Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1940, Page 8

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LONDON, May 17~The British press today splashed accounts of President Roosevelt’s message to Congress under such headlines as: “United States Prepares for War.” ‘The newspapers expressed grati- fication that the United States’ re- armament efforts—according to the President’s expressed wish—would not curtail allied buying of war- planes in America. The London Daily Mail's com- mentator, G. Ward Price, writing under a four~column headline, “Will America Entet the War?” declared: “Britain and France are fighting desperately to defend the vital in- terests—even the existence of every democratic nation in the world, in- cluding the United States. In that struggle we may be sure that Amer- ica will not stand idly by to see us defeated and destroyed.” In a leading editorial, the London said: “Mr, Roosevelt has faced the po- sition with a realistic policy. Rec- ognizing that this is no longer merely & European war, but in its issues closely involves American interests, he sees clearly that only the strength of the British and Prench Empires now stands between Hitler and world dominion. Therefore he calls his people to arms. They cannot be blind to the truth and the need.” The News Chronicle’s comment: “We need every plane we can get : [and the American contribution is valuable. But planes which America can send during the next few weeks will be only a small factor in the battle. “The prospect is that pressure on the allies will become much greater in the near future through the entry of Italy into the war and the only way America could give the allies effective help at this moment would be to warn Italy that such a move ts PHOENIX, from the Netherlands Provinces | Oharles D, Lederer, 38, scenarist, and | JUstios of the Peace Harry A. West- | ;.0 they already have conquered. A report picked up from the Ger- nian-controlled radio station at Hil- versum said the German high com- mand now was able to withdraw large formations from the Nether- lands to reinforce contingents at- tacking further south. Louvain controls approaches to Brussels, 16 miles away. A radio broadcast on the wave- length of the Brussels station heard in London this morning satd that Belgium'’s Liege forts still are hold- ing out. Fighting was reported in progress near the famous Waterloo battle- field, Warning of Parachutists. The ministry amplified a. previous announcement to give detailed de- scription of how the Royal Air Force wreaked havoc on German com- munication lines, ammunition dumps and troop concentrations behind the battle lines. Expanding its precautions against |, an attack on Britain itself, the Ministry of Home Security warned “there now is & risk that enemy utists may attempt to land in this country.” Motorists were urged to lock up their cars in garages and remove spark plugs, from dawn to dusk, to keep them out of German hands. More than 250,000 persons have volunteered for a home defense force against parachute invasion, said the war office. London military commentators expressed the belief the military situation in Belgium was fairly well in hand at the present, but they said the greatest danger to allied forces existed on the French frontier in the Sedan sector where mechanized columns broke through. ‘The Norwegian high command, meantime, disclosed in a commu- nique that allied troops now are co- operating with Norwegian forces in the fighting near Mosjoen, some 180 miles south of Narvik. The communique said the allies withdrew at Finneid, 30 miles north of Mosjoen, in accordance with a prearranged plan of operations. In the Narvik area troops were re- ported cleaning up territory around Narvik Lake and the mountainous region south 6f the Cukke Valley. Ars, May 17 (P~ RENO, May 17 (P—Mrs, Joh |27 0D 8. Belford, said yesterday. Whi tney, wife' of 8, Mrs. Whitney established residence “Jock” Whitney, probably will file | in Nevads, April 6, — NP22 105 MRS. MOTORIST® ki ; SRICE CAN BUY. DRIVE 1930 FORD. RICE. 85 HP FORD V-8 s G LOW-PRICED CARS OFFICIAL 12 FORD GIVES MORE INSIDE ST CAR LOVW 'FOR BE WoLD OUT FOR B LY 8 AT LOW P FORD GIVES YOU THE ON il GAVE BEST WILEAGE OF LEA GILUORE-YOSEMLTE e Liz?éups FORD GIVES LONGEST ' MANY HIGH=PRI .S, LENGTH THAN =TUBE _FULL TORQUE i 7 HYDRAULIC B 18T OF TR snmemsifi?:\ie CORD GIVES YOU LONG. 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First Floor country to object to any other na- tion building up its defenses. \ ANY g\\\ _ Foreign office circles were espe- BN €lally interested in the President’s i renewed assuarance that the United States wants to stay out of war. They gave no reaction to Mr. Roosevelt's reference to the prox- imity of foreign forces in the Antilles and Iceland, explaining that Ger- many was not interested in the ‘Western Hemisphere. President Roosevelt's mention of “fifth column” activities prompted German ' officials to' remark ‘that evidently he had listened too much to British and French radio com- mentators and had concerned him- self too little with real facts. London (Continued From First Page.) hostilities, our army remains intact and its morale is high.” An earlier Belgian communique, :l:l':d Ostend, Thursday evening, “North and northeast of Antwerp : | enemy patrols made contact with our positions, “Further to the south some local infantry attacks failed under the fire of our defense. “In central Belgium violent at. tacks were delivered against posi tions occupled by the allied forces.” B A that the military situation from the standpoint of the allies “though very serious may be regarded as very slightly better than yesterday or on Wednesday.” The Air Ministry announced that “During last night the Royal Air SPECIAL SELLING! e e o A Men's 2-Trousers facks gn mliazy okiectves in Ger- munique offered no details of the e raids. 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