Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 144, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1940 — Page 1

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f RANCE BOWS TO HITLER RULE

J II, S, ARMY Issi OIE AS ■■LANES CRASH Ho IhuxhM Bomber* lM| h(i( - Over Suburban ■ sew ) ork Today York June <UR> tiler* Were kill-,I r,, two I' S sir bomlrer* • "* Mitchel field ;n midair and piled up in sK, „f the streets .4 Bellrose , populous section of »ut> ~„... twin motored H I- \ t.enbetii took off from held for maneuvers Willi fliers aboard early thi* maneuver called for one r„ paaa under another *•>* not low enough It .-d ..fib tally and th. t ■>,. two plane, locked immediately the two ship* n> earth. ~f the ships cranked within of .1 public a. bool and thcrashed Into a one story .lilrh blatantly wen: up • which spread to an <d ’ house Al leant on.- real woman, wa* severely tn toti« of the victim* *••:• *^Kased lately learned of the heavily popul..’ area told of hearing rrasb In mid air about 7 'CHT arid of seeing the whip. t to earth flier attempted to Irale onhole burnt Into flame, from the whip an Mid >hi|» were flying Ip form i 'he craah occurred It at the Mitchel field Kt Ultra Chatterton on. ..f |Hfirwt al the arene, derurilod |Hfiatnltig house as an Intern. ■ud one bomber sliced fhroinn |Hf-.me house whic h lmuu-.lt r • up wavea of slant.-a pre from the nhtp's flaming burning wring of the whip rrsabed Into the houae bruk. Bg careened crazily In an cscroaa the front lawn filer's body could be seen Uck Bloop of the house covered by hi. c harred p.o |KwTINt!KD OK FAOW KIVB, Hpital Head At Meeting Sunday Eliubeth Pitman, super In of the Adam, county hoattended the state-county ho Neetlng at New Castle Sun m>‘rtm:pal speaker, were Earl associate dire, t-t |Mbe American College of Hur *nd Albert Stump of Ind counsel forth.- stat- no|Ml MM-iety of Indiana r>f hospital standardisation. |Mu ike rapid Increase In the |Bt»-r ut hospitals meeting the re Htutup .poke oil th'|MI aspects of hospital manage |Mt The nest mewling will la- held |9b» I'ortar county hospital al Bsrsiw HNUAL PICNIC ■nexttuesday Bnual 4-H Club Picnic ■At Berne Park TuenII day, June 25 ■>im Juanita Lakaaan. county 4 pul'll- agent. staled today that ar are being rapidly com for the annual 4 H c lub picHH <o b* held Tuesday, June 2!>. Park, Borne. M basket lunch will be served al ■>> aM it la requested that each B >ibel their diehe. with their Mknt returning the same Each R d bring his own table service following te the complete B»r»m of the day’s events ■ (COT) •><> ('an for mooting | 14- -Community singing and B*2« —election of county 4 H ■ o NI!JfUKU USf FAU4S rival •'

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

Red (’row I’und * For War Sufferer* Previoualy reported I 1 |as •» Mrs J M Nllter ’ Ilhw etur Rotary dub g' M J. Fred Frurhte II A. Fuhrman | Charles Hrown | IH( Joel Reynold. j i HI Mrs J, h Winans |.qq Rev (ieorge 0 Walton Ino Arthur Haket | , w Pre.byterian Monday He head &oo Collection from boles | H H. K Hlac-k (M If I. Confer 3 cm* h The Gamble Htore f, on 1 Total I UJPJI I, „ ..q — : F. 0. R. MOVES : FOR UNITY OF I WESTERN WORLD I i Start* Move To Prenent i Solid Front Os AmerI ican Nation* i , Washington. June IJ — <u« ' President Roueevelt moved today * to unite th.- !2 nations of the west . rrn hemisphere. Including Canada ■ In a tight economic union to pre- • sent a solid front, against the economic upheaval In the rest of > the world Details of the move were not dis- . closed, but the While Houae re- ; sealed that secretary of state Cordell Hull, secretary of agriculture i Henry A Wallace, secretary of treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr and secretary of commerce Harry i Hopkins are working al tup speed - cm the plan The discJoaiue was the first White House reaction to the news that France was suelng for peace with Germany It was learned authorltatlvefy. although the White House would not ccwnmetit. that the plan envisages an economic collaboration among the 21 American republics and perhaps Canada which would enable the major crops and surpluses of the western hemisphere to be sold and disposed of through a central medium The agreement. If approved. H was learned, might even take the form of a giant "cartel” - or monopoly In which the 21 American republics and Canada would operate jointly to wield a maslICONTINLED <MI PAOB ■!*> STORE PLANS SELF SERVICE Rhodes Super Market To Inaugurate Self Service Soon ( Helf service will be put Into operation al the Rhodes Super Market on South Second street across froas the court house. It was announced today The store will continue to do regular business during this week. Work on changing Hi* store from clerk service to self service was l*egun three months ago and the rearrangement of shelf and counter space has been made gradually Work was begun today on restockIttg the shelves , This will be U* rlr " * ,,f store hi Hecatur. although they have proved jmpular types of gro<wry stores In many surr.mndlng cftiM because of the speed and convenience The meat and vegetable departments will continue to be merchandised by clerks. The staple grte eerie, will be entirely merchandised with wK Mm. now employed as clerk, will be u»ed to restock the shelve, and give advlM- and as.l.tance to shopCnder the plan of operation, the tCONTIMUKtI ON FA<>® FIVCi »1.4» church picnic amounted to H.m Rev Joseph J Helm***- «*» ,or nounced Hund.y The pienk- wa. held Jone 9 at Sunset park The was .hanked for it. P-.m- --|«-

SWASTIKA ON PARIS CITY HALL T- > La. ia-r w; -f*T‘ tim JK -fTL . The swastika flag of Germany Is dbown flying above the City Hall of Paris as the German mlljiary <'«>k pontrsalun ib*» < apUai o( Fiance. Ormau lorcet Utt marched on the ■twti of Pans In UhO. ,lnoto passed by German censor and radioed from Berlin to New York

GERMAN TROOPS PORSOE FRENCH FLEEING ARMY French Army In Wild Flight; Maginot Line I* Encircled Berlin. June 17. <UJB - The high command said loday that the French armies had been smashed on all fronts and were In wild flight to the aouthweai after encirclement of the Maginot line and capture of the historic city of Orleans. The French forces, "dissolving and fleeing.” are being pursued south of the Ultra river, the high foaunand said In announcing the .German advance beyond the conn- ' tryslde through which Joan of Arc ied French troops In 1429 Io relieve i the siege of Orlesna (Menns, the high command added, was undamaged when taken by she Germans. The swiftly-advancing German troops also reached the FrenchiHwlss border at I’ontarlier after completing emirclement of the “icONTINUBP ON FAGB FlVBj WAR FUND OVER I $1,200 MARK Red Cron* Fund In County Len* Than SBOO From $2,000 Quota The war relief fund of the Adams county chapter Red Cross today mounted above the 11.200 mark little less than |S«O short of Its goal Bli |5 contributions from clubs and individuals. In addition to a number of 13 and II donations, brought the fund up to Its present t®*- 1 . , The fund today had reached |l.239 24. according to the report of Miss Annie Winner, chapter secretary . . The fund previous to the weekend stood at 41.1M.7f1. showing a boost of more than 440. leaders of the chapter here toj iCuNTINUBU UN PAUN FIVBI

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Decatur, Indiana, Monday, June 17, 1910.

Would Bar Communist Party From Ballot Mrs. John H Peterson, a irfem- i tier of the H. A. R and chairman of; the committee that to circulating the petitions asking the state board of election commissioners to liar | the Communist ticket from the jstate ballot, stated that several: hundred local people had already signed. Petitions are also being distributed by members of the American la-gion and the Elks lodge. Mrs. Peterson stated Several petitions have lieen filled and turned in to the chairman. The l>. A It wishes to obtain lOO.tMMt signatures in Ind lana. They will lie presented to the state utectlaa braird, prior to the November election. ... B— 1 — TRMFKRATURK RRAOINO4 OKMOCRAT THERMOMITRR 1:00 a. m. 10:00 a. m. - Noon W 2:00 p. m. 84 4:00 p. m •• WEATHER Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Tuesday with local showers or thunderstorms; little change In temperature.

Occupation Os Paris Related By United Press Staff Writer

(Editor’s note: Glenn M Stadler, of the Vnlted Press Paris stag, who volunteered to remain there and await the Invading Germans, to now filing dispatches via Berlin, as Is Frederick C. ttor-haner. Cnited Press Berlin bureau manager who accompanied the Germans to Parle. Stadlers first dispatch, which follows, to timed 3 a. m. Hunday but It to Indicated that it was tiled considerably later. Stadler to from Peru. Indiana ) By Golnn M. Stadler Paris, June IS <UJD—<VIa Berlin and Berne. Switzerland, delay edl—The streets of Paris echoed agalnt oday to the sound of French military boots, on the third day of the German occupation. They were the boots of ezhausted French prisoners of war. I stood inside the high Iron fence of the American embassy across from German high command

ALLIED PLANES DDMD NORTHERN ITALY SUNDAY Cities And Airport* In Northern Italy Bombed By Plane* Rome. June 17.— (U.R> — Allied planes bombed cities and airports in raids over northern Italy last night, the war communique said today. The communique said Cagliari on Hardlnla and Palermo, on the north shore of Bcily also were bombed. , One civilian was hilled and a |iumlier wounded In the raids In northern Italy around Havona, the Communique said Blz aviators >ere killed and about 30 wouuted In the raids on an air base at - Cagliari, according to lhe communique It reports "enemy aerial I action" at Palermo. Italian planes bombed Malta. Corsica and Tunisia, the communique said It claimed destruction of one Allied plane In the raid on .the British and French MediterIQONTtNIJBD~ON PAOB FIVBt

headquarters in the Crillonhotel and watched a group of dejected prisoners trudge through a driving cold rain. It was a pitiful sight. Their (aces were haggard, their clothes dirty and tom. As they dragged along the street, bent In submission, several shouted Invactives at me. "Look at that American flag!” “Ixxik at that American; He looks well fed " ‘ Why In hell didn't you help usT’ they shouted bitterly A block from the embassy a slzfoot sla-inch German soldier who, along with four French police bi cyclists, was leading the prisoners, gave the command "bait!” Nearly every man in the pitiful parade dropped tn his tracks to ,tbe street. They took their dirty bread from dirtier pocket* and began eating their ration of bread, "(COKTiNuiip UN PAUS FIVE)

France Asks Peace With Honor From Germany; Britain To Keep Up Battle Against Nazi Ruler t

■■ — Great Britain Pledge* llemelf To Carry On War Axain*t Germany All Alone. EXPECT INVASION lamdon. June 17 H’Pi Great Britain today pledged herself to carry on the war against Germany alone. Hut auihorltatlves British sources declared belief that despite the French offer to sue for peace. France will carry on the war In the Iheaties outside French soil There is no reason to believe It was said here, that France will not place all her resources outside the mother country at the disposal of her war ally. Il was diM'losed now that a French surrender had lieen espectrd. that French military leaders had dei lded long ago that the German blltikrleg could not lie stopped unless the Cnited Hlates and Britain gave aid on a scale which proved Impossible It was dIM-losed that there had been an agreement lietween Britain and France that. If French resistance on the continent became Im possible, the French would carry on with Its air force and Its navy and the resources of the French empire as a governim-nl In esile. Today, when Marshal Philippe 1 Petain announced that France had * asked for German peace terms, It . was not even known what would happen to the fleet, and whether France's naval haws In the Mediterranean basin would be turned over to Germany. The British cabinet had met at II A. M . M minutes In-fore Petain's announcement, to consider a situsI tion which It was known would arlw at any moment. Every official statement had emphasized that Britain would fight alone, if necessary. 4T.000.MW people 1 against the 12S.«00.«»0 of Germany and Italy. It was up to the government to 'decide what the effect of the French capitulation would be. I (CONTINCKD ON PAGE *lX> SAYS GARBAGE ; GIFT ILLEGAL Ikcatur Man Charged With Misdemeanor In City Court "Can a resident of Hecatur give bis garbage to whomever he pleases?” That Is the question which Mayor Forrest Elzey will be called upon to decide in city court nest Monday. June 24. The whole thing started when Paul Sharp, of North Second Street allegedly started picking up the garliage at lx»e Bros restaurant. John Fea sei of this city, who has the garliage contract awarded by the city council. Informed Sharp that he tSharp) wan Infringing and city attorney Vincent Kelley stat- , ed that he wrote Hli.ici' MVenl tern Informing him of the resultant alleged violation. But. said Sharpe. In entering a plea of not guilty to a misdemeanor charge In city court this morning. "As far as I am concerned there is no trial to it I had the permission of the owner of the restaurant tand of course, by the same right owner of the garliage )'* According to Attorney Kelley. ~(C-llNTINt Eli ON I’A'IT FIVKi 0 Band Schedule For Week I* Announced Albert Rellemeyer. band direc tor for the Hecatur schools, today an ncanced the band schedule for the week The combined band will practice at 7 o’clock thia evening, the girls band at 4 p m Tuesday, and the Catholic school band will practice at 7 p. m Wednesday The weekly band concert Tuesday evening at * o'clock, will ■ played by the Catholic school band

Marshal Petain, Named Sunday Aa French Premier, Ask* Peace; Unofficial Nazi Source* Say Hitler Unlikely To Accept Anythinx But Complete Capitulation. (tty Joe Aka Narrb) United Pre— Foreiim News Editor. Franrc naked Adolf Hitler for “iMtce with honor" today but Great Britain fought on alone. I'he Nazi fuehrer -deacrilied unofficially by Nazi wurcea as likely to accept nothing but complete capitulation, arranged to meet with Italian Premier Benito .Mugsolini to discum* the French pro|*o*al broadcast by Premier Marshal Henri Petain as German armies thundered south through the beaten and exhaiisttsl ranks of poilua. Laders of the British government took the position that the fight must go on and that France probably would join other refugee governments to carry oil outside French soil, esiiecially with the French naval sources that are so vital to

TO ENCOURAGE IMPROVEMENTSContent To Be Held For Home Owner* In First McMillen Addition To enivmrage the Improvement of the properties and the landscap Ing of thi- grounds, a contest will lie held among the home owners In the first McMillen Home Building iddl'lon In the north part of the city. It was announced onlay Hlzfeen property owners on IHerkea. Walnut and North Fifth atreela, have Ino-n invited by II W McMillen, founder of the M< Milieu Industries In this city and Sponsor of the home building project, for company employes to enter lhe contest. The contest will clone October 1. IMu The contest will be graded on four t-otidlilons and first and second prize* will be awarded In each division Hta.iley Htale, manager of the McMillen Home Building Corporation, which Is sponsoring the building of 2& more new homes for rumpany employes, north of the present addition, la In charge of arrangements The four classifications of the contest are: 1 To determine which home ■ owner ha* done lhe most to Improve hto property In landscaping “hVINTINCKIi on PAOB FIVE* q None Injured A* Two Cars Collide No one wa* Injured Hunday morning at 3: M o'clock when a t ar driven by Harry Human. 21. of route sig rammed Into the rear end of an < auto, mantled by Clarence Meyer. | 25, of Vine street, at the »top light In the north seillon of the city. The cars were slightly damaged. fHillce chief James Borders reported. ARRANGE TOUR FOR CLUB BOYS Tour Os Unusual Interest For l-H Cluh Boys Friday Morning A tour of unusual interest for 4 H chib boys ha* In-en arranged for Friday The first stiqi will be at lhe Roland Grote farm at 9 a m tCDTI. This farm to three mil** north of Holm In Union township and the effects of plowing under soybeans and liming will In- observer! Plant tissue lest* will be made The second slop at 10 a m w ill he on state road 224. one and onehalf mile* east of the junction of 10l and 224. Al this point soil will l*e tested for lime and study of the soil structure will be made Theue first two slop* should be of unusual Interest to adults M well as club boys The third stop at 11 a tn will be al the Jacob J. Hchwarts farm, two and one half miles north of Berne on U. R 27. This will tie a I * tcuNTINLJUI. ON I‘AiAkl «V«A

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Britain. But that may dflfNmi on the meeting between Hitler and MllMolini. The advance of German Mirmie< through France continued at a headlong pace despite the broadcast of aged .Marshal Petain, the man who said at Verdun a quarter of a century ago: "They shall not liana.' The city of Orleans fell to German mechanised column*. the IlhiHie tallrjr resounded to their thunderou* advance and the Maglnul Hue became what German* called a "mouse trap" for French soldiers as a result of a Nasi putsch to the Swiss frontier. The NMf war flag wuvwl triumphant over Ku rope It was planted from Arctic Norway to the Mwlsa Alps, front the Hallie seacoast Io the shores of llrHlany It flew over Vienna. Prague. Danila. Warsaw. Copenhagen. Oslo. The Hague. Brussels and Pari* Nine months and II days after her declaration of war last September. France today asked Adolf Hitler for peace The heart broken words were spoken by Marshal Henri Philippe Petain. Twenty-four years ago. at Verdun he said: "Ils ne passemnt pa* " They did not Today he said' “We must cease fighting" and sent Hlb ler a note asking for terms of peace The French decision left unanswered many vital questions — the fate ut the French navy, second only to Britain's, the fate of the llrltlsh egpedllionary force, still fighting on French soil, the fate of French troops fighting with the British In Africa and the near east, the fate of the Fn-nch colonies. cCONTtMtiatt ON FAOW PIVBI War Bulletins Washington, Juno 17— (UP) —Tho house passed today unanimously and sent to the senate a bill Increasing the authorised strength of the U. 8. army to 400.000 men. Washington. June 17—(UP) Administration leaders today gave up all hope of adjourning congress this week and instead announced that the crisis resulting from Franco's capitulation makes It necessary for greater effort to complete the defense program. Berlin, June 17 — (UP) — German armies were officially reported tonight to have captured the great French fortress of Mots. Rome. June 17—(UP) —The radio announced tonight that premier Benito Mussolini and foreign minister Count Galeauo Clano left at •:» p. m. to meet with chancellor Adolf Hitler on tho French suit for peace. There were entirely unconfirmed reports that tho meeting might be In Munich. From Madrid It wae reported that Germany had Invited Spain to participate In the peace no- | gotations.) By Edward W. Beattie. Jr. London, June 17 — (UP) — u« I ' AUIS