The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-20
France Seeks Colonies

VlChy, May ~ -kUEl-- ETencn officials today indicated increasing interest in a campaign to win back French colonies which have gone over to the flag of Gen. Charles Dc Gaulle but admitted that most difficult practical obstacles must be overcome before any actual military operations could be undertaken. A statement by the Vichy propa- gandy ofilce said that "the hour undoubtedly has come" to reclaim the De Gaullist colonies, particular those of Equatorial Africa.
 For the greater part" said the statement, "the diSSidentS are good Frenchmen who have been deceived. At this time France is trying to get them back into her fold. France cannot allow any foreign power to try to prevent her from doing thiS."
 The increased agitation for the recovery of the Dc dauliist colonies was coupled with strict orders said to have been sent to all French colonial rulers by Vichy to defend themselves against any aggression.
 French officials insisted that Ger many and Italy would have no part in the proposed colonial campaign.
 It was reported that considerable progress Is being made in Paris by Vice-Premier Admiral Jean Fran cois Darlan with the Germans and that e simultaneous announcement of results may be made in Paris, vichy and Berlin.
 Brief War News
 London, May 20 -(UP)-- The worlds oldest mummy, 0 part of Napoleon Bonaparte's internal or- ganS and the bones of Queen Ber- engaria, consort of King Richard of the Lion Heart, were destroyed when German high explosive bombs wrecked e part of the Royal Col- lege of Surgeons recently, 1t b pos- sbile to disclose today.
 The mummy Is that of Ra Meier, an Egyptian noble who lived about 4,0o0 B. Q.
 queen Berengaria, daughter of King Sancho VI of Navarro, died about 1230. Richard, whom she married in May ii9l, had died jn 1109.
 Berlin, May 20-(UP)-The high command said today that Q German submarine commanded by Lieut.. Lehman Wilienbrock had sunk Q total of 5000 tons of tankerS and other shipping from e British con- voy.
 A communlque said that during the past two days the Germans had sunk 8 total of 43,000 tons of tank CTS. It was claimed that in at- tacks southwest of Weymouth, Eng, German boinberS had destroyed Q British submarine and had heavily damaged large merchant ship at Milford haven.
 Rome, May 20-(UP)-British at- tacks on the Tobruk front have been smashed by Axis forces and ct Gondar in Ethiopia, north of Lake Tana, Italian troops counter-attack- ed and dislodged British forces from new positions, the Italian high command said today.
 Its communiQue said the British were driven out of positions ct Con- dar they had taken Saturday and Sunday. Considerable losses" were suffered by both sides.
 Tokyo, May 20-(UP)- Newspa- pers reported today that the United States had given a strong warning to the French Indo- Chinese govern ment not to follow the lead of che Vichy government in 6 policy oi cooperation with Axis powers.
 It was asserted that the United States had threatened "some sort of retaliatory measure" if 1ndo- China did cooperate with the Axis
 London. May 20-(UP)-The ad. miralty said today that tfs" u-'s's'' naval auxiliary vessel Ct t e. 033 tons, had been sunk.
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