Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 38, Number 151, Decatur, Adams County, 25 June 1940 — Page 1

XXXVIII. No. 151.

FRENCH FLEET IN HANDS OF GERMANY

■FT STRENGTH Il UPLIFT AT |OP MEETING ■, op TV illkie Ik Boost W To Tift hall, Philadelphia jp> I’, i ... w Martin today - |M|l> Republican naiiou.il io fight "alcsolu'ism and abroad and pid .1 who will -nd seven y-.u-W. il. al failure and futility K li. promisee " blinded hl* tallyliig cry ~f a red Inn ptr-sel- > . fight probably th. la 2" y”«'-n,.lH-rt A Taft ol Ohm to have moved Into the to ia-at" position but th.aas wide open The I'll.' *>allot vole will go x Dewey of New l"'l were reporta that the . length la beginning - » -Iphla a hot hollar |«- ttmoaptoar*. I. WUlkle’a last mm nd Had all th)' ■ amlnla • Hut many picked Taft a. . t.enefl) lary J and Dewey - tag* . .^K'hr innteat la hardly le-gun ■> a l.-r< privately ion. .-d- 'ha' i|mn • lib h an (or president p'.ma based has made littl. Js-wry to lead on the first Taft second and Wlllkm th* way It stacks up ti.» vote roll call probably mmorro w night former President Her Hoover delivers .pec-. h :iur pull the plus on all nth I^Ki'r.tail's and give tin to the man from t ali' Hoover boom is small lei' news for Taft and t-ad n> • Kt A. tame from Pr-nn-vHe tndna'ed that they might Gov. Arthur II - son.’ in an effort tk> nomination to the sensOhio The strategy » m. l by a desire to prevent Be> nomination The .. can controls about ot 'he » 72 votes and WlllkiU> have about 111 of th. ■Kbr is making gain and apparently is meeting - spectacular thing 'hihas seen up to now party '* platform wrangle a|> has subsided with word sewly arrived congressional that the lotBrrlatlons plank is suite ten'iy Bm war to salt them I Br credentials committee wi- ' Kttuin all night. hearing r hsl B* against various delegation. B'i’legates. mainly from the B It refused to seat ' Tides. ■ Talbert. 74, national commit B>" from South Carolina who Bimded every convention 1 ■” r ‘ ui> 01 w “ ,rrn ron * r '"“''""’ B'T.M Bl> OW PAGE I I' ll’ Ihl issueo lif RED CROSS Bnty Red Cross OffiB»ls Issue Appeal For S Contributions B< Croat Officials of Adam. B'r today aout out an urgent B* l to alt cltlaens who have ■ '"t'rihuted to the war relief Bdo so as soon sit possible • Me Wemhoff. chapter chairman ■ Annie Wlnnea. chapter secre B l*r. Fred Patterson, county B' : ’> director. and other offi< • ■ Bmed in the appeal ■*X egpreaaod the hope that th Bt quota of 12,000 as set by ■ ■'rational organ Hat ton. would ■‘»<hed within the next few B* lotal today stood at »1.5«« f >l ■bttle more than l<s<i ahort of ■foal Today’s boost was only ■• contribution, today added total as reported yesterday - ■ ’ WiBBM

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT

SEVEN BATTLING FOR SECOND ON STATE TICKET Seven (andidates For l>ieutenant*Governor , a Nomination Indianapolis. June 2S UR) j While main Interest at Thursday s Democratic convention centers on the three candidates for governor, seven prominent party memlwrs are waging a healed fight for th.nmnliuthm as lieuivnant governor. This battle is linked up with lhe governor’s rare In whhh Ihivld M Lawk youthful Marhm coßNty prosecutor, continued to hold a slight edge over 1.i.-ut -Gov Henry F H)hrliker and It Kail Peters. The office of nontenant-governor has gained greatly in Importance since the 1*33 governmental reorganlutlon act as a possible stepping stone to the governorship Gov. M Clifford Townsend ad vanced from lieutenant-governor In l*3d and Hi hrlcker Is attempting to lake the sam.. route thia year The reorganisation ail gave the lieutenant governor a full lime Jub In addition to hl* duties as president of the senate It made him commissioner of agriculture and chief administrative officer of the department of commerce and In dustrles which embraces lhe dlvl-l slon of agriculture, the public service commission, lhe latard of health, the dlvslon of labor, the I milk control Imard. the livestock I license division and the livestock Military board Candidates for lieutenant-gover-nor are: Floyd J. Ilemmer. Huntingburg, superintendent of the stale prison fa tin and a former state senator Ilemmer reportedly Is cloaely (COXTIXCKO OX PAGE FIVKI DETAII PLANS ffl FIREWORKS American legion To Hold Annual Fireworks Display July I Practically all details for the annual fireworks display here the night of July 4 have been arranged by the committee from Adain* post numtier 43, American L-glon. spoil nor ot the annual display The show will lie presented In the large field near the HannaNttttman park Thursday night. July 4, a! !» o’deck tCHTi The display will be preceded by a band concert, starting at » o’clo)k. by the Decatur combined hand, under direction of Albert Sellrmeyer The local American legion P"*< has sponsored the Fourth of July fireworks display here for several years and thousands ->f person* are attracted to the spectacular show every year 1 Member* of the committee. Harry Hiller chairman; James K ’ Staley and < baric* Hurke. are working out la»t minute detail* thia week Arrangement* for hand ’ ling the immense amount of traffic are Irelng made by the committee, hi cooporatton with city and county police authorities Fiact traffic route*, both to and from the di*play. will be announced within a few day*. Mr Miller Stat--1 ed today 'L e • Convention Notes *Ph!lad'-lphla. June 25 <U.R> An •■America drat" plank, vigorou.ly denouncing new deal defense and foreign policy was offered to he 1 Ropublican resolution* committee 1 today a* a .üb.tltute for the aid t to oppressed ’ proposal already I tentatively in lhe P | * l, " rro . Hot debate over the foreign policy plank put the brake* on effort* - to complete the platform today. r - ■ Philadelphia. June 25. — <UJ9 - The Connecticut delegation voted . unanimously to cast their flr.ll bah t lot for the presidential nomination I of Wendell L- Wlllkle. Philadelphia. June 25 - <UJS' “ I Thoma* E Dewey today branded t M - phoney from beginning " ' r report that be was ««U«d in deals with other candidate* to * I I We-ndall L Wlllkle or any other ! Xnt ' or ' h ' R - puW “' ,n ” dentlal nomination-

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(•eneral View of Republican Convention Floor Hi 1 Herr la a general view of the floor In Philadelphia a* the !*t» Republican convention opened John 1) M Hamilton, national chairman, called the convention Io ordri

DEATH CLAIMS MRS. STULTS Mrs. James Stulta, Former Decatur Resident, Dies Today Mm. Bpha ft Stulta. ??. wife of I Jamea Stulta and a native of Adiama county. died thia morning at 5 »5 o'clock at the Lutheran hoapl- ! tai In Fort Wayne. In which city |ahe had realded for the paat aevten yearn I tea th waa attributed to heart ailment. following an lllneaa of aeveral inontha. The deceaaed waa born lin I nion townahip February 5. I IMA. the daughter of Itavid and Rachel Geaainger-Kern. She waa married on October I. IM4. Surviving liealdea the huaband are the following children. Mra. , (Hen Olancey of Wln< heater. Mo., I J T Stulta of Shelby. Ohio; Charlea of Fort Wayne. Mra Harrlaon H Walden of Charlotte. Michigan; Mra Naomi Whltlengenfeld of Fort Fort Wayne: and a alater. Mra Hen Shilta of Van Wert. Ohio Aino aur- ■ riving are Hubert Stulta of fort Wayne and Medford Stulta of < oah* jin-ton. Ohio; H grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral aervlcea will Ire held Thursday afternoon at ! o'clock at the Zwlck funeral home here and 2:30 o'clock tCItTI at the Flrat Methodiat church, with Hev V S A I Bridge officiating. Burial will Ire , I in the Decatur cemetery. , The Irody han been removed to I the Zwlck funeral home and may ' Im- viewed there after * o’clock thin ! evening until time for the funeral i TRUCK AND AUTO COLLIDE TODAY I Lamp Post, Porch Os Residence Are Damaged After Collision A truck, an auto, a lamp poat and the porch of a home were all damaged thia afternoon when two I vehlclea collided at the internee- ! tion of Ninth and Jefferaon atrecta The truck, owned by the Saylor J Chevrolet Salea of thia city, and ! driven by William Newlin. 15. alao of Decatur waa enroute weat on jefferaon atreet. The car. * rl ** , a nd owned by Paul Meyera 31. waa proceeding aouth on Ninth atreet. After colliding at the corner, the Meyera car careened Into the ornaI mental lamp poat and bo*led I over then went up on the lawn of , the Clifford Hakey home police chief Jamea Bordera. who Inveatigated the crash. eatimated the total damage of IMO. The MeyI era car waa badly damaged, the porch and the lamp poat were dam- . «ed. While the ioaa on the truck , waa conaldered the ieaat of all. . Neither driver waa Injured The accident occurred aliout 12:30 p m

Decatur, Indiana, Tuewday, June 25, IMO.

* Red Cross Fund For War Sufferers j Previously reported 11.530 41 Acker Cement Work* 5.00 ' Phoehe Bible Class of the Evangelical <k Reformed Church 2.00 Dr. and Mrs. 8. D Beaver* t.OO Farmers Hlate Bank, Peble 2mi Mr. and Mr*. C. K Hmith 200 — , Total 11.54541 SERVICE HERE ID AID CHINA Earlham College President To Speak At Service Here July 7 China relief Sunday will Im- ole served in a numlier of Decatur churches on Sunday July 7. according to announcement made today by the Decatur ministerial association A special union servicewill be held at 7:10 p m at the Zhen Evangelical and Reformed church. Guest spc-ieker for the occasion will lie Dr William Cullen Dennis, president of Earlham College. I{|< hinon.l A spec lai offering will Ice taken for the benefit of the china relief fund Th- following comment was made by Rev C M Prugh. who Is In charge of the arrangement* for this service: "The cause of China relief has been somewhat ecllpac-d In recent weeks by the many appeals for aid to the Europeon war-sufferers. Meanwhile, j the suffering and starvation of China’s millions of war refugees goes on unabated, and It become* necessary to call attention to this Increasing need. Th- c httreh com- | (CONTINUED ON PAGE

I Today’s War Bulletins Washington. June 25'U.P>_President Roosevelt today signed the Hpecial 11,050.000.000 a year tax bill designed to help defray the coat of the huge national defense program. Washington. June 25 - ‘UJb - The main body of the United States fleet steamed somewhere out in the I acific today amid speculation that it was bound for the I anama canal and. eventually. Caribbean and Atlantic bases. London. June 25—'UJO— Three prominent British authors 1 today were listed as missing or in German held territory. Those listed were P. G. Wodehouse, Somerset Maugham and E. Phillips Oppenheim. London, June 25—'U.B The Rumanian legation said today it had no knowledge of a reported Russian invasion of Bessarabia, former Russian territory along the RussianRU n TTie Russian embassy also said it had no knowledge of the reported invasion. Istanbul, Turkey. arriving today reported that Italy had concentrated troops on the Jugoslav frontier and that villages on the Italian side had been l ' at Black Sea shipping sources asserted that Russia had been transferring troops by land and water from the aucasus area to the Bessarabian German frontiers.

DECATUR FAIR RULERS NAMED 4-H Club King And Queen Are Elected At Picnic Today > I — Miss Irene Bultenieler and Ger--1 aid Morningstar will rule a* King and Queen of the Decalur Free Hlreel Fair and Agricultural Hhow. July 2*. to Angtui a. Inclusive, following their otottton today at the annual picnic of the 4-H clubs of 1 county The youthful rulers were elected shortly before noon, by th- appro- . xlmately 200 boya and girl* of the county who attended the picnic, held at l<ehman park In Berne The 4-H rulers will be crowned on Monday evening ot the fair and ’ Will rule the entire Week r Miss Bultenieler. 15. is the daugh i ter of Mr and Mr* l-awrence Buitemeler. Root township, and I* a r memlier of the Ht John's 4-H dub I ’■ i Morningstar. 15. Is the son of’ ’ Mr. and Mrs. John Morningstar, of '' Jefferson township, and fr a mem- ' tier of the Seldom Rest 4-H dub of ■ H that township. 1 The four attendants to the queen j I-: I t (CONTINUED ON PAGO MVE) t ~ Rotary Club Will Entertain Ladiex l»' — " The Decatur Rotary dub will 1 observe ladles’ night with a preal-1 1 dent's banquet Thursday evening. 14 bi the dining room ot th- G E dub In this dty at * J" o'clock. ’• The banquet will honor Ernest 1 W. Busdie. who will retire a* presl " dent of the dub July 1. Spec lai " entertainment is being planned * and the recreational facilities of 1 the dub will be available to the members and their guest*.

Churchill Reports To House Os Commons Axis Powers Now In Control; England Bombed

Great Numbers Os German Planes Stage Raids On Greater Part Os British lata. FIVE ARE KILLED London, June jr. 'U.R> 4lerman > airplane*, raiding over England and I Wale* from lhe North Sea to the Atlantic, brought lamdon It* first air raid alarm since September : today and aent mrinlcer* of lhe cabinet hastening to alHdter. The death toll mounted to five when two bodle* were recovered from a demolished house adjoining . a hoapltal In southwestern Kng- > land Roinb* were dropped over a wide area The dead represented the first casuallie* In MHilhweatern England since the war atarted Hl* civilian* were wounded hi ' other part* of the country The three killed In the southwest England town were In a hotel when a bomb penetrated the roof and an Incendiary bomb damaged another building Thirteen per»oii» were reported wounded Police scan hed ; ruin* of one building for two persona reported mlaalng. fearing they might lie add'd to the death list Thousand* of people had waited up to listen as at 12:35 a m <1 35 a. m German time; < 35 p m Monday CDT. there caute from German radio broadcasting atatlon* the sound* of tolling hell*, the roll of drum*, fanfare of trumpet* and’ the blare of military band* telling j that the French. German and Italian armies In France had received "TcOXTIXI’KIi ON PAGE FIVE) REV. PREUSS DIES MONDAY ■ 1 - Retired Pastor Os Friedheim Lutheran Church Taken By Death Rev. Christian H Preuaa. ~t. former pastor of the Zion Evangelical church near Ikecatur. died j late yesterday afternoon at the Lutheran hoapltal. Fort Wayne, af,wr an extended Illness He had i served the Zion church In Friedhelm. Preble township, from th toj her. IHV3 to July 1. 1*35 During the Incumbency of the pulpit of Zion church by this c lergyman, the church lias prosper'cd to a moat satisfactory degree Rev Preuss was born August IN. INSO. He was a son of Christian F. and Mary Hchoenemann Preus*, who emigrated to the Unit- 1 ed State* soon after the birth of their son Christian After reaching thl* country, the family moved weal and settled on a farm In Shawano county Wisconsin. He wa* the eldest of a family of six children and attended the Luth- . eran and parochial achool of that district. At the age of 17, he en- i tered the Concordia Theological Seminary at Springlb-ld. 111. and was graduated from this instituHon with the class of 1M&. Rer. Preuss' first charge after his graduation was at Avilla. Noble I county, and he served this Luther-1 i an church body for a period of approximately eight year*, al 1 which time he was called to serve I as pastor of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran c hurc h In Frledhelm. | Preble- township During hl* incumbency in the pulpit of the Avilla Lutheran church, he also served a* pastor ' of the Lutheran churches at Auburn and Garrett. Hl* duties with the Frledhelm congregation, which is the second oldest Lutheran congregation In ; cmXTINDED ON PAGE THHEKt O TBMFIRATURC RtADINOff OKMOCRAT TMCRMOMffTtR 1:00 a. tn. w 10:00 a. m. Noon 74 2:00 p. m. 3:00 p. m. - M 1 - WEATHER Fair tonight and Wtdntsday, little change in temperature. b

Rev. Preuss Diew Mk. rW Rev Christian It Preus*, retired pastor of the Filedhelrn Lutheran church, died late Monday afternoon at the Lutheran hospital In Fort Wayne GERMANY HAILS SURRENDER OF FRENCH FORCES Nazi* Predict Early Offensive Against British Isles Hetlln. June 25 -UF> Adolf HitI ler’s hc-aclquarters today declared .' the "campaign In France ended I with an Incomparable victory of .German arms" and Nail* predicted |an early cdlenslve against the British Isles “Mince 1:35 a. m today a cessation of fighting prevail*.'' the hlgn command said In an official statement that the land campaign in continental Europe had come to an end with the a*l* powers dom- . InntlUff a vast area from Rcandln- ' avi* to the Mediterranean After *l* weeks of blltlkrleg offensive, the communique said, the victory of German arms was climaxed yesterday by an advance on th<* Atlantic coast of France after breaking brief resistance Th>- German advance carried io a line Iretween Roy*n on the Gironde estuary and Angouleiiie, It said, while on the Rhine front more French fortification* were taken “On the Demon front In the Voage* an enemy group of more than 20.000 was captured as previously announced." the communique said "The group Included a command mg general and three divisional , . otninanders '*Houtliwesi of Lyon tin the I Rhone valley i we captured St , Aiienne and Annonay In Savoy, ; (CONTINVED ON PAGE 1 WO) BIND CONCERT HERE TONIGHT Decatur Combined Band To Present Weekly Concert Tonight The complete program for the I free band com erl to Ih- given on I the court house ramp tonight was ■ llsu-d today by Albert Selb-m yer. band director The concert will Ice presented by the combined Ih-catut band, j starting at N p m H'DT ) The program follows Normal - March Zenith OvertureMilitary Maeort — March. Idle Fancy Serenade Fort Royal — March Magnet* — Ovegtura. Ironclad — March. Moonbeams — Serenade Our Favorite — Rag T* n fora n — March Pandora — Overture Delute — March Stat Hpaugiod jtonuvtt. * 4

Price Two Cento

I Fully Armed French Fleet In Bands Os Germany In Spite Os Pledge, British leader Asserts. — RALLY EMPIRE Barlin. Jun* 2E—(UR)—Ths term* of the armistice concluded by defeated Franca with Germany issued by th* official naw* agency tonight shewed that Franc* agreed to cease retietance throughout th* French empire. “Th* French government ceaee* hoetilitie* against Ger- ■ many In Franc*. In th* posses ■ s<ons and colome*. protectorate* and mandate* and on th* I eea.” lamdon. June 25 Primo minister Winston Churchill told the house of common* today that the French fleet fully armed passes into a control of th* sal* power* under term* of the armistice, but i that Great Britain was seeklag to rally the Frenc h empire to fight on to ' rescue France from bondage.’’ The prime minister, asserting that France had pledged that the fleet never would fall into German hand* ridiculed Adolf Hitler's pledge not to use French warship* | against Great Britain "Wo know the value of that" be I snapped Hpoaklaq a few hour* after an- | other German air raid had brought 'an alarm la lamdon lbw prime minister reviewed In detail the BritJlsh negotiations with former French government Paul Heynaad. Its ap peal for r H aid and Reynaud * decislon that the American response was unsatisfactory. During these negotiation*, he said Hrltlan agreed that France might seek terms for a separate armistice but only If the French fleet waa ordered Into British porta during negotiations. Hrltlan. he asserted . received the most solemn pledges that France’s MH.ooo tons ot fighting ships which are of "powerful but i not decisive" Importance to the safety of the British einplir would never fall Into German bands Yet. when the armistice was signed, he said. It was "with grief and amaaement” that he learned that "French war vessels are to pass into German and Italian control while they are still armed." “We shall aid any movement by Frenchmen to work for the detent of German Barbarism and for the freedom and restoration ot France’’ the Prime Minister added. “It la to be hoped." Churchill said • That life and power will Ice given to n* to rescue France from the ruin and bondage into which she ha* been cast by the might and ■ fury of the gnemy ..." ' At this point a inemlier shouted: "and her polltlciana!" Churchill Ignored the Interrupt(CONTINUED ON PAGE THItUKt - — War In Brief By I'nlted Press GERMANY — Hitlei * head ' quarter* declares campaiffn In France ended with "incompa' able victory of German arms." Nails predict early offensive against British Isle* ITALY Italian troop* mass to march Into France after hostilities end with cease fire order snd official communique say* lhat "war continue* against Britain and will 000i ttnue until victory" BRITAIN British, determined io fight on without France. I await speech In common* by Prime Minister Churchill; Natl plane* again raid large area* of England, striking doee to London. FRANCE —France’s shattercd armies stack arm* after 2*l day* of war and nation ob- ! serves day of monrning; cabInet meets to discuss execution of armistice terms, which romain secret EGYPT — Royal air force middle east command clalma heavy damage in Hrltlsh air raid* on Italian air bases in Libya and LUpupia, _ ■ •• 4