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PAGES. Fifty of The Mornlni Light hae bean an outeUndlng progreeilve newspaper, working for the advancement of the rural eooununltlea of Navarre and adjacent counties for more than fifty euoceee oound up with the growth of Rural Ufa. NO. 61. I TERRIFIC BATTLE FOR PARIS RAGING; FRENCH CLAIM BETTER TANK DEFENSE li HEAVY LOSSES OF GERMAN TANKS ARE REPORTEDJY FRENCH NAZI HIGH COMMAND, HOWEVER, ASSERTS GROUND IS WON EVERYWHERE By the Associated Frees The Nazi offensive on the Somme front, aided by at least 2,000 tanks, accomplished a "slight advance" in the second day of furious fighting, a spokesman of the French war ministry said tonight.

German tanks, driving in blast- Ing groups of 200 and 300, were said to have penetrated as much aa seven and half miles Into the Weygand line, with French forces drawing back on both the east and west flanks of the front. German gains were made at a i huge cost the spokesman said. tanks were destroyed in the "French "quicksand" defense system designed to stop them. The German high command insisted its drive was gaining ground "everywhere" along the front. In London, Alfred Duff Cooper, British minister of information, declared It would not be too late if America came to the aid of the Allies a year from now.

He predicted any German assaults on Britain would fail and declared at the moment the Allies need anti-tank guns, sub machine guns and "planes and more planes." The heaviest German attacks were reported striking out in the Abbeville aimed at the capture of Le Havre, vital channel port linking France with England, in a wide sweep- Ing drive on Paris. Paris reported 25 IsazI lanks 8were destroyed in one spot, at 'Chalnes, nine miles southwest of Peronne. The GerroanH were hurling six mechanlze'uk. divisions inorniully 800 tanks In each division) into the onslaught at Abbeville. The German high command's official communique, hours late today and flavored with generalities instead of the usual chronicle of specific successes, said of the great battle merely: "Our troops have won ground everywhere toward the southwest." Many Allied Destroyed It said that 143 enemy planes had been by machine-gun fire and others on the that the Nazi air force had bombed Cherbourg, port of call for trans-Atlantic liners in peace time.

Airdromes in central France and in England were also bombed, the communique asserted, See INTERNATIONAL, Page 5 Man and Woman Shot To Death In Waco Today WACO, June Waiden, about 44, and Mrs. Minnie Oates, about 43, were slain early today in a double shooting at the woman's residence here. Justice of the Peace Wayne E. Lee returned an inquest verdict or murder In the death of Mrs. Oates and suicide in the death of Walden.

No motive for the slayings was advanced. Lee quoted Lois Oats, 15-year- old daughter of the dead woman, as saying: "He had been threatening her for some time. When he drove up this morning and walked up on the porch, I asked mother If I should let him In and she said that I should. "About two minutes later I heard two shots In her room and mother screamed, I ran into the front yard as I heard several more shots," Police said a .38 calibre pistol was found at tha scene. CONGRESS COMPLETES ACTION ON BILL TO EXPEDITE DEFENSE SENATE SENT HUGE NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO WHITE HOUSE THURSDAY WASHINGTON, June 6.

senate sent to the White House today a $1,492,542,750 naval appropriations bill making emergency funds available to speed up the production of ships, aircraft, and armament and the construction of new air bases. The chamber completed congressional action on the measure, carrying $1,308,171,138 In direct appropriations and $184,371,612 in contract authority, by accepting a conference report previously approved by the house. Emergency funds In the bill would make possible expansion of the navy's enlisted personnel from 145,000 to 170,000 men and the marine corps personnel from 25,000 to 34,000. Aviation expenditures of approximately 1326,000,000 contemplated by terms of the bill would provide the navy with 2,970 new airplanes, of which 2,500 would be training ships. Also provided is $45,000,000 for development of airplane shore facilities.

See DEFENSE, Page 10 NINE OUTSTANDINGTEXANS TO AID AVIATION PART NATIONAL DEFENSE FOR LONE STAR STATE GERMANS DECLARE OFFENSIVE MOVING AHEAD EVERYWHERE SWEEP ALLEGED IN PLANNED MARCH INTO HEART OF FRANCE COL. FRANK KNOX ADVOCATE ALL AID POSSIDLEJO ALLIES SAYS DANGER TO AMERICA IF ALLIES LOSE IMPOSSIBLE EXAGGERATE CHICAGO, June Col. Frank Knox advocated today that the United States furnish Franco and Great Britain with everything short of joldiers to help win the war. "Our neutrality has been a sham," said the publisher of the Chicago Daily News, who was the republican vice presidential nominee In 1636. "We have always been for the allies, and anything we have done or can do to help them will be a direct contribution to American security." Three weeks ago, with the ap- provnj of President Roosevelt nnd the army's chief of staff, Col.

Knox initiated "Aviation Plattsburgs," a civilian movement to train 15,000 pilots in military flying this summer and 30,000 men during the next school year. In today's Interview he dealt with American defense problems In their broadest aspects, solemnly declaring it was "simply Impossible to exaggerate the danger facing America If the allied cause is lost." Col. Knox recommended that the United States army make Its first line fighting planes available to Britain and France while there was still time to use them. "Five hundred pianos would be a godsend to the French right now," he said. "We are not in any Immediate danger, and wo could quickly replace ships sent to Europe with even more up- to-date models.

We might also sell the allies our over-age de- itroyeri without impairing our naval strength. It would be much better to send them our ihlpi and now than our boyi AUSTIN, June Members of the national defense aviation board for Texas, nine In number, met In executive session today with Governor W. Lee O'Danlel and Congressman Lyndon B. Johnson for a discussion of Texas' part in the aviation phase of the na- tlon'sj defense preparation. Chosen from military, business and professional fields, the members, most of whom were present for the initial meeting, declined comment before the conference began.

The governor's office promised a statement on the group's program. The members were named by the governor following a conference with Johnson who flew from Washington and reported President Roosevelt said creation of the board "would be a fine undertaking" and could provide the federal government with data "urgently needed." The governor announced the board was named because of the "urgency of aviation training facilities for our war and navy defense expansion program, and the fact that Texas is ideally adapted for such aeronautic training basis." In a telegram to the President Governor O'Daanlel said the board was at the service of the president and the war and navy departments. Members were R. W. Brlggs of San Antonio, John A.

Mobley of Corpus Chrlstl, Major C. C. Scott of Houston, Major J. R. Parten of Houston, General John A.

Hulen of Fort Worth, Arch Underwood of Lubbock, Colonel R. Culdell of Houston, E. Jackson of Dallaas and Robert J. Smith of Dallas. Johnson expressed the opinion the board would be of great value in facilitating construction of naval and army air training bases In Texas.

The personnel of the group Is such, said, that all necces- sary data would be quickly available to members. He added that It was his opinion the board would be of great value In facilitating construction of naval and army air training Bases in Texas. The personnel of the group Is he said, that all necessary data would be quickly available to members, i He added that it was his opinion Texai. with the aid of the AVIATION BOARD, I BERLIN, June The German high command announced today its troops, on the offensive and pushing toward the heart of France, had gained ground "everywhere" in a sweep toward. the southwest.

This, however, was the only Indication of the course of tho Somme offensive to be given in the high command's daily com- munique. The communique related "successful" German raids last night and early today on Cherbourg, big French channel port; on airdromes in central France and on the east and southeast coast of England. "It reported total enemy airplane losses during the last 24 hours as 143. The high command's terse statement of the southwesterly direction of the drive supported previous German indications that the Important French channel ports of Le Havre and Cherbourg may be the first objectives. By such an operation the German armies might turn the Somme flank, block off Paris from the west and out off France and England from effective communication or contact.

However, It Is conceivable, from the terseness of the com- munique, that the French defense is proving harder to solve. The high command reported the number of allied prisoners taken at the port of Dunkerquo, France, had increased to from 40,000, and thai abandoned war material "beyond estimation" had been taken. Its communique minimized allied raids on northern and western Germany, said no "essential damage" was done, nnd asserted three enemv nlancs were downed in these raids, one of them while over Hamburg. Nineteen Planes Missing. Nineteen German planes are missing as a result of yesterday's operations, during which troops concentrations and columns back of the French Somme front' wero attacked, the high command said.

In earlier, authorized reports the reinforced German armies were described as striking "into the heart of France," on the second day of major offensive. The French armies were reported retreating today at all points where the Germans penetrated the Weygand line yesterday, and the Nazi legions were said to be making good progress. Tw the sev points tne high command announced breaking were said authorita- See GERMANS, Page 3 PREMIER REYNAUD DECOMES FRANCE'S ONE-MANDIRECTOR ASSUMES POST OF FOREIGN MINISTER IN ADDITION OTHER DUTIES BRITAIN'S AIRMEN CONTINUE RAIDS ON GERMANOBJECT1VES AID TO FRENCH THROUGH RAIDS ON ENEMY TROOP CONCENTRATIONS LONDON, June Trading aerial blows in unceasing warfare, Germany's air force today unleashed its most extensive bombing attack on England since the war begin while British airmen were reported officially to have attacked German troops, supply bases and communications lines in raids extending from the battle zone in France to the industrially-important Ruhr Valley in western Germany. The Nazis dropped high explosives and incendiary in their sweep over a 270-mile stretch of English coastline early today and last night in apparent search for British airdromes. British airmen made aerial assaults on crowded German communications lines leading the Somme river battlefield in new efforts to help their French allies halt Paris.

the German drive on While Britons with rifles and guns stood constant watch at home against any attempted Invasion of their tight little isle, the air ministry reported that medium and heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force "attacked enemy troop cpn- centratlons and harassed ener.vy. movements behind the fighting front." Other heavy bombers, the ministry added, "struck at junctions and marshalling yards west of the Ruhr while others attacked milt- tan' objectives in Germany." The raiding forays took a toll of six German planes, the ministry said, -while one British plane was shot down and two are missing. In an early-morning raid, the British scored direct hits on oil See BRITISH, Page 9. International News (By The Associated Preen) By Tho Associated Prose. command says nazi troops gain ground "everywhere" In tank-led thrust southwest from Abbeville; German leaders predict fall of Paris in 16 days; alrforce bombs Cherbourg.

"quicksand" defense system snags German tank RUSSIA ENTERS SPECULATION Europe's war grew more Intense with a huge German drive (white arrow through Belgium) toward Paris and Allied counterattack attempts arrows) at ends of the battlefront. Allies bombed Fricd- richshafen, site of the Zeppelin airplane motor works, in the latest of a series of raids (2) Directed at industrial western Germany. Germans bombed an area In central France not Immediately defined (3-dotted circle). Italians were reported "nervous" as Italy delayed her entry Into war. Dotted arrows (4 and 6) indicate how London speculated on the possibility Soviet Russia might servo as a military- check against Italian pressure in the eastern Mediterranean.

An Italian report meanwhile said Turkey was pressing Greece for permission to land troops In the Aegean Islands (5) to keep Italy from seizing them as air bases. GERMAN MOTORIZED ADVANCE IS BEING HELD FRENCH CLAIM NEW QUAGMIRE DEFENSE DECLARED EFFECTIVE AGAINST NAZI TANK ATTACKS PARIS, June The Germans, throwing.at" least 2,000 tanks into the battle of the Somme, were reported by the French war ministry spokesman tonight to have made a "slight advance." French forces are retiring tonight both on the west and on the cast flanks of the Somme front. Some of the German tanks wero estimated to have driven ns much as seven and a half miles into the French lines, attacking in swarms of 200 and 300 and engaging French men and machines In gigantic buttles. However, several hundred of these tanks were declared by tho war office spokesman to have been destroyed by French tanks, planes and by the Infantry "support points" which are staggered through General Mnxime Wcy- gand's tangle of now fortifications on tho Somme front. The French left, or west, flank was withdrawing from the SomniB along the English channel coast toward the Breslc river, roughly seventeen miles south of Abbeville.

Many Hundreds Enemy Tanks Are Claimed Destroyed PARIS, June Premier Paul Reynaud told the Republic tonight that "hundreds" of German tanks had been destroyed in the great Nazi offensive on the Somme and that the French high command was "well satisfied" with tho defense being made on that roaring front. This "battle of June, 1940," ho declared gravely as French fight ing planes circled low over this capital while he spoke, may decide the fate of the world hundreds of years." fov PARIS, June Premier Paul Reynaud became France's one-man director of the war today with lightning changes in his cabinet before dawn of the second day of the "battle for Paris." Shortly after midnight, Reynaud announced that he had assumed the Important post of foreign minister, in addition to the premiership and war portfolio. Thus, the five-foot five-Inch, 62-yoar-old premier reached a new peak of political strength, little more than two months after he had won a vote of confidence by a bare one-vote majority In the Chamber of Deputies. Former Premier Edouard Dal- adler, who had been foreign minister and long had been a figure In previous cabinets, was dropped from the government, together with other holdovers from earlier regimes. The dramatic move, coming at the critical moment of the new German offensive and threatened Italian intervention in the war on Germany's side, was Interpreted generally as reinforcing the administration.

New cabinet appointments Included: Paul Baudouin, secretary of the administrative staff of the economic warfare committee and president of the Bank of Indo- China, as assistant to Reynaud in tho foreign ministry. Gen. Charles De Gaulle, promoted fro mcolonel in the May 25 army housecleaning in which 15 of the nation's highest commanders were ousted, as chief assistant to Reynaud in the war ministry. Jean Prouvost, newspaper publisher, as minister of Information, drive on Somme front; high command denies any serious break through; station described as "fairly good." Nazi bombers carry out widespread raids on England; British airmen attack German ti-ooDs in France, bomb supply bases; Britain recognizes Belgian refugee government as only legal government of Belgium. VATICAN Pope says won't leave Rome no matter what happens.

Italy rings coastline and overseas empire with 12-mile zone of peril to foreign shipping; part of sea frontier believed mined. WASHINGTON Rigid restrictions clamped on admission of aliens; official circles believe quick allied defeat might result In Nazi uprising In Latin America. HONGKONG Crown colony notifies all Germans to leave. JIBUTI, French Italians advised by consul to depart. 25 Years Ago Today By The AMoolntcd Prois June 6, 1915 Allied airmen attack headquarters of the German crown prince; several German officers killed.

he had been forced to bring bad news to the French people, but said that now there was good "reason for hope." Tlie premier declared that "the regime of oppression will disappear forever and that dreams of control ovor Europe are going to disappear under French resistance" "Germany accused us recently of being divided; but today France Is calm and united," "Every country In Europe tn- day one common Interest, to avoid the control of Germany. "Franco Is looking forward to the reconstruction of Europe In which the order and safety of all peopleg will bo guaranteed. The other peoples of tho world must understand soon because our task Is Immense." -Poo! Extended, TULSA. June The Billings Wilcox pool In Noble county was extended a quarter mile East todav by the Mldco Oil Corp. No.

Harrison, in NWC SE SW of 22-23-2W, which washed into production last night with a flow of 70 to 80 barrels of oil an hour from the Wilcox sand at 4,347 feet. DIEGO RIVERA, FAMED MEXICAN MURALIST, SAYS ESCAPED FROM MEXICO WITH AID OF ACTRESS SAN FRANCISCO, June Diego Rivera, internationally- famed Mexican murallst who says he escaped from Mexico City with his life only because film actress Paulette Goddard helped him, settled down In San Francisco today to oaint murals stressing Pan-American cordiality. "I hope," he said, "that when I have completed this job, someone will have completed the job of cleaning out of Mexico thij Nazis and the StaUnltes." Rivera told a tale of terror aftur he flew In last night from LOB Angeles and Dallas. Until he reached the United States, Rivera declared, he was In hiding for more than a week. He said his troubles began a little less than two weeks ago, after a mysterious band of terrorists shot 'up Leon Trotsky's home In Mexico City.

Trotsky formerly was Rivera's house guest, but they parted some time ago. "This shooting at Trotsky, the kidnap of his American re- inlst-Nazi secret police," Rivera said. "A few days after the Trotsky shooting, Paulette Goddnrd and Miss Irene Bohus, the American painter, were in my studio. Outside they saw two cars full of men. I knew Uiey came for me.

So I went downstairs secretly, hid in caj'. When the car came out with the chauffeur. Miss Bonus got In opnnly and drove away. Then I wont Into hiding and Issued my statements to the newspapers, "Twenty mimiton after I left the studio, 20 men drove up In a station wagon. They immobilized my servants and searched the house." But Rivera was gone, and eventually he flew 'to Texas.

Tester- day he and Miss Goddard flow to Los Angeles, whore she left the plane. "Had those men found me," Rivera declared, "I feel sure it would have been the end of me." Rivera said that nazis and Stalenltes are active In Mexico, but that four-fifths of the people are in favor of closer SIGNS INCREASING THAT ROOSEVELT TO HAVE NOJPPOSITION PRESIDENT MAY BE ONLY MAN PRESENTED FOR LEADERSHIP 1940 TICKET Bv HAUOLD OLIVER WASHINGTON, June Signs Increased today that President Roosevelt's name might be the only one presented to the democratic national convention for toj) place on the 1940 ticket. Following the statement of Senator Harrison (D-Miss) urging Mississippi democrats to endorse tho president for a third term, prominent party members expressed tho opinion that his renominatlon might como about without a single challenge. Friends of Speaker Bnnkhcad said the latter's name would not 1.3 proposed if it appeared that the president would accept another candidacy. Alabama will he tho first state called when nominatatons are in order.

Although pledged to Bankhead, associates of the houso presiding officer said that the stain probably would pass when the roll was begun, No one would predict definitely whether Vice President Garaner and Postmaster General Fnarley would actually withdraw their candidacies beforo the convention meets. Garner and Farley posed together at the capitol today while Far- See POLITICS, Page 3 ITALY REPORTED TO BE MINING 12-MILE STRIP ALONG COAST MUSSOLINI'S LEGIONS POISED FOR WAR ENTRY IS GERMANS WIN FURTHER By Thn Associated Press. ROME, June have boon sown In a 12-mile danger zono with which Italy seeks to protect herself as a prospective war partner of Germany, a reliable informant disclosed today while an authoritative fascist editor warned tho United States to keep out of the war, Virginia Gayda, credited with speaking the mind of the Italian government, threatened eventual European intervention In American affairs If the United States comes to the aid of tho hard-pressed British and French, Italy's prospective fors He wrote that such American Intervention would be an "ostena- tlons, rash taking of sides in favor of a small part against a greater part of IQuropc." Thn Italian minefields were Intended to keep hostile warships outside highly effective bombarud- ment rnngu of Italian' ports dotting the coast of the Italian "boot" extending Into the Mediterranean. It may bo that mines also have been sown in strategic stretches of sea along parts of the Italian empire, where 12-mile danger zones also have bncn created. An authoritative source said that Italian authorities are notifying the United Statei, among other nations, of the "keep out" sign along the Italian coast.

Bte ITALY, Pag. I German Papers In Texas Cited To Senate Committee WASHINGTON, June former army officer, E. G. B. Rilcy, told the senate military affairs committee there was danger that foreign bombers, outfitted in South America, might bomb the Panama Canal or airplane plants in this country at any time.

Riley, transportation consultant from Laconia, N. was testifying In support of a bill introduced by Senator Bridges (R-NH) proposing a "National Home Defense Force" composed of war veterans, citizens and former CCC enrollccs. Earlier, C. H. Chernosy, Houston, testified that Gorman language newspapers published In this country worn "attempting to undermine our form of government." Chernosy read extracts from let- tors In a Texas German language Sec NEWSPAPERS, Tage was falling back from the Ailctto river south toward the Alsne river.

The German drlvo was concentrated In the sectors south of Abbeville, Amiens nnd Peronne, east of the Oise Valley and In tha Ai- letle sector. Violent air battles went on, tha French reporting they had shot down 86 German nlanes and wrecked perhaps seven moro. German troop concentrations were bombed and machine-gunned both on tho Somme Alsne front and on the Rhine. "75's" and anll-tan)c guns caught hard-driving German tanks in a tangle of firo on. the Somme front today in a battle seven mllos in depth.

Other Gnrman ing recklessly as tanks, far as push- they could go, fought through tho battlefield and into Inn open only to ho cut off from their support. Nests of French machine-gunners and pursuit planes wore reported to have successfully hold hack tho main German forces, preventing motorcyclist and truck- carried Infantry from following in tho wake of the tank spearheads. Tho main Gorman armies, striking both directly at Paris and In the west toward Rouen, Mill had 70 miles to go to the French capital. See FRENCH, Page 5 PRESENT BATTLE IN NORTHERN FRANCE MAY DECIDE OUTCOME WAR; REPORTS ARE CONFLICTING NO MASS DRIVE OR WHOLESALE ARRESTS IN SAFETY CAMPAIGN By HEWITT MACKENZIE Tho Allied forces withstood the initial German onslaught yesterday well, and French military leaders said the situation this morning was "fairly good." The Nazis renewed their assault with great fury at dawn today and their version of the position Is that they have broken tho French lino at several points. This battle which llkoly will decide the outcome of tho war hasn't proceeded far enough for us to draw swooping conclusions.

The French Pollu appears to have performed his good deed of tho day wfth splondid morale yesterday, nnd the cunning of Allied General- Isslmo Woygand was in evidence in tho sturdlness of his line of defense at the outset. Beyond that we cannot go at this moment, for we know that Woygand will have performed wonders it ho is able to hold that line anywhero near Its present position. In directing perhaps the greatest defensive action of history, he Is trying to match superior military s'trength with skill and the spirit among his willing troops to do or die. The heaviest German attack this morning was directed at the Kronen oxtremo left wing, which rests on the coast near Abbeville. Tim French that they made a.

slight withdrawn! here. ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKSON TALKS OF FIFTH COLUMN DEFENSE PROGRAM WASHINGTON, Jens Attorney General Robert H. Jackson declared today that any Inference that tho justice department contemplated "a mass drlvo or wholesale arrests" In connection with the defense program was "wholly unwarranted." Jackson made Unit assertion In referring to statements in the budget bureau's letter dealing with a request for $3,358,800 for tho Federal Bureau of Investigation, chiefly to add 500 agents to the force now engaged In national de- fonso work. In connection with another request for $500,000 additional for salaries and expenses of United The immediate purpose of tho I St tes man)hala the bureau had drive In this sector Is (1) to turn sa tho Aiiiod wlngrand to raoa 1 xx. In addition thereto marshals and deputy marshals may be called upon to guard and protect federal wiiiKi LO IUUU i the coast and capture tho th will bo a great nun )ort of Lo Havre.

This Is tho P'; ls nel 'S to bo handled down port French end of tho France and England, and Its possession by the Germans would render It. extremely difficult for the British to carry aid by water to their Allies. Miiy Jin Furthnr Purpose 1 here may- bo a further purpose, on tho success of tho turning operation. The Germans may try to extend this aim to form side of a great pair of pincers to envelop Paris, the other arm developing from a thrust In tho Allette rlvor region near tho center of ho Allied front. This coastal attack, and tho other main German thrusts, have been shrewdly placed along the great lines loading to Paris.

If you glance at your map you will see that Abbeville (near tho coast), BM MACKENZIE, Page or seized property and to servo a large volume of process." "Wo do not anticipate any abnormal Increase In tho number of prisoners," Jackson told newsmen. "The statement of tho budget bureau does not sav that an Increase Is oxpected. Tho number of federal prisoners has been for yoars Increasing steadily, and the statement points out tho fact that a gruat number require handling." Argentina Wnrnril. BUENOS AIRES, June Full-page newspaper advertisements signed by hundreds of prominent citizens urged Argentina today to guard against "a destiny FIFTH COLUMN,.