The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-09
Britain Believes Nazi
 Blitzkrieg Has Begun
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formed to take their part, along with the rest of the army, in meet ing a German invasion.
 It was made known that 1,060, 900 men had joined the Paraschoot corps and that 1,5O0,0OO were en- gagged in full time or part time civil defense.
 A severe food rationing system was inaugurated today. An allowance of two ounces of tea per person per week was one feature. Another was that restaurants must not serve both meat and fish to patron at one meal.
 Lord Woolton, food minister, said that he was considering making food wastage a criminal offense.
 French BattIeship Damaged
 London, July 9-(UP)-A. V. Alex ander, first lord of the admiralty told the House of Commons today that the 35,000-ton French dread naught Richelieu had been put out of commission by British air and naval action.
 The Richelieu, newest battleship in the French fleet, was attacked by British motor boats and British air- craft at Dakar, the French Senegal port in West Africa where it was lying.
 Alexander described the Richelieu as the most modern and formidable capital ship in the world irnmedi- ately available for operations"
 The Richelieu was completed by the French just before the armistice and was believed to have been at sea on trial runs when hostilities came to an end.
 Alexander said that with the &C., ton against the Richelieu, seven French capital ships now have been accounted for.
 The attack on the Richelieu, he re- vealed, was made yesterday. Motor boats dropped depth charges close unler the Richelieu's stern, damaging her steering apparatus and propel- lers. Aircraft then bombed the ship as it lay unable to maneuver.
 When the attack was over, Alex ander said. the vessel was listing to port and down at the stern.
 Lloyd George Fighting Mad
 London, July g. (UP) David Llcyd George, World War premier of Britain, now 77 but described as fighting mad and full of ideas about how to meet the threatened invasion" was reported today to be an imminent choice for Prime Min. ister Winston Churchills cabinet.
 Well informed members of parlia- ment believed his entry into the cab- inet would coincide with Neville Chamberlain's exit.
 There was growing demand that Chamberlain, the former prime min- ister and now president of the coun- ell, must go, and 1t was believed that Churchill would i'll the gap with the fiery Welshman, Lloyd George.
 His feud with Chamberlain pre-. vented Lloyd George from joining the government earlier. Churchill has supported Chamberlain against widespread criticism, based on tht conduct of the early part of the wal by Chamberlain's government, but Q new blow has fallen: publication by the News Chronicle of a pol showing that cross-section of Brit. ish voters are 77 per cent in favol of Chamberlain's resignation.
 It was reported that Chamberlain had several times offered to resign but that Churchill had refused tt let him do 30.
 Chamberlain still Is leader of tht Conservative party and his resigna. tion would fenee Churchill to take over the leadrship in addition to hi: other duties.
 It was believed that Lloyd George would give the cabinet a new driv- ing force. He is still one of the most formidable debaters in parliament and took an outstanding part in de- bate which led to Chamberlain's downfall, even though he tried tc launch peace movement last au- tuinn.
 French, British Agree
 Alexandria, Egypt July g. (UP) - French and British naval author ities at Alexandria have reached an agreement under which French naval units here will be incapable of action.
 A statement issued to the fleet disclosed that the French and Brit ish admirals have agreed that the French will put their ships in such condition that they could not 60 to sea, that the ships will be demili- tarized and that crews will be re-