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planes we're shot down, On the l4th
Of May more than 200 enemy planes
were shot down altogether. OF these,
anti-aircraft downed ITO and the
others were destroyed on the
ground"
Transport routes, debarkation sta
lions and retreating French and
British attachments took heavy
strafing from the airforce, Berlin
said
THE enemy suffered heavy losses,
the commurique said, without no.
ticeably affecting German freedom
Of action"
German troops who broke into
Belgium north Of Licge, skirted be-
hind Bclgium'S little Maginot
line" and drove through the Arden
mes forest OF lower Belgium TO the
Mouse, had centered their attack
on the Sedan sector yesterday. IT
had been described In French dis
patches as q furious battle,
German officials said OF the re-
port: Although we have no con-
firmation OF the piercing Of the
Maginot line II may be consider
cd likely In view OF the strong
thrust our forces commenced yes
terday southwestward from Belgium
and In the direct path Of which Sc
dan lies"
The official German news agency
said that two of the forts defending
Namur, Belgium, ut the northern
end OF the Meuse front, had been
taken by the Germans and that two
more Of the circle OF forts about
Liege had fallen on Monday and
another had been Silenced.
The Meuse front extends from
Namur, south along the Mouse TO
Dinant across the French border
at Givet, throuh Charleville to Sc
dan. From there the fighting has
extended along the Maginot line
paralleling the French Belgian
border TO Longwy, In the France
Belgium Luxembourg corner The
fulfil distance from Namur to
Longwy Is 100 miles.
Should the Germans effect q
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FRENCH COMMUNIQUE

Paris, May 15.-(UP)-French
troops have repulsed a German
tank attack in force northwest Of
Namur in Belgium, but the Ger
mans are attacking heavily all along
a 55-mile front between Namur and
the junction of the Mouse and
Chiers rivers below Sedan, a high
command communique said today.
The communique, No. 500 Of the
war. said:
"An enemy tank attack occurred
at the end OF the day (Tuesday) in
the Gemblous region of the central
Belgian front. We counter-a tackled
and threw back the adversary.
Enemy effort again increased
along the Mouse from Namur to
the confluence of the Chiers.
'The battle is continuing at pres
ent.
Acting in complete cooperation.
our air force and the British air
force continue to intervene with
greatest energy.
There is nothing important to
report on the rest OF the 'front.'"
Gemblous Is 10 miles northwest
Of Nasnur. and only rs miles south.
east Of Brussels. the Belgian cap
ital, on the Brussels rail-
road.
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major sections: y Northcr', Belgium
north OF Namur; y The Meuse Sec
tor from Namur TO the Chiers river
In France; - the remainder OF the
French front from the Moselle
down TO the Rhine.
North OF the Namue, he said, the
German advance guard had made
contact with the bulk OF the Allied
armies digging In for battle posi-"
lions. He said the Germans at
tackled fiercely but the Allied coun-
ter-attacked and inflicted severe
losses on them, especially among
German mechanical units.
German air raids on France have
diminished the past few days, pos
sibly because the planes are being
concentrated at the fighting fronts,
The French spokesman said the
Allied air losses we're about one
fourth, or nj most one-third those
OF the Germans,
Heaviest Attack at Sedan
He said the Germans now we're
centering their heaviest attacks In
the Sedan region and that swarms
Of German infantry and mechanical
units we're pouring through LuXem-
bcurg and the Belgian Ardennes TO
that sector which fronts on the
Maginot Line.
German masses were pouring to-
ward the Meuse by way OF Luxem-
bourg and the Ardennes Forest, the
informant said, and German COL
umns we're moving In on the Sedan
sector by way Of Neufchateau.
The greatest OF the German at
tacks were being delivered near
Sedan, where the Germans crossed
the Mouse. he said.
ParisianS were stunned this morn
ing by news that Holland had capt.
tulated. 1t was published without
comment by morning newspapers
and announced In grave tones by
radio broadcasters.
The evacuation of $4,000 children
from Paris has started. Soldiers on
leave for farm work have been Or
dered back to their units immedi-
ately.
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France Preparing To
Clash With Germans
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up new forces 10 the threatened
positions at Sedan. In the air both
French and British bombers were
pounding with uninterrupted vigor
against the pontoon bridges which
the Germans had placed across the
Meuse.
Other squadrons OF bombers and
fighters struck at q German column
which was observed moving up to.
ward Sedan. To the north along
the fighting line running into Bel
gium the allied troops were resist
ing stubbornly, trying to slow down
the smashing drive Of the German
armored columns.
But the crisis OF the moment was
at Sedan, the historic spot where
the Germans defeated the French
and won the war Of 1870 A real
break-through there OF the Maginot
line would enable the Germans to
strike for the heart OF France, at
tack rail communication to the
Belgian front, flank the Allied
forces IN that vicinity or even at
tempt to smash southwark and
flank the whole Maginot system
from the rear.
So far indications here we're that
the Allied activity along this cen.
trail Belgian front Is chiefly a de.
laying action, designed to impede
and slow down the German columns
until the retirement has reached
strong line where definitive battle
may be fought. But there were in
dications that this retirement would
not mean giving up Antwerp-key
TO the Belgian and possibly the
French channel ports-without
fierce struggle.
The French spokesman said the
Germans had established bridge
head pocket four miles deep on the
south bank OF the Mouse near
Sedan, but that the French had re-
duced Its size In q counter attack
last night. He said Allied airplanes
had dumped tons of explosives, de-
stroying roads and dislocating Ger
man troop columns to relieve the
pressure.
Nazis Control Holland
Germans now were In control of
all Holland except iceland province,
comprised of the Dutch coastal Is
lands and peninsulas northwest Of
Antwerp. The Holland radio an
nounced that German troops had
entered the Hague, Dutch capital,
today, and that Dutch troops had
surrendered their arms.
The conquest of Holland put the
Germans in position to assail the
Antwerp region from the north and
also to strike west of Antwerp along
the Belgian North sea coast, at
Zebrugge and Ostend, which they
had held throughout most Of the
World war.
Frances 509th war communique
said French tanks had clashed with
German tanks yesterday evening at
Gembloux. 10 miles northwest of
Namur, and that the Germans had
been driven back. The German &C
ton in that sector apparently is
aimed northwest at Brussels and
Antwerp. Gembloux is rs miles
southeast OF Brussels.
Magnet Line Stands
The French military spokesman
said the German bridgehead at
Sedan was entirely outside the
Maginot Line had nowhere been
pierced.
He divided the front into three
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French border
Severe Attacks Al Sedan
Fighting was described as very Sc
we're In the Sedan sector In France
where the Germans apparently
sought the weakest link In the Magi-
not defense system In an effort to
smash through with tremendous
power and turn the flank OF the
main Maginot defenses further
southeastward.
The Maginot Line main defenses
OF deeply buried concrete and pow-
erful artillery on railroad tracks
run along the German French from.
tier, but this line also has been OK.
tended northwest OF the Moselle riy-
err To the North Sea. Thus the line
runs all along the Belgian frontier
but 1t Is a series OF deep lines rath-
er than main line OF concrete and
big guns.
The Germans crossed the Mouse
river at Sedan In their blasting at
tack on the Little Maginot" line, II
was stated, but the French fought
back with great power. Royal Air
Force bombers and escort fighters
went into action In cooperation with
the French.
The battle was described as A
great struggle" spread around Sc
dan and as far east as Longwy, near
Luxembourg. The results still are not
known and probably will not be fin
ally known for several days, II was
said, but the Germans who crossed
the river were able to take possession
OF parts OF the French defensive
zone.
Tremendous Nazi Punch
Military circles emphasized the
tremendous force of the German
initial punch and said that the
combined use of armored and air
forces had given the Nazis great
striking power. Nevertheless, this
type Of offensive must keep moving
In order to be effective and that
increases the effect OF any check 1t
may sustain, experts said.
Germany Gets Much
Germany had obtained 10 Dutch
civil and military airdromes, the
closest within ll2 miles of the coast
and German long distance planes
were now able to fly freely across
Holland from bases In Germany.
In Belgium, a communique OF Brit
jslh general headquarters said. the
British Expeditionary Force was
moving according to plan and main-
tanning contact with the Germans
Official information was that the
Germans were now committed to q
quick finish fight and that q battle
might have started already in full
fury would be the supreme test OF
the strength OF the whole British
Empire.
Germany had shortened the fly
ing distance TO Britain so that the
threat of a blitzkrieg attack on the
British Isles was now imminent
Further, Germany was given addi-
tional striking power In Belgium, be-
cause its. planes, taking off from
Dutch fields, could harry Allied
troops and fighter planes, based on
Dutch airdromes, could intercept
British bomber planes bound for
northern Germany.
Detailed reports had been received
here that the Germans took Rotter-
dam finally by using parachutist
troops and floating trojan horses,
German cargo boats flying neutral
flags from which hundreds Of troops
rebouched on signal yesterday
armed with machine guns and
trench mortars.
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SCENES OF ANGER

Continued from Page u
character depending upon the In
ternational situation"
The voluntary restriction OF Os-
servatore Romano's circulation to
Vatican City followed demonstra-
tons which caused authorities TO
station troops near the city's gates
Regular readers, including diplo.
mats and journalists, went 10 Vail
can City to purchase their copies
direct from the printer.
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que issued from Adolf Htiler's field
headquarters, "our quickly moving
divisions reached the Dyle (river)
position against a weakening enc
N.Y."
French losses In the counter-a at
attack near Sedan were described by
the Germans as neavy, The COM
munique added;
AT one point more than 10 Brit
ish and French fighters and pursuit
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RED CROSS DRIVE
PLANS DISCUSSED

Plans for the launching Of q
$4,000 Red Cross War Relief Fund
drive In waterbury continued to-
day with a meeting at the Chamber
of Commerce Office of Frank Green,
Secretary, Of the Publicity Commit
tee.
Members of this group which will
direct the work OF the drive through
newspapers, radio, and other means
of reaching the public include; Mrs,
Frank Kenney, chairman, Arthur
Goepcl, Raymond J. Tanning, Cor
nellus r. Maloney, Gerard Harring-
ton, and Frank j. Green.
Yesterday the executive commit
tee Of the local Red Cross accepted
this citys quota Of $4,000 In the
current emergency drive for funds
TO be expended In war-torn areas.
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crossing of the Meuse at Namur,
their path would be through Char
leroi and Mons, Belgium, as II was
In the World War. Then they cross
cd the French border 20 miles below
Mons after storming the French
fort at Maubeuge.
The agency said that the Liege
forts Of Lantin and Loucien had
fallen May 10, and that fort Tan
fremont Pepinster had ceased fir
Ing after a bombardment by heavy
artillery. Belgium had depended on
her Liege Notifications to serve as
the backbone OF her defenses, but
after the Germans broke through
the Albert Canal defenses north Of
Liege, between Maastricht, Holland
and Hasselt, Belgium, and advaced
west and southwest beyond Liege,
that fortified zone lost much Of Its
strategic value.
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BRITISH REPORT
FROM ALL FRONTS
the Dinant sector Just north Of tn
French border

Continued IRON Page y
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BY FREDERICK KUN
United Press staff Correspondent

NC"seu EEeSs SsuIk CUETeSpOuueut)
London, May l5.-(UP)-German
troops entered the Hague, capital of
the Netherlands, today and Dutch
troops surrendered their arms TO
them, the Holland radio announced,
Townspeople of the Hague awoke
this morning TO hear the roar of
motors OF low-flying German air
planes, the radio said, and at 8 a.
m. (2:40 a. m. EDIT column Of
100 German motorized vehicles drove
into the city.
The officer commanding the Ger
man forces, together with four high
German navy and army officers, re-
viewed the German troops.
A speaker announced as General
Henri Gerard Winkelman, comman-
der In chief of the Dutch armed
forces, said over the radio:
II have the deepest admiral ton
for what has been achieved by
commanders and their troops. 1t Is
not their fault that at some places
reinforcement was impossible, so
that the ycould not hold out. All
OF you acted In accordance with a
soldiers honor"
The broadcasts meant that Hol-
land had Joined the countries
which the Germans had over
whelmed since IA months ago today
they entered Czechoslovakia. Hol-
lands queen and Its government
were In London, and the country
all but iceland province at the en-
trance to the river Scheldt - was
conceded TO the Germans. The
Dutch fleet had joined the Allied
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BY RICHARD ID. Mcmillan
british United Press Staff Cor.
resp0ndent)

With British Expeditionary Forces
in Belgium. May 15.-(UP) British
forces, supported by the Royal Air
Force, today were reported holding
their main line positions In Bel
GUM In the face of admittedly in
creased German pressure.
Capitulation of the Dutch was
admitted to have increased the seri-
BUSINESS Of the situation In which
British and French armies found
themselves in Belgium.
Royal All force bombing planes
attacked German positions al might
and at dawn Raj fighters took off
TO resume Rfe battle with the Ger
man air force. which was broken
off at dusk Tuesday.
British mechanical units report
ed that Maxi columns had attacked
Allied advance pests with determine
alton" and Il was conceded that the
Germans at some points had ad-
vanced.
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BROKE INTO Line

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SILENT FOR Time

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The French military spokesman
said the German bridgehead at
Sedan was entirely outside the
Maginot Line had nowhere been
pierced.
He divided the front into three
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
Egypt News
MISS THELMA HEDGEPETH

Misses Christine and Marjori.
Oickerson were Sunday afternoon
guests of Miss Thelma Hedgepeth.
Considerable damage was done to
crops by the heavy rains the past
week.
Christine, Marjorie Dickerson
rhelma Hedgpeth, LynWood Dick
-rson, Robert Freeman, Bill Garrett,
lulas Hight, George Gresham were
sunday afternoon guests Of Misses
Josephine Pulley and Gertrude
Griffin and Louis Pulley.
Buddy, Robert and James Free
man delightfully."- entertained a num-
Der of their friends at brunswick
stew Wednesday night. Everyone
went to the barn for the stew and
then to the house for the rest OF
the fun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry E. Tippett
were Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. w. l. Hedgepeth and fam
Mrs. Medvin Pulley was the Fri
lily.
day afternoon guest of her sister,
Mrs. Clarence Pulley.
Miss Gertrude Griffin is expecting
to return home Sunday.
Nathan Wynn was the Friday night
guest of his grandmother, Mrs. P. H
Afford.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
REA Charge
Is Rebutted
CONTINUED From Page 0ne)

concentration that statement be is
sued setting the record straight.
Word is that Mr.. Slattery was more
or less led astray by statements of
an interested party; but there is
also a strong suspicion in many quar-
tiers that his charges were, in effect,
an effort to set up an allbl for his
action in approving a Hoke county
cooperative ahead Of its regular turn
and then making an ALLEGATION OF
more than million dollars to North
Carolina at the same time that his
department turned loose only a very
skinny amount to other states.
When he did those two things, he
was descended upon from two sides
first by hackers of other N. c. CO.
OPS whose applications were ahead
of Stokes, and next by Congressman
from other states that had projects
languishing in the Washington REA
office.
It probably seemed good idea at
the time to attack the power COM
panies and lay the blame on them.
To those who were shouting at him,
figuratively at least: "Why did you
approve Hoke county out of its re-
sular tulrn?", he indicated that he
had to hurry because the big, bad
power companies were about to hutt
and puff at the REA playhouse. Then
when he appeased the other N. {.
projects by huge allotments to them,
he had to say to protesting Congress-
men from other states, well, we just
had to hurry down there, because
it was an emergency. The power
companies are plotting against the
co-ops and if we don't get 'em built
right away, they will gobble up all
the choice territory, or words leaV-
ing that impression.
The hitch developed when the
power companies refused to take
things lying down, and saw to it that
a few of the real facts were present.
ed to Mr.. Slattery. Thereafter, a re-
preventative was sent to North Car
DINA to investigate. 1t has been
learned on the highest authority that
this Investigator will report to his
superiors that there isn't anything at
all to the charge of power company
greed and interference.
The stories were probably told to
MIR. Slattery by someone interested
in getting the Hoke county project
authorized Immediately and out of its
regular turn. This informant likely
filled the Slattery ears with distort-
ed tales of the power company &C
tivities.
AS for the only factual charge in
the Slattery diatribe, so far from the
folks of Stokes county being left 'in
the dark, there are in fact two CO.
ops for the county, which should soon
take its place among the best-lighted
of North Cardinals rural sub
divisions.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
FIRST BAPTIST.
E. Norfleet Gardner, pastor.

E. Norfleet Gardner, pastor.
Announcements for Sunday and
the following week are as follows:
Sunday:
GAS Sunday school. F. E. Pinnell,
superintendent.
II Worship hour. This service will
be the first in the series Of revival
services of our church. Mr.. Simms
will preach on the subject: easier
Said Than Done" Members and
friends are urged to come in large
numbers.
7 Baptist Training Union. Groups
for all ages.
Worship hour. This service will be
the final service of the summer series
of union services in our city. Mr..
Simms, continuing the revival series,
will preach on the topic What then
Shall Do With jesus" Friends from
other denominations will be Welcom-
ed.
Monday through Friday:
8 Revival services. All members
are urged to attend each evening and
visitors and friends from other de-
nominations and communities are
cordially invited.
We call special attention to the
fact thai two groups are asked to
sit in body in the services Sunday
Sunday morning, the Kittrell Baraca
class and men of the church will sit
together; and Sunday evening, men,
bers of the Baptist Training Union,
adm the R. AS, and the G. AS will
attend the service in body.
On Monday evening the Shaw
Philathea class and the Sue Kelly
class will sit in body and on Tues
day night, the Young Peoples and
intermediate departments of the
Sunday school will be together. The
Junior Department will sit together
each evening.
During the revival, a special APP
peal will be made to the young peo-
Pile of the church and community
and we are hoping that large num-
bers will attend the services and re-
spond to the call of God for their
lives.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
St. Andrews News
BY EVELYN WILLIAMSON

Miss Prentice Barker spent last
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Henry
Ellington of Sandy Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Robinson and
Misses Callie, Nellie and Christine
Robinson and Beverlyn Glover were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Morris Brame.
Misses Helen NuckleS and Katie
Wade were Thursday afternoon
guests of Misses Evelyn and Doro-
thy Williamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Ivey and
children were last Saturday night
guests of Misses Maggie and Myrtle
Brame
Clemens, Raymond and Raeford
Newman were weekend guests of
their grandmother, Mrs. H. M. Dan
iel.
Mrs. J. L. Matthews and Misses
Taggie Brame and Evelyn and
Doro'',v Williamson were Friday
evening guests of Mrs. Eugene
Stevenson.
Louis Hedgepeth and Morris
Hedgpeth were last Friday night
quests of Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. Will
hanson.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Tillotson were
Thursday evening guests of Maggie
and Myrtle Brame.
We are sorry to hear that the in
FAINT daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Norris Brame has been very sick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buel Glover and
''ildren were last Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wells.
Misses Christine and Nellie Rob-
H1son and Beverlyn Glover were
Sunday evening guests of Evelyn
Williamson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
FIRST METHODIST.

Rev. B. c. ReaViS, pastor.
Church school will meet at 9:45 a.
m. Every one is invited to come and
and come on time.
''The Call of the Unknown" will be
the subject Of the sermon by the
pastor at II a. m.
Supper will be served the young
people OF the church at $50 p. m. in
the dining room of the church. Fol
lowing the supper the groups will
go to their respective rooms, where
a worship program will be given.
At p. m. the congregation will
join with the other five participating
congregations in the union service to
be held at the First Baptist church.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
Hopkins Out
Of Cabinet
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nearly two years.
The President, in reply, said tho
resignation would take effect at
date to be determined later.
The resignation will remove from
President Roosevelt's official family
one of his closest friends and adj
viSorS.
Hopkins, it was reported, may take
the position of librarian at the Hyde
Park library, recently built to house
the Presidents papers and book Sc
lection and expected TO be opened
next spring. 1t was learned definite
" that he will not enter business.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24

=. and Nh. c.. ". Furqueron,
IL Fences EurQueron, and George
;...e-. LET, today to spend the
"o-.--.a IN New Bern. They were
g.. a...nG by Miss Mary Emma
-..-.- .-& Billy Conner, who nave
,s-. their guests here this week, and
r.. --. ,.,urn 70 their home in
- BEN
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-08-24
Guests of Mrs. Mabry.

-. }. }. L.IDry has as ner guests
=. and M.~ Z. J. Moothart and two
-~--1."-. Virginia and Richard, and
s%.--,, ,."g"oW Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
/" yla"sro and their son, Paul Will
Ham. enc Mis-. Annie L. Rose, her
:. .'.e-. all .-1m Melbourne. Florida,
s,.s. ,,".'.ar, and Mrs. Johnson are
'S.-.s f.. lis. MaOry.