Electric
power output in the week ended
August "a dropped back from the
near-record figure of the previous
week, the Edison Electric Institute
reported today.
Production of $2,570,618,000 kilo-
watt hours was down IA per cent
from the 2,6o6, ,122 900 in the week
of August IT, but was 90 per cent
above the outturn for the same week
last year.
1t was a contraseasonal decline
after two months of almost steady
expansion. Utility circles attributed
the setback in part to widespread
cool weather which tended to cur
tail use of electric fans and other
hot weather accessories in the
electric appliance line.
The Associated Press index of
1929-30 taken as 100, declined to
1903 from 1924 the previous week.
1t was l2l.7 year ago. The index
is adjusted for seasonal and long
term trend.
1910 1899 1898 1887 1e34-36
Fish IaH 1872 1877 129-5 ld5s 1d5 125s 159s 5Ss
Major geographic areas showed
percentage gains in output over
last year as follows: New England
54, Middle Atlantic 3.3, Central
Industrial 15.5, West Central 112,
Southern States 6.3, Rocky Noun
tain $50, Pacific Coast "a.
Evening star., 1940-08-28
Chicago Grain
\ Py the Associated Press.

y Ry the Associated ETeSS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 28-After ad-
vancing as much as 50 cent at one
stage to the best level in almost two
weeks, wheat prices today backed
down and closed with little or no
change, compared with yesterdays
finish.
Buying came from mills and local
traders, while selling was associated
with profit taking and hedging op-
erations in the Northwest. Pros
poets of an enforced settlement of
Balkan affairs. at least for the time
being, caused some dealers who
bought on the growing crisis to
liquidate. On the other hand, tying
up of large quantities of domestic
wheat under the loan program
chacked selling.
Wheat closed unchanged to ss
lower, compared with yesterdays
finish, September 715s-34, December
741s-14; corn unchanged to IS nigh
er, September 61ss-12, December
57k-14; oats, Il higher.
Evening star., 1940-08-28
BuIIard Co. Shows
Six Months Net
OF S1,2OO,S1O
United States Sugar Corp.
Reports Annual Profit
OF S346,eS0
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28-The Bull
lard Co., machine makers, reported
today for the first six months net
profit of 81 1,200,810, equal to s4.35 a
share on the capital stock. This
compared with $43,992, or l6 cents,
in the first six months of 1889.
Mission Corp.
Mission Corp, engaged in all
phases Of the petroleum business, re-
ported for six months to June 80 net
profit of S50l ,l04, equal to 81 cents a
share on the capital stock, compared
with s466,912, or "a cents share, in
the comparable 1899 period.
United States Sugar Corp.
United States Sugar Corp. reported
for the year ended June 80 net profit
of $846, $50, equal to 81 cents a com.
mon share, compared with S798,841,
or so cents, in the preceding year.
American Sumatra Tobacco.
American Sumatra Tobacco Corp.
reported for the year ended July 81
4lCI plO41I VI DO4OOIO, CQudl W D1.Of
a share on the capital stock, COM
pared with loss of 1924 ,695 in the
previous year.
KennecOtt Copper Corp.
Kennecott Copper Corp. and sub
sidiaries reported net income after
depreciation, but before depletion, for
the six months ended June 80 Of
S24, 1877 1854, or 1929 a share, COM
pared with $10,112, 1859, or SO cents
share, in the like 1889 period.
Lerner Stores Corp.
Lerner Stores Corp. and subsid-
iaries reported net profit for six
months ended July 81 of $529,474
after provisions for Federal excess
profits taxes, equal after preferred
dividends requirements to Sl.l4
common share. This compared with
S579 ,459, or Sl27 on common, in the
comparable 1889 period. The COM
pany operates chain of clothing
stores throughout the country.
Evening star., 1940-08-28
Bendix Aviation Plans
To QuadrupIe Facilities
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Aug. 28.-The Bendix
Aviation Corp. plans to quadrupIe
facilities for the production of avia-
tion parts and equipment as part of
the national defense program, it
was reported today.
All of its existing aviation parts
plants will be expanded and in addi-
ton at least one, possibly three or
more entirely new plants in new
locations will be erected.
BendiX Aviation Corp. has pro-
cured a commitment from the
Reconstruction Finance Corp. that
it will make available up to 15,500,-
900 for additional plant construction.
The corporations principal plants
are at South Bend, Ind; Brooklyn,
Elnira and Sidney, N. Y; Bendix,
n. j., and Baltimore, Md.
Evening star., 1940-08-28
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Aug. IS lP-The curren-
cies of Hong Kong and Shanghai improved
IN relation to the dollar today, but other
major free rates stuck near the previous
close.
The Hong Kong dollar rose O.o2 of a
much.
Unchanged were the pound sterling at
403, the Canadian dollar at S71s United
States cents, and the Swiss franc at 22.79
cents.
Late rates follow (dreat Britain in dol
lars, others in cents.
Official Canadian Control Board rates
for United States dollars:
Buying, 10 per cent premium: selling,
counts on canadian dollars in New York
cent
Canadian dollar in New York open
market. 1915 per cent discount, or S6.27Ia
United States cents.
Great Britain, oficial (Bankers' For
eign Exchange Committee rates., buying.
4.02; selling, 4.04; open market, cables.
tiGIsna 93 9ermany ~ 4eqo Seneyoen ss
1880; Italy. sos: Portugal, ASIA: Ru-
mania, 0.4S: Sweden. 23.s7; Switzerland,
22.79: Yugoslavia. 2.35.
Latin America.
Rrs1 aTgensns oss oss nh 9g.7 .. free s2;,n Gsl
hal 5aPas; as7 2s.4s' Hong Kong 2a.71' shans-
Rates in spot cables unless otherwise
4AAAS~sSSS
Evening star., 1940-08-28
Nine Auto Companies Show
$4,000, 900 Net in 1889
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Securities and Exchange
Commission reported yesterday, in
supplement to its survey of Ameri-
can listed corporations, that nine
major automobile companies had a
combined profit after all charges of
s217 900, 600 last year, compared with
Sl02 ,000, 900 in 1898.
The combined volume of business
was placed at s2.254 900 900, an in
crease of S541 100000 over 1888
General Motors Corp. accounted
for Sl83. 100000 of the total net profit,
the commission report said.
Other companies reported these
net profits: Chrysler Corp. $685.
100000; Studebaker Corp, S2,923,-
900; Packard Motor Car Co., s546,-
900. These companies reported net
losses. Nash-Kelvinator Corp, ST.
$4,000; Willys-Overland Motors,
Inc, S1862,000: Paige Mo-
tors Corp. S1,407 900: Hudson Motor
Car Co., s1,357 900, and Checker Cab
Manufacturing Co., S376,000.
Evening star., 1940-08-28
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated freSS'
NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Railroad
bonds took over leadership of a
generally rising market in late
trading today.
Fresh inquiry for the carrier obh-
cations conceded with private esti-
mates that last weeks freight car
loadings were at the years high.
The slight rise in the general list
accompanied better stock prices.
A number of foreign government
dollar loans participated in the ad-
vance. Of these, outstanding were
issues of Argentina and Uruguay.
Norway As rose 212 points at one time
on a single transaction.
Among the leading riSerS in the
corporates were Southern Railway
As, Pennsylvania General 412s of '65,
National Dairy 32ls. Missouri-Pa-
ciflc "F" IS of IT. American Tele-
phone 3hs of '66, Commercial Mac
kay with warrant, Louisville e.
Nashville Southern Junction Monon
SIS and Warren Bros. IS.
United States Governments moved
In a narrow range.