davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
London Asks Clear
Declaration From
Italian Leaders

ROME May 7. (UP)-DiplomaiiC
circles regarded as authoritative re
ported today that Great Britain
had asked Italy to define its exact
position regarding the war and had
expressed firm hope that a reply
could be made by May Is.
Informants asserted that Sir Noel
Charles, British charge d'affaireS.
had made the request to Count
Galeazzo Ciano, foreign minister.
May l, and might have been in
connection with the dispatch of
Allied naval rcinforcemcntS to tho
Mediterranean.
The newspaper MeSsaggero quoted
IN a dispatch from Sofia as Italy
expressed increasing interest in the
possibility of extension of the war
to southeast Europe rumorS that
Great Britain had promised Bul-
9arla restitution of the Dobrud ia
area and an outlet to the sea tprc-
Sumablv the Mediterranean if she
abandoned her neutrality in favor
of the Allies.
MeSSaggero'S dispatch added that
1t appeared unlikely Bulgaria would
alter her attitude since it would
he against her national interest. and
British promises were not trusted "
Tho background OF the report
regarding British representations to
Italy and the alleged promise to
Bulgaria was of the greatest i'm
portance.
oOn April 80, Britain announced
that it had diverted through bound
British shipping from the Mediter-
ranean to the longer. coStlicr South
African route
'On May l. when the British
charge d'affaireS was known to have
seen Count Ciano, American Am
hassador William Phillips saw Prem
ier Beaito Mussolini. 1t was re-
ported that Phillips had said that
il Italy were involved in war, Am
erican shipping would be withheld
from the Mediterranean, and that
MusSolini assured him that Italy
was not considering entering the
war at the moment. Later the same
day Phillips talked to Sir Noel
Charles.
About this time powerful Allied
naval relnforcements began stream
ing TO the Mediterranean.
ANY British offer to Bulgaria for
return of the Do5ruja area to Bull
garla and to give her an outlet on
the Mediterranean in return for her
support presumably would be made
only with the active consent of
France, Turkey. Rumania. Greece
and presumably Jugoslavia.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Chamberlain Names Churchill TO
Coordinate Allied War Activities

LONDON, May 7. tUP)-Prmc
Minister Neville Chamberlain to-
day named aggressive Winston
Churchill to supervise Great Brit
aims armed forces in the war
against Germany and called upon
an angry, heckling House of Com
mons to close ranks and set our
teeth in the face of imminent
danger tnat Adolf Hitler will strike
again.
The prime minister's appeal for
cooperation of members of all par
ties in a unified effort to mobilize
every ounce" of strength for the
war was regarded as an invitation
to the opposition leaders to enter
are organized government. There
was doubt that it would be success
ful, however, as the labor leaders
have refused such suggestions.
Shouts of "resign!' and cries of
who missed the bus?" interrupted
Chamberlain as he sought to eX-
PLAN to the House of Commons
how Nazi aggression and superior
air power had caused the failure
.of the Allied eXpeditionary cam
palgn in central Norway.
That campaign, he contended,
.Stlll is unfinlShed the Norwegian
government and King Haakon still
are in Norway and the Allied pow
ers will give the NorWegianS all
the aid possible as rapidly as pos
Sible.
But, he said, the British people
apparently fail to realize the dan
ger of another German blow, pos
Sibly directed against the British
Isles and the Allied leaders will
not relax their precautions in other
parts of Europe. Then he announc-
ed that Churchill, the fiery first
lord Of the admiralty, henceforth
would have responsibility for su-
pervision of military operations
from day to day.
His announcement and his eX-
planation failed to satisfy the op-
position and he immediately was
assailed by opposition leaders for
complacency in the face of "a
reverse and "rebuff< in Norway.
Churchill also was criticized as too
optimistic
Clement r. Attlee, labor leader,
opened the counter attack on
ChamberlainS explanation. charp-
ing the government with having
made misleading speeches and said
that Chamberlain's speech was
one OF excuse and explanation
The Withdrawals from southern
Norway were a rebuff and repre-
sent a setback, Attlee said
The prime minister's speech of
last Thursday was over-optimistic
we have got to face the facts. |
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Cruiser Destroyed
By Aerial Bomb,
Germans Assert

BLi.LlN, May T. OUPl-Thc high
command said today that an enc
my cruiser had been hit by med
lum size bomb off NarvIk, Norway.
yesterday, that an enemy" sub
marine had been sunk in the Skag-
errak; two British planes shot down
over HelgOland Bight ana one Brit
iSh flying boat sunk by bombs.
/ The high command communicate
said
The situation at Narvik is un-
changed. German bombarS attack
ed British columns with bombs and
machine gun fire and dispersed
them. One cruiser before Narvlk was
struck by medium calibre bomb
and one sunderland flying boat was
sunk by bombs.
German troops advancing north
ward from NamSOS and Grong
reached MoSjoen 40 miles south
east of Mo, which The Germans
claimed to have reached yestnr-
day.
"A German submarine chaser
flGtllla sank an enemy submarine
IN the Skagerrak. Two British
planes were Snot Gown by Ger
man pursuit planes while aetempt-
ing to fly into Helgoland Blight.
There were no impol tant events
on the Western Front
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Britons Learn Of Heroism Displayed
By 0utnumbered Troops in Norway

LONDON, May 7. cUP)-Britons
learned today the way their soldiers
in sub-ArCtic Norway had taken it
op the chin from the Germans.
The story was made public as the
House Of Commons met for its
Norwegian campaign debate. and
it was the story of sort of defeat
Chat BritOnS remember with pride,
and a rcSurgc of fighting spirit
when they have forgotten many
of thcIr victories.
British troops, Harmed, ill
equipped, had rCtrcatCd 100 miles
some 200 mileS-bcforc superior
German force, under a rain OF Ger
man airplane bombs and machine
gun bullets, along shattered roads,
through snow, across frozen lakes
Whose ice broke under them,
through country infested with
spies who radiocd their whereabouts
to the German planes. with little
food and almost no airplane sup
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

This is reverse.
The Norway campaign was never
meant to be a mere tip and run
exploit. The country considered it
of major Importance"
The labor leader especially as
sailed Chamberlain'S contention that
the Norwegian campaign was linn
tied operation to take Trondheim.
important west coast port, in re-
Sponse to the most urgent appeals
from the Norwegian commander-in
-chlef. The prime minister said not
much more than a division (about
10000 mem were sent to central
Norway.
David Lloyd George, liberal lead
er, interrupted to ask whether
Churchills appointment would per-
NIT him to continue as first lord
OF the admiralty.
yes, sir Chamberlain replied.
adding that if the new task was
too great Churchill would later be
relieved OF the double duty.
"Mr. ChurchIn vii haze reSpon-
Sibility for supervision of military
operations day-by day and have no
doubt VIC shall in this way ensure
that cvcry aspect of military policy
will bc examined and when poll
cieS arc decided upon, that they
Will be followed up with prompt
ness
I'VE must not forget that there
are other fronts which at any mo-
ment may blaze up into conflagra-
ton Chamberlain said.
"The campaign is not yet fin
ished,' he continued in urging that
Commons avoid haSty judgment of
the Norwegian eXpeditionary force
He said the campaign failed be-
cause the Germans got the jump on
Allied forces, because the Allies
lacked fighter planes and because
the Norwegian troops retreailng
on Trondheim failed to destroy
German communications lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
U.S.. Navy viii Ask Funds 10 Build
All Authorized Tonnage Without
Delay, Admiral Tells Senator

of aviation Gcl elopmcnts IN the
Pacific. He said he believed that
in the light of aviation develop
ments in the European war war-
ships would have to bc re-designcd
to provide for strcamlncd top
deck
Naval Committee Chairman David
1. Walsh decided to reopen hearings
on a $655 GOO 900 expansion author
ization Bill after Edison's an
nouncemcnt. Starks proposal
would have no effect on this bill
The expansion bill hearings had
been closed after Stark and other
admiralS vigorously reaffirfned the
naVy's belief that the battles,lip
still is the backbone of sea warfare
and cOntended that it was virtually
inYulnerable to aerial lombard
ment. The bill would permit ex-
panSion of the fleet by IL per cent,
including 79500 tons of aircraft
carriers. 65,5O3O tons of cruisers and
2l 900 tons of submarines.
Secretary Of the Navy Edison told
tho committee that battleships
were, are. and will be for many
years to come the backbone of our
national defense"
Edison vigorously rcaffirmed the
nayE'S faith n rho battleShip as
the most powerful instrument of
sea warfare.
American naval vessels, he said,
are the best we know how to
build They constantly are being
improved and integratcd with a
modern, speedy air arm which Is
as efficient as modern science can
produce. Edison added.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

WASHINGTON. May T. up
The navy Will ask coneIe. bsiorc
adjournment for funds 10 . e.n
construction of all authorized bit
unbullt tonnage Admiral Harold
r. Stark. chief OF naval operations
revealed today
Stark's disclosure that the navy
Will seek to begin work Immediate
ly ON its remaining 29638 author
lzed tons was contained in q letter
TO Sen. Allen J. Ellender, D., La. 1t
was made public as the senate naval
affairs committee called Secretary
of the Nay Charles Ediscy. to eX-
plain his statement that airplanes
now hold temporary advantage"
over battlcshipS.
EdiSon.s statement was made at
a press conference last week after
his return from an inspection tour
OF naval mancuVerS in the Pacific
He said he believed tnat IN the light
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

JOII.
They had fought five separated
dogeed rear guard actions with
the Germans.
Lacking any equipment at all
for that sort of action, they had
used depth bombs from their dc
Stroycrs to blow up bridges in their
wake.
One officer. separated from his
shattered unit, had broken into an
unoccupicd house, taken tweed
suit in lieu of uniform. appropriated
4 railroad hand car, and propelled
himself along the railway to Nam
SOS, picking up StragglerS as he
went.
The story came out after the
arrival at British port of part Of
the British force evacuated from
Namsos. The remainder of the
Allied troops it was understood
had been landed at a Norwegian
port, presumably Narvik.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

pm. EDIT April 30.
The French prime minister first
hohtly touched on some financial
questions" according to ZWOclf Uhr
Blatt, the first afternoon newspaper
published here.
He tReynaudD then declared that
Gen. Weygand had promised him
to finally be ready for the ordered
action by May Is. However, he
said. Chamberlain ought not to take
this date too literally: it might be a
little later.
Chamberlain, obviously angered,
remarked that he had got the i'm
preston that they were taking
more time than was necessary down
there
"RCynaud then pointed out to
him the many difficulties which
would have to be overcome. especial
ly in connection with Turkey
In this connection he used the
phrase daily increasing demands
Chamberlain then promised to talk
again to the Turks, however he
could not guarantee anything 'un-
less they cease their everlasting
queer habits and sCllishncSs down
there
'Roynaud assured him that he
would do his utmost to straighten
out the psychological difficulties
down there.
tThe expression used for "psy-
Geological difficulties was the
French "difficultes mentales", ac-
cor;ling to ZWoelf Uhr Blatt, indi-
eating that the conversation was in
French)
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

sensational treatment To an account
Of a purported telephone conycr-
sation between Chamberlain and
Rcynaud last Tuesday night. There
was no explanation of how the
Germans could have learned about
such a conversation.
The newspaper version was that
the conversation had begun at 1910
pm. Greenwich mean time, t6'lO
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
Nav 20 Allied DeodIine
I'm Near East, Nozis Sov

BERLIN, May Z German
newspapers charged today that
British Prime Minister Neville
Chamberlain had told French
Premier Paul Reynaud by telephone
to have the Allied Far Eastern army,
urNter French Gen. Maxine Wcy
gand. ready for its ordered action"
on May 20
The entire press. obviously on
orders from the government. gave
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07
All Dutch Army
Leaves Suspended

THE HAGUE. May 7. tUP)-
All Dutch army leaves were SuS-
pended today. il was announced
officially.
The order covers both periodic
leave and special leaves of alb
sencc. No reason for the order
was announced.
Navy and air force leave was
also cancelled.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-05-07

For reaching most people at
smallest cost use Post-Press want
ads!
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
Senate Committee,
Defense Council and
Department of Justice
Will Seek to Prevent
Profiteering on Mate
rials.

Washington. Oct, o. (AP) A
broad investigation OF alleged price
chscling" on materials for the de-
Tense construction program was an
nounccd today.
Chairman Wheeler. Democrat
Montana. disclosed that q Senate in
ter, tate commerce subcommittee
with the national defense council
and the department Of Justice would
scrutinizc the price field carefully
and also innure into the reasons
for any "bOttlenecks" that might de-
VClOn.
"This investigation will be broad
cn"ura ~ 90 int" any phase of the
dorcusc program but particular at
tcm;iun will l." paid 10 reports that
cxturriDr"f" prices have been charG-
cd the GnVcrnntnt in some in
ytancos." Senator Wheeler told re-
puri"t%.
1--WE don't want tho same thing to
tal:r place that happened during the
lest war when there were charges
fCnntinucd on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
Profession
Is Indicted
Surgeon Says Hun
dreds of Operations
Which Are Performed
Are Unnecessary.

Chicago. Oct. 22.-(AP)-A charge
that hundreds Of unnecessary sur
gical operations are. performed daily
in this country was made To the
American College Of Surgeons hos
pitaI Standardization conference to-
day by DR.. Harold l.. F2sS, surgeon
in-chief OF the Geisinger Memorial
HOSPITAL Danvillc. Pa.
He said that the public is becom-
ing aware of the conditions and that
state or federal governments may
have to step in. The trouble, he said,
applies mostly to small umcgulated
hospitals.
He charged that for every we'll
trained surgeon there are probably
20 who do the incompetent work.
in many hospitals" ne said,
"countlc.e major operations are be-
ing attempted by men thoroughly I'M
equipped by training and experience
to assume the responsibility OF
handling any but the simplest sur
gical problems. We all know this but
have been loath 10 talk about it.
"Thc situation is a delicate one in
many Of its phases and the problem
is most difficult. yet 50 &r@fc and
important is it that il is coming with
increasing force 10 ti2 attcrt:pn OF
the public
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
Lewis Seeks
Radio Crowd
All Three M a ] Or
Chains Will Garry Po-
litical Address of C1O
Chief Friday Night.

Now York. Oct. 22.-(AP)-John
l.. Lewis apparently IS striving for
a tremendous audience Of at least 30
Gee. OGN persons in his political broad
cast Friday night-a speech which
will cost perhaps 100000 or S73,OOO.
All three OF the major chains
NBC. Chs and MBS-Wcrc asked to
rc, c"v" 8 to $50 p. m. for Lewis
talk in telephone call from Wash
ingtDn yesterday.
Lewis himself has said nothing on
his subject. The only indication OF
what he would talk about was the
request for time for political
broadcast.
Several Of the individual unions IN
Lewis Go have Endorsed President
Roosevelt, for a third term.
Thoy mcgIc!c the following:
Amatganatcd Clothing workers,
with a claimed membership OF 23O,-
600:
The Textile Workers Union, which
list, lis membership at about 300
600:
Tho United Automobile Workers,
thinning a membership of 4O0.nOh:
And the smaller United Paper
PIavthing and Novelty Workers, with
Continued on Page Throe>
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
Presidential Campaign
Warns Up In Final Stage

steal the election for him without
even d rebuke 10 them
With the election two weeks away.
sneakers for both parties appeared
in number Of cities.
Henry A Wallace, the Democratic
vice presidential nominee, told an
audience at Mason City. Iowa. that
the eastern financa! interests 50
control the majority Of Republican
votes in Congress and they will con-
sent to no effective farm progral" no
matter what promises the candi-
dates make
Senator Vandenberg, Republican.
Michigan. said at Logansport, Ind.
tha; the government "has been run
=. = heller skelter. Deli nell pp-
Iitical grabbac 10 sit III" Shift'
whims Of one so-ca'lcd ind S0eH "i'
man and to seek the greatest paI''-
cal bureau that ever fastened tel.
N az Otherwise free pcoplc.'
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
Democrats Hope Hard Work
VIII Offset Indifference
IN November 5 Election

the torrid race Of 1923. or hand
that would indicate there will be big
turnout on the Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, but these
same observers almost unanimously
think the total will fall short of the
record 939.424 cast in the preSden-
tial race of 1886.
They all agree that the situation
is hard to gauge because there is no
precedent. It is the first time the
national election year has not also
been one in which Sheriffs and other
local offices were to be filled.
Of four prominent state officials
seen by your reporter today. only
one thought the 1910 vote will come
anvWhCre close Ia the 1896 mark
and he is the only one of the four
tCU.:..t.eG 0n paCe Tnrcc)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
Farmers Coop
Is Discussed

Washington, Oct. a. (AP) -
A group Of 25 growers, shippers and
officials of farmers cooperative mar
kcting organizations discussed with
Secretary Of Agriculture Wickard to-
day a proposal to organize a nation
al farmers cooperative to improve
the distribution md sale Of fresh
fruits and vegetables.
The conference preceded n meet
ing to be held here Thursday at
which plans for organizing such Il
cooperative arc to be discussed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22

" easy terms Vice Premier Laval was
reported To- be i'm Paris discussing the
situation with naZi OiGicialS.)
There have been rumOrS here for
weeks Of a pending amicable al
rangemcnt with France. For fort
night the German press has rcfraincd
from saying anything derogatory
about the vanquishcd country.
British Prime Minister ChurchilTS
appeal last night to France to re-
frain from doing anything that might
hurt the British cause finally gives
substance To recurring limitations
;hat German negotiations with
France nave advanced to the stage
where y visit by Won RibbcntrOp may
rIinch them.
Whether Won Ribbcntrop. if really
bound for Vichy, will continue to
Madrid also was q question for Spc-
culation in the German capital.
In chain OF circumstantlal cvi-
Continued on Page Tnrec.J
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
EaLy Claims Naval Victory
m Red Sea; Weather Gives
Quiet Night In Aerial War
Draft Drawing
Will BE Held
October 20

Washington, Oct. 22.-(AP)-
One week from today at noon
Uncle Sam will start drawing
the Sclcctivc service numbers
which will put the first 100000
young Americans in uniform by
mex, June and millions more
during the ensuing four years.
ync historic drawing in the
"ation'S first pcacctimc cCnScrip-
ton program is expected to taAc
dozen hours or more. When it
is finished each of the 16,500,O0O
or more men who registered last
Wednesday will have z number
designating the GrdHr in which
he will be summoned for service.
The big gas jar from which
World War draft numbers were
drawn will be used again and fol-
lowing the precedent Of 1917. Sccre-
tary Of War StimSon. blindIolded
will draw out the first number.
Plans for the draft drawing were
completed yesterday at conference
between President Roosevelt and
sOC
At first. DyIistla announced that the
President would draw the first num-
Der. but Nh Roosevelt asked that
Score my Stimson should perform
tins act
The President, however, will be
present at the opening ceremony and
will deliver an address before the
actual lottery drawing begins.
Between now and next Tuesday
each of the men who registered will
be assigned a number by his local
draft board. The numbers so assign
ed are serial numbers and are not
expected to run higher than 800 for
any one local board area. The Sc
quence in which these numbers are
drawn in the October 20 lottery will
determine the order numbers-that
is. the numbers designating the
numerical order in which registrantS
arc subject to call.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
(By The Associated Press

(By The Associated Press
While Wendell L. Willkie returned
to the Chicago area today Tor MS
second campaign appearance. Presi-
dent Roosevelt arranged to visit VIII
mington. Del. and Camden, n. j., 10
morrow prior to his address IN mil
adelphia -.
In a speech in milwaukee, last
night, Willkie accused the President
Of letting Chicago's Democratic
organizat ton and two others try 10
steal the election for him without
even rebuke."
He referred to Democratic organ
izations in Jersey City. \. j." ana III
the Bronx. N. Y. as well aS 10 III"
IN Chicago. and said: .
Here is a candidate for president
who has proclaimed @!n.II as d
liberal. as a reform cGndida;s' 2H,
who allows three Of the most co.
.upt poli.!ca! machines ~ t.y y
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
Truce Sought
In Dam Strike

Washington. Ocl. 22-(APJ-Bryce
p. HolcnuUc Labor department con-
citation commissioner. sought today
to end d strike pf 800 workers en-
pIpyed by the Utah Construction
Company on the Andrews. n C., dam
Of the Nantaha!a Light and Power
Company.
The Labor department spokesman
said it was hoped an agreement
could be reached between the build
ING trades division Of the American
Federation Of Labor. representing the
striking workers. and the constitute
;iru company.
'ic added that n"y announcement
today would depend ON the trend "t
the .eg,t.lI1:...
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
Rumania Shaken
By Earthquake

Bucharc-t. oct. 22.-(APj A vio-
lent Jn-%"r'nd earthquake dam
aged business buildings and homes
in Bucharest and oil field works in
northern R,nania. There were no
reports Of any los Of life.
Hours after tie shock was first
felt, thousands uf persons in Buchar-
est TANNED th" streets. still fearful
10 return 10 their homes.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-10-22
! rice C.hiseling'
Probe Announced
Baudouin Seeks
French German
Collaboration

Vichy, Oct. 22.-tAP)-FGr-
cign Minister BaIdOuin told
American press correspondents
today that he hoped for frank
and total collaboration between
France ard Germany after a
Just" peace is signed.
Failure to cOliaboraLe with
Germany, he asserted. would be
"imheciIa. insane and absurd"
Geographically and economical
Iy. ne asserted, it is a military
necessity.
Questioned concerning German
p-ce3 indications that the Reich
will annex AlSacc Lorraine,
Baudouin replied:
81 can't Judge Germany by its
Intentions"