Evening Star Newspaper, June 4, 1940, Page 3

Britain C Italy Cerfain Loser As Ally of Hitler, London Declares Attack Against France Seen as Possible Initial Blow By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 4—Great Brit- ain surveyed the possibilities of Italian military thrusts today with implicit confidence that ready for Il Duce on any front.’ The press reiterated that “One thing is clear: If Italy enters this war with Germany she will be one | certain loser. A German victo will leave Italy in a state of vas- saldom to Hitler as it would Britain or France, while from an Allied victory Italy could expect scant mercy.” ‘While the nation waited Mus- solini’s decision whether to take an active part in the war it re- called that he wrote in 1913 “‘Peo- ple who regard military victories as symbolic of national strength are utterly mistaken.” Strategists in London took the view that whatever direction Italy might take for initial attacks her policy would “obviously fall into the pattern of German strategy.” | Might Attack Possessions, The possibilities included a land attack across the French frontier and perhaps simultaneously across the Swiss frontier. Such a move would have as its object the flank- ing of the Maginot Line in or- der to attack the French from the rear. However, the mountainous French- lian frontier is heavily fortified and more suited to defense than to essault. Air attacks on the French southern coast ports and industrial Lyon would appear more probable and profitable. Regarding any Italian decision to 1 extend the organization for war to !yt African possessions, British ob- servers said an Italian action from | Libya, Eritrea or Ethiopia “would from the start be handicapped by the impossibility of maintaining sup- plies by sea.’ Recent Italian claims have cen- tered upon British-owned or con- trolled Gibraltar. Malta, Suez, Palestine and France's African possession. Tunisia. These demands | are considered as possible forecasts of combined air and sea attacks. Confidence Based on Navy The fear of running up against Russia in the Balkans was regarded as likely to deter Italy from striking from Albania on Yugoslavia and Greece in order to hamper Allied sea communications with Turkey. Suez and Palestine are within range of strong Italian bases in the “we are | & | | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON & D. C, TUESDAY, * ) JUNE 4, 1940. Narvik Loss Reported Heavy in Nazi Air Raid By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 4—A great part of the town of Narvik in far Northern Norway has been de- stroyed by fire following a heavy bombardment by 17 German planes Sunday, the Norwegian Telegraphic Agency reported today in a dispatch from “somewhere in Norway.” Nar- vik fell to the Allies last week. The Admiralty announced today the deaths of four officers and five :atings (seamen) of the anti-air- craft cruiser Curlew, which last week was sunk by German bombs off Narvik. Berlin (Continued From First Page.) United States, Mexico and Panama that “British agents” have been dis- patched to Central America in large numbers to manufacture “evidence” which would create an impression the Reich is launching an ambitious | program to weaken America. The three American nations were advised that the British agents would spread false stories of Ger- man machinations in Mexico and Nazi plots to sabotage the Panama Canal. At the same time Germany re- peated warnings of alleged British plans to sink the United States liners President Roosevelt, Washing- ton and Manhattan under circum- stances which would make the Ger- mans appear guilty. The liners are engaged in bringing American citi- zens home from the European war zone. ‘The recent operations of the Nazi | air force over France, included yes- terday’'s raid on the Paris area and week end bombings of industrial centers in the Rhone Valley, in- creased the average German's con- fidence in the striking power of this | arm of the service. | Military authorities said the raid| on Paris had been aimed solely at| military objectives, primarily air- ports near the city. The German nresumption was that any damage done in Paris was caused by French | anti-aircraft shells. | DNB, the official German news agency, reported that British planes had bombea a rallway bridge and highway near the French Channel port of Gravelines while they were being used by a throng of French prisoners and civilian refugees. More than 30 persons, all French, were killed, DNB said. The dead included three women, it said. Spokesmen said it was an ines- capable fact that the Germans had cleaned out Holland and Belgium and occupied the Channel ports in three weeks, taking at least 330,000 French and British prisoners in the operation. Some quarters. including the German radio. figured the total number of prisoners captured at British Relax Watch At Gibralfar fo Clear Two U. S. Liners Three Ships From Italy Loaded With Refugees Speed for America By the Associated Press. ABOARD STEAMSHIP MAN- HATTAN, June 4—For the first time since the British contraband control began operating, the United States liners Manhattan and Ex- cambion passed Gibraltar today, westbound, without being halted. The Manhattan sailed from Genoa Sunday with 2,200 passen- gers, nearly three times her nor- mal capacity. Most of them are Americans, fleeing from the ever- growing perils of war in Europe. The Excambion carried approxi- mately 180 passengers and left Genoa yesterday. k&% A—3 onfident She Is Ready to Meet Mussolini on Any Front —um for foreigners and refusing permits for re-entry. - Fivé hundred German refugees— mostly Jews—who have enjoyed full liberty in Egypt since the outbreak of European war, have been or- dered to leave the country witnin eight days or be interned. They were seeking passage today to va- rious nations. Defense Commission Adds Experts to Staff T'¥ the Associated Press. The National De(ense Commission yesterday announced several addi- | tions to the staff of Edward R. | Stettinius, jr., the member respon- sible for procuring materials, to act in advisory capacities. They in- cluded: William L. Batt, | 8. K. F. Industries, president of Inc, Phila- J. G. White Engineering Corp., and of Cooper-Union College, New York; | Clarence Francis, president of Gen= eral Foods Corp., New York; Charles G. Leith, University of Wisconsin, | Who will serve as consultant on strategic metals; Allen W. Morton, vice president of Koppers Co. President Harrison Leaves Italy. GENOA, TItaly, June 4 ()—The United States liner President Har- rison, with a capacity passenger list, sailed for home this morning. The liner Excambion, also jammed with American refugees from war- torn Europe, sailed for the United States yesterday. 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His account placed Leopold in a new light. This friend said the King, lacking what he considered proper aid from the British and French, although the British Admiral Sir Roger Keyes, as liaison officer. was with him and saw the Belgian Army's plight, and seeing that 500,000 Belgian civilians were mingled with his troops and threatened with destruction, had to decide between the welfare of his! people and considerations of prestige. Reported Urged to Flee. According to Leopold's friend, Hubert Pierlot. Premier of Belgium, and other cabinet members urged the King to flee with them when they saw the helplessness of the Belgian position. Leopold proudly replied that *re- erman BERLIN, June 4 () .—Today’s German high command commu- nique follows: The fight for Dunkerque is near- ing its end. Our troops penetrated into the town and captured Fort Louis from the desperately fighting enemy. House-to-house fighting is still going on with French troops whose task it was to protect the | flight of the British soldiers to their | vessels. As already announced by special | report, an air force of strong units of all kinds of machines surpris- ingly attacked the base of the French Air Force around Paris. They succeeded in eliminating the enemy air defense, and in attacks at high and low altitude, they ob- tained the strongest effect on ports gardless of what my fate may be, I |and industrial establishments of the shall stay with my Belgian Army. Regardless of what may happen to my Belgian people, I shall go back | Were observed. to them.” Thereupon the cabinet members, French Air Force. Numerous fires and explosions In air fights 104 airplanes were shot down and be- tween 300 and 400 machines were according to this friend, fled to|destroved in sheds and on the Paris and from there “threw mud | ground. ! at their sovereign after taking the Belgian treasury with them.” (The Belgian cabinet and Parliament in exile “disowned” Leopold.) Visited by The Belgian cardinal, however, visited the -imprisoned King, and on the basis of his interview issued (a pastoral letter which caused | cheering in Belgian churches. Cardinal. iques Our anti-aircraft artillery shot down 21 machines on June 3. De- spite these extraordinary successes only nine of our own machines are missing. During the night of June 3-4 the enemy continued his air raids and bombing attacks in Hol- | land, West Germany and South | Germany. | His success was just as small as hitherto. In the neighborhood of Rotterdam and in West Germany alike, one enemy airplane was shot | down by anti-aircraft batteries, while two others were brought down by night chasers. | French PARIS, June 4 (#).—The French high command early today issued the following communique: | During the night embarkations | continued with activity in the regan‘ of Dunkerque, thanks to the re- | sistance of our troops and despite ever-increasing difficulties against enemy pressure. On the rest of the front nothing | to report. | Paris | (Continued From First Page.) story presum- | BRING OR REPORT deserted. stray animals | 8Dl coincides with what the Bel- | $only) to the Animal Protective Association. | gian King wrote President Roose- | velt. Here is the King's defense: 1. The German air force was everywhere doing its devastating work. 2. Leopold issued an anguished appeal to the French and English to send him additional air force aid. 3. The Belgian Army, after in- trenching itself along the Albert | Canal for a determined, purposeful stand, was ordered by Gen. Gamelin (later deposed as Allied generalis- | (secondary defense) position. This disheartened the Belgians, who soon | realized that they bore the brunt | of the 90-kilometer front facing the | Germans. (Note—Several ere missing.) 4. Half a million Belgian refugees without food and water and in a state of panic and caught with troops in the crowded area into which the army has been forced, with Ostend as its center, faced possible slaughter had the King not | surrendered. The King felt the situation was hopeless. | Leopold’s four ministers on the | Saturday preceding his Monday sur- | render also saw the hopelessness. They fled. The moment had therefore come when Leopold decided to exercise his royal prerogative, and as the army’s supreme commander he asked for peace. The Belgian monarch even swal- lowed the bitter pill of complete capitulation as the price for peace— as demanded by Germany. Leopold was reported by friends as bewildered and deeply hurt by the attitude of the men with whom he had worked closely as members of his cabinet. paragraphs are | hi | | | simo) to fall back to the Dyle River | MELVERN was cited as an example. Here, too barges loaded with cement were sunk to block the way. Eleven young girls were killed (three words censored) at a girls’ school (two words censored) just outside Paris during yesterday’s bombing, school officials reported to- | day. Thirty girls were wounded. The officials said four of the girls “lt- erally were blown to pieces.” The semi-official agency Tele- france said that when the Germans finally enter Dunkerque “we will not be there any longer.” The Germans were reported in military advices, meanwhile. to be meeting extreme difficulty in their drive against Dunkerque because of | flood waters. Tanks attempting to cross the swampy ground sank from their own | weight. The government acknowledged today that airdromes, factories and railways had been damaged in the German air raid on Paris Wednes- | day, and authorized sources con- ceded that the attack was aimed at military objectives. _ No “Deliberate” Attack, Military officials said that, while bombs had been dropped in “hap- hazard fashion,” killing 45 civilians and wounding 200, it appeared there had been no “deliberate” attack on the city itself. Therefore, it was said, the French feel that, while they can now “jus- tifiably” attack factories and mili- ————eo g m tary objectives around Berlin, at- tacks on German civilians are not called for. It was explained that France had not altered her original policy of giving “blow for blow” in reply to German bombings and that if the Germans “ever deliberately attack” an open city, the French will feel free to strike back in kind. | Shortly before the Air Ministry acknowledged the damage to mili- tary objectives, the scarred capital was rocked anew by the boom of | anti-aircraft guns going into action | to drive off German planes which | appeared over the suburbs at about | | 9am. | No bombs were dropped, but residents were kept-in a state of anxiety by the explosion of several | time bombs loosed in yesterday's | raid. There were no immediate | reports of additional casualties from these blasts. | The possibility that the inactiv- ANAMAS CLEANED—BLEACHED BLOCKED BACHRACH 733 11th St. N.W. ICE CREAM for Dessert Tonight! 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This was the front of civil life—where schools, hospitals, cot- | tages. apartments and factories | were struck and blown apart. Maps show the special vulner- is only 65 miles aw: whereas Ber- lin, by contrast, is more than 400 | miles from the nearest battle zone. At the speed at which modern bombers travel, Paris is perhaps only a few minutes away from the near- | which stood as the German record are being released on promise not | to bear arms again against the| Reich. About 500,000 Belglans who laid | down their arms are still being herded toward prison camps and concentration points, it was said, with their ultimate disposition still unannounced. 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