Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1940, Page 5

Bitfer Flanders Fight Costs Both Sides Staggering Losses Nazis Complete Conquest Of Holland and Belgium In 26 Days By the Associated Press. Conclusion of the great battle of Flanders, signalized by the fall of Dunkerque vesterday, left the Ger- mans in complete possession of all Holland, Belgium and approximate- | lv 10,000 square miles of Nortfiern France after 26 days of the bitterest fighting the world has known. The price paid by the Germans for their lightning conquest and the losses suffered by the Allies are ob- | scured by conflicting claims, but neutral military experts agree that the cost to both sides in men and materials has been enormous. This is how the rival claims stack up: Casualties—The Germans esti- mate Allied dead and wounded at between 600,000 and 700,000 men and place their own casualties at only 10,252 killed, 8,643 missing and 42,523 wounded . Allied estimates of German losses range from 500,000 to 1.000.000 dead and wounded, against which the British admit losses of 30,000. The French have not esti- CALAIS, FRANCE.—WHEN GERMANS ENTERED FRENCH PORT—This picture, by radio from Berlin, shows, according to a s caption accompanying it, a deserted street in this Channel port after the city’s capture by German troops.—A. P. Wirephoto. % C., WEDNESDAY, P e mated their casualties. Belgian | losses also are unreported. The Foreign Minister of the Netherlands on May 15 said 100,000 men of the Dutch Army had been killed. Nine days later, DNB, German official news agenc said Dutch Army losses actually were fewer than 2,- 000 dead and wounded. | els Lost. | losses—The British have acknowledged the loss of 6 destroy- ers and 23 minor naval vessels in the withdrawal from Dunkerque and the French have admitted loss of 7 destroyers. The Germans, denying any naval losses themselves, claim to have sunk 5 enemy cruisers, 13 destroyers, 5 submarines, 1 auxil- lary cruiser. 67 commercial vessels or transports and 10 lesser naval ships. In addition, the Germans say they damaged 10 cruisers, 24 de- stroyers, 3 torpedo boats, 22 other war vessels and 117 merchant ships. Planes: German losses in planes have been put by Allied sources at more than 2,500, against which the British have officially admitted the Joss of 302 craft: the French have not announced their own losses. The Germans put their own losses at 432 planes and say they shot down 1841 Allied craft and de- &troyed between 1,600 and 1,700 more on the ground. Costly in Material. Losses in war materials—Prime Minister Churchill yesterday ad- mitted that British losses in mate- rial in the retreat from Dunkerque were “enormous”—including almost 1,000 cannon and all the armored units and motor vehicles belonging to the army in Flanders. The Ger- mans say the British lost weapons and equipment for 70 to 80 complete divisions, including guns of all cali- bers, armored cars and other motor Annenberg __(Continued From Fi Page.) and the ranch in Wyoming, as well as other property.” The $8.,000.000 settlement was much larger than the approximately $5,500.000 evasion total of which Mr. Annenberg was accused in a Chicago case. Mr. Helvering ex- plained that the discrepancy ap- peared because the Chicago indict- ment covered only the years 1933-36. while the civil settlement covered 1923-38 In every case of tax evasion, he continued, the Government has two courses of action, one criminal and one civil. Even though the taxpayer is punished on the criminal action the .Treasury still claims the taxes for which he has been punished and demands a civil settlement. One of Largest Settlements. Mr. Helvering said the only dif- others regularly handled by the Treasury was the size of the An- nenberg claims. He said that as far as he could recall, the Annenberg settlement was the largest in any individual income tax case. Mr. Helvering said Mr. Annen- berg was given permission, if he chooses to take a long time to pay, to remit $1.000,000 a year in 1940, 1941 and 1942, after which he will owe about $6.000,000 because part of the first three years’ payments will be devoted to interest. The last $6.000,000 must be paid with interest by the end of 1946. Although Mr. Helvering did not discuss details of the Annenberg in- come, the Chicago indictment re- vealed that much of it came from the operation of a horse racing in- formation service. vehicles. Elements of Fraud Cited. Prisoners—The Germans report‘ “It was a case,” Mr. Helvering the capture of 1200000 prisoners, |said, “which contained elements of including about 300,000 French and | fraud of almost every description British and the entire Dutch and|and showed gross evasions of in- Belgian Armies, numbering respec- | come tax. ‘When the taxpayer and tively 400,000 and 500,000 men. The | those associated with him had been Allies have not announced figures indicted, astonishment and in- on the number of Germans cap- nocence were at once expressed, but tured. ultimately Mr. Annenberg entered Zurich ‘ 4Cnn(iqugd From Pirst Page.) tories early in the war attracted Allied raiders Today's raiders went into Ger- many abcut dawn and on their way apparently tried to bomb Kon- stanz, which is surrounded by Lake waters or Swiss territory. They missed and strewed six bombs on Swiss territory. Swiss Army Closes Canton of Valais LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 5 (®.—The Swiss army today closed the southern Valais canton, cov- ering the St. Bernard and Simplon passes in the Alps and bordering on what might be a battleground | between France and Italy, to all| civilians not living in the zone or not equipped with special army passes. Foreigners by an earlier order of the Valais cantonal authorities must keep out of the entire canton unless provided with special authorization. The area affected, military observ- ers pointed out, would be vital to the Swiss in event of any invasion a plea of guilty. “Immediately following a plea of guilty entered by Mr. Annenberg on April 23, negotiations were begun by the taxpayer's attorneys for set- tlement of the tax liability. * * * This civil liability was arrived at without any reference to the tax- payer’s criminal liabilit; “The agreement which has just been entered into between the tax- payer and the Treasury Department is a result of the conferences held here and disposes of the civil liabil- ity in this case. The tax liability was in the amount of $8,000,000.” Annenberg in Court Awaiting Sentence CHICAGO, June 5 (#).—The Fed- eral Government told Judge James H. Wilkerson today M. L. Annen- berg’s “desire to evade his income taxes was as keen as it was to make the income.” His net worth, the Government declared, climbed from $7.858.343.35 in January, 1930, to $19,496.308.76 in June of 1938, an increase of $11,- 637.965.41. The Government submitted a | 108-page statement in its vast in-|of preparedness considerations. i ome tax case against the Phila- delphia publisher prior to his scheduled sentencing on a plea of | Defense __(Continued From First Page.) tempt to transfer should appear likely the United States shall, in ad- dition to other measures, immediate- ly consult with the other American republics to determine upon the steps which should be taken to safe- guard their common interests.” As the committee tabled his reso- lution, 19 to 2, Senator Pepper served notice he would continue his fight on the floor of the Senate this after- noon. Two weeks ago a poll showed the | committee 12 to 1 against his origi- nal resolution, which authorized the President to sell to the Allies im- | mediately any Army or Navy planes | | he believed could be spared. Gains One Supporter. The Florida Senator gained one' supporter—Senator Guffey, Demo- | ference between this case and many | crat, of Pennsylvania—today in the | | vote on his broader proposal to let | | the President sell ships, planes or | other military equipment, with the understanding the Allies would assign to the United States planes | and other equipment in process of | manufacture in this country. | Senator Pepper asserted the com- mittee apparently was not inter- ested in helping save Paris and Lon- don, but that he will continue to seek action, believing the country has a right to know whether the | Senate is reluctant to act at all or | whether it wants to act on some alternative proposition. Meanwhile Senator Lodge, Repub- lican, of Massachusetts offered in | the Senate an amendment to the | Neutrality Act to permit all Ameri- can ships to carry cargo to all Cana- dian ports and to Greenland as a means of strengthening plans for | American defense. In panning American vessels from belligerent waters the Neutrality | Act permitted them to go only to Bay of Fundy ports, in Canada. In explanation of his amendment Sen- ator Lodge said: “Exemption Beneficial.” “Further consideration of our na- tional defense needs has convinced | me that Canada and the United | | States have many common interests ‘ | Insofar as defense problems in this | hemisphere are concerned. The | six months' exper- | | more ~ than | ence we have had with shipping to Bay of Fundy ports has shown that the exemption of these ports has been entirely beneficial both to Canada and the United States. “In the statement of military pol- | | icy which I submitted to the Senate on Monday, June 3, I gave it as my conviction that the whole of North America, plus the Caribbean area, | was air base area—our minimum of | defense. If this is true—and I be- | lieve it is—we should extend the | privilege of shipping to Canada to include all Canadian ports, just as we now extend it to Bay of Fundy ports, Bermuda and the Caribbean islands, many of which are consid- erably east of the sixty-sixth paral- lel.” Fifth Columns. A secret statement from the Army high command on “Fifth Column” activties in several Latin American countries kept Hemisphere defense problems to the fore in the crush | There was added emphasis on the subject in the declaration of a| cabinet member, Secretary of Agri- | might be serious, specifically with relation to the Panama Canal.” One high official later said the reason Mr. Roosevelt asked the power to call out the National Guard was the possibility that Reg- ular Army troops might have to cope with an emergency elsewhere on the hemisphere. If it was necessary to mobilize the Guard, this official said, it would be used to believe regulars who might have to be sent to the Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, or some other point outside the United States. There was a hint yesterday from Chairman Walsh of the Senate Naval Committee that the United States might be negotiating for mil- itary bases in Central and South America. This was denied, however, by Mr. Roosevelt at his press con- | ference. A bill providing for a cordon of naval air bases around the con- tinental United States, plus an in- crease in naval air strength to 10,000 planes and 16,000 pilots, call- ing for expenditures of $2,250.000.000 to be paid from future appropria- | tions, received Senate approval and was sent to the House for concur- rnece in minor amendments. The House, meanwhile, was ap- | proving a compromise $1.492.542750 | naval appropriation bill for the | coming fiscal year. Senate ratifi- cation of some House changes is necessary before it goes to the Pres- ident. | As these two measures reached | their final legislative stages, Presi- | dent Roosevelt made a detailed re- | quest for appropriations and con- | tract authorizations amounting to | $1277,741170. The items were a| breakdown of the recommendations London __(Continued From First Page.) , JUNE Gastroscopes Reveal Stomach Ulcer Cures By Proper Feeding Good Food and Vitamins Are Effective Medicine, Doctor Reports By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 5.—Underfeed- ing causes stomach ulcers, and good food, plus vitamins and especially | vitamin C, cures the ulcers very of personnel losses—30,000 killed, quickly. iwounded and missing. 2 Discovery of the existence of these | ,,d!e‘:?::h":“;ifixw;%fif;, L‘:;; g{ erckiione unk:own ulclers W28 ¢ | home the grimness of the Flandgers EOXlECHn (0 sethe e NAUONAT O | 1o thTe ey enfiore than communiques troenterological Association yester- and the Prime Minister's words, day by Dr. A. L. Levin of the| Ty Moy W 0 id Mr. Churchill's L?“‘S':m; State University School | speech “preathed the spirit of Shake- of Medicine. 5 4 g ¥ speare’s England” and added that The discovery was made possible “whatever happens to the English by a virtually new medical instru- | onq prenchmen Great Britain and ment, the gastroscope—the long, Prance are unct;nquernble " sword-swallower tube through which The Manchester Guardian, o= l’:‘xi’:::n:!.;n::g}t directly into the menting on the possibility of help 1ro i id: “Al- Dr. Levin can take motion pictures e At e feald - AT ready the more far-seeing minds of in color through his gastroscope. He | {10 new 1 i = showed one of the underfeeding e nc e et theyjean ; A | not hold aloof from the struggle in ulcers in still color pictures. A week hie of good food and vitamins caused it | freaon, VS, 27¢ here engaged. Their to disappear. | also at " This kind of ulcer is not detectable | * 0 * pe with X-rays, he said, but they are [J, S, May Decide Result common among the undernourished. The existence of syphilis of the |Of War, Russians Say stomach has been definitely estab- MOSCOW, June 5 (#)—Th v t S )—The news- lished with the gastroscope, DI.| paper Trud, Soviet labor organ, said F.B. . Is Reported Investigating Indians For a Fifth Column By the Associated Press. Informed persons said today the Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion was looking into reports of “Fifth Column” activities among this country’s 351,000 Indians. They said foreign-fostered groups and domestic anti- Semitic organizations were try- ing to stir up disssension among the Indians by stressing griev- ances against the Government. considered a step in this direction, it was said, the Soviet government | feels that Britain acted somewhat | reluctantly in taking this step. Sir Stafford, who is to suec-| ceed Sir¢ William Seeds in the | Moscow post, already is en route | to Moscow. He left by way of | Athens on a special trade mission | before diplomatic arrangemems‘ with Moscow were concluded. Mos- | cow refused to accept him in such | special status and Britain agreed to name him her regular Ambas- sador. | Better Relations Seen. Russian informants said today it was believed that improved trade and general British-Russian rela- tions could be expected to result if the latest efforts of the British government were sincere. A Soviet source said there was no change “at least for the present” for military co-operation with the Allies. | This source said Russia and Brit- { ain probably never would have par- allel ideological interests, but “in| the other possible spheres there is| no reason why they should not live in friendship.” 1 He added that Russian friendship | could not be bought by territorial | concessions as Russia has plenty of | territory Soviet circles here obviously were pleased by the winning of a diplo- matic victory through forcing the naming of Sir Stafford as Ambassa- dor to Moscow before continuation | of trade talk The easy victory was taken by these quarters as an indication of in his defense message of last week. | Russia’s influence in world affairs “The immediate necessity of pre- and recognition of her growing paredness,” Secretary Wallace said power. 1 in an address drafted for the radio. Secret Commons Session. “means that we must move as fast From Socialist and Liberal quar- as we can utilize our idle men, idle | ters came the suggestion that the | money and idle factories in the pro- | House of Commons in a secret ses- duction of guns, munitions, air-|sion, probably next Tuesday, would planes, tanks and ships. | resort to plain talk about who was ' “We dont know yet how much| responsible for the inferiority of | the total cost will be. If we should |B E. P. equipment against the Nazi | from Italy. The new order covers all Swiss territory south of Lake Leman and the Rhone and includes the St. | Bernard Monastery, the Simplon pass and tunnel, Zermatt and other resort towns and the Matterhorn and Monterosa—the highest peak in the Alps. | Strict military road control was established at all entrances of roads leading up from the Rhone on the south. One purpose of the new order, it was said, is to prevent any possible | fifth column activity on precipitous mountain roads where a few well- armed men might halt many troops. Four Swiss Planes Felled In Battle, Germans Say BERLIN, June 5 (#.—A Swiss- German air battle was reported to- | day by a German spokesman to have resulted in the shooting down of one | German and four Swiss planes., The , Spokesman asserted that the Swiss | attacked first. | The battle, which occurred either | Monday night or early yesterday, | was said to have taken place over French territory where the Germans were “carrying out operations.” The Swiss high command an- nounced that “two or three” Ger- man planes were believed to have been shot down by Swiss fighters over the Swiss Jura Mountains. The | loss of one Swiss plane was acknowl- edged. The German planes were believed by the Swiss to have strayed from | squadrons attacking the Rhone Val- | ley in France. They were said to | have crossed the Swiss frontier in the face of anti-aircraft fire. | The German spokesman said the battle started when the Swiss force shot down one of the German planes. guilty to having evaded $1,217,296.73 | culture Wallace, that “the dictator of income taxes for 1936. nations have definite designs” on the Also in court for sentencing was | New World. . Joseph E. Hafner, business associate | “If England and France are con- | of Mr. Annenberg, who pleaded guil- | quered,” Mr. Wallace said in a| ty to having aided and abetted the | SPeech last night, “the Americas will 1936 evasicn. be the next objective.” | Mr. Annenberg, 62, who emigrated | Reasons for the Army’s manifest | from Germany as a boy and rose to | CONCern over the potentialities of a position of one of America’s|Conditions in some parts of the| wealthiest men, came to the packed Western Hemisphere were outlined courtroom with his son Walter; Ar- |Yesterday in a closed meeting of the | an occupant. | garet M. O'Connor, who shares the nold W. Kruse, Chicago, secretary of Mr. Annenberg's main holding company and a co-defendant, and counsel, William J. Campbell, United States district attorney, briefly summarized the long statement for the court and said the publisher’s | civil tax liabilities and those of his many corporations from 1923 to 1938, inclusive, had been settled for $8,000,000. Before submitting the statement to Judge Wilkerson Mr. Campbell declared “It has been the policy of the Department of Justice to make no recommendation to the court as to sentence.” The maximum is five years’ imprisonment and $10,000 fine. An assistant to Mr. Campbell continued reading an abstract of the statement. g Get rid of those damp walls with Cabot’s Waterproofing. 922 N. Y. Ave. Na. 8610 RELIEVE the nqu&n_q tor A British magistrate ruled that goods washed ashore are not pubuz‘ ickly soothe ten rritated parts 31‘;Ifc:mloxfin effectively medicated, | House Military Committee by Gen | | George C. Matshall, chief of staff.| Gen. Marshall, some members said | later, named five countries in Latin | America where he declared “Fifth | Column” activities were cause for apprehension. An intensification of | |efforts might be expected, Gen. |Marshall was quoted, if Great | | Britain and France appeared certain | to be defeated. | Marshall Favors Guard Bill. Discussion of “Fifth Column” tivities hinged on preparation of a | bill that would empower President | Roosevelt to mobilize the National Guard in case of necessity without congressional approval. The Presi- dent’s request for this authority has drawn the fire of some members of Congress. Gen. Marshall, urging the merits of the legislation, said it was need- ed because there were “dangers that on Your Nose rLIEs Wake You Up? Here's what to do. Before bedtime, close bed- room doors and windows. Use a good sprayer and fill_the room with a mist of Bee Brand Tasect Spray. Leave room closed 15 minutes. When you go back the only flies will be dead ones on the floor. Sweep up and destroy fallen Insects. Don't confuse Bee Brand Spray with other insecticides. It has no nasty kerosene smell—only 3 dean cedar | soon _disappea: Brand mlrsy quitoes and other flying wects quick—yet it's entirely safe to use in the home. Insist red and yellow can. It's sold with & guarantee of satisfac- have to use as great a proportion | of our income on military pre-; paredness as Germany has been‘ using of her income during the last | four years, we would have to spend perhaps $20,000.000,000 a year.” While he did not advocate such a program, he remarked that it would, during the period that it was under way, “end the unemployment | problem and that part of the agri- cultural problem which is domestic” and would “more than make up for | the loss of our foreign markets.” | Two Men Using Gasoline To Clean Floor Burned ‘Two men were burned yesterday in a fire which broke out in a fourth- | floor apartment at 1483 Newton street N.W. Firemen battled the flames for some time before bring- ing them under control. The burned men are Newlan Wyvill, 44, of Silver Spring, Md., who was taken to Garfield Hospital | with third-degree burns, and George | W. Fritts, 55, also of Silver Spring, | who was treated for burns to his | hands and forearms. The two had been cleaning a! floor in the apartment, using gaso- line and rags. Apparently, rriction‘ started the fire, routing the work-| men, and Miss Mary E. O’Connor, Her sister, Miss Mar- place with her, was at work at the time. Other occupants of the building fled to the street. Furniture in the apartment was burned before firemen could get the blaze out. J. M. Mclnerney, a fireman off duty who was passing, received first-aid treatment for an injury to his hand, suffered while he was helping fight the blaze. Willkie-for-President Drive Starts in Jersey By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J,, June 5.—A State organization of clubs indorsing Wendell L. Willkie for the Repub- lican nomination for President was | formed last night. | Donald J. Smith of Montclair, | elected president, said the write-in | vote in the New Jersey primary, May 21, showed “the people want Mr. Willkie for their candidate.” He polled about 25,000 votes. What is good for KIDNEY TROUBLE? ANSWER—For ov years many physicians have been prescribing the famous MOUNTAIN VALLEY WATER ( Hot Springs, Ark. WHY — Its _alkalinity tends to neutral m and ac Kidneys, Phone for bookiet, ME. 1062, MOUNTAIN VALLEY From HOT SPRINGS, ARK. tion or your money beek. B | « ean today. 3 MINERAL WATER 1488 & 86 MW, MB. 1008 4 military machine The Laborite Daily Herald asked whether “any members of the old government who have joined the new are to blame for the crisis which has arisen” and whether the public could “feel sure of their fit- ness to lead in the more violent crises now pending.” Former Prime Minister Chamber- lain, who still is a member of the war cabinet, was expected to be called upon to defend the measures taken while he directed the em- pire’s war efforts. A private meeting of a number of Laborite members of Parliament was regarded in some political circles as | possibly paving the way for the total | eclipse of Mr. Chamberlain as a force in British politics. Seek Two-Day Debate. The authoritative Press Associa- tion said some speakers at the meet- J ing “dealt with the question of who | was responsible in the days before | the war for Britain's apparent lack | of foresight.” | The meeting decided to ask that next week’s secret session of Com- | mons for debate on home defense be | extended to two days. Discussion of pre-war responsibili- | ty naturally would center around the former Prime Minister—*“the | man of Munich” who has rapidly | plunged nearer obscurity since Win- ston Churchill succeeded him. Mr. Chamberlain now is lord presiden(‘ of the Council. To many his office seems hardly | more than a title, and he himself a kind of forgotten man beside Mr. Churchill and the other members of the war cabinet, notably the Labor- ites, Clement R. Attlee and Arthar Greenwood. Further reorganization of the government announced in Commons | yesterday by Mr. Attlee indicated | that Mr. Attlee and Mr. Greenwood are rising as the most powerful Ministers under Mr. Churchill. Mr. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, ranks vir- tually as assistant premier. | Mr. Greenwood, as the nation’s | production chief, is the man most responsible for rectifying the mis- | takes of the past. Those mistakes will be blamed on some one—pos- Mr. Pyle Says, SANITARY RUG CLEANING” s ceedingly moderate on cleaning and Our C | with all its power and might sets | empire held together. Levin further reported. today that “there are reasons fo — | believing that the United States will not remain impassive to the Euro- pean war and this may to a certain extent decide its result.” “Much will depend on when and how the American economic organ- ism will be thrown into the balance,” Trud declared. There was no newspaper comment today on the prospective appoint- ments of Sir Stafford Cripps and sibly next week, if Laborite demands to fix responsibility are heard. Air Training Expanded. Sir Archibald Sinclair, Minister‘ for Air, told the House of Commons | that the flying and training organ- ization of the Royal Air Force was | being expanded “on a considerable scale” to meet “all further require- | Erik Labonne as the new British ments.” and French Ambassadors to Soviet Sir Archibald said a large number | Russia, of training schools “have already been or are in the process of being established overseas in countries most suitable to the purpose.” “The great importance of protect- ing airdromes ir® this country and ssible mass landing grounds | troop-carrying planes is fully| recognized and defensive prepara- tions are being pressed forward,” he said. Sir Archibald said he had no knowledge of any “understanding” whereby Britain “should not bomb military objectives in Germany until they bombed us.” i Decision fo Give Aid Is Up to Americans, Says Lord Lothian Hitler Is Pictured as Wanting British Fleet The Royal Air Force, he said. had| 10 Gain World Dominance made “a number of successful at- tacks against military objectives in | By the Associated Press. Germany.” | NEW YORK, June 5—The Mar- Charges that the Air Ministry or- | quess of Lothian, Britain's Ambas- ganization “shows weaknesses in its | sador to the United States, told structure” and that “those respon- | Americans yesterday that “of course sible for its expansion made mis-|we want your help—any help in takes” were made in a report by the | munitions you can give us—and Committee on National Expenditure. ithout delay,” but added that Inspiration From Churchill. “what you do about this is for you, yourselves, o The British public, leaving any )1 o d:io deeide i i recriminations over the ‘“colossal e SCCiEss doiColumbigRynts military _disaster” of Flanders to| YerSity before he received an hon- secret Parliament sessions, found | ° 2TV doctor of laws degree, h: ce new inspiration in Prime Minister clared that England believed ADAS Churchill's challenge for.a finish | [1® VEIy essence of free civilization fight with Germany— “alone if | 1S individual and national responsi- necessary”—and in the résclie of bility. We therefore accord to you the B. E. F. from France :exacuy the same lreedom”ol deci- The man in the street aecepted'sx?;;l‘s '}Vf d;"" 9“.‘.’“1"5' < Mr. Churchill's declaration _that | Then he added: “What Hitler is the empire would fight on “until, | RO% Bfter, of course, is the British in God’s good time, the New World | ieet: for if he can seize that, he 2 steps from the domination of Eu- forth to the liberation and rescuell;,ogf]d l.o- z,he domination of the of the Old.” as meaning the United | " ayy i i " States would give aid if the worst i the British Navy were to dis- should befall Britain, appear the communications of the The War Office announced that British Commonwealth would be at withdrawal of Allied forces from ILtl€r's mercy. and there would be the French port of Dunkerque had | [0 Superior armed power to prevent been completed during the night of | Hitler and his friends from thunder- June 3-4, said British troops were | LIETON “",!‘" doorsteps if they wanted operating south of the Somme River | '©,40 0. : “in_ conjunction with the French”| _ 1D thelong run Hitlerism cannot and that others were in “active con- | “\n—Provided there are enough peo- tact” with the Germans at posi- ple to resist it,” he said. “The brutal tions along the Maginot Line. savagery of the National Socialist In another communique the War Vement will destroy itself. Offie described removal of British | FiUer may well be the scourge of forces in the Bodo area of Norway | G°d Which will force the free world the night of May 31-June 1 after | 10 ‘al}andon. the selfishness and ma- they had “achieved their purpose‘};;l;: ism which have been its un- delaying the enemy advance until L3 Allied operations for the capture ! of Narvik had been completed.” | The Air Ministry last night re-| ported additional activities of the |n Churchill’s Speech British bombers attacked refin- | Bs the Associated Press. eries, oil tanks. supply depots and BERLIN, June 5—Authorized railway yards in the Ruhr Valley, | German circles evinced keen in- Rhenish Prussia and the Frankfurt | terest today in that section of Brit- area, the ministry said. and air-|ish Prime Minister Churchill's dromes in Northwest Germany and | speech in Parliament yesterday Holland were bombed. . | which they interpreted as showing 5 determination “to carry the war Interest in U. S, News. to the New World when the fight- The London vress generally in-|ing in Europe is decided.” : erpreted Mr. Churchill's reference “That question is of even greater to eventual aid from the New World | interest to America than to us,” ;5; tinter:r}i]ez: t; ‘ns_sure the Unu!lg one authoritative commentator said. ates a ritain never woul surrender her e e sy so longRas e | NG Wishast aavE of Moorabbin, Australia, is establish- ing Red Cross branches throughout | the municipality. Both the press and the public showed increasing interest in the United States’ attitude. Some quarters suggested that the United States could give the Allies valuable aid by hejging rearm the B.E. F. All commentators agreed that Britain’s immediate task was to speed up arms production to make up the loss of some 1,000 guns, the transport nad armored vehicles in the withdrawal of 335,000 British and French troops from Dunkerque. The press voiced approval of the fighting spirit of Mr. Churchill’s speech to Commons yesterday and the frankness of his announcement “There’s a Difference in hands you hods backed ve it new- armful effects to the weaves, thereby f wear to your rugs. The cof at 8:45 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and Rug Cleaning Is Approved by ertified Rug Through Service—No Cleaners Institute Robt. L. Pyle, As 40 YEARS' EXPERIENCE 21 Years Cleaning Russ in Washington Look for This Shield ® For reservations, call TicketOffice:813 15th St.N.W. AMERICAN AIRLINES /. ROUTE OF THE PLAGSHIPS Guaranteed by GOOD HOUSEKEEPING Advertised Therein | freedom also is challenged if it is not | Germans Evince Interest London Newspaper Charges Woodring Blocks Aid fo Allies Intrigues With Dissidents To Nullify Lifting of Embargo, It Declares By WILLIAM H. STONEMAN, Chiicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent. LONDON, June 5—Failvre of the United States to act more swiftly v‘m providing the Allies with guns and materials is attributed, by the Washington correspondent of the | London Daily Telegraph, largely to | Harry H. Woodring, American Secre- | tary of War, whom he describes as | the leader of the obstructionist group. “Political mischance,” he writes, “has placed him at the head of his country’s War Department at the most critical stage in world history. | “Before the war began, Woodring | was working with isolationist lead- ers in Congress to prevent the sale | of planes to the French and British Purchasing Commissions. After the war broke out, he began intriguing | with congressional dissidents to | nullify the lifting of arms embargo and make it impossible for any modern planes to be sold. Not until March 27 was this plan defeated and the policy adopted of releasing modern planes for export. “Though thwarted over plane sales, Woodring has been able to | maintain the departmental order | of March 14, blocking any sale by | the War Department of its surplus goods to any Allied agent or any one suspected of being an Allied intermediary. Actually, there is nothing in international law, nor in the United States Neutrality Act, | forbidding such sales. “About 2,000,000 Enfield rifles, 1,500 field guns and other arms in smaller quantities would be avail- able if this departmental order were withdrawn. The President, as com- mander in chief of the Army, could rectify this anomalous situation by a stroke of the pen.” | (Covyrient, 1040, Chicago Daily News, ne) Suspect in Slashing | Of Three Held for Jury | Waiving a hearing and pleading | not guilty, Arthur P. Davis, 23, coly ored. of 705 Fairmont street N.W. vesterday was held for action of the grand jury on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon in connec- tion with a fight at Ninth and H streets N.E. Saturday night. Police Court Judge Walter J. Casey set bond at $2,000. Three additional charges will be brought against the defendant before the grand jury, police declared. The prisoner is accused of slash- ing three white men in a running ‘fiaht following an argument be- tween the drivers of two automobiles, The victims were Reginald T. Wil- kins, 34, of 1704 Sixteenth street SE.: Morgan A. Kieffer, 32, of 322 F street NE, and Albert Wing, 35, of 1441 Chapin street N.W, Police said that Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Kief- fer were reported to be in serious condition at Casualty Hospital. Mr. Wing received only a minor cut on his right hand. 'William D. Morris Dies; 'Dime Store Magnate | By the Associated Press. BLUFFTON, Ind. June 5.—Wil- liam D. Morris. 58. 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