Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 May 1940 — Page 1
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BLUE LEADING WITH THIRD OF VOTE COUNTED
Booher Holds Slight Edge; Petit. Hutsell in Tight Sheriff Race.
REPUBLICAN (130 out of 341 precincts) PROSECUTOR
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By NOBLE REED With more than a third of Marion County's Primary bal-/ lots counted, the returns today appeared to be showing about the same trend as the
earlier totals, 1. Walter C. Boetcher was apparent winner over James Cunningham in the Democratic County Treasurer contest. |
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Latest Tabulations, Page 7; Other Political News, Pages 8 and 18.)
2. Sherwood Blue, anti-organiza-' tion candidate in the Republican Prosecutor race, was widening his lead over his nearest opponent, Russell I. Richardson, backed by the regular G. O. P. organization 3. Dr. Norman Booher continued to hold & small lead over Dr. John E. Wryttenbach, regular organization candidate, in the Democratic Coroner race.
4. Otto W. Petit, anti-organiza-tion candidate in the Republican Sheriff contest, held a small lead over Jesse A. Hutsell, backed by the
regular organization.
5 In the Republican State Senate contest. regular organization and anti-organization candidates appeared to be breaking about even with Albert J, Beveridge Jr, antiorganization candidate leading. Other apparent winners (four to be nominated) appeared to be Harry ©. Chamberlin, organization candidate; John W. Atherton, slated by both groups, and Robert Lee Brokenburr, organization candidate.
6. In the Democratic State Senate contest, Theodore Cable and Joseph! C. Wallace were battling it .out for the fourth nomination place. Virtuaily assured of -nomination were (Continued on Page Seven)
STOCK MARKET CALM AFTER HECTIC TRADE
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Trading on the New York stock market calmed down this afternoon after one of the most turbulent forenoon sessions in recent vears The Nazi invasion of the Low Countries lifted major commodities sharply in the most hectic dealings of the year. The British pound sterling at $3 and the French frac at 1.78; cents hit record lows. Dealings in the; currencies of Belgium and Holland were suspended throughout the world. In the first two hours at New York 1330000 shares had been traded. Profit-taking reduced earlier gains in steel shares and other shares were lower than the opening. Wheat soared 23: to 5 cents at Chicago before realizing and hedging cut the gains to 23; to 3%; cenis around noon. Rubber futures boomed on fears that supplies from the Dutch East Indies would be halted.’ Raw silk, sugar, cocoa and wool prices also were boosted but cotton dipped nearly $1 a bale on fears! that U. 8. exports would be further | curtailed. |
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SHAKEUP MADE IN RECORD TIME AS FEARS RISE
Britain Seeks National Unity - To Cope With Threat of
Attack on Isles.
LONDON, May 10 (U. P.). — Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned tonight ‘and Winston Churchill agreed
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GERMANS BOMB FRENCH CITIES AND AIR BASE
By JOE ALEX MORRIS
United Press Foreign News Editor
Holland and Belgium fought desperately tonight against a blitzkrieg invasion by Adolf Hitler's armed forces.
'to form a new government.
The German High Command, seeking bases for a knocke
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| Tre new government was Out blow against Great Britain, reported that German air, agreed without exception—shall be land and sea forces had broken enemy resistance in the first
one of national unity in which phase of a lightning invasion of Belgium, Holland and Luxe | labor, liberals and conserves: mbour alike join to meet the threat of the g , |dread German blitzkrieg. But from Amsterdam and Brussels came reports that § The Shang of government vas the Nazi troops had been checked along the frontier and being accomplished in record break-|{),,¢ the Allied powers were throwing their full strength ing speed for the ordinarily slow. to the conflict and traditionally form-bound Brit- ge n Tot 3 . ish parliamentary system. The Germans officially claimed to have crossed Luxe Only this morning it generally embourg, to have smashed 15 miles into Belgium and taken was believed that despite the un- Malmedy, to have advanced 20 miles in southern Holland to leashing of the German attack on capture of Maastrich fort and seize birdges leading over
| : i oe . : | the low countries and the Imminera {},o Alpert Canal on the Dutch-Belgian border. | threat to the British Isles that it
F.D.R. DELAYS *
ZONING ACTION
Sees No Change to Warrant
Revision of Belief U. S.
Can Avoid War. |
WASHINGTON. May 10 (U. P) — President Roosevelt said today that he personally was in full sympathy with the views of Queen Wilhelmina in her proclamation rallying Holland to fight the German invasion.
The President declared that he ©
saw no change in the situation to warant revision of his belief that this country can stay out of war. He said he would not go into detail on that subject because it was speculative. He warned reporters not to interpret the word “speculative” under any conditions to mean that this country may become involved in the European struggle. Authorizing direct quotation of his statement indorsing Wilhelmina’s proclamation, Mr. Roosevelt said:
excellent statement that was given! out—the proclamation by the Queen
{of the Netherlands—and let it go at
that. It is worth reading.” ‘Queen Wilhelmina's proclamation is on Page 19.) The President indicated that he is not yet ready to proclaim that a state of war exists between Ger-
| many and the Low Countries, there{by invoking full force of the neui trality laws.
Mr. Roosevelt's press conference was held shortly after he had con-
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GERMAN MIGHT
Belgium Joins in Claiming Invaders Are Checked At All Points.
BY CLIFFORD L. DAY
United Press Staff Correspondent AMSTERDAM, May 10.— Dutch o. and Belgian troops, given swift aid ~ |by the Allied war machines, fought * |back fiercely today against a Ger- | LY of Iman blitzkrieg invasion by which \ othe Hy in, drop by | Adolf Hitler sought bases for a 5 srachute from planes | KnOCkoOUt biow at Great Britain. | ¥ ¥ | A communique of the Dutch High
Command said that defense forces |
were resisting “desperately” against German troops along the Ijsel and Maas rivers, and on the northeast | coast, opposite Emden. | The Germans, landing aerial troops at scattered strategic points, | | were fighting to occupy Rotterdam, | {where defense barricades were {thrown up in the heart of the city| {and gunfire echoed through the | streets.
Nazis Checked, Belgians Say
Belgian troops, under command | {of King Leopold, were reported fighting strongly in the Aachen district, on the German-Belgian fron-| {tier near Holland and the Defense | | Ministry at Brussels said that the {German advante had been checked | {at all points while British and French troops rushed to the aid of | e low countries. Air battles were fought over many |
'| Saw Innocent Haystacks Suddenly Become Pillboxes’
By GRATTON P. M'GROARTY United Press Staff Correspondent . WYDEN, The Netherlands, May 10.—I saw an.air blitzkrieg raging today over Holland where mules of tulip fields blazed in spring glory. th Over the flat countryside rolled clouds of dense black smoke from!
would be 10 days or a fortnight be-
The Labor Party agreed to go into the Government if Chamberlain quit and within a few hours the preliminaries which will give Britain a new virile war leader had been accomnblished. At three minutes before 6 p. m. Chamberlain appeared at Buckingham Palace and at 6:25 p. m. he
emerged to hé followed immediately by Churchill.
It now was evident that the change had been made— Chamberlain out, Churchill in. It is the first time in a career de-
‘voted to politics—most of it in the
spotlight—that Churchill has headed a new government, Meanwhile, Great Britain (Continued on Page Three)
~~ War Bulletins
REYNAUD REORGANIZES PARIS, May 10 (U. P.).—Premier Paul Reynaud issued, a communique tonight announcing reorganization of the French Cabinet as a broader coalition government,
RECAPTURE AIRDROME
WASHINGTON, May 10 (U, P.).—Dr. Alexander Loudon, Netherlands Minister to the United States, reported after a telephone conversation with London today, that Dutch troops recaptured the Ypenburg Air drome near the Hague and were mop-
and
ping up scattered detachments of |
Nazi parachute troops.
Clain 100 Enemy Planes Destroyed
The Germans claimed to have destroyed almost 100
| fore a new government might be | | formed. : : : : ) | But sudden conferences were held. enemy airplanes while losing only seven or nine of their own
‘in an advance to both the Maas and Ijsel Rivers. claimed the ca 'dromes. | The Dutch and Belgian military commands asserted, ‘however, that their main defense lines were holding, that a ‘German assault on the city of Rotterdam was being beaten back and that German detachments landed hy plane at ‘strategic points in a campaign now familiar to Nazi foes had ‘been surrounded and were being strongly attacked. The Hague, which the German radio claimed had been ‘occupied, remained in Dutch hands and this evening the Dutch High Command broadcast a statement that the Ger‘man surprise strategy had failed due to the determined defense by Dutch troops. The British and French Governments warned Germany that they would retaliate if the Nazi air fleet bombed none military objectives and late this evening the French Foreign Office charged that the Germans had bombed non-military ‘areas. |
They also pture of all important Dutch and Belgian aire
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Massed German airplanes swooped over the Low Coune tries and France and penetrated to the coast of England, bombing airports, railroads and military centers. The Swiss frontier also was bombed, possibly by accident. British and French fighting planes challenged the great German aerial armada again and again over the Low Coune tries, over France, off the coast of England and over Switzer. ‘land, where Nazi craft bombed a railroad during an air ‘battle with the French’ | In swift succession, dispatches told the story of lighte ning war in which both sides were throwing every resource:
objectives hit in the German bombardments. Overhead was the whining
ferred with State, Justice, Navy and cto A roar of British, Dutch and German planes in combat and the sputtering
cities and towns in Holland, Bel- |
gium, France and Swiwzerland,
SAYS NAZIS CHECKED The Dutch reported they had successfully attacked four
Army officials for 35 minutes on new problems of American neutrality. Other Washington developments: 1. Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief naval operations, categorically (Continued on Page Three)
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TOWN NEAR PARIS BOMBED BY NAZIS
Several Casualties at Lille And Nancy Reported.
PARIS, May 10 (U. P).—German planes bombed cities in northern and eastern France today. { The airport at Lyons, industrial city in the southeast, was bombed for two hours. Paris was spared, but! Pontoise, 42 miles from Paris, was’ bombed. The official French raido charged
{the Germans with bombing “open’ {and Dutch planes.
towns.” A Foreign Office spokesman said tonight that the Germans struck! non-military objectives in the bombings which was taken to in-/ (Continued on Page Three)
MILD TEMPERATURE, FAIR SKIES TO STAY
LOCAL TEMPERATURES ‘RR 10am. ... 6 : 38731 a.m: ... 65 . 39 12 (noon)... 65 | . 61 ipm.
Skies will be partly cloudy tonight. but will be fair tomorrow. the Weather Bureau predicted today.
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chatter of their machine guns. I roved all night and today in the! country around Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and Levden. At some points the military commanders kept me from getting close to the scene of action. |
I got a hint from one Dutch offi- | cer near Rotterdam that the Ger-| mans had struck that port—Holland's greatest—a smashing blow. “I can’t tell you military secrets.” this officer said, “but I hate to] think about what the situation is at Rotterdam.” |
Sees Clouds of Smoke
Near Leyden I saw heavy clouds of black smoke rising. The Dutch military could not let me approach the scene but it was evident that some great fire, probably started by German bombs, was raging. The Dutch. commanders were calm and unruffied despite the constant roar of planes overhead. The Germans were being engaged in constant dog fights both by British The Germans were attempting to machinegun con! centrations of Dutch troops but! everywhere the Dutch anti-aircraft guns were in action,
War Planes Downed As T made my way from town to
| town along the canals, I saw strange
sights. I saw innocent-looking hay-| stacks suddenly become pillboxes as the Dutch troops moved into I saw great beds blazing with tulips of all colors in the center would appear anti-aircraft guns on concealed mountings. I wes told that many German planes had been brought down by anti-aircraft fire and by Dutch fighters and I saw two German planes shot down myself in one
27, There will be no decided change in combat. 29 | temperature which is a few degrees, 11 belay normal.
Along the roads were Dutch mili-| (Continued on age Three) |
GERMANY REPORTS
20-MILE ADVANCE
Claims Several Bridges on x | fighting was in progress at three | scattered |
Albert Canal Seized.
BULLETIN BERLIN, May 10 (U. P.).—Ger-
| man armed forces tonight were |
reported to have driven 15 to 20 miles inte Dutch and Belgian territory and completed the occupation of Luxembourg. German sources claimed the troops had reached the Dutch town of Maastricht and to have seized several bridges on the Albert Canal, chief Belgian defense line,
BERLIN, May 10 (U. P.).—Germany's armed forces, ‘under personal direction of Adolf Hitler, struck into Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg at “the hour of decisive combat” today and reported sweeping successes on all fronts. The Germans claimed that: 1. The Dutch capital, The Hague, had been occupied. 2. Three French airdromes, cluding the important base at Metz had been “totally destroyed” and many others badly damaged.
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3. All important Dutch and Bel-!
gian airports and surrounding districts captured. 4. The airports of Antwerp and Brussels “successfully” bombed and
‘a Belgian fort captured.
5. A broad attack successfully launched across the western frontiers of Germany. Hitler, at field head directing the vast ° (Continued on
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where German planes bombed a railroad near Basle. | At least a dozen French towns, {ports or air bases were reported | _the first to fall in England since th Canterbury. Fight at Three Main Points
The communique of the Dutch igh Command ‘indicated that {main points and many | places. The communique said 70 German {planes had been shot down. The most serious fighting ap-
peared to be along the Ijsel and]
| Maas rivers, and at Delfzyl, across [the bay from the German base at
Emden in the north tip of Holland. | the Dutch “main-| against the
{In this sector, | tain their positions” | (Continued on Page Three)
FORT’S SCHOEN FIELD ' TO BE TRANSFERRED
Schoen Field at Ft. Harrison, re- | serve Army Air Corps base, is to be
(transferred to Municipal Airport {according to tentative plans an{nounced today by L. J. (Nish) Dienhart, airport chief. | A hanger, office building and re- | serve office quarters, are to be con- | structed at the edge of the munici‘pal field at a cost of approximately | $100,000. | The Works Board today made a formal offer to the Army Air Corps | Reserve at Ft. Hayes, O. of space and facilities at the city's airport for use as the army aerodrome. | The transfer will place Schoen | Field under radio flight control of {the Municipal Airport and “will mark another great step in the de- | velopment of the city's airport as {an aviation center,” Mr. Dienhart | said.
bombed and four incendiary bombs
e war started—were dropped near |
| LONDON, May 10 (U.P.).—Radio Brussels reported at 4:15 p. m. today (9:15 Indianapolis Time) | that Belgian Defense Minister Henri Denis had told the Chamber of Deputies that the German advance had been checked at all | points. DEFEND ROTTERDAM
ROTTERDAM, Holland, May 10 |
(U. P.).—Dutch soldiers stubbornly fought off German attacks on Rotterdam tonight, with the | Nazi forces unable to advance | effectively after getting a foot- | hold on the right bank of the Maas River,
NAZIS CLAIM AIR VICTORY
BERLIN, May 10 (U. P.).—D. N. B., the Official German News Agency, said tonight that nearly 100 enemy planes had been shot down or destroyed. in airdromes during the day's fighting.
37 BELGIANS KILLED
LONDON, May 10 (U. P.).— Thirty-seven persons were killed and 61 wounded in the German attack on the Brussels airdrome district, it was said in authoritative quarters tonight. The Belgians were said to have held off the attack of German troops at all points.
BRITISH CHASE HEINKELS LONDON, May 10 (U. P.).— British fighters went aloft tonight to intercept two German Heinkels, apparently reconnaissance planes, that approached the southeast coast. Anti-aircraft fire drove the German planes ot to sea.’
ISLES WATCH FOR 'CHUTES LONDON, May 10 (U.P.), = The Home Office tonight warned the British Isles that “everyone should be on the lookout for German troops lapding by parachute.” .
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‘German armored trains and shot down at least 70 German ‘airplanes, and had surrounded small German forces that seized strategic points in line with the Nazi technique in the | Norwegian campaign. British Government leaders, fearful of a big-scale aerial attack on England, warned the population to be prepared for any eventuality. . Dutch dikes were blasted to delay the Germans. Dutch fighting planes combated bombers and parachute troops. Queen Wilhelmina appealed for resistance by the people of Holland. King Leopold took command of the swiftly mobilized Belgian armed forces as his father, Albert, did in 1914. Nazi Planes Blast at French Airports
Great Britain officially denied a report that the Straits of Gibraltar at the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea, had been closed ,presumably to be prepared to clamp down on Italy if the Fascist state throws its weight with Germany. Italy was quiet with no official reaction. Nazis bombed the great air base at Lyons for hours and reportedly bombing other strategic centers such as Calais, Nancy, Lille, Dunkirk and Colmar. At least seven cities were attacked.
Guns—especially anti-aircraft—roared along the West« ern Front and as far inside French territory as the Paris area. Hitler, the “first soldier” of the Reich, set up military, headquarters at the front where it was officially stated that he was directing the entire operations after calling upon the German armed forces to strike a “decisive” blow that would decide the fate of the Reich for the next thousand years. The German operations, according to official German statements, were to thwart an Allied invasion of Holland
and Belgium in order to attack the German industrial area (Contijued on Page Three)
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