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miles away, in an effort to overtake Dr. Negrin. Leaves by Auto

The Loyalist Premier, after a .conference at Perthus with Cabinet and military officials, departed for Port Bou, which is just below the French frontier, by auto. As he departed, the last groups of layalist troops evacuating Catalonia by the Perthus route were crossing the bridge to France. Behind them came Gen. Solchaga’s Navarrése. No shot was fired as the Navarrese marched to the

bridge at the town of Perthus where/

they were met by a barricade of French mobile guards. The guards escorted the Rebel officers into Perthus, pointing out the frontier line. The departure of Dr. Negrin came after many conflicting rumors as to whether the Loyalists would surrender. Telephones Paris

His departufe was preceded by a morning-long study of Army reports and maps with Foreign Minister Julio Alvaarez del Vayo sand Gen. Vicente Rojo, Catalonian chief of staff. He also telephoned to Paris, where President Manuel Azana was in conference with Loyalist chiefs. Dr. Negrin was accompanied only by a few secretaries and an Army truck loaded with trunks containing the Government records and his| personal belongings. - It was expected Dr. Negrin would fly to Valencia from Port Bou if the French permit him. Otherwise he would go by boat. Senor Del Vayo remained behind to supervise the final exacuation of refugees. Dr. Negrin’s final conferences were held at the “capital,” House 22 on the highway which runs through Perthus. It is actually on Spanish soil, but on a tiny “peninsula” projecting into French territory. - There were persistent reports from Paris that Gen. Jose Miaja, | Loyalist commander-in-chief in Central Spain, had asked France for a safe conduct to leave the country and was negotiating with the Rebels on surrender. Other reports, as persistent—and coming direct from Central Spain— ‘said that Gen. Maj, above all men, favored a finish fight

Confusion an

Foreign Minister del Vayo said at a frontier press conference: “Everything is not lost. The central zone has not surrendered and is not asking a separate peace. “The Republican Government is i Ot the war on the con-

IN INDIANAPOLIS | ON PAGE FOUR HIS EDITIO

to Push War

ditions it has laid down; that safety be assured for all Loyalists, that foreigners ‘quit Spain immediately and that the people be allowed by plebiscite to decide on their form of Government.” These reports were typical of the confusion which was but natural.

Rebels Announce

Minorca Capture BURGOS, Spain, Feb. 9 (U. P.). —The Nationalist forces of Generalissimo Franco landed at Minorca, strategic Balearic Island, it was officially announced today. “ The Rebel landing followed a visit to the island by the British cruiser Devonshire, which carried a Franco representative to the island for surrender negotiations and departed with 450 refugees. The Rebel forces now dominate Minorca “almost. entirely,” the Franco headquarters announcement said. (Minorca, a highly developed naval base, was considered of great importance to Britain and France which feared that it might be taken over by Italian forces aiding Franco. The Italians already hold the Balearic Island of Majorca, but Minorca was viewed as strategically more important in dominating the Mediterranean communication lines).

Anarchists Fire On Rebel Troops

BOURG MADAME, France, Feb. 9 (U.P.)—An Anarchist division of the Spanish Loyalist Army opened fire with artillery and machine guns today on Rebel troops approaching the French frontier by the Seo de Urgel road. The advancing Rebel troops, which were’ approaching Puigcerda when fired on by the Anarchists, returned the fire.. Both sides dug in along the road and a battle was still underway there at dusk.

ADMIRAL KATO OF JAPAN DIES: AT 68

Opposed Participation Naval Parleys.

ATAMI, Japan, Feb. 9 (U. P.).— Admiral Kanji Kato, former chief of the Japanese Naval General Staff, died here today of a cerebral hemorrhage. He was 68. He was a delegate to the WashIngton Naval Conference, where he urged Japanese withdrawal. He

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the ensuing London Naval Conference, in which he opposed Japanese participation. So strongly did he feel on this subject that when the Tokyo Cabinet approved the London Naval ‘Treaty he resigned rather than reorganize the Japanese Navy in conformity with its terms. ‘He was the son of a Samuri and was graduated ‘from the Naval Academy in 1891. He fought in the Russo-Japanese war as a gunnery officer on the warships Asahi and Mikasa. He rose to Vice Commander, served a

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HOUSE PUSHES DEFENSE BILL

Right-of-Way to Be Given To Bill to Raise Aircraft Total to 5500.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (U.P.)— The House Rules Committee today gave right-of-way to House consideration of the Emergency National Defense Bill under a rule calling for six hours of general debate starting Monday. The Rules Committee approved the request of the House leadership that the measure, authorizing 376 million’ dollars for emergency defense / projects including expansion of the Army Air Corps to 5500 planes, to be brought to the House floor for swift action. The bill, bearing the name of Chairman Andrew J. May (D. Ky.), of the House Military Affairs Committee, provides for maintenance of

tective force” in the army of 190,000 men, supplemented by 210,000 in the National Guard. It authorizes 27 million dollars for Panama Canal defenses.

‘351 Planes Obsolete’

Rep. Walter G. Andrews (R. N. Y.) told the Rules Committee that at present the Army has only Hi planes of which 351 are obsoete. . Meanwhile, the Senate convened after a two-day recess and may produce more controversy over President Roosevelt’s foreign policy, especially the sale of armaments to Great Britain and France. The warning of possible imminent European conflict was given the House by its Military Affairs Committee in a majority report recommending passage of the bill of Chairman Andrew D. May! (D. Ky.) for bolstering defenses immediately. “When that unfortyinate and regrettable situation otcurs,” the report said, “it will be imperative and essential that we be prepared ands equipped to provide adequate protection for our own shores that may command respect for our ‘rights, at least in our own country.” The report cited war preparations

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guments for adoption of the Administration defense program. It said the committee was “in unanimous agreement that our present military establistiment is woefully inadequate and that early improvements contemplated in the legislation are immediately necessary.” A minority report, signed by 10 Republicans and one Democrat, held that with one exception “we believe this #~reasonable and sound program having to do with the proper defense of what we look on as the continental United States.” It took exception of the bill’s authorization for an immediate 3000-plane increase of Army air forces, contend-|© ing that the increase should be restricted to 1000 planes annually.

COED IS FOUND DEAD MARYVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9 (U.

of Reading, Pa., a freshman coed at Maryville College, was found dead in her dormitory room today, apparently a suicide. Ralph Lloyd, president of the college, said Miss Smi

what is known as an “initial pro-|:

P.) .—Dorothy, Elizabeth Smith, 18,|

16 Killed in Soviet-Jap Island Clash

MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (U. P.).— Fifteen Japanese and Manchukue soldiers were killed or wounded in clashes with Soviet forces near Island 227 in the Argun River on Feb. 6 and 7, it was announced officially tonight. The Manchu-Japanese casualties included one officer. Soviet casualties were reported as one dead ‘and two wounded. - The clashes followed an earlier battle last week. A Soviet communique that “Japanese forces attacked Island 227 in the Argun River within Soviet territory” and that in the first battle five Manchu-Japanese were killed or wounded. In the second clash “40 Manchu-Japanese . attacked a Soviet patrol with machine guns and rifles. They were repulsed with 10 Japanese casualties, including one officer. Soviet losses were one dead aud two wounded.”

TOKYO, Feb. 9 (U. P).— The official Domei News Agency charged today in a dispatch from Harbin that scores of Soviet troops crossed the Argun River and raided Japanese - protected Manchukuo yesterday and retreated after losing eight men.

BRITAIN ORDERS 200 ENGINES FOR PLANES

Power Units to Be Used in Craft Bought in U. S.

mast HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 9 (U. P.).—United Aircraft Corp. today announced receipt of an order from the British. Government for 200 airplane engines and constant speed propellers to equip a similar number of planes being obtained from the North American Aviation, Inc., of Inglewood, Calif. The planes are of the training type, it was said, and the order was a duplication of one for a corresponding number of planes, engines and propellers awarded about nine months ago. The cost of the engines abd propellers, it was understood would be about $1,500,000. Production was to start ediately. The Pratt & Whitney engines are of the so-called Wasp type and of nine cylinders. They are capable of 600, horsepower from the take-

Td) propellers will be manufacured by the Hamilton Standard propellers, a subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corp., here.

AGREE ON POSTMASTERS Times Special

VanNuys and Minton today agreed to recommend 1 aprolniman as

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Senators|

10 MILLION IN ITALY ‘READY’

Fascists Call War Council as

Reserve Army Is Swelled.

ROME, Feb. 9 (U. P.).—The newspaper La Tribuna today revealed that the Italian Government had prepared measures under

bilized in event of a war emergency. The newspaper said the 10 million could be mobilized “at a moment’s notice” in line with the Fascist policy of totalitarianism. The mobilization presumably would be in all fields, as distinguished from military mobilization. Ttaly’s normal peacetime Army is about 600,000 men. The disclosure by the Fascist newspaper called attention to a decree published in the Official Gazette on Feb. 1 which, because of its technical wording, escaped general notice. The decree was described as bringing about radical changes in Italian mobliization regulations,

‘Increases Important . .

The Tribuna article said that the “increases as compared to the previous organization are important and the direct consequences make possible that imperial Italy, as a result of her continued development, can envisage the mobilization for war of 10,000,000 men.” The Fascist press, meantime, sought to put responsibility for intensive new military preparations on Britain and France. Semiofficial sources had disclosed previously that specialists of three or four army classes (a class usually. is 200,000 men) were being called to the colors. Premier Mussolini's new program for perfection of national defense is “a logical result of the FrenchBritish alliance,” the afternoon newspapers declared in | blazing headlines. The newspapers emphasized that the preparedness measures will be “adequate” to meet the present international situation.

Troop Shifts Rumored

Official conformation was lacking. regarding reports that additional officers and specialists were being called to the Army. Nevertheless, usually well informed military circles understood that a sizable number of reserve officers and techniclans already had received orders, or would receive them ‘within the next few days. There were reports here also that from 50,000 to 80,000 Jialiah soldiefs were assembled at ports beca of “reported French troop movements in Tunisia.” The supreme defense council met today for the fourth time this week. It was reported authoritatively to have discussed yesterday, details of a new prepa program including the question of calling up more

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Helped Build Death Cell— To Die in It

CLAYTON, Mo., Feb. 9 (U. P.) —Several months ago Robert West, 22, helped construct a lethal gas chamber at the Missouri State Penitentiary at Jefferson City where he was a prisoner. : He had a premonition then that he would die in the chamber for murder. Today he knew it would come true. A jury in Circuit Judge John Wolfe’s court found him guilty last night of the first degree murder of Mrs. Vivian Davidson, 20. He killed her June 8, after his release from prison, because she had spurned his affections. West surrendered a few days after the slaying and told officers of his premonition. “While I was working on that chamber,” he said, “I knew I was going to die in it for murder.”

HULL HALTS MOVE TO BARTER COTTON

Claims Plan Would Interfere With Trade Treaties.

_- (Gen. Johnson, Page 16)

Times Special WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.—Secre-

tary of State Hull has stepped into the breach to head off a movement

among Southern Senators, notably “Cotton Ed” Smith (D. 8. C.), for a barter program with other nations to get rid of some of the 13 million bales of surplus cotton which hangs over the market. Exchange of cotton for products of Nazi Germany, formerly a good customer, had been considered by the Southern bloc.

Secretary Hull holds that a bar-}

ter program would interfere with reciprocal agreements already negotiated with other nations. He marshalled His conference with Senators Smith and Bankhead (D. Ala.), in which Agriculture Secretary Wallace and Assistant Commerce Secretary Patterson participated. “Cotton Ed” was won over by

Mr. Hull’s arguments, he indicated |

later. The barter idea was revived by the Southerners in desperation in

[their search for some means of re-

opening the export’ market which once absorbed much larger quay tities of American cotton. Early in the New Deal a barter program was championed by George N. Peek, then AAA Administrator. He was overruled by Secretary Wallace and Secretary Hull, and left the Administration “Cif : Senator Smith is championing another idea which is bound to raise a ruckus in Congress. During the conference he advo-

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Dernocracies Move For Diplomatic Gain In Franco Victory Rome ad Berlin “el by Calling Reserve Closers

Surrender of Minorca Indicated as Possible By Message From British Cruiser.

LOND IN, Feb. 9 (U. P.).—The great powers of Europe embarked on a titanic struggle for position today as Spanish Loyalist leaders dee bated whether to surrender to the Rebels or keep us their fight, however

It was a struggle into which each Government brought every resource at is disp)sal—promises, threats, bluffs, persuasion. Army and Navy leaders, premiers, foreign ministers, ambassadors, men of high influence in private life, intelligence agents and plain spies, all played their parts.

was on a ¢[ramatic secret mission in the Balesrics Islands, negotiating the surrerder of the great Loyalist

"lbase on Minorca Islands to the

Rebels in hope that this would provide a diplomatic. lever for ending the entire war.

In Patis, the French Senate entered tle second day of a secret mission cn national defense, the

War. In Rone, the Supreme Defense Council held its third recent meeting and it was asserted on reliable authority that Premier Mussolini was callinz specialists of three, and perhaps four, army classes to the colors. In Gernany, notices had been posted calling up reservists of the 1906 and 1907 classes for three months’ training—a routine matter but one that was not ignored. Russia sought to protect her position by negotiating a Black Sea security pact. A special French envoy had visited the Rebels and returned to Paris with apparently definite pledges that Germany and Italy would be made to take their soldiers home after the war and that they would be given r.0 dominance over Spanish affairs. Sir Robert Hodgson, British special agen; to the Rebels, was preparing to leave London with secret instructicns for negotiations. The French Cabinet planned to

. Imeet within a few days to consider

recognizing the Rebels formally and sending them an Ambssador. Britain and France had to aid them,' against the more aggressive tactics of the dictators, four potent weapons: . (1) The promise of diplomatic recognition, which they could withhold until the Rebels sent the Italian and German troops home; (2) money, which the Rebels will need to reconstruct the country and

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whigh Germany and Italy cannot provide; (3) aid for Catalonia, and for Madrid and Valencia if the war continued and they fell; (4) Tech= nical assistance and supplies to rebuild roads, bridges, har rs, cities and railroads. iE For the present, the Germans and Italians had their footbold in Spain 58 a definite advantage on their e. A dispatch from Burgos, the Rebel seat of Government, said a French mission including three generals and a colonel arrived there after visiting. the frontier zone, at the invitation of Rebel authorities, to assute them= selves that reports that the Rebels had built fortifications near the frontier were untrue.

Belgian Cabinet Quits In Patriotic Dispute BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 9 (U, P.) —The Cabinet of Premier Paul-

Henri Spaak resigned today over a patriotic dispute dating back to the:

World War. : The resignation came after an emergency Cabinet meeting to dis-

cuss the opposition of Liberals to . the appointment of Dr. A. Martens to the Flemish Academy. Dr. Mars. tens was sentenced to death after the war for having served on the Flanders Council, which advocated division of Belgium with German aid. The issue has aroused such feel ing that on Feb. 2 M. Spaak was beaten by war veterans as he alight ed from a taxicab at his home after a session of Parliament at which he defended the appointment. The resignation of the Cabinet resulted from the decision of the Liberal ministers to resign if Dr, Martens remained a member of the Academy.

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