Evening star., 1941-09-07
French Trio Executed
By Nazis in ReprisaI
For Paris Shooting
Slain Hostages Reported
Selected From Comp of
Communist Prisoners
nv the Associated Press.

VICHY. Unoccupied France, Sept
6-Three French hostages. reported
selected from among Communist
prisoners of a concentration camp
we're executed by a German firing
squad at Paris today in reprisal for
an attack in which German
sergeant was slightly wounded three
days ago.
Unofficial advices reaching Vichy
reported that the three Frenchmen
were removed from the Drancy camp
near Paris at dawn. lined up before
A wall and shot 10 death. Tney
were not identified.
Warning of August % Cited.
Gen. Won Schaumberg. commander
of the city of Paris, in military
announcement published in Paris
newspapers called attention to his
warning of August % that hostages
would be executed if further attacks
should be made on German troops
in the Paris region.
Despite this warming" the an
nouncement said, "a member of the
German Army has been the victim
of a new attack September 3. In
uuiry has shown the guilty party
could have been none other than a
French Communist AS reprisals
for this dastardly action three
French hostages have been shot
The wounded German sergeant
who also has not been identified,
suffered only flesh wound and was
reported recovering. He was shot
once in the shoulder as he walked
on the street near the east station.
Camp for Communists.
The Drancy camp has been used
for Imprisonment of most of the
French Communists arrested dur
ing demonstrations in Paris and Its
suburbs.
The French moved swiftly to set
hp legal machinery in an attempt
to stamp out acts of terrorism which
might lead to further reprisal execu-
tions.
At an inner cabinet meeting it
was decided that Pierre Pucheu, who
as Minister of the Interior is in
charge of French police, would leave
for Paris soon on an urgent mia
sion in connection with preserva-
tion of order.
The Council of Ministers also
established a new state court with
summary powers. with special en-
phasis on search for the men be-
hind terroristic and anti-national
plots.
Special Court Established.
At the same time establishment
OF a special justice court under
Chief of State Marshal Petain's
jurisdiction to hear cases of the
political prisoners at Riom charged
with responsibility for defeat" waS
announced. These prisoners include
former Premiers Paul Reynaud,
Leon Blum and Edouard Daladier
and Gen. Maurice GuStave Gamelin.
The new court will report directly
to the chief of state before October
Is. 1t replaces the Riom investiga-
ton court which was charged with
a preliminary inquiry into the facts
leading to Frances defeat by Ger
many.
The cabinet was believed to have
taken up with Marshal Petain the
questions of lineup of government
functionaries under the present
Vichy regime.
1t was learned that beginning Oc-
tober l Max Ungrand. the Interior
Ministry's representative at Paris,
will strengthen his staff with two
new officials designated to place
more emphasis on the preservation
Of order.
Darlan Gets More Power.
In another reorganization today
Vice Premier Admiral Jean Darlan
gained more power as Marshal
Petain's administrative service was
attached to his Office. BY this Ad-
miral Darlan received possible direc-
ton of a proposed network of COM
missars of public power, a new gen.
eral staff of national defense and
other new services.
A Bordeaux summary court for
Communists started functioning
today with five Red suspects being
sentenced to four years impriSon-
ment. A poitiers court sentenced
some railroad workers yesterday to
to 10 years in prison for Com
munist activity.
At Periguex six received sentences
ranging up to 20 years at hard labor
on like charges.
The Paris special courts continue
to grind out cases Two more were
sentenced to jail terms yesterday
Gabriel Peri, former Deputy. who
escaped after he had been sentenced
with 43 other Communists before the
German invasion, has been recap
tured and faces trial.
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