davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
WPA SPONSORING
 UNIQUE EXHIBIT

The Index of American Design sponsored by the WPA have at the present time an exhibition at the Mattatuck Historical Society, West Main street. It consists of rather unique collection of free hand sketches of wall designs for old Con- necticut houses. The exhibit will open tomorrow and continue until May IT.
 The designs are believed to have been done by travelling artisan be- tween the years 1775 ano 1872, and have lately been brought to light.
 Workers of Italy are protesting that living costs are advancing faster than wages.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

Music while you work" is an in ducement offered girl workers by a
 Barnstaple, England, firm that has arranged to relay music programs tn all Work-rOOmS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

No NLRB Diplomacy When Dairyman Strikes - Happy Bill Walsh Makes Spring Call at General Store-Beauty Publicity Questioned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
Men, Women Over 40
 Don't Be Weak, Old

Feel Poppy, Younger No Cost Take Ostrex. Contains general tonics stImulants obtained from ray oysters, elements often needed after 4onby bodies @ lacking iron; calcium. pho. writes: It did 80 much for patients. took 1t m. self. Results 1ne." Get Sl 00 size Ostrex tablets refunds this prtce. You don't risk single penny
 On sale at all good drug stores and Aliens Cut Rate Perfumers Stores,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06

Arlington County; Falls Church, by
4 votes, and Langley, by 7 votes, in
Fairfax County-and was tied by
Mr.. willkie in one other area-the
Lick precinct, also in Fairfax,
where the vote was 146 for each
candidate.
The complete count in Arlington
County was $40 votes for President
Roosevelt TO 1883 for Mr.. Willkie.
Complete Fairfax returns gave:
Roosevelt, 1858 votes; Willkie, 2,370.
The President carried Alexandria,
home town of C. I. o. Leader John
L. Lewis, who opposed his re-elec-
ton, by 1904 votes TO 1902. In the
second ward, where Mr.. Lewis re-
sides, he polled As votes to Mr..
WILKES 1872.
Senator Byrd swept every nearby
precinct.
Representative Smith also tri-
umphed in all of the precincts near
the Capital. In his home town of
Alexandria he polled 4,310 To Col.
Goodies loss.
Col. Goodloe even lost his home
town of Charlottesville to Mr.. Smith.
trailing there by 744 votes to 1,760.
With only one precinct missing in
Prince William County, the Smith
Goodloe vote in the remainder of
the 9th district was as follows:
Albermarle-Smith 1928; Goodloe,
804. Culpeper-Smith, 1909; Good
loe, $40. Fauquie T. Smith, 1874;
Goodloe, 756. Smith. $50;
Goodloe, 24l. Goochland-Smith,
846; Goodloe, $50. Greene-Smith,
1855: Goodloe, 282. King George
Smith, SIS; Goodloe, 267. Loudoun-
Smith. 2,l56: Goodloe, 1861. Louise
Smith. 8S7; Goodloe, 573. Madi-
son-Smith, 692; Goodloe, $40.
Orange-Smith, 1888; Goodloe, 463.
Prince William-Smith, / ,421; Good
loe, 497; Stafford-Smith, so3; Good
loe, 463.
Mr.. Windridge carried three of
Arlington County's II precincts in
his defeat OF Mr.. Lloyd in the Airing
ton County Board race. He lead his
Democratic opponent, $50 votes to
336 in Carne and by 480 to 348 in
Virginia Highlands, the two Airing
ton precincts which also went to Mr..
Willkie. In Cherrydale precinct he
polled 42s votes to Mr.. Lloyd's 407.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Three Republican
Governors Swept
Out OF Office
Dickinson, Vanderbilt
And Baldwin Lose
To Democratic Foes

Three Republican Governors were
swept out of Office on the tidal wave
of Democratic votes yesterday.
They were Luren D. Dickinson,
octogenarian chief executive of Mich
igan: william H. Vanderbilt of
Rhode Island and Raymond E. Bald
win of Connecticut.
Gov. Dickinson, foe of high life, -
was the latest addition to the list,
losing out to M, D. Van Wagner
when the count in Detroit today
showed the terrific Democratic ma
>jority which upset lead of some
10000 the Governor had piled up
out in the State.
Dickinson's Defeat Surprise.
Gov. Dickinson's defeat came as a
surprise as did that of the two New
England Republicans, each of whom
was serving his first term. Gov.
Baldwin had earned a reputation
for economy in Connecticut and Gov.
Vanderbilt had been looked upon as
a conner in the ranks of the younger
Republicans.
III SOlAAtoNo ACtAlOOI oSo lAo'FN
won IA governorshipS and Repub-
iicans 7, with net gain of one to the
Democrats.
Among the Democratic victors
was Charles Edison, who retired as
Secretary of the Navy to make the
race in New Jersey and won out
over r. C. Hendrickson for the seat
vacated by A. Harry Moore.
Gov. Bricker Wins.
The Republican victors included
Gov. John H. Bricker of Ohio, who
turned back former Gov. Martin l..
Davey.
In Minnesota Gov Harold E.
Stassen, "keynoter" of the Repub-
lican National Convention, was run
ming ahead, but the outcome was in
doubt.
On the Democratic side. John E.
! Miles of New Mexico and Herbert B.
Nav of Utah had leads that appar-
emily assured election. In Montana,
however, Gov. Roy E. Ayers, the
Democratic incumbent, was trailing
Sam G. Ford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Roosevelt Increases
Lead in Michigan;
Dickinson Loses
Vondenbere Wins
On Heavy Support
In Detroit Boxes
BY the Associst ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Nov. .6.-Mounting re-
turns from Wayne Detroit) County
increased the slender lead of Presi-
dent Roosevelt over Wendell L.
Willkie in Michigan, and assured
the election of a Democratic Cover
nor, Murray D. Van Wagner.
Soon after his out-State margin
had melted away Gov. Luren D,
Dickinson, 8l-year-old Republican
incumbent, conceded defeat.
However, the States senior Sena-
tor, Arthur H. Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, apparently won his third cleo
ton despite the fact he ran slightly
behind Mr.. Willkie in out-State
voting. Senator Vandenberg showed
strength in Detroit that maintained
his margin over Frank FITZGERALD,
Democrat.
With 3,013 precincts out of 1852,
including 1000 out of Wayne's 1,215,
Mr.. Roosevelt had 855 ,867 and Mr..
Willkie 829,sl7. In the guberna-
torial race, 1904 precincts gave Mr..
Van Wagner 859, l64 and Gov. Dick
inson 761,S46. Vandenberg tailed
831,7 03 votes in 3,014 precincts,
against 745,777 for Mr.. FITZGERALD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Nicely, 311,1ee Dawson, 231 ,416.

Nicely, 311.16 Dawson, 231.416.
In 1888 precincts for for Senator,
Kilgore, 3o3,582; Sweeney, 229, 1871.
The Democratic sweep In the
State, additionally Republican until
1882. gave safe majorities to six
Democratic State officials running
for reelection and five Democratic
members of the House.
Republican Representative A. c..
Schiller of Wheeling apparently lost
his seat to former Representative
Robert Ramsey, Follansbee Demo-
crat, whom he defeated in 1888.
Mr.. Nicely, who won the guberns-
torial nomination in bitter primary
battle with the "Statehouse" faction
of his own party led by Gov. Homer
A. Holt, began his political career as
Mayor of Fairmont, w. Va, in 1908.
He served three terms as a Repre-
sentative and two complete terms as
Senator. His third term in the Sen
ate has two years to run. A sue
cessor must be named after he takes
Office in January.
Judg Kilgore is now serving as
Judge advocate of the West Virginia
National Guard A colonel in the
Guard, he left the stump early in
the campaign when he was called
to active duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Two New Senators
To Be Sent Here by
West Virginia
KiIeore Is Elected;
Nicely, Chosen Governor,
To Have Successor
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHARLESTON. w. Va, Nov. g.
West Virginia, which elected Senator
Nicely its 21st Governor in yester-
days general election, will have
two new representatives in the
United States Senate January 3.
Mr.. Nicely, 80 years Representa-
tive and Senator, won the governor
ship from Republican Mayor D.
Boone Dawson of Charleston by an
impressive majority as the Noun
tain State gave its eight electoral
votes to President Roosevelt for the
third time.
Rush Holt, the States junior SEN
ator, will be succeeded by Judge
Harley M. Kilgore of Beckley, who
defeated Senator Holt in the May
primary and triumphed over his
Republican opponent. Thomas B.
Sweeney, Wheeling insurance man,
in the election yesterday.
Incomplete returns from l,426 Of
the States 1889 precincts gave for
President: Roosevelt, 3l3, 257 Will
kie, 226,790.
In 1887 precincts for Governo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Two District Women
Legion Auxiliary Honors

The American Legion Auxiliary
headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind,
announced yesterday the appoint
ment OF two Washington women to
national committees. Mrs. Frederick
G. Williams of 1885 Third street
NE, past national president of
the auxiliary, has been named to
the Code Committee, and Mrs. Mary
B. McMillin, 49l5 Linnesn avenue
NV. was appointed to direct the
auxiliary's activities for disabled
veterans in the Middle Atlantic
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Roosevelt Erases
Lead OF $4,000 to
Garry New Jersey
AII-Time Voting Record
Set; Edison Victor
In Governor Ruce
By the Associated Press.

Pg Tue ASSOSAANcd Etcoe.
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 6.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt won New Jerseys 1t
electoral votes In yesterdays all
time record State vote with q late
upSurge Of Democratic strength that
carried Charles Edison, former
Secretary of Navy, into the COVER
norship.
James H. r. Cromwell, former
United States Minister to Canada
trailed far behind, however, in his
race TO rthe United States Senate
against w. Warren Barbour, Re
publican incumbent.
Republicans retained q heavy ma
jority in Jerseys delega ton in the
lower house of Congress.
Complete return from 3,6l2 of
1881 election districts, including
most of those in Hudson County
home of Frank Hague's powerful
Democratic organization, gave Pres
ident Roosevelt l.01229l and Wen
dell L. Willkie Gas, $50. MIR. Roose-
welt took the lead only when three
fourths Of the State had reported
and had to overcome an early $4,000
margin piled up by MIR. willkie
The presidential vote in the report
ing districts was 1,87O.5le, compared
with the previous total record of
100000 in 1886.
The story was the same In the
gubernatorial race, as Mr.. Edison,
who resigned the Navy secretariat
to run for Governor, jumped ahead
after trailing the Republican can
didate, State Senator Robert C.
Hendrickson. In 1851 precincts
Mr.. Edison had 974,407 and Mr..
Henderson 9l4,603.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Roosevelt Carries
Ohio by 100000;
Bricker, Burton Win
Republicans Are Ahead
In Other Contests
For Stute Places
q, the iated Press.


COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 6.-Ohio
| voters took Senate seat away from
the Democrats and reelected Re-
publican Governor in Tuesdays cleo
ton as President Roosevelt won the
States electoral vote over strong
opposition from agricultural areas.
Mr.. Roosevelt's advantage came
from top-hesvy Democratic ballot
ing in metropolitan districts and
his anticipated majority of 100, 900
over Wendell l.. Willkie was far
short of his $4,000 landslide mar
gin over Aft M. Landon four years
ago
Mayor Harold H. Burton, Cleve-
land Republican, defeated former
John McSweeney, Democrat, for the
Senate seat held by Democrat Vic
Donahey, who did not seek re-elec-
ton. Mr.. Burton has been Mayor
of Cleveland five years.
Gov. John w. Bricker got a sec
ond term by decisively smashing
| A)CllIOSl az WAL I'LL L. DdFCg OlllIu
term comeback try after a campaign
| in which Mr.. Bricker's claims Of
reducing State costs thousands of
| dollars were one of the chief issues.
Democrats won at least two-and
perhaps four-House seats from Re-
publicans, who had held a 1873 edge.
Nearly complete returns showed
that Mr.. Willkie carried So of Ohio's
SO counties, but that Mr.. Roosevelt
got the populous ones comprising
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati,
Dayton, youngstown, Toledo and
Akron-where the labor vote is pow
erful
In minor State contests, Repub-
licans led for Lieutenant Governor,
treasurer, attorney general and two
Supreme Court positions. Demo-
Gratis won the other Supreme Court
judgeship.
A tabulation of the vote in S08e
of the States S.675 precincts gave:
Roosevelt, 1851 903; Willkie, L.
AL 1862.
The vote in 7,471 precincts showed
APO ,486 fol Gov. Bricker and L.
1873, 70l for Davey.
In TAI precincts in the sena-
torial race, Mayor Burton had L.
257, 613 and McSweeney, 1,170,945.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
Popular Democrats Leud
In Puerto Ricon Vote
cat 2 PM, Eastern Time
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Nov. g.
The Popular Democratic Party, a
new force in Puerto Rican politics,
was leading this morning in five of
the islands seven senatorial dis
tricts, but the Republican-Socialist
coalition which heretofore has held
a big majority in the Legislature
refused to admit defeat.
The Popular Democrats claimed
they had elected IL of the 19 SEN
ators, 20 Of 81 Representatives and
a new resident commissioner to
Washington.
Coalition leaders, however, insisted
they would retain power by small
margin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06

Federal land bank and commits
sioner loans to farmers on Janu-
airy l, 1910, totaled $1,000 900 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06
NU-HAiR THERAPY
G R 0 N S H AIR

RESULTS GUARANTEED
IF YOU ARE ACCEPTED
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06

from late returns tollo,U belot0.
incumbentS are indicated bg
GStertskS. When ttDo or more
names appear the outcome still
is in doubt.
ARIZONA (Term 2 years.:
Sidney P. Osborn Cd.
Jerrie w. Lee CR).
ARKANSAS (Term 2 years.:
Homer M. Adkins Cd.
COLORADO Term 2 years.:
Ralph L. Carr (R0.
CONNECTICUT (Term 2 years.
Robert A. Hurley CD.
DELAWARE Term 4 years.:
Walter w. Bacon (RD.
FLORIDA (Term 4 years.:
Spessard L. Holland Cd.
GEORGIA CTerm 2 years.:
Eugene Talmadge obs
IDAHO (Term 2 years.:
C. A. Bottolfsen' CR).
CIldS6 n. SIdL 4 VIE
ILLINOIS CTerm 4 years.:
Dwight H. Green OR).
INDIANA Term 4 years.:
Henry F. Schricker Cd.
Glen R. Hills (R0.
IOWA CTerm 2 years.:
George A. Wilson" (R).
KANSAS Term 2 years.:
Payne H. Rather (R).
William H. Burke Cd.
MAINE (Term 2 years., Elected
September 9, 194O:
Sumner Sewall CRD.
MASSACHUSETTS (Term 2
years.:
Leverett Saltonstall" R0.
MICHIGAN (Term 2 years.:
Murray D. Van Wagner Cd.
MINNESOTA (Term years.:
Harold E. Stassen* (R0.
Ed. Murphy Cd.
MISSOURI (Term 4 years.:
Lawrence E. Mcdaniel CD.
Forrest c. Donnell (RD.
MONTANA (Term 4 years.:
Roy E. Ayers Cd.
Sam c. Ford CRD.
NEBRASKA (Term 2 years.:
Dwight Griswold (R0.
NEW HAMPSHIRE (Term 2
years.:
Robert o. Blood (R0.
NEW JERSEY Term 3 years.:
Charles Edison Cd.
NEW MEXICO (Term 2 years.:
John E. Miles, Cd.
Maurice Miera (RD.
NORTH CAROLINA Term 4
years.:
Joseph M Broughton CD.
NORTH DAKOTA (Term 2
years.:
John Moses Cd.
Jack A. Patterson CR9.
OHIO (Term 2 years.:
John w. Bricker* CR).
RHODE ISLAND Term years. 1:
]. Howard McGrs n Cd. &
Square DeaD "a.
SOUTH DAKOTA (Term 2
years.:
TENNESSEE Term 2 years.:
Prentice Cooper Cd.
TEXAS Term 2 years.:
w. Lee ODaniel+ Cd.
UTAH Term 4 years.:
Herbert B. Nav Cd.
VERMONT Term 2 years.:
William H. Willis R0.
WASHINGTON Term 4 years.;
Clarence c. Dill Cd.
Arthur B. Langlie (R).
WEST VIRGINIA (Term 4
years.:
Matthew NJ Nicely Cd,
WISCONSIN Term 2 years.:
Julius P, He'll (R).
Federal land bank and commits
sioner loans to farmers on .Janu-
airy l, 1910, totaled $1,000 900 900.
@1 5s|sssssss'ssl1sssssess
:lI67H a. VAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06

Production of snuff, less than
1900 900 pounds in 1880. reached
80 DOC, 900 pounds in 1899.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-20
Imperial

Imperial modified its for
ces Monday to start recon
struction work to repair Sat
urday n i G h t S earthquake
damage which affected 80
per cent of the business district
and caused so per cent of the I'M
perial avenue buildings to be con-
demned by state inspectors.
Biggest apparent damage in I'M
perial was in condemned buildings.
1t was the crumbling of a con-
demned building that took the
lives OF four persons as they fled
from the Adair store in the first
shock. Approximately 20 persons
were injured in Imperial, city Off
Gals said, none seriously.
Cleanup work was in progress
Monday as a preliminary to recon-
struction of all buildings which
had not previously been condemn
ed.
Hardest hit in Imperial was the
Gibson building, which houses the
Dunn pharmacy and Imperial post
office Repair work was started
Immediately. Fire walls were wreck
ed on several other buildings in
Imperial. including the city hall,
library, high school, Ingram Ser
vice station, Silver Slipper, the A.
j. Clark building and Starr rooms.
Continued on Page 8, Col y
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-20

Ell Centre officials marvel
ed Monday that the city es-
capped with only an estimated
100000 damage from the
earthquake.
Aside from the business district,
there was small loss in private
homes, only few water man
breaks and virtually no damage to
sewer lines, water plant or other
city property
Hardest hit building in town was
the Ell Centre hotel which prooaply
will be condemned. Loss was estl-
mated unofficially at $4,000.
Soon after the quake city experts
toured the city, erecting warning
signs in places that might be DAN
gerous. A total of 26 were put up
and some have been brought down
since.
The north wall at Edgar Bros.
at Fourth and Main toppled over,
doing damage of approximately
SIS 900. A storehouse next door to
Union Oil company was damaged
several thousand dollars; the Del
Rio hotel was hit in the front wall
and the arcade came down. The
arcade near Andy Vise's place is
also believed damaged.
The upstairs of the Security First
National was damaged, perhaps SER
Continued on Page 8, Col ID
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-20
CaIexico

1t was business as usual in
CalexicO Monday, though the eff
fects of the earthquake we're
apparent on many sides.
Chief danger was from the
water supply. There was enough
on hand for four days under nor
NAL consumption, but this must
last at least eight days. The water
system was slightly damaged, chief
ly to the water tower.
In the downtown district the Dool
building was the most heavily dam
aged. 1t may have to be rebuilt.
The bank building was also hit
and several others showed where
bricks had been displaced. A num-
Der of plate glass windows were
broken in stores.
Highways are open in the district,
but there was bad slippage on the
Yuma-Calexico highway
All schools resumed normal opera
ton. The buildings were undam-
aged.
Residents escaped with only mini
mum damage. Plaster was cracked
in many walls and some adobe
shackS crumbled, but without doing
injury. Hospitals and physicians
reported a few, slight injuries. but
none serious. There were no deaths.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-20
Damage to Brawiey
Half Million; City
Closes Buildings
Water Adequate With
Conservation; Schools
Prepare New Schedules

Damage to BraWley, hard
est hit by earthquakes of any
Imperial Valley city, may
run as high as half a million
dollars, a survey indicated
Monday.
A conservative estimate placed
loss in the business district alone
at $25O,00O where the entire Sec
ton of Plaza and Main to Eighth
and Main and Sixth and E to Sixth
and G was affected.
Hotel Dunlack was damaged $50
600; st. Regis hotel was condemn
ed at loss of about $4,000; the
New Brawley hotel was damaged
to $4,000; the Woodrow hotel loss
was about $4,000; the entire White
Cross corner from Main back on
Sixth street was condemned and
will have to be rebuilt. The Inter-
national Grocery building was bad
ly hit and the BraWley Transfer at
Main and E collapsed. The Valley
Auto building was severely damaged
as we'll as the I. v. Auto Electric
at Fifth and E.
The RAINIER Distributors building
at Eighth and Main was on the
ground. A $1,000 stock was lost as
we'll as the building There was not
a store on Main street unchanged.
One wall of Penneys' and Kings
was partly down. Every adobe struc-
ture in the city was badly damaged,
including the city hall which was
cracked in many places It appeared
hit worst in the library section. City
officials put up offices on the
lawn outside.
Chamber of commerce officials
dealt out passes to those who had
urgent business in the affected
area. All others were barred.
Scarcely a residence was un-
touched. Hundreds had fireplaces
collapse, chimneys come down,
porches sag and floors tilt.
Amazingly. there were few in.
juries. Hospital nurses and doctors
marveled at the escape The warm
ing of the first shake, which did
slight damage, sent most folk out
of doors to safety when the second
tremor struck.
1t will be days before total DAM
age is known. City Engineer Walter
Hopkins was checking buildings
Monday, condemning some and
placing warning signs on others.
The water shortage appeared UNI
der control. Counting water now
in the canals, the city will have an
Continued on Page 8; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-20
Electric Services
On Usual FOOTING
Throughout Valley

Nevada California and Imperial
Irrigation district power lines were
reported intact Monday following
surveys which revealed minimum
of power interruption in Imperial
Valley due to the severe quakes
Saturday night and Sunday.
NevCal reported no Interruptions
in Ell Centre while a minimum Of
short interruption were reported by
the Irrigation district. Local SWITCH
ing by Nev-Cal caused five-minute
breaks in Calexico, BraWley and
Calipatria. Nev-Cal power was off
one half hour in Holtville.
Circuits in the business section
of Brawley were disconnected by
both systems for more than an
hour at the request of city author
tiles.
Both companies reported minor
damage to transformers, and other
equipment in the first shake but
declared there was no damage to
any buildings.
Crews were kept on the job con-
tinually Saturday night and Sunday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-05-20

FISH CIldIlIlel
Adolf Hitler's armies appeared to
be concentrating their greatest pow
err in smashing drive through Bel
GUM and northern France toward
the channel ports. The flerceSt
fighting was along a shifting front
that touched the Somme, Sambre
and Disc rivers. Paris reported
Monday night that strong resistance
had slowed the drive considerably.
The German high command
claimed to have taken San quentin
(Which Paris denied at 9 am. EDIT
and pushed on toward Cambria and
Peronne after repulsing a French
Belgian counter ATTACK with heavy
losses near Meubeuge.
This advance, according to the
Germans, put their tanks and ar
mored cars within about IS miles
of the mouth of the River Somme.
on the English Channel, from which
blftzkrieg blow could be struck
at England The Germans said the
enemy was 'retreating'' in the
Somme sector, scene of some of the
fiercest battles of the World war.
The high command in Berlin,
however, did not dispute French
statements that the Germans had
failed to push past the Rethel front,
some IS miles from Paris, although
it said that a French counter at
tack from Laon had been repulsed
While the battle ragged in France,
dispatches from Stockholm indi-
Gated a serious situation had arisen
as result of German demand for
passage of troops across Sweden
to relieve the Nazi garrison under
Allied siege at the North Norwegian
port of Narvik. The SWedes were
understood to be refusing the de-
mand. In Berlin, it was indicated
in Nazi sources that no serious de-
velopments were expected but Swed-
en- was said to be actually worried
In Belgium, the Germans said
the British forces retreated over
the Dendre river to the Scheldt
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81