Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 April 1940 — Page 12

CRUCIAL BATTLE IS REPORTED IN

ELVERUM AREA

Fate of Central Norwegian Campaign May Rest on “Tts Outcome.

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tempt to drop supplies from airplanes and to bombard all lines of escape When the moment for a final assault came. The Stockholm newspaper Dagens Nyheter published dispatches from the Norwegian frontier asserting that the British had driven back a German detachment which

was attempting to move north to}

Namsos from Trondheim. London Sources Silent

(In London official sources declined to comment on _the reports of British action against the Germans in Norway. The Exchange Telegraph, however, presented a report from Stockholm declaring that German detachments trying to reach Tromsoe, 95 miles north of Narvik, had been beaten back by the British.) : : On the Narvik front the situation of the Germans appeared to be verging toward the critical. Narvik was reported suffering a severe food shortage and was without lights or electric power due to the cutting of transmission lines. The British were said to have rung the German force, possibly with the intention of starving it out. From Norway came another report that the British had effected a landing near Tronheim, presumably at Namsos. Berlin Denies Fighting (The German High Command said at Berlin that there had been no fighting between British and German troops in the Trondheim area. The High Command asserted an attack had been made on British transports north of Narvik and that a British subnjarine had been sunk.) (In London a Noywegian official told correspondentsf that the Germans are ferrying some 2000 troops a day by airplane to Oslo and Trondheim. This official estimated the present German force in Norway at about 60,000 men.) It was emphasized here that great military difficulties lie ahead of the British expeditionary force because of the rough Norwegian terrain and the fact that the Germans now control most of the important railroad lines along which major troop movements must be made. There is no railroad or highway communication, for instance, between Narvik which lies almost 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle and cities in Norway to the south. Namsos, just north of Trondheim, is the first northern seaport with a rail link to the south. If the British hold Namsos they will be able to threaten Trondheim with air forces and mechanized columns as well as troops moving along the railroad.

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CARS CRASH, LUGGAG KILLS MAN ON STREET

LANSING, Ill, April 19 (U. P.).— A heavy piece of luggage hurled through the air by the impact of an automobile accident ec2vce? “ha death today of Henry Cook, 65, a retired railroader. Mr. Cook was struck as he stood at a street corner where the automobiles of Hyman Foreman, 56, Chelsea, Mass., and William Cooms,

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When Flora and Alex Newton were married at Montgomery, Ind, 50 years ago, she says they never thought they'd celebrate their Golden Wedding anniversary which occurs next Monday. She told her son, the Rev. Fr. Ambrose Newton, the other day, that she never thought they'd have a son wh as a priest, and who would say a high mass for them at Holy Cross Church on their Golden Wedding day. | She says she | never thought they'd have 12 children, 10 of them living, with one of them Sister Mary Stephen of the Order of St. Benedict, and all the other “children to be proud of.” : Mr. and Mrs. Newton live“at 1009 Laurel St. She is 68 and he is 75. She was born at Montgomery and was living there when Mr. Newton came to work in the coal mines near there. > He was born about a mile and a half from Chicago, Ky. He was 25

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WINNING RACE, BRITONS FEAR

Press Demands Quick Allied Action on Hearing 60,000 Nazis Are in- Norway. (Continued from Page One) but it certainly does not equal the

. |German contingents. In addition,

many of the British troops are con-

centrated in the Far North, cut off from any possibility of coming to grips with the chief German strength which each day strengthens its hold on vital southern and central Norwegian territory radiat-

ing from Oslo.

Mr. and Mrs. Alex Newton. . . . Never a “big” argument.

and she was 18 when they were married. They lived at Montgomery for about 40 years. During that time Mr. Newton worked in the mines between V/ashington, Ind, and Montgomery. They came to Indianapolis abou’, four years ago. She says they never had any “really big” arguments in all that time. That was hecause Mr. Newton took care Of business and money and things outside the home. She took are of the family and things inside the home. All the childreri except two, Louis, who lives in Los /Angeles, Cal, and Everest, who lives in(New York, will be at home for a big dinner Monday. | : So will 17 graridchildren and little Sylvia Louise Hawkins, their great-granddaugfiter. It will be exciting for Sylvia Louise, but not so much as if she didn’t live next door. Her best occupation, according to her mother, is “going -over to

Grandma Newt's!”

WASHINGTON, April 19 (U. P). —=Senate advocates of a bigger Navy pushed their ‘drive for more and better warships today with plans for making efficient fighting units out of the fleet's three oldest battleships—the | Texas, Arkansas and New York. | Senator James F. Byrnes (D. S. C.), said he would introduce & deficiency bill to appropriate $6,000,000 to “modernize” them. . Yesterday's quick approval of the $863,797,478 regular Navy. appropriation bill for 1941 foreshadows early action of his deficiency bill, Mr. Byrnes said. He was floor manager of the appropriation bill which was approved, 63 to 4, after less than four hours of Senate debate. Naval officials want to strengthen the armor and raise the gun levels of the three old battleships, Mr. Byrnes said, despite the fact that they have 12 others afloat and eight more building, exclusive of the two 45,000-ton ships appropriated for in the 1941 bill. When the battleships North Carolina, Washington and Indiana, scheduled to be completed in 1941, 1942 and 1943, respectively, were ordered built, it was planned to have them replace the Arkansas,

Funds Asked to Modernize Three Oldest U.S. Warships

is 28 years old; the New York and Texas are 26 years old. Mr. Byrnes’ plans, however, indicated that the Navy would not retire them when the new ships are ready to be commissioned. If not, the Navy would have 23 battleships when the present ships under construction are completed. The Arkansgs, Texas and New York are assigned to the Atlantic Squadron, but each year they are used as training ships for Naval Academy midshipmen on their summer cruises. Mr. Byrnes said that additional armor and an.increased gun range

would make thre three ships fit for the battle lirie. However, - Jane’s

British Fliers Active

And there has been no indication that British reinforcements are arriving in Norway at anything like the estimated German rate of 2000 or more per day.

Official news today presented additional details of British action earlier in .the week. The fleet air arm was reported to have shot down two German planes and damaged three others during the fleet bombardment of Stavanger eo'rbase Wednesday. : In the Narvik engagement Saturday the air arm was reported to have hit two German. destroyers and another German destroyer the day before. It also was said to have bombed and destroyed a number of large German planes on frozen lakes in the Narvik area. ng The Polish submarine Orzel which escaped from the Baltic when Germany invaded Poland was revealed to be operating with British *"orth Sea forces and was credited with sinking the German transport, Rio De Janeiro, April 8. The British submarine Sea Lion was credited today with sinking the German ship Auguste Leonhardt reported Tuesday. Hardy Survivors Land In the German air attack Wednesday on British warships which bombarded Stavanger airbase 115 bombs were said to have been dropped with injury to only one British cruiser.

Some 100 survivors of the British destroyer Hardy which grounded April 10 in the first Narvik naval battle arrived at a Scottish port. They were said to have captured some 120 German sailors near Narvik and turned thém over to the Norwegians. It was Jelieved there were no survivors inthe sinking of the destroyer, Hunter, at Narvik. It was emphasized repeatedly in high quarters from the start that the expulsion of the Germans from key positions in Norway, especially on the west coast, should be recognized as a long and difficult task, not a matter of days or even weeks. The Allies never cherished illusions regarding the impossibility of the little, inadequately equipped Nor-

Fighting Ships, authoritative pub+|wegian Army holding the Germans.

lication on the world’s navies, says that the New York and the Texas, since some major alterations in 1926-27, are slow . . . hard handle and bsd sea boats in rough weather.” Chairman David I. Walsh of the Senate Naval Affairs Committee, which is conducting hearings on the House-dpproved bill to authorize an 11 per cent (167,000 tons) increase in the Navy's combatant strength, saw ultimate approval of the expansion bill as a certainty after the Senate vote yesterday.

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Texas and New York. The Arkansas

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They knew at the start that they would be hampered by inadequate railroad and highway communica-

to} tions. ‘

These facts have never been concealed. Yet even several members of Parliament criticized to a United Press correspondent the contrast between the Allied calculation of a long war and the German expectation of a short one, and the influence which this had seemed to be exercising on the viewpoints of the opposing forces.

Air Supremacy Is Factor

The encouraging factors to the British were various, but particulary that the Allied general staffs must have known exactly what they would face in Norway and nevertheless sent their expendition, believing that they could oust the Germans. The British Navy controlled the sea and German forces at Narvik, Bodoe and Trondheim were isolated except for possible aerial aid. The question of aerial superiority remained to be fought out. : British experts estimated that Scandinavian operations the Germans had lost about 75 planes in all, against 25 British planes. As to the general situation Sir Arthur Salter, of the Government's Economic Advisory Council, said in

a speech last night that Britain’s| 1| average monthly shipping losses so far during the war had totaled about

88,000 tons a month, compared with a monthly average during the last war of about 154,000 tons.

Premier Extends State Of Siege to All Holland

THE HAGUE, April 19 (U. P.)— The Netherlands Government has decided to extend the state of siege to all Holland, Premier Junkheer D. J. Geer said today in a broadcast to the nation and colonies. The Premier said that Holland does not ask for and is unwilling to accept the aid or assistance of any third power in maintaining its neutrality. He said that both sides in the war had’ offered to safeguard Dutch neutrality but that the Dutch preferred to take care of themselves. A state of siege in certain border land military areas was declared at

the start of the war and last week,

was extended to other border and coastal regions. The Premier's speech today marked the first indication that it was to be extended to the whole country. & Geer’s speech, which was directed also to the Dutch East and West Indies, explained that the Government’s decision was designed “to Lyre even more complete neutral-

WAGNER ACT ON FLOOR WASHINGTON, April 19 (U..P.). —The House Rules.Committee today sent to the House floor for action the modified Wagner Act endments reported by the Labor Committee, along with the 17 drastic amendments proposed by the Smith Committee.

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Marathon Prayer For U. S. Begins

CHICAGO, April 19 (U. P)— “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”— James 5:16. With this verse as their inspiration, members of 100 Chicago evangelistic groups and numerous co-operating lay organizations began at 11 a. m. today to file into a public hall in the Loop for a 24hour continuous prayer meeting “to win America for God.” ~~ . The day-long supplication will be divided into half-hour services each conducted by a‘ separate group. As one organization finishes ' its services of vocal prayer, first by the leader and then by individual members, another group will take up the long entreaty. The move=ment has dual objectives: First is to pray for the success of a June 2 Soldier Field relly of an estimated 100,000 Christians. Principal speaker at this conclave will be Governor Luren Dickinson of Michigan, The second objective is to pray for the four objectives of “Let's Win America for God.”

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ALL SIGNS HINT ITALY TO FIGHT

Diplomats Are Tying Rome With German Interests In Balkans. (Continued from Page One) day by having his Army ready to

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There have been three developments in the Balkans in the past few days, all favorable to Germany and approved by Italy: “1. An agreement between Jugoslavia and Rumania for protecting traffic on the Danube, keeping the route open for German exports from Balkan countries. \ 2. An agreement between Rumania and Russia to withdraw their armed forces six miles from the frontier, making it less likely that any war on that border would interrupt Germany’s line of supplies. 3. Jugoslavia’s agreement to open trade negotiations with Russia. . A bulletin by the semi-official Informazione Del Giorno said of the Jugoslav-Russian negotiations: “It is clear that we are confronted with:

sian-Jugloslav relations but we must keep in mind that on this occasion it is a case of eliminating a state of affairs which no longer corresponds to the necessities of the political moment.” Robert Farinacci, writing in the Cremona newspaper Regime Fascista, accused the Osservatore Romano,

ing biased in favor of the Allies. It warned the Osservatore that it

tical forecasts prove wrong at the end of the war.”

Report Vatican May Sign Concordat With Spain

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VATICAN CITY, April 19 (U. P)

might sign a concordat with Spain, clearing the way for Generalissimo

Pius XII. - Negotiations on the concordat have dragged out for eight months because of failure to agree on the method of appointing Spanish bishops and archbishops.

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Norway’s Envoy

Asked to Leave

BERLIN, April 19 (U. P.). — The official news agency said that the Norwegian Minister, A Arne Scheel,. and his staff had been requested to leave German territory today “because of the hostile attitude of the Norwegian King and the former Norwegian Government.” A new “Government,” approved by the German invaders, has been set up in the German-occupied region of Norway,

Christensen as Premier. The “old”

the Swedish border. ‘The High Command said that German airplanes - had attacked British naval units and transports trying to land troops north of Narvik, and had sunk one British submarine. “An authorized source said that a British battleship believed to be of the 30,600-ton. Warspite class had been attacked by German planes near Narvik Wednesday and was struck by a bomb but only slightly

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KNOTHOLE BAND | WILL PLAY ON

Child Musicians Retained at Ball Park Despite ‘Union Protest. . The amateur Knothole Band continue scheduled appearances ‘at Perry Stadium despite protests: of Indianapolis Musicians Local ts, Hermann H. Rinne, band founder and director, said today. = * ‘The musicians’ union, which several months ago protested against the ‘band providing music at kalk games, ‘moved today to place the] Stadium on ‘the “unfair to organized labor list” after the band of 200 boys and girls appeared at-the opening game yesterday. “We are not spiting the union,” Mr. Rinne said. “We are playing

because of public sentiment. We were told to go ahead by Norman

and Leo T. Miller, president of the ball club, and that’s all that is necessary.” : He said that starting sometime in May, the band will appear at one night game each week and at Saturday afternoon games. The union’s recommendation that the Stadium be declared “unfair” will be placed before the Central Labor Union Monday night, Abe Hammerschlag, business agent for the local said. He ‘said that the American Federation of Labor also will be notified of the situation. “This is a bread and butter proposition,” he said. “We must protect ourselves the best way we can. A lot of working men feel the same way about it that we do.” The union’s fight against the band’s appearance has been based’ on the claim that it means loss of revenue to professional musicians who depend on engagements for a livelihood. 3

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