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i -3 -J- --t )' THE WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Fri-jday; slightly cooler in extreme north tonight. CAN. (CdDMiMimiius vftth WHICH is combined a THE coixmbus ledger Established 1877, Vol. 63, No. 141.

I COLUMBUS, INDIANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1940. PRICE THREE CENTS i n-ui ti i' Evening BUM lie i 1 1 i mm How War Has Spread GERMANS CLAIM SEMICIRCLE CL0SW61 1 1 fE8 PARIS, SAY CITY WILL FALL SOON 0 200 GEAsUIS CUIU SEMiCIRCLE CLOSING; OJ PARIS, SAY CITY WILL FALL SOON MILES GUARDS RESCUE LOCAL YOUTH AT NASHVILLE POOL Marion Jones, 18, Is Pulled from Water Unconscious After Going Down. DOCTOR'S WIFE SERIOUSLY HURT IN AUTO CRASH Mrs. R. K.

Schmitt Taken to Indianapolis After Wreck Near Bloomington. BRITISH HURL TONS OF BOMBS AT NAZI LINES RAF Declares All But One Bridge on Seine Blasted by Bombers. two, mmwv i 1 -H Paris Is Declared "Open City" To Prei W. S. OSBORN, FORMER HOPE MAN, KILLED W.

S. Osborn, 74, formerly of Hope, was killed today jwben a ear driven by Julius Fishel, 25, of Los Angeles, went out of control at a curve near New Bethel on Road 29. Mr. Osborn and Mr. Fishel were returning from Hope j' to Indianapolis, where the former lived.

Mr. Fishel suffered; a broken leg and was taken to the Long hospital in Indianapolis. Mr. Osborn was a Hope merchant for many years' before, going to Indianapolis 15 years ago to live with a daughter, Mrs. Gaylej Love, 634 Eugene street.

i AAA FIGURES ARE RELEASED Cost of Program; in This County Is Estimated at $208,239.11. vent Destruction Nazis Plan To i I Demand Capital's By The Associated Press. J. 1 -U- iSuDDorted by American-made bombers, General Wey- gandls French Poihis hurled the Germans back for five miles! north of Paris today, a French vmilitary spokesman said, 'and the Allied line was reported holding elsewhere under the onslaught of 130 German divisions. From Ankara, Turkey, it was announced the Turkish government signed a new commercial agreement with Germany.

I I i iYOUt MlUjri TRIESTE 'tul -UgWAjL "'Mil IsSjS" li Jill II Jj lli Mediterrantart Sea TVin wtfm 111 Blfi i wSutisti. I lml7d 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 liSffl I HH 1111 I BRITISH NAVAL; BASE ffgMALTA i nil I attoBaA ns31H jflll BOMBED BY BRITISH! lllllUllllllllll The accord came as a Turkish leaders had insisted mutual aid pact with Britain trolled press had attacked Sources in Xondon said mercial pact Germany was no surprise to the British and French. I i Negotiations for thei agreement' have been proceeding for nionths and there is no reason lyet why; there should not be trade between the two countries, it was said, Wfith the beleaguered French capital now, declared an "open city" -technically inviolate against bombing and shelling a French spokesman! said the French have no intention of fighting in the streets ofParis itself. I i FIVE OTHERS INJURED Lienberger, Mrs. Hart Brought Back Here Aft-" ter Collision.

Mrs. Peggy Schmitt, wife of Dr. Richard K. Schmitt of Riverside drive, was seriously hurt and five other local persons suffered minor injuries this morning in an automobile accident 3 miles east of Bloomington on Road 46. Mrs, Schmitt suffered a bad break of the bones of her right leg below the knee, and other injuries.

She was taken to a hospital" at Bloomington but later was taken by ambulance to the Methodist hospital in Indianapolis. "the accident occurred at 8:30 o'clock as Mrs. Schmitt, Mrs. Meredith Uenberger. Mrs.

F. M. Hart and their caddies, Carl Sharp, Dave Prewitt and Fred Lohmeier, were enroute to the Cascades golf course near Bloomington to take part in a tournament. They were in the Lienberger car with Mrs. Lienberger driving.

On the front seat with her- were Sharp and Prewitt while the other thre were in the rear seat. Track Swerve In Path. They were going east following a i large truck which "apparently was heavily laden. The truck driven; by Harold Sturgis, 44, of the CCC camp In Brown county, was going along smoothly at the right side Of the road but suddenly turned to the left and Mrs. Lienberger thought the driver was intending to turn into a road.

Then the truck swerved back toward the right side of the road and the Lienberger car struck it rear center. Th occupants of the were thrown about but the ear did not turn over and stopped instantly. Mrs. Lienberger was pln-- ned under the steering wheel, and the caddies who had been thrown to the floor crawled out and succeeded In releasing her. Mrs.

Schmitt lay on the back floor of the car and although dazed told Mrs. Hart she thought her Meg was broken. Break Pound Serious. Persons passing along gave help and the group was taken to the Bloomington hospital, where it was German armies pounded fb within earshot of the gates of Paris in crushing offensives against retreating French forces whiles allied airmen soared over Italy and northern Africa bombing industrial and military objectives. Map shows widespread war fronts.

-FOREIGN PLANES" BOMB SWITZERLAND BRITISH BOMB NORTH ITALY ANOTHER BRITISH PLANE HITS CABLE June IS JP A plane believed to be British crashed into a flour mill on the east coast today and set it afire. The plane apparently had hit a balloon barrage cable, The only trace of the plane was a small piece found on a dock, and it was presumed, the craft fell into the sea. i REYNAUD URGES 1), S. TO HELP Says France Will Never Give Up Even If Driven to American Possessions. Paris, June 13 (IP) Premier Paul Reynaud was disclosed today to have sent a message to President Roosevelt appealing for a public declaration of United States aid.

and promising to fight before Paris, behind Paris, in the provinces, in North Africa and "if nc- essary in our possessions in i The Reynaud message was dated June 10th i and it asked all material and moral aid from America short of an expeditionary force to fight in Europe. As for France, the premier said that he was going to join the army and that: "We will fight before Paris. We will fight! behind Paris. We -wUl shut ourselves in our provinces and, if we are chased away, we will sro to I North Africa and, if necessary, i to our possessions in America." Now, More Aldi (On the i night of June 10th, Mr. Roosevelt said in a speech that the United States would give all material! aid to the Allied powers.

Reynaud's message, sent shortly before the delivery of that speech, referred to Mr. Roosevelt's speech of October 5, 1937 at Chicago in which the President said that "America hates war" and "actively engages in the search for i "I beg you publicly to declare the United States will accord the Allies moral and material aid by all means excepting dispatch of an expeditionary corps," Reynaud aaid. ii1 "You yourself have said that 'surely 90 per cent who want to live in peace under the law and in accordance with moral standards can and must find some way to make their will prevail. "The hour has come for these 90 per cent! of the citizens of the world' i to unite against mortal danger menacing us. "You generally replied to the ap peal I launched a few days ago across the Atlantic, Reynaud continued.

"Today, June 10th, 1940, it is my duty to ask for new aid. even wider aid." Soft. From now on it won't be so bad to spend the night at the county! jail as In the past. A i shipment of new soft mattresses I arived today and will be placed on the jail bunks. For nearly two years there hasn't been mattress In the jail and prisoners have found the iron bunks pretty uncomfortable.

-p iearnea mat tne injury to ju.rs.jfor one week at: the Indiana Battle-weary poilus were hold- ing stubbornly all along the! 200- mile front, the French spokesman said, despite the fact many of them have not been relieved since Hitler launched his massive offen sive from the Somme, on June 5. The attacking Germans, he said. have been relieved two or three times, British, Italians Clash. First; news of Italian land action since Mussolini declared war on the; Allies three days ago came from Cairo, which reported a clash between British and Italian troops i on the Egyptian-Italian Libyan' border. 1 The British took 62 Italian pris oners Jt was said.

dnb official carman news meanwhile, arried ft brif dispatch a Paris dateline, saying; it was announced officially tnat jparts -would not be defended. evidently sparing the city from tne devastation of war. General Weygand'i system of tank" traps has worked and is still working according to, the best available information, but it Is still another question to withstand the determination of the Germans to sweep every defense point regardless of 'the cost In men and materials. 1 The British air force- did extensive damage to military objectives in Ethiopia yesterday as well as raiding Asmara, Eritrea, British sources said today. Airdromes were bombed in the latter town, also mi Gura, where hangars were demolished.

Simultaneously, the German high command was reported pre- Pgldc aurrenc or be destroyed" ultimatum against the beautiful French capital. Paris Fate "Known Soon. Nazi 1 armies were attacking the "last ditch" defenders of; Paris from three sides. The German demand for capit ulation Berlin reported, would fol low -the procedure in the case of Warsaw, capital of Poland, and Rotterdam, capital of Warsaw, refusing to surrender. was bombed and shelled to ruins.

Rotterdam capitulated" in time. to save much of the city. Berlin asserted the fate would probably be decided "within the next hours." The Nazi hlgh" command said operations along the entire front were "progressing rapidly" and that columns of the main German army of 2,000,000 men had captur ed Chalons-Sur-Marne, about 25 IS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL Condition Not Considered Serious; Blame Exhaustion for Near-Drowning. Marion Jones, 1 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

William Jones of 1121 Pearl street, narrowly escaped drowning last night while swimming in the pool in the Brown county state park near Nashville. He was brought -to the county hospital here. While his condition was reported as weak, the attending physician said he was not In a serious condition and, barring the development of pneumonia, would have a speedy recovery. The accident occurred about 6 o'clock and waV witnessed by a large I crowd of spectators. Jones, with a number; of companions, had been swimming most of the it is said, but had rested at intervals.

Witnesses said he had been playing baseball for an hour before reentering the pool. He went into the water and suddenly sank from sight. Pulled Out by Guards. Life guards at the pool hurried in after him. He was brought to the surface, unconscious, and it was at first thought he was dead.

He was carried to the pool side where first aid was given. After considerable time he regained consciousness. He was brought to Columbus by ambulance and rushed to the county hospital where further treatments were given by a local physician. The near drowning was due to exhaustion while swimming, the physician said, and there was no indication of cramps or illness. WILL OBSERVE FLAG DAY HERE Ralph Klare to Deliver Address at Donner Shelter House.

-I i Tomorrow is Flag day i and an outstanding program has been arranged by the local Elks lodge to be presented at Donner park shelterhouse, opening at 7 o'clock in the evening with a. band concert. I In view of the troubled conditions in the world, an effort is being made to make the Flag day observance the biggest and most impressive held in recent years, and a large attendance ia. expected at the program. Mayor Fred C.

Owens has pro claimed Friday as flag day, with the following recommendation "That this day be observed by people generally in the display of the flag of the united. States of America and in i such other ways as will be in harmony with the general character of the 3ay." Ralph Klare of Indianapolis, prominent legionnaire, wh0 is well-known for his Memorial day ad dresses, will be 1 the speaker for the occasion. 1 A 30-minute concert will be giv en by the Elks band under direction of Charles Sewell, opening the program. I Following community singing, Eldo Robertson, exaulted ruler of the local Elks lodge, will make short talk and will introduce Marion H. Amick, general chair man.

He ln turn will introduce the speaker, I A special; Invitation has been extended toi the members of Boys and Girls clubs and to the school children pt the city to attend the program. MAN RETURNED TO INSTITUTION Sheriff Elmer H. Nolting and Deputies Walter Oneal and Glenn Paswater took Homer Carpenter, 27, of. the White Creek vicinity to the Muscatatuck Colony' for feebleminded it Butlerville this morning. Carpenter! had been a patient at the institution and was released ten days ago to relatives.

He i be came uncontrollable and when the officers went after him he was being held In an empty room. 'GIRL', 80, HURT ON ERRAND FOR i MAMA Mobile, Alia, June 13 VP) "How old are you?" a hospital nurse asked a negro woman, whose' lee was broken in a street accident. "Eighty," jehe replied. "Where were you going?" i iwas taking my mama's clothes to her at my cousin's bouse." Further questioning revealed that "mama" claimed to be 107 years old. FOES USE SMOKE SCREEN Towns Being Used as German Bases in Paris Drive Reported in Flames British United Press Staff Correspondent with the Royal Air Force in France, June 13 (IP) British aircraft today dumped ton after ton of high explosives on German positions near Paris and RAF pilots reported they had blasted out every bridge but one in a 60-miles stretch of the lower Seine.

Wave after wave of British bombers, aided by French planes, are roaring over the! German lines. Air men reported they were dropping bomb loads with such regularity that the constant explosions sounded like the thunderous beat of a mighty combustion engine. j' Towns along the Seine valley where German troops-i-both infantry and mechanized forces are concentrating for the push on Paris are in flames, RAF men reported. Smoke Hides Nazis. "Every bridge in a 60-miles stretch of the Seine but one has been destroyed," one RAF pilot reported.

'The one bridge which hasn't been completely destroyed is dangling with the eastern end sagging into the Throughout the night medium bombers of the advanced air striking force roared off in relays to attack German objectives. British air activity is even greater than during the desperate days when the air force was protecting the evacuation of Dunkirk. The bombers were concentrating on rivers where German units were, working feverishly 5 to throw across pontoon bridges on which mechanized forces could cross. One Hurricane' pilot aid: "Tba enemy is coming on in masses but it is difficult to see them because of the haze of smoke from the fires." i I. It.

appeared that tha Carman were, using smoke screens to try and mask their movements protect' their troops against air 7 British Arainet 80 Foes. A huge explosion was caused at Gisors which the Germans were believed to be using as an ad vance Dase for the drive on Paris, The forest of Gobaln. was also bombed heavily. The RAF was fighting against odds. In one encounter seven Hur ricanes took on 80 Messersehmitt 109's and were reported to have downed five of them.

"We are used to heavy odds by now," an airman said. "We just waded In to it for a whirlwind tussle, with every man 1 for him self. You don't get much time to see what happens to the Germans. When you've got him I on your sights you just give a burst where it hurts him worst" Another Hurricane pilot got separated from his companions in a flight over the Somme north of Rouen. "I thought I was flying with the other boys," he said, "until I got a shock.

I wast flying in a forma tion of Messerschmitts. did the natural thing started in on them. They seemed to be taken by surprise. At any rate I got one of them and managed to scramble out all right." 31 TO SEYMOUR AGAIN IS OPEN A detour about one and one- half miies in length, which was in effect for several days on Al ternate Road 31 between Peter's Switch and the Jackson-Bartholomew county line, has been lifted and motorists are again using that mgnway although shoulder work still is being carried on The surface now being used by traffic is only the binder course ana the final rock asphalt course will be applied to the highway at a later date. At that time, the stretch of highway again will i be closed for a period of about I 12 days two days to make the apr plication of the binder' material and ten days for it to cure before traffic is permitted to use the mgnway.

INFANT CHEEVER FAILS TO LIVE Funeral services for I William Kent Cheever, day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Cheever of East Columbus, who died in the county hospital last night, were held this afternoon at the grave In Garland Brook cemetery. I The i casket was taken from the Flanlgan, Reed and Hull funeral home to the family home before the services, i The mother had been, moved to the home. The Rev.

F. Aull of East Columbus Methodist church conducted the, erviceav bombshell, especially since Turkey would fulfill her and! France, land the conA Italy severely. y. Turkey's signature of ia com miles south of the great French: cathedral city of Reims. The 1 Germans asserted 1 Reims bad already fallen.

The French denied! it; 1 1 Turkey Duee "Peace Offer" With flames of the mam conflict spreading, Turkey! reaffirmed her pledges of mutual, military assistance to the Allies and dismissed, Premier Mussolini's offer to respect her neutrality as "worthless. Egypt, i too, verged on joining the The ancient kingdom of the Nile placed all its communication systems, air and naval bases and ports at the disposal of Great Britain, and promised the. "greatest possible assistance" in the: war against Italy. Britain; fusbed thousands of fresh troops, tanks and guns to bolster the hard -driven French defenders of Paris, Premier 1 Rey- naud of. France, dramatically an- nouneear tnat yrencn unnecessary Wlttjdraw- their African I possessions even American nnaaKJt(itin in rrrv nrt the war against Germany.

i His statement apparently doom- ed German hopes that France might surrender It Paris were captured, as she Aid in. 1870. i i French at i Bethel Gen. Maxima Weygand's poUuS hurled back, the Nazis five miles in! the vicinity of i Beaumont, only 12 miles from the suburbs of Piris. It was here, according td the French, that the Germans had driven their deepest salient to ward Paris.

5. fc i The French acknowledged that Ii. fff back eight miles from Rethel the zone of a German operation apparently aimed at turning the great; Maginot line. v- With the fight ever raging closer! to Paris, the-capital's military governor-pronounced it an "open city" indicating that the outskirts would b' defended to the limit, but; that there would- not be any street fighting inside Paris itself. Technically, the declaration of the! capital as an "open city means that it contains no military objectives.

If observed by the Ger-r-mans, it would mean saving the famous old capital! from! bombing and shelling. jj Italy Bombs French Bases. MeanwhUe Italy, Jin her first tailed communique on operations, reported air raids I "of particular on the French naval base at Toulin and the French (Continued on page 2)i on cess on both Allied flanks, and these represent the worst danger spots in- the long battle line. On I the Allied, left flank, whichj has; rested on the coast, the Nazis have smashed their way across the Seine river and pushed the Allies back a considerable distance to I the vicinity of jEvereux. The French ihigh command says it is holding the line, but the penetra-f tion must, be disconcerting.

If it continues, the Allied line will give way. I I Over on the French right wing the Germans have! compelled a withdrawal in the Meaux-Chateatx Thierry i sector and I have crossed the river Marne. Here again is real threat to the Allied line, i I Should the Germans, be able tol sever the Allied front here it might presage a disastrous rolling back which, taken In conjunction' with the turning movement on the west flank, would mean encirclement of the Allied I forces. 1 9 Mines Cut Mediterranean In Two1 Weygand's task is to hold 1 the German onslaught until there is the inevitable slackening of I the offensive. As.

this is being written a buN I the) lettn from Berlin states that The cost of thei 1930 AAA program in Bartholomew! county is estimated at 1 $208,239.11, according feient of Agriculture in Washing- Cost of the program for the entire nation was figured at of whieh amount Indiana's share was $14,843,721. The total covered! $490,914,692.25 already certified for payrjents to cooperating farmers, county association expenses, and mateyials furnished bo farmers as grants-in-aid. For these purposes, tbeidegartment said payments remaining to be certified would amount to 1 i v' It estimated AAA field administrative expenses at $8,608,947, administrative costs! in, Washington at $3,094,007, administrative costs in other agriculture department bureaus at $1,520,265, and transfers to the general accounting agency and other cooperating government offices at $958,380. The report did not cover expenses of the 1939 sugar program or of the 1939 price adjustment program, both of which were administered by the AAA. The largest) estimated state to tal of payments was Tefcaa' the smallest Rhode Island's $52,256.79.

I Li HUGHES TO AID AT BOYS' STATE Otto Hughes, teacher in the local high school, has been appointed one of the six senior councilors for the Boys' State, to be 'held state fairgrounds at Indianapolis, starting Saturday. Mr. Hughes will g0! to Indianapolis tomorrow morning to meet with the i other councilors and make the plans for registration and work out other details preliminary to the opening, i Thirteen local boys! will enter the Boys' State Saturday for the week's program in citizenship. CAPTURED ITALIANS ARE GIVEN TO SPAIN Madrid, June 13 from Algeciras reported today that; British authorities at Gibraltar had turned oye to Spanish officials some 60 officers and crew members of the Italian steamer Pollenso who were captured in Spanish territorial waters after they had set: afire and sunk their ship, ill Bruno Giordano, master of the Pollenso, was quoted as saying the British captured qnly! one Italian vessel, the which anchored very close to the rock He said ships scuttled and completely or partly sunk included the Pagao, Lavoro, Olterra and Libano. Irwin Moorman, i i Nineveh Albert Stillabower? J.

Edward Hickey arid Ralph Long. Ohio Wesley Pruitt and Fred C. Lusher. Rockcreek John! Fletcher, Earl F. Talkington and! Leonard Foist.

Sandcreek Perry Davis, Marcus Nolting and I Howard I. Newsom. i 1 Union Charles IJ. jFahl and Glenn Cook. Hit Wayne Walter Burbrink, Elmer HL, Wichman and George A.

Meyer. Aerial Photographs Uoed! In the check-up, the farm reporters determine the crops planted on the farms of each farmer who i signed a "farm I plan" this spring. Fields In 1 which various crops are planted will be measured on aerial photographs whigh are in the county office, in order to determine conservation and parity earned by each participating farmer, i Aerial photographs have been found to be the most accurate and least i expensive method of determining crop; acreages, according to Mr. Aldenhagen.i 1 Actual work of checking field acreages is done only when the farmer or hie authorized representative is present, the county cnairman stated. Schmitt' leg was so serious sne was-advised to go to the Methodist hospital.

She was accompanied to i Indianapolis by her husband, who with Dr. B. K. Zaring and Mr. and Mrs.

E. W. Cole were summoned from here. Mr. and Mrs.

Cole went with the Scbttitts to Indianapolis but Dr. Zaring brought Mrs. Lienberger and Mrs. Hart back home. The caddies continued on to the golf "course.

Mrs. lienberger hurt through the chest and suffered cuts and bruises. After arriving here she was taken to the county hospital for examination. Mrs. Hart suffered an injury of the right leg, which while not serious, is painful.

She was confined to her home this afternoon. The Prewitt and Sharp boys received -cuts on the head but were not seriously hurt. Lohmeier escaped with a few. bruises. The front of the Lienberger car was demolished; Cars Crash In City.

An Oldsmobile sedan driven by Alvy Smith of Route 7 and a Buick sedan; driven by E. Man-villa. Orlando, collided at (Continued on page 2) RUMORS SWEEP THROUGH CITY Sensational Reports, Including Some from Seymour, Are Discredited. Sensational rumors involving prominent Seymour families ran rife through Columbus today but were aeciarea oy auworiiauve sources at Seymour to be untrue, The rumors had from one to 16 Seymour people under arrest for un-American activities, and one version had the confiscation by the G-men of a short-wave radio set from a downtown basement. None of this was true.

Or at least, Seymour people in the best possible position to know about it said it was not. World War Vet Involved. Ironically, one of these rumors involved a man with an excellent record for service with the Ameri can forces during the World war. Columbus also was full of ru mors similar to those which ran through the city in the early days of 1917 and more or less persisted through 1918. 1 Most of these already had been definitely found to be false.

One which gained some circula tion was that the national guards men were called out at 11 clock last night They were not. MRS. BURTON ASKS: DIVORCE Suit for divorce was filed in the Bartholomew circuit court Wednes day by Mrs. Luecinda Burton of East Columbus against Gordon I Burton. She charges cruel and inhuman treatment.

The complaint states they were married July 17, 1937, anr separated May 28, 1939. The plaintiff asks for her free dom and the custody of their 19- month-old son, William Lester, William J. Bowman is attorney for the plaintiff. HANLON STILL UNCONSCIOUS William Hanlon, 22, of Indian apolis, and his wife, 17, who are in the City hospital at Indian apolis on account of injuries suffered in an accident in Indian-apolis, are still in a serious con dition, although Mrs. Hanlon is conscious at intervals.

They were on a motorcycle rid ing on Shelby street Indianapolis, when struck by an automobile. MrlfHanlon suffered a skull frac ture, broken snouiaer ana cuts ana bruises. His condition was report ed today as grave. Mrs. Hanlon suffered a skull fracture and.

fractures of one leg: Mr. Hanlon form erly, lived here. SWISS PROTEST LONDON BOMBINGS Bern, Switzerland, June IS UP) The Swiss government charged; Its minister 4n London today to protest against the bombing early yesterday morning! 6f the Geneva and Lausanne! Vegion in which five persons were killed. and 19 In jured. I The note it asked nun to deliver reserved the right to claim damages for families of the victims and for repairs of material de struction, Hopes Rest Farm Reporters Check AAA Performance Here Slow-up razi0ftve Checking of performance on the farms of 1,485 Bartholomew county farmers who are enrolled in the 1940 AAA program is now under way, according to Frank Alden-hagen, county soil conservation chairman.

The work is being done by farm reporters, all of whom are farmers. Harold Friedersdorf of Rock- creek township, member of the local AAA committee, has been designated as county performance supervisor to direct the checking. Reporters Listed. Following are the reporters and the townships in which they are a working: Clay township William H. Bush and 'Glenn H.

Howe. Clifty Morris E. Romine, James K. Crussell and Ral lgh Wilson. Cohimbus Ben H.

Wehmeier, Edward Bloomenstock and Martin T. Scheldt. Flatrock Albert I Essex, W. Terrell Newsom and Eunos P. Lortx.

German Cecil H. Mabe and J. Saul Wright Harrison Ruey Adams, and Edward PrenatL Hawcreek Dale Cooper, E. Galbraith and Putnam Davis. i Jackson Wilmer Loene and By DEwrrr Mackenzie.

A. P. Foreign Affairs Writer. Generalissimo Weygand's Allied forces I defending Paris are in a tight spot because of the insistent German turning movements which are calculated to encircle and destroy the main French army. Just how tight that spofc is de pends on how close the Nazi offensive is to the slackening down moment which must come to all such great drives.

One would expect the invading war-machine to show signs of slowing up already, but it must be admitted that thus far" those signs have been lacking. The as sault was continued with unabated fury today, the French an nouncing that the Germans were using 1,800,000 troops, which I should say would be about! twice the defending force. Where Weygand's poilus got the strength to counter-attack north of Paris this morning and hurl the Hitlerites back five miles Is a matter of wonder. This feat Speaks volumes, however; for the fighting spirit and stamina of the .1 I reft Flank Penetrated. The German turning operations have continued with some sue-, on page 4 two4.