Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1940, Page 6

T A6 ww Allied Counterattack Seen With Gen. Weygand at Helm First Task of New Allied Commander Is Defense of Amiens, Eliot Believes By MAJ. GEORGE FIELDING ¥ ELIOT. ‘The appointment of Gen. Maxime seriqus for the Germans every day, and every day that the Belgian forts hold out it becomes just that much Weygand as generalissimo of the| worse. allied armies brings the right man to the right job. As to experience Gen. Weygand was chief of staff to Marshal Foch when the latter held the indentical position, and by a curious coinci- dence his first task was to turn the Germans back from Amiens, the very key point they are threatening today, whose on would separate the British and French Just as in 1918. As to military character, Gen. Weygand has the energy, the organizing ability and the capacity for quick and wise decision which is demanded by this swift-moving war. As to the spiritual values, Gen. Weywand has courage, cool- ness and simplicity—and his ap- pointment will do more to bolster the morale of the French army than anything else conceivable, for they know and trust him and will believe him capable of miracles. As a strategist, Gen. Weygand is of the pyrest school of Foch. He believes with ‘all his soul in the value of the offensive. It is im- possible to suppose that Mr. Churchill’s speech yesterday after- noon, in which he spoke of the need for attacking the enemy, was not inspired in part by Gen. Wey- gand—or at the very least by Mr. Churchill’s knowldege of Weygand's trend of thought. ‘Thus we may be sure that a power- ful allied counter-stroke is in prep- aration, and will be delivered at the time and place Gen. Weygand se- lects. The only thing that could prevent it would be such continuous and violent pressure by the Ger- mans that the sheer need for striv- ing to check them would draw in too many troops to allow a mass of maneuver to be collected. The ques- tion, therefore, is whether the Ger- mans can keep going and keep feed- ing in more troops, more armored fighting vehicles, more planes. Lines Lengthening. The Germans' lines of communi- cation are lengthening as they ad-| vance. They become more and more | dependent on the railways. Some of the forts at Namur are still holding out, helping to deny them the use of the great four-track Aachen- Liege-Namur-Charleroi-Paris line. (Erroneously, it seems, I accegted a German statement yesterday that Namur had fallen completely into German hands. And today the British clalm that both Liege and Namur are holding out.) There is nothing to show whether the whole of the Brussels-Mons- Maubeuge Railway is German con- trolled or not. The farther the Germans go, the more vital be- comes their need to control these railways; for truck columns can- not supply increasingly huge armies all the way from Germany to Northern France. The British air communique mentions troop move- ments in Western Germany, indi- cating that more reserves are being sent in. 'This supply and reinforce- ment problem will become more THE ELKS CLUB (Lodge and Grill) 919 H St. N.W, 1S NOW CUSHIONED FOR SOUND WITH Brother Elks join together in voic- ing their pleasure with the acous- tical ment Griffith-Consumers applicators have recently given Lodge & Grill rooms—truly @ ‘sound” investment . . . @eriTH- (ONsuMERs (@vrany 1413 New York Ave. N.W. MEtropolitan 4810 Listento...630 KC WMAL NEWS BROADCASTS TODAY 12 (noon)—H. R. Baukhage 12:55 p.m.—European News 3:00 p.m.—War Commen- tary 3:55 p.m.—AP News 5:00 p.m.—Evening Star Flashes 5:45 p.m.—Lowell Thomas 6:45 p.m.—European News 9:00 p.m.—European News 10:00 p.m.—John Gunthef 10:30 p.m.—National Radio - Forum 11:00 p.m.—European News 12 (midnight)—News 1:00 a.m.—News TOMORROW 7:00 a.m.—News Here and Abroad 7:25 a.m.—European News 8:30 a.m.—Earl Godwin 10:0C a.m.—News 11:00 a.m.—European News WMAL 630 on Your Dial Washington’s Leading News Station brings you - headline news— as it happens. As anticipated in yesterday’s ar- ticle, the Germans moved toward St. Quentin, on the upper Somme, and have captured that town. But that German armored elements have got- ten that far is not what counts. Much more important is their effort to widen the western flank of their salient along the Sambre-Oise Canal, to break down the shoulder of that salient west of Maubeuge, to sweep forwara with really heavy forces across the Sambre and the Oise and down the valley of the Somme to Amiens. We are now coming to what may be the crucial days of this struggle. If the Germans get into Amiens, the allies have suffered a disester. If the Germans can be definitely stopped where they are, perhaps driven back, then they will find it dificult to get their drive going aain with the same velocity and continuity—at least for some time. Much seems likely to depend on the allied counter-attack, the prep- aration of which doubtless will be taining elements. Even at the minimum fig- ures given, these would make a formidable spcarhead for a great counter-effort; but it takes time to get them together, and it takes time to assemble the troops to follow them up—especially when all marches must be made at night, and con- cealment sought by day from the eyes of German scout pilots. The Prime Minister's account of respective airplane losses seems to indicate a considerable personnel and material superiority of the al- lied air forces over the German, as indeed early reports of the minor operations over the wesfern front led one to believe. It is, I think, necessary to accept such statements with a certain amount of reserve, as it is difficult accurately to esti- mate® losses of one’s own or of the other side in the heat of such con- fused action as has taken place dur-~ ing the last few days. But even if the Prime Minister's statement is true only in part, it sets forth a most hopeful prospect from the al- lied viewpoint. It is just another indication of the fact that if the Germans are to win at all, they must win quickly. {(Copyright, 1940, by the New York Tri- bune, Inc.) COURTEOUS SERVICE ON . NEW $12?° One Way ® Now! There's an to go”—five of them change of planes. In La Guardia Field, o American! REpublic 1000. Tick =2 Shorfage of Pilols z=oed |5 Allies” Trouble, De Seversky Says Plane Designer Urges Nation to Offer Flyers Yocational Inducements By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 20.—Maj. Alex- ander P. De Seversky, air record holder and designer of U. 8. Army pursuit planes, said today the Prench and British air forces faced a difficult task in fighting Germany because the allies, “like the United States, have a paucity of pilots.” He coupled the statement with | & declaration that thi: country must provide some vocational inducement to young men to learn to fly, “or we are going to find ourselves, in the event of war, in as sorry a situation in the air as France and England.” It has been’proposed to train 7000 Air Corps pilots a year as against the current rate of less than 2,000. Urges “Practical Approach.” A former commander of all the Russian Imperial Navy pursuit avia- tion in the Baltic area during the World War, Maj. Seversky advocat- ed what he termed a “practical ap- STEWARDESS ALL FUGHTS Delicious Meals Served Aloft Go Amoric™ T0 YORK NON-STOP COMMUTER SERVICE “Go When You Want To Go!” « $21% Round Trip American Airlines Non- Stop Flagship to New York “when you want between noon and 6 pm! Flagship commuter service begins at 6 am. You can leave New York as late as 10:15 pm. ‘There are 5 through Flagships to Boston. No New York, service is from nly 35 minutes from mid- Manhattan. When you go to New York, go For reservations, call your Fravel Agent or et office: 813 15th St. N.W. AMERICAN AIRLINES Jc. ROUTE OF THE FLAGSHIPS hen you want city transpor- CAPITAL TRANSIT tation you want it to be depend- able, near at hand, safe and not too high priced. Street cars and buses, best of all, meet those re- " quirements. When you use them you buy service for only one fare that may be District wide if you wish. Seven league boots are yours for a dime or a token. l YOURSELF HOW FORD V dition that his followers to carry it out without violence. ‘Now is “the time to paint the roof United ggmhn.‘:f o Drive Unethical Now, Ny i S P Nation H bawin s Paonts miar e, nation e in pertl| India Leffist Leader Says ; 3 : anxious to have their sons embark | By the Associated Press. Here's ‘-llll‘ Relief from on military careers, and military pilot careers carry added risks. Flag-Waving No Solution. “England and PFrance met with Just that attitude in wying to bol- ster their pilot personnel before the war began. Flag-waving and other emotional means of stimulation did . BOMBAY, May 20—Pandit Jawa- harlal Nehru, a left wing All-India Nationalist Congress leader, de- clared in a speech at Lucknow today that “launching a civil disobe- dience campaign at a time when Stomach with V.M. LESS treatment. Entirely new prin ble matter Pure not and will not solve the problem. Thoroughly Clesned At Pablic Aucti | form. pleasant to take. No dru T agree with Gapt. Fadie miek-| RUGS Seray Stored AT SLOAN'S. | s oL Tt somell ot o ; e o e A i T THE 715 13th St. faces 40 provecting them againat excess Responsible cufd lof WEDNESDAY || 5 v infammations s chaace & bt N:S s e May 22nd, 1940 | Macfoins S e At 10 AM. | X = O’ 323 Q 5t NW. [ S5 M. White, Pres. | | 5107 Faistcs: storase Concerns ana | :’1" ':'nu.o'mf:gn fi'm' Ll Tl L ‘ f e Phone MICHIGAN 1600 | The Vita Health Food Co. 1016 20th St N.W. & o ame.s Auets. 619 12th St. N.W. (Bet. F & G) . CLass OF Svics e, G ’n-‘h‘d"‘. -;:.-.Y;::‘" e m*fllfi‘“fl- Time of fi-mh&-mh-m-‘fiw\-fin‘bfl;c 6 801‘“ TSeC 126 DL=SB WASH INGTON MR. AND MRS, MOTORIST = RE YOU DONT WIS _g BUYERS GET BES S FORD...CON\FARE - SEE FOR 7 OF VALL THREE™ IN E 1N ECONOMY = 85 HP V=O GAV -~ p-EQUIPPED CARS TH1iS YEAR BE SU THINGS THAT REALLY COUNT. ANDAR MOST MILES PER GALLON OF ALL ST S f PRICE IN OFFICIAL 1940 GILMORE=-Y 178 R CHANGES. RS REPORT NO OIL ADDED BETVEER RE:U::\ACES N TEST = OWNE ¢ RFORMANCE = FORDS 700K FIRST & s i ND PRIZE 3700-WILE ROAD RACEe.e e g £ REAR SEAT KNEE—ROOM AND LON e ot e A mRSAFETY — BIGGEST HYDRAULIC BRAKE b SPRINGBASE e (I::NTER oF GRAVITYaes 1N QUAL 1TY -TZBE\ ok it GEARSHIFT AND ONLY FULL TORQUE- T e Hay Fmii‘:_-‘.lelPNVlTE you TO RIDE AND SEE FOR YOURS WE CORDI! YOUR FORD DEALER. — TWO WAYS 1o please Your Lride!/ Insure the comfort of your home with AMERICAN HEATING EQUIPMENT “Standard” pLumBING FIXTURES NY WOMAN will feel as happy as a June bride when good Heating and good Plumbing bring better living to her home! And never before have they been so easy to plan —so easy to buy on any size budget! For whether your home is small or large, whether you prefer Radiator or Warm Air Heating or Air Conditioning, you'll find the right products in the complete line of Ammcax Heating Equipment for Oil, Gas or Coal — automatic or hand-fired. From the full array of beautiful ‘Standard” Plumbing Fixtures you can choose a modern, charming bathroom and a labor-sav- ing kitchen that suit your requirements. And this is true whether you are building or moedernizing. For modernizing Heating, or a combination of Heating and Plumbing you can now use our SUMMER FINANCE PLAN —No payments until October 15th! Plumbing alone can be modernized on our FHA Plan—No down payment — monthly payments to start within 60 days from date of installation. Both plans give you up to 3 years to pay. For further information write for a free copy of the 64-page booklet described below or consult your Heating and Plumbing AMER.ICAN & Standard Sanitary Rabrator HewYork CORPORATION Pittsburgh Cast Iron & Steel Boilers & Furnaces for Coal, Oil, Gas * Radiators Plumbing Fixtures & Fittings * Air Conditioners * Coal & Gas Water Heaters * Copper Pipe & Fittings * Oil Burners * Heating Accessories SHOWROOMS IN PRINCIPAL CITIES Copyright 1940. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corporation See our building at the New York World's Fair “Standard” Sots the Style in Kitchen Sinks| In the complete , line of ‘Standard” kitchen sinks in white and color, FREE 64-PAGE BOOKLITI Tells the “inside story” of Heat- ing and Plumb- cient, dependable radiator ing, Air Condi ing. Beautifully illustrated in full i better heating in the complete line of Ideal Boilers for oil, gas or e color. Will heip you mngutmuc or hand-fired. wells, useful spray hose, comfort for your home. For free Provision for economical do- handy swinging spout SOPY Write American Radiator & mestic het water may be in- are just a fow of the fea- DUoders, Senitary Corp., Pitts. tures that make kitchen ‘work easy work! Fuel-Saving Warm Ar For- naces and Air Conditioners | In addition to the com- plete line of Ideal Boilers the Ammicay Heating line includes Sunbeam Warm Air Furnaces and Air Conditioners in all sizes — all price ranges — for oil, gas or coal — au- tomatic or hand-fired. Clean, efficient, economi- cal the Sunbeam unit you choose will deliver yoars and years of satis- faction and comfort!