Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 May 1940 — Page 3
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1940
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
MASS RAIDS ON Germans Claim
BRITISH RALLY
BRITAIN IS NOW ¢ CERMANY'S AIM
4= FRONTIER ANTI-TANK AND MACHINE
Hitler Prepares to Use New Air Bases; Claims Maginot Pierced.
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BARBED WIRE
RAIL FIELDS
LISTENING POSTS LAND MINES LAND MINE
on the Meuse River was a phase of §& the battle that has been raging
along that stream for two days. It Reported to have pierced a weak link, here are the obstacles Germans must penetrate.
may develop into one of the decisive battles of history.
(In London the Air Ministry an- . . wer . , Y Nounced that Royal Air Force] IP and the Belgian Coast. Here Dutch troops reinforced
bombers and fighters co-operated by British forces were digging in for a strong stand. Zeeland
with the French forces in the] . . ' : battle which developed when the abounds in submarine and plane base sites and the Allies
A re Neus). Ger. Were determined to save it from German capture if possible. mans, took place “on a broad front” Great fires still were burning in the Dutch cities of elven ry to| Rotterdam and Amsterdam, some started by German bombs fighting as “a battle on the west and others by the Dutch themselves to keep military stores op hd Meus rave uch otland oil from falling into German possession. A German claiming that planes had destroyed column entered The Hauge. The city was quiet. Dutch & large number of French tanks. ‘troops were ordered to remain in quarters and some were Thrust Toward Brussels ‘demobilized.
Thrusting into Belgium, the Ger-| a: . . SN » « | mans claimed their blitzkrieg haa | London mobilized volunteer “Minute Men” to guard lone- |
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LONDON, May 15 (U. P.).—The| Allied forces in Belgium are fighting off heavy German attacks with their left flank resisting on the bastion of Antwerp, vital Belgian port, it was stated authoritatively today in an
cxplanation of military developments.
ANTI-TANK OBSTRUCTIONS AND WIRE
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Maginot Line Pierced Near Sedan in Meuse Area
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leaving voluntarily for interior points. Most of the refugees headed for the Geneva Mountains in automobiles packed with possessions. Hotels and even private homes were crowded in the areas to which the evacuees were proceeding. Troops and police halted and examined all cars, seeking evidence of possible Fifth Column activities.
There was no doubt in Britain that Germany was throw-
ing her full power into the battle in hope of achieving a quick, knock-out blow. The feeling was that a mass attack on England itself will come as rapidly as the Germans can organize their newly-won Low Country positions.
It was for that reason, it was believed, that the Allies
and particularly British troops have dug in for a stand to
protect Antwerp and that an effort is being made to hold Dutch Zeeland, despite the flanking drive of the Germans to the south. Some suggested that the Allies might be preparing to try to hold the channel positions even if the rest of
‘Belgium is lost, attempting to provision and reinforce their yowspaper had maintained throughout the war a calm and
otherwise isolated channel forces by sea—an admittedly hazardous proceeding in view of the German air power. The Brussels radio broadcast to the population to remain calm and not to leave Brussels despite the German advance. lt reported that Belgian troops were resisting bravely. The appeal to the populace not to leave Brussels was
thought to indicate that if the city becomes untenable it]
may be surrendered by the Belgians without fighting in the metropolis, as was done in the World War, in order to spare the city and inhabitants from destruction and death.
The Balkans rumbled with repercussions of the great northern battle. Budapest reported that Slovakia, German protectorate to her north, was completing mobilization toHungary closed its Slovakian frontier. soldiers on leave were ordered back to their regiments and reports circulated that Jugoslavia had asked Greece
Allies, Denying Puncture of BUYING FLOOD Allied Planes Bomb Bridges: Maginot, Hold at Antwerp BOOSTS STOCKS Report ‘Chutes Over France
along the Meuse to the French] Maginot Line defenses. The heaviest attacks have developed along this front, with fighting particularly severe south of| Namur (which has been bombard-| ed) and in the Dinant sector just north of the French border. Fighting was described as very
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‘Gains Range to 7 Points as Market Rallies; Wheat Plunges.
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70 MENACE OF AIR BLITZKRIEG
‘Minute Men’ Volunteer to Guard Isles Against ’Chute Troops.
LONDON, May 15 (U. P.).—Brit~ lish “minute men,” responding to a ‘Government call for volunteers, jammed police stations today after a German conquest of Holland : . : which brought the Nazi air force ywhat aid she could give in event Jugoslavia was attacked. | within 2 ney flying distance | y 2 ; : : . |of the British coast. | Balkan tension was affected directly by the mounting Germany had oblained 18 Dutch ‘anti-Allied and specifically anti-British agitation in Italy civil and military airdromes, the lw . . : closest within 112 miles of the coast, Where street mobs, posters and belligerent speeches Werei nd Germen loos Gistahcs planes whipping up Italian tempers. But the question of whether were now able to fly freely across Italy will enter the war at Germany's side and if so when Holland from bases in Germany. Hw : In Belgium, a communique of still went unanswered. British General Headquarters said, A Foreign Office statement in London said that recent the British Expeditionary Force was : f the F ist Party in Italy “c t but d [moving according to plan and mainthe religious well-being of Italy.” , Official information was that the : “ : da; > Germans were now committed to a The statement said that the Fascist Party had taken quick finish fight and that a battle ‘measures making impossible the circulation of the Vatican which might have started already , . . in full fury would ne the supreme | newspaper Osservatore Romano. . ” test of the strength of the whole This, it said, had been accompanied by “innumerable British Empire. of discourtesy and even violence.” Blitzkrieg Threat Real The suppression of the Vatican newspaper, the statement asserted, “cannot but damage the religious well-being | ‘of Italy” because it was ‘generally recognized” that the
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Germany had shortened the flying distance to Britain so that the threat of a blitzkrieg attack on tne British Isles was now imminent. Further, Germany was given additional striking power in Belgium, because its planes, taking off from Dutch fields, could harry Allied troops and fighter planes, based on Dutch air=dromes, could intercept British bomber planes bound for northern Germany. Detailed reports had been received here that the Germans took Rotter= dam finally by using parachutist troops and “floating Trojan Horses,” German cargo boats flying neutral flags from which hundreds of troops debouched on signal yesterday, armed with machine-guns and trench mortars. Anthony Eden, new war secretary, who resigned from the Neville Chamberlain Cabinet in protest against “appeasement,” in a speech
objective tone. The far northern front in Norway was still sputtering. The Germans bombarded Mo, south of Narvik, and was ‘bringing in reinforcements. One German troop transport ‘was reported sunk by Allied-Norwegian action but others ‘succeeded in landing their forces. The German High Command said that their “counterattack” at Narvik continued. The High Command claimed 200 Allied planes were shot down yesterday and that 35 ‘German planes were missing. | The immediate evacuation of the western frontier districts of Mesamatrugh and Sidi Barrani in Egypt (facing Italian Libya) was ordered today. The Rritish have concentrated considerable forces in to the nation last night appealed Egypt with a view to action in event of war in the Mediter- for “large numbers” of volunteers [for his local defense force.
‘ranean. Thousands Crowd Station
Though the danger to the country of parachutist troop landings ought not to be exaggerated, he said, the Government had laid full plans for the prompt defeat of any German parachutists who might dare a landing in Britain. The result of the appeal was that within a few minutes thousands of boys and men, ranging in years from 17 to 65, were crowding police |stations and lining up outside to | volunteer. { They had heard Eden's speech over the radio. Some had left their lhomes, in cities, suburbs and the
countryside, taking their own guns,
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| 2s Longwy corner. | It was reported here that scores of divisions have already joined battle or are moving up rapidly to reinforce the battered troops at the front line.
at the Luxembourg|that sector, which fronts on the | Maginot Line. German masses were pouring toward the Meuse by way of Luxembourg and the Ardennes Forest, the informant said, and German columns were moving in on the Sedan
sector by way of Neufchateau.
Denying German claims that the Maginot Line defenses had been broken around the French City of Sedan, authoritative sources said | that the Allies were holding a line that covers the Belgian capital of
severe in the Sedan sector in Fusmos Wire ine CREAN Dpar. prices skidded 50 cents a hundred ently sought the weakest link in the oe Maginot defense system in an effort | Pounds on all weights.
to smash through with tremendous | : . power and turn the flank of the, Three Allies Sign
(A division comprises about 15,000 men. The French reference to | “scores of divisions” would indicate | that possibly 1,000,000 men or more are now battling at the front or ready to go into action.)
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|others had left saloons. One volun=The greatest of the German at-|?%¢ a tacks were being delivered near |e» Newspapers reporied, Jos a Sedan, where the Germans crossed | Suburbanite who had recently been y accused of the supreme English offense against sportsmanship,
the Meuse, he said. : Parisians were stunned this morn- shooting a fox instead of hunting
ing by news that Holland had capitulated. It was published without comment by morning newspapers and announced in grave tones by radio broadcasters.
it down by horse. Volunteers will be given old army (uniforms, obsolescént because army men now are dressed in the new “battle dress,” something on the or{der of a child’s rompers, developed during the Spanish civil war. The volunteers will live at home and de-
Holland Joins Other Small Nations, Strangled by Nazis
: i i Zebrugge an S er| Gen. Henri Winkelman said ov Ho eld throughout mos
deepest admiration World War.
Strauss Says:
Toucd BP hes} Louvain in 3 position ly and isolated coastal regions against what many regarded that menace russels. e com-| : : . . . munique asserted the Belgian de- aS the imminent threat of German parachutists and troopfone had been battered and were carrying airplanes. Dutch bases won by the Germans are weakening. . . oe : ~ ” : “In Belgium" read the com- Only 30-minutes flying time from England. Preparations Iie Sey Tom Avolr Hers went forward for early evacuation of mothers and children e eadquarters, “our quickly, . or moving divisions reached the Dyle, irom London to safer spots in the country. River) position against a weakening| Sweden also began nation-wide recruiting of men and enemy.” —p . . . French Josses in the counter- | women volunteers from 17 to 55 as Air Raid Precaution attack near Sedan were described Service observers and guards against parachutists. by the Germans as heavy. The] . " . comrunique added: The Swedish army broadcast instructions as to how “At one point more than 70 Brit- tq jsolate parachutists and transport planes, Farmers were ish and French fighters and pursuit |, 5 { planse were shot down. On the 14th|instructed as to how to arrange their fields to prevent use En we oe ants as landing fields for troops transported by air. these, anti-aircraft downed 170 and | The newspaper Dagens Nyheter in Stockholm reported BD rs were destroyed on the {,qay that Germany is concentrating large numbers of air-) Transport routes, debarkation| planes at coastal points in Norway, possibly for attacks on stations and retreating French and J e sa 3 : ” British detachments took & heavy Great Britain. The newspaper said in a dispatch from Oslo, strafing from the air force, Berlin that both German troops and airplanes were continuing to| Ra enemv suffered heavy arrive in Norway in large numbers. losses,” the communique said. | Hundreds of residents of Basle, Zurich and mano eoticeably Affecting Gero )land, fearful of possible frontier developments, today were Box Movement Possible | A clean break in the French de-| fense opens these possibilities: A] sharp wheel to the left to try to flank the whole Maginot Line from ! the rear; a thrust to the northwest | to try to box in the Allied forces now in Belgium; a direct push into the heart of Franm. —— A push to the northwest imme- : . diately would expose the left flank Pyblic Resentment Against of the German attacking columns ; to French counterattack, hence was Allies Is Fanned to thought unlikely. A direct stab into . France may be the likeliest alterna- New Heights. tive since it would threaten the French railway lines at Charleville, ROME, Mav 15 (U. P.).—InHirson, Rheims and Amiens which a bli trati | are vital communication links with |tensifying public demonstrations the Allied forces to the northeast against Great Britain and France Belgium, Aiie Fedhch. Sail | —apparently with Benito Mussorippling of the French rail cen- ,, ., le ters would be likely to cripple al | DIS approval and new demands { the Allied forces to the north. jon the national treasury for ex- Brussels and were beating off heavy main Maginot defenses further Eaonomic Pact All night long the French rushed However, even if the Maginot|pansion of the fighting services in- | attacks in that sector. southeastward. | |up new for:es to the threatened poLine has been broken at Sedan the eased the Italian war fever to- Ine Allies are now in contact with The Maginot Line main defenses] LONDON, May 15 (U. P.).—Brit- sitions at Sedan. In the air both Germans face distinct obstacles to| the enemy—presumably main forces of deeply buried concrete and .i\ prance and Belgium have con-|French and British bombers were a further swift advance. Coming day: have moved into action—along the| powerful artillery on railroad tracks| . ° . onomic agreement rep- | Pounding with uninterrupted vigor ! : through the Maginot Line the| The official Vatican newspaper, Belgian defense line which runs{run along the German-French cluded an ec B P” against the pontoon bridges which| The evacuation of 25,000 children column faces the Ardennes Forest Osservatore Romano, which re- through the heart of Belgium to the frontier, but this line also has been resenting “a token of the financial tj, Germans had placed across the from Paris has started. Soldiers on and the northern end of the Ar-| Abi : . {Meuse River and the French fron-|extended northwest of the Moselle and monetary solidarity of the|Meuse. leave for farm work have been orgonne Forest — scene of So much | ects the views of Pope Pius and | ie. This line is more than 100 miles River to the North Sea. Thus thei, ee countries with a view to their | French Reduce Pocket dered back to their units imme- fend their own areas bloody fighting in the World War. the church, was not circulated out-|leng, running via the Louvain sector line runs all along the Belgian | common victory,” official quarters | : | diately. ’ This area is hilly, well-forested and side Vatican City for the first time. and Namur. ig b 1S a series of deen announced today. | A French spoxesmen hg we —————————————— Crack Shots Volunteer Provides natural advantages for yy puplishes both the Allied and | Zeeland in Allied. Hands eae eh ine 9 | The agreement is similar to tay [Gerinans Nad oot Bo deep on the! PROBES $1,000,000 | Crack shots among the volunteers Americans Remember | German versions of the war and | There has been much hard fight-| The Germans crossed the Meuse |SrTangement ives Baty A) walk of the Meuse near Se- y y {will be assigned to patrol lonely (Sedan, located on the east bank Italians have attacked it as “pro- ing on the battlefields of northern River at Sedan in their blasting gh ra1ICE a agreemnt. Bel- dan, but that the French had re- U.S. ARSENAL FIRE downs and moors and isolated of the Meuse, will awaken memories ally.” | Belgium, it was stated, but the Al-|tack on the “Little Maginot” Line, | Sms ted Britain and duced its size in a counter-attack villages, ; in the minds of Americans who| co id lied left flank is now pushed back it Was stated, but the French fought Slum has gran tain and | night. He said Allied airplanes) MONTGOMERY, Ala. May 15| As the army recruited the volfought in France during the World|, il: anti-Allied demonstrations *. "ooint where it is defending | Pack With great power. Reyal Air France the privilege of paying for| = dumped tons of explosives, de-| (U. P.).—A U. S. Army inspector unteers, the Admiralty requisitioned War The town ns f th or haq reacliod a new peek with the | ov ound in front of Antwerp and | Force bombers and escort fighters Belgian empire goods in sterling of stroying roads and dislocating Ger-| was to arrive today from Atlanta all motor craft between 30 and 100 jectives in the Meus OL of. 2urning of the British and French ,ono'ine Seheldt River sector, with | Went into action in co-operation French francs instead of in gold as tr columns to relieve the to investigate the fire which de-|feet in length. It was believed that fensive and the Rainbow Division | 1285 by Fascist students withing, Hutch Zeeland district Still in with the French. /heretofore. Similarly, Belgium Wi a? |stroved the Alabama National some if not all of the boats would and the French Army staged a sort| cy Of the British Embassy ves-|pjjjeq hands | The battle was described as a pay for British and French ma-P Germans now were in control of Guard arsenal near Kilby Prison be used to reinforce in-shore patrols of race to see which would capture '€rday afternoon. | Thus the Allies, having give “great struggle” spreading around terials in belgas. : + |all Holland except Zeeland Province, |last night with a loss estimated at|to meet any possible attempt by the jt. German resistance had in Mussolini appeared on his palace pajjang except for En ar. Sedan and as far east as Longwy, In addition, Belgium wn PaTHet 18 prised of the Dutch coastal is-| $1,000,000. | Germans to bring troops across the pretty well broken, but Allied army P2lcony and acknowledged the ently have decided to make RE eeir near Luxembourg. The results still pate in the war material BUYIng | ands and peninsulas nortwest of| Adj. Gen. Ben M. Smith said loss English Channel in small craft and orders were issued allowing the cheers of the demonstrators Who pig stand j st in front of Ant are not known and probably will program of the Allies, thus i t The Holland Radio an- included tents, blankets, guns, three [land in sparsely populated coastal French to capture the city.) "were led by uniformed Fascist | ang Petre ee Zeeland Plaine o not be finally known for several ing the Allies from Hang A ey that German troops had |trucks, and 385 rifles. Gen. Smith | areas. Te Sermars simi ine luss/Sfosrs Who Made Speeches Jace fof Which would be of greatest value i ia he eS = entered The Hague, Dutch capital,| refused to comment on rumors of | Preparing for the big fight, the of 35 planes as the result of yester- Ing Britain and France and hail- (to Germany for submarine or air ‘today, and that Dutch troops had sabotage and said he believed the new Cabinet issued a drastic antidays’ action around Sedan. (ing Italian-German friendship. |attacks on England. |surrendered their arms. fire was caused by defective wiring. profiteering order, An obscure officer, First Lieut.| Budget increases totaling nearly with Antwerp bastion as the an- The conquest of Holland put the Rams Sehoent, was singled out by|$100,000000 for the ministries of chor of the Allied left flank, the Germans in position to assail the he High Command as having dis- war, navy. air and colonies were front swings southeastward along Antwerp region from the north and tinguished himself in leading a announced in a decree which said [the Dyle River fortifications. also to strike west of Antwerp along sompany ei, Sriing] ey . Jor ets o extraor- through the Louvain sector. in front the Belgian North a oe, 3% : > ; elfen: ry character depending upon of Brussels and hy way of Wawe : d Ostend, whic 2 south of Pirmasens. ‘the international situation.” [to the Namur region and thence LONDON, A8Y. 15 (0, P)-Figh}-)
ing against the Germans apparently | the radio: was continuing in remote districts of| “I have the
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IN INDIANAPOLIS
Here Is the Trafic Record
County City Total a 18 36 1 2% 38 —May 14, 1940— Injured 6 Accidents Dead . 0 Arrests
TUESDAY TRAFFIC COURT
Cases Convic- Fines tried tions paid 13 S101 3 16
| Lambda Chi Alpba Alumni Association, | {Ruset Cafeteria, noon Indianapolis Motor Transportation Club. Inc., Fox’ Steak House, noon. [ Indiana Funeral Directors’ Association, | Indiana State Fair Grounds, all day. | Indiana Bankers’ Association, Clavpool Hotel, all day. |
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BIRTHS
Girls
| James, Marjorie Tygrett, Vin. cent's. Andrew, Marjorie Lazier, at St. Francis. Arthur. Louise Goodwin, at St. Francis. | Ben, Margaret Sinex, at 551 Vinton. |
Keaster, Stella Carter, at 324 Douglas.
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ent’'s. Lowell, Lavida Hutchison. at St. Prancis. Francis, Elizabeth Carrell, at City. William, Ruth Sherfick, at Coleman. Ralph, Nina Davis, at Coleman. . Lorena Hammond, at 2050 N. ver,
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MEETINGS TODAY
Y. M. C.:A. Camera Club, Y. M. C. A, | 8pm | ket. Lions Club, Claypool Hotel, aoon. Frank, Young Men's Discussion Club, Y. M. C. Charles. A. 6 p. m. Purdue Alumni Association, Severin Hotel, noon 12th District,
Board {f Trade. noon. 9 Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Board of Trade,
on. RO rdianapolis Real Estate Board, Property Managers Division, Canary Cottage, noon. Delta Theta Tau, Seville Tavern, noon. Co-operative Club of Indianapolis, Combia ub. noon. lumbla 5 Motor Traffic Association, Hotel Antlers, co hier ottage, noon. 10-Plus Club, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 7:30 p. m. Kiwanis Club, Columbia Club, noo Indiana Coal Merchants’ Assoc Be Ho oral Bi tors’ Association ndiana Funera rec J , or Indiana State Fair Grounds, all Jo 3 | cnronic Dyccarditss. Rilew nan Manufacturers’ Association, Co- MAC heart v V, Indi
Tub, all da . x Ss’ Floyd Dyer, 51, at Veteran's, cerebral ndiana Banker emorrhage
' ih } Hotel. all aay, Roward® Anderson. 46. at Long, coronary occlusion. MEETINGS TOMORROW 78. Long,
Charles Wheeler, | Pneumonia. Jewish Community Center Association, =~ Infant Stierwalt, 3 davs, at St. Kirshbaum Center, night. .. |cent's atelectasis. Estate Board, Hill- —
Indianapolis Zn ountry Club. or dvartioin E1ub of Indianapolis, Indi- FIRE ALARMS na s Athletic Club, noon. A Ama Chi, Board of Trade. noon. Tuesday Caravan Club, Murat Temple, noon, Oil Club, Severin Hotel, noon. Construction e of Indianapolis, Hotel Lincoln. noon. Indianapolis Camera Club, 110 E. Ninth
oma. Carl, Marie Duncan, at 1131 Ernest, Helen Barr, at 131
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DEATHS
Burchard Cummins, 62, cerebral hemorrhage. Anita Ross, 28, at St. monary tuberculosis. Hannah Johnson, 35, at City, pulmonary tuberculosis. Edward Vahle, 73, at 959 N. Oxford St., acute dilitation of heart. aymie Schott, 64, at 5946 Guilford, | carcinomatosis. Louise Gildmeier, 78, at 1442 Orange St., chronic_myocarditis. Blanche Dougherty, 48, Methodist, 70, at 5402 N. Penn-
ticemia. olf Sussman, sylvania, coronary thrombosis. Edward Caplinger, 69, at 924 E. Raymond, coronary occlusion. Minervia Stafford, 82, at 6420 Park,
Methodist, Vincent's,
American Legion, at
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9:47 A, M. cause unknown, loss unestimated. 10:59 A. M.—1 Tremont, grass fire. 1:30 P. M
000 S. ~—T713 W, 25th, bonfire, loss unestimated.
| ton. tras 2:34 P.
William, Esther Clark, at 312 Cleveland. |
— 710 Lexington. dwelling. (I
2:1% Fon Penasvivanis and Washing- | M.--210 S. East, trash. 5:41 P. M.—1909 S. Keystone, oil stove, 8:06 P. M.—1162 W. 29th, cigaret. 8:36 P. M.—332 W. Maryland, short cir-!
cuit. 0 loss $5.
10:52 P. M.—25 W. 37th, fence,
OFFICIAL WEATHER
U. §, Weather Bureau
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST--Clondy with | occasional light rain tonight, probably ending tomorrow morning: cooler tonight.
—May 15, 1939— 4:29 | Sunset
TEMPERATURE Meine via 57
BAROMETER TODAY 6:30 a. m... 29.76
Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 Total Precipitation ges Jan. an
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MIDWEST WEATHER
Indiana—Cloudy, occasional light rain tonight, probably ending tomorrow morning: cooler tonight. Illinois—Occasional light rain this afiernoon and tonight, slightly cooler tonight in south and in extreme .ortheast portions; tomorrow mostly cloudy, not quite so cool in north and west portions.
Lower Michigan—Occasional light rain tonight and tomorrow: cooler tonight except in extreme northeast portion, cooler tomorrow, Ohio—Light showers and much cooler tonight; tomorrow cloudy. cooler in east nn a portions, light showers in north
Kentucky — Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; cooler tonight.
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES, 6:30 A. M. Station Weather Bar. Temp. 30.11 46 30.23
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Holland today and the Amsterdam
Radio reiterated an order to Dutch commanders and their troops. 1t is|captured
troops to lay down their arms except in the Zeeland area. German troops entered The Hague
in. peaceful fashion today and life All of vou acted in accordance with mans
in the Dutch capital was quickly taking on a less war-like appearance.
| The Radio said the Germans would enter Amsterdam later today. ; The Dutch Radio broadcast a since 14 months ago today they en-| southwest into France be
proclamation by the Dutch Com-mander-in-Chief, Gen. Henri Gerard
troops. “In unity and co-operation for the
general restoration,” his proclama-|
tion said, “we must face the circumstances. Above all we must show that we Netherlanders in a true sense remember the ancient motto, Lictor et Emergo (through struggle to victory). “Further rules of conduct for so-
$lcial life will be announced. Every
hostile attitude toward the German forces, their personnel and material is strictly forbidden. Peace and order are to be maintained. To commanders of the Dutch forces except those In Zeeland, I hereby order that no cne is entitled to make arms, ammunition and materiel unfit for use.” Gen. Winkelman paid tribute to the Dutch who fell resisting the German advance and to “everybody who wanted to fight even after I had given the order to lay down their arms.” “I had to give the order,” he said, “because I would not expose my army to the danger from the air. You have all been most brave and done your best for your fatherland and now the world knows that the Dutch were willing to give the blood ot life itself for their cause.” Townspeople of The Hague awoke this morning to hear the roar of motors of low-flying German airplanes, the radio said, and at 8 a. m. (12:40 a. m. Indianapolis time) a column of 100 German motorized vehicles drove into the city. The officer commanding the German forces, together with four high German navy and army officers, retroops.
. land calm.”
for what has been achieved by not their fault that at some places [reinforcement was impossible, so that they could not hold their own,
'a soldier's honor.” The broadcast meant that Holland had joined the countries which Germans had overwhelmed
| the
[tered Czechoslovakia. Holland's Queen and the Government were in
| Winkelman, calling on the people t0|1,0ondon and the country—all but | avoid any hostility to the German peeland Province at the entrance!
(to the River Scheldt—was conceded to the Germans. The Dutch fleet had joined the Allied navies. Radio Amsterdam blared out a long list of statements—all in German. One, announced as being ‘made in behalf of the Burgomaster of Amsterdam, said that everything had been prepared for the “smooth” entry of German troops. “The population will keep quiet,” said the announcer. It was added that the Burgomaster had forbidden townspeople to take food from the city. A German voice said to have been that of Lieut. Gen. R. Wenninger, air attache to the German Legation to the Netherlands, broadcast “to the German Foreign Office” a request that Germany send repre-
cussions regarding steps to be taken to maintain order.” “Please inform the authorities,” the announcer said, “today, May 14, I received the Dutch Gen. Schurman, who declared: “I have to make the statement to Your Excellency that the Dutch defense forces, with the exception of those in Zeeland, have laid down their arms before the advancing German troops.’ “I accepted that declaration. Thereupon the Dutch High Command requested Berlin by the Air Attache, Lieut. Gen. Wenninger, to
man troops to headquarters at The Hague for discussions regarding steps to be taken to maintain order
sentatives to The Hague, “for dis-|
send plenipotentiaries of the Ger-)|
~bourg and the Belgian
(The Germans claimed to have two of the forts surrounding Namur, Belgium, north- | ern anchor of the Meuse Front, and two of the Liege forts. The Geralso claimed to have silenced another of the Liege forts, which ‘have lost much of their strategic 'value since the Germans drove into | Belgium north of Liege and turned hind BelLine.)
gium's “Little Maginot Tanks in Clash
France's 509th war communique said French tanks had clashed with German tanks yesterday eve‘ning at Gembloux, 10 miles north= west of Namur, and that the Ger‘mans had been driven back. The |German action in that sector apparently is aimed northwest at | Brussels and Antwerp. Gembloux is 25 miles southeast of Brussels. The French military spokesman said the German bridgehead at Sedan was entirely outside the | Maginot Line. and that the Magi{not Line had nowhere been | pierced. | He divided the front into three ‘major sections: 1) northern Bel|gium north of Namur; 2) the Meuse sector from Namur to the Chiers River in France; 3) the |remainder of the French front from the Moselle down to the Rhine. | North of Namur, he said, the |German advance guard had made contact with the bulk of the Allied armies digging in for battle positions. He said the Germans attacked fiercely but the Allies coun-ter-attacked and inflicted severe losses on them, especially among German mechanized units. German air raids on France have diminished the past few days, possibly because the planes are being | concentrated at the fighting fronts. | The French spokesman said the Allied air losses were about one-fourth, or at most one-third those of the Germans. He said the Germans now were centering their heaviest attacks in the Sedan region and that swarms of German infantry and mechanized
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